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DI Wrestling Rankings - College wrestling rankings: NWCA Coaches poll | NCAA.com

Get updated NCAA Wrestling DI rankings from every source, including coaches and national polls.

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Through Games DEC. 22, 2024

RANK	TEAM (FIRST)	RECORD	POINTS	PREVIOUS
1	Penn State (16)	(6-0)	400	1
2	Iowa	(6-0)	382	2
3	Oklahoma State	(6-0)	366	3
4	Nebraska	(5-0)	352	4
5	Ohio State	(7-0)	333	5
6	NC State	(6-0)	321	6
7	Minnesota	(4-0)	297	8
8	Virginia Tech	(3-1)	295	7
9	Michigan	(3-0)	266	9
10	Northern Iowa	(3-0)	252	10
11	Illinois	(6-0)	240	11
12	Cornell	(1-1)	220	12
13	Iowa State	(4-3)	200	13
14	South Dakota State	(5-2)	190	14
15	Stanford	(4-1)	171	15
16	Rutgers	(8-2)	161	17
17	Little Rock	(7-1)	141	19
18	Pittsburgh	(4-2)	134	18
19	Missouri	(2-5)	98	16
20	Lehigh	(1-2)	93	20
21	Oklahoma	(6-1)	91	21
22	West Virginia	(6-1)	67	22
23	North Carolina	(4-4)	32	25
24	Army West Point	(4-1)	27	NR
25	Indiana	(4-1)	18	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 15, Northern Colorado 13, George Mason 6, Virginia 6, Utah Valley 5, California Baptist 4, Oregon State 4.

 

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Patriots Head to Ken Kraft Midlands Championship - George Mason University Athletics

FAIRFAX, VA – George Mason wrestlers will compete in the 60th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at the NOW Arena in suburban Hoffmann Estates, Ill., December 29-30.

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"FAIRFAX, VA – George Mason wrestlers will compete in the 60th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at the NOW Arena in suburban Hoffmann Estates, Ill., December 29-30.

One of the most prestigious non-conference wrestling tournaments will feature both men's and women's divisions. Joining the women's field will be 37 men's programs.

Nine Big Ten Conference institutions will be represented, a group that includes host Northwestern, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, and Wisconsin. Along with George Mason, the Mid-American Conference will be represented by Bloomsburg, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Cleveland State, Ohio, Rider, and SIU Edwardsville."

"The Patriots have four nationally ranked wrestlers: #25 Kaden Cassidy (149), #25 DJ McGee (157), #23 Evan Maag (165), and #27 Malachi DuVall (184)."

 

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Rutgers moves eight to semifinals, atop team standings after day one at Ken Kraft Midlands Championships

HOFMANN ESTATES, Ill. – Rutgers holds the early lead after day one of the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, the 60th edition of the prestigious holiday college wrestling tournament, with eight semifinalists and 87.5 team points.NCAA All-Americans Dylan...

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Semifinal Matchups #​

157 pounds #​

Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) vs. No. 5 DJ McGee (George Mason)

No. 6 Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) vs. No. 2 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan)

165 pounds #​

No. 1 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) vs. No. 5 Tyler Lillard (Indiana)

No. 3 Evan Maag (George Mason) vs. No. 2 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern)

Quarterfinal Results #​

157 pounds #​

Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) dec. No. 1 Jude Swisher (Penn), 4-1

No. 5 DJ McGee (George Mason) dec. No. 4 James Harrington (Harvard), 8-6

No. 6 Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh) dec. No. 3 Grigor Cholakyan (Stanford), 11-8 SV-1

No. 2 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) maj. dec. JT Chance (George Mason), 17-5

165 pounds #​

No. 1 Hunter Garvin (Stanford) dec. No. 8 Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers), 6-3

No. 5 Tyler Lillard (Indiana) dec. No. 4 Anthony White (Rutgers), 2-1 SV-1

No. 3 Evan Maag (George Mason) maj. dec. No. 6 Drayden Morton (California Baptist), 14-5

No. 2 Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) tech. fall Cash Stewart (Cal Poly), 21-6

 

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McGee earns Second Place at Ken Kraft Midlands Championships - George Mason University Athletics

FAIRFAX, VA – George Mason wrestlers will compete in the 60th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at the NOW Arena in suburban Hoffmann Estates, Ill., December 29-30.

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"FAIRFAX, VA – George Mason's DJ McGee led seven wrestlers that competed in the 60th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Hoffmann Estates, Ill, Sunday and Monday.

