57kg…who ya got?

[Zahnarzt]

Who’s going to be the guy at 57kg in Paris?  Spencer, Vito, or someone else?

[CHROMEBIRD]

I think Gilman will pull it together for one last run. He'll be wrestling with a chip on his shoulder and with something to prove, which is when we often see him at his best. 

[de4856]

I believe that if Spencer is 100% then he will be the guy, if not I think it will be Gilman. 

[mspart]

I don't think Zane gets there again.   I agree with de4856.   I think they will be the two finalists for best 2 of 3.  

mspart

[Plasmodium]

Nicky Pushups and Daton Fix are in the conversation.as well.  Is RBY also shooting for this weight?   Should be a good bracket.

[Ohio Elite]

38 minutes ago, Plasmodium said:

Nicky Pushups and Daton Fix are in the conversation.as well.  Is RBY also shooting for this weight?   Should be a good bracket.

Isn't RBY wrestling for Mexico?

[CHROMEBIRD]

1 hour ago, Plasmodium said:

Nicky Pushups and Daton Fix are in the conversation.as well.  Is RBY also shooting for this weight?   Should be a good bracket.

When/how is Suriano expecting to qualify?

[Hammerlock3]

I'm hoping for lee, not because I like him particulary but I have to see what this guy can do healthy on s senior world stage....they'll be a sense of ultimte truth in that, meaning it will answer a bunch of questions.

[lu_alum]

3 hours ago, Ohio Elite said:

Isn't RBY wrestling for Mexico?

Yes.

[Plasmodium]

4 hours ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

When/how is Suriano expecting to qualify?

Are we all out of last chances?

[FanOfPurdueWrestling]

1 hour ago, Plasmodium said:

Are we all out of last chances?

One more last chance I believe. He also may already be qualified for one reason or another. I have trouble keeping up, I just enjoy the iterative and increasingly insane brackets the Olympic cycle has been producing to make the team. 

[FanOfPurdueWrestling]

6 minutes ago, FanOfPurdueWrestling said:

One more last chance I believe. He also may already be qualified for one reason or another. I have trouble keeping up, I just enjoy the iterative and increasingly insane brackets the Olympic cycle has been producing to make the team. 

To continue on this, imagine winning a bracket with Fix, Suriano, Lee, etc. and then having to Go win a 16 man bracket full of the winners amongst winners. This is my first Olympics as a “real” fan and I cannot wait! 

[mspart]

These Olympic Trials will be epic no doubt.   Just a killer.

mspart

[CHROMEBIRD]

Last chance at 57kg could get stacked. 125 and 133 are pretty wide open this season so there might be a pretty decent pool of non-NCAA champs entering.

[ScarletKnight]

On 1/4/2024 at 10:49 PM, de4856 said:

I believe that if Spencer is 100% then he will be the guy, if not I think it will be Gilman. 

I don't see him ever being 100% again.  He has a lumbering walk

[bnwtwg]

Sans brackets, here is my terrible 57kg ranking of those already qualified + Suriano who is expected to qualify at Last Chance. Of these competitors I only expect Lee, Richards, and #s 8-12 to wrestle day 2 if they are sent to the backside.

1. Spencer Lee
2. Vito Arujau
3. Zane Richards
4. Thomas Gilman
5. Daton Fix
6. Nick Suriano
7. Nico Megaludis
8. Luke Lilledahl
9. Marcus Blaze
10. Liam Cronin
11. Daniel DeShazer
12. *NCAA champ

 

Edited January 8 by bnwtwg
Forgot the NCAA champ because 125 is an afterthought this year

[mspart]

1 hour ago, bnwtwg said:

Sans brackets, here is my terrible 57kg ranking of those already qualified + Suriano who is expected to qualify at Last Chance. Of these competitors I only expect Lee, Richards, and #s 8-12 to wrestle day 2 if they are sent to the backside.

1. Spencer Lee
2. Vito Arujau
3. Zane Richards
4. Thomas Gilman
5. Daton Fix
6. Nick Suriano
7. Nico Megaludis
8. Luke Lilledahl
9. Marcus Blaze
10. Liam Cronin
11. Daniel DeShazer
12. *NCAA champ

 

Not sure what you are saying.   You expect everyone to wrestleback if they lose?   I'm thinking Lee, Gilman, Richards at the very least would not.   Arujau I don't think will, as he has further NCAA competition to do as well as international aspirations and won't want to get injured.   The others, may.   I don't see Lee, Richards, or Gilman trying to get one of the 3 spots on the Olympic team if they lose.  

mspart

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

Saw Zane Richards at the Midlands and got to shake his hand. He is totally jacked and ready to go. Tomorrow at the Zagreb ranking tournament he could see some familiar faces. Some of the entries include China's Wanhao Zou, Thomas Gilman, Horst Lehr, Aman from India as well as wrestlers from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. For American Freestyle fans, you can also expect Darian Cruz representing Puerto Rico and Brandon Courtney. 

Wrestling starts at 3:00 am (Central). Hope to see y'all back here! 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

16 hours ago, mspart said:

Not sure what you are saying.   You expect everyone to wrestleback if they lose?   I'm thinking Lee, Gilman, Richards at the very least would not.   Arujau I don't think will, as he has further NCAA competition to do as well as international aspirations and won't want to get injured.   The others, may.   I don't see Lee, Richards, or Gilman trying to get one of the 3 spots on the Olympic team if they lose.  

mspart

I hope Arujau is done with NCAA by this point.  He would be 25 next year.