2016 - 2017 Roster

[leg turk]

Updated Projected Weights:

125 Lantz / McClelland / Jimenez (RS)
133 Stickley / Cullen / Spray (RS)
141 Grahek / Rowh / Martin
149 Crone / Lubeck / Donar / Zander Wick (RS)
157 Ruschell / Scharenbrock / Quintanilla / Schmid / Evan Wick (RS)
165 Jordan / Cathery / Covaciu (RS)
174 Christensen / Liegel
184 Robertson / Stilling / Ritter
197 Peissig / Reinhardt / Chadd
285 Medbery / Stone / Wetter (RS)

RS - Redshirt

I have not heard any talk about Jake Stilling, who wrestled some varsity at 184 last year. Will he remain at 184?

Ritter will be starting this year. 

You sure about that?

[dad 2 5]

Updated Projected Weights:

125 Lantz / McClelland / Jimenez (RS)
133 Stickley / Cullen / Spray (RS)
141 Grahek / Rowh / Martin
149 Crone / Lubeck / Donar / Zander Wick (RS)
157 Ruschell / Scharenbrock / Quintanilla / Schmid / Evan Wick (RS)
165 Jordan / Cathery / Covaciu (RS)
174 Christensen / Liegel
184 Robertson / Stilling / Ritter
197 Peissig / Reinhardt / Chadd
285 Medbery / Stone / Wetter (RS)

RS - Redshirt

I have not heard any talk about Jake Stilling, who wrestled some varsity at 184 last year. Will he remain at 184?

Ritter will be starting this year. 

You sure about that?

If that is the starting line up the Badgers have to feel  pretty good about 165;174;hwy. They have to feel there could be qualifiers at 125; 133; 149; 184 (which ever guy makes it). That should be a pretty good year overall if they could get 7 qualified for nationals

[dad 2 5]

And fairly young too
125 SO
133 F
141 F if Martin Jr if Gabe
149 Jr
157 Sr
165 Sr
174 So
184 F or Jr
197 F
hwy Sr

[wrestle03]

National Qualifiers at 125 and 133?  Lets first worry about being competitive on the varsity level.

[Musky Hunter]

Updated Projected Weights:

125 Lantz / McClelland / Jimenez (RS)
133 Stickley / Cullen / Spray (RS)
141 Grahek / Rowh / Martin
149 Crone / Lubeck / Donar / Zander Wick (RS)
157 Ruschell / Scharenbrock / Quintanilla / Schmid / Evan Wick (RS)
165 Jordan / Cathery / Covaciu (RS)
174 Christensen / Liegel
184 Robertson / Stilling / Ritter
197 Peissig / Reinhardt / Chadd
285 Medbery / Stone / Wetter (RS)

RS - Redshirt

I have not heard any talk about Jake Stilling, who wrestled some varsity at 184 last year. Will he remain at 184?

Ritter will be starting this year.  

You sure about that?

not sure about anything.  always the red shirt option for those frosh.  it will be great for those boyz to compete against each other. 

[wrastle63]

True, but doubt they get redshirted. They performed at a high level last year, and show more upside.

[stp]

National Qualifiers at 125 and 133?  Lets first worry about being competitive on the varsity level.

^ This.  I'll be pleasantly surprised at 133, if stick' goes .500 in his first year of varsity Big 10 wrestling. 

[stbird]

I may have missed it, but anybody know if David Chadd is still wrestling?  I don't see his name on the updated roster. 

[stbird]

Maryland's heavyweight 2 years ago Spencer Myers also played football.  He didn't start wrestling on the team until after the bowl game. 

Have the Badgers ever let anyone do both Football and wrestling?

With the level of commitment it takes to play football or wrestle at the D1 level I just don't think it would be possible to compete at a high level in two sports, especially ones that are back to back.

Lorenzo Neal - Fresno State - played football and was a 4th round pick.  Also an All-American in wrestling.  Difficult for sure but "possible".

[dad 2 5]

Updated Projected Weights:

125 Lantz / McClelland / Jimenez (RS)
133 Stickley / Cullen / Spray (RS)
141 Grahek / Rowh / Martin
149 Crone / Lubeck / Donar / Zander Wick (RS)
157 Ruschell / Scharenbrock / Quintanilla / Schmid / Evan Wick (RS)
165 Jordan / Cathery / Covaciu (RS)
174 Christensen / Liegel
184 Robertson / Stilling / Ritter
197 Peissig / Reinhardt / Chadd
285 Medbery / Stone / Wetter (RS)

RS - Redshirt

I have not heard any talk about Jake Stilling, who wrestled some varsity at 184 last year. Will he remain at 184?

Ritter will be starting this year. 

You sure about that?

Anyone hear how Lantz is doing getting to 25?
Sounds like Ritter is pushing hard at 84 and looks like the starter.
Could Robertson push the guys at 97?
wonder how 41; 49; 57 are shaking out?

[wrastle63]

Doubt Ricky could jump up two weight classes and beat out guys who have trained for 197 and are bigger. Feel his chances are best against Christensen or Ritter. Also interested to see who starter is at 141 and 149. I'm sure we won't find out until after the opens.

[mkm13]

Since Robertson wrestled 184 the year before and was apparently to big to be effective at 174, I think he could be competitive at 197 with the guys we have if he focused on getting bigger all offseason.  I certainly think he would beat Peissig.  Reinhardt would probably have a small edge assuming he has grown into a big 10 sized 197. 

[wrastle63]

Yea Peissig and Reinhardt are both big ten sized 197 pounders. I feel like we will see the infusion on youth at this weight class along with weights like 141.

[billymurphy]

Robertson did beat Peissig in an early season tournament prior to his 174 brain fart idea. I would go to 197 if I were Robertson.

[stbird]

Update Projected Roster and Weights

125: Mikey Cullen, Johnny Jimenez, Jenz Lantz

133: JJ McClelland, Eli Stickley

141: Cole Martin, Luke Rowh, Pat Spray

149: Andrew Crone, Gabe Grahek, Rylan Lubeck

157: Jarod Donar, Rylan Lubeck, Izaec Quintanilla, TJ Ruschell, Jared Scharenbrock, Eric Schmid, Zander Wick

165: Jacob Covaciu, Isaac Jordan, Seth Liegal, Evan Wick

174: Santonio Cathery, Ryan Christensen, Jacob Stilling

184: Hunter Ritter

197: Eric Peissig, Mason Reinhardt, Ricky Robertson

Hwt: Connor Medbery, Ben Stone, Brady Wetter