It’s again! An all-star slate of epic proportions! 15 matchs in whole, 11 males’s and 4 ladies’s bouts will likely be held right now in Austin, TX. Check again right here early and infrequently for updates in real-time!
2022 NWCA All-Star Classic
First whistle is scheduled for 8:00PM japanese! Below is the bout order:
125: Pat McKee (Minnesota) vs Kysen Terukina (Iowa State)
133: Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs Michael McGee (Arizona State)
157: Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) vs Will Lewan (Michigan)
197: Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs Rocky Elam (Missouri)
285: Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)
191: Kelani Corbett (Missouri Valley) vs Sydnee Kimber (McKendree)
170: Yelena Makoyed (North Central) vs Jessie Lee (Life)
184: Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)
141: Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) vs Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado)
143: Adaugo Nwachukwu (Iowa Wesleyan) vs Alara Boyd (McKendree)
109: Peyton Prussin (Life) vs Emily Shilson (Augsburg)
165: David Carr (Iowa State) vs Quincy Monday (Princeton)
165: Dean Hamiti Jr. (Wisconsin) vs Keegan O’Toole (Missouri)
149: Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) vs Austin Gomez (Wisconsin)
174: Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech)
It’s almost time! Blogging perch secured. I’m flanked by the good Mark Bader to my left and the inimitable Shane Sparks to my proper!
5 minutes out! pic.twitter.com/P32AwULNuz
— Andrew Spey (@SpeyWrestle) November 23, 2022
125: #3 Pat McKee (Minnesota) vs #12 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State)
1st interval: These guys are used to being the primary match of an occasion. Terukina repping Iowa State by means of Hawaii, McKee is an area Minnesota product. Good motion however no scores after a minute. Terkuina shoots a sweep single however a robust chest wrap from McKee defends. Still no scores. 1 minute left within the interval. Another shot by Terukina, he is in deep however McKee head cartwheels over and scores the takedown. Impressive counter by Pat. Solid experience by McKee, Terukina preserve fairly near the mat for the ultimate minute and McKee has a 2-0 leads and 55 seconds of driving time on the break
2nd interval: McKee chooses backside. He stands and is out after about 15 seconds. A pair pictures from Terukina, reattack by McKee. Knee choose straight to the again. McKee pounces on the top. Terukina could have although they had been going out of bounds however McKee drags his toe. Readjust, barely in bounds nonetheless, and there is the autumn! Pat McKee wins the primary All-Star Classic bout since 2018 by way of pinfall!
Patrick McKee is a harmful man!
He kicks off the All-Star Classic with a fall over Kysen Terukina. pic.twitter.com/cZ2EpFAknO
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 23, 2022
133: #4 Michael McGee (Arizona State) vs #5 Lucas Byrd (Illinois)
1st interval: McGee comes out in a Sunkist Kids freestyle singlet. Byrd is sporting the standard Illinois singlet that includes a Block I. All of which is allowed, as these matches are exhibitions. It’s additionally why they’re sporting purple and blue ankle bands moderately than purple and inexperienced. No scores half method via the first interval. Byrd with the primary penetrating assault with a few minute left. And he converts for 2, McGee tried to roll via however Byrd had the transfer sniffed out. McGee escapes after 28 seconds of RT. 2-1 Byrd leads on the break.
2nd interval: Byrd chooses down. Builds to a quad-pod. And Byrd’s out whereas preserving 3 seconds of RT in his favor. 3-1 leads for Illinois. Another good shot from Byrd, he is acquired a leg, McGee goes excessive, grabs some angles, no a crotch lock. There’s a scramble. McGee is shut. No rating! Time expired, and Mark Perry, within the nook for McGee, throws the problem brick. Thorough evaluation, and name is confirmed. No takedown, nonetheless 3-1 Bryd.
third interval: McGee beneath and a stand to a granby and and McGee is out in about 10 seconds. 3-2 now, RT not an element. Final minute of regulation, nonetheless on our ft. No stall calls on both wrestler. McGee furiously attacking. Byrd does not let him get shut, and Byrd takes it 3-2!
157: #2 Will Lewan (Michigan) vs #4 Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech)
1st interval: Andonian is appointment viewing and Lewan is as robust as they arrive. Should be a enjoyable one, though, duh, all of them needs to be. No scores after a minute. Andonian coils up and unleashes a deep double however Lewan pulls him up with overhooks and stops the assault. No scores as we get to brief time. And a wonderfully timed double by Lewan scores with simply 6 seconds left within the interval. 2-0 as we go to the break.
