25/26 NCAA Dark Horses

[flyingcement]

Just now, NotMikeMal said:

I was looking this kid up a bit. He can crack the top 3 you think huh? 

I watched him in open tournaments myself last year and thought next year he should be AA fur sure.  Top three is ambitious but possible 

[PortaJohn]

7 hours ago, nhs67 said:

He looked very lean and massive at 97 KG, which is just over 213lbs.  Where is that extra 16 pounds coming off from?  That's 8% of his bodyweight.

Pendleton comes from the school of John Smith, the master of weight cutting.  I'm guessing a new meal regiment with low protein intake.  He'll have to figure it out.  Attao ain't no slouch and that's a solid 1-2 punch Pendleton has for upper weights

[ionel]

3 minutes ago, PortaJohn said:

Pendleton comes from the school of John Smith, the master of weight cutting.  I'm guessing a new meal regiment with low protein intake.  He'll have to figure it out.  Attao ain't no slouch and that's a solid 1-2 punch Pendleton has for upper weights

I only opened this for The Dark Horse tune ... my bad.  

[BloodRound]

15 hours ago, JimmySpeaks said:

Aiden Brenot 184 NDSU. Round of 12 last year as a RSFR. Imo has a very high ceiling. 

I'd like to throw in someone he beat @ 184 last year with Rutgers's Shane Cartegena-Walsh.  These two went neck and neck; would like to think this match up could go either way.

[MPhillips]

8 hours ago, NotMikeMal said:

I was looking this kid up a bit. He can crack the top 3 you think huh? 

He was a good HS wrestler(2xer in Ohio). Something like 24-1 last season as a grey shirt for Finger Lakes CC.

[scorenomore]

10 hours ago, MPhillips said:

I don't mind the Birden over Paddy pick. Or is it Cannon over Paddy? 

It might be Birden and Cannon over Paddy.  3 quality guys for just 2 spots.

[TNwrestling]

12 hours ago, JimmySpeaks said:

NDSU for the Tenn kid at 184 

[JimmySpeaks]

3 minutes ago, TNwrestling said:

It doesn’t happen often but this time I am.

Edited yesterday at 02:26 PM by JimmySpeaks

[Gus]

Using Flo rankings:

125: #8 Jore Volk (Minn), #18 Mark-Anthony McGowan (Princeton), #23 Brady Roark (SDSU)

133: #12 Marcus Blaze (PSU), #13 Ben Davino (tOSU), #NR Seth Mendoza (Mizz)

141: #11 Nasir Bailey (Iowa), #16 Vince Cornella (Cornell), #19 Aden Valencia (Stanford) 

149: #13 Chance Lamer (Neb), #20 Jaxon Joy (Cornell), #NR Pierson Manville (ASU)

157: #10 Jackson Arrington (NCSU), #14 Cael Swenson (SDSU), #NR Kaleb Larkin(ASU)

165: #NR LaDarion Lockett (OSU), #NR Ethan Birden (tOSU), #NR Connon Euton (ISU)

174: #9 Alex Facundo (OSU), #12 Brock Mantanona (UMich), #16 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford)

184: #8 Zack Ryder (OSU), #11 Aeoden Sinclair (Mizz), #NR Gunderson/Walrath (UNI)

197: #11 Cody Merrill (OSU), #17 Sonny Sasso (VT), #NR Rune Lawrence (UWV)

285: #11 Cole Mirasola (PSU), #13 Jimmy Mullen (VT), #NR Koy Hopke (Minn)

[11986]

184 Malachi DuVall, George Mason, wrestlestat ranking #22

157 DJ McGee, George Mason, wrestlestat ranking #15

[Crossfire]

Joey Buttler (Indiana) 149. 

 

  

[2001Hokie]

20 hours ago, TNwrestling said:

as a tn guy i have to list the kids from here to watch for

 

125- Cooper Flynn (Chattanooga) - finally back home. 

133 - Jarvis Little (App St) - fantastic rs season last year

141 - Hunter Mason (Chattanooga) - again...finally back home

149/157 - Landon Desselle (Ohio St) - medaled up a div at u23 at 19yo. 

165 - Mason Reniche (Chattanooga) - once again....back home

184 - Aiden Brenot (SDSU) - blood round guy last year

I really hope Flynn can put it all together this year.  He's got so much potential, and many of his losses seemed to be mental lapses at the end of rounds/matches.  Definitely rooting for him.

[TNwrestling]

23 minutes ago, 2001Hokie said:

I really hope Flynn can put it all together this year.  He's got so much potential, and many of his losses seemed to be mental lapses at the end of rounds/matches.  Definitely rooting for him.

Agreed. I'm hoping with Him, Hunter Mason, Mason Reniche and hopefully Cody Chittum all back home at Chattanooga was the move they needed for, not just themselves to get over the hump, but also the team as a whole. 

 

We haven't had a single all american in twenty years. 

[BigRedFan]

10 hours ago, MPhillips said:

He was a good HS wrestler(2xer in Ohio). Something like 24-1 last season as a grey shirt for Finger Lakes CC.

FWIW, Joy majored Alex Nini 12-0 in February.  That's the guy that Stanich just beat 3-3 on criteria.

[Spladle]

Certainly won’t project him to be a contender, or to even AA, but Isaac Dean at ISU intrigues me. 
 

Mostly because he was 19-30 in his career before going 26-9 last year and making R16. 
 

Curious to see if he continues that trajectory or has already hit his peak.