'25 Ironman Tournament (12/12-14) thread

PUR158

Senior
Feb 11, 2025
142
411
63
He can't do that if you just put your arm behind your back...
 
Dec 23, 2021
157
253
63
I agree that without malicious intent it is a shame O’Brien is completely out. I’m not a rule expert but maybe an equitable outcome would have been a point to Grey (which would have tied the match) and they finished the match on the mat.
This isn't like a judge deciding sentencing of a convicted criminal. If the call is "biting", then it is "flagrant misconduct". The penalty is DQ for the bout and removal from the tournament. It's as if they never participated. All points earned to that point are vacated.
 
Feb 6, 2018
396
914
93
I am not convinced of anything from either the video replay or the blood spots on the arm.

Sufficient force to break the skin from teeth could come from a bite for sure, but just the same one could break the skin from a cross face forced against the teeth and an open mouth.

The wound itself doesn't prove much, while the intent is everything. I didn't see convincing evidence of either scenario, granted it appears a crossface did happen, and put the arm in place for either scenario. A DQ seemed a bit much IMO.
 
  • Like
Reactions: randyl

Indylion

Freshman
May 29, 2001
15
62
13
Nationally ranked #3 Grey Burnett vs #4 Nicholas Garcia now
0-0 after 1. Burnett 1-0 on escape. These HS kids are really good at scrambling. Burnett had been in on 3 or 4 shots. Garcia great defense.

1-0 after 2. 1-1 now. Going to OT. Burnett has like 9 shots to maybe 1. 1-1 into Tie breaker.

Burnett gets escape. Up 2-1
Burnett wins 2-1
 
Last edited:

SlipperyPete

All-Conference
May 11, 2021
202
2,964
93
126 pounds SF- #2 Grey Burnett vs. #3 Nicholas Garcia (MAAC)

Period 1:
Here we go! Circling, head tapping & tying up. Burnett presses forward a bit. Garcia pushes back to center. Burnett drops to an ankle & then switches sides. Garcia gets an ankle too. Burnett tries to come out the back. Garcia hips into him. They keeps scrambling & Garcia locks through the crotch. Stalemate & restart, no scoring. Circling & hand fighting now. Garcia snaps & tries to come behind, but Burnett circles away. Hard hand fighting & tying up near the center. Burnett shoots, but Garcia blocks him off & time expires. 0-0

Period 2:
Burnett takes down. He turns & tries for a reversal, but Garcia manages to stay on top. Burnett gets to his feet & gets the escape, 1-0. Hand fighting & tying up. Burnett gets to a leg. Garcia throws in a whizzer, then turns & locks around the waist. Stalemate & restart. Garcia is kind of funky & difficult to take down. Burnett tries a fireman's carry, but Garcia fights free & they're back to neutral. Stalemate & restart. Circling & head tapping until the period expires. 1-0 Burnett

Period 3:
Garcia chooses down. Burnett hooks an ankle. Garcia works to his feet, turns & gets the escape, 1-1. Circling & hand fighting with some head tapping. Burnett shoots, but Garcia backs away. Garcia tries a 2 on 1. Burnett breaks free & throws in an underhook. They drop to their knees. Stalemate & restart, 38-sec left. Burnett shoots & gets to the leg, but Garcia kicks free. Back to circling & tying up. More of the same to end the period.

SV:
Circling & head tapping with hand fighting. Burnett throws in the underhook, snaps & tries to come behind, but Garcia blocks him off. Burnett goes 2 on 1, but no luck. Garcia shoots a double. Burnett locks through the crotch. Burnett gets a leg out & then gets an ankle too. Time expires, no scoring.

TB1:
Garcia defers, Burnett chooses down. He gets to his feet & turns for the escape, 2-1, in 11-sec. Circling & tying up for the rest of the time.

TB2:
Garcia chooses down. He works to his feet. Burnett drops to an ankle, they scramble & roll out of bounds, restart, 22-sec left. Garcia works to his feet & rolls, but Burnett hangs onto a leg. Garcia is trying to kick away, but Burnett hangs on to the ankle & rides out the period for the win.

Grey Burnett DEC Nicholas Garcia 2-1 (TB1)
 
Last edited:

SlipperyPete

All-Conference
May 11, 2021
202
2,964
93
144 pounds SF- #3 Clinton Shepherd vs. #2 Tyler Dekraker (LHP)

Period 1:
Tying up to start. Shepherd reaches for a leg, but can't get there. He reaches again & gets the leg. Dekraker throws in a whizzer & they go out of bounds, no scoring. Shepherd creeps forward off the whistle, then ducks & gets in deep on a leg. Dekraker gets his off leg back. Shepherd keeps working & drags Dekraker off the edge & back onto the mat. Stalemate & restart. Shepherd presses forward again & takes Dekraker to the edge. Tying up & pushing to end the period. 0-0

Period 2:
Dekraker takes down. Shepherd concedes the escape, 1-0. Shepherd presses forward again. Dekraker shoots, but Shepherd fights him off. Dekraker takes Shepherd to the edge. Stalemate & restart. Shepherd pushes forward again. Tying up & pushing near the center now. Dekraker pushes forward. Shepherd circles back to center. Collar ties & pushing. Stalemate & restart. Shepherd throws his face mask to the corner & gets a standard headgear from the corner. Shepherd presses forward again. Dekraker pushes back to center. More of the same to end the period.

Period 3:
Shepherd chooses neutral. Wow. Is Dekraker good on top? Shepherd presses forward again. Dekraker shoots, but Shepherd blocks him off. Stalemate & restart, 1:28 left. Shepherd pushes forward again. He shoots, but Dekraker blocks him off. Stall call on Dekraker. Shepherd presses forward again working the head. 2nd stall call on Dekraker, point Shepherd, 1-1. Stalemate & restart. Shepherd shoots, but can't get there. Dekraker reaches, but no luck. Shepherd reaches, but no luck. Dekraker catches Shepherd on a shot & has him on his back. Dekraker gets the TD, 4-1 & 4 NF, 8-1, just before the period expires. That's a tough loss. Shepherd was more aggressive for the entire match, but couldn't finish a takedown against Dekraker.

Tyler Dekraker DEC Clinton Shepherd 8-1
 
Last edited:

SlipperyPete

All-Conference
May 11, 2021
202
2,964
93
165 pounds SF- #2 Jayden James vs. #6 Liam Kelly (MTCA)

Period 1:
James reaches for a leg off the whistle, but Kelly blocks him off. James presses forward, then reaches for an ankle, but can't get there. James gets in deep on a leg & almost takes Kelly to his back. Kelly rolls through & gets an ankle. James keeps working, but can't get his leg free. Stalemate & restart. Tying up & hand fighting James shoots, but Kelly blocks him off. James keeps working & gets the TD, 3-0. He almost catches Kelly on his back, but Kelly rolls free. James' corner wants nearfall, but the ref isn't having it. James concedes the escape, 3-1, neutral restart. James presses forward with an underhook. He drops to a leg & gets another TD, 6-1. James throws a boot in & rides out the period. 6-1 James

Period 2:
James takes down. Caution on Kelly & restart. James gets to his feet & gets the escape, 7-1. James shoots, Kelly counters & they go out of bounds, no scoring. Circling & head tapping. Kelly tries a 2 on 1, but James breaks free. James presses forward, snaps, then comes behind for another TD, 10-1. James cuts Kelly, 10-2. James hits a duck & has Kelly on his back, but Kelly rolls free. James gets Kelly on his back again. This time he gets the TD, 13-2, then 2 NF, 15-2. Out of bounds & restart, 31-sec left. James concedes the escape again, 15-3. James shoots, Kelly reattacks. James shoots again, gets both ankles & the TD, 18-3, to finish off the Tech. James is offensively impressive!

Jayden James TECH Liam Kelly 18-3 (3:44)
 
Last edited:

GregPickel

Heisman
Staff member
Jul 25, 2021
40,667
82,997
113
Apologies if stepping on anyone's toes, just trying to be helpful and keep everything up-to-date and obviously appreciate others who are doing so, as well.

11:10 am ET update -

Two Penn State wrestling recruits, Class of 2027 commit Grey Burnett and Class of 2026 signee Jayden James, are in the finals at Ironman, while two others, Class of 2027 commits Clinton Shepherd and Gavin Mangano, are wrestling in the consolation bracket.

Meanwhile, at the Penn Manor Holiday Tournament, Class of 2027 commits Landon Sidun and James Whitbred are both in the semifinals.

Up-to-date results from both tournaments are below.

