Does anyone here that follows that a bit closer than myself have a complete list of who could elect to use an Olympic redshirt next year. Starocci, Brooks, Fix, Vito, Kerkvliet (I think)? Who else?
Which returnees have an Olympic redshirt available?
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A huge disclaimer on my list- I based it off of the 2020 Olympic trials qualifications, which I have adapted for 2023. I don't believe USA Wrestling has posted official 2023-2024 Olympic redshirt qualification (if they have, someone please let me know!). Qualification methods:
1) Past National Team members (Top 3 from the World or Olympic Team Trials)
2) Top 8 at the April 2023 Senior US Open
3) Top 3 at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championship; or NCAA Champion from a previous year AND top 2 from the 2023 U23 World Team Trials (must accomplish both)
4) Previous U17, U20, U23 World Medalist
I have 53 current wrestlers with eligibility left and enrolled in a D1 school that have qualified. Additionally, I have listed wrestlers at the bottom that are either off D1 rosters or still in high school. If anyone sees someone I missed, please let me know!
Qualifiers of #1- Past National Team members (Top 3 from the World or Olympic Team Trials)
Braxton Amos, Wisconsin- 2020/2021 World Team, 2nd Place at 97kg (Greco)
Carter Young, Oklahoma State- 2021 World Team, 3rd Place at 61kg
Carter Starocci, Penn State- 2021 World Team, 3rd Place at 79kg
Nick Boykin, Ohio State- 2021 World Team, 2nd Place at 97kg (Greco)
Qualifiers of #3- Top 3 at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships/Previous Champion
Real Woods, Iowa- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 2nd at 141lbs
Andrew Alirez, Northern Colorado- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 1st at 141lbs
Sammy Sasso, Ohio State- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 2nd at 149lbs
Levi Haines, Penn State- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 2nd at 157lbs
Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 2nd at 184lbs
Shayne Van Ness, Penn State- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 3rd at 149lbs
Chris Foca, Cornell- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 3rd at 174lbs
Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force- 2023 NCAA Tournament, 3rd at 285lbs
Qualifiers of #4- Previous Junior/University World Medalist
Daton Fix, Oklahoma State- Bronze Medal, 2015 Cadet World Championships
Vito Arujau, Cornell- Silver Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships
Kurt McHenry, Michigan- Gold Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships
David Carr, Iowa State- Bronze Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships
Travis Wittlake, Oklahoma State- Bronze Medal, 2016 Cadet World Championships
Jacori Teemer, Arizona State- Bronze Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships
Will Lewan, Michigan- Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships
Aaron Brooks, Penn State- Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships
Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State- Bronze Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships
Daniel Kerkvliet, Penn State-Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships
Cohlton Schultz, Arizona State- Gold Medal, 2017 Cadet World Championships (Greco)
Matthew Ramos, Purdue- Gold Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships
Richie Figueroa, Arizona State- Silver Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships
Abe Assad, Iowa- Bronze Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships
Alex Facundo, Penn State- Bronze Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships
Zach Elam, Missouri- Silver Medal, 2018 Junior World Championships
Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech- Gold Medal, 2018 Junior World Championships
Marc-Anthony McGowan, Princeton- Gold Medal, 2019 Cadet World Championships
Gabe Tagg, South Dakota State- Bronze Medal, 2019 Junior World Championships
Trent Hidlay, North Carolina State- Bronze Medal, 2019 Junior World Championships
Lucas Davison, Northwestern- Silver Medal, 2019 Junior World Championships
Peyton Omania, Michigan State- Bronze Medal, 2019 Junior World Championships (Greco)
Meyer Shapiro, Cornell- Gold Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships
James Rowley, Wisconsin- Silver Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships
Jim Mullen, Virginia Tech- Silver Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships
Nate Jesuroga, Iowa- Bronze Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships
Cory Land, Northern Iowa- Silver Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships (Greco)
Beau Bartlett, Penn State- Bronze Medal, 2021 Junior World Championships
Bryce Andonion, Virginia Tech- Bronze Medal, 2021 Junior World Championships
Keegan O’Toole, Missouri- Gold Medal, 2021 Junior World Championships
Rocky Elam, Missouri- Gold Medal, 2021 Junior World Championships
Tony Cassioppi, Iowa- Gold Medal, 2021 U23 World Championships
Tyler Kasak, Penn State- Silver Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships
Max McEnelly, Minnesota- Bronze Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships
Joel Adams, Michigan- Gold Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships (Greco)
Jore Volk, Wyoming- Gold Medal, 2022 U20 World Championships
Mitchell Mesenbrink, Cal Poly- Silver Medal, 2022 U20 World Championships
Bennett Berge, South Dakota State- Silver Medal, 2022 U20 World Championships
Ben Kueter, Iowa- Gold Medal, 2022 U20 World Championships
Aden Attao, Oregon State- Bronze Medal, 2022 U20 World Championships (Greco)
Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State- Silver Medal, 2022 U23 World Championships
Jacob Cardenas, Cornell- Silver Medal, 2022 U23 World Championships
Non-D1
Cevion Severado, Grand View- Silver Medal, 2017 Junior World Championships (Greco)
AJ Ferrari, n/a- Bronze Medal, 2018 Cadet World Championships
High School, Not College Eligible
Bo Bassett, n/a- Gold Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships
Luke Lilledahl, n/a- Silver Medal, 2021 Cadet World Championships
Joe Sealey, Penn State- Gold Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships
Koy Hopke, n/a- Gold Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships
Domenic Munaretto, n/a- Gold Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships
Christian Castillo, n/a- Silver Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships
Jax Forrest, n/a- Silver Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships
Zack Ryder, Penn State- Bronze Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships
Cody Merrill, n/a- Bronze Medal, 2022 U17 World Championships (Greco)
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Thanks for posting, had no idea there were that many on the list. Excellent work!
No problem, and thanks. The reason the list is so long is because the USA has had phenomenal success at the U17 and U20 levels. Over half of the wrestlers qualified for the Olympic redshirt did so due to medaling at an age level world championship.
In 2016, 16 wrestlers qualified for the Olympic redshirt. Five took it, plus Snyder, who pulled his redshirt midway through the year.
In 2020, 62 wrestlers qualified for the Olympic redshirt. Seventeen took it, plus three others who pulled their redshirt midway through the year.
The list of 53 above can also grow; US Open in April should add a couple names, as well as anyone who medals at U20 worlds in August. I'm guessing we end up with around 70 people.
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I don't understand why so many people think Vito Arujau has no more eligibility. He's a junior academically and eligibility-wise. He took an ORS in 2020 and was not enrolled in 2021 when the Ivy League cancelled all sports.
He also greyshirted. He graduated in 2017 with Fix, Yianni, Spencer. So yeah it would be pretty hard to understand considering Ivys don’t allow traditional redshirts and also won’t let you wrestle after you graduate.
So in essence for a guy like Vito..2024 will be 7 yrs since he graduated HS and it is taking him 7 yrs to graduate.
Crazy and ridiculous.same with Fix (but at least he finished undergrad and is probably working on a masters or doctorate now)
Not being enrolled isn't a factor. The eligibility clock starts ticking upon initial enrollment and doesn't pause. In a normal scenario, he would be using a year of eligibility that season. However, like everyone else, he gets a mulligan for that season.
How would olympic redshirt effect Keuter's football status. Would it be a free redshirt year for both sports?
Not being enrolled is a factor in the Ivy League: your eligibility clock runs while enrolled. No red shirts. No competing as a grad student. That's why elite wrestlers in the Ivy (yeah, there are a couple
) sometimes skip a semester (or year) to be able to both make progress toward a degree while enrolled and not graduate before using their NCAA eligibility. Brucki transferred to Michigan for that graduation reason, as did Berreyesa from Cornell to UNCO. It's crazy.The NCAA essentially changed "four years in five" (red shirt) to "four years in six" (red shirt plus COVID year) to allow those who missed the tournament to get another shot at it.
*except those who were seniors and didnt get another shot, and also those who were still in HS (or grayshirt) in 2020, and didn't miss a tourney and still get an extra year for no good reason (sorry, im bitter)
Daton's path is easier to explain:Not being enrolled is a factor in the Ivy League: your eligibility clock runs while enrolled. No red shirts. No competing as a grad student. That's why elite wrestlers in the Ivy (yeah, there are a couple
The NCAA essentially changed "four years in five" (red shirt) to "four years in six" (red shirt plus COVID year) to allow those who missed the tournament to get another shot at it.
