Does Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci have to compete at Big Tens to make NCAAs?
Penn State multi-time national champion Carter Starocci was injured in the Edinboro match. Here's what could happen next.
Does Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci have to compete at Big Tens to make NCAAs?
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I am dying to find out how hr’s doing. Anyone connected to CStar thru a cpl degrees of separation add any color?Does Penn State wrestler Carter Starocci have to compete at Big Tens to make NCAAs?
Penn State multi-time national champion Carter Starocci was injured in the Edinboro match. Here's what could happen next.www.on3.com
I have my people on it. It's radio silence for now.
Hate to say it but I’m expecting radio silence on this one. They don’t like much info escaping the walls of the Lorenzo Wrestling Complex and that’s especially true with injuries.
I’m guessing no matter what the injury is Carter will still try to wrestle. Very tough young man.
As always, grain of salt, but first update I've seen on the matter:
Was able to get a little feedback. MRI did not show structural damage with his knee.
Have had seven left knee surgeries with a total knee replacement and a repair. My longtime Orthopedic Surgeon and I have become friends and mentioned this to me years ago that a dislocation may not result in structural damage.
For example, I had a stress fracture in my right knee and it healed on its on its own,
Hope this helps.
@Tgar
@GregPickel
For example, I had a stress fracture in my right knee and it healed on its on its own,
Hope this helps.
@Tgar
@GregPickel
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I trust you a hell of a lot more than Pat Mineo. Thank you for the update!
It sounds impossible, but I trust internet posters when it comes to patellar dislocations. JK. I read an article and was squirming like a little kid, grabbing my own knees and quickly scrolled to the end of the article. Normal people need weeks of immobilization. Carter Starocci requires stadium steps.
I actually did this in hockey. Hurt like all hell but no real lasting damage. I was out for a while, but also wasn’t an Olympic level athlete so who knows.
Just to be clear, there is a big difference between a dislocated knee and a dislocated patella. Your patella is referred to in lay-man's terms as your knee cap.
I'm not saying it is impossible to dislocate the knee - meaning the bones in the upper leg and/or lower leg separate from the joint and not also suffer structural damage. But I think it is unlikely. If he has no damage, it was likely a patella dislocation.
I suffered a dislocated knee (not patella) while playing soccer in college. Some of you may have heard of the "trifecta" of knee injuries - often referred to as blowing out your knee. I accomplished the "quadfecta". It was the trifecta plus fractured the head of my femur. Torn ACL, Torn LCL, Torn Miniscus + femur fracture.
If the report on the board is accurate that he has no structural damage then halleluiah. That is a positive first report and is encouraging for his return to the mat in the post season.
I'm not saying it is impossible to dislocate the knee - meaning the bones in the upper leg and/or lower leg separate from the joint and not also suffer structural damage. But I think it is unlikely. If he has no damage, it was likely a patella dislocation.
I suffered a dislocated knee (not patella) while playing soccer in college. Some of you may have heard of the "trifecta" of knee injuries - often referred to as blowing out your knee. I accomplished the "quadfecta". It was the trifecta plus fractured the head of my femur. Torn ACL, Torn LCL, Torn Miniscus + femur fracture.
If the report on the board is accurate that he has no structural damage then halleluiah. That is a positive first report and is encouraging for his return to the mat in the post season.
Just reading your post made me queasy. I only had a partial tear of my ACL and the pain was excruciating.
What was a “while”?
I will proudly watch Carter simply step on the mat twice at the meaningless B1G tourney to hope he has an opportunity at another natty.
If not, no biggie. Carter doesn’t need to prove anything. He just needs to get healthy.
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Probably a month - 6 weeks until I felt right. But again, I didn’t have a 4th national title to play for, or the PSU training staff, and I certainly wasn’t that level of athlete.
Taking a MFF at B1Gs would probably take him out of consideration, which would be a shame for him.
It sure would. Saw that earlier and meant to share and then got sidetracked. But yeah, would be a shame. We’ll see how it all plays out.
This is a good article.
www.flowrestling.org
5 Pressing Questions About Carter Starocci's Injury Before NCAA Postseason - FloWrestling
Exploring the biggest questions surrounding Carter Starocci's injury heading into the 2024 postseason.
If Carter is able to wrestle and win #4, most likely being PSU's 1st 4 timer, I think he might be okay with not winning the Hodge.
But for the old, broken down garbage scowls that @Tgar and me are, we'd be crawling over the to other side of the mat to get our lower leg!!!!
Young guy like Carter though, in the kind of athletic shape he is in, with the medical attention/treatment/rest he will get, he'll be ready at the NCAAs to take on Thanos!!!
All kidding aside, hope Carter heals well and has a fighting chance at the NCAAs. It can happen.
He would win the Hodge if he win’s #4 with a knee injury. Just hope it didn’t involve surgery. Or at least not yet till the post season is over.
I think it comes down to Haines. Mesenbrink, Starocci, and Kerk next year from a PSU perspective.
I think he's gonna have a good year and was looking really good before the injury. Don't have him quite at Hodge level though. Same with Beau.
Every time I see Spencer’s mom, I crinkle/smash her glasses.
Don’t forget Bartlett. We MUST get our donors involved and get Bartlett back for his final season.