Baker University has three (3) wrestlers who have advanced to this evenings consolation round.
All three of them Joe Pace, Levi Calhoun, and Jacob Nowak ended up losing their next match. Pace and Nowak were within two matches of the All American round and Calhoun was only one match away from the All American round. It would have been nice if one of them would have made All American but this was a very good experience for this first year team. This first year Baker team is mostly freshmen. Several of them qualified and won some tough matches. I think the best thing is that they saw what it takes to be successful at this level. I believe this young wrestling team which was undefeated in duals this year will come back next year and do better at nationals. They are going to need to work hard in the off season to do it and I believe they will be motivated to do that. I believe their performance will improve at nationals over the next three years and beyond.
Dan Harris was there and I know he had to feel real proud of the coaching staff and the team. Thank you to Dan Harris for bringing college wrestling to Baker University.