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Iowa’s top ranked Spencer Lee upset by Purdue’s Matt Ramos

Three-time national champion Spencer Lee of Iowa was upset, ruining his bid for a fourth title.

One of the biggest upsets in wrestling history was lost in the craziness of yesterday’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, including No. 16 Farleigh Dickinson’s upset of No.1 Purdue. Perhaps even more unlikely than Fairleigh Dickinson’s own upset win.

Iowa’s Spencer Lee, the nation’s top-ranked wrestler at 125 pounds and a three-time NCAA Champion was upset by No.4 Matt Ramos of Purdue.

Lee, entered Friday night on a 58-match winning streak and a career record of 98-6. He was a heavy favorite to claim his fourth NCAA Championship. Conversely, Ramos entered with a career record of 55-14 including 35-4 this season.

Ramos pulled off the historical upset despite trailing 7-5 heading into the final minute of the match. In the closing seconds, Ramous would pin Lee to ultimately win the match as time expired.

Now with his upset win over Lee, Ramos will move onto the finals where he’ll take on Pat Glory of Princeton. Both wrestlers will be looking for their first career national championships on Saturday.

The NCAA Men’s Wrestling Championships will conclude on Saturday with the finals taking place throughout the day. The NCAA Team Championship, however, has already been claimed as Penn State on Saturday morning won their 10th championship in 12 years and second in a row.

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Top-ranked NCAA wrestler Spencer Lee’s mom completely shattered her glasses after her son’s championship loss

Poor Cathy Lee. This was such a rough moment to see

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.

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.

Spencer Lee is a Hawkeye legend, a look at his best moments with the Hawkeyes

Spencer Lee is among the greatest to ever do it at Iowa regardless of the sport. Here are some of his best moments with the Hawkeyes.

Regardless of the sport, Spencer Lee has more than a strong foundation to be arguably the best, most-decorated, all-time athlete to ever be a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes program.

Lee’s list of accomplishments is long: undefeated at home inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, a two-time Big Ten champion, a three-time NCAA champion, a two-time Junior World champion, a US National Champion, and No. 1 ranking through nearly all of his collegiate career at the 125-pound weight class.

An elite mentality is part of what makes Lee so phenomenal. Lee famously won the 2021 NCAA championship with both of his ACLs torn, just an incredible feat that shows his toughness and grit to go get something he has worked so hard for.

As Lee eyes this season’s Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Championships, let’s take a moment to look at some of the best photos of Lee’s time as a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes.