A late takedown by No. 4 seed Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers knocked ODU's Chris Mecate into the consolation bracket Thursday morning in a 141-pound quarterfinal match at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Madison Square Garden.
Despite the loss, Mecate remains in contention for All-American status.
Earlier Thursday, ODU's Brandon Jeske continue his run through the 125-pound consolation bracket with a 4-3 upset of No. 2 seed Joey Dance (Virginia Tech). A win later Thursday over No. 7 seed Darian Cruz of Lehigh would make Jeske an All-American.
At 184 pounds, ODU's Jack Dechow recovered from a hard-fought 3-1 loss to Cornell's No.