The recruiting Class of 2027 for Virginia Tech continues to grow and looks imposing. On Sunday evening, Virginia Tech received its fifth commitment from the current junior class as Maximus Konopka (Greens Farms Academy, CT) gave a verbal to Tony Robie’s team.

With Konopka’s commitment, the Hokies have verbals from five of the top 55 juniors in the country - including the #1 overall, Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA).

Konopka has won a national title in both years of high school at the NHSCA grade-level tournaments. In the spring of 2025, Konopka finished third at the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle, while competing at 92 kg. He also was a 16U freestyle finalist in Fargo during the summer of 2024.

Konopka is the #16 overall recruit in the Class of 2027. He is ranked second in the nation at 215 lbs.

He’ll join Miller, #21 Mario Carini (Poway, CA), #51 Maximus Fortier (University, WV), #54 Killian Coluccio (Lacey, NJ), in Virginia Tech’s Class of 2027.

The Hokies already have a top 197 lb prospect in the Class of 2026, so they probably project Konopka to grow into heavyweight. By the time Konopka hits Blacksburg, they will be in need of a big man.

Konopka picked the Hokies after taking visits to Cornell, NC State, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State. 

For all of the commitments from the Class of 2027: Click Here

Ohio State’s already-stong Class of 2027 got even better today with a verbal commitment from two-time California state champion Jesse Grajeda. Grajeda is the #35 overall recruit in the Class of 2027 and is currently ranked ninth in the nation at 144 lbs.

Grajeda made the 2024 CIF state finals as a freshman at 132 lbs. Earlier this year, he was a finalist at 138 lbs, losing to Cornell signee Elijah Cortez (Gilroy).

On the national stage, Grajeda has earned freestyle All-American honors in Fargo on two occasions - once at the 16U level and once as a Junior. He was fourth at the 16U level in 2023 and eighth at the Junior age group a few months ago.

Also in 2023, Grajeda was seventh at the UWW U17 World Team Trials in freestyle.

In addition to finishing as a state runner-up twice, Grajeda has also been a two-time finalist at the Doc Buchanan Invitational.

Grajeda joins an Ohio State recruiting class that features #9 Nick Singer (Faith Christian Academy, PA) and #10 Michael Boyle (Bishop Watterson, OH). There are a handful of other schools with quality classes thus far, but Ohio State has to be in the conversation for the best class.

Before choosing Ohio State, Grajeda took visits to Arizona State, Iowa, NC State, and Oregon State.

At the next level, Grajeda probably gets up to 157 lbs. That should work out well for the Buckeyes, who have true freshman Maddox Shaw currently in the room at 149 lbs. Perhaps the two could switch.

For all of the Class of 2027 commitments, check InterMat’s College Commitment page.

We are a week removed from Fall Signing Day 2025. In year’s past, this was a time to find out who all of the new signings for your favorite school included. With the abundance of information now available, those decisions are less and less of a secret. We did get a throwback surprise last week as Penn State announced that they signed #32 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon, PA). Brown had previously committed to Pittsburgh. At the time, we were aware he had re-opened the recruiting process, but were unsure of his pick. 

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. 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 has 11 who have flipped and committed to a second school. 

Now, revisiting this list, it has doubled and we have a total of 22 members of the Class of 2026 Big Board who have flipped. Additionally, two wrestlers who were on a previous version of the Big Board flipped, as well. 

Remember, everyone has reasons for flipping. We’re not making judgement, 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
 

#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
 

#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
 

#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
 

#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
 

#120 John Murphy (St. Michael-Albertville, MN)

Originally committed to: Wyoming

Now committed to: Minnesota
 

#170 Trey Wagner (Northampton, PA)

Originally committed to: Navy

Now committed to: Air Force
 

#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 Nadav Nafshi (Lake Highland Prep, PA)

Originally committed to: Pittsburgh

Now committed to: North Carolina

The recruiting news continued to roll in on Sunday night. We already documented Iowa getting three of the top seven juniors in the nation; however, they weren’t done! And other schools also get key commits.

After their older brothers committed to the Hawkeyes, #1 Freddy Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA) and #40 Sean Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ), also committed to Iowa. The ranking next to each name refers to their position in the Class of 2028. That’s right, the Class of 2028. Not only does Iowa lead in Class of 2027 recruiting, but it also has the first two commits from the Class of 2028.

Bachmann won the Super 32, the Ironman, and the Beast of the East as a high school freshman. Last month, he was fourth at the 2025 Super 32, competing at 132 lbs. The younger Bachmann already has three U17 World Championship appearances under his belt for Team Puerto Rico. In 2024, Bachmann earned a silver medal at 51 kg at U17 World’s.

Kenny was a third-place finisher in New Jersey at 106 lbs as a freshman. He has made the finals of the Super 32 on two occasions. Over the summer, Kenny was a 16U freestyle national champion in Fargo. In 2024, he fell in the finals of the UWW U17 Trials.

In addition to Iowa’s pickups, Virginia Tech continues to put together a strong Class of 2027. Their latest commit is #21 Mario Carini (Poway, CA). Carini was a California state champion as a sophomore at 157 lbs. In the finals, Carini downed a top 50 recruit from 2025 (Joseph Antonio), who won the Princeton Open for Army in his collegiate debut. Carini recently took third at the Super 32 at 175 lbs. He joins #1 Melvin Miller (PA) and #51 Maximus Fortier (WV) in the Hokies Class of 2027. Before committing to Tony Robie’s team, Carini took visits to Cornell, Michigan, and Stanford.

The California to Illinois pipeline is strong, as #64 Anthony Garza (Clovis, CA) is the latest to head to Champaign from the West Coast. The Illini have a long tradition of studs from Cali - Isaiah Martinez, Jesse Delgado, and Garza’s high school head coach, Adam Tirapelle. In 2025, Garza was a state runner-up at 106 lbs. During the high school regular season, he was also a finalist at the Doc Buchanan. Garza was in action in October at the Super 32 and took sixth at 113 lbs. He’s currently ranked 11th in the country at that weight. Garza is the second commit for Illinois in the Class of 2027 and both project at 125, or possibly, 133 lbs. They also have a verbal from Oklahoma’s #29 Turner Ross.

Northern Illinois is still working on the Class of 2026 and they were able to land a top 150 recruit in #147 Ayden Dodd (Perrysburg, OH). Dodd is a two-time Ohio DI state placewinner. He was fourth as a junior (at 113 lbs) and a finalist at 106 lbs as a sophomore. Dodd has starred at Fargo and earned Junior freestyle All-American honors in each of the last three years (6,2,6). He’ll project at 125 lbs for the Huskies. 

For all of the latest commitments from the high school Class of 2026 and 2027: Click Here

On Thursday night, the University of Iowa kicked off its 2025-26 season with a 40-0 shutout of Bellarmine. Sunday night, the Hawkeyes Class of 2027 got a trio of blue-chip additions as #3 Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #5 Israel Borge (Westlake, MO), and #7 Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ) all committed to Tom Brands’ team. Bachmann and Kenny made their commitment together on the BaschAMania podcast, while Borge announced his commitment around the same time.

Bachmann is a two-time Pennsylvania AA state champion. His most recent title came at 127 lbs; however, he’s currently ranked second in the nation at 150 lbs. He is also a two-time U17 World medalist for Puerto Rico. Bachmann was a bronze medalist in 2023 at 48 kg and a silver medalist in 2024 at 55 kg. On the national stage, Bachmann has won a pair of Ironman titles and one championship at the Super 32 and the Beast of the East.

Bachmann selected Iowa after taking a handful of on-campus visits. He went to Cornell, Iowa State, Lehigh, Missouri, Ohio State, and Rutgers.

Kenny actually won a U17 world title in the same 48 kg weight class that Bachmann was in; however, they did not meet at the World Championships. Earlier this year, Kenny lost in the UWW U17 Trials finals at 60 kg. This summer, he was third in Fargo’s Junior freestyle tournament at 126 lbs. Kenny is a two-time New Jersey state placewinner, having finished third as a freshman and winning the state title in 2025. Those accomplishments have led to a #2 ranking at the 126 lb weight class.

Kenny selected Iowa after visiting Nebraska, Rutgers, and Virginia Tech.

Borge was recently a Super 32 runner-up at 132 lbs. This spring, he won an NHSCA Sophomore National title at 138 lbs. To kick off the 2024-25 high school season, Borge finished sixth at the Ironman. Borge won a Missouri state title at 138 lbs. He’s currently ranked fourth in the country at 132 lbs.

Borge also visited Nebraska.

With verbals from these three, Iowa now has five verbal commitments from the Class of 2027. They are joined by #15 Sonny Amato (NJ) and #34 Dawson Younblut (IA). The Hawkeyes certainly have the clubhouse lead in the Class of 2027 recruiting.

To see all of the collegiate commitments from the Class of 2027: Click Here

With all of the attention going to the action getting underway on the collegiate front, recruiting might have taken a temporary back seat for us. The key word is temporary, because there’s a lot that shouldn’t go overlooked. Particularly with the high school junior class. Top recruits from the Class of 2027 are announcing commitments by the day. They’re flying off the shelves!

In the past couple of days, seven Big Boarder’s from the Class of 2027 have announced their collegiate intentions. We didn’t write about them immediately, but we think they should be mentioned.

Below are some of the notable recent commitments from the Class of 2027. We’ve provided some background about their high school and national accomplishments, as well as insight into their recruiting process and where they might fit in college.

Penn

#147 PJ Terranova (Delbarton, NJ)

Penn traditionally recruits well in New Jersey and has secured another good one with a verbal commitment from Delbarton’s PJ Terranova. Terranova was fifth at the NJ state tournament in 2025 at 106 lbs. In 2024, Terranova was a Fargo 16U freestyle national runner-up. During the high school season, he was seventh at the Powerade. Should Terranova be able to hold 125 lbs for his collegiate career, he’ll be even more valuable than his current ranking indicates.

Before committing to Penn, Terranova also took a visit to Stanford.

Pittsburgh

#20 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA)

The Panthers got a huge win on the recruiting trail as Brock Rothermel decided to stay home. Rothermel is a two-time PIAA AA state placewinner - taking third as a freshman and fifth at 121 lbs as a sophomore. Fargo is where Rothermel has really stood out. He was a Junior freestyle runner-up at 120 lbs in 2024 and third at the same weight class this summer. Rothermel recently finished seventh at the Super 32.

Pitt was the first school that Rothermel visited, but he went on the road to a few others before choosing the Panthers. He also participated in campus visits at Maryland, Bucknell, Virginia Tech, and Rutgers.

He’ll be a huge asset at the front of Pittsburgh’s lineup at either 125 or 133 lbs.

Rothermel is now the fourth recruit from the Class of 2027 to give a verbal commitment to Keith Gavin’s team. Three are currently ranked in the top 80 in the junior class.

Purdue

#53 Grayson Fuchs (Detroit Catholic Central, MI)

Purdue has recruited well in Michigan in recent years, so the coaching staff looked to the north and picked up two-time state champion Grayson Fuchs. Fuchs broke on the national scene last summer with a sixth-place finish in Fargo in 16U freestyle. Last month, Fuchs finished eighth at 144 lbs at the Super 32.

Before committing to Purdue, Fuchs also took visits to Iowa State, Indiana, and Princeton.

Fuchs likely fits in the middle of Purdue’s lineup (157/165 lbs). At this point, they don’t have an established long-term prospect in place, so his talents are needed in that area. His commitment gives the Boilermakers two from the top 70 juniors.

Virginia Tech

#34 Maximus Fortier (University, WV)

The momentum continues to roll in favor of the Hokies. Virginia Tech already has a commitment from the #1 overall junior (Melvin Miller), and now they have one from the #34 overall prospect, Maximus Fortier. Fortier has won the NHSCA grade level tournament after each of his first two years of high school. This spring, he was fourth at the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle. Fortier has won a pair of West Virginia state titles, one at the AA/A level and the other at the AAA classification.

Virginia Tech was the most recent visit for Fortier. He’s stayed busy with trips to the Naval Academy, West Virginia, NC State, and Maryland.

With NCAA finalist and West Virginia native Jared Haught on staff, Virginia Tech is typically going to be in the mix for West Virginia’s top high schoolers. This is important as the talent in that state continues to grow.

Wisconsin

#21 Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL)

#48 Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL)

#63 Brody Sendele (Hononegah, IL)

The Badgers got a three-for-one deal! Three top-100 high school teammates will be heading to Madison. It’s not a surprise that the Cassioppi twins have given verbal commitments to Chris Bono’s team, considering their older brother, Tony, is on the UW staff. The Cassioppi twins have combined to place nine times in Fargo, thus far in their high school careers. This summer, Bruno was fifth in Junior freestyle at 157 lbs. Not to be outdone, Rocco was recently third at 150 lbs at the Super 32.

Their current and future teammate, Brody Sendele, was third in 16U freestyle in 2024 in Fargo. Sendele was an Illinois 3A state finalist as a sophomore.

The Cassioppi twins both took visits to Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Northern Iowa, and Minnesota, before committing to Wisconsin.

Sendele also visited Purdue before his commitment.

The Panther Train is rolling along as Doug Schwab’s Northern Iowa squad received a massive verbal commitment on Sunday night. Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ) used social media on Monday to announce he has committed to wrestle at UNI. Anderson is the #10 overall recruit in the high school Class of 2027.

Should he hold or increase that ranking for the duration of his high school school career, Anderson would be the highest-ranking recruit to ink with Northern Iowa during the modern recruiting-era (2005-present). NCAA champion Parker Keckeisen (#14 in 2019) is currently the highest.

Anderson is currently ranked eighth in the nation at 138 lbs.

Just over a week ago, Anderson took fourth place at the Super 32, competing in the 138 lb bracket. Earlier this year, Anderson was an NHSCA Sophomore National runner-up at that weight.

Other notable national level credentials for Anderson are a fourth-place finish at the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle in 2024. In 2023, Anderson finished fifth in Fargo in 16U freestyle.

Anderson is fresh off his visit to Northern Iowa over the weekend. Before committing to UNI, Anderson also took visits to Arizona State and NC State.

With Anderson’s commitment, Northern Iowa has verbals from two of the top 15 juniors in the nation. Earlier this cycle, #15 Hayden Schwab committed to the Panthers.

Typically, Northern Iowa is able to build non-blue-chip recruits into talented collegiate wrestlers; however, they did earn the #17 ranking in InterMat’s Class of 2025 rankings. With two talented juniors in the works, UNI could be looking at an even higher honor in 2027.

These are the wrestlers from the Class of 2027 who have already committed.

The Super 32 is in the books! As usual, it didn’t disappoint and lived up to its billing as the best high school folkstyle event in the country. How tough was this tournament? There are plenty of ranked wrestlers and wrestlers who have already committed to wrestle at the next level, who didn’t come particularly close to even placing. Others won five, even six matches, without breaking into the top-eight.

Below, we have the names of wrestlers who have already committed to wrestle at the next level and were in action in Greensboro. We tracked results for each of those wrestlers and they are sorted by their future team. Their placements (or record) at the Super 32 are listed before their name/weight. 

Air Force

2-2 - 120 lbs: NR Jake Landis (Graham, OH)

2-2 - 126 lbs: NR Samuel Comes (Lakeway Christian, TN)

5th Place - 165 lbs: #176 Arment Waltenbaugh (The Hill School, PA)

4th Place - 175 lbs: #8 Salah Tsarni (Blair Academy, NJ) - Class of 2027

0-2 - 175 lbs: NR Jackson Moffit (East Forsyth, GA)
 

American

2-2 - 138 lbs: NR Blake Boyer (Kennett, PA)
 

Appalachian State

4th Place - 150 lbs: #77 Bentley Sly (Stuart Cramer, NC)

7th Place - 150 lbs: #139 Brady Hand (Christiansburg, VA)

2-2 - 190 lbs: NR Deacon Moran (Ft. Zumwalt North, MO)
 

Arizona State

3-2 - 150 lbs: #148 Travis Cardenas (Chandler, AZ)

2-2 - 157 lbs: #58 Justin Wardlow (Lockport, IL)

Champion - 215 lbs: #240 Kal-El Fluckiger (Valiant Prep, AZ)
 

Army West Point

3rd Place - 126 lbs: #16 Joe Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain, TN)

4-2 - 144 lbs: #129 Maverick Beckwith (Norwich, NY) - Class of 2027

4-2 - 157 lbs: #169 Billy Tyler (Brentsville, VA)

2-2 - 165 lbs: NR Ryker Cox (Coxsackie-Athens, NY) - Class of 2027
 

Ashland

3-2 - 157 lbs: NR Louden Dixon (West Holmes, OH)
 

Brown

0-2 - 132 lbs: NR Charlie Trujillo (Vandegrift, TX)

8th Place - 150 lbs: #45 Joey Joyce (Ponaganset, RI)
 

Bucknell

7th Place - 113 lbs: #60 Braiden Lotier (Bishop McDevitt, PA) - Class of 2027

5-2 - 132 lbs: NR Antonio Boni (Central Valley, PA)

5-2 - 150 lbs: #164 Hudson Hohman (Grove City, PA)

5-2 - 157 lbs: #198 Brian Chamberlain (Wyoming Seminary, PA)
 

Buffalo

7th Place - 126 lbs: #235 Braiden Weaver (Altoona, PA)

1-2 - 126 lbs: NR Cullen Edwards (St. Francis, NY)

4-2 - 144 lbs: #217 Anthony DePaul (Delsea, NJ)

1-2 - 150 lbs: NR Emmett Logan (Lowell, MA)

3-2 - 165 lbs: NR Rory White (St. Francis, NY)

2-2 - 215 lbs: NR Cooper Roscosky (Kiski Area, PA)
 

California Baptist

2-2 - 126 lbs: NR Carlos Melgoza (Kingsburg, CA)

5-2 - 150 lbs: NR Jackson Butler (Bishop McCort, PA)

3-2 - 175 lbs: #59 Kalob Ybarra (Pomona, CO)
 

Cal Poly

5-2 - 132 lbs: NR Zaydrien Hernandez (St. John Bosco, CA)

1-2 - 150 lbs: NR Sergio Gomez (St. John Bosco, CA) - Class of 2027

0-2 - 285 lbs: NR Troy Ceja (Pitman, CA)
 

Chattanooga

4-2 - 113 lbs: #167 Tanner Tran (Father Ryan, TN)

4–2 - 138 lbs: #225 John Stewart (Scottsboro, AL)
 

Central Missouri

2-2 - 126 lbs: NR Bryson Rockers (Paola, KS)
 

Clarion

3-2 - 175 lbs: NR Ethan Secoy (Columbus, GA)

5-2 - 175 lbs: NR Tyler Whitford (St. Joseph Metuchen, NJ)
 

Columbia

1-2 - 150 lbs: Will Sakoutis (Christian Brothers, NJ)

0-2 - 165 lbs: Ryan Gavrish (St. John Vianney, NJ) - Class of 2027
 

Cornell

6-2 - 144 lbs: #68 Tommy Verrette (Edmond North, OK)

4th Place - 144 lbs: #22 Joe Toscano (Buchanan, CA)

7th Place - 144 lbs: #97 Tyler Traves (Mountain View, VA)

4-2 - 144 lbs: #163 Samson McKissick-Staley (Pittsford Mendon, NY)

