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Indianamat.com Team Rankings 1-10-2012
1. Perry Meridian
 
2. Crown Point
 
3. Evansville Mater Dei
 
4. Merrillville
 
5. Cathedral
 
6. Elkhart Memorial
 
7. Roncalli
 
8. Franklin
 
9. Penn
 
10. Evansville Reitz
 
11. Bloomington South
 
12. Greenfield Central
 
13. Hamilton Southeastern
 
14. Warren Central
 
15. Center Grove
 
16. New Palestine
 
17. South Bend Clay
 
18. Lowell
 
19. Portage
 
20. Bellmont

365
Indianamat.com Team Rankings 1-3-2012
1. Perry Meridian
 
2. Crown Point
 
3. Evansville Mater Dei
 
4. Merrillville
 
5. Cathedral
 
6. Roncalli
 
7. Elkhart Memorial
 
8. Hamilton Southeastern
 
9. Franklin Community
 
10. Penn
 
11. Evansville Reitz
 
12. Center Grove
 
13. Mishawaka
 
14. Bloomington South
 
15. Jimtown
 
16. South Bend Clay
 
17. Portage
 
18. Bellmont
 
19. Warren Central
 
20. New Palestine

291
Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12/12
1. Perry Meridian
 
2. Crown Point
 
3. Roncalli
 
4. Evansville Mater Dei
 
5. Merrillville
 
6. Mishawaka
 
7. Cathedral
 
8. Franklin Community
 
9. Hamilton Southeastern
 
10. Elkhart Memorial
 
11. Penn
 
12. Evansville Reitz
 
13. Warren Central
 
14. South Bend Clay
 
15. Yorktown
 
16. Center Grove
 
17. Bellmont
 
18. Bloomington South
 
19. New Palestine
 
20. Jimtown

390
Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12/24
1. Perry Meridian
 
2. Crown Point
 
3. Roncalli
 
4. Evansville Mater Dei
 
5. Merrillville
 
6. Mishawaka
 
7. Cathedral
 
8. Franklin Community
 
9. Elkhart Memorial
 
10. Hamilton Southeastern
 
11. Penn
 
12. Evansville Reitz
 
13. South Bend Clay
 
14. Warren Central
 
15. Center Grove
 
16. Bellmont
 
17. Bloomington South
 
18. New Palestine
 
19. Portage
 
20. Jimtown

353
Genius Ratings Potential 12/17/2011
POTENTIAL is specifically designed to be the best possible predictor of future results. It was designed 5 years ago by Maligned and is virtually identical to rating systems currently being incorporated Jeff Sagarin at USA Today, Joe Lunardi at ESPN, baseball analyst Bill James, top Las Vegas odds-makers, and others. This system locks in a team’s true potential by measuring its score differential within the context of its schedule, considering a team’s context to the 100th degree of separation from other teams, if necessary. The difference in rating between your team and another is the expected point differential in a dual meet. Multiply the difference in rating by three to arrive at the expected differential in a full-team individual tournament event. The predictive effect is most useful for teams within about 40 points of each other. (The top teams and bottom teams are separated by impossibly large margins because a top team can beat a good team by 40, which can beat a mid-level team by 40, which can beat a bottom team by 40).




Rank
Team Name
Rating
SOS
SOS Rank


1
Perry Meridian
113.61
49.87
34


2
Evansville Mater Dei
99.32
43.69
85


3
Crown Point
97.96
49.68
36


4
Merrillville
94.78
60.78
10


5
Mishawaka
93.53
62.94
5


6
Penn
91.60
46.61
55


7
Roncalli
90.48
50.93
31


8
Elkhart Memorial
89.54
47.19
50


9
Franklin Community
88.85
65.60
3


10
Hamilton Southeastern
85.88
46.53
57


11
Indianapolis Cathedral
84.95
31.68
201


12
Bloomington South
83.81
43.56
86


13
Evansville Reitz
81.64
35.93
157


14
Greenfield Central
81.33
39.51
123


15
Bellmont
79.76
45.64
61


16
New Palestine
78.92
25.72
242


17
South Bend Clay
78.80
42.97
90


18
East Noble
77.49
43.42
88


19
Center Grove
76.99
51.10
30


20
Evansville Memorial
76.46
36.13
156


21
East Central
76.27
40.00
118


22
Adams Central
75.95
30.53
208


23
Portage
75.51
56.74
16


24
Jimtown
74.17
36.57
150


25
South Adams
72.35
37.66
141


26
Martinsville
72.08
46.63
54


27
Goshen
71.98
33.65
177


28
Fishers
71.65
40.87
108


29
Lowell
71.61
51.77
28


30
Pendleton Heights
70.01
41.22
106


31
Yorktown
69.35
55.87
19


32
Lake Central
69.00
44.37
75


33
Westfield
68.80
50.19
33


34
Warren Central
67.40
44.15
77


35
Southmont
67.33
33.38
179


36
South Bend Riley
65.97
43.70
84


37
DeKalb
65.41
46.81
53


38
Zionsville
63.72
54.02
22


39
Jennings County
63.37
29.82
214


40
Carroll (Fort Wayne)
62.15
41.30
103


41
Fort Wayne Snider
61.63
38.63
128


42
Kokomo
60.48
29.29
217


43
Jeffersonville
60.24
40.60
113


44
Floyd Central
60.05
32.55
192


45
Noblesville
59.37
49.40
38


46
Ben Davis
58.43
42.97
91


47
North Montgomery
57.11
27.31
234


48
Mooresville
56.96
61.08
8


49
Bishop Dwenger
56.94
37.44
143


50
Terre Haute South
56.93
35.76
161


51
Delphi
56.71
47.29
48


52
Heritage Hills
55.66
27.82
227


53
Harrison (WL)
55.27
58.18
13


54
Connersville
54.99
16.00
279


55
Jay County
54.20
33.00
186


56
Danville
53.75
39.76
121


57
Peru
53.04
45.94
59


58
Chesterton
53.02
66.61
2


59
Avon
52.86
55.94
18


60
Fountain Central
52.76
20.90
261


61
Brownsburg
52.53
47.01
51


62
Valparaiso
51.72
43.78
82


63
Homestead
51.33
46.83
52


64
Carmel
50.88
55.12
21


65
Northridge
50.86
57.70
15


66
Culver Academies
50.57
32.30
193


67
Logansport
49.63
44.30
76


68
Twin Lakes
49.47
29.85
213


69
Churubusco
49.08
30.87
205


70
Leo
48.81
52.81
25


71
Castle
48.67
51.56
29


72
Angola
48.13
27.58
231


73
Jasper
47.91
37.84
137


74
West Central
47.76
16.19
278


75
Lawrence Central
47.35
47.95
44


76
Lewis Cass
47.02
27.72
229


77
Lawrence North
46.71
57.85
14


78
Southridge
45.76
29.28
218


79
Hanover Central
45.66
22.27
256


80
McCutcheon
45.57
44.99
68


81
Griffith
44.98
44.14
78


82
Evansville North
44.94
29.10
220


83
Frankfort
44.93
45.52
64


84
Huntington North
43.44
52.31
26


85
North Central
43.41
41.55
102


86
Franklin Central
43.30
45.13
67


87
Glenn
43.21
37.71
139


88
Pike
42.61
48.59
41


89
Muncie Southside
42.42
35.42
165


90
Wawasee
41.77
39.02
124


91
Kankakee Valley
41.71
44.54
73


92
Frankton
41.68
9.98
294


93
Franklin County
41.60
37.30
145


94
Hobart
41.49
37.00
148


95
Elkhart Central
41.30
44.03
79


96
Benton Central
40.94
22.61
253


97
Triton Central
40.76
19.63
270


98
Norwell
40.39
56.59
17


99
Washington
40.06
20.27
266


100
Rensselaer Central
40.02
29.72
216


101
Greencastle
39.66
61.99
7


102
Maconaquah
39.48
35.61
163


103
Boonville
39.31
16.26
276


104
New Haven
37.98
64.18
4


105
Fort Wayne Northrop
37.70
38.60
130


106
South Bend Adams
37.58
33.93
175


107
Lebanon
37.34
53.94
23


108
Fairfield
37.10
23.67
250


109
Plymouth
36.97
32.91
189


110
Tri Central
36.93
14.76
281


111
Winamac
36.77
42.84
94


112
Shenandoah
36.59
38.42
132


113
Western Boone
36.51
45.48
65


114
Tippecanoe Valley
36.21
13.59
286


115
Garrett
35.89
44.89
70


116
Union City
35.38
38.38
133


117
Columbus East
35.26
38.91
127


118
Mount Vernon (Posey)
34.88
26.58
239


119
Northfield
34.74
37.40
144


120
Union County
34.22
22.08
257


121
North Miami
34.03
18.74
272


122
LaPorte
33.99
53.19
24


123
Fort Wayne South Side
33.95
24.66
247


124
Evansville Central
33.27
25.49
243


125
Whitko
32.75
34.75
170


126
Lafayette Jefferson
32.68
45.43
66


127
Southport
32.51
41.55
101


128
Beech Grove
32.31
42.85
93


129
South Vermillion
31.99
19.63
271


130
New Prairie
31.94
58.44
12


131
South Bend Washington
31.50
40.31
116


132
Madison
31.28
32.28
194


133
Woodlan
30.90
42.55
95


134
Oak Hill
30.68
36.55
153


135
Prairie Heights
30.54
40.67
111


136
Columbus North
30.39
46.23
58


137
Western
30.38
33.23
182


138
North White
30.34
40.77
110


139
Northview
30.25
35.85
158


140
Alexandria
30.06
44.55
72


141
Culver Community
30.02
41.22
105


142
West Noble
29.75
28.87
221


143
Lapel
29.58
12.01
291


144
Columbia City
28.90
50.70
32


145
North Newton
28.69
27.98
225


146
Princeton
28.66
40.55
114


147
South Dearborn
28.63
36.56
151


148
New Castle
28.50
55.28
20


149
Brown County
28.07
31.36
203


150
Clinton Central
28.06
16.22
277


151
Marion
27.93
45.70
60


152
Fremont
27.92
13.64
285


153
Shelbyville
27.91
33.75
176


154
Warsaw
27.89
37.76
138


155
Heritage
27.86
41.78
100


156
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
27.65
9.58
296


157
Crawfordsville
27.33
34.22
172


158
Hagarstown
27.30
3.63
306


159
South Putnam
26.93
6.93
303


160
North Posey
26.84
20.64
262


161
Indian Creek
26.53
35.68
162


162
Indianapolis Arsenal Tech
26.34
21.33
260


163
Calumet
26.22
30.25
212


164
Cascade
26.21
34.01
174


165
Sullivan
25.99
31.99
196


166
Munster
25.59
59.84
11


167
Fort Wayne Wayne
25.54
33.41
178


168
NorthWood
25.34
33.22
183


169
Speedway
24.97
45.61
62


170
Decatur Central
24.80
37.65
142


171
Vincennes Lincoln
24.77
27.92
226


172
Hammond Gavit
23.55
41.97
98


173
Seymour
23.25
22.00
258


174
Rushville
22.81
41.81
99


175
Winchester
22.58
25.32
244


176
Charlestown
22.20
34.93
167


177
Anderson
21.61
15.18
280


178
Fort Wayne Concordia
21.56
32.56
191


179
Tell City
21.53
40.84
109


180
Plainfield
20.51
28.26
224


181
Gibson Southern
19.97
34.99
166


182
Terre Haute North
19.89
31.89
198


183
Edgewood
19.49
20.50
264


184
Bremen
19.32
33.32
181


185
Knightstown
19.04
23.04
251


186
Concord
18.73
66.64
1


187
Monroe Central
18.31
3.91
305


188
Tipton
18.31
36.56
152


189
Fairhaven
18.22
49.72
35


190
Greenwood
18.01
44.94
69


191
Eastern (Greentown)
17.43
44.43
74


192
Paoli
17.26
14.32
284


193
Hammond Morton
17.20
31.51
202


194
Indianapolis Scecina
17.19
8.26
300


195
New Albany
16.71
37.08
147


196
Laville
16.26
42.86
92


197
Cloverdale
16.20
20.00
268


198
Hamilton Heights
15.98
38.62
129


199
Lake Station Edison
15.92
32.98
187


200
South Spencer
15.54
36.74
149


201
Elwood
14.99
40.13
117


202
Michigan City
14.85
47.95
43


203
Seeger
14.69
30.69
207


204
Tri West
14.47
34.69
171


205
Rochester
14.43
36.43
154


206
Centerville
14.43
1.31
309


207
River Forest
14.35
41.18
107


208
Southern Wells
14.23
31.96
197


209
Mississinewa
13.66
49.16
39


210
Carroll (Flora)
13.54
42.35
97


211
Manchester
13.33
32.93
188


212
South Newton
12.71
37.71
140


213
Richmond
12.43
33.05
185


214
Mount Vernon (Fortville)
12.42
43.42
87


215
Westview
12.16
38.15
134


216
New Washington
12.02
27.13
237


217
Delta
11.79
47.88
45


218
Muncie Central
11.50
35.79
160


219
Evansville Harrison
11.04
29.23
219


220
Wapahani
10.88
11.88
292


221
Batesville
10.85
38.00
136


222
Scottsburg
10.68
3.08
307


223
Bishop Luers
10.31
27.75
228


224
Knox
10.00
33.33
180


225
Eastbrook
9.89
62.39
6


226
Wes-Del
9.87
13.02
289


227
Lakeland
9.60
27.42
232


228
Pike Central
8.62
24.74
246


229
Fort Wayne North Side
7.82
42.42
96


230
Hebron
7.70
38.05
135


231
Bloomington North
7.39
40.52
115


232
Greensburg
7.04
47.33
47


233
Caston
6.37
46.57
56


234
Faith Christian
6.11
9.11
297


235
Sheridan
6.05
43.33
89


236
Hammond Clark
5.94
32.72
190


237
Pioneer
5.91
43.91
81


238
Milan
5.80
47.80
46


239
Monrovia
5.54
52.04
27


240
Indianapolis Northwest
5.40
24.10
249


241
Lawrenceburg
5.22
34.22
173


242
Southwestern (Hanover)
4.40
30.32
211


243
Whiteland
4.39
31.10
204


244
Forest Park
4.31
40.61
112


245
Highland
4.25
48.56
42


246
West Vigo
3.28
14.53
283


247
Eastside
3.13
34.79
168


248
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter
2.75
13.02
288


249
Gary Wallace
2.45
36.18
155


250
Hammond
2.44
27.60
230


251
Indianapolis Howe Academy
2.23
20.25
267


252
Mitchell
1.71
18.71
273


253
Blackford
1.60
45.60
63


254
Covington
1.24
20.53
263


255
Taylor
0.63
35.43
164


256
Brebeuf Jesuit
0.56
44.76
71


257
West Lafayette
0.50
48.90
40


258
Mishawaka Marian
0.37
60.82
9


259
Andrean
0.36
39.65
122


260
Central Noble
-0.31
24.49
248


261
Park Tudor
-0.39
39.88
120


262
Northwestern
-0.44
49.56
37


263
Christian Academy
-0.63
26.60
238


264
Southwood
-0.70
41.30
104


265
Eastern (Pekin)
-0.93
1.57
308


266
North Vermillion
-0.98
20.35
265


267
South Bend St. Joseph
-1.03
19.77
269


268
Whiting
-1.54
38.96
125


269
Providence
-1.88
22.98
252


270
North Judson
-2.12
31.88
199


271
Madison Grant
-2.46
38.47
131


272
Rockville
-2.94
12.69
290


273
East Chicago Central
-3.44
31.70
200


274
Tecumseh
-3.52
14.53
282


275
Indianapolis Washington
-4.34
13.30
287


276
Triton
-4.58
43.71
83


277
Indianapolis Manual
-5.81
26.02
241


278
Indianapolis Broad Ripple
-6.84
7.75
301


279
North Knox
-7.01
39.99
119


280
Bedford North Lawrence
-8.84
29.76
215


281
Cambridge City Lincoln
-8.86
43.94
80


282
Wabash
-10.22
30.78
206


283
Bluffton
-11.25
27.15
236


284
Eastern Hancock
-11.41
34.79
169


285
Tri
-13.02
28.32
223


286
Crawford County
-14.12
7.10
302


287
Boone Grove
-14.17
28.72
222


288
Owen Valley
-14.96
27.37
233


289
Daleville
-15.19
9.10
298


290
Switzerland County
-15.39
4.04
304


291
Corydon Central
-15.41
25.19
245


292
North Putnam
-15.52
22.51
254


293
Frontier
-15.58
47.27
49


294
Lafayette Central Catholic
-18.06
38.94
126


295
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks
-18.37
18.10
274


296
Guerin Catholic
-18.71
17.58
275


297
Rossville
-18.89
33.11
184


298
Anderson Prep
-19.14
32.09
195


299
Hammond Bishop Noll
-20.92
37.21
146


300
Blue River Valley
-21.10
8.90
299


301
Evansville Bosse
-22.07
27.28
235


302
Randolph Southern
-22.83
35.84
159


303
Northeastern
-23.02
30.48
209


304
Clinton Prairie
-23.21
30.46
210


305
Turkey Run
-23.86
21.92
259


306
Wood Memorial
-24.01
26.33
240


307
Attica
-24.33
-10.83
311


308
Indianapolis Arlington
-25.87
22.36
255


309
Indiana School for Deaf
-28.59
9.58
295


310
Salem
-29.50
1.25
310


311
Oldenburg Academy
NA
NA
NA


312
Indianapolis Marshall
NA
NA
NA


313
Gary Westside
NA
NA
NA


314
Gary Roosevelt
NA
NA
NA


315
Howe School
NA
NA
NA



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THE RUMBLE ON RIDGE ROAD
2011 TRAICOFF INVITATIONAL PREVIEW
 
The Chris Traicoff Memorial Invitational being held this Saturday is a sixteen team meatgrinder that will test the physical and mental limitations of even the best of teams. In four years of attending this event, I have come to see this weekend as the “real†start of the wrestling season. Most wrestlers are down to their weights and most lineups are set. Teams and individuals will find out if they are contenders or pretenders come Saturday night.
 
FIRST ROUND HIGHLIGHT MATCH-UPS
 
#2 CROWN POINT VS. HIGHLAND
The state's second ranked team and defending Traicoff champions, Crown Point should cruise in this region match up. There is one potential match up of ranked individuals at the 152 pound class. Crown Point's Jake Fuqua, ranked 11th in the state will take Highland's scrapy Mark Maldanado.
 
LOWELL VS. SOUTHMONT
Lowell is seeded eighth in this tournament and will take on the ninth seeded Mounties of Southmont. Lowell's line up contains more headliners with state ranked Jeremy Crocker (4th at 170) and Kenny Hughes (7th at 145) but must not overlook the boys from Crawfordsville who appear to have a solid group up and down the line up.
 
#17 LAWRENCE NORTH VS CALUMET
Lawrence North lost an excellent group of senior to graduation after they led the Wildcats to a state runner up finish. LN appears to rebuilding nicely early in 2011 under the leadership of former coach, Brett Crousure. The Wildcats are loaded down low with the state ranked Boston brothers and Alex Sparks. Calumet, under the veteran leadership of Coach Jim Wadkins, are strong in the light weights as well.
 
#14 INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL VS. MUNSTER
Cathedral, the number four seed in the tournament, always start the season two/four weeks behind most other programs due to the yearly success of their football program. This should not matter in this opening round match up with Munster. One match to watch will be at 182 where the state's top ranked wrestler at 170, Tyler Willis, will likely take on 10th ranked Dominic Fimbinati from Munster.
 
#8 FRANKLIN COMMUNITY VS LAFAYETTE JEFFERSON
The state's eighth ranked team, Franklin Community matches up with the Bronchos from Lafayette. Franklin has five ranked wrestlers in their line up and should dispatch Jeff. An interesting match of ranked individuals pits Franklin's sixth ranked Luke Kriech versus #8 Adrian Brown for Lafayette Jefferson.
 
PORTAGE VS. FLOYD CENTRAL
The Portage Indians hired the greatest wrestler in their schools history, Leroy Vega, in an effort to return their program to the state's elite. Portage will have a chance to show the state how far they have come this Saturday. Floyd Central always fields a competitive squad and they are led by eighth ranked 106 pounder Terrence Kennedy. Kennedy will have an interesting first round match with Portages's Eric Peek.
 
#19 WESTFIELD VS VALPARAISO
The Shamrocks often fly under the radar in the Indianapolis area as well as state wide but coach Terry O'Neill has quietly built a top twenty program in northern suburbs of Nap Town. It will be green on green in the first round as the Shamrocks battle the Valparaiso Vikings. The featured match here is at 113 where Westfield's AJ Belden, ranked tenth in the state, battles Valparaiso's tough Max Buckley. Buckley is ranked fifth in the state.
 
#6 MISHAWAKA VS LAKE STATION EDISON
Are the Cavemen really back after last year's disappointing season? This question and others are likely to be answered Saturday. Mishawaka appears to be as tough as anyone in the state in their light weights. They are led by senior and fourth ranked Layten Binion at 126. The continuing maturation of the upper weights will be the key for Mishawaka.

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Traicoff Memorial Bracket and Scores
Bracket will be updated throughout the day.


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Chris Traicoff Biography
CHRIS TRAICOFF ( 1917 – 1989 )
 
One of the toughest high school wrestling tournaments in the state of Indiana bears his name. Today, more than 20 years since his passing, the sport he helped establish at Calumet High School in 1939 is showcased in what CHS coach Jim Wadkins calls the “Premier Dual Meet Invitational in Indiana, maybe even the toughest day of wrestling outside of the Team State Championships themselves. It would have definitely met with Chris’s approval, I am sure of that.” But just
 
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who exactly was this Chris Traicoff character and why did Calumet name its wrestling meet after him…especially since he made his mark in Calumet Region sports as their cross-country and basketball coach?
 
The 1935 Calumet Twp. valedictorian played basketball in high school because CTHS had no wrestling program. His interest in the sport of wrestling was sparked by his new basketball coach George Belshaw ( a Lowell, IN native and Indiana University wrestler under legendary Coach Billy Thom who won both a Big Ten and an AAU National title in the early 1930’s) who took the teaching and coaching job in the midst of the Depression. Chris said of Belshaw in a 1974 interview with Gary Post-Tribune sportswriter John Mutka, “He took me to a couple of high school wrestling meets in Hammond, then introduced me to Billy Thom”. Thom coached the Hoosiers to 7 Big Ten Titles and the 1932 NCAA Championship as well as the US Olympic Freestyle Wrestling team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. “In my freshman year I got beat up pretty badly, but that was an all senior team and I made it as a sophomore. Our competition at Indiana, just to make the team, was greater than we encountered in 95% of our matches.” Traicoff lost only one dual meet in three years and won IU’s Balfour Award twice. In 1938, his junior year, he was a Big 10 Runner-up and placed 3rd at the NCAA’s to earn All-America honors. In 1939, his senior year, he went unbeaten (10-0) and won the Big 10 & NCAA Championships at 175 lbs. He beat New York City College’s (CCNY), Henry Wittenberg, in his NCAA Title match, in a grueling overtime match that was decided by referee’s decision. Wittenberg continued wrestling in the international styles, and after World War II, won a Gold Medal at the 1948 London Olympic Games.
 
Traicoff returned to CTHS in the fall of 1939, as a teacher and coach, and began a fledgling wrestling program with 8-10 boys. He scheduled a sketchy dual meet schedule and took every boy to what was then an open State Tournament in 1940. It was a short lived program though, because in 1941 CTHS was closed because of overcrowding and the U.S. entered into World War II. Traicoff served as an instructor in hand-to-hand combat for the U.S. Marine Corps. He later served as an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University for two years prior to returning to the Calumet Region. He also refereed both high school and college wrestling, including a couple of Indiana State Championships and Big 10’s.
 
He began what would be the second stint of a 32 year career at Calumet in 1947. He taught US Gov’t / Economics, served as Dean of Students, was the Head Basketball Coach, Head Cross-Country Coach, and served as the long time Athletic Director. His basketball teams won 298 games over two decades including four conference titles. His Cross-Country teams won seven straight conference titles, placed in the State’s Top 12 an astonishing 10 times and won the school’s only State Championship in 1965. He served as the driving force behind the construction of the CHS Fieldhouse, today the Gym inside is named in his honor. In 1965, he reestablished wrestling at CHS, and hired its first coach, Rolland Beckham. Today, both Traicoff and Beckham are members of the IHSWCA & Calumet Hall’s of Fame. For his contributions to high school athletics, and impact on the CHS athletic program (especially wrestling) we initiated renaming the Calumet Tourney, the Chris Traicoff Memorial Wrestling Invitational, upon his death in 1989. In 1992, we expanded the field from 8 to 16 teams and today several perennial powerhouses from around the state compete in this prestigious tournament. Traicoff once said of wrestling, “I owe much of my success to the sport of wrestling”. Calumet Wrestling owes much of its success to Chris Traicoff…a true champion and pioneer for the sport at Calumet.

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Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12-5-11
1. Perry Meridian
2. Crown Point
3. Roncalli
4. Evansville Mater Dei
5. Merrillville
6. Mishawaka
7. Yorktown
8. Franklin Community
9. Penn
10. Hamilton Southeastern
11. Bellmont
12. Evansville Reitz
13. Center Grove
14. Cathedral
15. New Palestine
16. Warren Central
17. Lawrence North
18. Jeffersonville
19. Westfield
20. Jennings County

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IndianaMat.com Preseason Team Rankings
1. Perry Meridian
2. Crown Point
3. Roncalli
4. Penn
5. Evansville Mater Dei
6. Merrillville
7. Yorktown
8. Bellmont
9. Mishawaka
10. Hamilton Southeastern
11. Center Grove
12. Evansville Reitz
13. Franklin
14. Jeffersonville
15. Cathedral
16. Lawrence North
17. Jennings County
18. New Castle
19. New Palestine
20. Castle

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2011 Preseason Genius Ratings
Listed below are the Genius Preseason Top 30 for 2011-12.  For those of you new to Genius, it is a computer-generated rating system that takes into account all the results of all teams throughout the season.  Genius POTENTIAL is the main rating that people follow, as it predicts actual point value differentials between all teams using calculations virtually identical to the primary systems used by Las Vegas and top sports publications to set game point spreads.
 
The preseason ratings listed here are based on three things: last year's final Genius POTENTIAL rating, the number of returning starters, and the quality of the returning starters...i.e. returning your 12th best guy is not nearly as important as returning your 2nd best guy.
 
If you are a math person and want all the painful details, you can read about them below the ratings:
 
Genius Preseason Top 30





Team
IndMat.com


Genius


Final 2010


Returnees


% quality returning





1


Perry Meridian

1



108.19



106.66



9



65.8%





2


Crown Point

2



108.16



105.87



10



67.9%





3


Evansville Reitz

12



97.68



83.28



12



87.1%





4


Hamilton Southeastern

10



93.80



77.22



13



91.2%





5


Evansville Mater Dei

5



89.25



105.89



6



37.1%





6


Center Grove

11



89.18



78.67



11



80.5%





7


Cathedral

15



88.39



71.15



12



91.0%





8


Roncalli

3



84.90



88.69



10



59.5%





9


Yorktown

7



84.59



88.03



8



57.7%





10


Penn

4



84.52



90.06



8



54.8%





11


Mishawaka

9



83.01



81.74



9



65.4%





12


Jennings County

17



82.64



76.83



10



72.8%





13


Greenfield-Central



82.50



64.82



13



92.8%





14


Merrillville

6



81.68



78.17



11



70.8%





15


Franklin

13



81.03



82.34



9



61.8%





16


Ben Davis

 



79.73



64.99



12



87.5%





17


New Palestine

19



74.24



53.84



13



96.5%





18


Bellmont

8



73.30



85.02



8



46.2%





19


New Castle

18



73.18



65.81



11



76.1%





20


South Bend Clay

 



73.10



73.97



9



62.4%





21


Elkhart Memorial

 



71.99



66.73



12



74.4%





22


Lowell

 



71.82



49.74



14



100.0%





23


Jimtown

 



70.74



72.17



9



61.6%





24


Danville

 



69.55



58.96



11



80.6%





25


Lawrence North

16



69.08



83.08



6



40.8%





26


Garrett

 



68.99



53.91



12



88.0%





27


Southmont

 



68.72



56.96



12



83.4%





28


Westfield

 



68.63



72.22



9



58.6%





29


Fountain Central

 



68.53



47.63



13



97.2%





30


South Adams

 



68.53



67.56



11



67.3%




 
How were these ratings calculated?
 
The basic formula used was this:
Amount of returning quality in the context of the team's final rating last year PLUS (expected improvement for an average returning starter TIMES number of returning starters) PLUS (expected contribution for an average new starter TIMES number of new starters).
 
Each team was analyzed, member by member, to determine what "rank" of starters are returning--best, second best, third best, etc.
 
Some statistics used:
Percentage of team points scored against "equal" competition for each position level on a team:
 
1. 13.9%
2. 11.8%
3. 10.1%
4. 8.8%
5. 7.8%
6. 7.3%
7. 6.9%
8. 6.6%
9. 6.1%
10. 5.5%
11. 4.9%
12. 4.2%
13. 3.5%
14. 2.8%
Expected improvement in percentage of team points for an average starter: 2.2%
Expected percentage of team points scored for a new starter: 3.3%
Average number of returning starters from a previous season's final Top 30: 8.78
Average percentage of returning quality from a previous season's final Top 30: 57.8%
 
Weaknesses in the ratings:
No consideration was given to the quality of incoming freshmen or the level of program depth.  These are rather large variables.  Program depth plays a huge role in maintaining a top level from year to year.  This system could not predict that Carmel, for example, will probably be near the top 30 despite losing it's top 10 guys from last year. Or that Penn had a "varsity 2" from last year that projects at around a Top 30 level on its own--meaning its expected contribution from new starters will be well above "normal".  On the flip side, a less-established program might have 12 starters coming back, but not as much practice partner depth or injury replacement depth--meaning the projected improvement per returnee is probably lower than the system projects.
 
Final comments:
These projections will be far from perfect, but they will do very well at predicting success for some underrated programs and at exposing a couple of overrated teams.  I'm not sure if Reitz and HSE will be in the top 5 at the end, but I do expect they'll be firmly in the top 10.  Also, there are a couple of IndianaMat preseason top 20 teams that are outside this list.  I think we'll find that despite their returning 9 or 10 starters, their lack of returning much star power and the fact that they may have been a bit overrated last year will see them perform at a lower level than mainstream ratings might predict.

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2011 Brute Scholastic Duals Coverage
In association with our friends at the NWCA and The Open Mat, indianamat.com is covering the 2011 Brute Scholastic Duals Championship.
 
We will list the submitted lineups of the teams as we receive them. Thanks to Drooke, JD Minch and John Cook for all of their assistance.
 
IN. GOLD
 
103/108   Nathan Boston, 9, 2011 State champion (103)
112/117   Mason Todd, 11, 2011 State champion (112), 2010 3rd place, 2009 State qualifier
119/124   Kyle Ayersman, 11, 2010 Team Indiana team member, 2X State champion (112, 119), 2009 3rd place
125/130   Jared McKinley, 11, 2011 State champion (125), 2010 4th place
130/135   Neal Molloy, 10, 2011 State champion (130), 2010 State qualifier
135/140   Devon Jackson, 11, 2010 Team Indiana team member, 2010 (to Tsirtsis) and 2011 (to Raley) State runner-up
140/145   Jason Tsirtsis, 11, 2010 Team Indiana team member (MOW winner, undefeated), 3X State champion,
145/150   Jesse Goodnight, 11, 2011 State qualifier
152/157   Connor Mullins, 11, 2011 state runner-up, 2010 3rd place, 2009 5th place
160/165   Dezmen McGinley, 11, 2011 State qualifier
171/176   Tanner Lynde, 11, 2010 Team Indiana team member, 2011 3rd place, 2010 5th place
189/194   Mitch Sliga, 10, 2010 Team Indiana team member (undefeated), 2010 and 2011 3rd place, 2010-2011 National Triple Crown winner
215/220  Tyler Kral, 11, 2011 3rd place
285/290   Abraham Hall, 11,  2011 State qualifier
 
IN. BLUE
103/108   Josh Fuqua, 9, 2011 state runner-up
112/117   JARRED BROOKS   11   WARSAW
119/124   CHANDLER CARROLL   9   YORKTOWN
125/130   NICK CRUME   10   JIMTOWN
130/135   NICK BOVA   10   PERRY MERIDIAN
135/140   ISAIAH BRADLEY   10   MUNCIE SOUTHSIDE
140/145   JAKE LANNERT   11   E'VILLE MATER DEI
145/150   ADAM KERN   11   ZIONSVILLE
152/157   KIRK JOHNSON   11   PERRY MERIDIAN
160/165   SEAN MAPPES   11   CENTER GROVE
171/176   JACOB MASSENGALE   10   PERRY MERIDIAN
189/194   SPENCER RAYPOLE   11   FW CARROLL
215/220   JOE GALLEGOS   11   SB CLAY
285/290   ABRAHAM HALL   11   BREMEN
 
Team Leader:
JD Minch - Retired but not dead - yet!
Coaches:
Tom Miller - Laf. Jeff
Brian Seltzer - Elk Memorial
Jim Tonte - Perry Meridian
Jared Williams - Law North
Matt Schoettle - Perry Merdian
 
Delaware
 
Wrestlers:
 
108 - Jamie Loose - DMA - 3rd state
117 - Ryan rodriguez - AI - 5th state
124 - Nick Natale - Concord - Conference champ
130 - Matt Kibblehouse - Salesianum - state champ
135 - Garrett Smith - Cape henlopen - conf runner up
140 - Jonathan Wideman - William Penn - 5th state
145 - Kurt Bentley - Poly tech - 2010 state runner up, INJ default this year
150 - Patrick davis - Woodbridge - state champ
157 - Nick McGinley - St Marks - Conf champ, 2010 NHSCA Fresh Runner up
157/165 - Cody Horrocks - Hodgson - State Qualifier
176 - Nick Mancini - Salesianum - Conf runner up
194 - Jorge Lopez - Wilmington Charter
220 - Mike Blakely - AI - State qualifier
220 - Darius Mcrea - Milford
 
Alternates:
Matt Wilson - Sussex Tech
Jake Vick - Middletown
Jeff Klabe - Sussex tech
Cody Rust - Sussex Tech
 
Texas

Weight - Wrestler - UIL Result
 
108 – Braun Marquez (state champion)
117 – Jacob Rubio (2nd)
124 – Nick Herrmann (state champion), TOM #17 at 125
130 – Travis Rodenbaugh (top
135 – OPEN
140 – Devin Vasquez (6th, but had to default last 3 matches)
145 – Aaron Walker (state champion)
150 – OPEN
157/165 – Brian Dorsey (3rd)
157/165 - OPEN
176 – Ryan Snow (R3 alternate but all 4 in front of him were SR’s who placed top 5)
194 – Greg Wilson (state champion)
220 – OPEN
285 – Will Becker (6th)
 
Colorado
108 Drew Romero – 3A state champion (103)
117 A.J. Rees - 4A state champion (112)
124 Anthony Apodaca - 5A state runner-up (119)
130 Mark Edmonds – 2A state champion (125)
135 Zack Shank - 3A state champion (125)
140 Kordell Bradshaw – 4A third place (135)
145 Nick Babcock - 4A third place (140)
150 Sean Burroughs - 5A state qualifier (140)
157 Brandon Hoffman – Member of 2010 CO team, 4A runner-up (152)
165 Marcos Peralta - 4A state champion (160)
176 Josh Schoenberger – 5A state runner-up (171)
194 Dwight Howes - 4A state champion (189), TOM Honorable Mention at 189
220 Caleb Christensen – 2A state runner-up (189)
285 Don Fuller – 4A fourth place (285)
 
Coach Chris James
Coach Spike Reynolds
Coach Mark Schmidt
 
Illinois Navy
 
108-Jordan Northrup - 3A state runner-up (103), 2010 Asics Cadet Folkstyle AA
117-Zac Denny - 3A 3rd place (112)
124-KeVon Powell - 2A state runner-up (112), 2009 Fargo double AA
130-David Pearce - Member of 2010 IL team, 2A state runner-up (130), 2010 state qualifier
135-Nick Ruffino - 3A state qualifier (130)
140-Lenny Bloom - 3A state qualifier (135)
145-Kevin Moylan - 3A state qualifier (140), 2010 state qualifier
150-Jason Fugiell - 2A state runner-up (145), 2010 state qualifier, 2011 Asics Cadet Folkstyle AA
157-Ricky Robertson - 3A state qualifier (152), 2010 state qualifier
165-Kalvin Hill - 3A state champion (160), 2010 state qualifier
176-Steve Congenie - 3A state champion (171), 2010 state champion (152), 2009 4th place (140), TOM #19 at 171
194-Taylor McGiffen - Member of 2010 IL team, 3A 3rd place (189), 2010 state qualifier, 2010 Fargo Cadet FS AA
220-Artie Bess - 3A state qualifier (215)
290-James Buss - 3A 3rd place (285), 2010 state qualifier
 
 Kentucky
 
108 – Garth Yenter (11) – State champion 103
117 – Brock Ervin (9) - Team Kentucky team member in 2010, State champion 112               
124 – TJ Ruschell (11) – Team Kentucky team member in 2010, State champion 119                                    
124 – Jeffery Wurth (10) – 7th place 119                         
130 – John Fahy (11) – State champion 125, TOM #19 at 125           
130 – Chad Gahafer (9) – 6th place 125                                             
135 – Jayce Carr (10) – Team Kentucky team member in 2010, State champion 130  
140 – Kevin Cooper (10) – Team Kentucky team member in 2010, State champion 135
145 – Stephen Back (11) – state qualifier 135                         
145 – Caleb Canter (10) - 3rd place 135                           
150 – Luke Troxel (11) – Team Kentucky team member in 2010, 3rd place 140                          
157 – Shawn Hull (11) – 4th place 160                              
157 – Nick Waits (11) – state qualifier 140               
165 – John Stout (11) – 7th place 160                            
176 – Bernard Ray
194 – Bobby Bryant (10) – 7th place 189                    
194 – Solomon Vanover (10) - Team Kentucky team member in 2010, state qualifier 189                
220 – Brendan Darrow (11) – Team Kentucky team member in 2010, 3rd place 215     
220 – Samuel Vanover (10) - state qualifier 215                
285 – Aaron House (11) – state champion 285

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NCAA Results for Indiana Wrestlers
Division I
125lbs Camden Eppert- Purdue- Anderson Highland
Loss by decision 11-9 Ryan Mango- Stanford
Loss by decision 4-0 Adam Bartelli- Boise State
 
149lbs Kurt Kinser- Indiana- Bloomington South
Win by decision 4-2 Kyle Bradley- Missouri
Loss by decision 3-2 Mario Mason- Rutgers
Loss by decision 3-2 Donnie Corby- Central Michigan
 
157lbs Paul Young- Indiana- Bloomington South
Win by decision Donnie Tasser- Pittsburgh 5-2
Win by decision Jesse Dong- Virginia Tech 9-4
Loss by decision Bubba Jenkins- Arizona State 4-3
Loss by decision Walter Peppleman- Harvard 6-4
 
157lbs Sean McMurray- Michigan State- Portage
Loss by decision James Flemming- Clarion 5-0
Loss by decision Bryan Deutsch- Northern Illinois 5-0
 
157lbs Bryan Deutsch- Northern Illinois- Columbia City
Loss by pin Corey Mock- North Carolina 6:39
Win by decision Sean McMurray- Michigan State 5-0
Win by decision Chase Nelson- Oklahoma 9-5
Loss by decision David Bonin- Northern Iowa 8-4
 
165lbs Andrew Howe- Wisconsin- Hanover Central
All American 3rd Place
Win by decision Ryan DesRoches- Cal Polly 4-1
Win by decision Brandon Hatchett- Lehigh 6-1
Win by decision Shane Onufer- Wyoming 4-1
Loss by decision Tyler Caldwell- Oklahoma 2-2 TB
Win by decision Josh Asper- Maryland 3-1
Win by decision Colt Sponseller- Ohio State 6-4
 
197lbs Matt Powless- Indiana- Evansville Memorial
All American 8th Place
Win by major decision LJ Helbig- Wyoming
Win by decision Sonny Yohn- Minnesota
Loss by pin Cam Simaz- Cornell 2:20
Win by decision Joseph Kennedy- Lehigh 3-2
Loss by major decision Luke Lofthouse- Iowa 10-1
Loss by decision Sonny Yohn- Minnesota 5-2
 
Division II
141lbs Matt Irwin- Indianapolis- Bellmont
All American 6th Place
Win by decision 9-6 Jimmy Savala- Chadron State
Win by decision 3-2 Jack Bachman- Pitt Johnstown
Loss by decision 5-3 Mario Morgan- Nebraska Omaha
Loss by decision 4-2 Gabriel Suarez- St. Cloud State
Loss by decision 6-0 Naveed Bagheri- San Fransico State
 
149lbs Nick Walpole- Indianapolis- Perry Meridian
National Champion
Win by fall 1:53 Brendon Parker-Risk- North Carolina Pembroke
Win by decision 5-3 Kenny Jordan- Adams State
Win by fall 5:57 Mitchell Means- Fort Hayes State
Win by decision 4-2 TJ Hepburn- Nebraska Kearney
 
184lbs Casey Bradley- Limestone- Muncie South
All American 8th Place
Win by decision 2-1 Brady Anderson- Mary
Loss by decision 5-0 Charlie Pipher- Western State
Win by pin 1:17 Andrew Brentzel- Pitt Johnstown
Loss by decision 8-3 Mitchell Schultz- Upper Iowa
Loss by decision 6-5 Ryan Becerra- Grand Canyon
 
Division III
149lbs Cameryn Brady- Manchester College- Lowell High School
Loss by decision 4-1 Isaiah Britton- Lycoming
Win by decision 9-3 Martin Bell- Merchant Marine
Loss by major decision 13-0 James Locke- Coe
 
Others with Indiana ties
Division I
Indiana
285lbs Ricky Alcala
All American 6th Place
Win by decision Spencer Myers- Maryland 9-7
Loss by decision Jarod Trice- Central Michigan 3-2
Win by decision JT Felix- Boise State 4-2
Win by decision Dominick Russo- Rutgers 9-7
Win by decision Cameron Wade- Penn State 4-2
Win by decision Levi Cooper- Arizona State 4-3
Loss by decision Jarod Trice- Central Michigan 3-2
Win by decision Spencer Myers- Maryland 5-4
 
Purdue
157lbs Colton Salazar
Win by major decision Aaron Sulzer- Eastern Michigan 13-4
Loss by decision Adam Hall- Boise State 6-2
Loss by decision Frank HIckman- Bloomsburg 6-4
 
174lbs Luke Manuel
Win by decision Ryan Patrovich- Hofstra 5-2
Loss by major decision Jon Reader- Iowa State 13-0
Win by decision Alex Caruso- Rutgers 3-1
Win by decision Hunter Meys- Boston 4-0
Loss by decision Ed Ruth- Penn State 7-6
 
184lbs AJ Kissel
Loss by pin Joe LeBlanc- Wyoming 6:41
Loss by decision Austin Trotman- Appalacian State 7-4
 
197lbs Logan Brown
Win by major decision Shawn Fendone- Edinboro 13-4
Loss by decision Zac Thomusseit- Pittsburg 3-2
Loss by decision Brent Haynes- Missouri 9-6
 

Division III
Trine
157lbs Elias Larson
All American 3rd Place
Win by decision 5-3 Eduardo Delgado- Hunter College
Loss by decision 6-1 Carrington Banks- Wartburg
Win by pin 2:18 Derek Brenon- Ithaca
Win by decision 5-1 Jesse Harringont- Delaware Valley
Win by fall 2:03 Justin Berns- Concordia Morehead
Win by decision 4-1 Carrington Banks- Wartburg
 
197lbs Alex Fleet
Loss by major decision 11-3 Byron Tate- Wartburg
Loss by decision 2-0 Sam Johnson- Dubuque
 
Wabash
184lbs Greg Rhoads
All American 8th Place
Loss by decision 7-3 Ben Engelland- Wisconsin Stevens Point
Win by fall 2:41 Mitch Artist- Wisconsin LaCrosse
Win by decision 10-4 Dylan Azinger- Wartburg
Loss by decision 6-2 Dustin Baxter- St Johns
Loss by decision 9-5 Josef Rau- Elmhurst

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2011 Indiana vs. Illinois Classic Preview
Time: 1pm
When: Sunday March 13th
Where: Wabash College Chadwick Court
 
Once again Indiana and Illinois will match up their best senior for their annual dual meet.  This year the event will be held at Wabash College with wrestling action scheduled to start at 1pm. This is a great event and one worth going to on a lazy Sunday afternoon.  This year’s event will feature seven state champions from Indiana and eleven from Illinois.  Here are some wrestlers and match-ups to watch on Sunday.

Illinois Wrestlers to Watch
125lbs- Danny Sabatello- Ranked 17th at 130lbs by Interman and 11th by TOM, attending Purdue
130lbs- Joey Gosinski- Ranked 71st best recruit and 12th at 130lbs by Intermat and 12th by TOM
145lbs- Edwin Cooper- Ranked 23rd best recruit and 3rd at 145lbs by Intermat and 4th by TOM
152lbs- Joey Kielbasa- Ranked 53rd best recruit and 8th at 152lbs by Intermat and 8th by TOM, attending Central Michigan
215lbs- Austin Mardsen- Ranked 31st best recruit and 4th at 215lbs by Intermat and 4th by TOM, attending Oklahoma State
285lbs- Chris Lopez- Ranked 11th at 285lbs by Intermat and 8th by TOM
 
Matches to Watch
*A is Illinois’ biggest school division vs. Indiana’s top senior
*AA is Illinois’ small school division vs. Indiana’s second highest senior
 
125lbs A- Josh Kieffer(Indiana) vs. Danny Sabatello(Illinois)
This match-up features a state runner-up against a nationally ranked state champion.  Kieffer has shown he can wrestle with the best in the nation.
 
135lbs A- Ethan Raley(Indiana) vs. Austin Miller(Illinois)
Raley was a late replacement which will make this one of the best matches of the day.  Two state champions battling it out.
 
152lbs A- Doug Welch(Indiana) vs. Joey Kielbasa(Illinois)
Another match-up of state champions, Kielbasa is nationally ranked and going to Central Michigan next year, while Welch will be attending Purdue.
 
160lbs A- Chad Welch(Indiana) vs. Dmitri Willis(Illinois)
This is the third of four champion vs. champion matchups. 
 
215lbs A- Trey Reese(Indiana) vs. Austin Mardsen(Illinois)
Reese tore through the Indiana state tournament, but he has a tough foe in future Oklahoma State Cowboy Mardsen.
 
130lbs AA- Travis Barroquillo(Indiana) vs. Thorian Twyner(Illinois)
Barroquillo had a great year with only one blemish on his record.  Twyner is a Northern Illinois recruit who won the DIII(small school) state title in Illinois.
 
152lbs AA- Reece Lefever(Indiana) vs. Spartak Chino(Illinois)
Both of these wrestlers have had success on the national level.
 
160lbs AA- Conner Lefever(Indiana) vs. Andy Hoselton(Illinois)
Hoselton was his school’s first state champion.
 
171lbs AA- Nick Manning(Indiana) vs. Sam Apland(Illinois)
Manning had a breakout year this year and Apland comes from a strong wrestling family.
 
215lbs AA- Logan Cooper(Indiana) vs. Joe Gonzalez(Illinois)
Two runner-ups battling it out.
 
285lbs AA- Damon Howe(Indiana) vs. Jason Huebbe(Illinois)
This pits two very good big guys against eachother.
 
Line-ups(Subject to change)





 
Indiana
 
 
Illinois
 


103lbs
Danny Hamm
Prairie Heights
vs.
Ryan Conlin
Chicago (Marist)


 
5th Place
 
 
6th Place 
 


112lbs
Brian Orzechowicz
Griffith
vs.
Brandon Walz
Aurora (West)


 
6th Place
 
 
 
 


119lbs
Garth Simpson
Rochester
vs.
Derek Elmore
Machesney Park (Harlem)


 
 
 
 
1st Place  
 


125lbs
Josh Kieffer
Roncalli
vs.
Danny Sabatello
Lincolnshire (Stevenson)


 
2nd Place
 
 
1st Place  
 


130lbs
Collin Crume
Jimtown
vs.
Joey Gosinski
Carol Stream (Glenbard North)


 
2nd Place
 
 
1st Place  
 


135lbs
Ethan Raley
Indian Creek
vs.
Austin Miller
Macomb


 
1st Place
 
 
1st Place  
 


140lbs
PJ Montgomery
Terre Haute South
vs.
Dan Argueta
Orland Park (Sandburg)


 
2nd Place
 
 
5th Place 
 


145lbs
Renaldo Weekley
Jeffersonville
vs.
Edwin Cooper
New Lenox (Providence Catholic)


 
2nd Place
 
 
1st Place  
 


152lbs
Doug Welch
Castle
vs.
Joey Kielbasa
Crystal Lake Central


 
1st Place
 
 
1st Place  
 


160lbs
Chad Welch
Castle
vs.
Dmitri Willis
Montini


 
1st Place
 
 
1st Place  
 


171lbs
Drake Stein
Princeton
vs.
Phillip Norton
Macomb


 
1st Place
 
 
2nd Place 
 


189lbs
Garret Goldman
Bloomington North
vs.
Jared Koch
Woodstock Marian


 
1st Place
 
 
2nd Place 
 


215lbs
Trey Reese
Indian Creek
vs.
Austin Mardsen
Crystal Lake Central


 
1st Place
 
 
1st Place  
 


285lbs
Jeremiah Harvey
Culver Community
vs.
Chris Lopez
Orland Park(Sandburg)


 
1st Place
 
 
2nd Place 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 


 
Indiana
 
 
Illinois 
 


103lbs
Andrew Bowman
Homestead
vs.
Bobby Raines
Grayslake


 
 
 
 
 
 


112lbs
Luke Schroeder
Southwestern(Hanover)
vs.
Johnie Carter
Springfield (Southeast)


 
 
 
 
 
 


119lbs
Robby Taylor
Madison
vs.
Carlos Garcia
Joliet Twp.


 
 
 
 
3rd Place 
 


125lbs
Tommy Poynter
Dekalb
vs.
Colin Dodd
Rockton (Hononegah)


 
5th Place
 
 
4th Place 
 


130lbs
Travis Barroquillo
Prairie Heights
vs.
Thorian Twyner
Orion


 
3rd Place
 
 
1st Place 
 


135lbs
Justin Kieffer
Roncalli
vs.
Chris Williams
Bethalto (Civic Memorial


 
3rd Place
 
 
 
 


140lbs
Matt Rattay
Lawrence North
vs.
Travis Tomac
Plano


 
3rd Place
 
 
5th Place 
 


145lbs
Laquan Lunford
South Bend Clay
vs.
John Bozarth
Normal (Community)


 
6th Place
 
 
3rd Place 
 


152lbs
Reece Lefever
Carroll(Fort Wayne)
vs.
Spartak Chino
Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)


 
3rd Place
 
 
1st Place 
 


160lbs
Conner Lefever
Carroll(Fort Wayne)
vs.
Andy Hoselton
Prairie Central


 
4th Place
 
 
1st Place 
 


171lbs
Nick Manning
South Dearborn
vs.
Sam Apland
Downers (South)


 
2nd Place
 
 
4th Place 
 


189lbs
Brandon Dillenbeck
Goshen
vs.
Chris Johnson
Wheeling


 
6th Place
 
 
2nd Place 
 


215lbs
Logan Cooper
Perry Meridian
vs.
Joe Gonzalez
LaGrange (Lyons)


 
2nd Place
 
 
2nd Place 
 


285lbs
Damon Howe
Plymouth
vs.
Jason Huebbe
LaSalle Peru


 
2nd Place
 
 
3rd Place 
 



450
Donald L. Patton Wrestling Scholarship, 2011
Don Patton was a five-time Indiana State Champion Wrestling Coach and Athletic Director at Delta High School. As a legendary coach he was known for his generosity, caring, enthusiasm, competitive spirit and willingness to help students, wrestlers, coaches and officials wherever he went. His dedication and willingness to work hard enabled him to overcome colon cancer at the age of 32 as he served as a role model for athletes and coaches across the state. Don's death in September 2033 left a void in the Indiana sports family. The Donald Lee Patton memorial Scholarship was created to inspire those students who exhibit Don's dedication to hard work, enthusiasm, and attaining one's aspirations in all facet of life.
 
Eligibility
-Graduate of an Indiana accredited high school
-Member of a high school wrestling team for at least 2 years
-"Demonstrates love for wrestling and a spirit for winning"
-Planning to attend an accredited college or university
 
Click here for the application and more information

322
Final Indianamat.com Team Rankings 1/24
1. Crown Point (18-0)
2. Perry Meridian (23-0)
3. Evansville Mater Dei (18-0)
4. Penn (20-4)
5. Yorktown (27-2)
6. Roncalli (20-1)
7. Merrillville (13-2)
8. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (15-1)
9. Bellmont (20-4)
10. Mishawaka (20-4)
11. Lawrence North (14-4)
12. Evansville Reitz (15-0)
13. Carmel (15-3)
14. Center Grove (20-3)
15. Hamilton SE (16-2)
16. South Bend Clay (28-2)
17. South Adams (27-0)
18. Fishers (13-9)
19. Bloomington South (19-7)
20. Jennings County (26-1)

877
Summit Athletic Conference Brackets
Team Scores
1. Dwenger 267
2. Snider 230
3. South Side 194
4. North Side 158
5. Wayne 150
6. Concordia 117.50
7. Northrop 114
8. Harding 89.50
9. Bishop Luers 69
 
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1088
Northern Lakes Conference Brackets
Teams
 
Concord, Elkhart Memorial, Goshen, Northridge, Northwood, Plymouth, Warsaw, Wawasee
 
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1924
Tri-Eastern Conference Brackets
Teams
Centerville, Hagerstown, Lincoln, Northeastern, Tri-High, Union City, Union County, Winchester
 
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1077
Team State Bracket
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508
Northeast Hoosier Conference
Teams
Bellmont, Carroll, New Haven, Homestead, Dekalb, East Noble, Norwell, Columbia City
 
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