Zack Coltek, Ben Johnson, Demetrius Johnson and Ethan Winel will join the program after the 2006-07 high school season, and all have the outstanding credentials and intangibles that Bono wants in his program.
"We signed a few local guys, one from down the road in Atlanta and one from the Midwest," Bono said. "Each one is an excellent athlete with an incredible work ethic. Demetrius is a great student and one of the top wrestlers in the state at his weight. Big things are expected from Zack, Ethan is big and strong, and Ben could step in right away and compete for All-America honors. We will be expecting big things from all four."
Coltek, from Pope High School in Marietta, Ga., is expected to compete at 197 pounds and at heavyweight after wrestling at 215 pounds in high school.
Coltek compiled a 36-10 record last season and won a title at the Dixie Nationals. An injury kept him from competing at the state tournament.
Demetrius Johnson, a 112-pounder from Brighton High School in Memphis, Tenn., is a two-time FILA Cadet National All-America. He was second in the Greco-Roman tournament this summer and placed fourth the previous year.
Johnson won a state title in 2006 and was undefeated at 37-0. He will wrestle at 125 pounds.
Ben Johnson, of Chattanooga's Baylor School, is a two-time Tennessee State Champion. He has compiled a 122-7 career record and was a state runner-up his freshman year. He is expected to wrestle at 141 yards. Johnson's father, Art, also wrestled at UTC.
Winel, from Brookview, Ill., and Montini Catholic High School, has claimed five national championships, been national runner-up twice and won the Indiana State Freestyle Championship seven times.
He sports a career record of 115-14 with 75 pins and has won Indiana's triple crown, picking up titles in freestyle, Greco-Roman and folkstyle. Winel was a native of Indiana before moving to Illinois.
The Mocs are 21-time Southern Conference Champions.
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