We’ll have more within the next day or so about recruiting and the Super 32. First we’re starting with the wrestlers who have earned All-American status and the colleges that they’ve signed with or committed to. 

Arizona State

Caleb Noble (Illinois) - Champion at 113 lbs
 

Brown

Thomas Blewett (New Jersey) - 8th Place at 113 lbs

Jensen Boyd (Indiana) - 3rd Place at 144 lbs
 

Cornell

Lucas Boe (Florida) - Champion at 175 lbs

Arseni Kikiniou (California) - Champion at 150 lbs

Liam McGettigan (Florida) - 6th Place at 120 lbs
 

George Mason

Luke Knox (Pennsylvania) - 8th Place at 157 lbs
 

Illinois

Anthony Garza (California) - Runner-Up at 120 lbs

Turner Ross (Oklahoma) - 3rd Place at 113 lbs
 

Indiana

Peyton Hornsby (Indiana) - Runner-Up at Runner-Up

Iowa

Israel Borge (Missouri) - Champion at 132 lbs

Xavier Chavez (Arizona) - 8th Place at 150 lbs

Dawson Youngblut (Iowa) - Runner-Up at 138 lbs
 

Iowa State

Austin Ellis (Utah) - 4th Place at 138 lbs
 

Lehigh

Emilio Albanese (Pennsylvania) - 8th Place at 138 lbs

Gabe Ballard (Pennsylvania) - 3rd Place at 150 lbs

Reef Dillard (Pennsylvania) - 4th Place at 132 lbs

Cam Sontz (New Jersey) - Champion at 120 lbs

Little Rock

Colin Rutlin (Missouri) - 5th Place at 150 lbs
 

NC State

Carter Brown (Missouri) - 3rd Place at 285 lbs

Dale Corbin (Pennsylvania) - 3rd Place at 138 lbs
 

Nebraska

Mac Crosson (Iowa) - Champion at 157 lbs

North Carolina

Kavi Garvey (California) - 7th Place at 144 lbs

Braylon Reynolds (Indiana) - 4th Place at 144 lbs
 

North Dakota State

Landen McDowell (Missouri) - 6th Place at 165 lbs
 

Northern Iowa

Dean Anderson (Arizona) - Champion at 138 lbs

Gavin Landers (Iowa) - 5th Place at 144 lbs

Hayden Schwab (Iowa) - 4th Place at 126 lbs
 

Oklahoma

Slater Hicks (California) - 8th Place at 132 lbs
 

Oklahoma State 

Tanner Hodgins (New Jersey) - Champion at 215 lbs

Ladd Holman (Arizona) - Runner-Up at 215 lbs

Gage Lohr (South Dakota) - 7th Place at 157 lbs
 

Pittsburgh

Mason Horwat (Pennsylvania) - 8th Place at 165 lbs

Michael Ruane (Pennsylvania) - 5th Place at 157 lbs

Purdue

Grayson Fuchs (Michigan) - 7th Place at 150 lbs
 

Rutgers

Justin Farnsworth (Pennsylvania) - 3rd Place at 126 lbs
 

Stanford

Declan O’Byrne (Pennsylvania) - 6th Place at 138 lbs

Greyson Music (Pennsylvania) - 4th Place at 150 lbs

Virginia Tech

Max Fortier (West Virginia) - Runner-up at 165 lbs

Max Konopka (Connecticut) - Champion at 215 lbs

Melvin Miller (Pennsylvania) - Champion at 165 lbs

West Virginia

Tommy Gretz (Pennsylvania) - 8th Place at 126 lbs

Dominic Way (West Virginia) - 6th Place at 157 lbs

Wyoming

Braeden Simoneaux (Louisiana) - 5th Place at 190 lbs

Recruiting news has actually increased over the last week! Two Big Boarders announced commitments (one comes via a flip), and a handful of other quality recruits announced their plans. A couple of these programs are making their case for inclusion in the 2027 recruiting rankings. If you’ve been following these columns in the past, you’ll notice that a couple of these teams have been featured multiple times.

Here’s more information about the last week or so in recruiting:

Northwestern

#128 Parker Casey (Johnston, IA)

Northwestern gets on the board with a top-150 recruit in Iowa’s Parker Casey. Casey was a 2026 Iowa 3A state runner-up at 157 lbs. He was also fifth as a sophomore. Casey is a four-time Fargo All-American with most of his results coming in Greco. This summer, he was seventh at the Junior division. In 2025, Casey was seventh at 16U in both styles.

In addition to his Big Board ranking, Casey is currently ranked #20 in the country at 157 lbs. Before committing to Northwestern, Casey visited SIU-Edwardsville.

Drexel

#192 Blake Hostetter (Oxford Area, PA)

John Segata (Council Rock South, PA)

Drexel was the beneficiary of a flip as Blake Hostetter switched his commitment from Cornell to the Dragons. During the summer of 2025, Hostetter was the #55 overall recruit in the Class of 2027, but that moved down to #92 post-Super 32 and now he sits at #192. Anyhow, it’s a great pickup for Drexel. He is a two-time Pennsylvania state medalist, taking seventh as a sophomore and eighth in 2026. Both placements came at 172 lbs. Hostetter’s best accolade on the national stage is a seventh-place finish at 16U freestyle nationals in Fargo in 2024. Before committing to Cornell, Hostetter had taken visits to Bucknell, Penn, and Princeton.

Also committing to Drexel this week is local product John Segata. Segata was third in Pennsylvania’s AAA class at 114 lbs in 2026. He heads into his senior season as a two-time PIAA state qualifier.

Hostetter is expected to help in the 174/184 range, while Segata should be a 125 lber.

These are the first two recruits from the Class of 2027 that we’ve seen associated with Drexel.

NC State

Brieon Mayfield (Jack Britt, NC)

Although he’s still seeking his first North Carolina state championship, Brieon Mayfield has been a hot commodity after strong results in the fall. Mayfield was third at North Carolina’s 7A state championship at 190 lbs last season, but has won the NC Super 32 Early Entry Tournament, the North Carolina Tournament of Champions, and Virginia’s I-64 Tournament over the past couple of months.

Before committing to NC State, Mayfield also took visits to Appalachian State, Campbell, and DIII power Roanoke.

After Mayfield’s commitment, this is what NC State’s Class of 2027 looks like.

Air Force

Kawayran Vazquez (Tampa Jesuit, FL)

Three-time Florida state finalist Kawayran Vazquez is the latest commit for an Air Force program that has been featured multiple times during this feature. As a junior, Vazquez captured a Florida 2A state championship at 165 lbs, after it eluded him during his first two years of high school. He also has some impressive national credentials under his belt. Vazquez was a 16U Greco All-American in Fargo before his freshman year of high school. A year later, he was eighth at 157 lbs in 16U freestyle.

Vazquez is slated to compete this weekend at 165 lbs at the Super 32. He heads into that event ranked 19th in the nation and is #15 in the pre-seeds.

With Vazquez in the fold, Air Force’s massive 2027 recruiting class looks like this.

Lehigh

Nate Keller (Immaculata, NJ)

New Jersey state medalist Nate Keller became the latest senior to commit to Lehigh and the first since Brad Dillon took the reins as the program’s head coach. Keller was fourth in the state at 144 lbs last season - his first time making the state podium. In 2024, Keller earned All-American honors in Fargo by taking seventh in 16U freestyle at the 138 lb weight class.

Here is an updated look at Lehigh’s Class of 2027. Keller joins Cam Sontz as 2027 commits from New Jersey.

We are less than a week away from the 2026 Super 32. It’s the greatest folkstyle wrestling tournament in the nation and carries a long tradition of being a showcase for the future collegiate and international stars. This year should be no exception. 

So, who are the stars of tomorrow to watch in Greensboro? Below are the wrestlers who have signed up for the tournament and have already committed to compete at the next level. Those wrestlers have been sorted by their future collegiate home. The number next to each wrestler’s name refers to their current ranking on the Class of 2027 (or 2028) Big Board. 

Air Force

120 lbs - Brendon Oehme (Brandon Valley, SD)

120 lbs - #90 Cooper Sandoval (McQueen, NV)

138 lbs - #74 Matthew Orbeta (Poway, CA)

150 lbs - Orion Hill (Folsom, CA)

165 lbs - Klint Miller (Elco, PA)

165 lbs - Kawayran Vazquez (Tampa Jesuit, FL)
 

Appalachian State

132 lbs - Mac Johnson (Cape Fear, NC)

132 lbs - #127 Owen Marshall (Tahoma, WA)

138 lbs - Aiden White (Weddington, NC)

138 lbs - Tye Johnson (Cape Fear, NC)
 

Arizona State

120 lbs - #35 Caleb Noble (Warren Township, IL)

150 lbs - #52 Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk, IA)

175 lbs - #92 Zane Gerlach (South Anchorage, AK)
 

Army West Point

138 lbs - #141 Tommy Banas (Providence Catholic, IL)

138 lbs - Marcus Heck (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

150 lbs - #177 Aiden Herndon (Cedar Cliff, PA)

157 lbs - #167 Maverick Beckwith (NYMA, NY)

175 lbs - #105 Sean Breedlove (Center Grove, IN)

175 lbs - Ryker Cox (NYMA, NY)

190 lbs - Casey Liess (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA)

190 lbs - #114 JT Smith (Creighton Prep, NE)
 

Binghamton

138 lbs - #144 Landyn Shaffer (Deposit Central, NY)

144 lbs - #67 Ashten Haley (Cobleskill-Richmondville, NY)

165 lbs - Carson Worrick (Davie, NC)

165 lbs - Tobin McNair (Wakefield, NC)

175 lbs - Wyatt Boice (Minisink Valley, NY)
 

Bloomsburg

120 lbs - Izaya Schickley (Halifax Area, PA)

175 lbs - Gavin Boyd (Biglerville, PA)
 

Brown

113 lbs - #142 Thomas Blewett (Middletown North, NJ)

138 lbs - #93 Joshua Kerr (Maize South, KS)

144 lbs - #139 Garrison Sartain (Mustang, OK)

165 lbs - Myles Burroughs (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA)
 

Bucknell

132 lbs - Bradley Wagner (Mifflinburg, PA)
 

Buffalo

175 lbs - #80 Joel Welch (St. Francis DeSales, OH)
 

Cal Poly

126 lbs - Zack Samano (Fountain Valley, CA)

132 lbs - Elias Castaneda (Bella Vista, CA)

138 lbs - JoJo Guardado (Esperanza, CA)

150 lbs - Zander Schaefer (Clovis, CA)

157 lbs - Diego Valdiviezo (Poway, CA)
 

Clarion

126 lbs - Logan Stewart (Reynolds, PA)

138 lbs - Elijah Scriven (Hickory, PA)

150 lbs - Emmitt Becker (Slinger, WI)

175 lbs - Colton McGuire (Staunton River, VA)
 

Colorado School of Mine

132 lbs - Carsten Burkemper (Fort Zumwalt North, MO)
 

Columbia

126 lbs - Rene Cordero (Poway, CA)

138 lbs - Isaac Novod (Belmont Hill, MA)

157 lbs - Reid Clausi (West Essex, NJ)

165 lbs - Ryan Gavrish (St. John Vianney, NJ)
 

Cornell

120 lbs - #200 Liam McGettigan (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

144 lbs - #108 Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN)

150 lbs - #22 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA)

175 lbs - #59 Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

190 lbs - #192 Blake Hostetter (Oxford, PA)
 

Davidson

175 lbs - Ethan Cartwright (Franklin Regional, PA)
 

Edinboro

132 lbs - #185 Zane Crouse (Bishop McDevitt, PA)
 

Ferrum

150 lbs - Ben Owens (Hanover, VA)

165 lbs - Jeshurun Mills (Lincolnton, NC)
 

Gardner-Webb

113 lbs - Moose Reichow (Stone Bridge, VA)
 

George Mason

157 lbs - #179 Luke Knox (Perkiomen Valley, PA)
 

Harvard

285 lbs - August Moser (Delbarton, NJ)
 

Illinois

113 lbs - #47 Turner Ross (Mustang, OK)

120 lbs - #50 Anthony Garza (Clovis, CA)
 

Indiana

150 lbs - #113 Peyton Hornsby (Center Grove, IN)

190 lbs - Aidan Kincaide (Noblesville, IN)
 

Iowa

120 lbs - #17 Sean Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ) - Class of 2028

132 lbs - #11 Israel Borge (Missouri Connections Academy, MO)

132 lbs - #8 Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ) 

138 lbs - #38 Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

138 lbs - #37 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA)

150 lbs - #124 Xavier Chavez (Sunnyside, AZ)

190 lbs - #9 Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA)
 

Iowa State

138 lbs - #122 Austin Ellis (Davis, UT)

138 lbs - #55 Vinnie Gutierrez (Fountain Valley, CA)

144 lbs - #61 Roman Stewart (Liberty, MO)

175 lbs - #25 Maximus Dhabolt (Ankeny Centennial, IA)
 

Kent State

126 lbs - Carter Trukovich (SPIRE Academy, OH)

132 lbs - Bronson Begley (Alter, OH)

132 lbs - Devan Garcia (Harper Creek, MI)

144 lbs - Erik Carlile (Penns Valley, PA)

144 lbs - Drake McClure (Bentworth, PA)

157 lbs - Guardian Miller (Ashland, OH)
 

Lehigh

120 lbs - #17 Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ)

138 lbs - #66 Emilio Albanese (Emmaus, PA)

138 lbs - Reef Dillard (Bethlehem Catholic, PA)

150 lbs - #31 Gabriel Ballard (Northampton, PA)

150 lbs - Nate Keller (Immaculata, NJ)
 

Little Rock

132 lbs - Cael Puderbaugh (Basehor-Linwood, KS)

150 lbs - #44 Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, MO)

Lock Haven

190 lbs - Hayden Harvey (Montoursville, PA)
 

Maryland

144 lbs - #119 Gavin Green (Delone Catholic, PA)
 

Mercyhurst

132 lbs - Jacob Buffum (Skyline, VA)

144 lbs - Leland Cline (Brentsville, VA)
 

Michigan State

120 lbs - #172 Layne Martin (Rockford, MI)

132 lbs - Lukas Foster (Joliet Catholic, IL)
 

Minnesota

144 lbs - #100 Carson Neubert (Luxemburg-Casco, WI)
 

Navy

132 lbs - Jamison Gregory (Detroit Catholic Central, MI)

138 lbs - Christian Ramirez (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ) - Class of 2028

150 lbs - Nick Marchese (Crystal Lake Central, IL)

165 lbs - #175 Jon Smith (Oxford Area, PA)

175 lbs - AJ Corp (West Chester Rustin, PA)

175 lbs - #150 Brock Oizerowitz (Christian Brothers, NJ)

215 lbs - Gavin Lopez (Green Hope, NC)

NC State

120 lbs - #78 Anthony Ryan (Longwood, NY)

138 lbs - #20 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

150 lbs - Aiden Kunes (Central Mountain, PA)

157 lbs - Josh Stonebraker (Cary Christian, NC)

165 lbs - Matthew Dailey (Wyoming Valley, PA)

285 lbs - #32 Carter Brown (Lafayette, MO)

Nebraska

157 lbs - #34 Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA)

215 lbs - #117 Sam Howard (Boonville, IN)
 

North Carolina

144 lbs - Kavi Garvey (Fountain Valley, CA)

144 lbs - #21 Braylon Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN)

215 lbs - #91 Mick Moylan (Poway, CA)

285 lbs - Camden Williams (Whiteland, IN)
 

North Dakota State

138 lbs - James Sievers (Social Circle, GA)

144 lbs - Royce Malone (Center Grove, IN)

165 lbs - #143 Landen McDowell (St. Pius X, MO)

Northern Colorado

126 lbs - JR Ortega (Grandview, CO)

285 lbs - #129 Leland Day (Grandview, CO)
 

Northern Illinois

138 lbs - Noah Nicholson (Stillwater, MN)
 

Northern Iowa

126 lbs - #7 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA)

138 lbs - #12 Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ)

144 lbs - #41 Gavin Landers (Denver, IA)
 

Ohio State

144 lbs - #39 Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco, CA)

150 lbs - Mason Bauer (Ashland, OH)
 

Oklahoma

126 lbs - #109 Van Smith (Mustang, OK)

132 lbs - #43 Slater Hicks (Valencia, CA)

132 lbs - #120 Cayden Rios (Allen, TX)
 

Oklahoma State

157 lbs - #111 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD)

190 lbs - #23 Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ)

215 lbs - #28 Ladd Holman (Juab, UT)

Oregon State

175 lbs - #155 Brock Armstrong (Coeur d’Alene, ID)
 

Penn

126 lbs - #97 Dominick Morrison (Hatboro-Horsham, PA)

138 lbs - #160 PJ Terranova (Delbarton, NJ)

175 lbs - CJ Pensiero (Bishop McCort, PA)

285 lbs - #121 Ryan Schneider (Greens Farms Academy, CT)
 

Penn State

113 lbs - #191 Will Soto (Newburgh Free Academy, NY)

157 lbs - James Whitbred (State College, PA)
 

Pittsburgh

126 lbs - #62 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA)

157 lbs - #83 Michael Ruane (Franklin Regional, PA)

165 lbs - #51 Mason Horwat (Derry Area, PA)

175 lbs - #107 Gavin Ciampoli (Altoona, PA)
 

Princeton

120 lbs - Allen Woo (Montini Catholic, IL)

157 lbs - #158 Jackson Weller (Delran, NJ)

215 lbs - #60 Ronan An (North Cobb, GA)

Purdue

150 lbs - #75 Grayson Fuchs (Detroit Catholic Central, MI)

165 lbs - #76 Ethan Sonne (Marist, IL)

175 lbs - #176 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO)

190 lbs - Zandon Hopson (Liberty, AZ)
 

Reinhardt

132 lbs - Cohen Hargrove (Social Circle, GA)
 

Roanoke

126 lbs - Gavin Genovese (Woodridge, OH)

132 lbs - Cooper Mathon (Hough, NC)
 

Rutgers

126 lbs - #26 Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA)

132 lbs - #57 Carter Chunko (Saucon Valley, PA)

150 lbs - Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ)
 

Slippery Rock

132 lbs - Jon Emma (Canon-McMillan, PA)

138 lbs - Maddux Nauman (Olentangy Berlin, OH)

157 lbs - Ian Bucheli (Bethel Park, PA)

190 lbs - Ethan Carpenter (Benjamin Logan, OH)
 

SIU Edwardsville

138 lbs - #168 Cael Humphrey (Sultana, CA)

150 lbs - Justin Williamson (Mt. Carmel, IL)

190 lbs - #125 Sean Perez (Humble, TX)
 

South Dakota State

126 lbs - Cole Caniglia (Creighton Prep, NE)

138 lbs - #153 Cooper Mathews (Cherokee Trail, CO)

144 lbs - #147 Jake Kos (Simley, MN)
 

Stanford

132 lbs - Nicholas McGarrity (Peters Township, PA)

138 lbs - #104 Declan O’Byrne (Malvern Prep, PA)

150 lbs - #45 Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA)

150 lbs - #48 Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA)
 

St. Cloud State

150 lbs - Cooper Corder (Sandwich, IL)
 

The Citadel

120 lbs - Chance Wuhr (Lake Catholic, OH)
 

Upper Iowa

120 lbs - Urijah Courter (West Marshall, IA)

138 lbs - Gage Spurgeon (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, IA)
 

Utah Valley

215 lbs - Sawyer Ermigiotti (Pennridge, PA)
 

Virginia Tech

165 lbs - #1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA)

175 lbs - #77 Maximus Fortier (University, WV)

215 lbs - #14 Maximus Konopka (Greens Farms Academy, CT)
 

VMI

126 lbs - Ayden Sumners (Wheatmore, NC)

190 lbs - Beau Waldron (Hickman, MO)

190 lbs - Ibrahim Zaky (Woodgrove, VA)

West Virginia

126 lbs - #134 Tommy Gretz (Connellsville, PA)

138 lbs - #157 Stephen Myers (Parkersburg, WV)

157 lbs - #65 Dominic Way (Parkersburg, WV)
 

Wisconsin

126 lbs - Eric Bush (Johnsburg, IL)

165 lbs - #29 Rocco Cassioppi (eAchieve Academy, WI)

175 lbs - #40 Bruno Cassioppi (eAchieve Academy, WI)

132 lbs - #194 Bobby Ruscitti (Montini Catholic, IL)
 

Wyoming

126 lbs - #56 Cael Floerchinger (Great Falls, MT)
 

Women’s Recruits

Iowa 

148 lbs - Eve Skrocki (Valiant Wrestling Club, IA)
 

Iowa State

138 lbs - Violette Lasure (Orchard, PA)
 

Northern Michigan

175 lbs - Kaili Manuel (Michigan Wrestling Academy, MI)
 

Simpson (IA)

118 lbs - Tegan Robertson (Sebolt Wrestling Academy, IA)

Recruiting news has kept coming over the last week! Three Big Boarders announced commitments (one is a Fargo champion), and a handful of other quality recruits announced their plans. A couple of these programs are making their case for inclusion in the 2027 recruiting rankings.

Here’s more information about the last week or so in recruiting:

Air Force

#196 Jack Wallukait (Dowling Catholic, IA)

Air Force typically brings in large recruiting classes and 2027 is no different. Their latest addition is Iowa’s Jack Wallukait. Wallukait is a three-time Iowa 3A state medalist. He was third as both a freshman and sophomore and fourth at 120 lbs as a junior. He’s probably a good fit for multiple years at 125 lbs at the next level.

With Wallukait on board, Air Force now has commitment from seven Class of 2027 Big Boarder’s and 11 wrestlers overall.

Cal Poly

JoJo Guardado (Esperanza, CA)

The verbals continue to roll in for Jon Sioredas’ Mustangs. 2026 state eight-place finisher JoJo Guardado is the latest. He earned his placement last year at 132 lbs. Guardado qualified for the 2025 tournament, but did not make the medal stand. Before the 2025-26 season, Guardado took fifth place at the Freakshow.

With Guardado’s commitment, Cal Poly now has verbals from seven seniors - all from California.

Nebraska

#117 Sam Howard (Boonville, IN)

One of the biggest names to commit in recent weeks has been Indiana state runner-up, Sam Howard. Howard is currently ranked #117 among all seniors, but is expected to jump significantly after the Big Board’s next update. Over the summer, Howard captured a Junior National freestyle championship in Fargo in freestyle at 215 lbs. That helped him move to #2 in the country at 215 lbs and Howard heads into the Super 32 as the top seed at that weight. Also, on the national level, Howard finished fifth at the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle in 2025.

Howard chose Nebraska after taking visits to Binghamton, Drexel, George Mason, Little Rock, Stanford, and Virginia Tech.

With Howard’s commitment, Nebraska now has verbals from three members of the 2027 Big Board.

Utah Valley

Sawyer Ermigiotti (Pennridge, PA)

Over his first couple of years leading the Utah Valley program, Adam Hall has shown that him and his staff are capable of going cross-country and inking recruits from Pennsylvania. They’ve done it before and they’ve done it again with a commitment from Sawyer Ermigiotti, a 2026 AAA sixth-place finisher at 215 lbs. After making the PA state podium, Ermigiotti went down to Virginia Beach and took seventh at NHSCA Junior Nationals. At the next level, Ermigiotti projects at 197 lbs.

Before committing to Utah Valley, Ermigiotti took visits to Edinboro, Roanoke, and VMI.

Here is Utah Valley’s current Class of 2027 after Ermigiotti’s commitment. Ermigiotti is one of three Pennsylvania natives in the class.

Wisconsin

#194 Bobby Ruscitti (Montini Catholic, IL)

Eric Bush (Johnsburg, IL)

Wisconsin has hit the Land of Lincoln hard and has two new verbals from Illinois over the last week. Of their current recruiting class, five of their six verbals come from wrestlers with Illinois ties.

The latest are Bobby Ruscitti and Eric Bush. Ruscitti was fifth in Illinois’ 3A classification last season competing at 126 lbs. Since then, Ruscitti has taken seventh in both styles at the UWW U17 Trials and was fifth in Fargo in Junior Greco. He’s currently ranked #20 in the country at 132 lbs.

Eric Bush was a 1A state champion in Illinois back in 2024 and then went to Florida and made a pair of state finals, winning a 2A crown at 120 lbs in 2026.

Bush and Ruscitti project to hold down the first two weights for the Badgers in the future. Chris Bono’s team now has verbals from four 2027 Big Boarder’s.

Recruiting news has continued to pick up over the last week! 10 Big Boarders announced commitments, including one flip, and a handful of other quality recruits. A couple of these programs are making their case for inclusion in the 2027 recruiting rankings.

Here’s more information about the last week or so in recruiting:

Indiana

#54 Noah Tucker (Bullis School, MD)

#113 Peyton Hornsby (Center Grove, IN)

#149 Will Glesing (New Palestine, IN)

Aidan Kincaide (Noblesville, IN)

The biggest impact from the last week of recruiting came from Indiana, which received four verbals - three from ranked wrestlers. Three came from in-state recruits. Prior to this surge, we had not been aware of any commitments from 2027 to the Hoosier team. Just like that, Indiana has an impressive.

The highest-ranked of the bunch is Noah Tucker of Maryland. This offseason, Tucker won NHSCA Junior Nationals and placed at the Junior level in both styles in Fargo. At #54 in the Class of 2027, Tucker was one of the highest-ranked recruits still on the open market. Tucker is currently ranked #10 in the nation at 175 lbs. Before committing to Indiana, Tucker also took visits to Princeton and Virginia.

Peyton Hornsby is currently ranked #113 on the Big Board, but Willie Saylor has assured us that Hornsby will rise significantly in the next update. That makes sense, as Hornsby was third in Junior freestyle at 150 lbs in Fargo. Last year, he was a U16 champion at 144 lbs. Hornsby is a two-time Indiana state runner-up and ranked fifth in the nation at 150 lbs.  He visited Pittsburgh and Purdue before committing to the Hoosiers.

Heavyweight Will Glesing is currently eighth in the nation and #149 among seniors. Glesing had his best national showing to date, when he was eighth in Junior freestyle in Fargo. He was third at the Indiana state tournament in 2026 and eighth in 2025. Before his verbal, Glesing also took a visit to Bellarmine.

The final recruit of this surge is two-time Indiana state medalist Aidan Kincaide. Kincaide was a state runner-up at 165 lbs as a junior. He took a trip to Kent State, before committing to Indiana.

Iowa State

#55 Vinnie Gutierrez (Fountain Valley, CA)

#122 Austin Ellis (Davis, UT)

An already-impressive Iowa State recruiting class got significantly better with recent commitments from a pair of ranked wrestlers, Vinnie Gutierrez and Austin Ellis. Gutierrez had previously committed to Oregon State, but has since changed his mind and flipped to the Cyclones. Gutierrez was a California state third-place finisher at 138 lbs in 2026. It was his second time placing at the CIF state tournament; he placed fifth as a sophomore. During the 2025-26 regular season, Gutierrez was fourth at the Doc Buchanan. On the national scene, Gutierrez was third at NHSCA Sophomore Nationals. He is currently ranked #14 in the nation at 138 lbs.

Utah state champion Austin Ellis also committed to the Cyclones, giving them six Big Boarders in their current Class of 2027 (five in the top 100). Ellis is a five-time Fargo All-American. He most recently finished seventh at 138 lbs in Junior freestyle. Earlier this year, Ellis was an NHSCA Junior National runner-up. Before settling on Iowa State, Gutierrez also visited Little Rock and Virginia.

Here’s a look at Iowa State’s current Class of 2027

Michigan State

#146 Caden Krueger (Detroit Catholic Central, MI)

Michigan State added a Big Boarder from in-state power Detroit Catholic Central with the commitment of Caden Krueger. In 2026, Krueger won his first Michigan DI state title at 190 lbs. Last summer, Krueger made the 16U freestyle finals in Fargo. At this time, Krueger is not in the national rankings, but he did spend most of the summer in the top 20. Before his commitment to Michigan State, Krueger took visits to Central Michigan, Grand Valley State, Indiana, and Kent State.

Here is what Michigan State’s Class of 2027 looks like with Krueger’s addition.

North Dakota State

#143 Landen McDowell (St. Pius X, MO)

Isaiah Olabode (Prior Lake, MN)

North Dakota State’s recruiting class grew by two wrestlers in the past week or so. Landen McDowell is currently ranked ninth in the nation at 165 lbs and is among the top 150 in this senior class. McDowell finished third in Missouri’s Class 4 state tournament as a junior. A few weeks later, McDowell took third at NHSCA Junior Nationals. In Fargo this summer, McDowell did not place but won six matches in Junior freestyle.

The second recruit for Obe Blanc’s team is Isaiah Olabode of Prior Lake, Minnesota. Olabode was fourth in Minnesota’s Section 2 tournament in 2026 at 215 lbs.

This is North Dakota State’s current Class of 2027

Oklahoma

#120 Cayden Rios (Allen, TX)

Oklahoma gained its fourth Big Boarder from the Class of 2027 with a verbal from Cayden Rios. Rios is a two-time Texas 6A state champion and he has placed in the top three at the NHSCA grade-level tournament after each high school season. He committed to Oklahoma after taking visits to Little Rock, Northwestern, and Virginia.

Oklahoma’s current Class of 2027 looks like this

Purdue

#138 Bill Fullhart (Decorah, IA)

Purdue added to their strong recruiting class with a fifth member of the 2027 Big Board and the fourth in the top 150. Fullhart is a two-time Iowa state medalist. He took third as a sophomore and was a 2A state runner-up in 2026 at 165 lbs. On the national level, Fullhart was a sixth-place finisher at 16U freestyle nationals in 2025 and was also sixth at the UWW U17 Trials in the spring of 2026. Yes, Fullhart is the son of Iowa’s 1997 national champion Lee Fullhart, who was a teammate of Purdue head coach Tony Ersland. The younger Fullhart did take a visit to his father’s alma mater before committing to Purdue.

Here is an updated list of Purdue’s current Class of 2027

SIU Edwardsville

#168 Cael Humphrey (Sultana, CA)

They continue to get it done on the recruiting trail. SIU Edwardsville now has commitments from three Big Boarders in this senior class. Humphrey was a sixth-place finisher in California’s one-class system in 2026. He was also eighth as a sophomore. During the regular season, Humphrey took sixth place at California’s Doc Buchanan Invitational. In the summer of 2025, Humphrey finished third in Greco-Roman at the 16U National Championships in Fargo.

With Humphrey’s addition, the SIU Edwardsville looks like this

Northern Illinois

Noah Nicholson (Stillwater, MN)

Minnesota state champion Noah Nicholson recently committed to the Northern Illinois wrestling team. Nicholson was a 2026 Minnesota AAA state champion at 127 lbs. He is a three-time state medalist, finishing third as a sophomore and fourth as a freshman.

Northern Illinois now has two verbal commitments from high-profile nearby states in their Class of 2027.

On Saturday evening, one of the best events on the high school calendar took place as FloWrestling's Who's #1 event took place from Oklahoma State’s Gallagher-Iba Arena. The initial intent of the event was to pit the top two high school wrestlers at each weight against each other. This event has been in existence since 2013 and has featured a "who's who" of wrestlers since that time. Handfuls of wrestlers from this event have gone on to earn collegiate All-American honors, win NCAA titles, and world medals. 

Below are the wrestlers who have participated in this event - sorted by the college they originally signed with. The numbers next to each wrestler are the weight classes they competed at and the year. 
 

Air Force

Salah Tsarni (190/2026) - Class of 2027

Arizona State

Richie Figueroa (120/2020), (113/2019), (106/2018)

Kyler Larkin (132/2023)

Pierson Manville (145/2023)

Nicco Ruiz (160/2022)

Jacori Teemer (138/2017)

Anthony Valencia (170/2014)

Cael Valencia (170/2020)

Zahid Valencia (182/2014)

Jesse Vasquez (145/2019)

 

Bucknell

Zach Kelly (160/2013)
 

Columbia

Jack Wehmeyer (182/2021)
 

Cornell

Jude Correa (285/2024)

Greg Diakomihalis (113/2018)

Yianni Diakomihalis (132/2015)

Joey Jeter (175/2025)

Anthony Knox (126/2024), (120/2023), (113/2022), (106/2021)

Julian Ramirez (170/2018), (170/2017)

Joshua Saunders (65kg/2019), (132/2018)

Meyer Shapiro (152/2022)

Ryan Sokol (138/2019)
 

Edinboro

Sean Russell (120/2013)
 

Fresno State

Jace Luchau (152/2018)
 

Harvard

Kyle Bierdumpfel (145/2015)
 

Illinois

Jered Cortez (126/2013)

Wyatt Medlin (157/2025)

Michael Pixley (182/2013)

Turner Ross (106/2025) - Class of 2027

Kannon Webster (132/2022)

Braeden Scoles (160/2022)
 

Iowa

Gabe Arnold (170/2021)

Abe Assad (182/2018)

Drake Ayala (120/2020)

Brevin Balmeceda (160/2018)

Ryder Block (138/2022)

Leo DeLuca (120/2023), (113/2021)

Angelo Ferrari (170/2023), (160/2022)

Seth Gross (132/2013)

Wyatt Henson (145/2020)

Nate Jesuroga (120/2022), (120/2021)

Michael Kemerer (132/2013)

Patrick Kennedy (170/2019)

Paul Kenny (132/2026), (126/2025), (113/2023) - Class of 2027

Michael Mocco (285/2025)

Jesse Ybarra (120/2019)
 

Iowa State

Sawyer Bartelt (220/2023)

Nathan Boston (120/2013)

David Carr (160/2017), (152/2016)

Christian Castillo (113/2023), (113/2022)

Cody Chittum (145/2020)

Sammy Colbray (195/2015)

Maximus Dhabolt (165/2025) - Class of 2027

Austin Gomez (132/2016)

Jimmy Mastny (215/2026) - Class of 2027

Coby Merrill (285/2025)

Manny Rojas (170/2021)

Casey Swiderski (138/2021)
 

Lehigh

Jordan Wood (220/2015)
 

Little Rock

Zack Aquila (175/2026) - Class of 2027

Nasir Bailey (138/2022)
 

Maryland

Mikey Batista (120/2026) - Class of 2027
 

Michigan

Jelani Embree (182/2016)

Zac Hall (132/2013)

Sergio Lemley (132/2022)

Beau Mantanona (145/2022)

Kurt McHenry (120/2018), (113/2017)

Moses Mendoza (132/2025)

Rylan Rogers (182/2020)

Nick Sahakian (285/2024)

Joey Silva (132/2017)

Kellen Wolbert (138/2025)
 

Minnesota

Tyler Dekraker (138/2025)

Larry Early (160/2014)

Brayton Lee (152/2017)

Mitch McKee (132/2014)

Patrick McKee (120/2017)

Gavin Nelson (195/2021)

Bobby Steveson (195/2014)

Gable Steveson (220/2015)

Fredy Stroker (145/2014), (132/2013)

Devin Winston (182/2018)
 

Missouri

Grant Leeth (145/2013)

Seth Mendoza (132/2024), (106/2021)

Keegan O’Toole (160/2019), (138/2018)

Kollin Rath (145/2023)

Aeoden Sinclair (195/2023)
 

NC State

Jackson Arrington (145/2021)

Dylan Fishback (195/2021)

Hayden Hidlay (152/2015)

Trent Hidlay (170/2017)

Chase Horne (285/2020)

Ryan Jack (132/2019)

Stevo Poulin (113/2019)

Nick Reenan (195/2015), (152/2013)

Daniel Zepeda (144/2024), (138/2023)
 

Nebraska

Beau Breske (182/2015)

Jagger Condomitti (152/2020)

Mac Crosson (157/2026) - Class of 2027

Tyler Eise (170/2023)

Mikey Labriola (170/2016)

Lenny Pinto (182/2020)

Chad Red (132/2015)

Dominick Serrano (132/2019)

Isaiah White (152/2014)

Cade Ziola (200/2024)
 

North Carolina

AC Headlee (132/2014)

Mick Moylan (215/2026) - Class of 2027

Braylon Reynolds (144/2026) - Class of 2027

Sonny Santiago (152/2019)

Gabe Tagg (138/2018)
 

Northern Colorado

Andrew Alirez (152/2018)
 

Northern Iowa

Dean Anderson (138/2026)

Rudy Yates (126/2015)
 

Northwestern

Johnny Sebastian (182/2013)

Joel Vandevere (138/2020)
 

Ohio State

Ben Davino (132/2023), (126/2022)

Jacob Decatur (106/2018)

Jordan Decatur (132/2018), (120/2016)

Anthony Echemendia (65kg/2019)

Nick Feldman (285/2021), (220/2020)

Paddy Gallagher (160/2020), (160/2019)

Jesse Grajeda (144/2026) - Class of 2027

Ke-Shawn Hayes (138/2014)

Malik Heinselman (113/2017)

Gavin Hoffman (195/2017)

Carson Kharchla (170/2018)

Myles Martin (182/2014)

Jesse Mendez (138/2021), (138/2020), (132/2019)

Antonio Mills (126/2025)

Dom Munaretto (113/2024)

Luke Pletcher (132/2015)

Sammy Sasso (145/2017), (138/2016)

Maddox Shaw (150/2024)

Seth Shumate (195/2020)

Nick Singer (175/2025) - Class of 2027

Adam Waters (190/2025)

Rocco Welsh (170/2022), (170/2021)
 

Oklahoma

Joey Cruz (120/2021)

Ryan Millhof (126/2013)

Tate Picklo (195/2020)
 

Oklahoma State

Ryan Blees (160/2013)

Kaid Brock (126/2014)

Jakason Burns (120/2019), (113/2018)

Christian Carroll (285/2021)

Daton Fix (132/2016), (126/2015), (120/2014)

Jax Forrest (132/2024), (126/2023), (120/2022)

Dakota Geer (182/2015)

Kaden Gfeller (145/2016)

Tanner Hodgins (190/2025) - Class of 2027

Ladarion Lockett (175/2024), (152/2022)

Travis Mastrogiovanni (160/2020), (152/2019)

Trevor Mastrogiovanni (126/2019)

Cody Merrill (220/2023)

Nick Piccinnini (126/2014)

Jayden Raney (132/2025)

Jordyn Raney (126/2023), (150/2025)

Landon Robideau (150/2024)

Michael Romero (157/2026) - Class of 2027

Joe Smith (160/2014)

Brayden Thompson (182/2022), (170/2021)

Sergio Vega (138/2024) 

Ignacio Villasenor (113/2024) - Class of 2027

Victor Voinovich (152/2020), (145/2019)

Jordan Williams (152/2021), (138/2020)

Travis Wittlake (170/2016)

Rocklin Zinkin (120/2025)
 

Penn

Anthony Artalona (145/2017)

Penn State

Josh Barr (170/2022), (160/2021)

Beau Bartlett (138/2019)

Michael Beard (195/2017), (182/2016)

Brady Berge (160/2016)

Roman Bravo-Young (132/2017), (113/2015)

Grey Burnett (132/2026) - Class of 2027

Braeden Davis (113/2021)

Alex Facundo (170/2020), (170/2019), (160/2018)

Levi Haines (160/2021)

Mark Hall (170/2014)

Will Henckel (160/2023)

Robert Howard (126/2019), (120/2017)

Jayden James (150/2024) 

Vincenzo Joseph (145/2014)

Tyler Kasak (145/2022)

Joe Lee (160/2017)

Nick Lee (138/2016)

Luke Lilledahl (106/2021)

Gavin Mangano (138/2026)

Mason Manville (152/2015), (145/2013)

Connor Mirasola (195/2023)

Jason Nolf (138/2013)

Zack Ryder (182/2022)

Joe Sealey (160/2023), (160/2022)

Clinton Shepherd (150/2026) - Class of 2027

Landon Sidun (120/2025), (126/2026) - Class of 2027

Nick Suriano (120/2014)

Gavin Teasdale (126/2017), (120/2016), (113/2015), (106/2014)

Shayne Van Ness (132/2019)

Jarod Verkleeren (145/2016), (145/2015)
 

Princeton

Patrick Glory (126/2017)

Matt Kolodzik (138/2014)

Marc-Anthony McGowan (126/2022)
 

Rutgers

JoJo Aragona (138/2018)

Kyonte Hamilton (285/2020) - Football

Dean Peterson (126/2020)
 

Stanford

Jaden Abas (138/2018)

Hunter Garvin (145/2021)

Shane Griffith (160/2016)

Joey McKenna (138/2013)

Angelo Posada (200/2024)
 

Utah Valley

Taylor LaMont (132/2015)
 

Virginia

Fox Baldwin (152/2013)

Cam Coy (152/2016)

Justin McCoy (152/2017)
 

Virginia Tech

Bo Bassett (150/2025), (144/2024), (138/2023), (106/2021)

Ryan Burton (175/2024)

Mario Carini (190/2026) - Class of 2027

Collin Gaj (150/2024)

Drew Gorman (138/2024)

Caleb Henson (152/2021)

David McFadden (152/2014)

Melvin Miller (165/2026), (165/2025), (150/2024) - Class of 2027

Mitch Moore (138/2017)

Aaron Seidel (126/2024)

TJ Stewart (182/2021)
 

West Virginia

Jordan Titus (126/2020)
 

Wisconsin

Eric Barnett (120/2018)

Hunter Ritter (195/2014)

Recruiting news has picked up over the last week! Two Big Boarders announced commitments, including one flip, and one of the nation's top girls gave a verbal. In addition, there were a handful of programs that simply added to their recruiting classes with quality recruits.

Here’s more information about the last week or so in recruiting:

#124 Xavier Chavez (Sunnyside, AZ) - Iowa

Iowa’s already-impressive recruiting class gets some punch with the addition of three-time Arizona state champion Xavier Chavez. Chavez was a 2025 NHSCA Sophomore National eighth-place finisher at the 145 lb weight class. Over the summer, Chavez went 6-0 in freestyle at the Junior Duals. He’s currently ranked 19th in the nation at 150 lbs and is slated to compete at that weight at the Super 32.

Chavez is the latest name in this impressive Class of 2027 for Tom Brands’ team.

#162 Gage Spurgeon (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, IA) - Upper Iowa

Initially, Gage Spurgeon had committed to North Dakota State, but he recently announced he’ll stay in-state to wrestle for Upper Iowa. Spurgeon is a two-time Iowa 2A state champion. His most recent title came in 2026 at 132 lbs. Back in 2024, Spurgeon earned All-American honors in Fargo by taking seventh place in 16U Greco.

Upper Iowa has quickly put together a strong Class of 2027. Here is the current group of recruits. Spurgeon is one of two that have signed up to compete at the Super 32.

Mason Bauer (Ashland, OH) - Ohio State

Ohio State bolstered its recruiting class with the addition of Mason Bauer, an Ohio DI state third-place finisher in 2026. He was also third as a sophomore and fifth as a freshman. Bauer’s most recent placement came at 132 lbs. He is a two-time NHSCA grade-level All-American, taking fifth as a sophomore and making the finals as a freshman.

Here is the Ohio State Class of 2027 after Bauer’s addition.

Brendon Oehme (Brandon Valley, SD) - Air Force

Three-time South Dakota state champion Brendon Oehme has committed to wrestle at the Air Force Academy. Oehme’s older brother, Trason, is already on the Falcons roster as a 141 lber. The younger Oehme brother projects to be at a lighter weight class since his most recent state title came at 120 lbs. This summer, Oehme took third in Junior Greco in Fargo at that same weight. He’s also a two-time NHSCA All-American (eight as a freshman and fourth as a junior).

Air Force is amassing a huge Class of 2027 with Oehme being the latest piece. He, along with four other Air Force recruits, are slated to compete at the Super 32.

Ibrahim Zaky (Woodgrove, VA) - VMI

Beau Waldron (Hickman, MO) - VMI

VMI is rolling with a pair of commitments within the last week. The first came from Beau Waldron, a two-time Missouri state finalist, with the most recent appearance coming at 190 lbs. Waldron has earned three state medals overall.

Also committing to the Keydets was in-state product Ibrahim Zaky. Zaky was a Virginia 4A state champion in 2025 and third in his other two years of high school. He has finished fifth in Fargo 16U Greco and at the UWW U17 Greco trials. Zaky has also earned NHSCA All-American honors in each of his first three years of high school. At the Junior tournament, he defeated the opponent who had beaten him at the state tournament.

Here is what VMI’s Class of 2027 looks like after these two additions. All three current recruits are registered to compete at the Super 32.

Chance Wuhr (Lake Catholic, OH) - The Citadel

The Citadel continues to gain momentum with a second recent verbal commitment. The latest comes from three-time Ohio DIII state placewinner Chance Wuhr. Wuhr has moved up a step on the state podium in each year of high school starting at sixth as a freshman, moving to fifth, and then taking fourth at 113 lbs as a junior. In 2025, Wuhr finished sixth at NHSCA Sophomore Nationals at 106 lbs.

Here is The Citadel’s Class of 2027 with Wuhr’s addition. Wuhr will be in action at the Super 32.

Eve Skrocki (Wahlert Catholic, IA/Valiant Prep, AZ)

Iowa’s women’s team got on the recruiting scoreboard for 2027 in a big way with a commitment from Eve Skrocki. Skrocki was a 2026 U17 World Team member at 65 kg. She captured a 2025 Iowa state title, but has moved on to Arizona’s Valiant Prep - home to a pair of current Hawkeyes (Everest Leydecker, Karlee Brooks). Skrocki was a 2025 Fargo 16U national champion at 145 lbs and participated in the Who’s #1 dual later that year.

Iowa just had a massive recruiting weekend so there may be more commitments on the way.

Late last week, MatScouts released an updated set of national high school rankings. These rankings reflect the major fall events that have taken place over the past few weeks like the Elite 8 Duals, the IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open and much more. The rankings will be in place for this weekend’s Who’s #1 and the Super 32, so they are very relevant. 

As we do with a new set of rankings, we’ve gone through them and sorted out recruits by the school’s they have verballed to. 

Which classes are shaping up to be the best?

Air Force

#3 - 190 lbs: Salah Tsarni (Blair Academy, NJ)

#8 - 138 lbs: Matt Orbeta (Poway, CA)

#13 - 157 lbs: Bailey Holman (Poway, CA)

#17 - 120 lbs: Cooper Sandoval (McQueen, NV)
 

Arizona State

#7 - 150 lbs: Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk, IA)

#11 - 175 lbs: Zane Gerlach (South Anchorage, AK)

#16 - 120 lbs: Caleb Noble (Warren, IL)
 

Binghamton

#12 - 138 lbs: Landyn Shaffer (Deposit-Hancock, NY)

#20 - 175 lbs: Wyatt Boice (Minisink Valley, PA)
 

Brown

#12 - 144 lbs: Josh Kerr (Maize South, KS)

#17 - 113 lbs: Tommy Blewett (Middletown North, NJ)
 

Buffalo

#7 - 165 lbs: Joel Welsh (St. Francis DeSales, OH)
 

Cornell

#4 - 150 lbs: Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA)

#9 - 175 lbs: Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

#14 - 144 lbs: Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN)

#14 - 165 lbs: Eli Esguerra (Dublin Coffman, OH)
 

Illinois

#8 - 120 lbs: Anthony Garza (Clovis, CA)

#9 - 113 lbs: Turner Ross (Edmond North, OK)
 

Iowa

#2 - 132 lbs: Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ)

#2 - 138 lbs: Israel Borge (Bixby, OK)

#3 - 138 lbs: Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA)

#3 - 165 lbs: Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA)

#4 - 138 lbs: Freddie Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - Class of 2028

#5 - 120 lbs: Sean Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ) - Class of 2028

#7 - 138 lbs: Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

#19 - 150 lbs: Xavier Chavez (Sunnyside, AZ)

Iowa State

#1 - 190 lbs: Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL)

#4 - 175 lbs: Max Dhabolt (Ankeny, IA)

#14 - 150 lbs: Roman Stewart (Liberty, MO)

#14 - 157 lbs: Wyatt Lewis (Del Norte, CA)
 

Lehigh

#1 - 120 lbs: Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ)

#2 - 150 lbs: Gabe Ballard (Northampton, PA)

#10 - 138 lbs: Emilio Albanese (Emmaus, PA)

#17 - 150 lbs: Ray Fitzgerald (Malvern Prep, PA)
 

Little Rock

#1 - 175 lbs: Zack Aquila (Brecksville, OH)

#19 - 157 lbs: Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, MO)
 

Maryland

#3 - 120 lbs: Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ)

#6 - 165 lbs: Josh Piparo (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ)

#13 - 144 lbs: Gavin Green (Delone Catholic, PA)
 

Michigan 

#7 - 113 lbs: Camden Rugg (Union Grove, WI)

#19 - 175 lbs: Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ)
 

Minnesota

#10 - 144 lbs: Carson Neubert (Luxemburg, WI)

#12 - 120 lbs: Landon Thoennes (St. Michael-Albertville, MN)
 

Missouri 

#6 - 113 lbs: Cason Craft (Coweta, OK)
 

Navy 

#6 - 157 lbs: Jet Brown (Odessa, MO)

#18 - 215 lbs: Kellen Fellure (Franklin, IN)
 

NC State

#2 - 144 lbs: Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

#2 - 285 lbs: Carter Brown (Lafayette, MO)

#6 - 120 lbs: Anthony Ryan (Longwood, NY)

#12 - 150 lbs: Aiden Kunes (Central Mountain, PA)
 

Nebraska

#1 - 157 lbs: Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA)
 

North Carolina

#3 - 215 lbs: Mick Moylan (Poway, CA)

#6 - 144lbs: Braylon Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN)

#8 - 150 lbs: Kane Shawger (St. Xavier, OH)

#10 - 120 lbs: Brandon Bickerton (Highland, OH)

#15 - 165 lbs: Steel Meyers (IMG Academy, FL)

#17 - 165 lbs: Ben Ziola (Skutt Catholic, NE)
 

Northern Colorado

#14 - 285 lbs: Leland Day (Grandview, CO)
 

Northern Iowa

#1 - 138 lbs: Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ)

#3 - 126 lbs: Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA)

#8 - 144 lbs: Gavin Landers (Denver, IA)
 

Ohio State

#1 - 144 lbs: Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco, CA)

#1 - 215 lbs: Michael Boyle (Bishop Watterson, OH)

#4 - 190 lbs: Nick Singer (Faith Christian Academy, PA)
 

Oklahoma

#3 - 132 lbs: Slater Hicks (Valencia, CA)

#10 - 126 lbs: Van Smith (Mustang, OK)

#16 - 150 lbs: Legend Ellis (Coweta, OK)
 

Oklahoma State

#3 - 157 lbs: Mikey Romero (St. John Bosco, CA)

#4 - 126lbs:  Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK)

#5 - 215 lbs: Ladd Holman (Juab, UT)

#6 - 215 lbs: Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ)

#11 - 144 lbs: Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD)
 

Oregon State

#14 - 138 lbs: Vinnie Gutierrez (Fountain Valley, CA)
 

Penn

#12 - 132 lbs: Blaze Van Gundy (Dublin Coffman, OH)

#15 - 138 lbs: PJ Terranova (Delbarton, NJ)

#16 - 126 lbs: Dom Morrison (Hatboro-Horsham, PA)

#20 - 285 lbs: Ryan Schneider (Greens Farms Academy, CT)
 

Penn State

#1 - 132 lbs: Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, OH)

#2 - 126 lbs: Landon Sidun (Norwin, PA)

#3 - 144 lbs: Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY)

#15 - 113 lbs: Will Soto (Newburgh Free Academy, NY)

NR - 150 lbs: Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN)
 

Pittsburgh

#5 - 285 lbs: Cael Mielnik (Blair Academy, NJ)

#9 - 126 lbs: Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA)

#12 - 157 lbs: Michael Ruane (Franklin Regional, PA)

#14 - 175 lbs: Mason Horwat (Derry Area, PA)

#14 - 190 lbs: Caige Horak (Perry, OH)

#15 - 175 lbs: Gavin Ciampoli (Altoona, PA)
 

Princeton

#4 - 132 lbs: Vincenzo Anello (Blair Academy, NJ)

#9 - 215 lbs: Ronan An (North Cobb, GA)

#20 - 120 lbs: Allen Woo (Montini Catholic, IL)

Purdue

#3 - 150 lbs: Grayson Fuchs (Detroit Catholic, Central, MI)

#8 - 190 lbs: Brady Brown (Derry Area, PA)

#12 - 165 lbs: Ethan Sonne (Marist, IL)
 

Rutgers

#1  - 285 lbs: Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA)

#6 - 126 lbs: Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA)

#6 - 150 lbs: Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ)

#11 - 138 lbs: Carter Chunko (Saucon Valley, PA)
 

South Dakota State

#13 - 138 lbs: Cooper Mathews (Cherokee Trail, CO)
 

Stanford

#9 - 150 lbs: Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA)

#9 - 157 lbs: Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA)

#19 - 138 lbs: Declan O’Byrne (Malvern Prep, PA)
 

Virginia

#10 - 190 lbs: Frankie Pieffer (St. Edward, OH)
 

Virginia Tech

#1 - 165 lbs: Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA)

#2 - 190 lbs: Mario Carini (Poway, CA)

#4 - 215 lbs: Max Konopka (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

#13 - 175 lbs: Max Fortier (Fairmont, WV)

#14 - 113 lbs: Killian Coluccio (Lacey Township, NJ)
 

West Virginia

#5 - 132 lbs: Kavin Muyleart (Cedar Cliff, PA)

#5 - 138 lbs: Tanner Guenot (Bald Eagle Area, PA)

#8 - 157 lbs: Dom Way (Parkersburg, WV)

#16 - 138 lbs: Stephen Myers (Parkersburg, WV)

#17 - 126 lbs: Tommy Gretz (Connellsville, PA)
 

Wisconsin

#2 - 165 lbs: Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL)

#5 - 175 lbs: Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL)

#17 - 190 lbs: Brody Sendele (Hononegah, IL)
 

Wyoming

#12 - 126 lbs: Cael Floerchinger (Great Falls, MT)

The big recruiting news over the last week was the commitment of #18 overall Sonny Amato to Rutgers. We covered that decision on Sunday, so we’ll take a closer look at a few other recent recruiting decisions.

Jack Malinconico (Poway, CA) - Navy

Jamison Gregory (Detroit Catholic Central, MI) - Navy

We’ve talked about the Naval Academy recruiting during the past few updates and have more news this week. Navy added a pair of under the radar recruits to an already-impressive Class of 2027. Jack Malinconico is a 2026 California state fifth-place finisher at 132 lbs. Earlier in the 2025-26 season, Malinconico got on the podium at the Doc Buchanan with an eighth-place finish. Malinconico moved up to 150 lbs and went 3-2 in Junior freestyle in Fargo this summer. Poway has a long history with the Naval Academy and is located near a huge Navy hub, so it’s not a surprise to see another one of their wrestlers head to Annapolis.

Jamison Gregory was a 2026 Michigan D1 state champion for perennial power Detroit Catholic Central. He was fifth as a sophomore, both at 126 lbs. As a freshman, he was third at 113 lbs.

Here is the current list of recruits for the Naval Academy in 2027

Chase Smith (Franklin Regional, PA) - Bucknell

Bucknell got back in the verbal commitment game with a pledge from Chase Smith of traditional Western PA power Franklin Regional. Smith was a third place finisher in the district and regional level at 139 lbs in 2026 and qualifier for the PIAA AAA state tournament for the first time in 2026. Smith chose Bucknell after taking visits to Binghamton and Kent State.

Smith is now the fourth commitment that we have associated with Bucknell from this senior class.

Hayden Groll (Napoleon, OH) - Kent State

We continue to mention Kent State in these updates. That means that Josh Moore’s staff is hitting the pavement hard and hustling to sell the new Golden Flash program. Another recent commitment for the KSU staff comes from an in-state prospect in Hayden Groll. Groll was third at Ohio’s DII state tournament at 175 lbs in 2026. As a sophomore, he was seventh at 165 lbs.

Just like that, we now have six commitments to Kent State from the Class of 2027.

Elias Castaneda (Bella Vista, CA) - Cal Poly

Another program we’ve mentioned multiple times is Cal Poly. Their most recent verbal commitment comes from Elias Castaneda. In 2026, Castaneda was a sixth-place finisher at the CIF State Tournament at 126 lbs. Castaneda qualified for the state tournament as a sophomore, but did not place.

Castaneda is the fifth senior that we have seen commit to Cal Poly.

Over the weekend, the Elite 8 Duals took place in Atlanta, Georgia. This was the sixth year that the event has taken place and while it doesn’t have the long history of some other national events, it has become one of the toughest tests for high school wrestling. 12 all-star teams compete in a dual format over the course of two days. The “easy” matches are few and far between for even the best high schoolers. 

Looking at this event from a collegiate perspective, here are the matchups that took place between wrestlers from the Class of 2027 Big Board (and a couple that should be on the next update). 

Wrestlers are listed with the home state and their college, if they’ve committed. 
 

113 lbs - #36 Killian Coluccio (NJ - Virginia Tech) dec William Soto (NY - Penn State)  4-2

113 lbs - #72 Cason Craft (OK - Missouri) dec William Soto (NY - Penn State)  7-0

120 lbs - #50 Anthony Garza (CA - Illinois) dec #96 Brandon Bickerton (OH - North Carolina)  1-0

120 lbs - #96 Brandon Bickerton (OH - North Carolina) dec #35 Caleb Noble (IL - Arizona State)  7-5

132 lbs - #62 Brock Rothermel (PA - Pittsburgh) dec #127 Owen Marshall (WA - Appalachian State)  4-1

132 lbs - #62 Brock Rothermel (PA - Pittsburgh) dec Blaze Van Gundy (OH - Penn)  4-2TB

132 lbs - Blaze Van Gundy (OH - Penn) dec #127 Owen Marshall (WA - Appalachian State)  12-8

132 lbs - Blaze Van Gundy (OH - Penn) dec #194 Bobby Ruscitti (IL)  8-5

138 lbs - #11 Israel Borge (OK - Iowa) maj #157 Stephen Myers (WV - West Virginia)  17-4

138 lbs - #11 Israel Borge (OK - Iowa) tech #74 Matthew Orbeta (CA - Air Force)  20-5

138 lbs - #12 Dean Anderson (AZ - Northern Iowa) dec #11 Israel Borge (OK - Iowa)  3-2TB

138 lbs - #12 Dean Anderson (AZ - Northern Iowa) maj #74 Matthew Orbeta (CA - Air Force)  17-4

138 lbs - #74 Matthew Orbeta (CA - Air Force) dec #157 Stephen Myers (WV - West Virginia)  12-8

138 lbs - #160 PJ Terranova (NJ - Penn) dec #157 Stephen Myers (WV - West Virginia)  4-2

144 lbs - #20 Dale Corbin (PA - NC State) dec #95 Brian Little (NJ)  5-4

144 lbs - #20 Dale Corbin (PA - NC State) maj #104 Declan O’Byrne (PA - Stanford)  10-2

144 lbs - #20 Dale Corbin (PA - NC State) dec #195 Konner Larkin (AZ)  2-1TB

144 lbs - #21 Braylon Reynolds (IN - North Carolina) maj #104 Declan O’Byrne (PA - Stanford)  9-1

144 lbs - #21 Braylon Reynolds (IN - North Carolina) fall #195 Konner Larkin (AZ)  3:12

144 lbs - #95 Brian Little (NJ) dec #195 Konner Larkin (AZ)  5-3

144 lbs - #119 Gavin Green (PA - Maryland) dec #21 Braylon Reynolds (IN - North Carolina)  6-5

150 lbs - #22 Arseni Kikiniou (CA - Cornell) dec #53 Kane Shawger (OH - North Carolina)  4-1

150 lbs - #53 Kane Shawger (OH - North Carolina) dec #58 Ryan DeGeorge (NJ - Rutgers)  7-1

150 lbs - #75 Grayson Fuchs (MI - Purdue) dec #22 Arseni Kikiniou (CA - Cornell)  1-1TB

150 lbs - #75 Grayson Fuchs (MI - Purdue) dec #53 Kane Shawger (OH - North Carolina)  6-1

150 lbs - Ray Fitzgerald (PA - Lehigh) dec #58 Ryan DeGeorge (NJ - Rutgers)  5-3TB

157 lbs - #45 Greyson Music (PA - Stanford) dec #99 Wyatt Lewis (CA - Iowa State)  9-3

157 lbs - #65 Dominic Way (WV - West Virginia) maj #44 Colin Rutlin (MO - Little Rock)  12-4

157 lbs - #65 Dominic Way (WV - West Virginia) dec #45 Greyson Music (PA - Stanford)  7-2

157 lbs - #65 Dominic Way (WV - West Virginia) dec #99 Wyatt Lewis (CA - Iowa State)  4-1

157 lbs - #99 Wyatt Lewis (CA - Iowa State) dec #44 Colin Rutlin (MO - Little Rock)  8-3

165 lbs - #29 Rocco Cassioppi (IL - Wisconsin) tech #92 Zane Gerlach (AK - Arizona State)  17-2

165 lbs - #29 Rocco Cassioppi (IL - Wisconsin) maj #179 Luke Knox (PA - George Mason)  12-1

165 lbs - #92 Zane Gerlach (AK - Arizona State) dec #179 Luke Knox (PA - George Mason)  4-3

165 lbs - #116 Steel Meyers (TX - North Carolina) dec #179 Luke Knox (PA - George Mason)  6-1

175 lbs - #40 Bruno Cassioppi (IL - Wisconsin) dec #105 Sean Breedlove (IN - Army West Point)  1-0

175 lbs - #40 Bruno Cassioppi (IL - Wisconsin) dec #107 Gavin Ciampoli (PA - Pittsburgh)  5-2

175 lbs - #77 Maximus Fortier (WV - Virginia Tech) dec #40 Bruno Cassioppi (IL - Wisconsin)  13-9

175 lbs - #77 Maximus Fortier (WV - Virginia Tech) maj #105 Sean Breedlove (IN - Army West Point)  14-4

175 lbs - #77 Maximus Fortier (WV - Virginia Tech) dec #107 Gavin Ciampoli (PA - Pittsburgh)  8-4

175 lbs - #107 Gavin Ciampoli (PA - Pittsburgh) dec #33 Gabe Logan (NJ - Michigan)  12-9

190 lbs - #13 Mario Carini (CA - Virginia Tech) dec #114 JT Smith (NE - Army West Point)  4-2

190 lbs - #13 Mario Carini (CA - Virginia Tech) dec  #187 Kyle Gallo (FL)  7-3

190 lbs - #115 Caige Horak (PA - Pittsburgh) dec #85 Braeden Simoneaux (LA)  5-1

190 lbs - #187 Kyle Gallo (FL) dec #85 Braeden Simoneaux (LA)  4-2

190 lbs - #187 Kyle Gallo (FL) dec #115 Caige Horak (PA - Pittsburgh)  8-5

215 lbs - #14 Maximus Konopka (CT - Virginia Tech) dec #28 Ladd Holman (UT - Oklahoma State)  5-0

285 lbs - #89 Matthew Cooley (CA) dec #149 Will Glesing (IN)  2-1TB

This morning, the #18 overall recruit in the high school Class of 2027, Sonny Amato committed to staying in his home state to wrestle for Rutgers. Amato was previously the highest-ranked senior still out on the market. 

Amato, of Rumson-Fair Haven High School, is a two-time New Jersey state champion. He has won state titles as a freshman and a junior. His most recent came at 150 lbs. Amato is currently ranked sixth in the nation at 150 lbs, as well. 

On a national level, Amato has placed at the Beast of the East three times - fourth as a freshman, second as a sophomore and third in 2025. He also won NHCA Freshman Nationals in 2024. 

Amato had previously committed to Iowa but reopened the recruiting process early last month. During his initial recruiting cycle, Amato took visits to Iowa, Iowa State, and Oklahoma. Amato spent the weekend visiting this Rutgers program. 

With Amato’s commitment, Rutgers now has verbal commitments from five top-100 prospects and six Big Boarder’s total. This list of already-committed seniors for the Scarlet Knights includes #26 Justin Farnsworth (PA), #27 Lukas Zalota (PA), #57 Carter Chunko (PA), #58 Ryan DeGeorge (NJ), and #174 Jake Clayton (NJ). 

It’s our first recruiting weekend update of the 2026-27 season! This weekend was very different from a typical recruiting weekend for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, it was Labor Day weekend, so I’d assume there weren’t as many visits as might typically occur during the fall. Another dynamic is the change to NCAA recruiting rules. As it stands now, wrestlers from the Class of 2028 will need to wait until August 15th, 2027 to take official visits. They can now participate in camps or unofficial visits, but not in the way we’re used to. With that in mind, anyone on an official visit this fall has to be in the Class of 2027. Also, there are only a handful of top 100 recruits remaining from the Class of 2027, so we might not see the highest profile seniors on campus or as many top programs hosting recruits. Though they could bring committed recruits on campus for official visits.

Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, here is some information about the wrestlers who took visits to DI schools over the weekend.

If there’s anyone we’ve omitted, please let me know, and we’ll add them in, or if you’d like to inform us of scheduled visits.

Army West Point

#85 Braeden Simoneaux (New York Military Academy, NY)

Colby Houle (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA)

First and foremost, Braeden Simoneaux has the best nickname in high school (and soon-to-be college) wrestling. Simoneaux’s Instagram handle and the nickname he uses to conduct camps is the Bayou Boogeyman - appropriate for an upperweight originally from Louisiana.

Last year, Simoneaux burst on the scene for New York Military Academy with a sixth-place finish at the Beast of the East. He ended up fourth at National Preps at 190 lbs and was third at NHSCA Junior Nationals.

Simoneaux has posted a list of his top schools and the list also includes: Lehigh, Michigan State, Ohio, Oklahoma, Purdue, and Wyoming.

He’s currently ranked #12 in the nation at 190 lbs.

Also in town on a visit with Simoneaux was fellow National Prep All-American Colby Houle. Like Simoneaux, Houle was fourth, but down at 150 lbs. Houle was also fourth as a sophomore and sixth as a freshman, at 132 lbs. In 2025, Houle finished sixth at NHSCA Sophomore Nationals.

Houle is currently ranked #14 in the nation at 165 lbs.

Bloomsburg

Greg Green (Shenendehowa, NY)

Bloomsburg has already secured commitments from three Class of 2027 wrestlers and has had plenty of others on campus. The latest is Greg Green, a two-time New York state medalist for Shenendehowa High School. Green was eighth at the DI state tournament as a sophomore and third as a junior, sporting a 51-5 season record.

Campbell

Derek Bush (Salem, VA)

The Campbell staff is getting creative and looking in Virginia for a diamond in the rough with Derek Bush. Bush was a state champion as a freshman at 113 lbs and was second as a sophomore and third at 120 lbs in 2026. Bush trains with DIII power Roanoke College’s Noke Wrestling RTC.

This fall, Bush has already taken visits to Bellarmine and Bloomsburg.

Davidson

Paden Alyea (Skyline, VA)

Over the weekend, Davidson hosted the top senior in the state of Virginia, Paden Alyea. Alyea is a two-time Virginia 3A state champion, with his most recent title coming at 113 lbs. Alyea was seventh at the Beast of the East last season and earned All-American honors after finishing sixth in freestyle at the UWW U17 Trials this spring.

Alyea has already taken a visit to Columbia and his trips to Virginia and Virginia Tech on the schedule.

North Dakota State

#183 Jamiel Castleberry (Oak Park-River Forest, IL)

#194 Bobby Ruscitti (Montini Catholic, IL)

Michael Rundell (Oak Park-River Forest, IL)

The Bison coaching staff hosted a trio of stars from the greater Chicago area over the weekend: Bobby Ruscitti and high school teammates Jamiel Castleberry and Michael Rundell.

Castleberry jumped into the top 15 at 132 lbs (#14) after a big showing at Fargo. He won a Junior National title in Greco-Roman and was seventh in freestyle. During the high school season, Castleberry was an Illinois 3A state champion at 126 lbs.

Before visiting NDSU, Castleberry also took a shorter trip to Indiana.

His high school teammate, Michael Rundell, also won a Junior National Greco championship over the summer. This was his second Greco title at the Junior level. Rundell has also finished as a runner-up at the UWW U17 Greco trials on two occasions. Earlier this year, he was also eighth at the freestyle trials.

In 2025, Rundell earned a bronze medal in Greco at the U17 World Championships.

Rundell has been on the Big Board earlier in his high school career, but is not currently on the list. He does hold a #16 ranking nationally at 120 lbs.

Like Castleberry, Rundell has also taken a visit to Indiana.

Bobby Ruscitti was a 2025 16U Greco national champion. In 2026, he was seventh in both styles at the UWW U17 Trials. This year, in Fargo, Ruscitti claimed fifth place in Junior Greco.

At the high school state tournament, Ruscitti was fifth in the 3A classification as a junior.

He’s currently ranked #17 in the country at 132 lbs.

This is the first visit that we have on file for Ruscitti. North Dakota State has already received four verbal commitments from Class of 2027 recruits.

We’re right in the middle of Labor Day weekend and with college football starting, it means recruiting moves into a whole different gear. Over the last week, we’ve noticed the results of the recruiting effort manifest themselves in verbal commitment more frequently than in past weeks.

Over the last few days, we’ve seen verbal commitment from two Big Boarders, one of which was a flip. Two massive girls' prospects committed, which isn’t extremely common, as women’s colleges have typically been slightly behind their male counterparts in securing early commitments. There was also an unexpected school that had a great recruiting stretch and others that continue to chug along.

Here are some of the latest recruits that we’ve been notified have committed - this edition is limited to DI schools; however, if you have any recruits from 2027 that we’ve missed, you can submit them here. In addition to their commitments, we’ve added more information and accomplishments to help you get more familiar with them.

#74 Matthew Orbeta (Poway, CA) - Air Force

He was one of the top available seniors, but no more. Matthew Orbeta committed to wrestle at the Air Force Academy. Before his commitment, Orbeta took visits to Army West Point, Brown, Cal Poly, Cornell and Stanford. Last year, Orbeta took fifth at a senior-laden 138 lb bracket in California, where three of the top four were seniors. Over the summer, Orbeta took fourth in Junior Greco-Roman in Fargo. It was his third career Fargo All-American honor. About a year ago, Orbeta was fifth at the Super 32.

By the way, Orbeta is the first recruit to commit during the Joe Johnston-era as head coach.

With Orbeta’s commitment, Air Force now has six 2027 Big Boarder’s in the fold. Here is the list of recruits that we currently have associated with Air Force.

#111 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD) - Oklahoma State

The other movement regarding a Big Boarder is Gage Lohr, who has flipped from South Dakota State to Oklahoma State. Lohr is a senior who already had won four South Dakota state championships. Outside of his home state, Lohr has earned All-American honors twice in Fargo - he was fourth in 16U freestyle in 2024 and third a year later.

Before commiting to SDSSU, Lohr also took visits to Minnesota and Nebraska.

The 2026 recruiting class for the Cowboys was named #1 in the country by InterMat. The 2027 class probably won’t hit those types of heights, but now includes five Big Boarder’s.

Diego Valdiviezo (Poway, CA) - Cal Poly

The second member of the Poway senior class to commit within the last week was Diego Valdiviezo. Like his teammate, Orbeta, Valdiviezo was also fifth in California in 2026. He earned his state medal at 144 lbs. That occurred in Valdiviezo’s first appearance at the state tournament. Valdiviezo has grabbed All-American honors in Greco-Roman at two different events. He was fourth in 16U Greco in 2025 and fifth at the UWW U17 Trials earlier this year.

Valdiviezo is the fourth wrestler from the Class of 2027 to commit to Cal Poly and is the second in as many weeks.

Colin Walther (Conwell-Egan, PA) - Franklin & Marshall

Speaking of back-to-back mentions with a new recruit, that’s the case with Franklin & Marshall. They added their first last week and chime in again with a commitment from Colin Walther. Walther is a two-time PIAA AA state medalist, taking seventh as a sophomore and eighth last season at 145 lbs.

Emmitt Becker (Slinger, WI), Jericoh Powe (Saline, MI), Elijah Scriven (Hickory, PA) - Clarion

It was a week filled with a handful of wins in the recruiting game for the Clarion staff. They received verbals from three recruits and each from a different state.

From right in their backyard, Clarion added Elijah Scriven, who was a bloodround finisher at the PIAA AA state tournament. Scriven is a three-time regional champion and state qualifier, with his most recent trip coming at 121 lbs.

Coming in from Wisconsin is Emmitt Becker, a third-place finisher at Wisconsin’s DI state tournament.

Jericoh Powe was fourth in the heavyweight class in Michigan’s D1 state tournament.

Clarion now has four verbals from Class of 2027 recruits.

Landri Von Gonten (College Park, TX) - Iowa State

Violette Lasure (Chestnut Ridge, PA) - Iowa State

This week, we get to expand the recruiting news to the girls as two major prospects both committed to Iowa State. Violette Lasure is a three-time Pennsylvania state champion for Chestnut Ridge High School. In the offseason, Lasure was third in Fargo at the Junior level and took fifth at the U20 Trials and sixth at U23’s. Lasure is currently ranked #2 in the nation and will square off with top-ranked Riley Hanrahan for the top spot at 145 lbs at FloWrestling’s Who’s #1.

Also involved with Who’s #1 is the other prospect who committed to the Cyclones, Landri Von Gonten. Von Gonten currently holds the top ranking at 140 lbs and will fend off a challenge from Michigan’s Maddie Marsh. Over the summer, Von Gonten was featured prominently for team USA, winning a gold medal at U17 Pan-Am’s and taking a silver at the U17 World Championships.

One of the biggest takeaways from the U20 World Championships, from an American standpoint, was the dominance of 97 kg gold medalist Michael Boyle. Boyle had three dominating wins to clinch a spot in the gold medal match and then proceeded to wear out the Russian Rodion Sanakoev, 12-2, to capture his world title. After re-evaluating and re-watching the tournament, it brought one question to my mind.

Is Michael Boyle the top prospect in the high school Class of 2027?

For the previous three years, since Willie Saylor started publishing his Big Board for the Class of 2027, the number one prospect in the class has been Melvin Miller. It’s been a quick, “next topic” type of debate whenever that topic arises. But, after Boyle’s performance, do we need to reconsider? Or at least revisit the discussion?

Miller holds the number one spot and deservedly so. He has a remarkable body of work throughout his high school career and shows no signs of slowing down. Should someone decide that Boyle’s prospect surpasses Miller’s, it doesn’t really diminish any of Miller’s accomplishments or future potential. That being said, when we start talking about high school seniors and their collegiate potential, their accolades as a freshman become less relevant than what they’ve done lately. I think it’s at least time to have the discussion.

The case for Miller

Miller started his career at a weight range that is difficult for freshmen to typically deal with. The mixture of strength and technique is difficult to combat as a freshman at 145 lbs. Even so, Miller prevailed in a 2023 Super 32 bracket that included a win over 2026 All-American Cam Catrabone in the finals. His path to the championship includes wins over NCAA #2 seed Jaxon Joy and two-time EIWA champion Logan Rozynski. Miller’s first Super 32 belt came a few months after a 16U national freestyle title and shortly before his high school career actually started.

Since then, Miller has won another Super 32, along with three Junior freestyle titles in Fargo and three Pennsylvania state titles. In 2024, Miller finished fifth at the U17 World Championships.

Looking at some more recent results, before his senior year of high school, Miller made the best-of-three finals for the U20 World Team against 2026 national champion Landon Robideau. Robideau went on to earn a bronze medal at the U20 World Championships.

During the same week, Miller finished fourth in Senior Men’s freestyle at the US Open. He had two wins over former DI All-Americans Ed Scott and Jaden Abas. Miller also lost to potential future training partner and NCAA champion Caleb Henson, by a respectable 7-3 margin.

Looking deeper than results, Miller has a long frame that works well for his current weight class, while it also leads you to believe that he could grow into the 174 lb weight class nicely for the Hokies. At that weight, he should have a combination of speed and athleticism that few possess. His results on the Senior level indicate that he can handle the physicality and hand-fighting skills necessary at the next level.

Wrestling on a Bishop McCort team that receives plenty of attention and perhaps a target on their back should prepare Miller for collegiate wrestling. Coming in as a highly touted freshman, he will get the best from everyone, but that’s something he’s accustomed to. Miller has already committed to Virginia Tech, where his older brother, Bo Bassett, is enrolled as a freshman. Bo’s transition to college should provide a good model for Miller at the next level.

The case against Miller

There isn’t really a case “against” Miller. He started his high school career at the top and has maintained that level for almost three years. Since he’s been competing at such a high level for so long and has been training according, I suppose maybe you wonder whether his full potential has been tapped, but I don’t get the impression that’s the case.

The case for Boyle

The two big pluses in Boyle’s favor are his age and his trajectory. Last year, Boyle fell in the Fargo Junior freestyle finals to Cade Ziola via tech. Two years ago, Boyle went 3-2 in 16U freestyle, with losses to Pennsylvania’s Michael Spielman and Nebraska’s JT Smith. In 2026, he’s tech-falling a Russian in the finals of the U20 World Championships. That type of improvement is pretty ridiculous.

Don’t get confused; Boyle has always been considered one of the best in the Class of 2027, as he has already won three Ohio state championships, but there’s “great” and world championship “great!”

Before his sophomore year of high school, Boyle was ranked #75 on MatScouts Big Board. In the next two updates, he rose from #47 to #10, before settling in at #2 in this summer’s edition.

Also hand-in-hand with his trajectory and potential is the fact that Boyle is a first-time All-State defensive tackle for the two-time defending state champion Bishop Watterson football team.

Looking at Boyle from a long-term perspective, a recruiter or talent evaluator has to wonder how good he could be if he were to devote all his attention to wrestling. Especially with his recent strides.

Boyle also did what he did in Slovakia at U20’s as a 17-year-old against what you assume to be older competition. The fact that he’s able to hold his own and dominate at 97 kg (213 lbs), at that age, is pretty remarkable.

I posed this debate to Coach Scott Green in Friday’s mailbag and he’s open to the possibility that this could be a serious discussion. Coach Green stated you have to find Boyle’s weight class and potentially figure out some comps for him. I would assume that Boyle projects as a heavyweight, which is always difficult to find. We might be at the tail end of some generationally great big men. The 2020’s have given us Gable Steveson, Mason Parris, Wyatt Hendrickson, Greg Kerkvliet, and Isaac Trumble. Each has won at least one age-group world championship. Plus, you have others like Tony Cassioppi, Cohlton Schultz, Lucas Davison, and Yonger Bastida.

In a normal era, you don’t have great big guys growing on trees as we’ve had for the last decade. Positional scarcity is a thing. If given a choice, I think many coaches would choose the blue-chip heavyweight over the 165/174 lber.

The case against Boyle

If you’re measuring Miller versus Boyle, I guess you could say that Boyle’s domestic U20 weight didn’t have the depth and competition that Miller’s did. That’s usually the case when comparing middleweights to upperweights.

Because of his time on the football field, Boyle hasn’t been able to take part in events like the Super 32 and the Ironman. You might wonder how he’d fare if he were to toe the line at the number of big events as Miller does. Does he have a stumble or two?

Conclusion: I don’t think I’m ready to put Boyle ahead of Miller - from a prospect standpoint. At this time, I do think it's at least a discussion. For the last couple of years, I don’t think anyone in the Class of 2027 has warranted a debate as to whether they compare to Miller. And if you were to choose Boyle’s future over Miller’s, I could understand the argument.

I do think it’s a fun argument to have. My first taste of the national high school landscape was in 2005 when Dustin Schlatter went back and forth with each other and Troy Nickerson was involved as well. It’s fun for fans to have good-spirited arguments about who is the best of the best.

As August comes to an end, news on the recruiting front is picked up again. The last week or so gave us a handful of new DI commitments - one from a Big Boarder and another from the Class of 2028.

Here are some of the latest recruits that we’ve been notified have committed - this edition is limited to DI schools; however, if you have any recruits from 2027 that we’ve missed, you can submit them here. In addition to their commitments, we’ve added some additional information and accomplishments to get more familiar with them.

#182 Guardian Miller: Ashland, Ohio (157 lbs) - Kent State

We mentioned Kent State last week and they continue to get good news on the recruiting front. This week, the Golden Flash staff got a verbal from DI state runner-up Guardian Miller. Miller was also fourth at 144 lbs as a sophomore. Following that campaign, Miller took seventh at NHSCA Sophomore Nationals. With Miller’s addition, Kent State now has two commitments from wrestlers currently on MatScouts Big Board and five overall.

Colton Huff: St. Ignatius Prep, Illinois (141 lbs) - Brown

Brown continues to clean up on the recruiting trail with the addition of Colton Huff out of Illinois. Huff was a 2A state fourth-place finisher last season at 138 lbs. He previously qualified for the state tournament as a sophomore, but did not make it to the podium. Also as a sophomore, Huff won a Chicago Catholic League title; last season he was beaten by Purdue recruit Zach Stewart and took third.

With Huff’s addition, Brown now has eight commitments from the Class of 2027.

Cruz Contreras: Aptos, California (149 lbs) - Cal Poly

Cal Poly has a knack for finding and developing talent, so they might be in early on another find with Cruz Contreras. Contreras is a two-time California state qualifier, but is seeking to become a state placewinner for the first time in 2027. As a junior, Contreras went 2-2 at the 132 lb weight class.

Cruz is the third California native to commit to the Mustangs in this senior class.

Dawson Lomison: Bald Eagle Area, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - Franklin & Marshall

We’ve got Franklin & Marshall on the board, as Dawson Lomison is the first verbal that we’ve been notified of associated with F&M. Lomison is a two-time PIAA AA state qualifier for Bald Eagle Area. Last season, Lomison was one match away from earning a medal at the state tournament. Through three years of high school, Lomison sports a 106-47 career record.

Colton Freeman: Beaufort, South Carolina (285 lbs) - Gardner-Webb

Like F&M, Gardner-Webb has its first commit of this cycle with Colton Freeman, a three-time South Carolina state finalist and two-time champion. This spring, Freeman took eighth place at 220 lbs at NHSCA Junior Nationals.

Christian Ramirez: St. Peter’s Prep, New Jersey (141 lbs) - Navy - Class of 2028

Wow! We’re now moving on to the Class of 2028. Prior to Christian Ramirez’s commitment, we had only heard of two commitments from current juniors and both are headed to Iowa. Ramirez took fourth in New Jersey’s one-class state tournament at 126 lbs as a sophomore. He was also sixth at NHSCA Freshman Nationals in 2025. Ramirez is not currently on the Class of 2028 Big Board, but I could see him being added after the next update.

Luke Boyer: Elizabeth Forward, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh continues to add to its already-large Class of 2027 with a recruit from their own backyard. Luke Boyer is a three-time PIAA AA state qualifier. As a sophomore, he finished sixth in the state at 145 lbs. Last year, he made the bloodround at 152 lbs.

With Boyer’s commitment, the Pitt staff now has verbals from eight Class of 2027 recruits.

Since Fargo wrapped up, recruiting news has picked up a bit. While most of the top 100 recruits from the Class of 2027 have already announced their future intentions, there are still plenty of quality finds out there for the taking. During the past week or so, we’ve seen a pair of Big Boarders go off, well…the board.

Here are some of the latest recruits that we’ve been notified have committed - this edition is limited to DI schools; however, if you have any recruits from 2027 that we’ve missed, you can submit them here. In addition to their commitments, we’ve added some additional information and accomplishments to get more familiar with them.

#104 Declan O’Byrne: Malvern Prep, PA (141/149 lbs) - Stanford

Currently ranked #14 in the nation at 144 lbs.

O’Bryne is a two-time National Prep All-American for Malvern Prep. He was third as a junior and fourth as a sophomore. He has also placed twice at the Powerade - second in 2024 and sixth in 2025. O’Bryne was also fourth at NHSCA Junior Nationals in 2025.

He is the fourth member of the Big Board to commit to Stanford from the Class of 2027.

#150 Brock Oizerowitz: Christian Brothers Academy, NJ (184 lbs) - Navy

Oizerowitz is a three-time New Jersey state placewinner. He was eighth at 175 lbs as a freshman and has remained at that weight throughout his high school career. Oizerowitz was third as a sophomore and sixth as a junior.

This spring, Oizerowitz won a title at NHSCA Juniors at 170 lbs. Oizerowitz is not currently ranked, but has been in the top 20 for most of the last year.

His commitment gives Navy four Big Boarders thus far in the Class of 2027

Mason Whitney: Abington Heights, PA (141/149 lbs) - Stanford

Stanford also picks up a three-time Pennsylvania state placer in Mason Whitney. Whitney was third at the AAA state tournament as a junior at 133 lbs. He was eighth as a sophomore and seventh as a freshman. During his sophomore campaign, Whitney took seventh at the Powerade.

Stanford has loaded up on Pennsylvania talent with its Class of 2027. Of their six current commits, five hail from the Keystone State.

Erik Carlile: Penns Valley, PA (133 lbs) - Kent State

Watch out! The second-year staff at Kent State is hitting the recruiting trail hard and has a lot to show for themselves, thus far. Their latest commit is Erik Carlile, a bloodround finisher at the Pennsylvania AA state tournament as a junior. Carlile has qualified for the state tournament three times and logged 50 victories last year. Carlile was fourth at the Powerade at 133 lbs last year.

Carlile’s commitment gives Kent State four from the Class of 2027.

Rory Dixon: Mahanoy, PA (157 lbs) - Davidson

Speaking of Pennsylvania, another recruit recently committed: two-time state qualifier Rory Dixon of Mahanoy. After the 2026 state tournament, Dixon went to Virginia Beach and took eighth at 145 lbs at NHSCA Junior Nationals.

Dixon is the first recruit we have associated with Davidson from the Class of 2027.

Gavin Lopez: Green Hope, NC (285 lbs) - Navy

Navy is amassing quite the recruiting class, as they received another commitment this month, this time from North Carolina big man Gavin Lopez. Lopez was an 8A state champion at 215 lbs last season. He’s a three-time state qualifier, but this was his first time on the state podium.

Lopez does have a good record on the national stage. He has placed at the NHSCA grade-level championship in each of his three years of high school. He was fourth at 220 lbs as a junior, seventh as a sophomore, and eighth as a freshman.

Josh Stonebraker: Cary Christian NC (157/165 lbs) - NC State

The Wolfpack get one of their local products to state home as two-time NCISAA state champion Josh Stonebraker committed to NC State. Stonebraker has competed at the National Prep Championships on two occasions and will be seeking to reach the podium for the first time in 2027.

Stonebraker is the latest in a group of six that has already committed to Pat Popolizio’s team in the Class of 2027.

Ayden Sumners: Wheatmore, NC (133 lbs) - VMI

Also from North Carolina, we have VMI picking up a commitment from two-time state champion Ayden Sumners. Sumners won a 2A title in 2025 at 126 lbs and his second at the same weight class, in the 3A classification, in 2026. He was also third in the state as a freshman.

Sumners is the first recruit we’ve seen verbal to VMI in the Class of 2027.

Last week, in our large-scale Class of 2027 recruiting deep dive, we mentioned how only one top 50 prospect from the Class of 2027 was still on the market. Even so, knowing the landscape of collegiate athletics in 2026, that didn’t seem like something that would hold up. Changing commitment, or “flipping,” is not necessarily a new phenomenon; however, the frequency and commonness of the practice grow more and more each year. With the NCAA’s recent “five for five” eligibility plan removing redshirting, I expect some high school seniors to reconsider their verbal commitments.

We saw our first hint of those types of moves over the weekend as #18 overall Sonny Amato decommitted from Iowa. With such a dearth of available top prospects on the market, I’d expect Amato to receive a ton of attention and plenty of potential suitors to arrive.

Amato is a two-time New Jersey state champion and has placed in the top four at the Beast of the East on three occasions. As of now, he is rumored to have a visit to Lehigh on the schedule. Expect Rutgers to be very interested, as well. About a year ago, when the recruiting process opened up, Amato visited Iowa, along with Iowa State and Oklahoma. Perhaps those Big 12 schools get back in the mix for Amato’s services.

With the Class of 2026, we saw a huge number of kids who flipped commitments at one point, and for whatever reason, during the recruiting cycle. 31 of the top 200 seniors flipped commitments. With the on-campus recruiting getting ready to ramp up shortly, I imagine the 2027 class might rival that total.

Below are wrestlers from the 2027 Big Board who have flipped commitments. As of now, the elephant in the room is California Baptist dropping their program, which led to two of those situations. We’ve also mentioned a Pennsylvania state finalist who is not currently on the Big Board, but those are very notable in their own right.

We’ll revisit and add to this list in the coming months.
 

#18 Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ)

Originally committed to: Iowa

Now committed to: ???
 

#64 Legend Ellis (Coweta, OK) 

Originally committed to: California Baptist

Now committed to: Oklahoma
 

#72 Cason Craft (Coweta, OK)

Originally committed to: California Baptist

Now committed to: Missouri
 

Aiden Kunes (Central Mountain, PA)

Originally committed to: Air Force

Now committed to: NC State

On Thursday, MatScouts released an updated set of national high school rankings. These rankings featured big shakeups up-and-down the list of weights as it was the first update after Fargo. Lots of new faces are in the rankings and others have moved up significantly since the last release. 

We’ve gone through the new rankings and sorted out recruits by the school’s they have verballed to. 

Which classes are shaping up to be the best?

Air Force

#2 - 190 lbs: Salah Tsarni (Blair Academy, MD)

#12 - 157 lbs: Bailey Holman (Poway, CA)

#13 - 113 lbs: Cooper Sandoval (McQueen, NV)
 

Appalachian State

#16 - 132 lbs: Owen Marshall (Orting, WA)
 

Arizona State

#5 - 120 lbs: Caleb Noble (Warren, IL)

#9 - 144 lbs: Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk, IA)
 

Binghamton

#11 - 144 lbs Ashten Haley (Cobleskill, NY)

#12 - 138 lbs: Landyn Shaffer (Deposit-Hancock, NY)

#20 - 175 lbs: Wyatt Boice (Minsink Valley, NY)
 

Brown

#16 - 144 lbs: Josh Kerr (Maize South, KS)
 

Buffalo

#8 - 165 lbs: Joel Welch (St. Francis DeSales, OH)
 

Cornell

#5 - 144 lbs: Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA)

#10 - 175 lbs: Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

#18 - 165 lbs: Eli Esguerra (Dublin Coffman, OH)
 

Harvard

#19 - 157 lbs: Greg Torosian (Birmingham, CA)
 

Illinois

#8 - 113 lbs: Turner Ross (Edmond North, OK)

#9 - 120 lbs: Anthony Garza (Clovis, CA)
 

Iowa

#1 - 132 lbs: Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ)

#1 - 138 lbs: Israel Borge (Bixby, OK)

#2 - 132 lbs: Freddie Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - Class of 2028

#3 - 138 lbs: Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA)

#3 - 165 lbs: Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, IL)

#6 - 150 lbs: Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ)

#8 - 138 lbs: Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, SC)
 

Iowa State

#1 - 190 lbs: Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL)

#5 - 175 lbs - Maximus Dhabolt (Ankeny Centennial, IA)

#13 - 150 lbs: Roman Stewart (Liberty, MO)

#13 - 157 lbs: Wyatt Lewis (Del Norte, CA)
 

Lehigh

#1 - 120 lbs: Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ)

#4 - 157 lbs: Gabe Ballard (Northampton, PA)

#10 - 138 lbs: Emilio Albanese (Emmaus, PA)
 

Little Rock

#1 - 175 lbs: Zack Aquila (Brecksville, OH)

#11 - 157 lbs: Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, MO)
 

Maryland

#4 - 120 lbs: Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ)

#7 - 165 lbs: Josh Piparo (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ)

#20 - 144 lbs: Gavin Green (Delone Catholic, PA)
 

Michigan

#6 - 113 lbs: Camden Rugg (Union Grove, WI)

#12 - 175 lbs: Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ)
 

Minnesota

#10 - 120 lbs: Landon Thoennes (St. Michael-Albertville, MN)

#15 - 150 lbs: Carson Neubert (Luxemburg, WI)
 

Missouri

#5 - 113 lbs: Cason Craft (Coweta, OK) 

Navy

#5 - 157 lbs: Jet Brown (Odessa, MO)

#20 - 215 lbs: Kellen Fellure (Franklin, IN)
 

NC State

#2 - 138 lbs: Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

#8 - 215 lbs: Carter Brown (Lafayette, MO)

#10 - 126 lbs: Anthony Ryan (Longwood, NY)
 

Nebraska

#1 - 157 lbs: Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA)
 

North Carolina

#3 - 215 lbs: Mick Moylan (Poway, CA)

#6 - 144 lbs: Braylon Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN)

#7 - 150 lbs: Kane Shawger (St. Xavier, OH)

#12 - 120 lbs: Brandon Bickerton (Medina, OH)
 

Northern Colorado

#11 - 285 lbs: Leland Day (Grandview, CO)

Northern Iowa

#2 - 138 lbs: Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ)

#4 - 126 lbs: Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA)

#8 - 144 lbs: Gavin Landers (Denver, IA)
 

Ohio State

#1 - 144 lbs: Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco, CA)

#1 - 215 lbs: Michael Boyle (Bishop Watterson, OH)

#3 - 190 lbs: Nick Singer (Faith Christian Academy, IL)
 

Oklahoma

#3 - 132 lbs: Slater Hicks (Valencia, CA)

#8 - 126 lbs: Van Smith (Mustang, OK)

#17 - 150 lbs: Legend Ellis (Coweta, OK)
 

Oklahoma State

#2 - 144 lbs: Michael Romero (St. John Bosco, CA)

#5 - 126 lbs: Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK)

#5 - 215 lbs: Ladd Holman (Juab, UT)

#6 - 215 lbs: Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ)
 

Oregon State

#17 - 144 lbs: Vinnie Gutierrez (Fountain Valley, CA)
 

Penn

#8 - 132 lbs: Blaze Van Gundy (Dublin Coffman, OH)

#14 - 285 lbs: Ryan Schneider (Greens Farms Academy, CT)
 

Penn State

#1 - 126 lbs: Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, OH)

#1 - 150 lbs: Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN)

#3 - 126 lbs: Landon Sidun (Norwin, PA)

#3 - 144 lbs: Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY)

#10 - 113 lbs: Will Soto (Newburgh Free Academy, NY)
 

Pittsburgh

#2 - 285 lbs: Cael Mielnik (Blair Academy, MD)

#10 - 157 lbs: Michael Ruane (Franklin Regional, PA)

#13 - 132 lbs: Brock Rothermal (Line Mountain, PA)

#13 - 190 lbs: Caige Horak (Massillon Perry, OH)

#14 - 175 lbs: Mason Horwat (Derry Area, PA)

#16 - 165 lbs: Gavin Ciampoli (Altoona, PA)
 

Princeton

#4 -132 lbs: Vince Anello (Blair Academy, NJ)

#11 - 215 lbs: Ronan An (North Cobb, GA)

#13 - 126 lbs: Allen Woo (Montini Catholic, IL)
 

Purdue

#6 - 190 lbs: Brady Brown (Derry Area, PA)

#8 - 150 lbs: Greyson Fuchs (Detroit Catholic Central, MI)

#15 - 165 lbs: Ethan Sonne (Marist, IL)
 

Rutgers

#1 - 285 lbs: Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA)

#6 - 126 lbs: Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA)

#11 - 138 lbs: Carter Chunko (Saucon Valley, PA)

#16 - 150 lbs: Ryan DeGeorge (Delbarton, NJ)
 

SIU Edwardsville

#19 - 150 lbs: Brant Laughlin (Seneca, MO)
 

South Dakota State

#15 144 lbs - Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD)

#18 - 132 lbs: Cooper Mathews (Cherokee Trail, CO)

Stanford

#12 - 144 lbs: Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA)

#13 - 144 lbs: Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA)
 

Utah Valley

#17 - 120 lbs: Brand’n Edstrom (Madison, ID)
 

Virginia

#7 - 190 lbs: Frankie Pieffer (St. Edward, OH)
 

Virginia Tech

#1 - 165 lbs: Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA)

#2 - 175 lbs: Mario Carini (Poway, CA)

#4 - 215 lbs: Maximus Konopka (Greens Farms Academy, CT)

#15 - 113 lbs: Killian Coluccio (Lacey Township, NJ)

#16 - 175 lbs: Max Fortier (University, WV)
 

West Virginia

#4 - 138 lbs: Tanner Guenot (Bald Eagle Area, PA)

#5 - 132 lbs: Kavin Muyleart (Cedar Cliff, PA)

#9 - 157 lbs: Dominic Way (Parkersburg, WV)

#14 - 138 lbs: Stephen Myers (Parkersburg, WV)

#19 - 126 lbs: Tommy Gretz (Connellsville, PA)
 

Wisconsin

#2 - 165 lbs: Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL)

#6 - 175 lbs: Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL)

#15 - 175 lbs: Brody Sendele (Hononegah, IL)
 

Wyoming

#14 - 126 lbs: Cael Floerchinger (Great Falls, MT)

Fargo is over. Junior Duals seem like a distant memory. College football season is rapidly approaching, as well. From a wrestling standpoint, with college football looming, that means official visits are about to ramp up. Some have taken place here and there, but coaches like to plan for their biggest recruiting weekends to coincide with marquee home football games. On campus visits lead to new verbal commitments. 

With all of that in mind, before recruiting really heats up again, it’s the appropriate time to take a deep dive into the Class of 2027. 

It’s true that most of the biggest names are already off the board. In fact, there is only one top 50 recruit in the country that is currently without a commitment. Let’s face it, we’re in a different era for college sports, so you can’t assume that the other 49 wrestlers will stand pat. And with new eligibility rules, perhaps some are already reconsidering their commitments. 

In addition, there are still plenty of excellent ranked recruits on the marketplace along with some diamonds in the rough. 

Our Class of 2027 deep dive will include the following elements:

• Recent Big Board Commitments
• Ranked Wrestlers Likely to Move Up After Fargo
• Unranked Wrestlers Potentially Making the Big Board after Fargo
• Committed Big Boarder’s By Team
• Best Available Big Boarder’s
• Commitments for Other Sports
• Highest Ranked via State
• Rankings via Projected Collegiate Weights
   

Of course none of this is possible without the rankings from the MatScouts Class of 2027 Big Board. You already know this, but they’re the best in the game. 
 

Recent Big Board Commitments:

#21 Braylon Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN) to North Carolina

#71 Kavin Muyleart (Cedar Cliff, PA) to West Virginia

#93 Josh Kerr (Maize South, KS) to Brown

#109 Van Smith (Mustang, OK) to Oklahoma

#136 Brant Laughlin (Seneca, MO) to SIU Edwardsville

#141 Tommy Banas (Channahon, IL) to Army West Point

#181 Danny Hoke (Graham, OH) to Kent State
 

Ranked Wrestlers Likely to Move Up After Fargo

#39 Jesse Grajada (St. John Bosco, CA) - Ohio State

#70 Zack Aquila (Brecksville, OH) - Little Rock

#91 Mick Moylan (Poway, CA) - North Carolina

#113 Peyton Hornsby (Center Grove, IN) - Uncommitted

#117 Sam Howard (Boonville, IN) - Uncommitted

#183 Jamier Castleberry (Proviso West, IL) - Uncommitted

#187 Kyle Gallo (Zephyrhills Christian Academy, FL) - Uncommitted
 

Unranked Wrestlers Potentially Making the Big Board after Fargo

Tanner Guenot (Bald Eagle ARea, PA) - West Virginia

Deacon Morgan (Rochester Adams, MI) - Uncommitted

Blaze Van Gundy (Dublin Coffman, OH) - Penn
 

Committed Big Boarder’s By Team

Air Force: #15 Salah Tsarni (Blair Academy, MD), #82 Bailey Holman (Poway, CA), #90 Cooper Sandoval (McQueen, NV), #165 Jake Mescher (Meridian, ID), #170 Blaise Turner (American Falls,ID)

Appalachian State: #127 Owen Marshall (Orting, WA)

Arizona State: #35 Caleb Noble (Warren Township, IL), #52 Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk, IA), #92 Zane Gerlach (Anchorage, AK)

Army West Point: #105 Sean Breedlove (Center Grove, IN), #114 JT Smith (Creighton Prep, NE),  #141 Tommy Banas (Channahon, IL) #159 Wyatt Fry (Wyoming Seminary, PA), #167 Maverick Becwith (Norwich, NY), #177 Aiden Herndon (Cedar Cliff, PA)

Binghamton: #67 Ashton Haley (Cobleskill-Richmondville, NY), #144 Landyn Shaffer (Deposit-Hancock, NY)

Brown: #93 Josh Kerr (Maize South, KS), #137 Jackson Wells (Harrison County, KY)

Bucknell: #68 Braiden Lotier (Bishop McDevitt, PA)

Buffalo: #80 Joel Welch (Coshocton, OH)

Cornell: #22 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA), #59 Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep, FL), #108 Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN), #131 Eli Esguerra (Dublin Coffman, OH), #192 Blake Hostetter (Oxford, PA), #200 Liam McGettigan (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

Edinboro: #185 Zane Crouse (Bishop McDevitt, PA)

George Mason: #179 Luke Knox (Parkiomen Valley, PA)

Harvard: #132 Gregory Torosian (Birmingham, CA)

Illinois: #47 Turner Ross (Edmond North, OK), #50 Anthony Garza (Clovis, CA)

Iowa: #8 Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ), #9 Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #11 Israel Borge (Bixby, OK), #18 Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ), #37 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA),  #38 Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, SC)

Iowa State: #3 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL), #25 Maximus Dhabolt (Ankeny Centennial, IA), #61 Roman Stewart (Liberty, MO), #99 Wyatt Lewis (Del Norte, CA)

Kent State: #181 Danny Hoke (Graham, OH)

Lehigh: #17 Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ), #31 Gabe Ballard (Northampton, PA), #66 Emilio Albanese (Emmaus, PA)

Little Rock: #44 Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, MO), #70 Zack Aquila (Brecksville, OH)

Maryland: #42 Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ), #63 Josh Piparo (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ)

Michigan: #33 Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ), #49 Camden Rugg (Union Grove, WI)

Michigan State: #172 Layne Martin (Rockford, MI)

Minnesota: #98 Landon Thoennes (St. Michael-Albertville, MN), #100 Carson Nuebert (Luxemburg, WI), #189 Drake Vombaur (Severance, CO)

Missouri: #72 Cason Craft (Coweta,OK), #88 Everett Joyce (Maize, KS)

Navy: #69 Jet Brown (Odessa, MO), #169 Kellen Fellure (Franklin, IN), #175 Jon Smith (Oxford, PA)

NC State: #20 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA), #32 Carter Brown (Lafayette, MO), #78 Anthony Ryan (Longwood, NY)

Nebraska: #34 Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA)

North Carolina: #21 Braylon Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN), #53 Kane Shawger (St. Xavier, OH), #91 Mick Moylan (Poway, CA), #96 Brandon Bickerford (Highland, OH), #116 Steel Meyers (IMG Academy, TX) #173 Austin Bickerford (Highland, OH), #180 Ben Ziola (Skutt Catholic, NE)

North Dakota State: #162 Gage Spurgeon (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, IA), #188 Drake Morrison (Malad, ID)

Northern Colorado: #129 Leland Day (Grandview, CO)

Northern Iowa: #7 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA), #12 Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ), #41 Gavin Landers (Denver, IA)

Ohio: #154 Carter Price (Point Pleasant, WV)

Ohio State: #2 Michael Boyle (Bishop Watterson, OH), #24 Nick Singer (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #39 Jesse Grajada (St. John Bosco, CA)

Oklahoma: #43 Slater Hicks (Valencia, CA), #64 Legend Ellis (Coweta, OK), #109 Van Smith (Mustang, OK)

Oklahoma State: #16 Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK), #19 Michael Romero (St. John Bosco, CA), #23 Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ), #28 Ladd Holman (Juab, UT)

Oregon State: #55 Vinnie Gutierrez (Fountain Valley, CA), #101 Noah Mathis (Lansing, KS)

Penn: #97 Dom Morrison (Hatboro-Horsham, PA), #121 Ryan Schneider (Greens Farms Academy, CT), #160 PJ Terranova (Delbarton, NJ), #184 Joey Schinder (Blair Academy, NJ), 

Penn State: #4 Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN), #5 Landon Sidun (Norwin, PA), #6 Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, OH), #10 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY), #191 Will Soto (Newburgh Free Academy, NY)

Pittsburgh: #51 Mason Horwat (Derry Area, PA), #62 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA), #83 Michael Ruane (Franklin Regional, PA), #84 Cael Mielnik (Blair Academy, NJ), #107 Gavin Ciampoli (Altoona, PA), #115 Caige Horak (Massillon Perry, OH), #193 Hunter Snyder (Greater Latrobe, PA)

Princeton: #30 Vince Anello (Blair Academy, NJ) #60 Ronan An (North Cobb, GA), #158 Jackson Weller (Delran, NJ)

Purdue: #75 Grayson Fuchs (Detroit Catholic Central, MI), #76 Ethan Sonne (Marist, IL), #86 Brady Brown (Derry Area, PA), #176 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO)

Rutgers: #26 Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA), #27 Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA), #57 Carter Chunko (Saucon Valley, PA), #58 Ryan DeGeorge (Delbarton, NJ), #174 Jake Clayton (Point Pleasant, NJ)

SIU Edwardsville: #125 Sean Perez (Humble, TX), #136 Brant Laughlin (Seneca, MO)

South Dakota State: #111 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD), #147 Jake Kos (Simley, MN), #153 Cooper Matthews (Cherokee Trail, CO)

Stanford: #45 Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA), #48 Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA)

Virginia: #103 Frankie Pieffer (St. Edward, OH)

Virginia Tech: #1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA), #13 Mario Carini (Poway, CA), #14 Maximus Konopka (Greens Farms Academy, CT), ##36 Killian Coluccio (Lacey Township, NJ), #77 Max Fortier (University, WV)

West Virginia: #65 Dominic Way (Parkersburg, WV), #71 Kavin Muyleart (Cedar Cliff, PA), #134 Tommy Gretz (Connellsville, PA), #157 Stephen Myers (Parkersburg, WV)

Wisconsin: #29 Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL), #40 Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL), #106 Brody Sendele (Hononegah, IL)

Wyoming: #56 Cael Floerchinger (Great Falls, MT)

Best Available Big Boarder’s

#46 Joey Monticello (Hanover Park, NJ)

#54 Noah Tucker (Bullis School, MD)

#74 Matthew Orbeta (Poway, CA)

#79 Oscar Gauna (Goddard, KS)

#81 Zyan Knollmeyer (Hellas, MO)

#85 Braeden Simoneaux (New York Military Academy, LA)

#87 Caleb Tyler (Fairfield, PA)

#89 Matt Cooley (Oakdale, CA)

#94 Max Murillo (Esperanza, CA)

#95 Brian Little (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ)

#102 Tanner Telford (Corner Canyon, UT)

#104 Declan O’Byrne (Malvern Prep, PA)

#110 Shai Sabag (Germantown Academy, PA)

#112 Jace Fuller (Lapeer, MI)

#113 Peyton Hornsby (Center Grove, IN)

#117 Sam Howard (Boonville, IN)

#118 Jensen Boyd (Delta, IN)

#119 Gavin Green (Delone Catholic, PA)

#120 Cayden Rios (Allen, TX)

#122 Austin Ellis (Davis, UT)

#124 Xavier Chavez (Sunnyside, AZ)

#126 Braden Johnson (Cumberland, WI)

#128 Parker Casey (Johnston, IA)

#130 Champion Dyes (Mullen, CO)

#133 Odin Schwabenbauer (Snohomish, WA)

#135 Abe Coronado (McQueen, NV)

#138 Will Fullhart (Decorah, IA)

#139 Garrison Sartain (Edmond North, OK)

#140 Jacob Ramirez (Grand Prairie, TX)

#142 Tommy Blewett (Middletown North, NJ)

#143 Landon McDowell (St. Pius X, MO)

#145 Jordan Neal (Lima Central Catholic, OH)

#146 Caden Krueger (Detroit Catholic Central, MI)

#149 Will Glesing (New Palestine, IN)

#150 Brock Oizerowitz (Christian Brothers, NJ)

#151 Max Cumbee (IC Catholic Prep, IL)

#152 Lucas Foster (Joliet Catholic, IL)

#155 Brock Armstrong (Coeur d’Alene, ID)

#156 Kannon Freschette (Camas, WA)

#161 Bryston Scoles (Kewaskum, WI)

#163 Carew Christensen (Waukee Northwest, IA)

#164 Laz Soto (Southwest Miami, FL)

#166 Deven Lopez (Pueblo East, CO)

#168 Cael Humprhey (Sultana, CA)

#171 Preston Waughtel (Carlyle, IL)

#182 Guardian Miller (Ashland, OH)

#183 Jamier Castleberry (Proviso West, IL)

#186 Isaac Gaines (Genesco, IL)

#187 Kyle Gallo (Zephyrhills Christian Academy, FL)

#190 Danny Zmorowski (Lake Catholic, OH)

#194 Bobby Ruscitti (Montini Catholic, IL)

#195 Konner Larkin (Valiant Prep, AZ)

#196 Jack Wallukait (Dowling Catholic, IA)

#197 Chris Anguiano (Millikan, CA)

#198 Zane Kropman (Penfield, NY)

#199 Chance Ruble (Seckman, MO)
 

Committed for Other Sports

#73 Kyler Kuhn (St. Pius X, MO) - Missouri/Football

#123 Carter Temple (Kearney, MO) - North Dakota State/Football

#148 Lucas Feuerbach (Solon, IA) - South Dakota/Football
 

Reclassified to Class of 2026 (and signed)

#88 Everett Joyce (Maize, KS)
 

Highest Ranked via State

Alaska: #92 Zane Gerlach (Arizona State - Anchorage)

Arizona: #12 Dean Anderson (Northern Iowa - Valiant Prep)

California: #13 Mario Carini (Virginia Tech - Poway)

Colorado: #129 Leland Day (Northern Colorado - Grandview)

Connecticut: #14 Maximus Konopka (Virginia Tech - Greens Farms Academy)

Florida: #164 Laz Soto (Uncommitted - Southwest Miami)

Georgia: #60 Ronan An (Princeton - North Cobb)

Idaho: #155 Brock Armstrong (Uncommitted - Coeur d’Alene)

Illinois: #3 Jimmy Mastny (Iowa State - Marian Central)

Indiana: #4 Clinton Shepherd (Penn State - Crown Point)

Iowa: #7 Hayden Schwab (Northern Iowa - Don Bosco)

Kansas: #79 Oscar Gauna (Uncommitted - Goddard)

Kentucky: #137 Jackson Wells (Brown - Harrison  County)

Louisiana: #85 Braeden Simoneaux (Uncommitted - New York Military Academy - NY)

Maryland: #15 Salah Tsarni (Air Force - Blair Academy - NJ)

Michigan: #75 Grayson Fuchs (Purdue - Detroit Catholic Central, MI)

Minnesota: #98 Landon Thoennes (Minnesota - St. Michael-Albertville)

Missouri: #32 Carter Brown (NC State - Lafayette)

Montana: #56 Cael Floerchinger (Wyoming - Great Falls)

Nebraska: #114 JT Smith (Army West Point - Creighton Prep)

Nevada: #90 Cooper Sandoval (Air Force - McQueen)

New Jersey: #8 Paul Kenny (Iowa - Christian Brothers)

New York: #10 Gavin Mangano (Penn State - Shoreham-Wading River)

Ohio: #2 Michael Boyle (Ohio State - Bishop Watterson)

Oklahoma: #11 Israel Borge (Iowa - Bixby)

Pennsylvania: #1 Melvin Miller (Virginia Tech - Bishop McCort)

South Carolina: #38 Shamus Regan (Iowa - Lake Highland Prep - FL)

South Dakota: #111 Gage Lohr (South Dakota State - Watertown)

Texas: #116 Steel Meyers (North Carolina - IMG Academy - FL)

Utah: #28 Ladd Holman (Oklahoma State - Juab)

Washington: #127 Owen Marshall (Appalachian State - Orting)

West Virginia: #65 Dominic Way (West Virginia - Parkersburg)

Wisconsin: #49 Camden Rugg (Michigan - Union Grove)
 

Ranked via Projected Collegiate Weights (Ranked as they appear on the Big Board)

125 lbs

1. Landon Sidun (Norwin, PA) - Penn State

2. Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA) - Northern Iowa

3. Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK) - Oklahoma State

4. Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ) - Lehigh

5. Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA) - Rutgers

6. Killian Coluccio (Lacey Township, NJ) - Virginia Tech

7. Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ) - Maryland

8. Turner Ross (Edmond North, OK) - Illinois

133 lbs

1. Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, OH) - Penn State

2. Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ) - Iowa

3. Caleb Noble (Warren, IL) - Arizona State

4. Slater Hicks (Valencia, CA) - Oklahoma

5. Cael Floerchinger (Great Falls, MT) - Wyoming

6. Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA) - Pittsburgh

7. Emilio Albanese (Emmaus, PA) - Lehigh

8. Anthony Ryan (Longwood, NY) - NC State
 

141 lbs

1. Israel Borge (Bixby, OK) - Iowa

2. Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ) - Northern Iowa

3. Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - NC State

4. Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, SC) - Iowa

5. Gavin Landers (Denver, IA) - Northern Iowa

6. Kavin Muyleart (Cedar Cliff, PA) - West Virginia

7. Tanner Telford (Corner Canyon, UT)

8. Jensen Boyd (Delta, IN)

149 lbs

1. Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN) - Penn State

2. Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ) - Iowa

3. Braylon Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN) - North Carolina

4. Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA) - Cornell

5. Vince Anello (Blair Academy, NJ) - Princeton

6. Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA) - Iowa

7. Jesse Grajada (St. John Bosco, CA) - Ohio State

8. Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk, IA) - Arizona State
 

157 lbs

1. Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY) - Penn State

2. Gabe Ballard (Northampton, PA) - Lehigh

3. Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, MO) - Little Rock

4. Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA) - Stanford

5. Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA) - Stanford

6. Kane Shawger (St. Xavier, OH) - North Carolina

7. Legend Ellis (Coweta, OK) - Oklahoma

8. Dominic Way (Parkersburg, WV) - West Virginia
 

165 lbs

1. Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - Virginia Tech

2. Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - Iowa

3. Michael Romero (St. John Bosco, CA) - Oklahoma State

4. Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL) - Wisconsin

5. Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA) - Nebraska

6. Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL) - Wisconsin

7. Joey Monticello (Hanover Park, NJ)

8. Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - Cornell
 

174 lbs

1. Maximus Dhabolt (Ankeny Centennial, IA) - Iowa State

2. Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ) - Michigan

3. Mason Horwat (Derry Area, PA) - Pittsburgh

4. Noah Tucker (Bullis School, MD)

5. Josh Piparo (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ) - Maryland

6. Zach Aquila (Brecksville, OH) - Little Rock

7. Zane Gerlach (Anchorage, AK) - Arizona State

8. Will Fullhart (Decorah, IA)
 

184 lbs

1. Mario Carini (Poway, CA) - Virginia Tech

2. Nick Singer (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - Ohio State

3. Max Fortier (University, WV) - Virginia Tech

4. Sean Breedlove (Center Grove, IN) - Army West Point

5. Brody Sendele (Hononegah, IL) - Wisconsin

6. JT Smith (Creighton Prep, NE) - Army West Point
 

197 lbs

1. Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL) - Iowa State

2. Salah Tsarni (Blair Academy, MD) - Air Force

3. Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ) - Oklahoma State

4. Ladd Holman (Juab, UT) - Oklahoma State

5. Carter Brown (Lafayette, MO) - NC State

6. Braeden Simoneaux (NYMA, LA) 

7. Brady Brown (Derry Area, PA) - Purdue

8. Everett Joyce (Maize, KS) - Missouri

285 lbs

1. Michael Boyle (Bishop Watterson, OH) - Ohio State

2. Maximus Konopka (Greens Farms Academy, CT) - Virginia Tech

3. Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA) - Rutgers

4. Ronan An (North Cobb, GA) - Princeton

5. Kyler Kuhn (St. Pius X, MO) - Missouri (Football)

6. Zyan Knollmeyer (Helias Catholic, MO)

7. Cael Mielnik (Blair Academy, MD) - Pittsburgh

8. Caleb Tyler (Delone Catholic, PA)

On Sunday evening, one of the crown jewels of the high school wrestling calendar took place - the Junior Freestyle national finals. Or simply “Fargo.” There’s a long history and correlation between success at Junior Nationals and into college and the international level. With some great performances over the past few days, there no reason to think that the link of success between those age groups will quit now. 

As we do with the big high school events, we’ve gone and group all of the All-Americans together by collegiate choice. Which college’s recruits performed best?

Adams State

144 lbs: Michael Lopez - Colorado (5th Place)
 

Arizona State

144 lbs: Nico DeSalvo - Iowa (8th Place) - Class of 2027

215 lbs: William Ward - North Dakota (3rd Place)

285 lbs: Kal-el Fluckiger - Arizona (4th Place)
 

Columbia

285 lbs: Kaz Morosetti - Rhode Island (6th Place)
 

Cornell 

175 lbs: Lucas Boe - Florida (4th Place) - Class of 2027
 

Davidson

144 lbs: Cody Trevino - Iowa (6th Place)
 

George Mason

190 lbs: Victor Marks-Jenkins - Maryland (8th Place)
 

Illinois

113 lbs: Turner Ross - Oklahoma (7th Place) - Class of 2027

157 lbs: Wyatt Medlin - Illinois (5th Place)

190 lbs: Jaxon Penovich - Illinois (4th Place)
 

Iowa

132 lbs: Paul Kenny - New Jersey (Runner-Up) - Class of 2027

138 lbs: Dawson Youngblut - Iowa (Runner-Up) - Class of 2027

138 lbs: Shamus Regan - Florida (8th Place) - Class of 2027

150 lbs: Bobby Duffy - New Jersey (8th Place)

165 lbs: Joe Bachmann - Pennsylvania (5th Place) - Class of 2027

285 lbs: Michael Mocco - Florida (Champion)

Iowa State

126 lbs: Cale Vandermark - Iowa (4th Place)

157 lbs: Jake Miller - Oklahoma (8th Place)

175 lbs: Maximus Dhabolt - Iowa (7th place) - Class of 2027
 

Little Rock

126 lbs: Isaiah Jones - Oklahoma (8th Place)

175 lbs: Zach Aquila - Ohio (Champion) - Class of 2027

Maryland

120 lbs: Mikey Batista - New Jersey (Runner-Up) - Class of 2027

Michigan

113 lbs: Camden Rugg - Wisconsin (4th Place) - Class of 2027
 

Michigan State

138 lbs: Nick Sorrow - Michigan (3rd Place)
 

Minnesota

138 lbs: Tyler Dekraker - Florida (Champion)
 

Missouri

113 lbs: Cason Craft - Oklahoma (3rd Place) - Class of 2027

Navy

157 lbs: Jet Brown - Missouri (4th Place) - Class of 2027
 

NC State

144 lbs: Dale Corbin - Pennsylvania (3rd Place) - Class of 2027

215 lbs: Carter Brown - Missouri (Runner-Up) - Class of 2027
 

Nebraska

150 lbs: Davis Parrow - Minnesota (Champion) 

157 lbs: Mac Crosson - Iowa (Runner-Up) - Class of 2027

157 lbs: Mason Petersen - Nebraska (6th Place)
 

North Carolina

215 lbs: Mick Moylan - California (Runner-Up) - Class of 2027
 

Northern Iowa

126 lbs: Hayden Schwab - Iowa (Runner-Up) - Class of 2027

144 lbs: Gavin Landers - Iowa (7th Place) - Class of 2027

165 lbs: Declan Koch - Wisconsin (6th Place)

190 lbs: Waylon Cressell - Iowa (Champion)

285 lbs: Ashton Honnold - Iowa (3rd Place)
 

Ohio State

132 lbs: Antonio Mills - Georgia (Champion)

144 lbs: Jesse Grajada - California (Champion) - Class of 2027

190 lbs: Nick Singer - Pennsylvania (Runner-Up) - Class of 2027
 

Oklahoma

190 lbs: Mason Ontiveros - California (3rd Place)
 

Oklahoma State

215 lbs: Ladd Holman - Utah (5th Place) - Class of 2027
 

Penn

132 lbs: Blaze Van Gundy - Ohio (4th Place) - Class of 2027

157 lbs: Charlie DeSena - Florida (Champion)
 

Purdue

132 lbs: Nathan Rioux - Indiana (3rd Place)
 

South Dakota State

285 lbs: Tyson Martin - Wisconsin (Runner-Up)
 

Virginia Tech

165 lbs: Melvin Miller - Pennsylvania (Champion) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Mario Carini - California (Runner-Up) - Class of 2027

215 lbs: Maximus Konopka - Connecticut (7th Place) - Class of 2027
 

West Virginia

138 lbs: Tanner Guenot - Pennsylvania (4th Place) - Class of 2027
 

Wisconsin

165 lbs: Rocco Cassioppi - Illinois (Runner-Up) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Bruno Cassioppi - Illinois (5th Place) - Class of 2027

285 lbs: Cael Leisgang - Wisconsin (5th Place)
 

Wyoming

150 lbs: Austin Collins - Colorado (4th Place)

Recruiting class rankings are always unique in their own sort of way. This year, the number one spot seemed to be locked up early; however, classes #2-#4 all could probably make a case for the second spot. After that, it gets very interesting.  Then, as you made your way down to the 25 spot, there were a handful of teams that could’ve made a case for their inclusion.

Some of it came down to how you value quantity over quality. As you peruse the rankings, you’ll see plenty of classes that had both.

Recruiting rankings mark the end of the respective class and put a bow on the hard work of coaching staffs around the nation. The question you ask is, how are these rankings tabulated? First, we have used the big board rankings courtesy of our sister site, MatScouts. Willie Saylor has taken the arduous task of projecting the top-250 wrestlers in the Class of 2026, making calculating these rankings slightly easier.

Some of the factors that are taken into account when putting these rankings together include:

- Numbers: Where were the signees ranked? How many top-ten, top-50, top-100, top-250, etc., does a school have?

- Fit: After years of following these programs and their coaching staffs, does a particular recruit fit the "type" of kid that has success at their respective team? Or maybe a style of wrestling.

- Filling a need: In years past, I have weighed this very heavily. Signing two highly ranked 184 lb prospects doesn't appear to fit a need when you have a stud sophomore returning at the same weight.

- Impact on a program: This is subjective, but tends to favor teams that aren't consistent NCAA trophy contenders. If Iowa or Penn State signs the #80 overall recruit and he turns out to AA twice, taking seventh and eighth for them, it has a particular impact. But if Northwestern or Princeton signs the same prospect and he has the same career, it will have a much more significant impact on those two programs. Both Northwestern and Princeton may have benefited from this criterion in 2026.

So, with that out of the way, enjoy the second half of InterMat's 2026 Team Recruiting Rankings. 1-12. 13-25 were released earlier this week.

12. Lehigh

Top Recruits: #23 Dean Bechtold (Owen J. Roberts, PA), #29 Keanu Dillard (Bethlehem Catholic, PA), #56 Cael Weidemoyer (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #235 Tavio Hoose (Southwestern, NY)

Like others in these rankings, Lehigh is a team that went with a smaller, but star-studded, recruiting class compared to a large one like in previous years. The end result is a group with two top 30 recruits and another in the top 60. All four recruits on the Big Board came away with high school state titles in 2026. Dean Bechtold is a Super 32 champion, while Keanu Dillard is a U17 world bronze medalist, and Cael Weidemoyer had a great senior year, after missing significant time due to injuries. Hoose was a New York DII champion. With Hoose, Bechtold, and Weidemoyer, Lehigh is really strengthening their upperweights. Dillard might be able to immediately lessen the impact of losing Ryan Crookham.

Ultimately, Lehigh was able to retain a handful of top-quality local talent, which is great, given its location in Pennsylvania’s District XI.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (HM), 2024 (HM), 2023 (21), 2022 (17), 2021 (NR)

11. Illinois

Top Recruits: #28 Wyatt Medlin (Washington, IL), #32 Aaron Stewart (Warren, IL), #96 Jake Knight (Bettendorf, IA), #109 Caeleb Hutchinson (Manhattan, KS), #133 Josh Hoffer (Washington, IL), #176 Jaxon Penovich (Mt. Prospect, IL), #249 Griff Powell (LaGrange, IL)

And now we have a team that typically has brought in small recruiting classes, but has a large one in 2026. This year’s class marks only the second time in the last decade that Illinois has inked three or more top 100 recruits. In a sign of the times, Illinois had two other ranked recruits who flipped; at the same time, they picked up a pair (Knight, Hutchinson), who were previously committed elsewhere.

Fans have always hoped that Illinois would consistently keep the best in-state kids at home. Realistically, that might not be possible all of the time, but this year, the Illini staff did very well at meeting that goal. Medlin, Stewart, and Penovich were all state champions as seniors. Medlin was an Ironman champion, while Stewart was a 2025 U17 world team member and a record-setting running back.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (NR), 2024 (15), 2023 (11), 2022 (NR), 2021 (NR)

10. Iowa State

Top Recruits: #7 Coby Merrill (JW North, CA), #44 Jake Miller (Broken Arrow, OK), #64 Liam Kelly (Mt. Carmel, IL), #116 David Perez (Ponaganset, RI), #141 Valentine Popadiuc (St. Pius X, NM), #209 Cale Vandermark (Ankeny, IA), #241 Thunder Lewis (Del Norte,CA)

In a rankings so driven by top prospects, this is the first team we’ve discussed with a top-ten recruit. Iowa State has signed big man Coby Merrill. Merrill was already highly regarded for his high school work; however, he really turned heads in April at the US Open. Merrill advanced to the semifinals of the Senior Open and notched a win over world medalist and Olympian Mason Parris. That week, he also won the U20 Open, beating top prospects Michael Mocco and Dreshaun Ross. It looks like the Cyclones won’t have much of a drop-off at 285 lbs after the graduation of NCAA finalist Yonger Bastida.

Along the way, the Cyclone staff also picked up top 100 flips from Jake Miller and Liam Kelly. As the program has been known under the Dresser-era, Iowa State spans the country looking for talent in all places. That’s evident with a prospect from Rhode Island (David Perez) and one from New Mexico (Valentine Popadiuc).

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (25), 2024 (9), 2023 (NR), 2022 (2), 2021 (16)

9. Army West Point

Top recruits: #19 Joe Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain, TN), #45 Ashton Besmer (Buchanan, CA), #82 Cash Colbert (Paul VI, VA), #105 Cooper Merli (New York Military Academy, NY), #120 Titus Norman (Baylor School, TN), #169 Alex Denkins (Perrysburg, OH), #183 Evan Sanati (Brentsville, VA), #185 Mikey Bautista (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), #230 Billy Tyler (Brentsville, VA), #232 Garett Kawczynski (Port Washington, WI)

It’s a record-setting year in West Point! The 2026 class for Army will be the highest in program history. It’s truly a remarkable achievement for Troy Nickerson and staff. Despite this being the highest ranked class for Army, it’s also a trend that you should have seen coming. Looking at Army West Point’s rankings over the past five years, they have generally been in the mix with highly regarded groups - now, they just took that next step.

As you go further back in time, recruiting data tends to get a little fuzzy. I’m not sure if #19 Joe Uhorchuk is the highest-ranked Army recruit ever, but he’s up there. The same goes for the fact that they have three top 100 recruits with Uhorchuk, Ashton Besmer, and Cash Colbert.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (18), 2024 (NR), 2023 (17), 2022 (23), 2021 (24)

8. Oklahoma

Top Recruits: #34 Dallas Russell (Jefferson, GA), #35 Mason Ontiveros (Pitman, CA), #67 Alex Taylor (Mount Vernon, OH), #72 Mikey Ruiz (Canyon Randall, TX), #88 Johnathon McGinty (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), #131 Christian Jelle (Grand Rapids, MN), #167 Eric Casula (Stillwater, OK)

Under Roger Kish, Oklahoma has been quite good at recruiting, evidenced by their second top ten class in three years. This group features five top 100 recruits, the same number that the Sooners hauled in during the 2024 recruiting campaign that saw them end up with a #3 ranking. This class is led by a pair of top 35 recruits, who made the Fargo finals in Junior freestyle, before their senior year of high school. Heavyweight prospect Alex Taylor won the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle and Greco-Roman and competed at the World Championships in both styles.

Oklahoma is a program that has relied heavily on the transfer portal in each of the last two offseasons. With this class of talent headed to Norman, they might not need the portal as much in upcoming spring’s.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (NR), 2024 (3), 2023 (NR), 2022 (24), 2021 (11)

7. Cornell

Top Recruits: #20 Joey Jeter (Edmond North, OK), #50 Santino Rodriguez (Don Bosco Prep, NJ), #52 Joe Toscano (Buchanan, CA), #99 Thomas Verrette (Edmond North, OK), #134 Michael Turi (Wyoming Seminary, PA), #161 Samson McKissick-Staley (Pittsford, NY), #182 Tyler Traves (Mountain View, VA), #210 Brayden Zuercher (Nazareth, PA), NR Vinny Freeman (Penn, IN)

Looking at the recruiting history, the pattern was that Cornell would have a massive class in the odd-numbered years, then dial it back in the even-numbered years. With 2026’s class, they’ve gone back-to-back with top-ten ranked recruiting classes. The Cornell staff got to work early and got this group locked in early in the recruiting process, and then kept them together for over a year.

During this time, Joey Jeter emerged as the top recruit for Cornell. As a senior, Jeter won a Walsh Ironman title and ascended to the #1 ranking nationally at 175 lbs. The biggest riser in this class is Santino Rodriguez, who wasn’t on the Big Board two years ago, but finished at #50 win a Beast win and New Jersey state title.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (3), 2024 (18), 2023 (4), 2022 (NR), 2021 (3)

6. Penn State

Top Recruits: #3 Jayden James (Delbarton, NJ), #27 Sam Herring (Bishop McCort, PA), #36 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon, PA)

It’s kind of difficult to compare Penn State’s class to others since it is rather small, but they have such an incredible track record for producing high-level collegiate wrestlers. In a normal year, Jayden James could very well have held the #1 ranking. Five years from now, perhaps he’ll be the wrestler from this class with the best credentials. James has already demonstrated that he has the talent to take out Senior level competitors as he defeated NCAA finalists Mikey Caliendo and Quincy Monday. A U17 world champion in 2025, James will look to conquer the U20 landscape this summer.

After James is Sam Herring, a five-time Fargo All-American and Pennsylvania AAA state champion, Elijah Brown. All three don’t have a clear path to a starting role (especially with 5 for 5 eligibility); however, Penn State tends to figure these things out.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (1), 2024 (1), 2023 (3), 2022 (NR), 2021 (1)

5. Arizona State

Top Recruits:  #18 Rylan Seacrist (Brecksville, OH), #33 Kal-el Fluckiger (Valiant Prep, AZ), #43 William Ward (Moorhead, MN), #66 Travis Cardenas (Chandler, AZ), #103 Antonio Rodriguez (Los Gatos, CA), #177 Justin Wardlow (Lockport, IL)

It’s good to see Arizona State featured prominently once again in the recruiting rankings. 2022 was the last time the Sun Devils cracked the top ten. For the most part, it seems like recent ASU classes were smaller in numbers. This one is bigger and contains more Big Boarder’s than usual. With Rylan Seacrist’s signing, it marks the first top-20 prospect that ASU has inked since Richie Figueroa. They’ve picked up three top 50 recruits for the first time since 2019 (Cohlton Schultz’s class).

Seacrist finished at the top 113 lber in the nation and won Fargo Junior freestyle, the Ironman, and the Beast within the last year. He’s the 125 of the future. The Sun Devils' other top recruits fit in at the other end of the lineup, the “always difficult to fill” 197 and heavyweight classes - with William Ward projecting at 197 and Kal-el Fluckiger at 285 lbs. The remainder of this group should be able to help at the middleweights.

In years past, ASU has struggled with depth after an injury or two. This class should add more depth, in addition to the obvious star power.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (NR), 2024 (23), 2023 (NR), 2022 (10), 2021 (2)

4. Michigan: #10 Moses Mendoza (Gilroy, CA), #13 Kellen Wolbert (Oconowomoc, WI), #16 Haakon Peterson (Dodgeville, WI), #37 Henry Aslikyan (Birmingham, CA), #65 Blake Cosby (Dundee, MI), #97 Bodie Abbey (Hartland, MI), #155 JayDen Williams (Roseville, MI)

Michigan continues its recent run of impressive recruiting efforts by signing the #4 ranked class in the country this year. The Wolverine staff has done well at going out west to California in recent years. They’ve done it again in 2026, signing Moses Mendoza and Henry Aslikyan. Mendoza was a Fargo Junior freestyle champion and a Super 32 champ in 2025. Aslikyan was a U17 world bronze medalist in 2024.

Then there’s the Wisconsin duo, Kellen Wolbert and Haakon Peterson. Both are Fargo finalists and have finished as runners-up at the UWW U17 Trials.

Even with a strong core returning, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a handful of incoming freshmen from this group work their way into the Michigan lineup as the season progresses.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (9), 2024 (11), 2023 (2), 2022 (NR), 2021 (NR)

3. Virginia Tech

Top Recruits: #2 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort, PA), #38 Nick Garcia (Marmion Academy, IL), #42 Jonathan Rocha (Clovis North, CA), #49 Alex Rozas (Teurlings Catholic, LA), #113 Kyle Scott (Tyrone, PA), #218 Jake Robie (Christiansburg, VA), NR Walker Turley (St. Christopher’s, VA)

The Hokies much-anticipated recruiting class comes in at #3. One spot above where they were a year ago, with an incoming class that already produced two All-Americans. Virginia Tech now has five straight top-ten recruiting classes, which is a remarkable achievement. From the actual recruiting/signing aspect and the financial side, it’s hard to get five top classes in a row.

The headliner here for the Hokies is Bo Bassett, but that shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone reading this. Bassett has a chance to be our representative at the Senior World Championships in 2026 and already has a spot on the U20 team. In freestyle, at the Senior Open, Bassett defeated 2026 NCAA champion Aden Valencia, along with past national finalists Joey McKenna and Beau Bartlett. He should step into the Virginia Tech lineup and compete for a national title in year one.

After Bassett, the Virginia Tech staff signed three additional top 50 recruits in Nick Garcia, Jonathan Rocha, and Alex Rozas. Garcia and Rocha were both champions in power states as seniors, while Rozas was top five in Fargo Junior Freestyle, the Super 32, the Ironman, and Beast.

Virginia Tech was already in a great position before this class, but it could be one that elevates the team into a consistent NCAA team trophy threat.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (4), 2024 (10), 2023 (9), 2022 (7), 2021 (22)

2. Ohio State

Top Recruits: #11 Antonio Mills (Athens Christian, GA), #12 Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #21 Karson Brown (St. Edward, OH), #24 Dom Munaretto (St. Charles East, IL), #89 Tee Mills (Athens Christian, GA)

2025 stopped a run that saw Ohio State finish in the top-five in recruiting three straight years. Perhaps 2026 sparks another streak, as they’ve got an excellent group headed to Columbus. Top recruit Antonio Mills is a Fargo Junior freestyle champion and a four-time Super 32 All-American and one-time champ. He was also fifth at the U20 US Open in April. Adam Waters was a four-time Pennsylvania state champion and a six-time Fargo AA. In state product Karson Brown won four state crowns for perennial power St. Ed’s. Dom Munaretto wrote his name in the USA Wrestling history books with a pair of U17 world titles.

Heading into the 2026-27 season, there don’t appear to be any real holes in the Buckeye lineup. Even so, this is a group that could unseat some veterans and make an impact at Big Ten’s and NCAA’s.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (NR), 2024 (5), 2023 (5), 2022 (1), 2021 (9)

1. Oklahoma State

Top Recruits: #1 Jax Forrest (Bishop McCort, PA), #4 Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge, IA), #5 Jordyn Raney (Union County, KY), #6 Jayden Raney (Union County, KY), #8 Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan, CA), #9 Michael White (Lawrence North, IN)

In probably the least surprising ranking in this article, Oklahoma State comes in at #1. The Cowboys have an absurd amount of talent in this class. Six of the top nine prospects in the country have signed with David Taylor’s team. I can’t think of a similar precedent over the last 20 years.

This is a weird situation as we can guarantee this class will net at least one national champion, if nothing else. Even though Jax Forrest graduated and enrolled early, he counts with this group, so it already has a leg up on its competitors.

In addition, the Cowboys pulled perhaps the next big heavyweight star out of Iowa, with the signing of Dreshaun Ross. He’ll compete this summer at the U20 World Championships. Oklahoma State also won a fierce recruiting battle for the Raney twins, Jayden and Jordyn. The pair combined for eight Fargo All-American honors - six of which included national titles. Both have won U17 Greco world titles and Jayden made the 2025 Senior team in that discipline.

Both Rocklin Zinkin and Michael White finished the season ranked #1 at their respective weight classes after starting at #5 (Zinkin) and #11 (White) at this time of the year.

Because of Oklahoma State’s existing talent, there aren’t many needs for the immediate future. The amount of talent in Stillwater might mean that one of two of these wrestlers get squeezed out of the lineup, but there’s still enough to make a serious impact, immediately and in the future.

The Cowboys get their second top class in the last four years and have now finished #1 and #2 in the two full classes under David Taylor.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (2), 2024 (16), 2023 (1), 2022 (6), 2021 (6)

Fargo aka the 16U and Junior National Championship is rapidly approaching. We’re only days away from the first bouts in the FargoDome. There will be a lot of action to follow over the next week, so we’ve tried to make it easier for those that primarily follow college results. 

Below are the wrestlers who have been listed as entrants in the Junior National Championships and have committed to compete at the next level. Wrestlers have been sorted according to school and conference-by-conference, followed by non-DI schools. 

