TULSA, Oklahoma - Two more Sun Devil wrestlers earned All-America honors Friday at the NCAA Championships, and three total will wrestle in the consolation semifinals Saturday morning hoping to reach their respective third-place matches. 125 Brandon Courtney wrestled to All-American honors for the fourth time today, while HWT Cohlton Schultz become an AA for the third time. 133 Michael McGee and and 149 Kyle Parco both dropped their championship semifinal matches and will wrestle Saturday morning looking for bronze. Schultz lost a second time in the wrestlebacks and will fight for seventh place in the morning. Saturday morning's matches kick off at 10:00 a.m. CT. on ESPNU.
There's still plenty to root for Saturday morning. Courtney's morning match is a rematch of the 2021 NCAA 125 Championship battle as he'll wrestle three-time champion Spencer Lee who was upset Friday night in the semifinals. Lee defeated Courtney 7-0 in 2021.
At 133, McGee has a rematch against Ohio State's Jesse Mendez who has been grinding through the wrestlebacks since the second round when McGee initially defeated him 6-2. At 149, three-seeded Parco will combat No. 8 seed Max Murin of Iowa. And for Schultz, he'll wrestle Missouri's Zach Elam.
Full NCAA Championship info (tickets, brackets, watch info)
Full NCAA daily schedule
ASU Championship Notes
Saturday Morning Matches
125 cons. semis: Brandon Courtney vs. Spencer Lee (Iowa)
133 cons. semis: Michael McGee vs. Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)
149 cons. semis: Kyle Parco vs. Max Murin (Iowa)
HWT 7th place: Cohlton Schultz vs. Zach Elam (Missouri)
Sun Devil Results Through Session 4
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Brandon Courtney (14-5) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 14-5 won by decision over Jake Ferri (Kent State) 21-9 (Dec 5-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 14-5 won by decision over Jack Wagner (North Carolina) 23-10 (Dec 5-1)
Quarterfinal - Pat Glory (Princeton) 24-0 won by decision over Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 14-5 (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 14-5 won by decision over Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) 31-7 (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 14-5 won by decision over Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 19-9 (Dec 4-2)
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Michael McGee (23-3) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael McGee (Arizona State) 23-3 won by major decision over Angelo Rini (Columbia) 13-17 (MD 20-8)
Champ. Round 2 - Michael McGee (Arizona State) 23-3 won by decision over Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 19-7 (Dec 6-2)
Quarterfinal - Michael McGee (Arizona State) 23-3 won by decision over Kai Orine (NC State) 18-7 (Dec 8-2)
Semifinal - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) 20-0 won in sudden victory - 1 over Michael McGee (Arizona State) 23-3 (SV-1 6-4)
149
Kyle Parco (26-5) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 26-5 won by major decision over Dylan Martinez (Air Force) 18-13 (MD 18-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 26-5 won by decision over Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) 12-6 (Dec 6-3)
Quarterfinal - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 26-5 won by decision over Brock Mauller (Missouri) 19-4 (Dec 4-3)
Semifinal - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 29-2 won by major decision over Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 26-5 (MD 14-2)
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Cael Valencia (12-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Chris Foca (Cornell) 27-2 won by fall over Cael Valencia (Arizona State) 12-12 (Fall 2:22)
Cons. Round 1 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 31-10 won by decision over Cael Valencia (Arizona State) 12-12 (Dec 7-5)
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Cohlton Schultz (23-4) placed 8th and scored 8.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 23-4 won by major decision over Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) 20-14 (MD 13-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 23-4 won by fall over Colton McKiernan (SIU Edwardsville) 30-5 (Fall 6:10)
Quarterfinal - Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) 24-3 won in sudden victory - 1 over Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 23-4 (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 23-4 won by decision over Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) 18-9 (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Round 5 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 26-5 won in sudden victory - 1 over Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 23-4 (SV-1 3-1)
There's still plenty to root for Saturday morning. Courtney's morning match is a rematch of the 2021 NCAA 125 Championship battle as he'll wrestle three-time champion Spencer Lee who was upset Friday night in the semifinals. Lee defeated Courtney 7-0 in 2021.
At 133, McGee has a rematch against Ohio State's Jesse Mendez who has been grinding through the wrestlebacks since the second round when McGee initially defeated him 6-2. At 149, three-seeded Parco will combat No. 8 seed Max Murin of Iowa. And for Schultz, he'll wrestle Missouri's Zach Elam.
Full NCAA Championship info (tickets, brackets, watch info)
Full NCAA daily schedule
ASU Championship Notes
Saturday Morning Matches
125 cons. semis: Brandon Courtney vs. Spencer Lee (Iowa)
133 cons. semis: Michael McGee vs. Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)
149 cons. semis: Kyle Parco vs. Max Murin (Iowa)
HWT 7th place: Cohlton Schultz vs. Zach Elam (Missouri)
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Sun Devil Results Through Session 4
125
Brandon Courtney (14-5) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 14-5 won by decision over Jake Ferri (Kent State) 21-9 (Dec 5-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 14-5 won by decision over Jack Wagner (North Carolina) 23-10 (Dec 5-1)
Quarterfinal - Pat Glory (Princeton) 24-0 won by decision over Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 14-5 (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 14-5 won by decision over Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) 31-7 (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) 14-5 won by decision over Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech) 19-9 (Dec 4-2)
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Michael McGee (23-3) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael McGee (Arizona State) 23-3 won by major decision over Angelo Rini (Columbia) 13-17 (MD 20-8)
Champ. Round 2 - Michael McGee (Arizona State) 23-3 won by decision over Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) 19-7 (Dec 6-2)
Quarterfinal - Michael McGee (Arizona State) 23-3 won by decision over Kai Orine (NC State) 18-7 (Dec 8-2)
Semifinal - Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) 20-0 won in sudden victory - 1 over Michael McGee (Arizona State) 23-3 (SV-1 6-4)
149
Kyle Parco (26-5) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 26-5 won by major decision over Dylan Martinez (Air Force) 18-13 (MD 18-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 26-5 won by decision over Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) 12-6 (Dec 6-3)
Quarterfinal - Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 26-5 won by decision over Brock Mauller (Missouri) 19-4 (Dec 4-3)
Semifinal - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 29-2 won by major decision over Kyle Parco (Arizona State) 26-5 (MD 14-2)
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Cael Valencia (12-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Chris Foca (Cornell) 27-2 won by fall over Cael Valencia (Arizona State) 12-12 (Fall 2:22)
Cons. Round 1 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) 31-10 won by decision over Cael Valencia (Arizona State) 12-12 (Dec 7-5)
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Cohlton Schultz (23-4) placed 8th and scored 8.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 23-4 won by major decision over Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) 20-14 (MD 13-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 23-4 won by fall over Colton McKiernan (SIU Edwardsville) 30-5 (Fall 6:10)
Quarterfinal - Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) 24-3 won in sudden victory - 1 over Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 23-4 (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 23-4 won by decision over Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) 18-9 (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Round 5 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 26-5 won in sudden victory - 1 over Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) 23-4 (SV-1 3-1)