Live Blog: Updates from the second day of the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships

By Jon Sauber

Updated March 18, 2022 10:54 PM

Penn State wrestling had all nine wrestlers still alive heading into the second day of the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Detroit. The Nittany Lions had six wrestlers with a chance to win a title — Roman Bravo-Young, Nick Lee, Carter Starocci, Aaron Brooks, Max Dean and Greg Kerkvliet — and three in the consolation bracket — Drew Hildebrandt, Beau Bartlett and Brady Berge.

Scroll below to see how the nine wrestlers did.

Good morning from Day 2 of the NCAA wrestling championships. Again, this is Nate Cobler (@byncobler) here. Let's get this thread off with a recap from Day 1: https://t.co/f4f39tFMB2 pic.twitter.com/5QcXzI96VR
— Centre Daily Times (@centredaily) March 18, 2022

Hildebrandt drops 8-4 decision, ends tourney with 1-2 mark #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 18, 2022

No TD for RBY, wins 13-6 and is semifinalists No. 1 for PSU
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 18, 2022

Nick Lee a fall in 3:45!
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 18, 2022

Nick Lee // Penn State's First-Ever 5X All-American! #PSUwr pic.twitter.com/T2sCCSMn3a
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 18, 2022

Bartlett drops a 5-3 decision, ends his tourney at 1-2 #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 18, 2022

Brady Berge the 4-3 win! Berge continues on in consos this session! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 18, 2022

Starocci is into the SFs with a 6-1 win, PSU perfect so far in the QFs
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 18, 2022

Aaron Brooks the 13-2 major! AB with the victory, into the semifinals and an All-American! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 18, 2022

Dean hangs on for a 4-3 win, PSU a perfect 5-0 with Kerkvliet to go
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 18, 2022

Kerkvliet wins 7-1 as the Nittany Lions go 6-for-6 in the QFs. He'll get Minnesota's Gable Steveson in the SFs. Lehigh's Jordan Wood takes out Iowa's Tony Cassioppi and Arizona State's Cohlton Schultz topped Michigan's Mason Parris
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 18, 2022

Berge drops an 8-3 decision, ends tournament at 2-2 #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 18, 2022

RBY an escape, gets TD with 9 secs left wins 3-2; he'll take on Oklahoma State's Daton Fix for a 2nd straight year
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 19, 2022

Lee wins 3-2 and is in the finals again for PSU pic.twitter.com/0CYGuxXHAH
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 19, 2022

Starocci into the finals for 2nd straight year with an easy 10-3 win over Hidlay. He'll take on Virginia Tech's Mekhi Lewis, who beat Vincenzo Joseph 3 years ago now in NCAA finals pic.twitter.com/YSzgTz3qmE
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 19, 2022

Brooks with a TD 10 seconds into SV, wins 6-4, PSU 4-for-4 in SFs pic.twitter.com/xtRQMqmyJH
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 19, 2022

Dean wins 9-3, Nittany Lions 5-for-5 pic.twitter.com/vYOWjLmIWU
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 19, 2022

Greg Kerkvliet drops an 8-3 decision to Steveson, Greg wrestles to finish as high as third tomorrow! #PSUwr
— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) March 19, 2022

This story was originally published March 18, 2022 at 10:58 AM.

Jon Sauber

Centre Daily Times

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Jon Sauber covers Penn State football and men’s basketball for the Centre Daily Times. He earned his B.A. in digital and print journalism from Penn State and his M.A. in sports journalism from IUPUI. His previous stops include jobs at The Indianapolis Star, the NCAA, and Rivals.

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