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Hotshoe said:
Where is Pete?
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I want to see a match between between Mills and Sanchez. Those 2 have just dominated everyone this tournament. I can’t believe Mills is just going to be a freshman this year. These kids are unreal
 
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So which uncommitted lightweight are we going after? Keegan is obviously wherever Bo goes

Ariah Mills
Grey Burnett
Sammy Sanchez
Arseni Kikinou
 
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McScoreley said:
So which uncommitted lightweight are we going after? Keegan is obviously wherever Bo goes

Ariah Mills
Grey Burnett
Sammy Sanchez
Arseni Kikinou
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All of them? I would go after Sanchez and Mills super hard. Burnett might be a bit behind them but he has ties to PSU through Blaze. I wonder if any of them will be able to stay in the 125 range. Mills is so young I assume he will grow a bit. Does anyone know if Ariah will follow his brothers? I think if I could only pick 1 it would be Sanchez.

Kikiniou is better in free than folk. This tournament could be a huge turning point for him where he jumps up into the truly elite category though. He just doesn’t seem to have a seamless fit at PSU unfortunately.
 
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Nitlion1986 said:
I know it has been posted in different ways and in different threads, but my God. A really good kid from just 10 years ago, let alone 20 or 30, would get chewed up and spit out by a similarly really good from today. There are a lot of young guys getting really good at younger ages.
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It really is amazing the quality of U17 wrestlers, both domestically and internationally. Some of my thoughts regarding the tournament so far:

-That 71 kg. bracket was loaded with hammers and Jayden making the Finals is impressive. The only UWW results I see for his Finals opponent is a silver at the 2023 U15 Asian Championships.
-Sanchez is quite impressive. He must have Desanto-esque grip strength to consistently be able to hit that outside single to dump. Not only is he excellent on his feet, but his par terre offense and defense is quite good
-Mills continues to impress. I, too, would love to see a match between Mills and Sanchez. Mills' quickness is so dangerous, especially in freestyle
-With Jayden, Mills and Sanchez, it is their quickness that makes them elite. They are able to create openings with their quickness that most other wrestlers can't
-The Finals at 65 kg. where Kikiniou lost on criteria 1-1 with both points coming via the passivity clock was very frustrating. I hate that in a match where no offensive points are scored, the passive wrestler who gets put on the clock first is ultimately rewarded for their initial passivity when their opponent is subsequently put on the clock and loses on criteria 1-1 via the last point scored. Fortunately this scenario doesn't occur often. That being said, Kikiniou did himself no favors by wrestling defensively. Also, the official did a very poor job by allowing the wrestlers to interlock fingers for most of the match.
 
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Psalm 1 guy said:
It really is amazing the quality of U17 wrestlers, both domestically and internationally. Some of my thoughts regarding the tournament so far:

-That 71 kg. bracket was loaded with hammers and Jayden making the Finals is impressive. The only UWW results I see for his Finals opponent is a silver at the 2023 U15 Asian Championships.
-Sanchez is quite impressive. He must have Desanto-esque grip strength to consistently be able to hit that outside single to dump. Not only is he excellent on his feet, but his par terre offense and defense is quite good
-Mills continues to impress. I, too, would love to see a match between Mills and Sanchez. Mills' quickness is so dangerous, especially in freestyle
-With Jayden, Mills and Sanchez, it is their quickness that makes them elite. They are able to create openings with their quickness that most other wrestlers can't
-The Finals at 65 kg. where Kikiniou lost on criteria 1-1 with both points coming via the passivity clock was very frustrating. I hate that in a match where no offensive points are scored, the passive wrestler who gets put on the clock first is ultimately rewarded for their initial passivity when their opponent is subsequently put on the clock and loses on criteria 1-1 via the last point scored. Fortunately this scenario doesn't occur often. That being said, Kikiniou did himself no favors by wrestling defensively. Also, the official did a very poor job by allowing the wrestlers to interlock fingers for most of the match.
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just one of the many stupid rules in free!
 
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PennState1985

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Psalm 1 guy said:
It really is amazing the quality of U17 wrestlers, both domestically and internationally. Some of my thoughts regarding the tournament so far:

-That 71 kg. bracket was loaded with hammers and Jayden making the Finals is impressive. The only UWW results I see for his Finals opponent is a silver at the 2023 U15 Asian Championships.
-Sanchez is quite impressive. He must have Desanto-esque grip strength to consistently be able to hit that outside single to dump. Not only is he excellent on his feet, but his par terre offense and defense is quite good
-Mills continues to impress. I, too, would love to see a match between Mills and Sanchez. Mills' quickness is so dangerous, especially in freestyle
-With Jayden, Mills and Sanchez, it is their quickness that makes them elite. They are able to create openings with their quickness that most other wrestlers can't
-The Finals at 65 kg. where Kikiniou lost on criteria 1-1 with both points coming via the passivity clock was very frustrating. I hate that in a match where no offensive points are scored, the passive wrestler who gets put on the clock first is ultimately rewarded for their initial passivity when their opponent is subsequently put on the clock and loses on criteria 1-1 via the last point scored. Fortunately this scenario doesn't occur often. That being said, Kikiniou did himself no favors by wrestling defensively. Also, the official did a very poor job by allowing the wrestlers to interlock fingers for most of the match.
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Nice post. Sanchez is definitely on my radar after this weekend. I hope he can fit into our lineup and wants to be a Lion.
 
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GregPickel said:
It's so funny you should say that. I get asked a lot "what do you do in the summer when there isn't football or wrestling" to which I respond "there is never not football and wrestling."
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It’s those wild coffee threads that really stretch you …
 
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With all the lineup logjams, important to note those who have most likely qualified for an Olympic redshirt for ‘27-28. This is assuming the 2028 criteria remains the same as 2024. Welcome Jayden James to the club.

Luke Lilledahl- U20 Gold
Marcus Blaze- U20 medalist
Tyler Kasak- U17 medalist
PJ Duke- U20 medalist
Joe Sealey- U17 Gold
Jayden James- U17 medalist
Josh Barr- U20 medalist

TBD the next couple of months (need to medal):
Connor Mirasola- u20
Cole Mirasola- u20
Will Henckel- u20
Rocco Welsh- u23

didn’t include those who I believe to be out of eligibility by then.
 
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