BOONE, N.C. — When the last-second call was upheld, an emotional Ethan Oakley rocked his neck back and covered his face with both hands.
When he put his hands down, tears were visible in his eyes.
The drama was just starting, even with App State Wrestling well on its way to a dominant victory at the SoCon Championship tournament Saturday in the Holmes Center.
The Mountaineers repeated as tourney champs with five individual champions among the 10 weight classes, highlighted by final-second victories from Oakley at 133 pounds and true freshman Tomas Brooker at 184 pounds.