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438IHSWCA Update & Clarification of Open Room Policy
May 7th, 2009
IHSWCA Members:
On April 29th the IHSWCA Executive Committee met with Commissioners Ress and Cox of the IHSAA. Four items of concerns were discussed as well as other topics and issues surrounding wrestling and high school sports in Indiana.
It appears as though two changes may be put in place for next season. The first change would be made to the sectional scoring system. Scoring would now begin at the quarterfinal round. This concern was raised because 28 of our 32 sectionals have more than 8 teams. It is now possible for points to be scored in the pigtail round because of getting fortunate draws. In many cases teams are not only picking up these extra matches, but are receiving forfeits in them. The hope is this change will make the sectional scoring system fairer to all teams.
The second change would allow teams to weigh-in 28 wrestlers in the team portion of the tournament series. We are currently allowed to weigh-in 24, and the IHSWCA believe this was a change that could easily be made and would help the programs who advance in the team tournament series.
The open room policy was also discussed, and on Monday the IHSAA ruled on this policy. We were told that the IHSAA would be looking into open rooms very closely because they are concerned about undue influence. With Indiana’s decision to allow parents to choose the public school of their choice, the worry is recruiting will be an issue. I want to remind all of members and schools that open rooms are for students of your school only and are voluntary. You cannot invite kids from around the state to attend open rooms. If you want to kids from other schools you must be a USA Wrestling (ISWA) or HYWAY club and every kid there must be a member as well. If they are not you are in violation. ISWA sponsored RTC’s are within the spirit of the rule as long as all participants are USA Wrestling card holders.
We were given some advice on this matter by the commissioners. Do not advertise on IHSWCA.com or Indianamat.com as having open rooms where others are invited. You need to come up with another name for the workout and make sure all participants are a club member (USA Wrestling or HYWAY). I ask you as the Junior Director for the ISWA that you do not call them RTC’s unless you are an ISWA recognized RTC.
Cale A. Hoover
Center Grove HS, Social Studies Teacher, Head Wrestling Coach
IHSWCA President
ISWA Junior Director
Hooverc1@centergrove.k12.in.us
317-881-0581 ext. 1287
317-502-8796
500Scott Vlink and Steve Harding Receive National Recognition
Indiana High School coaches Scott Vlink of Crown Point and Steve Harding of New Palestine both earned National Wrestling Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year awards. Vlink was the head coach of the state championship Crown Point Bulldogs this year. Along with the team state championship, the Bulldogs brought home three individual state champions. Harding won the Regional Assistant Coach of the Year award. Harding has coached wrestling for over 30 years and is a graduate of the University of Indianapolis. The Regional Wrestler of the Year award went to Ohio 4-time state champion and the nation's number one recruit David Taylor. Congratulations to Coach Vlink and Coach Harding on earning these prestigious awards.
For more information follow this link
http://www.intermatwrestle.com/articles/4969
504Leroy Vega Takes the Helm at Calumet College
[caption id=attachment_941" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Leroy Vega Head Coach at Calumet College of St. Joseph][/caption]
On February 15th Calumet College of Saint Joseph in Whiting announced that they would be starting a wrestling program for the 2009-2010 season. CCSJ is a four year college in Northwestern Indiana that has an enrollment of just over 1,000 students. The Calumet College Crimson Wave currently offers 19 sports that play at the NAIA level nationally. The CCSJ athletic program is not even 10 years old, but has grown by leaps and bounds since they played their first athletic contest November 1, 2000. With the announcement of another wrestling program in the state, came the anticipation of who will lead the Crimson Wave.
On April 14th, CCSJ announced that local wrestling legend Leroy Vega was hired to lead the Crimson Wave. Right out of the gate CCSJ became a legitimate place for a high school senior to continue his wrestling career. Vega comes to CCSJ with quite a long list of accolades. At the high school level Vega won two Indiana state championships and won Junior Nationals in Greco and freestyle as a senior. Vega continued his wrestling career at the University of Minnesota where he earned All-American honors three times, while the Gophers captured two national titles during his junior and senior seasons. After graduation, Vega remained in Minneapolis as an assistant coach for the Gophers for two seasons under the tutelage of coaching great J Robinson.
After graduation, Vega and his wife moved back Portage to give back to the already tradition rich wrestling area of Northwest Indiana. He has played a key role in the success of many of the region's elite wrestlers over the past few years while running his own wrestling facility. This past season Vega took on a lighter load coaching to spend more time with his family, but when the Calumet College job opened up, it peaked his interest. Vega commented "I have always dreamed about being a college head coach. When this opportunity popped up in the Northwest Indiana area it was a dream come true for me and my family."
When asked about the rest of staff that will be assisting him Vega said, "At this point we are interviewing local coaches to help build a championship team. It is very important to me to hire someone who has the same goals and visions that I do." While the staff may not be set in stone just yet, the schedule is coming together nicely with the first dual meet in Calumet College history scheduled for November 10th at Wabash College. Other matches that are on their schedule include the Michigan State Open, Little State Tournament, Midwest Open and Midwest Classic. Vega stated that he plans on assembling a competitive schedule from the start.
[caption id=attachment_940" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Leroy Vega in action as a Minnesota Golden Gopher][/caption]
Calumet College will be only the fourth school in Indiana to offer wrestling scholarships, which will be a huge recruiting tool.  In response to the difference between NAIA and NCAA competition Vega said, "Really there is not much of a difference between NAIA and NCAA. We actually have the same rules when it comes to wrestling. We will be wrestling against many tough Division 2 and Division 3 schools in dual meets." One neat thing about the NAIA level is that teams can take 12 wrestlers to the national tournament in 10 weight classes. This means if a wrestler is not a starter, they can still go to nationals and even become an All-American or National Champion.
According to Vega, the wrestling facilities are top notch at Calumet College and they just built a new athletic facility to host duals and tournaments. This is one selling point that will help keep some of the best wrestlers in the area.
Once hired Vega immediately hit the recruiting trail, going after seniors not only in "da region," but also across the state. He has already signed wrestlers from Highland and state powerhouse Perry Meridian and looks to ink some other studs in the near future. Vega was scurrying around the fairgrounds at freestyle state just last week scouting out not only this year's seniors, but also the upcoming top wrestlers in the state. There is no doubt that many wrestlers will be looking to continue their wrestling career a Calumet College.
Lastly Vega commented, "I am working hard to build a wrestling program that will compete at the national level." He also is very excited to get started and has learned a lot about building a program from the ground up from his college coach J Robinson. Calumet College is lucky to have landed a coach like Vega to lead the program from the beginning. Look for big things out of the Crimson Wave from the get go, as Coach Vega and crew will make a major impact on wrestling in this state.
841Trine 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
704Indianapolis 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
531Purdue 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
949Wabash 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
559Indiana 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
393Indiana's Junior Duals results: A closer look
While at first glance, the Indiana team's results at the freestyle Junior Duals this past week in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma might seem a little disappointing in some regards, it's important to take a look at the opposition. There were a number of marquee individual wins for the Indiana squad. The following is a rundown of the results of each Indiana wrestler. This is not a comprehensive list of all the wrestlers' accomplishments; it's the best I could do in an afternoon.
98 Paul Petrov (2-3 plus one forfeit win)
Beat: Drew Hunt (FL) and Hunter Bamford (NE)
Lost to: Joshua Rodriguez (CA-supposed to be a real prospect next season; buried behind teammate and 5th place state finisher Matthew Correa), Sam Brancale (MN-AAA 6th @103), Cory Clark (IA-AAA, State champ at 103, Cadet Freestyle 4th, Cadet Greco 6th, Cadet Folkstyle 1st twice)
105 Pat Parham (1-4 plus one forfeit win)
Beat: Nick Scheffert (MN-AAA state qualifier)
Lost to: Jack Hathaway (IA-AA 3rd @ 103), Thomas Gilman (NE-B State champ @ 103, FR Nat champ @ 103), Morgan Engbrecht (SD-A 3rd @ 103), Joshua Chua (CA)
112 Cody Kendle (2-4)
Beat: Justin Stevens (MN-AAA state qualifier), Clayton Steinmetz (SD-A 5th @ 103)
Lost to: Eric Devos (IA-AAA 2nd @ 112, MN-AAA state champ @ 103 2008), Andrew Riedy (NE-A State champ @ 103), Earl Hall (FL-3A State champ @ 103, Soph Nats Champion @ 103), Matthew Correa (CA 5th @ 103, Cadet Freestyle 6th)
119 Camden Eppert (6-0)
Beat: Trent Seck (MN-AA state qualifier), Jacob Colon (IA-AA 2nd @ 112), Caleb Franklin (NE-C State qualifier @ 119), Colter Steinmetz (SD-A 8th @ 112), Justin McKay (FL-AA State Qualifier @ 112), Estevan Cabanas (CA 2nd @ 112, 5th @ 103 2008, NHSCA All-American, 2009 Sr. Nationals champ @ 112)
125 Chris Head (1-2)
Beat: Dalton Dennis (FL-A 4th @ 119, FILA Cadet Greco 5th, 8th at Soph Nationals @ 119, beat Jordan Rinken @ Jr. Duals)
Lost to: Jordan Rinken (IA-AAA 2nd @ 119, Cadet Freestyle 4th, Cadet Folkstyle 3rd), Sammy Orozco (CA state qualifier in 2008)
130 John Petrov (1-4 plus one forfeit win)
Beat: Cody Tow (CA 7th @ 125, 6th @ 119 2008) HUGE WIN!
