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Sloppy shot by Zapf and Sheriev goes behind. Up 9-0 with 2M3S remaining.

Well nvm there... Sheriev gets a TD 20S in and two turns. Up 7-0 with 2M30S to go in the 2nd.

1-0 for the 'Neutral' athlete at the break. He should go on the clock in the first 30s or so, though. Basically a 1-1 match as it were right now.

Missed the first 2M30S of the Zapf match. He is down 1-0 right now, though. I imagine it was a shot clock violation, though, as Sheriev was just given an action warning.

Hardy is pulled back in. I like his odds.

Azeri on the clock now. 1M10S to go and the Azeri is up 5-1.

Still 5-0, 2M to go.

5-0 Azeri up on Georgia at the break.

Georgia put on the clock and gives up a violation to the Azeri. Down 5-0 with 26S remaining in the first.

TD, turn, going for another and doesn't get it. 1M26S remaining in the first, the Azeri is up 4-0.

A lot of handfighting and jockeying for position in the opening minute. No score. Action called on Georgia 2M3S remaining in the first.

We need the Azeri to win this match over Georgia at 65 KG on Mat A.

Flynn is pulled back in, btw. He will have some dogfights tomorrow for a chance to medal, though.

Also, Armenia isn't that much taller, I guess... Mongol has a torso twice as long as his legs are. Deceiving when bent over.

TD Armenia, turn, and another turn. 13-3 Armenia tech with 1M53S remaining in the second.

Pushout for Armenia. 7-3 with 2M41S remaining.

6-3 at the break. Flynn looked a few inches taller than Armenia... Armenia looks a good bit taller than Mongolia and Mongolia doesn't look big. Very lean.

I didn't give the Mongol enough credit... or he just didn't come out ready to wrestle. He is holding his own now. Gets a workmanlike and nearly dynamic TD. 30S to go in the first. 6-3 Armenia over Mongolia.

Mongol now the aggressor. Armenian playing that Seth Gross grounded game there. Refs discussing it. Not sure what. Maybe a C1 on the board? Resumes at 6-1 and the call is grounded.

Challenge failed. 6-1 Armenia 1M45S to go in the first.

Armenian at 57 KG dismantling his opponent... beating him worse than he did Flynn early. Up 6-0 midway through the first. Challenge requested by Armenia... they think that it should be 8-0.

57 KG - Armenia on Mat B to start us out. We need him to win to pull Flynn back in to Repechage. 65 KG - Azeri up next on Mat A. We need him to win to pull Hardy back in to Repechage. 70 KG - Zapf has Inalbek Sheriev on Mat B in three... guy is just as legit as the Kazahk. Former U17 Worlds Silver and Euro U23 medalist as well. 79 KG - We don't care about this weight now. I want the Azeri to beat the Kazahk so Mr. Negative Wrestling doesn't see another match here at U23s. 97 KG - Trumble has an Armenian in Sergey Sargsyan next. Guy beat Jaxon Smith at last years 92 KG U20s 12-2, so he is legit. He has been on the international scene for a long time for how young he is.

Greetings Gents, A few thoughts... basically I want to see the LaJoie brothers succeed and I would like to see Derracott up at 174 for them. What are other folk's thoughts here? 125 Provo is obviously the guy here, I think I don't know that Joyce will challenge him this year, but next year... maybe? 133 I think these gents are going to dog it out until P12s... DiSario and LaJoie... how must LaJoie feel right now? Followed his coach only to be left by him again? He might just be staying for his brother at this point, though. 141 I would love to see Chayse LaJoie get in on some action here. It is likely Miranda's to lose, though. 149/157 No questions here... Abas and Cardenas are the guys here. 165 I imagine Garvin will hold this spot. I don't see Derracott beating him out. 174 It looks like Luke Duthie is making the drop from 184. He hasn't seen the mat in two years, though. I think Derracott should make the double bump, here. It is his best shot at the lineup right now. 184 Darrah had an up and down season last year at 184 during redshirt, but is primed... just like Garvin... to step in for the Cardinals. 197/285 Stemmet/Ming have these two spots lined up.

FWIW gents... I keep it one paragraph so you can't skim ahead. It's a story you need to read from start to stop.

#15 Rutgers WT - Rank Name - Class, 22/23 Record, Result(Notes) 125 - #8 Dean Peterson - SO, 25W-11L, 3W2L @ NCAA (R12) 133 - #29 Dylan Dhawver - SO, 12W-5L, 2W2L @ 2022 NCAA (125) 141 - #19 Mitch Moore - SR, 19W-9L, 1W2L @ NCAA (149) 149 - #41 Jacob Butler - SR, 14W-8L(RS), 157/Injured 157 - #26 Andrew Clark - JR, 20W-17L, 1W2L @ NCAA 165 - #38 Anthony White - SO, 14W-15L, 0W2L @ NCAA (149) 174 - #29 Jackson Turley - SR, 11W-14L, 1W2L @ NCAA 184 - #7 Brian Soldano - SO, 25W-12L, 2W-2L @ NCAA 197 - #20 John Poznanski - SO, 8W-1L(RS), 2W-2L @ 2022 NCAA (184) 285 - #11 Yaraslau Slavikouski - SR, 30W-6L, 3W-2L @ NCAA (R12) #45 Cal Poly WT - Rank Name - Class, 22/23 Record, Result(Notes) 125 - #54 Dominic Mendez - RSFR, 6W-3L, Redshirt(1W-0L in duals) 133 - #129 Zeth Romney - RSFR, 4W-2L, Redshirt(1W-0L in duals@141) 141 - #135 Abraham Hinrichsen - SO, 0W-2L(Redshirt), 14W-18L(0W-3L @ P12) in 2022 149 - #5 Chance Lamer - SO, 15W-9L, 3W-2L @ NCAA (R12) 157 - #38 Legend Lamer - JR, 12W-11L, 3W-1L @ P12s (165), R16 2021 @ 149 165 - #40 Luka Wick - SO, 14W-12L, 1W-1L @ P12s (157) 174 - #84(184) Jarad Priest - JR, 14W-12L, 2W-2L @ P12s 184 - #44(174) Adam Kemp - SR, 1W-3L(Injury), 13W-6L/1W2L @ NCAAs 2022(174) 197 - #104 Josh Harkey - SO, 0W-0L, 6W-4L @ 184 in 2022 285 - #35 Trevor Tinker - SO, 15W-10L, 0W-2L @ NCAA https://www.wrestlestat.com/compare/perma/666/rutgers-vs-cal-poly Okay, gents... this should be a fairly easy victory for Rutgers. Maybe. There should be quite a few interesting matchups... basically starting at 149 and all the way down are fire, save for 197. That said, Cal Poly has a lot of youth down low and could make this interesting if they swing a match (or two). They are the defending PAC 12 Dual Champions (They beat Arizona State last year...). Not sure if or what to expect of Kemp. I, for the sake of having fun with this, put him at 184. I think Rutgers takes the early matches fairly easily... but I don't think it's 12-0 as Wrestlestate projects. I think it'll be 10-0, though. It is possible we see a deck at one of these weights (141), though. I think the Cal Poly frosh make good of development and minimize the bonus output, though. I think Cal Poly takes the next two with wide Decisions to go in to the break down 10-6. Wick comes out and beats White at 165 and Priest also gets the job done at 174 (he is a gamer and we just don't know what version of Turley we're going to get here). That puts us at 184 with Cal Poly up 12-10. Kemp needs to beat Soldano. He has the pedigree and the speed... will he get it done, though? Yes. A healthy Kemp beats a more fundamentally sound/less go-for-broke Soldano in OT with a slick TD. 15-10 Cal Poly going in to the last two. Poz comes out and just demolishes whoever Cal Poly puts out... 20-4 Tech... in the first... wow... good feelings about Poz this year, gents. Comes down to HWT. For all the marbles. You might think being a home dual for Cal Poly, that it would help Tinker. It doesn't. I pretty workman like 13-3 Major for Slavikouski to close out the dual with a 19-15 Rutgers victory.