In the first overtime period of the 2021 Southern Conference 157-pound title match, App State redshirt junior Cody Bond hopped around the mat, precariously balanced on his left leg with his right leg suspended in Campbell’s Benjamin Barton’s grasp for what felt like an eternity.
In reality, those 15 seconds that Bond miraculously fought off his opponent’s takedown gave him the chance to extend the match, which was all he needed to secure an emotional title match victory.
“Shoutout to (Jonathan Millner), because he does that to me, that exact same thing,” said Bond. “I’ll pick up his leg, and he will somehow fight his leg back down, so I was just trying to hone in on my inner ‘Jon-Jon.