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  • Transfer Portal Update (4/24/2024)

    With the conclusion of the NCAA wrestling tournament and the calendar changing over to April, you’d think that it means it’s the offseason for college wrestling and all focus should turn to the Olympic styles, right? Maybe in the past, but in a new era of collegiate athletics, once the final whistle has blown on a particular postseason, it means it’s time to turn your attention to the transfer portal. 
    Love it or hate it, it’s the reality. Student-athletes have the ability to transfer much more freely than past generations. Couple that with the extra year of eligibility doled out by the NCAA in the aftermath of the COVID years and you have a wild combination. There was lots of movement last “offseason” and I don’t foresee that changing this year. 
    In just a week and a half since the NCAA finals, there have already been some huge names that have gone into the portal. Some have already announced their new homes, while others are still being courted. 
    The first list of wrestlers we’ve listed have already publicly committed to a new transfer destination. That new school is listed first, along with their projected weight, followed by their former school. 
    Below them are notable wrestlers that have gone into the transfer portal. It is not a comprehensive list. Some (like Jacob Cardenas and Lennox Wolak) knew they were graduating and were unable to continue competing at their Ivy League schools and went into the portal before the season started. Others have just submitted their names. 
    Expect many updates to this feature in the coming weeks and months. 
    Illinois: Ramazan Attasauov (125/133) - Iowa State
    Indiana: Angelo Rini (133) - Columbia
    Iowa State: Evan Bockman (197) - Utah Valley
    Little Rock: Brock DelSignore (184) - NC State
    Lock Haven: Max Elton (125) - Buffalo
    Lock Haven: Nick Stampoulos (157) - Buffalo
    Michigan: Jacob Cardenas (197) - Cornell
    Michigan: Chase Saldate (157) - Michigan State
    Minnesota: Tommy Askey (157) - Appalachian State
    Minnesota: Clayton Whiting (174/184) - Missouri
    Morgan State: Xavier Doolin (285) - Northern Colorado
    North Carolina: Ethan Oakley (133) - Appalachian State
    North Carolina: Josh Ogunsanya (174) - North Carolina
    Northern Illinois: Markel Baker (125/133) - George Mason
    Northern Illinois: Spencer Mooberry (197) - North Dakota State
    Oklahoma: Carter Schubert (165) - California Baptist
    Oklahoma State: Caleb Fish (165) - Michigan State
    Oklahoma State: Dean Hamiti (165/174) - Wisconsin
    Oregon State: Sean Harman (174) - Missouri
    Pittsburgh: Chase Kranitz (184) - Buffalo
    Pittsburgh: Evan Tallmadge (125) - Navy
    Rider: Sammy Alvarez (149) - Oklahoma State
    Rutgers: Dagen Condomitti (157) - Oregon State
    SIU Edwardsville: Luke Odom (157) - Illinois
    SIU Edwardsville: Griffin Ray (165) - Nebraska
    Virginia Tech: Connor McGonagle (133) - Lehigh
    Virginia Tech: Lennox Wolak (174) - Columbia
    Wyoming: Sam Mitchell (197) - Buffalo
     
    Perhaps the most significant name to hit the transfer portal did so today as Wyatt Hendrickson’s name was added. Hendrickson has finished third in the nation at 285 lbs in each of the last two years for the Air Force Academy. In 2023, he was the first Air Force wrestler in 20 years to each All-American honors. While in Colorado Springs, Hendrickson racked up two Big 12 titles and never finished lower than third in the conference. All told, Hendrickson won 97 bouts for Air Force, against only 11 losses, and earned bonus points in more the 79% of his matches during his final three years. He has twice represented the USA internationally, taking fifth at the U20 World Championships in 2021 and claiming a gold medal at the U23 World Championships last year. 
    Hendrickson's name is in the portal alongside a “Do Not Contact” designation. That means Hendrickson already has a short list or a single school he’s looking at and would not like to be bothered with other calls. 
    There was some uncertainty as to whether Hendrickson would be allowed to wrestle in 2024-25. While he has an extra year of eligibility from the COVID year, the US Government had to sign a waiver allowing him to use that additional year, rather than immediately starting his service with the Air Force. Since an athlete is unable to compete for more than four years at a service academy, Hendrickson was forced to transfer if he received his waiver and intended on using the final year of eligibility. 
    Hendrickson, along with four-time All-American Kyle Parco, are the most notable names currently in the portal. Parco’s name was added the day before the Olympic Trials began. 
    On the other end of the spectrum, Clayton Whiting, Angelo Rini, and Dagen Condomitti are some of the recent wrestlers who were in the portal and made their transfer destinations known. All three will be moving into the Big Ten. 
    Whiting spent a portion of the year ranked in the top-15 at 184 lbs as Missouri’s starter. Colton Hawks later grabbed ahold of the starting role and was the Tigers entrant into the Big 12 Championships. Whiting will be heading to Minnesota and fits in at 174 or 184 lbs. 
    Rini was a national qualifier in 2023 for Columbia; however, his 2023-24 season never got on track because of injuries. He’ll join the Indiana Hoosiers as a graduate transfer at 133 lbs. It marks the second straight year that a grad transfer has moved from Columbia to Indiana. Danny Fongaro did it last season and made it to the national tournament. 
    Condomitti comes back to the East Coast, as he is from Northampton, Pennsylvania. He placed three times at the PIAA AAA state tournament for the Konrete Kids. Condomitti comes to Rutgers after spending a year at Oregon State. He won his only bout of the year competing at 157 lbs. 

