Current Olympic Redshirt Qualifiers- Updated (Final?)

[Yankeefan33]

Listened to FRL this morning and heard the guys talking about Olympic Redshirts, and thought I'd post the potentially final list. I'm unsure on whether 2019 Junior world medalists are eligible for the Olympic Redshirt; if they are, Gabe Tagg, Yahya Thomas, Brayton Lee, Trent Hidlay, Lucas Davison, Tanner Sloan, and Mason Parris can medal and be eligible. I'm pretty sure U23 medalists can't Olympic redshirt since U23s takes place after the school year has started. Therefore, if a wrestler isn't listed below and isn't one of those 7 names, they cannot take an Olympic redshirt this year.

Besides Eierman, nobody has officially announced they will be taking an Olympic redshirt to my knowledge. Please let me know if I missed anyone. Thanks!


Potential Olympic Redshirts for 2020


There are four ways to qualify for an Olympic redshirt year:

1) Past National Team members (Top 3 from the World or Olympic Team Trials)

2) Top 8 at the 2019 Senior US Open

3) Top 3 at the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championship or NCAA Champion from a previous year AND top 2 from the 2019 U23 World Team Trials (must accomplish both)

4) Previous Cadet, Junior, U23 World Medalist


Qualifiers of #1- Past National Team members (Top 3 from the World or Olympic Team Trials)

Nick Reenan, NC State- 2018 World Team, 2nd Place at 86kg

Jaydin Eierman, Missouri- 2018 World Team, 3rd Place at 65kg

Tate Orndorff, Utah Valley- 2018 World Team, 3rd Place at 130kg (Greco)

Brady Koontz, Ohio State- 2019 World Team, 2nd Place at 55kg (Greco)


Qualifiers of #2- Top 8 at the 2019 Senior US Open

Matthew Schmitt, West Virginia- 2019 US Open, 6th Place at 60kg (Greco)

Dylan Gregerson, Utah Valley- 2019 US Open, 7th Place at 63kg (Greco)

Lenny Merkin, Princeton- 2019 US Open, 4th Place at 72kg (Greco)

Tyler Dow, Wisconsin- 2019 US Open, 7th Place at 77kg (Greco)

Haydn Maley, Stanford- 2019 US Open, 4th Place at 130kg (Greco)

Tommy Helton, SIU Edwardsville- 2019 US Open, 7th Place at 130kg (Greco)

Kanen Storr, Michigan- 2019 US Open, 7th Place at 65kg

Logan Massa, Michigan- 2019 US Open, 4th Place at 74kg

Matt Finesilver, Duke- 2019 US Open, 4th Place at 79kg

Max Dean, Cornell- 2019 US Open, 8th Place at 86kg


Qualifiers of #4- Previous Junior/University World Medalist

Spencer Lee, Iowa- Gold Medal, 2014 Cadet World Championships

Mark Hall, Penn State- Gold Medal, 2014 Cadet World Championships

Mason Manville, Penn State- Gold Medal, 2014 Cadet World Championships

Jordan Wood, Lehigh- Silver Medal, 2014 Cadet World Championships

Daton Fix, Oklahoma State- Bronze Medal, 2015 Cadet World Championships

Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell- Gold Medal, 2015 Cadet World Championships

Jarod Verkleeren, Penn State- Gold Medal, 2015 Cadet World Championships

Owen Webster, Minnesota- Bronze Medal, 2015 Cadet World Championships

Gable Steveson, Minnesota- Gold Medal, 2015 Cadet World Championships

Kurt McHenry, Michigan- Gold Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships

Vito Arujau, Cornell- Silver Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships

David Carr, Iowa State- Bronze Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships

Travis Wittlake, Oklahoma State- Bronze Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships

Jacob Warner, Iowa- Bronze Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships

Taylor LaMont, Utah Valley- Bronze Medal, 2016 Junior World Championships (Greco)

Jacori Teemer, Arizona State- Bronze Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships

Will Lewan, Michigan- Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships

Aaron Brooks, Penn State- Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships

Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State- Bronze Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships

Daniel Kerkvliet, Ohio State- Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships

Cohlton Schultz, Arizona State- Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships (Greco)

Mitch McKee, Minnesota- Silver Medal, 2017 Junior World Championships

Ryan Deakin, Northwestern- Silver Medal, 2017 Junior World Championships

Zahid Valencia, Arizona State- Silver Medal, 2017 Junior World Championships

Kollin Moore, Ohio State- Bronze Medal, 2017 Junior World Championships

Cevion Severado, Missouri- Silver Medal, 2017 Junior World Championships (Greco)

Matthew Ramos, Minnesota- Gold Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships

Abe Assad, Iowa- Bronze Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships

Andrew Berreyesa, Cornell- Silver Medal, 2018 Junior World Championships (Greco)

Zach Elam, Missouri- Silver Medal, 2018 Junior World Championships

Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech- Gold Medal, 2018 Junior World Championships

Brady Berge, Penn State- Bronze Medal, 2018 Junior World Championships


Not Eligible for Redshirt (High School)

Richard Figueroa (2018 Cadet Silver)

Alex Facundo (2018 Cadet Bronze)

AJ Ferrari (2018 Cadet Bronze)

Beau Bartlett (Top 8 at 2019 Open)

 

[pml_dad]

You forgot Abe Assad (2018 Cadet Bronze)

 

[el dub]

You forgot Abe Assad (2018 Cadet Bronze)

Not really...

 

[01Hawk05]

If you take an Olympic Redshirt are you still allowed to practice with the team, go to class, etc?

Or is it basically a year off from school?

 

[honkey69]

If you take an Olympic Redshirt are you still allowed to practice with the team, go to class, etc?

Or is it basically a year off from school?

It's basically a year off, but freezes your eligibility clock. Not required to take any classes, but as far as I know there aren't restrictions on training. Sound right?

 

[andegre]

They can take 1 credit shy of a full load, right? Aka they can't be full-time in school...

 

[01Hawk05]

So there are prolly drawbacks for someone like Assad to take one just to save a year/his redshirt?

 

[UndercoverHawk]

So there are prolly drawbacks for someone like Assad to take one just to save a year/his redshirt?

There are 0 drawbacks. He would be redshirting anyways so use the Olympic now and save your rs in case of emergency. If you never use it then no harm. If he doesn’t want to do any grad school then he’s doing 4 years of classes in 5 years. He will have a light load every year. This won’t be any different.

 

[IRONBIRD]

If Assad did take an O year. Could he wrestle if needed? If so, I see no reason why he would not take it as Undercoverhawk said. Even if shirt could not be pulled, i would still have him take it.

 

[pml_dad]

Not really...

I know, but read his post, he included current medalists who are still seniors in HS for some reason, and if he's going to do that on an Iowa board our boy Abe isn't getting left out.

 

[Yankeefan33]

If Assad did take an O year. Could he wrestle if needed? If so, I see no reason why he would not take it as Undercoverhawk said. Even if shirt could not be pulled, i would still have him take it.

So Kyle Snyder did this in 2016. The thing is you have to register for classes before you wrestle, so pretty much you need to have to be re-enrolled by New Years or so. If you take a regular redshirt, it is easier to "pull" that redshirt since you are already enrolled in classes.

If you "know" you aren't wrestling this year (Anthony Valencia in 2016) taking an Olympic redshirt allows you to take a regular redshirt another year (Valencia redshirted last year).

 

[Yankeefan33]

I know, but read his post, he included current medalists who are still seniors in HS for some reason, and if he's going to do that on an Iowa board our boy Abe isn't getting left out.

Assad is in the original post, you just missed him

 

[pml_dad]

There are 0 drawbacks. He would be redshirting anyways so use the Olympic now and save your rs in case of emergency. If you never use it then no harm. If he doesn’t want to do any grad school then he’s doing 4 years of classes in 5 years. He will have a light load every year. This won’t be any different.

