Time since last PSU Champ or AA, per weight …

[Tom McAndrew]

a post on Iowa's board on the same subject for them got me thinking of how long PSU has gone, per weight, since a national championship or since an AA finish.

using the history records on the Penn State Wrestling Club's web site, below is how long it appears PSU has gone since a Championship or an AA finish at each weight class.

a clarification: weight classes have been tweaked a bit by the NCAA over the years, so some of those listed won at a weight that was very close to the weight listed, but not identical.

After 2015 Nationals

National Champ
125: Jeremy Hunter - 2000
133: Scott Lynch - 1984
141: John Hughes - 1995
149: Tank - 2012
157: Never
165: DT - 2014
174: Matt Brown - 2015
184: Ed Ruth - 2014
197: Q - 2013
285: Kerry McCoy - 1997

AAs
125: Jordan Conaway- 2015
133: Jimmy Gulibon - 2015
141: Zain Retherford - 2014
149: James English - 2014
157: Dylan Alton - 2012
165: DT - 2014
174: Matt Brown - 2015
184: Ed Ruth - 2014
197: Morgan McIntosh - 2015
285: Jimmy Lawson - 2015

Seems as though the only weight at which PSU has never had a champ was 157. DT finished 2nd in 2011, and Clint Musser finished 2nd in 1999.

133 is the weight where the longest gap is for a national champ. Since Scott Lynch's title in 1984, Cary Kolat finished 2nd in 1993 (134), and 3rd in 1994 (134), Josh Moore finished 3rd in 2003 and 2nd in 2004, and Andrew Long finished 3rd in 2011. (Jake Strayer finished 7th in 2007 and Jimmy G finished 5th in 2015.)

After 133, the next longest gap is 141. Since John Hughes' title in 1995, Jamarr Billman finished 5th in 1998 (142), Scott Moore finished 4th in 2003, Tank finished 8th in 2009, and the ZainTrain finished 5th in 2014.

The only other weight at which PSU hasn't had a champion this century is 285. Since McCoy's title in 1997, Pat Cummins finished 4th in 2003 and 2nd in 2004, Aaron Anspach finished 2nd in 2007, and LawDog finished 6th in 2015.

My apologies if any of the above data is incorrect. The PSWC records list DT as taking 1st place in 2012 at 157, so it would not surprise me if there are a few other mistakes in their records. I did not attempt to verify each of their records for names/weights I used in the above info.

It is interesting to project whether any of the gaps can be eliminated by the current team.

If Nolf can stay at 157 for a few years, he has a good shot at ending the 157 drought. If he can't hold the weight, Cenzo Joseph seems like the most likely candidate to end the drought, and/or Gary Dinmore might progress to that level as well.

At 133, Jimmy G may have had a shot at ending the drought if he had stayed at 133. Conaway should be in contention this year, though he doesn't enter the year as a top 1-2 guy at the weight. (Beyond that, it's probably dependent upon this year's and next year's recruiting class.)

If the ZainTrain had stayed at 141, I think he would have ended the drought at 141. It seems likely that he'll be at 149 this year. Whether Jimmy can up his game a bit at a new weight remains to be seen.

Lastly, at 285, we'll have to see how Nevills performs. He looked promising last year before he injured his foot. He should be among the elite guys at 285 over the next 4 years (assuming he stays healthy).

Anyway, it was fun to put this together. If there are corrections to be made, please let me know.

Enjoy

 

[lionlover]

a post on Iowa's board on the same subject for them got me thinking of how long PSU has gone, per weight, since a national championship or since an AA finish.

using the history records on the Penn State Wrestling Club's web site, below is how long it appears PSU has gone since a Championship or an AA finish at each weight class.

a clarification: weight classes have been tweaked a bit by the NCAA over the years, so some of those listed won at a weight that was very close to the weight listed, but not identical.

