ST. LOUIS — Five University of Iowa wrestlers have qualified for Friday night’s NCAA Championship semifinals. While the semifinalists compete, four other Hawkeyes will try to wrestle their way to All-American status via the consolation bracket.

125-pounds: No. 1 Spencer Lee vs. No 4 Drew Hildebrandt

Senior 125-pounder Spencer Lee downed Central Michigan’s Drew Hildebrandt via 11-0 major decision in Friday evening’s NCAA semifinals. Lee will compete for his third-straight national championship tomorrow.

133-pounds: No. 5 Austin DeSanto vs. No. 1 Daton Fix

Iowa’s 133-pound Austin DeSanto came up just short of an NCAA Championship finals berth against the No. 1 overall seed at his weight, Oklahoma’s State’s Daton Fix.

Fix beat DeSanto, 3-2, after DeSanto failed to land any of his shots in the third period.

141-pounds: No. 1 Jaydin Eierman vs. No. 4 Tariq Wilson

Iowa’s 141-pound Jaydin Eierman secured an NCAA Championship finals berth with win a via pin over North Carolina State’s Tariq Wilson.

Eierman is the second Hawkeye to qualify for the 2021 finals.

149-pounds (consolation): Max Murin vs. Jaden Abas

Junior Max Murin is the second Hawkeye wrestler to be completely eliminated from the 2021 NCAA Championships. The 149-pounder lost to Stanford’s Jaden Abas via 2-1 decision.

157-pounds (consolation): Kaleb Young vs. Jacob Wright

Senior 157-pounder Kaleb Young has officially secured All-America honors for the 2020-21 season. He defeated Wyoming’s Jacob Wright via 10-2 major decision.

165-pounds (consolation): Alex Marinelli vs. Cameron Amine

Senior Hawkeye Alex Marinelli medically forfeited what would’ve been his first match in the consolation bracket. So, Michigan’s Cameron Amine won by default.

174-pounds: No. 1 Michael Kemerer vs. No. 12 Bernie Truax

Following his 8-1 win over Cal-Poly’s Bernie Truax, Hawkeye senior Michael Kemerer earned his first NCAA Championship finals berth. Kemerer will wrestle Carter Starocci for a national championship tomorrow.

Kemerer defeated Starocci March 7  to claim an individual title at the 2021 Big Ten Championships in State College, Pennsylvania.

197-pounds (consolation): Jacob Warner vs. Cameron Caffey

Iowa’s Jacob Warner defeated Michigan State’s Cameron Caffey in his first consolation match of the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships. With the win, Warner clinches All-America honors for the 2020-21 season.

157-pounds (consolation): Kaleb Young vs. Brayton Lee

Senior Kaleb Young fell to Minnesota’s Brayton Lee, 3-2, in his fourth consolation match. Young will wrestle for seventh place tomorrow.

197-pounds (consolation): Jacob Warner vs. Stephen Buchanan

After his quarterfinal loss Friday morning, 197-pound junior Jacob Warner defeated Michigan State’s Cameron Caffey and Wyoming’s Stephen Buchanan in the consolation bracket.

Warner defeated Caffey, 4-1, and Buchanan, 6-3. Warner is now one win away from the third-place match.

285 pounds: No. 5 Tony Cassioppi vs. No. 1 Gable Steveson

For the fourth time in his career, Iowa’s Tony Cassioppi was defeated by Minnesota’s Gable Steveson via 16-6 major decision. Cassioppi will have a chance to wrestle back into third place tomorrow.

This is a developing story. Check back throughout the evening for updates.