MPhillips Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 CKLV December 1st-2nd The season really begins here for the Buckeyes. The best tourney outside of NCAA. A bunch of the countries best college wrestlers. OSU is young with only three upperclassmen if Hoffman(GR) wrestles. This will tell us a quite a more than the previous four duals did. Wrestlestats ratings as of Nov. 22: 125 - #3 Figueroa, #2 Camacho, #1 Ramos, #13 Ungar, #8 DeAugustino, #12 Terukina, #11 Smith, #19 McCrone, #20 Sotelo, #22 Volk, #21 Babin, , #24 Kaylor, #26 Ventresca, #25 Owens, 133 - #2 Vito, #3 Fix, #5 Latona, #6 Orine, #7 Cannon, #10 Zaccone, #11 Chlebove, #12 Rini, #13 Ferretti, #14 Brown, #15 Bouzakis, #16 Frost, #17 Whisenhut, #18 Zaccone, #22 Cardinal, #28 Cheblove, #31 Brown. 141 - #4 McNeil, #5 Mendez, #6 Hardy, #8 Jack, #9 Happel, #11 Ulrey, #12 Koderhandt, #15 Cornell, #18 Miller, #20 Tal Shahar. 149 - #1 Lovett, #2Henson, #4 Parco, #5 Lamer, #6 Arrington, #7 D'Emilio, #9 Willochel, #11Kinner, #13 Abas #16 Swiderski, #20 Miller, #21 Williams. 157 - #3 Robb, #9 Teemer, #4 Andonian, #5 Blaze, #11 Lewan, #7 Scott, #10 Cardenas, #16 Paddy #12 Chumbley, #22 Swenson, #23 Akey, #19 Kellar, #28 Shapiro. 165 - #2 Carr, #3 Amine, #8 Olejnik, #5 Ramirez, #9 Olguin, #11 Taylor, #18 Cook, #19 Hepner, #20 Thompson, #34 Brady. 174 - #12 Lewis, #3 Griffith, #4 Kharchla, #9 Devos, #15 Gaitan, #16 Wittlake, #17 Conigliaro, #20 Wolak. 184- #1 Keck, #2 Foca, #3 Munoz, #5 Feldkamp, #6 Plott, #8 Pinto, #9 Key, #12 Hoffman, #16 Fisher, #18 Kane, #20 Berge, #22 Fishback, 197- #2 Hidlay, #3 Sloan, #7 Allred, # Cardenas, #9 Smith, #10 Surber, #15 Hopkins, #18 Bockman, #19 Stemmet, #21 Smith, #22 Geog, #30 Shaw. 285 - #2 Hendrickson, #4 Schultz, #5 Davison, #7 Bastida, #8 Feldman, #9 Trepham, #13 Ghadiali, #14 Griess, #17 Kluever, #18 Gordon, #19 Doucet, #20 Day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhs67 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 125 - This is the only weight I don't see a Buckeye potentially wrestling for a medal (sorry). McCrone can beat a lot of the guys in the field, but he would have to beat a lot of guys that are just a little better than him. 133 - Bouzakis could ball out here. He needs a good showing here for confidence, I think. I still think he is well capable of hanging with the top two or three here. I wouldn't pick him over Vito or Fix, though. Not sure we see Cannon here. 141 - This tournament last year was when Hardy turned it on. 8 seed a dominated everybody. Mendez holds a clear advantage on the feet, so if he can avoid the mat he might be okay here. 149 - This weight is so damn deep. I know Lovett is the odds on favorite to win it all this year but I don't know if he makes it through this gauntlet unbeaten. 157 - I don't think we see Teemer here. I also think Paddy could place very highly here. While he is back to focusing on weight management, it is evident he put in some time this offseason. Do I think he beats Robb or Shapiro? No. Do I think he could get a win or two against guys higher ranked than him? Yes. 165 - How much does Hepner's H2H over Amine hold weight here? If folks are smart, they will avoid taking down. I think we end up seeing Carr against Amine in the finals. 174 - Lewis got beat up by Sta(l)rocci. I don't think we see him here. That waters it down quite a bit, but I do like Kharchla to make the finals opposite Griffith. This should be a good tournament for them to get a feel for 174lbs properly, without seeing any of the higher tier gents (aside for themselves) 184 - I want to see more of Hoffman at 184, but my gut is telling me he is right on that level with PK, Foca, Munoz, etc. Depending on seeding he could make a decent, deep run. I am very interested in a Plott match. Both coming in to 184 after being sumstantially different sized rather recently (197lbs for Hoffman VS 79 KG for Plott). I think Foca slides right in and shows that he is here to compete. 