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We're coming down the home stretch of the collegiate wrestling season and have a full schedule of DI duals this week. A total of 53 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). All times listed are Eastern. Thursday, February 1: The Citadel at Chattanooga 5:00 PM Clarion at Lock Haven 7:00 PM PSAC Digital Network South Dakota State at Wyoming 8:00 PM FloWrestling Friday, February 2: Columbia at Cornell 6:30 PM ESPN+ Ohio State at Penn State 6:30 PM Big Ten Network Appalachian State at Campbell 7:00 PM UFC FightPass Bellarmine at Davidson 7:00 PM FloWrestling Pittsburgh at Duke 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Virginia Tech at Virginia 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra Lock Haven at Navy 7:30 PM Navy Athletics YouTube LIU at Franklin & Marshall 8:00 PM Centennial Conference Digital Network Michigan State at Illinois 8:00 PM B1G+ West Virginia at Iowa State 8:00 PM ESPN+ Maryland at Minnesota 8:00 PM B1G+ Arizona State at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM ESPN+ North Dakota State at Utah Valley 8:00 PM GoUVU YouTube Northwestern at Wisconsin 8:00 PM B1G+ Iowa at Michigan 8:30 PM Big Ten Network North Carolina at NC State 8:30 PM ACC Network Saturday, February 3: Binghamton, Cleveland State, Edinboro, Hofstra at Edinboro Open 9:00 AM Lindenwood at Missouri Valley Open 10:00 AM Chattanooga at Gardner-Webb 12:00 PM ESPN+ Princeton at Harvard 12:00 PM ESPN+ Sacred Heart at Bloomsburg 1:00 PM PSAC Digital Network Penn at Brown 1:00 PM ESPN+ Northern Illinois at Buffalo 1:00 PM ESPN+ Cal Poly at Little Rock 1:00 PM Little Rock Sports Network Rider at Drexel 2:00 PM FloWrestling VMI at Presbyterian 2:00 PM California Baptist at Air Force 3:00 PM FloWrestling Kent State at Bloomsburg 3:00 PM PSAC Digital Network Bucknell at Navy 7:30 PM ESPN+ South Dakota State at Utah Valley 8:00 PM GoUVU YouTube Sunday, February 4: Bellarmine, SIU Edwardsville at Greyhound Open (Indianapolis) 10:00 AM Drexel vs. Morgan State at American 11:00 AM ESPN+ Penn at Harvard 12:00 PM ESPN+ Michigan State at Indiana 12:00 PM Big Ten Network Drexel at American 1:00 PM ESPN+ Princeton at Brown 1:00 PM Bucknell at Columbia 1:00 PM ESPN+ Rider at George Mason 1:00 PM ESPN+ Wisconsin at Purdue 1:00 PM B1G+ Ohio State at Rutgers 1:00 PM B1G+ VMI at Appalachian State 2:00 PM AppState Sports YouTube Lehigh at Army West Point 2:00 PM Army WP Athletics YouTube Gardner-Webb at Campbell 2:00 PM Campbell Mall Ohio at Central Michigan 2:00 PM ESPN+ Northwestern at Minnesota 2:00 PM Big Ten Network Oklahoma State at Missouri 2:00 PM FloWrestling Bellarmine at The Citadel 2:00 PM ESPN+ Morgan State at American 3:00 PM ESPN+ Oregon State at Arizona State 3:00 PM Pac-12 Oregon Illinois at Nebraska 3:00 PM B1G+ West Virginia at Northern Iowa 3:00 PM FloWrestling North Dakota State at Wyoming 3:00 PM FloWrestling CSU Bakersfield at Stanford 7:00 PM Pac-12 Stanford2 points -
Thursday’s Dual Results The Citadel 21 Chattanooga 15 125 - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) maj Malik Hardy (The Citadel) 8-0 133 - Blake Boarman (Chattanooga) maj George Rosas (The Citadel) 9-1 141 - Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) maj Jacob Silka (The Citadel) 13-4 149 - Jeffrey Boyd (The Citadel) maj Matthew Williams (Chattanooga) 18-4 157 - Hayden Watson (The Citadel) dec Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) 7-4 165 - Ben Haubert (The Citadel) maj Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) 10-2 174 - Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) dec Brodie Porter (The Citadel) 8-6 184 - Adam Ortega (The Citadel) dec Ryan Stein (Chattanooga) 8-1 197 - Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) maj David Harper (Chattanooga) 20-11 285 - Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) dec Kaleb Snodgrass (Chattanooga) 4-1SV Lock Haven 25 Clarion 16 125 - Joey Fischer (Clarion) dec Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) 9-6 133 - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) maj TJ England (Clarion) 9-1 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) maj Ryan Sullivan (Clarion) 14-4 149 - Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) fall Kyle Schickel (Clarion) 1:34 157 - Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) dec Connor Eck (Lock Haven) 9-6SV 165 - Eli Brinsky (Clarion) dec Eric Alderfer (Lock Haven) 2-1 174 - Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) dec John Worthing (Clarion) InjDef 184 - Cameron Pine (Clarion) maj Cael Black (Lock Haven) 17-5 197 - Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) tech Brett Wittmann (Clarion) 18-2 285 - John Meyers (Clarion) dec Ethan Miller (Lock Haven) 7-4 South Dakota State 33 Wyoming 3 125 - Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) dec Jore Volk (Wyoming) 2-1 133 - Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) dec Cooper Birdwell (Wyoming) 5-3 141 - Cole Brooks (Wyoming) dec Caleb Gross (South Dakota State) 9-4 149 - Alek Martin (South Dakota State) maj Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) 12-2 157 - Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) dec Sloan Swan (Wyoming) 7-2 165 - Tanner Cook (South Dakota State) dec Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) 4-1SV 174 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) maj Quayin Short (Wyoming) 15-3 184 - Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) maj Ethan Ducca (Wyoming) 12-2 197 - Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) fall Tyce Raddon (Wyoming) 1:23 285 - Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) dec Bradley Moore (Wyoming) 8-41 point -
You hear it all the time, the Big Ten dual meet season is brutal. The amount of top talent in this conference is on full display every week and last weekend was no different. However, as we recap what we saw, we can’t wait to get to Friday for Iowa vs Michigan in a battle between two of the best teams in the country. Tough week for Wisconsin It hasn’t been the easiest time for Wisconsin as they got their Big Ten dual meet season started with three straight losses. Losses to Ohio State (27-15), Michigan State (22-15), and Nebraska (28-9) have the Badgers currently sitting at 0-3 in the conference with duals against Northwestern and Purdue coming up this weekend. Of note, Dean Hamiti has been back down to 165 since the start of the new year and has claimed three straight ranked wins. In addition, Eric Barnett has maintained his consistency with three straight wins through the Big Ten dual grind at 125, which has been the most up-and-down weight class of the year. Hawkeyes Win 18 of 20 in Trip to Illinois Talk about a dominating road trip. Iowa faced off against Illinois and Northwestern last week and dominated by a combined score of 82-6. The six points came from two losses in their dual against Illinois, before they went on to shutout Northwestern a few days later. We also got our second Ben Kueter sighting as well. The true freshman took the mat against Jack Jessen and picked up a 45-second fall to cap off the shutout win in Evanston. This weekend the Hawks have a huge matchup as they head to Ann Arbor to take on Michigan on Friday. Young Buckeyes come through at home Ohio State hosted Michigan on Friday night in front of a raucous home crowd. The momentum in the dual started in favor of the Wolverines as they got bonus point wins at 125 and 133 in ranked matchups. Michigan forfeited at 141 as a result of Sergio Lemley not passing the skin inspection, which was a bummer for those looking forward to that match with Jesse Mendez. They continued with another win at 149 and an OT win at 157 to take control of the dual… or so they thought. Michigan was favored in most of the last matches, but credit to the Buckeyes for not backing down. They got upset wins at 184 with Ryder Rogotzke getting a tech fall over Jaden Bullock, and eventually the dual came down to Heavyweight. Nick Feldman showed that he is as advertised, and got the win over then-fourth-ranked Lucas Davison. That was enough for the Buckeyes to continue to have their bragging rights for another season with the hard-fought 20-19 win in Columbus. Up next for Michigan is hosting Iowa this Friday in Ann Arbor, with Ohio State traveling to Penn State Friday night as well. It’s called the Hoosier state The state of Indiana was up for grabs Saturday with the dual between Indiana and Purdue, and Indiana was ready to rock. Matt Ramos started the dual off quickly with a win for the Boilermakers, but it was a string of Indiana wins after that. 133 through 157 was all Indiana, with Brayton Lee getting a 4-2 win over Purdue’s stud freshman Joey Blaze. In the end, Purdue only got three wins (125, 165, and 197), which is generally not enough to win a dual meet. Roman Rogotzke, brother of the aforementioned Rogotzke of Ohio State, got a nice win at 184 in overtime against James Rowley to essentially seal the dual. Indiana has been wrestling very well this season, and has shown some real consistency throughout their lineup. Indiana hosts Michigan State on Sunday afternoon, and Purdue will host Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon as well. Spartans use bonus points to upset the Badgers There was a theme in Friday night's dual against the Badgers. It was High School Night for Michigan State, and it’s always great to get a win at home with some potential future Spartans in attendance. The match results were split five to five, but Michigan State held Wisconsin to five decisions, where MSU was able to get bonus points at 157, 197, and 285, two of those being falls (157 and 285). Even with the bonus points, Michigan State needed some clutch wins from Layne Malczewski at 184, getting the win over then 16th-ranked Shane Liegel, and Kael Wisler got the major decision over Josh Otto at 197. Up next for the Spartans is a trip to Champaign, IL to take on Illinois on Friday night, followed by Indiana on Sunday afternoon. Wisconsin will be hosting Northwestern at home Friday night, and traveling to Purdue Sunday afternoon.1 point -
Virginia Head Coach Steve Garland talks about the state of his team and the adversity they've battled through during the first three months of the season. His team has had to frequently bump wrestlers up and down the lineup because of injuries. Last weekend, The Cavaliers got as healthy as they've been in months, went 2-0, and picked up their first ACC victory. Tomorrow they'll host #12 Virginia Tech in a marquee dual at John Paul Jones Arena. Garland talks about some key individual matches and the overall atmosphere of the event.1 point -
We are just about at the turning point where last season’s results and memories start to fade into the WrestleStat archives and the general wrestling community ramps up the interest and speculation of the upcoming season. And when it comes to Fantasy College Wrestling, drafters need to start thinking about who they want to pick in their 2024 draft. One way to do this is to look at the results of the 2023 season. The 2023 FCW Top-20 at each weight can give you a good idea of who the top Fantasy wrestlers in the country are. Seeing who returns, who leaves, who outplaced who, what teams made these lists more than others… all important information and data to digest. Of course, things can change quickly in college wrestling. Wrestlers can transfer, injuries can happen, and new stars can emerge. But the 2023 FCW Top-20 is a good starting point for your fantasy draft preparation, as you will see some (many, actually) repeat names from the 2022 Top-20 articles and even 2021 Top-20 articles. Take for instance: Pat Glory (PRIN), Yianni Diakomihalis (COR), Keegan O’Toole (MIZZ), and Carter Starocci (PSU). That championship group scored 223 Fpts in the 2023 season. How about these names though: Caleb Smith (APP), McKenzie Bell (RID), Evan Barczak (DREX), and Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU). That group scored 313 Fpts, and none were All-Americans. As you look at the list, keep in mind that not all of the top performers are household names. Some of the wrestlers who scored the most points in 2023 were not All-Americans. This is just one of the things that makes fantasy sports so exciting and unpredictable. So start your draft preparation today by taking a look at the 2023 FCW Top-20. You might just find some hidden gems that can help you win your league in 2024. To compile these lists, we used standard WrestleStat Fantasy College Wrestling Data & Scoring. Just a reminder of how points were tallied in WrestleStat leagues: 1) The scoring used was Standard Team Scoring across all competitions (+3 for a win by decision, -4 for a loss by Major, etc) 2) Scoring only counted against D1 competition 3) Wins via Forfeits (FFT) would count as +6 towards a wrestler's point total 4) Wins or Losses by Medical Forfeit (MFF) did not count as + or - towards a wrestler's point total 5) Points were only accumulated during the regular season Notes: Every year, one weight seems to outshine the rest when it comes to Fantasy. This season, that weight was saved for the heaviest of weights. The race for king of the weight class, and what turned out to be the #1 Overall Ranking of the 2023 season, came down to the last day of competition. Mason Parris and Wyatt Hendrickson entered the last week of competition separated by four Fpts (Parris with 112 and Hendrickson with 108). All Parris had to do was win and he would be crowned the #1 Fantasy Wrestler of the year. Hendrickson would need to win by pin or tech and have Parris either not wrestle or lose. Hendrickson did his part by pinning Northern Colorado’s Xavier Doolin, but Parris also did his own part and won by major and thus is your #1 Fantasy Wrestler of 2023. Grady Greiss followed up his 2022 showing with another Top-3 finish, besting his 2022 score by 20 Fpts. SIUE’s Colton McKiernan makes his first Top-20, in fact making it as #5, with his best fantasy season in the past four years. The same goes for Duke’s Jonah Niesenbaum who eeks into the Top-10. And speaking of best fantasy years, it may surprise you that the 2023 version of Anthony Cassioppi was his best (2022 was #18, 2021 was #23, and 2020 was #12). Of his 19 matches, 10 were won by pin and one by DQ which helped boost him up the ranks to #4. Falling on the opposite end would be Greg Kerkvliet, who comes in just outside the Top-10 as opposed to his 2022 finish of #4 with just about the same number of matches wrestled. The 285 weight class had six wrestlers in the Overall Fantasy Ranks within the Top-20. No other weight had more than two in the Top-20. Who Missed The Cut: The only All-American to miss the cut was Trent Hillger, finishing at #34 with 24 Fpts. Six losses during the regular season, including one by pin, will do that. Boone McDermott (RUT) fell just under the Top-20 threshold, accumulating 37 Fpts in his 19 matches in the regular season. He edged out Ohio State’s Michael Misita by one Fpt who finished as the #22 fantasy wrestler at 285. Cal Poly’s Trevor Tinker tied Binghamton’s Cory Day on Fpts, with Tinker gaining the edge in PPM (1.6 to 1.4, respectively). They finished #23 and #24 in the 285 fantasy ranks. In the battle of True Freshmen redshirts, Harley Andrews (NEB) and Chase Horne (NCST) wrestled the same number of matches, with Andrews getting the better rank by one Fpt to finish #25. Other notables to miss the cut include Tate Orndorff (OHST) at #26 with 32 Fpts, Zachary Knighton-Ward (HOF) at #30 with 26 Fpts, Konnor Doucet (OKST) at #35, Ben Goldin (PENN) at #40 with 20 Fpts, and Dayton Pitzer (PITT) at #45 with 17 Fpts (in 10 matches). Don't see your favorite wrestler on the list? Let me know @FantasyD1Wrestl for the full stats. Previous 2023 Top-20 Articles: Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 125 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 133 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 141 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 149 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 157 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 165 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 174 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 184 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 1971 point -
We are just about at the turning point where last season’s results and memories start to fade into the WrestleStat archives and the general wrestling community ramps up the interest and speculation of the upcoming season. And when it comes to Fantasy College Wrestling, drafters need to start thinking about who they want to pick in their 2024 draft. One way to do this is to look at the results of the 2023 season. The 2023 FCW Top-20 at each weight can give you a good idea of who the top Fantasy wrestlers in the country are. Seeing who returns, who leaves, who outplaced who, what teams made these lists more than others… all important information and data to digest. Of course, things can change quickly in college wrestling. Wrestlers can transfer, injuries can happen, and new stars can emerge. But the 2023 FCW Top-20 is a good starting point for your fantasy draft preparation, as you will see some (many, actually) repeat names from the 2022 Top-20 articles and even 2021 Top-20 articles. Take for instance: Pat Glory (PRIN), Yianni Diakomihalis (COR), Keegan O’Toole (MIZZ), and Carter Starocci (PSU). That championship group scored 223 Fpts in the 2023 season. How about these names though: Caleb Smith (APP), McKenzie Bell (RID), Evan Barczak (DREX), and Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU). That group scored 313 Fpts, and none were All-Americans. As you look at the list, keep in mind that not all of the top performers are household names. Some of the wrestlers who scored the most points in 2023 were not All-Americans. This is just one of the things that makes fantasy sports so exciting and unpredictable. So start your draft preparation today by taking a look at the 2023 FCW Top-20. You might just find some hidden gems that can help you win your league in 2024. To compile these lists, we used standard WrestleStat Fantasy College Wrestling Data & Scoring. Just a reminder of how points were tallied in WrestleStat leagues: 1) The scoring used was Standard Team Scoring across all competitions (+3 for a win by decision, -4 for a loss by Major, etc) 2) Scoring only counted against D1 competition 3) Wins via Forfeits (FFT) would count as +6 towards a wrestler's point total 4) Wins or Losses by Medical Forfeit (MFF) did not count as + or - towards a wrestler's point total 5) Points were only accumulated during the regular season Notes: Two Dragons bookend the Top-20 with Evan Barczak taking the top spot by a nine-point gap. This is the second time Barczak has made the Top-20, last year coming in at #15 with only 45 Fpts. In 2023, he used his career-best 55.6% regular season bonus rate to become the #13 overall Fantasy Wrestler of the season. Second place Izzak Olejnik and third place Peyton Hall, however, are different stories. Both are three-time Top-10 Fantasy Wrestlers at 165, and both had their best finish in 2023. Previously Olejnik had been #7 in 2022 and #4 in 2021, while Hall was #4 in 2022 and #9 in 2021. Another Top-10 staple in the FCW ranks is Princeton’s Quincy Monday. He was one point behind Peyton Hall for third, and only had one loss during the regular season (to Julian Ramirez, #11 on this Top-20). You can do the math on that one. In 2022, Dean Hamiti wrestled 21 regular season matches and finished with 93 Fpts (#1 at 165 and the #3 overall Fantasy Wrestler in 2022). He also had a PPM of 4.4. This season, he wrestled 21 matches again, but finished with 68 Fpts which was good for #7 at 165 this past season. His PPM also dropped to 3.2. Several factors here, with a drop in pins (eight in 2022 and three in 2023), a slight drop in techs (four in 2022 and three in 2023), and two additional losses than his 2022 self. Gardner Webb’s Roderick Mosley started the season going 5-4 against D1 competition, which was all in the month of November. As of December till the end of the season, Mosley went 18-1 and six of those wins were via bonus. The lowest ranked NCAA Champion across all weights to make it into a Top-20 was Keegan O’Toole coming in at #17 (there was one 2023 National Champ that did not make it into the Top-20 at their weight… more on that in a few articles later). It’s surprising, because last season as a True Freshman he finished at #3 with only 17 matches and a PPM of 4.6 (which was tied for 3rd out of any other wrestler in any other Top-20 in 2022). This past season he had an ADP of 4.84 (Average #3 overall) and had a PPM of 4.1, the best of anyone in the 165 Top-20, but with only 13 matches. Four more matches with wins by Major, he would have been #7. O’Toole tied Clarion’s Cameron Pine with 53 Fpts (who had 18 more matches than O’Toole), but a 1.7 PPM which was tied for the lowest in the 165 Top-20. Six losses will do that. Patrick Kennedy and Alex Facundo had very similar seasons: both had 18 matches, Kennedy had a PPM of 3.1 and Facundo 2.9, but Kennedy finished 3 Fpts higher and can be directly related to their match on January 27, 2023. That’s fantasy wrestling, one result is the difference between 15th and 19th place. Who Missed The Cut: The only 165 AA to not make the Top-20 was Cam Amine (MICH), who only had 12 matches in the regular season amounting to 32 Fpts. He finishes as #30 for the 2023 Fantasy season. The #21, #22, AND #23 wrestlers all wrestled 21 regular season matches, but Justin McCoy (UVA) gets the “first man out” nametag over #22 Joshua Ogunsanya (COL) and #23 Brevin Cassella. They finished with 48 Fpts, 44 Fpts, and 42 Fpts respectively. Danny Braunagel (ILL) started the season going 13-3 in qualifying Fantasy scoring matches. After that (after Midlands), Braunagel went 3-5 for a net -6 Fpts, which sunk him to #28 with 35 Fpts. At the beginning of the season, Ohio State had a surprising wrestle-off result at 165 lbs, where Bryce Hepner challenged Carson Kharchla’s place in the Buckeyes lineup. While Kharchla was solid and a bloodrounder, he only wrestled in 12 countable matches and two of those were losses by Pin (-12 Fpts). Placing 47th in the 165 ranks, he finished with 15 Fpts. His counterpart, Hepner, wrestled six matches and accumulated 12 Fpts (good for 52nd). Other notables include Cameron Steed (MIZZ) with 37 Fpts at #26, Braxton Lewis (VMI) at #29 with 33 Fpts in 33 matches, Austin Yant (UNI) with 31 Fpts at #32, and Tyler Swiderski (ISU) coming in at #50 with 13 Fpts. Don't see your favorite wrestler on the list? Let me know @FantasyD1Wrestl for the full stats. Previous 2023 Top-20 Articles: Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 125 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 133 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 141 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 149 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 1571 point -
We are just about at the turning point where last season’s results and memories start to fade into the WrestleStat archives and the general wrestling community ramps up the interest and speculation of the upcoming season. And when it comes to Fantasy College Wrestling, drafters need to start thinking about who they want to pick in their 2024 draft. One way to do this is to look at the results of the 2023 season. The 2023 FCW Top-20 at each weight can give you a good idea of who the top Fantasy wrestlers in the country are. Seeing who returns, who leaves, who outplaced who, what teams made these lists more than others… all important information and data to digest. Of course, things can change quickly in college wrestling. Wrestlers can transfer, injuries can happen, and new stars can emerge. But the 2023 FCW Top-20 is a good starting point for your fantasy draft preparation, as you will see some (many, actually) repeat names from the 2022 Top-20 articles and even 2021 Top-20 articles. Take for instance: Pat Glory (PRIN), Yianni Diakomihalis (COR), Keegan O’Toole (MIZZ), and Carter Starocci (PSU). That championship group scored 223 Fpts in the 2023 season. How about these names though: Caleb Smith (APP), McKenzie Bell (RID), Evan Barczak (DREX), and Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU). That group scored 313 Fpts, and none were All-Americans. As you look at the list, keep in mind that not all of the top performers are household names. Some of the wrestlers who scored the most points in 2023 were not All-Americans. This is just one of the things that makes fantasy sports so exciting and unpredictable. So start your draft preparation today by taking a look at the 2023 FCW Top-20. You might just find some hidden gems that can help you win your league in 2024. To compile these lists, we used standard WrestleStat Fantasy College Wrestling Data & Scoring. Just a reminder of how points were tallied in WrestleStat leagues: 1) The scoring used was Standard Team Scoring across all competitions (+3 for a win by decision, -4 for a loss by Major, etc) 2) Scoring only counted against D1 competition 3) Wins via Forfeits (FFT) would count as +6 towards a wrestler's point total 4) Wins or Losses by Medical Forfeit (MFF) did not count as + or - towards a wrestler's point total 5) Points were only accumulated during the regular season Notes: In 2022, Peyton Robb went down a weight and seemed to jump a level. In Fantasy though, it only amounted to a finish at #63. This past season? He’s your top 157 Fantasy Wrestler with 94 Fpts and a 4.1 PPM (in 23 matches). That’s the second-best PPM in the whole weight, only to bested by #3 Austin O’Connor on the 157 Fantasy ranks (4.6 ppm in 16 matches). Sandwiched between the top two wrestlers, Kendall Coleman started the season winning six of his first nine matches by bonus, and solidifying himself as the #2 with a pin in his final match of the regular season. Remember in the previous article I mentioned the Quaker switcheroo? The second part of that was Anthony Artalona who bumped up and finally made a Fantasy Top-20. Artalona was 5th with 65 Fpts, but had he completed his pin against Cobe Siebrecht (IOWA) instead of getting pinned, it would have been a 12-point swing and landed him as #3 instead. National Finalist Levi Haines and Stanford standout Daniel Cardenas were the only two true freshmen to make the Top-20, both wrestling 21 matches and almost identical PPMs (Haines with a 3 PPM and Cardenas 2.8 PPM). The difference looks to be that, despite both taking a loss, Haines had eight bonus matches against D1 competition to Cardenas’ four. Both had an ADP of over 118. The two non-starters of the Top-20 also had very similar seasons in that #12 Caleb Dowling (19-6 against D1 competition) and #20 Cole McComas (19-7 against D1 competition), but it was the extra loss by McComas and the almost 50% bonus rate by Dowling that was the difference in placement. Sometimes in Fantasy Wrestling, all that matters is getting the “W” on the bout sheet. That's what Peter Pappas did, wrestling 22 matches and only securing four bonus wins (one being a FFT to start the season). The transfer from Edinboro to George Mason hadn’t won more than 13 D1 wins in a regular season (2020), and this past season he had 18 along with his first qualification for Nationals. Josh Humphreys may have just made his first podium appearance at Nationals, but it’s not the first time he's made the Top20 in Fantasy Wrestling for a season. In 2022 he finished at #10 with 53 Fpts in 18 matches. This past season, he accumulated 47 Fpts in only 12 matches (due to injury) which got him to eek into the Top-20. He missed the full month of January, where Lehigh had six duals, and the way he was wrestling he could have gone 6-0 in those matches. An additional 18 Fpts would have landed him at #5. Who Missed The Cut: All-Americans Will Lewan (MICH) and Bryce Andonian (VT) not only met in the 7th place match at Nationals, but also met back-to-back in the fantasy rankings going #27 and #28. Lewan finished with 31 Fpts in 21 regular season matches while Andonian had 30 Fpts with only nine matches. #21 Jarrett Jacques (MIZZ) started the season with seven straight wins, with four of them being via tech. After that, however, Jacques only recorded one bonus win (a pin over Rider’s Jake Silverstein at the Scuffle) in his next 12 matches where he also had three losses. He finished with 45 Fpts. Kaden Gfeller (OKST) slots one spot back behind Jacques with 43 Fpts and the lowest bonus rate of his career (16.7% in the regular season and 10.3% for the entire season). The second-highest wrestler from Central Michigan in 2023 for Fantasy was Corbyn Munson at #23. He went 2-2 at the Michigan State Open to start the season (winning by major & tech and losing by tech & pin for a net -2 Fts, and a short streak at the Cleveland State Open, but where he jumped up the ranks was in the last stretch of the season (also known as “Dual Szn”), going 9-2. He finished with 37 Fts and four Fpts better than Wyoming’s Jacob Wright. Other notables include Tanner Peake (DAV) who finished with 32 Fpts, the same amount as Jacob Butler (formerly of OU) but with a 0.5 PPM better than Butler to get the #25 spot. #29 goes to Indiana’s Derek Gilcher with 30 Fpts, Jason Kraisser (ISU) edges out Cobe Siebrecht (IOWA) 29 to 27 Fpts to finish #31 and #32 respectively, and Paddy Gallagher (OHST) ends the 2023 fantasy season at #50 with 17 Fpts in 16 matches. Don't see your favorite wrestler on the list? Let me know @FantasyD1Wrestl for the full stats. Previous 2023 Top-20 Articles: Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 125 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 133 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 141 Top-20 Fantasy Wrestlers at 1491 point -
