NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SESSION TWO WRAPUP - Athletes and teams attempt to get an edge going into second day    The second round is a good time to see what teams might take a run for the top, and what teams might not have the horses to go the whole race.    The first session did little to open up the field. Oklahoma was in first with 25.5 pounds, with Minnesota just two points behind. Michigan, Iowa, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Ohio State followed, all within striking distance.    This round usually features some battles between some of the contender teams, and emotions run high. In addition, the quality of the action is often outstanding, and the matches are often close and active.    At 125, No. 1 Stephen Abas of Fresno State opened it up, scoring an 11-1 major decision over Chris Williams of Michigan State. It was in contrast to his tight 2-0 win in the first round.     A big upset came in this weight class when unseeded Tom Noto of Hofstra knocked off No. 2 Leroy Vega of Minnesota in overtime, 3-1. It was Minnesota's first loss of the tournament, and a setback for the goal of placing a number of athletes in the finals this year. In 2001, Minnesota won the event, but without a finalist, and Vega was one of the Gophers' top hopes for a title.     No. 11 Travis Lee of Cornell had a tremendous battle against Oklahoma's No. 6 Matt Ridings. Ahead 6-5 late in the third period, Lee hit an ankle pick to a cradle and pinned ridings in the final seconds of the bout to continue his roll through the field. For Cornell, a new legend may be developing. For Oklahoma, it was a setback in their effort to hold on to the top spot.    No. 7 Luke Eustice and No. 10 A.J. Grant of Michigan had a Big Ten classic at 125. Grant led most of the match, but Eustice tied it up with a takedown with 12 seconds left. Eustice scored a takedown on the edge 36 seconds into sudden death to advance, and keep Iowa on track.     Another overtime battle between young stars came between talented No. 4 Chris Fleeger of Purdue and unseeded Shawn Bunch of Edinboro. The lead went back and forth and the regulation ended tied at 5-5. Fleeger scored the winning takedown in overtime for a 7-5 win.    The 133 class was a bit less volatile, as seven of the eight bouts went to the higher seeds. The only turn-around came when No. 9 Zach Roberson of Iowa State stopped No. 8 Foley Dowd of Michigan, 8-3.    The 141 class featured the continued run of two exciting unseeded wrestlers. Nate Parker of Oklahoma, the Penn State transfer without a seed, upset No. 3 Sean Gray of Virginia Tech, 6-3. Missouri's J.P. Reese, who has been lighting up the scoreboard, beat No. 10 Phillip Simpson of Army, 14-5. The unseeded and unheralded Reese beat the No. 7 seed in round one, as well.    The 149 weight was the first to hold form, as all eight top seeds advanced to the quarterfinals, the first weight without any upsets. The closest match came when No. 3 JaMarr Billman of Lock Haven was forced to sudden death overtime before stopping unseeded Karl Nadolsky of Michigan State, 5-3.    At 157, Iowa took a hit in a Big Ten battle, when No. 9 Gray Maynard of Michigan State knocked off No. 8 Matt Anderson of Iowa, 7-4. The top two seeds slaughtered their opponents. No. 1 Bryan Snyder of Nebraska scored a 25-10 technical fall over Tony Overstake of Oregon, while No. 2 Yoshi Nakamura of Penn used a number of slick throws for a 19-3 technical fall over Tim Foley of Virginia.    The 165 class featured another unseeded dreamer, as Mark Fee of Appalachian State nailed Tyrone Woodley of Missouri in 47 seconds. Fee make his mark in the first round with a 10-6 win over No. 4 Tom McMath of West Virginia. A low seed that stayed alive in the winners bracket was No. 11 Doc Vecchio of Penn State, who edged No. 6 Chris Vitale of Lehigh, 3-1.    The 174 pounders had some impact on the team race. When No. 9 Ryan Lange of Purdue edged No. 8 Jacob Volkmann of Minnesota, 3-2, it dinged the Gophers momentum. In a controversial bout, No. 7 Tyler Nixt of Iowa edged No. 10 Ty Wilcox of Oklahoma State, 3-2. Many fans felt that Wilcox scored a winning takedown as time ran out, but the officials did not make the call. All four top seeds won at this class, as expected.    