NCAA enjoys sellout crowds at Madison Square Garden
By Roger Moore
NCAA.com
NEW YORK – Saturday night was a night of firsts, seconds, and thirds inside Madison Square Garden. And it ended in dramatic fashion.
In the 2016 NCAA Championships’ final match after three days of grueling competition inside a legendary arena, Ohio State’s Kyle Snyder used an ankle-pick with :08 left to force overtime with North Carolina State’s Nick Gwiazdowski, then score another takedown :15 into the first extra session to end the Wolfpack senior’s 88-match winning streak.
Gwiazdowski’s bid for a third title was thwarted, but another senior, Oklahoma State’s Alex Dieringer, finished his career with 82-straight victories and a third national title.
Illinois’ Isaiah Martinez won his second championship at 157 pounds. Gabe Dean, a junior for Cornell, picked up his second gold. Missouri’s multi-talented J’Den Cox claimed his second in three years.
Penn State’s Nico Megaludis and Cornell’s Nahshon Garrett, after long and successful careers, finished in style with their first titles.
Oklahoma State’s Dean Heil and Penn State’s Zain Retherford, both sophomores, claimed championship number one, as did Snyder.
The 2017 NCAA Championships return to St. Louis, site of an NCAA-record three-day attendance of 113,013 in 2015. Madison Square Garden drew 110,194, the second highest total since the tournament started in 1928.
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NCAA.com
NEW YORK – Saturday night was a night of firsts, seconds, and thirds inside Madison Square Garden. And it ended in dramatic fashion.
In the 2016 NCAA Championships’ final match after three days of grueling competition inside a legendary arena, Ohio State’s Kyle Snyder used an ankle-pick with :08 left to force overtime with North Carolina State’s Nick Gwiazdowski, then score another takedown :15 into the first extra session to end the Wolfpack senior’s 88-match winning streak.
Gwiazdowski’s bid for a third title was thwarted, but another senior, Oklahoma State’s Alex Dieringer, finished his career with 82-straight victories and a third national title.
Illinois’ Isaiah Martinez won his second championship at 157 pounds. Gabe Dean, a junior for Cornell, picked up his second gold. Missouri’s multi-talented J’Den Cox claimed his second in three years.
Penn State’s Nico Megaludis and Cornell’s Nahshon Garrett, after long and successful careers, finished in style with their first titles.
Oklahoma State’s Dean Heil and Penn State’s Zain Retherford, both sophomores, claimed championship number one, as did Snyder.
The 2017 NCAA Championships return to St. Louis, site of an NCAA-record three-day attendance of 113,013 in 2015. Madison Square Garden drew 110,194, the second highest total since the tournament started in 1928.
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