Iowa
Iowa wrestler denied 4th straight title in stunner
TULSA, Okla. — Purdue’s Matt Ramos pulled some of the beautiful upsets in NCAA Division I wrestling historical past, ending Iowa’s Spencer Lee’s chase for 4 nationwide titles with a pin within the closing seconds of their semifinal match on Friday night time.
Ramos, the No. 4 seed at 125 kilos, bought the autumn with one second remaining within the third interval to finish the nation’s longest win streak at 58 matches.
Ramos had been vocal about his perception that he might beat Lee.
“I work actually arduous and I belief in what I imagine in, and with the ability to communicate it out into existence — I am not attempting to be cocky or something, but when I am unable to get it out into the world, then I do not imagine it is going to occur,” he mentioned.
That can depart Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis as the one wrestler nonetheless in rivalry for a fourth title on Saturday. He defeated Penn State’s Shayne Van Ness 8-3 in his semifinal match at 149 kilos. If Diakomihalis defeats Ohio State’s Sammy Sasso within the ultimate, he’ll turn into the fifth wrestler to win 4 Division I nationwide championships.
Diakomihalis was effectively conscious that Lee had misplaced earlier than his semifinal.
“Within the second it was like, ‘Wow, I did not know what to suppose,’” Diakomihalis mentioned. “I imply, he is a kind of guys who’s been very dominant — in all probability extra dominant than I have been.”
Diakomihalis mentioned he understood the strain Lee confronted.
“You bought to really feel for him just a little bit, proper?” he mentioned. “I am sort of in the same place. The entire area is ready so that you can lose. Possibly they are not cheering towards you, however secretly at the back of their head, it will get just a little louder when the opposite man goes to attain.”
Penn State is closing in on its tenth nationwide title in 12 years. The Nittany Lions have 116.5 factors. Iowa is in second with 77.5 factors adopted by Cornell (64) and Ohio State (62).
However Ramos was the story of the night time. He led Lee 4-1 on the finish of the primary interval, however Lee scored a four-point close to fall within the second interval to take a 5-4 lead and arrange the drama within the third.
Ramos will face Princeton’s Pat Glory, who defeated Nebraska’s Liam Cronin 8-2 within the different semifinal, for the championship on Saturday. Glory, the No. 2 seed, is undefeated.
“It is a dream for me,” Ramos mentioned. “The job just isn’t executed but.”
The three Penn State wrestlers in search of their third nationwide titles — Roman Bravo-Younger at 133, Carter Starocci at 174 and Aaron Brooks at 184 — all superior to the finals.
Bravo-Younger bought a two-point takedown in sudden victory time towards Arizona State’s Michael McGee. He now has the nation’s longest win streak at 56 matches.
“That was a enjoyable match there,” Bravo-Younger mentioned. “Discovered a strategy to get it executed.”
Bravo-Younger will face Cornell’s Vito Arujau, who defeated Oklahoma State’s Daton Repair 11-3 within the different semifinal. Repair had misplaced within the finals 3 times, however he was unbeaten and seeded second.
Starocci defeated Cornell’s Chris Foca within the semifinals and superior to face Nebraska’s Mikey Labriola within the ultimate. Starocci defeated Labriola 6-1 within the Huge Ten ultimate in a battle of unbeatens.
Brooks, seeded third, defeated No. 2 seed Trent Hilday of North Carolina State 6-3 in a semifinal. He’ll face the highest seed, Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen, within the ultimate.
Penn State bought a fourth finalist when freshman Levi Haines, the No. 2 seed, defeated Nebraska’s Peyton Robb within the semifinals at 157. He’ll face North Carolina’s Austin O’Connor within the ultimate. The highest seed remained unbeaten after defeating Lehigh’s Josh Humphreys.
At 165, No. 1 seed David Carr defeated Princeton’s Quincy Monday 6-5 in a semifinal. Monday’s father is 1988 Olympic wrestling gold medalist Kenny Monday.
Different No. 1 seeds who superior to the finals had been Michigan’s Mason Parris at 285, Pitt’s Nino Bonaccorsi at 197 and Iowa’s Actual Woods at 141.
It was an important date around the state for volleyball teams in Iowa, as the latest rankings were released and regional pairings in all five classes were revealed.
The two come into play once regionals reach the championship round, as the higher-ranked team will serve as the host for those games.
