NCAA Wrestling Championships, 2024: Rider’s Quinn Kinner an All-American on final shot

NCAA Wrestling: No. 6 Michigan at Rider in Lawrence Township, Nov. 19, 2023.

Quinn Kinner of Rider is awarded the win over Dylan Gilcher of Michigan in the 149-pound bout during the NCAA wrestling match between No. 6 Michigan and Rider in Lawrence Township on Sunday, November 19, 2023.Matt Kipp | For NJ Advance Media

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Quinn Kinner’s life and career have not been a straight line.

So it made some sense that he would open his final NCAA Wrestling Championships with an ugly 8-0 loss to Wyoming’s Gabe Willochell only to crawl his way through several tough matches on the backside to claim an 149-pound All-American honor he seemed destined for when he left Kingsway Regional High School as the top-ranked wrestler in his weight class in the country.

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