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Congrats to all the Fargo aa’s and finalist but how about Codei Khawaja having a crazy run beating some crazy tough dudes. Dude showed out this weekend.

Christian Carroll Junior National Champion! 12-0 final. Smith and Lemley finish as Runner-Ups. Several All Americans to boot. Great showing overall by our Junior Group.

We will finish in 6th as a team. Two times before we have finished 5th(2004 and 2013) and one other time 6th(2017). We had a record 7 Junior Freestyle All-Americans.

Been watching cadet worlds this morning. So different from Fargo. Refs just blow the whistle constantly at worlds. Never realized how big the difference was. Not sure how that effects our kids. Just an observation.

He seemed like he was always a tough match during regular season as well!

So...you're saying the Midwest is good at wrestling?

Anyone know the last time we had a Junior Fargo finalist who only got 7th place in the State? Nathan Smith had a great run at Fargo and to think he got 7th this year at State seems pretty crazy.

You're exactly right about more common seeing wrestlers Creating offense in space big time Like JB is so great at... he'll get you reacting and reaching with his shot fakes and runs through ppl when he does actually run through guys.. Using their attempt to tie up against them, when they tap he goes.. He knows they don't reach if they aren't certain he'll be there to take part in the tie.. Level changes and bypasses their head/hands D they were fooled into abandoning.. Too many ppl reach with lead back hand instead of their bk hand*.. I try breaking that habit with my guys when i see them checking their stance with the wrong hand.. The more FS gains traction here in the states, the more our athletes will also get better at attacking and defending in space... Bo Bassett is a kid I've seen that is just as good in space as he is from the tie, and he's so technical being so young.. Don't get me wrong there's plenty of guys that are technically sound, but that kid seems to be even more advanced in every aspect than almost anybody I've seen.. Him being the youngest American ever medalist at cadet world's speaks to that with him only being 14... His gas tank and relentless pressure reminds me of a prime Lincoln McIlravey, he weaponizes his cardio and breaks world class kids.. It's not like it's never been done boy to see it at that level so young, is incredible.. Evenwhen he does get scored on, it seems to make him even better immediately, that's a good problem to have...most of us wish our guys attacked more, so him actually having to learn situational awareness in real time is very telling.. He wrestles to win every second mitigating the All too often "wrestle not lose" mode we all have at one point out another been in.. He's so use to attacking and never letting up that when he ends up in a bad position, it doesn't bother him too dramatically.. He's use to those scenarios because he's constantly creating them.. His demeanor never changes, doesn't let his emotions dictate his wrestling, he thinks his way through the adversity and imposes his will.. Everything that's legit comes from always moving your feet, feinting and creating angles with your constant movent.. too often we see kids slow themselves down by tying up and not properly setting shots up from the tie because they're not moving their opponent or their own feet enough... That's why many times when a wrestler makes a jump to MMA, his style of Wrestling doesn't coorelate well, if all their offense comes from the tie.. You will get your face crushed trying to hook and post anybody with skill and if you can't set up takedowns in space you'll get hurt badly...But the same time guys like RBY and yianni who's scrambling abilities coorelate so beautifully to MMA and they both are elite when it comes to getting takedowns in space.. Being able to disguise entries on TDs becomes even more crucial but you have even more ways to set takedowns up with the threat of punches,kicks and subs and not just grappling.. Add in head movement and proper footwork and when done right, can create even better MMA wrestlers than they were in straight wrestling..I out wrestled much more credentialed wrestlers in MMA than I ever did in straight wrestling..I was a solid wrestler nothing great, but I usually always got the better of the wrestling exchanges when that was my career... That doesn't mean Greco guys don't translate well to MMA because The clinch aspect favors them in a huge way..Mark O Madsen aka 6x world and Olympic medalist is 2-0 in the UFC and 11-0 total... His Body locks and throws equate to brutal slams... He's about to fight the Legend Clay guida who is a stud wrestler in his own right.. I'll quit blabbering but your post got me thinking about the whole footwork aapect and different subtle nuances that play a huge part in not only wrestling but combat Sports in general... sorry for the soapbox speech y'all.

I would like to bring up another big difference that I noticed after watch the two events in the past 24 hours. Internationally.. those dudes worry less about ties and more about footwork, down blocking (blocking in general), staying in front and not giving up anything til they are ready to get an angle and score. Footwork is the biggest difference. You have to earn every point. Thus less points scored too.

Not sure... I guess the biggest difference is the time which is allowed in par terre is a lot more in the USA. You get way less time internationally to make a turn. I personally like the product that we have here in the USA. With that said, I think we should conform to the rest of the world for development reasons. But... USA is pretty damn good right now.

Do you think our officials here should be more involved like international refs to prepare the guys?

Honestly, if you are in the Top 100 right now, as a middle school kid, you are balling. Your child will have an opportunity to compete at the collegiate level. The talent in Indiana right now is amazing. Seriously... Think about it. There are so many tremendous wrestlers out there, we should just be happy that the state is coming together and building a culture. My son is an eight time ISWA State Champ, when you factor in all three styles. But, dang... There are those kids that beat him, and you just nod your head and congratulate them. What a time to be a wrestler in Indiana!

Carroll techs Pettigrew 10-0 in the first! Indiana with 3 in the finals!

Also Valiant Prep in Arizona is having a crazy tournament. if you remember, they brought a big squad to IHPO last fall.

Have to go all the way to Fargo to wrestle the team less than 10 miles from us. Revin Dickman vs Nate Rioux in the consolations, loser goes for 7th. Congrats to both young men for achieving All-American status.