National Champ
125: Jeremy Hunter - 2000
133: Scott Lynch - 1984
141: John Hughes - 1995
149: Tank - 2012
157: Never
165: DT - 2014
174: Matt Brown - 2015
184: Ed Ruth - 2014
197: Q - 2013
285: Kerry McCoy - 1997

AAs
125: Jordan Conaway- 2015
133: Jimmy Gulibon - 2015
141: Zain Retherford - 2014
149: James English - 2014
157: Dylan Alton - 2012
165: DT - 2014
174: Matt Brown - 2015
184: Ed Ruth - 2014
197: Morgan McIntosh - 2015
285: Jimmy Lawson - 2015

Seems as though the only weight at which PSU has never had a champ was 157. DT finished 2nd in 2011, and Clint Musser finished 2nd in 1999.

133 is the weight where the longest gap is for a national champ. Since Scott Lynch's title in 1984, Cary Kolat finished 2nd in 1993 (134), and 3rd in 1994 (134), Josh Moore finished 3rd in 2003 and 2nd in 2004, and Andrew Long finished 3rd in 2011. (Jake Strayer finished 7th in 2007 and Jimmy G finished 5th in 2015.)

After 133, the next longest gap is 141. Since John Hughes' title in 1995, Jamarr Billman finished 4th in 1998 (142), Scott Moore finished 4th in 2003, Tank finished 8th in 2009, and the ZainTrain finished 5th in 2014.

The only other weight at which PSU hasn't had a champion this century is 285. Since McCoy's title in 1997, Pat Cummins finished 4th in 2003 and 2nd in 2004, Aaron Anspach finished 2nd in 2007, and LawDog finished 6th in 2015.

My apologies if any of the above data is incorrect. The PSWC records list DT as taking 1st place in 2012 at 157, so it would not surprise me if there are a few other mistakes in their records. I did not attempt to verify each of their records for names/weights I used in the above info.

It is interesting to project whether any of the gaps can be eliminated by the current team.

If Nolf can stay at 157 for a few years, he has a good shot at ending the 157 drought. If he can't hold the weight, Cenzo Joseph seems like the most likely candidate to end the drought, and/or Gary Dinmore might progress to that level as well.

At 133, Jimmy G may have had a shot at ending the drought if he had stayed at 133. Conaway should be in contention this year, though he doesn't enter the year as a top 1-2 guy at the weight. (Beyond that, it's probably dependent upon this year's and next year's recruiting class.)

If the ZainTrain had stayed at 141, I think he would have ended the drought at 141. It seems likely that he'll be at 149 this year. Whether Jimmy can up his game a bit at a new weight remains to be seen.

Lastly, at 285, we'll have to see how Nevills performs. He looked promising last year before he injured his foot. He should be among the elite guys at 285 over the next 4 years (assuming he stays healthy).

Anyway, it was fun to put this together. If there are corrections to be made, please let me know.

Enjoy

FWIW- You have been writing some incredibly detailed and interesting posts lately. Thank you for your efforts!

 

[Flying_Tiger]

AAs at 9 of 10 weight classes over the last two years. That is a rather impressive stat.

 

[NoVa Lion]

a post on Iowa's board on the same subject for them got me thinking of how long PSU has gone, per weight, since a national championship or since an AA finish.

using the history records on the Penn State Wrestling Club's web site, below is how long it appears PSU has gone since a Championship or an AA finish at each weight class.

a clarification: weight classes have been tweaked a bit by the NCAA over the years, so some of those listed won at a weight that was very close to the weight listed, but not identical.

National Champ
125: Jeremy Hunter - 2000
133: Scott Lynch - 1984
141: John Hughes - 1995
149: Tank - 2012
157: Never
165: DT - 2014
174: Matt Brown - 2015
184: Ed Ruth - 2014
197: Q - 2013
285: Kerry McCoy - 1997

AAs
125: Jordan Conaway- 2015
133: Jimmy Gulibon - 2015
141: Zain Retherford - 2014
149: James English - 2014
157: Dylan Alton - 2012
165: DT - 2014
174: Matt Brown - 2015
184: Ed Ruth - 2014
197: Morgan McIntosh - 2015
285: Jimmy Lawson - 2015

Seems as though the only weight at which PSU has never had a champ was 157. DT finished 2nd in 2011, and Clint Musser finished 2nd in 1999.

