Read about it at https://t.co/RDwi9L0QdC pic.twitter.com/blD6JSCccs, Mark Schultz and Ed Banach also each won three titles during their college careers, both taking two of those three titles at 177 pounds. Koll, Carr and McIlravy were the only two to wear the Red, White and Blue on the Olympic stage, and McIlravy and Carr were the only ones to medal. I’m gonna go with DeAugustino-Ragusin though. Who comes to mind? 174 semis are going to be finals level quality and whoever survives those is going to battle in the finals. We also did not pick matchups between two wrestlers who have competed against each other before. We're dreaming here, people.Â, In addition, modern weight classes were used as the base, which meant that in order for the dream matchup to fit, an athlete would have to have wrestled in a comparable weight class. He could also continue to wrestle through the college season and work to qualify and earn gold like Kyle Snyder did in 2016. Regardless, watching him wrestle Koll, McIlravy or Carr would be a blast. At this weight, given his career accomplishments, he's hard to beat, and few have the credentials to compete with Schultz.Â, MAGIC MAN: David Taylor posts undefeated senior season record and wins Most Dominant wrestler honors. Teammates would never wrestle each other in an NCAA finals, so that's the rule we followed here. During the post-season bubble Western Conference Finals, Jokic averaged 21.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 5.0 assists. Joe Williams is a three-time champ with two titles at this weight, three-time champ and recent NCAA sensation Jason Nolf wrestled at this weight and three-time champ Alex Dieringer also won a title here. Some of the best matchups are yet to come, however, as No. Following his graduation, Roshalt started competing in the MMA. Manville was the defending State Champ at 106 and the number 2 seed. Keep it here for all the reaction, analysis, news and more after a thrilling six-game series. Braunagel-Brands III should be fun. He's beaten the best in the world, and he'll look for an Olympic bid in 2020. Michael Kemerer (Iowa) is a fantastic wrestler and pound for pound as good as many # 1s this year, but the 4 will either be Logan Massa, who has finished 3rd at NCAAs and been a B1G finalist previously or superstud freshman Carter Starocci from Penn State, who are very strong 4 seeds. Smith and Brands have wrestled together before, so for now we'll stick with Gable vs. Brands as the dream matchup, but Gable vs. Smith would be pretty entertaining as well.Â, For @Hawks_Wrestling's head coach Tom Brands, there's no greater feeling than seeing his wrestlers succeed. We’ve seen Steveson-Parris enough to know what we’ll get. However, Rethford wrestled 65kg, equivalent to 143 pounds at the World Championships last week, so if these two athletes were both wrestling in their peak, this could be a perfectly even matchup at around 65kg.Â. That's a tough question. Leroy Kemp and Jim Zalesky are three-time champs at this weight. AEW has announced more matchups and segments for next week’s edition of Dynamite on TNT, which will feature NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal teaming up with Jade Cargill to take on the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes and rising star Red Velvet. Hodge wrestled for the University of Oklahoma and won the NCAA tournament in 1955, 1956 and 1957 while claiming conference titles each year as well as a 177-pounder. The Sooner legend never lost a single match while representing the Crimson and Cream and he pinned every opponent he ever met in an NCAA finals dual. It is based in Rosemont, Illinois.For over eight decades this conference consisted of ten universities, and presently has 14 member and two affiliate institutions. In addition to all of these accomplishments, Hodge earned a silver medal in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. While it would be a joy to see someone who won the trophy bearing Hodge's name to compete against the idol, selecting an opponent for one of the greats at this weight is still difficult and doesn't yield that result.Â. won three titles, a Hodge Trophy and posted two undefeated seasons during his career with the Cowboys.Â, Dieringer and Williams and though he doesn't have Williams' Olympic experience yet, Taylor's career is far from over.Â. An athlete who competed at one school and went on to coach at another school can wrestle an athlete at the school where he was coaching, but teammates cannot wrestle against each other. Plus, while Starocci and Kerkvliet are getting the “PSU frosh sensation” headlines, I continue to think Michael Beard is gonna be heard from sooner rather than later.]. Pumped. He also has two World Championship titles and a Hodge Trophy to boast. So, anyways, looking through all their paths, I notice a few tough semifinals. His year at 174 pounds makes him a candidate for this dream matchup, but he faces stiff competition in this weight. THIS is what we put on national TV? And 3-seed Griffin Parriott (Purdue) would be susceptible in the quarters, too. Wrestling for Iowa State, Gable picked up two NCAA titles in his three years in the varsity lineup before going on to win an Olympic gold in the 1972 Munich Games. Wrestling for the University of Oklahoma, Schultz won titles during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons before representing the United States at the 1984 Olympics and winning a gold medal. His wrestling resume stands out in history, but if there's one wrestler who competed in a similar weight class who might be able to take down Stieber in a dream matchup, it's Dake.Â, Dake, a four-time NCAA champion from Cornell, earned his titles at 141, 149, 157 and 165 pounds from 2010-2013. HWAHSQB: I don’t know, but I know what I don’t expect. If I’m picking one, it is 174 simply because they wrestle before 197. The Big 12 has been given the second most automatic bids for the NCAA tournament with 45, only trailing the Big 10… Who's the next best wrestler in history at this weight? Jazz stars selected last in NBA All-Star draft. That session will go through quarterfinals, and end around 1 PM. Waynesburg was favored to win its second consecutive WPIAL Class AAA wrestling championship Saturday and did just that. Lou Banach won two titles and a gold. Every seed has some projected value, then, and put ‘em together for the scores below. Winner gets Lee. However, those are also my favorite 1-seeds, and I doubt either loses. There's almost half a dozen other three-time lightweight NCAA champs that could be interesting in this dream matchup, but Abas is the only wrestler to win three NCAA titles ever at 125 pounds, the modern weight. During Smith's time, this weight was 158 pounds, but if we're having fun with hypothetical matches, let's make him drop one pound. Though Schultz is likely more known for his success at 177 and his famous NCAA finals match against Ed Banach, he's a good fit for this dream matchup as well. A Pennsylvania native, Lee won three high school state titles with Franklin Regional High School before losing to now-teammate Austin DeSanto his senior season. Here's a close look at Kyle Dake's college wrestling career, including all four of his NCAA titles won at four different weights. My bracket buster upset special is Smojeling against Medley. Lot of sports today. You decide.Â, The list of NCAA greats who have competed at 149 pounds or at a comparable weight is long, but we have to start with one of the most recent multiple-time champs. After Haselrig's dominance in both tournaments, the rules changed so that Division II champions were no longer allowed to bump up divisions to compete for more titles.Â, Haselrig never competed on the international stage in wrestling, making this a debatable pick to take on Snyder; but the six-time college champ showed off his athleticism by making a seamless transition to the NFL after graduation despite not playing a down of football since high school. The only other three time champion to win at least one of three national tournaments at 197 or a comparable weight is Jake Rosholt, an Oklahoma State grappler who finished on top of the podium at once at 184 pounds and twice at 197 pounds. 184 is no joke!]. Roshalt wouldn't be a bad matchup for Cox, but given Cox's Olympic and international accolades, he might struggle.Â, Cox is tough to beat and even in a dream matchup, so Rosholt is facing an uphill battle to take down the champ.Â, Kyle Snyder cemented his name in the history books when he became the youngest American to ever win a gold medal in the Olympics for wrestling. I haven’t seen much from Dylan Shawver, Aguilar’s ringer at 125, but I’ve seen enough from Pat McKee to know not to bet on him. Burroughs took bronze at the 2019 World Championships last week, and if we can win gold next year in Tokyo, he will tie Oklahoma State great John Smith as the only American to win six World titles. We finished up with a perfect record of 5-0 and sit tied atop the standings, sharing a … I projected the scores thanks to this tournament scoring guide from BlackHeartGoldPants a whole ten years ago, which is helpful if you’re new to the sport or trying to project scores in this confusing-ass tournament. He finished his collegiate career with 117 wins and just one loss, but Gable's career didn't end after he maxed out his NCAA eligibility. #NCAAWrestling pic.twitter.com/xQkHKP2biL, Oklahoma State's Eric Guerrero and North Carolina's TJ Jaworsky also both won three NCAA titles with at least of those coming at 133 pounds or 134. If that’s not your style, Barnett-Howard should also be fun. To throw-in with HWAHSQB, these two first round matchups at 184 are huge, but what comes next is even more important. The good news is his replacement is also considered one of the greatest in the sport, having won a gold medal of his own in 1984, so this one goes to Banach.Â, One more option at this weight is two-time NCAA champion, Hodge winner, Olympian and current MMA star Ben Askren. Pat Smith is the only Oklahoma State wrestler to earn four NCAA titles and he's also the only one of the four four-timers to win all of his titles in the same weight class. I hinted at it above, but I think the best match at 174 happens in the semis, as I think Kemerer rolls Labriola, and probably Starocci, too. The Big Ten Wrestling Championships start Saturday, March 6th at 9 AM God’s Time, 10 AM Eastern. TALKING WITH TAYLOR: Learn more about the mindset of David Taylor during his career as a Nittany Lion, Picking ten dream matchups at each of the modern weight classes is a nearly impossible challenge given the enormous amount of talent that has passed through the NCAA tournament in the last eight decades. Two weight classes stand out to me in this regard; 174 and 197. Good on BTN for picking up nearly the whole damn thing. Athletes with three NCAA championships AND an Olympic medal in freestyle were given preference over three-time champs without Olympic podium experience. Hope not. Yes I think DeSanto could beat RBY, but not from what we’ve seen. Cowboy great Yojiro Uetake won three titles at 130 pounds, so he's certainly on the list of wrestlers we'd like to see again, but a classic Iowa-Iowa State battle between Brands and Gable is too great to give up.Â, Of the four four-time champs, Dake is the only one to have one his title in four different weight classes, which made him a tricky athlete to place on this list. State College Area High School alumni reflect on wrestling’s impact on school, community Pennsylvania is often thought of as a hotbed for talented wrestlers — but one area in partic… As a result, the most recent clash came during the 2019 Big Ten Tournament when … Big Ten Wrestling Championships Semifinal Predictions and Thread, The Michigan Wolverines Are The Big Ten Basketball Champions Because Your Shit-Ass Teams Couldn’t Be Bothered To Stop Them. Amazingly, moving down the list of all-time NCAA greats, there are quite a number of three-time NCAA champs. Coody, a Plano West graduate, won the 118th Western Amateur last August. However, from a more neutral standpoint, 141 and 174 are loaded fields, and 133 projects a very fun final. This decision may be unfair to Churell and Hayes, who both have as many credentials as Retherford, but Retherford is young and hasn't had as many chance to chase his Olympic dreams. Iowa star and current Hawkeye head coach Tom Brands found his own collegiate and international success while wrestling for Gable as a Hawkeye from 1989-92, winning four All-American honors, three NCAA titles and then an Olympic gold medal in 1996 at 62kg. I expect him to take 3rd at the B1G this year, and his path depends on his seed. Enjoy watching Steveson set the pace before worrying about if Kerkvliet will beat it. Adding to his list of accomplishments are his three NCAA titles, his outstanding wrestling honors in the 2016 NCAA tournament and the fact that he's the only wrestler of this generation to have won an Olympic, NCAA and World title in the same year.Â, A captain and leader for the Ohio State Buckeyes during his college wrestling career, Synder earned a Today’s Top-10 Award from the NCAA in 2018 for his athletic accomplishments, community service and academic achievements. @MatWriter of @InterMat looks back to 1957 when @SoonerWrestling's Dan Hodge was on the cover of @SInow. Kerry McCoy won two titles and placed fifth at the Olympics. Jimmy Jackson won three titles and a Pan American gold, and Carlton Haselrig won three DII titles, three DI titles and became a Pro Bowl offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers.Â, Looking at those accomplishments, the natural instinct might be take Angle or Banach. But this really feels like the release date got moved up on a big budget movie where the ending is pre-ordained. Bo, have fun.Â, J'Den Cox spent his college career solidifying himself as one of the best 197 pounders in NCAA history, and he's only continued to add to his impressive resume since his graduation in 2017. Wrestling Mitchell Kernels lean on big-match experience heading into state tournament ... Higher seeds lead to optimal matchups during the first two … Aaron Brooks is obviously very good, but who he faces is a total crapshoot, and I could see a semifinal upset happening. Churella qualified for the Olympics but did not have the chance to compete because of the U.S. boycott in 1980. [Brands/Braunagel winner probably loses to Brooks and drops to consolation bracket against Lyon/Jordan loser. Neither of these two athletes have Olympic gold medals or world titles, so this is where things become difficult. Given all the great lightweights to have won NCAA titles, it's probably too early in his career to pick Spencer Lee as the best opponent for Abas, but he'd create a fun challenge for the Fresno State legend anyway. Joey knocked off the number 3 seed in Chase Murphy in the Quarters and ended up losing a close 4-2 match to three time State Champ Derrick Cardinal of Forest Lake. Ruth wrestled at 174 in his first two NCAA appearances, finishing third and first, and then closed out his career at 184 pounds with a 71-1 record and two more titles. Stieber and Dake shared the NCAA podium in 2012 and 2013 when Stieber won the 133-pound weight class and Dake picked up titles at 157 and 165. Neither of these two athletes have Olympic gold medals or world titles, so this is where things become difficult. Williams wrestled for the University of Iowa from 1994-1998, earned four All-American honors, picked up an Outstanding wrestler honors, and posted one undefeated season during his senior year. Low scoring, but lots of hand fighting and working for position. The U.S. team will meet Great Britain and Ireland in the 48th match at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Fla., May 8-9. Now if only we could have had the chance to see him wrestle Abas.Â, Dan Gable is the kind of sports icon whose quotes show up on workout T-shirts and whose principles ripple through nearly every wrestling room in America. The Raptors are NBA champions for the first time in franchise history. I would want 174. Reimers, wrestling at 145 pounds after winning a championship at 132 last year, earned a 12-0 major decision over Gabe Escalante of Winside, boosting his career total to 206. Ragusin has looked good all year, but definitely was punching above his weight at 133. The next morning, at 11 AM, will be consolation matches up through the consolation semifinals, and then, at 3 PM, we will start crowning champions (and 3rd and 5th place finishers). Kind of: 141. But, as mentioned previously, if we're playing this fair, Dieringer  can't wrestle Smith because they're both from Oklahoma State. Tony Cassioppi is a really good wrestler. Today Abas is the head coach of the Fresno High School wrestling program where he coaches youth athletes who could continue to add to California's wrestling history.Â, Bulldog Wrestling legend Stephen Abas officially inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame!🗞 https://t.co/SkFb1Ana1d#GoDogs #BulldogBornBulldogBred pic.twitter.com/BnIdtdsGaU, Wrestling against Abas in this dream matchup is none other than two-time 125-pound NCAA champion Spencer Lee.
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