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556Wabash College Announces 2010 Recruiting Class
From Wabash Athletics
Wabash College head coach Brian Anderson has announced the addition of nineteen student-athletes who will join the Little Giants wrestling program in the fall. The nineteen wrestlers come from seven different states with the majority coming from Indiana. This class of freshmen coming in will provide depth from top to bottom. 7 out of the 19 wrestlers competed at their state tournament at least once, with another 9 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 3.41.
Wabash started seven underclassmen this past season with four of those being freshman. The 2009-2010 team finished 11-4 in duals and had two individuals at the national tournament. This incoming class will make a strong impact on the program over the next four years that will take Wabash to new heights. The youth of this team will be able to look to a number of different upper classmen who are getting it done in the classroom and on the mats.
Kahlil Carazo Roanoke, VA 125 State Champ/3x Placer (4th, 2nd, 1st)
James Caum North Vernon, IN 285 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Aaron Davis Indianapolis, IN 125 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Marc Escobedo Schererville, IN 125/ 133 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Jordan Fenton Findlay, OH 165 2x District Qualifier
Holden Fudurich Sullivan, IN 165 2x State Qualifier
Chris Hurst S. Putnam, IN 285 Semi-State Qualifier
Jimmy LaRowe Churubusco, IN 157 2x State Qualifier (7th)
Dylan McBride Crawfordsville, IN 197 2x State Qualifier (6th)
Jose Perez Crown Point, IN 133
Bobby Perry Bluffton, IN 133 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Josh Sampson Charlestown, IN 141/ 149 State Placer (7th)
Charles Smothers Jackson Co, GA 184 2x State Qualifier (2nd)
Drew Songer Huntingburg, IN 174 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Dalton Stanley Topeka, KS 165/174 3x State Qualifier (5th, 3rd)
Andrew Stegelman Goshen, IN 149 Semi-State Qualifier
Justin Taylor Pike Road, AL 141
Von Wasson New Castle, IN 157/ 165 2x Semi-State Qualifier
Patrick Williams Baroda, MI 197
1078 1University of Indianapolis to Host 2025 DII Nationals
Today the NCAA announced the championship locations for events from 2023 through 2026 for all of their championship sports in all three divisions. It was announced that the 2025 NCAA DII Championships will be held in Indianapolis. The University of Indianapolis will be the official host of the event that will take place at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum(better known as the Pepsi Coliseum). The wrestling portion of the DII championships will be a part of the DII Winter Sports Festival that will include championships in indoor track and field along with swimming championships in the Indianapolis area.
We will keep you posted on exact dates and ticket information as it becomes available.
6543 25Ultimate Bracket Challenge
We have put together the best 124 wrestlers from 2000-2020 and mashed them in the ultimate bracket. This list includes five wrestlers who won four state titles, 10 that won three titles, and 49 that have won two state titles!
We seeded them by a point system on their whole career then separated ties by national level success. The top 44 wrestlers(all who made the finals at least three times) were given a bye into the main 64 man ultimate bracket. The other 80 will battle it out in a vote-in to make the main bracket.
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Voting will take place on Twitter starting around noon on Monday March 23rd and continue daily until the bracket is complete. Each voting duration will be only two hours so stay tuned to our Twitter account for updates throughout the day. As the winners are announced we will update our bracket to determine the champion.
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2049UIndy places seven at Trine Invitational
Jackie Paquette, Asst. AD for Student Support & Sports Information
ANGOLA, Ind.- The Greyhound wrestling team opened its 2014-15 season Saturday at the Trine Invitational, with five UIndy grapplers earning runner-up finishes, and another two taking fourth place on the day.
Nick Crume (3-1) was the first Greyhound runner-up, taking second in the 133 bracket. The redshirt freshman opened his season with a 15-0 tech fall over Olivet's Dean Roberts, added a major decision in the quarterfinals and took an 8-3 decision in the semifinals. Crume stumbled in the bracket final, falling via pin to Indiana Tech's Mitch Pawlak.
True-freshman Angelo Robles (3-1) also took second, in the 141-pound bracket. The Decatur Central product earned a trio of decisions en route to the final match, where he fell to Muskegon's Zachary Cooper 12-2.
Barry McGinley (3-1) opened his day with a fall in 1:23 over Trine's Adam Boles, then took a pair of wins in the quarter and semifinals before falling to Jordan Victor of John Carroll by a score of 12-6 to take second in the 157 weight class.
Also taking second was sophomore Shelden Struble (3-1). After a first round bye, Struble opened the season with a 9-3 win over North Central's Matt Marcotte in round two. He then took a win in the quarterfinals, and pinned his John Carroll opponent in 2:13 to earn a berth in the championship match. The Bryan, Ohio native fell in a close 6-4 match to John Carroll's Tyler Hardtke.
Brian Snyder (3-1) earned three wins in his first three bouts, outscoring his opponents 18-5. He then fell to Trine's Mackenzie Green 4-0 in the final match to take his second-place finish at 285.
Mason Meling (3-2) and Brian Wagner (3-2) both took fourth place in the 141-pound and 197-pound weight classes, respectively.
The Greyhounds continue their season next Saturday, heading to St. Charles, Mo. for the Lindenwood Open.
6644 2U20 and U23 World Team Trials Indiana Entries
Held in Geneva, Ohio Friday June 3rd-5th
Event Link
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Brackets
FloArena
Schedule
Friday
U23 and U20 Greco-Roman WTT
10am- Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals & Consolations
4pm- Medal Matches and Best 2 out of 3 Finals
Saturday
U23 and U20 Freestyle WTT
9:30am
U20 Challenge Tournament
U23 Preliminaries and Consolations
4pm
U20 Medal Matches and Best 2 out of 3 Finals
U23 Preliminaries and Consolations
Sunday
U23 Freestyle WTT
10am Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations, All Medal Matches, and Best 2 out of 3 Finals
Age/Style Weight Name Club/School U20 Freestyle 61 kg Jesse Mendez Region Wrestling Academy U20 Freestyle 61 kg Zeke Seltzer Tiger Style Wrestling Club U20 Freestyle 92 kg Evan Bates Wildcat Wrestling Club U20 Freestyle 92 kg Silas Allred Nebraska RTC U20 Freestyle 97 kg Christian Carroll Midwest RTC U20 Greco-Roman 97 kg Christian Carroll Midwest RTC U23 Freestyle 57 kg Anthony Hughes Knights Wrestling Club U23 Freestyle 57 kg Riley Bettich Bulldog Premier U23 Freestyle 61 kg Blake Boarman Regional Training Center South U23 Freestyle 65 kg Cayden Rooks Indiana RTC U23 Freestyle 65 kg David Schulte Olivet Wrestling Club U23 Freestyle 65 kg Nicholas Bolivar Indiana RTC U23 Freestyle 65 kg Christian White Boilermaker RTC U23 Freestyle 70 kg Aundre Beatty Knights Wrestling Club U23 Freestyle 70 kg Elijah Chacon Warrior Regional Training Center U23 Freestyle 70 kg Graham Rooks Indiana RTC U23 Freestyle 70 kg Jaden Reynolds Boilermaker RTC U23 Freestyle 74 kg Jahmon Spiller Solid Tech Wrestling Club U23 Freestyle 74 kg Joe Lee Nittany Lion Wrestling Club U23 Freestyle 74 kg Jonathan Kervin Invicta Wrestling Academy U23 Freestyle 74 kg Matt Lee Nittany Lion Wrestling Club U23 Freestyle 79 kg Bryer Hall Ohio State U23 Freestyle 79 kg Isiah Levitz Indiana RTC U23 Freestyle 79 kg Nick South Indiana RTC U23 Freestyle 79 kg Macartney Parkinson Boilermaker RTC U23 Freestyle 86 kg Sam Osho Knights Wrestling Club U23 Freestyle 86 kg Santos Cantu Indiana RTC U23 Freestyle 92 kg Damien Rodriguez Warrior Regional Training Center U23 Freestyle 92 kg Nicholas Willham Indiana RTC U23 Freestyle 92 kg Hayden Filipovich Boilermaker RTC U23 Freestyle 125 kg Austin Lane Knights Wrestling Club U23 Freestyle 125 kg Braydon Erb Warrior Regional Training Center U23 Freestyle 125 kg Jacob Bullock Indiana RTC U23 Freestyle 125 kg Tristan Ruhlman Boilermaker RTC U23 Greco-Roman 60 kg Anthony Hughes Knights Wrestling Club U23 Greco-Roman 67 kg Aundre Beatty Knights Wrestling Club U23 Greco-Roman 77 kg Jahmon Spiller Solid Tech Wrestling Club U23 Greco-Roman 87 kg Sam Osho Knights Wrestling Club U23 Greco-Roman 130 kg Braydon Erb Warrior Regional Training Center2331U.S. World Team Trials women’s freestyle preview at 58 kg
By Gary Abbott
This weight class could draw athletes from the two non-Olympic divisions of 55 kg and 60 kg, making it possible that the World Team Trials will be stronger than the U.S. Open field. Regardless if anybody switches into this class, the talent at the U.S. Open here was considerable by itself.
The U.S. Open champion for the second straight year is Alli Ragan, who completed her college career this year with a WCWA national title. Ragan competed at the 2013 Senior World Championships and is a two-time Junior World medalist. By sitting out until the finals series, Ragan is looking to be fresh while her finals opponent could be tired from earlier bouts.
2012 Olympian Kelsey Campbell, who placed as high as fifth at the World Championships, becomes a top challenger in Madison. Campbell won a silver medal at this weight at the Grand Prix of Paris this winter, but also dropped to 55 kg to wrestle in the World Cup. After taking last year off, Campbell should be rounding into top form for the World Team Trials.
With the best performance of her career, Trinity Plessinger Griffin claimed the silver medal at the U.S. Open this year. A veteran who has struggled with injuries in the past, Griffin looked strong in Las Vegas until the finals, where she was pinned by Ragan. This could be the year that Griffin puts it all together when it counts.
Placing third at the U.S. Open was talented Michaela Hutchison. She was a three-time WCWA college national champion and has many high placements at the Senior level in the past. Now a college coach, Hutchison is capable of reaching the finals with a good run in Madison.
Othella Feroleto, a past U.S. Open runner-up, took fourth in Las Vegas, and won the Minnesota Storm Cup at this weight class. An Army teammate of Feroleto’s and making a comeback after many years off the mat is two-time World bronze medalist Sally Roberts. Roberts finished fifth at the U.S. Open, and if she can reclaim the abilities she had prior to her retirement, she will be a major force at this division.
The U.S. Open finalists at 60 kg were champion Jennifer Page and runner-up Jenna Burkert are eligible to drop here for the Trials. Of the two, Burkert, a three-time Junior World Team member, is more likely to drop to 58 kg and make a run. The University Nationals champion at 58 kg was Jacarra Winchester, who had a solid college career and is showing strong freestyle abilities.
The finalists at 55 kg at the U.S. Open were champion Helen Maroulis and runner-up Sarah Hildebrandt. If either chooses to enter at the Phase I Trials, it is most likely that it will be Hildebrandt at this weight class. A WCWA college champion with extensive international experience, Hildebrandt could surprise people if she moves up to wrestle.
High school star Kayla Miracle entered her first Senior Open this year and placed an impressive sixth. A past Cadet World medalist and Junior World Team member, Miracle has a bright future ahead at both the college and Senior levels. Earning a spot in the field with her seventh place finish at the Open is 2012 Open runner-up Melissa Apodaca, who joined the U.S. Marines this season.
Read more on TheMat.com U.S. World Team Trials women’s freestyle preview at 58 kg
1246U.S team set for FILA Cadet Pan American Championships in Recife, Brazil, May 2-4
Evansville Mater Dei freshman Nick Lee and Jeffersonville head coach Danny Struck will both represent the USA at this event. Last year Lee won this event at 58kg in the freestyle division. This year he will be wrestling in both styles at 58kg.
By Chris Casper
USA Wrestling
The U.S. will send a competitive team in the three Olympic styles to compete at the FILA Cadet Pan American Championships in Recife, Brazil, May 2-4. FILA Cadets are athletes who are 15-17 years old.
Athletes in the men’s team will compete in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at the competition.
The men’s team will feature 2013 Cadet World Greco-Roman bronze medalist Cade Olivas of California at 46 kg. Another 2013 Cadet World Team member, Taylor LaMont of Utah, will compete at 63 kg. He also was a Cadet National freestyle champion last summer.
Also competing at 69 kg is Mason Manville of New Jersey, a 2014 FILA Junior Nationals Greco-Roman champion and a 2013 Cadet Nationals double champion.
Kaden Gfeller of Oklahoma, who is wrestling at 50 kg, was a 2013 FILA Cadet Pan American champion in Greco-Roman and a 2013 Cadet Nationals freestyle champion. Another Oklahoma star, Daton Fix at 54 kg, was a double champion at the 2013 FILA Cadet Pan American Championships and was a 2013 Cadet Triple Crown winner.
Continue Reading at TheMat.com U.S team set for FILA Cadet Pan American Championships in Recife, Brazil, May 2-4
985Tyrel Todd Announced as Purdue Assistant Coach
Today new Purdue coach Tony Ersland announced that former Michigan Wolverine standout Tyrel Todd will be joining him on staff. Todd comes in with a wealth of success at the NCAA and Olympic levels. Todd was a two-time All-American at 197lbs including winning the B1G championship as a senior.
Click here for a link to Todd's bio on Purdue's website.
509Tyler Fleener Youth"Wrestler of the Week" 01-10-09
Tyler Fleener
12 yrs old/7th Grader
Perry Meridian Middle School
Tyler is currently 3-0, with wins over wrestlers from Gray Middle school of Ohio, Trinity Middle of Kentucky, and Elder of Cincinnati after bumping up a weight class to fill a whole in the line up. Perry won the tournament by 90 pts. He is a leader in the classroom and the practice room. He was a triple crown champ as a first year midget in 2005 and a ISWA Multiple State Champ and Place winner. Tyler is wrestling the 80 lb weight class this year. Keep up the good work Tyler!
316Two Free Prime Time Wrestling Camp Winners
Tyler Snow of Westfield and Jared Cooper of Bristol have won a free opportunity to participate in the 2010 Prime Time wrestling camp held at New Castle High School. Snow is an 8th grader currently attending Westfield Middle School. This was his first year wrestling, but with hard work and determination finished with an 11-5 record and was runner-up in the Northwest Suburban Conference. Jared Cooper attends Pierre Moran Middle School in Elkhart and his future goals include wrestling for the Purdue Boilermakers.
Along with the camp these two wrestlers will also get complimentary versions of Matt Krumrie's book The Ultimate Guide to Wrestling Camps. To find out more information about this book visit the website http://www.wrestlingcampguide.com/.
1825 5 2Two exciting opportunities for the Fort Wayne area
By Dane Fuelling
Decades ago, the stretch of land from Fort Wayne to Muncie was the heart of high school wrestling in Indiana. Storied programs like Bellmont, Delta and the now-shuttered high schools of Muncie South and Muncie North won 11 of the twenty-one state championships from 1974 to 1994. Since Bellmont’s title in 1994, the area has fallen behind the rest of the state. While plenty of wrestling fans around the state like to talk about the struggles of the Fort Wayne area, two men have taken big steps in their lives to put actions where others will only speak words.
Wade McClurg has been hired to a new dual position in the Indiana Tech athletic program. He will simultaneously be assistant coach for the Warrior program and the head of its new Warrior Regional Training Center.
“With the Warrior RTC,” says McClurg, “we have an opportunity to positively impact hundreds of boys and girls in the Fort Wayne community and surrounding area through the sport of wrestling. In return, we will not only have the ability to produce elite athletes, but we will strive to form servant-leaders and mold outstanding individuals through the world’s oldest and greatest sport.”
On the other side of town, coach Andy Oberlin has opened a new wrestling-focused facility on Goshen Road, not far from the Zoo in Fort Wayne. Oberlin has invested much of his own personal money and time into a venture that has no guarantee of success. It is a new idea for the city, a place for clubs and teams to host camps, retreats and for visiting coaches to hold clinics.
Oberlin has hooked up with ONE for sponsorship and his facility has new wall mats and wrestling mats being installed this week. He has enlisted the help of Anton Talamantes, one of the city’s all-time wrestling greats, to host the very first clinic at his facility. That will take place on June 12th.
Coach McClurg was a graduate of Beech Grove High School in Indianapolis who went on to wrestle for the Greyhounds of the University of Indianapolis. In five years at the helm of the Roncalli program, McClurg won 84 duals with 18 losses and had 17 state qualifiers, including three state champions. He qualified for Team State in his final four seasons and won a semi-state title in 2019.
With all that time spent on the south side of Indy, moving to Fort Wayne will be a big change for the coach. A state of the art, 25,000 square feet facility was a good place to start.
For Oberlin, Fort Wayne is home and since wrestling against two-time state champion Tim Myers multiple times in his high school career at DeKalb High School, Oberlin has also seen the drop in competitiveness in the area.
“The question is whether we have gotten worse or everyone else has gotten better,” says Oberlin. “But I think it is a combination of both.”
Oberlin feels that the strong group of wrestlers out of Griffith High School in the early 2000s, which included current IU head coach Angel Escobedo, transformed high school wrestling in Indiana and created a new, higher ceiling.
“We have so many more kids competing nationally,” he says. “Just look at how many D1 wrestlers we have produced now. Things are so much more competitive now than they were 25 years ago.”
Both Oberlin and McClurg see potential for the sport in the state’s largest school district, Fort Wayne Community Schools.
“Kids today need to see some success to get hooked on the sport,” declares Oberlin. “And when you try to get them to start the sport in high school, there isn’t much of a chance for success against experienced wrestlers. We need to change that.”
McClurg’s program will open in September, and with established men’s and women’s wrestling teams at the school, things might just be looking up for wrestling in our area.
552Twin Lakes Sectional Preview
By Scott Hardy
It seems like the Twin Lakes sectional is up for grabs this year. Last year Logansport walked away with the sectional by about 70 points. However, this year is going to be different. There are four teams in the running for the title; Logansport, Pioneer, West Central, and Winamac. Logansport is led by two seniors projected to win their weight classes. Pioneer is led by a young team and is prepared to take a few weight classes of their own. West Central just came off of a conference title over Pioneer and Winamac, so they look to carry this over to sectionals. Finally, Winamac is always a strong team that is a force year in and year out.