McGee placed second in the 157 pound weight class at the 60th version of the prestigious non-conference wrestling tournament that featured 37 men's programs. McGee won four straight matches before facing familiar foe Johnny Lovett from Central Michigan, a wrestler McGee owned a 2-0 record against, including a win in the 2023 Ken Kraft Midlands tournament. Lovett edged McGee in the second overtime with riding time, 2-2.

The redshirt sophomore became only the second George Mason Patriot to compete in the championship final. Donnie DeFilippis (141) finished second in the 2000 Midlands Championships.

It's the second straight year McGee has placed, earning a fourth-place finish at the 2023 Ken Kraft Midlands Championships.

At 165 pounds, Evan Maag won three matches before losing in the semifinals to Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) due to injury. The redshirt sophomore medical forfeited his match in the consolation bracket."

RESULTS
125 Ben Monn (1-2)
Monn over Christia Tanefeu (Michigan), dec 3-0
Blake West (N. Ill) over Monn, dec 6-3
C. Vargo over Monn, MD 11-2

133 Charlie Bunting (0-2)
Mason Kernan (WVA) over Bunting, dec 4-1
S. Barnhart over Bunting, MFF

141Dominic Hargrove (0-2)
Jameson Garcia (Harvard) over Hargrove MD 13-4
J. Crumpler over Hargrove, Fall (6:43)

157 DJ McGee (4-1) - Second Place
McGee over Braden Stauffenberg (Mich. St.), Dec 8-2
McGee over Jason Mara (Stanford), dec 10-3
McGee over J. Harrington (Harvard), dec 8-6
McGee over Logan Rozynski (Lehigh), TB-1 2-1
Lovett (Cen. Mich) over McGee, TB-2 (RT), 202 - CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT

165 Evan Maag (3-2)
Maag over Chris Crawford (Indiana), dec 7-3
Maag over Ryan Ford (Rutgers), dec 10-7
Maag over Drayden Morton (Cal. Bap), MD 14-5
Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) over Maag, injury (6:52) – Semifinal
D. Morton (Cal Bap) over Maag, MFF

174 Logan Messer (1-2)
Luca Augustine (Pitt) over Messer, MD 12-2
Messer over J. Evans, MD 11-1
C. Schmidt over Messer, dec 6-4

197 Tyler Kocak (1-2)
Rune Lawrence (WVA) over Kocak, MD 14-2
Kocak over C. Wood, SV-1 6-5
E. Bates over Kocak, MD 10-0

 

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McGee Selected as MAC Wrestler of the Week - George Mason University Athletics

FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason senior Logan Messer was selected as the Co-East Wrestler of the Week, announced by the Mid-American Conference. He shares the honor with

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"FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason redshirt sophomore DJ McGee was selected as the East Wrestler of the Week, announced by the Mid-American Conference.

McGee placed second in the 157 pound weight class at the 60th version of the prestigious Ken Kraft Midlands Championships that featured 37 men's programs. McGee won four straight matches defeating wrestlers from Michigan State, Stanford, Harvard (nationally ranked Harrington), and Lehigh before facing familiar foe Johnny Lovett from Central Michigan. Lovett posted a 3-2 tie-breaker 2 victory against McGee in the championship match.

The redshirt sophomore became only the second George Mason Patriot to compete in the championship final. Donnie DeFilippis (141) finished second in the 2000 Midlands Championships.

It's the third time McGee has been selected for the award, winning the weekly award twice last season.

It's the second conference award this season by a Mason wrestler. Logan Messer won the weekly honor (12/10)."

 

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DI Wrestling Rankings - College wrestling rankings: NWCA Coaches poll | NCAA.com

Get updated NCAA Wrestling DI rankings from every source, including coaches and national polls.

