Overall
We hear the saying “rankings don’t matter†all the time, however our IndianaMat rankings have been spot on over the years. Remember that our rankings are finalized before sectional, so they do not take into account the draws at regional or semi-state. This year’s preseason magazine had an astounding 166 wrestlers ranked that made the state finals! Remember, this takes into account incoming freshmen, kids that move out of state, injuries to top wrestlers, and other reasons for top wrestlers not wrestling this year. Here are the previous year’s and how many ranked kids made the state finals.
2015- 172
2014- 171
2013- 171
2012- 170
2011- 157
2010- 159
2009- 143
106lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Ben Streeter- Fort Wayne North Side
Jon Anderson- Lafayette Jefferson
Levi Miller- North Posey
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#3 Graham Rooks- Columbus East vs. #15 Kory Cavanaugh- Penn
#8 Christian Hunt- Yorktown vs. #2 Klayton Anderson- Hamilton Southeastern
#17 Cainan Schaefer- South Dearborn vs. #16 Tanner DeMien- Northwood
#19 Geoffrey Davis- Fort Wayne Wayne vs. #4 Cameron Diep- New Palestine
#5 Tylor Triana- Hobart vs. #9 Mason Miranda- Avon
113lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Anthony Mosser- Adams Central
Jabin Wright- Kokomo
Kadin Poe- Decatur Central
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#11 Rickie Rodriguez- Hammond Morton vs. #16 Jacob Skaggs- Avon
#1 Garrett Pepple- East Noble vs. #10 Ethan Smiley- Beech Grove
#4 Kyle Luigs- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #17 Dustin Miller- Lafayette Jefferson
#2 Paul Konrath- Mt. Vernon vs. #9 Michael DeLaPeña- Merrillville
#5 Alec White- New Palestine vs. #8 Blake Glogouski- Fairfield
120lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15
Unranked qualifiers:
Dameion Rutledge- Southport
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#9 Kyle Hatch- Warsaw vs. #14 Isaac Gomez- Plainfield
#1 Breyden Bailey- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #11 Eddie Loraine- Leo
#7 Tyler Ferguson- Evansville F.J. Reitz vs. #4 Jeremiah Reitz- Griffith
#5 Brock Hudkins- Danville vs. #19 Ryan Hardesty- Mishawaka
#15 Hunter Langeloh- Columbia City vs. #3 Cornelious Elliot II- Perry Meridian
#6 Brendan Black- Hobart vs. #8 Will Egli- Evansville Mater Dei
#13 Caleb Bocock- Lebanon vs. #16 Ben Cauffman- Carroll (Fort Wayne)
126lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Chris Diaz- Hammond Clark
David Lewis- Terre Haute South
Kobe Raypole- Carroll (Fort Wayne)
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#7 Zach Melloh- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #16 Chayce Young- Madison
#1 Chad Red- New Palestine vs. #5 Alex Johnson- Evansville Mater Dei
#12 Daniel Gunsett- Bellmont vs. #11 Branden Truver- Lake Central
#3 Elliott Molloy- Danville vs. #9 Joel McGhee- Warren Central
#4 Jason Crary- Munster vs. #8 Owen Doster- New Haven
132lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
Austen Laughlin- South Bend Riley
Cale McCoy- Northview
Fernando Luevano- West Noble
Jarrett Carden- Cass
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#3 Connor Knapp- East Noble vs. #11 Austin Bethel- Mt. Vernon
#8 Griffin Schermer- Bloomington South vs. #12 Kyle Egolf- Columbia City
#5 Jack Chastain- Hamilton Southeastern vs. #10 Zach Donaldson- Crown Point
#17 Blake Strawsma- Benton Central vs. #7 Nick Ellis- Roncalli
138lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Alan Dixon- Evansville F.J. Reitz
Connor Moore- Southmont
Kasper McIntosh- Portage
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#4 Clarence Johnson- Merrillville vs. #18 Jay Franko- Jimtown
#6 Keegan Stansberry- Hamilton Southeastern vs. #5 Kyle Todrank- Gibson Southern
#10 Isaac Eicher- Leo vs. #14 Riley Akers- Crown Point
#1 Brandon James- Perry Meridian vs. #19 Hunter Castleberry- New Albany
#17 Triston Rodriguez- Culver Community vs. #7 Brad Laughlin- Yorktown
145lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
Unranked qualifiers:
Daylan Schurg- Crown Point
Tanner Shipley- Huntington North
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#6 Trent Pruitt- Warren Central vs. #19 Doug Levitz- Prairie Heights
#15 Bryant Haynes- Charlestown vs. #1 Jacob Covaciu- Merrillville
#2 Cael McCormick- Yorktown vs. #18 Alston Bane- Richmond
#14 Tavonte` Malone- South Bend Adams vs. #5 Blake Jourdan- Evansville Mater Dei
#4 Evan Smiley- Beech Grove vs. #7 Tony Vaughn- Elkhart Memorial
#3 Steven Lawrence- Portage vs. #10 Patrick Schnell- Castle
152lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11
Unranked qualifiers:
Corbin Gregg- Hamilton Southeastern
Dru Berkebile- Yorktown
Gleason Mappes- Center Grove
Isaiah Michaels- Centerville
Marquis Schieber- Jimtown
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#2 Isaiah Kemper- Evansville Central vs. #13 Mike Krzyston- Andrean
#7 Elijah Dunn- Indian Creek vs. #4 Jarod Swank- Penn
#6 Kellen VanCamp- Lebanon vs. #12 Peyton Sturgill- Peru
#16 Kodie Christenson- Lake Central vs. #10 Cayden Whitaker- Martinsville
160lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11
Unranked qualifiers:
Dezmen Goddard- Warren Central
Evan Stambaugh- Lebanon
Jordan Rader- Peru
Kody Caudle- Danville
Tristan Goering- South Bend Riley
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#11 Jacob Weimer- East Noble vs. #12 Tristen McDaniel- Tecumseh
#2 Gabe Koontz- Edgewood vs. #10 Bryce Baumgartner- Bellmont
#14 Jesse Archer- North Montgomery vs. #3 Darden Schurg- Crown Point
#7 Adam Dodson- John Glenn vs. #8 Ethan Briggeman- Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter
170lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11
Unranked qualifiers:
Ben Norton- LaVille
Blake Jeffress- Castle
Brett Baker- Bellmont
Zach Davis- Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran
Zach Worm- Southmont
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#9 Nathan Walton- Brownsburg vs. #10 Hunter Mote- Delphi
#4 Dillon Jackson- Yorktown vs. #19 Spencer Irick- Hamilton Southeastern
#17 Ismael Cornejo- Portage vs. #5 Jacob Stevenson- Franklin Community
182lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Andy Kohler- Jay County
Caleb Hoots- New Castle
Gage Garpow- Winamac
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#2 Corey Hinkle- Western vs. #20 Ryan Hammond- Whiteland
#4 Conner James- Roncalli vs. #3 Andrew Davison- Chesterton
#5 Mason Parris- Lawrenceburg vs. #9 Jake Kleimola- Lake Central
#13 Hunter Hiestand- Yorktown vs. #10 Kyle Shaffer- South Putnam
#17 Matt Hayes- Providence vs. #16 David Eli- Elkhart Memorial
195lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11
Unranked qualifiers:
Carter Friedt- Bellmont
Christian Redmond- Jennings County
Jake LaMar- Castle
Justin Akers- Crown Point
Scottie Evans- Delta
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#11 Sam Hipple- Carmel vs. #16 Tanner Bradley- Mishawaka
#9 Matt Hedrick- Portage vs. #4 Tristen Tonte- Perry Meridian
#5 Nick Fowler- Calumet vs. #10 Scott Fuller- Zionsville
#17 Bo Davis- Garrett vs. #18 Garrison Lee- Monrovia
220lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Blake Davis- Garrett
Dustyn Hangen- Winchester
Tristin Choate- Mt. Vernon
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#2 Eliseo Guerra- Elkhart Central vs. #18 Braden Majewski- Portage
#9 Kasha Wilder- Ben Davis vs. #13 Erik Hart- Lebanon
#15 Ryan Guhl- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #10 Clayton Scroggs- Martinsville
#5 Gunnar Larson- Avon vs. #17 Noah Grable- New Palestine
#7 Seth Meyer- Harrison (West Lafayette) vs. #8 Evan Ellis- Eastern (Greentown)
285lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 9
Unranked qualifiers:
Brendan Sutton- Jennings County
Dax Hiestand- Yorktown
Drew Cummings- Columbia City
Drew Hobick- Zionsville
Evan Beech- North Miami
Jordan Shafer- Rochester
Robert Samuels- Lawrence North
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#7 Quinn York- Franklin Community vs. #8 Jasion Brogan- Warren Central
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