The excitement is now building towards 8pm , for one of the most important moments in time for Rutgers Athletics !!. At approximately 8pm, Nick Suriano attempts to become Rutger's first National Champion in Wrestling. I am not sure what other individual Rutgers athletes can claim an individual championship. This moment for RU Wrestling fans , is of Epic Importance ! A win won't only give Rutgers it's first NCAA champion, but will probably guarantee a top 10 finish for Rutgers ! This, after finishing 11th in the Big10s, and being ranked approx 18 by most of the ranking services.
Let the finger biting begin !!
Finals Order (these are FloWrestling rankings, not the NCAA seeds)
125: #1 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) vs #3 Spencer Lee (Iowa)
133: #1 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) vs #2 Stevan Micic (Michigan)
141: #1 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) vs #3 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)
149: #1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) vs #15 Ronnie Perry (Lock Haven)
157: #1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) vs #2 Hayden Hidlay (NC State)
165: #1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) vs #2 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State)
174: #1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) vs #2 Mark Hall (Penn State)
184: #1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) vs #2 Myles Martin (Ohio State)
197: #3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) vs #4 Michael Macchiavello (NC State)
285: #1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) vs #2 Adam Coon (Michigan)
Let the finger biting begin !!
Finals Order (these are FloWrestling rankings, not the NCAA seeds)
125: #1 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) vs #3 Spencer Lee (Iowa)
133: #1 Seth Gross (South Dakota State) vs #2 Stevan Micic (Michigan)
141: #1 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) vs #3 Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)
149: #1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) vs #15 Ronnie Perry (Lock Haven)
157: #1 Jason Nolf (Penn State) vs #2 Hayden Hidlay (NC State)
165: #1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) vs #2 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State)
174: #1 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) vs #2 Mark Hall (Penn State)
184: #1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) vs #2 Myles Martin (Ohio State)
197: #3 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) vs #4 Michael Macchiavello (NC State)
285: #1 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) vs #2 Adam Coon (Michigan)