2015 Southern Scuffle Preview

What: 2015 Defense Soap & Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle

Where: McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga Tennessee

When: Thursday, January 1^st and Friday, January 2nd

Schedule: All Times Central

Thursday, January 1^st

8:00 am           Championship Round of 64

11:00 am         Championship Round of 32

1^st Round of Consolations

2:00 pm           2^nd Round of Consolations

4:45 pm           Championship Round of 16

3^rd Round of Consolations

Friday, January 2^nd

8:00 am           Championship Quarterfinals

4^th Round of Consolations

10:30 am         5^th Round of Consolations

11:30 am         6^th Round of Consolations

12:30 pm         Championship Semifinals

Consolation Quarterfinals

2:30 pm           Consolation Semifinals

6:00 pm           Championship Finals

Medal Matches

The 2015 Southern Scuffle presented by Defense Soap and Flips Wrestling will kick off this Thursday, January 1^st. This will be the 5th year Chattanooga has hosted the Southern Scuffle with Penn State taking home the team title all four years. The previous 8 Scuffles took place in Greensboro, North Carolina with Cornell and Minnesota winning three team titles each followed by Missouri winning two. Penn State will look to defend the team title, but it will be no easy task. This year they will have to do it without a pair of multiple time NCAA Champs in Ed Ruth and David Taylor who both graduated last year. Penn State will also be without a pair of All Americans Nico Megaludis and Zain Retherford who are taking a redshirt this year. The tournament will also be without Minnesota as they head to Hawaii for warmer weather and The Aloha Open. Other teams to keep an eye on are Missouri, Oklahoma State, and Iowa State. Oky State returns 3 2014 All Americans highlighted by NCAA Champ at 157 Alex Dieringer. Iowa State brings 2 All Americans in Earl Hall 125 8^th and Kyven Gadsen 197 4th, but the Cyclones will be without 3 starters Mike Moreno 165, Lelund Weatherspoon 184, Quean Smith 285. The Missouri Tigers will bring 2 2014 All Americans J’Den Cox 197 1^st and Drake Houdasheldt 5^th at 149 as well as 2013 AA Alan Waters who placed 4^th at 125 then took a redshirt for the 2014 season. Missouri’s lineup features 2 Iowa High School Wrestlers Mikey England at 165 from Centerville High School and Willie Miklus at 184 of Southeast Polk High School.

Here are the Pre-Seeds

125:
1. Nahshon Garrett- Cornell
2. Alan Waters- Missouri
3. Jordan Conaway- Penn State
4. Tyler Cox- Wyoming
5. Darian Cruz- Lehigh
6. Eddie Klimara- Oklahoma State
7. Evan Silver- Stanford
8. Trey Andrews- Northern Colorado
9. Tim Lambert- Nebraska
10. Max Soria- Buffalo
11. Sean Boyle- Chattanooga
12. Dalton Macri- Unattached

133:
1. Jimmy Gulibon- Penn State
2. Mason Beckman- Lehigh
3. Rossi Bruno- Michigan
4. George DiCamillo- Virginia
5. Earl Hall- Iowa State
6. Nick Soto- Chattanooga
7. Mark Grey- Cornell
8. Mackenzie McGuire- Kent State
9. Kevin Devoy- Drexel
10. Matt Manley- Missouri
11. Troy Heilmann- North Carolina
12. Gary Wayne Harding- Oklahoma State

141:
1. Lavion Mayes- Missouri
2. Zach Horan- Central Michigan
3. Geo Martinez- Boise State
4. Joe Spisak- Virginia
5. Joey Ward- North Carolina
6. Anthony Abidin- Nebraska
7. Randy Cruz- Lehigh
8. Dean Heil- Oklahoma State
9. Tyler Small- Kent State
10. Dante Rodriguez- Iowa State
11. David Pearce- Drexel
12. Brandon Gambucci- Duke

149:
1. Josh Kindig- Oklahoma State
2. Drake Houdashelt- Missouri
3. Dyllan Cottrell- Appalachian State
4. Gus Sako- Virginia
5. Alec Pantelo- Michigan
6. Gabe Moreno- Iowa State
7. Edgar Bright – Pittsburgh
8. Zach Beitz- Penn State
9. Michael DePalma- Kent State
10. Luke Frey- Penn State
11. Mike Racciato- Pittsburgh
12. Shawn Greevy – Chattanooga

