Massoma Endene

[flyingcement]

Just now, fishbane said:

Endene had a good day today with beating Cade Lautt by MD and pinning Evan Bates who intermat has ranked one spot ahead of him at #15.  Interestingly the Wrestlestat pre match prediction for Endene-Bates was only a 9-8 win for Endene.  This is the closest I've seen Wrestlestat predict an Endene match.

Agreed - Endene may need a couple of matches to feel out the D1 competition.  Afterall Carter Starocci got handled and humiliated by DJ Washington in his first match.  Maybe that's why Starocci was so angry for the last several years.  

[1032004]

10 hours ago, fishbane said:

Endene had a good day today with beating Cade Lautt by MD and pinning Evan Bates who intermat has ranked one spot ahead of him at #15.  Interestingly the Wrestlestat pre match prediction for Endene-Bates was only a 9-8 win for Endene.  This is the closest I've seen Wrestlestat predict an Endene match.

That might be because Bates and Endene actually had 2 common opponents.  Although they had the same results against them…they both beat a D3 guy and both lost to a guy from UNI (for Endene that was while he was in junior college)

[nhs67]

I have switched my opinion if Endene 

He is absolutely going to be on the podium, health providing.

Arnold isn't beating him.

[BruceyB]

11 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

I have switched my opinion if Endene 

He is absolutely going to be on the podium, health providing.

Arnold isn't beating him.

It is definitely interesting to see his results this weekend when looking back to WTT when he was taking losses to guys I had never heard of. Tells you what can happen when you take a special athlete and put him in a room with a higher level of coaching and practice partners than he's ever had. I'll be curious to see how much better get can get in another 4 months.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Endene is built like a bull rhino. Kid is a legit contender for the title. 

[Mr. PeanutButter]

Just now, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Endene is built like a bull rhino. Kid is a legit contender for the title. 

It would be an embarrassment for the program if he finishes lower than 3rd

[Jamie_Taco]

1 hour ago, Mr. PeanutButter said:

It would be an embarrassment for the program if he finishes lower than 3rd

Wut?

[Mr. PeanutButter]

37 minutes ago, Jamie_Taco said:

Wut?

Did I stutter?

If Endene isn't in the, at minimum, 3rd place match at NCAAs, firing Tom and Terry would not be enough. The whole program would need to be refunded as recompense for fumbling such a sure thing powerhouse juggernaut like Endene

[Dark Energy]

Sarcasm meter pegged.  (I sure hope)

[bnwtwg]

6 hours ago, nhs67 said:

I have switched my opinion if Endene 

He is absolutely going to be on the podium, health providing.

Arnold isn't beating him.

I'm bearish but after this weekend I'm seeing low to mid AA potential if he can stay the course. He's huge and showed explosiveness over the course of a mini-tourney, but he's never wrestled a B1G schedule before. That grind cannot be understated. If he can stay healthy and keep up the mental game then he's in it based on what we saw this weekend.

[Grecojones]

13 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

I'm bearish but after this weekend I'm seeing low to mid AA potential if he can stay the course. He's huge and showed explosiveness over the course of a mini-tourney, but he's never wrestled a B1G schedule before. That grind cannot be understated. If he can stay healthy and keep up the mental game then he's in it based on what we saw this weekend.

He’s only been wrestling since his Junior head in HS. His body hasn’t been subject to the rigors of wrestlers at this level. I see him surging or maintaining course. 

[bnwtwg]

2 minutes ago, Grecojones said:

He’s only been wrestling since his Junior head in HS. His body hasn’t been subject to the rigors of wrestlers at this level. I see him surging or maintaining course. 

That's why I can see it surging, or just as easily I can see it totally falling apart. D1 wrestling is hard, B1G wrestling is harder, D1 nattys is Legendary mode difficulty

[Grecojones]

2 minutes ago, bnwtwg said:

That's why I can see it surging, or just as easily I can see it totally falling apart. D1 wrestling is hard, B1G wrestling is harder, D1 nattys is Legendary mode difficulty

I understand your point. But he’s passed every test.. folk nationals(D3) freestyle nationals(age), worlds etc.. I look at him like all these other freak freshman. No wear and tear and have a better shot to last. Notice how a lot of those Covid super seniors flamed out. Again, I see your point but I think he’ll AA. 

[bnwtwg]

1 hour ago, Grecojones said:

I understand your point. But he’s passed every test.. folk nationals(D3) freestyle nationals(age), worlds etc.. I look at him like all these other freak freshman. No wear and tear and have a better shot to last. Notice how a lot of those Covid super seniors flamed out. Again, I see your point but I think he’ll AA. 

I'm fully onboard for AA. I want him to run the table because we need a throwback story to be honest! I'm just hesitant

[fishbane]

23 hours ago, BruceyB said:

It is definitely interesting to see his results this weekend when looking back to WTT when he was taking losses to guys I had never heard of. Tells you what can happen when you take a special athlete and put him in a room with a higher level of coaching and practice partners than he's ever had. I'll be curious to see how much better get can get in another 4 months.

Endene didn't wrestle at the WTT.  If you are referring to Senior Nationals he finished 7th at 97kg.  He lost to former d1 AA (6th for Rider in 2023) Ethan Laird who was 3rd at the WTT and to Zane Lanham who finished 3rd at senior nationals.  Not sure Merrill, Shumate, or Bates would have beat either of them.

[VakAttack]

What a story to start the season!  Can he keep it up?   I dont know, but he has firmly established that he belongs.

[SocraTease]

What is the rationale for giving Endeme what amounts to as a 6th year of eligibility?

He wrestled 3 years at the DIII level and 2 years prior to that at the junior college level.  This will be his 6th full season at Iowa.

2024-25 (at Wartburg)

• NCAA National Champion at 197 lbs
• Won the NWCA All-Star Classic at 197 lbs against Derek Blubaugh of Indianapolis
• U23 Pan-American Champion at 97 kg
• Seventh at the 2024 U23 World Championships
• Competed at U23 World Championships at 97 kg
• Conference wrestler of the week (Nov. 18, Feb. 3 & March 3)
• Conference MVP

2023-24 (at Wartburg)

• NCAA National Champion at 197 lbs
• U23 Pan-American Champion in freestyle at 97 kg
• Won the Concordia (Wis.) Open
• Conference wrestler of the week (Dec. 11)
• Conference MVP

2022-23 (at Wartburg)

• NCAA National Champion at 197 lbs
• Won the Concordia (Wis.) Open
• Co-Conference MVP

2020-22 (at Iowa Lakes)

• Two-time NJCAA All-American
• 2022 NJCAA Runner-Up

[1032004]

6 hours ago, SocraTease said:

What is the rationale for giving Endeme what amounts to as a 6th year of eligibility?

He wrestled 3 years at the DIII level and 2 years prior to that at the junior college level.  This will be his 6th full season at Iowa.

2024-25 (at Wartburg)

• NCAA National Champion at 197 lbs
• Won the NWCA All-Star Classic at 197 lbs against Derek Blubaugh of Indianapolis
• U23 Pan-American Champion at 97 kg
• Seventh at the 2024 U23 World Championships
• Competed at U23 World Championships at 97 kg
• Conference wrestler of the week (Nov. 18, Feb. 3 & March 3)
• Conference MVP

2023-24 (at Wartburg)

• NCAA National Champion at 197 lbs
• U23 Pan-American Champion in freestyle at 97 kg
• Won the Concordia (Wis.) Open
• Conference wrestler of the week (Dec. 11)
• Conference MVP

2022-23 (at Wartburg)

• NCAA National Champion at 197 lbs
• Won the Concordia (Wis.) Open
• Co-Conference MVP

2020-22 (at Iowa Lakes)

• Two-time NJCAA All-American
• 2022 NJCAA Runner-Up

Friend of Real Woods Diego Pavia is suing the NCAA arguing that JUCO years shouldn’t count towards NCAA eligibility.  The case is ongoing but while it is, for 2025-2026 the NCAA is allowing former JUCO athletes whose eligibility would have otherwise expired to have an additional year.

[Caveira]

7 hours ago, SocraTease said:

What is the rationale for giving Endeme what amounts to as a 6th year of eligibility?

He wrestled 3 years at the DIII level and 2 years prior to that at the junior college level.  This will be his 6th full season at Iowa.

2024-25 (at Wartburg)

• NCAA National Champion at 197 lbs
• Won the NWCA All-Star Classic at 197 lbs against Derek Blubaugh of Indianapolis
• U23 Pan-American Champion at 97 kg
• Seventh at the 2024 U23 World Championships
• Competed at U23 World Championships at 97 kg
• Conference wrestler of the week (Nov. 18, Feb. 3 & March 3)
• Conference MVP

2023-24 (at Wartburg)

• NCAA National Champion at 197 lbs
• U23 Pan-American Champion in freestyle at 97 kg
• Won the Concordia (Wis.) Open
• Conference wrestler of the week (Dec. 11)
• Conference MVP

2022-23 (at Wartburg)

• NCAA National Champion at 197 lbs
• Won the Concordia (Wis.) Open
• Co-Conference MVP

2020-22 (at Iowa Lakes)

• Two-time NJCAA All-American
• 2022 NJCAA Runner-Up

Who just lost to a 4x AA transfer 

Edited December 2, 2025 by Caveira

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

2 hours ago, 1032004 said:

Friend of Real Woods Diego Pavia is suing the NCAA arguing that JUCO years shouldn’t count towards NCAA eligibility.  The case is ongoing but while it is, for 2025-2026 the NCAA is allowing former JUCO athletes whose eligibility would have otherwise expired to have an additional year.

Cousin?

[ionel]

4 hours ago, 1032004 said:

Friend of Real Woods Diego Pavia is suing the NCAA arguing that JUCO years shouldn’t count towards NCAA eligibility.  The case is ongoing but while it is, for 2025-2026 the NCAA is allowing former JUCO athletes whose eligibility would have otherwise expired to have an additional year.

Is it true the next exemption(s) will be for any/all the years your major is "undeclared" at a D1 university?  

[BarSeries]

 

[flyingcement]

Just now, BarSeries said:

 

[ionel]

9 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

Was expecting from Manning regarding AJ not Tom regarding Endene.  

[flyingcement]

Just now, ionel said:

Was expecting from Manning regarding AJ not Tom regarding Endene.  

Precisely