We have a good match here R1 of the National Duals between the #7 Lehigh Mountain Hawks & the #2 Nebraska Cornhuskers. I believe it'll be pretty neck-in-neck throughout our first six weight classes & starting at 174 will be when Nebraska starts to pull away & show their dominance.
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| #5 Sheldon Seymour Vs #27 Kael Lauridson 125 |
This lightest weight contest interest me for a number of reasons. Sheldon Seymour is ranked significantly higher than Kael Lauridson, but I wouldn't put too much stock into the rankings regarding this match. Kael Lauridson owns a 13-5 major decision over Antonio Lorenzo. The same Antonio Lorenzo who owns a 5-3 decision over Sheldon Seymour. What to make of that? 125 is known for its insane amount of parity & Seymour proved last year that he was one of the most improved wrestlers in the nation. Lauridsen was beating college wrestlers long before he ever got to college himself. So yeah, my thoughts are all over the place on this one. Can see it going either way, but giving the nod to the All American.
LEHIGH: 3
NEBRASKA: 0
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| #2 Ryan Crookham Vs #5 Jacob Van Dee 133 |
Seen quite a few early season NCAA DI predictions & quite a few have already slated Ryan Crookham as their pick for this year's champion at 133 lbs. He wrestles anything at all like he did during the 2023-2024 season, that's highly likely to happen. However, he was hurt last year & I've been watching wrestling long enough to know that you never know what to expect when it comes to guys coming off of injury. What I do know is that whatever our answer might be, JVD is an excellent test to see exactly where Crookham is at. Here's to being optimistic about it.
LEHIGH: 6
NEBRASKA: 0
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| #3 Luke Stanich Vs #2 Brock Hardy 141 |
Forget this dual, this match at 141 lbs between #3 Luke Stanich & #2 Brock Hardy, might very well be the marquee match of the entire national duals event. We have two guys right here, both hoping to be the one to prevent Jesse Mendez from winning his third NCAA DI title. Before either worries about Mendez, they first have to worry about each other. Excited to see how this one goes down.
LEHIGH: 6
NEBRASKA: 3
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| U.R. Kelvin Griffin Vs #10 Chance Lamer 149 |
I started writing about college wrestling during the 2001-2002 season. In some capacity or another, I've been covering college wrestling now for 24 years & I swear there's never been a season where I haven't written about a Lamer. This one is Chance, and after Michigan & Cal Poly, he's giving his third chance to Nebraska. I triple checked & was very surprised to not see Griffin in the rankings. Nonetheless, I think he gives Lamer a respectable match.
LEHIGH: 6
NEBRASKA: 6
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| #26 Logan Rozynski Vs #1 Antrell Taylor 157 |
I do think that Logan Rozynski can keep this match to a decision & as far as I'm concerned that's a pretty respectable thing to do against the champ.
LEHIGH: 6
NEBRASKA: 9
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| #7 Max Brignola Vs U.R. L.J. Araujo 165 |
A U20 World Bronze medalist & a U20 PAN-AMERICAN bronze medalist, I do believe that the future will be good to L.J. Araujo as his collegiate career gets going. With that said, I don't see him upending Max Brignola. Not at this point in time anyway. I do think he can give him a respectable match though.
LEHIGH: 9
NEBRASKA: 9
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| U.R. Richie Grungo Vs #4 Chris Minto 174 |
125 through 165, Lehigh is going to look strong against the returning NCAA DI runner-up Nebraska. It's 174 on, where the Huskers are really going to start showing why they're currently ranked #2. Look for nothing less than a major here for Minto.
LEHIGH: 9
NEBRASKA: 13
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| U.R. Rylan Rogers Vs #5 Silas Allred 184 |
Pretty sure we can expect another bonus point victory for the Huskers here are 184. R12-R12-7th in the DI nation Silas Allred is looking to have his best season yet & I say we see Allred, looking All go-go-go in this match against the Mountain Hawks.
LEHIGH: 9
NEBRASKA: 17
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| #19 J.T. Davis Vs #7 Camden McDanel 197 |
I think that J.T. Davis can keep this match to a decision with All American Camden McDanel. Again I think there is very, very little chance of an upset, but keeping this to something like a 6-2 decision? Yeah, I think that is very possible.
LEHIGH: 9
NEBRASKA: 20
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| #8 Nathan Taylor Vs #1 A.J. Ferrari HWT |
I've thought for the past 3 months we've been jumping the gun on A.J. Ferrari. Counting our chickens before they hatched & already making purchases before the check cleared. I'm fine with Ferrari being ranked high, but ranked #1? Who the Hell has he beaten collegiately at HWT yet? The answer is, no one. Tell me that he'll be an All American contender? Yeah, I easily buy that. But that he'll for sure be a national title contender & not only that, but the #1 contender? Sorry, I'm not sold yet. I need convincing. Ferrari could be tested at the Navy Classic, if Pitt enters Dayton Pitzer, so maybe we'll know more after the weekend this was written (10-28-2025), but either way, I still think Taylor will be a good test for the Husker, once a Cowboy, once a Roadrunner, once a national champion at 197 lbs.
LEHIGH: 9
NEBRASKA: 23
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