LINCOLN, Ne. - The Maryland wrestling program finished the weekend of the 2022 Big Ten Championships with two automatic qualifiers for the NCAA Championships as well as a slew of other accomplishments.

Maryland finishes the weekend with two automatic qualifications to the 2022 NCAA Championships with at-large bids set to be announced March 8. Dominic Solis and Kyle Cochran each earned their bids on Saturday.  It'll be the first national tournament action for both of them. The last time the Terps had two qualifiers came in 2020 when Jahi Jones and Phillip Spadafora both earned at-large bids to the eventually cancelled 2020 Wrestling Championships. 

By placing sixth, Cochan is the Terps' highest individual placer since Youssif Hemida finished third-place in 2019. Solis is the first Maryland native to represent the Terps at the premier tournament since Alfred Bannister in 2017. 

The Terps finish in 13th place with 15.5 team points in the tournament. The last time the Terps had a team point total that high came in the 2018 Big Ten Championships when the team finished with 30.5. Sitting in 13th place, the last time the Terps finished above 14th place in the team race also came in 2018. 
 

FULL RESULTS

125-Pound Zach Spence

Round of 16: No.3 Eric Barnett fall (3:22) No.14 Zach Spence

Cons. Round of 8 #1: No.11 Tristan Lujan major dec. (14-2) No.14 Zach Spence

Ninth-Place Bracket Quarterfinals: No.11 Tristan Lujan dec. (10-3) No.14 Zach Spence

 

133-Pound King Sandoval

Round of 16: No.4 Rayvon Foley TF (17-1) No.13 King Sandoval

Cons. Round of 8 #1: No.12 Jake Gliva SV1 (8-6) No.13 King Sandoval

Ninth-Place Bracket Quarterfinals: No.11 Kyle Burwick dec. (8-7) No.13 King Sandoval

 

141-Pound Danny Bertoni

Round of 16: No.3 Sebastian Rivera fall (5:32) No.14 Danny Bertoni

Cons. Round of 8 #1: No.6 Stevan Micic dec. (9-7) No.14 Danny Bertoni

 

149-Pound Michael North

Round of 16: No.5 Yahya Thomas No.12 Michael North

Cons. Round of 8 #1: No.13 Peyton Omania dec. (13-12) No.12 Michael North

 

157-Pound Lucas Cordio

Round of 16: No.4 Kendall Coleman major dec. (20-10) No.13 Lucas Cordio

Cons. Round of 8 #1: No.12 Joseph Roberts dec. (13-8) No.13 Lucas Cordio

 

165-Pound Gaven Bell

Round of 16: No.3 Dean Hamiti TF (19-3) No.14 Gaven Bell 

Cons. Round 1: No.14 Gaven Bell by MFOR No.6 Danny Braunagel

Cons. Round 2: No.5 Caleb Fish MD (10-2) No.14 Gaven Bell
 

 

174-Pound Dominic Solis (Seventh)

Round of 16: No.9 Dominic Solis dec. (3-1) No.8 Gerrit Nijenhuis

Quarterfinals: No.1 Carter Starocci fall (2:18) No.9 Dominic Solis

Cons. Round 2: No.9 Dominic Solis dec. (3-1) No.10 DJ Shannon 

Seventh-Place Match: No.9 Dominic Solis dec.(10-4) No.13 Connor O'Neill

 

184-Pound Kyle Cochran (Sixth)

Round of 16: No.8 Kyle Cochran dec. (9-7) No.9 DJ Washington

Quarterfinals: No.1 Aaron Brooks fall (1:41) No.8 Kyle Cochran

Cons. Round 2: No.8 Kyle Cochran dec. (4-0) No.7 John Poznanski

Cons. Round 3: No.8 Kyle Cochran dec. (4-3) No.5 Abe Assad

Cons. Semifinals: No.3 Kaleb Romero dec. (5-2) No.8 Kyle Cochran

Fifth-Place Match: No.4 Taylor Venz dec. (6-3) No.8 Kyle Cochran

 

197-Pound Jaron Smith

Round of 16: No.6 Thomas Penola dec. (5-0) No.11 Jaron Smith

Cons. Round 1: No.11 Jaron Smith dec. (6-1) No.14 Matt Wroblewski

Cons. Round 2: No.4 Jacob Warner MD (10-1) No.11 Jaron Smith

Ninth-Place Bracket Quarterfinals: No.11 Jaron Smith MD (9-0) No.14 Matt Wroblewski 

Ninth-Place Bracket Semifinals: No.10 Andrew Davison dec. (5-0) No.11 Jaron Smith

Eleventh-Place Match: No.12 Michial Foy dec. (5-1) No. 11 Jaron Smith

 

Heavyweight Zach Schrader

Round of 16: No.3 Greg Kerkvliet fall (2:13) No.14 Zach Schrader 

Cons. Round 1: No.11 Michael Woulfe dec. (2-0) No.14 Zach Schrader 

Ninth-Place Bracket Quarterfinals:  No.14 Zach Schrader dec. (5-2) No.12 Boone McDermott

Ninth-Place Bracket Semifinals: No.7 Trent Hilger dec. (7-0) No.14 Zach Schrader
 

*Big Ten Championship Seedings

Up Next 

• The 2022 National Championships will be in Detroit, Michigan, at Little Caesars Arena from March 17-19.