2015 NCAA Wrestling Championship

[Hawkeye2]

Saturday will be the 2015 NCAA wrestling championship.
I listed the ranking with an x by the non-whites.
285
1. Nick Gwiazdowski NC State
2. Mike McMullan Northwestern
3. Bobby Telford Iowa
4. Conner Medberry Wisconsin
5. Austin Marsden Oklahoma State
6. Adam Coon Michigan
7. Devon Mellon Missouri
8. Blaize Cabell Northern Iowa
9. Jimmy Lawson Penn State x
10. Ty waltz Virginia tech

197
1. J' Den Cox Missouri x
2. Kyven Gadson Iowa State x
3. Morgan McIntosh Penn State
4. Kyle Snyder Ohio State
5. Scott Schiller Minnesota
6. Nathan Burak Iowa
7. Conner Hartman Duke
8. Max Huntley Michigan
9. Shane Woods Wyoming
10. Jace Bennett Cornell

184
1. Gabe Dean Cornell
2. Max Thomusseit Pittsburgh
3. Jach Dechow Old Dominion
4. Nathan Brown Lehigh
5. Blake Stauffer Arizona State
6. Taylor Meeks Oregon State
7. Lorenzo Thomas Penn
8. Hayden Zillmer North Dakota state
9. Dominic Abounder Michigan
10. Sam Brooks Iowa

174
1. Robert Koresh Nebraska
2. Matt Brown Penn State
3. Mike Evens Iowa
4. Logan Storley Minnesota
5. Tyler Wilps Pittsburgh
6. Cody walter Ohio
7. Johnny Eblen Missouri
8. Blaise Butler Virginia x
9. Zach Epperly Virginia Tech
10. Kyler Crutchmer Oklahoma State

165
1. Alex Dieringer Oklahoma State
2. Nick Sulzer Virginia
3. Mike Moreno Iowa State x
4. Isaac Jordan Wisconin
5. Bo Jordan Ohio State
6. Taylor Walsh Indiana
7. Pierce Harger Northwestern
8. Jackson Morse Illinois
9. Payton Walsh Navy
10. Dylan Palacio Cornell

157
1. Isaiah Martinez Illinois x
2. Dylan Ness Minnesota
3. James Green Nebraska x
4. Brian Realbuto Cornell
5. Nick Brescetta Virginia Tech
6. Ian Miller Kent State
7. Cody Pack South Dakota State
8. Josh Demas Ohio State x
9. Aaron Walker the Citadel x
10. Brian Murphy Michigan
149
1. Drake Houdashelt Missouri
2. Jason Tsirtsis Northwestern
3. David Habat Edinboro
4. Brandon Sorenson Iowa
5. Chris Villalonga Cornell x

141
1. Logan Stieber Ohio State
2. Mitchell Port Edinboro
3. Devin Carter Virginia Tech
4. Nick Dardaness Minnesota
5. Zach Horan Central Michigan

133
1. Chris Daraness Minnesota
2. Ryan Taylor Wisconsin
3. Cory Clark Iowa
4. Cody Brewer Oklahoma
5. Zane Richards Illinois

125
1. Alan Waters Missouri
2. Joey Dance Virginia Tech
3. Nahshon Garrett Cornell x
4. Nathan Tomasello Ohio State
5. Thomas Gillman Iowa

 

[Hawkeye2]

The event begins Thur March 19 on ESPN U Noon to 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Fri March 20 11:00-2:00 pm
then on ESPN at 8:00-11:00 p.m.
And the Championship will be Saturday March 21 from 8:00- 11:00 p.m. On ESPN.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Thanks Hawk. Wrestling is a VERY underrated sport which produces top notch athletes. Down south here, it doesn't get the press/glory of football, hoops & baseball, but it's definitely a more physically demanding sport than those three.

My youngest son started last season & I'm trying to convince my middle son to forgo hoops for wrestling (as I should have done). He's got good size, strength, stamina & toughness. I think he'd make a solid wrestler.

 

[Awake in America]

Thanks Hawk. Wrestling is a VERY underrated sport which produces top notch athletes. Down south here, it doesn't get the press/glory of football, hoops & baseball, but it's definitely a more physically demanding sport than those three.

My youngest son started last season & I'm trying to convince my middle son to forgo hoops for wrestling (as I should have done). He's got good size, strength, stamina & toughness. I think he'd make a solid wrestler.

It's a great sport, and one that the Caste System has a hard time manipulating. Judging from earlier posts, I think we probably don't live all that far from each other, and wrestling is pretty big around here, even if it doesn't get as much press anymore. My younger son (age 12) started this year, and has completely fallen in love with it. He was way behind in development, but has a lot of fight and freakish flexibility.

I liked that in one of our best attended matches, the only non-white in the entire gym was our spigger coach (who presents white, and seems to be a pretty decent guy). That said, hispanics are very into wrestling. It's about the only thing they do besides soccer, so we are seeing a fair number of them some weeks. Oh well, still better than basketball with the dindus.

 

[Hawkeye2]

It is sad that not many college is the south have wrestling programs anymore. Title IX is largely to blame for this. Sad because the skills and displine that learned in wrestling has contributed in other sports as well. Many great O-lineman and Linebackers have wrestling backgrounds.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Here are some of the wrestlers to look out for at the tournament
285
1. Nick Gwiazdowski jr North Carolina State
National champ last year, and currently number 1 in the NCAA
4. Adam Coon So Michigan -
former junior national champ he excells in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman
197
3. Morgan McIntosh jr Northwestern -
had an impressive year. Probably has the best chance to upset J'Den Cox
4. Kyle Snyder fr Ohio State
Junior National champ is a true freshman and has a bright future in wrestling.
185
1. Gabe Dean so Cornell
most likely will win the division easily.
174
1. Robert Kokesh sr Nebraska
4. Logan Storley sr Minnesota
I think he has a good chance at pulling the upset
165
Alex Dieringer Jr Oklahoma State
National Champ last year
4. Isaac Jordan so Wisconsin and
5. Bo Jordan fr Ohio State-
The Jordan twins are the most impressive wrestling brothers since the Askrens.
157
2. Dylan Ness sr Minnesota
Ness has a tough challenge in Martinez, but I hope he can pull it off.
149
1. Jason Tsirtsis so Northwestern
won the National Championship last year as a freshman
4. Brandon Sorenson fr Iowa
Sorenson has been one of the top people in this Freshman class.
141
Logan Stieber sr Ohio State
Three time national champ is expected to have his fourth.
133
Cory Clark so Iowa
124 Nathan Tomasello fr Ohio State

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Say Hawkeye...who of these young men are the top prospects for MMA (vs. Olympics pursuit or coaching...ala Cael Sanderson)?

 

[Hawkeye2]

That is the current NCAA ranking for the wrestlers entering the tournament.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Underneath that are the guys I think will excell in the tournament.

 

[Hawkeye2]

The only guys that I think might pursue MMA are Nick Gwiazdowski and Logan Steibler. Both guys seem to comment about UFC events a lot on their twitter.

 

[Hawkeye2]

The Finals are tomorrow at 8:00 on ESPN and here are the matchups
125
Nathan Tomasello Ohio State vs Zeke Moisley West Virginia
133
Cory Clark Iowa vs Cody Brewer Oklahoma
141
Logan Steibler Ohio State vs Mitchell Port Edinboro
149
Drake Houdeshelt Missouri vs David Habat Edinboro
157
Brian Realbuto Cornell vs Isaiah Martinez Illinois
165
Taylor Walsh Indiana vs Alex Dieringer Oklahoma State
174
Matt Brown Penn State vs Tyler Wilps Pittsburgh
185
Nathaniel Brown Lehigh vs Gabe Dean Cornell
197
Kyler Snyder Ohio State vs Kyven Gadson Iowa State
285
Nick Gwiazdowski North Carolina State vs Adam Coon Michigan

Only two non-whites are Isaiah Martinez at 157 and Kyven Gadson at 197.

 

[Hawkeye2]

National champs
125
Nathan Tomesello Freshman Ohio State
133
Cody Brewer senior Oklahoma
141
Logan Steiber senior Ohio State
149
Drake Houdashelt Junior Missouri
157
Isaiah Martinez Freshman Illinois
165
Alex Dieringer Junior Oklahoma State
174
Matt Brown Senior Penn State
185
Gabe Dean Junior Cornell
197
Kyven Gadson Senior Iowa State
285
Nick Gwiazdowski Junior North Carolina State

 

[Hawkeye2]

National champs
125
Nathan Tomesello Freshman Ohio State
133
Cody Brewer senior Oklahoma
141
Logan Steiber senior Ohio State
149
Drake Houdashelt Junior Missouri
157
Isaiah Martinez Freshman Illinois
165
Alex Dieringer Junior Oklahoma State
174
Matt Brown Senior Penn State
185
Gabe Dean Junior Cornell
197
Kyven Gadson Senior Iowa State
285
Nick Gwiazdowski Junior North Carolina State

8/10 white Gadson and Martinez are the only non-white.
Steiber becomes the fourth man win four national championships. Gwaizdowski and Dieringer win back to back National championships.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

8/10 white Gadson and Martinez are the only non-white.
Steiber becomes the fourth man win four national championships. Gwaizdowski and Dieringer win back to back National championships.

Some outstanding accomplishments for our young grapplers! I'll be pulling for Nick G & Alex D to make it a "3 Peat" next year!

 

[Hawkeye2]

Earlier I posted that Logan Steiber was interested in pursueing MMA, what I ment to say was Logan Storley.
Storley was a four time All-American at 174, from the University of Minnesota, the same school that produced both Brock Lesnar and Cole Konrad. Anyways Storley recently announced that he would in fact be pursueing MMA after he is done with school. From his twitter post he seems to be a big MMA fan.
I don't know what camp he will be training at. My guess would be High Altitude MMA, Nate Marquardt's gym, which features two Minnesota wrestlers Sonny and Cody Yohn.
http://www.argusleader.com/story/sp...restling-rivalry-ending-ncaa-finals/25104053/