INDIANAPOLIS – 13th-ranked 157-pounder Keegan Roberson turned in a perfect 3-0 day on the mat to punch his ticket to Sunday's championship bracket at the 46th Midwest Classic.

Roberson recorded a technical fall and a pin his first two matches, while picking up a decision win in the third round.

The Black & Gold tallied 18.5 team points, and sit in 32nd after the first day of action.
 
Sunday's wrestling action inside UIndy's Nicoson Hall is slated to get underway at 9:30 a.m.
 

125 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: #11 Luke Acuna (Ashland) over Cooper Davis (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 5:22 Cons. Round 2: Cooper Davis (UNC Pembroke) over Simon Dominguez (Grand Valley State)  •  Dec 2-0 Cons. Round 3: Roberto Estrada (Western Colorado) over Cooper Davis (UNC Pembroke)  •  MD 17-3
133 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: #7 Thaddeus Long (McKendree) over Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 17-1 Cons. Round 2: Brock Christian (Mount Olive) over Sam Hutchison (UNC Pembroke)  •  MD 15-2
141 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: #6 Ronan Schuelke (McKendree) over Omari Figueroa (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 17-1  Cons. Round 2: Koltyn Grebel (UMary) over Omari Figueroa (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 1:40

149 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over Caleb Lavine (McKendree)  •  Dec 16-9 Champ. Round 3: #3 Jalen Spuhler (UW-Parkside) over Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke)  •  MD 16-3  Cons. Round 4: Alex Castaneda (Colorado Mesa) over Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke)  •  MD 19-9

157 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: #13 Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over Dalen Kimble (Kentucky Wesleyan)  •  TF 20-5 Champ. Round 2: #13 Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over Hayze Ivey (Central Oklahoma)  •  Fall 5:32 Champ. Round 3: #13 Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over Brandon Paredes (Chadron State)  •  Dec 13-6

165 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Grant MacKay (Gannon) over Nick Williams (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 17-1 Cons. Round 2: Jacob Blandford (Western Colorado) over Nick Williams (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 16-14

184 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: #14 Branson Britten (Central Oklahoma) over Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 6:04 Cons. Round 3: Braxton Westendorf (Upper Iowa) over Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 2-0
197 Pounds
Champ. Round 2: Joey Lyons (Gannon) over Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke)  •  MD 18-6 Cons. Round 2: Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke) over Cayden Byrd (Ouachita Baptist)  •  Dec 10-8  Cons. Round 3: Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke) over Dane Hartmann (Jamestown N.D.)  •  Fall 2:06 Cons. Round 4: #9 Gabe Carranza (Colorado Mesa) over Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 1:16
285 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Achilles Clark (Bridgeport)  •  TF 20-4  Champ. Round 2: #11 Giulian Bodiu (Findlay) over Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 19-1  Cons. Round 2: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Albert Butler (Shorter)  •  M. For. Cons. Round 3: Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Caleb Groff (Quincy)  •  Fall 5:30  Cons. Round 4: Wyatt Bailey (Ashland) over Nigel Williams (UNC Pembroke)  •  TF 21-5