GREENWOOD, S.C. – Cooper Davis, Logan Robinson, and James Bankston each punched their tickets to the NCAA Championships with third-place finishes in NCAA Super Region II action Saturday at Horne Arena.

Davis went 5-1 on the day in the 125-pound division, including a major decision, two technical falls, and a pin. Davis won his third place match with a 10-0 major decision over Belmont Abbey's Kyle Simpson and will make his first trip to the NCAA Championships.

Robinson went 4-1 on the day at 133 pounds and will take part in his third NCAA Championships. Each of Robinson's wins were bonus-point victories, including a 22-6 technical fall over King's Alex Fernandez in the third-place match.

Bankston dropped his first match in the quarterfinals, but bounced back with three straight wins to finish the day 3-1, including a pin of Mount Olive's Slade Watkins in the third-place match to advance to his first NCAA Championships.

Keegan Roberson (157 pounds), Caleb Grau (165), and Nick Williams (174) all dropped their third-place matches to bring home fourth-place finishes, while Avery Buonocore (149) and Jackson Buck (197) each took home fifth-place finishes.

The Black & Gold compiled 111.5 team points on the way to taking fifth place at the event. 
 
The Black & Gold will be represented on the sport's biggest stage by multiple entries for the tenth-straight season. The NCAA Championships are set for March 13-14 and will be held at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
 

125 Pounds

Champ. Round 1: Cooper Davis (UNC Pembroke) over Tyler Costantino (Lincoln Memorial)  •  Fall 1:41 Quarterfinal: Braydon Mitchell (Emmanuel) over Cooper Davis (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-2 Cons. Round 2: Cooper Davis (UNC Pembroke) over Roberto Garcia (King)  •  Fall 3:38 Cons. Round 3: Cooper Davis (UNC Pembroke) over Zach Bellissimo (Mount Olive)  •  TF 16-1 Cons. Semi: Cooper Davis (UNC Pembroke) over Kaden Kuenzi (Lander)  •  TF 16-1 3rd Place Match: Cooper Davis (UNC Pembroke) over Kyle Simpson (Belmont Abbey)  •  MD 10-0

133 Pounds

Champ. Round 1: Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) over Norikus Cowan (Allen)  •  Fall 0:48  Quarterfinal: Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) over Alex Fernandez III (King)  •  MD 15-1 Semifinal: #7 James Joplin (Lander) over Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 7-1 Cons. Semi: Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) over Caiden Pelc (Newberry)  •  MD 12-3 3rd Place Match: Logan Robinson (UNC Pembroke) over Alex Fernandez III (King)  •  TF 22-6

141 Pounds
Champ. Round 1: Ashtan Hendricks (King) over Don Edwards (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 2:49 Cons. Round 2: Don Edwards (UNC Pembroke) over Cole McCullough (Newberry)  •  Fall 2:38 Cons. Round 3: Brayden Gibson (Shorter) over Don Edwards (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 11-6

149 Pounds

Champ. Round 1: Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over Jose Gutierrez (Lincoln Memorial)  •  TF-1.5 6:37 (23-7)  Quarterfinal: Isham Peace (Lander) over Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke)  •  MD 9-1 Cons. Round 2: Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over James Howard (Newberry)  •  TF 18-2 Cons. Round 3: Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over Ethan Ross (Shorter)  •  Fall 2:09 Cons. Semi: Max Stedeford (Montevallo) over Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 3:56 5th Place Match: Avery Buonocore (UNC Pembroke) over Hunter Newell (Mount Olive)  •  Dec 6-2

157 Pounds

Champ. Round 1: #14 Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over Julian Smith (Lincoln Memorial)  •  Fall 0:56 Quarterfinal: #14 Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over William Nix (Belmont Abbey)  •  Dec 5-3 Semifinal: Brent Nicolosi (Mount Olive) over #14 Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 7-4 Cons. Semi: #14 Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke) over Matt Hoelke (Newberry)  •  Dec 7-6 3rd Place Match: Carson Freeman (Montevallo) over #14 Keegan Roberson (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-2

165 Pounds
Quarterfinal: #15 Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke) over Nate Stratton (Emmanuel)  •  Fall 2:10 Semifinal: Bo Perkins (Newberry) over #15 Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-3 Cons. Semi: #15 Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke) over Sayfore Sieh (King)  •  MD 10-1 3rd Place Match: Jakob Chisolm (Montevallo) over #15 Caleb Grau (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 5-4

174 Pounds

Quarterfinal: #7 Clint Morrisette (King) over Nick Williams (UNC Pembroke)  •  MD 17-7 Cons. Round 2: Nick Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Riley Davis (Shorter)  •  TF 22-6 Cons. Round 3: Nick Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Cole Hivnor (Mount Olive)  •  Dec 6-3 Cons. Semi: Nick Williams (UNC Pembroke) over Michael McCarthy (Emmanuel)  •  Dec 16-9 3rd Place Match: Christian Arrington (Belmont Abbey) over Nick Williams (UNC Pembroke)  •  MD 17-7

184 Pounds
Quarterfinal: #9 Dylan Kohn (Lander) over Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 2:55 Cons. Round 3: Jack Mackiernan (Mount Olive) over Quintez Shipman (UNC Pembroke)  •  SV-1 7-4

197 Pounds
Quarterfinal: Raife Smart (Mount Olive) over Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke)  •  Fall 3:22 Cons. Round 2: Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke) over Anthony Olea (Emmanuel)  •  TF 18-3 Cons. Round 3: Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke) over Benjamin Valdes (Newberry)  •  Fall 2:51 Cons. Semi: #13 Marvelous Rutledge (Lander) over Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke)  •  MD 11-2 5th Place Match: Jackson Buck (UNC Pembroke) over Raife Smart (Mount Olive)  •  For.
285 Pounds
Quarterfinal: #12 Isaac Sheeren (Lander) over James Bankston (UNC Pembroke)  •  Dec 4-1 Cons. Round 3: James Bankston (UNC Pembroke) over Eli Kimball (Shorter)  •  MD 10-1 Cons. Semi: James Bankston (UNC Pembroke) over Willie Cox (Montevallo)  •  MD 12-1 3rd Place Match: James Bankston (UNC Pembroke) over Slade Watkins (Mount Olive)  •  Fall 5:00