The Cowboys will finish off a two match weekend against the Mountain Hawks.
125: Brandon Paetzell (RSJR) - Paetzell was a national qualifier for Lehigh last season at 133. He went 15-13 overall and 0-2 at the NCAA tourney, losing to Austin Gomez (Iowa State) and Gary Joint (Fresno State). He also started at 125 for Rutgers as a true freshman where he went 18-10 and did not qualify for Nationals.
133: Nick Farro (RSJR) - Farro has mostly been a backup but started briefly for a few matches at 125 before being injured. He went 8-4 overall and had a win over National qualifier Codi Russell (Appalachian State).
141: Ryan Pomrinca (RSSR) - Pomrinca was thrust into a starting role after Luke Karam went down with an injury. Pomrinca performed admirably going 14-14 though he didn’t qualify for the National tournament.
149: Jimmy Hoffman (RSSO) or Luke Karam (RSJR) - I’m not really sure about this weight. Karam was a national qualifier as a freshman but was injured all last season. I’ve seen rumors about him retiring or some about him moving down to 141. On the other hand, Hoffman went 9-7 last season but had a really good freestyle season so he could very well win the starting job.
157: Josh Humphreys (SO) - Humphreys went 22-8 and made it to the blood round at NCAAs. He accumulated wins over Justin Ruffin (SIUE), Chase Straw (Iowa State), and John Van Brill (Rutgers) in the process. He lost to eventual all Americans, Christian Pagdilao (Arizona State) and Ryan Deakin (Northwestern).
165: Kent Lane (RSSR) - This will be Lane’s first season as a starter. He went 5-6 last year.
174: Jordan Kutler (RSSR) - Kutler is a 2x All-American for the Mountain Hawks placing 6th and 7th respectively the past two years.
184: Chris Weiler (RSJR) - Weiler will be moving down to his natural weight of 184 for this season. Weiler made the round of 12 as a freshman but was benched at year. He went 21-12 this past season.
197: Jake Jakobsen (RSJR) - Beat our Chris Weiler for the job last year and went 12-9 and finished in the round of 16. He went 2-2 at NCAAs, getting wins over Ben Honis (Cornell) and Anthony McLaughlin (Air Force) while losing to Nathan Traxler (Stanford) and Josh Hokit (Fresno State).
HWT: Jordan Wood (RSJR) - After losing in the blood round as a freshman, Wood came back strong as a sophomore finishing fourth at Nationals. Wood compiled victories over Colton McKiernan (SIUE), Zach Elam (Missouri), Sam Stoll (Iowa), and Amar Dhesi (Oregon State), while losing to Derek White and Gable Steveson (Minnesota).
125: Brandon Paetzell (RSJR) - Paetzell was a national qualifier for Lehigh last season at 133. He went 15-13 overall and 0-2 at the NCAA tourney, losing to Austin Gomez (Iowa State) and Gary Joint (Fresno State). He also started at 125 for Rutgers as a true freshman where he went 18-10 and did not qualify for Nationals.
133: Nick Farro (RSJR) - Farro has mostly been a backup but started briefly for a few matches at 125 before being injured. He went 8-4 overall and had a win over National qualifier Codi Russell (Appalachian State).
141: Ryan Pomrinca (RSSR) - Pomrinca was thrust into a starting role after Luke Karam went down with an injury. Pomrinca performed admirably going 14-14 though he didn’t qualify for the National tournament.
149: Jimmy Hoffman (RSSO) or Luke Karam (RSJR) - I’m not really sure about this weight. Karam was a national qualifier as a freshman but was injured all last season. I’ve seen rumors about him retiring or some about him moving down to 141. On the other hand, Hoffman went 9-7 last season but had a really good freestyle season so he could very well win the starting job.
157: Josh Humphreys (SO) - Humphreys went 22-8 and made it to the blood round at NCAAs. He accumulated wins over Justin Ruffin (SIUE), Chase Straw (Iowa State), and John Van Brill (Rutgers) in the process. He lost to eventual all Americans, Christian Pagdilao (Arizona State) and Ryan Deakin (Northwestern).
165: Kent Lane (RSSR) - This will be Lane’s first season as a starter. He went 5-6 last year.
174: Jordan Kutler (RSSR) - Kutler is a 2x All-American for the Mountain Hawks placing 6th and 7th respectively the past two years.
184: Chris Weiler (RSJR) - Weiler will be moving down to his natural weight of 184 for this season. Weiler made the round of 12 as a freshman but was benched at year. He went 21-12 this past season.
197: Jake Jakobsen (RSJR) - Beat our Chris Weiler for the job last year and went 12-9 and finished in the round of 16. He went 2-2 at NCAAs, getting wins over Ben Honis (Cornell) and Anthony McLaughlin (Air Force) while losing to Nathan Traxler (Stanford) and Josh Hokit (Fresno State).
HWT: Jordan Wood (RSJR) - After losing in the blood round as a freshman, Wood came back strong as a sophomore finishing fourth at Nationals. Wood compiled victories over Colton McKiernan (SIUE), Zach Elam (Missouri), Sam Stoll (Iowa), and Amar Dhesi (Oregon State), while losing to Derek White and Gable Steveson (Minnesota).
