General Wrestling thread

ugarte · November 20, 2009, 09:46:30 PM

Any clue why Perelli wrestled for Nickerson? Before the match, Koll said that he thought it might come down to Nickerson getting bonus points and he was right. Also surprised that Basting wrestled for Kerber. Any clue about that one?

Jacob '06 · November 20, 2009, 09:58:17 PM

Quote from: ugarteAny clue why Perelli wrestled for Nickerson? Before the match, Koll said that he thought it might come down to Nickerson getting bonus points and he was right. Also surprised that Basting wrestled for Kerber. Any clue about that one?

The redcast didn't come on until after 125, so I don't think anyone knows. My best guess was to keep him fresh for the tournament, but I guess if Koll said that, he was counting on Nickerson tonight. We'll have to wait for word from the coaches.

EDIT: Another possibility is that maybe he didn't make weight.

Al DeFlorio · November 20, 2009, 10:19:45 PM

Quote from: Jacob '06
Quote from: ugarteAny clue why Perelli wrestled for Nickerson? Before the match, Koll said that he thought it might come down to Nickerson getting bonus points and he was right. Also surprised that Basting wrestled for Kerber. Any clue about that one?

The redcast didn't come on until after 125, so I don't think anyone knows. My best guess was to keep him fresh for the tournament, but I guess if Koll said that, he was counting on Nickerson tonight. We'll have to wait for word from the coaches.

EDIT: Another possibility is that maybe he didn't make weight.

Someone posted in the Cornell forum on Wrestling Report that Nick didn't make weight. Don't know about Kerber. He did the commentary on what little of Redcast was shown.

Al DeFlorio · November 21, 2009, 07:18:07 AM

Today's Ithaca Journal article says Nickerson was "sick" and Kerber has an "infected meniscus."

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20091120/SPORTS03/911200413/Terps+wrestlers+rally+late+to+stun+Big+Red

ugarte · November 21, 2009, 08:04:20 AM

Quote from: Al DeFlorioToday's Ithaca Journal article says Nickerson was "sick" and Kerber has an "infected meniscus."

http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20091120/SPORTS03/911200413/Terps+wrestlers+rally+late+to+stun+Big+Red

In the post-match report from Coach Koll, he said that Kerber is recovering from minor knee surgery but will be ready in early December. He didn't say anything about Nickerson but implied that neither of them will be wrestling today either. "Sick" and "didn't make weight" aren't necessarily inconsistent, if Troy's illness meant that he wasn't able to bring himself down to fighting weight but was willing to try, with Perrelli ready to go if he couldn't make it.

Edit: The IJ comes right out of the box with "Terripans"? Did the writer assume that terrapin wasn't a word so it wouldn't be in the spellchecker? And Basting didn't win 4-0 at 184, he lost at 165 (Bosak won at 184),

ugarte · November 24, 2009, 01:55:20 PM

Cool video: Freshman Kyle Dake's takedown of #4 and returning All-American Alex Krom in the dual meet: http://www.flowrestling.org/videos/coverage/view_video/235898-09-10-dirty-flo-takedown-of-the-week/214974-dirty-dake

Al DeFlorio · November 24, 2009, 04:42:59 PM

Quote from: ugarteCool video: Freshman Kyle Dake's takedown of #4 and returning All-American Alex Krom in the dual meet: http://www.flowrestling.org/videos/coverage/view_video/235898-09-10-dirty-flo-takedown-of-the-week/214974-dirty-dake

That was an amazing move. Dake came close to pulling that move off at least twice before in the match, but couldn't quite do it.

Jacob '06 · November 24, 2009, 05:10:14 PM

Quote from: Al DeFlorio
Quote from: ugarteCool video: Freshman Kyle Dake's takedown of #4 and returning All-American Alex Krom in the dual meet: http://www.flowrestling.org/videos/coverage/view_video/235898-09-10-dirty-flo-takedown-of-the-week/214974-dirty-dake
That was an amazing move. Dake came close to pulling that move off at least twice before in the match, but couldn't quite do it.

It seems like he was probably doing a lot of Greco-Roman training in the offseason with all the double underhooks he was trying. I'll be interested to see if he sticks with that style throughout the season/his college career. You really don't see people at the lower weights trying throws and such that much in college.

Al DeFlorio · November 24, 2009, 05:42:41 PM

Quote from: ugarteCool video: Freshman Kyle Dake's takedown of #4 and returning All-American Alex Krom in the dual meet: http://www.flowrestling.org/videos/coverage/view_video/235898-09-10-dirty-flo-takedown-of-the-week/214974-dirty-dake

Flowrestling has video of all the Cornell-Maryland matches here: http://www.flowrestling.org/videos/coverage/view/235970-maryland-at-cornell

Mack Lewnes at 174 looks in rare form wrestling the #4-ranked wrestler in the country.

bernie · December 05, 2009, 03:27:36 PM

a story about 2010 recruiting classes - cornell ranked #5

http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/5948

Al DeFlorio · December 05, 2009, 04:19:49 PM

Cornell trailing first-place Ohio State by one (118.5-117.5) going into the championship round tonight (6pm EST) of the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas. Mike Grey (133) and Mack Lewnes (174) are in the finals for Cornell. tOSU has three wrestlers in the finals. Oklahoma is third with 109.5 but has only one wrestling tonight.