133 is the weight where the longest gap is for a national champ. Since Scott Lynch's title in 1984, Cary Kolat finished 2nd in 1993 (134), and 3rd in 1994 (134), Josh Moore finished 3rd in 2003 and 2nd in 2004, and Andrew Long finished 3rd in 2011. (Jake Strayer finished 7th in 2007 and Jimmy G finished 5th in 2015.)

After 133, the next longest gap is 141. Since John Hughes' title in 1995, Jamarr Billman finished 4th in 1998 (142), Scott Moore finished 4th in 2003, Tank finished 8th in 2009, and the ZainTrain finished 5th in 2014.

The only other weight at which PSU hasn't had a champion this century is 285. Since McCoy's title in 1997, Pat Cummins finished 4th in 2003 and 2nd in 2004, Aaron Anspach finished 2nd in 2007, and LawDog finished 6th in 2015.

My apologies if any of the above data is incorrect. The PSWC records list DT as taking 1st place in 2012 at 157, so it would not surprise me if there are a few other mistakes in their records. I did not attempt to verify each of their records for names/weights I used in the above info.

It is interesting to project whether any of the gaps can be eliminated by the current team.

If Nolf can stay at 157 for a few years, he has a good shot at ending the 157 drought. If he can't hold the weight, Cenzo Joseph seems like the most likely candidate to end the drought, and/or Gary Dinmore might progress to that level as well.

At 133, Jimmy G may have had a shot at ending the drought if he had stayed at 133. Conaway should be in contention this year, though he doesn't enter the year as a top 1-2 guy at the weight. (Beyond that, it's probably dependent upon this year's and next year's recruiting class.)

If the ZainTrain had stayed at 141, I think he would have ended the drought at 141. It seems likely that he'll be at 149 this year. Whether Jimmy can up his game a bit at a new weight remains to be seen.

Lastly, at 285, we'll have to see how Nevills performs. He looked promising last year before he injured his foot. He should be among the elite guys at 285 over the next 4 years (assuming he stays healthy).

Anyway, it was fun to put this together. If there are corrections to be made, please let me know.

Enjoy

Tom, I didn't go thru and check them all but off the top of my head Billman was 5th in 1998.

 

[Cold Smoke]

AAs at 9 of 10 weight classes over the last two years. That is a rather impressive stat.

Tying in with your post FT, longest AA gap of only three years, and at only one weight class. Not bad as well.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Tom, I didn't go thru and check them all but off the top of my head Billman was 5th in 1998.

Good catch. He did finish 5th. He defeated Mike Harp (Mizzou), 9-8 in the 5/6 match. I've corrected it.

 

[RoarLions1]

Hey Tom, quick question for you. Not taking anything away at all from the original post, just want to understand, especially after NoVa's Billman post and the correction you made...

The weight classes changed in 1998-99, everything moving up 7 pounds. It looks like you were lumping the old 142 weight class with the newer 141 class. Correct? Only bring it up because the old 142 is really the new 149 (both being the 4th weight class from lightest to heaviest). If I get a chance later, I'll take a different look, where the old 118 and newer 125 are considered together, 126 and the newer 133 are together, 134 and 141 are together, 142 and 149 are together, etc.

 

[KidNittany]

Most Recent Pre-Cael (if missing anyone let me know):

125-McKnight 08 AA ; Hunter 00 Champ
133-Strayer 07 AA; Lynch (34) 84 Champ
141-Moore 03 AA; Hughes (42) 95 Champ
149-Molinaro 09 AA;
157-Vallimont 08 AA;
165-Vecchio 02 AA; Matter (67) 72 Champ
174-Wright 09 AA; Pritzlaff 99 Champ
184-Bradley 06 AA;
197-Davis 08 AA ; Davis 08 Champ
HWT-Anspach 07 AA ; McCoy 97 Champ

Can anyone name Penn State's first National Champ?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Hey Tom, quick question for you. Not taking anything away at all from the original post, just want to understand, especially after NoVa's Billman post and the correction you made...

NoVa's correction wasn't weight related -- just that Billman finished 5th, not 4th.

The weight classes changed in 1998-99, everything moving up 7 pounds. It looks like you were lumping the old 142 weight class with the newer 141 class. Correct? Only bring it up because the old 142 is really the new 149 (both being the 4th weight class from lightest to heaviest). If I get a chance later, I'll take a different look, where the old 118 and newer 125 are considered together, 126 and the newer 133 are together, 134 and 141 are together, 142 and 149 are together, etc.

True, the weight classes have changed. That said, I think I tried to keep to the actual weight, as opposed to where that was in the pecking order (1st weight, 2nd weight, etc.), and used similar weights in the research. I didn't even include the 118 records, as that's not a weight that is wrestled anymore. I think it would be fun to see what you came up with from the perspective you proposed.

 

[dicemen99]

I like it from RoarLions perspective because with the weigh in rules that were instituted at the time of the weight changes, they are the same weight classes. 118 IS 125, 126 IS 133, etc. Under the current weigh in rules, this is where the old guys would be wrestling with few exceptions.

 

[RoarLions1]

Modification to Tom’s earlier (and very excellent!!) analysis. This one combines the weight groups differently, as a 7-pound addition was made to all classes (except 285, of course) in 1998-99. Some of the data shows historical info that goes back to 1970. I did not go back farther than this, as this is the first year of 118-126-134-142-150-158-167-177-190-285. Enjoy the slight twist to Tom’s original post.

National Champ
118/125: Jeremy Hunter - 2000
126/133: Sanshiro Abe – 1996 (different than Tom’s)
134/141: Scott Lynch – 1984 (different than Tom’s)
142/149: Tank - 2012
150/157: Never
158/165: DT - 2014
167/174: Matt Brown - 2015
177/184: Ed Ruth - 2014
190/197: Q - 2013
285: Kerry McCoy - 1997

AAs
118/125: Jordan Conaway- 2015
126/133: Jimmy Gulibon - 2015
134/141: Zain Retherford - 2014
142/149: James English - 2014
150/157: Dylan Alton - 2012
158/165: DT - 2014
167/174: Matt Brown - 2015
177/184: Ed Ruth - 2014
190/197: Morgan McIntosh - 2015
285: Jimmy Lawson - 2015

Only 2 “National Champ” changes and no AA changes. At the 2nd weight class (126/133) it’s now Sanshiro Abe, and at the 3rd weight class (134/141) it’s now Scott Lynch, who was Tom’s “133” pounder.

More fun data, again since 1970, and grouped as noted above…

National Champs (since 1970), by Weight Class
118/125: 4
126/133: 3
134/141: 1
142/149: 2
150/157: 0
158/165: 2
167/174: 5
177/184: 3
190/197: 2
285: 2

AAs (since 1970), by Weight Class
118/125: 17
126/133: 19
134/141: 9
142/149: 14
150/157: 15
158/165: 14
167/174: 19
177/184: 15
190/197: 11
285: 14

AA’s by NCAA Placement (since 1970)
1st Place: 24
2nd Place: 27
3rd Place: 24
4th Place: 17
5th Place: 16
6th Place: 14
7th Place: 14
8th Place: 11
…Keeping in mind that only 6 places were awarded AA status from 1970 through 1978.

Other data…

** The highest number of AA’s from a particular weight class and placement combination was 7 wrestlers placed 3rd at weight class 126/133 (the "mode", for you statistics junkies).

