Agreed. I don't think post-Christmas tourneys will ever be popular again.
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Starters is one metric but it’s flawed. It gives credit to a guy from Bellarmine but not for Daniel Cardenas. He’s not a starter but was 4th in the country last year. And how about guys like Sinclair and Merrill? Not starters but legit competition.
Most weights have a number of ranked wrestlers and NCAA qualifiers. That makes it a legit tourney. It’s proving itself. Still a lot of room for improvement but given how far it’s come in two years there’s no reason to think it won’t keep growing.
The UNI Open hasn’t been a good in season tourney for a solid 15-20 years.
2024 Soldier Salute Results
Finals Matchups
125 #14 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) vs Mack Mauger (Missouri)133 #3 Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs Kale Petersen (Iowa)
141 #6 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) vs #9 Josh Koderhandt (Navy)
149 #4 Kyle Parco (Iowa) vs #6 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina)
157 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) vs #24 Jared Hill (Wyoming)
165 #2 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) vs #10 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)
174 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs #15 Danny Wask (Navy)
184 Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) vs #5 Gabe Arnold (Iowa)
197 #1 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) vs Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri)
285 #13 Ben Kueter (Iowa) vs Bennett Tabor (Minnesota)
Semifinals
125 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) dec Joey Cruz (Iowa) - 9-4125 Mack Mauger (Missouri) dec Adrian Meza (Iowa State) - 6-4
133 Drake Ayala (Iowa) TF Stockton O'Brien (Wyoming) - 21-5
133 Kale Petersen (Iowa) dec Logan Swensen (SD State) - 8-6
141 Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) dec Tyson Peach (SD State) - 4-2
141 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) FALL Julian Tagg (SD State) - 4:07
149 Kyle Parco (Iowa) dec Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) - 12-6
149 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) dec Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) - 7-2
157 Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) TF Jonathan Ley (Navy) - 17-2
157 Jared Hill (Wyoming) dec Tommy Askey (Minnesota) - 2-2 (TB-1)
165 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) MD Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) - 15-4
165 Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) dec Marcus Espinoza-Owens (SD State) - 7-2
174 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) MD Joshua Ogunsanya (North Carolina) - 11-3
174 Danny Wask (Navy) dec Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) - 3-1
184 Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) MD Brock Fettig (SD State) - 9-1
184 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) dec Jersey Robb (OK State) - 4-1
197 Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) dec Cody Merrill (OK State) - 2-0
197 Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) dec Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) - 5-3
285 Ben Kueter (Iowa) MD Spencer Lanosga (Navy) - 10-0
285 Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) dec Daulton Mayer (Bellarmine) - 11-6
Thank you for all the updated results @Valholl. Very much appreciated
His coach would know more than me, but Estrada looks massive for a freshman. I don't see him getting smaller.
He looks like a career 149 to me, maybe 157 in his 8th season.
Good to see ya back prick. It’s usually only after the ncaas’s. Douchbag and another pretender
That is mean. He is entitled to his shitty opinion just as much as everyone else.
Don’t disagree. That’s why I have my opinion about him. Pretty darn accurate to. All he was doing was trying to smear an event that is only 3 years in the making and has improved by leaps and bounds. Money made goes to a great cause. All he is doing is trying to give a back handed jab with Iowas wrestling program. Stab in the back about the Iowa brand.
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I saw him cornering his bro Kael in street clothes. I’m assuming injured?
Miguel won his first CA state title as a sophomore at 145 lbs. He competed at 150 his Senior year and was up at 157 earlier this year. His entire game is based on power and explosiveness. I think he loses a lot of that down at 141.
They want fans in the seats then do this shit.
People aren't going to like this, but it's the right move.
There is little to be gained by these two wrestling each other
Really helps grow your own tourney by not wrestling finals matches
What is not to gain? Determines who is the better wrestler, unless there is a legit injury. Why have Drake wrestle Spencer a couple years ago? Why have Peterson wrestle Drake today?
If that's the case, then why did Ayala and Petersen get the nod?
if you have your mind made up about RS Angelo, there is nothing to be gained from this match. but why have Gabe MFF instead of Angelo?
I don’t think they should have. And yes legit injury is a concern. They wrestle each other already. I’m sure they see who gets the better and it doesn’t necessarily mean because one beats the other they should b the starter and they’d beat the rest of the competition
Doing so will preserve Angelo's NCAA undefeated status to include RS season, if he keeps it. Just because teammate matches don't count for NCAA qualifying algorithm doesn't mean they don't go in the record book, should he come out of RS.
Maybe his goal is undefeated 4xer, including RS. That'd make him GOAT material.
Keep him undefeated? I don’t get it. I’m not happy about it, it looks bad all around.
I have no idea. I’d think it’s up to the coaches unless these guys are adamant they want to wrestle. PSU does it routinely nobody seems to get bent out of shape when they do it
I have no idea why they didn’t. Coaches are in the room and I’d guess unless the wrestlers really pushed the issue I have no problem with the match not happening.
The difference is when PSU does it, they call it a no contest. This way it doesn’t make anyone look bad
And the only times PSU does this is when the outcome is known well in advance. This year PSU did it 3 times. Levi vs Matt Lee, Carter vs Ryder and Kerk vs Mirasola.
Like I said. Ask the coaches their logic. I’m not mad about it. I’m sure it would be a good match to watch but in this case one of them gets hurt this place goes apeshit. I want to see them beating other ppl up not each other
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