WRESTLING - #13 Terps Place Three at Midlands
Fourth-seeded Christian Boley won four matches on the final day of the 49th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships Friday to earn the bronze medal at 197 pounds to lead the Maryland wrestling team to a ninth-place finish with 51 points. Fifth-seeded Spencer Myers placed sixth at 285 and sixth-seeded Jimmy Sheptock finished seventh at 174.
NOTE: Josh Asper and Shane Gentry did not wrestle for the Terps at the tournament.
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I saw this
and thought I’d leave it to you our of respect. But what does it indicate? The team standings show the Terps 9th. Is that a legitimate place for us to have finished particularly without Asper & Gentry? Or should we have expected to finish higher?
I was optimistic for some higher finishes
But this is, by far, the toughest tournament the Terps will see until Nationals.
Christian Boley taking 3rd is a pretty big deal, though.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
9th is solid
The Midlands has been around for 49 years and is one of the top tournaments in the country. There are around 45-50 teams in the field so 9th is not bad at all. Especially considering the level of competition. 10 top 25 D1 teams were in attendance this year, as well as 40 top 8 wrestlers (about 4 wrestlers in the top 8 in each weight class).
Wonder where Asper was?
by Maryland's Finest on Jan 1, 2012 9:17 PM EST reply actions
Fairly certain he got hurt during the Nittany Lion Open.
He defaulted out of the last consolation match ahead of time. Possibly dealing with a continuing injury.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
Hope he’s back soon. Although with Fittery at 165 a NCAA title run will be tough for him.
by Maryland's Finest on Jan 2, 2012 5:04 PM EST reply actions
Fittery is a post-grad, so no need to worry about him...
David Taylor on the other hand is a sophomore and seems to be head and shoulders above all other 165s.
by TonyOrlando78 on Jan 3, 2012 5:57 AM EST up reply actions
Taylor is a beast
That loss to Jenkins in the finals last year may be his last in the NCAA.
Dude MAJORED Fittery this year in a tournament and beat him by 6 last year as a red-short freshman.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
I didn’t realize that Fittery was post-grad. Seems like I’ve heard his name a lot this season. Is he really only doing open tournaments?
by Maryland's Finest on Jan 3, 2012 10:32 PM EST reply actions
That would be correct
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Proud member of Trainyard Sleepers, BECW: S2
We're gonna win, you know. Stats lie.
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