NCAA Wrestling Central

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The OU Athletics Department provides live updates at SoonerSports.com throughout the 2007 NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

The Sooners qualified six wrestlers for the championships. Sam Hazewinkel (125 pounds), Kyle Terry (141 pounds), Matt Storniolo (149 pounds), Will Rowe (157 pounds), Joshua Weitzel (174 pounds) and Joel Flaggert (197 pounds).

Session one began with all six Sooners competing in the morning. Session two began with all six wrestlers competing in the championship brackets after their victories in session one.

Session three on Friday morning matched one Sooner in the championship bracket competing in the quarterfinals and five Sooners in the wrestleback portion of the bracket.

Sam Hazewinkel was the lone Sooner to compete in Saturday's sessions.

NCAA Championship Wrestling Live Updates

DAY ONE SESSION ONE
125: No. 1 Sam Hazewinkel (OU) maj. dec. Javier Maldonado (Chat.), 8-0
141: Kyle Terry (OU) dec. Tim Harner (Liberty), 5-2
149: No. 2 Matt Storniolo (OU) dec. Thompson (Eastern Mich.), 3-2 sv
157: Will Rowe (OU) dec. No. 12 Matt Hill (Edinboro), 9-4
174: Joshua Weitzel (OU) dec. No. 7 Brandon Sinnott (Central Mich.), 4-2
197: No. 8 Joel Flaggert (OU) dec. Nathan Moore (Purdue), 7-3

Session One Results

DAY ONE SESSION TWO CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET
125: No. 1 Sam Hazewinkel (OU) dec. Mark McKnight (PSU), 7-4
141: No. 2 Derek Moore (UC Davis) dec. Kyle Terry (OU), 6-3
149: Matt Coughlin (IU) dec. No. 2 Matt Storniolo (OU), 2-1
157: No. 5 Michael Poeta (Ill.) dec. Will Rowe (OU), 8-3
174: No. 10 Matthew Herrington (Penn) dec. Joshua Weitzel (OU), 6-4
197: No. 9 Kurt Backes (ISU) dec. No. 8 Joel Flaggert (OU), 3-1-sv

Session Two Results | Day One Recap

DAY TWO SESSION THREE
QUARTERFINALS
125: No. 1 Sam Hazewinkel (OU) maj. dec. Obenson Blanc (LH), 16-4
Hazewinkel advances to semifinals where he will face No. 4 Jayson Ness of Minnesota. The two will compete for a spot in the national final on Saturday night.

WRESTLBACKS MORNING
141: Matt Ciasulli (LU) dec. Kyle Terry (OU), 4-3
149: No. 2 Matt Storniolo (OU) dec. Jordan Burroughs (NU), 6-1-sv
157: Will Rowe (OU) dec. Jacob Murphy (PU), 7-2
174: Joshua Weitzel (OU) dec. Phillip Moricone (EU), 6-0

AFTERNOON
197: Matthew Monteiro (CP) dec. No. 8 Joel Flaggert (OU), 6-1
149: Scott Ervin (ASt.) dec. No. 2 Matt Storniolo (OU), 10-6
157: Jacob Youst (Chat.) dec. Will Rowe (OU), 6-5
174: Joshua Weitzel (OU) dec. Kurt Brenner (WVU), 3-2

Session Three Results

DAY TWO SESSION FOUR
SEMIFINALS
125: No. 1 Sam Hazewinkel (OU) dec. No. 4 Jayson Ness (Minn.), 10-0
Hazewinkel advances to 125 pound final against fellow Big 12 opponent Paul Donahoe of Nebraska.

WRESTLEBACK EVENING
174: Matt Palmer (CU) dec. Joshua Weitzel (OU), 4-3