Continued from page 12 Iowa State’s Kyven Gadson hits the winning throw against Ohio State’s Kyle Snyder in the 197 finals. Tony Rotundo photo.
said. “Coach (Kevin) Jackson calls it ‘The Gadson’ – you don’t see nobody hitting it. He said you got to hit it on the big stage for it to really stick. I think it’s going to stick now.”
Illinois freshman Isaiah Martinez capped a magical freshman season with a dominating 10-2 win over No. 2 seed Brian Realbuto of Cornell at 157. The top- seeded Martinez peppered Realbuto with a barrage of leg attacks to finish 34-0. Martinez becomes the first unbeaten freshman national champion since Cael Sanderson in 1999.
“I knew it was going to be a dogfight,” Martinez said. “I just stayed with what my coaches told me, and it worked out for the best for me. It’s just been an amazing journey and it’s been awesome.” Top seed Gabe Dean of Cornell pow-
ered to a 6-2 win over No. 7 Nate Brown of Lehigh in the 184 finals. Dean, third in the 2014 NCAAs as a freshman, defeated Brown for the fourth time this season. “It hasn’t really set in yet,” said Dean, who scored takedowns in the second and third periods. “It’s a surreal atmosphere to wrestle in. It’s just incredible to win this – especially to share this with my family and close friends and my teammates and my school. It’s the best.” Penn State’s Matt Brown earned a wild and wacky 5-4 win over Pitt’s Tyler Wilps in the 174 finals. Wilps scored a takedown late in the match to lead 4-3, but Wilps was called for stalling and locked hands in the final 10 seconds to give Brown the win. Brown was second at the 2013 NCAAs. “I didn't expect the match to end like that,” Brown said. “But that's how the ball
bounces and it landed my way this time.” Top seed Drake Houdashelt of Missouri countered a shot attempt and spun behind No. 3 David Habat of Edinboro to win 3-1 in sudden victory at 149. “It was a tough match,” Houdashelt said. “Nothing really mattered but win- ning. And I pulled it off. I’m excited.” Oklahoma junior Cody Brewer, the No. 13 seed, put on a takedown clinic in earn- ing an 11-8 win over No. 3 Cory Clark of Iowa in the 133 finals. “13 to No. 1 – that’s all that matters
now,” said Brewer, who finished the sea- son 22-1. “All that matters is where you finish at the NCAA tournament. But, yeah, I had a chip on my shoulder coming in.” A new all-time attendance record of
113,013 total fans for six sessions was set. The previous overall and single-ses- sion records were set here in 2012.
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