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      2020 Super 32 Preview

      The season is around the corner and this weekend will be the ultimate test for Indiana grapplers at the Super 32. There are 45 Indiana athletes registered for this year’s event in Myrtle Beach. Of interest will be a few wrestlers that will be new to Indiana wrestling this year that could make a big impact at Bankers Life in February.
       
      Belt Contenders
      Three state champions along with a sophomore with a load of national success highlight the Indiana wrestlers that will contend for a coveted Super 32 belt. Sergio Lemley is back in Indiana after winning an Illinois state title last year. He is nationally ranked and won IHPO in September. He will be in the mix at a deep 120lbs weight class.
       
      State champion Zeke Seltzer took an early loss last year and was unable to crack the top 8. This year he will take on a lot of top guys at 126lbs. His weight features the two top ranked guys in the nation, but Zeke has shown he belongs in this group.
       
      Chesterton’s Evan Bates won a state title at 220lbs but will be looking for a belt at 195lbs this weekend. He placed 5th here last year at 195lbs. His toughest foes include a couple top 5 wrestlers in Seth Shumate and Brandon Hoselton.
       
      Lastly, Christian Carroll is also in the mix at 195lbs. Everyone in Indiana has known for a while he is extremely talented. However, he did not get to show it off as an injury sidelined him last year. He won the Grappler Fall Classic at 215lbs a couple weeks ago knocking off a couple ranked wrestlers. He is one that many inside and outside of Indiana are watching this weekend.
       
      Podium Contenders
      Some wrestlers to watch that are contenders to reach the podium include state champion Alex Cottey, runner-up Cheaney Schoeff, third placer Hayden Watson, and three-time placer David Pierson. Cottey made a deep run last year and will return to 113lbs this year. He will be big at this weight and his extremely physical style will bode well for him. He has had some national success in the past at Fargo so he is no stranger to big event placements.
       
      Schoeff had a great run last year at the state finals. Look for him to make a deep run in Myrtle Beach at 120lbs. He gave Lemley a great match at IHPO. This could be his breakout national event.
       
      Watson and Pierson both had great IHPO tournaments. Watson lost a close match in the finals to a top 5 wrestler, while Pierson won a deep weight in…. David Pierson style. Watson is going to be trouble for everyone that he faces with a relentless in your face style. Pierson is a wildcard that can end a match at any time. He will need to string together multiple solid matches in a row to make the podium.
       
      Others to keep your eyes on
      A couple new faces to Indiana will be interesting to watch. Crown Point will have Javen Estrada in the lineup this year. He was a state qualifier in Illinois last year and had a really good IHPO event. South Carolina state champion Matteo Vargo will be new to Granger this year and is entered at 126lbs. Obviously South Carolina is not a power state so it will be interesting to see him in a field this deep.
       
      Brownsburg freshman Preston Haines will be another wrestler to watch. He placed 4th at IHPO and could be a contender for a state title this year. Evan Dickey will be back at 106lbs and keeps improving each year. He could be a sleeper at a weight loaded with younger athletes.
       
      State placers to watch include runner-ups Matthew Koontz and Jujuan Anderson. Third place finishers Logan Frazier, Kysen Montgomery, Jaden Reynolds, and Aiden Warren could be in the mix to make the podium. Reynolds won an IHPO title in September and has had a very good off-season. Montgomery and Frazier are both solid wrestlers that could put together a run of wins to put themselves in a good spot to place. Warren is taking a week off from the gridiron to hit the mats this week. Another wrestler to watch is Gavinn Alstott. He was 4th in 2019 at state, but had a death draw at semi-state this year. Lastly, the other state placers entered include Stephan Roberson Jr., Ian Heath, and Christian White.
       
      Super 32 History
      Indiana has had 45 placers at the Super 32. The first placer was Camden Eppert in 2008. There have been four champions from Indiana: Blake Rypel(2015), Chad Red(2014), Jarred Brooks(2011), and Ethan Raley(2010). There have been seven runner-ups in the event: Nick South(2018), Lucas Davison(2017), Neal Molloy(2012), Devon Jackson(2011), Jason Tsirtsis(2010), Brandon Wright(2009), and Jason Tsirtsis(2009). There have been six wrestlers place twice, they include Blake Rypel, Brayton Lee, Chad Red, Drew Hughes, Jason Tsirtsis, and Joe Lee.
       
      To see all the past placers, click here.
       
      Indiana Entries
      Weight Name School State Place 106 Evan Dickey Indianapolis Cathedral Qual 106 Preston Haines Brownsburg   113 Alexzander Cottey Perry Meridian 1st 113 Dylan Driver Westfield Qual 113 Keaton Morton Perry Meridian   120 Logan Frazier Crown Point 3rd 120 Brac Hooper Carmel Qual 120 Sergio Lemley Chesterton 1st 120 Cheaney Schoeff Avon 2nd 120 Tony Wood Jay County   126 Stephen Roberson Jr Crown Point 5th 126 Zeke Seltzer Indianapolis Cathedral 1st 126 Matteo Vargo Penn 1st 132 Gavinn Alstott Floyd Central 4th 132 Cameron Clark Jay County   132 Alecsander Freeman Mater Dei 6th 132 Kysen Montgomery Brownsburg 3rd 132 David Pierson Warren Central 4th 132 Christian White New Palestine 5th 138 Luke Goodwin Southport 7th 138 Ian Heath Leo 6th 138 Matthew Koontz Perry Meridian 2nd 138 Hayden Watson Center Grove 3rd 145 Javen Estrada Crown Point Qual 145 Cody Goodwin Crown Point   145 Brady Mckivitz Perry Meridian   145 Jaden Reynolds Avon 3rd 152 Jajuan Anderson Warren Central 2nd 152 J Conway Floyd Central 6th 152 Orlando Cruz Crown Point Qual 160 Trae Anderson Laporte   160 Brody Baumann Mater Dei Qual 160 Tyler Jones Warren Central 7th 160 Kade Law Columbus East Qual 160 Jakob Sheets Perry Meridian   170 Sam Morrill Columbus East 8th 182 Johnny Parker Cathedral Qual 182 Keon Sullivan Warren Central   195 Connor Barket West Lafayette Qual 195 Evan Bates Chesterton 1st 195 Christian Carroll Penn   195 Aiden Warren Perry Meridian 3rd 220 Joshua Howell Terre Haute South Vigo Qual 220 Conner Specht Jay County   285 Jacob Johnson Franklin Community Qual

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      2022 USMC Womens National Championships Indiana Entries

      2022 USMC Womens National Championships
      Fort Worth, TX
      05/06/2022 - 05/08/2022
       
      For more information
      https://usawrestlingevents.com/event/2200110202
       
      Division Weight Name Team 14U 119 lbs Ava Strayer Bulldog Premier Wrestling Club 14U 127 lbs Maddie Marsh Northeastern Wrestling Club 14U 145 lbs paislee chambers Spartans Wrestling Club 14U 97 lbs Isabel Kaplan West Lafayette U15 39 kg Kendall Moe Contenders Wrestling Academy U15 46 kg Ysabelle Ocampo Beast Mode Wrestling Club U15 46 kg Amelia Murphy Merrillville U15 50 kg Julianna Ocampo Beast Mode Wrestling Club U15 58 kg Aleksandra Bastaic Highland Wrestling Club U15 58 kg Maddie Marsh Northeastern Wrestling Club U15 62 kg Ella Gahl Spartans Wrestling Club U15 66 kg Elly Janovsky Indiana Wrestling IGNITES U15 66 kg paislee chambers Spartans Wrestling Club U17 40 kg Kendall Moe Contenders Wrestling Academy U17 46 kg Makenize Smith Patriots Wrestling Club U17 49 kg Julianna Ocampo Beast Mode Wrestling Club U17 49 kg Heather Crull Northeastern Wrestling Club U17 49 kg Rianne Murphy Wyoming Seminary Wrestling Club U17 57 kg Rose Kaplan West Lafayette U17 57 kg Aleksandra Bastaic Highland Wrestling Club U20 50 kg Elizabeth Dollar Warrior Regional Training Center U20 50 kg Makenize Smith Patriots Wrestling Club U20 53 kg Kelsey Bilz Madison/Campbellsville U20 53 kg Torieonna Buchanan Red Cobra Wrestling Academy U20 57 kg Anna Krejsa Red Cobra Wrestling Academy U20 76 kg Grace Doering Indiana Tech U23 53 kg Torieonna Buchanan Red Cobra Wrestling Academy U23 65 kg Salome Walker Cardinal Wrestling Club U23 72 kg Autumn Terhune Warren Central/Indiana Tech U23 76 kg Grace Doering Indiana Tech

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      2021 State Finals by the Numbers

      Overall
      We are closing in on another state finals in what has been an extraordinary year all around. However, with all the uncertainly around us, there is one thing that remains the same. That is the IndianaMat rankings are always top notch. This year Mike Reiser has upped the ante by getting 186 out of 224 qualifiers in the last set of rankings. Just a quick reminder that we lock the rankings before the first whistle at sectional and let them ride. We saw top wrestlers missing weight or getting hit with COVID quarantines, yet the rankings still held serve. There is only one match in the whole first round that puts two wrestlers that were not in the rankings against each other. Mike is still working on a perfect bracket of all ranked wrestlers making the state finals. This year 106, 132, and 170 all had 15 of 16 qualifiers in the rankings.
       
      As always we have created brackets with our rankings on them for you to download and use for all your pick’em purposes. This year we have two sets, one with just state rankings and one with both semi-state and state rankings. I would hold off printing any of these out as your official copies as there may be a couple more surprises added to the brackets this week.
       
      IndianaMat with semi-state and state rankings
      IndianaMat with state rankings ONLY
       
       
      Season by season ranked wrestlers advancing to state
      *Note Mike Reiser took over the rankings in 2012
      2021- 186
      2020- 180
      2019- 175
      2018- 179
      2017- 169
      2016- 175
      2015- 172
      2014- 171
      2013- 171
      2012- 170
      2011- 157
      2010- 159
      2009- 143
       
      106lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15
       
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Vicente Eckman- Goshen
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #7 Ashton Jackson(LaPorte) vs. #9 Liam Krueger(Columbus East)
      #5 Nathan Smith(Southport) vs. #25 Cody Rowles(Jay County)
      #4 Evan Seng(Evansville Mater Dei) vs. #20 Dylan Bennett(Penn)
      #2 Evan Dickey(Cathedral) vs. #16 Keegan Malott(East Noble)
      #1 Jeffrey Bailey(River Forest) vs. #19 Donnie Feeler(Crawford County)
      #8 Tanner Tishner(Western) vs. #10 Zac Dray(Warren Central)
      #13 Blake Zirkelbach(North Posey) vs. #22 Evan Cruz(Crown Point)
       
      113lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Drake Fritz- West Central
      Beau Brabender- Northridge
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #4 Kyrel Leavell(Warren Central) vs. #7 Reese Courtney(Center Grove)
      #15 Jared Brooks(Wabash) vs. #21 Bryce Denton(Penn)
      #1 Alex Cottey(Perry Meridian) vs. #16 Reed Egli(Evansville Mater Dei)
      #5 Hayden Brady(Garrett) vs. #9 Anthony Bahl(Crown Point)
      #14 Isaac Ward(Carmel) vs. #20 Joey Buttler(Whiteland)
      #6 Coy Hammack(Tell City) vs. #13 Dylan Driver(Westfield)

      120lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
       
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Nathaniel Hennessey- Seeger
      Tristian Vaughn- Harrison (WL)
      Travis Haug- Forest Park
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #2 Logan Frazier(Crown Point) vs. #8 Carleton Perry(Warren Central)
      #3 Lane Gilbert(Sullivan) vs. #14 Justin Puckett(Northridge)
      #9 Tony Wood(Jay County) vs. #15 Braden Haines(Brownsburg)
      #1 Sergio Lemley(Chesterton) vs. #13 Keaton Morton(Perry Meridian)
      #4 Cole Ross(Evansville Mater Dei) vs. #21 Austin Lewis(Bluffton)
       
      126lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Brenden Dilley- Wawasee
      Devin Wible- Hobart
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #2 Brady Ison(Brownsburg) vs. #7 Elijah Anthony(Frankfort)
      #1 Zeke Seltzer(Cathedral) vs. #17 Michael Tharpe(Center Grove)
      #8 Matteo Vargo(Penn) vs. #11 Logan Uhlman(Adams Central)
      #5 Sam Goin(Crown Point) vs. #23 Harper Dedman(Oak Hill)
      #4 Bryce Lowery(Roncalli) vs. #13 Jacob Bechert(Franklin Community)
      #3 Cheaney Schoeff(Avon) vs. #14 Blake Wolf(East Central).
       
      132lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15
       
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Dominic Litchfield- Bellmont
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #3 Aidan Torres(Chesterton) vs. #15 Devin Frazier(Centerville)
      #9 David Pierson(Warren Central) vs. #24 Lakin Webb(Rensselaer Central)
      #8 Ben Dalton(Monrovia) vs. #11 Dylan Stroud(Manchester)
      #2 Ian Heath(Leo) vs. #17 Cade Meier(Bloomington South)
      #10 Cole Solomey(Kankakee Valley) vs. #16 Anthony Hughes(Lawrence North)
      #4 Kysen Montgomery(Brownsburg) vs. #22 Cameron Clark(Jay County)
      #7 Stephen Roberson(Crown Point) vs. #12 Brac Hooper(Carmel)
       
      138lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Jarrett Forrester- Columbia City
      Kyle Carter- Rensselaer Central
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #2 Delaney Ruhlman(Bloomington South) vs. #9 Bradley Conrad(Portage)
      #15 Brody Arthur(Oak Hill) vs. #19 Jared Brown(Pendleton Heights)
      #4 Gavinn Alstott(Floyd Central) vs. #5 Jace Alexander(Wawasee)
      #1 Jesse Mendez(Crown Point) vs. #18 Gavin Garcia(Brownsburg)
      #10 Hudson Harreld(Zionsville) vs. #21 Logan Hooley(Northridge)
      #14 Seth Lawson(Frankton) vs. #25 Julius Gerencser(Daleville) 
       
      145lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
       
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Cameron Powell- Mishawaka
      Braden Nuest- West Central
      James Smith- Penn
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #1 Jaden Reynolds(Avon) vs. #11 Max Naselroad(Alexandria Monroe)
      #2 Logan Wagner(Zionsville) vs. #24 Connor Gilles(Jeffersonville)
      #10 Ethan Kaiser(Chesterton) vs. #23 Sam Levitz(Prairie Heights)
      #6 Hunter May(Floyd Central) vs. #25 Brady McKivitz(Perry Meridian)
      #3 Hayden Watson(Center Grove) vs. #13 Eli Otto(South Dearborn)
       
      152lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Avery Wills- Eastern Hancock
      Chase Leech- Garrett
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #11 Aidan Hardcastle(Oak Hill) vs. #21 Aiden Farmer(Evansville Memorial)
      #2 Matthew Koontz(Perry Meridian) vs. #18 Aidan Pollitt(Valparaiso)
      #3 Javen Estrada(Crown Point) vs. #20 Ben Wolf(East Central)
      #7 Tyler Conley(Avon) vs. #8 Alex Currie(Adams Central)
      #1 Jajuan Anderson(Warren Central) vs. #23 Isaiah Ponce(Lake Central)
      #9 Evan Ulrick(Carroll (Fort Wayne)) vs. #10 Ben Phillips(Charlestown)
       
      160lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Jakob Sheets- Perry Meridian
      Logan Farnell- Maconaquah
      Bradey Pittman- Plymouth
      Bray Emerine- Floyd Central
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #2 Brody Baumann(Evansville Mater Dei) vs. #16 Eli Hilger(Bishop Dwenger)
      #3 Andrew Wilson(Cathedral) vs. #8 Aaron Steenbeke(Penn)
      #1 Robert Major(Carmel) vs. #23 Jamaal Salary(LaPorte)
      #11 Landon Boe(Plainfield) vs. #14 Eli Johnson(Norwell) 
       
      170lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15
       
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Jacob Graden- East Noble
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #13 Jajuan Dale(Perry Meridian) vs. #16 Jacob Kreager(Snider)
      #11 Codei Khawaja(Floyd Central) vs. #18 Aiden Sneed(Kankakee Valley)
      #1 Bryer Hall(East Central) vs. #19 Duke Myers(Bellmont)
      #5 John Purdy(Castle) vs. #8 Jacob Simpson(Hobart)
      #6 Sam Morrill(Columbus East) vs. #23 Spencer Phillips(McCutcheon)
      #4 Brodie Porter(Eastern (Greentown)) vs. #12 Shane Bates(Zionsville)
      #2 Pate Eastin(Penn) vs. #3 Tyler Fuqua(Franklin Community)
       
      182lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 9
       
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Jett Thompson- Oak Hill
      Jake Sues- Lake Central
      Brandon Estepp- Warsaw
      Je'kwan Williams- Marion
      Johnny Weisheit- Franklin Central
      Hunter Page- Monroe Central
      Reid Schroeder- Southridge
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #1 Drake Buchanan(Center Grove) vs. #16 Sam Peeples(Roncalli)
      #9 Dominic Pugliese(Tri-West Hendricks) vs. #10 Riley Woodall(Southmont)
       
      First round match-ups of unranked wrestlers:
      Jake Sues(Lake Central) vs. Jett Thompson(Oak Hill)
       
      195lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Ryan Bovard- East Central
      Chad Washburn- Kokomo
      Bazle Owens- Tippecanoe Valley
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #9 Ke'Shawn Dickens(Avon) vs. #12 Blake Heyerly(Adams Central)
      #8 Matt Lepper(Carroll (Fort Wayne)) vs. #15 Wyatt Willman(North Posey)
      #6 Harris Eason(Franklin Community) vs. #16 Ibrahim Khaoucha(Northridge)
      #4 Johnny Parker(Cathedral) vs. #10 Gage DeMarco(Chesterton)
      #3 Connor Barket(West Lafayette) vs. #11 Max Broom(Hamilton Southeastern)
       
      220lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Peyton Kendall- Penn
      RJ Dilbone- Fremont
      Coy Brames- Angola
      Nolan Skaggs- Franklin Community
      Ian Clifford- Columbia City
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #7 Jack Taylor(New Castle) vs. #17 Julante Hinton(Northrop)
      #3 Jason Streck(Merrillville) vs. #14 Kelton Farmer(Evansville Memorial)
      #5 Josh Howell(Terre Haute South) vs. #12 Jacob Raub(Lafayette Jefferson) 
       
      285lbs
      Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
       
      Unranked qualifiers:
      Jacob Sommer- Elkhart
      Brock Donati- Penn
       
      First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
      #8 Mariere Omonode(West Lafayette) vs. #22 Makhi Watts(North Central)
      #7 Matthew Munoz(Jeffersonville) vs. #9 Brandon Villafuerte(Angola)
      #1 Braydon Erb(Western) vs. #5 Jacob Johnson(Franklin Community)
      #4 Antone Alexander(Franklin Central) vs. #6 Hunter Whitenack(New Prairie)
      #2 Reeve Muncie(Carroll (Fort Wayne)) vs. #17 Amara Kaba(Pike)
      #13 Edgar Decker(Gavit) vs. #18 Mihail Platonov(Westfield)
       

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      2023 Fargo 16U Freestyle Results

      This article will be updated multiple times throughout the tournament so check back often.
      Championship(In the semi-finals)
      100 Case Bell(4-0)
      Rnd of 64- Case Bell (Indiana) VSU Brayden Sigle (Pennsylvania), 10-0 2:54
      Rnd of 32- Case Bell (Indiana) VSU Gabriel Rogers (North Carolina), 10-0 3:02
      Rnd of 16- Case Bell (Indiana) VPO1 Ben Ziola (Nebraska), 8-3
      Quarters- Case Bell (Indiana) VPO1 Mac Crosson (Iowa), 5-2

      126 Clinton Shepherd(5-0)
      Rnd of 128- Clinton Shepherd (Indiana) VSU Dawson Wyrick (Missouri), 10-0 0:49
      Rnd of 64- Clinton Shepherd (Indiana) VPO1 Zaydrein Hernandez (California), 10-8
      Rnd of 32- Clinton Shepherd (Indiana) VSU Jayden Duncanson (New York), 11-0 1:15
      Rnd of 16- Clinton Shepherd (Indiana) VSU Valentine Popadiuc (New Mexico), 10-0 1:46
      Quarters- Clinton Shepherd (Indiana) VSU Chris Dennis (Pennsylvania), 10-0 0:32

      Consolation(In bloodround)
      132 Evan Stanley(6-1)
      Rnd of 128- Evan Stanley (Indiana) VSU Nolan Skebba (Wisconsin), 10-0 1:39
      Rnd of 64- Evan Stanley (Indiana) VSU Korbin Chuchran (Utah), 10-0 1:15
      Rnd of 32- Jesse Grajeda (California) VSU Evan Stanley (Indiana), 10-0 0:38
      Cons 32 #2- Evan Stanley (Indiana) VFA Anthony Delgado (Nevada), 7-0 0:42
      Cons 16 #1- Evan Stanley (Indiana) VSU Blake Fox (Iowa), 11-0 2:30
      Cons 16 #2- Evan Stanley (Indiana) VSU1 Nate Keller (New Jersey), 13-2 1:15
      Cons 8 #1- Evan Stanley (Indiana) VPO1 Davis Parrow (Minnesota), 11-2

      138 Matthew Staples(5-1)
      Rnd of 128- Matthew Staples (Indiana) VSU1 Jordan Schmidt (Iowa), 14-1 3:31
      Rnd of 64- Matthew Staples (Indiana) VPO1 Austin Gyorkos (Michigan), 11-8
      Rnd of 32- Matthew Staples (Indiana) VPO1 Owen Seffrood (Wisconsin), 11-8
      Rnd of 16- Derek Barrows (Colorado) VPO1 Matthew Staples (Indiana), 14-8
      Cons 16 #2- Matthew Staples (Indiana) VFA Tigran Greyan (California), 7-4 3:58
      Cons 8 #1- Matthew Staples (Indiana) Noah Bull (Utah)

      220 Everett Mcclelland(4-1)
      Rnd of 64- Everett Mcclelland (Indiana) VPO1 Hunter Richmond (South Dakota), 13-12
      Rnd of 32- Everett Mcclelland (Indiana) VPO Charles Walker (Illinois), 5-0
      Rnd of 16- Ashton Honnold (Iowa) VPO1 Everett Mcclelland (Indiana), 13-12
      Cons 16 #2- Everett Mcclelland (Indiana) VFA Matthew Harrold (Massachusetts), 7-5 2:24
      Cons 8 #1- Everett Mcclelland (Indiana) VFA Asher Sheldon (Illinois), 4-0 0:35

      285 James Hartleroad(5-1)
      Rnd of 64- Cj Orchard (Oregon) VFA James Hartleroad (Indiana), 8-5 2:44
      Cons 32 #1- James Hartleroad (Indiana) VFA Jonathan Romo (Kansas), 4-0 1:27
      Cons 32 #2- James Hartleroad (Indiana) VFA David Finch (Oregon), 9-0 4:00
      Cons 16 #1- James Hartleroad (Indiana) VPO1 Hayden Skillings (Minnesota), 4-1
      Cons 16 #2- James Hartleroad (Indiana) VSU Hunter Vander heiden (Wisconsin), 10-0 3:53
      Cons 8 #1- James Hartleroad (Indiana) VPO1 Demetrius Stanley jr. (Ohio), 5-1

      Eliminated
      94 Karson Bachelder(0-2)
      Rnd of 64- Kael Davis (Pennsylvania) VFA Karson Bachelder (Indiana), 6-0 0:42
      Cons 32 #2- Mason Bauer (Ohio) VSU1 Karson Bachelder (Indiana), 12-1 1:33

      100 Elijah Ogle(1-2)
      Rnd of 64- Elijah Ogle (Indiana) VPO1 Noah Scribner (Florida), 11-8
      Rnd of 32- Kaleb Pratt (Illinois) VSU Elijah Ogle (Indiana), 11-0 3:11
      Cons 32 #2- Symon Woods (Illinois) VSU1 Elijah Ogle (Indiana), 13-3 2:30

      100 Jackson Frahm(2-2)
      Rnd of 64- Jackson Frahm (Indiana) VFO Adden Jarman (Arizona), 0-0
      Rnd of 32- Kavin Muyleart (Pennsylvania) VSU Jackson Frahm (Indiana), 10-0 0:19
      Cons 32 #2- Jackson Frahm (Indiana) VPO Brock Glover (Florida), 5-0
      Cons 16 #1- Brayden Sigle (Pennsylvania) VSU Jackson Frahm (Indiana), 11-0 0:38

      100 Jensen Boyd(4-2)
      Rnd of 128- Jensen Boyd (Indiana) VFA Connor Pounds (Oklahoma), 4-0 2:29
      Rnd of 64- Jensen Boyd (Indiana) VSU1 Landen Bogard (Wisconsin), 12-1 0:49
      Rnd of 32- Jensen Boyd (Indiana) VSU1 Gavin Fisher (Florida), 12-2 1:42
      Rnd of 16- Cameron Sontz (New Jersey) VPO1 Jensen Boyd (Indiana), 10-2
      Cons 16 #2- Jensen Boyd (Indiana) VSU1 Anthony Lagala ryan (New York), 16-4 3:49
      Cons 8 #1- Kavin Muyleart (Pennsylvania) VPO1 Jensen Boyd (Indiana), 4-2

      100 Joseph Hamilton(1-2)
      Rnd of 64- Jackson Shipley (Texas) VSU Joseph Hamilton (Indiana), 13-0 3:18
      Cons 64 #2- Joseph Hamilton (Indiana) VSU Maddox Westendorf (Iowa), 10-0 0:55
      Cons 32 #1- Brennan Sprague (New York) VPO1 Joseph Hamilton (Indiana), 17-12

      106 Caleb Schaefer(3-2)
      Rnd of 64- Nicholas Garcia (Illinois) VPO1 Caleb Schaefer (Indiana), 12-4
      Cons 64 #2- Caleb Schaefer (Indiana) VPO1 Aiden Bastian (Utah), 9-4
      Cons 32 #1- Caleb Schaefer (Indiana) VFA Michael Daly (New Jersey), 13-2 3:26
      Cons 32 #2- Caleb Schaefer (Indiana) VSU1 Alex Rodriguez (Colorado), 14-2 2:58
      Cons 16 #1- Max Tancini (Pennsylvania) VFA Caleb Schaefer (Indiana), 10-1 3:04

      106 Justin Williamson(0-2)
      Rnd of 64- Rocco Cassioppi (Illinois) VSU1 Justin Williamson (Indiana), 12-2 0:52
      Cons 64 #2- Jayden Grijalva (Kansas) VPO1 Justin Williamson (Indiana), 7-4

      106 Peyton Schoettle(4-2)
      Rnd of 64- Killian Coluccio (New Jersey) VSU Peyton Schoettle (Indiana), 10-0 2:56
      Cons 64 #2- Peyton Schoettle (Indiana) VPO1 Che Jenkins (Arizona), 11-3
      Cons 32 #1- Peyton Schoettle (Indiana) VFA Brett Kiecker (Minnesota), 12-1 3:38
      Cons 32 #2- Peyton Schoettle (Indiana) VSU Owen Larose (Minnesota), 10-0 2:35
      Cons 16 #1- Peyton Schoettle (Indiana) VSU1 Charlie Trujillo (Texas), 17-3 2:42
      Cons 16 #2- Eric Casula (Oklahoma) VSU Peyton Schoettle (Indiana), 10-0 0:38

      113 Bradyn Volz(1-2)
      Rnd of 256- Johnny Leck (Kansas) VSU1 Bradyn Volz (Indiana), 14-4 2:21
      Cons 128 #2- Bradyn Volz (Indiana) VSU Lazarus Joyce (New Jersey), 10-0 0:23
      Cons 64 #1- Matthew Quigley (Michigan) VFA Bradyn Volz (Indiana), 20-15 3:53

      113 Colin Strayer(3-2)
      Rnd of 256- Colin Strayer (Indiana) VSU1 Tohmi Carney (Oklahoma), 12-1 3:26
      Rnd of 128- Colin Strayer (Indiana) VPO1 Ricardo Ortiz (California), 11-10
      Rnd of 64- Colin Strayer (Indiana) VPO Jack Baron (Pennsylvania), 2-0
      Rnd of 32- Garrett Beane (Missouri) VPO1 Colin Strayer (Indiana), 4-2
      Cons 32 #2- Nicolas Enzminger (North Dakota) VSU Colin Strayer (Indiana), 10-0 1:02

      113 Isaac Campbell(2-2)
      Rnd of 128- Dawson Youngblut (Iowa) VSU1 Isaac Campbell (Indiana), 12-2 2:33
      Cons 64 #1- Isaac Campbell (Indiana) VPO1 Mathias Dahlstrom (North Dakota), 12-6
      Cons 64 #2- Isaac Campbell (Indiana) VPO1 Anthony Cubero (Florida), 12-5
      Cons 32 #1- Isaac Novod (Massachusetts) VSU Isaac Campbell (Indiana), 10-0 2:47

      113 Samuel Westfall(1-2)
      Rnd of 128- Samuel Westfall (Indiana) VPO1 Aidan Lindsay (Tennessee), 10-2
      Rnd of 64- Landon Sidun (Pennsylvania) VSU Samuel Westfall (Indiana), 10-0 0:47
      Cons 64 #2- Cash Waymire (Tennessee) VFA Samuel Westfall (Indiana), 9-2 1:55

      113 Ty Henderson(1-2)
      Rnd of 128- Ty Henderson (Indiana) VPO1 Jackson Stocker (South Carolina), 14-8
      Rnd of 64- Brock Johnson (Kansas) VSU1 Ty Henderson (Indiana), 14-4 3:25
      Cons 64 #2- Chance Fisher (Oklahoma) VSU Ty Henderson (Indiana), 10-0 3:04

      120 Gunner Butt(0-2)
      Rnd of 128- Myles Burroughs (New Jersey) VPO Gunner Butt (Indiana), 6-0
      Cons 64 #1- Alex Othon (Washington) VPO1 Gunner Butt (Indiana), 5-4

      120 Jett Mcguire(1-2)
      Rnd of 128- Tyler Misenheimer (Oklahoma) VSU Jett Mcguire (Indiana), 11-0 2:57
      Cons 64 #1- Jett Mcguire (Indiana) VPO1 Isaac Hoshide (Georgia), 11-6
      Cons 64 #2- Maximus Hay (Wisconsin) VSU Jett Mcguire (Indiana), 10-0 1:10

      120 Lucas Day(0-2)
      Rnd of 128- Zac Bleess (Missouri) VFA Lucas Day (Indiana), 12-1 2:52
      Cons 64 #1- Aidan Larson (Oregon) VSU Lucas Day (Indiana), 10-0 2:30

      120 Seth Aubin(3-2)
      Rnd of 256- Seth Aubin (Indiana) VFA Daxton Kline (Arkansas), 4-2 1:23
      Rnd of 128- Seth Aubin (Indiana) VPO1 Aj Delacruz (South Carolina), 6-2
      Rnd of 64- Brian Little, iii (New Jersey) VSU1 Seth Aubin (Indiana), 15-4 2:42
      Cons 64 #2- Seth Aubin (Indiana) VSU Samuel Favaza (Louisiana), 10-0 0:48
      Cons 32 #1- Liam Montgomery (Ohio) VFA Seth Aubin (Indiana), 14-4 3:33

      126 Braylon Reynolds(1-2)
      Rnd of 128- Braylon Reynolds (Indiana) VSU Cameron Coonrod (Kansas), 10-0 1:08
      Rnd of 64- Roman Belardo (Georgia) VPO1 Braylon Reynolds (Indiana), 7-4
      Cons 64 #2- Declan Koch (Wisconsin) VPO1 Braylon Reynolds (Indiana), 7-2

      126 Dominic Brown(3-2)
      Rnd of 128- Dominic Brown (Indiana) VSU Tyler Turzinski (Minnesota), 10-0 2:20
      Rnd of 64- Dominic Brown (Indiana) VPO1 Tyler Ineman (Ohio), 4-3
      Rnd of 32- Matthew Orbeta (California) VPO1 Dominic Brown (Indiana), 7-5
      Cons 32 #2- Dominic Brown (Indiana) VSU Tyler Stephens (Maryland), 12-0 2:52
      Cons 16 #1- Declan Koch (Wisconsin) VPO1 Dominic Brown (Indiana), 4-2

      126 Edward Goss(2-2)
      Rnd of 128- Edward Goss (Indiana) VSU Sebastian Quintana (Nevada), 11-0 2:54
      Rnd of 64- Edward Goss (Indiana) VSU Aiden Beimel (Pennsylvania), 10-0 2:49
      Rnd of 32- Roman Stewart (Missouri) VPO1 Edward Goss (Indiana), 12-5
      Cons 32 #2- Musa Jalloh (Ohio) VPO1 Edward Goss (Indiana), 6-5

      126 Nicholas Anderson(1-2)
      Rnd of 128- Nicholas Anderson (Indiana) VPO1 Ryder Sprague (Oregon), 10-10
      Rnd of 64- Colby Houle (Connecticut) VFA Nicholas Anderson (Indiana), 8-0 0:48
      Cons 64 #2- Scott Meier, jr. (Nebraska) VFA Nicholas Anderson (Indiana), 4-1 0:40

      126 Quinten Schoeff(2-2)
      Rnd of 128- Quinten Schoeff (Indiana) VFA Houston Rudisill (South Carolina), 10-8 2:39
      Rnd of 64- Nathan Attisano (Ohio) VSU Quinten Schoeff (Indiana), 10-0 1:01
      Cons 64 #2- Quinten Schoeff (Indiana) VSU Jackson Yeatman (Oklahoma), 10-0 3:04
      Cons 32 #1- Jaxon Mackey (Nevada) VFA Quinten Schoeff (Indiana), 10-0 2:26

      132 Brason Schortgen(0-2)
      Rnd of 128- Manuel Saldate (Nevada) VSU Brason Schortgen (Indiana), 12-0 1:41
      Cons 64 #1- Ezekiel Bolton (Alaska) VSU Brason Schortgen (Indiana), 12-0 0:52

      132 Elijah Broady(3-2)
      Rnd of 128- Elijah Broady (Indiana) VSU Dylan O'brian (Connecticut), 10-0 0:58
      Rnd of 64- Yandro Soto (Florida) VSU Elijah Broady (Indiana), 10-0 0:42
      Cons 64 #2- Elijah Broady (Indiana) VSU William Vander luitgaren (Indiana), 10-0 2:19
      Cons 32 #1- Elijah Broady (Indiana) VPO1 Benjamin Aguilar (Virginia), 9-7
      Cons 32 #2- Blake Fox (Iowa) VSU Elijah Broady (Indiana), 10-0 1:09

      132 William Vander luitgaren(1-2)
      Rnd of 128- Jacob Herm (Wisconsin) VSU William Vander luitgaren (Indiana), 10-0 0:59
      Cons 64 #1- William Vander luitgaren (Indiana) VPO1 Michael Lewis (Utah), 13-8

      138 Camden Baumann(0-2)
      Rnd of 128- Arment Waltenbaugh (Pennsylvania) VSU Camden Baumann (Indiana), 10-0 1:35
      Cons 64 #2- Luke Nieto (New York) VSU Camden Baumann (Indiana), 12-0 0:54

      138 Kegan Jochim(1-2)
      Rnd of 64- Kegan Jochim (Indiana) VFA Xavier Chavez (Arizona), 9-4 1:28
      Rnd of 32- Easton Dircks (Minnesota) VSU1 Kegan Jochim (Indiana), 12-2 1:37
      Cons 32 #2- Tigran Greyan (California) VSU1 Kegan Jochim (Indiana), 12-2 2:13

      138 Landon Hawkins(1-2)
      Rnd of 128- Landon Hawkins (Indiana) VPO1 Jacob Bell (California), 8-4
      Rnd of 64- Jackson Tucker (Missouri) VSU Landon Hawkins (Indiana), 11-0 2:54
      Cons 64 #2- Bryston Scoles (Wisconsin) VSU1 Landon Hawkins (Indiana), 12-1 3:58

      138 Owen Trimpe(1-2)
      Rnd of 64- Abraham Zaretsky (New Jersey) VPO1 Owen Trimpe (Indiana), 11-8
      Cons 64 #2- Owen Trimpe (Indiana) VSU Isaac Judson (California), 10-0 0:59
      Cons 32 #1- Maximus Dhabolt (Iowa) VSU Owen Trimpe (Indiana), 11-0 1:04

      145 Jack Davis(4-2)
      Rnd of 128- Jack Davis (Indiana) VFA Cohen Thomas (Ohio), 4-0 0:31
      Rnd of 64- Gabriel Logan (New Jersey) VSU1 Jack Davis (Indiana), 17-6 3:43
      Cons 64 #2- Jack Davis (Indiana) VPO1 Korey Kemper (Arizona), 10-4
      Cons 32 #1- Jack Davis (Indiana) VFA Kodi Hollis (Alaska), 10-0 1:35
      Cons 32 #2- Jack Davis (Indiana) VSU1 Jonny O'brien (Pennsylvania), 14-4 1:10
      Cons 16 #1- Will Deutschlander (Texas) VSU1 Jack Davis (Indiana), 14-4 3:14

      145 Jairo Acuna(4-2)
      Rnd of 128- Jairo Acuna (Indiana) VSU1 Gavin Regis (Utah), 14-4 2:30
      Rnd of 64- Jairo Acuna (Indiana) VPO1 Colton Annis (Oregon), 8-3
      Rnd of 32- Jairo Acuna (Indiana) VSU Nicholas Varvak (Massachusetts), 10-0 1:40
      Rnd of 16- Trevor Jones (New Jersey) VPO1 Jairo Acuna (Indiana), 9-1
      Cons 16 #2- Jairo Acuna (Indiana) VSU1 Callen Kirchner (Illinois), 13-2 3:14
      Cons 8 #1- Brady Collins (Pennsylvania) VFA Jairo Acuna (Indiana), 4-0 0:33

      145 Jeffrey Huyvaert(3-2)
      Rnd of 128- Jeffrey Huyvaert (Indiana) VSU Riley James (Missouri), 10-0 2:36
      Rnd of 64- Jeffrey Huyvaert (Indiana) VSU Zachary Davidson (Minnesota), 12-0 1:40
      Rnd of 32- Jeffrey Huyvaert (Indiana) VPO1 Will Deutschlander (Texas), 10-4
      Rnd of 16- Nolan Fellers (Iowa) VPO1 Jeffrey Huyvaert (Indiana), 12-10
      Cons 16 #2- Brady Collins (Pennsylvania) VSU1 Jeffrey Huyvaert (Indiana), 12-1 1:45

      145 Thomas Gibbs(6-2)
      Rnd of 128- Zeno Moore (Florida) VSU1 Thomas Gibbs (Indiana), 12-2 2:58
      Cons 64 #1- Thomas Gibbs (Indiana) VSU Matthew Shomin (Missouri), 10-0 0:25
      Cons 64 #2- Thomas Gibbs (Indiana) VSU Cruz Rainwater (Alabama), 10-0 0:28
      Cons 32 #1- Thomas Gibbs (Indiana) VSU Brock Armstrong (Idaho), 13-0 1:04
      Cons 32 #2- Thomas Gibbs (Indiana) VSU Isaac Padilla (California), 10-0 1:17
      Cons 16 #1- Thomas Gibbs (Indiana) VPO1 Aj Falcone (New Jersey), 5-1
      Cons 16 #2- Thomas Gibbs (Indiana) VSU Ryan Barone (Virginia), 10-0 1:17
      Cons 8 #1- Ryan Rios (California) VPO1 Thomas Gibbs (Indiana), 7-4

      145 Wyatt Cooksey(0-2)
      Rnd of 128- Owen Mcmullen (Pennsylvania) VSU Wyatt Cooksey (Indiana), 10-0 3:34
      Cons 64 #2- William Motley (Connecticut) VPO1 Wyatt Cooksey (Indiana), 15-10

      152 Cale Bonenberger(3-2)
      Rnd of 128- Logan Alfalla (New York) VSU Cale Bonenberger (Indiana), 11-0 2:20
      Cons 64 #1- Cale Bonenberger (Indiana) VFA Kile Sentieri (Ohio), 8-0 1:25
      Cons 64 #2- Cale Bonenberger (Indiana) VSU Blake Smith (Illinois), 10-0 0:45
      Cons 32 #1- Cale Bonenberger (Indiana) VSU Ryan Rector (Georgia), 10-0 1:35
      Cons 32 #2- Zack Aquila (Ohio) VSU Cale Bonenberger (Indiana), 11-0 2:42

      152 Christian Arberry(3-2)
      Rnd of 128- Blake Jacobson (Virginia) VPO1 Christian Arberry (Indiana), 5-5
      Cons 64 #1- Christian Arberry (Indiana) VFA Casey Liess (New York), 6-4 2:50
      Cons 64 #2- Christian Arberry (Indiana) VPO1 Kade Rule (Wisconsin), 6-6
      Cons 32 #1- Christian Arberry (Indiana) VSU Rocker Aguilar (North Dakota), 10-0 1:56
      Cons 32 #2- Jared Remington (Texas) VPO1 Christian Arberry (Indiana), 8-6

      152 Corinthian Tonte(0-2)
      Rnd of 128- Caden Gorishek (Arizona) VPO1 Corinthian Tonte (Indiana), 10-2
      Cons 64 #1- James Holiday (California) VSU Corinthian Tonte (Indiana), 11-0 3:27

      152 Silas Stits(3-2)
      Rnd of 128- Silas Stits (Indiana) VSU Gunnar Neal (California), 10-0 0:35
      Rnd of 64- Silas Stits (Indiana) VFA Trae Rios (Oklahoma), 9-2 1:54
      Rnd of 32- Silas Stits (Indiana) VSU Jose Gutierrez (Florida), 10-0 0:58
      Rnd of 16- Nicholas Singer (Pennsylvania) VPO1 Silas Stits (Indiana), 10-4
      Cons 16 #2- Zyon Trujillo (Nevada) VPO1 Silas Stits (Indiana), 7-4

      152 Tyler Sandusky(0-2)
      Rnd of 128- Kade Rule (Wisconsin) VSU Tyler Sandusky (Indiana), 10-0 1:14
      Cons 64 #1- Kaleo Garcia (California) VSU1 Tyler Sandusky (Indiana), 14-3 0:59

      160 Conner Hoar(0-2)
      Rnd of 128- Christian Acosta (California) VPO Conner Hoar (Indiana), 8-0
      Cons 64 #2- Kal-el Fluckiger (Arizona) VSU Conner Hoar (Indiana), 11-0 0:44

      160 Griffin Van Tichelt(2-2)
      Rnd of 64- Griffin Van tichelt (Indiana) VPO1 Vristol Short (Minnesota), 8-5
      Rnd of 32- Griffin Van tichelt (Indiana) VSU1 Tavier Garcia (Arizona), 12-2 3:53
      Rnd of 16- Maximus Norman (Tennessee) VSU1 Griffin Van tichelt (Indiana), 12-1 1:05
      Cons 16 #2- Mavrik Gregory (Ohio) VPO1 Griffin Van tichelt (Indiana), 15-9

      160 Zach White jr.(0-2)
      Rnd of 64- Jackson Moffit (Georgia) VPO1 Zach White jr. (Indiana), 9-5
      Cons 64 #2- Elijah Brown (Pennsylvania) VSU1 Zach White jr. (Indiana), 13-2 1:21

      170 Corwin Fuller(1-2)
      Rnd of 64- Corwin Fuller (Indiana) VSU Ange Badji (Kansas), 10-0 2:31
      Rnd of 32- Shawn Rounsaville, jr (Oklahoma) VSU Corwin Fuller (Indiana), 13-0 0:58
      Cons 32 #2- Gatlin Rogers (Iowa) VSU1 Corwin Fuller (Indiana), 17-7 4:00

      170 Coy Bender(4-2)
      Rnd of 128- Coy Bender (Indiana) VPO1 Junior Bumanglag (California), 9-6
      Rnd of 64- Coy Bender (Indiana) VPO1 Amir Coston (Florida), 10-7
      Rnd of 32- Coy Bender (Indiana) VSU Landon Huffer (Ohio), 11-0 0:27
      Rnd of 16- Luke Spoor (Delaware) VPO1 Coy Bender (Indiana), 10-1
      Cons 16 #2- Coy Bender (Indiana) VFA Ethan Swenson (Minnesota), 3-0 1:22
      Cons 8 #1- Broedy Collins hendricks (Iowa) VSU1 Coy Bender (Indiana), 15-5 4:00

      170 Xavier Smith(2-2)
      Rnd of 128- Xavier Smith (Indiana) VSU Ryder Zdanczewicz (Wisconsin), 10-0 0:20
      Rnd of 64- Mason Gourley (Pennsylvania) VPO1 Xavier Smith (Indiana), 11-9
      Cons 32 #1- Xavier Smith (Indiana) VSU1 Ryan Brown (New York), 12-2 1:18
      Cons 32 #2- Breyson Kelley (Wisconsin) VSU Xavier Smith (Indiana), 11-0 1:23

      182 James Dozier(1-2)
      Rnd of 128- Ty Carman (Utah) VSU1 James Dozier (Indiana), 12-2 2:00
      Cons 64 #2- James Dozier (Indiana) VSU Daniel Clawson (Wyoming), 11-0 1:22
      Cons 32 #1- Jackson Naven (California) VSU1 James Dozier (Indiana), 12-2 2:36

      182 Miguel Rojas(3-2)
      Rnd of 128- Miguel Rojas (Indiana) VSU Kane Rosario (Texas), 10-0 0:29
      Rnd of 64- Miguel Rojas (Indiana) VSU Townsend Winans (Virginia), 10-0 3:02
      Rnd of 32- Miguel Rojas (Indiana) VSU1 Anthony Kroninger (Ohio), 13-2 3:07
      Rnd of 16- Preston Marchesseault (Rhode Island) VSU Miguel Rojas (Indiana), 10-0 0:46
      Cons 16 #2- Owen Burling (Wisconsin) VPO1 Miguel Rojas (Indiana), 8-8

      195 Austin Reading(1-2)
      Rnd of 64- Austin Reading (Indiana) VSU Tyree Harris (Wyoming), 10-0 1:07
      Rnd of 32- Enrique Segura (California) VPO1 Austin Reading (Indiana), 11-4
      Cons 32 #2- Harry Maltese (Virginia) VSU1 Austin Reading (Indiana), 14-2 2:18

      220 Hayden Smith(4-2)
      Rnd of 128- Hayden Smith (Indiana) VSU Akeem Newsom (California), 10-0 2:30
      Rnd of 64- Cael Leisgang (Wisconsin) VPO Hayden Smith (Indiana), 5-0
      Cons 64 #2- Hayden Smith (Indiana) VPO1 Fabian Martinez (California), 10-2
      Cons 32 #1- Hayden Smith (Indiana) VSU Ryel Deleon (Illinois), 10-0 1:26
      Cons 32 #2- Hayden Smith (Indiana) VSU1 Joseph Monge (Iowa), 13-3 3:29
      Cons 16 #1- James Bechter (Ohio) VSU1 Hayden Smith (Indiana), 12-1 1:10

      220 Kaden Lambert(1-2)
      Rnd of 64- Gavin Rich (Oklahoma) VPO1 Kaden Lambert (Indiana), 6-1
      Cons 32 #1- Kaden Lambert (Indiana) VSU Reagan Gowen (Oregon), 11-0 3:19
      Cons 32 #2- Isandre De la torre (Oregon) VPO1 Kaden Lambert (Indiana), 11-4

      285 Carson Andreas(0-2)
      Rnd of 64- Bardon King (Alabama) VFA Carson Andreas (Indiana), 4-1 0:24
      Cons 32 #1- Jack Bauer (Minnesota) VSU Carson Andreas (Indiana), 10-0 2:41

      285 Noah Fugate(1-2)
      Rnd of 64- Duncan Pinkham (Kansas) VPO1 Noah Fugate (Indiana), 4-2
      Cons 32 #1- Noah Fugate (Indiana) VPO Noah Bolen (Ohio), 8-0
      Cons 32 #2- Jonathan Rulo (Illinois) VSU Noah Fugate (Indiana), 10-0 2:32

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      King sees Oak Hill earn its first semistate mat crown

      Andrew King has seen plenty in his 35 years a wrestling coach at Oak Hill High School.
       
      Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Famer King has enjoyed more than 450 dual-meet victories and lots of in-season and postseason championships.
       
      But the 1981 Oak Hill and 1985 DePauw University graduate had never seen the Eagles celebrate an IHSAA semistate team title until Saturday, Feb. 13 at Memorial Coliseum.
       
      “The pieces all fell together,” said King moments after his team hoisted the trophy. “It’s a great feeling for Oak Hill.
       
      “Most people don’t know where Oak Hill is.”
       
      The Grant County school of about 520 students is located in Converse, Ind.
       
      Oak Hill’s first semistate crown came on the day the Eagles had two individual semistate winners — 152-pound senior Aidan Hardcastle and 138-pound junior Brody Arthur — for the first time.
      Hardcastle (36-0 on the 2020-21 season) pinned South Adams junior A.J. Dull in 5:26, bested Huntington North senior Julian Fletcher by 13-2 major decision and edged Adams Central junior Alex Currie 2-1 before besting Carroll senior Evan Ulrick 5-2 in the finals.
       
      Arthur (38-1) scored four pins for his semistate championship — Carroll junior Jared Landez in 3:13, Lakeland junior Ben Miller in 2:11, Columbia City senior Jarrett Forrester in 2:58 prior to Daleville junior Julius Gerencser in 1:38 in the finals.
       
      Seniors Jett Thompson (second at 182) and Harper Dedman (fourth at 126) were also placers for Oak Hill. Thompson goes to Indy at 34-4 while Dedman is 27-4.
       
      Senior Julian Perez (120) and Freshman Tyson Kendall (106) also represented the Eagles at semistate.
       
      The top four in each weight division advanced to the first round of the State Finals Friday, Feb. 19 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
       
      King talked about all the time put in my his wrestlers and their parents, grandparents and siblings.
       
      “That’s why makes a great wrestling program — the families that are involved,” said King. “It’s a family affair.
       
      “I”m proud to be a part of it. That’s all I am — a part of it — and everybody plays a part.”
       
      With 76.5 points, Oak Hill finished ahead of Western (67.5), Northridge (64.5), Fort Wayne Carroll (63) and the rest of the field.
       
      During all his years of coming to the semistate, King has seen the larger schools earn team titles.
       
      “I like to say that wrestling is classless,” said King. “Whether you’re a big or a little school, we’re all in the same boat.”
       
      In 2020-21, Oak Hill, Western and Kokomo finished 1-2-3 at the Oak Hill Sectional. Western, Wabash and Oak Hill took the top three spots at the Maconaquah Regional.
       
      “We love to hate Western and Western loves to hate us,” said King. “We thrive on it. Steels sharpens steel.”
       
      Like everyone in the athletic world, Oak Hill has had to deal with COVID-19 issues this season.
       
      “I’m a lay coach so when I come to school I have an open mind,” said King. “I’m not going to get mad about it. I deal with it as it is.
       
      “I walk into the school and see my athletic director (Ryan Fagan) coming down the hallway and I cringe because he’s going to tell me which two, three or four kids are now out of for the next 10 days because of social distancing. You just do what you can each day. We’ve had our challenges with that. but our kids have been really good.”
       
      Oak Hill has been extra-diligent about keeping the wrestling practice room clean.
       
      “We’ve gone overboard spraying down the room before practice after practice and in-between practice,” said King. “You can only have one practice partner, you can’t have three, four or five (because of contact-tracing protocols).
       
      “We have to keep doing what we’re doing.”

      3049

      Chris Traicoff Biography

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

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      2018 IHSWCA Team State Information

      Date: December 23, 2017
      Location: 
      Allen County Memorial Coliseum
      4000 Parnell Ave
      Fort Wayne, IN 46805
      TrackWrestling Link(Live Video included)
      http://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=262578009
      Schedule
      9:00 AM – Rounds 1 through 3 (4 mats)
      Pool Play – 4 pools with 3 teams in each pool – seeded
      Rd 1 Bye – Lower seeded team in each pool
      Rd 2 Bye – Higher seeded team in each pool
      Rd 3 Bye – Unseeded team in each pool
      2:00 PM(approx) – Round 4 
      Bracketed event begins based on how teams finished in their pool (4 mats)
      Consolation Matches (2 mats – 2nd  – 8th Place teams)
      -Pool A 2nd Place vs Pool D 2nd Place
      -Pool B 2nd Place vs Pool C 2nd Place
      Consolation Matches (2 mats – 3rd Place teams)
      -Pool A 3rd Place vs Pool D 3rd Place (winner ties for 9th place/loser ties for 11th place)
      -Pool B 3rd Place vs Pool C 3rd Place (winner ties for 9th place/loser ties for 11th place)
      4:00 PM(approx) – Round 5 
      Bracketed Consolation Matches (4 mats)
      Championship Bracket Semi-Finals (2 mats – 1st Place teams)
      -Pool A Winner vs Pool D Winner
      -Pool B Winner vs Pool C Winner
      5th/6th Place Dual and 7th/8th Place Dual (2 mats)
      6:00 PM(approx)– Round 6 
      Finals for Places 1st – 4th (2 mats per class – 6 mats total for Event)
      Teams
      3A Teams
      Avon
      Brownsburg
      Carroll
      Castle
      Center Grove
      Columbus East
      Evansville Mater Dei
      Harrison (WL)
      Penn
      Perry Merdian
      Portage
      Roncalli
      2A Teams
      Bellmont
      Edgewood
      Franklin County
      Garrett
      Indian Creek
      Jimtown
      Lawrenceburg
      New Haven
      New Prairie
      North Montgomery
      Wawasee
      Yorktown
      1A Teams
      Adams Central
      Attica
      Cass
      Central Noble
      Eastern (Greentown)
      Frankton
      Knightstown
      Milan
      North Posey
      Prairie Heights
      Shenandoah
      South Adams
      Team State Documents
      TeamStateInfo.pdf
      Team State Agenda.pdf

      2994 72

      Dingo in Vegas at the World Championships

      Greetings from The Orleans in Las Vegas, Nevada! I'm one lucky Hoosier, as I will be covering the entire week of competition for my favorite website....this one. I got in this evening and walked around the casino and floor area a bit. I saw athletes, male and female, milling around the casino, some looking intense and focused, and some enjoying what Las Vegas is famous for. Athletes from countries like Japan, Kazakshtan, Bulgaria, Russia and, yes, Trinidad and Tobago are very easy to spot, with the telltale ears and scars that often grace high level wrestlers. There are a lot of folks here from around the world, and the buzz is palpable.
       
      Tomorrow morning, Greco competition kicks off the action, as titles will be determined at 66, 75 and 98 kilos. Draws have been released for the US, and are as follows:
       
      66 kg/145.5 lbs -- Bryce Saddoris vs Hugo Miguel Da Silva Passos (Portugal). Two-time World member Saddoris has a favorable draw for his first match in Passos, who has had minimal international success. A two-time All-American while competing at Navy, Saddoris is also a true hometown hero, as he was a four-time state champ in Nevada. Saddoris has a very solid chance to win his first match, but he has a very tough road for a medal. 2014 World champ Davor Stefanek of Serbia is the odds on favorite to win gold, and 2014 bronze medalist Tamas Lorincz of Hungary is another strong candidate to take it all. Outside of those two, many of the top competitors from the London Olympics and the 2014 World Championships are not representing their respective countries this year. An ideal scenario for Saddoris is for him to win his opening match and then get pulled into a repechage match, where a couple of upsets could spring a bronze medalist for the former Midshipmen standout, That said, it's likely too much to ask of Saddoris at this point in his career. Hope I'm wrong.
       
      75 kg/165 lbs -- Andy Bisek vs Luis Eduardo Avendano Rojas (Venezuela). 2014 bronze medalist Bisek opens up against an opponent he handled easily at this year's Pan Am games. Bisek has been competing internationally for a solid decade and this is his fourth World Championship. He really seems to be peaking, as evidenced by his medal at last year's competition. Despite his recent success, he's still ranked only 14th in the world, a testament to the depth of talent at this weight. Like Saddoris, Bisek has a favorable early draw, and, hopefully, he can parlay an early win into a run to the medal session. Hyeon-Woo Kim (Korea), the 2013 world champ, and Arsen Julfalakyan (Armenia), the 2014 world gold medalist, lead a strong, deep group and are the top favorites to win it all this year, although it would be foolish to underestimate Roman Vlasov of Russia, the 2012 Olympic champion and silver medalist at the 2013 Worlds. In a perfect world, Bisek puts it all together and makes a title run, but more realistically, he wins his opening match and benefits from a repechage situation. Bisek was the lone medalist in Greco for the US in 2014, and his performance on the opening day of competition could be an omen of things to come for the entire US Greco team.
       
      98 kg/216 lb -- Caylor Williams vs Davi Jose Albino (Brazil). Three-time World team member Caylor Williams, who competed in college at UNC-Greensboro, has a tougher opening round match than Bisek and Saddoris in Albino. While Williams hasn't produced a lot of topnotch international finishes, he has displayed big-match potential, as evidenced by his huge upset of 2012 Olympic Silver medalist Rustam Totrov of Russia. However, in order to have any shot to medal tomorrow, Williams has to wrestle at his best each minute of each match. This is an especially loaded field, led by Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia), a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist, 2013 World silver medalist and 2014 World champ, Islam Magomedov (Russia), the latest in a long line of nightmarish Russian grapplers, and Ghasem Rezaei (Iran), the London Olympic champion. It would be a fairly substantial upset if Williams managed a medal this year.
       
      I will update this thread during the competition, although I have to be careful with the picture-taking, as they are very particular about this topic. I have my fingers crossed that Bisek can reproduce last year's impressive run, and either Saddoris or Williams can pull some upsets. LET'S GO U-S-A!!!!!

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      #WrestleLikeAGirl with Jeremy Hines: O'neill family grows from wrestling

      By JEREMY HINES
      Thehines7@gmail.com
       
      Warren Central senior Kiersten O’Neill has had quite an illustrious wrestling career. She recently won her third Indiana High School Girls Wrestling state title and did so in dominating fashion. Not bad for a girl that doesn’t like to wrestle, really doesn’t enjoy practicing and sometimes doesn’t even get along with her coach.
       
      “Yeah, I don’t really like wrestling, per se,” O’Neill said. “But I love the environment of the sport and the energy it holds. That’s what keeps me attached to it.”
       
      O’Neill’s coach is her own father, Jake.
       
      “It doesn’t surprise me that she says that,” Jake said. “If you ask most coaches/ dads, it’s tough coaching your own kids. As a coach you hold your athletes to high expectations and not that I don’t do that as a dad, but when they fall short of those expectations it can bleed into home. It’s tough to draw those lines and keep those frustrations in the room and on the mat and not let it affect what’s going on at home.”
       
      Jake has always pushed Kiersten to be her best in the sport – and, although at times she’s gotten frustrated with her dad as a coach, she sees it has been in her best interest.
       
      “My dad and I would get into it a lot,” Kiersten said. “Coach and wrestler, father and daughter is a very different dynamic. There have been points where I was like, this is too hard, I can’t do that. I wanted to stop, but I kept going. I think if he wasn’t as present as he is though, it wouldn’t be the same and I wouldn’t have the successes I’ve had.”
       
      Kiersten’s brother started wrestling when he was 4 years old. He ultimately decided that wasn’t the sport for him.
       
      “I made my son wrestle when he was four,” Jake said. “By the time he was a freshman he ended up playing basketball and that’s about the same time Kiersten was like, dad, I’ll wrestle. I was like, oh, yeah, you’re probably going to be pretty good, too. I think she was six at the time.
       
      “Her journey in wrestling gave me a perspective on women’s wrestling that I never had before and I wouldn’t have had if she didn’t wrestle.”
       
      Kiersten won the state meet as a freshman, then placed second as a sophomore. She won as a junior and last weekend she beat her opponent 17-3 in the championship.
       
      She would like to wrestle in college and eventually she would like to follow in her father’s footsteps and coach wrestling.
       
      For Kiersten, and for many of the female wrestlers we write about in these articles, there becomes an unusually strong bond between opponents. Kiersten’s best friends are wrestlers on rival schools.
       
      “Cailin and Catie (Campbell) are my best friends since I started wrestling,” Kiersten said. “We live far apart but we always make sure we see each other. I talk to them every day. It’s been great to experience that with other people that share your same interests. I think if you watch the finals you can see my reaction after Caty won her state title. I was screaming ‘That’s my best friend’.”
       
      Kiersten also plays soccer. She admits that her wrestling aggression sometimes gets her in trouble on the soccer field.
       
      “Yeah, I’ve had quite a few yellow and red cards,” she said. “Soccer, to me, is a lot of running. But the aggression I get from being a wrestler definitely helps me. I’m not exactly proud of my yellow and red cards, I just think I underestimate my strength some against girls that don’t wrestle.”
       
      Jake really enjoys watching Kiersten on the soccer field, where he can relax and be a dad and not a coach.
       
      “Her wrestling absolutely comes out in soccer,” Jake said. “She’s very competitive, aggressive and physical. She is fearless. It all spills out on the soccer field and it’s fun to watch. The other girls aren’t nearly as aggressive as her. Our athletic director was a professional soccer player. When he saw her play he was like ‘woah’. He was blown out of the water with the competitive edge she plays with. I enjoy every minute of watching her play.”

      In wrestling, Kiersten is excited for what the future for girls is like in the state. Every year the numbers increase. If she had one piece of advise for girls just starting out in the sport it would be to stick to it.
       
      “You just have to stick to it,” she said. “You can’t give up, even when it’s hard. I know it gets hard and I’ve not enjoyed that time. But stick it out. Push through. It will be worth it in the end.”
       

      2925

      Miracle Repeats as Asics First Team All-American

      This is Kayla Miracle's fourth selection to the first team.
       
      2014 ASICS Girls High School All-American Wrestling Team named
       
      The nation’s best girls high school wrestlers are being honored with the announcement of the 14th annual ASICS Girls High School All-American Wrestling Team.
       
      The 2014 First Team members will be recognized at the ASICS/Vaughan Junior National Championships in Fargo, N.D., July 18-26, where they will be presented with their trophies. At the same time, the ASICS High School Girls Wrestler of the Year will be announced.
       
      There were seven members of the 2013 First Team who were selected as First Team members again in 2014: Teshya Alo of Kamehameha High School (Hawaii), Marina Doi of Kingsburg High School (Calif.), Alyssa LaFrancis of Poway High School (Calif.), Becka Leathers of Choctaw High School (Okla.), Anastasia Lobsinger of Northgate High School (Calif.), Kayla Miracle of Culver Academy (Ind.) and Alexis Porter of Shenedahowa High School (N.Y.)
       
      Miracle is on the ASICS First Team for the fourth straight year. Doi and LaFrancis are on the team for the third straight year. Alo, Leathers, Lobsinger and Porter are First Teamers for the second time in a row.
       
      The ASICS Girls High School All-American Wrestling Team is selected by a nationwide panel of wrestling experts. It is the only national all-star team for which female high school wrestlers competing on all four grade levels are eligible. Athletes from across the nation were considered for their achievements in high school wrestling, as well as the major post-season freestyle and folkstyle competitions.
       
      ASICS is a national sponsor of USA Wrestling and a major supporter of wrestling at all levels. ASICS has sponsored the nationally respected ASICS High School All-American Team for boys wrestlers for 29 years.
       
      “ASICS America Corporation is proud to be a sponsor of the All-American wrestling team for girls,” said Neil Duncan, Vice President of TW Promotions which represents ASICS. “Women’s wrestling is growing at all levels, with more opportunity on the college and Olympic levels. These are our future college national champions and Olympians in women’s wrestling.”
       
      California led the nation with five First Team members, including Marina Doi, Alyssa LaFrancis and Anastasia Lobsinger, plus Regina Doi of Kingsburg High School and Gabrielle Garcia of Valencia High School. No other state had more than one First Team member.
       
      Miracle placed sixth in the 2014 U.S. Senior Open at 128 pounds, the top placement of a high school wrestler at the competition. Lobsinger placed seventh at the 2014 U.S. Open at 165 pounds.
       
      Seven First Team members won USA Wrestling ASICS/Vaughan Junior National titles in the summer of 2014, including Alo, Leathers, Marina Doi, Regina Doi, Porter, plus Rachel Hale of Mount Anthony High School (Vermont) and Maya Nelson of Denver East High School (Colo.).
       
      Six First Teamers won the 2014 USA Wrestling Junior Folkstyle Nationals in Oklahoma: Marina Doi, Regina Doi, Miracle, Leathers plus Jasmine Bailey of Iowa City West High School (Iowa) and Kenya Spenser of Caro High School (Mich.)
       
      Regina Doi won a Cadet World silver medal in the summer of 2013, while Marina Doi and Alo won Cadet World bronze medals.
       
      Four First Teamers were also Cadet National Champions last summer, Alo, Nelson, Garcia and Spenser.
       
      Four First Teamers won the 2014 Body Bar FILA Junior Nationals and will compete at the Junior World Championships this summer: Miracle, Leathers, Marina Doi and Porter. Alo and Garcia won the 2014 Body Bar FILA Cadet Nationals, and will compete at the Cadet World Championships this summer.
       
      Rounding out the First Team was Jessika Rottier of North Pulaski High School (Wis.)
       
      The First Team featured seven seniors, four juniors and three sophomores. In total, 10 states were represented on the First Team.
       
      The Second Team was also star-studded, led by Junior Nationals freestyle champions Steffanie Hampton of Leslie High School (Mich.), Kiaya Van Scoyoc of Lakes High School (Wash.), Ryan Gibbons of Centralia High School (Wash.) and Autumn Rux of Lansing Eastern High School (Mich.), plus Cadet Nationals freestyle champions Angelica Llanes of Arvin High School (Calif.) and Taylor Rosario of Cinco Rancho High School (Texas). Junior Folkstyle National champion Maddy Tung of Santa Monica High School (Calif.) and FILA Cadet National Nationals freestyle champion Sariyah Jones of James E. Enoch High School (Calif.) were also Second Team.
       
      The Third Team featured Junior Folkstyle National champions Theresa Rankin of Grass Valley High School (Mich.), Kendall Reusing of La Sierra High School (Calif.), Ronna Heaton of Brookings High School (S.D.), Dominique Parrish of Scotts Valley High School (Calif.) and Rachel Watters of Ballard High School (Iowa). Also on the Third Team was FILA Cadet freestyle champion Katerina Lobsinger of Northgate High School (Calif.)
       
      As the National Federation of State High Schools has yet to determine specific weight classes for girls wrestling, the athletes were selected based solely on achievement and ability. The top 14 athletes were named to the First Team, the second 14 athletes were named to the Second Team and the third 14 athletes were selected to the Third Team. Thirty athletes were named as Honorable Mention. An effort was made to make a reasonable spread of weights on each team. If the National Federation sets specific girls weight classes in the future, the selection committee will consider using those weight classes for the selection criteria at that time.
       
      For the TheMat.com/ASICS Girls High School All-American Wrestling Team, athletes were identified in three weight ranges: Light (100-121 pounds); Middle (122-140 pounds); Upper (141 pounds and above).
       
      In total, 72 wrestlers were selected to TheMat.com/ASICS Girls High School All-American Wrestling Team.
       
      California led all states with 20 selections, followed by Michigan and Texas with seven and Hawaii and Washington with four.
       
      A total of 29 states were represented on the All-American Team. The team included 31 seniors, 27 juniors, 12 sophomores and two freshmen.
       
      Women’s wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports among youth sports for women. It has been an Olympic sport for the last three Olympic Games, the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China and the 2012 Olympics in London, England. There are an estimated 11,000 girls competing on the high school level in the United States today, and the number has grown each year for the last dozen years. Colleges continue to add women’s wrestling on the varsity and club level across the nation.
       
      2014 TheMat.com/ASICS Girls High School All-American Team
       
      First Team (alphabetically)
      Teshya Alo, sophomore, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kamehameha High School, light
      Jasmine Bailey, senior, Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City West High School, light
      Marina Doi, senior, Kingsburg, Calif, Kingsburg High School, light
      Regina Doi, senior, Kingsburg, Calif., Kingsburg High School, light
      Gabrielle Garcia, sophomore, Anaheim, Calif., Valencia High School, light
      Rachel Hale, senior, Bennington, Vermont, Mount Anthony High School, light
      Alyssa LaFrancis, junior, Poway, Calif., Poway High School, upper
      Becka Leathers, junior, Choctaw, Okla., Choctaw High School, middle
      Anastasia Lobsinger, senior, Concord, Calif., Northgate High School, upper
      Kayla Miracle, senior, Campbellsville, Ky., Culver Academy, light
      Maya Nelson, junior, Denver, Colo., Denver East High Schook, middle
      Alexis Porter, senior, Ballston Lake, N.Y., Shenendehowa High School, upper
      Jessika Rottier, junior, Little Suamico, Wis., North Pulaski High School, middle
      Kenya Spencer, sophomore, Caro, Mich., Caro High School, upper
       
      Second Team (alphabetically)
      Arian Carpio, junior, Federal Way, Wash., Beamer High School, middle
      Ryan Gibbons, junior, Rochester, Wash., Centralia High School, upper
      Steffanie Hampton, senior, Onondaga, Mich., Leslie High School, light
      Cassidy Jasperson, senior, League City, Texas, Clear Springs High School, light
      Sariyah Jones, sophomore, Modesto, Calif., James C. Enoch High School, light
      Cadence Lee, senior, Los Altos Hill, Calif., Gunn High School, light
      Angelica Llanes, junior, Lamont, Calif., Arvin High School, light
      Jasmine Mendoza, senior, San Jose, Calif., Overfelt High School, middle
      Maia Phanthadara, senior, Honolulu, Hawaii, Roosevelt High School, light
      Taylor Rosario, sophomore, Katy, Texas, Cinco Rancho High School, upper
      Autumn Rux, senior, Lansing, Mich., Lansing Eastern High School, upper
      Maddy Tung, junior, Santa Monica, Calif., Santa Monica High School, middle
      Kiaya Van Scoyoc, senior, Lakewood, Wash., Lakes High School, upper
      Areana Villeascusa, senior, Rio Rico, Ariz., Rio Rico High School, middle
       
      Third Team (alphabetically)
      Alexis Bleau, sophomore, Schoharie, N.Y., Schoharie High School, light
      Francesca Giorgio, senior, West Lawn, Pa., Wilson High School, middle
      Hanna Gladden, senior, Gadsden, Ala., Ohatchee High School, upper
      Skylar Grote, sophomore, Newton, N.J., Blair Academy, upper
      Ronna Heaton, freshman, Brookings, S.D., Brookings High School, light
      Kaitlyn Hill, junior, Constantine, Mich., Constantine High School, upper
      Jessi Kee, senior, Laurinburg, N.C., Scottland High School, middle
      Ricki Liang, junior, Vallejo, Calif., Jesse Bethel High School, middle
      Katarina Lobsinger, junior, Concord, Calif., Northgate High School, upper
      Dominique Parrish, junior, Scotts Valley, Calif., Scotts Valley High School, light
      Emily Pinson, junior, Lizella, Ga., Rutland High School, light
      Theresa Rankin, sophomore, Grass Lake, Mich.,Grass Lake High School, light
      Kendall Reusing, junior, Riverside, Calif., La Sierra High School, upper
      Rachel Watters, sophomore, Ankeny, Iowa, Ballard High School, upper
       
      Honorable Mention (alphabetically)
      Taylor Alva, senior, Cypress, Texas, Cy Woods High School, middle
      McKenzie Bacich, sophomore, Stockton, Calif., Bear Creek High School, light
      Brittany Bates, sophomore, Doyline, La., Doyline High School, light
      Rachel Bates, senior, Spring, Texas, Oak Ridge High School, upper
      Sierra Blasone, junior, Sussex, N.J., Sparta High School, light
      Samantha Cushard, junior, Grass Lake, Mich., Grass Lake High School, upper
      Jessica DeHart, junior, Hood River, Ore., Hood River Valley High School, light
      Jenna Elmlinger, junior, Buffalo, Wyo., Buffalo High School, middle
      Nadine Fiege, junior, Atlantic Beach, Fla., Centralia High School, upper
      Abigail Flores, junior, Frisco, Texas, Frisco High School, upper
      Cierra Foster, freshman, Post Falls, Idaho, Post Falls High School, light
      Destane Garrick, senior, Brooklyn, N.Y., Wingate Campus High School, upper
      Alyssa Gonzalez, senior, Vallejo, Calif., Benicia High School, middle
      Alyssa Hernandez, junior, Hayward, Calif., James Logan High School, upper
      Hanna Jewell, junior, Goodrich, Mich., Goodrich High School, light
      Devyn Johnson, senior, Osakis, Minn., Osakis High School, light
      Ilania Keju, junior, Spring, Texas, Klein Oak High School, upper
      Julia Long, senior, Mountain View, Wyo., Mountain View High School, light
      Genesis Patterson, junior, Irmo, S.C., Dutch Fork High School, light
      Shannon Paaaina, senior, Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Mid-Pacific Institute, middle
      Harmony Pacheco, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kamehameha High School, light
      Stephanie Pantoja, senior, Orlando, Fla., Cypress Creek High School, upper
      Harmony Roberts, junior, Ukiah, Calif., Ukiah High School, light
      Cara Romeike, senior, Coppell, Texas, Coppell High School, middle
      Andrea Sennett, sophomore, Wheeling, Ill., Wheeling High School, upper
      Tatum Sparks, junior, Othello, Wash., Othello High School, middle
      Koral Sugiyama, junior, Pocatello, Idaho, Pocatello High School, middle
      Harriet Symington, senior, Bethesda, Md, Walt Whitman High School, light
      Courteney Tompkins, senior, Santa Maria, Calif., Pioneer Valley High School, upper
      Lakiyah Wagoner, senior, Van Nuys, Calif., Birmingham High School, upper
       
      Light (100-121 pounds); Middle (122-140 pounds); Upper (141 pounds and above).

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      2022 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Information

      This year Indiana has the privilege of having a full squad at the Rose Bowl of Wrestling, the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic. This page will have a lot of information on this year's event.
       
      Dates
      Thursday March 24
      Wrestler check-in, practice, and banquet
       
      Friday March 25th
      Afternoon- Wrestler media session
      6:00pm Indiana vs. WPIAL
      8:00pm USA vs. Pennsylvania
       
      Location
      Peters Township High School
      121 Rolling Hills Drive
      McMurray PA 15317
       
      Host Hotel
      Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe
      1000 Corporate Dr.
      Canonsburg, PA 15317
       
      Tickets
      Click here to purchase tickets
       

      Roster
       
      Team Indiana
      120lbs Braxton Vest- Westfield
      126lbs Matteo Vargo- Penn
      132lbs Elijah Anthony- Frankfort
      138lbs Ben Miller- Lakeland
      145lbs Hayden Watson- Center Grove
      152lbs Tyler Jones- Warren Central
      160lbs J Conway- Floyd Central
      170lbs Brodie Porter- Eastern
      182lbs Landon Buchanan- Jimtown
      195lbs Connor Barket- West Lafayette
      220lbs Juan Grange- Penn
      285lbs Mike Platonov- Westfield
       
      Coaches
      Cooper Samuels- Floyd Central
      Tom Griffin- Westfield
      Jerimiah Maggart- Jimtown

      Team USA
      132lbs Zeke Seltzer- Cathedral
      138lbs Jesse Mendez- Crown Point

      2893

      ISWA's Pat Culp on recent COVID-19 cancellations

      By Dane Fuelling
       
      When sports started shutting down four weeks ago, one of the first casualties was the ISWA (Indiana State Wrestling Association) Folkstyle State tournament, which was due to be held at Warren Central. While the decision came as a surprise at the time, it was certainly the right one. One must look at the losses suffered by township schools in Marion County in the last month to realize that the virus would have been spread at WC and sent back to every corner of the Hoosier State had the tournament gone on. 
       
      ISWA President Pat Culp says her organization and the greater USA Wrestling body, have canceled all events up to May 10th at the local and national level. 
       
      As President, Culp participates in weekly video conferences with the CEO and president of USAW, along with all the state chairs. 
      “USA Wrestling has developed a COVID-19 committee,” said Culp Wednesday morning, “that tries to stay on top of any and all developments regarding what is happening nationally. In addition, they try to determine what is happening state by state. All states are required to inform USAW each time there is a change in our ‘stay at home’ policy, school cancellations, etc.”
       
      The challenge for the ISWA has been a set of circumstances that seem to change daily. 
       
      “We saw this when trying to host Folkstyle State in the second weekend in March. Our venue, which was a school, informed us on Tuesday that they would not be allowed to host the event, which was a three-day event scheduled to start that Friday. We had to scramble to find a new venue.”
      The Columbia City resident, whose son Blane is the head wrestling coach at CCHS, said that her team quickly contacted USAW and asked if they were allowed to still host the event. 
       
      “The people at USAW informed us we could until the state of Indiana told us no. So we found a new venue. However, 24 hours later, USA Wrestling put out a statement stating they were recommending postponing all events until further notice. That’s how fast everything changed.”
      At the time of printing, Culp was preparing for another conference call to discuss the upcoming Central Regionals, scheduled to be held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on May 15, 16, and 17. 
       
      The ISWA will also be hosting the 14U national duals in Franklin in the middle of June, pending conditions of the pandemic. 
      “It has been a very trying situation for all sports. Our main objective is to keep the kids safe, along with spectators, officials, coaches, etc. The ISWA would like to be able to have wrestling open back up this summer, if allowed, and with precautionary measures. In the meantime, we are posting daily workouts to keep the kids involved and in shape.”
       
      Pat Culp took over as ISWA President in the fall and has been part of the organization since 1992 in one form or another. 

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      Penn salutes World silver medalist Sarah Hildebrandt

      By STEVE KRAH
      stvkrh905@gmail.com
      Sarah Hildebrandt has been traveling the planet.
      The Team USA wrestler has already filled up her passport book. She’s been to more than 30 countries.
      “It’s definitely a great perk,” says Hildebrandt. “I was in like 12 countries this past year. Rome. Thailand. Spain. Amazing places.”
      Hildebrandt, 25, went to Budapest, Hungary in October and came back with a silver medal at the 2018 World Championships.
      Competing at 53 kg (117 pounds), the graduate of Penn High School in Mishawaka, Ind., and King University in Bristol, Tenn., received a first-round bye and then bested Kazakhstan’s Zhuldyz Eshimova 5-1 in the second round, Azerbaijan’s Anzhela Dorogan 15-9 in the quarterfinals and Canada’s Diana Mary Weicker by 10-0 technical fall in the semifinals.
      In the finals at Laszlo Papp Arena, Hildebrandt lost lost by 11-0 technical fall to returning world champion Haruna Okuno of Japan. A month later, Hildebrandt was back at Penn to be saluted by the wrestling community.
      Hildebrandt was the guest of honor on a night where challenge matches for the current team were held  and the “Long Black Line” of mat alums
      marched into Penn Arena.
      She’s back in Granger, Ind., to see her family and rest up. She will leave in about two weeks for training China as she gets ready for the 2019 competition season. For her, it begins in January at the Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs, Colo., where she recently purchased a house and moved out of the U.S. Olympic Training Center complex.
      “I’ve really grown to love this process — the nitty gritty of it all and the grind of the season,” says Hildebrandt. “In a weird way, that monotony of training and keeping to a schedule (eating, working out and going to sleep at the same time everyday) and when I’m out of it, I’m miserable. I love the structure and I love the grind.”
      This past year, she competed about once a month and plans to be in about seven meets in 2019, including the World Championships in Kazakhstan. Then comes the run-up to the U.S. Olympic Trials and, Hildebrandt graduated from Penn in 2011 and King in 2015 with a marketing degree. She uses that knowledge to market herself.
      “It’s part of the job,” says Hildebrandt. “Especially as a female wrestler, you’ve got to be able to get people to care about the sport. “Marketing myself and the sport is how you do that. Social media is a big tool for us and pairing up with sponsors.”
      Those sponsors have approached her about collaborating with her. “That will do a lot for exposure not just for myself but for women’s wrestling and USA Wrestling.” 
      Kingsmen head coach Brad Harper, who coached Hildebrandt in high school and was in her corner providing support in Hungary, made sure she was recognized in the same place where she put in so much work at the beginning of her wrestling career.
      “We’ve been together since her freshmen year,” says Harper of Hildebrandt. “We’ve developed an awesome bond. I know what gets her calmed and what gets her energized."
      “I’ve been with her through the thick and the thin. We’ve been together through a lot. That’s why we have that good relationship.”
      Being ranked No. 1 in her weight class going into the Worlds and being a three-year in-residence athlete at the OTC, Hildebrandt has the skill and the know-how.
      “I’m just there as an extra support to bring the energy and give her a little bit of strategy on what the other wrestler is doing,” says Harper. “I want to keep her in the moment.
      “Sometimes she gets so excited because she loves to compete. I try to slow her down and let it come natural and wrestle her match.”
      Wrestling as the lone girl on a boys team, competing at a high level in college and then on the international stage has made Hildebrandt physically and mentally tough.
      “She’s been through it all,” says Harper. “She’s going to wrestle and ‘Be Sarah.’” 
      Hildebrandt and Harper form a game plan going into competition. “I like those check-in points and for him to say them real intensely,” says Hildebrandt. “It’s two or three things. It changes from match to match and tournament to tournament. One is ‘next position,’ which is telling me to focus on the very next position I’m going to be in.
      Where are your hands? Where is your head? Where are your hips? I don’t like to get too far ahead of myself, even by 20 or 30 seconds. It’s each chunk of time. It calms me down a little. I can’t get too high and can’t get too low in terms of emotion.”
      Harper helps make that happen.
      “He’s the most encouraging man to be around which is one of the main reasons I love having him in my corner and around still,” says Hildebrandt. “But, on top of that, he’s so good at not just talking to a group of people. He’s good at speaking directly to one person and making them feel his compassion toward them.
      “He makes them believe they can do this. He’s changing lives.”
      It’s with that enthusiasm that Penn now has a girls wrestling program with more than 20 athletes and coached by Matt Selis, Amy Hildebrandt (Sarah’s younger sister), Kristin Hills and Mariah Eberhart.
      “It’s really amazing to share a goal like that with my sister — to empower women and break down these barriers and the prejudice people might have toward this sport and even women,” says Sarah of Amy. “I love that she’s teaching and giving back to this sport. It’s really a gift for me. The more she opens doors for girls in wrestling, it’s opening up everything for women in wrestling. That comes back to be because I’m a woman wrestler.”
      Sarah says she gains motivation from younger brother Drew Hildebrandt, a highly-ranked 125-pound wrestler at Central Michigan University.
      “My whole family inspires me, but my little brother is very much involved in the sport and he’s like the baby of the family,” says Sarah, daughter of Chris and Nancy Hildebrandt. “It’s cool to see him chasing goals and reaching them and improving right alongside with me. He understands what it takes."
      “We give each other advice on the mental game and staying positive.”

      2862 1 5

      Allred is headed to the Big Red

      The top ranked 195lber in the state an our top Junior wrestler, Silas Allred, has committed to wrestle for Nebraska. Allred, hailing from Shenandoah just north of Indianapolis, will join four-time state champion Chad Red on the Husker roster. 
      Allred is ranked anywhere from 5th-7th by all the national ranking services and atop 30 prospect for the class of 2020. Currently he sports a spectacular 90-2 record over his three years that includes a 5th place finish at state in 2018. His long list of national accolades includes placing 3rd at the Super 32 this past fall, a Cadet Folkstyle National title, and a 4th place finish in Cadet Greco-Roman. 
      Allred had plenty of offers from many of the top programs in the country. The programs on his final list included state schools Purdue and Indiana along with North Carolina State and Maryland. Currently he is undecided on a major, but is leaning towards a business degree at Nebraska.
      Projecting at 197lbs for his collegiate career, Allred stated he was drawn to Lincoln for a plethora of reasons.
      “I chose Nebraska because it felt like home. After visiting a few colleges, no place made me feel even close to the way Nebraska did,” Allred said in response to his commitment. “I knew in my spirit the search was over. Not to mention the coaching staff and RTC is absolutely incredible. It is the perfect fit for my athletic and academic goals.”
      Good luck to Silas as he pursues not only his state goals, but national and international goals thi off-season.

      2846

      Three All-Americans Lead Junior Freestyle

      The last day of Fargo brought home three All-Americans in the Junior Freestyle event. Kingsman Drew Hildebrandt led the team with a runner-up performance at 106lbs. Two Fort Wayne Semi-State wrestlers, Garrett Pepple and Fletcher Miller were the other All-Americans.
      Hildebrandt started out the morning wrestling in the finals against Arizona’s Daniel Vega. Vega was seeking an elusive Junior Triple Crown. Hildebrandt was close to scoring multiple times on a knee pull single, but was stymied by Vega’s defense. Hildebrandt dropped the match 12-1 to bring home the silver medal.
       
      Kendallville’s finest, Garrett Pepple was on the mat for 7th place at 113lbs. The two-time state runner-up had a very good tournament when you consider his lack of international style experience. He dropped his 7th place match to Dorian Sapien of Idaho 11-1. Pepple’s losses were to the 1st, 5th, and 7th place finishers.
       
      Fletcher Miller was the only returning Junior All-American to make his way back to Fargo this year. He also had an impressive tournament only losing to the champion, 3rd place finisher, and 5th place finisher. As a testament to how tough the tournament is, the defending champion at 220lbs did not even place this year.
       
      Junior 106 - Drew Hildebrandt's place is 2nd and has scored 7.00 team points.
      1st Place Match - Danny Vega (Arizona) won by tech fall over Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana) (TF 12-1)
       
      Junior 113 - Garrett Pepple's place is 8th and has scored 1.00 team points.
      7th Place Match - Dorian Sapien (Idaho) won by tech fall over Garrett Pepple (Indiana) (TF 11-1)
       
      Junior 220 - Fletcher Miller's place is 6th and has scored 3.00 team points.
      5th Place Match - Youssif Hemida (New York) won by tech fall over Fletcher Miller (Indiana) (TF 22-12)

      2842

      IHPO 2014 Recap

      Wrestling is a sport that can easily humble someone. This weekend I was quite humbled by what this little tournament has become. Four years ago we started this tournament with 171 wrestlers. In all honesty, I was very close to cancelling the event due to low entries. We started with four mats and some awesome matches….I was in awe of the talent there at the time. Of course that was four years ago and if you would have told me we would have 120+ state placers and qualifiers battling it out on 12 mats I would have laughed.
       
      This event has grown into more than a Super 32 qualifier. It is an annual pilgrimage to the Fort Wayne area for some great wrestling action in September. Think about that, 586 wrestlers coming to Fort Wayne to wrestle…IN SEPTEMBER!
       
      Obviously there are many, many, many people to thank for help in what this event has become.
       
      The referees: We had an awesome group yet again and they did a great job making all the right calls…well from my point of view.
      College coaches: Thanks to all those that came this way to see the great wrestling going on. It is a privilege to be able to host this event and hope to see many of the IHPO wrestlers on college rosters soon.
       
      Paul Tincher and Steve Asa: They were there for a big portion of the day taking photos. Look for them to be posted soon on Facebook.
       
      Mark Durham, Pat Culp, and Kyle Keith: The Trackwrestling gurus made my life a lot easier this year. Even when we had our unscheduled intermission they had us back up extremely quickly. They have ran more tournaments that I can even dream of and deserve a ton of credit for how smoothly it ran.
       
      Steve Saxlund and Todd Fuller of 3x Gear: These guys are first class all the way and came all the way from Fargo to set up shop. Their gear was sick to say the least. They will definitely be a permanent fixture at the IHPO.
       
      Scott Raypole: Another person who does a ton of work for this event. He does a ton of behind the scenes and organizational things that no one notices. As with the others, without him it would be extremely difficult to pull this off without him.
       
      Carroll parents and wrestlers: To say this is an awesome group of people is an understatement. They come in droves asking how they can help. The wrestlers and parents had 12 mats laid down in 2.5 hours on Saturday…even when a few of the kids were a tad hungry. As on the wrestling mat these people always rise to the occasion.
       
      Dan Ginder: The Carroll Athletic Director is absolutely awesome. He lets us use these first class facilities for this great event. He even came in this morning to help get the bouts on the TVs working better. As with everything at Carroll he is first class all the way.
       
      Trine wrestlers: The thankless job of being a tableworker with two restroom breaks and given a couple waters and small sandwich during the 10 hours. They did a great job even with some hiccups during the day. I can say there were no complaints from the kids or any coaches/wrestlers.
       
      Mark Snyder: He is one that has been there since the beginning and is an awesome concession manager. It is great when I have absolutely no worries when it comes to that area.
       
      Lastly, but definitely not least my wrestling tournament assistant director Alexis. Six years ago she had never even been to a wrestling match and now she is a tournament queen. As with other areas in life she keeps me in line and keeps me organized. Much of the smoothness of the weigh-ins can be attributed to her.
       
      Well…one last thanks, that is to all the coaches, wrestlers and fans who came to the event. Without you guys it wouldn’t be what it is today. If you have any suggestions please don’t hesitate to send them my way. We always take them into consideration when planning for next year.

      2827

      World Team Trials preview in freestyle at 74 kg

      By Craig Sesker
       
      Jordan Burroughs has been the king of the wrestling world at 74 kg/163 lbs. over the past three seasons.
       
      Burroughs has won an Olympic gold medal and two World titles in that span, but just making another American freestyle team will be a challenge again this year.
       
      Burroughs rallied for a wild 7-6 win over two-time Hodge Trophy winner David Taylor in an epic U.S. Open final in April in Las Vegas. Burroughs scored two takedowns in the last 30 seconds to prevail.
       
      Burroughs’ U.S. Open victory clinched him a spot in the final-round series for the U.S. World Team Trials, set for May 31-June 1 in Madison, Wis. He will face the winner of the Challenge Tournament in the best-of-3 match finals.
       
      The champion at the Trials will advance to September’s World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
       
      Burroughs, now 82-1 in his remarkable career, is coming off an impressive pin over Russia’s Atsamaz Sanakoev in the Beat the Streets Dual in New York City.
       
      Taylor will have to win the Challenge Tournament to earn another shot at Burroughs in the final-round series. Taylor won a bronze medal at the 2013 World University Games. Taylor looked strong in defeating two-time World bronze medalist Yabrail Hasanov of Azerbaijan 6-0 in New York.
       
      Tyler Caldwell, second to Taylor at the 2014 NCAAs, is another top wrestler in this class. Caldwell finished third at the U.S. Open.
       
      Quinton Godley turned in a strong showing at the Open, placing fourth in Vegas.
       
      Top young college star Taylor Massa, a dominant performer coming up through the USA Wrestling age-group ranks, placed fifth at the Open.
       
      Thomas Gantt was sixth and Jesse Stafford seventh in Las Vegas.
       
      Past NCAA champion Andrew Howe also has excelled in this division, but he may bump up a class for the Trials. Howe was second at the 2012
       
      Read more on TheMat.com World Team Trials preview in freestyle at 74 kg

      2807

      Jay County Regional Preview

      Jay County Regional spectators should be in for a day of top-notch wrestling as seventeen state ranked wrestlers toe the line this Saturday. Along with the seventeen ranked state ranked wrestlers, there are PLENTY more wrestlers ranked in the Fort Wayne Semi-State rankings.
       
      106: The excitement starts early as the day should start off with two state ranked wrestlers toeing the line for the championship. South Adams freshman Wyatt Miller (#19) will face Yorktown’s freshman Christian Hunt (#8), there are only 3 losses between the two wrestlers. Other wrestlers looking to advance on are Adam Central’s Nick Liter, Union City’s Max Harris, and Muncie Central’s Brandon Wills.
       
      113: Fans don’t have to wait to the finals for excitement in this weight class as there should be two great semi-final match ups. All eyes will be on Yorktown’s Josh Stephenson (#13) as he battles Bellmont’s Mason Mendez (#20). On the other side of the bracket we should see South Adams' Briar Goodwin battle Adams Central’s Anthony Mosser, who has been red hot lately. After that action expect more in an anticipated final.
       
      120: South Adams' (#2) Sawyer Miller leads the field in yet another very competitive weight class. Expect a nail bitter in the semis as Jon Becker of Bellmont battles the powerful freshmen of Yorktown, Colt Rutter.
       
      126: Only three points separated these two hammers last time they met up. Look for a finals match of Bellmont’s Daniel Gunsett and Yorktown’s Remington Hiestand. The next spots will be for whoever is on.
       
      132: They’ve met twice, and they will probably meet again. Yorktown’s Jacob Stephenson (#16) will look to avenge two earlier losses to Delta’s Sage Coy (#14). My hopes are high for this one. Dallas Dudelston of Jay County will look to continue his hot streak and finish a strong third.
       
      138: Wrestlers won’t be laughing after wrestling Brad Laughlin. The Tiger is currently ranked 7th in state. Laughlin not finishing first would be a GIANT upset, second through fourth is up for grabs.
       
      145: Adam Central’s Bates has been atop the podium the past two weeks, but to get there again he will have his hands full, really, really full. The terrific Tiger Cael McCormick has only suffered one loss this season and is currently ranked 2nd in the state. Also look for an intense 3rd and 4th place match between two seniors, Bellmont’s Joe Becker and Southern Well’s Daniel Beeks.
       
      152: This weight class could be as unpredictable as Indiana’s weather and as even as the number two. Yorktown’s Dru Berkebile, Bellmont’s Brad Busse, and the Raider’s TC Perry are all title competitors. Throw Jay County’s Tyler Leonard in the mix and you have an interesting weight class.
       
      160: He is currently unbeaten, but Delta’s Jacob Gray (#13) will be tested, not once, but maybe twice this Saturday. Adams Central’s Luke Liter has shown he can score on the best and will battle Gray in the semis. The winner will take on 10th ranked Bryce Baumgartner of Bellmont.
       
      170: Oh boy, thinking about this finals match already has me on the edge of my seat. A battle of two top ten ranked grapplers. Yorktown’s Dillon Jackson (#4) will look to avenge an early season loss to Adam Central’s Kaine Luginbill (#7). This is a match between two highly explosive wrestlers. Look for Bellmont’s Brett Baker to be in the mix.
       
      182: Another weight class loaded with solid wrestlers, this weight class could simply come down to who is on this Saturday. At the head of the class is, Y-Town’s Hunter Hiestand, Jay County’s Andy Kohler. Close behind are Union City’s Charlie Baron, and Daleville’s Corbin Maddox.
       
      195: Currently ranked 3rd in the state, if anyone scores a point on Yorktown’s Myron Howard-Anderson I will call that an upset. The next best are Bellmont’s Carter Friedt and Delta’s Scottie Evans.
       
      220: Another highly competitive weight class, 220 should be a fun one. Lead by Winchester’s Dustyn Hangen, the senior only has a one loss on the season. Union City’s Jesus Ulloa and Yorktown’s Noah little (who isn’t very little) will look to give him all he can handle.
       
      285: Spectators better make sure they don’t leave early, as some of the better heavies in the Fort Wayne Semi-State will battle it out. Currently ranked 19th in the state, Adam Central’s Isiah Bollenbacher will be tested by Yorktown’s small, but powerful Dax Hiestand. Bollenbacher will also be tested in the semi’s by Kaiser Phillips of Monroe Central, the senior is currently 29-4.

      2790

      Hildebrandt facing training decision

      By Tim Creason Tribune Correspondent
      Over the years, tremendous athletes have trained in the wrestling room at Penn High School.
      State champs. National champs.
       
      But a contender for the U.S. Olympic Team?
      Kingsman coach Brad Harper says, “Why not?”
      Sarah Hildebrandt, a senior at King University in Tennessee, has to make her decision in the next couple months.
      The defending women’s collegiate wrestling champion in the 123-pound weight class, Hildebrandt is going all-out to make the U.S. Olympic Women’s Wrestling Team in 2016.
      It’s not a pipe dream. Hildebrandt, a 2011 Penn graduate, is ranked No. 2 in the nation in the 55-kilogram (121-pound) weight class by USA Wrestling. She’s a member of Team USA, and will be leaving for St. Petersburg, Russia, to compete in the World Cup this March.
      Read more at
      http://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/college/hildebrandt-facing-training-decision/article_c8c1d43b-241b-5dde-bbca-0845349b483c.html

      2786

      Best of Brand Award for Indiana

      The Best of Brand Awards were designed to help grow the sport of wrestling by honoring programs who are marketing themselves effectively via social media. Starting in 2011, the program has grown to include more than 150 college programs and 150 high school programs. At the high school level, we have recently expanded to include awards programs specifically for states and Indiana was one of the first chosen.
       
      With that being said, we are currently looking to get as many high school programs involved in the programs as possible. The first part of the competition we are currently accepting registration for is the Gold Standard category. This is the most prestigious award that tracks program presence on social media. If you are interested in learning more about the program, visit the link below.
       
      To register, click on the link below and fill out the form. We will start tracking for this award November 15th and programs who register earliest will get the highest priority. Thanks so much for your efforts to help grow your program and wrestling!
       
      Learn About Awards Program: http://www.nwcaonline.com/nwcawebsite/best-of-brand-awards
       
      Registration Link: http://goo.gl/forms/RYLDwLDgIi

      2769 9 1

      Who do you want in your corner at state? 2022 Version

      Winning is easy, well not that easy, but winning consistently is much, much harder. One of our more controversial articles of state week is "who do you want in your corner?" This was conjured up when we wanted to know which coaches had the most success on Friday night. After that we moved to the quarter-finals and of course semi-finals and the championship match. With our system of one and done on Friday the data is easy to decipher on which coaches have the most success. The numbers are staggering for certain coaches. We also understand fully that this isn't just a one man show, many of the top head coaches will divide and conquer and have top assistants in the corner for specific individuals. 
       
      Take the data as you want, but it is always a great conversation starter during this week.
       
      Click here for all of the data
      Current coaches with 10+ state qualifiers from 1992-2019
      Coach Qualifiers Placers Friday % Current School Sean McGinley 114 88 77.19% Indianapolis Cathedral Darrick Snyder 97 72 74.23% Brownsburg Chris Cooper 36 26 72.22% Columbus East Maurice Swain 17 12 70.59% Center Grove Branden Lorek 30 21 70.00% Crown Point Joshua Holden 19 13 68.42% Greenfield-Central Matt Schoettle 34 23 67.65% Perry Meridian David Maldonado 84 56 66.67% Merrillville Jim Tonte 111 70 63.06% Franklin Community Greg Schaefer 84 52 61.90% Evansville Mater Dei Frank Bumgardner 12 7 58.33% Wawasee Bill Flatt 23 13 56.52% South Bend Riley Tony Abbott 32 18 56.25% Cowan Dan Briggs 22 12 54.55% Carroll (Fort Wayne) Ed Pendoski 74 40 54.05% Carmel Gabe Cook 10 5 50.00% Terre Haute South Mike Runyon 20 10 50.00% Bloomington South Randy Kearby 34 17 50.00% Wabash Phil Smith 10 5 50.00% Westfield Bob Harmon 57 28 49.12% Castle Chad Shepherd 25 12 48.00% Western Brandon Sisson 17 8 47.06% Floyd Central Jim Pickard 43 20 46.51% Goshen Eric Myers 26 12 46.15% Jay County Lou Silverman 37 17 45.95% North Central Louie Kuzdas 27 12 44.44% LaPorte Clint Gard 16 7 43.75% Rochester Scott Ferguson 38 16 42.11% Evansville Reitz Brad Harper 72 29 40.28% Penn Dan Mikesell 15 6 40.00% Mooresville Danny Struck 20 8 40.00% Jeffersonville James Linn 10 4 40.00% New Haven Larry Mattingly 33 13 39.39% Evansville Memorial Andy Hobbs 41 16 39.02% Peru Tony Currie 13 5 38.46% Adams Central Dean Branstetter 13 5 38.46% Attica Jamie Welliever 13 5 38.46% Southmont Brett Smith 11 4 36.36% Prairie Heights Doug Smoker 20 7 35.00% Eastside Dave Cloud 25 8 32.00% Pendleton Heights Andrew King 26 8 30.77% Oak Hill Tim Alcorn 10 3 30.00% Mount Vernon (Posey) Blane Culp 14 4 28.57% Columbia City Jim Wadkins 21 6 28.57% Calumet Doug Deters 13 3 23.08% Franklin County Steven Sandefer 13 3 23.08% Mishawaka Sam Riesen 10 2 20.00% East Noble Nick Kraus 16 3 18.75% Garrett Tom Miller 18 2 11.11% Lafayette Jefferson  
      All coaches with 10+ state qualifiers from 1992-2019
      Coach Qualifiers Placers Friday % Wiley Craft 11 10 90.91% Todd Kendrick 13 11 84.62% Wade McClurg 17 14 82.35% Travis Walls 26 21 80.77% Dan Gelarden 15 12 80.00% Brett Crousore 39 31 79.49% Nick Petrov 24 19 79.17% Sean McGinley 114 88 77.19% Perry Summitt 13 10 76.92% Brian Weaver 12 9 75.00% Darrick Snyder 97 72 74.23% Justin Smith 11 8 72.73% Rod Wartman 11 8 72.73% Chris Cooper 36 26 72.22% Maurice Swain 17 12 70.59% Keith Grant 10 7 70.00% Branden Lorek 30 21 70.00% Al Smith 20 14 70.00% Alan Goddard 10 7 70.00% Joshua Holden 19 13 68.42% Mike Atwood 19 13 68.42% Paul Nicodemus 19 13 68.42% Mike Goebel 102 69 67.65% Matt Schoettle 34 23 67.65% David Maldonado 84 56 66.67% Paul Voigt 15 10 66.67% Kevin Blundell 12 8 66.67% Robert Emerick 27 18 66.67% Duboris Dickerson 12 8 66.67% Bill Kelly 26 17 65.38% Lance Ellis 17 11 64.71% Zach Errett 28 18 64.29% Lance Rhodes 28 18 64.29% Chad Red 25 16 64.00% Kevin Troy 30 19 63.33% Matthew Behling 19 12 63.16% Jim Tonte 111 70 63.06% Brian Seltzer 40 25 62.50% Greg Schaefer 84 52 61.90% Jack Grimaldi 13 8 61.54% Russel Feigert 39 24 61.54% Rob Willman 18 11 61.11% Bob Jarrett 10 6 60.00% John Kopnisky 10 6 60.00% Kevin King 15 9 60.00% Brent Faurote 107 64 59.81% Dave Thompson 24 14 58.33% Frank Bumgardner 12 7 58.33% Royce Deckard 64 37 57.81% Steve Balash 47 27 57.45% Bob Read 21 12 57.14% Keith Hoffar 28 16 57.14% Kyle Poyer 28 16 57.14% Trent McCormick 100 57 57.00% Bob Hasseman 67 38 56.72% Bill Flatt 23 13 56.52% Bobby Howard 16 9 56.25% Tony Abbott 32 18 56.25% Lance Beehler 18 10 55.56% Danny Williams 20 11 55.00% Larry Tharp 20 11 55.00% Dan Briggs 22 12 54.55% Jim Nicholson 11 6 54.55% Clarence Warthan 22 12 54.55% John Cook 11 6 54.55% Jamie Wingler 11 6 54.55% Jason Warthan 11 6 54.55% Ed Pendoski 74 40 54.05% Israel Blevins 37 20 54.05% Jake Harreld 13 7 53.85% Mike Ester 26 14 53.85% Chris Joll 60 32 53.33% Bob Brennan 15 8 53.33% Scott Vlink 72 38 52.78% Jared Williams 40 21 52.50% Rex Peckinpaugh 67 35 52.24% Andy Simon 33 17 51.52% Mark Kerrn 35 18 51.43% Leroy Vega 43 22 51.16% Gabe Cook 10 5 50.00% Mark Bruner 12 6 50.00% Mark Kirchgassner 12 6 50.00% Mike Runyon 20 10 50.00% Randy Kearby 34 17 50.00% Phil Smith 10 5 50.00% Jim Ledbetter 28 14 50.00% Todd Sacksteder 20 10 50.00% Scott Dehart 14 7 50.00% Christopher Kern 10 5 50.00% Bob Harmon 57 28 49.12% Henry Wilk 37 18 48.65% Chad Shepherd 25 12 48.00% Dennis Lewis 25 12 48.00% T. Howard Jones Jr. 21 10 47.62% Terry O'Neill 19 9 47.37% Brandon Sisson 17 8 47.06% Ryan Wells 15 7 46.67% Jim Pickard 43 20 46.51% Cale Hoover 26 12 46.15% Chris Campbell 13 6 46.15% Eric Myers 26 12 46.15% Rod Williams 13 6 46.15% Lou Silverman 37 17 45.95% Tony Boley 22 10 45.45% Louie Kuzdas 27 12 44.44% Scott Schwarz 25 11 44.00% Clint Gard 16 7 43.75% Rick Stenftenagel 14 6 42.86% Eric Highley 19 8 42.11% Scott Ferguson 38 16 42.11% Ed Fox 12 5 41.67% David Caple 12 5 41.67% Mark Scott 17 7 41.18% Al Hartman 32 13 40.63% Brad Harper 72 29 40.28% Scott Raypole 15 6 40.00% Dan Mikesell 15 6 40.00% Danny Struck 20 8 40.00% Ryan Landis 10 4 40.00% Mark Line 20 8 40.00% James Binkley 10 4 40.00% James Linn 10 4 40.00% Gene Backes 10 4 40.00% Murray Miller 10 4 40.00% Steve Wewe 10 4 40.00% Kevin Taylor 10 4 40.00% Larry Mattingly 33 13 39.39% Steve Pugliese 23 9 39.13% Andy Hobbs 41 16 39.02% Tony Currie 13 5 38.46% Dean Branstetter 13 5 38.46% Jamie Welliever 13 5 38.46% Greg Gastineau 13 5 38.46% Steve VanderAa 16 6 37.50% Brett Smith 11 4 36.36% Gary Fox 11 4 36.36% Gary Schliessman 11 4 36.36% Tony Grater 11 4 36.36% Tony Starks 11 4 36.36% Derek Bocock 14 5 35.71% Matt Koontz 14 5 35.71% Jim HIttler 14 5 35.71% Doug Smoker 20 7 35.00% Paul Gunsett 20 7 35.00% Barry Humble 18 6 33.33% Josh Dommer 15 5 33.33% Dave Cloud 25 8 32.00% David Errett 16 5 31.25% Robert Freije 16 5 31.25% Andrew King 26 8 30.77% Randy Pursley 13 4 30.77% Chuck Fleshman 10 3 30.00% Tim Alcorn 10 3 30.00% John Bennett 10 3 30.00% Lonnie Chamberlain 10 3 30.00% Blane Culp 14 4 28.57% Jim Wadkins 21 6 28.57% George Gardner 15 4 26.67% Eric Burres 12 3 25.00% Doug Deters 13 3 23.08% Ken Houston 13 3 23.08% Steven Sandefer 13 3 23.08% Nicholas Eckert 13 3 23.08% Kevin Wilkinson 10 2 20.00% Sam Riesen 10 2 20.00% Nick Kraus 16 3 18.75% Denny Schwartz 16 3 18.75% Scott VanDerAa 15 2 13.33% Tom Miller 18 2 11.11% Tim Sloffer 12 1 8.33% Doug Schultz 13 1 7.69%

      2752 5

      #Wrestling Wednesday Feature: Purdue Ready for NCAA Championships

      Brought to you by EI Sports
       

      By JEREMY HINES
      jerhines@cinergymetro.net
       
      When Tony Ersland took the job as Purdue University’s head wrestling coach he knew it would be a challenge to compete in arguably the toughest wrestling conference in the country. He embraced the challenge.
       
      Ersland’s Boilermakers finished the season ranked in the top 25 in the country. Purdue finished with a dual record of 10-8 overall and 3-6 in the Big Ten. Eight Boilermaker wrestlers will compete in the NCAA National Championships this week, starting Thursday.
       
      “There were a lot of positives for us this year,” Ersland said. “This was my first year in the program with the kids. We set the foundation for how we are going to operate. Overall, I’m happy with the progress we made this year.
       
      Ersland comes to Purdue from Nebraska, where he was an assistant coach for the past eight seasons. He has coached several top wrestlers, including Craig Brester who was a two-time NCAA finalist and a Big 12 champion.
       
      “Craig is one athlete who is near and dear to my heart,” Ersland said. “He started out as a walk on at the University of Nebraska. Then he became a two time All-American. He’s the type of athlete that makes coaching worthwhile. He poured his heart and soul into wrestling. He was a special wrestler, and his work is what made him that way.”
       
      Purdue’s Danny Sabatello, Brandon Nelsen, Nick Lawrence, Doug Welch, Patrick Robinson, Chad Welch, Patrick Kissel and Braden Atwood will all be competing in the NCAA Championships.
       
      “Our goal is to have national champions and All-Americans,” Ersland said. “That’s the mindset we are going in with. We want to go in and perform at a high level. We’ve wrestled outstanding competition all year long. The Big Ten is a brutal grind. It’s like SEC football. We’ve had four out of the top five teams in the country in the Big Ten.
       
      “It’s extremely competitive. It’s tougher sometimes to win in the conference than it is in a national bracket. There are no illusions going into the national tournament. You know exactly what you need to do.”
       
      Ersland likes the quality of wrestlers he has been able to look at in Indiana. He feels that there is great talent in the state.
       
      “Purdue is in the middle of a great wrestling state,” Ersland said. “Indiana turns out a lot of good talent and we want to see those wrestlers stay at home. We don’t want the Jason Tsirtsis out there to look elsewhere.”
       
      When asked about Indiana’s high school tournament format, Ersland said he prefers to keep a one-class system.
       
      “Personally I like the one class tournament,” Ersland said. “I can understand a two class format as well. But as far as evaluating talent, I really enjoy the one class. You don’t end up with a watered down system.
       
      “I think Michigan’s system sort of waters it down. They have four classes and that’s too many. One or two tops is the way to go.”
       
      Ersland is married to wife Carolyn. They have twin sons, Jaxon and Mason.
       
      “They will always have a wrestling partner,” Ersland said of his sons. “My hope is that they will fall in love with the sport as much as I have. But right now they are just four years old. They love to come to practice and watch the guys roll around. I try to get them in bed, but sometimes they just want to stay up and watch wrestling on T.V.”
       
      The NCAA championships begin at noon on Thursday in St. Louis.

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