Kind of my own moment but a few matches after Seth Gross won his title, I was standing in the area near one of the tunnels (the one with the 'red' carpet) shooting and saw right behind me Chris Bono and Jon Reader (assistant at SDSU). I congratulated Bono and they both lit up with smiles like it was still just hitting them what that win meant for the program. Jon Reader clapped me on the back and said "Thanks, man." I wasn't expecting them to be so thankful of a photographer congratulating them, so it was a pretty cool moment for me. Their reaction was as if I'd broken the great news to them.
Saw Suriano in the tunnel after his loss with a thousand yard stare. He definitely expected to win that match.
Also saw Adam Coon before the Snyder match pacing with his hood up, looking like the scariest human on the planet. Also saw Coon afterward in the tunnel, sitting on the floor, against the wall, visibly crushed. His coaches moved in and stood on either side of him, partly to console, partly so photographers couldn't shoot him like that.
Standing with the Penn State team after the last match was pretty great too, just enjoying the camaraderie as they waited to accept their team trophy. Hall was still in his own head a bit, probably thinking through the match, but he still smiled and talked with guys. McCutcheon, DT were there as well, along with most of the non-starters.
