WATCH: Iowa men’s wrestling’s three-time national champion Spencer Lee upset in 2023 NCAA semifinals
Purdue’s Matt Ramos pinned Lee with one second remaining in the match.
Purdue’s Matt Ramos celebrates after pinning Iowa’s three-time national champion Spencer Lee in the semi-finals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Friday, March 17, 2023.
March 17, 2023
TULSA — Iowa men’s wrestling’s three-time national champion and 125-pound Spencer Lee was pinned by Purdue’s Matt Ramos with one second remaining in the 2023 NCAA Championships on Friday night. Lee was on a 58-match winning streak and hoping to become Iowa’s first-ever four-time national champion.
🚨 UPSET ALERT 🚨
(4) Matt Ramos pins (1) Spencer Lee! @Matt_Ramos2 is headed to the finals!
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— NCAA Wrestling (@NCAAWrestling) March 18, 2023
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— NCAA Wrestling (@NCAAWrestling) March 18, 2023
Historic moment for @Matt_Ramos2!
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— NCAA Wrestling (@NCAAWrestling) March 18, 2023
Celebrate @Matt_Ramos2, you are a NCAA finalist!
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— NCAA Wrestling (@NCAAWrestling) March 18, 2023
How we are all feeling right now! 🤯#NCAAWrestling pic.twitter.com/qRWHrqTW3E
— NCAA Wrestling (@NCAAWrestling) March 18, 2023
