A tech would have looked good on his future colleges continuing recruitment.James' corner really challenged a last second takedown up 9-0
2026 U.S. Open Events: Senior, U20, U17, U15 - 04/21/2026 - 04/26/2026
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@Cstroke My understanding:
Spencer Lee's right knee hit first and his back past 90° for exposure did not come directly in one continuous motion. Therefore, no 4.
Furthermore, I don't think Luke ever got behind Spencer's hips to score a takedown (i.e., demonstrate freestyle control). Therefore no 2+2.
I think Luke only received 2 for exposure (Spencer's back past 90° for exposure) a few seconds later in the sequence after the headlock throw.
SIAP (or my head is completely up my @$$)
Spencer Lee's right knee hit first and his back past 90° for exposure did not come directly in one continuous motion. Therefore, no 4.
Furthermore, I don't think Luke ever got behind Spencer's hips to score a takedown (i.e., demonstrate freestyle control). Therefore no 2+2.
I think Luke only received 2 for exposure (Spencer's back past 90° for exposure) a few seconds later in the sequence after the headlock throw.
SIAP (or my head is completely up my @$$)
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Pretty awesome weekend of wrestling!! I know @LemonPie might not agree but I think the NLWC and PSU showed out. Lilledahl has to be the man of the weekend knocking off Spencer. Blaze gets his revenge on Davino. I just wish we would’ve seen him vs Jax. Maybe we will get it at Final X. Henckel with a good tournament placing 5th and losing to established senior level guys and past multiple time AA’s. Dake continues doing Dake things. Barr getting hurt really sucked because I think he had a legit chance to make the team. Macchiavello wrestled him extremely tough though. Mirasola’s had ok tournaments. Nothing to be overly excited about but they continue to show they are right there. I hope Duke and MM compete at trials. They are the best guys at 70 and 74kg. Can’t forget Joe Sealey! Takes 3rd at 74kg beating David Carr and a bunch of other killers. After Lilledahl he might be the biggest story. He’s always been good at free but I don’t think anyone saw this run coming. What a tournament by a guy who has been lost in the shuffle a bit
U20’s were awesome like usual. Burnett comes up short but should be right there to make the team. He impressed me all weekend. A big bright spot for me was Clinton Shepherd. He took 3rd beating some great kids. Herring took 6th losing to Dekraker twice and Sledzianowski. Jayden James absolutely destroyed a tough field at 74kg. He has a great shot at winning gold at U20 worlds. 74kg is always a brutal weight internationally but he is as good as anyone in the world. Asher had a great tournament finishing 2nd. I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen him wrestle freestyle and it showed at times. He is so funky and fun to watch. I can’t wait to see him in folk. I think he’s a much better folk style wrestler with his brutal top game. I’m excited to see how he does against Henckel if he can make 174 for the entire season
Overall the tournament was awesome and a ton of fun to watch. So much high level wrestling on display. The NLWC has a chance to put 5 on the senior world team and possibly 7 if Duke and MM compete. That is crazy. 7 of 10 would be next level
There were a bunch of potential PSU commits competing at U17’s as well. Cam Howard made the U17 world team at 71kg. Jaydin O’Farrill makes the team at 80kg and Mario Hutcherson won the first match of the series at 92kg. Match 2 is coming up shortly. Hopefully all 3 kids make their way to PSU and lock down our upper weights for the foreseeable future. The dynasty is not ending any time soon!
U20’s were awesome like usual. Burnett comes up short but should be right there to make the team. He impressed me all weekend. A big bright spot for me was Clinton Shepherd. He took 3rd beating some great kids. Herring took 6th losing to Dekraker twice and Sledzianowski. Jayden James absolutely destroyed a tough field at 74kg. He has a great shot at winning gold at U20 worlds. 74kg is always a brutal weight internationally but he is as good as anyone in the world. Asher had a great tournament finishing 2nd. I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen him wrestle freestyle and it showed at times. He is so funky and fun to watch. I can’t wait to see him in folk. I think he’s a much better folk style wrestler with his brutal top game. I’m excited to see how he does against Henckel if he can make 174 for the entire season
Overall the tournament was awesome and a ton of fun to watch. So much high level wrestling on display. The NLWC has a chance to put 5 on the senior world team and possibly 7 if Duke and MM compete. That is crazy. 7 of 10 would be next level
There were a bunch of potential PSU commits competing at U17’s as well. Cam Howard made the U17 world team at 71kg. Jaydin O’Farrill makes the team at 80kg and Mario Hutcherson won the first match of the series at 92kg. Match 2 is coming up shortly. Hopefully all 3 kids make their way to PSU and lock down our upper weights for the foreseeable future. The dynasty is not ending any time soon!
