People get so butt hurt about a guy competing in college for 6-7 years but still sit around the bar talking about the time they placed 4th at a youth state tournament...
Shane Griffith had every chance, and right, to bury the coward
@Stanford
administrators who dropped wrestling. But he didn't, because he's humble and better than that. That's what sports teaches you. That's what wrestling teaches you.
The
@Stanford
administration should be so fucking ashamed of themselves. Look what these athletes are doing without your support. Imagine what they could do with it
32 qualifiers for each weight class at NCAAs. Anyone who does not receive an at large bid is able to enter a tournament on the Wednesday before the big dance starts. Winner gets the 33 spot. Leaves it in the hands of the wrestlers instead of a committee. Imagine the storylines
For all of you that followed along and enjoyed it: thank you!! I thought no one would follow and I would do 1 round and quit. Now we got this ha. From my first follower
@Jagger712
to the other 6,747 of you, thank you so much. I hope it made these crappy times a little better
We virtually robbed Luke of an NCAA title with a 5-1 lead in the third period of his senior year and he is able to have fun with it. Be more like Luke.
Tonight's finals matchups:
125 Lee vs Glory
133 Rivera vs Gross
141 Pletcher vs Lee
149 Mauller vs Kolodzik
157 Monday vs Carr
165 Wittlake vs Joseph
174 Hall vs Kemerer
184 Lujan vs Brooks
197 Moore vs Adams
285 Steveson vs Parris
To all the wrestlers, coaches, and team accounts that played along and interacted with us, that was the best part of this. Thank you for being good about it. Sorry we didn’t pick your team to have 10 Champs
Haven’t had to weigh in for competition in 13 years. Had a dream last night that I was 5 over with an hour to go. Woke up stressed as hell.
This still happen to anyone else?
I REALLY hope RBY wins tomorrow and has one hand behind his back the entire time they’re in neutral.
That’s my favorite version of Iowa wrestling Twitter
How awesome would it be if wrestling grew big enough that the RTCs formed a pro league and wrestling could have a draft
“With the first overall pick, the Pennsylvania RTC selects: Spencer Lee, 57 kg, Iowa”
Guys, please try to remember all this crap is for fun. I promise you, no one respects wrestlers and what they have to go through more than what I do. I just did this as a way to fill the void for NCAAs
Kennedy Blades. Kylie Welker. Sage Mortimer. Macey Kilty. Emily Shilson. Peyton Prussin. Felicity Taylor. Etc, etc, etc. How the hell are D1 schools not jumping on this opportunity?!?!
197 Finals
Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) dec AJ Ferrari (Oklahoma State) 9-6
Bonaccorsi is able to prevail for takedowns on two extremely close scrambles to take home the 197lb vNCAA title in hi first year at the weight!
I don’t care what state it is or how many classifications you have. If you are wrestling for a state title, there should only be one mat in the middle of the arena.
Bout 347, 133 Quarterfinals
Lovett (Nebraska) dec DeSanto (Iowa) TB1 7-6
@HuskerWrestling
A late 4 point move ties it up, before Lovett is able to ride out the last 30 second period to secure his second major upset of the tournament
January 28th at Carver Hawkeye
Iowa vs PSU
125: Lee vs Suriano
133: DeSanto vs RBY
141: Eierman vs N. Lee
149: Murin vs vanNess
157: Young vs J. Lee
165: Marinelli vs Facundo
174: Kemerer vs Starocci
184: Brands vs Brooks
197: Warner vs Dean
285: Cassioppi vs Kerkvliet
🔥🔥
Bout 501, 125 Semifinals
Lee (Iowa) mdec Mueller (Virginia) 13-5
@Hawks_Wrestling
@LeeSpencerlee36
plays the takedown game late and picks up a huge bonus point. He walks off yelling at the Flo crew "How about that gas tank?" Fireworks to get us started
Bout 128, 184 Round 1
Nelson Brands (Iowa) dec Dominic Ducharme (CSU-Bakersfield) 8-7
Brands hot mic: “Sometimes you put the hens in the coup too early and you end up with pancakes for breakfast!!”
If y’all really want to grow wrestling, go volunteer and get involved at the youth level. Help get more kids started in the sport and be part of why they want to stay.
The women are killing it. Still got Kayla, Helen, Jacarra, and Sarah. Cadets just won the team title. Juniors are about to unleash killers like Shilson, Blades, Welker, etc. Present and future is so bright for USA women’s wrestling.
The Virtual NCAA Tournament will go bout by bout, session by session until we are left with 10 NCAA Champions and find out who the team champions are. Tune in at 9 AM ET as the pigtail and first round matches get everything kicked off
I apologize Iowa fans, you are right. Gabe Arnold is amazing and will undoubtedly smash the overrated Carter Starocci when they wrestle. I am stupid for questioning that and will try to be better in the future
One of my favorite things to do is submit my wrestling brackets when someone ask me to be in a March Madness Basketball bracket challenge. Never gets old
Annual tradition. Make your way too early national champ picks for 2025.
Ayala
Crookham
Mendez
Alirez
Haines
Messenbrink
O’Toole
Keckeisen
Buchanan
Feldman
Penn State COULD lose Bartlett, Starocci, and Kerkvliet on top of for sure losing Brooks and Truax
2025 could be a lot more interesting than people are saying
First, I wanna say huge thanks to
@hagertony
for the awesome graphics for our champs,
@bryanhazard
for all the amazing intros, and
@FantasyD1Wrestl
and
@TeamKuzinski
for doing all the brackets and team scores!! That was a lot of work that you didn’t have to do.
Bout 511, 165 Semifinals
Wittlake (Oklahoma State) dec Marinelli (Iowa) 4-3
@CowboyWrestling
In a match that looked identical to their regular season meeting, Wittlake flips it with a slick misdirection takedown at :17 and rides it out to hold on for the win!