From Jon Kozak about men's freestyle and which college they went/go to:
Of the 72 men qualified for the Olympic Trials in Freestyle, here's a breakdown of the top schools qualified:
1. Penn State - 12
2. Minnesota - 6
2. Ohio State - 6
2. Cornell - 6
5. Oklahoma St. - 4
5. Wisconsin - 4
Plus 4 women from the RTC (Heaton, Golston, Beck, and Welker) and Kilty, Lampe and Howk
Read online that J'Den Cox is out. Didn't make weight.
Quote from: Harris on April 02, 2021, 10:15:10 AM
Read online that J'Den Cox is out. Didn't make weight.
Pat Mineo tweet:
Coaches lost track of time while J'Den was running/cutting and the scales were closing up, grabbed him a minute too late.
He made it but it was ruled to be void (too late) after the fact.
Alston Nutter GR Winner Round 1 12-9
Benji Peak GR Winner Rd 1 9-0
E. Golston - Wisconsin RT over A. Gomez - Lion Wrestling TF 14-3
She looked really strong
Ronna Heaton with a nice 10-0 tech fall in the first period against a higher seed.
Alisha Howk (River Falls) Rd 1 winner TF 13-2 53 kg WFS
Kylie Welker WRTC with a 12-2 tech fall. Nice ankle pick!
Looks like Michaela Beck lost 2-3
Seth Gross vs. Joe Colon in the next round. Joe Colon has had Seth's number if I recall correctly. Colon has beat Gross 16-12, 11-5, and 21-15 in the last 3 matchups. This should be a great match with lots of scoring. Hope Gross can get over the hump.
What's the best way to know upcoming matches and what mat they'll be on?
Quote from: head57 on April 02, 2021, 11:26:30 AM
What's the best way to know upcoming matches and what mat they'll be on?
trackwrestling mat assignments.
Also Cox and his coaches filled a petition for a special wrestle off.
Gross lost 9-8. I think he had the takedown at the end and he lost 4+1 points after the whistle blew. That is a tough loss. I really think he should have won that match.
That official was terrible. Screwed Gross twice!
Couldn't say about the whistle without seeing it again. I did not think he had the two at the end.
Erin Golston lost 7-0. Her opponent was much more aggressive.
So the best for Seth is 3rd?
Quote from: head57 on April 02, 2021, 11:58:48 AM
Couldn't say about the whistle without seeing it again. I did not think he had the two at the end.
Don't know how that isn't 2 for exposure....
Nice 4-0 win by Ronna Heaton
I wonder how Braxton Amos will do with having to wrestle 2 different matches so close together the way the tournament is being run. He could leave the mat from one style and be up on the next mat within a few minutes it seems.
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Couldn't say about the whistle without seeing it again. I did not think he had the two at the end.
Don't know how that isn't 2 for exposure....
For sure!
I love Freestyle but I can stand the officiating. There have been so many jacked up matches over the years it is mind boggling. I am not sure if it is the rules, the interpretation of the rules or just the fact that the officials do not have enough experience officiating high lever Freestyle matches.
What if they call him to 2 mats at the same time? Does he get DQ'd on one of the mats?
Benji Peak with 2 nice wins and into the semis.
Evan in the hole on Mat 4
Braxton in the hole on Mat 3 (Freestyle)
Wick with a tough loss right at the end. Amos gets leg laced off the mat and loses by tech fall.
Quote from: Harris on April 02, 2021, 12:57:23 PM
Wick with a tough loss right at the end. Amos gets leg laced off the mat and loses by tech fall.
NOPE! Evan gets the W. Amos looked good on his feet against Kolin Moore
Macey Kilty with the TF victory.
Quote from: Harris on April 02, 2021, 12:57:23 PM
Wick with a tough loss right at the end. Amos gets leg laced off the mat and loses by tech fall.
I'm not all that familiar with this level of wrestling. Did Braxton Amos decide Greco was his route and basically throw in the towel there?
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Wick with a tough loss right at the end. Amos gets leg laced off the mat and loses by tech fall.
NOPE! Evan gets the W. Amos looked good on his feet against Kolin Moore
What happened? I went to another match.
Dang, missed Braxton watching Evan. Can't rewind so hopefully there will be a replay when it is done. Nice win for Evan. Wish they would have awarded it correctly right away. The way it ended leaves kind of a bad taste to a great match.
Looks like they are giving Braxton some time. Still 5 matches until he is up in GR.
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Wick with a tough loss right at the end. Amos gets leg laced off the mat and loses by tech fall.
NOPE! Evan gets the W. Amos looked good on his feet against Kolin Moore
What happened? I went to another match.
Originally awarded Gantt 2 to win 9-7 but they missed Evans TD. Overturned to 2 for Evan and 1 for Gantt. Evan wins 9-8.
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Wick with a tough loss right at the end. Amos gets leg laced off the mat and loses by tech fall.
NOPE! Evan gets the W. Amos looked good on his feet against Kolin Moore
What happened? I went to another match.
Originally awarded Gantt 2 to win 9-7 but they missed Evans TD. Overturned to 2 for Evan and 1 for Gantt. Evan wins 9-8.
Good news! Thanks for the explanation.
Braxton on deck Mat 2 - GR
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Wick with a tough loss right at the end. Amos gets leg laced off the mat and loses by tech fall.
I'm not all that familiar with this level of wrestling. Did Braxton Amos decide Greco was his route and basically throw in the towel there?
I did not see the match but based on what I read he gotten taken down and laced 4 times for 8. It happens in Freestyle. Anyone can get caught in a lace and get teched. I highly doubt he through in the the towel.
Wick with the fall and into the semi finals against Dake.
