World team trials
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Quarterfinal matchups: Fix vs. Seth Gross, Dierenger vs. David McFadden, Shafer vs. Mason Parris.
Fix with a 11-0 tf over seth Gross. Alex dec. David McFadden 3-1 in a match with no takedowns as McFadden totally on the defense. Fix had every answer on Seth Gross. Alex has not looked dominant.
Daton has done well getting to the finals at 61 and Dieringer beat Martinez 6 to 1 . Oliver lost 6 to 4 when he was behind 6 to 0 after the 1st period.
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Carter Young just decisioned Tyler Graff 9-2 in the consolation semis! He has looked outstanding!
I could see him transferring back to OSU down the road.
Carter Young takes 3rd with a 15-12 dec. over Seth Gross. He out scrambled the scrambler!
Alex lost to Burroughs because of Jordan's speed and his double legs that just wrecked Alex. Alex dumped Jordan to his back for 4 but the end of the first and second period was all Burroughs.
Anybody notice who has been in Carter’s corner in this tournament? Lockett, Fix, ?
Daton wins 7-0 and is on the world team. Dominant performance.
Daton came out and won the match aggressively in the 2nd period with a takedown and a turn. Scored another takedown for good measure. Daton seems much more aggressive and therefore more dominant.
Daton’s problems, IMO, have been when he is tight and not aggressive. When he is actively trying to score the entire match he is nearly impossible to beat.
Daton looks much better up at 61 kg. That's 2 senior world teams made while still in college. Crack open those NIL checkbooks.
Stillwater puts a HS guy on the national team and a college guy on the world team. Not a bad recruiting pitch.
Alex really battled to come back but lost 4 to 3. If the match was 30 seconds longer I would have bet on Alex because Burroughs was cramping bad and had lost control of the match in the last minute. Yes he almost pinned him.
If he had gotten the pin, I think Alex wins in 3. His size and strength was starting to wear JB down.
Throwing this out as a possibility since Daton seemed to have a lot more bounce up at 61 kg...
One of the biggest challenges for Daton is making 57 kg for the World/Olympic trials just 2 weeks after Nationals. That's a tough cut in a short amount of time. He could go 133 / 61 kg in 2022 & 2023. But what about 2024? If he decides to return for his final season, he could bump to 141 & go 65 kg for the Olympic trials. Bouzakis (hopefully) could then slide in @ 133 as a redshirt freshman.
One of the biggest challenges for Daton is making 57 kg for the World/Olympic trials just 2 weeks after Nationals. That's a tough cut in a short amount of time. He could go 133 / 61 kg in 2022 & 2023. But what about 2024? If he decides to return for his final season, he could bump to 141 & go 65 kg for the Olympic trials. Bouzakis (hopefully) could then slide in @ 133 as a redshirt freshman.
uh. no. It wasn't Alex's "size" that was wearing him down. It was burroughs lower leg injury. Hoping it's just a high ankle sprain, but he couldn't defend himself and gave up 4 straight pushouts.
I think the fact he wrestled bigger stronger guys potentially took more of a toll on his body contributing to whatever he was dealing with.
His face certainly showed the signs.
I don’t think it’s crazy to say Alex had a good shot had it gone to a third and that the size and strength advantage could of played a roll at the end of a grueling tournament.
You’re kinda conflating two different things here.
yes, he wrestled bigger guys and his scoring output changed a bit. But b. It wasn’t Ringers size.
while I was completely shocked, Burroughs double was most effective on the biggest and strongest guy in the weight (ringer)
had it gone to the third match - I would hope there’s a Mr. Miyagi in the building, because JB was hobbling bad after that match.
yes, he wrestled bigger guys and his scoring output changed a bit. But b. It wasn’t Ringers size.
while I was completely shocked, Burroughs double was most effective on the biggest and strongest guy in the weight (ringer)
had it gone to the third match - I would hope there’s a Mr. Miyagi in the building, because JB was hobbling bad after that match.
You could be right, but that’s the problem with should’ve, could’ve, would’ves, we will never know.
