Chattanooga’s Nick Soto, left, tries to avoid getting pinned by Wyoming’s Tyler Cox during their 125-pound match at the NCAA division I wrestling championships Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa.Senior 165-pounder Josh Condon, the only University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestler in the championship round of the NCAA tournament, lost his quarterfinal bid Thursday night.
Condon lost 4-2 to fourth-seeded Tyler Caldwell of Oklahoma State after winning 7-4 over Edinboro’s Johnny Greisheimer.
Beginning this morning in Des Moines, Iowa, Condon will have to win four straight to gain All-America status. His first opponent will be Nebraska’s Austin Wilson, who entered the tournament with a 26-13 record and a 2-2 finish in the Big Ten tournament.
Also wrestling this morning for UTC are Alex Hudson (149) and Niko Brown (197). Hudson won his first consolation match 10-5 over Max Mayfield of Iowa State, while Brown beat Cornell’s Jace Bennett 10-5.
Hudson faces No. 6 seed Dylan Ness of Minnesota, and Brown will wrestle seventh-seeded Nate Schiedel of Binghamton.