Sammy Sasso was a single takedown away from winning the Big Ten Championship as a redshirt freshman, dropping a 2-1 classic to Iowa s Pat Lugo a year ago. The sport s Freshman of the Year had a fantastic season, and until COVID scuttled everything appeared on track to challenge Lugo for an NCAA title. That match, of course, never happened. But after the strangest offseason in memory, Sasso entered a condensed Big Ten season poised to be the man to beat in 2021. And he s lived up to the billing every step of the way, winning the 149-pound Big Ten Championship Sunday in State College, Penn., defeating Nebraska s Ridge Lovett in a 5-2 decision.
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Rutgers wrestling’s John Poznanski, Sebastian Rivera roll into Big Ten semifinals, 7 Scarlet Knights still in contention
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Rutgers’ freshman 184-pounder avenged his only loss of the season, pinning Minnesota’s Owen Webster after a reversal to advance to the semifinal round of the Big Ten Championships on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center. Poznanski also clinched an automatic qualifier spot for the NCAA Championships on March 18-20 in St. Louis.
The Scarlet Knights will have two semifinalists Poznanski and star 141-pounder Sebastian Rivera after going 2-2 as a team in the quarterfinal round. Seven of their nine wrestlers remain alive in the tournament after the first session. Rutgers is tied for ninth in the team score race with 23.5 points.
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