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| March 20, 2008 9:00 PM

ST. LOUIS - No. 8-ranked heavyweight Jared Rosholt from Sandpoint stayed alive in the championship bracket Thursday at the NCAA Wrestling Championships.

The former Bulldog drew a bye in the first round and pinned Trey McLean of Penn 2:59 in the second round.

Former Sandpoint wrestler Joey Fio, ranked No. 17 in the nation at 125 pounds as a freshman for Oklahoma drew a bye in the first round before losing a 14-6 major decision to Eric Hoffman from North Dakota State. He defeated Ross Giotmer from Virginia 8-6 to stay alive in consolation.

Former Sandpoint wrestler Luke Feist, who finished third in the Pac 10 at 174 pounds for Stanford, won by major decision over Alex Caruso of Lehigh 9-0 in the first round. He followed that with a loss to Steve Luke of Michigan 5-2 in the second round.

Former Bonners Ferry wrestler Adam Hall, who was second in the Pac-10 at 149 pounds for Boise State, drew a bye in the first round then lost to No. 2 Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota 5-3 in the second round. He received a bye in the first round of the consolation bracket.