South Beach Duals

[Big Bird]

NDSU travels to Florida for the South Beach duals. Opponents will include Cornell, North Carolina, Indiana, and West Virginia.

I think Cornell will beat us, but there is a pretty solid chance to win the three other duals. North Carolina should be favored but we have a clear path to victory.

Matches I'm most looking forward to:
Cornell:
Fleetwood vs Vito Arujau. Vito is an outstanding freshman and looks like the cut to 125 hasn't hurt him.
Cam Sykora vs Chaz Tcker. They've split low scoring matches and it'll be interesting to see who comes out on top in the rubber match. Both guys have taken a step forward this year. Tucker is very defensive and tough to score on. First takedown will be absolutely crucial in this one.
Cordell Eaton vs Ben Honis. Honis is solid and long, but not unbeatable. This is a match Cordell can win if he is smart with his shots and finishes quickly.
Brandon Metz vs Jeramy Sweany. Metz needs these wins if he is going to earn the B12 an extra AQ spot. Sweany is a 4 year starter and 2 x NCAA qualifier, but may have trouble with Metz' size and upper body technique.

West Virginia:
Cam Sykora vs Matthew Schmitt. Cam is 0-2 vs Schmitt and I'm hopeful he has closed the gap. Schmitt has good length and is solid in every position.
Cordell Eaton vs Noah Adams. Adams is a very good freshman who moves very well for his size and puts up a lot of points. This would be a very good win for Cordell and huge for B12 Tourney seeding.

North Carolina:
Andrew Fogarty vs Kennedy Monday. Monday is about as talented as they come, but his consistency isn't all that great.
Brandon Metz vs Correy Gilliand-Daniel. Daniel pinned Metz earlier this year, but it was because Metz tried to force a throw. I think this is winnable for Metz.

Indiana:
Gavin Sutton vs Cole Weaver. If Sutton is in the lineup, this will be a good test vs an NCAA qualifier.
Nick Knutson vs Jake Danishek. Danishek is a serviceable B10 starter, who has been Indiana's starter all four years and he qualified for NCAAs once. I think Knutson can win this one.

[RadioBison]

Andrew Fogarty vs Kennedy Monday. Monday is about as talented as they come, but his consistency isn't all that great.

Gavin Sutton vs Cole Weaver. If Sutton is in the lineup, this will be a good test vs an NCAA qualifier.

The UNC press release doesn't include Monday.

The NDSU press release doesn't include Sutton.

I couldn't find press releases for any of the other teams.

[RadioBison]

Here are line-ups that I scraped together. NDSU and UNC were the only press releases I could find, so it was a bit of a guessing game for the others. The rankings I used were Intermat/Flowresting.

NDSU
125 – #10/10 Brent Fleetwood (13-3) OR Paul Bianchi (1-3)
133 – #19/16 Cam Sykora (13-5)
141 – Sawyer Degen (8-8) OR Taylor Nein (0-0)
149 – Jaden Van Maanen (12-4)
157 – Nick Knutson (6-8)
165 – #17/17 Andrew Fogarty (8-2)
174 – Lorenzo De La Riva (10-6) OR Jesse Shearer 7-3)
184 – Tyler McNutt (7-6) OR Michael Otomo (6-3)
197 – Cordell Eaton (11-4)
285 – Brandon Metz (9-6) OR Dan Stibral (14-4)

Cornell
125 – #13/17 Vito Arujau
133 – #13/14 Chas Tucker
141 – #1/1 Yianni Diakomihalis
149 – Hunter Richard
157 – #18/NR Fredy Stroker
165 – Milik Dawkins
174 – #14/14 Brandon Womack
184 – #6/8 Max Dean
197 – Ben Honis
285 – Jeramy Sweany

Indiana
125 – Liam Cronin,Elijah Oliver
133 – Garrett Pepple
141 – #16/NR Cole Weaver
149 – Breyden Bailey, Michael De La Pena
157 – Jake Danishek
165 – Bryce Martin
174 – Jake Hinz
184 – Norman Conley
197 – Jake Kleimola
285 – Fletcher Miller

West Virginia
125 – KJ Fenstermacher,Joey Thomas
133 – Matthew Schmitt, Caleb Rea
141 – Luke Martin
149 – Christian Montserrat
157 – Zachary Moore
165 – Nick Kiussis
174 – Josh Ramirez
184 – Jackson Moomau, Hunter DeLong
197 – Noah Adams
285 – David Smith, Brandon Ngati

North Carolina
125 – Joe Heilmann
133 – James Szymanski,Gary Wayne Harding
141 – #NR/19 A.C. Headlee, Jaime Hernandez
149 – #5/5 Austin O’Connor
157 – Josh McClure, Sawyer Davidson
165 – Will MacDonald
174 – Devin Kane
184 – #11/10 Chip Ness
197 – Chasen Blair, Hunter Queen
285 – #15/16 Cory Daniel

[Christopher Moen]

The UNC press release doesn't include Monday.

The NDSU press release doesn't include Sutton.

I couldn't find press releases for any of the other teams.

FYI, Monday is the son of the great Kenny Monday. He's one of the main reasons I became a thrower - the other was being in Judo as a young kid and having a good sense of feel for throwing.

[Big Bird]

Thanks to the weather here, the team won't make it to the tourney on time to wrestle as scheduled. Instead, they'll just face Cornell later tomorrow and wrestle the other three duals on Sunday.

[Tony Almeida]

FYI, Monday is the son of the great Kenny Monday. He's one of the main reasons I became a thrower - the other was being in Judo as a young kid and having a good sense of feel for throwing.

He was my favorite wrestler growing up, I remember him winning the gold in the Seoul 1988 Olympics. The Seoul Olympics was very special to me.

[Duckdoc8088]

Thanks to the weather here, the team won't make it to the tourney on time to wrestle as scheduled. Instead, they'll just face Cornell later tomorrow and wrestle the other three duals on Sunday.

Don’t think they are going to wrestle Cornell now. You

[RadioBison]

Don’t think they are going to wrestle Cornell now. You

You are correct. We will face the other three teams tomorrow. https://gobison.com/news/2018/12/29/...-schedule.aspx

[Duckdoc8088]

��unfortunate but if we have to drop one that is the one. Cornell is a bit snobbish.. They were a little humbled last year when we beat them though. Best we can hope for with the blizzard fowling things up. The boys did make it about 1:45pm, so hopefully they can get a practice in and get acclimated. At least it’s not high altitude like Wyoming. ��

[bri-dog]

��unfortunate but if we have to drop one that is the one. Cornell is a bit snobbish.. They were a little humbled last year when we beat them though. Best we can hope for with the blizzard fowling things up. The boys did make it about 1:45pm, so hopefully they can get a practice in and get acclimated. At least it’s not high altitude like Wyoming. ��

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