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yep; https://www.themat.com/news/2025/april/22/senior-men-s-freestyle-seeds-released-for-2025-claw-u-s-open-championships

i don't see mcfadden on the seeds https://www.themat.com/news/2025/april/22/senior-men-s-freestyle-seeds-released-for-2025-claw-u-s-open-championships

not knocking any of the other competitors ofc i'm going w/ hendrickson over zillmer cause he has momentum and has improved a ton this past year blaze's matches w/ fix & gross were both razor thin last time. 61kg's prolly the deepest weight 79kg and 92kg are both relatively weak compared w/ the other weights which is a bit concerning for usa's team title chances come worlds. i'm hoping whoever loses at 86 & 74 bumps up to challenge the gaps really hope we get to see carr vs mesenbrink at 74kg

my picks: 57: Lilledahl 61: Blaze 65: Mendez 70: Yianni 74: Mesenbrink 79: Hamiti 86: Dake 92: Hidlay 97: Snyder 125: Hendrickson

he's on flo's latest entry list https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/13994872-2025-us-open-senior-level-wrestling-entries but no idea if that's accurate or not

the last time dake wrestled zahid at 79kg (2018):

yeah, would've loved to see Dake contend for another world title at 79kg.. but then again, I'm not the one who has to make weight i feel like this is zahid's time to shine w/ taylor in the room pushing him at osu. i expect it'll be a lot closer btwn zahid & dake; just hope we get to see this match. agreed, if zahid loses, would love to see him contend at 92kg again

also, any idea why brooks and dake didn't accept their final X bids? is dake because he's moving up in weight?

yeah, this list seems to be missing quite a few guys: https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/14089779-the-college-wrestling-fan-guide-to-the-2025-us-open is penn state not sending more reps?

only info I could find from a quick search is the wikipedia article which says he fell out of a second story window. anyone have any insights or links into what went down or why?

yeah; he looked so excited and was jumping around. compare that w/ cool & composed cael and it's like a night & day difference. diff styles, I guess, but I agree being overly energetic / excited leads to mistakes like this one. the ref only watched the reply for like 5 seconds.

I think Lilledahl's just one of those guys who really knows how to turn it up for the biggest moments.

he got dropped from WWE due to lack of interest from fans. a combo of low charisma and many fans actively disliking him for his sexual assault charges. then he briefly tried the NFL but didn't make the team which isn't surprising given that he has no real proper football experience.

Does anyone know how David Taylor does against Kyle Snyder in the room?

Our 2024 U20 vs U23 teams: 57 kg - Luke Lilledahl (4-0, gold medalist) vs Maxwell Gallagher (5th) 61 kg - Marcus Blaze (4-1, bronze medalist) vs Nik Bouzakis (DNP) 65 kg - Bo Bassett (4-1, bronze medalist) vs Joshua Saunders (DNP) 70 kg - PJ Duke (4-1, bronze medalist) vs John Wiley (DNP) 74 kg - LaDarion Lockett (4-1, silver medalist) vs Mitchell Mesenbrink (bronze) 79 kg - Zack Ryder (4-1, silver medalist) vs Patrick Kennedy (7th) 86 kg - Josh Barr (3-1, silver medalist) vs John Gunderson (10th) 92 kg - Connor Mirasola (3-2, 5th place) vs Jacob Cardenas (silver) 97 kg - Justin Rademacher (4-1, bronze medalist) vs Massoma Endene (7th) 125 kg - Ben Kueter (3-1, silver medalist) vs Lucas Stoddard (5th) I feel like our U20 team wins 57, 61, 65, 70, 86, and 125. U23 wins 74, 92. And a tossup for 79kg and 97kg.