From all indications Kerrigan Kohnen is an example of the latter. A one-time wrestler, the Twitter personality has been accused of not delivering on shoe sales, falsifying donations to Pin Cancer and myriad other accusations too long to list here. A recent spike in pushback forced Kohnen to privatize his email, which is a bad look for someone hoping to maintain or defend themselves from accusations such as fraud.
Conman or not, just be aware that he has a less-than-sterling reputation and that you shouldn't send him money or goods, and neither should your kids.
The more you know.
To your questions …
Kyle Snyder won by major decision over ASU's Tanner Hall (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Q: Has there ever been a college wrestler doing what Kyle Snyder is doing, as far as international pretty much full time, a dual here and there, then the Big Tens and NCAAs? Last year he was 3-0 entering the Big Tens. He's 4-0 this year, and will likely wrestle in a few more duals, but the Yarygin is coming up and that will send him to Russia for a while.
-- Bob D.
Foley: Never. John Smith was a full-time college student after his World Championships and there hasn't been anyone else from the United States to take on that dual role.
Yarygin should be a blast for the Olympic champion. He will be facing an onslaught of talents, harsh conditions and less-than-friendly referees. And from what I know of Snyder, I'm guessing he's to the moon.
Q: Can't wait to watch Penn State-Iowa on Friday night live on the Big Ten Network! How do you see this dual meet playing out?
-- Mike C.
Foley: Penn State 18, Iowa 15
125: Nick Suriano (Penn State) dec. Thomas Gilman (Iowa)
133: Cory Clark (Iowa) pinned George Carpenter (Penn State)
141: Topher Carton (Iowa) dec. Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State)
149: Zain Retherford (Penn State) dec. Brandon Sorensen (Iowa)
157: Jason Nolf (Penn State) dec. Michael Kemerer (Iowa)
165: Joey Gunther (Iowa) dec. Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State)
174: Alex Meyer (Iowa) dec. Geno Morelli (Penn State)
184: Bo Nickal (Penn State) dec. Sammy Brooks (Iowa)
197: Matt McCutcheon (Penn State) dec. Cash Wilcke (Iowa)
285: Nick Nevills (Penn State) dec. Sam Stoll (Iowa)
Q: With Hassan Yazdani Cherati officially moving up, and it looks like Aniuar Geduev is moving up as well, is JB's biggest competition in America? With Dake coming back down, Alex Dieringer continuing to improve, even Mark Hall eventually, I think his World Team Trials might be just as tough as the World Championships, especially considering he doesn't have a bye to the finals.
-- Chris
Foley: Yazdani is massive and this week he officially weighed in and wrestled 86 kilograms at the Takhti Cup in Iran. No confirmation on Gedeuv, but judging from his post-Rio comments it won't be long until he too weighs in at 86 kilograms.
The United States has a loaded roster of 74-kilogram wrestlers. From Jordan Burroughs to Alex Dieringer, Mark Hall to Kyle Dake the grouping makes for some compelling matchups at the Open and Trials. While Burroughs still gets the nod for events like the World Cup in 2017, it'll be a tough road for him to navigate with Dieringer nipping at his heels and Dake desperate to get healthy and prove his ability at the international level.
Whoever emerges, there is no doubt that the competition is certain to help the United States representative come Paris 2017.
Q: Any idea why Jason Peters is out at Pitt? Is it based on performance? Or something else? I know it's very early and nothing will be decided in the immediate future, but who do you like as a potential replacement?
-- Mike C.
Foley: This article explains the situation.
As it refers to Peters, the theory is that he didn't report the off-the-mat incident properly and the administration saw it as an offense great enough to warrant termination. I'm one-hundred percent certain that full details of the incident and Peters' response will be made public in the next 2-3 days.
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Sakshi Malik and the future of wrestling
I watched Rutgers-Penn State last night. Lots of guys pushing their opponent's face into the mat after the whistle. This is always a punk move. Ref did a good job of getting on them for this, and that seemed to help. Is this a violation that could lead to penalty points and possible DQ, or are the refs limited to warnings? We already saw penalty points cost Anthony Ashnault a match against Kevin Jack at Midlands, though it was for a different violation.
-- Wes F.
Foley: Always a punk move. Also a punk move is trying to fight someone in the handshake line.
"See you at States!
(*eye roll*)
Q: I have been impressed with the Dakota programs in Division I, South Dakota State and North Dakota State. Both teams are ranked in the top 25 in both tournament rankings and dual meet rankings. SDSU is 8-2 and NDSU is 10-3. Both have wins over solid teams, so it's not like they are padding their records with cupcakes. Both programs have wrestlers ranked in the top eight. Do you think either of these programs can ever break into the top 10 and contend for team trophies?
-- Mike C.
Foley: Ever? Sure. In 2017? Unlikely.
The Dakotas picked up excellent coaches who were committed to creating winners no matter their geography or perceived disadvantages. Wrestling is a wonderful equalizer. You don't NEED the big facility, or big money, to be a top ten program. You need the kinds of athletes who will work well in your system and are motivated to compete for national titles and All-American plaques.
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