Wrestling Earns Two All-Americans on Day Two of the NCAA Championships

Friday, March 20

Cleveland, Ohio

11 a.m.

Missouri

Session III

Wrestling Earns Two All-Americans on Day Two of the NCAA Championships

3/20/2026 10:47:00 PM | Wrestling

CLEVELAND, Ohio - No. 14 Mizzou wrestling advances two wrestlers to the medal round on day two of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, March 20. Heading into the final day, the Tigers sit in 14th place with 26.5 points.

Missouri wrestlers had a record of 4-4 on the day, highlighted by a quarterfinal win for 174-pounder Cam Steed and a blood round win by redshirt freshman Aeoden Sinclair, both of which earned the respective wrestlers a spot on the All-American podium.

SESSION III
In the 174-pound quarterfinal, redshirt junior Steed faced off against Navy's Danny Wask in a battle of returning All-Americans. The Collinsville, Oklahoma native spent the first seven minutes on the offensive, but was unable to convert until the sudden victory period when he took Wask to his back with a body lock for a takedown. The win advanced him to the semifinals and earned him a spot on the podium. Mizzou's second semifinalist, Sinclair, took the mat against Iowa's Angelo Ferrari for the second time this season. Despite aggressive offense, Sinclair was unable to secure a takedown as Ferrari won the bout in sudden victory to knock the Tiger to the consolations.

At 133 pounds, sophomore Gage Walker opened up day two for Mizzou in the consolation bracket, dropping a close decision to a returning All-American to bring his tournament to an end. Redshirt senior Evan Bates also saw action in the consolations on Friday morning, going 1-1. He picked up a convincing win in his first bout of the day, but ended his season with a loss one round shy of the All-America round.

At the conclusion of Session III, the halfway point of the tournament, Missouri sat in a tie with two other teams for 15th place, totaling 19.5 points.

SESSION IV
As Missouri's only semifinalist, Steed made his way to the center mats at 174 pounds to face off with Nebraska's Christopher Minto. The representative of the Black and Gold fought hard but was unable to overcome the Cornhusker's first-period takedown in a losing effort. Steed is set to compete in tomorrow morning's consolation semifinals.

Following his close defeat in the quarterfinals, Sinclair competed in the blood round, earning his first All-American honors with a win. Facing off with the No. 4 seed James Conway of Franklin & Marshall, the Tiger displayed technical mastery en route to a 5-2 win. The redshirt freshman earned another win over Neitenbach of Wyoming following his victory over Conway. The wins punched his ticket to session V tomorrow and a podium spot.

TOURNAMENT NOTES

In the 174-pound quarterfinal bout, Steed faced off against Navy's Wask, another All-American from last season. The Midshipman finished in eighth place at 174 pounds last season, while the Tiger finished in seventh place at 165 pounds.
184 pounds was a rematch from the National Duals Invitational in the quarterfinal round between No. 2-seed Sinclair and Iowa's Angelo Ferrari. Ferrari previously defeated Sinclair in tiebreakers, handing him his sole loss of his redshirt freshman campaign entering today.
With his consolation victory this morning, Bates surpassed his career high mark for wins at a single national tournament with two. In his previous two trips, the Chesterton, Indiana, native won a single match each time out.
Missouri wrestling has been represented with at least one wrestler in the championship semifinals at every national tournament since the 2013 NCAA Championships, a streak now extended to 13 years by Steed.
In the consolation quarterfinal, Sinclair had a rematch with Wyoming's Eddie Neitenbach. The pair last faced off in the Big 12 Conference finals, a bout won by Mizzou 8-1.
With the blood round win at 184 pounds, Missouri has had multiple wrestlers earn All-American honors every season dating back to 2013.

UP NEXT
The third and final day of the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships begins tomorrow, Saturday, March 21, at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, at 10 a.m. CT. Session V will consist of medal matches, with the finals taking place in Session VI at 5:30 p.m. CT.

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FULL RESULTS

133 | [19] Gage Walker, DNP (1-2)

First Round: Win by decision over [14] Ethan Berginc (ARMY), 5-0

Second Round: Loss by decision to [3] Marcus Blaze (PSU), 17-2 (6:10)

Consolation Second Round: Loss by decision to [13] Jacob Van Dee (NEB), 4-2

174 | [7] Cam Steed, Consolation Semifinals (3-1)

First Round: Win by technical fall over [26] Derek Gilcher (IND), 16-1 (5:41)

Second Round: Win by fall over [10] Myles Takats (BUCK), 2:06

Quarterfinal: Win by decision over [15] Danny Wask (NAVY), 9-2 SV1

Semifinal: Loss by decision to [3] Christopher Minto (NEB), 5-1

184 | [2] Aeoden Sinclair, Consolation Semifinals (4-1)

First Round: Win by technical fall over [31] Mahonri Rushton (UNCO), 22-6 (5:46)