Carter Starocci v. Rocco Walsh: 2024 NCAA wrestling championship (174 pounds)

Penn State's Carter Starocci wins the title at 174 pounds in the 2024 NCAA wrestling championship over Rocco Walsh from Ohio State.
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[@LukeLuke9690]

Bro said I’m going right for that right leg killed me

[@cjsx5506]

Hold up....this man just made history with a torn ACL!? Bruh aint no way if im his opponents I'm retiring that night fuck that

[@combatspeed6392]

He beat 2 NCAA champs on his path to the title.

[@chopstyx141]

He means as if hes Welsh​@@combatspeed6392

[@brandonofviolet]

Kurt Angle won an olympic gold medal with a broken neck. Wrestlers are nuts.

[@1m_everywhere]

@@brandonofvioletkarelin had almost 900 wins 💀 wrestlers built different

[@firstlast-er9jq]

Spencer lee did this too like a year or two ago

[@scottlaplantelaplante990]

Young Mr. Starocci was not to be denied. Congrats to Mr. Walsh for his great first Nationals...he will be a force in the future.

[@question_it_701]

And to Mr. Welsh.

[@natestakely1478]

Rocc starts out the prematch handshake with "Carter who" and Im getting ready for an ungodly "bad leg" attack that never came. Great accomplishment/tourney still.

[@hauntedhaunter6148]

The ref told Rocco consistently to work to the circle, to circle in, to stay away from the edge. Rocco didn’t listen. He gave him time to adjust, Rocco didn’t. Warranted stall calls.

[@dannymurphy3907]

Stalling calls were consistently in Penn State’s favor. Say what you want, but watch the matches with an open mind and you will see it too.

[@hauntedhaunter6148]

@@dannymurphy3907 when Penn State has 6 guys in the finals, yeah, things are gonna look skewed their way cause you see their singlet every ten seconds. Rocco continually backed up, disengaged, and stayed by the edge. The ref told him to work circle before he even hit him with the first stall call. He was given a pre-warning warning. Not everyone gets that. You gotta adjust. Rocco kicked it into high gear too late.

[@tannercroft5024]

@@hauntedhaunter6148Rocco left the mat exactly zero times… awful calls.

[@lindauvonhipple]

I'm a gopher fan and I love Cael, but that ref Angel consistently tilts PSU. Watch his body of work. Extremely quick on Rocco in the first for sure. He didn't leave the mat either time and you have to allow a guy to sprawl away on a shot. Otherwise everyone might as well shoot on the edge - the other guy has to let you in or take a stall. It's one thing to back off and another thing to sprawl. Maybe it wouldn't have changed the outcome, but then ref waits until late in the 3rd to hit up Carter when he was clearly disengaging most of the 3rd. Let's Carter finish by backing straight up in the last 10 seconds and doesn't at least give Rocco his 1. Wouldn't wanna upset his hero Cael. Look at him smiling ear to ear as he raises Carter's hand. Not a good look for someone who's supposed to be impartial.

[@kopus7565]

@@tannercroft5024 Stalling doesn't only happen when you leave the mat. Bro didn't do anything for the whole match, of course he deserved those stalling calls. Honestly I think he didn't do anything cause he didn't think he could win.

[@soook569]

absolutely nuts they seated him at 9, really sucks he wrestled mekhai lewis as early as he did

[@quaddy_goon]

nah it was shane who gave him a tougher time. still tho, back-to-back former champs to win the 4th chip with a torn acl? goat

[@cgmach9395]

@@quaddy_goon to be honest everyone looked scared of him which was disappointing, barely any offense from anyone he wrestled

[@avrybrooks1833]

@@quaddy_goonI doubt it was an acl. Looked like LCL to me.

[@jayservey2830]

@@avrybrooks1833 wow lots of Dr's commenting. Saw the CT's -- must have.

[@avrybrooks1833]

@@jayservey2830 tough fella

[@Wreckhouse69]

Damn. Proud of you Carter

[@AWildShroom]

WHAT A ABSOLUTE MONSTER! Welsh is also a beast!

[@preacherpdx5519]

Amazing way to make history. A Great Warrior Athlete Finishing Strong

[@alovesupreme]

starocci is the definition of TOUGH

[@mofourth4thchild75]

Great job Carter from Erie, Pa. Made us all proud!!!

[@johnfennelly-hw9iq]

Rocco is a beast for a freshman....Carter what a grinder!! Carter may come back Hope he heals quickly

[@robertpalatsky5017]

Honestly, I wish Carter would've been named co-Most Outstanding Wrestler, just cuz of his toughness. Also, the fact that Carter said "No comment" when asked it was a torn ACL, pretty much confirms that it was, otherwise, why not just tell us no?

[@mikef9126]

Cause he is going to Olympic trials. Why tell people what is wrong with you, including the guy on the broadcast. Not that it matters what the actual injury is. Burroughs even said on the broadcast if he wrestled him in the trial’s he will go after his right leg.

