Midlands Brackets

[Abro1975]

4-0 win for Pagano nice win over 7seed

 

[bigmatt718]

Are they doing the first conso round after this?

 

[Abro1975]

RU still in first

 

[Abro1975]

Gravina wins in a pin ;

 

[rupop2]

Gravina pancaked him!!!!

 

[bigmatt718]

Gravina just mauled that guy.

 

[PhilaPhans]

Messner loses by tech fall 16-0 to Kevin Beazley of ODU.

 

[Abro1975]

Meissner loses in TF

 

[KidDagger]

Are we done for session 1?

 

[Abro1975]

Early top-three at #Midlands54. Bonus points propelling the Scarlet Knights!

1. #RUWR - 30.5 2. Iowa - 22.5 3. Nebraska - 22.5

 

[PhilaPhans]

This is definitely the most bonus points I've ever seen from us in a tournament like this. I know it's early, and we've had a couple upset losses against us, but I'm very happy so far.

 

[bigmatt718]

We really are grueling on top. Ride outs for whole periods, back points galore. Eventually everyone is just going to pick neutral instead of down automatically vs. RU

 

[Skull83]

I know tournaments aren't won in the first or second round, but seeing RU ahead of Iowa in the standings brings a big smile to my face!

 

[KidDagger]

HOUDINI TRICKS FOR DIPP!

 

[Sect120]

that was a hell of a win by Dippery. Assuming this is conso's

 

[PhilaPhans]

Yes, Dipp got pinned in the 1st round, so it's consos for him.

 

[RickB113]

That pin was crazy. He was dominated until that point.

 

[bigmatt718]

Dipp, Theo, JVB, Gravina, Ash, Scott...all are pit bulls on top.

 

[KidDagger]

that was a hell of a win by Dippery. Assuming this is conso's

Seriously though, I counted him out when he was down 6-1 going into the third... then he chooses top then just turns the guy multiple times then pins him... Dip is such a hammer on top and if he improves in neutral he will mash people.

 

[Sect120]

Yeah.. I thought he was going to cut him loose. But man he just punished him with backs.

 

[wngarbarini]

Who was his opponent?

 

[bigmatt718]

Who was his opponent?

Kid from ODU.

 

[rupop2]

E. Saavedra - ODU

 

[Abro1975]

Updated Brackets:

http://s200.trackwrestling.com/tw/o...483040648860&pageName=&ie=false&frameSize=643

 

[Abro1975]

Giraldo vs Bannister next round should be interesting.

Gravina gets Baker again from Princeton. He mauled that kid in November

 

[Abro1975]

Pafumi wins his consy 3-0.

 

[Abro1975]

197-Mat 10: Kevin Mulligan (#RUWR) vs. Anthony Messner (#RUWR) on deck. One Scarlet Knight will be eliminated. http://www.btn2go.com/game/2016-midlands-championships-session-1--mat-10…

 

[LetsGoRUwrestling]

E. Saavedra - ODU

Who was Midlands Champ last year.

 

[PhilaPhans]

E. Saavedra actually won Midlands last year. The Columbia coach was going crazy when his kid upset him in the first round (see his twitter post). #5 seed this year, I believe.

 

[Leonard23]

Do you think we'll be seeing more of this in the future? Have a guy sit out a year from college (free redshirt), then redshirt again sometime in his collegiate career? Man against boys argument.

I wonder if the NCAA would put the kibosh on it...if they even care.

More & more kids are doing 1 or more of the following to get an athletics advantage (some are doing it for academic advantages too): repeating a year in grade school or middle school, taking a prep year after high school, & taking a gap year after high school & wrestling at the OTC or a RTC/club like FLWC. Logan Stieber was 20 when he won his 1st national title & 24 when he won his last.

 

[Abro1975]

125: No. 3 Shakur Laney (Ohio) double legs Brandon Paetzell (#RUWR) on the SV restart to win, 5-3. Paetzell drops into wrestle backs.

Mulligan beat pafumi 7-2

 

[R U Crazy]

I liked Paetzell aggressiveness at end of match.
Backfired in SV, but he seemed to wrestle fearless

 

[Abro1975]

Dip wins in consolation 12-8

Del Vec loses to Rappo 8-3

 

[RU93]

This is fun! Seeing the Scarlet Knights' tweeter to see the mat location, and watching the match. Good thing I got a trip monitor - otherwise, I would not be able to get any work done... Go RU!

 

[Abro1975]

3-3 after 1. Closer than I figured. Ashnault match

 

[Abro1975]

Pitt kid stalls but no calls

 

[Abro1975]

6-3 end of 2nd

 

[Abro1975]

Ashnault wins 14-5

 

[KidDagger]

Loved how AA went for the major at the end; Constant pressure!

 

[Jersey Boys]

Ash took over at the end. Can't stall your way to a win. Nice last minute major.