2nd interval: Lewan begins beneath, and he is out in 6 seconds so RT clock reads triple zero and Lewan has a 3-0 lead. Another double by Lewan however Andonian stops him. Bryce slaps on an over-under bodylock. Lewan fights out of it. Good flurry in brief time however no scores. Another flurry because the clock hits zero, nonetheless 3-0 Lewan.
third interval: Andonian with a activate backside. He’s out shortly, 3-1. RT not an element. Lewan not afraid to go higher physique. Some good flurries however nonetheless 3-1 with a minute to go in regulation. Andonian picks up the tempo however Lewan will not let him lock something up tight. Time expires and Will Lewan wins 3-1!
One takedown is the distinction – Will Lewan will get the 3-1 choice over Bryce Andonian pic.twitter.com/vyQx7O3X7W
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 23, 2022
197: #2 Jacob Warner (Iowa) vs #4 Rocky Elam (Missouri)
1st interval: Our first of two back-to-back bouts that includes Hawkeyes. Warner was an NCAA runnerup final season and a three-time All-American. Elam is a two-time All-American. This is the primary collegiate assembly between the 2 of them. Warner walks out to ‘Fat Bottom Girls’, Elam appropriately comes out to the Rocky theme music. Elam his a single early and he scores shortly. Warner out shortly, Elam leads 2-1. Collar ties and hand combating, not plenty of degree modifications over the subsequent 90 seconds. The interval ends with no extra scores, nonetheless 2-1 Missouri.
2nd interval: Elam on backside. False begin and warning on Rocky. Clean begin, Warner lifts and returns. Takes a number of tries however Elam is out after about 30 seconds. Elam in on a shot. Stalemated with 44 seconds on the clock, 3-1 Elam. We break for blood, seems prefer it’s coming from Elam. We’re again in enterprise. No scores to shut out the interval, nonetheless 3-1 Elam, RT not an element.
third interval: Warner begins on backside. He sits and is out in 4 seconds. Great change, assault by Elam, reattack by Warner, each nearly scores. Another assault by Elam, he is acquired a leg, he is chewing up clock, and the takedown on the edge. 5-2 Elam now and he is acquired a 3 level lead with 52 seconds to go on the restart. Warner with a swap off the whistle, and cuts him instantly. Shot by Elam, he leads 6-4 and needs to make use of up this clock. Warner counters and the Iowan ties it up! 6-6, Warner on a leg, he will get hit with a stall name however it’s price it as a result of the interval expires and we’ll time beyond regulation!
Sudden Victory: Warner pressuring in. Elam drops beneath and converts for the win! 8-6, and an announcement win for thr Missouri Tiger. He’ll probably transfer as much as #2 within the nation after that victory.
ROCKY ROCKY ROCKY!
Elam will get the time beyond regulation takedown to beat Jacob Warner, 8-6. pic.twitter.com/AHK6MMW27F
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 23, 2022
285: #2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs #4 Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa)
1st interval: Another huge one, figuratively and actually. The battle begins as heavyweight bouts typically do, plenty of handfighting. 90 seconds no scores. Straight on low double by Kerkvliet and Cassioppi goes all the way down to the mat. Clean conversion for Kerkvliet. Kerk throws a leg in on the left aspect. Rides for 40 seconds, 35 left within the interval. Cass throws the leg out, stands and is out with 15 seconds left within the interval. Kerk leads 2-1 with precisely 1 minute of RT.
2nd interval: Kerkvliet chooses backside. Cass driving robust however Kerk stands and peels palms for the escape whereas preserving 33 seconds of driving time. Cassioppi shoots Kerkvliet out of bounds and there is a stall name on Kerkvliet. And Kerk responds with one other low double and that is one other takedown to make it 5-1. Kerkvliet throws in one other leg, Cassioppi scrambling beneath. And with only a few seconds to go he will get a reversal. That was huge for Cassioppi. Riding time nonetheless over a minute however the leads is simply two as its 5-3 going to the third.
third interval: Cassioopi elects to go beneath once more. Cassioppi working for the escape, lastly will get it after a minute. Riding time level locked up, 5-4 Penn State with below a minute to go. Shot by Cass, he is acquired a leg. He’s shut! But the protection by Kerk is just too sturdy, he will get a go behind as Cassioppi seems like he put every part he had into making an attempt to get that takedown. He escapes for an additional level however that is all he can muster. With the RT level its a 8-5 victory for Kerkvliet. Great heavyweight bout!
