Flashback...

[MPhillips]

Flash back to the NCAA champions and medalists of 2015!

Ohio State took home the team title in St. Louis, and Iowa, Edinboro, Missouri, and Cornell rounded out the top five.

This class includes a four-time NCAA champion and Olympic champion and a two-time world bronze medalist!

2015 NCAA Champions

125 - Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State
133 - Cody Brewer, Oklahoma
141 - Logan Stieber, Ohio State
149 - Drake Houdashelt, Missouri
157 - Isaiah Martinez, Illinois
165 - Alex Dieringer, Oklahoma State
174 - Matt Brown, Penn State
184 - Gabe Dean, Cornell
197 - Kyven Gadson, Iowa State
285 - Nick Gwiazdowski, North Carolina State

AA List - https://www.jerseywrestling.com/ncaa_medalists.php?year=2015&weight=125

~Jersey Wrestling

[nhs67]

Ew.

[nhs67]

How do we think this squad holds up to the 2022 B1G champs Michigan Wolverines or the 2022 NCAA champs Penn State in a dual?

[nhs67]

Oh, thought this were about tOSU not all of them.

 

Same question to the 2022 individual champions:

125 - Suriano VS NATO

133 - RBY VS Brewer

141 - Lee VS Stiever

149 - Diakomihalid VS Houdashelt

157 - Deakin VS Martinez

165 - O'Toole VS Dieringer

174 - Starocci VS Brown

184 - Brooks VS Dean

197 - Dean VS Gadson

285 - Steveson VS Gwiazdowski

[nhs67]

Does Ohio State still win it if the 2022 Penn State squad or the 2021 Iowa squad is at that finals?

[MPhillips]

On 11/11/2022 at 2:11 PM, nhs67 said:

Does Ohio State still win it if the 2022 Penn State squad or the 2021 Iowa squad is at that finals?

2015 Buckeyes at NCAA Tourney

125 – Nathan Tomasello (33-4) – National Champion 
133 – Johnni DiJulius (30-8) 2-1 at NATS.
141 – Logan Stieber (29-0) – National Champion
149 – Hunter Stieber (3-6) 0-2 at NATS. INJ
157 – Josh Demas (17-9) 1-2 at NATS.
165 – Bo Jordan (22-2) – 3rd place | All-American
174 – Mark Martin (19-12) 1-2 at NATS.
184 – Kenny Courts (26-11) – 5th Place | All-American
197 – Kyle Snyder (30-4) – 2nd Place | All-American
285 – Nick Tavanello (13-13) 0-2 at NATS.

[nhs67]

Imagine Steiber in that 2021 conversation with a healthy Eierman and Nick Lee.

[nhs67]

That version of Bo may be the best one at 165 as well.

[nhs67]

2021:

125 pounds:

1-Spencer Lee, Iowa

2-Brandon Courtney, Arizona State

3-Patrick McKee, Minnesota

4-Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan

5-Taylor LaMont, Utah Valley

6-Sam Latona, Virginia Tech

7-Killian Cardinale, West Virginia

8-Eric Barnett, Wisconsin

133 pounds:

1-Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State

2-Daton Fix, Oklahoma State

3-Austin DeSanto, Iowa

4-Korbin Myers, Virginia Tech

5-Lucas Byrd, Illinois

6-Michael McGee, Arizona State

7-Chris Cannon, Northwestern

8-Louie Hayes, Virginia

141 pounds:

1-Nick Lee, Penn State

2-Jaydin Eierman, Iowa

3-Tariq Wilson, N.C. State

4-Sebastian Rivera, Rutgers

5-Dylan Duncan, Illinois

6-Chad Red, Nebraska

7-Zachary Sherman, North Carolina

8-Clay Carlson, South Dakota State

149 pounds:

1-Austin O’Connor, North Carolina

2-Sammy Sasso, Ohio State

3-Yahya Thomas, Northwestern

4-Boo Lewallen, Oklahoma State

5-Brock Mauller, Missouri

6-Kyle Parco, Fresno State

7-Jaden Abas, Stanford

8-Jonathan Millner, Appalachian State

157 pounds:

1-David Carr, Iowa State

2-Jesse Dellavecchia, Rider

3-Ryan Deakin, Northwestern

4-Jacori Teemer, Arizona State

5-Hayden Hidlay, N.C. State

6-Brayton Lee, Minnesota

7-Kaleb Young, Iowa

8-Wyatt Sheets, Oklahoma State

165 pounds:

1-Shane Griffith, Stanford

2-Jake Wentzel, Pittsburgh

3-Keegan O’Toole, Missouri

4-Travis Wittlake, Oklahoma State

5-Ethan Smith, Ohio State

6-Zach Hartman, Bucknell

7-Cameron Amine, Michigan

8-Anthony Valencia, Arizona State

174 pounds:

1-Carter Starocci, Penn State

2-Michael Kemerer, Iowa

3-Mikey Labriola, Nebraska

4-Bernie Truax, Cal Poly

5-Logan Massa, Michigan

6-Demetrius Romero, Utah Valley

7-Daniel Bullard, N.C. State

8-Jackson Turley, Rutgers

184 pounds:

1-Aaron Brooks, Penn State

2-Trent Hidlay, N.C. State

3-Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa

4-John Poznanski, Rutgers

5-Dakota Geer, Oklahoma State

6-Brit Wilson, Northern Illinois

7-Hunter Bolen, Virginia Tech

8-Lou Deprez, Binghamton

197 pounds:

1-A.J. Ferrari, Oklahoma State

2-Nino Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh

3-Myles Amine, Michigan

4-Jacob Warner, Iowa

5-Rocky Elam, Missouri

6-Jake Woodley, Oklahoma

7-Michael Beard, Penn State

8-Stephen Buchanan, Wyoming

Heavyweight:

1-Gable Steveson, Minnesota

2-Mason Parris, Michigan

3-Tony Cassioppi, Iowa

4-Cohlton Schultz, Arizona State

5-Gannon Gremmel, Iowa State

6-Trent Hillger, Wisconsin

7-Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State

8-Tate Orndorff, Ohio State

[nhs67]

I think 125 he is right there with an injurred Lee.  I think this version of NATO is the best NCAAs version we saw.

JDJ is likely competitive at 133 with the 2nd/3rd tier guys, but would need a good draw and a good performance to place here .

Logie Bear is absolutely a contender.  The only thing that stops me from naming him the favorite is that he lost Eierman, albeit in freestyle.

A healthy Hunter contends, but no output from an INJDEFaulter.

The 2021 field at 157 is a bunch of grinders and that doesn't bode well for a 157lber in a 141lber body for Demas.

I think Bo contends here.  This was the moat confident and comfortable version we saw of Bo.  Top tier in 2021.

If Bullard and Turley can AA then Martin can, too.

Courts is on that Geer level.  184 is deeper in 2021 than it was in 2015, though.  He could get 4th or R16 it.

Hard to not look through unbiased eyes here.  Frosh Snyder went and won a world championship at 213lbs a few months later.  That said it is 197 and he did take some losses in Folkstyle that year to guys who 184lb Amine at 197 would have comfortably beat - including Gadson.  I still day he contends.

Tava gets slaughtered against this HWT field.

What does thus bode for points?

[MPhillips]

1 hour ago, nhs67 said:

What does thus bode for points?

Four champions isn't outrageous. Nato, Logan, Jordan, Snyder.