DETROIT – No. 3 seed Sebastian Rivera (141) and No. 14 seed Greg Bulsak (197) both advanced to the 'Blood Round' after Session III of the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Friday in Detroit. Both wrestle later tonight with opportunities to claim All-America status in their respective weight classes. Rivera will look to earn All-America laurels for the fifth time (four NCAA, one NWCA), while Bulsak is one win away from the first All-America finish of his career.

Rivera faces No. 7 seed Clay Carlson (South Dakota State) and Bulsak faces No. 8 seed Lou DePrez (Binghamton) when wrestling gets going for Session IV at 8 p.m. ET.

No. 20 seed John Poznanski (184) and No. 23 seed Dylan Shawver (125) won their first consolation matches on Friday morning before bowing out of the tournament in the third round of their respective consolation brackets. No. 12 seed Michael VanBrill (149) and No. 22 seed Joseph Olivieri (133) suffered hard-fought losses to open Session III.
 
Rutgers Team Score Through Session III: 12.0 (T/23)
Session III Attendance: 17,497
Total Attendance (Three Sessions): 17,497
 
Rivera faced No. 6 seed Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) in his championship quarterfinal on Friday morning and landed the first takedown of the match before Matthews responded with an escape and late takedown for a 3-2 lead after one. Rivera tied the match at 3-3 with an escape in the second period and cut Matthews to trail 4-3 with two minutes to go.

With 49 seconds left in the match, Matthews landed the final takedown of the match for a 6-3 lead. Rivera escaped and forced a stalling point, but Matthews would escape with a 7-5 decision. The loss was the first for Rivera this season, as he currently holds a 26-1 record with 24 wins coming by bonus.

Bulsak muscled back-to-back wins during the morning session, beginning with an 8-0 major decision over No. 20 seed Jacob Koser (Navy). Up 3-2 in the third period in his next match against No. 11 seed Thomas Penola (Purdue), Bulsak caught the Bouilermaker at the edge of the circle for a takedown and a 5-3 win. The win over Penola avenged a 4-3 loss from the Big Ten Championships earlier this month.

Shawver and Poznanski both went 1-1 on the day, as Shawver worked a 10-7 decision over No. 25 seed Caleb Smith (Appalachian State). Shawver landed takedowns in all three periods to advance in his consolation bracket, eventually losing to No. 18 seed Noah Surtin (Missouri).

Poznanski also secured a revenge win from Big Tens in his rematch with No. 19 seed Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota), using a four-point tilt in the third period to earn a 10-7 win. Poznanski followed with a tough 9-4 loss to No. 11 seed Jonathan Loew (Cornell) to close out his season.

Olivieri and VanBrill all wrestled hard in their second-round consolation loses. Olivieri faced No. 12 seed Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh) and landed a takedown on the Panther before he lost by a tight 4-2 decision. VanBrill was scoreless with No. 6 seed Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) through two period until Millner scored a reversal and takedown in the closing minutes for the 5-1 result.

125: (23) Dylan Shawver (2-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(10) Mike DeAugustino (Northwestern)	L-D, 3-1
Conso. Round 1	(26) Kysen Terukina (Iowa State)	W-D, 6-4
Conso. Round 2	(25) Caleb Smith (Appalachian State)	W-D, 10-7
Conso. Round 3	(18) Noah Surtin (Missouri)	L-D, 8-4

 
133: (22) Joseph Olivieri (1-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(11) Devan Turner (Oregon State)	L-D, 10-4
Conso. Round 1	(27) Malyke Hines (Lehigh)	W-D, 7-3
Conso. Round 2	(12) Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh)	L-D, 4-2

 
141: (3) Sebastian Rivera (2-1)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(30) Jacob Butler (Oklahoma)	W-MD, 12-3
Round 2	(19) Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska)	W-SV1, 7-6
Quarterfinals	(6) Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh)	L-D, 7-5
Round of 12	(7) Clay Carlson (South Dakota St.)	Friday, 8 p.m.

 
149: (12) Michael VanBrill (1-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(21) Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State)	L-D, 7-5
Conso. Round 1	(28) Kody Komara (Kent State)	W-D, 4-0
Conso. Round 2	(6) Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State)	L-D, 5-1

 
174: (33) Connor O'Neill (1-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Championship Pigtail	(32) Dom Solis (Maryland)	W-Fall (2:15)
Round 1	(1) Carter Starocci (Penn State)	L-Fall (6:38)
Conso. Round 1	(17) Nick Incontrera (UPenn)	L-Fall (1:53)

 
184: (20) John Poznanski (2-2)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(13) Kyle Cochran (Maryland)	L-D, 7-3
Conso. Round 1	(29) Christopher Weiler (Wisconsin)	W-D, 6-1
Conso. Round 2	(19) Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)	W-D, 10-7
Conso. Round 3	(11) Jonathan Loew (Cornell)	L-D, 9-4

 
197: (14) Greg Bulsak (3-1)

Round	Opponent	Result
Round 1	(19) Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)	W-D, 7-0
Round 2	(3) Eric Shultz (Nebraska)	L-D, 4-3
Conso. Round 2	(20) Jacob Koser (Navy)	W-MD, 8-0
Conso. Round 3	(11) Thomas Penola (Purdue)	W-D, 5-3
Round of 12	(8) Lou Deprez (Binghamton)	Friday, 8 p.m.