** In the following years, we had 5 or more AA’s;
1987: 8
1984: 7
1992: 7
2014: 7
1991: 6
2012: 6
1993: 5
1998: 5
2011: 5
2013: 5
2015: 5

** And, by decade, we had the following number of AA’s:
1970’s: 15
1980’s: 36
1990’s: 42
2000’s: 23
2010’s: 31 (with 4 years yet to go!!)

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Great addition to the discussion, Roar. Appreciate your adding to the info.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

I see this was never updated after last fall. Here is the same analysis (I switched from my initial posting to Roar's analysis), updated to reflect the 2016 finishes.

National Champ
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Sanshiro Abe – 1996
134/141: Scott Lynch – 1984
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2016
150/157: Never
158/165: DT - 2014
167/174: Matt Brown - 2015
177/184: Ed Ruth - 2014
190/197: Q - 2013
285: Kerry McCoy - 1997

AAs
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Jordan Conaway - 2016
134/141: Zain Retherford - 2014
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2016
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2016
158/165: DT - 2014
167/174: Bo Nickal - 2016
177/184: Ed Ruth - 2014
190/197: Morgan McIntosh - 2016
285: Jimmy Lawson - 2015

The only weight class PSU has yet to have a National Champ at is 150/157, and they came so, so close last year, with Nolf losing in the finals to IMar.

 

[nitlion6]

Not sure this was already mentioned and accepted as the way the data was presented.

Nico as the most recent champion at 118/125, he also would be the most recent AA at that weight grouping - 2016.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Nico as the most recent champion at 118/125, he also would be the most recent AA at that weight grouping - 2016.

good pickup

 

[dunkej01]

#winning

 

[El-Jefe]

The drought at 157 ends this year. In a big way.

 

[El-Jefe]

 

[KFM74]

Having a few beers after our football teams performance today. The original post was very confusing to me until I realized it was from 2015. I thought you had lost it Tom. Jeesh.

Now that I understand it this was very cool. Cael with champs at 6 out of 10 weight classes. Will be at least 7 out of 10 next year when this post confuses me again.

 

[dunkej01]

Having a few beers after our football teams performance today. The original post was very confusing to me until I realized it was from 2015. I thought you had lost it Tom. Jeesh.

Now that I understand it this was very cool. Cael with champs at 6 out of 10 weight classes. Will be at least 7 out of 10 next year when this post confuses me again.

#enjoyedthepsuera

 

[oldlion57]

The question of who was PSUs first National Champ. Howard Johnson.

 

[Cali_Nittany]

The drought at 157 ends this year. In a big way.

It will. And it will happen again in 2018 and 2019.

 

[NoVa Lion]

I see this was never updated after last fall. Here is the same analysis (I switched from my initial posting to Roar's analysis), updated to reflect the 2016 finishes.

National Champ
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Sanshiro Abe – 1996
134/141: Scott Lynch – 1984
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2016
150/157: Never
158/165: DT - 2014
167/174: Matt Brown - 2015
177/184: Ed Ruth - 2014
190/197: Q - 2013
285: Kerry McCoy - 1997

AAs
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Jordan Conaway - 2016
134/141: Zain Retherford - 2014
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2016
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2016
158/165: DT - 2014
167/174: Bo Nickal - 2016
177/184: Ed Ruth - 2014
190/197: Morgan McIntosh - 2016
285: Jimmy Lawson - 2015

The only weight class PSU has yet to have a National Champ at is 150/157, and they came so, so close last year, with Nolf losing in the finals to IMar.

AAs at every weight within the last 3 years. I expect that to be the norm for the near future. In fact, some years we will have an AA at every weight within the last 2 years.

 

[RandyL]

AAs at every weight within the last 3 years. I expect that to be the norm for the near future. In fact, some years we will have an AA at every weight within the last 2 years.

