I imagine that Mitch M will be very active and dominate tonight. Time to solidify his Hodge.
2026 NCAA Championship Session VI Thread
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It may not be. Just wondering. I don't want to act special (even though I am) and be able to do whatever, but I get excited and don't want to wait to post during big events.
I have to wonder if that kid holds 141 next year. He's freakishly tall. Tallest 141 I have ever seen.
Help us Ben Davino, you're our only hope
PJ puked watching that td awarded.
Seriously...he puked. I heard him do it clear from Johnstown PA...
Seriously...he puked. I heard him do it clear from Johnstown PA...
Party on in Iowa City. Trophy tonight.
The only remaining question is will Iowa give out championship rings for their peaked performance 4th place trophy!!!!!!
The only remaining question is will Iowa give out championship rings for their peaked performance 4th place trophy!!!!!!
Dunno about "epic collapse", but Brutus has gotta be disappointed with a 5th place team finish after the regular season they had.
I'm going to guess that Manning may also be out of bricks.
We'll find out at 174.
So much for Mendez deserving The Hodge or Tan Tom being Coach of The Year.... The leaders of this sport have become such sad, pathetic morons, it's ridiculous (The Hodge showed how absurd they are after snubbing the only 5x Champion in NCAA history last year).
After what they did to Duke yesterday, the powers that be in NCAA wrestling deserve nothing but disdain.
After what they did to Duke yesterday, the powers that be in NCAA wrestling deserve nothing but disdain.
If I post, there's a time limit before I can post again. Can we stop that for big events?
Unlike Robideau, Mendez still had a leg when the takedown was called.
Anyway, I can't believe SR Mendez took that shot, knowing that Vega's big trick is the counter cradle, after training with Jaggers for 4 years, after getting away with it in regulation when they went out of bounds, with a free stall call to give, and while being likely to win in rideouts.
Just a colossal brain fart by a 2x national champ.
Anyway, I can't believe SR Mendez took that shot, knowing that Vega's big trick is the counter cradle, after training with Jaggers for 4 years, after getting away with it in regulation when they went out of bounds, with a free stall call to give, and while being likely to win in rideouts.
Just a colossal brain fart by a 2x national champ.
SVN rolled through but I'm expecting them to call it a pin.
That's a takedown and no back points. Let's go Shane. Let it fly
It felt like Mendez was either arrogant and thought he could blow through him or he was a bit gun shy about getting mixed up with him
The hell?Why didn’t SVN just hold on for a stalemate? He put himself in a bad position for no reason and let Valencia take him down.
149 Final - #1 Shayne Van Ness vs. Aden Valencia (STAN)
Period 1:
Here we go. Circling, tying up & hand fighting. SVN presses forward. Valencia shoots, SVN counters, but nobody scores. There's a flurry of action & Valencia comes out with a leg. SVN works to his feet & rolls, but Valencia finishes the TD on the edge, 3-0. He almost catches SVN on his back, but SVN rolls through to his belly. Out of bounds & restart. Stanford throws the brick. I think Stanford wants nearfall points on the last exchange. We're under review. Challenge overturned, no nearfall. Back to action. SVN is still down. Blood time for SVN before we start. Valencia with a heavy ride. SVN works to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 3-1. SVN shoots, but Valencia blocks him off. Collar ties & hand fighting in the center. Valencia reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Heavy hand fighting & collar ties by both. Valencia shoots & gets to an ankle, but SVN kicks free. Valencia takes SVN to the edge & out. SVN gets a stall warning. Circling & tying up. SVN shoots & gets to a leg, but Valencia fights out of it. SVN takes Valencia to the edge. They're both down on their knees & they go out of bounds, 19-sec left. And we're stopped again. Time for the wrestlers to take a break & get a drink. Back to action. SVN presses forward, but he can't find an opening & time expires. 3-1 Valencia, +20-sec RT
Period 2:
Valencia takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 4-1. Valencia drops to a leg. SVN tries to pancake him, then sprawls back & gets an ankle too. Stalemate & restart. Valencia shoots & gets to a leg, SVN counters & finishes a TD on the edge, 4-4. Wow! SVN just wouldn't quit! Out of bounds & restart. Valencia is still down. He pops to a quadpod, then his feet & gets the escape, 5-4. And we're stopped again. More blood time. Back to action. SVN presses forward off the whistle. Collar ties & hand fighting. Valencia with some clubs. SVN shoots a double, but Valencia blocks him off. SVN shoots again & gets a leg. Valencia throws in a whizzer & then gets a leg. He hangs on until time expires. 5-4 Valencia
Period 3:
SVN takes down. He pops to his feet & gets a quick escape, 5-5. Collar ties & hand fighting. Valencia tries an underhook, but SVN pulls out of it. Valencia reaches for a leg, but can't get there. He drives forward & shoots. He locks around SVN's leg. SVN sprawls back. Valencia is trying to come out the back. SVN gets to an ankle & they're head to feet. Stalemate & restart. Hand fighting & collar ties again. SVN presses forward. He takes a half shot & Valencia circles away. Valencia dives in, SVN counters. Valencia counters that. There's a wild scramble & they end up head to feet as time expires. 5-5
SV:
More blood time for SVN before the start of SV. Hand fighting & circling with some fakes. SVN with a half shot. He presses forward. Valencia shoots & gets to a leg. SVN gets to an ankle & Valencia gets the TD? WTF was that? Time for a challenge. That was garbage. What is a takedown anymore? That seems to be quite subjective these days. Why stop that? Give the guys time to finish the exchange. Is this the same ref that screwed PJ? The fix is in. Lol.
