After suffering through one of the worst seasons in its history just a year ago, Kent State’s wrestling team finished 22nd in the country in the 2018 NCAA Championships.
Above Kyle Conel’s upset victories over Kollin Moore, the 197-pound weight class’s No. 1 seed, and overall third place, the Flashes’ finish was a major accomplishment.
The team went 2-12 last year, its worst record since 1971. It only finished fourth in the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Its highest-rated wrestler this season was Casey Sparkman, who ranked 33rd in the final rankings before the tournament.
Most of Kent State’s points came from Conel’s victories, but 135-pounder Anthony Tutolo beat Arizona State's Ali Naser, 5-2, in his first match on Thursday.