Wrestling [2016-2017]

[dag14]

I think Dean is competing against guys who know they are going to lose and have been told not to give up too many points.  In his match this afternoon, he was clearly frustrated because his opponent wasn't wrestling and if a guy is basically lying on his stomach and moving as little as possible, even Gabe Dean can't always flip him for a pin.  In his match tonight, he got 2 or 3 points when his opponent was repeatedly called for stalling.

[ugarte]

R16:

157: #7 Palacio W 9-5 over #10 Heffernan (CMU). Good, fun match; he was too strong for his opponent. I think he may have been protecting his knee at the end. Up next is #2 Kemerer in the QF.

165: #13 Womack L 5-1 to #4 Jordan (Wisconsin) Jordan is a beast and he kept it close. That's pretty much all you can ask for. He looked tough on top in the third too. Up next is unseeded Hamman (NC St.) in the consy.

174: #2 Realbuto WTF 16-0 over #15 Engelkes (N. Ill.) Just crazy dominant. Almost finished it in the first period. Up next is #10 Brunson (Illinois) in the QF.

184: @1 Dean WMD 12-3 #16 Ellingwood (CMU) 11-3. Another kind of lackluster match. His opponents are running away but they always do that! He usually catches them. His shots aren't landing the way they usually do. (He didn't receive any points for stalling in either match.) Up next is #8 Dechow (ODU) in the QF; Dean beat him in the tournament last year and in the third place match 3 years ago.

Consy:

Grey WMD 10-2 over Ott (Harvard). Big win, well done. Up next is #9 Parker (Lehigh) who beat him 10-2 at Easterns.

Honis WMD 11-2 over Harrington (Iowa St.) I only saw the end of the third but Honis was on top and got a last-second tilt to score the major. Really nice. Up next is #12 Mattiace (Penn). He lost to Mattiace in February; Mattiace lost to Owen Scott, Cornell's other 197, at the dual meet.

[CU77]

Thanks ugarte, your summaries and analysis are much appreciated!

[ugarte]

7th 6th after day 1. (Cornell says 6th but they're wrong - the trackwrestling site is adding Minnesota's score incorrectly).

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PLACE TEAM        POINTS CH CONS
1 Penn St. 30.5 7 1
2 Ohio St. 26 5 3
3 Oklahoma St. 25.5 7 3
4 Iowa        24.5 6 3
5 Missouri 20 5 1
6 Cornell        19 3 3
7 Minnesota 18.5 4 3
8 Virginia Tech 18 5 2
9 Central Mich. 14.5 - 7
10 Lehigh        14 1 6
10 Nebraska 14 3       4


[scoop85]

7th after day 1. (Cornell says 6th but they're wrong - the trackwrestling site is adding Minnesota's score incorrectly).

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PLACE TEAM        POINTS CH CONS
1 Penn St. 30.5 7 1
2 Ohio St. 26 5 3
3 Oklahoma St. 25.5 7 3
4 Iowa        24.5 6 3
5 Missouri 20 5 1
6 Minnesota 19.5 4 3
7 Cornell        19 3 3
8 Virginia Tech 18 5 2
9 Central Mich. 14.5 - 7
10 Lehigh        14 1 6
10 Nebraska 14 3       4


ESPN also had Cornell at 6th last night, but I'll take your word for it!

[ugarte]

7th after day 1. (Cornell says 6th but they're wrong - the trackwrestling site is adding Minnesota's score incorrectly).

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PLACE TEAM        POINTS CH CONS
1 Penn St. 30.5 7 1
2 Ohio St. 26 5 3
3 Oklahoma St. 25.5 7 3
4 Iowa        24.5 6 3
5 Missouri 20 5 1
6 Minnesota 19.5 4 3
7 Cornell        19 3 3
8 Virginia Tech 18 5 2
9 Central Mich. 14.5 - 7
10 Lehigh        14 1 6
10 Nebraska 14 3       4


ESPN also had Cornell at 6th last night, but I'll take your word for it!

I'll be honest... after thinking about it, Minnesota was probably docked a team point for saying the ref fucks sheep or something and we're in sixth. I was hoping to look it up before anyone responded to my hasty post.

[mountainred]

FWIW, the Minnesota wrestling twitter feed says 7th:  "That's it for the 1st day at NCAAs. Minnesota sits in 7th place with 18.5 points, .5 behind Cornell and 1.5 behind Missouri."

In all, about as good a day as Cornell could realistically expect.  Everyone is still alive, everyone scored bonus points, and no one was upset.  Dylan has a big time challenge in front of him today, as does Mark, but either could pull an upset.

[ugarte]

Found it on a Minnesota wrestling forum:  an equipment violation.

[ugarte]

QF:
157: Palacio WBF 3:28 over #2 Kemerer. Starting in the bottom position, he reaches back, grabs Kemerer's ankle and head and leans back into him to flatten him out for an amazing fall. He moves into the SF and is a 2x All-American. Amaaaaaaaaazing.

174: Realbuto WBF 1:12 Just amazing. Trips Brunson to his back and just pushes him down. BReal is a 3x All-American, in the semis for the third time. What an incredible match.

184: Dean W 4-3 TB1 Dean is in the semis but he is definitely off. He barely survived. Even though Dechow didn't try much offense, I've never seen Dean miss this many shots; his first TD was dubious and he was reversed immediately; he almost gave up a reversal in rideouts to lose. BUT he's a 4x All-American, in the semis for the 4th straight year.

Consy:

133: Grey L 6-3. He's out. Scotty Parker is just better. Sigh. Only saw the third period but Grey needed a TD and wasn't close. More after the tournament on his career.

165: Womack W 7-2. Great job; never really threatened. He spent almost the whole second period getting ridden but he pulled off a reversal with 10 seconds left to extend his lead. Sweet. To get AA he'll have to beat #12 Matthews (Edinboro) and #7 Valencia (Arizona St.) Really tough path but really about as good as you can hope for; it's never easy.
WBF 1:04 over Matthews! What a great match and what a tournament for Bama.

197: Honis LMD 9-1. He's out. Good first tournament for Honis but he didn't have it in this match. Mattiace blocked his shots and turned one into at TD+2NF.

[semsox]

You guys need to find a video of the interview Palacio gave with Quint immediately after the match.

[mountainred]

You guys need to find a video of the interview Palacio gave with Quint immediately after the match.

Missed that, but I bet it was classic.

[upprdeck]

that was a crazy pin by Palacio

[semsox]

You guys need to find a video of the interview Palacio gave with Quint immediately after the match.

Found a low quality version on twitter: https://twitter.com/Mitch_Rupert/status/842775716190150656

[KenP]

Wow great interview.  He seems like a really intense and dedicated guy.  (which you have to be to compete at his level)

Gabe Dean keeps on winning but this was a bit of a nail-biter.  And he gave up another takedown.  Any thoughts or concerns?

[ugarte]

Wow great interview.  He seems like a really intense and dedicated guy.  (which you have to be to compete at his level)

Gabe Dean keeps on winning but this was a bit of a nail-biter.  And he gave up another takedown.  Any thoughts or concerns?

1. Palacio is nuts. It's his charm.
2. I've been worried about Dean since early in the Coleman match. He definitely seems off; he may win his semi wrestling like this but I can't see him winning in the final against Nickal or Brooks. That said, he's still alive.