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383Top 10 Seniors for the Class of 2011
The Class of 2011 in Indiana is not deep with superstars, but is deep on solid wrestlers. Four of the wrestlers, Eric Roach, Josh and Justin Kieffer and Jon Sims, are all looking for their fourth state medal this year. The class of 2011 in Indiana is also very unique with three sets of twins and a set of triplets that will all be in the running for state placements. The most highly regarded of the twins, Josh and Justin Kieffer already have six state medals between them. Chad and Doug Welch have both recently verbally committed to Purdue University have placed three times while qualifying for state five times total. The last set of twins, Reece and Conner Lefever of Fort Wayne Carroll, qualified for state last year with Conner placing 8th after upsetting the previous year’s state runner-up in the first round. The Rieker triplets from Columbus East will also try to have multiples at the state finals in 2011 after the middle twin, Baron, qualified for state last year.
1.      Eric Roach- Crown Point
Projected 2011 Weight: 152lbs
Projected College Weight: 149lbs
Freshman- 41-4, 2nd Place 130lbs
Sophomore- 43-2 4th Place 135lbs
Junior- 42-0, 1st Place 140lbs
Career- 126-6
2X USAW Preseason Nationals Champion
FloNationals Champion
4th NHSCA Sophomore Nationals
1st NHSCA Freshman Nationals
Verbally Committed to Indiana University
Eric Roach has the best pedigree of the wrestlers in the class of 2011. He has three top 4 finishes and captured the state title at 145lbs this past season. Roach is extremely aggressive and smooth on his feet. Using a wide range of takedowns he captured the inaugural FloNationals championship this past spring.
2.      Drake Stein- Princeton
Projected 2011 Weight: 171lbs
Projected College Weight: 184lbs
Freshman-31-8, 140lbs
Sophomore-46-3, 8th Place 152lbs
Junior- 44-2, 1st Place 171lbs
Career- 121-13
2nd USAW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals
8th USAW Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals
Drake Stein has had a tremendous amount of success while wrestling higher weights his entire career. After qualifying for semi-state as a freshman he burst onto the scene as a sophomore going undefeated until the state finals when an injury in the quarterfinals dropped him to 8th place. In the 2010 season he captured the state championship over perennial favorite Michael Duckworth, then went on to finish 2nd at Fargo in Greco-roman.
3.      Ethan Raley- Indian Creek
Projected 2011 Weight: 135lbs
Projected College Weight: 141lbs
Freshman- 33-0, 1st Place 103lbs
Sophomore- 31-2, State Qualifier 119lbs
Junior- 37-2, 2nd Place 125lbs
Career- 101-4
7th NHSCA Junior Nationals
Ethan Raley is the third and last state champion in the class of 2011. As a freshman, Raley went undefeated en route to a title at 103lbs. As a sophomore he did not match the same success, but rebounded as a junior to finish runner-up to nationally ranked Brandon Wright. He followed up his state finish with a 7th place finish at the NHSCA Junior Nationals.
4.      Josh Kieffer- Roncalli
Projected 2011 Weight: 125lbs
Projected College Weight: 133lbs
Freshman- 38-5, 5th Place 103lbs
Sophomore-44-5, 2nd Place 112lbs
Junior- 40-4, 4th Place 119lbs
Career- 122-14
The Kieffers are the first set of twins we will talk about. Josh Kieffer has had just a tad more success than his brother in finishing in the top 5 three times. In 2009, he lost in overtime in the state finals. Both Kieffers have had success at the Brute Scholastic Duals the past couple seasons, defeating some top notch competitors.
5.      Justin Kieffer- Roncalli
Projected 2011 Weight: 135lbs
Projected College Weight: 141lbs
Freshman-36-9, 7th Place 112lbs
Sophomore-46-4, 7th Place 119lbs
Junior- 38-4, 4th Place 125lbs
Career- 120-17
Justin Kieffer has three state medals to his credit with his highest finish of 4th place this past season.  This past season he had one win over state champion Brandon Wright at regionals.
6.      Doug Welch- Castle
Projected 2011 Weight: 152lbs
Projected College Weight: 149lbs
Freshman-37-5, 125lbs
Sophomore- 45-4, 5th Place 135lbs
Junior- 50-1, 2nd Place 145lbs
Career- 132-11
Verbally Committed to Purdue University
The Welch twins, ranked 6th and 8th are the second set of twins that are ranked in the top 10. Doug has steadily improved during his career with two state placements including a runner-up finish this past season.
7.      Jackson Bratcher- Eastbrook
Projected 2011 Weight: 171lbs
Projected College Weight: 174lbs
Freshman-37-1, 152lbs
Sophomore-32-3, State Qualifier 160lbs
Junior- 38-1, 3rd Place 171lbs
Career- 107-7
4th FloNationals
Sandwiched in between the Welch twins is Jackson Bratcher of Eastbrook. Like Drake Stein, Bratcher has had a lot of success early in an upper weight class. As a freshman he was undefeated going into semi-state, but lost in the ticket round to state. As a sophomore he broke through and qualified for state, but this past season was his coming out party with a 3rd place finish in the state finals. After his state finals finish he placed 4th at FloNationals.
8.      Chad Welch- Castle
Projected 2011 Weight: 160lbs
Projected College Weight: 157lbs
Freshman- 37-7, State Qualifier 135lbs
Sophomore- 40-6, State Qualifier 140lbs
Junior- 50-1, 34d Place 152lbs
Career- 127-15
Verbally Committed to Purdue University
Chad Welch has qualified for the state tournament three times, but only has one state medal to show for it. He had a banner year this past season, only losing to state champion Sammy Bennett in the ultimate tie-breaker in the semi-finals. Both Welches have recently verbally committed to continue their education and wrestling career at Purdue University.
9.      Jon Sims- Evansville Mater Dei
Projected 2011 Weight: 152lbs
Projected College Weight: 149lbs
Freshman-36-11, 6th Place 125lbs
Sophomore-38-3, 4th Place 140lbs
Junior-  33-8, 5th Place 145lbs
Career- 112-19
5th NHSCA Sophomore Nationals
Jon Sims is the picture of consistency at the state finals. He has three medals to show for his trips to state, but his highest finish is 4th place in 2009. Sims probably would have finished higher this past season if he did not run into Eric Roach in the quarterfinals, thus limiting him to only finishing as high as 5th place.
10.  Aaron Stevenson- Indian Creek
Projected 2011 Weight: 189lbs
Projected College Weight: 197lbs
Freshman- 10-1
Sophomore- 45-1, 3rd Place 189lbs
Junior- 14-0
Career- 69-2
Aaron Stevenson is one of the most unknown, but good wrestlers in the state of Indiana. In his only full year of wrestling he finished in third place with only one loss. This past season he was undefeated until he was sidelined late in the season with an injury that kept him out of the state tournament series.
Honorable Mention
Luke Schroeder- Southwestern(Hanover)
Projected 2011 Weight: 112lbs
Projected College Weight: 125lbs
Daniel Meyer- Bellmont
Projected 2011 Weight: 285lbs
Projected College Weight: 197lbs
Josh Boots- Evansville Mater Dei
Projected 2011 Weight: 171lbs
Projected College Weight: 174lbs
PJ Montgomery- Terre Haute South
Projected 2011 Weight: 152lbs
Projected College Weight: 149lbs
Cody Kendle- Pike Central
Projected 2011 Weight: 112lbs
Projected College Weight: 125lbs
Steven Gonzales- Delta
Projected 2011 Weight: 119lbs
Projected College Weight: 125lbs
Travis Barroquillo- Prairie Heights
Projected 2011 Weight: 130lbs
Projected College Weight: 133lbs
Conner Lefever- Carroll(Fort Wayne)
Projected 2011 Weight: 160lbs
Projected College Weight: 165lbs
Reece Lefever- Carroll(Fort Wayne)
Projected 2011 Weight: 152lbs
Projected College Weight: 157lbs
383Class A Standings and Results
*Note the rankings are strictly based of wins and losses. Each team gets 1 point for a win and -.5 points for a loss.
Click on a team for more information about their wins and losses.
[standings league_id=2 group=A]
3832012 Junior Freestyle Preview
Past 5 Years All-Americans
2007
105
5th
Camden Eppert
2007
125
7th
Jeremiah Edwards
2007
130
8th
Eric Galka
2007
152
3rd
Andrew Howe
2008
105
4th
Brandon Nelsen
2008
112
4th
Camden Eppert
2008
119
7th
Justin Brooks
2008
130
7th
Chris Head
2008
160
1st
Andrew Howe
2009
119
5th
Camden Eppert
2009
130
1st
Cashe’ Quiroga
2009
145
8th
Ryan Stahl
2010
135
3rd
Jason Tsirtsis
2011
112
2nd
Jarred Brooks
2011
130
5th
Jared McKinley
2011
145
1st
Jason Tsirtsis
This year's Junior Freestyle team is relatively young compared to the recent years, but it does not lack the firepower. Leading the way is Mitch Sliga who in recent years has been collecting stop signs like it is going out of style. He has NEVER lost at Fargo and added a FILA Cadet Freestyle title just over a month ago to his resume. He will be representing the USA in Baku, Azerbaijan in August, but first has some business to attend to in Fargo, North Dakota. Jared McKinley is coming back one more time to Fargo with a chip on his shoulder after a 5th place finish last year. He was dominant during the high school season and looks to do the same in Fargo. Other returning All-Americans include two Greco All-Americans in Sean Mappes and Kirk Johnson. After a long Greco tournament they only had one day to recharge their batteries to gear up for freestyle. Jacob Cottey came home with an 8th place plaque last year as a cadet and looks to bring home a bigger one this year as a junior.
Another Perry Meridian Falcon to watch is Donte Winfield. He had success last year at Fargo, but came up short. There are many state placers looking to make an impact this year at Fargo. The pride of New Paris, Forrest Glogouski, is looking to do well after placing 6th this year. State runner-up Vinny Corsaro is making his second trip to Fargo and looking for a spot on the podium. Do not forget about Tommy Forte who beat one of the top wrestlers in the country in Anthony Valencia at the Junior Duals. He is no stranger to national level competition. Lastly, but lost leastly, Danville Warrior and state champion Neal Molloy is making another appearance in Fargo. He placed 3rd at FloNationals this spring and a deep run in this tournament will put him high on a lot of college coach's radar.
Name
Weight
State Credentials
National Credentials
Jacob Cottey
106
2012 6th
Cadet Freestyle 8th
Jake Chadwick
113
Adam Boles
120
Forrest Glogouski
120
2012 6th
Quinn Harris
120
Dominique Shelby
126
Anders Douglass
126
Central Regionals 3rd
Zack Runyon
126
Max Buckley
132
Trevor Burlison
132
Jared McKinley
132
2012 1st, 2011 1st, 2010 4th
Junior Freestyle 5th
John Cimmerman
138
Tommy Forte
138
2012 3rd
7-1 Junior Duals
Neal Molloy
138
2012 5th, 2011 1st
FloNationals 3rd
Sammy Ferdig
145
Vinny Corsaro
145
2012 2nd, 2011 6th
Josh Juarez
145
Riley McClurg
152
Matthew Ruddick
152
Kirk Johnson
160
2012 3rd, 2011 4th, 2010 4th
2012 Junior Greco 7th, 2011 Junior Greco 8th, 2012 FloNationals 7th
Brent McCreary
160
Austin Neibarger
160
2010 8th
Chase Hack
160
Sean Mappes
170
2012 1st
2012 Junior Greco 7th, 2011 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 4th,2010 Cadet Greco 7th
Paul Matthews
170
Riley Lefever
170
Central Regionals Greco 2nd, Junior Duals 5-3
Dominique Robinson
182
Dalton Halbig
195
Mitch Sliga
195
2012 1st, 2011 3rd, 2010 3rd
FILA Cadet 1st, Cadet Freestyle 1st(twice), Cadet Greco 1st(twice)
Jacob Barclay
220
Donte Winfield
285
3822011 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.
381IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 12/12
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team. Here is the inaugural poll.
1
Perry Meridian
106
2
Merrillville
56
3(tie)
Yorktown
42
3(tie)
New Palestine
42
3(tie)
Bloomington South
42
6
Mishawaka
40
7(tie)
Indianapolis Cathedral
35
7(tie)
Franklin Community
35
9
Warren Central
33
10
Crown Point
31
11
Jimtown
29
12
South Bend Clay
28
13
Heritage Hills
26
13(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
26
15
Danville
25
16
Hamilton Southeastern
24
17
Fishers
23
18(tie)
Western Boone
22
18(tie)
Muncie Southside
22
18(tie)
Jay County
22
Point values are as follows:
1-20
2-16
3-12
4-10
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
381IHSWCA Team State Duals 2A Championship Matches
Videos from the IHSWCA Team State Duals 2A Championship between Yorktown and Evansville Memorial
380Class AAA Standings and Results
*Note the rankings are strictly based of wins and losses. Each team gets 1 point for a win and -.5 points for a loss.
Click on a team for more information about their wins and losses.
[standings league_id=2 group=AAA]
380FILA Cadet World Championships with Sliga and Miracle
Testing yourself against the best in the country is relatively easy with tournaments like the Super 32, Fargo, FloNationals, USAW Folkstyle Nationals, and so on, but testing yourself against the best in the world is a rarity. This week two Indiana high school stars will get to see what it is like to wrestle the best in the world. State Champion Mitch Sliga and Kayla Miracle are in Baku, Azerbaijan to wrestle in the FILA Cadet World Championships. Both won their respective weight classes at the FILA Cadet Nationals to earn this trip.
Sliga is a five-time Cadet National champion and is on his first overseas trip. He captured his first state title this year along with the FILA Cadet title. He also placed 8th at the FILA Junior championships against wrestlers aged 18-20 years old. Sliga will wrestle in the 85 kg/187.25 lbs weight class against many of the future young stars of the sport. He is schedule to wrestle on Tuesday August 21.
Miracle is making her second straight trip to the World Championships as last year she finished 9th in the world at this event. This year she became the first female to quality for the IHSAA state championships, where she dropped her first round bout to the eventual 3rd place finisher Hayden Lee. After the high school season she has tore up the competition in the women’s division. She has only suffered one loss this spring and summer and is looking to ride the high of winning a Junior National Championship into this event. She is scheduled to wrestle on Thursday August 23 and is wrestling in the 56 kg/123.25 lbs weight class.
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3782009 Fargo Pictures
Pictures will be uploaded throughout the day during the tournament.
Pictures by Charles Bennett
*Pictures will be updated throughout the tournament
Day 2 Junior Greco-Roman and Cadet Greco-Roman
Session 1
Session 2
Day 3 Junior Greco-Roman, Cadet Greco-Roman and Women's Freestyle
Session 1
Session 2
Day 4 Junior Greco-Roman
Session 1
Junior Greco-Roman Finals
Day 5 Cadet Freestyle
Session 1
Session 2
Day 6 Junior Freestyle and Cadet Freestyle
Session 1
Session 2
Day 7 Junior Freestyle and Cadet Freestyle
Session 1
Cadet Finals
Session 2
Day 8 Junior Freestyle Finals
Session 1
3782012 Cadet Freestyle Preview
Last 5 Years All-Americans
2007
84
7th
Cody Phillips
2007
119
6th
Ryan Stahl
2007
215
5th
Chaz Brock
2007
285
1st
Joe Arthur
2007
285
4th
Jonathan Clark
2008
119
4th
Jason Tsirtsis
2008
119
1st
Brandon Wright
2008
135
8th
Frankie Porras
2008
145
6th
Sean McMurray
2008
152
8th
Zac McCray
2008
171
5th
Braden Atwood
2009
105
7th
Mason Todd
2009
112
8th
Brenden Campbell
2009
130
2nd
Jason Tsirtsis
2010
189
1st
Mitch Sliga
2011
98
1st
Stevan Micic
2011
98
8th
Jacob Cottey
2011
112
8th
Brandon James
2011
189
1st
Mitch Sliga
2011
285
5th
Wesley Bernard
Last year Indiana brought home five All-Americans including two National Champions in Cadet Freestyle. Two of those All-Americans return to Fargo with goals of bringing home some more hardware. Leading the way is defending National Champion Stevan Micic. Micic ran through the field at 98lbs last year and continued that hot streak through the IHSAA season and into this spring. His unbeaten streak was halted in June when he lost to Tommy Thorn at FILA Cadet Nationals. If Thorn is in Fargo, look for another barnburner of a match and do not be surprised to see Micic get revenge. Brandon James returns to Fargo looking to improve on his 8th place performance last year. He placed 3rd this year as a freshman with only one loss to state champion Jarred Brooks.
There are numerous other cadets to keep an eye out for this year. Cody LeCount is making his Fargo debut this year and looking to make a big impact nationally. In the state of Indiana he only has two career losses along with a runner-up finish this year. All three Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans are looking for a Fargo double. Sage Coy, Gavin Jolley-Little and Conner Tolley all had impressive showings in the Greco portion of the tournament. Drew Hildebrandt and Jose Champagne both had disappointing runs in Greco, which should lead to them wrestling with a chip in their shoulder during freestyle. Two freshman state placers round out the Indiana wrestlers to watch. Robert Steveson placed 5th this year during the IHSAA season and was a Folkstyle Nationals runner-up. He is no stranger to national success, so don't be surprised to see him on the raised platform on Friday. Ben Harvey placed 7th this year and is no stranger to national level competition.
Name
Weight
State Credentials
National Credentials
Drew Hildebrandt
88
7-1 Cadet Duals, 4th USAW Folkstyle Nationals
Blake Glogouski
94
Tyler Denney
94
Demonte Dawkins
100
Griffin Schermer
106
Sage Coy
113
2012 Cadet Greco 8th
Stevan Micic
113
2012 State Champion, 2011 3rd
2011 Cadet Freestyle National Champion, 2012 FILA Cadet Runner-up, 8-0 Junior Duals
Christopher Diaz
113
Reid Eckert
113
Tony Vaughn
113
Benjamin Harvey
120
2012 7th
Brandon James
120
2012 3rd
2011 Cadet Freestyle 8th
Austin Ward
126
Kellen VanCamp
126
Tyler Fleener
126
Jarrod Hemmings
126
Cody LeCount
132
2012 2nd
Evan Smiley
132
Jose Champagne
132
2012 ISWA Triple Crown
6-2 Cadet Duals, Super 32 MS Champion
Justin Atkinson
132
Ruger Kerstiens
138
Joey Mammolenti
145
Connor Armuth
145
Dylan Lydy
152
Damon Buxton
160
Robert Steveson
170
2012 5th
Folkstyle Nationals Runner-up
James Malone
170
Matthew Simmons
195
Andrew Smith
195
Carson Popp
220
Connor Tolley
220
2012 FILA Cadet 4th, 2012 Cadet Greco 2nd
Gavin Jolley-Little
285
Folkstyle Nationals Champion, Cadet Greco 6th, 7-1 Cadet Duals
3772012 Cadet Greco-Roman Preview
Past 5 Years All-Americans
2007
105
6th
Luke Schofield
2007
160
7th
Mark Myers
2007
171
4th
Damon Jones
2007
215
5th
Chaz Brock
2007
285
7th
Jonathan Clark
2008
130
6th
Tony Lovejoy
2008
152
8th
Drake Stein
2008
160
4th
Cameron Vlahos
2008
285
6th
Mark Collett
2009
152
7th
Sean Mappes
2010
189
1st
Mitch Sliga
2011
189
1st
Mitch Sliga
2011
285
8th
Wesley Bernard
Last year Indiana had two Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans, but both wrestlers have moved up to the Junior division. This year will see some new blood in the mix with hopes of finishing on top of the podium. Leading the way is ISWA Triple Crown winner Jose Champagne. He went 6-2 at the Cadet Duals and is regarded by many as one of the top incoming freshmen in the nation. Sage Coy is also a top incoming freshman making his first appearance in North Dakota. He went 7-1 at the Cadet Duals and has numerous state and national accolades. Grizzly Cub Connor Tolley is coming off an impressive 4th place at FILA Cadet Nationals in June and looking to improve on that performance. The Hildebrandt name is no stranger to success at Fargo and Drew Hildebrandt would love to follow in big sister's footsteps and claim a national title. USAW Folkstyle National Champion Gavin Jolley-Little will look to secure the second leg of a triple crown at heavyweight. Tyler Fleener had a solid Cadet Duals going 5-3 for the tournament.
Name
Weight
State Credentials
National Credentials
Drew Hildebrandt
88
7-1 Cadet Duals, 4th USAW Folkstyle Nationals
Tyler Denney
94
Sage Coy
106
7-1 Cadet Duals
Griffin Schermer
106
Reid Eckert
113
Quinn Harris
120
Tyler Fleener
120
5-3 Cadet Duals
Jarrod Hemmings
126
Austin Ward
126
Jose Champagne
132
6-2 Cadet Duals, Super 32 MS Champion
Ruger Kerstiens
138
Joey Mammolenti
145
Damon Buxton
160
Stone Neese
170
James Malone
170
Carson Popp
220
Connor Tolley
220
4th FILA Cadet
Isaiah Jones
285
Gavin Jolly-Little
285
1st USAW Folkstyle Nationals
377IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 12/2
Due to this year's IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team. Here is the inaugural poll.
1
Perry Meridian
113
2
Merrillville
54
3
Bloomington South
52
4
Yorktown
43
5
Mishawaka
40
6
New Palestine
39
7(tie)
Franklin Community
34
7(tie)
Crown Point
34
9(tie)
Warren Central
32
9(tie)
Jimtown
32
9(tie)
Indianapolis Cathedral
32
12
Danville
28
13
Lowell
25
14(tie)
Penn
23
14(tie)
Muncie Southside
23
14(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
23
17
Fishers
22
18
Heritage Hills
21
19(tie)
Western Boone
20
19(tie)
Lake Central
20
19(tie)
Hanover Central
20
19(tie)
Hamilton Southeastern
20
Point values are as follows:
1-20
2-16
3-12
4-10
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1
376Pendleton Heights Regional Preview 2010
103
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. #7 Mike Venezia, 28-2, Cathedral
2. Tyler Elmore, 34-5, Hamilton Heights
3. Riley Newkirk, 31-8, Lawrence Central
4. Alex Sparks, 23-9, Lawrence North
Outlook: This is a bit of a tossup after Venezia. Elmore, Newkirk, Sparks, Alexandria's Nick Naselroad (32-9) and Pendleton Heights' Zach Wise (34-5) are all capable of advancing. In the end, I think the tough schedules wrestled by Lawrence Central and Lawrence North propel Newkirk and Sparks into the next round. Elmore had better not look too far past opening round opponent Antonio Perez of Manual (27-4).
112
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. #10 Mason Todd, 37-1, Pendleton Heights
2. #9 Brian Harvey, 32-3, Cathedral
3. #8 Dominique Price, 29-3, Arsenal Tech
4. Robert Boston, 23-4, Lawrence North
Outlook: This is a remarkably loaded field, featuring 3 top-10 wrestlers, and each match, including the opening round matches, should be very competitive. North Central's Kieno Scott (23-11) is a tough first opponent for Mason Todd and Alexandria's Luke Blanton (35-5) could send Boston home. Todd, Harvey and Price are all very close in ability and results, so any of the three could win this weight, but perhaps more importantly, one of the three will finish 3rd or 4th, making getting through New Castle even more treacherous. Last year at this regional at 103, it was 1) Harvey, 2) Price, 3) Todd and 4) Boston. One of the premier regional weight classes in the state, without a doubt.
119
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. #1 Brandon Nelson, 33-1, Lawrence North
2. Andre Butts, 24-12, Lawrence Central
3. Levi Lanning, 32-7, Alexandria
4. John Hummel, 21-13, Cathedral
Outlook: Nelsen should cruise here. After the Lawrence North standout, it's pretty wide open. I like Andre to steal some of his brother's postseason magic from a year ago and snare a second place finish. Lanning is very capable of finishing second here. Tri Central's Austin Anderson (25-4) could knock off Hummel.
125
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. #13 Jordan Johnson, 24-11, Lawrence North
2. Justin Eshelman, 34-4, Pendleton Heights
3. #18 Charlie McGinley, 32-5, Arsenal Tech
4. Alex Collignon, 26-10, Cathedral
Outlook: '09 semistate qualifier Johnson is the favorite, but Eshelman and McGinley are formidable opponents and could provide a surprise at this weight. A possible McGinley/Eshelman matchup could be a good one; the same is true for the opening round match between Alexandria's Josh Blanton (25-6) and Collignon.
130
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. #10 John Stringfield, 32-3, Cathedral
2. Greg Bell, 24-8, Lawrence North
3. Eli Walker, 38-3, Alexandria
4. Tyler Gadient, 24-9, Noblesville
Outlook: Stringfield, Bell and Gadient are all returing semistate qualifiers. Stringfield is the favorite, but Walker is a very impressive freshman coming off of an oustanding sectionals performance. Chatard's Matt Barkley (32-8)/Gadient and Anderson's Michael Achenbach (25-5)/Bell should be excellent opening round matches.
135
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. #2 Mason Berryman, 26-0, Anderson Highland
2. #14 Matt Rattay, 25-8, Lawrence North
3. Keegan Pyke, 34-3, Tri Central
4. Charlie Smith, 32-7, North Central
Outlook: Berryman's domain. Beyond the talented Scots wrestler, look for fireworks from Pyke/Rattay. Some great opening round matches here: Pyke (34-3)/ Tech's Dominick Duff (32-6) and Alexandria's Jon Blanton (35-6) / Smith.
140
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. Haydon Buck, 30-2, Tri Central
2. #20 Tiandre Edwards, 27-7, North Central
3. Zach Long, 29-7, Elwood
4. Braydon Alley, 24-9, Hamilton Heights
Outlook: A fairly wide open field here, with the formidable Buck leading the way. Buck and Alley are returning semistate qualifiers. Scecina's Joseph Doucleff (27-8)/Alley and Noblesville's Wayne Specht (18-5)/Edwards are very solid opening matches.
145
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. Montrail Johnson, 39-0, Tri Central
2. Chris Lucas, 33-5, Chatard
3. Clint Nicholson, 21-11, Pendleton Heights
4. Max Hamm, 21-15, Cathedral
Outlook: Johnson and Lucas should cruise to the finals. It's a very unpredictable weight class past those two. Tipton's senior Justin Pore (28-10) might give Lucas a very tough match if he's overlooked. Noblesville's Alex Bowers (27-12) is capable of the upset in his clash with Hamm.
152
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. #1 Sam Bennett, 31-0, Anderson Highland
2. Mike Taylor, 32-7, Lawrence Central
3. #17 Austin Neibarger, 31-4, Cathedral
4. Charlie Orzeske, 26-11, North Central
Outlook: Bennett will be pushed, with tough potential matches with Neibarger and Taylor, but he should prevail to sew up a top seed at New Castle and beyond. Tri Central's senior Cody Byrd (32-5) could surprise talented frosh Neibarger, but Cathedral's schedule and Neibarger's talent make me pretty skeptical.
160
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. #2 Tyler Willis, 33-1, Cathedral
2. #13 Quinton Brooks, 30-6, Lawrence North
3. Dylan Gregg, 25-4, Anderson
3. Cole Kelly, 31-10, North Central
Outlook: What you talkin' about, Willis? He's talking about earning his first regional title (he was upset by North Central's Komilov last year) en route to his march to Conseco. Willis is number 2 in the state for a reason and will land the top seed at New Castle. Brooks is a pretty clear second best and will be positioned well at semistate.
171
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. #17 Mike Smith, 32-1, North Central
2. #11 Kevin Moats, 36-2, Tipton
3. Anthony Bill, 27-3, Chatard
4. Casey Devlin, 17-10, Cathedral
Outlook: This is a very top-heavy weight class and a difficult one to handicap. Bill, Moats and Smith are all returning state qualifiers, with Moats actually placing higher at New Castle last year than Smith and Duckworth. Should be a dogfight for first, second and third. The senior Devlin vs. Alexandria's senior Aaron Taylor (34-7) should be a great battle for the final advancement spot.
189
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. Ibragim Komilov, 15-1, North Central
2. Austin Enghauser, 26-9, Lawrence Central
3. Derrick Holpuch, 28-10, Noblesville
4. William Carter, 36-12, Howe
Outlook: The long, tall Komilov should reign here. He had a great regionals performance last year, knocking off Tyler Willis before ultimately falling to Matt Todd in the finals. He should lock up a number one seed for New Castle, with Enghauser second best. Not the deepest weight of the day.
215
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. #17 Jake Buchanan, 28-3, Cathedral
2. Kyle Smitherman,34-4, Pendleton Heights
3. #13 Arthur Wright,30-3, Arsenal Tech
4. Kevin Gaughan, 34-9, North Central
Outlook: Buchanan and Smitherman both advanced to New Castle last year and both should be able to duplicate that success this year. Wright looms as a very tough semis match for Buchanan, but he's battle-tested at heavyweight this year and should prevail. Lapel's J.R. Smart (26-4)Â had the misfortune to draw Wright, or else he might be moving on.
285
Punching a ticket to New Castle:
1. #14 Willie Henson, 32-2, North Central
2. Eric Thigpen, 18-4, Lawrence Central
3. Wesley Stokes, 16-6, Cathedral
4. Damien Stone, 15-8, Arsenal Tech
Outlook: Henson should follow in last year's standout Ethan Cuevas' shoes and bring home a regional title to North Central. Returning semistate qualifier Thigpen is solidly second here. It's pretty unpredictable past the first two.
374IndianaMat.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
373IHSWCA Team Rankings 12-5-11
Overall Top 20
1. Perry Meridian
2. Crown Point
3. Mater Dei
4. Roncalli
5. Merrillville
6. Mishawaka
7. Yorktown
8. Evansville Reitz
9. Penn
10. Hamilton Southeastern
11. Cathedral
12. Franklin Community
13. Bellmont
14. Center Grove
15. Jeffersonville
16. New Palestine
17. Warren Central
18. Jennings County
19. South Bend Clay
20. Pendleton Heights
Other teams receiving votes:
Adams Central, Ben Davis, Bloomington South, Carmel, Castle, Columbus East, Delphi, Evansville Memorial, Fishers, Fort Wayne Carroll, Fort Wayne Snider, Floyd Central, Greenfield Central, Lawrence North, Noblesville, Westfield.
3A Wrestling Team Rankings
2A Wrestling Team Rankings
1A Wrestling Team Rankings
1. Perry Meridian
1. Yorktown
1. Evansville Mater Dei
2. Crown Point
2. Bellmont
2. South Adams
3. Penn
3. Jimtown
3. Fountain Central
4. Roncalli
4. Evansville Memorial
4. Adams Central
5. Merrillville
5. Hanover Central
5. Churubusco
6. Mishawaka
5. Danville
6. Alexandria
7. Hamilton Southeastern
7. Delphi
7. Speedway
8. Center Grove
8. Culver Academies
8. Southridge
9. Reitz
9. Garrett
9. Prairie Heights
10. Cathedral
10. Southmont
10. Eastern
371IndianaMat Team Power Rankings Final 2013
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.
1
Perry Meridian
108
2(tie)
Yorktown
59
2(tie)
Warren Central
59
4
Mishawaka
58
5(tie)
Crown Point
48
5(tie)
Bloomington South
48
7
Merrillville
44
8(tie)
Indianapolis Cathedral
40
8(tie)
Hamilton Southeastern
40
10
New Palestine
34
11
Lowell
33
12(tie)
South Bend Clay
30
12(tie)
Danville
30
14
Franklin Community
28
15(tie)
Penn
25
15(tie)
Muncie Southside
25
15(tie)
Jimtown
25
18(tie)
Heritage Hills
24
18(tie)
Avon
24
20(tie)
Lake Central
23
20(tie)
Fishers
23
20(tie)
Culver Community
23
Point values are as follows:
1-22
2-18
3-13
4-11
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1
370IndianaMat.com Team Rankings 12/31
1. Perry Meridian
2. Franklin
3. Warren Central
4. Crown Point
5. Penn
6. Bloomington South
7. Evansville Mater Dei
8. Portage
9. Merrillville
10. Hamilton Southeastern
11. New Palestine
12. East Noble
13. Center Grove
14. Yorktown
15. Floyd Central
16. Carroll(Fort Wayne)
17. Mishawaka
18. Noblesville
19. Jasper
20. Elkhart Memorial
369Miracle Takes Junior Title While Johnson and Mappes Take 7th
[caption id=attachment_4253" align="alignleft" width="286" caption="Kirk Johnson(left) and Sean Mappes both finished 7th at Junior Greco-Roman National][/caption]
Kayla Miracle came away with her second piece of hardware from this week, but this time it was the gold medal. Miracle defeated Steffanie Hampton of Michigan for the second time this week to earn her first Junior National title. On the day Miracle won all four of her matches two by decision, along with a pin and tech fall. Gibby Paxton went 2-2 on the day losing to the eventual champion in the fourth round.
In the Junior Greco-Roman championship both Kirk Johnson and Sean Mappes were 1-1 on the day. Both lost their opening bouts, but were pulled through due to points to previous victories. Johnson defeated California state champion Isaiah Martinez in the 7th place bout 2-0,6-0. Mappes defeated Jason Grimes of Georgia 4-0,0-1,1-0 in his bout. Both Mappes and Johnson are now two-time Greco-Roman All-Americans and will take their skills to Tennessee-Chattanooga and Cumberland University respectively next year.
Junior Women's Freestyle
Junior WM-97 - Brooke Bunch's place is unknown.
Match #1 Amy Hou (Georgia) over Brooke Bunch (Indiana) TF 6-0,8-1
Match #2 Vanessa Smith (Texas) over Brooke Bunch (Indiana) Dec 6-0,5-0
Junior WM-105 - Gibby Paxton's place is unknown.
Match #1 Danielle Coughlin (Massachusetts) over Gibby Paxton (Indiana) Dec 3-4,5-0,1-0
Match #2 Gibby Paxton (Indiana) over Gabriela Garcia (California) Fall 0:25
Match #3 Gibby Paxton (Indiana) over Kaylee Chevez (California) Fall 2-0,1:06
Match #4 Cody Pfau (Colorado) over Gibby Paxton (Indiana) Dec 2-0,6-4
Junior WM-105 - Lindsey Prozanski's place is unknown.
Match #1 Lindsey Prozanski (Indiana) over Daisy Santos (Florida) Fall 3-3,3-5,1:15
Match #2 Kayla Walker (California) over Lindsey Prozanski (Indiana) TF 6-0,7-1
Match #3 Patrica Martin (Michigan) over Lindsey Prozanski (Indiana) Dec 3-0,4-2
Junior WM-117 - Courtney Gray's place is unknown.
Match #1 Bree Rapoza (Hawaii) over Courtney Gray (Indiana) Fall 0:20
Match #2 Courtney Gray (Indiana) over Hailey Huerta (Washington) Fall 0:37
Match #3 Shelby Morrison (Texas) over Courtney Gray (Indiana) Fall 1:42
Junior WM-121 - Kayla Miracle's place is 1st.
Match #1 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Maya Nelson (Colorado) Dec 4-1,7-0
Match #2 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #3 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Isabella Fernandez (California) Fall 0:48
Match #4 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Jessika Rottier (Wisconsin) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #5 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Steffanie Hampton (Michigan) Dec 4-0,8-2
Junior Greco-Roman
Junior-160 - Kirk Johnson's place is 7th.
Match #1 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #2 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Payton Vermeesch (Arizona) Fall 2-1,1:24
Match #3 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Chris Lattner (Missouri) Dec 3-2,4-0
Match #4 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Alex Gowers (Virginia) Dec 4-2,4-0
Match #5 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Jordon Rothers (Minnesota) Fall 0-1,1-0,1:59
Match #6 Matt Gray (Wisconsin) over Kirk Johnson (Indiana) Dec 3-0,0-0,1-1
Match #7 Connor Sutton (New York) over Kirk Johnson (Indiana) Dec 2-0,5-0
Match #8 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Isaiah Martinez (California) Dec 2-0,6-0
Junior-170 - Sean Mappes's place is 7th.
Match #1 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Justin Mann (Missouri) Fall 6-0,1:20
Match #2 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Joey Krulock (Pennsylvania) Dec 0-1,2-0,1-0
Match #3 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Jacob Stilling (Wisconsin) TF 5-0,6-0
Match #4 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Mason Bender (South Dakota) TF 7-0,11-0
Match #5 Matt Reed (Kansas) over Sean Mappes (Indiana) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #6 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Austin Dewey (Idaho) Fall 1:31
Match #7 Richard Robertson (Illinois) over Sean Mappes (Indiana) Dec 0-1,1-1,1-0
Match #8 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Jason Grimes (Georgia) Dec 4-0,0-1,1-0
3682010 Evansville Semi-State Preview
Last year was a down year for the Evansville semi-state as only Briar Runyan of Martinsville brought a state championship home. They did have three state runner-ups in Dustin Kief of Franklin, Mitchell Richey of Brown County and Alex White of Mount Vernon. Of those four individuals, only Kief will be returning this year. The crop of state placers though is not empty as many young guns are ready to step up to the challenge. The 103lbs weight class returns all four state qualifiers, including Kief and 5th place finisher Brian Kuhn of Evansville Reitz. The 112lbs weight class also returns a state placer in Derek Fisher of Martinsville. Freshman sensation Quincey Richey returns at 130lbs after finishing 7th as a freshman in a very tough weight class. Look for this youngster to improve on his freshman campaign. At 135lbs, Castle’s Doug Welch looks to improve on his 5th place finish from last year. Perennial power Evansville Mater Dei was shut out of having a state champion last year, but returns John Sims who will look to finish on the highest rung this season. At 152lbs, two state placers return in Drake Stein of Princeton and Jeff Weiss of Heritage Hills. Stein was injured in the morning session of state last year and had to default out of the tournament. He had a great summer of wrestling and will look to improve on his tremendous sophomore season. The last returning state placer is Aaron Stevenson of Indian Creek. The super soph finished 3rd last year, only losing to state champion Marcus Shrewsbury in the semi-finals.
When you mention the best teams in the Evansville semi-state, you will always mention Mater Dei. Their tradition is like no other, but last year they failed to make the team state finals losing to Castle at regional. This year Castle will be back, returning many of the wrestlers that propelled them to that monumental victory, however Mater Dei will be wrestling with a chip on their shoulder. Danny Struck’s Jeffersonville Red Devils are another team that is going to make some noise this year. All three of those teams are in the same regional. Bloomington South will look to return to team state this year coming out of the Greencastle regional, but will have to go through defending runner-up Perry Meridian to get to team state. Another team to from this semi-state to keep an eye on is Columbus North.
Click here to view the rankings.