103- Favorite- Dillon Rehn (West Central) Projected RQ's- Mitch Latta (TL), Brandon Preston (Log), and Chase Kaufman (Ren)
112- Favorite- Justin Johnson (Pio) Projected RQ's- Justin Summers (TL), Keith Wiley (NW), Alberto Garay (WC), and Jacob Reed (LC)
119- Co-Favorites- Mike Cataldo (Log) and Robert Hartley (Win) Projected RQ's- Dustin Stone (NW), Troy Wireman (WC), and Anders Douglass (TL)
125- Co-Favorites- Dylan Berkshire (Win) and Damon Clements (TL) Projected RQ's- Justin Faler (WC) and Brett Wright (SN)
130- Favorite- Wil Holloway © Projected RQ's- Whole Field. Wide Open Weight Class
135- Co-Favorites- Owen Dorris (Pio) and Josh VanOrt (WC) One win a piece Projected RQ's- Quentin Chapman (Win), Chris Espinoza (Log), and Clinton Hardesty (TL)
140- Favorite- Travis Rowe (NW) Projected RQ's- Trenton Mullett (WC), Kyle Snyder (TL), RJ Whaley (SN), and Anthony Baxter (Pio)
145- Co-Favorites- Aaron Wagoner (Pio) and David McMenamin © Projected RQ's- Angus Cameron (WC), Tyler Hileman (NW), and Seth Sigman (TL)
152- Favorite- David Minix (Win) Projected RQ's- Kevin Russell (NW), Christian Winkle (TL), Philip Whitlock (Pio), and Brandon Amsler (WC)
160- Projected RQ's- Derek Worden (LC), Nathan Nethercutt (Pio), Austin Mills (Log), and Caleb Brinkman (SN)
171- Co-Favorites- Ryne Bell (SN) and Derek Rowe (Log) Projected RQ's- Kyle Moore (LC), Matt Fox (Pio), Donald Perkins (Win), and John Zickmund (WC)
189- Co-Favorites- Mark Shidler (Win) and Randy Kaufman (Ren) Projected RQ's- Jace Snodgrass (SN) and Steven Masters (WC)
215- Favorite- Brady Tolle (LC) Projected RQ's- David Marquez (NW), Josh Kramer (F), Mathew Tolson (Win), and Alonso Guajardo (Log)
HWT- Co-Favorites- Kegan Clark (Log) and Ross Fox (Pio) Projected RQ's- Zachary Dix (Win), Shawn Geyer (WC), and Colton Sample (SN)
More than four listed in some weight classes because it is a race on the semi-finals of the consolation. Good luck to all Saturday.
496Tune Up for Title Run – Bellmont Duals
The holidays are over and most school have returned to business as usual. For the eight schools wrestling at the Bellmont Duals on Saturday, it will be anything but business as usual. This annual gathering of elite teams from throughout the state will serve as a measuring stick for teams with state title aspirations as they edge closer to the championship season of conference and sectional action.
Headlining this years Bellmont Duals are the second ranked Perry Meridian Falcons coached by Jim Tonte. The Falcons' lineup features eight ranked grapplers spread out nicely through the weight classes. The depth of studs in the lineup have allowed Perry Meridian to dominate one of the toughest schedules in the state. At Bellmont, they will be tested by three of northern Indiana's best teams in Penn, Mishawaka, and Bellmont. Top ranked 125 pound junior Jared McKinley along with his classmate, #5 ranked Kirk Johnson at 152 both have been on the podium at Conseco and they will be looked on to lead the Falcons to a team state title. Super frosh 112 pounder Cody LeCount(ranked 5th) was one of the most talked about freshman in the state and he has proven himself nicely with wins over a number of ranked wrestlers in one of the deepest weight classes in the state.
The rumble from the north on Saturday morning will be in the form of longtime rivals, seventh ranked Penn and sixth ranked Mishawaka. The Kingsmen have some momentum after a team victory at the Al Smith Invitational. Their number one gun is top ranked 130 pound Alex Gregory. He is a two time state qualifier and one time placer. Gregory has wrestled much of the season at 135 and his dominance has allowed coach Brad Harper to be flexible with his line up. Other leaders in Penn's line up include eighth ranked Devin Reagan at 215 and #12 Grant Anglemyer at 145. Anglemyer is coming off an individual championship at the Al Smith.
Mishawaka will roll into Decatur a little banged up but never shy to test themselves against the state's elite. Coach Darrick Snyder has been able to count on his one-two punch of Layten Binion and Taylor Wisler all season. Both wrestlers have spent time on the podium at Conseco and both look to do the same this year. Binion is currently ranked third at 125 and will get the chance to test his skills against top ranked Jared McKinley of Perry Meridian.
The host Bellmont Braves also have some nice momentum on their side after the holidays. Their narrow loss to Penn at Al Smith seems to show that the Braves are going to be ready for a potential regional match up with Yorktown. You better get to coach Brent Faurote's Braves early in their line up as they possess a murderer's row in the upper weights. Fifth ranked Riley Hankenson at 171, tenth ranked Will Busse at 189, third ranked Travis Thatcher at 215, and top ranked heavyweight Daniel Meyer can easily bring the Braves back or put them in a nice lead depending on the starting weight of a dual.
Overshadowed a bit but still very dangerous is the states fourteenth ranked team, Bloomington South. Coach Royce Deckard brings a very solid dual meet team with three ranked wrestlers. Included among them is second ranked senior Jacob Boomsma at 103. A favorite to wrestle for a state championship next month, Boomsma has not been seriously tested this year.
Coming for the second year in a row to Bellmont from the deep south is last year's state semi finalist Castle. While not ranked in the IndianaMat top 20 at this time, they are ranked fourteenth by the coaches so no one will take the Knights lightly. Coach Bob Harmon's line up features five ranked wrestlers including the state's top ranked 152 and 160 pound wrestlers in Doug and Chad Welch. Doug was the runner up at 145 last year and Chad finished third. Following in the Welch twin's footsteps is little brother Luke. Luke, a sophomore, was a state finalist last year and is currently ranked fourth in the state at 119.
Rounding out the line up of teams at the Bellmont Duals are Whitko and Fairfield. These two smaller schools are both traditionally strong programs but realistically are probably looking at Saturday as a way to test some of their better wrestlers against the state's elite. Both schools have a ranked wrestler in their line up. Whitko has fourteenth ranked Jordan Gilbert at 119 and Fairfield has thirteenth ranked Alex Hostetler at 171.
Thirty ranked wrestlers, five top ranked individuals and six ranked teams will make the Bellmont Duals a wrestling fan's mecca come Saturday morning. If 9AM is too late to get your wrestling fix, come break bread and talk wrestling with Y2, littlevito, and myself at Indiana House of Pancakes at 8AM.
P.S. If you have children, please see Y2 for some very cheap(free?) IndianaMat shirts and shorts. His wife is tired of the seeing the box of clothing around the house.
MATCH UPS
Round 1
Bellmont vs Bloomington South
Castle vs Perry Meridian
Whitko vs Penn
Mishawaka vs Fairfield
Round 2
Bellmont vs Castle
Mishawaka vs Bloomington South
Perry Meridian vs Whitko
Penn vs Fairfield
Round 3
Bellmont vs Mishawaka
Bloomington South vs Penn
Whitko vs Castle
Perry Meridian vs Fairfield
Round 4
Bellmont vs Perry Meridian
Penn vs Castle
Whitko vs Mishawaka
Bloomington South vs Fairfield
Round 5
Bellmont vs Penn
Mishawaka vs Perry Meridian
Whitko vs Bloomington South
Castle vs Fairfield
441Tsirtsis to wrestle for Third
Jason Tsirtsis of Crown Point has advanced to the third place of the Junior freestyle competition in Fargo. Tsirtsis has had an outstanding performance, so far with a 9-1 record. His only loss is to Blair Academy's Austin Ormsbee 1-1, 5-1. During his run he has five falls and two pins. His opponent for third place will be Taylor Moeder of Kansas. Moeder earlier this week won the Junior Greco-Roman title at 130lbs.
Match #1 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over James Hatzell (New Jersey) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #2 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Colby Coates (Washington) Fall 6-0,0:24
Match #3 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Tre Miller Scott (Pennsylvania) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #4 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Patrick Hogan (New York) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #5 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Nathan Brown (Wisconsin) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #6 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Keenan Hagerty (Missouri) Fall 3-1,1:22
Match #7 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Jake Sueflohn (Wisconsin) Dec 3-0,5-1
Match #8 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Seth Lange (South Dakota) Dec 3-0,8-0
Match #9 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Brandon Charbonneau (Kansas) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #10 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #11 Austin Ormsbee (New Jersey) over Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) Dec 1-1,5-1
751Tsirtsis 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.
472Tsirtsis Commits to Wrestle for Northwestern
IndianaMat.com has learned that Crown Point Bulldog and #1 ranked Jason Tsirtsis has verbally committed to continue his wrestling career at Northwestern University. In the end the decision was between Northwestern and Oklahoma State. Tsirtsis cited Northwestern's great academics and proximity to home as key reasons for the decision.Â
Even before the beginning of his senior year, Tsirtsis has left quite a mark on Indiana wrestling. He will be gunning for his fourth state title to join very exclusive company. Added to his in-state success is numerous national accolades including a Junior National Freestyle championship this summer. He has also placed highly at the FILA Junior Freestyle championships defeating many collegiate freshmen and sophomores in the process. Look for him to have an immediate impact at Northwestern.
Congratulations to Jason and best of luck pursuing an NCAA championship.
575Tsirtsis Comes Away with the Gold!
Jason Tsirtsis of Crown Point won the 140lbs Junior Freestyle National Championship on Saturday morning. He defeated Jake Short of Minnesota 1-0, 1-0. The first period went to a clinch and Tsirtsis quickly scored the one point takedown. In the second period Tsirtsis scored another takedown with about 40 seconds left in the period.
Also for Indiana Jarred Brooks finished second and Jared McKinley placed 5th.
Junior-140 - Jason Tsirtsis's place is 1st.
Match #1 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Mihaly Nagy (New York) Dec 3-1,7-0
Match #2 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Michael Cutbertson (Missouri) Fall 1:10
Match #3 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #4 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Johnathan Blackwell (Kansas) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #5 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Colton Dempsey (Connecticut) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #6 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Anthony Collica (Ohio) Dec 6-0,5-1
Match #7 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Steve Spearman (Pennsylvania) Fall 0:51
Match #8 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Natrelle Deminson (California) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #9 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Anthony Collica (Ohio) Dec 6-0,5-1
Match #10 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #11 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Joey Lavallee (Nevada) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #12 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Jake Short (Minnesota) Dec 1-0,1-0
583Tsirtsis Back Into the Finals
Jason Tsirtsis of Crown Point will return to the stage where he last wrestled two years ago as a cadet. He defeated Joey Lavallee of Nevada 1-0,2-0 to secure his spot. In the first period Tsirtsis scored a pushout and in the second period took Lavalle down twice. His finals opponent will be Jake Short of Minnesota.
The finals begin tomorrow morning at 10am CST and you can watch them on TheMat.tv.
Junior-140 - Jason Tsirtsis's place is 2nd.
Match #1 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Mihaly Nagy (New York) Dec 3-1,7-0
Match #2 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Michael Cutbertson (Missouri) Fall 1:10
Match #3 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #4 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Johnathan Blackwell (Kansas) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #5 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Colton Dempsey (Connecticut) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #6 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Anthony Collica (Ohio) Dec 6-0,5-1
Match #7 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Steve Spearman (Pennsylvania) Fall 0:51
Match #8 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Natrelle Deminson (California) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #9 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Anthony Collica (Ohio) Dec 6-0,5-1
Match #10 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #11 Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) over Joey Lavallee (Nevada) Dec 1-0,2-0
1551 2 1Triples with TripleB
Our newest weekly article is a quick hit look at the week ahead and a recap of the previous week. TripleB will give you three things you need to know, three events to watch for this week, and three questions with someone in wrestling.
3 Things You Need to Know
1. New Coaches look to make an impact
40 programs have new coaches at the helm this season, including 5 ranked teams. will it be business as usual or will there be a disruption in the force??
#7 1A Eastern(Greentown)- Zach Pence
#2 1A Southridge- Kurt Collins
#18 Franklin- Jim Tonte
#17 Portage- Andrew Bradbury
#5 Warren Central- Matt Krulik
2. Post Season Dynasties
There’s dominant, then there’s #PainTrain dominant. Brownsburg is a phenomenal 16-0 at IHSWCA Dual Team State Championships and have won the last 4 in a row. Can the Bulldogs add a ring to their thumbs this year??
Brownsburg Coach Darrick Snyder, “At Brownsburg we take a lot of pride in our performance at dual state. We want to be the best team in the state. We put a huge emphasis on dual state because we know that shows the best team”
Cathedral needed 4 leaf clovers and all the luck of the Irish last year as Jordan Slvika and Elliott Rodgers turned in monumental efforts to lock up individual state championships and help Cathedral rally for a 3rd consecutive big old Indiana plaque at Bankers Life. Will the luck of the Irish be on their side for a fourth consecutive title?
Indianapolis Cathedral Coach Sean McGinley, “Look for the Irish to struggle a bit out of the gate. However, if we do our jobs and keep getting better each week, by tournament time we feel we will be one of the few teams that people are talking about with a chance to bring home a team state championship.”
3. How will the football runs impact early season matches?
7 of the top 10 preseason ranked teams are still alive as Indianapolis Cathedral, Evansville Mater Dei, Warren Central, Roncalli, Carmel, Merriville, and Hobart all played in regional games on Friday night. Will these ranked hammers stumble out of the gate as teams patiently wait for football players to wrap up, get healed, and get in wrestling shape? Look for the holiday tournaments before some of these teams are fully loaded. Merrillville, Carmel, Mount Vernon(Fortville), Hobart, and Adams Central will all be playing this week at semi-state.
3 Feature Matches
1. Opening dual of the season!
The Battle for the Paddle; Madison at Southwestern
Since the incarnation of the Battle, Madison has ran the tables winning all nine duals. What this match has lacked is over all dual excitement as forfeits on both sides have been an issue, but the scuttlebutt is that this year both teams will be bringing full line ups into the Dual and Southwestern is hoping to keep the paddles in Hanover!
2. Crown Point vs Portage
Portage graduates 4 state qualifiers and new coach Andrew Bradbury jumps right into the frying pan in this Region kick off dual. Returning state qualifiers Ty Haskins and Damari Dancy will look to keep this dual close but on paper Crown Point appears to be too strong. Lead by returning state champ Jesse Mendez, with 5 freshman and 2 sophomores in starting lineup, the Bulldogs will look to rack up bonus team points early and often!
3. Capital City Classic
Through the years Triple C is one of the toughest opening weekend tournaments with teams like Beech Grove, Perry, Warren, Bloomington North, Mishawaka, and North Central winning the very first one. Perry Meridian looks to be the front-runner for the 38th annual Capital City Classic.This years line up includes - Beech Grove, Franklin Central, Greenwood, Indian Creek, Jeffersonville, Perry Meridian, Plainfield, Westfield
3 Questions with Mike Reiser
1. What is your background in wrestling?
I wrestled for Coach Jim Wadkins at Calumet High school. I graduated in 2001 and was a part of some successful teams. We were three-time team sectional champs, two-time regional champs, and two-time Lake Athletic Conference champs. Individually I was a two-time sectional champ and two-time semi state qualifier.
2. Why do rankings, it seem very stressful and thankless, what drives you to do rankings?
There are times that the rankings can be stressful, but I learned early on that you can’t make everyone happy. I love doing the rankings both semi state and state. I think it is the best job in the state it has given me a lot of opportunities to broadcast and do the gorilla radio.
3. What do you do when you are not neck deep in wrestling?
When I am not doing the rankings and going over results, I work my actual job which is a Project Manager for an Environmental Company. I also coach my 2 daughters in softball which is becoming a full time job also.
2347 10 2TripleB's Famous Evansville Semi-State Preview
Welcome to TripleB’s annual Evansville Semi-State Preview!
House keeping items -
From our inside man Markio - Ford Arena info:
● Parking and general information about the arena can be found at www.thefordcenter.com
● Wrestlers can enter the arena at 7:30am for weigh ins. Wrestlers and coaches will enter at the interior ticket office lobby (to the far right of the main lobby doors) to check in and head back. You will pick up your credentials here.
● The only coolers allowed are for wrestlers and must enter at the check in table through the interior ticket lobby. NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK for anyone else is allowed inside unfortunately. Not my rules, just standard building policy.
● Public doors open at 8:00am CST. Enter on Main Street through the main lobby. We will look to create a separate door/entrance for those that already have tickets. $12 dollars for all session ticket, $10 for finals only.
● There is NO onsite parking. Please do not have any team vehicles attempt to park in the loading dock or attached outer lot. These are reserved spots.
● There is no public Wi-Fi.
● Please do not jump over the dasher walls to access the floor. They try to control access to the floor, so you need to enter from the lower level hallway under section 103. You wouldn't jump the wall at Banker's Life would you? lol
● The hospitality room for officials, etc. will be in the Corner Club. Enter from the main lobby and hang a right at lower level hallway.
● If you are going to set up a camera please do not have the cord running across the aisle. You will be made to unplug any cords running across an aisle.
● We will have full concessions available throughout the day. Coffee and hot chocolate are also available all day as well. (get the bbq pork nachos, huge and awesome)
● There is no smoking on or in the Ford Center property, this includes e-cigarettes.
● Brackets will be updated throughout the day and posted on several of the 170 or so TVs located all over the arena. The brackets end up kind of small, but hey, they are everywhere and pretty cool.
● Lastly,if you are a wrestler that loses please don't kick,throw,or punch Ford Center property. We had a kid break off a door handle last year.Sent the bill to the school.
Friday will be a day of passion and love, but 224 grapplers hope their hearts aren’t broken like scorned lovers on Saturday as only 56 can get hit by Cupid’s arrow and sent to Indianapolis and Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
How does this work - The exclusive Evansville Championship Selection Committee (ECSC) spent 2 days in hard deliberations over their Ford Fab 4 picks. Each member selected their ballot, points were accumulated, and from there the picks started falling.
Article features:
The Charles Barkley “Turrible” Draws - ticket round matches that shouldn’t be happening in the ticket round!
The Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerkers - Best first round matches!
The Built Ford Tough Locks - The Pickers of the Round Table has been assembled. There were very few, but any weight class where the pick for champion was unanimous, makes it a Ford Tough Lock. Ford Tough Locks were hard to come by this year as only 4 were given out.
Ford Fab 4 - After picks were gathered, points distributed, and the dust settled, we’ll have the Ford Fab 4.
Also special guest committee member The Donnie Baker (not that Donnie Baker) has offered some of his highlights throughout.
What if I didn’t agree with the ECSC or I thought they made a terrible error (I mean really how many times will Oklahoma get free frickin pass already)? Then have no fear - The TripleB Guarantee will help you sort out the madness.
Without further ado...UNLEASH THE PREVIEW!!
106: 106 brings us our first of five LOCKS. Logan Miller of Brownsburg has been knocking off ranked wrestlers all year. The ECSC was unanimous - this is Miller’s weight class to lose. With team race looking tight, this weight class can get the Bulldogs off and running orrrrr ticket round magic by the latest Egli, Reed can get the Wildcats of Mater Dei rolling.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - The Mater Dei classic in December gave us a preview of 106. Lou Knable and Reed Egli wrestled twice with Knable winning the first match 6-5 and Egli taking the second one 1-0. What happens in the third match?1?!? Don’t be late!!
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - The #12 Coy Hammack vs #13 Blake Zirkelbach guarantees that a SS top 4 kid is going home, and they are also 1-1 with Hammack getting the latest win in their conference finals a few weeks back. Another rubber match in the 106 bracket!!
Don’t sleep on…. Jasper Junior Jainier Milanes looks to maybe break up the Hammack/Zirkelbach trilogy by sliding through the quarter bracket and onto Indy!
Ford Fab 4 - The ECSC was unanimous on 1-2, but a tie for 3/4th. Ties were handled by whoever had the total higher placement points (more 3rd place votes in this case).
1st - Logan Miller Brownsburg, 2nd - Kyler West Evansville Memorial, 3rd - Coy Hammack Tell City, 4th - Ca$h Turner Edgewood
113: All 10 semi-state ranked grapplers have navigated their way through sectionals and regionals and have set themselves for shots at BLF. Mater Dei’s Cole Ross is the early favorite, owning 2 razor thin wins over both Lane Gilbert and Cheaney Schoeff. But this weight class is star power heavy as Ross, Gilbert, and Schoeff lead a class that could all be podium placers in the next few years.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - SS #4 Braiden Hanes vs SS #7 Ethan Roudebush are featured in a quarter bracket with no state ranked wrestlers and also features SS #6 Noah Lykins. Sophomore, Sophomore, Sophomore = Future Hammers, Hammers, Hammers but for one their time is now. Donnie Baker says you better watch this quarter bracket!
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - Maybe not a tuuuurbbbillee draw but certainly a blood round match to watch - Freshman #5 ranked Gilbert vs Senior #19 ranked Logan Sutton of Castle. Winners goes to Indy, loser heads home too early.
Don’t sleep on…. The aforementioned quarterbracket of Super Sophomores and Noah Lykins. The Olympian is battle tested as East wrestles one of the toughest schedules in the state. Can he pull off wins over two legit competitors?
Ford Fab 4 - The ECSC was split but Ross gets the nod.
1st - Cole Ross Evansville Mater Dei, 2nd - Lane Gilbert, 3rd Cheaney Schoeff, 4th Braden Haines
TRIPLEB GUARANTEE - Cheaney Schoeff of Avon will cause some noise, he makes the finals, he pushes Ross, he beats Ross.
120: 120 features our second LOCK of the preview - Evansville Mater Dei Junior and returning state qualifier Alec Freeman. Heritage Hills’ Sam Scott has had a great year and is the only other clear cut state bound wrestler here as after that things get murky.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker: 2 opening round matches could bring early fireworks - Greencastle Frosh phenom Chase Carrington and Evansville Centrals super Soph Ayden Amento will both battle for a chance to advance. Both received votes, this first round match could determine who advances to Indy. The other is Chris Newman and Jacob Bechert, Newman is a returning state qualifier but he gets two points of recognition here as he’s also featured in….
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - Chris Newman and Delaney Ruhlman maybe isn’t a Turrible do to both being underclassmen and not a lot of state level credentials. But both have had great years, 6 combined losses, and this could possibly be the first of many matches.
Don’t sleep on…. Newman, Amento, and 2 homers I have - Charlestown junior Colin Knox is 35-1 but has gotten zero love from the ECSC, also Madison Sophmore Noah Burkhardt has only been wrestling for 2 years and won sectionals and was a regional runner up. Can either of these 2 TripleB Sleepers pull off the upsets?!?!?!
Ford Fab 4: After Freeman and Scott the rest of the field appears to be up for grabs - Ruhlman, Newman, Carrington, and Amento all got some love but after the dust settled -
1st - Alec Freeman Evansville Mater Dei, 2nd - Sam Scott Heritage Hills, 3rd - Delaney Ruhlman Bloomington South, 4th Chase Carrington Greencastle
126: 5 top 10 state ranked wrestlers, 8 top 10 semi-state ranked wrestlers. Maybe the mostest biggest, yuuugest CB Turrible Draw ever….. Alstott/Dalton 3. This was a bronze medal match last year at state and now it’s a ticket round match. Somebody better call my momma….this is a injustice!!! Oh and our 3rd Ford Tough LOCK!
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - Let’s skip the formalities and pleasantries, all 8 SS guys fall into different first round matches. First round should be chalk. Let’s get to it
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - Are you kidding me?? Under absolutely no circumstances should this be a ticket round match. This should be a prime reason for wrestlebacks, but not so fast my friend!! This is the beauty of Indiana wrestling. We are getting a winner take all match in the blood round between two state medalists. This should be a fantastic, low scoring match up. Good luck to both guys!
Don’t sleep on…. After the Alstott/Dalton match this weight we almost Chalk picks. Maybe I should plug Raymond Rioux here. All the talk has been about Alstott and Dalton and we have a Ford Tough LOCK here. Raymond has put together a stellar career for Avon, he’s a 3 time state medalists. He’s been a leader for the #WestSideWingmen for 4 years and should put a bow on his career with a Semi-state Championship this weekend and a state championship next weekend. He’s also the first of the Rioux Dozen, that name isn’t going away anytime soon in the Indiana Wrestling scene. #ParrishTrained
Ford Fab 4: Gavin Alstott is 0-3 against Ben Dalton, the ECSC believes 4th time's the charm as The Highlander got the nod
1st - Raymond Rioux Avon, 2nd Gavin Alstott Floyd Central, 3rd Kysen Montgomery Brownsburg, 4th Ashton Hayhurst Mater Dei.
TripleBGuarantee - B-E-N-D-A-L-T-O-N, not only for ticket round but maybe as a LOCK buster!
132: 5 state ranked and 8 semi-state ranked wrestlers lead this weight class. 2 words can describe this HOT MESS. 9 potential qualifiers all received votes, yes I said 9! That means this weight class should be a doozy Saturday!
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerkers - SS #4 Beau Heeke from Heritage Hills and SS #7 ranked Seth Rohrbach both got votes to advance, but only one can advance out of the first round. Also a potential 1 over 4 upset as Conner Alcala from Decatur Central looks to take out regional champ Chase Aldridge from Providence.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Sound the sirens, we have our first “Swear to God” pick by Donnie Baker - Gibson Southern Sophomore Christian Polen and Center Grove’s Hayden Watson. DB says to bet the boat on Polen! The other Turrible draw is a battle of two time state qualifiers and features a match that could definitely shift the team race. #4 state ranked Kane Egli takes on #8 ranked Tyler Conley from Avon. These two wrestled at state duals with Egli getting a 3-2 win. Can Conley switch that result and help his Hendricks Co rivals Brownsburg out here or even help put Avon in position to win?
Don’t sleep on…. Ha, evidently we shouldn’t sleep on the whole bracket. But in no order - Seth Rohrbach, Beau Heeke, Christian Polen, Lane Deckard, and Tyler Conley all got votes but not enough to break into the -
Ford Fab 4 -
1st - Hayden Watson Center Grove, 2nd - Kane Egli Evansville Mater Dei, 3rd - Connor Holt Plainfield, 4th - Conner Alcala Decatur Central
138: A weight going chalk means the ECSC has 4 unanimous selections in the same order. It has rarely if ever happened. This weight class was as close as it came this year as only one vote kept the weight class from being chalk and having Blake Boarman as a LOCK (*cough Donnie Baker cough*). Oh did I mention Drake Campbell beat Blake Boarman this year already? Maybe good old DB isn’t off his rocker! 5 state ranked wrestlers and 9 semi state ranked wrestlers are featured at 138, Let’s Go!!!
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - 2 matches stand out as curtain jerkers and I noticed some irregularities. First another Donnie Baker “Bet the Boat” upset alert - Terre Haute South junior Nathan Recknor over #13 Keandre Watson. The other match is SS #6 Colton Roberts and SS #9 Pat Mayes. Mayes is 40-2, Roberts has 13 losses. Does Avon’s strength of schedule carry Roberts over Mayes? Some voters say yes, some say no!
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - None, there’s a reason this weight class was almost chalk. Semi finals and finals should be great though.
Don’t sleep on…. Campbell beat Boarman in a close match, Boarman beat J Conway in a close match. J Conway has been a takedown machine all season……. can the Highlander steal the booty and walk away like a Pirate with some gold Saturday?
Ford Fab 4 -
1st - Blake Boarman Brownsburg, 2nd J Conway Floyd Central, 3rd Drake Campbell Brownsburg, 4th Landon Boe Plainfield
145: 5 state ranked wrestlers and 7 ranked semi-state wrestlers are featured at 145. Also 145 features our only 1st place tie, it’s officially up for grabs. It’s another weight where the committee doesn’t feel that there will be any party crashers as all 5 had the same 4 qualifiers albeit in different order. Justice Cash, Brody Baumann, and Jaden Renyolds all got first place votes and Cash/Reynolds finished in a tie. We will take it The Speaker of the Committee TripleB to break the tie.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - Both unranked, both having great years Central freshman Luke Kemper and Floyd Central sophomore Codei Khawaja both come from bloodlines of wrestlers (Look them both up, I’m not geneology.com over here). This will be a great curtain jerker. Franklin Community senior Ethan Nash draws regional champ and state final hopeful #19 David Tucker. Here’s 2 things I know from my years of being around - Franklin never has a dull semi state, they keep matches close and Tonte brings the magic. While Tucker is the favorite, don’t be surprised to see Nash pull out a grinder match and sneak through
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - There’s nothing to see here, move along.
Don’t sleep on…. Voters were chalk with the qualifiers
Ford Fab 4 - Our first and only tie for first place, Justice Cash and Jaden Reynolds both racking up 16 out of a possible 20 votes. We went to the ballots and Cash received 3 first place votes while Reynolds received 1. Cash gets the nod.
1st - Justice Cash Bloomington North (Donnie Baker Lock, Stock, and Pork pick), 2nd - Jaden Reynolds, 3rd - Brody Baumann, 4th - David Tucker Brown Co
152: 5 top ten state ranked and all 10 semi-state wrestlers makes 152 no joke. There will be some Fitts thrown, some Hamms, will the Law be laid down, or can the Incredible Fulks smash the field? I could go all day with puns here but let’s put a BOE on it and move along. A top ten match up in the blood round gives us a Turrible draw and a Donnie Baker “Bet the Boat” guarantee are featured.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - Moses Hamm and Jacob Cookerly are two SS ranked dudes looking to get after it, can the Hamm be COOKerlied? Oh man but seriously, the winner gets Fulks and this should be a great match!
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - #7 Fitts vs #2 Kervin. Both are returning State Qualifiers. Fitts is a fireball, if he can channel his emotions in the right way, will it be enough to knock off Kervin?
Don’t sleep on…. Logan Boe, yes he’s predicted to finish in top 4 but this Warrior is a 3x state medalists and has always brought the heat when it counts. Kervin got the nod from the voters, but Don’t Sleep On Boe
Ford Fab 4 - Your top 4 seeds are a combined 142 and 2. Schwew-wee, this should be some fun semi-finals and finals. Boe and Kervin are the Donnie Baker “Shut Up Randy, I’m watching come rasslin” Highlight match.
1st Jonathan Kervin Floyd Central, 2nd - Kade Law Columbus East, 3rd Logan Boe Danville, 4th - Jordan Fulks Boonville
Donnie Baker Bet the Boat Guarantee - All 4 will be on the podium next week at BLF, STATE LAW!!!
160: 5 State ranked and 8 semi-state ranked wrestlers lead the field at 160 including the next LOCK, Evansville Mater Dei’s returning 3rd placer Eli Dickens. Some ticket round matches are featured here, not necessarily Turrible draws but matches that should be worth the watch.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - The Donnie Baker “Too Close to call” first round curtain jerker goes to #11 Sam Morrill and Evansville Reitz’s Aiden Farmer. Can Farmer sneak the upset?
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Whenever 2 top 10 ranked guys are going at it for the golden ticket it’s just turrible. #1 Eli Dickens and #9 Tyler Fuqua have both made the trip to Indy and both certainly are worthy medalists, but this year only one will get to take that opportunity. Turrible, turrible, turrible.
Don’t sleep on….Wade Presson of Bloomington South has had some good wins this year and a win in the ticket round isn’t unthinkable. Keep an eye on Morrill/Farmer winner vs Presson.
Ford Fab 4 - The 2nd Wildcat making the LOCK list, Eli Dickens leads this talented field
1st - Eli Dickens Evansville Mater Dei, 2nd - Peyton Asbury Brownsburg, 3rd - John Purdy Castle, 4th Sam Morrill Columbus East
170: 5 State ranked and 8 semi-state ranked wrestlers are on tap to duke it out at 170. The ECSC had a unanimous Fab 4, though some disagreed with placements. This because we have the dreaded my guy beat your guy but lost to your guy. The sectional seeding nightmare. 2x state qualifier Robert Deters leads this field. Let’s see who gets left out of the musical chairs.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerkers - Columbus North’s Nick Holt was a sectional champ that hit a roadblock last weekend by some freshman from Madison (btw how many freshman lead the varsity football team in tackles and win regionals?) Indian Creek’s Owen Sego’s season has been well documented, this is his 4th trip to Evansville, will he get through? This match should be special, don’t miss it!
Don’t sleep on…. Sego and Carrington
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - Two turrible draws, the aforementioned Sego has a decorated career, here’s to hoping he can continue his season with a W, but Deters is no small obstacle. #3 2 loss Ruhlman and #11 2 loss Carrinton will be going at it to determine who goes to BLF. Ruhlman appears to be the favorite, but another Turrible Draw
Ford Fab 4 - Whenever you got #2,#3, and #6 in the same bracket, there will be no LOCK. The ECSC did really like Deters though to avenge his loss to Ruhlman and lock up a SS championship.
1st - Robert Deters Castle, 2nd - Tristan Ruhlman Bloomington South, 3rd - Gabe Sollars Evansville Mater Dei, 4th - Jalen Ward Franklin
182: 2 state qualifiers, one not favored to advance, a for LOCK that wasn’t. It’s 1-8-2! 6 state ranked (including #s 3,7, and 9) and 9 ranked SS wrestlers are on tabs at 182. Macartney Parkinson is a returning state medalist, who is undefeated in Indiana this year. This was a hands down LOCK….but then Donnie Baker crashed the party. Also Brenden Moore is a returning state qualifier who hasn’t had the easiest path to the Ford Center. How do Parkinson and Moores fate intertwine? Welll…..
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - Brendan McPike of Terre Haute South has had a fantastic season (trust me I got the emails and texts to prove it). Can this Outlaw survive returning State Qualifier Moore in the first round to lay way for rematch with Parkinson?
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Macartney Parkinson and Greg Glover will meet to determine a spot in Evansville. Another ticket round match that could affect the team race.
Don’t sleep on…. Brenden Moore, Greg Glover, how about a sleeper pic of Drake Buchanan? Do you know his dad was a school teacher at Madison Junior High School when TripleB was only DoubleB and ran the hallways?!?! Never doubt a 3B connection!!
Ford Fab 4 -
1st - Macartney Parkinson Evansville Mater Dei, 2nd - Noah White Columbus East, 3rd - Drake Buchanan Center Grove, 4th - Brendan Mcpike Terre Haute South
Donnie Baker Bet the Boat Guarantee - Brendan McPike will be on the revenge tour Saturday knocking of Parkinson and Noah White.
195: Only 4 state ranked and 8 SS ranked wrestlers leaves this bracket kind of feeling ehhh…. but no worries, the Donnie Baker “Fight of the Night” will deliver and according to DB break up another LOCK. McKinley Kemper was well on his way to locking up a LOCK, like the other Kempers before him. Donnie pulled a Corso and said “Not so fast my friend”
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - No first rd matches of SS ranked grapplers left me searching….just like I”ll be searching the concessions Saturday at about this time.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Again natta, all 4 ranked guys are spread out in quarterbrackets, all seems well.
Don’t sleep on…. Cody Matherly of Jeffersonville, he will have to win one on the STREETs to get to Bankers but the streets of Jeff are no joke.
Donnie Baker’s FIGHT OF THE NIGHT - Ladies and Gentleman, boys and girls, children of all ages, Donnie Baker enterprises in accordance with STATE LAW proudly brings to you the Fight of the Night… it’s a semi final match up between a Junior, from Franklin Community, with a 35-2 record Harrrriiisss Eaassssooonnnn!!! And his opponent from Evansville Central, this senior comes to us with a record of 36 wins and only 1 defeat, ittttttttt’s McKinnnnnnnnnley Kemmmmmper!!!
Ford Fab 4 - Kemper, Eason, Street and Rogers all advance. Kemper so close to a lock, but Eason got a vote.
1st - McKinley Kemper Evansville Central, 2nd - Isaiah Street (I watched this kid almost bleed to death in Iowa as a 6th grader and still finished the match and the tournament helping Team Indiana finish 3rd in the nation, do not sleep on the STREET), 3rd - Harris Eason, 4th - Phoenix Rodgers Heritage Hills
220: 7 state ranked (wow) and all 10 SS ranked wrestlers bring the BOOM to 220. 8 wrestlers all recieved votes. Amongst the chaos the ECSC picks a non state ranked hammer to get through, Yowie Wowie what a weight class!!
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - This quarter bracket features 4 SS ranked dudes - #9 Ethan Rogers, #8 Cordell Huering, #10 Reese Condon, and #7 Kenton Williams all will have to sort it out it to make it out and the votes were not unanimous on who makes it out.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - When you have so many ranked guys does it negate Turrible draws? The Donnie Baker Barn Burner of the night and Turrible Draw - #13 Josh Howell of Terre Haute South vs #7 Will Stewart of South Spencer. Spencer is a returning state placer, Howell has one loss and Donnie says this match is going to extra periods - This should be a great match! Also #6 Nathan Willman vs #11 Leighton Jones both are top 4 in SS but one is going home! The last one is #8 (#1 in ss) Micah Dodson vs #15 (#6 in ss) Macray Robinson.
Don’t sleep on…. Stop what you are doing, look up the bracket (The Indianamat one with rankings), take a picture and seriously don’t sleep on any of them
Ford Fab 4 - This was chaos, the ECSC was up until the wee hours debating 220. Here’s what we got:
1st - Nathan Willman North Posey, 2nd - Micah Dodson Martinsville, 3rd - Joshua Howell Terre Haute South, 4th - Kenton Williams Sullivan
TripleBGuarantee - If Ethan Rogers can get on his offense early, he’s going to state. Leighton Jones will go big boy and the frosh will knock out a senior in the ticket round, Will Stewart will go to state… Heck just write this down - 1. Micah Dodson, 2. Leighton Jones, 3. Will Stewart, 4. Ethan Rogers. Take that to the Bank!
285: The last weight and the last LOCK. Last year Dorian Keys took the state by surprise on his run to a state title. There will be no surprises this year as Keys has been labeled a LOCK by the ECSC. 6 state ranked and 9 ss ranked wrestlers round out the semi-state qualifiers for 2020 (round, see what I did there, jeeze I’m losing my mind). 6 garnered votes and the most interesting matchup is a Turrrible draw
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerkers - I’ve been hearing about this one guy all year, “TripleB ya gotta give love to Ke’Tre Dickens, watch out for Dickens, Dickens, Dickens” Well here is his chance to shine and out of the gates he has undefeated Bloomington North wrestler Race Stewart. I’ve been told this could be shocker!
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - #14 Robbie Gentry vs. #15 Matthew Munoz, both are worthy of state and Munoz has a win over Gentry this year albeit on home turf. There will be no home turf this weekend.
Don’t sleep on…. Hunter Wimpelberg is a senior for Coach Ferguson at Reitz, Regional champ, good program, great coach, do not sleep on Wimpelberg punching a ticket. Robbie Gentry could reverse his fortunes against Munoz and also punch his ticket
Ford Fab 4 - Our last LOCK and Munoz doing what Munoz does best, escaping with a win
1st - Dorian Keys Brownsburg, 2nd - Matthew Munoz Jeffersonville, 3rd - Race Stewart Bloomington North, 4th - Jacob Johnson Franklin
Man we made it…….let’s end w my favorite - food recomendations
Friday night I’m heading to Hilltop Inn for my first ever Brain sandwich. I'm pumped. Brains aren’t your thing? Turonis is a local pizza place that’s dynamite. Like German? Gerst Haus is phenomenal. Want to head out for some adult beverages? Go to Franklin Ave, Gerst Haus is there and a number of other watering holes and great restaurants. I’m never up early enough for Breakfast so I have no clue. I hear the nachos at the Ford are great and worth the $. And a tradition on the way home is Stoll’s Country Diner - lights out fried chicken and down home buffet.
Have a great time Saturday, I thoroughly enjoy the Evansville Semi-State experience. I’ll be there slumming around, feel free to say hey, you can’t miss me! Good luck to all my coaching buddies and all 224 grapplers. Use this to pump you up and get mad bc you were slighted and parents have fun with this as we at Indianamat are just trying to bring attention to our favorite sport, wrestling!
See everybody at the FORD and onto Bankers!
447Trio of Cadets Earn All-American Honors
Three Hoosier wrestlers survived the first day of Cadet Greco-Roman wrestling and will come home with some hardware. Leading the way is Connor Tolley. Tolley, of Franklin Community, is undefeated in his pool and has one more match to determine what place he will wrestle for. USAW Folkstyle National Champion Gavin Jolley-Little had his title hopes dashed in the fourth round, but came back to win his first round robin match. Jolley-Little has one more pool match to determine what place he will wrestle for in the finals. After losing his first match to FILA Cadet National Champion Danny Boychuck, Muncie Southside's Sage Coy reeled off four straight wins to put himself into position to place. In the sixth round he lost, but secured placement due to having some early pins. Boychuck, who defeated Coy in the first round did not place, which shows how brutal of a weight class it was.
Cadet-88 - Drew Hildebrandt's place is unknown.
Match #1 Michael Doetsch (Maryland) over Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana) Dec 1-0,2-1
Match #2 Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana) over Shea Randall (Idaho) Dec 0-2,2-0,2-0
Match #3 Jeremy Nygard (Washington) over Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana) Dec 4-0,4-1
Cadet-94 - Tyler Denney's place is unknown.
Match #1 Antonio Moore (Illinois) over Tyler Denney (Indiana) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #2 Tyler Denney (Indiana) over Ben Callison (Arizona) Dec 3-0,5-3
Match #3 Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) over Tyler Denney (Indiana) Fall 0:11
Cadet-106 - Sage Coy's place is 8th.
Match #1 Danny Boychuck (New Jersey) over Sage Coy (Indiana) Dec 5-3,5-4
Match #2 Sage Coy (Indiana) over Brad Osatiuk (Minnesota) Fall 0-1,4-2,1:16
Match #3 Sage Coy (Indiana) over Morgan Saucedo (California) Dec 4-3,3-1
Match #4 Sage Coy (Indiana) over Doyle Trout (Nebraska) Dec 1-1,5-0
Match #5 Sage Coy (Indiana) over Dalton Duffield (Oklahoma) Fall 7-0,0:50
Match #6 Kyle Norstrem (Florida) over Sage Coy (Indiana) Fall 5-0,1:29
Cadet-113 - Reid Eckert's place is unknown.
Match #1 Ben Hornickle (Wisconsin) over Reid Eckert (Indiana) Fall 0:59
Match #2 Joshua Hogan (Ohio) over Reid Eckert (Indiana) Fall 1:27
Cadet-120 - Tyler Fleener's place is unknown.
Match #1 Tyler Fleener (Indiana) over Bobby Alexander (Illinois) Fall 1:32
Match #2 Tyler Fleener (Indiana) over Aaron Meyer (Iowa) Dec 6-0,4-1
Match #3 Matthew Floresca (Washington) over Tyler Fleener (Indiana) Dec 4-0,5-0
Match #4 Freddie Dunau (New York) over Tyler Fleener (Indiana) Dec 6-0,3-2
Cadet-120 - Quinn Harris's place is unknown.
Match #1 Matthew Rundell (Illinois) over Quinn Harris (Indiana) TF 10-4,8-1
Match #2 Zahid Valencia (California) over Quinn Harris (Indiana) TF 6-0,6-0
Cadet-126 - Austin Ward's place is unknown.
Match #1 Austin Ward (Indiana) over Dequarius Millett (Illinois) Fall 0-6,1:10
Match #2 Tyler Wicken (Washington) over Austin Ward (Indiana) Dec 6-0,1-0
Match #3 Cole Weaver (Michigan) over Austin Ward (Indiana) Fall 5-0,1:42
Cadet-126 - Jarrod Hemmings's place is unknown.
Match #1 Jacob Murphy (Georgia) over Jarrod Hemmings (Indiana) Dec 0-3,6-0,4-0
Match #2 Pernevlon Sheppard (Illinois) over Jarrod Hemmings (Indiana) Dec 6-1,0-6,4-1
Cadet-132 - Jose Champagne's place is unknown.
Match #1 Austin Kraisser (Maryland) over Jose Champagne (Indiana) Dec 1-1,1-0
Match #2 Jose Champagne (Indiana) over Grant Bolduan (Minnesota) Dec 3-1,2-2
Match #3 Troy Wilson (Washington) over Jose Champagne (Indiana) Fall 6-4,0:23
Cadet-138 - Ruger Kerstiens's place is unknown.
Match #1 Peter Nieto (New Mexico) over Ruger Kerstiens (Indiana) Dec 2-2,7-1
Match #2 Tionte Parks (Iowa) over Ruger Kerstiens (Indiana) Dec 6-0,5-0
Cadet-145 - Joey Mammolenti's place is unknown.
Match #1 Jordan Torbitt (New York) over Joey Mammolenti (Indiana) Fall 0-2,0:52
Match #2 Michael Bryant (Virginia) over Joey Mammolenti (Indiana) Dec 8-2,4-1
Cadet-160 - Damon Buxton's place is unknown.
Match #1 Jacob Timpanaro (Florida) over Damon Buxton (Indiana) Dec 5-3,6-2
Match #2 Mattew Allen (Virginia) over Damon Buxton (Indiana) Dec 6-1,4-1
Cadet-170 - James Malone's place is unknown.
Match #1 James Malone (Indiana) over Malcom Johnson (Maryland) Dec 6-1,4-0
Match #2 Jordan Dalton (Ohio) over James Malone (Indiana) Fall 7-1,0:37
Match #3 Daniel Smith (New York) over James Malone (Indiana) Fall 9-0,0:47
Cadet-170 - Stone Neese's place is unknown.
Match #1 Niko Rocha (Illinois) over Stone Neese (Indiana) Dec 5-1,1-5,3-2
Match #2 Jeremiah Imonode (Arizona) over Stone Neese (Indiana) Dec 1-0,2-0
Cadet-220 - Carson Popp's place is unknown.