5th Place - 150 lbs: #82 Michael Turi (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

7th Place - 175 lbs: #144 Santino Rodriguez (Don Bosco Prep, NJ)
 

Davidson

6-2 - 138 lbs: NR Cody Trevino (Bettendorf, IA)
 

Drexel

2-2 - 165 lbs: NR Tyson Seesholtz (South Range, OH)
 

Edinboro

6-2 - 157 lbs: NR Jordan Thompson (Bradford, PA)
 

Ferrum

0-2 - 126 lbs: NR Carson Miller (Cox, VA)
 

George Mason

2-2 - 144 lbs: #247 Jeffrey Huyvaert (New Prairie, IN)
 

Illinois

6th Place - 157 lbs: #130 Liam Kelly (Mt. Carmel, IL)

Indiana

0-2 - 120 lbs: #211 Peyton Schoettle (Roncalli, IN)

3-2 - 150 lbs: #162 Tommy Gibbs (Brownsburg, IN)
 

Iowa

4-2 - 144 lbs: #154 Owen McMullen (Bishop McCort, PA)

Champion - 285 lbs: #12 Michael Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons, FL)
 

Iowa State

8th Place - 138 lbs: NR Valentine Popadiuc (St. Pius X, NM)

Champion - 190 lbs: #30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL) - Class of 2027
 

Little Rock

4-2 - 132 lbs: #65 Justyce Zuniga (Gilroy, WA)

5-2 - 132 lbs: #250 DJ Clarke (Buford, GA)

4-2 - 132 lbs: NR Cael Puderbaugh (Basehor-Linwood, KS) - Class of 2027

5th Place - 144 lbs: #159 Ivan Arias (Buchanan, CA)

4-2 - 165 lbs: NR Shane Wagner (Faith Christian Academy, PA)
 

Lock Haven

3-2 - 144 lbs: NR Jacob McVige (Honeoye Falls-Lima, NY)
 

Lynchburg

0-2 - 120 lbs: NR Emmons Tewalt (Hanover, VA)
 

Mary

8th Place - 120 lbs: #139 Nic Enzminger (Legacy, ND)

1-2 - 132 lbs: NR Joey Enzminger (Legacy, ND)
 

Maryland

2-2 - 157 lbs: #243 Bradley Williams (Spain Park, AL)

3-1 - 165 lbs: NR Josh Piparo (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ) - Class of 2027

7th Place - 215 lbs: #76 Devin Downes (Plainedge, NY)
 

Mercyhurst

2-2 - 120 lbs: NR Brett Crawford (St. Anthony’s, NY)

2-2 - 215 lbs: NR Julian Burgett (Fishers, IN)

2-2 - 215 lbs: NR Zachary Caldwell (St. Francis, NY)
 

Michigan

Champion - 132 lbs: #14 Moses Mendoza (Gilroy, CA)

0-2 - 132 lbs: NR Cooper Hinz (Jesup, IA)

4-2 - 138 lbs: #149 Bodie Abbey (Hartland, MI)

1-2 - 150 lbs: #18 Blake Cosby (Dundee, MI)
 

Michigan State

0-2 - 126 lbs - NR Sammy Stewart (Manchester, MI)

5th Place - 285 lbs: NR Logan Tollison (Grand Blanc, MI) 
 

Minnesota

4-2 - 120 lbs: #75 Drake Vombaur (Severance, CO) - Class of 2027

6-2 - 120 lbs: #121 Titan Friederichs (Watertown-Mayer, MN)

3-2 - 120 lbs: NR Joel Friederichs (Watertown-Mayer, MN)

4-2 - 132 lbs: #79 Mason Carlson (Syracuse, UT)

Champion - 138 lbs: #25 Tyler Dekraker (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

5th Place - 157 lbs: #93 Cooper Rowe (Westonka, MN)
 

Missouri

3-2 - 113 lbs: #124 Teequavious Mills (Athens Christian, GA)

7-2 - 138 lbs: #115 Zion Borge (Westlake, MO)

3-2 - 190 lbs: NR Trey Craig (Christian Brothers, MO)

1-2 - 215 lbs: #60 Cash Cooley (Allen, TX)
 

Navy

4-2 - 120 lbs: #226 Sam Wolford (Northern Lebanon, PA)

0-2 - 132 lbs: #212 Nathan Attisano (Legacy Christian Academy, OH)

5-2 - 144 lbs: NR Collier Hartman (Canon McMillan, PA)

4-2 - 165 lbs: #74 Jon Smith (Oxford Area, PA) - Class of 2027

3-2 - 165 lbs: #189 McKaden Speece (Wilson, PA)

1-2 - 165 lbs: NR Jack Chamberlain (Malvern Prep, PA) - Class of 2027
 

NC State

5-2 - 126 lbs: #42 Dom Deputy (Chestnut Ridge, PA)

5-2 - 126 lbs: #98 Lander Bosh (Layton, UT)

6th Place - 126 lbs: #171 Sean Willcox (St. John Bosco, CA)

4th Place - 157 lbs: #84 Griffin LaPlante (St. Francis, NY)

4-2 - 157 lbs: #104 Lorenzo Alston (Uwharrie Charter, NC)

4th Place - 190 lbs: NR Luke Ricketts (Union County, KY)
 

Nebraska

5-2 - 150 lbs: #42 Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA) - Class of 2027

3-2 - 150 lbs: #146 Davis Parrow (Farmington, MN)

6th Place - 150 lbs: #186 Mason Petersen (Columbus, NE)
 

North Carolina

4-2 - 120 lbs: #48 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach, NY)

5-2 - 165 lbs: #65 Steel Meyers (Allen, TX) - Class of 2027

5-2 - 175 lbs: NR Ronin Gault (Lake Highland Prep, FL)
 

North Dakota State

Runner-Up: 190 lbs: #131 William Ward (Moorhead, MN)
 

Northern Iowa

4-2 - 157 lbs: #136 Declan Koch (Neenah, WI)

Champion - 175 lbs: #53 Waylon Cressell (Janesville, IA)

1-2 - 190 lbs: NR Keaton Moeller (Starmont, IA)
 

Northwestern

4-2 - 113 lbs: #222 Liam Davis (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

3rd Place: 190 lbs: #28 Ryder Wilder (Camden County, GA)
 

NYU

2-2 - 215 lbs: NR Rocco Salerno (Seton Hall Prep, NJ)
 

Ohio State

Champion - 126 lbs: #11 Antonio Mills (Athens Christian, GA)
 

Oklahoma

3rd Place - 120 lbs: #33 Johnathan McGinty (St. Joseph Regional, NJ)

4-2 - 126 lbs: #87 Mikey Ruiz (Randall, TX)

4-2 - 132 lbs: NR Eric Casula (Stillwater, OK)

5-2 - 144 lbs: #137 Christian Jelle (Grand Rapids, MN)

2-2 - 157 lbs: NR Will Deutschlander (Edmond North, OK)

3-2 - 190 lbs: #195 Carter Vannest (Pitman, CA)
 

Oklahoma State

Champion - 120 lbs: #30 Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan, CA)

Runner-Up - 126 lbs: #23 Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK) - Class of 2027

5th Place - 190 lbs: #39 Michael White (Lawrence North, IN)
 

Penn

4-2 - 132 lbs: #140 Anthony DiAndrea (Watchung Hills, NJ)

Runner-Up - 150 lbs: #153 Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

4-2 - 157 lbs: #142 Gus Cardinal (Valiant Prep, AZ)

0-2 - 157 lbs: NR Ezra Swisher (Bellefonte, PA)
 

Penn State

3rd Place - 138 lbs: #13 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY) - Class of 2027

Runner-Up - 138 lbs: #24 Sam Herring (Bishop McCort, PA)
 

Pittsburgh

4th Place: Nadav Nafshi (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

3-2 - 165 lbs: #76 Mason Horwat (Derry Area, PA) - Class of 2027

2-2 - 190 lbs: #120 Hunter Snyder (Greater Latrobe, PA) - Class of 2027
 

Princeton

2-2 - 144 lbs: #152 George Dennis (Harrison County, KY)

3-2 - 150 lbs: #126 Jackson Weller (Delran, NJ) - Class of 2027
 

Purdue

4-2 - 132 lbs: #74 Nathan Rioux (Avon, IN)

7th Place - 138 lbs: #31 Camden Baum (Bishop McDevitt, PA)

4-2 - 144 lbs: #99 Drake Hooiman (SLAM Academy, NV)
 

Rutgers

Champion - 144 lbs: #10 Brandt Harer (Montgomery, PA)

6th Place - 190 lbs: #135 Alex Reyes (Holmdel, NJ)
 

SIU Edwardsville

3-2 - 113 lbs: NR Austin Brown (Hannibal, MO)

2-2 - 138 lbs: #229 Kiernan Mienk (Creighton Prep, NE)
 

South Dakota State

3-2 - 120 lbs: NR Cole Caniglia (Creighton Prep, NE) - Class of 2027

4-2 - 190 lbs: #241 Riley Johnson (Skutt Catholic, NE)

Stanford

4-2 - 120 lbs: #126 Julian Rios (Phillips Andover, MA)

2-2 - 120 lbs: NR Cameron Jackson (Kennedy, CA)

4-2 - 126 lbs: #157 Siraj Sidhu (Clovis North, CA)

5-2 - 138 lbs: #116 Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA) - Class of 2027

3rd Place - 157 lbs: #20 Zeno Moore (Lake Highland Prep, FL)
 

Utah Valley

1-2 - 120 lbs: NR Thunder Beard (Central Dauphin, PA)

1-2 - 285 lbs: NR Elijah Schunke (Brandon Valley, SD)
 

Virginia

7-2 - 120 lbs: #120 Alexander Pierce (Iowa City West, IA)

7th Place - 165 lbs: #69 Liam Crook (Kaukauna, WI)

8th Place - 165 lbs: #108 Jaelen Culp (Indian Trail, SC)

3rd Place - 285 lbs: NR Preston Wagner (Fremont, NE)

Virginia Tech

5th Place - 120 lbs: #38 Alex Rozas (Teurlings Catholic, LA)

Champion - 150 lbs: #2 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort, PA)

Champion - 165 lbs: #1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - Class of 2027
 

VMI

4-2 - 132 lbs: NR Jared Goodson (Poquoson, VA)

1-2 - 138 lbs: NR Chris LaLonde (Roosevelt, CO)
 

West Virginia

Runner-Up - 120 lbs: #125 Mason Jakob (Dobyns Bennett, TN)

6-2 - 150 lbs: NR Dominic Way (Parkersburg, WV) - Class of 2027

8th Place - 175 lbs: #88 Gage Wentzel (Montoursville, PA)

6th Place - 175 lbs: #199 Brennan Warwick (Massillon Perry, OH)
 

Wisconsin

3rd Place - 144 lbs: #147 Hunter Stevens (Mount Horeb, WI)

5th Place - 175 lbs: #183 Eli Leonard (Mount Horeb, WI)
 

Wyoming

4-2 - 144 lbs: #86 Derek Barrows (Pomona, CO) 

3-2 - 157 lbs: #43 Austin Paris (Layton, UT)

3-2 - 150 lbs: #175 Dom Wilson (Rockwall, TX)

5-2 - 165 lbs: NR Kyler Walters (Shakopee, MN)

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. 

Air Force

165 lbs - Arment Waltenbaugh: Pennsylvania - 5th Place

175 lbs - Salah Tsarni: Maryland - 4th Place (Class of 2027)

Appalachian State

150 lbs - Bentley Sly: North Carolina - 4th Place

150 lbs - Brady Hand: Virginia - 7th Place
 

Arizona State

215 lbs - Kal-El Fluckiger: Arizona - Champion
 

Army West Point

126 lbs - Joseph Uhorchuk: Tennessee - 3rd Place
 

Brown

150 lbs - Joey Joyce: Rhode Island - 8th Place
 

Bucknell

113 lbs - Braiden Lotier: Pennsylvania - 7th Place (Class of 2027)

Buffalo

126 lbs - Braiden Weaver: Pennsylvania - 7th Place
 

Cornell

144 lbs: Joseph Toscano: California - 4th Place

144 lbs: Tyler Traves: Virginia - 7th Place

150 lbs: Michael Turi: Pennsylvania - 5th Place

175 lbs: Santino Rodriguez: New Jersey - 7th Place
 

Illinois

157 lbs: Liam Kelly: Illinois - 6th Place
 

Iowa

285 lbs - Michael Mocco: Florida - Champion
 

Iowa State

138 lbs - Valentine Popadiuc: New Mexico - 8th Place

190 lbs - Jimmy Mastny: Illinois - Champion (Class of 2027)
 

Little Rock

144 lbs - Ivan Arias: California - 5th Place
 

Mary

120 lbs - Nic Enzminger: North Dakota - 8th Place
 

Maryland

190 lbs - Devin Downes: New York - 7th Place
 

Michigan

132 lbs - Moses Mendoza: California - Champion
 

Minnesota

138 lbs: Tyler Dekraker: Virginia - Champion

157 lbs: Cooper Rowe: Minnesota - 5th Place
 

NC State

126 lbs - Sean Willcox: California - 6th Place

157 lbs - Griffin LaPlante: New York - 4th Place

190 lbs - Luke Ricketts: Kentucky - 4th Place
 

Nebraska

150 lbs - Mason Petersen: Nebraska - 6th Place
 

North Dakota State

190 lbs - William Ward: Minnesota - Runner-Up
 

Northern Iowa

175 lbs - Waylon Cressell: Iowa - Champion
 

Northwestern

190 lbs - Ryder Wilder: Georgia - 3rd Place
 

Ohio State

126 lbs - Antonio Mills: Georgia - Champion
 

Oklahoma

120 lbs - Johnathan McGinty: New Jersey - 3rd Place
 

Oklahoma State

120 lbs - Rocklin Zinkin: California - Champion

126 lbs - Ignacio Villasenor: Oklahoma - Runner-Up (Class of 2027)

190 lbs - Michael White: Indiana - 5th Place
 

Penn

150 lbs - Charlie DeSena: Florida - Runner-Up
 

Penn State

138 lbs: Sam Herring: Pennsylvania - Runner-Up

138 lbs: Gavin Mangano: New York - 3rd Place (Class of 2027)
 

Pittsburgh

165 lbs: Nadav Nafshi: Florida - 4th Place
 

Purdue

138 lbs: Camden Baum: Pennsylvania - 7th Place
 

Rutgers

144 lbs: Brandt Harer: Pennsylvania - Champion

190 lbs: Alex Reyes: New Jersey - 6th Place
 

Stanford

157 lbs: Zeno Moore: Florida - 3rd Place
 

Virginia

165 lbs: Liam Crook: Wisconsin - 7th Place

165 lbs: Jaelen Culp: South Carolina - 8th Place

285 lbs: Preston Wagner: Nebraska - 3rd Place
 

Virginia Tech

120 lbs - Alex Rozas: Louisiana - 5th Place

150 lbs - Bo Bassett: Pennsylvania - Champion

165 lbs - Melvin Miller: Pennsylvania - Champion (Class of 2027)
 

West Virginia

120 lbs - Mason Jakob: West Virginia - Runner-Up

175 lbs - Brennan Warwick: Ohio - 6th Place

175 lbs - Gage Wentzel: Pennsylvania - 8th Place
 

Wisconsin

144 lbs: Hunter Stevens: Wisconsin - 3rd Place

175 lbs: Eli Leonard: Wisconsin - 5th Place

Recruiting in the Class of 2027 continues to heat up, with marquee prospects committing on an almost daily basis. The latest to make his collegiate intentions known is Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ), the #19 overall recruit in the junior class.

At this time last year, as a sophomore, Logan was ranked 20th in the nation at 157 lbs. Logan has been away from the mat for an extended period of time because of injuries, so he was dropped from the national rankings.

As a freshman, Logan was fourth at the New Jersey state tournament while competing at 150 lbs. Before his freshman year of high school, Logan won a 16U Greco-Roman national title in Fargo and was third in freestyle. Last summer, Logan was a 16U finalist in freestyle.

Logan chose the Wolverines after taking visits to Arizona State, Penn, and Virginia Tech.

The last name might be familiar to longtime Michigan fans, as his father, Damion, was a two-time All-American for the Wolverines at 141 lbs in 1999 and 2000.

Because Logan has been away from the mat for so long, it’s difficult to get a projected weight for him. That being said, I’d expect him to be at 165 or 174 lbs in the future. Michigan has an immediate need at 165 lbs and could have one at 174 lbs by the time Logan reaches Ann Arbor and redshirts.

While a #19 ranking is impressive, once Logan returns to regular competition, it could actually increase from there.

For all of the current commitments in the Class of 2027: Click Here

We’re less than a week away from the Super 32. A couple of weeks ago we posted a list of the committed recruits who registered to compete for championship belts in Greensboro, North Carolina. Later this week will be another list since there have been so many commits in the interim. Before then, let’s take a look at the wrestler the hundreds of collegiate coaches in attendance will be flocking towards - the uncommitted recruits. 

These are the wrestlers who have not publicly committed to wrestle at the next level prior to 9:00 AM on Tuesday morning. 

Wrestlers from the Class of 2026 and 2027 have been included since they are the ones that coaches are able to recruit at this point in time. There are plenty of great freshmen and sophomores that coaches will watch and make notes on for a later date. 

Wrestlers have been sorted by the weight class at which they’ve registered for. We have limited the uncommitted wrestlers to the ones that currently appear on MatScouts Junior and Senior Big Boards. Their current ranking is next to their name. 

Class of 2026

113 lbs: #143 Jackson Shipley (Dripping Springs, TX)

113 lbs: #221 Charles Esposito (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ)

120 lbs: #203 Ayden Dodd (Perrysburg, OH)

120 lbs: #208 Vincent Luttrell (Cleveland, NM)

126 lbs: #122 Czar Quintanilla (University, WA)

126 lbs: #218 Maximus Hay (Brown Deer, WI)

126 lbs: #245 Zaiyahn Ornelas (Creighton Prep, NE)

126 lbs: #248 Joe Curry (Licking Valley, OH)

132 lbs: #94 Brenden Agcaoili (SLAM Academy, NV)

132 lbs: #215 Yandel Morales (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

132 lbs: #223 Wyatt Lees (Detroit Catholic Central, MI)

132 lbs: #231 Lorenzo Gallegos (Volcano Vista, NM)

138 lbs: #202 Seach Hibler (Paramus Catholic, NJ)

138 lbs: #232 Gio Schinina (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ)

138 lbs: #234 Joaquin Duque (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ)

144 lbs: #114 Logan Milsaps (College Park, TX)

144 lbs: #182 Bobby Duffy (Christian Brothers, NJ)

150 lbs: #134 Justis Jesuroga (Southeast Polk, IA)

157 lbs: #92 Nolan Fellers (Bondurant, IA)

157 lbs: #155 Brock Weaver (Camden County, GA)

175 lbs: #63 Jake Robie (Christiansburg, VA)

190 lbs: #151 Judah Heeg (Lemont, IL)

285 lbs: #174 James Hartleroad (New Prairie, IN)

285 lbs: #237 Isaiah Taylor (AIM Academy, PA)

Class of 2027

106 lbs: #86 Will Soto (Newburgh Free Academy, NY)

113 lbs: #24 Caleb Noble (Warren Township, IL)

113 lbs: #69 Killian Coluccio (Lacey Township, NJ)

113 lbs: #73 Liam McGettigan (Lake Highland Prep, MD)

113 lbs: #84 Brandon Bickerton (Medina Highland, OH)

113 lbs: #100 Jackson Wells (Harrison County, KY)

113 lbs: #102 Jarreau Walker (Streetsboro, OH)

113 lbs: #103 Oscar Gauna (Goddard, KS)

113 lbs: #123 Layne Martin (Rockford, MI)

120 lbs: #12 Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ)

120 lbs: #20 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA)

120 lbs: #28 Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ)

120 lbs: #68 Carter Chunko (Saucon Valley, PA)

120 lbs: #75 Drake Vombaur (Severance, CO)

120 lbs: #85 Austin Bickerton (Medina Highland, OH)

120 lbs: #87 Kavin Muyleart (Cedar Cliff, PA)

120 lbs: #136 David Hill (Oak Grove, AL)

120 lbs: #138 Anthony Ryan (Longwood, NY)

120 lbs: #143 Preston Waughtel (Vandalia, IL)

126 lbs: #18 Shamus Regan (Bishop McCort, PA)

126 lbs: #61 Isaac Novod (Belmont Hill, MA)

126 lbs: #81 Emilio Albanese (Emmaus, PA) 

126 lbs: #82 Gage Spurgeon (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, IA)

126 lbs: #115 Bradley Wagner (Mifflinburg, PA)

126 lbs: #128 Max Cumbee (IC Prep, IL)

126 lbs: #146 PJ Terranova (Delbarton, NJ)

126 lbs: #150 Ryan Totten (Detroit Catholic Central, MI)

132 lbs: #41 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

132 lbs: #50 Gavin Landers (Denver, IA)

132 lbs: #58 Slater Hicks (Valencia, CA)

132 lbs: #113 Deven Lopez (Pueblo East, CO)

132 lbs: #149 Jake Kos (Simley, MN)

138 lbs: #10 Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ)

138 lbs: #38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA)

138 lbs: #44 Austin Ellis (Davis, UT)

138 lbs: #46 Braylon Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN)

138 lbs: #77 Cayden Rios (Allen, TX)

138 lbs: #89 Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN)

138 lbs: #101 Vinnie Gutierrez (Fountain Valley, CA)

138 lbs: #117 Matt Orbeta (Poway, CA)

138 lbs: #138 Justin Williamson (Mt. Carmel, IN)

144 lbs: #5 Israel Borge (Westlake, MO)

144 lbs: #11 Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN)

144 lbs: #16 Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco, CA)

144 lbs: #17 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA)

144 lbs: #39 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD)

144 lbs: #49 Michael Romero (St. John Bosco, CA)

144 lbs: #53 Grayson Fuchs (Detroit Catholic Central, MI)

144 lbs: #83 Carson Neubert (Luxemburg Casco, WI)

144 lbs: #104 Peyton Hornsby (Center Grove, IN)

144 lbs: #105 Gavin Green (Delone Catholic, PA)

150 lbs: #21 Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL)

150 lbs: #91 Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, MO)

150 lbs: #111 Xavier Chavez (Sunnyside, AZ)

150 lbs: #121 Chance Ruble (Seckman, MO)

157 lbs: #59 Eli Esguerra (Dublin Coffman, OH)

157 lbs: #80 Luke Knox (Perkiomen Valley, PA)

157 lbs: #107 Wyatt Fry (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ)

157 lbs: #118 James Whitbred (State College, PA)

157 lbs: #131 Colby Houle (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA)

157 lbs: #140 Drake Morrison (Malad, ID)

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

165 lbs: #34 Maximus Fortier (University, WV)

165 lbs: #45 Maximus Dhabolt (Ankeny Centennial, IA)

165 lbs: #48 Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL)

165 lbs: #145 Chris Anguiano (Millikan, CA)

165 lbs: #146 Joel Welch (St. Francis DeSales, OH)

175 lbs: #7 Mario Carini (Poway, CA)

175 lbs: #55 Blake Hostetter (Oxford Area, PA)

175 lbs: #62 Noah Tucker (Bullis Prep, MD)

175 lbs: #71 Brayden Koester (Bettendorf, IA)

175 lbs: #94 Brock Oizerowitz (Christian Brothers, NJ)

190 lbs: #56 JT Smith (Creighton Prep, NE)

190 lbs: #93 Ladd Holman (Juab, UT)

190 lbs: #109 Sam Howard (Boonville, IN)

190 lbs: #114 Kyle Gallo (Zephyrhills, FL)

215 lbs: #14 Maximus Konopka (Simsbury, CT)

215 lbs: #29 Ronan An (North Cobb, GA)

215 lbs: #99 Carter Brown (Lafayette, MO)

There were a bevy of notable announcements on the recruiting front this weekend, so it seemed like the proper way to catch all of these was in a stand-alone article. One that required immediate attention was #11 Antonio Mills flipping from Missouri to Ohio State. We discussed that situation last night.

Rutgers seemed to get the ball rolling with a pair of Malvern Prep juniors committing to Scott Goodale’s team. #31 Lukas Zalota and #40 Justin Farnsworth fill needs at both ends of the lineup for the Scarlet Knights. Farnsworth at 125 lbs and Zalota at heavyweight. Zalota didn’t compete in the high school postseason, but did place top five at the Ironman, Beast of the East, and Powerade as a sophomore at 285 lbs. Farnsworth was a Fargo Junior freestyle finalist this summer, a couple of months after placing seventh at the UWW U17 Trials. He was a finalist at the Ironman and Beast competitions during his last high school season.

Iowa State got one of the best upperweight prospects in the Class of 2027 with a commitment from Jimmy Mastny. Mastny moved up from 157 to 190 lbs as a sophomore and still took home his second Illinois state title. Earlier in the high school season, he was third at the Ironman, and a few months ago, he was fourth in Junior Greco in Fargo. Barring a growth spurt that makes him a college heavyweight, Mastny would be a great fit at the hard-to-find 197 lb weight class. His verbal gives Iowa State two top 100 juniors thus far (joining #66 Roman Stewart - Liberty, MO).

North Carolina won a battle royal from ACC schools for a commitment from #54 junior Steel Meyers (Allen, TX). Before visiting and committing to UNC, Meyers also took visits to NC State, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. Meyers has placed at the NHSCA grade level tournament twice, making the finals of the sophomore tournament. He is the fourth junior to give UNC a verbal commitment and the second in the top 100.

Nico DeSalvo was the first wrestler from the Class of 2027 to make a commitment, but recently announced he is reopening his recruiting after initially verballing to Minnesota. DeSalvo recently committed to Arizona State. He made his choice after visiting Tempe and the University of Illinois. DeSalvo is a two-time Iowa 3A state champion for traditional power Southeast Polk. He was also a 16U freestyle All-American in Fargo in 2023. DeSalvo should be at 125 for at least a few years for the Sun Devils.

Army had a massive recruiting weekend with verbal from both members of the Junior and Senior Big Board, along with another junior and one more that has yet to publicly announce. New York DII state champion and Fargo 16U All-American Maverick Beckwith (Norwich, NY) is currently ranked #129 in the Class of 2027. Powerade placer and Fargo 16U Greco All-American Titus Norman (Baylor School, TN) is ranked #197 in the Class of 2026. The other junior to commit to West Point is DII fourth-place finisher Ryker Cox (Coxsackie-Athens, NY).

Looking at the current senior class, California Baptist got a commitment from one of the top available wrestlers, Kalob Ybarra (Pomona, CO). Ybarra is a two-time Colorado state champion and has placed top six at the Doc Buchanan twice, along with All-American honors in Greco at Fargo Juniors and UWW U17’s. He’s currently ranked 15th in the nation at 165 lbs.

For all of InterMat’s commitments from the Class of 2026: Click Here

For all of InterMat’s commitments from the Class of 2027: Click Here

A day after earning a 7-6 victory in the 126 lb weight class over New Jersey’s Paul Kenny at the Who’s #1 event, Antonio Mills (Athens Christian, GA) has changed his college commitment. Mills was previously committed to Missouri; however, he took to social media to announce  that he flipped to Ohio State.

In addition to his win at Who’s #1, Mills has won NHSCA Junior Nationals and Fargo’s Junior freestyle national championships in 2025. It marked the third time that Mills has won the NHSCA age group tournament.

Next on the agenda for Mills is the Super 32. He is registered at 126 lbs. Mills has placed three times in Greensboro (2nd, 7th, 8th), but is looking for an elusive championship belt.

With Mills’ addition, Ohio State now has commitments from three of the top 11 prospects in the Class of 2026. Mills is #11. He joins #8 Adam Waters (PA) and #9 Dom Munaretto (IL).

Though he’s currently at 126 lbs, Mills projects at 133 or 141 lbs at the next level. At this point, the Buckeyes do not have a clear-cut successor for two-time NCAA champion Jesse Mendez. They do have young talent at 133 lbs as Ben Davino is coming off redshirt and could be the frontrunner at the position.

Mills entered the week ranked first in the nation at 126 lbs and maintains his ranking.

Tomorrow, one of the best events on the high school calendar is set as FloWrestling's Who's #1 event will take place from the Xtreme Arena in Coralville, Iowa. 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. 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. 

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)

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)

Michael Pixley (182/2013)

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)

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)

Austin Gomez (132/2016)

Manny Rojas (170/2021)

Casey Swiderski (138/2021)
 

Lehigh

Jordan Wood (220/2015)
 

Little Rock

Nasir Bailey (138/2022)
 

Michigan

Jelani Embree (182/2016)

Zac Hall (132/2013)

Sergio Lemley (132/2022)

Beau Mantanona (145/2022)

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

Rylan Rogers (182/2020)

Nick Sahakian (285/2024)

Joey Silva (132/2017)
 

Minnesota

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)

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)

Sonny Santiago (152/2019)

Gabe Tagg (138/2018)
 

Northern Colorado

Andrew Alirez (152/2018)
 

Northern Iowa

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)

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)

Dom Munaretto (113/2024) - Class of 2026

Luke Pletcher (132/2015)

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

Maddox Shaw (150/2024)

Seth Shumate (195/2020)

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) - Class of 2026

Dakota Geer (182/2015)

Kaden Gfeller (145/2016)

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

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

Trevor Mastrogiovanni (126/2019)

Cody Merrill (220/2023)

Nick Piccinnini (126/2014)

Jordyn Raney (126/2023) - Class of 2026

Landon Robideau (150/2024)

Joe Smith (160/2014)

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

Sergio Vega (138/2024) 

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

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

Travis Wittlake (170/2016)
 

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)

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) - Class of 2026

Vincenzo Joseph (145/2014)

Tyler Kasak (145/2022)

Joe Lee (160/2017)

Nick Lee (138/2016)

Luke Lilledahl (106/2021)

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

Connor Mirasola (195/2023)

Jason Nolf (138/2013)

Zack Ryder (182/2022)

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

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 (144/2024), (138/2023), (106/2021) - Class of 2026

Ryan Burton (175/2024)

Collin Gaj (150/2024)

Drew Gorman (138/2024)

Caleb Henson (152/2021)

David McFadden (152/2014)

Melvin Miller (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)

The top recruits in the Class of 2027 are flying off the board! Less than a week after the #1 and #4 recruits commit, #3 overall Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ) has given a verbal commitment to the University of Iowa. 

Amato won a New Jersey state championship as a freshman at 144 lbs. Last year, Amato was third in the state at 144 lbs. 

Outside of New Jersey, Amato has placed twice at the Beast of the East - fourth as a freshman and second as a sophomore. He also has won NHSCA Freshman Nationals. 

He is currently ranked third in the nation at 150 lbs. 

Amato projects between 157 and 165 lbs. The Hawkeyes have some young wrestlers in that range, but no solidified long-term starter in place at either weight. 

Before committing to the Hawkeyes, Amato took visits to Iowa State and Oklahoma. Amato was the headliner of a recruiting weekend on September 26/27th that included seven top 50 prospects. We’ll see if any follow him. 

We’ll see Amato in action next weekend as he has registered for the 150 lb division at the Super 32. 

For all of the commitments from the Class of 2027: Click Here

Last night, the Ohio State Buckeyes got on the board in the Class of 2027 recruiting race. Local product, Michael Boyle (Bishop Watterson, OH), chose to stay in Columbus and wrestle for the hometown team.

Boyle is the #47 overall recruit in the Class of 2027 and is currently ranked second in the nation at 215 lbs.

In two years of high school competition, Boyle is a perfect two-for-two in claiming Ohio DII State titles. His first came as a freshman at 165 lbs. Boyle then jumped up three weight classes and hauled in a second at 215.

Over the summer, Boyle had his national breakout, advancing to the finals of the Junior freestyle competition in Fargo. He was also fifth in Greco-Roman. Last year, Boyle’s lone All-American honor from Fargo came with a fifth-place finish in 16U Greco.

Before committing to Ohio State, Boyle took visits to Purdue and Virginia Tech.

Since he’s a 215 lber heading into his junior year of high school, there’s a good chance that Boyle grows into a heavyweight - in high school or at the next level. Should that happen, Boyle would fill a huge need for Ohio State. They do not have the successor to All-American heavyweight Nick Feldman (redshirt junior) on the roster.

Keeping Boyle at home is a great start for an Ohio State program that has inked top-five recruiting classes in three of the last four years.

For all of the commitments from the Class of 2027: Click Here

There’s been a lot of recruiting news since our article last week. On Saturday afternoon, #2 Bo Bassett and #1 Melvin Miller shocked the wrestling community as they announced their commitment to Virginia Tech. Last night, the #4 wrestler in the Class of 2027, Landon Sidun, posted his commitment to top-ranked Penn State.

Aside from those three, there were a lot of big-name wrestlers taking visits over the weekend. I’d expect this to die down a bit with Who’s #1 coming up this weekend and the Super 32 the following weekend.

One of the things that makes following recruiting fun is the cloak-and-dagger secrecy surrounding parts of the process. For every Bo Bassett who routinely keeps the public informed on recruiting decisions, there are plenty of others who don’t discuss it as much. Therefore, it can be difficult to follow which recruit is interested in which school and vice versa. I suppose it’s fun, but you’re left wanting more!

In order to try and help our fanbase feel more knowledgeable about the process, we’ll have a weekly column that recaps the recruiting weekend. Who has visited where? Maybe some background information on the recruits or the process from the school.

The weekend of August 23rd

The weekend of August 30th

The weekend of September 6

The Weekend of September 13

The Weekend of September 20

Last Week's Article

American

NR Kaz Morosetti (North Kingstown, RI) - Class of 2026

The Eagles had a heavyweight prospect on campus in Kaz Morosetti. Morosetti is a two-time Rhode Island state champion, a third-place finisher in New England, and a three-time NHSCA age-group placewinner. Morosetti has already visited Rhode Island’s DI program, Brown.

Buffalo

#129 Maverick Beckwith (Norwich, NY)

#237 Isaiah Taylor (AIM Academy, PA)

NR Nathan Klingensmith (Norwin, PA)

NR Declan McKee (Tioga Central, NY)

The Buffalo staff has been on a tear recruiting under Donnie Vinson. This weekend, they turned their attention to the Class of 2027. In-state recruits and prospects from Pennsylvania have been their priority and that holds true with this group - one that includes two Big Boarders.

Beckwith was a 16U freestyle All-American this summer in Fargo, while Taylor was an NHSCA Junior National champion earlier this year. McKee was a New York state champion in 2025 and Klingensmith is an under-the-radar recruit from a solid PA program.

Taylor has already taken a visit to NC State. This is the first visit we’ve seen from the other three.

Campbell

#184 David Perez (Ponaganset, RI) - Class of 2026

NR Colby Vital (Ponaganset, RI) - Class of 2026

First-year head coach TJ Dudley is taking advantage of his time spent as an assistant coach at Brown University and hosted a pair of recruits from Rhode Island. David Perez was initially committed to Brown, but now has reopened the recruiting process. He was an NHSCA Freshman National finalist in 2023. Colby Vital was a fourth-place finisher in New England this year.

Hofstra

NR Wyatt Boice (Minisink Valley, NY)

NR Anthony Verdi (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ) - Class of 2026

Hofstra hit both the junior and senior classes with their visitors over the weekend. Wyatt Boice is a junior who finished third in the New York DI classification at 160 lbs last year. Anthony Verdi has already placed twice at the New Jersey state tournament.

Little Rock

#77 Cayden Rios (Allen, TX)

Cayden Rios has been busy thus far in the fall, but he didn’t have to travel that far over the weekend, as he took in the Little Rock campus. Rios has finished third at the NHSCA grade-level tournament in each of his first two years of high school. Before visiting Little Rock, Rios had also visited Northwestern and Virginia.

Maryland

#37 Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ)

#184 Bobby Duffy (Christian Brothers, NJ) - Class of 2026

NR Izaac Gaines (Geneseo, IL)

NR Josh Piparo (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ)

Maryland had a quartet of prospects in town. Three of the four are from New Jersey - the Terp staff is definitely trying to take advantage of their proximity to that power state. The highest ranked wrestler in the bunch is National Prep runner-up, Mikey Batista. The only senior in the bunch is New Jersey fifth-place finisher Bobby Duffy. The other Jersey kid is state qualifier Josh Piparo.

Coming in from outside of the Mid-Atlantic is Izaac Gaines, who was a match away from placing at the Illinois 2A state tournament, but was a freestyle state champion.

Batista has already taken visits to Columbia, Princeton, and Northwestern.

Editor’s Note: As we finished this article, Batista has committed to Maryland

Duffy visited Buffalo last fall.

These are the first visits we’ve heard of associated with Gaines or Piparo.

Michigan

#7 Mario Carini (Poway, CA)

#11 Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN)

#19 Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ)

Michigan has been relatively quiet thus far on the official visit circuit; however, they had some huge names in town over the weekend. The Wolverines have had lots of recent success recruiting in California. They’ve reached out again with sophomore state champion Mario Carini. Then you have Junior freestyle runner-up Clinton Shepherd. Finally, Gabe Logan, a top-four finisher in New Jersey as a freshman. Logan is the son of Michigan two-time All-American, Damion Logan.

Carini has already taken visits to Cornell, Stanford, and Virginia Tech.

Shepherd has visited Ohio State and Nebraska.

Logan has been to Arizona State, Penn, and Virginia Tech.

Minnesota

#141 Camden Rugg (Union Grove, WI)

#149 Jake Kos (Simley, MN)

NR Max Gonzalez (East Troy, WI)

Two big weeks in a row for the Gopher staff. They hosted a pair of Big Boarders and three juniors overall. Camden Rugg was a Junior freestyle AA in Fargo this year. Jake Kos was a 16U Greco AA in 2024, the same year Max Gonzalez got on the podium in 16U freestyle. Simley is a program that Minnesota will always come back to and they’ve had good success, of late, recruiting in Wisconsin.

Rugg is the only one we’ve seen on the recruiting trail before this weekend. He also took a trip to Northern Iowa.

NC State

#34 Maximus Fortier (Fairmont, WV)

#74 Jon Smith (Oxford, PA)

#146 Joel Welch (St. Francis DeSales, OH)

They keep going! There are no off weeks in the recruiting game in Raleigh! The NC State staff had three more Big Boarders in town, two from the top 100. Maximus Fortier is a UWW U17 Trials All-American and a champion at NHSCA Sophomore and Freshman. Jon Smith finished fourth at both the PA state tournament and at NHSCA Sophomores. Joel Welsh was an Ohio DII state finalist at 165 lbs as a sophomore.

Fortier has taken visits to the Naval Academy and West Virginia.

Smith has visited Buffalo and the Naval Academy.

This is the first visit we have on file for Welch.

Nebraska

#5 Israel Borge (Westlake, MO)

#6 Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, OH)

#12 Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers Academy, NJ)

#27 Nick Singer (Faith Christian Academy, PA)

#30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL)

#38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA)

#39 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD)

#42 Mac Crosson (Indianola, IN)

The award for the biggest recruiting weekend of this cycle goes to Nebraska. Eight top 50 recruits in town! This group included a pair of U17 world medalists (Burnett, Kenny) and a Junior freestyle national champion from this summer (Singer).

Borge’s only other visit thus far has been to Iowa.

Burnett has taken a visit to Ohio State.

Kenny has visited Rutgers and Virginia Tech.

Before traveling to Nebraska, Singer has visited Lehigh, Ohio State, and Virginia Tech.

Jimmy Mastny has taken trips to NC State and Stanford.

Youngblut has visited Cornell and Iowa’s three DI schools.

This is the second visit for Lohr, who was at Minnesota last week.

Crosson has been at Iowa, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, and South Dakota State.

Northern Iowa

#21 Rocco Cassioppi (Honanegah, IL)

#48 Bruno Cassioppi (Honanegah, IL)

The Cassioppi twins were back in the state where their older siblings wrestled. This week, they visited Northern Iowa. Both Cassioppi’s have combined to earn All-American honors nine times in Fargo. Before checking out Northern Iowa, the tandem has visited Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

Ohio State

#47 Michael Boyle (Bishop Watterson, OH)

The Buckeyes hosted a great in-state big man as Michael Boyle was in town. Boyle has won two Ohio DII state titles, in as many tries. Boyle’s first championship came at 165 lbs and his most recent was at 215. Over the summer, Boyle made the Fargo Junior freestyle finals and was fifth in Greco.

Purdue and Virginia Tech have already had Boyle in town for visits.

Penn

#92 Cael Mielnik (Blair Academy, NJ)

#104 PJ Terranova (Delbarton, NJ)

#133 Ray Fitzgerald (Malvern Prep, PA)

NR Nicholas McGarrity (Peters Township, PA)

Penn seems to focus on powerhouse private schools and that was consistent with three of their four visitors over the weekend. Cael Mielnik has been sidelined for a while, but has the potential to be a top big man prospect. PJ Terranova is a New Jersey state medalist and a former 16U freestyle finalist. Ray Fitzergald has gotten on the podium at both the Beast and NHSCA Freshman Nationals. Nicholas McGarrity is a two-time Pennsylvania AAA state placer at 107 lbs.

This is the first visit we have noted for Mielnik and Terranova.

Fitzgerald has visited Navy and Brown. McGarrity has also visited Navy.
 

Purdue

#46 Braylon Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN)

#53 Grayson Fuchs (Detroit Central Catholic, MI)

#89 Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN)

#104 Peyton Hornsby (Center Grove, IN)

Keeping the best in-state was the name of the game for Purdue this weekend. Three of their four Big Boarders hail from Indiana. Braylon Reynolds and Evan Stanley both finished second and third, respectively, in the 138 lb Indiana state bracket won by current Boilermaker freshman Isaiah Schaefer. Peyton Hornsby was a finalist at the next weight up.

From Michigan is Grayson Fuchs. Fuchs was a 16U freestyle All-American in 2024.

Before traveling to Purdue, Reynolds visited Indiana.

Fuchs has visited Iowa State and Princeton.

Stanley has been busy with visits to Brown, Indiana, and Princeton under his belt.

Hornsby also visited Indiana.

Stanford

#31 Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA)

#40 Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA)

#71 Brayden Koester (Bettendorf, IA)

NR Gregory Torosian (Birmingham, CA)

Let’s see if Stanford can top their previous recruiting weekend. Last week, Chris Ayres’ team received two verbals from the Class of 2027 soon after the weekend ended. This time, they had a pair of top 50 recruits from Malvern Prep, along with an in-state recruit and one from Iowa. The most credentialed of the bunch is Justin Farnsworth, who has made the Fargo freestyle finals in both age groups. Farnsworth has already taken visits to Bucknell, Cornell, and Rutgers.

Farnsworth’s teammate, Zalota, has been one of the more active wrestlers on the fall visit circuit. Before going out west, he’s visited Army West Point, Indiana, NC State, Rutgers, and Virginia Tech.

This is the first visit we’ve seen associated with Iowa 3A state third-place finisher Brayden Koester.

Gregory Torosian has already visited Army, Brown, and Harvard.

Utah Valley

NR Brooks Blasko (Norwin, PA)

NR Owen Proper (Marana, AZ) - Class of 2026

Utah Valley continues to stay busy on the recruiting front. They’ve done well, of late, with recruits from PA and they had another one in town, in Brooks Blasko. Blasko is still looking to make an impact on the national level. Arizona’s Owen Proper has finished second and third (x2) at the Arizona State tournament.

Virginia Tech

#14 Max Konopka (Simsbury, CT)

Saturday’s commitment of #1 Melvin Miller and #2 (2026) Bo Bassett stole the recruiting headlines over the weekend. That had to leave a good impression with Max Konopka, who was down in Blacksburg. Konopka has won NHSCA Freshman and Sophomore Nationals and was third at the UWW U17 Trials this spring.

Before coming to Virginia Tech, Konopka also toured Cornell, NC State, and Oklahoma.

A week ago, we wrote about Penn State getting their first commitment from the Class of 2027, as they received a verbal from #13 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY). The Nittany Lion staff didn’t have to wait long for their second as #4 Landon Sidun (Norwin, PA) committed, too.

Sidun is currently ranked first in the nation by MatScouts at 120 lbs. As a freshman, Sidun won a Pennsylvania AAA state title at 114 lbs. He was unable to compete in the 2025 postseason due to an injury. Even so, Sidun had a very highly productive sophomore year. Early in the season, he earned titles at the Beast of the East, the Powerade, and the Doc Buchanan Invitational. Sidun has also placed in the top four in freestyle at the UWW U17 Trials on two occasions. He also was a Fargo 16U freestyle national champion in 2023.

This weekend, Sidun will be in action at FloWrestling’s Who’s #1 dual meet. He’ll take on the winner between #2 Rocklin Zinklin (CA) and #3 Dom Munaretto (IL). The following weekend, Sidun will be in action at the Super 32. He’s seeking his first Super 32 belt after taking third in 2023.

Sidun chose Penn State after visiting Ohio State and Pittsburgh. He visited Penn State last weekend (9/27).

Though the Nittany Lions are pretty loaded at most weights, Sidun should slide in well with Penn State’s current roster. Current 125 lb starter Luke Lilledahl would be a senior during Sidun’s first year on campus. That would allow Sidun to redshirt; however, Lilledahl might move up at some point. In that case, Sidun could come in right away and start.

Penn State now has two of the top 13 wrestlers committed in the Class of 2027.

Action is really picking up on the Class of 2027 recruiting front. Here are the current juniors who have committed.

Over the weekend, Melvin Miller, the top recruit in the high school Class of 2027 announced his college decision. Virginia Tech was the choice. He, along with brother Bo Bassett, committed to wrestle for the Hokies. 

Provided Miller signs with the Hokies, 13 months from now, we have college commitment data from over 20 years worth of #1 overall recruits. The same could be said for high school teammate Jax Forrest, who is expected to sign with Oklahoma State in November. 

Below are every #1 overall recruit in their class since 2005 and the school that they originally signed with coming out of high school. 
 

Arizona State

Zahid Valencia (St. John Bosco, CA) - 2015
 

Cornell

Meyer Shapiro (Wyoming Seminary, PA/MD) - 2023
 

Iowa

Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, PA) - 2017
 

Lehigh

David Craig (Brandon, FL) - 2006
 

Minnesota

Dustin Schlatter (Massillon Perry, OH) - 2005

Gable Steveson (Apple Valley, MN) - 2018
 

Northwestern

Jason Tsirtsis (Crown Point, IN)) - 2012

Jason Welch (Los Lomas, CA) - 2008
 

Ohio State

Nick Feldman (Malvern Prep, PA) - 2022

Paddy Gallagher (St. Edward, OH) - 2021

Bo Jordan (Graham, OH) - 2013

Greg Kerkvliet (Simley, MN) - 2019

Kyle Snyder (Good Counsel, MD) - 2014

Logan Stieber (Monroeville, OH) - 2010
 

Oklahoma State

AJ Ferrari (Allen, TX) - 2020

Jax Forrest (Bishop McCort, PA) - 2026
 

Penn State

PJ Duke (Minisink Valley, NY) - 2025

Mark Hall (Apple Valley, MN) - 2016

Luke Lilledahl (Wyoming Seminary, PA/MO) - 2024

Morgan McIntosh (Calvary Chapel, CA) - 2011

David Taylor (Graham, OH) - 2009
 

Virginia Tech

Cody Gardner (Christiansburg, VA) - 2007

Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - 2027

Saturday afternoon could prove to be a pivotal moment for the Virginia Tech wrestling team. The Hokie staff received verbal commitments from two of the top prospects in the nation. The top junior in the nation, Melvin Miller, and his older brother Bo Bassett, the number two overall senior, both committed to wrestle at Virginia Tech.

Bassett originally committed to Iowa, but reopened his recruiting over the summer. Since then, he visited Nebraska multiple times and Virginia Tech. He and Miller spent last week in Blacksburg.

Miller is a two-time Pennsylvania AA state champion, with his most recent title coming at 160 lbs. This summer, Miller captured a Junior freestyle national championship in Fargo, marking his second title in that age group. He also won a 16U title in 2023. Miller also has won the Powerade and earned a belt at the Super 32 before he even wrestled a high school match. Last year, Miller earned a spot on the U17 world team and came up a match shy of earning a medal in the 71 kg weight class.

Bassett has won PA AA state titles in both years he was eligible to compete at the tournament. Over the summer, Bassett also took home a stop sign after a Junior freestyle title in Fargo. Heading into his senior season, Bassett is aiming to earn his fourth title at the Super 32, the Ironman, and the Powerade.

Both are slated to compete next weekend at FloWrestling’s Who’s #1 event. Miller will take on Maximus Dhabolt at the 165 lbs weight class. Bassett will square off with Jordyn Raney at 150 lbs. Raney was previously ranked #1 at 144 lbs.

Bassett could step in for 2024 NCAA champion, Caleb Henson, next year at 149 lbs. Henson will use his final year of eligibility in 2025-26. While there are plenty of quality young wrestlers for the Hokies at that weight, Bassett might be able to unseat them. Miller might end up at 174 lbs by the time he hits Blacksburg.

Miller is the first recruit from the Class of 2027 to commit to Tony Robie’s team. Bassett joins #17 Revin Dickman (IN), #37 Jonathan Rocha (CA), and #38 Alex Rozas (LA) in the Hokies Class of 2026.

Once Miller signs with the Hokies, he’ll be only the second ever #1 recruit to ink with Virginia Tech. Cody Gardner did so back in 2007.

We’ll have to see if these two commitments lead to more in the near future for Virginia Tech.

We’re coming of a light weekend as the Elite 8 Duals were a week ago and many of the top wrestlers in the country were in Atlanta rather than taking recruiting visits. Business picked back up this past weekend as there were a lot of wrestlers on the move, looking for their future homes. 

One of the things that makes following recruiting fun is the cloak-and-dagger secrecy surrounding parts of the process. For every Bo Bassett who routinely keeps the public informed on recruiting decisions, there are plenty of others who don’t discuss it as much. Therefore, it can be difficult to follow which recruit is interested in which school and vice versa. I suppose it’s fun, but you’re left wanting more!

In order to try and help our fanbase feel more knowledgeable about the process, we’ll have a weekly column that recaps the recruiting weekend. Who has visited where? Maybe some background information on the recruits or the process from the school.

The weekend of August 23rd

The weekend of August 30th

The weekend of September 6

The Weekend of September 13

Last week’s article
 

Air Force

#56 JT Smith (Creighton Prep, NE)

#110 Evan Perez (Windsor, CO) - Class of 2026

NR Samuel Comes (Lakeway Christian Academy, TN) - Class of 2026

NR Robert Kendall (Windsor, CO) - Class of 2026

The Air Force Academy already got one verbal commitment from this class. Samuel Comes gave a verbal commitment shortly after his visit. He was one of three uncommitted Class of 2026 recruits in the group. Big Boarder Evan Perez and Robert Kendall were the others. Perez is a two-time Colorado state champion and Kendall has one title under his belt. 

The junior class was represented by JT Smith, a double All-American at the UWW U17 Trials. Smith has already visited West Point in August. 

Perez saw Northern Colorado and Utah Valley in 2024. This is his first visit this fall. 

Kendall was at Northern Colorado last weekend and DII power Nebraska-Kearney last month. 
 

Arizona State

#24 Caleb Noble (Warren, IL)

#72 Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk, IA)

The Sun Devils had a pair of high-quality lightweights in town with Caleb Noble and Nico DeSalvo. Noble was a Super 32 and Ironman champion in 2024 at 106 lbs. DeSalvo is a two-time Iowa state champion. Noble has already taken visits to NC State and Illinois. DeSalvo was at Illinois, as well. He initially committed to Minnesota, but recently reopened his recruitment and narrowed his choices down to the Illini, Arizona State, Oklahoma, and Iowa State. 
 

California Baptist

#59 Kalob Ybarra (Pomona, CA) - Class of 2026

#119 Cason Craft (Coweta, OK)

NR Sergio Gomez (St. John Bosco, CA)

NR Judah Heeg (Lemont, IL) - Class of 2026

Yesterday, California Baptist got on the board with their first recruit from the Class of 2027 - Legend Ellis. His high school teammate, Cason Craft, was in town over the weekend. Craft is already a six-time Fargo All-American. Also coming in from the Class of 2027 was California state medalist Sergio Gomez. 

The Lancers also hosted one of the top available recruits in the Class of 2026, Kalob Ybarra. Ybarra is a two-time Doc B placer and a top-eight finisher in Greco in Fargo (at the Junior level) and at the UWW U17 Trials. Ybarra visited Wyoming earlier this month. 

Also from the current senior class is Illinois state champion Judah Heeg. Heeg took a visit to SIU Edwardsville two weeks ago. 
 

Cal Poly

NR Tigran Greyan (St. John Bosco, CA)

NR Zaydrien Hernandez (St. John Bosco, CA)

NR Bailey Holman (Poway, CA)

NR Matt Orbeta (Poway, CA)

The Mustangs had two sets of high school teammates in for visits, so maybe they get a pair of two-for-one deals. We’ve mentioned Bailey Holman and Matt Orbeta a couple of times already in these updates. The Poway duo has traveled to Army West Point, Brown, and Air Force this fall. 

A couple of news are Tigran Greyan and Zaydrien Hernandez. Both finished sixth at the CIF state tournament as sophomores. 

Clarion

NR Owen Dennis (Harrison, OH)

NR Tanner Guenot (Bald Eagle Area, PA)

NR Tanner Kane (Conestoga Valley, PA)

NR Owen Maxwell (Fairfax, VA)

NR Cash Waymire (Brentwood Academy, TN) - Class of 2026

NR Caden Yanarella (Conestoga Valley, PA)

Clarion had another big group in this weekend and appeared to be mainly focused on the junior class. Tanner Guenot might be the most credentialed of the bunch. He’s already a two-time Pennsylvania state medalist. Conestoga Valley teammates Tanner Kane and Caden Yanarella are both PA qualifiers. Owen Dennis was an eighth-place finisher out of Ohio and, another Owen, Maxwell is a state qualifier in Virginia’s largest classification. 

The only senior of the bunch, Cash Waymire, won his first Tennessee state title in 2025. 
 

Columbia

NR Ryan Gavrish (St. John Vianney, NJ)

NR Carmine Sipper (Caldwell, NJ) - Class of 2026

As you might expect, the Columbia staff has gone back to Jersey to find some of their latest recruits. Carmine Sipper is a lightweight prospect who finished third in the state in 2025. Ryan Gavrish was seventh last year as a sophomore. We’ve already wrote about Gavrish taking trips to Lock Haven and Princeton. This is the first visit we’ve seen for Sipper. 

After this visit, Gavrish committed to Columbia. 
 

Cornell

#14 Max Konopka (Simsbury, CT)

#40 Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA)

#69 Killian Coluccio (Lacey Township, NJ)

#88 Dom Morrison (Hatboro-Horsham, PA)

Cornell is typically one of the best recruiting teams in the nation. The Big Red staff has yet to get on the board yet with the Class of 2027, but between this group and others that preceded it, they have lots of potential suitors. The two highest ranked wrestlers in this group, Max Konopka and Justin Farnsworth, are both UWW U17 All-Americans. Killian Coluccio and Dom Morrison are both lightweights who were state finalists in power states. Coluccio is a New Jersey runner-up and Morrison is a Pennsylvania AAA champion. 

Konopka has already taken visits to NC State and Oklahoma. 

Farnsworth has visited Bucknell and Rutgers. 

This is the first visit we have listed for Coluccio and Morrison. 
 

Iowa

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

#5 Israel Borge (Westlake, UT)

#16 Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco, CA)

#18 Shamus Regan (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

#38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA)

#42 Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA)

#45 Maximus Dhabolt (Ankeny Centennial, IA)

#108 Will Fullhart (Decorah, IA)

NR Cale Vandermark (Ankeny Centennial, IA) - Class of 2026

This was the first big recruiting weekend of the fall season for Iowa. They had an incredible group in town. Seven of the top 50 juniors in the country. Iowa has done well recruiting in New Jersey and California in recent years. They have big time recruits from both states in this group. There’s also plenty of in-state flavor with Youngblut, Crosson, Dhabolt, Fullhart, and Vandermark from the senior class. 

Before coming to Iowa, Sonny Amato visited Iowa State and Oklahoma. 

Jesse Grajeda has already taken visits to NC State and Arizona State. 

Shamus Regan’s only other visit thus far is to Utah Valley. 

Dawson Youngblut has taken the Iowa DI tour - already visiting Iowa State and Northern Iowa, along with Cornell. 

Mac Crosson has been on the road hitting Oklahoma, South Dakota State, and Northern Iowa. 

Maximus Dhabolt has already seen Iowa State and Oklahoma. 

This is the first visit we have on file for Will Fullhart - an Iowa legacy. 

Cale Vandermark has visited the other two DI schools in state. 
 

Lehigh

#2 Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA)

#22 Gabe Ballard (Northampton, PA)

#27 Nick Singer (Faith Christian Academy, PA)

Lehigh got great news earlier today as AAA state finalist Gabe Ballard decided to stay home in the Lehigh Valley. Ballard visited Penn and Princeton before committing to Lehigh. 

The Lehigh staff also hosted Faith Christian Academy teammates Joe Bachmann and Nick Singer. You’d think Lehigh might have an inside track on Singer, as his older brother, Jason, is a senior who has already committed. Nick is a hot commodity as he’s already visited Ohio State and Virginia Tech. 

Bachmann is one of the most sought after wrestlers in this junior class and would be a great addition to an already stacked group of lightweights in Bethlehem. The two-time U17 world medalist has already taken a handful of visits. Cornell, Iowa State, Missouri, Rutgers, and Ohio State have already hosted Bachmann. 
 

Little Rock

#84 Brandon Bickerton (Medina Highland, OH)

#85 Austin Bickerton (Medina Highland, OH)

NR Luke Ricketts (Union County, KY) - Class of 2026

Earlier this week, Little Rock got their first commitment from the Class of 2027 with a verbal from Ohio’s Zachary Aquila. Could Ohio’s Bickerton twins be next? Austin and Brandon Bickerton have both placed at Fargo and the UWW U17 Trials. This is the first visit we’ve been notified about for the Bickerton’s. 

One of the fastest risers after Fargo is Kentucky’s Luke Ricketts. Ricketts was not listed on the latest Senior Big Board, but made the Fargo Junior finals in both styles and won in freestyle. Could the Little Rock staff strike gold twice with an overlooked upperweight from Kentucky? 

Ricketts has also taken visits to NC State and Purdue. 
 

Lock Haven

NR Logan Katz (Battlefield, VA) - Class of 2026

NR Jacob McVige (Honeoye Falls-Lima, NY) - Class of 2026

NR Rhett Washleski (Hunterdon Central, NJ) - Class of 2026

Lock Haven is looking to still add to their Class of 2026 evidenced by the three seniors in town over the weekend. Logan Katz is a two-time Virginia state runner-up. Jacob McVige is from the same high school that produced Bald Eagles two-time All-American Anthony Noto. Rhett Washleski was seventh at New Jersey’s state tournament in 2025. 
 

Minnesota

#39 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD)

#75 Drake Vombaur (Severance, CO)

NR Sutton Kenning (St. Cloud Tech, MN) - Class of 2026

We haven’t heard much from Minnesota yet, but they had a pair of top 100 juniors in town, along with an under-the-radar recruit from 2026. You have to like the Gophers chances with Drake Vombaur, the younger brother of two-time All-American, Vince. Gage Lohr might get overlooked because he’s from South Dakota; but he shouldn’t after finishing top four in 16U freestyle in Fargo for a second time. Sutton Kenning is a Minnesota state finalist, who battled with recent Gopher commit, John Murphy, in the state finals. 
 

Morgan State

#29 Jay’Den Williams (Roseville, MI) - Class of 2026

Aside from Bo Bassett, Jay’Den Williams is the highest ranked uncommitted wrestler from the Class of 2026. Williams was at Morgan State over the week. It goes without saying that adding Williams would be a major win for Kenny Monday’s young program. Williams was a double Fargo Junior AA in 2025 with a sixth place finish in freestyle and a finals appearance in Greco. 

Earlier this fall, Williams visited Virginia Tech. Last year, he took a trip to Michigan. 
 

Navy

NR Mick Moylan (Poway, CA)

NR Amari Vann (Delsea, NJ)

We’ve got a couple of juniors looking at the Naval Academy in Mick Moylan and Amari Vann. Moylan just broke into the national rankings after Fargo. He’s currently 12th in the nation at 215 lbs. In Fargo, Moylan finished eighth in Junior Greco. Amari Vann is a New Jersey state qualifier who won NHSCA Freshman Nationals in 2024. 
 

NC State

#31 Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA)

#41 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

#80 Luke Knox (Perkiomen Valley, PA)

#138 Anthony Ryan (Longwood, NY)

NR James Capasso (Ballston Spa, NY)

Like clockwork, NC State had another group of top prospects in Raleigh this week. They might lead the nation in the number of juniors (17 by our count)  who have taken official visits thus far. They typically have excellent recruiting classes, so the strategy of casting a wide net works for them. 

Pennsylvania and New York are two strong points for NC State recruiting and they returned to those fertile grounds for this group. 

Lukas Zalota has been busy taking his share of visits. He’s already gone to: Army, Virginia Tech, Indiana, and Rutgers. 

Dale Corbin has also been to Virginia Tech, along with Wisconsin. 

This is the second visit we have on file for Knox. He’s also gone to Bucknell.

The same for Anthony Ryan - he’s visited Army West Point.

This is the first visit we’ve heard of a visit regarding James Capasso. 
 

North Dakota State

#50 Gavin Landers (Denver, IA)

#140 Drake Morrison (Malad, ID)

NR Liam Collins (Prior Lake, MN)

North Dakota State had a good group in over the weekend with two top 150 prospects. Gavin Landers is a two-time Iowa state champion and three-time Fargo All-American. Drake Morrison was a top-six finisher at the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle this year. Liam Collins was a Minnesota AAA champion as a freshman. In 2023, Collins was an All-American in both styles at UWW’s. 

This is the first visit we’ve seen for Morrison and Collins. Landers has already visited Nebraska and Northern Iowa. 
 

Northern Colorado

NR Caeleb Hutchinson (Manhattan, KS) - Class of 2026

The new Northern Colorado staff continues to work on the Class of 2026. Over the weekend, they brought in two-time Kansas state champion Caeleb Hutchinson. Two weeks ago, Hutchinson took a visit to Northern Illinois. 
 

Northwestern

#37 Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ)

#77 Cayden Rios (Allen, TX)

#91 Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, MO)

NR Blake Jacobson (Washington, WV)

We haven’t had the opportunity to talk much about Northwestern thus far, so it’s good to see a talented group visiting Evanston. The highest ranked of their three top 100 recruits is Mikey Batista, who was third at the UWW U17 Trials this spring in freestyle. Cayden Rios has finished third at the NHSCA age group tournament in each of his first two years of high school. Colin Rutlin was a double 16U finalist this summer in Fargo - winning in freestyle. Blake Jacobson is  West Virginia runner-up who is taking a post-grad year and was a match away from AA’ing in Fargo. 

Batista has already visited Columbia and Princeton. 

Rios took a trip to Virginia. 

Rutlin has been busy with trips to Little Rock, Missouri, and Oklahoma. 

Jacobson visited George Mason and Clarion last year and Virginia and Virginia Tech this fall. 
 

Ohio

NR Blake Bartos (Medina Buckeye, OH) - Class of 2026

NR Gradey Harding (Galion, OH) - Class of 2026

NR Dayne Serio (West Aurora, IL) - Class of 2026

Ohio hosted a pair of in-state prospects and another from Illinois - all in this year’s senior class. Since the visit, Blake Bartos has committed to Wyoming. 

Gradey Harding is a two-time Ohio DII state runner-up and a three-time state medalist. 

Dayne Serio was sixth at Illinois’ 3A division in 2025 and is the younger brother of Bobcats current freshman, Dom Serio. 
 

Penn State

#4 Landon Sidun (Norwin, PA)

#13 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY) - Committed

#118 James Whitbred (State College, PA)

We haven’t heard much from the defending champions on the recruiting front, but they were already able to land one of their recruits from last weekend. New York state champion Gavin Mangano already gave Cael Sanderson’s staff a verbal commitment and is their first from the Class of 2027. 

Landon Sidun is an excellent lightweight prospect from Western PA. Sidun has finished top-four at the UWW U17 Trials on two occasions and was a 16U freestyle champion in Fargo in 2023. We’ve already seen Sidun visit his hometown team, the Pitt Panthers, along with Ohio State

Making the short trip to campus was local prospect James Whitbred. Whitbred was sixth in PA’s AAA state tournament in 2025 and placed in both styles in Fargo at the 16U division in 2024. This is the first trip we’ve seen associated with Whitbred. 
 

Princeton

#52 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO)

#65 Vince Anello (Blair Academy, NJ)

#86 Will Soto (Newburgh Free Academy, NY)

NR Chase Dubuque (Delran, NJ) - Class of 2026

Princeton continues to work hard on the Class of 2027 with three top 100 recruits in town. They also had a familiar face in senior Chase Dubuque. Dubuque is the son of Tigers head coach, Joe Dubuque, and is a 2024 Junior freestyle All-American. 

Luke Hayden is an NHSCA Sophomore National third place finisher who has already visited Missouri and Northern Iowa. 

Will Soto is a 16U freestyle finalist and has taken trips to Brown and Penn. 

Vince Anello was fifth in Junior freestyle in Fargo this summer and is a two-time top four finisher at the Beast of the East. This is the first visit we’ve seen from Anello. 

SIU Edwardsville

#218 Maximus Hay (Brown Deer, WI) - Class of 2026

SIU Edwardsville has been hot on the recruiting trail with two verbal commitments within the last week. Maybe another from Maximus Hay is looming? Hay is a two-time UWW U17 freestyle All-American, placing seventh in each of the last two years. Before visiting SIUE, Hay has also toured Wisconsin and Appalachian State. 
 

Stanford

#7 Mario Carini (Poway, CA)

#30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL)

#35 Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA)

#96 Wyatt Hanssen (Wasatch, UT)

#117 Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA)

Speaking of teams on a hot streak from a recruiting standpoint! Two of the five wrestlers in Palo Alto over the weekend have already given verbals to Chris Ayres’ team. You can read more about Greyson Music and Kai Vielma here. 

Also in town for the weekend was Mario Carini, a California state champion and a 2024 Super 32 medalist. Carini has taken trips to Cornell and Virginia Tech already. 

Big man Jimmy Mastny was third at the Ironman, competing at 190 lbs, as a sophomore. He’s also placed three times in Fargo. Mastny has already visited NC State. 

Another upperweight prospect on campus this weekend was Wyatt Hanssen. Hanssen was an NHSCA Sophomore National champion this spring, after placing third at the freshman tournament in 2024. He’s already taken trips to Iowa State and Utah Valley. 

Virginia

#245 Zaiyahn Ornelas (Creighton Prep, NE) - Class of 2026

NR Cole Caniglia (Creighton Prep, NE)

NR Mario Delvecchio (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ)

NR Dom Powell (Upper Dublin, PA)

NR Josh Requena (Camarillo, CA) - Class of 2026

Hopefully, UVA’s visitors got to witness one of the coolest field storming scenes you’ll ever see as the Cavalier football team knocked off Florida State. Virginia’s crew was a good mix of juniors and seniors. With the Paulson twins' roots in Council Bluffs and into Nebraska, it’s no surprise to see the Creighton Prep tandem of Ornelas and Caniglia in town. Ornelas took a trip to Northern Illinois a couple of weeks ago. Caniglia was at South Dakota State that same weekend. 
 

Virginia Tech

#1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA)

#2 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort, PA) - Class of 2026

#20 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA)

Perhaps the most high profile visits of the weekend belonged to Virginia Tech. They hosted blue-chip brothers Bo Bassett and Melvin Miller, along with #20 Brock Rothermel. 

Reports out of Blacksburg are that Bassett and Miller were very impressed with the Hokies. Each dominated en route to a Junior freestyle title this summer in Fargo. Bassett initially committed to Iowa, but since re-opening his recruiting has gone out to Nebraska once on an official visit and another time on an unofficial visit. Miller also traveled to Nebraska. 

Rothermel has finished in the top three in Junior freestyle in Fargo in each of the last two years. He’s been busy with recruiting visits so far. Before Virginia Tech, he’s visited Bucknell, Maryland, and Pittsburgh. 
 

West Virginia

#199 Brennan Warwick (Massillon Perry, OH) - Class of 2026

WVU hosted a member of the 2026 Big Board in Brennan Warwick of Ohio. Warwick was a 16U freestyle All-American in Fargo and sixth at NHSCA Junior’s. Warwick traveled to Indiana last year, along with Kent State, Little Rock, and Michigan State this fall.

Monday night/Tuesday morning was huge for Stanford recruiting. The Cardinal staff received, not one, but two verbal commitments from Big Boarders in the Class of 2027. Pennsylvania natives #35 Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA) and #116 Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA) both committed to Chris Ayres’ squad.

Music is a two-time Pennsylvania AA state medalist, finishing third in 2025 at 127 lbs and he made the 121 lb finals as a freshman. Over the summer, Music placed third in Fargo’s U16 freestyle tournament, up at 144 lbs. After the 2023-24 season, Music was a finalist at NHSCA Freshman Nationals. He’s currently ranked 13th in the nation at 138 lbs by MatScouts.

Vielma was third at Pennsylvania’s AAA classification in 2025, after not placing as a freshman. His state medal came in the 139-pound weight class. Like Music, Vielma was also an NHSCA Freshman National runner-up in 2024.

Both Music and Vielma were a part of a loaded group visiting Palo Alto over the weekend. In addition to these two, #7 Mario Carini (Poway, CA), #30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL), and #96 Wyatt Hanssen (Wasatch, UT), took a trip to Stanford.

Getting both signifies wins in the conference recruiting wars, as ACC schools were after both wrestlers.

Before committing to Stanford, Music took visits to Bucknell, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia. Vielma toured Cornell, North Carolina, and West Virginia.

Vielma’s commitment might be unexpected, as his older brother, Lonzy, is an incoming freshman at West Virginia.

At the next level, both wrestlers are projected to compete in the 149/157 range. The 157 lb weight class will be open by the time the pair hits campus, as All-American Daniel Cardenas is heading into his junior year. There are plenty of young options available for the Stanford staff in the middleweights, but no clear-cut successors.

We’ve had a recent run on commitments from the junior class, so for all of the recruits that have committed from the Class of 2027: Click Here

As the calendar is ready to turn to October, we’re only about two and a half weeks away from the crown jewel of the high school preseason - the Super 32. The Super 32 is the rare offseason event where there is no separation due to age. Everyone gets lumped together and you have some massive, meatgrinder brackets. 

With so much talent headed to Greensboro, North Carolina for the tournament, it seems appropriate to look at the tournament from a collegiate perspective. Which squads have the most talent in the 2025 Super 32? We’ve combed through the entries and separated wrestlers via their future homes. The numbers next to a wrestler's name are their ranking within their respective recruiting class. 

Air Force

138 lbs: NR Vincent Rosas (Maize, KS) - Class of 2027

150 lbs: NR Bryce Palmer (Smithson Valley, TX)

165 lbs: #176 Arment Waltenbaugh (The Hill School, PA)

175 lbs: #8 Salah Tsarni (Blair Academy, NJ) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: NR Jackson Moffit (East Forsyth, GA)
 

American

138 lbs: NR Blake Boyer (Kennett, PA)

157 lbs: #40 Reagan Milheim (Warrior Run, PA)
 

Appalachian State

138 lbs: #238 Roman Belardo (Jefferson, GA)

144 lbs: #77 Bentley Sly (Stuart Cramer, NC)

144 lbs: #139 Brady Hand (Christiansburg, VA)

175 lbs: NR Jesse Adams (Parkersburg South, WV)
 

Arizona State

150 lbs: #148 Travis Cardenas (Chandler, AZ)

157 lbs: #58 Justin Wardlow (Lockport, IL)
 

Army West Point

120 lbs: #16 Joe Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain, TN)

120 lbs: #100 Cooper Merli (New York Military Academy, NY)

132 lbs: #47 Ashton Besmer (Buchanan, CA)

132 lbs: #101 Evan Sanati (Brentsville, VA)

157 lbs: #169 Billy Tyler (Brentsville, VA)

215 lbs: #50 Cash Colbert (Paul VI, VA)
 

Ashland

157 lbs: NR Louden Dixon (West Holmes, OH)
 

Brown

132 lbs: NR Charlie Trujillo (Vandegrift, TX)

150 lbs: #45 Joey Joyce (Ponaganset, RI)
 

Bucknell

132 lbs: NR Antonio Boni (Central Valley, PA)

150 lbs: #164 Hudson Hohman (Grove City, PA)

157 lbs: #198 Brian Chamberlain (Wyoming Seminary, PA)
 

Buffalo

126 lbs: #235 Braiden Weaver (Altoona, PA)

126 lbs: NR Cullen Edwards (St. Francis, NY)

144 lbs: #217 Anthony DePaul (Delsea, NJ)

150 lbs: NR Emmett Logan (Lowell, MA)

165 lbs: NR Rory White (St. Francis, NY)

215 lbs: NR Cooper Roscosky (Kiski Area, PA)
 

California Baptist

126 lbs: NR Carlos Melgoza (Kingsburg, CA)

175 lbs: #236 Max Wirnsberger (Warrior Run, PA)
 

Cal Poly

120 lbs: NR Zack Samano (Chino, CA) - Class of 2027
 

Chattanooga

138 lbs: #225 John Stewart (Scottsboro, AL)
 

Clarion

175 lbs: NR Tyler Whitford (St. Joseph Metuchen, NJ)
 

Colorado School of Mines

144 lbs: NR Cooper Smith (Steubenville, OH)
 

Columbia

150 lbs: Will Sakoutis (Christian Brothers, NJ)
 

Cornell

138 lbs: #68 Tommy Verrette (Edmond North, OK)

144 lbs: #22 Joe Toscano (Buchanan, CA)

144 lbs: #97 Tyler Traves (Mountain View, VA)

144 lbs: #163 Samson McKissick-Staley (Pittsford Mendon, NY)

150 lbs: #82 Michael Turi (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

175 lbs: #144 Santino Rodriguez (Don Bosco Prep, NJ)
 

Davidson

138 lbs: NR Cody Trevino (Bettendorf, IA)
 

Drexel

165 lbs: NR Tyson Seesholtz (South Range, OH)
 

Ferrum

126 lbs: NR Carson Miller (Cox, VA)
 

George Mason

120 lbs: NR Scotty Fuller (Genoa, OH)

150 lbs: #247 Jeffrey Huyvaert (New Prairie, IN)
 

Harvard

138 lbs: #141 Nathan Braun (Bergen Catholic, NJ)
 

Illinois

157 lbs: #130 Liam Kelly (Mt. Carmel, IL)

Indiana

120 lbs: #211 Peyton Schoettle (Roncalli, IN)

150 lbs: #162 Tommy Gibbs (Brownsburg, IN)
 

Iowa

144 lbs: #154 Owen McMullen (Bishop McCort, PA)

285 lbs: #12 Michael Mocco (Cardinal Gibbons, FL)
 

Iowa State

138 lbs: NR Valentine Popadiuc (St. Pius X, NM)
 

Lehigh

132 lbs: #19 Keanu Dillard (Bethlehem Catholic, PA)

285 lbs: #15 Dean Bechtold (Owen J. Roberts, PA)
 

Little Rock

126 lbs: #65 Justyce Zuniga (Gilroy, WA)

138 lbs: #250 DJ Clarke (Buford, GA)

144 lbs: #159 Ivan Arias (Buchanan, CA)

157 lbs: NR Mason Wagner (Faith Christian Academy, PA)

165 lbs: NR Shane Wagner (Faith Christian Academy, PA)
 

Lock Haven

132 lbs: NR Christopher Noto (Honeoye Falls-Lima, NY)
 

Mary

120 lbs: #139 Nic Enzminger (Legacy, ND)

132 lbs: NR Joey Enzminger (Legacy, ND)
 

Maryland

132 lbs: #71 Liston Seibert (Massillon Perry, OH)

215 lbs: #76 Devin Downes (Plainedge, NY)

285 lbs: #177 Mateo Vinciguerra (Woodstown, NJ)
 

Mercyhurst

120 lbs: Brett Crawford (St. Anthony’s, NY)

215 lbs: NR Julian Burgett (Fishers, IN)