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Through Games JAN. 5, 2025

RANK	TEAM (FIRST)	RECORD	POINTS	PREVIOUS
1	Penn State (16)	(6-0)	400	1
2	Iowa	(6-0)	382	2
3	Oklahoma State	(7-0)	369	3
4	Ohio State	(8-0)	346	5
5	NC State	(6-0)	332	6
6	Minnesota	(4-0)	309	7
7	Northern Iowa	(4-0)	303	10
8	Virginia Tech	(3-1)	284	8
9	Nebraska	(5-1)	274	4
10	Michigan	(3-0)	265	9
11	Illinois	(6-0)	237	11
12	Cornell	(2-1)	230	12
13	Iowa State	(4-3)	200	13
14	South Dakota State	(5-2)	190	14
15	Stanford	(4-1)	176	15
16	Rutgers	(8-2)	165	16
17	Little Rock	(7-1)	146	17
18	Pittsburgh	(5-2)	127	18
19	Lehigh	(1-2)	96	20
20	Oklahoma	(6-1)	88	21
21	Missouri	(2-6)	80	19
22	West Virginia	(7-1)	67	22
23	Army West Point	(4-1)	48	24
24	Indiana	(4-1)	27	25
25	North Carolina	(4-4)	26	23

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Colorado 18, Arizona State 7, Utah Valley 3, George Mason 2, Virginia 2, California Baptist 1.

 

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Wrestling Seeded Sixth at the NWCA National Duals - George Mason University Athletics

EVENT INFO

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FAIRFAX - The George Mason wrestling team will participate at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Multi-Division Dual Meet Championships held at the UNI-Dome on Friday and Saturday in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The event, which features more than 100 collegiate teams across six divisions, includes 14 Division I men's programs, including multiple teams ranked in the NWCA's top 25 poll as well as a trio of Big 12 rivals.

George Mason is seeded No. 6 and will face Cal Poly in its opening dual. UNI, registering a seventh in the nation ranking will be the top seed for the Division I men's field that also includes CSU Bakersfield, Central Michigan, Drexel, Ohio, Sacred Heart, South Dakota State, SIU Edwardsville, Northern Colorado, Penn and Wyoming.

"Cal Poly: The team has been ranked in the top 25 multiple times this season. Eight of Cal Poly's wrestlers have been in the rankings this year, including six in the top 20 and two in the top eight nationally, Zeth Romney (133) is third and Chance Lamer (149) is seventh.

The seedings were based off of the NCWA D1 Mid-Major Coaches Poll, which the Patriots are ranked 10th.

The top eight seeds in the NCAA D1 Men's bracket are as follows:
1. Northern Iowa
2. South Dakota State
3. Little Rock
4. Northern Colorado
5. Wyoming
6. George Mason
7/8. Ohio
7/8. Penn

The Patriots will compete against the third-seed Little Rock (ranked 17thnationally) or SIUE in the second round. Little Rock has been in the top 20 all season, recently beat Missouri in a dual, and has two returning All-Americans. George Mason defeated SIUE, 32-8, earlier this season on Nov. 24 in Edwardsville."

2025 NWCA National Duals Results And Brackets - Men's Divisions - FloWrestling

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NCAA Division 1 Round of 16 Results​

Cal Poly 26, George Mason 15

125 lbs Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) over Ben Monn (George Mason) Dec 4-1

133 lbs Zeth Romney (Cal Poly) over Geoffrey Whelan (George Mason) TF 22-7

141 lbs Dominic Hargrove (George Mason) over Alek Vanbebber (Cal Poly) Dec 8-3

149 lbs Chance Lamer (Cal Poly) over Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) Fall 4:42

157 lbs Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) over DJ Mcgee (George Mason) Dec 4-3

165 lbs Luka Wick (Cal Poly) over Evan Maag (George Mason) Dec 15-9

174 lbs Logan Messer (George Mason) over Blake Hinrichsen (Cal Poly)
Dec 12-5

184 lbs Malachi DuVall (George Mason) over Jake Honey (Cal Poly) Fall 2:16

197 lbs Tyler Kocak (George Mason) over Tyler Hodges (Cal Poly) Dec 5-3

285 lbs Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) over James Blackman (George Mason) Fall 2:28

 

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DuVall Leads the Patriots at the NWCA National Duals - George Mason University Athletics

FAIRFAX - The George Mason wrestling team competed against top mid-major schools in the country Cal Poly, SIUE, and Wyoming on the first day at the National Wrestling

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"FAIRFAX - The George Mason wrestling team competed against top mid-major schools in the country Cal Poly, SIUE, and Wyoming on the first day at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Multi-Division Dual Meet Championships held at the UNI-Dome today in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The Patriots, seeded No. 6, dropped the first round match to Cal Poly before defeating SIUE for the second time this season in the consolation round. Wyoming won 30-12 in the Patriots final match today.

Malachi DuVall won all three matches today to improve to 11-3 overall, earning a decision and two falls. DuVall had a fall against Cal Poly's Jake Honey and Wyoming's Riley Davis.

Tyler Kocak was also undefeated today, winning two matches by decision.

