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    Where were Division I All-Americans ranked in high school?

    Nahshon Garrett runs out onto the mat for his NCAA finals match (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)
    One of the big keys for team success at the NCAA tournament is having a talented roster that can then perform at peak levels during the event. A tool available to assess the raw talent of the wrestlers is to see where they were ranked as high school prospects.

    Here is a look at where the 2016 NCAA Division I All-Americans were ranked during their senior year in the season-end graduating class rankings. Note: WC = weight class but not graduating class, NR = ranked in neither
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    It is also of interest to note that of the five NCAA finalists for Penn State, all were "can't miss" recruits out of high school. Nolf was the lowest ranked at No. 7 in his class.

    125:
    1. Nico Megaludis (Penn State) -- 5/2011
    2. Thomas Gilman (Iowa) -- 10/2012
    3. Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) -- 15/2013
    4. David Terao (American) -- NR/2011
    5. Conor Youtsey (Michigan) -- 60/2011
    6. Dylan Peters (Northern Iowa) -- 65/2012
    7. Ryan Millhof (Oklahoma) -- 38/2014
    8. Connor Schram (Stanford) -- 24/2013

    133:
    1. Nahshon Garrett (Cornell) -- 49/2011
    2. Corey Clark (Iowa) -- 15/2012
    3. Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) -- 42/2011
    4. Zane Richards (Illinois) -- 21/2012
    5. Eric Montoya (Nebraska) -- NR/2012
    6. Jordan Conaway (Penn State) -- WC/2011
    7. Earl Hall (Iowa State) -- 84/2011
    8. Jade Rauser (Utah Valley) -- 32/2011

    141:
    1. Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) -- 17/2013
    2. Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) -- NR/2014
    3. Joey McKenna (Stanford) -- 8/2014
    4. Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) -- 7/2013
    5. Chris Mecate (Old Dominion) -- 75/2011
    6. Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) -- 11/2014
    7. Joey Ward (North Carolina) -- 33/2012
    8. Randy Cruz (Lehigh) -- 37/2012

    149:
    1. Zain Retherford (Penn State) -- 3/2013
    2. Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) -- 62/2013
    3. Lavion Mayes (Missouri) -- NR/2012
    4. Anthony Collica (Oklahoma State) -- 20/2013
    5. Mike DePalma (Kent State) -- NR/2011
    6. Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) -- NR/2014
    7. Justin Oliver (Central Michigan) -- 99/2014
    8. Geo Martinez (Boise State) -- NR/2013

    157:
    1. Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) -- 5/2013
    2. Jason Nolf (Penn State) -- 7/2014
    3. Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) -- 37/2011
    4. Dylan Palacio (Cornell) -- 64/2012
    5. Chad Walsh (Rider) -- 91/2014
    6. Ian Miller (Kent State) -- 45/2011
    7. Joe Smith (Oklahoma State) -- 16/2015
    8. Tommy Gantt (North Carolina State) -- NR/2011

    165:
    1. Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) -- 15/2011
    2. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin) -- 19/2012
    3. Bo Jordan (Ohio State) -- 1/2013
    4. Daniel Lewis (Missouri) -- 34/2014
    5. Steven Rodrigues (Illinois) -- 90/2011
    6. David McFadden (Virginia Tech) -- 12/2015
    7. Austin Wilson (Nebraska) -- WC/2011
    8. Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers) -- WC/2011

    174:
    1. Myles Martin (Ohio State) -- 4/2015
    2. Bo Nickal (Penn State) -- 5/2014
    3. Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) -- 26/2013
    4. Casey Kent (Penn) -- NR/2012
    5. Nathan Jackson (Indiana) -- NR/2012
    6. Lelund Weatherspoon (Iowa State) -- NR/2012
    7. Cody Walters (Ohio) -- NR/2011
    8. Alex Meyer (Iowa) -- 49/2012

    184:
    1. Gabe Dean (Cornell) -- WC/2012
    2. T.J. Dudley (Nebraska) -- 17/2012
    3. Pete Renda (North Carolina State) -- 54/2013
    4. Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma State) -- 100/2012
    5. Matthew Miller (Navy) -- NR/2011
    6. Willie Miklus (Missouri) -- 27/2012
    7. Nate Brown (Lehigh) -- 52/2011
    8. Sammy Brooks (Iowa) -- 14/2012

    197:
    1. J'den Cox (Missouri) -- 6/2013
    2. Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) -- 1/2011
    3. Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) -- NR/2012
    4. Nathan Burak (Iowa) -- NR/2011
    5. Patrick Downey (Iowa State) -- NR/2011 (not considered due to lack of senior high school season)
    6. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) -- 68/2013
    7. Conner Hartmann (Duke) -- NR/2011
    8. Brett Harner (Princeton) -- 45/2013

    285:
    1. Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) -- 1/2014
    2. Nick Gwiazdowski (North Carolina State) -- 12/2011
    3. Adam Coon (Michigan) -- 2/2013
    4. Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) -- WC/2012
    5. Amarveer Dhesi (Oregon State) -- NR/2013 (not considered because from Canada)
    6. Austin Marsden (Oklahoma State) -- 22/2011
    7. Michael Kroells (Minnesota) -- 41/2012
    8. Max Wessell (Lehigh) -- NR/2010

    All-Americans by graduation year from high school:
    2010 = 1
    2011 = 26 (9 in semis)
    2012 = 22 (11 in semis)
    2013 = 18 (12 in semis)
    2014 = 10 (7 in semis)
    2015 = 3 (1 in semis)

    All-Americans by state (or country) of high school attendance:
    12 = PA
    10 = OH
    6 = IL, MI
    5 = IA, NJ
    4 = CA, MD
    3 = MO, CO, NY
    2 = NE, MN, OK
    1 = HI, WY, WI, TX, SC, Canada, GA, FL, NM, MT, WV, WA, VA
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