Big Ten

Illinois

113 lbs: Turner Ross (Oklahoma) - Class of 2027

120 lbs: Anthony Garza (California) - Class of 2027

132 lbs: Jake Knight (Iowa)

138 lbs: Griff Powell (Illinois)

150 lbs: Caeleb Hutchinson (Kansas)

157 lbs: Wyatt Medlin (Illinois)
 

Indiana

120 lbs: Jackson Shipley (Texas)

126 lbs: Peyton Schoettle (Indiana)

144 lbs: Mason Goelz (Indiana)

157 lbs: Tommy Gibbs (Indiana)
 

Iowa

132 lbs: Paul Kenny (New Jersey) - Class of  2027

138 lbs: Greyson Pettit (New Jersey)

138 lbs: Dawson Youngblut (Iowa) - Class of 2027

150 lbs - Bobby Duffy (New Jersey)

157 lbs - Joe Bachmann (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

215 lbs: David Calkins (California)
 

Maryland

120 lbs - Mikey Batista (New Jersey)

Michigan

113 lbs: Camden Rugg (Wisconsin) - Class of 2027

126 lbs: Henry Aslikyan (California)

132 lbs: Cooper Hinz (Iowa)

165 lbs: JayDen Williams (Michigan)
 

Michigan State

120 lbs: Layne Martin (Michigan) - Class of 2027

138 lbs: Nicholas Sorrow (Michigan)

285 lbs: Logan Tollison (Michigan)
 

Minnesota

120 lbs: Joel Frederichs (Minnesota)

120 lbs: Landon Thoennes (Minnesota) - Class of 2027

126 lbs: Titan Friederichs (Minnesota)

144 lbs: Max Gonzalez (Wisconsin)
 

Nebraska

150 lbs: Davis Parrow (Minnesota)

157 lbs: Noah Bull (Utah)

165 lbs: Mac Crosson (Iowa) - Class of 2027

190 lbs: Tad Forsyth (Kansas)

215 lbs: Wyatt Hanssen (Utah) - Class of 2027
 

Northwestern

126 lbs: Alexander Pierce (Iowa)

175 lbs: Jaxon Miller (Iowa)
 

Ohio State

120 lbs: Teequavious Mills (Georgia)

132 lbs: Antonio Mills (Georgia)

138 lbs: Jesse Grajada (California) - Class of 2027

190 lbs: Nick Singer (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027
 

Penn State

144 lbs: Clinton Shepherd (Indiana) - Class of 2027

157 lbs: James Whitbred (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027
 

Purdue

132 lbs: Nathan Rioux (Indiana)

144 lbs: Drake Hooiman (Nevada)

144 lbs: Tylin Thrine (Indiana)

157 lbs: Jackson Bradley (Indiana)

165 lbs: Camden Baumann  (Indiana)

165 lbs: Ethan Sonne (Illinois)

165 lbs: Jacob Weaver (Indiana)

175 lbs: Luke Hayden (Missouri) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Griffin Van Tichelt (Indiana)

190 lbs: Brady Brown (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027
 

Rutgers

126 lbs: Justin Farnsworth (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

144 lbs: Carter Chunko (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027
 

Wisconsin

165 lbs: Bruno Cassioppi (Illinois) - Class of 2027

165 lbs: Rocco Cassioppi (Illinois) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Brody Sendele (Illinois) - Class of 2027

190 lbs: Eli Leonard (Wisconsin)

285 lbs: Cael Leisgang (Wisconsin)

 

Big 12

Arizona State

144 lbs: Nico DeSalvo (Iowa) - Class of 2027

215 lbs: William Ward (North Dakota)

285 lbs: Kal-El Fluckiger (Arizona)
 

Iowa State

126 lbs: Cale Vandermark (Iowa)

150 lbs: Roman Stewart (Missouri) - Class of 2027

157 lbs: Jake Miller (Oklahoma)

175 lbs: Maximus Dhabolt (Iowa) - Class of 2027
 

Missouri

113 lbs: Cason Craft (Oklahoma) - Class of 2027

132 lbs: Jason Hampton (Illinois)

190 lbs: Trey Craig (Missouri)
 

Northern Iowa

144 lbs: Gavin Landers (Iowa) - Class of 2027

165 lbs: Cael Gilmore (Ohio)

165 lbs: Declan Koch (Wisconsin)

190 lbs: Keaton Moeller (Iowa)

215 lbs: Cooper Reves (Kansas)

285 lbs: Ashton Honnold (Iowa)
 

Oklahoma

132 lbs: Slater Hicks (California) - Class of 2027

150 lbs: Legend Ellis (Oklahoma) - Class of 2027

190 lbs: Mason Ontiveros (California)
 

Oklahoma State

215 lbs: Ladd Holman (Utah) - Class of 2027
 

West Virginia

138 lbs: Tanner Guenot (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

138 lbs: Stephen Myers (West Virginia) - Class of 2027

157 lbs: Dominic Way (West Virginia) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Jackson Angelo (Pennsylvania) 
 

Wyoming

126 lbs: Cael Floerchinger (Montana) - Class of 2027

126 lbs: Sammy Sanchez (Wyoming)

150 lbs: Austin Collins (Colorado)

165 lbs: Gunner Lopez (Colorado)

 

Ivy League

Brown

132 lbs: Charlie Trujillo (Texas)

Columbia

165 lbs: Ryan Gavrish (New Jersey)

285 lbs: Kaz Morosetti (Rhode Island)

Cornell

138 lbs: Evan Stanley (Indiana) - Class of 2027

150 lbs: Samson McKissick Staley (New York)

157 lbs: Michael Turi (Pennsylvania)

175 lbs: Eli Esguerra (Ohio) - Class of 2027
 

Penn

132 lbs: Jordan Segal (New Jersey)

138 lbs: PJ Terranova (New Jersey) - Class of 2027

138 lbs: Blaze Van Gundy (Ohio) - Class of 2027

150 lbs: Gus Cardinal (Arizona)

175 lbs: CJ Pensiero (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

285 lbs: Ryan Schneider (Connecticut) - Class of 2027
 

Princeton

126 lbs: Allen Woo (Illinois) - Class of 2027

132 lbs: Vince Anello (New Jersey) - Class of 2027

215 lbs: Ronan An (Georgia) - Class of 2027

 

ACC

NC State

126 lbs: Lander Bosh (Utah)

138 lbs: Dale Corbin (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

215 lbs: Carter Brown (Missouri) - Class of 2027
 

North Carolina

157 lbs: Owen Clark (New York) - Class of 2027

215 lbs: Lincoln Jipp (Iowa)

215 lbs: Mick Moylan (California) - Class of 2027
 

Pittsburgh

132 lbs: Brock Rothermel (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Gavin Ciampoli (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

Virginia Tech

120 lbs: Killian Coluccio (New Jersey) - Class of 2027

132 lbs: Owen McMullen (Pennsylvania)

165 lbs: Melvin Miller (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Mario Carini (California) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Maximus Fortier (West Virginia) - Class of 2027

215 lbs: Maximus Konopka (Connecticut) - Class of 2027

 

EIWA

Army West Point

113 lbs : Declan McKee (New York) - Class of 2027

157 lbs: Maverick Beckwith (New York) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Sean Breedlove (Indiana) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Casey Liess (Massachusetts) - Class of 2027
 

Binghamton

144 lbs: Landyn Shaffer (New York) - Class of 2027

165 lbs: Carson Worrick (North Carolina) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Wyatt Boice (New York) - Class of 2027
 

Bucknell

113 lbs: Braiden Lotier (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

165 lbs: Brian Chamberlain (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: Zane Engels (Minnesota) - Class of 2027
 

Drexel

175 lbs: Sean Love (New Jersey)
 

Hofstra

126 lbs: Trevor Patrovich (New York) - Class of 2027
 

Lehigh

120 lbs: Cam Sontz (New Jersey) - Class of 2027

132 lbs: Emilio Albanese (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

157 lbs: Gabe Ballard (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

285 lbs: Dean Bechtold (Pennsylvania)
 

Morgan State

126 lbs: Garrett Beane (Missouri) 
 

Navy

157 lbs: Jet Brown (Missouri) - Class of 2027

 

Pac-12

Air Force

138 lbs: Vincent Rosas (Kansas) - Class of 2027

150 lbs: Jake Mescher (Idaho) - Class of 2027
 

Cal Poly

120 lbs: Zack Samano (California) - Class of 2027

144 lbs: Sergio Gomez (California) - Class of 2027
 

CSU Bakersfield

175 lbs: Jared Remington (Texas)
 

Little Rock

132 lbs: Justyce Zuniga (Washington)

138 lbs: DJ Clarke (Georgia)

138 lbs: Cael Puderbaugh (Kansas)

157 lbs: Colin Rutlin (Missouri) - Class of 2027

165 lbs: Emerson Tjaden (Kansas)

175 lbs: Zack Aquila (Ohio) - Class of 2027
 

North Dakota State

138 lbs: Royce Malone (Indiana) - Class of 2027

138 lbs: Gage Spurgeon (Iowa) - Class of 2027

144 lbs: James Sievers (Georgia) - Class of 2027

190 lbs: Hugh Meyer (North Dakota)
 

Northern Colorado

215 lbs: Mason Koehler (Iowa)
 

Oregon State

175 lbs: Leif Larwin (Oregon) - Class of 2027

215 lbs: Noah Mathis (Kansas) - Class of 2027

285 lbs: Zayne Candelaria (Arizona)
 

South Dakota State

132 lbs: Cooper Mathews (Colorado) - Class of 2027

138 lbs: Jake Kos (Minnesota) - Class of 2027

144 lbs: Brock Johnson (Kansas)

157 lbs: Cavin Carlson (Minnesota)

285 lbs: Tyson Martin (Wisconsin)
 

Utah Valley

132 lbs: Jordan Manyette (Pennsylvania)

165 lbs: Nate Gugelman (Idaho)

 

MAC

Buffalo

215 lbs: Yanni Drapaniotis (New York)
 

Clarion

190 lbs: Cash Morrell (Pennsylvania)

215 lbs: Ethan Secoy (Georgia)
 

Edinboro

157 lbs: Clay Kimmy (Pennsylvania)

Kent State

165 lbs: Jordan Fincher (Missouri)
 

George Mason

165 lbs: Luke Knox (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2027

190 lbs: Victor Marks-Jenkins (Maryland)
 

Rider

215 lbs: Noah Templin (Pennsylvania)
 

SIU Edwardsville

126 lbs: Dominic Brown (Indiana)

126 lbs: Maximus Hay (Wisconsin)

190 lbs: Sean Perez (Texas)
 

SoCon

Appalachian State

132 lbs: Owen Marshall (Washington)

138 lbs: Mac Johnson (North Carolina) - Class of 2027

144 lbs: Tye Johnson (North Carolina) - Class of 2027

157 lbs: Bentley Sly (North Carolina)

165 lbs: Luke Scholz (New Jersey)
 

Campbell

138 lbs: Jesse Gatto (Virginia)
 

Davidson

132 lbs: Mason Shirk (Iowa)

144 lbs: Austin Green (North Carolina)

144 lbs: Cody Trevino (Iowa)

190 lbs: Andy Franke (Iowa)

Transitioning to DI

Mercyhurst

120 lbs: Brett Crawford (New York)

Non DI Recruits

Adams State

144 lbs: Michael Lopez Jr. (Colorado)
 

Augustana

120 lbs: Shea Richter (South Dakota)
 

Central Missouri

165 lbs: Eli Homan (Missouri)
 

Central Oklahoma

165 lbs: Garon Kaiser (Oklahoma)
 

Chicago

138 lbs: Zac Bleess (Missouri)

215 lbs: Lucas Nance (Illinois)
 

Grand Valley State

215 lbs: Layne O’Neil (Michigan)
 

Grand View

126 lbs: Irving Bicoy (Hawaii)
 

Lynchburg

132 lbs: Carl Andrade (Virginia)

132 lbs: Brodie Gibbs (Virginia)

144 lbs: Josh Brezac (North Carolina)

175 lbs: Michael Byrne (Virginia)
 

Marian

150 lbs: Gunner Butt (Indiana)
 

Mary

126 lbs: Nic Enzminger (North Dakota)

132 lbs: Joey Enzminger (North Dakota)
 

Northern State

138 lbs: Harrison Dea (Illinois)

150 lbs: Alex Oedekoven (South Dakota)

175 lbs: Kane Larson (Minnesota)
 

San Francisco State

157 lbs: Tommy Holguin (California)
 

St. Cloud State

138 lbs: Chase Mills (Minnesota)

165 lbs: Sam Zanton (Wisconsin)

175 lbs: Carter Nekvapil (Texas)
 

Westcliff

144 lbs: Ames-Michael Hoevker (California) 
 

Western Colorado

175 lbs: Ryan Lewis (Idaho)
 

Wisconsin Eau Claire

144 lbs: Garrett Ver Heecke (Illinois)
 

Wisconsin Parkside

175 lbs: Spencer Madsen (Wisconsin)

Recruiting class rankings are always unique in their own sort of way. This year, the number one spot seemed to be locked up early; however, classes #2-#4 all could probably make a case for the second spot. After that, it gets very interesting.  Then, as you made your way down to the 25 spot, there were a handful of teams that could’ve made a case for their inclusion.

Some of it came down to how you value quantity over quality. As you peruse the rankings, you’ll see plenty of classes that had both.

Recruiting rankings mark the end of the respective class and put a bow on the hard work of coaching staffs around the nation. The question you ask is, how are these rankings tabulated? First, we have used the big board rankings courtesy of our sister site, MatScouts. Willie Saylor has taken the arduous task of projecting the top-250 wrestlers in the Class of 2025, making calculating these rankings slightly easier.

Some of the factors that are taken into account when putting these rankings together include:

- Numbers: Where were the signees ranked? How many top-ten, top-50, top-100, top-250, etc., does a school have?

- Fit: After years of following these programs and their coaching staffs, does a particular recruit fit the "type" of kid that has success at their respective team? Or maybe a style of wrestling.

- Filling a need: In years past, I have weighed this very heavily. Signing two highly ranked 184 lb prospects doesn't appear to fit a need when you have a stud sophomore returning at the same weight. Especially with the new "5 for 5" eligibility plan.

- Impact on a program: This is subjective, but tends to favor teams that aren't consistent NCAA trophy contenders. If Iowa or Penn State signs the #80 overall recruit and he turns out to AA twice, taking seventh and eighth for them, it has a particular impact. But if Northwestern or Princeton signs the same prospect and he has the same career, it will have a much more significant impact on those two programs. Both Northwestern and Princeton may have benefited from this criterion in 2026.

So, with that out of the way, enjoy the first half of InterMat's 2026 Team Recruiting Rankings. 13-25. 1-12 will be posted tomorrow.

25. Maryland

Top Recruits: #87 Ivan Arias (Buchanan, CA), #117 Mateo Vinciguerra (Woodstown, NJ), #121 Liston Seibert (Massillon Perry, OH), #190 Devin Downes (Plainedge, NY), #248 Bradley Williams (Spain Park, AL), NR Jackson Butler (Bishop McCort, PA)

The Terps enter the full recruiting rankings for the second time during Alex Clemsen’s tenure. Two of the Big Boarder’s (Arias, Williams) are flips, so the Maryland staff has kept abreast of the twists and turns in the recruiting process and benefited from the changes. Maryland continues to nurture its California pipeline. After signing Ivan Arias, the Terps now have added four Big Boarders from Cali in each of the last four classes. Mateo Vinciguerra and Devin Downes should solidify the hard-to-fill upperweight positions.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (NR), 2024 (HM), 2023 (NR), 2022 (NR), 2021 (8)

24. Northern Iowa

Top Recruits: #25 Waylon Cressell (Warren Central, IN), #100 Declan Koch (Neenah, WI), #123 Ashton Honnold (Nodaway Valley, IA), #211 Vince Jasinski (Fox Lake Grant, IL), NR Keaton Moeller (Starmont, IA)

Northern Iowa is typically a program that looks for diamonds in the rough and its staff coaches them up for collegiate success. With this 24th ranking, UNI has back-to-back ranked recruiting classes. Their 2026 group is led by Super 32 champion and five-time Fargo All-American Waylon Cressell. Originally from Indiana, Cressell moved out to Iowa for his senior year of high school and finished third at the UWW U20 Trials, defeating a handful of collegiate wrestlers along the way.

The rest of the class follows the typical blueprint for a UNI recruiting class. They tend to recruit Wisconsin well; you have a star from a smaller Iowa high school and a battle-tested kid from Illinois.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (17), 2024 (NR), 2023 (NR), 2022 (25), 2021 (NR)

23. Princeton

Top Recruits: #55 Mark Effendian (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #107 Tyler Conroy (Malvern Prep, PA), #112 Joey Joyce (Ponaganset, RI), #127 Joey Canova (Bergen Catholic, NJ), NR Barry Norman (Blair Academy, NJ)

It’s been a few years since Princeton made the top 25, but they are back with a group that features four top-150 recruits. The last time the Tigers brought in a recruit ranked in the top 55, was in 2023 when they added #12 Marc-Anthony McGowan, and that’s worked out pretty well for them. Mark Effendian has been one of the best heavyweights in the nation for most of his high school career and should adjust quickly to the collegiate game. You have to like the fact that the Princeton staff has added recruits from some of the top prep schools in the northeast. These are spots that they can hit year after year in the recruiting process.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (HM), 2024 (NR), 2023 (12), 2022 (20), 2021 (NR)

22. Wyoming

Top Recruits: #73 Austin Paris (Grand County, UT), #75 Tucker Roybal (Union, UT), #84 Justin Beauvais (Mountain View, AZ), #92 Dom Wilson (Rockwall, TX), #165 Austin Collins (Wray, CO), #184 Kyler Walters (Shakopee, MN), #199 Blake Bartos (Medina, OH), #202 Derek Barrows (Pomona, CO)

What a remarkable run for the Wyoming coaching staff! For the fifth time in as many years, Wyoming has been mentioned in our recruiting rankings - with four of them coming in the top 25. This is the second time in that span (2022) that Wyoming came away with four top-100 prospects. They were pushed into that area after getting a very late commitment from Justin Beauvais, a big riser in the rankings during his senior season.

Again, you can see a plan from the Wyoming staff. They tend to get the bigger prospects from Colorado and Utah and are always in Minnesota. Texas is another place the Cowboy staff looks at, and, with the success of Eddie Neitenbach, they’re looking in Ohio again.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (19), 2024 (HM), 2023 (16), 2022 (13), 2021 (NR)

21. North Carolina

Top recruits: #59 Nadav Nafshi (Lake Highland Prep, PA), #61 Lincoln Jipp (Bettendorf, IA), #83 Brody Kelly (IC Catholic Prep, IL), #90 Cristian Alvarez (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), #126 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach, NY), #188 Lukas Littleton-Mascaro (Malvern Prep, PA)

This makes three consecutive ranked recruiting classes for UNC. The Tar Heel staff focused on the upperweights as the top four recruits all project at 174 lbs or higher. A wild card in this group is New Jersey heavyweight state champion, Cristian Alvarez, who is slated to do double-duty, wrestling and playing football in Chapel Hill. If he ends up spending the majority of his time on the mat, UNC may have a steal. Top recruit Nadav Nafshi improved his stock as much as anyone in the country. About a year ago, he was barely ranked in the top 200 and he finished up at #59.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (11), 2024 (8), 2023 (NR), 2022 (16), 2021 (21)

20. Minnesota

Top Recruits: #15 Tyler Dekraker (Lake Highland Prep, VA), #63 Cooper Rowe (Mound Westonka, MN), #132 Titan Frederichs (Watertown, MN), #160 John Murphy (St. Michael-Albertville, MN), #207 Mason Carlson (Syracuse, UT), NR Sutton Kenning (Saint Cloud Tech, MN), NR Joel Frederichs (Watertown, MN)

It was three short years ago that Minnesota signed the #15 recruit in the country. That turned out to be Max McEnelly. I’m sure the Gopher staff would love for this year’s #15, Tyler Dekraker, to develop in a similar manner. Dekraker had an excellent senior year, one in which he won the Super 32 and the Beast and made the finals at the Ironman and was fifth at the UWW U20 Trials. After Dekraker, the Minnesota coaches did well at keeping some of the best in-state prospects at home. Cooper Rowe, the Friederichs twins, and Kenning were Minnesota state champions in 2026, while Murphy was a runner-up.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (NR), 2024 (6), 2023 (14), 2022 (HM), 2021 (7)

19. Iowa

Top Recruits: #17 Michael Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons, FL), #68 Bobby Duffy (Christian Brothers, NJ), #79 Greyson Petit (Delsea, NJ),  #108 David Calkins (Liberty, CA)

We’ve got another Mocco headed to Iowa City! Michael Mocco is the son of Iowa’s 2003 NCAA champion Steve Mocco. The Hawkeyes recruiting ranking largely revolves around the younger Mocco. He has plenty of credentials of his own with a U17 world title and three Super 32 finals appearances (1 title). Iowa has ventured into New Jersey a lot as of late and that continues with 2026 state champions Bobby Duffy and Greyson Petit. Both improved their stock significantly with big senior seasons. David Calkins brings depth in the upperweights and was a 2025 U17 world bronze medalist in Greco.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (8), 2024 (13), 2023 (6), 2022 (NR), 2021 (4)

18. Purdue

Top Recruits: #46 Camden Baum (Bishop McDevitt, PA), #53 Zach Stewart (Marmion Academy, IL), #125 Xavier Smith (Fishers, IN), #129 Nathan Rioux (Avon, IN), #200 Parker Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN), #204 Drake Hooiman (SLAM Academy, NV), #228 Tylin Thrine (New Castle, IN), #250 Jackson Bradley (Jay County, IN)

This is just a massive recruiting class for the Boilermakers. Not only is there quantity with this group, but there is also quality. The class is led by Camden Baum and Zach Stewart, a pair of top 60 overall recruits. Each won a title in their respective states in 2026 and earned All-American honors at the Super 32. Purdue continues to clean up with their in-state recruiting. Nathan Rioux was a 2026 state champion, while Jackson Bradley and Tylin Thrine were state runners-up.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (22), 2024 (NR), 2023 (13), 2022 (NR), 2021 (20)

17. Nebraska

Top Recruits: #22 Lincoln Sledzianowski (St. John Neumann, FL), #74 Mason Petersen (Columbus, NE), #77 Willmont Kai (Whitehall, PA), #110 Elijah Collick (Stephen Decatur, MD), #137 Nolan Fellers (Bondurant, IA), #149 Davis Parrow (Farmington, MN), #171 Noah Bull (Layton, UT), #217 Zaiyahn Ornelas (Creighton Prep, NE)

Nebraska has been one of the most consistent teams in the nation, from a recruiting standpoint, so it’s no wonder that the success on the recruiting trail has translated into back-to-back NCAA team trophies. Nebraska’s top recruit, the aptly named Lincoln Sledzianowski, rose as much as anyone in the country throughout his senior season. He moved up 150+ spots with his performance as a senior, one that included double All-American status at the UWW U20 Trials. Nebraska typically retains the top wrestlers in-state and goes all over the country to fill out the rest of their class. This group fits the bill. With a great group of returners, none of these recruits should get thrown into duty and therefore should be able to develop at their own pace.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (7), 2024 (19), 2023 (7), 2022 (8), 2021 (13)

16. West Virginia

Top Recruits: #48 Mason Jakob (Dobyns Bennett, TN), #81 Gage Wentzel (Montoursville, PA), #114 Brennan Warwick (Massillon Perry, OH), #187 Paxton Hunt (Garnet Valley, PA), #222 Jackson Angelo (Lake Highland Prep, PA), #238 Kaleo Garcia (Gilroy, CA)

It took a few years, but the West Virginia staff is really rolling with their recruiting. The #16 ranking marks the third straight year in which the Mountaineers have been mentioned in the rankings. With Mason Jakob’s signing, he becomes the third Big Boarder from Tennessee to ink with WVU. Tennessee is an improving state, so not a bad place to stake as your own. Jakob was fourth in Junior freestyle in Fargo, before his senior season, and then went on to make the Super 32 finals and win the Beast. West Virginia’s proximity to Pennsylvania leads to lots of talent from the Keystone State. That continues with AAA state champion Gage Wentzel and National Prep runner-up Jackson Angelo.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (HM), 2024 (17), 2023 (NR), 2022 (NR), 2021 (NR)

15. NC State

Top Recruits: #40 Griffin LaPlante (Starpoint, NY), #69 Luke Ricketts (Union County, KY), #71 Kai Calcutt (Loyola Academy, IL), #78 Dom Deputy (Chestnut Ridge, PA), #148 Lorenzo Alston (Uwharrie Charter, NC), #195 Sean Willcox (St. John Bosco, CA), #208 Lander Bosh (Layton, UT), #240 Jack Campbell (Nazareth, PA)

NC State is one of the few schools that can boast a national recruiting ranking in the top 20 for each of the last six years, now. With graduations and transfers, NC State will need an infusion of talent and help from their incoming freshmen immediately. There’s a chance that the Wolfpack will end up with freshmen starting at 125 and 141 lbs (potentially others), so there’s some sense of urgency with this group. With four top 100 recruits and four others on the Big Board, this group has some potential stars and good depth and developmental potential.

This is what we’ve come to expect from NC State recruiting classes. A top prospect from New York. Some of the best from the south. Some quality Pennsylvania kids. Now their reach is extending way out west to California and Utah.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (6), 2024 (12), 2023 (18), 2022 (3), 2021 (5)

14. Northwestern

Top Recruits: #41 Will Detar (Trinity, PA), #51 Ryder Wilder (Camden County, GA), #57 Jaxon Miller (Carlisle, IA), #118 Liam Davis (Lake Highland Prep, FL), #159 Travyn Boger (South Summit, UT), #213 Alex Pierce (Iowa City West, IA), #225 Royce Lopez (Warren, IL)

The Wildcats have had a rough couple of years in the always difficult Big Ten, but help is on the way! Northwestern has missed the top 25 in our recruiting rankings for the last four years, but they have easily made in this time with three of the top 60 wrestlers in this class and seven total Big Boarders. The last time Northwestern inked three top 100 recruits in one year was 2019. The highest-ranked wrestler in the bunch is Pennsylvania state champion Will Detar. Detar represented the USA in 2025 at the U17 World Championships for Greco. This spring, Detar made the U20 Trials finals in Greco, as well. Should a handful of these recruits wrestle up to their billing, this could be a program-changing class for Matt Storniolo’s team.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (NR), 2024 (NR), 2023 (HM), 2022 (NR), 2021 (10)

13. Penn

Top Recruits: #31 CJ Betz (Delbarton, NJ), #39 Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep, FL), #62 Gus Cardinal (Valiant Prep, AZ), #158 Anthony DiAndrea (Watchung Hills, NJ), NR Isaak Chavez (Mullen, CO)

Penn has been pretty consistent in our recruiting rankings for the last six years. This year’s class is a bit different from its predecessors. In year’s past, Penn has brought in massive classes with most of the wrestlers falling on the lower half of the Big Board. This group has a pair of top 50 recruits, with another just outside of it, at #62. For perspective, Penn hasn’t had a class in the last decade with more than one top 50 recruit. They’ve also found success on the mat, as well. Now, with more high-ceiling talent in the room, the sky is the limit for the Quakers. You also have to like the fact that Penn’s top three recruits are all on an upward trajectory. A year ago, CJ Betz, Charlie DeSena, and Gus Cardinal were all ranked in #142 or higher on the Big Board. Each made high strides within the last year.

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2025 (23), 2024 (HM), 2023 (20), 2022 (18), 2021 (23)

Yesterday, MatScouts released its updated Class of 2027 Big Board and there were plenty of changes. The #1 ranked wrestler stayed the same, but there was a ton of movement otherwise. Since it was the first update since after the 2025 Super 32, that is to be expected. With the Class of 2026 moving on, this is the new senior class, and therefore, the Senior Big Board. These rankings are important as they’ll be attached to a wrestler throughout all of the events over the summer. 

Here are the wrestlers from the Big Board who have already committed to wrestle at the next level - sorted by their future homes.

Air Force: #15 Saleh Tsarni (Blair Academy, NJ), #82 Bailey Holman (Poway, CA), #90 Cooper Sandoval (McQueen, NV), #165 Jake Mescher (Bishop Kelly, ID), #170 Blaise Turner (American Falls, ID)

Appalachian State: #127 Owen Marshall (Orting, WA)

Arizona State: #35 Caleb Noble (Warren, IL), #52 Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk, IA)

Army West Point: #105 Sean Breedlove (Center Grove, IN), #114 JT Smith (Creighton Prep, NE), #167 Maverick Beckwith (Norwich, NY), #177 Aiden Herndon (Cedar Cliff, PA)

Binghamton: #67 Ashten Haley (Cobleskill, NY), #144 Landyn Shaffer (Deposit, NY)

Brown: #137 Jackson Wells (Harrison County, KY)

Bucknell: #68 Braiden Lotier (Bishop McDevitt, PA)

Cornell: #22 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA), #59 Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep, FL), #108 Evan Stanley (Mt. Carmel, IL), #131 Eli Esguerra (Dublin Coffman, OH), #192 Blake Hostetter (Oxford, PA), #200 Liam McGettigan (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

George Mason: #179 Luke Knox (Perkiomen Valley, PA)

Harvard: #132 Greg Torosian (Birmingham, CA)

Illinois: #47 Turner Ross (Edmond North, OK), #50 Anthony Garza (Clovis, CA)

Iowa: #8 Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ), #9 Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #11 Israel Borge (Bixby, OK), #18 Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ), #37 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA), #38 Shamus Reagan (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

Iowa State: #3 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL), #25 Max Dhabolt (Ankeny, IA), #61 Roman Stewart (Liberty, MO), #99 Wyatt Lewis (Del Notre, CA)

Lehigh: #17 Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ), #31 Gabe Ballard (Northampton, PA), #66 Emilio Albanese (Emmaus, PA)

Little Rock: #44 Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, MO), #70 Zach Aquila (Brecksville, OH)

Maryland: #42 Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ), #63 Josh Piparo (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ)

Michigan: #33 Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ), #49 Camden Rugg (Union Grove, WI)

Michigan State: #172 Layne Martin (Grand Rapids CC, MI)

Minnesota: #98 Landon Thoennes (St. Michael-Albertville, MN), #100 Carson Neubert (Luxemburg, WI), #189 Drake Vombaur (Severance, CO)

Missouri: #72 Cason Craft (Coweta, OK)

Navy: #69 Jet Brown (Odessa, MO), #175 Jon Smith (Oxford, PA)

NC State: #20 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA), #32 Carter Brown (Wildwood, MO), #78 Anthony Ryan (Longwood, NY)

Nebraska: #34 Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA)

North Carolina: #53 Kane Shawger (St. Xavier, OH), #91 Dan Moylan (Poway, CA), #96 Brandon Bickerton (Highland, OH), #116 Steel Meyers (Dallas, TX), #173 Austin Bickerton (Highland, OH), #180 Ben Ziola (Skutt Catholic, NE)

North Dakota State: #162 Gage Spurgeon (Eddyville, IA)

Northern Iowa: #7 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA), #12 Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ), #41 Gavin Landers (Denver, IA)

Ohio: #154 Carter Price (Point Pleasant, WV)

Ohio State: #2 Michael Boyle (Bishop Watterson, OH), #24 Nick Singer (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #39 Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco, CA)

Oklahoma: #43 Slater Hicks (Valencia, CA), #64 Legend Ellis (Coweta, OK)

Oklahoma State: #16 Igancio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK), #19 Michael Romero (St. John Bosco, CA), #23 Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ), #28 Ladd Holman (Juab, UT)

Oregon State: #101 Noah Mathis (Lansing, KS)

Penn: #97 Dom Morrison (Hatboro-Horsham, PA), #160 PJ Terranova (Delbarton, NJ), #184 Joey Schinder (Blair Academy, NJ)

Penn State: #4 Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN), #5 Landon Sidun (Norwin, PA), #6 Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, OH), #10 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY), #191 William Soto (Newburg Free Academy, NY)

Pittsburgh: #51 Mason Horwat (Derry, PA), #62 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA), #107 Gavin Ciampoli (Altoona, PA), #115 Caige Horak (Massillon Perry, OH), #193 Hunter Snyder (Latrobe, PA)

Princeton: #30 Vince Anello (Blair Academy, NJ), #60 Ronan An (North Cobb, GA), #158 Jackson Weller (Delran, NJ)

Purdue: #75 Grayson Fuchs (Detroit CC, MI), #76 Ethan Sonne (Marist, IL), #86 Brady Brown (Derry, PA), #176 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO)

Rutgers: #26 Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA), #27 Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA), #57 Carter Chunko (Saucon Valley, PA), #58 Ryan DeGeorge (Delbarton, NJ), #174 Jake Clayton (Point Pleasant Boro, NJ)

SIU Edwardsville: #125 Sean Perez (Humble, TX)

South Dakota State: #111 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD), #147 Jake Kos (Simley, MN), #153 Cooper Mathews (Cherokee Trail, CO)

Stanford: #45 Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA), #48 Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA)

Virginia Tech: #1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA), #13 Mario Carini (Poway, CA), #14 Max Konopka (Simsbury, CT), #36 Killian Coluccio (Lacey Township, NJ), #77 Max Fortier (Fairmont, WV)

West Virginia: #65 Dominic Way (Parkersburg, WV), #134 Tommy Gretz (Connellsville, PA), #157 Stephen Myers (Parkersburg, WV)

Wisconsin: #29 Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL), #40 Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL), #106 Brody Sendele (Hononegah, IL)

Wyoming: #56 Cael Floerchinger (Great Falls, MT)

We’re getting very close to releasing our 2026 team recruiting rankings, which officially closes the door on the Class of 2026 and turns our attention forward to future classes. Before getting to those, how about a look back at team recruiting rankings from the last five years? Five is the number because it’s a decent amount of time and also represents the time since Willie Saylor bought InterMat.

With the five years of recruiting data, we looked at past InterMat team recruiting rankings to develop a top 30, of sorts, for recruiting during this time period. The way we tabulated this top 30 was by giving a team 25 points for a #1 recruiting class, 24 points for a #2 class, and so forth, down to 1 point for 25th place. Honorable mentions (HM) were given half a point. (NR) Not-ranked classes did not earn a point.

To add some additional insight to the rankings, we’ve also included the number of MatScouts Big Board recruits signed during this timespan, along with the number of top-10 (the elite of the elite) recruits inked from 2021-25.

Remember, this only refers to initial signees out of high school, so no transfers.

The number next to each year represents the team recruiting ranking from that particular year.
 

1. Oklahoma State: 2025 (2), 2024 (16), 2023 (1), 2022 (6), 2021 (6)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 27

Number of Top 10 recruits: 7
 

2. Penn State: 2025 (1), 2024 (1), 2023 (3), 2022 (NR), 2021 (1)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 23

Number of Top 10 recruits: 11
 

3. Iowa: 2025 (8), 2024 (13), 2023 (6), 2022 (11), 2021 (4)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 21

Number of Top 10 recruits: 5
 

4. NC State: 2025 (6), 2024 (12), 2023 (18), 2022 (3), 2021 (5)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 27

Number of Top 10 recruits: 2
 

5. Ohio State: 2025 (NR), 2024 (5), 2023 (5), 2022 (1), 2021 (9)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 23

Number of Top 10 recruits: 6
 

6. Virginia Tech: 2025 (4), 2024 (10), 2023 (9), 2022 (7), 2021 (22)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 24

Number of Top 10 recruits: 1
 

7. Nebraska: 2025 (7), 2024 (19), 2023 (7), 2022 (8), 2021 (8)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 23

Number of Top 10 recruits: 1
 

8. Cornell: 2025 (3), 2024 (18), 2023 (4), 2022 (NR), 2021 (3)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 32

Number of Top 10 recruits: 3
 

9. Stanford: 2025 (14), 2024 (2), 2023 (8), 2022 (5), 2021 (NR)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 25

Number of Top 10 recruits: 2
 

10. Iowa State: 2025 (25), 2024 (9), 2023 (10), 2022 (2), 2021 (16)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 23

Number of Top 10 recruits: 1
 

11. Missouri: 2025 (5), 2024 (7), 2023 (NR), 2022 (4), 2021 (NR)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 25

Number of Top 10 recruits: 1
 

12. Rutgers: 2025 (10), 2024 (4), 2023 (NR), 2022 (12), 2021 (17)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 24

Number of Top 10 recruits: 1
 

13. Michigan: 2025 (9), 2024 (11), 2023 (2), 2022 (NR), 2021 (NR)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 22

Number of Top 10 recruits: 3
 

14. Minnesota: 2025 (NR), 2024 (6), 2023 (14), 2022 (HM), 2021 (7)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 24

Number of Top 10 recruits: 1
 

15. North Carolina: 2025 (11), 2024 (8), 2023 (NR), 2022 (16), 2021 (21)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 26

Number of Top 10 recruits: 0
 

16. Arizona State: 2025 (NR), 2024 (23), 2023 (NR), 2022 (10), 2021 (2)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 17

Number of Top 10 recruits: 1
 

17. Oklahoma: 2025 (NR), 2024 (3), 2023 (NR), 2022 (24), 2021 (11)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 24

Number of Top 10 recruits: 1
 

18. Wyoming: 2025 (19), 2024 (HM), 2023 (16), 2022 (13), 2021 (NR)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 21

Number of Top 10 recruits: 0
 

19. Oregon State: 2025 (13), 2024 (NR), 2023 (15), 2022 (22), 2021 (NR)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 29

Number of Top 10 recruits: 0
 

20. Pittsburgh: 2025 (12), 2024 (NR), 2023 (24), 2022 (15), 2021 (HM)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 21

Number of Top 10 recruits: 0
 

21. Virginia: 2025 (16), 2024 (NR), 2023 (NR), 2022 (9), 2021 (NR)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 25

Number of Top 10 recruits: 0

22. Illinois: 2025 (NR), 2024 (15), 2023 (11), 2022 (NR), 2021 (NR)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 14

Number of Top 10 recruits: 1

23. Wisconsin: 2025 (NR), 2024 (NR), 2023 (25), 2022 (14), 2021 (14)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 15

Number of Top 10 recruits: 1
 

24. Indiana: 2025 (15), 2024 (14), 2023 (HM), 2022 (NR), 2021 (NR)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 21

Number of Top 10 recruits: 0
 

25. Purdue: 2025 (22), 2024 (NR), 2023 (13), 2022 (NR), 2021 (20)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 22

Number of Top 10 recruits: 0
 

26. Army West Point: 2025 (18), 2024 (NR), 2023 (17), 2022 (23), 2021 (24)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 28 

Number of Top 10 recruits:
 

27. South Dakota State: 2025 (20), 2024 (NR), 2023 (HM), 2022 (HM), 2021 (12)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 25

Number of Top 10 recruits: 0
 

28. Princeton: 2025 (HM), 2024 (NR), 2023 (12), 2022 (20), 2021 (NR)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 23

Number of Top 10 recruits: 0
 

29. Penn: 2025 (23), 2024 (HM), 2023 (20), 2022 (18), 2021 (23)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 26

Number of Top 10 recruits: 0
 

30. Maryland: 2025 (NR), 2024 (HM), 2023 (NR), 2022 (NR), 2021 (8)

Total Number of Big Boarders: 14

Number of Top 10 recruits: 0

On Tuesday, MatScouts released their updated set of national rankings and these were the first that did not include the Class of 2026. As you might expect from any national rankings, seniors account for the majority of the wrestlers in the rankings. Without them, it’s a whole new ballgame and lots of new faces are significantly elevated or break through and get mentioned for the first time. 

We’ve sifted through the MatScouts ranking and sorted the wrestlers who have committed already by their future homes. Everyone is assumed to be from the Class of 2027 unless otherwise noted. 

Air Force

Bailey Holman (Poway, CA) - #11 at 157 lbs

Jake Mescher (Bishop Kelly, ID) - #20 at 150 lbs

Salah Tsarni (Blair Academy, NJ) - #2 at 190 lbs

Cooper Sandoval (McQueen, NV) - #11 at 113 lbs

Blaise Turner (American Falls, ID) - #20 at 190 lbs
 

Appalachian State

Owen Marshall (Orting, WA) - #15 at 132 lbs
 

Arizona State

Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk, IA) - #6 at 138 lbs

Caleb Noble (Warren, IL) - #3 at 120 lbs
 

Army West Point

Sean Breedlove (Center Grove, IN) - #10 at 190 lbs

JT Smith (Creighton Prep, NE) - #12 at 190 lbs
 

Binghamton

Ashten Haley (Cobleskill-Richmondville, NY) - #6 at 144 lbs

Landyn Shaffer (Deposit-Hancock, NY) - #18 at 138 lbs
 

Brown

Jackson Wells (Harrison County, KY) - #17 at 126 lbs
 

Bucknell

Braiden Lotier (Bishop McDevitt, PA) - #5 at 113 lbs
 

Cornell

Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - #10 at 175 lbs

Eli Esguerra (Dublin Coffman, OH) - #17 at 165 lbs

Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA) - #3 at 144 lbs

Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN) - #13 at 144 lbs
 

Harvard

Greg Torosian (Birmingham, CA) - #16 at 157 lbs
 

Illinois

Anthony Garza (Clovis, CA) - #4 at 120 lbs

Turner Ross (Edmond North, OK) - #3 at 113 lbs

Iowa

Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ) - #5 at 150 lbs

Freddie Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - #3 at 132 lbs - Class of 2028

Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - #2 at 165 lbs

Israel Borge (Bixby, OK) - #1 at 144 lbs

Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ) - #2 at 132 lbs

Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - #4 at 132 lbs

Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA) - #4 at 144 lbs
 

Iowa State

Max Dhabolt (Ankeny, IA) - #2 at 175 lbs

Wyatt Lewis (Del Norte, CA) - #12 at 157 lbs

Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL) - #1 at 190 lbs

Roman Stewart (Liberty, MO) - #10 at 150 lbs
 

Lehigh

Emilio Albanese (Emmaus, PA) - #8 at 132 lbs

Gabe Ballard (Northampton, PA) - #4 at 157 lbs

Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ) - #1 at 120 lbs
 

Little Rock

Zack Aquila (Brecksville, OH) - #9 at 175 lbs

Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, MO) - #7 at 157 lbs
 

Maryland

Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ) - #6 at 126 lbs

Josh Piparo (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ) - #6 at 165 lbs
 

Michigan

Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ) - #5 at 175 lbs

Camden Rugg (Union Grove, WI) - #6 at 113 lbs
 

Michigan State

Layne Martin (Rockford, MI) - #19 at 120 lbs
 

Minnesota

Carson Neubert (Luxemburg, WI) - #11 at 150 lbs
 

Missouri

Cason Craft (Coweta, OK) - #4 at 113 lbs
 

Navy

Jet Brown (Odessa, MO) - #5 at 157 lbs
 

NC State

Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - #1 at 138 lbs

Anthony Ryan (Longwood, NY) - #12 at 126 lbs
 

Nebraska

Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA) - #7 at 165 lbs
 

North Carolina

Brandon Bickerton (Highland, OH) - #11 at 126 lbs

Steel Meyers (Allen, TX) - #14 at 165 lbs

Mick Moylan (Poway, CA) - #9 at 215 lbs

Kane Shawger (St. Xavier, OH) - #7 at 150 lbs

North Dakota State

Gage Spurgeon (Eddyville-Blakesburg, IA) - #20 at 138 lbs
 

Northern Iowa

Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ) - #1 at 132 lbs

Gavin Landers (Denver, IA) - #5 at 138 lbs

Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA) - #5 at 126 lbs
 

Ohio

Carter Price (Ripley, WV) - #19 at 150 lbs
 

Ohio State

Michael Boyle (Bishop Watterson, OH) - #1 at 215 lbs

Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco, CA) - #2 at 144 lbs

Nick Singer (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - #4 at 190 lbs
 

Oklahoma

Legend Ellis (Coweta, OK) - #13 at 150 lbs

Slater Hicks (Valencia, CA) - #5 at 132 lbs
 

Oklahoma State

Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ) - #4 at 215 lbs

Ladd Holman (Juab, UT) - #3 at 215 lbs

Michael Romero (St. John Bosco, CA) - #2 at 150 lbs

Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK) - #3 at 126 lbs

Penn

Dominick Morrison (Hatboro-Horsham, PA) - #8 at 120 lbs
 

Penn State

Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, OH) - #1 at 126 lbs

Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY) - #4 150 lbs

Landon Sidun (Norwin, PA) - #2 at 126 lbs

Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN) - #1 at 150 lbs
 

Pittsburgh

Gavin Ciampoli (Altoona, PA) - #8 at 165 lbs

Caige Horak (Perry, OH) - #13 at 190 lbs

Mason Horwat (Derry Area, PA) - #8 at 175 lbs

Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA) - #10 at 126 lbs
 

Princeton

Ronan An (North Cobb, GA) - #10 at 215 lbs

Vincenzo Anello (Blair Academy, NJ) - #2 at 138 lbs
 

Purdue

Brady Brown (Derry Area, PA) - #7 at 190 lbs

Greyson Fuchs (Detroit Catholic Central, MI) - #8 at 150 lbs

Ethan Sonne (Marist, IL) - #9 at 165 lbs
 

Rutgers

Carter Chunko (Saucon Valley, PA) - #11 at 144 lbs

Ryan DeGeorge (Delbarton, NJ) - #12 at 150 lbs

Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA) - #2 at 120 lbs

Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA) - #1 at 285 lbs
 

SIU Edwardsville

Sean Perez (Humble, TX) - #15 at 190 lbs
 

South Dakota State

Jake Kos (Simley, MN) - #18 at 144 lbs

Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD) - #14 at 144 lbs

Cooper Mathews (Cherokee Trail, CO) - #19 at 132 lbs
 

Stanford

Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA) - #8 at 144 lbs

Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA) - #7 at 144 lbs
 

Virginia Tech

Mario Carini (Poway, CA) - #1 at 175 lbs

Killian Coluccio (Lacey Township, NJ) - #11 at 113 lbs

Max Fortier (Fairmont, WV) - #12 at 175 lbs

Maximus Konopka (Greens Farms, CT) - #2 at 215 lbs

Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - #1 at 165 lbs
 

West Virginia

Tommy Gretz (Connellsville, PA) - #16 at 126 lbs

Stephen Myers (Parkersburg, WV) - #20 at 144 lbs

Dominic Way (Parkersburg, WV) - #10 at 157 lbs
 

Wisconsin

Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL) - #3 at 165 lbs

Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL) - #4 at 165 lbs

Brody Sendele (Hononegah, IL) - #11 at 175 lbs
 

Wyoming

Cael Floerchinger (Great Falls, MT) - #8 at 126 lbs

Earlier this week, MatScouts released the final Big Board rankings for the high school Class of 2026. These rankings will stay with each wrestler as they continue their wrestling careers. Yesterday, we got reacquainted with the #1 overall recruits for the last 20 years. Today, we’re going team by team to look at their recruiting haul. Recruits have been sorted according to the future homes. The numbers that precede their names refer to the ranking among the Class of 2026. 

Air Force: #135 Arment Waltenbaugh (The Hill School, PA), #144 Miller Sipes (Staley, MO)

American: #26 Reagan Milheim (Warrior Run, PA), #178 Isaiah Taylor (AIM Academy, PA)

Appalachian State: #60 Bentley Sly (Stuart Cramer, NC), #142 Zack Little (Summit, TN), #179 Brady Hand (Christiansburg, VA), #181 Dalton Weber (Pope John XXIII, NJ)

Arizona State: #18 Rylan Seacrist (Brecksville, OH), #33 Kal-el Fluckiger (Valiant Prep, AZ), #43 William Ward (Moorhead, MN), #66 Travis Cardenas (Chandler, AZ), #103 Antonio Rodriguez (Los Gatos, CA), #177 Justin Wardlow (Lockport, IL)

Army West Point: #19 Joe Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain, TN), #45 Ashton Besmer (Buchanan, CA), #82 Cash Colbert (Paul VI, VA), #105 Cooper Merli (New York Military Academy, NY), #120 Titus Norman (Baylor School, TN), #169 Alex Denkins (Perrysburg, OH), #183 Evan Sanati (Brentsville, VA), #185 Mikey Bautista (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), #230 Billy Tyler (Brentsville, VA), #232 Garett Kawczynski (Port Washington, WI)

Brown: #94 James Bechter (Northfield Mt. Hermon, OH), #145 Nevin Mattessich (Don Bosco Prep, NJ), #146 Chris Swann (Baylor School, GA)

Bucknell: #214 Hudson Hohman (Grove City, PA), #237 Antonio Boni (Central Valley, PA)

Buffalo: #154 Mason Rohr (Massillon Perry, OH), #164 Aiden Peterson (St. Edward, OH), #196 Braiden Weaver (Altoona, PA), #233 Rex Bryson (Centralia, MO)

Cal Poly: #189 Arno Vardanyan (Birmingham, CA), #194 Alias Raby (Anderson, CA)

Campbell: #192 James Tildsley (Shawshee Tech, MA)

Central Michigan: #147 Donny Beaufait (Dundee, MI), #152 Garrison Weisner (Clay, OH)

Chattanooga: #197 John Stewart (Scottsboro, AL)

Clarion: #206 Dalton Wenner (Cranberry, PA)

Cornell: #20 Joey Jeter (Edmond North, OK), #50 Santino Rodriguez (Don Bosco Prep, NJ), #52 Joe Toscano (Buchanan, CA), #99 Thomas Verrette (Edmond North, OK), #134 Michael Turi (Wyoming Seminary, PA), #161 Samson McKissick-Staley (Pittsford, NY), #182 Tyler Traves (Mountain View, VA), #210 Brayden Zuercher (Nazareth, PA)

Drexel: #180 Anthony DePaul (St. Augustine Prep, NJ)

East Stroudsburg: #156 Nic Gonzalez (Mt. Olive, NJ)

Edinboro: #212 Jordan Thompson (Bradford, PA)

George Mason: #98 Kross Cassidy (Fairfax, VA), #130 Dom Sumpolec (Notre Dame-Green Pond, PA), #139 Victor Marks-Jenkins (Perry Hall, MD), #223 Nate Moore (Grassfield, VA)

Illinois: #28 Wyatt Medlin (Washington, IL), #32 Aaron Stewart (Warren, IL), #64 Liam Kelly (Mt. Carmel, IL), #96 Jake Knight (Bettendorf, IA), #109 Caeleb Hutchinson (Manhattan, KS), #133 Josh Hoffer (Washington, IL), #176 Jaxon Penovich (Mt. Prospect, IL), #249 Griff Powell (LaGrange, IL)

Indiana: #166 Jackson Shipley (Dripping Springs, TX)

Iowa: #17 Michael Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons, FL), #68 Bobby Duffy (Christian Brothers, NJ), #108 David Calkins (Liberty, CA)

Iowa State: #7 Coby Merrill (JW North, CA), #44 Jake Miller (Broken Arrow, OK), #116 David Perez (Ponaganset, RI), #141 Valentine Popadiuc (St. Pius X, NM), #209 Cale Vandermark (Ankeny, IA), #241 Thunder Lewis (Del Norte,CA)

Kent State: #163 Jordan Fincher (Hickman, MO)

Lehigh: #23 Dean Bechtold (Owen J. Roberts, PA), #29 Keanu Dillard (Bethlehem Catholic, PA), #56 Cael Weidemoyer (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #235 Tavio Hoose (Southwestern, NY)

Little Rock: #54 Revin Dickman (Brownsburg, IN), #91 Isaiah Jones (Bixby, OK), #106 Justyce Zuniga (Toppenish, WA), #115 Ryder Smith (Chattanooga Christian, TN), #203 Tre Haines (Arlington, WA), #239 DJ Clarke (Buford, GA), #246 Logan Milsaps (Woodlands Park, TX)

Lock Haven: #76 Chris Noto (Honeoye Falls-Lima, NY)

Maryland: #87 Ivan Arias (Buchanan, CA), #117 Mateo Vinciguerra (Woodstown, NJ), #121 Liston Seibert (Massillon Perry, OH), #190 Devin Downes (Plainedge, NY), #248 Bradley Williams (Spain Park, AL)

Michigan: #10 Moses Mendoza (Gilroy, CA), #13 Kellen Wolbert (Oconowomoc, WI), #16 Haakon Peterson (Dodgeville, WI), #37 Henry Aslikyan (Birmingham, CA), #65 Blake Cosby (Dundee, MI), #97 Bodie Abbey (Hartland, MI), #155 JayDen Williams (Roseville, MI)

Michigan State: #80 Nick Sorrow (Hudson, MI), #157 Logan Tollison (Grand Ledge, MI), #220 Dale Gant (Grand Rapids Central Catholic, MI)

Minnesota: #15 Tyler Dekraker (Lake Highland Prep, VA), #63 Cooper Rowe (Mound Westonka, MN), #132 Titan Frederichs (Watertown, MN), #160 John Murphy (St. Michael-Albertville, MN), #207 Mason Carlson (Syracuse, UT)

Missouri: #70 Aiden Cooley (Allen, TX), #104 Yandel Morales (Lake Highland Prep, MA), #162 Trey Craig (Christian Brothers, MO), #186 Demetrios Carrera (Marmion Academy, IL), #193 Curtis Borge (Bixby, OK), #198 Brady Collins (East Troy, WI), #227 Jason Hampton (Joliet Catholic, IL)

Navy: #102 Sammy Spaulding (Camden Catholic, NJ), #168 Mac Speece (Wilson, PA)

NC State: #40 Griffin LaPlante (Starpoint, NY), #69 Luke Ricketts (Union County, KY), #71 Kai Calcutt (Loyola Academy, IL), #78 Dom Deputy (Chestnut Ridge, PA), #148 Lorenzo Alston (Uwharrie Charter, NC), #195 Sean Willcox (St. John Bosco, CA), #208 Lander Bosh (Layton, UT), #240 Jack Campbell (Nazareth, PA)

Nebraska: #22 Lincoln Sledzianowski (St. John Neumann, FL), #74 Mason Petersen (Columbus, NE), #77 Willmont Kai (Whitehall, PA), #110 Elijah Collick (Stephen Decatur, MD), #137 Nolan Fellers (Bondurant, IA), #149 Davis Parrow (Farmington, MN), #171 Noah Bull (Layton, UT), #217 Zaiyahn Ornelas (Creighton Prep, NE), #247 Jason Singer (Faith Christian Academy, PA)

North Carolina: #59 Nadav Nafshi (Lake Highland Prep, PA), #61 Lincoln Jipp (Bettendorf, IA), #83 Brody Kelly (IC Catholic Prep, IL), #90 Cristian Alvarez (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), #126 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach, NY), #188 Lukas Littleton-Mascaro (Malvern Prep, PA)

North Dakota State: #219 Brendan Agcaoili (SLAM Academy, NV), #224 Evan Perez (Severance, CO)

Northern Iowa: #25 Waylon Cressell (Warren Central, IN), #100 Declan Koch (Neenah, WI), #123 Ashton Honnold (Nodaway Valley, IA), #211 Vince Jasinski (Fox Lake Grant, IL)

Northwestern: #41 Will Detar (Trinity, PA), #51 Ryder Wilder (Camden County, GA), #57 Jaxon Miller (Carlisle, IA), #118 Liam Davis (Lake Highland Prep, FL), #159 Travyn Boger (South Summit, UT), #213 Alex Pierce (Iowa City West, IA), #225 Royce Lopez (Warren, IL)

Ohio: #234 Colin Wooldridge (LaSalle, OH)

Ohio State: #11 Antonio Mills (Athens Christian, GA), #12 Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #21 Karson Brown (St. Edward, OH), #24 Dom Munaretto (St. Charles East, IL), #89 Tee Mills (Athens Christian, GA)

Oklahoma: #34 Dallas Russell (Jefferson, GA), #35 Mason Ontiveros (Pitman, CA), #67 Alex Taylor (Mount Vernon, OH), #72 Mikey Ruiz (Canyon Randall, TX), #88 Johnathon McGinty (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), #131 Christian Jelle (Grand Rapids, MN), #167 Eric Casula (Stillwater, OK)

Oklahoma State: #1 Jax Forrest (Bishop McCort, PA), #4 Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge, IA), #5 Jordyn Raney (Union County, KY), #6 Jayden Raney (Union County, KY), #8 Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan, CA), #9 Michael White (Lawrence North, IN)

Oregon State: #47 Christopher Creason (El Diamante, CA), #136 Kalob Ybarra (Pomona, CO), #140 Travis Grace (Gilroy, CA), #170 Nathan Carrillo (St. John Bosco, CA)

Penn: #31 CJ Betz (Delbarton, NJ), #39 Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep, FL), #62 Gus Cardinal (Valiant Prep, AZ), #158 Anthony DiAndrea (Watchung Hills, NJ)

Penn State: #3 Jayden James (Delbarton, NJ), #27 Sam Herring (Bishop McCort, PA), #36 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon, PA)

Pittsburgh: #113 Kyle Scott (Tyrone, PA), #215 Santino Sloboda (Butler, PA)

Princeton: #55 Mark Effendian (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #107 Tyler Conroy (Malvern Prep, PA), #112 Joey Joyce (Ponaganset, RI), #127 Joey Canova (Bergen Catholic, NJ)

Purdue: #46 Camden Baum (Bishop McDevitt, PA), #53 Zach Stewart (Marmion Academy, IL), #125 Xavier Smith (Fishers, IN), #129 Nathan Rioux (Avon, IN), #200 Parker Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN), #204 Drake Hooiman (SLAM Academy, NV), #228 Tylin Thrine (New Castle, IN), #250 Jackson Bradley (Jay County, IN)

Rider: #174 Chase Hansen (Cape May, NJ), #236 Kage Jones (Camden Catholic, NJ)

Rutgers: #14 Brandt Harer (Montgomery, PA), #86 CJ Huerta (Buchanan, CA), #153 Alex Reyes (Holmdel, NJ)

San Francisco State: #245 Tommy Holgiun (Bellarmine, CA)

SIU Edwardsville: #111 Kalias Nazario (Mater Lakes, FL), #138 Kiernan Meink (Millard South, NE), #242 Will Oberbroekling (Southeast Polk, IA), #243 Maximus Hay (Brown Deer, WI), #244 Linkin Carter (Carroll, IN)

South Dakota State: #143 Tyson Martin (Aquinas, WI), #175 Riley Johnson (Skutt Catholic, NE)

Stanford: #30 Zeno Moore (Lake Highland Prep, FL), #95 Siraj Sidhu (Del Oro, CA), #101 Slava Shahbazyan (Birmingham, CA), #172 Jarrett Smith (Lowell, MI)

St. Cloud State: #221 Justis Jesuroga (Southeast Polk, IA)

Utah Valley: #191 Elijah Schunke (Brandon Valley, SD), #201 Chris Dennis (Central Bucks West, PA), #205 Czar Quintanilla (University, WA), #216 Roman Luttrell (Cleveland, NM)

Virginia: #119 Preston Wagner (Fremont, NE), #122 Nate Consigli (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA), #128 Liam Crook (Kaukauna, WI), #150 Jaelen Culp (Indian Trail, SC), #226 Nick Salamone (Easton, PA)

Virginia Tech: #2 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort, PA), #38 Nick Garcia (Marmion Academy, IL), #42 Jonathan Rocha (Clovis North, CA), #49 Alex Rozas (Teurlings Catholic, LA), #218 Jake Robie (Christiansburg, VA)

West Virginia: #48 Mason Jakob (Dobyns Bennett, TN), #81 Gage Wentzel (Montoursville, PA), #114 Brennan Warwick (Massillon Perry, OH), #187 Paxton Hunt (Garnet Valley, PA), #222 Jackson Angelo (Lake Highland Prep, PA), #238 Kaleo Garcia (Gilroy, CA)

Wisconsin: #58 Eli Leonard (Mt. Horeb, WI), #151 Cael Leisgang (Seymour, WI)

Wyoming: #73 Austin Paris (Grand County, UT), #75 Tucker Roybal (Union, UT), #92 Dom Wilson (Rockwall, TX), #165 Austin Collins (Wray, CO), #184 Kyler Walters (Shakopee, MN), #199 Blake Bartos (Medina, OH), #202 Derek Barrows (Pomona, CO)

Yesterday, MatScouts released its final Big Board for the Class of 2026. MatScouts (and InterMat’s) Willie Saylor has long been regarded as the gold standard for recruiting information, so his Big Board rankings generally carry the most weight and are considered “official” when referring to a particular recruits' ranking. 

Over the next few days, we have a couple pieces of content planned which stem from these recruiting rankings. Before getting to that, we’ll just start with the lowest hanging fruit. Who finished #1? 

The number one overall recruit is an important label that only one wrestler per year gets to tout. In a star-studded class like 2026, there might be multiple wrestlers good enough to be considered a #1 recruit; however, only one gets the title. 

If you were to look at past #1 overall recruits, you notice earning All-American honors is almost a given and national titles tend to follow, as well. Though there are big expectations, these wrestlers tend to have excellent collegiate careers. 

The #1 wrestler from the Class of 2026 is a unique case. For every other #1 overall recruit, there is some projection that takes place in May - once these rankings have been released. For this year’s #1, Jax Forrest, no projection is needed. He’s already competed in the NCAA postseason once and earned a national title. Forrest took the unusual route that consisted of enrolling at Oklahoma State in what would have been the second half of his senior year at Bishop McCort High School. Before that Senior season, Forrest already made a Senior World Team.

Here is the illustrious company that Forrest joins with his title - #1 overall recruit. We’ve gone back through 20 years of #1 overall recruits. Some of the data precedes MatScouts or Willie’s rankings (pre 2013). For those rankings, we’ve used InterMat’s #1 ranked wrestler. 

 

The Last 20 #1 Overall Recruits

2026: Jax Forrest: Bishop McCort (PA) - Oklahoma State

2025: PJ Duke: Minisink Valley (NY) - Penn State

2024: Luke Lilledahl: Wyoming Seminary (MO) - Penn State

2023: Meyer Shapiro: Wyoming Seminary (MD) - Cornell

2022: Nick Feldman: Malvern Prep (PA) - Ohio State

2021: Paddy Gallagher: St. Edward (OH) - Ohio State

2020: AJ Ferrari: Allen (TX) - Oklahoma State

2019: Greg Kerkvliet: Simley (MN) - Ohio State

2018: Gable Steveson: Apple Valley (MN) - Minnesota

2017: Spencer Lee: Franklin Regional (PA) - Iowa

2016: Mark Hall: Apple Valley (MN) - Penn State

2015: Zahid Valencia: St. John Bosco (CA) - Arizona State

2014: Kyle Snyder: Good Counsel (MD) - Ohio State

2013: Bo Jordan: Graham (OH) - Ohio State

2012: Jason Tsirtsis: Crown Point (IN) - Northwestern

2011: Morgan McIntosh: Calvary Chapel (CA) - Penn State

2010: Logan Stieber: Monroeville (OH) - Ohio State

2009: David Taylor: Graham (OH) - Penn State

2008: Jason Welch: Las Lomas (CA) - Northwestern

2007: Cody Gardner: Christiansburg (VA) - Virginia Tech

Last week, we re-ranked the recruiting Class of 2021 and a couple of days ago, we discussed the team recruiting rankings from 2021 and how they might have changed with five years of information. Closing out our 2021 recruiting discussion is a look at the top unranked wrestlers from that year.

There were more who went on to have productive careers at the DI level, but we chose to highlight four. The number is so low because MatScouts Willie Saylor was able to compile a Big Board that listed 300 prospects from the Class of 2021. Even with so many recruits, these four managed to fly under the radar in high school.

Here are the four, along with some information about their collegiate careers.

Cesar Alvan: Columbia (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA)

The only unranked wrestler from the Class of 2021 to find the NCAA podium was Cesar Alvan. Alvan was able to qualify for the NCAA Tournament on three occasions, but really shone in his final appearance. In Thursday’s Round of 16 action, Alvan brought the crowd to its feet by pinning #5 seed Ladarion Lockett of Oklahoma State. A day later, he got by the #4 seed and Big 12 champion Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) to make the NCAA semifinals. After a loss to the eventual Hodge Trophy winner, Alvan rebounded and won a pair of matches to claim third place. His finish ties the best in Columbia wrestling history.

Max Brignola: Lehigh (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ)

Max Brignola came to Lehigh after finishing fourth in New Jersey as a high school senior. Because of injuries to a starter, Brignola was brought out of redshirt in year one and finished third in the EIWA, earning a trip to NCAA’s. He added another in 2024 after getting to the EIWA finals. Brignola finally got his redshirt in 2024-25 and really elevated his game. He was invited to compete at the early season NWCA All-Star Classic and spent his senior season ranked in the top ten. Brignola ended up capturing an elusive EIWA crown before earning the seventh seed at nationals. He’d end up one match shy of All-American honors after falling to Nicco Ruiz in the bloodround.

James Conway: Franklin & Marshall (Loyola Blakefield, MD)

The coaching staff at the only DIII school wrestling at the DI level was able to uncover a gem in Maryland’s James Conway. Conway posted winning records during his first two years with the Diplomats, but didn’t qualify for nationals until his junior season. In his first NCAA Tournament, Conway went 1-2, but posted a win over the returning NCAA third-place finisher (Chris Foca - Cornell). Conway redshirted in 2024-25 to prepare for a big final campaign. This season, Conway made F&M history by winning the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. After Vegas, Conway spent the remainder of the year ranked in the top eight. In the postseason, Conway advanced to the EIWA finals and fought his way to the NCAA bloodround. In 2024, Conway was also honored with the NCAA’s Elite 90 Award - presented to the athlete competing at the championship site with the highest GPA.

Garrett Thompson: Ohio (Franklin Regional, PA)

Every couple of years, we hear one of these anecdotes that remind us just how tough Pennsylvania high school wrestling truly is. Garrett Thompson never qualified for the Pennsylvania AAA state tournament. Despite that setback, Thompson went on to qualify for the NCAA Tournament a couple of years later. He then finished his career at Ohio as a three-time NCAA qualifier and a two-time MAC finalist (one-time champ). In 2025, Thompson was seeded fourth at the 174 lbs weight class and had his deepest NCAA run, with two wins under his belt.

Earlier this month, we partook in an InterMat tradition, re-ranking a recruiting class five years after the fact. 2021 was up for evaluation. The 2021 class was like none we’ve ever evaluated before. Frankly, it didn’t feature the star power that most of its predecessors (and those that followed) produced.

The re-ranking looks at the recruiting class from an individual perspective. Today, we’re going to look at the class from a team standpoint.

Usually, getting multiple All-Americans in the same class reflects a solid group. Three or more is slightly unusual and indicative of a great group. The same goes for multiple national champions.

The problem with the Class of 2021 is that we generally didn’t have any teams that hit those benchmarks. Iowa signed two wrestlers who earned All-American honors; however, one transferred after redshirting and never wrestled an official dual in a Hawkeye singlet. On the other hand, they got three All-American honors from a transfer from this class.

Trying to determine who ended up with the best actual class is difficult. A handful of teams have one excellent performer (Van Ness/Hamiti/Figueroa), but generally, it’s limited to one wrestler.

As we’re looking for classes that feature more than one significant contributor, Minnesota stands out with five wrestlers who qualified for NCAA’s at least once (though one never qualified for Minnesota). Maryland has an All-American, plus two other four-time national qualifiers. North Dakota State has an impressive group, though the bulk of their recruits' damage occurred at other schools. Rutgers netted four national qualifiers - two of which went to three or more NCAA Tournaments. Purdue quietly had five national qualifiers, although only one qualified for more than one tournament.

None of this is very clear and none really stand out from the others. What’s your opinion?

Below are the recruiting classes as ranked in 2021 by MatScouts. Rankings next to each wrestler correspond to their 2021 Big Board rankings.

#1 Penn State: #2 Alex Facundo (MI), #5 Shayne Van Ness (NJ), #55 Gary Steen (PA), #76 Lucas Cochran (UT)

#2 Arizona State: #3 Richie Figueroa (CA), #13 Cael Valencia (CA), #60 Mykey Ramos (AZ), #88 Carter Dibert (PA), #146 Max Wilner (CA)

#3 Iowa: #4 Drake Ayala (IA), #16 Wyatt Henson (PA), #49 Caleb Rathjen (IA)

#4 NC State: #23 Joey Milano (PA), #30 Stevo Poulin (NY), #32 Derek Fields (OH), #42 Jacob Null (NY), #99 Skylar Smith (TX), #134 Brock DelSignore (NY), #291 Brant Whitaker (MO), #297 James Joplin (NC)

#5 Cornell: #26 Brett Ungar (PA), #46 Ryan Sokol (MN), #50 Vince Cornella (CO), #61 Cooper Kropman (NY), #147 Justin Mayes (OH), #167 Christian Hansen (NY), #275 Evan Canoyer (NE), #294 Ethan Fernandez (NJ)

#6 Oklahoma State: #15 Victor Voinovich (OH), #21 Travis Mastrogiovanni (NJ), #37 Kyle Haas (KS), #142 Teague Travis (MO), #186 Cooper Birdwell (MT), #214 Luke Mechler (WI)

#7 Minnesota: #22 Bennett Tabor (MN), #47 Tagen Jamison (TX), #65 Blaine Brenner (WI), #67 Drew Roberts (ID), #92 Vance Vombaur (CO), #117 Jager Eisch (WI), #153 Gage Nagel (MN), #229 Mason Gehloff (MN)

#8 Northwestern: #11 Carter Young (OK), #12 Joel Vandevere (IL), #200 Evan Bates (IN)

#9 Nebraska: #7 Lenny Pinto (PA), #17 Jagger Condomitti (PA), #138 Adam Thebeau (IL), NR Nash Hutmacher (SD)

#10 Maryland: #36 Jaxon Smith (GA), #43 Ethen Miller (MO), #53 Adrien Cramer (IL), #70 Braxton Brown (TX), #269 Gaven Bell (NY)

#11 Oklahoma: #9 Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (PA), #19 Tate Picklo (OK), #118 Jared Hill (OK), #219 Ryder Wiese (OK)

#12 South Dakota State: #14 Alek Martin (OH), #59 Derrick Cardinal (MN), #71 Cael Swensen (MN), #97 Roman Rogotzke (MN), #224 Isaac Klinkhammer (SD), #265 Connor Gaynor (IL)

#13 Ohio State: #1 Paddy Gallagher (OH), #34 Mike Misita (NJ), #40 Andre Gonzales (CA), #218 Bryer Hall (IN), #247 Chase Liardi (NY)

#14 Wisconsin: #6 Dean Hamiti (IL), #52 Brooks Empey (WI)

#15 Iowa State: #31 Nate Schon (PA), #45 Paniro Johnson (PA), #51 Conor Knopick (NE), #230 Jack Gaukel (IA), #267 Sam Hrabovsky (MO)

#16 North Dakota State: #57 Carlos Negrete (CA), #73 Mikey Caliendo (IL), #77 DJ Parker (IL), #86 Juan Mora (CA), #104 Dominic Vacura (MN), #231 Spencer Mooberry (IA), #241 Cole Gripka (MO), #256 Gabriel Schumm (CA), #259 Bailey Flanagan (FL)

#17 Rutgers: #10 Dean Peterson (NJ), #24 Kyonte Hamilton (MD), #54 Joey Olivieri (NJ), #69 Tony White (NJ), #190 Dylan Weaver (NJ), #245 Michael Cetta (NJ), #266 John O’Donnell (NJ)

#18 North Carolina: #18 Caden McCrary (GA), #64 Spencer Moore (KY), #165 Isaias Estrada (CO), #232 Sincere Bailey (IL)

#19 Northern Colorado: #25 Benji Alanis (AZ), #89 Xavier Doolin (MO), #105 Vince Zerban (IL), #107 Branson Britten (TX), #202 Rudy Lopez (CO), #236 Franklin Cruz (CO), #290 Kenny Sailsas (CO)

#20 Virginia Tech: #20 Cooper Flynn (TN), #44 Trey Kibe (PA)

#21 Pittsburgh: #35 Luca Augustine (PA), #75 Brock McMillen (PA), #130 Ethan Finch (PA), #244 Cole Hivnor (OH)

#22 Purdue: #56 Hayden Copass (IL), #74 Stoney Buell (MI), #90 Ben Vanadia (OH), #94 Dustin Norris (OH), #174 Hayden Filipovich (IN), #198 Tristan Ruhlman (IN)

#23 Little Rock: #48 Matty Bianchi (WI), #102 Cayden Auch (MO), #163 Jayden Gomez (CA), #164 Cougar Andersen (OK), #204 Apollo Gothard (IL), #212 Mason Diel (WI), #235 Ty Lukens (FL), #288 Cade Manion (OK)

#24 Wyoming: #62 Quayin Short (MN), #100 Bryce Dauphin (OK), #126 Aidan Noonan (IA), #258 Dorian Walters (MO)

#25 Navy: #81 Cael Crebs (PA), #83 Jake Lucas (PA), #106 Jake Koderhandt (IL), #121 Vince Santaniello (NJ), #128 Ryan Catka (PA), #154 Brendan Ferretti (MI), #166 Zach Espalin (AZ), #279 George Ruiz (CA)

One of the longstanding traditions at InterMat is the re-ranking of high school recruiting classes five years after the wrestlers enrolled in college. This class is different from some of its recent predecessors because it's on the other side of the post-Covid extra year of eligibility. Those other classes had large chunks of wrestlers that still had another year of eligibility remaining. The 2021 class has only a few who maintain eligibility due to injury waivers. So we’re almost back to some level of normalcy with wrestling recruiting.

I’ll say it now, overall, this group turned out to be one of the weakest recruiting classes in recent memory. At least for top-tier production. There are lots of wrestlers from 2021 that turned out to be quality DI wrestlers, but it lacks the star power of most classes I’ve seen in more than two decades of following wrestling recruiting.

I’m sure some of this could be attributed to stars from previous recruiting classes holding extra eligibility due to the Covid year. Part of that is correct.

This class only produced two NCAA champions and four national finalists. For comparison’s sake, the 2024 and 2025 classes already have two NCAA champions.

On a more positive note, as the years pass, there are fewer and fewer misses at the top of these rankings. More competitions at the high school level and more video allow for better evaluation of prospects. That is reflected in the top ten of this weight, where only one of those wrestlers did not qualify for multiple NCAA tournaments.

Looking at the top group from the Class of 2021, it’s really a two-horse race as to who should hold the #1 spot during our re-ranking. Dean Hamiti and Mikey Caliendo are the options. The points for Hamiti are that he finished as a national champion, owns a Big Ten title, and he never redshirted. Caliendo earned All-American honors four times, made two finals, and happened to be at the same weight as the 2026 Hodge Trophy winner, Mitchell Mesenbrink.

If we were to look at this recruiting class a year from now, that top spot might be different. Shayne Van Ness is expected to receive another year of eligibility and a national title would be enough to push him into the #1 spot. There are some other notables that are still active, but they wouldn’t unseat Hamiti/Caliendo, even with a title.

So, let’s get down to it! Below are the top 40 wrestlers from the Class of 2021, re-ranked after considering their collegiate accomplishments. They are listed along with the schools they attended, along with their original high school class ranking via Willie Saylor’s MatScouts site.

After the top 40 is a list of the top 50 from 2021. On that list, wrestlers are noted by the schools they initially signed with.

1. Dean Hamiti (Joliet, IL) - Wisconsin/Oklahoma State (High School Rank: #6)

2025 NCAA Champion, 3x NCAA All-American (1,6,6), 2023 Big Ten Champion 
 

2. Mikey Caliendo (Geneva, IL) - North Dakota State/Iowa (High School Rank: #73)

4x NCAA All-American (2,2,4,7), 2x NCAA Runner-Up, 2x Big Ten Runner-Up
 

3. Drake Ayala (Fort Dodge, IA) - Iowa (High School Rank: #4)

3x NCAA All-American (5,2,2), 2x NCAA Runner-Up, 2025 Big Ten Runner-Up
 

4. Shayne Van Ness (Somerville, NJ) - Penn State (High School Rank: #5) - Still Active

3x NCAA All-American (2,3,3), 2026 NCAA Runner-Up, 2026 Big Ten Champion
 

5. Richie Figueroa (Sanger, CA) - Arizona State/Oklahoma State (High School Rank: #3)

2024 NCAA Champion, 2024 Pac-12 Champion, 2x NCAA Qualifier
 

6. Vance Vombaur (Greeley, CO) - Minnesota (High School Rank: #92) - Still Active

2x NCAA All-American (8,8), 2025 Big Ten Runner-Up, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

7. Nico Provo (Stratford, CT) - Stanford (High School Rank: #82) - Still Active

1x NCAA All-American (3), 2x Conference Runner-Up (1x ACC, 1x Pac-12), 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

8. Stevo Poulin (Ballston Lake, NY) - NC State/Northern Colorado/Iowa State (High School Rank: #30)

1x NCAA All-American (8), 2023 Big 12 Champion, 2x Big 12 finalist, 2x NCAA Round of 12 finisher
 

9. Vinny Zerban (Bethalto, IL) - Northern Colorado/Iowa State (High School Rank: #105)

1x NCAA All-American (6), 2025 Big 12 Champion, 1x NCAA Round of 12 finisher
 

10. Jaxon Smith (Cartersville, GA) - Maryland (High School Rank: #36) - Still Active

1x NCAA All-American (6), 2023 Big Ten 3rd Place, 1x NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

11. Chance Lamer (Corvallis, OR) - Michigan/Cal Poly/Nebraska (High School Rank: #8)

1x NCAA All-American (4), 2024 Pac-12 Runner-Up, 4x NCAA Qualifier, 2x NCAA Round of 12 Finisher
 

12. Cesar Alvan (Ludlow, MA) - Columbia (High School Rank: NR)

1x NCAA All-American (3), 2026 Ivy League Champion, 2x Ivy League Runner-Up, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

13. Josh Koderhandt (Belleville, IL) - Navy (High School Rank: #106)

1x NCAA All-American (6), 2x EIWA Champion, NCAA Round of 12 finisher
 

14. Matt Bianchi (Two Rivers, WI) - Little Rock (High School Rank: #48)

1x NCAA All-American (7), 2025 Pac-12 Champion, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

15. Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, PA) - Iowa/Oklahoma/Lock Haven (High School Rank: #16)

1x NCAA All-American (8), 3x MAC Champion, 4x NCAA Qualifier
 

16. Paddy Gallagher (Chesterland, OH) - Ohio State (High School Rank: #1)

1x NCAA All-American (8), 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

17. Peyten Kellar (Cutler, OH) - Ohio/Oklahoma (High School Rank: #115)

1x NCAA All-American (5), 2024 MAC Champion, 2x NCAA Qualifier
 

18. David Szuba (Brick, NJ) - Rider/Arizona State (High School Rank: #27)

1x NCAA All-American (7), 2025 MAC Champion, 2x NCAA Qualifier
 

19. Lenny Pinto (Stroudsburg, PA) - Nebraska/Rutgers (High School Rank: #7)

2x NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 2025 Big Ten Runner-Up, 4x NCAA Qualifier
 

20. Dean Peterson (Barnegat, NJ) - Rutgers/Iowa (High School Rank: #10)

3x NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 4x NCAA Qualifier
 

21. Jett Strickenberger (Colorado Springs, CO) - North Idaho/W Kansas Tech/West Virginia (High School Rank: #125)

2x NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 2025 Big 12 Champion, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

22. Nathan Taylor (Brookville, PA) - Lehigh (High School Rank: #177) - Still Active

2024 NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 2x EIWA Champion, 3x EIWA finalist, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

23. Vince Cornella (Lafayette, CO) - Cornell (High School Rank: #50) - Still Active

2026 NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 2x Conference Champion (1x Ivy/1x EIWA), 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

24. Max Brignola (Fair Haven, NJ) - Lehigh (High School Rank: NR)

2026 NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 2026 EIWA Champion, 2x EIWA finalist, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

25. James Conway (Towson, MD) - Franklin & Marshall (High School Rank: NR)

2026 NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 2026 EIWA Runner-Up, 2x NCAA Qualifier, NCAA #4 seed
 

26. Joey Olivieri (East Hanover, NJ) - Rutgers (High School Rank: #54)

2025 NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

27. Luca Augustine (Waynesburg, PA) - Pittsburgh (High School Rank: #35)

2025 NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 2025 ACC Runner-Up, 4x NCAA Qualifier
 

28. Ethen Miller (Kansas City, MO) - Maryland/Virginia Tech (High School Rank: #43)

4x NCAA Qualifier, 2026 ACC Runner-Up
 

29. Tagen Jamison (Plano West, TX) - Minnesota/Oklahoma State (High School Rank: #47)

2025 NCAA Round of 12 finisher, 2025 Big 12 Runner-Up, 2x NCAA Qualifier
 

30. Paniro Johnson (Erie, PA) - Iowa State (High School Rank: #45)

2x Big 12 Champion, 2x NCAA Qualifier, NCAA #4 and #5 seed

31. Caleb Tyus (Bethalto, IL) - SIU Edwardsville (High School Rank: #211)

2026 MAC Runner-Up, 2026 NCAA #6 seed, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

32. Braxton Brown (Allen, TX) - Maryland (High School Rank: #70)

4x NCAA Qualifier, 2025 NCAA #9 seed
 

33. Alex Facundo (Essexville, MI) - Penn State/Oklahoma State (High School Rank: #2)

2026 Big 12 Runner-Up, 2x NCAA Qualifier, 2026 NCAA #8 seed
 

34. Carter Young (Stillwater, OK) - Oklahoma State/Maryland (High School Rank: #11)

2026 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

35. Isaac Dean (Medford, NJ) - Rider/Iowa State (High School Rank: #286)

2025 MAC Champion, 2025 NCAA #7 Seed, 2x NCAA Qualifier
 

36. DJ Parker (Moline, IL) - North Dakota State/Oklahoma (High School Rank: #77)

2025 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

37. Maximo Renteria (Clovis, CA) - Illinois/Oregon State (High School Rank: #29)

2025 Pac-12 Champion, 2x Pac-12 finalist, 2026 NCAA #9 seed
 

38. Cael Swensen (Plymouth, MN) - South Dakota State (High School Rank: #71)

2023 NCAA Round of 12 Finisher, 2024 Big 12 3rd Place, 3x NCAA Qualifier
 

39. Evan Bates (Chesterton, IN) - Northwestern/Missouri (High School Rank: #200)

3x NCAA Qualifier
 

40. Diego Sotelo (Plainfield, IL) - Harvard/Michigan (High School Rank: #98)

3x NCAA Qualifier

Class of 2021 Recruiting Rankings; As posted in 2021

1. Paddy Gallagher (St. Edward, OH/Ohio State)

2. Alex Facudno (Davidson, MI/Penn State)

3. Richie Figueroa (Selma, CA/Arizona State)

4. Drake Ayala (Fort Dodge, IA/Iowa)

5. Shayne Van Ness (Blair Academy, NJ/Penn State)

6. Dean Hamiti (Joliet Catholic, IL/Wisconsin)

7. Lenny Pinto (Stroudsburg, PA/Nebraska)

8. Chance Lamer (Crescent Valley, OR/Michigan)

9. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Seneca Valley, PA/Oklahoma)

10. Dean Peterson (St. John Vianney, NJ/Rutgers)

11. Carter Young (Stillwater, OK/Northwestern)

12. Joel Vandevere (Warren Township, IL/Northwestern)

13. Cael Valencia (St. John Bosco, CA/Arizona State)

14. Alek Martin (Graham, OH/South Dakota State)

15. Victor Voinovich (Brecksville, OH/Oklahoma State)

16. Wyatt Henson (Waynesburg, PA/Iowa)

17. Jagger Condomitti (Northampton, PA/Nebraska)

18. Caden McCrary (Woodland, GA/North Carolina)

19. Tate Picklo (Mustang, OK/Oklahoma)

20. Cooper Flynn (McDonogh, MD/Virginia Tech)

21. Travis Mastrogiovanni (Blair Academy, NJ/Oklahoma State)

22. Bennett Tabor (Simley, MN/Minnesota)

23. Joey Milano (Spring-Ford, PA/NC State)

24. Kyonte Hamilton (Georgetown Prep, MD/Rutgers - Football)

25. Benji Alanis (Valiant Prep, AZ/Northern Colorado)

26. Brett Ungar (Notre Dame-Green Pond, PA/Cornell)

27. David Szuba (Brick Memorial, NJ/Rider)

28. Enrique Munguia (Elyria, OH/Kent State)

29. Maximo Renteria (Buchanan, CA/Illinois)

30. Stevo Poulin (Shenendehowa, NY/NC State)

31. Nate Schon (Selinsgrove, PA/Iowa State)

32. Derek Fields (Brunswick, OH/NC State)

33. Luka Wick (San Marino, CA/Cal Poly)

34. Mike Misita (Williamstown, NJ/Ohio State)

35. Luca Augustine (Waynesburg, PA/Pittsburgh)

36. Jaxon Smith (Woodland, GA/Maryland)

37. Kyle Haas (Maize, KS/Oklahoma State)

38. Korbin Shepherd (Blue Springs, MO/Missouri)

39. Henry Porter (Gilroy, CA/Indiana)

40. Andre Gonzales (Poway, CA/Ohio State)

41. Jordan Titus (Center Moriches, NY/West Virginia)

42. Jacob Null (Dolgeville, NY/NC State)

43. Ethen Miller (Park Hill, MO/Maryland)

44. Trey Kibe (Waynesburg, PA/Virginia Tech)

45. Paniro Johnson (Cathedral Prep, PA/Iowa State)

46. Ryan Sokol (Simley, MN/Cornell)

47. Tagen Jamison (Plano West, TX/Oklahoma State)

48. Matty Bianchi (Two Rivers, WI/Little Rock)

49. Caleb Rathjen (Ankeny, IA/Iowa)

50. Vince Cornella (Monarch, CO/Cornell)

Last week, MatScout released their final high school rankings for the 2025-26 season. We wanted to see how each college team’s recruits stacked up in those all-important final rankings. 

Wrestlers have been listed via school in alphabetical order. If there is no “Class of” not next to a name, they are from the Class of 2026. 

Air Force

#11 Salah Tsarni (Blair Academy, NJ) - 190 lbs - Class of 2027

#17 Arment Waltenbaugh (The Hill School, PA) - 165 lbs

#18 Miller Sipes (Staley, MO) - 144 lbs

#24 Joey Favia (Marmion Academy, IL) - 285 lbs

 

American

#6 Reagan Milheim (Warrior Run, PA) - 157 lbs

#23 Isaiah Taylor (AIM Academy, PA) - 285 lbs

 

Appalachian State

#8 Bentley Sly (Stuart W. Cramer, NC) - 150 lbs

#11 Brady Hand (Christiansburg, Va) - 150 lbs

#18 Zack Little (Summit, TN) - 157 lbs

#23 Dalton Weber (Pope John XXIII, NJ) - 132 lbs
 

Arizona State

#1 Rylan Seacrist (Brecksville, OH) - 113 lbs

#3 Kal-El Fluckiger (Valiant Prep, AZ) - 215 lbs

#5 Caleb Noble (Warren, IL) - 113 lbs - Class of 2027

#9 William Ward (Moorehead, MN) - 190 lbs

#18 Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk, IA) - 138 lbs - Class of 2027

#23 Justin Wardlow (Lockport, IL) - 157 lbs
 

Army West Point

#2 Joe Uhorchuck (Signal Mountain, TN) - 132 lbs

#5 Ashton Besmer (Buchanan, CA) - 132 lbs

#7 Cash Colbert (Paul VI, VA) - 215 lbs

#14 Cooper Merli (New York Military Academy, NY) - 120 lbs

#14 Titus Norman (Baylor School, TN) - 165 lbs

#22 Evan Sanati (Brentsville, VA) - 138 lbs

#24 Mikey Bautista (St. Joe’s Regional, NJ) - 126 lbs

#24 Alex Denkins (Perrysburg, OH) - 132 lbs
 

Binghamton

#16 Ashten Haley (Cobleskill-Richmondville, NY) - 144 lbs

#19 Landyn Shaffer (Deposit-Hancock, NY) - 138 lbs
 

Brown

#11 James Bechter (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA) - 285 lbs

#18 Chris Swann (Carrollton, GA) - 120 lbs

#18 Nevin Mattessich (Don Bosco Prep, NJ) - 190 lbs
 

Bucknell

#11 Braiden Lotier (Bishop McDevitt, PA) - 113 lbs - Class of 2027
 

Buffalo

#20 Mason Rohr (Massillon Perry, OH) - 144 lbs

#22 Aiden Peterson (St. Edward, OH) - 215 lbs
 

Central Michigan

#18 Donny Beaufait (Dundee, MI) - 165 lbs

#19 Garrison Weisner (Oregon Clay, OH) - 144 lbs

Cornell

#2 Joey Jeter (Edmond North, OK) - 175 lbs

#9 Liam McGettigan (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - 106 lbs - Class of 2027

#9 Santino Rodriguez (Don Bosco Prep, NJ) - 175 lbs

#10 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA) - 150 lbs - Class of 2027

#14 Tommy Verrette (Edmond North, OK) - 144 lbs

#15 Joe Toscano (Buchanan, CA) - 144 lbs

#16 Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - 165 lbs - Class of 2027

#17 Michael Turi (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - 150 lbs

#19 Brayden Zuercher (Nazareth, PA) - 190 lbs

#22 Samson McKissick Staley (Pittsford, NY) - 150 lbs

#24 Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN) - 138 lbs - Class of 2027

#24 Tyler Traves (Mountain View, VA) - 144 lbs
 

Gardner-Webb

#25 Makhi Rodgers (Brown Deer, WI) - 285 lbs
 

George Mason

#9 Kross Cassidy (Fairfax, VA) - 157 lbs

#16 Dom Sumpolec (Notre Dame-Green Pond, PA) - 190 lbs

#17 Victor Marks-Jenkins (Perry Hall, MD) - 190 lbs
 

Illinois

#3 Wyatt Medlin (Washington, IL) - 165 lbs

#6 Anthony Garza (Clovis, CA) - 113 lbs - Class of 2027

#6 Liam Kelly (Mt. Carmel, IL) - 165 lbs

#7 Turner Ross (Edmond North, OK) - 113 lbs - Class of 2027

#12 Jake Knight (Bettendorf, IA) - 132 lbs

#14 Aaron Stewart (Warren, IL) - 190 lbs

#17 Josh Hoffer (Washington, IL) - 215 lbs

#23 Jaxon Penovich (Prospect, IL) - 190 lbs
 

Iowa

#3 Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ) - 126 lbs - Class of 2027

#3 Michael Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons, FL) - 285 lbs

#4 Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - 150 lbs - Class of 2027

#5 Israel Borge (Stillwater, OK) - 144 lbs - Class of 2027

#6 Freddy Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - 126 lbs - Class of 2028

#8 Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - 132 lbs - Class of 2027

#9 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA) - 144 lbs - Class of 2027

#9 Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ) - 150 lbs - Class of 2027

#12 Bobby Duffy (Christian Brothers, NJ) - 144 lbs

#14 David Calkins (Liberty, CA) - 215 lbs

#19 Greyson Pettit (Delsea, NJ) - 132 lbs
 

Iowa State

#2 Coby Merrill (JW North, CA) - 285 lbs

#3 Max Dhabolt (Ankeny Centennial, IA) - 175 lbs - Class of 2027

#5 Jake Miller (Broken Arrow, OK) - 150 lbs

#7 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL) - 190 lbs - Class of 2027

#13 David Perez (Ponaganset, RI) - 175 lbs

#18 Valentine Popadiuc (St. Pius X, NM) - 150 lbs
 

Lehigh

#3 Keanu Dillard (Bethlehem Catholic, PA) - 132 lbs

#4 Dean Bechtold (Owen J. Roberts, PA) - 285 lbs

#5 Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ) - 120 lbs - Class of 2027

#5 Cael Wiedemoyer (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - 215 lbs

#14 Gabe Ballard (Northampton, PA) - 157 lbs - Class of 2027

#19 Emilio Albanese (Emmaus, PA) - 126 lbs - Class of 2027
 

Little Rock

#8 Isaiah Jones (Bixby, OK) - 120 lbs

#12 Ryder Smith (Chattanooga Christian, TN) - 285 lbs

#14 Justyce Zuniga (Toppenish, WA) - 132 lbs

#15 Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers College, MO) - 157 lbs - Class of 2027

#23 Zach Aquila (Brecksville, OH) - 165 lbs - Class of 2027
 

Lock Haven

#13 Christopher Noto (Honeoye Falls-Lima, NY) - 132 lbs
 

Maryland

#6 Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ) - 120 lbs - Class of 2027

#8 Josh Piparo (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ) - 165 lbs - Class of 2027

#13 Ivan Arias (Buchanan, CA) - 150 lbs

#13 Mateo Vinciguerra (Woodstown, NJ) - 285 lbs

#15 Liston Seibert (Massillon Perry, OH) - 132 lbs
 

Michigan

#1 Moses Mendoza (Gilroy, CA) - 138 lbs

#1 Kellen Wolbert (Oconomowoc, WI) - 150 lbs

#7 Blake Crosby (Dundee, MI) - 157 lbs

#9 Henry Aslikyan (Birmingham, CA) - 120 lbs

#9 Bohdan Abbey (Hartland, MI) - 138 lbs

#11 Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ) - 175 lbs - Class of 2027

#14 Camden Rugg (Union Grove, WI) - 113 lbs - Class of 2027

#20 Jay’Den Williams (Roseville, MI) - 165 lbs
 

Michigan State

#20 Layne Martin (Rockford, MI) - 120 lbs - Class of 2027

#20 Logan Tollison (Grand Ledge, MI) - 285 lbs

#21 Nick Sorrow (Hudson, MI) - 132 lbs
 

Minnesota

#4 Tyler Dekraker (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - 144 lbs

#8 Cooper Rowe (Mound-Westonka, MN) - 157 lbs

#16 Titan Friederichs (Watertown-Mayer, MN) - 126 lbs

#21 John Murphy (St. Michael-Albertville, MN) - 190 lbs
 

Missouri

#6 Cash Cooley (Allen, TX) - 215 lbs

#9 Cason Craft (Coweta, OK) - 113 lbs - Class of 2027

#12 Yandel Morales (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - 138 lbs

#22 Trey Craig (Christian Brothers College, MO) - 190 lbs

#25 Demetrios Carrera (Marmion Academy, IL) - 144 lbs
 

Navy

#24 Sam Wolford (Northern Lebanon, PA) - 120 lbs

#24 McKaden Speece (Wilson, PA) - 175 lbs
 

NC State

#3 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - 138 lbs - Class of 2027

#5 Griffin LaPlante (St. Francis, NY) - 165 lbs

#10 Luke Ricketts (Union County, KY) - 190 lbs

#11 Kai Calcutt (Loyola Academy, IL) - 215 lbs

#12 Dom Deputy (Chestnut Ridge, PA) - 126 lbs

#15 Anthony Lagala-Ryan (Longwood, NY) - 126 lbs - Class of 2027

#20 Lorenzo Alston (Uwharrie Charter, NC) - 175 lbs
 

Nebraska

#10 Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA) - 165 lbs - Class of 2027

#11 Elijah Collick (Stephan Decatur, MD) - 132 lbs

#13 Lincoln Sledzianowski (St. John Neumann, FL) - 144 lbs

#14 Mason Petersen (Columbus, NE) - 150 lbs

#17 Nolan Fellers (Bondurant, IA) - 157 lbs

#19 Davis Parrow (Farmington, MN) - 150 lbs

#22 Willmont Kai (Whitehall, PA) - 132 lbs
 

North Carolina

#7 Brody Kelly (IC Prep, IL) - 175 lbs

#8 Nadav Nafshi (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - 175 lbs

#8 Cristian Alvarez (St. Joe’s Regional, NJ) - 285 lbs

#9 Lincoln Jipp (Bettendorf, IA) - 215 lbs

#16 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach, NY) - 120 lbs

#16 Dan Moylan (Poway, CA) - 215 lbs - Class of 2027

#20 Kane Shawger (St. Xavier, OH) - 150 lbs - Class of 2027

#21 Brandon Bickerton (Medina Highland, OH) - 113 lbs - Class of 2027
 

Northern Iowa

#3 Waylon Cressell (Warren Central, IN) - 190 lbs

#4 Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ) - 138 lbs - Class of 2027

#5 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA) - 126 lbs - Class of 2027

#12 Declan Koch (Neenah, WI) - 157 lbs

#15 Gavin Landers (Denver, IA) - 138 lbs - Class of 2027

#15 Ashton Honnold (Nodaway Valley, IA) - 285 lbs
 

Northwestern

#5 Jaxon Miller (Carlisle, IA) - 175 lbs

#6 Will Deter (Trinity, PA) - 132 lbs

#8 Ryder Wilder (Camden County, GA) - 190 lbs

#13 Liam Davis (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - 113 lbs

#21 Travyn Boger (South Summit, UT) - 285 lbs
 

Ohio State

#1 Antonio Mills (Athens Christian, GA) - 126 lbs

#1 Adam Waters (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - 190 lbs

#1 Michael Boyle (Bishop Watterson, OH) - 215 lbs - Class of 2027

#2 Karson Brown (St. Edward, OH) - 138 lbs

#3 Dom Munaretto (St. Charles East, IL) - 120 lbs

#6 Nick Singer (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - 175 lbs - Class of 2027

#7 Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco, CA) - 144 lbs

#22 Tee Mills (Athens Christian, GA) - 113 lbs
 

Oklahoma

#4 Dallas Russell (Jefferson, GA) - 157 lbs

#4 Mason Ontiveros (Pitman, CA) - 175 lbs

#6 Alex Taylor (Mount Vernon, OH) - 285 lbs

#9 Slater Hicks (Valencia, CA) - 132 lbs - Class of 2027

#10 Mikey Ruiz (Canyon Randall, TX) - 126 lbs

#16 Christian Jelle (Grand Rapids, MN) - 138 lbs

#23 Eric Casula (Stillwater, OK) - 132 lbs

 

Oklahoma State

#1 Rocklin Zinklin (Buchanan, CA) - 120 lbs

#1 Jayden Raney (Union County, KY) - 132 lbs

#1 Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge, IA) - 285 lbs

#2 Jordyn Raney (Union County, KY) - 144 lbs

#2 Michael White (Lawrence North, IN) - 190 lbs

#3 Michael Romero (St. John Bosco, CA) - 150 lbs - Class of 2027

#4 Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK) - 126 lbs - Class of 2027

#4 Ladd Holman (Juab, UT) - 190 lbs - Class of 2027

#4 Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ) - 215 lbs - Class of 2027

Oregon State

#5 Christopher Creason (El Diamante, CA) - 157 lbs

#16 Zayne Candelaria (Sunnyside, AZ) - 285 lbs

#17 Kalob Ybarra (Pomona, CO) - 175 lbs

#18 Travis Grace (Gilroy, CA) - 175 lbs
 

Penn

#5 CJ Betz (Delbarton, NJ) - 190 lbs

#7 Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - 150 lbs

#10 Gus Cardinal (Valiant Prep, AZ) - 157 lbs

#13 Dom Morrison (Hatboro-Horsham, PA) - 120 lbs - Class of 2027

#20 Anthony DiAndrea (Watchung Hills, NJ)
 

Penn State

#1 Jayden James (Delbarton, NJ) - 165 lbs

#2 Landon Sidun (Norwin, PA) - 120 lbs - Class of 2027

#2 Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, OH) - 126 lbs - Class of 2027

#2 Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN) - 150 lbs - Class of 2027

#6 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY) - 144 lbs - Class of 2027

#10 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon, PA) - 215 lbs
 

Pittsburgh

#12 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA) - 120 lbs - Class of 2027

#12 Kyle Scott (Tyrone, PA) - 190 lbs

#25 Mason Horwat (Derry Area, PA) - 175 lbs - Class of 2027
 

Princeton

#5 Mark Effendian (Faith Christian Academy, PA) - 285 lbs

#10 Vince Anello (Blair Academy, NJ) - 132 lbs - Class of 2027

#12 Joey Joyce (Ponaganset, RI) - 150 lbs

#14 Tyler Conroy (Malvern Prep, PA) - 138 lbs

#16 Joey Canova (Bergen Catholic, NJ) - 157 lbs

#18 Ronan An (North Cobb, GA) - 215 lbs - Class of 2027

#24 Barry Norman (Blair Academy, NJ) - 165 lbs
 

Purdue

#5 Camden Baum (Bishop McDevitt, PA) - 138 lbs

#6 Zach Stewart (Marmion Academy, IL) - 138 lbs

#16 Nathan Rioux (Avon, IN) - 132 lbs

#20 Ethan Sonne (Marist, IL) - 157 lbs - Class of 2027

#21 Grayson Fuchs (Detroit Central Catholic, MI) - 150 lbs - Class of 2027
 

Rutgers

#2 Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA) - 113 lbs - Class of 2027

#3 Brandt Harer (Montgomery, PA) - 144 lbs

#8 Chris Huerta (Buchanan, CA) - 138 lbs

#9 Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA) - 285 lbs - Class of 2027

#11 Carter Chunko (Saucon Valley, PA) - 126 lbs - Class of 2027

#20 Alex Reyes (Holmdel, NJ) - 190 lbs

#25 Charlie Esposito (St. Joe’s Regional, NJ) - 113 lbs
 

SIU Edwardsville

#11 Kalias Nazario (Mater Lakes, FL) - 165 lbs

#17 Kiernan Mienk (Millard South, NE) - 138 lbs
 

South Dakota State

#18 Tyson Martin (Aquinas, WI) - 285 lbs
 

Stanford

#3 Zeno Moore (Lake Highland Prep, FL) - 157 lbs

#9 Siraj Sidhu (Clovis North, CA) - 126 lbs

#13 Slava Shahbazyan (Birmingham, CA) - 165 lbs

#17 Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA) - 144 lbs - Class of 2027

#21 Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA) - 144 lbs - Class of 2027
 

Virginia

#14 Preston Wagner (Fremont, NE) - 285 lbs

#15 Nate Consigli (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA) - 165 lbs

#16 Liam Crook (Kaukauna, WI) - 175 lbs

#19 Jaelen Culp (Indian Trail, SC) - 165 lbs
 

Virginia Tech

#1 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort, PA) - 144 lbs

#1 Mario Carini (Poway, CA) - 175 lbs - Class of 2027

#2 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - 165 lbs - Class of 2027

#2 Max Konopka (Greens Farms Academy, CT) - 215 lbs - Class of 2027

#4 Nicholas Garcia (Marmion Academy, IL) - 132 lbs

#6 Jonathan Rocha (Clovis North, CA) - 190 lbs

#7 Alex Rozas (Teurlings Catholic, LA) - 126 lbs

#23 Killian Coluccio (Lacey Township, NJ) - 113 lbs - Class of 2027

#23 Max Fortier (University, WV) - 175 lbs - Class of 2027
 

West Virginia

#7 Mason Jakob (Dobyns-Bennett, TN) - 132 lbs

#12 Brennan Warwick (Massillon Perry, OH) - 175 lbs

#15 Gage Wentzel (Montoursville, PA) - 175 lbs
 

Wisconsin

#6 Rocco Cassioppi (Honanegah, IL) - 150 lbs - Class of 2027

#7 Bruno Cassioppi (Honanegah, IL) - 165 lbs - Class of 2027

#13 Eli Leonard (Mt. Horeb/Barneveld, WI) - 190 lbs

#19 Cael Leisgang (Seymour, WI) - 285 lbs

#21 Brody Sendele (Honanegah, IL) - 175 lbs - Class of 2027
 

Wyoming

#11 Austin Paris (Grand County, NE) - 157 lbs

#12 Tucker Roybal (Union, UT) - 165 lbs

#13 Cael Floerchinger (Great Falls, MT) - 126 lbs - Class of 2027

#15 Dom Wilson (Rockwall, TX) - 150 lbs

#22 Kyler Walters (Shakopee, MN) - 175 lbs

One of the growing trends in college athletics has been the proliferation of giving a verbal commitment (or signing) to one school and having a change of heart before signing with another - aka "flipping." We tracked this phenomenon with the Class of 2025 and at the beginning of January noted that 18 members of the Big Board had flipped commitments. As of late September, the Class of 2026 already had 11 who have flipped and committed to a second school. 

Now, revisiting this list, it has almost tripled and we have a total of 30 (up from 24 in our December update) members of the Class of 2026 Big Board who have flipped. Additionally, four wrestlers who were on a previous version of the Big Board flipped, as well. There are two others who are currently on the Big Board and have re-opened the recruiting process - plus we didn't factor in additional recruits from California Baptist. 

Remember, everyone has reasons for flipping. We’re not making judgements, just pointing out trends. 

Below are the wrestlers currently on the Big Board who have flipped from the Class of 2026. 

#2 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort, PA)

Originally committed to: Iowa

Now committed to: Virginia Tech
 

#3 Jayden James (Delbarton, NJ)

Originally committed to: Virginia Tech

Now committed to: Penn State
 

#8 Antonio Mills (Athens Christian, GA)

Originally committed to: Missouri

Now committed to: Ohio State
 

#12 Tyler Dekraker (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

Originally committed to: Ohio State

Now committed to: Minnesota
 

#13 Kellen Wolbert (Oconomowoc, WI)

Originally committed to: Oklahoma State

Now committed to: Michigan
 

#26 Nick Garcia (Marmion Academy, IL)

Originally committed to: Illinois

Now committed to: Virginia Tech
 

#29 Jonathan Rocha (Clovis North, CA)

Originally committed to: Purdue

Now committed to: Virginia Tech
 

#32 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon, PA)

Originally committed to: Pittsburgh

Now committed to: Penn State
 

#36 Jake Miller (Broken Arrow, OK)

Originally committed to: Little Rock

Now committed to: Iowa State
 

#42 Alex Taylor (Mount Vernon, OH)

Originally committed to: Arizona State

Now committed to: Oklahoma
 

#45 Revin Dickman (Brownsburg, IN)

Originally committed to: Virginia Tech

Now committed to: Little Rock
 

#47 Billy Ward (Moorhead, MN)

Originally committed to: North Dakota State

Now committed to: Arizona State
 

#54 Jason Singer (Faith Christian Academy, PA)

Originally committed to: Lehigh

Now committed to: Nebraska
 

#58 Karson Brown (St. Edward, OH)

Originally committed to: Pittsburgh

Now committed to: Ohio State
 

#63 Christopher Creason (El Diamante, CA)

Originally committed to: Army West Point

Now committed to: Oregon State
 

#67 Ivan Arias (Buchanan, CA)

Originally committed to: Little Rock

Now committed to: Maryland
 

#74 Michael White (Lawrence North, IN)

Originally committed to: Minnesota

Now committed to: Oklahoma State
 

#78 Joey Joyce (Ponaganset, RI)

Originally committed to: Brown

Now committed to: Princeton
 

#86 CJ Huerta (Buchanan, CA)

Originally committed to: Princeton

Now committed to: Rutgers
 

#82 David Perez (Coventry, RI)

Originally committed to: Brown

Now committed to: Iowa State
 

#90 Jake Knight (Bettendorf, IA)

Originally committed to: Oklahoma

Now committed to: Illinois
 

#94 Zion Borge (Westlake, MO)

Originally committed to: Army West Point

Now committed to: Missouri
 

#98 James Bechter (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

Originally committed to: Stanford

Now committed to: Brown
 

#116 Nate Consigli (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

Originally committed to: Brown

Now committed to: Virginia
 

#120 John Murphy (St. Michael-Albertville, MN)

Originally committed to: Wyoming

Now committed to: Minnesota
 

#159 Kalob Ybarra (Pomona, CO)

Originally committed to: California Baptist

Now committed to: Oregon State
 

#170 Trey Wagner (Northampton, PA)

Originally committed to: Navy

Now committed to: Air Force
 

#193 Tee Mills (Athens Christian, GA)

Originally committed to: Missouri

Now committed to: Ohio State
 

#204 Jackson Butler (Bishop McCort, PA)

Originally committed to: California Baptist

Now committed to: Maryland
 

#221 Bradley Williams (Spain Park, AL)

Originally committed to: Davidson

Now committed to: Maryland
 

These wrestlers were in the last Big Board update but have since fallen off: 

NR Roman Belardo (Jefferson, GA)

Originally committed to: Hofstra

Now committed to: Appalachian State
 

NR Jason Hampton (Joliet Catholic, IL)

Originally committed to: SIU Edwardsville

Now committed to: Missouri
 

NR Owen McMullen (Bishop McCort, PA)

Originally committed to: Iowa

Now committed to: Virginia Tech
 

NR Nadav Nafshi (Lake Highland Prep, PA)

Originally committed to: Pittsburgh

Now committed to: North Carolina

 

The wrestlers below had given verbal commitments but are in the process of taking official visits. 

#44 Hunter Stevens

Originally committed to: Wisconsin
 

#197 Anthony DePaul (St. Augustine Prep, NJ)

Originally committed to Buffalo

Virginia Tech’s Class of 2026 got a boost on Sunday evening as they received a verbal commitment from the #26 overall wrestler in the senior class, Nick Garcia. Garcia is a three-time Illinois 3A state champion for Marmion Academy. He won his most recent title at 132 lbs. Garcia finished the season ranked fourth in the nation by Matscouts at 132 lbs.

Garcia had previously committed to stay in-state to wrestle for Illinois, but recently decided to flip. Illinois went through a coaching change midseason and prior to Garcia’s change of heart, the Illini had not seen anyone enter the transfer portal or flip commitments.

In addition to his in-state exploits, Garcia has earned All-American honors twice in Fargo with a fifth-place showing in Junior freestyle in 2024 and a runner-up finish in 2025. He also got on the podium twice at the Ironman, taking eighth in 2023 and third last season.

With Garcia’s addition, the Hokies now have commitments from three of the top 30 seniors in the country and four currently in the top 100. He’ll join #2 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort, PA) and #29 Jonathan Rocha (Clovis North, CA) as the top 30 prospects.

Virginia Tech is coming off a season where both of its All-Americans were true freshmen, so there’s plenty of young talent already in Blacksburg. Garcia projects at 133 lbs, which is where one of those true freshmen competed (Aaron Seidel). Since both have redshirts available, the coaching staff should be able to make that work until someone is able to move up to 141.

Virginia Tech’s current recruits from the Class of 2026 and 2027

As we typically do for big national-level high school events, we were locked in to NHSCA’s over the weekend to see how each team’s recruits fared in Virginia Beach. There were bunches of high-quality recruits in action, so much that some didn’t even make the podium. For those that did, we’ve listed them below and sorted them by their future home. This was primarily aimed at the NHSCA Senior National tournament, but we did include Juniors, as well. Juniors are noted by the “Class of 2027.” 
 

American

138 lbs: Blake Boyer (Pennsylvania) - 4th Place
 

Appalachian State

152 lbs: Bentley Sly (North Carolina) - Runner-Up

160 lbs: Brady Hand (Virginia) - 6th Place

182 lbs: Jesse Adams (West Virginia) - 4th Place

195 lbs: Xander Dossett (Georgia) - 3rd Place
 

Arizona State

195 lbs: William Ward (Minnesota) - Champion
 

Army West Point

106 lbs: Declan McKee (New York) - Runner-Up - Class of 2027

126 lbs: Joe Uhorchuk (Tennessee) - Runner-Up

160 lbs: Gavin Regis (Utah) - 5th Place

160 lbs: Ryker Cox (New York) - 8th Place - Class of 2027
 

Binghamton

138 lbs: Landyn Shaffer (New York) - Champion - Class of 2027

160 lbs: Karl Ludwig (Virginia) - 4th Place

170 lbs: Wyatt Boice (New York) - 5th Place - Class of 2027
 

Campbell

195 lbs: Cael Dunn (North Carolina) - 7th Place
 

Chattanooga

113 lbs: Tanner Tran (Tennessee) - Runner-Up

138 lbs: John Stewart (Alabama) - 6th Place
 

Clarion

126 lbs: Bryce Schnelzer (Virginia) - 8th Place

285 lbs: Caleb Tyler (Pennsylvania) - Runner-Up - Class of 2027
 

Ferrum

285 lbs: Christopher Funches (Virginia) - 5th Place
 

George Mason

170 lbs: Nate Moore (Virginia) - 3rd Place

195 lbs: Victor Marks-Jenkins (Maryland) - Runner-Up
 

Ithaca

138 lbs: Anthony Ciotoli (Virginia) - 7th Place
 

Little Rock

132 lbs: Justyce Zuniga (Washington) - Runner-Up

160 lbs: Zach Aquila (Ohio) - Runner-Up - Class of 2027

285 lbs: Ryder Smith (Tennessee) - Runner-Up
 

Lock Haven

132 lbs: Christopher Noto (New York) - Champion

145 lbs: Jacob McVige (New York) - 5th Place
 

Lynchburg

182 lbs: Jacob Reigel (North Carolina) - 8th Place
 

Maryland

145 lbs: Bradley Williams (Alabama) - 4th Place
 

Michigan

113 lbs: Camden Rugg (Wisconsin) - Runner-Up - Class of 2027
 

Missouri

138 lbs: Yandel Morales (Florida) - 3rd Place
 

NC State

126 lbs: Lander Bosh (Utah) - 4th Place
 

Nebraska

152 lbs: Noah Bull (Utah) - 5th Place

195 lbs: Wyatt Hanssen (Utah) - Runner-Up - Class of 2027
 

North Carolina

120 lbs: Dunia Sibomana (New York) - Champion

170 lbs: Nadav Nafshi (Florida) - Champion
 

North Dakota State

138 lbs: James Sievers (Georgia) - 7th Place - Class of 2027

182 lbs: Hugh Meyer (North Dakota) - 5th Place
 

Ohio State

113 lbs: Teequavious Mills (Georgia) - Champion

126 lbs: Antonio Mills (Georgia) - Champion
 

Oklahoma

182 lbs: Mason Ontiveros (California) - Champion

195 lbs: Carter Vannest (California) - 4th Place
 

Penn

120 lbs: Domnick Morrison (Pennsylvania) - 3rd Place - Class of 2027

152 lbs: Charlie DeSena (Florida) - Champion
 

Purdue

152 lbs: Jackson Bradley (Indiana) - 7th Place

170 lbs: Luke Hayden (Missouri) - Runner-Up - Class of 2027
 

SIU Edwardsville

120 lbs: Austin Brown (Missouri) - 6th Place
 

Stanford

145 lbs: Kai Vielma (Pennsylvania) - Champion - Class of 2027

160 lbs: Zeno Moore (Florida) - Champion
 

Utah Valley

145 lbs: Owen Proper (Arizona State) - 7th Place

285 lbs: Elijah Schunke (South Dakota) - Champion
 

Virginia Tech

220 lbs: Maximus Konopka (Connecticut) - Champion - Class of 2027
 

West Virginia

132 lbs: Stephen Myers (West Virginia) - 3rd Place - Class of 2027

152 lbs: Dominic Way (West Virginia) - Runner-Up - Class of 2027

170 lbs: Jackson Angelo (Florida) - Runner-Up

195 lbs: Eli Knight (West Virginia) - Champion - Class of 2027
 

Wyoming

126 lbs: Cael Floerchinger (Montana) - Champion - Class of 2027

145 lbs: Austin Paris (Utah) - Champion

145 lbs: Dom Wilson (Texas) - Runner-Up

160 lbs: Tucker Roybal (Utah) - Runner-Up

We're all finished! The final two high school state tournaments were held over the weekend. They were both some good ones - New Jersey and Ohio, so there were plenty of high-level competitors. As these tournaments conclude, it begs the question, "how did my favorite team's recruits fare?" In some smaller states, it's almost a given that your college-bound studs are collecting another state title, while in the power states, with the deepest talent pools, such achievements are not guaranteed.

Either way, we've combed through results from all of the state tournaments that have taken place thus far to find out how everyone's recruits have finished.

We will update this article each week as more results become official.

If you do not see a recruit that should be added, please fill out our commitment form or email me at earl@matscouts.com .

Adams State

Michael Lopez Jr.: Ponderosa, Colorado (144 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Air Force

Samuel Comes: Lakeway Christian Academy, Tennessee (126 lbs) - DII State Champion

Joey Favia: Marmion Academy, Illinois (285 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Tyler Harrill: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (165 lbs) - Class B State Champion

Robert Kendall: Windsor, Colorado (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Aiden Kunes: Central Mountain, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Justin Lowery: Loudoun County, Virginia (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Bryce Palmer: Smithson Valley, Texas (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Vincent Rosas: Maize, Kansas (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Miller Sipes: Staley, Missouri (144 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Salah Tsarni: Blair Academy, New Jersey (190 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Trey Wagner: Northampton, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place

Arment Waltenbaugh: The Hill School, Pennsylvania (165 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place
 

American

Blake Boyer: Kennett, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 6th Place

Hunter Juaregui: Fountain Valley, California (120 lbs) - State Qualifier

Reagan Milheim: Warrior Run, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Isaiah Taylor: AIM Academy, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place
 

Appalachian State

Jesse Adams: Independence, West Virginia (190 lbs) AAA State Champion

Roman Belardo: Jefferson, Georgia (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Xander Dossett: Ola, Georgia (190 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Eamon Fry: Rumson-Fair Haven, New Jersey (120 lbs) - State Qualifier

Brady Hand: Christiansburg, Virginia (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Bradyn McConneha: North Allegheny, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Deacon Moran: Fort Zumwalt North, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 4 State 3rd Place

Ty Murray: Jefferson, Georgia (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Luke Scholz: Cranford, New Jersey (157 lbs) - State 8th Place

Bentley Sly: Stuart W. Cramer, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Dalton Weber: Pope John XXIII, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State 3rd Place
 

Arizona State

Travis Cardenas: Chandler, Arizona (167 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Nico DeSalvo: Southeast Polk, Iowa (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Caleb Noble: Warren, Illinois (113 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Rylan Seacrist: Brecksville, Ohio (113 lbs) - DI State Champion

Justin Wardlow: Lockport, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Army West Point

Mikey Bautista: St. Joseph’s Regional, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State 5th Place

Maverick Beckwith: Norwich, New York (150 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Ashton Besmer: Buchanan, California (132 lbs) - State Champion

Cash Colbert: Paul VI, Virginia (215 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Ryker Cox: Coxsackie Athens, New York (165 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Alex Denkins: Perrysburg, Ohio (132 lbs) - DI State Champion

Johnny Green: New York Military Academy, New York (126 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Elijah Hawes: Layton, Utah (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Aiden Herndon: Cedar Cliff, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

James Lindsay: Bishop Watterson, Ohio (150 lbs) - DII State Champion

Pasquale Maurici: Westlake, Texas (190 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Declan McKee: Tioga Central, New York (110 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Cooper Merli: New York Military Academy, New York (120 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Titus Norman: Baylor School, Tennessee (165 lbs) - National Prep Champion

Gavin Regis: Layton, Utah (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Evan Sanati: Brentsville, Virginia (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Grayson Woodcock: Dublin Coffman, Ohio (165 lbs) - DI State Qualifier
 

Ashland

Louden Dixon: West Holmes, Ohio (157 lbs) - DII State 3rd Place
 

Augustana

Hudson Cisar: Sioux Falls Lincoln, South Dakota (144 lbs) - Class A State 3rd Place

Trey Gunderson: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Minnesota (145 lbs) - A State Champion

Payton Herbst: Totino-Grace, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Creighten Lassen: Millard West, Nebraska (132 lbs) - A State Champion

Kellen Long: North Callaway, Missouri (157 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion

JD Minder-Broeckaert: Hudson, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up

Ryken Orel: Winner, South Dakota (150 lbs) - Class B State Champion

Shea Richter: Watertown, South Dakota (132 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Graham Wilde: Sioux Falls Jefferson, South Dakota (144 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up

Ty Woodring: Tea Area, South Dakota (138 lbs) - Class A State Champion
 

Binghamton

Nik Blake: Hagerty, Florida (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Ashton Haley: Cobleskill/Richmondville, New York (144 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up

Karl Ludwig: Cox, Virginia (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Wyatt Boice: Minisink Valley, New York (175 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2027

Gabe Rogers: Seaforth, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Will Russell: Manhasset, New York (118 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Landyn Shaffer: Deposit-Hancock, New York (138 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Bloomsburg

Rocco DeStefano: East Islip, New York (132 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Caleb Hummel: Philipsburg-Osceola (121 lbs) - AA State Qualifier

Alex Kadryna: Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier - Class of 2027

Blake Klipp: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (107 lbs) - AA State 6th Place

Nicky Negron: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State 6th Place

Morgan Schwarz: St. Joseph Metuchen, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State 3rd Place
 

Brown

Jimmy Bechter: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (285 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Nevin Mattessich: Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Gabe Swann: Baylor School, Tennessee (120 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Charlie Trujillo: Vandegrift, Texas (132 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Jackson Wells: Harrison County, Kentucky (120 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Bucknell

Brian Chamberlain: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Zane Engels: Northfield, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Jackson Heslin: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (126 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place

Hudson Hohman: Grove City, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Anthony Mason: Southern Regional, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State Qualifier

Bradley Wagner: Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027
 

Buffalo

Rex Bryson: Centralia, Missouri (175 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion

Cullen Edwards: St. Francis, New York (132 lbs) - DI State 5th Place

Brock Frederick: South Jefferson, New York (126 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up

Gradey Harding: Galion, Ohio (132 lbs) - DII State 5th Place

Andrew Juliano: Holland Patent, New York (118 lbs) - DII State Champion

Aiden Peterson: St. Edward, Ohio (215 lbs) - DI State Champion

Mason Rohr: Massillon Perry, Ohio (144 lbs) - DI State Runner-UP

Cooper Roscosky: Kiski Area, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Anthony Verdi: St. Peter’s Prep, New Jersey (175 lbs) - State 5th Place

Rory White: St. Francis, New York (175 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Cal Poly

Troy Ceja: Pitman, California (285 lbs) - State Qualifier

Dom Dotson: Poway, California (190 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Sergio Gomez: St. John Bosco, California (157 lbs) - State Qualifier - Class of 2027

Tigran Greyan: Valencia, California (165 lbs) - State 7th Place

Zaydrein Hernandez: St. John Bosco, California (138 lbs) - State 7th Place

Michael Kase: Chaminade, California (150 lbs) - State Qualifier

Alias Raby: Anderson, California (150 lbs) - State 4th Place

Josh Requena: Camarillo, California (150 lbs) - State 5th Place

Zack Samano: Chino, California (120 lbs) - State Qualifier

Campbell

Anthony Andrews: Sussex Tech, Delaware (132 lbs) - State Champion

Salvatore Borrometi: St. Peter’s Prep, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State 8th Place

Cael Dunn: South Davidson, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 1A/2A State Champion
 

Case Western Reserve

Jake Rheaume: Walton, Georgia (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Central Michigan

Donny Beaufait: Dundee, Michigan (165 lbs) - D3 State Champion

Christian Haslem: St. Clair, Michigan (126 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Eddie Kessen: St. John’s, Ohio (150 lbs) - DIII State Runner-Up

Jacob Kiehl: St. Edward, Ohio (144 lbs) - DI State 6th Place

Dallas Korponic: Hartland, Michigan (157 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Erik Rodriguez: Fox Lake Grant, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place

Garrison Weisner: Oregon Clay, Ohio (144 lbs) - DI State Champion 
 

Central Missouri

Eli Homan: Helias Catholic, Missouri (165 lbs) - Class 3 State 3rd Place

Bryson Rockers: Paola, Kansas (132 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Central Oklahoma

Hayden Yocham: Bristow, Oklahoma (215 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Chadron State

Blake Hawkins: Eaton, Colorado (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Chattanooga

John Stewart: Scottsboro, Alabama (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Tanner Tran: Father Ryan, Tennessee (113 lbs) - DII State Champion
 

Chicago

Andre Morero: Seton Hall Prep, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State Qualifier

Lucas Nance: Fremd, Illinois (190 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place
 

Clarion

Bobby Buchheit: Beaver Local, Ohio (150 lbs) - DII State Qualifier

Barrett Keiffer: Manheim Central, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier 

Cash Morrell: Cochranton, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State 7th Place

Bryce Schnelzer: Loudoun County, Virginia (126 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Ethan Secoy: Columbus, Georgia (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Connor Smalley: Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place

Caleb Tyler: Fairfield, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Tyler Whitford: St. Joseph Metuchen, New Jersey (175 lbs) - State 3rd Place
 

Coast Guard

Nathan Burchfiel: Rockwall Heath, Texas (138 lbs) - 6A State 5th Place

Luke Dougherty: Rumson-Fair Haven, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State 6th Place
 

College of New Jersey

Joseph Rizzuto: DePaul Catholic, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State Qualifier
 

Colorado School of Mines

Cooper Smith: Steubenville, Ohio (144 lbs) - DII State 3rd Place
 

Columbia

Dante DeLuca: Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey (215 lbs) - State 4th Place

Ryan Gavrish: St. John Vianney, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Lucas Parietti: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (175 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Will Sakoutis: Christian Brothers, New Jersey (150 lbs) - State Qualifier
 

Cornell

Lucas Boe: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (165 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Eli Esguerra: Dublin Coffman, Ohio (157 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Vinny Freeman: Penn, Indiana (175 lbs) - State 5th Place

Blake Hostetter: Oxford Area, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State 8th Place - Class of 2027

Joey Jeter: Edmond North, Oklahoma (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion 

Liam McGettigan: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (106 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Samson McKissick-Staley: Pittsford, New York (150 lbs) - DI State Champion

Santino Rodriguez: Don Bosco Prep, New Jersey (175 lbs) - State Champion

Evan Stanley: Lowell, Indiana (138 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Joseph Toscano: Buchanan, California (144 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Tyler Traves: Mountain View, Virginia (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Michael Turi: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Tommy Verrette: Edmond North, Oklahoma (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Brayden Zuercher: Nazareth, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place
 

Cornell College

Nathan Johnson: Dodgeville, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D2 State 4th Place
 

Davidson

Koa DeLoach: North Bay Haven, Florida (120 lbs) - 1A State Runner-Up

Andy Franke: Muscatine, Iowa (190 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Austin Green: Mooresville, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 7A State Champion

Trevor Jones: Delbarton, New Jersey (157 lbs) - State 6th Place

Jack Peters: Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Cody Trevino: Bettendorf, Iowa (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Davis & Elkins

Jackson Knupp: Woodgrove, Virginia (144 lbs) - 4A State 5th Place

Kyler See: North East, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State Qualifier

Preston Shorter: Chandler, Arizona (287 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place

Colby Smith: McMichael, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier
 

Drexel

Jack Baron: Germantown Academy, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Cole Hagerty: Washington Township, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State 5th Place

Sal Marchese: Delsea, New Jersey (215 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Tyson Seesholtz: South Range, Ohio (165 lbs) - DIII State Runner-Up

Pat Woloshyn: Council Rock South, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place
 

Edinboro

Clay Kimmy: General McLane, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State 4th Place

Liam Lawler: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State 7th Place

Logan McClellan: Tri Valley, Ohio (285 lbs) - DII 6th Place
 

Elizabethtown

Owen Boyle: Lenape, New Jersey (120 lbs) - State Qualifier

Jonathan Fletcher: Patterson Mill, Maryland (190 lbs) - 2A/1A State Qualifier

Zack Jaffe: Kennett, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State 6th Place
 

Elmhurst

Nolan Vogel: Joliet Catholic, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
 

Fairmont State

Jackson Lane: North Paulding, Georgia (144 lbs) - 6A State 4th Place
 

Ferrum

Ryder Allen: Peninsula Catholic, Virginia (157 lbs) - VISAA State Champion

Ashton Hilton: Riverside, Virginia (175 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up

Adam Husseini: West Springfield, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Bryan Latta: Poquoson, Virginia (150 lbs) - 2A State 3rd Place

Omar Rushing: Western Alamance, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Conner Walck: Cape Henry Collegiate, Virginia (132 lbs) - VISAA State Runner-Up
 

Fort Hays State

Elijah Fjell: Shelby-Rising City, Nebraska (190 lbs) - Class D State Champion
 

Franklin & Marshall

Cole Albert: The Hill School, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place

Nick Barone: Paramus Catholic, New Jersey (150 lbs) - State 7th Place

Francis Burke: Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Adan Cedeno: Pascack Valley, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State Qualifier

Tanner Connelly: Ridge, New Jersey (113 lbs) - State 8th Place

Brody Musser: Ephrata, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Anthony Pica: Garden City, New York (150 lbs) - DI State Qualifier
 

Frostburg State

Carter Canale: Middletown, Maryland (165 lbs) - 2A/1A State Runner-Up

Seth Crawford: Brunswick, Maryland (150 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion 

Daniel Williams: Glendale, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State Qualifier
 

Gardner-Webb

Makhi Rodgers: Brown Deer, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place
 

George Mason

Kross Cassidy: Fairfax, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Scotty Fuller: Genoa Area, Ohio (126 lbs) - DIII State 3rd Place

Daniel Goodwin: St. Patrick’s, Illinois (120 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier

Jeffrey Huyvaert: New Prairie, Indiana (157 lbs) - State 5th Place

Luke Knox: Perkiomen Valley, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place - Class of 2027

Victor Marks-Jenkins: Perry Hall, Maryland (190 lbs) - 4A/3A State Champion

Nate Moore: Grassfield, Virginia (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Nick Moore: Grassfield, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Drew Roggie: St. Christopher’s, Virginia (132 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place

Keagan Sieracki: Southlake Carroll, Texas (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Dominic Sumpolec: Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Max Tancini: Perkiomen Valley, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place

Ryan Totten: Detroit Central Catholic, Michigan (126 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place - Class of 2027

Rudy Wagner: Cox, Virginia (190 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Glenville State

Wyatt Nichols: Roane County, West Virginia (175 lbs) - A/AA State 6th Place
 

Grand Valley State

Lane Blanchard: Otsego, Michigan (157 lbs) - D2 State Runner-Up

Braden Broderick: Dundee, Michigan (144 lbs) - D3 State Champion

Cade Dunn: Liberty, Missouri (132 lbs) - Class 4 State 3rd Place

Luke Egan: Cedar Springs, Michigan (144 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Mason Haines: Dundee, Michigan (120 lbs) - D3 State Champion

Bryce Morrison: Hamilton, Michigan (150 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Layne O’Neil: Fowlerville, Michigan (285lbs) - D2 State Champion
 

Harvard

Conner Bercume: Blair Academy, New Jersey (215 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Declan Bligh: Roxbury Latin, Massachusetts (175 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place

August Moser: Delberton, New Jersey (285 lbs) - State Qualifier - Class of 2027

Carter Shin: Chantilly, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Michael Spielman: Strath Haven, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place

Greg Torosian: Birmingham, California (150 lbs) - State 6th Place
 

Hofstra

Laudan Henry: St. Peter’s Prep, New Jersey (144 lbs) - State 8th Place

Jaden Simpson: Camden Catholic, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State 4th Place

Illinois

Nicholas Garcia: Marmion Academy, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Anthony Garza: Clovis, California (113 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Josh Hoffer: Washington, Illinois (215 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up

Liam Kelly: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Jake Knight: Bettendorf, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Wyatt Medlin: Washington, Illinois (165 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Jaxon Penovich: St. Viator, Illinois (190 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Griff Powell: Lyons, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Turner Ross: Edmond North, Oklahoma (113 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Aaron Stewart: Warren, Illinois (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Indiana

Mason Goelz: Avon, Indiana (138 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Tommy Gibbs: Brownsburg, Indiana (150 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Peyton Schoettle: Roncalli, Indiana (120 lbs) - 4th Place

Jackson Shipley: Dripping Springs, Texas (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Iowa

Sonny Amato: Rumson-Fair Haven, New Jersey (150 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Freddy Bachmann: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2028

Joe Bachmann: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2027

Israel Borge: Stillwater, Oklahoma (144 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

David Calkins: Liberty, California (215 lbs) - State Champion

Bobby Duffy: Christian Brothers, New Jersey (144 lbs) - State Champion

Paul Kenny: Christian Brothers, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Michael Mocco: Cardinal Gibbons, Florida (285 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, Florida (132 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Dawson Youngblut: Don Bosco, Iowa (144 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Iowa State

Maximus Dhabot: Ankeny Centennial, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Jimmy Mastny: Marian Central, Illinois (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2027

Coby Merrill: JW North, California (285 lbs) - State Champion

Jake Miller: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Valentine Popadiuc: St. Pius X, New Mexico (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Roman Stewart: Liberty, Missouri (144 lbs) - Class 4 State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Cale Vandermark: Ankeny Centennial, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
 

Iowa Western

Jayce Curry: Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Iowa (126 lbs) - 2A State 6th Place
 

Ithaca

Anthony Ciotoli: Independence, Virginia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Johns Hopkins

Raul Rodriguez: Oakland Mills, Maryland (165 lbs) - 4A/3A State Champion
 

Johnson & Wales

Jack Lorper: Hawthorne, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State Qualifier
 

Kent State

Jordan Fincher: Hickman, Missouri (165 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Connor Peterson: Maple Grove, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Colin Whyte: West Greene, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place
 

Kutztown

Luke Hitchcock: Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Ian Longenberger: Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place

Nathan Messano: Haverford, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Dakota Santamaria: Tussey Mountain, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AA State 4th Place
 

Lake Erie

Bryce Holt: Davison, Michigan (120 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place

Zander Joltin: West Geauga, Ohio (138 lbs) - DII State Qualifier

Louis Smith: Three Rivers, Michigan (175 lbs) - D2 State Champion
 

Lander

Blake Butler: May River, South Carolina (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Lehigh

Emilio Albanese: Emmaus, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Gabe Ballard: Northampton, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Dean Bechtold: Owen J. Roberts, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Keanu Dillard: Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Reed Dillard: Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place - Class of 2027

Raymond Fitzgerald: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place - Class of 2027

Tavio Hoose: St. Francis, New York (190 lbs) - DII State Champion

Cam Sontz: Delbarton, New Jersey (120 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Cael Weidemoyer: Faith Christian Academy (215 lbs) - AA State Champion
 

Lincoln Memorial

Kam Harrell: Poquoson, Virginia (113 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 

Little Rock

Zack Aquila: Brecksville, Ohio (165 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2027

DJ Clarke: Buford, Georgia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Isaiah Jones: Bixby, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Logan Milsaps: College Park, Texas (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Cael Puderbaugh: Basehor-Linwood, Kansas (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion - Class of 2027

Colin Rutlin: Christian Brothers College, Missouri (157 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Gus Smith: Central Arkansas Christian, Arkansas (165 lbs) - 4A State Champion - Class of 2027

Ryder Smith: Chattanooga Christian School, Tennessee (285 lbs) - DII State Champion

Shane Wagner: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State 5th Place
 

Lock Haven

Matthew Arndt: Battlefield, Virginia (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Matt Gould: St. John Vianney, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State Qualifier

Caden Judice: Bald Eagle Area, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State 4th Place

Jacob McVige: Honeoye Falls-Lima, New York (157 lbs) - DII State Champion

Christopher Noto: Honeoye Falls-Lima, New York (132 lbs) - DII State Champion

Jonny O’Brien: North Penn, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place

Brody Rebuck: Shikellamy, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place

Joey Ruiz: St. Peter’s Prep, New Jersey (157 lbs) - State Qualifier
 

Long Island

James Mulhern: Massapequa, New York (285 lbs) - DI State 5th Place

Augie Szamreta: Warren Hills, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State Qualifier
 

Lynchburg

Brodie Gibbs: Atlee, Virginia (120 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

Cameron Gue: Mount Pleasant, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Thomas Egley: Great Bridge, Virginia (120 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Nick Guastello: Paramus, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State Qualifier

Colton Hepp: Tallwood, Virginia (126 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Talon Looney: Grundy, Virginia (190 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Carmine McDaniel: Woodside, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up

Ian Ray: Lebanon, Virginia (165 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Jacob Reigel: Mount Pleasant, North Carolina (175 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

Mason Santini: Mechanicsville, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Josiah Sykes: Skyline, Virginia (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Emmons Tewalt: Hanover, Virginia (120 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Parker Withers: Skyline, Virginia (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Marian

Gunner Butt: New Palestine, Indiana (150 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Jack Davis: Bishop Chatard, Indiana (157 lbs) - State 3rd Place
 

Mary

Joey Enzminger: Bismarck Legacy, North Dakota (133 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Nic Enzminger: Bismarck Legacy, North Dakota (127 lbs) - Class A State 6th Place
 

Maryland

Ivan Arias: Buchanan, California (150 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Mikey Batista: Blair Academy, New Jersey (120 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Jackson Butler: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place

Devin Downes: Plainedge, New York (215 lbs) - DI State Champion 

JoJo Gigliotti: South Carroll, Maryland (138 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion 

Landon Hamper: South Carroll, Maryland (215 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion 

Josh Piparo: St. Peter’s Prep, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State Qualifier - Class of 2027

Liston Seibert: Massillon Perry, Ohio (132 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Mateo Vinciguerra: Woodstown, New Jersey (285 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Bradley Williams: Spain Park, Alabama (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Menlo

Elias Castaneda: Bella Vista, California (126 lbs) - State 6th Place - Class of 2027
 

Mercyhurst

Matt Almedina: Mid Valley, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State Qualifier

Bruce Anderchak: Quaker Valley, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AA State Qualifier

Travonte Burgess: Lakeland, Florida (150 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up

Julian Burgett: Fishers, Indiana (215 lbs) - State Qualifier

Zachary Caldwell: St. Francis, New York (190 lbs) - DI State Champion 

William Capizzi: Passaic Valley, New Jersey (175 lbs) - State Qualifier

Blake Frantz: Wadsworth, Ohio (132 lbs) - DI State 7th Place

Jack Goodwin: Broomfield, Colorado (165 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Kyle Jardine: Wadsworth, Ohio (157 lbs) - DI State 4th Place

Alex May: Hendersonville, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion 

Landon Quiroga: Merritt Island, Florida (144 lbs) - 1A State 3rd Place

Luca Schinelli: Grassfield, Virginia (132 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Cash Waymire: Brentwood Academy, Tennessee (113 lbs) - DII State 3rd Place

Nolan West: Merritt Island, Florida (150 lbs) - 1A State 8th Place

Will Wortkoetter: St. Francis, New York (285 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Cael Yanek: Moon Area, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier
 

Messiah

Alex Riehl (Stephen Decatur, Maryland) - 4A/3A State Qualifier
 

Michigan

Bodie Abbey: Hartland, Michigan (138 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Henry Aslikyan: Birmingham, California (120 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Blake Cosby: Dundee, Michigan (157 lbs) - D3 State Champion 

Cooper Hinz: Jesup, Iowa (132 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Gabe Logan: Delbarton, New Jersey (175 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Moses Mendoza: Gilroy, California (138 lbs) - State Champion

