[/quote]Oh no, the wrestling universe has collapsed some athletes with a losing records made it to the big dance in St. Louis.
At 125, Camden Eppert a sophomore from Purdue came out of the Big Ten Tournament with a 12-15 record.
At 133, another Big Ten sophomore from Penn State, Frank Martellotti, qualified with an 8-9 mark.
Looks like the NCAA should just cancel the tournament.[quote]
NCAA Wresting Tournament
Looks like your supporting Lucas's point. 2 out of 330 make it with a losing record or less than 1%. But 20% qualify for state at 5A. 1% is an anomaly, 20% is too much. Anyway I know Camdem from Purdue, and he had a stacked schedule this year and he missed some of the easier matches.
I don't have a problem with kids qualifying for state with losing record, the problem in Kansas is its statistically too easy to qualify for state, as the bar is set low. 50% of potential varsity spots qualify for state in 5A or 6A. With all the open spots, more than 50% of varsity wrestlers qualify, that's why you have so many losing records.
You guys can huff and puff about these kids earned it and they deserve recognition. But I think its a valid discussion to look at the qualifying process in Kansas.
