Graff and Brandvold Ranked in US Freestyle Rankings

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

Date Ranked:04/02/2013

TheMat.com U.S. Senior Freestyle Rankings

55 kg/121 lbs.
1. Sam Hazewinkel, Norman, Okla. (Sunkist Kids)
2. Obe Blanc, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)
3. Ben Kjar, Orem, Utah (Titan Mercury WC)
4. Zach Sanders, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
5. Angel Escobedo, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
6. Mark McKnight, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
7. Brandon Precin, Evanston, Ill. (Wildcat WC)
8. Frank Perrelli, Itahca, N.Y. (New York AC)
9. Jesse Delgado, Gilroy, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)
10. Kyle Hutter (HRWA/Virginia Beach RTC)

60 kg/132 lbs.
1. Coleman Scott, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)
2. Logan Stieber, Monroeville, Ohio (New York AC/Ohio RTC)
3. Jimmy Kennedy, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC)
4. Reece Humphrey, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
5. Tyler Graff, Loveland, Colo. (New York AC)
6. Devin Carter, Blacksburg, Va. (NRV Mat Club)
7. Andrew Hochstrasser, Boise, Idaho (Titan Mercury WC)
8. Tony Ramos, Carol Stream, Ill.
9. Earl Hall, Homestead, Fla. (New York AC)
10. Matt McDonough, Marion, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)

66 kg/145.5 lbs.
1. Brent Metcalf, Iowa City, Iowa (New York AC)
2. Chase Pami, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
3. Adam Hall, New York, N.Y. (New York AC/Titan Mercury WC)
4. Jordan Oliver, Easton, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC)
5. Jason Chamberlain, Springville, Utah (Titan Mercury WC)
6. Phil Simpson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
7. Frank Molinaro (Scarlet Knight WC)
8. Kevin LeValley, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
9. Drew Headlee, Morgantown, W.Va. (Sunkist Kids)
10. Kellen Russell, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC)

74 kg/163 lbs.
1. Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids/Nebraska Wrestling Training Center)
2. Andrew Howe, Cedar Lake, Ind. (New York AC)
3. Trent Paulson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids/Cyclone WC)
4. Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (New York AC)
5. Nick Marable, Columbia, Mo. (Sunkist Kids)
6. David Taylor, St. Paris, Ohio (Nittany Lion WC)
7. Tyler Caldwell, Wichita, Kan. (Sunkist Kids)
8. Anthony Jones, E. Lansing, Mich. (Michigan WC)
9. Colt Sponseller, Glenmont, Ohio (New York AC)
10. Matt Brown, West Valley City, Utah (Nittany Lion WC)

84 kg/185 lbs.
1. Keith Gavin, Columbus, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
2. Max Askren, Hartland, Wis. (New York AC/Titan Mercury WC)
3. Phil Keddy, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)
4. Jon Reader, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids/Cyclone WC)
5. Austin Trotman, Boone, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)
6. Quentin Wright, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
7. Clayton Foster, Laramie, Wyo. (Cowboy WC/GRIT Athletics)
8. Ed Ruth, Harrisburg, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
9. Chris Perry, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)
10. Tyrel Todd, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC)

96 kg/211.5 lbs.
1. Wynn Michalak, Champaign, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC)
2. Les Sigman, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
3. David Zabriskie, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley AC)
4. Chris Pendleton, Laramie, Wyo. (Cowboy WC)
5. Dustin Kilgore, Berea, Ohio (Sunkist Kids)
6. J.D. Bergman, Columbus, Ohio (New York AC/Titan Mercury WC/Ohio RTC)
7. Trevor Brandvold, Verona, Wis. (New York AC)
8. Cayle Byers, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)
9. Jack Jensen, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army)
10. Luke Lofthouse, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)

120 kg/264.5 lbs.
1. Tervel Dlagnev, Columbus, Ohio (Sunkist Kids/Ohio RTC)
2. Tony Nelson, Cambridge, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)
3. Jarod Trice, Mount Pleasant, Mich.
4. Dom Bradley, Blue Springs, Mo. (Sunkist Kids)
5. Chad Hanke, Dayton, Ore. (NWRTC)
6. Zach Rey, Hopatcong, N.J. (Lehigh Valley AC)
7. Mike McMullan, Easton, Pa.
8. Ryan Tomei, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)
9. Kyle Massey, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC)
10. Zac Thomusseit, St. Paris, Ohio

[leg turk]

notice where Dake & Taylor are ranked.

