DETROIT – Three Iowa State wrestlers picked up wins Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Championships, as they advanced to the second round Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena. The second round of the NCAA Championships starts at 6 p.m. (CT) and will be available on ESPN.

David Carr (157), Marcus Coleman (184) and Yonger Bastida (197) all earned wins to open the day. Their victories sent them to the second round, which will be held Thursday evening. Carr’s victory was the 1,600^th all-time win by a Cyclone at the NCAA Championships.

Penn State leads the team race after the first session with 15.5 points, while Iowa and Michigan are tied for second with 12.5 points. Iowa State is 18^th with 5.5 points.