Next great PSU heavyweight?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Kerk was very good for Penn State, and had he not been injured, would have likely made the finals again this past year.

Penn State has the Mirasola Bros now, who are both smallish for the weight.  I believe the bigger one is around 215 pounds on a good day.  And I see Elijah Brown just committed at HWT for the class of 2026, but he's a top 100 recruit only.

Who is the next great PSU heavyweight?  Is he on the roster already?

[okokzach]

If he hadn't been injured he likely would've placed 3rd. Two weeks prior he was fully healthy at Big 10s and got mauled by Gable 

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

41 minutes ago, okokzach said:

If he hadn't been injured he likely would've placed 3rd. Two weeks prior he was fully healthy at Big 10s and got mauled by Gable 

I think he could have beaten Hendrickson and made the finals

[Winners Circle]

50 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

I think he could have beaten Hendrickson and made the finals

The same Hendrickson that beat Gable, who Kerk lost to 10-3 two weeks prior?

[ionel]

The Focus will be looking for a new home next years.  Splits, birds and dodgeball ... a great combo.  

[NM1965]

2 hours ago, okokzach said:

If he hadn't been injured he likely would've placed 3rd. Two weeks prior he was fully healthy at Big 10s and got mauled by Gable 

Maybe. But who is to say Pindrickson would've have broken through and finally beaten Kerk? Hendrickson had a fantastic season and he was on a roll by the time NCAAs hit. 

[NM1965]

1 hour ago, Winners Circle said:

The same Hendrickson that beat Gable, who Kerk lost to 10-3 two weeks prior?

The real question is this: was Gable REALLY 7 points better than Kerk, or had he gotten into Kerk's head so thoroughly that Kerk just wilted against him? I find it hard to believe an NCAA champ (and Kerk did win a title) at HWT would lose to another guy by 7 points, HWT being the home of stallfests and shit. On the other hand, neither Kerk nor Gable was a typical HWT. 

[okokzach]

2 hours ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

I think he could have beaten Hendrickson and made the finals

[Spencerlee]

1 hour ago, NM1965 said:

The real question is this: was Gable REALLY 7 points better than Kerk, 

Yes

[flyingcement]

He is on the roster already.  The answer is Mitchell Mesenbrink.  He just needs a couple cows from Kasaks farm

[MPhillips]

1 hour ago, NM1965 said:

The real question is this: was Gable REALLY 7 points better than Kerk

All day...

[bnwtwg]

3 hours ago, NM1965 said:

The real question is this: was Gable REALLY 7 points better than Kerk

Gable always toyed with Kerk and let him stay close. I think he respected what Kerk brings to the table, but he was always able to score whenever he chose to.

[Winners Circle]

15 hours ago, NM1965 said:

The real question is this: was Gable REALLY 7 points better than Kerk, or had he gotten into Kerk's head so thoroughly that Kerk just wilted against him? I find it hard to believe an NCAA champ (and Kerk did win a title) at HWT would lose to another guy by 7 points, HWT being the home of stallfests and shit. On the other hand, neither Kerk nor Gable was a typical HWT. 

Probably more than 7 honestly. 

[Nak21]

Personally I think a healthy Kerk beats Wyatt in the semis but still loses to Steveson in the finals. It went another way obviously and made for an amazing end to the tourney. Wow! That was a match.

Elijah Brown was an intriguing late addition to the class. He won PIAA 215 last year and I think he won Fargo this past year?? What I like the most about him is he’s apparently 6’4”. So a big frame to add weight to be a college heavy. Maybe PSUs next Kerry McCoy?? One can hope or dread depending on fandom.
 

The larger Mirasola - I still can’t remember which is which and I’m too lazy to look right now - he’s added some weight but he’s still gonna be a small heavy. And I don’t think he has the frame to really add a ton of weight over his next 3-4 yr career. Small heavies have had success at NCAAs so we shall see.