GENEVA, Ohio – Oklahoma State wrestler Dustin Plott received the U23 Freestyle Nationwide Championship for the second straight 12 months on Sunday, clinching his spot on the Workforce USA U23 World Workforce.
Together with his spot secured, Plott will journey to Tampere, Finland to compete on the U23 World Championships from October 23-29.
All through the weekend, Plott compiled an ideal 7-0 document with three shutout victories. The 2-time All-American squared off towards Ohio State’s Carson Kharchla within the best-of-three remaining sequence and pulled out each matches in thrilling vogue. Within the first bout, Kharchla opened up a fast 9-0 lead, however Plott fired again with 20 consecutive factors to win, 21-10. With the rating tied at 10-10 within the second match, Plott put Kharchla on his again and picked up the autumn to punch his ticket to Finland.
Following 2023 signee Christian Carroll’s U20 Freestyle Nationwide Championship on Saturday, Oklahoma State shall be sending two wrestlers to the World Championships this fall.
At 92 kg, top-seeded Luke Surber got here up simply in need of becoming a member of Plott on the World Championships, as he fell to Cornell’s Jacob Cardenas within the best-of-three remaining sequence to complete as U23 Nationwide Runner-Up. Surber exploded for a 10-0 win within the first bout, however Cardenas responded with back-to-back wins to drag out the sequence. Within the second match, Cardenas narrowly prolonged the sequence with an 18-15 comeback win after Surber had constructed an early 12-6 benefit. Cardenas would go on to win the winner-take-all match, 10-0.
In all, six Cowboys reached the ultimate sequence this weekend after 4 newcomers did so within the U20 Freestyle division yesterday.
5 different Cowboys had been in motion on Sunday, as Cutter Sheets (70 kg), Daniel Manibog (70 kg), Benjamin Mower (86 kg), Kyle Haas (92 kg) and Konner Doucet (125 kg) all fell at varied factors all through wrestle backs with none reaching medal matches.
U20 Freestyle Division Medalists
Troy Spratley – 2nd, 57 kg
Cael Hughes – 2nd, 61 kg
Jordan Williams – eighth, 65 kg
Brayden Thompson – 2nd, 86 kg
Christian Carroll – 1st, 125 kg
U23 Freestyle Division Medalists
Dustin Plott – 1st, 79 kg
Luke Surber – 2nd, 92 kg
