Gomez ends career with 3rd-place finish
Franklin Gomez ended his MSU wrestling career with a third-place finish in the 133-pound weight class Saturday at the NCAA Championships in Omaha, Neb.
Gomez, a senior, pinned Wisconsin’s Tyler Graffand in the consolation semifinal before defeating Oklahoma State’s Jordan Oliver in a 8-0 major decision to clinch third place.
Gomez, the 2009 national champion, ends his MSU career with three top-three finishes. He also placed third as a sophomore in 2008.
He finishes with a career record of 119-15.
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Ben
(03/20/10 3:00pm)Report
Well hoe the hell did he not get first?
SN… that might be a good thing to add to the article!(he had to have lost sometime)
anon
(03/20/10 5:16pm)Report
No. 3-ranked Gomez lost in the semi-final round to Daniel Dennis, the no. 2 seed from Iowa. The match went into overtime and Dennis got the first take down 20 seconds into the period, ending the match with a 5-3 final score. Overtime periods in wrestling are sudden victory.
student
(03/21/10 1:14pm)Report
Franklin has been a tremendous athlete for MSU and for the sport itself. His discipline and character certainly make him one of the best athletes and wrestlers in MSU history. Even though he captured the 3rd place title this year, last year he brought the national title to MSU. After the 3rd place match Franklin got a standing ovation from the crowd (most non-MSU fans) and that really shows what he had done.
As I said, Franklin is a tremendous athlete and wrestler and he has a great future in the U.S. national wrestling team. We wish him the best.
GO GREEN!