For '24-'25 Season are Iowa, Michigan, Oklahoma State Fighting for NCAA 3rd?

[ionel]

6 hours ago, steamboat_charlie said:

Good point.  One has to wonder if you can get DQ'd in a wrestle-off for the double-split-bird-salute, or if that sort of behavior is encouraged in that new wrestling dungeon of theirs. 

Well if you can then @flyingcement and @Jimmy Cinnabon should've been DQ'd from these hear forums long ago.  . maybe @poorwrestler also.  

[CowboyYe2024]

I don't want any hard feelings with Michigan guys, but 3rd isn't going to happen. Maybe 5. They COULD place higher than Iowa but still them and ASU will go neck and neck with it

[steamboat_charlie]

17 hours ago, Truzzcat said:

I think it can be partially attributed to the wrestlers, Ryan Jack and Camcho have underperformed at NCAA's seemingly every year. A singular instance this year but Andonian and Stewart were both certainly seeded lower than their skill level just given the amount of matches they had on the year.

From 125 - 157 they were seeded:

• Camacho - 7 seed - DNP (-2)
• Orine - 3 seed - 8th (-5)
• Jack - 4 seed - 7th (-3)
• Arrington - 3 seed - DNP (-6)
• Scott - 4 seed - DNP (-5)

IMO every one of those guys is somewhere between the 6th and 12th best wrestler at their respective weights. 

Every single one of them won the ACC "tournament" and was subsequently overseeded because of it.  

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

17 minutes ago, steamboat_charlie said:

From 125 - 157 they were seeded:

• Camacho - 7 seed - DNP (-2)
• Orine - 3 seed - 8th (-5)
• Jack - 4 seed - 7th (-3)
• Arrington - 3 seed - DNP (-6)
• Scott - 4 seed - DNP (-5)

IMO every one of those guys is somewhere between the 6th and 12th best wrestler at their respective weights. 

Every single one of them won the ACC "tournament" and was subsequently overseeded because of it.  

They beat some pretty good guys! Scott, not so much, but he was also a returning placer.

Championship Results
157 – #12 Ed Scott (NCSU) dec. #32 Sonny Santiago (UNC) – 8-2
165 – Nick Hamilton (UVA) dec. #21 Connor Brady (VT) – 7-2
174 – #2 Mekhi Lewis (VT) dec. #16 Justin McCoy (UVA) – 8-1
184 – #15 Thomas Stewart, Jr. (VT) dec. #10 Dylan Fishback (NCSU) – 8-5

197 – #2 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) over #23 Max Shaw (UNC) – medical forfeit

285 – #14 Owen Trephan (NCSU) dec. #19 Hunter Catka (VT) – 4-2
125 – #10 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) dec. #6 Cooper Flynn (VT) – 4-2
133 – #4 Kai Orine (NCSU) def. #15 Sam Latona (VT) – 4-0
141 – #4 Ryan Jack (NCSU) def. #14 Cole Matthews (Pitt) – 4-1
149 – #5 Jackson Arrington (NCSU) def. #2 Caleb Henson (VT) – 4-1 SV-1

[CowboyYe2024]

VT has a strong lineup. They could make some noise but OSU has higher ranked guys at the higher weights. Stewart vs Plott would be a great match

[Gus]

1 hour ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

They beat some pretty good guys! Scott, not so much, but he was also a returning placer.

Championship Results
157 – #12 Ed Scott (NCSU) dec. #32 Sonny Santiago (UNC) – 8-2
165 – Nick Hamilton (UVA) dec. #21 Connor Brady (VT) – 7-2
174 – #2 Mekhi Lewis (VT) dec. #16 Justin McCoy (UVA) – 8-1
184 – #15 Thomas Stewart, Jr. (VT) dec. #10 Dylan Fishback (NCSU) – 8-5

197 – #2 Trent Hidlay (NCSU) over #23 Max Shaw (UNC) – medical forfeit

285 – #14 Owen Trephan (NCSU) dec. #19 Hunter Catka (VT) – 4-2
125 – #10 Jakob Camacho (NCSU) dec. #6 Cooper Flynn (VT) – 4-2
133 – #4 Kai Orine (NCSU) def. #15 Sam Latona (VT) – 4-0
141 – #4 Ryan Jack (NCSU) def. #14 Cole Matthews (Pitt) – 4-1
149 – #5 Jackson Arrington (NCSU) def. #2 Caleb Henson (VT) – 4-1 SV-1

And Ed Scott beat Andonian in the semis to make the finals. 

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

3 minutes ago, Gus said:

And Ed Scott beat Andonian in the semis to make the finals. 

Yes.  Not like they are dominating weak guys and getting overseeded.  Something has just been happening at nationals.

[Go Hokies]

I know some of you will laugh at my post, but I think my Hokies could get to the podium:

 

125 Ventresca- previous AA

133- McGonagle- decent chance at AA

141- Latona- 2x AA

149- Henson- Champ

157- Hipolito- could go 2-2 at big meet, very dangerous like Andonian

165- Brady/Amine-

174- Wolak- AA

184- Stewart- AA as a freshman

197  Sasso/Smith- possible AA

285- Catka/Mullen

 

The ceiling for this lineup is probably a finalist and 7 other AA.  Is that enough to hit the podium???

[MPhillips]

VT doesn't hit a podium...