Jon_Kozak

I think Woods is our best shot at a medal this year so I'm glad he made Final X. I don't think he beats Kiyooka, Mamedov, or Amouzad but I feel pretty good about him against anyone else in the world. Prior to this year, Woods hadn't wrestled freestyle since 2019. So, it's pretty incredible he made Final X this year. It also might explain some of his problems closing out matches.

The entries from that article are directly from USA Wrestling's registrations. So yes, Kyle Snyder is entered at 97 kg

Appreciate you sharing the article...I think there's enough time before worlds that Ramazanov and Novikov will end up wrestling at worlds. We heard from Ramazanov and he seemed optimistic about being able to compete moving forward but did acknowledge the complications. If I had to guess, this is more of a power play by the new federation president. It's certainly serious and probably means they won't accept transfers from here on out.

Yeah you've got it right

thanks for your support...i tried to be as honest as I could with the Crookham situation. From what I've been told, Ryan was optimistic about being able to wrestle in the post-season and did everything he could to try to get back. The coaches left the decision up to him on whether or not he wanted to compete and he literally made the decision yesterday.

I think the one match to headline a card like this was appropriate. Of course I'd love to see them wrestle again but a best of 3 isn't ideal for a two hour card with 10 matches.

lol I love the forums - I'm usually on them most days but we had a little family get away the past few days so that spared me from getting caught in the weeds of my Ryder Block error.

Hey sorry for the delay - just checked the forums today. Yeah, it's a bad ranking...it happens from time to time. Most times we catch it before it gets to this point but Block slipped through the cracks. You'll remember last year I had to answer for dropping Maida 18 spots and this year I have to answer for not dropping Block. It'll be fixed on Monday...unless he beats Bartlett tonight of course

Marsteller was teched by Magomed Ramazanov (eventual Olympic champ) in about 90 seconds at the 2024 Zagreb Open almost exactly one year ago. https://www.flowrestling.org/video/11848336-86-kg-semifinal-chance-marsteller-usa-vs-magomed-ramazanov-bul

Appreciate the kind words - I didn't have anything to do with the making of Young Bucks but I read your post to Bader

No luck - have to type out all of the results too so that's been fun!

I've got results rolling in this article with a link to the brackets - https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/13359017-2024-soldier-salute-wrestling-tournament-results Midlands results are here for those interested - https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/13358672-2024-midlands-wrestling-championships-results-and-brackets all free for my friends here to view and enjoy

Braxton Amos is not wrestling at Midlands. Originally he and several other Wisconsin wrestlers were registered but I've since heard from the Wisconsin coaching staff that they're not sending any wrestlers to Midlands.

IMO AJ Ferrari's resume is not comparable to Gable Steveson's. Gable Steveson Wins over: #1 Kerkvliet #2 Hendrickson #7 Ghadiali #9 Schultz #10 Luffman NCAA finishes - 1st, 1st, 3rd Missed 2 NCAA Tournaments Lost to Anthony Cassar - NCAA Champion Won 2 Hodge Trophies AJ Ferrari Wins over #1 Buchanan #10 Novak NCAA finish - 1st Missed 3 NCAA Tournaments Lost to Noah Adams - 3X NCAA Qualifier, never AAd Gable has 3 full seasons of data and more head-to-head wins over the current field than AJ. It's a similar situation but it's certainly not the same.

Mendez lost to Cole Matthews and Beau Bartlett last year. Alirez beat Cole Matthews and Beau Bartlett while going undefeated two years ago. It's really that simple. I know it might seem weird because Mendez is the returning NCAA champ and beat Alirez in freestyle. However, we've never counted freestyle results for college rankings and nothing happened in that match - traded shot clock points and Mendez got a step out.