ILUV2PIN Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I've had this conversation a few times with some very knowledgable wrestling people. I guess I'm just curious to know how good of a chance Riley Lefever would have to be a stud at the Division-I level of wrestling? We all know he has an awesome set of skills for a bigger wrestler and dominates at his level. But I'm curious to know how well his current skill set would translate to the D-I level. Obviously this is all hypothetical, but I would love some insight from my fellow wrestling fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth34 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 What did he do at Midlands last year? 0-2? Obviously, being at a D1 program would give him better training partners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNextDynasty Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 What did he do at Midlands last year? 0-2? Obviously, being at a D1 program would give him better training partners. The first match he lost to a returning D-1 All-American by criteria after going the full amount of overtimes, and the 2nd match he lost by 1 to an NCAA D-1 qualifier. So, he is right there with those guys even with D3 training partners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown 138 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 There's a pretty big difference between losing those one point matches and winning them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Based on who he and his brothers have beaten and lost to at the Midlands and in freestyle competition the last couple seasons, it seems like Riley could be a bottom half of the rankings type of guy with an outside shot at a D1 medal if he were regularly training at that level. When given the opportunity, he hasn't shown he would have the ability to compete for a high ranking or a title (yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 He just won the Eastern Michigan Open and beat a DI All-American in the process. He'd do alright I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Very nice win over #7-ranked Courts. Riley has struggled to get over the hump when given a chance against guys of this caliber, so it's got to feel good. Let's hope he can roll to another D3 title and maybe make a run at Midlands this year to show that he would in fact be a D1 contender if he were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenadier2012 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 It would be cool if Non-D1 champs were still allowed to compete in the D1 tournament. I understand the reasoning for getting rid of that, but I would bet he (Lefever) would do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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