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was Ayala a true freshman last year…. I lost track….. so he has three years left no covid year?
 
Correct, after his RS season this year he will have 3 years left. 2023-2024 / 2024-2025 / 2025-2026
If Ayala is healthy and wrestling good, he may be our next man in this year if God forbid we need that. The other alternative would be to scrap it this year and come full force next year.
 
Ybarra drops his first match to Farber of Uni 8-4. He gave up three takedowns, a riding time point, and a stall point.
 
Ybarra goes down 7-4 vs. freshman Farber from UNI in a match not near as close as the score. I have no kind words at all for watching him wrestle. Absolutely pathetic effort.
I have no idea what he was trying to accomplish during that match. I would like to say he’s injured because his effort inspired little confidence or growth. Really, not a good showing at all.
 
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Ayala gonna be a title contender next year. Wish he had 4 years left.

Didn't Ybarra almost take out Mastrogiovanni last time out? Looked rough today.
 
Is it just me or does it feel like we have a first string and then nothing else? I don’t expect backups to beat top 25 talent but I’m thinking they should be able to beat other teams’ backups

Most weights are two deep but not much after that. But you’re right—not a lot of depth these days.
 
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someone mentioned Ybarra being a big 133….. has he grown so much 133 is a big cut? or maybe he’s just not managing his weight because he’s not in the lineup?

I remember everyone being excited about him coming in….. thought he’d at least be quality depth
 
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A lot of people were high on Ybarra because he was ranked #1 at his weight and won the WHO’s #1 event in Carver. I’m pretty sure his opponent doesn’t even wrestle D1 anymore.

But if you actually watched his wrestling style, he did just enough to win. He was fast and explosive when he wanted to be, but he also did a lot of standing around. I personally thought he was boring to watch. If you don’t have that offensive mindset in high school, you’re doomed at the D1 level.
 
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