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lots of ranked match-ups. Veteran Turley wrestling in his home state for the first time in his college career.

very similar experience for me far as being done with it, ops to wrestle at D3 level and maybe how I would have done. ended up going to a school w/ a D1 program (since cut) with no intention of being in the room. wrestled IM and actually got 'recruited' to join the team one year after a really good kid hung up the shoes early. I think the coach thought he might have a regular fft at 118, and probably saw my 'talent' saving the occasional team point or two. I said nope and they ended up with a good replacement anyway.

I don't know if Mike DeAnna has been mentioned. from an SI article after the 1981 NCAA tournament Lookalikes do alike - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com Recruiters particularly liked the 83-0 record he racked up in his sophomore, junior and senior years in Bay Village, a Cleveland suburb. There was talk—probably too much talk—that De-Anna would be the first to win four NCAA titles.

I'd argue that Oklahoma same era had significantly better international success. Iowa had Banach bros, Lewis, and Davis with those '84 Games results and handful of other notable honors, but Oklahoma with Schultz brothers + Metzger, OU wins that international medal, teams made, etc. count handily.

Doh forgot Starocci. I think that’s the correct answer.

They didn’t seed everyone the year Cody won. I think the lowest # seed to win since they seeded 33 is 8. Mekhi Lewis, Shane Griffith, and Figueroa this past season.

The Mighty Dukes of JMU had 2 All-Americans total before the program dropped. Both were unseeded. Brian Kurlander finished 8th in '87 (beat the 8 seed and 9 seed to make quarters then beat 10 seed in blood round), Mike Coyle placed 8th in 2000 (little easier road by seed, beat 6 and 12 on the backside on way to AA).

no doubt and don't forget about 1999 as well, Kirk White champ and Larry Quisel with his insane run through the backside to get 3rd.

Good for Utah Valley and also reminds me what a good program Boise St had before the drop.

Tommy Rowlands is a guy I think people overlook a little. Very good, very accomplished.

yeah football being able to have as many as 105 doesn't sound great for other men's sports

yeah this one lost me a little

here's how hyped the Brands brothers were coming out of HS: 1987 High School All-Americans1.pdf (wrestlingusa.com)

Didn’t Cox just take a job with USA wrestling?

so many of those guys should be in, maybe all of them lol. Herbert has a world silver and the highest winning % on there so he seems like a good one to start with. Krieger was seeded #1 4 x so there's an extremely rare accomplishment in his favor. He also never lost a match outside the NCAA tournament. Plus he probably accounted for a good % of fellow single digit guy Heffernan's 18 career losses. impressive additional trivia type details for most / all these other guys as well. Tough group.