KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Twenty-third-ranked David Key (184) continued his impressive postseason run during the second day of the 93rd NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. The Norcross, Ga., claimed All-America honors for earning a spot in the seventh-place bout after compiling a 1-2 record on Friday. 

Key, who was seeded 25th in the tournament, garnered the 65th All-America nod in team history and the first since Tanner Skidgel (2nd team) and Spencer Carey (honorable mention), who were named All-Americans by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) following the 2020 season when the tournament was canceled due to Covid-19. He will be first Navy wrestler to reach the podium since Mathew Miller, who earned All-America distinction in 2016 after placing fifth at 184 pounds.

The senior is one of only four wrestlers seeded 20th or higher to claim a spot in a placement match. 

After falling in the quarterfinals to Northern Iowa's No. 1 Parker Keckeisen, Key bounced back with his second win in the tournament over a top-10 opponent. He defeated No. 9 Colton Hawks of Missouri by a 2-1 decision in the blood round. Key scored his first point with an escape in the second period. Hawks tied the match by scoring an escape with nine seconds left in the third period. However, Key racked up nearly two minutes of riding time in the final period to receive an additional point. With the victory, Key advanced to the consolation fifth round to guarantee at least an eighth-place finish in his respective weight class. 

Key fell in his final match of the day to South Dakota State's No. 8 Bennett Berge by technical fall (17-2 / 5:47). He will face Virginia Tech's No. 10 TJ Stewart in the seventh-place match tomorrow. 

Navy's four additional NCAA qualifiers, No. 11 Josh Koderhandt (141), No. 12 Andrew Cerniglia (165), No. 31 Danny Wask and No. 21 Grady Griess (285), all concluded their seasons during the second day of the championship.  

Koderhandt won his first match of the day by a 6-0 decision in the consolation second round against Purdue's No. 29 Greyson Clark. Koderhandt scored his first points from a reversal in the second period. He padded his lead by scoring a takedown with 36 seconds left in the match and also added the riding time point. 

In his next match, Koderhandt trailed No. 15 Jesse Vasquez of Arizona State, 4-1, in the second period. Koderhandt turned the match around by scoring a takedown and a four-point near fall to gain an 8-4 advantage. Koderhandt added a point to his lead with an escape in the third period. The junior only surrendered a point for stalling over the remainder of the match to win by a 9-5 decision. 

Koderhandt took on Nebraska's No. 8 Brock Hardy in the blood round. A pair of takedowns by Hardy was the difference in the match to defeat Koderhandt by a 7-3 decision. 

Cerniglia began day two with a victory over Ohio's No. 15 Garrett Thompson. Cerniglia took a 3-0 lead in the first period with a takedown. He prevented Thompson from scoring an escape in the second period and increased his riding time to nearly three minutes. Cerniglia scored a reversal in the third period to go up, 5-0. Thompson earned his first point after Cerniglia was called for stalling for the second time. Thompson then recorded a reversal with 26 seconds remaining in the match to make the score, 5-3. Cerniglia countered with a reversal eight seconds later to regain a three-point edge. He also secured the riding time point to win by a 7-3 decision. 

Cerniglia fell in the consolation third round to No. 25 Hunter Garvin of Stanford by technical fall (19-2 / 6:18). 

Wask claimed his second win of the championship in overtime against North Carolina's No. 19 Tyler Eischens. Wask fell behind, 7-2, but scored a takedown with 37 seconds left in the second period. Wask chose to start the third period in the neutral position, which helped him score the go-ahead takedown. Eischens tied the match with an escape to send it into overtime. Wask took the match in TB2 by scoring a reversal to win by a 10-8 decision. 

Wask concluded his first trip to nationals against No. 16 Gaven Sax of North Dakota State. Sax won the match by a 10-0 major decision. 

Griess recorded the first win by fall in the tournament for the Mids in the consolation second round. He pinned Rider's No. 24 David Szuba at the 4:09 mark.

Griess met No. 17 Hunter Catka in the consolation third round. Catka scored a pair of takedowns in the match to defeat Griess by a 6-2 decision.  

As a team, Navy is currently in a tie for 25th place of 68 teams with 13 points. 

Key's seventh-place match will take place in session five tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET. Fans can stay updated with all the action by following @NavyAthletics and @NavyWrestling on X, formerly known as Twitter. Additionally, results/brackets from the championship will be available on Trackwrestling.com(.)

ESPN will continue its TV coverage with session five on ESPNU and session six on ESPN. ESPN+ will continue to carry individual mat feeds, allowing fans to choose which wrestlers and/or schools to follow at any time. Additionally, ESPN+ will offer multi-mat, simultaneous viewing, which allows fans to watch up to four different mats at once. Links to all broadcasts can be found on NavySports.com(.)

Navy Wrestling NCAA Championship Results (Through Day Two)
141 - (11) #11 Josh Koderhandt (3-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated (22) #17 CJ Composto, Penn / Dec / 4-1 SV1
• Rd of 16: lost to (6) #9 Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina / Dec / 8-5
• Cons. Rd 2: defeated (28) #29 Greyson Clark, Purdue / Dec / 6-0
• Cons. Rd 3: defeated (14) #15 Jesse Vasquez, Arizona State / Dec / 9-5
• Cons. Rd 4: lost to (9) #8 Brock Hardy, Nebraska / Dec / 7-3

165 - (11) #12 Andrew Cerniglia (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to (22) #18 Noah Mulvaney, Bucknell / Dec / 10-9
• Cons. Rd 1: defeated (27) #28 Blaine Brenner, Minnesota / Dec / 6-0
• Cons. Rd 2: defeated (12) #15 Garrett Thompson, Ohio / Dec / 7-3
• Cons. Rd 3: lost to (20) #25 Hunter Garvin, Stanford / Tech Fall / 19-2 (6:18)

174 - (27) #31 Danny Wask (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to (6) #6 Rocco Welsh, Ohio State / Dec / 4-2
• Cons. Rd 1: defeated (22) #21 Peyton Mocco, Missouri / Dec / 8-1
• Cons. Rd 2: defeated (21) #19 Tyler Eischens, North Carolina / Dec / 10-8 TB2
• Cons. Rd 3: lost to (14) #16 Gaven Sax, North Dakota State / Major / 10-0

184 - (25) #23 David Key 
• Rd of 32: defeated (8) #7 Sam Wolf, Air Force / Dec / 4-1
• Rd of 16: defeated (24) #20 Shane Liegel, Wisconsin / Dec / 4-2
• Quarterfinals: lost to (1) #1 Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa / Tech Fall / 22-6 (6:22)
• Cons. Rd 4: defeated (11) #9 Colton Hawks, Missouri / Dec / 2-1
• Cons. Rd 5: lost to (9) #8 Bennett Berge, South Dakota State / Tech Fall / 17-2 (5:47)

285 - (17) #20 Grady Griess (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated (16) #20 Cory Day, Binghamton / Dec / 4-1 SV1
• Rd of 16: lost to (1) #1 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State / Major / 9-1
• Cons. Rd 2: defeated (18) #24 David Szuba, Rider / Fall / 4:09
• Cons. Rd 3: lost to (26) #17 Hunter Catka, Virginia Tech / Dec / 6-2