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Chris Dardanes upset by Cody Brewer in semifinals of NCAA Wrestling Championships

By Josh Sanchez

Mar 8, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Chris Dardanes of Minnesota (R) battles with Ryan Taylor of Wisconsin during the title match of the 133 pound weight class as part of the Big Ten Championships at St. John Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 8, 2015; Columbus, OH, USA; Chris Dardanes of Minnesota (R) battles with Ryan Taylor of Wisconsin during the title match of the 133 pound weight class as part of the Big Ten Championships at St. John Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports /
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The upsets kept on coming at the 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championships, with No. 13 Cody Brewer routing No. 1 seed Chris Dardanes in the semifinals.

The 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championships have been embracing the spirit of March Madness, with multiple upsets throughout the opening rounds of the tournament that continued on through the quarter and semifinals.

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One of the most shocking stories has been the emergence of West Virginia freshman Zeke Moisey at 125 pounds, but the 133 pounders kept the upsets coming.

In the first 133 pound semifinal, No. 1 seed Chris Dardanes of Minnesota took his undefeated record (26-0) to the mat against No. 13 seed Cody Brewer of Oklahoma (20-1). From start to finish, Brewer was mauling Chris Dardanes on the mat.

After three periods, Brewer had his hand raised with an overwhelming 14-3 win over the top-ranked Dardanes.

It was the first time that Chris Dardanes tasted defeat this year.

Brewer will now advance to the finals on Saturday where he will take on No. 3 Cory Clark of Iowa. In the second semifinal, Clark was able to edge No. 7 James Gulibon of Penn State, 6-5, to reach the finals at the NCAA Wrestling Championships for the first time in his career.

It’s a good year to be an underdog at the NCAA Wrestling Championships.

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