Penn State Wrestling: B1G Championships Grades, MVP
By Chris Snyder
285 – Greg Kerkvliet – Fr.
Record: 4-2
Place: 4th
Grade: B
Wins
No. 10 Jack Heyob (NU), 16-5 maj. dec.
No. 9 Christian Rebottaro (MSU), 16-5 maj. dec.
No. 6 Trent Hillger (WIS), 7-3 dec.
No. 5 Christian Lance (NEB), 10-2 maj. dec.
Losses
No. 2 Mason Parris (MICH), 3-11 maj. dec.
No. 3 Tony Cassioppi (IOWA), 0-9 maj. dec.
Anyone remember me say this?
Or this?
Remember what I said about the broken clock? Yeah, it’s wrong a lot.
After seeing Parris and Steveson throughout the season and in this year’s B1G tournament, it’s clear there’s a gigantic chasm between them and the field. With this being said, the entire Pacific Ocean is between Parris and Steveson. Whether you like it or not, Gable was toying with Mason in their finals match and the outcome wasn’t even close.
Back to Kerkvliet. According to mega wrestling fan and my neighbor, Nick Salerno, Kerkvliet absolutely walked through some decent competition this past fall at a NLWC tournament. And according to him, Kerkvliet does not look like the same guy he was back in October/November.
It’s very possible Kerkvliet had an injury or maybe an illness over the winter which hurt his training and stamina. Either way, a Kerkvliet at less than 100% still did some damage at the B1G Championships.
Outside of the top-three ranked wrestlers, Kerkvliet was a major decision machine in racking up three in his four wins. This might not be his year, but I don’t think we’re done talking about the B1G heavyweight class adding a 3rd member to the top group.