Whenever the entries come out for Super 32, everyone always does a little calculation in their head about which weight will be the toughest. It's Super 32, so every weight is nails, but we think 126 is just a cut above the rest this year. There's also 160 in the running, and 145 is pretty top heavy, but overall 126 is the deepest weight.

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The Contenders

No. 4 Nick Raimo
No. 6 Jacori Teemer
No. 7 Joey Silva

Raimo was a blue chipper coming into high school, and his trajectory suggests that's not going to slow down anytime soon. He was third at Super 32 a year ago, and is coming off a double Fargo title in the summer. His performance at Who's #1 very much showed he has the stuff to get a Super 32 title belt this year.

Meanwhile, Teemer was dominant at the Journeymen Fall Classic. Like Raimo, he also won a Fargo freestyle title this summer. Teemer has a real tough leg ride due to his length which could give some difficulty to Raimo. For someone like Raimo who is still developing a high level leg attack, Teemer presents a matchup problem with his willingness to give up his legs and being a high level scrambler. However, all of this depends on how much better Teemer has gotten since the last time these two wrestled.

Raimo majors Teemer last year at Pop N Flo


Silva might be the best athlete of the three, and is developing into possibly the best pure wrestler as well. He and Teemer were at different weights at Journeymen, and Silva looked very impressive in his finals win over Real Woods. He fended off a takedown at the end of the first and then hit two go behinds to take the 5-1 win. Don't be surprised if he defends his belt from last year.

The Upstarts

No. 9 Austin DeSanto
No. 10 Alex Thomsen
No. 18 Dan Moran
No. 20 Jakob Campbell

DeSanto barely snuck by Thomsen in last year's semis, and both are back this year in what could be a possible quarter or semifinal matchup. DeSanto is a wrestler in the class "Iowa" style of moving forward, getting the guy out of bounds and pushing the pace. Meanwhile, Thomsen has a good level change and can throw. Thomsen may be more exciting and a fan favorite, but DeSanto has the type of motor to win nip and tuck matches like this.

DeSanto over Thomsen in the Super 32 semis


Moran and Campbell are exactly the kind of kids who can pull some upsets in a bracket the size of your typical Super 32 one. Tough, well coached kids who are hungry and looking to improve their ranking and stock with college coaches are exactly the kind of land mines you'd want to avoid.

The Dark Horses

Cade DeVos
Job Greenwood
Daniel Planta
Colin Valdiviez

This group is guys who are honorable mention, fringe rankables who have shown promise and could be peaking for Super 32. DeVos was 42-1 last year before hurting his elbow right before states, though that was down at 106 pounds. Greenwood is in the group of Colorado lightweights with Yapoujian, Alirez and Robison that have started to make noise on a national level.

Valdidiviez won both styles at Cadet Pan Ams, and will very likely toss someone on their head down in Greensboro. Planta knocked off Chase Zollman at Journemyman and placed at both National Preps and NHSCAs last year. He doesn't do any one thing exceptionally well, just does many things at a high enough level to keep it close with even the best kids in the country.

Planta shuts out Zollman at Journeymen