This past weekend, in the finals of the University National Championships in freestyle, 2010 NCAA champion Andrew Howe faced off against two-time NCAA champion Kyle Dake.
At the 2011 NCAA tournament, Dake won his second NCAA title at 149 pounds for Cornell. The previous year, he won the championship at 141. Howe won at 165 pounds in 2010 and placed third at the same weight this past season for Wisconsin. This past weekend, Howe and Dake wrestled in the finals of the 74 kg/163 pound bracket.