No. 29 Caleb Fish stuns No. 4 Julian Ramirez in 2023 NCAA Wrestling Tournament
No. 29 Caleb Fish (Michigan State) pulled off a stunner over No. 4 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Fish took out the national title contender 8-4.
After trailing 1-0 after the first period, Fish was on top to start the second and got a tilt to get four nearfall points. It was a neutral start in the third period and Fish managed to land two takedowns after a 4-2 lead after the second.
He racked up the points and pulled off a stunner.
Fish will take on No. 20 Holden Heller (Pitt) in the Round of 16.
More on the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships
The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships were held March 16-18 at the BOK Center in Tulsa (Okla). The tournament consists of 330 wrestlers in total across 10 weight classes. Each weight class features wrestlers seeded No. 1 through No. 33.
Over the course of the three-day tournament, wrestlers can achieve national champion status by going 5-0 in their bracket, through Saturday night’s finals. The top eight placewinners in each bracket are considered All-Americans.
Losing one match does not eliminate a wrestler from competition. The consolation bracket is designed to determine the remaining spots on the podium (third through eighth place).
Since there are 33 wrestlers in each weight, the competitors seeded No. 32 and 33 compete in a “pigtail bout” prior to the first round to determine who matches up against the No. 1 seed in Round 1.
Losing the pigtail drops the wrestler to the consolation bracket where there is still opportunity to finish as high as third place in the weight class.
The 2024 NCAA Wrestling Tournament is set to take place in Kansas City (Mo.)