This season looked to be a lost season for Kent State wrestler Anthony Tutolo, who has been out for most of the season due to a knee injury. Tutolo, however, has spent most of the season doing extra work to get himself back to full strength despite the injury. His hard work paid off this weekend at the Mid-American Conference tournament when he placed sixth and qualified for the NCAA Championships, while fellow Flash Casey Sparkman looks to be a strong candidate for the NCAA at-large bid.
“We had five guys finish ahead of their seed,” head coach Jim Andrassy told Kent State athletics of the team’s improvement at the end of the season.