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Ivan Yarygin 2016

So you're saying that technically, Dake could win the Olympic Trials but USA wrestling can decide to send Taylor to Mongolia for the Last Chance Tourney to qualify the weight? So, if they do in fact send Taylor to the Last Chance Tourney and he wins and qualifies the weight than would there be a wrestle off between Dake and Taylor to see who goes to Rio?

If Dake were to beat both Taylor and Herbert at the Trials it's his spot. I believe there was a special wrestle off the last time because Scott won the Trails, but the other guy had to skip the trials to qualify the weight.

So it depends. If Dake wins head to head at Trials, no. If one isn't at the Trials because they are trying to qualify the weight, a separate wrestle off will be held.
 
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If Dake were to beat both Taylor and Herbert at the Trials it's his spot. I believe there was a special wrestle off the last time because Scott won the Trails, but the other guy had to skip the trials to qualify the weight.

So it depends. If Dake wins head to head at Trials, no. If one isn't at the Trials because they are trying to qualify the weight, a separate wrestle off will be held.
Ok, thanks. Shouldn't be the case this year than. Guy wins Trials, same guy gets sent to Last Chance qualifier since the dates don't conflict at all.
 
That guy totally took away Tony's high crotch, had two quick counters then ran and avoided the high crotch rest of the match!! Well scouted.

I always considered Tony a sweep single guy. He just needs to pull the trigger more, IMO.
 
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I admire an Iowa fan with the nerve mock the academics at other Big 10 schools.

Here's where the B1G schools are listed among national universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings:

12. Northwestern
29. Michigan
41. Illinois
41. Wisconsin
47. PSU
52. tOSU
57. Maryland
61. Purdue
69. Minnesota
72. Rutgers
75. Indiana
75. Michigan State
82. Iowa
103. Nebraska

There are four SEC schools ranked above Iowa, too.

In a lesser man tempted to throw stones at other B1G schools, Iowa's reputation as an institution of higher learning might trigger the "people in glass houses" reflex. But gablefan is like the honey badger. He don't care.
Kinda going off topic but if you believe SEC schools hold their athletes to the same standards as the rest of their "regular" students you might want to take a different look. You might want to look at academic AAs and graduation rate. Just sayin
 
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I always considered Tony a sweep single guy. He just needs to pull the trigger more, IMO.

Agree! Looks high crotch then if not there outside single or VICE VERSA as you mentioned. Seemed to be looking inside and going there throughout match and at the end got his single. Just pull the trigger and pressure more often with the sweep/outside single and think he would have been in it. That guys shots/reactions were quick!!
 
Hate to be the question master on the forum, but will McD be ready for the Trials? Like to have 3 horses in the mix for 57kg. I still like Tony win the spot, but Dennis is right behind him with Humphreys poised to take it as well.
A healthy McD could also win the spot too.
 
Hate to be the question master on the forum, but will McD be ready for the Trials? Like to have 3 horses in the mix for 57kg. I still like Tony win the spot, but Dennis is right behind him with Humphreys poised to take it as well.
A healthy McD could also win the spot too.

Reece is up at 65 kg.

Here are the final remaining spots for 57 kg

57 kg/125.5 pounds’15 World Team member – Tony Ramos, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
2012 Olympic medalist - Coleman Scott, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sunkist Kids)
’15 Bill Farrell International champion – Tyler Graff, Dublin, Ohio (New York AC)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier champion – Daniel Dennis, Iowa City, Iowa. (Titan Mercury WC)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier runner-up – Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier fourth place – Erkin Tadzhimetov, Orem, Utah (New York AC)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier fifth place – Nathan Tomasello, Parma, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier sixth place – Joe Colon, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier seventh place – Angel Escobedo, Ames, Iowa (New York AC

’16 Dave Schultz Memorial highest U.S. medalist – Alan Waters or Stevan Micic (Finals going on now)

’16 Pan American Championships champion – (not sure here)
Qualifies nation at ’16 Pan American Olympic Qualifier – (This will likely be Ramos - or one of the other guys who have already qualified for the Trials)
’16 NCAA Div. I champion – (McDonough obviously N/A)
’16 Final Olympic Trials Qualifier champion -
 
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Reece is up at 65 kg.

Here are the final remaining spots for 57 kg

57 kg/125.5 pounds’15 World Team member – Tony Ramos, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
2012 Olympic medalist - Coleman Scott, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sunkist Kids)
’15 Bill Farrell International champion – Tyler Graff, Dublin, Ohio (New York AC)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier champion – Daniel Dennis, Iowa City, Iowa. (Titan Mercury WC)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier runner-up – Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier fourth place – Erkin Tadzhimetov, Orem, Utah (New York AC)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier fifth place – Nathan Tomasello, Parma, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier sixth place – Joe Colon, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)
’15 Olympic Trials Qualifier seventh place – Angel Escobedo, Ames, Iowa (New York AC

’16 Dave Schultz Memorial highest U.S. medalist – Alan Waters or Stevan Micic (Finals going on now)

’16 Pan American Championships champion – (not sure here)
Qualifies nation at ’16 Pan American Olympic Qualifier – (This will likely be Ramos - or one of the other guys who have already qualified for the Trials)
’16 NCAA Div. I champion – (McDonough obviously N/A)
’16 Final Olympic Trials Qualifier champion -
Nice!
Talk about up to the date info.
I think we have a good thing going here HawkTalk. I lay up the questions and you slam it down with some serious up to the date knowledge!
Good stuff.
...so, McD is qualified...I'm assuming he will make a go of it come Trial time.
 
Hate to be the question master on the forum, but will McD be ready for the Trials? Like to have 3 horses in the mix for 57kg. I still like Tony win the spot, but Dennis is right behind him with Humphreys poised to take it as well.
A healthy McD could also win the spot too.

Matt said he will not be participating in the trials. He recently had surgery.
 
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Correct. And I don't think we'll see Matt at 57 kg again. I do think he'll continue to compete for a while, however.

I actaully don't know that he will. I know he has a desire to coach and he may be ready to move on after the injury. Like you said, 57kg would be tough and I'm not sure he's big enough to go up and be effective. In talking to someone close to him last spring, he has that cut to 121 down to a science. I guess we'll see. I hope he does whatever will make him happiest.
 
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I actaully don't know that he will. I know he has a desire to coach and he may be ready to move on after the injury. Like you said, 57kg would be tough and I'm not sure he's big enough to go up and be effective. In talking to someone close to him last spring, he has that cut to 121 down to a science. I guess we'll see. I hope he does whatever will make him happiest.

125.5
 
I actaully don't know that he will. I know he has a desire to coach and he may be ready to move on after the injury. Like you said, 57kg would be tough and I'm not sure he's big enough to go up and be effective. In talking to someone close to him last spring, he has that cut to 121 down to a science. I guess we'll see. I hope he does whatever will make him happiest.

In talking to someone close to him this fall, the plan was to continue competing up a weight, but missing the Trials due to the knee injury.

That said, as you mentioned, Fall, he certainly could decide to move on. This kind of decision is typically quite fluid, and I could see Matt deciding to hang up the shoes and do other things. I do know he was planning on continuing to compete as of the day of the Grapple on the Gridiron. I'm sure that plan wasn't set in stone, though.
 
As far as trials go, I'm president of the TRam fan club, but I'm saying that Dennis will be our 57kg olympic representative.
 
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This always makes me think of Tom n Terry squaring off for the weight class.
I cant choose
 
So far the video has been down at UWW, however a Russian page has available streams. I haven't found any working schedule so far, so it's challenging to locate US wreslters.

Here's the page
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Are 65 kg matches going on right now? From you're link, I'm able to see all three mats with action, but can't enlarge, so don't know who is wrestling, only the countries.
 
Anyone else having trouble watching matches tonight?? It asks me to log in from youtube. Last night just went right to videos/matches
 
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Are 65 kg matches going on right now? From you're link, I'm able to see all three mats with action, but can't enlarge, so don't know who is wrestling, only the countries.

You can enlarge if you click through to youtube. I think it's 61, 86, and 125 so I think it's just Telford going tonight. But I could be wrong.
 
My favorite part of watching this is Ramos tweeting in front of the Russian army dudes.
 
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