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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Jim Kessen added to this discussion on March 25, 2023
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Quote from Jim Kessen's post:
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"Pittsburgh wrestling classic
Future Buckeyes
127 #6 Vinny Kilkeray vs #4 Brandon Davies (PSU commit)
172 #1 Rocco Welsh vs #2 182 Barr (PSU Commit)"
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Kilkeray won 5-2 and you can hear the whining from PSU fans on Vinny supposedly getting away with illegal move which lead to TD + NF.
Welsh won 3-1 in OT in a pretty boring match and of course PSU fans think that result will flip in college but you can be assured if he Barr won then PSU fans would claim Barr would win by larger margin next year. So predictable.
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Jared Ball added to this discussion on March 25, 2023
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Quote from Hank Kornblut's post:
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Quote from Jim Kessen's post:
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"Pittsburgh wrestling classic
Future Buckeyes
127 #6 Vinny Kilkeray vs #4 Brandon Davies (PSU commit)
172 #1 Rocco Welsh vs #2 182 Barr (PSU Commit)"
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Didn't Ethan Birden and Brock Herman both win state as well?"
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Herman beat two time champ and Penn commit Ty Wilson in OT during the semis. One heck of a win. He then closed out for the title. Birden has another year left
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on March 26, 2023
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Herman is very talented but has to learn to use both arms when finishing shots. He also got ridden out by Wilson in their match so he needs bottom work. In other words, he's a perfect Buckeye ;)
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Shawn Andrews added to this discussion on March 26, 2023
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Seniors only for the PWC, Herman was asked but had a schedule conflict
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Quote from Jim Kessen's post:
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Quote from Hank Kornblut's post:
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Quote from Jim Kessen's post:
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"Pittsburgh wrestling classic
Future Buckeyes
127 #6 Vinny Kilkeray vs #4 Brandon Davies (PSU commit)
172 #1 Rocco Welsh vs #2 182 Barr (PSU Commit)"
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Didn't Ethan Birden and Brock Herman both win state as well?"
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Yes they did. But neither was selected to wrestle in PA classic"
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Brady Hiatt added to this discussion on March 27, 2023
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Quote from Shawn Andrews's post:
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"Seniors only for the PWC, Herman was asked but had a schedule conflict."
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Shawn,
Would you mind describing how the Ohio team was chosen?
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Shawn Andrews added to this discussion on March 28, 2023
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Brady, started by looking at top returners (State Placement) across divisions, looked for head to head results at tournaments like Ironman, Brecksville etc. In a perfect world with plenty of time we would have waited until after the state tournament.
Coaches had a running list of top choice, 2nd etc I reached out to wrestlers coaches to get athlete contact information. If a wrestler accepted they were on team, if they declined we went to the next person on the list.
Some weight classes the first person asked accepted and that was it, for others we had to continue to reach out. Most was done prior to sectional, after the state tournament we confirmed with prior commitments and made adjustments based on anyone who was no longer able to participate. (Injury, schedule, desire etc)
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Brady Hiatt added to this discussion on March 28, 2023
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Thanks. I know there are always questions of "why did they pick "wrestler x" over "wrestler y" because y did better than x at state" in any post-season All-Star event. So it's nice to hear from one who was involved in the process.
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Jim Kessen added to this discussion on March 29, 2023
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Decatur in transfer portal. Best of luck.
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Jason L. Jackson added to this discussion on March 29, 2023
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I would have to imagine that Decatur entering the portal means that either D'Emilio or Mendes are planning on wrestling 141 next year.
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Jared Ball added to this discussion on March 30, 2023
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I’m a little surprised it took this long. He has likely completed his degree. Additionally, he has won each of the last two wrestle offs but barely wrestled any meaningful amount of matches as the starter. I’m not sure anyone that has been watching the program the last four years considered him a viable option to start. Great young man. I hope he lands somewhere that he can contribute and be successful.
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Hank Kornblut added to this discussion on March 30, 2023
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Quote from Jared Ball's post:
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"I’m a little surprised it took this long. He has likely completed his degree. Additionally, he has won each of the last two wrestle offs but barely wrestled any meaningful amount of matches as the starter. I’m not sure anyone that has been watching the program the last four years considered him a viable option to start. Great young man. I hope he lands somewhere that he can contribute and be successful."
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They gave him a couple chances but you got the sense the staff trusted D'Emilio more. Agree that I'm surprised he's waited this long. I'd love to see him at a Cleve State or an Ohio U. Good luck to him.
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Michael Rodriguez added to this discussion on March 30, 2023
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...or perhaps DII or even DIII???
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Jason L. Jackson added to this discussion on March 30, 2023
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His brother was the DIII runner up this year for Baldwin Wallace.
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Ben Golden added to this discussion on March 30, 2023
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And the national champ last year!
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Discussion Topic: Ohio states future
Jim Kessen added to this discussion on March 30, 2023
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Mitchell Mesenbrink Freshman 165 is transferring from Cal Baptist and at Ohio state this weekend
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