That’s interesting. I thought he looked good at 49 late in the year but didn’t think he’d be this big already. Guess we can put whatever small chance of 41 in his future out of our minds.
2024 U23 Nationals & U20 World Team Trials (5/31-6/2) thread
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That’s interesting. I thought he looked good at 49 late in the year but didn’t think he’d be this big already. Guess we can put whatever small chance of 41 in his future out of our minds.
U-23s:
61 Kg
#11 seed Aaron Nagao
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 0:24 over Cade Odrobina (Briton WC)
- R32: 15-5 VSU1 @ 4:46 over Foster Cardinale (Spartan Combat RTC)
- R16: 12-9 VPO1 over Anthony Noto (Mat-Town USA)
- Quarters: he'll face Alex Almeyda (Pennsylvania RTC)
#8 seed Gary Steen
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 2:47 over Scott Johnson (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 7-4 VPO1 over Vinnie D'Alessandro (Spire Acad)
- R16: 9-2 VPO1 over Troy Hohman (Wolfpack WC)
- Quarters: he'll face Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC)
65 Kg
Matthew Rodriguez
- R128: 12-1 VSU @ 2:26 ovr Eyan Chavez (Western Colorado WC)
- R64: lost 21-10 VSU1 @ 5:39 to Cameron Johnson (Spar Wrestling Acad)
- Consolation R64: lost 10-0 VSU @ 2:07 to Carson Taylor (Viking WC)
70 Kg
Connor Pierce
- R256: bye
- R128: 12-2 VSU1 @ 3:00 over Gabriel Schumm (Bison WC)
- R64: 12-4 VPO1 over Jackson Polo (Pennsylvania RTC)
- R32: 14-3 VSU1 @ 4:38 over Ayson Rice (Boone RTC)
- R16: 12-2 VSU1 @ 2:00 over Jace Luchau (Greco-Roman development)
- Quarters: he'll face Chance Lamer (Central Coast RTC)
79 Kg
Erik Gibson
- R128: bye
- R64: 11-0 VSU @ 2:14 over Dominic Wheatley (Diplomat WC)
- R32: lost 8-1 VPO1 to Logan Messer (George Mason U.)
- Consolation R32 #2: 10-0 VSU @ 0:47 over Drew Clear (Brown RTC)
- Consolation R16 #1: 13-5 VFA @ 2:21 over Nolan O'Boyle (Tar Heel WC)
- Consolation R16 #2: 6-4 VPO1 over Brody Hemauer (Ranger WC)
- Consolation R8 #1: he'll face Joey Bianchi (Arkansas RTC)
86 Kg
Lucas Cochran
- R128: 10-0 VSU @ 0:59 over Carson Babcock (Panther WC RTC)
- R64: 13-0 VSU @ 2:25 over Kaeden Berger (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 11-0 VSU @ 1:48 over Justin Griffith (PRTC)
- R16: 16-4 VSU1 @ 3:25 over Leonard Pinto (Nebraska RTC)
- Quarters: he'll face Donnell Washington (Indiana RTC)
61 Kg
#11 seed Aaron Nagao
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 0:24 over Cade Odrobina (Briton WC)
- R32: 15-5 VSU1 @ 4:46 over Foster Cardinale (Spartan Combat RTC)
- R16: 12-9 VPO1 over Anthony Noto (Mat-Town USA)
- Quarters: he'll face Alex Almeyda (Pennsylvania RTC)
#8 seed Gary Steen
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 2:47 over Scott Johnson (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 7-4 VPO1 over Vinnie D'Alessandro (Spire Acad)
- R16: 9-2 VPO1 over Troy Hohman (Wolfpack WC)
- Quarters: he'll face Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC)
65 Kg
Matthew Rodriguez
- R128: 12-1 VSU @ 2:26 ovr Eyan Chavez (Western Colorado WC)
- R64: lost 21-10 VSU1 @ 5:39 to Cameron Johnson (Spar Wrestling Acad)
- Consolation R64: lost 10-0 VSU @ 2:07 to Carson Taylor (Viking WC)
70 Kg
Connor Pierce
- R256: bye
- R128: 12-2 VSU1 @ 3:00 over Gabriel Schumm (Bison WC)
- R64: 12-4 VPO1 over Jackson Polo (Pennsylvania RTC)
- R32: 14-3 VSU1 @ 4:38 over Ayson Rice (Boone RTC)
- R16: 12-2 VSU1 @ 2:00 over Jace Luchau (Greco-Roman development)
- Quarters: he'll face Chance Lamer (Central Coast RTC)
79 Kg
Erik Gibson
- R128: bye
- R64: 11-0 VSU @ 2:14 over Dominic Wheatley (Diplomat WC)
- R32: lost 8-1 VPO1 to Logan Messer (George Mason U.)