Kerkvliet will get the 8-5 win over Tony Cassioppi! pic.twitter.com/JbHyqcgy0b
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 23, 2022
191: Kelani Corbett (Missouri Valley) vs Sydnee Kimber (McKendree)
1st interval: We’re wrestling freestyle for these ladies’s matches. Quick takedown for Kimber and she or he leads 2-0. Kimber in on one other shot, good protection from Corbett however Kimber will not be denied. 4-0 lead for McKendree, a powerhouse ladies’s DII program in Illinois. Corbett repping the NAIA and is ranked #1 within the coaches’ ballot. And 4-0 continues to be the rating on the midway mark.
2nd interval: Corbett in search of her offense, Kimber making her keep on her protection. More pictures from Kimber, however the final assault was stalemated. Another stalemate, 2 minutes left within the match. Kimber continues to assault. She hasn’t scored however she’s consuming up plenty of clock. 1 minute to go. Another shot by Kimber, and she or he converts that received and completed the match on high. Sydnee Kimber with the 6-0 victory!
Sydnee Kimber will get the 6-0 win over Kelani Corbett! pic.twitter.com/sOr1EfO2Km
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 23, 2022
170: Yelena Makoyed (North Central) vs Jessie Lee (Life)
1st interval: Makoyed wrestling out of NCC, a DIII wrestling energy positioned exterior of Chicago. Lee repping Life U, an NAIA college close to Atlanta. Single leg proper off the whistle, runs the pike and there is a fast two. Power half by Makoyed however Lee does not flip. Makoyed getting time to work and now she will get an publicity. Lee ultimately bellies out and we restart. 4-0 after 90 seconds. Another single and takedown for Makoyed. Two extra activates a intestine wrench and that is it! 10-0 tech fall, masterful efficiency from Yelena Makoyed!
Yelena Makoyed goes takedown to show to get the 10-0 tech over Jessie Lee pic.twitter.com/JfW0MmnnG7
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 23, 2022
184: #1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs #2 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)
1st interval: Number 1 vs quantity 2. Hard to do higher than that! And the fur is flying proper off the whistle. Good flurry, no scores. On the subsequent assault Brooks converts cleanly on a double leg. Keckeisen escapes shortly. 2-1. Brooks with the snaps and picks inflicting Keckeisen to react. Brooks does not let off the fuel, fights via Keckeisen’s defenses and there’ one other takedown. 4-1 after two minutes. Keckeisen has to work for it however he will get one other escape. RT stops at 50 seconds. 4-2 asthe interval runs out.
2nd interval: Keckseisen chooses down. Escapes earlier than driving time hits a minute to make it 4-3. Brooks modifications that with a good looking ankle choose to make it 6-3. Now Keckeisen wants greater than a fast escape, though he does get out to make it 6-4. 1 minute to go within the second. Keckeisen attacking however it’s a reattack by Brooks that scores. 8-5 after the escape. Period ends.
third interval: Brooks will get to check out backside, and he is out to make it 9-5 Penn State. Add one other takedown, that is 5, and it is 11-5. Brooks cuts Keckeisen who is not happening and not using a struggle. Riding time locked up. Keck retains going. And he will get a takedown to make sure it is only a common choice. Final scores although, a formidable 12-8 victory for Aaron Brooks, who seems each bit the #1 wrestler within the NCAA.
How good is Aaron Brooks?!
Brooks wins with a formidable 12-8 choice over Parker Keckeisen pic.twitter.com/YXmAsXSePB
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 23, 2022
141: #1 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) vs #4 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado)
1st interval: Alirez a late substitute for the match and good on him for agreeing to tackle the #1 wrestler within the nation on brief discover. Matthews is a Primanti Brothers sponsored athlete, a wonderful chain of eating places within the Pittsburgh metro space. Heavy palms to start out the bout, the place you’ll be able to hear the influence. A number of flurries however no scores after two minutes. Good motion however no scores or stall warnings going into the second.
2nd interval: Alirez is on backside, he stands and reverses in about 1 second, for actual. That was explosive. Matthews is out in about 2 seconds and it is 2-1 Alirez within the lead. Simultaneous pictures, no rating. Another shot by Alirez and now a stall warning on Matthews. Alirez shoots once more, he is in deep, Matthews excessive, grabs ankles, a scramble however no extra scores.
third interval: Matthews begins the third on backside, he is out shortly and it is 2-2. Shots from area from each guys. Still tied with just below a minute. Hands to the face name, one level Matthews. Coach Nickerson needs to problem. That’s a tricky name at this level within the match however I did not get a great have a look at the motion in actual time. And the decision is reversed. Makes sense, good problem. Shot by Alirez, on a single leg, Matthews has good protection right here and a rubber knee. No rating as time expires. Let’s preserve wrestling!