368IndianaMat Team Power Rankings 11/19
Due to this year’s IHSAA State Championship being determined at the individual state finals, we have developed a power poll based off of the IndianaMat individual rankings. This poll will simply give point values to each ranking spot and totals them up for each team.
Rank
Team
Points
1
Indianapolis Cathedral
77
2
Penn
62
3
Perry Meridian
59
4
Warren Central
57
5
New Palestine
48
6
Franklin Community
44
7(tie)
Lowell
43
7(tie)
Evansville Mater Dei
43
9
East Noble
42
10
Merrillville
37
11(tie)
Yorktown
36
11(tie)
Bloomington South
36
13
Mishawaka
34
14
Crown Point
32
15
Kokomo
30
16
Evansville Central
26
17
Hanover Central
25
18
Lake Central
24
19
Western Boone
22
20
Lawrence North
20
Point values are as follows:
1-22
2-18
3-13
4-11
5-8
6-6
7-4
8-3
9-2
10-2
11-2
12-2
13-1
14-1
15-1
16-1
3672013 IHSWCA Junior Academic All-State
2013 IHSWCA Junior Academic All-State
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Honorable Mention
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366Hoosier Hills Showdown
This weekend will be the annual tournament for the Hoosier Hills Conference. There will be 96 wrestlers competing, but only 14 champions will stand tall. There are a few returning champions and runner ups, but there are a few standouts I HAVE to mention.
At 119lbs, New Albany junior Tim Martin is the #1 seed. He has only 3 losses on the season and he looks very strong. He was a champion last year and is in the driver's seat to come away with anther title. He was undefeated at the conference duals, so defending his title should not be a problem.
At 130lbs #1 seed Joe Reitman of Jennings County looks very strong at his new weight class, but Brett Walker of Jeffersonville, Aaron Witt of Floyd Central, and Nestor Rodriguez of New Albany look to knock off the senior for the HHC title.
At 140lbs, #16 ranked Luke Armand of Jennings County looks to take this weight class as he will have a little competition in Darien Tatgenhorst of Jeffersonville. He is the younger brother of senior 189 Tyler Tatgenhorst, a semi-state qualifier last year that was previously ranked.
Finally, Jonathan Clark of Jefferson will look to reclaim the HHC title he won as a sophomore. Clark is currently ranked #3 in the state along with being a state qualifier last year. He looks tough this year and you will most likely see him at Conseco again.
In the HHC it all comes down to which team will win it all. Floyd Central has beaten every team heads-up, but can they do it in a tournament? The Jeffersonville Red Devils have came close to beating the #2 ranked team Evansville Mater Dei and have a record of 22-7 on the season. Can the Red Devils win it? We will see on Saturday which team will reign supreme. Good luck to all teams this weekend. And please bring your "A" game. Have a good weekend everyone!
366IndianaMat Team Rankings 11/19
1. Perry Meridian
2. Evansville Mater Dei
3. Merrillville
4. Cathedral
5. Penn
6. Franklin Community
7. Warren Central
8. Crown Point
9. Yorktown
10. East Noble
11. New Palestine
12. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
13. Mishawaka
14. Bloomington South
15. Portage
16. Lowell
17. Lake Central
18. Jasper
19. Westfield
20. Evansville Reitz
364Indianamat.com Team Rankings 12/26
These rankings are based off dual team strength.
1. Perry Meridian
2. Franklin Community
3. Penn
4. Bloomington South
5. Evansville Mater Dei
6. Crown Point
7. Warren Central
8. Portage
9. Hamilton Southeastern
10. Merrillville
11. Carroll(Fort Wayne)
12. New Palestine
13. Yorktown
14. Center Grove
15. East Noble
16. Floyd Central
17. Mishawaka
18. Noblesville
19. Jasper
20. Elkhart Memorial
363IHSWCA Update for October 14, 2009
IHSWCA members and the wrestling community:
I hope everyone is ready for another exciting season. The annual clinic convenes this week, so the first day of practice is just a few short weeks away. We are excited to have Bill Zadick as our clinician. Mr. Zadick is currently coaching at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. We expect the clinic to be an outstanding event.
I am excited about the possibility of the coaches’ roundtable. Rarely do we have the opportunity to come together in a group and share ideas and strategies we employ. I look forward to hearing what others are doing to build programs. I encourage you to attend if you have the opportunity.
I am sure everyone has noticed the change in the schedule. We decided to give it a try in an attempt to boost attendance. There have been a few complaints, and we have listened to those concerns and will take them into consideration. I do hope that everyone understands that no perfect date exists. We have people who were unable to attend on the traditional dates as well. We will examine the outcome of this clinic and make a decision for next year. We would appreciate your feedback on the matter.
After several meetings, the executive board has set the following goals for the year: increase membership and set up a system of regional representatives. The first priority must be to boost membership. Our goal is to have at least one coach from every high school to be a member. In addition, an eye must be focused on our middle school coaches. By 2011 we want one member coach from each middle school. Wrestling officials are also welcome members. We need your help as members for the association to reach these goals.
We will address the position of Regional Representatives. We would like to add this position officially to the by-laws. Regional Reps were created to encourage participation. This position needs to be made official and volunteers given a list of expectations. We will be looking for one person to handle each of our sixteen IHSAA individual regionals. The primary responsibilities will be creating a communication link, conducting IHSWCA polls, conducting coach of the year voting for your regional, and attending two meetings with the executive board per year. The executive board will be working to fill these positions by the start of the season. Please contact Trent, JD, or myself if you are interested.
Best of luck as you start your season.
Cale A. Hoover
Center Grove HS, Social Studies Teacher, Head Wrestling Coach
IHSWCA President
ISWA Junior Director
Hooverc1@centergrove.k12.in.us
317-881-0581 ext. 1287
317-502-8796
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