NEW YORK -- Chris Mecate flattened Nebraska's Anthony Abidin in just 1:34 in the consolation blood round Friday evening before a sold-out 17,899 fans at Madison Square Garden to secure his second-straight All-American finish at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. With the fall, Mecate became ODU's first two-time All-American since James Nicholson recorded top-eight finishes in 2008 and 2011.
In the quarterfinals on Friday morning, Rutgers' No. 4 Anthony Ashnault broke a 3-3 deadlock in the final thirty seconds by securing a takedown to defeat Mecate, 5-4. After pinning Abidin of Nebraska in the consolation round of 12, the redshirt senior from Highland, California went on to secure a 4-2 OT victory over No.