Sammy Sasso went to Iowa City with one thing on his mind: upsetting the top-ranked man in the country at 149 pounds.
Mission accomplished.
Wrestling Pat Lugo in the penultimate match of the night inside a packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Sasso went the distance and then some, winning a 2-1 decision in the 30-second tiebreaker periods. After trading escape points in regulation and holding off four or five solid Lugo shot attempts, Sasso buckled down and rode the savvy veteran out for the duration of the second round of tiebreakers to seal the victory.
It didn't matter in terms of the team score, as Iowa had already won the meet at that point, but it was a huge win for the redshirt freshman.