Wittlake and Bravo Young commit
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PENN STATE WRESTLING: TRAVIS WITTLAKE JR. & ROMAN BRAVO-YOUNG COMMIT
Rob Dougherty on October 22, 2016 at 2:37p @greenmanrd
Cael Sanderson continued to roll on the recruiting trail with two top-5 verbal commits for the 2018 class on Saturday in Travis Wittlake Jr. and Roman Bravo-Young. They made their announcement together in a video posted on Flo Wrestling that you can view here.
Currently, Penn State has three top-10 ranked wrestlers committed for 2018, as they join No. 10 Joe Lee (2017 commit Nick Lee's brother)
TRAVIS WITTLAKE JR.
Wittlake is currently the 4th-ranked wrestler overall for the 2018 class by Flo Wrestling. He is competing at 170 pounds in high school, but he projects to be a 184-197 wrestler in his collegiate career. Wittlake is coming off of a very successful summer where he won USA Wrestling's Cadet Freestyle and Greco-Roman titles in Fargo.
ROMAN BRAVO-YOUNG
Bravo-Young is currently the 5th-ranked wrestler overall for the 2018 class by Flo Wrestling. Currently competing at 126 pounds, Bravo-Young projects to be a 133-141 wrestler in his collegiate career. He is also coming off of a successful summer where he won Cadet Freestyle gold in Fargo at 54 kg, where he beat Jordan Decatur 13-2 TF and 8-2 in the best of 3 finals.
http://www.roarlionsroar.com/penn-s...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Thank you for posting my article.
two more articles on the verbals:
State College News: Penn State Wrestling Adds Pair of Top Recruits
PennLive.com: Penn State enjoys weekend recruiting haul of 2 top-five wrestlers from Class of 2018
State College News: Penn State Wrestling Adds Pair of Top Recruits
PennLive.com: Penn State enjoys weekend recruiting haul of 2 top-five wrestlers from Class of 2018
Thanks. Wow, I hadn't heard about the hockey team's big win. What an exciting day to be a Penn State sports fan!
I'm still a bit hoarse from all the screaming and celebrating at the end of the football game. Between that and this huge recruiting news, and the Cubs going to the Series (huge Joe Maddon fan), I had a hard time getting any sleep afterwards.
Says Roman is projected at 133 or 141 in college.....COME ON DOWN MR. FIX....
Hard to put on a full-court press without any money. I can't imagine we have much left for the class of 2017.
Since when did a silly thing like money get in the way of the FULL COURT PRESS?
Article on Wittlake's verbal by The Oregonian: Marshfield's Travis Wittlake Jr., national wrestling champ and world bronze medalist, verbally commits to Penn State Nittany Lions
Why do you see Gable S coming our way? I mean I hope you're right, but just curious if it's anything more than a hunch?
Timely Topic:
CP & Smalls discuss "How does Penn State do it ?" In FRL153
http://www.flowrestling.org/article/47707-frl-153-how-does-penn-state-do-it
CP & Smalls discuss "How does Penn State do it ?" In FRL153
http://www.flowrestling.org/article/47707-frl-153-how-does-penn-state-do-it
Is a good show. Appears they had some hints that RBY was trending to PSU for some time, though that had not gotten into the public sphere.
Apparently, they have had to cancel their planned Signing Day Show, due to the NCAA not being able to give a definitive ruling on whether Flo flying the guys in to announce their decisions was legal or not. They still plan to have live announcements for Fix, Berge, and Warner that week.
Rankings added to LemonPie info...
Busiello 33/41
Intermat Top 50 Sophomores List June 2016: 2019 Class Overall #3. Adam Busiello (Eastport-South Manor, N.Y.)
RBY 33/41
Rated No. 5 overall in the country, according to FloWrestling,
N. Lee 41/49
Flo wrestling, Aug 2016 - Nick Lee gets moved up to 138 and is #2
J. Lee 57
Flo wrestling - Joe Lee is #6 at 152
Nick Raimo 25/33?
Class of 2019 # 2 Overall, just behind Busiello (Hanover Park, N.J.)
