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*in our hearts.
 
But finishes third in actual vote.
 
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2022/March/28/Steveson-wins-Hodge-Trophy
 
Final vote:
Gable Steveson - 49 votes
Yianni Diakomihalis - 5 votes
Nick Lee - 3 votes

Hmmm. He counts five times for Penn State, but only four times for Mater Dei?
 
 

Sadly, no he does not. We have seen the last of Nick in folkstyle. Here is hoping he opts for freestyle as he has the potential to represent the US at 65kg.
 
Also in 141, Stevan Micic and Chad Red completed their eligibility this year. Those three represented quite a strong trio of Indiana's finest over the years.

A lot of Indiana based guys get at-large bids:
 
Parker Filius 141
Chad Red 141
Jordan Slivka 157
Gerrit Nijenhuis 174
Max Lyon 184
Donnell Washington 184
 
Did I miss anyone?
 
https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2022-03-08/ncaa-announces-large-selections-2022-division-i-wrestling-championships

It was reported on the Nebraska board that Red was sick last week, which would explain his underperformance at B1G. So, I expect him to bounce back and have another AA finish.
 
They are saying Eierman may have torn his ACL over on HR, so you definitely have to downgrade his chances if true, particularly given his style.
 
I was told by someone who attended B1G that Rivera was jumping over seats in the stands. He seems fine, and is the real threat in that bracket.

Brackets just released...  Trying to digest now.  What do you see??

Initial Hoosier related thoughts....
1. Sucks Brayton Lee isn't wrestling this year.  Hope he heals up and is back at it!
2. Drew Hildebrandt's Big Ten performance bit him in the ass.  Get's the 16 seed and will face #1 Nick Suriano in round 2
3. Hudkins could break thru to the QF if he wrestles well.  Got the 13 seed
4. 141 is DEEP - Nick Lee got as good a draw as expected as the #1 seed.  He could see Stevan Micic in the QF, but the 24 seed doesn't make it an easy road to get there for Micic.  He opens against Missouri's Allan Hart, the 9 seed.  Chad Red landed the 19 seed and has about as tough a draw as he could get.  He faces #14 Dresdon Simon of CMU and then would square off against Sebastian Rivera in Round 2.  With Rivera hobbling with a knee issue, anything is possible, but Red will have to face and beat 2 veterans off the bat, or make noise on the consolation side
5. A big ouch comes from Athens Ohio as Jordan Slivka gets the 32 seed and would face defending National Champ David Carr if he gets past his Prelim match against the 33 seed Derek Holschlag of Northern Iowa
6. Donnell Washington landed the 26 seed and faces Ohio State's Kaleb Romero.  DW lost to Romero 5-0 last season
7. Andrew Davison is the 28 seed and faces National Runner UP Nino Bonaccorsi of Pitt. Thomas Penola earned the 11 seed and faces Owen Pentz of NDSU.  Win that and he'll likely see Iowa's Jacob Warner.
8. Mason Parris got "stuck"with the 7 seed, which may have been a nice gift.  That puts him on the opposite side of the bracket of Gable Steveson.  Lucas Davison was not so lucky and got the 9 seed.  Win his first 2 matches and he'll see Steveson in the quarterfinal.

Not going to be a kind NCAA tournament to our Indiana natives. 
 
125 - Hildebrandt did himself no favors with his poor showing at Big 10's.  Will be very hard to AA
133 - Hudkins is game, but don't think he gets on the podium
141 - I think Lee should cruise to the finals and is the favorite to repeat (especially if Seabass and Eiermann are dinged up) Red and Micic will struggle to AA at 141
157 - Slivka 0-2 or 1-2
184 - Donnell Washington - hasn't looked good since his injury.  Tough one right out of the gate.  Don't think he's healthy enough to make a run to the podium on the back side.
197 - Davison and Penola could both win a couple of matches but I don't think either will AA
285 - Parris got the 7 seed, which is good that he's opposite of Gable.  But if he doesn't wrestle better than he did at big 10's then he will be 4th at best.

A lot of Indiana based guys get at-large bids:
 
Parker Filius 141
Chad Red 141
Jordan Slivka 157
Gerrit Nijenhuis 174
Max Lyon 184
Donnell Washington 184
 
Did I miss anyone?
 
https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2022-03-08/ncaa-announces-large-selections-2022-division-i-wrestling-championships

A lot of Indiana based guys get at-large bids:
 
Parker Filius 141
Chad Red 141
Jordan Slivka 157
Gerrit Nijenhuis 174
Max Lyon 184
Donnell Washington 184
 
Did I miss anyone?
 
https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2022-03-08/ncaa-announces-large-selections-2022-division-i-wrestling-championships

A lot of Indiana based guys get at-large bids:
 
Parker Filius 141
Chad Red 141
Jordan Slivka 157
Gerrit Nijenhuis 174
Max Lyon 184
Donnell Washington 184
 
Did I miss anyone?
 
https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2022-03-08/ncaa-announces-large-selections-2022-division-i-wrestling-championships

A lot of Indiana based guys get at-large bids:
 
Parker Filius 141
Chad Red 141
Jordan Slivka 157
Gerrit Nijenhuis 174
Max Lyon 184
Donnell Washington 184
 
Did I miss anyone?
 
https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2022-03-08/ncaa-announces-large-selections-2022-division-i-wrestling-championships

It is the most the Big 10 has ever had. The next closest was 86 in 2015.
 
They did this without Chad Red or Stevan Micic earning an allocation, either. Wild.

Hmm. I will take Lee and lay the points, but I will take Red over Micic.

Hmm. I will take Lee and lay the points, but I will take Red over Micic.

What about Eierman's posture at the start of SV would suggest he is tired?
 

I stand corrected as it should've been 13-3. 

Don't cheat him out of his riding time point.

This what simply my opinion, I just think if you’re going up against Nick Lee, you better have a big gas tank. Always been that way and always will be. Nothing against Eierman as he is a hell of a wrestler, I just think Nick has the advantage over him due to his conditioning. 

What about Eierman's posture at the start of SV would suggest he is tired?
 

Chad Red has a big weekend ahead.  While waiting for the match with Lee on Sunday, don't miss his scheduled match on Friday night against Stevan Micic.  IN ties all around this weekend!

Friday night on BTN:
Ohio State @ Penn St. - 6 pm ET
Michigan @ Nebraska - 8 pm ET

A nice warmup for Regionals on Saturday

Y2 beat me to posting the Lee story but I stumbled in to this right after watching.

I agree. Hence my frustration with zero shots in 8 minutes.

Red went the entire 7 minutes without taking a half shot or even a fake, never mind a shot. Then he waited more than a minute of SV to attempt his first shot. 8+ minutes without a shot. He is so frustrating to watch sometimes.

An Ohio State University was The announcement.

He has entered himself into the transfer portal, but that as far as the internet info has it at the moment.