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Here they are for all styles
 
Indiana has representatives at
65kg Men's Freestyle
125kg Men's Freestyle
50kg Women's Freestyle(Already in best of 3 finals) 
62kg Women's Freestyle(Already in best of 3 finals)
68kg Women's Freestyle

If Micic would have wrestled this year it almost certainly would have been (6) AA's.
 
You'll have to excuse my late arrival to the NCAA discussion, I was on Spring Break Vacation last week. I got to see Thursday & Friday as it happened, but I didn't get to watch the Saturday action until yesterday.
 
I am very proud of the way the Indiana boys represented & am extremely elated with Nick Lee's title. I can't help but notice Disco's absence from the celebration. I suppose it is just to difficult to explain how Nick was taken to the 'woodshed' this time around.

While I am partial to the nickname BTN bestowed upon him, Mr. Technique, I have to admit Hammer has a nice ring to it as well.
 
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/March/24/Nick-Lee-wins-AWN-Hammer-Award

Ok, I get it now. It takes a “Hammer” to build a wood shed. 

Maybe they're going to hold it at the "woodshed".

Cool award! That's almost as much ink at the Evansville Courier an Press used on an article about Nick Lee. Not wanting to hijack your thread but I find it frustrating that as far as I know ZERO local basketball teams made it to state this year both University of Evansville (D1) and University of Southern Indiana (D2) basketball teams didn't even sniff getting into their respective tournaments. IU, Kentucky, and Notre Dame didn't make the tournament and Purdue is already out. Nick's picture didn't even make the front page??? I know Nick doesn't care about headlines but when you have the State Champions in your town, a National Champion from your town and other schools worthy of some press near by and we're looking at pictures and articles about basketball teams that aren't even from our region??? Very frustrating, Lily King who won Olympic gold in swimming got decent press, she earned it but so did Nick. Very disappointing.

While I am partial to the nickname BTN bestowed upon him, Mr. Technique, I have to admit Hammer has a nice ring to it as well.
 
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/March/24/Nick-Lee-wins-AWN-Hammer-Award

Sorry, I was too busy choppingwood and carrying water last night to respond.
 
#1 with a bullet.
 
No recency bias.

If you did that, I am curious if PA would outscore all other states combined.

So would you say Nick took Jaydin to the woodshed this time? Asking for a friend.

Sorry, I was too busy choppingwood and carrying water last night to respond.
 
#1 with a bullet.
 
No recency bias.

My wife asked me if I had money on the match since I was moving around so much.  No but when you’ve seen someone work at a craft since elementary and have had several good conversations with his dad over the years you have a little more vested interest in the outcome.

That is interesting. J. Ross from wrestlestat is putting out results predictions based on their algo and he agrees with you. He has Lee against Demas in the finals. He has Demas upsetting Wilson in the quarters and Eierman in the semis. On the other side he has Hart upsetting Rivera in the quarters. Based on Hart's performance in the MAC championships, that may be a bridge too far.

Red has to feel a little hard done by. His only three loses are to the 1 and 3 seeds. With no non-conference wrestling this year he had no chance to increase his win percentage by beating up on other conferences. I understand why he is the 8 seed, but he is not the eighth best in that weight.

If you have a way to stop Red from attempting a head inside single against Eierman, please share it with him.

Red got a take down in the first on a double leg. But then he tried three inside singles. First time Eierman used it to try and tie up a cradle, stalemate. Second time Eierman gets the cradle and almost to pin before Red is able to wiggle out, 4 points for Eierman. Third time Eierman works for the cradle and gets behind instead, 2 more for Eierman. 
 
I stick with my original statement. If you can get Red to avoid attempting the inside single against the guy who invites the inside single so he can cradle you up, then that would go a long way toward Red pulling the upset. If he keeps shooting that inside single on Eierman I just don't see how he can win.

Red got a take down in the first on a double leg. But then he tried three inside singles. First time Eierman used it to try and tie up a cradle, stalemate. Second time Eierman gets the cradle and almost to pin before Red is able to wiggle out, 4 points for Eierman. Third time Eierman works for the cradle and gets behind instead, 2 more for Eierman. 
 