- Consolation R32 #2: 10-0 VSU @ 0:47 over Drew Clear (Brown RTC)
- Consolation R16 #1: 13-5 VFA @ 2:21 over Nolan O'Boyle (Tar Heel WC)
- Consolation R16 #2: 6-4 VPO1 over Brody Hemauer (Ranger WC)
- Consolation R8 #1: he'll face Joey Bianchi (Arkansas RTC)
86 Kg
Lucas Cochran
- R128: 10-0 VSU @ 0:59 over Carson Babcock (Panther WC RTC)
- R64: 13-0 VSU @ 2:25 over Kaeden Berger (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 11-0 VSU @ 1:48 over Justin Griffith (PRTC)
- R16: 16-4 VSU1 @ 3:25 over Leonard Pinto (Nebraska RTC)
- Quarters: he'll face Donnell Washington (Indiana RTC)
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Penn State seems pretty good at wrestling.
Competition is over for today in the U-23s. It will resume on Sunday (6/2) at 10 am EDT.
The results in U-23s for PSU & NLWC wrestlers:
U-23s:
61 Kg
#11 seed Aaron Nagao
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 0:24 over Cade Odrobina (Briton WC)
- R32: 15-5 VSU1 @ 4:46 over Foster Cardinale (Spartan Combat RTC)
- R16: 12-9 VPO1 over Anthony Noto (Mat-Town USA)
- Quarters: he'll face Alex Almeyda (Pennsylvania RTC)
#8 seed Gary Steen
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 2:47 over Scott Johnson (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 7-4 VPO1 over Vinnie D'Alessandro (Spire Acad)
- R16: 9-2 VPO1 over Troy Hohman (Wolfpack WC)
- Quarters: he'll face Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC)
65 Kg
Matthew Rodriguez
- R128: 12-1 VSU @ 2:26 ovr Eyan Chavez (Western Colorado WC)
- R64: lost 21-10 VSU1 @ 5:39 to Cameron Johnson (Spar Wrestling Acad)
- Consolation R64: lost 10-0 VSU @ 2:07 to Carson Taylor (Viking WC)
70 Kg
Connor Pierce
- R256: bye
- R128: 12-2 VSU1 @ 3:00 over Gabriel Schumm (Bison WC)
- R64: 12-4 VPO1 over Jackson Polo (Pennsylvania RTC)
- R32: 14-3 VSU1 @ 4:38 over Ayson Rice (Boone RTC)
- R16: 12-2 VSU1 @ 2:00 over Jace Luchau (Greco-Roman development)
- Quarters: he'll face Chance Lamer (Central Coast RTC)
79 Kg
Erik Gibson
- R128: bye
- R64: 11-0 VSU @ 2:14 over Dominic Wheatley (Diplomat WC)
- R32: lost 8-1 VPO1 to Logan Messer (George Mason U.)
- Consolation R32 #2: 10-0 VSU @ 0:47 over Drew Clear (Brown RTC)
- Consolation R16 #1: 13-5 VFA @ 2:21 over Nolan O'Boyle (Tar Heel WC)
- Consolation R16 #2: 6-4 VPO1 over Brody Hemauer (Ranger WC)
- Consolation R8 #1: he'll face Joey Bianchi (Arkansas RTC)
86 Kg
Lucas Cochran
- R128: 10-0 VSU @ 0:59 over Carson Babcock (Panther WC RTC)
- R64: 13-0 VSU @ 2:25 over Kaeden Berger (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 11-0 VSU @ 1:48 over Justin Griffith (PRTC)
- R16: 16-4 VSU1 @ 3:25 over Leonard Pinto (Nebraska RTC)
- Quarters: he'll face Donnell Washington (Indiana RTC)
The results in U-23s for PSU & NLWC wrestlers:
U-23s:
61 Kg
#11 seed Aaron Nagao
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 0:24 over Cade Odrobina (Briton WC)
- R32: 15-5 VSU1 @ 4:46 over Foster Cardinale (Spartan Combat RTC)
- R16: 12-9 VPO1 over Anthony Noto (Mat-Town USA)
- Quarters: he'll face Alex Almeyda (Pennsylvania RTC)
#8 seed Gary Steen
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 2:47 over Scott Johnson (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 7-4 VPO1 over Vinnie D'Alessandro (Spire Acad)
- R16: 9-2 VPO1 over Troy Hohman (Wolfpack WC)
- Quarters: he'll face Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC)
65 Kg
Matthew Rodriguez
- R128: 12-1 VSU @ 2:26 ovr Eyan Chavez (Western Colorado WC)
- R64: lost 21-10 VSU1 @ 5:39 to Cameron Johnson (Spar Wrestling Acad)
- Consolation R64: lost 10-0 VSU @ 2:07 to Carson Taylor (Viking WC)
70 Kg
Connor Pierce
- R256: bye
- R128: 12-2 VSU1 @ 3:00 over Gabriel Schumm (Bison WC)
- R64: 12-4 VPO1 over Jackson Polo (Pennsylvania RTC)
- R32: 14-3 VSU1 @ 4:38 over Ayson Rice (Boone RTC)
- R16: 12-2 VSU1 @ 2:00 over Jace Luchau (Greco-Roman development)
- Quarters: he'll face Chance Lamer (Central Coast RTC)
79 Kg
Erik Gibson
- R128: bye
- R64: 11-0 VSU @ 2:14 over Dominic Wheatley (Diplomat WC)
- R32: lost 8-1 VPO1 to Logan Messer (George Mason U.)
- Consolation R32 #2: 10-0 VSU @ 0:47 over Drew Clear (Brown RTC)
- Consolation R16 #1: 13-5 VFA @ 2:21 over Nolan O'Boyle (Tar Heel WC)
- Consolation R16 #2: 6-4 VPO1 over Brody Hemauer (Ranger WC)
- Consolation R8 #1: he'll face Joey Bianchi (Arkansas RTC)
86 Kg
Lucas Cochran
- R128: 10-0 VSU @ 0:59 over Carson Babcock (Panther WC RTC)
- R64: 13-0 VSU @ 2:25 over Kaeden Berger (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 11-0 VSU @ 1:48 over Justin Griffith (PRTC)
- R16: 16-4 VSU1 @ 3:25 over Leonard Pinto (Nebraska RTC)
- Quarters: he'll face Donnell Washington (Indiana RTC)
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If I remember correctly, hasn’t Ryder beat Arnold in the past also?
Wow. Cochran hammered Pinto? That’s impressive.
Could you please explain,or post a link to explanation, for us folkstyle literate only fans, what VPO1, VSU, etc mean?
Sure. Here's what the scoring abbreviations stand for:
VPO = victory by 9 or less where the losing wrestler scores 0 points
VPO1 = victory by 9 or less where the losing wrestler scores at least 1 point
VSU = victory by 10 or more points where the losing wrestler scores 0 points
VSU1 = victory by 10 or more points where the losing wrestler scores at least 1 point
VFA = victory by fall
VCA = 3 cautions during the bout result in an immediate end to the match and victory for the opponent of the wrestler who commits the cautions, regardless of the score of the match at the time of the 3rd caution
VFO = forfeit if the athlete doesn't show up to the mat/fails to weigh in
VIN = injury
DSQ = disqualification before or during the match
He beat him in 2022 but people (Flo) thought a year in a college room would be the difference.
Thank you VERY much!
…Is the V for Victory, P for Points, S for Superiority… or are they abbreviations for something else…or in a language other than English?
hmm, that's a good question. I checked the International Wrestling Rules that United World Wrestling (the international governing body of wrestling) puts out for Greco-Roman, freestyle, and women's wrestling, and they just list the different scoring mechanisms that I detailed in my prior post. They don't indicate if they are acronyms or abbreviations.
Penn State wrestling puts five on US U20 World team, is set for Day 2 at U23 Nationals
Penn State wrestlers were highly successful on day one of the U20 World Team Trials and U23 Nationals in Geneva, Ohio.
LC has a chance to be pretty good. Maybe not the pedigree some guys might but he just does everything right.
Aaron Nagao
Quarters: 10-0 VSU @ 2:40 over Alex Almeyda (Pennsylvania RTC)
Gary Steen
Quarters: lost 10-0 VSU @ 1:24 to Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC)
Connor Pierce
Quarters: lost 8-2 VPO1 to Chance Lamer (Central Coast RTC)
Erik Gibson
Consolation R8 #1: lost 11-4 VPO1 to Joey Bianchi (Arkansas RTC)
Lucas Cochran
Quarters: 10-8 VPO1 over Donnell Washington (Indiana RTC)
Quarters: 10-0 VSU @ 2:40 over Alex Almeyda (Pennsylvania RTC)
Gary Steen
Quarters: lost 10-0 VSU @ 1:24 to Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC)
Connor Pierce
Quarters: lost 8-2 VPO1 to Chance Lamer (Central Coast RTC)
Erik Gibson
Consolation R8 #1: lost 11-4 VPO1 to Joey Bianchi (Arkansas RTC)
Lucas Cochran
Quarters: 10-8 VPO1 over Donnell Washington (Indiana RTC)
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U-23s, Sunday competition:
61 Kg
#11 seed Aaron Nagao
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 0:24 over Cade Odrobina (Briton WC)
- R32: 15-5 VSU1 @ 4:46 over Foster Cardinale (Spartan Combat RTC)
- R16: 12-9 VPO1 over #6 seed Anthony Noto (Mat-Town USA)
- Quarters: 10-0 VSU @ 2:40 over #14 seed Alex Almeyda (Pennsylvania RTC)
- Semis: lost 2-1 VIN to #15 seed Kurtis Phipps (Buffalo Valley RTC)
- Consolation Semis: lost by VIN to #2 seed Drake Ayala (Hawkeye RTC) (he didn't wrestle due to the injury sustained in the semis)
#8 seed Gary Steen
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 2:47 over Scott Johnson (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 7-4 VPO1 over Vinnie D'Alessandro (Spire Acad)
- R16: 9-2 VPO1 over Troy Hohman (Wolfpack WC)
- Quarters: lost 10-0 VSU @ 1:24 to #1 seed Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC)
- Consolation R8 #2: lost 10-0 VSU @ 3:34 to #2 seed Drake Ayala (Hawkeye WC)
65 Kg
Matthew Rodriguez
- R128: 12-1 VSU @ 2:26 ovr Eyan Chavez (Western Colorado WC)
- R64: lost 21-10 VSU1 @ 5:39 to #12 seed Cameron Johnson (Spar Wrestling Acad)
- Consolation R64 #2: lost 10-0 VSU @ 2:07 to Carson Taylor (Viking WC)
70 Kg
Connor Pierce
- R256: bye
- R128: 12-2 VSU1 @ 3:00 over Gabriel Schumm (Bison WC)
- R64: 12-4 VPO1 over #16 seed Jackson Polo (Pennsylvania RTC)
- R32: 14-3 VSU1 @ 4:38 over #17 seed Ayson Rice (Boone RTC)
- R16: 12-2 VSU1 @ 2:00 over #1 seed Jace Luchau (Greco-Roman development)
- Quarters: lost 8-2 VPO1 to #8 seed Chance Lamer (Central Coast RTC)
- Consolation R8 #2: lost 14-6 VPO1 to #18 seed Jackson Arrington (Wolfpack WC)
79 Kg
#15 seed Erik Gibson
- R128: bye
- R64: 11-0 VSU @ 2:14 over Dominic Wheatley (Diplomat WC)
- R32: lost 8-1 VPO1 to Logan Messer (George Mason U.)
