How good is Ty Whalen?

[BAC]

Ty Whalen is, to me, one of the more interesting stories at 149 lbs this year.

You never hear him get mentioned in the title conversation, and rarely even as a potential AA.  And in some ways that makes sense, as he's never qualified for NCAAs, going 15-13 in his last (and only) full year (2022-23).

But since then, he went undefeated last year while unrostered (10-0), and is undefeated this year (9-0).  His schedule's been pretty light this year, with his best wins probably being Griffin and Buesgens, but last year he won Midlands, including wins over Parco (4x AA) and Watters (4th last year), each of whom could only score a point on him. 

That notwithstanding, Whalen is ranked way below Parco/Watters.  Maybe that's defensible given Whalen's limited body of work, but it sure seems like people are sleeping on Whalen.  I think he has Parco again on Friday, no?  

I haven't seen enough of his matches to judge.  How good is he, really?  Is the kid a title contender?   

[flyingcement]

He hasn't had any major tests this year, but has looked excellent.  

[Mike]

Ducked Parco this weekend unfortunately