Olympic Team Trials

[Chasingthirty-five]

April 19-20.

The matchups we get out of this event are just insane. Gonna be amazing to watch these guys battle.

Cowboys + potential/incoming:

57kg
Daton Fix
Jax Forrest

Vito is sitting in the semis since he was a 2023 medalist. I think if Fix can get there he does match up better in freestyle against him....but still.

74kg
Ladarion Lockett

Likely the low seed, so should be fun hopefully for him. Dake sitting in semis.

86kg
Alex Dieringer

Feels like Ringer has been right there for a while now. Hope he can make the finals. David Taylor 2023 world champ is in the Finals. Zahid Valencia is in the semis- medal at non-olympic weight. Interested to see how Keck looks against some of these guys after his NCAA dominance.

97kg
Christian Carroll

Probably the low seed as well. Would be very interested to see how he matches up against anyone past Cox and Snyder (sitting in Finals)

 

[Cowboy Tommy]

Fix has to deal with Spencer, Vito, Suriano, Gilman just to name a few. Absolutely insane bracket

 

[Cowboy Tommy]

57 kg​

*Vito Arujau is sitting in the semifinals as a 2023 World Medalist at a non-Olympic weight

1. Zane Richards
2. Thomas Gilman
3. Daton Fix
4. Nick Suriano
5. Spencer Lee
6. Nico Megaludis
7. Liam Cronin
8. Daniel DeShazer
9. Luke Lilledahl
10. Jax Forrest
11. Richard Figueroa
12. Marcus Blaze

This is actually best case scenario if this seeding holds up. Fix faces Gilman in the semi's who seems to be on a downward trend after a magical run and Zane, Spencer and Suriano will all wipe each other out. I am hoping fix can avoid Spencer and Suriano before the semis

 

[Howie_Fartz]

Saw somewhere on sm where Vito is waiting in the semis on the BOTTOM side?

 

[Cowboy Tommy]

Saw somewhere on sm where Vito is waiting in the semis on the BOTTOM side?

dang that does make sense, hopefully no lee or Suriano before that then

 

[Chasingthirty-five]

Saw somewhere on sm where Vito is waiting in the semis on the BOTTOM side?

Yes. That’s how it was done last Olympics too. The idea is that you get the #1 seed and the guy with bye into the finals. Technically should be the two favorites most times.

 

[BigDogsGottaEat]

57 kg​

*Vito Arujau is sitting in the semifinals as a 2023 World Medalist at a non-Olympic weight

1. Zane Richards
2. Thomas Gilman
3. Daton Fix
4. Nick Suriano
5. Spencer Lee
6. Nico Megaludis
7. Liam Cronin
8. Daniel DeShazer
9. Luke Lilledahl
10. Jax Forrest
11. Richard Figueroa
12. Marcus Blaze

This is actually best case scenario if this seeding holds up. Fix faces Gilman in the semi's who seems to be on a downward trend after a magical run and Zane, Spencer and Suriano will all wipe each other out. I am hoping fix can avoid Spencer and Suriano before the semis

An absolute gauntlet, it’s mind boggling tbrh. The top 5 and Vito, are all Olympic Medal Caliber IMO. Unless someone dominates and proves me wrong, feel like if you wrestle this bracket 10 times you have 4-5 different winners. Seeding will be big to Daton’s success IMO, you can say “if you’re the best, seeds don’t matter” BS, but we all know path through the bracket matters. Unfortunately for Daton, looking at the next Cycle it doesn’t get any better. Probably only lose Gilman out of this list? And Lilledahl and these other young studs will be in their prime. Seeing these brackets, just makes me wish so badly that we had more Olympic weights.

Also I do agree that Daton matches up better with Vito in Freestyle and def at 57kg, that’s a tough pull for Vito. He mentioned on his level up from 125 to 133, was the weight cut being so hard at 125.

 

[wrestlingfan22]

Lockett was put at 65kg in the preview by USA Wrestling. Is that real or a mistake? Can he make what equals 143 lbs?

 

[Chasingthirty-five]

Lockett was put at 65kg in the preview by USA Wrestling. Is that real or a mistake? Can he make what equals 143 lbs?

It’s real. Trackwrestling profile (update 2 months ago) has him at 151# so should be doable. I don’t think he was cutting hard at 71kg last year.

 

[Okie_Pat]

So it sounds like Lockett is likely to be a 157 or 165 lber?

 

[Chasingthirty-five]

So it sounds like Lockett is likely to be a 157 or 165 lber?

I’ve been betting on 165 for a while

 

[BigDogsGottaEat]

Vito is out of the OTT, his dad said the cut to 57kg was just too much, that helps Daton’s odds.

