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401Sean McMurray Commits to Michigan State
Two-time state champion Sean McMurray has announced that he will attend Michigan State University to wrestle next year. He will join former Mishawaka state champions Ian Hinton and Josh Harper on the Spartan squad. More will be coming later.
576Calumet College of St. Joseph Announces First Class
First year head coach Leroy Vega has announced the wrestlers that will be the first to grace the mats at Calumet College of St. Joseph. The Crimson Wave bring in 25 wrestlers to start the program off. Vega not only brought in freshmen, but numerous transfers that will add some immediate college experience to the line-up. Leading the way is NCAA qualifier Dan Bedoy. Bedoy qualified for nationals with Purdue in 2006 and will come with one year of eligibility left. He will definitely make an immediate impact on the NAIA this season. Other key transfers include former state runner-up Andy St. Germain who comes from Harper Junior College and Chad Allen who originally started out at Portage, but won a state championship in North Carolina before wrestling for Manchester last year. Dave Ballentine, a fourth place finisher for Mishawaka in 2008, comes to CCSJ via King College to challenge for the 197lbs spot. Another top recruit is Bloomington South's Chris Head. Head placed 6th in the state as a freshman and was also a Junior Freestyle All-American in 2008. Former Merrillville state runner-up Eric Oria was a late addition to the team and the coaches look for him to make a solid contribution to the team right away.
Coach Vega has assembled a great base for the future of the Crimson Wave this year. Their schedule includes duals with Manchester, Indianapolis, and Wabash while they are also in numerous tournaments such as the Michigan State Open, Little States and the Midwest Classic. If you want to come watch the Crimson Wave they will be traveling the state and will most likely be in your area this year as they will not have a home meet this season.
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Name
High School
Weight Class
State Finishes
Chris Head
Bloomington South
125
6th IN
Ronald Olson
Hanover Central
133
Nick Fouts
Crown Point
141
Brandon Ward
Hanover Central
157
6th IN
Anthony Nuzzo
Portage
149
Blake Wood
Perry Meridian
157
SQ IN
Chris Schaefer
Perry Meridian
285
Lance Surma
Munster('06)
149
Johnathan Tyler
Highland
165
Dustin Boyd
Mishawaka
184
Coty Anderson
Highland
285
Cody Gregory
Perry Meridian
174/184
Santiago Botello
St. Francis De Sales
133/141
Chad Allen
Portage/Manchester
133
1st NC
Dan Bedoy
Bishop Noll/Purdue
165
SQ, 2nd IN
Dave Ballentine
Mishawaka/King College
197
4th IN
Derek Allen
Portage
141
Nick Head
Bloomington South
149
Andy St. Germain
Chesterton/Harper JC
141/149
SQ, 2nd IN
Torrence Calloway
Cedar Shoals, GA
285
Tommy Torres
Portage
133
Victor Villegas
Thornton Fractional, IL
141
Eric Oria
Merrillville
141
8th, 2nd IN
Artie Grubba
Romeoville, IL/Elmhurst College
197
SQ IL
Nick Samaro
Bloomington South
149
455Indiana Announces Incoming Recruits
Head coach Duane Goldman has released his list of incoming recruits for the 2009/2010 school year. While the list is not long, it is high on quality with four of the six wrestlers state champions in their respective states. Coach Goldman scoured the nation for this year's class bringing wrestlers from New Mexico, New York, Georgia, and Kansas to Bloomington. Max Ortega is the headliner in the group, he comes to the Hoosiers with five, yes five, state titles in New Mexico. He will join his older brother Matt who was a starter last year at 133lbs. Another top wrestler that will be donning the cream and crimson will be Ryan Leblanc, who was a two-time New York state champion. Leblanc comes with not only in-season accolades, but with many top placements at national level tournaments including placing 1st at the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals, 2nd at NHSCA Junior Nationals and 5th at NHSCA Senior Nationals. Two other out-of-state wrestlers will be wrestling for the Hoosiers next year in Georgia two-time state champion Anthony Fretwell and Kansas state champion Tanner Kriss.
Not to be left out of the mix, the Hoosiers will have some homegrown talent this year. Four-time state placer Justin Brooks will be making the short drive to Bloomington. Brooks finished fifth or higher all four years of high school, while making the semi-finals twice. Brooks will look to man the 125lbs spot for the Hoosiers after national champion Angel Escobedo graduates this year. Jowan Gill of Columbus North will be making an even shorter drive to Bloomington to help the Hoosiers at the heavyweight weight class. Gill placed fourth this past season at 285lbs for Columbus North High School.