- Consolation R32 #2: 10-0 VSU @ 0:47 over Drew Clear (Brown RTC)
- Consolation R16 #1: 13-5 VFA @ 2:21 over Nolan O'Boyle (Tar Heel WC)
- Consolation R16 #2: 6-4 VPO1 over Brody Hemauer (Ranger WC)
- Consolation R8 #1: lost 11-4 VPO1 to #10 seed Joey Bianchi (Arkansas RTC)
86 Kg
Lucas Cochran
- R128: 10-0 VSU @ 0:59 over Carson Babcock (Panther WC RTC)
- R64: 13-0 VSU @ 2:25 over #19 seed Kaeden Berger (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 11-0 VSU @ 1:48 over #14 seed Justin Griffith (PRTC)
- R16: 16-4 VSU1 @ 3:25 over #3 seed Leonard Pinto (Nebraska RTC)
- Quarters: 10-8 VPO1 over #6 seed Donnell Washington (Indiana RTC)
- Semis: 14-6 VFA @ 5:04 over #10 seed Reece Heller (Pittsburgh WC)
- 1st place: he'll face #5 seed John Gunderson (Panther RTC)
61 Kg
#11 seed Aaron Nagao
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 0:24 over Cade Odrobina (Briton WC)
- R32: 15-5 VSU1 @ 4:46 over Foster Cardinale (Spartan Combat RTC)
- R16: 12-9 VPO1 over #6 seed Anthony Noto (Mat-Town USA)
- Quarters: 10-0 VSU @ 2:40 over #14 seed Alex Almeyda (Pennsylvania RTC)
- Semis: lost 2-1 VIN to #15 seed Kurtis Phipps (Buffalo Valley RTC)
- Consolation Semis: lost by VIN to #2 seed Drake Ayala (Hawkeye RTC) (he didn't wrestle due to the injury sustained in the semis)
#8 seed Gary Steen
- R128: bye
- R64: 10-0 VSU @ 2:47 over Scott Johnson (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 7-4 VPO1 over Vinnie D'Alessandro (Spire Acad)
- R16: 9-2 VPO1 over Troy Hohman (Wolfpack WC)
- Quarters: lost 10-0 VSU @ 1:24 to #1 seed Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC)
- Consolation R8 #2: lost 10-0 VSU @ 3:34 to #2 seed Drake Ayala (Hawkeye WC)
65 Kg
Matthew Rodriguez
- R128: 12-1 VSU @ 2:26 ovr Eyan Chavez (Western Colorado WC)
- R64: lost 21-10 VSU1 @ 5:39 to #12 seed Cameron Johnson (Spar Wrestling Acad)
- Consolation R64 #2: lost 10-0 VSU @ 2:07 to Carson Taylor (Viking WC)
70 Kg
Connor Pierce
- R256: bye
- R128: 12-2 VSU1 @ 3:00 over Gabriel Schumm (Bison WC)
- R64: 12-4 VPO1 over #16 seed Jackson Polo (Pennsylvania RTC)
- R32: 14-3 VSU1 @ 4:38 over #17 seed Ayson Rice (Boone RTC)
- R16: 12-2 VSU1 @ 2:00 over #1 seed Jace Luchau (Greco-Roman development)
- Quarters: lost 8-2 VPO1 to #8 seed Chance Lamer (Central Coast RTC)
- Consolation R8 #2: lost 14-6 VPO1 to #18 seed Jackson Arrington (Wolfpack WC)
79 Kg
#15 seed Erik Gibson
- R128: bye
- R64: 11-0 VSU @ 2:14 over Dominic Wheatley (Diplomat WC)
- R32: lost 8-1 VPO1 to Logan Messer (George Mason U.)
- Consolation R32 #2: 10-0 VSU @ 0:47 over Drew Clear (Brown RTC)
- Consolation R16 #1: 13-5 VFA @ 2:21 over Nolan O'Boyle (Tar Heel WC)
- Consolation R16 #2: 6-4 VPO1 over Brody Hemauer (Ranger WC)
- Consolation R8 #1: lost 11-4 VPO1 to #10 seed Joey Bianchi (Arkansas RTC)
86 Kg
Lucas Cochran
- R128: 10-0 VSU @ 0:59 over Carson Babcock (Panther WC RTC)
- R64: 13-0 VSU @ 2:25 over #19 seed Kaeden Berger (Clarion RTC)
- R32: 11-0 VSU @ 1:48 over #14 seed Justin Griffith (PRTC)
- R16: 16-4 VSU1 @ 3:25 over #3 seed Leonard Pinto (Nebraska RTC)
- Quarters: 10-8 VPO1 over #6 seed Donnell Washington (Indiana RTC)
- Semis: 14-6 VFA @ 5:04 over #10 seed Reece Heller (Pittsburgh WC)
- 1st place: he'll face #5 seed John Gunderson (Panther RTC)
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It seems there will be a lot of movement in the lineup next year and it will look much different from this year. Some guys apparently have already outgrown their previous weights.
Great Nagao lost by injury. Kid can't catch a break.
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