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    Where were 2015 All-Americans ranked in high school?

    Isaiah Martinez, a native of Lemoore, California, won his third state championship in 2013, and two years later won his first NCAA title at 157 pounds while at the University of Illinois (Photos/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)
    When the final grade (recruiting) rankings are posted every year, many wonder how that exactly translates to college projectability. Here is a look at the Division I All-Americans from this past weekend, and where they were ranked in their recruiting class at the end of their senior year. Sixty-six of the 80 medalists were top 100 recruits, while another five appeared in the weight class rankings (but outside the top 100). Nine of the All-Americans were neither in the grade (recruiting) rankings, nor the weight class rankings at the end of their senior year.

    All this shows is the obvious, the high school rankings are never perfectly predictive for college success. They can however be pretty effective in identifying a universe of wrestlers likely to have college success. Even so, there are a myriad of factors that go into the imperfect correlation of high school rankings to college success (skill/ability improvement, physical maturity, finally hitting an optimal coaching/development climate, mistakes by the high school ranker, etc.).

    All-Americans by graduating year:
    2014: 3
    2013: 12
    2012: 19
    2011: 22
    2010: 22 (fifth-year seniors)
    2009: 1
    2008: 1

    NCAA finalists by graduating year:
    2014: 2
    2013: 3
    2012: 3
    2011: 4
    2010: 7 (fifth-year seniors)
    2008: 1

    Note: WCR = Weight class ranked but not grade level ranked

    125:
    1. Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) No. 15/2013
    2. Zeke Moisey (West Virginia) No. 49/2014
    3. Alan Waters (Missouri) No. 49/2010
    4. Thomas Gilman (Iowa) No. 10/2012
    5. Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) No. 49/2011
    6. Conor Youtsey (Michigan) No. 60/2011
    7. Eddie Klimara (Oklahoma State) No. 36/2012
    8. Jordan Conaway (Penn State) WCR/2011

    133:
    1. Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) No. 42/2011
    2. Cory Clark (Iowa) No. 15/2012
    3. A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) No. 67/2010
    4. Cris Dardanes (Minnesota) 69/2010
    5. Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State) No. 3/2012
    6. Mason Beckman (Lehigh) No. 6/2011
    7. Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin) No. 44/2012
    8. Rossi Bruno (Michigan) No. 13/2012

    141:
    1. Logan Stieber (Ohio State) No. 1/2010
    2. Mitchell Port (Edinboro) No. 28/2010
    3. Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) No. 23/2010
    4. Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) No. 17/2013
    5. Kevin Jack (North Carolina State) WCR/2014
    6. Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) No. 75/2011
    7. Lavion Mayes (Missouri) NR/2012
    8. Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) No. 7/2013

    149:
    1. Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) No. 60/2010
    2. Dave Habat (Edinboro) NR/2010
    3. Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) No. 1/2012
    4. Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) No. 62/2013
    5. B.J. Clagon (Rider) No. 10/2013
    6. Chris Villalonga (Cornell) No. 3/2010
    7. Alexander Richardson (Old Dominion) WCR/2012
    8. Daniel Neff (Lock Haven) No. 57/2011

    157:
    1. Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) No. 5/2013
    2. Brian Realbuto (Cornell) No. 8/2012
    3. James Green (Nebraska) No. 21/2011
    4. Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) No. 37/2011
    5. Ian Miller (Kent State) No. 45/2011
    6. Dylan Ness (Minnesota) No. 26/2010
    7. Brian Murphy (Michigan) No. 27/2013
    8. Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) No. 31/2012

    165:
    1. Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) No. 15/2011
    2. Taylor Walsh (Indiana) No. 73/2010
    3. Bo Jordan (Ohio State) No. 1/2013
    4. Jackson Morse (Illinois) No. 7/2010
    5. Nick Sulzer (Virginia) No. 13/2010
    6. Ethan Ramos (North Carolina) No. 93/2013
    7. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) No. 19/2012
    8. Jim Wilson (Stanford) No. 87/2012

    174:
    1. Matt Brown (Penn State) NR/2008
    2. Tyler Wilps (Pitt) NR/2010
    3. Robert Kokesh (Nebraska) No. 39/2010
    4. Logan Storley (Minnesota) No. 4/2011
    5. Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma State) No. 22/2012
    6. Mike Evans (Iowa) No. 6/2010
    7. Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) No. 26/2013
    8. Kurtis Julson (North Dakota State) NR/2010

    184:
    1. Gabe Dean (Cornell) WCR/2012
    2. Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) No. 52/2011
    3. Vic Avery (Edinboro) No. 86/2011
    4. Blake Stauffer (Arizona State) NR/2011
    5. Kenny Courts (Ohio State) No. 16/2011
    6. Hayden Zillmer (North Dakota State) NR/2011
    7. Willie Miklus (Missouri) No. 27/2012
    8. T.J. Dudley (Nebraska) No. 17/2012

    197:
    1. Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) No. 40/2010
    2. Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) No. 1/2014
    3. Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) No. 1/2011
    4. Scott Schiller (Minnesota) No. 7/2010
    5. J'den Cox (Missouri) No. 6/2013
    6. Conner Hartmann (Duke) NR/2011
    7. Nathan Burak (Iowa) NR/2011
    8. Max Huntley (Michigan) No. 24/2009

    285:
    1. Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) No. 12/2011
    2. Adam Coon (Michigan) No. 2/2013
    3. Mike McMullan (Northwestern) No. 14/2010
    4. Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) No. 59/2011
    5. Bobby Telford (Iowa) No. 18/2010
    6. Jimmy Lawson (Penn State) No. 17/2010
    7. Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) WCR/2012
    8. Michael Kroells (Minnesota) No. 41/2012
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