2023-24 NCAA DI Rankings
197 - Aaron Brooks
Trent Hidlay moves up to #2 after winning the CKLV in a field that included the former #2 - NCAA runner-up Tanner Sloan. Hidlay defeated Jaxon Smith in the finals who took out Sloan in the semis. Along with the win over Smith, Hidlay had dominant wins over Evan Bockman (21-5) and Jacob Cardenas (10-2).
For the win over Sloan, Jaxon Smith comes up to #5 in the rankings and Stephen Little moves up to #4. Little notably defeated Smith earlier this season at the Tiger Style invite.
It's also worth highlighting Joey Novak's performance in Vegas. The Wyoming freshman took 8th place and moves into the rankings at #18 for his wins over Luke Geog, Evan Bockman, and Jack Wehmeyer.
There were a ton of other results at the CKLV that produced rankings changes. You can view those results on FloArena here.
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Trent Hidlay's win over Jaxon Smith in the finals of the CKLV:
