Match thoughts:
125 - Robinson has yet to score a TD on EV in 4 matches. EV wins for a 5th time at ACCs
133 - Seidel is just unbelievable. Can’t wait to see him make a run to the podium at NCAAs
141 - Jack is not wrestling well this season but he handled Crook for the 7th time. Good on Crook, though to keeping it to just a decision
149 - Gaj just keeps getting better and he is an absolute Hammer on top. 2 straight matches he has avenged losses in wins over top10 guys. Huge, dominant win by Gaj over a strong opponent.
157 - Miller understood the assignment
165 - Denny is having a very strong season, so not surprising it was a close loss despite Burtons MD in their early season first match. Burton will learn from this but maybe he’s 174 next season. He’s big.
174 - match MVP ought to go to Sergio. Singleton is no joke and he was 2 seconds of riding time away from forcing SV. Great match by Sergio
184 - I thought Bullock wrestled well in a very critical match. Great ride for the victory.
197 - Sasso will let anyone in on his legs. Not sure what his strategy is. But boy he gritted that out after being down 10-6. Hope he can grow on this one.
285 - Trumble is putting distance on a lot of guys. He’s really tough and likely is in the finals at NCAAs this year. Mullen is still figuring things out at heavyweight.
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6mo
It was a key difference maker last night.
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6mo
win.
I will say State did better at 184 and 197 than I expected... but, given we were heavy favorites at 157 and favorites to win 184 and 197, the State faithful had to not like their chances after the first 4 matches.
If I were State, I would have wanted to start in the middle of the lineup. Glad they started at 125.
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6mo
might send out Church instead of Burton. Church may lose but we were in control & save Burton’s last match to preserve his redshirt for OK ST or UNC…
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6mo
against NCS. Could have sworn EV had a takedown against VR in that one. I could be wrong though.
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6mo
Which is true. Eddie has one in every match vs VR.
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6mo
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6mo
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6mo
like I thought he would. Mid-late season last year he was on a tear and I thought he would overtake Pitzer and Trumble and never look back.
That has certainly not happened. We need better athletes in the SERTC upper weights to push these guys to develop, IMO.
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6mo
stronger, faster, leaner, and more agile. Jimmy is an amazing athlete in his own way, but his muscle tone just isn’t the same. I’m no athletic trainer or dietician, but it just looks to me that he could take the next step with training.
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