 

[Rdcldad]

Vito is out of the OTT, his dad said the cut to 57kg was just too much, that helps Daton’s odds.

good

 

[driad]

Vito is out of the OTT, his dad said the cut to 57kg was just too much, that helps Daton’s odds.

Hopefully he eats his dad

 

[topc22blue]

When does it start?

 

[BigDogsGottaEat]

When does it start?

Next Friday and Saturday, 4/19-4/20

 

[lincolnhs]

 

[Howie_Fartz]

Lockett going 74kg according to his dad on social media. He sat close to me at NCAAs and hes a good size kid. I dont see him at 157 at all. 65 - 74 at least.

 

[Chasingthirty-five]

Seeds are out.
Fix with the 3. Will likely get Suriano and if wins then Gilman before finals.

Lockett with the 13, will get Quincy Monday.

Carroll with the 9. Has Cassioppi. Honestly thought Cass was bigger than 97kg.

Ringer with the 4. Has Mark Hall then Brooks

 

[alex1fly]

Seeds are out.
Fix with the 3. Will likely get Suriano and if wins then Gilman before finals.

Lockett with the 13, will get Quincy Monday.

Carroll with the 9. Has Cassioppi. Honestly thought Cass was bigger than 97kg.

Ringer with the 4. Has Mark Hall then Brooks

Man freestyle qualifications confuse me. Why isn't Plott going, didn't he win U23 last summer? But Fix is going with a win a few years ago, Lockett is going even though he is in high school.

 

[Chasingthirty-five]

have to assume not being at last chance or this was Plotts decision.

 

[Cowboy1989]

Can we not watch the OTT on flo??

 

[leecothran]

Man freestyle qualifications confuse me. Why isn't Plott going, didn't he win U23 last summer? But Fix is going with a win a few years ago, Lockett is going even though he is in high school.

I think all former senior level world team members qualify.

Age group gold medalists qualify now. They recently changed that to where it's just age group world champs. Used to be medalists, I'm pretty sure. Not 100% though. This is how Lockett qualified. Same with Messenbrink, Shapiro, and Marcus Blaze.

NCAA Champs from the most recent NCAA tournament qualify.

Bill Ferrell, US Open, and Last Chance Open have qualification criteria. Bill Ferrell and US Open are top 4 placers get a qualification spot. Last Chance Open you have to win to get in. Then there are some other ranking series events throughout the year where if you win at a UWW ranking series tournament, you get a qualification.

I'm sure there are other criteria and I'm sure I'm wrong in some spots, but this is how I understand it for now.

 

[Chasingthirty-five]

I think he could've been at Last Chance is what I meant in my previous post and I assume he chose not to. I truly think he could've made the finals and possibly won it. McFadden has gotta be 4 years out from graduation. However, 86kg is a freaking gauntlet at the trials so not sure how far it would've gone either way.

 

[DPJ]

Can we not watch the OTT on flo??

It's televised on USA network, not sure about flo coverage

 

[Cowboy Tommy]

Spencer has a cakewalk to the finals and worst case scenario for Fix. He can get there but he is going to have to wrestle his absolute best

 

[Chasingthirty-five]

Peacock App will have all mats streamed as well as the main stream on USA

 

[Inky29]

Will Trackwrestling have Mat assignments?

 

[FHOSU]

Will Trackwrestling have Mat assignments?

Yep. https://www.trackwrestling.com/open...tAssignmentDisplay.jsp&twSessionId=gxwhwfaknt

 

[wrestlingfan22]

Ladarrion Techs Meyer Shapiro 12-1! Got a lace to go up 8-0 then got the next 2 takedowns

 

[Rdcldad]

carrol wins 6-6 criteria over cassiopi

 

[Chasingthirty-five]

Now he gets J’den lol

 

[Rdcldad]

holy cow is jax forrest good

 

[Rdcldad]

Now he gets J’den lol

did jaden wake up for weigh in?

 

[Poke1990]

He’s not scared

 

[Chasingthirty-five]

Blaze took the lead on Suriano then went wayyyyy defensive and lost because of it. Shame. So we get Fix Suriano next round.

 

[Rdcldad]

Blaze took the lead on Suriano then went wayyyyy defensive and lost because of it. Shame. So we get Fix Suriano next round.

no head gear to grab this time
hoping for daton to get his vengeance

 

[Chasingthirty-five]

These young bucks are doing work. Larkin with a chance to upset Yianni….

 

[Rdcldad]

These young bucks are doing work. Larkin with a chance to upset Yianni….

no idea what happened at the end of this match with no continuation after the bricks

larking is tough

 

[Chasingthirty-five]

no idea what happened at the end of this match with no continuation after the bricks

larking is tough

I think the clock on the TV was wrong and that was at the end.