Yianni Diakomihalis - Oh, Yeah. Him, too.

[Wrestleknownothing]

With the Iowa  / PSU dual stealing the spotlight this week all the talk has been of Spencer Lee. Seven straight pins will do that.

But let's not forget there is another all-timer looking to put the cherry on top of a stellar career. While January has been all about Lee, February should be about Diakomihalis. His last three competitors, and his next three, are not highly ranked (or ranked at all by Intermat and Flo with one exception), in February he takes on Penn's Doug Zapf (currently #12 on Intermat, #11 on Flo, #12 on Wrestlestat) and Ohio State's Sammy Sasso (#3, #3, #3).

While he has never been a particularly high bonus guy, does Diakomihalis look to make a statement and put up bonus points against these two as he heads into the post-season and a date with immortality?

Well, of course he does, but will he?

[ionel]

gomez  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Mr. PeanutButter]

Nah. He doesnt get much bonus and has little top game. He might score bonus points against Princeton and Binghamptom but I would be surprised to see him major either Xapf or Xassi

[BigRedFan]

39 minutes ago, Mr. PeanutButter said:

Nah. He doesnt get much bonus and has little top game. He might score bonus points against Princeton and Binghamptom but I would be surprised to see him major either Xapf or Xassi

Last year, he bonused in 17 of 18 straight matches (one a real injury default, one a "fake" injury default (same opponent)), with a 12-6 decision over Gomez the only non-bonus victory.

His career bonus rate is 61% with 22 pins.  RBY has 10 pins (11, if you count getting pinned) in his career, as an interesting data point.

Sasso has been bonused once in his career (as a RSFR); Zapf five times (Nick Lee, DeSanto, Pletcher, and one other guy).

[Elevator]

23 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

With the Iowa  / PSU dual stealing the spotlight this week all the talk has been of Spencer Lee. Seven straight pins will do that.

But let's not forget there is another all-timer looking to put the cherry on top of a stellar career. While January has been all about Lee, February should be about Diakomihalis. His last three competitors, and his next three, are not highly ranked (or ranked at all by Intermat and Flo with one exception), in February he takes on Penn's Doug Zapf (currently #12 on Intermat, #11 on Flo, #12 on Wrestlestat) and Ohio State's Sammy Sasso (#3, #3, #3).

While he has never been a particularly high bonus guy, does Diakomihalis look to make a statement and put up bonus points against these two as he heads into the post-season and a date with immortality?

Well, of course he does, but will he?

This is fair - some extraordinary talents on NCAA mats in 2023.  Fun!