General 2012-13 Wrestling thread

ugarte · March 22, 2013, 12:54:06 PM

Dake keeps on truckin'. 13-0 win over Sultzer. Up next is #4 Caldwell who Dake beat 4-1 earlier this year.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the bracket, #2 Taylor pinned #7 Polz in 24 seconds. Taylor didn't face his opponent, #3 Peter Yates, this year but pinned him last year.

Dake and Taylor are really building up the anticipation for the final by being unstoppable.

KenP · March 22, 2013, 01:42:28 PM

If all continues as expected, what day and time would the Dake-Taylor match be? And do you know if it's ESPN or ESPN2?

ugarte · March 22, 2013, 01:54:23 PM

Bosak rolls on to the semis with a 4-1 win. Up next is the match against Ruth who continues to dominate everyone he faces. Undefeated Bennett and Bosak nemesis Hamlin face off in the other semi.

Only match left for Cornell in the early session is Nevinger v. Hucke to go to the Round of 12.

ugarte · March 22, 2013, 01:55:17 PM

Quote from: KenPIf all continues as expected, what day and time would the Dake-Taylor match be? And do you know if it's ESPN or ESPN2?

Tomorrow night, don't know the network. I think the finals start at 8PM? Someone will post more accurate info by then.

ugarte · March 22, 2013, 02:38:08 PM

Perfect morning for the Big Red.

Nevinger avenges his loss to Hucke with a 7-2 win. He is one match away from repeating as All-American. He'll face #7 Mark Ballweg (Iowa), who he beat earlier this year.

ugarte · March 22, 2013, 02:49:37 PM

Tonight:

125 SF: #6 Garrett v. #2 Delgado (Illinois)
165 SF: #1 Dake v. #4 Caldwell (Oklahoma State)
184 SF: #4 Bosak v. #1 Ruth (Penn State)

141 C4: #11 Nevinger v. #7 Ballweg (Iowa)

I think Cornell is tied for 5th heading into tonight, but I stopped paying attention after the last Cornellian wrestled today.

Chris '03 · March 22, 2013, 03:14:26 PM

Quote from: ugarteTonight:

125 SF: #6 Garrett v. #2 Delgado (Illinois)
165 SF: #1 Dake v. #4 Caldwell (Oklahoma State)
184 SF: #4 Bosak v. #1 Ruth (Penn State)

141 C4: #11 Nevinger v. #7 Ballweg (Iowa)

Tonight is on ESPNU starting at 7pm EDT.

It follow Yale @ Princeton men's lax (live).

ugarte · March 22, 2013, 07:56:37 PM

Nahshon Garrett can't handle #2 Delgado and falls 10-5. He goes to the consolation bracket; his opponent is still undetermined. Winner of an unseeded wrestler from Minnesota who has been tearing up the bottom of the bracket and either #5 or #8 (I didn't catch who won that match). Still in the running for third.

BUT MAN OH MAN! Mike Nevinger beats Mark Ballweg 12-8 in a wild match and is an All American for the second year in a row! He took an early 4-0 lead which he held through a scoreless first period. In the third, Nevinger and Ballweg started scoring on each other like crazy (mostly Ballweg TD and reversals and Nevinger escapes) but Nevinger had too big a lead for Ballweg to score enough to win. Crazy. Wish I could have seen it on something other than wrestling's version of LiveStats.

Dake's semifinal coming soon...

billhoward · March 22, 2013, 08:25:34 PM

Quote from: ugarteDake's semifinal coming soon...

Around 8:30 pm EDT

ugarte · March 22, 2013, 08:39:23 PM

Up next on the mat: Kyle Dake.

cth95 · March 22, 2013, 08:41:30 PM

Just came across this ESPN article on Dake, Taylor, and NCAA wrestling's impact on keeping wrestling in the Olympics:

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9070875/ncaa-wrestling-championships-anticipate-bout-cornell-big-red-kyle-dake-penn-state-nittany-lions-david-taylor

billhoward · March 22, 2013, 08:57:42 PM

Dake wins 2-0, #2 Taylor (Penn State) gets another pin, so the match of the decade or whatever, it's on as the last match Saturday night, so that would be around 9:30-10:00 Eastern.

Jim Hyla · March 22, 2013, 09:02:30 PM

Quote from: cth95Just came across this on the bottom left of ESPN's home page:

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9070875/ncaa-wrestling-championships-anticipate-bout-cornell-big-red-kyle-dake-penn-state-nittany-lions-david-taylor

This:

QuoteThe NCAA Division I wrestling championship is one of only five NCAA championships that made money in 2012. Between ticket sales, programs and merchandise, the tournament netted more than $500,000 for the NCAA. That ranked third behind men's basketball and men's ice hockey, topping every other championship, including the College World Series and the women's basketball tournament.

:-)

And this:

QuoteSaturday night finals at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

And, and this:

Quote"Most of the time, people run away from the competition, especially if they're friends," says Dake. "It's just a sport, though. Nothing that's going to happen on the mat is going to ruin anything. We're both going out there to win and put on a show."

ugarte · March 23, 2013, 12:19:38 AM

So... on tap for tomorrow.

165: Dake vs Taylor for All The Tostitos

125: Nahshon Garrett v #5 Jarrod Garnett (Va. Tech). The opposite side of the consy semi is #1 Waters (Mizzou) / #9 Sprenkle (ND St.)

141: Mike Nevinger v #1 Hunter Steiber (Ohio St.). The opposite side of the consy semi is #5 Henderson (UNC) / #6 Kishignyam (Citadel)

184: Steve Bosak v #7 Jimmy Sheptock (Maryland). The opposite side of the consy semi is #2 Bennett (CMU) / #12 Lofthouse (Iowa)

Going into tomorrow, Cornell is in 5th place. Penn State is running away with the team title again.

George64 · March 23, 2013, 12:20:07 AM

Quote from: billhowardDake wins 2-0, #2 Taylor (Penn State) gets another pin, so the match of the decade or whatever, it's on as the last match Saturday night, so that would be around 9:30-10:00 Eastern.

Note picture of winner Taylor and crestfallen Dake at 2006 Junior Nationals in this article on their longterm friendship. Here's hoping that this time Dake is on top of the podium.