Beau Bartlett (Photo/Josh Conklin)High school starts in just under two months for the wrestlers in the Class of 2020. Many of the incoming freshmen are already known commodities, as they have performed strongly at multiple national events. The Roller World of Wrestling Triple Crown tournaments (Kickoff Classic, Tulsa Nationals, Reno Worlds), Super 32 Challenge, FloNationals, Schoolboy Nationals, Schoolboy Duals, and Virginia Challenge. On the other hand, others are less traveled nationally. Heck, there will likely be some wrestlers not in this initial top 25 who emerge their way towards the top of the class, as the identification process becomes more precise.
Leading this class is Beau Bartlett, who will be attending Wyoming Seminary, Pa. in the fall. He already has a pair of Eastern States Classic titles, since Wyoming Seminary was able to enter him as their high school varsity wrestler in that event, as New York allows junior high wrestlers to compete at the varsity level. In addition, Bartlett was a Cadet National folkstyle champion this spring, a UWW Cadet freestyle All-American at the beginning of June, along with about everything else there is to win.
Bartlett is one of five Pennsylvania wrestlers in the initial top 25 for the Class of 2020. Joining him are six-time PJW state champion Sam Hillegas; PJW junior high state champion Andrew Cerniglia (Nazareth), who was undefeated at the Virginia Challenge; Gerrit Nijenhuis (Canon-McMillan), a Tulsa Nationals and Super 32 Challenge middle school division champion; and PJW junior high state champion Gaige Garcia (Southern Columbia).
Other states with multiple top 25 rising freshmen are California, Florida, New Jersey, and Ohio.
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Link: Top 25 Freshmen
Below is a sneak peek of the top five freshmen.
1. Beau Bartlett (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.)
2. Josh Saunders (Missouri)
3. Sam Hillegas (Pennsylvania)
4. Jesse Vasquez (St. John Bosco, Calif.)
5. Braxton Amos (West Virginia)
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