Ironman champs regain No. 1 ranking
The following are WIN’s Team Rankings as of Dec. 12, 2011. WIN’s next high school rankings will be released on Jan. 6, 2012.
Blair Academy out-distanced the previous No. 1-ranked St. Eds for the 2011 Ironman title
Rank Team Prev. Comment
1 Blairstown, N.J. Blair Academy 2 Placed 13 at Ironman to claim top spot in rankings
2 Lakewood, Ohio St. Edward 1 Heil’s OW performance keyed runner-up Ironman finish
3 Brandon, Fla. 3 Won own Graves Tournament with 8 finalists, 6 champions
4 St. Johns, Mich. 4 Swept titles from 103-189 in winning Lansing Eastern tourney
5 St. Paris, Ohio Graham 5 Led Ironman with 5 finalists, 3 champions
6 Clovis, Calif. 6 Two No. 1 brothers: Gaytan (113 /120) and Nevills (170/Hwt)
7 Canonsburg, Pa. Can.-McMillan 7 Rolled to 5-0 at Greenville Duals by average 67-6 score
8 Orland Park, Ill. Carl Sandburg 8 Have beaten first 9 opponents by 10 points or more
9 Christiansburg, Va. 9 No Ironman finalists, but 9 were a match away or better
10 Allen, Texas 10 Won The Woodlands tourney with 7 champions
11 Novi, Mich. Detroit Catholic C. 11 Beat Davison 54-9, 6-0 by average 66-6 score
12 Cincinnati, Ohio Arch. Moeller NR Only Blair, Crusaders got wins from all 14 Ironman entries
13 Apple Valley, Minn. 12 Opened with tourney wins at Faribault, Delano
14 Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Simley 13 Averaged 51-9 winning margin in 4-0 start
15 Bettendorf, Iowa NR Leads 3A with 10 ranked wrestlers; easily won Keith Young
16 Kingston, Pa. Wyoming Seminary 15 Got big Ironman points from Vizcarrondo, Johnson
17 Bethlehem, Pa. Catholic 19 R. Cruz’s title paced 5 placers, sixth-place Ironman finish
18 Broken Arrow, Okla. 24 Calvert’s Ironman finals berth bolstered lower, middle weights
19 Bakersfield, Calif. 16 Cruz, Demison, Ramirez, Hammond, Nacita fearsome
20 Iowa City, Iowa West 17 Laux, Bauer, Koethe all ranked No. 1 in 3A
21 Oak Park (Ill.) O.P.-River Forest NR 2009 state champions haven’t looked back since Conant Inv.
22 Lombard, Ill. Montini 20 Line-up doesn’t scare most, but 11 won matches at Ironman
23 Suwanee, Ga. Collins Hill NR Finished 10th at Ironman with just 1 placer; 12 posted wins
24 Massillon, Ohio Perry NR Placed 3 at Ironman, 3 others a match away
25 Indianapolis, Ind. Perry Meridian 23 Won first six duals by average 60-8 score
(tie) Runnells, Iowa Southeast Polk 21 Clark, Meyer, Miklus atop their weights
The following are WIN individual high school rankings as of Dec. 12, 2011
The following are WIN’s Dec. 12, 2011 national individual rankings, which are subject to change when wrestlers finalize what weights they will wrestle this winter. The college commitments are according to Intermat.com.
