That would be a great opportunity for him, since he’ll be in redshirt anyway.
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Looks to me like he will be in the world team.
Congrats to him. He looked a bit bigger already than he did in March.
Peanut will be the guy at u23 no one else on national team is u23 eligible. 57 Lilledahl 70 Duke 74 Mesenbrink 79 Haines 92 Barr are all u23 eligible and could take u23 spot if they lose final x. And yes all 5 are Penn St guys. 61 Jax could take u23 spot as well if hes not the guy. And if Blaze can beat Hardy for true 3rd he could take the 65 kg spot for u23
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I have a feeling Herrera is going to jump to a whole new level by the time he’s back in the lineup
Yes he is but Blaze isn't and he can take the spot if he wants it. I forgot the top 4 are now considered on the national team so Blaze doesn't have to beat Hardy to take it . I don't think we see Blaze at U23 at 65 in late October since he said he was going 133 this year
With him on the U20 team and Jax on the U23 team both at 61, blaze shouldn’t be taking the 65 u23 spot.
Jax could make the senior world team if he beats Vito and then we’d probably see bouzakis at 61 for u23’s instead.
Yes listing all those guys who could take U23 spot was assuming no one is the "guy". I think Mesenbrink and Haines make the SR team.
Agree on Blaze he shouldn't be taking the U23 65 spot if he's going 133 and starting it wouldn't make sense
U23 team
57 - Lilledahl can take it, otherwise Mason Ziegler has it
61 - Jax Forrest and Marcus Blaze can take it, otherwise Nic Bouzakis has it
65 - Blaze can take it, otherwise it'll be Vince Cornella
70 - PJ Duke can take it, otherwise it's Josh Edmond
74 - Mesenbrink and Joey Blaze can take it, otherwise it'll be Michael Caliendo
79 - Haines and Simon Ruiz could take the spot, otherwise it's Beau Mantanona
92 - Barr and Sinclair can take it, otherwise it's Gavin Nelson
97 - Garavous Kouekabakilaho Grand View should have the spot
125 - Daniel Herrera Iowa State should have the spot
I think this is all correct, but I might have missed something
57 - Lilledahl can take it, otherwise Mason Ziegler has it
61 - Jax Forrest and Marcus Blaze can take it, otherwise Nic Bouzakis has it
65 - Blaze can take it, otherwise it'll be Vince Cornella
70 - PJ Duke can take it, otherwise it's Josh Edmond
74 - Mesenbrink and Joey Blaze can take it, otherwise it'll be Michael Caliendo
79 - Haines and Simon Ruiz could take the spot, otherwise it's Beau Mantanona
92 - Barr and Sinclair can take it, otherwise it's Gavin Nelson
97 - Garavous Kouekabakilaho Grand View should have the spot
125 - Daniel Herrera Iowa State should have the spot
I think this is all correct, but I might have missed something
So I have a hard time keeping all the freestyle tournaments straight. What other Cyclones have won U23s & U20s. David Carr, did right? Who else?
U20 Rocky Elam won it in 2021 at 92kg.
I was going back and rewatching some matches and I noticed when Coby Merrill was wrestling for 3rd Perry was in Merrill’s corner
Merrill was in town training with Herrera prior to the tournament. He has some more visits lined up as well so he's still looking
Herrera gave credit to Merrill as his training partner with Bastida coming into this tournament
Interesting where did he do that at? Thought the were trying to keep that quiet. Wonder if they had a camp or something which allowed them to bring Coby in
I seriously hope bastida stays heathy and is tough on this guy for his entire redshirt because he’s going to be a stud with his talent and work ethic.
Vito Arujau ,
requested a delayed wrestle-off for his Final X series against high school phenom Jax Forrest which was subsequently granted by USA Wrestling. They will wrestle their 61kg best of three at a to be announced date and time.
requested a delayed wrestle-off for his Final X series against high school phenom Jax Forrest which was subsequently granted by USA Wrestling. They will wrestle their 61kg best of three at a to be announced date and time.
