Topic ID: 8266 | 36 Posts
Teams:
EAST National Qualifying Group (9)
Calumet College of St. Joseph IN
Campbellsville KY
Cumberland TN
Cumberlands KY
Indiana Tech
Lindsey Wilson KY
Missouri Baptist
Shorter GA
Truett-McConnell GA
I believe Campbellsville and Lindsey Wilson should battle for the championship.
What are your thoughts. Teams to watch, wrestlers to watch.
East Group
Weight Class Rank First Name Last Name School
125 1 Larone Madison Cumberlands (Ky.)
125 2 Gabriel Roman Missouri Baptist
125 3 Deteoreious Prayther Missouri Baptist
125 4 Andre Sanders Indiana Tech
125 5 Conner Hughes Indiana Tech
125 6 Jarvis Elam Campbellsville (Ky.)
133 1 Tim Thurston Campbellsville (Ky.)
133 2 Keith Klink Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
133 3 Travis Barroquillo Indiana Tech
133 4 Jacob McCombs Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
133 5 gabriel miller Truett‐McConnell (Ga.)
133 6 Chris Padilla Missouri Baptist
141 1 Tommy Pretty Campbellsville (Ky.)
141 2 Chris Teague Campbellsville (Ky.)
141 3 DaMonte Riley Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
141 4 Isaac Thomas Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
141 5 Martin Rubalcaba Missouri Baptist
141 6 Joshua Rinehart Shorter (Ga.)
149 1 Anthonie Linares Cumberlands (Ky.)
149 2 Matt Milton Campbellsville (Ky.)
149 3 Esmond Ford Missouri Baptist
149 4 Reece Lefever Indiana Tech
149 5 Robert Collum Shorter (Ga.)
149 6 Michael Gonzalez Cumberland (Tenn.)
157 1 Uxsunn Ramirez Missouri Baptist
157 2 Charles Pingleton Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
157 3 Conor Young Campbellsville (Ky.)
157 4 Nick waldrop Campbellsville (Ky.)
157 5 Gregory Lane Shorter (Ga.)
157 6 Jacob Shirley Cumberland (Tenn.)
165 1 Wally Figaro Shorter (Ga.)
165 2 Zachary Barkett Cumberlands (Ky.)
165 3 Eziekiel Hunt Cumberland (Tenn.)
165 4 paul gryniuk Campbellsville (Ky.)
165 5 James Haywood Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
165 6 Kafuba Donzon Indiana Tech
174 1 Joseph Stephens Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
174 2 Josh Ashbrook Campbellsville (Ky.)
174 3 Raleigh Abbott Shorter (Ga.)
174 4 Tanner Martin Indiana Tech
174 5 Andrew Carter‐Johnson Missouri Baptist
174 6 Justin Jenkins Missouri Baptist
184 1 Weston Keleher Missouri Baptist
184 2 Cody Linton Cumberland (Tenn.)
184 3 Allen Scruggs Campbellsville (Ky.)
184 4 Dustin Boyd Indiana Tech
184 5 patrick blankenbeker Truett‐McConnell (Ga.)
184 6 Scott Stewart Cumberland (Tenn.)
197 1 Jamelle Jones Campbellsville (Ky.)
197 2 Spencer Adams Campbellsville (Ky.)
197 3 Lucas Keene Missouri Baptist
197 4 John Hoyt Shorter (Ga.)
197 5 Courtney Freeman Cumberlands (Ky.)
197 6 joseph jerome Truett‐McConnell (Ga.)
HWT 1 Andrew Ewers Shorter (Ga.)
HWT 2 Joe Kent Missouri Baptist
HWT 3 Christopher Rowland Shorter (Ga.)
HWT 4 Derek Nickel Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
HWT 5 Michael Pezzuto Cumberlands (Ky.)
HWT 6 Theodore Furnish Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
141 tough from top to bottom. Two weeks ago Pretty was 4th seed at MSC and ended up winning that tournament.
I would watch out for Lindsey Wilson; I don't know if they will win it or not but I would love to see them do it. Although I'm rooting for Lindsey, I think Campbellsville will win it in a close one with them.
Wrestlers to watch:
125 - I don't even really know about this weight. Other than Larone Madison with Papesh gone will have an easier way to winning this weight at the Qualifier.
133 - Keith Klink (LWC): the guy is a grinder and not afraid to be physical when someone gets that way. Also a senior and rooting for him to finally AA
141 - Monte Riley (LWC): Owns a win over pretty at the Ohio Northern Invitational
149 - Matt Milton (CAU): saw him wrestle a good amount last year and real tough. I believe was a NQ last year.
157 - Overall good weight class Young owns a win over Pingleton but I see Pingleton avenging that loss and then beating the Missouri Baptist kid.
165 - Hopefully Courtney is back and in wrestling shape
174 - Ian Stephens (LWC) dominates this weight class in the east region, I expect him and Ashbrook in the finals with another dominating performance by Stephens
184 - If wrestling here, I'll pick Andrew Hairston (LWC) as a dark horse here, when he's on he is good but depends on how he starts out.
197 - If wrestling here, Bradford (LWC) as another guy who will shake things up with wins over Adams
285 - Nickel (LWC): has come more a live toward the end of the season and I believe is hitting his peak right around now which is good and I believe he will win a medal here this weekend but I don't know about being in the finals.
Hawk_Eye, did Papesh graduate, transfer, or redshirting?
Nice weight by weight breakdown. That is what I was hoping to get from other wrestling fans. (I am getting used to KY wrestling forums, in my state there would be dozens of comments, responses, and opinions to a post like this).
I do think 133 and 141 may be the most closely contested weight classes, but have to admit I don't follow weight classes over 149 very close.
I think he already red-shirted a couple of years ago but I want to say that he has a year or two of eligibilty left but either quit or got kicked off the team. Lol thanks for the comment on the breakdown but yeah I usually follow along the topics on themat.com that deal with college wrestling because on here no one ever has anything to say. I follow most of the upper weights especially 197 because thats what I wrestled for a little while but I like to try to get into every weight class. You follow D1 any?
I do follow D1. Big 10 fan, and especially tOSU and Penn State.
Truth is, any wrestling from High School up gets some of my attention.
What about you?
125
1 Larone Madison Cumberlands (Ky.) Senior with a 26 - 3 record. WBF over Sanders in December
2 Gabriel Roman Missouri Baptist RSJR with a 10 – 2 record. Missed early part of the season and has not wrestled any of the top six this year.
3 Deteoreious Prayther Missouri Baptist Junior with a 5-2 record.
4 Andre Sanders Indiana Tech
5 Conner Hughes Indiana Tech 25-18 with two wins over teammate Andre Sanders. Split two matches with Lindsey Wilson wrestler Leo Hardy
6 Jarvis Elam Campbellsville (Ky.) RS Junior 9 – 10 lost twice to Larone
I like the fact that there is a thread about this tournament and we are finally talking about how well Campbellsville and Lindsey Wilson are doing this year, but Hawk Eye you are quite the LW fan. Nothing wrong with that, but you might want to reign in some of your enthusiasm on some of your picks.
125- Larone Madison's to lose-clearly the best at this weight.
133- Tim Thurston is still a little rusty, but if he is on, Klink will get more than he can handle.
141- Advantage Campbellsville. Pretty has more experience, although he and Riley have split this year and Teague took it to Riley in their only match.
149- Not real sure here. If Milton wrestles the way he is capable I agree with you, but he can be inconsistent so this weight could be a crap shoot.
157- Should be the most entertaining with four wrestlers capable of winning, Pingleton, Young, Ramirez, and Waldrop. I would like to see Pingleton and Young again, but Ramirez is tough and Waldrop could be the sleeper.
165- At the beginning of the year I heard a lot about Haywood, but he hasn't lived up to the hype-if he can it would be a big win for LW. This weight is up for grabs. BTW has Courtney even wrestled this year?
174- Stephens is the favorite, but Ashbrook closed the gap in their last match losing 3-1. Could be an exciting finals match.
184- Keleher and Scruggs are who I see in the finals in a coin flip.
197- Jones from Campbellsville no doubt. Is Bradford even wrestling?
Heavy- I'm pulling for Nickle because he is a KY boy and I don't know anything about any of the others.
This should be a good tournament, but Campbellsville is clearly the favorite. Regardless of who wins, KY is well represented with our wrestlers and our schools, something all fans in the state should be proud of. If we want to grow wrestling in this state we need to get behind all of the wrestlers and all of the teams on every level and generate enthusiasm to create a wider fan base. Too bad this tournament and our state tournament are this weekend, it would have been great to have the opportunity to see them both this weekend.
133 Thurston beat Klink 4 - 2 at the MSC a few weeks ago. Klink is wrestling really well at this time, but I still think it is Thurston's to lose. That being said, I also believe there are four or five wrestler's in this class that have a serious shot of winning it.
141 Pretty definately has the experience and looked good during his last match against Riley.
157 Ramirez and Young both beat Pingleton in mid-January; however, Charlie has been on a roll since then winning his next five matches in pretty convincing manner.
wrestler145 - I agree...Regardless of who wins, KY is well represented with our wrestlers and our schools, something all fans in the state should be proud of. If we want to grow wrestling in this state we need to get behind all of the wrestlers and all of the teams on every level and generate enthusiasm to create a wider fan base. Too bad this tournament and our state tournament are this weekend, it would have been great to have the opportunity to see them both this weekend....
I am from Ohio and there is a true passion for the sport here. The wrestling forums are fun and educational (keeping up with the teams and athletes) and heavily used. My son now wrestles for a KY team, and I hope to see the same passion grow. I think forums like this are a great way to fuel the fire and keep fans interested by providing insight, opinions, and updates on our favorite teams and wrestlers.
I'm biased but I think Nickel is in the finals at 285 this weekend. He placed 3rd at the Missouri Valley Invite beating the 5th and 7th ranked kids in the nation along the way. I think and believe he will come up big this weekend.
I'm not saying there is not a passion for the sport of wrestling in the state of Kentucky, but we pale in comparison to Ohio. The sport is established in Ohio, while we are trying to grow the sport here. I believe we are on the right track with a few schools adding the sport each year. I believe Taylor County announced they are starting a team next year and the success of Campbellsville's wrestling program combined with their youth wrestling program in the community have made that possible. The counties around Campbellsville and Columbia have so many talented coaches and wrestlers to use as a resource that it would be a shame if we can't get more schools in that area to add such a challenging, rewarding sport. With the success of our high school wrestlers on the national level and the success of our in state NAIA programs we are headed in the right direction.
My understanding is that Adair County will be starting a program soon as well. I have to think that Lindsey Wilson picking up wrestling had a lot to do with that.
I wasn't aware of Adair County adding a program and yes, LW can take a lot of credit for generating interest in the sport throughout the community. Like I said, if Taylor County and Adair County will use the coaches and wrestlers around them, they could possibly create a couple of really good programs provided the kids come out and the parents and school district embrace the sport.
I like the fact that there is a thread about this tournament and we are finally talking about how well Campbellsville and Lindsey Wilson are doing this year, but Hawk Eye you are quite the LW fan. Nothing wrong with that, but you might want to reign in some of your enthusiasm on some of your picks.
125- Larone Madison's to lose-clearly the best at this weight.
133- Tim Thurston is still a little rusty, but if he is on, Klink will get more than he can handle.
141- Advantage Campbellsville. Pretty has more experience, although he and Riley have split this year and Teague took it to Riley in their only match.
149- Not real sure here. If Milton wrestles the way he is capable I agree with you, but he can be inconsistent so this weight could be a crap shoot.
157- Should be the most entertaining with four wrestlers capable of winning, Pingleton, Young, Ramirez, and Waldrop. I would like to see Pingleton and Young again, but Ramirez is tough and Waldrop could be the sleeper.
165- At the beginning of the year I heard a lot about Haywood, but he hasn't lived up to the hype-if he can it would be a big win for LW. This weight is up for grabs. BTW has Courtney even wrestled this year?
174- Stephens is the favorite, but Ashbrook closed the gap in their last match losing 3-1. Could be an exciting finals match.
184- Keleher and Scruggs are who I see in the finals in a coin flip.
197- Jones from Campbellsville no doubt. Is Bradford even wrestling?
Heavy- I'm pulling for Nickle because he is a KY boy and I don't know anything about any of the others.
This should be a good tournament, but Campbellsville is clearly the favorite. Regardless of who wins, KY is well represented with our wrestlers and our schools, something all fans in the state should be proud of. If we want to grow wrestling in this state we need to get behind all of the wrestlers and all of the teams on every level and generate enthusiasm to create a wider fan base. Too bad this tournament and our state tournament are this weekend, it would have been great to have the opportunity to see them both this weekend.
I agree with you at 133 wrestler145, Thurston is a beast and Klink has closed the gap but he also been blown out by thurston too. Lol but if you did notice I gave a breakdown of mostly LW guys. Honestly I have no idea if Bradford is wrestling or not now. But I'll list my picks for the weight classes since I kind of only gave a breakdown of the LWC ones.
Predictions:
125: Madison
133: Hoping for Klink but thinking Thurston
141: Pretty, last time wrestled Riley was a blowout
149: Picking Milton here
157: Pingleton
165: Figaro - just going with the seed number here, haven't followed this weight really
174: Stephens
184: Linton - Just to stir up some trouble
197: Jones
285: Nickel
Ontheline, huge Big 10 fan especially the golden golphers of minnesota ( I know the name suggests differently but I got it from the show mash). How about that Dardanes-Steiber match?
Dardanes is the real deal for sure, but I am a full blow Stieber fan! LOL I had the opportunity to see both Stieber's wrestle many times, and my son had the opportunity to wrestle Logan a half dozen time through middle and high school. All three are great kids / men (both Stiebers and my son:)
I know my next statement is true for every quality wrestler, but here goes. Hunter learns everytime he wrestles an opponent and with that said, I would expect an even better outcome for him the next time they wrestle. (Now the flip side, Nick Dardanes is also a great wrestler and I am sure he learned from his first match with Hunter). Bottomline - between Nick, Hunter, Sueflohn, Marion, and Russell...the Big 10 141 class is LOADED!
A couple good Buckeyes found their way to Minnesota a few years ago. I am referring to the Schlater brothers...Dustin won the NCAA title his freshman year. Unfortunately, they were always injured when the Gophers came to Columbus for the annual dual.
That's awesome about seeing the Stiebers wrestle. I would like to see both Dardanes' brothers and Steiber' brothers wrestle again. Wish I could go to Big Ten's and NCAA's this year but gotta miss them for the first time in six years because of money.
Obviously I only focused on the Stieber / Dardanes match that went the Buckeye's way...
Question - an NAIA team can send fourteen wrestlers. Do they all score team points in a tournament or does the team have to "choose" a wrestler in each weight class that counts towards the team score?
I haven't followed LW or Campbellsville much this year, but what happened with Bradbury and Johnson are they hurt?
I haven't followed LW or Campbellsville much this year, but what happened with Bradbury and Johnson are they hurt?
Myron had Tommy John surgery and Josh took a red-shirt.
Question - an NAIA team can send fourteen wrestlers. Do they all score team points in a tournament or does the team have to "choose" a wrestler in each weight class that counts towards the team score?
An NAIA can only send twelve wrestlers. I believe all twelve can score team points in the tournament or they choose the top 10 scorers on the team. They actually don't have to have all the weight classes filled, they can have 6 weight classes with 2 wrestles each or some other combination but they can only have 2 guys in a weight class no more than that. McKendree which is Division II now, I believe had a guy who was an NAIA Champ and the back up finished third or fourth that year also.
Dang. Wish I could be there to watch the tournament. Got any other updates wrestler145?
I believe Campbellsville has only lost one match and Lindsey Wilson is up and down so far. When I hear some team points I'll give everyone an update.
Heading into the semifinals Campbellsville is in first, Missouri Baptist second, followed by Shorter in third, and Lindsey Wilson in fourth. Campbellsville has all but one wrestler in the championship bracket.
