The 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships took place from March 21 to March 23 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena. The tournament was the 89th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and featured seventy teams across that level.
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| Teams | 62 |
|---|---|
| Format | Knockout |
| Finals site | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PPG Paints Arena |
| Champions | Penn State Nittany Lions (9th title) |
| Runner-up | Ohio State Buckeyes (6th title game) |
| Semifinalists | |
| Winning coach | Cael Sanderson (8th title) |
| MVP | Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) |
| Attendance | 109,405 |
| Television | ESPN Networks |
Penn State won their fourth consecutive title and eighth in nine years. Two programs had their first national champions: Virginia Tech (Mekhi Lewis, who was named Outstanding Wrestler), and Rutgers (Nick Suriano and Anthony Ashnault).
Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling head coach Scott Goodale was named NCAA Tournament Coach of the Year.
Team results
edit- Note: Top 10 only
- (H): Team from hosting U.S. state
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State (H) | 1371⁄2 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 961⁄2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 84 |
| 4 | Iowa | 76 |
| 5 | Michigan | 621⁄2 |
| 6 | Missouri | 62 |
| 7 | Cornell | 591⁄2 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 531⁄2 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 511⁄2 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 51 |
Individual results
edit- Note: Table does not include wrestlebacks
- (H): Individual from hosting U.S. State
Source:[3]
| Weight | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 lbs | #3 Spencer Lee Iowa |
#5 Jack Mueller Virginia |
#2 Sebastian Rivera Northwestern |
| 133 lbs | #3 Nick Suriano Rutgers |
#1 Daton Fix Oklahoma State |
#2 Stevan Mićić Michigan |
| 141 lbs | #1 Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell |
#2 Joey McKenna Ohio State |
#5 Jaydin Eierman Missouri |
| 149 lbs | #1 Anthony Ashnault Rutgers |
#2 Micah Jordan Ohio State |
#6 Austin O'Connor North Carolina |
| 157 lbs | #1 Jason Nolf Penn State (H) |
#2 Tyler Berger Nebraska |
#4 Alec Pantaleo Michigan |
| 165 lbs | #8 Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech |
#2 Vincenzo Joseph Penn State (H) |
#5 Chance Marsteller Lock Haven (H) |
| 174 lbs | #3 Zahid Valencia Arizona State |
#1 Mark Hall Penn State (H) |
#4 Myles Amine Michigan |
| 184 lbs | #6 Drew Foster Northern Iowa |
#5 Maxwell Dean Cornell |
#1 Myles Martin Ohio State |
| 197 lbs | #1 Bo Nickal Penn State (H) |
#2 Kollin Moore Ohio State |
#3 Preston Weigel Oklahoma State |
| 285 lbs | #2 Anthony Cassar Penn State (H) |
#1 Derek White Oklahoma State |
#3 Gable Steveson Minnesota |
References
edit- ^ "2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships - Team Scores". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "Nittany Lion Wrestlers Win Eighth NCAA Title in the Last Nine Years". Athletics at Penn State University. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships - Bracket". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 3, 2019.