The highlight of the opening session was a pin from top-seed Gable Steveson at heavyweight. Facing No. 33 Hayden Filiopvich of Purdue, Steveson posted three takedowns in the opening period before putting Filipovich’s shoulders to the mat at the 1:25 mark for his 16th career pin and second at the NCAA Championships.
The victory was the 100th of Steveson’s career, making him the 48th wrestler at Minnesota to join the century club.
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