showing in Tulsa last year. Troy Spratley at 125 and Tagen Jamison at 141 are very talented but young wrestlers.
Both wrestlers should score some points, but I see both of them succumbing to more experienced wrestlers.
I don't see Spratley or Jamison placing at the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Daton Fix is the 1 seed at 133. Fix has the ability to win it all, but goes against 2 wrestlers that may be a touch
more talented. Vito Arujau of Cornell and Ryan Crookham of Lehigh both present considerable challenges to
Daton Fix. Kai Orine of NC State also will have a say as to who the 133 pound champion will be.
I don't look for Jordan Williams 149, Teague Travis 157 and Brayden Thompson 174 to last long in the tournament. All 3 wrestlers
are young with a lot of promise for the future.
Izzak Olejnik 165 is a talented wrestler that has stepped in class. He's been scouted heavily and
Olejnik has started to lose matches, I think Olejnik can finish as high as 7th place, I don't believe
he can handle the top 6 seeds.
Dustin Plott 184 should have a good tournament. Moving to a higher weight could cause Plott
to finish either 3rd or 4th.
Luke Surber has been a solid wrestler for the Cowboys over the last 4 years. His seed in the 20s
will make it difficult for Surber to place in the NCAA Tournament.
Konner Doucet 285 is not the flashiest wrestler in Cowboy history, but he's a smart and capable
Heavyweight. Hopefully Doucet can muster a couple of takedowns that can propel him to several wins.
I pick Doucet to finish 7th at 285.
My picks for the 2024 NCAA tournament are as follows:
Daton Fix 133 - 2nd Place
Izzak Olejnik 165 - 6th Place
Dustin Plott - 3rd Place
Konner Doucet - 7th Place
Team Final Place - Best Case 7th Place Worst - Case 10th Place
Go Cowboys!