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The 2024 Season is in the books, and the year end awards are starting to be handed out. As per usual, we took a look at the best Fantasy Wrestlers of the 2024 season. Just like in the past few years, some names are going to be expected, while a lot more may not be. That's the beauty of Fantasy Wrestling, where any wrestler can be the star of the weekend and win the dual for you. So, on to the Top-20 at each weight. Make sure to bookmark these articles because it’s a great resource to fall back to in a few months when your 2025 season draft research begins. To compile these lists, we used standard WrestleStat Fantasy College Wrestling Data & Scoring. Just a reminder of how points were tallied in WrestleStat leagues: 1) The scoring used was standard team scoring across all competitions (+3 for a win by decision, -4 for a loss by major, etc) 2) Scoring only counted against D1 competition 3) Wins via forfeits (FFT) would count as +6 towards a wrestler's point total 4) Wins or losses by medical forfeit (MFF) did not count as + or - towards a wrestler's point total 5) Points were only accumulated during the regular season 133 Top-20 Notes: Little Rock’s first All American, Nasir Bailey, is your #1 Fantasy Wrestler at 133. Of his 24 matches wrestled, two were by loss (both by decision to Vito Arujau and the other to Dom Serrano), two were won by decision, and the remaining 22 were by bonus. In fact, half of those wins by bonus were by tech or pin (none to two, respectively). While impressive as that is, the #1 Fantasy Wrestler at 133 actually did not crack the Top 10 Overall. 14 Fpts behind the leader stands “The Bouz.” Though he suffered seven losses (two by major), Nic Bouzakis still was able to overcome that and wind up in the #2 slot. Nine pins and six techs will help with that. Dom Serrano edged out the originally redshirting Dylan Ragusin by one Fpt. Ragusin missed three of Michigan’s scheduled duals before pulling his redshirt which would have helped move up the ranks had he participated. Winning one of those three by Decision would have moved him to #3 at 133 this year and winning on by major or better would have landed him at #2. But even with missing those three matches, had he beat Van Dee (NEB), he would have been the outright #2. Another Fighting Camel finds himself in the Top-5 of a Top-20 Fantasy Wrestling ranking (and it won't be the last), with Domenic Zaccone. Bucknell’s Kurt Phipps was one decision away from being Top-5 but finished 1 Fpt better than phenom Freshman Ryan Crookham. Possibly the most improved wrestler of the year, Dylan Shawver, finds himself on the Top-20 tied with Chattanooga’s Blake Boarman but falling juuuust behind at #10 due to PPM. The three-time 133 Fantasy #1 wrestler (in 2023, 2022, and 2021) only had 13 countable matches for fantasy, the lowest of any wrestler in the Top-20 at 133. Despite the best PPM out of any 133 wrestler this season, ultimately the lack of matches held him back. Still, #12 with only 13 matches is very impressive. After a short stint at 125, Braxton Brown moved up to 133 and finds himself at #15 and two Fpts above Sacred Heart’s Andrew Fallon. Fallon tied Cal Poly’s Zeth Romney with 50 Fpts, but did so in fewer matches giving him the bump via PPM. Two All Americans, Evan Frost and Kai Orine round out the Top-20, but this weight was one wrestler short of being composed of all Starters. Jacob Cox, NC State teammate, tied Orine in points, matches, and PPM to sneak in and get his seat at the table. Who Missed The Cut: Your 133 National Champion, Vito Arujau (COR) only wrestled 11 matches in the regular season. He missed significant time (and matches) from after the Journeymen Classic on November 12th until January 27th (he did make a two match appearance at Collegiate Duals on December 18th). His lone loss against #7 Crookham turned out to be the reason for him not making the Top-20. Had he of beat Crookham, he would have ended with 44Fts and squeaked in at #20. Arujau was the only 133 All American in 2024 not to break the Top-20 in Fantasy. In the opposite direction to Arujau, Sam Latona (VT) and Julian Chlebove (ASU) had 24 and 23 matches, respectively, but fell short of making the Top-20. Due in large part to both tying their most losses in a season, in their career. Latona had six losses (one by Pin), and Chlebove had seven. One of the biggest and most talked about wrestlers from this past offseason Portal Pickups was Aaron Nagao to Penn State. He only wrestled 14 matches which was only good for 33 Fpts and 29th place. Brody Teske (IOWA), the last second postseason entrant, also finished outside of the Top-20 with 29 Fpts (good for #35 at in the 133 rankings). Other notables not to make the Top-20 include: Derrick Cardinal (SDSU) at #22 with 40 Fpts, Kade Moore (MIZZ) at #27 with 34 Fpts, Tyler Wells (MINN) at #31 with 31 Fpts, and last year’s #4 wrestler at the weight, Michael Colaiocco (PENN), who finished this season with 29 Fpts at #36.

