Just saw that he was listed in the 197lb pre-seeds.
Kolby Franklin at Matmen Open
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great news! we'll have at least 2 matches that mean something this week. really bummed to see ayala and kennedy at the hawkeye open.
they're going to be wrestling against low level competition at hawkeye instead of getting tested at midlands.
yes and of their two options, they are wrestling at the far inferior tournament. i don't understand the confusion. i get why it turned out this way, but it would be better if they were at the other tournament.
so let the starters get some practice matches in against back ups. send the youngsters to the tournament that will make them better long term.
i get the logistics are difficult and they did what they thought was right in the moment, but it didn't work out well unfortunately. hopefully, the tourney becomes something good in the future to make up for it.
If the starters were not going to the Midlands, for whatever the reason, they weren't going to go in this one. Pitch count maybe? But if they want to build this tournament into something, they have to give a little in return. One weekend against lesser competition just doesn't matter when they are constantly going against high level wrestlers in the room. There will be plenty of competitions between now and when they are needed next year.
Iowa posted 15 entries for the Hawkeye Open; see other thread started by Todd Conner.
It will be a very good event, I like that they (Eustice and Schamberger) jump started it this year. As for those Hawkeyes not entered, Big Ten dual season starts 5 days later.
It will be a very good event, I like that they (Eustice and Schamberger) jump started it this year. As for those Hawkeyes not entered, Big Ten dual season starts 5 days later.
i get it. it's just a huge bummer. 2 years in a row of not getting to see the talented freshmen get a crack at a big tournament and top competition.
it's wild to think how unbattle-tested kennedy will be after 2 years in the program, through no fault of his own. the only good opponent he'll have seen at his real weight class is his teammate. at least ayala got a shot at mckee.
js8793 I opened your content to see what you were saying and I gotta say, whatever you're doing it's still not working.
not all of us have the natural posting talent to copy and paste easily available information from another thread. thank you for your contribution.
We may luck out and get to see Kolby take on Christian Carroll at the Mat Men. That would be an EPIC battle!
We may luck out and get to see Kolby take on Christian Carroll at the Mat Men. That would be an EPIC battle!
Carroll is wrestling 197lbs?
Carroll is wrestling 197lbs?
**sigh** Carroll is wrestling with the Big Boys. . . .
It'll still be awesome to watch them both compete with the "big guys". Jump on in boyz, the water is just fine....
Kolby will face Levi Hopkins from Campbell. Don't know much about Hopkins, but seems like a winnable match. If he wins, he will get Bonaccorsi in the QFs.
Live stream is on Rokfin($10 ppv). Free dashboard below:
https://tournaflex.com/splat.asp?target=front.htm
Live stream is on Rokfin($10 ppv). Free dashboard below:
https://tournaflex.com/splat.asp?target=front.htm
Not the most interesting brackets as far as match ups go. Never heard of this tournaflex, after looking at it can see why.
Lost a close one:
197 Hopkins (CAM) DEC Franklin (Unatta) 11-9
PS.
Could have an Amine vs Hall final at 184
197 Hopkins (CAM) DEC Franklin (Unatta) 11-9
PS.
Could have an Amine vs Hall final at 184
Bummer. Props to Franklin for showing up
That's younger one not one of the twins fyi.
To clarify, that's Joe Braunagel. He's a freshman this year.
For reference. Voelker beat Braunagel 5-3 in the semis in SV at Folkstyle Nationals last April. Braunagel went on to take 4th.
Christian Carroll lost 10-3 to Sam Aguilar from Cal Poly. At 133 Phillippi barely beat Jack Wagner
Wagner had 3 tds to Phillippi's 1 and didn't give up any back points. Can't be too often that a wrestler wins the td battle 3 to 1 and still loses the match.
Thanks. I just couldn’t believe Carroll was wrestling 197 lol. Hope they do well. Where are the results for this?
Hopefully as a HS Senior, he can struggle with what a lot of college freshman struggle with, getting out on bottom. Good to get that out of the way early.
You weren't kidding. Hamiti dismantled Hartman in the semis. Leading 10-1 when he got the fall.
bumping this to note he just destroyed returning aa hartman. 165 is going to be sick for the next several years with all the young talent. o’toole, griffith, kharchla, hamiti, kennedy, facundo, ramirez, etc…. imagine if carr moves up too. just placing this year will be a war.
