Spencer Lee

The Iowa wrestling team go into Friday night in second place overall, with 48 points. Three wrestlers in the semifinals — Spencer Lee (125), Real Woods (141), ...

Purdue's Matt Ramos pinned three-time national champion Spencer Lee of Iowa with one second left in a 125-pound NCAA national semifinal.

[Princeton](https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/princeton-tigers-college-basketball/)’s Patrick Glory for the national title on Saturday. Lee, who won the 2021 title with torn ACLs in both knees and [sat out the 2022 season after surgery](https://theathletic.com/3548883/2022/01/02/three-time-ncaa-champion-wrestler-spencer-lee-to-miss-remainder-of-2021-22-season/), could finish third. Before Lee could pull through, Ramos put the Iowa wrestler on his back and secured the fall in 6:59. Ramos also started this match strong with a 4-1 lead before Lee rallied with a takedown and two back points to move ahead 5-4 at the end of the second period. Lee led 7-5 with about 30 seconds left in the match before Ramos went to his back and caught Lee for a takedown. [Iowa](https://theathletic.com/college-football/team/iowa-hawkeyes-college-football/) wrestler pinned in 2:54 on Jan.

Lee was leading the match late in the third period 7-4 when Ramos turned Lee and put him on his back.

Lee was leading the match late in the third period 7-4 when Ramos turned Lee and put him on his back. Lee was pinned tonight by 4th-seeded Matt Ramos of Purdue with 2 seconds left in the semi-finals of his 125-pound match. Spencer Lee pinned during NCAA Div.

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He will face the top seed, Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen, in the final. Starocci defeated Labriola, 6-1, in the Big Ten final in a battle of unbeatens. 2 seed, defeated Nebraska’s Peyton Robb in the semifinals at 157. He’ll face North Carolina’s Austin O’Connor in the final. Ramos will face Princeton’s Pat Glory, who defeated Nebraska’s Liam Cronin 8-2 in the other semifinal, for the championship on Saturday. Bonaccorsi could become Pitt’s first champion since Keith Gavin, now the team’s head coach, won at 174 pounds in 2008. “In the moment it was like, ‘Wow, I didn’t know what to think,’” Diakomihalis said. “I’m kind of in a similar position. The whole arena is waiting for you to lose. I’m like, ‘That bar half, I’m going to learn that.’ In high school and middle school, I’m like, ‘That’s what I want to learn.’ And the next thing you know, I have a shot to wrestle one of the GOATs in the sport of wrestling. I’m very excited I get to wrestle one of the best wrestlers on the planet, and to be able to beat him too, it feels unreal.” He defeated Penn State’s Shayne Van Ness, 8-3, in his semifinal match at 149.

When Real Woods advanced to the NCAA wrestling finals, the Iowa celebration was subdued. The win came on the heels of a crushing loss that shocked the ...

Pilcher](https://www.thegazette.com/k-j-pilcher/) [Hawkeye Wrestling](https://www.thegazette.com/hawkeye-wrestling/) Mar. Pilcher](https://www.thegazette.com/k-j-pilcher/) [Iowa State Wrestling](https://www.thegazette.com/cyclone-wrestling/) Mar. [Iowa State Basketball](https://www.thegazette.com/cyclone-basketball/) Mar. 17, 2023 5:31 pm11h ago [The Gazette](https://www.thegazette.com/the-gazette/) [Hawkeye Wrestling](https://www.thegazette.com/hawkeye-wrestling/) Mar. “Just all in all, teammates and coaches just being a family to me.” I just have to get a chance, get to a leg. “I said it a lot, control what I can, be in the moment, at the end of seven minutes or longer, be proud,” Keckeisen said. And I felt the pop-through, and I knew it was going to be good in the end, but just trusting in that belief and able to execute all your attacks.” “So, I just go out there and get right to it, you know, that's that.” As easy as it is to say, that’s really the next step in all of this. Lee surrendered nearfalls in the quarterfinal and had to fend off a turn late as well. Lee seemed to be in control when he scored a takedown for a 7-4 lead after Iowa won a review.

Iowa's Spencer Lee had all the pressure in the world on his shoulders in his semifinals against Purdue's Matt Ramos. He was expected to win.

We'll go to the refs. Ramos chooses neutral to start the third. Here comes the shocker. He needs a takedown and more to stop the three-time champ. Ramos heads into the second period with the advantage. Ramos does what Ramos does, and he took down Spencer Lee and picked up two back points.

“It has been a long road of a recovery for Spencer Lee. He will medically forfeit out of the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships today in Tulsa.” Editor's Note: ...

Lee was scheduled to compete on Saturday morning in the consolation semifinals against Brandon Courtney of Arizona State. He will medically forfeit out of the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships today in Tulsa.” Editor's Note: Lee, a three-time NCAA champion and a redshirt senior, was pinned in the 125-pound semifinals at 6:59 by Matt Ramos of Purdue last night.

The story on Friday night at the NCAA Championships was Spencer Lee losing, but Iowa responded with its best performance of the week.

He is also the 14th three-time All-American in program history, and first since Sean Stender finished on the podium in 2003-05. On Thursday, he beat a returning All-American in round one, then beat a U23 world silver medalist in round two. When Nate Carr won his NCAA title in 1983, he also beat a two-time finalist and national champ in Jim Heffernan of Iowa on his way to first. He’ll face Penn State’s Aaron Brooks, who has handed Keckeisen two of his four career losses — 3-2 last season, and 6-4 in the 2021 NCAA semifinals. But Carr was the star of Iowa State’s show again, knocking off Monday, a returning NCAA finalist, and Stanford’s Shane Griffith, a two-time finalist and the 2021 NCAA champ. Murin, in his fourth trip to the bloodround, eked out a 3-2 win over Michigan’s Chance Lamer, becoming an All-American for the first time in his career. David Carr’s 6-5 win over Quincy Monday pushed him into the NCAA finals for the second time in three years. He is now a two-time All-American and can still finish as high as third. Forty years ago, Nate Carr beat Kenny Monday in the 1983 NCAA finals in Oklahoma City. Warner won four matches on Friday, capped by a critical 4-2 win over Cornell’s Jacob Cardenas, effectively sealing a second-place team finish for Iowa and capping his own sensational career as a four-time All-American. Yes, Iowa put together its best round at the most important time of this week’s national tournament, solidifying its spot in second place overall, behind only mighty Penn State. So much happened on Friday night here at the BOK Center.

Spencer Lee is out of the NCAA Wrestling Championships after going down in the semifinals.

As easy as that is to say, that’s really the next step in all of this. “The cliche easy thing to say is he’s got to move on. He will medically forfeit out of the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships today in Tulsa,” the Hawkeyes announced via statement.

Iowa Wrestling's three-time NCAA Champion Spencer Lee has withdrawn from the 2023 NCAA Championships.

Mar 19, 2023 Spencer will finish in 6th place in his final NCAA tournament. He will medically forfeit out of the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships today in Tulsa.”

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