Junior WTT

[WreslingFan0314]

Starts May 18 at 10 am Central time in Rochester, MN

Not many entries listed on Flo yet, but there are a few PSU guys and a handful more PA wrestlers.
As of 5/11/

65 kg - Nick Lee
70 kg - Brady Berge
70 kg - Jarod Verkleeren
70 kg - Loaded again with the above two, Austin O'Conner, Brock Mauller & Jacori Teemer

79kg - Michael Labriola & Trent Hidlay

That's all so far. No Joe Lee. Was hoping he would enter. He finished 2nd at last year's US Open (70kg) and 3rd at Fargo (160). Not sure where he is in terms of weight now.

 

[LemonPie]

I think Nick could win his bracket and take 2 of 3 from Demas. It would be a nice training experience. He had a down FS tournament last year, but I guess we will see. Obviously Berge could win 70KG as well.

 

[dmm53]

PSU guys seem to be in absentia this year: Zain, Nolf, Nickal, Joseph, Hall and many of the juniors (even, surprisingly, Manville in Greco). I assume Nico will be there at 61 KG, along with Aaron Brooks at the junior level; not sure about Seth Nevills. Perhaps the grind of long college and high school seasons ... ??

 

[Ban Basketball]

Roachville...my home city.

 

[dunkej01]

PSU guys seem to be in absentia this year: Zain, Nolf, Nickal, Joseph, Hall and many of the juniors (even, surprisingly, Manville in Greco). I assume Nico will be there at 61 KG, along with Aaron Brooks at the junior level; not sure about Seth Nevills. Perhaps the grind of long college and high school seasons ... ??

Hall was just in peru

Zain making some $

Nolf healing

Nickal & Joseph loving life

 

[nitlion6]

Hall was just in peru

Zain making some $

Nolf healing

Nickal & Joseph loving life

Bo and Cenzo are busy catching fish.

 

[1AA]

Excited to see Nick Lee go at it again

 

[dmm53]

Yes, Lee vs. Chad Red could be good. They battled in high school.

 

[CropDuster507]

Roachville...my home city.

No shit? I'm just south of Roch.

 

[ezrahallam]

Nickal was on the roster for the World Cup. But David Taylor got all four matches.

 

[Ban Basketball]

No shit? I'm just south of Roch.

Born and raised there. Lived there the first 29 years of my life, minus 4-5 years for college and the one year in lived in California. I've been a proud Iowan basically for 25 years.

Family is all still there too. You likely would know my last name, as I had family members who somewhat made some names for themselves on the mat.

 

[nerfstate]

 

[dunkej01]

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not said by Tom Brands - we really want to give GMan as much time on the stage as possible before releasing the Lee ......

http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1526150870934

 

[lookleft goright]

No shit? I'm just south of Roch.

Jimmy Gibbons, is that you?

 

[CropDuster507]

Born and raised there. Lived there the first 29 years of my life, minus 4-5 years for college and the one year in lived in California. I've been a proud Iowan basically for 25 years.

Family is all still there too. You likely would know my last name, as I had family members who somewhat made some names for themselves on the mat.

If your family members are involved in the sport in the are, I probably know them. I'm very important in SE MN, just ask me lol. Small world, though.

 

[LaxHawk174]

not said by Tom Brands - we really want to give GMan as much time on the stage as possible before releasing the Lee ......

http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1526150870934

If that were the case Lee would be wrestling JR's or U23's, which he won't be.

 

[ezrahallam]

Verkleeren registered at 65kg for Junior WTT

 

[LemonPie]

Verkleeren registered at 65kg for Junior WTT

Probably a good move.

 

[CholleyVandine]

Not really PSU related, but I notice that Travis Wittlake is registered at 74 kg for WTT, down from the 76 kg he wrestled last summer and the 79 kg he wrestled at the Open. Looks like he's begun his Okie State descent.

 

[seminnylion]

I am a Rochester resident for the last 20 years so will be there for some of it

 

[Johnbrooks]

Not really PSU related, but I notice that Travis Wittlake is registered at 74 kg for WTT, down from the 76 kg he wrestled last summer and the 79 kg he wrestled at the Open. Looks like he's begun his Okie State descent.

