CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Bloomsburg wrestling team saw a pair of wrestlers take the mat on day one of the NCAA Championships, as graduate student Jace Schafer (Fairport, N.Y./Palmyra-Macedon) (125) and junior Mason Rebuck (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) (285) competed in their opening bouts on Thursday.
Schafer opened his tournament in the championship prelims against Mack Mauger of Missouri. In a tightly contested match, Schafer scored an escape in the second period to take a 1-0, heading into the third. Mauger secured the decisive takedown late in the final period and added riding time to claim a 4-1 decision.
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Dropping to the consolation bracket, Schafer faced Sulayman Bah of Columbia in the consolation prelims. Bah used a fast-paced offensive attack, recording multiple takedowns in the opening period to build an early lead. Schafer battled throughout, scoring escapes in each period, but Bah continued to extend his advantage with four takedowns and riding time to earn a 17-4 major decision.
At heavyweight, Rebuck drew Emmanuel Ulrich of American in the championship prelims. Ulrich struck early with a first-period takedown and added another in the third period to edge Rebuck, 8-6, in a competitive bout. Rebuck responded with three escapes and a late takedown to keep the match within reach, but Ulrich held on for the decision.
In the consolation prelims, Rebuck squared off with Jack Forbes of Utah Valley. Forbes secured an early takedown and quickly turned it into a fall at 0:23 of the first period, ending Rebuck's tournament run.
The Huskies finished the season with a 10-18 dual record, the most dual wins in a season since 2012-13 and two NCAA Championship qualifiers, the most since the 2019-20 season when Trevor Allard and Alex Carida earned bids to the championships.