The Mavericks may not be ranked as a team via theopenmat at the time being, but they certainly have some wrestlers who could have a very good tournament this weekend at the Midwest Classic.
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| U.R. Dayson Torgerson 125 |
I'm trying to make sense out of Dayson Torgerson not currently being in the rankings. 5th at the Classic a year ago, he was also 7th in the D2 nation. All I can figure is that he is redshirting. Redshirts have participated in this tournament before, I'm pretty sure, so if Torgerson competes, he's a major threat here at 125 lbs. Owns an 8-4 win over Quade Smith, 4-1 over Isaiah Gamez, 8-0 over Colton Drousias & 13-7 over Rhys Sellers.
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| U.R. Alex Castaneda 149 |
Alex Castaneda is currently in a slump & I'll say two things about it. 1 - he was 4th at Super Region VI last season, one match away from NCAA D2 qualification. 2 - take a good look at Jett Strickenberger of West Virginia. Look at how his season started out & look at where it is now. In a matter of one week he went from getting majored by a lower ranked wrestler to winning Cliff Keen Las Vegas, NCAA DI's toughest in-season tournament. Turnarounds can happen.
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| #3 Owen Cline 157 |
On paper, the Mavericks best bet for a place-winner this tournament is Owen Cline. He was 4th in the NCAA D2 nation a year ago.
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| U.R. Tyler Doyle HWT |
Here's another wrestler that for the life of me, I can't figure out why he's unranked. 7th both here as well as in the D2 nation a year ago, without a doubt, Tyler Doyle wrestles this tournament, he'll be in the hunt for a top 8 showing. Has split thus far this season with Max Balow, both sudden victory matches.
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