Well that was short and sweet. One of the shortest weeks in collegiate wrestling but none the less, quite a few things worth noting!!
Ricky Padilla of Fresno State sure took it to Austin Matthews of Northern Colorado in the Bulldog Vs Bear dual. I was also surprised to see Mosha Swartz with a victory over Gary Joint.
Ohio's Mario Guillen is a tough one to figure out. He seems to always been up for the bigger matches and then he loses ones to guys you'd think he'd beat. Good win for Franco Valdes of Chattanooga though.
I was not expecting Sam Carter of Appalachian State to look as good as he did. A true freshman none the less and he absolutely controlled North Carolina's Joey Melendez. This kid good enough to contend for a SOCON title this season? Boy if he wrestles like he did today, yes.
I've been a Noah Baughman fan and supporter his whole career. I said for the past two seasons that if he could find his way back into the Cornell lineup he'd do things for the Big Red. He looked great against #1 Luke Pletcher of Ohio State today in a 8-6 loss. He took him to the wire. Very, very excited to see what Baughman can do in Vegas next weekend.
Did Iowa make a statement today or what?!?! Holy cow!! The Hawkeyes took it to the Badgers like the Cowboys to the Bills in Superbowls 27 and 28. Austin DeSanto taking out Seth Gross. Tony Cassioppi taking out Trent Hillger. Both Max Murin and Pat Lugo duking out close wins against tough opponents. Then Alex Marinelli with yet another win over Evan Wick. At this point, I don't know if I'd call it a rivalry anymore or not. I think the one win Wick has over Marinelli may be his only.
The one highlight for the Badgers was Johnny Sebastian's win over Cash Wilcke. He really needed a win of that caliber. It'll do wonders for his confidence.
As to Wilcke, I still think he has a chance to keep his spot. It's not 100% Nelson Brands yet. Some may think that now, but let's see what happens at Midlands before we make as Regis Philbin would say, "Our final decision."
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