The CMU wrestling team finished its NCAA Tournament today with all three All-Americans losing in their consolation matches.

Redshirt freshman Ben Bennett started the day with a sudden victory loss to Virginia’s No. 3 Chris Henrich, 5-3.

Redshirt freshman 174-pounder Ben Bennett pinned his opponent 44 seconds into the third round of his consolation match to secure All-America honors for the first time in his career.

Bennett followed that performance with another first-round pin to advance in the tournament. He takes on Virginia junior Christopher Henrich in the final day of the tournament for the opportunity to wrestle in the third-place match.

No CMU wrestlers will have a chance at a national title after Day 1 at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Omaha, Neb.

After picking up first-round wins to advance in the championship bracket, seniors Matt Steintrager, Conor Beebe, Tony D’Alie, Steve Brown, Tyler Grayson and redshirt freshman Ben Bennett all lost in the Round of 16.

Staff Reporters Matthew Valinski and D.J. Palomares break down each weight class at the NCAA wrestling tournament and the chances of CMU wrestlers to obtain All-America status.

CMU wrestling coach Tom Borrelli waved to the home crowd and took his place on the podium with the rest of his team after being announced the Mid-American Conference tournament champions.

Borrelli went to the tournament with high expectations for his team and came away with five individual championships, eight automatic bids to the NCAAs and his ninth consecutive MAC tournament title.

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The favorite — No. 9 Matt Steintrager (CMU)
The challenger — Dan Bishop (Buffalo)
Bishop comes into the tournament as the second-ranked wrestler in the Mid-American Conference. Bishop, 4-1 in the MAC, lost his only conference match in a 6-3 decision against Steintrager. Bishop came away with one win in the tournament last season, enough for a fourth-place finish. Steintrager is the only nationally ranked 125-pounder in the MAC.

Scotti Sentes was in a pin drought heading into the CMU wrestling team’s bout against Northern Illinois.

After starting the season with five pins in six matches, the sophomore 133-pounder went 14 matches without another — until Sunday at Rose Arena.

CMU wrestled MSU in front of a little more than 3,000 fans on Friday.

On Sunday, the Chippewas took on Northern Illinois in front of a little more than 600.