Old Dominion wrestlers Michael McGee (125 pounds), Alex Madrigal (141), Larry Early (157), and Oscar Smith alum Seldon Wright (174) dropped their opening bouts Thursday afternoon at the NCAA championships at Quicken Loans Arena.
But McGee, a true freshman, and Early won in the wrestlebacks Thursday night to advance in the consolation rounds. With losses in the wrestlebacks, Wright and Madrigal were eliminated.
McGee defeated North Dakota State’s Paul Bianchi 7-4, and with a last-second takedown, Early defeated Central Michigan’s Colin Heffernan 3-1.
