While having a deep conversation with Stephen Buchanan (buchanan.stephen_ ) and Jacob Cardenas (jacobxcardenas ), we suddenly found ourselves unable to hear each other over the deafening roar of the crowd. Instinctively, we turned to witness history unfold. Wyatt Hendrickson (wyatt_hendrickson ) had just pulled off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA wrestling history, taking down Olympic champion Gable Steveson (gable ) in the last 30 seconds of the match, and then riding him out in the last 20 seconds to secure the victory.
This moment not only stands as one of the biggest upsets in NCAA college wrestling history, but also shows how that the landscape of ncaa college wrestling in the heavyweight class has changed. This match was a thousand times more dynamic and entertaining than back in the day when heavyweight wrestlers barely shot, never scrambled, and certainly didn’t possess the overall athleticism and agility these two displayed. The heavyweight division has evolved big time, a...
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