[Herky] NCAA Wrestling Championships

Jeff Napier jnapier111 at outlook.com
Sun Mar 19 18:55:23 PDT 2017


Let's start with the good news. Cory Clark wins a national title. The toughness he showed wrestling with the injured shoulder and being able to compete at that level is amazing.

Now the bad news as Jeff talked about in the previous email.  PSU won all five of those matches including two where they knocked of #1 seeded defending champions who were undefeated.  Add Suriano and you have 6 guys who will probably be favored to win the title next year.

Next year Iowa will be down losing Gilman, Clark, Carton, Meyer, and Brooks from this team.  And the problem is that their best guys (Sorensen, Kemerer, and Marinelli) are at the weights that PSU has national champions.  When I look at the match-ups PSU could very well shut out Iowa when they meet for a dual.

Iowa is doing a much better job of recruiting and in two years they will probably have 4 guys who were top 10 pfp coming out of high school in the line-up. This is still not close to what PSU is doing but much better than they have now.

Now for my annual rants at the end of the season. First I appreciate that ESPN streams every match and they have increased the amount of coverage on tv. But I grow tired of the obvious bias toward PSU. Certainly they will get more attention since they have five guys in the finals but when the guy doing the interview after the matches is leading the We are Penn State chant they have crossed the line. Just like it would not be appropriate for him to end his interview with Clark with Go Hawks. And they are interviewing former PSU guys and putting tweets from them on tv.

The other thing I noticed is this year they did not list the other place winners. Normally at the end of a weight they will put up a list of all eight guys.  These guys work so hard all year. Give them a few seconds of recognition on tv.

As far as the wrestling itself they still need to do something about stalling.  I watched too many matches where one guy takes 0-1 legitimate shots the whole match and while the other guy takes 5-10 good shots yet no stalling or stalling is called with 20 seconds left when it makes no difference.  For all the talk about PSU's exciting wrestling they would have two less champions if they called stalling as Joseph and Hall both stalled to wins in the semi finals.  There is also way too much riding that is just to ride with no attempt to turn the guy. I could go on with other areas where stalling is not called.  About the only thing I know for next year is that PSU will be very dominate and nothing will be done to address these needs.

One other thing that I would like to see changed is the challenge system.  There are way too many breaks due to challenges. Put a penalty to a challenge that does not get reversed. Award a point to the other guy or give him choice similar to what they did with injuries to stop the abuse of guys being injured to get a rest break.

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From: Herky <herky-bounces at lists.herky.net> on behalf of Jeff Hansen <jhansen34 at nc.rr.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2017 6:41 PM
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Jeff, thanks for all the updates and stats. Iowa should be pretty well assured of taking home the fourth place trophy, which is about the best result we could have expected. I'd made a comment earlier about what I think is the lack of progress around the Iowa program. We haven't been a factor in the team race since our last title in 2010 (the last year of the Virginia Tech class). I've been tracking the top eight teams in the tournament and here are some facts: Iowa returns 38.5 tournament points to next year's team. Contrast this with Oklahoma State returning 80, Ohio State with 106 and Penn State with 117.5. This is before any points are added in during the finals and the Penn State total is without any contribution from Suriano who was injured. Looks like a pretty steep hill to climb in the near term.

My understanding is the tonight's finals will start at 197, meaning it's like a Penn State dual meet for the last five bouts. Fans may want to turn down the sound on ESPN for those matches and listen to the radio call from Penn State. Jeff Byers is definitely a home team announcer but he gets pretty fired up and is entertaining to listen to. You can find the link to the broadcast on the Penn State website and it's free to listen to.

Jeff

On 3/18/2017 3:05 PM, Jeff Napier wrote:

Brooks gets stuck again and finishes fourth. Iowa finishes 7-1 for the session and moves from 7th to 4th.


Team Standings
Team    Points  Maximum
Potential
Points  # F     # 1st   # 2nd   # 3rd   # 4th   # 5th   # 6th   # 7th   # 8th
Penn State      122     152     5



        1



Ohio State      106     118     2

        2       1       1



Oklahoma State  99      105     1


        2       2       2       1

Iowa    93      99      1

        3       1




Missouri        82.5    100.5   3



        1       1




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Sorensen and Kemerer both win to take 3rd. Iowa now 7-0 for the day.

