USA depth for Olympic Weights

[lu1979 220]

The US has a very deep bench for FS wrestling now.  I would expect that each weight will probably have 10 to 14 wrestlers qualify for the Olympic trials tournament.  There will be quite a few good wrestlers who don't make it to the tournament.  I am going to lay out some weights with a list of guys who will be contending for the tournament spots.  Most guys I have just taken an edjucated guess at they will compete. A few guys I have put in multiple weights - obviously they will be picking one soon.

 

	Weight 57kg			Weight 65kg			Weight 74kg
1	D Fix		1	Z Retherford		1	J Burroughs
2	S Lee		2	Y Diakamaholis		2	K Dake
3	T Gilman		3	J Oliver		3	I Martinez
4	N Garret		4	F Molinaro		4	M Hall
5	T Graff		5	J Eierman		5	M Lewis
6	J Colon		6	J McKenna		6	J Nolf
7	N Megaludis		7	B J Futrell		7	J Green
8	Nato		8	J Chamberlain		8	D Carr
9	D Cruz		9	S Gross		9	C Martstellar
10	V Arrujau		10	D Demas		10	Vi Joseph
11	N Suriano		11	A Pico		11	A Marinelli
12	Z Sanders		12	D Heil		12	Log Massa
13	J Rodriguez		13	M Kolodzik		13	R Deakin
14	Z Richards		14	B Sorenson		14	H Hidlay
15	J Mueller		15	K Storr		15	T Gant
16	J Delgado		16	J Ness		16	A Valencia
17	F Perelli		17			17
18	Cory Clark		18			18

 

	Weight 86kg			Weight 97kg			Weight 125kg
1	J Cox		1	K Snyder		1	N Gwizdowski
2	D Taylor		2	J Cox		2	G Steveson
3	A Deringer		3	Bo Nickal		3	M Parris
4	Z Valencia		4	K Gadsen		4	A Coon
5	Bo Nickal		5	Ty Walz		5	D Bradley
6	P Downey		6	A Cassar		6	T Nelson
7	N Heflin		7	G Kerklievet		7	J Varner
8	K Moore		8	K Moore		8	A Cassar
9	S Brooks		9	J Kasper		9	G Kerklievet
10	M Machiovell		10	P Brucki		10	J Woods
11	M Martin		11	T Sloan		11	T Hall
12	T Hidlay		12	Z Elam		12	B Telford
13	A Brooks		13	J Warner		13	Hemida
14	H Zilmer		14	AJ Ferrari		14	D White
15	N Reenan					15	N Nevills
16	M Dean
17	D Foster
18	N Jackson
19	L DePrez
20	L Davison

There is a lot of talent in those lists that won't make it into the Olympic trials tourney.  I am sure I missed/overlooked some wrestlers who deserve to be mentioned.  Can't wait to follow the drama.

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I’d stick Amine in there at 7th. Lower than he placed at worlds. 

[lu1979 220]

19 minutes ago, scribe said:

I’d stick Amine in there at 7th. Lower than he placed at worlds. 

Well that would be harsh to put him below Downey.  I mean he did just beat the guy who teched PD3.

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I’d move Downey down to 12-14th

[Keisha_Phillips 10]

Gross is a confirmed 57KG from his twitter.

[PSUMike 427]

Can probably add Abounader to team USA after the BS this weekend. 

[lu1979 220]

1 hour ago, PSUMike said:

Can probably add Abounader to team USA after the BS this weekend. 

Abounader really got screwed by that move by Lebanon.  He had an incredibly lucky draw if you don't consider the Israel boycott crap.  Abounader would have had a great shot at making the finals on that side of the bracket had he been allowed to compete.  Does anyone have any info on how they made him forfeit?  Couldn't he just say screw it and go out and wrestle without the coach or support of the Lebanon wrestling organization?  It's not like he is an Iranian - he doesn't have to go back there and live in Lebanon.   If I were to add him in that list (can he compete for the US now?) I think he would be in the top 10 to 15 area.

[AZ_wrestling 73]

I’m wondering if any of the young guns who’ve recently had success at juniors can make a serious run. Vito, Carr, Parris. 

[Graverobber 35]

6 hours ago, scribe said:

I’d stick Amine in there at 7th. Lower than he placed at worlds. 

Should he be listed in this list? Then also micic should be listed in 57kg

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[JasonBryant 1,481]

3 hours ago, lu1979 said:

Abounader really got screwed by that move by Lebanon.  He had an incredibly lucky draw if you don't consider the Israel boycott crap.  Abounader would have had a great shot at making the finals on that side of the bracket had he been allowed to compete.  Does anyone have any info on how they made him forfeit?  Couldn't he just say screw it and go out and wrestle without the coach or support of the Lebanon wrestling organization?  It's not like he is an Iranian - he doesn't have to go back there and live in Lebanon.   If I were to add him in that list (can he compete for the US now?) I think he would be in the top 10 to 15 area.

