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Sophomore Pat O'Donnell shocked the collegiate wrestling world on Saturday by upsetting Joe Heskett of Iowa State. Heskett entered the Lone Star Duals in Dallas as the nation's top-ranked wrestler in his weight class. A two-time All-American and last year's NCAA runner-up, the 165-pounder had been undefeated this year and sported an 84-4 career record...
...Heskett's fifth loss came at the hands of a Crimson wrestler who had been inconsistent for much of the year. O'Donnell led Heskett 4-3 before getting caught in a 5-point reversal. Undaunted, O'Donnell made up the deficit and forced overtime. In the extra session, O'Donnell turned Heskett for a 2-point near fall to take the match...
Even then, O'Donnell and his teammates won't ever forget what happened in Dallas this weekend. In all likelihood, neither will Joe Heskett...
...Against Heskett, he turned in the match of his life. Up 4-3 in the second half, O'Donnell suffered a 5-point reversal that found him flat on his back and suddenly behind, 8-4. Faced with the daunting challenge of coming back from four points in under a half, O'Donnell somehow found a way to force overtime...
...Just being in it that late in the match is what really drove me," O'Donnell said. "You don't get a lot of chances to face someone of [Heskett's] caliber...