Pitt
NCAA Championships
Session 4: Forys Finishes 3-2 at NCAA Championships
3/18/2016 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
NEW YORK – Sophomore Dom Forys season came to a close Friday night at Madison Square Garden when the Pittsburgh native dropped a 13-7 decision to Iowa State’s Earl Hall in the consolation round.
Forys capped off his successful sophomore campaign by going 3-2 on the national stage and finishing 28-5 overall. As a freshman, Forys competed at 125 pounds and went 0-2 a year ago in St. Louis.
“I'm proud of Dom,” head coach Jason Peters said. “He worked hard and gained great experience this year, but unfortunately he didn't reach his goal. Dom will be the first one in the room working to build for next season and this adversity will help fuel him through the off season.”
Wrestling for All-America status, Forys came up just one win short of accomplishing the feat.
Forys fell behind early on as a Hall takedown and four-point nearfall would put him up 6-0 in the first. An escape and takedown by Forys cut Hall’s lead in half. Hall escaped late in the second, extending his lead to 7-3 entering the third. Forys opened with a reversal, but a Hall escape and takedown gave him a 10-5 edge. Forys then escaped recording his sixth point of the match. Hall followed with an escape and a takedown which be his final points. Forys escaped with time running out, but it wouldn’t be enough.
The Panthers finished the regular season 10-7 overall and 2-3 in conference competition.
