JoeCoffey

Sounds easy enough

Sounds easy enough

Sounds easy enough

Little 3,500 student Campbell sending 6 to NCAAs. I’ve said it a ton of times. It is like no other college program that I’ve seen. Kolat is building a monster! Something that everyone should go see.  I’m a huge fan! 

Wabash's Darden Schurg pulled a rabbit out of a hat and won himself a National Championship tonight in Roanoake VA.  A two-time Indiana HS State Runnerup at Crown Point, Schurg was down 3-1 in the final period and tied the match via a stalling penalty point and an illegal move/hold penalty point (think it was grabbing the headgear).  Jairod James from Mt. Union got in deep on a double leg shot in sudden victory, but Sshurg rolled him through, elevator style, and came out on top for the winning takedown.  
174 lb. Final Score:
Darden Schurg 5
Jairod James 3 SV1
Congratulations Darden!

I want to give kudos to IU's Jake Kleimola (Merrillville).  While he was a IN HS State Champion, wrestling at 197 in college hasn't been easy.  
2017 - He redshirted his freshman year and went 3-4 with his only wins against wrestlers from Eastern Michigan (non-starter), DII Findlay and Muskegon Community College.
2018  - Things didn't get much better as he stepped into a starting role for IU, obviously before he was ready.  Jake went 0-13 last year but only 4 of those lossed were major (or higher) decisions.  There were several close matches, including seven by one or two.
2019 - Jake finished a respectable 13-18 on the season with an 8th Place finish at the Big Ten Tournament.  That's a huge jump and one I thought should be recognized.  He has two more seasons to go.  

Link updated with addition of 4 guys from Campbellsville (KY)
Hoosiers Wrestling in College - All Divisions (update)

Broken towel rack was my favorite 

Not my greatest wrestling memory but I tell the story of getting booed out of Rec Hall. I was wrestling heavyweight at 205 and lost 6-2 to 2 time AA and MMA fighter Pat Cummins.  I was just trying to survive and stalling a lot. I can still here those boos and that wasn't in their strongest years.😂😂
I'm sure he will one day tell the story because it is a good story. 
The other funny part of that trip was when Greg Schafer and I were in the van together he said "Sisson I liked you when you were wrestling 184 but the minute you started wrestling heavyweight I hated you. I hate all heavyweights!" My feelings would have been hurt if the giant Mt Dew I was drinking and Doritos I was eating at the time didn't taste so good. 

Sorry, it has come to my attention my post was misunderstood.
I grouped the Lee’s in alphabetical order. 

Sorry, it has come to my attention my post was misunderstood.
I grouped the Lee’s in alphabetical order. 

I think this is the correct order
Brayton
Hayden
Joe
Matt
Nick

Calumet (Ind.) 285 Nick Fowler  
Campbellsvile (Ky.) 184 Aaron Mosely  
Campbellsvile (Ky.) 285 Ashton Mutuwa  
Cumberland (Tenn.) 174 Nathan Walton 
Cumberlands (Ky.) 125 Hayden Lee 
Cumberlands (Ky.) 174 Jarod Swank 
Grand View (Iowa) 157 Steven Lawrence  
Indiana Tech 125 Sawyer Miller  
Indiana Tech 133 Erique Early  
Indiana Tech 141 Gaige Torres  
Indiana Tech 149 Robert Humphrey  
Indiana Tech 149 Justin Atkinson  
Indiana Tech 157 Mason Gaines  
Indiana Tech 157 John Watkins 
Indiana Tech 165 Jacob Gross  
Indiana Tech 174 Jake Weimer  
Indiana Tech 174 Eric Vermillion  
Indiana Tech 184 Josue Hill  
Indiana Tech 197 Oscar Martinez 
Marian (Ind.) 125 Chris Sharp  
Marian (Ind.) 133 Brandon James  
Marian (Ind.) 141 Mason Miranda  
Marian (Ind.) 149 Bailey Moore  
Marian (Ind.) 149 Logan Hurley  
Marian (Ind.) 157 Brett Johnson  
Marian (Ind.) 174 Jack Servies  
Marian (Ind.) 184 Sam Osho  
Marian (Ind.) 285 Ethan Bunce  

Agreed, and he scored 49 points. It wasn’t like he grounded out 3-0 wins.  

I don't see it very close.  If Brewer settles his Friday night jitters, it will be a major.

I don't see it very close.  If Brewer settles his Friday night jitters, it will be a major.

“Juiced Era” refers to when prohormones (legal steroids) were allowed.  Think Mark Mcgwire, Sammy Sosa.
 

“Juiced Era” refers to when prohormones (legal steroids) were allowed.  Think Mark Mcgwire, Sammy Sosa.
 

Information
Here is a little side project I've been working on. I've done it in previous years with just some friends and family, but this year I decided to open it up to anyone. The idea is pretty simple. You're given a certain amount of "money" and you are then able to "buy" one wrestler in each weight class. Everything was based off of the Indiana mat brackets with rankings. The accuracy of the pricing is only as accurate as the rankings provided. The winner may receive a small prize, but no guarantees.  If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. (Especially if there are major mistakes and/or problems)
 
Pricing:
The pricing of wrestlers was determined by a Monte Carlo simulation of the entire tournament that was ran 1,000,000 times per weight class. The price is based on the average placement of the wrestler, causing some interesting outcomes. To be honest, this was probably overkill, but I enjoyed it. If people are interested, I can post more later about this simulation and elaborate a little more. 
LINK
P.S. The form will close on Friday Night at exactly 6 PM

DJ pinned everyone but Ian Spearman (I think)

He probably means if Kreitzer is injured then Cash will come in as 4 seed. 

Looks like not too much interest.  Too bad.
Still think it is stupid for Floyd Central and New Albany have to travel to south ridge while tell city travels to Jeffersonville.  Saturday morning the busses will pass each other on I 64😎

Right!

The team won the dual handily, could the kid/coach chose not to wrestle that match?  He and his coach would have had the ability to pursue a future solution.  If it were a funding issue for proper equipment, I’m sure they could have used social media to unite everyone in financing a solution. 

Actually, it’s leaning as far away as it can from Kentucky