There isn't really any indication that Cael would have even made all-american that first season. I remember him and Joe Heskett were both equally highly regarded true freshman, but I don't recall talk of them starting. Paul Jenn, the guy that beat him that year at an open, went 2-2 at nationals, getting teched by Eggum (5th place) and majored by Simpson (4th place) in his 2 losses at NCAAs.