Mason regains national falls lead

Nicholas Mason has retaken the national lead in pin falls.
Nicholas Mason has retaken the national lead in pin falls.

Heading to the NCAA National Championships, Nicholas Mason has retaken the NCAA Division II lead in falls.

Mason racked up three falls during his super regional and took the lead in Division II with 14 falls, while UIndy 149-pounder Logan Bailey falls to second with his 12 falls. Hunter DeLong of Glenville State rounds out the top three with 11 falls at 174 pounds.

Mason also moves up to 7th in the most dominant wrestler category with 4.15 average team points per contest, just behind Cole Laya of West Liberty (3.21).

For the complete rankings, click HERE.

The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons.

For falls and tech falls to be counted for the awards they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the two categories are broken based on the aggregate time.

The Most Dominant Wrestler award features a 15-match minimum to qualify for the standings. The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of team points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Points per match are awarded as follows.

* Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss)

* Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss)

  • Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss