Roster Thinning Out

[HFO]

Common in Senior/5th Year to move on.
Seems these wrestlers still would have had a year of eligibility
Paetzell, Abe, Hoffman, Moran, Herring, Cooley, Grape, Lacombe.

Graduate: Samuelson
Seniors: Lane, Humprheys, Sisselberger
Juniors: Meyer, Burkhart, Jones

The unknowns are who emerges as sophomores. Beard for sure, but will another emerge as a legitimate All American threat. Lane, Humprheys, Samuelson, Beard seem legitimate R12 threats and All-American caliber talent. Hines, Brignola, Logan have varsity and EIWA experience to make the next leap from #20-#33 guys to legitimate consistent wrestlers who are R12 capable.

Team should be 7 very solid with 3 unknown, unknows. 133, 165, 285. We have the coaching talent for 285 to close the gap. 133 and the Blue Chipper (as StovePipe would say) Crookham. Lehigh could end season with 8 to 9 NCAA qualifiers who are in realm of possibility to be R12 talent.

[mh1]

I believe that Lane also has the possibility of applying for a medical hardship year?

[drd5748]

Your headline helped cause some of my hair to thin out even more.
But those guys listed first would have mostly been 6th-years for us had they stayed (Covid), not 5th-yrs
Not everyone realizes that staying even five years costs extra since need-based aid is only 4 yrs.

The rest of the post is optimistic and spot on, although Humphreys joins Beard as threats for the finals, with Samuelson & Crookham serious medal threats; Lane, too, if he can hold 125 all year (yes, the ncaa would easily grant him 2023-24 but he might waive that). Only time will tell

But 42-man rosters are among our largest in LU History


>>>Common in Senior/5th Year to move on.
Seems these wrestlers still would have had a year of eligibility
Paetzell, Abe, Hoffman, Moran, Herring, Cooley, Grape, Lacombe.