ST. LOUIS – Six seconds. That is all that separated Iowa State from a second-place team finish at the NCAA Championships Saturday in the Scottrade Center. Ohio State’s second-seeded Mike Pucillo won in after the second tie-breaker with six seconds of riding time against two-time Cyclone NCAA finalist Jake Varner to carry the Buckeye to a 4-3 win in the 184-pound title match. The loss put Ohio State into second place in the team race, while ISU tied with Oklahoma State for fifth place with 72 points. Iowa won the team title with 117.5 points. In a tight race, Ohio State finished second with 79 points, followed by Penn State with 75. Nebraska placed fourth with 74 points.
“We’re close,” head wrestling coach Cael Sanderson said. “We lost some close matches throughout the tournament and we also won some close matches. We just need to get better in areas and I need to get better as a coach because that’s my responsibility. I need to make sure these guys are ready to go and they know exactly what they need to do out there.
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