What a weird tournament. Spencer lost, Rby lost (and was only the 3rd fastest wrestler in his weight class), yianni was a hair away from losing twice, penn state only had two champs (I predicted this one), real got jobbed by himself and the refs but…Murin AA’d, Nelson AA’d, Cass AA’d and Warner hushed the doubters with his AA. I relearned that anybody can be beaten (Lee and RBY hadn’t lost in 100+ matches over a three year period) and that hard work truly does pay off (thank you, max). I’m especially thankful for the career of Spencer Lee and all of the sacrifices he made along the way, the grit of max murin and Jacob Warner, the consistency from Cass and the electricity and swag Real has brought to Iowa. I’m thankful for all of the NCAA wrestlers who left it all on the mat, except sharter stallrocci. Can’t stand that guy. Congrats to Yianni on 4 titles, Parris for getting his first (and most likely the hodge), o’toole for his best Jeremy Hunter impersonation (if you get this on an Iowa board, I’m impressed), Carr for losing with grace, nino for being a deserving good guy, glory for…**** glory. But seriously, this is what makes wrestling and wrestlers so great. We have the privilege of watching them compete for titles but sometimes all they leave with is heartbreak. It’s a tough sport but that’s part of the reason we love it. Win or lose, that’s wrestling.
Special shout out to PK, teske, cobe and assad who didn’t get what they wanted but showed up and no doubt gave it their all. Go Hawks!
Special shout out to PK, teske, cobe and assad who didn’t get what they wanted but showed up and no doubt gave it their all. Go Hawks!