197 - Oh lordy-lord... we just saw Brooks beat down Sloan. Will Hidlay manhandle him the same way he manhandled Beard?Cardenas is a sleeper to knock Hidlay off, though. A lot of familiarity there with having seen each other on National Teams. Geog could be in the neighborhood of 7-9 seed there, so he could see one of them early. 285 - Feldman will have a good chance to prove himself against a few gents higher ranked here. I don't think we see Schultzy or Hendrickson there, though. That leaves a slew of other guys to test himself on. Predictions: 125 - McCrone, DNP 133 - Bouzakis, 4th 141 - Mendez, 1st 149 - D'Emilio, 4th 157 - Gallagher, 5th 165 - Hepner, 4th 174 - Kharchla, 2nd 184 - Hoffman, 2nd/3rd (I have him losing to PK, not sure on seeding here) 197 - Geog, 6th 285 - Feldman, 3rd 3 "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nhs67 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I want to say that even if the gents placed a couple/few spots lower and it would be considered a successful weekend. 1 "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 2 hours ago, nhs67 said: I want to say that even if the gents placed a couple/few spots lower and it would be considered a successful weekend. You have them all higher than I do. I'm good with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Elite Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 1:02 PM, nhs67 said: 125 - This is the only weight I don't see a Buckeye potentially wrestling for a medal (sorry). McCrone can beat a lot of the guys in the field, but he would have to beat a lot of guys that are just a little better than him. 133 - Bouzakis could ball out here. He needs a good showing here for confidence, I think. I still think he is well capable of hanging with the top two or three here. I wouldn't pick him over Vito or Fix, though. Not sure we see Cannon here. 141 - This tournament last year was when Hardy turned it on. 8 seed a dominated everybody. Mendez holds a clear advantage on the feet, so if he can avoid the mat he might be okay here. 149 - This weight is so damn deep. I know Lovett is the odds on favorite to win it all this year but I don't know if he makes it through this gauntlet unbeaten. 157 - I don't think we see Teemer here. I also think Paddy could place very highly here. While he is back to focusing on weight management, it is evident he put in some time this offseason. Do I think he beats Robb or Shapiro? No. Do I think he could get a win or two against guys higher ranked than him? Yes. 165 - How much does Hepner's H2H over Amine hold weight here? If folks are smart, they will avoid taking down. I think we end up seeing Carr against Amine in the finals. 174 - Lewis got beat up by Sta(l)rocci. I don't think we see him here. That waters it down quite a bit, but I do like Kharchla to make the finals opposite Griffith. This should be a good tournament for them to get a feel for 174lbs properly, without seeing any of the higher tier gents (aside for themselves) 184 - I want to see more of Hoffman at 184, but my gut is telling me he is right on that level with PK, Foca, Munoz, etc. Depending on seeding he could make a decent, deep run. I am very interested in a Plott match. Both coming in to 184 after being sumstantially different sized rather recently (197lbs for Hoffman VS 79 KG for Plott). I think Foca slides right in and shows that he is here to compete. 197 - Oh lordy-lord... we just saw Brooks beat down Sloan. Will Hidlay manhandle him the same way he manhandled Beard?Cardenas is a sleeper to knock Hidlay off, though. A lot of familiarity there with having seen each other on National Teams. Geog could be in the neighborhood of 7-9 seed there, so he could see one of them early. 