Anthony Valencia - best 0x AA ever?

[MDogg 273]

Assuming he doesn’t get another year.

[Tommy Payan 46]

Anthony is a RS Junior this year.

[KCMO2 593]

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Edited March 13 by KCMO2
I misread the original post. My bad!

[Cradle1 232]

Not even close. List the biggest wins of his career.  I think you’re going on his rep from five years ago he’s lost almost every key match since.

[MDogg 273]

2 minutes ago, Tommy Payan said:

Anthony is a RS Junior this year.

He and Zahid graduated HS the same year (2015). Hence my “if he doesn’t get another year” caveat. Did he already apply and get a 6th year?

[MDogg 273]

1 minute ago, Cradle1 said:

Not even close. List the biggest wins of his career.  I think you’re going on his rep from five years ago he’s lost almost every key match since.

You’re probably right. A better name for this thread would’ve been “best HS wrestler to compete all 5 (maybe 6) years in college and never AA.”

In the last domestic tournament (albeit freestyle) he ever wrestled before stepping foot on ASU’s campus he teched Isaiah Martinez. And that was after IMar had spent a full redshirt season in a college room training with Mark Perry. 

[Cradle1 232]

Just now, MDogg said:

You’re probably right. A better name for this thread would’ve been “best HS wrestler to compete all 5 (maybe 6) years in college and never AA.”

In the last domestic tournament (albeit freestyle) he ever wrestled before stepping foot on ASU’s campus he teched Isaiah Martinez. And that was after IMar had spent a full redshirt season in a college room training with Mark Perry. 

Actually if you recall he teched him twice back to back!  Who would’ve guessed after that match that Martinez would be up four time finalist and Valencia a zero time AA.  (I don’t care if he does get another year they could give him 10 more years and he will never AA). This is a guy who has been majored twice by Bryce Steiert. 

[MDogg 273]

1 minute ago, Cradle1 said:

Actually if you recall he teched him twice back to back!  Who would’ve guessed after that match that Martinez would be up four time finalist and Valencia a zero time AA.  (I don’t care if he does get another year they could give him 10 more years and he will never AA). This is a guy who has been majored twice by Bryce Steiert. 

And the freshman version of Imar was the most dangerous folkstyle version of Imar IMO. Averaged 17 points a match. Totally inconceivable that 5 months prior he’d get teched back to back by a high school kid who would go on to compete healthy all 5-6 years and never AA.

[Cradle1 232]

1 minute ago, MDogg said:

And the freshman version of Imar was the most dangerous folkstyle version of Imar IMO. Averaged 17 points a match. Totally inconceivable that 5 months prior he’d get teched back to back by a high school kid who would go on to compete healthy all 5-6 years and never AA.

It’s true he was an animal as a freshman you could lateral drop him to his back and he would come out with the takedown somehow- This literally happened in a big match I think it might’ve been against Ness at Big Ten

[MDogg 273]

Just now, Cradle1 said:

It’s true he was an animal as a freshman you could lateral drop him to his back and he would come out with the takedown somehow- This literally happened in a big match I think it might’ve been against Ness at Big Ten

Big 10 finals match against Ness. Ness lat dropped him so hard he (Ness) left his feet. They showed a replay of it in slow motion and none of their 4 feet were on the ground.

[stp 537]

17 minutes ago, MDogg said:

You’re probably right. A better name for this thread would’ve been “best HS wrestler to compete all 5 (maybe 6) years in college and never AA.”

 

My vote goes for Max Thomusseit.  He had a mental block whenever he got to the blood round.

 

Four-time NCAA qualifier, 2015 ACC Champion, 2013 EWL Champion, 2014 ACC Runner-Up, 2011 EWL Runner-Up, 2011 EWL Freshman of the Year

Career: 91-27 record with 10 falls, three tech falls and 21 major decisions...NCAA qualifier in 2011, '13, '14 & '15 ... three appearances in the Round of 12 at the NCAA Championships ... 2015 ACC Champion ... 2014 ACC Runner-Up ... EWL Champion at 184 pounds in 2013 ... Runner-Up at the EWL Tournament in 2011 ... named the 2011 EWL Freshman of the Year

Edited March 13 by stp

[MDogg 273]

5 minutes ago, MDogg said:

Big 10 finals match against Ness. Ness lat dropped him so hard he (Ness) left his feet. They showed a replay of it in slow motion and none of their 4 feet were on the ground.

https://m.facebook.com/FloWrestling/videos/1620985644621931/

One of my all time favorite matches. I don’t see all 4 feet off the ground but still an unreal lat drop. What a highlight video.

[MDogg 273]

In case last link didn’t work 

[malcolmJfromPA 23]

Id would say Brock Zachral.

[Molsen 123]

57 minutes ago, MDogg said:

He and Zahid graduated HS the same year (2015). Hence my “if he doesn’t get another year” caveat. Did he already apply and get a 6th year?

Pretty sure Anthony had an Olympic and regular redshirt where zahid did not.

[Plasmodium 1,516]

So many dudes won well over a hundred matches and didn't aa.  Richie Lewis won a university gold. No aa.  

[Antitroll2828 484]

Rich Perry was pretty good and never AAed

Edited March 13 by Antitroll2828

[Aviator12 196]

Bo Jordan is up there. Still can’t believe he didn’t get one.

[DocBZ 82]

Bo Jordan 2nd, 3rd, 3rd and 5th place finisher.

[LJB 1,335]

anthony is the biggest ball bag ever... watching him slap at perry at the open like he was a WNBA center was the last straw for me...

[Mokoma 265]

2 minutes ago, Aviator12 said:

Bo Jordan is up there. Still can’t believe he didn’t get one.

What?  Bo was a 4X all American.

[Cradle1 232]

1 hour ago, MDogg said:

In case last link didn’t work 

 Every bit as good as I remembered  it.  Just amazing.

[tommygun 52]

Ness was so fun to watch.  The sport needs more guys like him!  

[Cradle1 232]

25 minutes ago, tommygun said:

Ness was so fun to watch.  The sport needs more guys like him!  

You also had Ian Miller in this era who may be my all time favorite wrestler to watch- between him, Ness, and Martinez there were some fireworks.

[vsnej 190]

3 minutes ago, Cradle1 said:

You also had Ian Miller in this era who may be my all time favorite wrestler to watch- between him, Ness, and Martinez there were some fireworks.

Love me some Ian Miller, was a gamer