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    Photo: Photo/Andrew Mills

    McKenzie is nation's No. 1 incoming freshman wrestler

    As the 2014-15 scholastic year comes to an end, the junior high group now breaks off. The eighth graders are now the incoming freshmen of the Class of 2019, while those not moving on to ninth grade will remain part of the junior high pool. The nation's top incoming ninth grade wrestler is Josh McKenzie from New Jersey, who is a dual-sport superstar.

    Josh McKenzie is the nation's top-ranked incoming freshman (Photo/Andrew Mills, NJ Advance Media)
    McKenzie, who will be attending Bergen Catholic, has been a dominant force at the youth level; be it in the grade school/junior high state championships, or major national showcase events (i.e. Virginia Challenge Duals, McDonogh Duals, etc.). According to those outlets that track young football talents, to the extent that such evaluation is possible, McKenzie is considered an elite Class of 2019 football prospect as well.

    Ranked second in the Class of 2019 is another upperweight talent in Cohlton Schultz from Colorado. He placed third in the high school division of the FloNationals this spring at 220 pounds, and was a double All-American at the UWW Cadet Nationals in late May (fourth Greco-Roman, fifth freestyle). This past season, Schultz was champion at both the Tulsa Kickoff Classic and the Tulsa Nationals to add to the litany of Roller World of Wrestling event titles he has won.

    The top five for this grade level is rounded out by a trio of lighter weight wrestlers: Nick Raimo (New Jersey), Julian Chlebove (Pennsylvania), and Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio).

    Wrestlers from 16 different states are reflected in the top 25 for the Class of 2019, with three wrestlers each ranked from New Jersey, Colorado, and Ohio; a pair of wrestlers from Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Oklahoma are also ranked.

    Link: Top 25 Freshmen
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