After Josh Condon suffered a cut to his forehead Sunday in the Hokie Open, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling coach Heath Eslinger figured his 157-pounder was done for the day.
“I was ready for him to be done. It was one of the worst cuts I have ever seen,” Eslinger said.
The sophomore wasn’t ready to be done, though, and got the OK to continue with a quick bandage-and-tape job from athletic trainer Matt Barbo. Although he lost that match 3-1 to Ohio State’s Josh Demas, Condon came back through the losers bracket to finish fifth. Included in that run was a pin of Demas.
“Condon had a great showing,” Mocs assistant Rocco Mansueto said.
Jason McCroskey finished third at 184 pounds and Niko Brown (197) was fifth. Alex Hudson (149) took a sixth-place medal after having to default (hamstring), and his victims included Dean Pavlou, UTC’s starter at 149.