All five No. 1 squads remained the same, as Ankeny Centennial (Class 5A), Cedar Rapids Xavier (4A), Mount Vernon (3A), Denver (2A) and Ankeny Christian (1A) held serve.
New teams to the Top-15 include Iowa City West in 5A, Ballard in 4A, Wapsie Valley in 2A and Stanton in 1A. The entire 3A poll remained the same while Sidney made one of the biggest climbs, moving to ninth from 12th in 1A.
Regional play for 1A and 2A begins Oct. 21 with 3A, 4A and 5A starting Oct. 22. The state tournament is scheduled for Nov. 4-7 in Coralville from the Xtream Arena. Complete regional pairings can be found on Bound.
Class 5A
1. Ankeny Centennial; 2. Pleasant Valley; 3. Ankeny; 4. West Des Moines Dowling; 5. Indianola; 6. Waukee Northwest; 7. Cedar Falls; 8. Cedar Rapids Prairie; 9. Waukee; 10. Iowa City Liberty; 11. West Des Moines Valley; 12. Sioux City East; 13. Iowa City West; 14. Iowa City High; 15. Linn-Mar.
Class 4A
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier; 2. Sioux City Bishop Heelan; 3. North Scott; 4. Clear Creek-Amana; 5. Lewis Central; 6. Pella; 7. Glenwood; 8. Carlisle; 9. Marion; 10. Adel-ADM; 11. Norwalk; 12. Sergeant Bluff-Luton; 13. MOC-Floyd Valley; 14. Ballard; 15. Grinnell.
Class 3A
1. Mount Vernon; 2. Western Christian; 3. West Delaware; 4. Dubuque Wahlert; 5. Davenport Assumption; 6. Sioux Center; 7. Carroll Kuemper; 8. Mid-Prairie; 9. Cherokee; 10. Wilton; 11. Solon; 12. Anamosa; 13. Roland-Story; 14. Clarinda; 15. Nevada.
Class 2A
1. Denver; 2. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont; 3. Dyersville Beckman; 4. Dike-New Hartford; 5. Aplington-Parkersburg; 6. South Hardin; 7. Boyden-Hull; 8. Pella Christian; 9. Iowa City Regina; 10. Hinton; 11. Grundy Center; 12. Sumner-Fredericksburg; 13. Wapsie Valley; 14. West Burlington; 15. Shenandoah.
Class 1A
1. Ankeny Christian; 2. Holy Trinity; 3. Saint Ansgar; 4. Riverside; 5. BCLUW; 6. Janesville; 7. North Tama; 8. Don Bosco; 9. Sidney; 10. River Valley; 11. Akron-Westfield; 12. Stanton; 13. Fremont-Mills; 14. Southwest Valley; 15. Gladbrook-Reinbeck.
Week 6 of the 2024 Iowa high school football season has wrapped up, and High School on SI is continuing its weekly computer rankings for the season.
The Dowling Maroons kept their top five placing in this week’s 5A Iowa computer rankings after a thrilling 41-35 victory over Ankeny Centennial. They face a strong Urbandale team on Friday, to keep their momentum going.
The top of the 5A computer rankings stay the same this week as the Bettendorf Bulldogs take home another win, this time defeating Kennedy 33-14. The Bulldogs look forward to Friday, where they will travel to Davenport Central in hopes to hold their place in the standings.
SBLive’s formula was created using its linear algebra-based ranking algorithm inspired by the Colley Bias-Free Ranking Method. Colley’s Method was created by Wes Colley, Ph.D., an astrophysicist at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He devised his algorithm to help address the subjectivity and controversy regarding BCS college football selections in the 1990s and early 2000s, using a method that used no subjective variables.
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CLASS 3A | CLASS 2A
CLASS 1A | CLASS A
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JELD-WEN, a manufacturer of windows and doors in Grinnell, has announced it will be laying off 152 workers effective Nov. 7.
The announcement was made on Iowa’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) site.
The company, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, was founded in 1960 and has 18,000 employees, with operating facilities in 16 countries in North America and Europe with 2023 sales of $4.3 billion, according to the company’s website.
JELD-WEN did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
Earlier this year, JELD-WEN announced the closing of its Hawkins, Wisconsin facility, affecting 338 employees, and in Vista, California, resulting in the loss of 110 jobs.
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