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    Disco got a reaction from MUSKEEWRESTLER in Is Indiana The Heavyweight Mecca Of Collegiate Wrestling?   
    I don’t know,  they had a very good gymnast that went there as well. Very storied sports university. 
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    Disco got a reaction from MUSKEEWRESTLER in Castle Coach Bob Harmon Retires   
    He put his time in to be a good wrestling Samaritan. Dedicated individual. .   
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    Disco got a reaction from busstogate in NCAA tournament chat   
    Another reason newspapers and reporters are getting 0 respect. And are fading into the sunset. Jokes 
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    Disco got a reaction from HCman in NCAA tournament chat   
    Another reason newspapers and reporters are getting 0 respect. And are fading into the sunset. Jokes 
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    Disco reacted to SunDevils in NCAA tournament chat   
    For those who didn't see Mendez got a shout out on the McAfee show: 
     
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    Disco got a reaction from Julie Casad in All-Stars Classic Duals   
    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. 
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    Disco got a reaction from littleblack.backpack in All-Stars Classic Duals   
    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. 
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    Disco got a reaction from Coach Beezy in All-Stars Classic Duals   
    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. 
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    Disco got a reaction from Coach Mikesell in All-Stars Classic Duals   
    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. 
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    Disco got a reaction from Dingo Brigade in A dingo at State College, PA (April 18-20)   
    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. 
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    Disco got a reaction from datdude in Article: 2024 NCAA DII Nationals Qualifiers from Indiana   
    Wow, nice showing
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    Disco got a reaction from piscis1956 in All-Stars Classic Duals   
    Thanks a million, it is a good after season event 
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    Disco got a reaction from MUSKEEWRESTLER in A dingo at State College, PA (April 18-20)   
    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. 
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    Disco reacted to Dingo Brigade in A dingo at State College, PA (April 18-20)   
    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.
     
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    Disco got a reaction from base in Did the Iowa Teske seeding nonsense swap Rooks into Nationals for Boarman?   
    Salutatorian then ok, got it. 
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    Disco reacted to graham in Does Indiana Wrestling Need Divisions?   
    I can see an argument where the absence of wrestle-backs add a brutal dose of reality in that sometimes life seems like the a spin of the roulette wheel.  Coming up short in that type of scenario—like a ticket rounder who’s actually a “top four in the state” wrestler—that type of experience could likely teach good lessons.  (Not sure if you’re being sarcastic, I haven’t read through a lot of these class wrestling threads and don’t know what your position on it is). 

    But honestly, would I really want that experience for my kid?  A lot of stuff will teach good lessons that I’d rather them not go through. 
     
    The main reason for my position on wrestle-backs is I think it would add integrity to the tournament to truly find out who the best is. 
     
    My opinion is my own and based on what I think is best for my kids.  I respect everyone else’s opinion as well, and can see the small school perspective.  This is just my .02
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    Disco reacted to maligned in Article: Who Gets In? A Full Weekend Rundown of NCAA Qualification Chances for 18 ex-Indiana High-Schoolers   
    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
     
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    Disco reacted to Y2CJ41 in Article: Who Gets In? A Full Weekend Rundown of NCAA Qualification Chances for 18 ex-Indiana High-Schoolers   
    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

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    Disco got a reaction from MUSKEEWRESTLER in Iu At NCAA’s   
    Will be represented by at least 6 wrestlers, pending at large bids. Lee 157, Rooks 159,Fongaro 141, Lillard 165, Rooks 131, Willham 285, the most in several years. Great work by the coaches. Indiana finishing 12th in the conference Championship was not good, but it is more telling how good the rest of the Big Ten teams are. Hopefully Hoosier can continue to improve their personnel ,in their quest for more parody in the conference. 
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    Disco reacted to Ahap88 in Iu At NCAA’s   
    Parity. Sorry, I'm kind of a spelling geek.
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    Disco got a reaction from busstogate in Did the Iowa Teske seeding nonsense swap Rooks into Nationals for Boarman?   
    That’s a lot of if ands and buts, and always happens every year to more than one wrestler. I’m amazed at how you did all this placement diving to get to a conclusion! Did you graduate at  the top of your class?
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    Disco got a reaction from Ahap88 in Anybody going to Big10s?   
    This is the warm up round for the big event. A lot of these guys will see each other again. Good wrestling. 
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    Disco reacted to Coach Mikesell in Mondays at Mooresville RTC is Back   
    The room was rocking last night, over 40 total kids with 6 different schools represented.  Coach Runyan ran a great workout in preparation for ISWA state, thanks a million coach. 
     
    Next week we will have Joey Butler for the freestyle kickoff night.  Indiana state champ and currently wrestling for the Hoosiers.  
     
    Enter door #9. 
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    Disco got a reaction from bwoodjc89 in Interesting 2024 stat   
    Very interesting. I don’t follow JC very closely because of he proximity to Indiana. Thanks. 
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    Disco got a reaction from piscis1956 in Does Indiana Wrestling Need Divisions?   
    Don’t think too far ahead! Lol
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