We are just about at the turning point where last season’s results and memories start to fade into the WrestleStat archives and the general wrestling community ramps up the interest and speculation of the upcoming season. And when it comes to Fantasy College Wrestling, drafters need to start thinking about who they want to pick in their 2024 draft. One way to do this is to look at the results of the 2023 season. The 2023 FCW Top-20 at each weight can give you a good idea of who the top Fantasy wrestlers in the country are. Seeing who returns, who leaves, who outplaced who, what teams made these lists more than others… all important information and data to digest. Of course, things can change quickly in college wrestling. Wrestlers can transfer, injuries can happen, and new stars can emerge. But the 2023 FCW Top-20 is a good starting point for your fantasy draft preparation, as you will see some (many, actually) repeat names from the 2022 Top-20 articles and even 2021 Top-20 articles. Take for instance: Pat Glory (PRIN), Yianni Diakomihalis (COR), Keegan O’Toole (MIZZ), and Carter Starocci (PSU). That championship group scored 223 Fpts in the 2023 season. How about these names though: Caleb Smith (APP), McKenzie Bell (RID), Evan Barczak (DREX), and Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU). That group scored 313 Fpts, and none were All-Americans. As you look at the list, keep in mind that not all of the top performers are household names. Some of the wrestlers who scored the most points in 2023 were not All-Americans. This is just one of the things that makes fantasy sports so exciting and unpredictable. So start your draft preparation today by taking a look at the 2023 FCW Top-20. You might just find some hidden gems that can help you win your league in 2024. To compile these lists, we used standard WrestleStat Fantasy College Wrestling Data & Scoring. Just a reminder of how points were tallied in WrestleStat leagues: 1) The scoring used was Standard Team Scoring across all competitions (+3 for a win by decision, -4 for a loss by Major, etc) 2) Scoring only counted against D1 competition 3) Wins via Forfeits (FFT) would count as +6 towards a wrestler's point total 4) Wins or Losses by Medical Forfeit (MFF) did not count as + or - towards a wrestler's point total 5) Points were only accumulated during the regular season 133 Notes: For the third season in a row, Daton Fix finishes as the #1 Fantasy Wrestler at 133. In the previous two seasons, he had claimed the top spot by the smallest of margins (by two Fpts in 2021 and one in 2022), but this season he was by far the best fantasy wrestler. He outscored #2 Michael McGee by 16 Fpts. His Average Draft Position (ADP) has increased each year as well, being ADP 16.52 in 2021, to ADP 8 in 2022, and this past season as ADP 5.31. A battle for 2nd place in Fpts was won by Michael McGee by one point over Lucas Byrd, despite McGee wrestling six less regular season matches. Both McGee and Byrd have been mainstays in the fantasy top-10, both improving their finishing spots year after year: Byrd finishing 6th in 2021, 5th in 2022, and 3rd this season and McGee finishing 10th in 2021, 4th in 2022, and 2nd this season. Neither had an ADP within the top 25 in any season since 2020. Two University of Penn wrestlers make the Top-10, with starter Michael Colaiocco finishing at #4 and Evan McGoualian at #10, just beating out Sam Latona by two Fpts. Another pair of teammates make the Top-20 from Campbell with back-and-forth starters Gabe Hixenbaugh (#9) and Domenic Zaccone (#15). Both had about the same number of matches, but Hixenbaugh made the most with his matches having a PPM almost one Fpt higher than Zaccone. Finishing almost identically in the #5 and #6 spots were Gable Strickland and Kurt Phipps, respectively. Both wrestled over 35 matches, both had nine regular-season losses, the same PPM (1.8), and just one Fpt separating them. The difference looks to be Strickland's slightly higher bonus rate. A model of fantasy consistency, Roman-Bravo Young has finished 8th this past season, 7th in 2022, 8th in 2021, and (you guessed it) 7th in 2020 in the Fantasy 133 rankings. Excluding the 2021 shortened COVID season, he's also finished with 13 regular season matches and 61 Fpts in 2023, 14 matches in 2022 and (you guessed it) 61 Fpts, and in 2020 had 18 matches with 66 Fpts. Just like how the finals played out, Vito Arujau narrowly beat RBY to finish 7th by one Fpt (though Arujau had four more matches wrestled). Might be crazy to say, but this is the first time he has finished in the Fantasy Top-20 at 133… mainly because he wrestled 125 in 2022 (where he finished 14th), and he wasn't enrolled for 2020 and 2021. With his last year of eligibility available (and confirmed he WILL be wrestling the 2024 season), I expect at least a repeat in Fpts production… at 133. Who Missed The Cut: It hurts me to type this, but Micky Phillippi fell just short of making the Top-20 by four Fpts. Had he won that tiebreaker dual against Kai Orine, he would have eeked in and finished 19th. Speaking of Orine, the All-American finished 34th due mainly to five losses, four losses by decisions and one by major, equalling -16 Fpts. Another fellow All-American Aaron Nagao, formerly of Minnesota, also fell outside the Top-20 as he only had three qualifying bonus wins and a loss by pin at the Southern Scuffle by Brayden Palmer. Nagao was the #26 Fantasy Wrestler at 133. Since we talked about teammates earlier, the two Lehigh teammates finished back-to-back at the #30 and #31 positions: Connor McGonagle (27Fpts) and Ryan Crookham (26 Fpts). True freshman Nic Bouzakis finished at #29 with 29 Fpts, while Chris Cannon claimed the same number of Fpts as Crookham, with almost double the amount of matches, but finished at #32 due to his PPM of 1.2 compared to Crookahm’s 2.4. Some other notables include Dylan Ragusin (MICH) at #24 with 35 Fpts, Chance Rich (CSUB) at #41 with 21 Fpts, and Rayvon Foley with 17 Fpts at #50. Don't see your favorite wrestler on the list? Let me know @FantasyD1Wrestl for the full stats.1 point -
The top point-scorer in fantasy wrestling for the 2022-23 season Mason Parris (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com) We are now a couple months out from when the final whistle in Tulsa signaled the conclusion of the 2023 NCAA season, and we took that time to dive into everything that came with the #FCW23 season. That, and just about everyone else’s “Year End Awards” articles are done. Like other major sports, the NBA in particular which just recently came out with their All-NBA 1st/2nd/3rd teams, we have a season-end tradition of awarding those wrestlers that showed up and stepped on the line with our annual All Fantasy Teams. Just a reminder of how points were tallied in WrestleStat Leagues: The scoring used was Standard Team Scoring across all competitions (+3 for a win by decision, -4 for a loss by Major, etc.) Scoring only counted against D1 competition Wins via Forfeits (FFT) Injury (INJ) would count as +6 towards a wrestler's point total. Wins or Losses by Medical Forfeit (MFF) did not count as + or - towards a wrestler's point total. Points were only accumulated only during the regular season. Compared to last season, this group of 36 wrestlers outscored their 2022 counterparts by 257 Fpts (2,979 Fpts this season compared to 2,722 in 2022). This year also outplaced 2022 with 25 All Americans: 2022 - 1st Place (2), 2nd Place (2), 3rd Place (4), 4th Place (2), 5th Place (2), 6th Place (2), 7th Place (0), 8th Place (2) = Total (16) 2023 - 1st Place (3), 2nd Place (5), 3rd Place (5), 4th Place (3), 5th Place (1), 6th Place (5), 7th Place (2), 8th Place (1) = Total (25) All Fantasy First Team 125: Anthony Noto (LHU)- 91 Fpts 133: Daton Fix (OKST)- 87 Fpts 141: Brock Hardy (NEB)- 90 Fpts 149: Jon Jon Millner (APP)- 108 Fpts 157: Peyton Robb (NEB)- 94 Fpts 165: Evan Barczak (DREX)- 85 Fpts 174: Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU)- 