NCAA Wrestling Championships at-a-glance

March 17, 2021 at 10:19PM

NCAA Wrestling Championships

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

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