Bonus Point Trivia

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There have been 305 wrestlers who have participated in 4 or 5 tournaments in the past 20 tournaments (2006-2026).

Among them have been seven wrestlers who have scored more bonus points each successive year. Can you name the seven?

Sadly, there are also four wrestlers who decreased their bonus total every year. Can you name them?

Hint: They are all four year wrestlers.

 

[SCNJ]

Doesn’t answer your question but Jackson Turley regressed statistically each year
1st appearance - AA with 2 falls and a tech
2nd appearance - 1-2 record all by decision
3rd appearance - 1-2 record with a loss by decision and loss by major
4th appearance - 0-2 by major and tech

Guy wrestled 14 NCAA matches and 8 of them were against all Americans. Absolute warrior whose body failed him over time.

 

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Doesn’t answer your question but Jackson Turley regressed statistically each year
1st appearance - AA with 2 falls and a tech
2nd appearance - 1-2 record all by decision
3rd appearance - 1-2 record with a loss by decision and loss by major
4th appearance - 0-2 by major and tech

Guy wrestled 14 NCAA matches and 8 of them were against all Americans. Absolute warrior whose body failed him over time.

Bonus points for sharing. Thank you.

 

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Answer Key:

First the seven who improved every year.

As I mentioned, Nebraska had two on the list - and they were teammates. Craig Brester (1, 1.5, 2, 4) did not do it in quite as dramatic fashion as Jordan Burroughs (0, 1.5, 5.5, 7), though.

Illinois' Jimmy Kennedy (0, 1.5, 2.5, 3), and North Carolina State's Kevin Jack (0, 1, 3, 3.5) played it tight, while Cornell's Nahshon Garrett (1, 2, 3, 4) kept it orderly.

Finally, there were the two wrestlers who did it while splitting time at two institutions. Joey McKenna had 0 and 1 at Stanford before putting up 3 and 3.5 for Ohio State. Lachlan McNeil spent three years improving at North Carolina (0, 1.5, 2) before taking his talents to Ann Arbor (3).

Then there were the four who reversed the order.

Nebraska's Chad Red Jr. (4, 3, 1, 0), Ohio State's Mike Pucillo (4, 2, 1.5, 1), and two Minnesota wrestlers - Chris Dardanes (6, 2, 1, 0) and Patrick McKee (6, 4, 1, 0) - put on the early sprint.

Fun Fact 1: Oklahoma State's Dean Heil and Edinboro's Tom Shiflett won 17 tournament matches without ever securing a bonus point.

Fun Fact 2: ASU/Northwestern's Jason Tsirtsis and Iowa's Ty Eustice are tied for the most career tournament matches with no one getting a bonus point (21). Tsirtsis finished 16-5 and Eustace finished 14-7 for their NCAA tournament careers.

 

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Answer Key:

First the seven who improved every year.

As I mentioned, Nebraska had two on the list - and they were teammates. Craig Brester (1, 1.5, 2, 4) did not do it in quite as dramatic fashion as Jordan Burroughs (0, 1.5, 5.5, 7), though.

Illinois' Jimmy Kennedy (0, 1.5, 2.5, 3), and North Carolina State's Kevin Jack (0, 1, 3, 3.5) played it tight, while Cornell's Nahshon Garrett (1, 2, 3, 4) kept it orderly.

Finally, there were the two wrestlers who did it while splitting time at two institutions. Joey McKenna had 0 and 1 at Stanford before putting up 3 and 3.5 for Ohio State. Lachlan McNeil spent three years improving at North Carolina (0, 1.5, 2) before taking his talents to Ann Arbor (3).

Then there were the four who reversed the order.

Nebraska's Chad Red Jr. (4, 3, 1, 0), Ohio State's Mike Pucillo (4, 2, 1.5, 1), and two Minnesota wrestlers - Chris Dardanes (6, 2, 1, 0) and Patrick McKee (6, 4, 1, 0) - put on the early sprint.

Fun Fact 1: Oklahoma State's Dean Heil and Edinboro's Tom Shiflett won 17 tournament matches without ever securing a bonus point.

Fun Fact 2: ASU/Minnesota's Jason Tsirtsis and Iowa's Ty Eustace are tied for the most career tournament matches with no one getting a bonus point (21). Tsirtsis finished 16-5 and Eustace finished 14-7 for their NCAA tournament careers.

Northwestern and ASU for Tsirtsis?

 

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Northwestern and ASU for Tsirtsis?

And I misspelled Eustice. My kingdom for an editor.