"Upsets and Confidence: Highlights from Day One of 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships"
Six lower-seeded wrestlers caused upsets in the opening round of the 125-pound bracket at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, with five of them being seeded 20th or lower. Notable upsets included West Virginia All-American Killian Cardinale defeating #5 seed Caleb Smith and #27 seed Eddie Ventresca of Virginia Tech taking out sixth-seeded Stevo Poulin. U20 World champ Jore Volk also bounced returning All-American Michael DeAugustino into the consolations.