2022 NWCA All-Star Classic thread
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Penn State is 2-for-2 at the NWCA All-Star match. Aaron Brooks just topped Northern Iowa's Parker Keckeisen 12-8 in the 184-pound match.
Great performances by Greg Kerkvliet and A Brooks. Brooks makes everything looks so damn easy. He’s already very world class. Might be Penn St’s best wrestler ever, and that’s saying a lot.
Im no expert, but I'll be shocked if Brooks doesn't win an olympic or world gold medal.
Parker K is a tough customer. He has given Brooks all he could handle in their first two matches. Brooks on another level.
Yep. Late takedown made it closer than the score indicated, too, as
Big Greg was wise not to throw a leg in again after the reversal. Hopefully that W pushes him over any Cass mental blocks he might have had
Greg is really hitting the weights hard this year. Much bigger and stronger this year. Cass couldn’t finish anything on him. As Cael said they used these matches for seeding. Used Mark Hall for example. Think Kerks going to win Nationals. He’s on a mission. PSU wrestling is simply unbelievable ! Carter has a very tough match coming up. Lewis is very good. Gonna be fun.
2-1 Carr. One escape each plus riding time for Carr
Kerk has been nursing injuries the last two seasons. Its good to see him at what I would hope is full go from a strength training standpoint.
2-1, Carr. They each had an escape from bottom. Carr rode Monday for more than 1 minute at the start of the 3rd period, so the riding time point was the difference in the match.
1-0 after two. Lewis has a stall warning. He's down to start third.
In a rematch of last year's NCAA final, Carter Starocci again beats Virginia Tech's Mehki Lewis. This time, he uses an escape and a third period rideout to win, 2-0. Penn State goes 3-0 at the NWCA All-Star match in Austin, Tex.
Good night, all.
Good night, all.
C Star! Hell yeah!!! Escape and beastly ride-out! He’s tough as nails!!!!
From the aforementioned Flo blog, here's what Flo reported on CStar's match:
2nd period. Starocci chooses bottom and escapes in five seconds. Back in neutral. Deep single leg on Lewis but Starocci can't finish. Lewis has to be the hardest guy to finish a single leg on. Another shot by Starocci and now Lewis gets warned for stalling. 26 seconds on the restart. Period ends and it's 1-0 Penn State.
3rd period: Lewis will go underneath. He's down a point and has picked up a stall warning. Lewis is up to his feet but Starocci is good at pinching the right leg. He brings Lewis down. Lewis up again but Starocci brings him down again. Starocci with a navy ride now. Riding time is at 1:12 as they go out of bounds, no change in position, still 1-0. Lewis needs more than an escape at this point. Lewis up to his feet but broom stick trip from Starocci puts Lewis back on the mat. 20 seconds to go. A rideout would obviously do it for Starocci. And Starocci does it with the rideout! Incredible strength from Carter Starocci and he wins two in a row against Mekhi Lewis. Penn State goes 3 for 3 in the All-Star Classic!
174: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs #2 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech)
1st period: That's a tough act to follow but luckily for us it's our headliner! A rematch of the 2022 NCAA final. That match was decided in riding time criteria and was about as close as a match gets. Deep underhook for Starocci, Lewis wrestles out of it. Starocci in deep on a shot but Lewis muscles up and shakes himself free. Short time in the first, Starocci gets a single leg but time runs out, still 0-0.2nd period. Starocci chooses bottom and escapes in five seconds. Back in neutral. Deep single leg on Lewis but Starocci can't finish. Lewis has to be the hardest guy to finish a single leg on. Another shot by Starocci and now Lewis gets warned for stalling. 26 seconds on the restart. Period ends and it's 1-0 Penn State.
3rd period: Lewis will go underneath. He's down a point and has picked up a stall warning. Lewis is up to his feet but Starocci is good at pinching the right leg. He brings Lewis down. Lewis up again but Starocci brings him down again. Starocci with a navy ride now. Riding time is at 1:12 as they go out of bounds, no change in position, still 1-0. Lewis needs more than an escape at this point. Lewis up to his feet but broom stick trip from Starocci puts Lewis back on the mat. 20 seconds to go. A rideout would obviously do it for Starocci. And Starocci does it with the rideout! Incredible strength from Carter Starocci and he wins two in a row against Mekhi Lewis. Penn State goes 3 for 3 in the All-Star Classic!
Sweet. Thanks Greg, Tom, and others for the update’s.
That was an unreal rideout. Lewis was undoubtedly tired but Starocci gave him no chance of escaping.
Congratulations to the 3 PSU Wrestlers ! Outstanding job fellas !
Been reading that Carter and Brooks are bigger and stronger this year. That’s scary.
If you wrestle Brooks everyday in practice, you are going to get stronger & better. The best room in the nation, that’s why you go to Penn State! We are… a dynasty!!
Strongly agree. Iowa goes 0-2. PSU wrestling is almost beyond words anymore. Simply unreal !!!! This staff is by far not just the best in the country but in the World….
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