Wilkes Open

[TangSoo]

When's the last time we wrestled 3 days before Christmas? Could be wrong, but I can't remember. Lighten up Francesesss.

 

[Nook_Shneer]

 

[dunkej01]

crossed fingers, knock on wood and prayers up about those things that cant be said dont happen today

 

[tbay165]

Why couldn't USA Wrestling have structured their Olympic qualifying events in advance of the trials in the preseason? How many of you would be pissed off if the NFL combine was held in October and one quarter of the team opted out of PSU/Iowa to attend the combine. I have tickets to all PSU matches, attend the Big Tens and NCAA's every year and go on numerous PSWC bus trips and I for one think this year stinks. Someone like Cassar getting hurt just tops that off.

 

[Sportfan2017]

Agree, completely ridiculous to participate in this. Makes no sense.

The backups at PSU practice just as long and hard as the starters. Many of the starters are close friends and game-play partners. I have no doubt they really enjoy watching these unsung teammates go out and win some matches. I would guarantee they all see today as a fun team building event before they leave for Christmas. I would bet large that the trip up and back was a blast for all involved. Just the opposite of ridiculous I say.

 

[bowandarrow]

The backups at PSU practice just as long and hard as the starters. Many of the starters are close friends and game-play partners. I have no doubt they really enjoy watching these unsung teammates go out and win some matches. I would guarantee they all see today as a fun team building event before they leave for Christmas. I would bet large that the trip up and back was a blast for all involved. Just the opposite of ridiculous I say.

Amen.

 

[slushhead]

Why couldn't USA Wrestling have structured their Olympic qualifying events in advance of the trials in the preseason? How many of you would be pissed off if the NFL combine was held in October and one quarter of the team opted out of PSU/Iowa to attend the combine. I have tickets to all PSU matches, attend the Big Tens and NCAA's every year and go on numerous PSWC bus trips and I for one think this year stinks. Someone like Cassar getting hurt just tops that off.

You should demand your money back. There is no way you could have predicted such egregious scheduling. In fact, you should sue for emotional distress, pain & suffering, and just plain disrespect for your hard-earned fandom.

 

[dunkej01]

You should demand your money back. There is no way you could have predicted such egregious scheduling. In fact, you should sue for emotional distress, pain & suffering, and just plain disrespect for your hard-earned fandom.

9-1-1 I would like to report a murder

 

[NoVa Lion]

The backups at PSU practice just as long and hard as the starters. Many of the starters are close friends and game-play partners. I have no doubt they really enjoy watching these unsung teammates go out and win some matches. I would guarantee they all see today as a fun team building event before they leave for Christmas. I would bet large that the trip up and back was a blast for all involved. Just the opposite of ridiculous I say.

+a gazillion

 

[District four]

Any updates on who has done what

 

[RLSalty]

Edmond Ruth vs Edsell ...curious here

 

[tomsc]

Any updates on who has done what

Good point! I opened this thread to learn how our guys are doing. My personal vote is that we do less criticizing and more information. JMO.

 

[BTAvenger]

How has Donovan Ball performed today?

 

[RLSalty]

How has Donovan Ball performed today?

very well, in semis

 

[breno14]

Where we are as of now. Unattached have a *

125:
Merideth - in finals
Schnipp - in 3rd place match
*Shunk - in semis

133:
Clabaugh - in semis
RBY - in semis

141:
Blumer - consis

149:
Verkleeren - in semis
Obendorfer - consis
* Barraclough - consis

157:
Pipher - in semis
Feite - in semis

165:
Kraeszig - consis
*Joe Lee - in semis

174:
Edsell - in semis
Hall - in semis

184
*Ball - semis
*Kurtz - semis
*Heywood - consis

197:
Hoopes - consis
*Smith - eliminated
*Beard - semis

HW:
Nevills - semis

Team:
1. PSU: 128
2. Lehigh: 61.5
3. Millersville: 21

 

[nittinsc]

How has Donovan Ball performed today?

Bye, w 17-5, w 10-2, in semi's

 

[RLSalty]

very well, in semis

gets teammate joe kurtz from becahi

 

[BTAvenger]

very well, in semis

Awesome. Hope he brings it home.

 

[diggerpup]

Team:
1. PSU: 128
2. Lehigh: 61.5
3. Millersville: 21

Army... SHP ... take notice.

 

[RLSalty]

joe lee wins match 31-16...huh

 

[Cali_Nittany]

joe lee wins match 31-16...huh

13 takedowns

 

[Lyco1990]

Where we are as of now. Unattached have a *

125:
Merideth - in finals
Schnipp - in 3rd place match
*Shunk - in semis

133:
Clabaugh - in semis
RBY - in semis

141:
Blumer - consis

149:
Verkleeren - in semis
Obendorfer - consis
* Barraclough - consis

157:
Pipher - in semis
Feite - in semis

165:
Kraeszig - consis
*Joe Lee - in semis

174:
Edsell - in semis
Hall - in semis

184
*Ball - semis
*Kurtz - semis
*Heywood - consis

197:
Hoopes - consis
*Smith - eliminated
*Beard - semis

HW:
Nevills - semis

Team:
1. PSU: 128
1a. PSU Unattached
2. Lehigh: 61.5
3. Millersville: 21

fify

 

[The Japanese Whizzer]

Why did Schnupp mff to Meridith?

 

[The Japanese Whizzer]

13 takedowns

Has 69 pts in 4 matches plus 2 pins which likely would have scored 8 more back points had the pin not been called

 

[RLSalty]

Ball to finals

 

[seeyajohn]

This plus the complaints are emotional and unthinking. The Scuffle was always off the table due to the US Open -- we couldn't register the team until we knew who was going to DFW, at which point too late for the Scuffle. And we all know Midlands has no room (plus is a re-run of the B10 schedule and B10 Tournament).

So when looking at open dates for the last available competition -- see LINK -- it came down to Wilkes today or F&M Open on 1/4 or neither. Those are the only choices.

I don't understand why the Open ruled out the Scuffle. Why couldn't PSU commit to the Scuffle and decide at a later date which wrestlers would participate?

 

[Cali_Nittany]

Also, Hoffman beat Karam in a 1-0 Lehigh thriller to set up a rematch vs Verk.

 

[District four]

13 takedowns

Now that's offense.

 

[Used2BEerie]

Also, Hoffman beat Karam in a 1-0 Lehigh thriller to set up a rematch vs Verk.

Looks like Hoffman is med. forfeiting the final, so Verk won’t get to see the rematch today.

 

[Ski]

Edmond Ruth vs Edsell ...curious here

Edsell DEC over Ruth 4-1

 

[Cali_Nittany]

Looks like Hoffman is med. forfeiting the final, so Verk won’t get to see the rematch today.

Bummer

 

[matter7172]

Edsell DEC over Ruth 4-1

Cael was so wise to switch my FULL COURT PRESS to Edsell from Ruth.

 

[diggerpup]

Edsell DEC over Ruth 4-1

GO EDSALL NEXT 4-TIME NCAA CHAMP !!!!!!!

FULL COURT PRESS ON EDSALL !!!!!!!

AND HIT THE WEIGHTS HARD !!!!!


(did I do that right?)

 

[5q]

Did any of the blue and white face anyone ranked ?

 

[El-Jefe]

GO EDSALL NEXT 4-TIME NCAA CHAMP !!!!!!!

FULL COURT PRESS ON EDSALL !!!!!!!

AND HIT THE WEIGHTS HARD !!!!!


(did I do that right?)

HE WILL BE BETTER THAN HIS BROTHER !!!! BOOK IT !!!!

 

[breno14]

Bout-by-bout Agate
December 22, 2019 – Wilkes University – Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
(dnc) does not count as win or loss/vs. non-collegiate entry

125: Brandon Meredith, Fr.
Rd. 1: bye
Rd. 2: Frank Silva, Union County – WBF (6:30)
Qtr: Brandon Spellman, non-collegiate – WBF (6:55) (dnc)
Semi: Devin Schnupp, Penn State – W, med. forf.
Final: Baylor Shunk, Penn State – W, 19-6 maj.


125: Devin Schnupp, Jr.
Rd. 1: Hunter Brown, Ursinus – WBF (2:03)
Rd. 2: Lian Khai, non-collegiate – WBF (1:42) (dnc)
Qtr: Quinn Melofchik, Air Force – W, 3-1
Semi: Brandon Meredith, Penn State – med. forf. (non-L)


125: Baylor Shunk, Fr.
Rd. 1: David Yeh, Williams – W, 14-1 maj.
Rd. 2: Terry Adams, Ursinus – W, 11-7
Qtr: Devin Flannery, Millersville – W, med. forf.
Semi: Nico Provo, non-collegiate – W, 18-6 maj. (dnc)
Final: Brandon Meredith, Penn State – L, 6-19 maj.


