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  1. This past weekend I attended the ISWA event at Warren Central. I wasn't gonna do a review, but I had more than a few denizens of the Indiana wrestling scene ask me to do one. So, here I am. First, I'm not sure if these are the hot dogs that Warren usually sells, or if these are from an ISWA contracted vendor. Anyways, at first glance, the hot dog did not look appealing. It looked plucked right out of the movie "Nothing but Trouble" that starred Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, and the late, great John Candy(who pulled double duty). I was ready to put buying this hot dog into my worst decisions of my life category, which includes getting married, accepting the Clockwork Orange therapy to avoid a curfew ticket, and eating a hot dog from Hanover Central. Fortunately, it wasn't that bad. It wasn't good, but, it was at least two steps above Alpo. 3 slices of pizza outta 8 Next weekend I'm going to Iowa, and on St Patrick's day, I'll be at Mooresville highschool. Hopefully the luck o' Irish will strike and the hot dog gods will gift me another outstanding experience at the home of the Pioneers. Thank you for reading.
    11 points
  2. Congratulations to Tyler Schott Congratulations to from Center Grove for signing with Bellarmine. Projected to wrestle 285. View full signing
    9 points
  3. In case you missed it on X or the college thread: Christian Mejia from Elkhart Memorial, Derek Blubaugh from Bloomington South, and Shawn Streck from Merrillville all picked up D2 national titles last night. Mejia had finished 5th twice before, was seeded only 3rd, and was in his final year of eligibility. Blubaugh had twice been national runner-up to his finals opponent, and had lost to him 5-0 two weeks ago, but finally got over the hump. Streck picked up his second consecutive title. Congrats, guys!!
    9 points
  4. Hey there everyone! Pardon the 3rd person description, I just wanted to give you a heads up that I will be covering the USA Wrestling Olympic Trials at Penn State. I'm briefly stepping out of retirement to attend the Trials as an approved media member and I wanted to give folks an opportunity to suggest/request questions I can ask the athletes participating, particularly those with Indiana ties. I haven't done this in the past, but what the heck! I'll have more information and articles to come, but please feel free to shoot me question ideas, even if they are ridiculous Thank you and I look forward to sharing this journey with anyone interested.
    9 points
  5. It was a great day at Mooresville for Indiana Wrestling. One high light for me was the amount of team members both boys and girls who came up to me and thanked me for having them on the team and how much they appreciated the opportunity to compete one more time. We really are producing some great wrestlers in our state and more importantly these kids have a lot of class and respect. Indiana Gold boys battled hard but came up short 37-22. Winners for the gold team were; Mason Jones Luke Rioux Tony Wood Chis Bohn Duke Myers Indiana Blue sealed a victory for our home state 35-27. Winners were: Gavyn Whitehead Griffin Sanders Carson Fettig Michael Cain Keegan Martin Tyler Schott Brady Byrd Josiah Dedeaux The girls beat Iowa 63-12, but came up short against Illinois 21-44 Double Winners for the girls were: Tola Aluka Sophia Buechner Rose Kaplan Leila Thomas Winner vs Iowa were; Tola Aluka Sophia Buechner Rose Kaplan Leila Thomas Kyra Tomlison Alexes Spaulding Kaylea Beauchamp Jaiah O'Neal Michela Clifford Portia Weaver
    7 points
  6. Congratulations to Dillon Graham Congratulations to from Indianapolis Cathedral for signing with Bellarmine. Projected to wrestle 157. View full signing
    6 points
  7. For all the negative, there is always positive. From this past weekend..eight kids from five different teams.
    6 points
  8. Congratulations to Brandon Johnson Congratulations to from Lawrence North for signing with West Liberty. Projected to wrestle 197, 285. View full signing
    5 points
  9. The Indiana vs Illinois All-Star Classic duals sponsored by IHSWCA are all set for 1pm on Sunday March 17. Come watch some of Indiana's best as they take on Illinois. The Girls team will also wrestle Iowa All-Stars. Round 1: Mat 1 Indiana Gold v. Illinois Lincoln Mat 2 Indiana Blue v. Illinois Reagan Mat 3 Illinois Girls v. Iowa Girls Round Two: Mat 1 Indiana Girls vs. Iowa Girls (weights 100-120) Mat 2 Indiana Girls vs. Iowa Girls (weights 125-145) Mat 3 Indiana Girls vs. Iowa Girls (weights 155-235) Round Three Mat 1 Indiana Girls vs. Illinois Girls (weights 100-120) Mat 2 Indiana Girls vs. Illinois Girls (weights 125-145) Mat 3 Indiana Girls vs. Illinois Girls (weights 155-235) Admission is $5. Enter door 9. Concessions available.
    4 points
  10. Gotta be one of the first college signees ever from Indiana whose team didn't have a spot for him in the sectional lineup--and he's going to a D1 school. Nuts!! He's a beast. He deserves it.
    4 points
  11. Man… They stepped it up and gave them gear!!!! In the past they wrestled in school gear. Sounds like a great event. Congrats to all that participated.
    4 points
  12. Nice after season event. And the even better thing is the person and people that put in the time to tackle the event,And produce a great organized production. The first one that I’ve been to in a while. Ladies added makes for lots of pre production organization. Good job. Hope it continues.
    4 points
  13. WOW! Christian Mejia! He comes in as the 3-seed, having lost only to the top two seeds during the year. Facing the 2-seed, who beat him 9-2 during the year, he hips into a high-c attempt and takes him to his back for the pin only a minute into the match!! He's been on the podium twice before, and now he gets his shot for a title tonight! He'll face the 4-seed, who took out the top seed, and who was the runner-up at this event last year.
    4 points
  14. Or they come right into practice yelling at the coach when they don’t have a clue as to what is going on.
    4 points
  15. Always loved going to Muncie Central Fieldhouse or Wigwam in Anderson, New Castle . Those places was packed to the rafters for games .
    4 points
  16. I actually feel like a lot of good things are happening off the mat. This weekend was high emotion, and that breeds tension. I saw kids that were finished staying to watch placement matches. Many of these kids weren’t from the same school, club, region or semi-state. I saw kids that don’t know each other talk and interact and support each other. I saw parents hug their kids and tell them how proud they were. I saw coaches tell a kid how much they’ve grown. I would argue there is more of that than the opposite. Bad things get a lot of attention, but I think we should focus on all of the good stuff instead. The future is bright in Indiana for wrestling. This tournament seems to get tougher every year, and that’s awesome.
    4 points
  17. If we want to dig even deeper into this point: I think our whole culture teaches us that being happy is the meaning of life. Which is all well and good. But the way happiness is defined nowadays has evolved into this: "obsessively chase what you think should be yours so you can be happy for you." That's a counterfeit happiness--it's a rigid individualism and potentially narcissism. True happiness doesn't happen on an island. It happens in relationships and in respect of community. Relationships involve self-sacrifice--the opposite of "get mine for me." As a parent, I'm trying to learn better how to teach "chase your dreams" in a way that also involves celebrating others' successes. It's tough to do!!
    4 points
  18. You can see it in the schools as well, parents coming in a cussing out teachers and principals right in front of the student. Parents are not trying to be parents anymore, in my opinion, but they rather be best friends with their kids.
    4 points
  19. We, as adults talk about the "younger generation" and the lack of respect and accountability, and then we have people that act like this with no consequence. The mystery as to why these kids act this way is not hard to solve, in my opinion. If you want your kids to act and carry themselves in a particular manner, you must model what that looks like when things don't go your way. Kids only know what they're taught and seeing the way some "coaches" and parents carry themselves, those aren't the lessons I want to teach my young people.
    4 points
  20. Congratulations to Cameron Crisp Congratulations to from Merrillville for signing with North Central. Projected to wrestle 174. View full signing
    3 points
  21. It was a great day at Mooresville for Indiana Wrestling. One high light for me was the amount of team members both boys and girls who came up to me and thanked me for having them on the team and how much they appreciated the opportunity to compete one more time. We really are producing some great wrestlers in our state and more importantly these kids have a lot of class and respect. Indiana Gold boys battled hard but came up short 37-22. Winners for the gold team were; Mason Jones Luke Rioux Tony Wood Chis Bohn Duke Myers Indiana Blue sealed a victory for our home state 35-27. Winners were: Gavyn Whitehead Griffin Sanders Carson Fettig Michael Cain Keegan Martin Tyler Schott Brady Byrd Josiah Dedeaux The girls beat Iowa 63-12, but came up short against Illinois 21-44 Double Winners for the girls were: Tola Aluka Sophia Buechner Rose Kaplan Leila Thomas Winner vs Iowa were; Tola Aluka Sophia Buechner Rose Kaplan Leila Thomas Kyra Tomlison Alexes Spaulding Kaylea Beauchamp Jaiah O'Neal Michela Clifford Portia Weaver
    3 points
  22. Indiana wrestlers take 3 national titles! Well done, men.
    3 points
  23. Christian Mejia!!! National champion! What a way to cap a career! Congratulations!
    3 points
  24. SIACfan

    D1 Brackets Released

    But in Vito's case his only 2 losses are to undefeated & 2nd seeded Ryan Crookham. Yet he is seeded behind Orine, Shawver & Ragusin who all have 2 or more losses as well & to lower ranked guys. I understand him being ranked behind Fix & Crookham but not the other three. Carr's 4 seed makes sense given O'Toole & Mesenbrink are undefeated & he lost to Ramirez.
    3 points
  25. Here is what I was sent by the Illinois Team Leader : Indiana Gold will Wrestle Lincoln and Indiana Blue will wrestle Reagan.
    3 points
  26. Ill point out that the bad news always gets more attention, so this isn't necessarily so. In my interactions, 99% of the time I see good sportsmanship, good behavior and people enjoying the sport. Just like our news, the negative makes a good story, but it sure doesnt mean that its the norm. Ive been around wrestling for years, and crazy ***potty mouth*** has always happened. Not sure what happened in the IHSAA event, but maybe handled wrong, but the IHSAA doesnt look kindly on stuff described. Im sure this was investigated and acted on. Guns are so prevalent, people love them, but still this is an anomaly. On the ISWa tournament, there was a lot of brotherly wrestling love this weekend. 99% of people were great, appreciative and enjoying themselves. Its like a giant wrestling reunion. Yes, there was some incidents from passionate people whose behavior could have been better. But I dont think the original poster knows the full circumstances of the situation described. I say look at all the good this weekend, kids of all ages learning sportsmanship, making friends enjoying competing. It overshadows any negative, and that crazy behavior is not anything new. Always some bad apples.
    3 points
  27. Garrett RTC -enter door 3 start time 6-730 What's needed-USA Card What to expect-Improve your wrestling skillset and wrestle some hammers Who is welcome-Boys and Girls grades 6-12
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  28. The deadline to accept invitations has passed, so I am filling teams with people who I've contacted or ones that have contacted me. I went through and contacted all seniors who qualified for state and then went to semi-states ticket rounders. If I did not hear back within a reasonable time, I went to next wrestler. We are still looking for 113 and 120. 106: Mason Jones - Lake Central (Accepted) Gold Brady Byrd- Washington (Accepted) Blue 113: Jalen Sawyer- Kokomo (Accepted)Gold Logan Schnarr- Cascade (Accepted) Blue 120: Cameron Fogle-- Southridge (Accepted) Gold Brandon Didat-- Floyd Central (Accepted) Blue 126: Luke Rioux -- Avon (accepted) Gold Josiah Dedeaux -- Terre Haute South (accepted) Blue 132: Tye Linser Western (accepted) Gold Isaac Kuhn-- Hamilton Heights (accepted) Blue 138: Tony Wood-- Jay County (accepted) Gold Gavyn Whitehead -- New Castle (accepted) Blue 144: Colt Bollenbacher-- South Adams (accepted) Gold Griffin Sanders -- Mooresville (accepted) Blue 150: Christopher Bohn-- Munster (accepted) Gold Carson Fettig -- Hamilton Heights (accepted)Blue 157: Mitchell Betz-- Western (accepted) Gold 165: Duke Myers-- Bellmont (accepted) Gold Jesse Derringer -- Brownsburg (accepted) Blue 175: Chase Leech-- Garrett (accepted) Gold Bray Emerine -- Floyde Central (accepted) Blue 190: Elias Cressell-- Wabash (accepted) Gold Collin Casad -- Terre Haute South (accepted) Blue 215: Brandon Johnson Lawrence North (accepted) Gold Keegan Marting - Bellmont (accepted) Blue 285: Oluwagbe Orisadare -- Avon (accepted) Gold Tyler Schott -- Center Grove (accepted) Blue I attached all the information you'll need to know. Girls Roster Committed so far: 100 Kyleigh Honaker -- East Noble 105 Jacki Shackleford -- Ft Wayne Northside 110 Kylie Smith-Foster -- Greenfield Central 115 Tola Aluka -- Ben Davis 120 Sophia Buechner Terre Haute North 125 Rose Kaplan West Lafayette 130 Kyra Tomlison Noblesville 135 Alexes Spaulding -- Columbia City 140 Kaylea Beauchamp Jeffersonville 145 Josie Hause Monrovia 155 Leila Thomas Whiteland 170 Jaiah ONeal Brownsburg 190 Michela Clifford -- Columbia City 235 Portia Weaver - Monrovia Boys All-Stars 2024.docx
    2 points
  29. Almost tagged you several times, but I knew...you'd find your way....
    2 points
  30. Because most people want wrestlebacks…most people don’t want classes! Damn u @Galagore…u had to suck me in. Didn’t even realize this was a class thread thought it was for conference divisions.
    2 points
  31. Merrillville has a national champion, Shawn Streck.
    2 points
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  33. And Derek Blubaugh! He heads to his 3rd straight National Championship match at 197 with a heart-stopping last-second takedown and victory. He's lost the final 6-0 and 1-0 the last two years to #1 Dalton Abney of C. Oklahoma. Very sadly, that's his only D2 loss this season (5-0) and his opponent in the finals. Derek's a beast. He's got a couple D1 wins to his credit this year to go with the 2-time runner-up credentials. Here's hoping he can finally get over the hump and get the upset!! And Shawn Streck follows suit and joins the Indiana procession into the finals. He continues a dominating tournament with a 13-4 win the semi's. He'll look to repeat as national champion tonight at 285. He'll go in as the favorite against his 4th-seeded opponent.
    2 points
  34. In addition to Blubaugh, UIndy has another guy in the semi's and a third that's in the consis with an AA spot locked up. Those 3 AAs put Indianapolis in 9th place.
    2 points
  35. So, has a decision been made?
    2 points
  36. Location La Crosse Center La Crosse, Wisconsin Event Information Page Click here for information page Schedule *All Times Central Friday, March 15 11 a.m. | Preliminaries and First Round 6 p.m. | Quarterfinals and first-and-second round consolations Saturday, March 16 10 a.m. | Semifinals, wrestle backs (seventh-, fifth-, and third-place matches) 7 p.m. | Championship finals Brackets Brackets on TrackWrestling Participating wrestlers from Indiana Wrestler School High School 133 Joey Langeman Trine Carmel 141 Evan Burge Wabash McCutcheon 165 Jesse Herrera Wabash Highland 184 Cole Cervantes North Central Griffith 184 Gavin Layman Ohio Norther Chesterton View full article
    2 points
  37. Mejia, Blubaugh, and Streck all advance to the semifinals at 11am tomorrow morning. All 3 are officially All-Americans. Congratulations!
    2 points
  38. Ahap88

    D1 Brackets Released

    Agreed. Anything that puts him in the bottom bracket. Lewis now is robbed of the benefit that the 1 seed is supposed to provide, the easiest path, he would have been far better off as the 2. Sure, you have to beat everybody, but shouldn’t have to face the guy everyone knows is the best until the final. They factored in everything but common sense.
    2 points
  39. I’ll be the first to respond. Cool, first response. And have fun , Second response. Keep us in the loop. I will tell you that I was at the same event when it was in Indianapolis. A young guy named Rulan. Etched his name. But the bigger story was my two seats were right behind Dan Gable for me he whole event.
    2 points
  40. Tentative rotation: 2024 Maryland2025 Northwestern 2026 Penn St. (brought back in after only 5 years bc of no-fan covid edition in 2021)2027 Purdue2028 Illinois2029 Wisconsin2030 Ohio State2031 Iowa2032 Indiana2033 Michigan State2034 Minnesota2035 Rutgers2036 Nebraska2037 Michigan
    2 points
  41. It's official. Northwestern in 2025; Penn St. in 2026 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pennlive.com/penn-state-wrestling/2024/03/penn-state-wrestler-carter-starocci-earns-at-large-bid-to-ncaas-nittany-lions-to-host-big-tens-in-2026.html%3foutputType=amp
    2 points
  42. Choose One Blue Pill = Regular Relish Red Pill = Jersey Mikes Relish I’ll choose the Red Pill …. It’s like Franks Red Hot Sauce “I put that Sh** on everything. Game Changer !
    2 points
  43. Ahap88

    Iu At NCAA’s

    Parity. Sorry, I'm kind of a spelling geek.
    2 points
  44. Parents not being removed from the facility for out of control actions is unacceptable.
    2 points
  45. Conference tournament status for our 18 Indiana natives as of 1:50pm ET: Alive for an automatic berth: Boarman 1-1 Allred 1-0 Bates 1-0 Baumann 0-1 Davison 1-0 Filipovich 0-1 C. Rooks 0-1 G. Rooks 1-1 Sollars 0-1 Washington 0-1 Willham 1-0 Barket (tomorrow) Alive for an at-large berth, but eliminated from an automatic bid: Eliminated from NCAAs entirely: Wilson 0-1 Porter 0-1 Watson 0-1 Advanced to NCAAs: Lee 2-0 Lemley 2-0 Mendez 1-0
    2 points
  46. Rankings will be released fully after 48 hours. If you are a Silverback you will have immediate access. Date: 03/07/2024 2024 Class of 2024 View full individual rankings record
    2 points
  47. Sports parents are really bad these days... I should know, my dad was unfortunately one of them
    1 point
  48. By Adrian Troyer March 8 to 10 is conference tournament weekend in NCAA Division 1 college wrestling. This is intense in terms of medals and bragging rights--but it is arguably an even bigger deal in the national context. Every one of the 750+ college kids that takes the mat gets a shot to qualify for the biggest wrestling show in America—the NCAA Division 1 National Championships. Here is a full rundown by conference of each seed, weight class context, and advancement possibility for the 18 participants who were Indiana high school wrestlers: Atlantic Coast Conference Sunday, March 10, on ACCN and ACCN Extra (access through ESPN+) Brackets: here Connor Barket, 285, Duke (West Lafayette), redshirt freshman Seed: 5 of 6, NCAA Allocations: 2, Rank: 42 (WrestleStat, starters only) Connor has made huge strides this year as the full-time Duke starter, but he will struggle in a weight class that boasts 4 guys ranked in the Top 33 by InterMat with only 2 NCAA allocation spots available. He’ll need to first upset #13 Dayton Pitzer of Pitt (whose injury the past 2 months explains one of the missing allocation spots) in the quarterfinals before he’d also need to upset the 1-seed, #14 Owen Trephan of NC State, to reach the final and an NCAA bid. NCAA Prospectus: Not likely. Southern Conference Saturday, March 9, on ESPN+ Brackets: here Blake Boarman, 133, Tennessee-Chattanooga (Ev. Mater Dei), redshirt sophomore Seed: 3 of 8, NCAA Allocations: 3, Rank: 31 (InterMat) Blake has burst onto the scene this year in his move down from 141 to 133. He’s ranked in all the national services and earned one of his conference’s allocation spots. He’ll start his tournament against the 6-seed, George Rosas of The Citadel, who he beat, 9-1, in the dual. He’d then likely see the 2-seed, Ethan Oakley of App State, who he upset by fall in the dual in his biggest win of the year. A win there would earn an automatic NCAA bid. A loss would put him into the wrestle-backs needing to get 3rd for an automatic bid. Awaiting him there could be a potential matchup with the 5-seed Dyson Dunham of VMI, who handed Blake his only unranked loss of the season, 7-4. Even if Blake were to place 4th or 5th at this tournament, his regular season and current ranking would give him a good chance of an at-large NCAA berth. NCAA Prospectus: Very likely Brodie Porter, 174, The Citadel (Eastern-Greentown), sophomore Seed: 5 of 8, NCAA Allocations: 1, Rank: 61 (WrestleStat, starters only) Brodie has become a very solid Division 1 competitor in his second year as the starter. Sadly, he’s had two bad losses in-conference—one by Technical Fall to the 4-seed, Uliano of App State, and the other 17-4 to the 1-seed, #19 Murphy of Campbell—and those are the exact two guys he needs to beat to make the final and a shot at the 1st Place that an NCAA bid demands here. He’s got a winning record and only tight losses in his other conference matches, so he could legitimately fight for a top 3 spot in the league. NCAA Prospectus: Not likely Hayden Watson, 157, The Citadel (Center Grove), redshirt freshman Seed: 4 of 8, NCAA Allocations: 1, Rank: 48 (WrestleStat, starters only) Hayden is a sleeper to get to the NCAA tournament. Like his teammate Porter, he has won about half of his D1 matches this year. However, Hayden’s beaten or been very close with every guy in the bracket—including losing only 12-9 in sudden victory to the 1-seed, #22 Askey of App State. To get to that semifinal, he first needs to knock off the 5-seed, Heck of Chattanooga, who he beat 7-4 during the