Best 1x Champ in PSU Wrestling History

mcpat · Friday at 8:20 PM

I started writing this thinking it wouldn’t be that difficult. Boy was I wrong. Do I keep a 49-3 Cassar that beat Steveson over a 3x AA? I eventually got to where 3x AAs also had to be eliminated. Tell me who I missed and you’d vote for in the comments!

mcpat · Friday at 8:23 PM

Damn it!!! I was still writing this when it posted itself. I was inputting Jim Martin “Jim” - a 4X AA and 2x Finalist with 155 career wins when the computers took over and posted it themselves. And I was still researching and replacing some wrestlers. Oh well. It is what it is now.

Misalorales · Friday at 8:27 PM

I think Hall. The other guy who held him back was a total stud who very likely wouldn't have wrestled that COVID season because he got caught being a bit of a hippy that year, correct?

ElDuce · Friday at 8:27 PM

mcpat · Friday at 8:31 PM

Misalorales said:
I think Hall. The other guy who held him back was a total stud who very likely wouldn't have wrestled that COVID season because he got caught being a bit of a hippy that year, correct?

I think it’s Hall too but wow is there a crowd right after him. Megaludis is my #2.

ElDuce · Friday at 8:31 PM

Look.at that singlet

ElDuce · Friday at 8:33 PM

Misalorales · Friday at 8:35 PM

mcpat said:
I think it’s Hall too but wow is there a crowd right after him. Megaludis is my #2.

Am I misremembering or was Zahid gonna be banned for the year for testing positive for marijuana in 2020?

Nitlion1986 · Friday at 8:45 PM

I picked Davis. If he had wrestled for Cael, Cody and Casey Phil Davis would have been a 3 time champ.

Hlstone · Friday at 8:59 PM

Tom McAndrew · Friday at 9:11 PM

mcpat said:
Damn it!!! I was still writing this when it posted itself. I was inputting Jim Martin “Jim” - a 4X AA and 2x Finalist with 155 career wins when the computers took over and posted it themselves. And I was still researching and replacing some wrestlers. Oh well. It is what it is now.

I can edit it. Post a reply indicating EXACTLY how you want that line/entry to read

Cali_Nittany1 · Friday at 9:12 PM

Misalorales said:
Am I misremembering or was Zahid gonna be banned for the year for testing positive for marijuana in 2020?

Zahid was suspended prior to the tourney. Hall was the heavy favorite. I don't know if it was confirmed but the rumor was nose rockets.

amattaro · Friday at 9:15 PM

Zahid was 184 that year anyway.

mcpat · Friday at 9:18 PM

Tom McAndrew said:
I can edit it. Post a reply indicating EXACTLY how you want that line/entry to read

Jim Martin; 4x AA; 2x Finalist; 4-2-1-3: 155-9-4

Cali_Nittany1 · Friday at 9:23 PM

amattaro said:
Zahid was 184 that year anyway.

I completely forgot he moved up.

amattaro · Friday at 9:26 PM

Cali_Nittany1 said:
I completely forgot he moved up.

He went up in more ways than one.

zzs006 · Friday at 9:31 PM

Abe with Hall a close second

Misalorales · Friday at 9:38 PM

Cali_Nittany1 said:
I completely forgot he moved up.

Yea so did I.

Coastal2 · Friday at 9:39 PM

Hall had the misfortune of meeting Valencia twice in the finals. Hall wins on Friday night. Valencia wasn't the most disciplined wrestler when it came to weight management but he was great wrestler so catching him on an extra full feed on Saturday night was always going to be an issue.

Misalorales · Friday at 9:39 PM

amattaro said:
Zahid was 184 that year anyway.

Wow. I did not remember that. I had it in my head that he was same weight as hall and was gonna miss nationals.

Cali_Nittany1 · Saturday at 12:02 AM

A lot of great wrestlers on that list. Not sure how you don't pick the guy who won as a true freshman, two 2nds against a 2 timer and most likely another 1st stolen by covid. Plus least amount of losses.

HwtsRgr8 · Saturday at 5:33 AM

You asked for the best in "History", list them all!! I guess the internet trolls could be right, PSU wrestling is a recent invention.

Goggles Paisano · Saturday at 10:19 AM

Let's hope SVN makes this list. Poor old Beau missed it by a rear standing misque.

El_Jefe · Saturday at 10:22 AM

The complete list of all wrestlers to ever make a Gable Iowa wrestler quit: Jim Martin.

He did it twice. Won by stall DQ in the dual at Rec Hall. And he broke his opponent in the NCAA Finals (!).

Kingslayer · Saturday at 10:45 AM

For me it was a toss up between Abe and Martin and went with Martin. I think Martin graduated high school same year as I did.

Matter7172 · Saturday at 10:45 AM

I went with Abe. Nobody else that I know of was top 4 all 4 years and improved 1 place each of this last 3 years. But I was torn between him and Martin.

JA1339 · Saturday at 10:57 AM

Nico may have gotten more votes if not for all the losses he suffered ‘in the room’

manatree · Saturday at 11:16 AM

Matter7172 said:
I went with Abe. Nobody else that I know of was top 4 all 4 years and improved 1 place each of this last 3 years. But I was torn between him and Martin.

That was pretty much my thoughts as well.

Ernie Ladd · Saturday at 1:08 PM

amattaro said:
Zahid was 184 that year anyway.

That’s right. Aaron had become the favorite, if I remember correctly. It might have swung the team placement as well. Iowa was the favorite but Penn State had enough studs to make it interesting.

RBOld · Saturday at 4:25 PM

Josh Barr

WPIALBrwnPSU · Saturday at 4:40 PM

Hall, the Dr., then Abe

SRATH · Saturday at 9:19 PM

WPIALBrwnPSU said:
Hall, the Dr., then Abe

Yep. Amazing Martin with 155 wins.

creamery freak · Sunday at 6:29 AM

WPIALBrwnPSU said:
Hall, the Dr., then Abe

Without Covid, Mark could've been 121-6, but then he'd be in our 2X group. I'd go Hall then JM.

jack66 · Sunday at 8:00 AM

Kemerer is the only one who might have stopped Hall from being a 2 timer. They were 1-1 in 2020

paleryder · Monday at 7:30 AM

All the options on this poll are the "right answers".

I picked Matt Brown because he served a 2 years mission for his church and then came home to wrestle. Any one that serves their country or church for two years and THEN comes back to compete in college is a champion on my book.

vhsalum · Monday at 8:29 AM

Misalorales said:
Am I misremembering or was Zahid gonna be banned for the year for testing positive for marijuana in 2020?

Anon1683312534 · Monday at 9:35 AM

vhsalum said:

Anon1683312534 · Monday at 9:36 AM

Man those powdered donuts!

JimNazium · Monday at 9:45 AM

El_Jefe said:
The complete list of all wrestlers to ever make a Gable Iowa wrestler quit: Jim Martin.

He did it twice. Won by stall DQ in the dual at Rec Hall. And he broke his opponent in the NCAA Finals (!).

He didnt appear to meet criteria for NF points IMO. Is that something a coach would be able to challenge in present times?

tullfan68 · Monday at 10:13 AM

gotta go Martin all the way!

Best 1x Champ in PSU Wrestling History

Who was the best 1x Champ in PSU Wrestling History?

Mark Hall: 4x AA; 3x Finalist + Covid; 116-6

Greg Kerkvliet: 5x AA; 2x Finalist; 92-13

Jim Martin; 4x AA; 2x Finalist; 4-2-1-3: 155-9-4

Matt Brown; 3x AA; 2x Finalist; 118-16

Nico Megaludis 4x AA; 4x Top 3; 3x Finalist; 119-19

Frank Molinaro; 4x AA; 2x Finalist; Olympian; 121-29

Phil Davis; 4x AA; 2x Finalist; 116-20

Jeremy Hunter; 3x AA; 2x AA; 123-17

Sanshiro Abe; 4x AA; 2x Finakist; 4-3-2-1; 125-15

John Hughes: 3x AA; 2x Finalist; 121-26-2

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