Today was Brownsburg 5th running of our youth ISWA tournament. This has grown far more than we ever thought when we took the initial plunge to host our first youth tournament 5years ago. We've taken some risks over the years but hope it has helped bring strength to local Indiana wrestling opportunities and competition. We'd like to express a couple thanks to those that have helped us build this tournament. First, thank you Red Cobra wrestling for sponsoring our tournament these past three years, its been a blessing having your support and influence. Secondly thank you contenders wrestling for your annual support in sending a large contingent of wrestlers, very impressive talent and numbers every year. Special thanks to Jim LittleJohn in assembling an excellent officiating crew every year, these guys have a long day on Saturday at sectionals then make the trek up to Bburg on Sunday, you guys are awesome. Finally, I'd like to express thanks to Mark Durham for volunteering his time to mentor and coach me every year in the ways of trackwrestling, Indiana wrestling is fortunate to have his skills.
Thank you parents and teams that have travelled from all over the state today to compete here at the burg; especially great seeing representation from the far north and south corners of the state with the Region, Evansville, Madison, and some ft wayne kids; also Terra Haute looks to have a good thing going, was impressed with the talent I saw out of the Terra Haute teams today, that area may field some tough high school teams in the future.
Top 25 Rank/ Name/ Grade/ Projected High School/ Current Weight/ Projected HS Weight/HS Current Ranking(2017/18)/2018 results
1. Jesse Mendez--7th grade--Crown Point/Mount Carmel--107--(113-126)--MS
(USA wrestling schoolboy 105 triple crown winner, 5X USA National Champ, Tulsa Champ, IHPO Champ, 2X Ohio TOC champ, 2X Middle School state champ, Super32-3rd, schoolboy Pan Am Greco gold medalist, undefeated at Middle School Nat duals(X2), undefeated at VAC holiday and NHSCA Duals(X2), undefeated in both styles at Schoolboy duals, ranked #39 on Flo Wrestling junior High Big Board, ranked #14 on Youth1 top 75 youth wrestlers, Schoolboy World Team member)
2. Blake Boarman--8th grade--Mater Dei--117--(113)--#5–3rd Place
(7-3 at VAC holiday duals, 6-1 at the Middle School duals, USA National Champ, Tulsa Champ, 1st, 2nd and 7th at Middle School State)
3. Noah Mis--8th grade--Mount Carmel--110--(113)--IL(3A) #10–State Qualifier
(9-1 at VAC holiday duals, 8-1 at NHSCA Duals, 8-0 at AAU Duals, 5-2 at middle school Duals, 3rd at USA Nationals, 1st, 1st, and 2nd at Middle School State)
4. Raymond(Brock) Ellis--8th grade--Chesterton--144--(145)--#20–State Qualifier
(7-1 at Greco Cadet Duals, 9-0 at VAC holiday duals, 7-0 at Middle School National duals, 2nd at Preseason Nationals and USA Nationals, Indy National Champ, 8th at middle school state)
5. Evan Bates--8th grade--Chesterton--170--(170)--EC-SS-#5–Semi State Qualifier
(8-0 in freestyle and 6-2 at Greco at Schoolboy duals, Middle School State Champ, 6-0 Christmas Duals, 5-2 at NHSCA duals, ISWA triple crown winner, 7-3 VAC Duals, 6-1 at Middle School National duals, Winter Nat. Champ, 5th Preseason Nationals)
6. Zeke Seltzer--7th grade--Cathedral--107--(113-126)--MS
(3rd place in Freestyle Nationals, 9-0 at the NHSCA duals, Central Regional Champ, 7-1 schoolboy duals freestyle, 5-2 Middle school duals, 2X runner up at Middle school state, ISWA State Champ
7. Cole Ross--8th grade--Mater Dei--115--(106)--#6–State Qualifier
(9-1 at VAC holiday duals, 6-0 at Middle School National duals, Tulsa nationals 6th place, 1st and 3rd at Middle School state)
8. Gavinn Alstott--8th grade--Floyd Central--105--(106)--#10–State Quslifier
(8-0 at AAU middle school duals, 8-1 at NHSCA duals, 7-0 at Middle School National duals, 6-1 at Heartland Duals, 3rd at TOC, Middle School State placed 2nd, 2nd, and 5th)
9. Kysen Montgomery--8th grade--Brownsburg--114--(106)--#4–5th Place
(6-2 in freestyle at Schoolboy Duals, NUWAY national champ, Runner Up USA Nationals, runner up at TOC, Indy National champ, 7-1 at Heartland Duals, multi freestyle titles, 2nd and 5th at middle school state)
10. Scott Fitts--8th grade--Mater Dei--135--(145)--#18–state qualifier
(Dixie National Champ, 9-1 at VAC holiday duals, 8-1 at the NHSCA duals, 8-0 at heartland Duals, 6th at Tulsa nationals, Preseason nationals 7th, 1st and 7th at Middle School state)
11. Alex Cottey--8th grade--Perry Meridian--97--(106)--#5–2nd Place
(8-2 at Disney Duals, 9-0 at the NHSCA duals, 7-0 Cadet Greco Duals, 8-0 Cadet Freestyle Duals, 5-2 Middle School Duals, 4th at TOC, Middle School State 2nd and 6th place, Multi ISWA triple Crown winner)
12. Brady Mckivtz--8th grade--Avon--126--(120)--NR—didn’t wrestle
(Runner Up and 4th at USA Nationals, Indy National Champ, 1st, 7th, and 8th at middle school state, ISWA triple crown winner)
13. Tyler Conley--8th grade--Avon--112--(113)--#11–State Qualifier
(7-3 VAC holiday Dual, multi ISWA state champ, 3rd at NHSCA, Middle School State 3rd, 4th, and 7th)
14. Jaden Reynolds--8th grade--Avon--130--(132)--#20–semi state qualifier
(Dixie Champ, Best of the Midwest Champ, 2016 Triple Crown Winner, Runner up at Middle School State)
15. Ben Dalton--8th grade--Monrovia--95--(106)--#8–Semi State Qualifier
(7-3 VAC, multi ISWA triple crown winner, 2X Middle School state Champ)
16. Tyler Turley--8th grade--Hobart--150--(145)--#13–Semi State Qualifier
(9-1 at VAC, 8-0 at Heartland Duals, 3X USA National All American, Indy Nationals champ, 2nd, 3rd and 5th at Middle School state, multi ISWA state champ)
17. Cheaney Schoeff--6th grade--Plainfield--85--(106)--MS
(Middle School State Champ, 6-0 at Christmas Duals, 9-0 at VAC duals, 7-2 at the NHSCA duals, NUWAY Nationals Champ, 6-1 at Middle School National duals, 6-1 at Heartland Duals, multi time ISWA triple crown winner, 3rd and 5th at USA Nationals)
18. Aiden Warren--8th grade--Perry Meridian--143--(152)--#19–State Qualifier
(8-1 at the NHSCA duals, 5th and 8th at middle school state, multiple ISWA state titles, 3rd at Preseason Nationals)
19. Preston Teusch--8th grade--Huntington--90--(106)--#19–Semi State Qualifier
(2X Middle School State Champ, 5-2 at Middle School Nat Duals, Dominate the Dells Champ, NUWAY national champ, Indy National Champ)
20. Alec Freeman--8th grade--Mater Dei--89--(106)--NR—Behind Cole Ross
(9-1 at VAC holiday duals, 5-2 at Middle school duals, 7-1 at Heartland Duals, multi ISWA state titles, 2nd, 3rd, and 7th at Middle School state)
21. Robert Bowman--8th grade--Mount Carmel--156--(160)--NR in IL
(Central Regional freestyle champ, 1st and 4th at USA National, Indy Nat champ, 7-1 at Heartland Duals, 8th at middle school state, ISWA triple crown winner)
22. Johnny Parker--8th grade--Cathedral--143--(138-152)--NR—JV
(6-1 at Middle School National Duals, USA National Champ, 3X ISWA triple crown winner, 2X Indy Nat Champ, Runner Up at Middle School State)
23. Cameron Allen--8th grade--Plainfield--100--(106)--#15–Semi State Qualifier
(Runner up at Flo Kickoff, 3X NUWAY national champ, Indy Nationals champ, ISWA triple crown winner, 2nd, 2nd, and 3rd at Middle School State)
24. David Pierson--8th grade--Warren Central--98--(106)--#17–4th Place
(7-1 in freestyle and 8-1 in Greco at Schoolboy National Duals, 5-2 at AAU duals, multi time ISWA state champ)
25. Stephen Roberson Jr--8th grade--Portage--96--(106)--NR—behind Moran
(6-1 at Middle School Nat Duals, 2X NUWAY Nat champ, 2X USA National All American, multi ISWA state champ, 1st, 3rd, and 4th at Middle School state)
Updated on 12/15/2017
Honorable Mention: (Munoz, Bryer Hall--(126, #16–6th Place), Ty Lehman, Koontz, Erb, Sanderfur, Muncie, Baumann, Duncan, Goodwin, Nelson, Wagner, Timmerman, Heath--(120, #19–State Qualifier), Ross--(113, #7–Semi state Qualifier), and Ison.
Great topic! Kentucky always brings an 8th grader or two to the Mater Dei classic.
Zeke Esclara 106 from Union County is an 8th grader and tech falled Mater Dei's Hinderliter 23-6 and majored Raymond Rioux from Avon 14-6
UC also brought 8th grader Payne Carr to the classic and he was pinned by Mater Dei's Matt Lee and then turned around and majored him 17-9 for 3rd.
Zeke is 45-0 and is the favorite to win the title. Payne is 37-5 and should place.
Back to the main question-
Looking at some champions and placers track accounts it looks like some have beat or lost a close one to several 106lbers who are at state this year. Ben Dalton just won middle school state and has a previous win over Drake Campbell.
Gavin Alstott who finished 2nd to Dalton, lost to Campbell 8-1 and Rioux 6-0.
Cole Ross (Bloomington) who won Middle School State has a loss against Brayden Littell by pin and a 7-6 decision loss to Owen Sego.
Blake Boarmen (Meter Dei) has a 14-7 loss to Alec Viduya. Has a 10-4 win over Brice Coleman. 6-4 and 9-1 win over Devin Casebolt. 8-1 loss to Asa Garcia when Asa was an 8th grader and Blake was a 6th grader.
Noah Mis (Griffin) has a win over Drake Campbell in greco
The Jesse Mendez kid is an absolute beast for only a 7th grader. What high school is he going to? Possible 4Xer right there...
I think several 8th graders could compete at a high level and possibly punch their ticket to the state finals.
Didn't do anything to my butt. I just think Jr. High is Jr. High and in a time when there's a lot of chest thumping and big egos...suggesting a 13 year old would place with 17-18 year olds, serves no good purpose. I know a few high schoolers who got their priorities screwed up by reading their rankings too often. Jr. High kids will have their day, but the less publicity at a young age, the better. I feel the same about comparing High School wrestlers to Big Ten wrestlers. Wait until they are in the college room and deserve/have earned that conversation. Just my opinion, since you asked. If Reiser and I were talking in person, it would be different, but saying on here that a JH kid is good enough to place in HS, when there are tons of hard working HS kids who lost in the ticket round or before...kinda slaps them in the face, as well as puffs up the JH kid unnecessarily.
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