133lbs Final - Ryan Crookham, Lehigh vs Vito Arujau, Cornell | 2024 EIWA Championships

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[@valkfinitey5413]

When Crookham first beat Vito I was like "whatever, was prolly a fluke. the loss vito needed" But now...I know hes legit for real now. Imagine beating a World Champ 2x. What a stud...

[@scourge8097]

Absolutely...

[@Songsgood4u]

Agree with you. Even Vito said that before their first match, he didn’t even know him. But now that Vito has time to prepare more and Crookham still coming out on top, he might just win NCAA this year

[@jjs9913]

@valkfinitey5413 I said the EXACT same thing....I WAS WRONG

[@Vincentovich89]

@@Songsgood4u and Crookham still a freshman right? STUD.

[@tyngouamo7067]

​@SUPDflo Reminds me of Otoole and Carr. Carr with 2 wins in a row before March and Otoole had his number after. I don't think Vito loses again tbh

[@michaelmiller4777]

Vito Matt Ramos & Real Woods don’t look the same this year

[@Basichomelife]

The 3 point take down is vital man. Changes everything

[@scourge8097]

Yeah...no doubt. Ramos was always a little more erratic in Folkstyle, but Vito looked just unbeatable last year. He dominated RBY after Fix.

[@BenDover-qs7vs]

@@scourge8097new kids are getting better

[@scourge8097]

@@BenDover-qs7vs They didn't just suddenly take a jump from last year to this year. Woods and Ramos have lost to guys who've spent years in College.

[@yournewstepdaddy1]

it’s just that, they look the same, the competition got better.

[@jeffjeff8562]

Ryan Crookham is just a freshman, Vito is a 6th year senior and world champion. Ryan doesn't even have a resume and is beating this legend.

[@joenu7s]

Vito is in his 5th year because of redshirting

[@jeffjeff8562]

@@joenu7s I made a mistake, it's his 7th year. He's a senior and in his 7th year, but officially his 5th year because of redshirting and cobidium. Still though, Ryan is only a redshirt freshman and beating Vito twice in one season. Vito was visibly enraged.

[@MrSilus2000]

@@jeffjeff8562He’s enraged because guys try to beat him by avoiding wrestling.

[@joenu7s]

@@jeffjeff8562 bro what? look him up on the cornell website and it says his freshman year was 2018-19 and his HS senior year was 2017-2018. That makes this his 5th year. its actually only because of covid though, i guess he was never redshirted

[@jeffjeff8562]

@@MrSilus2000 Are you saying Ryan just avoided him the whole match? If that's the case, then just about any can do what Ryan did, right?

[@bradynardella1440]

People think crookham came out of nowhere but he was a 3 time Pennsylvania state champion in hs, the only reason people might have not heard of him was because he didn’t compete in national tournaments junior/senior year due to covid and injury, but he was a top recruit and it’s not surprising he’s this successful

[@Vincentovich89]

Crookham is a gangster. Belongs at PSU under Cael, but doing his own thing at Lehigh.

[@brendanmcpike184]

Well also, college wrestling follower here… I could give two craps about hs wrestling until watching them get recruited at the next level I feel like a lot of people are like that

[@Vincentovich89]

@@wasabesabe5986 Yes. Hats off to him.

[@matthewlee8618]

Wasn’t he like a 17 year old sophomore in high school dude is old right

[@kevinkline7242]

@@Vincentovich89 He does not belong at Penn State. Lehigh is a better school. Penn States most famous wrestler was Jerry Sandusky who liked to wrestle in the showers.

[@Vincentovich89]

Could be a national final here!

[@bartsimpson2159]

Vito will get him back, just like o'toole did last year

[@justinflott5133]

@@bartsimpson2159- I’m taking Vito and Carr this year

[@salvajeasp757]

No, a semi-final. Fix will be #1 seed and Crookham/Vito #2 and #3

[@Unfinished-Business24]

​@@salvajeasp757that's some weight class this year!!

[@Vincentovich89]

@@Unfinished-Business24 165 is the deepest to be sure!

[@frankiecal3186]

Hopefully Vito's not injured and competes at the NCAA.

[@BeMadAtTheScuf]

He’s definitely injured

[@AWCTB]

Vito is gonna do the O'Toole and win the finals.

[@TimM-wk1zx]

I’ll take that bet for ANY amount

[@r.galbraith6220]

I'm thinking the same. Unless, that knee injury is real...

