Final X New York Thread
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hmm, I had forgotten that Starocci was set to face Cenzo Joseph for 3rd place. I guess Joseph withdrew and didn't weigh in.
so far, I think all those up 1-0 heading into R2 have won their R2 matches. We need a win by Nolf, and perhaps a few others besides Zahid, to spice things up a bit.
lol, and the very next match, between Gwiz and Hayden Zillmer (125 KG FS), spices things up a bit, as Zillmer wins 4-3. Gwiz won in R1, so this weight class will require a R3 match.
Sarah Hildebrandt with back-to-back 10-0 TFs at 50 KG FS to earn a spot in the World Championships. (To clarify, she had a TF by that score in R1, and a TF by that score in R2.)
Wow. Awesome job by Nolf. Had to beat the ref too. Dake being former champ got all the calls he needed. As Tom mentioned didn’t score a takedown in 2 matches. Very proud of Jason Nolf. Tremendous improvement from previous matches.
57 KG WFS - Helen Maroulis TFs Alexandra Hedrick 10-0 in R1, and then attains a TF with the same score in R2. She is .... very good.
I am sure someone with more wrestling stat savvy than me could figure out how many people have scored a Dakedown in the recent past. Kyle's first match in Tokyo was poor but generally, few folks score on him.
I'm disappointed that Nolf didn't win, but Dake can frustrate almost any wrestler. His strength and his defense are tough to prepare for. And while he didn't have any TDs today against Nolf, you always have to guard against his offense.
In the big picture, Nolf has made amazing advancement. Unlike many of the PSU greats of recent years, Nolf had almost no experience in FS pre-PSU, and almost no experience (at least competing) while at PSU.
When he first was competing in FS after his PSU career ended, he seemed baffled by the rules, and in some ways the rules worked against his creativity and amazing variety of offensive moves. Since then, he's worked on FS, and has elevated himself to the closest competitor to Dake, and he wasn't far from winning today.
While I will always respect Dake's wrestling ability, I will never underestimate Nolf's ability to master wrestling technique. In time, it would not surprise me a bit to see today's results be reversed.
In the big picture, Nolf has made amazing advancement. Unlike many of the PSU greats of recent years, Nolf had almost no experience in FS pre-PSU, and almost no experience (at least competing) while at PSU.
When he first was competing in FS after his PSU career ended, he seemed baffled by the rules, and in some ways the rules worked against his creativity and amazing variety of offensive moves. Since then, he's worked on FS, and has elevated himself to the closest competitor to Dake, and he wasn't far from winning today.
While I will always respect Dake's wrestling ability, I will never underestimate Nolf's ability to master wrestling technique. In time, it would not surprise me a bit to see today's results be reversed.
Agree. But if you watched the match he got a huge call in both 1 point matches. Oh well I will root for Dake now too. Go USA.
that's a tough one. Going from memory, I think the Senior Worlds are in September, while the U23 Worlds are in late October.
I saw something in the past week (series of tweets or an article; can't remember which) about how a lot of college coaches don't like their wrestlers to opt for U23 Worlds because it's too close to the college wrestling season.
I see how that could be a concern, but CStar has gotten better since day one at PSU, so I doubt that training for U23 Worlds would impact his college season.
As with virtually everything involving PSU wrestling, in Cael we trust. I'll leave it to him/his staff to figure out the best path for CStar.
Yep, ICWT. It might be good to get out of SC and work with the older guys. If he opts for U23, he can just keep doing what he is doing. A U23 title might help him build his brand a bit more.
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