Lost to: Alex Peck (MN), Joe Colon (IA-AA State champ 125, 3rd Sr. Nationals @ 125, Junior Freestyle 5th, Junior Greco 4th, Junior Folkstyle 1st, Cadet Folkstyle 3rd), Seth Lange (SD-A State champ @ 125, 3rd @ Jr. Nats @ 125), Rossi Bruno (FL-AA State champ @ 119, Fr. Nat champ at 119, FILA Cadet Freestyle 4th, FILA Cadet Greco 2nd and 6th, Cadet Greco 2nd and 3rd, Cadet Freestyle 7th, Cadet Folkstyle 1st)
135 Cashe Quiroga (3-2 plus one forfeit win)
Beat: Mason Young (MN-AAA 3rd @ 130), Matt Rice (NE-A 3rd @ 135), Alan Alvarez (FL-AA state qualifier @ 135)
Lost to: Jacob Ballweg (IA-AAA State champ, undefeated at Duals, FILA Cadet 6th, Cadet Folkstyle 5th), Josh Keszler (SD-A state champ @ 119, 7th at 125 at Soph. Nationals, 2nd Jr. Nats @ 119, Junior Freestyle 8th)
140 Will Mascaro (4-2)
Beat: Mason Young (MN-AAA 3rd @ 130), Bart Reiter (IA-A State champ @ 135, 5th Jr. Nats @ 125), Christian Loges (NE-B State champ @ 130), Gabe Ramirez (CA)
Lost to: Tanner Donelan (SD-B State champ @ 130), Joseph Locksmith (FL-AAA State champ @ 130)
145 Bryce Schendel (2-4)
Beat: Skylar Galloway (NE-A 6th @ 125), Cole Mears (FL 7th/8th @ 145, Cadet Greco 4th @ 145)
Lost to: Steven Keogh (MN-AA Runner-up at 140, Soph. Nats champ @ 140), Matt Mougin (IA-AA State champ @ 145, Junior Folkstyle 6th, Cadet Folkstyle 5th), Derrick Walraven (SD-A 4th @ 130), Cody Rodebaugh (CA State champ @ 145, Jr Nats 4th @ 140, Cadet Greco 5th)
152 Sammy Bennett (2-4)
Beat: Matthew Rasmussen (NE-C State qualifier @ 140), Jesse Docken (SD-A 5th @ 135)
Lost to: Nick Tourville (MN-AA State qualifier), Michael Kelly (IA-AAA State champ @ 145), Kyle Gordon (FL-AAA State champ @ 140, FILA Junior Greco 4th), Tyler Sheridan (CA 7th @ 152, FILA Junior Greco 3rd)
160 Cameron Vlahos (2-3 plus one forfeit win)
Beat: Cody Tibbetts (MN-A Runner-up @ 152), Logan Molina (NE-A 3rd @ 152)
Lost to: Derek St. John (IA-AAA 3rd @ 160, Junior Freestyle 2nd, FILA Junior 1st), Kendrick Sanders (FL-AAA State champ @ 145, Jr. Nats 7th @ 145, Cadet Greco 1st, Junior Greco 1st and 1st), Jasper Loren (CA)
171 Drake Stein (1-4 plus one forfeit win)
Beat: Tyler Edwards (CA)
Lost to: Jordan Campa (MN-AA State champ @ 160), Michael Moreno (IA-AAA 2nd @ 160), Kris Klapprodt (SD-A 2nd @ 160, Fr. Nats. 3rd @ 135, Soph Nats champ @ 160), Lee Wildes (FL-AAA State qualifier @ 152, Cadet Greco 3rd)
189 Tim Buckingham (2-4)
Beat: Matt Degarmo (NE), Luis Alba (FL-AAA 2nd @ 171, Cadet Greco 7th @ 189, FILA Cadet Greco 4th)
Lost to: Ben Mcphail (MN-A Runner-up @ 171), Kyven Gadsen (IA-AAA State champ @ 171), Evan Murphy (SD State qualifier), Austin Morehead (CA 5th @ 215)
215 Nathan Cleveland (0-5 plus one forfeit win)
Lost to: Jay Reinke (MN), Cody Krumwelde (IA-AA State champ @ 215), Eli Vosler (NE-C 6th @ 215), Jay Taylor (FL-AAA Runner-up @ 189, FILA Cadet GR 3rd and 6th, FILA Cadet Freestyle 5th), Benjamin Holmes(Cadet Freestyle 4th) (CA)
285 Christian Lentz (3-2 plus one forfeit win)
Beat: Parker Betts (MN-AA State qualifier; lost to runner-up and 3rd place finisher at state), Zack Wilcox (NE), Alan Yen (CA)
Lost to: Austin Blythe (IA-AA State champ at HWT, Junior Folkstyle 3rd, Cadet Freestyle 5th, Cadet Greco 2nd, Cadet Folkstyle 1st), Donovan Green (FL-AAA State qualifier at HWT, FILA Cadet GR champ and 6th, FILA Cadet Freestyle 5th)
______=underlined wrestler denotes that the wrestler earned seeding points prior to National Duals based upon past national placements. Most of these results I didn't list.
826Disney Duals Top Wrestlers
Hoosier Elite
Josh Martinez (?) Silver 12-1
Derek Fisher (Martinsville) Copper 10-3
Jeff Weiss (Heritage Hills) Copper 10-3
Dillon Froehlich (Tell City) Bronze 11-2
Joe Arthur (Bloomington North) Silver 12-1
Falcon Blue
Jared McKinley Gold 12â€0
Jason Simmons Copper 9â€3
Kirk Johnson Bronze 10â€2
Jacob Tonte Gold 12â€0
Derek Harz Copper 9â€3
Columbus East Wrestling
Luke Schroeder Silver 12â€1
Billy Bryant Copper 10â€3
Ashton Brierly Bronze 11â€2
Aaron Stevenson Gold 13â€0
Mark Collett Silver 11â€2
Bloomington South
Terry Terrell Copper 6â€3
Darren Ends Silver 12â€1
Westfield Vikings WC
Parker Bankert Copper 8â€3
Brady White Bronze 6â€2
Sam Carnes Bronze 4â€2
John Floor Copper 3â€3
Logan Floor Copper
Lucas Rooney Copper
Drake Gunnia Copper
Danny Wohschlaeger Copper
Penn Extreme White
Blake King Bronze 6â€2
David Stevens Copper 5â€3
Yorktown HS
Brock Bevans Copper 6â€3
Jake Anderson Gold 9â€0
Devon Jackson Gold 9â€0
Andrew Hiestand Silver 8â€1
Cody Fellers Silver 8â€1
Caleb Smith Copper 6â€3
Jordan Dulaney Gold 9â€0
Kyle Mosier Silver 8â€1
Trent Castner Gold 9â€0
Jimmie King Gold 9â€0
Ross Janney Silver 8â€1
Huskies
Micheal Lovitt Silver 10â€1
Jarrid Logan Silver 10â€1
Zach Bowers Silver 10â€1
Wyatt Toller Bronze 8â€2
Hamilton Southeastern
Dan Maves Bronze 6â€2
Brent Roman Silver 11â€1
Matt Irick Bronze 10â€2
Pat Robinson Silver 11â€1
Penn Extreme Gold
Corey Hildebrandt Silver 8â€1
Alex Gregory Silver 8â€1
Grant Angdemeyer Bronze 7â€2
Tanner Lynde Bronze 7â€2
Austin Kunze Copper 6â€3
Andy Wiseman Bronze 7â€2
Braden Atwood Gold 9â€0
Center Grove Trojans
Nathan Carmichael Silver 5â€1
Justin Meredith Bronze 4â€2
Derek Harrold Bronze 4â€2
Anthony Schoettle Silver 7â€1
Clint plake Bronze 6â€2
Jordan Legan Gold 8â€0
Matt Milton Copper 5â€3
Spencer Hayes Copper 5â€3
Chris Kuehner Bronze 6â€2
Carson Sappington Bronze 6â€2
West Noble
Will Nelson Copper 5â€3
Kevin Marsh Bronze 6â€2
Travis Barquillo Silver 7â€1
Doug Rush Silver 7â€1
Jimmy Larowe Bronze 6â€2
Holden Tullas Silver 7â€1
McCutcheon HS
Bobby Floyd Bronze 7â€3
Alex Griffin Bronze 7â€3
Nathan McTegget Silver 9â€1
Cheney Dale Silver 9â€1
Tyler McCoy Bronze 7â€2
Matt Sumner Bronze 8â€2
Juan Cholula Gold 6â€0
Blake Ford Bronze 7â€3
Penn Extreme Black
Tony Stevens Silver 8â€1
Matt Rassbach Bronze 7â€2
Brian McClure Copper 6â€3
Cole Brandt Gold 9â€0
Eric Forest Silver 8â€1
Falcon Silver (JV)
Tyler Coxey Bronze 4â€3
CJ Martin Copper 3â€3
J Masengale Gold 6â€0
Logan Cooper Silver 5â€1
Nick Pamell Copper 3â€3
Jacob Armantrout Gold 6â€0
Team Gold Greenwood
Anthony Sparks Bronze 6â€2
Preston Wilson Silver 7â€1
566Team Duals Highlight June Wrestling Action
Many wrestlers across the state of Indiana used the first half of their summer break to seek out the best competition possible across the nation. The majority of the wrestlers participated in dual formats with many guaranteed matches. Sometimes the results were not what everyone wanted, but the experience and training will pay off in the winter.
The first big event was the Schoolboy duals in Indianapolis for wrestlers aged 13 and 14 years old. Team Indiana entered two teams in the Greco-roman portion and two teams in the freestyle portion of the event held at Warren Central High School. Indiana 1 placed 17th in the Greco-roman division with a record of 3-4. The top wrestlers for Indiana 1 were Mitch Sliga(7-0), Clayton Fiddler(6-1), Chandler Carroll(6-1), Levi Moss(5-2) and Michael Bates(5-2). Indiana 2 had the same record as Indiana 1, but placed higher than Indiana 1, finishing in a tie for 11th place. Indiana 2 only had one standout wrestler in Charlie Baker who went 5-2. In the freestyle portion Indiana 1 finished in a tie for 13th place while Indiana 2 finished in a tie for 19th place in the tournament. Indiana 1 finished with a 2-4 record and Indiana 2 finished with a 2-5 record. The top wrestlers for Indiana 1 were Mitch Sliga(6-0), Michael Bates(5-1), Jake Sinkovics(4-2), Tommy Cash(4-2), Isaiah Bradley(4-2), Brennan Banet(4-2) and Daniel Funkhouser(4-2). The top wrestlers for Indiana 2 were Chandler Carroll(7-0), Luke Decker(6-1) and Kyle Garringer(5-2). Congratulations to Mitch Sliga who went 13-0 throughout the whole tournament to earn all tournament honors for both Greco-roman and freestyle. All of the young men that represented Team Indiana did a great job and look for them to be gracing the mats at Conseco Fieldhouse in the near future.
