KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Welcome to NJ.com’s coverage of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Below you’ll find everything you need to follow the action before, during and after the tournament.
Consider this your one-stop shop for wall-to-wall coverage of the entire tournament plus comprehensive coverage of all 37 qualifiers from New Jersey as well as the Garden State’s three college teams: Rutgers, Princeton and Rider.
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BRACKETS
RESULTS
- All-American list
- Medal-round results and team scoring
- Semifinal results
- Quarterfinal results
- Second-round results
- First-round results
DAY 3 COVERAGE
- N.J. legends Shane Griffith, Mekhi Lewis face off in final match
- Cornell’s Cardenas a 2-x AA, looking for next team
- Lehigh frosh Stanich takes 5th, looks at weight, future
- Rutgers coach challenges critics
- Rutgers gets another year with All-American heavyweight
- Rutgers’ Soldano ‘feeling good’ after frightening injury
DAY 2 COVERAGE
- Rider’s Kinner digs deep to claim All-American honor
- True freshman Stanich one of 8 N.J. All-Americans
- Griffith falls to Starocci in semifinal
- Heavyweight snaps drought for Rutgers
- Shawver restarts All-American streak for Rutgers
- Rutgers has three alive in Blood Round
- Griffith rallies for improbable win while Lewis falls
DAY 1 COVERAGE
- Rutgers’ Soldano injured, removed on stretcher
- Mekhi Lewis, Carter Starocci set marquee showdown
- Rutgers wrestling has work to do after Day 1 at NCAAs
PREVIEWS
- NCAA title hopefuls, possible All-Americans and others hoping to make waves
- Quinn Kinner’s long and winding road takes him to final NCAA championship
- Rutgers storylines and outlooks for each wrestler
- Could this be a banner year for Rutgers at NCAAs?
- “Heavyweight U” Princeton ready for NCAAs
- Rider’s Klinsky hoping to keep chaos coming at 125
- One year after national title, Pat Glory has different relationship with wrestling
- The seeds for all 37 N.J. wrestlers
Schedule & how to watch
Thursday, March 21: Session 1 (pigtails and first-round competition), noon (ESPNU and ESPN+); Session 2 (wrestleback prelims, wrestleback first round, second round & consolation round), 7 p.m. (ESPN and ESPN+)
Friday, March 22: Session 3 (quarterfinals, wrestleback second and third rounds), noon (ESPNU and ESPN+); Session 4 (blood round & semifinals), 8 p.m. (ESPN and ESPN+)
Saturday, March 23: Session 5 (medal rounds), 11 a.m. (ESPNU and ESPN+); Session 6 (national finals), 7 p.m. (ESPN and ESPN+)
Reigning team champion: Penn State
Returning champions (this year’s weight in parentheses): Vito Arujau, Cornell (133); David Carr, Iowa State (165); Keegan O’Toole, Missouri (165)**; Shane Griffith, Stanford (174); Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech (174); Carter Starocci, Penn State (174)***; Aaron Brooks, Penn State (197)***
** two-time NCAA champion
*** three-time NCAA champion
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Patrick Lanni may be reached at planni@njadvancemedia.com. Bill Evans can be reached at bevans@njadvancemedia.com.