'25 U23 World Championships, 10/20-27 thread
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Here sir. I found this for you.
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Edit: @zzs006 I had not read your comments before my post, but it is obvious great minds think alike : )
I loved seeing Levi hit that first four on the edge when he was in danger of being pushed out. That position is historically one where it seems American wrestlers haven't fared well. You can see Levi's freestyle mat awareness/IQ improve nearly each match lately. Also, that second four Levi hit off his double was a beauty. Once again his positional awareness was impressive as he managed to not allow his opponent to counter the double for points of his own. Someone mentioned earlier how having a workout partner like Dake is so beneficial in sequences like that one. Having someone with Dake's knowledge and skills at NLWC is huge. Even if Dake has lost a step or two recently as a competitor, his presence in the room is invaluable, especially for someone like Levi, who is in the early stages of his freestyle career. I am so glad Kyle didn't follow David to Oklahoma State.
And finally, Levi only turned 21 in August. For comparison, Kyle will be 35 in February and David will be 35 in December. I am very excited to watch Levi's progression as his career unfolds. I think us fans are going to be blessed to watch Levi compete at a high level for many more years to come.
Really? If being a fan of Taylor means that , then yes I am. What opportunities did he have for continuing his career at PSU? Cael isn't going anywhere.
One of the most storied PSU and certainly NLWC wrestlers of all time, you bash him. Lol
You should be proud of him, not bashing him for moving on in his career.
I'll bet Cael is proud of him!
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Not bashing, but not hanging from his nut sack like u
The world looks at world hardware. He was NLWC and is a PSU alum. I can guarantee that the majority of high level recruits have bigger goals than NC's.
You just saw an example of it the last few days.
He has the same amount of NC's as Burroughs.
You think Bo or Nick would trade a
NC for an Olympic gold?
Mitch is a psych major. I’m thinking he might be Bonnie’s replacement in a couple of years, and also continues to compete internationally.
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Correction on my last post. Wrong Uulu, sorry for getting everyone’s hope up.
I don’t even care. He was a tranformative wrestler that led the parade of greats and a critical part of our teams greatness. 2/1/2/1 in his college career and world gold. It is arguable he is our greatest wrestler.you think he cares at this point?
Excellent point. Having someone like Dake in the room is tremendously valuable. I recall someone on here once suggested we shouldn’t be paying Dake any longer if he wasn’t making world teams as he aged. His influence on Levi and others is obvious. Pay the man!
Levi competed at 2021 U17 Worlds, and IIRC he was the world team trials runner-up the next year to Mesenbrink.
PJ mentioned that he had "a lot of weight to lose" in order to make weight for the weigh-in before his bronze medal match. This is just one more data point that his days at 157 are numbered. If the cut to 70kg (154 pounds) is this hard for him, having to make 157 multiple times during a college season might just be a "bridge too far" for him. Time will tell. This is just one of the many storylines for Penn State I will be interested to follow this season.
Curious jstl, how many likes have you gotten on the HR board?
He looks so different in one year. I mean, he has more of a tough steely look.
That's it for me. You may want to follow me for more technical observations in the future.
As good as when you told them Lee wouldn’t make the 23 finals and the hawks would have zero champs
I've always tried to give them heads up on things so they wouldn't look like fools but they never wanted to listen. Lol
They do have a strong drive to play the role of fool.
I was thinking 2 for him . Also I don't see Iran getting 2 bronze medals . I had them max 136 as well but don't see them hitting that
Theyre probably only from me but I like JTSCurious jstl, how many likes have you gotten on the HR board?
He has the most NCAA points of any PSU wrestler except for CStar because of his extra season:
I am racking my brain and the internet to no avail. Has there ever been a team with Six Age Group World Champions are one team? Luke (all three), Blaze (U17, U20), Duke (U20), Messenbrink (U20, U23), Haines (u23), Barr (U20). That’s not even including Jayden James who won U17s.
That also doesn’t even include the bronze medalists Mirisola twins. I honestly don’t know if there has ever been a more accomplished team.
That also doesn’t even include the bronze medalists Mirisola twins. I honestly don’t know if there has ever been a more accomplished team.
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I don't believe it's ever happened. I can't think of a team . I haven't gone digging but I say no
Barr took 2nd at U20’s. He lost to Russia’s Kadiev in the finals. Still absolutely incredible collection of talent on one team!
He copied and was trained by the transcendent wrester. Yes he helped other PSU greats but lets put the praise of him and other great PSU wrestlers were it belongs. Cael and company made him and the other PSU wrestlers better than anyone else could or can.
Both can be true and are. Cael can be all of that and he is also not Penn State’s greatest wrestler. Not even arguably.
Assuming that 92 points is correct and the NLWC was a country, we would be 3rd.
We would be trailing the U.S. and Iran.
As it stands, would be trailing only Iran… the rest of the US would have 30…
Of course, the next best US guys at our seven weights would probably have a decent bunch of points, and our entries at the three weights we would add might have some too!
I have liked many JTS comments on HR, and for multiple supposed aliases.