Spencer Lee has had an impressive wrestling career in Iowa.
Despite winning three national championships during his college career, Lee’s streak came to a disappointing end on Friday. One of Lee’s biggest supporters, his mother Cathy, was visibly upset after Purdue’s Matt Ramos pulled off the stunning upset in the national semifinals.
A viral clip shows an excited Cathy removing her glasses from her face and using her hands to roll them into a ball. A couple of seconds later, she was seen tossing the glasses to the side of her.
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Spencer Le of Iowa defeats Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State in the 125 weight class during the Division I Men’s Wrestling Championship at Quicken Loans Arena on March 16, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jay LaPrete/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
«Spencer Lee’s mother, Cathy, an alternate for the US Olympic Judo team, and her glasses did not survive that match,» an ESPN announcer said.
Before Cathy took out her frustrations on the glasses, she was seen holding the person sitting next to her.
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Cathy’s father and Spencer met during training in France, and they were both judo athletes, according to the Hawkeye Wrestling Club.
Lee is also credited with a pair of Big Ten conference championships. After undergoing surgery during the 2021-22 season, Lee returns to action as the top-ranked seed in the 125-pound category of the NCAA Championship.
Spencer Lee of the Iowa Hawkeyes is congratulated by assistant head coach Terry Brands after winning their first-place game during the NCAA sixth session. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
He won his first three bouts against fighters from the US Air Force Academy, the University of Michigan and Lock Haven University. Those victories allowed Lee to advance to the semifinals, where he faced Ramos.
Spencer Lee of the Iowa Hawkeyes and Nick Suriano of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights stand on the awards podium during the sixth session of the NCAA. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
Lee managed to clinch his third national championship while battling with a torn ACL. During an interview with ESPN after the game, Lee mentioned that he wanted to keep the injury private.
«I didn’t want to tell anyone, because excuses are for cowards,» Lee said, according to Hawk Central.
Ramos talked about the preparation he had done before Friday’s win over Lee.
«We had a game plan,» Ramos said via the Des Moines Register. «We train for this every day. Spencer is the guy to beat at 125. I’ve been working for it. It’s been in my head every day. I’ve pushed myself for it. I’m an All-American now. I’m in the national finals You have to let it fly.»
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Ramos is set to fight Princeton’s Patrick Glory in the national championship on Saturday in the 125-pound class.