Not good enough.....need AA at every weight wi one year

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Hmm, looks as though I need to update this after the 2017 Nationals. Here is the same analysis (I switched from my initial posting to Roar's analysis), updated to reflect the 2017 finishes.


National Champ
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Sanshiro Abe – 1996
134/141: Scott Lynch – 1984
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2017
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2017
158/165: Vincenzo Joseph - 2017
167/174: Mark Hall - 2017
177/184: Bo Nickal - 2017
190/197: Q - 2013
285: Kerry McCoy - 1997

AAs
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Jordan Conaway - 2016
134/141: Zain Retherford - 2014
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2017
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2017
158/165: Vincenzo Joseph - 2017
167/174: Mark Hall - 2017
177/184: Bo Nickal - 2017
190/197: Morgan McIntosh - 2016
285: Nick Nevills - 2017

With Nolf's win this year, there is no longer any weight at which PSU has not had a National Champion.

At this point, 141 is the weight class at which PSU has gone the longest since their last National Champion. That's followed by 133, and then 285. Another way of stating that is that PSU has had a National Champ at 7 of the 10 weight classes in the last four years.

As for AAs, 141 is the only weight class at which PSU has not had an AA in the past two years.

 

[Big Blue12]

Don't look now but we looks like we have a new recruit fixing to end that 33/41 drought with no National Champ! We can do it before GT then I'm all in!

 

[manatree]

.... Another way of stating that is that PSU has had a National Champ at 7 of the 10 weight classes in the last four years.

As for AAs, 141 is the only weight class at which PSU has not had an AA in the past two years.

Our wrasslin' jock doth flow over.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Time for my annual update of this thread, after the 2018 Nationals.

National Champ
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Sanshiro Abe – 1996
134/141: Scott Lynch – 1984
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2018
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2018
158/165: Vincenzo Joseph - 2018
167/174: Mark Hall - 2017
177/184: Bo Nickal - 2018
190/197: Q - 2013
285: Kerry McCoy - 1997

AAs
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Jordan Conaway - 2016
134/141: Nick Lee - 2018
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2018
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2018
158/165: Vincenzo Joseph - 2018
167/174: Mark Hall - 2018
177/184: Bo Nickal - 2018
190/197: Shakur Rasheed - 2018
285: Nick Nevills - 2018

It looks as though PSU is living up to NoVa's expectations ("In fact, some years we will have an AA at every weight within the last 2 years.").

At this point, the longest drought for a National Champion is at 141, with the 2nd longest drought at 133, and the 3rd longest at 285. PSU has had a National Champion at 7 of the 10 weight classes within the last 5 seasons, and at 6 of the 10 weight classes within the last 3 seasons.

 

[LumbeeIndian]

Someone pass the lotion. These numbers make me want to touch myself....

 

[dunkej01]

this annually has become one of my favorite threads.

#stillwinning

 

[El-Jefe]

3 weights PSU has not won since Cael arrived: 133, 141, HWT.

Which one does PSU win first?

 

[lauren68]

next year we get HWT. A question for the stat masters: has any team won a title with 3 wrestlers getting their 3rd individual titles in the same year? (next year you have Nolf, Joseph, Nichal all going for #3. Just think if Hall would have won- that would have been 4 going for #3. We can't get greedy though)

 

[Hotshoe]

Thank you Tom! I'm sitting here thinking, WTH am I missing on this thread. What don't I understand? Where is Nico??? Lol

 

[Hotshoe]

3 weights PSU has not won since Cael arrived: 133, 141, HWT.

Which one does PSU win first?

Going 131.

 

[dunkej01]

3 weights PSU has not won since Cael arrived: 133, 141, HWT.

Which one does PSU win first?

odds would have Hwt with that clearing out. However, on FRL today they said Dhesi was getting another year.

next would be 141 but that will be loaded again.

finally 133, but our track record with freshman suggests anything possible

If they all hit the weights HARD in the offseason anything is possible.