Match #1 Carson Popp (Indiana) over Tate Orndorff (Washington) Fall 0:27
Match #2 Kyler Childers (Oklahoma) over Carson Popp (Indiana) Fall 1:08
Match #3 Dylan Otis (Pennsylvania) over Carson Popp (Indiana) Fall 4-0,1:50
Cadet-220 - Connor Tolley's place is 6th.
Match #1 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Matthew St. Onge (New York) Fall 7-0,1:25
Match #2 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Thomas Baker (Ohio) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #3 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Dallas Campbell (Oklahoma) Dec 2-2,3-2
Match #4 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over William Brown (Georgia) Dec 3-0,3-0
Match #5 Connor Tolley (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #6 Connor Tolley (Indiana) over Thomas Baker (Ohio) Dec 1-0,2-0
Cadet-285 - Gavan Jolley-Little's place is 6th.
Match #1 Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) over Jason Zook (Kansas) Dec 2-0,3-0
Match #2 Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) over Jake Gunning (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #3 Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) over Sam Phillips (Oklahoma) Dec 2-1,1-0
Match #4 Dane Drimmer (Colorado) over Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) Fall 0:33
Match #5 Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) over Xyah Ra (Missouri) Dec 1-0,1-1
Match #6 Dane Drimmer (Colorado) over Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) Fall 0:33
Match #7 Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) received a bye.
577Trine’s Seniors Lead the Way on Senior Night
-Trine comes away with a close 21-18 victory against Indianapolis
Trine University came away with a 21-18 win over the Indianapolis Greyhounds in the first ever meeting between both teams. Trine is still in the infancy of their program, but have matured at an accelerated pace under head coach Dan Callahan and assistant Mike Ester. On Tuesday, the Thunder got two big wins from their seniors and added two forfeits to seal the victory over the visiting Greyhounds.
The match started out at 125lbs with Jimmy Nichols(Westfield, IN) utilizing 1:57 of riding time and an escape to come away with a narrow 2-1 victory over Brandon Harvey(Elkhart, IN). Harvey had two near takedowns in the first period, but the veteran Nichols funked out of the attempts both times. Harvey's only point came on a late stalling call, but it was not enough for the freshman to upset the senior. Indianapolis was out to a 9-0 lead after a forfeit at the 133lbs weight class.
The 141lbs match featured two Northeast Hooser Conference products in former Homestead wrestler Bryan Wight of Trine and former Bellmont state champion Matt Irwin from Indianapolis. After a scoreless first period Irwin was out quick to start the second period. Irwin then finished a beautiful double leg to go up 3-0. Wight escaped after the takedown and to start the third period, but could not garner any more points as Irwin squeaked out a close 3-2 decision.
Senior Kyle Pittman(Greensburg, IN) stepped out on the mat for Trine against Indianapolis' freshman David Lopez(Napanee, IN) at 149lbs. Both wrestlers were of identical short and stocky builds which made for a very entertaining match with lots of scrambles and near takedowns. Pittman scored a takedown with 22 seconds left and Lopez's late desperation scramble could only muster an escape point as time ran out. The decision by Pittman closed the gap to 12-3 after four matches.
At 157lbs Indianapolis' Corey Fornal(Rochester, IN) squared off with Trine freshman George Markou(Peru, IN).  Fornal scored an early double leg and racked up 1:57 of riding time in the first period. In the second period Markou rode Fornal for nearly the whole period, but a late escape extended Fornal's lead to 3-0. To start the third period, Markou chose the top position and Fornal didn't waste time as he got an early reversal. Fornal didn't let Markou escape his grip as he regained his riding time to come away with a 6-0 victory.
The 165lbs match was by far the most entertaining of the night as Indianapolis' Jacob Blackwell(Indianapolis, IN) barely got by Trine's Kyle Long(South Bend, IN). After a scoreless first period, Blackwell put Long to his back for a three count, but Long rolled through and gained a reversal to tie things up at two. Blackwell got a reversal 30 seconds into the third period and rode Long out until he got another reversal to tie things up. The reversal was too little, too late as Blackwell had barely enough riding time to garner the extra point and the 5-4 victory.
Trine then utilized their experience in the next two weight classes as they had junior Nick Kraus(Rolling Prairie, IN) going to the mat at 174lbs and senior Louis Posa(Tecumseh, MI) at 184lbs. Kraus got the ball rolling early executing a great single leg finish to start the scoring in the first period. He later added a double leg to take a 4-1 lead in the first period over JT Jenkins(New Albany, IN). Kraus then put the hurting on Jenkins with a backbow to score three nearfall and almost come away with the pin in the second period. After two periods, Kraus had a 7-1 lead along with 2:46 of riding time. In the third period Kraus got a takedown and then three nearfall and a near pin before letting Jenkins up again to go for the tech fall. Jenkins held off the late throw attempts to save the team valuable points as Kraus won 15-2.
Nothing was more suiting for senior night than for the match to come down to Trine's all-time win leader Louis Posa. Posa has racked up 94 wins on his career and could be the first(and only) Trine wrestler to eclipse the 100 win mark. Posa has been a mainstay in the line-up since his freshman year and has steadily improved each year, including just barely missing out on going to nationals last year. Posa sprinted out of the gate with three takedowns in the first period on Indianapolis' Kevin Smith(Boggstown, IN) including an absolutely amazing low single off the whistle that excited the crowd. Posa got his fourth takedown of the match to stretch his lead to 8-3 in the second period. Posa then reversed Smith in the third period before a late escape by Smith kept the match to a regular decision. Posa's 11-4 victory made the team score 9-18, but two forfeits by Indianapolis at 197lbs and heavyweight made the final score 21-18 in favor of the home Thunder.
The crowd at Hershey Hall on the Trine campus was filled with many coaches and wrestlers from South Bend, Northwood, Northrop, Jimtown, Leo and many more area schools. Many fans came out to watch some of the best small school college wrestling in the state. With the state series just around the corner, there is nothing like going down memory lane watching some of the former high school stars at the collegiate level.
On a personal note, I want to say congratulations to the Trine seniors that were honored tonight. Levi Mundy, Bryan Wight, Kyle Pittman, Cory Boyles and Louis Posa were a part of the first team in Trine(Tri-State) history and laid the foundation for a very exciting future. I coached all of these great young men as freshman and saw the fire in their eyes as they stepped out on the mats as inexperienced freshmen at the collegiate level. There is nothing better than seeing how they have matured into very good wrestlers and even more importantly, great young men. Congratulations and good luck in the future to all of you.
824Trine Thunder Announces Class of 2013
Head Coach Dan Callahan has announced the class of 2013 for Trine University in Angola, Indiana. Callahan will be bringing in 24 new wrestlers into the four year old wrestling program with wrestlers representing Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois. The headliner of the group is Illinois 3A(big school) state champion Elias Larson of Marian Catholic just outside of Chicago. Larson is projected to wrestle 149 or 157lbs. The class also includes 11 other state qualifiers and placers including Hoosier natives Trace Hall and Tyler Lymburner of South Bend Riley, Will Sheets of Bellmont, Nick Odom of Warren Central, and Forest Romer of Ben Davis. The Thunder also will receive the services of two wrestlers transfers in Caleb Norville formerly of Mishawaka and Dylan Forbes formerly of Prairie Heights. Out of state wrestlers that will be wrestling for Trine next year include Michigan state runner-up Jeffery Nofzinger, Michigan 3rd place finisher Ben Wines, Ohio 8th place finisher Robert Blake and Michigan state qualifier Nathan Strickland.
Trine graduated their first class of wrestlers this past season and will be looking to replace Seniors Louis Posa, Bryan Wight, and Kyle Pittman. The Thunder will return starters Brandon Harvey at 125lbs, Tye Bowman at 133lbs, George Markou at 157lbs, Kyle Long at 165lbs, Nick Kraus at 174lbs, Alex Fleet at 197lbs and Mike Tees at heavyweight. This recruiting class along with all of the returning wrestlers, many of whom hail from Indiana, will help to contribute to a great 5th season for the Thunder wrestling program.
Name
High School
Weight Class
State Finishes
Elias Larson
Marian Catholic, IL
149/157
SQ '07, 6th '08,1st 2009 IL AAA
Trace Hall
SB Riley
141/149
4th, 4th & 7th IN
Jeffrey Nofziger
Morenci, MI
149/157
2nd 2009 MI Div 4
Ben Wines
Pittsford, MI
184/197
3rd 2009 MI Div 4
Will Sheets
Bellmont
133
4th 2008 IN
Caleb Norville
Mishawaka
165/174
6th 2008 IN
Robert Blake
Tinora, OH
197
8th 2009 OH
Nick Odom
Warren Central
141/149
8th 2008 IN
Tyler Lymburner
SB Riley
149/157
SQ 2009 IN
Forest Romer
Ben Davis
133/141
SQ 2009 IN
Nathan Strickland
Grosse Pointe MI
184/197
SQ 2009 MI Div I
Dylan Forbes
Prairie Heights
285
SQ 2008 IN
Henry Waring
East Noble
165/174
Dustin Kern
Peru
157/165
Elliott Corner
Peru
149/157
Alan McNeal
Southport
157/165
Brett Worden
Peru
184/197
Kyle Ullery
SB Riley
165/174
Jame Green
Cloverdale
125/133
Alex Bailey
Jeffersonville
157/165
David Waldroup
New Palestine
141/149
Aaron Overbey
Ben Davis
125/133
Andrew Leis
Elida, OH
141/149
Jay Dee Schmucker
Westview
285
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