Roster attrition

[CP84]

I haven't followed all that closely but I noticed that all the current seniors are starters. When you look a the lower classes there are plenty of guys you wouldn't expect to ever see the lineup. Guys like Perez, Northrup, Murphy, Alvarez, McDonald, Shaw, Bowman, etc...

There are only 3 upper classman, all of which are juniors, that aren't starters, i.e. Brantley, Laux and McQuillan. Laux is in line to at least be a 1 year starter. Has there been a lot of backup wrestlers that have quit in the past year?

 

[Spicolli]

From last year: 6 SRs

NATHAN BURAK
SENIOR COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. CORONADO

JR. EDWIN COOPER
SENIOR JOLIET, ILL. UPPER IOWA

BRODY GROTHUS
SENIOR DAVENPORT, IOWA ASSUMPTION

JAKE KADEL
SENIOR NEW LONDON, IOWA NEW LONDON

KRIS KLAPPRODT
SENIOR RAPID CITY, S.D. STEVENS

PATRICK RHOADS
SENIOR KANSAS CITY, MO. STALEY

JRs: 5
SAMMY BROOKS
JUNIOR OAK PARK, ILL. OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST

TOPHER CARTON
JUNIOR ROCK ISLAND, ILL. DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION

CORY CLARK
JUNIOR PLEASANT HILL, IOWA SOUTHEAST POLK

THOMAS GILMAN
JUNIOR COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA SKUTT CATHOLIC

ALEX MEYER
JUNIOR PLEASANT HILL, IOWA SOUTHEST POLK

 

[CP84]

From last year: 6 SRs

NATHAN BURAK
SENIOR COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. CORONADO

JR. EDWIN COOPER
SENIOR JOLIET, ILL. UPPER IOWA

BRODY GROTHUS
SENIOR DAVENPORT, IOWA ASSUMPTION

JAKE KADEL
SENIOR NEW LONDON, IOWA NEW LONDON

KRIS KLAPPRODT
SENIOR RAPID CITY, S.D. STEVENS

PATRICK RHOADS
SENIOR KANSAS CITY, MO. STALEY

JRs: 5
SAMMY BROOKS
JUNIOR OAK PARK, ILL. OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST

TOPHER CARTON
JUNIOR ROCK ISLAND, ILL. DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION

CORY CLARK
JUNIOR PLEASANT HILL, IOWA SOUTHEAST POLK

THOMAS GILMAN
JUNIOR COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA SKUTT CATHOLIC

ALEX MEYER
JUNIOR PLEASANT HILL, IOWA SOUTHEST POLK

What about the sophomore class from the year before? It seems like that is the typical time frame when they quit the program.


This year we have:
11 Freshman
9 RS Freshman
6 Sophomores
4 Juniors
5 Seniors

 

[Spicolli]

Here you go buddy - http://www.hawkeyesports.com/roster.aspx?path=wrestling&roster=35&sort=class

There is a dropdown on top right where you can pick rosters from the last 10 years

I think your right, woudn't be surprised to see a couple Sophs/RS Freshmen from this year maybe transfer.

 

[WidespreadGeo]

After this year it's all downhill for years to come

 

[EWCEWC60]

Recent transfers or other....
Seth Gross
Lance Evans. Wartburg
Logan Thompsen. Wartburg
Matt Wempen
Luke Ericksen

 

[CP84]

Here you go buddy - http://www.hawkeyesports.com/roster.aspx?path=wrestling&roster=35&sort=class

There is a dropdown on top right where you can pick rosters from the last 10 years

I think your right, woudn't be surprised to see a couple Sophs/RS Freshmen from this year maybe transfer.

Thanks. For as often as I've been on that site I've never noticed the dropdown.

 

[JohnBasedow]

After this year it's all downhill for years to come

 

[CP84]

Here's the list of wrestlers no longer with the program that would have eligibility.

Paddock
Lambotte
Ryan
Graves
Berge
Marlin
Shelton
Thomsen
Jean-Jacques
Bess
Green
Erickson
Woodard
J. Turk
Gross

That seems like a pretty high attrition rate but perhaps not surprising. It's a tough sport to last 4-5 years if you're only wrestling open tournaments. A roster of this could probably still beat ISU and place top 20 at nats.

 

[SPOONER]

After this year it's all downhill for years to come

Huh?

 

[MepoDawg#]

Recent transfers or other....
Seth Gross
Lance Evans. Wartburg
Logan Thompsen. Wartburg
Matt Wempen
Luke Ericksen

Cole Erickson, Luke is his younger brother. Cole is at Coe. Luke is at NIACC.

 

[wdanforth]

Add Nate Skonieczny to your list

 

[EWCEWC60]

Sorry Mepodawg....wrong brother and I see that I also spelled the name wrong. BTW one of the best wrestlers that I had a pleasure of watching over the years. Wish him luck at Coe.

 

[CradleKing26]

I don't think our attrition is abnormally high. Attrition is high across the board in college wrestling, and college athletics in general.

 

[CumberlandHawk]

Consider the normal academic load in college and then add practice and lifting on top of that. If your not going to start how bad do you want to put in that much time? How does it affect your grades? I cant blame a backup for not finishing. They have their whole lives ahead of them. They have to really love it if they stick it out as a backup. There isnt the same opportunity to get cleanup minutes in wrestling like their is in other sports. Maybe 1 match in front of the Carver crowd as we see once in a while. Injuries and wear and tear have to be factored in as well. Hats off to the kids who stick it out. No blame to those who dont.

 

[Stilltryingtobeafan]

Wow. Pretty good team of people that have departed!

 

[TarpHawk]

Here's the list of wrestlers no longer with the program that would have eligibility.

Paddock
Lambotte
Ryan
Graves
Berge
Marlin
Shelton
Thomsen
Jean-Jacques
Bess
Green
Erickson
Woodard
J. Turk
Gross

That seems like a pretty high attrition rate but perhaps not surprising. It's a tough sport to last 4-5 years if you're only wrestling open tournaments. A roster of this could probably still beat ISU and place top 20 at nats.

Some good kids, but only Gross was a loss of NCAA team points. Wish we had him next year at 33, though I know that sentiment isn't shared by all.

To the extent that their departures freed up any extra money for Kemerer, Marinelli, Lee, or Warner, we owe them a thank you.

 

[CP84]

Some good kids, but only Gross was a loss of NCAA team points. Wish we had him next year at 33, though I know that sentiment isn't shared by all.

To the extent that their departures freed up any extra money for Kemerer, Marinelli, Lee, or Warner, we owe them a thank you.

I wonder if Marlin or Skon could have qualified? Marlin fairly recently finished runner up at the NJCAA tournament.

 

[wasdt21]

could use paddock at 74 next year

 

[SPOONER]

could use paddock at 74 next year

We will be in much better shape.

 

[artradley]

Worst sport in the world to be sub-varsity. I would have been surprised if there wasn't a huge attrition rate. We see the same thing in HS and youth wrestling.