Ranking Every Entry For Each Weight At The RTC Cup
Ranking Every Entry For Each Weight At The RTC Cup
Find out how every team stacks up at up each weight at the FloWrestling: 2020 RTC Cup Presented by TMWC.
Rosters have been released for the first ever FloWrestling: RTC Cup Pres. by TMWC, so let's have some fun! Who doesn't love rankings? Below is a ranking of every entry from every team at each weight. An entirely subjective ranking just for fun, produced by me, JD Rader, to spur conversation and further the discussion of this great event.
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57 kg
| RANK | NAME | CLUB |
| 1 | Seth Gross | Cliff Keen WC |
| 2 | Vito Arujau | Spartan Combat RTC |
| 3 | Nahshon Garrett | NJRTC/SERTC |
| 4 | Dylan Ragusin | Cliff Keen WC |
| 5 | Jack Mueller | Ohio RTC |
| 6 | Darian Cruz | Wolfpack RTC |
| 7 | Sean Russell | Gopher WC |
| 8 | Zach Sanders | Gopher WC |
| 9 | Pat Glory | NJRTC/SERTC |
| 10 | Jakob Camacho | Wolfpack RTC |
Dylan Ragusin has really come on the past six weeks with a finals appearance at Senior Nationals and championship performance at U23 Nationals, but it's another Michigan Man (for the weekend) holding the top spot at 57 kg. Seth Gross had a huge Bill Farrell almost exactly one year ago picking up wins over Nick Suriano, Nathan Tomasello, and Darian Cruz.
Nahshon Garrett and the fact that this event is +3 kg throw a wrench into things. At 61 kg back in 2018, Garrett beat Seth Gross at the Open and WTT and then Joe Colon at Final X. However, that was over two years ago and since then Nahshon has had some mixed results below 61 kg including losing to NATO, Suriano, and Zane Richards. So, while a healthy 60 kg Nahshon very well could the take here, have to go with the hot recent hands for rankings purposes.
65 kg
| RANK | NAME | CLUB |
| 1 | James Green | NJRTC/SERTC |
| 2 | Yianni Diakomihalis | Spartan Combat RTC |
| 3 | David Habat | Cliff Keen WC |
| 4 | Matt Kolodzik | NJRTC/SERTC |
| 5 | Alec Pantaleo | Cliff Keen WC |
| 6 | Brayton Lee | Gopher WC |
| 7 | Sammy Sasso | Ohio RTC |
| 8 | Mitch McKee | Gopher WC |
| 9 | Kevin Jack | Wolfpack WC |
| 10 | Anthony Echemendia | Ohio RTC |
| 11 | Tariq Wilson | Wolfpack WC |
An exciting matchup at the top, but as a two-time World medalist, James Green gets the nod as #1. A couple of interesting roster choices for CKWC and Gopher WC. Alec Pantaleo is a 3X All-American, but Dave Habat is an NCAA finalist and European bronze medal. At the 2019 Dave Schultz he beat Sammy Sasso 5-3. Mitch McKee just won a U23 title, but I imagine he'll be undersized at 65 + 3 kg, so 2019 Junior World Teamer Brayton Lee will most likely get the nod.
74 kg
| RANK | NAME | CLUB |
| 1 | Kyle Dake | Spartan Combat RTC |
| 2 | Logan Massa | Cliff Keen WC |
| 3 | Mekhi Lewis | NJRTC/SERTC |
| 4 | Tommy Gantt | Wolfpack WC |
| 5 | Hayden Hidlay | Wolfpack WC |
| 6 | Evan Wick | Gopher WC |
| 7 | Malik Amine | Cliff Keen WC |
| 8 | Carson Karchla | Ohio RTC |
| 9 | Elroy Perkin | Gopher WC |
Pretty clear order here. Kyle Dake is a two-time World champion, Massa beat Lewis at 2019 Senior Nationals, where Lewis beat Gantt, and Hidlay beat Wick at 2020 Senior Nationals. Now who will the Wolpack start?
86 kg
| RANK | NAME | CLUB |
| 1 | Myles Martin | Ohio RTC |
| 2 | Myles Amine | Cliff Keen WC |
| 3 | Gabe Dean | Spartan Combat RTC |
| 4 | Nate Jackson | NRTC/SERTC |
| 5 | Trent Hidlay | Wolfpack WC |
| 6 | Brett Pfarr | Gopher WC |
| 7 | Max Dean | Spartan Combat RTC |
| 8 | Domenic Abounader | Cliff Keen WC |
| 9 | Nick Reenan | Wolfpack WC |
| 10 | Devin Skatzka | Gopher WC |
Big Myles weight. In addition to taking up the top two spots here, Martin and Amine are #10 and #11 in the world respectively. Gabe Dean comes in at #3 after beating Nate Jackson at Senior Nationals, and Hoagie Hidlay is #5 after a strong Senior Nationals performance.
97 kg
| RANK | NAME | CLUB |
| 1 | Mike Macchiavello | Wolfpack WC |
| 2 | Kollin Moore | Ohio RTC |
| 3 | Hayden Zillmer | Gopher WC |
| 4 | Tim Dudley | Cliff Keen WC |
| 5 | Ty Walz | NJRTC/SERTC |
| 6 | Timmy McCall | Wolfpack WC |
| 7 | Scotty Boykin | Spartan Combat RTC |
J'den Cox being forced to withdraw was one of the biggest let downs in recent memory. Still an interesting potential matchup if the Wolfpack WC and Ohio RTC meet on day two. NCAA champion Mike Macc comes in at #1 with wins over everyone at the weight excluding Timmy McCall and Kollin Moore. However, Moore looked as good as he ever has at Senior Nationals in Iowa City.
125 kg
| RANK | NAME | CLUB |
| 1 | Nick Gwiazdowski | Wolfpack WC |
| 2 | Gable Steveson | Gopher WC |
| 3 | Mason Parris | Cliff Keen WC |
| 4 | Adam Coon | Cliff Keen WC |
| 5 | Dom Bradley | Spartan Combat RTC |
| 6 | Tony Nelson | Gopher WC |
| 7 | Amar Dhesi | Ohio RTC |
| 8 | Jordan Wood | NJRTC/SERTC |
| 9 | Youssif Hemida | Cliff Keen WC |
The money weight in Cincinnati. However you think the top three will play out, this is how they have to be ranked. Adam Coon comes in at #4 since he beat Dom Bradley the last time they wrestled in 2018, the same year he made Final X.
And there you have it. Should be a fun team race and plenty of good matches!