Coach Tonte

Wednesday RTC, 6-7:30 pm. Door 21 at Franklin Community 
 
Keep the kids coming. Time to start preparing for Team Indiana trips. 
 
 
DEREK GILCHER, Indiana University. 
NCAA qualifier, senior nationals US open 5th place, Big10 championship 8th place, uww u23 nationals 7th place, Fargo freestyle nationals 7th place, 3x Michigan state champ
 

I coached their stud coach Jake Oniel in high school. Dude had some hips. Also might have coached his assistants Riley Mcclurg state champ and Chico Adams 2xer:)And yes I know the kids well. Except Waylon. I’m so excited to talk to this young man. Awesome on the mat and off the mat. 
 
everyone get here tonight and scrap. 

Franklin RTC Wednesday. Excited to have:
Waylon Cressell 
Warren Central 
2x state champ 
IHSAA State Champion
NDHSAA State Champion
2X Fargo All American 
Marion Co Champ, MIC Champ, Sectional, Regional and Semi State Champ, Rumble on the Red Champ
 
its state week. Let’s be deep and get after. Lots of live. East side bringing a crew. 

Derek Blubaugh will run Franklin's RTC this week. Enter door 21.  6-7:30pm.  Also, coming with Derek will be All American teammate heavyweight Cale Gray.  Cale will be there to roll around with any big kids.
  Derek Blub2024 National Champion at 197 ... Earned 2024 Outstanding Wrestler at the DII National Championship ... A two-time NCAA Division II National Runner-up at 197 (2021-22, 2022-23) … Back-to-back GLVC Wrestler of the Year honoree in 2022-23 and 2023-24 …  Captured his first Midwest Classic title at 197 in 2023-24 ... First Team All-GLVC in 2022, 2023, 2024 and a second team nod in 2021 … Two- time NWCA Scholar All-Academic and three-time Academic All-GLVC honoree … Led the Greyhounds in victories in 22-23 with 33, while capturing 12 falls … helped lead the Greyhounds to their first GLVC Championship in 2022-23


Four-year letterwinner in wrestling for Bloomington South...two-time state placer, 6th as a junior, 4th as a senior...career record of 153-26...four-time sectional and regional champ...Conference champ as a senior...two-time Team MVP...team captain as a senior...84 pins as a prep.

Engineering major...National Honor society member...National art Honor Society member...son of Rene and Dana Blubaugh... Grandson of the Olympic Gold Medalist Doug Blubaugh, winner of the 1960 Olympic gold medal ... Doug Blubaugh was also the 1957 NCAA DI National Champion for Oklahoma State at 157lbs.
 

Derek Blubaugh will run Franklin's RTC this week. Enter door 21.  6-7:30pm.  Also, coming with Derek will be All American teammate heavyweight Cale Gray.  Cale will be there to roll around with any big kids.
  Derek Blub2024 National Champion at 197 ... Earned 2024 Outstanding Wrestler at the DII National Championship ... A two-time NCAA Division II National Runner-up at 197 (2021-22, 2022-23) … Back-to-back GLVC Wrestler of the Year honoree in 2022-23 and 2023-24 …  Captured his first Midwest Classic title at 197 in 2023-24 ... First Team All-GLVC in 2022, 2023, 2024 and a second team nod in 2021 … Two- time NWCA Scholar All-Academic and three-time Academic All-GLVC honoree … Led the Greyhounds in victories in 22-23 with 33, while capturing 12 falls … helped lead the Greyhounds to their first GLVC Championship in 2022-23


Four-year letterwinner in wrestling for Bloomington South...two-time state placer, 6th as a junior, 4th as a senior...career record of 153-26...four-time sectional and regional champ...Conference champ as a senior...two-time Team MVP...team captain as a senior...84 pins as a prep.

Engineering major...National Honor society member...National art Honor Society member...son of Rene and Dana Blubaugh... Grandson of the Olympic Gold Medalist Doug Blubaugh, winner of the 1960 Olympic gold medal ... Doug Blubaugh was also the 1957 NCAA DI National Champion for Oklahoma State at 157lbs.
 

Clinician: Nick Hull
ISWA Olympic Developmental Director
USAW National Developmental COY
UWW International Freestyle Certified
UWW Masters Bronze Medalist
US Open Masters Champion
Collegiate All-American
IHSAA State Champion 3x placer
Has developed and trained numerous men's and womens state and national champions at all levels.
 
enter door 21. 6-7:30 pm this Wednesday. 
 
 
lots of great freestyle technique and freestyle live. The rooms been popping. Let’s keep it going. 

Prayers from the Tonte family and Franklin wrestling. 

Prayers from the Tonte family and Franklin wrestling. 

FREE

Free ISWA Wrestling RTC/Clinic
Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner 

When: Tues. Mar. 12, 2024, 6-7:30 pm  Where: Franklin Community HS Enter Door 21  
REQUIRED: Current USAW Card Required. Boys/Girls/All Ages Accepted
Join us for a full wrestling clinic with 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner who overcame a  devastating accident to shock the world and defeat the previously unbeaten Russian, Alexander Karelin, in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.   Franklin will host a special two day RTC next week to kick off Freestyle/Greco season. March 12th, Tuesday night, 6-7:30 pm Franklin will host Perry Meridian’s RTC and have Greco Olympic Gold medalist Rulon Gardner. 



 
Free ISWA Wrestling RTC/Clinic
Indiana’s 4 Timer CJ Red & IU Asst Coach

 
When: Wed. Mar. 13, 2024, 6-7:30 pm  Where: Franklin Community HS Enter Door 21  
REQUIRED: Current USAW Card Required. Boys/Girls/All Ages Accepted
 Indiana’s very own four timer and assistant IU Coach C.J. Red will be running RTC.
 THIS IS FREE OF CHARGE FOR BOTH DAYS. What a deal! What a Special two day event hosted by Franklin and Perry Meridian together!
Let’s pack the room these two days and kick off Freestyle/Greco season. 
Coach Tonte, Franklin Community HS & Coach Schoettle, Perry Meridian HS
C.J. Red, Assistant IU Coach 
The 2022-23 season marks C.J. Red's first on the Indiana Wrestling coaching staff.
In year one, Red helped Indiana's program make big strides. The Hoosiers' 8-5 record in 2022-23 was the team's best since 2016-17, that included three Big Ten wins and three ranked victories, as well.
Red provided valuable experience of wrestling at the highest stage and in recent time, after just finishing his collegiate career in March 2022. He worked closely with Indiana's light and middleweights and helped push Graham Rooks (149 lbs.) to have the best season for an Indiana wrestler since 2017.
Rooks went 29-11 and reached the Round of 12 at his third career NCAA Championships. This was the furthest an Indiana Wrestler had gone in the tournament since 2017 when Nate Jackson got eighth place at 184 lbs. Rooks also finished in fifth place at the Big Ten Championships.
Red, an Indiana native, returns to his home state after completing his highly successful collegiate wrestling career at Nebraska this past spring.
At Nebraska, Red was a standout in the lineup at 141 lbs. throughout his entire career from 2016-2022. Red was a three-time NCAA All-American ––– earning sixth place at the 2021 NCAA Championships, as well as eighth place in 2019 and seventh place in 2018. In total, he was a five-time NCAA Championships qualifier from 2018-2022.
Additionally, Red earned multiple podium finishes at the Big Ten Championships over the years. He finished in second place in 2019, third in 2020, fourth in 2021 and seventh place in 2018.
For his Cornhusker career, Red had a 98-46 overall record and a 39-20 dual record. He won 22 bouts via fall with five tech falls and nine major decisions to his name. 
The move to the Indiana coaching staff will be Red’s first coaching role in his professional career.
Prior to competing at Nebraska, Red had a legendary high school wrestling career. He attended New Palestine High School where he wrestled for coach Chad Red Sr.
Red went 183-0 in his prep days, including being a four-time state champion. He was deemed the top 132-pounder in the country according to the Asics FloRankings in the class of 2016. He won the 2015 FloNationals crown, was the 2014 Super 32 champion and 2014 Fargo Junior Cadet Nationals champion, all at 126-lbs.
 

Free ISWA Wrestling RTC/Clinic
Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner 

When: Tues. Mar. 12, 2024, 6-7:30 pm  Where: Franklin Community HS Enter Door 21  
REQUIRED: Current USAW Card Required. Boys/Girls/All Ages Accepted
Join us for a full wrestling clinic with 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner who overcame a  devastating accident to shock the world and defeat the previously unbeaten Russian, Alexander Karelin, in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.   Franklin will host a special two day RTC next week to kick off Freestyle/Greco season. March 12th, Tuesday night, 6-7:30 pm Franklin will host Perry Meridian’s RTC and have Greco Olympic Gold medalist Rulon Gardner. 



 
Free ISWA Wrestling RTC/Clinic
Indiana’s 4 Timer CJ Red & IU Asst Coach

 
When: Wed. Mar. 13, 2024, 6-7:30 pm  Where: Franklin Community HS Enter Door 21  
REQUIRED: Current USAW Card Required. Boys/Girls/All Ages Accepted
 Indiana’s very own four timer and assistant IU Coach C.J. Red will be running RTC.
 THIS IS FREE OF CHARGE FOR BOTH DAYS. What a deal! What a Special two day event hosted by Franklin and Perry Meridian together!
Let’s pack the room these two days and kick off Freestyle/Greco season. 
Coach Tonte, Franklin Community HS & Coach Schoettle, Perry Meridian HS
C.J. Red, Assistant IU Coach 
The 2022-23 season marks C.J. Red's first on the Indiana Wrestling coaching staff.
In year one, Red helped Indiana's program make big strides. The Hoosiers' 8-5 record in 2022-23 was the team's best since 2016-17, that included three Big Ten wins and three ranked victories, as well.
Red provided valuable experience of wrestling at the highest stage and in recent time, after just finishing his collegiate career in March 2022. He worked closely with Indiana's light and middleweights and helped push Graham Rooks (149 lbs.) to have the best season for an Indiana wrestler since 2017.
Rooks went 29-11 and reached the Round of 12 at his third career NCAA Championships. This was the furthest an Indiana Wrestler had gone in the tournament since 2017 when Nate Jackson got eighth place at 184 lbs. Rooks also finished in fifth place at the Big Ten Championships.
Red, an Indiana native, returns to his home state after completing his highly successful collegiate wrestling career at Nebraska this past spring.
At Nebraska, Red was a standout in the lineup at 141 lbs. throughout his entire career from 2016-2022. Red was a three-time NCAA All-American ––– earning sixth place at the 2021 NCAA Championships, as well as eighth place in 2019 and seventh place in 2018. In total, he was a five-time NCAA Championships qualifier from 2018-2022.
Additionally, Red earned multiple podium finishes at the Big Ten Championships over the years. He finished in second place in 2019, third in 2020, fourth in 2021 and seventh place in 2018.
For his Cornhusker career, Red had a 98-46 overall record and a 39-20 dual record. He won 22 bouts via fall with five tech falls and nine major decisions to his name. 
The move to the Indiana coaching staff will be Red’s first coaching role in his professional career.
Prior to competing at Nebraska, Red had a legendary high school wrestling career. He attended New Palestine High School where he wrestled for coach Chad Red Sr.
Red went 183-0 in his prep days, including being a four-time state champion. He was deemed the top 132-pounder in the country according to the Asics FloRankings in the class of 2016. He won the 2015 FloNationals crown, was the 2014 Super 32 champion and 2014 Fargo Junior Cadet Nationals champion, all at 126-lbs.
 

It’s going to be a great Wednesday night in the Franklin room. Multiple state place winners last week. Over 70 kids. 
 
lots of hard drill and live going into Folkstyle state this week. 
 
Be there by 5:45 if you can. Come in door 21. 6-7:30 pm. 
 

Breyden Bailey 
4X IHSAA State Placer
2017 IHSAA State Champ
Top 70 Recruit in Class of 2017
Career record: 182-5
2X NCAA National Qualifier 
 
Logan Bailey 
2x IHSAA State Placer
2020 IHSAA State Runner up
2x NCAA All American 
2022 NCAA D2 National Runner Up
 

It’s going to be a great Wednesday night in the Franklin room. Multiple state place winners last week. Over 70 kids. 
 
lots of hard drill and live going into Folkstyle state this week. 
 
Be there by 5:45 if you can. Come in door 21. 6-7:30 pm. 
 

Breyden Bailey 
4X IHSAA State Placer
2017 IHSAA State Champ
Top 70 Recruit in Class of 2017
Career record: 182-5
2X NCAA National Qualifier 
 
Logan Bailey 
2x IHSAA State Placer
2020 IHSAA State Runner up
2x NCAA All American 
2022 NCAA D2 National Runner Up
 

For sure, As I said Joe, the weight class is deep. Lots of respect towards New Pal. 
 
I will say as good as Roncalli is, looking at common opponent scores maybe it’s a little more equal than people think. For example Roncalli beat Fishers 43-36. Portage beat Fishers 48-30. We beat portage 42-20. 

looking at Commons it could translate to us having a similar score with Roncalli that New Pal had. 
 
By no means am I saying we are better than Roncalli, New Pal or any of the teams we are discussing. I’m just saying from those scores it’s another reason for tipping in our favor to get voted in. 
 
Again, mush respect for all those programs. Pretty cool to be mentioned in with all these great 3A programs. I know most of these coaches personally at the top 3A schools and they do a hell of a job. 

I don't think it effects anything, unless they win first round of SS.

This has probably been posted but I’m to lazy to look. I would love to hear from everyone on how they are running woman’s wrestling. 
 
is there a stipend? How many coaches?
 
are you scheduling meets?  Referees? 

practice times?  How are you running this program?
 
I know lots of questions but hoping to see and hear some good models
 
THANKS
 
Coach Tonte 
 
 

This has probably been posted but I’m to lazy to look. I would love to hear from everyone on how they are running woman’s wrestling. 
 
is there a stipend? How many coaches?
 
are you scheduling meets?  Referees? 

practice times?  How are you running this program?
 
I know lots of questions but hoping to see and hear some good models
 
THANKS
 
Coach Tonte 
 
 

Look forward to seeing everyone this evening. 

RTC Wednesday Jared "jmac" McKinley-professional MMA fighter 
 
Wrestled for Coach Tonte and a team state championship 
2x IHSAA State Champion 
207-9 career high school record. 114 Falls.
Full ride scholarship offer the IU(big ten). Wrestled at D1 Cleveland State. 
2x Fargo All-American, 5th&6th
USA wrestling national champ 
16x ISWA State Champion
2x Golden Gloves boxing champion  
Currently 2-0 amateur record MMA winning just last weekend.  
 
enter door 21 
 
6 pm start 
 

RTC Wednesday Jared "jmac" McKinley-professional MMA fighter 
 
Wrestled for Coach Tonte and a team state championship 
2x IHSAA State Champion 
207-9 career high school record. 114 Falls.
Full ride scholarship offer the IU(big ten). Wrestled at D1 Cleveland State. 
2x Fargo All-American, 5th&6th
USA wrestling national champ 
16x ISWA State Champion
2x Golden Gloves boxing champion  
Currently 2-0 amateur record MMA winning just last weekend.  
 
enter door 21 
 
6 pm start 
 

6 pm, enter door 21
 
Clinician information:
 Antwaun Graves
 WARREN CENTRAL HS,
 INDIANA TECH COLLEGE 
2x IHSAA STATE PLACEWINNER
USA WRESTLING PRE SEASON NATIONAL CHAMP
WRESTLED COLLEGE FOR INDIANA TECH

also we can use your weigh in for Mooresville Greco and freestyle here Wednesday night. 
 
hope to have a big  group 
 

HEAD COACH 6TH SEASON INDIANAPOLIS '05 Former three-time Indiana state wrestling champion and Beech Grove standout Steven Bradley serves as the first-ever head wrestling coach at Marian University. Entering his fourth season, Bradley has quickly put the Knights on the map.   The 2018-19 season was Marian's breakout year under Bradley as the program won the American Midwest Conference title and sent nine wrestlers to the NAIA Championships. Chris Sharp, Brandon James, Mason Miranda and Bailey Moore all won AMC Championships at their respective weight classes and James was named the conference's Newcomer of the Year. For the team's success, Bradley was named the AMC Coach of the Year.   In year two, Bradley coached the first NAIA All-American in program history in Brett Johnson. Johnson finished eighth in the nation in the 165 weight class. Bradley also guided Trezdon O'Neal (165) and Elijah Bailey (HWT) to NAIA Nationals. Under Bradley's watch, the Knights garnered three All-American Midwest Conference selections, while Johnson won Newcomer of the Year and Ethan Bunce won Freshman of the Year.

Bradley brought a wealth of experience within the wrestling world to Marian. In his 10 seasons as a collegiate coach, he has helped guide 33 all-americans, 73 national qualifiers and three national champions.

In his first head coaching job, Bradley spent three seasons at Lincoln College in Illinois. From 2012-14, he earned back-to-back regional coach of the year accolades after guiding his team to a pair of team regional championships in 2013 and 2014. In his three seasons, he coached 12 NJCAA All-Americans, 26 national qualifiers, two national champions and had a 21-9 record in dual matches. In his first season, he guided the team to a third-place finish at the 2012 NJCAA National Championship. He was also the director of the Lincoln College Fitness Center during his time as head coach.

Bradley spent 2008-11 as assistant coach at Lincoln before being elevated in 2012. During his time as an assistant, he worked with 10 all-americans, 28 national qualifiers and one national champion.

His first college coaching stop was as assistant coach at the University of Indianapolis from 2005-08. In his four seasons as an assistant at UIndy, he worked with 11 all-americans and 19 national qualifiers.

In 2008, Bradley was inducted into the Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame as a wrestler.

Bradley began his collegiate wrestling career at Lincoln College and was a NJCAA national runner-up in 2000. He graduated from Lincoln in 2000 and continued his studies at UIndy where his career was cut short due to injury. He took up coaching with the Greyhounds and earned his bachelor of science in 2005. He completed his master of coaching education from Ohio University in December of 2013.

He resides in Indianapolis with his wife, Maggie, and two sons, Camden and Caleb.
    enter door 21. Practice is 6-7:30 pm 

Mike Morgan 
2021 Veteran World Championship team member—9th place 
2021 Last Chance Senior World Team Qualifier Runner up
2022 IHSAA and IHSWCA runner up Brownsburg
2021 IHSWCA Runner Up Warren Central—Head Coach 
3x IHSAA State Championships PM/WC
1x IHSWCA State Championship PM
1x IHSAA runner up Brownsburg
5x IHSWCA Runner up
2005 IHSAA 4th place 140
 
 
Enter door 21 practice starts at 6 PM

RTC CLINICIAN  Wednesday night at 6:00 pm 

RILEY MCCLURG WAS A STATE CHAMP FOR COACH TONTE AT PERRY MERIDIAN AND WAS ON TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS AT PERRY. 
AS A COACH:
Roncalli 16-21 helped coach:
- 17 IHSAA State Qualifiers 
- 14 IHSAA State Place Winners
- 5 IHSAA State Finalists
- 3 IHSAA State Champions
- 84-14 dual meet record
- 4x IHSWCA Team State Qualifiers (5th in ‘19)
- 2017 IHSAA Sectional Champs
- 2019 IHSAA Semi-State Champs
 
Warren Central 21-present helped coach:
- 3 IHSAA State Qualifiers
- 2 IHSAA State Place Winners
- 1 IHSAA State Champion
- 15-3 dual meet record
- 6th place at the 2022 IHSAA State tournament
2018 Marian U. Wrestling Grad
Wrestled D1 at Purdue and Old Dominion. 
 

Coach, I talked to Coach Rackley today. So sorry to hear this news. I say this all the time, hug your kids. Life is short. We at Franklin send our deepest condolences. Prayers 

Coach Tonte