Turn on ESPN ASAP - Duke wrestler in the NCAA semis

[Mike Corey]

Duke wrestler Jacob Kasper has advanced to the NCAA semifinals in the heavyweight division. He'll be wrestling on ESPN shortly against one of the most dominant amateur wrestlers in the history of college athletics, Kyle Snyder (he won the Olympics last summer).

Snyder injured himself in the prior round, so Kasper has a better shot than he might otherwise.

[Mike Corey]

Well, he wrestled valiantly, but Snyder cruised into the championship with a 19-6 win. No shame in losing to the best wrestler in the world.

[uh_no]

Thanks for posting this, Mike. I love to see Duke students succeeding in all sorts of endeavors, both within big sports and not, and within athletics and not.

[Troublemaker]

Looks like the WWE has significant interest in Kasper (ESPN article)

If Kasper does as well as Brisco believes he will at the tryout, he can count on continued support from the Tampa-based Brisco, who said, "If Jacob signs with the WWE, I will spend more time helping develop him than I have with any other prospect I have ever signed."

For Brisco, someone who already struck gold with a generational star once with Brock Lesnar, Kasper is just the kind of talent that the WWE wants to build around moving forward.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

Looks like the WWE has significant interest in Kasper (ESPN article)

If Kasper does as well as Brisco believes he will at the tryout, he can count on continued support from the Tampa-based Brisco, who said, "If Jacob signs with the WWE, I will spend more time helping develop him than I have with any other prospect I have ever signed."

For Brisco, someone who already struck gold with a generational star once with Brock Lesnar, Kasper is just the kind of talent that the WWE wants to build around moving forward.

Thanks for sharing - great article. He sounds like an incredible athlete, a real character, and it is amazing that he has accomplished so much physically while dealing with Crohn's. I hope he is successful in accomplishing his dreams.

The photo with his Duke bio further emphasizes his big personality:

Kasper.jpg

[Troublemaker]

Thanks for sharing - great article. He sounds like an incredible athlete, a real character, and it is amazing that he has accomplished so much physically while dealing with Crohn's. I hope he is successful in accomplishing his dreams.

The photo with his Duke bio further emphasizes his big personality:

Indeed. Perhaps some inspiration from the Million Dollar Man: