For Iowa U16, I am probably most impressed with Kyler Knaack. He has steamrolled the competition except for a 9-5 win over a two timer from Michigan. Going to be a tough out over the next 3 years.
Where does he go to school?
It’s hard to say what his competition was like being that I have a hard enough time following 18 and unders let alone 16 and under.
Far less common than a 16yr old making gains on a wrestling mat, but not unheard of. Nelson Brands’ tournament last March might just be another decent example. It’s amazing how much better a wrestler gets when they gain some confidence in their ability to finish without giving up a counter attack.
That was an impressive comeback by Hopke. After Attao hit that arm spin, I thought he would make quick work of Hopke. Hopke definitely unlocked something against Attao and started to score at will.
Would have been nice to get Davino out of Illinois. Surprised he picked OSU with our need at 133 in the near future and their log jam . A few of them are going to have to grow to 141, and 149.
Looks like Desmond ended up placing 4th. That win looks even better after the tournament than it did at the time!
He must have REALLY missed weight then
1 of 2 things must have happened. Either it’s a error on flo’s part and he should be in the 220 bracket or teams are limited to a certain # of wrestlers per weight. 220 has 5 guys and HWT only had 3, Mickel being the 4th. I’m guessing the ladder.
Maybe wanted no part of Mocco or Calcutt at 220. Heavyweight is easier, especially 16U.
He went to bed making weight, but decided to get up in the middle of the night to eat something (for real).
I believe the fact he hasn’t committed yet is largely due to him missing his junior season due to injury. He broke his clavicle and his hip in practice, and I believe Fargo was his first competition since then. He won CA state at 195 in 2022. He will certainly be a Hwt, but as good as he is he’s going to be limited by his height against big men. He’d have a really tough time with Heavies with builds like Mason Parris, Wyatt Hendrickson etc, but his skill set is pretty phenomenal.
Sounds like it would be in his best interests to stay at 197.
Perhaps, kid is built like a tank. Top D-1 teams would line up for him at 197, I imagine many would have concerns about him competing at the highest level up at HWT.
He appears to have lost ~50lbs since then. Seems that he has a choice to make unless he goes through a growth spurt.
Oops, thought I saw he wrestled 195. Thanks for the gentle correction.
Whoever the Iowa USA Director is holds on to them. Put them at the HOF muesem, Well Fargo, Seabolt, Big Game, or wherever.
