SlickRodz Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Listening to the "Bio's" on Saturday of the wrestlers in the finals they were all, 3 time sectional, 2 time regional and SS, multiple club State and National awards etc. Has anyone ever heard of a wrestler that came from nowhere to be in the final or win it all. Exclude freshmen, looking for upperclassmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogleg Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Rob Pavletic from Hobart at 160 his Junior year back in 89 or 90. I don't thin anyone expected him to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Brock Norton of Carroll didn't make it out of sectional until this year and finished 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listenup20 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I think in like 90 or 91 Dennis Watson from Merrillville won, after getting 4th place at Semi-State and didn't win Regionals either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CombatSpeed Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I can't believe no Mater Dei folk have brought up Sam Wildeman?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Sam definitely shocked the world but he didn't come "out-of-nowhere" for 2 reasons. #1 he's from MD and #2 his dad was a state champ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefthanded Headlock Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Jason Fryar from Whiteland. He started wrestling as a Junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMcMurray Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 how about that Evansville Memorial kid a couple years back at 119.? I think he beat Cosgrove in the Semi finals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastwrestling Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 that was anthony williams from evansville central Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice135 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Fernando Martinez from Highland. I don't think he made it out of Sectionals his sophomore year and won state his junior year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom444 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I can't believe no Mater Dei folk have brought up Sam Wildeman?! How was this a shock... He wrestled varsity as a Junior and had like 2 losses and got upset at semi state by Brent Smith from Seymour I believe... I was not shocked at all he won his senior yer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAncientElder Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 James Buress of Bloomington was the 1953 127 lbs champ as a first year wrestler. TheAncientElder (TAE) The Imperial Potentate and Grand Poobah of Classless wrestling in Indiana. I wear my Fez with pride. www.theancientelder.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wadkins / Calumet Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Dennis Watson won the Merrillville Semistate in 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naco228 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Brock Norton of Carroll didn't make it out of sectional until this year and finished 3rd. wow...very impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Brigade Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I believe the confusion with Wildeman might have something to do with the fact that he was somehow unranked when he entered the postseason. I believe the same puzzling situation happened with Cooper Samuels a couple of years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCard Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Coach Wadkins, I know I was shocked that year when he beat Eddie at the Semi-State, after that weekend he seemed to ride the momentum to the title that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booker T Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I can't believe no Mater Dei folk have brought up Sam Wildeman?! How was this a shock... He wrestled varsity as a Junior and had like 2 losses and got upset at semi state by Brent Smith from Seymour I believe... I was not shocked at all he won his senior yer I would think it could be considered a shock because most of the state champs every year have at least been down and usually placed at least once...Most guys (besides 103 and maybe 112) dont go from never wrestling in an atmosphere as big as the state finals to taking home a blue medal...It does happen, but its pretty rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Bryce Hasseman never made it to state until his senior year when he won it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funk Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Another cool fact about Brock Norton is that he didn't wrestle varsity all of his sophomore year. I think he earned the varsity spot late in the year. So basically he was JV 1/2 the year last year and #3 in the state this year. Very talented kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Bryce Hasseman never made it to state until his senior year when he won it. And still wrestling impressively even today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Dustin Nosko from MD surprised a lot of people the year Wildeman won. He had been out injured most of the year and lost some matches if I remember correctly in the Regionals, Semi-State because he looked gassed. Ended up pinning a undefeated kid that was a twin who had moved here from Georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Another cool fact about Brock Norton is that he didn't wrestle varsity all of his sophomore year. I think he earned the varsity spot late in the year. So basically he was JV 1/2 the year last year and #3 in the state this year. Very talented kid. Check out the weight class he was in as a freshman at sectional Weight: 119 1st: ELI MICHEL, Columbia City 12 21- 2- State Placer 2nd: JASON KIMMEL, Churubusco 12 9- 2- State Qualifier 3rd: BRYCE SCHENDEL, Garrett 9 28- 6- State Qualifier 4th: JUSTIN BECK, Leo 9 22- 11- State Qualifier 5th: BROCK NORTON, Carroll (FW) 9 21-10- State 3rd Placer That was a pretty loaded weight class. Norton was 17-3 last year, he wrestled most of the year after the starter, Conner LeFever, was injured. His three losses were to Taylor March(twice) and to Will Sheets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom444 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Jason Fryar from Whiteland. He started wrestling as a Junior. This was a huge upset!!! beating Wagner in the finals... down by 4 with 10 seconds left hits a throw and gets the 2 takedown 3 nearfall to win the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiralride1 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Beat me to the Whiteland Heavy!!! Excellent show of "never give up"!!!! What about Ryan Pribble? When I saw Turkey Run I was like WHAT?!? This aint no Thanksgiving 5K ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Brigade Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Beat me to the Whiteland Heavy!!! Excellent show of "never give up"!!!! What about Ryan Pribble? When I saw Turkey Run I was like WHAT?!? This aint no Thanksgiving 5K ha ha I believe Pribble placed at state either the year before or two years before. Tough kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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