Kansas City Star
Aquinas Dulgarian wont repeat as a Kansas Class 5A wrestling champion
Feb.22
Tod Palmer
The Kansas City Star
PARK CITY, Kan. ||
St. Thomas Aquinas sophomore Isaac Dulgarians quest for a second Kansas Class 5A state wrestling championship was derailed Friday at Hartman Arena when he was disqualified for an illegal slam that sent his opponent to the hospital.
Leading 20-10 midway through the second period in a 138-pound quarterfinal, Dulgarian had Salina Central sophomore Dayton Will in a clench around the waist.
Will countered with a standing Granby, a flying roll designed to break the wrist lock, but instead Will only made it halfway around and landed hard on his bent neck.
Despite the fact that Will clearly appeared to initiate leaving the floor, match referees immediately signaled an illegal move.
When Will, who was strapped to a backboard and taken from the mat by stretcher to a waiting ambulance, wasnt able to continue, Dulgarian wasnt saddled with a loss.
The bottom line is that its a judgment call, but its a sad situation with Isaac, Saints coach Lorne Parks said. His odds of eventually being a four-time champion were pretty good, so its a shame that one questionable call is going to take that away from him.
Will was awake but unable to speak, though he had movement in his extremities when he was wheeled from the floor and taken to Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis in Wichita.
Dulgarian, who won the Class 5A championship at 120 pounds as a freshman, will be allowed to wrestle in Saturdays consolation rounds but cant finish higher than third as a result of the loss.
I just told him theres nothing I can do or you can do, but its rough, Parks said. Hes worked extremely hard over the summer and in weights, but the chance to be a champion again was taken from him
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