No. 6 Alvarez of Rutgers will not compete at Big Ten Wrestling Championships

Sammy Alvarez wrestling PSU's Roman Bravo-Young at the 2021 Big Tens (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com)

Sammy Alvarez will not compete for Rutgers at the Big Ten Championships, according to a tweet from Rutgers wrestling Friday morning. The late change was unrelated to COVID-19. Shane Metzler will replace Alvarez in the lineup this weekend.

Alvarez was 3-0 this season and ranked No. 6 at 133 pounds. He was an NCAA qualifier last season as a freshman after posting a 26-10 record.

Lineup Change: Shane Metzler will replace Sammy Alvarez for us at 133 pounds this postseason. pic.twitter.com/CIMcrjP2Ky
�" Rutgers Wrestling (@RUWrestling) March 5, 2021

Comments

ban basketball (1) about 5 and a half years ago

This will certainly enrage the same folks who went utterly berserk over Micic not rasslin this year.

nikotal09 (1) about 5 and a half years ago

he didn't make weight....he will wrestle 49, or 57 next season....he's done for the year.

ban basketball (1) about 5 and a half years ago

Going from 133 to either 149 or 157!!?

dbestsport (1) about 5 and a half years ago

Even after re-seeding (Lucas Byrd should move to the 3 seed), this gives DeSanto an easy (bonus point) path to the finals.
Chris Cannon should be seeded higher than Byrd.