Like their in-state rivals Purdue, Indiana only graduates one starter from their line-up. The Hoosiers return three-time All-American and national champion Angel Escobedo at 125lbs and will return four other national qualifiers in Kurt Kinser, Paul Young, Trevor Perry, and Eric Cameron. One other wildcard is former All-American Matt Coughlin who did not break the line-up last season.
Name
High School
Weight Class
State Finishes
Max Ortega
Rio Rancho, NM
141
1st, 1st, 1st, 1st, 1st NM
Ryan Leblanc
Morrisville-Eaton, NY
165
3rd, 1st, 1st NY
Tanner Kriss
Colby, KS
197
Q, Q, 4th, 1st KS
Justin Brooks
Warsaw
125
5th, 4th, 4th, 5th IN
Anthony Fretwell
Henry County, GA
157
4th, 1st, 1st GA
Jowan Gill
Columbus North
285
3rd IN
756Wabash Little Giants Bring in Stellar Freshmen Class
From Wabash Athletics
Wabash College head coach Brian Anderson has announced the addition of twenty-eight student-athletes who will join the Little Giants wrestling program in the fall. The twenty-eight wrestlers come from five different states with the majority coming from Indiana. This is a big class of freshmen coming in that will provide depth from top to bottom. 10 out of the 28 wrestlers competed at their state tournament at least once, with another 16 of them falling in the state qualifying tournament. On top of the athletic accomplishments of these individuals, this class comes in with an average grade point average of 3.4.
Wabash started seven underclassmen this past season with four of those being freshman. This incoming class will make a strong impact on the 2009-2010 starting line-up, one which will see a heavy dose of youth again. The youth of this team will look to the two returning senior starters, Michael Burke at 197 and Rob Arnett at 285. Both seniors bring great leadership and plenty of mat experience to anchor down this young team.
Name
High School
Weight Class
State Finishes
Chad Barrett
Greentown, IN
141/149
3x State Qualifier (6th '08, 3rd '09)
Julian Cernuda
Hickory, NC
285
Patrick Clegg
Clarendon Hills, IL
285
6th @ State 2009
Willy Costakis
Merriville, IN
125
Semi-State Qualifier
Winston Craft
Attica, IN
125
2x Semi
Johnny Dillon
Hobart, IN
141/ 149
3x State Qualifier (5th '08)
Jordan Dulaney
Muncie, IN
149/ 157
2x State Qualifier (8th '09)
Jeramey Hicks
West Lebanon, IN
133/ 141
2x Semi-State Qualifier
Quinten Hizey
Nipomo, CA
125
Masters Qualifier
Martin Lantz
Goshen, IN
184/ 197
State Qualifier 2008
Ryan Lutz
Sacramento, CA
165/ 174
Masters Qualifier
Tyler McCoy
Lafayette, IN
165/ 174
State Qualifier 2009
Austin O'Neal
Griffith, IN
184
Semi-State Qualifier
Alex Orton
Clarendon Hills, IL
133
2x Sectional Qualifier
Garrett Payne
Michigan City, IN
141
3x Semi-State Qualifier
Corbin Richards
Avon, IN
149/ 157
2x Semi-State Qualifier
Derek Rowe
Logansport, IN
184
2x Semi-State Qualifier
Daniel Sandberg
Indianapolis, IN
184/ 197
Semi-State Qualifier
Jeromy Sisk
Peru, IN
133/ 141
State Qualifier 2007
Drew Spriggs
Thorntown, IN
133
Zach Stone
Elkhart, IN
285
Semi-State Qualifier
Jacob Strausbaugh
Orrville, OH
133
3x State Place Winner (6th, 4th, 5th)
Oscar Trujillo
Lafayette, IN
125
State Qualifier 2009
Gabe Watson
Columbus, IN
165/ 174
2x Semi-State Qualifier
Ryan Wells
Grove City, OH
165
2x District Qualifier
Ethan Wilson
Indianapolis, IN
157
Semi-State Qualifier
Bill Wood
Palos Heights, IL
133/ 141
3x State Qualifier
Devan Young
Chino Hills, CA
285
Masters Qualifier
390Purdue Announces Incoming Recruiting Class
Scott Hinkel and the Purdue Boilermakers have announced their 2009 recruiting class. The class includes seven wrestlers from Indiana and a total of eight state championships spread amongst the nine incoming freshmen. The wrestlers that Hinkel kept in-state include a pair of two-time state champions in Anderson Highland's Camden Eppert and Mishawaka's Steven Sandefer. The third Indiana state champion in this class is Lawrence North's Cashe Quiroga. Both Quiroga and Eppert are projected to be at 125lbs or 133lbs for the Boilermakers, while Sandefer is projected to wrestle 141lbs or 149lbs. Other Indiana natives include four-time state qualifier and three-time top four finisher Kyle Mosier of Yorktown, two-time state place winner Will Mascaro of Carmel and a pair of state runner-ups in Mount Vernon's Alex White and Lawrence North's Bryce Grimes. The Boilermakers also ventured to Ohio and Florida for two top recruits in Beavercreek, Ohio's four-time state place winner Adam Walls and three-time state champion Kendrick Sanders of South Date, Florida. Along with their in-state success, this class has made an impact on the national scene. Eppert is a two-time Junior freestyle All-American and also placed third at the prestigous Super 32 tournament. Quiroga was a Senior National's runner-up this year to go along with his placings at Junior and Sophomore Nationals. The prized recruit of this class is Shakendrick Sanders of Florida. Sanders has won three Greco-roman national titles and was a freestyle national runner-up as a cadet. Sanders also participated in the two most prestigous dual meets in the USA vs. Oklahoma dual and the Dapper Dan Classic.
The Boilermakers will return nine of their ten starters, but take a huge hit with the graduation of All-American Jake Patascil. Patascil's bonus points in tournaments and more importantly in duals will be hard to replace. Purdue will return 2009 NCAA qualifiers Colton Salazar, AJ Kissel, Logan Brown and Luke Manuel and look to them for both leadership and big wins in duals and tournaments.
Name
High School
Weight Class
State Finishes
Camden Eppert
Anderson Highland
125/133
4th. 1st, 2nd, 1st IN
Cashe Quiroga
Lawrence North
125/133
SQ, 2nd, 1st, 3rd IN
Kyle Mosier
Yorktown
165
SQ, 4th, 4th, 3rd IN
Alex White
Mount Vernon
285
SQ, 2nd IN
Adam Walls
Beavercreek, OH
285
6th, 4th, 2nd, 3rd OH
Steven Sandefer
Mishawaka
141/149
SQ, 5th, 1st, 1st IN
Will Mascaro
Carmel
141
SQ, 7th, 3rd IN
Bryce Grimes
Lawrence North
184
2nd IN
Shakendrick Sanders
South Dade, FL
149
4th 1st, 1st, 1st FL
563Indianapolis Announces Incoming Recruits
The University of Indianapolis has announced the class of incoming recruits for next year. New coach Jason Warthan inherits a team that only lost starter Jimmy Nichols and will look to replace him with state runner-up Casey Kenney of Jay County or three time state placer Alex Johns of Evansville Reitz. The Greyhounds will also bring in three other Indiana state placers. After a 3rd place finish this season and qualifying in 2008, Shelby Mappes of Center Grove will come to the Greyhounds and wrestle 174lbs. Andrew Leach of Avon will also be making the short drive to Indy, he finished 6th this year and is projected to wrestle 184lbs. Randy Kaufman of Rensselear Central, an 8th place finisher, is projected to wrestle 197lbs for the Greyhounds. State qualifier Nick Smith of Franklin is another signee that has been to the state finals. The top incoming recruit not within the Indiana border is North Carolina two-time placer Trey Weliver. Indianapolis is still working on a few other recruits and transfers that they are hoping to announce in the coming weeks.
Next year's line-up will look very similar to this year's line up with Johns or Kenney manning the 125lbs spot vacated by senior Jimmy Nichols. Two former state champions will be coming back at 133lbs and 141lbs in Ethan Harris from Beech Grove and Matt Irwin from Bellmont. Irwin is also a two-time NCAA qualifier. Northwood's David Lopez will look to keep the 149lbs spot, but will be pushed by incoming freshman Nick Smith. At 157lbs, NCAA qualifier and former state runner-up Cory Fornal of Rochester will look to build off his success from last season. Two Illinois products will going at it for the starting spot at 165lbs in former placer Jake Holler and two time qualifier Bryce Givens. Josh Curry of Columbia City, Shelby Mappes and the loser at 165lbs will all do battle to determine the starter for this weight. JT Jenkins from New Albany will move up to 184lbs next season and be pushed by a host of freshman. Sam Johnson a sophomore from Avon will be pushed for the 197lbs spot by freshman Randy Kaufman. The heavyweight weight class will be held down by senior Lynn Panko who was a state champion for Avon High School and a former NCAA qualifier.
Name
High School
Weight Class
State Finishes
Alex Johns
Evansville Reitz
125
3rd, 3rd, 6th IN
Casey Kenney
Jay County
125
2nd, 4th IN
Kyle Estrada
Avon('08)
133/141
Zach Moreno
St. Joseph, IL
141
Trey Weliver
Union Pines, NC
141
3rd, 4th NC
Nick Smith
Franklin
149
SQ IN
Shelby Mappes
Center Grove
174
3rd, SQ IN
Cody Wittkamp
Lima, OH
184
Kyle Keith
Portage
184
Andrew Leach
Avon
184
6th IN
Randy Kaufman
Rensselear Central
197
8th IN
693Trine Thunder Announces Class of 2013
Head Coach Dan Callahan has announced the class of 2013 for Trine University in Angola, Indiana. Callahan will be bringing in 24 new wrestlers into the four year old wrestling program with wrestlers representing Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois. The headliner of the group is Illinois 3A(big school) state champion Elias Larson of Marian Catholic just outside of Chicago. Larson is projected to wrestle 149 or 157lbs. The class also includes 11 other state qualifiers and placers including Hoosier natives Trace Hall and Tyler Lymburner of South Bend Riley, Will Sheets of Bellmont, Nick Odom of Warren Central, and Forest Romer of Ben Davis. The Thunder also will receive the services of two wrestlers transfers in Caleb Norville formerly of Mishawaka and Dylan Forbes formerly of Prairie Heights. Out of state wrestlers that will be wrestling for Trine next year include Michigan state runner-up Jeffery Nofzinger, Michigan 3rd place finisher Ben Wines, Ohio 8th place finisher Robert Blake and Michigan state qualifier Nathan Strickland.
Trine graduated their first class of wrestlers this past season and will be looking to replace Seniors Louis Posa, Bryan Wight, and Kyle Pittman. The Thunder will return starters Brandon Harvey at 125lbs, Tye Bowman at 133lbs, George Markou at 157lbs, Kyle Long at 165lbs, Nick Kraus at 174lbs, Alex Fleet at 197lbs and Mike Tees at heavyweight. This recruiting class along with all of the returning wrestlers, many of whom hail from Indiana, will help to contribute to a great 5th season for the Thunder wrestling program.
Name
High School
Weight Class
State Finishes
Elias Larson
Marian Catholic, IL
149/157
SQ '07, 6th '08,1st 2009 IL AAA
Trace Hall
SB Riley
141/149
4th, 4th & 7th IN
Jeffrey Nofziger
Morenci, MI
149/157
2nd 2009 MI Div 4
Ben Wines
Pittsford, MI
184/197
3rd 2009 MI Div 4
Will Sheets
Bellmont
133
4th 2008 IN
Caleb Norville
Mishawaka
165/174
6th 2008 IN
Robert Blake
Tinora, OH
197
8th 2009 OH
Nick Odom
Warren Central
141/149
8th 2008 IN
Tyler Lymburner
SB Riley
149/157
SQ 2009 IN
Forest Romer
Ben Davis
133/141
SQ 2009 IN
Nathan Strickland
Grosse Pointe MI
184/197
SQ 2009 MI Div I
Dylan Forbes
Prairie Heights
285
SQ 2008 IN
Henry Waring
East Noble
165/174
Dustin Kern
Peru
157/165
Elliott Corner
Peru
149/157
Alan McNeal
Southport
157/165
Brett Worden
Peru
184/197
Kyle Ullery
SB Riley
165/174
Jame Green
Cloverdale
125/133
Alex Bailey
Jeffersonville
157/165
David Waldroup
New Palestine
141/149
Aaron Overbey
Ben Davis
125/133
Andrew Leis
Elida, OH
141/149
Jay Dee Schmucker
Westview
285
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