Weight by weight grades:
125- D: Mackall has wrestled Schwarm enough to know to stay out of the cradle. Disappointing match but he was battling back from the flu, so will avoid giving him an F here. I am confident Mackall will switch that result come big 12s (similar to last year)
133- B: Solid hard nose performance by Todd. I was even more impressed by his tank after back to back weigh ins from the night before. Todd is starting to come on and I am excited to see how he performs in March.
141- A-: Ian just continues to build on a very good year. Pretty much dominated #12 Blockus from UNI. Still a month left, but if Ian can stay healthy he is an AA contender.
149- B: Degen is a tough s.o.b. First time he has taken Thomsen to OT and is closing the gap. At this point I'm just hoping he can find a way to AA with one arm, but I know he will fight every minute to make it on the podium.
157- N/A: We just need Carr back. Hoping Stotts can continue to develop, but this could be a hole next year if Carr goes up a weight.
165- B: Gutsy effort from Chase on senior night. Was the aggressor all match and got it done in OT. Wish he would've won in regulation, but happy he got a win on senior night.
174- A+: Well done Sammy and way to prove 99% of this board (including myself) wrong. Keep up with solid weight management, continue to push the pace and Sammy will be trouble for a lot of 174 guys come March.
184- C+: Marcus fought the entire match and kept on the attack. Lujan is just on another level right now. Wish he could've kept it to a decision though.
197- B-: Good win for Joel, but think he could've majored that guy if he stayed on his attack. But a win is a win and he is continuing to progress.
Hwt- A: Gannon continues to improve and is widening the gap with Isley. Dominating win for a guy he has essentially split with his college career. Gannon is going to be a low AA contender come March.
Overall- B+ Probably shouldn't have been as close as it was, but very excited we got the win without our best wrestler and with giving up 6 at 125. Really like the direction the team is heading and can't wait for NCAAs!