106 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School College
1. Zahid Valencia Fr Bellflower, CA St. John Bosco
2. Johnson Mai Sr North Torrance, CA Columbia
3. Ronnie Bresser Jr Klamath Falls, OR Henley
4. Nkosi Moody Jr Olympia Fields, IL Rich Central
5. Michael Kemerer Fr Murrysville, PA Franklin Regional
6. Matthew Kolodzik Fr Dayton, OH Miami Valley School
7. Darian Cruz Jr Bethlehem, PA Catholic
8. Nathan Boston So Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North
9. Stevan Micic So Cedar Lake, IN Hanover Central
10. Jan Rosenberg Sr Rockaway, NJ Morris Knolls Rutgers
11. Paul Mascarenas Jr Rio Rancho, NM Cleveland
12. Dante Rodriguez So Grand Island, NE
13. Jarred Oftedahl Jr G. Valley, MN Benilde-St. Marg.
14. Vincenzo Joseph Fr Pittsburgh, PA Central Catholic
15. Brent Fleetwood Jr Smyrna, DE
16. Coy Ozias So Christiansburg, VA
17. Noah Teaney So Kansas City, MO Oak Park
18. Tommy Pawelski Jr Lombard, IL Montini
19. Dylan Lucas Fr Brandon, FL
20 Joseph Velliquette So Nixa, MO
113 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School College
1. Phillip Laux Sr Iowa City, IA West
2. Nathan Tomasello Jr Cuyahoga Falls, OH C. Valley A.
3. Matt Garelli Sr Oak Park, IL Fenwick Stanford
4. Joey McKenna So Blairstown Tp, NJ Blair Acad.
5. Jarred Brooks Sr Warsaw, IN
6. Micah Perez Jr El Centro, CA Central Union
7. Tommy Thorn So Albertville, MN St. Michael-Alb.
8. Zac Hall So St. Johns, MI
9. Billy Rappo Sr Holland, PA Council Rock South
10. Sam Krivus Fr Greensburg, PA Hempfield
11. Jonas Gaytan Jr Clovis, CA
12. Emilio Saavedra So Modesto, CA
13. Isaiah Locsin So Morgan Hill, CA Live Oak
14. Zeke Moisey So Bethlehem, PA Catholic
15. J.R. Wert Sr Christiansburg, VA
16. Barlow McGhee Jr Rock Island, IL
17. Jason Nolf So Kittanning, PA
18. Darshawn Sharp Sr Valdosta, GA
19. Kyle Gliva Jr Inver Grove Heights, MN Simley
20. Tristan Manderfeld Jr Foley, MN
120 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School College
1. Nick Roberts Sr Boswell, PA North Star Ohio State
2. Dalton Brady Jr Chandler, AZ
3. Ryan Diehl Sr Washington, PA Trinity
4. George DiCamillo Sr Cleveland, OH St. Ignatius Virginia
5. Jered Cortez So Carol Stream, IL Glenbard North
6. Ryan Taylor Sr St. Paris, OH Graham Wisconsin
7. Tim Lambert Jr Ada, MI Forest Hills Eastern Nebraska
8. Daniel Gaytan Sr Clovis, CA
9. Dylan Peters Sr Denver, IA D.-Tripoli Northern Iowa
10. Cassidy Oshiro Jr Honolulu, HI Maryknoll School
11. Garrison White Sr Concord, NC Jay M. Robinson Northwestern
12. Marshawn Sharp Sr Valdosta, GA
13. Mason Todd Sr Pendleton Heights, IN
14. Jordan Wigger Sr Summerville, SC
15. Isaiah Varona Sr Homestead, FL South Dade
16. Nick Herrmann Sr Amarillo, TX Tascosa Virginia
17. Andrew Crone Jr St. Charles, MO West
18. Sebastian Pique Jr Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg
19. Seth Gross So Apple Valley, MN
20. Andrew Atkinson Jr, Lynchburg, VA Liberty Christian Academy
126 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School College
1. Dean Heil Sr Lakewood, OH St. Edward
2. Jimmy Gulibon Sr Derry, PA Penn State
3. Thomas Gilman Sr Omaha, NE Skutt Iowa
4. Brandon Jeske Jr Virginia Beach, VA Frank W. Cox
5. Anthony Ashnault Jr South Plainfield, NJ
6. Joey Dance Jr Christiansburg, VA
7. Freddie Rodriguez Sr Grand Ledge, MI Michigan State
8. Cory Clark Sr Runnells, IA Southeast Polk Iowa
9. Dominick Malone Sr Kingston, PA Wyoming Sem. Northwestern