Aden Valencia DEC Shayne Van Ness 8-5 (SV)
Shayne Van Ness takes 2nd Place!
Period 1:
Here we go. Circling, tying up & hand fighting. SVN presses forward. Valencia shoots, SVN counters, but nobody scores. There's a flurry of action & Valencia comes out with a leg. SVN works to his feet & rolls, but Valencia finishes the TD on the edge, 3-0. He almost catches SVN on his back, but SVN rolls through to his belly. Out of bounds & restart. Stanford throws the brick. I think Stanford wants nearfall points on the last exchange. We're under review. Challenge overturned, no nearfall. Back to action. SVN is still down. Blood time for SVN before we start. Valencia with a heavy ride. SVN works to his feet, gets hand control & the escape, 3-1. SVN shoots, but Valencia blocks him off. Collar ties & hand fighting in the center. Valencia reaches for a leg, but can't get there. Heavy hand fighting & collar ties by both. Valencia shoots & gets to an ankle, but SVN kicks free. Valencia takes SVN to the edge & out. SVN gets a stall warning. Circling & tying up. SVN shoots & gets to a leg, but Valencia fights out of it. SVN takes Valencia to the edge. They're both down on their knees & they go out of bounds, 19-sec left. And we're stopped again. Time for the wrestlers to take a break & get a drink. Back to action. SVN presses forward, but he can't find an opening & time expires. 3-1 Valencia, +20-sec RT
Period 2:
Valencia takes down. He works to his feet & gets the escape, 4-1. Valencia drops to a leg. SVN tries to pancake him, then sprawls back & gets an ankle too. Stalemate & restart. Valencia shoots & gets to a leg, SVN counters & finishes a TD on the edge, 4-4. Wow! SVN just wouldn't quit! Out of bounds & restart. Valencia is still down. He pops to a quadpod, then his feet & gets the escape, 5-4. And we're stopped again. More blood time. Back to action. SVN presses forward off the whistle. Collar ties & hand fighting. Valencia with some clubs. SVN shoots a double, but Valencia blocks him off. SVN shoots again & gets a leg. Valencia throws in a whizzer & then gets a leg. He hangs on until time expires. 5-4 Valencia
Period 3:
SVN takes down. He pops to his feet & gets a quick escape, 5-5. Collar ties & hand fighting. Valencia tries an underhook, but SVN pulls out of it. Valencia reaches for a leg, but can't get there. He drives forward & shoots. He locks around SVN's leg. SVN sprawls back. Valencia is trying to come out the back. SVN gets to an ankle & they're head to feet. Stalemate & restart. Hand fighting & collar ties again. SVN presses forward. He takes a half shot & Valencia circles away. Valencia dives in, SVN counters. Valencia counters that. There's a wild scramble & they end up head to feet as time expires. 5-5
SV:
More blood time for SVN before the start of SV. Hand fighting & circling with some fakes. SVN with a half shot. He presses forward. Valencia shoots & gets to a leg. SVN gets to an ankle & Valencia gets the TD? WTF was that? Time for a challenge. That was garbage. What is a takedown anymore? That seems to be quite subjective these days. Why stop that? Give the guys time to finish the exchange. Is this the same ref that screwed PJ? The fix is in. Lol.
Aden Valencia DEC Shayne Van Ness 8-5 (SV)
Shayne Van Ness takes 2nd Place!
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I thought he could have hooked the leg to finish it but what do I know?