133: Roman Bravo-Young, So.
Rd. 1: bye
Qtr: Justin Matroianni, non-collegiate – W, 23-7 (TF; 7:00) (dnc)
Semi: Brandon Loperfido, Lock Haven – W, 14-5 maj.
Final: Jaret Lane, Lehigh – W, 9-3


133: Austin Clabaugh, So.
Rd. 1: Shawn Orem, Bloomsburg – W, 9-6
Qtr: Brock Horton, Wilkes – W, 16-1 (TF; 5:53)
Semi: Jaret Lane, Lehigh – L, 1-5
3rd: Brandon Loperfido, Lock Haven – L, 4-8


141: Joey Blumer, So.
Rd. 1: bye
Rd. 2: Adam Barker, LIU – W, 12-0 maj.
Qtr: Theo Powers, non-collegiate – L, 2-3 (dnc)
Cn. 3: Ryan McGuire, Millersville – W, 10-1 maj.
Cn. 4: Shawn Nonaka, George Mason – W, 8-7
5th: Tyler Dilley, Lock Haven – W, 5-3


149: Jarod Verkleeren, So.
Rd. 1: JT Cooley, Lehigh – W, 16-6 maj.
Rd. 2: Chris Naegele, Sacred Heart – W, 16-1 (TF; 2:43)
Qtr: Zach McCann, American – W, 6-1
Semi: Tyler Gazaway, Roger Williams – W,16-4 maj.
Final: Jimmy Hoffman, Lehigh – W, med. forf.


149: Scott Obendorfer, So.
Rd. 1: Joshua Tuckey, Millersville – W, 10-2 maj.
Rd. 2: Max Shaffer, Wilkes – W, 13-3 maj.
Qtr: Luke Karam, Lehigh – L, 0-15 (TF; 7:00)
Cn. 3: Andrew Dickson, George Mason – W, 12-2 maj.
Cn. 4: Terrell Barraclough, Penn State – L, 1-12 maj.


149: Terrell Barraclough, Fr.
Rd. 1: bye
Rd. 2: Jackson Erb, Millersville – W, 5-1
Qtr: Jimmy Hoffman, Lehigh – L, 2-6
Cn. 3: Joshua Tuckey, Millersville – W, 12-1 maj.
Cn. 4: Scott Obendorfer, Penn State – W, 12-1 maj.
5th: Paul Watkins, Lehigh – W, 13-4 maj.


157: Bo Pipher, Jr.
Rd. 1: Elijah Murphy, American – W, 15-0 (TF; 2:20)
Rd. 2: James Shaw, Wilkes – WBF (1:40)
Qtr: Brendon Stocku, Lock Haven – W, 8-0 maj.
Semi: A.J. Burkhart, Lehigh – W, 7-1
Final: Jon Ross, Lock Haven – L, 3-5


157: Paul Feite, Fr.
Rd. 1: bye
Rd. 2: Cole Aaron, Franklin & Marshall – W, 4-0
Qtr: Liam Flaherty, Wilkes – W, 9-4
Semi: Jon Ross, Lock Haven – L, 0-9 maj.
3rd: A.J. Burkhart, Lehigh – W, med. forf.


165: Konner Kraeszig, Fr.
Rd. 1: Jeremiah Oakes, Scranton – W, 11-3 maj.
Rd. 2: Luca Frinzi, Lehigh – L, 10-12 (SV)
Cn. 2: Alex Weber, UPJ – W, 8-4
Cn. 3: Rob Saum, Millersville – W, 8-1
Cn. 4: Nicolas Sansone, Virginia – W, 5-0
5th: Nate Newberry, Bloomsburg – W, 6-4


165: Joe Lee, Fr.
Rd. 1: Blaise Bressler, Norwich – WBF (1:31)
Rd. 2: Fabio Preka, Buffalo – WBF (1:24)
Qtr: Rob Saum, Millersville – W, 20-3 (TF; 1:57)
Semi: Trey Cornish, Lehigh – W, 31-16 (TF; 6:25)
Final: Brian Meyer, Lehigh – W, 6-3