Quote from: Harris on April 02, 2021, 01:34:15 PM
Wick with the fall and into the semi finals against Dake.
Reminded me of when they met at NCAAs. Beautiful low shot by Evan!
Braxton with a fall over the 3 seed!
Amos with the fall in Greco. Looked great!
Quote from: BackwardsHatAttack on April 02, 2021, 01:42:03 PM
Hearing Wick to Stanford. Unsubstantiated.
Wait, now hearing may not be true.
Would be nice if some of the Stanford wrestlers made their way to Madison!
Wick is looking really good to me. I think the Olympic Redshirt was good for him. Can't wait to see what he does next year for the Badgers.
I'm wondering if Amos just focuses on Greco from here on out. What would you do?
Quote from: Harris on April 02, 2021, 01:48:55 PM
I'm wondering if Amos just focuses on Greco from here on out. What would you do?
He won't wrestle his semi in Greco until tonight. I would wrestle the consi Freestyle match. If you lose your done, but if you win you have an option.
Sheridan the #2 seed in the Greco beat Clark only 4-2. Very good opportunity to make the finals of the challenge.
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Kylie Welker WRTC with a 12-2 tech fall. Nice ankle pick!
Kylie with another tech fall win into the semi's. She has a wicked ankle pick.
Hold on - it's under review.
Welker moves on with an 11-4 win. She got gassed at the end of that match.
Quote from: Harris on April 02, 2021, 11:59:39 AM
Erin Golston lost 7-0. Her opponent was much more aggressive.
Erin Golston with the tech fall in the cons. round. Nice recovery.
Four Advance to Olympic Trials Semifinals: https://rokfin.com/article/4208 (https://rokfin.com/article/4208)
Macey Kilty into the finals with a tough 4-2 win.
Braxton Amos with the win into the challenge finals 8-6. Gutsy match.
Quote from: Harris on April 02, 2021, 02:10:52 PM
Welker moves on with an 11-4 win. She got gassed at the end of that match.
Kylie Welker into the finals with an 8-0 win.
Ronna Heaton over D. Parrish by Fall 5:58
Wick goes down by TF to Dake. I think this is Dake's year.
Really impressed with Ronna's defense and counters.
Jordan Oliver over Yianni Diakomihalis on criteria. That loss is going to haunt Yianni for a long time. Oliver is a tough wrestler.
Great job Macey Kilty! 5-0 victory in the challenge finals.
Macey is so solid.
AMOS.
Braxton Amos with the 8-2 victory to win the challenge series. Braxton is a beast! Great job. Love your walk out song.
Kylie Welker wins the challenge finals 6-3. Great job by the Wisconsin RTC today.
Ronna Heaton with the fall to win the challenge finals. Great wrestling today!
Great day today for the RTC. Congrats Ronna!
Write up on evening session: https://rokfin.com/article/4211 (https://rokfin.com/article/4211)
Pretty incredible day for the RTC. Braxton is unbelievable. A 19 year old yet to wrestle a college match in the US greco finals wrestling 17 pounds heavier than he will be wrestling next fall. To get there he beat 3 of the top 5 in the US.
Just curious, who in the RTC room is pushing him to help him get to this level? Newton, Hillger, Christensen? Anybody else? Do any high level guys come in to train with him occasionally?
What a great night to watch wrestling. I was at a bar with some non-wrestling fans and trying to explain how it works, etc.
So many wrestlers with Wisconsin ties. My friends were a little surprised to hear this person is at the RTC, from Wisconsin, etc.
Wisconsin RTC Challenge Tournament Session 2
3-1 in the Semifinals
3-0 in the Finals
6-1 overall in the night session - they were underdogs in all 7 matches.
#14 seed Kylie Welker defeats the #1, #2, and # 4 seeds
#5 seed Ronna Heaton defeats the #1, # 3 and #4 seeds
#6 seed Braxton Amos defeats the #2, #3 and # 4 seeds
Incredible performance - all three earned their spots in the best of three finals tonight!
Post match interviews:
Macey Kilty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T63iBaMiyk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T63iBaMiyk)
Braxton Amos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmQdl_kFJE4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmQdl_kFJE4)
Kylie Welker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKoHA_BnrHI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKoHA_BnrHI)
Ronna Heaton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvtPaZlx31Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvtPaZlx31Y)
I loved hearing them over the loud speaker and the broadcasts saying "Wisconsin RTC" over and over. Great exposure for the RTC.
Nice tech fall win by Erin Golsten on back side of bracket. Braxton Amos forfeit (FF) in the freestyle. Makes sense so he can focus on the Greco finals tonight. Seth Gross FF in freestyle as well.
Wick with 2 nice wins today. Gets to wrestle Nolf for 2nd.
Some great wrestling by Evan Wick. He wrestled some studs. I can't wait till we see him in Badger red again next season.
1st Place - Kyle Dake of TMWC/ Spartan Combat
3rd Place - Jason Nolf of TMWC/ NLWC
3rd Place - Evan Wick of TMWC
4th Place - Logan Massa of Cliff Keen Wrestling Club
Cool article on women rising stars:
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/April/03/Welker-Blades-Kilty-Heaton-among-young-stars-in-OTT-Trials (https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/April/03/Welker-Blades-Kilty-Heaton-among-young-stars-in-OTT-Trials)
Ronna and Braxton were both close. One counter off of Ronna's shot was the big difference against Winchester.
Braxton just got behind early on a missed throw. If he can score first next match he has a good chance.
Jessie Thilke? Any info?
I saw an interview with him a month or so ago, and I believe it said he was preparing for the trials and actually helping coach (in some capacity).
Anyone have any info on him?