2019-2020 NCAA Wrestling: Week 6 Recap

A few scattered duals and two opens with the RENO TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS to cap things off for week six of collegiate wrestling.

Not wanting another 3-2 squeeker  Hayden Hidlay of North Carolina State did not keep it close at all as he dismantled Matt Zovistoski 16-3


Not a whole heck of a lot happened at CLEVELAND STATE OPEN but I do want to comment on three things.  First and foremost loved seeing Evan Cheek win a title.  Also loved seeing Kevin Snyder of Ohio State win a title.  I'm anxious to see how good he is.  He's a backup right now but his back up is Kollin Moore who is capable of winning an NCAA title this season.  Moore a senior and Snyder a junior, means we have a shot at seeing Snyder varsity next season.  All American potential?

Also surprised to see Nick Vestal of Ohio move up to win the 165 lbs title.  Behind Zac Carson at 157, maybe this is his new home?

UNI OPEN All I have to say is that I was hoping Aden Reeves would've done a little better.   Gonna have tough breaks in college wrestling. It's too damn tough not too.  Better to have them early on. 



RENO went pretty much the way I thought it would. A few surprises here and there, and not everyone that I thought would wrestle did.

Here I thought Fresno State had a pretty tough wrestler in Durbin Lloren and he is! Yet Kyle Parco who is redshirting might be even better.  He placed higher anyway.

Who is Jaden Abas? Holy cow.  Uncle Stephen and Uncle Gerry...ok now it makes perfect since why he won the 149 lbs title.  Happy to see Mason Smith back on the mat.  Took 3rd.

Winning the 157 lbs title, it was nice to see Dewey Krueger of Wyoming wrestle as well as he did.

Former Wyoming wrestler Lucas Lovvorn of Baker defeated Hayden Hastings of Wyoming for hte 174 lbs title.  That in my opinion was rather ironic.

Josh Hokit the football player took the mat for the first time. Forfeited to 4th place.  Disappointed by that, was wanting to see him and Jere Heino go at it.