PREVIEW: Iowa sending 14 current/future Hawkeyes to U23 Nationals & U20 World Team Trials

dtripp26

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Ross beats Merrill 9-2.

Ross takes out Merrill 7-1. Dreshaun is the only person to go through the WTT and make the team.
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Squatch96

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Any updates?
Getting ready for a wedding so I haven't gotten to see everything but I did see Hernandez and Cruz one their first matches JW got a pin in his first match i think he wrestled again not sure?. Cj Torres won his first match and lost his second. Ty Miller lost the only match I saw him wrestle and Sampson,Ludington each won a match.also Fenton and lavezzola lost their first matches
 

sdvike

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JW bombs his opp and had him on his back for a solid minute before they call the fall.
Taking the Spencer Lee approach, just end it early and no worries of energy drain later. Seriously though, the ref appeared to want that match to last longer than what it actually did for some unknown reason.
 
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sdvike

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Harvey with the 13-5 win into the quarters. Looks good, really thought he could have put the guy away but seemed to have burnt a lot of energy with the first takedown and 2 turns. Didn't back up but slowed down.
 

Tanner Lafever

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After losing in the quarters on a late takedown, Ludington drops his first consolation match to 2025 Pittsburgh All-American Mac Stout (7-0).

He finishes one win shy of the podium at 92kg - as does Hernandez at 57kg.
 
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Tanner Lafever

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I believe Williams' spot on the U23 World team is dependent on two factors regarding Oklahoma State's Landon Robideau:

1) Robideau gets first dibs on the spot if he beats Caleb Henson for 'true third' on the Senior National Team - determined at Final X in a few weeks.

2) Even if Robideau does win, he may/may not decide to accept the spot anyway, as he's already on the U20 World Team.
 
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Corby2

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I believe Williams' spot on the U23 World team is dependent on two factors regarding Oklahoma State's Landon Robideau:

1) Robideau gets first dibs on the spot if he beats Caleb Henson for 'true third' on the Senior National Team - determined at Final X in a few weeks.

2) Even if Robideau does win, he may/may not decide to accept the spot anyway, as he's already on the U20 World Team.
He will get first dibs regardless. 4th on ladder now gets the opportunity first before the champ