SWINfan Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Does anyone know what mat the Yianni Match was on? I want to go back and watch it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Indiana's other Men's FS representative, Mason Parris also finished 3rd. Mason lost to Penn State's Daniel Kerkvliet on criteria in the Quarters, then rattled off wins over Tanner Hall, Dom Bradley and Tony Nelson to finish 3rd. Gable Steveson and Nick Gwiazdowski will meet in the final tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Both Nick Lee and Mason Parris finish 3rd which puts them on the US National team. There are perks that include a stipend, USAW sponsored training camps, and overseas trips. Being on the national team helps both of them tremendously. IU89 and SIACfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 1 hour ago, SWINfan said: Well he lost to Oliver 8-3, Then had excellent showing nonetheless. Nick beat McKee in the 1st round then beat Nashon Garrett (12-2), Retherford (10-4) and Yianni D (16-8) back-to-back-to-back to finish 3rd. Not a bad weekend! Yeah, who could have guessed he'd beat Yianni and Zain and not even be top 2? Crazy how that weight shook out. Oliver's power is just a bit too much for Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 (edited) One more thought: I think McKenna is physical enough to bang with Oliver and has the drive and gas tank to outlast him in a best of 3. But I actually think Lee would beat McKenna now seeing Nick's progression overall. It's a shame the way the bracket played out or he might be our rep. Edited April 3, 2021 by maligned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 2 hours ago, maligned said: Yeah, who could have guessed he'd beat Yianni and Zain and not even be top 2? Crazy how that weight shook out. Oliver's power is just a bit too much for Lee. I think Nick would like to have that one back. You're right Oliver is very physical and does a lot of shoving to keep his opponent from getting to ties. After seeing how physical the match was between Nick and Zain and how he was able to avoid/fend off moves from Yianni that typically score, I think Nick can compete. It may just take an adjustment. Even so, JO is a tough foe and until Nick does break though will be the favorite every time they meet. Nick definitely went through the grinder the past two days. He finished with a healthy shiner on his left eye. His match with Zain was brutal as the pace in just the hand fighting was about as strong as I've seen. In his post-Yianni match interview, he was asked about the match with Zain, being that they are training partners. He basically said Zain is like a brother to him and there was no pleasure in that match. SIACfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWINfan Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 2 hours ago, maligned said: Yeah, who could have guessed he'd beat Yianni and Zain and not even be top 2? Crazy how that weight shook out. Oliver's power is just a bit too much for Lee. I think Nick would like to have that one back. You're right Oliver is very physical and does a lot of shoving to keep his opponent from getting to ties. After seeing how physical the match was between Nick and Zain and how he was able to avoid/fend off moves from Yianni that typically score, I think Nick can compete. It may just take an adjustment. Even so, JO is a tough foe and until Nick does break though will be the favorite every time they meet. Nick definitely went through the grinder the past two days. He finished with a healthy shiner on his left eye. His match with Zain was brutal as the pace in just the hand fighting was about as strong as I've seen. In his post-Yianni match interview, he was asked about the match with Zain, being that they are training partners. He basically said Zain is like a brother to him and there was no pleasure in that match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Just for reference, what Nick did to Zain and Yianni were actual woodsheddings. IU89 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1prouddad Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Thor said: Just for reference, what Nick did to Zain and Yianni were actual woodsheddings. I see what you did there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIACfan Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Thor said: Just for reference, what Nick did to Zain and Yianni were actual woodsheddings. Where is Disco when you need him to bring the sanity back to these discussions 1prouddad and Disco 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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