10. Eddie Klimara Sr New Lenox, IL Providence
11. Zain Retherford Jr Benton, PA
12. Rossi Bruno Sr Brandon, FL Michigan
13. Mitch Bengtson Jr St. Cloud, MN Apollo
14. Nathan Kraisser Sr Ellicott City, MD Centennial North Carolina
15. Hunter Weber Sr Marshall, WI North Dakota State
16. Max Hvolbek Sr Blairstown Tp, NJ Blair Acad. Stanford
17. Zach Watson Sr Chattanooga, TN Baylor School
18. Eric DeVos Sr Waverly, IA W.-Shell Rock Penn
19. Kyle Ayersman Sr St. John, IN Lake Central
20. Jacob Schmitt Jr St. Johns, MI Lehigh
132 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School College
1. Randy Cruz Sr Bethlehem, PA Catholic Lehigh
2. Edgar Bright Jr Lakewood, OH St. Edward
3. Alex Cisneros Sr Selma, CA Cornell
4. Mark Grey Sr Blairstown Tp, NJ Blair Acad. Cornell
5. Zane Richards Sr Carbondale, IL Illinois
6. Joey Palmer Sr Orting, WA Oregon State
7. Joey Ward Sr Cincinnati, OH Arch. Moeller North Carolina
8. Kyle Larson Sr West Des Moines, IA Valley Iowa State
9. Kevin Norstrem Jr Brandon, FL
10. Dakota Trom Sr Apple Valley, MN Minnesota
11. Jared McKinley Sr Indianapolis, IN Perry Meridian
12. Brandon Sorensen Jr Denver, IA D.-Tripoli
13. Brent Fickel Sr Parma, OH Padua Franciscan
14. Kagen Squire Sr Wadsworth, OH Ohio
15. Hayden Tuma So Boise, ID Centennial
16. Dakota Bauer Sr Iowa City, IA West Iowa State
17. Topher Carton Sr Davenport, IA Assumption Iowa
18. Kyle Garcia Sr Choctaw, OK Oklahoma
19. Ben Morgan Sr Forest Lake, MN Nebraska
20. Sam Brancale Sr Eden Prairie, MN Minnesota
138 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School
1. John Meeks Sr Des Moines, IA Roosevelt Iowa State
2. Tyler Liberatore Sr Tampa, FL Wharton Arizona State
3. Nate Skonieczny Sr Cuyahoga Falls, OH Walsh Jesuit Iowa
4. Quinton Murphy Sr Holley, NY Indiana
5. Austin Matthews Jr Greenville, PA H.A. Reynolds
6. Todd Preston Sr Blairstown Tp, NJ Blair Acad. Harvard
7. Jeff Ott Sr Belmont, MA B. Hill School Harvard
8. Natrelle Demison Sr Bakersfield, CA
9. Chase Ferman Sr Broken Arrow, OK
10. Laike Gardner Sr Biglerville, PA Lehigh
11. Devon Jackson Sr Yorktown, IN Purdue
12. Josh Pennell Jr St. Johns, MI
13. Nick Barber Sr Lakewood, OH St. Edward
14. Angelo Armenta Sr Oregon, OH Clay
15. Angelo Silvestro Sr Aurora, IL Marmion Academy
16. John Fahy Sr Louisville, KY Trinity Illinois
17. Shayne Tucker Jr Fair Oaks, CA Bella Vista
18. Joey Delgado Sr Hermiston, OR
19. Jake Marlin Jr Creston, IA C.-Orient-Macksburg
20. Grant Leeth So Kearney, MO
145 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School
1. Jason Tsirtsis Sr Crown Point, IN Northwestern
2. Ben Whitford Jr St. Johns, MI
3. Jake Short Jr Inver Grove Heights, MN Simley
4. Dylan Milonas So Blairstown Tp, NJ Blair Acad.
5. Blake Kastl Sr St. Paris, OH Graham
6. Zach Dailey Sr Massillon, OH Perry
7. Wally Richardson Sr Jersey City, NJ St. Peter’s Prep Old Dominion
8. Jake Elliott Sr Roseville, CA Oakmont
9. Bryce Brill So Chicago, IL Mount Carmel
10. Jake Faust Sr Lexington, OH
11. Matt Cimato Sr Wyndmoor, PA LaSalle College Drexel
12. Anthony Collica Jr Solon, OH
13. Grant LaMont Jr Spanish Fork, UT Maple Mt.
14. Solomon Chishko So Canonsburg, PA C.-McMillan
15. Jack Clark So Owings Mills, MD McDonogh School
16. Brian Crutchmer Sr Tulsa, OK Union Oklahoma State
17. Brian Warren Sr Des Moines, IA North/Hoover
18. Gabriel Moreno Sr Urbandale, IA Iowa State
19. Markus Schiedel Jr Lakewood, OH St. Edward
