SWINfan

Penn State will visit the state of Indiana this weekend, wrestling at Purdue Friday night and at IU Sunday afternoon. Nick Lee will make his first appearance in our state since HS. With the matches avoiding Saturday and HS Sectionals, this will be a great opportunity to see Nick wrestle again and see one of the most powerful college lineups in a long time. The Nittany Lions have won 7 out of the last 8 National Championships and are currently on a 52 meet dual winning streak and feature a combined 7 National Titles The Nittany Lions lineup (with likely opponents) will likely look like this: @125 Devin Schnupp - Schnupp is a place filler in the lineup for PSU. He stepped in last year after Nick Suriano transferred to Rutgers and before grad transfer Carson Kuhn was eligible and ready. This year, he has been seen as holding the weight for either Brody Teske, 4x Iowa State Champ or Gavin Teasdale. Teasdale, has had issues and left school for a bit, came back and today it was announced he is transferring. Teske has only wrestled in one open tournament has battled some injury issues. So it looks as if Schnupp will hold 125. He has really improved after being undersized and not strong enough last year. He's battled much tougher this year and is 5-9 on the season. Both Purdue and IU should be favored at this weight. vs. Purdue - Devin Schroder - Grand Rapids MI vs. Indiana - Liam Cronin - Orange, CA or Elijah Oliver - Washington, IL (Cronin has been getting most of the starts recently) @133 #13 Roman Bravo-Young - A true freshman, Bravo-Young was a heralded star coming out of HS in Arizona where he went 182-0 and was a 4x State Champion and was Flo's #1 ranked wrestler at 132. He is 15-1 on the year and has lived up to expectations thus far. Konrath seems to be IU’s best option and has bounced between 133 and 141 this year and wasn’t in the lineup against Purdue. I’d give Bravo-Young the nod here against in both meets. Thornton is a veteran who could give him some issues. But RBY is explosive and extremely quick. I think he’ll be too much this weekend. vs. Purdue – Ben Thornton - Stoddard, WI vs. Indiana – Paul Konrath – Mt. Vernon, IN or Garrett Pepple – East Noble HS, IN @141 #7 Nick Lee from Mater Dei in Evansville. Lee finished 5th at the NCAA last year earning All-American status as a true freshman. He’s 17-1 on the year and has scored bonus points in all but 3 matches. Lee is coming off a win over Indiana HS 4x’er Chad Red in Sunday’s dual against Nebraska. An interesting twist to this weekend could have Lee facing off against former teammate, IU’s Kyle Luigs. Luigs has filled in, along with Konrath, for Cole Weaver. Lee was 2-0 against both Limmex and Weaver last year. Expect to come out of the weekend unscathed, however a match up against either Luigs or Konrath would certainly be fun. vs. Purdue – Nate Limmex – Ada, MI vs. Indiana – Kyle Luigs – Mater Dei HS, IN or Cole Weaver – Hudson, MI or Paul Konrath @149 #10 Brady Berge – A RS Freshman from Minnesota, Berge was a 3x Minnesota State Champion and his only HS loss was an injury default in the State Semifinals of the year he didn’t win. He is 14-2 on the year. Expect wins by Berge in both matches. vs. Purdue – Parker Fillius – Havre, MT vs. Indiana – Fernie Silva – Rockton, IL @157 #1 Jason Nolf – Nolf 16-0, is as dominant as anyone in the NCAA in a long time. He is the Penn State career leader for most falls and is a 1 point loss to Isaiah Martinez in the NCAA Final his freshman year from being a 3x National Champ. Expect more domination from Nolf this weekend as he marches to his 3rd NCAA Title. Nolf easily defeated #2 & #3 recently. vs, Purdue – #8 Griffin Parriott New Prague, MN vs. Indiana – Jake Danishek – Lebanon, OH @165 #1 Vincente Joseph – Joseph, a junior is a 2x NCAA Champ taking out Isaiah Martinez both times. He is 15-0 on the year. I expect Joseph to make quick work of both, winning by at least a major decision. vs. Purdue – Cole Wysocki – Edwardsville, IL vs. Indiana – Bryce Martin – Bakersfield, CA @174 #1 Mark Hall – The first 6x Minnesota HS Champ, Hall won an NCAA Title as a freshman and was runner-up last year to Zahid Valencia. He avenged that loss to Valencia earlier this year and is 16-0. Despite facing two former IN HS State Champs, expect more greatness from Hall this weekend. vs. Purdue - #14 Dylan Lydy – Ben Davis HS, IN vs. Indiana – Jake Covaciu – Merrilville HS, IN @184 #3 Shakur Rasheed – Rasheed finished 7th in the NCAA last year at 197 and dropped to 184 after Bo Nickal bumped up a weight for this season. He is 15-0 and is a legit threat to #1 ranked Myles Martin of Ohio State. Rasheed sat out PSU’s match Sunday against Nebraska, but is expected to return this weekend. He is a pinning machine and combines strength with excellent quickness. There is no reason for that to change this weekend. vs. Purdue - Max Lyon – Dyersville, IA vs. Indiana – Norman Conley – St. Louis, MO @197 #1 Bo Nickal – Nickal is often worth the price of admission himself. Nickal, a 2x NCAA Champ is just 3 falls behind Nolf for most career falls at Penn St. Nickal can turn a close match into domination in seconds and finds pinning combinations from just about anywhere, as evidenced in last year’s NCAA title match when he hit an elevator to turn a deep blast double from Myles Martin into a fall cementing the Nittany Lions team title. If for no other reason, this weekend is a great chance for wrestling fans to see Nolf and Nickal in person, both likely 3x Champs. @285 #3 Anthony Cassar – Cassar has finally gotten his chance to shine at Penn State. The starter at 197 last year, he was overtaken by Shakur Rasheed despite beating top-tanked Kollin Moore of OSU and sat out the NCAA Tournament. He came back rather than transfer, gained 30-35 pounds, competed with and beat out 2x All-American Nick Nevills this year. Cassar is 14-1 on the year and should take care of business this weekend. vs. Purdue – Jacob Aven – Zionsville HS, IN vs. Indiana – Fletcher Miller - Kokomo HS, IN While this weekend may not provide much success for the Boilermakers or Hoosiers, it is a good chance to see up close what the best of the best looks like and what it will take for these programs to compete at the top. Not to mention a chance to see a slew of NCAA Champions, a final opportunity to Jason Nolf and Bo Nickal and to provide a welcome home to Nick Lee.