regular season. NCAA Prospectus: Dark horse longshot Andrew Wilson, 165, Gardner-Webb (Cathedral), redshirt sophomore Seed: 6 of 8, NCAA Allocations: 2, Rank: 72 (WrestleStat, starters only) Andrew has struggled to string together very many wins in his second year as the G-W starter. He’ll open with the 3-seed, Haubert of The Citadel, who majored him 13-1 during the year. Sadly, Wilson isn’t quite on the level of the top several guys here, so he’ll be looking to make some noise in terms of placement and improvement. NCAA Prospectus: Very unlikely Big Ten Conference Saturday/Sunday, March 9-10, on the Big Ten Network and BTN+ Brackets: here Silas Allred, 197, Nebraska (Shenandoah), redshirt sophomore Seed: 4 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 13 (InterMat) With a good seed, a high ranking ensuring an at-large fallback berth, and plenty of slots available; Silas obviously has his sights set higher than an NCAA berth this weekend. He’ll be looking to generate some of that Big 10 magic he produced during a title run last year, while building confidence for an All-American run at nationals. He’ll start this tournament against Striggow of Michigan, who he dominated this season, before a potential matchup with #20 Garrett Joles of Minnesota in the quarterfinals. Silas beat Joles, 4-1 in sudden victory, during the season. NCAA Prospectus: Certain, barring injury Evan Bates, 197, Northwestern (Chesterton), redshirt sophomore Seed: 8 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 34 (WrestleStat, starters only) In terms of seed, Evan is right outside the cut line for getting an automatic bid at this weight. He would be clearly in the conversation for an at-large bid with his Coaches’ Rank and RPI numbers being in the Top 33, but it sure would be nice to place in the Top 7 here and seal it. He’ll start with 9-seed Vanadia of Purdue, who he beat, 11-4, in the dual. Even though he’d almost certainly fall then to #1 Brooks of Penn St. in the quarterfinals, that first round win would go a long way in keeping him in a good bracketed spot to eventually face 6-seed Geog of Ohio St. and 7-seed Poznanski of Rutgers in potential NCAA bid-winning matches. NCAA Prospectus: Fifty-fifty Brody Baumann, 174, Purdue (Ev. Mater Dei), redshirt freshman Seed: 10 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 8, Rank: 32 (InterMat) Brody has become a solid starter in his first year in the spot, but he’s got work to do to claim an NCAA bid. He’ll need to win one or two above his 10 seed depending on how the bracket and true finisher matchups come out. He lost during the year to seeds 7, 8, and 9 above him, but he gets a gigantic rematch right out of the gate with 7-seed, #15 Max Maylor of Wisconsin, who beat Brody, 19-16, in a crazy one in the dual. NCAA Prospectus: Possible, but work to do Lucas Davison, 285, Michigan (Chesterton), senior Seed: 3 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 6 (InterMat) Lucas is one of a few basically automatic qualifiers from Indiana. He would need a season-ending injury not to get a berth, one way or another. He starts with Hayden Filipovich of Purdue in Round 1 and is probably hoping for a shot to avenge his loss to 2-seed Feldman of Ohio State eventually, and to meet #1 Kerkvliet in the final. NCAA Prospectus: Certain Hayden Filipovich, 285, Purdue (Indy Lutheran), redshirt sophomore Seed: 14 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 37 (WrestleStat, starters only) Hayden actually made great strides at 184 this year and picked up a couple of very nice wins as the backup. However, stepping into Big 10s as the backup way up at 285, having only had one previous match at the weight, will be a crazy endeavor. He’ll start with fellow Indiana native, 3-seed Davison of Michigan. I’m sure Hayden’s main goal for this tournament will be continuing to build for the future. NCAA Prospectus: Far longshot Brayton Lee, 157, Indiana (Brownsburg), senior Seed: 3 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 9, Rank: 15 (InterMat) Brayton has had a fantastic comeback run here. Certainly all of Indiana will be pulling for the former Mr. Gorilla to make one final attempt at All-American glory. He starts this tournament against 14-seed Swaw of Illinois before he’d probably see the 6-seed, #20 Saldate of Michigan St. If he gets past those two, he’s most likely back at nationals. The only iffy thing here is always Lee’s health. If he has any issues and stumbles to a 12th place or something in a very deep weight class, he