[buc65]

notice where Dake & Taylor are ranked.

What's your point?

[leg turk]

notice where Dake & Taylor are ranked.

What's your point?
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Well, there was a few people, not too long ago, that thought Howe would not have a chance against Dake.  According to the polls, he would, that is all....

[dman]

Has Tony Ramos even wrestled on the senior level yet?

[buc65]

Has Tony Ramos even wrestled on the senior level yet?

Not sure, but he has some impressive credentials at the junior level.  He placed fifth at Junior World Championships in 2009.  He was the first alternate as a wildcard for the Olympic trials last year, but didn't participate. 

[buc65]

notice where Dake & Taylor are ranked.

What's your point?
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Well, there was a few people, not too long ago, that thought Howe would not have a chance against Dake.  According to the polls, he would, that is all....

Gotcha.  It will be interesting to see how Dake progresses once he focuses on Freestyle. I think all three (Howe, Dake, & Taylor) are going to be behind Burroughs for quite awhile.

[Scourge]

notice where Dake & Taylor are ranked.

What's your point?
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Well, there was a few people, not too long ago, that thought Howe would not have a chance against Dake.  According to the polls, he would, that is all....

I must have missed those discussions.  And while I think Howe is still a better wrestler than Dake by the slimmest of margins(about as slim as he and Burroughs) I don't see how the rankings prove anything.  Dake's wrestled Howe EXTREMELY tough, and that's when he was wrestling up from 149 and Howe was HEALTHY and comping off his title. 

So I could see Dake beating him(don't see Taylor having a shot in inappropriate term06 right now).  To say Andrew Howe doesn't stand a chance vs ANYONE in the world is pretty biased IMO. 

[whatever]

The biggest factor weighing in Howe's favor is he doesn't have to worry about Dake riding him......

Plus, I think Howe will be too physical on his feet to give Dake a chance at anything.

I'd put my money on Howe..but I'd never count Dake out, either.  (How's that for safely straddling the fence?)

[sadpanda]

I'd take these rankings with a grain o salt....there's at least one ranked wrestler on this list who has NEVER wrestled FS!   Go figure!

[dad 2 5]

Congrats to Trevor and Tyler!

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

I think Kyle Ruschell can make the rankings again soon.  Connor Medbery will probably crack the rankings in 1 or 2 years.

[Ty Clark]

Where are Varner and Herbert?

[hammen]

I was wondering the same thing. They may have reported that they are taking the year off?

[Scourge]

I'd take these rankings with a grain o salt....there's at least one ranked wrestler on this list who has NEVER wrestled FS!   Go figure!

Who is that? 


Anyway, nice to see Graff where he is.  Obviously he's more suited to wrestle freestyle given the current rules. 
I am a little surprised to see Kellen Russell ranked as low as he is(relatively speaking). 

Beyond that, the only other thing I notice is how many wrestlers there are on here from the "Nitany Lion WC."  It really wasn't hard to see coming when Penn State came with the 1 million dollar offer to Cael that they were going to be THEE dominant wrestling powerhouse.  That guy has completely built a powerhouse that only John Smith and Gable can match IMO, and how tough is it going to be in the future for anyone to contend with them if they've got Taylor, Ruth, Wright, Sigman, McKnight and all the rest in there wrestling with what I'm sure will be a team that is constantly reloading with almost it's pick of top wrestlers in the country.

I want ONE thread that's not a BD referendum, but it would be great to see Wisconsin build up a little bit more of a program for the next level(I'm still completely convinced that there won't be an Olympic cycle go by without Wrestling in it).