     
    Portal
    Cade Balestrini (149) - Bloomsburg
    Fernando Barreto (133) - North Dakota State
    Ryan Boersma (285) - Missouri
    Kaleb Burgess (149) - Buffalo
    Colton Camacho (125/133) - Pittsburgh
    Charlie Darracott (165) - Stanford
    Devon Dawson (285) - North Dakota State
    Massoma Endene (197) - Wartburg
    Cooper Flynn (125) - Virginia Tech
    Logan Frazier (133) - Virginia Tech
    Max Hale (184) - Penn 
    Wyatt Hendrickson (285) - Air Force
    Nathan Higley (149) - George Mason
    Jared Hill (157) - Oklahoma
    Jacob Joyce (125) - Stanford
    Jason Kraisser (157) - Iowa State
    Carson Martinson (165) - Iowa
    Carter Martinson (157) - Iowa
    Hunter Mayes (165) - Lehigh
    Peter Ming (285) - Stanford
    Peyton Moore (133) - Missouri
    Kyle Mosher (165) - Columbia
    Jack Nies (149) - American
    Danny Nini (157) - North Carolina
    Kyle Parco (149)  - Arizona State
    Isaiah Powe (141) - Chattanooga
    Bretli Reyna (149) - Iowa
    Chris Rivera (141) - Campbell
    Justin Rivera (149) - Campbell
    Rylan Rogers (184) - Michigan
    Cheaney Schoeff (133) - Indiana
    Korbin Shepherd (133) - Missouri
    Yaraslau Slavikouski (285) - Rutgers
    Tyler Stewart (285) - Morgan State
    Ethan Stiles (157) - Nebraska
    Clayton Ulrey (157) - Virginia Tech

    Updated Olympic Quota Tracker (4/24/2024)

    While we were focused on the US Olympic Team Trials over the weekend, the Asian Olympic Qualifier was also taking place. That was important for a couple of reasons. One, there were plenty of talented wrestlers/countries from Asia seeking Olympic berths. The other is that it was the final continental qualifier - the Olympic field is set, aside from the World OG Qualifier (aka the Last Chance Qualifier). Now we know which wrestlers and/or countries our five representatives (57/65 kg MFS; 60/67/77 kg MGR) will have to contend with in Istanbul. 
    Below are each of the 18 weight classes that will be contested at the 2024 Olympic Games, with the countries that have qualified and the wrestlers that earned those qualifying quotas. As always, the wrestler that earned the quota is not required to represent their country in Paris. As we saw in State College, David Taylor, Adeline Gray, Spencer Woods, Alan Vera, and Cohlton Schultz, as locked up a spot in the Games for the United States; however, they were defeated at the Trials and are not headed to Paris. You will find that many countries without the depth that we feature will send the wrestler who earned a quota. 
    After each weight class is a sheet that lists quota's, by weight class and style for each nation sending at least one representive to the 2024 Olympic Games (in wrestling). 
    Men's Freestyle
    57 kg

    65 kg

    74 kg

    86 kg

    97 kg

    125 kg

    Women's Freestyle
    50 kg

    53 kg

    57 kg

    62 kg

    68 kg

    76 kg

    Men's Greco-Roman
    60 kg

    67 kg

    77 kg

    87 kg

    97 kg

    130 kg

     
    Current Quota Qualification by nation


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    Conference Crossover Conversation (4/24/2024)

    The guys are back to recap all the craziness from the Olympic Trials over the weekend, but before they get started, they also discuss some of the recent coaching moves - Tanelli, Vinson, Kellen Russell, Bono and more.  

    • Transfer Portal Update (4/24/2024)

      Transfer Portal Update (4/24/2024)

    • Updated Olympic Quota Tracker (4/24/2024)

      Updated Olympic Quota Tracker (4/24/2024)

    • Conference Crossover Conversation (4/24/2024)

      Conference Crossover Conversation (4/24/2024)



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