174: Mark Hall, Sr.
Rd. 1: Nathan Cheek, West Virginia Wesleyan – WBF (3:27)
Rd. 2: Nick Cope, Muhlenberg – WBF (1:23)
Qtr: Larry Brown, Lock Haven – W, 11-0 maj.
Semi: Jake Logan, Lehigh – W, 12-4 maj.
Final: Creighton Edsell, Penn State – WBF (1:51)


174: Creighton Edsell, Fr.
Rd. 1: bye
Rd. 2: Tommy Disisto, Muhlenberg – WBF (1:53)
Qtr: Ben Root, American – W, 6-1
Semi: Edmond Ruth, Lehigh – W, 4-1
Final: #1 Mark Hall, Penn State – LBF (1:51)


184: Donovon Ball, Fr.
Rd. 1: bye
Rd. 2: Tyler Lynde, Nassau – W, 17-5 maj.
Qtr: Evan Morrill, Millersville – W, 10-2 maj.
Semi: Joe Kurtz, Penn State – W, 11-5
Final: Gino Sita, Alderson Broaddus – L, 3-8


184: Ritchie Heywood, Fr.
Rd. 1: William Smith, Williams – W, 12-3 maj.
Rd. 2: Colin Fegley, Lock Haven – L, 2-10 maj.
Cn. 2: Dawson Tallant, Wilkes – W, 14-1 maj.
Cn. 3: Evan Morrill, Millersville – W, med. forf.
Cn. 4: Cory Day, Binghamton – L, 1-2 dec.


184: Joe Kurtz, Fr.
Rd. 1: bye
Rd. 2: Mike Cannon, Muhlenberg – W, 11-8
Qtr: Cory Day, Binghamton – W, 7-4
Semi: Donovon Ball, Penn State – L, 5-11
3rd: Colin Fegley, Lock Haven – L, 5-7


197: Austin Hoopes, So.
Rd. 1: Patrick Eltouney, Union County – WBF (1:26)
Qtr: Elijah Jones, Lehigh – L, 5-8
Cn. 3: Daniel Robitaille, Nassau – WBF (1:47)
Cn. 4: Jason Carter, Ursinus – W, 4-2
5th: Ethan Seeley, Franklin & Marshall – L, 1-3


197: Michael Beard, Fr.
Rd. 1: Ethan Seeley, Franklin & Marshall – W, 16-0 (TF; 1:24)
Qtr: Jason Carter, Ursinus – W, 16-0 (TF; 2:33)
Semi: Elijah Jones, Lehigh – W, 15-0 (TF; 3:27)
Final: Sam Deprez, Binghamton – W, 20-5 (TF; 3:57)


197: Eddie Smith, Fr.
Rd. 1: Sam Deprez, Binghamton – L, 0-15 (TF; 6:06)
Cn. 1: Mike Waszen, Franklin & Marshall – L, 1-8


285: Seth Nevills, Fr.
Rd. 1: bye
Qtr: Roger Horton, Wilkes – W, 14-6 maj.
Semi: Josh Walls, Millersville – W, 8-2
Final: Keegan Connelly, Scranton – W, 17-2 (TF; 7:00)

 

[El-Jefe]

I don't understand why the Open ruled out the Scuffle. Why couldn't PSU commit to the Scuffle and decide at a later date which wrestlers would participate?

If you were the Scuffle, you'd accept that?

From the PSU perspective: we were never going to send primarily bench guys with 1 or 2 starters -- it was always going to have to be primarily starters.

Even earlier this week, our US Open list wasn't completely set.

 

[NoVaLion2]

breno14 -- thanks for the agate. It's really nice to see the rest of the team get some action.

 

[pawrestlersintn]

The kids get work with less of a chance of ..... Injury for the most part.

I think when we face lesser competition Cael gives each wrestler a plan of specific things to work on, postitions to test, etc... Especially for our newer non-national championship kids. Wrestling the same dude in the room every day has it's limitations. I agree most of our guys won't really be tested at all but there is still value and this year is an abberation. The Black Knight invite was slightly better but neither is a CKLV, Midlands or Scuffle, but for certain Cael has thought this one out.

13 takedowns

Cael told Joe to work on takedowns.

 

[dunkej01]

At least these guys stayed healthy.

Got some work, tasted fresh meat, improved their stats and had a f** day.

#blessed