This is the Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.
Despite a poor early showing at the NCAA Championships, with all five Maryland wrestlers falling into the consolation bracket, four Terps advanced to day two of the event after victories in the second session.
Braxton Brown, Ethen Miller, Jaxon Smith and Seth Nevills will all compete Friday, while Kal Miller’s sophomore campaign is over.
Brown and Ethen Miller both advanced in dominating fashion, each securing technical fall wins.
Smith, a No. 11 seed, took down No. 27 Luke Surber of Oklahoma State in his consolation match, 4-2.
No. 30 Nevills secured in 8-0 win over No. 33 Jordan Greer (Ohio) in his final match of the evening.
Session III begins tomorrow at noon.
In other news
Jahnathan Lamothe entered the transfer portal.
Ryan Alonardo and Jack Parry previewed Maryland women’s basketball’s NCAA Tournament run on the Testudo Talk Podcast.
Maryland women’s basketball NCAA Tournament preview – Testudo Talk Podcast@RyanAlonardo @Jack_JP_Parry https://t.co/MKwc72nSAf
— Testudo Times (@testudotimes) March 22, 2024
Maryland softball broke ground on a new training facility.
Happy to announce the groundbreaking today of our new state of the art facility. This facility will allow softball student-athletes the opportunity to train year around in a controlled environment.#FearTheTurtle
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) March 21, 2024