I completely agree. PSU is 2-3 deep with top recruits at every weight. Enough depth that they could put together a second top 10 team. Always surprises me kids continue to commit when it appears they have spot tied up for years. The top level recruits all feel they will win the spot. Surprised more guys don’t transfer after not securing the starting spot. They are definitely doing a lot of good things or putting something in the water.
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One of my cardio rehab guys was a strong wrestler, multiple time state placer and only got a handful of matches in his career. He enjoyed the comradery of the greats in thier room and his education. Can't blame him or others but would like to see us get some of those guys into our program.
Everyone who is that highly rated and with that much success believes they will be the starter and are not all that worried.
Why they stay? No matter how long it takes to develop if you are the best guy at a weight you will start no matter your class or who else is on the team. Post grad is also a huge factor for many of these wrestlers and there is no better place to be in the country and they seem to treat everyone there pretty well.
Why they stay? No matter how long it takes to develop if you are the best guy at a weight you will start no matter your class or who else is on the team. Post grad is also a huge factor for many of these wrestlers and there is no better place to be in the country and they seem to treat everyone there pretty well.
Excited for the Powerade Tourney tomorrow. definitely interested in seeing how Bodie Marlow, Matt Marlow and Kade Brown do. hopefully Coach Gavin and the crew are there sitting beside Vince Bouzakis and Maddox Shaw, closing the deal lol.
I think it becomes a lot easier to find lineup spots for everyone when you realize that they're stretching a lot of these guys out to a 6 year career instead of four.
A good example is Facundo taking ORS this year purely to preserve eligibility. Then presumably Mesenbrink redshirt next year while Facundo goes. And Beau Bartlett wrestled up a weight for his first two seasons. That staff is skilled at finding ways to make the most of everyone's four seasons, allowing them to bring in all the top talent that we're seeing without a lot of defections.
A good example is Facundo taking ORS this year purely to preserve eligibility. Then presumably Mesenbrink redshirt next year while Facundo goes. And Beau Bartlett wrestled up a weight for his first two seasons. That staff is skilled at finding ways to make the most of everyone's four seasons, allowing them to bring in all the top talent that we're seeing without a lot of defections.
At least until PSU brings in another Mesenbrink or Haines
Those appear to outliers, I know 5-6 kids my boys competed with who will most likely never see the mat as a starter. That’s just at two weight classes. I get camaraderie and being on a winning team but my boys want to see the mat. Different personalities have different wants.
Yeah, I dont understand being ok with never seeing the mat either. Especially for guys who have great success in HS.
Put in all that time, effort, and strain just to help other guys gain the accolades? No chance.
Powerade Results:
Matt Marlow(127)- Lost in 2nd round as the #2 seed(didn’t look very impressive)
Joey Simon(133)- lost rnd of 32, won consolation
Kade Brown- won both matches so far, looking very tough, problem is, is he has Bo Bassett in quarters.
Matt Marlow(127)- Lost in 2nd round as the #2 seed(didn’t look very impressive)
Joey Simon(133)- lost rnd of 32, won consolation
Kade Brown- won both matches so far, looking very tough, problem is, is he has Bo Bassett in quarters.
Bode Marlow- one first 2 matches then just lost 5-4, second match I’ve watched one from the beast of the east where he’s winning and gets reversed to his back and ends up losing by one point.
On another note, the rich keep getting richer. Penn State just got a commitment from the 6th ranked 165 pounder from Blair Academy, William Henckel.
An interesting watch is the heavyweight from Bergen Catholic Ben Shue, took fourth place at the New Jersey State championships last year as a sophomore, and he should have a head on collision with Nick Pavlevhko from State College, who is ranked top 15 in a nation. I know he visited Pitt cause on his Twitter account has the uniform on posing with the coaches, so that might be someone to keep an eye on for our next heavyweight
A lot of these guys have to be walking on, right? Cant be money available for all of these guys
Some are, some get academic money, they have a fair bit of NIL money, and they are okay with using gray money, the promise of a nice payment from the NLWC when they are done with college.
Kade Brown won 2 in a row and is in the Consi-Semi’s. He just pinned Mason Kernan(WVU Commit)
Younger brother Karson is in the finals at 121, facing Nate Desmond.
Powerade brings back so many memories for me. Even found the bracket from my senior year in 1996 where I got 5th. Id post up the bracket, but I cant seem to get pictures to post
Kade has been impressive. Beating up on several top WPIAL guys. Looking forward to him and Shaw next.
Karson has to be the younger brother. Would be nice to have inside track on him.
Karson has to be the younger brother. Would be nice to have inside track on him.
That sucks, but at least we know we have a legit prospect coming in with Brown
Heck of a tournament by Landon Sidun from Norwin beat the 4th ranked at the weight Ayden Smith
Kade Brown with a 5Th Place finish, very solid tournament. Only bright spot for Pitt
Little brother Karson took 2nd at 121. He needs to be a major priority
Amen to that. Also, I’m not sure if they are but I would really hope that Coach Gavin and the crew are on the Miller boys from ST’ Ed’s as well because they absolutely fill a need of 184-197 In the future. I know Mac is only as freshman, but they could be like a heller brother 1-2 punch.
2025 recruit Carson Walsh just beat the #12 ranked kid in the nation to reach the New Jersey state finals.
Austin Johnson from Muncy on campus for visit this weekend. Strong interest in Pitt. Rising SR., 3 time placer, one 1st, 2 time runner up. 215 and 285.