2018- Redshirt
2019- 2nd at NCAAs (Freshman)
2020- Olympic redshirt
2021- 2nd at NCAAs (year given back due to Covid)
2022- 2nd at NCAAs (Sophomore)
2023- 4th at NCAAs (Junior)
Vito's is a bit different, but still makes sense:
2018- Deferred enrollment
2019- 4th at NCAAs (Freshman)
2020- Olympic redshirt/unenrolled
2021- Olympic redshirt/unenrolled (IVY did not wrestle)
2022- 3rd at NCAAs (Sophomore)
2023- 1st at NCAAs (Junior)
It's the same thing Yianni did, just deferring enrollment for one year.
Not being enrolled is a factor in the Ivy League: your eligibility clock runs while enrolled. No red shirts. No competing as a grad student. That's why elite wrestlers in the Ivy (yeah, there are a couple
The NCAA essentially changed "four years in five" (red shirt) to "four years in six" (red shirt plus COVID year) to allow those who missed the tournament to get another shot at it.
That's not what I was referring to. You mentioned he wasn't enrolled in 2020-2021. He might not have been enrolled, but his clock was still ticking. It isn't relevant. You can't unenroll and pause your clock.
Also, they added the year in 2020-2021 due to Covid hesitation and uncertainty (in case post seasons/major parts of seasons were cancelled again). The year before wasn't really a factor. It isn't like they gave 2019-2020 seniors another shot.
Here is a now relevant question. Is A.J Ferrari eligible to take an Olympic redshirt being a national champ, or does that have to be this previous season, and not the last season he competed? I just ask because if he comes to Iowa too that would make sense for he trying to align himself up to try and wrestle a few year with his younger brother Angelo. AJ has his regular redshirt still available to him as well if I’m not mistaken.
He has no more eligibility with Cornell but could transfer, is what I heard. Could that be true? Hope not because the 133 cupboard for PSU is empty!
If Iowa used ORS this season (23-24) for Keuter, Cassioppi, Woods, Chittum, Assad, AJ Ferrari to preserve eligibility and RSs:
2024-25:
Ayala/Peterson/Jesuroga
Schriever/Ayala
Woods/Block
Chittum/Jesuroga
Siebrecht/Ferrari
Kennedy/Rathjen
Arnold/Riggins
Ferrari/Assad
Ferrari/Franklin/Glazier
Cassioppi/Keuter
2024-25:
Ayala/Peterson/Jesuroga
Schriever/Ayala
Woods/Block
Chittum/Jesuroga
Siebrecht/Ferrari
Kennedy/Rathjen
Arnold/Riggins
Ferrari/Assad
Ferrari/Franklin/Glazier
Cassioppi/Keuter
New Olympic redshirt criteria were released this week sometime:
There are six ways to qualify for an Olympic redshirt year:
1) Past National Team members (Top 3 from the World or Olympic Team Trials)
2) Top 8 at the April 2023 Senior US Open
3) Top 8 at December 2023 Senior Nationals
4) Top 3 at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championship
5) NCAA Champion from a previous year AND top 2 from the 2023 U23 World Team Trials (must accomplish both)
6) Previous U17, U20, U23 World Medalist
Only changes are the separation of Top 3 at NCAAs/NCAA Champ+U23 finalist (was some wording issues last time with this) and the addition of a Top 8 at December 2023 Senior Nationals. This is a confusing one for me, since most people taking the Olympic redshirt announce before the season starts (18/19 did so in 2019, with the last person announcing on November 7th). Will be interesting to see if anybody takes advantage of it.
There are six ways to qualify for an Olympic redshirt year:
1) Past National Team members (Top 3 from the World or Olympic Team Trials)
2) Top 8 at the April 2023 Senior US Open
3) Top 8 at December 2023 Senior Nationals
4) Top 3 at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championship
5) NCAA Champion from a previous year AND top 2 from the 2023 U23 World Team Trials (must accomplish both)
6) Previous U17, U20, U23 World Medalist
Only changes are the separation of Top 3 at NCAAs/NCAA Champ+U23 finalist (was some wording issues last time with this) and the addition of a Top 8 at December 2023 Senior Nationals. This is a confusing one for me, since most people taking the Olympic redshirt announce before the season starts (18/19 did so in 2019, with the last person announcing on November 7th). Will be interesting to see if anybody takes advantage of it.
