Future Hawk Justin Mejia is going to be competing for team CA on the Junior National Freestyle Dual Team. He is listed on their roster as a 120/126 lber. My thoughts (and Jaysdad is welcome to set me straight if I'm wrong) is we'll see him at 120. CA has a very good 126lber in nationally ranked state champ David Campbell. Unless Campbell wrestles up at 132, I see Justin wrestling 120. Mejia beat Campbell in the 2015 state finals at 113lbs in a very close match. Also, the only other guy listed on their roster is Chase Zollman (113 lb state 3rd place finisher), who is a big step down from Mejia. I suppose we could see Justin wrestled up at 126 for matchup reasons in certain duals. CA has a solid team with both Wicks on board as well as state Champ Jeremy Thomas ( hammered by the Marinelli in the Ironman finals) as well as state runner-up Anthony Montanano.
Mejia doesn't wrestle a lot of freestyle, so I'm super excited to see how he transitions. I think his style is already well suited for freestyle. He's always pushing forward, taking ground, so he'll get his fair share of push out point. He doesn't shoot a lot from space, where guys get put in head pinch, crotch lift situations, his motor is excellent and he's got a brutal turk on top.
Fun fact: If Team Iowa matches up with Cali, we could get a great match up between future Hawks with Jack Wagner v Justin Mejia. Great stuff!
Mejia doesn't wrestle a lot of freestyle, so I'm super excited to see how he transitions. I think his style is already well suited for freestyle. He's always pushing forward, taking ground, so he'll get his fair share of push out point. He doesn't shoot a lot from space, where guys get put in head pinch, crotch lift situations, his motor is excellent and he's got a brutal turk on top.
Fun fact: If Team Iowa matches up with Cali, we could get a great match up between future Hawks with Jack Wagner v Justin Mejia. Great stuff!
