blueandgold Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Who is a wrestler who may have recorded the best individual year in history as a collegiate athlete? I have three potential candidates. Gable Steveson — 2021 Olympic Champion, 125 kilograms NCAA Heavyweight Champion Big Ten Heavyweight Champion Hodge Trophy Kyle Snyder — 2016 Olympic Champion, 97 kilograms NCAA Heavyweight Champion Big Ten Heavyweight Champion John Smith — 1987 or 1988 1988 Olympic Champion, 62 kilograms NCAA 134-pound Champion Big Eight 134-pound Champion 1987 World Champion, 62 kilograms Pan American Games Champion, 62 kilograms Pan American Champion, 62 kilograms NCAA 134-pound Champion Big Eight 134-pound Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 18 minutes ago, blueandgold said: Who is a wrestler who may have recorded the best individual year in history as a collegiate athlete? I have three potential candidates. Gable Steveson — 2021 Olympic Champion, 125 kilograms NCAA Heavyweight Champion Big Ten Heavyweight Champion Hodge Trophy Kyle Snyder — 2016 Olympic Champion, 97 kilograms NCAA Heavyweight Champion Big Ten Heavyweight Champion John Smith — 1987 or 1988 1988 Olympic Champion, 62 kilograms NCAA 134-pound Champion Big Eight 134-pound Champion 1987 World Champion, 62 kilograms Pan American Games Champion, 62 kilograms Pan American Champion, 62 kilograms NCAA 134-pound Champion Big Eight 134-pound Champion Yojiro Uetake — 1964 Olympic Champion 57 kilograms NCAA 130-pound Champion Big Eight 130-pound Champion 1 Craig Henning got screwed in the 2007 NCAA Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Hard to pick any one of these four wrestlers over another. 2 Craig Henning got screwed in the 2007 NCAA Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) 31 minutes ago, blueandgold said: John Smith 31 minutes ago, blueandgold said: 1987 World Champion, 62 kilograms Pan American Games Champion, 62 kilograms Pan American Champion, 62 kilograms NCAA 134-pound Champion Big Eight 134-pound Champion 1988 Olympic Champion, 62 kilograms NCAA 134-pound Champion Big Eight 134-pound Champion I love Snyder, but pick either year of the above and I wont argue. Although. From Wiki. I know. Spare yourself (and me) the response... After returning to Ohio State and winning his second consecutive NCAA heavyweight title at the end of an undefeated 2016–2017 wrestling season, Snyder would avenge his loss to Gadson in the finals of America's 2017 World Team Trials, sweeping him with two straight tech-falls and a cumulative score of 23–2. He would then face another historic bout in the finals of the 2017 Paris World Championships: with Russia and the U.S. tied for first place at 53 points each, Snyder stepped onto the mat for "The Match of the Century" – the team championship, an individual title at 97 kg, and two young legacies were on the line. His opponent was Abdulrashid Sadulaev, a young Russian phenom on a three-year undefeated streak that included two World Championships as well as an Olympic gold, who was then considered the best pound-for-pound wrestler in the world. Edited January 13 by MPhillips 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyBT Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Gable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Elite Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Vito had a great run this passed year. Beating RBY and World Champ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Vito had a loss last year, but he at least wrestled a full season (I think). I seem to remember Gable and Snyder doing abbreviated college seasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Elite Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 22 minutes ago, CHROMEBIRD said: Vito had a loss last year, but he at least wrestled a full season (I think). I seem to remember Gable and Snyder doing abbreviated college seasons. I forgot about that loss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) In 1978, Lee Kemp was an undefeated NCAA champ and world champ. In 1999, Stephen Neal was an NCAA champ, Hodge winner, world champ, and FILA Outstanding Wrestler Award winner. In 2011, JB was an NCAA champ, Hodge winner, and world champ. Edited January 14 by peanut 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 5 minutes ago, peanut said: In 1978, Lee Kemp was an undefeated NCAA champ and world champ. In 1999, Stephen Neal was an NCAA champ, Hodge winner, world champ, and FILA Outstanding Wrestler Award winner. In 2011, JB was an NCAA champ, Hodge winner, and world champ. Nice .... Neal's run in 99 was pretty phenomenal... would like to see 99 Neal vs 21 Steveson. 1 Sponsored by INTERMAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Elite Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 minute ago, Idaho said: Nice .... Neal's run in 99 was pretty phenomenal... would like to see 99 Neal vs 21 Steveson. We need an Ncaa Wrestling video game. We could simulate those matches. No as good as the real thing, but easier to make than a time machine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 34 minutes ago, Ohio Elite said: We need an Ncaa Wrestling video game. We could simulate those matches. No as good as the real thing, but easier to make than a time machine. Truth! I think they would both be a 99 rating. Probably have Tekken like controls - up+up+ left +green+red+down+up =Sprawl. 