Here are the current results from Ironman:

Grey Burnett - 126
R1 - Winner by fall over Ryan Hockaday in 1:26
R2 - Winner by technical fall, 16-1, over Kaden Potter in 2:27
R3 - Winner by DQ over Finnegan O'Brien
QF - Winner by major decison over Isaiah Jones, 12-2
SF - Winner by decision over Nicholas Garcia, 2-1 (TB1)
F - vs. Paul Kenny, an Iowa commit

Gavin Mangano - 144
R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by technical fall, 18-3, over Frank Nitti in 2:16
R3 - Win by tehcnical fall, 15-0, over Vince Jasinkski in 4:43
QF - Lost by decision, 4-1, to Matthew O'Neill
Consi - Win by technical fall, 16-0, over Justin Williamson in 1:58
Consi R7 - Loses by fall to Braylon Reynolds
Seventh place match - vs. Miller Sipes

Clinton Shepherd - 144
R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by technical fall, 17-2, over Ben Vasas in 1:23
R3 - Win by tehcnical fall, 18-3, over Matt Dailey in 2:19
QF - Win by major decision over Robert Duffy, 12-2
SF - Loss by decision to Tyler Dekraker, 7-1
Consi semis - vs. Braylon Reynolds

Jayden James - 165
R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by technical fall, 19-4, over Augustus Smith in 1:25
R3 - Win by fall in 36 seconds over Tyler Harrill
QF - Win by technical fall, 21-5, over Barry Norman in 3:00
SF - Win by technical fall, 18-3, over Liam Kelly in 3:44
F - vs. Melvin Miller, the No. 1 seed and a Virginia Tech commit

Here are the current results from Penn Manor:

Landon Sidun - 121

R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by fall in 55 seconds over Nikolas Tomecek
R3 - Win by fall in 1:43 over Dalton Moore
QF - Win by technical fall, 15-0, over Nathan Matthis in 2:20
SF - vs. Tommy Oswald

James Whitbread - 160
R1 - Win by fall in 2:48 over Jadon Sheroka
R2 - Win by technical fall, 19-2, over Kason Straw in 4:33
R3 - Win by technical fall, 19-4, over Adam Gravinski in 2:29
QF - Win by decision over Jack White, 9-6
SF - vs. Anthony Montegari
 

zzs006

All-Conference
Mar 27, 2017
397
2,018
93
We finally get to see Jayden vs Melvin! The biggest match in high school wrestling. What’s everyone thinking?

Jayden is one of the mellowest and smooth wrestlers I think I’ve ever seen. He just seems to move at his own pace out there. It looks almost effortless at times. Absolute hammer
 

Cstroke

Senior
Feb 10, 2019
188
449
63
We finally get to see Jayden vs Melvin! The biggest match in high school wrestling. What’s everyone thinking?

Jayden is one of the mellowest and smooth wrestlers I think I’ve ever seen. He just seems to move at his own pace out there. It looks almost effortless at times. Absolute hammer
This next crop of wrestling is going to be a lot of fun..
 

GregPickel

Heisman
Staff member
Jul 25, 2021
40,667
82,997
113
Shepherd is on deck, mat 3, for his consi semis with Braylon Reynolds, who beat Gavin Mangano in the last consolation round to earn a shot at Shepherd.
 

Anon231980

Freshman
Dec 9, 2025
19
67
13
Apologies if stepping on anyone's toes, just trying to be helpful and keep everything up-to-date and obviously appreciate others who are doing so, as well.

11:10 am ET update -

Two Penn State wrestling recruits, Class of 2027 commit Grey Burnett and Class of 2026 signee Jayden James, are in the finals at Ironman, while two others, Class of 2027 commits Clinton Shepherd and Gavin Mangano, are wrestling in the consolation bracket.

Meanwhile, at the Penn Manor Holiday Tournament, Class of 2027 commits Landon Sidun and James Whitbred are both in the semifinals.

Up-to-date results from both tournaments are below.

Here are the current results from Ironman:

Grey Burnett - 126
R1 - Winner by fall over Ryan Hockaday in 1:26
R2 - Winner by technical fall, 16-1, over Kaden Potter in 2:27
R3 - Winner by DQ over Finnegan O'Brien
QF - Winner by major decison over Isaiah Jones, 12-2
SF - Winner by decision over Nicholas Garcia, 2-1 (TB1)
F - vs. Paul Kenny, an Iowa commit

Gavin Mangano - 144
R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by technical fall, 18-3, over Frank Nitti in 2:16
R3 - Win by tehcnical fall, 15-0, over Vince Jasinkski in 4:43
QF - Lost by decision, 4-1, to Matthew O'Neill
Consi - Win by technical fall, 16-0, over Justin Williamson in 1:58
Consi R7 - Loses by fall to Braylon Reynolds
Seventh place match - vs. Miller Sipes

