What a day! The action from the first day of the Senior division of this tourney is winding down. I can report that we have a few surprises on both sides of the ledger.

First, a listing of a few states and their number of entries. NY - 51, CA - 50, NJ - 44, NC - 41, OH - 41, PA - 34, KS - 31, MI - 31, MN - 30, VA - 29. A few others to note, MO - 16, OK - 11, NE - 3, CO - 19, IA - 12.

Today's format was all front side matches! Still alive and advancing are KC Turner's, Paulie Hansen at 119-pounds. He had a dramatic comeback victory and was 1-0 on the day.

At 135-pounds, Marysville's Jamie Hosfelt had a great day, going 2-0 for the day.

Clay Center phenom, Kyle Allen, is on the front side. Kyle's record for the day was 2-0.

Our last front sider is Jud Schroeder of Andale. His second match of the day was an overtime victory. He was 2-0.

We had our share of heart-breakers too! Tyler Williamson made a great comeback but lost in overtime.

Brett Bahe looked to have his second win in the bag. We was ahead with 0.06 seconds left and was taken down by his opponent.

Aaron Ely was tied at 8, late in his second round match and lost with a late takedown.

With a late flurry, Jason Pyle tied has match, sending it to overtime. In the 6th period he gave up a takedown.

Winning one match and losing one were John Hagan, Josh Hinman, Joe Schridde, Brett Swoyer, and Brady Esterl.

Losing their first match of the day, were Ryan Canale, Tyler Williamson, Dustin Dooley, Bryant Petty, Matt Migchelbrink, Wyatt Bechtel, Adam Almaguer, Patrick Mosley, Aaron Hynick, Mark Millstead, Jordan Gienger, Aaron Berscheidt, Jared Brown, Michael Baker, Ben Evans, Michael Malay, Jed Mamie, Jacup Richey, and Brennon Wilger.

At these National level tournaments you see a very high caliber of wrestlers. Sometimes, we might have what we feel is a real stud but that stud gets humbled! But at this point, EVERYONE is still alive!