Past 5 Years All-Americans
Year | Weight | Place | Name | |
2008 | 130 | 7th | D’Marcus Spencer | |
2008 | 215 | 6th | George Malone | |
2010 | 189 | 2nd | Drake Stein | |
2011 | 160 | 8th | Kirk Johnson | |
2011 | 171 | 8th | Conner Lefever |
With only five All-Americans in the past five years, Indiana is looking to improve on their showing in the Junior Greco-Roman championships. This year's team is highlighted by two former All-Americans, which will increase the chances of having multiple All-Americans like last year. Leading the way is 2011 160lbs All-American Kirk Johnson from Perry Meridian. Johnson has a methodical style that makes it very difficult to score on. Another wrestler to watch is 2009 Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Sean Mappes. Mappes won a state title this year and will look to continue his streak. He has been within a match or two of placing the past two years. Two other wrestlers have seen success at the regional level in Riley Lefever and Anders Douglass. Lefever placed second at Central Regionals in Greco and also had a 5-3 record at the Junior Duals. He will try to continue the Lefever legacy and finish with some hardware like his older brother Conner did last year. Douglass finished 3rd at the Central Regionals in Greco this year and has steadily improved over the past couple years. Two others to watch are state qualifiers Brent McCreary and Dalton Halbig.
Name | Weight | State Credentials | National Credentials |
Adam Boles | 120 | ||
Dominique Shelby | 120 | ||
Anders Douglass | 126 | Central Regionals 3rd | |
John Cimmerman | 138 | ||
Sammy Ferdig | 145 | ||
Josh Juarez | 145 | ||
Matthew Ruddick | 152 | ||
Kirk Johnson | 160 | 2012- 3rd, 2011- 4th, 2010- 4th | 2011 Junior Greco 8th, 2012 FloNationals 7th |
Brent McCreary | 160 | Â 2012 State Qualifier | |
Chase Hack | 160 | ||
Sean Mappes | 170 | 2012 State Champion | 2011 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 4th,2010 Cadet Greco 7th |
Paul Matthews | 170 | ||
Riley Lefever | 170 | Central Regionals Greco 2nd, Junior Duals 5-3 | |
Dalton Halbig | 195 | 2012 State Qualifier |
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