Eastern wrestler Pat Dowty ended his junior season Friday morning by losing to red-shirt freshman Tom Clum of Wisconsin in the 133-pound consolation bracket.

Clum was defeated in the first round by Oklahoma State defending champion and number-one seed Johnny Thompson in the first round. In his first NCAA Tournament experience, Clum turned around to win and qualified for day two to face Dowty.

Clum defeated Dowty in a high scoring match ending 15-10 in favor of the young Badger.

Clum failed to place after losing to West Virginia’s Brandon Lauer 15-13.

Dowty upset 11th seeded Phil Mansueto of Cleveland State 7-6 before being narrowly defeated by Northern Iowa 5-4.

Dowty will have the opportunity next season to qualify for three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

Eastern’s only NCAA qualifier had to win five matches over the next three days to earn a third place finish and failed to make it to the weekend.

Cowboys senior Johnny Thompson ended his career by defeating Minnesota’s Ryan Lewis for the second consecutive season to earn the National Championship.

Oklahoma State won its NCAA record 31st National Championship after clinching the title Saturday night during the consolation matches and ended with 143 points. The two-time defending champion Minnesota Golden Gophers finished second with 104.5 followed by Oklahoma, Lehigh and Arizona State.

The NCAA West Regional champion Northern Iowa finished 11th after winning at Lantz Arena March 8.