Noah Surtin named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week
12/28/2021 11:00:00 AM | Wrestling
The Edwardsville, Ill., native went 3-0 including two top-15 upsets
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Noah Surtin was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday, following his stellar performance at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals Dec. 20-21. Surtin is the second Missouri wrestler to be given the award this season.
Ranked No. 15 at 125 pounds by Intermat at the time of the duals tournament, Surtin finished a spotless 3-0 including two top-15 ranked upsets. He started the tournament with a dominating performance against Binghamton's Nick Curley, winning by tech fall in the early in the second period.
He followed up the effort with a win against the fifth-ranked wrestler in convincing fashion, beating North Carolina State's Jakob Camacho 7-4 with an exclamation-point take down as the third period expired. Surtin finished his run at the Duals by beating Lehigh's No. 11 Jaret Lane 10-4 in a match Surtin controlled from the first whistle.
"[Surtin's] going out and wrestling hard and at a high pace," head coach Brian Smith said Dec. 21 after Surtin's win against Lane. "He's trying to score point. If he gives up a takedown, he's getting right out and going back on the attack. It's the way he practices; he practices at a high level and it's paying off for him now."
Surtin's impressive week included the highest-ranked victory in a dual setting for the Tigers since Feb. 2020. He became the Mizzou grappler with back-to-back top-15 wins in a dual setting in nearly three years.
The Edwardsville, Ill., native was pushed up to Intermat's No. 12 wrestler in the weight class on Dec. 22.
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