McNeil Finishes Runner-Up, Eischens & Santiago Place Fourth At Soldier Salute

CORALVILLE, IOWA – North Carolina wrestler Lachlan McNeil finished runner-up at 141-pounds, as Sonny Santiago (157) and Tyler Eischens (174) wrapped-up fourth-place showings, on the final day of Soldier Salute.

McNeil, the fifth-ranked wrestler in the nation at 141-pounds, defeated No. 29 Vance Vombaur of Minnesota by decision in the semifinals, 7-4. In the final, McNeil fell by decision, 8-4, to Iowa's top-ranked Real Woods.

For Santiago, the Tar Heel 157-pounder earned a 4-1 decision and 14-4 major decision in the afternoon session, advancing to the third-place match. In the final bout of the weekend for Santiago, the Downey, Calif. product would drop his matchup by decision, claiming fourth-place.

In his opening weekend with Carolina, Eischens would fall in the semifinals to No. 24 Lennox Wolak of Columbia, battling back with a first-period pin in his ensuing match. In the third-place match, Eischens would be defeated by Nebraska's Bubba Wilson by decision.

At 149-pounds, Wil Guida earned a first-period fall, collecting a seventh-place finish for Carolina.

The duo of Jace Palmer (133) and Isaias Estrada (165) would each collect back-to-back victories to claim their respective silver bracket finals.

Soldier Salute Day 2 Results:

Marco Tocci
Silver Bracket: Ethan Perryman (Iowa State) over Tocci: 10-2 MD
Silver Bracket: Tocci over Hayden Benter (Navy): 6-5 Dec

Jace Palmer
Silver Bracket: Palmer over Trayce Eckman (Bellarmine): 9-6 Dec
Silver Bracket Final: Palmer over Josh Kyle (Wyoming): 13-7 Dec

Lachlan McNeil
Semifinals: No. 5 McNeil over No. 29 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota): 7-4 Dec
Final: No. 1 Real Woods (Iowa) over No. 5 McNeil: 8-4 Dec

Caden McCrary
Silver Bracket: No. 32 Kai Owen (Columbia) over McCrary: Fall (1:53)

Jayden Scott
Silver Bracket: No. 31 Scott over Scott Robertson (Nebraska): 5-4 Dec
Silver Bracket: Warren Carr (Wyoming) over No. 31 Scott: 7-1 Dec

Connor Alexander
Silver Bracket: Alexander over Theo Cha (Minnesota): 12-9 Dec
Silver Bracket Final: Carter McCallister (Missouri) over Alexander: 11-3 MD

Wil Guida
Consolation: Daniel Kimball (South Dakota State) over Guida: 5-2 Dec
Seventh-Place Match: Guida over Kaemen Smith (Navy): Fall (0:28)

Sonny Santiago
Consolation: Santiago over James Conway (Missouri): 4-1 Dec
Consolation: Santiago over Jason Kraisser (Iowa State): 14-4 MD
Third-Place Match: Paniro Johnson (Unaffiliated) over Santiago: 11-6 Dec

Isaias Estrada
Silver Bracket: Estrada over Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State): Fall (4:37)
Silver Bracket Final: Estrada over Cole Nance (Bellarmine): 15-1 MD

Marcus Murabito
Silver Bracket: Murabito over Luke Leclerc (Bellarmine): 12-2 MD
Silver Bracket Final: Dylan Elmore (Navy) over Murabito: 7-6 Dec

Tyler Eischens
Semifinals: No. 24 Lennox Wolak (Columbia) over Eischens: 13-5 MD
Consolation: Eischens over Nick Fox (Northern Iowa): Fall (2:04)
Third-Place Match: Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) over Eischens: 5-2 Dec

Cade Lautt
Silver Bracket: Billy McChesney (Columbia) over Lautt: 7-3 Dec
Silver Bracket: Lautt over Will Muckler (Bellarmine): Fall (4:31)

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McNeil Finishes Runner-Up, Eischens & Santiago Place Fourth At Soldier Salute

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Tyler Eischens

Isaias Estrada

Wil Guida

Cade Lautt

Caden McCrary

Lachlan McNeil

Marcus Murabito

Jace Palmer

Sonny Santiago

Jayden Scott

Marco Tocci

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