Day 1 of Super 32 was brutal on the seeds: 77 losses by top-10 seeds, 65 of them upsets, and 26 top-10 seeds already eliminated. But the top of the brackets held. All 14 #1 seeds are unbeaten, and the only #1 or #2 seed knocked out is #2 Niko Odiotti at 113. The quarterfinals are up this morning, and the belts are handed out tonight. Here's what to watch.
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Can the #1 Seeds Hold?
All 14 are four wins from a belt. A few to know:
- 165: Melvin Miller (McCort, PA), the No. 1 senior on the MatScouts big board and a Virginia Tech commit, is the defending Super 32 champ. He opens with #9 Collin Hamm.
- 175: Justus Heeg (IL), also a defending champ, gets the tournament's best Cinderella story in unseeded Brock Frable, who took out #9 and #8 to get here.
- 113: Kooper Deputy (PA), the 2024 champ, faces #24 Branden Eisenhour.
- 132: Iowa commit Israel Borge (MO) faces unseeded Aidan Yarussi.
- 190: Oklahoma State commit Tanner Hodgins (NJ) faces #8 Braeden Simoneaux.
Quarterfinals to Watch
- 113: #3 Turner Ross (OK), an Illinois commit, vs. #6 Connor Maddox (IN)
- 132: #2 Slater Hicks (CA), an Oklahoma commit, vs. #7 Alex Marchetti (PA)
- 144: #7 Konner Larkin (AZ), an Arizona State commit, vs. #2 Jovani Solis (FL)
- 150: #5 Arseni Kikiniou (CA), a Cornell commit, vs. #4 Grayson Fuchs (MI), a Purdue commit
- 157: #5 Aiden Arnett (IL) vs. #4 Lincoln Robideau (MN)
- 165: #3 Harrison Murdock (GA) vs. #6 Zane Gerlach (AK)
- 190: #5 Kyle Gallo (FL) vs. #4 Mason Savidan (CA)
- 215: #3 Peter Mocco (FL) vs. #6 Colton Bell (FL), an all-Florida quarterfinal
College Commits Still Alive
Seniors in the quarterfinals who are committed, per the MatScouts big board:
- Iowa: Israel Borge (132), Dawson Youngblut (138)
- Northern Iowa: Hayden Schwab (126), Dean Anderson (138), Gavin Landers (144)
- Oklahoma State: Tanner Hodgins (190), Ladd Holman (215)
- Illinois: Turner Ross (113), Anthony Garza (120)
- Also: Melvin Miller (Virginia Tech), Justin Farnsworth (Rutgers), Slater Hicks (Oklahoma), Emilio Albanese (Lehigh), Roman Stewart (Iowa State), Konner Larkin (Arizona State), Arseni Kikiniou (Cornell), Grayson Fuchs (Purdue), Greyson Music (Stanford), Mac Crosson (Nebraska), Mason Horwat (Pitt), Carter Brown (NC State)
Cinderellas
Six unseeded wrestlers made the quarterfinals: Gavin Lewis (120), Nathan Reynolds (126), Aidan Yarussi (132), Jack Simpson (138), Stefano Garcia Valdes (144) and Brock Frable (175). #25 Caleb Schaefer (138) and #24 Branden Eisenhour (113) are also still on the championship side.
School Watch
Lake Highland (FL) leads the way with four quarterfinalists: Liam McGettigan (120), #5 Shamus Regan (138), #2 Lucas Boe (175) and #6 Colton Bell (215). St. John Bosco, Clovis and Buchanan have three each.
Consolation Matches to Watch
- 113: #4 Spencer Lee, the No. 1 wrestler on the first-ever 2030 Big Board, vs. #21 Max Berman
- 106: #3 Cam Bartlow vs. #6 Johnathan Thompson
- 132: #5 Angel Cejudo vs. Jeffrey Dunaway
- 157: #3 Jesse Grajeda vs. #11 Gage Lohr
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