215 lbs: NR Zachary Caldwell (St. Francis, NY)
 

Michigan

132 lbs: #14 Moses Mendoza (Gilroy, CA)

138 lbs: #149 Bodie Abbey (Hartland, MI)

157 lbs: #18 Blake Cosby (Dundee, MI)
 

Michigan State

132 lbs: #111 Nicholas Sorrow (Hudson, MI)
 

Minnesota

120 lbs: #121 Titan Friederichs (Watertown-Mayer, MN)

120 lbs: NR Joel Friederichs (Watertown-Mayer, MN)

132 lbs: #79 Mason Carlson (Syracuse, UT)

138 lbs: #25 Tyler Dekraker (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

157 lbs: #93 Cooper Rowe (Westonka, MN)

190 lbs: #91 John Murphy (St. Michael-Albertville, MN)
 

Missouri

113 lbs: #124 Teequavious Mills (Athens Christian, GA)

126 lbs: #11 Antonio Mills (Athens Christian, GA)

138 lbs: #115 Zion Borge (Westlake, MO)

190 lbs: NR Trey Craig (Christian Brothers, MO)

215 lbs: #60 Cash Cooley (Allen, TX)
 

Navy

120 lbs: #226 Sam Wolford (Northern Lebanon, PA)

132 lbs: #212 Nathan Attisano (Legacy Christian Academy, OH)

144 lbs: NR Collier Hartman (Canon McMillan, PA)

165 lbs: #189 McKaden Speece (Wilson, PA)

165 lbs: NR Jack Chamberlain (Malvern Prep, PA) - Class of 2027
 

NC State

126 lbs: #42 Dom Deputy (Chestnut Ridge, PA)

126 lbs: #98 Lander Bosh (Layton, UT)

126 lbs: #171 Sean Willcox (St. John Bosco, CA)

157 lbs: #84 Griffin LaPlante (St. Francis, NY)

157 lbs: #104 Lorenzo Alston (Uwharrie Charter, NC)
 

Nebraska

150 lbs: #146 Davis Parrow (Farmington, MN)

150 lbs: #186 Mason Petersen (Columbus, NE)
 

North Carolina

120 lbs: #48 Dunia Sibomana (Long Beach, NY)

157 lbs: NR Ben Ziola (Skutt Catholic, NE) - Class of 2027

175 lbs: NR Ronin Gault (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

190 lbs: #113 Lincoln Jipp (Bettendorf, IA)
 

Northern Iowa

175 lbs: #53 Waylon Cressell (Janesville, IA)

190 lbs: NR Keaton Moeller (Starmont, IA)
 

Northwestern

113 lbs: #222 Liam Davis (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

126 lbs: #26 Will Detar (Trinity, PA)

190 lbs: #28 Ryder Wilder (Camden County, GA)

190 lbs: NR Peter Snyder (Stephen Decatur, MD)
 

NYU

215 lbs: NR Rocco Salerno (Seton Hall Prep, NJ)
 

Ohio State

120 lbs: #9 Dom Munaretto (St. Charles East, IL)
 

Oklahoma

120 lbs: #33 Johnathan McGinty (St. Joseph Regional, NJ)

126 lbs: #87 Mikey Ruiz (Randall, TX)

126 lbs: NR Eric Casula (Stillwater, OK)

144 lbs: #137 Christian Jelle (Grand Rapids, MN)

157 lbs: NR Will Deutschlander (Edmond North, OK)

175 lbs: #41 Mason Ontiveros (Pitman, CA)

190 lbs: #195 Carter Vannest (Pitman, CA)
 

Oklahoma State

120 lbs: #30 Rocklin Zinkin (Buchanan, CA)

126 lbs: #23 Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK) - Class of 2027

190 lbs: #39 Michael White (Lawrence North, IN)
 

Oregon State

165 lbs: #52 Travis Grace (Gilroy, CA)
 

Penn

132 lbs: #140 Anthony DiAndrea (Watchung Hills, NJ)

150 lbs: #153 Charlie DeSena (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

157 lbs: #142 Gus Cardinal (Valiant Prep, AZ)

157 lbs: NR Ezra Swisher (Bellefonte, PA)

190 lbs: #166 CJ Betz (Delbarton, NJ)
 

Penn State

138 lbs: #13 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY) - Class of 2027

138 lbs: #24 Sam Herring (Bishop McCort, PA)
 

Pittsburgh

165 lbs: #76 Mason Horwat (Derry Area, PA) - Class of 2027

190 lbs: #51 Caige Horak (Massillon Perry, OH) - Class of 2027

190 lbs: #120 Hunter Snyder (Greater Latrobe, PA) - Class of 2027

215 lbs: #32 Elijah Brown (Belle Vernon, PA)
 

Princeton

132 lbs: #NR CJ Huerta (Buchanan, CA)

144 lbs: #152 George Dennis (Harrison County, KY)
 

Purdue

132 lbs: #74 Nathan Rioux (Avon, IN)

138 lbs: #31 Camden Baum (Bishop McDevitt, PA)

138 lbs: #66 Zach Stewart (Marmion Academy, IL)

138 lbs: #99 Drake Hooiman (SLAM Academy, NV)

150 lbs: #112 Parker Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN)

190 lbs: #70 Brady Brown (Derry Area, PA) - Class of 2027
 

Rutgers

144 lbs: #10 Brandt Harer (Montgomery, PA)

190 lbs: #135 Alex Reyes (Holmdel, NJ)
 

SIU Edwardsville

113 lbs: NR Austin Brown (Hannibal, MO)

138 lbs: #229 Kiernan Mienk (Creighton Prep, NE)
 

South Dakota State

190 lbs: #241 Riley Johnson (Skutt Catholic, NE)

Stanford

120 lbs: #126 Julian Rios (Phillips Andover, MA)

120 lbs: NR Cameron Jackson (Kennedy, CA)

126 lbs: #157 Siraj Sidhu (Clovis North, CA)

157 lbs: #20 Zeno Moore (Lake Highland Prep, FL)
 

Utah Valley

120 lbs: NR Thunder Beard (Central Dauphin, PA)

175 lbs: NR Chris Dennis (Central Bucks West, PA)
 

Virginia

120 lbs: #120 Alexander Pierce (Iowa City West, IA)

165 lbs: #69 Liam Crook (Kaukauna, WI)

190 lbs: NR Will Etu (Stafford, VA)
 

Virginia Tech

120 lbs: #38 Alex Rozas (Teurlings Catholic, LA)

190 lbs: #37 Jonathan Rocha (Clovis North, CA)
 

VMI

132 lbs: NR Jared Goodson (Poquoson, VA)
 

West Virginia

120 lbs: #125 Mason Jakob (Dobyns Bennett, TN)

175 lbs: #88 Gage Wentzel (Montoursville, PA)
 

Wisconsin

144 lbs: #147 Hunter Stevens (Mount Horeb, WI)

175 lbs: #183 Eli Leonard (Mount Horeb, WI)
 

Wyoming

144 lbs: #43 Austin Paris (Layton, UT)

150 lbs: #175 Dom Wilson (Rockwall, TX)

165 lbs: NR Kyler Walters (Shakopee, MN)

On Sunday evening, Penn State received its first commitment from a wrestler in the Class of 2027. Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY), the #13 overall prospect in the junior class, has committed to the four-time defending national champions. Mangano is currently ranked sixth in the nation at 138 lbs.

Mangano is a two-time New York DII state finalist. He won a title in 2025 at 138 lbs after finishing as a runner-up during his freshman year.

Next month, Mangano will be in action at the Super 32. In 2024, he finished sixth at the tournament, competing at 132 pounds. His entry in 2025 is at 138 lbs.

Additionally, Mangano was an NHSCA Freshman national champion in 2024 and took third place in the 16U freestyle division last year at Fargo.

Mangano could project at the 141-157 lb range for Penn State, which would be needed. While the upperweights for the Nittany Lions are overflowing with talent, there is less in the pipeline at the middleweights.

Mangano is the latest product of Khaled Dassan (KD Training Center) to select the Nittany Lions. PJ Duke and Rocco Welsh are already on the Penn State roster and U17 world champion Jayden James is slated to join PSU from the Class of 2026.

Before committing to Penn State, Mangano also took trips to Cornell, NC State, and North Carolina.

For all of the Class of 2027 commitments: Click Here

Recruiting for the Panther Train got its first passenger from the Class of 2027 as Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, Iowa) announced his verbal commitment to Northern Iowa. Yes, that is Hayden, the oldest son of UNI head coach Doug Schwab.

The younger Schwab is a two-time state finalist in Iowa's 1A division. He was a runner-up as a freshman in 2024 and a state champion in 2025 at 120 lbs.

Schwab has placed four times in Fargo, winning double 16U national titles in 2024. Also in 2024, Schwab made the 2024 U17 World Team in Greco-Roman. Earlier this year, Schwab made the best-of-three finals in the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle. About a month later, Schwab competed up an age group and went 1-2 at the U20 Trials.

Though his father is the UNI head coach, Hayden did take an official visit to Cornell and was slated to visit Iowa this weekend. Two weeks ago, Hayden took an official visit to UNI.

Schwab is the #15 overall recruit in the Class of 2027 and is currently ranked second in the nation at 113 lbs. At the next level, Schwab projects as a 125/133 lber.

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. 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 has 11 who have flipped and committed to a second school, while two others are expected to officially flip, at some point.  

Remember, everyone has reasons for flipping. We’re not making judgement, just pointing out trends. 

Below are the wrestlers currently on the Big Board who have flipped from the Class of 2026. 
 

#3 Jayden James (Delbarton, NJ)

Originally committed to: Virginia Tech

Now committed to: Penn State
 

#25 Tyler Dekraker (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

Originally committed to: Ohio State

Now committed to: Minnesota
 

#34 Kellen Wolbert (Oconomowoc, WI)

Originally committed to: Oklahoma State

Now committed to: Michigan
 

#37 Jonathan Rocha (Clovis North, CA)

Originally committed to: Purdue

Now committed to: Virginia Tech
 

#39 Michael White (Lawrence North, IN)

Originally committed to: Minnesota

Now committed to: Oklahoma State
 

#91 John Murphy (St. Michael-Albertville, MN)

Originally committed to: Wyoming

Now committed to: Minnesota

#115 Zion Borge (Westlake, UT)

Originally committed to: Army West Point

Now committed to: Missouri
 

#119 Trey Wagner (Northampton, PA)

Originally committed to: Navy

Now committed to: Air Force
 

#133 Jake Miller (Broken Arrow, OK)

Originally committed to: Little Rock

Now committed to: Iowa State
 

#172 Jake Knight (Bettendorf, IA)

Originally committed to: Oklahoma

Now committed to: Illinois
 

#238 Roman Belardo (Jefferson, GA)

Originally committed to: Hofstra

Now committed to: Appalachian State

 

The wrestlers below had given verbal commitments but are in the process of taking official visits. 

#2 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort, PA)

Originally committed to: Iowa
 

#85 James Bechter (Northfield Mt. Herman, MA)

Originally committed to: Stanford

The fall visit season continued to roll along as it officially became fall. Compared to prior weeks, there were many fewer recruits on the road as many participated in the Elite 8 Duals. Even so, there were plenty who traveled the country in search of a new home.

One of the things that makes following recruiting fun is the cloak-and-dagger secrecy surrounding parts of the process. For every Bo Bassett who routinely keeps the public informed on recruiting decisions, there are plenty of others who don’t discuss it as much. Therefore, it can be difficult to follow which recruit is interested in which school and vice versa. I suppose it’s fun, but you’re left wanting more!

In order to try and help our fanbase feel more knowledgeable about the process, we’ll have a weekly column that recaps the recruiting weekend. Who has visited where? Maybe some background information on the recruits or the process from the school.

Here’s are the previous articles:

The weekend of August 23rd

The weekend of August 30th

The weekend of September 6

Last week's article

Air Force

#117 Matt Orbeta (Poway, CA)

NR Bailey Holman (Poway, CA)

NR Bryce Palmer (Smithson Valley, TX) - Class of 2026

NR Miller Sipes (Staley, MO) - Class of 2026

NR Landon Thomas (Valiant Prep, AZ) - Class of 2026

NR Kawayran Vazquez (Tampa Jesuit, FL)

We haven’t reported much from Air Force yet this cycle, so it’s good to see them in the mix this week. The Air Force staff had a trio of seniors in town, two of whom had already given verbal commitments (Bryce Palmer/Landon Thomas). From the 2027 class, we have Poway teammates Matt Orbeta and Bailey Holman. The pair has traveled together to Army and Brown. This was the first visit we have on file for Kawayran Vazquez, who has been ranked in the Class of 2027 previously. Vazquez is a two-time Florida runner-up and a Puerto Rican U17 World Team member.

Army West Point

#83 Carson Neubert (Luxemburg-Casco, WI)

#107 Wyatt Fry (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

#138 Anthony Ryan (Longwood, NY)

NR Ashton Haley (Cobleskill-Richmondville, NY)

NR Marcus Heck (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

NR Pasquale Maurici (Austin Westlake, TX) - Class of 2026

NR Landyn Shaffer (Deposit-Hancock, NY)

It was another large group in West Point over the weekend. One of the visitors was senior Pasquale Maurici, who gave a verbal commitment shortly after his visit. The rest of the crew consisted of juniors, two of which are Big Boarders. The group was heavy on in-state talent with three of the state being New Yorkers. Anthony Ryan and Landyn Shaffer were both third at the state tournament 2025, while Ashton Haley made the DII finals.

Carson Neubert is the highest-ranked of the bunch and is coming off an NHSCA Sophomore title and a seventh-place 16U Greco showing in Fargo.

The only wrestler in this group that we’ve seen on previous recruiting updates is Wyatt Fry, who visited Virginia last month.

Brown

#59 Eli Esguerra (Dublin Coffman, OH)

NR Frankie Pieffer (St. Edward, OH)

NR Blaze Van Gundy (Dublin Coffman, OH)

This group isn’t as large as others that have visited Providence this cycle, but it is quite noteworthy. Top 100 recruit Eli Esguerra has placed four times in Fargo, three of which came in Greco. Esguerra was third at Ohio’s DI tournament in 2025, his high school teammate, Blaze Van Gundy, was a qualifier.

The other member of this crew is Frankie Pieffer, who took fourth in the state at 165 lbs as a sophomore. He matched that same placement in 16U freestyle in Fargo.

Remember, Brown assistant coach is from St. Ed’s, so we could see that connection pay off with Pieffer or the other Ohio recruits.

Clarion

#106 Caleb Tyler (Delone Catholic, PA)

NR Brayden Andrews (Southern Colombia, PA) - Class of 2026

NR Justin Cosover (Easton, PA)

NR Brody Musser (Ephrata, PA)

Clarion’s staff continued to hit the recruiting trail hard. They were more focused on the junior class this weekend and brought in Big Boarder, Caleb Tyler. Tyler is still looking to place at the PA AA state tournament, but has finished top-three twice in the NHSCA grade level tournament.

Andrews, Cosover, and Musser were all state qualifiers in 2025 and are seeking their first state medals.

George Mason

NR Drew Roggie (St. Christopher’s, VA) - Class of 2026

George Mason already has an impressive Class of 2026, but is still looking to improve it as they had Drew Roggie on campus. Roggie is a three-time private school state champion in Virginia. He is a two-time National Prep All-American, finishing seventh as a sophomore and sixth as a freshman. Roggie’s older brother, Cale, is already a member of the Patriot squad.

Lock Haven

NR Nico Kapusta (Hempfield Area, PA) - Class of 2026

Lock Haven hosted two-time Pennsylvania state qualifier Nico Kapusta over the weekend. Kapusta has qualified for the AAA state tournament at 107 and 114 lbs during his high school career. Lock Haven might have the inside track on Nico, as they already have one Kapusta on the roster - projected starter Lucas at 149 lbs.

NC State

#26 Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ)

NC State continues to bring in top talent to visit Raleigh this cycle. Could there be a better time for the staff to host an elite upperweight? Less than a week after Trent Hidlay won a 92 kg world title? Tanner Hodgins likely has similar aspirations, as he earned a bronze medal, at that same weight class, this year at the U17 World Championships. Hodgins has already visited Arizona State this fall.

Nebraska

#11 Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN)

#50 Gavin Landers (Denver, IA)

There’s a lot of momentum going Nebraska’s way after a second-place finish at nationals, the addition of AJ Ferrari, and recent recruiting visits by Bo Bassett and Melvin Miller. Last weekend, saw more talent on campus as top 50 recruits Clinton Shepherd and Gavin Landers were in Lincoln. Shepherd was a Junior national freestyle runner-up in Fargo, a year after he won the 16U title. Landers was a double 16U Fargo AA in 2023 and broke the top eight at the UWW U17 Trials in 2024.

Shepherd has already taken a visit to Ohio State.

Landers was at Northern Iowa last weekend.

North Dakota State

#82 Gage Spurgeon (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, IA)

The Bison get into the mix with the Class of 2027 as they hosted a top 100 recruit in Gage Spurgeon. Spurgeon was an Iowa 2A state champion as a freshman and fourth in the state as a sophomore. Last summer, Spurgeon earned All-American honors in Fargo, taking seventh in Greco.

Northern Colorado

NR Robert Kendall (Windsor, CO) - Class of 2026

NR Mason Koehler (Glenwood, IA) - Class of 2026

NR Camden Williams (Whiteland, IN)

The new staff at Northern Colorado is getting at it with a trio of recruits in Greeley. Camden Williams was the lone junior in the group. He didn’t make the Indiana state tournament as a sophomore, but did go out to Fargo and took sixth in 16U freestyle at 215 lbs.

Looking for immediate help from the senior class, Robert Kendall and Mason Koehler are both returning state champions. Kendall from Colorado and Koehler in Iowa.

Northern Iowa

#42 Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA)

#92 Nolan Fellers (Bondurant-Farrar, IA) - Class of 2026

NR Brady Collins (East Troy, WI) - Class of 2026

NR Vince Jasinski (Fox Lake Grant, IL) - Class of 2026

The UNI staff is still looking to finalize their Class of 2026 and had a trio of seniors in town, with Big Boarder Nolan Fellers, along with Brady Collins, and Vince Jasinski. Fellers is a three-time Fargo All-American. Collins’ star is rising after a sixth-place finish in Junior freestyle this summer in Fargo. Jasinski did as well. He was third in Illinois last year, but a Junior freestyle AA.

Looking at the Class of 2027, Northern Iowa got to host one of the state’s best juniors, Mac Crosson. Crosson was an Iowa 3A champion this year after taking third as a freshman, despite moving up four weight classes. We’ve already mentioned Crosson’s visits to Oklahoma and South Dakota State.

Penn

#19 Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ)

#22 Gabe Ballard (Northampton, PA)

#28 Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ)

#81 Emilio Albanese (Emmaus, PA)

#86 Jimmy Bechter (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA) - Class of 2026

There was a surprising name on Penn’s recruiting list as they hosted senior heavyweight Jimmy Bechter. Bechter had verbally committed to Stanford, but that was called into question after a visit to Philly. Before committing to Stanford, Bechter took visits to Brown, Northwestern, and Virginia last fall.

Moving on to the Class of 2027, the Quaker staff had some high-quality recruits in town. Four in the top 100 and three of the top 30. Two Delbarton teammates, Gabe Logan and Cam Sontz. Both are Fargo freestyle finalists, Logan at the 16U level and Sontz as a Junior.

