Losses are always tough to take. The most gut-wrenching losses come Friday night at the NCAA tournament. Years of hard work have allowed wrestlers to make the final twelve at the NCAA tournament. In each weight class four guys have to swallow the pill of being one match away from earning All American honors. It's a loss that sticks with guys, and a lot of them use the loss to fuel future success.

Here are some of the most gut-wrenching of the forty losses in the bloodround.

125lbs: Nathan Kraisser (CAMP) dec. Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE) 4-1
During the season Rodriguez major decisioned Nathan Kraisser 13-2. He then defeated him for the Southern Conference title 12-8. Kraisser won the big one to earn All American honors and become Campbell's first ever Division I wrestling All American. Rodriguez was trying to break a thirty-year drought for SIUE. Fortunately for those in Edwrdsville they got an All American at 174lbs with Jake Residori.

125lbs: Joey Dance (VT) dec. Tim Lambert (NEB) 3-1sv1
Losing in sudden victory is tough any place, any time. After early upsets the tight bloodround match featured the #2 and #5 seeded wrestlers. Lambert came up one match short in his senior season. That's very tough to swallow.

157lbs: Paul Fox (STAN) dec. Archie Colgan (WYO) 5-4tb1
Colgan came into the championships as the #15 seed and Fox was unseeded. Both wrestlers had a great run at the tournament. After almost finishing a leg attack in sudden victory, Colgan was unable to escape in tie breaker 1. Fox took the victory and the All American honors.

174lbs: Brandon Womack (CORN) dec. Anthony Valencia (ASU) 8-7
Anthony Valencia trailed 7-3 late in the match. He hit a Konkrete special for a takedown and two nearfall. Cornell challenged the call, but it was upheld. At the end of the exchange Womack earned an escape for an 8-7 advantage. Valencia created a scramble as he dove over Womack. He had him in danger for the last fifteen seconds, but wasn't able to secure control.

184lbs: Myles Martin, (OHST) dec. Jack Dechow (ODU) 3-2tb1
Jack Dechow has earned All American honors in the past and was looking to add another to his resume as he closed his career. In back to back matches he lost to past NCAA champions in tb1. He dropped a 4-3 decision to Gabe Dean when he couldn't escape as Dean controversially held onto his leg. Once again in the bloodround he couldn't get away from Myles Martin.