12: 48 AM ET
Associated Press
TULSA, Okla.– Purdue’s Matt Ramos pulled among the most sensational upsets in NCAA Department I battling history, ending Iowa star Spencer Lee’s chase for 4 nationwide titles with a pin in the closing seconds of their semifinal match Friday night.
Ramos, the No. 4 seed at 125 pounds, got the fall with one 2nd staying in the 3rd duration to end the country’s longest win streak at 58 matches.
Ramos had actually been singing about his belief that he might beat Lee.
” I work truly tough and I rely on what I think in, and having the ability to speak it out into presence– I’m not attempting to be arrogant or anything, however if I can’t get it out into the world, then I do not think it will occur,” he stated.
Lee’s loss leaves Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis as the only wrestler still in contention for a 4th title Saturday. He beat Penn State’s Shayne Van Ness 8-3 in his semifinal match at 149 pounds. If Diakomihalis beats Ohio State’s Sammy Sasso in the last, he will end up being the 5th wrestler to win 4 Department I championship games.
Diakomihalis was aware that Lee had actually lost prior to his semifinal.
” In the minute it resembled, ‘Wow,’ I didn’t understand what to believe,” Diakomihalis stated. “I imply, he is among those people who’s been really dominant– most likely more dominant than I have actually been.”
Diakomihalis stated he comprehended the pressure Lee dealt with.
” You got to feel for him a bit, right?” Diakomihalis stated. “I’m type of in a comparable position. The entire arena is waiting on you to lose. Perhaps they’re not cheering versus you, however privately in the back of their head, it gets a little louder when the other man is going to rating.”
Penn State is surrounding its 10 th nationwide title in 12 years. The Nittany Lions have 116.5 points. Iowa remains in 2nd with 77.5 points followed by Cornell (64) and Ohio State (62).
However Ramos was the story of the night. He led Lee 4-1 at the end of the very first duration, however Lee scored a four-point near fall in the 2nd duration to take a 5-4 lead and established the drama in the 3rd.
Ramos will deal with Princeton’s Pat Magnificence, who beat Nebraska’s Liam Cronin 8-2 in the other semifinal, for the champion Saturday. Magnificence, the No. 2 seed, is unbeaten.
” It’s a dream for me,” Ramos stated. “The task is refrained from doing yet.”
The 3 Penn State wrestlers seeking their 3rd nationwide titles– Roman Bravo-Young at 133, Carter Starocci at 174 and Aaron Brooks at 184– all advanced to the finals.
Bravo-Young got a two-point takedown in abrupt success time versus Arizona State’s Michael McGee. He now has the country’s longest win streak at 56 matches.
” That was an enjoyable match there,” Bravo-Young stated. “Discover a method to get it done.”
Bravo-Young will deal with Cornell’s Vito Arujau, who beat Oklahoma State’s Daton Repair 11 -3 in the other semifinal. Repair had actually lost in the finals 3 times, however he was unbeaten and seeded 2nd.
Starocci beat Cornell’s Chris Foca in the semifinals and advanced to deal with Nebraska’s Mikey Labriola in the last. Starocci beat Labriola 6-1 in the Big 10 last in a fight of unbeatens.
Brooks, seeded 3rd, beat No. 2 seed Trent Hilday of NC State 6-3 in a semifinal. He will deal with the front runner, Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen, in the last.
Penn State got a 4th finalist when freshman Levi Haines, the No. 2 seed, beat Nebraska’s Peyton Robb in the semifinals at157 He will deal with North Carolina’s Austin O’Connor in the last. The front runner stayed unbeaten after beating Lehigh’s Josh Humphreys.
At 165, No. 1 seed David Carr beat Princeton’s Quincy Monday 6-5 in a semifinal. Monday’s daddy is 1988 Olympic battling gold medalist Kenny Monday.
Other No. 1 seeds who advanced to the finals were Michigan’s Mason Parris at 285, Pitt’s Nino Bonaccorsi at 197 and Iowa’s Genuine Woods at 141.