157:
1. James Green- Nebraska
2. Ian Miller- Kent State
3. Brian Realbuto- Cornell
4. Mitch Minotti- Lehigh
5. Dylan Alton- Penn State
6. Joseph LaValle- Missouri
7. Russell Parson- Army
8. Anthony Collica- Oklahoma State
9. Steven Hernandez- Boise State
10. Brian Murphy- Michigan
11. Tommy Gantt- North Carolina State
12. Immanuel Kerr-Brown- Duke

165:
1. Alex Dieringer- Oklahoma State
2. Nick Sulzer- Virginia
3. Dylan Palacio- Cornell
4. Jim Wilson- Stanford
5. Peyton Walsh- Navy
6. Mike England- Missouri (Centerville High School)
7. Austin Trott- Gardner Webb
8. Austin Wilson- Nebraska
9. Dakota Friesth- Wyoming
10. Chandler Smith- Army
11. Elton Ramos- North Carolina
12. Chandler Rogers- Oklahoma State

174:
1. Robert Kokesh- Nebraska
2. Matt Brown- Penn State
3. Tyler Wilps- Pittsburgh
4. Tanner Weatherman- Iowa State
5. John Eblen- Missouri
6. Andy McCulley- Wyoming
7. Jordan Rogers- Oklahoma State
8. Keaton Subjeck- Stanford
9. Brian Crutchmer- Oklahoma State
10. John Staudenmayer- North Carolina
11. Bo NIckal- Penn State
12. George Pickett- Cornell

184:
1. Gabe Dean- Cornell
2. Max Thomusseit- Pittsburgh
3. Nate Brown- Lehigh
4. Willie Miklus- Missouri (SEP High School)
5. Nolan Boyd- Oklahoma State
6. Matt McCutcheon- Penn State
7. Ben Stroh- Wyoming
8. Dominic Abounader- Michigan
9. Timothy Dudley- Nebraska
10. Jacob Kasper- Duke
11. James Suvak- Virginia
12. John Lampe – Chattanooga

197:
1. J’den Cox- Missouri
2. Kyven Gadson- Iowa State
3. Conner Hartmann- Duke
4. Morgan McIntosh- Penn State
5. Max Huntley- Michigan
6. Nick Bonaccorsi- Pittsburgh
7. Elliot RIddick- Lehigh
8. Shane Woods- Wyoming
9. Zach Nye- Virginia
10. Jace Bennett- Cornell
11. Bryce Barnes- Army
12. Cole Baxter- Kent State

285:
1. Austin Marsden- Oklahoma State
2. Jimmy Lawson- Penn State
3. Adam Coon- Michigan
4. Denzel Dejournette- Appalachian State
5. Riley Shaw- Cleveland State
6. Jon Gingrich- Penn State
7. Devin Mellon- Missouri
8. Collin Jensen- Nebraska
9. Nathan Butler- Stanford
10. Josh Marchok- Stanford
11. Tanner Harms- Wyoming
12. Ethan Hayes- Virginia

Here are the true freshman in the top 25 of their recruiting class that we could see get their first real test of their college careers. (Not all have confirmed they are attending)

133 Hayden Tuma Nebraska

149 Tyler Berger Nebraska

157 Chance Marsteller Oklahoma State

157 Jason Nolf Penn State

157 Dylan Milonas Lehigh

165 Ryan Blees Oklahoma State

165 Chandler Rogers Oklahoma State

165 Garrett Peppelman Virginia

174 Bo Nickal Penn State

285 Nick Nevills Penn State

Teams (WrestleStat Rankings)

#2 Missouri

#6 Oklahoma State

#8 Iowa State

#9 Penn State

#11 Cornell

#13 Nebraska

#14 Lehigh

#15 Michigan

#16 Pittsburgh

#17 NC State

#18 Kent State

#20 Duke

#30 North Carolina

#34 Stanford

#39 Navy

#40 Wyoming

#41 Central Michigan

#43 Cleveland State

#44 Drexel

#45 Appalachian State

#46 Bucknell

#52 Chattanooga

#55 Gardner Webb

#56 Buffalo

#58 Boise State

#59 Army

#63 Northern Colorado

#65 George Mason

#66 The Citadel

#68 Virginia

#69 Campbell

Returning Scuffle Champs

Nahshon Garrett 125

Drake Houdashelt 149

Alex Dieringer 157

Gabe Dean 184

Last Years Top 5 Scuffle Teams

1^st Penn State             189

2^nd Oklahoma State    164.5

3^rd Minnesota              161

4^th Cornell                   114.5

5^th Missouri                 102.5

Top 12 Individual Rankings (WrestleStat)

125

1. Nahshon Garret CORNELL Jr.
2. Jordan Conaway PENN STATE Jr.
3. Eddie Klimara OKLAHOMA STATE Jr.
4. Darian Cruz LEHIGH So.
5. Alan Waters MISSOURI Sr.
6. Max Soria BUFFALO Sr.

