No. 14 wrestling team drops two
Lynn Wloszek
The No. 14 Chippewas received a less than favorable draw in the tournament, and dropped matches to No. 2 Iowa and No 19. Boise State.
Central did not fare much better than last year against Iowa, dropping a 28-8 contest after losing 36-6 last season at Duals. The Chippewas lost in the consolation bracket to the Broncos 20-12.
Despite the team’s losses, CMU’s two top-ranked wrestlers were 2-0 on the day. Junior 141-pouder Jason Mester, ranked 4th in the country, and No. 6 Kevin Carr at 165 were able to win both of their matches for Central. Both of their wins were major decisions against the Hawkeyes.
Both of them also posted victories over BSU, along with 177-pound sophomore Mitch Hancock and 184-pound redshirt freshman Alex Lammers.
With the losses, CMU drops to 7-2 in all non-conference matches.
No. 1 Oklahoma State defeated Oklahoma in the nationally prestigious meet, in which all of the nation’s top ten teams participated. Iowa and Ohio State were the tournament’s semifinalists.
Head Coach Tom Borrelli could not be reached for comment.
