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Carr, Gremmel NCAA Quarterfinalists
03.18.2021 | Men's Wrestling
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The first two rounds of the 2021 NCAA Championships are in the books, and David Carr and Gannon Gremmel are into Friday's quarterfinals. In total, five Cyclones are still battling for the podium in St. Louis with Ian Parker, Sam Colbray and Marcus Coleman along with Carr and Gremmel.
As the team race begins to unfold, the Cyclones find themselves in 19th place after day one with 8.5 team points. The Iowa Hawkeyes lead the field with 33.5 team points.
Next Up
The NCAA Championships resume tomorrow morning with quarterfinal and consolation action. Session III (125-157 quarters and consis) will kick off at 10 a.m., followed by Session IV (165-285 quarters and consis) at 2 p.m. Both of those sessions will be broadcast on ESPNU and streamed on ESPN3.
Day two of the NCAA Championships concludes with the semifinals and blood round at 7 p.m. Session V will start at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN3.
Session IIA (Second Round)
At 157 pounds, Carr bonused his way through day one of the NCAA Championships. In total, he outscored both of his opponents by a combined 26-4 margin.
In the round of 16, Carr squared up with Michigan's Will Lewan for a shot at the quarterfinals. Carr made light work of his Wolverine opponent, tallying three takedowns in a 10-2 major decision.
After falling in the first round, Parker bounced back in the first round of consolation action. Trailing 2-1 heading to the third, Parker put in a tough ride on SIU-E's Saul Ervin. Parker rode the Cougar for the entire third, earning him one point for riding time and sending the match to sudden victory. In the extra period, Parker connected on an attack and took Ervin down for the 4-2 victory.
Jarrett Degen suffered an 8-6 loss to ASU's Cory Crooks in the 149-pound consolation round and was eliminated from the tournament. Degen finishes his career at Iowa State as a two-time All-American and four-time NCAA Qualifier.
Session IIB (Second Round)
During the second half of session II, the Cyclones went 3-0, receiving wins from Colbray, Coleman and Gremmel.
In the second round, Gremmel took on Missouri's Zach Elam. Just like their meeting earlier this season in Ames, Gremmel came out on top. The Big 12 champ's pace gave Elam fits, with Gremmel scoring two points for stall calls and an escape. In the end it was Gremmel over Elam, 3-1.
Colbray shook off a close loss earlier in the day and rolled through Wisconsin's Christopher Weiler on Thursday night. Colbray scored on four takedowns, a reversal, a locked hands call and added a point for riding time in a 12-4 major decision, securing bonus points for the Cyclones.
At 197 pounds, Coleman did all of his scoring in the second and third periods to top NC State's Nick Reenan. The Ames, Iowa, native locked up two takedowns and compiled over two minutes of riding time to defeat Reenan by 6-1 decision.
Session IA (First Round)
Carr put the Cyclones on the board with a commanding 16-2 major decision over Army's Markus Hartman. The Canton, Ohio, native used two takedowns, a pair of four-point nearfalls, a reversal and 3:34 of riding time to push himself into the second round
It was a challenging start to the first session for the Cyclones. Kysen Terukina, Zach Redding, Parker and Degen all dropped tight decisions in their opening matches.
Session IB (First Round)
After Colbray and Coleman fell in the first round, Gremmel sent the Cyclones out of session I on a high note.
The Dubuque, Iowa, native defeated Zach Knighton-Ward of Hofstra by 5-2 decision. Gremmel had a takedown, pair of escapes and a point for stalling in his winning efforts over Knighton-Ward.
Iowa State Match-by-Match
125: No. 32 Patrick McCormick (UVA) dec. No. 33 Kysen Terukina, 6-2.
No. 30 Micah Roes (BING) dec. No. 33 Kysen Terukina, 10-4.
133: No. 20 Ryan Sullivan (WVU) dec. No. 13 Zach Redding, 4-3 (TB1).
No. 29 Paul Bianchi (ALR) dec. No. 13 Zach Redding, 9-4.
141: No. 26 Colin Valdiviez (NW) dec. No. 7 Ian Parker, 8-5.
No. 7 Ian Parker dec. No. 23 Saul Ervin (SIUE), 4-2 (SV1).
149: No. 15 Griffin Parriott (PUR) dec. No. 18 Jarrett Degen, 10-7.
No. 31 Corey Crooks (ASU) dec. No. 18 Jarrett Degen, 8-6.
157: No. 3 David Carr maj. dec. No. 30 Markus Hartman (ARMY), 16-2.
No. 3 David Carr maj. dec. No. 14 Will Lewan (MICH), 10-2.
184: No. 4 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) dec. No. 29 Sam Colbray, 2-1.
No. 29 Sam Colbray maj. dec. No. 13 Christopher Weiler (WIS), 12-4.
197: No. 12 Lucas Davison (NW) dec. No. 21 Marcus Coleman, 8-3.
No. 21 Marcus Coleman dec. No. 28 Nick Reenan (NC State), 6-1.
285: No. 6 Gannon Gremmel dec. No. 27 Zach Knighton-Ward (HOF), 5-2.
No. 6 Gannon Gremmel dec. No. 11 Zach Elam (MIZ), 3-1.
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