Sudden victory: Shot by Alirez, Matthews defends and almost will get a go behind. Good flurry. No takedowns for both wrestler, one reversal for Alirez, two escapes for Matthews. Another shot by Alirez, and there it’s! Takedown for Alirez in time beyond regulation over the #1 ranked Cole Matthews! Northern Colorado probably getting a high ranked wrestler by subsequent week.
Andrew Alirez takes out Cole Matthews in time beyond regulation!
Looks like we’ve got a brand new number one 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/crC1Hxaztc
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 23, 2022
143: Adaugo Nwachukwu (Iowa Wesleyan) vs Alara Boyd (McKendree)
1st interval: Another two ladies’s freestyle bouts on the slate. Both Boyd and Nwachukwu have UWW age degree world group expertise. Boyd has made 4 groups and has two U17 medals. Nwachukwu made the 2022 U20 group and earned a bronze medal. Nwachukwu strikes first with an early takedown. 2-0 now half method via the interval. Boyd the second McKendree wrestler on the cardboard, making an attempt to duplicate her teammate’s Sydnee Kimber’s win from earlier tonight. Nwachukwu has different concept although, as she shoots Boyd off the mat for one more level, and leads 3-0. Boyd with an underhook, making an attempt to achieve the momentum. Nwachukwu pressuring once more, on the sting, almost one other takedown just like the primary however time runs out and we get white paddles from the refs.
2nd interval: Nwachukwu underhooks and drives Boyd to the sting once more, they tumble to the mat, the whistle says two however the desk decide and chairperson say only one, so Nwachukwu leads 4-0. Two minutes to go within the match. Low shot by Nwachukwu, Boyd reattacks however Nwachukwu throws Boyd by and collects the takedown. 6-0 now the lead. One minute left. Nwachukwu pushing for the tech however she’s not going to get it. But Adaugo does shut out Boyd to win 6-0! Iowa Wesleyan has a great one in Nwachukwu!
Adaugo Nwachukwu will get the 6-0 win over Alara Boyd! pic.twitter.com/R4jZLUVxo6
— FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) November 23, 2022
109: Peyton Prussin (Life) vs Emily Shilson (Augsburg)
1st interval: Life University’s second competitor tonight takes on probably the most credentialed ladies’s wrestler within the nation. Shilson has received a UWW U17, U20 and U23 world gold medal, needing solely a senior world gold to finish the set. Prussin with the primary deep assault. She’s acquired Shilson’s proper leg locked up however Shilson defending furiously. The scramble goes on for almost a minute earlier than Prussin lastly converts for 2 onerous fought factors. Prussin warned for palms to the face. One minute left within the interval. Shilson in on a deep shot however Prussin will get her hips again and Shilson cannot convert. Shilson taking floor, Prussin’s ft to the boundary however then she arm throws Shilson out of bounds. No publicity however two factors are awarded for an accurate throw and Prussin takes a 4-0 lead into the break.
2nd interval: Shilson fights via Prussin’s head and palms protection however its a shallow shot. Shilson muscular tissues up from beneath Prussin’s hips and powers via for a takedown. Immediately Shilson transitions to a leg lace and will get one flip earlier than her lock is damaged. Score is 4-4 however Shilson leads on standards. 90 seconds to go within the match. Prussin marches forwards, Shilson occasions a shot and snags a leg. Stalemated however that chews up some clock. 42 seconds left on the restart. Prussin now in on a deep shot. Belly whizzer nearly scores for Shilson however it’s stalemated ultimately. 17 seconds to go. Prussin on a shot, Shilson defends, we’ll get a restart with simply 4 seconds on the clock. Desperation shot and Shilson counters with a ft to again pancake for 4. 8-4 is the ultimate however it was as shut as a match might be. Emily ‘Stonecold’ Shilson is victorious!
165: #1 David Carr (Iowa State) vs #1 Quincy Monday (Princeton)
1st interval: The Carr vs Monday rivalry continues one era later! Monday is transferring all the way down to 157 after this bout however he did not need his faculty profession to go by and not using a match in opposition to Carr so he agreed to take this bout and all the wrestling neighborhood is the beneficiary. A number of movement and probing however not a lot in the way in which of pictures or flurries two minutes into the bout. Zero scores because the interval ends.
