2024-2025 Recruiting Thread
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Met him at the Ames Golf event. Nice young man and family. Welcome to Ames!
Went to the practice and it was great. Here are some things I was watching and noticed, but the guys went live maybe 5-10 minutes so hard to draw too much from it.
1. Loved watching the gymnastics warmups. The Cubans are especially impressive. Diversent can really fly, similar to Echemendia. Also amazing how athletic the entire team is. Vast majority can do backflips.
2. Casey looked very big. Every bit as big as Chittum imo if not bigger. I’m thinking 65 is in the works down the road. He scrapped with Ortega which is fun to watch.
3. Watched Diversent and Perryman, and Diversent was definitely getting the better of that matchup, but some of the folkstyle funk scrambles were making it hard for him. Will take some time to understand those positions, but very talented. Also, pretty big so will be a big 125.
4. Naak and MJ were wrestling and I thought Naak looked really good. IMO it’s a battle at 84, and not a sure thing with Bockman.
5. Bockman and Carroll started out on each other, but about a minute in they got switched to other partners by the coaches. I was bummed and wanted to see them go. Asked Dresser after wards why they switched and he said it was “too early for that.” It looked like both those guys were ready to go to war, so probably not the right venue for that to play out.
Oh, since this is a recruiting thread I should also mention that Deshaun Ross was there hanging out with Nate Carr.
Gannon Gremmel was there holding a 12 pack. KD saw him and told him to come over by the mat. KD took the one out of his hand, took a strong pull, and gave it back.
Gremmel also yelled at Riggins “welcome home! You should have been here the whole time!”
I know they’ve done these before but I’ve never been able to get to one. That location was really good but that whole thing is a cool deal to do on football game days. I hope they do another one this year. Little JM and I enjoyed it a lot. Please do more!
Koester brothers (Bettendorf) were there as well as a CA kid around 144. Can’t remember his name.
I’d love to get TJ he’s a tuff kid.
I’m guessing the Cali kid is Nikade Zinkin. He also has a cousin, Rocklin Zinkin, who is a stud and a 2026 recruit.
I’m really intrigued by your comments about Casey. He’s looked big & on full feed all summer. I’d guess he’s walking around somewhere in the 170s.
Did he look lean & in near wrestling shape? If so, might the redshirt year be out the window & he fills the opening at 65 this year?
One more thing Carroll is a THICK dude. Not fat, looks strong as hell. Couple that with the head bandage he had on around his eye yesterday and a guy near me said “Jesus, our new 97 lber looks like a trained Russian assassin”.
I wasn't there, but if you didn't recognize him, I'd guess it was CJ Carter, the transfer from Iowa Western. He's a full grown heavyweight. He told me he weighs 237 when I met him last week.
I know last spring/summer Casey was weighing in the upper 160s. Remember, the plan was for him to be our 157 and Paniro 149. Then we got Chittum and lost Paniro so plans changed. A year off focusing on his technique and strength will be great for him.
Couldn’t ask for a better staff to navigate the 141-165 scenario.
It wasn’t Zinkin, it was Toscano 144/150. 2nd at State and beat Roller and Parco during season.
Did anyone get to talk to Dreshaun? Yonger Herrea Carroll good guys to train with!
