I think Kyle and DT are opening their new health club this week too. And I thought I had a lot on my mind this week. Losing a parent is a heckuva head trip--my sympathies to the Dake family.
2024 Olympic Team Trials previews - April 19 & 20
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Carter @86kg pre-seed
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Men’s freestyle pre-seeds released for U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling
The men’s freestyle pre-seeds for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling have been finalized by the USA Wrestling National Coaching Staff ahead of this week’s much-anticipated event in State College, Pa.Athletes awarded the No. 1 seed for the ch...
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Wow Carter at 86k. UnderstandableCarter @86kg pre-seed
Men’s freestyle pre-seeds released for U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling
The men’s freestyle pre-seeds for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling have been finalized by the USA Wrestling National Coaching Staff ahead of this week’s much-anticipated event in State College, Pa.Athletes awarded the No. 1 seed for the ch...
Wow.Carter @86kg pre-seed
Men’s freestyle pre-seeds released for U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling
The men’s freestyle pre-seeds for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling have been finalized by the USA Wrestling National Coaching Staff ahead of this week’s much-anticipated event in State College, Pa.Athletes awarded the No. 1 seed for the ch...
🤔 Hmmm. Now I know he's probably not coming back next year, but if he did, 184 and Barr to 197? 😂 I know, I know 😂
Also, you run all the way through the impossible gauntlet at 74, and congrats! You have to beat Dake twice 😂
57kg
4/5 Nico vs Spencer .... that's straight fire. Nico hangs with him, but winning is another matter.
Lilledahl does not have a brutal spot at 9.... he could make a little run.
Fix vs Suriano probable 3/6.
65kg Insane obviously... All these brackets are insane.
Gut feeling is Yianni @ 2 has a clearer path than Nick Lee @ 1, with a sucked-down James Green as the 3.
EDIT - I typed that before I remembered ZAIN TRAIN is lurking on Yianni’s half
Everyone on Nick Lee's half is tough.
Bartlett vs Alirez possible 4/5 if Beau can get past tough vet Nahshon Garrett.
74kg Insane.
Depth of this bracket has been discussed.
I'm surprised Cenzo only pulls a 7 seed based on his past freestyle success.
Nolf has a much tougher path to finals than JB.
86kg - Fairly insane bracket.
Folks have already mentioned Starocci vs PD3 in the 6/11, with Trent Hidley on deck at 3.
4/5 Markie vs Ringer. Amazing first round match.
97kg - Snooze fest for J'Den.
4/5 Nate Jackson v Kollin Moore is interesting.
125 -
Top half of 125kg is paper thin.
2 Gwiz & 3 Kerk makes the bottom half ... damn.... tough. 4 seed would have been much better for Kerk.
But, I guess he has to beat all of these guys anyway. Seeds probably don't matter in the end for this type of tourney.
4/5 Nico vs Spencer .... that's straight fire. Nico hangs with him, but winning is another matter.
Lilledahl does not have a brutal spot at 9.... he could make a little run.
Fix vs Suriano probable 3/6.
65kg Insane obviously... All these brackets are insane.
Gut feeling is Yianni @ 2 has a clearer path than Nick Lee @ 1, with a sucked-down James Green as the 3.
EDIT - I typed that before I remembered ZAIN TRAIN is lurking on Yianni’s half
Everyone on Nick Lee's half is tough.
Bartlett vs Alirez possible 4/5 if Beau can get past tough vet Nahshon Garrett.
74kg Insane.
Depth of this bracket has been discussed.
I'm surprised Cenzo only pulls a 7 seed based on his past freestyle success.
Nolf has a much tougher path to finals than JB.
86kg - Fairly insane bracket.
Folks have already mentioned Starocci vs PD3 in the 6/11, with Trent Hidley on deck at 3.
4/5 Markie vs Ringer. Amazing first round match.
97kg - Snooze fest for J'Den.
4/5 Nate Jackson v Kollin Moore is interesting.
125 -
Top half of 125kg is paper thin.
2 Gwiz & 3 Kerk makes the bottom half ... damn.... tough. 4 seed would have been much better for Kerk.
But, I guess he has to beat all of these guys anyway. Seeds probably don't matter in the end for this type of tourney.
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Oh well, there goes the ending Jordan Burroughs' career narrative. Looks like it's up to Alex Facundo.
If Alex doesn't, Mitchell will.
Bottom bracket of 74kg is a Penn State blood bath.
starocci ducks marinelli. tough look smh
i’ve got my eyes on the potential gilman-forrest quarter. if gilman is sluggish off the scale, forrest’s scrambling ability is very dangerous for him imo.
Nice - Carter with a bye to start things off.
Think McKenna takes out Green which nullifies that
Also not sure Gwiz is any more difficult than Zillmer these days. Four would’ve meant having to go through Hendrickson in the QF.
I think most of the high school kids are at levels never before thought of, and Forrest certainly has been amazing, but this is now the grown men who have all been there and done that at the world level. Nato is one thing, but these guys are another.
Carter got a higher seed at Olympic Trials up a weight than he did at NCAAs, lol.Carter @86kg pre-seed
Men’s freestyle pre-seeds released for U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling
The men’s freestyle pre-seeds for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling have been finalized by the USA Wrestling National Coaching Staff ahead of this week’s much-anticipated event in State College, Pa.Athletes awarded the No. 1 seed for the ch...
Gilman is old, has a huge cut, and has barely wrestled the last couple years. Peak/room Gilman I agree, but I don’t think we’re going to see peak Gilman.
I know there’s a lot of miles on those tires but don’t we think “old” is a bit of a stretch? He’s 29 and is coming off a year where he was less active than ever before in preparation. Not quite ready to put Ol’ Thomas out to pasture.
very fair and i am picking gilman tbc. wouldn’t be surprised if forrest loses to cronin r1 either.
i’m just interested because forrest’s greatest strength matches up with TG’s biggest weakness.
I'm looking at the 65kg bracket (see below) and it looks like they just set it up like a normal 16 person bracket, and then decided that Zain's "bye to the semis" means he takes on the winner of the normal bottom semifinal, the one that would be 2 vs 3 if seeds hold.
But doesn't that actually turn that 2 vs 3 matchup into a quarterfinal? So now the quarterfinals are: 1 vs 8, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 3, and Zain vs bye? I feel like I would 100% rather be the 4 or 5 seed in this bracket than the 2 or 3. Consolation matches hurt my head even in a normal bracket, but it seems like this set up would cause some havoc in determining the 3rd place world team member to get whatever stipend is provided.
Who can I contact to let them know they're doing this wrong haha?
edit: moving this down here because apparently it screws everything up if you put it in your text
But doesn't that actually turn that 2 vs 3 matchup into a quarterfinal? So now the quarterfinals are: 1 vs 8, 4 vs 5, 2 vs 3, and Zain vs bye? I feel like I would 100% rather be the 4 or 5 seed in this bracket than the 2 or 3. Consolation matches hurt my head even in a normal bracket, but it seems like this set up would cause some havoc in determining the 3rd place world team member to get whatever stipend is provided.
Who can I contact to let them know they're doing this wrong haha?
edit: moving this down here because apparently it screws everything up if you put it in your text
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Nolf probably walks to the finals now. Shapiro-Mesenbrink should be fire.
I’ve been waiting for this matchup. u20 champs last summer, both of them coming off very strong ncaa seasons. I’d give the lean to Mitchell but I think this is going to be fireworks.
Burroughs now has to run the PSU/NLWC gauntlet: Levi or Facundo, then Mesenbrink, then Jason or Cenzo, then Dake best of 3.
Berger's been waiting 5 years for that head. He's coming for it! 😉
I agree. Normally hes pretty funny while also sounding cool. The shaft bit was a big whiff and makes him seem like a middle schooler. I do like the challenge for the future. Would be a great Exhbiition at 79kg catchweight
Yeah, my thought, too. If Burroughs runs the gauntlet of Lions of Levi then MM then Nolf then Dake best of three, he’ll certainly have earned his spot.
Lots of great youngsters up top. Lockett vs Shapiro to start it off. U17 champ vs U20 champ. Then the one everyone wants to see with Mesenbrink vs Shapiro. Should be fun but I think Mesenbrink gasses him out. Shapiro hasn’t had the best tank this past folk season. Levi vs Facundo could be interesting. I think most people pick Levi but Facundo is a much better freestyler than folkstyler. I really want to see if any of these young guys can give JB a go. I hope so but feel like they have a little ways to go still. I do think Nolf beats JB though and we see Dake vs Nolf again
I can’t speak too intelligently about what Titan Mercury is exactly—but it’s more of a sponsorship than a real training club like NLWC. They might have a training camp or something, but it’s more about paying for travel, etc, I believe.
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