This seemed odd...

[Ibleedpurpleandgold]

Alright, so I like to follow TN wrestlers in college, and while I was reading match results for Cornell I came across the match breakdown for Corey Manson vs. Harvard.

 

141: Corey Manson (Cornell) vs. Johnny Mateley

1st Period

2:44 takedown Manson, 2-0

2:20 escape Mateley, 2-1

2:09 takedown Manson, 4-1

0:49 escape Mately, 4-2

0:35 takedown Manson, 6-2

0:24 escape Mately, 6-3

0:19 takedown Manson, 8-3

 

2nd Period

Manson choose bottom

1:55 escape Manson, 9-3

1:48 takedown Manson, 11-3

0:30 escape Mately, 11-4

0:15 takedown Manson, 13-4

Third Period

Mately chooses down

2:00 escape Mately, 13-5

1:51 takedown Manson, 15-5

1:46 escape Mately, 15-6

1:31 takedown Manson, 17-6

1:23 escape Mately, 17-7

1:19 takedown, Manson, 19-7

1:06 stall warning MAtely

0:58 escape Mately, 19-8

0:56 takedown Manson, 21-8

0:56 escape Manson, 21-9

0:28 takedown Manson, 23-9

0:20 escape Mately, 23-10

0:04 stall warning Mately, 24-10

3:58 riding time Manson, 25-10

 

Manson tech fall Mately, 25-10 (7:00)

Cornell 13, Harvard 0

**Four team points were awarded for the tech fall because no back points were awarded

 

I had no idea that's the way it worked. First of all, is this even right? Second, does it work this way at the high school level as well? Maybe I need to crack open a rule book, but I've never heard of this before.

[coachknepper]

From 2009 NCAA Rulebook:

 

"2.13 Technical Fall

A technical fall terminates the match and occurs when a wrestler has earned

a 15-point advantage over the opponent. A time-advantage point cannot be

awarded until the third period has concluded. Five team points shall be scored

for a technical fall if the winning wrestler was awarded a near fall during the

match. Four team points shall be scored for a technical fall if the winning

wrestler fails to score a near fall. A wrestler earning a differential of 15 points

during a match can lose only by committing an act of flagrant misconduct. (See

Rules 4.3.2, 4.3.3 and 4.4.3.)"

 

Coach Knepper

MTSU Wrestling

[silverpie]

And to answer the other question, no, this rule is not applied in high school. All tech-falls are five/1?? points under NFHS rules. (Curious point--although a no-back-point technical has the same point value as a major in college rules, it still ranks higher in breaking ties during a dual meet.)