Writhing in pain and the crowd suddenly silenced, his heroic return became an unthinkable nightmare.
In the final period of what was Boo Lewallen’s return to the mat from a two month injury, one takedown changed everything.
Lewallen, a redshirt junior on the Oklahoma State wrestling team, was taken down onto the shoulder that had already caused him to miss all but one match prior to his return this season.
Although it is another blow to a team that has struggled with injuries all season, OSU coach John Smith said he knows he has a team built to withstand this.