Great showing by some Kansans at Frost Area (it was 23 degrees outside with the Jacks and Illinois State playing football in the snow).
Here are the guys I got to watch:
125lbs - Brandon Goodwin, Dakota Wesleyan (Lawrence). Brandon had some tuff scrapes and looked like he put on some weight since the last time I saw him.
149lbs - Nick Flynn, South Dakota State University (SDSU) (Lansing). Nick looked solid going 4-1 collecting two pins. Droped his second round match and fought a good fight through the back side to the medal rounds.
157 - Sean Flynn, SDSU (Lansing). Sean went 4-1 and looked good. Like his brother, lost the second round and improved throughout the day to the 5/6th Medal match.
174 - Ross Taplin, University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO)(Abilene). Ross owned his weight bracket pinning his ways through the championship. Wow!
184 - Scott Elliot, SDSU (Ark City). Scott went 3-1 earning third place collecting his first college pin along the way. Think Scott may drop to 174 in a week or two. Solid wrestling.
185 - Matt Baker, UNO (Shawnee Mission East). Matt pinned his first opponent than dropped his second match. Great performance through the backside to the 5/6th medal match.
Great tournament and well run until it was announced that the back side medal matches would not be wrestled at 5:00 p.m. because of a scheduled volleyball game. Lots of disappointed wrestlers and fans.
Team wise University of Nebraska Omaha was solid as was Iowa Central. SDSU also put on a good team showing and looks much improved from last year.
Mike Flynn