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Final Results for U20 competition for Penn Staters
57 kg: Grey Burnett
- Quarters: PIN @ 3:34 over Dominic Deputy (WORT)
- Semis: TF, 14-2, @ 5:52, over Antonio Mills (RWA)
- Final: he lost to Isaiah Cortez (SCRT) by DEC, 4-1
65 kg: Clinton Shepherd
- R16: DEC, 4-2, over Dale Corbin (WSCP)
- Quarters: lost to Lincoln Sledzianowski (GABO), TF, 12-2, @ 2:15
- Consolation R8 #2: TF, 14-1, @ 4:14, over Ryan Kennedy (DMRT)
- Consolation Quarters: DEC, 10-9, over Matthew Martino (NJRT)
- Consolation Semis: TF, 11-0, @ 1:56 over Tyler Dekraker (SPRT)
- 3rd Place Match: Injury Default win @ 3:38 over Lincoln Sledzianowski (GABO). Shepherd was up 8-2 at the time
65 kg Sam Herring
- R16: TF, 10-0, @ 1:39, over Ryan Kennedy (DMRT)
- Quarters: lost to Tyler Dekraker (SPRT), DEC, 12-10
- Consolation R8 #2: TF, 12-0, @ 0:47, over Roman Lermer (NYCR)
- Consolation Quarters: DEC, 3-0, over Isaiah Schaefer (BORT)
- Consolation Semis: lost to Lincoln Sledzianowski (GABO) by TF, 10-0, @ 2:16
- 5th Place Match: lost to Tyler Dekraker (SPRT) by DEC, 6-5, so he takes 6th place
74 kg Jayden James
- R16: TF, 10-0, @ 1:32, over Tre Haines (WASH)
- Quarters: TF, 10-0, @ 1:45, over Jacob Herm (JWC)
- Semis: TF, 10-0, @ 0:51, over Rocco Cassiopeia (HWC)
- Final: DEC, 9-1, over Haakon Peterson (AWA)
79 kg Asher Cunningham
- Quarters: DEC, 14-5, over Elliott Humphries (PERT)
- Semis: TF, 10-0, @ 1:59, over Christopher Crawford (INRT)
- Final: lost to Ryan Burton (STMW) by DEC, 9-4
57 kg: Grey Burnett
- Quarters: PIN @ 3:34 over Dominic Deputy (WORT)
- Semis: TF, 14-2, @ 5:52, over Antonio Mills (RWA)
- Final: he lost to Isaiah Cortez (SCRT) by DEC, 4-1
65 kg: Clinton Shepherd
- R16: DEC, 4-2, over Dale Corbin (WSCP)
- Quarters: lost to Lincoln Sledzianowski (GABO), TF, 12-2, @ 2:15
- Consolation R8 #2: TF, 14-1, @ 4:14, over Ryan Kennedy (DMRT)
- Consolation Quarters: DEC, 10-9, over Matthew Martino (NJRT)
- Consolation Semis: TF, 11-0, @ 1:56 over Tyler Dekraker (SPRT)
- 3rd Place Match: Injury Default win @ 3:38 over Lincoln Sledzianowski (GABO). Shepherd was up 8-2 at the time
65 kg Sam Herring
- R16: TF, 10-0, @ 1:39, over Ryan Kennedy (DMRT)
- Quarters: lost to Tyler Dekraker (SPRT), DEC, 12-10
- Consolation R8 #2: TF, 12-0, @ 0:47, over Roman Lermer (NYCR)
- Consolation Quarters: DEC, 3-0, over Isaiah Schaefer (BORT)
- Consolation Semis: lost to Lincoln Sledzianowski (GABO) by TF, 10-0, @ 2:16
- 5th Place Match: lost to Tyler Dekraker (SPRT) by DEC, 6-5, so he takes 6th place
74 kg Jayden James
- R16: TF, 10-0, @ 1:32, over Tre Haines (WASH)
- Quarters: TF, 10-0, @ 1:45, over Jacob Herm (JWC)
- Semis: TF, 10-0, @ 0:51, over Rocco Cassiopeia (HWC)
- Final: DEC, 9-1, over Haakon Peterson (AWA)
79 kg Asher Cunningham
- Quarters: DEC, 14-5, over Elliott Humphries (PERT)
- Semis: TF, 10-0, @ 1:59, over Christopher Crawford (INRT)
- Final: lost to Ryan Burton (STMW) by DEC, 9-4
Huchterson/Tsarni are going to a third match
And the Ross is going to be a 4 timer is taking a beating.
