Kearney:
8 wrestlers ranked in top 6 (106, 120, 132, 145, 160, 195, 220, 285)
Columbus:
6 wrestlers ranked in top 5 (113, 152, 170, 195, 220, 285)
Matchups Between Ranked Opponents:
195- #6 Sean Jackson (KEA) vs #1 Colton Wolfe (COL)
220- #6 Izzy Bautista (KEA) vs #2 Wyatt Olcott (COL)
285- #1 Lee Herrington (KEA) vs #2 Cy Marshall (COL)
Expected Matchups:
106- #3 Brayden Smith (KEA) vs Clay Cerny (COL)
113- Dallyn Ritchie (KEA) vs #4 Carter Kucera (COL)
120- #1 Phillip Moomey (KEA) vs Alex Rodriguez (COL)
126- Colton Kowalek (KEA) vs Erick Hernandez (COL)
132- #1 Nick James (KEA) vs Jesse Appel (COL)
138- Matt Oliphant (KEA) vs Cade Fullner (COL)
145- #2 Teontae Wilson (KEA) vs OPEN
152- Jud Kuchera (KEA) vs #5 Carson Zwingman (COL)
160- #3 Trey Grube (KEA) vs Anthony DeAnda (COL)
170- Reece Nicol (KEA) vs #5 at 182 Zach Baldwin (COL)
182- Tyler Tracy (KEA) vs Kasten Grape (COL)
195- #6 Sean Jackson (KEA) vs #1 Colton Wolfe (COL)
220- #6 Izzy Bautista (KEA) vs #2 Wyatt Olcott (COL)
285- #1 Lee Herrington (KEA) vs #2 Cy Marshall (COL)
Notes:
152- Kuchera was ranked 6th back in December and lost by fall to Zwingman at the Kearney Invite.
160- Grube has been having a solid senior campaign, and he beat DeAnda’s teammate Weston Martensen 13-4 at Kearney.
170- Like Kuchera, Nicol was ranked 6th back in December while Baldwin is ranked at 182. Baldwin has wrestled at both 170 and 182 and has earned some good wins, while Nicol beat Kasten Grape 10-6 at Kearney.
195- Jackson and Wolfe haven’t met this season, as Wolfe wrestled 220 at the Kearney invite back in December.
220- Bautista and Olcott aren’t your typical upper weight wrestlers. Both are athletic and love to put points on the board.
285- Herrington won 6-4 over Marshall at the Kearney Invite by scoring two takedowns to Marshall’s one takedown.