The Inaugural Grappler Preseason Challenge goes down this Sunday, November 9th, at the Legacy Center in Brighton. We’ve got hammers from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois coming together for one final tune-up tournament before season begins. There are state placers, state qualifiers, and tough incoming freshmen at all weights, but we narrowed it down to our favorite 4 weights to watch for this preview.

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Weights to Watch:

113lbs – We have 4 of the top-30 Sophomores in the state at this weight with Tyler Sage, Brody Ashley, and Henry Golembiewski. Add in state placer Kole Nichols, and qualifiers like Cal Schutte, and this is going to be a fantastic bracket.

120lbs – State placers EJ Smith and Justice Harding, plus 2025 state runner ups Branlun Simon and Jameson Wood. Add in some other guys to watch, like incoming Freshmen Nathan Bennett and Jordan Alejos, as well as state qualifier Luciano Luna. This will be exciting from the quarterfinals on.

157lbs – This weight has state placers Xander Courneya, Tim Hubert, and Tyler Densmore. We will also have our first look at guys like Kosza (state placer in Florida before moving to Michigan this year) and incoming top-25 Frosh Austin Rhodes from Yale. Add D1 state qualifier Connor Stokes, and this is another loaded weight.

175lbs – State placers Louis Smith and Avery Lane here, as well as one of the top incoming Freshmen in the state in Cael Tyler. State qualifiers Ryan McKenney, Hudson Derry, Kai Mishler, and Braylon Faile make this weight even tougher.

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