TULSA, Okla. (March 18, 2023) – Less than 24 hours removed from earning All-American honors for the second time in his career, Lucas Davison (285 pound) secured a fifth-place finish as Northwestern wrestling closed out its stay at the NCAA Championships this afternoon in Tulsa, Okla.
Davison rebounded from a defeat in the consolation semifinals to second-seeded Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) with a thrilling 4-3 decision win over Zach Elam (Missouri) in the fifth-place match. With riding time a factor beginning the third period, the Chesterton, Ind. product conceded an escape to Elam before taking down the Tiger with 41 seconds gone to go in front, 2-1. Following a release, Davison put the bout away with 48 seconds remaining, registering another takedown before riding out Elam to take fifth place.
After placing sixth at the national meet last season, his first at heavyweight, Davison's finish from this afternoon marks the top showing at the NCAA Championships by a Wildcat heavyweight since four-time All-American Mike McMullan's third-place finish in 2015.
A full listing of Northwestern's results from the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships follows.
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Champ. Round 1 - Jore Volk (Wyoming) won in sudden victory - 1 over Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) won by decision over Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) (Dec 7-2)Cons. Round 2 - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) won by decision over Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)
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Champ. Round 1 - Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) won by decision over Chris Cannon (Northwestern) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) won by major decision over Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) (MD 12-0)Cons. Round 2 - Cody Phippen (Air Force) won by fall over Chris Cannon (Northwestern) (Fall 3:48)
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Champ. Round 1 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) (SV-1 3-1)Champ. Round 2 - Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) won by decision over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) (Dec 8-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) won by decision over Kal Miller (Maryland) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) won by decision over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) (Dec 10-5)
149Champ. Round 2 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) (SV-1 3-1)
Quarterfinal - Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) won by decision over Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) won by decision over Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)
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Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by decision over Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) (Dec 6-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Jared Franek (North Dakota State) won by decision over Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by fall over Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) (Fall 6:43)
Cons. Round 3 - Chase Saldate (Michigan State) won by decision over Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) (Dec 8-5)
165Cons. Round 1 - Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma State) won by decision over Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)
174Champ. Round 2 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by major decision over Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) (MD 18-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (Dec 7-3)
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Champ. Round 1 - Rocky Elam (Missouri) won by decision over Andrew Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Prelim - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) won by major decision over Cole Urbas (Pennsylvania) (MD 9-1)Cons. Round 1 - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) won by decision over Andrew Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 3-1)
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Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Boone Mcdermott (Rutgers) (Dec 6-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Sam Schuyler (Iowa State) (Dec 2-1)
Quarterfinal - Mason Parris (Michigan) won by major decision over Lucas Davison (Northwestern) (MD 10-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard) (SV-1 4-2)
Cons. Round 5 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Semi - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) won by fall over Lucas Davison (Northwestern) (Fall 3:56)
5th Place Match - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Zach Elam (Missouri) (Dec 4-3)
Davison rebounded from a defeat in the consolation semifinals to second-seeded Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) with a thrilling 4-3 decision win over Zach Elam (Missouri) in the fifth-place match. With riding time a factor beginning the third period, the Chesterton, Ind. product conceded an escape to Elam before taking down the Tiger with 41 seconds gone to go in front, 2-1. Following a release, Davison put the bout away with 48 seconds remaining, registering another takedown before riding out Elam to take fifth place.
The big fella closed it out.#GoCats | @LucasDavison pic.twitter.com/Jkn00uW6XM
— Northwestern Wrestling (@NUWrestle) March 18, 2023
After placing sixth at the national meet last season, his first at heavyweight, Davison's finish from this afternoon marks the top showing at the NCAA Championships by a Wildcat heavyweight since four-time All-American Mike McMullan's third-place finish in 2015.
A full listing of Northwestern's results from the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships follows.
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Champ. Round 1 - Jore Volk (Wyoming) won in sudden victory - 1 over Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) won by decision over Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) (Dec 7-2)
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Champ. Round 1 - Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield) won by decision over Chris Cannon (Northwestern) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) won by major decision over Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) (MD 12-0)
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Champ. Round 1 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) won by decision over Kal Miller (Maryland) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) won by decision over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) (Dec 10-5)
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Cons. Round 2 - Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) won by fall over Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) (Fall 6:43)
Cons. Round 3 - Chase Saldate (Michigan State) won by decision over Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) (Dec 8-5)
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Cons. Round 2 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by major decision over Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) (MD 18-5)
Cons. Round 3 - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Prelim - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) won by major decision over Cole Urbas (Pennsylvania) (MD 9-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard) (SV-1 4-2)
Cons. Round 5 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won in sudden victory - 1 over Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Semi - Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) won by fall over Lucas Davison (Northwestern) (Fall 3:56)
5th Place Match - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Zach Elam (Missouri) (Dec 4-3)