blueandgold Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 As it stands with all things considered, is Stevan Mićić the best wrestler to ever come out of Indiana? His accolades include: 2020 Serbian Olympic Team Member 2022 UWW Senior Men’s Freestyle World Championships Bronze Medalist at 57 kg 2019 UWW Senior Men’s Freestyle World Championships 5th Place at 57 kg 2× UWW Senior Men’s Freestyle European Championships Bronze Medalist at 57 kg (2018, 2020) 106-22 collegiate record 3× NCAA Division I All-American at 133 lbs. (4th, 2017; 2nd, 2018; 3rd, 2019) 2018 Big Ten Champion at 133 lbs. 184-5 prep record 2014 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award for Indiana 2× ASICS First Team All-American (2013-14) 2014 Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic Outstanding Wrestler 2013 Cadet World Team Member 3× IHSAA State Champion (106 lbs., 2012; 113 lbs., 2013; 126 lbs., 2014) 4× IHSAA All-State (3rd, 2011; 1st, 2012-14) I know others may have more collegiate success in terms of championships, but his continued success on a global level at the age of 26 surely must eclipse any of that, right? Cricket21, D-train and purdue02 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogoplata89 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 He has an extremely good argument for it. Misty Kendrex and Cricket21 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Seymour Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 As a state can we still claim Gable? Misty Kendrex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachDuke2.0 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Coach Seymour said: As a state can we still claim Gable? I don’t see why not. Minnesota merely adopted the Gable. He was born in Indiana, moulded by it. Jstephenson1356, Gasman, purdue02 and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Kinda like Bubba Jenkins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 13 hours ago, Coach Seymour said: As a state can we still claim Gable? 5 hours ago, Disco said: Kinda like Bubba Jenkins? Both escaped Indiana to a classed state.... crap wrong thread. MUSKEEWRESTLER, CombTheHair76, blueandgold and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasman Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Howe did he do at the Olympics?? Because Howe… although he didn’t make it, also lost in OT to several gold medalists. If Howe could claim serbian or Canadian or any other country and make it to the Olympics he would have medaled. RAJR, CoachJoyce, CombTheHair76 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Websterk149 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Gasman said: Howe did he do at the Olympics?? Because Howe… although he didn’t make it, also lost in OT to several gold medalists. If Howe could claim serbian or Canadian or any other country and make it to the Olympics he would have medaled. What stinks the most for Howe is he legit had to face one of, if not the, greatest wrestlers of all time in Burroughs in his prime just to make an Olympic or World team. Gasman and M109R 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Sure it was the pre-WWII era of wrestling but I submit Bloomington High Schools Richard Voliva. Ironbear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasman Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 If you truly want to talk anyone from Indiana then it’s clearly Bruce Baumgardener. Dude is like Larry Bird coming from Indiana state!!! He is the most legendary wrestler to wrestle in Indiana. I would say Micic isn’t even best to come out of his high school, not a knock at all towards him, just speaks to the legends coming out of HC. MUSKEEWRESTLER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogoplata89 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Gasman said: If you truly want to talk anyone from Indiana then it’s clearly Bruce Baumgardener. Dude is like Larry Bird coming from Indiana state!!! He is the most legendary wrestler to wrestle in Indiana. I would say Micic isn’t even best to come out of his high school, not a knock at all towards him, just speaks to the legends coming out of HC. He wasn't from here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gasman Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/5066085-remember-that-time-that-andrew-howe-beat-kyle-dake as far as “being from here” that could mean different things to different people. I just mentioned it because the definition was getting wider with the mention of Gable and Jenkins. Websterk149 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamGarcia Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) Idk, what some of these ladies have done is pretty impressive. Especially Sarah Hillebrandt.. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 50 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She is a three-time medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a gold medalist at the Pan American Games. She is also a six-time gold medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships. Just a little bit of her resume . I’m going to say we got an Indiana winner right here and she’s got my vote . Miracle is right up there also . Edited December 23, 2022 by TeamGarcia Spell check quinnsDAD, tyquhp13, diamondintheruff and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matts Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Angel Escobedo has to be in the mix. 2013 World Championships 5th Place NCAA Champ 4 time All-American 2 Time Big 10 Champ 4 Time Indiana HS State Champ BoonVegas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcjcjc Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 Hard not to. Give it to a world medalists…but I personally want to say Howe or Escobedo. if use criteria: 1) Hildabrandt 2) Miracle & Micic 4) Howe and Escobedo if I don’t use criteria: Idk it’ll be a while of arguing with myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIACfan Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 4:16 PM, blueandgold said: I know others may have more collegiate success in terms of championships, but his continued success on a global level at the age of 26 surely must eclipse any of that, right? Micic is amazing as is all the others mentioned in this thread, but... Micic would not have any of those Senior World accomplishments if he had to wrestle for the USA. So to point to them & declare that is what sets him apart from the rest is unfair. Is it not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matts Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, SIACfan said: Micic is amazing as is all the others mentioned in this thread, but... Micic would not have any of those Senior World accomplishments if he had to wrestle for the USA. So to point to them & declare that is what sets him apart from the rest is unfair. Is it not? That's not an unfair point, but a World medal is a World medal. Thats a way big deal and no matter what puts him in the discussion. I'm still going with Escobedo with 1 more Indiana title, 1 more All-American finish, 1 more Big 10 title, an NCAA title, made a US team, and missed a bronze medal by a single point. Edited December 25, 2022 by matts RAJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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