After session four, Iowa 125-pound Drake Ayala is the only Hawkeye to advance to the championship round of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO. on Friday.
Iowa 165-pound Mike Caliendo lost in the semifinals to Penn State Mitchell Mesenbrink.
Penn State leads in the tournament with a total of 148 points with Michigan and Iowa bringing up the rear with 64.5 and 60 points respectively.
The wrestling continues on Saturday for session five at 10 a.m. Central Standard Time.
Wrestlers of the 125-pound weight class prepare to take the mat during the fourth session of the NCAA men’s wrestling championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday, March 22, 2024. Iowa Drake Ayala and Arizona State Richard Figueroa advanced to the finals.