7 Upset Stories From Week 10 & All The Upsets
7 Upset Stories From Week 10 & All The Upsets
Week 10 of NCAA wrestling had its fair share of upsets, including seven upset stories that are changing the way we think about this season.
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Week 10 of NCAA Wrestling provided several dozen more upsets. Read about the top upset stories and then check out the comprehensive list of all the upsets we could find. If you spot an upset that we missed, please let us know by emailing david.bray@flosports.tv. Now, here are the biggest upset stories from week 10.
Sammy Alvarez Picks Up Pair of Top-8 Wins
Rutgers true freshman Sammy Alvarez might have had the best performance of the entire Southern Scuffle field. He entered the 133-pound bracket as the fifth seed with a 10-4 record and advanced to the semifinals against the top seed, #5 Micky Phillippi of Pitt.
Phillippi is the highest-ranked opponent Alvarez has faced in his young career, but that didn't stop him from taking a second-period lead on Phillippi or icing the match with a late-match takedown.
In the finals, Alvarez continued his impressive run with a 5-4 decision over #8 Cam Sykora of North Dakota state. Sykora led that match 3-1 half-way through the second period, but a takedown and rideout in the second and another takedown in the third gave Alvarez the edge and the Southern Scuffle crown. Alvarez's performance is a good sign for an incredibly young Rutgers squad.
Lou DePrez Rebounds, Evens Series with Hidlay
Binghamton's Lou DePrez has been ranked as high as second this year, but a handful of losses dropped him to sixth before the 2020 Southern Scuffle. His first loss on the year came at the hands of NC State freshman Trent Hidlay.
DePrez had the chance to avenge his loss to Hidlay in the Southern Scuffle finals. While this upset was not huge numerically, as the #6 beat the #2, it was important for establishing 184 as not only one of the best weight classes this year but also as one with top-level parity.
While Zahid Valencia appears to be the hands-down favorite at 184 this year, Lou DePrez reminded everyone that he's one of the very best at this weight.
Wittlake Creeps Into Top 10 With Wins Over #10 Bullard and #9 Wentzel
Oklahoma State's Travis Wittlake entered the Southern Scuffle undefeated but having faced only one ranked opponent in Drexel's Ebed Jarrell. He was clearly good, but this tournament would be a litmus test of approximately how good.
Wittlake took out #9 Jake Wentzel of Pitt in the quarterfinals before falling to #7 Shane Griffith of Stanford in the semis. He rolled on the back side even earning a 9-3 decision over #10 Thomas Bullard for third.
While not an upset, Wittlake also beat Penn State true freshman Joe Lee in the consolation semis and proved that he's a real factor at 165 this year.
Two Upsets for Noah Adams En Route To Scuffle Title
Noah Adams, West Virginia's lone Southern Scuffle champ, had an impressive showing in Chattanooga. The 21st-ranked 197-pounder took out #16 Ethan Laird of Rider in the semis and #6 Nathan Traxler of Stanford in the finals.
Adams' win over Traxler was particularly impressive as he put Traxler on his back twice before ultimately pinning him in the first period.
Dalton Robertson Downs #21 Metz, #10 Thomas
Dalton Robertson's two upsets were good enough to earn the UNC Bear second place at heavyweight in the 2020 Southern Scuffle.
Robertson used his prolific top game to turn #21 Brandon Metz three times, enough for a 14-3 major decision in the semifinals. Trailing in the third period to #10 Demetrius Thomas, Robertson again used his top work to rack up four near-fall points and ice the match. Robertson was injured in his finals match against Iowa State's Gannon Gremmel, but hopefully he'll recover quickly and be back to action.
Wyatt Sheets Establishes Himself in Rankings With Two Upsets
Oklahoma State has been developing Wyatt Sheets as its 157-pounder for the last two seasons. He had a solid showing at last week's Southern Scuffle with wins over #20 Taleb Rahmani of Pitt and #18 Matt Zovistoski of App State.