[@terrenceflynn]

​@r.galbraith6220 nah, he's good. I've had the same thing happen. thought I blew it out and then stood up and was just a little uncomfortable

[@sshhhhh9227]

No he’s not torn acl he’s done

[@TimM-wk1zx]

That’s too bad….great talent

[@hubhub1364]

Crookham was a hammer in high school so this isnt as crazy as people make it out to be. Consensus no. 1 recruit in c/o 2022 for almost 3 years straight before injury made him drop in the rankings

[@scourge8097]

Lot of credit to Crookham. Proving the first W was no fluke. I'll still he taking Vito...if healthy(though I won't really know I guess) in the NCAAs, but I certainly won't be surprised either way. These two and Fix..they SEEM like the clear top 3. And Fix will again have Vito on his side.

[@heathrobertson7987]

Vito went full Desanto at the end!

[@andywestrick]

HOLY COW I CANT BELIEVE I JUST THREW UP YOU TUBE and the match of the century is on!!

[@michaelscott33]

Match of the century? This was a typical match. He won 10-6. Barely a match.

[@ajrockwell5905]

Great match but Crookham not getting a single stall call is kind of ridiculous. Other than that first flurry and last takedown he was on his heels the entire match. Got shot out of bounds 3 times.

[@gerardmcgorian7070]

It's been kind of cool lately when they had the officials properly microphoned so we could hear their "instructions"; not just the commentary. For me, at least, being able to hear that active involvement in the match is a very real part of the match.

[@markmartel1738]

Man, those are two great wrestlers

[@cgheasley]

the biggest match of the night isn't in the Big 10's

[@mlc808]

I mean, their finals are tomorrow, not tonight.

[@wrestlerguy24]

Crookham makes me feel nostalgic. He reminds me of the days of Lehigh when they had Cory Cooperman, Matt Anderson, Dereck Zinck, Dave Nakasone and others (a team of counter-offensive wizards).

[@kevinkline7242]

Crookham is better than any Lehigh wrestler they ever had.

[@GeneWaas-jo1or]

I agree Vito doesn't look the same but that is not taking anything away from Ryan . Ryan looks great!

[@tylergoodwin3546]

I wrestled Division 1 at 133, these two are insane lol

[@conzo2166]

Took long enough for a stall call tho

[@phillipmccoy8032]

wow, Three top wrestlers Hurt there Knees in two weeks

[@normalnick9693]

like football, most of these kids just end up meat in the grinder with head trauma and bad knees for nothing. well maybe a useless degree.... should get paid at least, they are adults

[@ImOnlySIeeping]

he's fine, the only thing damaged is his ego

[@justinflott5133]

I feel like there should have been a locking hands call

[@StacyRooks]

What injury does Vito have?

[@ogot344]

Anyone notice Vito was hesitant to finish a pull/single?

[@qwerty9091000]

doesn't wanna get countered. Crookham's no slouch

[@Tandmwilke]

Vito just needs to sit on the edge and jump out of bounds if Crookham takes a shot. It works for Crookham.

[@chriswitek9455]

Seriously. The short steps to gradually get yourself back to the edge HAS to get called for stalling at nationals. Crookham took maybe a dozen steps forward the entire match and they call stalling at the whistle like it matters then?

[@christianb164]

Vito looks sleepy lol

[@flyboidex]

Stalling lol

[@chriswitek9455]

All day. It's subtle but it's stalling. Crookham is backing up halfway through the second all the way to the end

[@firerrhea1086]

When we're takedown 3 points?

[@b.b.5048]

Vito needs to wake up and get after it. Is he hurt? Not judging from the last act of desperation.

[@Idk-hn2wj]

did crookham score off the same shot twice? seemed like he faked the outside sweep single and went right into the low single on the right leg on both scores. super clean

[@Tylerfromm123]

Vito got his get back. When it counted lost. This freshman kid is special tho!

[@matthewmadden6502]

Crookham is a stalling machine

[@justinmoock7506]

Wow. Totally amazing!

[@ChengManChing]

10:05 ridiculous speed

[@kevinnelle6208]

Ryan Crookham is only a Sophomore. He has a bright future.

