US Open - April 23-27

[SlipperyPete12]

61kg SF- Marcus Blaze vs. Seth Gross (MATPAC WC)

Period 1:
I can't see the PSU corner with the camera angle, so no clue who is in the corner. Here we go! Circling, hand fighting & tying up. Gross gets a standing front headlock, stalemate & restart. Circling, hand fighting & tying up. Blaze holds center & presses forward. Gross tries another front headlock, then they break. Blaze gets hit with passivity, 2-min left. Tying up & circling in the center. Blaze reaches for a leg, but no luck. Blaze gets another passivity warning & goes on the clock. That was a little fast. Circling & tying up. Blaze tries a 2 on 1, and then they break. Gross gets a shot clock point, 1-0, 1-min left. Gross goes back to the front headlock. Not much action so far. Gross gets passivity warning #1. Blaze shoots, gets a leg, but Gross fights out of it. Blaze shoots & gets to the leg, but Gross pulls free & that's it for the first. 1-0 Gross

Period 2:
Gilman in the corner for Blaze. Back to action. Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Blaze tries a throw by, but no luck. Blaze drops in on a single. Gross gets an ankle. Blaze is about to finish & the ref blows it dead? What? That's a rob job. Gross shoots, but no luck, then gets hit with passivity #2 & goes on the clock. Circling & tying up. Gross tries a 2 on 1, then trips & finishes the TD, 3-0. Circling & tying up, 90-sec left. Blaze presses forward. He drags & gets a leg. He elevates i & takes Gross out of bounds, 3-1. Back to neutral, 1-min left. Blaze presses forward. He snaps, then drags, but no luck. He reaches for a leg, but Gross spins away, 33-sec left. Blaze presses forward, shoots & gets in deep on a leg. Gross counters & reverses. Blaze throws in a shin whizzer, then turns Gross, 3-3, adv. Blaze. Gross gets an exposure to, 5-3 & time expires. That's a tough loss for Marcus, but great effort!

Seth Gross DEC Marcus Blaze 5-3

 

[LemonPie]

Dammit. Good match. Now go win yourself a junior gold medal

 

[CSauertiegPSU]

That’s a bummer. Fun match given the low score. Gross is just such a unique test

 

[zzs006]

I can’t believe they blew that one position dead. Blaze was a couple seconds from a td. I know it’s Gross but it looked imminent to me. That would’ve completely changed the match

 

[WEAREPSU_LI]

Gross Blaze was a really great match. Great scrambles.

 

[SlipperyPete12]

65kg SF- Beau Bartlett vs. Jesse Mendez (Ohio RTC)

Period 1:
Here we go! Zain & Cody in Beau's corner. Circling & tying up. Mendez tries an underhook, Beau backs out of it. Mendez pushes forward a little. Beau pushes back to center. Beau gets passivity warning #1. Circling, head tapping & tying up. Mendez presses forward & has Beau near the edge. Mendez shoots a blast double & takes Beau out of bounds, 1-0. Back to neutral, 90-sec left. Mendez presses forward. Beau with lots of fakes. Beau gets hit with passivity #2 & goes on the clock. Back to tying up in the center. Mendez pushes forward, then gets a shot clock point, 2-0. Mendez takes Beau to the edge, but Beau circles back to center. Tying up & pushing. A little flurry at the end, but no scoring. 2-0 Mendez

Period 2:
Back to action. Circling, then Beau shoots, gets a leg, elevates & gets the TD as they go out of bounds, 2-2, adv. Beau. Back to circling & hand fighting. Mendez gets a front headlock, then takes Beau out of bounds, 3-2. Mendez presses forward off the whistle. Beau ties up & pushes back to center, 2-min left. Tying up & circling in the center of the mat. Mendez has slowed a bit, then tries to drive forward & has Beau on the edge, then shoots him out of bounds, 4-2. Back to neutral. Beau shoots, but Mendez counters with a front headlock. Beau backs up, Beau reverses the position & they wind up back in the center, 1-min left. Tying up & circling. Mendez slowing down. Beau looks to have more energy, 30-sec left. Beau shoots, but Mendez fights him off. Beau shoots again, but no luck. Beau presses forward & hits a TD at the end to win it!!! Wait, Mendez throws the brick. The TD might have been after the clock ran out.

Challenge won. Beau's TD was after time ran out. The score is changed back to 4-2 Mendez. Beau was 1-second from winning.

Jesse Mendez DEC Beau Bartlett 4-2

 

[CSauertiegPSU]

Bartlett is gonna lose this by about 0.2 of a second

 

[WEAREPSU_LI]

Bartlett is gonna lose this by about 0.2 of a second

I thought there was a chance he snuck it in.

 

[CSauertiegPSU]

I thought there was a chance he snuck it in.

I’m still not sure where Mendez’s second point came from

 

[WEAREPSU_LI]

I’m still not sure where Mendez’s second point came from

I think Beau got put on the clock again.

 

[SlipperyPete12]

74kg SF- Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. Quincy Monday (NJ RTC)

Period 1:
Here we go! Varner & Casey in Mesenbrink's corner. Mesenbrink with a scruffy beard. Circling & faking. Monday shoots, Mesenbrink counters & gets a leg. Monday works a shin whizzer. Mesenbrink drives Monday out, 2-0. Back to neutral Mesenbrink fakes & faints & presses forward. Monday shoots & gets in deep on a single. Mesenbrink counters & gets an exposure or TD, 4-0, Monday reverses, 4-1. Back to circling in the center. Monday with some head slaps. Mesenbrink presses forward. Monday shoots a double, then switches to a single. Mesenbrink gets a far ankle & it's a stalemate. Mesenbrink shoots, Monday reaches, but nobody scores. Mesenbrink quickly to a leg, then works behind for a TD, 6-1, no turns. Circling & head tapping. Monday shoots, Mesenbrink counters & gets another TD w/exposure, 10-1, right before time expires.

Period 2:
Back to action. Mesenbrink reaches for a leg, then drives Monday out, but he's grounded. Monday shoots off the whistle, but no luck. Mesenbrink gets to a leg, switches to a double & finishes off the Techfall!

Mitchell Mesenbrink TECH Quincy Monday 12-1 (3:29)

 

[Babs382]

I’m still not sure where Mendez’s second point came from

Just from his superior athleticism and ability.

 

[zzs006]

Mesenbrink vs Carr is going to be fire

 

[WEAREPSU_LI]

Dake at 86 is great. He's overpowering Keck.

 

[SlipperyPete12]

86kg SF- Kyle Dake vs. Parker Keckeisen (Panther WC)

Period 1:
Varner & Cody in the corner for Dake. Here we go! Circling, tying up & hand fighting. Dake presses forward & quickly takes Keckeisen out of bounds, 1-0. Dake presses forward agin & gets another step out, 2-0. Dake goes to a 2 on 1 & pushes Keckeisen to the edge again. Keckeisen goes to a knee. Dake shoots, but Keckeisen steps out, 3-0. Dake is pushing Keckeisen all around the mat. Tying up in the center, 90-sec left. Dake pushes forward again. Keckeisen pushes back to center & they break, 1-min left. Hand slapping & then back to tying up. DAke goes back to a 2 on 1, then reaches for a leg, but no luck. Dake goes back to the 2 on 1 & takes Keckeisen to the edge. Keckeisen drops to his knees. Dake drives him out, but Keckeisen was grounded, no scoring. Circling & tying up in the center to end the period. Dake 3-0, comfortably in the lead. Keckeisen hasn't really threatened him at all.

Period 2:
Back to action. Circling & tying up. Dake pushes forward, then pulls Keckeisen into a front head lock. Dake pushes Keckeisen to the edge & pushes him out, but no scoring. Back to neutral. 2nd passivity warning on Keckeisen & he goes on the clock. Tying up. Keckeisen pushes forward for a second, then Dake pushes back & shuts him down. Shot clock point Dake, 4-0. Keckeisen presses forward. Dake counters & takes Keckeisen out of bounds, 6-0. Keckeisen pushes forward, but Dake shuts him down. Keckeisen is struggling to get past Dake's head & hands defense, 1-min left. Keckeisen pushes forward, Dake circles back to center. Keckeisen pushes forward again, Dake snaps & reverses the position & drives Keckeisen out, 8-0. Keckeisen with a straight on double & takes Dake out of bounds, 8-1. Keckeisen shoots, Dake circles back in & time expires.

Kyle Dake DEC Parker Keckeisen 8-1

 

[zzs006]

Just manhandled Keck. Pushed him all over the mat. Dake vs Zahid is going to be fun. Zahid will attack which usually is a bad thing against Dake but also the only way to win

 

[mcpat]

Dake is so freaking good.

 

[amattaro]

Dake is so freaking good.

So good that if the OK St coach didn’t duck, Dake probably would have taken his shoes off while leg lacing him into retirement.

 

[5q]

So good that if the OK St coach didn’t duck, Dake probably would have taken his shoes off while leg lacing him into retirement.

Part of me thinks he did 86 and was hoping DT entered

 

[SlipperyPete12]

97kg SF- Kyle Snyder vs. Gavin Hoffman (PENN)

Period 1:
Tying up & pushing. Snyder pushes forward. Hoffman drops to a knee. Snyder comes behind for the TD, 2-0. Back to neutral. Snyder snaps, comes behind & takes Hoffman out of bounds, 4-0. Back to neutral. Snyder throws in an underhook, comes behind & gets another TD, 6-0. Snyder has a gut & adds a turn, 8-0. He keeps working & gets a final turn for the 10-0 Techfall.

Kyle Snyder TECH Gavin Hoffman 10-0 (1:06)

 

[SlipperyPete12]

Final Matches:
57kg- Luke Lillendahl vs. Liam Cronin (Cornhusker RTC)
74kg- Mitchell Mesenbrink vs. David Carr (Cyclone RTC)
86kg- Kyle Dake vs. Zahid Valencia (Cowboy RTC)
97kg- Kyle Snyder vs. Jonathan Aiello (Penn RTC)

 

[west2east]

My buddy is team USA doc. He told me a few months ago 2027 worlds was a done deal.

Yep they want a worlds here again before the 2028 games

 

[jack66]

An interesting consi match coming tomorrow. Rocco vs Brayden Thompson

 

[Petch]

I thought there was a chance he snuck it in.

 

[AgSurfer]

Ok I’m back from LV. Had a great time at the US Open and I also have some very interesting stories to tell you guys. I’m too tired to write about any of it now but I’ll leave everyone hanging by saying that I learned a very interesting tidbit about one of the Penn State wrestlers. Ono is not the only guy who comes from a Japanese family. There is another current team member who fits that description. You’ll never guess who it is.

 

[Sportfan2017]

Ok I’m back from LV. Had a great time at the US Open and I also have some very interesting stories to tell you guys. I’m too tired to write about any of it now but I’ll leave everyone hanging by saying that I learned a very interesting tidbit about one of the Penn State wrestlers. Ono is not the only guy who comes from a Japanese family. There is another current team member who fits that description. You’ll never guess who it is.

It has to be amattaro. It's obvious from the pic

 

[johnstownsteel]

Ok I’m back from LV. Had a great time at the US Open and I also have some very interesting stories to tell you guys. I’m too tired to write about any of it now but I’ll leave everyone hanging by saying that I learned a very interesting tidbit about one of the Penn State wrestlers. Ono is not the only guy who comes from a Japanese family. There is another current team member who fits that description. You’ll never guess who it isis.

Aaron Nagao?

 

[cowboyfan05]

Ok I’m back from LV. Had a great time at the US Open and I also have some very interesting stories to tell you guys. I’m too tired to write about any of it now but I’ll leave everyone hanging by saying that I learned a very interesting tidbit about one of the Penn State wrestlers. Ono is not the only guy who comes from a Japanese family. There is another current team member who fits that description. You’ll never guess who it is.

Dunlap is too obvious, so I'll guess Luke

 

[johnstownsteel]

Dunlap is too obvious, so I'll guess Luke

He didn't say it's someone wrestling this weekend...just that he's on the current PSU team. My first guess was Nagao. Then after a quick Google search for the meaning of that surname, I'm led to believe Aaron is our guy and it's possible he may even come from the line of a Japanese samurai.

 

[HCS3Seasons]

Cannot express how much I dislike USAW having its own bracketing when they’re steaming on Flo. Just an added step for no reason. And makes significantly harder to go back and watch stuff.

Just catching up, but hard to believe that FLO would be a preferred option after all their past struggles...

 

[west2east]

Here is a story about Aaron and his brother not sure if it's ever been posted here or not if so my apologies

2 brothers, 1 rare disease, 2 global bone marrow searches

Joziah and Aaron Nagao both were born with X-linked lymphoproliferative disease

www.uclahealth.org

 

[amattaro]

A PSU all-timer!

 

[AgSurfer]

He didn't say it's someone wrestling this weekend...just that he's on the current PSU team. My first guess was Nagao. Then after a quick Google search for the meaning of that surname, I'm led to believe Aaron is our guy and it's possible he may even come from the line of a Japanese samurai.

Not Aaron, I think he’s from a Filipino family. But I won’t keep you guys hanging - it’s Beau Bartlett!

 

[creamery freak]

A PSU all-timer!

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Nico really set the tone, as we always had a win with bonus at 125. Thanks Nico for the great memories, and hoping your business thrives for many years!

 

[nerfstate]

A PSU all-timer!

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Obviously, both he and I would’ve preferred he made a team and got a chance on the world stage, but Massive Respect to anyone that stays in the game as long as Nico did without that reward. Class A Warrior.

 

[johnstownsteel]

Not Aaron, I think he’s from a Filipino family. But I won’t keep you guys hanging - it’s Beau Bartlett!

Jeesh. Put the legwork in and did some research and I still get it wrong. No wonder my boss always tells me he never even notices when I don't show for work....

 

[CSauertiegPSU]

Just catching up, but hard to believe that FLO would be a preferred option after all their past struggles...

When it comes to bracketing software I think Flo does a pretty great job tbh.

 

[NittanyLion84]

Marcus Blaze Only Needed 33 Seconds to Pick Up a Tech Fall in the First Round of the US Open

 

[NittanyLion84]

Kyle Dake Wastes No Time Rolling Up His First Opponent in Under 30 Seconds at the US Open

 

[NittanyLion84]

Luke Lilledahl’s First Match at the US Open