The big stories are usually the same at the NCAA Championships. Who will win the individual titles? Who are the longshots and the legends who end up as champions? How will the team race shake out?    All of the wrestlers competing on Saturday at the NCAA meet are All-Americans. None of the All-Americans wrestling Saturday morning can win a national title. But there is a lot at stake for most of those in the final bouts of the consolation rounds.    This is a round for the small stories, the little dramas that the true wrestling fans enjoy. There is a calm in the building on Saturday morning, but the intensity on the mats is impressive.     Consider the past champions who fell short of the finals here. One is Johnny Thompson of Oklahoma State, who made the finals his first three years. Now as a senior, Thompson is in the wrestlebacks for the very first time of his college career. This is uncharted territory for him.    His first opponent of the day, in the round to determine if he can go for the bronze or for fifth, is another returning champion, Travis Lee of Cornell. Lee was No. 1 seed, and had beaten Thompson in the All-Star meet earlier in the season. This will be Lee's first match since his semifinal loss to Iowa State's Zach Roberson.    Thompson or Lee?    Other returning champions in the wrestlebacks this year are Teyon Ware of Oklahoma at 141 pounds, Ryan Bertin of Michigan at 157 pounds and Jake Rosholt of Oklahoma State at 184 pounds.     Consider Scott Moore of Virginia, the No. 1 seed at 141 pounds. His brother Josh Moore of Penn State moved from the No. 6 seed at 133 pounds to make the finals. Scott was thrashed in the semifinals against Cliff Moore of Iowa. The Moore brother in the finals is the one that was not projected to be there. In order to wrestle this year, Moore transferred to a new college from Penn State, and had an unbeaten year until the semifinal loss. How will Moore handle this?    What about the freshmen? Sam Hazewinkel of Oklahoma at 125 pounds, Darryl Vazquez of Cal Poly at 133 pounds, Jeff Eckloff of Oklahoma at 149 pounds, Travis Paulson of Iowa State at 157 pounds, Kurt Backes of Iowa State at 184 pounds and J.D. Bergman  of Ohio State at 197 pounds are all seeking the highest placement possible.    "Wrestlers to the center circle. Referees, you can begin your matches!" said PA announcer Todd Hibbs, promptly at 10:00 a.m.    Using four of the six mats, two weight classes went at the same time. A fan really has to pay attention to catch all the high-quality action at the same time. Points are hard to come by in this round of All-Americans.    Right off the bat it was Thompson vs. Lee. Lee opened the match with a takedown, followed by a quick Thompson escape for a 2-1 lead. In the second period, Thompson was down and got an escape for a 2-2 tie. On the edge of the mat, Thompson hit a hip toss, putting Lee on his back and almost pinned him. The five-point move put Thompson up 7-3. In the third period, Lee got his escape to close it to 7-4. In the last 30 seconds, the action was hot. Lee got a single leg takedown with 30 seconds left for a 7-6 score. Lee cut Thompson, and Thompson anticipated the Lee shot, spinning behind for a takedown with 18 seconds to go for a 10-6 lead. Lee quickly reversed him with 12 ticks to go to make it 10-8. Lee tried to cut Thompson loose, but Thompson stayed in contact with Lee, and let the final few seconds tick away. In the champions battle, which many expected in the finals, it was senior Thompson over junior Lee, 10-8.    Of the past champions, Thompson, Bertin and Rosholt won their first bouts to move into the third-place match.    Bertin, with an edge on takedowns, beat freshman Travis Paulson of Iowa State, 8-4. Rosholt won the takedown positions, and earned a 5-3 in over Bryan Glynn of Illinois    The past champions going for fifth place are Lee and Ware. Ware lost a tight 3-2 match to Jason Mester of Central Michigan, almost getting a winning takedown in the closing moments, which Mester barely countered out of.     Scott Moore reacted impressively to losing the night before. In the first period, he quickly tossed Nate Gallick of Iowa State to his back and pressed for a pin in just 1:22. Moore made a reputation this year as one of the greatest pinners in recent history. This was a battle of the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, again in a match many expected to see on Saturday night.     Of the freshmen, Hazewinkel, Vasquez and Bergman won their first matches and qualified for the bronze-medal round.    On the third-place mat, the 125-pound bout went to freshman Sam Hazewinkel of Oklahoma, with a  dominant 9-1 major decision over Mario Stuart of Lehigh, a match which he controlled from all positions. When it comes to freshman performances this year, only finalist Ben Askren of Missouri will have placed higher than this talented Sooner.    When Johnny Thompson stopped Darryl Vasquez in the third-place match, 6-3 at 133 pounds, it was a compelling example of his character.  Vasquez was the fourth athlete that he defeated here in St. Louis that he had lost to during the season. If there is any doubt that Thompson is a money wrestler, who peaks at the big show, his ability to avenge losses eliminated all doubt. After the victory, Thompson received a standing ovation from the large Cowboy section of the arena for a tremendous effort.    Travis Lee finished his season with a big win, 12-0 over Foley Dowd of Michigan. Fifth place is not what the classy Lee was expecting this year, but he wrestled with the same intensity and     Scott Moore ended his career on the third-place mat, cradling Jason Mester of Central Michigan early on at 141 pounds and getting the pin in just 1:43. Moore had an amazing season, finishing off the season with a 50-1 record with 34 falls. His reputation as a pinner is clearly cemented in wrestling history.    Like Thompson, returning champion Ware at 141 pounds was off on a fifth-place mat to finish his season. Nate Gallick of Iowa State was the opponent.  Gallick scored the first takedown, and Ware got his escape. In the second period, Gallick got his escape, then another Ware escape in the third period made it 3-2. Gallick nailed a leg attack takedown with 25 seconds to go to ice the win, finishing off a 5-3 win. This time, a returning champion ended his season with a loss, as Ware closed the day in sixth place.    The third-place match at 157 pounds was a rematch of the 2003 finals, with Ryan Bertin of Michigan facing Alex Tirapelle of Illinois. This match was for pride, as they have developed a tremendous rivalry within their conference and all over the national scene.  It was not much of a barnburner this time, as they wrestled like opponents who have seen each other many times. Bertin scored a third period takedown and won 3-1, avenging the loss in the Big Ten finals.    The 174-pound third place bout had team implications. This morning, Lehigh made a move into third place and had a mathematical chance to catch and pass second place Iowa. However, Iowa's Tyler Nixt stomped Lehigh's Brad Dillon in the third-place bout, 9-3, giving Iowa a strong edge in keeping the second place trophy.    Returning champion Jake Rosholt of Oklahoma State closed the deal at 184 pounds, taking third place over Iowa's Paul Bradley, 6-5. It was an active first period at 5-4 with Rosholt leading. The second two periods slowed down considerably. Rosholt's defense stopped Bradley's offense on the feet in the final period, and the Cowboy finished the season with a win.    The final freshman on the mats was J.D. Bergman at 197 pounds, going for the bronze medal against Arizona State's Ryan Bader. Bergman became the second freshman to place third this year, defeating Bader 5-4.    The round finished by 1:00 p.m. Only four and a half hours until the finals, and the really big show. Meanwhile, the morning session was interesting and fun, if you paid close attention.