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Saturday, October 27 info: http://wrestlingenius.com/

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The Dragon Wrestling Club is looking to add dual meet opportunities to our elementary schedule. We are willing to host or travel to your facility. We can wrestle a formal dual meet, or we can get together and wrestle friendship style. Contact: dragonwrestlingclub@yahoo.com

http://awn.theopenmat.com/2012/08/a-real-national-dual-champion/ A Real National Dual Champion? As news breaks out of Fort Launderdale, FL and the National Wrestling Coaches Asscosiation (NWCA) about the new proposal to make the national duals a true NCAA national championship, emotions are probably mixed. We are actually rather excited about this. As we have often pointed out here at TOM, we believe if you continue to do what you have always done, you will continue to get what you have always got. Meaning wrestling does need some change and real change at that. This fits the bill. We also see it as making it once step closer to maybe getting a split season, similar to what you see in sports like track. While we are working on obtaining all of the details, it is our understanding that the current version of the NWCA National Duals will become the NCAA Team Championship. We also understand that team points will still be kept at the NCAA Tournament in March, but what weight that will carry is unclear right now. There are many questions we have and plan on asking. Our two cents on this proposal.... read more: http://awn.theopenmat.com/2012/08/a-real-national-dual-champion/

TOMs Dirty Dozen Top Prospects Class 2013 by viratas | Posted on Monday, July 16th, 2012 To kick off our Top Prospect Reports we are going to do a breakdown of our top 12 recruits (as of now). You will be seeing updates throughout the season as new wrestlers emerge and work their way up, while others may work themselves down. We are going to breakdown why we think they are where they are at. As we have stated before these rankings or rather ratings are not based on their current national rankings, but rather based on what our staff believes their college potential to be. Please keep in mind these are our opinions, some may agree, others will disagree. That is the way it works, but we have thought out and discussed each selection. Bo Jordan ? Graham, OH College Choice: Ohio State Projected Weight: 157/165 Any wrestler in our top 12 is good, real good. Many believe he may be the best one out there, while others have pointed to the lack of big tournament appearances. But not every wrestler goes to every tournament. We do not like to hold that against them. What we can do is break down film and look at what each wrestler brings to the table. We think Jordan brings a lot to the table. The first thing that stands out to us is his mastery of the basics. He is well coached and has very solid mat awareness. He also transitions well from position to position. Not the stop and go we see with far to many high school wrestlers in today?s age. Shows an aggressive style on top. At times he does rush things and at the next level that could cause some issues, but that is a lesson that can be learned fast in any division I room. Jordan is very good at changing levels on his shots and looks to finish low. After watching a fair amount of film we did notice a trend that he likes to shoot right off the initial whistle in matches. This is not a bad thing. He also prefers to attack to his right site, mostly singles. He will need to attack both sides in college, but with his basics already rock solid he should be able to pick that up with no problem. Jordan also shows an ability to ride, which also seems to be a lost art in today?s high school wrestling. The ability to ride can be a huge asset at the college level. Overall Jordan has the skill set that makes him a top prospect. He is pretty close to being college ready from what we can see. We do think that a redshirt year would be a benefit for him. The Buckeyes got another good one to add to an already strong young team. Isaiah Martinez ? Lemoore, CA College Choice: Undecided Projected Weight: 149/157 We struggled between Martinez and Jordan for the top spot. Jordan is a master of the basics and Martinez has some amazing gifts. One thing is that Martinez is known for not cutting much weight or even wrestling up. He will have to find the right fit in college, but when he does, watch out. One thing that really stands out is how well he transitions on his shots. Martinez does not force shots or positions that are not there, he knows to keep working to improve his overall position to get the take-downs. By doing this he increases his chances of finishing shots and it also keeps him out of danger. Martinez is ahead of many of his peers in this area. If you watch him you will also see that he has the ability to change direction with ease. From a counter wrestling perspective he never stops wrestling. Often if he gives up a take-down he is right back up and attacking as soon as he escapes. Martinez also has excellent control of hips. He knows how and when to use them. Finally he is a strong wrestler, if he gets to the right weight class he will be just fine. If there is an area he will need to work on at the college level it would be the top position. He is not bad here, but does somethings that will not produce at the next level. He needs better forward pressure and learn to not force issues on top. These things will be just fine after some time in a DI room. His natural instincts put him ahead of the curve. He will need to fine tune so his technique and learn some patience from certain positions, but that should come with maturity. Who ever lands him will be getting a great one in our opinion. Adam Coon ? Fowlerville, MI College Choice: Undecided Projected Weight: Heavyweight Some people may be surprised by this with Brooks Black still out there, but remember these are based on our opinion of what we think the will do at the next level. Coon has all the tools to be a successful big man in college and is pretty close to being college ready now. He has won at every level so far including a World Cadet Freestyle Title. Coon moves very well for a heavyweight. Matter of fact he moves more like a 190 lb wrestler then he does a heavyweight. He always keeps good position and knows how to control ties. He does not just sit in them, he moves his opponents around and creates some nice attack angles. We would like to see him use those angles more to his advantage. In college he needs to develop a leg attack that does not put him directly under his opponents. He moves well from underneath which will serve him well wrestling the big men in college. It is hard to find good DI heavyweight and we think who ever signs him will have a solid four-year starter. A redshirt will serve him well and allow him to add a few pounds. Ben Whitford ? St. Johns, MI College Choice: Michigan Projected Weight: 141/149 Out of the gate looking at Whitford you see he is scrappy and likes to get after it. That is both good and bad in our opinion. The good is that he tends to keep opponents on their heels. The bad is that after watching more and more of him, you realize that sometimes he starts to come up and out of position and exposing his legs. Now most people that we have seen him wrestler do not exploit this, but we promise you DI wrestlers will. He just needs to be mindful that he stays in good wrestling positions. One of the things we really like is how he finishes his attacks. He does a great job in keeping solid position and finishing low. He also changes levels fast and that helps off-set his more square stance style. Whitford has the base to be a very good college wrestler. We are not sure he is ready to tear it up out of the gate, but with a redshirt behind him we expect to see him ready to go and make a real impact at his weight class. What weight he goes may dictate how much success he has early on as well. We think 141 at least early in his career may be a better route. J?den Cox ? Hickman, MO College Choice: Missouri Projected Weight: Heavyweight. Yes, another heavyweight. Have you watched this guy wrestle? I hope so because he is an amazing talent. Light on his feet, quick to the attack and solid technique. Some of you may be wondering why he is not higher. That is due to the fact of his current size. He will need to get bigger to be a heavy or cut to be a 197. We think he ends up at heavy but one never knows for sure. We are writing this based on that though. On his feet he is so quick most the times his opponents do not know what hits them. He is not only quick he understands angles. This is important and something that most younger wrestlers struggle with. To many just rely on straight ahead attacks. Those kind of attacks are rarely effective against good competition. Cox will not have that issue. Does not appear to like riding all that much, but that really is not a bad thing if he dominates neutral. But learning a basic ride can be an asset for big men. Cox has all of the tools to be star at the next level. He will need to add some size, but other than that he appears to be ready to go. Redshirt him a year, add 10-15 pounds and he will be in great shape. Zain Retherford ? Benton, PA College Choice ? Undecided Projected Weight ? 133 We have been watching a ton of film and Retherford is not a flashy kind of guy, but in simple terms he just gets it. What do we mean by that? Remember this is not just about wins and losses or big tournaments. We are evaluating based on what we think their college potential is. Retherford brings a workman like attitude to the mat. He is very good at keeping solid position and stalking his opponents. He has the ability to continuously attack without being over aggressive. This can wear opponents down. Because he keeps such solid position on his feet, opponents have a hard time scoring. This can frustrate wrestlers and is a real positive as he heads to the next level. Retherford has a ton of things we like. That does not mean we think he will walk out there and be a true freshman national champ, but it does mean that we think he will continue to improve and become a solid DI wrestler. We see a lot of upside with him and we do expect that he will make some noise down the road. Joey Dance ? Christiansburg, VA College Choice: Virginia Tech Projected Weight: 125 We have talked a lot about how hard it is to get a solid career heavyweight, well it is almost as hard to find a career 125lb wrestler. Dance should be a career 125 which makes him a commodity. He is not the only one out there, but we do think he could have a long successful career at the college level. We do have one small concern and that is his size. We know we said its great that he will be a career 125 but the trend seems to be taller linker kind of guys. This is a very small concern due to the fact that he is very talented. Dance moves very well on his feet and shows that he has a natural feel for when to attack. He really likes to hit a duck under, but has shown he can transition well from there. Meaning he has the ability to switch from a lower level attack to an upper body attack with little effort. Dance shows good mat awareness and a solid defense. Another thing we like about him is that he actually looks to score from a front head position. It drives us nuts when we watch film after film and see top-level wrestlers lost on how to finish from a front head. Dance knows how and has shown he can score from there. We expect him to have a solid career at the next level. Jake Short ? Inver Grove Heights, MN College Choice: Minnesota Projected Weight: 149 Short is another one that is not going to make you say ?wow? that was crazy. He is what we like to call a blue-collar grinder. He has the pedigree that is for sure. He becomes the fourth Short to wrestle for the Gophers and the fifth to compete at the DI level. For those of you from Minnesota or who have watched Simley over the years will know what we mean when we say that Short is a master of the Simley style of wrestling. What does that exactly mean for those not as familiar? Well in our opinion they have a distinct style of wrestling. They tend to be great positional wrestlers and solid hand fighters. They love to post out and hit high crotches or snap to front heads. Jake appears to have these things mastered. His style is very much suited for College wrestling. He keeps excellent position, matter of fact you rarely see him come out of position. His attacks are fluid. The one area we think he will need to improve in, is in attacking more often. He opens up a lot of scoring chances with his hand fighting and positioning, but will need to attack more often when things open for him. He has great defense and makes it very hard for his opponents to penetrate. If he can open up his offense more he will be a major player at 149 for years to come. Brian Murphy ? Glenbard North, IL College Choice: Michigan Projected Weight: 157 When we watch wrestlers and breakdown film we tend to find things you may miss watching live. We were going to start out by saying that one thing we really like about Murphy is his constant forward pressure and his ability to always control the tie. That is still true but after watching more and more film on him, what we really like is his ability to attack from a counter position. He transitions very well from defensive positions to offensive positions. This is one of those things that can make a big difference at the college level. Murphy is also a decent rider, another good quality in college. We would not put him in the ?pinner? category, but he certainly is fundamentally sound from that position. We also think that Murphy has a good frame for 157. He should come in to his true freshman year maybe a little undersized for the weight, but with his frame and a redshirt year where he hits the weights he should be just about perfect coming off that redshirt. Michigan is filling their stables and this is one horse that should pay off for them. Brooks Black ? Blair Academy, NJ College Choice ? Undecided Projected Weight: Heavyweight The third and final heavyweight in our top 12. Some people may wonder why he is not higher on our list here, the guy has done nothing but win in High School. But as we stated these are not High School rankings, these are our opinions on them as College Prospects. Part of that is how soon we think they can have an impact at the next level. There is a lot to like about Black and one thing that stands out is he does very well with the basics. He keeps solid positions and knows how to control ties. Our biggest concern on him is his lack of offense from those ties. In college he will need to develop an offensive attack. We all know that many big men matches are decided by one or two points, but often the difference is who can secure that first takedown. Black has an ideal frame for college, he is tall and has room to add a lot of muscle. If he does that and develops a solid offense he will make an impact. We expect by his redshirt sophomore year he will be a serious contender. As we have said before legit DI heavyweights can be hard to find and Black is one of them. Whoever lands him will be set for four years at one of the hardest weights to fill. Kevin Norstrem ? Brandon, FL College Choice: Undecided Projected Weight: 133 In our opinion there is a lot to like about Norestrem. He is very light on his feet and has possesses great quickness. He is more of a stalker then he is a grinder. He likes no-contact shots and sets his opponents up with quick level changes. Very different style than Retherford who we looked at earlier. One thing that stands out is that he does not just stop on his first attack, we like to call that one and done. Norstrem is always looking for that re-shot and in some cases even a third attempt off the same attack. This is a good thing when you are talking about wrestling at the college level. Often this is an area where high school wrestlers are deficient. On top he does look to turn and score. That will also come in handy at the next level. Overall he has a lot of qualities that we think will bode well for him at the next level. He is another guy that we see benefiting a ton from a redshirt year and being ready to make some noise when he comes off it. Mitch Sliga ? Fishers, IN College Choice: Undecided Projected Weight:197 Some of you may be surprised we have Sliga in the top 12. We watch a lot of film on wrestlers and there are numerous wrestlers we considered putting in here, but based on potential, ability and some other things, we believe he deserves to be on here. Sliga in our opinion is close to college ready, he has the physical tools and shows a lot of upside. Sliga is very active on his feet for a bigger guy and does a very nice job of controlling the tie and maintaining inside position. He does a nice job of creating scoring chances, but will have to work on converting the set-up to an attack. Overall he has the tools and basic skills to be a factor in college. He most likely would benefit from a year in the room before he can make a real difference. Whoever lands him will be getting a solid big man with a big upside in our opinion. Wrestlers to watch this year that are uncommitted Broc Berge ? Kasson-Mantorville, MN ? 197 Cody Wiercioch ? Canon-McMillan, PA ? 174 Brandon Jeske ? Cox, VA ? 125 Mitch Bengston ? St. Cloud, MN ? 133 Eric Morris ? Wyoming Seminary, PA ? 174 Domenic Abounader ? St. Edward, OH ? 184 Edgar Bright ? St. Edward, OH ? 133 Anthony Ashnault ? South Plainfield, NJ ? 125

I could watch Flo all day, but after I watch that stupid chocolate milk "after" commercial every two minutes for an hour I'm done.

Congratulations to Bryce and even more-so to the Mishawaka wrestling community. What a great hire for them!

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TOM Recruiting Central What makes a Top Prospect? by viratas | Posted on Friday, June 22nd, 2012 Often people wonder how we evaluate things like talent, potential and overall ability. It is not easy nor is there an exact formula. Pundits will most likely all agree that there is often a lot of disagreement. Ranking future success is subjective by nature. So basically we rely on our wrestling knowledge and look for things in a wrestler that may not be obvious if you are just looking at scores and results. First off you will see us use the term ?College Ready?. What does this even mean you may ask yourself? College ready means we believe that an athlete has the tools to compete right away. We break this down into three groups; Base Technique, Physical development and Wrestling IQ (which we will explain more in a bit.) Base Technique We are looking for specific skills sets that we think translate well to the college level. This does not mean ?flashy? this means we are looking for a very solid foundation. On the feet we are looking for guys who keep good position. They are not reaching with the wrong arm; they are not coming out of a good position etc? We look for people who know how to create angles and move their opponent out of position while maintaining solid position themselves. Are they intuitive when it comes to counter shots or do they capitalize on those angles they are creating? We look to see what a wrestler does when their attacks are blocked or stopped. We want to see them work to re-establish a good position and not just sit in a bad one. These are just a few examples of what we look for. But those wrestlers who have a real solid base tend to adjust well when the move to college. Finally, we look for wrestlers who show the ability to wrestle from all three positions, Feet, Bottom and Top. Physical Development Although this one appears to be rather obvious, we are not just talking about brute strength. That is a major aspect, but we also look at other things. Such as their current weight class and if their physical make up is ready for that weight in college. We also look at how a wrestler can control his own body and how he reacts to certain situations from a physical perspective. This helps give insight to coordination, agility and flexibility. All of these are key factors when evaluating an athlete. Wrestling IQ Now this one is harder to quantify. We are looking for mat awareness, situational awareness and over all mental attitudes. Does the wrester appear to always know where he in on the mat. Does it appear he knows when to take a risk and when not to? Things like this help is determine the level of mat awareness a wrestler may have. Does a wrestler understand what to do or not to do in certain situations? We try and figure that out while watching in person or via video. Finally there is the over mental toughness/attitude of the wrestler. This one is rather hard to define at times. But we look for the guy who has the ability to put his opponent away. Or a wrestler who does not stop wrestling at his highest level no matter the score or how tired they may be. These are some examples of what we look at when talking about college ready wrestlers. But keep in mind this is generally a very small number. Most wrestlers can and should benefit from a redshirt year. Top prospects are those that show great signs in the areas we list. Rarely do we see high school wrestlers who excel in all three areas. We hope this sheds some light on how we evaluate and helps show how we look at things. http://recruiting.theopenmat.com/what-makes-a-top-prospect/

http://awn.theopenmat.com/2012/07/minnesota-lands-in-state-talent-jake-short/ he Short tradition will carry on at the University of Minnesota. Jake Short has made a verbal commitment to wrestler for the Golden Gophers. There has been a lot of speculation as to if Minnesota would land him, but in the end the Gophers are getting a good one. Short is a three-time Minnesota AAA State Champion for national power Simley. He follows his father Willie and Uncles Chris and Wade whom were also Gophers.

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is the new Assistant Coach at Missouri http://awn.theopenmat.com/2012/06/olympic-medalist-sammie-henson-named-assistant-coach/ COLUMBIA, Mo. ? The Mizzou wrestling program has filled out their coaching staff with the addition of Sammie Henson, announced today by head coach Brian Smith. Henson was born in St. Charles, Mo., and wrestled for Missouri in 1991. A former All-American at Missouri and National Champion at Clemson, Henson returns to Columbia and will take over as an assistant coach, joining recently-announced assistant Joe Johnston, volunteer assistant Mark Ellis and director of operations Todd Schavrien. Henson began his collegiate career at Mizzou, wrestling under Wes Roper and winning the Big 8 title and earning All-America honors as a freshman, placing fifth at the 1991 NCAA Championships. He then transferred to Clemson and became a two-time National Champion, winning back-to-back titles at 118 pounds in 1993 and 1994. ?I have coached against Sammie for many years and have always had great respect for him,? stated Smith. ?Having him back in his home state is not only exciting for the University and our program, but for the entire state of Missouri.? One of the world?s great freestyle wrestlers, Henson won gold at 54 kg at the 1998 World Championships, and was the silver medalist at the 2000 Olympic Games. More recently, Henson served as an assistant coach at Cal Poly from 2007 to 2009 and was an assistant at the University of Oklahoma from 2009 to 2011. Henson took over as the head coach of the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club in July 2011. Fans can stay updated on all the happenings of the Tiger wrestling program this summer by following them on Facebook (facebook.com/MizzouWrestling) and Twitter (@MizzouWrestling).

Morningstar... http://awn.theopenmat.com/2012/06/former-hawkeye-ryan-morningstar-joins-iowa-coaching-staff/ Former Hawkeye Ryan Morningstar joins Iowa coaching staff Amateur Wrestling News powered by TheOpenMat.com IOWA CITY, Iowa ? Former University of Iowa All-American Ryan Morningstar has been appointed to the Iowa wrestling staff as a full-time assistant coach. The announcement was made today by head coach Tom Brands. ?I?m excited to welcome Ryan Morningstar to the coaching staff,? said Brands. ?He obviously has strong ties to the Iowa program and I have no doubt he takes a tremendous amount of pride in Hawkeye wrestling. I know he gained some valuable experience in the coaching ranks last season and I think, once again, he?s going to be a tremendous asset to our program.? Morningstar joins the Iowa staff after serving as an assistant coach at Wisconsin for one season. He joined the Badger staff following a collegiate career that included four NCAA appearances (2007-10) as a Hawkeye. He earned All-America honors in 2009 and 2010, and was a member of three NCAA championship teams (2008-10). ?I couldn?t be more excited to come home and work for my mentors,? said Morningstar. ?The University of Iowa is a special place and I?m really looking forward to rejoining the wrestling program and getting to work.? Morningstar placed third at the NCAA championships and was a Big Ten runner-up at 165 pounds in 2009. He suffered a knee injury during his senior season (2010) but still went on to place seventh at the NCAAs and fourth at the Big Ten championships. That same year he was named Iowa?s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner and won the Mike McGivern Award, which is given annually to the team?s most courageous wrestler.

I heard Mike Zadick is done at Iowa. Who takes this spot? Morningstar? Does Backes move up? Keddy? Lofthouse?

A Modest Experiment - By Ray Brinzer Most seasons, I'm experimenting with something. This spring, it was the souplesse. When I began coaching, I taught the souplesse more or less as it was taught to me: I demonstrated it, gave the athletes a little time to throw back arches from their feet, and then told them to hit it. I happened to be working with some pretty good high school athletes, so it was mostly a matter of getting them over their fear; it is not a technically demanding move, after all. As I began to coach younger athletes, I began to see kids who apparently had the correct idea fail to execute the throw. Upon investigation, I found that if you replaced an athlete's partner (usually his own size) with another 20 pounds lighter, the problem often went away. So, power was a problem. In rarer cases, a strong athlete would throw in a very unnatural way. It took me a few minutes to figure out the first fellow who had this problem... but asking him to do a simple back bridge cleared it right up. He could scarcely lift his butt from the ground. Here we had a flexibility issue. So, while the souplesse is technically simple (despite allowing for considerable variation), it turns out to be physically demanding. A stunning revelation, I know. When you think through the implications, though, things get interesting. Every move must have physical requirements, after all. For any technique, you must be able to apply some force, through some range of motion, with some quickness. We tend not to consider the physical requirments of less dramatic moves, but most coaches have noticed that some athletes struggle with certain things. At best, we try to guide athletes toward things which work for them, and chalk the differences up to "talent". On a large team, though, an athlete may receive little guidance, and it's very easy to run down a blind alley in wrestling. When an athlete can perform a move correctly in practice, but not in competition, the problem is even harder to see. Consider the stand-up, for instance. At the youth level, a lot of coaches prefer it to, say, the sit-out because it "keeps things simple". This is true enough; the problem is, the stand-up is far more physically demanding. We're asking an athlete not just to stand up, but to come to his feet while driving backward into his opponent. Rather than throw his arms wide, which is the natural thing to do when keeping one's balance, we demand that he keep his elbows in, and fight for hand control as he stands. And all this is to be done with what amounts to a wild monkey on his back, trying to fling him unpredictably this way and that. Now, in case you hadn't noticed, a lot of little kids don't have very good balance. So, the same lad who can demonstrate a perfect stand-up cannot necessarily perform one in competition. Off the whistle he'll begin the move as he was taught, lose his balance, post, and then instinctively distort the move, searching desperately for something which will actually work. The distortions often become habits which long outlast the physical limitations which created them. So, after a lost match Dad loudly inquires, employing the appropriate profanity, how many times they've drilled the stand-up, and why the boy can't hit a simple move. His son, already upset by the loss, generally does not know that the correct answer is, "I'm physically incapable of doing that," so instead of answering he bursts into tears. This prompts more productive commentary from Dad. Ah, the wholesome joys of youth wrestling. Considering why an athlete cannot perform a move well can tell us a lot about the move. When we know what it takes to hit the move successfully, we can train athletes up to it, rather than demonstrate and hope for the best. But there's more to be gained than that. The traits which distinguish an athlete who cannot hit (e.g.) a souplesse from one who can may, in part, also distinguish an athlete with an outstanding souplesse to one who can hit the move only tolerably well. This opens up a path for progress. All too often, our better athletes reach a point where they can't see clearly what they must do to improve further. Breaking things down is part of figuring out how to build better things. So, the experiment? This freestyle/Greco season, I decided not to show the souplesse to athletes until they could successfully perform a back handspring. The correlation I'd noticed long ago: an athlete who can souplesse well can generally be taught a back handspring in a matter of minutes. It stood to reason that the correlation would work both ways. The result was interesting: virtually every athlete who graduated to the "souplesse group" stuck the souplesse on the first try. Thus, it's a pretty good guess that the exercises gymnasts use to prepare for the back handspring are relevant to performing the souplesse. And here we start to see the outline of perhaps the greatest tool a coach can have: a plan.

Barnes has some great instructional videos.

is way cool... check it out http://recruiting.theopenmat.com/

http://news.theopenmat.com/2012/04/the-2012-tommies-college-awards/ The 2012 Tommies College Awards Published on April 3, 2012 by viratas ? No Comments Welcome to the 2012 Tommies. No red carpets or pretty ladies in fancy dresses, but pretty cool none the less. What a great season we had, full of surprises, battles and upsets. Below are our awards for the 2012 season. Congratulations to all of this year?s winners. Best Technical Wrestler: David Taylor Most Improved College Wrestler: Austin Trotman Best non-DI wrestler: Byron Tate College Coach of the Year: J Robinson Best Ambassador to the Sport: Dan Gable Fan Choice: David Taylor Comeback Wrestler of the Year: Derek St. John Upset of the Year: Ohio State over Iowa 2012 Wrestler of the Year: David Taylor

http://news.theopenmat.com/2012/04/the-iceman-cometh-to-notre-dame/ Willie Saylor, Editor After a long pursuit, one of the nation?s premier recruits has made his college decision. Joey ?Iceman? Davis, a 165/174lb prospect out of Sante Fe, Ca, has committed to Notre Dame College (OH). Davis was one of the few true gems left on the board this recruiting cycle. His exploits include two state titles and a Reno championship. Last week he won his second straight FloNationals crown. Notre Dame is coming off two straight NAIA titles (in 2010 and 2011) and won the NWCA championship this season as it transitions to Division II next winter. The Falcons? Head Coach, Frank Romano, formerly the skipper at Kent State, has not only coached ?em up at Notre Dame, but has also showed great recruiting prowess. In addition to #2-ranked Davis, Romano has also landed Super32 Runner-Up, Cody Allala (Hopewell, VA) in this year?s class. Other high school superstars on the Falcons? roster include Dapper Dan participant Orlando Scales, NHSCA finalist Jonathan Rivera, and Ironman finalist, Tank Knowles.

If it were a NUWAY tournament it would be the World Cup Gran Prix Championships of the Universe.

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