Four Wolverines on Big 12 Podium TULSA, Okla. – No. 14 Evan Bockman and No. 29 Haiden Drury took home seventh-place finishes on Sunday at the 2024 Big 12 Championships. Kase Mauger and Chase Trussell took home eighth place. "I felt all four guys wrestled well this weekend. Chase and Kase had big upsets during the tournament which really wasn't a surprise. Haiden and Evan had solid wins today to finish off their tournament. Now we have to wait and see if it was enough to get them into the NCAA Championships," said UVU head coach Greg Williams. Kase Mauger went up 3-0 on the takedown as the clock wound down in the first period. No. 18 Farber cut into the lead with a second-period escapee, but Mauger answered with a takedown to go up 6-1. The UNI sophomore did not go down easily as he scored on an escape and late takedown to make it 6-5 after two. Mauger got the scoring started in the third and cut the deficit to 7-5, but Farber quickly responded with a takedown and a two-point nearfall that put the match out of reach with a 10-7 decision. Drury went up 3-0 just a little over a minute into the match with a takedown on Wyoming's Cole Brooks. He held control during the first period and built nearly two minutes of riding time heading to the second period. In the second period, Drury added to his lead with a reversal to go up 5-0 before giving up a point due to stalling to lead 5-1 at the end of the second period. The two battled to a scoreless third period, but Drury held on for the riding time point and the 19th victory of the season. Bockman and Xavier Vasquez (UNC) wrestled to a scoreless tie in the first period before Bockman broke away with an escape to go up 1-0 in the second period. He increased his lead with a takedown with about 15 seconds left on the clock to take a 4-0 advantage. He held on in the third period for a 4-1 decision to claim seventh place at the Big 12 Championships. Trussell went up 3-0 in the opening period with a takedown of South Dakota State's Luke Rasmussen. The lead was cut to 3-1 after an escape before a reversal in the second period tied the bout at 3-3. The match remained tied, but Rasmussen earned the victory based on riding time for the 4-3 decision. UVU finished the Big 12 Tournament in 12th place with 22 team points. The team champion will be decided tonight, along with the title matches, which begin at 6:30 p.m. MT on ESPN2. The Wolverines will now wait to hear about at-large selections to the 2024 NCAA Championships. The at-large berths will be announced on Tuesday, Mar. 12, with the NCAA selection show and bracket reveal on Wednesday, Mar. 13, at 6:00 p.m. MT on NCAA.com. Full Results
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