133

4. Mason Beckman LEHIGH Jr.
5. Jimmy Gulibon PENN STATE So.
6. Kevin Devoy Jr. DREXEL So.
7. Rossi Bruno MICHIGAN Jr.
8. George DiCamillo VIRGINIA So.

141

4. Steve Dutton MICHIGAN Sr.
5. Lavion Mayes MISSOURI So.
6. Geordan Martinez BOISE STATE Fr.
7. Tyler Small KENT STATE Sr.
8. Joey Ward NORTH CAROLINA So.

149

3. Josh Kindig OKLAHOMA STATE Sr.
4. Drake Houdashelt MISSOURI Sr.
5. Chris Villalonga CORNELL Sr.
6. Gabe Moreno IOWA STATE So.
7. Laike Gardner LEHIGH Jr.
8. Alex Pantaleo MICHIGAN Fr.

157

2. James Green NEBRASKA Sr.
3. Ian Miller KENT STATE Jr.
4. Mitch Minotti LEHIGH So.
5. Joey Lavallee MISSOURI So.
6. Steven Hernandez BOISE STATE Sr.

165

1. Alex Dieringer OKLAHOMA STATE Jr.
2. Nick Sulzer VIRGINIA Sr.
3. Michael Moreno IOWA STATE Sr.
4. Dylan Palacio CORNELL So.
5. Taylor Massa MICHIGAN So.
6. Jim Wilson STANFORD So.

174

1. Robert Kokesh NEBRASKA Sr.
2. Matt Brown PENN STATE Sr.
3. Blaise Butler VIRGINIA Jr.
4. Tanner Weatherman IOWA STATE Jr.
5. Davonte Mahomes MICHIGAN Fr.

184

3. Max Thomusseit PITTSBURGH Sr.
4. Gabe Dean CORNELL So.
5. Willie Miklus MISSOURI RSFr.

197

1. J’den Cox MISSOURI So.
2. Kyven Gadson IOWA STATE Sr.
3. Conner Hartmann DUKE Jr.
4. Morgan McIntosh PENN STATE Jr.
5. Nick Bonaccorsi PITTSBURGH Jr.
6. Elliot Riddick LEHIGH So.

285

1. Nick Gwiazdowski NC STATE Jr.
2. Austin Marsden OKLAHOMA STATE Jr.
3. Adam Coon MICHIGAN So.
4. Denzel Dejournette APPALACHIAN STATE So.
5. Riley Shaw CLEVELAND STATE Jr.
6. Joe Stolfi BUCKNELL Sr.
7. James Lawson PENN STATE Sr.

Top 10 Scuffle Teams Result From The 2014 NCAA Tournament

1^st Penn State             109.5

3^rd Oklahoma State    96.5

7^th Cornell                   53

11^th Nebraska             43.5

12^th Iowa State            42

14^th Missouri               40.5

17^th Michigan              35

18^th Lehigh                  29.5

19^th NC State              24

22^nd Pittsburgh            20

Returning All Americans (24 Total)

1^st 157 Alex Dieringer Oklahoma St.

1^st 197 J’Den Cox Missouri

1^st 285 Nick Gwiazdowski NC State

2^nd 125 Nahshon Garrett Cornell

2^nd 149 Joshua Kindig Oklahoma St.

3^rd 157 James Green Nebraska

3^rd 184 Gabe Dean Cornell

4^th 141 Evan Henderson North Carolina

4^th 157 Ian Miller Kent State

4^th 165 Nick Sulzer Virginia

4^th 174 Robert Kokesh Nebraska

4^th 197 Kyven Gadson Iowa St.

5^th 149 Drake Houdashelt Missouri

5^th 165 Michael Moreno Iowa State

5^th 174 Matt Brown Penn St.

5^th 197 Conner Hartmann Duke

6^th 133 Mason Beckman Lehigh

6^th 149 Mitchell Minotti Lehigh

6^th 157 Brian Realbuto Cornell

7^th 125 Darian Cruz Lehigh

7^th 174 Tyler Wilps Pittsburgh

7^th 197 Morgan McIntosh Penn St.

8^th 125 Earl Hall Iowa St.

8^th 285 Austin Marsden Oklahoma St.