Reiter is a two-time All-American, placing fourth as a freshman and fourth again last season as a sophomore. He is currently ranked No. 2 in the country by RevWrestling.com at 133 pounds behind defending NCAA champion Matt Valenti of Penn.
Mack Reiter (Photo/The Guillotine)The results of the MRI are expected back on Tuesday afternoon. If in fact is Reiter is forced to miss time, Morgan is uncertain who will step in and will the void.
"Well, at this point right now, we would probably consider (Travis) Lang, (Jayson) Ness, (Mike) Thorn, or (Jake) Mellmer. It would probably be between the four of those guys," said Morgan.
Morgan isn't ready to call Reiter's season over. In fact, he believes there is a possibility that Reiter could wrestle through the injury.
"The way we look at it, Owen Elzen took third in the NCAA's with a torn ACL, so we're hoping he can do the same thing," said Morgan. "We'll see how he feels. It just depends if it's torn or just hurt … and sometimes people can wrestle with them. We've had that happen plenty of times. That's our first plan … just plan on wrestling him regardless. Usually it takes two weeks to let it heal up and get the inflammation down. We've had guys in the past where you wouldn't ever even be able to tell. They don't swell up. It just depends. Some people's knees are different than others. We'll kind of play it by ear. First, we'll find out the MRI results … and from there try to figure out what to do."
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