MINNEAPOLIS
Anthony Cassar’s path in wrestling couldn’t be any more different than that of the heavyweight opponent he upset for his first Big Ten title on Sunday in Williams Arena.
Minnesota’s Gable Steveson is a true freshman phenom, who at this time last year, just won his fourth Minnesota state title with Apple Valley High School — capping off his storied 210-3 high school career with a backflip on the mat.
At this time last year, Cassar was “severely depressed,” he told reporters last week, ahead of the tournament. At 197 pounds, Cassar had wrestled nearly a full season for the first time since arriving on Penn State’s campus in 2014, only to lose out on a trip to the postseason to close friend and teammate Shakur Rasheed.