Troy Nickerson, Justin Kerber, and Josh Arnone were not entered.

Al DeFlorio · December 05, 2009, 07:28:18 PM

Lewnes wins; Grey loses; tOSU wins one of their three and wins the championship by one.::cuss::

ugarte · December 06, 2009, 11:26:53 PM

Quote from: Al DeFlorioLewnes wins; Grey loses; tOSU wins one of their three and wins the championship by one.::cuss::

Kyle Dake loses the semifinal and the 3d place match to higher rated wrestlers (including #1 Reece Humphrey) in SV. He is going to be awesome. That's my takeaway from this tournament; that and great performances from Frank Perrelli (still filling in at 125) and Steve Bosak.

Jim Hyla · December 06, 2009, 11:52:18 PM

I didn't see this posted. David Auble to be inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame. There was an IJ article, but it's archived.

ugarte · December 08, 2009, 11:19:24 AM

Quote from: Coach Rob Koll's Las Vegas UpdateSorry it took me an extra day to get this update out. We took the redeye back and I expected to write it on the plane flight back. Unfortunately Delta Airlines chose to play on evil joke upon me by wedging me between Damion Hahn and Taylor Moore. I attempted to reach my computer, which was under my seat, but my arms were tightly pinned to my side by Damion and Taylor's massive girth. Taylor prides himself on his weight gain now that he has moved up to 285. Damion on the other hand still claims to be hovering around 200 lbs. This claim is accurate however it is based on what he would weigh on the planet Mars. Despite terrible travel, 28 hours of travel time to get there and a redeye back, the team wrestled very well finishing a point shy of first place.

125 Frank Perrelli (So.)

Frank placed fifth and won four matches along the way. His two losses were to returning All-Americans. Frank has great speed and is developing into one of the country's finest 125 pound wrestlers. At the beginning of the season our goal for Frank was to develop his riding skills. I was pleased to see Frank get ridding time in all four of his victories.

133 Mike Grey (Jr.)

Mike dominated the competition up to the finals. In the finals Mike lost a close 5-3 decision. Mike also has been working on his top work and it showed as he also gained ridding time in all four of his victories. In order for Mike to get back to the podium in March he needs to continue to improve on top and continue to improve his attacks from the ties. In the past he has struggled when he attacks from too far outside. He has done a much better job this year and he will continue to improve.

141 Kyle Dake (Fr.)

Kyle showed that he is as capable as anyone in his weight class of winning the NCAA title. He did lose two overtime matches this weekend. One was to the returning national runner-up and the other to an opponent he had already beaten in the tournament. He also defeated a 2x All-American who is currently the #3 ranked wrestler in the US. I am not saying he will win the title, only he has the ability to win it this year. Considering he is only a freshman I see no reason why he will not continue to improve throughout the season.

149 Corey Manson (Jr.)

Corey is wrestling much better this year up a weight at 149. He went 3-2 in the tournament, beating a couple very good wrestlers in the process. Corey needs to improve on top and bottom. He is a strong as an ox but still struggles against leg riders. Over the next month he will be working on bottom and hopefully by the Southern Scuffle we will see improvement in this area.

157 Derek Schreiner (So.) & 165 Cody Hutcheson (Fr.)

Derek and Cody both went winless in their first significant college tournament. These two are physically very powerful young men who need to see a great deal more competition.

John Basting will be back in the line-up at 157 for the Southern Scuffle. John is a natural 157 pound wrestler and was wrestling behind DJ Meagher. John went up to 165 for the Maryland match when Justin Kerber injured his knee. Justin is back on the mats but only had a couple practices under his belt and we did not believe he was prepared to wrestle in Las Vegas. He will wrestle at the Scuffle, our next competition. It is unlikely that Meagher will be able to return to the mats due to suffering another concussion in the Body Bar tournament. He has had a couple and we hope that an extended period of rest will allow him to ultimately return to the mats.

174 Mack Lewnes (Jr.)

Mack won five matches on his way to the title. None of these matches were particularly close. Mack has not had an offensive point scored on his thus far and I would not be surprised if he does not have one scored on him the entire season.

184 Steve Bosak

Steve is 13-3 on the season and quickly establishing himself as on the top 184 pound wrestlers in the US. He placed fifth but this could have easily been higher as he let one match slip away in OT. Steve wrestles at a ridiculously fast pace and I expect he will improve greatly as he continues to wrestle himself into better shape.

197 Cam Simaz (So.)

It is hard to be disappointed in Cam's third place finish. Although he did get upset in the quarter-finals he came back to take third by pinning or tech falling five of his opponents. Cam makes adjustments faster than anyone I have ever coached. After his lose I asked him to focus on defense. He was giving up his legs too much and once his opponent got to his legs he did not punish his opponent. Over the next couple matches came made everyone who touched his legs "pay the price". Although I seldom believe in losses are a good thing, I will make an exception in this case. Cam is one hundred percent better defensively this year than last but this is still one of his weaknesses. After this weekend it is much less weak.

285 Taylor Moore (Sr.)

Taylor scored a fall but then dropped his next two matches. We need Taylor to develop quickly due to the absence of Josh Arnone. I expect to get Josh back for the Southern Scuffle and National Duals but he will be used sparingly.

All the best and no spell check! -Rob