Haakon Peterson: Dodgeville, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Camden Rugg: Union Grove, Wisconsin (113 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2027

Jay’Den Williams: Roseville, Michigan (165 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Kellen Wolbert: Oconowomoc, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D1 State Champion
 

Michigan State

Dale Gant: Grand Rapids Central Catholic (138 lbs) - D3 State Champion

Layne Martin: Rockford, Michigan (120 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2027

Nick Sorrow: Hudson, Michigan (132 lbs) - D4 State Champion

Sammy Stewart: Manchester, Michigan (126 lbs) - D4 State Runner-Up

Logan Tollison: Grand Ledge, Michigan (285 lbs) - D1 State Champion
 

Millersville

Dustin Hoover: Ephrata, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Dom Marino: Cinnaminson, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State Qualifier

Ivan Schaible: Mathews, Virginia (157 lbs) - 1A State Runner-Up

Jackson Wheeler: Lenape, New Jersey (215 lbs) - State Qualifier
 

Minnesota

Trey Beissel: Hastings, Minnesota (133 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Mason Carlson: Syracuse, Utah (138 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up

Tyler Dekraker: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (144 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Joel Friederichs: Watertown-Mayer, Minnesota (121 lbs) - AA State Champion

Titan Friederichs: Watertown-Mayer, Minnesota (127 lbs) - AA State Champion

Max Gonzalez: East Troy, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D2 State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Sutton Kenning: Saint Cloud Tech, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA State Champion

John Murphy: St. Michael-Albertville, Minnesota (189 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Carson Neubert: Luxemburg-Casco, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D1 State Champion 

Cooper Rowe: Mound-Westonka, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AA State Champion

Drake Vombaur: Severance, Colorado (120 lbs) - 4A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Missouri

Brady Collins: East Troy, Wisconsin (132 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Cash Cooley: Allen, Texas (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Trey Craig: Christian Brothers College, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Jason Hampton: Joliet Catholic, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Yandel Morales: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (138 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up
 

Missouri Baptist

Isaac Ward: Fort Osage, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 4 State 6th Place
 

Morgan State

Isaiah Jackson: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 8th Place
 

Morningside

Parker Lutz: St. Michael the Archangel (126 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion

Austin Stevick: St. Michael the Archangel (144 lbs) - Class 3 State 4th Place

Navy

Nathan Attisano: Legacy Christian Academy, Ohio (132 lbs) - DIII State Champion

Jet Brown: Odessa, Missouri (150 lbs) - Class 2 State Champion

Cade Campbell: Nazareth, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place

AJ Corp: West Chester Rustin, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place

Collier Hartman: Canon-McMillian, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place

Oliver Phillips: Baylor School, Tennessee (157 lbs) - DII State Champion

Jon Smith: Oxford Area, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Sammy Spaulding: Camden Catholic, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State 4th Place

McKaden Speece: Wilson, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Champion 

Sam Wolford: Northern Lebanon, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AA State 5th Place
 

NC State

Lorenzo Alston: Uwharrie Charter, North Carolina (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Lander Bosh: Layton, Utah (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Kai Calcutt: Loyola Academy, Illinois (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion

James Capasso: Ballston Spa, New York (175 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Dale Corbin: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (138 lbs) - National Prep Champion

Dom Deputy: Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place

Griffin LaPlante: St. Francis, New York (165 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Lucas Ricketts: Union County, Kentucky (190 lbs) - State Champion

Michael Saba: Air Academy, Colorado (150 lbs) - 4A State 3rd Place

Sean Willcox: St. John Bosco, California (126 lbs) - State 5th Place
 

Nebraska

Noah Bull: Layton, Utah (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Elijah Collick: Stephen Decatur, Maryland (132 lbs) - 4A/3A State Champion

Mac Crosson: Indianola, Iowa (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Nolan Fellers: Bondurant-Farrar, Iowa (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Tad Forsyth: Blue Valley Southwest, Kansas (190 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Wyatt Hanssen: Wasatch, Utah (215 lbs) - 5A State Champion - Class of 2027

Wilmont Kai: Whitehall, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Zaiyahn Ornelas: Creighton Prep, Nebraska (126 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Davis Parrow: Farmington, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Mason Petersen: Columbus, Nebraska (157 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Niko Rotella: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (175 lbs) - Class B State Champion
 

Nebraska-Kearney

Wyatt Boley: Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado (157 lbs) - 4A State 4th Place

Jaeston Delano: Columbus, Nebraska (175 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Ian Giancola: Hoxie, Kansas (132 lbs) - 3-2-1A State Champion

Gavin Ourada: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (120 lbs) - Class B State Runner-Up
 

Newberry

Wyatt Eddy: Tombstone, Arizona (122 lbs) - D4 State Runner-Up

Ian Hodgin: Hewitt-Trussville, Alabama (138 lbs) - 7A State 3rd place

Gabe Rush: Lugoff-Elgin, South Carolina (157 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier
 

North Carolina

Austin Bickerton: Medina Highland, Ohio (120 lbs) - DI State 5th Place - Class of 2027

Brandon Bickerton: Medina Highland, Ohio (113 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up- Class of 2027

Owen Clark: Lansing, New York (150 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Lincoln Jipp: Bettendorf, Iowa (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion 

Brody Kelly: IC Prep, Illinois (175 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Lukas Littleton-Mascaro: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Steel Meyers: Allen, Texas (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Mick Moylan: Poway, California (215 lbs) - State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Nadav Nafshi: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (175 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Kane Shawger: St. Xavier, Ohio (150 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2027

Dunia Sibomana: Long Beach, New York (118 lbs) - DI State Champion 

Ben Ziola: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (150 lbs) - Class B State Champion - Class of 2027
 

North Central

Ryan Woods: Belding, Michigan (144 lbs) - D3 State Runner-Up
 

North Dakota State

Brenden Agcaoili: SLAM Academy, Nevada (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Hugh Meyer: Dickinson, North Dakota (189 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up

James Sievers: Social Circle, Georgia (138 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2027

Gage Spurgeon: Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, Iowa (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Northern Colorado

Mason Koehler: Glenwood, Iowa (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 

Northern Illinois

Ayden Dodd: Perrysburg, Ohio (120 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place

Nick Strand: Bemidji, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place

AJ Tack: Montini Catholic, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place
 

Northern Iowa

Cael Gilmore: Highland, Ohio (165 lbs) - DII State 3rd Place

Ashton Honnold: Nodaway Valley, Iowa (285 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Vince Jasinski: Fox Lake Grant, Illinois (144 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Declan Koch: Neenah, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Gavin Landers: Denver, Iowa (138 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Keaton Moeller: Starmont, Iowa (190 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Hayden Schwab: Don Bosco, Iowa (126 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2027

Northern State

Harrison Dea: Morton, Illinois (132 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up

Kane Larson: Fillmore Central, Minnesota (189 lbs) - 1A State Champion
 

Northwestern

Trayvn Boger: South Summit, Utah (285 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Liam Davis: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (113 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Will Detar: Trinity, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State Champion

Seach Hibler: Paramus Catholic, New Jersey (144 lbs) - State 5th Place

Royce Lopez: Warren, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Ryan Meier: Blair Academy, New Jersey (175 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place

Jaxon Miller: Carlisle, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Alexander Pierce: Iowa City West, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Peter Snyder: Stephen Decatur, Maryland (190 lbs) - 4A/3A State Runner-Up

Ryder Wilder: Camden County, Georgia (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Northwestern (IA)

Bryce Pasvogel: Clovis North, California (132 lbs) - State Qualifier
 

NYU

Cole Gibbons: Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State 6th Place

Pierce Kane: Council Rock North, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Ryan O’Keefe: Patrick Henry-Ashland, Virginia (132 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

Rocco Salerno: Seton Hall Prep, New Jersey (215 lbs) - State 6th Place

Dominick Tunison: Nazareth, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Joe Viola: Seton Hall Prep, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State Qualifier
 

Ohio

Colin Broxterman: Elder, Ohio (120 lbs) - DI State 7th Place

Harrison Ratliff: New Lexington, Ohio (150 lbs) - DII State 4th Place

Dayne Serio: West Aurora, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Cannan Smith: Chillicothe, Ohio (132 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up

Colin Wooldridge: LaSalle, Ohio (175 lbs) - DII State Champion 
 

Ohio State

Michael Boyle: Bishop Watterson, Ohio (215 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Jesse Grajeda: St. John Bosco, California (144 lbs) - State Champion

Antonio Mills: Mill Creek, Georgia (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Teequavious Mills: Mill Creek, Georgia (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Dom Munaretto: St. Charles East, Illinois (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Nick Singer: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Adam Waters: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State Champion
 

Oklahoma

Eric Casula: Stillwater, Oklahoma (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Will Deutchlander: Edmond North, Oklahoma (165 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier

Slater Hicks: Valencia, California (132 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Christian Jelle: Grand Rapids, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AA State Champion

Johnathan McGinty: St. Joseph’s Regional, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Mason Ontiveros: Pitman, California (175 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Dallas Russell: Jefferson, Georgia (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Carter Vannest: Pitman, California (190 lbs) - State 4th Place
 

Oklahoma State

Luke Hamiti: Stillwater, Oklahoma (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Tanner Hodgins: Howell, New Jersey (215 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Ladd Holman: Juab, Utah (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Jayden Raney: Union County, Kentucky (144 lbs) - State Champion

Jordyn Raney: Union County, Kentucky (150 lbs) - State Champion

Dreshaun Ross: Fort Dodge, Iowa (285 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Ignacio Villasenor: Stillwater, Oklahoma (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Michael White: Lawrence North, Indiana (190 lbs) - State Champion

Rocklin Zinkin: Buchanan, California (120 lbs) - State Champion
 

Oregon State

Nathan Carrillo: St. John Bosco, California (132 lbs) - State 4th Place

Christopher Creason: El Diamante, California (157 lbs) - State Qualifier

Travis Grace: Gilroy, California (175 lbs) - State 4th Place

Leif Larwin: Bend, Oregon (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion - Class of 2027

Blake Woodward: St. John Bosco, California (165 lbs) - State 6th Place

Kalob Ybarra: Pomona, Colorado (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Penn

CJ Betz: Delbarton, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State Champion

Isaak Chavez: Mullen, Colorado (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Charlie DeSena: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (150 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Anthony DiAndrea: Watchung Hills, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Dominick Morrison: Hatboro-Horsham, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

CJ Pensiero: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State Qualifier - Class of 2027

Joseph Schinder: Blair Academy, New Jersey (157 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place - Class of 2027

Jordan Segal: Shawnee, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State Qualifier

Ezra Swisher: Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

PJ Terranova: Delbarton, New Jersey (132 lbs) - State 6th Place - Class of 2027
 

Penn College of Technology

Tyler Detwiler: Palmyra, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier
 

Penn State

Elijah Brown: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Grey Burnett: Perrysburg, Ohio (126 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2027

Jayden James: Delbarton, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State Champion

Gavin Mangano: Shoreham Wading River, New York (144 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Clinton Shepherd: Crown Point, Indiana (150 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Landon Sidun: Norwin, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Will Soto: Newburgh Free Academy, New York (110 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Braiden Weaver: Altoona, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place

James Whitbred: State College, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place - Class of 2027
 

Pitt-Johnstown

Brandon Cynar: Western Branch, Virginia (126 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Hayden Yacoviello-Andrus: Bermudian Springs, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State 5th Place
 

Pittsburgh

Karson Brown: St. Edward, Ohio (138 lbs) - DI State Champion 

Michael Daly: Cranford, New Jersey (120 lbs) - State 8th Place

Caige Horak: Massillon Perry, Ohio (190 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Mason Horwat: Derry Area, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Caleb Rodriguez: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State 4th Place

Brock Rothermel: Line Mountain, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Kyle Scott: Tyrone, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Santino Sloboda: Butler, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place

Hunter Snyder: Greater Latrobe, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State 6th Place - Class of 2027
 

Princeton

Ronan An: North Cobb, Georgia (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Vincenzo Anello: Blair Academy, New Jersey (132 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Joey Canova: Bergen Catholic, New Jersey (157 lbs) - State Champion

Tyler Conroy: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (138 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place

George Dennis: Harrison County, Kentucky (157 lbs) - State Champion

Mark Effendian: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State Champion

Barry Norman: Blair Academy, New Jersey (165 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place

Jackson Weller: Delran, New Jersey (150 lbs) - State 3rd Place - Class of 2027
 

Purdue

Camden Baum: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State Champion

Camden Baumann: Mater Dei, Indiana (165) - State 4th Place

Jackson Bradley: Cowan, Indiana (157 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Brady Brown: Derry Area, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Grayson Fuchs: Detroit Central Catholic, Michigan (150 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2027

Luke Hayden: Hickman, Missouri (175 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion - Class of 2027

Drake Hooiman: SLAM Academy, Nevada (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Nathan Rioux: Avon, Indiana (132 lbs) - State Champion

Ethan Sonne: Marist, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Zach Stewart: Marmion Academy, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Tylin Thrine: New Castle, Indiana (138 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Griffin Van Tichelt: Crown Point, Indiana (175 lbs) - State 4th Place

Jacob Weaver: Rossville, Indiana (165 lbs) - State 7th Place
 

Randolph

Logan Keesee: Poquoson, Virginia (120 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Rider

Kage Jones: Camden Catholic, New Jersey (157 lbs) - State Qualifier

Roanoke

Ashton-Michael Ritz: Cosby, Virginia (175 lbs) - 6A State 4th Place

Canaan Spears: Union, Virginia (150 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Cole Wilson: Paul VI, Virginia (165 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place

Rutgers

Carter Chunko: Saucon Valley, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Ryan DeGeorge: Delbarton, New Jersey (144 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Charlie Esposito: St. Joseph’s Regional, New Jersey (113 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Justin Farnsworth: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (113 lbs) - National Prep Champion  - Class of 2027

Brandt Harer: Montgomery, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

CJ Huerta: Buchanan, California (138 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Tyler Palumbo: Christian Brothers, New Jersey (215 lbs) - State 5th Place

Alex Reyes: Holmdel, New Jersey (190 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Lukas Zalota: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027
 

Sacred Heart

Logan Zimmer: Moorestown, New Jersey (144 lbs) - State Qualifier
 

San Francisco State

Kingston Cruzat: Folsom, California (106 lbs) - State 7th Place

Tommy Holguin: Bellarmine, California (150 lbs) - State 3rd Place
 

Seton Hill

Jonah Erdely: Frazier, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State 7th Place
 

Shenandoah

Cecil Miller: First Colonial, Virginia (150 lbs) - 5A State 5th Place

Justin Walker: Rural Retreat, Virginia (138 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Sioux Falls

Wyatt Wall: Foley, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AA State Qualifier
 

SIU Edwardsville

Austin Brown: Hannibal, Missouri (120 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion

Maximus Hay: Brown Deer, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Shawn Kogan: Stevenson, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Kiernan Meink: Millard South, Nebraska (138 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Kalias Nazario: Mater Lakes, Florida (165 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Will Oberbroeckling: Southeast Polk, Iowa (144 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

South Dakota State

Cole Caniglia: Creighton Prep, Nebraska (132 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Cavin Carlson: Willmar, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place

Brock Johnson: Paola, Kansas (144 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Riley Johnson: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (190 lbs) - Class B State Champion

Gage Lohr: Watertown, South Dakota (157 lbs) - Class A State Champion - Class of 2027

Tyson Martin: Aquinas, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D2 State Champion
 

Southwest Minnesota State

Michael Perez: Everett Alvarez, California (157 lbs) - California State 3rd Place
 

St. Cloud State

Sawyer Dailey: Plymouth, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - D2 State Runner-Up

Joe Kruse: Totino-Grace, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Chase Mills: St. Michael-Albertville, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place

Carter Nekvapil: Allen, Texas (175 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up

Sam Zanton: Middleton, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up
 

Stanford

Cameron Jackson: John F. Kennedy, California (120 lbs) - State Qualifier

Zeno Moore: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (157 lbs) - National Prep Champion

Greyson Music: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Slava Shahbazyan: Birmingham, California (165 lbs) - State Champion

Siraj Sidhu: Clovis North, California (126 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Jarrett Smith: Lowell, Michigan (120 lbs) - D2 State Champion 

Kai Vielma: Connellsville, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

UNC Pembroke

Miles Lesley: River Ridge, Georgia (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Utah Valley

Thunder Beard: Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania (114 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Chris Dennis: Central Bucks West, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Runer-Up

Reed Falk: Middleton, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2027

Nathan Gugelman: American Falls, Idaho (144 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Roman Luttrell: Cleveland, New Mexico (120 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Jordan Manyette: Trinity, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AA State Qualifier- Class of 2027

Owen Proper: Marana, Arizona (146 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place

Elijah Schunke: Brandon Valley, South Dakota (285 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Vanguard

Troy Montero: La Mirada, California (120 lbs) - State 8th Place

Kelan Stever: San Clemente, California (175 lbs) - State 8th Place

Virginia

Nate Consigli: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (165 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Liam Crook: Kaukauna, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Joaquin Duque: Rumson-Fair Haven, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State Qualifier

Will Etu: Stafford, Virginia (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Dom Powell: Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania (114 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier - Class of 2027

Nick Salamone: Easton, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State 6th Place

Raymond Shaw: George Jenkins, Florida (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion 

Preston Wagner: Fremont, Nebraska (285 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Virginia Tech

Bo Bassett: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State Champion

Mario Carini: Poway, California (175 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Killian Coluccio: Lacey Township, New Jersey (113 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Maximus Fortier: University, West Virginia (175 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Blake Jacobson: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (165 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place

Maximus Konopka: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (215 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Melvin Miller: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2027

Owen McMullan: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place

Jake Robie: Christiansburg, Virginia (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Jonathan Rocha: Clovis North, California (190 lbs) - State Champion

Alex Rozas: Teurlings Catholic, Louisiana (126 lbs) - D2 State Champion

VMI

Jared Goodson: Poquoson, Virginia (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Lincoln Kelley: Loudoun County, Virginia (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Chris LaLonde: Roosevelt, Colorado (144 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

EJ Sheeran: Pitman, California (144 lbs) - State 7th Place

Ryan Willi: Middletown South, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State Qualifier

Wartburg

Blake Irvine: Don Bosco, Iowa (132 lb) - 1A State Champion

Washington & Jefferson

Lucas Barr: McGuffey, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State 6th Place

Western Colorado

Jackson Eversman: Thompson Valley (150 lbs) - 4A State 5th Place

Sam Johnson: Salida, Colorado (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Ryan Lewis: Middleton, Idaho (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Jordan Romero: Abraham Lincoln, Colorado (126 lbs) - 3A State Champion

West Virginia

Jackson Angelo: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (190 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Kaleo Garcia: Gilroy, California (165 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Tanner Guenot: Bald Eagle Area, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Eli Knight: Bridgeport, West Virginia (215 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Stephen Myers: Parkersburg, West Virginia (138 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Brennan Warwick: Massillon Perry, Ohio (175 lbs) - DI State Champion

Dominic Way: Parkersburg, West Virginia (157 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Gage Wentzel: Montoursville, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Champion 

Wisconsin

Cade Aaberg: Oregon, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Bruno Cassioppi: Hononegah, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Rocco Cassioppi: Hononegah, Illinois (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Cael Leisgang: Seymour, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D2 State Champion 

Eli Leonard: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Brody Sendele: Hononegah, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Wisconsin-Parkside

Spencer Madsen: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D2 State 4th Place

Gavin Wolters: Hartford Union, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - DI State Qualifier
 

Wyoming

Derek Barrows: Pomona, Colorado (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Blake Bartos: Medina Buckeye, Ohio (138 lbs) - DII State Champion 

Austin Collins: Wray, Utah (150 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Cael Floerchinger: Great Falls, Montana (126 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2027

Austin Paris: Layton, Utah (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Tucker Roybal: Union, Utah (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Kyler Walters: Shakopee, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Dominic Wilson: Rockwall, Texas (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion

With each passing weekend, high school state tournament season continues to get better. States like Pennsylvania, Florida, and Michigan, held their much-anticipated season-ending tournaments - along with a couple of others. We're heading into the home stretch as New Jersey and Ohio will wrap things up this weekend. As these tournaments conclude, it begs the question, "how did my favorite team's recruits fare?" In some smaller states, it's almost a given that your college-bound studs are collecting another state title, while in the power states, with the deepest talent pools, such achievements are not guaranteed.

Either way, we've combed through results from all of the state tournaments that have taken place thus far to find out how everyone's recruits have finished.

We will update this article each week as more results become official.

If you do not see a recruit that should be added, please fill out our commitment form or email me at earl@matscouts.com .

Adams State

Michael Lopez Jr.: Ponderosa, Colorado (144 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Air Force

Samuel Comes: Lakeway Christian Academy, Tennessee (126 lbs) - DII State Champion

Joey Favia: Marmion Academy, Illinois (285 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Tyler Harrill: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (165 lbs) - Class B State Champion

Robert Kendall: Windsor, Colorado (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Aiden Kunes: Central Mountain, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Justin Lowery: Loudoun County, Virginia (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Bryce Palmer: Smithson Valley, Texas (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Vincent Rosas: Maize, Kansas (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Miller Sipes: Staley, Missouri (144 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Salah Tsarni: Blair Academy, New Jersey (190 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Trey Wagner: Northampton, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place

Arment Waltenbaugh: The Hill School, Pennsylvania (165 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place
 

American

Blake Boyer: Kennett, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 6th Place

Hunter Juaregui: Fountain Valley, California (120 lbs) - State Qualifier

Reagan Milheim: Warrior Run, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Isaiah Taylor: AIM Academy, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place
 

Appalachian State

Jesse Adams: Independence, West Virginia (190 lbs) AAA State Champion

Roman Belardo: Jefferson, Georgia (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Xander Dossett: Ola, Georgia (190 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Brady Hand: Christiansburg, Virginia (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Bradyn McConneha: North Allegheny, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Deacon Moran: Fort Zumwalt North, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 4 State 3rd Place

Ty Murray: Jefferson, Georgia (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Bentley Sly: Stuart W. Cramer, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Arizona State

Travis Cardenas: Chandler, Arizona (167 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Nico DeSalvo: Southeast Polk, Iowa (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Caleb Noble: Warren, Illinois (113 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Justin Wardlow: Lockport, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Army West Point

Maverick Beckwith: Norwich, New York (150 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Ashton Besmer: Buchanan, California (132 lbs) - State Champion

Cash Colbert: Paul VI, Virginia (215 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Ryker Cox: Coxsackie Athens, New York (165 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Johnny Green: New York Military Academy, New York (126 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Elijah Hawes: Layton, Utah (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Aiden Herndon: Cedar Cliff, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Pasquale Maurici: Westlake, Texas (190 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Declan McKee: Tioga Central, New York (110 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Cooper Merli: New York Military Academy, New York (120 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Titus Norman: Baylor School, Tennessee (165 lbs) - National Prep Champion

Gavin Regis: Layton, Utah (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Evan Sanati: Brentsville, Virginia (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Augustana

Hudson Cisar: Sioux Falls Lincoln, South Dakota (144 lbs) - Class A State 3rd Place

Trey Gunderson: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Minnesota (145 lbs) - A State Champion

Payton Herbst: Totino-Grace, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Creighten Lassen: Millard West, Nebraska (132 lbs) - A State Champion

Kellen Long: North Callaway, Missouri (157 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion

JD Minder-Broeckaert: Hudson, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up

Ryken Orel: Winner, South Dakota (150 lbs) - Class B State Champion

Shea Richter: Watertown, South Dakota (132 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Graham Wilde: Sioux Falls Jefferson, South Dakota (144 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up

Ty Woodring: Tea Area, South Dakota (138 lbs) - Class A State Champion
 

Binghamton

Nik Blake: Hagerty, Florida (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Ashton Haley: Cobleskill/Richmondville, New York (144 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up

Karl Ludwig: Cox, Virginia (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Wyatt Boice: Minisink Valley, New York (175 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2027

Gabe Rogers: Seaforth, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Will Russell: Manhasset, New York (118 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Landyn Shaffer: Deposit-Hancock, New York (138 lbs) - DII State Champion

Bloomsburg

Rocco DeStefano: East Islip, New York (132 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Caleb Hummel: Philipsburg-Osceola (121 lbs) - AA State Qualifier

Alex Kadryna: Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier - Class of 2027

Blake Klipp: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (107 lbs) - AA State 6th Place

Nicky Negron: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State 6th Place
 

Brown

Jimmy Bechter: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (285 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Gabe Swann: Baylor School, Tennessee (120 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Charlie Trujillo: Vandegrift, Texas (132 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Jackson Wells: Harrison County, Kentucky (120 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Bucknell

Brian Chamberlain: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Zane Engels: Northfield, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Jackson Heslin: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (126 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place

Hudson Hohman: Grove City, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Bradley Wagner: Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027
 

Buffalo

Rex Bryson: Centralia, Missouri (175 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion

Cullen Edwards: St. Francis, New York (132 lbs) - DI State 5th Place

Cooper Roscosky: Kiski Area, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Rory White: St. Francis, New York (175 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up
 

Cal Poly

Troy Ceja: Pitman, California (285 lbs) - State Qualifier

Dom Dotson: Poway, California (190 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Sergio Gomez: St. John Bosco, California (157 lbs) - State Qualifier - Class of 2027

Tigran Greyan: Valencia, California (165 lbs) - State 7th Place

Zaydrein Hernandez: St. John Bosco, California (138 lbs) - State 7th Place

Michael Kase: Chaminade, California (150 lbs) - State Qualifier

Alias Raby: Anderson, California (150 lbs) - State 4th Place

Josh Requena: Camarillo, California (150 lbs) - State 5th Place

Zack Samano: Chino, California (120 lbs) - State Qualifier

Campbell

Anthony Andrews: Sussex Tech, Delaware (132 lbs) - State Champion

Cael Dunn: South Davidson, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 1A/2A State Champion
 

Case Western Reserve

Jake Rheaume: Walton, Georgia (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Central Michigan

Donny Beaufait: Dundee, Michigan (165 lbs) - D3 State Champion

Christian Haslem: St. Clair, Michigan (126 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Dallas Korponic: Hartland, Michigan (157 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Erik Rodriguez: Fox Lake Grant, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
 

Central Missouri

Eli Homan: Helias Catholic, Missouri (165 lbs) - Class 3 State 3rd Place

Bryson Rockers: Paola, Kansas (132 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Central Oklahoma

Hayden Yocham: Bristow, Oklahoma (215 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Chadron State

Blake Hawkins: Eaton, Colorado (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Chattanooga

John Stewart: Scottsboro, Alabama (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Tanner Tran: Father Ryan, Tennessee (113 lbs) - DII State Champion

Chicago

Lucas Nance: Fremd, Illinois (190 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place
 

Clarion

Barrett Keiffer: Manheim Central, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier 

Cash Morrell: Cochranton, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State 7th Place

Bryce Schnelzer: Loudoun County, Virginia (126 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Ethan Secoy: Columbus, Georgia (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Connor Smalley: Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place

Caleb Tyler: Fairfield, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027
 

Coast Guard

Nathan Burchfiel: Rockwall Heath, Texas (138 lbs) - 6A State 5th Place
 

Columbia

Lucas Parietti: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (175 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place
 

Cornell

Lucas Boe: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (165 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Vinny Freeman: Penn, Indiana (175 lbs) - State 5th Place

Blake Hostetter: Oxford Area, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State 8th Place - Class of 2027

Joey Jeter: Edmond North, Oklahoma (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion 

Samson McKissick-Staley: Pittsford, New York (150 lbs) - DI State Champion

Evan Stanley: Lowell, Indiana (138 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Joseph Toscano: Buchanan, California (144 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Tyler Traves: Mountain View, Virginia (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Michael Turi: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Tommy Verrette: Edmond North, Oklahoma (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Brayden Zuercher: Nazareth, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place
 

Cornell College

Nathan Johnson: Dodgeville, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D2 State 4th Place
 

Davidson

Koa DeLoach: North Bay Haven, Florida (120 lbs) - 1A State Runner-Up

Andy Franke: Muscatine, Iowa (190 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Austin Green: Mooresville, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 7A State Champion

Jack Peters: Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Cody Trevino: Bettendorf, Iowa (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Davis & Elkins

Jackson Knupp: Woodgrove, Virginia (144 lbs) - 4A State 5th Place

Kyler See: North East, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State Qualifier

Preston Shorter: Chandler, Arizona (287 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place

Colby Smith: McMichael, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier
 

Drexel

Jack Baron: Germantown Academy, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Pat Woloshyn: Council Rock South, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place
 

Edinboro

Clay Kimmy: General McLane, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State 4th Place

Liam Lawler: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State 7th Place
 

Elizabethtown

Jonathan Fletcher: Patterson Mill, Maryland (190 lbs) - 2A/1A State Qualifier
 

Elmhurst

Nolan Vogel: Joliet Catholic, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
 

Fairmont State

Jackson Lane: North Paulding, Georgia (144 lbs) - 6A State 4th Place
 

Ferrum

Ryder Allen: Peninsula Catholic, Virginia (157 lbs) - VISAA State Champion

Ashton Hilton: Riverside, Virginia (175 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up

Adam Husseini: West Springfield, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Bryan Latta: Poquoson, Virginia (150 lbs) - 2A State 3rd Place

Omar Rushing: Western Alamance, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Conner Walck: Cape Henry Collegiate, Virginia (132 lbs) - VISAA State Runner-Up
 

Fort Hays State

Elijah Fjell: Shelby-Rising City, Nebraska (190 lbs) - Class D State Champion
 

Franklin & Marshall

Cole Albert: The Hill School, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place

Brody Musser: Ephrata, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Anthony Pica: Garden City, New York (150 lbs) - DI State Qualifier
 

Frostburg State

Carter Canale: Middletown, Maryland (165 lbs) - 2A/1A State Runner-Up

Seth Crawford: Brunswick, Maryland (150 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion 

Daniel Williams: Glendale, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State Qualifier
 

Gardner-Webb

Makhi Rodgers: Brown Deer, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place

George Mason

Kross Cassidy: Fairfax, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Daniel Goodwin: St. Patrick’s, Illinois (120 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier

Jeffrey Huyvaert: New Prairie, Indiana (157 lbs) - State 5th Place

Luke Knox: Perkiomen Valley, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place - Class of 2027

Victor Marks-Jenkins: Perry Hall, Maryland (190 lbs) - 4A/3A State Champion

Nate Moore: Grassfield, Virginia (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Nick Moore: Grassfield, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Drew Roggie: St. Christopher’s, Virginia (132 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place

Keagan Sieracki: Southlake Carroll, Texas (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Dominic Sumpolec: Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Max Tancini: Perkiomen Valley, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place

Ryan Totten: Detroit Central Catholic, Michigan (126 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place - Class of 2027

Rudy Wagner: Cox, Virginia (190 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Glenville State

Wyatt Nichols: Roane County, West Virginia (175 lbs) - A/AA State 6th Place
 

Grand Valley State

Braden Broderick: Dundee, Michigan (144 lbs) - D3 State Champion

Cade Dunn: Liberty, Missouri (132 lbs) - Class 4 State 3rd Place

Mason Haines: Dundee, Michigan (120 lbs) - D3 State Champion
 

Harvard

Conner Bercume: Blair Academy, New Jersey (215 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Declan Bligh: Roxbury Latin, Massachusetts (175 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place

Carter Shin: Chantilly, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Michael Spielman: Strath Haven, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place

Greg Torosian: Birmingham, California (150 lbs) - State 6th Place
 

Illinois

Nicholas Garcia: Marmion Academy, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Anthony Garza: Clovis, California (113 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Josh Hoffer: Washington, Illinois (215 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up

Liam Kelly: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Jake Knight: Bettendorf, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Wyatt Medlin: Washington, Illinois (165 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Jaxon Penovich: St. Viator, Illinois (190 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Griff Powell: Lyons, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Turner Ross: Edmond North, Oklahoma (113 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Aaron Stewart: Warren, Illinois (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Indiana

Mason Goelz: Avon, Indiana (138 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Tommy Gibbs: Brownsburg, Indiana (150 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Peyton Schoettle: Roncalli, Indiana (120 lbs) - 4th Place

Jackson Shipley: Dripping Springs, Texas (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Iowa

Freddy Bachmann: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2028

Joe Bachmann: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2027

Israel Borge: Stillwater, Oklahoma (144 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

David Calkins: Liberty, California (215 lbs) - State Champion

Michael Mocco: Cardinal Gibbons, Florida (285 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, Florida (132 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Dawson Youngblut: Don Bosco, Iowa (144 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Iowa State

Maximus Dhabot: Ankeny Centennial, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Jimmy Mastny: Marian Central, Illinois (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2027

Coby Merrill: JW North, California (285 lbs) - State Champion

Jake Miller: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Valentine Popadiuc: St. Pius X, New Mexico (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Roman Stewart: Liberty, Missouri (144 lbs) - Class 4 State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Cale Vandermark: Ankeny Centennial, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
 

Iowa Western

Jayce Curry: Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Iowa (126 lbs) - 2A State 6th Place
 

Ithaca

Anthony Ciotoli: Independence, Virginia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Johns Hopkins

Raul Rodriguez: Oakland Mills, Maryland (165 lbs) - 4A/3A State Champion
 

Kent State

Jordan Fincher: Hickman, Missouri (165 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Connor Peterson: Maple Grove, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Colin Whyte: West Greene, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place

Kutztown

Luke Hitchcock: Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Dakota Santamaria: Tussey Mountain, Pennsylvania (121) - AA State 4th Place
 

Lake Erie

Bryce Holt: Davison, Michigan (120 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place

Louis Smith: Three Rivers, Michigan (175 lbs) - D2 State Champion
 

Lander

Blake Butler: May River, South Carolina (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Lehigh

Emilio Albanese: Emmaus, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Gabe Ballard: Northampton, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Dean Bechtold: Owen J. Roberts, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Keanu Dillard: Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Reed Dillard: Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place - Class of 2027

Raymond Fitzgerald: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place - Class of 2027

Tavio Hoose: St. Francis, New York (190 lbs) - DII State Champion

Cael Weidemoyer: Faith Christian Academy (215 lbs) - AA State Champion
 

Lincoln Memorial

Kam Harrell: Poquoson, Virginia (113 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 

Little Rock

DJ Clarke: Buford, Georgia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Isaiah Jones: Bixby, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Logan Milsaps: College Park, Texas (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Cael Puderbaugh: Basehor-Linwood, Kansas (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion - Class of 2027

Colin Rutlin: Christian Brothers College, Missouri (157 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Gus Smith: Central Arkansas Christian, Arkansas (165 lbs) - 4A State Champion - Class of 2027

Ryder Smith: Chattanooga Christian School, Tennessee (285 lbs) - DII State Champion

Shane Wagner: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State 5th Place
 

Lock Haven

Matthew Arndt: Battlefield, Virginia (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Caden Judice: Bald Eagle Area, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State 4th Place

Jacob McVige: Honeoye Falls-Lima, New York (157 lbs) - DII State Champion

Christopher Noto: Honeoye Falls-Lima, New York (132 lbs) - DII State Champion

Jonny O’Brien: North Penn, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place

Brody Rebuck: Shikellamy, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place
 

Long Island

James Mulhern: Massapequa, New York (285 lbs) - DI State 5th Place
 

Lynchburg

Brodie Gibbs: Atlee, Virginia (120 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

Cameron Gue: Mount Pleasant, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Thomas Egley: Great Bridge, Virginia (120 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Colton Hepp: Tallwood, Virginia (126 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Talon Looney: Grundy, Virginia (190 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Carmine McDaniel: Woodside, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up

Ian Ray: Lebanon, Virginia (165 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Jacob Reigel: Mount Pleasant, North Carolina (175 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

Mason Santini: Mechanicsville, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Josiah Sykes: Skyline, Virginia (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Emmons Tewalt: Hanover, Virginia (120 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Parker Withers: Skyline, Virginia (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Marian

Gunner Butt: New Palestine, Indiana (150 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Jack Davis: Bishop Chatard, Indiana (157 lbs) - State 3rd Place
 

Mary

Joey Enzminger: Bismarck Legacy, North Dakota (133 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Nic Enzminger: Bismarck Legacy, North Dakota (127 lbs) - Class A State 6th Place
 

Maryland

Ivan Arias: Buchanan, California (150 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Mikey Batista: Blair Academy, New Jersey (120 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Jackson Butler: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place

Devin Downes: Plainedge, New York (215 lbs) - DI State Champion 

JoJo Gigliotti: South Carroll, Maryland (138 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion 

Landon Hamper: South Carroll, Maryland (215 lbs) - 2A/1A State Champion 

Bradley Williams: Spain Park, Alabama (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Menlo

Elias Castaneda: Bella Vista, California (126 lbs) - State 6th Place - Class of 2027
 

Mercyhurst

Matt Almedina: Mid Valley, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State Qualifier

Bruce Anderchak: Quaker Valley, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AA State Qualifier

Travonte Burgess: Lakeland, Florida (150 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up

Julian Burgett: Fishers, Indiana (215 lbs) - State Qualifier

Zachary Caldwell: St. Francis, New York (190 lbs) - DI State Champion 

Jack Goodwin: Broomfield, Colorado (165 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Alex May: Hendersonville, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion 

Landon Quiroga: Merritt Island, Florida (144 lbs) - 1A State 3rd Place

Luca Schinelli: Grassfield, Virginia (132 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Cash Waymire: Brentwood Academy, Tennessee (113 lbs) - DII State 3rd Place

Nolan West: Merritt Island, Florida (150 lbs) - 1A State 8th Place

Will Wortkoetter: St. Francis, New York (285 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Cael Yanek: Moon Area, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier
 

Messiah

Alex Riehl (Stephen Decatur, Maryland) - 4A/3A State Qualifier
 

Michigan

Bodie Abbey: Hartland, Michigan (138 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Henry Aslikyan: Birmingham, California (120 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Blake Cosby: Dundee, Michigan (157 lbs) - D3 State Champion 

Cooper Hinz: Jesup, Iowa (132 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Moses Mendoza: Gilroy, California (138 lbs) - State Champion

Haakon Peterson: Dodgeville, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Camden Rugg: Union Grove, Wisconsin (113 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2027

Jay’Den Williams: Roseville, Michigan (165 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Kellen Wolbert: Oconowomoc, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D1 State Champion
 

Michigan State

Nick Sorrow: Hudson, Michigan (132 lbs) - D4 State Champion

Sammy Stewart: Manchester, Michigan (126 lbs) - D4 State Runner-Up

Logan Tollison: Grand Ledge, Michigan (285 lbs) - D1 State Champion
 

Millersville

Dustin Hoover: Ephrata, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Ivan Schaible: Mathews, Virginia (157 lbs) - 1A State Runner-Up
 

Minnesota

Trey Beissel: Hastings, Minnesota (133 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Mason Carlson: Syracuse, Utah (138 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up

Tyler Dekraker: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (144 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Joel Friederichs: Watertown-Mayer, Minnesota (121 lbs) - AA State Champion

Titan Friederichs: Watertown-Mayer, Minnesota (127 lbs) - AA State Champion

Max Gonzalez: East Troy, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D2 State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Sutton Kenning: Saint Cloud Tech, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA State Champion

John Murphy: St. Michael-Albertville, Minnesota (189 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Cooper Rowe: Mound-Westonka, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AA State Champion

Drake Vombaur: Severance, Colorado (120 lbs) - 4A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Missouri

Brady Collins: East Troy, Wisconsin (132 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Cash Cooley: Allen, Texas (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Trey Craig: Christian Brothers College, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Teequavious Mills: Mill Creek, Georgia (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Yandel Morales: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (138 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up
 

Missouri Baptist

Isaac Ward: Fort Osage, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 4 State 6th Place
 

Morningside

Parker Lutz: St. Michael the Archangel, Missouri (126 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion

Austin Stevick: St. Michael the Archangel, Missouri (144 lbs) - Class 3 State 4th Place

Navy

Jet Brown: Odessa, Missouri (150 lbs) - Class 2 State Champion

Cade Campbell: Nazareth, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place

AJ Corp: West Chester Rustin, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State 7th Place

Collier Hartman: Canon-McMillian, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place

Oliver Phillips: Baylor School, Tennessee (157 lbs) - DII State Champion

Jon Smith: Oxford Area, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

McKaden Speece: Wilson, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Champion 

Sam Wolford: Northern Lebanon, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AA State 5th Place
 

NC State

Lorenzo Alston: Uwharrie Charter, North Carolina (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Lander Bosh: Layton, Utah (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Kai Calcutt: Loyola Academy, Illinois (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion

James Capasso: Ballston Spa, New York (175 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Dale Corbin: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (138 lbs) - National Prep Champion

Dom Deputy: Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place

Griffin LaPlante: St. Francis, New York (165 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Lucas Ricketts: Union County, Kentucky (190 lbs) - State Champion

Michael Saba: Air Academy, Colorado (150 lbs) - 4A State 3rd Place

Sean Willcox: St. John Bosco, California (126 lbs) - State 5th Place
 

Nebraska

Noah Bull: Layton, Utah (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Elijah Collick: Stephen Decatur, Maryland (132 lbs) - 4A/3A State Champion

Mac Crosson: Indianola, Iowa (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Nolan Fellers: Bondurant-Farrar, Iowa (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Tad Forsyth: Blue Valley Southwest, Kansas (190 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Wyatt Hanssen: Wasatch, Utah (215 lbs) - 5A State Champion - Class of 2027

Wilmont Kai: Whitehall, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Zaiyahn Ornelas: Creighton Prep, Nebraska (126 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Davis Parrow: Farmington, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Mason Petersen: Columbus, Nebraska (157 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Niko Rotella: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (175 lbs) - Class B State Champion
 

Nebraska-Kearney

Wyatt Boley: Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado (157 lbs) - 4A State 4th Place

Jaeston Delano: Columbus, Nebraska (175 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Ian Giancola: Hoxie, Kansas (132 lbs) - 3-2-1A State Champion

Gavin Ourada: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (120 lbs) - Class B State Runner-Up
 

Newberry

Wyatt Eddy: Tombstone, Arizona (122 lbs) - D4 State Runner-Up

Ian Hodgin: Hewitt-Trussville, Alabama (138 lbs) - 7A State 3rd place

Gabe Rush: Lugoff-Elgin, South Carolina (157 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier
 

North Carolina

Owen Clark: Lansing, New York (150 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Lincoln Jipp: Bettendorf, Iowa (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion 

Brody Kelly: IC Prep, Illinois (175 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Lukas Littleton-Mascaro: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Steel Meyers: Allen, Texas (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Mick Moylan: Poway, California (215 lbs) - State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Nadav Nafshi: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (175 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Dunia Sibomana: Long Beach, New York (118 lbs) - DI State Champion 

Ben Ziola: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (150 lbs) - Class B State Champion - Class of 2027
 

North Dakota State

Brenden Agcaoili: SLAM Academy, Nevada (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Hugh Meyer: Dickinson, North Dakota (189 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up

James Sievers: Social Circle, Georgia (138 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Northern Colorado

Mason Koehler: Glenwood, Iowa (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 

Northern Illinois

Nick Strand: Bemidji, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place

AJ Tack: Montini Catholic, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place
 

Northern Iowa

Ashton Honnold: Nodaway Valley, Iowa (285 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Vince Jasinski: Fox Lake Grant, Illinois (144 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Declan Koch: Neenah, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Gavin Landers: Denver, Iowa (138 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Keaton Moeller: Starmont, Iowa (190 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Hayden Schwab: Don Bosco, Iowa (126 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2027

Northern State

Harrison Dea: Morton, Illinois (132 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up

Kane Larson: Fillmore Central, Minnesota (189 lbs) - 1A State Champion
 

Northwestern

Trayvn Boger: South Summit, Utah (285 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Liam Davis: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (113 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Will Detar: Trinity, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State Champion

Royce Lopez: Warren, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Ryan Meier: Blair Academy, New Jersey (175 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place

Jaxon Miller: Carlisle, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Alexander Pierce: Iowa City West, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Peter Snyder: Stephen Decatur, Maryland (190 lbs) - 4A/3A State Runner-Up

Ryder Wilder: Camden County, Georgia (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Northwestern (IA)

Bryce Pasvogel: Clovis North, California (132 lbs) - State Qualifier
 

NYU

Ryan O’Keefe: Patrick Henry-Ashland, Virginia (132 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

Dominick Tunison: Nazareth, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier
 

Ohio

Dayne Serio: West Aurora, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Ohio State

Jesse Grajeda: St. John Bosco, California (144 lbs) - State Champion

Antonio Mills: Mill Creek, Georgia (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Dom Munaretto: St. Charles East, Illinois (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Nick Singer: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Adam Waters: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State Champion
 

Oklahoma

Eric Casula: Stillwater, Oklahoma (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Will Deutchlander: Edmond North, Oklahoma (165 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier

Slater Hicks: Valencia, California (132 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Christian Jelle: Grand Rapids, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AA State Champion

Mason Ontiveros: Pitman, California (175 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Dallas Russell: Jefferson, Georgia (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Carter Vannest: Pitman, California (190 lbs) - State 4th Place
 

Oklahoma State

Luke Hamiti: Stillwater, Oklahoma (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Ladd Holman: Juab, Utah (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Jayden Raney: Union County, Kentucky (144 lbs) - State Champion

Jordyn Raney: Union County, Kentucky (150 lbs) - State Champion

Dreshaun Ross: Fort Dodge, Iowa (285 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Ignacio Villasenor: Stillwater, Oklahoma (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Michael White: Lawrence North, Indiana (190 lbs) - State Champion

Rocklin Zinkin: Buchanan, California (120 lbs) - State Champion
 

Oregon State

Nathan Carrillo: St. John Bosco, California (132 lbs) - State 4th Place

Christopher Creason: El Diamante, California (157 lbs) - State Qualifier

Travis Grace: Gilroy, California (175 lbs) - State 4th Place

Leif Larwin: Bend, Oregon (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion - Class of 2027

Blake Woodward: St. John Bosco, California (165 lbs) - State 6th Place

Kalob Ybarra: Pomona, Colorado (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Penn

