CLEVELAND, Ohio — Appalachian State senior wrestler Forrest Przybysz has advanced to the second day of the NCAA Championships at Quicken Loans Arena, which drew lively crowds exceeding 18,600 to each session Thursday.
Seeded 12th at 174 pounds, Przybysz won his first match with a 7-2 decision against Wisconsin's Ryan Christensen before falling into the consolation bracket Thursday night with a loss by technical fall to fifth-seeded Myles Amine of Michigan. Przybysz (25-8) will face Utah Valley's Kimball Bastian (20-10) on Friday.
App State junior Randall Diabe dropped his opener at 197 pounds before taking an early lead, executing a late takedown and claiming an 8-4 decision against 11th-seeded Corey Griego of Oregon State.