Clarion Open - Nov 6th
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Not sure but was under the impression swafford only planned to be there a couple years anyway so burning the year didn’t matter.
I doubt it will happen but it would be great to see SVN and Facundo go to Clarion to get some reps in with some unfamiliar opponents.
Headaches, maybe. The rule allegedly intends to keep athletes who may be adjusting to school in their first semester from spending all their energy traveling around wrestling 18 matches in the fall instead of focusing on school.
I am so interested in seeing Jax against college competition. See if his slide by series and scrambling ability hold up at this level. I think they will and that he wins multiple matches. I won’t go so far to say that he wins it but I think he has a good showing. I’m not quite as high on Gibson. I think he wins at least a match as well though which is super impressive for a high school kid. Jax’s style is just pretty unique and he’s just damn good. Should be fun to see how they do. The summer between my college freshman and sophomore season I lost to Joe Heskett who was going to be a senior in hs. My teammates gave me a ton of shit but it ended up not being too bad of a loss as Heskett was a beast. Still wasn’t a high point of my career losing to a hs kid when I was in college
I’d be mildly surprised if either one of them won a ton of matches. Jax is EXTREMELY talented but the gap from HS freshman to D1 college wrestler is immeasurable. Gibson similarly, but at least he may be a bit more physically mature and his top-bottom game may allow him to have a little more success.
I agree that I don't see Jax beating many at this tourney but to me the gap is actually from a top 10 pfp hs senior to D1 wrestler. I only say that because Jax beat Jeserouga a couple times this summer so he's already at that level.
FWIW, Erik Gibson is wrestling at the Clarion Open representing Spartan RTC (as is Meyer Shapiro). I guess the Gibson brothers haven't had time to move to the NLWC yet. Mason Gibson is representing M2 (my error).
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I agree. Jax isn’t just any freshman though and there will be walk-ons , division 2 or 3 guys, true freshman, as well as some absolute studs. I don’t think he wins a ton of matches but I think he wins a few. His top game is very good as well. I can see him having problems on bottom as that seems like the toughest thing to figure out when wrestling college level competition. Will be fun to see. I’m putting it out there that I think he wins 2 matches.
Going to need the math expert to weigh in on the competition rules for freshmen.
No. I’m unfortunately about as far away as possible. I’m in Oregon. You are going I assume? I was hoping it will be on Flo but I haven’t checked. Would love if you would post about what you see from Shapiro
JTS, in the old days Slippery Rock University had a coach from my area so my son and I went up to help him by running a table at the Slippery Rock Open. I think the year was 2002. In came two high school kids from Ohio to this college tournament.
The oldest was CP Schlatter with his younger brother Dustin in tow. (CP wrestled my son on several occasions at other HS tournaments).
At this college event although not as stellar as the Clarion Open, still had good kids. If I remember correctly, both CP and Dustin made their respective finals and I think in the finals, if memory serves me, they both won by forfeit.
This logic could also mean Jesuroga isn't ready.
In fact, you should go onto HR and make that exact point.
Pitt sent some of their "Fast Food Service" graduates to Columbus to implement the same program for the Buckeye football program.
I could see all four HS wrestlers doing well. Ramos coming down to 125 is probably the Favorite. I think Gibson’s strength will keep him in the matches. Forrest is dangerous and will place top four but looks weak and this could potentially be a problem against the college level handfighting.
I don’t see any 149 pounders Shapiro should be worried about. He is a recruit I wish we locked up. Who knows with the latest run of wrestlers from Ithaca but still might have a chance.
I don’t see any 149 pounders Shapiro should be worried about. He is a recruit I wish we locked up. Who knows with the latest run of wrestlers from Ithaca but still might have a chance.
Cardale apparently didn't come there to make it in the pros either ...
I'll see what I can do. I'm not sure yet what mat I'll be on. I'm sure it will all be on Flo, it has been the last 5 years.
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Looking through the brackets, for NLWC I see Kerr-Brown at 165, Berg at 174, and that's it.
Also, The One Who (so far) Got Away at 149.
I just saw the lists. I am excited to see the hs kids compete. Will be interesting to see if they show up or back down
Josh Saunders and Shapiro should be a good match. Seems like Saunders hasn’t developed a ton in the past couple years. He was very good in hs
I saw Gibson wrestled at the Surge and now tommorrow wrestling at Clarion open. Those McCort kids wrestle everywhere. It almost feels like Jax wrestled 100 matches in last couple months. Lol
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