Good point actually

 

[el dub]

I know, but read his post, he included current medalists who are still seniors in HS for some reason, and if he's going to do that on an Iowa board our boy Abe isn't getting left out.

Abe was on the list the first time I read it.

 

[JohnBasedow]

There are 0 drawbacks. He would be redshirting anyways so use the Olympic now and save your rs in case of emergency. If you never use it then no harm. If he doesn’t want to do any grad school then he’s doing 4 years of classes in 5 years. He will have a light load every year. This won’t be any different.

I don’t think they can receive scholarship dollars though so they have to pay out of pocket for classes and housing.

 

[hawkster03]

Don’t come around here much in the offseason, what’s the plan with Spencer?

Any “official” news?

 

[Yankeefan33]

I think for 2024 I need more clarification on the rules. Would help if USA Wrestling posted an official list of their own around this time of the year for clarification on guys like Micic and Tanner Hall.

 

[bman546]

Well done Yankeefan33. Flo has a news update regarding the updated list on those qualified for the 2020 Olympic Redshirt. They mentioned this thread and you as their inspiration for updating and posting on their site.

 

[BuckeyeintheChi]

They can still be in school, take as many classes as they like, and also attend practice. It's just like a standard redshirt.

 

[sstark46]

I was under the impression that an Olympic redshirt was NOT like a normal redshirt, in that if you take an Olympic redshirt, you cannot be a (full time?) student and you cannot attend any NCAA practices - you have to be focusing on your Olympic training.

 

[BuckeyeintheChi]

I was under the impression that an Olympic redshirt was NOT like a normal redshirt, in that if you take an Olympic redshirt, you cannot be a (full time?) student and you cannot attend any NCAA practices - you have to be focusing on your Olympic training.

hmm. Possible. I don't have any concrete info. A friend of mine has a son who is an olympic gold medalist swimmer and he didn't take any time off school, but maybe it's because swimming is swimming.

Just doesn't make sense a student should be forced to fall behind in his studies to train for Olympics. You can easily take a couple classes and train at a World Class level. If I'm a Northwestern or Cornell or Stanford etc, wrestler, I'm not excited about having to miss an entire year of school.

 

[BuckeyeintheChi]

Listened to FRL this morning and heard the guys talking about Olympic Redshirts, and thought I'd post the potentially final list. I'm unsure on whether 2019 Junior world medalists are eligible for the Olympic Redshirt; if they are, Gabe Tagg, Yahya Thomas, Brayton Lee, Trent Hidlay, Lucas Davison, Tanner Sloan, and Mason Parris can medal and be eligible. I'm pretty sure U23 medalists can't Olympic redshirt since U23s takes place after the school year has started. Therefore, if a wrestler isn't listed below and isn't one of those 7 names, they cannot take an Olympic redshirt this year.

Besides Eierman, nobody has officially announced they will be taking an Olympic redshirt to my knowledge. Please let me know if I missed anyone. Thanks!

Wow, just thinking how bad it would suck for Northwestern if Thomas, Deakin, and Davison all redshirted...

 

[Yankeefan33]

hmm. Possible. I don't have any concrete info. A friend of mine has a son who is an olympic gold medalist swimmer and he didn't take any time off school, but maybe it's because swimming is swimming.

Just doesn't make sense a student should be forced to fall behind in his studies to train for Olympics. You can easily take a couple classes and train at a World Class level. If I'm a Northwestern or Cornell or Stanford etc, wrestler, I'm not excited about having to miss an entire year of school.

I'm pretty sure (like 95%) you can't be enrolled for an Olympic redshirt- it "stops" your eligibility clock so you can train in your sport specifically. I think I remember Kyle Snyder needing to enroll in classes quickly in 2016 to be eligible.

And Ivy league schools don't allow a redshirt anyways, however you can not enroll right away (like Vito Arujau after HS) or take a year off (think May Bethea for Penn did this, there are better examples).