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Bulldog Breakdown: Brownsburg’s December Gauntlet Continues Following Walsh Ironman
By Anna Kayser
 
Following a weekend at one of the most difficult high school wrestling tournaments in the nation, the consensus among Brownsburg’s wrestling staff and athletes is likely what one would expect: That was one tough tournament, but the lessons taken from it and how individuals move forward will prepare them for their biggest test come February.
 
On Saturday, the Bulldogs saw their two bookends each place at the Walsh Ironman Invitational in Ohio, representing Indiana along with Crown Point as the first teams from Indiana to compete in the gauntlet. With three losses each, 106-pound Revin Dickman (8th) and heavyweight Leighton Jones (6th) took to the podium in success stories of one weekend of incredible wrestling.
 
“It was impressive, very humbling throughout most of the tournament,” Brownsburg head coach Darrick Snyder said. “The competition is incredible; I’ve never been in a tournament where I’ve seen so many guys knock off nationally ranked dudes and then the next round they’re getting knocked off. These dudes are big. It was incredible competition and definitely made us question some of the things we’re doing and what we need to do right. It was a fun tournament, just incredible wrestling.”
 
Along with Dickman and Jones, wrestlers from Brownsburg to make the trip included Preston Haines (113), Jake Hockaday (120), Brady Ison (132), Parker Reynolds (138), Caden Brewer (175) and Gunner Henry (190).
 
And when they say the tournament is tough – they mean it. Among the second-ranked team in 4A, Jones (No. 5 seed) was the lone wrestler with a single-digit seed in Ironman, with only Preston Haines (10) joining him in the top 10.
 
“The competition is super, super tough, a bunch of ranked kids,” Dickman said. “Coming into this I was kind of nervous with how I was going to do and stuff, and I feel like I competed pretty well.”
 
Following a technical fall and pin in his first two consolation matches after being booted from the championship bracket by No. 2 seed Ayden Smith from Notre Dame, Pa., the No. 14-seeded Dickman slotted himself into a placement with a 1-0 win over Stillwater, Okla.’s Ayden Thomas.
 
For Dickman – and all the representatives from Brownsburg and Crown Point – competing at the Ironman was a chance to not only level up individually, but to showcase what programs from Indiana are capable of.
 
“It just put Indiana wrestling on the map,” Dickman said. “We’re not really looked at for wrestling, and that’s what we’re trying to do.”
 
Dickman, Haines, Hockaday, Ison, Henry and Jones all won their first matches on the day, with Jones pinning his first opponent in less than one minute.
 
For Jones, this tournament is a good measuring stick to how he is able to compete at this point in the season. Due to his football schedule and opponents not being prepared to wrestle him in the opening weeks of the season, it’s been a slow start to the 2022-23 season for Brownsburg’s heavyweight.
 
“My goal right now is just to get more in shape. I think I had five matches and less than 20 practices [coming into this weekend], which wasn’t ideal. I just want to get in shape and get a lot better, win Brecksville, win team state and everything in between.”
 
Jones’ largest match of the weekend – not seeding-wise, but in terms of what lies ahead for the heavyweight and Brownsburg – came for a bid to the consolation semifinals. In a battle of Indiana heavyweights, Jones defeated Crown Point’s Paul Clark by a 5-1 decision. It was his third full-length match of the tournament after winning by two sub-minute puns and a medical forfeit.
 
“It went really well. I came in with expectations just to get better and then I ended up placing,” Jones said. “It’s obviously a pretty prestigious tournament, I came in here and wanted to place and I’m pretty happy with that, even though I took three losses.”
 
A pair of Jones’ losses came against Richard Thomas, the No. 12 heavyweight seed from Oklahoma. After earning a 6-3 decision to bump Jones to the consolation bracket, Thomas turned Jones for a first-period fall in his final match of the tournament.
 
So far this season, Brownsburg has run through its opponents with very few wounds suffered by some of its best wrestlers. If anything, the Ironman gave a chance for those wrestlers to measure up to some of the best in the country and learn how to get better and move forward from losses.
 
“[A tournament like this] gives you some things to work on,” Snyder said. “We know our guys are battle tested and are going to continue to be, but we also have to make sure they don’t get down on themselves. Some of these guys are not used to going to a tournament and not placing and being done a few hours into it.”
 
And for Jones specifically, being able to test his endurance was important as Brownsburg gets into some of its biggest competition this year.
 
“It’ll benefit me probably for the rest of my life,” Jones said. “Most of the dual tournaments we go to, people forfeit against me which is kind of annoying. I came into this tournament with five matches, none of them going past a minute. It was definitely a difference.”
 
Shining the spotlight on athletes this early in the season has indications for where they’ll be come February and the state series. Snyder has built Brownsburg’s schedule with that in mind – to get better, each and every day, working toward their end goals this season.
 
This upcoming weekend, the Bulldogs travel to the Crown Point Invitational to continue a month of hard-fought wrestling and impressive competition. To round out the 2022 calendar just before New Years, another big tournament across state lines.
 
“If you look at our next month, next week we go to Crown Point and there’s nine nationally ranked teams there, then we go to Brecksville and I think that’s got 40-some teams, multiple nationally ranked teams,” Snyder said. “We hope after that month of a gauntlet that it’s going to help us make a run during the postseason, but we’ve got a lot of guys taking a lot of losses.”

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Miracle Makes One Last Fargo Podium Appearance
Just as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, Kayla Miracle wrestled another match on Mat #1 at Fargo. The final match did not go her way, but it was not without a valiant effort. She dropped her finals match to Cadet World Champion Teshya Alo of Hawaii. Miracle and Alo have been going back and forth for years and this match was one of the marquee match-ups of the night. As this was Miracle’s last official tournament as a high school athlete she left an imprint on Women’s wrestling the state like no other. She wrestled in six tournaments at Fargo and came away with two firsts, three seconds and a third. She will go on to wrestle at Campbellsville University next year and more than likely continue her winning ways.
 
2014 USAW Jr Women`s FS Nationals Results for Indiana
Women 105 - Vanessa Ramirez's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Quarterfinal - Hiba Salem (California) won by decision over Vanessa Ramirez (Indiana) (Dec 14-11)
Cons. Round 4 - Madison Ruckdashel (Wisconsin) won by decision over Vanessa Ramirez (Indiana) (Dec 13-11)
 
Women 117 - Susan Fozo's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Cons. Round 2 - Susan Fozo (Indiana) won by tech fall over Tommie Mosteller (Washington) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Susan Fozo (Indiana) won by fall over Emily Hays (California) (Fall 5:15)
Cons. Round 4 - Makayla Bourbon (California) won by decision over Susan Fozo (Indiana) (Dec 12-6)
 
Women 130 - Courtney Gray's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Cons. Round 4 - Courtney Gray (Indiana) won by decision over Ismileyna Valles (California) (Dec 19-14)
Cons. Round 5 - Brianna Holcomb (Texas) won by tech fall over Courtney Gray (Indiana) (TF 12-0)
 
Women 130 - Kayla Miracle's place is 2nd and has scored 7.00 team points.
Quarterfinal - Kayla Miracle (Indiana) won by tech fall over Kayla Marano (Oklahoma) (TF 10-0)
Semifinal - Kayla Miracle (Indiana) won by tech fall over Hannah Jewell (Michigan) (TF 10-0)
1st Place Match - Teshya Alo (Hawaii) won by tech fall over Kayla Miracle (Indiana) (TF 10-0)
 
Women 198 - Mackenzie Turner's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Cons. Round 3 - Rebecka Winton (Texas) won by injury default over Mackenzie Turner (Indiana) (Inj. 0:00) Junior Greco-Roman
 
Only Randy Scott survived the first day of action. Scott was faced with the task of wrestling back to for placement. His day did not go as planned as he dropped his first match.
 
2014 USAW Junior Greco Nationals Results for Indiana
 
Junior 195 - Randy Scott's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Cons. Round 4 - Isaac Florell (Minnesota) won by fall over Randy Scott (Indiana) (Fall 2:18)

2059
UIndy places seven at Trine Invitational
Jackie Paquette, Asst. AD for Student Support & Sports Information
ANGOLA, Ind.- The Greyhound wrestling team opened its 2014-15 season Saturday at the Trine Invitational, with five UIndy grapplers earning runner-up finishes, and another two taking fourth place on the day.
 
Nick Crume (3-1) was the first Greyhound runner-up, taking second in the 133 bracket. The redshirt freshman opened his season with a 15-0 tech fall over Olivet's Dean Roberts, added a major decision in the quarterfinals and took an 8-3 decision in the semifinals. Crume stumbled in the bracket final, falling via pin to Indiana Tech's Mitch Pawlak.
 
True-freshman Angelo Robles (3-1) also took second, in the 141-pound bracket. The Decatur Central product earned a trio of decisions en route to the final match, where he fell to Muskegon's Zachary Cooper 12-2.
 
Barry McGinley (3-1) opened his day with a fall in 1:23 over Trine's Adam Boles, then took a pair of wins in the quarter and semifinals before falling to Jordan Victor of John Carroll by a score of 12-6 to take second in the 157 weight class.
 
Also taking second was sophomore Shelden Struble (3-1). After a first round bye, Struble opened the season with a 9-3 win over North Central's Matt Marcotte in round two. He then took a win in the quarterfinals, and pinned his John Carroll opponent in 2:13 to earn a berth in the championship match. The Bryan, Ohio native fell in a close 6-4 match to John Carroll's Tyler Hardtke.
 
Brian Snyder (3-1) earned three wins in his first three bouts, outscoring his opponents 18-5. He then fell to Trine's Mackenzie Green 4-0 in the final match to take his second-place finish at 285.
 
Mason Meling (3-2) and Brian Wagner (3-2) both took fourth place in the 141-pound and 197-pound weight classes, respectively.
 
The Greyhounds continue their season next Saturday, heading to St. Charles, Mo. for the Lindenwood Open.

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This week in wrestling December 22nd-28th
Dual Schedule
Date/Time Event Dec 23 06:00 pm Crawford County at Borden Dec 23 06:00 pm Southwood at Cass Dec 23 06:30 pm Fort Wayne Wayne at Fort Wayne Concordia  
Multi-Dual Schedule
 
Date/Time Event Teams Dec 23 07:00 pm Grant 4 at Eastbrook Teams: Eastbrook Madison-Grant Mississinewa Oak Hill Dec 27 08:30 am Giant Invitational at Ben Davis Teams: Ben Davis Brebeuf Jesuit Indianapolis Arsenal Tech Indianapolis Emmerich Manual Indianapolis Howe Academy Dec 27 09:00 am North Montgomery Holiday Tournament at North Montgomery Teams: Hamilton Southeastern Heritage Hills Huntington North Leo McCutcheon Mount Vernon (Fortville) New Haven Noblesville North Central North Montgomery Pendleton Heights Rochester Warren Central West Vigo Western Dec 27 09:00 am Willey Holiday Duals at Lafayette Jefferson Teams: Cascade Clinton Central Crawfordsville Delphi Kokomo Lafayette Central Catholic Lafayette Jefferson New Castle New Prairie Rensselaer Central Rossville West Lafayette Dec 27 09:00 am Eastern Comet Duals at Eastern (Greentown) Teams: Alexandria Carroll (Flora) Eastern (Greentown) Fremont Northwestern Sheridan Taylor Tipton Tri-Central Dec 27 09:00 am Kankakee Valley Duals at Kankakee Valley Teams: Griffith Kankakee Valley Munster Purdue Polytechnic Wheeler Winamac Dec 28 09:00 am Frankton Invitational at Frankton Teams: Batesville Frankton Indianapolis Lutheran Indianapolis Scecina Memorial Knightstown Madison-Grant Dec 28 10:00 am Michigan City Super Dual at Michigan City Teams: East Chicago Central John Glenn LaVille Michigan City River Forest West Central Tournament Schedule
Date/Time Event Teams Dec 27 08:00 am Mooresville Holiday Classic at Mooresville Teams: Bloomington North Carmel Castle Decatur Central Delta Edgewood Evansville Central Franklin Central Greenwood Guerin Catholic Hamilton Heights Jennings County Martinsville Monrovia Mooresville Northview Owen Valley Plainfield Seymour Southridge Terre Haute North Terre Haute South Westfield Yorktown Dec 27 09:00 am Defiance Border Brawl at Defiance(OH) Teams: Allen East(OH) Angola Antwerp(OH) Archbold(OH) Ayersville(OH) Berkshire(OH) Bluffton(OH) Central Noble Columbus Grove(OH) Coventry(OH) Defiance(OH) DeKalb Eastside Lima Bath(OH) Otsego(OH) Patrick Henry(OH) Sandusky(OH) Springfield (OH) Swanton(OH) Sycamore(OH) Tinora(OH) Wayne Trace(OH) Woodlan Dec 27 09:00 am Spartan Classic at Connersville Teams: Beech Grove Calumet Charlestown Columbus North Connersville Daleville Danville East Noble Eastern (Pekin) Fishers Fort Wayne Snider Franklin County Greenfield-Central Greensburg Hagerstown Harrison (WL) Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Jasper Knightstown Lapel Lebanon Mississinewa New Palestine Northeastern Richmond Shelbyville Shenandoah Southern Wells Triton Central Union County Valparaiso Western Boone Dec 27 09:00 am Dekalb Invitational at Dekalb(IL) Teams: Brownsburg Dekalb(IL) Dec 27 09:00 am Brecksville Invitational at Brecksville(OH) Teams: Avon Brecksville(OH) Dec 27 09:00 am Fern Creek Invitational at Fern Creek(KY) Teams: Evansville Reitz Fern Creek(KY) Dec 27 10:00 am Al Smith Classic at Mishawaka Teams: Bellmont Bloomington South Carroll(Fort Wayne) Center Grove Chesterton Columbus East Crown Point Elkhart Central Elkhart Memorial Fort Wayne Snider Garrett Goshen Hobart Indianapolis Cathedral Jimtown Lake Central LaPorte Lowell Merrillville Mishawaka Northridge NorthWood Penn Perry Meridian Peru Plymouth Prairie Heights South Bend Adams South Bend Riley Warsaw Wawasee Zionsville Dec 27 10:00 am Evansville Mater Dei Holiday Classic at Evansville Mater Dei Teams: Belleville West(IL) Downers Grove South(IL) Evansville Mater Dei Evansville Memorial Father Ryan(TN) Floyd Central Franklin Community Gibson Southern Indian Creek Lawrence County(TN) Louisville Trinity(KY) Mount Vernon (Posey) New Albany North Posey Portage Roncalli St. Xavier(KY) Sullivan Tell City Union County(KY) Vincennes Lincoln Dec 28 08:00 am Whitko Invitational at Whitko Teams: Bremen Churubusco Fairfield Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Fort Wayne Northrop Hebron Heritage Whitko Dec 28 09:00 am East Central Indiana Classic at Jay County Teams: Bluffton Fort Wayne Wayne Frankfort Jay County Lawrence Central Marion Monroe Central Muncie Central Norwell Union City Wes-Del Winchester
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2013/2014 Conference Tournament Brackets
Allen County Athletic Conference at Garrett
 
Duneland Athletic Conference at Merrillville
 
Great Lakes Athletic Conference
 
Hoosier Conference at Benton Central
 
Hoosier Crossroads Conference
 
Hoosier Hills Conference
 
Indianapolis Public Schools Athletic Conference at George Washington
 
Metropolitan Conference at Warren Central
 
Mid Indiana Conference at Peru
 
NorthEast Corner Conference at Fairfield
 
Northeast Hoosier Conference at Bellmont
 
Northern Indiana Conference at Mishawaka
 
Northern State Conference
 
Sagmore Athletic Conference at North Montgomery
 
Summit Athletic Conference at Snider
 
Southern Indiana Athletic Conference at Castle
 
Southern Indiana Wrestling Conference at Southwestern(Hanover)
 
Three Rivers Conference

2056
Mackenzie Green Leads Thunder at Trine Invitational
ANGOLA, IND.-- Mack Green won the Heavyweight championship to lead Trine's performance in the Trine Invitational, held Saturday at the Keith E. Busse/Steel Dynamics Athletic Recreation Center.
Green (Buchanan, Mich./Buchanan) won all four of his matches handily to win his first tournament championship of the season. The All-American picked up a 4-0 decision to start the day, and followed with two pins to advance to the championship match. The senior won the championship over Brian Snyder of Division-II University of Indianapolis by 4-0 decision. Green has started the season strong, opening with a 10-1 record. Included among those victories are five pins.
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Michael Conner (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville), Cody Konieczki (Jackson, Mich./Michigan Center) and Jeffrey Helm (Westfield, Ind./Westfield) also saw some success on the mats. Conner advanced to the consolation semifinals of the 197-lb class before being eliminated. He finished with a 3-2 record on the day.
Konieczki also advanced to the consolation semifinals of his weight class. The sophomore picked up two wins, including a pin in the 149-lb division.
Helm also picked up a pair of wins for the Thunder, including one by pin. He concluded his day in the 141-lb class with a 2-2 record.
Trine placed 10th in the Invitational with 28.5 points. Complete team results are listed below.
Trine Invitational Results
1. John Carroll- 145
2. University of Indianapolis- 93.5
3. Muskegon Community College- 69.5
4. University of Chicago- 67
5. Indiana Tech- 64.5
6. North Central- 60.5
7. Baldwin-Wallace- 37
8. Manchester- 33.5
9. Olivet- 33
10. Trine- 28.5

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2020 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 1
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Kevin Lake Hired at Manchester
Former New Haven graduate and Manchester wrestler Kevin Lake has been hired to head the Manchester University wrestling team. Lake comes to Manchester after stints at Princeton, South Dakota State, and Fresno State. Most recently he was the program director at Beat the Streets Los Angeles.


2017
Stevan Micic and Gelen Robinson highlight Asics All-America Team
By Rob Sherrill
 
Junior Zahid Valencia (132) of Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco and seniors Stevan Micic (126) of Cedar Lake (Ind.) Hanover and Chance Marsteller (170) of Fawn Grove (Pa.) Kennard Dale were selected to the First Team for the second time as the 29th annual Asics All-America Wrestling Team was announced.
 
The First Team has combined for 38 state or National Prep championships. Joining Marsteller as a four-time champion was Micah Jordan (145) of St. Paris (Ohio) Graham, along with seven three-time champions.
 
The Asics All-America Team, selected by a nationwide panel of wrestling experts, is the only national all-star team for which wrestlers enrolled in all four high-school grades are eligible. Asics is a title sponsor of the Asics Vaughan USA Wrestling Fargo Junior National Championships and is a major benefactor of the sport at all levels.
 
“This team represents the best of the best in our schools today,” said Neil Duncan of Asics and TW Promotions, Inc. “We are proud to have these young men, with their talent and work ethic, representing us. They are clearly the World and Olympic champions of the future.”
 
Members of the First Team, as well as the Asics Wrestler of the Year, will be honored prior to the finals of the Asics Vaughan USA Wrestling Junior National Freestyle Championships in July at Fargo, N.D.
 
The Asics All-America Team includes eight wrestlers at each of the 14 high school weight classes – the First, Second, and Third Teams and five Honorable Mention selections. To be considered, a wrestler must have competed during the scholastic season, and all team members were selected at the weight class at which they competed, or would have competed, in their state tournament or the National Prep Championships this year.
 
Two of the three repeat First Team selections are back after being selected for the elite group two years ago. Valencia earned First Team honors at 106 in 2012, while Marsteller was selected to the First Team at 160 the same year. Both earned Second Team honors last year. Micic was named to the First Team at 113 last year.
 
Two years after Valencia made history by becoming the first freshman ever to earn First Team honors, Spencer Lee (113) of Murrysville (Pa.) Franklin Regional made it three straight years a freshman earned a First Team selection. Lee’s teammate, junior Devin Brown (106), made Franklin Regional the only school with two First Team selections in 2014. Three-time champions Nick Piccinnini (120) of East Setauket (N.Y.) Ward Melville and Lance Benick (195) of Fridley (Minn.) Totino Grace, both juniors, brought the number of First Team underclassmen to five.
 
In addition to their 39 scholastic titles, the 14 First Team members also combined to post four Junior National and 15 Cadet National titles. The Second Team edged the First Team with 41 state titles, including five four-time champions, to go with two Junior National and three Cadet National titles. The Third Team (32 titles) boasts two four-time champions, along with three Junior National and eight Cadet National crowns.
 
One of three states with multiple First Team selections, Pennsylvania led all states with four. Joining Brown, Lee and Marsteller was two-time champion Garrett Peppelman (160) of Harrisburg Central Dauphin. California and New Jersey each had two. Three-time champion Nick Nevills (285) of Clovis was California’s other selection. Three-time National Prep champion Joey McKenna (138) of Blairstown Township (N.J.) Blair Academy and three-time state champion Johnny Sebastian (182) of Oradell Bergen Catholic were New Jersey’s selections. Completing the First Team: three-time Illinois champion Bryce Brill (152) of Chicago Mount Carmel and two-time Utah champion Roy Nash (220) of Murray Taylorsville.
 
Twelve high schools had multiple wrestlers selected. Blair Academy had four overall selections, and St. Johns (Mich.) had three. Bergen Catholic, Clovis, Franklin Regional, St. John Bosco, Apple Valley (Minn.), Blue Springs (Mo.), Canonsburg (Pa.) Canon-McMillan, Greater Latrobe (Pa.), Stillwater (Okla.) and Suwanee (Ga.) Collins Hill each had two selections.
 
Pennsylvania placed 17 wrestlers on the squad and New Jersey 13 to lead all states. Pennsylvania placed 10 on the top three teams, with New Jersey claiming six. California had nine overall selections, followed by Illinois (eight), Minnesota and New York (six) and Oklahoma (five). The 112 wrestlers selected come from 32 states, the most since 2001.
 
2014 Asics All-America Team
 
First Team
106 – Devin Brown, Jr, Franklin Regional HS, Murrysville, PA
113 – Spencer Lee, Fr, Franklin Regional HS, Murrysville, PA
120 – Nick Piccinnini, Jr, Ward Melville HS, East Setauket, NY
126 – Stevan Micic*, Sr, Hanover Central HS, Cedar Lake, IN
132 – Zahid Valencia*, Jr, St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower, CA
138 – Joey McKenna, Sr, Blair Academy, Blairstown Township, NJ
145 – Micah Jordan, Sr, Graham HS, St. Paris, OH
152 – Bryce Brill, Sr, Mount Carmel HS, Chicago, IL
160 – Garrett Peppelman, Sr, Central Dauphin HS, Harrisburg, PA
170 – Chance Marsteller*, Sr, Kennard Dale HS, Fawn Grove, PA
182 – Johnny Sebastian, Sr, Bergen Catholic HS, Oradell, NJ
195 – Lance Benick, Jr, Totino Grace HS, Fridley, MN
220 – Roy Nash, Sr, Taylorsville HS, Murray, UT
285 – Nick Nevills, Sr, Clovis HS, Clovis, CA
 
* – denotes repeat selection
 
Second Team
106 – Yianni Diakomihalis, Fr, Hilton HS, Hilton, NY
113 – Nick Suriano, So, Bergen Catholic HS, Oradell, NJ
120 – Luke Pletcher, So, Greater Latrobe HS, Latrobe, PA
126 – Ke-Shawn Hayes, Jr, Park Hill HS, Kansas City, MO
132 – Josh Alber, Sr, Dakota HS, Dakota, IL
138 – Zac Hall, Sr, St. Johns HS, St. Johns, MI
145 – Jason Nolf, Sr, Kittanning HS, Kittanning, PA
152 – Jacob Danishek, Sr, Dayton Christian HS, Miamisburg, OH
160 – Ryan Blees, Sr, Bismarck HS, Bismarck, ND
170 – Bo Nickal , Sr, Allen HS, Allen, TX
182 – Ryan Christensen, Sr, Woodinville HS, Woodinville, WA
195 – Derek White, Sr, Edmond North HS, Edmond, OK
220 – Jeremy Sweany, Sr, Vacaville HS, Vacaville, CA
285 – Thomas Haines, Sr, Solanco HS, Quarryville, PA
 
Third Team
106 – Ty Agaisse, So, Delbarton HS, Morristown, NJ
113 – Daton Fix, Fr, Charles Page HS, Sand Springs, OK
120 – Nathan Boston, Sr, Woodford County HS, Versailles, KY
126 – Tommy Thorn, Sr, St. Michael-Albertville HS, Albertville, MN
132 – Fredy Stroker, Jr, Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, IA
138 – Vincenzo Joseph, Jr, Central Catholic HS, Pittsburgh, PA
145 – Solomon Chishko, Sr, Canon-McMillan HS, Canonsburg, PA
152 – Logan Massa, Jr, St. Johns HS, St. Johns, MI
160 – Dylan Milonas, Sr, Blair Academy, Blairstown Township, NJ
170 – Chandler Rogers, Sr, Stillwater HS, Stillwater, OK
182 – Zack Zavatsky, Sr, Greater Latrobe HS, Latrobe, PA
195 – Michael Pixley, Sr, Blue Springs HS, Blue Springs, MO
220 – Bryan Dobzanski, Sr, Delsea HS , Franklinville, NJ
285 – Sam Stoll , Sr, Kasson-Mantorville HS, Kasson, MN
 
Honorable Mention (listed in alphabetical order)
 
106: Justin Mejia, Fr, Clovis HS, Clovis, CA; Jabari Moody, Jr, Rich Central HS, Olympia Fields, IL; Austin O’Connor, Fr, St. Rita HS, Chicago, IL; Danny Vega, So, Ironwood Ridge HS, Oro Valley, AZ; Tyler Warner, So, Claymont HS, Uhrichsville, OH.
 
113: Vito Arujau, Fr, Syosset HS, Syosset, NY; Hunter Marko, So, Amery HS, Amery, WI; Jack Mueller, So, Trinity Christian Academy, Dallas TX; Kyle Norstrem, Jr, Brandon HS, Brandon, FL; Brian Rossi, Sr, Lockport HS, Lockport, IL.
 
120: Brent Fleetwood Sr, Smyrna HS, Smyrna, DE; Ethan Lizak, Sr, Parkland HS, Orefield, PA; Elijah Oliver, Jr, Christian Brothers HS, Memphis, TN; Scott Parker, Sr, Pennridge HS, Perkasie, PA; Sean Russell, Sr, Collins Hill HS, Suwanee, GA.
 
126: Matthew Kolodzik, Jr, Blair Academy, Blairstown Township, NJ; Dalton Macri, Sr, Canon-McMillan HS, Canonsburg, PA; Ryan Millhof, Sr, Collins Hill HS, Suwanee, GA; Zeke Moisey, Sr, Bethlehem Catholic HS, Bethlehem, PA; Jared Prince, Jr, University HS, Palm Harbor, FL.
 
132: Jered Cortez, Sr, Glenbard North HS, Carol Stream, IL; Brock Ervin, Jr, Union County HS, Morganfield, KY; Anthony Giraldo, Sr, North Bergen HS, North Bergen, NJ; Coy Ozias, Sr, Christiansburg HS, Christiansburg, VA; Joshua Terao, Sr, Mid-Pacific Institute, Honolulu, HI.
 
138: Ronnie Gentile, Jr, Paulsboro HS, Paulsboro, NJ; Seth Gross, Sr, Apple Valley HS, Apple Valley, MN; Gary Wayne Harding, Sr, Collinsville HS, Collinsville, OK; Emilio Saavedra, Sr, Modesto HS, Modesto, CA; Cole Weaver, Sr, Hudson HS, Hudson, MI.
 
145: Colton Adams, Sr, Scottsbluff HS, Scottsbluff, NE; Alfred Bannister, Sr, Bishop McNamara HS, Forestville, MD; Joe Smith, Jr. Stillwater HS, Stillwater, OK; Hayden Tuma, Sr, Centennial HS, Boise, ID; Nikko Villarreal, Sr, Gilroy HS, Gilroy, CA.
 
152: Tyler Berger, Sr, Crook County HS, Prineville, OR; Jack Clark, Sr, St. Augustine Preparatory, Richland, NJ; Louis Hernandez, Sr, Mepham HS, North Bellmore, NY; Mason Manville, So, Blair Academy, Blairstown Township, NJ; T.C. Warner, Sr, Cumberland Valley HS, Mechanicsburg, PA.
 
160: Fox Baldwin, Jr, Osceola HS, Kissimmee, FL; Daniel Lewis, Sr, Blue Springs HS, Blue Springs, MO; Shakur Rasheed, Sr, Longwood HS, Middle Island, NY; Jonathan Schleifer, Sr, East Brunswick HS, East Brunswick, NJ; Brandon Womack, Sr, Scottsboro HS, Scottsboro, AL.
 
170: Dillon Artigliere, Sr, Roxbury HS, Succasunna, NJ; Kimball Bastian, Sr, Maple Mountain HS, Spanish Fork, UT; Mark Hall, So, Apple Valley HS, Apple Valley, MN; Myles Martin, Jr, McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD; Anthony Valencia, Jr, St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower, CA.
 
182: Angus Arthur, Jr, St. Johns HS, St. Johns, MI; Nick Fiegener, Sr, Folsom HS, Folsom, CA; Corey Griego, Sr, Sultana HS, Hesperia, CA; JaVaughn Perkins, Sr, Omaha North HS, Omaha, NE; Dylan Wisman, Jr, Millbrook HS, Winchester, VA.
 
195: Marcus Harrington, Sr, Waterloo West HS, Waterloo, IA; Chip Ness, Sr, Buford HS, Buford, GA; Nathan Rose, Sr, Sibley East HS, Arlington, MN; Samuel Shields-Colbray, So, Hermiston HS, Hermiston, OR; Preston Weigel, Sr, Hays HS, Hays, KS.
 
220: Michael Boykin, Sr, Coatesville HS, Coatesville, PA; Kenneth Brinson, Jr, Marist School, Atlanta, GA; Austin Myers, Jr, Campbell County HS, Alexandria, KY; Gelen Robinson, Sr, Lake Central HS, St. John, IN; Jordan Wood, So, Boyertown HS, Boyertown, PA.
 
285: Tanner Farmer, Sr, Highland HS, Highland, IL; Adarios Jones, Sr, Moline HS, Moline, IL; James O’Hagan, Sr, Seaford HS, Seaford, NY; Harrison Phillips, Sr, Millard West HS, Omaha, NE; Jesse Webb, Sr. Mount Anthony HS, Bennington, VT.

2017
Indiana Tech Opens Season at MSU Open
11/2/2014 10:18:00 PM
| Mark Jagord
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Indiana Tech wrestling team took to the mats on Sunday at the annual MSU Open at Jenison Field House. Nearly 500 wrestlers from 30 schools competed in the prestigious tournament, which features some of the top wrestlers in the nation. Tech had two wrestlers place with one losing in the championship round.
 
The Warriors pair took second and fifth places in the event, with Georgio Blades and Mitchell Pawlak in the freshman/sophomore division. No team scores were kept.
 
Blades went 3-1 in route to a second place finish in the freshman/sophomore division at 197-lbs. The sophomore from Indianapolis, Ind. won his first match over Michigan's Matthew Okaiye with a 9-2 decision before besting Lindsey Wilson's Jake Maupin by a 10-4 decision. In his semifinal match against Illinois' Colton Emmerich, Blades took another decision, 3-1. In the championship round, Blades fell to Illinois' Andre Lee in a 9-6 decision.
 
In the 133-lb freshman/sophomore division, Pawlak went 6-1 in route to a fifth place finish. The 5-foot-6 sophomore from Temperance, Mich. won his first match of the day by an 8-5 decision over Zachary Davis of Navy, before falling to eventual champion, Jered Cortez of Illinois in the second round by the narrowest of margins, 6-5. Pawlak fought his way through the consolation bracket with five wins from two major decisions and three falls.
 
Pawlak started the consolation bracket with a 12-1 major decision over Northern's Danny Carlson, and then bested Eastern Michigan's Ben Caladrino with a fall at 5:00. Pawlak took his next match against Notre Dame's David Bavery with a 12-4 major decision before getting a fall at 2:33 against Kyle Lukowich of Kent State. Pawlak then capped off the consolation bracket by beating Ohio State's Mike Hozan by fall at 0:25 for the fifth-place finish.
 
The Orange and Black return to the mat on Saturday, Nov. 8 when they travel to Williamsburg, Ky. to participate in the Patriot Open hosted by University of the Cumberlands.

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Ersland Announces Purdue Wrestling’s Class of 2016
Five early signees all ranked among nation’s top 20 at their weight
 
Nov. 18, 2015
 
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue has inked five nationally ranked wrestlers, including four of the nation’s top overall recruits, during the early signing period head wrestling coach Tony Ersland announced Wednesday. These elite future Boilermakers include Indiana’s top heavyweights, multi-time state champs from Michigan and Minnesota and a top-20 195-pounder with family roots in Purdue athletics.
 
“I think the overwhelming thing about this group is they really bought into our message, which is the transformation of Purdue and where we are taking this program,” Ersland said. “They saw the impact of what we did in year one and how the guys bought into our message.
 
“This same group was excited about what that message was and that’s accomplishing a lot of firsts for Purdue wrestling,” Ersland said. “I love that those kids want to be a part of doing something the first time, not just be another cog in the wheel of another program. They understand the special opportunity that they have before them.”
 

 
Christian Brunner (East Dundee, Illinois) is a two-time Illinois High School Association class 3A state placewinner for Dundee-Crown High School with a third-place finish at 195 pounds as a junior and was the 182-pound runner-up as a sophomore. He is currently ranked among the nation’s top-20 prep wrestlers at 195. Brunner’s family has roots in Purdue athletics with a pair of uncles, Jeff Zgonina and Frank Kemt, playing football for the Boilermakers in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Click on the image above to learn more about Brunner.
 

 
The nation’s No. 19 overall recruit and a top-five wrestler at 152 pounds, Griffin Parriott will make his way to West Lafayette from New Prague, Minnesota. Parriott is a two-time Minnesota State High School League Division AA champion and four-time tournament qualifier. In May he took third at the UWW Junior Nationals at 66 kg, finishing behind a World Cadet gold medalist and an NCAA All-American. Click on the image above to learn more about Parriott.
 

 
Devin Schroder becomes the second wrestler from Grand Rapids Catholic Central to commit to Purdue during Ersland’s tenure, joining former high school teammate Nate Limmex, who is a 149-pounder for the Boilermakers. Schroder, the No. 56 overall recruit, is a three-time Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 champ. He has won back-to-back titles at 119 pounds after winning the 2012 championship as a freshman. The Northview native is a two-time FloNationals finalist, taking top honors at 113 pounds in 2014. Click on the image above to learn more about Schroder.
 

 
Indiana’s own Shawn Streck, the country’s second-ranked high school heavyweight and No. 21 overall recruit, will make the move an hour south to join Coach Ersland’s squad. Streck pinned his way to the 285-pound title as a junior, capping off a 46-0 season. As a sophomore he placed third and seventh as a freshman. The Merrillville native also has a trio of top-four finishes at national tournaments. Click on the image above to learn more about Streck.
 

 
Streck is joined by fellow Indiana product and close friend Kobe Woods. Hailing from Mishawaka, Woods is tabbed as the No. 54 overall recruit and is currently listed as a top-six 220-pounder nationally. Woods is the defending IHSAA champ at 220, which he won with a perfect 44-0 record. Outside of the high school mat, Woods’ resume is highlighted by a finals appearance at the 2015 Cadet World Team Trials at 100 kg and in 2014 he claimed the 195-pound title at the Cliff Keen USA Wrestling Cadet Folkstyle Nationals. Click on the image above to learn more about Woods.

2000
Thunder Split on Final Day of Budd Whitehill Duals
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.-- Trine split a pair of duals to finish 14th in the Budd Whitehill Duals, hosted by Lycoming College.
The Thunder defeated Case Western Reserve, 28-21, before dropping their final match of the tournament to Rochester Institute of Technology, 39-9. Michael Conner (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsvile) won both of his matches to finish the weekend a perfect 5-0. David Moore(Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion), Jeffrey Helm (Westfield, Ind./Westfield), Cody Konieczki(Jackson, Mich./Michigan Center) and Jaycee Jensen (Burns Harbor, Ind./Chesterton) added wins. Trine concluded their performance in the tournament 1-4. The Thunder are now 2-7 in duals this season.
Conner earned a convincing win by major decision, and prevailed 10-9 in a hotly-contested match over RIT's Jake Swearingen to wrap up an undefeated weekend. The junior is now 17-6 on the season. His performance in the Budd Whitehill Duals included four wins by decision, and one by major decision.
Helm and Jensen each added pins. Helm's performance in the Budd Whitehill Duals included two wins. Jensen's pin was the first of his collegiate career, and came shortly into the second period.
Moore and Konieczki each picked up victories. Moore's win came by 12-6 decision, while Konieczki controlled the entirety his match with a 7-0 decision.
Trine returns to action to action next Saturday, Jan. 17 at Elmhurst College's Al Hanke Invitational.
Box scores from both of today's matches can be found below.
Trine 28, Case Western Reserve 21
125- David Moore (TRINE) over Nate Lee, Dec. 12-6
133- Josh Hall (CWR) won by forfeit
141- Jeffrey Helm (TRINE) over Travis Alexander, Fall 5:24
149- Cody Konieczki (TRINE) over Kenny Gironda, Dec. 7-0
157- Adam Boles (TRINE) won by forfeit
165- Jaycee Jensen (TRINE) over Nick Tommas, Fall 3:22
174- Nick Lees (CWR) over Kerry Raab, Fall 1:35
184- Ahmid Katib (CWR) won by forfeit
197- Michael Conner (TRINE) over Cito Balsells, Maj. 10-2
285- Nate Lewis (CWR) over Tyler Prater, Dec. 7-3
Rochester Institute of Technology 39, Trine 9
125- David Moore (TRINE) won by forfeit
133- Kevin Palmeri (RIT) won by forfeit
141- Jake Sepor (RIT) over Jeffrey Helm, Dec. 8-4
149- Brad Maybille (RIT) over Cody Konieczki, Fall 1:18
157- Wonsik Kim (RIT) over Adam Boles, Dec. 10-4
165- Nicholas Greenquist (RIT) over Jaycee Jensen, TF 19-4
174- Tory Cain (RIT) over Kerry Raab, Fall, 1:56
184- Nick Fisk (RIT) won by forfeit
197- Michael Conner (TRINE) over Jake Swearingen, Dec. 10-9
285- Sam Weinger (RIT) over Tyler Prater, Maj. 8-0

2000
Ancilla Announces New Wrestling Program
By Kaylee M. King
DONALDSON, IN – Ancilla College is proud to announce that they will be adding wrestling to the 2016-17 school year sports lineup and have appointed Steve VanDerAa as head coach.
 
VanDerAa was the head wrestling coach at Winamac High School for 20 years and finished with a record of 404-96. He won 14 conference titles, a regional title and nine sectional titles. He also had numerous state qualifiers and placers. VanDerAa proudly coached a two-time state champion who went on to wrestle for Purdue.
 
He also coached Team Indiana in the National Tournament and coached a National Champion and a National Runner-Up. One of the athletes he coached would then go on to later become an NCAA Champion as well.
 
Along with his team accolades, VanDerAa was the recipient of coach of the year for the conference 14 times and was inducted into the Indiana Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame in 2009.
 
“What a tremendous opportunity it is to have someone of Steve’s experience and expertise recruiting and managing our new wrestling program,” said Ancilla Athletic Director Gene Reese.
 
“I am excited about the chance to help these athletes compete at the next level,” remarked VanDerAa. “As I begin recruiting, I am searching for wrestlers that have a passion for and a strong desire to continue in this great sport.”
 
VanDerAa, who is also an Instructor of Criminal Justice at the college, received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Bob Jones University and his Master of Arts from Grace College.
 
About Ancilla College
Ancilla College (www.ancilla.edu), part of The Center at Donaldson, offers 18 associate degrees and 14 athletic programs. Since 1937, the college has been a sponsored ministry of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. It is a small, private, liberal arts school in Donaldson, Indiana. It is located two miles south of U.S. 30 on Union Road near Plymouth, Indiana.
 
For more information on Ancilla go to this link
http://www.ancillachargers.com/sport/0/17.php

1990
Stevan Micic wins co-Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
Michigan and Ohio State Share Wrestler of the Week Honor

Wolverines’ Micic claims honor after picking up two wins; Buckeyes’ Tomasello earns plaudit after claiming top-five victory

Co-Wrestlers of the Week
Stevan Micic, Michigan
133 pounds – Fr. – Cedar Lake, Ind. – Hanover Central

Led the Wolverines with a pair of individual wins, helping Michigan defeat Maryland
Eighth-ranked Micic claimed a 11-4 win over Billy Rappo of Maryland and a 13-7 victory over third-ranked Eric Montoya of Nebraska
Earns the second Wrestler of the Week Award of his career
Last Ohio State Wrestler of the Week: Kyle Snyder (Nov. 22, 2016)

Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State
133 pounds – Jr. – Parma, Ohio – Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy

Helped lead the Buckeyes to a win over No. 12 Illinois
The second-ranked wrestler picked up a 12-4 major decision over No. 4 Zane Richards of Illinois
Remains unbeaten on the year, sporting a 9-0 record
Earns the first Wrestler of the Week Award of his career
Last Michigan Wrestler of the Week: Logan Massa (Dec. 6, 2016)

 
2016-17 Wrestlers of the Week
Nov. 8: Connor Medbery, Sr., WIS
Nov. 15: Connor Medbery, Sr., WIS
Nov. 22: Kyle Snyder, Jr., OSU
Nov. 29: Brett Pfarr, Sr., MINN
Dec. 6: Logan Massa, Fr., MICH
Dec. 13: Anthony Rubinetti, Fr., NU
Dec. 20: Drew Hughes, Fr., MSU
Jan. 3: Thomas Gilman, IOWA
Ethan Lizak, MINN
Jan. 10: Jason Nolf, PSU
Jan. 17: Stevan Micic, Fr., MICH
Nathan Tomasello, Jr., OSU

1971
Indiana Tech Wrestling Ranked 8th in NAIA Coaches' Poll
Zach Shore | @INTech_SID88
 
POLL | KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Indiana Tech wrestling team, fresh off its best season ever, garners the No. 8 ranking in the NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. The Warriors received 53 points en route to their 18th-consecutive ranking in the poll.
Tech boasts six ranked wrestlers, including two top five individuals – Travis Barroquillo (3rd, 141 pounds) and Mitch Pawlak (4th, 133 pounds). Kristopher McKinley is sixth at 125 pounds while LJ Grayson is seventh at 184 pounds.
 
Mitch Roadruck also registered at top-10 ranking, tying for the position at 149 pounds with Brett Yarbrough joining Pawlak at 133 pounds, ranking 14th in that weight class.
 
The Orange and Black won their first-ever East Region Qualifying tournament and placed eighth at the NAIA National Championships with three All-Americans, including the programs first national runner-up in Justin Brooks, who has since graduated.
 
Three-time defending national champion, Grand View (Iowa) retains the top spot with 154.5 points, 53 ahead of No. 2, Southern Oregon. Great Falls (Mont.) is currently third at 86 points with Missouri Valley (71.5) and Montana State-Northern (69) rounding out the top five.
 
The Warriors open their 2014-15 campaign on Sunday, Nov. 2 when they travel to East Lansing, Mich. to compete in the Michigan State Open.

1944
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1941
2016 IndianaMat Awards
2016 IndianaMat Awards
 

Coach of the Year
1A- Brett Smith of Prairie Heights
2A- Mark Kerrn of Jimtown
3A- Darrick Snyder of Brownsburg
 
Wrestler of the Year
1A- Evan Ellis of Eastern
2A- Brock Hudkins of Danville
3A- Blake Rypel of Cathedral
 
Mr. Gorilla
2nd runner-up- Drew Hughes of Lowell
1st runner-up- Shawn Streck of Merrillville
Mr. Gorilla- Chad Red of New Palestine

1923
#3 Wabash Routs Olivet on Opening Night
There is nothing quite like a little homecoming especially when you are away at college. While the three Lefever brothers didn't get some of ole Nancy's home cooking or their laundry done they got to wrestle in front of a big crowd one last time in their home gym. Back where it all started all three had dominating wins with the twins(Reece at 157 and Conner at 174) both earning pins, while returning national champion Riley had a major decision. Those three wins helped the Little Giants cruise to a 33-7 victory over the visiting Olivet Comets.
 
The night started out with former Perry Meridian Falcon Jacob Cottey taking the mat and losing a tough 7-2 match after getting the first takedown. At 133lbs, Chandler Moore had an impressive 11-5 decision in his first collegiate action. He narrowly missed the major giving up a late reversal.
 
With the team score knotted at 3, Michael Venezia came away with a 9-1 major decision for Wabash’s first lead of the night. From there, another Perry product, Nick Bova squeaked out an 8-7 victory on riding time at 149lbs.
 
At 157lbs, returning two-time All-American Reece Lefever had very little trouble disposing of his Comet opponent in just under two minutes. With Wabash up 16-3 the victories kept pouring on with Ethan Farmer tilling up an 11-3 victory at 165lbs.
 
The 174lbs match was supposed to be one of the better ones of the night with two top 5 ranked wrestlers butting heads. However, Conner Lefever didn’t waste much time and disposed of Nicholas Allen in 1:33 to confirm his higher ranking and get a little edge on twin brother Reece.
 
After an undefeated freshman season Riley Lefever took the mat looking to build upon his success. He garnered four first period takedowns en route to a 16-4 major decision. At 197lbs, Wabash’s Brett Thumm overcame a 6-2 first period deficit to win 11-9 on a late takedown and nearfall. Olivet’s Jesse Judge cruised to a 11-1 major decision at heavyweight to give Olivet their second win on the night.
 
125- Michael Schmidt (Olivet) over Jacob Cottey (Wabash
133- Chandler Moore (Wabash) over Matt Darling (Olivet)
141- Michael Venezia (Wabash) over Dominick Trevino (Olivet)
149- Nick Bova (Wabash) over Kyle Witgen (Olivet)
157- Reece Lefever (Wabash) over Ross Pennock (Olivet)
165- Ethan Farmer (Wabash) over Frederick Findeisen (Olivet)
174- Conner Lefever (Wabash) over Nicholas Allen (Olivet)
184- Riley Lefever (Wabash) over Justin Johnson (Olivet)
197- Brett Thumm (Wabash) over Thomas Hall (Olivet)
285- Jesse Judge (Olivet) over Conner Smith (Wabash)

1922
Tri-Eastern Conference Brackets
Teams
Centerville, Hagerstown, Lincoln, Northeastern, Tri-High, Union City, Union County, Winchester
 
Click here for brackets

1918
This Week in Wrestling January 26th-February 1st
Dual Schedule
Date/Time Event Jan 27 06:30 pm Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at Yorktown Jan 28 06:30 pm North Vermillion at Oakwood(IL) Jan 29 06:00 pm Brebeuf Jesuit at Indianapolis Crispus Attucks  
Tournament Schedule
 
Date/Time Event Teams Feb 01 08:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Carroll(Fort Wayne) at Carroll(Fort Wayne) Teams: Carroll(Fort Wayne) Churubusco Columbia City Eastside Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Fort Wayne Concordia Fort Wayne Northrop Garrett Huntington North Whitko Feb 01 08:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Southridge at Southridge Teams: Bedford North Lawrence Floyd Central Forest Park Jasper Mitchell New Albany North Knox Pike Central Southridge Feb 01 08:30 am IHSAA Sectional at Jay County at Jay County Teams: Adams Central Bellmont Blackford Bluffton Jay County Norwell South Adams Southern Wells Union City Feb 01 08:30 am IHSAA Sectional at Avon at Avon Teams: Avon Ben Davis Brownsburg Danville Greencastle North Putnam Pike Plainfield South Putnam Speedway Tri-West Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at New Haven at New Haven Teams: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Fort Wayne North Side Fort Wayne Snider Fort Wayne South Side Fort Wayne Wayne Heritage Homestead Leo New Haven Woodlan Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Delta at Delta Teams: Cowan Daleville Delta Monroe Central Muncie Central Randolph Southern Wapahani Wes-Del Winchester Yorktown Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Crown Point at Crown Point Teams: Boone Grove Crown Point Hanover Central Hebron Kankakee Valley Lake Central Lowell Wheeler Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Portage at Portage Teams: Andrean Calumet Griffith Highland Hobart Lake Station Edison Portage River Forest Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at East Chicago at East Chicago Central Teams: East Chicago Central Gary West Side Hammond Hammond Bishop Noll Hammond Clark Hammond Gavit Hammond Morton Merrillville Munster Whiting Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Westview at Westview Teams: Angola Central Noble DeKalb East Noble Fremont Lakeland Prairie Heights West Noble Westview Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Peru at Peru Teams: Cass Caston Maconaquah Manchester North Miami Northfield Peru Rochester Southwood Wabash Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Laporte at LaPorte Teams: Chesterton John Glenn Knox LaPorte Michigan City New Prairie North Judson Valparaiso Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Mishawaka at Mishawaka Teams: Mishawaka Mishawaka Marian Penn South Bend Adams South Bend Clay South Bend Riley South Bend St. Joseph South Bend Washington Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Plymouth at Plymouth Teams: Bremen Culver Academies Culver Community LaVille Plymouth Tippecanoe Valley Triton Warsaw Wawasee Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Twin Lakes at Twin Lakes Teams: Benton Central Frontier Logansport North Newton North White Pioneer Rensselaer Central South Newton Tri County Twin Lakes West Central Winamac Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Lafayette Jefferson at Lafayette Jefferson Teams: Attica Carroll (Flora) Delphi Faith Christian Harrison (WL) Lafayette Central Catholic Lafayette Jefferson McCutcheon Seeger West Lafayette Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Elkhart Memorial at Elkhart Memorial Teams: Concord Elkhart Central Elkhart Memorial Fairfield Goshen Jimtown Northridge NorthWood Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Westview at Westview Teams: Angola Central Noble DeKalb East Noble Fremont Lakeland Prairie Heights West Noble Westview Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Oak Hill at Oak Hill Teams: Eastbrook Eastern (Greentown) Kokomo Madison-Grant Marion Mississinewa Northwestern Oak Hill Taylor Tri-Central Western Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Crawfordsville at Crawfordsville Teams: Covington Crawfordsville Fountain Central North Montgomery North Vermillion Parke Heritage South Vermillion Southmont Western Boone Zionsville Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Frankfort at Frankfort Teams: Carmel Clinton Central Clinton Prairie Fishers Frankfort Hamilton Southeastern Lebanon Rossville Sheridan Westfield Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Elwood at Elwood Teams: Alexandria Anderson Elwood Frankton Guerin Catholic Hamilton Heights Lapel Noblesville Pendleton Heights Tipton Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Arsenal Tech at Indianapolis Arsenal Tech Teams: Brebeuf Jesuit Indiana Blind Indiana Deaf Indianapolis Arsenal Tech Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Indianapolis Cathedral Lawrence Central Lawrence North Mount Vernon (Fortville) North Central Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Southport at Southport Teams: Beech Grove Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Indianapolis Emmerich Manual Indianapolis George Washington Perry Meridian Providence Cristo Rey Roncalli Southport Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Shelbyville at Shelbyville Teams: Eastern Hancock Franklin Central Greenfield-Central Indianapolis Howe Academy Indianapolis Lutheran Indianapolis Scecina Memorial New Palestine Shelbyville Triton Central Warren Central Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Tri at Tri Teams: Blue River Valley Cambridge City Lincoln Centerville Hagerstown Knightstown New Castle Northeastern Richmond Shenandoah Tri Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Franklin County at Franklin County Teams: Batesville Connersville East Central Franklin County Greensburg Lawrenceburg Milan Oldenburg Academy Rushville South Dearborn Union County Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Mooresville at Mooresville Teams: Cascade Center Grove Cloverdale Decatur Central Franklin Community Greenwood Martinsville Monrovia Mooresville Whiteland Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Bloomington North at Bloomington North Teams: Bloomington North Bloomington South Edgewood Indian Creek Northview Owen Valley Paoli Sullivan Terre Haute North Terre Haute South West Vigo Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Castle at Castle Teams: Boonville Castle Evansville Bosse Evansville Harrison Evansville Reitz Heritage Hills South Spencer Tecumseh Washington Wood Memorial Feb 01 09:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Evansville Central at Evansville Central Teams: Evansville Central Evansville Mater Dei Evansville North Evansville Reitz Gibson Southern Mount Vernon (Posey) North Posey Princeton Vincennes Lincoln Feb 01 09:45 am IHSAA Sectional at Jennings County at Jennings County Teams: Brown County Columbus East Columbus North Jennings County Madison Scottsburg Seymour Southwestern (Hanover) Switzerland County West Washington Feb 01 10:00 am IHSAA Sectional at Jeffersonville at Jeffersonville Teams: Borden Charlestown Corydon Central Crawford County Eastern (Pekin) Jeffersonville New Washington North Harrison Providence Salem Silver Creek Tell City
1911
2012 Sectional Brackets
Date: Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012.
Admission: $5.
Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the regional tournament. Also, the championship team in the individual sectional tournament advances to the regional round of the team tournament.
 
1. East Chicago Central (10), 9 am CT
East Chicago Central, Hammond, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Hammond Morton, Highland, Lake Central, Munster, Whiting.
 
2. Calumet (9), 9 am CT
Calumet, Gary Roosevelt, Gary Wallace, Gary West Side, Griffith, Hobart, Lake Station Edison, Merrillville, River Forest.
 
3. Crown Point (9), 9 am CT
Andrean, Boone Grove, Crown Point, Hanover Central, Hebron, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, North Newton, Valparaiso.
 
4. LaPorte (8), 9 am CT
Chesterton, Glenn, Knox, LaPorte, Michigan City, New Prairie, North Judson, Portage.
 
5. Mishawaka (9), 9 am ET
LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington.
 
6. Plymouth (9), 9 am ET
Bremen, Culver Academies, Culver Community, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw, Wawasee.
 
7. Twin Lakes (11), 9:30 am ET
Cass, Caston, Frontier, Logansport, North White, Pioneer, Rensselaer Central, South Newton, Twin Lakes, West Central, Winamac.
 
8. Lafayette Jefferson (10), 8:30 am ET
Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Delphi, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Rossville, Seeger, West Lafayette.
 
9. Elkhart Memorial (8), 9 am ET
Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood.
 
10. Westview (10), 9 am ET
Angola, Central Noble, DeKalb, East Noble, Fremont, Howe Military, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview.
 
11. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (10), 8 am ET
Carroll (Fort Wayne), Churubusco, Columbia City, Eastside, Garrett, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Leo, Whitko.
 
12. New Haven (9), 8:30 am ET
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan.
 
13. Peru (8), 8:30 am ET
Huntington North, Maconaquah, Manchester, North Miami, Northfield, Peru, Southwood, Wabash.
 
14. Oak Hill (10), 9 am ET
Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, Northwestern, Oak Hill, Taylor, Western.
 
15. Jay County (9), 8:30 am ET
Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Jay County, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells, Union City.
 
16. Delta (10), 9 am ET
Daleville, Delta, Monroe Central, Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, Randolph Southern, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester, Yorktown.
 
17. Crawfordsville (10), 9 am ET
Attica, Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Rockville, South Vermillion, Southmont, Turkey Run.
 
18. Zionsville (11), 8:30 am ET
Carmel, Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Fishers, Frankfort, Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, Sheridan, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville.
 
19. Hamilton Heights (11), 8 am ET
Alexandria, Anderson, Elwood, Frankton, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Heights, Lapel, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Tipton, Tri-Central.
 
20. Lawrence Central (11), 8:30 am ET
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Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Howe Academy, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Scecina, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis).
 
21. Indianapolis Washington (12), 9 am ET
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Ben Davis, Brebeuf Jesuit, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Washington, Park Tudor, Perry Meridian, Pike, Southport, Speedway.
 
22. Shelbyville (11), 9 am ET
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Beech Grove, Eastern Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Indianapolis Marshall, Mount Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine, Roncalli, Shelbyville, Triton Central, Warren Central.
 
23. Tri (11), 9 am ET
Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Hagerstown, Knightstown, New Castle, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville, Shenandoah, Tri.
 
24. Franklin County (10), 8 am ET
Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Milan, Oldenburg Academy, South Dearborn, Union County.
 
25. Avon (9), 8:30 am ET
Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Cloverdale, Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, South Putnam, Tri-West Hendricks.
 
26. Mooresville (10), 9 am ET
Center Grove, Decatur Central, Franklin, Greenwood, Indian Creek, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Plainfield, Whiteland.
 
27. Northview (9), 8:30 am ET
Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Edgewood, Northview, Owen Valley, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, West Vigo.
 
28. Jennings County (10), 9 am ET
Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County, Columbus East, Columbus North, Jennings County, Madison, Seymour, Scottsburg, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County.
 
29. Jeffersonville (10), 9 am ET
Charlestown, Christian Academy of Indiana, Corydon Central, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, New Washington, Providence, Salem.
 
30. Southridge (10), 9 am ET
Crawford County, Forest Park, Jasper, Mitchell, North Knox, Paoli, Pike Central, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.
 
31. Castle (9), 9 am CT
Boonville, Castle, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Princeton, South Spencer, Tecumseh, Tell City, Wood Memorial.
 
32. Evansville Central (9), 9 am CT
Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Mount Vernon, North Posey.

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2013 IHSAA Regional Brackets
Date: Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013.
Admission: $7.
Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the semi-state tournament.

1.    Calumet
Feeder Sectionals: Calumet, East Chicago Central.

 
2.    Crown Point
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Feeder Sectionals: Crown Point, LaPorte.
 
3.    Rochester
Feeder Sectionals: Mishawaka, Plymouth.
 
4.    Logansport
Feeder Sectionals: Lafayette Jefferson, Twin Lakes.
 
5.    Goshen
Feeder Sectionals: Elkhart Memorial, Westview.
 
6.    Carroll (Fort Wayne)
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Feeder Sectionals: Carroll (Fort Wayne), New Haven.
 
7.    Peru
Feeder Sectionals: Oak Hill, Peru.
 
8.    Jay County
Feeder Sectionals: Delta, Jay County.
 
9.    North Montgomery
Feeder Sectionals: Crawfordsville, Zionsville.
 
10.  Pendleton Heights
Feeder Sectionals: Hamilton Heights, Indianapolis Arlington.
 
11.  Perry Meridian
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Feeder Sectionals: Indianapolis Northwest, Warren Central.
 
12.  Richmond
Feeder Sectionals: Shenandoah, South Dearborn.
 
13.  Mooresville
Feeder Sectionals: Avon, Mooresville.
 
14.  Bloomington South
Feeder Sectionals: Northview, Southridge.
 
15.  Jeffersonville
Feeder Sectionals: Jeffersonville, Jennings County.
 
16.  Castle
Feeder Sectionals: Castle, Evansville Central.
 


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2021 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.
 
Thank you
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World Team Trials preview in freestyle at 65 kg
By Craig Sesker USA Wrestling
 
Brent Metcalf is ready for a breakthrough.
 
The two-time World Team member is ready to win a World medal this season for the United States.
 
Metcalf looks well on his way after shutting out all four of his opponents en route to winning the U.S. Open freestyle title at 65 kg/143 lbs. He outscored his four Open foes a combined 39-0.
 
Metcalf’s U.S. Open victory clinched him a spot in the final-round series for the U.S. World Team Trials, set for May 31-June 1 in Madison, Wis. He will face the winner of the Challenge Tournament in the best-of-3 match finals.
 
Champions at the Trials advance to September’s World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
 
Metcalf also went 5-0 at the World Cup this year and is coming off an 11-8 win over World No. 1 Magomed Kurbanaliev of Russia at the Beat the Streets Dual in New York City.
 
Metcalf is in a strong weight class with plenty of firepower.
 
Two-time NCAA champion Kellen Russell was second to Metcalf at the 2013 Trials and 2014 Open.
 
Past Junior World medalists Logan Stieber and Jordan Oliver also can’t be counted out. Stieber will look to win his fourth NCAA title next season and Oliver has beaten a number of top foreign opponents, including Kubanaliev.
 
Past NCAA champion Frank Molinaro has turned in a strong season. He was fourth at the Open.
 
Two-time World Team member Reece Humphrey took fifth at the Open while wrestling up a weight class.
 
Continue reading on TheMat.com World Team Trials preview in freestyle at 65 kg