At 184, another unseeded wrestler moved to the quarterfinals, as Wisconsin's Ralph Denisco beat Cal-State Fullerton's Rowdy Lundegreen 9-5. Lundegreen had knocked off the No. 1 seed in the first round. Another low seed advanced when No. 12 Kyle Hansen of Northern Iowa stopped No. 5 Viktor Sveda of Indiana, 12-9.     All eyes at 197 are on Iowa State's Cael Sanderson. Win No 156 for Sanderson came against Kyle Cerminara of Buffalo. The first period was a takedown clinic, as Sanderson scored four takedowns and let Cerminara up three times for an 8-3 lead. The second period was more of the same, ending at 17-7. Sanderson was so dominant that refs hit Cerminara for stalling point penalties twice. In the third period, Sanderson went to his pinning offense, locking up a cradle for a pin at 6:33.    An unseeded wrestler who advanced at 197, but should not be a surprise is Justin Ruiz of Nebraska. Ruiz beat his second straight seed with a 5-4 win over No. 10 Tom Grossman of Oklahoma. Ruiz, one of the nation's best prep talents, delayed his college career due to a religious mission. All the other expected seeds moved on.    At heavyweight, defending champion John Lockhart of Illinois, seeded No. 5, was knocked off by no. 12 John Testa of Clarion in a tiebreaker. Testa went to the bottom position, knocked Lockhart off from the top for an escape and won a 2-1 decision.     In a Pac-10 battle, No. 10 Kellen Fluckiger of Arizona State stopped No. 7 Jason Cooley of Oregon State, 5-1. Another lower seed emerged as No. 9 Paul Hynek of Northern Iowa pinned No. 8 Kevin Hoy of Air Force in 1:47. All the other expected seeds advanced.    The next part of the session is the early wrestlebacks. This is a cut-throat round, as all of the losers are out of the tournament, and even the winners have a long road back to All-American status. This is where individual athletes show their pride, and for wrestlers on contending teams, a chance to contribute to the team effort.    Consider Mario Stuart of Lehigh, who was an All-American last year but came in here unseeded. He dropped a first-round match this year to the No. 12 seed. He has already had two consolation matches on his long march back, an 11-2 win over Matthew Pitts of Chattanooga, and a 1:31 pin over Jerold Limongelli of Rider. His next match is against Chris Williams of Michigan, another talent who is not seeded but won his first match before getting thrashed by No. 1 Stephen Abas.    Another example is Tom McMath of West Virginia, the No. 4 seed at 165. He was upset right off the bat by surprising Mark Fee of Appalachian State. McMath has also won two consolation matches today, and still faces two more tough matches before he has earned All-American status.    The consolation rounds really pick up in the morning, and more of the participants will be from the top ranked teams. Meanwhile, every athlete who makes it through the first day still has individual All-American hopes. Those laboring in the consolations tonight just have a tougher road.    As the long session ended, Oklahoma is still in first, just two points ahead of Minnesota. Iowa, Michigan, Iowa State, and Oklahoma State are still in shooting range. There will need to be another at least another session before any team might pull away.    Quarterfinals on Friday morning  125 pounds  No. 1 Stephen Abas (Fresno State) vs. No. 8 Shawn Williams (Michigan State)  No. 5 Ben Vombaur (Boise State) vs. No. 4 Chris Fleeger (Purdue)  No. 3 Skyler Holman (Oklahoma State) vs.No. 11 Travis Lee (Cornell)  No. 7 Luke Eustice (Iowa) vs. unseeded Tom Noto (Hofstra)    133 pounds  No. 1 Ryan Lewis (Minnesota) vs. No. 9 Zach Roberson (Iowa State)  No. 5 David Douglas (Arizona State) vs. No. 4 Kevin Black (Wisconsin)  No. 3 Witt Durden (Oklahoma) vs. No. 6 Cliff Moore (Iowa)  No. 7 Jeff Ratliff (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Johnny Thompson (Oklahoma State)    141 pounds  No. 1 Mark Conley (Navy) vs. No. 8 Ch