Kyle Snyder had a tougher match than usual, prevailing 8-5 in the Championship bout over Wisconsin veteran Connor Medbery. Also, BiG Coach of the Year, Ohio State’s Tom Ryan.
Archives for March 2017
Kollin Moore with the “Upset” of Brett Pfarr, B1G Photos, IX
March 10, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Buckeye wrestler Kollin Moore is no longer a surprise as his freshman season moves to its final week. In the B1G Championship Moore reverses the result against Pfarr from earlier in the year. Moore nearly pinned Pfarr and had him on the ropes from the very beginning of the match. Moore becomes the latest in a growing list of recent Buckeye freshman champions.
B1G Wrestling Championship Photos III
March 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Bo Jordan v. Mark Hall, B1G Championships, VIII
March 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Bo Jordan had to battle through surgery and injury to get to the B1G Championship. While one might worry about his mat conditioning against the young Phenom Mark Hall, as the match wore on it was Jordan who finished with strength, hitting a winning doubleleg takedown in overtime. The relief and joy is visible.
Future Champ Luke Pletcher, B1G Championships, VII
March 7, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Luke Pletcher has the skill. What he has that makes that skill work, and why he will win a lot, is an aggressive style that shows he is unafraid to fail and comfortable learning from adversity. This trait has propelled the great ones: Logan Stieber, Nathan Tomasello, Bo and Micah Jordan, Myles Martin and of course, Kyle Snyder.
Here is Pletecher, Micah Jordan and a bit more of Tomassello, from the B1G Championships in Bloomington, Ind.
Kyle Snyder in B1G Wrestling Win, VI
March 7, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Kyle Snyder wins his semifinal bout in the 2017 B1G Championships in Bloomington Ind. Also Kollin Moore and a game Jake Ryan
Tomasello Over Clark, B1G Wrestling V
March 7, 2017 by Leave a Comment
With a time expiring sit out for the win over Iowa’s Cody Clark, Nathan Tomasello added his third B1G title.
Enjoy Myles Martin’s Epic Match vs. Bo Nickal, B1G Photos IV
March 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The action of coaches and wrestlers was intense, the action on the mat was furious. Yet a another dramatic chapter of Martin vs Nickal
B1G Wrestling Championship Photos II
March 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Luke Pletcher, bookending photos of Micah Jordan, finished fourth as a true freshman in the B1G Wrestling Tournament. Micah Jordan in his dramatic win over Iowa’s Brandon Sorenson.
B1G Wrestling Championship Photos I
March 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Some action from Bloomington: Top, Jake Ryan battled for an NCAA spot despite fighting off nagging injury. Cody Burcher, pride of Gnadenhutten, dispatches his Iowa opponent. Several shots of Nathan Tomasello’s winning showdown with Michigan’s Stevan Micic.
