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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
rico and Rudy,
What are the chances for each Mizzou wrestler other than Cox to win out?
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Eierman and Lewis are capable of 3rd, but they both wrestle in two of the toughest weights. Lewis has Jordan and Massa in his path. Jordan is a returning national finalist. Lewis wrestled Jordan in a preseason all-star event and looked to be the better wrestler, but conditioning got him in the end. Massa should beat Rogers and he's a super talented freshman. He is 2-0 against Jordan and was right there with Nolf and Hall in freestyle events last year. Interestingly enough, Lewis did beat him 2 years ago. It was considered an upset at the time.
Eierman's draw is a little better. His match against Meredith should be fun. Lots of good scrambling. Meredith is hot and cold, so you just don't know, but I love Eireman. Ashnault or Jack would meet him for 3/4. Both those guys are studs.
If I had to guess, I'd say a pair of 4th place finishes.
Mayes and Lavallee have little chance. Retherford went through a funk earlier in the year, but appears to be well past that. Nolf hasn't been challenged since the summer freestyle season. Last year he went 1-2 with potential 4X champion, Isaiah Martinez. Martinez is at 165 now.
Mizzou had a nice little tournament. Could have been better had Miklus not gotten hurt.