Logan Messer (2-1) and freshman James Blackman (2-1) each won two matches today.

Dominic Hargrove (1-1), Evan Maag (1-1), Kaden Cassidy (1-2), DJ McGee (1-2), each earned a win."

George Mason 22
SIU Edwardsville 12
Jan. 10, 2024
125 - Deion Johnson (SIUE) over Ben Monn (George Mason) TB-1 2-1
133 - Marcel Lopez (SIUE) over Geoffrey Whelan (George Mason) Dec 4-2
141 - Danny Martinez (SIUE) over Dominic Hargrove (George Mason) Dec 10-8
149 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) over Alec Peralta (SIUE) TF 16-0
157 - DJ Mcgee (George Mason) over Braxton Strick (SIUE) TF 18-1
165 - Bradley Gillum (SIUE) over Drew Dickson (George Mason) Dec 8-4
174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) over Dominic Lopez (SIUE) Dec 4-1
184 - Malachi DuVall (George Mason) over Deron Pulliam (SIUE) Dec 10-7
197 - Tyler Kocak (George Mason) over Nick Nosler (SIUE) Dec 4-2
285 - James Blackman (George Mason) over Bryson Buhk (SIUE) Dec 8-6

Wyoming 30
George Mason 12
125 - Garrett Ricks (Wyoming) over Ben Monn (George Mason) Dec 10-6
133 - Stockton O`brien (Wyoming) over Geoffrey Whelan (George Mason) TF 16-1
141 - Cole Brooks (Wyoming) over Dominic Hargrove (George Mason) Fall 4:21
149 - Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) over Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) Inj 0:48
157 - Jared Hill (Wyoming) over DJ Mcgee (George Mason) Dec 2-0
165 - Evan Maag (George Mason) over Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming) Dec 14-7
174 - Ethan Ducca (Wyoming) over Logan Messer (George Mason) Dec 10-3
184 - Malachi DuVall (George Mason) over Riley Davis (Wyoming) Fall 2:12
197 - Joseph Novak (Wyoming) over Donovan Sprouse (George Mason) Maj 11-2
285 - James Blackman (George Mason) over Sam Mitchell (Wyoming) Dec 12-9

 

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"FAIRFAX - The George Mason wrestling team split two duals on the final day of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Multi-Division Dual Meet Championships held at the UNI-Dome today in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The Patriots, seeded No. 6, split the extra consolation matches today defeating Cal Bakersfield, 23-17 before dropping a match to Ohio by the same 23-17 score. George Mason finished the mid-major tournament with a 2-3 record.

Malachi DuVall split the matches today to finish 4-1 in the tournament. The redshirt junior improves to 12-4 overall.

Tyler Kocak went undefeated in three matches. After winning two matches on the first day, the grad student defeated Ohio's Austin Starr, 8-2, today.

At 149 pounds Cale Roggie saw action for the first time in the tournament and swept both matches. The sophomore defeated CSU Bakerfield's Steve Caday by major decision, 16-7.

DJ McGee earned two technical falls today in wins over Jose Farias (CSU Bakersfield) and Logan Cravatas (Ohio). He finished the tournament with a 3-2 record and improved to 13-4 this season.

Senior Logan Messer (2-1) split two matches today. He earned a technical fall over Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield) before dropping a decision to nationally ranked #7 Garrett Thompson from Ohio.

Dominic Hargrove (141) won both his matches today to improve to 3-1 in the two-day event."

George Mason 23
CSU Bakersfield 17
Extra Consolation
Jan. 11, 2025
125 - Richard Castro-Sandoval (CSU Bakersfield) over Ben Monn (George Mason) Dec 5-0
133 - Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) over Geoffrey Whelan (George Mason) Dec 7-2
141 - Dominic Hargrove (George Mason) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
149 - Cale Roggie (George Mason) over Steve Caday (CSU Bakersfield) Maj 16-7
157 - DJ McGee (George Mason) over Jose Farias (CSU Bakersfield) TF 20-4
165 - Guillermo Escobedo (CSU Bakersfield) over Drew Dickson (George Mason) Dec 10-7
174 - Logan Messer (George Mason) over Chris Neal (CSU Bakersfield) TF 18-1
184 - Malachi DuVall (George Mason) over Gerrit Nijenhuis (CSU Bakersfield) Dec 11-9
197 - AJ Ferrari (CSU Bakersfield) over Donovan Sprouse (George Mason) TF 21-4
285 - Jake Andrews (CSU Bakersfield) over James Blackman (George Mason) Dec 8-1

