Tuesday, March 11, 2025

AT LARGE: Wild Card Candidates for 2025 NCAA DI's = 197 lbs

 Four seems to be the magic number this year when it comes to At-Large/Wildcard berths.   As to who will get them at 197?  I've narrowed it down to five.  Who will be the odd man out? 



#11
Joey Novak
Wyoming

23-5 on the season, an NCAA DI qualifier in 2024, Joey Novak seems a very likely candidate to get a nod here at 197 lbs.  8th & 4th in CKLV, owns an 8-0 major over Mickey O'Malley & a 9-6 s.v. over Ian Bush. 

#27
Ben Vanadia
Purdue

18 wins on the season, what makes the case for Ben Vanadia is that he owns many head-to-heads with other four in his position. 

#28
Wolfgang Frable
Army

The Cadet is 21-10 on the year.  4th in the Southern Scuffle, he owns a 4-2 win over three-time SOCON champ Levi Hopkins & he has a 7-2 decision over Payton Thomas. 

#30
Carson Floyd
Appalachian State

The Mountaineer is 28-8 on the season with some good wins. 

#31
Christian Knop
North Carolina State

What's killing the Wolf here is the fact that he has a losing record.  However, this could end up a case of quality over quantity.  He may not have the number of wins that the other four wrestlers mentioned do, but he has some notable wins that really stick out.  A 4:12 fall over Pat Brophy & a 5-2 win over Mikey Dellagatta. 










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