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Location
T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, Missouri
Event Information Page
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Schedule
*All Times Central
Thursday, March 21
11:00am Session 1 (Round of 32)
6:00pm Session 2 (Round of 16 and consolations)
Friday, March 22
11:00am Session 3 (Quarter-Finals and consolations)
7:00pm Session 4 (Semi-Finals and consolations)
Saturday, March 23
10:00am Session 6 (Consolation finals)
6:00pm Session 7 (Championship matches)
Brackets
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Streaming and Viewing
*All Times Central
All sessions and all mats are available on ESPN+
Thursday, March 21
11:00am Session 1 ESPNU
6:00pm Session 2 ESPN
Friday, March 22
11:00am Session 3 ESPNU
7:00pm Session 4 ESPN
Saturday, March 23
10:00am Session 6 ESPNU
6:00pm Session 7 ESPN
Participating wrestlers from Indiana
Weight Wrestler High School College 133 Cayden Rooks Columbus East Indiana 141 Jesse Mendez Crown Point Ohio State 141 Sergio Lemley Mount Carmel Michigan 149 Graham Rooks Columbus East Indiana 157 Brayton Lee Brownsburg Indiana 174 Brody Baumann Mater Dei Purdue 197 Evan Bates Chesterton Northwestern 197 Silas Allred Shenandoah Nebraska 285 Lucas Davison Chesterton Michigan 285 Nick Willham Greenwood IndianaHigh School News7562024 Air Force Special Warfare Folkstyle Nationals Participants from Indiana
Brackets
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Schedule
Friday March 15
Session 1
Junior Boys & Junior Girls – Prelims and Consolation
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Session 2
Junior Boys & Junior Girls – Quarterfinals and Consolation
3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday March 16
Session 3
Junior Boys – Semifinals, Consolation, and Consolation-Semi
Junior Girls – Consolation, Semifinals, Consolation-Semi and All Medals
16U Boys – Prelims and Consolation
Masters – Prelims and Consolation
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Junior Boys – All Medal Matches
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Session 4
16U Boys – Prelims, Quarters and Consolation
16U Girls – Prelims and Consolation
Masters – If Needed
3:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Sunday March 17
Session 5
16U Boys - Semifinals, Consolation-Semi, All Medals Matches
16U Girls - Quarters, Semifinals, Consolation
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Session 6
16U Girls – All Medal Matches
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Participants from Indiana
Division Weight Name State Team 16U Boys 100 lbs Connor Maddox Indiana Contenders Wrestling Academy 16U Boys 100 lbs Reed Wicker Indiana Daleville Broncos Wrestling Club 16U Boys 113 lbs Mason Quarles Indiana Fishers Wrestling Club 16U Boys 120 lbs Colin Strayer Indiana Region Wrestling Academy 16U Boys 120 lbs Faruq Ghaffar Indiana M3 Wrestling Academy 16U Boys 126 lbs Richard Rogers Indiana Franklin Central Wrestling Club 16U Boys 132 lbs Cooper Wilkins Indiana Portage Wrestling Club 16U Boys 132 lbs Steven Hunter Indiana Lawrence North Wrestling Club 16U Boys 138 lbs Amin Mardanzai Indiana Franklin Central Wrestling Club 16U Boys 138 lbs Jaydin Fisher Indiana Franklin Central Wrestling Club 16U Boys 138 lbs Phillip Cospy Indiana 16U Boys 144 lbs Aiden Hutchison Indiana Crawfordsville Wrestling Club 16U Boys 150 lbs Erick Grady Indiana Lawrence North Wrestling Club 16U Boys 150 lbs Moses Stevenson Indiana Franklin Central Wrestling Club 16U Boys 165 lbs Xavier Smith Indiana Fishers Wrestling Club 16U Boys 175 lbs Graham Imes Indiana Fishers Wrestling Club 16U Boys 175 lbs Michael White Indiana