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season made it past the opening three minutes. Ramos
(33-4) earned his first All-American honor by placing
third at the NCAA Tournament with an 8-3 win over
Devin Carter of Virginia Tech and a fall against Chris
Dardanes of Minnesota in the consolation finals.
Ramos was 30-2 as a junior, losing to Ohio State's
Logan Stieber in the finals of the Big Ten and NCAA
championships. He won 14 matches by fall, including
two to open the NCAA Tournament.
As a senior, Ramos secured the two goals that had
eluded him: championships in the Big Ten and
NCAA. He defeated Graff in the finals of both: 2-1 at
conference in Madison, Wis., and 3-1 at nationals in
Oklahoma City. He won his final four matches against
Graff.
When the spotlight was on, Ramos was at his best. He
finished 34-0 on Mediacom Mat in Carver-Hawkeye
Arena, 18-4 in the NCAA Tournament, and 11-3 in the
Big Ten Tournament.
University of Iowa senior Tony Ramos celebrates his first Big Ten Conference championship March 9 in
Madison, Wis. (Photo by Darren Miller)