20. Ryan Blees So Bismarck, ND
152 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School
1. Bo Jordan Jr St. Paris, OH Graham
2. Isaiah Martinez Jr Lemoore, CA
3. Brian Realbuto Sr Somers, NY Cornell
4. Brian Murphy Jr Carol Stream, IL Glenbard North
5. Zach Witte Sr Cedar Rapids, IA Prairie Northern Iowa
6. Andrew Morse Sr Lowell, MI Northern Illinois
7. Mitchell Minotti Sr Easton, PA Lehigh
8. Rylan Lubeck Sr Wisconsin Rapids, WI Lincoln
9. Colin Holler Jr Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg
10. Nick Wanzek Sr Inver Grove Heights, MN Simley
11. Felipe Martinez Sr Genoa, OH Area
12. Max Schneider Sr Chicago, IL Lane Tech
13. Mark Hall 8th Apple Valley, MN
14. Kelian Torres Jr Altus, OK
15. Garett Hammond Jr Chambersburg, PA
16. Peter Galli Sr Brooklandville, MD St. Paul’s School
17. Austin Trott Sr Kingsland, GA Camden County
18. Alex Abono Sr Concord, CA DeLaSalle
19. Curt Maas Sr Medford, MN
20 Cody Ross Sr, Spring Hill, FL Frank Springstead
160 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School
1. Chance Marsteller So Fawn Grove, PA Kennard Dale
2. Joey Davis Sr Santa Fe Springs, CA Santa Fe
3. Brian Brill Sr Mill Hall, PA Central Mountain Lehigh
4. Clark Glass Sr Brandon, FL
5. Oliver Pierce Jr Allen, TX
6. Brandon Kingsley Sr Apple Valley, MN Minnesota
7. Jacob Crawford Sr Winchester, VA Millbrook Lehigh
8. Coleman Hammond Jr Bakersfield, CA
9. Isaac Jordan Sr St. Paris, OH Graham Wisconsin
10. Zach Epperly Jr Christiansburg, VA
11. Kyle Begin Sr Anoka, MN
12. Dylan Reel Sr Washington, IL Boise State
13. Victor Pereira Sr Newark, CA Memorial Cal Poly
14. Jacob Davis Sr Lakewood, OH St. Edward
15. Justin Koethe Sr Iowa City, IA West Wisconsin
16. Josh Llopez So La Plata, MD
17. Cody Allala Sr Hopewell, VA
18. Jordan Wohlfert Sr St. Johns, MI Michigan State
19. Nick Kee Jr Laurinburg, NC Scotland County
20. Kyle Ash Sr Tulsa, OK Union
170 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School
1. Taylor Massa Sr St. Johns, MI Michigan
2. Zac Brunson Sr Eugene, OR Winston Churchill Illinois
3. Kyle Crutchmer Sr Tulsa, OK Union Oklahoma State
4. Mark Martin Sr Lakewood, OH St. Edward Ohio State
5. Geordan Speiller Sr Orlando, FL Pine Castle Christian
6. Jordan Thomas Sr Greenville, MI Michigan
7. Zach Nevills Sr Clovis, CA Stanford
8. Alex Meyer Sr Runnells, IA Southeast Polk Iowa
9. Ryan Harrington Sr West Morris, NJ Mendham North Carolina
10. Micah Barnes Sr Inver Grove Heights, MN Simley Old Dominion
11. Jim Wilson Sr Nazareth, CA McNair Stanford
12. Silas Nacita Sr Bakersfield, CA
13. Eric Morris Jr Kingston, PA Wyoming Sem.
14. Jason Luster Sr Pittsburgh, PA Central Catholic West Virginia
15. McCoy Newberg Sr Thompson’s Station, TN Indep.
16. Matt Reed Sr Wichita Heights, KS
17. Elliot Riddick Sr Bethlehem, PA Catholic Lehigh
18. Ricky Robertson Jr Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg
19. Tsvetomir Petrushev Jr Suwanee, GA Peachtree Ridge
20. Connor King Sr Poway, CA Cal Poly
182 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School
1. Jordan Rogers Sr Spokane, WA Mead Oklahoma State
2. Sam Brooks Sr Oak Park, IL O.P.-River Forest Iowa
3. Chaz Gresham Sr Goshen, OH Ohio
4. Nikko Reyes Sr Fresno, CA Clovis West Illinois
5. Wesley Phipps Sr Grove City, PA
6. Cody Wiercioch Jr Canonsburg, PA C.-McMillan
7. Kevin Beazley Sr Novi, MI Detroit Catholic Central Old Dominion
8. Jack Dechow Sr Richmond, IL R.-Burton Old Dominion
