Braden Davis: the Babyface assassin who came as an unheralded recruit and made it to the blood round. Wasn't expected to even start.
Aaron Nagao: the transfer who came in and wrestled with heart and nearly made it to the podium at the most loaded weight class in the nation.
Beau Bartlett: the man who had spent his whole career wrestling unselfishly wherever he was needed and was a finalist and got two pins.
Tyler Kasak: Took his place along side James English as a legend. Moved up a weight, true freshman, was a third string backup, and won seven consecutive matches to finish third.
Levi Haines: Came back from a heartbreak last year to win a national championship.
Mitchell Mesenbrink: Freshman wrestling up a weight. Smaller than literally every man he wrestled. National finalist who came within an eyelash of winning it all. Will never lose again.
Carter Starocci: Wrestled in one leg with a torn ACL and won his fourth national championship. Legend.
Bernie Truax: Came in and scored points and was inches away from a final. Victim of a cheap shot, he also battled back on one leg to finish 5th.
Aaron Brooks: Hodge winner. Four time champion. Will go down along side our greatest as maybe the best ever.
Daniel Greg Kerkvliet: Won a national championship and was the most dominant heavyweight since his rival Gable Stevenson.
The greatest college wrestling team in history.
Period.
Aaron Nagao: the transfer who came in and wrestled with heart and nearly made it to the podium at the most loaded weight class in the nation.
Beau Bartlett: the man who had spent his whole career wrestling unselfishly wherever he was needed and was a finalist and got two pins.
Tyler Kasak: Took his place along side James English as a legend. Moved up a weight, true freshman, was a third string backup, and won seven consecutive matches to finish third.
Levi Haines: Came back from a heartbreak last year to win a national championship.
Mitchell Mesenbrink: Freshman wrestling up a weight. Smaller than literally every man he wrestled. National finalist who came within an eyelash of winning it all. Will never lose again.
Carter Starocci: Wrestled in one leg with a torn ACL and won his fourth national championship. Legend.
Bernie Truax: Came in and scored points and was inches away from a final. Victim of a cheap shot, he also battled back on one leg to finish 5th.
Aaron Brooks: Hodge winner. Four time champion. Will go down along side our greatest as maybe the best ever.
Daniel Greg Kerkvliet: Won a national championship and was the most dominant heavyweight since his rival Gable Stevenson.
The greatest college wrestling team in history.
Period.
