Voice of the Quakers

January 20, 2023 #24 Penn 23 | #20 Lehigh 11 125: #30 Ryan Miller (PENN) dec. Carter Bailey (LEH), 4-3 (3-0) 133: #9 Michael Colaiocco (PENN) maj. dec. Killian Delaney (LEH), MD 13-4 (7-0) 141: Malyke Hines (LEH) dec. Carmen Ferrante (PENN), 7-2 (7-3) 149: #11 Doug Zapf (PENN) dec. #26 Max Brignola (LEH), 11-4 (10-3) 157: Cole Spencer (PENN) dec. Paul Watkins (LEH), 6-4 (13-3) 165: Lucas Revano (PENN) maj. dec. Connor Herceg (LEH), MD 12-4 (17-3) 174: #17 Nick Incontrera (PENN) dec. Jake Logan (LEH), 7-3 (20-3) 184: #19 Tate Samuelson (LEH) dec. Maximus Hale (PENN), 4-2 (20-6) 197: #3 Michael Beard (LEH) tech. fall #33 Cole Urbas (PENN), TF 20-4 (20-11) 285: #32 Ben Goldin (PENN) dec. #31 Nathan Taylor (LEH), 2-0 (23-11)

FOFY. O/U 1.5 Bachelor Bo: HS Jr. - How many times does he flip?

Looking forward to 2030 when Estrada successfully petitions for this year back at a different school.

Like white smoke from the Vatican, we have a new yokozuna: Hoshoryu! https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250127_22/?utm_source=semafor

Comcast has actually been running promos for NHK's coverage in the DC area, and a local sports net has picked up summaries of past tournaments. Great fun. And, always interesting to see the non-Japanese wrestlers; one recent program featured a now-retired wrestler from Georgia (the country). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tochinoshin_Tsuyoshi

Team titles seem to be dominated by streaks - earning one often could be as "easy" as walking on to the right team. Individually, every AA has to earn it the hard way.

Can confirm allocations are being released to teams shortly. In the meantime, individual sessions are for sale on the NCAA site. Thursday night is pretty inexpensive. https://www.ticketmaster.com/2025-ncaa-division-i-mens-wrestling-philadelphia-pennsylvania-03-20-2025/event/30006150C6B83BA1?utm_source=NCAATickets&utm_medium=ticketoptionsbutton&utm_campaign=MWRSession2&_gl=1*csivxs*_gcl_au*MTA1MDIyNTEzNy4xNzM2OTY1NjEz

I'm still confused - I thought Scott was at OREGON State.

Can't we just get a USA-Japan dual meet at this point? That would be awesome.

Footwork is vital in GR, but you typically don't need the deep penetration steps of a leg attack. I was comfortably able to wrestle GR without an ACL in my left knee post-college. Hopefully DeSanto finds similar good health.

Agreed. I do not agree with Coach Haight that it takes years to learn the hand fighting and positioning needed at the elite GR level. What we need are better athletes in the elite GR system - period.

Garrett Lowney was on an amazing heater in 2000.

https://www.eiwawrestling.org/sports/wrest/2024-25/releases/20241120cwsrxp?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email After the departures of Rutgers, Syracuse, Wilkes, etc., for various reasons, I thought the EIWA had great balance as a combination of the Ivy League and the Patriot League wrestling schools. This new format almost seems to invite the Patriot League teams to follow the Ivy League right out of the EIWA. Note that F&M is the only team in the Independence Division that has been in the EIWA since 2011. Independence Division Patriot Division Binghamton Drexel Franklin & Marshall Hofstra Long Island University Morgan State Sacred Heart American Army West Point Bucknell Lehigh Navy

Gable Steveson wrestling in college is wasting everyone's time. Yes, he will win NCAAs - good for him. But, if he wants to focus on being the best wrestler he can be, he should be solely competing in FS. On another front, 7th year "seniors" do not belong in college sports. Unfortunately, I fear we're about to see a new batch of "abuse" of the Olympic redshirts coming to college wrestling shortly.

Billy Pierce had a 25 minute match via ultimate OT at the 2000 Olympic Trials in Dallas. Can't remember his opponent. The match was glorious - much more action packed than you would've imagined given the style and the weight class.