U17/U20 Nationals This Week
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Just watched his matches. That is a strong kid. Good size too for class of 2026. I assume we have an in for everyone that wrestles for DC haha so hope we are watching him.
Forrest with a 15-3 tech. Kid has some funk.
Cael with a 10-0 tech in just over a min. Really liking what he’s done in two matches. Will start to see competition increase now.
Cael with a 10-0 tech in just over a min. Really liking what he’s done in two matches. Will start to see competition increase now.
Hughes wins by tech again with 5 take downs , he is in the quarters
Lockett beats Joey Blaze 8 to 5. He started looking very sharp but the last minute he really slowed down physically and mentally and made it a close match. His speed and talent is special but I did not like how he finished, especially trapping himself on the edge several time in the last minute and giving up points.
Well those 2 matches were bad with AJ losing to some guy I never heard of in a close match. Had a 2 to 0 lead and seemed to run out of gas and lost the lead 3 to 2. He had a bloody nose and took lots of time to start but lost. The match before he had a lot of injury time for his leg and just held on. He did not impress me at all with his conditioning. Barr of Pen. St. teched Jersey Robb and Jersey Robb did nothing offensively. He was behind 2 to 0 at the start of the 2nd period and didn't seem focused and he got taken down and leg laced for 6 points and that was the match.
Bad stretch with McComas coming back to take the lead 6 to 4 and in the last seconds shot and got a hold of his opponents leg I think to just hold on but got crotch lifted and exposed and lost the match.
Ya that was a huge bummer. He had been grinding to stay alive all day.
I think we have 3 in the championship quarterfinals, Cael Hughes, Ladarion Lockett and if we get him Jax Forrest. In the consolations we have Robb and Heeg that I am aware of in 20 and under.
Correct. Plus Hayden Simpson at 125kg still in consi. Pinned his last two opponents with big upper body throws.
I mean he obviously can make the cut, so he can do it. But I will say his junior and senior year he wrestled between 182-195 I think. Would think the natural progression with weight training and a good diet would be to shed some of that and then build back up.
Back to the open though, I thought both Heeg and Robb have looked good. Honestly surprised a little they lost when they did but neither was “bad” competition. AJ was definitely dealing with something (looked like cramps but idk) in the last few of his. Hope they’re both ready to go today.
The results have not been great, but I believe the 2 wrestlers that are by far the most important for the future of Cowboy wrestling are in the quarter finals. Cael Hughes has UNI wrestler Corey Land in the quarters and Ladarion Lockett has Cholakyan in the quarters. Both should win. Hughes should be the favorite in the semi's also and Lockett likely will wrestle Bouzakis who he should be favored over. Lastly as a Cowboy fan I will be interested in how Jax Forrest does also.
Jax Forrest got tech falled by Mendoza, not a good start.
Probably because Land wasn’t as highly recruited as Cael and is only a year ahead of him. I would agree with the use of should here based on what we do know.
Cael down 10-6 now with 1:23 left.
10-10!!!! With 12 left. UNI challenging the two on the edge. Should stand IMO but they think just step out. Continuation in FS though….
Challenge lost!! Cael wins 11-10. Let’s go!!! Showed some great effort
Wow, Hughes was behind 10 to 2 after the 1st period. Lost a takedown and got gut wrenched 4 times. 2nd period Cael got 4 takedowns and 1 point for a failed challenge and wins a great comeback 11 to 10.
I thought Cael is the better wrestler based on result history. Cael took 2nd in this tournament last year as 1 example.
OK, thanks. When I looked at both their High School accolades I thought Land's was a little better and he has had 2 years in college, so that's why I was wondering.
Lockett wins 11-0. Looked really solid. Got shaken up at one point, not sure what happened but didn’t really appear to phase his wrestling too much.
Heeg loses by Fall to Takat. Looked gassed most the match. Takat was a true freshman NCAA qualifier at bucknell
Wins 11 to 0.
Hughes wins by tech 10 to 0 in the semi's over Dekraker. 2 takedowns and 6 points on a leg lace. It didn't take long.
Hughes will have Kyler Larkin in finals. Top 20 commit to ASU and younger brother to Kaleb who just showed out at Olympic trials.
LOCKETT!!!
Huge come from behind win. Get two with 12 seconds to tie it and go ahead with criteria then two more off desperation throw last second by bouzakis. Great stuff. Great effort.
He will get Sealey who is a top 24 kid headed to PSU.
Huge come from behind win. Get two with 12 seconds to tie it and go ahead with criteria then two more off desperation throw last second by bouzakis. Great stuff. Great effort.
He will get Sealey who is a top 24 kid headed to PSU.
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Lockett doesn't quit and comes back from 5 to 0 to win 9 to 7 with a takedown with 20 seconds left to take the lead on criteria. Great comeback with no quit in Lockett.
