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ST. LOUIS - Redshirt senior Luke DeLuise (184 pounds) and sophomore Tyler Richardson (197) both reached the second round of the consolation bracket, but fell one win short of All-America honors at the NCAA Division II Championships on Friday in St. Louis.

DeLuise reached the quarterfinals with a10-8:sv1 victory over Zev Green (Lake Erie) before dropping a 16-0 (4:15) technical fall against No. 3-ranked Nick Burghart (Maryville), a 2014 All-American, and a 7-2 decision to Terrence Smith (Shorter).

Richardson lost a 6-3 decision to No. 5 Jayd Docken (Augustana), a four-time national qualifier and 2013 All-American, in his opening bout. He rebounded with an 8-7 decision over Brandon O'Neill (Ashland) before a 10-6 setback to Jacob Cramer (Tiffin), a three-time national qualifier.

DeLuise and Richardson were the 10th and 11th ESU wrestlers to reach the NCAA Championships in six seasons in DII (since 2010).

DeLuise rallied from a 4-1 deficit after the first period in his first-round win over Green. He had a takedown and three near-fall points in the second period, and two escapes in the third period to force sudden victory, where he took down Green after 22 seconds to advance to the quarterfinals.

Richardson also used a second-period takedown and three near-fall points to secure his win over O'Neill in the consolations. After a scoreless first period, Richardson led 5-3 through two periods and held off O'Neill with three key escapes in the third.

Richardson avenged a 7-6 setback to O'Neill in the Ashland Duals on January 3.

The top eight finishers, which advanced to Saturday's sessions, earned All-America honors.

ESU has four All-Americans in DII since 2010 - Shane Mallory (2010 - 184), Braden Turner (2012 - 157), Ed Ebewo (2012 - 197) and Brendan McKeown (2013 - 174). ESU has 22 All-Americans in program history.

DeLuise, the Super Region 1 fourth-place finisher two weeks ago, finishes his final season at ESU with a 17-11 record and a 15-11 mark against DII competition. He reached the semifinals of the regional before earning his NCAA trip.

DeLuise finishes his career with a 51-36 record with 26 wins by bonus points (17 falls, one technical fall and eight major decisions). A three-year starter at 184 pounds, he was a local standout at Pius X and transferred to ESU after two years at Bloomsburg. He had a career dual record of 29-14.

Richardson was 19-10 (12-5 DII) at 197 pounds this season and was ranked No. 1 in Super Region 1 since late January. He was the region runner-up, falling 3-2 to Chris DiLorio (LIU Post) in the regional final.

Richardson competed at 285 pounds as a freshman in 2014, going 4-11 overall (4-10 at 285), before emerging as the region's top 197-pounder as a sophomore.