Hoosiers Conclude NCAA Wrestling Championships

Friday, March 19

St. Louis, Mo.

Indiana University

NCAA Championships

3/19/2021 4:01:00 PM | Wrestling

ST. LOUIS – The Indiana wrestling team wrapped up competition at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday.

Notes
• Donnell Washington finished the season with a 10-7 record. Washington was ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation at 174 pounds. Washington finished in sixth-place at the Big Ten Championships.
• Graham Rooks qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second time of his Hoosier career. After dropping a narrow 8-7 decision in the first round, Rooks came back to defeat Peyton Omania in a 9-1 major decision. Rooks finished in sixth-place at the Big Ten Championships.
• Cayden Rooks made his first NCAA Championships appearance as an at-large bid. Rooks won his prelim match with a 10-1 major decision. After falling to No. 1 seed Jaydin Eierman, Rooks responded with a 6-1 decision over No. 17 seed McKenzie Bell.

NCAA Championships Results
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Prelim: No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU) def. No. 33 Vinny Vespa (Hofstra) 10-1 major decision.
Champ. Round 1: No. 1 Jaydin Eierman (Iowa) def. No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU) 20-5 technical fall.
Cons. Round 1: No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU) def. No. 17 McKenzie Bell (Rider) 6-1 decision.
Cons. Round 2: No. 15 Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) def. No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU) by fall (2:58)

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Champ. Round 1: No. 12 Max Murin (Iowa) def. No. 21 Graham Rooks (IU) 8-7 decision.
Cons Round 1: No. 21 Graham Rooks (IU) def. No. 28 Peyton Omania (Michigan State) 9-1 major decision.
Cons. Round 2: No. 11 Kanen Storr (Michigan) def. No. 21 Graham Rooks (IU) 7-3 decision.

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Champ. Round 1: No. 9 Donnell Washington (IU) def. No. 24 Jake Allar (Minnesota) 5-3 decision.
Champ. Round 2: No. 8 Daniel Bullard (NC State) def. No. 9 Donnell Washington (IU) 6-4 decision.
Cons. Round 2: No. 26 Jackson Turley (Rutgers) def. No. 9 Donnell Washington (IU) 16-1 technical fall.

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