[@avrybrooks1833]

I bet it was his LCL it’s on the outside of his knee

[@combatspeed6392]

It doesnt confirm anything. He could have been asked if it was a dislocated knee cap and he would have said no comment.

[@aantoine5819]

Glory to God for bringing these matches out so fast

[@Rytoast99]

Welsh earned those stalls. If the guy with the knee injury is pushing the pace, and eventually at 6 shots to your 0, yeah you are getting stall warnings

[@TechReviewTom]

Yo jaden smith has been hitting the gym 😂. That dude is a monster great job.

[@kieranmcguire5470]

no friends in the industry

[@beckmansgrandpa]

Angel is a great ref, probably the best NCAA ref

[@BigBoss877]

Unreal

[@GeneWaas-jo1or]

Won it on one leg!! Unreal

[@willflum2847]

The lights were too bright for Welsh. He was as so afraid of Carter’s counter offense he never shot. Couldn’t get a stall call because he never was initiating offense

[@stt5v2002]

I guess they always dreamed of making it to the NCAA final then not doing anything.

[@shahnguffy4790]

Coaching and mat preparation. You’re correct, two made the finals and scored “0” behind no offense!

[@johndbender5250]

Doubt it is an ACL...he was very comfortable hoping down from the mat area without a hint of pain or instability...we shall see, maybe

[@youarerightboss]

Come back for 5, Carter.

[@Evo4Justice]

Daniel knows what is really the issues.

[@question_it_701]

How does the NCAA get the spelling in the title wrong? Welsh. Not Walsh.

[@dannyharris9897]

This is so developmental for Carter. Because of the knee, he can't run through everybody; he had to find a way to win without all the athleticism.

[@guts7786]

Dawg

[@mikek8377]

Angel Rivera does not put up with stalling!! Rocco was warned before the match, what not to do, so he doesn't get himself in trouble with stalling. Angel was always one thing he calls the stalling!!

[@xzjayz7925]

0:54 lets not act like Rocco wasn’t playing defense until the last 30-40 second of the 3rd. But yes, Welsh was very much in that much. The dude is going to be a 2x NCAA champion if he gets his offense going.

[@jayservey2830]

I am curious about what % of Starocci's capability or level he was at. Now figure the studs he wrestled and beat. F all that stall crap. Its part of the game. He wrestled as hard as he had too, or could to win another NCAA cship. And he did. I am from Pa and have watched him wrestle for 4 years. He was far from, and I mean far from his best. Congratz CS.

[@hudline65]

Carr called for stalling three times despite two takedowns and 2 minutes of riding time, 9 points scored. Starocci zero stall calls and 2 points total, never close to scoring a takedown. Terrible officiating.

[@poopmcgee3826]

never close? he was pretty close when welsh jumped out at the end of the third. welsh never pushed the attack to warrant stall calls.

[@rickygray3187]

Welsh, not Walsh

[@avrybrooks1833]

I love how Gabe Arnold fell off. What a troll.

[@Cheekssss]

the kid

[@matthurford9363]

DC wtf you talking about...

[@CombatSaga]

✝️ GOD BLESS! ✅🤙🏾

[@Rytoast99]

He was only takendown 1 time all tournament, say whatever you want about the refs, the rules, penn state favoritism blah blah blah. Welsh barely made any attempts at all he deserved to lose

[@michaelbradley7621]

These refs love dinging psus opponents for stalling

[@johnthouin5145]

Rocco didn't even try to win

[@learning.isnt.linear]

13:55 NOT COOL!

[@KrankyYankyee]

Cat scratch fever

[@urboyandee]

ngl bo nickals shoulda been a 4x

[@mikef9126]

What a dumb comment, that’s like me saying Nickal got lucky his senior year pulling that move out of his ass while he was on his back. That would be as dumb as your comment.

[@dymeezeey]

Miles Martin made sure of that lol Ohio state ruins everything

[@qghjuy]

except for being thrown to his back.

[@xzjayz7925]

He shouldn’t have lost 🤷🏽‍♂️. He def should’ve been a 4x timer though.

[@mikef9126]

@@xzjayz7925 what are you talking about? Martin beat him, did you watch the match? That’s like me saying Spencer Lee should have been a 4 timer. At least in that case he got thrown with 30 seconds left. That wasn’t the case in the Martin match. Why do I even bother.

[@daw162]

Welsh took no shots and tried to stand at the edge of the mat the whole time so he could run if starocci landed a shot. How do you get that far and do nothing and avoid wrestling?

[@dennybirchfield]

Ref fucked tha match that should been 2 to 2 on st calls alone

[@tmo9588]

Stop it casual

[@Rytoast99]

😂😂 no it shouldn’t have. you just having penn state fatigue. Welch wws giving stall warnings before the stall warning because he just kept disengaging and not pushing his advantage until 1 min left in the match.

[@natel7382]

So having cat like nails is allowed?

[@joelhenry4643]

Clear stalling on Storrocci not called.