Jarrod Garnett, wrestling unattached, and Pete Yates also made the championship match of their respective weight class, but both fell in the finals. Zach Neibert took fourth place and JohnDickson finished eighth at his weight class.
Carter, who beat the Nos. 7, 3 and 1 seeds en route to the crown, fell behind early to top-seeded and No. 3-ranked Tony Ramos of Iowa in the finals. But after getting his own takedown, the two were tied at 4-4, forcing sudden victory. There, Carter finished off a takedown with 18 seconds left to secure the big win. He is now 19-1 on the season and 55-8 for his young career.
Garnett, who was seeded eighth, won his first four matches of the tournament, but was pinned in the championship by No. 2 seed and No. 2-ranked Matt McDonough of Iowa. His biggest win of the tournament was a pin over top-seeded and sixth-ranked Jesse Delgado of Illinois in the quarterfinals. Yates beat the Nos. 3 and 10 seed to reach the title match, but got a tough draw in the finals against postgrad Steve Fittery, who placed third at the NCAAs last year as a senior at American. Yates was downed 12-4, but the loss doesn't count against him because Fittery is not an NCAA competitor.
Below are the full results from the tournament for the Tech competitors. Matches marked with a * indicate it was against a non-college opponent and doesn't count toward one's record.
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