That may not be a long list, but damn they are about as elite as it gets!
Ben Kueter
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I have cringed sitting among fellow "PSU fans" for years. Don't get me wrong, most are great, but, there is definitely a handful of fans who definitely were football only fans who jumped over after the success came with Cael. Due to the success, they just expect everyone to go out there and straight dominate. There was a guy at the match Friday, complaining that Lilledahl and Blaze didn't "have it like they usually do". Obviously, he didn't realize who they were wrestling. He then said that Davis should be embarrassed. I don't have the patience to try to explain "it" to them. One guy did say, they were wrestling in order, the #2, #2, #1 (#2 PFP), the annoying guys response "I don't care who they were wrestling" I've had to listen to stuff like this for years. At Nationals when Dake beat Taylor, I gave them both a standing ovation and stayed standing to cheer for Dake. An old PSU fan said "what kind of fan are you, cheering for him" I said, "He just did something that no one has ever done before". There are a LOT of insanely spoiled PSU fans at the matches and on the board. It's painful.
Ben should watch the Big Ten show featuring Anthony Cassar a few times.
Lots of information on overcoming injuries and setbacks and achieving your goals.
Lots of information on overcoming injuries and setbacks and achieving your goals.
His list is a lot more than that, scroll up a bit and click on the link if you want a better idea of who else he's helped get to a high level.
One seventh, four thirds, four seconds, and four champions from the group (and counting).
I don't know how Askren shows his face among wrestlers.
Missing Peyton Mocco.
It also doesn't include guys like Sinclair and the Mirasolas who are going to be AAs sooner rather than later. Scoles is a AA contender as a sophomore. Millard top 20 as a freshman.
Downplaying Askren's success in producing future D1 studs only makes you look stupid.
Everything that Rex posts reeks of stupidity. Don't debate with stupid people, you'll eventually drop to his level and he'll beat you with experience.
I have none either. I actually think a good sleeve(s) done well can look good. I don't like the hodge podge single tattoos all over.
lol I live in Eugene. As long as no one is getting hurt, (without their consent,) I’m good…
Ben does NOT have narrow shoulders. Hips yes but he's not an ectomorph. He's lean but so was Kerkvliet, look what he was able to turn his body into with high level S&C and nutrition.
to all of the fans that do not understand the human body has limits. Then put the body through surgeries. Recovery is HARD. The switch will turn soon.,
Lower body and shoulder injuries are the toughest to recover from. Look at Matt Fields after Konrad broke his leg, never the same, I dont think he had a takedown shot his whole senior season.
The thing many seem to be missing is, even IF Kueter's injury/surgery has fully healed, how much invaluable time did he lose to train during that process? With many guys the offseason is where the most "gain" can be accomplished. If most, or even all, of that time is spent in recovery, it is almost impossible not to regress.
On top of all that you can lose a ton of confidence in your body moving certain ways. Even if healed, it may feel totally uncomfortable to move that way. It is nearly impossible to make all those adjustments during the season and losing a few matches, in a way he probably wouldn't have before, doesn't help.
A medical redshirt this season would have probably been the best decision, but I doubt that fit best for his plan moving forward...
Mine was a legit question. I don't pay attention to who goes to what clubs. He has an impressive list of athletes.
The amateur psychologist in me thinks there is a lot to this. It takes time for the brain to trust the repair even long after the healing. A couple of people with ACL repairs have told me that was the hardest part. Getting over the mental hurdle of the remembered trauma takes time and it is different for everyone. I have no idea if that is stopping Kueter from pulling the trigger, but it seems possible. And if that is the case then it is certainly curable with time.
The hip or the mental hurdles dressed as twins?
To paraphrase "Heat" the action is the juice and the hip is the hurdle.
I never had a ruptured ACL but I ruptured my patellar tendon and it took a good 10 months to be 100%.
Yeah, the guy is 40 and had a double-lung transplant. He did continue to roll with them after his hip replacement. Didn't he wrestle Burroughs after the hip replacement, too?
Key AWA D1 Wrestlers (2025-2026 Season)
- Mitchell Mesenbrink (165 lbs): Ranked #1.
- Aeoden Sinclair (184 lbs): Ranked #3, committed to Missouri.
- Matty Bianchi (165 lbs): Ranked #5.
- Braeden Scoles (165 lbs): Ranked #8.
- Cole Mirasola (285 lbs): Ranked #9.
- Charlie Millard (157 lbs): Ranked #19, committed to Minnesota.
- Noah Mulvaney (165 lbs): Ranked #27.
- Ethan Riddle (174 lbs): Ranked #22.
- Cody Goebel (165 lbs): Ranked #28.
- Danny Heiser: Committed to Missouri.
- Keegan O'Toole: Multi-time NCAA Champion.
- Parker Keckeisen: NCAA Champion.
- Evan Wick: Former AWA RTC athlete.
Iowa is gonna wait around for 5 years for BK to develop. He isn’t putting on size, strength, or new skills since being at Iowa. Great wrestler before college but he’s a bore to watch now. If he wasn’t a local kid he wouldn’t be gifted so many excuses and passes to his mediocre results against top wrestlers
I've been saying all year that he doesn't trust his hip. It could be that it wasn't rehabbed enough, but it could be mostly psychological.
And this might be one if the biggest weaknesses of TnT is getting their guys to believe more. Maybe Gable's guys didnt want to disappoint him, but they definitely rose to the occasion more often than not. People point to upper class regression, that's all mental. There are a ton of things that influence that.
Iowa ranked 7 Oklahoma State pins the last two matches Bailey, Ferrari and Kueter don’t wrestle wtf is going on with this team? This is a turning point where Tom and Terry need to make some serious decisions about the state of Iowa wrestling. Pathetic
That's not what you originally asked, but probably not many.
Waste of time and resources they were never coming. It's like recruiting a big game kid it's just not happening. Not everyone gets along in the real world
That’s a problem if your coaches have burned bridges with clubs producing high level talent.
Are there clubs that won’t send guys to Taylor Or Cael because they don’t get along with them?
Kueter needs to find another home.
Things just didn't work out at a major university.
Oh no, he didn't finish #1, he finished as the #2 over PFP wrestler in his class. That makes all the difference in the world between an expected champion and a guy who you should hope to slide into a low AA. LMAO.
Gotta love it when being an All-American is “just didn’t work out.” Slipped on a banana peel and fell onto the podium.
Have you missed this season?
Every time he loses, there is a litany of posters blaming some unknown injury or making other excuses for his performance.
Forget mat awareness, score situation, saving a team point, lack of aggression, or, and this is my favorite...gets rode the majority of the 2nd period...and chooses down to start the 3rd period.
Last season is history. You're expected to improve when the weight class nearly entirely cleared out.
$$$$$ changes people.