could get left out of the NCAA field with his very limited late-season résumé. NCAA Prospectus: Probable Diego Lemley, 141, Michigan (Chesterton), freshman Seed: 5 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 11, Rank: 10 (InterMat) We’ll give Diego honorary Indiana status here for the great one-season run he had in our tournament during the covid year (and for being from here!!). Diego is one of the breakout stars of NCAA wrestling. He’ll have many eyes on him for his style and his ability to beat anybody in the country at nationals. He starts out here versus 12-seed Clark of Purdue before a potential rematch of a high-flying, super-tight loss to 4-seed Brock Hardy of Nebraska. NCAA Prospectus: Almost certain Jesse Mendez, 141, Ohio St. (Crown Point), sophomore Seed: 2 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 11, Rank: 2 (InterMat) Jesse has evolved into a true title contender this year. He’ll be happy with nothing less than a championship in a couple of weeks. He gets a shot here at his first Big 10 title, and to resume the wars at this brutal Big 10 weight class. He’ll probably get 7-seed Moore of Rutgers in the quarterfinals after his first-round bye. NCAA Prospectus: Certain Cayden Rooks, 133, Indiana (Columbus East), senior Seed: 10 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 57 (WrestleStat, starters only) Cayden has held down the fort admirably for a long time now, so he’ll be hoping to go out with a bang. He’ll most likely need two clear upsets to get an automatic spot. An at-large spot won’t be possible. He starts with the 7-seed, #17 Braxton Brown, who beat him handily during the year. An upset would be put him clearly in the conversation. If he loses that one, it will be a serious uphill climb. NCAA Prospectus: Unlikely Graham Rooks, 149, Indiana (Columbus East), senior Seed: 8 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 9, Rank: 13 (InterMat) Graham’s back, hoping to make another run and to get over the hump to All-American status at nationals. For this tournament, he’ll be aiming to at least hold serve and get one of the 9 automatic berths. He starts with the 9-seed, Roberts of Minnesota, before a potential matchup with the very tough 1-seed, Ridge Lovett of Nebraska. NCAA Prospectus: Almost certain Gabe Sollars, 197, Indiana, (Ev. Mater Dei), sophomore Seed: 10 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 33 (InterMat) Gabe put himself on the map this year, basically pinning everyone in sight for the first half of the season. He still sits near the top of the national pin leaderboard. In terms of wins and losses, he’s been impressive, but this weight is another stacked one. He’s right on that cut line with Evan Bates and a couple other guys. His first match against 7-seed Poznanski of Rutgers feels like a must-win toward getting one of those 7 automatic berths, or to at least come very close so he can be in the at-large conversation. If he won he’d face the 2-seed, #4 Jaxon Smith of Maryland, in the quarterfinals. NCAA Prospectus: Fifty-fifty DJ Washington, 174, Indiana (Portage), redshirt junior Seed: 8 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 8, Rank: 25 (InterMat) DJ started the season as strong as ever and looking like an All-American candidate. Unfortunately, he hasn’t been himself lately, so he’ll be looking to right the ship off of the long pre-tournament layoff. He’s right on the cut line for the automatic bid, but he probably has a small bit of cord to play with because of his ranking numbers if he falls outside the Top 8 here. He’ll look to wrap up the bid here, though, starting with the 9-seed, #30 Sparks of Minnesota. He'd then have #1-ranked Starocci in an exciting potential quarterfinal matchup. NCAA Prospectus: Probable Nick Willham, 285, Indiana (Greenwood), senior Seed: 6 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 36 (WrestleStat, starters only) Nick has stepped up admirably into the 285 slot at IU. He’s flirted with the edge of the rankings, but he’s just outside at the moment. It will be a war for those number 5 to 12 placements at this weight, where anyone involved could go to nationals or be biting their fingernails hoping for an at-large bid. Nick starts off with 11-seed Jessen of Northwester, who he just edged in a very tight one, 2-1, a couple of weeks ago. If he wins, he’ll be breathing slightly more easily and head to a likely matchup with Lucas Davison. NCAA Prospectus: Fifty-fifty View full article
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