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2023 US Open

Mendez, meanwhile, is still winning but it’s clear his horsepower isn’t quite the advantage at 65kg as it was at 61.
 
Also it’s increasingly clear Augustine was well underseeded at 79 due to his lack of freestyle accolades
 
Nasdeo beating Koehler is a huge win. Koehler is a top 5 kid in his weight. Now we get a Nasdeo/Lilledahl semi

At 70kg we have a Shapiro vs Cardenas semi. Shapiro should handle him but Cardenas is super tough. Had a great freshman year at Stanford this past season

Garvin vs Sealey should be great as well with the winner likely meeting Mesenbrink in the finals. Garvin is a redshirt freshman at Stanford and very good. Will be a great test for Sealey
 
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I'm not making a joke here. Does that kid suffer from proportional dwarfism? It looked like it to me. Is it politically incorrect to ask? If so, I pre-apologize.
I wanted to ask as well. He has to be. Kid is maybe 4’8” and that could be generous. He is super tough though. Hard as hell to score on
 
I get to coach an awesome, hard working little person in my club, currently.

He obviously doesn’t speak for everyone, and he’s not the type to get offended and freak out on anyone, but he doesn’t take kindly to “midget” and things of that nature.

He was a cadet last year and some of the first years are still pretty immature. Our guy keeps a pretty calm head, but when a whole group is laughing and pointing… well, it makes it a bit sweeter to see the tears after he beat ‘em.
 
I wanted to ask as well. He has to be. Kid is maybe 4’8” and that could be generous. He is super tough though. Hard as hell to score on
Agree. That kid was very tough. I was wondering how the hell Luke was going to be able to get through. He was able to do just enough to get a couple of step outs.
 
Carter Neves in the semifinals at 125. Beat Mullen a few months ago. Something about a “soft verbal”? What’s the story, anyone know?
 
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Zack Ryder vs Adam Waters coming up this round. Can Waters give him a match?
 
Carter Neves in the semifinals at 125. Beat Mullen a few months ago. Something about a “soft verbal”? What’s the story, anyone know?
Not sure (and no inside info), but I think Neves wanted to verbal to PSU but was told to hold off and eventually got the hint and started looking elsewhere. Or something along those lines. Take it FWIW.
 
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Not sure (and no inside info), but I think Neves wanted to verbal to PSU but was told to hold off and eventually got the hint and started looking elsewhere. Or something along those lines. Take it FWIW.
He wanted PSU and obviously was welcome to commit but think Cael was honest about what kind of money he’d get (nothing) as of the date he wanted to commit.
 
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Lilledahl on another level from Nasdeo. Will see Jore Volk in the finals. Volk made the world team last year and had a great freshman season for the University of Wyoming this past season. Volk beat Adrian Meza in a good match. Meza beat Lilledahl a few weeks ago in a bit of an upset. Meza is committed to Iowa State
 
Lilledahl on another level from Nasdeo. Will see Jore Volk in the finals. Volk made the world team last year and had a great freshman season for the University of Wyoming this past season. Volk beat Adrian Meza in a good match. Meza beat Lilledahl a few weeks ago in a bit of an upset. Meza is committed to Iowa State
Lilledahl 11-0, 2:40

Kasak vs Cornella on Mat 2.
 
My lord Tyler Kasak!! What a massive win! Cornella was the U20 world team rep last year and was the 7 seed at NCAA’s this year for Cornell. Kasak absolutely jumped levels this year with his time at M2/NLWC

Jesse Mendez goes down to Kannon Webster in the other semi. Webster is a stud but I think most had Mendez winning that match

 
Also, he’s not quite there yet in folk but The Huskers might have themselves a dog in Antrell Taylor
 
Meyer Shapiro is a total stud. Just hammered Cardenas. Kid will be in the title hunt right away at Cornell
 
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