The Cowboys have been looking for more productivity out of 157, and while Sheets has yet to put himself in the conversation to score significant points at this year's NCAA Championships, his Scuffle performance was a step in the right direction.
Milner Two Upsets for 4th-Place Finish at Scuffle
Sophomore Jonathan Milner of Appalachian State has steadily improved throughout his career. He was 11-8 as a true freshman, 21-9 last year, and currently sits at 19-4 and is looking like an NCAA qualifier for the Mountaineers.
He had a pair of ranked wins this weekend over Southern Conference rival #22 Tanner Smith of Chattanooga and #19 Requir Van der Merwe of Stanford and earned fourth place at the Southern Scuffle.
Milner was one of six placers for App State, and his performance helped lead his team to a ninth place finish overall.
Week 10 Upsets List
125
125: Sean Carter, Appalachian State D;3-2 #8 Nic Aguilar, Rutgers
125: Logan Treaster, Navy D;4-1 #8 Nic Aguilar, Rutgers
125: Michael McGee, Old Dominion D;5-4 #8 Nic Aguilar, Rutgers
125: Colton Camacho, Pittsburgh D;5-3 #19 Sidney Flores, Air Force
125: Zurich Storm, Campbell D;8-7 #19 Sidney Flores, Air Force
125: Trey Chalifoux, Army West Point D;5-2 #23 Gage Curry, American
125: Jakob Camacho, North Carolina State D;3-2 #24 Fabian Gutierrez, Chattanooga
125: Michael McGee, Old Dominion D;8-7 #24 Fabian Gutierrez, Chattanooga
133
133: #13 Sammy Alvarez, Rutgers D;6-3 #5 Mickey Phillipi, Pittsburgh
133: #13 Sammy Alvarez, Rutgers D;5-4 #8 Cameron Sykora, North Dakota State
133: Cole Manley, Lock Haven M;14-2 #14 Mosha Schwartz, Northern Colorado
133: #23 Devan Turner, Oregon State D;4-3 #14 Mosha Schwartz, Northern Colorado
133: Colton Landers, Chattanooga D;7-5 #18 Chance Rich, CSU Bakersfield
133: Kai Orine, North Carolina State F;3:57 #18 Chance Rich, CSU Bakersfield
133: Cole Manley, Lock Haven D;7-4 #23 Devan Turner, Oregon State
133: Kai Orine, North Carolina State F;4:32 #23 Devan Turner, Oregon State
141
141: Angelo Martinoni, CSU Bakersfield D;13-11 #11 Tariq Wilson, North Carolina State
141: Dusty Hone, Oklahoma State D;6-4 #11 Tariq Wilson, North Carolina State
141: Fabian Santillan, Stanford D;3-1 #15 Cole Matthews, Pittsburgh
141: Grant Willits, Oregon State D;6-5 #16 Cole Mattin, Michigan
141: Anthony Gibson, Northern Illinois D;9-3 #18 Dresden Simon, Central Michigan
141: Dusty Hone, Oklahoma State D;3-1 #20 Kyle Shoop, Lock Haven
141: Kaden Gfeller, Oklahoma State F;3:57 #20 Kyle Shoop, Lock Haven
141: Alex Madrigal, George Mason D;6-2 #23 Evan Cheek, Cleveland State
149
149: Jonathan Millner, Appalachian State D;4-3 #19 Requir van der Merwe, Stanford
149: Colston DiBlasi, George Mason F;5:33 #20 Russell Rohlfing, CSU Bakersfield
149: #22 Tanner Smith, Chattanooga D;7-6 #20 Russell Rohlfing, CSU Bakersfield
149: Joshua Cortez, Cal Poly D;4-0 #21 Greg Gaxiola, Fresno State
149: AJ Leitten, North Carolina State D;4-2 #22 Tanner Smith, Chattanooga
