Indiana Wrestling Concludes Competition at NCAA Championships

Friday, March 22

Kansas City, Mo.

12 PM & 8 PM

Indiana University

NCAA Championships

Indiana Wrestling Concludes Competition at NCAA Championships

3/22/2024 8:05:00 PM | Wrestling

Results (PDF)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –––– Indiana finished competition during Session III at the 2024 NCAA Championships at the T-Mobile Center.

The Hoosiers entered the day with five wrestlers still competing in the tournament in No. 32 Cayden Rooks (133), No. 23 Dan Fongaro (141), No. 17 Graham Rooks (149), No. 11 Brayton Lee (157) and No. 17 Tyler Lillard (165).

The day began with each of the wrestlers competing in the second round of the consolation bracket. Graham Rooks and Brayton Lee both advanced to stay alive in the tournament.

In those matches, Rooks defeated No. 31 Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh) by tech fall, 20-4 (6:44) and Lee topped No. 21 Lucas Revano (Penn) in the tiebreakers, 4-2 for the senior duo to advance in the wrestlebacks.

In the third round of consolations, Rooks dropped a major decision to No. 7 Tyler Kasak (Penn State), 13-1, and Lee fell to No. 19 Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) by decision, 4-2.

At the time of Session III's finish, Indiana was tied with Pittsburgh for 22^nd in the team race with 13 points.

While the spot in the team standings is not finalized as the tournament continues, Indiana's 13 points is a six-point improvement from a season ago. Additionally, the 13 points is the highest point total at NCAAs scored by Indiana since 2016 when the Hoosiers finished with the same amount.

FULL RESULTS

133 – No. 32 Cayden Rooks:
-Prelim R1: No. 33 Dyson Dunham (VMI) def. No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU): Dec. 9-5
-Prelim R2: No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU) def. No. 30 Hunter Leake (Cal Baptist): MD, 11-3
-Cons. R1: No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU) def. No. 19 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa): Inj. Default
-Cons. R2: No. 13 Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) def. No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU): MD, 8-0

141 – No. 23 Dan Fongaro:
-Round 1: No. 23 Dan Fongaro (IU) def. No. 10 Tagen Jamison (OK State): Dec. 9-8
-Round of 16: No. 26 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) def. No. 23 Dan Fonagro (IU): Dec. 5-0
-Cons. R2: No. 25 Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) def. No. 23 Dan Fongaro (IU): Dec. 12-8

149 – No. 17 Graham Rooks:
-Round 1: No. 17 Graham Rooks (IU) def. No. 16 Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh): Dec. 12-5
-Round of 16: No. 1 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) def. No. 17 Graham Rooks (IU): Dec. 11-4
-Cons. R2: No. 17 Graham Rooks (IU) def. No. 31 Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh): TF, 20-4 (6:44)
-Cons. R3: No. 7 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) def. No. 17 Graham Rooks (IU): MD, 13-1

157 – No. 11 Brayton Lee:
-Round 1: No. 11 Brayton Lee (IU) def. No. 22 DJ McGee (George Mason): SV-1, 4-1
-Round of 16: No. 6 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) def. No. 11 Brayton Lee (IU): MD, 8-0
-Cons. R2: No. 11 Brayton Lee (IU) def. No. 21 Lucas Revano (Penn): TB-2, 6-3
-Cons. R3: No. 19 Tommy Askey (App State) def. No. 11 Brayton Lee (IU): Dec. 4-2

165 – No. 17 Tyler Lillard:
-Round 1: No. 16 Will Miller (App State) def. No. 17 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 5-0
-Cons. R1: No. 17 Tyler Lillard (IU) def. No. 33 Jack Thomsen (UNI): Fall (7:43)
-Cons. R2: No. 15 Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) def. No. 17 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 1-0

285 – No. 32 Nick Willham:
-Prelim R1: No. 32 Nick Willham (IU) def. No. 33 Jordan Greer (Ohio): Dec. 11-4
-Round 1: No. 1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) def. No. 32 Nick Willham (IU): TF, 19-3 (5:17)
-Cons. R1: No. 16 Cory Day (Binghamton) def. No. 32 Nick Willham (IU): SV-1, 6-3

TEAM STANDINGS UPDATE (THROUGH SESSION III)