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Top 10 College Wrestling Performances of the Week – Jan. 14th, 2019

Earlier last week we talked a how many big matches were on the horizon for the weekend and overall they did not disappoint. While Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) vs. Nick Suriano (Rutgers) was a dud, there will still plenty of great matches and incredible performances. Here are the ten top performances of the week in college wrestling.

10) Luke Weber (North Dakota State)

Even though the Bison fell to undefeated Pittsburgh 22-11, they did have a bright spot at the 157 lb weight class. Luke Weber, a Nebraska transfer, made his home debut for North Dakota State and shocked 10th ranked Taleb Rahmani 10-4. Luke jumped out to a 6-1 lead on Rahmani and never looked back. This was only Weber’s second dual appearance of the year for NDSU; he dropped his first match to North Carolina at the South Beach Duals. He will be a name to watch going forward for North Dakota State.

9) Cortlandt Schuyler (Lehigh)

For the most part, the 2018-19 season has not been kind to Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks entered the year with high expectations and a projected lineup that looked imposing in duals, as well as in tournaments. The injury bug hit hard and that ideal lineup had never materialized for head coach Pat Santoro. One of those wrestlers that missed some time early in the season was 149 lber Cortlandt Schuyler. Saturday EIWA-rival Cornell traveled to Bethlehem undefeated, ranked 11th in the country and ready for a third straight win over their hosts. The dual was all tied at 16 headed into the final bout of the night where Schuyler would meet Jonathan Furnas. Seven minutes were not enough and the match went to sudden victory where Schuyler registered the winning takedown. Not only did Cortlandt get his hand raised, but Lehigh took the dual meet, downing the Big Red for the first time at home since 2011.

8) Mike Carr (Illinois)

Since he did not compete at all in December and only came into last weekend with six matches under his belt, it may be easy to forget about eighth-ranked Mike Carr. Rest of the story at https://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/top-10-college-wrestling-performances-of-the-week-jan-14th-2019/71262?mc_cid=739d39d282&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 22, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized