At 182lbs...how is Tristan Vande Velde ahead of Kirchoff or Dinkel? I looked for wins that he may have had that would place him above. The only think I caught was Kirchoff beat Vande Velde at Beloit. Dinkel and Kirchoff are split 1-1 against each other. Maybe I missed something.
Maybe you're seeing different results, but according to the bracket on TrackWrestling, VandeVelde beat Kirchoff 6 to 5 in their only matchup of the season at Beloit. Kirchoff beat Dinkel in the blood round at Beloit 4 to 3. VandeVelde took 5th at Beloit, Kirchoff took 6th and Dinkel did not place.
Then at the MCL Tournament, Dinkel beat Kirchoff 3 to 1.
VandeVelde is currently (25-4). He is a returning state placer and two-time qualifer. He has a quality win against #5 in 4A Wheeler from Scott City, along with his head-to-head against Kirchoff. All of his losses are to ranked wrestlers, #1 in 321A Rodriguez from Southeast of Saline, #3 4A Harvey from Baldwin, #4 4A Miller from Concordia, and #4 Kays from Blue Valley Southwest.
Neither Dinkel or Kirchoff have a state placement, state qualification, head-to-head, or common opponent win to put them above VandeVelde.