149: Jonathan Millner, Appalachian State D;6-2 #22 Tanner Smith, Chattanooga
149: Jacob Butler, Oklahoma D;8-4 #23 Alec Hagan, Ohio
149: Gino Fluri, Rider D;3-1 #25 Gerard Angelo, Rutgers
149: Jason Kraisser, Campbell D;4-2 #25 Gerard Angelo, Rutgers
157
157: #16 BC LaPrade, Virginia Tech D;3-2 #11 Logan Parks, Central Michigan
157: Wyatt Sheets, Oklahoma State D;3-1 #18 Matt Zovistoski, Appalachian State
157: Luke Weber, North Dakota State D;5-4 #18 Matt Zovistoski, Appalachian State
157: Hunter Willits, Oregon State D;11-4 #20 Taleb Rahmani, Pittsburgh
157: Wyatt Sheets, Oklahoma State D;6-2 #20 Taleb Rahmani, Pittsburgh
157: Dewey Krueger, Wyoming D;5-0 #25 Ethan Karsten, American
157: Markus Hartman, Army West Point F;2:59 #25 Ethan Karsten, American
165
165: Joe Lee, Penn State D;10-3 #9 Jake Wentzel, Pittsburgh
165: #13 Travis Wittlake, Oklahoma State D;7-3 #9 Jake Wentzel, Pittsburgh
165: #10 Thomas Bullard, North Carolina State D;4-1 #9 Jake Wentzel, Pittsburgh
165: #13 Travis Wittlake, Oklahoma State D;9-3 #10 Thomas Bullard, North Carolina State
165: Joe Lee, Penn State F;2:17 #23 Connor Flynn, Missouri
165: William Formato, Appalachian State D;2-1 #25 Nick Kiussis, West Virginia
165: Jacob Thalin, CSU Bakersfield D;4-2 #25 Nick Kiussis, West Virginia
174
174: Jake Logan, Lehigh D;3-2 #10 Joe Grello, Rutgers
174: Neal Richards, VMI D;7-6 #18 Dean Sherry, Rider
174: Gregg Harvey, Pittsburgh D;9-3 #18 Dean Sherry, Rider
174: Clay Lautt, North Carolina D;3-1 #21 Ben Harvey, Army West Point
174: Carter Starocci, Penn State M;13-5 #25 Spencer Carey, Navy
184
184: #6 Lou Deprez, Binghamton D;3-2 #2 Trent Hidlay, North Carolina State
184: Joseph Mazzarra, North Carolina D;5-2 #9 Tanner Harvey, American
184: #13 Noah Stewart, Army West Point D;9-6 #9 Tanner Harvey, American
184: Julien Broderson, Iowa State D;7-1 #16 Corey Hazel, Lock Haven
184: Noah Cressel, North Dakota State F;1:29 #16 Corey Hazel, Lock Haven
184: Chris Kober, Campbell D;4-3 #24 George Walton, Rider
184: Alan Clothier, Northern Colorado D;6-1 #24 George Walton, Rider
197
197: #21 Noah Adams, West Virginia F;2:22 #6 Nathan Traxler, Stanford
197: Michael Beard, Penn State D;10-5 #7 Dakota Geer, Oklahoma State
197: #16 Ethan Laird, Rider D;3-2 #7 Dakota Geer, Oklahoma State
197: Michael Beard, Penn State D;1-0 #13 Nick Reenan, North Carolina State
197: #21 Noah Adams, West Virginia D;3-0 #16 Ethan Laird, Rider
197: Michael Beard, Penn State M;9-0 #17 Jordan Pagano, Rutgers
285
285: #22 Dalton Robertson, Northern Colorado D;5-4 #10 Demetrius Thomas, Pittsburgh
285: Ben Sullivan, Army West Point D;5-0 #19 Brian Andrews, Wyoming
285: #22 Dalton Robertson, Northern Colorado M;14-3 #21 Brandon Metz, North Dakota State
285: Deonte Wilson, North Carolina State D;2-0 #23 Chris Beck, VMI
285: Collin Kelly, Cleveland State D;4-1 #23 Chris Beck, VMI
285: Deonte Wilson, North Carolina State D;4-3 #25 Brandon Ngati, West Virginia