[Wrestling] NCAA Championships

[ugarte]

Bad start to the day:

125: Perrelli loses badly and is out of the competition. This was a weight class where we were expected to have an advantage over Penn State but ended up with the same result. Meanwhile, Iowa's 125 - the defending national champion - is tearing through the bracket.

133: Grey loses a MD to the #1 wrestler. Penn State WBF and is in the semis; Iowa is alive in the consis.

141: Manson loses 3-0 to the #7 wrestler and is out of the competition. Penn State lost and drops to consis; Iowa moves on to the semis.

149: Dake wins 3-0 (whew) and moves on to the semis. Penn State is in the other semi match; Iowa doesn't have a 149. Cornell and Penn State face "easier" matches than chalk in the semis. Dake vs. #8, Molinaro vs. #6.

157: Meagher loses 10-7 after taking a 7-3 lead in the third period. Crushing. Meagher is eliminated. Penn State beats Iowa in the QF.

165: Kerber wins 7-4 and advances. Iowa wins conolation match by TF. Penn State has nobody at 165. Kerber will next face the Iowa wrestler, #11 Jansen, in a critical match.

174: Lewnes wins 7-3 and advances to the semifinals. Cornell catches a break as Penn State's Ruth defaults out of his QF with an ankle injury. Iowa's 174 is done. Lewnes will next face #7 Amuchastegui (Stanford).

184: Bosak dominates his opponent, winning a 15-0 TF, and advances to the semifinals. #9 Wright (PSU) knocks off the #1 wrestler to move to the semis. #11 Gambril (Iowa) knocks off #4 to reach the semis. One of them will make the final, while #3 Bosak will face his nemesis, Lehigh's #2 Hamlin.

197: Simaz WBF in 2:20! Cam moves on to the semis. Iowa loses in the semis; PSU didn't qualify a 197. Simaz will face Kilgore (Kent) and have a chance to avenge his only loss of the season.

285: Cornell doesn't have a heavy. Penn State's heavy injury defaults in the QF; potentially out of the tournament. Iowa has nobody left at 285.

I probably should be tracking Oklahoma State too. But I'm not.

[upprdeck]

PSu Heavy now out with a leg injury

[ugarte]

Does anyone (here) know if the third round of consolation matches is in the morning or evening session?

[Jim Hyla]

Does anyone (here) know if the third round of consolation matches is in the morning or evening session?

No, but we are No. 1 after the quarters.:-)

1 CU   61.0
2 PSU  60.5
3 Iowa 51.0

[Chris '03]

Does anyone (here) know if the third round of consolation matches is in the morning or evening session?

I think it's tonight: http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcaonline/brackets.pdf
The schedule for wrestlebacks is on the bottom of the page as opposed to the top for the champ bracket.

[ugarte]

Does anyone (here) know if the third round of consolation matches is in the morning or evening session?

I think it's tonight: http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcaonline/brackets.pdf
The schedule for wrestlebacks is on the bottom of the page as opposed to the top for the champ bracket.

That looks like it is the morning - Friday morning stretches across the third round of consy. Thanks for the tip.

[Chris '03]

Does anyone (here) know if the third round of consolation matches is in the morning or evening session?

I think it's tonight: http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcaonline/brackets.pdf
The schedule for wrestlebacks is on the bottom of the page as opposed to the top for the champ bracket.

That looks like it is the morning - Friday morning stretches across the third round of consy. Thanks for the tip.

I can't count... the fourth round is tonight though! ::doh::

[ugarte]

Damn. Kerber is out. Cornell is done for the morning session. I think Iowa and Penn State are also.

[gjk22]

Damn. Kerber is out. Cornell is done for the morning session. I think Iowa and Penn State are also.

So much for 6 All-Americans, as we only have five alive at this point. I was counting on Kerber.

Grey will wrestle tonight in the 4th round of the wrestlebacks. He needs one win to get to the All-American round. The other 4 will go in the semifinals on ESPNU tonight at 7pm, and have secured top 6 already.

