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182 Abe Assad (Illinois) VPO1 John Poznanski (New Jersey), 9-4 **Abe down 3-4, came back to win 9-4
182 Zach Glazier (Minnesota) VSU Michael Caniglia (Ohio), 10-0 1:47
182 Zach Glazier (Minnesota) VSU Michael Caniglia (Ohio), 10-0 1:47
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182 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma) VPO1 Christopher Foca (New Jersey), 14-14 **Plott TF'd Foca last month at JR duals
Nice job coming back for Abe there. That was a very even match. The late lace blew it open.
I'll preface this by saying that Assad is a good recruit, but those on here that continue to hope/believe he's going to step right in next year and push Wilcke need to lower their expectations. Right now, he's somewhat limited on his feet, and that's against high school competition. He's going to have a very hard time scoring against college guys until he improves there. I think he's a guy that can qualify for the national tournament as a freshman and sophomore and place as an upperclassman with a ceiling of 3-5. Hopefully, this isn't the case and he'll make big jumps in the room, but he's already gotten a lot of high level coaching. I think Alex Meyer, with maybe a little more athleticism, is a pretty good comparison as it stands right now.
I'll preface this by saying that Assad is a good recruit, but those on here that continue to hope/believe he's going to step right in next year and push Wilcke need to lower their expectations. Right now, he's somewhat limited on his feet, and that's against high school competition. He's going to have a very hard time scoring against college guys until he improves there. I think he's a guy that can qualify for the national tournament as a freshman and sophomore and place as an upperclassman with a ceiling of 3-5. Hopefully, this isn't the case and he'll make big jumps in the room, but he's already gotten a lot of high level coaching. I think Alex Meyer, with maybe a little more athleticism, is a pretty good comparison as it stands right now.
He did pretty well against Gavin Hoffman earlier this summer, and he's a college guy.
220 Cade Lautt (Kansas) VPO1 Gabe Christenson (Iowa), 13-9 **Gabe up 9-4 at one point
220 Braxton Amos (West Virginia) VSU Cody Fisher (Iowa), 10-0 0:54
Rathjen eliminated
132 Ryan Burgos (New York) VSU Caleb Rathjen (Iowa), 11-0 1:51
Kimball eliminated
126 Sam Freeman (Michigan) VPO1 Daniel Kimball (Iowa), 6-3
220 Braxton Amos (West Virginia) VSU Cody Fisher (Iowa), 10-0 0:54
Rathjen eliminated
132 Ryan Burgos (New York) VSU Caleb Rathjen (Iowa), 11-0 1:51
Kimball eliminated
126 Sam Freeman (Michigan) VPO1 Daniel Kimball (Iowa), 6-3
Christenson lost but kind of got hosed from my view. Looked like he doubled the guy right to his back, the guys shoulders pounded off the mat and Christenson flipped over the top from the momentum and they give the other guy 4.
And he got blanked 8-0 by Trent Hidlay on the front side of that tournament. I'm not saying Assad isn't good or won't be successful. I just think the perception of him on here is setting him up to be a disappointment which isn't fair to him. He's a grinder. He isn't going to score a ton of bonus points or come in and be a world beater on day 1. He's going to be very solid and an AA contender with some upside if he finds more reliable offense. He's a good hand fighter and is pretty tough to score on, but that's not going to be enough to place high. Warner ran into this issue this past year. If you wrestle close matches, you're going to drop some unexpected ones here or there.
Totally agree. How the other guy got 4 after a review baffles me. Gabe double legged him straight to his back out of bounds and the other guy gets 4. Just dumb.
285 Aydin Guttridge (Illinois) VFA Spencer Trenary (Iowa), 11-7 5:51
I thought Trenary had a good shot to win the whole thing.
Runyon advances on backside
170 Lance Runyon (Iowa) VPO1 Wyatt Lidberg (Minnesota), 8-8
I thought Trenary had a good shot to win the whole thing.
Runyon advances on backside
170 Lance Runyon (Iowa) VPO1 Wyatt Lidberg (Minnesota), 8-8
There's a kid named Thor Zogg wrestling right now. Not a bad name
No he did not. He was down 6-0 in the second periord and hit a headlock and pinned him. Was getting dominated.
Cadet(16U) Finals:
Anderson 8th
106 Greyson Clark (Wisconsin) VSU Trever Anderson (Iowa), 10-0 2:27
Rivera ended up 4th
120 Brennan Van hoecke (Florida) VSU Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin), 10-0 0:3
Hamilton 5th
138 Nick Hamilton (Iowa) VPO1 Thor Michaelson (Washington), 2-1
Voelker 6th
195 Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) VPO1 Wyatt Voelker (Iowa), 4-2
Walker 4th
220 Chase Horne (Georgia) VSU Lucas Walker (Iowa), 10-0 2:1
Looks like Lil Berge went on growth spurt.. WON at 182
182 Bennett Berge (Minnesota) VSU Michael Tal-shahar (Florida), 10-0 3:00
Liddle 2nd
285 Hayden Copass (Illinois) VSU1 Griffin Liddle (Iowa), 11-1 2:05
team Iowa finishes 1-4 in medal round. 11th as a team.Congrats to all the AAs
Anderson 8th
106 Greyson Clark (Wisconsin) VSU Trever Anderson (Iowa), 10-0 2:27
Rivera ended up 4th
120 Brennan Van hoecke (Florida) VSU Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin), 10-0 0:3
Hamilton 5th
138 Nick Hamilton (Iowa) VPO1 Thor Michaelson (Washington), 2-1
Voelker 6th
195 Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) VPO1 Wyatt Voelker (Iowa), 4-2
Walker 4th
220 Chase Horne (Georgia) VSU Lucas Walker (Iowa), 10-0 2:1
Looks like Lil Berge went on growth spurt.. WON at 182
182 Bennett Berge (Minnesota) VSU Michael Tal-shahar (Florida), 10-0 3:00
Liddle 2nd
285 Hayden Copass (Illinois) VSU1 Griffin Liddle (Iowa), 11-1 2:05
team Iowa finishes 1-4 in medal round. 11th as a team.Congrats to all the AAs
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So temper my expectations? No thanks, by the time he takes the mat his 2nd year in an Iowa wrestling room I fully expect an AA season out of him.
Another Sunnyside kid makes the finals...Enchemendia gets in at 145.
He was a senior. He is Cuban...defected and ended up in Tucson last year. Had never wrestled folkstyle but won a title in Az...I heard about him but didn't know they were able to get him going in high school. This kid might be a big get for an RTC or if he can qualify scholastically for college.
https://www.warrior52.com/collections/anthony-echemendia
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