Live results | Iowa men’s wrestling team competes in Session III of 2022 NCAA Championships

Six Hawkeyes will compete in the national quarterfinals, and four others will participate in wrestlebacks.

Jerod Ringwald

Iowa’s No. 3 Alex Marinelli throws down Virginia’s No. 19 Justin McCoy during session two at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Marinelli defeated McCoy in a 165-pound match, 8-2.

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor


DETROIT — All 10 of the Iowa men’s wrestling team’s starters will hit the mat Friday morning at Little Caesars Arena. Six Hawkeyes will compete in the 2022 NCAA Championship Quarterfinals: senior 133-pounder Austin DeSanto, 149-pounder Max Murin, 165-pounder Alex Marinelli, 174-pounder Michael Kemerer, 197-pounder Jacob Warner, and heavyweight Tony Cassioppi.

Four other Iowa grapplers will participate in wrestlebacks: 125-pounder Drake Ayala, 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman, 157-pounder Kaleb Young, and 184-pounder Abe Assad.

Session III of the NCAA Championships will begin at 10 a.m. Action will air live on ESPNU.

Follow the live blog for updates throughout the morning:

125 POUNDS [CONSOLATION]: No. 13 Drake Ayala (IA) vs. No. 14 Jakob Camacho

Ayala is the first Hawkeye to be completely eliminated from the 2022 NCAA Championships. He fell to Camacho via 8-5 decision.

Iowa now has nine wrestlers alive for the remainder of the tournament.

133 POUNDS: No. 5 Austin DeSanto (IA) vs. No. 4 Korbin Myers (VT)

DeSanto defeated Myers via 9-0 major decision. He moves on to the NCAA Championship Semifinals, where he’ll meet Roman Bravo-Young for the seventh time in his career.

DeSanto is 2-5 all-time against Bravo-Young. He’s lost five straight to “RBY.”

141 POUNDS [CONSOLATION]: No. 2 Jaydin Eierman (IA) vs. No. 17 Dyland D’Emilio (OSU)

Eierman snuck by D’Emilio via 5-3 decision. He’s now 3-0 all-time against D’Emilio.

149 POUNDS: No. 8 Max Murin (IA) vs. No. 1 Yianni Diakomihalis (CRNL)

Murin fell to Diakomihalis via 6-3 decision. He becomes the fifth Hawkeye to drop back to the consolation bracket.

165 POUNDS: No. 3 Alex Marinelli (IA) vs. No. 6 Cam Amine (MICH)

Marinelli was eliminated from tournament contention by Amine. Marinelli fell to Amine, 3-1.

“The Bull” finishes his career with four Big Ten titles and no NCAA Championship Finals appearances.

174 POUNDS: No. 5 Michael Kemerer (IA) vs. No. 4 Hayden Hidlay (NCST)

Hidlay downed Kemerer, 5-3. He’ll take on Penn State’s Carter Starocci in the next round.

Kemerer will drop to wrestlebacks. With the loss, “KemDawg” officially comes up short in his pursuit of a national championship. He finishes his Iowa career with one Big Ten title and no NCAA Championships.

157 POUNDS [CONSOLATION]: No. 9 Kaleb Young vs. No. 23 Markus Hartman (ARMY)

Young defeated Hartman via 9-1 major decision. He’ll wrestle Iowa State’s David Carr in the consolation bracket’s third round. Carr was eliminated from championship contention by Oregon State’s Hunter Willits.

Young is 0-2 all-time against the top-seeded Carr.

197 POUNDS: No. 6 Jacob Warner (IA) vs. No. 3 Eric Schultz (NEB)

Warner amassed over 90 seconds of riding time on his way to a 2-0 win over Shultz. Before Friday, Warner had dropped three consecutive matches to Shultz. Warner is now 3-0 against Schultz in college.

No. 3 Tony Cassioppi (IA) vs. No. 6 Jordan Wood (LEGH)

Wood beat Cassioppi, 3-1, in overtime. He’ll drop back to the consolation bracket.

Cassioppi is now 1-1 against Wood in college duals. Cassioppi defeated Wood, 3-2, at the Rokfin Duals in Destin, Florida, on Dec. 20.

Counting Cassioppi’s loss, Iowa dropped four of its six quarterfinal matches

No. 18 Abe Assad (IA) vs. No. 16 Dakota Geer (OKST)

Assad lost to Geer, 5-3, in sudden victory. He is the second Hawkeye to be fully eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.

141 POUNDS [CONSOLATION] No. 2 Jaydin Eierman (IA) vs. No. 24 Stevan Micic (MICH)

Eierman lost to Micic via injury default in the second period. “The Riddler” entered the event with a knee injury he sustained during the Big Ten Championships. Ultimately, the ailment became too much for Eierman to overcome.

Eierman is the third Hawkeye to be fully eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. He finishes his career a four-time All-American.

157  POUNDS [CONSOLATION]: No. 9 Kaleb Young (IA) vs. No. 1 David Carr (IAST)

Carr defeated Young via 5-3 decision. Young’s college career is over. He is 0-3 all-time against Carr.

Young finishes his Iowa career as a three-time All-American.

Six of Iowa’s 10 starting wrestlers still have matches left to wrestle this season. Two Hawkeye will participate in tonight’s NCAA Championship Semifinals.

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