The other two recruits are from Pennsylvania’s fabled District XI. Both, Gabe Ballard and Emilio Albanese, are Fargo AA’s and top-three finishers in PA’s AAA classification.

This is the second visit on record for Albanese. He was at Bucknell last weekend.

Ballard has already taken a visit to Princeton.

Sontz has been busy with prior visits to Cornell, North Carolina, and Princeton.

Logan has gone to Arizona State and Virginia Tech this fall

Princeton

#53 Grayson Fuchs (Detroit Central Catholic, MI)

#62 Noah Tucker (Bullis School, MD)

#89 Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN)

#126 Jackson Weller (Delran, NJ)

NR Ryan Gavrish (St. John Vianney, NJ)

NR August Moser (Delbarton, NJ)

It was a big recruiting weekend for Princeton, who had three top 100 recruits and four Big Boarders in town. Fargo 16U freestyle AA Grayson Fuchs is the highest-ranked of the bunch. There’s also Noah Tucker, who was third at the NHSCA grade level tournament after both years of high school, thus far. Speaking of NHSCA’s, Evan Stanley won it as a freshman.

The rest of the potential class is from New Jersey and at schools that Princeton has hit repeatedly in the past.

Two weeks ago, we saw Fuchs travel to Iowa State.

This is the first visit we’ve seen from Tucker and August Moser.

Evan Stanley has already been to Brown and Indiana.

Jackson Weller has an obvious Ivy lean with visits to Cornell and Penn already on his schedule.

Ryan Gavrish took a visit to Lock Haven last month.

Rutgers

#2 Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian Academy, PA)

#12 Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers Academy, NJ)

#31 Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA)

#40 Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA)

A Thursday night football game was the perfect setting for an impressive group that visited the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers has recruited well in Pennsylvania, of late, and they’re looking to build off of that with a visit from #2 Joe Bachmann and Malvern Prep teammates Lukas Zalota and Justin Farnsworth. Bachmann is a two-time Ironman champion, among other accolades. Bachmann, combined with Paul Kenny, makes it a pair of U17 medalists considering Rutgers.

Farnsworth and Zalota are both National Prep placers. Farnsworth was a runner-up in 2025 and Zalota was sixth as a freshman, at 175 lbs.

Bachmann has been busy with the visits. He’s already visited Cornell, Iowa State, Missouri, and Ohio State.

Virginia Tech is the only prior visit for Kenny.

Zalota also visited Virginia Tech, along with Army West Point, and Indiana.

Farnsworth’s only other visit on record was at Bucknell.

Virginia

#108 Jaelen Culp (Indian Land, SC)

Virginia is trying to nab a late-rising prospect in South Carolina’s Jaelen Culp. Culp was sixth at NHSCA’s as a sophomore and a finalist as a junior.

Culp took visits to Appalachian State and Davidson last spring. This fall, he’s toured West Virginia and DII power Lander.

Wyoming

NR Blake Bartos (Medina Buckeye, OH) - Class of 2026

NR Tanner Telford (Corner Canyon, UT)

The Wyoming staff is always good at finding overlooked gems. Maybe they’re at it again with a pair of prospects who are currently unranked. Blake Bartos is a senior who has made two Ohio D2 state finals. He won a title in 2024 and was a runner-up earlier this year. Bartos took visits to Maryland and Appalachian State earlier this month.

Tanner Telford is a Utah state runner-up. He’s already visited the DI program in his home state, Utah Valley.

The fall visit season continues. College coaches are trying to make sure that the new Class of 2027 recruits are able to get on campus and see all that their wrestling program and school have to offer. We’ve also seen some uncommitted seniors who had big summers in Fargo getting the chance to take their visits.

However they’ve come about, we’ve been tracking them!

One of the things that makes following the recruiting process fun is the cloak-and-dagger secrecy surrounding certain aspects of it. For every Bo Bassett who routinely keeps the public informed on recruiting decisions, there are plenty of others who don’t discuss it as much. Therefore, it can be difficult to follow which recruit is interested in which school and vice versa. I suppose it’s fun, but you’re left wanting more!

To help our fan base feel more knowledgeable about the process, we’ll feature a weekly column that recaps the recruiting weekend. Who has visited where? Perhaps some background information on the recruits or the recruitment process from the school would be helpful.

Here’s are the previous articles:

The weekend of August 23rd

The weekend of August 30th

Last weekend’s article

If we've missed a recruit or you'd like to provide info on future visits, please let me know: earl@matscouts.com

Appalachian State

#218 Maximus Hay (Brown Deer, WI) - 2026

#155 Brock Weaver (Camden County, GA) - 2026

Appalachian State already has an impressive group from the Class of 2026, but is looking to add more with Big Boarders Maximus Hay and Brock Weaver. Hay is a two-time UWW U17 Trials All-American (both times finishing seventh). Weaver was an NHSCA Junior National fourth-place finisher in the spring.

Just this morning, we were notified that App State received a commitment from New Jersey qualifier Luke Scholz (Cranford, NJ). Scholz was in Boone last weekend.

Arizona State

#26 Tanner Hodgins (Howell, NJ)

#19 Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ)

Arizona State has been showing a lot of interest in prospects from New Jersey over the past few years and, why not,  with Frank Molinaro on staff. This weekend, they had two of the best in the junior class with U17 World Team member Tanner Hodgins and Gabe Logan. This is the first visit we’ve noted for Hodgins and the second for Logan. He was at Virginia Tech last weekend.

Brown

#145 Chris Anguiano (Millikan, CA)

#101 Vinnie Gutierrez (Fountain Valley, CA)

NR Bailey Holman (Poway, CA)

#61 Isaac Novod (Belmont Hill, MA)

#117 Matthew Orbeta (Poway, CA)

#86 Will Soto (Newburg Free Academy, NY)

#150 Ryan Totten (Detroit Central Catholic, MI)

Another big recruiting weekend for Brown. Last week, they had three Big Boarders in town and this time they had six - among others. The highest-ranked one of the bunch was a local kid in Isaac Novod. Novod was a National Prep finalist at 120 lbs in 2025. With Jesse Delgado on staff, Brown continues to reach out to California. They had one wrestler from Cali last week and three more this week. With the number of kids that have already visited Providence, I think Brown could put together a special Class of 2027.

Bucknell

#81 Emilio Albanese (Emmaus, PA)

#68 Carter Chunko (Saucon Valley, PA)

#40 Justin Farnsworth (Malvern Prep, PA)

#55 Blake Hostetter (Oxford, PA)

#80 Luke Knox (Perkiomen Valley, PA)

#60 Braiden Lotier (Bishop McDevitt, PA)

NR Jordan Manyette (Trinity, PA)

#20 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA)

What a huge recruiting weekend for Bucknell! Seven top 100 wrestlers in town and all of them from Pennsylvania. This was the first visit we’ve noticed for Albanese, Chunko, Farnsworth, Knox, and Lotier. Maybe that first visit will leave a lasting impression.

Hostetter has already taken a look at Penn. Manyette went across the country to visit Utah Valley. Rothermel has been the busiest of the bunch heading to Pittsburgh and Maryland before Bucknell.

Clarion

NR Blake Boyer (Kennett, PA) - 2026

NR Bryce Boyer (Kennett, PA)

NR Jacob Buffum (Skyline, VA)

NR Zack Jaffe (Kennett, PA)

NR Clay Kimmy (General McLane, PA) - 2026

NR Elijah Scriven (Hickory, PA)

NR Brady Slicker (Hickory, PA)

Once again, Clarion had a good-sized group in town. They follow a particular pattern you’ll see with Clarion recruiting. For the most part, they are from smaller schools and are prospects that the staff has identified as being ready to break out within the next year or two. Lots of potential, rather than national-level credentials.

The Clarion staff has also gone back into Virginia to check out two-time state finalist Jacob Buffum. They seem to be looking at more Virginia kids than in the past.

Illinois

#48 Bruno Cassioppi (Honanegah, IL)

#21 Rocco Cassioppi (Honanegah, IL)

#72 Nico DeSalvo (Southeast Polk, IA)

#24 Caleb Noble (Warren, IL)

Last week, we learned that two-time Iowa state champion, Nico DeSalvo, had reopened the recruiting process after originally committing to Minnesota. Shortly after, DeSalvo hit the road to visit Illinois. He was joined by the Cassioppi twins and Caleb Noble. The Illinois staff has done well thus far, locking up high-profile recruits from their home state in the Class of 2026. Any combination of the three would be huge for 2027. The Cassioppi’s already have a combined nine Fargo placements under their belt. Noble was a U17 Greco World Team member in 2025. Working with Bryan Medlin would be great in that aspect.

Indiana

#104 Peyton Hornsby (Center Grove, IN)

NR Torin Kuokkanen (Waukesha West, WI)

#89 Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN)

#31 Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA)

There’s a familiar name for Hoosier fans in this group with Torin Kuokkanen, the younger brother of current Indiana wrestler Magnus Kuokkanen. The younger Kuokkanen was a Wisconsin state qualifier in 2025. The remainder of the group includes three Big Boarders - two from Indiana. Under Escobedo, Indiana has been better about keeping in-state wrestlers at home and retaining Evan Stanley and Peyton Hornsby would be great in that aspect.

Stanley has already taken a visit to Brown. This is the first one we have for Hornsby. Heavyweight Lukas Zalota has been a hot commodity. He traveled to Army and Virginia Tech before Indiana.

Little Rock

#91 Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, MO)

Little Rock has recruited well in Missouri and the Trojan staff went back into the Show Me State for 16U freestyle national champion Colin Rutlin. Before visiting Little Rock, Rutlin has been hosted by Oklahoma and Missouri.

Michigan State

#119 Cason Craft (Coweta, OK)

#199 Brennan Warwick (Massillon Perry, OH) - 2026

These are the first visits we’ve received this fall associated with Michigan State. The Spartans hosted six-time Fargo All-American Cason Craft and Ohio state placewinner Brennan Warwick. Michigan State has a long history with Ohio recruits, so Warwick isn’t surprising. Craft has already visited Little Rock and Oklahoma. Warwick has visited Indiana, Kent State, and Little Rock.

Navy

NR Ryker Cox (Coxsackie-Athens, NY)

NR Aiden Kunes (Central Mountain, PA)

#74 Jon Smith (Oxford, PA)

Head coach Cary Kolat is a legend in Pennsylvania (and everywhere else), so it makes sense for Navy to dive into PA for some recruiting. They typically do that. The two PA recruits they recently had in Annapolis were Aiden Kunes and Jon Smith. Smith is a top 100 recruit who was fourth at PA’s AAA state tournament as a sophomore. Aiden Kunes has yet to place at the Pennsylvania AAA tournament, but has qualified twice.

From out of state is Ryder Cox, who was fourth at the New York DII State Championships in 2025.

This is the first visit we have on record for all three wrestlers.

Northern Illinois

NR Caeleb Hutchinson (Manhattan, KS) - 2026

#245 Zaiyahn Ornelas (Creighton Prep, NE) - 2026

Northern Illinois is still working on its Class of 2026 and had a pair of intriguing prospects in town. Zaiyahn Ornelas is a three-time Fargo All-American. His latest honor came over the summer when he finished eighth in Junior freestyle. He would be a great pickup for the Huskies. Caeleb Hutchinson is a three-time Kansas state champion who also won Preseason Nationals in 2024.

Northern Iowa

#52 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO)

#50 Gavin Landers (Denver, IA)

#141 Camden Rugg (Union Grove, WI)

#15 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA)

NR Cale Vandermark (Ankeny Centennial, IA) - 2026

#38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA)

The Panther Train carried an impressive group of recruits into town, including four top 100 recruits from the Class of 2027. Hayden Schwab, son of UNI head coach Doug, didn’t have to go very far to make the trip. Despite the relationship, the double 16U national champion has taken a trip to Cornell and has others planned. Also from in-state are Gavin Landers, Cale Vandermark, and Dawson Youngblut.

Vandermark and Youngblut were both at Iowa State last weekend. Youngblut has also visited Cornell. This is the first visit we have recorded for Landers, though he recently put out his list of top schools, which included UNI, Iowa State, Nebraska, North Dakota State, and Stanford.

Ohio State

#6 Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, OH)

#11 Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN)

#4 Landon Sidun (Norwin, PA)

True to their recruiting strategy, Ohio State hasn’t had massive groups in for recruiting; they’ve had smaller numbers but lots of talent. That holds true with the most recent list of visitors - three of the top 11 wrestlers in the nation.

Grey Burnett recently released his top three schools, with Nebraska and Penn State joining the Buckeyes. Burnett was a 16U freestyle world bronze medalist this year. Sidun was a Pennsylvania state champion as a freshman and recently took a visit to Pittsburgh. Fargo 16U champion Clinton Shepherd is from the same high school as two-time national champion Jesse Mendez. That’s a good sign. He has also visited Nebraska.

Princeton

#29 Ronan An (North Cobb, GA)

#22 Gabe Ballard (Northampton, PA)

#37 Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ)

#17 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA)

#28 Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ)

What a group for Princeton to bring in! Five top 50 recruits. This is the first one we’ve seen for Fargo 16U double All-American Gabe Ballard. The rest of this crew has already taken at least one visit to an Ivy League rival. The recruiting battles between these Ivy League schools will be fun!

Purdue

#43 Zach Aquila (Brecksville, OH)

#70 Brady Brown (Derry Area, PA)

#109 Sam Howard (Boonville, IN)

Luke Ricketts (Union County, KY) - 2026

#63 Brody Sendele (Honanegah, IL)

The efforts of the Purdue staff in the recruiting game last weekend have already paid off as Brady Brown has given the Boilermakers a verbal commitment. Brown was fifth at the PA AA state tournament at 189 lbs as a sophomore.

Another upperweight in West Lafayette was Sam Howard, an Indiana state qualifier, who finished fifth at the UWW U17 Trials earlier this year. Zach Aquila is a two-time 16U freestyle All-American in freestyle. He visited Little Rock last weekend. Brody Sendele was third in 16U freestyle in Fargo in 2024. He’s already taken a visit to Big Ten rival Wisconsin.

Purdue also had one of the better, available seniors in town in Luke Ricketts. Though he wasn't on the last Big Board update, Ricketts will be soon. He was a double Junior finalist in Fargo and won the 190 lb bracket in freestyle. 

SIU Edwardsville

#224 Jason Hampton Jr. (Joliet Catholic, IL) - 2026

#151 Judah Heeg (Lemont, IL) - 2026

NR Royce Lopez (Warren, IL) - 2026

NR Kameron Luif (Montini Catholic, IL) - 2026

The SIU Edwardsville staff is still working hard to land some in-state prospects from the Class of 2026. They had two in over the weekend in Jason Hampton Jr. and Judah Heeg. Heeg was an Illinois 2A state champion as a junior. Hampton Jr. was third in the state at the 3A classification. Kameron Luif was also a 2A champ, while Royce Lopez was fifth in 3A.

With one 2026 Big Boarder already committed, SIUE could have an excellent class if they can land some or all of this group.

South Dakota State

NR Cole Caniglia (Creighton Prep, NE)

NR Cavin Carlson (Willmar, MN) - 2026

#42 Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA)

South Dakota State is another school that has already received a verbal commitment from one of its weekend visitors. Cavin Carlson didn’t need much time to think about it after his visit. Carlson is a two-time Minnesota state third-place finisher. He’s the latest in a line of Carlson’s from Willmar to wrestle for SDSU.

The Jackrabbit staff has been able to dip into Iowa time and time again and pick up some quality recruits. That might be the case again with #24 Mac Crosson. Crosson was a 2025 Iowa 3A state champion and won a Fargo 16U title a few years ago at 88 lbs. Crosson also visited Oklahoma earlier this fall.

Also from the Class of 2027 is Nebraska state champion lightweight Cole Caniglia.

Virginia Tech

#47 Michael Boyle (Bishop Watterson, OH)

#41 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

Blake Jacobson (Washington, WV)

#54 Steel Meyers (Allen, TX)

#29 Jayden Williams (Roseville, MI) - 2026

Virginia Tech already has an excellent Class of 2026 waiting to sign, but it could get a boost as they had one of the top uncommitted prospects in Blacksburg in Jayden Williams. Williams was a double Junior All-American this summer in Fargo, taking sixth in freestyle and second in Greco. They also had Blake Jacobson in town. He’s a West Virginia state champion who is originally from Virginia and was a Round of 12 finisher in Fargo.

Moving on to the Class of 2027, the Hokie staff had four of the top 54 prospects in for a visit. This is the second visit we’ve seen from double Fargo Junior AA and freestyle finalist Michael Boyle - he's also travled to Purdue. Dale Corbin was also a double AA this summer, placing top five in both styles. He spent some time living in Virginia prior to high school. Corbin has already taken a visit to Wisconsin. Finally, we have Steel Meyers. The NHSCA Sophomore runner-up obviously has the ACC on his mind. He visited NC State and Virginia before coming to Virginia Tech.

West Virginia

#34 Maximus Fortier (Fairmont, WV)

#32 Stephen Myers (Parkersburg, WV)

#35 Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA)

#117 Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA)

It was a big Saturday for WVU as the football team hosted Pittsburgh for the “Backyard Brawl.” Four Big Boarders  - three in the top four were on hand for the festivities. Two of which are homegrown talents in Maximus Fortier and Stephen Myers. As a state, West Virginia doesn’t typically produce recruits of that caliber, so the Mountaineers should take advantage, if possible.

Coming in from PA are Greyson Music and Kai Vielma. Vielma has an older brother, Lonzy, who is a freshman at WVU. Music was third in 16U freestyle this summer in Fargo.

Fortier has already taken a visit to the Naval Academy. Music has gone to Pitt and Bucknell. Vielma has traveled to North Carolina and Cornell. This is the first visit we’ve seen for Myers.

Wyoming

#86 Derrek Barrows (Pomona, CO) -2026

#93 Ladd Holman (Juab, UT)

NR Kyler Walters (Shakopee, MN) - 2026

#95 Kalob Ybarra (Pomona, CO) - 2026

Wyoming appears to be trying to put the finishing touches on the Class of 2026, while keeping an eye on 2027. Pomona, Colorado has a pair of teammates who are top 100 recruits and still uncommitted. The Cowboys staff had both in town. Maybe they’ll stay together at the next level? Derrek Barrows has already taken a visit to Oregon State over the summer. Kalob Ybarra went to Utah Valley last fall, North Carolina during the spring, and Oregon State this summer.

Also from the Class of 2026 is Minnesota AAA runner-up Kyler Walters. Wyoming has done well recruiting in Minnesota, so this isn’t a big surprise.

Looking at the Class of 2027, they hosted Junior Fargo double AA, Ladd Holman. Holman made the Fargo finals in Greco, along with the UWW U17 Trials. 

The fall visit season was in full swing last weekend, which coincided with some marquee college football games on the docket. Big games usually mean big recruiting weekends! Some high-profile wrestlers were on the road to explore new programs and perhaps find that perfect fit.

One of the things that makes following the recruiting process fun is the cloak-and-dagger secrecy surrounding certain aspects of it. For every Bo Bassett who routinely keeps the public informed on recruiting decisions, there are plenty of others who don’t discuss it as much. Therefore, it can be difficult to follow which recruit is interested in which school and vice versa. I suppose it’s fun, but you’re left wanting more!

