Back at it and ready to go. My favorite day of the tournament right here. Quarterfinals start in a few minutes, along with round two of consolations. Penn State has eight guys remaining, after Matt McCutcheon was knocked from the tournament last night. Six in the quarterfinals; two in the consolations. If the quarterfinalists win this morning, they secure All-America status. If not, they drop down to the consis and battle in tonight's "blood round," for a last chance at AA. If this is my favorite day of the tourney, tonight is my favorite session.
There's already talk that Penn State can secure the team trophy tonight. A lot will have to go PSU's way, including wins against Ok State at 157 and 174 in the quarters to begin, and a lot will have to go against Ohio State today. I think the chances are slim, but the possibility does exist.
Before we get too far ahead, here's a quick look at how we got where we are, along with team scores, and upcoming matchups:
125: No. 3 Nico Megaludis, Sr., Murrysville, Pa.
Rd 1: Chase Tolbert, Utah Valley – W, 18-5 maj. dec.
Rd 2: No. 14 Josh Rodriguez, North Dakota State – W, 4-2 dec.
QF: Conor Youtsey, Michigan
133: No. 5 Jordan Conaway, Sr., Abbottstown, Pa.
Rd 1: Corey Keener, Central Michigan -- W, 6-5
Rd 2: No. 12 Ryan Taylor, Wisconsin -- W, 8-5 dec.
QF: No. 4 Cody Brewer, Oklahoma
141: Jimmy Gulibon, Jr., Benton, Pa.
Rd. 1: No. 5 Matt Manley, Missouri – W, 17-2 (TF; 7:00)
Rd. 2: No. 12 Chris Mecate, Old Dominion -- L, 0-6 dec.
Cn 2: Ian Nickell, CSUB
149: No. 1 Zain Retherford, So., Benton, Pa.
Rd. 1: Coleman Hammond, CSU Bakersfield -- W, 21-6 (TF; 5:46)
Rd. 2: Patricio Lugo, Edinboro -- WBF (6:37)
QF: No. 9 Justin Oliver, Central Michigan
157: No. 3 Jason Nolf, Fr., Yatesboro, Pa.
Rd. 1: Kamaal Shakur, Chattanooga – WBF (3:34)
Rd. 2: May Bethea, Penn -- W, 25-10 (TF 7:00)
QF: No. 6 Joe Smith, Oklahoma State
165: Geno Morelli, Jr., DuBois, Pa.
Rd. 1: No. 11 John Staudenmayer, North Carolina – W, 5-3 dec.
Rd. 2: No. 6 Steven Rodriguez, Illinois -- L, 3-1 (SV) dec.
Cn 2: Jake Faust, Duke
174: No. 1 Bo Nickal, Fr., Allen, Texas
Rd. 1: Josef Johnson, Harvard – W, 10-2 maj. dec.
Rd. 2: No. 16 Micah Barnes, Nebraska -- W, 7-2 dec.
QF: No. 9 Chandler Rogers, Oklahoma State
184: No. 16 Matt McCutcheon, So., Apollo, Pa.
Rd. 1: Tom Sleigh, Bucknell – L, 3-4 dec.
Cn. 1: Jack Dechow, Old Dominion -- L, 1-6 dec.
197: No. 1 Morgan McIntosh, Sr., Acton, Calif.
Rd. 1: Ryan Wolfe, Rider – W, 11-3 maj. dec.
Rd. 2: No. 16 Kyle Conel, Kent State -- WBF (6:01)
QF: No. 8 Aaron Studebaker, Nebraska
TEAM SCORES (# of quarterfinalists)
1. Penn State - 27.5 (6)
2. Ohio State - 24.0 (5)
3. Oklahoma State - 24.0 (7)
4. Nebraska - 20.0 (5)
5. Iowa - 17.5 (5)
Missouri - 17.5 (4)
Virginia Tech - 17.5 (4)
There's already talk that Penn State can secure the team trophy tonight. A lot will have to go PSU's way, including wins against Ok State at 157 and 174 in the quarters to begin, and a lot will have to go against Ohio State today. I think the chances are slim, but the possibility does exist.
Before we get too far ahead, here's a quick look at how we got where we are, along with team scores, and upcoming matchups:
125: No. 3 Nico Megaludis, Sr., Murrysville, Pa.
Rd 1: Chase Tolbert, Utah Valley – W, 18-5 maj. dec.
Rd 2: No. 14 Josh Rodriguez, North Dakota State – W, 4-2 dec.
QF: Conor Youtsey, Michigan
133: No. 5 Jordan Conaway, Sr., Abbottstown, Pa.
Rd 1: Corey Keener, Central Michigan -- W, 6-5
Rd 2: No. 12 Ryan Taylor, Wisconsin -- W, 8-5 dec.
QF: No. 4 Cody Brewer, Oklahoma
141: Jimmy Gulibon, Jr., Benton, Pa.
Rd. 1: No. 5 Matt Manley, Missouri – W, 17-2 (TF; 7:00)
Rd. 2: No. 12 Chris Mecate, Old Dominion -- L, 0-6 dec.
Cn 2: Ian Nickell, CSUB
149: No. 1 Zain Retherford, So., Benton, Pa.
Rd. 1: Coleman Hammond, CSU Bakersfield -- W, 21-6 (TF; 5:46)
Rd. 2: Patricio Lugo, Edinboro -- WBF (6:37)
QF: No. 9 Justin Oliver, Central Michigan
157: No. 3 Jason Nolf, Fr., Yatesboro, Pa.
Rd. 1: Kamaal Shakur, Chattanooga – WBF (3:34)
Rd. 2: May Bethea, Penn -- W, 25-10 (TF 7:00)
QF: No. 6 Joe Smith, Oklahoma State
165: Geno Morelli, Jr., DuBois, Pa.
Rd. 1: No. 11 John Staudenmayer, North Carolina – W, 5-3 dec.
Rd. 2: No. 6 Steven Rodriguez, Illinois -- L, 3-1 (SV) dec.
Cn 2: Jake Faust, Duke
174: No. 1 Bo Nickal, Fr., Allen, Texas
Rd. 1: Josef Johnson, Harvard – W, 10-2 maj. dec.
Rd. 2: No. 16 Micah Barnes, Nebraska -- W, 7-2 dec.
QF: No. 9 Chandler Rogers, Oklahoma State
184: No. 16 Matt McCutcheon, So., Apollo, Pa.
Rd. 1: Tom Sleigh, Bucknell – L, 3-4 dec.
Cn. 1: Jack Dechow, Old Dominion -- L, 1-6 dec.
197: No. 1 Morgan McIntosh, Sr., Acton, Calif.
Rd. 1: Ryan Wolfe, Rider – W, 11-3 maj. dec.
Rd. 2: No. 16 Kyle Conel, Kent State -- WBF (6:01)
QF: No. 8 Aaron Studebaker, Nebraska
TEAM SCORES (# of quarterfinalists)
1. Penn State - 27.5 (6)
2. Ohio State - 24.0 (5)
3. Oklahoma State - 24.0 (7)
4. Nebraska - 20.0 (5)
5. Iowa - 17.5 (5)
Missouri - 17.5 (4)
Virginia Tech - 17.5 (4)
