O/U Freshman national finalists

[Truzzcat]

125: N/A 
133: Davino,Blaze,
141: vega
149: N/A
157: Robideau,Duke
165: Dee
174: N/A
184: Sinclair,Ferrari
197: N/A
285: N/A

I have 8 guys listed, as of this moment the weights with two guys I feel fairly confident that one of the two would make it so I will set the over under at 3.5 which would be 17.5% of all finalists being freshman which has to be a record I would think.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Ryder is also a freshman 

[Truzzcat]

2 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Ryder is also a freshman 

Hes either hurt or lost his mojo, he cannot create angles from his feet. Everything seems to be straight on and I do not think you can beat any of the top 3-4 guys at this weight if everything is coming from straight on.

[GV4444]

Great topic, especially after National Duals.  I would add Jaxon Joy at 149, mostly because 149 is not very deep.  Nininger is also good at 149.  

You knew Davino and Ferrari were contenders after their RS year.   Robideau has really impressed.  He looks like he would tech fall his high school senior version of himself from a year ago.

 

[1032004]

I think that’s a perfect over/under.  

I’m leaning under 

I’m thinking 2 from 133, 157, 184.  And one somewhere else.

 

Perusing wrestlestat some other names to watch:

133 Dillon Campbell VT (only loss is to Byrd 5-2), Larkin

149 Valencia

157 Millard (only loss is to Cannon)

197 Merrill, or Mirasola if Barr takes a medical

285 Hopke, Spencer Lanogsa of Navy who has already beaten two former bloodrounders 

[Ragu]

7 hours ago, 1032004 said:

I’m leaning under 

I’m thinking 2 from 133, 157, 184.  And one somewhere else

I think PJ or Robideau make it with both finalists at 184 being freshmen

[wrestlingfan22]

17 hours ago, Truzzcat said:

125: N/A 
133: Davino,Blaze,
141: vega
149: N/A
157: Robideau,Duke
165: Dee
174: N/A
184: Sinclair,Ferrari
197: N/A
285: N/A

I have 8 guys listed, as of this moment the weights with two guys I feel fairly confident that one of the two would make it so I will set the over under at 3.5 which would be 17.5% of all finalists being freshman which has to be a record I would think.

Is Kaleb Larkin technically a freshman still (if last year was a medical)? Because I think he may make finals at 149. 

133, you can maybe add Jax to the mix now?

[Truzzcat]

2 hours ago, wrestlingfan22 said:

Is Kaleb Larkin technically a freshman still (if last year was a medical)? Because I think he may make finals at 149. 

133, you can maybe add Jax to the mix now?

He graduated high school in 2022? I cannot in good conscience consider him a freshman although he may be by technicality. Jax is 1000% in the mix if he goes I am still trying to rationalize why okst wants to do that this year though unless Jax just really wants to do it.

I think even if they max out and put 125,133,141,157,165 in the finals its till an up hill battle to catch PSU.

[Spencerlee]

19 hours ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Ryder is also a freshman 

So?

[wrestlingfan22]

4 hours ago, Truzzcat said:

He graduated high school in 2022? I cannot in good conscience consider him a freshman although he may be by technicality. Jax is 1000% in the mix if he goes I am still trying to rationalize why okst wants to do that this year though unless Jax just really wants to do it.

I think even if they max out and put 125,133,141,157,165 in the finals its till an up hill battle to catch PSU.

Yeah, I think it would be a little silly to call him a freshman, but I was just going off technical eligibility. 

I think the idea with Jax is that he is good enough to win it all right now, and he can always RS down the line if they want to target a specific year to take out PSU