Ohio State recruit Nick Feldman (left) and Iowa recruit Kolby Franklin (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com)Friday and Saturday the Walsh Ironman took place in Akron, Ohio. The Ironman marks the unofficial kickoff to the high school wrestling season. It has become commonly known as the toughest in-season high school tournament. Dozens of ranked wrestlers marked most of the 14 weight classes. As always, plenty of upsets occurred and stars were made. Below is a list of colleges that already have commitments from wrestlers that placed in the top-eight at the Ironman.
Army West Point
Braden Basile (Tampa Jesuit, FL) -- 3rd at 132 lbs
Bucknell
Murphy Menke (Ponderosa, CO) -- 4th at 157 lbs
Logan Shephard (Massillon Perry, OH) -- 2nd at 215 lbs
Campbell
Dom Baker (New Kent, VA) -- 3rd at 165 lbs
Clarion
Nate Burnett (Elyria, OH) -- 4th at 138 lbs
Columbia
Richard Fedalen (McDonogh, MD) -- 2nd at 150 lbs
Harvard
Dante Frinzi (Bethlehem Catholic, PA) -- 6th at 126 lbs
Illinois
Kannon Webster (Washington, IL) -- 2nd at 126 lbs (Class of 2023)
Indiana
Tyler Lillard (Aurora, OH) -- 4th at 165 lbs
Iowa
Kolby Franklin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) -- 2nd at 285 lbs
Iowa State
Connor Euton (Westerville North, OH) -- 5th at 157 lbs
Little Rock
Brendon Abdon (Lake Gibson, FL) -- 7th at 157 lbs
Kyle Dutton (Liberty, MO) -- 2nd at 144 lbs
Stephen Little (Union County, KY) -- 5th at 190 lbs
Brennan Van Hoecke (Palmetto Ridge, FL) -- 3rd at 138 lbs
Maryland
Kal Miller (Park Hill, MO) -- 4th at 144 lbs
Mercyhurst
Billy Smith (Sandusky Perkins, OH) -- 6th at 113 lbs
Michigan
Rylan Rogers (Coeur d'Alene, ID) -- 2nd at 190 lbs
Missouri
Ryan Boersma (Mt. Carmel, IL) -- 5th at 285 lbs
Navy
Nick Vafiadis (New Kent, VA) -- 6th at 157 lbs
Danny Wask (Blair Academy, NJ) -- 4th at 175 lbs
NC State
Dylan Fishback (Aurora, OH) -- 1st at 190 lbs
North Carolina
Nasir Bailey (Rich Township, IL) -- 1st at 132 lbs (Class of 2023)
Danny Nini (Lake Highland Prep, FL) -- 3rd at 144 lbs
Northern Colorado
Andrew Donahue (Olentangy Liberty, OH) -- 8th at 190 lbs
Ohio
Derek Raike (Point Pleasant, WV) -- 3rd at 150 lbs
Ohio State
Gavin Brown (Legacy Christian Academy, OH) -- 8th at 150 lbs
Nick Feldman (Malvern Prep, PA) -- 1st at 285 lbs
Luke Geog (St. Edward, OH) -- 3rd at 175 lbs
Brendan McCrone (Lake Catholic, OH) -- 7th at 120 lbs
Seth Shumate (Dublin Coffman, OH) -- 4th at 190 lbs
Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg, PA) -- 1st at 165 lbs
Oklahoma
Christian Forbes (Broken Arrow, OK) -- 6th at 106 lbs
Oregon State
Gabe Whisenhunt (Crescent Valley, OR) -- 5th at 126 lbs
Penn
Evan Bennett (St. Edward, OH) -- 6th at 165 lbs
Princeton
Christopher Martino (Bishop Kelly, ID) -- 6th at 132 lbs
Purdue
Joey Blaze (Perrysburg, OH) -- 5th Place at 144 lbs (Class of 2023)
Stanford
Daniel Cardenas (Pomona, CO) -- 1st at 150 lbs
Jack Darrah (Wyoming Seminary, PA) -- 3rd at 215 lbs
Wyatt Richter (St. Edward, OH) -- 8th at 113 lbs
Virginia:
Peyton Fenton (Elyria, OH) --6th at 120 lbs
Virginia Tech
Mac Church (Waynesburg, PA) -- 2nd at 132 lbs (Class of 2023)
Tom Crook (Tampa Jesuit, FL) -- 7th at 138 lbs
TJ Stewart (Blair Academy, NJ) -- 1st at 215 lbs
West Virginia
Brody Conley (Tiffin Columbian, OH) -- 1st at 175 lbs
Wisconsin
James Rowley (Crescent Valley, OR) -- 2nd at 175 lbs
Wyoming
Logan Ours (Beaver Local, OH) -- 2nd at 157 lbs
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