In the championship round
125: (7) Eddie Klimara vs. Zeke Moisey, West Virginia
141: (14) Dean Heil vs. (11) Chris Mecate, Old Dominion
165: (1) Alex Dieringer vs. (9) Jackson Morse, Illinois
174: (12) Kyle Crutchmer vs. Joe Latham, Oregon St.
HWT: (4) Austin Marsden vs. (5) Connor Medbery
I could see all five winning their match with only slightly orange glasses on. Someone probably slips so I am predicting four advance. All five AA.
In conso's
133: Gary Wayne Harding
157: Anthony Collica
184: (12) Nolan Boyd
I already covered this in previous post but we aren't seeded here to place so I would predict none. However, you have one true freshman and a sophomore that moved up two weights. Boyd is a tough aggressive wrestler that probably works well in wreslte backs. So let's say one places. That gives us 6 AA's. I would say one finalist but I think two will wrestle for 3rd, one for 5th, and one for 7th. Probably not enough for team win but bonus points may decide it.
Update after Friday morning session
OK we missed our opportunity a bit with Eddie and Austin getting upset. Crutchmer and Alex push into the finals assuring us two AA's. Harding and Boyd crashed out but Collica won two big matches and is now one win away from earning AA with Klimara, Heil, and Marsden. Klimara, Heil, and Collica appear to have tough matches but at this point they are all tough. I am going with a split and two AA's joining the two in the semi's. That would fall short of my prediction by one. But looking to be surprised!
This post was edited on 3/20 3:50 PM by Orangebomber
125: (7) Eddie Klimara vs. Zeke Moisey, West Virginia
141: (14) Dean Heil vs. (11) Chris Mecate, Old Dominion
165: (1) Alex Dieringer vs. (9) Jackson Morse, Illinois
174: (12) Kyle Crutchmer vs. Joe Latham, Oregon St.
HWT: (4) Austin Marsden vs. (5) Connor Medbery
I could see all five winning their match with only slightly orange glasses on. Someone probably slips so I am predicting four advance. All five AA.
In conso's
133: Gary Wayne Harding
157: Anthony Collica
184: (12) Nolan Boyd
I already covered this in previous post but we aren't seeded here to place so I would predict none. However, you have one true freshman and a sophomore that moved up two weights. Boyd is a tough aggressive wrestler that probably works well in wreslte backs. So let's say one places. That gives us 6 AA's. I would say one finalist but I think two will wrestle for 3rd, one for 5th, and one for 7th. Probably not enough for team win but bonus points may decide it.
Update after Friday morning session
OK we missed our opportunity a bit with Eddie and Austin getting upset. Crutchmer and Alex push into the finals assuring us two AA's. Harding and Boyd crashed out but Collica won two big matches and is now one win away from earning AA with Klimara, Heil, and Marsden. Klimara, Heil, and Collica appear to have tough matches but at this point they are all tough. I am going with a split and two AA's joining the two in the semi's. That would fall short of my prediction by one. But looking to be surprised!
This post was edited on 3/20 3:50 PM by Orangebomber
