AP PHOTO - Iowa's Stephen Buchanan, left, reacts after defeating Penn State's Josh Barr during the 197-pound championship match at the NCAA wrestling championships Saturday in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA — University of Iowa graduate student Stephen Buchanan II won the 197-pound NCAA Wrestling Championship on Saturday night, defeating Penn State’s Josh Barr, 5-2.

Buchanan, the No. 2 seed, used a second-period takedown and a third-period escape, along with a riding time point, to end up on top of the podium.

“The work that I put in, just the amount of time that people put into me, it means the world,” Buchanan said.

Buchanan’s individual title is the 86th in Hawkeye history and the 14th under head coach Tom Brands.

Buchanan finishes the year 26-1 and his career as a four-time All-American.

No. 2 seed Drake Ayala earned a second-place finish at 125, falling to top-seeded Lucas Byrd of Illinois, 3-2, in tiebreakers. With the score tied 1-1 after sudden victory, Ayala earned an escape in the first period but was hit with his second stalling call in the second tiebreak period.

The Fort Dodge native finishes his season with a 21-3 record and is a national runner-up for the second straight season.

No. 2 seed Michael Caliendo finished second at 165. He dropped an 8-2 decision to top-seeded Mitchell Mesenbrink in the finals. Caliendo finishes his season 24-3, with all three of his losses coming to Mesenbrink.

Patrick Kennedy placed fourth at 174, and Ben Kueter was eighth at 285.

Parker Keckeisen’s historic career at Northern Iowa came to an end as the five-time All-American fell short in his bid for a second-straight NCAA title. Keckeisen fell 4-3 to top-seeded Carter Starocci of Penn State, who claimed his fifth national title.

Keckeisen, a five-time Big 12 champion and only five-time Division I All-American in program history, finishes the season with a 28-1 record. He also became the first Northern Iowa wrestler to appear in three consecutive NCAA championship bouts since Bill Koll (1946-48).

UNI’s Cael Happel defeated Navy’s Josh Koderharnt to finish in fifth place at 141.

Panthers head coach Doug Schwab has been named the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s Division I Men’s National Coach of the Year. Schwab, in his 15th season at UNI, is the first Panther coach to earn the national coaching honor from the NWCA.

Iowa State’s Jacob Frost finished his NCAA Championships debut in seventh place. The No. 9 seed, Frost closed with a 17-3 major decision over Minnesota’s No. 6 Vance VomBaur.

Penn State, just the second program to have 10 All-Americans in one season, scored 177 points to top its record from last year.

The Nittany Lions were followed in the team standings by Nebraska (117), Oklahoma State (102.5) and Iowa (81). UNI was ninth (45.5) and Iowa State was 27th (18).