[@AntonioM-v6n]

Crazy not even a warning for stalling in a match of this magnitude. He took him to the edge at least 4x between 3rd and 4th.. gotta change the rule this off-season. If im Vito, if I win it this year im just focusing on the Olympics. He needs to heal up, evwryone else did but him.. since he won the Worlds

[@BenDover-qs7vs]

These young kids are better and better everytime there’s a new stud

[@Vincentovich89]

Facts. Starocci to O'Toole to Crookham and Messenbrink... we got Bassett and Forrest coming too. Just crazy the level of these kids coming up.

[@BenDover-qs7vs]

@@Vincentovich89 exactly. The talent never stops growing and evolving I love it. Even to see the way these elementary school kids wrestle with such body control it’s honestly incredibly impressive

[@jeroldstrasheim15]

Vito is great, crookham is already a legend

[@MrSilus2000]

I knew Crookham wasn’t on his level. Needs to initiate offense and not strategize and game plan so much that’s terrible for a freshman

[@bigaog8030]

VITO SAW HE GOT TAKEN DOWN AND STARTED CRYING

[@zacharyskates1702]

Vito has a neck or shoulder injury. Possibly a pinched nerve. From what I’ve seen of him the past month, this seems to be the case. He’s clearly holding back and very tentative compared to last year this summer.

[@hdvictoryford5329]

RC and VA, they put on the best matches. Makes you want to see this matchup again and again. Iy looks like the outcome will always be the same. RC and MM should be fantastic.

[@joemoorhouse276]

Kind of shocking they never hit Crookham for stalling

[@littlenel17]

Crazy how Vito faked a knee injury at the end there to distract us from choking

[@clintmcallister1647]

Nah man

[@chriswitek9455]

So you think he faked a knee injury, to give up positional choice in a tight match? None of that makes sense. Crookham should have been called for stalling multiple times in that match

[@faffywaffle561]

@@chriswitek9455 Never seen someone with a destroyed knee move faster

[@peterlewis8227]

Damn, can't wait for them to meet at the NCAAs

[@kaylobdeyo6153]

Vito gotta be like 36 I seen this man in college since I was a kid

[@sweetsinnndy5201]

Great match

[@Byronherm]

do they not call stalls anymore

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

This isnt freestyle folks. And Crookham and Vito are amazing wrestlers. Do not take anything away from either one. It simply is not freestyle, which vito is world champion.

[@stoneyholmquist8271]

Tapping out faking a knee injury for more time an no back points

[@frankiecal3186]

Crookham is a certified beast.

[@TrapperTVFoss]

I feel like there needed to be more stalling calls in this match.

[@daviddarroch6661]

grade a crack smoking

[@Better_MMA]

Reversals should be worth just as much as takedowns thats the worst part of these rule changes

[@abdujk]

a reversal is not as much work so no

[@Better_MMA]

@@abdujk a wrestling competition is about being the better wrestler. A reversal could be a harder or easier it really doesn’t matter. That’s like saying a hip toss should be worth more than an ankle pick

[@Dpend84]

Vito's leg looked just fine after faking the knee injury in order to get an escape. Still didn't help him any though

[@abdujk]

easily destroyed crookham in ncaa. why would he need to fake for his whole season until the end?

[@wo1975]

Crookham's damn good, I'm impressed. I thought maybe their first match was a fluke but no way, Crookham's technical skills are sound, he tactically executed a great match. NCAA finals waiting to complete this trilogy!

[@learning.isnt.linear]

Crookham is great. But if it is freestyle I can still tell Vito would win. Which is why he needs to forget about NCAAs and focus on the Olympics going to 65.

[@JenniferClaiborne-gp3vu]

Fight clean no one gets hurt.

[@Blkcoco]

What video did u watch💀 10:26

[@RandyLex-wu6jy]

I mean he beat up on fix and the penn state guy and now a freshman is kicking his ass it does not make sense

cool match

[@stango141]

It's it just me or should there been 3 stalling calls. Sorry for everyone who likes folkstyle but when you don't move forward the whole match and play the edge you should get dinged.

[@AlwaysAlpha88]

Hats off to Crookham to beat Vito not once but twice! That said as any wrestler knows some styles just have trouble with others, and I think Brooklyn's style along with his strength is not a good matchup for Vito. However i think Crookhams style plays into Dayton Fixs strengths too so Nationals will be really interesting and the seeds and bracket postion will huge fof this weight! And just like someone else said remember Carr beat Otoole twice then lost in the Natty Finals, so we will see. Great wim tho and repect too how based Crookham is!