And the Ross is going to be a 4 timer is taking a beating.
Don’t forget the incredible performance of Joe Sealey as well.
That's because 92 and 97 were just awful weights. Sinclair could have won 92 and 97 in addition to his 86 win
Burke won 60Kg and Tsarni beats Hutcherson 5-2 to take the series.
How did I forget him?! One of the best performances of the entire tournament. I’m going to edit my post to add him
On the exchange that put Burton up 8-4 Asher reached and captured Burton's ankle and hipped Burton to his side and back and stepped over Burton. I really thought that was 2 for Asher.
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Agree. Asher Must Establish his Own Offense. Do that he’ll be Elite.
Burkes sister is a Penn State Sophomore. Any room at the Inn for him? He is class of 2028.
Now all the quacks on hr will understand why we have elite backups and why Sealy is staying put
Observations from a first-time attendee.
The value is incredible. $125 for the whole event? Fugggedaboudit. With the transfer portal, ever rising price of NCA tickets, and B1G potentially moving off campus (not to mention their ever-rising prices), USA wrestling seems to have an opportunity to take some market share. I had a great time and am planning to add this into my annual rotation, probably at the expense of B1G.
I sat by Coach Ersland and Tanner Lipsett from Purdue. They are NOT confirmed to be hosting B1G next year. Off-campus may start as soon as next season.
Ended up sitting next to Cam Amine’s dad, Sam, for a while, including during his match against Sealey. As nice of an interaction as I have had.
The venue is great, but sparse. You can go in and out of the building as much as you want, bring in whatever you want. No metal detectors, no security, etc. Food options good enough. Pizza, bbq, açaÃ, pretzels, blah, blah, blah.
Accessibility is great as a fan, probably less so as an athlete. Off the mats, it’s pretty much a shuffle of athletes and spectators. Other than the main mats (1-4) you can sit right next to the mat and watch. My son helped Casey coach Rocco in an early round.
I don’t have a preference of free or folk but the completion level here is more than high enough to offset the loss of competing schools at NCAA. This event is probably my favorite.
My only controversial take is I don’t think there was enough caution taken with Kasak. Seemed to me he got his bell ring four times between the quarters and semis. Given his history, I didn’t enjoy seeing him down over and over.
The value is incredible. $125 for the whole event? Fugggedaboudit. With the transfer portal, ever rising price of NCA tickets, and B1G potentially moving off campus (not to mention their ever-rising prices), USA wrestling seems to have an opportunity to take some market share. I had a great time and am planning to add this into my annual rotation, probably at the expense of B1G.
I sat by Coach Ersland and Tanner Lipsett from Purdue. They are NOT confirmed to be hosting B1G next year. Off-campus may start as soon as next season.
Ended up sitting next to Cam Amine’s dad, Sam, for a while, including during his match against Sealey. As nice of an interaction as I have had.
The venue is great, but sparse. You can go in and out of the building as much as you want, bring in whatever you want. No metal detectors, no security, etc. Food options good enough. Pizza, bbq, açaÃ, pretzels, blah, blah, blah.
Accessibility is great as a fan, probably less so as an athlete. Off the mats, it’s pretty much a shuffle of athletes and spectators. Other than the main mats (1-4) you can sit right next to the mat and watch. My son helped Casey coach Rocco in an early round.
I don’t have a preference of free or folk but the completion level here is more than high enough to offset the loss of competing schools at NCAA. This event is probably my favorite.
My only controversial take is I don’t think there was enough caution taken with Kasak. Seemed to me he got his bell ring four times between the quarters and semis. Given his history, I didn’t enjoy seeing him down over and over.
Aww, the little guy looks so cute! So does your son.
There's a reason why Cael was all in on Blaze. Meanwhile, others annointed Jax as the next God and literally said he'd never be beaten after NCAA's. He should have already lost once. Amongst the 3, including Davino, Blaze has by far the best defense. He's elite like Dake. He also is the smartest amongst the 3....