4 1 Sponsored by INTERMAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headshuck Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 There would have to be a push/pull button. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanOfPurdueWrestling Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Yo- I was just replying to your thread on IndianaMat last night….unfortunately I have nothing to add to the convo here. I vote Gable Stevenson 2021!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadzaev2 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 16 hours ago, blueandgold said: Who is a wrestler who may have recorded the best individual year in history as a collegiate athlete? I have three potential candidates. Gable Steveson — 2021 Olympic Champion, 125 kilograms NCAA Heavyweight Champion Big Ten Heavyweight Champion Hodge Trophy Kyle Snyder — 2016 Olympic Champion, 97 kilograms NCAA Heavyweight Champion Big Ten Heavyweight Champion John Smith — 1987 or 1988 1988 Olympic Champion, 62 kilograms NCAA 134-pound Champion Big Eight 134-pound Champion 1987 World Champion, 62 kilograms Pan American Games Champion, 62 kilograms Pan American Champion, 62 kilograms NCAA 134-pound Champion Big Eight 134-pound Champion All 3....GREAT......Hodge Trophy was first awarded in 1995 (TJ Jaworski), so Smith couldn't have won it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragit Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 All worthy candidates but I vote Snyder for dropping his redshirt to beat a guy on an 80+ match winning streak who was 50 pounds heavier in a classic overtime match at Madison Square Garden to cap off a night of great matches. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrestlingRasta Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I know going past a year, but the ‘15-‘17 run by Snyder has to be an all time great right? Beat the defending Olympic champ to make the world team, where he would go on to beat the defending world champ to win gold. Come back for an NCAA title and Olympic Gold, come back to bump and take out Gwiz, then Sadulaev. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I’ll take ‘88 John Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdalu75 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Mike Frick in 1976. Defending NCAA champ at 134, missed the fall semester due to academics. Weighing 144, beat Mark Churella at 150 at Midlands, lost by a point to Pete Galea in the finals. At 142 drew with Brad Smith in the Iowa dual, then beat Smith in the All-Star meet. At 150, beat 1975 NCAA 142-lb champ Jim Bennett in the Yale dual. In the NCAA finals at 134 he fell behind 2x champion Pat Milkovich 3-0, then won 7-4. Brad Smith was the 142-pound champion. The top 4 at 150 were Chuck Yagla, Galea, Churella, and Bennett. Finished the season with a 19-0-2 record. I may be just a little bit biased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingcement Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 minute ago, jdalu75 said: Mike Frick in 1976. Defending NCAA champ at 134, missed the fall semester due to academics. Weighing 144, beat Mark Churella at 150 at Midlands, lost by a point to Pete Galea in the finals. At 142 drew with Brad Smith in the Iowa dual, then beat Smith in the All-Star meet. At 150, beat 1975 NCAA 142-lb champ Jim Bennett in the Yale dual. In the NCAA finals at 134 he fell behind 2x champion Pat Milkovich 3-0, then won 7-4. Brad Smith was the 142-pound champion. The top 4 at 150 were Chuck Yagla, Galea, Churella, and Bennett. Finished the season with a 19-0-2 record. I may be just a little bit biased. Any clue if Mike was related to the Frick family that wrestled at Nazareth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdalu75 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) 2 minutes ago, flyingcement said: Any clue if Mike was related to the Frick family that wrestled at Nazareth? Their father. Wrestled at Pope John XXIII in Sparta, NJ. Mike's brother Jim also wrestled for Lehigh, son Travis did in the '00s. Edited January 15 by jdalu75 addition 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingcement Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 minutes ago, jdalu75 said: Their father. Wrestled at Pope John XXIII in Sparta, NJ. Mike's brother Jim also wrestled for Lehigh, son Travis did in the '00s. I wrestled for Parkland against those boys (different weight but same era). They were really tough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerlock3 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Did anyone ever win two NCAA title and a world gold same year? Era where the small school champs went to d1. "Half measures are a coward's form of insanity." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniorvarsity Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 It is Snyder 2016. End of story. He beat Sadulaev for Olympic Gold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimpeltf Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, flyingcement said: Any clue if Mike was related to the Frick family that wrestled at Nazareth? The best part of them wrestling for Nazareth (because I got to kid Mike about this) was that before he moved there he searched out where there would be a Frack family with kids that wrestled about the same age as his. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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