East Qualifying GroupTournament
Feb. 18 | University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg, Ky.
Starts at 9 a.m. EST
Brackets (As of 2 p.m. CT)
Live video-streaming (for $5 fee, courtesy of hosts)
Team Results
Listed after event
Individual Results
Listed after event
Campbellsville has Thurston, Teague, Pretty, Young, Ashbrook, Scruggs, Jones, and Adams in the finals. Lindsey Wilson has Klink and Pingleton in the finals. I haven't heard any team scores, but Campbellsville should win it going away.
Campbellsville DOMINATED today!
Team Results
1. Campbellsville (Ky.) 183.5
2. Missouri Baptist 117.5
3. Shorter (Ga.) 109.0
4. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 98.0
5. Indiana Tech 97.0
6. Cumberlands (Ky.) 81.5
7. Cumberland (Tenn.) 31.5
8. Calumet (Ind.) 31.0
9. Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 6.5
Individual Results (Top 4 Places)
125 pound - 1. Larone Madison, Cumberlands (Ky.); 2. Gabriel Roman, Missouri Baptist; 3. Deteoreious Prayther, Missouri Baptist; 4. Andre Sanders, Indiana Tech
133 pound - 1. Tim Thurston, Campbellsville (Ky.); 2. Keith Klink, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); 3. Tyler Alsip, Campbellsville (Ky.); 4. Nathan Galloway, Shorter (Ga.)
141 pound - 1. Chris Teague, Campbellsville (Ky.); 2. Tommy Pretty, Campbellsville (Ky.); 3. DaMonte Riley, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); 4. Joshua Rinehart, Shorter (Ga.)
149 pound - 1. Reece Lefever, Indiana Tech; 2. Anthonie Linares, Cumberlands (Ky.); 3. Derek Murdock, Cumberlands (Ky.); 4. Daniel Reimer, Calumet (Ind.)
157 pound - 1. Conor Young, Campbellsville (Ky.); 2. Charles Pingleton, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); 3. Nick Waldrop, Campbellsville (Ky.); 4. Harrison Courtney, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
165 pound - 1. Phillip Isaiah Williams, Missouri Baptist; 2. Wally Figaro, Shorter (Ga.); 3. Conner Lefever, Indiana Tech; 4. Kafuba Donzon, Indiana Tech
174 pound - 1. Josh Ashbrook, Campbellsville (Ky.); 2. Tanner Martin, Indiana Tech; 3. James Haywood, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); 4. Nick Sasfy, Cumberland (Tenn.)
184 pound - 1. Allen Scruggs, Campbellsville (Ky.); 2. Weston Keleher, Missouri Baptist; 3. Jeremy Gardner, Cumberlands (Ky.); Dustin Boyd, Indiana Tech
197 pound - 1. Jamelle Jones, Campbellsville (Ky.); 2. Spencer Adams, Campbellsville; 3. Courtney Freeman, Cumberlands (Ky.); 4. Lucas Keene, Missouri Baptist
HWT - 1. Joe Kent, Missouri Baptist; 2. Christopher Rowland, Shorter (Ga.); 3. Derek Nickel, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); 4. Coty Anderson, Calumet (Ind.)
Very solid performance from Campbellsville, I hope KY wrestling fans appreciate the team and their accomplishments. Lindsey Wilson had a very disappointing tournament today and it kind of reflects their season this year.
What happened to Stephens from Lindsey? I noticed he wasn't even in the brackets.
I heard from a buddy that he broke his hand and so he had to get a medical waiver so that he could skip regions and be able to wrestle at nationals. Yeah Lindsey was looking good all year and then they had a couple injuries to key wrestlers that just changed their whole season.
I seemed to me that LWC struggled all season with the starters and injuries. Then again, college wrestling is tough and I am sure every team had to battle through injuries. However, thinking through the season, I can not think of a single dual or tournament that LWC didn't have at least three starts on the injury list.
NEXT SUBJECT - Which wrestlers and teams for Kentucky's NAIA schools will make some noise at the National Tournament.