There’s a lot of focus on college basketball right now and rightfully so. The Fairleigh Dickinson-Purdue upset is worth your time alone.
But the Division 1 Wrestling championships are going on, too. And Iowa’s three-time champion, Spencer Lee, was in the midst of competing for a chance at a potential fourth straight title.
As it turns out, though, he was upset in the semi-finals by Purdue’s Matt Ramos on Friday. It turned out to be one of the more stunning upsets in D1 wrestling history. No one expected Lee to lose.
That includes his mom, Cathy Lee, who absolutely shattered her glasses after seeing her son lose.
Amazing scene at the Division I Wrestling Championships. Iowa's Spencer Lee, going for his fourth national championship, loses in the semifinals.
His mother was quite upset with it. pic.twitter.com/uHIXOvMIFx
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 18, 2023
That’s such a tough moment to watch. Cathy, who is a Judo practitioner and an Olympic alternate, clearly has a lot of passion for wrestling and was obviously rooting for her son.
You win some and you lose some. But, sometimes, the losses hit a bit harder. This was one of those moments for the Lee family.
It’s a shame to see the run end this way. But Spencer Lee is still one of the best to ever do it. Cathy should be proud of her son, even in defeat.