Miklus' Moves Make Him Wrestler of the Week
Miklus' Moves Make Him Wrestler of the Week
Plenty of ranked guys matched up on the mats with many of them tasting defeat over the weekend.
But the guy who made the loudest noise was Missouri redshirt freshman Willie Miklus. Miklus came from behind to record a huge 9-7 upset victory over No. 2 Jack Dechow of Old Dominion in overtime. The third period efforts from the young Tiger are what helped him earn the victory.
In the final period Miklus gained an escape, gave up a takedown, managed to escape again before securing the match-tying takedown to send things into overtime. Dechow’s attempt to score a takedown was halted by Miklus who capitalized on the opportunity and scored his own takedown to get the victory.
That is what makes redshirt freshman Willie Miklus the Flo Wrestler of the Week.
Other Flo Wrestler of the Week Nominees:
Abe Ayala, Princeton: Recorded wins over No. 12 Phil Wellington of Ohio and 13th-ranked Timmy McCall of Wisconsin to win the 197-pound Navy Classic title.
Alex Meyer, Iowa: Defeated Oklahoma State Cowboys Kyle Crutchmer, who is ranked No. 16, in the quarterfinals and sophomore Jordan Rogers in the final, 11-10, to claim the Joe Parisi Open championship at 174.
Zach Epperly, Virginia Tech: Pinned No. 13-ranked Mark Martin of Ohio State in the second overtime with 10-seconds left to give Va. Tech the 15-12 match lead which ultimately gave the Hokies the dual meet win on the second criteria of most six point victories.
Max Rohskopf, North Carolina State: Earned a 5-3 win over No. 15 Austin Wilson of Nebraska.
Max Thomusseit, Pittsburgh: Claimed a 5-3 win over fifth-ranked Lorenzo Thomas of Penn in the Keystone Classic final.
But the guy who made the loudest noise was Missouri redshirt freshman Willie Miklus. Miklus came from behind to record a huge 9-7 upset victory over No. 2 Jack Dechow of Old Dominion in overtime. The third period efforts from the young Tiger are what helped him earn the victory.
In the final period Miklus gained an escape, gave up a takedown, managed to escape again before securing the match-tying takedown to send things into overtime. Dechow’s attempt to score a takedown was halted by Miklus who capitalized on the opportunity and scored his own takedown to get the victory.
That is what makes redshirt freshman Willie Miklus the Flo Wrestler of the Week.
Other Flo Wrestler of the Week Nominees:
Abe Ayala, Princeton: Recorded wins over No. 12 Phil Wellington of Ohio and 13th-ranked Timmy McCall of Wisconsin to win the 197-pound Navy Classic title.
Alex Meyer, Iowa: Defeated Oklahoma State Cowboys Kyle Crutchmer, who is ranked No. 16, in the quarterfinals and sophomore Jordan Rogers in the final, 11-10, to claim the Joe Parisi Open championship at 174.
Zach Epperly, Virginia Tech: Pinned No. 13-ranked Mark Martin of Ohio State in the second overtime with 10-seconds left to give Va. Tech the 15-12 match lead which ultimately gave the Hokies the dual meet win on the second criteria of most six point victories.
Max Rohskopf, North Carolina State: Earned a 5-3 win over No. 15 Austin Wilson of Nebraska.
Max Thomusseit, Pittsburgh: Claimed a 5-3 win over fifth-ranked Lorenzo Thomas of Penn in the Keystone Classic final.
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