2nd interval: Carr goes beneath, he stands and is out in 6 seconds to interrupt the goose egg off the board. Shot and reshot from Carr however Monday was in place to defend each assaults. And the second interval ends like the primary one, no different scores however the escape so a 1-0 lead for Carr after 2 durations.
third interval: Now Monday will get a flip beneath. Carr throws a leg in on the best. Rides for a minimum of 30 seconds and counting. Monday up, Carr brings him down. Was there locked palms? Coach Dubuque thinks so and throws the problem brick. Clock stops at 53 seconds with 1:00 of RT for Carr. The refs check out the sequence. After additional evaluation, the decision is confirmed, no locked palms. Monday stands on the restart, and he is out to tie the rating however RT is at 1:16 for Carr. Now the tempo quickens. Action from each wrestlers. Carr conserving his distance, and with the driving time it is a close to run 2-1 choice for David Carr! Defense and driving time for Carr will get it executed as he beats the 2021 runnerup and #1 ranked wrestler at 157.
165: #1 Keegan O’Toole (Missouri) vs #5 Dean Hamiti Jr. (Wisconsin)
1st interval: Two of probably the most electrical wrestlers within the NCAA. They’ve by no means met in faculty. O’Toole the reigning 165-pound champ. Hamiti positioned sixth final season. O’Toole walks out to Master of Puppets by Metallica. Hell yeah. O’Toole finds one in every of Hamiti’s legs and he converts for an early two. Hamiti shut to flee however O’Toole brings him to the mat and has a good experience going. O’Toole with some huge time mat returns and Shane Sparks is in heaven. He simply mentioned Hamiti is in Alcatraz proper now, no getting out proper now. Two minutes and 42 seconds and a monster experience out for O’Toole, he leads 2-0 on the break.
2nd interval: O’Toole chooses backside, Hamiti rides for a bit however as Hamiti brings O’Toole down on a mat return, Keegan hits a swap and reversed Hamiti for a 4-0 lead. A superbly timed swap. Now Hamiti is ready to get out shortly and it is 4-1 however O’Toole nonetheless has 2:30 of RT. Hamiti has a motor however that first interval needed to have been a draining expertise. Period ends nonetheless 4-1 Missouri.
third interval: Hamiti picks impartial and can try to win this bout on his ft. They commerce pictures. No Scores. One minute to go. RT lengthy since locked up. Deep shot by Hamiti however O’Toole scrambles and now has Hamiti up within the air with a single leg. Keegan glad to chew up clock. Tree topped and tripped and O’Toole makes it 6-1. O’Toole with the rideout and Hamiti shakes his useless. Dominant win by the champ! And cue the ‘Tallica!
149: #2 Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) vs #5 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)
1st interval: This weight class has been far and wide after simply three weeks, so throw the information and rankings out the window. Chuck em out I say! Good scramble off the whistle however no rating after a minute. Another scramble however neither wrestler threatens a lot. Short time left within the first. 0-0 going to the second.
2nd interval: Gomez beneath, he will get an escape after simply 9 seconds. Upper physique ties. They dudes are harmful. Inside journey Sasso, Gomez launches, however Sasso recovers and comes out on high for 2. Figure fours a leg and begins to experience. They exit of bounds and Gomez will get a restart. Explosion off the whistle and Gomez is out. RT below a minute, rating is 2-2. Gomez in on a shot, lengthy scramble, Sasso finds himself in an advantageous place. Flash takedown from rear standing awarded. That was shut if it even occurred. Sasso will get the rideout however the refs need to take one other have a look at it so official evaluation. Scoreboard says 4-2, 53 seconds of RT for Sasso. Call on the mat stands so huge level swing for Sasso in brief time.
third interval: Sasso takes down and Gomez cuts him to start out in impartial. 5-2 Sasso. Gomez in on a shot, and converts cleanly and cuts him. Another takedown for Gomez. He went proper again in and he cuts the result in 1. Gomez lets him up and its 7-6. Another takedown, and he is out, 8-8. Three takedowns in 30 seconds! Good lord! Late within the interval it is one other takedown. Gomez takes a 10-8! Sasso escapes and goes on the assault. He’s in deep however Gomez will maintain on for victory! What a match! First interval was sluggish however it was all motion from about midway via the second to the tip. Incredible work from Austin Gomez.
174: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs #2 Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech)
1st interval: That’s a tricky act to comply with however fortunately for us it is our headliner! A rematch of the 2022 NCAA remaining. That match was determined in driving time standards and was about as shut as a match will get. Deep underhook for Starocci, Lewis wrestles out of it.