He was scheduled to take a trip to Lebanon with his family after the Worlds. They have property and relatives there. Lebanon's wrestling organization is basically just one guy in an office. They didn't do much, if anything, to work with Dom. I feel bad for the guy. When I interviewed him in April, he said he was very proud of his family heritage and trying to help create a sports legacy, but it was a major pain. I hope he can find some type of opportunity and get a transfer waiver or something (if such a thing exists). 

[lu1979 220]

5 hours ago, Graverobber said:

Should he be listed in this list? Then also micic should be listed in 57kg

No he would not be on the list as long as he is competing for another country - Scribe was just saying where he would be IF he was wrestling for the USA.  

[77again 27]

The depth of these weights are stunning.

Example, 285. At 6,7,8, 9 Nelson, Varner, Cassar, Kerkvliet. The other weights are just as deep or deeper.

I don't ever recall the U.S. being so stacked with talent.

[nhs67 374]

Where does Pantaleo and Deakin land?

Also I don't see how Sorensen makes 143  I see him going 163.

[nhs67 374]

Metcalf at 65kg.

[nhs67 374]

Just now, nhs67 said:

Where does Pantaleo and Deakin land?

Also I don't see how Sorensen makes 143  I see him going 163.

Scratch Deakin. See him.

[Keisha_Phillips 10]

1 hour ago, nhs67 said:

Where does Pantaleo and Deakin land?

Also I don't see how Sorensen makes 143  I see him going 163.

Pantaleo is going 65kg, it will be interesting to see how he does.

[nhs67 374]

12 minutes ago, Keisha_Phillips said:

Pantaleo is going 65kg, it will be interesting to see how he does.

How? How can he make 65kg?

[nhs67 374]

13 minutes ago, Keisha_Phillips said:

Pantaleo is going 65kg, it will be interesting to see how he does.

How? How can he make 65kg?

Jokes aside... Pantaleo is a very Italian name. He looks very Italian...

[Keisha_Phillips 10]

Just now, nhs67 said:

How? How can he make 65kg?

Jokes aside... Pantaleo is a very Italian name. He looks very Italian...

Not sure how, but he claims he is going down.  Him vs Frank would be a great match to watch. 

[nhs67 374]

44 minutes ago, Keisha_Phillips said:

Not sure how, but he claims he is going down.  Him vs Frank would be a great match to watch. 

They've wrestled. Frank beat him decisively.

[vsnej 173]

Got to put Ashnault in the 70kg mix

[nhs67 374]

10 hours ago, vsnej said:

Got to put Ashnault in the 70kg mix

65kg*

[PSUMike 427]

On 9/23/2019 at 11:16 PM, lu1979 said:

Abounader really got screwed by that move by Lebanon.  He had an incredibly lucky draw if you don't consider the Israel boycott crap.  Abounader would have had a great shot at making the finals on that side of the bracket had he been allowed to compete.  Does anyone have any info on how they made him forfeit?  Couldn't he just say screw it and go out and wrestle without the coach or support of the Lebanon wrestling organization?  It's not like he is an Iranian - he doesn't have to go back there and live in Lebanon.   If I were to add him in that list (can he compete for the US now?) I think he would be in the top 10 to 15 area.

Reading between the lines, I think he was fearful of repercussions for the family he still has there. 

[Ogalthorpe Haywood 206]

On 9/24/2019 at 2:56 AM, JasonBryant said:

He was scheduled to take a trip to Lebanon with his family after the Worlds. They have property and relatives there. Lebanon's wrestling organization is basically just one guy in an office. They didn't do much, if anything, to work with Dom. I feel bad for the guy. When I interviewed him in April, he said he was very proud of his family heritage and trying to help create a sports legacy, but it was a major pain. I hope he can find some type of opportunity and get a transfer waiver or something (if such a thing exists). 

I couldn’t disagree more, he wrestled for Lebanon because he virtually had no shot at making the American team. Imo he shouldn’t ever get a chance to wrestle for team USA. He chose to represent a country with questionable politics and it bit him in the ass. But we should feel bad for him? I don’t think so 

[nhs67 374]

1 hour ago, Ogalthorpe Haywood said:

I couldn’t disagree more, he wrestled for Lebanon because he virtually had no shot at making the American team. Imo he shouldn’t ever get a chance to wrestle for team USA. He chose to represent a country with questionable politics and it bit him in the ass. But we should feel bad for him? I don’t think so 

Quit being a chump.

The Russians are exporting left and right nowadays. The only other country that can come close to their depth is us. We need to export when and where we can to try to bump some of their toons off.

Unless you'd rather have US folks have truly one rep where the Ruskies have 8 or 9, because that is the path they're taking.