lu1979

Matty Lopes is a really good back up - he doed have a red shirt to use this year if he wants to but if he thinks he can make and hold 125 he may challenge Seymour. Regardless of what Lopes does I expect that Mason Ziegler will also be pushing Seymour for the spot. Seymour as a returning AA has to be favored but both of those young guys are really good.

I never saw him compete but he did come to Lehigh when I was a junior - he demonstrated his shoulder throw and headlock for our team. A teammate who was Japanese=American translated for him during the clinic. I remember he was very short with a barrel chest and huge legs.

Thanks for the info

I saw he won PA 3A states at 114 in 2024 - I did not see him in the brackets in 2025 - what happened?

I am not sure how they make the decision on which students go to the prep schools - I would be surprised if athletic considerations are major factors - I would guess that some of it depends on how many slots are open for the incoming class - if anyone out there has any informed insights on this I would love to here them.

The service academies do not have redshirts - Once you start with your class as a plebe it is expected that you are going to graduate with that class. The academies do have prep schools associated with them that they have some recruits attend prior to starting in the academy. That can serve a similar purpose as a redshirt but the student has not started matriculating at the school yet.

I don't agree - Luke has grown into the weight more and is still improving - I won't say I'm picking him over JM but I think it will be a very competitive match.

The World Gold CC won in 1981 was at 82KG (180lbs) as was the 1980 Olympic team spot he won. when he returned 10 years later to compete it was at 90kg (198lbs)

tOSU means Ohio State not Oklahoma State

I know your pain - Yozzo graduated 8 years after me:)

I would guess that Ramazonov from Bulgaria has to be the favorite going into this tournament at 86Kg - it will be interesting to see if he can duplicate the inspired performance he had in Paris last year.

Sahakian will be at Michigan RS behind Ghiadelli - I would guess they are still high on him as their future heavyweight - they lost Correa over him.

Just wishful thinking on my part - we can always hope:)

I agree - also do not underestimate how Barr's FS aspirations affect this decision. He wants to be a world class 86Kg guy (189.2lbs) It will be better for him to be at 197 and then drop the 7 lbs for FS than to be cutting 5 lbs under for a whole folkstyle season - he will not go back down unless Connor Mirasola beats him out for the spot which I think is unlikely (but not impossible)

Lehigh would be a good fit - he can bring his buddy PJ Duke with him too