jackwebster Posted February 27 Posted February 27 (edited) Like the rest of kids who started wrestling pre-internet, my exposure to elite wrestlers was limited. We hit a few home duals and both Bedlams every year. And, of course, we saw the heavily edited NCAA finals, Olympics, and what have you. Some of the local hs coaches were former DI greats: Bobby Stites and Ernie (edit) Jones are the two I best remember. The limited exposure gave me a misimpression of what a college wrestler looked like: fireplugs. I was long and skinny and had this sense that I would always be at a competitive disadvantage. I remember seeing Kolat in person for the first time after years of seeing him in magazines and on posters and thinking, "Ain't no way I can ever be that." Granted there were a few skinny guys -- JWS, Santoro -- but they seemed the exceptions to prove the rule. Today, with access to every match of every wrestler in DI, I finally see the truth of the cliche "Any body can wrestle," e.g. Forrest and Vega. So, who you got for your all-skinny team? Edited February 27 by jackwebster
11986 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 I was more the typical wrestler's build, was like 5'2 wrestling 105 one year and wrestled a kid who was like 5'8. Hit him twice in same tournament, beat him 2-1 and 3-1. couldn't do much with his length and leverage. some of my fave skinny college wrestlers include Mark Branch and more recently Tariq Wilson
BigRedFan Posted February 27 Posted February 27 From a Cornell fan perspective, the ultimate was Ben Darmstadt. He looked like he would be ripped apart by just about anyone on the mat, but his length allowed him to excel. It was funny to see him face Patrick Brucki. Joy and Ruiz are also very thin.
jackwebster Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 5 minutes ago, BigRedFan said: It was funny to see him face Patrick Brucki. Yeah, that is how I felt every match.
Jimmy Cinnabon Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Quentin Wright Cody Brewer freshman David Taylor
Grecojones Posted February 27 Posted February 27 I remember Derek Moore being pretty long and lean. Real mean on top!
PortaJohn Posted February 27 Posted February 27 2 hours ago, jackwebster said: So, who you got for your all-skinny team? International Free: Buvaisar Saitiev, John Smith NCAA's Folk: Wade Schalles, Rico Chiapperelli, Nick Simmons, Jayson Ness, Mark Branch I Don't Agree With What I Posted
Phantom Posted February 27 Posted February 27 (edited) Simmons x2, Zach Roberson, Vito, Jaggers, Derek Moore, Kendall Cross, Mitch Clark, Brinzer, David Morgan Edited February 27 by Phantom
jackwebster Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 23 minutes ago, Phantom said: Kendall Cross His arms and legs look skinny, but he is deceptively wide. ... like super broad shoulders. I think Diakomihalis might be the same.
1032004 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 The GOAT IMO is Evan Wick For this year (some of these guys probably aren’t that skinny but closest I could think of): 125 - Jett Strickenberger 133 - Jax Forrest 141 - Sergio Vega 149 - Jaxon Joy 157 - Vinny Zerban 165 - Joey Blaze 174 - Beau Mantanona 184 - James Conway 197 - Rocky Elam 285 - Ben Kueter
flyingcement Posted February 28 Posted February 28 Honorable mention for: Ethan Lizak Brevin Cassella
MichiganMade3 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 (edited) 4 hours ago, kschlosser said: 5'10 121 nick simmons, the east lansing strangler Crazy how he wrestled 125 and 133 in college his whole career being that tall he towered over his opponents one of the best ever not to win a National Title.... I think his Junior and Senior year he went into the Nationals undefeated and not scored on the entire regular season and the number one seed..he could never get by his arch nemesis Sam Hazwinkle.... but his senior year I'm pretty sure in the Big Ten championships he pinned Kyle Ott and then in the National semis he got upset by Colman Scott 4-3 on a very late takedown and then ended up taking third winning two straight matches 8-0 and 9-0 over Tyler McCormick and Matt Kelker RIP, but he definitely has one of the highest pin rates out of all college wrestlers...he pinned people like crazy. He was my era and same grade as me in high school in Michigan, him and his brother where all you heard about throughout Michigan high school wrestling at the time and then I remember he took his first ever loss at Senior Nationals when it was the main popular tournament before they started having all those other tournaments..It was basically the only tournament where big names across the country would wrestle each other and he lost to what's his name from New Jersey who won a national championship and then he beat Travis Lee for third Edited February 28 by MichiganMade3
MichiganMade3 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 (edited) then in 2006 Simmons I believe was undefeated going in the Nationals as well and pinned his first three opponents in the first period before losing in the semis 2-1 to Troy Nickerson.... then ended up wrestling for third and fourth and took fourth losing to Hazwinkle Edited February 28 by MichiganMade3
kschlosser Posted February 28 Posted February 28 (edited) 19 minutes ago, MichiganMade3 said: Simmons was upset in overtime in 2007 by TJ Enright from ohio state in a late season dual. He was undefeated and ranked number one at the time. Probably wouldn't remember if I wasn't there. checked brackets and Simmons was 34-1 entering NCAA as one seed Edited February 28 by kschlosser
jmoney Posted February 28 Posted February 28 22 minutes ago, Offthemat said: Hamiti Imagine if he wrestled four years for either Taylor or Sanderson !
Offthemat Posted February 28 Posted February 28 3 minutes ago, jmoney said: Imagine if he wrestled four years for either Taylor or Sanderson ! He’s working on that, now.
jmoney Posted February 28 Posted February 28 2 hours ago, Offthemat said: He’s working on that, now. wow, seems to be working- didn't realize he now is defeating Evan Wick!
peanut Posted February 28 Posted February 28 The ideal body type for wrestling is long arms and short legs. Whether you’re thick or thin is less important, IMO.
Anthony Severino New York Military Academy, New York Class of 2027 Committed to Army West Point Projected Weight: 141, 149
Zach Rehak Thomas Jefferson, Pennsylvania Class of 2027 Committed to Seton Hill Projected Weight: 125
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