NCAA Wrestling Championships 2011: Anthony Robles, Penn State Rolling
by Nate Wilcox on Mar 18, 2011 2:32 PM EDT
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PrintThe first day of the NCAA wrestling championships brought a lot of grappling excitement to Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center yesterday withjust over 17,000 people attending. Arizona State's Anthony Robles and two teammates advanced to the quarter finals but it was only good enough to put them in sixth place as Penn State rolled to an early lead.
Bloody Elbow's K.J. Gould is covering the full event and talked about Robles in particular:
I won't cover all the match ups but I have to mention 125's Anthony Robles, the one legged wrestler out of Arizona State continues to defy naysayers as he storms his way into the Semi-Finals tonight with a 9-3 win over Oklahoma's Jared Patterson after a tough beginning to the match. Robles will take on perhaps the biggest surprise of the tournament in Unseeded Ben Kjar who today beat No#5 seed Zach Sanders of Minnesota. The Semi-Final placement makes Kjar the first All American in Utah Valley University history.
SBNation's Luke Thomas has been covering the tournament and had some commentary on the role of MMA in "saving" collegiate wrestling in the U.S.:
Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and two-time Greco-Roman wrestling Olympian Dan Henderson is attendance for an autograph session. I've said it before and I'll repeat the refrain here: MMA can't save wrestling, but it can buy wrestling some time to help save itself. The more MMA's popularity can help scholastic wrestling in America gain more attention, the better both sports become.
Thomas also had a chance to speak to Penn State alumnus Phil Davis, a former NCAA national champion and now a contender in the UFC's light heavyweight division about his alma mater and their fortunes in this tournament:
Keep an eye on Luke Thomas' and K.J. Gould's coverage of the 2011 NCAA Wrestling Championships for updates on today's action.
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fools want to pretend they're not watching ESPN3
while they’re at work. i see NCAA tournament trending on google. oh wait.
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Thanks Nate
Just put up the NCAA Semi-Final thread with an update on team standings. Cornell has edged ahead of Penn State. People will have to click most Recent Fanposts to find the thread until it gets some activity.
Loving this NCAA coverage...
Glad BE is doing this…
Fitch's only fan. It's lonely, being me.
"I can’t wait until Shogun blows up everyone’s dreams on Saturday." - by Tim Burke on Mar 15, 2011 3:07 PM EDT
"And still waiting for a championship. After Saturday, they will still have that in common." (Comparing Bones and Lebron) - by memitim on Mar 15, 2011 3:34 PM EDT
"Within a minute of the first takedown that Jones gets, Shogun will sweep and mount him and then he’ll finish it pretty quickly." - by Luke Nelson on Mar 15, 2011 3:55 PM EDT
"jones will have his head removed and then go back to learning how to cover up." - by pornflake on Mar 16, 2011 3:06 PM EDT
"At 2:34 seconds in the 5th round a rabid deer will enter the arena, knock down Herb Dean, head butt Jon Jones, and Shogun will win via split decision." - by DayGeaux on Mar 15, 2011 5:02 PM EDT (Clearly the most likely of any of these.)
wrestling can't save itself
title ix and the american government is too powerful
Moisture is the essence of wetness.
Other than repeal, the only other thing I think would be popularity with the sport blowing past the most its ever been. When places like Florida State can’t even have MENS SOCCER team because of the implications of Title IX, the odds are incredibly stacked against sports that, however traditional, are increasingly regional and unlikely to generate great revenue.
Moisture is the essence of wetness.
Awesome job on this guys...
I think it’s really cool to hear about some of the fighters that may break into MMA down the road.
I think it’s only a matter of time before we see a young guy who has won a college wrestling title, some sort of big name brazilian jiu jitsu tournament and perhaps an amateur boxing crown on the way to becoming the next big prospect for the UFC.
Update
Anthony Robles just made it to the finals at 125
That kid is a beast
by IRodC on Mar 18, 2011 7:20 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Rooting For Robles
I’m rooting for him to get the job done! He is amazing and I wish him all the best!
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