[@digs-]

Why did crookham get choice with 14 to go

[@michaelmiller4777]

Crazy

[@olina4860]

CROOKHAM!

[@frankiecal3186]

Vito head went to the sky when he won a world championship, and Crookham brought him back down to 🌎 earth.

[@justintime519]

So Fix will get 3rd this yr then.

[@craigschlottke5766]

Backing and fleeing for seven, nearly uninterrupted, minutes without even a warning for stalling....painful to watch. The "winner" would have been disqualified for fleeing / stalling in international competition...or forced to wrestle. College wrestling would be a lot more interesting if the rules encouraged offensive wrestling, instead of rewarding this crap.

[@keyboard2758]

Got 2 offensive takedowns cry

[@f1967cougar]

Fix seeded 1 is a crime against humanity

[@shaunmurphy260]

Vito gonna win the ncaa though watch

[@fatcatattack]

Damn I was rooting for Vito but Crookham is the real deal

[@quincyspielberger4366]

Why would anyone high caliber wrestle for Cornell?!?! It’s completely up to the individual to push themselves at a non-wrestling school.

[@abdujk]

what is a wrestling school? why would yianni and kyle dake go there if its not a wrestling school.

[@jimwenzell5145]

The series is SO much better and a better Reacher.

[@Yu_Wei]

Vito my man literally dove for a takedown😂😂

[@philipj.sherman2987]

Vito made numerous errors and allowed Ryan to get to his bread and butter. Vito has to make changes in how he wrestles if he wants to win another NCAA title.

[@oldtoothlesslion3975]

Crookham tookem.

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

the way Vito wrestled in the last 20 seconds is how he needs to wrestle the whole time. Do not procrastinate in a match.

[@RandyLex-wu6jy]

I thought last year he was amazing and I just know he is either injured or just lost his motivation who knows

[@frankiecal3186]

Goku vs Vageta 🔥

[@holdencawffle626]

Vega vs guile

[@tonycook8299]

We got to get out this fluke win business type stuff. That dudes good. A scrub isn’t going to beat top level guys bro. So he has to be good.

[@Abassabd]

Vito, this isn't Freestyle!

[@noahjames7693]

Surprised

[@mlc808]

Collegiate/folkstyle/schoolboy desperately needs a push-out/step-out point … like every other style of wrestling on the planet has.

[@holdencawffle626]

Agreed!

[@luiscruz5556]

perhaps unpopular opinion here but i hate the prevalence of defensive wrestling that folk style favors. guys just shell up, score a couple points off someone else's shot, then lock up again. no stall call here was kind of ridiculous when vito controlled center the entire time

[@searay26]

Way to spoil the match with a quick window halfway through saying Crookham won.

[@bennettike5524]

No shot he places top 3 at ncaas

[@tyngouamo7067]

???

[@salvajeasp757]

I’m calling it now, Daton Fix will win NCAAs this year.

[@williamoleary9330]

How old is Crookham?

[@kevinnelle6208]

19

[@kevinnelle6208]

Or 20 he’s a Sophomore

[@frankiecal3186]

Vito gives up escapes too easily and it cost him.

[@zfontain1975]

Vito 2 times ncaa champion

[@EsEf125]

10:12

[@rodrod1515]

Wow

[@youngmoe155]

Crazy he lost twice

[@owenparker2611]

Just seems like they are stepping off the gas.

[@johncraig9365]

Lots of stalling by crookham, just sayin

[@derekserussel2985]

Young Steven Hall Sarah Rodriguez Anthony

[@RapYouCanUnderstand]

Vito getting dominated by a 19 year old

[@UtgfmbgjbkjvgdyfEtdgdgijgkvjvy]

Hall Jose Hall Maria Garcia Shirley

[@JS45678]

Maybe Vito winning the US OPEN, the Mini Tournament, Final X, then going on to win the World Championships was just a few total fluke weekends. 😏

[@JohnnySylvia-x9s]

Johnson George Miller Paul Perez Patricia

[@MidlandsJJ]

Fix will be wrestling for 3rd again.

[@charlesoboyle4787]

Yikes-Crookham is QUICK-when he decides to be FAST-he is greased lightning fast- seemingly faster than Vito-powerful too-he gets in -you are dead. Vito will probably drop to 126 if he can-

[@charlesoboyle4787]

Vito NCAA and World Champion-but Crookham is too much for him-drop to 126 if he can-Crookham looks huge for 133-too damn quick too.