I have never heard of any Cornell wrestler picking their weight class based on avoiding anyone. Vito decided on 125 this year despite the presence of a 3x NCAA champ (Spencer Lee). He's not avoiding RBY now. You can look up their freestyle matches from a number of years ago (spoiler alert: Vito crushed him in two).Docger wrote: ↑02 May 2022, 23:52 Vito at 133 may be skirting Spenser Lee at 125. But we now hear that RBY is coming back for a fifth year at 133. No easy ride whatever weight. I do remember that Vito tried 133 a few years ago and lost to teammate Charles Tucker. But Vito has matured since then. Anyway, barring injuries or other factors, I think next year's team will be more balanced and more of a threat than this last year. And Lehigh comes to Ithaca so the Grace Hall curse is not in play. Still looking for another Yianni clone . Elijah has a few more years.
Meyer Shapiro will be going at 149 as a true freshman the year after Yianni retires (barring unforeseen injury or weird de-commitment).
though, I would take Vito all day. If Vito wrestles like he did in the EIWA finals he is near unstoppable. In all fairness to Vito, that semifinal match at NCAAs against Glory was some big time bullshit. I mean like he said in the post match interview..”i must not understand wrestling, i have the bottom leg hooked, I have a cross face going, I have his arms bundled up, and just no reversal.”. Instead of being 10-3 Vito, it became 7-4 Glory. That same official destroyed quite a number of matches. Point being…i don’t think Glory ever beats Vito again. Think that one stung and don’t see him falling to him ever again. If he would have one we could have seen a Vito/Suriano final but then again if my aunt had balls she would be my uncle so what can ya do!