Sophomore Franklin Gomez’s bid for a national championship fell short, as he fell to Iowa’s Joey Slaton by a 3-1 decision in overtime in a national semifinal at the NCAA National Wrestling Championships in St. Louis.

After a scoreless first period, Gomez elected to begin the second in the down position and escaped to take a 1-0 advantage, which stood through the remainder of the second. Slaton tied up the match 1-1 after escaping at the start of the third period after beginning the period in the down position, resulting in overtime.