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There aren't many ways to know for sure how our state stacks up against others in terms of the quality of wrestlers we're producing. You can count the number of kids we have ranked in national rankings, but that is subjective and our high school travel rules limit our exposure. Some people like to count NCAA D1 All-Americans, but there are so many socio-economic and just practical barriers and advantages in play, that it feels like a limited assessment tool. A broader post-High School evaluation might be this: How many "high quality" college wrestlers is our state producing? It's tough to take into account all redshirts, injuries, flunkies, etc., to create an evaluation like this. However, for the sake of simplicity, we could simply do a count of current-season Division I starters and D2, D3, and NAIA All-Americans (because AA's at those levels tend to perform at a D1 starter level). The cool part? That's exactly 1000 wrestlers in the country (76 D1 programs x 10 starters and 8 small-school AA's x 3 levels x 10 weights). It doesn't take a math degree to know that the average state would earn 20 of those slots in a given year. Indiana has 29 this year: 19 D1 starters and 10 small-school AA's I haven't done the research necessary to know how that stacks up exactly against others, but I know from past research I've done, that more than half of those 1000 "high-quality" college wrestlers would be taken up by only a few states. I'm guessing that 29 number for Indiana would put us in the 10-15 range when compared against other states--a similar spot to where other attempts for assessing our quality have landed. What's your feeling on the current quality of Indiana wrestling?

I spy @Y2CJ41! Saw Mark Durham running a table too. Now answer me this... the camera adds how many pounds????

Brunner beats #6 Miklus. Great win!

Me (Tyson Nisley, 145) and my buddy (Matt Neff, 170) are looking for a dual team to be apart of this off season and wrestle at some of the bigger dual tournaments. Me and Matt were both semi-state qualifers this year and are looking to see ourselves on the podium at Bankers Life our senior years. We are both willing to be flexible with our weights (maybe not cutting down a ton because we wanna eat) Let me know if you or someone else has spots available for us. (219)-575-4684 tysonnisley@gmail.com

It shows a decrease of about 30.

I’ve seen it before but not with as much intent as Bo did. He didn’t just flip the guy, he ripped that one. So much so that I believe the opponent was a little upset about it as he wouldn’t let Bo help him up afterwards.

Tonight? That may have caused my earlier "rag doll" reference. Every time I watch Bo wrestle it seems like I see something new. He's a beast and pretty much does what he wants and even the best of the rest can't do much about it.

Wow! Harvey takes out McFadden!! Last-second hands to the face sends it to SV and he gets the takedown to win.

I know Parris deserved a couple of those stall calls, but that was silly. Stoll didn't take 1 shot, never attempted to turn, only pushes, and is rewarded with 4 points. That is just encouraging ugly no offense wrestling.

Nickal toying

Watching Bo Nickal (Nolf too) is a beautiful thing. He doesn't look athletic, he doesn't look overly quick or very strong..... until the wrestling starts! Then he pretty much does what he wants. Will miss watching him at the collegiate level.

Did you see Y2 sitting matside smiling as big as the sky when OK St choose down in the second?

Nick Lee with the 2nd period fall!

Chad Red!! Keeps the postseason magic going with the fall in the 2nd.

Yeah, I posted in the wrong thread. Meant to reply here. Then thought about it and figured I'd leave it there since we have reached Day 1. Wrestling starts in an hour and 15 minutes!

It's going down tonight! Come get some elite technique and live goes with a ton of partners. Room will be filled with current and future hammers! #PainTrain Snyder

Just to add a quick plug..definitely link to that thread today. SWINfan does a great job with results and at least a few of us will be posting results, mat assignments, and comments all through the action as it happens--especially for the state of Indiana grads and IU and Purdue guys. FIRST TIMING UPDATE: Jacob Covaciu will be on the mat immediately at NOON in his rat-tail match. Jacob Aven and Purdue's Schroeder will be up 2nd on their mats and Drew Hildebrandt will be 3rd on his mat. Again, link here for more updates as they come in: https://indianamat.com/index.php?/forums/topic/56989-ncaa-championships-day-1/ 125: #16 Devin Schroeder, Purdue; #13 Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan; #15 Elijah Oliver, IU 133: #2 Stevan Micic, Michigan; #15 Ben Thornton, Purdue 141: #3 Nick Lee, Penn St.; #16 Chad Red, Nebraska, #30 Nate Limmex, Purdue 157: #19 Griffin Parriott, Purdue 165: #22 Bryce Martin, IU; #24 Cael McCormick, Army 174: #32 Jacob Covaciu, IU; #11 Dylan Lydy, Purdue; #22 Ben Harvey, Army; #26 Drew Hughes, Michigan St. 184: #25 Max Lyon, Purdue 197: #11 Christian Brunner, Purdue 285: #5 Mason Parris, Michigan; #33 Jacob Aven, Purdue

Congratulations to Camden Spears from Plainfield for signing with Ohio Northern. He is projected to wrestle 125. View full signing

Awesome for Cam, coached this kid and his bros for years. Congrats to Cam and his parents Brian and Sharon!

Stoll will be an interesting first round match. HOPEFULLY, his lack of mobility will give Parris a bit more of an edge than against Jennings. Stoll and his gunshot knee will try to keep it to a 3-2 match. If Mason can find a way to finish shots, he should be okay. Shots should be there. Just gotta finish!