Next up was the Cadet National Duals in Rochester, Minnesota. The Cadet age group is for wrestlers aged 15 and 16 years old. Team Indiana did not fair too well in the Greco-Roman portion finishing with a 1-5 record. The top Greco-roman wrestlers were Scott Neff(4-0), Matt Rattay(5-1) and Sean Mappes(5-1). The Cadet freestyle team finished 3-5 and in 18th place. The freestyle team was led by Mason Todd, Brendan Campbell and Cole Vanhorn who all finished 7-1 on the weekend. Nick Manning also had a great tournament finishing 5-3.
Junior aged wrestlers traveled to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for their national duals. The Junior age group consists of wrestlers aged 15-19 years old and are enrolled in high school. In the Greco-roman portion Team Indiana finished with a 3-4 record and a 17th place finish. Cameron Vlahos lead the team with an undefeated record and earned All-Tournament honors. Other great performances include Chris Head, Will Mascaro and Drake Stein turning in 6-1 records and Huey Hudson finishing with a 5-2 record. The freestyle team finished with a 3-3 record and a tie for 12th place. Leading the freestyle team was Camden Eppert who finished without a loss and also earned All-Tournament honors. Other top wrestlers were Christian Lentz, Cashe Quiroga and Will Mascaro, who all finished with 4-2 records.
Lastly 16 teams from across the state ventured to Disney World for some great wrestling action at the AAU Disney Duals. Many teams from around the country participated in three separate divisions. The district division featured teams comprised of wrestlers from many high schools in a given district. The community divisions were divided into big and small schools with teams being comprised of wrestlers
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from the same high school with an allotment of three wrestlers from other schools. In the district division Indiana had only one team entered. Hoosier Elite based out of Bloomington finished 31st out of 37 teams. In the Community 1 division six teams represented Indiana with Penn Xtreme Gold finishing the highest. Other placements of Indiana teams were: Falcon Blue(Perry Meridian) 14th, McCutcheon18th, Columbus East 19th, Hamilton Southeastern 28th, and Bloomington South 29th. For the second straight year Yorktown captured the Community 2 title. They won the title in dominating fashion only letting one team get within 20 points of them and that was in the finals against Dakota out of Illinois. Other Indiana teams that wrestled in the Community 2 division were: Huskies(Hamilton Heights) 5th, Westfield 8th, Penn Xtreme Black 9th, West Noble 13th, Center Grove 15th, Penn Xtreme White 24th, Falcon Silver(Perry Meridian) 25th and Gold Greenwood 27th. Congratulations to all the teams on fine performances in representing the state at the Disney Duals. The top individuals from the Disney Duals are listed below with many wrestlers from around the state garnering recognition.
Click here for the Disney Duals top wrestlers
8762009 ASICS/Vaughan Junior & Cadet National Championships
2009 Coverage
Schedule
Saturday July 18th
Cadet Greco-Roman Sesssion I 9:30am until 1:30pm CST
Cadet Greco-Roman Session II 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
Sunday July 19th
Junior Greco-Roman Session I 9:30am until 1:30pm CST
Junior Greco-Roman Session II 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
Cadet Greco-Roman Session III 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
Monday July 20th
Junior Greco-Roman Session III 9:00am until 1:00pm CST
Cadet Greco-Roman Session IV 9:00am until 1:00pm CST
Junior Women's Freestyle Session I 9:00am until 2:00pm CST
Junior Women's Freestyle Session II-Finals 3:00pm until 5:00pm CST
Cadet Greco-Roman Session V-Finals 5:30pm until 9:00pm CST
Tuesday July 21st
Junior Greco-Roman Session IV 9:00am until 1:00pm CST
Junior Greco-Roman Session V-Finals 3:00pm until 6:30pm CST
Wednesday July 22nd
Cadet Freestyle Sesssion I 9:30am until 1:30pm CST
Cadet Freestyle Session II 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
Thursday July 23rd
Junior Freestyle Session I 9:30am until 1:30pm CST
Junior Freestyle Session II 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
Cadet Freestyle Session III 3:30pm until 7:30pm CST
Friday July 24th
Junior Freestyle Session III 9:00am until 12:00pm CST
Cadet Freestyle Session IV 9:00am until 12:00pm CST
Cadet Freestyle Session V-Finals 1:00pm until 4:00pm CST
Junior Freestyle Session IV 5:00am until 8:00pm CST
Saturday July 25th
Junior Freestyle Session V-Finals 9:00am until 12:00pm CST
Results
ISWA Greco-Roman State Finals
ISWA Freestyle Cadet State Finals
ISWA Freestyle Junior State Finals
ISWA Women's Freestyle State Finals
Cadet Greco-Roman National Duals
Cadet Freesytle National Duals
Junior Greco-Roman National Duals
Junior Freestyle National Duals
Cadet Greco-Roman
Junior Greco-Roman
Cadet Freestyle
Junior Freestyle
Women's Junior Freestyle
Pictures
Click here for pictures that will be updated throughout the tournament.
All-Americans
[caption id=attachment_1158" align="alignnone" width="262" caption="Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Sean Mappes][/caption]
[caption id=" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Women's Junior All-American Sarah Hildenbrandt][/caption]
[caption id=" align="alignnone" width="361" caption="Women's Junior All-American Demi Strub][/caption]
[caption id=" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Cadet Freestyle All-American Mason Todd][/caption]
[caption id=" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Cadet Freestyle All-American Brendan Campbell][/caption]
[caption id=" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Cadet Freestyle All-American Jason Tsirtsis][/caption]
Preview
Women's Junior Freestyle- Monday July 13th
Cadet Greco-Roman- Monday July 13th
Junior Greco-Roman- Tuesday July 14th
Cadet Freestyle- Wednesday July 15th
Junior Freestyle- Thursday July 16th
2008 Recap
Pictures
Cadet Freestyle Day 1
Cadet Freestyle Day 2 and Junior Freestyle Day 1
Cadet Freestyle Finals and Junior Freestyle Day 2
Junior Freestyle Finals
[caption id=attachment_1056" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Andrew Howe 160lbs 2008 Junior Freestyle National Champion][/caption]
Junior Freestyle Nationals
2008 Results
All Americans
Brandon Nelson- 105lbs 4th
Camden Eppert- 112lbs 4th
Justin Brooks- 119lbs 7th
Chris Head- 130lbs 7th
Andrew Howe- 160lbs 1st
[caption id=attachment_1058" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Brandon Wright 119lbs 2008 Cadet Freestyle National Champion][/caption]
Cadet Freestyle Nationals
2008 Results
All Americans
Brandon Wright- 119lbs 1st
Jason Tsirtsis- 119lbs 4th
Frankie Porras- 135lbs 8th
Sean McMurray- 145lbs 5th
Zac McCray- 152lbs 8th
Braden Atwood- 171lbs 5th
Junior Greco-Roman Natonals
2008 Results
All Americans
D’Marcus Spencer- 130lbs 7th
George Malone- 215lbs 5th
Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals
2008 Results
All Americans
Tony Lovejoy- 130lbs 6th
Drake Stein- 152lbs 8th
Cameron Vlahos- 160lbs 4th
Mark Collett- 285lbs 6th
Women's Junior Freestyle
2008 Results
All Americans
Becky Cissell- 124lbs 6th
Demi Strub- 139lbs 7th
2007 Recap
Pictures
Cadet Freestyle Day 1
Cadet Freestyle Finals and Junior Freestyle Day 1
Junior Freestyle Finals
[caption id=attachment_1061" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Camden Eppert 2007 112lbs Junior Freestyle All-American][/caption]
Junior Freestyle Nationals
2007 Results
All Americans
Camden Eppert- 105lbs 5th
Jeremiah Edwards- 125lbs 7th
Eric Galka- 130lbs 8th
Andrew Howe- 152lbs 3rd
[caption id=attachment_1062" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Joe Arthur 2007 285lbs Cadet Freestyle National Champion][/caption]
Cadet Freestyle Nationals
2007 Results
All Americans
Cody Phillips- 84lbs 7th
Ryan Stahl- 119lbs 6th
Chaz Brock- 215lbs 5th
Jon Clark- 285lbs 4th
Joe Arthur- 285lbs 1st
Junior Greco-Roman Natonals
2007 Results
All Americans
None
Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals
2007 Results
All Americans
Luke Schofield- 105lbs 6th
Mark Myers- 160lbs 7th
Damon Jones- 171lbs 4th
Chaz Brock- 215lbs 5th
Jon Clark- 285lbs 7th
Women's Junior Freestyle
2007 Results
All Americans
Frances Sherman- 153lbs 8th
Shelby Brookerd- 165lbs 5th
All-Time Indiana All-Americans and National Champs
4072009 Junior Women's Freestyle Preview
Four female wrestlers will be representing Team Indiana this year in Fargo for the Junior Women's Freestyle National Championships. Last year Indiana had two All-Americans with Becky Cissell of Jeffersonville placing 6th at 124lbs and Demi Strub of Lawrenceburg placing 7th at 139lbs. Since 1998 Indiana has had six Cadet All-Americans and eight Junior All-Americans. Rachel Monroe is Indiana's highest finisher with a second place finish in 2001. Three girls have been two-time All-Americans in Fargo with Monica Clay doing it first and Rebekah Tolbert and Ashleigh Lybargar being the other two.
This year's team will be led by returning All-American Demi Strub. She will be looking to become Indiana's fourth two-time All-American and first time national champion. Strub also finished second this year at the Girls Folkstyle Nationals. Another top wrestler is Sarah Hildenbrandt who finished fifth at the Girls Folkstyle Nationals this year. Hildenbrandt was ranked 11th in the nation in the preseason rankings. Sarah Haas will be looking to finish on the podium this year after just missing it by one match last year. Melody Koller is the last of the quintet that will be going to Fargo this year. She wrestled 125lbs for Brown County High School this past year.
Team Indiana Roster for Junior Women's Freestyle
102lbs - Sarah Hildenbrandt
116lbs - Sarah Haas
124lbs - Melody Koller
139lbs - Demi Strub
Past Women's All-Americans
Courtesy ISWA
Year
Age Group
Weight
Place
Name
School
1998
Cadet Women
123
3rd
Monica Clay
Bloomington North
1999
Cadet Women
70kg
4th
Cylee Davis
Indianapolis
1999
Cadet Women
43kg
3rd
Lisa Harvey
Carmel
1999
Cadet Women
60kg
4th
Monica Clay
Bloomington North
1999
Cadet Women
68kg
5th
Rebekah Tolbert
Brazil
1999
Junior Women
54kg
5th
Lisa Ping
Lowell
1999
Junior Women
68kg
4th
Rebekah Tolbert
Brazil
2001
Cadet Women
123
2nd
Rachel Monroe
Sullivan
2004
Junior Women
150
5th
Ashleigh Lybargar
Mooresville
2006
Junior Women
148
4th
Ashleigh Lybarger
Mooresville
2007
Junior Women
153
8th
Frances Sherman
Indianapolis
2007
Junior Women
165
5th
Shelby Broockerd
South Bend
2008
Junior Women
124
6th
Becky Cissell
Jeffersonville
2008
Junior Women
139
7th
Demi Strub
Lawrenceburg
4082009 Cadet Greco-Roman Preview
Last year
Last year Indiana had four All-Americans in Cadet Greco-roman. Leading the way ws Cameron Vlahos who finished 4th. Mark Collett and Tony Lovejoy both finished 6th, while Drake Stein finished 8th.
With all of last year’s All-Americans moving on to the Junior age division, this year there are many new faces on the Cadet Greco-roman team. Leading the way is state qualifier Blake Rueger who will wrestle at 140lbs. Another wrestler to watch is Sean Mappes who went 5-1 at the National Duals just a few weeks ago. Beau Judd has some experience at the national level when he placed third at the Schoolboy Folkstyle Nationals in 2007. Three other wrestlers have semi-state experience in Jason Sipher, Kirk Johnson and Ben Farmer. One other wrestler to keep your eye on is Wayne Specht who was the folkstyle state champ this year with many dominating wins.
2009 Cadet Greco-roman Team
112 Jason Sipher- Fishers
119 Griffin Rudisill- Indianapolis
119 Layten Binion- Mishawaka
119 J.R. Wallis- Princeton
125 Riley McClurg- Beech Grove
135 Alex Louzon- Beech Grove
135 Grant Anglemyer- Wakarusa
140 Blake Rueger- Evansville
145 James Frascella- Carmel
145 Wayne Specht- Noblesville
145 Kirk Johnson- Perry Meridian
152 Ben Farmer- Bloomington
152 Tony Jehn- Beech Grove
160 Sean Mappes- Center Grove
160 Logan Sabik- Greenwood
171 Cody Bond- Noblesville
285 Teddy O'Connell- Mount Vernon
285 Beau Judd- Brazil
*Team is subject to change
4672009 Junior Greco-Roman Preview
This year's Team Indiana going to Fargo isn't blessed with a lot of Juniors level experience. However, although Indiana isn't sending a complete nor especially experienced lineup, there are some formidable Greco wrestlers on this squad.
Leading the way is the highly decorated Cameron Vlahos. Vlahos is coming off of a stellar Jr. Greco Duals that saw him go undefeated, earning all-Tournament honors in the process. He was also a Cadet All-American in Greco last year and looks to build on his strong summer with a placement against the always loaded field at Fargo. It's hard to bet against Vlahos placing here, even against such powerful competition.
Another Hoosier wrestler with strong Greco credentials is Mark Collett of Jennings County. Collett placed 6th in Greco as a Cadet last year and looks to add another placement at the Junior level, spurred on by a tremendous performance at the Disney Duals.
Caleb Smith had a fine summer at the Disney Duals as well, and fared pretty well at Fargo last year, garnering a 3-2 mark in a loaded field. Michael Hummer faced a nightmarish level of early opponents last year, but he brings some solid experience to this year's campaign. It was a similar experience for Evansville North's Tony Mendoza, the lone member of the squad who participated in Jr. Greco last year.
Others with strong credentials include the beastly Ryan Stahl, 2 time state qualifier and last year's runner-up (and very nearly champion) at 140 at the IHSAA state finals. Alex Gregory has been blazing hot in 2009, parlaying a 4th place finish at 112 at Conseco into a silver medal performance at the Disney Duals this summer. Others to watch include former state qualifiers Jake McCarthy and Matt Milton, semi-state qualifiers Joe Lile, Kyle Mays, Fort Wayne's Lefever brothers, the Rieker clan, Terre Haute South's 130 lb. representatives Case and Jensen, nationally experienced Walker of Sullivan and Perry's young bucks Masengale, Witten and Robinson. Greco is its own animal, so we could have some surprising results from basically anyone on the roster. Best of luck to the kids and parents making the trek.
119 LBS
1 Zach Rieker, Columbus East
2 Steve Rieker, Columbus East, SS Qualifier
3 Alex Gregory, Penn, 4th Place 2009, Silver Medalist at Disney Duals
125 LBS
1 Baron Rieker, Columbus East, SS Qualifier
2 Michael Achenbach, Anderson
3 Jake McCarthy, Mt. Vernon, SS Qualifier 2009, State Qualifier 2008
130 LBS
1 Jordan Jensen, Terre Haute South, SS Qualifier
2 Dakota Case, Terre Haute South, SS Qualifier
135 LBS
1 Matt Milton, Center Grove, State Qualifier
2 John Walker, Sullivan
140 LBS
1 Grant Scurria, Carmel
145 LBS
CR Caleb Smith, Princeton, SS Qualifier, 3-2 last year Cadet Greco, Copper medalist at Disney Duals
1 Kyle Mays, Northridge, SS Qualifier
2 Michael Hummer, Penn, 1-2 last year Cadet Greco
3 Ryan Stahl, Elkhart Memorial, 2nd Place 2009, State qualifier 2007
152 LBS
1 Joseph Lile  Fishers  SS Qualifier
2 Nick Witten  Perry Meridian
3 Reece Lefever  Carroll (Ft. Wayne) SS Qualifier
160 LBS
CR Conner Lefever, Carroll (Ft. Wayne), SS Qualifier
1 Cameron Vlahos, Harrison(West Lafayette), State Qualifier, Undefeated at Jr. Duals, Cadet AA
171 LBS
1 Jordan Robinson, Perry Meridian, SS Qualifier
2 Kyle Masengale, Perry Meridian
189 LBS
1 Alex Corbin, Carmel
215 LBS
1 Tony Mendoza, Evansville North, 1-2 last year at Jr. Greco
2 Devin Reagan, Penn
3 Mark Collett, Jennings County, Cadet Greco 6th, SS Qualifier, Silver Medalist at Disney Duals, 5th place Asics Folkstyle Nationals 2008
5072009 Cadet Freestyle Preview
Last year
Last year’s Cadet freestyle team had an outstanding tournament with six wrestlers bringing home hardware. The top finisher was Brandon Wright who came home with the first place plaque at 119lbs. Jason Tsirtsis made a huge impact on the national scene before he even set foot in high school with a fourth place finish in the same weight class. Braden Atwood of Delphi came home with a 5th place plaque. Sean McMurray came away with a 6th place finish, but last fall it was upgraded to a 5th place finish due to a disqualification. Zac McCray and Frankie Porras rounded out the All-Americans with 8th place finishes.
This year’s Cadet freestyle is looking to bring home just as many, if not more All-Americans. The leading candidate is Jason Tsirtsis. Tsirtsis has had a great spring and summer coming away with a FILA Cadet National and a Folkstyle National titles. He will look to improve on his 4th place finish last year. Two 103lbs state placers will also be looking to bring home some hardware. Kyle Ayersman and Aurelio Medina will be wrestling at 105lbs and 112lbs respectively. Another highly touted wrestler to watch is Brenden Campbell who was undefeated this season until appendicitis sidelined him at regional. Campbell also won the Central Regional this spring. Other state qualifiers to look out for are: Mason Todd, Garth Simpson, Blake Rueger and Tanner Lynde. Two Triple Crown winners that are making the trip to Fargo are Jared McKinley and Andrew Konrath. Other wrestlers to watch are: Anthony Schoettle(7-1 at Disney Duals), Jason Sipher(Semi-State Qualifier), Layten Binion(2nd at Folkstyle State), Riley McClurg(3rd at Middle School State), Jeff Clark(3rd Central Regionals), Alex Louzon(Semi-State Qualifier), Cameron Vancamp(Semi-State Qualifier), Matt Rattay(5-1 at Cadet Duals Greco-Roman), Wayne Specht(Folkstyle State Champ), Kirk Johnson(Semi-State Qualifier), Luke Smith(Semi-State Qualifier), Ben Farmer(Semi-State Qualifier), Nick Manning(5-3 at Cadet Duals Freestyle), Charles Orzeske(2nd Middle School State), Sean Mappes(5-1 Cadet Duals Greco-Roman), Logan Sabik(2nd Folkstyle State).
2009 Cadet Freestyle Team
84 Thomas Richardson- Indianapolis
91 Derek Dau- Princeton
98 Riley Newkirk- Indianapolis
105 Mason Todd- Pendelton
105 Anthony Schoettle- Greenwood
105 Kyle Ayersman- Merrillville
112 Aurelio Medina- Crown Point
112 Jared McKinley- Perry Meridian
112 Jason Sipher- Fishers
119 Brenden Campbell- New Castle
119 Layten Binion- Mishawaka
119 Garth Simpson- Rochester
125 Kyle Webster- Shirley
125 Riley McClurg- Beech Grove
130 Andrew Konrath- Mount Vernon
130 Jason Tsirtsis- Crown Point
135 Jeff Clark- Carroll
135 Alex Louzon- Beech Grove
135 Cameron Vancamp- Lebanon
140 Matt Rattay- Indianpolis
140 Blake Rueger- Evansville
140 Sam Horrocks- Bloomington
145 James Frascella- Carmel
145 Wayne Specht- Noblesville
145 Kirk Johnson- Perry Meridian
145 Luke Smith- Munster
152 Ben Farmer- Bloomington
152 Nick Manning- Moores Hill
160 Tanner Lynde- Delphi
160 Charles Orzeske- Indianpolis
160 Sean Mappes- Center Grove
160 Logan Sabik- Greenwood
189 Nathan Nethercutt- Pioneer
215 Scott Neff- Yorktown
285 Abraham Hall- Etna Green
285 Teddy O'Connell- Mount Vernon
*Team is subject to change
3102009 Junior Freestyle Preview
The Junior Freestyle team is armed with some pretty formidable ammo, although the team's potential took a bit of a hit with news that last year's Cadet National champ Brandon Wright won't be making the trip.
However, the cupboard is far from bare, with several returning All-Americans and some new blood representing Indiana Juniors.
Among the returning AAs is Brandon Nelsen, an incredibly decorated little dude who always seems to place in any event he enters. He's a safe bet to place well here, too. Camden Eppert is in a very tough weight class, but he's shown he can beat elite wrestlers and he's capable of opening some eyes here nationally. Plus, he's been on a blazing hot streak and I'll be surprised if it stops here. Chris Head is always dangerous in FS events, as evidenced by his 7th place finish last year in a weight class that saw Josh Harper fail to place. Head will be right in the thick of things. Delphi's Braden Atwood enters the Junior level tourney on the heels of last year's impressive 5th place finish at the Cadet level. Atwood is a solid candidate to place here as well. 2009 state runner-up Ryan Stahl was a Cadet All-American at 119 in 2007, finishing 6th, and could certainly attain AA status yet again this time around.
Alex Gregory and Paul Beck were both runners-up at Folkstyle Nationals in 2008 and each is capable of making a nice run against even the stacked fields of Fargo.Â
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Cashe' Quiroga is a true stud, and although folkstyle seems to be a little stronger discipline for him, he can run with the big dogs in Freestyle, too. He's been right on the verge of becoming an AA several times and this could be his breakthrough performance in FS, as Senior Nationals was for him in folkstyle.
New Juniors Cameron Vlahos, Drake Stein and Mark Collett look to build on last year's Cadet Greco AA finishes with some resume-building in Juniors FS. All three have had excellent summers and look to turn some more heads on the national scene.Â
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Aaron Stevenson burst onto the state scene with a dominant run through Conseco, not stopping until he earned a 3rd place finish. He followed that up with an undefeated run through the Disney Duals; he's definitely on the national radar and could really break through with a placement here, which is entirely possible. Sammy Bennett has had some national success, too, and looks to build on what, for him anyway, was a disappointing 3rd place finish at 2009 State.
Other strong candidates who haven't yet achieved their desired national results include state placers Matt Milton, manchild Michael Johnson-Jones and headlock king and 2X state placer Jacob Tonte.
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 105 LBS Â
CR Patrick Parham  CarmelÂ
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 112 LBS Â
1 Josh Yates  GoshenÂ
2 Paul Beck   Mishawaka   7th State '08, 2nd Place Folkstyle Nationals '08,
3 Jacob Boomsma  Bloomington South  State Qualifier '09
  Brandon Nelsen  Lawrence North  JR FS AA (4th) last year, 4th at Soph. Nationals, 3rd at state '09, 3rd at state '08, 4th at state '07, 7-1 Jr. FS Duals '08Â
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 119 LBS Â
CR Camden Eppert  Anderson Highland  JR FS AA (4th) last year, 5th JR FS '07, Undefeated at Duals, 2X State Champ, 3rd place Super 32
2 Alex Gregory   Penn    4th State '09, 2nd Place Folkstyle Nationals '09
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 125 LBS Â
1 Chris Head  Bloomington South  JR FS AA (7th) last year,
2 Travis Barroquillo Prairie Heights  State Qualifier '08
3 Jake McCarthy  Mt. Vernon (Hancock)  SS Qualifier '09, State Qualifier '08
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 130 LBS Â
1 Preston Wilson  Whiteland  SS Qualifier
2 Justin Eshelman  Pendleton HeightsÂ
3 Cashe' Quiroga  Lawrence North  State Champ '08, 3rd place '09, Sr. Nationals runner-up, 7th place Jr. Folkstyle Nationals
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 135 LBS Â
1 Matt Milton  Center Grove  6th State '08
2 John Walker  SullivanÂ
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 140 LBS Â
1 Tim Martin  New Albany  State Qualifier '09
3 Josh Williams  Mt. Vernon (Hancock) SS Qualifier
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 145 LBS Â
1 Jacob Tonte  Perry Meridian  8th State '09, 7th State '07
2 Michael Hummer  Penn
3 Ryan Stahl  Elkhart Memorial  2nd Place state '09, State Qualifier '07
 Caleb Smith  Princeton  SS Qualifier  Â
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 152 LBS Â
CR Sam Bennett  Anderson Highland 3rd State '09, 2nd state '08, State Qualifier '07
2 Reece Lefever  Carroll (Ft. Wayne) SS Qualifier
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 160 LBS Â
1 Cameron Vlahos   Lafayette Harrison Cadet Greco AA (4th) '08, State Qualifier '08, Undefeated at Duals
2 Anthony Bill  Chatard   State qualifier
3 Conner Lefever  Carroll (Ft. Wayne) SS Qualifier
 Mitchell Judkins Speedway
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1 Braden Atwood  Delphi   Cadet FS AA (5th) '08, State 5th '09, State 4th '08
2 Drake Stein  Princeton  Cadet Greco AA (8th) '08, State 8th '09, 8-2 Cadet GR Duals '08
3 Kyle Masengale  Perry Meridian  Â
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1 Aaron Stevenson  Indian Creek  State 3rd '09
2 Michael Johnson-Jones Warren Central  State 7th '09, State Qualifier '08
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1 Darren Eads  Bloomington South State Qualifier '09
2 Devin Reagan   PennÂ
3 Mark Collett  Jennings County  Cadet Greco AA (6th) '08, SS Qualifier
**Bold denotes returning freestyle All-American
3832009 Fargo Pictures
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Pictures by Charles Bennett
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Day 2 Junior Greco-Roman and Cadet Greco-Roman
Session 1
Session 2
Day 3 Junior Greco-Roman, Cadet Greco-Roman and Women's Freestyle
Session 1
Session 2
Day 4 Junior Greco-Roman
Session 1
Junior Greco-Roman Finals
Day 5 Cadet Freestyle
Session 1
Session 2
Day 6 Junior Freestyle and Cadet Freestyle
Session 1
Session 2
Day 7 Junior Freestyle and Cadet Freestyle
Session 1
Cadet Finals
Session 2
Day 8 Junior Freestyle Finals
Session 1
759Tsirtsis into Cadet Freestyle Finals
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Jason Tsirtsis has continued his dominating ways winning his last pool match 4-0, 7-0. This was his first decision of the tournament so far. Only one person has scored on him during the tournament. Tsirtsis is 8-0 for the tournament with two pins, four tech falls, one decision and one win by injury default. He will most likely face Illinois stud Eddy Cooper in the finals. The Cadet finals being at 1pm CST.
Mason Todd wrestled a special bout to determine whether he would take some hardware home or not and came away with an impressive pin. He picked his opponent up in a double leg and put him down for the fall. Todd will be going for 7th place.
Brenden Campbell is making up for his missed action in the state tournament by having a great tournament and earning All-American honors. Campbell is 5-2 and will be wrestling for 7th place.
The Juniors dwindling down to the last few in each weight class and we will know for sure what Juniors have earned All-American honors tonight.
430Cashe Quiroga Takes the Title!
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Cashe Quiroga has come away with a Junior National title in freestyle. He beat Nick Dardanes of Illinois 1-2, 7-0, 5-0 in the championship finals. More to come later!
449McCormick Named USA Wrestling Kids Person of the Year
From TheMat.com
McCormick named USA Wrestling Kids Person of the Year
Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
07/28/2009
Trent McCormick of Indiana, the USA Wrestling Kids Person of the Year, poses with his son Cael.
Trent McCormick of Muncie, Ind. was named Kids Person of the Year by USA Wrestling. The award annually honors a leader who has to made great contributions to Kids wrestling in the United States.
McCormick is a club leader and coach in his community, and has been a leader on the Indiana State Wrestling Association (ISWA) Board of Directors. He has also been involved in developing and promoting high-quality events within his state.
“I was both humbled and honored when I was notified that I had been recognized for this award by USA Wrestling. With my son heading into the sixth grade, we have been very involved in USA Wrestling's Kids program for many years. I would like to thank the USA Wrestling staff and the Indiana State Wrestling Association for the framework they offer to young wrestlers across our state and country. USA Wrestling and the ISWA have certainly played a big part in my family’s lives over the years.â€
McCormick established and has led the Yorktown Wrestling Club for 14 years. It is a very successful club with a large membership base, which was built through effective communication and community collaboration.
He has worked with the ISWA to develop and promote the Indiana Elementary Schools program, where clubs around the state are invited to participate in dual-meet events during the winter season. McCormick also was a leader with the Indiana Schoolboy Festival, which later grew into the USA Wrestling National Schoolboy Duals. For eight years, the event was hosted by the ISWA and the Yorktown WC at Yorktown High School.
McCormick has served as head wrestling coach at Yorktown High School since 1988, when he took over the program as a sophomore in college. During his 21 years as head coach, McCormick has amassed 310 dual meet victories and over 50 tournament titles. For 18 years, he was coaching while working in the private work sector. For the last three years, he has been an environmental science teacher at Yorktown High School, and is a football coach in addition to his wrestling position.
He is an NCEP Bronze certified coach. McCormick has served on the ISWA Board for many years, including six years as the State Coach. In 2009, he was elected as Vice-President of the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association.
His son Cael competes in USA Wrestling local, state, regional and national events. His wife Jennifer is also a strong supporter of wrestling, serving on the ISWA Board as an equipment director and a scholarship director.
McCormick competed at Delta High School in Muncie, where he was a state champion as a senior and placed fourth in the state as a junior. His 1985 performance helped Delta to win its fourth straight state team title under coach Don Patton. He competed for one year on the wrestling team at Wabash College, and finished his college career at Ball State earning a degree in biology.
An example of the kind of leadership that McCormick provides in Indiana is apparent from an interview he did with IndianaMat.com.
“I believe what makes wrestling so great is the people. Although we strive to improve our technique, coaching expertise and placement at national events, I believe our mission is bigger than this. Our greater mission is to attempt to raise our wrestlers to be productive and caring citizens,†said McCormick.
Kids Person of the Year
1978 - Bill Knapp, New York
1979 - Ken Coover, Kansas
1980 - Gary Hoyt, Nebraska
1981 - Pat Alexander. Washington
1982 - Dave Gliniecki, Washington
1983 - John Spencer, Idaho
1984 - Jerry Opbroek, South Dakota
1985 - Joe Edmonson, Nebraska
1986 - David Rudrud, Wisconsin
1987 - Virgil Moon, Oregon
1988 - Ron Wagner, North Dakota
1989 - Paul Corder, Missouri
1990 - Ron Reichert, Illinois
1991 - Randy Staab, Washington
1992 - Dan Drinkwine, Minnesota
1993 - Mike McCoy, Florida
1994 - Roger Hanson, Idaho
1995 - Norman Osteen, North Carolina
1996 - Kathy Hopkins, Wyoming
1997 - Steve Wachal, Iowa
1998 - Virgil Moon, Oregon
1999 - Frank Rader, North Carolina
2000 - Sue Siar, Pennsylvania
2001 - Paul DeFosse, Rhode Island
2002 - Steve Knipp, Iowa
2003 - Haswell Franklin, Maryland
2004 – Gregory and Leanna Grater, Kansas
2005 – George Anne and Jim Ritter, Nevada
2006 – Bobby DeBerry, Arizona
2007 – R.E. Hartley, New York
2008 – Kevin White, North Dakota
2009 – Trent McCormick, Indiana
362Indiana's Fargo Cadet Greco results under the microscope
Indiana Cadet Greco results: There was the good--excellent runs by Jared McKinley, Grant Anglemyer, Kirk Johnson, and 7th place finisher Sean Mappes. There was the bad--one total medal and really only 2 close calls. And there was the ugly--8 "0 fer 2 BBQs". To be fair, Indiana isn't known as a Greco powerhouse, so the results weren't altogether surprising. Mappes, McKinley and Johnson all made their presence felt, winning a combined 14 matches against some pretty stout competition. Hopefully, a lot of these young men can use this valuable experience as a springboard for the coming season and next summer's Fargo expedition. A hearty congratulations to Sean Mappes, for his fine placment in a stacked weight class.
Cadet-105 - Jason Sipher (Fishers), 0-2 with a bye. Opponents' W/L 2-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state Greco 4th @ 112. Opponent Cody Hummer of MO was Southern Plains Regional Championship runner-up. Opponent Chris Wagner was Montana state 3rd place finisher.
Cadet-112 - Jared McKinley (Perry Meridian), 4-2. Opponents' W/L 17-13.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state Greco champ @ 112. Beat Eric Friedman (#9 @ 103 WUSA Soph/FR) of MD, a 2X Cadet FS AA who finished 5th in 09 and 7th in 08. Friedman also finished in 2nd at Fila Cadet FS 2008. McKinley beat OH's Calvin Campbell in 2 periods. Campbell, a Level 2 participant according to Trackwrestling, has placed well in a past USAW national event (Trackwrestling had his classification, but not the event he placed in). McKinley lost a close match to eventual 8th place finisher Gunnar Wolfensperger of IA. McKinley was denied AA status with a loss to FL stud and 5th place finisher Earl Hall, a FL-3A State champ @ 103 and Soph Nats Champion @ 103.
Cadet-119 - J.R. Wallis (Princeton), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 11-2.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state Greco 4th @ 119. Wallis lost to eventual champ Kavon Jones of NE. Wallis also lost to MO state qualifier Greg Hegarty.
Cadet-125 - Griffin Rudisill (Southport), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 5-6.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state Greco 3rd @ 119. Rudisill lost to 8th place finisher Brian Sergi of CA. His other loss was to Alabama big school state qualifier Nick Hall.
Cadet-125 - Riley McClurg (Beech Grove), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 2-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state Greco 2nd @ 119
Cadet-135 - Alex Louzon (Beech Grove), 1-2. Opponents' W/L 4-6.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state Greco 3rd @ 135
Cadet-135 - Jeff Clark (Carroll) 0-2. Opponents' W/L 11-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state 4th place @ 135. Lost to 4th place finisher Eleazar Deluca of Oregon
Cadet-135 - Grant Anglemyer (Penn) 3-2. Opponents' W/L 13-9.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state 2nd place @ 135. Lost to 3rd place finisher Dillon Cowan of IL. Cowan was a returning 5th place Cadet GR finisher from last year.
Cadet-145 - Ben Farmer (Bloomington South), 1-2. Opponents' W/L 5-6.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state Greco champ @ 152. Farmer lost to Liam Smith of ID, who was a 5A state qualifier and won a match at state.
Cadet-145 - Wayne Specht (Noblesville). 1-2. Opponents' W/L 13-7.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state 3rd place @ 145. Specht lost to Britton Thompson of Montana, who was a runner-up at Cadet Folk Nationals and a small school state champ. Specht also lost to 5th place finisher Austin Breckenridge (#11 @ 140 WUSA SOPH/FR), who also finished 4th in Cadet FS
Cadet-145 - Kirk Johnson (Perry Meridian). 4-2. Opponents' W/L 17-12.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state Greco champ @ 145. Lost to Justin Koethe of IA who was 2009 Cadet FS champ and 2009 GR runner-up. Koethe was also FILA GR runner-up 2009. Johnson also lost to Greco 6th place finisher DJ Beauch of OH. Beauch finished 7th in Cadet FS.
Cadet-152 - Sean Mappes (Center Grove), finished 7th. 6-2. Opponents' W/L 27-14.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state Greco champ @ 160. Beat CA's James Wilson, who finished 7th in Cadet FS. Also beat Cody Tibbetts, MN-A Runner-up @ 152. Beat Bubba Scheffel, #26 @145 WUSA Soph./FR, to finish 7th. Lost to 2X triple crown winner and consensus national top-2 at his weight Taylor Massa of MI. Also lost to Kyle Crutchmer of OK, a big school state placer and 4th place Cadet GR finisher.
Cadet-152 - Tony Jehn (Beech Grove) 0-2. Opponents' W/L 6-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state 2nd place @ 152
Cadet-160 - Logan Sabik (Center Grove) 2-2. Opponents' W/L 6-8.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state 3rd place @ 160. Lost to FILA Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals runner-up, FILA Cadet Freestyle Nationals 4th place finisher, and 2X 4th place state finisher Patrick Rhoads of MO.
Cadet-171 - Cody Bond (Noblesville), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 5-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state Greco champ @ 171. Bond lost to Derek Thomas of UT, who was a 4th place finisher in the UT big school division.
Cadet-285 - Teddy O`Connell (Mt. Vernon), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 3-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state Greco champ @ HWT. Opponent Max Kengle of Oregon was a state qualifier
Cadet-285 - Beau Judd (Northview). 1-2. Opponents' W/L 6-7.
Notes: 2009 ISWA Cadet state 2nd place @ HWT. Lost to 6th place finisher Nick Nusekabel of OH.
430Cadet FS results examined
As with the entire Indiana contingent, the Cadet Freestyle team had its share of successes and struggles. The brightest highlights included alleged cyborg Jason Tsirtsis’s dominant run through the 130 bracket, Mason Todd’s clutch victories resulting in an AA finish and Brendan Campbell rebounding from a tough injury earlier in ’09 to nab an AA spot. Other highlights included ‘just missed AA’ performances from Kyle Ayersman, Jared McKinley, Kirk Johnson and Sean Mappes. Lowlights included 14 wrestlers unable to win a match.
Tsirtsis blasted his way to the finals, ultimately dropping a tough match to Illinois state champ Edwin Cooper. Todd won a huge match vs. Clayton Ream of MO that secured his AA finish. Campbell managed to survive a brutal bracket en route to an impressive 8th place finish.
Although the overall results were not quite what Team Indiana envisioned, a break here or there and we have a few more AAs. Congrats to all the kids who made the trip and gave their best efforts.
Cadet-84 - Thomas Richardson (Lawrence Central), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 9-3.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 2nd place @ 84. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state runner-up @ 84.
Richardson lost to Billy Rappo of PA, who finished as the weight class runner-up at 84 lbs.
Cadet-91 - Derek Dau (Princeton), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 3-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 4th place @ 91.
Cadet-98 - Riley Newkirk (Lawrence Central), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 5-5.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 3rd place @ 98. Lost to 8th place finisher Cole Gallagher of MD in a very tight 3 period match.
Cadet-98 - Anthony Schoettle (Center Grove), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 4-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 3rd place @ 105.
Cadet-105 - Mason Todd (Pendleton Heights) 7-2. Opponents' W/L 33-20.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state champ @ 105. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state runner-up @ 105. Placed 7th in a very deep weight class. Beat Fargo double AA (5th in Greco, 8th in FS) Nashon Garrett of CA in the 7th place match. Beat FILA FS Cadet AA Joseph Barbato (5th place) of NY handily. Beat Fargo GR AA (6th place) and state runner-up Alex Calandrino of MI. Lost to weight class runner-up, '09 Cadet GR champ, JR Nationals FS champ '08, JR Nationals GR runner-up '08 and FILA FS Cadet runner-up Tyler Fraley of NJ. Also lost to 6th place finisher Tyson Dippery of PA.
Cadet-105 - Kyle Ayersman (Lake Central), 4-2. Opponents' W/L 15-9.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 2nd place @ 105. '09 IHSAA 3rd @ 103. Beat Brant Schafer of MI, a 6th place finisher at '09 ASICS Jr./Cadet Folkstyle Nationals. Lost to GA's 5A 3rd place state finisher and 4th place finisher at '09 ASICS Jr./Cadet Folkstyle Nationals Jeremiah Lutz. Lost to 3rd place finisher Thomas Gillman of NE. Gillman was also NE-B State champ @ 103 and Fr. Nationals champ.
Cadet-112 - Aurelio Medina (Munster), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 15-9.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 6th place @ 112. '09 IHSAA 8th @ 103. Lost to 7th place finisher Courtland Hacker of CO. Hacker was an '08 state 4A runner-up
Cadet-112 - Jared McKinley (Perry Meridian), 3-2 with a bye. Opponents' W/L 17-10.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state champ @ 112. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state champ @ 105. Beat Iowa state champ and Southern Plains FS champ Sawyer Ferris. Lost to Kentucky state champ John Fahy. Lost to Fargo Cadet dual AA (4th FS, 8th GR) Derek Elmore of IL. Elmore was an '09 ASICS Jr./Cadet Folkstyle Nationals champion and an IL 3A state runner-up.
Cadet-112 - Brenden Campbell (New Castle), 5-3 with a bye. Opponents' W/L 27-17.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state champ @ 119. Finished 8th in a deep weight class. Beat MD's Nathan Kraisser, 7th place Cadet GR finisher, '08 4th place Cadet FS finisher, '09 FILA Cadet double AA (4th FS, 5th GR), '09 USAW NE Regional Double champ and Super 32 placer. Kraisser, who works with Cary Kolat, beat Mark Grey of NJ at Schoolboy Nationals in '08 and was a Maryland state champ last year as a freshman. Campbell lost to OH schoolboy stud and 6th place finisher Stephen Myers in a 3 period nail-biter. Also lost to IA's Eric DeVos, the weight's 3rd place finisher and IA-AAA 2nd @ 112 '09, MN-AAA state champ @ 103 '08. DeVos also finished 5th at the '09 FILA Cadet FS Nationals event. Lost to 7th place finisher Courtland Hacker of CO. Hacker was an '08 state 4A runner-up.
Cadet-112 - Jason Sipher (Fishers), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 3-4.
Notes: '09 SS qualifier. Lost to CO 5A state 3rd place finisher Cody Weitzel.
Cadet-119 - Garth Simpson (Rochester), 2-2 with a bye. Opponents' W/L 10-8.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 4th place @ 119. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state champ @ 112. Beat Rhode Island state champ Shoneil Lariviere. Also beat KS 5A 4th place finisher Aspen Kmiec. Lost to PA's Cadet Freestyle state champ Colt Cotten. Also lost to OR JR double champ Peter Russo, an 8th place finisher at Fargo Cadet GR last year. Russo was also a 3rd place finisher in OR's 6A state championship at 112.
Cadet-125 - Andrew Konrath (Mt. Vernon-Posey), 1-2. Opponents' W/L 6-6.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state champ @ 130. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state champ @ 125. Lost to MO's John Wood, a 7th place finisher at '09 FILA Cadet Folkstyle Nationals.
Cadet-125 - Kyle Webster (Shirley, IN), 1-2.Opponents' W/L 10-5.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 5th place @ 125. Lost to OK's 5A state 3rd place finisher Damien Hopper. Lost to 2nd place finisher Zachary Horan of PA. Horan also AA'd in GR (4th) in '08 and '09 and won a national title at Fargo Cadet FS last year. Horan finished 3rd at '09 FILA Cadet FS Nationals and was a schoolboy national champion. For good measure, Horan was a PA state 3A runner-up.
Cadet-125 - Riley McClurg (Beech Grove), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 11-5.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 5th place @ 119. Lost to 6th place finisher Ben Morgan of MN. Morgan was an '09 ASICS Folkstyle national champion, finished 3rd at the same event in '08 and went undefeated at the '09 Cadet FS Duals. Morgan was also a MN 3A state champ.
Cadet-130 - Jason Tsirtsis (Crown Point), 8-1. Opponents' W/L 34-17.
Notes: 2009 IHSAA state champ @ 125. '09 FILA Cadet FS National champ. '09 ASICS Cadet Folkstyle National champ. 4th place '08 Cadet FS. Schoolboy FS National champ. Finished in 2nd place at the weight. Teched or won by fall vs. 5 opponents. Pinned ID-3A 4th place finisher Benny Watt in 17 seconds. Teched AZ state qualifier Derek Allen. Teched 4th place finisher Zane Nelson of OH. Won by injury default against ID state champ and Cadet GR runner-up Casey George. Shut out IL schoolboy national placer Angelo Silvestro. Shut out 6th place finisher and high school state 5th place finisher Jared Kust of WI in two dominant periods. Lost two close periods to weight class champ and Illinois high school champ Edwin Cooper.
Cadet-135 - Matt Rattay (Lawrence North), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 2-3.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state champ @ 140. Lost to ASICS JR/Cadet Folkstyle Nationals 5th place finisher Payne Hayden of MI.
Cadet-135 - Alex Louzon (Beech Grove), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 3-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 2nd place @ 135. Lost to NY’s Quinton Murphy, who became a high school state champ as an 8th grader.
Cadet-135 - Jeff Clark (Carroll) 2-2. Opponents' W/L 8-8.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 3rd place @ 135. Lost to Brady Turnbull of WY, who placed 5th in Cadet GR ‘09.
Cadet-140 - James Frascella (Carmel), 1-2. Opponents' W/L 10-6.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state champ @ 145. Lost to weight class runner-up Brian Brill of PA.
Cadet-140 - Cameron VanCamp (Lebanon), 1-2.Opponents' W/L 7-6.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 4th place @ 135. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state 6th @ 135. Lost to Utah 4A runner-up Brian Shepherd.
Cadet-140 - Sam Horrocks (Bloomington South), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 5-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 4th place @ 140. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state 7th @ 145. Lost to IL Cadet FS runner-up Tad Hawley.
Cadet-145 - Ben Farmer (Bloomington South), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 9-5.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state champ @ 152. Lost to Liam Smith of ID, who was a 5A state qualifier and won a match at state. Lost to weight class 5th place finisher Zach Rohr of MN. Rohr was also an ASICS Cadet Folkstyle 2nd place finisher and a state 4A 4th place finisher.
Cadet-145 - Luke Smith (Munster), 1-2. Opponents' W/L 8-7.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 5th place @ 145. Lost to Fargo Cadet GR AA (8th place) Jesse Baldazo of CA. Also lost to weight class 8th place finisher Micah Barnes of MN.
Cadet-145 - Kirk Johnson (Perry Meridian). 3-2. Opponents' W/L 15-12.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state runner-up @ 145. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state 3rd @ 140. Lost to weight class 6th place finisher Victor Pereira of CA. Lost to weight class 4th place finisher and GR 5th place finisher Austin Breckenridge (#11 @ 140 WUSA SOPH/FR
Cadet-152 - Wayne Specht (Noblesville), 1-2. Opponents' W/L 9-4.
Notes: ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state champ @ 145. Lost to 2X triple crown winner and consensus national top-2 at his weight Taylor Massa of MI.
Cadet-152 - Nick Manning (South Dearborn), 2-2. Opponents' W/L 14-7.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state runner-up @ 152. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state 5th @ 152. Beat MD 1A/2A 3rd place finisher Ben Culver. Lost to weight class 5th place finisher Cody Allala of VA. Allala was a 3rd place finisher at ’08 ASICS Cadet Folkstyle Nationals and a VA Cadet FS and GR champ and a HS state champ.
Cadet-152 - Tony Jehn (Beech Grove) 0-2. Opponents' W/L 3-4.
Notes:
Cadet-160 - Logan Sabik (Center Grove) 1-2. Opponents' W/L 7-5.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 4th @ 152. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state 2nd @ 145. Lost to ASICS Cadet Folkstyle Nationals 8th place finisher Jacob Morrissey of WI.
Cadet-160 - Charles Orzeske (North Central), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 4-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 4th @ 160. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state 7th @ 160. Lost to CO 5A state champ Austin Gabel.
Cadet-160 - Tanner Lynde (Delphi), 1-2. Opponents' W/L 7-6.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state champ @ 160. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state 2nd @ 152. 2009 IHSAA state qualifier. Beat CO 4A 6th place finisher Marcos Peralta. Lost to Fargo Cadet double AA (7th FS, 6th GR) John Bolich of PA. Bolich also finished in 6th at the 2009 FILA Cadet GR
Cadet-160 - Sean Mappes (Center Grove), 4-2. Opponents' W/L 24-12.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state runner-up @ 160. ISWA Folkstyle Cadet state 4th @ 152. Beat IL Cadet FS runner-up Cody Weaver. Beat NY’s Mitchell Wrightman, a former schoolboy national champion who beat the weight class runner-up Sam Brooks from IL. Beat ’08 Fargo Cadet GR 6th place finisher and state qualifier Justin Irribarren of CA. Lost to weight class 6th place finisher Issah Meade of DE. Meade, working with Cary Kolat, also finished 5th at Fargo Cadet FS in ’08 and 5th in FILA FS Cadet Nationals ’09 and was a DE state champion this past season as a sophomore. Lost to weight class 3rd place finisher Jordan Thomas of MI. Thomas also finished 3rd in ’08 and was a state D2 runner-up to Taylor Massa.
Cadet-189 - Nathan Nethercutt (Logansport), 1-2. Opponents' W/L 10-4.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 3rd @ 189. Lost to ’08 Western Regional Cadet FS runner-up Dylan Yole of AZ. Lost to weight class champion Austin Marsden of IL.
Cadet-215 - Scott Neff (Yorktown), 2-2. Opponents' W/L 12-8.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state champ @ 215. Neff lost to NJ’s 8th place finisher Willie Wilson. Lost to 2nd place finisher Nick Tavanello of OH. Tavanello was a 3rd place finisher at this summer’s FILA Cadet FS Nationals and a state 3A 3rd place finisher.
Cadet-285 - Teddy O`Connell (Mt. Vernon-Posey), 1-2. Opponents' W/L 7-6.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 3rd @ HWT. Lost to weight class 4th place finisher Doug Vollaro of FL. Also lost to FILA Freestyle Nationals 3rd place finisher Collin Campbell of NC. Campbell was a state 4A 6th place finisher.
Cadet-285 - Abraham Hall (Bremen), 0-2. Opponents' W/L 6-5.
Notes: 2009 ISWA FS Cadet state 2nd @ HWT. Lost to Fargo Cadet Double-AA (8th FS, 2nd GR) Caleb White of IA. White finished 7th at Cadets GR ’08 and 2nd at ASICS Folkstyle Nationals ’09 and was the IA state champ in FS and GR, as well as the state 1A 4th place finisher. Also lost to Max Kengle of Oregon, who was a state qualifier
336IHSWCA Update for August 20, 2009
IHSWCA members and the wrestling community:
The IHSWCA executive board would like to welcome all the student-athletes and teachers back to school. I know personally it is an exciting time as I start making plans for another season. Indiana had some excellent results this summer. Many teams participated in the Disney Duals and the ISWA organized its annual summer trips including Cadet/Junior Nationals in Fargo. Now that the summer tournaments have concluded, it is back to work. Everyone should expect to see some changes this year from an association standpoint so stay on the lookout for information.
We do have some good news to announce. The Scholastic Duals Tournament has been moved from Delaware to Wabash College in Crawfordsville. The IHSWCA has been sending teams to this tournament for several years and are excited to have it in our back yard. Thank you to Wabash College and Coach Brian Anderson for securing the event.
Secretary/Treasurer Minch, Vice-President McCormick, and I will be meeting later this month to review our by-laws. I can tell you there will be changes made and you will be updated after this meeting. We will be looking at things that have become antiquated and no longer serve the best interests of the organization. We are also looking at changing some items such as when and how coaches of the year awards will be selected and presented.
This summer we became aware the NFHS was looking at weight classes. It appears that a change would go into effect for the 2010-11 season. The NFHS is studying three proposed options and a decision will come at a later date. I am still exploring what role Indiana plays and how much input you as association members and our executive board has in the process. We do have representation with the NFHS. David Cloud of Pendleton Heights sits on the NFHS Board and Tom Miller of Lafayette Jeff is now our region director for the NWCA. I personally believe an adjustment could help improve our sport and still be fair for our student athletes.
The ISWA recently held its annual budget meeting. Many items were discussed and hopefully it will lead to improvements to our programs. One significant change will be how Cadet and Junior Duals teams will be selected. A new process has been proposed and is tentatively approved. A few details still need to be worked out, but it will balance being fair with allowing some flexibility in forming competitive teams.
Cale A. Hoover
Center Grove HS, Social Studies Teacher, Head Wrestling Coach
IHSWCA President
ISWA Junior Director
Hooverc1@centergrove.k12.in.us
317-881-0581 ext. 1287
317-502-8796
440Class of 2009 College Signings
Updated 9/2/2009
This is the section where you will find out where Indiana high school seniors will be going to college next year to wrestle. Good luck to these seniors as they take their skills to the next level.
So far over 60 high school seniors have committed to wrestle at the next level. Keep those commitments coming.
New signings this week
Name
High School
College Choice
Projected Weight
Cory Hildebrandt
Penn
Lakeland College
Derek Allen
Portage
Calumet College of St. Joseph
141
Nick Head
Bloomington South
Calumet College of St. Joseph
149
Tommy Torres
Portage
Calumet College of St. Joseph
133
Eric Oria
Merrillville
Calumet College of St. Joseph
141
Nick Samaro
Bloomington South
Calumet College of St. Joseph
All of the signings
Name
High School
College Choice
Projected Weight
Josh Grider
Fort Wayne South Side
Ashland(Ohio)
197
Derek Allen
Portage
Calumet College of St. Joseph
141
Nick Head
Bloomington South
Calumet College of St. Joseph
149
Tommy Torres
Portage
Calumet College of St. Joseph
133
Eric Oria
Merrillville
Calumet College of St. Joseph
141
Nick Samaro
Bloomington South
Calumet College of St. Joseph
Chris Head
Bloomington South
Calumet College of St. Joseph
125
Ronald Olson
Hanover Central
Calumet College of St. Joseph
133
Nick Fouts
Crown Point
Calumet College of St. Joseph
141
Brandon Ward
Hanover Central
Calumet College of St. Joseph
157
Anthony Nuzzo
Portage
Calumet College of St. Joseph
149
Blake Wood
Perry Meridian
Calumet College of St. Joseph
157
Chris Schaefer
Perry Meridian
Calumet College of St. Joseph
285
Lance Surma
Munster('06)
Calumet College of St. Joseph
149
Johnathan Tyler
Highland
Calumet College of St. Joseph
165
Dustin Boyd
Mishawaka
Calumet College of St. Joseph
184
Coty Anderson
Highland
Calumet College of St. Joseph
285
Cody Gregory
Perry Meridian
Calumet College of St. Joseph
174/184
Taylor March
East Noble
Central Michigan
141
Kyle Mays
Northridge
Cleveland State
149/157
Drew Graber
Northridge
Cleveland State
174/184
Joey Surack
Kokomo
Colorado School of Mines
125
Mark Myers
Crown Point
Cornell College
165/174
Huey Hudson
South Bend Riley
Harper Junior College
174
Zach Abbott
Huntington North
Harper Junior College
197
Justin Brooks
Warsaw
Indiana
125
Jowan Gill
Columbus North
Indiana
285
Randy Kaufman
Rensselaer Central
Indianapolis
197
Kyle Keith
Portage
Indianapolis
197
Alex Johns
Evansville Reitz
Indianapolis
125
Casey Kenney
Jay County
Indianapolis
125
Shelby Mappes
Center Grove
Indianapolis
174
Andrew Leach
Avon
Indianapolis
197
Morgan Pittsford
Yorktown
King College
Becky Cissel
Jeffersonville
King College
Cory Hildebrandt
Penn
Lakeland College
D'Marcus Spencer
Pike
Lincoln Junior College
133
Alex Filer
Elkhart Central
Manchester
125
Eric Noe II
Richmond
Manchester
125
Chandler Pogue
Mississinewa
Manchester
149/157
Jeremy Pogorzelski
Crown Point
Manchester
149/157
Bryant Whitaker
Muncie South
Manchester
157
Kurt Monix
Lowell
Manchester
165/174
Chris Chasteen
Scottsburg
Manchester
174
Chaz Brock
Crawfordsville
Manchester
184
Tom Lusco
Michigan City
Manchester
133/141
Jimmy King
Muncie South
Manchester
197
Josh Harper
Mishawaka
Michigan State
133
Joe Grueb
Woodlan
Middlesex Community College
285
Nolan Karwoski
Carmel
Mount St. Joseph
174
Jordan Krulik
Martinsville
Naval Academy
149
Trenton Reinoehl
Mishawaka
North Central
141
Joe Arthur
Bloomington North
North Dakota State
285
Marcus Shrewsbury
Crown Point
Northwestern
197
Camden Eppert
Anderson Highland
Purdue
125
Will Mascaro
Carmel
Purdue
133/141
Steven Sandefer
Mishawaka
Purdue
141
Kyle Mosier
Yorktown
Purdue
157
Bryce Grimes
Lawrence North
Purdue
174
Alex White
Mount Vernon
Purdue
285
Cashe Quiroga
Lawrence North
Purdue
125/133
Tyler Tatgenhorst
Jeffersonville
Rend Lake Community College
174/184
Jon Clark
Jeffersonville
Rend Lake Community College
285
Ryan Holsten
Blackford
Trine
133/141
Nick Odom
Warren Central
Trine
141
Alex Bailey
Jeffersonville
Trine
157/165
Kyle Ullery
South Bend Riley
Trine
165
Will Sheets
Bellmont
Trine
125/133
Trace Hall
South Bend Riley
Trine
141/149
Tyler Lymburner
South Bend Riley
Trine
149/157
Dustin Kern
Peru
Trine
157
Henry Waring
East Noble
Trine
174
Jay Dee Schmucker
Westview
Trine
197
Brett Worden
Peru
Trine
197
Dylan Forbes
Prairie Heights('08)
Trine
197/285
Andy Marthin
Madison
University of the Cumberlands
141
Tyler Green
Richmond
University of the Cumberlands
197
Oscar Trujillo
Lafayette Jefferson
Wabash
125
Garrett Payne
Michigan City
Wabash
141
Jeremy Sisk
North Miami
Wabash
141
Chad Barrett
Eastern
Wabash
141/149
Johnny Dillon
Hobart
Wabash
141/149
Jordan Dulaney
Yorktown
Wabash
149
Gabe Watson
Columbus North
Wabash
165/174
Zach Stone
Jimtown
Wabash
285
Tyler McCoy
McCutcheon
Wabash
165/174
Martin Lantz
Fairfield
Wabash
174/184
Daniel Sandburg
Lawrence Central
Wabash
184/197
Winston Craft
Seeger
Wabash
125
Jeramey Hicks
Seeger
Wabash
133/141
Ethan Wilson
Lawrence North
Wabash
157
Austin O’Neal
Griffith
Wabash
184
Corbin Richards
Avon
Wabash
149/157
Derek Rowe
Logansport
Wabash
184
Drew Spriggs
Western Boone
Wabash
133
Willy Costakis
Merrillville
Wabash
125
Daniel Young
Culver Academies
West Point Academy
149
Briar Runyan
Martinsville
West Point Academy
157/165
If you have a college signing to announce, email me at Joe@Indianamat.com to have it posted.
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