Haven't heard that. Look of talk about a heavyweight, but haven't heard about Swopes.
Next Year's Line-up
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Whats wrong with Gadsen? He was the cornerstone of the upper weights in Jackson's first full class. I was expecting good things from him for years to come.
He got hurt back before Thanksgiving and didn't wrestle again in competition. He's not off the team or anything, just a durability question.
I'd really like to see Gadsen and Ward at 184/197 this next year (don't really care which one is at which weight) with Shafer there to step in if somebody gets hurt or if Gadsen pulls a Weatherman, and then Shafer stepping into the lineup full time after Ward graduates next year.
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My .02...
125 - Ryak Finch (i think he'll AA 4x)
133 - Cash/Schlosser/Goettl/Hunter/Pena (If Goettl can get down he'll be decent, if not a weak weight for us, if Schlosser makes it to ISU I say throw him in a get some time out of him, Pena is a true fresh and probably will RS but he is pretty talented, maybe Clark will transfer back)
141 - Goettl/Mayfield (thoughts are Mayfield may be able to get down, he wrestled decently last year for a walk-on)
149 - Cozart/Weatherman (rumor has it Weatherman may drop, he was too small this year for 157 Cozart was a 4xer for Brandon FL)
157 - Moreno/Weatherman (Moreno wrestled pretty good at 165 during his RS, and KJ is already on record stating he's going 157 he and St. John were decently close in high school.)
165 - Sorenson/Moreno/Spangler (hopefully Sorenson recorvers, i've heard his elbow keeps popping out and will require surgery, Spangler beat the runner-up this year so he has a legitimate shot at AA'ing)
174 - Spangler/England (England was about .500, if Sorenson is healthy Spangler will be here, he will be a AA contender at either weight IMO)
184 - Ward/Riley/Gadsen/Shafer - (rumor is Gadsen's the man at 197 which would mean Ward has to cut down to 184, Riley could develop into a good one, Ward could be great but also can be really bad)
197 - Gadsen/Hawes/Ward (Where-ever Gadsen is i think he's going to AA, maybe not but he's pretty athletic, Shafer showed improvement all year long, he was always able to takedown guys but just couldn't put it together for a whole match, i see him as being a guy like Curran)
HWT - Simonson/Gibson (can Gibson get his academics in order?? also rumor has it Simonson may forgoe his last year for vet school)
Overall we are still a very young team, but the upgrade in talent will be seen immediately. No longer will we have multiple weights w/ walk-ons starting. This is the true start of the KJ tenure. I think we'll be contending for a top 5 finish in des moines in 2013...
In the room, does anyone know if spangler beats England? Would be good if Spangler and Sorenson would go different weights and Sorenson stays healthy. Spangler does well at 174.
If Riley could have beat Shafer he would have been wrestling this year, didn't happen and Shafer is getting stronger.
Same with Hawes, didn't see much of him. Can't beat Ward/Gadsen at 197. Maybe Gadsen will go HWT? That guy is huge! Probably as big as Simonson now. Really like Simonson, hope rumor is false and that he will be well and back wrestling his senior year.
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I'm not privy to any insider information or anything, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say a guy with a win over the NCAA runner up and several other qualifiers is probably beating a guy going .500 in open tournaments.
The only weights I'm pretty certain of are
125 - Finch - 100% certain
165 - Sorenson - 90% certain
174 - Spangler - 70% certain
197 - Gadsen - 70% certain (only reason not 100% is because of Ward)
Hwt - Simonson 70% certain - 100% if he stays out and I think he will
125 - Finch - 100% certain
165 - Sorenson - 90% certain
174 - Spangler - 70% certain
197 - Gadsen - 70% certain (only reason not 100% is because of Ward)
Hwt - Simonson 70% certain - 100% if he stays out and I think he will
It's an interesting thought. There are rumors out there that Simonson has been accepted to Vet School and will not be with the team next year. If Ward could bulk up to a healthy 225, his quickness could be problematic for bigger hwts. His offensive "pace" is probably better suited for hwt.
That is interesting, I know the Simonson's and haven't talked to them since Nationals. I don't know the extent of the knee injury and vet school exceptance will have on his decision. How close are you to Algona ca4cy? I see you list North Central Iowa as your area.
I'm about 60 miles south and east of Algona.
I like Simonson's work ethic and think he could be an AA if he chooses to come back. That said, with the back problems and now the knee, I could see him being ready to move on to vet school and focusing on academics. The lifestyle these guys have to lead is unbelievable and I wouldn't blame him a bit if he feels that's what's best for him.
I'm from Algona and I think Kyle is getting very little if any scholarship money. If that's the case I wouldn't blame him, but to go from a walkon to a National Qualifier and put 4 years into the program and skip your senior year would have to be very tough.
Heard he will need surgery, not sure on the extent of surgery or what need to be repaired.
Algona 1980 - Wrestled Kevin Dresser in Sectionals, Districts, Conference. Got 2nd in all of them. Just didn't get 2nd to him at State, darn. Ran around with Mitch Leonard a lot in earlier years.