This is yet another unprecedented season for NCAA wrestling.
In 2019-20, the NCAA Championships were abruptly cancelled due to COVID. Then in 2020-21, the athletes received a free year of eligibility and the season was an abbreviated one with many teams wrestling just within their conference, like the Big Ten, before conference tournaments then NCAAs.
With that free year, many seniors had a decision to make. Would they come back for another senior year in 2021-22?
The overwhelming majority of them decided to do just that and will be super seniors this year. And many teams benefited greatly, like No 1 Iowa, No.