RESULTS

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Cornell 174-pounder Jacob Sherzer kept his title hopes alive Friday as the Rams advanced six wrestlers to Day 2 at the Lower Midwest Region Championships inside the BOS Center.
 
The seventh-seeded Scherzer (17-7) scored a 19-1 technical fall in the first round and then knocked off North Central's No. 2 seed Joey Jens in the quarterfinals, 8-7. The fifth-year recorded a takedown with 20 seconds left to clinch his spot in Saturday's semifinals, where he'll face Coe's 11th-ranked LJ Richardson.
 
The Rams have five wrestlers going on the consolation side with freshman Jase Van Pelt at 125, sophomore Landon Card at 149, fifth-year Casey Allen at 165, sophomore Cael Mclaren at 184 and junior Treyten Steffen at 197. All are guaranteed top-eight finishes.
 
Action resumes at 11 a.m. Saturday with championship semifinal matches. All place matches start at 2:30 p.m.
 
The top three placewinners in each weight class qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships March 10-11 in Roanoke, Va.

Pelt earned a 3-1 sudden victory win over Ozark's Shelton Chastain and a 6-2 decision over Simpson's Dylan McChesney to continue on through his consolation bracket. He bounced back from a 2-0 opening loss against Cade Hornback of Coe.
 
Card won 2-1 over Central's Rob Areyano in the first round before dropping an 8-1 quarterfinal match 8-1 to Jacob Scropp of Loras. Undeterred, he pinned his next opponent Zach Casias of Schreiner in 4:48 to extend his season.
 
The No. 2 seed Allen went 3-1 after posting a preliminary win over Buena Vista's Max Mashek, 8-0, and a 5-0 decision win over Westminster's Jackson Beene. A 4-1 loss in the quarterfinal to Luther's Marcus Mandler sent Allen to the consolations, where he beat Emmanuel Zepeda of Nebraska Wesleyan, 6-5, to remain in the hunt for third place.
 
Both of McLaren's victories came by fall. He pinned Nawab Singh of Schreiner in 2:55 in the first round, and then decked Dubuque's Pilo Perez in 1:49 on the consolation side. McLaren lost 10-1 in the quarterfinals to Loras' Shane Liegel.  
 
Steffen won 5-2 over Elijah Brockie of North Central (5-2) and lost 6-2 to Central's Gage Linahon in the quarterfinals. Steffen won a 7-6 decision over Luther's Garrett Kilgas after a reversal and riding time put him ahead in the consolation bout.
 
Evan Husko (133), Carter Fecht (141), Gabriel Smith (157) and Landen Schemmel (285) had their seasons end on Friday.
 
Cornell's Day 1 results
125 – Jase Van Pelt (2-1). 133 – Evan Husko (1-2, DNP). 141 – Carter Fecht (1-2, DNP). 149 – Landon Card (2-1). 157 – Gabriel Smith (1-2, DNP). 165 – Casey Allen (3-1). 174 – Jacob Sherzer (2-0). 184 – Cael McLaren (2-1). 197 – Treyten Steffen (2-1). 285 – Landen Schemmel (0-2, DNP).