I went undercover (I just showed up) to the Cougar Clash, here are my takeaways. I also went to the practice before at our wrestling center.
125:
solid day by Spencer Moore, took out Mauger and Trever Anderson (I also thought Boden Downey was Anderson and I think his feelings were hurt). (Sorry Boden )
133:
Figueroa is done man, lost to Garrett Rinken then MFF out of the tournament. Sad for him man
Marcel Lopez (SIUE) looks great, could qualify for NCAA for sure. Takes out Farber for third (who also looked good today)
True Freshman Jackson Tucker (Little Rock) looks good.
141:
A week after Danny Pucino majored Zeke Seltzer, his backup, Easton Hilton, beats Danny 4-1 SV, Pucino then MFF out. Hilton then lost 16-13 to Cory Land.
JJ McComas puked on the floor during the night before practice. Nice guy tho.
149:
Weekly Swiderski crash out, beats Mendoza 7-5 then chirps, things get chippy, both walk away. He then lost 8-1 to Caleb Tyus in the finals, pushed his face at the end, but relatively tame. I like Casey, he was nice when I met him last night. He’s very strong.
Caleb Tyus (SIUE) is LEGIT. Very stingy defense, Swiderski couldn’t get anything offensively. Tyus has a good single, legit R12/AA threat imo.
Mendoza won 5-4 over Kolton Burton (OKST) lost 7-5 Casey Swiderski, then techs two straight by the 2nd period for third.
RSFR Kolton Burton (OKST) was suprisingly tough today. Lost a close match to Seth then wins 11-4, 13-5, before losing and getting 5th
157:
Webster is good
165:
Ryder Downey is good. Beats Scoles 11-2 in the finals.
Kody Routledge (OKST) is very good. Lost 10-5 to Scoles before taking third. (Shoutout Brock Woodcock)
174:
Simma and Facundo make finals, Facundo MFF.
facundo is short
RSFR Collin Kelly (ILL) is right there, lost 6-3 in SV to Jared Simma in the Semis before taking third.
184:
Zack Ryder wins (get you a partner that looks at you like David Taylor looks at Zack Ryder)
197:
Andrew Reall (Brown) wins 197. Never heard of him tbh, he looks good, will have to look into him.
northern Colorado Tyler Perry took 4th, so I’m considering that a win for me
285:
Alex Semenko tried to crash out on Voelker, things got heated.
Voelker beats Luffman 8-5
keep an eye on Bryson Buhk (SIUE) after an abysmal year last year, he takes 4th after beating Jarrett Stoner 7-5, losing 4-1 SV to Luffman, pinning Brett Mower, and losing a close match off a controversial call to Stoner 2-0
Met/pics with David a Taylor, John Smith, Doug Schwab. And so many more. Would recommend