By Rob Sherrill, W.I.N. High School Editor
With the scholastic off-season now officially over for the Class of 2006, it’s now time to sit back and take a look at what they accomplished.
In the Greco-Roman and freestyle arenas, they accomplished a lot.
Just how much? We decided to take a look.
The result is W.I.N. magazine’s inaugural Super Summer team.
Actually, it’s a reincarnation of one of the annual post-season features of a magazine I once published, Prep Wrestling Coast-To-Coast, about a decade back. The purpose of the team today, as it was then, is to recognize wrestlers for taking risks – for stepping outside their comfort zone. And with the rules of engagement in both international styles changing more drastically this year than in any single year in recent memory, that step was a big one indeed.
Add to that the willingness to lay it on the line against the best competition the rest of the nation has to offer, at unfamiliar venues in unfamiliar parts of the nation, and it’s easy to see how much these wrestlers love the sport and their place in it.
There are also more scholastic-style opportunities in the off-season today as well, including several offered up by USA Wrestling. But those aren’t being covered here. While success in the scholastic season is what all wrestlers prepare for, and rightfully so, this team is reserved for those who took on new challenges and succeeded – against the best of their peers.
We’ve constructed two separate W.I.N. Super Summer teams, one in the Cadet Division and one in the Junior Division at each weight class. The Cadet team is comprised of wrestlers of USA Cadet age (15-16), so accomplishments in the FILA Cadet Nationals, which also includes 17-year-olds, will accrue to the resumes of both Cadet and Junior Team members. Both teams include First, Second and Third Team selections at each weight, plus 10 Honorable Mention selections – along with a brief comment about each weight. The Honorable Mention selections will be listed in alphabetical order. In most cases, wrestlers will be placed at the lowest weight class at which they competed during the season, though there are some exceptions to that rule.
The two teams are based on quantity, as well as quality, of results and accomplishments. They take into account performances in USA Wresting national events, including the Cadet and Junior National Duals, and regional events as well.
Please remember that these are not rankings. That’s not the purpose. In some cases, head-to-head results will be used to break ties between wrestlers with similar overall resumes. However, you will often see a wrestler with a better overall resume placed on a team ahead of someone who mat have beaten him on the mat. The bottom line is that a wrestler who stepped out of his comfort zone on the most occasions – win or lose – is the wrestler who will most often be rewarded.
Led by its trio of Junior National freestyle champions, Adam Hall (152) of Bonners Ferry High, Kirk Smith (171) of Boise Centennial High and Clayton Foster (189) of Kamiah High, Idaho was a huge winner in the Junior Division, placing five on the First Team. Those three were joined by repeat Junior Greco-Roman champion Shawn Jones (125) of Blackfoot Snake River High and repeat Greco-Roman finalist Josh Strait (130) of Arimo Marsh Valley High as First Team selections.
In the Cadet Division, Ohio was the leader with four First Team selections. Two, Cadet National freestyle champions Jamie Clark (91) of Lakewood St. Edward High and Logan Steiber (105) of Monroeville High, have yet to set foot on a high school mat. Double champion David Taylor (98) of St. Paris Graham High and double All-American Eric Cubberly (152) of Pemberville Eastwood High also earned First Team honors.
Led by Idaho’s dominance, 11 of the 15 members of the Junior First Team come from states west of the Mississippi River. Ohio’s haul helped tip the balance back in favor of the East – slightly – on the Cadet First Team, with nine of the 17 coming from the east side of the Big Muddy.
Two schools, Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy and Kansas City, MO Oak Park High, led the way among individual programs, each with eight overall selections on the two teams. St. Edward was just a step behind with seven overall selections, while Iowa City, IA West High and Oviedo, FL High each placed five on the squad.
The inaugural W.I.N. Super Summer Team follows. Enjoy!



W.I.N.’s Super Summer Team 2006


Cadet Division

84 pounds
First Team
Ryan Mango, So, St. Louis, MO University School
Second Team
Richy Reinoehl, Jr, Lititz, PA Warwick
Third Team
Jeff Vesta, So, Manhattan, KS
Honorable Mention
Kyle Ballard, Fr, Litchfield, MN; Jacoby Bergeron, 8th, Thief River Falls, MN; Jeremiah Breen, Fr, Wellsville, KS; Weston Johnson, So, Meriden, CT Orville H. Platt; Brenan Lyon, So, Ithaca, MI; Weston Moran, So, Holland, PA Council Rock South; Steven Romero, Fr, Sunnyside, WA; Steven Spradlin, Fr, Kingsland, GA Camden County; Dominic Tenan, So, Bristol, CT Eastern; Zach Zimmer, Fr, Fresno, CA Clovis West.
Comment: Mango became the first 84-pounder ever to be voted Outstanding Wrestler in the Cadet Nationals (Greco-Roman). He also went 19-0 at the Cadet Duals. Reinoehl was the only wrestler to push him either in duals or Fargo competition. Schoolboy Breen piled up 10 wins at the Cadet Duals.

91 pounds
First Team
Jamie Clark, Fr, Lakewood, OH St. Edward
Second Team
Max Nowry, Jr, Wheeling, IL
Third Team
Alex Kostenborder, So, Salem, OR Sprague
Honorable Mention
Daniel Baucke, Fr, Memphis, TN Christian Brothers; Nathan Gates, So, Lakeland, FL; Jerry Huff, Fr, Broomfield, CO; Kade Moss, Fr, South Jordan, UT Bingham; Chris Oaks, Fr, Brownsburg, IN; Damonte Riley, So, Chicago, IL St. Rita; Sharky Slyter, Fr, Paola, KS; Allen Tate, So, Chicago, IL DeLaSalle Institute; Alan Waters, Fr, Kansas City, MO Park Hill; Zach Zweifel, Jr, Lake Stevens, WA.
Comment: Clark won freestyle gold at the FILA Cadet and Cadet Nationals, adding fourth-place Greco-Roman finishes in both events. Cadet Greco-Roman champion Nowry and Kostenborder also were double All-Americans at both events. Greco-Roman placewinner Huff was a double placer in the Northern Plains and West Junior regionals.

98 pounds
First Team
David Taylor, So, St. Paris, OH Graham
Second Team
Kyle Dake, So, Lansing, NY
Third Team
Mark Rappo, Jr, Holland, PA Council Rock South
Honorable Mention
Jordan Cox, Fr, Idaho Falls, ID; B.J. Futrell, Jr, Chicago, IL Mount Carmel; Joshua Kreimier, So, Loveland, CO; Braden Mowry, Fr, Coeur d’Alene, ID; Ladd Rupp, So, Perry, OK; Kenny Sanders, Fr, Ellensburg, WA; Schuyler Swanton, Jr, Spring Hill, FL Frank Springstead; Cody Tyler, So, Kansas City, MO Oak Park; Brandon Westerman, So, Powder Springs, GA John McEachern; Levi Wolfensberger, Fr, Denver, IA.
Comment: One move away from being a two-time double Cadet Nationals champion, Taylor was the freestyle OW. Dake was unbeaten in the Cadet Duals and also placed in the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman. Despite a pair of low finishes in the Cadet Nationals, Futrell went 13-0 in the Junior Duals.

105 pounds
First Team
Logan Steiber, Fr, Monroeville, OH
Second Team
Mac Bailey, So, Kansas City, MO Oak Park
Third Team
Nicky Gordon, So, Kingston, PA Wyoming Seminary Preparatory
Honorable Mention
Tyler Cox, So, Gillette, WY Campbell County; David Klingsheim, So, Brentwood, CA Liberty; Jake Love, So, Missoula, MT Sentinel; Dan O’Malley, So, Farmingdale, NY Sachem East; Gabriel Ramos, Jr, Hopatcong, NJ; Isaac Romero, Jr, Sunnyside, WA; Matt Snyder, Jr, Lewistown, PA; David Thorn, So, St. Michael, MN Albertville; Chris Villalonga, Fr, Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy; Taylor Walsh, Fr, Cherry Hill, NJ Camden Catholic.
Comment: Steiber entered just two events, but made a strong bid for Cadet Nationals freestyle OW and also won the FILA Cadet Nationals. Bailey was the Cadet Greco-Roman champion and the only double All-American, while Gordon dominated everyone but Steiber at Fargo and also was 11-0 in the Cadet freestyle duals. Romero also impressed at the Duals with a 16-2 record in the two styles.

112 pounds
First Team
Tony Ramos, So, Carol Stream, IL Glenbard North
Second Team
Josh Kindig, Fr, Schuylkill Haven, PA Blue Mountain
Third Team
Dylan Carew, So, Iowa City, IA West
Honorable Mention
Jim Belleville, So, Olympia, WA A.G. West Black Hills; Ellis Coleman, So, Oak Park, IL O.P.- River Forest; Willie Gunter, Jr, Midwest City, OK; Phil Holloway, Fr, Marietta, GA Walton; Pat LaVasseur, Jr, Olivia, MN BOLD; Eric Luna, So, Portland, OR Cleveland; Jordan Oliver, Jr, Easton, PA; Ian Paddock, So, Warsaw, NY; Erik Spjut, So, Conroe, TX The Woodlands; Thomas Williams, Jr, West Covina, CA South Hills.
Comment: Ramos made a huge spring impact with freestyle victories over Eric Grajales in the FILA Cadet Nationals and the West Junior regional. Kindig won his first 19 Cadet Duals matches – finishing 19-1 – and Carew was a double placewinner in the FILA Cadet Nationals and Northern Plains regional in addition to his Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman title, a feat Coleman came close to matching.

119 pounds
First Team
Nate Moore, Jr, Iowa City, IA West
Second Team
Matt McDonough, Jr, Marion, IA Linn-Mar
Third Team
Joe Cozart, Fr, Brandon, FL
Honorable Mention
Dylan Alton, Fr, Mill Hall, PA Central Mountain; Josh Dormer, Jr, Eaton Rapids, MI; Jarrod Garnett, Jr, Bear, DE Caravel Academy; Alex Holloway, So, Marietta, GA Walton; Nick Lester, So, Eureka, MO; Derek Olson, Fr, Muskego, WI; Collin Palmer, So, Lakewood, OH St. Edward; Drew Partain, Jr, Broken Arrow, OK; Jeremy Sandoval, So, Colleyville, TX Heritage; Jake Tanenbaum, Jr, Overland Park, KS Blue Valley North.
Comment: Only a last-second loss to workout partner McDonough in the Cadet Nationals freestyle final kept Moore from making the off-season a clean sweep. He was the Northern Plains double champion and the Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman champion – beating McDonough in all three finals – won the FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle and added an 11-0 Cadet Duals record. Cozart won three regional crowns and added a runner-up finish to his Cadet Nationals All-American showing in a very deep weight class.

125 pounds
First Team
Jason Chamberlain, Jr, Springville, UT
Second Team
Trey Bertram, Jr, Hastings, MN
Third Team
Bobby Barnhisel, So, Oak Park, IL Fenwick
Honorable Mention
Andrew Alton, Fr, Mill Hall, PA Central Mountain; Matt Bryan, Jr, Broken Arrow, OK; Jesse Carling, Jr, Tioga, NY; Carson Fields, Jr, Lilburn, GA Parkview; Justin Gonzales, So, Greeley, CO Northridge; Brock Gutches, So, Central Point, OR Crater; Colin Johnston, Jr, Canonsburg, PA Canon-McMillan; Jake O’Hara, So, Mountain Top, PA Crestwood; Colin Pierce, Jr, Kearney, MO; Shane Strumwasser, Jr, Massapequa, NY.
Comment: Another deep weight – from a quantity standpoint. Chamberlain rallied from a first-round Cadet Nationals freestyle loss to finish third and get the nod. He also was a double FILA Cadet Nationals placewinner and medaled in the West Junior regional in Greco-Roman. Bertram was fourth in the Cadet National freestyle and 8-0 in the Cadet freestyle duals, while Barnhisel advanced to a pair of Junior regional finals along with his Cadet Nationals placing.

130 pounds
First Team
Brock Weatherman, Fr, Ballard, IA Huxley
Second Team
Derek St. John, So, Iowa City, IA West
Third Team
Jeff Bybee, Jr, Chillicothe, IL Illinois Valley Central
Honorable Mention
Mario DeCaro, Jr, Temecula Valley, CA; Eric Galka, Jr, Hobart, IN; Hugh Hardman, So, Norwood, CO; Tyler Holloway, Jr, Brookfield, MO; Kyle Johnson, Jr, Nine Mile Falls, WA Lakeside; Mike Kelly, Fr, Cedar Falls, IA; Kendrick Sanders, So, Homestead, FL South Dade; Stephen Swan, So, Perry, OK; C.J. Thompson, Fr, Spanaway Lake, WA; Joshua Wiseman, Jr, Champlin Park, MN.
Comment: It was a razor-thin call for the top spot. Weatherman was a double third-place finisher in the Northern Plains regional, where St. John won a pair of titles. But a title and two placings in the Central regional and the Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman title put Weatherman over the Top. St. John added to his strong case with a 9-0 record in the Cadet freestyle duals and a third-place Cadet Nationals freestyle finish. A sixth-place showing in the loaded West Junior regional in freestyle bolstered Bybee’s credentials.

135 pounds
First Team
Donald Vinson, Jr, Whitney Point, NY
Second Team
Eric Jones, Jr, Auburn, WA Riverside
Third Team
C.J. Napier, So, Columbus, KS
Honorable Mention
Rodrigo Baez, Jr, Homestead, FL South Dade; Grant Daffin, Jr, Sallisaw, OK; Matt Goodwin, So, Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North; Jared Hatley, Jr, Torrington, WY; Ky Lucero, Jr, Salt Lake City, UT Brighton; Jamal Lyons, Fr, Erie, PA Cathedral Preparatory; Austin Meys, So, Clifton Park, NY Shenendehowa; Josh Roosa, Jr, Mountain Top, PA Crestwood; Cole Schmitt, Jr, New Glarus, WI; Torey Stewart, Jr, Jackson, MN County Central.
Comment: So…did Vinson stick his head in the sand after being reversed and pinned with the Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman title in hand? Hardly. Not only did he come back to win the freestyle title, but he went up a weight class to do it. That’s resilience. Double Cadet Nationals All-American Jones also placed in the West Junior regional in freestyle and went 16-1 at the Cadet Duals, while Cadet National freestyle champion Napier was 10-0 in the freestyle duals.

140 pounds
First Team
Ben Provisor, So, Stevens Point, WI
Second Team
Tyler Koehn, Jr, Pittsburg, KS
Third Team
Dallas Bailey, So, Catoosa, OK
Honorable Mention
Zach Clemente, So, Troy, NY LaSalle Institute; Chris Collura, Jr, Sperncerport, NY; Seth Easter, Jr, Nitro, WV; James Fleming, So, West Mifflin, PA; Andrew Gasber, So, Lakewood, OH St. Edward; Theran Goodale, Jr, Osage, IA; Stephen Harvey, So, Olympia, WA Capital; Conrad Polz, Jr, Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg; Craig Ruzzo, So, Jacksonville, FL University Christian; Nick Waldrup, So, Oakley, CA Freedom.
Comment: It’s not often we put a specialist – particularly a Greco-Roman one – at the top of a list such as this. But Cadet Nationals champion Provisor, a Dennis Hall protégé, made a strong case for OW honors and was named the Cadet Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year. Double Cadet Nationals placewinner Koehn swept the Southern Plains regional and won 13 matches at the duals. Bailey was unbeaten at the Cadet freestyle duals and added a third-place Greco-Roman finish at the Cadet Nationals.

145 pounds
First Team
Alex Meade, Jr, Easton, PA
Second Team
Ethan Lofthouse, So, Hyrum, UT Mountain Crest
Third Team
Trent Weatherman, So, Ballard, IA Huxley
Honorable Mention
Zacqueray Berridge, So, Brandon, FL; Jim Duffy, Jr, Naperville, IL Neuqua Valley; Marcus Edgington, Jr, Hinton, IA; Marvin Trey Edmunds, Jr, Reno, NV Damonte Ranch; Alex Herrick, Jr, Toledo, OH Waite; Chris Kline, Jr, Westerville, OH North; Zack Mastro, Jr, Naples, FL Palmetto Ridge; Jedd Moore, Jr, Mount Vernon, OH; Kramer Whitelaw, Jr, Owings Mills, MD McDonogh School; Steve Zimmerman, Jr, Chicago, IL St. Rita.
Comment: Meade picked up right where he left off last summer, repeating as Cadet National freestyle champion after going 7-0 in the Cadet freestyle duals and 7-2 in the Junior duals. Double Cadet Nationals All-American Lofthouse won three regionals – two Cadet and one Junior – and placed in the rugged West Junior freestyle regional, and Weatherman advanced to four Cadet finals.

152 pounds
First Team
Eric Cubberly, Jr, Pemberville, OH Eastwood
Second Team
Cody Brown, So, Casper, WY Natrona County
Third Team
Hunter Meys, Jr, Clifton Park, NY Shenendehowa
Honorable Mention
Matt Cartusciello, Jr, Staten Island, NY Petrides; Zac Cibula, Jr, Luxemburg, WI L.-Casco; Mike D’Alessandro, Jr, Beachwood, OH; David Kohlbach, So, Windsor, NY; Elias Larson, So, Chicago, IL Brother Rice; J.T. Rice, So, Hilliard, OH Davidson; Cameron Riojas, Jr, Arkansas City, KS; Travis Rutt, Jr, Eden Prairie, MN; Joey Sheridan, So, Tulsa, OK Union; Eric Terrazas, Jr, Wheaton, IL North.
Comment: This was a two-man race for the top spot, with Cubberly getting the nod after winning the Northeast Junior Greco-Roman regional and finishing fourth in freestyle, his lowest of six spring placings. Brown swept the West region, advanced to four finals and joined Cubberly as a Cadet Nationals double All-American. Freestyle All-American Meys won the Northeast Cadet regional and finished third in the Junior regional.

160 pounds
First Team
Grant Gambrall, Jr, Iowa City, IA West
Second Team
Ryan Kocer, Jr, Wagner, SD
Third Team
Corey Peltier, Jr, Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy
Honorable Mention
Marcus Armato, Jr, Kansas City, MO Oak Park; Scott Boner, Jr, Douglas, WY; Bryan Bourne, Jr, Spencerport, NY; Reid Chivers, So, Bellingham, WA; Fred Moses, So, Chicago, IL Brother Rice; Jesse Nielsen, Jr, Coeur d’Alene, ID; Christian Pavo, Jr, Pearl City, HI; Taylor Sare, Jr, Mesa, AZ Red Mountain; Derrick Yant, Jr, Delta, OH; Cody Yohn, Jr, Alamosa, CO.
Comment: Gambrall stands alone, almost making his season a clean sweep. After sweeping the Northern Plains regional and winning the Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman, he had to settle for third place in freestyle. Kocer and Peltier are both two-time state champions, Peltier at Warwick, RI Bishop Hendricken High.

171 pounds
First Team
Romero Cotton, Jr, Hutchinson, KS
Second Team
Wilberto Pica, So, Concord, CA DeLaSalle
Third Team
Zac Bennett, So, Westmont, PA Hilltop
Honorable Mention
Hunter Collins, Jr, Gilroy, CA; Sam Engelland, Jr, Neenah, WI; Tim Hester, Jr, Seattle, WA Shorewood; Max Huntley, So, Stafford, VA Colonial Forge; Kamron Jackson, Jr, South Haven, MI; Weston Keleher, So, Moberly, MO; Chris Perry, So, Stillwater, OK; Nate Schiedel, Jr, Caledonia, NY C.-Mumford; Derek Thompson, Jr, El Reno, OK; Tom Voorhis, Jr, Binghamton, NY Chenango Forks.
Comment: There were only two blemishes on double Cadet Nationals champion Cotton’s record this season: he finished second in the FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle and he didn’t quite go unbeaten in the Cadet duals – though his 18-1 mark, the loss at 189, was still outstanding. Pica, twin of 189-pounder Nick, swept the West regional and added a pair of third-place Fargo finishes. Some other impressive Cadet Duals records: Bennett and Jackson also finished 18-1, Keleher 20-3.

189 pounds
First Team
Ryland Geiger, Jr, Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy
Second Team
Dylan Wrage, Jr, Waverly, IA W.-Shell Rock
Third Team
Zachary Benzio, So, Connellsville, PA
Honorable Mention
Celic Bell, Jr, South Haven, MI; Colin Berry, Jr, Johnson City, NY; Bill Damiana, So, Cape May, NJ Lower Cape May; Ben Grisz, Jr, Dallas, TX St. Mark’s School of Texas; Kolton Kono, Jr, Kansas City, MO Oak Park; Caleb Lines, Jr, New Prague, MN; Dustin Meloche, Jr, Oviedo, FL; Nick Pica, So, Concord, CA DeLaSalle; Jacob Scharbrough, Jr, Weiser, ID; Andrew Wilson, Jr, Anchorage, AK East.
Comment: Wrage was as impressive as anyone on this list. He was a double placewinner is three tough events: the FILA Cadet Nationals, the Northern Plains Junior regional and the Cadet Nationals (twice fourth). But Geiger won three titles, including a double Cadet Nationals title, to go with a runnerup finish in the West regional. Bell was a perfect 18-0 in the Cadet Duals – one of just four wrestlers to do so – while Benzio’s 19-1 mark also was impressive.

215 pounds
First Team
Tyrell Fortune, Jr, Portland, OR Parkrose
Second Team
Atticus Disney, Jr, Andover, KS Central
Third Team
Marcell Dubose, Jr, Highland Park, MI
Honorable Mention
Ben Apland, Jr, Downers Grove, IL South; Josh Boger, Jr, Clovis, CA Buchanan; Chandler Coffey, Jr, Nashville, IN Brown County; Nick Creamier, Jr, Coon Rapids, MN; Spencer DeSena, Jr, Garden City, NY; Dillon Heesch, Jr, Burnside, IA Southeast Webster-Grand; Roger McCovey, So, Crescent City, CA Del Norte; Travis Pettengill, Jr, Flint, MI Kearsley; Oney Snyder, Jr, Hillsboro, OH; Andrew Tumlin, So, Harrison, OH.
Comment: With his second consecutive double Cadet Nationals title – winning in both finals over Disney – as well as a double West regional crown and a West Junior regional title in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle, Fortune richly earned the top spot. But Disney was the overall National Duals leading winner, going 18-0 in the Cadet Duals and 13-2 in the Junior Duals for a staggering total of 31 dual victories. Dubose was the only wrestler to place at Fargo in both gae groups, following up a seventh-place finish in Junior Greco-Roman with third place in Cadet freestyle. Coffey worked his way onto the list with a 9-0 mark in the Cadet freestyle duals.

275 pounds
First Team
Stephen Andrus, Jr, Manhattan, KS
Second Team
Bubba Owens, Jr, Tillamook, OR
Third Team
Paul Snyder, Jr, Mount Pleasant, PA
Honorable Mention
Zach Anderson, So, Ladysmith, WI; Nikola Bogojevic, Fr, Superior, WI; Jake Bruns, Jr, Fargo, ND South; Bobby Doxon, Jr, Goodland, KS; Matthew Fairbrother, Jr, Murray, UT; Ryan Jackson, Jr, Lynchburg, VA Brookville; Glen-Allen Kendl, Wauwatosa, WI East; Andrew Miller, So, Bassett, VA; Orlando Scales, So, Cincinnati, OH Elder; Josh Wilkins, Jr, Sioux City, IA North.
Comment: Double Cadet Nationals All-American Andrus, the freestyle champion, teamed with Disney to give Kansas a potent finishing Cadet Duals punch, also going 18-0. Cadet Nationals freestyle runnerup Owens was a double placewinner in the FILA Cadet Nationals and the West Regional.


Junior Division Super Summer Team

98 pounds
First Team
Nathan Furches, So, Derby, KS
Second Team
Ridge Kiley, Jr, Iowa City, IA West
Third Team
Brandon Goodwin, Sr, Lawrence, KS
Honorable Mention
Tim Constein, So, Gresham, OR; Cody Dill, Jr, Otego, NY Unatego; Jacob Farber, Jr, Cincinnati, OH St. Xavier; Bryson Fukushima, Jr, Honolulu, HI Punahou; Jordan Horras, Sr, Miamisburg, OH; Steven Keith, Shoreham, NY S.-Wading River; Jon Morrison, So, Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg; John Prezzia, So, Hookstown, PA South Side Beaver; Brian Reisenauer, Sr, Fargo, ND South; Tanner Weltzin, Jr, Alexandria, MN.
Comment: Furches’ Junior Nationals Greco-Roman title was his third of the spring. He also finished third in freestyle. Kiley and Goodwin also swept their regional titles. Furches and Junior freestyle Prezzia both were 6-0 in the Junior Duals in freestyle, Goodwin combining for a 10-1 mark in the two styles.

105 pounds
First Team
Andrew Long, Jr, Creston, IA
Second Team
Justin Forrest, Jr, Peculiar, MO Raymore-Peculiar
Third Team
Ben Sergent, Jr, Troy, OH Christian
Honorable Mention
Eric Chandler, So, Miami, FL G. Holmes Braddock; Carl DeLuca, Jr, Wisconsin Rapids, WI Lincoln; Abraham Evans, Jr, Dover, PA; Ryan Jauch, Jr, Crystal Lake, IL Central; Cody Lensing, Jr, Fridley, MN Totino Grace; Mitchell Lofstedt, Jr, Roseburg, OR; Taylor Louie, Sr, West Covina, CA; Brandon McDonald, Sr, Amarillo, TX Canyon Randall; Fred Santaite, Sr, Allendale, NJ Northern Highlands; Grant Sutter, Jr, Dodgeville, WI.
Comment: Furches’ Junior Nationals Greco-Roman title was his third of the spring. He also finished third in freestyle. Kiley and Goodwin also swept their regional titles. Furches and Junior freestyle Prezzia both were 6-0 in the Junior Duals in freestyle, Goodwin combining for a 10-1 mark in the two styles.

112 pounds
First Team
Eric Grajales, Jr, Brandon, FL
Second Team
Marty Eng, Grad, Newberg, OR
Third Team
Connor McDonald, Sr, Georgetown, DE Sussex Central
Honorable Mention
Kellen Aura, Sr, Pleasanton, CA Foothill; Donte Butler, Sr, Sumner, MO; Travis Coffey, Sr, Boone, NC Watauga; Brandon Davis, Sr, Greensboro, NC Page; Boris Novachkov, Sr, Fremont, CA; Bryan Pearsall, Jr, Lititz, PA Warwick; Andy Pokorny, Sr, Bennington, NE; Clayton Rush, Sr, Aledo, IL; Will Sharbaugh, Sr, Bethesda, MD Walt Whitman; Bo Touris, Sr, West Chester, OH Lakota West.
Comment: All Grajales did was win national Greco-Roman titles in three age groups – FILA Cadet, Junior and FILA Junior – while winning five regional or national titles overall. Eng won the FILA Junior freestyle title and double Junior Nationals All-American McDonald won the freestyle crown at Fargo in dominating fashion. Aura and Davis also were impressive in the FILA Juniors.

119 pounds
First Team
Zach Sanders, Sr, Wabasha, MN W.-Kellogg
Second Team
Nikko Triggas, Sr, Moraga, CA Campolindo
Third Team
John Trumbetti, Sr, Montvale, NJ St. Joseph Regional
Honorable Mention
Donny Altman, Grad, Derby, KS; Mark Ballweg, Waverly, Jr, IA W.-Shell Rock; Tyler Clark, Sr, Orion, IL; Anthony Hayes, Grad, Battle Ground, WA; Demetrius Johnson, Sr, Munford, TN; Ian Moser, Grad, Camden Wyoming, DE Caesar Rodney; James Nicholson, Grad, Des Moines, IA Roosevelt; Larry Perez, Grad, Topeka, KS; Shay Warren, Sr, Ogden, UT Weber; T.J. Wunnicke, Sr, Dodgeville, WI.
Comment: Strictly a two-man race, Sanders (freestyle) and Triggas (Greco-Roman) taking the two Junior Nationals crowns. The two were double Junior All-Americans and successful in region competition as well, Sanders posting 1-3 finishes in the Northern Plains regional and Triggas 2-1 in the West. Triggas won their only head-to-head meeting, in three periods in the seventh Greco-Roman round at Fargo. But Sanders was a perfect 18-0 in the Junior Duals, losing just one period along the way, while Triggas finished just 11-4 at Oklahoma City.

125 pounds
First Team
Shawn Jones, Grad, Blackfoot, ID Snake River
Second Team
Michael Mangrum, Jr, Auburn, WA Riverside
Third Team
Joey Martin, Grad, Las Vegas, NV Durango
Honorable Mention
Marty Borowsky, Sr, Bryn Mawr, PA Harriton; Tyler Caldwell, So, Goddard, KS; Ryan Fields, Jr, West Chester, OH Lakota West; Tyler Graff, Jr, Loveland, CO; Mike Grey, Grad, Morristown, NJ Delbarton; Anthony Jorge, Sr, Lakeland, FL Lake Gibson; Kelly Kubec, Sr, Lake Stevens, WA; Matt Kyler, Grad, Clearfield, PA; Norman Richmond, Sr, Portland, OR Thomas Jefferson; Dan White, Jr, Hightstown, NJ Peddie School.
Comment: A year after becoming a double Cadet Nationals champion, Mangrum again made himself a hot commodity at Fargo, upsetting Graff in the Junior freestyle final. But Jones won the Junior and FILA Junior National Greco-Roman champion crowns and four titles overall. Martin burst into the top three by becoming one of just two scholastic wrestlers to place in the FILA Juniors in both styles. Richmond’s three regional titles included a pair of victories over Mangrum.

130 pounds
First Team
Josh Strait, Grad, Arimo, ID Marsh Valley
Second Team
Kyle Hutter, Grad, New Lenox, IL Providence
Third Team
Kellen Russell, Sr, Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy
Honorable Mention
Jimmy Conroy, Grad, South Plainfield, NJ; Collin Dozier, Sr, Virginia Beach, VA Frank W. Cox; Corey Jantzen, Sr, Shoreham, NY S.-Wading River; Adam Koballa, Grad, Bedford, OH St. Peter Chanel; Marshall Koethe, Jr, Akron, IA A.-Westfield; Montell Marion, Grad, Des Moines, IA Roosevelt; Jeff Rau, Grad, Council Bluffs, IA Lewis Central; Frank Sade, Sr, Clarkston, MI; Keith Sulzer, Grad, Lakewood, OH St. Edward; Mike Thorn, Grad, St. Michael, MN Albertville.
Comment: With three regional titles and a trip to the Junior National Greco-Roman finals for the second consecutive year, Strait is the obvious choice. Beyond that, several wrestlers can stake a claim. Hutter’s eighth-place Junior freestyle finish was preceded by a double Northern Plains region crown at 135 and a 10-2 mark in the Junior Duals in freestyle. Russell was only third in the Northeast Junior regional, but won the Junior National freestyle crown.

135 pounds
First Team
P.J. Gillespie, Sr, Long Beach, NY
Second Team
Eli Hutchison, Grad, Soldotna, AK Skyview
Third Team
Austin Enoch, Sr, Redmond, OR
Honorable Mention
Justin Accordino, Sr, Wilkes-Barre, PA James M. Coughlin; Chris Iorio, Grad, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY Sachem North; Scott O’Donnell, Sr, Kansas City, MO Oak Park; Jamal Parks, Sr, Tulsa, OK Union; Willie Saxton, Grad, Rayland, OH Buckeye Local; Max Shanaman, Sr, Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy; Brian Spangler, Grad, Naperville, IL Neuqua Valley; Nate Spangler, Grad, Concord, CA DeLaSalle; Vicente Varela, Sr, Rio Rancho, NM; Alex Warren, Grad, Mooresville, IN.
Comment: Gillespie’s record reflects both quantity and quality, with a pair of trips to the Northeast region finals, winning the Greco-Roman title, a third-place finish in the West regional in freestyle, seventh in the Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman and a 15-2 overall mark in the Junior Duals, including 9-0 in Greco-Roman. Hutchison closed his scholastic career with the Junior National Greco-Roman title over Enoch. Both had two crowns this spring.

140 pounds
First Team
Luke Ashmore, Sr, Dallas, TX Bishop Lynch
Second Team
Jake Deitchler, Jr, Anoka, MN
Third Team
Ryan Cubberly, Grad, Pemberville, OH Eastwood
Honorable Mention
Tommy Abbott, Sr, Wilmington, DE St. Mark’s; Sean Bilodeau, Sr, North Andover, MA Brooks School; Esai Dominguez, Sr, Omaha, NE Creighton Preparatory; Jonathan Drendel, Sr, Aurora, IL West; Zack Kemmerer, Sr, Pennsburg, PA Upper Perkiomen; Mario Mason, Jr, Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy; Jeremy McCoy, Grad, Omaha, NE North; Lance Palmer, Grad, Lakewood, OH St. Edward; Luke Satern, Grad, Humboldt, IA; Seth Vernon, Sr, Tulsa, OK Union.
Comment: He may lose a match here and not look particularly good there, but when the smoke cleared, Ashmore had his second consecutive Fargo freestyle title – a Junior crown this time – and four titles this off-season. His round-robin pin of Palmer was the talk of the tournament and the message boards. Deitchler ripped off four top-three finishes, a lofty accomplishment for a sophomore.

145 pounds
First Team
Trevor Hall, Sr, Battle Ground, WA
Second Team
Kevin LeValley, Sr, Limon, CO
Third Team
Chris Hacker, Sr, El Reno, OK
Honorable Mention
Travis Blasco, Grad, Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy; Tyler Davis, Sr, Oviedo, FL; Nathaniel Holt, Grad, Provo, UT; Johnny Koepp, Jr, Dallas, TX Bishop Lynch; Jamal Lawrence, Sr, Merrillville, IN; Shane Nay, Sr, Kansas City, MO Oak Park; J.P. O’Connor, Grad, Oxford, NY Academy; Volodomyr Rozdolsky, Grad, Elmhurst, IL York; Bryce Saddoris, Grad, Spring Creek, NV; Albert White, Sr, Chicago, IL St. Rita.
Comment: Whether it was at 145 or 152, Hall was a presence, picking up four titles this season, including the Junior National Greco-Roman title. LeValley posted five top-four finishes and Hacker’s best came out at Fargo, earning double All-America status for the second consecutive year. Several key Junior Duals victories put Koepp’s name on the list.

152 pounds
First Team
Adam Hall, Grad, Bonners Ferry, ID
Second Team
Robert Kellogg, Sr, Sioux City, IA North
Third Team
Eren Civan, Sr, Bethesda, MD Walt Whitman
Honorable Mention
George Bancroft, Jr, Fort Lauderdale, FL Cardinal Gibbons; Anthony Biondo, Grad, Clinton Township, MI Chippewa Valley; Micah Burak, Sr, Colorado Springs, CO Coronado; Darrion Caldwell, Grad, Rahway, NJ; Kyle DeBerry, Sr, Tucson, AZ Sunnyside; Brandon Hatchett, Sr, Winter Springs, FL; Kurt Kinser, Grad, Bloomington, IN South; Sean Nemec, Sr, Lakewood, OH St. Edward; Ryan Smith, Sr, Prineville, OR Crook County; Scott Winston, Jr, Jackson, NJ Memorial.
Comment: Maybe the most mentally tough wrestler of our time, double Fargo All-American Hall followed up a double West Region title with a Junior National freestyle title that closed out his career. Kellogg’s log – double placings in the FILA Cadet Nationals and the Northern Plains regional and the Junior National Greco-Roman title – is breathtaking for a wrestler with just an eighth-place showing as a sophomore in his state meet. Civan won the FILA Cadet Nationals and the Northeast Regional in freestyle, then finished sixth in the Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman.

160 pounds
First Team
Jonathan Reader, Grad, Davison, MI
Second Team
Michael Chaires, Sr, Albany, NY Christian Brothers Academy
Third Team
Luke Manuel, Grad, Grass Valley, CA Nevada Union
Honorable Mention
Mike Benefiel, Sr, Lombard, IL Montini; Chris Bullins, Sr, Mayodan, NC Dalton L. McMichael; Alex Caruso, Grad, Watchung Hills, NJ; Matt Epperly, Grad, Christiansburg, VA; Scott Glasser, Grad, Bismarck, ND; Chad Hemerson, Grad, Santa Ana, CA Calvary Chapel; Talan Knox, Grad, Salt Lake City, UT Brighton; Mike Powers, Grad, Windsor, CT Loomis-Chaffee School; John Pycraft, Grad, Elyria, OH; David Rella, Grad, Cuyahoga Falls, OH Walsh Jesuit.
Comment: Chaires’ season was outstanding. He won the FILA Cadet Nationals and Northeast Regionals in Greco-Roman (and third in freestyle), and placed fourth in both styles at Fargo. But Reader – the only Junior Nationals double champion this year and the freestyle OW – gets the nod. Oh, and double West Regionals crowns – for a total of four – don’t hurt, either.

