To Les Brown:
I aplolgize for the tardy response to the conversation regarding Nick Simmons from Michigan State and Terrance Clendenin from Lehigh at the NCAA National Championship Tournament.
The following is an article from the Lehigh website confirming my earlier statement that Simmons was penalized for an illegal hold!
http://www2.lehigh.edu/page.asp?page=art...p;db=LehighUpub "Kansas City, MO -
In another huge round for Lehigh, the Mountain Hawks advanced all five of its unbeaten wrestlers to the NCAA quarterfinals to hold onto second place in the team standings. The spark was provided early by a spectacular upset win by sophomore Terrance Clendenin at 125.
The unseeded Clendenin beat the nation’s 5th-ranked wrestler, Nick Simmons of Michigan State, who is considered one of the most dominant lightweight men while on top. The first two periods were scoreless with Terrance unable to score from his feet. But while looking to ride out for a 1-0 win on time advantage, the Spartan made a mistake by locking hands while Clendenin tried frantically to escape. Tied 1-1 in overtime, once again neither scored, but Simmons was penalized for an illegal choke hold while attempting to ride out in the tie-breaker—giving Clendenin a 2-1 victory."
