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OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:27 pm Th is an amazing accomplishment and I’m excited to see him in the Brown and Gold!!

The last United States wrestler to win that weight class at the U20 worlds is a guy named Spencer Lee. For those that follow wrestling, no introduction is needed.

LanderPoke wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:26 pm I know Volk was highly touted, but holy smokes, was it anticipated he would be this good? With this kind of accomplishment under his belt it would seem a disappointment he he was not an AA next year. Never want to put that type of pressure on anyone, but this is a big deal. Congrats, Jore

OrediggerPoke wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:22 am

LanderPoke wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:26 pm I know Volk was highly touted, but holy smokes, was it anticipated he would be this good? With this kind of accomplishment under his belt it would seem a disappointment he he was not an AA next year. Never want to put that type of pressure on anyone, but this is a big deal. Congrats, Jore

When he committed to Wyoming in 2021, he took 3rd at Fargo junior freestyle (losing 4-7 in the semis). I'd say going from 3rd place at Fargo to a World Champion one year later is quite a non-typical jump. Also keep in mind so as to not put unrealistic expectations on the kid - there are some real good freestyle wrestlers out there who just aren't the best collegiate folk style wrestlers. My worry is that a big program like an Iowa/Penn State/Oklahoma State is going to attempt to entice a world champion wrestler like Volk to transfer with some NIL/endorsement money from their large wrestling fanbases.

aranderson wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:46 pm It translates fairly well to point. I personally didn't have much issue with it. I started folk style vs freestyle though so the transition back and forth may have been easier, can't say for sure. But I firmly believe he will be good for the brown and gold.

Who can say why he chose Wyoming, but enjoy it regardless. Wyoming is definitely a program on the rise and will be very good in the future.

LanderPoke wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 4:54 pm

aranderson wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 3:46 pm It translates fairly well to point. I personally didn't have much issue with it. I started folk style vs freestyle though so the transition back and forth may have been easier, can't say for sure. But I firmly believe he will be good for the brown and gold.

Who can say why he chose Wyoming, but enjoy it regardless. Wyoming is definitely a program on the rise and will be very good in the future.

I wrestled freestyle for only a couple years as a kid then of course folk style, collegiate, whatever you want to call it, NORMAL wrestling lol, in high school. I mean, it's all still wrestling, and certainly nothing like greco vs collegiate, but I can't say how stark the difference is between high level freestyle and high level collegiate. Yeah, I'm sure he's going to be a really, really good one for us.

I am curious about his size. Is he a big 125 lber? I recall Tyler Cox and how small he was. He was noticeably smaller than his opponents at 125. If there were like a 118 lb class Cox would have been competing for the championship. There is such a thing as being too small for 125, so I hope Volk is not in the physical mold of Cox, but a bit bigger.