171 pounds
First Team
Kirk Smith, Sr, Boise, ID Centennial
Second Team
Jesse Robbins, Sr, Oviedo, FL
Third Team
Lucas Munkelwitz, Sr, Forest Lake, MN
Honorable Mention
Brice Arand, Grad, Springfield, OR Thurston; Jordan Blanton, Jr, Richmond, IL R.-Burton; Neil Erisman, Grad, DeSoto, KS; Brent Haynes, Jr, Kansas City, MO Oak Park; Ian Hinton, Sr, Mishawaka, IN; Jake Kerr, Grad, Oskaloosa, IA; Torrey Line, Sr, Browerville, MN; Ryan Patrovich, Grad, Islip, NY; Brian Roddy, Jr, Lakewood, OH St. Edward; Brandon Sitch, Grad, Kelso, WA.
Comment: How good was Smith? How about seven – count ‘em, seven – trips to tournament finals, a national best? So were his five titles: a double Northwest Regional and freestyle titles in the FILA Cadets, West Regional and the Junior Nationals. Robbins retained his status as a feared Greco-Roman presence with his second Junior Nationals title.

189 pounds
First Team
Clayton Foster, Sr, Kamiah, ID
Second Team
Deron Winn, Sr, Liberty, MO
Third Team
John Weakley, Sr, Cuyahoga Falls, OH Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
Honorable Mention
Brodie Ambrose, Sr, Eldridge, IA North Scott; Trevor Brandvold, Grad, River Falls, WI; D.J. Bruce, Sr, Naperville, IL North; Jamelle Jones, Sr, Dover, DE; Jake Kahnke, Jr, Prior Lake, MN; Cody Magrum, Jr, Oak Harbor, OH; Scott Penny, Sr, Granite City, IL; Bill Schindel, Grad, Akron, OH Archbishop Hoban; Jerome Ward, Sr, Chicago, IL St. Rita; Sonny Yohn, Sr, Alamosa, CO.
Comment: The controversial win over Yohn in the Junior Nationals freestyle finals aside, Foster earned the top spot fair and square with six top-three finishes, adding a double Northwest Regional title to his Junior crown. Junior Nationals Greco-Roman Winn and Weakley, both double Fargo All-Americans, headline one of the best 197-pound college recruiting classes in years. Winn won three crowns and was 16-1 at the Junior Duals.

215 pounds
First Team
Eric Thompson, Jr, Waverly, IA W.-Shell Rock
Second Team
Jared Platt, Sr, Blairstown, NJ Blair Academy
Third Team
Cody Gardner, Sr, Christiansburg, VA
Honorable Mention
Dustin Bauman, Grad, Stratford, WI: Dan Craig, Sr, Allegan, MI; Patrick Day, Grad, Mishawaka, IN; Brent Eidenschink, Grad, Detroit Lakes, MN; Joe Fagiano, Sr, Chicago, IL St. Patrick; Ian Heinisch, Sr, Oviedo, FL; Tyler Hemmesch, Sr, Elk River, MN; Tucker Lane, Sr, Nucla, CO; Pat Mahan, Sr, Owatonna, MN; Mike Rossetti, Grad, Harmony, PA Seneca Valley.
Comment: With three titles – the FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle and a double Northern Plains regional crown – and double All-America status at Fargo, Thompson’s record reflects quality and quantity. Platt nearly had a perfect spring, sweeping the Northeast Regional, going 10-0 at the Junior Duals in freestyle and giving Gardner all he wanted before falling in the Junior National fresestyle final.

275 pounds
First Team
Dom Bradley, Sr, Blue Springs, MO
Second Team
Kenny Lester, Grad, Oviedo, FL
Third Team (tie)
John Hiles, Jr, Columbus, OH St. Francis de Sales
Elijah Madison, Jr, Kansas City, MO Oak Park
Honorable Mention
Charlie Alexander, Grad, Central Point, OR Crater; Brendan Barlow, Sr, Westerville, OH Central; Jack Danilkowicz, Grad, Libertyville, IL; Bryant Deinhardt, Grad, Deposit, NY Deposit/Hancock; Nathan Fernandez, Grad, Lawton, OK MacArthur; Jordan Johnson, Sr, Naperville, IL North; Zach Rey, Sr, Hopatcong, NJ; Jarod Trice, Sr, Highland Park, MI; Cameron Wade, Sr, Bedford, OH St. Peter Chanel.
Comment: Another wrestler who sneaked up on the field, Bradley won the West Regional freestyle after finishing third in Greco-Roman, then stunned FILA Junior placewinner Lester en route to the Junior Nationals freestyle title. Hiles and Madison posted virtually identical records, both earning double placewinner status in the FILA Cadets and West Regional prior to their Fargo placings.