ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Davis & Elkins junior
Kyle Wojtaszek made history for the Senators, becoming the first individual to win a bout at the NCAA National Championships with his upset 8-1 decision in the opening round on Friday.
Additionally,
Craig Cook and
Noah Tarr competed at the national tournament at 149 and 165 pounds respectively.
Wojtaszek knocked off fifth-seeded Anderson Salisbury (Colorado School of Mines) in the first round, continuing to apply the pressure before landing several takedowns to create enough separation to earn the 8-1 decision win.
Cook battled to a stalemate for much of his opening round match with Ashland's Carson Speelman in a narrow 3-2 loss. His consolation bout with Eric Faught (Upper Iowa) also went down to the wire, with final takedown ruling challenged and eventually upheld for the final 3-1 margin.
Tarr competed in the 165-pound bracket, falling to Devin Fitzpatrick (St. Cloud State) in the first round and John Dean (Belmont Abbey) later in the day.
Davis & Elkins was competing at the NCAA National Tournament for the first time in program history after last year's even was halted suddenly.
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- Champ. Round 1 - Carson Speelman (Ashland) won by decision over Craig Cook (Davis & Elkins) (Dec 3-2)
- Cons. Round 1 - Eric Faught (Upper Iowa) won by decision over Craig Cook (Davis & Elkins) (Dec 3-1)
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- Champ. Round 1 - Devin Fitzpatrick (St. Cloud St.) won by fall over Noah Tarr (Davis & Elkins) (Fall 5:38)
- Cons. Round 1 - Noah Tarr (Davis & Elkins) 10-5 received a bye
- Cons. Round 2 - John Dean (Belmont Abbey) won by major decision over Noah Tarr (Davis & Elkins) (MD 11-3)
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- Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Wojtaszek (Davis & Elkins) won by decision over Anderson Salisbury (Colo. Sch. Of Mines) (Dec 8-1)
- Quarterfinal - Dan Fillipek (McKendree) won by fall over Kyle Wojtaszek (Davis & Elkins) (Fall 6:43)
- Cons. Round 2 - Aidan Pasiuk (Ashland) won by major decision over Kyle Wojtaszek (Davis & Elkins) (MD 15-3)