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It looks pretty good for Iowa to get a trophy (top four get trophies).  Missouri has 3 in the finals but they are huge underdogs in two so they probably only get one 1st which hopefully Iowa can match.


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Gilman wins and finishes 3rd.  According to the announcers much of the crowd gave him a standing ovation.


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Clark wins his match and is the only Iowa guy in the finals. If not for that I would say this round was a total disaster. Gilman loses his first match of the year. Sorensen and Brooks get stuck in the first minute of their matches against PSU opponents. Meyer and Wilcke lose their match and are eliminated. Kemerer wins two matches and stays alive in this battle to try and take 3rd.  It is really ridiculous how much better PSU is than Iowa. They win all five of their semi-final matches. Not sure what the team score record is but PSU might come close. If they had Suriano I think they would beat it.  And PSU will be better next year.

Team Scores
1.      Penn State      121.0
2.      Ohio State      89.5
3.      Oklahoma State  86.0
4.      Missouri        81.5
5.      Iowa    74.0
6.      Minnesota       60.0
7.      Cornell         57.5
8.      Virginia Tech   53.5
9.      Nebraska        50.0

2017 NCAA Division I Championships Results for Iowa
125 - Thomas Gilman (30-1) placed 6th and scored 13.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Thomas Gilman (Iowa) 30-1 won by major decision over Brent Fleetwood (Central Michigan) 22-12 (MD 19-6)
    Champ. Round 2 - Thomas Gilman (Iowa) 30-1 won by major decision over Nathan Kraisser (Campbell) 29-9 (MD 22-8)
    Quarterfinal - Thomas Gilman (Iowa) 30-1 won by fall over Nicholas Piccininni (Oklahoma State) 26-7 (Fall 6:04)
    Semifinal - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) 30-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Thomas Gilman (Iowa) 30-1 (SV-1 4-2)

133 - Cory Clark (19-3) placed 2nd and scored 16.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Cory Clark (Iowa) 19-3 won by decision over Connor Schram (Stanford) 15-6 (Dec 4-0)
    Champ. Round 2 - Cory Clark (Iowa) 19-3 won by decision over Pat D`Arcy (Princeton) 17-16 (Dec 10-5)
    Quarterfinal - Cory Clark (Iowa) 19-3 won by decision over Stevan Micic (Michigan) 28-6 (Dec 6-4)
    Semifinal - Cory Clark (Iowa) 19-3 won by decision over Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) 22-1 (Dec 7-4)

141 - Christopher Carton (26-10) place is unknown and scored 2.50 team points.
    Prelim - Christopher Carton (Iowa) 26-10 won by decision over Joshua Heil (Campbell) 15-13 (Dec 4-0)
    Champ. Round 1 - George DiCamillo (Virginia) 24-4 won by major decision over Christopher Carton (Iowa) 26-10 (MD 13-4)
    Cons. Round 1 - Christopher Carton (Iowa) 26-10 won by major decision over Cole Martin (Wisconsin) 21-17 (MD 16-4)
    Cons. Round 2 - Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) 25-9 won by decision over Christopher Carton (Iowa) 26-10 (Dec 9-6)

149 - Brandon Sorensen (29-5) placed 6th and scored 11.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) 29-5 won by fall over Matthew Zovistoski (Appalachian State) 28-11 (Fall 2:11)
    Champ. Round 2 - Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) 29-5 won by decision over Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) 29-13 (Dec 6-2)
    Quarterfinal - Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) 29-5 won by decision over Micah Jordan (Ohio State) 32-4 (Dec 3-0)
    Semifinal - Zain Retherford (Penn State) 27-0 won by fall over Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) 29-5 (Fall 2:37)

157 - Michael Kemerer (31-3) placed 6th and scored 13.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Michael Kemerer (Iowa) 31-3 won by major decision over Jake Danishek (Indiana) 19-15 (MD 14-3)
    Champ. Round 2 - Michael Kemerer (Iowa) 31-3 won by tech fall over Chase Delande (Edinboro) 23-18 (TF-1.5 6:34 (22-6))
    Quarterfinal - Dylan Palacio (Cornell) 11-2 won by fall over Michael Kemerer (Iowa) 31-3 (Fall 3:28)
    Cons. Round 4 - Michael Kemerer (Iowa) 31-3 won by major decision over May Bethea (Pennsylvania) 27-11 (MD 14-3)
    Cons. Round 5 - Michael Kemerer (Iowa) 31-3 won by major decision over Paul Fox (Stanford) 28-15 (MD 15-6)

