Probable's from ISU's Website
125: Ethan Perryman (17-9) vs. #23 Nick Babin (7-4)
133: #5 Evan Frost (12-2) vs. Tyler Chappell (3-4)
141: #11 Jacob Frost (22-4) vs. Anthony Santaniello (9-8) -or- Briar Priest (10-5)
149: #7 Paniro Johnson (17-3) vs. #23 Finn Solomon (11-6) -or- Kade Brown (10-2)
157: #11 Cody Chittum (13-2) vs. #23 Dylan Evans (15-5)
165: Aiden Riggins (9-12) vs. Jared Kelsar (6-8) -or- Kelin Laffey (6-3)
174: #21 MJ Gaitan (10-6) vs. #18 Luca Augustine (13-5)
184: #10 Evan Bockman (11-4) -or- Nando Villaescusa (11-6) vs. #13 Reece Heller (16-3)
197: Nate Schon (12-7) -or- Tate Naaktgeboren (8-0) vs. #10 Mac Stout (17-2)
285: #26 Daniel Herrera (19-8) vs. #13 Dayton Pitzer (9-2)
125: Perryman beat all three of our 125lb backups. But all matches were within 5 points and two of them were only by 2. I think Babin has the one as Perryman is not the starter for ISU and while solid, has just been filling in so far this year. PITT FAVORED
133: Returning AA against a backup 133. Anything other than 5/6 here would be great. ISU FAVORED
141: Frost is 23-4 on the year and has not lost since December. Ant could keep this close but J.Frost is the favorite. ISU FAVORED
149: Paniro spent half the year at 157 and is undefeated since dropping down. He wrestles almost all his matches close so I think either one of Pitt's guys can take this one from him. TOSS UP
157: Chittum is having a really good year this season. He has two losses to backups but some very strong wins outside of that. Evans is really good but I think Chittum is just a little bit ahead of him at the moment. ISU FAVORED
First Half: 1 Pitt Fav, 2 Toss, 3 Isu fav
165: Riggins started the year at 174, since coming down he has looked better, but far from unbeatable. If Keslar was more consistent I would favor him, but since he is so unreliable I have to call this a TOSS UP
174: Gaitan started the year at 165 then moved up, he is 2-4 at 174 this year with multiple losses to guys Luca has beat. Further he is 0-2 against Luca in his career. However, when he is at his best he is AA caliber so I have to call this a TOSS UP
184: This is as much of a toss up as you will see. Heller winning this one could really give him some helium in the rankings and cement him as a T10 guy. TOSS UP
197: Mac will either face a sucked down Schon or Tate Naak coming up from 174. I would expect Mac to put bonus points on either of these guys. PITT FAVROED
285: Herrera is good for a true fresh HW, but Dayton is a better wrestler right now and has performed better against similar opponents, would like to see him chase bonus here. PITT FAVORED
2nd Half: 2 Pitt Fav, 3 Toss, 0 Isu Fav
Overall: 3 Pitt Fav, 4 Toss, 3 Isu Fav
This is a winnable dual against a very good (but incredibly injury-riddled) team. If we can go 2-0 this weekend that means our guys have really got it going and would improve our chance of sending a large squad to Philly for nationals.
125: Ethan Perryman (17-9) vs. #23 Nick Babin (7-4)
133: #5 Evan Frost (12-2) vs. Tyler Chappell (3-4)
141: #11 Jacob Frost (22-4) vs. Anthony Santaniello (9-8) -or- Briar Priest (10-5)
149: #7 Paniro Johnson (17-3) vs. #23 Finn Solomon (11-6) -or- Kade Brown (10-2)
157: #11 Cody Chittum (13-2) vs. #23 Dylan Evans (15-5)
165: Aiden Riggins (9-12) vs. Jared Kelsar (6-8) -or- Kelin Laffey (6-3)
174: #21 MJ Gaitan (10-6) vs. #18 Luca Augustine (13-5)
184: #10 Evan Bockman (11-4) -or- Nando Villaescusa (11-6) vs. #13 Reece Heller (16-3)
197: Nate Schon (12-7) -or- Tate Naaktgeboren (8-0) vs. #10 Mac Stout (17-2)
285: #26 Daniel Herrera (19-8) vs. #13 Dayton Pitzer (9-2)
125: Perryman beat all three of our 125lb backups. But all matches were within 5 points and two of them were only by 2. I think Babin has the one as Perryman is not the starter for ISU and while solid, has just been filling in so far this year. PITT FAVORED
133: Returning AA against a backup 133. Anything other than 5/6 here would be great. ISU FAVORED
141: Frost is 23-4 on the year and has not lost since December. Ant could keep this close but J.Frost is the favorite. ISU FAVORED
149: Paniro spent half the year at 157 and is undefeated since dropping down. He wrestles almost all his matches close so I think either one of Pitt's guys can take this one from him. TOSS UP
157: Chittum is having a really good year this season. He has two losses to backups but some very strong wins outside of that. Evans is really good but I think Chittum is just a little bit ahead of him at the moment. ISU FAVORED
First Half: 1 Pitt Fav, 2 Toss, 3 Isu fav
165: Riggins started the year at 174, since coming down he has looked better, but far from unbeatable. If Keslar was more consistent I would favor him, but since he is so unreliable I have to call this a TOSS UP
174: Gaitan started the year at 165 then moved up, he is 2-4 at 174 this year with multiple losses to guys Luca has beat. Further he is 0-2 against Luca in his career. However, when he is at his best he is AA caliber so I have to call this a TOSS UP
184: This is as much of a toss up as you will see. Heller winning this one could really give him some helium in the rankings and cement him as a T10 guy. TOSS UP
197: Mac will either face a sucked down Schon or Tate Naak coming up from 174. I would expect Mac to put bonus points on either of these guys. PITT FAVROED
285: Herrera is good for a true fresh HW, but Dayton is a better wrestler right now and has performed better against similar opponents, would like to see him chase bonus here. PITT FAVORED
2nd Half: 2 Pitt Fav, 3 Toss, 0 Isu Fav
Overall: 3 Pitt Fav, 4 Toss, 3 Isu Fav
This is a winnable dual against a very good (but incredibly injury-riddled) team. If we can go 2-0 this weekend that means our guys have really got it going and would improve our chance of sending a large squad to Philly for nationals.
