2018-19 Redshirt Report: 157 Pounds
2018-19 Redshirt Report: 157 Pounds
The 157 pound redshirt report is highlighted by junior world team member Mekhi Lewis and several stars from the class of 2017 Big Board.
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Are you wearing your best red colored shirt right now? If not, that's OK, but we'll still be pressing on with Redshirt Report season!
For the fourth year in a row, FloWrestling will be doing a weight-by-weight breakdown of the best guys who did not wrestle last season. The word "redshirt" is being used as a catch-all term for pretty much every good non-starter from a year ago. This includes actual redshirts, injuries, and a few who just couldn't crack the starting lineup.
Previous Redshirt Reports
Some weights will have more names and more name cache than others, because not every weight is created equal. Here at 157, there are a few former blue chippers who still need to prove themselves.
Keep your eyes peeled for more NCAA content this summer in the leadup to what promises to be an excellent 2018-19 season. On to the 157 pounders you'll get to see a whole lot more of this season.
Zander Wick | Wisconsin
Filed under "non-traditional redshirt" is Wick, who began last season as Wisconsin's starter at 149. But an injury at CKLV kept him out for the rest of the year and allowed Cole Martin to be the Badgers' starter at 149. Now up a weight, Wick can make a big impact in the first year of the Bono/Reader/McDonough regime. The sophomore's greatest strength is his confidence and willingness to shoot.
Cam Coy | Virginia
The highest-rated 157 from the 2017 Big Board, Coy was just 14-9 last season. One of those wins though was over Quentin Hovis, who Coy beat in the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic in the final folkstyle match of their high school careers. Half of his wins were by bonus, but the three-time Pennsylvania state champ lost almost as many matches during his redshirt season as he did during his whole career at Penn Trafford.
Quentin Hovis | Navy
Hovis was right behind Coy on the Big Board, 14th to the Cavalier's 13th. The California native came from Poway, a power program in an area of San Diego that has a strong Naval connection. He had an 18-6 record last season, but in addition to his Coy loss he also fell to Eric Hong, another 2017 high school graduate. How Hovis reacts to being in the starting lineup will be crucial, as some do worse on redshirt years simply because they aren't used to not being part of a team. He'll battle Zach Elvin for the starting spot; Elvin missed all of last season.
Layne Van Anrooy | Michigan
The #38 recruit from the 2017 Big Board, it will be hard for Van Anrooy to start this season unless Alec Pantaleo can somehow drop down to 149. With Will Lewan also coming in, the Oregon native will have to decide if his future is at 157 or 165 (after Logan Massa graduates). He is emblematic of this 157 redshirt group as a whole, one without a great deal of starpower, but with plenty of opportunity to grow and show they can be successful.
Dewey Krueger | Wyoming
There are perhaps some non-starters who had better seasons than Krueger, but no one that I can find did more to help the team last year. Over a span of five duals in January and February, he wrestled 157 once, 174 twice, 184 once, and even 197 (!!!) once. And he won the match at 197 with a first period pin, and nearly got a major at 184. Krueger will replace Big 12 champ and two-time qualifier Archie Colgan in the Cowboys lineup.