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Carr Tabbed USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week

AMES, Iowa – David Carr has been named the USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week after going 3-0 in his final week of the regular season.

In the most anticipated match of the season, No. 2 Carr, a 2021 NCAA champion, defeated No. 1 Keegan O’Toole of Missouri, a 2022 NCAA champion, Wednesday in Columbia, Mo. Carr scored two takedowns in the match and rode O’Toole for the entire third period to earn a riding time point in his 7-2 victory.

Carr extended his winning streak to 26 matches and snapped O’Toole’s 41-match win streak.
The Canton, Ohio native also earned a victory over Northern Iowa’s No. 13 Austin Yant, 20-6, last Friday and defeated Illinois’ Anthony Federico, 16-2, on Sunday.

Carr finished the regular season with 72 takedowns while only allowing three, a 24:1 ratio. He posted a 20-0 record with victories against eight wrestlers ranked inside the top 15 in InterMat’s latest rankings. … rest of story at Cyclones.com/news/2023/2/17/carr-tabbed-usa-wrestling-athlete-of-the-week

February 25, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized