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21062019 IndianaMat Preview Magazine
IndianaMat 2019 Preview Magazine
By Joe Caprino in IndianaMat.com Magazines
44 pages, published 11/2/2019
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2775 4 12019 State Finals by the Numbers
Overall
Rankings are always a heated debate amongst wrestling fans. Over the years we have always locked our rankings before sectional and let them ride throughout the state series. Every year we lose kids due to unforeseen circumstances and even the death draws at semi-state. However, they always prove to be quite accurate. This year we had the most ranked wrestlers in 175 or just under 78% in our final rankings. On top of that 206 of the wrestlers were in our state or semi-state rankings. Here is a breakdown by weight and highlight matches to watch on Friday night.
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: 14
Unranked qualifiers:
Chris Newman- Mt. Vernon
Dominic Skees- Lafayette Central Catholic
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#5 Stephen Roberson- Crown Point vs. #11 Isaac Ruble- Bellmont
#3 Alec Freeman- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #9 Elijah Anthony- Frankfort
#16 Alex Ocampo- Central Noble vs. #6 Malik Hall- Merrillville
#2 Brennen Cernus- Culver Academies vs. #20 Aidan Sprague- East Noble
#7 Carlton Perry- Warren Central vs. #8 Logan Miller- Brownsburg
#12 Blaze Garcia- Avon vs. #4 Suhas Chundi- Carmel
113lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Harper Dedman- Oak Hill
Jake Armstrong- Winamac Community.
Landon Bertch- Bluffton
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#12 Preston Teusch- Huntington North vs. #14 Jacob Simone- Hamilton Southeastern
#9 Gavinn Alstott- Floyd Central vs. #7 Martin Cruz- Merrillville
#2 Zeke Seltzer- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #16 Jett Boots- Angola
#4 Giovanni Diaz- Wheeler vs. #17 Kamariyon Nelson- Brownsburg
#1 Jacob Moran- Portage vs. #5 Cole Ross- Evansville Mater Dei
120lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
Unranked qualifiers:
John Robinson- Delta
Logan Galbraith- North Central
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#19 Beau Humphrey- FW Snider vs. #8 Trey Finnearty- Culver Academies
#4 Brayden Lowery- Roncalli vs. #11 Tyler Conley- Avon
#16 Jace Alexander- Wawasee vs. #17 Kade Zadylak- Norwell
#2 Blake Boarman- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #10 Chris Stewart- Warren Central
#12 Evan Beasley- Northridge vs. #14 Ty Haskins- Portage
#5 Carson Eldred- Westfield vs. #6 Kysen Montgomery- Brownsburg
126lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Brendon Mark- Mishawaka
Hayden Shepherd- Western
Jared Brown- Pendleton Heights
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#9 Chase Wilkerson- Mt. Vernon (Fortville) vs. #16 JJ Conway- Floyd Central
#3 Hunter Watts- Jimtown vs. #15 Evan Burge- McCutcheon
#12 Kane Egli- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #7 Logan Wagner- Zionsville
#6 Lukasz Walendzak- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #14 Cade Meier- Bloomington South
#5 Brock Peele- Portage vs. #2 Brayden Curtis- Yorktown
132lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Aundre Beatty- Warren Central
Eli Hickman- Rensselaer Central
Hunter Brown- Cambridge City Lincoln
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#4 Geremia Brooks- Wawasee vs. #11 Clay Egli- Evansville Mater Dei
#13 Seth Johnson- North Montgomery vs. #17 Logan Mosser- Adams Central
#7 Logan Boe- Plainfield vs. #16 Reese Rodriguez- Hammond Morton
#2 Alec Viduya- Roncalli vs. #15 Owen Krider- Carroll (FW)
#10 Ricky Hegedus- Portage vs. #9 Drake Campbell- Brownsburg
138lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
AJ Poindexter- Harrison (WL)
Cameron Worley- Lafayette Jefferson
Gabe Weeks- Mishawaka
Treyton Mucker- Tell City
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Cayden Rooks- Columbus East vs. #20 William Fiechter- Southern Wells
#3 Conner Gimson- Jimtown vs. #8 Drew Kreitzer- Brownsburg
#4 Braxton Alexander- Wawasee vs. #5 Gabe Phillips- Centerville
#15 Jaden Reynolds- Avon vs. #11 Dylan Goudy- Western
145lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
Unranked qualifiers:
Kade Law- Columbus East
Scottie Saylor- Carroll (FW)
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#8 Jacob Burford- Crown Point vs. #5 Antwaun Graves- Warren Central
#20 Terrell Leavell- Lawrence Central vs. #10 Jacob Maldonado- Merrillville
#3 Alex Mosconi- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #13 Jeffrey Harper- Penn
#7 Jonathan Kervin- Floyd Central vs. #11 Jake Jenkins- Homestead
#6 Jorden Douglass- Attica vs. #4 Aiden Warren- Perry Meridian
#14 Ryan Rasler- Prairie Heights vs. #12 LJ Burdon- Plainfield
152lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
Cody McCune- Huntington North
Isaiah Mohmed- Wheeler
Mathew Mangus- Zionsville
Noah Hollendonner- Crown Point
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#3 Cooper Noehre- Greenfield-Central vs. #15 Ellisston Ross- Bloomington South
#10 Cole Cervantes- Griffith vs. #11 Eric Hiestand- Yorktown
#7 Nathan Conley- Avon vs. #2 Elliott Rodgers- Indianapolis Cathedral
#9 Sam Fair- Perry Meridian vs. #5 Jake Schoenegge- Columbus East
160lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11
Unranked qualifiers:
Abel Verbeek- Lowell
Braden Welch- Culver Academies
Drew Sailors- Rochester Community
Gabe Sollars- Evansville Mater Dei
Jaymiere Johnson- Hammond Gavit
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#6 Jackson Pettigrew- Columbia City vs. #18 Hayden Lohrey- Shenandoah
#2 Jordan Slivka- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #19 Joe Parrish- Homestead
#11 Jon Ruble- Bellmont vs. #12 Jake Lowe- North Montgomery
170lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
Unranked qualifiers:
Bryce Buckley- Eastern (Greentown)
Delton Moore- Manchester
Jason Streck- Merrillville
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#11 Kyle Saez- Westfield vs. #6 Macartney Parkinson- Evansville Mater Dei
#7 Derek Blubaugh- Bloomington South vs. #10 Logan Hart- Carmel
#5 Elijah Mahan- Roncalli vs. #14 Thierry Jean-Baptiste- Brownsburg
#16 Colin Kwiatkowski- Valparaiso vs. #18 Zane Gilbreath- Rochester Community
#1 Nick South- Columbus East vs. #13 Josh Lowe- North Montgomery
182lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Austin Leech- Garrett
Jacob Combs- Hagerstown
Zachary Flynn- Jasper
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#7 Mason Winner- Jay County vs. #19 Devontay Moore- North Central (Indpls.)
#17 Noah Perez- LaPorte vs. #3 Levon Bellemy- Edgewood
#1 Carson Brewer- Avon vs. #15 Noah Brown- Penn
#14 JD Farrell- Fishers vs. #6 Jake Lone- NorthWood
#5 Evan Bates- Chesterton vs. #9 Trizton Carson- Danville Community
195lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Chandler Chapman- Jay County
Griffin Stine- Martinsville
Kyle Krummen- East Central
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#9 KJ Roudebush- Tipton vs. #17 Dakari Kenny- Pike
#5 Nick Willham- Greenwood Community vs. #12 Austin Lane- Perry Meridian
#2 Ewan Donovan- Hebron vs. #8 Stewart Mossholder- Oak Hill
#7 Cale Gray- Norwell vs. #18 Ethan Potosky- Crown Point
220lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 10
Unranked qualifiers:
Christian Graft- Huntington North
Cullen Browning- Northeastern
Damari Dancy- Portage
Grant Johnson- New Prairie
Josh Howell- Terre Haute South Vigo
Reese Wicker- Churubusco
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#6 Joey Kidwell- West Lafayette vs. #4 Kyle Cornwell- Elwood Community
#3 Andrew Irick- Hamilton Southeastern vs. #10 Drew Bailey- Merrillville
#13 Will Stewart- South Spencer vs. #9 Jayden Elwood- Leo
285lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11
Unranked qualifiers:
Aidian Rea- Heritage Hills
AJ Jones- Madison-Grant
Logan Swallow- Monroe Central
Matthew Munoz- Jeffersonville
Sam Jones- Perry Meridian
Vince Yoder- Fairfield
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Jamichael Watts- North Central vs. #19 Anthony Atria- Merrillville
#17 Crae Kunkleman- Hamilton Southeastern vs. #2 Yehezquel DeVault- Penn
#18 Will Crider- Harrison (WL) vs. #10 John Harris- Roncalli
First round match-ups of unranked wrestlers:
Matthew Munoz- Jeffersonville vs. Vince Yoder- Fairfield
12474 6 22019 State Finals Information Center
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Brackets
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Standings after semi-state
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State Finals by the Numbers
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2019 State Finals Media Guide
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History of the State Tournament
General Information
Site: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis | Website
Security: All people as well as their bags, purses, and coolers (athletes only) entering Bankers Life Fieldhouse will be subject to a security inspection. A full list of prohibited items can be found in the Fieldhouse Fan Guide. Additionally, misconduct, mistreatment of Fieldhouse staff, or other prohibited behavior will be addressed promptly and violators are subject to ejection from the premises or arrest. The code of conduct is found in the Fieldhouse Fan Guide.
Admission: $8 per session or $20 both days. Children 24 months old and younger admitted free of charge.
Television: Saturday's state championship bouts in each weight class will air live on Fox Sports Indiana. Hosted by Mark Jaynes (play-by-play), Mike Goebel (analyst), Blake Maurer (analyst) and Greg Rakestraw (mat interviews).
Webstream: Friday's first round and Saturday's quarterfinals, semifinals and consolation matches may be viewed via live stream for a subscription fee at TrackWrestling.com. For Saturday night's championship round, viewers outside of the Fox Sports Indiana coverage area, a live stream will be available at IHSAAtv.org. For those within the FSI coverage area, the stream will be available only on delayed basis following the conclusion of the telecast.
State Finals Pairings Show
The brackets in each weight class will be announced exclusively via IHSAAtv.org beginning at 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT on Sunday, February 10, 2019. Greg Rakestraw and Hall of Fame coach Mike Goebel will serve as hosts.
Friday, Feb. 15, 2019
Parade of Champions 5:45 pm ET
First Round | 6 pm ET (Gates open at 4:30 pm ET)
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019
Quarterfinals | 9:30 am ET with semifinals to follow (Gates open at 8 am ET)
Consolations | 5 pm ET (Gates open at 4 pm ET)
Finals | 7:30 pm ET
22892019 Summer Events Schedule and Details
16U Greco-Roman National Duals
When: June 12 and 13
Where: Spokane, Washington
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 15 and 16, formerly the cadet age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421806132
14U Greco-Roman National Duals
When: June 13 and 14
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana(Warren Central High School)
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 13 and 14, formerly the schoolboy age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421804132
16U Freestyle National Duals
When: June 14 and 15
Where: Spokane, Washington
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 15 and 16, formerly the cadet age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421805132
Final X Lincoln
When: June 15
Where: Lincoln, Nebraska
Who: Kayla Miracle and Sarah Hildebrandt wrestle for a World Team spot.
Link to Video: https://FloWrestling.org
14U Freestyle National Duals
When: June 15 and 16
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana(Warren Central High School)
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 13 and 14, formerly the schoolboy age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421803132
Junior Greco-Roman National Duals
When: June 19 and 20
Where: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers 15 and older that are in high school.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421809132
14U Girls's Freestyle National Duals
When: June 20 and 21
Where: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers aged 13 and 14, formerly the schoolboy age group.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421810132
AAU Disney Duals
When: Community Divisions- June 21-24
All-Star and Developmental- June 19-22
Girls- June 19-21
Where: Orlando, Florida
Who: All-Star teams and high schools from across the state.
Community 1 Community 2 Bloomington South Purple Dead Mouse Mafia Silver(Avon) Brownsburg Purple FC Boom Squad(Franklin Central) Carroll Chargers Indiana Marauders(Mount Vernon(Fortville)) Dead Mouse Mafia Gold(Avon) NWI Gladiators(Hammond Gavit) Garrett Terre Haute South Braves Black Indiana Cornbrawlers(Oak Hill) T.O.P. Orange(Columbus East) T.O.P White(Columbus East) Warrior Elite Black(Warren Central) Terre haute South Braves Red Warrior Elite Gold(Warren Central) All-Star Developmental Indiana Outlaws Select Beech Grove WC IndianaMat Gold DC Elite(Decatur Central) IndianaMat Silver DC Select(Decatur Central) MXW White MXW Black(Penn) MXW Blue(Penn) Girls MXW Gold(Penn) South Select Girls MXW Grey(Penn) Link to Brackets and Video:
All-Star, Developmental, and Community Divisions
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=434069132
Girl's Division
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=434070132
Junior Freestyle National Duals
When: June 21 and 22
Where: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers 15 and older that are in high school.
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/teamtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=421808132
UWW Cadet Pan-American Championships
When: Greco-Roman June 28, Freestyle June 29-30
Where: Morelia, Mexico
Who: Jesse Mendez at 60kg
Link to Brackets and Video: https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/opentournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=278613132
Fargo
When:
16U Freestyle- July 13-15
16U Women Freestyle- July 13-14
Junior Freestyle- July 14-16
Junior Women- July 16-17
16U Greco-Roman- July 17-18
Junior Greco-Roman- July 18-19
Where: Fargo, North Dakota
Who: Team Indiana featuring wrestlers 15 and older
Link to Brackets and Video: Coming soon
2556 1 32019 Super 32 Preview
Over 40 of the best wrestlers from Indiana are heading to North Carolina to take on the Super 32 Challenge this weekend. If you have been living under a rock, this is the toughest high school tournament in the country and some brackets that feature over 150 wrestlers. You will see future NCAA All-Americans not place here and even potentially see some future NCAA Finals matches. Indiana’s representatives feature 35 guys that have qualified for state including five state champions.
History Lesson
Indiana has only had four grapplers take home a belt: Ethan Raley in 2010, Jared Brooks in 2011, Chad Red in 2014, and Blake Rypel in 2015. The first placer was in 2008 when Camden Eppert took 3rd. No Indiana native has placed three times in the high school division, but six wrestlers have placed twice(Blake Rypel, Chad Red, Jason Tsirtsis, Brayton Lee, Joe Lee, and Drew Hughes). Since 2015 Indiana has placed five wrestlers each year at the Super 32 with many others being a round or two from placing.
Click here for a listing of all the past Super 32 placers.
https://indianamat.com/index.php?/history/super32placers.html/
The Contenders
This tournament is deep, REALLY deep and placing here is a huge accomplishment. Some of the weights feature as many as 15 of the top 20 ranked kids so placing top 8 is an extreme accomplishment.
The top contender to bring back a belt is #2 ranked Jesse Mendez. He is fresh off an impressive performance at Who’s #1 and the favorite for a title. Potential match with his first opponent from Who’s #1, Ryan Jack, is off as he has pulled out. Jesse will still be challenged by the 13 others that are nationally ranked in this weight class.
State champ and the only returning Super 32 placer, Brayden Littell is going to look to finish higher than 8th this year. He has shown he can bang with the best and is not flying under the radar this year like he was last year. He’ll likely be seeded which should make his path a little easier to finish higher on the podium
Zeke Seltzer is rolling along this spring, summer, and fall with impressive performances throughout the off-season. He was runner-up at Fargo and then won a loaded weight class at this year’s IHPO. He is in the mix to make a deep run this year. The 120lbs weight class is one of the deepest there is, but he is battle tested and ready to do some damage in Greensboro.
Matt Lee is another one to watch from Indiana. While he will be forgoing the high school season he will be taking one more shot at placing at the Super 32. He has the tools to bring back a belt and could make his last high school event memorable with a title.
Under the Radar
Folks in Indiana know these names, but the following guys are ones I have a sneaky feeling will make deep runs and potentially place in this event. Every year Indiana has a few guys surprise everyone with great performances. Look no further than Nick South’s run to the finals last year or Brayden LIttell finishing 8th in a loaded weight.
Elliott Rodgers is someone we all know and know he’s as tough as they come, but nationally he isn’t as well known. Rodgers’ ability to ride is huge in an event with shortened periods on the first day and in the consolations. He also has a knack to find a way to win. Don’t be surprised to see him finishing high here.
Colton Drousias is an Indiana guy that wrestles in Illinois during the high school season. He has had national success placing at Fargo in 2018. He was a state champion in Illinois last year, so he has the tools to make the podium in Greensboro.
Evan Bates has a very good shot at bringing back some hardware. He burst onto the scene at Fargo placing in both styles after a 3rd place finish at state last year. He’s known now and should make a deep run at 195lbs. The upper weights are as loaded as ever, but usually do not field as deep of a field as the lower and middle weights.
Graham Calhoun has wrestled every where and always shown he is a contender at any tournament he enters. He has been in and out of the national rankings and beaten a lot of the best guys in the country. This could be his year to bring back a medal.
Five state runner-ups from this year all should have deep runs here. Alex Cottey, Alec Viduya, Blake Boarman, Ray Rioux, and Cooper Noehre are all solid grapplers that could make a surprise appearance on the podium. Cottey and Boarman have both had some national success and could surprise some people here. Rioux is an extremely dangerous wrestler that cannot be overlooked by the top guys. Viduya has been in the mix nationally and always wins matches at the big events. Noehre had a breakout season last year and is one that has the tools to place here.
Others to watch
There are many others than I’m gonna keep my eye on that may just find their way to day two and the podium after the dust has settled.
Alec Freeman and Eli Dickens from Mater Dei are both solid wrestlers that have shown they can compete with the best. Logan Bailey has had a fantastic off-season and his ability to ride and turn could pose a hazard for his opponents. Mason Winner had a good GFC this past weekend and like others he is good on the mat which can make a huge difference here. Brock Ellis has had national success and going to be down at 145lbs.
Some incoming freshmen to watch are Sam Goin of Crown Point, Christian Carroll of Penn, and Sergio Lemley who will go to Mount Carmel. They will have tough roads to hoe, but should be on the podium in Greensboro during their careers.
Where to Watch
You can watch the action starting on Saturday on FloWrestling.org. Brackets will be on Arena.FloWrestling.org. You can also check out @IndianaMat on Twitter for updates throughout the weekend.
Indiana also has many wrestlers in the elementary and middle school divisions that hit the mat on Sunday. You can find all the entries and other tournament information at Super32.com.
Indiana Entries
Weight Name School 106 Sam Goin Crown Point, IN 113 Alexzander Cottey Perry Meridian H.S. 113 Cole Ross Evansville Mater Dei 113 Sergio Lemley Mount Carmel 120 Braden Haines Brownsburg high school 120 Christian White New Palestine High School 120 Colton Drousias Chicago - Mount Carmel 120 David Pierson Warren Central High School 120 Giovanni Diaz Wheeler high school 120 Landon Bertsch Bluffton 120 Riley Bettich Crown Point High School 120 Zeke Seltzer Indianapolis Cathedral 126 Alecsander Freeman Mater Dei High School 126 Brayden Littell Center grove 126 Hayden Watson Center Grove High School 126 Kysen Montgomery Brownsburg 126 Stephen Roberson Jr Crown Point 132 Blake Boarman Evansville Mater Dei 132 Jesse Mendez Crown Point 132 Raymond Rioux Avon High School 138 Anthony Poindexter Jr. Harrison High School 138 Aundre' Beatty Warren Central High School 138 Drake Campbell Brownsburg 138 Logan Bailey Cathedral High School 145 Alec Viduya Roncalli 145 Brady Mckivitz Perry Meridian High School 145 Brock Ellis Chesterton High School 145 Jaden Reynolds Avon High School 145 Kailan Keith Ben Davis 152 Brice Coleman Warren Central High School 152 Matthew Lee Lee Homeschool 152 Nick Buchanan Coldwater 152 Tristen Hood Harrison (WL) 160 Christian Carroll Penn High School 160 Cooper Noehre Greenfield Central 160 Eli Dickens Mater Dei 160 Elliott Rodgers Indianapolis Cathedral 160 Isiah Levitz Prairie Heights 170 Graham Calhoun Plymouth 182 Joseph Walker Mishawaka High School 182 Mason Winner Jay County High School 195 Evan Bates Chesterton High School 195 Robert Bowman Mount carmel high schol
2562 72019-2020 Genius Ratings
Here are Genius Ratings for the full season of 2019-20 in Indiana. Remember that they use the same baseline mathematical system that is used by mainstream sports websites' "computer ratings" and by Las Vegas in determining point spreads. These ratings consider every dual and tournament in the IndianaMat database for the whole year, with the exception of some specific early-season results for teams that played football late. The difference in rating between two teams represents roughly the expected point spread if those two teams wrestled a dual. Multiply that same point spread by 3 to estimate the favored team's expected gap in a tournament.
Rank Team Rating SoS SoS Rank 1 Evansville Mater Dei 114.90 59.04 15 2 Indianapolis Cathedral 109.74 59.53 12 3 Brownsburg 104.74 61.47 4 4 Warren Central 99.62 56.94 18 5 Carmel 98.96 64.37 3 6 Crown Point 96.83 53.17 29 7 Chesterton 93.77 60.56 8 8 Perry Meridian 89.21 61.13 5 9 Mishawaka 86.07 60.12 9 10 East Central 85.79 29.73 176 11 Northridge 82.95 40.58 104 12 Franklin Community 79.75 53.90 25 13 Harrison (WL) 78.15 44.73 76 14 Roncalli 77.93 49.60 51 15 Avon 77.23 70.59 1 16 Hobart 75.64 49.57 52 17 Carroll(Fort Wayne) 73.08 52.12 33 18 Mount Vernon (Fortville) 73.01 41.29 97 19 Westfield 72.42 53.50 27 20 North Posey 71.99 36.92 125 21 Merrillville 71.96 51.20 39 22 Garrett 71.48 42.63 91 23 Columbus East 71.38 58.28 16 24 Bellmont 70.64 52.12 32 25 Penn 69.63 56.48 19 26 Terre Haute South 69.54 32.70 160 27 Hamilton Southeastern 67.50 50.10 47 28 Zionsville 67.32 59.09 14 29 Columbia City 66.90 48.57 56 30 Portage 66.42 50.05 48 31 Oak Hill 66.40 25.92 215 32 Center Grove 65.20 56.22 22 33 Franklin Central 63.75 52.09 34 34 Norwell 61.98 43.72 83 35 Western 61.91 37.26 121 36 Greenfield-Central 61.23 52.07 35 37 Jimtown 61.15 41.20 98 38 Lake Central 60.18 56.25 21 39 Bloomington South 58.92 65.54 2 40 Wawasee 58.53 47.98 61 41 Floyd Central 58.30 50.72 41 42 Mount Vernon (Posey) 58.27 32.28 163 43 Greencastle 57.82 23.68 243 44 Kokomo 57.80 26.68 207 45 Centerville 56.63 12.03 305 46 Fishers 56.35 38.97 111 47 South Bend Riley 54.42 48.84 55 48 Edgewood 54.38 42.64 90 49 Castle 54.11 46.82 66 50 Plymouth 53.83 50.19 45 51 New Prairie 53.47 16.20 285 52 Southport 52.71 27.42 201 53 LaPorte 52.60 60.58 7 54 New Palestine 52.46 48.14 59 55 Goshen 52.09 56.10 23 56 Peru 51.90 40.71 102 57 Evansville Memorial 51.69 52.03 36 58 Homestead 51.44 34.51 140 59 Mooresville 51.30 53.58 26 60 Fort Wayne Snider 51.26 48.31 58 61 Bluffton 51.15 22.13 255 62 NorthWood 50.71 41.63 96 63 Delta 50.62 40.96 101 64 Wabash 49.87 37.27 120 65 Jeffersonville 49.65 59.69 11 66 Southmont 49.62 23.44 246 67 Plainfield 49.46 48.48 57 68 Martinsville 49.01 43.44 86 69 Lowell 49.01 49.98 49 70 Southridge 48.95 37.64 116 71 Ben Davis 48.79 43.73 82 72 North Central 48.49 51.87 38 73 Pendleton Heights 48.39 43.89 79 74 Monrovia 48.00 26.94 204 75 Warsaw 47.46 47.59 63 76 Tell City 47.39 37.79 115 77 Charlestown 47.19 40.19 106 78 McCutcheon 47.07 42.81 88 79 Valparaiso 47.04 50.75 40 80 Hamilton Heights 46.58 32.40 162 81 Lawrence North 46.37 45.86 72 82 Evansville Reitz 46.29 43.83 80 83 Leo 44.19 40.07 107 84 Frankton 43.99 21.36 260 85 Fairhaven 43.74 33.20 153 86 Maconaquah 43.48 21.50 259 87 Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 43.34 33.99 144 88 Gibson Southern 43.32 54.91 24 89 Prairie Heights 43.32 41.06 100 90 Jasper 42.81 34.50 141 91 Boonville 42.55 22.07 257 92 Decatur Central 42.11 41.14 99 93 Terre Haute North 41.69 26.48 211 94 West Vigo 41.64 34.19 143 95 Huntington North 41.61 47.65 62 96 Alexandria 41.47 12.50 304 97 Churubusco 41.17 30.41 172 98 Adams Central 40.32 34.76 137 99 Tippecanoe Valley 39.72 16.86 282 100 Manchester 39.66 16.27 284 101 Cowan 39.35 14.01 298 102 Elkhart Central 38.69 46.78 67 103 Marion 38.56 17.76 273 104 Noblesville 38.53 49.61 50 105 Lawrenceburg 38.42 23.85 240 106 Anderson 38.04 29.22 182 107 Evansville Central 37.97 51.87 37 108 Eastside 37.72 28.13 190 109 Jennings County 37.70 43.50 85 110 Jay County 37.58 35.42 132 111 Rensselaer Central 37.13 14.05 296 112 Whiteland 37.11 34.71 138 113 Fremont 36.85 19.99 268 114 Winamac 36.00 10.13 306 115 Frankfort 35.64 22.30 254 116 DeKalb 35.07 31.68 167 117 Madison 34.88 6.23 309 118 Heritage Hills 34.62 47.05 65 119 Greenwood 34.57 48.10 60 120 Attica 33.35 19.38 269 121 Lebanon 33.29 50.42 44 122 Lafayette Jefferson 33.18 25.27 227 123 New Haven 32.94 37.16 122 124 Eastern (Greentown) 32.83 29.71 177 125 Milan 32.03 14.03 297 126 Sullivan 31.69 45.95 71 127 South Dearborn 31.54 39.98 108 128 East Noble 31.49 43.77 81 129 Rushville 31.39 27.70 194 130 Kankakee Valley 31.32 29.05 185 131 Northview 31.31 30.93 171 132 Elkhart Memorial 31.00 60.83 6 133 South Adams 30.96 24.14 237 134 Evansville North 30.72 59.72 10 135 South Bend Adams 30.56 57.48 17 136 Highland 30.36 26.14 213 137 Daleville 29.85 18.09 271 138 Hammond Gavit 29.80 46.21 69 139 West Noble 29.78 32.72 159 140 Bloomington North 29.44 42.20 93 141 Indianapolis Lutheran 29.09 36.17 130 142 Beech Grove 28.16 33.82 148 143 Concord 27.65 45.15 74 144 Indianapolis Scecina 27.48 25.81 218 145 Eastern (Pekin) 25.88 2.82 311 146 Lawrence Central 25.06 37.40 119 147 North Montgomery 24.72 43.62 84 148 Fort Wayne Concordia 24.71 23.39 247 149 Monroe Central 24.57 13.66 300 150 Richmond 23.93 33.00 155 151 Western Boone 23.70 17.66 274 152 South Vermillion 23.64 9.75 307 153 River Forest 23.62 25.31 226 154 Corydon Central 23.31 17.15 276 155 Southern Wells 23.19 21.25 261 156 Rochester 22.37 34.27 142 157 Indian Creek 22.37 49.43 53 158 Pike 21.97 27.22 202 159 North Newton 21.93 12.75 303 160 New Castle 21.71 39.58 109 161 Knightstown 21.63 13.83 299 162 Cascade 21.10 22.78 252 163 Madison-Grant 20.91 28.39 189 164 Seymour 20.60 50.14 46 165 John Glenn 20.22 17.09 277 166 Purdue Polytechnic 19.55 13.16 302 167 Brown County 19.42 38.41 114 168 Angola 19.31 42.82 87 169 Seeger 19.29 13.44 301 170 Lafayette Central Catholic 19.20 29.55 180 171 Northwestern 18.91 26.61 208 172 Sheridan 18.42 24.01 239 173 Owen Valley 18.22 36.79 126 174 Franklin County 18.11 45.08 75 175 Union City 18.07 26.52 210 176 Shenandoah 18.02 14.48 293 177 Cloverdale 17.87 17.52 275 178 Crawfordsville 17.48 32.75 158 179 Vincennes Lincoln 17.44 52.49 30 180 Twin Lakes 17.28 33.30 152 181 Triton Central 17.21 32.80 157 182 Lake Station Edison 17.18 37.14 123 183 Griffith 17.08 28.13 191 184 Calumet 16.66 31.09 169 185 LaVille 16.55 6.01 310 186 Hebron 15.73 20.24 265 187 West Lafayette 15.67 25.84 217 188 Guerin Catholic 15.47 31.71 166 189 Columbus North 15.21 53.34 28 190 Benton Central 15.04 15.42 287 191 Woodlan 14.90 28.98 186 192 Cass 14.32 16.91 280 193 Faith Christian 14.02 14.38 295 194 Pike Central 13.98 44.65 77 195 Culver Academies 13.94 56.31 20 196 Munster 13.36 31.90 165 197 Cambridge City Lincoln 12.68 29.61 178 198 Hanover Central 12.62 27.67 195 199 Danville 12.57 42.68 89 200 Connersville 12.48 24.68 233 201 Northfield 12.21 36.52 127 202 East Chicago Central 12.03 25.80 219 203 Evansville Harrison 11.91 23.10 251 204 Mississinewa 11.79 38.56 113 205 Fort Wayne South Side 11.54 20.35 264 206 Princeton 11.09 42.05 94 207 Wheeler 11.02 25.71 222 208 Lapel 11.01 22.74 253 209 Clinton Prairie 10.78 16.65 283 210 Carroll (Flora) 10.59 21.24 262 211 Illiana Christian 10.45 41.78 95 212 Tecumseh 9.65 50.45 43 213 New Albany 9.24 46.19 70 214 Shelbyville 9.16 40.30 105 215 Winchester 8.87 24.05 238 216 Batesville 8.65 33.83 147 217 South Bend Washington 8.64 27.56 200 218 Yorktown 8.43 35.47 131 219 Forest Park 8.15 49.15 54 220 Tri-Central 7.58 23.74 241 221 Bedford North Lawrence 7.40 33.31 151 222 Northeastern 7.12 26.11 214 223 South Spencer 6.79 45.29 73 224 Logansport 6.38 31.41 168 225 Fort Wayne Wayne 6.38 24.90 232 226 Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter 6.14 29.35 181 227 Lakeland 6.11 26.84 205 228 Indianapolis Arsenal Tech 4.98 23.20 250 229 Rossville 4.81 25.24 228 230 North Putnam 4.21 36.21 129 231 Southwestern (Hanover) 3.38 38.63 112 232 Speedway 3.09 37.60 118 233 Delphi 2.56 18.55 270 234 Tipton 1.98 32.81 156 235 Indiana Deaf 1.85 26.72 206 236 Brebeuf Jesuit 1.39 44.44 78 237 Fairfield 1.13 42.59 92 238 Muncie Central 1.05 26.29 212 239 Bremen 1.03 6.49 308 240 West Central 1.00 25.64 223 241 Covington 0.94 24.27 235 242 Fort Wayne Northrop 0.80 24.25 236 243 North Knox 0.75 59.25 13 244 Hammond Morton -0.51 29.85 174 245 Heritage -0.69 27.86 193 246 Fountain Central -0.69 23.60 245 247 South Bend Clay -0.81 35.24 133 248 Andrean -1.84 33.33 150 249 Union County -1.98 33.15 154 250 North Miami -2.02 26.57 209 251 Crawford County -2.12 28.68 188 252 Scottsburg -2.38 33.95 145 253 Greensburg -2.67 32.17 164 254 Gary West Side -3.55 25.39 224 255 Hagerstown -3.73 24.55 234 256 North White -3.79 25.33 225 257 Frontier -4.69 14.92 289 258 Boone Grove -4.76 28.84 187 259 South Newton -4.88 23.32 248 260 Paoli -4.96 25.13 230 261 Central Noble -5.23 40.66 103 262 Indianapolis Howe Academy -5.99 20.62 263 263 Blackford -6.27 29.58 179 264 Elwood -6.43 26.98 203 265 Wes-Del -7.11 27.61 197 266 Hammond Clark -7.60 17.06 278 267 Indianapolis Bishop Chatard -7.73 29.16 183 268 Clinton Central -7.92 36.96 124 269 Culver Community -8.26 15.86 286 270 Wapahani -8.90 25.74 221 271 Eastern Hancock -9.26 27.63 196 272 Hammond -9.53 29.98 173 273 West Washington -9.91 14.42 294 274 Fort Wayne North Side -10.04 32.70 161 275 Triton -10.06 20.20 266 276 Indianapolis Crispus Attucks -10.20 22.13 256 277 Southwood -11.33 33.95 146 278 North Judson -11.57 21.53 258 279 Borden -13.12 25.88 216 280 Michigan City -13.22 52.46 31 281 Providence Cristo Rey -13.22 34.98 134 282 Mitchell -13.53 29.07 184 283 Tri -13.74 27.59 199 284 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers -13.75 16.91 281 285 Salem -14.30 23.70 242 286 Tri-West -14.70 46.38 68 287 Washington -14.76 50.58 42 288 Westview -14.79 30.99 170 289 Eastbrook -15.06 37.62 117 290 Switzerland County -16.45 34.88 135 291 North Harrison -17.22 20.12 267 292 Whitko -17.69 25.23 229 293 South Putnam -18.79 33.58 149 294 Caston -19.26 14.53 292 295 Providence -19.49 28.11 192 296 Knox -19.54 25.79 220 297 Pioneer -21.72 15.23 288 298 South Bend St. Joseph -22.21 34.51 139 299 Taylor -22.70 36.45 128 300 Parke Heritage -22.72 17.85 272 301 Randolph Southern -23.39 17.00 279 302 New Washington -23.89 29.78 175 303 Indianapolis George Washington -26.12 14.68 291 304 Indianapolis Emmerich Manual -27.15 14.76 290 305 Whiting -28.32 24.93 231 306 Evansville Bosse -30.12 47.39 64 307 North Vermillion -33.36 23.64 244 308 Silver Creek -33.78 34.88 136 309 Mishawaka Marian -35.40 27.60 198 310 Victory College Prep -35.86 39.25 110 311 Tri County -42.03 23.22 24921522020 1A and 2A Team State Ranked Wrestlers
*Sorted by pool
2A Wrestlers
Weight Name Pool State Rank SS Rank 106 Anthony Martin(Western) 1 13 7 106 Isaac Ruble (Bellmont) 3 5 1 106 Hayden Brady (Garrett) 4 7 6 113 Justin Brantley (Western) 1 5 113 Colton Weimer (Garrett) 4 8 120 Jacob Veatch (Leo) 4 6 120 Dylan Tom(Wawasee) 4 8 126 Harper Dedman (Oak Hill) 2 15 1 126 Dominic Litchfield (Bellmont) 3 4 126 Jace Alexander (Wawasee) 4 10 3 126 Chandler Shearer (Garrett) 4 8 132 Hunter Cottingham (Western) 1 2 2 132 Brody Arthur (Oak Hill) 2 7 132 Ian Heath (Leo) 4 4 1 138 Hayden Shepherd (Western) 1 16 2 138 Seth Rohrbach (West Vigo) 1 6 138 Kyle Lawson (Bellmont) 3 11 1 138 Jay Orman (Edgewood) 3 14 8 145 Clayton Jackson(Leo) 4 6 152 Gage Schuckman (Norwell) 1 6 152 Aidan Hardcastle (Oak Hill) 2 7 152 Garrett Stuckman (Wawasee) 4 7 160 Jackson Pettigrew (Columbia CIty) 2 6 2 160 Isiah Faurote (Wawasee) 4 8 170 Jerry Padgett (Western) 1 8 170 Clayton Fielden (Garrett) 4 4 1 182 Sam Walker(Norwell) 1 4 182 Mason Winner (Jay County) 2 3 1 182 Caden Friedt (Bellmont) 3 12 3 220 Cale Gray (Norwell) 1 2 1 220 Fred Durben(Oak Hill) 2 4 220 Drew Webster (North Montgomery) 3 1 1 220 Cole Bergman(Garrett) 4 8 285 Braydon Erb (Western) 1 8 3 285 Nolan Hathaway(Garrett) 4 6 285 Tom Busch (Leo) 4 7
1A Wrestlers
Weight Name Pool State Rank SS Rank 106 Blake Zirkelbach (North Posey) 1 14 3 106 Avery Miller (Attica) 4 7 113 Jared Brooks (Wabash) 2 3 1 120 Dominic Heath(Churubusco) 1 8 120 Ethan Higgins (Wabash) 2 4 132 Braden Brooks (Wabash) 2 8 132 Dylan Stroud(Manchester) 4 4 132 Jordan Hodge (Attica) 4 8 138 Sam Levitz (Prairie Heights) 2 7 145 Alex Currie (Adams Central) 3 3 145 Corey Braunecker(Tell City) 4 8 152 Tyler Vredeveld (Centerville) 3 7 152 Jorden Douglass (Attica) 4 5 1 160 Isiah Levitz (Prairie Heights) 2 3 1 160 Tytus Morrisett (Eastern (Greentown)) 2 4 160 Brad Springer (Southridge) 3 5 170 Brodie Porter (Eastern(Greentown)) 2 5 170 Paul Faurote (Adams Central) 3 6 195 Christian Summerset (South Adams) 1 3 195 Christian Summersett(South Adams) 1 3 195 Jack Hargan (Attica) 4 9 4 195 Ashton Moore (Manchester) 4 7 220 Nathan Willman (North Posey) 1 4 220 Reese Wicker (Churubusco) 1 11 2 285 Bryce Kamphues(Manchester) 4 82059 12020 3A Team State Ranked Wrestlers
Sorted by pool and weight class.
Weight Name Pool State Rank SS Rank 106 Bryce Lowery (Roncalli) 1 6 2 106 Evan Dickey (Indianapolis Cathedral) 1 10 6 106 Cheaney Schoeff (Avon) 2 4 2 106 Reed Egli (Evansville Mater Dei) 2 5 106 Logan Miller (Brownsburg) 3 1 1 106 Suhas Chundi (Carmel) 3 3 1 113 Cole Ross (Evansville Mater Dei) 2 2 1 113 Brac Hooper (Carmel) 3 6 3 113 Ryan Purvis (Penn) 3 10 3 113 Braden Haines (Brownsburg) 3 15 3 113 Alex Cottey (Perry Meridian) 4 1 1 113 Marquarias Wilburn (Warren Central) 4 4 120 Zeke Seltzer (Cathedral) 1 1 1 120 Kody Glithero (Roncalli) 1 8 120 Alec Freeman (Evansville Mater Dei) 2 5 5 120 Blaze Garcia (Avon) 2 4 120 Gavin Garcia (Brownsburg) 3 3 120 Carleton Perry (Warren Central) 4 13 3 126 Brayden Lowery (Roncalli) 1 5 1 126 Luke Gonzalez (Indianapolis Cathedral) 1 13 3 126 Raymond Rioux (Avon) 2 1 1 126 Ashton Hayhurst (Evansville Mater Dei) 2 9 126 Brendon Mark (Mishawaka) 2 16 4 126 Kysen Montgomery (Brownsburg) 3 7 2 126 Joey Langeman(Carmel) 3 5 126 David Pierson (Warren Central) 4 6 2 132 Sam Slivka (Roncalli) 1 12 5 132 Andrew Wilson (Indianapolis Cathedral) 1 4 132 Kane Egli (Evansville Mater Dei) 2 3 1 132 Tyler Conley (Avon) 2 6 2 132 Vince Sparrow (Penn) 3 13 2 132 TJ Barrett (Carmel) 3 6 132 Aundre Beatty (Warren Central) 4 5 1 138 Logan Bailey (Indianapolis Cathedral) 1 2 1 138 David Page (Roncalli) 1 8 138 Blake Boarman (Evansville Mater Dei) 2 1 1 138 Colton Roberts (Avon) 2 5 138 Drake Campbell (Brownsburg) 3 3 2 138 Brendan Mattingly (Carmel) 3 6 2 138 Matt Koontz (Perry Meridian) 4 8 3 138 Jevian Ross (Warren Central) 4 13 4 145 Alec Viduya (Roncalli) 1 1 1 145 Garrett Stewart (Indianapolis Cathedral) 1 13 7 145 Brody Baumann (Evansville Mater Dei) 2 9 1 145 Jaden Reynolds (Avon) 2 11 3 145 Jake Shafer (Carmel) 3 15 6 145 Nick Cicciarelli (Brownsburg) 3 6 145 Jajuan Anderson (Warren Central) 4 6 3 145 Brady McKivitz (Perry Meridian) 4 16 8 145 Evan Ulrick(Carroll(Fort Wayne)) 4 2 152 Tyce Freije (Roncalli) 1 6 2 152 Kade Law (Columbus East) 1 7 4 152 Ulrik Urasky (Cathedral) 1 6 152 Scott Fitts (Evansville Mater Dei) 2 14 3 152 Jacob Cookerly(Brownsburg) 3 10 7 152 Brice Coleman (Warren Central) 4 1 1 152 Noah Baker (Perry Meridian) 4 13 5 152 Scottie Saylor (Carroll (Fort Wayne)) 4 5 160 Elliott Rodgers (Indianapolis Cathedral) 1 4 1 160 Sam Morrill(Columbus East) 1 16 4 160 Eli Dickens (Evansville Mater Dei) 2 1 1 160 Drew Mason(Mishawaka) 2 4 160 Bryce Kern (Avon) 2 7 160 Peyton Asbury (Brownsburg) 3 5 2 160 Damon McClain (Warren Central) 4 8 3 160 Jujuan Dale (Perry Meridian) 4 9 4 170 Tyler Wagner (Indianapolis Cathedral) 1 7 1 170 Gabe Sollars (Mater Dei) 2 5 3 170 Greg Glover(Brownsburg) 3 9 4 170 Gabe Davin(Carmel) 3 11 4 182 Noah White (Columbus East) 1 7 4 182 Johnny Parker (Indianapolis Cathedral) 1 9 2 182 Joseph Walker (Mishawaka) 2 1 1 182 MaCartney Parkinson (Evansville Mater Dei) 2 6 2 182 Josh Jones (Avon) 2 8 182 Garrett Sharp (Carmel) 3 14 4 182 Aiden Warren (Perry Meridian) 4 2 1 195 Jacob Huffman (Cathedral) 1 5 195 Jacob LaPlace (Mishawaka) 2 3 2 195 John McGrew(Evansville Mater Dei) 2 10 3 195 Zach White (Carmel) 3 8 195 Isaiah Street (Brownsburg) 3 13 4 195 Matt Lepper(Carroll(Fort Wayne)) 4 14 6 195 Tyler Goodall(Perry Meridian) 4 7 220 David Guhl (Indianapolis Cathedral) 1 9 2 220 Clayton Peters (Avon) 2 6 220 Garrett Sandefur (Mishawaka) 2 7 220 Leighton Jones (Brownsburg) 3 8 3 220 Haakon VanBeynan (Carmel) 3 8 220 Alexander Hernandez (Warren Central) 4 13 4 220 Kyler Bills (Carroll(Fort Wayne)) 4 6 220 Jeff McClure(Perry Meridian) 4 7 285 Holden Parsons (Cathedral) 1 5 2 285 Ashton Hartwell (Columbus East) 1 7 285 Jonathan Thomas (Mishawaka) 2 5 285 Ke`Tre Dickens (Avon) 2 8 285 Dorian Keys (Brownsburg) 3 1 1 285 Yehezquel DeVault (Penn) 3 2 1 285 Jonathan Williams (Carmel) 3 15 7 285 Dennis Hubbard (Warren Central) 4 11 5 285 Reeve Muncie (Carroll (Fort Wayne)) 4 13 129264 92020 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open September 12th-13th
Date
September 12-13, 2020
Registration
*Registration is closed*
Brackets and Streaming
TrackWrestling Link
Stud List
2020 Stud List
Attendee List
Due to COVID-19 we are restricting the number of people attending the event, please see the COVID-19 section for more details
Click to view the list
Location:
The Plex South
5702 Engle Rd,
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
Event Schedule
Weigh-ins
Saturday September 12th from 1:00-3:00 pm EST Wrestling Session 1
Weights: 109, 129, 148, and 173
Saturday September 12th from 5:00-9:00 pm EST Wrestling Session 2
Weights: 116, 135, 155, 198, and 288
Sunday September 13th from 9:00 am-1:00 pm EST Wrestling Session 3
Weights: 123, 141, 163, 185, and 223
Sunday September 13th from 1:00-6:00 pm EST
COVID-19 Procedures **UPDATED**
Each athlete will be allowed to designate two attendees for the event. These people will need to be either a parent or coach. Please designate the person(s) during registration on TrackWrestling or via our Attendee List page. This will need to be finalized by Friday September 11th at 11pm EST time. All attendees MUST wear face coverings. Athletes will be exempt from this when they are warming-up or competing. If you are not feeling well, experiencing symptoms or may be at a higher risk for getting very sick, we recommend you stay home and watch the live stream through TrackWrestling. Each person entering the event will be subject to a screening for COVID-19 symptoms. Attendees that are not registered for a specific session will not be allowed into the building. Athletes that need to stay through multiple sessions can do so with prior approval. Please email Joe@IndianaMat.com to confirm. In order to encourage social distancing there will be extremely limited seating, it is highly recommended that spectators bring their own "camp" chairs for seating. Handshaking and normal match procedures such as raising an athlete's hand will be limited and/or eliminated at the discretion of the referees.
Registration and Weigh-In Information
**Due to COVID-19 procedures we will have only one weigh-in session**
Saturday September 12th from 1:00-3:00 pm EST
*Note: No weight change fee No Satellite Weigh-ins Weigh-ins will be in a singlet or NFHS approved two-piece uniform
Weight Changes **UPDATED**
As noted there will be no charge for weight changes. However, in order to help our staff with check-in of attendees we have created a form to notify us of a weight change. This will help reduce confusion at check-in for the attendees if an athlete changes weight.
Click the link below to submit a weight change.
Click here to update your weight class
Entry Fee
$40 Registration by September 9th at 10:00pm EST or 750 paid entries, whichever comes first. No membership card is required to wrestle You must pay online by credit card ONLY! Per TrackWrestling policy there will be no refunds of paid entries. If the event is canceled due to COVID-19 we will issue refunds to everyone. Online registration ONLY will be accepted this year. Registration will be cut off at the first 750 paid entries or September 9th at 10pm EST whichever comes first. Please note we had had around 650 preregistered entries the past four years and we sold out the past two years. The Tournament Committee will retain the right to add up to an additional 25 wrestlers, at their discretion, via a petition process, after the entry cutoff. Information about the petition process will be posted within a day after registration closes. Once we reach the entry limit registration will be shut down. After that point the ONLY way to enter is through a petition.
Tournament Gear and Apparel
3X Gear is the official gear distributor for the IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open. They will be on hand with a full selection of tournament apparel and other wrestling apparel and supplies.
Spectators
$10 per person
Age Groups
Students currently enrolled in 7th-12th grades will be wrestling in one division.
Awards
Top 4 will receive medals and the top 4 will qualify for Super 32 early entry
Contact
Joe Caprino
joe@Indianamat.com
Wrestling Information
-Wrestling will take place on Saturday September 12th and Sunday September 13th, 2020
-Weight Classes: High School: 109, 116, 123, 129, 135, 141, 148, 155, 163, 173, 185, 198, 223, 288
-Wrestlers in 7th-12th grade may participate
-Double elimination wrestle-backs to 4th place
-Period lengths 2-1-1 Championship 1-1-1 Consolation
-Overtime will be 1 minute sudden victory neutral and 30 second rideout
-We will seed 4-16 wrestlers so please include your state or national credentials when registering
-2019/2020 NFHS rules will be utilized, except the overtime modification
-Wrestling will be on full mats
-Singlet or approved NFHS uniform is required
-College out of bounds rules will be utilized.
-Headgear is not required, but recommended
-Mouthpieces are required if you have braces
-Wrestlers need to be clean shaven when they step on the mat, long hair is allowed.
Host Hotel
Ramada Plaza by Wyndham
305 E Washington Center Rd,
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Rate: $92
Click here to reserve a room
Call (260) 205-8568 and ask for the IndianaMat block
College Coaches
We will offer a special college coaches package for $50. Please follow this link to preregister in advance.
You may pay in advance or pay if you are not attending the event and want the entry database using this button
Click here for the PayPal link.
The package will include:
Registration list of all high school aged wrestlers with name, address, grade, weight and accomplishments* Admission to the tournament and floor access for up to two coaches. *Note we are limiting two coaches this year* Preliminary entry list sent after registration closes
*Tournament entry information with addresses and contact information will be sent the week after the event and will have all high school aged wrestlers that opted to have information released to coaches.
Past Results
2019 Results(610 wrestlers from 11 states)
2018 Results(605 wrestlers from 12 states)
2017 Results(597 wrestlers from 10 states)
2016 Results(647 wrestlers from 11 states)
2015 Results(580 wrestlers from 11 states)
2014 Results(586 wrestlers from 14 states)
2013 Results(598 wrestlers from 10 states)
2012 Results(444 wrestlers from 8 states)
2011 Results(254 wrestlers from 9 states)
2010 Results(171 wrestlers from 9 states)
IHSAA Rules
Regarding Coaching at the IHPO
15-2 During School Year Out-of-Season
15-2.1 Individual Sports (Cross Country, Golf, Gymnastics, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Wrestling)
a. Students may participate in non-school contests as individuals or as members of a non-school team in non-school contests provided that participation during school time is approved by the school principal or his/her designee.
b. Coaches, from a member school coaching staff, may coach students in that sport if NOT under the organization, supervision and operation of the member school.
c. Member schools may not organize, supervise or operate athletic practices or interschool athletic contests.
d. Member schools may not provide school-owned uniforms (jerseys, shirts, shorts, pants, singlets, or swimsuits, etc.) worn by the student in non-school contests.
16226 32020 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open Stud List
Check this page frequently for updates on the studs that are entered at this year's IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open. For more information on the tournament follow click the link below.
IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open Information
1568 62020 IndianaMat/WZBD State Pre-Show
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Dane Fuelling and Rex Brewer talk with Kevin Whitehead, Nick Kraus, Mike Reiser, and Mike Goebel about wrestling.
2692 5 22020 New Castle Semi-State Preview
This may be the toughest New Castle Semi State I have ever seen. There will be 20 or more ranked wrestlers staying home next week. As always, brutal ticket round match ups with two top 10 ranked wrestlers. 5 #1 Ranked Wrestlers in the tournament.
106
State Ranked Wrestlers
#3 Suhas Chundi- Carmel
#5 Bryce Lowery- Roncalli
#7 Josh Johnson- Cardinal Ritter
#9 Evan Dickey- Cathedral
#19 Romello Williams- Anderson
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#6 Keaton Morton- Perry Meridian
#7 Nathan Smith- Southport
#8 Garrett Condo- Milan
Potential Match-ups
#5 Bryce Lowery vs #19 Romelo Williams ticket round
Lowery has been on fire in his freshman campaign and is looking to take his first trip to state with his older brother.
#9 Evan Dickey vs #6ss Keaton Morton
These two have not wrestled this year. Morton has an awkward style that could give Dickey issues, but Dickey has experience on the floor at New Castle.
#3 Suhas Chundi vs #7ss Nathan Smith
Chundi has been here before and the podium at state and it looks like he should have a return trip.
#7 Johnson vs #5 Lowery
Rematch from sectionals in the semi finals.
#9 Dickey vs #3 Chundi
Semi-finals
#3 Chundi vs #5 Lowery
Finals
1st Round Picks
Johnson over Condo (4 over 1)
Rodriguez over Vest
Lowery over Hale
Williams over Coffman
Dickey over Cornelius
Morton over Holcomb
Chundi over Fye
Smith over Lengerich
Tickets Punched
Lowery, Chundi, Dickey, Johnson
Alpha Dogs
Lowery and Chundi
113
State Ranked Wrestlers
#1 Alex Cottey- Perry Meridian
#4 Elijah Anthony- Frankfort
#8 Blake Wolf- East Central
#10 Marquarias Wilburn- Warren Central
#11 Logan Carrender LN
#12 Brac Hooper Carmel
#14 Kody Glithero
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#8 Griffin Ingalls Fishers
Potential Match-ups
#11 Carrender vs #4 Anthony ticket round
Anthony has had two incredible seasons so far, but Senior Carrender will be a tough out. His style is awkward and he is extremely strong. Anthony knocked him off in ticket round last year.
#8 Wolf vs #8ss Ingalls first round
Haven’t seen much about this match-up. Ingalls has a win over Wilburn and has been competitive all year. Winner has the privilege of #1 Alex Cottey in the ticket round.
#10 Wilburn vs #12 Hooper ticket round.
These two have had 2 opportunities to wrestle but it hasn’t happened yet. Wilburn has beat Carrender twice which Hooper lost to in a major decision. Hooper pinned Ingalls who beat Wilburn early in the year.
#14 Glithero vs #4 Anthony Semis
Glithero is coming off a huge win over Alex Cottey and Anthony is coming off two straight losses to Hooper. Should be a good one.
1st Round Picks
Glithero over Ellingwood
Driver over Necessary
Carrender over Bullock
Anthony over Gardner
Wolf over Ingalls
Cottey over Reese
Hooper over Marker
Wilburn over Reyes
Tickets Punched
Cottey, Glithero, Anthony, Wilburn
Alpha Dog
Alex Cottey
120
State Ranked Wrestlers
#1 Zeke Seltzer- Cathedral
#4 Carson Eldred- Westfield
#7 Christian White- New Palestine
#10 Anthony Hughes- Lawrence North
#13 Carleton Perry- Warren Central
#14 Jacob Simone- Hamilton Southeastern
#19 Brevan Thrine- New Castle
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#6 Antonio Jefferson LC
Potential Match-ups
#1 Seltzer vs #14 Simone.
Two state place winners do battle to see who gets a chance to go back to Bankers Life. Simone had Eldred on the ropes last week and doesn’t want to end his career at New Castle.
#6SS Jefferson vs Thrine first round
Thrine has had an amazing freshman campaign with his only loss coming by major to Christian White. Jefferson has been here before and lost the last two years. Senior versus freshman.
Winner gets #7 Christian White
White would be the favorite over Thrine. Jefferson may pull the second 4 over 1 here and make the ticket round even crazier.
#13 Perry vs #10 Hughes
These two have wrestled several times over the years with Hughes taking the last one at MIC. Perry is coming off back to back wins over White as well as wins over Glithero and Jefferson who have defeated Hughes. But Hughes tech falled AJ Gunn from Carmel who has a win over Perry.
#1 Seltzer vs #7 White semis.
#4 Eldred vs #10/#13 Hughes/White
1st Round Picks
Seltzer over Myers
Simone over Haggerty
Jefferson over Thrine
White over Pritchett
Eldred over Thang
Dietz over Schneider
Perry over Farling
Hughes over Bray
Tickets Punched
Seltzer, Eldred, Perry, White
Alpha Dog
Zeke Seltzer
126
State Ranked Wrestlers
#5 Brayden Lowery Roncalli
#6 David Pierson- Warren Central
#16 Luke Gonzalez- Cathedral
#19 Cameron Toole- Lebanon
#20 Joey Langeman- Carmel
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#7 Jeremiah Henderson- Lawrence North
Potential Match-ups
#19 Toole vs Brandon first round
Brandon took Pierson down at regionals and is a very hard nosed wrestler. Wouldn’t be surprised to see an upset here. Followed with a ticket round with either super frosh Searcy from East Central or Jeremiah Henderson who has had an up and down year but is dangerous.
#5 Lowery vs #16 Gonzalez ticket round
Gonzalez has kept matches close with elite level guys all year and had a great Al Smith. Lowery shouldn’t overlook him.
#20 Langeman vs Dennison
Dennison has had a great year at 33-1, but I suspect Carmel will have Langeman ready.
#5 Lowery vs #6 Pierson Finals
Lowery won at Marion County 1-0. Should be another great battle.
1st Round Picks
Toole over Ashton
Searcy over Henderson
Lowery over Drilik
Gonzalez over Maitland
Otto over Johnson
Pierson over Lauy
Dennison over Bertram
Langeman over Vinson
Tickets Punched
Lowery, Pierson, Toole, Langeman
Alpha Dog
Brayden Lowery
132
State Ranked Wrestlers
#2 Matt Koontz- Perry Meridian
#7 Aundre Beatty- Warren Central
#9 Andrew Wilson- Cathedral
#10 Luke Goodwin- Southport
#12 Sebastian Bryant- North Central
#16 Jared Brown- Pendleton Heights
#17 Sam Slivka- Roncalli
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#8 Hudson Harreld- Zionsville
Potential Match-ups
#7 Beatty vs #16 Brown ticket round.
Two state qualifiers battling it out to see who goes to the Bank. Beatty had a great regional beating both #2 Koontz 7-0 and #17 Slivka to take home the title.
#10 Goodwin vs Frazier. 4 over 1 potential here.
Goodwin had a brutal regional with Beatty, Koontz, Slivka and himself. He has a win over Frazier over the summer. Winner gets #9 Wilson to punch a ticket. Wilson only has 7 matches this season due to injury but has been to state before.
#8ss Harreld vs #17 Slivka ticket round.
Slivka was a regional champion year that didn’t make it to state. Look for him to punch a ticket.
#12 Bryant vs #2 Koontz ticket round.
This is the premier ticket round match as both of these kids should be placers. Bryant has dominated since dropping to 132 with his only loss being Beatty.
1st Round Picks
Beatty over Lonneman
Brown over Merkel
Goodwin over Frazier
Wilson over Lloyd
Harreld over Bustamante
Slivka over Sherwood
Bryant over Barrett
Koontz over Walston
Tickets Punched
Beatty, Koontz, Goodwin, Slivka
Alpha Dog
Aundre Beatty
138
State Ranked Wrestlers
#2 Logan Bailey- Cathedral
#4 Logan Wagner- Zionsville
#7 Brendan Mattingly- Carmel
#8 Jevian Ross- Warren Central
#14 Dylan Dorman- Greenfield-Central
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#6 David Page- Roncalli
#8 Max Naselroad- Alexandria
Potential Match-ups
#2 Bailey vs #8 Ross.
Brutal matchup of two kids that both should place at state. Both wrestlers have lost in the ticket round twice in their careers. Bailey lost to Beatty from Warren Central last year and Seth Johnson as a freshman. Ross has lost to Wilkerson and Caleb Oliver. Should be some fireworks In this one.
#2Bailey/#8 Ross vs #7 Mattingly Semis
#4 Wagner waiting in finals
1st Round Picks
Walsh over Morgan
Mattingly over Johnson
Bailey over Miles
Ross over Lemieux
Dorman over Smith
Lawson over Crouch
Wagner over Page
Naselroad over Euson
Tickets Punched
Bailey, Wagner, Mattingly, Dorman
Alpha Dogs
Logan Bailey
145
State Ranked Wrestlers
#1 Alec Viduya- Roncalli
#6 Chris Wilkerson- Mount Vernon
#7 Jajuan Anderson- Warren Central
#9 Jeff Dunasky- Guerin Catholic
#13 Jake Shafer- Carmel
#14 Gabe Phillips- Centerville
#14 Reece Luhmann- Hamilton Southeastern
#17 Garrett Stewart- Cathedral
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#8 Brady Mckivitz- Perry Meridian
Potential Match-ups
#9 Dunasky vs #7 Anderson ticket round.
This should be a great ticket round matchup. Dunasky is trying to be Guerins first ever state qualifier. He lost to Warren Centrals Antwaun Graves last year in the ticket round. Anderson has wins over Luhmann, Mckivitz, Stewart, Shafer, and Wilkerson.
#8ss Mckivitz vs #14 Phillips first round.
Mckivitz has had a solid season with some solid wins and some losses in Perrys brutal schedule. Luhmann is waiting in the wings for the winner for a ranked ticket round matchup.
#17 Stewart vs #13 Shafer first round.
Stewart is a huge 145 but has taken a lot of losses. Wolf had a great regional tournament overturning some losses from earlier in the year.
#1 Viduya vs #6 Wilkerson ticket round.
This is another brutal ticket round that leaves behind a projected state place winner. Viduya has been on a different level this year.
1st Round Picks
Dunasky over McDonald
Anderson over Bohan
Luhmann over Nixon
Phillips over McKivitz
Wolf over Taylor
Shafer over Stewart
Viduya over Linkel
Wilkerson over Lindamood
Tickets Punched
Viduya, Anderson, Luhmann, Shafer
Alpha Dog
Alec Viduya
152
State Ranked wrestlers
#1 Brice Coleman- Warren Central
#3 Bryer Hall- East Central
#6 Tyce Frejie- Roncalli
#10 Shane Bates- Zionsville
#18 Aidan Alford- Mount Vernon
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#4 Noah Baker- Perry Meridian
#7 Tyler Jones- Lawrence Central
#8 Tyler Vredeveld- Centerville
Potential Match-ups
#4ss Baker vs #18 Alford first round.
Bake'rs match count is not indicative of his skill. Should be a great match followed with a ticket round date with #10 Bates.
#3 Hall vs #6 Frejie ticket round.
This is a huge matchup. Hall is trying to get back to state after losing to Leavell last year in the ticket round. Frejie has been to the show several times and doesn’t want to end his career at New Castle.
#1 Coleman vs #8ss Vredeveld.
Centerville's only loss this year is to Bryer Hall in the Regional finals. Coleman is looking to make his first trip to state after losing to Rodgers in the ticket round last year.
#3Hall/#6 Frejie vs #1 Coleman Finals
1st Round Picks
Bates over Foster
Baker over Alford
Hall over Ginella
Frejie over Urasky
Jones over Wills
Mobley over McLaren
Coleman over Lemaster
Vredeveld over Fox
Tickets Punched
Coleman, Hall, Bates, Jones
Alpha Dog
Brice Coleman
160
State Ranked Wrestlers
#3 Elliott Rodgers- Cathedral
#4 Cooper Noehre- Greenfield Central
#12 Dante Akins- Indianapolis Lutheran
#14 Damon Mcclain- Warren Central
#15 Andrew Roth- Lawrenceburg
#20 Luke Davis- Zionsville
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#7 Josh Moore- Southport
#8 Max Hayes- Mount Vernon
Potential Match-ups
This weight is pretty spread out on the top ranked wrestlers.
#8SS Max Hayes vs #14 Damon McClain first round.
Hayes has been a tough wrestler for years. McClain has been wrestling well winning the Marion County and MIC tournaments.
#14 McClain vs #20 Davis ticket round.
Davis is coming off a great Regional tournament and is rewarded with the higher ranked McClain in ticket round.
#15 Roth vs #12 Akins.
Akins has to get through a very tough Goodner first from the Deaf school. He pinned Hayes last week. I could be wrong, but Akins might be the first state qualifier for Lutheran.
#3 Rodgers vs #4 Noehre in semis to rematch the state finals from last year.
Their matchup earlier this year ended with a crazy funk roll from Rodgers for the win late in the third.
1st Round Picks
Rodgers over Moore
Williamson over Carr
Noehre over Butterfield
Mitchell over Lowe
Davis over Payne
McClain over Hayes
Roth over Weakley
Akins over Goodner
Tickets Punched
Noehre, McClain, Rodgers, Akins
Alpha Dogs
Cooper Noehre and Elliott Rodgers
170
State Ranked Wrestlers
#7 Tyler Wagner- Cathedral
#8 Bradley Harrington- North Central
#9 Gabe Davin Carmel
#15 Tytus Ragle- New Castle
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#3 Jajuan Dale- Perry Meridian
#6 Chase Poynter- Zionsville
#7 Ronan Hiner- Hamilton Southeastern
#8 Ty Welliever- Southmont
Potential Match-ups
#4SS Dale vs #8SS Welliever first round.
Winner gets #8 Harrington in the ticket round. Harrington is a huge 170 after making the drop from 182 earlier in the year.
#9 Davin vs #15 Ragle ticket round.
Really tough ticket round for Ragle who was winning in Regional finals before getting thrown and pinned.
#6SS Poynter vs Mpole.
Mpole is an unbelievable athlete with a great story of how he came to the United States. Winner has Malson/Bishop in ticket round.
#7 Wagner vs #7ss Hiner.
These two have wrestled each other their whole lives. Don’t expect Hiner to get blown out, he may even steal this ticket from Cathedral.
1st Round Picks
Dale over Welliever
Harrington over Calderon
Davin over Mosconi
Ragle over Rice
Bishop over Malson
Mpole over Poynter
Wagner over Rullman
Hiner over Ortel
Tickets Punched
Harrington, Wagner, Davin, Mpole
Alpha Dog
Bradley Harrington
182
State Ranked Wrestlers
#4 Aidan Warren- Perry Meridian
#6 Johnny Parker- Cathedral
#12 Hayden Filipovich- Indianapolis Lutheran
#13 Garret Sharp- Carmel
#16 Kole Viel- East Central
#18 Dawson McCloud- North Montgomery
#20 Gavin Keesee- Franklin Central
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#7 Riley Woodall- Southmont
Potential Match-ups
#18 McCloud vs Myers.
McCloud has had a great season is looking to continue it against the Iron Bear’s son. Ticket round matchup vs Filipovich who is also trying to get Lutheran to Bankers Life.
#4 Warren vs #7SS Woodall.
Warren has two trips to state in two attempts. Woodall is trying to match his brothers Middle School State Title last weekend.
#16 Viel vs #20 Keesee first round
Followed by a matchup with #13 Sharp in the ticket round. This quarter bracket is brutal with 3 ranked wrestlers.
1st Round Picks
Mccloud over Myers
Filipovich over Lawler
Parker over Broom
Sullivan over Orcutt
Warren over Mcgill
Woodall over Gillespie
Viel over Keesee
Sharp over hanson
Tickets Punched
Warren, Parker, Filipovich, Sharp
Alpha Dog
Aidan Warren
195
State Ranked Wrestlers
#1 Silas Allred- Shenandoah
#3 JD Farrell-cFishers
#4 Kyle Krummen- East Central
#9 Zach White- Carmel
#12 Excell Brooks- Lawrence North
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#5 Jacob Huffman- Cathedral
#6 Jeff McClure- Perry Meridian
#7 Isiah Martin- Brebuf Jesuit
#8 Richard Clevenger- New Palestine
Potential Match-ups
Other than Silas, this weight had 2 unranked regional champions and is wide open.
#3 Farrell vs #12 Brooks ticket round.
Farrell has had a great season including taking Silas down at Connersville. Brooks is incredibly athletic and is a tough matchup for anyone.
#8SS Clevenger vs #4 Krummen
Clevenger has had a great junior campaign including winning the brutal Perry Meridian regional. Krummen just took his first loss to Allred last weekend.
White vs McCloud
Rematch from earlier in the year where White took a 7-5 decision home. Followed by a matchup with Jacob Huffman from Cathedral. I predict the winner of the first round match will knock out the Pendleton regional champ.
#3 Farrell vs #1 Allred
Rematch from Spartan Classic in finals.
1st Round Picks
Farrell over Beard
Brooks over Orcutt
Clevenger over Arvin
Krummen over Martin
Huffman over Shaffer
White tossup McCloud
Allred over Lovell
McClure over Dreher
Tickets Punched
Allred, Farrell, Krummen, (White or McCloud)
Alpha Dog
Silas Allred
220
State Ranked Wrestlers
#2 Drew Webster- North Montgomery
#10 Deshawn Young- Franklin Central
#12 David Guhl- Cathedral
#16 Alex Hernandez- Warren Central
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#6 Parker Smitley- Mount Vernon
#7 Cameron Brown- New Castle
#8 Justin Stephens- Pendleton Heights
Potential Match-ups
A lot of great matchups first and second round. Most of the top dogs are separated until semi finals though. Taylor and Van Beynen should be good. Young and Smitley.
#2 Webster vs #12 Guhl ticket round.
Webster has been on fire this year. Guhl got a very unfortunate draw for having such a great season.
#16 Hernandez vs #7SS Brown.
These two have wrestled 4 times this season. Brown won the first one with Hernandez winning the next 3. Should be a great first round matchup with winner getting Blaine Pierce from Richmond to go to the Bank.
1st Round Picks
Stephens over Lewis
Van Beynen over Taylor
Young over Smitley
Shafer over Arvin
Webster over Rowlett
Guhl over Goodall
Pierce over Schilling
Hernandez over Brown
Tickets Punched
Webster, Young, Hernandez, Van Beynen
Alpha Dog
Drew Webster
285
State Ranked Wrestlers
#2 Andrew Irick- Hamilton Southeastern
#5 Holder Parsons- Cathedral
#6 Cade Campbell- Pendleton Heights
#9 Antone Alexander- Franklin Central
#12 Dennis Hubbard- Warren Central
Semi-State Ranked Wrestlers
#6 Kolt Keller CC
#7 Josh Berger NE
Potential Match-ups
#6SS Keller vs #7SS Berger- First Round
Followed up with a match-up with #9 Antone Alexander.
#2 Irick vs #6 Campbell- Ticket Round
These two have wrestled a few times this year with Irick coming out ahead both times. Brutal draw for Campbell in his senior campaign.
#2 Irick vs #5 Parsons- Finals
1st Round picks
Keller over Berger
Alexander over Anderson
Irick over Pandoli
Campbell over Keevers
Hubbard over Snyder
McDaniel over Myers
Parsons over Jackson
Goodall over Platonov
Tickets Punched
Irick, Parsons, Hubbard, Alexander
Alpha Dogs
Andrew Irick and Holden Parsons
4810 22020 Semi-State Information Center
Date: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020.
Admission: $10 (Final session only); $12 (Season ticket).
Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the state finals.
State Finals Pairings Show
The brackets in each weight class will be announced exclusively via IHSAAtv.org on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT.
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1. East Chicago Central | 9 am CT
Feeder Regionals: Crown Point, Hobart, Logansport, Penn.
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2. New Haven (at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum) | 8:30 am ET
Feeder Regionals: Carroll (Fort Wayne), Goshen, Jay County, Peru.
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3. New Castle | 9 am ET
Feeder Regionals: North Montgomery, Pendleton Heights, Perry Meridian, Richmond.
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4. Evansville Reitz (at Ford Center) | 9 am CT
Feeder Regionals: Bloomington South, Evansville North, Jeffersonville, Mooresville.
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3323 12020 State Finals by the Numbers
Overall
Rankings always provide a great insight to the best of the best in the state. Arguments always ensue on who is the best and who should be ranked. Over the years our rankings have proven to be the best out there. On top of that our rankings are locked before the first whistle at sectional and they do not take into account the semi-state draws. This year only 9 wrestlers that advanced to state were not in our state or semi-state rankings. We also set a new record for most state ranked wrestlers advancing to state with 180 or just over 80%! Thanks to our rankings gurus Mike Reiser, Caleb Spires, Howard Cottey, and Dustin Bentz for another great season.
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Season by season ranked wrestlers advancing to state
*Note Mike Reiser took over the rankings in 2012
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: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Trevor Triana- Hobart
Johnny Cortez- Lake Central
Keegan Malott- East Noble
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#4 Isaac Ruble- Bellmont vs. #9 Evan Dickey- Indianapolis Cathedral
#6 Jeffrey Bailey- River Forest vs. #15 Kyler West- Evansville Reitz Memorial
#7 Joshua Johnson- Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter vs. #8 Hayden Brady- Garrett
#2 Sam Goin- Crown Point vs. #12 Coy Hammack- Tell City
#11 Anthony Martin- Western vs. #3 Suhas Chundi- Carmel
113lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 10
Unranked qualifiers:
Dylan Driver- Westfield
Braden Haines- Brownsburg
Doug Waters- Chesterton
Colton Weimer- Garrett
Stefan Vitello- Valparaiso
Ethan Reiley- Jay County
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#5 Lane Gilbert- Sullivan vs. #12 Brac Hooper- Carmel
#3 Cheaney Schoeff- Avon vs. #4 Elijah Anthony- Frankfort
120lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
Delaney Ruhlman- Bloomington South
Cole Solomey- Kankakee Valley
Aydan Amento- Evansville Central
Dominic Heath- Churubusco
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#5 Alec Freeman- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #10 Anthony Hughes- Lawrence North
#11 John Robinson- Delta vs. #2 Riley Bettich- Crown Point
#3 Giovanni Diaz- Wheeler vs. #18 Ethan Higgins- Wabash
#16 Sam Scott- Heritage Hills vs. #4 Carson Eldred- Westfield
126lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15
Unranked qualifiers:
Willie Dennison- Anderson
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#18 Dylan Stroud- Manchester vs. #9 Ashton Hayhurst- Evansville Mater Dei
#10 Jace Alexander- Wawasee vs. #6 David Pierson- Warren Central
#1 Raymond Rioux- Avon vs. #15 Beau Humphrey- Fort Wayne Snider
#5 Brayden Lowery- Roncalli vs. #17 Brendon Mark- Mishawaka
#2 Ben Dalton- Monrovia vs. #12 Landon Bertsch- Bluffton
#4 Stephen Roberson- Crown Point vs. #19 Camren Toole- Lebanon
#14 Payne Blackburn- Delta vs. #7 Kysen Montgomery- Brownsburg
132lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15
Unranked qualifiers:
Brody Arthur- Oak Hill
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#5 Ian Heath- Leo vs. #20 Isaiah Ponce- Lake Central
#17 Sam Slivka- Roncalli vs. #4 Kane Egli- Evansville Mater Dei
#13 Connor Holt- Plainfield vs. #10 Luke Goodwin- Southport
#2 Matthew Koontz- Perry Meridian vs. #15 Conner Alcala- Decatur Central
#18 Bradley Conrad- Portage vs. #11 Reakus Shelton- Fort Wayne Snider
#6 Hayden Watson- Center Grove vs. #16 Jared Brown- Pendleton Heights
#3 Hunter Cottingham- Western vs. #14 Vince Sparrow- Penn
138lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
Unranked qualifiers:
Lane Burns- Eastside
Nick Tattini- Crown Point
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#9 Tyson Nisley- LaPorte vs. #2 Logan Bailey- Indianapolis Cathedral
#20 Elijah Chacon- New Haven vs. #16 Landon Boe- Plainfield
#7 Brendan Mattingly- Carmel vs. #6 Eli Hickman- Rensselaer Central
#15 Ethan Kaiser- Chesterton vs. #14 Dylan Dorman- Greenfield-Central
#1 Blake Boarman- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #12 Hayden Shepherd- Western
#10 Kyle Lawson- Bellmont vs. #3 J Conway- Floyd Central
145lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 13
Unranked qualifiers:
Ethan Nash- Franklin Community
Aj Dull- South Adams
Riley Rust- Center Grove
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#8 Jaden Reynolds- Avon vs. #13 Jake Shafer- Carmel
#4 William Fiechter- Southern Wells vs. #5 Orlando Cruz- Crown Point
#12 Jacob Maldonado- Merrillville vs. #18 Evan Ulrick- Carroll (Fort Wayne)
#20 Alex Currie- Adams Central vs. #3 Aj Poindexter- Harrison (West Lafayette)
#7 Jajuan Anderson- Warren Central vs. #10 Brody Baumann- Evansville Mater Dei
152lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
Aidan Hardcastle- Oak Hill
Tyler Jones- Lawrence Central
Anthony Walker- Greenwood Community
Garrett Stuckman- Wawasee
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#12 Cody Mccune- Huntington North vs. #5 Jordan Fulks- Boonville
#1 Brice Coleman- Warren Central vs. #9 Jorden Douglass- Attica
#2 Jonathan Kervin- Floyd Central vs. #20 Ethan Mason- Tri-Central
#4 Logan Boe- Danville Community vs. #16 Eli Hilger- Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
#10 Shane Bates- Zionsville vs. #13 Tyler Turley- Hobart
#11 Shawn Hollis- Lowell vs. #3 Bryer Hall- East Central
First round match-ups of unranked wrestlers:
Garrett Stuckman- Wawasee vs. Tyler Jones- Lawrence Central
Aidan Hardcastle- Oak Hill vs. Anthony Walker- Greenwood Community
160lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 14
Unranked qualifiers:
Jacob Linky- Warsaw Community
Sam Schroeder- Southridge
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#7 Noah Hollendonner- Crown Point vs. #16 Tytus Morrisett- Eastern (Greentown)
#4 Cooper Noehre- Greenfield-Central vs. #8 Peyton Asbury- Brownsburg
#2 Isiah Levitz- Prairie Heights vs. #17 Nick Winland- Chesterton
#11 Sam Morrill- Columbus East vs. #15 Andrew Roth- Lawrenceburg
#1 Eli Dickens- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #14 Damon Mcclain- Warren Central
#10 Jed Perry- Southern Wells vs. #19 Aj Steenbeke- Penn
170lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
Marcus Malson- Rushville Consolidated
Clayton Lundy- Elkhart Memorial
Brodie Porter- Eastern (Greentown)
Cody Timmerman- Mishawaka
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#1 Graham Calhoun- Plymouth vs. #14 Jalen Ward- Franklin Community
#3 Tristan Ruhlman- Bloomington South vs. #10 Braden Welch- Culver Academies
#7 Tyler Wagner- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #19 Jacob Duncan- Southern Wells
#13 Gavin Layman- Chesterton vs. #6 Gabe Sollars- Evansville Mater Dei
182lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 15
Unranked qualifiers:
Sam Walker- Norwell
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#3 Macartney Parkinson- Evansville Mater Dei vs. #1 Joseph Walker- Mishawaka
#6 Johnny Parker- Indianapolis Cathedral vs. #2 Mason Winner- Jay County
#8 Khris Walton- Merrillville vs. #9 Brendan Mcpike- Terre Haute South Vigo
#19 Zian Constable- Peru vs. #12 Hayden Filipovich- Indianapolis Lutheran
#7 Noah White- Columbus East vs. #17 Connor Barket- West Lafayette
#5 Jake Lone- NorthWood vs. #16 Kole Viel- East Central
#10 Colin Kwiatkowski- Valparaiso vs. #11 Drake Buchanan- Center Grove
195lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
Jacob Huffman- Indianapolis Cathedral
Luke Bakeis- Harrison (West Lafayette)
Gage Demarco- Chesterton
Richard Clevenger- New Palestine
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#8 Isaiah Street- Brownsburg vs. #6 Eli Pack- Culver Academies
#1 Silas Allred- Shenandoah vs. #20 Ibrahim Khaoucha- Northridge
#2 Jacob Laplace- Mishawaka vs. #10 Harris Eason- Franklin Community
#11 Matt Lepper- Carroll (Fort Wayne) vs. #3 Jd Farrell- Fishers
220lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 11
Unranked qualifiers:
Blaine Pierce- Richmond
Haakon Van Beynen- Carmel
Reese Condon- Mooresville
Fred Durben- Oak Hill
Grant Warmuth- Wabash
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#5 Jason Streck- Merrillville vs. #10 Deshawn Young- Franklin Central
#7 Will Stewart- South Spencer vs. #18 Tristen Martz- New Haven
#2 Drew Webster- North Montgomery vs. #9 Jonathan Thomas- Mishawaka
285lbs
Number of Ranked Wrestlers Qualifying: 12
Unranked qualifiers:
Andres Larios- Hammond Clark
Andrew Himes- Plymouth
Ke`Tre Dickens- Avon
Jose Rosales- Goshen
First round match-ups of ranked wrestlers:
#12 Dennis Hubbard- Warren Central vs. #14 Robbie Gentry- Mooresville
#1 Dorian Keys- Brownsburg vs. #9 Antone Alexander- Franklin Central
#2 Andrew Irick- Hamilton Southeastern vs. #16 Jacob Johnson- Franklin Community
#8 Braydon Erb- Western vs. #13 Sam Perez Jr.- Highland
12341 12020 State Finals Information Center
Schedule
Friday, Feb. 21, 2020
Session 1 | First Round | 6 pm ET (Gates open at 4:30 pm ET)
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020
Session 2 | Quarterfinals with Semifinals to follow | 9:30 am ET (Gates open at 8 am ET)
Session 3 | Consolations at 5 pm ET with Championships to follow at 7:30 pm ET (Gates open at 4 pm ET)
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General Information
Dates: Feb. 21-22, 2020.
Site: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis | Website
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State Finals Pairings Show
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32342020 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 Qual19222021 IHPO Petition Information
If you are kicking yourself for not registering for this year's IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open, you will have one LAST chance to gain entry. Click the link below and fill out the form with your wrestler's information. We will accept up to 25 wrestlers during this process. The process will only last until 8pm ET on Tuesday September 7th, so do this IMMEDIATELY!
Criteria we will use to select wrestlers for the event include, but are not limited to: weight class need, state and national credentials, and extenuating circumstances.
Due to this being a late registration, the fee will be $50 via a PayPal link you will be given once you are accepted into the event. You will have 24 hours to submit the payment, if you do not pay your spot will be given to the next available wrestler.
You will receive a confirmation by 12pm on Thursday September 9th with more information on finishing your entry.
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62182021 IHSWCA Team State Information
Date: January 2nd, 2021
Wrestling begins at 10am EST
Locations: 1A and 2A- Fort Wayne Memorial Coliseum
3A- Franklin Community High School
4A- Brownsburg High School
Teams
1A: Adams Central, Bluffton, Centerville Cowan, Manchester, North Posey, Prairie Heights, Rensselaer Central, South Adams, Southmont, Tell City, Wabash
2A: Bellmont, Garrett, Jay County, Jimtown, Monrovia, Mount Vernon (Posey), New Haven, New Prairie, Norwell, Oak Hill, Wawasee, Western
3A: East Central, Floyd Central, Franklin, Hobart, Mishawaka, Northridge, Roncalli, Terre Haute South
4A: Avon, Brownsburg, Carmel, Cathedral, Chesterton, Evansville Mater Dei, Perry Meridian, Warren Central
Note: Floyd Central, Terre Haute South, Jay County, and Monrovia were late replacements due to quarantine.
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28276 1 12021 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open September 11th-12th
Date
September 11-12, 2021
Registration
Registration has reached capacity, please see the petition information
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Stud List
2021 Stud List
Location:
The Plex South
5702 Engle Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
Event Schedule
Weigh-ins
Saturday September 11th from 1:00-4:00 pm EST Wrestling Session 1
Weights: 109, 129, 155, and 173
Saturday September 11th from 5:00-9:00 pm EST Wrestling Session 2
Weights: 116, 135, 148, 198, and 288
Sunday September 12th from 9:00 am-1:00 pm EST Wrestling Session 3
Weights: 123, 141, 163, 185, and 223
Sunday September 12th from 1:00-6:00 pm EST
Weigh-In Information
Saturday September 11th from 1:00-4:00 pm EST
*Note: No weight change fee No Satellite Weigh-ins Weigh-ins will be in a singlet or NFHS approved two-piece uniform
Entry Fee
$40 Registration by September 8th at 10:00pm EST or 800 paid entries, whichever comes first. No membership card is required to wrestle You must pay online by credit card ONLY! Per TrackWrestling policy there will be no refunds of paid entries. If the event is canceled due to COVID-19 we will issue refunds to everyone. Online registration ONLY will be accepted this year. Registration will be cut off at the first 800 paid entries or September 9th at 10pm EST whichever comes first. Please note we had had around 650 preregistered entries the past four years and we sold out the past two years. The Tournament Committee will retain the right to add up to an additional 25 wrestlers, at their discretion, via a petition process, after the entry cutoff. Information about the petition process will be posted within a day after registration closes. Once we reach the entry limit registration will be shut down. After that point the ONLY way to enter is through a petition.
Tournament Gear and Apparel
3X Gear is the official gear distributor for the IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open. They will be on hand with a full selection of tournament apparel and other wrestling apparel and supplies.
Spectators
$15 per person cash only to be purchased at the door during weigh-ins or before each session.
Age Groups
Students currently enrolled in 7th-12th grades will be wrestling in one division.
Awards
Top 4 will receive medals and the top 4 will qualify for Super 32 early entry
Contact
Joe Caprino
joe@Indianamat.com
Wrestling Information
-Wrestling will take place on Saturday September 11th and Sunday September 12th, 2021
-Weight Classes: 109, 116, 123, 129, 135, 141, 148, 155, 163, 173, 185, 198, 223, 288
-Wrestlers in 7th-12th grade may participate
-Double elimination wrestle-backs to 4th place
-Period lengths 2-1-1 Championship 1-1-1 Consolation
-Overtime will be 1 minute sudden victory neutral and 30 second rideout
-We will seed 4-16 wrestlers so please include your state or national credentials when registering
-2020/2021 NFHS rules will be utilized, except the overtime modification
-Wrestling will be on full mats
-Singlet or approved NFHS uniform is required
-College out of bounds rules will be utilized.
-Headgear is not required, but recommended
-Mouthpieces are required if you have braces
-Wrestlers need to be clean shaven when they step on the mat, long hair is allowed.
Seeding Information
Each wrestler that qualifies will be given a "Separation Criteria" from the list below. The criteria are ranked in order.
1. Nationally ranked in FloWrestling or MatScouts rankings
2. State Champion/IHPO Champion
3. State 2-3/IHPO 2-4
4. State 4-5
5. State 6-8
6. State Qualifier/IHPO Top 6 or 8
7. Other Credentialed athletes that deserve separation
With these groups we will determine seeds. Here is an example
If we have 2 wrestlers with #1 criteria, 4 with #2, 2 with #3, 2 with #4 and 5 with #5 this is how it will work.
The top two seeds will be the two wrestlers with #1 criteria in a random order
Seeds 3-6 will be the wrestlers with #2 criteria in a random order
Seeds 7-8 wrestlers with #3 criteria in a random order
Seeds 9-10 wrestlers with #4 criteria in a random order
Seeds 11-14 wrestlers with #5 criteria in a random order
The seeds will be determined randomly by TrackWrestling.
Host Hotel
Hampton Inn- Fort Wayne Southwest
8219 West Jefferson Blvd.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804
Booking Link: https://group.hamptoninn.com/hf9te9
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College Coaches
We will offer a special college coaches package for $50. Please follow this link to preregister in advance.
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The package will include:
Registration list of all high school aged wrestlers with name, address, grade, weight, accomplishments, GPA, and college test scores* Admission to the tournament and floor access for up to two coaches. Preliminary entry list sent after registration closes
*Tournament entry information with addresses and contact information will be sent the week after the event and will have all high school aged wrestlers that opted to have information released to coaches.
Past Results
2020 Results(707 wrestlers from 16 states)
2019 Results(610 wrestlers from 11 states)
2018 Results(605 wrestlers from 12 states)
2017 Results(607 wrestlers from 10 states)
2016 Results(647 wrestlers from 11 states)
2015 Results(580 wrestlers from 11 states)
2014 Results(586 wrestlers from 14 states)
2013 Results(598 wrestlers from 10 states)
2012 Results(444 wrestlers from 8 states)
2011 Results(254 wrestlers from 9 states)
2010 Results(171 wrestlers from 9 states)
IHSAA Rules
Regarding Coaching at the IHPO
15-2 During School Year Out-of-Season
15-2.1 Individual Sports (Cross Country, Golf, Gymnastics, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Wrestling)
a. Students may participate in non-school contests as individuals or as members of a non-school team in non-school contests provided that participation during school time is approved by the school principal or his/her designee.
b. Coaches, from a member school coaching staff, may coach students in that sport if NOT under the organization, supervision and operation of the member school.
c. Member schools may not organize, supervise or operate athletic practices or interschool athletic contests.
d. Member schools may not provide school-owned uniforms (jerseys, shirts, shorts, pants, singlets, or swimsuits, etc.) worn by the student in non-school contests.
151502021 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open Stud List
Check this page frequently for updates on the studs that are entered at this year's IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open. For more information on the tournament follow click the link below.
IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open Information
1875 11 22021 Jasper Semi-State Preview
Welcome to TripleB’s annual Jasper Semi-State Preview!
Before we do anything else - Big Big Big thanks to Navy80, BigToe19, Hook & Half, and Donnie Baker for chipping in.
Also shout out to the Jasper Athletic Department for changing course and letting parents in, that’s a big deal and The Indiana Wrestling Community really appreciates it!
House keeping items -
Here is the link for the Indianamat Semi-State Hub -
https://indianamat.com/index.php?/articles.html/high-school-news/2021-semi-state-information-center-r1039/
Sunday will be a day of passion and love, but 224 grapplers hope they aren’t on a lover’s hangover after their hearts are broken on Saturday as only 56 can get hit by Cupid’s arrow and sent to Indianapolis and Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
How does this work - The exclusive Jasper Championship Selection Committee (JCSC) spent 2 days in hard deliberations over their picks. Each member selected their ballot, points were accumulated, and from there the picks started falling.
Article features:
The Charles Barkley “Turrible” Draws - ticket round matches that shouldn’t be happening in the ticket round!
The Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerkers - Best first round matches!
NEW NAME ALERT - What used to be The Built Ford Tough Locks will now be The Sperren - The Pickers of the Round Table has been assembled. There were very few, but any weight class where the pick for champion was unanimous, makes it a Sperren.
NEW NAME ALERT - The Ford Fab 4 will now be Brick’s Picks (Look up The Middle) - After picks were gathered, points distributed, and the dust settled, we’ll have Brick’s Picks.
Also special guest committee member The Donnie Baker (not that Donnie Baker) has offered some of his highlights throughout.
What if I didn’t agree with the ECSC or I thought they made a terrible error? Then have no fear - The TripleB Guarantee will help you sort out the madness.
Without further ado...UNLEASH THE PREVIEW!!
106: 7 state ranked wrestlers, A turrible draw, and a nasty quarter bracket kicks things off at 106, on our first SPERREN. Evan Seng of Evansville Mater Dei has been knocking off ranked wrestlers all year. The ECSC was unanimous - this is Seng’s weight class to lose. Evansville Mater Dei was able to finally return to the top of the Semi-State last year, if they hope to repeat the will need a strong showing from Seng. The bottom quarter bracket of Heaston, Callahan, Schreck, and Zirkelbach should be fun as all 4 received votes, including Donnie Baker's first “Swear to god, it’s a 4 over a 1”.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - Just be sure you have Track turned on early, remember Jasper doesn’t run on that silly CST. #6 Jackson Heaston of Indian Creek vs. unranked and sleeper Kye Callahan of Brownsburg and #17 Zane Schreck from Corydon vs #13 Blake Zirkelbach from North Posey will be your wake up calls for the day.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Semi State ranked #4 Charlie LaRocca vs Semi State ranked #5 Liam Krueger of Columbus East will be a rematch of an earlier 9-8 win by LaRocca.
Don’t sleep on… Jackson Heaston, Zane Schreck, or again anybody in that bottom quarter bracket. Seng was clearly the cream of 106 this year but after that it was a toss up. This will be a fun weight class Saturday.
The Sperren - Evan Seng Evansville Mater Dei
Bricks Picks -
1st -Evan Seng Evansville Mater Dei
2nd -Charlie LaRocca Center Grove
3rd - Donnie Feeler Crawford County (Donnie Baker Small Town Special
4th - Blake Zirkelbach North Posey
113: 3 Top ten state ranked wrestlers and 9 Semi State ranked wrestlers highlight 113. This weight was pretty stock and there wasn’t really a clear cut favorite. However it appears to be top heavy as there were no curtain jerkers, no turrible draws. I almost feel bad little fellas, let me see what I can dig up.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - Only one first round match features semi-state ranked wrestlers - #2 Reed Egli of Evansville Mater Dei vs #9 Trevor Hott of Martinsville. I’d also have eyes on #6 SS ranked Joey Buttler of Whiteland vs Jared Dunn of Jasper both have phenomenal records and this could be a good first round match.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - Nothing to really see here, if you wanted to dig - #5 Noah Lykins vs the winner of Buttler/Dunn. Not a turrible draw but could be a fun blood round match.
Brick’s Picks - All 4 wrestlers earned first place votes. The action at 113 starts in the semis!
1st - Coy Hammer - ack (The Donnie Baker nickname) Tell City
2nd - Reece Courtney Center Grove
3rd - Noah Lykins Columbus East
4th - Reed Egli Evansville Mater Dei
TRIPLEB GUARANTEE - The wildly overlooked and wildly under ranked Reed Egli will bring the West Side of Evansville another Semi-State title at 113.
120: Lane Gilbert and Cole Ross stole the show last year at Semi-State, it was a straight up brawl. Lane Gilbert was also almost a lock but 3B’s affection for EMD wouldn’t let it happen. Some curtain jerkers, a Madison kid maybe making state!, and a rematch of Gilbert/Ross will all keep 120 ineresting1.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker: #12 Semi-State ranked Logan Ellis vs #23 state ranked Maleec Stansbury proves that 3B and On The rise like to do our own things. This match could be a battle of rankers! The Mooresville Regional is tough, super tough, super duper tough and that creates some bad first round draws. This is one where we have #2 Cole Ross vs. #10 Caleb Wyss of Franklin. Wyss would be favored in some other quarter brackets but due to the depth of the Regional he gets Ross right out of the gates. Does coach Tonte have some magic?
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - #1 Lane Gilbert vs #4 Ayden Amento, again Amento would be favored in some brackets and is a returning State Qualifier. #3 Braden Haines of Brownsburg is #PainTrain tough and #5 Lou Knable of Floyd Central has had a great year, both are state worthy but somebody is going home after this blood round match.
Don’t sleep on…. Madison Freshman Jace Walls and Pike Junior Maleec Stansbury will battle for a spot to state. The JCSC liked Walls but absolutely do not sleep on the aforementioned Ellis and Stansbury in that quarter bracket.
Brick’s Picks:
1st - Lane Gilbert Sullivan
2nd - Cole Ross Evansville Mater Dei
3rd - Braden Haines Brownsburg
4th - Jace Walls Madison
TRIPLEB GUARANTEE - Sunday is Valentine’s Day, let the love affair continue - Cole Ross locks up the Wildcats 3rd semi-state ‘ship and maybe the team race with a win over Gilbert. BOOK IT!
126: Cheaney Schoeff and Brady Ison have had 5 star matches all year and has kept the Brownsburg/Avon rivalry going. They have wrestled 3 times with 2 going into OT and 2 having 3-1 final scores. Schoeff was finally able to get over the hump last weekend. Can the Oriole and returning state runner-up keep it going? 126 is the first wide open weight class in terms of picks. 8 guys all got votes. 7 state ranked/10 semi state ranked bros.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - Let’s hope FloTrack isn’t glitching at 126 because we got 3, I said 3 curtain jerkers! In what could be another #4 over #1 we have #6 SS ranked Center Grove Junior Michael Tharpe vs #11 SS ranked Madison Junior and regional champ Noah Burkhardt. Another potential #4 over #1 is SS ranked #3/State ranked #15 Paul King from New Albany vs SS #9/State ranked #24 Keegan Williams from Evansville Memorial. Finally another upset alert - SS ranked #8/State ranked #21 and returning state placer Cash Turner vs Jacob Pierre of Evansville Mater Dei. A preview of a potential Turrible draw, could Cash overlook Pierre?
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - A turrible daw because the higher ranked wrestler isn’t favored but the voting was tight but the JCSC over all likes Williams over SS #4 Jacob Bechert of Franklin (3B stuck to his rankings though). Also #8 Cash Turner vs. #1 Brady Ison is a bad draw, Turner was on the podium last year and some like him to win this match, but regardless a TUURRRIIIBBBLLLEEE draw for Ca$h.
Don’t sleep on…. #4 Luke Bechert of Franklin, #3 Paul King of New Albany, #8 Ca$h Turner of Edgewood, #6 Michael Tharpe of Center Grove are all state level wrestlers. It speaks to volumes about the depth of the Semi-State. Don’t be surprised to see any of these 4 on the podium Saturday.
Brick’s Picks: The JCSC was almost unanimous in Cheaney Schoeff being a lock, crazy when you consider he’s 1-2 against Ison. This bracket, as mentioned, is insanely deep.
1st - Cheaney Schoeff Avon
2nd Brady Ison Brownsburg
3rd Keegan Williams Evansville Memorial
4th Noah Burkhardt Madison
132: A pretty top heavy weight class, but really top heavy as state ranked as 7 state ranked wrestlers are featured here but 3 are top 10 dudes and clear cut favorites. Alec Freeman and Kyson Montgomery are pretty consistent, methodical killers and Ben Dalton is all; his mullet, his style and his smile are all contagious. Any of these three dudes can get it.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerkers - Charlestown has had a great year and Jacob Lewellen hopes to keep things going for the Pirates but in his way is SS #4 Lane Deckard. How loaded is 132? Lewellen is 30-4 and ranked #23 in the state but wasn’t in the final SS rankings, that’s pretty crazy. SS #6 Jacob Fox has ran into TripleB Trained Braden Spears the last 2 weeks and hasn’t been able to figure him out, as a result we now have Fox vs #1 Alec Freeman first round, it might look bad on paper but you have 2 state ranked guys going at it in the first round.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Lane Deckard of Edgewood is a phenomenal 29 - 3 and is ranked #4 in the semi-state and #13 in the state…. but a loss last week to Cade Meier has put him behind the 8 ball and the tall task of Ben Dalton in the ticket round.
Don’t sleep on…. Braden Spears Plainfield, he’s had a great state tournament so far as he’s navigated through tough sectional and regional - taking 3rd both weeks to second and third ranked wrestlers in state. Can the Quaker punch his ticket vs Cade Meier?
Brick’s Picks - Freeman was almost a lock, but Donnie Baker showed up to the party!
1st - Alec Freeman Evansville Mater Dei
2nd - Kysen Montgomery Brownsburg
3rd - Ben Dalton Monrovia
4th - Cade Meier Bloomington South
Donnie Baker Bet the Boat pick - Fear the Mullet, BEN DALTON BABY!!!!!
138: The JCSC all like Blake Boarman, Gain Alstott, Delaney Ruhlman and Gavin Garcia. Boarman is a returning state champ with a loss to Ruhlman and win over Alstott. Ruhlman has the win over Boarman and a loss to Alstott. Ruhlman and Boarman face off in the semis and not one voter took Ruhlman. Can Delaney Dangerfield Ruhlman show that the win wasn’t a fluke?
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - make these first two matches TURRIBLE draws and Curtain Jerkers. Maybe the best first round match of the day will be SS #1/State #2 Ruhlman vs SS #4/State #6 Diesel Duncan of Ben Davis. This and the next match are more results of the Mooresville MeatGrinder Regional for sure. The other feature first round match is SS #5/ State #11 Conner Alcala of Decatur Central vs SS #3/State #4 Gavin Alstott. Asltott was a victim of the Turrible Draw last year, is returning state qualifier Alcala this year’s Alstott? The last curtain jerker features SS #9 and 3 loss senior Tanner Kane of Southridge vs SS #6/State #16 Colton Roberts of Avon.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - Delany Ruhlman has one loss this year, Charlestown Senior Colin Knox has 0 losses this year, both are top 4 ranked semi-state dudes. Somebody is done way to early Saturday. Definitely a Turrrrrrible draw.
Brick’s Picks - The committee was torn on Alstott/Boarman. 3B says EMD picks up it’s 5th Semi-State champ. Maybe I’m sad and bitter over SS being moved, maybe I’ve had one too many Brain sandwiches at Hillside, I don’t know but I’m Wildcat drunk this year.
1st - Blake Boarman Evansville Mater Dei
2nd - Gavin Alstott Floyd Central
3rd - Delaney Ruhlman Bloomington South
4th - Gavin Garcia Brownsburg
Donnie Baker Bet the Boat pick - 4th place gets Mendez next week, stone cold lock.
145: 2021’s first HOT MESS bracket - 7 wrestlers got votes, there was a tie for state qualifier, 11 SS ranked wrestlers, and an unbelievable 5 top ten state ranked wrestlers. Let’s unpack this…. Jaden Reynolds was almost the newest Sperren but Center Grove’s Hayden Watson got a 1st place vote and there is a crazy quarter bracket that resulted in a tie. This weight class was nuts, strap in!
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - 3 curtain jerkers featuring state ranked dudes going at it early. SS #4/State #8 Ashton Hayhurst of Evansville Mater Dei takes on SS #9/State #22 Aiden Reynolds of Bloomington South. EMD and BHSS have a great and long standing rivalry, check out We Are...MD! on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-MD-History-Wrestling/dp/1938730364) for more info on that history. So anticipate this match to be good. Another potential #4 over #1 will feature SS #11/State #24 Connor Gilles of Danny Struck’s Jeffersonville Red Devils vs. Ben Davis Junior SS #7/State #17 Anfernee Oliver with the winner being the favorite to go onto Indy. Finally SS #6/State #16 Johnathon Otte of West Vigo vs Mt. Vernon’s SS #8/State #18 Chris Newman will lock horns with reward being a turrible ticket round match against #1 ranked Jaden Reynolds.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Pick a quarter bracket and go….. Floyd Central freshman phenom (#3/#6) Hunter May has Brownsburg Hammer (#5/#9) Blaze Garcia, should Hayhurst get past Reynolds he will have Center Grove stud and returning state 3rd placer Hayden Watson, and already mentioned #6/#16 Otte vs #8/#18 Newman winner gets Reynolds. Wrestlebacks wouldn’t even fix this weight class, it’s gonna be AWESOME!!!
Don’t sleep on…. #12/#14 Tyce Dupont, #7/#17 Anfernee Oliver, #11/#24 Conner Gilles are all in that bracket, you know the bracket where anybody can win to advance to state?!?!?!
Brick’s Picks - Gilles and Oliver both received the same amount of votes, I don’t hate Dupont either, tough choices here.
1st - Jaden Reynolds Avon
2nd - Hayden Watson Center Grove
3rd - Hunter May Floyd Central
4th - Conner Gilles Jeffersonville
Donnie Baker’s Lock, Stock, and Pork Barrell pick - Oliver over Gilles as “The Jeff Regional Draw” aura continues to grow.
152: Remember how I said 145 was stacked, well 152 has 10 state ranked wrestlers and 11 ss ranked wrestlers. 8 wrestlers received votes to get out. A returning top 4 state medalist not favored to get out and a wrestler having the honor of possibly being on the wrong side of Charles Barkley turrrible draw two years in a row!
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - #5/#14 and returning state qualifier Connor Holt of Plainfield vs #6/#12 Tyler Williams of Columbus East. #4/#10 Ben Phillips of Charlestown vs. #8/#19 Logan Carrington of Greencastle, and #12 Chase Hostetler vs. #9/#22 Scott Fitts of Evansville Mater Dei all look to kick this weight class off. 4 of these 6 dudes received votes to get out. Carrington/Phillips is up there in terms of great first round matches. This weight class will not disappoint.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - Last year and I quote - “Fitts is a fireball, if he can channel his emotions in the right way, will it be enough to knock off Kervin?” Scott Fitts lost 8-5 to the eventual state champ. This year Fitts will have undefeated Charlestown Junior Ben Phillips. Will Fitts be able to climb that mountain? The other turrible draw isn’t that big of a deal, IT’S JUST TWO RETURNING STATE MEDALISTS AND TOP FIVE STATE RANKED WRESTLERS. This might be the worst/best blood round match in the whole state?
Don’t sleep on… Aiden Farmer is a regional champ in one of the toughest regionals in the state. The vote between him and Holt was actually a tie. It’s a toss up match! Scott Fitts, Riley Rust, and Tyler Williams are all capable of getting out.
Brick’s Picks - 8 wrestlers received votes, there was a tie, the top 2 stand out pretty loud but after that the final 6 were all within 2 votes of each other. Watch out!
1st - Tyler Conley Avon
2nd - J Conway Floyd Central
3rd - Ben Phillips Charlestown
4th - Connor Holt Plainfield
TRIPLEB GUARANTEE - Remember a year ago I picked Logan Boe and people thought I was nuts, Well J Conway is your 3B Guarantee, you can bet Sisson’s jump rope on it!
160: We’ve only had one Sperren so far, waaaay back at 106. Well scoot over Seng, teammate Brody Baumann is set to join you. Baumann is the leader of this weight class headlined by 9 state ranked wrestlers and 10 semi state ranked wrestlers.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - #3/#11 Landon Boe vs #9/#21 Corey Braunecker has 3 losses between them but one isn’t getting out of the first round. The only other first round match up featuring two semi state ranked dudes is #11 Nate Lommock of Terre Haute south and #6/#17 Nick Cicciarelli of Brownsburg, the winner of this match will have to tussle with The Law!
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Last year Jordan Fulks had a tremendous run to the podium at Banker’s Life. He was a semi-state runner up to Logan Boe, this year he has his brother…. in the FRICKIN BLOOD ROUND! This is a turrible draw for sure, but wait there’s more! #15 Kailan Keith of Ben Davis has had a great year and would be a favorite for state in almost any other bracket at any other semi - state but he has drawn into Baumann’s bracket. Not a great draw for the Giant! Keep an eye on one more match, Columbus East Olympian Kade Law was upended last year in the ticket round for Jordy Fulks. This year he has Brownsburg Junior Nick Cicciarelli. Law owns an 8-6 win over Cicciarelli. Maybe not a turrible draw, it could be a fun match!
Don’t sleep on…. Floyd Central’s Bray Emerine is a very decorated wrestler and seemed to put it together last weekend at Regionals. Can the Highlander stay on track this week?
The Sperren - Brody Baumann Evansville Mater Dei
Brick’s Picks -
1st - Brody Baumann Evansville Mater Dei
2nd - Landon Boe Plainfield
3rd - Kade Law Columbus East
4th - Owen Bryant Gibson Southern
170: Franklin’s Tyler Fuqua was a state qualifier as a freshman, then spent two years dealing w Mater Dei Buzz saws Clay Elgi and Eli Dickens, can the Grizzly Cub get back to Indy? JCSC says yes! This weight class appears to be as close to stock as we might get. Interestingly there is always at least one weight where all the pickers pick the same 4 dudes in the same order. That didn’t happen this year at all. The JCSC all like Codei Khawaja, Sam Morrill, Tyler Fuqua, and John Purdy.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerkers - #8/#14 Blake Weidner vs SS #9 Beau Hess and SS #7 Nigel Kaiser vs #5/#22 Van Skinner are the feature opening weight matches at 170
Charles Barkley Turrible Draw - Not any real turrible draws, if forced to dig - My man Van Skinner is a state level wrestler who’s only losses on the year are to Fulks, Khawaja and Morrill. Definitely a state level talent, the top 4 here are all hammers. Can my boy Tskin get baby Fro ready to take that next step?
Don’t sleep on…. Skinner and Evansville Mater Dei’s Blake Weidner are both capable wrestlers that could pull some big ticket round wins.
Brick’s Picks -
1st - Tyler Fuqua Franklin
2nd - Sam Morrill Columbus East
3rd - John Purdy Castle
4th - Codei Kwawaja Floyd Central
Donnie Baker’s promise - all 4 here are podium finishers next week.
182: The only weight class featuring all 12 semi-state ranked wrestlers! 8 state ranked wrestlers! Another almost lock! 7 vote getters! 2 wide open quarter brackets! 182 has it all!
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - #10 Deke Brown and #6 Luke Bullock has 6 combined losses, Brown is a 2 loss Regional champ. Some like another #4 over #1 here. In the same quarter bracket #12/#22 Mcithell Happe from Evansville North and Southridge Sophomore #11 Reid Schroeder also has a combined 6 losses. This quarter bracket up for grabs and starts in the first round! Also most feel the winner of #4/#9 Dominic Pugliese and #8/#25 Jaden Durnill will be a state qualifier.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Two top ten dudes should not have to go at it in the ticket round, but here we are…. Two returning state qualifiers, #2/#3 Wildcat Gabe Sollars will take on #3/#6 Franklin Senior Jalen Ward. McBee/Schmidt vs Pugliese/Durnil isn’t a turrible draw but it’ll be a good match.
Don’t sleep on…. Anybody outside of Buchanan and Sollars. The other two quarter brackets can be won by ay of the 8 kids
Brick’s Picks
1st - Gabe Sollars Evansville Mater Dei
2nd - Drake Buchanan Center Grove
3rd - Jaden Durnil Columbus East
4th - Mitchell Happe Evansville North
TRIPLEB GUARANTEE - The voters are haters… Drake Buchanan is a lock, for the record I’m the ONLY one that voted for him. Also Dominic Pugliese is going to state. Call your bookies now.
195: A three way tight race for first is the highlight at 195 as 3 guys all garnered first place votes and none of them are the #1 ranked SS wrestler. That shows there’s parity here and parity means entertaining matches! Brach Carrington, Wyat Willman, and Ke’Shawn Dickens all garnered votes. Harris Eason lost in SV to Dickens last week and they should rematch in the semis. The winner gets undefeated Brach Carrington.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - #1/#6 Eason will first have to take on #12/#21 Blake Ritzert of Mount Vernon. Ritzert did get some votes, maybe somebody knows something we don’t! #11 Clay Martin vs #4/#9 Dickens. I’ve yet to bring this up, but will the Mater Dei Magic of the Ford Center carry over to Jasper? There’s something about wrestling in confines you're familiar with, Mater Dei had luxuries at the Ford Center. There was a time teams weren’t allowed on the floor but there was Mater Dei warming up. Will the move create a more level playing ground? Will Covid restrictions limiting the Mater Dei crowd to 28 spectators make an impact? They would fill one side of the Ford Center. All of this is interesting and worth bringing up ahead of Saturday.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws -It only took 12 weight classes, but there’s no turrible draws here to see.
Don’t sleep on…. Blake Ritzert caught some love, keep an eye out.
Brick’s Picks
1. Brach Carrington Greencastle
2. Ke’Shawn Dickens Avon
3. Wyatt Willman North Posey
4. Harris Eason Franklin
TRIPLEB GUARANTEE - Harris Eason is a finalist.
220: We have another SPERREN!! Tristan Ruhlman has been dominant and should not be touched this weekend. Logan Huggins is also undefeated and there is anticipation that we see 2 undefeateds lock up in the finals. Everybody likes Ruhlman here. After that there’s 4 favorites battling for two spots.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerker - I’m a huge advocate for the big dudes, that being said….ummmm….. Not much to see here….maybe the scrappy #12 Dylan Fulton vs #7/#16 Nick Boots. Fulton always has super aggressive matches.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Another round of no turrible draws either…. #4/#22 Jakkarey Oliver of Whiteland vs #9/#14 Kelton Farmer got the most interest as both received votes, Oliver is the early favorite.
Don’t sleep on…. Kelton Farmer and SS #8 Tommy Morrill. Sam’s little big bro is battle tested, can he knock off #2/#5 Josh Howell of Terre Haute South?
The Sperren - Tristan Ruhlman Bloomington South
Brick’s Picks -
1st - Tristan Ruhlman Bloomington South
2nd - Logan Huggins Evansville Reitz (Hey Ferguson!)
3rd - Josh Howell Terre Haute South
4th - Jakkarey Oliver Whiteland
285: The last weight and the last SPERREN. Leighton Jones of Brownsburg is a Hammer who has pinned his way through the state tournament. Dude is a lock. Matt Munoz was a state qualifier as a sophomore and was upset in the ticket round last year. We are on track for another battle of undefeated goliaths in the finals. From dominant to anybody’s game as the other two quarter brackets can be won by any of a number of competitors.
Barry Horowitz Best Curtain Jerkers - #6/#16 Owen Green of Center Grove and SS #5 Cordell Heuring will be a good first round match up as will #8/#15 Evansville Mater Dei’s James Ralph and #2/#5 Jacob Johnson of Franklin. Johnson doesn’t dominate people, in fact last year he won his two matches at state in OT battles. He has close wins all the time. The voters were torn, but ultimately Johnson’s experience and ability to win close matches gives us a #4 over a #1.
Charles Barkley Turrible Draws - Columbus East and another #TripleBTrained wrestler Ashton Hartwell has only 4 losses on the year - 3 to Munoz and 1 to Jones. Turrible draw for the Olympian as he has to Jones in the ticket round. Had the Olympian landed literally in 2 of the other quarter brackets he punches his ticket. Can coaches Coop, Ousley, and Olds come up with a game plan to take out Jones?
Don’t sleep on…. Already mentioned James Ralph breaks the mold, Mater Dei has never had a good Heavyweight! Logan McGraw of Owen Valley is a rare sophomore regional champ. He will have the favorite Amara Kaba in the ticket round, who wins?!?!?!?
The Sperren - Leighton Jones Brownsburg
Brick’s Picks -
1st - Leighton Jones Brownsburg
2nd - Matthew Munoz Jeffersonville
3rd - Amara Kaba Pike
4th - Jacob Johnson Franklin
TRIPLEB GURANTEE - Leighton Jones is a state champ, I’m gonna clean out the other IndianaMat guys wallets at state over this pick. They are blinded by favoritism and Northern bias.
DONNIEBAKERS BET THE BOAT GUARANTEE - All first round pins then all 2 point matches the rest of the bracket!
1586 2 42021 NCAA D1 Nationals Preview
By Drew Hughes
This year there will be 13 Indiana guys competing in St. Louis across 8 different weight classes. This puts only 7 other states ahead of us for the number of qualifiers. Out of these 13 qualifiers only 1 of them is not from the Big Ten.
Drew Hildebrandt will be competing in the 125-pound bracket for the Central Michigan Chippewas. This will be Drew’s 3rd NCAA tournament appearance and has earned the 4th seed. The Penn High School graduate also won his 2nd MAC title to qualify for the tournament and is undefeated on the season.
Nick Lee will be competing in the 141-pound bracket for Penn State and will be in the hunt to win a national title. Lee comes into the tournament as the 2nd seed just like he was last year for the cancelled championships. The Evansville Mater Dei graduate is 8-1 on the season with his 1 loss coming in the Big Ten finals to the 1st seed Eierman.
Chad Red will be competing in the 141-pound bracket for Nebraska where he will be looking to All-American like he has at every NCAA tournament he’s wrestled in. Red comes into the tournament as the 8th seed with his only losses this year coming from the 1st and 3rd seeds of the tournament. As most people have seen, the New Palestine grad has always showed up for the big show.
Cayden Rooks will be competing in the 141-pound bracket for Indiana where he will be wrestling in his first NCAA tournament. Rooks earned an at-large bid to qualify for the tournament and will be the 32nd seed. Cayden is a Columbus East High School graduate where he won 2 state titles.
Graham Rooks will be competing in the 149-pound bracket for Indiana, and this was his 2nd time qualifying for the NCAA tournament. After a 6th place finish at the Big Ten tournament, Rooks earned himself the 21st seed. Graham is also a Columbus East grad and is the older brother of previously mentions Cayden Rooks.
Brayton Lee will be competing in the 157-pound bracket for Minnesota, and this was his 2nd time qualifying for the NCAA tournament. After being seeded 7th for last year cancelled tournament Lee will be 1 spot higher at the 6th seed this year. The Brownsburg native is coming off of an impressive 3rd place Big Ten finish.
Jake Tucker will be competing in the 165-pound bracket for Michigan State, and it is a little controversial to claim him for Indiana. Tucker went to Mount Carmel High School in Illinois BUT has lived in Lowell Indiana his entire life. Since he has an Indiana driver’s license, I think it’s only fair we get to claim the now 2-time NCAA qualifier. Tucker earned the 25th seed after finish 6th place at the Big Ten tournament.
Joe Lee will be competing in the 165-pound bracket for Penn State where he will be wrestling in his first NCAA tournament. The Evansville Mater Dei grad will be the 23rd seed of the tournament after placing 8th at Big Tens. While Joe didn’t get a top 8 seed like his brother Nick, he does still have 1 more state title then his older brother.
Donnell Washington will be competing in the 174-pound bracket for Indiana where he will be wrestling in his first NCAA tournament. The Portage grad has really proved himself this year and will be the 9th seed. Washington is coming off a 6th place Big Ten finish and holds a win over the 3rd seed.
Drew Hughes (also the person writing this article) will be competing in the 174-pound bracket and is the 32 seed. This will be his 4th NCAA tournament and holds one of the worst records in the entire tournament at 3-7 on the year. All that we can know for sure is that the Lowell High School grad is going to choose top and probably get hit for a few stalling calls.
Lucas Davison will be competing in the 197-pound bracket for Northwestern, and this will be his 2nd time qualifying for the NCAA tournament. Davison is coming into the tournament as the 12th seed after placing 5th at Big Tens. The Chesterton native will be looking to become an All-American just like his dad was back in the day.
Thomas Penola will be competing in the 197-pound bracket for Purdue, and this will be his 2nd time qualifying for the NCAA tournament. Penola qualified for last years cancelled tournament at 285-pounds. This year he’s down a weight and earned himself the 19th seed of the tournament. The Zionsville High School graduate finished 7th at the Big Ten tournament.
Mason Parris will be competing in the 285-pound bracket for the Michigan wolverines, and this will be his 3rd NCAA tournament. Parris will be the 2nd seed of the tournament for the 2nd year in a row. The Lawrenceburg native has placed 2nd at the big ten tournament the last 2 season and will be looking for a rematch of the Big Ten finals in the NCAA finals.
1377 12 12021 NCAA D2 Preview
By Drew Hughes
The NCAA D2 national tournament has always been a tough tournament to qualify for but this year it was even harder. Due to Covid, the NCAA decided to reduce the number of participants by 27% meaning that while in a normal year there would be 180 qualifiers, this year there are only 132. To put that into perspective, the D1 tournament will still have 330 competitors this year giving them almost 200 more spots then the D2 tournament. Even with this reduced field there will be 4 Indiana natives competing in St. Louis this weekend.
Christian Mejia of McKendree University will be competing in the 125-pound bracket. Mejia comes into the tournament with an 8-1 record and will face 8 seed Cole Jones of MSU Moorhead in the first round. In High School Christian wrestled for Elkhart Memorial where he was a 3-time state placer and a 1-time state runner-up.
Logan Bailey of the University of Indianapolis will be competing in the 149-pound bracket. The true freshman holds a record of 11-2 and will face 8 seed Jacob Ealy of Pitt-Johnstown in the first round. Bailey wrestled for Indianapolis Cathedral in High School where he was a 2-time state placer and a 1-time state runner-up. In addition, Bailey was also an IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open champion in 2019.
Dawson Combest of the University of Indianapolis will be competing in the 157-pound bracket. Combest comes into the tournament with a 10-2 record as well as being the 2 seed of the tournament. Combest has a bye first round but will face Caden Moore of Northern St. in the quarterfinals. Combest qualified for the cancelled 2020 tournament last year and was named an NWCA All-American as the 7th seed that year. In High School, Dawson wrestled for Columbus East where he was a 3-time state placer. Like Bailey, Combest was also an IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open champion in 2016.
Gleason Mappes of the University of Indianapolis will be competing in the 184-pound bracket. Mappes comes to the tournament with a 6-6 record and will face the 4 seed Dan Fillipek of McKendree first round. Mappes also qualified for the cancelled 2020 national tournament. In High School Mappes wrestled for Center Grove and was a 3-time state placer and a 1-time state runner-up.
The tournament will be on March 12-13 and the brackets can be found on track wrestling. Also, for those that are interested, all of the matched will be streamed live on the NCAA website.
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