1st round upset picks

[JohnBasedow]

Let's hear them. An upset shall be defined as an unseeded guy winning their first round match. Higher the seed the better.

My picks:
125: Youtsey over Klimara
141: Abidin over Durso
165: Rhodes over Wilson (Homer alert)
197: Downey over Wellington
HWT: Brooks Black over Dejournette

 

[Omahahawk86]

Let's hear them. An upset shall be defined as an unseeded guy winning their first round match. Higher the seed the better.

My picks:
125: Youtsey over Klimara
141: Abidin over Durso
165: Rhodes over Wilson (Homer alert)
197: Downey over Wellington
HWT: Brooks Black over Dejournette

125 Tolbert of Nico
33 Keener over Conaway
41-definitely none
49-Hammon over Zain
57 Shakur over Nolf
65 Rhoades over Wilson
74 Johnson over nickal
84 sleigh over mccutchen
97 Wolfe over Morgan Mac
Hwt none.

 

[HoundedHawk]

125 Tolbert of Nico
33 Keener over Conaway
41-definitely none
49-Hammon over Zain
57 Shakur over Nolf
65 Rhoades over Wilson
74 Johnson over nickal
84 sleigh over mccutchen
97 Wolfe over Morgan Mac
Hwt none.

Hmmm . . . I think I'm detecting a patter here.

 

[Stanley75]

125 Tolbert of Nico
33 Keener over Conaway
41-definitely none
49-Hammon over Zain
57 Shakur over Nolf
65 Rhoades over Wilson
74 Johnson over nickal
84 sleigh over mccutchen
97 Wolfe over Morgan Mac
Hwt none.

Looks logical to me. I would bet your life on it, but not mine.

 

[The catman]

Can't a guy dream?

 

[hogghawk]

My first big upset pick is Gasca over Heil first round.

 

[Weasel-Power]

Who was the last Hawk that got upset in the 1st round?

 

[LutherAce]

Who was the last Hawk that got upset in the 1st round?

Telford last year.

 

[JohnBasedow]

Who was the last Hawk that got upset in the 1st round?

Telford last year I think.

 

[SPOONER]

My first big upset pick is Gasca over Heil first round.

If Gasca was in an Iowa, PSU, OSU, etc room he would be an AA.

 

[hogghawk]

If Gasca was in an Iowa, PSU, OSU, etc room he would be an AA.

I agree.

 

[Azchief32]

We've had a few "favorites" screw the pooch in the first round the last few years.

 

[sstark46]

Jeva last year too

 

[Sandor45]

133 Gary Wayne Harding over Alber UNI
141 Seth Gross over Steve Bleise
149 Bryant Clagon over Evan Henderson
157 LeRoy Barnes over Dylan Palacio
157 Tyler Berger over Cooper
165 Patrick Rhoads over Jim Wilson
165 Morelli over Staudenmeyer
174 Lelund Weatherspoon over Brian Realbuto
184 Kenny Courts over Blake Stauffer
197 Michael Woulfe over Kyle Conel

 

[buf87]

I am interested in watching Freddie Rodriguez (formerly at Iowa Lakes and now Southern Illinois). He has Joey Dance 1st round. 15-1 on the year

 

[MitchL]

My upset in the first round is whomever wrestles Earl Hall!

 

[CradleKing26]

My upset in the first round is whomever wrestles Earl Hall!

Josh Rodriguez from Air Force. He got 5th at Big 12's, but is ranked like 18th in the coaches panel.

 

[CradleKing26]

141- Javier Gasca over Dean Heil
285- Ross Larson over Billy Smith
197- Pat Downey over Phil Wellington
174- Te'shan Campbell over Mike Ottinger
165- Seth Thomas over Chad Welch
165- Cody Wieroch over Austin Wilson
149- Jake Short over Alec Pantaleo
141- Seth Gross over Steve Bleise
133- Rob Deutsch over JDJ
123- Sean Fausz over Josh Rodriguez

A few lower seeds in there so not sure how much of an upset they are.