I stick with my original statement. If you can get Red to avoid attempting the inside single against the guy who invites the inside single so he can cradle you up, then that would go a long way toward Red pulling the upset. If he keeps shooting that inside single on Eierman I just don't see how he can win.

By Drew Hughes
 
Mason Parris has been an Indiana fan favorite since his freshman year of high school where he lost a heart breaker to senior and eventual state champion Chase Osborn 11-10. After this the Lawrenceburg native’s high school career was flawless and didn’t lose another match on his way to three state titles and a 201-1 career record. 
With one of the most dominant careers Indiana has ever seen Parris set the record for most career pins at the state finals where he had 11. He ended his prep career as the 3rd ranked recruit in his class as well as being ranked 1st at 220lbs.
 
Right out of high school Parris was thrown into the mix as his redshirt was pulled at the University of Michigan halfway through the season where in his varsity debut, he took down the then #1 ranked heavyweight from Oregon State. Mason would then go on to place 7th at the Big Ten championships that year and lost in the round to place at the NCAA tournament. 
 
His sophomore season Mason was as dominant as ever compiling a 28-1 record with 18 of those wins earning bonus points. Parris finished the year as a Big Ten finalist but with to the NCAA championships being cancelled due to COVID he had to settle with being named a NWCA first team All-American.
 
This season Parris is currently ranked 2nd in the country at Heavyweight and is 6-0 on the year with all of his wins being bonus point wins. Mason is also ranked #4 in the Hodge trophy rankings and will most likely me the 2nd seed at the Big Ten tournament this year.
 
Being a three-sport athlete in high school Parris didn’t have as much time as most to wrestle freestyle. He only wrestled in 1 freestyle national tournament the summer before college where he ended up with a 3rd place finish. With the help of the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, which is based at the University of Michigan, Mason has made tremendous strides in freestyle.
 
After his true freshman season, he made the junior world team at 125kg where he won a gold medal. Mason is currently ranked 19th in Flowrestling’s international rankings and this past December beat 2-time world bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski. This April, Parris will have a chance to compete for the spot on the Olympic team for the now 2021 games in Tokyo. When talking about international wrestling Parris said “I am striving to make the Olympic team and bring home a gold medal. I am undecided on how long I would like to wrestle for (internationally). It depends on a lot of factors. I would like to at least see another Olympic cycle in 2024.”
 
With Covid giving everyone an extra year of eligibility, a big question is what athletes are going to take advantage of it. When asked Mason said “I plan on using my extra covid year. I am treating this year more as my redshirt year, since I did not have one. It is amazing that I am getting another year to chase my dreams after being cut short before NCAA’s last year. I really want to utilize this year to improve and win an NCAA Championship.”
 
Mason is currently pursuing a Civil Engineering degree and would like to utilize that after college but is also open to other options as he said “I am still keeping my options open. I may try to play football for my 5th year, go to the WWE, or continue to wrestle internationally. I want to wait and decide what is the best opportunity for me and my future.”
 

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He is ranked #2 in the latest coaches poll, so your opinion may be too humble.

PSU v Maryland last night
 
Nick Lee with the efficient 14-2 demolition of Danny Bertoni 
 
Joe Lee with the 3rd period pin of Jonathan Spadafora. Lee was leading 16-3 with riding time locked and the ref holding back points at the time.

If we’re not talking exclusively under the lights, Joe Lee reversing Brandon James straight to his back. Banker’s Life collectively erupted on that one.

https://gopsusports.com/watch/?Archive=6557&type=Archive
 
Not sure who that first guy they interviewed is or what makes him think he is an authority, but the good stuff starts around 13:00.

https://gopsusports.com/watch/?Archive=6557&type=Archive
 
Not sure who that first guy they interviewed is or what makes him think he is an authority, but the good stuff starts around 13:00.

https://gopsusports.com/watch/?Archive=6557&type=Archive
 
Not sure who that first guy they interviewed is or what makes him think he is an authority, but the good stuff starts around 13:00.

For them too, I imagine. I remember hearing a podcast a while back where Nick Lee talked about how much he wanted that to happen because it is, in his opinion, the best room in the country.