9. Taylor McGiffen Sr Alton, IL
10. Scott Gibbons Sr Metairie, LA Archbishop Rummel
11. Huston Evans Sr St. Paris, OH Graham Virginia Tech
12. Domenic Abounader Jr Lakewood, OH St. Edward
13. David Reck Sr Stafford, VA Colonial Forge
14. Zak Benitz Sr Wisconsin Rapids, WI Lincoln
15. Nolan Boyd Sr Edmond, OK Deer Creek
16. Dakota DesLauriers Sr Lower Burrell, PA Burrell
17. J.J. Jude Sr Paintsville, KY Johnson Central
18. Preston Lehmann Jr West Fargo, ND
19. Reece Wright-Conklin Sr Lawrence, KS
20. Tanner Lynde Sr Delphi, IN Purdue
195 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School
1. Devin Peterson Sr Wisconsin Rapids, WI Lincoln Wisconsin
2. Gage Harrah Sr Crystal Lake, IL Central Drexel
3. Gabe Dean Sr Lowell, MI Cornell
4. Ben Stroh Sr Chinook, MT Wyoming
5. Nathan Rotert Jr Spearfish, SD
6. T.J. Dudley Sr Columbia, SC Irmo North Carolina
7. Brad Johnson Sr Lockport, IL
8. Willie Miklus Sr Runnells, IA Southeast Polk Missouri
9. Brandon Griffin Sr Salem, OR Sprague Lehigh
10. Andy Janovich Sr Gretna, NE
11. Roland Dunlap Sr Muskego, WI
12. Frank Mattiace Jr Blairstown Tp, NJ Blair Acad.
13. Seth Calvert Sr Broken Arrow, OK
14. James Suvak Sr Lakewood, OH St. Edward Virginia
15. Dwight Howes Sr Arvada, CO Hofstra
16. Robert Marchese Sr Hesperia, CA Oak Hills
17. Perry Hills Sr Pittsburgh, PA Central Catholic
18. Matt McCutcheon Jr Vandergrift, PA Kiski Area
19. Glenn Climmons Jr Marietta, GA Alan C. Pope
20. Mitch Sliga Jr, Fishers, IN
220 pounds
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School
1. Josh Marchok Sr Schaumburg, IL Stanford
2. Michael Kroells Sr Belle Plaine, MN Scott West Minnesota
3. Jordan Gruettner Sr Muskego, WI
4. Kyle Snyder So Wheaton, MD Good Counsel
5. J’Den Cox Jr Columbia, MO David Hickman
6. Thomas Haines So Quarryville, PA Solanco
7. A.J. Vizcarrondo Sr Kingston, PA Wyoming Seminary Eastern Michigan
8. Ty Walz Sr Lakewood, OH St. Edward Virginia Tech
9. Brian Moran Jr Fowlerville, MI
10. Eric Laytos Sr Factoryville, PA Lackawanna Trail
11. Ryan Solomon Jr Milton, PA
12. Matt Meadows Sr CVCA, Ohio
13. Nick Dougharity Sr Gresham, OR Sam Barlow
14. Hashem Omari Sr Kansas City, MO Oak Park
15. Prescott Line Sr Oxford, MI
16. Chalmer Frueauf So Cincinnati, OH Arch. Moeller
17. David Farr Sr Blairstown Tp, NJ Blair Acad.
18. Austin Lobsinger Sr Cottonwood, CA West Valley
19. Joe Scanlan Sr Johnston, IA
20. Nathan Butler Jr Leavenworth, KS
Heavyweight
Rk. Name Year Hometown/High School
1. Brooks Black Jr Blairstown Tp, NJ Blair Acad.
2. Doug Vollaro Sr Orlando, FL Pine Castle Christian Lehigh
3. Greg Kuhar Sr Lakewood, OH St. Edward Northwestern (Ftb)
4. Adam Coon Jr Fowlerville, MI
5. Nick Nevills So Clovis, CA Stanford
6. John Dreggors Sr Spring Hill, FL Frank Springstead
7. Nick Tavanello Sr Wadsworth, OH Ohio State
8. Averee Robinson Sr Harrisburg, PA Susquehanna Tp
9. John Schupp Sr Vacaville, CA
10. James Buss Sr Chicago, IL DeLaSalle
11. Brian Allen So Hinsdale, IL Central
12. Gaylen Edmo Sr Pocatello, ID Highland
13. Evan Boehm Sr Lee’s Summit, MO West
14. Jeremy Brazil Sr Vernon Hills, IL
15. Joe DiMichele Sr Madison, CT Daniel Hand
16. Austin Georgen Sr Caledonia, MN C.-Houston
17. Logan Rimmer Sr Temperance, MI Bedford
18. Evan McGee Sr Ardmore, OK
19. Cody Klempay Sr Canonsburg, PA C.-McMillan North Carolina
20. John Rizzo Sr Johnstown, PA Richland
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