The Wildest Results And Raddest Matchups Of U23s At Akron

We recap the wild results of Day 1 and preview the rad matchups of Day 2 of the U23 freestyle world team trials in Akron.

Jun 2, 2019 by Andrew Spey

The Wildest Results And Raddest Matchups Of U23s At Akron

One of the many perks of freestyle wrestling is how quickly and often the score can swing in either direction. This often results in wild, high scoring affairs with radical changes in leads and momentum. And to this quality of wrestling, the U23 Freestyle World Team Trials in Akron has been no exception.

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U23 Quarterfinals start Sunday, June 2, 9:30 AM

So let's all have a good time and run down the wackiest round of 16 matches from the U23 freestyle tournament.

Shawn Orem, Husky Elite Wrestling Club vs Zach Price, Jackrabbit Wrestling Club

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Price blew this one wide open by scoring 11 unanswered points to secure the tech.

Louie Hayes, Cavalier Wrestling Club vs Brandon Loperfido, Mat-Town USA

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UVA's Louie Hayes was down 7-2 before he took command of this match and won via fall of the technical variety.

Jose Rodriguez, Cleveland Falcon Wrestling vs Domonick Demas, Oklahoma

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Folks, we don't deserve Dom Demas.

Mike Van Brill, NJRTC vs Colston Diblasi, George Mason

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Ignore the stoppages (or take advabtage of that 10 second fast forward button) and enjoy the bonkers upper body moves both wrestlers hit with reckless abandon. It was a kitchen sink fest.

Justin Thomas, Oklahoma vs Ebed Jarrell, PRTC

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It's tough not to empathize with see someone who gets pinned while holding the lead but on the other hand it's also pretty thrilling too.

Christian Brunner, Boilermaker RTC vs Benjamin Smith, Cleveland State University

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Two 92 kilogrammers score 27 points combined and the guy with the only two four-point throws loses? That's like a motorcycle with no motor! Okay!

Kobe Woods, Wartburg vs Jonathan Aiello, Cavalier Wrestling Club

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Two more big fellas going ham. Never a bad thing!

Benyamin Kamali, Cavalier Wrestling Club vs Luke Werner, Mat-Town USA

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Ben Kamali is PUMPED after this win. A joy to behold.

Wow, insanely wild matches. Now how about we get stoked for the raddest quarterfinals matches we should all watch together on Sunday? Sure let's do it.

The Raddest U23 Freestyle Quarterfinal Matchups

57 Michael Colaiocco (PRTC) vs. Jakob Campbell (Buffalo Valley RTC)

Colaiocco, the no longer a Blair student, not yet a Penn student, continues his impressive run.

61 Louie Hayes (Cavalier Wrestling Club) vs. Drew Mattin (Michigan Regional Training Center)

Who doesn't want to see these two studs battle it out? No one who like wrestling, that's who.

65 Jaydin Eierman (TMWC) vs. Carter Happel (IOWA)

65 Ben Freeman (Michigan Regional Training Center) vs. Kanen Storr (Michigan Regional Training Center)

65 Mitchell Mckee (Minnesota Storm) vs. Joshua Saunders (TMWC)

65 Luke Pletcher (TMWC/Ohio RTC) vs. Domonick Demas (Oklahoma)

We told you the 65 KG quarters was going to rock. Four NCAA All-Americans, a cadet & junior world teamers, all sorts of crazy goodness. You can't go wrong with any one of these matches but I suggest using the quad-view function on your web browser for maximum enjoyment.

70 Alec Pantaleo (TMWC/ Michigan) vs. Samuel Krivus (Cavalier Wrestling Club)

70 Jake Keating (Cavalier Wrestling Club) vs. Matthew Kolodzik (NJRTC)

Two Cavaliers go up against two All-Americans. Stupendous.

74 Brady Berge (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club) vs. Jaden Mattox (TMWC/Ohio RTC)

The young Nittany Lion and the young Buckeye. This will likely not be the last time these two mix it up on the mat.

79 Ben Harvey (West Point RTC) vs. Connor Flynn (Mizzou)

Four NCAA appearances between these two dudes, and they both have another year of eligibility remaining.

86 Hunter Bolen (SERTC-VT) vs. Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh Wrestling Club)

86 Lou Deprez (Bearcat Wrestling Club) vs. Devin Skatzka (Minnesota Storm)

86 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) vs. Jackson Hemauer (Valley RTC)

No offense to Max Dean or his opponent but the other three quarterfinal bouts are all much closer to toss ups. They could go either way is what we're saying.

92 Christian Brunner (Boilermaker RTC) vs. Kyle Lightner (NJRTC)

92 Matthew Correnti (NJRTC) vs. Jakob Woodley (Oklahoma)

A couple of Scarlet Knights, the defending U23 world teamer, and a promising you Sooner.

97 Ethan Laird (Rider) vs. Michael Boykin (Wolfpack Wrestling Club)

There are actually three other rad matches at this weight class but we're trying to narrow things down a bit so we're going to say that this one is every so slightly more rad than the others. Laird and Boykin are both NCAA qualifiers with contrasting styles. Boykin is more, stout, shall we say, than Laird.

125 Anthony Cassioppi (IOWA) vs. Aj Nevills (Valley RTC)

125 Gary Traub (TMWC/Ohio RTC) vs, Daniel Kerkvliet (TMWC)

Take advantage of every opportunity you can to watch Anthony Cassioppi and Daniel Kervliet. They are part of a new wave of heavyweight talent that will help turn the USA into a powerhouse at this weight class internationally.

Okay, that's all we got for now. And after tomorrow's rad quarterfinal matches? That's right, rad semifinals, finals, and placement bouts!