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Wrestling Upsets, Surprises & Scares (2023-24 season)

Seems like someone here used to post a weekly list of upsets and surprises that I found helpful to keep up with outcomes I missed (I’m not thinking of the wrestlestat version).

I added “scares” to the title mostly to provide another “s” so the list abbreviates as W.U.S.S. in a nod to a certain recently graduated PA wrestler who was guaranteed to be a 4 time nat’l champ until he wasn’t. But it can also refer to unexpectedly close matches or notable injuries on or off the mat (e.g., Wittlake).

Here are a few WUSS list entries for me this week so far:
  • Kyle Snyder losing to Azarpira at the Zagreb Open 🙁
  • Lehigh beating Cornell 17-16
  • Glazier majoring Allred
  • Robb gassing hard against Franek despite starting the season so strong
  • Anthony Noto (#1) losing to Diego Sotelo (#24) -- both the loss and the 11-8 margin (I think Spencer Lee may be the only other person to put that many points on Noto, though in the 2-pt takedown era)

Flo rankings this week

125-Davis-#2
133-Nagao-#5
141-Bartlett-#1
149-Kasak-#12
157-Haines-#1
165-Mesenbrink-#7
174-Starocci-#1
184-Truax-#7
197-AB-#1
Heavy-Kerk-#1

So 5 number 1’s is pretty decent I would say.

Interesting is that number 2 at 157 is Vinny Zerban from N. CO who beat Levi early last year. He has just continued to get better and has become a real threat at this weight. I’m sure Levi would like a rematch with him as well

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Well written article on PSU basketball....

Should be a fun night of PSU basketball on Thursday. The men will have a great chance to go over .500 overall and to .500 in conference vs Iowa, and the women will take on Iowa and likely get pounded but we'll get to see Clark do her thing.

Lee vs. Yianni, round, uh...

...no idea. Best-of-three wrestle-off in Denver on 2/3/24 to determine Pan Am Games Olympic Qualifier team member at 65kg.

Nobody challenged Zane Richards at 57kg. Likely wrestlers also include RBY (Mexico) and Darian Cruz (Puerto Rico).

USA has not qualified for the Olympics at either weight. Two finalists at each weight qualify their country.
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