ISU vs. Drexel (Lineups and Predictions)

[SimpsonCyclone]

Drexel
125: Zack Fuentes/Tanner Shoap
133: Austin DeSanto
141: Julian Flores/Chandler Olson
149: Nick Widmann /Trevor Elfvin
157: Evan Barczak
165: Ebed Jarrell
174: Austin Rose
184: Owen Brooks
197: Stephen Loiseau
285: Sean O'Malley/ Vincenzo Pelusi

Iowa State
125: Jakob Allison (Johnathan Marmolejo - suspended)
133: Ian Parker/Markus Simmons
141: Kanen Storr
149: Gavin DeWitt (Jarrett Degen - injured) (Dante Rodriguez - suspended)
157: Chase Straw/Colston DiBlasi
165: ?? Are Breitenbach and St John still injured?
174: ?? Coleman is our best wrestler here but he is most definitely redshirting
184: Dane Pestano
197: Samuel Colbray
285: Marcus Harrington

Predictions
125: Fuentes
133: Toss Up (This will a FUN match to watch)
141: Storr
149: DeWitt
157: Straw
165: Jarrell (I don't know who we are rolling out there)
174: Rose (I don't know who we are rolling out there)
184: Pestano
197: Colbray
285: Harrington

ISU 23-12

 

[cyclonenation5]

DeSanto is a stud. Will be fun to see if Parker can slow him down. Ian has looked really tough so far.

Do we know that Degen won't wrestle Sunday? I know he was hurt for the Cyclone Open, but didn't know if anything more came out about his injury.

Not that the lower weights are set in stone and a bunch of world-beaters, but from 165 up there are a lot of questions that I hope can begin to be answered in this dual.

 

[SimpsonCyclone]

DeSanto is a stud. Will be fun to see if Parker can slow him down. Ian has looked really tough so far.

Do we know that Degen won't wrestle Sunday? I know he was hurt for the Cyclone Open, but didn't know if anything more came out about his injury.

Not that the lower weights are set in stone and a bunch of world-beaters, but from 165 up there are a lot of questions that I hope can begin to be answered in this dual.

Desanto and Parker will be action packed that's for sure. I think Dresser said at media day that he would be out for a few weeks with a rib injury..i doubt he's ready..plus Dewitt one the cyclone open and he deserves to be in the lineup on Sunday at least. I imagine Degen will be the starter by year's end.

 

[cywr89]

Not if Dante is still on the team. Seen both in practice and don't see a scenario where Degen beats Dante.

 

[buf87]

Logan is cleared to wrestle. Not sure if & where he would at though

 

[cyclonenation5]

Not if Dante is still on the team. Seen both in practice and don't see a scenario where Degen beats Dante.

Excited to see him back in action.

 

[HitItHard58]

125- Shoap/Fuentes MAJ Allison
133- Parker DEC Desanto (this is going to be awesome)
141- Storr WBF Flores/Olson
149- Dewitt DEC Elfvin/Widmann (Dewitt one of my new favorites after last weekend)
157- Straw MAJ Barczak
165- Jarrell DEC Breitenbach/St John (actually think Logan could pull it off but not sure what his status is so had to pick against him)
174- Rose MAJ Entzel
184- Pestano DEC Brooks
197- Loiseau DEC Colbray (prove me wrong Sammy pleeeeeease prove me wrong)
285- Harrington WBF O'Malley (think we'll see a whole new Marcus going up a class)

ISU 25 DU 14

 

[CyTwins]

Does Drexel have any ranked guys?

 

[SimpsonCyclone]

Not if Dante is still on the team. Seen both in practice and don't see a scenario where Degen beats Dante.

You also said the same thing about Simmons over Parker...
Guess we'll see...

 

[enisthemenace]

Does Drexel have any ranked guys?

I don’t know, but DeSanto is the kid who beat Spencer Lee in the PA state finals last year. Granted, Lee was wrestling on a bum leg, but that’s still impressive.

 

[buf87]

I think DeSanto & their Hwt are their top 2

 

[SimpsonCyclone]

I don’t know, but DeSanto is the kid who beat Spencer Lee in the PA state finals last year. Granted, Lee was wrestling on a bum leg, but that’s still impressive.

He also did a ton of other super impressive things other than beat Spencer Lee - He also straight up embarrassed Justin Mejia (a top ranked, 4x state champ from Cali - committed to Iowa, flipped to Illinois, back to Iowa, now I don't think he is anywhere?)

See below:

 

[HitItHard58]

I don’t know, but DeSanto is the kid who beat Spencer Lee in the PA state finals last year. Granted, Lee was wrestling on a bum leg, but that’s still impressive.

Then he majored Justin Mejia at the Pitt Classic. Desanto is a stud but so is Parker. Going to be a damn good match that will come down to the wire imo.

 

[HitItHard58]

I think DeSantos & their Hwt are their top 2

Goodhart is probably the heavy you're thinking of and they're most likely sending O'Malley out. Not sure why but their website has O'Malley listed as likely starter.

 

[Primetime26]

He also did a ton of other super impressive things other than beat Spencer Lee - He also straight up embarrassed Justin Mejia (a top ranked, 4x state champ from Cali - committed to Iowa, flipped to Illinois, back to Iowa, now I don't think he is anywhere?)

See below:

DeSanto teched his kid in 58 sec. last weekend. Kids got a motor.

 

[RossIAwrestle]

He also did a ton of other super impressive things other than beat Spencer Lee - He also straight up embarrassed Justin Mejia (a top ranked, 4x state champ from Cali - committed to Iowa, flipped to Illinois, back to Iowa, now I don't think he is anywhere?)

See below:

RE Mejia: Gray shirting at Illinois. Pretty sure he is living with IMar.A little ironic because I am pretty sure, but not 100% positive, the whole reason the Iowa verbal fell apart (the second time) was because he didn't want to gray shirt.

There was a little more to that story, but that was one of the sticking points that led him back to Illinois (again).

 

[isit]

Nervous at Hilton. Staring at the curtain. Fear we've been duped.

 

[SimpsonCyclone]

Not if Dante is still on the team. Seen both in practice and don't see a scenario where Degen beats Dante.

You also said the same thing about Simmons over Parker...
Guess we'll see...

Bump.

 

[cywr89]

Bump.

As I said in another thread, Degen never showed anything in off-season practice to think he could beat Rodriguez or have the day he had. Props to him and obviously he wrestles way better under the lights than in the room. I hope he can compete like this every week and becomes a fixture in the line-up the next 4 years.