Dean Hamiti and Wyatt Hendrickson defeated 2 NCAA champs

[Boring]

Howdy all, been on a long trip to a 3rd world country (Oklahoma). While traveling I started wondering: are Dean Hamiti and Wyatt Hendrickson the only guys in NCAA history to have beaten 2 previous NCAA champions on the way to winning NCAA tournament titles? 

 

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

2 minutes ago, Boring said:

Howdy all, been on a long trip to a 3rd world country (Oklahoma). While traveling I started wondering: are Dean Hamiti and Wyatt Hendrickson the only guys in NCAA history to have beaten 2 previous NCAA champions on the way to winning NCAA tournament titles? 

 

Starocci did it before reaching the finals 

[MPhillips]

2 minutes ago, Boring said:

Howdy all, been on a long trip to a 3rd world country (Oklahoma).

Glad you're home safe and weren't deported...

[Hammerlock3]

Daryl Weber springs to mind.

[Boring]

4 minutes ago, Hammerlock3 said:

Daryl Weber springs to mind.

Wow, great memory, especially for somebody your age!

[Hammerlock3]

2 minutes ago, Boring said:

Wow, great memory, especially for somebody your age!

thanks

[Wrasslin]

So while not technically two, consider this . . .Kyle Dake beat David Taylor in a matchup of prior NCAA champions. But interestingly enough, in his finals matches, Kyle beat Frank Molinaro, Derek St. John, and David Taylor, all of whom went on to win an NCAA title the following year. Moral of the story, get beat by Kyle Dake in the finals, win an NCAA title the next year! 

[Lleynor]

1 minute ago, Wrasslin said:

So while not technically two, consider this . . .Kyle Dake beat David Taylor in a matchup of prior NCAA champions. But interestingly enough, in his finals matches, Kyle beat Frank Molinaro, Derek St. John, and David Taylor, all of whom went on to win an NCAA title the following year. Moral of the story, get beat by Kyle Dake in the finals, win an NCAA title the next year! 

Marion disagrees 

[Gantry]

Starocci just did it last year

[Boring]

2 minutes ago, Gantry said:

Starocci just did it last year

He beat a guy who won 2 titles, not 2 guys who won titles. 

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

2 minutes ago, Boring said:

He beat a guy who won 2 titles, not 2 guys who won titles. 

Lewis and Griffith were 2 guys who won titles

[Boring]

25 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Lewis and Griffith were 2 guys who won titles

Thanks, forgot about Griffith. 

[Winners Circle]

1 hour ago, Boring said:

He beat a guy who won 2 titles, not 2 guys who won titles. 

Who? 

[Boring]

8 minutes ago, Winners Circle said:

Who? 

You've never heard of a guy named Keckeisen, eh? Didn't he win 2? 

Edited 12 hours ago by Boring

[JoeyLee]

David Carr beat o'toole hamiti and messenbrink 

[okokzach]

14 minutes ago, Boring said:

You've never heard of a guy named Keckeisen, eh? Didn't he win 2? 

No

[Boring]

Just now, okokzach said:

No

Oh. My bad then. 

[okokzach]

4 minutes ago, JoeyLee said:

David Carr beat o'toole hamiti and messenbrink 

Only O'Toole was a champ at the time 

[Boring]

5 minutes ago, JoeyLee said:

David Carr beat o'toole hamiti and messenbrink 

Yeah, but Hamiti wasn't an NCAA champ at the time, and neither was Mesenbrink. 

[11986]

Nickerson in 2009 at 125. Defeated 2008 champ Escobedo in semis and 2007 champ Donahoe in finals. 

[gimpeltf]

1959 Ed Hamer (Lehigh) beat 1958 Champ Murty Ok State in semis and 1957 Champ Alberts of Pitt in the finals

[Boring]

Wow, looks like it's happened several times. Thanks for all the answers. 

[TNwrestling]

Gwiz was a 2xer when Snyder came back and beat him. 

[jchapman]

6 minutes ago, TNwrestling said:

Gwiz was a 2xer when Snyder came back and beat him. 

And Tony Nelson was a 2xer when Gwiz beat him.

[Hammerlock3]

2 hours ago, JoeyLee said:

David Carr beat o'toole hamiti and messenbrink 

i don't think we're doing retrospective titles