I'd say that's obvious since he has been their starter from day 1 and Baumann was wrestling JV until stepping in.

He was listed in the sectional bracket at 113 as the #1 seed before they were pulled. So... I'm guessing by that he is back for Sectional.

True, if not Mendez as a frosh, either Watts or Curtis are likely returning champs. Seems like a fairly clear 1-2-3 there, though there are some lurking in the shadows.

Not sure how that would change the fact that Moran and Seltzer are the clear top 2 at 113.

At least 15 released them last night and all were subsequently locked. No idea why any would be available now. Sounds like we have a technical issue.... or a Southern Cowboy saying to hell with the rules. My bet is on the technical issue

The tea leaves tell me that means Bettich dropping to 113.......

Joe do we know (or are we allowed to know) what is going on and when they will actually be released? Where did the miscommunication happen that allowed about half of the brackets to be released?

Barring an upset, the should be one or the other at 113, a repeat Champ or a Freshman Champ. There are others that will have a say, but those two seem to be the clear 1-2.

Yep, I just posted (edited) 2 posts back. Just happened. All seem to show Friday 1/25 at 9:00 am under the Release to the Public slot in the Deadlines on TW

So far 15 out of 32 Sectionals are available, with 17 still not released to public. Check that, looks as if they have all gone dark? Avon, Castle, Elwood and Evansville Central are all now "not being released to the public yet". Didn't check them all.

Yep, lost 5-1 to Kasper McIntosh Friday night

Yes, but that has been the case all year. Fitts has been with the JV all year. Lost a wrestle-off I hear. And not beating Dickens at 152 or Lee at 145 so not much room. Sad for him, all three should be back next year, along with Parkinson so not sure how that will go. But that's next year and there is time for the weights to shift as kids grow.

Damn, you beat me by seconds! Also, Jacob Pierson, not Dakx Lannert in at 182 for MD.

Eville Central is now up..... Cole Ross is in at 113 for MD

Castle is open

Sectional brackets have always (at least the last several years) been posted the night of the seeding meetings. Probably a Track Wrestling thing. The later deadline is possibly a final deadline from the pre-TW days?