 

[Diego Badman]

next year we get HWT. A question for the stat masters: has any team won a title with 3 wrestlers getting their 3rd individual titles in the same year? (next year you have Nolf, Joseph, Nichal all going for #3. Just think if Hall would have won- that would have been 4 going for #3. We can't get greedy though)

I would like to agree with you, but I’m really sitting on the fence with that. While I believe Nick to have the talent, I think I’d like to see him concentrate on weight training (deep squats, for example) and get into a body type that more resembles a Coon.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Time for my annual update of this thread, after the 2019 Nationals.

National Champ
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Sanshiro Abe – 1996
134/141: Scott Lynch – 1984
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2018
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2019
158/165: Vincenzo Joseph - 2018
167/174: Mark Hall - 2017
177/184: Bo Nickal - 2018
190/197: Bo Nickal - 2019
285: Anthony Cassar - 2019

AAs
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Roman Bravo-Young - 2019
134/141: Nick Lee - 2019
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2018
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2019
158/165: Vincenzo Joseph - 2019
167/174: Mark Hall - 2019
177/184: Bo Nickal - 2018
190/197: Bo Nickal - 2019
285: Anthony Cassar - 2019

At this point, the longest drought for a National Champion is at 141, with the 2nd longest drought at 133. Those are the only two weighs where PSU has not had a National Champion in the Cael Sanderson era. PSU has had a National Champion at 6 of the 10 weight classes within the last 2 seasons, 7 of the 10 weight classes within the last 3 seasons, and at 8 of the 10 weight classes within the last 4 seasons.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Time for my annual update of this thread, after the 2019 Nationals.

National Champ
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Sanshiro Abe – 1996
134/141: Scott Lynch – 1984
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2018
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2019
158/165: Vincenzo Joseph - 2018
167/174: Mark Hall - 2017
177/184: Bo Nickal - 2019
190/197: Q - 2013
285: Anthony Cassar - 2019

AAs
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Roman Bravo-Young - 2019
134/141: Nick Lee - 2019
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2018
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2019
158/165: Vincenzo Joseph - 2019
167/174: Mark Hall - 2019
177/184: Bo Nickal - 2018
190/197: Bo Nickal - 2019
285: Anthony Cassar - 2019

At this point, the longest drought for a National Champion is at 141, with the 2nd longest drought at 133. Those are the only two weighs where PSU has not had a National Champion in the Cael Sanderson era. PSU has had a National Champion at 7 of the 10 weight classes within the last 5 seasons, and at 6 of the 10 weight classes within the last 3 seasons.

197 Nickal 2019
184 Nickal 2018

 

[LHavenlion]

Time for my annual update of this thread, after the 2019 Nationals.

National Champ
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Sanshiro Abe – 1996
134/141: Scott Lynch – 1984
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2018
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2019
158/165: Vincenzo Joseph - 2018
167/174: Mark Hall - 2017
177/184: Bo Nickal - 2019
190/197: Q - 2013
285: Anthony Cassar - 2019

AAs
118/125: Nico Megaludis - 2016
126/133: Roman Bravo-Young - 2019
134/141: Nick Lee - 2019
142/149: Zain Retherford - 2018
150/157: Jason Nolf - 2019
158/165: Vincenzo Joseph - 2019
167/174: Mark Hall - 2019
177/184: Bo Nickal - 2018
190/197: Bo Nickal - 2019
285: Anthony Cassar - 2019

At this point, the longest drought for a National Champion is at 141, with the 2nd longest drought at 133. Those are the only two weighs where PSU has not had a National Champion in the Cael Sanderson era. PSU has had a National Champion at 7 of the 10 weight classes within the last 5 seasons, and at 6 of the 10 weight classes within the last 3 seasons.

Thanks for the update Tom.
190/197 national champ should be Bo 2019.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

197 Nickal 2019
184 Nickal 2018

Thanks for the update Tom.
190/197 national champ should be Bo 2019.

sloppiness on my part. Thanks. I've corrected it.