285 - Feldman will have a good chance to prove himself against a few gents higher ranked here. I don't think we see Schultzy or Hendrickson there, though. That leaves a slew of other guys to test himself on. Predictions: 125 - McCrone, DNP 133 - Bouzakis, 4th 141 - Mendez, 1st 149 - D'Emilio, 4th 157 - Gallagher, 5th 165 - Hepner, 4th 174 - Kharchla, 2nd 184 - Hoffman, 2nd/3rd (I have him losing to PK, not sure on seeding here) 197 - Geog, 6th 285 - Feldman, 3rd Me likey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kov88 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 1:02 PM, nhs67 said: Predictions: 125 - McCrone, DNP 133 - Bouzakis, 4th 141 - Mendez, 1st 149 - D'Emilio, 4th 157 - Gallagher, 5th 165 - Hepner, 4th 174 - Kharchla, 2nd 184 - Hoffman, 2nd/3rd (I have him losing to PK, not sure on seeding here) 197 - Geog, 6th 285 - Feldman, 3rd I’ll be quite happy if they finish close to this. Very young team, we saw how they performed against VT, now let’s see how they perform against quality wrestlers in a tournament format. Most intrigued to see where Geog finishes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2023/12/2/wrestling-mendez-wins-title-buckeyes-take-third-at-cliff-keen-invite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Elite Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Was nice too see Bouzakis come back and take 3rd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhs67 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 1:02 PM, nhs67 said: Predictions: 125 - McCrone, DNP 133 - Bouzakis, 4th 141 - Mendez, 1st 149 - D'Emilio, 4th 157 - Gallagher, 5th 165 - Hepner, 4th 174 - Kharchla, 2nd 184 - Hoffman, 2nd/3rd (I have him losing to PK, not sure on seeding here) 197 - Geog, 6th 285 - Feldman, 3rd I wasn't too far off...? 125 - McCrone, DNP (3W-2L) 133 - Bouzakis, 3rd (7W-1L) 141 - Mendez, 1st (5W-0L) 149 - D'Emilio, 4th (5W-2L) 157 - Gallagher, 7th (5W-2L) 165 - Wilcox, DNP (2W-2L) 174 - Kharchla, 3rd (5W-1L) 184 - Hoffman, DNP (2W-2L) 197 - Geog, DNP (1W-2L) 285 - Feldman, 6th (5W-3L) Wilcox instead of Hepner - was wrong there. Hoffman lost to the guys who took 5th and 6th, right? I am chocking that up to first time at the weight for an extended time and I think he will be fine. He will get a chance to avenge his Bullock loss soon. My worry with Geog was length at 197 and it appears I was correct there (unfortunately). Feldman is right there. Only had two actual losses... I hope his injury isn't too serious. 1 "I know actually nothing. It isn't even conjecture at this point." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 45 minutes ago, nhs67 said: I wasn't too far off...? You did good. These were mine McCrone/6-DNP Bouzakis/4-6 Mendez/1-2 D'Emilio/4-6 Paddy/5-7 Hepner/4-6 Kharch/1-2 Hoffman/3-5 Geog/6-DNP Feldman/3-5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Elite Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Anybody know how bad Feldmans injury is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 Mendez-B1G Wrestler of the week. https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/wrestling Mendez at the 2023 Cliff Keen Invitational, Dec. 1-2, 2023 141-No. 5 Jesse Mendez (5-0/1st) Rnd 32:141-Jesse Mendez (OSU) TF Isaac Byers (Appalachian State), 19-4 3:42 Rnd 16: 141-Jesse Mendez (OSU) F Jaden Pepe (Harvard), 1:32 QF: 141-Jesse Mendez (OSU) TF No. 14 Vince Cornella (Cornell), 18-1 SF: 141-Jesse Mendez (OSU) MD No. 4 Brock Hardy (Nebraska), 11-3 F: 141-Jesse Mendez (OSU) DEC No. 7 Ryan Jack (NCST), 5-2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Ohio Elite said: Anybody know how bad Feldmans injury is? He's one of three 285's listed for the PITT dual... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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