Who Breaks Through At 170?
Who Breaks Through At 170?
Bratke breaks down the top contenders at 170 lbs at Super 32 this weekend.
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170 lbs might not be the weight with the most ranked wrestlers at Super 32, but that doesn't mean it won't be as exciting. Seven of the top 20 at the weight will be in Myrtle Beach, including two of the top-10 wrestlers.
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Who Breaks Through?
While there are plenty of accomplished and successful wrestlers in the bracket, none of the ranked wrestlers or top contenders have broken through and won a big-time national event on the high school level like a Super 32-caliber event.
Joseph Martin is the only ranked returning placer after taking seventh at 160 last October and was a Cali state runner-up this year.
Watch Martin beat Oregon State commit Kodiak Stephens at Doc Buchanan.
Manny Rojas came close to winning a stop sign before falling in the Fargo finals last summer.
Watch Rojas beat James Rowley at Fargo last summer.
Oregon state champion James Rowley gave Cael Valencia everything he could handle at the Reno TOC before an eventual third-place finish.
Watch Valencia and Rowley battle in the Reno TOC quarterfinals.
Clayton Whiting was third at Fargo last summer after a great performance.
Watch Whiting's third-place match at Fargo.
Kole Mulhauser was third at both Eastern States and the New York State Championships.
Watch Mulhauser take third at Eastern States.
Logan Messer was third in a tough Powerade bracket.
Watch Messer take third at Powerade.
Alex Whitworth was third at Cheesehead and sixth at Beast of The East.
Watch Whitworth pick up a quick tech fall at Fargo.
Who gets it done and brings home a belt?
Potential Bracket Busters
If you are looking for a few unranked guys who could make some noise, keep an eye on Ryder Rogotzke, Dom Baker, and Darion Johnson. Rogotzke was third place in Minnesota as a freshman and was also a Fargo All-American in Greco-Roman last summer. Baker will be returning to Myrtle Beach after a run to the finals at the Grappler Fall Classic a few weeks ago where he beat Enzo Morlacci and Bailey Flanagan before eventually falling to Manny Rojas, 7-3. Finally, Johnson, a Washington state champion, was also sixth at NHSCA Freshman Nationals in 2019.
Top 20 Ranked Wrestlers
#8 Joseph Martin (Buchanan, CA)
#10 Manny Rojas (Detroit Central Catholic, MI)
#11 James Rowley (Crescent Valley, OR)
#13 Clayton Whiting (Oconto Falls, WI)
#14 Kole Mulhauser (Central Square, NY)
#15 Logan Messer (Wadsworth, OH)
#16 Alex Whitworth (McCallie School, TN)
Other Wrestlers On Big Boards
Ryder Rogotzke (MN) - #28 Class of 2023
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