OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—Bloomsburg University advanced three wrestlers in the championship bracket after one session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Oklahoma City. Moving on to the second round will be Josh Veltre (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia), Mike Dessino (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) and Richard Perry (Meriden, CT/Middletown). Moving on in the consolation round will be Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central), Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) and Justin Grant (Easton/Easton).
 
Veltre, wrestling at 165 pounds, scored an upset win over fifth-seeded Nick Moore of Iowa with Veltre winning 15-7. The Bloomsburg senior got off to a quick start in the match and was up 5-0 less than a minute into the action.
 
Dessino, a 174 pounder, beat 13^th-seeded Hayden Zilmer of North Dakota State, 8-6 in overtime. Dessino led 3-0 after two periods, but Zilmer rallied and tied the score with 15 seconds left in the match to force an extra minute of action. In overtime Dessino scored a takedown on the edge of the mat to pull out the victory.
 
Perry at 197 pounds and seeded sixth, beat Bryce Barnes of Army, 12-6. Perry actually trailed in the match 2-1 after one period, but picked up three takedowns in the second period and two more in the third to get a 12-6 victory. Perry is now 32-1 on the season and extended his winning streak to 31 straight.
 
Dropping their opening round matches were Nick Wilcox (Greene, NY/Greene Central) at 133 pounds who lost to 14-seed Zane Richards of Illinois, 4-2, while Bryce Busler (Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley), at 149 pounds, fell by a score of 4-1 to fifth-seed Jason Tsirtsis of Northwestern 5-1. At 285 pounds Justin Grant (Easton/Easton) lost to third-seed Adam Chalfont of Indiana, 12-4. All three wrestlers will drop into Thursday night's consolation round.
 
Action will resume at 7 p.m. (6 p.m. Central) in Chesapeake Energy Arena.