PARK CITY, KANSAS – Graduate student and top-ranked 174 pounder Scott Joll won his first match of the day over Seton Hill's Kane Kettering, but fell in the quarterfinals to Wisconsin-Parkside's Brody Hemauer to find himself in the consolation bracket, joining teammate and 157 pounder Keegan Roberson as the two UNC Pembroke wrestlers still alive heading into Saturday's Day 2, as well as clinching All-American status as top eight finishers.

Roberson fell in the first round to Kutztown's Bailey Gimbor, but bounced back with wins over San Francisco State's Basil Othman and Belmont Abbey's Maxwell Kiel.
 
Logan Seliga also recorded two wins on the day before bowing out in the second round of the consolation bracket.

Despite the setbacks, the Black & Gold has now logged team points at 21-straight NCAA Championships events dating back to the 2002-03 campaign. Friday's action marked the 42^nd year that UNCP has been represented on the sport's biggest stage, and the eighth-straight year that the Braves have qualified multiple wrestlers for the event.

 

125 Pounds
Prelim - #5 Logan Seliga (UNC Pembroke) over Jose Diaz (Gannon) (Fall 0:38) Champ. Round 1 - Dayson Torgerson (Colorado Mesa) over #5 Logan Seliga (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 6-3) Cons. Round 1 - #5 Logan Seliga (UNC Pembroke) over Jacob Tangpricha (Central Missouri) (Dec 11-6) Cons. Round 2 - #6 Zachary Ourada (Nebraska-Kearney) over #5 Logan Seliga (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 5-2)

149 Pounds
Prelim - Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) over John Burger (Nebraska-Kearney) (M. For.) Champ. Round 1 - #7 Colby Njos (St. Cloud State) over Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 5-2) Cons. Round 1 - Joey Semerad (McKendree) over Jake Piccirilli (UNC Pembroke) (SV-2 3-2)

157 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - Bailey Gimbor (Kutztown) over #8 Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 11-10) Cons. Round 1 - #8 Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over Basil Othman (San Francisco State) (Dec 7-6) Cons. Round 2 - #8 Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over #7 Maxwell Kiel (Belmont Abbey) (MD 14-4)
165 Pounds
Prelim - Brady Ross (Glenville State) over Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 14-8) Prelim - Sevriano Garza (Ashland) over Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 4:02)
174 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 - #1 Scott Joll (UNC Pembroke) over Kane Kettering (Seton Hill) (Fall 1:39) Quarterfinal - #8 Brody Hemauer (Wisconsin-Parkside) over #1 Scott Joll (UNC Pembroke) (Dec 12-10) Cons. Round 2 - #1 Scott Joll (UNC Pembroke) over Gus Dalton (Colorado Mesa) 16-10 (TF 18-3)
285 Pounds
Prelim - Tyler Doyle (Colorado Mesa) over Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) (MD 10-0) Champ. Round 1 - #5 Crew Howard (Nebraska-Kearney) over Massimo Sullivan (UNC Pembroke) (Fall 4:03)