Ohio 23
George Mason 17
Extra Consolation
Jan. 11, 2025
125 - Logan Dean (Ohio) over JB Dragovich (George Mason) Dec 9-6
133 - TJ England (Ohio) over Ben Monn (George Mason) Dec 2-1
141 - Dominic Hargrove (George Mason) over Kaden Jett (Ohio) Dec 3-0
149 - Cale Roggie (George Mason) over Pierce Taylor (Ohio) Inj 1:11
157 - DJ McGee (George Mason) over Logan Cravatas (Ohio) TF 22-5
165 - Robert Gaylord (Ohio) over JT Chance (George Mason) Dec 7-6
174 - Garrett Thompson (Ohio) over Logan Messer (George Mason) Dec 6-1
184 - Jeremy Olszko (Ohio) over Malachi DuVall (George Mason) TF 21-3
197 - Tyler Kocak (George Mason) over Austin Starr (Ohio) Dec 8-2
285 - Jordan Greer (Ohio) over James Blackman (George Mason) Fall 1:41

 

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Cleveland State Wrestling Tripped up by George Mason, 29-13 - Cleveland State University

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State (0-4, 0-2) began its busy weekend with a 29-13 loss to George Mason (11-3, 6-0) on Saturday afternoon. The Vikings will hop on

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Cleveland State 13, George Mason 29
125 | Ben Monn (GMU) DEC Ben Aranda (CSU), 13-9 | GMU leads 3-0
133 | Nick Molchak (CSU) MD Geoffrey Whelan (GMU), 12-3 | CSU leads 4-3
141 | Ethan Mitchell (CSU) FALL Dominic Hargrove (GMU), 1:32 | CSU leads 10-3
149 | Cale Roggie (GMU) DEC Connor Saylor (CSU), 7-2 | CSU leads 10-6
157 | DJ Mcgee (GMU) DEC Reese Stephen (CSU), 5-1 | CSU leads 10-9
165 | Evan Maag (GMU) FALL Tate Geiser (CSU), 4:32 | GMU leads 15-10
174 | Logan Messer (GMU) TF Ronald Dimmerling (CSU), 19-4 | GMU leads 20-10
184 | Malachi DuVall (GMU) FALL JR Reed (CSU), 1:09 | GMU leads 26-10
197 | Joey Lyons (CSU) DEC Tyler Kocak (GMU), 8-3 | GMU leads 26-13
285 | James Blackman (GMU) DEC Daniel Bucknavich (CSU), 4-3 SV3 | GMU leads 29-13

 

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Cleveland State Wrestling Tripped up by George Mason, 29-13 - Cleveland State University

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State (0-4, 0-2) began its busy weekend with a 29-13 loss to George Mason (11-3, 6-0) on Saturday afternoon. The Vikings will hop on

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Cleveland State 13, George Mason 29
125 | Ben Monn (GMU) DEC Ben Aranda (CSU), 13-9 | GMU leads 3-0
133 | Nick Molchak (CSU) MD Geoffrey Whelan (GMU), 12-3 | CSU leads 4-3
141 | Ethan Mitchell (CSU) FALL Dominic Hargrove (GMU), 1:32 | CSU leads 10-3
149 | Cale Roggie (GMU) DEC Connor Saylor (CSU), 7-2 | CSU leads 10-6
157 | DJ Mcgee (GMU) DEC Reese Stephen (CSU), 5-1 | CSU leads 10-9
165 | Evan Maag (GMU) FALL Tate Geiser (CSU), 4:32 | GMU leads 15-10
174 | Logan Messer (GMU) TF Ronald Dimmerling (CSU), 19-4 | GMU leads 20-10
184 | Malachi DuVall (GMU) FALL JR Reed (CSU), 1:09 | GMU leads 26-10
197 | Joey Lyons (CSU) DEC Tyler Kocak (GMU), 8-3 | GMU leads 26-13
285 | James Blackman (GMU) DEC Daniel Bucknavich (CSU), 4-3 SV3 | GMU leads 29-13

Huge win for Freshman Blackman at Heavyweight, his first win over a ranked opponent!

Rest of wins by our top guys were against dudes they should beat - glad to see though after a disappointing performance at the National Duals.

Kassidy didn’t wrestle at 149, hope his knee is alright (hurt in last match). He has a great shot at making the national tournament this year.