Heil leads 5-2 after the first period. Ashnault in discomfort.
He defers, Heil chooses bottom https://twitter.com/hashtag/RUWR?src=hash
He defers, Heil chooses bottom https://twitter.com/hashtag/RUWR?src=hash
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Ashnault showing grit and wrestling through here.
He trails, 8-4 and starts the third on top https://twitter.com/hashtag/RUWR?src=hash
He trails, 8-4 and starts the third on top https://twitter.com/hashtag/RUWR?src=hash
141: No. 7 Anthony Ashnault fights through pain, falls, 9-4, vs. No. 14 Dean Heil (OKST).
Ashnault will wrestle for seventh tomorrow
Ashnault will wrestle for seventh tomorrow
That announcer was terrible. I mean horrific.
Tough break for Ash as he clearly was not 100%.
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Horrific is right.
Very unfortunate injury to Ashnault. Looks like a bad hamstring injury. Hope he can go tomorrow but I don't know it doesn't look good. I feel for him. He's devastated & could've placed higher.
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Future is very bright at RU. Got dippery snd giraldo off redshirts. Hopefully get a wrestling room that can actually fit 4 mats, hopefully enough money to hire a coach for the ROTC and hopefully get fully funded for out of state recruits.......great first year in big ten
Out here celebrating our AA. No way he wrestles tomorrow.. I think he would have taken Heil down at will if he did not hurt hamstrung. He would beat Jack tomorrow if he had and then wrestle for 3/4.
ST. LOUIS - Fighting for the full seven minutes and scoring a takedown at the 1:16 mark of the third period, 141-pounder Anthony Ashnault (South Plainfield, N.J.) defeated No. 13 Randy Cruz (Lehigh) with riding time in the consolation fourth round to become the 10th All-American in program history Friday night at the Scottrade Center.
Ashnault Becomes 10th Rutgers All-American
Ashnault Becomes 10th Rutgers All-American
All in all it was a great run by Anthony and you can see he can only build on this experience. It showed he can hang with the best in the country. I still am convinced he would have wrestled for 3/4 today if he did not get hurt. I will enjoy today and celebrate our kids efforts at the RU social tonight. It was a great year and with everyone back next year and some good recruits and kids coming off red shirt, the future is bright.
Will the staff hot the road recruiting after the tournament or will they take a break and reevaluate the roster. Also i believe that no one else is hoping on board for this class. Really excited for next year. Team is be better. Need to clear up 165,184 and 197.
I think a major shout out goes to Heil.
It looked like he took it easy that match and did not shoot for Ashnaults leg during the match.
I just became a fan of Heil's because of the class he showed.
(I may have looked at it wrong, but that was my opinion).
It looked like he took it easy that match and did not shoot for Ashnaults leg during the match.
I just became a fan of Heil's because of the class he showed.
(I may have looked at it wrong, but that was my opinion).
If Perrotti can move to 165 then I see 84 and 97 as the big issues. Not sure what the deal is with Orr at this point. The question is what is the right weight to maximize Hayden's potential? He has the frame for 197 but strength wise 184 seems more appropriate. Hopefully Lewis can handle 157 otherwise there may be a need for further shuffling amongst the lower weights (Hunt, Dippery). Ideally you keep Theo at 149. I wonder how many guys in the 141-149 range stay at the same weight class their entire college career?
NJ kids left (Evans is from Pa, went to Blair)
IN THE FINALS:
Taylor Walsh, Indiana - 165 pounds
IN THE RUNNING FOR THIRD PLACE (need to win twice Saturday):
B.J. Clagon, Rider/Toms River South - 149 pounds
Chris Villalonga, Cornell/Blair - 149 pounds
James Green, Nebraska/Willingboro - 157 pounds
Ethan Ramos, North Carolina/Hawthorne - 165 pounds
Mike Evans, Iowa/Blair - 174 pounds
James Lawson, Penn State/Manchester Township - 285 pounds
WRESTLING FOR SEVENTH-EIGHTH:
Anthony Ashnault, Rutgers/South Plainfield - 141 pounds
Alexander Richardson, Old Dominion/St. Peter's Prep - 149 pounds
IN THE FINALS:
Taylor Walsh, Indiana - 165 pounds
IN THE RUNNING FOR THIRD PLACE (need to win twice Saturday):
B.J. Clagon, Rider/Toms River South - 149 pounds
Chris Villalonga, Cornell/Blair - 149 pounds
James Green, Nebraska/Willingboro - 157 pounds
Ethan Ramos, North Carolina/Hawthorne - 165 pounds
Mike Evans, Iowa/Blair - 174 pounds
James Lawson, Penn State/Manchester Township - 285 pounds
WRESTLING FOR SEVENTH-EIGHTH:
Anthony Ashnault, Rutgers/South Plainfield - 141 pounds
Alexander Richardson, Old Dominion/St. Peter's Prep - 149 pounds
Nice showing by Clagon. True freshman right? Weren't there rumors concerning academics as the reason he could not join our team?
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R-Fr. Anthony Ashnault will not wrestle for 7th today due to injury. He will finish 8th as an All-American at #RUWR
R-Fr. Anthony Ashnault will not wrestle for 7th today due to injury. He will finish 8th as an All-American at #RUWR
Good observation, I agree.
Heil really showed a lot of class and allowed Ash to finish that match with dignity, instead of pushing the action he kind of sat back. Definitely recognized AA was in a fair amount of pain and discomfort. Instant fan of Heil. I'll be rooting for the kid as long as he's not wrestling any of our guys.
Can you imagine if Ash was wrestling an Iowa guy?!?! Lol.
Anthony Ashnault was an All-American for only two hours when disaster struck on the mat
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The Rutgers wrestling star captured the honor Friday after winning his Round of 12 match at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, but he suffered a potentially serious hamstring injury and was in pain throughout his final match of the night.
All-American Anthony Ashnault will not wrestle
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The Rutgers wrestling star captured the honor Friday after winning his Round of 12 match at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, but he suffered a potentially serious hamstring injury and was in pain throughout his final match of the night.
All-American Anthony Ashnault will not wrestle
Finals tonight (8pm) start at the 149 weight class. Probably to feature Logan Steiber going for his 4th title at 141 in the last match of the night.
Steiber has rolled over his competition much easier that Kyle Dake ever did, probably even more than Jordan Burroughs. He wins tonight big against Port, he goes into the conversation as Best Ever along w Dan Gable, Cael Sanderson, John Smith and a few others.
Who am I missing?
Steiber has rolled over his competition much easier that Kyle Dake ever did, probably even more than Jordan Burroughs. He wins tonight big against Port, he goes into the conversation as Best Ever along w Dan Gable, Cael Sanderson, John Smith and a few others.
Who am I missing?
"This is what I came to RU to do ... I truly believe in RU and I love it. It's the best decision I've made in my whole life" - A. Ashnault
