It's no surprise that it wasn't a close match between Iowa and No. 18 Indiana on Friday - but that doesn't mean that there were no surprises.
After losing against No. 8 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) last Sunday, senior 125-pounder Charlie Falck (No. 5) pulled out an upset against No. 3 Angel Escobedo. Escobedo won both the Big Ten and NCAA Championships last year. This is obviously a big win for Falck who will wrestle No. 4 Brandon Precin at Northwestern today. Precin has a 23-2 record.
On the flip side senior Alex Tsirtsis lost in an upset against former high school teammate Andrae Hernandez. Hernandez, who is unranked, pulled out two points to beat the No. 2 141-pounder in double overtime to win, 3-1. I'm not sure if this was mentally a challenge for Tsirtsis or what. I guess, I can't imagine competing against former teammates myself, but it's part of the game. He better pick it up before the final season dual today against Northwestern.
Iowa forfeited the heavyweight match. I'm not sure what that was all about. I guess we'll see if Dan Erekson is going to be back today or if he's waiting until Big Tens in a couple of weeks. Either way, redshirt freshman Jordan Johnson had been filling in the last couple of duals.
After losing against No. 8 Zach Sanders (Minnesota) last Sunday, senior 125-pounder Charlie Falck (No. 5) pulled out an upset against No. 3 Angel Escobedo. Escobedo won both the Big Ten and NCAA Championships last year. This is obviously a big win for Falck who will wrestle No. 4 Brandon Precin at Northwestern today. Precin has a 23-2 record.
On the flip side senior Alex Tsirtsis lost in an upset against former high school teammate Andrae Hernandez. Hernandez, who is unranked, pulled out two points to beat the No. 2 141-pounder in double overtime to win, 3-1. I'm not sure if this was mentally a challenge for Tsirtsis or what. I guess, I can't imagine competing against former teammates myself, but it's part of the game. He better pick it up before the final season dual today against Northwestern.
Iowa forfeited the heavyweight match. I'm not sure what that was all about. I guess we'll see if Dan Erekson is going to be back today or if he's waiting until Big Tens in a couple of weeks. Either way, redshirt freshman Jordan Johnson had been filling in the last couple of duals.
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Brands told KXIC he watched Erekson warm up and that he winced so they pulled him. But he added Erekson "has the green light with everybody. We just have to get him through where he is completely confident." So I'm not sure if the sprain got into his head or what.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Iowa pitchers, Dahm used 5 guys including Kenyon against St. John. Only Patrick Shatz and Phil Schreiber went more than an inning (3 and 2 respectively). So the bullpen has been failing.
Against Illinois, Tony Manville and Jarred Hippen threw after Jacobs was out in the 5th.