NOTEBOOK: 2016-17 Iowa State wrestling preview

[ChrisMWilliams]

Kroegs covered wrestling media day today for us. Here's his season preview.

 

[isuska]

So by all accounts and videos from media day, the lineup looks something like this:

125: Larson/Simmons/Marmolejo
133: Hall/Boston
141: Moreno/Meeks
149: Straw/Briceno
157: Rodriguez-Spencer/DiBlasi
165: Pestano/Breitenbach(?)
174: Weatherspoon
184: Downey
197: Harrington
285: Smith

 

[cywr89]

So by all accounts and videos from media day, the lineup looks something like this:

125: Larson/Simmons/Marmolejo
133: Hall/Boston
141: Moreno/Meeks
149: Straw/Briceno
157: Rodriguez-Spencer/DiBlasi
165: Pestano/Breitenbach(?)
174: Weatherspoon
184: Downey
197: Harrington
285: Smith

Breitenbach is out for awhile with a staph infection. They will probably have Nado at 157 and diBlasi at 165 to start season. Once Dane is down they both will most likely move down. The line-up will probably not be set until after Midlands.

 

[isuska]

Breitenbach is out for awhile with a staph infection. They will probably have Nado at 157 and diBlasi at 165 to start season. Once Dane is down they both will most likely move down. The line-up will probably not be set until after Midlands.

Okay, I was wondering why Breitenbach didn't get mentioned during any interviews.

 

[isumellie]

Here is the projected lineup from the notes from Media Day

125: Larson or Simmons
133: Hall or Boston
141: Moreno
149: Straw or Meeks
157: RRS or DeBlasi
165: Pestano or Breitenbach
174: Weatherspoon
184: Downey
197: Harrington
HWT: Smith

 

[cyclonenation5]

Hope Simmons can stay down at 25 following this season, he'd be really long for that weight.

 

[buf87]

Heard Simmons is struggling with the cut

 

[Judoka]

Heard Simmons is struggling with the cut

I noticed Dane said he hadn't actually tried a test cut down to 165 yet. Hope the last pounds aren't too tough on his strength/conditioning as well.

 

[HGoat]

Any idea on whether Gabe and Lelund will be able to go at the beginning of the season? I know they are both coming off surgeries.

Our lineup could look a lot different at the beginning of the year than it will at the end..