Question is, what changes will show up? Who will move up or down in weight? Will Cole Ross be able to go for Mater Dei? Will anyone be missing?

Brackets for the various sectionals are being loaded into Track Wrestling now, but are not available for public viewing.

Still waiting for anyone to provide one instance where I was "hating" on Chad Red. Again, your inability to understand the difference between asking questions and providing potential answers vs. making accusations or "hating" is comical. As for the rest, I believe it speaks for itself.....

It's comical that you are telling me to take it easy it's only a board, when it was your panties that got in a bunch in the first place. You told me to study and learn, when nothing I stated had anything to do with a lack of knowledge. You didn't give your opinion, you questioned others knowledge and whether they were an elite wrestler and you didn't like someone's use of the word flaw because you don't "prescribe" to it in reference to wrestling. You got in my craw because you made invalid criticisms and came off like you knew more than everyone else, not only to me. I can live with what I post here. I know the limits of my knowledge and know when it is appropriate to ask questions. And I do recognize awesomeness. I just haven't seen any of it in your posts. Have a great day. It's just a message board, right Luke?

I don't. I'm asking. You seem to present yourself as knowing more than everyone else. I am not looking through any "lenses" but am simply asking questions that are fair and reasonable to anyone that knows anything about the sport, whether they wrestled at the collegiate level or not. I've you've read this thread and the other college thread and paid attention, you would have read that I thought Chad would win the match. You would have also read discussions on what could have been holding Chad back this year and at NO point did I ever act as if I knew the answer. I simply asked questions and posed possibilities (injury, health, weight management, etc. for example). At some point, people must understand the difference between asking a question or posing a possibility to making an accusation. Perhaps you can do that while teaching me the definition of the word flaw? I'd welcome that discussion. Lastly, if you have seen me make any remarks about Chad that were disrespectful, please point them out to me. Chad was one helluva a HS wrestler. He was an NCAA All-American as a redshirt freshman. His sophomore year, to this point has not held up to that level. Yet there is time. It can still happen. But the fact is he is 6-7 against D1 competition. It doesn't take an NCAA All-American to know that is not what most would expect from an All-American. Again, to clarify, the criticism is about his performance, not him. There IS a difference. Enjoy your day on your high horse.

Just curious as to what you see as Chad's flaws? He is 6-7 against D1 competition this year. Is that what you expect? Is that meeting Chad's expectations? I have nothing against Chad at all, but facts are facts and this has not been a stellar year for him and he is not trending in a Championship direction. And no, I didn't wrestle at that level nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Weekend results from the Greyhound Duals (Sat) and Greyhound Open (Sun) Greyhound Duals McKendree @149 Isaiah Kemper went 2-0 UIndy @125 DJ Smith went 2-0 @141 Dillon Hurst went 0-1 @174 Gleason Mappes went 3-0 @285 Dylan Faulkenberg went 2-0 Greyhound Open @133 Christian Mejia - McKendree finished in 3rd Place @141 Alec White - Purdue finished in 2nd Place @141 Dillon Hurst - UIndy went 0-2 and DNP @141 Jonathan Moran - Indiana went 2-2 and finished in 4th Place @149 Breyden Bailey - Indiana finished in 1st Place @149 Ryan Surguy - Marian went 1-2 and DNP - His losses were to fellow Hoosiers Breyden Bailey and Austen Laughlin @149 Trace Manspeaker - UIndy went 2-2 and finished in 5th Place @149 Austen Laughlin - Ancilla College went 2-2 and finished in 6th Place @157 Blaze Lowery - UIndy went 2-2 and finished in 4th Place @157 Dawson Combest - UIndy finished in 2nd Place @157 Brett Johnson - Marian finished in 3rd Place @165 Jack Eiteljorge - UIndy went 3-1 and finished in 5th Place @165 Tanner Webster - Purdue went 0-2 @184 Thomas Penola - Purdue finished in 1st Place @184 Spencer Irick - Indiana finished in 2nd Place @197 David Eli - Purdue finished in 3rd Place @197 Jack Michel - UIndy finished in 5th Place @285 Brandon Streck - Indiana finished in 2nd Place

I think Suriano's style is right up there with Pletcher's in terns of being boring.