NCAA Wrestling Championship: Thursday, Session 1 Thread

[Badger Pete]

We are going at it in two hours. Watch on ESPN+.

LFG!!!!!!!

 

[Walleye79]

We are going at it in two hours. Watch on ESPN+.

LFG!!!!!!!

Keep us posted. I have no power and obviously no WiFi. and a lot of yard cleanup ahead of me. Unfortunately won’t be able to catch some early rounds

 

[Badger Pete]

Cable Smiith rides out Babin of Pitt to gain 2 minutes of riding time. Now Babin is riding Smith like a mule.

 

[Badger Pete]

Now OT at 0-0

 

[Badger Pete]

Smith wins on a takedown in SV. Man, just like the BigTens, he looks much slower than earlier this year. Pitt had 4 times as many shots.

 

[Badger Pete]

17 Van Dee vs 16 Miller from Penn

 

[Badger Pete]

3-1 Van Dee after 1. He looks very aggressive.

 

[Badger Pete]

Van Dee goes down 8-4. Could not ward off the shots from Penn.

 

[PvilleHuskerTim]

Smith wins on a takedown in SV. Man, just like the BigTens, he looks much slower than earlier this year. Pitt had 4 times as many shots.

Smith is too passive, for my taste. Seems to win too many matches in SV or by 1-2 points. Margin for error is very high with that type of style. But he has 20 wins so far this year -- so who am I to judge? That is why I had him at 5th place in my predictions. But could also see him lose a match late in the 3rd period.

 

[Badger Pete]

1 Hardy vs 32 Singleton Oregon State. Singleton is battling. 8-3 Hardy at end of 2nd.

 

[Badger Pete]

Brock bonus points 12-3.

 

[Badger Pete]

2 Ridge Lovett vs 31 Cartella Northwestern. Cartella up 3-0. 5-4 after 1 for Ridge.

 

[Badger Pete]

4 nearfall for Cartella. Yikes.

 

[Walleye79]

4 nearfall for Cartella. Yikes.

Ouch

 

[Badger Pete]

Super funky reversal for Ridge. Tied up 8-8 going into the 3rd.

 

[Badger Pete]

Ridge takes down and scores on another funky reversal.

 

[skintight]

jeesh

 

[Badger Pete]

Ridge wins 10-8. Wow, he had to work himself out of a hole to win.

 

[Badger Pete]

133lb 1-ranked Lucas Byrd had to secure riding time to barely beat the 32 kid from California Baptist. All the kid had to do to win is escape. WOW!

 

[Badger Pete]

3 Antrell Taylor vs 30 Conway Mizzou

 

[Badger Pete]

Antrell pushing it and scores 2 takedowns in the 1st. 6-1 going into the 2nd. Nice work!!!

 

[Badger Pete]

Upset Special: 149lbs #3 Johnson ISU gets beat by #29 Giofree from Virginia

 

[Badger Pete]

Antrell with a gas tank full today. Tech fall 19-4!!!!! Yes!!!

 

[Badger Pete]

8 Chris Minto vs 21 Bianchi Little Rock just started.

 

[Badger Pete]

Minto scores first with a double.

 

[Badger Pete]

Minto with a 2 minute ride out that included 4 back points. 7-0 going into the 3rd.

 

[PvilleHuskerTim]

BP, love the continual updates. Have to work, but able to take quick looks at this thread. Extremely appreciated.

 

[ADV1]

133lb 1-ranked Lucas Byrd had to secure riding time to barely beat the 32 kid from California Baptist. All the kid had to do to win is escape. WOW!

Hardy spoke about the mental side and how it's anyone's game at nationals... prime example right there

 

[ADV1]

BP, love the continual updates. Have to work, but able to take quick looks at this thread. Extremely appreciated.

I'm doing the same... along with TW/HWtwitter

 

[Badger Pete]

Major for Minto!!! 12-1!!! Way to go!!!

 

[Badger Pete]

It's way too early but........

1. Penn State
2. Nebraska
16. Iowa LOL

 

[Badger Pete]

8 Leaping Lenny Pinto vs 25 Harkins from Army up next.

 

[Badger Pete]

0-0 after 1.

 

[Badger Pete]

Lenny missed on a couple of shots and had to scramble to get out of a deep shot by Army

 

[Badger Pete]

4 back points for Army. Yikes.

 

[Badger Pete]

Escape for Lenny. Army kid is super strong and is avoiding Lenny's shots.

 

[Badger Pete]

Escape for Army. now 5-1. Lenny's got to go.

 

[Badger Pete]

Lenny goes down 5-1. Harkins from Army was a #25? The kid was strong, smart, and could scramble.

 

[ADV1]

Lenny goes down 5-1. Harkins from Army was a #25? The kid was strong, smart, and could scramble.

I so hope he comes back strong in consolations... I was hoping for a great finish for him

 

[Badger Pete]

8 Silas Allred vs 21 DuVall GMU up next