Carter Starocci, one of the most successful college wrestlers of all-time, will never win its top season award.
The Penn State wrestling superstar just finished another undefeated season on the mat.
He won his unprecedented fifth individual NCAA title − defeating a reigning national champ in the title bout.
He finished his Penn State career with an astounding 104-4 record.
But he lost out on the Hodge Trophy, yet again.
Oklahoma State heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson beat out Starocci and undefeated national champion PSU teammate Mitchell Mesenbrink for the award given to the nation's top wrestler.
The award, which included fan voting, was announced Monday afternoon.
Hendrickson earned one of the most dramatic title-match upset in NCAA Championships history two weekends ago in Philadelphia, taking down Olympic gold medalist and former two-time Hodge winner Gable Steveson.
Hendrickson earned 30 first-place Hodge votes to Starocci's 26, making it the second-closest Hodge race ever. Hendrickson was ...