Isaak Chavez: Mullen, Colorado (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Charlie DeSena: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (150 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Dominick Morrison: Hatboro-Horsham, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

CJ Pensiero: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State Qualifier - Class of 2027

Joseph Schinder: Blair Academy, New Jersey (157 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place - Class of 2027

Ezra Swisher: Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier
 

Penn State

Elijah Brown: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Gavin Mangano: Shoreham Wading River, New York (144 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Clinton Shepherd: Crown Point, Indiana (150 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Landon Sidun: Norwin, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Will Soto: Newburgh Free Academy, New York (110 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Braiden Weaver: Altoona, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place

James Whitbred: State College, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place - Class of 2027
 

Pitt-Johnstown

Brandon Cynar: Western Branch, Virginia (126 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Hayden Yacoviello-Andrus: Bermudian Springs, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State 5th Place
 

Pittsburgh

Mason Horwat: Derry Area, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Caleb Rodriguez: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State 4th Place

Brock Rothermel: Line Mountain, Pennsylvania (121 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Kyle Scott: Tyrone, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Santino Sloboda: Butler, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place

Hunter Snyder: Greater Latrobe, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AAA State 6th Place - Class of 2027
 

Princeton

Ronan An: North Cobb, Georgia (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Vincenzo Anello: Blair Academy, New Jersey (132 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Tyler Conroy: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (138 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place

George Dennis: Harrison County, Kentucky (157 lbs) - State Champion

Mark Effendian: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - AA State Champion

Barry Norman: Blair Academy, New Jersey (165 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place
 

Purdue

Camden Baum: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State Champion

Jackson Bradley: Cowan, Indiana (157 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Brady Brown: Derry Area, Pennsylvania (189 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Grayson Fuchs: Detroit Central Catholic, Michigan (150 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2027

Luke Hayden: Hickman, Missouri (175 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion - Class of 2027

Drake Hooiman: SLAM Academy, Nevada (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Nathan Rioux: Avon, Indiana (132 lbs) - State Champion

Ethan Sonne: Marist, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Zach Stewart: Marmion Academy, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Tylin Thrine: New Castle, Indiana (138 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Griffin Van Tichelt: Crown Point, Indiana (175 lbs) - State 4th Place
 

Randolph

Logan Keesee: Poquoson, Virginia (120 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 

Roanoke

Ashton-Michael Ritz: Cosby, Virginia (175 lbs) - 6A State 4th Place

Canaan Spears: Union, Virginia (150 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Cole Wilson: Paul VI, Virginia (165 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place
 

Rutgers

Carter Chunko: Saucon Valley, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Justin Farnsworth: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (113 lbs) - National Prep Champion  - Class of 2027

Brandt Harer: Montgomery, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

CJ Huerta: Buchanan, California (138 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Lukas Zalota: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

San Francisco State

Kingston Cruzat: Folsom, California (106 lbs) - State 7th Place

Tommy Holguin: Bellarmine, California (150 lbs) - State 3rd Place
 

Seton Hill

Jonah Erdely: Frazier, Pennsylvania (152 lbs) - AA State 7th Place
 

Shenandoah

Cecil Miller: First Colonial, Virginia (150 lbs) - 5A State 5th Place

Justin Walker: Rural Retreat, Virginia (138 lbs) - 1A State Champion
 

Sioux Falls

Wyatt Wall: Foley, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AA State Qualifier
 

SIU Edwardsville

Austin Brown: Hannibal, Missouri (120 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion

Jason Hampton: Joliet Catholic, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Maximus Hay: Brown Deer, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Shawn Kogan: Stevenson, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Kiernan Meink: Millard South, Nebraska (138 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Kalias Nazario: Mater Lakes, Florida (165 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Will Oberbroeckling: Southeast Polk, Iowa (144 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

South Dakota State

Cole Caniglia: Creighton Prep, Nebraska (132 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Cavin Carlson: Willmar, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place

Brock Johnson: Paola, Kansas (144 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Riley Johnson: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (190 lbs) - Class B State Champion

Gage Lohr: Watertown, South Dakota (157 lbs) - Class A State Champion - Class of 2027

Tyson Martin: Aquinas, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D2 State Champion
 

Southwest Minnesota State

Michael Perez: Everett Alvarez, California (157 lbs) - California State 3rd Place
 

St. Cloud State

Sawyer Dailey: Plymouth, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - D2 State Runner-Up

Joe Kruse: Totino-Grace, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Chase Mills: St. Michael-Albertville, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place

Carter Nekvapil: Allen, Texas (175 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up

Sam Zanton: Middleton, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up
 

Stanford

Cameron Jackson: John F. Kennedy, California (120 lbs) - State Qualifier

Zeno Moore: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (157 lbs) - National Prep Champion

Greyson Music: Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Slava Shahbazyan: Birmingham, California (165 lbs) - State Champion

Siraj Sidhu: Clovis North, California (126 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Jarrett Smith: Lowell, Michigan (120 lbs) - D2 State Champion 

Kai Vielma: Connellsville, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027
 

UNC Pembroke

Miles Lesley: River Ridge, Georgia (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Utah Valley

Thunder Beard: Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania (114 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier

Chris Dennis: Central Bucks West, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Runer-Up

Reed Falk: Middleton, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2027

Nathan Gugelman: American Falls, Idaho (144 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Roman Luttrell: Cleveland, New Mexico (120 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Jordan Manyette: Trinity, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AA State Qualifier- Class of 2027

Owen Proper: Marana, Arizona (146 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place

Elijah Schunke: Brandon Valley, South Dakota (285 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Vanguard

Troy Montero: La Mirada, California (120 lbs) - State 8th Place
 

Virginia

Nate Consigli: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (165 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Liam Crook: Kaukauna, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Will Etu: Stafford, Virginia (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Dom Powell: Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania (114 lbs) - AAA State Qualifier - Class of 2027

Nick Salamone: Easton, Pennsylvania (127 lbs) - AAA State 6th Place

Raymond Shaw: George Jenkins, Florida (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion 

Preston Wagner: Fremont, Nebraska (285 lbs) - Class A State Champion
 

Virginia Tech

Bo Bassett: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (145 lbs) - AA State Champion

Mario Carini: Poway, California (175 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Maximus Fortier: University, West Virginia (175 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Blake Jacobson: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (165 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place

Maximus Konopka: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (215 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Melvin Miller: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (160 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2027

Owen McMullan: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (139 lbs) - AA State 3rd Place

Jake Robie: Christiansburg, Virginia (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Jonathan Rocha: Clovis North, California (190 lbs) - State Champion

Alex Rozas: Teurlings Catholic, Louisiana (126 lbs) - D2 State Champion
 

VMI

Jared Goodson: Poquoson, Virginia (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Lincoln Kelley: Loudoun County, Virginia (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Chris LaLonde: Roosevelt, Colorado (144 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

EJ Sheeran: Pitman, California (144 lbs) - State 7th Place
 

Wartburg

Blake Irvine: Don Bosco, Iowa (132 lb) - 1A State Champion

Washington & Jefferson

Lucas Barr: McGuffey, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State 6th Place
 

Western Colorado

Jackson Eversman: Thompson Valley (150 lbs) - 4A State 5th Place

Sam Johnson: Salida, Colorado (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Ryan Lewis: Middleton, Idaho (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Jordan Romero: Abraham Lincoln, Colorado (126 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

West Virginia

Jackson Angelo: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (190 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Kaleo Garcia: Gilroy, California (165 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Tanner Guenot: Bald Eagle Area, Pennsylvania (133 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Eli Knight: Bridgeport, West Virginia (215 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Stephen Myers: Parkersburg, West Virginia (138 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Dominic Way: Parkersburg, West Virginia (157 lbs) - AAA State Champion - Class of 2027

Gage Wentzel: Montoursville, Pennsylvania (172 lbs) - AAA State Champion 
 

Wisconsin

Cade Aaberg: Oregon, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Bruno Cassioppi: Hononegah, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Rocco Cassioppi: Hononegah, Illinois (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Cael Leisgang: Seymour, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D2 State Champion 

Eli Leonard: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Brody Sendele: Hononegah, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Wisconsin-Parkside

Spencer Madsen: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D2 State 4th Place

Gavin Wolters: Hartford Union, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - DI State Qualifier
 

Wyoming

Derek Barrows: Pomona, Colorado (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Austin Collins: Wray, Utah (150 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Cael Floerchinger: Great Falls, Montana (126 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2027

Austin Paris: Layton, Utah (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Tucker Roybal: Union, Utah (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Kyler Walters: Shakopee, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Dominic Wilson: Rockwall, Texas (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion

With each passing weekend, high school state tournament season continues to get better. States like California, New York, and Oklahoma, held their much-anticipated season-ending tournaments - along with plenty of others. As these tournaments conclude, it begs the question, "how did my favorite team's recruits fare?" In some smaller states, it's almost a given that your college-bound studs are collecting another state title, while in the power states, with the deepest talent pools, such achievements are not guaranteed.

Either way, we've combed through results from all of the state tournaments that have taken place thus far to find out how everyone's recruits have finished.

We will update this article each week as more results become official.

If you do not see a recruit that should be added, please fill out our commitment form or email me at earl@matscouts.com .

Adams State

Michael Lopez Jr.: Ponderosa, Colorado (144 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Air Force

Samuel Comes: Lakeway Christian Academy, Tennessee (126 lbs) - DII State Champion

Joey Favia: Marmion Academy, Illinois (285 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Tyler Harrill: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (165 lbs) - Class B State Champion

Robert Kendall: Windsor, Colorado (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Justin Lowery: Loudoun County, Virginia (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Bryce Palmer: Smithson Valley, Texas (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Vincent Rosas: Maize, Kansas (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Miller Sipes: Staley, Missouri (144 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Salah Tsarni: Blair Academy, New Jersey (190 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Arment Waltenbaugh: The Hill School, Pennsylvania (165 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place
 

American

Hunter Juaregui: Fountain Valley, California (120 lbs) - State Qualifier

Isaiah Taylor: AIM Academy, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place
 

Appalachian State

Roman Belardo: Jefferson, Georgia (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Xander Dossett: Ola, Georgia (190 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Brady Hand: Christiansburg, Virginia (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Deacon Moran: Fort Zumwalt North, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 4 State 3rd Place

Ty Murray: Jefferson, Georgia (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Bentley Sly: Stuart W. Cramer, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Arizona State

Travis Cardenas: Chandler, Arizona (167 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Nico DeSalvo: Southeast Polk, Iowa (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Caleb Noble: Warren, Illinois (113 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Justin Wardlow: Lockport, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Army West Point

Maverick Beckwith: Norwich, New York (150 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Ashton Besmer: Buchanan, California (132 lbs) - State Champion

Cash Colbert: Paul VI, Virginia (215 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Ryker Cox: Coxsackie Athens, New York (165 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Johnny Green: New York Military Academy, New York (126 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Elijah Hawes: Layton, Utah (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Pasquale Maurici: Westlake, Texas (190 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Declan McKee: Tioga Central, New York (110 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Cooper Merli: New York Military Academy, New York (120 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Titus Norman: Baylor School, Tennessee (165 lbs) - National Prep Champion

Gavin Regis: Layton, Utah (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Evan Sanati: Brentsville, Virginia (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Augustana

Hudson Cisar: Sioux Falls Lincoln, South Dakota (144 lbs) - Class A State 3rd Place

Trey Gunderson: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, Minnesota (145 lbs) - A State Champion

Payton Herbst: Totino-Grace, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Creighten Lassen: Millard West, Nebraska (132 lbs) - A State Champion

Kellen Long: North Callaway, Missouri (157 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion

JD Minder-Broeckaert: Hudson, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up

Ryken Orel: Winner, South Dakota (150 lbs) - Class B State Champion

Shea Richter: Watertown, South Dakota (132 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Graham Wilde: Sioux Falls Jefferson, South Dakota (144 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up

Ty Woodring: Tea Area, South Dakota (138 lbs) - Class A State Champion
 

Binghamton

Ashton Haley: Cobleskill/Richmondville, New York (144 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up

Karl Ludwig: Cox, Virginia (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Wyatt Boice: Minisink Valley, New York (175 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2027

Gabe Rogers: Seaforth, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Bloomsburg

Rocco DeStefano: East Islip, New York (132 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up
 

Brown

Jimmy Bechter: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (285 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Gabe Swann: Baylor School, Tennessee (120 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Charlie Trujillo: Vandegrift, Texas (132 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Jackson Wells: Harrison County, Kentucky (120 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Bucknell

Brian Chamberlain: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Zane Engels: Northfield, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Jackson Heslin: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (126 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place
 

Buffalo

Rex Bryson: Centralia, Missouri (175 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion

Cullen Edwards: St. Francis, New York (132 lbs) - DI State 5th Place

Rory White: St. Francis, New York (175 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up
 

Cal Poly

Troy Ceja: Pitman, California (285 lbs) - State Qualifier

Dom Dotson: Poway, California (190 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Sergio Gomez: St. John Bosco, California (157 lbs) - State Qualifier - Class of 2027

Tigran Greyan: Valencia, California (165 lbs) - State 7th Place

Zaydrein Hernandez: St. John Bosco, California (138 lbs) - State 7th Place

Michael Kase: Chaminade, California (150 lbs) - State Qualifier

Alias Raby: Anderson, California (150 lbs) - State 4th Place

Josh Requena: Camarillo, California (150 lbs) - State 5th Place

Zack Samano: Chino, California (120 lbs) - State Qualifier

Campbell

Anthony Andrews: Sussex Tech, Delaware (132 lbs) - State Champion

Cael Dunn: South Davidson, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 1A/2A State Champion
 

Case Western Reserve

Jake Rheaume: Walton, Georgia (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Central Michigan

Erik Rodriguez: Fox Lake Grant, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
 

Central Missouri

Eli Homan: Helias Catholic, Missouri (165 lbs) - Class 3 State 3rd Place

Bryson Rockers: Paola, Kansas (132 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Central Oklahoma

Hayden Yocham: Bristow, Oklahoma (215 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Chadron State

Blake Hawkins: Eaton, Colorado (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Chattanooga

John Stewart: Scottsboro, Alabama (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Tanner Tran: Father Ryan, Tennessee (113 lbs) - DII State Champion
 

Chicago

Lucas Nance: Fremd, Illinois (190 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Clarion

Bryce Schnelzer: Loudoun County, Virginia (126 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Ethan Secoy: Columbus, Georgia (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 

Coast Guard

Nathan Burchfiel: Rockwall Heath, Texas (138 lbs) - 6A State 5th Place
 

Columbia

Lucas Parietti: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (175 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place
 

Cornell

Lucas Boe: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (165 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Vinny Freeman: Penn, Indiana (175 lbs) - State 5th Place

Joey Jeter: Edmond North, Oklahoma (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion 

Samson McKissick-Staley: Pittsford, New York (150 lbs) - DI State Champion

Evan Stanley: Lowell, Indiana (138 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Joseph Toscano: Buchanan, California (144 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Tyler Traves: Mountain View, Virginia (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Michael Turi: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Tommy Verrette: Edmond North, Oklahoma (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Cornell College

Nathan Johnson: Dodgeville, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D2 State 4th Place
 

Davidson

Andy Franke: Muscatine, Iowa (190 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Austin Green: Mooresville, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 7A State Champion

Cody Trevino: Bettendorf, Iowa (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Davis & Elkins

Jackson Knupp: Woodgrove, Virginia (144 lbs) - 4A State 5th Place

Preston Shorter: Chandler, Arizona (287 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place

Colby Smith: McMichael, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier
 

Drexel

Jack Baron: Germantown Academy, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up
 

Fairmont State

Jackson Lane: North Paulding, Georgia (144 lbs) - 6A State 4th Place
 

Ferrum

Ryder Allen: Peninsula Catholic, Virginia (157 lbs) - VISAA State Champion

Ashton Hilton: Riverside, Virginia (175 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up

Adam Husseini: West Springfield, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Bryan Latta: Poquoson, Virginia (150 lbs) - 2A State 3rd Place

Omar Rushing: Western Alamance, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Conner Walck: Cape Henry Collegiate, Virginia (132 lbs) - VISAA State Runner-Up
 

Fort Hays State

Elijah Fjell: Shelby-Rising City, Nebraska (190 lbs) - Class D State Champion
 

Franklin & Marshall

Cole Albert: The Hill School, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place

Anthony Pica: Garden City, New York (150 lbs) - DI State Qualifier
 

Gardner-Webb

Makhi Rodgers: Brown Deer, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place
 

George Mason

Kross Cassidy: Fairfax, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Daniel Goodwin: St. Patrick’s, Illinois (120 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier

Jeffrey Huyvaert: New Prairie, Indiana (157 lbs) - State 5th Place

Nate Moore: Grassfield, Virginia (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Nick Moore: Grassfield, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Drew Roggie: St. Christopher’s, Virginia (132 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place

Keagan Sieracki: Southlake Carroll, Texas (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Rudy Wagner: Cox, Virginia (190 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Grand Valley State

Cade Dunn: Liberty, Missouri (132 lbs) - Class 4 State 3rd Place
 

Harvard

Conner Bercume: Blair Academy, New Jersey (215) - National Prep 4th Place

Carter Shin: Chantilly, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Greg Torosian: Birmingham, California (150 lbs) - State 6th Place
 

Illinois

Nicholas Garcia: Marmion Academy, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Anthony Garza: Clovis, California (113 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Josh Hoffer: Washington, Illinois (215 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up

Liam Kelly: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Jake Knight: Bettendorf, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Wyatt Medlin: Washington, Illinois (165 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Jaxon Penovich: St. Viator, Illinois (190 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Griff Powell: Lyons, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Turner Ross: Edmond North, Oklahoma (113 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Aaron Stewart: Warren, Illinois (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Indiana

Mason Goelz: Avon, Indiana (138 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Tommy Gibbs: Brownsburg, Indiana (150 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Peyton Schoettle: Roncalli, Indiana (120 lbs) - 4th Place

Jackson Shipley: Dripping Springs, Texas (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Iowa

Israel Borge: Stillwater, Oklahoma (144 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

David Calkins: Liberty, California (215 lbs) - State Champion

Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, Florida (132 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Dawson Youngblut: Don Bosco, Iowa (144 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Iowa State

Maximus Dhabot: Ankeny Centennial, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Jimmy Mastny: Marian Central, Illinois (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2027

Coby Merrill: JW North, California (285 lbs) - State Champion

Jake Miller: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Valentine Popadiuc: St. Pius X, New Mexico (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Roman Stewart: Liberty, Missouri (144 lbs) - Class 4 State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Cale Vandermark: Ankeny Centennial, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
 

Iowa Western

Jayce Curry: Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Iowa (126 lbs) - 2A State 6th Place
 

Ithaca

Anthony Ciotoli: Independence, Virginia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Kent State

Jordan Fincher: Hickman, Missouri (165 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Connor Peterson: Maple Grove, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up
 

Lander

Blake Butler: May River, South Carolina (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Lehigh

Raymond Fitzgerald: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place - Class of 2027

Tavio Hoose: St. Francis, New York (190 lbs) - DII State Champion
 

Lincoln Memorial

Kam Harrell: Poquoson, Virginia (113 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 

Little Rock

DJ Clarke: Buford, Georgia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Isaiah Jones: Bixby, Oklahoma (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Logan Milsaps: College Park, Texas (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Cael Puderbaugh: Basehor-Linwood, Kansas (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion - Class of 2027

Colin Rutlin: Christian Brothers College, Missouri (157 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Gus Smith: Central Arkansas Christian, Arkansas (165 lbs) - 4A State Champion - Class of 2027

Ryder Smith: Chattanooga Christian School, Tennessee (285 lbs) - DII State Champion
 

Lock Haven

Matthew Arndt: Battlefield, Virginia (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Jacob McVige: Honeoye Falls-Lima, New York (157 lbs) - DII State Champion

Christopher Noto: Honeoye Falls-Lima, New York (132 lbs) - DII State Champion
 

Long Island

James Mulhern: Massapequa, New York (285 lbs) - DI State 5th Place
 

Lynchburg

Brodie Gibbs: Atlee, Virginia (120 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

Cameron Gue: Mount Pleasant, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Thomas Egley: Great Bridge, Virginia (120 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Colton Hepp: Tallwood, Virginia (126 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Talon Looney: Grundy, Virginia (190 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Carmine McDaniel: Woodside, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up

Ian Ray: Lebanon, Virginia (165 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Jacob Reigel: Mount Pleasant, North Carolina (175 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

Mason Santini: Mechanicsville, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Josiah Sykes: Skyline, Virginia (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Emmons Tewalt: Hanover, Virginia (120 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Parker Withers: Skyline, Virginia (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Mary

Joey Enzminger: Bismarck Legacy, North Dakota (133 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Nic Enzminger: Bismarck Legacy, North Dakota (127 lbs) - Class A State 6th Place
 

Maryland

Ivan Arias: Buchanan, California (150 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Mikey Batista: Blair Academy, New Jersey (120 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Devin Downes: Plainedge, New York (215 lbs) - DI State Champion 

Bradley Williams: Spain Park, Alabama (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Mercyhurst

Julian Burgett: Fishers, Indiana (215 lbs) - State Qualifier

Zachary Caldwell: St. Francis, New York (190 lbs) - DI State Champion 

Jack Goodwin: Broomfield, Colorado (165 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Alex May: Hendersonville, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion 

Luca Schinelli: Grassfield, Virginia (132 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Cash Waymire: Brentwood Academy, Tennessee (113 lbs) - DII State 3rd Place

Will Wortkoetter: St. Francis, New York (285 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up
 

Michigan

Henry Aslikyan: Birmingham, California (120 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Cooper Hinz: Jesup, Iowa (132 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Moses Mendoza: Gilroy, California (138 lbs) - State Champion

Haakon Peterson: Dodgeville, Wisconsin (165 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Camden Rugg: Union Grove, Wisconsin (113 lbs) - D1 State Champion - Class of 2027

Kellen Wolbert: Oconowomoc, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D1 State Champion
 

Millersville

Ivan Schaible: Mathews, Virginia (157 lbs) - 1A State Runner-Up
 

Minnesota

Trey Beissel: Hastings, Minnesota (133 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Mason Carlson: Syracuse, Utah (138 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up

Tyler Dekraker: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (144 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Joel Friederichs: Watertown-Mayer, Minnesota (121 lbs) - AA State Champion

Titan Friederichs: Watertown-Mayer, Minnesota (127 lbs) - AA State Champion

Max Gonzalez: East Troy, Wisconsin (150 lbs) - D2 State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Sutton Kenning: Saint Cloud Tech, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AAA State Champion

John Murphy: St. Michael-Albertville, Minnesota (189 lbs) - AAA State Runner-Up

Cooper Rowe: Mound-Westonka, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AA State Champion

Drake Vombaur: Severance, Colorado (120 lbs) - 4A State Champion - Class of 2027

Missouri

Brady Collins: East Troy, Wisconsin (132 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Cash Cooley: Allen, Texas (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Trey Craig: Christian Brothers College, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion

Teequavious Mills: Mill Creek, Georgia (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Yandel Morales: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (138 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Missouri Baptist

Isaac Ward: Fort Osage, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 4 State 6th Place

Morningside

Parker Lutz: St. Michael the Archangel (126 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion

Austin Stevick: St. Michael the Archangel (144 lbs) - Class 3 State 4th Place

Navy

Jet Brown: Odessa, Missouri (150 lbs) - Class 2 State Champion

Oliver Phillips: Baylor School, Tennessee (157 lbs) - DII State Champion
 

NC State

Lorenzo Alston: Uwharrie Charter, North Carolina (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Lander Bosh: Layton, Utah (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Kai Calcutt: Loyola Academy, Illinois (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion

James Capasso: Ballston Spa, New York (175 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Dale Corbin: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (138 lbs) - National Prep Champion

Griffin LaPlante: St. Francis, New York (165 lbs) - DI State Runner-Up

Lucas Ricketts: Union County, Kentucky (190 lbs) - State Champion

Michael Saba: Air Academy, Colorado (150 lbs) - 4A State 3rd Place

Sean Willcox: St. John Bosco, California (126 lbs) - State 5th Place
 

Nebraska

Noah Bull: Layton, Utah (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Mac Crosson: Indianola, Iowa (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Nolan Fellers: Bondurant-Farrar, Iowa (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Tad Forsyth: Blue Valley Southwest, Kansas (190 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Wyatt Henssen: Wasatch, Utah (215 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Zaiyahn Ornelas: Creighton Prep, Nebraska (126 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Davis Parrow: Farmington, Minnesota (152 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Mason Petersen: Columbus, Nebraska (157 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Niko Rotella: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (175 lbs) - Class B State Champion
 

Nebraska-Kearney

Wyatt Boley: Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado (157 lbs) - 4A State 4th Place

Jaeston Delano: Columbus, Nebraska (175 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Ian Giancola: Hoxie, Kansas (132 lbs) - 3-2-1A State Champion

Gavin Ourada: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (120 lbs) - Class B State Runner-Up
 

Newberry

Wyatt Eddy: Tombstone, Arizona (122 lbs) - D4 State Runner-Up

Ian Hodgin: Hewitt-Trussville, Alabama (138 lbs) - 7A State 3rd place

Gabe Rush: Lugoff-Elgin, South Carolina (157 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier
 

North Carolina

Owen Clark: Lansing, New York (150 lbs) - DII State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Lincoln Jipp: Bettendorf, Iowa (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion 

Brody Kelly: IC Prep, Illinois (175 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Lukas Littleton-Mascaro: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Steel Meyers: Allen, Texas (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Mick Moylan: Poway, California (215 lbs) - State 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Nadav Nafshi: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (175 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Dunia Sibomana: Long Beach, New York (118 lbs) - DI State Champion 

Ben Ziola: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (150 lbs) - Class B State Champion - Class of 2027
 

North Dakota State

Brenden Agcaoili: SLAM Academy, Nevada (138 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Hugh Meyer: Dickinson, North Dakota (189 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up

James Sievers: Social Circle, Georgia (138 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Northern Colorado

Mason Koehler: Glenwood, Iowa (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 

Northern Illinois

Nick Strand: Bemidji, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA State 3rd Place
 

Northern Iowa

Ashton Honnold: Nodaway Valley, Iowa (285 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Vince Jasinski: Fox Lake Grant, Illinois (144 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Declan Koch: Neenah, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Gavin Landers: Denver, Iowa (138 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Keaton Moeller: Starmont, Iowa (190 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Hayden Schwab: Don Bosco, Iowa (126 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2027

Northern State

Kane Larson: Fillmore Central, Minnesota (189 lbs) - 1A State Champion
 

Northwestern

Trayvn Boger: South Summit, Utah (285 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Liam Davis: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (113 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Royce Lopez: Warren, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Ryan Meier: Blair Academy, New Jersey (175 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place

Jaxon Miller: Carlisle, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Alexander Pierce: Iowa City West, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Ryder Wilder: Camden County, Georgia (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Northwestern (IA)

Bryce Pasvogel: Clovis North, California (132 lbs) - State Qualifier
 

NYU

Ryan O’Keefe: Patrick Henry-Ashland, Virginia (132 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up
 

Ohio State

Jesse Grajeda: St. John Bosco, California (144 lbs) - State Champion

Antonio Mills: Mill Creek, Georgia (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Dom Munaretto: St. Charles East, Illinois (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Oklahoma

Eric Casula: Stillwater, Oklahoma (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Will Deutchlander: Edmond North, Oklahoma (165 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier

Slater Hicks: Valencia, California (132 lbs) - State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Christian Jelle: Grand Rapids, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AA State Champion

Mason Ontiveros: Pitman, California (175 lbs) - State 3rd Place

Dallas Russell: Jefferson, Georgia (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Carter Vannest: Pitman, California (190 lbs) - State 4th Place
 

Oklahoma State

Luke Hamiti: Stillwater, Oklahoma (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Jayden Raney: Union County, Kentucky (144 lbs) - State Champion

Jordyn Raney: Union County, Kentucky (150 lbs) - State Champion

Dreshaun Ross: Fort Dodge, Iowa (285 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Ignacio Villasenor: Stillwater, Oklahoma (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Michael White: Lawrence North, Indiana (190 lbs) - State Champion

Rocklin Zinkin: Buchanan, California (120 lbs) - State Champion
 

Oregon State

Nathan Carrillo: St. John Bosco, California (132 lbs) - State 4th Place

Christopher Creason: El Diamante, California (157 lbs) - State Qualifier

Travis Grace: Gilroy, California (175 lbs) - State 4th Place

Leif Larwin: Bend, Oregon (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion - Class of 2027

Blake Woodward: St. John Bosco, California (165 lbs) - State 6th Place

Kalob Ybarra: Pomona, Colorado (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Penn

Isaak Chavez: Mullen, Colorado (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Charlie DeSena: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (150 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Joseph Schinder: Blair Academy, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place - Class of 2027
 

Penn State

Gavin Mangano: Shoreham Wading River, New York (144 lbs) - DII State Champion - Class of 2027

Clinton Shepherd: Crown Point, Indiana (150 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Will Soto: Newburgh Free Academy, New York (110 lbs) - DI State 3rd Place - Class of 2027
 

Princeton

Ronan An: North Cobb, Georgia (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion - Class of 2027

Vincenzo Anello: Blair Academy, New Jersey (132 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Tyler Conroy: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (138 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place

George Dennis: Harrison County, Kentucky (157 lbs) - State Champion

Barry Norman: Blair Academy, New Jersey (165 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place
 

Purdue

Jackson Bradley: Cowan, Indiana (157 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Luke Hayden: Hickman, Missouri (175 lbs) - Class 4 State Champion - Class of 2027

Drake Hooiman: SLAM Academy, Nevada (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Nathan Rioux: Avon, Indiana (132 lbs) - State Champion

Ethan Sonne: Marist, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Zach Stewart: Marmion Academy, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Griffin Van Tichelt: Crown Point, Indiana (175 lbs) - State 4th Place
 

Randolph

Logan Keesee: Poquoson, Virginia (120 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 

Roanoke

Ashton-Michael Ritz: Cosby, Virginia (175 lbs) - 6A State 4th Place

Canaan Spears: Union, Virginia (150 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Cole Wilson: Paul VI, Virginia (165 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place
 

Rutgers

Justin Farnsworth: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (113 lbs) - National Prep Champion  - Class of 2027

CJ Huerta: Buchanan, California (138 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Lukas Zalota: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027
 

San Francisco State

Kingston Cruzat: Folsom, California (106 lbs) - State 7th Place
 

Shenandoah

Cecil Miller: First Colonial, Virginia (150 lbs) - 5A State 5th Place

Justin Walker: Rural Retreat, Virginia (138 lbs) - 1A State Champion
 

Sioux Falls

Wyatt Wall: Foley, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AA State Qualifier
 

SIU Edwardsville

Austin Brown: Hannibal, Missouri (120 lbs) - Class 3 State Champion

Jason Hampton: Joliet Catholic, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Maximus Hay: Brown Deer, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Kiernan Meink: Millard South, Nebraska (138 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Will Oberbroeckling: Southeast Polk, Iowa (144 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

South Dakota State

Cole Caniglia: Creighton Prep, Nebraska (132 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Cavin Carlson: Willmar, Minnesota (160 lbs) - AAA State 5th Place

Brock Johnson: Paola, Kansas (144 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Riley Johnson: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (190 lbs) - Class B State Champion

Gage Lohr: Watertown, South Dakota (157 lbs) - Class A State Champion - Class of 2027

Tyson Martin: Aquinas, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D2 State Champion
 

Southwest Minnesota State

Michael Perez: Everett Alvarez, California (157 lbs) - California State 3rd Place
 

St. Cloud State

Sawyer Dailey: Plymouth, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - D2 State Runner-Up

Joe Kruse: Totino-Grace, Minnesota (215 lbs) - AA State Runner-Up

Chase Mills: St. Michael-Albertville, Minnesota (139 lbs) - AAA State 4th Place

Carter Nekvapil: Allen, Texas (175 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up

Sam Zanton: Middleton, Wisconsin (157 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up
 

Stanford

Cameron Jackson: John F. Kennedy, California (120 lbs) - State Qualifier

Zeno Moore: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (157 lbs) - National Prep Champion

Slava Shahbazyan: Birmingham, California (165 lbs) - State Champion
 

UNC Pembroke

Miles Lesley: River Ridge, Georgia (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Utah Valley

Reed Falk: Middleton, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - DI State Champion - Class of 2027

Nathan Gugelman: American Falls, Idaho (144 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Roman Luttrell: Cleveland, New Mexico (120 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Owen Proper: Marana, Arizona (146 lbs) - D1 State 3rd Place

Elijah Schunke: Brandon Valley, South Dakota (285 lbs) - Class A State Champion
 

Virginia

Nate Consigli: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (165 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Liam Crook: Kaukauna, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Will Etu: Stafford, Virginia (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Preston Wagner: Fremont, Nebraska (285 lbs) - Class A State Champion
 

Virginia Tech

Mario Carini: Poway, California (175 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Blake Jacobson: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (165 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place

Maximus Konopka: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (215 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Jonathan Rocha: Clovis North, California (190 lbs) - State Champion

Alex Rozas: Teurlings Catholic, Louisiana (126 lbs) - D2 State Champion
 

VMI

Jared Goodson: Poquoson, Virginia (132 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Lincoln Kelley: Loudoun County, Virginia (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Chris LaLonde: Roosevelt, Colorado (144 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

EJ Sheeran: Pitman, California (144 lbs) - State 7th Place
 

Wartburg

Blake Irvine: Don Bosco, Iowa (132 lb) - 1A State Champion
 

Western Colorado

Jackson Eversman: Thompson Valley, Colorado (150 lbs) - 4A State 5th Place

Sam Johnson: Salida, Colorado (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Ryan Lewis: Middleton, Idaho (175 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Jordan Romero: Abraham Lincoln, Colorado (126 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

West Virginia

Jackson Angelo: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (190 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Kaleo Garcia: Gilroy, California (165 lbs) - State 3rd Place
 

Wisconsin

Cade Aaberg: Oregon, Wisconsin (144 lbs) - D1 State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Bruno Cassioppi: Hononegah, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up - Class of 2027

Rocco Cassioppi: Hononegah, Illinois (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Cael Leisgang: Seymour, Wisconsin (285 lbs) - D2 State Champion 

Eli Leonard: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin (190 lbs) - D2 State Champion

Brody Sendele: Hononegah, Illinois (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Wisconsin-Parkside

Spencer Madsen: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin (175 lbs) - D2 State 4th Place

Gavin Wolters: Hartford Union, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - DI State Qualifier
 

Wyoming

Derek Barrows: Pomona, Colorado (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Austin Collins: Wray, Utah (150 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Cael Floerchinger: Great Falls, Montana (126 lbs) - AA State Champion - Class of 2027

Austin Paris: Layton, Utah (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Tucker Roybal: Union, Utah (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Kyler Walters: Shakopee, Minnesota (172 lbs) - AAA State Champion

Dominic Wilson: Rockwall, Texas (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion

This weekend, high school state tournament season really went into full swing. States like Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa, held their much-anticipated season-ending tournaments - along with plenty of others. As these tournaments conclude, it begs the question, "how did my favorite team's recruits fare?" In some smaller states, it's almost a given that your college-bound studs are collecting another state title, while in the power states, with the deepest talent pools, such achievements are not guaranteed.

Either way, we've combed through results from all of the state tournaments that have taken place thus far to find out how everyone's recruits have finished.

We will update this article each week as more results become official.

If you do not see a recruit that should be added, please fill out our commitment form or email me at earl@matscouts.com .

Adams State

Michael Lopez Jr.: Ponderosa, Colorado (144 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Air Force

Samuel Comes: Lakeway Christian Academy, Tennessee (126 lbs) - DII State Champion

Joey Favia: Marmion Academy, Illinois (285 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Tyler Harrill: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (165 lbs) - Class B State Champion

Robert Kendall: Windsor, Colorado (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Justin Lowery: Loudoun County, Virginia (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Bryce Palmer: Smithson Valley, Texas (157 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Salah Tsarni: Blair Academy, New Jersey (190 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Arment Waltenbaugh: The Hill School, Pennsylvania (165 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place
 

American

Isaiah Taylor: AIM Academy, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) - National Prep 5th Place
 

Appalachian State

Roman Belardo: Jefferson, Georgia (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Xander Dossett: Ola, Georgia (190 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Brady Hand: Christiansburg, Virginia (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Ty Murray: Jefferson, Georgia (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Bentley Sly: Stuart W. Cramer, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Arizona State

Travis Cardenas: Chandler, Arizona (167 lbs) - D1 State Champion

Nico DeSalvo: Southeast Polk, Iowa (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Caleb Noble: Warren, Illinois (113 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Justin Wardlow: Lockport, Illinois (157 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Army West Point

Cash Colbert: Paul VI, Virginia (215 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Johnny Green: New York Military Academy, New York (126 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Elijah Hawes: Layton, Utah (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Pasquale Maurici: Westlake, Texas (190 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Cooper Merli: New York Military Academy, New York (120 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Titus Norman: Baylor School, Tennessee (165 lbs) - National Prep Champion

Gavin Regis: Layton, Utah (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Evan Sanati: Brentsville, Virginia (138 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Augustana

Creighten Lassen: Millard West, Nebraska (132 lbs) - A State Champion
 

Binghamton

Karl Ludwig: Cox, Virginia (165 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Gabe Rogers: Seaforth, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Brown

Jimmy Bechter: Northfield Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts (285 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Gabe Swann: Baylor School, Tennessee (120 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Charlie Trujillo: Vandegrift, Texas (132 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place
 

Bucknell

Brian Chamberlain: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place

Jackson Heslin: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (126 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place

Campbell

Cael Dunn: South Davidson, North Carolina (215 lbs) - 1A/2A State Champion
 

Case Western Reserve

Jake Rheaume: Walton, Georgia (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Central Michigan

Erik Rodriguez: Fox Lake Grant, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
 

Chadron State

Blake Hawkins: Eaton, Colorado (120 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Chattanooga

John Stewart: Scottsboro, Alabama (150 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Tanner Tran: Father Ryan, Tennessee (113 lbs) - DII State Champion
 

Chicago

Lucas Nance: Fremd, Illinois (190 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place
 

Clarion

Bryce Schnelzer: Loudoun County, Virginia (126 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Ethan Secoy: Columbus, Georgia (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 

Coast Guard

Nathan Burchfiel: Rockwall Heath, Texas (138 lbs) - 6A State 5th Place
 

Columbia

Lucas Parietti: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (175 lbs) - National Prep 4th Place
 

Cornell

Lucas Boe: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (165 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Vinny Freeman: Penn, Indiana (175 lbs) - State 5th Place

Evan Stanley: Lowell, Indiana (138 lbs) - State Champion - Class of 2027

Tyler Traves: Mountain View, Virginia (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Michael Turi: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up
 

Davidson

Andy Franke: Muscatine, Iowa (190 lbs) - 3A State 3rd Place

Austin Green: Mooresville, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 7A State Champion

Cody Trevino: Bettendorf, Iowa (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Davis & Elkins

Jackson Knupp: Woodgrove, Virginia (144 lbs) - 4A State 5th Place

Preston Shorter: Chandler, Arizona (287 lbs) - D1 State 4th Place

Colby Smith: McMichael, North Carolina (144 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier
 

Drexel

Jack Baron: Germantown Academy, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up
 

Fairmont State

Jackson Lane: North Paulding, Georgia (144 lbs) - 6A State 4th Place
 

Ferrum

Ryder Allen: Peninsula Catholic, Virginia (157 lbs) - VISAA State Champion

Ashton Hilton: Riverside, Virginia (175 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up

Adam Husseini: West Springfield, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Bryan Latta: Poquoson, Virginia (150 lbs) - 2A State 3rd Place

Omar Rushing: Western Alamance, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Conner Walck: Cape Henry Collegiate, Virginia (132 lbs) - VISAA State Runner-Up
 

Fort Hays State

Elijah Fjell: Shelby-Rising City, Nebraska (190 lbs) - Class D State Champion
 

Franklin & Marshall

Cole Albert: The Hill School, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 6th Place
 

George Mason

Kross Cassidy: Fairfax, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Daniel Goodwin: St. Patrick’s, Illinois (120 lbs) - 3A State Qualifier

Jeffrey Huyvaert: New Prairie, Indiana (157 lbs) - State 5th Place

Nate Moore: Grassfield, Virginia (175 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Nick Moore: Grassfield, Virginia (165 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Drew Roggie: St. Christopher’s, Virginia (132 lbs) - National Prep 8th Place

Keagan Sieracki: Southlake Carroll, Texas (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Rudy Wagner: Cox, Virginia (190 lbs) - 5A State Champion
 

Harvard

Conner Bercume: Blair Academy, New Jersey (215) - National Prep 4th Place

Carter Shin: Chantilly, Virginia (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Illinois

Nicholas Garcia: Marmion Academy, Illinois (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Josh Hoffer: Washington, Illinois (215 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up

Liam Kelly: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Jake Knight: Bettendorf, Iowa (132 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Wyatt Medlin: Washington, Illinois (165 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Jaxon Penovich: St. Viator, Illinois (190 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Griff Powell: Lyons, Illinois (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up

Aaron Stewart: Warren, Illinois (190 lbs) - 3A State Champion
 

Indiana

Tommy Gibbs: Brownsburg, Indiana (150 lbs) - State Runner-Up

Peyton Schoettle: Roncalli, Indiana (120 lbs) - 4th Place

Jackson Shipley: Dripping Springs, Texas (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Iowa

Shamus Regan (Lake Highland Prep, Florida (132 lbs) - National Prep Champion - Class of 2027

Dawson Youngblut: Don Bosco, Iowa (144 lbs) - 1A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Iowa State

Maximus Dhabot: Ankeny Centennial, Iowa (175 lbs) - 3A State Champion - Class of 2027

Jimmy Mastny: Marian Central, Illinois (215 lbs) - 2A State Champion - Class of 2027

Valentine Popadiuc: St. Pius X, New Mexico (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Cale Vandermark: Ankeny Centennial, Iowa (126 lbs) - 3A State 4th Place
 

Iowa Western

Jayce Curry: Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Iowa (126 lbs) - 2A State 6th Place
 

Ithaca

Anthony Ciotoli: Independence, Virginia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Lander

Blake Butler: May River, South Carolina (157 lbs) - 4A State Champion
 

Lehigh

Raymond Fitzgerald: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) - National Prep 7th Place - Class of 2027
 

Lincoln Memorial

Kam Harrell: Poquoson, Virginia (113 lbs) - 2A State Champion
 

Little Rock

DJ Clarke: Buford, Georgia (138 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Logan Milsaps: College Park, Texas (144 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Gus Smith: Central Arkansas Christian, Arkansas (165 lbs) - 4A State Champion - Class of 2027

Ryder Smith: Chattanooga Christian School, Tennessee (285 lbs) - DII State Champion
 

Lock Haven

Matthew Arndt: Battlefield, Virginia (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Lynchburg

Brodie Gibbs: Atlee, Virginia (120 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

Cameron Gue: Mount Pleasant, North Carolina (132 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Thomas Egley: Great Bridge, Virginia (120 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Colton Hepp: Tallwood, Virginia (126 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Talon Looney: Grundy, Virginia (190 lbs) - 1A State Champion

Carmine McDaniel: Woodside, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up

Ian Ray: Lebanon, Virginia (165 lbs) - 2A State Champion

Jacob Reigel: Mount Pleasant, North Carolina (175 lbs) - 4A State Runner-Up

Mason Santini: Mechanicsville, Virginia (157 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Josiah Sykes: Skyline, Virginia (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Emmons Tewalt: Hanover, Virginia (120 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Parker Withers: Skyline, Virginia (138 lbs) - 3A State Runner-Up
 

Mary

Joey Enzminger: Bismarck Legacy, North Dakota (133 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Nic Enzminger: Bismarck Legacy, North Dakota (127 lbs) - Class A State 6th Place
 

Maryland

Mikey Batista: Blair Academy, New Jersey (120 lbs) - National Prep 3rd Place - Class of 2027

Bradley Williams: Spain Park, Alabama (157 lbs) - 6A State Champion
 

Mercyhurst

Julian Burgett: Fishers, Indiana (215 lbs) - State Qualifier

Jack Goodwin: Broomfield, Colorado (165 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier

Alex May: Hendersonville, North Carolina (150 lbs) - 3A State Champion 

Luca Schinelli: Grassfield, Virginia (132 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place

Cash Waymire: Brentwood Academy, Tennessee (113 lbs) - DII State 3rd Place
 

Michigan

Cooper Hinz: Jesup, Iowa (132 lbs) - 1A State Champion
 

Millersville

Ivan Schaible: Mathews, Virginia (157 lbs) - 1A State Runner-Up
 

Minnesota

Mason Carlson: Syracuse, Utah (138 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up

Tyler Dekraker: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (144 lbs) - National Prep Champion 

Drake Vombaur: Severance, Colorado (120 lbs) - 4A State Champion - Class of 2027
 

Missouri

Cash Cooley: Allen, Texas (215 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Teequavious Mills: Mill Creek, Georgia (120 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Yandel Morales: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (138 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up

Navy

Oliver Phillips: Baylor School, Tennessee (157 lbs) - DII State Champion
 

NC State

Lorenzo Alston: Uwharrie Charter, North Carolina (175 lbs) - 4A State Champion

Lander Bosh: Layton, Utah (126 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Kai Calcutt: Loyola Academy, Illinois (215 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Dale Corbin: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (138 lbs) - National Prep Champion

Michael Saba: Air Academy, Colorado (150 lbs) - 4A State 3rd Place
 

Nebraska

Noah Bull: Layton, Utah (150 lbs) - 6A State Champion

Mac Crosson: Indianola, Iowa (165 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Nolan Fellers: Bondurant-Farrar, Iowa (157 lbs) - 3A State Champion

Wyatt Henssen: Wasatch, Utah (215 lbs) - 5A State Champion

Zaiyahn Ornelas: Creighton Prep, Nebraska (126 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Mason Petersen: Columbus, Nebraska (157 lbs) - Class A State Champion

Niko Rotella: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (175 lbs) - Class B State Champion