UTC wrestler Jared Johnson picked up a 6-0 win at 197 points as the Mocs defeated Davidson 37-9 in Southern Conference action.It is more than fair to describe Jared Johnson as the reluctant heavyweight.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling coach Heath Eslinger knew it all along, long before the Missouri native declined an offer from Oklahoma to sign with Eslinger’s Mocs.
“They about had to beat me over the head with a stick,” Johnson recalled.
Yet the sophomore is in St. Louis, awaiting his first NCAA tournament match today as a UTC representative.
The tournament starts at noon eastern at the 20,000-seat Scottrade Center with the first round, which will be wrestled on eight mats. The evening session begins at 7 p.m. with first-round wrestle-backs, the second championship round and then second-round consolation matches. Wrestling will continue on Friday leading up to Saturday’s championship finals.