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Zadick, Hawkeyes lead after day 1 of NCAA meet

By KFBB Sports_Team

Story Created: Mar 18, 2010 at 10:09 PM MST

Story Updated: Mar 18, 2010 at 10:09 PM MST

By ERIC OLSON
AP Sports Writer
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Iowa started a methodical march toward a
third straight national title at the NCAA championships Thursday
night.
The Hawkeyes advanced eight of their 10 wrestlers to the
quarterfinals and finished the meet's first day with 34.5 points.
Oklahoma State was second with 26 points and Iowa State third with
24.
Unseeded Fred Santaite of Boston University pulled the upset of
the day, scoring a takedown in the final seconds to beat 125-pound
defending champion Troy Nickerson of Cornell 2-1 in the second
round.

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