wrestling-d1 flag

Tyler Greenawalt | NCAA.com | February 11, 2016

College wrestling: Northwestern's Jason Tsirtsis shows off his Chewbacca impression

  Northwestern's Jason Tsirtsis won the 2014 NCAA wrestling championship at 149 pounds.

Northwestern redshirt junior Jason Tsirtsis is many things: Northwestern wrestler, All-American, and Big Ten and NCAA champion.

But there's something else Tsirtsis can hang his hat on: an impeccable Chewbacca impression.

Chewbacca is known for his guttural language in the Star Wars franchise, and Tsirtsis mimics the voice perfectly and even tries translating it into English for the interview.

Tsirtsis won a career-high 39 matches at 149 pounds last season, including his second straight Big Ten championship and the 2014 NCAA championship over Oklahoma State's Josh Kindig.

How Pat Spencer, a college lacrosse record-holder, made the Golden State Warriors

Recognized for his dominance on the college lacrosse field, Pat Spencer is now competing for his spot on an NBA roster.
READ MORE

The men's college basketball landscape by the numbers, 1 month before March

Anyone wanting a measure of this men's college basketball season in all its intrigue, uncertainty and goofiness; these numbers from the final weekend of January tell the story.
READ MORE

Nobody's safe after an upset-filled weekend in men's basketball

If the past weekend showed anything in college basketball, it’s that nobody is safe.
READ MORE