Hendrickson beats Olympic champion Steveson at 285lbPenn State’s Starocci wins record fifth national title
Penn State’s Carter Starocci won an unprecedented fifth national title and Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson stunned Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson 5-4 in the heavyweight final Saturday night at the NCAA men’s wrestling championships with US president Donald Trump in attendance.
Hendrickson, a transfer from Air Force, trailed in the last match of the evening until scoring on a takedown in the final minute – the only takedown Steveson allowed all season.
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