165 - Joseph Gunther (20-10) place is unknown and scored 1.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Womack (Cornell) 34-10 won by major decision over Joseph Gunther (Iowa) 20-10 (MD 12-3)
    Cons. Round 1 - Joseph Gunther (Iowa) 20-10 won by decision over Lorenzo De La Riva (CSU Bakersfield) 19-13 (Dec 3-1)
    Cons. Round 2 - Joseph Gunther (Iowa) 20-10 won by decision over Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) 36-9 (Dec 6-3)
    Cons. Round 3 - Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa) 22-6 won by decision over Joseph Gunther (Iowa) 20-10 (Dec 8-3)

174 - Alex Meyer (26-9) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Alex Meyer (Iowa) 26-9 won by decision over Austin Dewey (Boise State) 24-15 (Dec 6-1)
    Champ. Round 2 - Alex Meyer (Iowa) 26-9 won by decision over Ryan Preisch (Lehigh) 25-6 (Dec 7-5)
    Quarterfinal - Bo Jordan (Ohio State) 18-1 won by decision over Alex Meyer (Iowa) 26-9 (Dec 4-3)
    Cons. Round 4 - Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma State) 22-7 won by decision over Alex Meyer (Iowa) 26-9 (Dec 13-10)

184 - Sammy Brooks (27-3) placed 6th and scored 13.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Sammy Brooks (Iowa) 27-3 won by decision over Nicholas Gravina (Rutgers) 23-11 (Dec 7-3)
    Champ. Round 2 - Sammy Brooks (Iowa) 27-3 won by fall over Dakota Geer (Edinboro) 31-10 (Fall 3:44)
    Quarterfinal - Sammy Brooks (Iowa) 27-3 won by fall over Emery Parker (Illinois) 30-10 (Fall 6:01)
    Semifinal - Bo Nickal (Penn State) 25-1 won by fall over Sammy Brooks (Iowa) 27-3 (Fall 1:02)

197 - Cash Wilcke (19-13) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Cash Wilcke (Iowa) 19-13 won in sudden victory - 1 over Tom Sleigh (Bucknell) 31-7 (SV-1 4-2)
    Champ. Round 2 - Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) 27-3 won by decision over Cash Wilcke (Iowa) 19-13 (Dec 4-1)
    Cons. Round 2 - Cash Wilcke (Iowa) 19-13 won by decision over Josh Marchok (Stanford) 16-9 (Dec 6-2)
    Cons. Round 3 - Cash Wilcke (Iowa) 19-13 won in sudden victory - 2 over Frank Mattiace (Pennsylvania) 28-11 (SV-2 4-3)
    Cons. Round 4 - Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion) 25-7 won by decision over Cash Wilcke (Iowa) 19-13 (Dec 7-6)
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Good second round for Iowa. Meyer knocks off the 6th seed.  The only loss in the championship side was Wilcke at 197 which was expected.  Carton and Gunther both win their first consolations matches.


2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Schedule

Date


Time (ET)


Session


Network/

WatchESPN Link


Number of ESPN3 Mat Feeds


Thu, March 16


Noon –  3:30 p.m.


First Round


ESPNU


Eight Mats





7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.


Second Round


ESPN


Eight Mats


Fri, March 17


11 a.m. – 2 p.m.


Third Round  –  Quarterfinals


ESPNU


Eight Mats





8 p.m. – 11 p.m.


Fourth Round  – Semifinals


ESPN


Six Mats


Sat, March 18


11 a.m. – 2 p.m.


Fifth Session – Medal Round


ESPNU


Three Mats





8 p.m. – 11 p.m.


Sixth Session – Championship Finals


ESPN


One Mat


Please Note: WatchESPN.com<http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index> and the WatchESPN and ESPN app will have links for individual mat feeds throughout the Championship





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