87 Fpts 184: Will Feldkamp (CLAR)- 82 Fpts 197: Tanner Sloan (SDSU)- 86 Fpts 285: Mason Parris (MICH)- 116 Fpts Floater 1: Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)- 114 Fpts [@ 285] Floater 2: Sammy Sasso (OHST)- 98 Fpts [@ 149] Like last season, the All Fantasy First Team only had one National Champion (Parris), and scored a total of 1,138. That shadows last year’s team by 119 Fpts! Three wrestlers in the 2024 First Team All Fantasy reached the 100 point club, with Hendrickson reaching it for the second consecutive season. Noto finds himself on his second consecutive All Fantasy First Team, while Daton Fix makes his third. Noto and Fix bested their previous season Fantasy Point totals by five and 11 Fpts, respectively. Hendrickson also makes his second straight Fantasy First Team, but this time as the first Floater. He too bested his score from 2022, by 10 points. Millner is technically the only wrestler not to wrestle at NCAAs in any of the three teams, but that was due to injury/infection so we won't count that against him. He was the #9 seed after winning the SoCon before withdrawing. Eligibility wise, this team had no true Freshmen make the list this year. Brock Hardy was the only Freshman (due to the COVID year) and two Sophomores, five Juniors, and three Seniors round out the team. Fun fact, of the Average Draft Position data for #FCW23 (which goes up to 221), he did not have an ADP to be within that 221. Same goes for 174 Tyler Stoltzfus. The #1 overall wrestler this season, Mason Parris, had his best bonus rate (full season, excluding the 2021 COVID year), which helped him eek out Fantasy Wrestler of the Year over Floater #1 Wyatt Hendrickson… and I guess helped in securing the Hodge Trophy too. All Fantasy Second Team 125: Matt Ramos (PUR)- 84 Fpts 133: Michael McGee (ASU)- 71 Fpts 141: Andrew Alirez (UNCO)- 88 Fpts 149: Ethen Miller (MD)- 74 Fpts 157: Kendall Coleman (PUR)- 81 Fpts 165: Izzak Olejnik (NIU)- 76 Fpts 174: Michael Labriola (NEB)- 82 Fpts 184: Trey Munoz (ORST)- 74 Fpts 197: Max Dean (PSU)- 78 Fpts 285: Grady Greiss (NAVY)- 90 Fpts Floater 1: Anthony Cassioppi (IOWA)- 82 Fpts [@ 285] Floater 2: Colton McKiernan (SIUE)- 82 Fpts [@ 285] Like the First Team, the All Fantasy Second team only had one Champion with Alirez at 141. This is the first time in the past four seasons that Alirez has been in the Top-10 at any weight for Fantasy, with his last highest placing in 2020 at 8th in the 149 weight class. Even though he only had three decisions and fell two Fpts behind the top spot at 141, he wrestled eight total less matches than Hardy and had the highest PPM in the weight class (4.4). Kendall Coleman put together his best season since his Redshirt Freshman campaign (coincidently he had the same record of 29-8). The difference this year? Having a better bonus rate of 33% compared to his 2020 rate of 21.6%. Even though he had a perfect regular season, and even though he had a regular season bonus rate over 50%, Michael Labirola finds himself just slightly behind Tyler Stolzfuz (LHU) on the First Team due solely for Stolzfus wrestling in 18 more matches. The two floater spots are occupied by two more heavyweights, which bring the total to five between the First and Second Teams. Grady Greiss makes his second consecutive Second Team as the 285 starter, The 2023 All Fantasy Second Team scored 962 total Fpts, which outscored the 2022 squad by 59 Fpts All Fantasy Third Team 125: Spencer Lee (IOWA)- 73 Fpts 133: Lucas Byrd (ILL)- 70 Fpts 141: Beau Bartlett (PSU)- 70 Fpts 149: Caleb Henson (VT)- 67 Fpts 157: Austin O’Connor (UNC)- 74 Fpts 165: Peyton Hall (WVU)- 74 Fpts 174: Chris Foca (COR)- 79 Fpts 184: Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- 72 Fpts 197: Ethan Laird (RID)- 75 Fpts 285: Taye Ghadiali (CAMP)- 80 Fpts Floater 1: Quincy Monday (PRIN)- 73 Fpts [@ 165] Floater 2: Caleb Smith (APP)- 72 Fpts [@ 125] Spencer Lee makes his first All Fantasy team in the past four years, with #3 at 125 being his highest placing, even though he’s held the #1 Overall ADP of in 2023, 2022, 2021, and #3 in 2020. The last time Lee was in the Top-10 of Fpts was in 2020 were he was #6. He was #16 in 2021 and #51 in 2022 (where he only wrestled at the Collegiate Duals in Destin, FL). Just like the other two teams this year, there was only one Champion on the All Fantasy Third Team with Austin O’Connor at 157. Caleb Smith just makes the cut as the last floater to make his second consecutive Third Team roster. He was the 2022 All Fantasy Third Team 125 rep a season ago. This group of 12 scored just 29 more Fpts than the 2022 Third Team squad (850 Fpts). ************************************ Be on the lookout for our upcoming articles of the Top-20 wrestlers of each weight from the #FCW23 season!1 point
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2022 NCAA Runner-Up Ridge Lovett (photo courtesy of SJanickiPhoto.com) Congratulations are in order, or maybe condolences depending on how last week went. You could be like me in one of my leagues, who started off with three straight losses and in Week 4 won by a score of 6 Fpts to 4 Fpts, to make it to the Championship Dual. You could also be like me in one of my leagues who lead the league in points and dual wins from Week 1 to Week 14, only to have one slip up in the Playoffs and now fighting for 3rd place. On the fantasy standings front, 285 Wyatt Hendrickson (AF) closed the gap to within 6 Fpts against 285 Mason Parris (MICH) who leads the overall standings with 112 Fpts. With both teams having one dual left, that means if Hendrickson pins (which he is projected to do), and Mason does not wrestle or win, then Hendrickson becomes your 2023 Fantasy Wrestler of the Year. If Mason Parris wrestles and wins, then he is crowned the Fantasy Champ. Helping put Hendrickson in this position was a strong week 15 with two pins (12 Fpts). But the Week 15 Fantasy Wrestler may not be a household name: 133 TJ England wrestled five matches and scored 14 Fpts to take the week. On to the FINAL week of the WrestleStat season: Week 16. The Last Chance Open could be your savior or the reason for your demise. Unfortunately, limited entry info is currently available, but there will still be time even after some teams lock on Thursday 2/16. Teams locking on Thursday at Noon include: Arizona State, CSU Bakersfield, Edinboro, Lock Haven, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. Have a question, concern, suggestions, or just want to chat about Fantasy Wrestling? Hit us up on Twitter or head over to the InterMat Forums where we have a Fantasy Wrestling dedicated Forum page! Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by tournament name first, then by school name* 125 Caleb Smith (APP)- Vs Campbell, Vs Presbyterian, Vs Davidson [+13] Braxton Brown (MD)- Vs Binghamton, @ Columbia [+6] Spencer Lee (IOWA)- Vs Oklahoma State [+5] Ethan Berginc (ARMY)- Vs Navy [+4] Diego Sotelo (HARV)- Vs Brown [+4] Jack Medley (MICH)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Ryan Miller (PENN)- Vs American [+4] Colton Camacho (PITT)- Vs Duke [+4] Blair Orr (CIT)- @ VMI [+3] Markel Baker (GMU)- @ Rider [+3] Jacob Moran (IND)- @ Chattanooga [+3] Tristan Lujan (MSU)- @ Central Michigan [+3] Stevo Poulin (UNCO)- Vs Air Force [+3] Blake West (NIU)- @ SIU-Edwardsville [+3] Brandon Kaylor (ORST)- @ Cal Poly [+3] Eric Barnett (WISC)- Vs UNI [+3] Eddie Ventresca (VT)- Vs Virginia [+3] 133 Daton Fix (OKST)- Vs Oklahoma, @ Iowa [+8] Michael McGee (ASU)- Vs CSU Bakersfield, @ Nebraska [+6] Hunter Adrian (BRWN)- @ Harvard, @ Sacred Heart [+6] Gable Strickland (LHU)- Vs Edinboro, Vs West Virginia [+6] Dylan Ragusin (MICH)- Vs Central Michigan [+5] Roman Bravo-Young (PSU)- Vs Clarion [+5] Michael Colaiocco (PENN)- Vs American [+5] Cole Rhone (BU)- Vs Edinboro [+4] Rayvon Foley (MSU)- @ Central Michigan [+4] Micky Phillippi (PITT)- Vs Duke [+4] Sam Latona (VT)- Vs Virginia [+4] Cody Phippen (AF)- @ Northern Colorado [+3] Kurt Phipps (BUCK)- Vs Princeton [+3] Domenic Zaccone (CAMP)- @ Appalachian State [+3] Vito Arujau (COR)- @ Ohio State [+3] Kai Orine (NCST) - @ North Carolina [+3] McGuire Midkiff (NDSU)- Vs South Dakota State [+3] Kyle Biscoglia (UNI)- @ Wisconsin [+3] Jason Shaner (ORST)- @ Cal Poly [+3] 141 McKenzie Bell (RID)- Vs George Mason, Ves Cleveland State, Vs Drexel [+9] Jordan Titus (WVU)- Vs Clarion, @ Lock Haven [+6] Andrew Alirez (UNCO)- Vs Air Force [+5] Justin Hoyle (HOF)- Vs California Baptist [+4] Carmen Ferrante (PENN)- Vs American [+4] Cole Matthews (PITT)- Vs Duke [+4] Josh Mason (BU)- Vs Edinboro [+3] Darren Miller (BUCK)- Vs Princeton [+3] Shannon Hanna (CAMP)- @ Appalachian State [+3] Matt Kazimir (COL)- Vs Maryland [+3] Joseph Cangro (HARV)- Vs Brown [+3] Real Woods (IOWA)- Vs Oklahoma State [+3] Jordan Hamdan (MSU)- @ Central Michigan [+3] Joshua Koderhandt (NAVY)- @ Army [+3] Brock Hardy (NEB)- Vs Arizona State [+3] Beau Bartlett (PSU)- Vs Clarion [+3] Clay Carlson (SDSU)- @ North Dakota State [+3] 149 Ridge Lovett (NEB)- Last Chance Open Jon Jon Millner (APP)- Vs Campbell, Vs Presbyterian, Vs Davidson [+14] Quinn Kinner (RID)- Vs George Mason, Vs Cleveland State, Vs Drexel [+9] Kyle Parco (ASU)- Vs CSU Bakersfield, @ Nebraska [+7] Ethen Miller (MD)- Vs Binghamton, @ Columbia [+7] Doug Zapf (PENN)- Vs American [+5] Shayne Van Ness (PSU)- Vs Clarion [+4] Trae McDaniel (ARMY)- Vs Navy [+3] Dylan Chappell (BUCK)- Vs Princeton [+3] Yianni Diakomihalis (COR)- @ Ohio State [+3] Alec Hagen (OHIO)- @ Buffalo [+3] Tyler Badgett (PITT)- Vs Duke [+3] Caleb Tyus (SIUE)- Vs Northern Illinois [+3] Jaden Abas (STAN)- @ Cal Poly [+3] Austin Gomez (WISC)- Vs UNI [+3] Caleb Henson (VT)- Vs Virginia [+3] 157 Tommy Askey (APP)- Vs Campbell, Vs Presbyterian, Vs Davidson [+12] Marcus Robinson (CSU)- @ Drexel, @ Rider [+6] Ashton Eyler (LHU)- Vs Edinboro, Vs West Virginia [+6] Levi Haines (PSU)- Vs Clarion [+5] Anthony Artalona (PENN)- Vs American [+4] Peyton Robb (NEB)- Vs Arizona State [+4] Bryce Andonian (VT)- Vs Virginia [+4] Peter Pappas (GMU)- @ Rider [+3] Derek Gilcher (IND)- @ Chattanooga [+3] Will Lewan (MICH)- Vs Central Michigan [+3] Chase Saldate (MSU)- @ Central Michigan [+3] Jared Franek (NDSU)- Vs South Dakota State [+3] 165 William Formato (APP)- Vs Campbell, Vs Presbyterian, Vs Davidson [+10] Evan Barczak (DREX)- @ Rider, Vs Cleveland State, Vs American [+9] Peyton Hall (WVU)- Vs Clarion, @ Lock Haven [+6] Quincy Monday (PRIN)- @ Bucknell [+5] Giano Petrucelli (AF)- @ Northern Colorado [+4] Frank Almaguer (CBU)- @ Hofstra [+4] Dean Hamiti (WISC)- Vs UNI [+4] Joshua Ogunsanya (COL)- Vs Maryland [+3] Matthew Singleton (NCST)- @ North Carolina [+3] Izzak Olejnik (NIU)- @ SIU-Edwardsville [+3] Matthew Olguin (ORST)- @ Cal Poly [+3] Alex Facundo (PSU)- Vs Clarion [+3] Holden Heller (PITT)- Vs Duke [+3] Shane Griffith (STAN)- @ Cal Poly [+3] Justin McCoy (UVA)- @ Virginia Tech [+3] 174 Elise Brown Ton (NEB)- Last Chance Open Michael O'Malley (DREX)- @ Rider, Vs Cleveland State, Vs American [+11] Will Miller (APP)- Vs Campbell, Vs Presbyterian, Vs Davidson [+9] Phil Conigliaro (HARV)- Vs Brown [+4] Michael Labriola (NEB)- Vs Arizona State [+4] Carter Starocci (PSU)- Vs Clarion [+4] Mekhi Lewis (VT)- Vs Virginia [+4] Clay Lautt (UNC)- Vs NC State [+3] Lance Runyon (UNI)- @ Wisconsin [+3] Luca Augustine (PITT)- Vs Duke [+3] Cade DeVos (SDSU)- @ North Dakota State [+3] Tyler Eischens (STAN)- @ Cal Poly [+3] 184 Brian Bonino (DREX)- @ Rider, Vs Cleveland State, Vs American [+9] Jacob Nolan (BING)- @ American, @ Maryland [+7] Layne Malczewski (MSU)- @ Central Michigan [+5] Caleb Hopkins (CAMP)- @ Appalachian State [+4] Matt Finesilver (MICH)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Trent Hidlay (NCST)- @ North Carolina [+4] Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- @ Wisconsin [+4] Kaleb Romero (OHST)- Vs Cornell [+4] Trey Munoz (ORST)- @ Cal Poly [+4] Aaron Brooks (PSU)- Vs Clarion [+4] Reece Heller (PITT)- Vs Duke [+4] Noah Blake (AF)- @ Northern Colorado [+3] Malachi Duvall (GMU)- @ Rider [+3] David Key (NAVY)- @ Army [+3] Lenny Pinto (NEB)- Vs Arizona State [+3] Aaron Olmos (ORST)- @ Cal Poly [+3] Hunter Bolen (VT)- Vs Virginia [+3] 197 Ethan Laird (RID)- Vs George Mason, Ves Cleveland State, Vs Drexel [+12] Jaxon Smith (MD)- Vs Binghamton, @ Columbia [+9] Mason Parris (MICH)- Vs Central Michigan [+5] Cam Caffey (MSU)- @ Central Michigan [+5] Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT)- Vs Duke [+5] Trey Rogers (HOF)- Vs California Baptist [+4] Silas Allred (NEB)- Vs Arizona State [+4] Max Dean (PSU)- Vs Clarion [+4] Luke Stout (PRIN)- @ Bucknell [+4] Jake Koser (NAVY)- @ Army [+3] Issac Trumble (NCST)- @ North Carolina [+3] Ben Goldin (PENN)- Vs American [+4] Braxton Amos (WISC)- Vs UNI [+3] 285 Harley Andrews (NEB)- Last Chance Open Cohlton Schultz (ASU)- Vs CSU Bakersfield, @ Nebraska [+10] Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)- @ Northern Colorado [+6] Issac Reid (LHU)- Vs Edinboro, Vs West Virginia [+6] Jaron Smith (MD)- Vs Binghamton, @ Columbia [+6] Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)- Vs Clarion [+5] Mason Fiscella (APP)- Vs Campbell, Vs Presbyterian, Vs Davidson [+4] Taye Ghadiali (CAMP)- @ Appalachian State [+4] Yaraslau Slavilkouski (HARV)- @ Brown [+4] Ryan Vasbinder (MSU)- @ Central Michigan [+4] Grady Griess (NAVY)- @ Army [+4] AJ Nevills (SDSU)- @ North Dakota State [+4] Zachary Knighton-Ward (HOF)- Vs California Baptist [+3] Anthony Cassioppi (IOWA)- Vs Oklahoma State [+3] Owen Trephan (NCST)- @ North Carolina [+3] Tate Orndorff (OHST)- Vs Cornell [+3] Colton McKiernan (SIUE)- Vs Northern Illinois [+3] Trent Hillger (WISC)- Vs UNI [+3] Hunter Catka (VT)- Vs Virginia [+3]1 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Lock Haven 174 lber Tyler Stoltzfus (photo courtesy of SJanickiPhoto.com) Week 14 had a pair of Lock Haven Eagles atop the weekly leaderboard with 174 Tyler Stoltzfus getting 27 Fpts in five matches and 157 Ashton Eyler getting 24 Fpts in six matches. While the weekly boost didn't do much in the way of overall standings for Eyler, it did propel Stoltzfus to the #4 overall fantasy spot, and only six behind 285 Wyatt Hendrickson in 2nd place. 285 Mason Parris still sits atop the overall standings (105 Fpts), but “only” winning by decision in Week 14 allowed Hendrickson to close the gap to within nine Fpts. On to Week 15: To quote Izzy Mandelbaum, “It’s Go Time.” You won't find any tournaments to bail you out, and good luck finding more than two duals per wrestler this week. It’s playoff time where the rubber hits the mat. We are now in the playoffs and depending on if you are in a carryover league or not, this may be the most important week of your fantasy season. Tournaments are basically non-existent, so hopefully you did some forecasting and picked up some wrestlers in week 14, 13, or 12 that would be stashed for just this week. Win and move on, now is not the time to play it safe. Have a question, concern, suggestions, or just want to chat about Fantasy Wrestling? Hit us up on Twitter or head over to the InterMat Forums where we have a Fantasy Wrestling dedicated Forum page! Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by tournament name first, then by school name* 125 Jeremiah Reno (LR)- @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs Ohio [+8] Jake Ferri (KENT)- @ Cleveland State, Vs Bloomsburg [+7] Drew West (GWU)- @ Chattanooga, @ Presbyterian [+6] Anthony Noto (LHU)- Vs George Mason, @ American [+6] Joey Prata (OU)- @ North Dakota State, @ South Dakota State [+6] Pat Glory (PRIN)- @ Penn, Vs Lehigh [+6] Matt Ramos (PUR)- @ Maryland, Vs Northwestern [+6] Nico Provo (STAN)- @ CSU Bakersfield, @ Oklahoma State [+6] Ethan Berginc (ARMY)- @ Drexel [+4] Brett Ungar (COR)- Vs Binghamton [+4] Spencer Lee (IOWA)- Vs Michigan [+4] Stevo Poulin (UNCO)- @ Utah Valley [+4] Sean Spidle (CMU)- @ Buffalo [+3] Tristan Lujan (MSU)- Vs Indiana [+3] ** if he wrestles Patrick McCormick (UVA)- Vs Duke [+3] Killian Cardinale (WVU)- Vs Air Force [+3] 133 Roman Bravo-Young (PSU)- @ Rutgers, Vs Maryland [+9] Daton Fix (OKST)- @ South Dakota State, Vs Stanford [+8] Michael Colaiocco (PENN)- Vs Princeton, @ Drexel [+8] Gable Strickland (LHU)- Vs George Mason, @ American [+7] Cody Phippen (AF)- @ West Virginia, @ American [+6] Cole Rhone (BU)- @ Cleveland State, @ Kent State [+6] Chance Rich (CSUB)- Vs Stanford, Vs California Baptist [+6] Dylan Ragusin (MICH)- @ Iowa, Vs Indiana [+6] Chris Cannon (NW)- @ Northern Illinois, @ Purdue [+6] Vito Arujau (COR)- Vs Binghamton [+5] Jace Koelzer (UNCO)- @ Utah Valley [+4] Jesse Mendez (OHST)- Vs Nebraska [+4] Sam Latona (VT)- @ North Carolina [+4] Ryan Franco (ARMY)- @ Drexel [+3] Lucas Byrd (ILL)- Vs Iowa State [+3] Aaron Nagao (MINN)- @ Wisconsin [+3] Jason Shaner (ORST)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Micky Phillippi (PITT)- @ NC State [+3] 141 Shannon Hanna (CAMP)- @ Bellarmine, @ Chattanooga [+7] Matt Kazimir (COL)- @ Harvard, @ Brown [+7] Zach Price (GWU)- @ Chattanooga, @ Presbyterian [+6] Brock Hardy (NEB)- @ Ohio State, Vs Rutgers [+6] Beau Bartlett (PSU)- @ Rutgers, Vs Maryland [+6] Carmen Ferrante (PENN)- Vs Princeton, @ Drexel [+6] Real Woods (IOWA)- Vs Michigan [+4] Andrew Alirez (UNCO)- @ Utah Valley [+4] Brian Courtney (UVA)- Vs Duke [+4] Cleveland Belton (ORST)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Jordan Titus (WVU)- Vs Air Force [+3] 149 Yahya Thomas (NW)- @ Northern Illinois, @ Purdue [+8] Jack Crook (HARV)- Vs Columbia, Vs Hofstra [+7] Paniro Johnson (ISU)- @ Northern Iowa, Vs Illinois [+7] Kody Komara (KENT)- @ Cleveland State, Vs Bloomsburg [+7] Shayne Van Ness (PSU)- @ Rutgers, Vs Maryland [+7] Doug Zapf (PENN)- Vs Princeton, @ Drexel [+7] Jaden Abas (STAN)- @ CSU Bakersfield, @ Oklahoma State [+7] Mitch Moore (OU)- @ North Dakota State, @ South Dakota State [+6] Quinn Kinner (RID)- @ Edinboro , @ Clarion [+6] Yianni Diakomihalis (COR)- Vs Binghamton [+5] Zac Cowan (BELL)- Vs The Citadel [+3] Johnny Lovett (CMU)- @ Buffalo [+3] Jackson Arrington (NCST)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] Chris Sandoval (UNCO)- @ Utah Valley [+3] Jarod Verkleeren (UVA)- Vs Duke [+3] Caleb Henson (VT)- @ North Carolina [+3] 157 Marcus Robinson (CSU)- Vs Kent State, Vs Bloomsburg [+8] Peyten Keller (OHIO)- @ SIU-Edwardsville, Vs Little Rock [+7] Cesar Alvan (COL)- @ Harvard, @ Brown [+6] Josh Humphreys (LEH)- @ Bucknell, @ Princeton [+6] Peyton Robb (NEB)- @ Ohio State, Vs Rutgers [+6] Kaden Gfeller (OKST)- @ South Dakota State, Vs Stanford [+6] Levi Haines (PSU)- @ Rutgers, Vs Maryland [+6] Anthony Artalona (PENN)- Vs Princeton, @ Drexel [+6] Ed Scott (NCST)- Vs Pittsburgh [+4] Selwyn Porter (CIT)- @ Bellarmine [+3] Cole Handlovic (COR)- Vs Binghamton [+4] Nathan Lukez (ARMY)- @ Drexel [+3] Corbyn Munson (CMU)- @ Buffalo [+3] Luke Kemerer (EDIN)- Vs Rider [+3] Jared Franek (NDSU)- Vs Oklahoma [+3] Vince Zerban (UNCO)- @ Utah Valley [+3] Jake Keating (UVA)- Vs Duke [+3] Jacob Wright (WYO)- @ Oregon State [+3] 165 Shane Griffith (STAN)- @ CSU Bakersfield, @ Oklahoma State [+8] JR Reed (CSU)- Vs Kent State, Vs Bloomsburg [+7] Joshua Ogunsanya (COL)- @ Harvard, @ Brown [+7] David Carr (ISU)- @ Northern Iowa, Vs Illinois [+7] Alex Facundo (PSU)- @ Rutgers, Vs Maryland [+7] Quincy Monday (PRIN)- @ Penn, Vs Lehigh [+7] Rodrick Mosley (GWU)- @ Chattanooga, @ Presbyterian [+6] Enrique Munguia (KENT)- @ Cleveland State, Vs Bloomsburg [+6] Avery Bassett (LHU)- Vs Lock Haven, @ American [+6] Frank Almaguer (CBU)- @ CSU Bakersfield [+4] Justin McCoy (UVA)- Vs Duke [+4] Dean Hamiti (WISC)- Vs Minnesota [+4] Tracy Hubbard (CMU)- @ Buffalo [+3] Julian Ramirez (COR)- Vs Binghamton [+3] Carson Kharchla (OHST)- Vs Nebraska [+3] Matthew Olguin (ORST)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Connor Brady (VT)- @ North Carolina [+3] Peyton Hall (WVU)- Vs Air Force [+3] 174 Rocky Jordan (CHAT)- Vs Gardner-Webb, Vs Campbell [+9] Michael Labriola (NEB)- @ Ohio State, Vs Rutgers [+7] Troy Fisher (NW)- @ Northern Illinois, @ Purdue [+7] John Worthing (CLAR)- Vs Buffalo, Vs Rider [+6] Michael O’Malley (DREX)- Vs Princeton, @ Drexel [+6] Phillip Conigliaro (HARV)- Vs Columbia, Vs Hofstra [+6] Donnell Washington (IND)- @ Michigan State, @ Michigan [+6] Dustin Plott (OKST)- @ South Dakota State, Vs Stanford [+6] Chris Foca (COR)- Vs Binghamton [+5] Layne Malczewski (MSU)- Vs Indiana [+4] Alex Cramer (CMU)- @ Buffalo [+3] Edmond Ruth (ILL)- Vs Iowa State [+3] Nelson Brands (IOWA)- Vs Michigan [+3] Aaron Olmos (ORST)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Demetrius Romero (UVU)- Vs Northern Colorado [+3] Mekhi Lewis (VT)- @ North Carolina [+3] Bailee O’Reilly (MINN)- @ Wisconsin [+3] 184 Aaron Brooks (PSU)- @ Rutgers, Vs Maryland [+8] Will Feldkamp (CLAR)- Vs Buffalo, Vs Rider [+7] Aaron Ayzerov (COL)- @ Harvard, @ Brown [+7] Jacob Ferreira (HOF)- @ Sacred Heart, @ Harvard [+7] Tate Samuelson (LEH)- @ Bucknell, @ Princeton [+7] Travis Wittlake (OKST)- @ South Dakota State, Vs Stanford [+6] Trey Munoz (ORST)- Vs Wyoming [+4] Neil Antrassian (UVA)- Vs Duke [+4] Jack Kilner (EDIN)- Vs Rider [+3] Isaiah Salazar (MINN)- @ Wisconsin [+3] Trent Hidlay (NCST)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- Vs Iowa State [+3] Kaleb Romero (OHST)- Vs Nebraska [+3] 197 Trey Rogers (HOF)- @ Sacred Heart, @ Harvard [+8] Michael Beard (LEH)- @ Bucknell, @ Princeton [+8] Max Dean (PSU)- @ Rutgers, Vs Maryland [+8] Ethan Laird (RID)- @ Edinboro , @ Clarion [+7] Levi Hopkins (CAMP)- @ Bellarmine, @ Chattanooga [+6] Anthony Perrine (CSU)- Vs Kent State, Vs Bloomsburg [+6] Yonger Bastida (ISU)- @ Northern Iowa, Vs Illinois [+6] Jacob Cardenas (COR)- Vs Binghamton [+4] Jacob Warner (IOWA)- Vs Michigan [+4] Owen Pentz (NDSU)- Vs Oklahoma [+4] Tanner Harvey (ORST)- Vs Wyoming [+4] Michael Battista (UVA)- Vs Duke [+4] Cam Caffey (MSU)- Vs Indiana [+3] 285 Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)- @ West Virginia, @ American [+10] Lucas Davison (NW)- @ Northern Illinois, @ Purdue [+8] Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)- @ Rutgers, Vs Maryland [+8] Taye Ghadiali (CAMP)- @ Bellarmine, @ Chattanooga [+7] Yaraslau Slavilkouski (HARV)- Vs Columbia, Vs Hofstra [+7] Issac Reid (LHU)- Vs George Mason, @ American [+7] Colton McKiernan (SIUE)- Vs Ohio, Vs Little Rock [+7] Sam Schuyler (ISU)- @ Northern Iowa, Vs Illinois [+6] AJ Nevills (SDSU)- Vs Oklahoma State. Vs Oklahoma [+6] Trent Hillger (WISC)- Vs Minnesota [+4] Jonah Niesenbaum (DUKE)- @ Virginia [+3] Tate Orndorff (OHST)- Vs Nebraska JJ Dixon (ORST)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Hunter Catka (VT)- @ North Carolina [+3]1 point
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