Clinton Shepherd - 144
R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by technical fall, 17-2, over Ben Vasas in 1:23
R3 - Win by tehcnical fall, 18-3, over Matt Dailey in 2:19
QF - Win by major decision over Robert Duffy, 12-2
SF - Loss by decision to Tyler Dekraker, 7-1
Consi semis - vs. Braylon Reynolds

Jayden James - 165
R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by technical fall, 19-4, over Augustus Smith in 1:25
R3 - Win by fall in 36 seconds over Tyler Harrill
QF - Win by technical fall, 21-5, over Barry Norman in 3:00
SF - Win by technical fall, 18-3, over Liam Kelly in 3:44
F - vs. Melvin Miller, the No. 1 seed and a Virginia Tech commit

Here are the current results from Penn Manor:

Landon Sidun - 121

R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by fall in 55 seconds over Nikolas Tomecek
R3 - Win by fall in 1:43 over Dalton Moore
QF - Win by technical fall, 15-0, over Nathan Matthis in 2:20
SF - vs. Tommy Oswald

James Whitbread - 160
R1 - Win by fall in 2:48 over Jadon Sheroka
R2 - Win by technical fall, 19-2, over Kason Straw in 4:33
R3 - Win by technical fall, 19-4, over Adam Gravinski in 2:29
QF - Win by decision over Jack White, 9-6
SF - vs. Anthony Montegari
Kudos, great update!
 

GregPickel

Heisman
Staff member
Jul 25, 2021
40,667
82,997
113
The Ironman medal round starts at 2:30 p.m. ET. Finals are at 5:30 p.m. ET. Penn State will have two recruits in the former and two in the latter. At 144 pounds, 2027 signees Clinton Shepherd and Gavin Mangano are in the third- and seventh-place matches, respectively. The Nittany Lions have two finalists: 2026 signee Jayden James at 165 and 2027 commit Grey Burnett at 126.

Elsewhere, Class of 2027 commit Landon Sidun will wrestle in the Penn Manor Holiday Tournament finals at 121 pounds around 3 p.m. ET. We'll see if classmate James Whitbred of State College earns the same opportunity at 160 pounds. His semi is still a ways away.

12:30 p.m. ET update:

Here are the current results from Ironman:

Grey Burnett - 126
R1 - Winner by fall over Ryan Hockaday in 1:26
R2 - Winner by technical fall, 16-1, over Kaden Potter in 2:27
R3 - Winner by DQ over Finnegan O'Brien
QF - Winner by major decision over Isaiah Jones, 12-2
SF - Winner by decision over Nicholas Garcia, 2-1 (TB1)
F - vs. Paul Kenny, an Iowa commit

Gavin Mangano - 144
R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by technical fall, 18-3, over Frank Nitti in 2:16
R3 - Win by technical fall, 15-0, over Vince Jasinski in 4:43
QF - Lost by decision, 4-1, to Matthew O'Neill
Consi - Win by technical fall, 16-0, over Justin Williamson in 1:58
Consi R7 - Loses by fall to Braylon Reynolds
Seventh-place match - vs. Miller Sipes

Clinton Shepherd - 144
R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by technical fall, 17-2, over Ben Vasas in 1:23
R3 - Win by technical fall, 18-3, over Matt Dailey in 2:19
QF - Win by major decision over Robert Duffy, 12-2
SF - Loss by decision to Tyler Dekraker, 7-1
Consi semis - Win by decision, 11-8, Braylon Reynolds
Third place match - vs. Robert Duffy, Christian Brothers Academy

Jayden James - 165
R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by technical fall, 19-4, over Augustus Smith in 1:25
R3 - Win by fall in 36 seconds over Tyler Harrill
QF - Win by technical fall, 21-5, over Barry Norman in 3:00
SF - Win by technical fall, 18-3, over Liam Kelly in 3:44
F - vs. Melvin Miller, the No. 1 seed and a Virginia Tech commit

Here are the current results from Penn Manor:

Landon Sidun - 121

R1 - BYE
R2 - Win by fall in 55 seconds over Nikolas Tomecek
R3 - Win by fall in 1:43 over Dalton Moore
QF - Win by technical fall, 15-0, over Nathan Matthis in 2:20
SF - Win by technical fall, 20-4, over Tommy Oswald in 3:39
F - vs. Luke Young, State College Area

James Whitbread - 160
R1 - Win by fall in 2:48 over Jadon Sheroka
R2 - Win by technical fall, 19-2, over Kason Straw in 4:33
R3 - Win by technical fall, 19-4, over Adam Gravinski in 2:29
QF - Win by decision over Jack White, 9-6
SF - vs. Anthony Montegari