CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -Missouri Valley and Notre Dame (Ohio) each racked up 27 points in the first session to lead the team standings at the 2011 NAIA Wrestling National Championships Thursday in the U.S. Cellular Center. 

Thursday’s second session will have one round of consolation matches, followed by the second and third-round championship bouts starting at 6:30 p.m. CST. 

Missouri Valley has 10 of its 12 wrestlers through in the championship bracket, while the defending national champion Falcons have 11 on the championship side. Southern Oregon is third with 26 points, followed by McKendree (Ill.) in fourth with 23 points. Tied for fifth place with 22 points are Campbellsville (Ky.) and Morningside (Iowa). 

Thursday’s opening session saw 311 wrestlers take to the mat, with 46 grapplers wining by fall, 30 notching a major decision and six putting on an offensive show, winning by technical fall.

Real-time results from all mats during the remaining five sessions of action will be available through the NWCA Live Scorebook

NeuLion will stream live all 10 individual weight class championship bouts on March 5 and will be available to view starting at approximately 7 p.m. A fee of $7.95 is set to view the finals. Click here for more information.

The second session began at 6:30 p.m. Central time.

2011 NAIA Wrestling Championship Team Standings after first session

Place/Score/School/Athletes in Championship bracket/Athletes in Consolations
1. 27.0 Missouri Valley 10 2
1. 27.0 Notre Dame OH 11 1
3. 26.0 Southern Oregon 9 2
4. 23.0 McKendree 9 3
5. 22.0 Campbellsville 8 4
5. 22.0 Morningside 9 3
7, 19.0 Grand View 11 1
8. 15.0 Dickinson State 7 2
8. 15.0 Great Falls 6 6 
10, 13.0 Lindenwood 9 3
10. 13.0 MSU-Northern 4 6
12. 12.0 Embry-Riddle 5 2
13. 11.0 Lindsey Wilson 6 6
14. 10.0 York 3 3
15. 9.0 Baker 4 8
15. 9.0 Midland 5 6
15. 9.0 Shorter 3 6
18. 8.0 Missouri Baptist 4 4
19. 7.0 Cumberland 3 6
19. 7.0 Dakota Wesleyan 1 7
21. 6.5 Simon Fraser 5 0
22. 5.5 Minot State 2 8
23. 5.0 Menlo 3 7
24. 4.0 Hastings 1 5
24. 4.0 Northwestern 2 3
28. 4.0 Waldorf 2 4
28. 4.0 William Penn 2 2
28. 3.0 Briar Cliff 0 3
28. 3.0 Jamestown 4 5
28. 3.0 Oklahoma City 3 6
31. 2.0 Calumet College of St. Joseph 1 2
31. 2.0 Central Baptist 1 0
31. 2.0 Concordia 2 6
34. 1.0 Bacone 0 3
34. 1.0 Cumberlands 1 6
34. 1.0 Wayland Baptist 2 0
37. 0.0 Hannibal-LaGrange 0 5
37. 0.0 Sioux Falls 2 2 
37. 0.0 West Virginia Tech 0 3