Manville 65/74
Flo W. Nov 2014 - Mason Manville, the #2 Junior overall on the Big Board
Wittlake 84
Ranked No. 4 in the country overall by FloWrestling
A. Nevills 97
#11 at 197
Kevin Stout
PIAA Champion - Stout didn't allow a point in winning his first state championship, including a 1-0 win over Stroudsburg's John Jakobsen in the final.
Nobody from PA, but if that eliminates Cutch butthurt, I'm all for it. Guys I'd like to see added:
S. Nevills 285 '18
K. McHenry 125 '19[/QUOTE]
Busiello 33/41
Intermat Top 50 Sophomores List June 2016: 2019 Class Overall #3. Adam Busiello (Eastport-South Manor, N.Y.)
RBY 33/41
Rated No. 5 overall in the country, according to FloWrestling,
N. Lee 41/49
Flo wrestling, Aug 2016 - Nick Lee gets moved up to 138 and is #2
J. Lee 57
Flo wrestling - Joe Lee is #6 at 152
Nick Raimo 25/33?
Class of 2019 # 2 Overall, just behind Busiello (Hanover Park, N.J.)
Manville 65/74
Flo W. Nov 2014 - Mason Manville, the #2 Junior overall on the Big Board
Wittlake 84
Ranked No. 4 in the country overall by FloWrestling
A. Nevills 97
#11 at 197
Kevin Stout
PIAA Champion - Stout didn't allow a point in winning his first state championship, including a 1-0 win over Stroudsburg's John Jakobsen in the final.
Nobody from PA, but if that eliminates Cutch butthurt, I'm all for it. Guys I'd like to see added:
S. Nevills 285 '18
K. McHenry 125 '19[/QUOTE]
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Also Nick Raimo 2019.
And we do have a PA kid at 197, Kellan Stout is just a redshirt freshman.[/QUOTE]
Joseph a freshman as well. But when he and Stout graduate, could be PA-less. Depends on 125... and other things could happen between now and then. Gardner could turn into a stud. Others could bust/get injured.
And we do have a PA kid at 197, Kellan Stout is just a redshirt freshman.[/QUOTE]
Joseph a freshman as well. But when he and Stout graduate, could be PA-less. Depends on 125... and other things could happen between now and then. Gardner could turn into a stud. Others could bust/get injured.
Mostly a hunch. I have heard from a pretty solid source that we (ISU) are not completely out of the running, and of course Minn. if part of the problem. The same source said "plus Cael is sniffing around- which is never good". I just think there is enough negatives at Minn. right now and with ISU still being just a few hours from home we could win this vs them. PSU with the lure of team titles, 2 big gold medalists in the room, 2 good buddies in Hall and RBY, too much to overcome.
If Gable wants to come to Happy Valley, you can't pass that up.
Best man wins the spot. That would be a good problem to have. Willie just keeps sending them in, quicker than we can find spots.
Sure you can. Coaches need to project who's the better college HWT, not who has the best HS credentials.
Part of that is weight. Snacks is a heavy now. Steveson is moving up. How much more can he add? If he stays lighter (toward 230), he's no Snyder.
I see no reason he would be a poor fit in the room, on campus, etc., but if the coaches do, another good reason.
And that's before you get into the family relationship already established out west. Or scholarship demands.
IMO this is academic anyway. I'd be surprised if he doesn't end up his brother's teammate in Gooferville.
I tend to agree with this. If Seth Nevills wants to come to Happy Valley also, that's not a bad thing, either. Let them compete in the room. I think Gable is an unusual talent. I remember seeing him drub Jordan Wood at last year's WNO, seemingly without breaking a sweat. He's that good. I also think Penn State is the place where he'll reach his highest potential, so it would be a good choice for him.
If Gable could go back to 197, and Nevills go heavy.... Oh my.
3 years of Hall-Wittlake-Steveson-Snacks would be obscene.
Sure makes me hope Steveson to HWT this year is merely a personal challenge.
LOL - Now THAT is a fine basis for a new domination plan El-Jefe.
Would love to see Cael and crew pull off an upper level lineup like that.
Would love to see Cael and crew pull off an upper level lineup like that.
I'll be pretty pleased next season with a Zain, Nolf, Joseph, Hall, Nickal 149-184. Pretty murderous, that crew.
Hell, that could be the 2nd half of this season if Rasheed is feeling the weight cut again.
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