Sophomore coping with unfavorable match-ups this year<\/p>\n
By Robbie Sgro
\nStaff Reporter<\/p>\n
To say sophomore heavyweight Bubba Gritter’s wrestling opponents this season have been difficult is an understatement.<\/p>\n
Seven of his losses have come against opponents ranked in the top nine by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.<\/p>\n
He has lost to Minnesota’s No. 1 Cole Konrad, Oklahoma State’s No. 2 Steve Mocco, Michigan’s No. 3 Greg Wagner, Oklahoma’s No. 5 Jake Hager and Northwestern’s No. 9 Dustin Fox.<\/p>\n
“I had big expectations coming in, but wrestling the kids I did “\u00a6 it’s easier for me to accept that I haven’t been doing what I wanted,”\u009d Gritter said.<\/p>\n
Close Calls<\/p>\n
Lost 3-2 to UNI’s Tyler Rhodes
\nLost 3-2 to MSU’ Max Lossen
\nLost 4-2 to IU’s Dave Herman
\nGritter expected to have a breakout season for the No. 6 wrestling team. He was 23-7 and beat eventual All-American Bill Stouffer in the team’s intrasquad meet last season. But Gritter said his 14-12 record and No. 16 ranking this season is not what he envisioned.<\/p>\n
“So far I’m kind of disappointed,”\u009d he said.<\/p>\n
Gritter said he hopes the stiff competition will have him prepared for the end of the season.<\/p>\n
“It stinks that I’ve had those losses,”\u009d he said. “But it’s good for me to wrestle those guys before nationals. I know what I have to do to beat those guys.”\u009d<\/p>\n
He pinned Lock Haven’s Tim Meyers and Ashland’s Tim Schanz last Sunday at 2:06 and 2:05, respectively. It was the first time this season he won consecutive matches.<\/p>\n
“I was struggling there for a while,”\u009d he said. “It wasn’t the best competition, but it was good to get some confidence.”\u009d<\/p>\n
CMU has a lot of confidence heading into Mid-American Conference action Sunday at Eastern Michigan.<\/p>\n
“We’re not really focusing too much on our competition, just about us and what we need to improve on to get ready for the end of the year,”\u009d said coach Tom Borrelli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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