I think Travis is just wrestling the weight he is most effective at. He looked bulky and much slower at 79kg. It will help the Junior team with him and Marenelli competing for the 74 kg spot.

 

[mrh1645]

Just about every weight at Jr WTT has a previous Cadet World medalist competing. Impressive!
57 None
61 Arujau, Silver 2016
65 Verkleeren, Gold 2015
70 Lewan, Gold 2017; Teemer, Bronze 2017; Carr, Bronze 2016
74 Wittlake, Bronze 2016
79 Brooks, Gold 2017
86 Webster, Bronze 2015
92 Warner, Bronze 2016
97 Kerkvliet, Gold 2017
125 Steveson, Gold 2015, 2016 (and Jr. Gold 2017)

Plus, Daton Fix can request a wrestle off to make the Jr team at 57. He has a Cadet Bronze in 2015, plus Junior Gold 2017 and Bronze 2016. Hoffman is not registered, but has a Cadet Bronze 2017.

 

[nitlion6]

Just about every weight at Jr WTT has a previous Cadet World medalist competing. Impressive!
57 None
61 Arujau, Silver 2016
65 Verkleeren, Gold 2015
70 Lewan, Gold 2017; Teemer, Bronze 2017; Carr, Bronze 2016
74 Wittlake, Bronze 2016
79 Brooks, Gold 2017
86 Webster, Bronze 2015
92 Warner, Bronze 2016
97 Kerkvliet, Gold 2017
125 Steveson, Gold 2015, 2016 (and Jr. Gold 2017)

Plus, Daton Fix can request a wrestle off to make the Jr team at 57. He has a Cadet Bronze in 2015, plus Junior Gold 2017 and Bronze 2016. Hoffman is not registered, but has a Cadet Bronze 2017.

Wasn't Hoffman injured last month?

 

[CropDuster507]

Man, a little birdy told me that the NLWC guys were working out at a local HS today, and it pained me to remain in class.

 

[El-Jefe]

Man, a little birdy told me that the NLWC guys were working out at a local HS today, and it pained me to remain in class.

 

[LemonPie]

Nick looking nice and big to my eye. Makes quick work of Filius.

Verk gets the first takedown on Sasso but then falls victim to a nasty cradle.

 

[1AA]

Nick looking nice and big to my eye. Makes quick work of Filius.

Verk gets the first takedown on Sasso but then falls victim to a nasty cradle.

It says the Verk score was 2 2. Is that correct?

 

[LemonPie]

It says the Verk score was 2 2. Is that correct?

2-2 at the time of fall. Verk was on his back for a good 30 seconds.

 

[SpikingWhamos]

Am I the only one that doesn't see the brackets in FloArena?

Flip to "challenge" instead of "finals" if it is just showing the list of registered wrestlers?

 

[LemonPie]

Holy choke job. Brock Mauller gives up a 4-pointer with two seconds left to lose on criteria against Teemer.

 

[LemonPie]

Lee-Storr up on Mat 1

 

[LemonPie]

Lee techs Storr in under 2 minutes.

Sasso gasses some against Murin. He also lets people on his legs too easily. Murin can go! Lee-Murin in the semi

 

[LemonPie]

Berge-Jaffe on-deck Mat 3

 

[LemonPie]

Gfeller fading hard against Yayha Thomas

 

[GantryZ]

Berge-Jaffe on-deck Mat 3

How on Earth does the guy from Mad Magazine still have eligibility? I was doing his fold-in back pages in the early 80s!

 

[LemonPie]

I missed most of the match, but Berge won 12-1. He will have Brayton Lee in the semis.

 

[LemonPie]

I should probably wait til his next match with Metz, but to me Cassioppi looks superior to Seth Nevills.

 

[LemonPie]

Verkleeren-Ben Freeman on-deck Mat 3

 

[LemonPie]

Lee-Murin on-deck Mat 2

 

[LemonPie]

Berge to follow N. Lee match