Lawrence North Wrestling Club 16U Boys 190 lbs Julian Burgett Indiana Fishers Wrestling Club 16U Boys 215 lbs Kellen Fellure Indiana Franklin Wrestling Club 16U Boys 285 lbs Hayden Smith Indiana Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club 16U Boys 88 lbs Cameron Schofield Indiana Franklin Wrestling Club 16U Boys 88 lbs Carter Sanford Indiana Dragon Wrestling Club 16U Boys 88 lbs Karson Kahalekomo Indiana Daleville Broncos Wrestling Club 16U Boys 88 lbs Tyler Quarles Indiana Elite Athletic Club 16U Girls 100 lbs Kynlie Keffer Indiana Daleville Broncos Wrestling Club 16U Girls 106 lbs Madisyn Mikels Indiana Portage Wrestling Club 16U Girls 106 lbs Olivia Crull Indiana Northeastern Wrestling Club 16U Girls 118 lbs Georgiana Wallace Indiana 16U Girls 124 lbs Ava Strayer Indiana Region Wrestling Academy 16U Girls 130 lbs Aubrey Troutner Indiana 16U Girls 130 lbs Naima Ghaffar Indiana M3 Wrestling Academy 16U Girls 136 lbs Maddie Marsh Indiana Red Cobra Wrestling Academy Junior Boys 106 lbs Nash Burke Indiana Munster Wrestling Club Junior Boys 120 lbs Dominic Sumner Indiana Junior Boys 120 lbs Nathan Toxqui Indiana Junior Boys 120 lbs Owen Ingalls Indiana Fishers Wrestling Club Junior Boys 120 lbs Seth Aubin Indiana Hobart Wrestling Club Junior Boys 126 lbs Cameron Woods Indiana Junior Boys 126 lbs Daniel Mata Jr Indiana Hobart Wrestling Club Junior Boys 132 lbs DShaeon Wilson Indiana Junior Boys 144 lbs Alexander Smith Indiana Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club Junior Boys 144 lbs Atticus Finley Indiana Junior Boys 144 lbs Xavier Jackson Indiana Junior Boys 150 lbs Michael Ortega Indiana Portage Wrestling Club Junior Boys 150 lbs Terry Scott Indiana Junior Boys 157 lbs Christopher Bohn Indiana Region Wrestling Academy Junior Boys 157 lbs Jacob Weaver Indiana Central Indiana Academy Of Wrestling Junior Boys 157 lbs Noah Davis-Cornett Indiana Junior Boys 165 lbs Diego Carabano Indiana Fishers Wrestling Club Junior Boys 165 lbs Evan Roudebush Indiana Bloomington South Wrestling Club Junior Boys 165 lbs Hunter Marlow Indiana Franklin Central Wrestling Club Junior Boys 165 lbs KiAun Fields Indiana Junior Boys 175 lbs Aidan Costello Indiana Hobart Wrestling Club Junior Boys 190 lbs Noah Weaver Indiana Central Indiana Academy Of Wrestling Junior Boys 215 lbs Everett Mcclelland Indiana Portage Wrestling Club Junior Boys 285 lbs Triston Meschede Indiana Portage Wrestling Club Junior Girls 100 lbs Kendall Moe Indiana Contenders Wrestling Academy Junior Girls 105 lbs Heather Crull Indiana Northeastern Wrestling Club Junior Girls 110 lbs Makenize Smith Indiana Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club Junior Girls 130 lbs Hannah Seitzinger Indiana Indian Creek Wrestling Club Junior Girls 130 lbs Naima Ghaffar Indiana M3 Wrestling Academy Junior Girls 135 lbs Samarrah Sswanigan Indiana Junior Girls 140 lbs Aleksandra Bastaic Indiana Highland Wrestling Club Junior Girls 145 lbs Carlee Wilson Indiana Junior Girls 145 lbs Elly Janovsky Indiana Howe Wrestling School, LLC Junior Girls 155 lbs Leila Thomas Indiana Junior Girls 170 lbs Adelmaris L. Collazo Gaud Indiana Junior Girls 170 lbs Janiya Brogan Indiana Masters A 100 kg Darren Eads Indiana Bloomington South Wrestling Club Masters A 78 kg Jordan Vaughn Indiana Franklin Central Wrestling Club Masters B 100 kg Christopher Myers Indiana Carroll Wrestling Club Masters B 100 kg James Haddix Indiana Masters B 78 kg Michael Dieter IndianaCollege News1013 22024 NCAA DIII Nationals Qualifiers from Indiana
Location
La Crosse Center
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Event Information Page
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Schedule
*All Times Central
Friday, March 15
11 a.m. | Preliminaries and First Round
6 p.m. | Quarterfinals and first-and-second round consolations
Saturday, March 16
10 a.m. | Semifinals, wrestle backs (seventh-, fifth-, and third-place matches)
7 p.m. | Championship finals
Brackets
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Participating wrestlers from Indiana
Wrestler School High School 133 Joey Langeman Trine Carmel 141 Evan Burge Wabash McCutcheon 165 Jesse Herrera Wabash Highland 184 Cole Cervantes North Central Griffith 184 Gavin Layman Ohio Norther ChestertonCollege News2095 152024 NCAA DII Nationals Qualifiers from Indiana
Location:
Hartman Arena
Wichita, KS
Schedule
Friday, March 15
11 a.m. Preliminaries and First Round
6 p.m. Quarterfinals and first-and-second round consolations
Saturday, March 16
11 a.m. | Semifinals, wrestle backs (seventh-, fifth-, and third-place matches)
8 p.m. | Championship finals
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Streaming Link
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Participating wrestlers from Indiana
Wrestler School High School 285 Shawn Streck Central Oklahoma Merrillville 125 Jose Diaz Gannon Wheeler 125 Christian Meija McKendree Elkhart Central 197 Derek Blubaugh Indianapolis Bloomington SouthCollege News622 15 1Who Gets In? A Full Weekend Rundown of NCAA Qualification Chances for 18 ex-Indiana High-Schoolers
By Adrian Troyer
March 8 to 10 is conference tournament weekend in NCAA Division 1 college wrestling. This is intense in terms of medals and bragging rights--but it is arguably an even bigger deal in the national context. Every one of the 750+ college kids that takes the mat gets a shot to qualify for the biggest wrestling show in America—the NCAA Division 1 National Championships.
Here is a full rundown by conference of each seed, weight class context, and advancement possibility for the 18 participants who were Indiana high school wrestlers:
Atlantic Coast Conference
Sunday, March 10, on ACCN and ACCN Extra (access through ESPN+)
Brackets: here
Connor Barket, 285, Duke (West Lafayette), redshirt freshman
Seed: 5 of 6, NCAA Allocations: 2, Rank: 42 (WrestleStat, starters only)
Connor has made huge strides this year as the full-time Duke starter, but he will struggle in a weight class that boasts 4 guys ranked in the Top 33 by InterMat with only 2 NCAA allocation spots available. He’ll need to first upset #13 Dayton Pitzer of Pitt (whose injury the past 2 months explains one of the missing allocation spots) in the quarterfinals before he’d also need to upset the 1-seed, #14 Owen Trephan of NC State, to reach the final and an NCAA bid.
NCAA Prospectus: Not likely.
Southern Conference
Saturday, March 9, on ESPN+
Brackets: here
Blake Boarman, 133, Tennessee-Chattanooga (Ev. Mater Dei), redshirt sophomore
Seed: 3 of 8, NCAA Allocations: 3, Rank: 31 (InterMat)
Blake has burst onto the scene this year in his move down from 141 to 133. He’s ranked in all the national services and earned one of his conference’s allocation spots. He’ll start his tournament against the 6-seed, George Rosas of The Citadel, who he beat, 9-1, in the dual. He’d then likely see the 2-seed, Ethan Oakley of App State, who he upset by fall in the dual in his biggest win of the year. A win there would earn an automatic NCAA bid. A loss would put him into the wrestle-backs needing to get 3rd for an automatic bid. Awaiting him there could be a potential matchup with the 5-seed Dyson Dunham of VMI, who handed Blake his only unranked loss of the season, 7-4. Even if Blake were to place 4th or 5th at this tournament, his regular season and current ranking would give him a good chance of an at-large NCAA berth.
NCAA Prospectus: Very likely
Brodie Porter, 174, The Citadel (Eastern-Greentown), sophomore
Seed: 5 of 8, NCAA Allocations: 1, Rank: 61 (WrestleStat, starters only)
Brodie has become a very solid Division 1 competitor in his second year as the starter. Sadly, he’s had two bad losses in-conference—one by Technical Fall to the 4-seed, Uliano of App State, and the other 17-4 to the 1-seed, #19 Murphy of Campbell—and those are the exact two guys he needs to beat to make the final and a shot at the 1st Place that an NCAA bid demands here. He’s got a winning record and only tight losses in his other conference matches, so he could legitimately fight for a top 3 spot in the league.
NCAA Prospectus: Not likely
Hayden Watson, 157, The Citadel (Center Grove), redshirt freshman
Seed: 4 of 8, NCAA Allocations: 1, Rank: 48 (WrestleStat, starters only)
Hayden is a sleeper to get to the NCAA tournament. Like his teammate Porter, he has won about half of his D1 matches this year. However, Hayden’s beaten or been very close with every guy in the bracket—including losing only 12-9 in sudden victory to the 1-seed, #22 Askey of App State. To get to that semifinal, he first needs to knock off the 5-seed, Heck of Chattanooga, who he beat 7-4 during the regular season.
NCAA Prospectus: Dark horse longshot
Andrew Wilson, 165, Gardner-Webb (Cathedral), redshirt sophomore
Seed: 6 of 8, NCAA Allocations: 2, Rank: 72 (WrestleStat, starters only)
Andrew has struggled to string together very many wins in his second year as the G-W starter. He’ll open with the 3-seed, Haubert of The Citadel, who majored him 13-1 during the year. Sadly, Wilson isn’t quite on the level of the top several guys here, so he’ll be looking to make some noise in terms of placement and improvement.
NCAA Prospectus: Very unlikely
Big Ten Conference
Saturday/Sunday, March 9-10, on the Big Ten Network and BTN+
Brackets: here
Silas Allred, 197, Nebraska (Shenandoah), redshirt sophomore
Seed: 4 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 13 (InterMat)
With a good seed, a high ranking ensuring an at-large fallback berth, and plenty of slots available; Silas obviously has his sights set higher than an NCAA berth this weekend. He’ll be looking to generate some of that Big 10 magic he produced during a title run last year, while building confidence for an All-American run at nationals. He’ll start this tournament against Striggow of Michigan, who he dominated this season, before a potential matchup with #20 Garrett Joles of Minnesota in the quarterfinals. Silas beat Joles, 4-1 in sudden victory, during the season.
NCAA Prospectus: Certain, barring injury
Evan Bates, 197, Northwestern (Chesterton), redshirt sophomore
Seed: 8 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 34 (WrestleStat, starters only)
In terms of seed, Evan is right outside the cut line for getting an automatic bid at this weight. He would be clearly in the conversation for an at-large bid with his Coaches’ Rank and RPI numbers being in the Top 33, but it sure would be nice to place in the Top 7 here and seal it. He’ll start with 9-seed Vanadia of Purdue, who he beat, 11-4, in the dual. Even though he’d almost certainly fall then to #1 Brooks of Penn St. in the quarterfinals, that first round win would go a long way in keeping him in a good bracketed spot to eventually face 6-seed Geog of Ohio St. and 7-seed Poznanski of Rutgers in potential NCAA bid-winning matches.
NCAA Prospectus: Fifty-fifty
Brody Baumann, 174, Purdue (Ev. Mater Dei), redshirt freshman
Seed: 10 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 8, Rank: 32 (InterMat)
Brody has become a solid starter in his first year in the spot, but he’s got work to do to claim an NCAA bid. He’ll need to win one or two above his 10 seed depending on how the bracket and true finisher matchups come out. He lost during the year to seeds 7, 8, and 9 above him, but he gets a gigantic rematch right out of the gate with 7-seed, #15 Max Maylor of Wisconsin, who beat Brody, 19-16, in a crazy one in the dual.
NCAA Prospectus: Possible, but work to do
Lucas Davison, 285, Michigan (Chesterton), senior
Seed: 3 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 6 (InterMat)
Lucas is one of a few basically automatic qualifiers from Indiana. He would need a season-ending injury not to get a berth, one way or another. He starts with Hayden Filipovich of Purdue in Round 1 and is probably hoping for a shot to avenge his loss to 2-seed Feldman of Ohio State eventually, and to meet #1 Kerkvliet in the final.
NCAA Prospectus: Certain
Hayden Filipovich, 285, Purdue (Indy Lutheran), redshirt sophomore
Seed: 14 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 37 (WrestleStat, starters only)
Hayden actually made great strides at 184 this year and picked up a couple of very nice wins as the backup. However, stepping into Big 10s as the backup way up at 285, having only had one previous match at the weight, will be a crazy endeavor. He’ll start with fellow Indiana native, 3-seed Davison of Michigan. I’m sure Hayden’s main goal for this tournament will be continuing to build for the future.
NCAA Prospectus: Far longshot
Brayton Lee, 157, Indiana (Brownsburg), senior
Seed: 3 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 9, Rank: 15 (InterMat)
Brayton has had a fantastic comeback run here. Certainly all of Indiana will be pulling for the former Mr. Gorilla to make one final attempt at All-American glory. He starts this tournament against 14-seed Swaw of Illinois before he’d probably see the 6-seed, #20 Saldate of Michigan St. If he gets past those two, he’s most likely back at nationals. The only iffy thing here is always Lee’s health. If he has any issues and stumbles to a 12th place or something in a very deep weight class, he could get left out of the NCAA field with his very limited late-season résumé.
NCAA Prospectus: Probable
Diego Lemley, 141, Michigan (Chesterton), freshman
Seed: 5 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 11, Rank: 10 (InterMat)
We’ll give Diego honorary Indiana status here for the great one-season run he had in our tournament during the covid year (and for being from here!!). Diego is one of the breakout stars of NCAA wrestling. He’ll have many eyes on him for his style and his ability to beat anybody in the country at nationals. He starts out here versus 12-seed Clark of Purdue before a potential rematch of a high-flying, super-tight loss to 4-seed Brock Hardy of Nebraska.
NCAA Prospectus: Almost certain
Jesse Mendez, 141, Ohio St. (Crown Point), sophomore
Seed: 2 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 11, Rank: 2 (InterMat)
Jesse has evolved into a true title contender this year. He’ll be happy with nothing less than a championship in a couple of weeks. He gets a shot here at his first Big 10 title, and to resume the wars at this brutal Big 10 weight class. He’ll probably get 7-seed Moore of Rutgers in the quarterfinals after his first-round bye.
NCAA Prospectus: Certain
Cayden Rooks, 133, Indiana (Columbus East), senior
Seed: 10 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 57 (WrestleStat, starters only)
Cayden has held down the fort admirably for a long time now, so he’ll be hoping to go out with a bang. He’ll most likely need two clear upsets to get an automatic spot. An at-large spot won’t be possible. He starts with the 7-seed, #17 Braxton Brown, who beat him handily during the year. An upset would be put him clearly in the conversation. If he loses that one, it will be a serious uphill climb.
NCAA Prospectus: Unlikely
Graham Rooks, 149, Indiana (Columbus East), senior
Seed: 8 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 9, Rank: 13 (InterMat)
Graham’s back, hoping to make another run and to get over the hump to All-American status at nationals. For this tournament, he’ll be aiming to at least hold serve and get one of the 9 automatic berths. He starts with the 9-seed, Roberts of Minnesota, before a potential matchup with the very tough 1-seed, Ridge Lovett of Nebraska.
NCAA Prospectus: Almost certain
Gabe Sollars, 197, Indiana, (Ev. Mater Dei), sophomore
Seed: 10 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 33 (InterMat)
Gabe put himself on the map this year, basically pinning everyone in sight for the first half of the season. He still sits near the top of the national pin leaderboard. In terms of wins and losses, he’s been impressive, but this weight is another stacked one. He’s right on that cut line with Evan Bates and a couple other guys. His first match against 7-seed Poznanski of Rutgers feels like a must-win toward getting one of those 7 automatic berths, or to at least come very close so he can be in the at-large conversation. If he won he’d face the 2-seed, #4 Jaxon Smith of Maryland, in the quarterfinals.
NCAA Prospectus: Fifty-fifty
DJ Washington, 174, Indiana (Portage), redshirt junior
Seed: 8 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 8, Rank: 25 (InterMat)
DJ started the season as strong as ever and looking like an All-American candidate. Unfortunately, he hasn’t been himself lately, so he’ll be looking to right the ship off of the long pre-tournament layoff. He’s right on the cut line for the automatic bid, but he probably has a small bit of cord to play with because of his ranking numbers if he falls outside the Top 8 here. He’ll look to wrap up the bid here, though, starting with the 9-seed, #30 Sparks of Minnesota. He'd then have #1-ranked Starocci in an exciting potential quarterfinal matchup.
NCAA Prospectus: Probable
Nick Willham, 285, Indiana (Greenwood), senior
Seed: 6 of 14, NCAA Allocations: 7, Rank: 36 (WrestleStat, starters only)
Nick has stepped up admirably into the 285 slot at IU. He’s flirted with the edge of the rankings, but he’s just outside at the moment. It will be a war for those number 5 to 12 placements at this weight, where anyone involved could go to nationals or be biting their fingernails hoping for an at-large bid. Nick starts off with 11-seed Jessen of Northwester, who he just edged in a very tight one, 2-1, a couple of weeks ago. If he wins, he’ll be breathing slightly more easily and head to a likely matchup with Lucas Davison.
NCAA Prospectus: Fifty-fifty
High School News502 32024 IndianaMat Messageboad Hall of Fame Inductees
The first annual IndianaMat MessageBoard Hall of Fame class has been announced. Since this Hall of Fame is run by crooked media members we modified the rules right before the announcement. We are inducting three people posthumously and four via the vote-in process. Don’t be surprised if we change the rules again next year. Before we get into the inductees here are some of the general guidelines we have for this honor.
1. No admins or staff
2. Can only go in under ONE name
3. Been an active member for 5 years
4. Innovative and fun
5. All in fun
We start the inductees with three people who left an impact on the board and have unfortunately passed away. The first one is grecoref aka Tom Clark. He came to Indiana from his native Ohio and became a full blown Hoosier. On the mat he was a very accomplished referee making his way to the state finals and also to a little tournament called the Olympics. On the board he was known to provide valuable information, sarcasm, wit, and humor. He was a friend to all and a great personality to have on the board.
Our second inductee is The Ancient Elder aka Dick Neal. Mr. Neal was likely the greatest Indiana wrestling historian ever. In the days of paper brackets and snail mail, he acquired everything he could possibly get his hands on to incorporate into his Indiana wrestling book. On the board he always answered the historical questions and reminded us of the best wrestlers and matches of the years gone by.
The last one to be inducted posthumously is Perseverance aka Eric Allred. Allred has a great story of overcoming adversity and making his life right. He was a huge fan of his son Silas and very knowledgeable about the sport and the kids Silas wrestled with. His passion for the sport and supporting others is very much missed.
The currently active members are characters to say the least and have had a fun and important impact on our lively messageboard. It is only fitting that MattyB and Team Garcia are inducted at the same time. Both came on the board at the same time to wreak havoc and promote #TheCounty and mainly the “young guns” of Avon. They have continued to this day due to having sons still involved in wrestling or in the case of Garcia, just loving to stir the pot.
The steel factory in da region kept RegionRat1 off the board for a few years, but he made a comeback this season. While he has stayed relatively anonymous he always loves to promote da region in his very unique regioneese. Most outside of da region likely believe the way he types is how they speak there, and they aren’t wrong.
Last, but not least is the lightning rod they call General Heavy Handz. Of the current inductees he leads the league in most “vacations” from IndianaMat. Luckily for him, Mike talks Joe into letting him come back EVERY SINGLE TIME! He is never shy about promoting the SAC and his beloved Snider Panthers.
Gorilla Radio342IndianaMat Gorilla Radio Episode 180- Hall of Fame and MORE!
Mike and Joe are joined by Nicky Dubs and we go over the Hall of Fame and some grade rankings.
Gorilla Radio476 1IndianaMat Gorilla Radio Episode 179- 2024 Awards Show
Mike and Joe hand out our annual awards, announce the messageboard hall of fame candidates, and go over Frosh/Soph state.
Mr. Gorilla Award9132024 IndianaMat Award Winners
Mr. Gorilla: Wyatt Krejsa- Center Grove
1st Runner-up: Will Clark- Crown Point
2nd Runner-up: Kyrel Leavell- Warren Central
Miss Gorilla: Rose Kaplan- West Lafayette
1st Runner-up: Varzidy Batchelor- Northview
2nd Runner-up: Elly Janovsky- Lake Central
Assistant Coaching Staff of the Year: Brownsburg
4A Coach of the Year: Darrick Snyder- Brownsburg
3A Coach of the Year: Brandon Sisson- Floyd Central
2A Coach of the Year: Cody LeCount- Delta
1A Coach of the Year: Tony Abbott- Cown
Girls Coach of the Year: James Linn- New Haven
4A Wrestler of the Year: Jake Hockaday- Brownsburg
3A Wrestler of the Year: Easton Doster- New Haven
2A Wrestler of the Year: Mitchell Betz- Western
1A Wrestler of the Year: Noah Weaver- Rossville
Past Award Winners
1A Coach
2015- Tony Currie- Adams Central
2016- Brett Smith- Prairie Heights
2017- Gary Black- Shenandoah
2018- Chuck Fleshman- Central Noble
2019- Tony Currie- Adams Central
2020- Cody Moll- North Posey
2021- Neal Stahly- Tell City
2022- Clint Gard- Rochester
2023- Joe Litherland- Tell City
1A Wrestler
2015- Sawyer Miller- South Adams
2016- Evan Ellis- Eastern
2017- Eli Stock- Monrovia
2018- Noah Cressell- Wabash
2019- Silas Allred- Shenandoah
2020- Isiah Levitz- Prairie Heights
2021- Hayden Filipovich- Indianapolis Lutheran
2022- Marshall Fishback- Rochester
2023- Tyce DuPont- Tell City
2A Coach
2015- Trent McCormick- Yorktown
2016- Mark Kerrn- Jimtown
2017- Trent McCormick- Yorktown
2018- Frank Bumgardner- Wawasee
2019- Chad Shepherd- Western
2020- Paul Gunsett- Bellmont
2021- Nick Kraus- Garrett
2022- Tim Myers- Bellmont
2023- Chad Shepherd- Western
2A Wrestler
2015- Brock Hudkins- Danville
2016- Brock Hudkins- Danville
2017- Mason Parris- Lawrenceburg
2018- Brayden Curtis- Yorktown
2019- AJ Fowler- Calumet
2020- Clayton Fielden- Garrett
2021- Isaac Ruble- Bellmont
2022- Christian Carroll- New Prairie
2023- Tylin Thrine- New Castle
3A Coach
2015- Brad Harper- Penn
2016- Darrick Snyder- Brownsburg
2017- Chris Johl- Chesterton
2018- Matt Schoettle- Perry Meridian
2019- Sean McGinley- Cathedral
2020- Sean McGinley- Cathedral
2021- Adam Wolf- East Central
2022- Chris Cooper- Columbus East
2023- Steve Sandefer- Mishawaka
3A Wrestler
2015- Chad Red- New Palestine
2016- Blake Rypel- Cathedral
2017- Joe Lee- Mater Dei
2018- Asa Garcia- Avon
2019- Jordan Slivka- Cathedral
2020- Eli Dickens- Mater Dei
2021- J Conway- Floyd Central
2022- J Conway- Floyd Central
2023- Cole Solomey- Kankakee Valley
4A Coach
2021- Greg Schaefer- Mater Dei
2022- Brandon Lorek- Crown Point
2023- Maurice Swain- Center Grove
4A Wrestler
2021- Jesse Mendez- Crown Point
2022- Gabe Sollars- Mater Dei
2023- Joey Buttler- Whiteland
Girls Coach of the Year
2021- Jeremy Goodlett- Lebanon
2022- Brad Harper- Penn
2023- Nick Skinner- Southport
Assistant Coaching Staff of the Year
2022- Crown Point
2023- Center Grove
Mr. Gorilla
2015- Tommy Forte- Mishawaka
2016- Chad Red- New Palestine
2017- Andrew Davison- Chesteron
2018- Brayton Lee- Brownsburg and Mason Parris- Lawrenceburg
2019- Asa Garcia- Avon
2020- Silas Allred- Shenandoah
2021- Alex Cottey- Perry Meridian
2022- Jesse Mendez- Crown Point
2023- Sam Goin- Crown Point
Miss Gorilla
2021- Sarah Huse- Lebanon
2022- Catie Campbell- North Montgomery
2023- Aulani Davis- Kokomo
College News2565 8 12024 NAIA Nationals Qualifiers from Indiana
Location
Hartman Arena
Park City, Kansas
Schedule
https://www.naia.org/sports/mwrest/2023-24/Releases/Schedule
Thursday February 29th
11:00 am Session I
1st Round (Championship)
1st Round (Consolation)
6:00 pm Session II
2nd Round (Championship)
2nd Round (Consolation)
Friday March 1st
11:00 am Session III
3rd Round (Championship Quarterfinals)
3rd Round (Consolation)
6:00 pm Session IV
4th Round (Championship Semifinals)
4th Round (Consolation All-America Round)
5th Round (Consolation Quarterfinals)
March 2nd
11:00 am Session V
6th Round (Consolation Finals)
Placement Round (3rd, 5th and 7th place)
7:00 pm Session IV
Championship Finals
Brackets
Brackets on TrackWrestling
Participating wrestlers from Indiana
Wrestler School High School 184 Chandler Woenker Campbellsville Bishop Luers 125 Jeffrey Bailey Cornerstone River Forest 157 Elijah Chacon Indiana Tech New Haven 165 Jonathan Kervin Indiana Tech Floyd Central 174 Landon Buchanan Indiana Tech Jimtown 197 Nathan Critchfield Indiana Tech Mater Dei 285 Braydon Erb Indiana Tech Western 133 Anthony Hughes Marian Lawrence North 141 Logan Wagner Marian Zionsville 149 Aundre Beatty Marian Warren Central 149 Seth Johnson Marian North Montgomery 165 Elliott Rodgers Marian Cathedral 174 Noah Hollendonner Marian Crown Point 285 Excell Brooks Marian Lawrence North 174 Graham Calhoun Southeastern Plymouth 125 Adonis Boyd U. of the Cumberlands JeffersonvilleCollege News710 32024 NJCAA Nationals Qualifiers from Indiana
Location
Mid-America Center
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Schedule
https://www.njcaa.org/sports/wrest/2023-24/national_championship/schedule
Friday March 1st
9am Preliminaries championship and consolations
5:45pm Quarter-Finals and consolations
Saturday March 2nd
9:30am Semi-Finals and consolations
6:00pm Championship finals
Brackets
Brackets on FloArena
Participating wrestlers from Indiana
Wrestler School High School 133 Chris Bullock Ancilla New Palestine 141 Bryan Chavero Ancilla North Central 157 Reese Hamblen Ancilla Bloomington South 285 Dennis Weston Ancilla Merrillville 165 Peyton Asbury Indian Hills Brownsburg 174 Jaquan East Indian Hills Kokomo 174 Hector Garcia Southwestern Michigan South Bend Riley 157 Connor Svantner Trioton Valparaiso 141 Ashton Hayhurst Triton CastleGorilla Radio557 1 1IndianaMat Gorilla Radio Episode 178- State Recap
Mike and Joe give you the lowdown on the state finals in Evansville.
Gorilla Radio607IndianMat Gorilla Radio Episode 177- State Finals Preview 2
We go over the weights 190, 106, 120, 285, 113, and 215. Another great state preview.