NCAA Wrestling Championships
NCAA Wrestling Championships at-a-glance
March 17, 2021 at 10:19PM
Thursday-Saturday, St. Louis
Defending champion: Penn State (2019; 2020 tournament canceled)
Intermat tournament rankings
1. Iowa, 2. Penn State, 3. North Carolina State, 4. Oklahoma State, 5. Missouri, 6. Arizona State, 7. Virginia Tech, 8. Michigan, 9. Nebraska, 10. Iowa State, 11. Central Michigan, 12. Gophers, 13. Pittsburgh, 14. Northwestern, 15. Ohio State, 16. North Carolina, 17. Utah Valley, 18. Rider, 19. Stanford, 20. Oklahoma.
Gophers in the tournament
125 pounds: No. 15 seed Patrick McKee (8-5)
133: No. 23 Boo Dryden (7-7)
141: No. 28 Marcos Polanco (6-7)
149: No. 14 Michael Blockhus (8-6)
157: No. 6 Brayton Lee (10-3)
165: No. 24 Andrew Sparks (9-3)
174: No. 24 Jake Allar (7-6)
184: No. 17 Owen Webster (7-5)
Hwt: No. 1 Gable Steveson (12-0)
TV schedule
Thursday: First round, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., ESPNU; second round and consolations, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., ESPN2
Friday: Quarterfinals and consolations, 10 a.m., 2 p.m. ESPNU; semifinals, 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday: Medal rounds, 10 a.m., ESPN2; championships, 6 p.m., ESPN
Randy Johnson
about the writer
Minnesota, ranked fourth, lost 9-3 to No. 2 Michigan State, giving up four goals in each of the last two periods.
