Based on the teams competing at this year's Cliff Keen I have compiled a list of ranked wrestlers at each weight. Rankings furnished by Flowrestling.
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#1 Richard Figueroa Ariz. St.
#2 Caleb Smith Nebraska
#3 Matt Ramos Purdue
#4 Tanner Jordan Stanford
#5 Troy Spratley
#6 Nico Provo Stanford
#8 Jore Volk Wyoming
#9 Maximo Renteria Ore. St.
#10 Greg Diakomahalis Cornell
133
#4 Dylan Ragusin Michigan
#6 Evan Frost Iowa St.
#10 Tyler Knox Stanford
#11. Nic Bouzakis Ohio St.
#12 Connor McGonagle Va. Tech
#15 Seth Romney Cal Poly
#17 Brett Ungar Cornell
#18 Ethan Oakley North Carolina
#19 Jack Van Dee Nebraska
#20 Julian Chlebove Ariz. St.
#32 Cael Hughes OK St.
141
#2 Jesse Mendez Ohio St.
#4 Brock Hardy Nebraska
#5 Cael Happel UNI
#6 Sergio Lemley Michigan
#9 Kai Orrine N C St.
#11 Tagen Jamison OK St.
149
#1 Caleb Henson Va. Tech
#5 Ridge Lovett Nebraska
#6 Anthony Echemendia Iowa St.
#7 Lachlan McNeil North Carolina
#9 Chance Lamer Cal Poly
#10 Jaden Abas Stanford
#12 Dylan D'Emilio Ohio St.
#13 Colin Realbuto UNI
#16 Jess Vasquez Az St.
157
#2 Meyer Shapiro Cornell
#3 Daniel Cardenas
#5 Peyton Kellar Ohio
#6 Ryder Downey UNI
#7 Antrell Taylor Nebraska
#8 Paddy Galagher Ohio St.
#10 Paniro Johnson Iowa St.
#13 Joey Blaze Purdue
#15 Teague Travis OK St.
165
#3 Sammy Sasso Ohio St.
#5 Terrell Baraclough Utah Valley
#6 Hunter Garvin Stanford
#7 Julian Ramirez Cornell
#9 Cam Amine OK St.
#10 Will Miller App St.
#11 Bubba Wilson Nebraska
#12 Nico Ruiz Az St.
174
#3 Cade Devos SD St.
#4 Dean Hamiti OK St.
#5 Carson Kharchla Ohio St.
#6 Lennox Wolak Va Tech
#9 Lenny Pinteo Nebraska
#11 Simon Ruiz Cornell
#12 Lorenzo Newman Stanford
#13 Brevin Cassella Binghampton
#14 Jared Simma UNI
184
2, Parker Keckheisen UNI
3. Dustin Plott OK St.
4. Bennett Berge SD St.
6. Silas Allred Nebraska
#13 TJ Stewart Va. Tech
#14 Dylan Fishback NC St.
#15 Chris Foca Cornell
#16 Ryder Rogotzke Ohio St.
#17 Evan Bockman Iowa St.
#18 Jaden Bullock Michigan
197
#2 Jacob Cardenas Michigan
#4 A J Ferrari Cal State/Bakersfield
#7 Trey Munoz Oregon St.
#9 Andy Smith Va. Tech
#11 Zach Glazier SD St.
#12 Luke Surber OK St.
#13 Joey Novak Wyoming
#14 Christian Carroll Iowa St.
#15 Nick Stemmet Stanford
285
#3 Wyatt Hendrickson OK St.
#4 Yonger Bastida Iowa St.
#5 Isaac Trumble NC St.
#7 Taye Ghadiali Campbell
#8 Nick Feldman Ohio St.
#9 Cohlton Schultz Az. St.
#12 Josh Heindselman Michigan
#14 Cory Daly Binghampton
#16 Jim Mullen Va Tech
This tournament is as close to Nationals as you can get and if you added in just Penn St. and Iowa
it would be about every ranked wrestler.
This tourney is going to show if OK State is for real this season or not. And Spratley, Jamison, and Surber are key to the team's success this year and need to go out there and show what they got in this tournament. This is definitely going to show how much improvement they have made. I would love to see Surber run into AF and CC and smoke them both! For no particular reason at all. haha
As far as a single wrestler I am most excited to see how they do, it would be Cael Hughes. I do not think there is a ranked wrestler in the bracket that he does not have a shot at beating. It is just up to him to go out there and wrestle how we all know he is capable of. This will definitely show OK State fans and DT where Cael is at as a wrestler. Very excited about this RS freshman.
I think I am most excited to see how the HWT bracket turns out. You have some vets at the weight and some new guys coming off redshirt or moving up to the weight that can make some noise this year.
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#3 Wyatt Hendrickson OK St.: Lost to Bastida LY and then was surprised by Davison in the semis at nationals LY.
#4 Yonger Bastida Iowa St.: Did not AA last year after undefeated regular season.
#5 Isaac Trumble NC St.: New to the weight and has made some noise recently in freestyle. U23 World Champ
#7 Taye Ghadiali Campbell: 8th last year and trying to prove something wrestling in the SoCon.
#8 Nick Feldman Ohio St.: Will be a National Champ before his college career is over.
#9 Cohlton Schultz Az. St.: 4x AA, but you are never sure who is going to show up on the mat.
#12 Josh Heindselman Michigan: Still only known for getting trucked by AJ during handshakes after Bedlam.
#14 Cory Daly Binghampton: A lot of wins LY, but was it because of his SOS?
#16 Jim Mullen Va Tech: Blue Chip recruit looking to make noise in his first year starting and focusing on wrestling (not playing football).
