Friday, March 18
Detroit, Mich.
11:00 AM
Lehigh University
at
NCAA Championships
Photo by: Matt Hawley
Overtime Win Gives Wood Third All-America Honor, Berth in Semifinals
3/18/2022 3:01:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
DETROIT – Senior Jordan Wood avenged an earlier loss to Iowa's Tony Cassioppi to become a three-time All-American Friday, while junior Josh Humphreys came up short in his quarterfinal bout as the Mountain Hawks completed session three of the NCAA Championships at Little Caesars Arena.
Wood's 3-1, sudden victory decision puts him into Friday night's semifinals and guarantees a top six finish.
Friday afternoon's heavyweight quarterfinal matched the No. 6 seed Wood and No. 3 seed Cassioppi. Wood escaped early in the second period, while Cassioppi did the same early in the third, sending the match to sudden victory.
With a little under a minute left in the sudden victory period, Wood scored on a single leg shot to win 3-1. Wood earns the 159th All-America honor in program history and will now face No. 2 seed Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State in Friday night's semifinals. Schultz edged Wood in the tiebreakers, Feb. 19 in Tempe, Ariz.
Lehigh finished the session with 11 points, and sits in a tie for 25th place.
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The NCAA Championships continue Friday night with session four beginning at 8 p.m. The session will feature the championship semifinals, All-America round of 12 and consolation quarterfinals. It will be televised on ESPN with streaming video of every mat available on ESPN3 and the ESPN app.
The 2021-22 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
157 – No. 7 Josh Humphreys
Round of 32: dec. No. 26 Ben Barton (Lock Haven) 4-0
Round of 16: dec. No. 10 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 8-5
Quarterfinal: L by dec. No. 2 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) 6-2
Fourth round consolation: No. 11 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina)
285 – No. 6 Jordan Wood
Round of 32: dec. No. 27 Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) 1-0
Round of 16: dec. No. 11 Gary Traub (Oregon State) 6-0
Quarterfinal: dec. No. 3 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) 3-1, sv
Semifinal: No. 2 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)
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Wood's 3-1, sudden victory decision puts him into Friday night's semifinals and guarantees a top six finish.
Friday afternoon's heavyweight quarterfinal matched the No. 6 seed Wood and No. 3 seed Cassioppi. Wood escaped early in the second period, while Cassioppi did the same early in the third, sending the match to sudden victory.
With a little under a minute left in the sudden victory period, Wood scored on a single leg shot to win 3-1. Wood earns the 159th All-America honor in program history and will now face No. 2 seed Cohlton Schultz of Arizona State in Friday night's semifinals. Schultz edged Wood in the tiebreakers, Feb. 19 in Tempe, Ariz.
Humphreys will have a chance to join Wood on the podium when he wrestles in the All-America round of 12 Friday night. The seventh-seeded Humphreys dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 2 seed Ryan Deakin of Northwestern at 157. Deakin scored takedowns in the first and then late in the second periods, while Humphreys was only able to muster a first period escape and a late stalling point. He will face No. 11 seed Austin O'Connor of North Carolina, the 2021 NCAA Champion at 149, needing a win to secure a place on the podium.Jordan Wood with the HUGE SV over Tony Cassioppi!
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Lehigh finished the session with 11 points, and sits in a tie for 25th place.
The NCAA Championships continue Friday night with session four beginning at 8 p.m. The session will feature the championship semifinals, All-America round of 12 and consolation quarterfinals. It will be televised on ESPN with streaming video of every mat available on ESPN3 and the ESPN app.
The 2021-22 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
157 – No. 7 Josh Humphreys
Round of 32: dec. No. 26 Ben Barton (Lock Haven) 4-0
Round of 16: dec. No. 10 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) 8-5
Quarterfinal: L by dec. No. 2 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) 6-2
Fourth round consolation: No. 11 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina)
285 – No. 6 Jordan Wood
Round of 32: dec. No. 27 Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) 1-0
Round of 16: dec. No. 11 Gary Traub (Oregon State) 6-0
Quarterfinal: dec. No. 3 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) 3-1, sv
Semifinal: No. 2 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)
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