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U20 Freestyle Championship Finals 57 kg - Luke Lilledahl (Nittany Lion WC) over Vinny Kilkeary (Ohio RTC) 10-0 61 kg - Cael Hughes (Cowboy RTC) over Kyler Larkin (Valiant WC) 6-3 65 kg - Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort) over Aden Valencia (California RTC) 5-2 70 kg - PJ Duke (KD Training Center) over Kody Routledge (Husky WC) 10-0 74 kg - Ladarion Lockett (Cowboy WC) over Joseph Sealey (PA) 8-2 79 kg - Zack Ryder (M2 Training Center) over Noah Mulvaney (Askren WA) 12-2 86 kg - Aeoden Sinclair (Askren WA) over Josh Barr (Nittany Lion WC) 10-0 92 kg - Connor Mirasola (Askren WA) over Justin Rademacher (Beaver Dam RTC) 5-0 97 kg - Camden McDanel (OH) over Cole Mirasola (Askren WA) 5-1 125 kg - Jimmy Mullen (Southeast RTC) over Nicholas Sahakian (Sunkist Kids/Monsters Garage) Fall 2:25 U20 Freestyle Third Place Bouts 57 kg - Anthony Knox (TMWC) over Seth Mendoza (SPAR WA) 14-4 61 kg - Billy Dekraker (VA) over Jake Hockaday (Contenders WA) 10-0 65 kg - Pierson Manville (PA) over Koy Buesgens (MN) 5-2 70 kg - Kannon Webster (IL) over Landon Robideau (MN Elite WC) 8-1 74 kg - Cameron Steed (Tiger Style WC) over Vince Bouzakis (PA) 4-3 79 kg - William Henckel (Blairstown WC) over Lorenzo Norman (NJ) 11-10 86 kg - Max McEnelly (Gopher WC) over Daschle Lamer (Central Coast RTC) 12-2 92 kg - Michael Dellagatta (Spartan Combat RTC/TMWC) over Adam Haselius (NYCRTC) InjDef 97 kg - Steven Burrell Jr (Cavalier WC) over Thomas Dineen (Jackrabbit WC) Fall 2:14 125 kg - Koy Hopke (WI) over Aden Attao (Beaver Dam RTC) 10-9 U20 Freestyle Fifth Place Bouts 57 kg - Isaiah Quintero (CA) over Aaron Seidel (Steller Trained) 12-4 61 kg - Kyison Garcia (Nittany Lion WC) over Cory Land (Panther WC RTC) FFT 65 kg - Sergio Lemley (Cliff Keen WC) over Drew Gorman (Teknique WC) 11-5 70 kg - Drayden Morton (West Coast RTC) over Kael Voinovich (Big Game WC) 10-0 74 kg - Beau Mantanona (Cliff Keen WC) over Zach Hanson (MN) 10-0 79 kg - Simon Ruiz (Spartan Combat RTC/TMWC) over Ethan DeLeon (Nebraska RTC) 11-0 86 kg - Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio RTC) over Tate Naaktgeboren (Cyclone RTC) 13-3 92 kg - Patrick Brophy (Charleston RTC) over Jack Wehmayer (Malvern WC) 9-4 97 kg - Max Ramberg (Viking RTC) over Ian Smith (Crass Trained) FFT 125 kg - Connor Barket (IN) over Alex Semenenko (Brown) 6-0 U20 Freestyle Seventh Place Bouts 57 kg - Isaiah Cortez (Daniel Cormier WC) over Garret Rinken (Panther WC) 6-2 61 kg - Zan Fugitt (Nixa HS) over Matthew Botello (X-Calibur Athletics WC) FFT 65 kg - Jaxon Joy (Wadsworth Grizzly WC) over Gabriel Bouyssou (Mayo Quanchi WC) FFT 70 kg - Isaias Jimenez (Valiant WC) over Colin Dupill (Jackrabbit WC) 10-6 74 kg - Charlie Millard (Askren WA) over Laird Root (Poway HS) FFT 79 kg - Myles Takats (Perrysburg WC) over Carter Baer (NY) 8-3 86 kg - Kole Mulhauser (NY) over Lucas Condon (CA) Fall 1:43 92 kg - Soren Herzog (Air Force RTC) over Kael Wisler (Michigan WC) 10-0 97 kg - James Blackman (VA) over Kody Marschner (IL) 11-0 125 kg - Vincent Mueller (Pinnacle WC) over Joshua Terrill (Michigan WC) Fall :40 U20 Greco-Roman Championship Bouts 55 kg - Isaiah Cortez (Daniel Cormier WC) over Elyle Francisco (Anchorage Youth WA) 3-1 60 kg - Cory Land (Panther WC RTC) over Elijah Cortez (Daniel Cormier WC) 7-2 63 kg - Otto Black (Colorado Top Team WC) over Landon Drury (Betterman Elite) 10-5 67 kg - Joel Adams (The Best Wrestler) over Brennan Van Hoecke (FL) 8-0 72 kg - Brett Back (Dubuque RTC) over Tyler Antoniak (MWC Wrestling Academy) 4-2 77 kg - Aydin Rix McElhinney (Northern Colorado WC) over Leister Bowling (Colorado Top Team) 8-0 82 kg - Arian Khosravy (CA)/Arvin Khosravy (CA) 87 kg - Nick Nosler (Southern Illinois RTC) over Antony Tuttle (Pinnacle WC) 9-0 97 kg - Soren Herzog (Air Force RTC) over Soren Pirhoun (Gunston WC) 9-0 130 kg - Aden Attao (Beaver Dam RTC) over Hayden Simpson (Cowboy RTC) Fall :39 U20 Greco-Roman Third Place Bouts 55 kg - Ezekiel Witt (Manhattan Wrestling) over Kody Tanimoto (Spartan Mat Club) 5-2 60 kg - Teegan Vasquez (Kalispell WC) over Cale Seaton (Big Game WC) 12-4 63 kg - Amryn Nutter (Combat WC) over Rhett Koenig (Gopher WC) 3-2 67 kg - Colton Parduhn (Interior Grappling Academy) over Gunnar Hamre (Combat WC) 8-0 72 kg - Jadon Skellenger (Team Idaho WC) over Braden Stauffenberg (Gopher WC) 10-5 77 kg - Bradley Gillum (Southern Illinois RTC) over Caden Young (Mustang WC) 5-3 82 kg - Aidan Squier (Combat WC) over Keenan Wyatt (Knights RTC) 8-0 87 kg - Lars Michaelson (NWWC) over Anders Thompson (Flathead HS) 4-0 97 kg - Max Ramberg (Viking RTC) over Brennan Carey (Combat WC) Fall 4:17 130 kg - Josh Terrill (Michigan WC) over Cameron Groncki (NMU) Fall 2:07 U20 Greco-Roman Fifth Place Bouts 55 kg - Mack Mauger (Team Idaho WC) over Rhett Peak (Checkmate WC) FFT 60 kg - Bubba Wright (Air Force RTC) over Adam Butler (Wrestling Factory of Cleveland) Fall 2:13 63 kg - Kaden Ercanbrack (NMU) over Carter Nogle (HeadHunters WC) 11-8 67 kg - Pierson Manville (PA) over Noah Tapia (Blue & Gold WC) 9-0 72 kg - Aliaksandr Kikiniou (Poway HS) over Owen Hicks (Curby 3 Style WC) Fall :36 77 kg - Gavin Ricketts (KY) over Ashton Miess (Combat WC) FFT 82 kg - Brent Slade Jr. (Moen WA) over Noah Poe-Hatten (MT) Fall 1:01 87 kg - Matthew Rodriguez (Tiger Den WC) over Mason Christian (MT) FFT 97 kg - Cittadino Tuttle (Pinnacle WC) over Joseph Lewis (IA) 10-1 130 kg - Shilo Jones (Team Idaho WC) over Jaren Rohde (Dubuque WC) 15-9 U20 Greco-Roman Seventh Place Bouts 55 kg - Davis Motyka (XCalibur Athletics WC) over Zachary Silvis (Greco-Roman Development) FFT 60 kg - Colson Hoffman (Compound Wrestling) over Lukas Kanownik (Suples WC) 63 kg - Tanner Frothinger (Suples WC) over William Anderson (Ironclad WC) 11-2 67 kg - Paul Kelly (Poway HS) over Noah Rice (Lancaster Alliance WC) Fall 1:52 72 kg - Hunter Sturgill (Baylor WA) over Gabriel Delgado (Gold Rush Wrestling) 7-3 77 kg - Benjamin Smith (Lancaster Alliance WC) over Magnus Kuokkanen (Indiana RTC) 5-1 82 kg - Deontre Buttram (Del City WC) over Roth Powers (Avalanche WA) Fall 2:39 87 kg - Riley Hucks (Sons of Thunder) over Aiden Cooley (Best Trained) Fall :38 97 kg - Michael Calcagno (Izzy Style) over Ian Smith (Crass Trained) 25-19 130 kg - Cody Kwak (Victory SOW) over Jackson Mankowski (WI) FFT

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