Team title chances starting to split away, as Perelli, Kerber, and Meagher all disappointed in the wrestlebacks. Meagher was leading after 2 periods, and lost, and the other two lost to lower seeds.

We still have a chance, but we would need multiple champions from our top 4.

[upprdeck]

two PSU guys are likely done though

[ugarte]

Preview for tonight:

Upcoming semis:

149: #4 Dake vs. #8 Sanjaa (American) - Winner to face #2 Molinaro (PSU) or #6 Chamberlain (Boise)
174: #3 Lewnes vs. #7 Amuchastegui (Stanford) - Winner to face #1 Reader (Iowa St.) or #5 Henrich (U Va.)
184: #3 Bosak vs. #2 Hamlin (Lehigh) - Winner to face #9 Wright (PSU) or #12 Gambrall (Iowa)
197: #1 Simaz vs. #4 Kilgore (Kent) - Winner to face #2 Foster (Ok. St.) or #3 Brandvold (Wisc.)

Upcoming Round of 12:
133: #8 Grey vs. UR Ray (UVU) - Winner to face #5 Ruggirello (Hofstra) or #6 Ramos (Iowa)

Still alive from Iowa and PSU:
125: #2 McDonough (Iowa) vs #3 Precin (NW) (Semis)
133: #3 Long (PSU) vs #2 Hochstrasser (Boise) (Semis); #6 Ramos (Iowa) vs #5 Ruggierello (Hofstra) (Rd of 12)
141: #5 Marion (Iowa) vs. #1 Russell (Mich) (Semis); #6 Alton (PSU) vs #12 Kemmerer (Penn) (Rd of 12)
149: #2 Molinaro (PSU) vs. #6 Chamberlain (Boise) (Semis)
157: #3 Taylor (PSU) vs. #2 Fittery (American) (Semis); #6 St. John (Iowa) vs. UR Lewandowski (Buffalo) (Rd of 12)
165: #11 Janssen (Iowa) vs. #7 Onufer (Wyoming) (Rd of 12)
174: #2 Ruth (PSU)* vs UR Manuel (Purdue) (Rd of 12)
184: #9 Wright (PSU) vs #12 Gambrall (Iowa) (Semis)
197: #5 Lofthouse (Iowa) vs. #11 Ward (Iowa St.)
285: #9 Wade (PSU)* (Rd of 12)

* Wade and Ruth injury defaulted their last match and may be unable to compete.

[gjk22]

Bosak with a huge opportunity for revenge...


Lehigh-Cornell Dual meet in January

"At 184 pounds, No. 3 Steve Bosak took down No. 9 Robert Hamlin a minute into the match. After 45 seconds, Hamlin escaped. Bosak started the second period down on the mat and escaped. Hamlin countered a shot by Bosak and took down the Big Red wrestler with 13 seconds left in the period. Hamlin chose neutral to start the third period. Hamlin took down Bosak to take a 5-3 lead. Bosak would escape but could not score against an evading Hamlin and lost a 5-4 decision."

EIWA Finals

"Sophomore Steve Bosak squared off against No. 4 Robert Hamlin at 184 pounds in the finals. Hamlin took down Bosak 18 seconds into the bout, but the Big Red wrestler immediately escaped. The two wrestlers continued high energy action throughout the period. In the second, Bosak escaped from his opening down position to tie the match 2-2. Bosak earned his first offensive points of the bout with a takedown, but Hamlin escaped. Hamlin quickly escaped from his opening down position to start the third period to tie the score once again at 4-4. The two wrestlers entertained the crowd once again trading shots back and force each countering their opponents shots. With time winding down, Hamlin took down Bosak. Bosak would immediately escape, but time ran out and Hamlin won a 6-5 decision."

[upprdeck]

nice win by Grey and a loss by PSU's Long in the semi's as did Ramos for Iowa.

[upprdeck]

great match at 141 and marion for iowa loses in multiple Ot's

[upprdeck]

Dake into the finals vs the PSU kid at 149