 

[Gooseeman]

Josh Rodriguez from Air Force. He got 5th at Big 12's, but is ranked like 18th in the coaches panel.

149 Alex Kocer SDSU vs Jason Tsirtsis NW

 

[Abnormal lumps]

184 Dechow over Dean after a nice pigtail warm up.

 

[McCulloughd]

Greenlee, UNI #5 seed over McCoy, Penn State #1 seed. Wait a minute, that was 1995.

 

[tigerpride_32]

184 Dechow over Dean after a nice pigtail warm up.

What's the story on Dechow this year? Why isn't he seeded? 4th place finish 2 years ago..

 

[Nashville_Hawkeye]

What's the story on Dechow this year? Why isn't he seeded? 4th place finish 2 years ago..

Great question -- #11 on the final RPI and #16 on latest Intermat...
http://intermatwrestle.com/rankings/college/184
http://i.turner.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/images/2016/03/10/finalwr_rpi.pdf

Lost in the tourney final to Central Michigan kid...

 

[Omahahawk86]

We've had a few "favorites" screw the pooch in the first round the last few years.

Nick Moore and Ethan lighthouse say what?

 

[so cal hawkfan]

Dziewa lost to Kevin Jack last year round one. This year Jack's seeded #3. I remember watching the match and literally screaming at the TV, "C'mon who the F#*CK is Kevin Jack?" Loss not as bad in hindsight. Grothus agrees with my post

 

[Nashville_Hawkeye]

Nick Moore and Ethan lighthouse say what?

Poor Nick Moore...just never could make that leap...

 

[Omahahawk86]

Poor Nick Moore...just never could make that leap...

Who would have ever thought between him and Nate they would have zero AA's? Nick was rolling his junior year and it just fell apart.

 

[LaxHawk174]

And Dziewa..

Dziewa lost to Kevin Jack last year round one. This year Jack's seeded #3. I remember watching the match and literally screaming at the TV, "C'mon who the F#*CK is Kevin Jack?" Loss not as bad in hindsight. Grothus agrees with my post

That was just a terrible draw in hindsight for Dziewa, he was definitely wrestling like an AA at the end of the season through B1G's. Jack came out of nowhere and then continued to stay relevant by beating Devin Carter too. Then he ran into his kryptonite Mayes in the consi's, wrestled him much tougher than the first time, but still fell short. I'm sure all those folks who were down on Dziewa all the time would've loved to have him this season.

 

[21Guns]

My first big upset pick is Gasca over Heil first round.

Bingo. Me too.

 

[swiamuddawgs]

125. Freddie Rodriguez over Joey Dance. Watch that match.

 

[so cal hawkfan]

We're talking about the same Joey Dance that beat Gilman last year and Mega this year right? Not going to hold my breath that he loses to a JC wrestler. Maybe Rodriguez gives him a match, but upset? Nah dog.

 

[slicone]

We're talking about the same Joey Dance that beat Gilman last year and Mega this year right? Not going to hold my breath that he loses to a JC wrestler. Maybe Rodriguez gives him a match, but upset? Nah dog.

Didnt Gilman tech him last year?

 

[Hawknado]

Iowa basketball! Whoops wrong board

 

[Wrassler223]

Guilbon over Manley, Jefferies over Mayes, Dechow over Dean

 

[Mike_a_TetonValley]

Let's hear them. An upset shall be defined as an unseeded guy winning their first round match. Higher the seed the better.

My picks:
125: Youtsey over Klimara
141: Abidin over Durso
165: Rhodes over Wilson (Homer alert)
197: Downey over Wellington
HWT: Brooks Black over Dejournette

133 Martinez, AF over Hall, Iowa State
141 Gulibon, Penn State over Manley, Missouri (hope I'm wrong there)
165 Thomas, Oregon State over Welch, Purdue
184 Griego, Oregon State over Miklus, Missouri
Hwt Shaw, Cleve State over Mardsen, Okla State