TULSA, Oklahoma — North Dakota's Jared Franek took fourth and Michael Caliendo finished seventh to cap the NCAA Championships on Saturday at the BOK Center.
Franek started off the day in the 157-pound consolation semifinals by avenging his season opening loss to No. 3 Peyton Robb of Nebraska with a 3-1 win to reach the third-place match.
Franek, who was also named the Elite 90 award winner for the second time Saturday evening ahead of the finals, lost to No. 5 Josh Humphreys of Lehigh for the second-time at the NCAA Championships in the third-place match. His fourth-place finish is tied for the second-best finish at the NCAA Division I Championships in program history, and is the highest finish for a Bison since Steven Monk took third at 165 pounds in 2014.
Caliendo picked up a victory in his only match on Saturday, claiming seventh at 165 pounds with a 6-2 decision over No. 12 Izzak Olejnik of Northern Illinois.
After setting a new program record at the national championships for points scored on Friday night, the Bison added to the team total with the two wins on Saturday and finished with 25.5 points to finish in 24th. It's the third highest finish for NDSU at the NCAA Division I championships.
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