Small injury. Should be back for the U20 WTT
2026 U.S. Open Events: Senior, U20, U17, U15 - 04/21/2026 - 04/26/2026
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this got a lot of comments on social media:
I can’t get through this whole thread and I’m sure it’s been mentioned, but shout out to Joe Sealey. His Senior US Open hit list included Bianchi, Barraclough, Jacques, Amine and David Carr. Only loss was 3-2 to eventual champ. That was an impressive run!
Do we dare talk about Sealey possibly reaching Final-X to face Green? Of course, things change if Mitch goes to WTTs, but Joe has a W over most of the contenders.
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According to the announcers, and thats all I'm going off of, KD picked up the brick and James said no. KD threw it anyway.
0:00 - What a weekend!
03:15 - US Open Men’s Freestyle Finals
05:15 - 57 kg - Lilledahl takes out Spencer
15:00 - 61kg - Blaze over Davino
21:30 - 65 kg - Bassett Runs the Gauntlet
31:30 - 70 kg - Ridge & Caleb was a Thriller!
42:00 - 74 kg - Green over Kannon
47:40 - 79 kg & 86 kg
54:30 - 92 kg & 97 kg
01:00:00 - 125 kg 01:01:30 - U20s
01:05:50 - U20 Finals - First 5 Weights
01:27:00 - U20 Finals - Second Half
01:30:15 - U17 Cadet World Team is Set!
Didn't see it but that's definitely something KD would do if he thinks points were missed he's bricking it for sure regardless
Care to share/summarize. Not a member over there and can’t see any posts
It's a bummer that board switched to a paid membership model. I would periodically go over there and peruse the wrestling thread. It does seem a little odd to me that an obvious insider like Brantt would exclusively post on a Penn State wrestling board that has much less wrestling traffic than here. Then again, maybe he has specific ties to that board? Does anyone know if he ever posts here under a different name?
I'm guessing that JJ wanted to challenge it (but maybe it was KD? JJ's hand signals to KD weren't clear to me) because he actually put a decent amount of effort into trying to get that last TD to get the tech.
Nothing surprising about Kasak, there is concern about his future in this sport and I think anyone who watched him this week would agree. Imagine they are keeping him out of all activities until he sees some specialists.
Less concerned about Barr short of a ACL tear (which I really doubt, that wasn't an ACL tearing position) My guess is a sprain since he was walking gingerly on it. Either way, he has literally all the time he needs and the toughest part might be telling him to take time off.
Less concerned about Barr short of a ACL tear (which I really doubt, that wasn't an ACL tearing position) My guess is a sprain since he was walking gingerly on it. Either way, he has literally all the time he needs and the toughest part might be telling him to take time off.
That was definitely an impressive Consolation run. To string together eleven straight wins to take third is one for the ages. Of those eleven wins he had ten 10/11-0 techs and one 15-4 tech!
Bout 1376 (Mat 11) - Champ. Rd of 128: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Asher Cunningham, NLTM over Daniel Heiser, TSWC (TF 12-2 (1:47) )
Bout 1865 (Mat 6) - Cons. Sub-Rd of 64: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Daniel Heiser, TSWC over Xayvion Anderson, VWCI (TF 10-0 (0:32) )
Bout 2057 (Mat 15) - Cons. Rd of 64: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Daniel Heiser, TSWC over Luke Hamiti, CORT (TF 15-4 (1:44) )
Bout 2324 (Mat 20) - Cons. Sub-Rd of 32: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Daniel Heiser, TSWC over Max Wirnsberger, MTC (TF 11-0 (0:58) )
Bout 2438 (Mat 10) - Cons. Rd of 32: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Daniel Heiser, TSWC over Emmitt Sherlock, CWC (TF 10-0 (1:06) )
Bout 2614 (Mat 16) - Cons. Sub-Rd of 16: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Daniel Heiser, TSWC over Bode Marlow, PWC (TF 10-0 (1:35) )
Bout 2693 (Mat 17) - Cons. Rd of 16: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Daniel Heiser, TSWC over Mario Carini, PHS (TF 10-0 (0:17) )
Bout 2791 (Mat 24) - Cons. Sub-Quarters: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Daniel Heiser, TSWC over Brodie Bedford, SMC (TF 10-0 (0:35) )
Bout 2831 (Mat 6) - Cons. Quarters: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Daniel Heiser, TSWC over Cody Kirk, CRTC (TF 10-0 (0:28) )
Bout 2880 (Mat 8 ) - Cons. Sub-Semis: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Daniel Heiser, TSWC over Elliott Humphries, PERT (TF 10-0 (0:32) )
Bout 2900 (Mat 10) - Cons. Semis: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Daniel Heiser, TSWC over Lane Foard, WWRT (TF 10-0 (1:43) )
Bout 2934 (Mat 4) - 3rd Place Match: U20 Freestyle FS - 79 - Daniel Heiser, TSWC over Sullivan Ramos, RWC (TF 10-0 (0:25) )
MCscorely has it covered below, but it's exactly what many have been speculating about for over a year now (but have been repeatedly shot down)...if it walks like a duck.
I’m not doubting anyone with information on Kasak but I can’t imagine he was allowed to keep wrestling with concussion injury like he did yesterday. I mean he had like double digit stoppages and never really was checked neurologically that I saw. I honestly thought it was more like a nose injury.
Okay I give up. What’s the new green icon and number next to every thread?
Staff only posts
Its amazing
I’ve never seen a staff member post a poll, so it can’t be that amazing
You missed the entire point. Folks annointed Jax and literally said he was unbeatable after NCAA's. Well, no he isn't, and Davino actually kicked his a&&. Then, well, you know the rest of the story...
Video of Luke's headlock on Spencer, but from the opposite direction from the original match video:
I didn't miss your point. And, again, this is one match, in freestyle.
The same could have also been said, but regarding Blaze, to begin this season. Several posters here were, pre-season, calling Blaze an almost certain 4-timer. He was the anointed one, by many on this board, and then you know what happened to end the season.
Clearly Forrest was the best of the bunch the end of the NCAA season, in folkstyle, and I'm looking for years and years ahead of these guys beating each other up.
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Ahhhh this is a bit of a strawman, even if your underlying point is valid. I don't recall many or really any poster that stated " Blaze is an almost certain 4 timer". There were a lot of " he could be a 4 timer" or " he is my pick to win the title as a freshman" and so on.
I also cannot wait for the next few years of them in college, even if it seems unlikely Seidel and Forrest stay at 133 long term. The international scene post college, and during, will be even more wild and will only serve to sharpen and improve each of them as they have legitimate equals to push each other to their potential.
Lee still might win Final X but it is a shame how the poor Iowa coaching has ruined him. Their philosophy of practicing one move until it's perfected gave Lee one of the best if not the best tilt series in folkstyle history. He never developed on his feet since he would TF or F with the strength on top. Then most Iowa wrestlers skip Freestyle while in college so that didn't help.
He's also developing a reputation as a choker. Ramos, Olympics, RAF, heck even PIAA all underwhelming performances with a chance to make history.
He's also developing a reputation as a choker. Ramos, Olympics, RAF, heck even PIAA all underwhelming performances with a chance to make history.
I mostly agree with the first paragraph. The second feels...over the top. That PIAA one was in conjunction with a serious injury, wasn't it? Which, is probably his biggest issue. If he were in a video game his injury attribute would be low as hell. But to say he's become a choker just feels wrong. Sure he lost to ramos his final year, he also won 3 titles including as a true freshman. He lost in the Olympic finals. He made the Olympic finals which is pretty damn special. If anything, it's a mixture of otherworldly expectations being placed on him and domestic wrestling fans not appreciating the difficulty in just making the Olympics, let alone winning them.
It does suck that Injuries derailed what could have been an all time great wrestling resume as an American, in my opinion at least. Iowa and their staff and training absolutely played a role in that to an extent, but he was always injury prone as well.
What a weekend for PSU and what a bright future! Excited for the future with Jayden, Clinton, grey, Sam, possibly Howard etc.
Jayden and grey killed it and looked amazing
Was excited watching Clinton wrestle at 65kg he only had one loss on his season and that was to dekracker and was able to avenge that loss via tech fall and then lost to sled and was able to get that match back for the 3rd place match! Great adjustments
Jayden Clinton and grey are all 1st yr u20’s and will be back
Jayden and grey killed it and looked amazing
Was excited watching Clinton wrestle at 65kg he only had one loss on his season and that was to dekracker and was able to avenge that loss via tech fall and then lost to sled and was able to get that match back for the 3rd place match! Great adjustments
Jayden Clinton and grey are all 1st yr u20’s and will be back
Excuses are supposedly for wusses.
It wasn't that Ramos beat him but he quit both at the end of the match and got pinned then the tournament. In the Olympic finals, he had more than 30 seconds to score and his "effort" was falling on his back with 1 second left. He gave up at RAF and was pinned in the last seconds, Got TFd by Armenian at Worlds..there's a pattern there.
Sure, I just don't think I'd call the pattern "choking". Especially for a body of work that dates back a decade + and includes mostly success and excellence.
I got a little insight into Lee from a friend who has gotten to know him really well. He said that Lee is really hard on himself and deeply personalizes his losses. Maybe something switched off in his head during those matches where he knew he wasn't going to win. I'm no psychologist, but I think Lee might have bought too much into Brands' philosophy of "winning is everything."
65kg is going to be insane in the future. All of the top 61kg will go up I believe plus all the already established 65kg guys. The Olympic qualifiers will be nuts. Bassett, Blaze, Jax, Davino, Woods, etc. I can’t wait
That's another reason why I think Iowa ruined Spencer. Penn State's philosophy of improvement is more important in that moment than winning would have helped Lee immensely. Not only that but Bonnie alone would have filled his trophy case. Everyone likes to joke about his mother and glasses but that reaction was also a sign of how he grew up. One can just imagine a car ride home from a youth tournament that he didn't win.