ST. LOUIS -- Old Dominion wrestlers Jack Dechow and Kevin Beazley mounted come-from-behind victories and stunned the Scottrade Center crowd of 18,157 Thursday night in the championship round of 16 at the 2017 NCAA DI Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, landing themselves a berth in tomorrow morning's quarterfinals.
Eighth-seeded Dechow trailed No. 9 Nathan Jackson from Indiana 5-2 at the start of the third period after surrendering two early takedowns, but the fifth-year senior from Richmond, Illinois scored a match-tying takedown in the waning seconds to force overtime. Dechow wasted little time in the sudden victory period, capitalizing off a Jackson shot for the spin around takedown and the 7-5 OT victory.