To help our fan base feel more knowledgeable about the process, we’ll feature a weekly column that recaps the recruiting weekend. Who has visited where? Maybe some background information on the recruits or the process from the school.

Here’s last weekend's article: 8/30, along with the previous week

If we've missed a recruit or you'd like to provide info on future visits, please let me know: earl@matscouts.com

Appalachian State

Blake Bartos (Medina Buckeye, OH) - 2026

It was a busy weekend for Blake Bartos, who went to Appalachian State after traveling to another school we’ll mention later. Bartos is a two-time Ohio DII state finalist. He was a champion as a sophomore and a runner-up at 132 lbs in 2025.

Brown

#29 Ronan An (North Cobb, GA)

Alex Bajores (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - 2026

#133 Ray Fitzgerald (Malvern Prep, PA)

Cole Lemovitz (Ponaganset, RI)

#89 Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN)

Gregory Torosian (Birmingham, CA)

For the second straight week, Brown had a good-sized group in Providence. The list has three Big Boarder’s on it, but it’s led by UWW U17 freestyle and Fargo Junior freestyle All-American, Ronan An. This was his first visit. The other Big Boarder’s are two-time Indiana state medalist #89 Evan Stanley and National Prep All-American #133 Ray Fitzgerald. Of note, on the other recruits, Alex Bajores is doing a post-graduate year at Wyoming Seminary and is a 2026 recruit. Gregory Torosian has already taken a visit to Army West Point.

Bucknell

Brady Brown (Derry Area, PA)

#35 Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA)

#115 Bradley Wagner (Mifflinburg, PA)

Last weekend, Brady Brown and Greyson Music visited Pitt together; this weekend, they got back together at Bucknell. Music is a two-time PA state placewinner and Brown made the finals of the UWW U17 Trials, a few months after getting on the PA medal stand for the first time.

We mentioned Bradley Wagner’s name in each of the last two weeks. He has been busy traveling to Lock Haven and Brown before Bucknell. Like Lock Haven, Bucknell is very close to home for the two-time Pennsylvania medalist.

Clarion

Abai Beishembiev (West Springfield, VA) - 2026

We’re still trying to figure out the complete list of recruits that Clarion had in over the weekend. One we know is two-time Virginia 6A state qualifier Abai Beishembiev. Clarion has already gotten a commitment from one Virginia wrestler in the Class of 2026 (Bryce Schnelzer).

Columbia

#37 Mikey Batista (Blair Academy, NJ)

Tyler Neiva (Greens Farms Academy, CT) - 2026

Cody Pritzlaff (Watchung Hills, NJ) - 2026

It’s no surprise that a very New Jersey-centric coaching staff is reaching into Jersey for talent. The ranked wrestler in this crew is Mikey Batista, a National Prep runner-up in 2025. Tyler Neiva was sixth at National Preps and earned a bronze medal in 2024 at the U17 Pan-American Championships representing Brazil. This is the first recruiting visit we’ve captured for Batista, Neiva, or Cody Pritzlaff.

Cornell

#9 Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep, FL)

#13 Gavin Mangano (Shoreham-Wading River, NY)

#28 Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ)

#117 Kai Vielma (Connellsville, PA)

#126 Jackson Weller (Delran, NJ)

Cornell had their second big recruiting weekend of the fall. It included three top 30 prospects and five big boarders total. #9 Lucas Boe already traveled to New York once this fall, as he visited Army West Point two weeks ago. Gavin Mangano, Cam Sontz, and Kai Vielma were all at North Carolina last week and Cornell this weekend. Jackson Weller definitely is looking at the Ivy League, as he spent last weekend at Penn.

Looking at recruiting patterns, though Cornell typically casts a wide net, they do well with New Jersey kids (particularly Delbarton), so it’s not a surprise to see some of these names associated with the Big Red. The same goes for in-state recruits and Florida.

Iowa State

#45 Maximus Dhabolt (Ankeny Centennial, IA)

#53 Grayson Fuchs (Detroit Central Catholic, MI)

#66 Roman Stewart (Liberty, MO)

Cale Vandermark  (Ankeny Centennial, IA) - 2026

#38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA)

It was a huge weekend for Iowa State sports as the Cyclones defeated rival Iowa on the football field Saturday. The Cyclone wrestling team has been on a hot streak on the recruiting trail, as well. On Sunday night, #66 Roman Stewart committed to Kevin Dresser’s team shortly after his weekend visit. They also picked up two recruits from the Class of 2026.

Joining Stewart in Ames were Maximus Dhabolt, Grayson Fuchs, Cale Vandermark, and Dawson Youngblut. Dhabolt and Vandermark are high school teammates, with Vandermark being the older of the pair. Both were Iowa 3A finalists in 2025, with Dhabolt winning a title. We wrote about Dhabolt visiting Oklahoma last weekend.

The double 16U AA, Youngblut, has already taken a trip to Cornell this fall. This is the first visit on record for Fuchs, who was a 16U Fargo freestyle AA in 2024.

Little Rock

#43 Zach Aquila (Brecksville, OH)

#199 Brennan Warwick (Massillon Perry, OH) - 2026

It was an Ohio-themed recruiting weekend for Neil Erisman’s staff at Little Rock. Junior Zach Aquila is a two-time Fargo freestyle 16U All-American. This is the first recruit we have on file for Aquila. Senior Brennan Warwick was fifth in Ohio’s largest classification. He took a visit to Kent State last weekend and one to Indiana last fall.

Maryland

Blake Bartos (Medina, OH) - 2026

#76 Mason Horwat (Derry Area, PA)

#20 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA)

We already mentioned Blake Bartos once in this update, but he was also at Maryland. The Terps staff already has three Big Boarders locked in for 2026. Looking ahead to 2027, they brought in two of the top 100 prospects in the country. Brock Rothermel, a two-time top-three finisher in Junior freestyle in Fargo, would be an excellent get for the Maryland staff. Mason Horwat committed to Pitt (whom he visited last weekend) on Monday, so he’s likely out of the picture.

Mercyhurst

Nate Burchfiel (Rockwell Heath, TX) - 2026

Trevor DellaPenta (Eden, NY) - 2026

Danny Goodwin (St. Patrick, IL) - 2026

Clay Kimmy (General McLane, PA) - 2026

Logan Latimore (North East, PA) - 2026

Rocky Kowle (North East, PA) - 2026

Aiden Ohl (Ontario, OH) - 2026

Will Wortkoetter (St. Francis, NY) - 2026

New head coach Jimmy Overhiser is working hard at the newest DI wrestling program. Among the big group he brought in last weekend are three local kids, Clay Kimmy, Logan Latimore, and Rocky Kowle. Of the bunch, Kimmy is a returning state medalist, having placed eighth at the AA tournament.

Danny Goodwin has plenty of national-level credentials in Greco, including a Fargo Junior runner-up finish this summer. He was also a state runner-up in 2025.

Aiden Ohl has finished in the top three at the Ohio DII tournament in each of the last two years.

Nate Burchfiel was third in Texas’ 6A state tournament at 132 lbs last season.

Overhiser has been using his connections at home in New York and it’s shown, getting state medalists Trevor DellaPenta and Will Wortkoetter in town for visits. Before the weekend was up, Wortkoetter had de-committed from Army and committed to Mercyhurst. He’s the second member of the St. Francis team to commit to Overhiser.

Missouri

#2 Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian, PA)

Trey Craig (Christian Brothers, MO) - 2026

#52 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO)

#25 Turner Ross (Edmond North, OK)

#91 Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, MO)

Missouri really turned the heat up with this crew. It was led by two-time Pennsylvania state champion and two-time U17 world medalist Joe Bachmann. Getting Bachmann would be one of Mizzou’s best signings ever! The other out-of-state visitor is Oklahoma’s Turner Ross. Ross was Junior freestyle champion this year in Fargo. He was a 16U runner-up in 2024.

The in-state recruits in Columbia were juniors Luke Hayden and Colin Rutlin, along with senior Trey Craig. Craig and Rutlin are high school teammates at Christian Brothers College in St. Louis. Rutlin also captured a stop sign this summer in Fargo. He won the 150 lb weight class in 16U freestyle. Craig was third at the state tournament in 2025.

Rutlin has also visited Oklahoma this fall.

Finally, we have Luke Hayden. Hayden was third at NHSCA Sophomores this spring, two months after winning his second state title in as many tries. Though this is his first visit, Missouri was one of 13 schools on Hayden’s initial recruiting list.

NC State

#24 Caleb Noble (Warren, IL)

#36 Kane Shawger (St. Xavier, OH)

#237 Isaiah Taylor (AIM Academy, PA)

NC State’s recruiting weekend featured a big man, a lightweight, and someone in between. The middleweight is Kane Shawger, who gave rival UNC a verbal commitment last night. The future 125 lber is Caleb Noble, a 2025 U17 World Team member in Greco-Roman. With potentially two more attempts available to him, Noble has already placed six times in Fargo. Heavyweight Isaiah Taylor was seventh at National Preps as a sophomore.

Nebraska

#2 Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort, PA) - 2026

#1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA)

#11 Clinton Shephard (Crown Point, IN)

The Cornhuskers stole the recruiting spotlight this weekend as they hosted the top available junior and senior in the country - Bo Bassett and younger brother Melvin Miller. Each dominated on their way to Junior freestyle titles in Fargo this year - amongst other honors. This was the first official visit for Bassett since decommitting from Iowa. We’re not entirely sure whether Bassett/Miller is a package deal, but it seems that way.

Nebraska had another massive prospect in town with two-time Fargo finalist Clinton Shepherd. Shepherd made the Junior freestyle finals this summer, which is an excellent sign for a rising junior.

Oklahoma

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

#42 Mac Crosson (Indianola, IA)

#58 Slater Hicks (Valencia, CA)

#14 Max Konopka (Simsbury, CT)

Oklahoma had another big group this weekend and the recruits were treated to a Saturday night non-conference football game against Michigan. This crew featured four of the top 60 juniors in the nation - and it truly was a group from all over the country. Sonny Amato and Max Konopka from the northeast, Slater Hicks from the West Coast, and Iowa’s Mac Crosson.

Amato recently trimmed his recruiting list down to four schools with Oklahoma joining Iowa, Iowa State, and Virginia Tech. The New Jersey state champion has already taken a visit to Iowa State.

The Oklahoma staff will have to work to pry the two-time NHSCA grade-level champion, Konopka, away from NC State. The Connecticut native visited Raleigh last week and the Wolfpack has a track record with wrestlers from the Nutmeg State.

California’s Slater Hicks has been busy over the last month or so. During that time, the three-time Fargo All-American has taken visits to Arizona State and NC State.

This is the first visit we have reported for Iowa state champion Mac Crosson. Back in 2022, Cross won a Fargo 16U freestyle title at 88 lbs.

Pittsburgh

#4 Landon Sidun (Norwin, PA)

It’s been a great couple of days on the recruiting trail for Pitt. They are now the only program to have three verbal commitments from Class of 2027 prospects. Keeping #4 overall Landon Sidun at home would be the cherry on top. Sidun, after winning a PA state title as a freshman, Sidun claimed championships at the Beast, the Powerade, and Doc B, as a sophomore; however, he did not compete in the postseason.

Purdue

Kyler Walters (Shakopee, MN) - 2026

Purdue already has a huge group committed in the Class of 2026, but the staff isn’t slowing down. They already have verbals from five of the top 112 prospects in the country. Over the weekend, they hosted Minnesota AAA state runner-up Kyler Walters.

Utah Valley

Ian Avalos (Mountain View, ID)

Brand’n Edstrom (Madison, ID)

#18 Shamus Regan (Wyoming Seminary, PA)

Utah Valley continues to work hard on the recruiting trail. Their latest recruiting group featured a potentially massive “get” in #18 Shemus Regan. Regan is a two-time 16U freestyle champion and placed at the Ironman, Powerade and UWW U17’s last season.

It’s no surprise that the Wolverines dipped into head coach Adam Hall’s home state to take a look at two-time state runner’s-up Ian Avalos and Brand’n Edstrom.
 

Virginia Tech

#7 Mario Carini (Poway, CA)

#12 Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers, NJ)

#19 Gabe Logan (Delbarton, NJ)

#27 Nick Singer (Faith Christian, PA)

#31 Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, PA)

Lost in the hype surrounding Nebraska this weekend was the group that Virginia Tech had in town. Five of the top 31 juniors. New Jersey and Pennsylvania have been usual recruiting spots for the Hokie staff and they have been working there in a major way.

They also ventured out west to California’s Mario Carini. Carini placed at the Super 32 prior to last school year and was a finalist at the Doc Buchanan before pulling an upset to win a state title. Carini has also visited Cornell earlier this cycle.

The New Jersey contingent includes U17 world champion Paul Kenny and Gabe Logan. Kenny nearly made his second world team this spring. He then went on to take third in Junior freestyle in Fargo. Logan was a 16U Fargo freestyle finalist in 2024 and a Greco champion in 2023. This is the first visit on file for both.

From PA is state and Junior freestyle champion Nick Singer and Lukas Zalota got on the podium at the Ironman, Beast, and Powerade as a sophomore heavyweight. Last weekend, Singer visited Ohio State. Two weeks ago, Zalota was at West Point.

VMI

#94 Brenden Agcaoili (SLAM Academy, NV) - 2026

Ben Aguilar (Mountain View, VA) - 2026

Jared Goodson (Poquoson, VA) - 2026

Lincoln Kelley (Loudoun County, VA) - 2026

Rudy Wagner (Cox, VA) - 2026

VMI is still focused on the Class of 2026 and had a top 100 recruit in Lexington, along with some decorated in-state recruits. Nevada native Brenden Agcaoili is a two-time UWW U17 freestyle All-American and a double Fargo 16U All-American.

The Virginia portion of this group features multi-time state champions Jared Goodson (x3), Lincoln Kelley (x2), and Rudy Wagner (x2). Ben Aguilar has been a runner-up and a third-place finisher.

Goodson has already taken visits to George Mason and Roanoke.

After last week’s article was posted, we learned that #34 Max Fortier had taken a visit to the Naval Academy

Recruiting in the Class of 2027 is starting to heat up. Coming into this weekend, we only had information about three current high school juniors who have committed to wrestle at DI institutions. By Monday morning, that number had doubled.

Two of the three happen to be top 100 overall recruits. #51 Caige Horak (Massillon Perry, OH), #66 Roman Stewart (Liberty, MO), and UR Ben Ziola (Skutt Catholic, NE) all made their collegiate intentions known over the weekend.

Last weekend, Horak visited the University of Pittsburgh and less than a week later, he committed to Keith Gavin’s squad. Horak finished third in Ohio’s DI classification in 2025 at 175 lbs. Last year, Horak was third at NHSCA Freshman Nationals and eighth in Fargo’s 16U Greco tournament. Over the summer, Horak wrestled at 190 lbs at the Junior Duals and went 6-3 in Greco and 2-5 in freestyle. By the time Horak arrives in Pittsburgh, he could wrestle at the 197 lbs weight class, which should be wide open after All-American Mac Stout’s graduation.

Roman Stewart was in Ames over the weekend and must have been impressed by the festivities surrounding the Cy-Hawk football game, as he committed to Iowa State on Sunday. Stewart is a two-time Missouri state placewinner, who took third as a freshman and won a Class 4 state title at 144 lbs in 2025. He recently wrestled in Fargo’s junior freestyle division and picked up five wins, but did not medal. Heading into Fargo, Stewart was ranked #19 in the nation at 150 lbs, per MatScouts. Looking at the 149/157 lb range for the Cyclones, there is some youth in that range, but no clear-cut long-term solutions in place.

Ben Ziola is a two-time Nebraska Class B state champion. His most recent title came at 126 lbs; however, he wrestled at 150 lbs in Fargo. I’d expect Ziola to continue growing, as his older brother, Cade, graduated in 2025 and won a Fargo title at 215 pounds. He’s a true freshman at Nebraska. Knowing that, it’s a nice recruiting win for Rob Koll’s staff getting the younger Ziola out of state. We’ll monitor the younger Ziola’s progress. I would guess that national-level success will eventually occur as he settles into a weight range.

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The fall visit season was in full swing last weekend, which, not coincidentally, was the first full weekend of college football. Some high-profile wrestlers were on the road to explore new programs and perhaps find that perfect fit.

One of the things that makes following recruiting fun is the cloak-and-dagger secrecy surrounding parts of the process. For every Bo Bassett who routinely keeps the public informed on recruiting decisions, there are plenty of others who don’t discuss it as much. Therefore, it can be difficult to follow which recruit is interested in which school and vice versa. I suppose it’s fun, but you’re left wanting more!

In order to try and help our fanbase feel more knowledgeable about the process, we’ll have a weekly column that recaps the recruiting weekend. Who has visited where? Maybe some background information on the recruits or the process from the school.

Here’s last weekend's article.

If we've missed a recruit or you'd like to provide info on future visits please let me know: earl@matscouts.com

Army

#9 Lucas Boe (Lake Highland Prep, Florida)

#31 Lukas Zalota (Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania)

#56 JT Smith (Creighton Prep, Nebraska)

#117 Matt Orbeta (Poway, California)

Jet Brown (Odessa, Missouri)

Bailey Holman (Poway, California)

Greg Torosian (Birmingham, California)

They’ve had a couple of monster recruiting classes in a row, so Army will lay low for a year or two, right? It doesn’t look like it. The Army staff had a big group on post over the weekend - one that includes four Big Board prospects. The headliner is Lucas Boe, who has placed at most of the big national events and was a finalist in both styles in Fargo in 2024. Lukas Zalota and JT Smith are big men who could add more firepower to an already deep set of upperweights for Army. Army also continues to hit California hard on the recruiting trail with three from Cali in this group.

Brown

#115 Bradley Wagner (Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania)

Kaz Morosetti (North Kingstown, Rhode Island) - 2026

Last week, we pointed out Bradley Wagner staying in-state to visit Lock Haven. This time around, the two-time PA placewinner took a trip northeast to check out the Ivy League school. Brown also hosted an in-state prospect in heavyweight Kaz Morosetti. Morosetti is a two-time Rhode Island champion, a third-place finisher at New Englands, and a three-time NHSCA age group All-American.

Indiana

#142 MJ Rundell (Oak Park-River Forest, Illinois)

A team led by a national champion 125 lber (Angel Escobedo) gets a visit from an elite lightweight prospect. Over the summer, we saw MJ Rundell earn a bronze medal in Greco-Roman at the U17 World Championships. He was on campus in Bloomington last weekend. Rundell was also a double Junior national champion in Fargo in 2024.

Iowa State

#3 Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, New Jersey)

Iowa State had one of the biggest prospects in the Class of 2027 in Ames over the weekend, in New Jersey state champion Sonny Amato. Amato is also a two-time Beast placer and an NHSCA Freshman Nationals champion. This is Amato’s first visit. He listed Iowa State among his top seven schools (Arizona State, Iowa, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Rutgers, and Virginia Tech are the others).

Kent State

Cameron Plotts (Massillon Perry, Ohio) - 2026

Brennan Warwick (Massillon Perry, Ohio) - 2026

It’s the first year for new head coach Josh Moore and he’s got a couple of recruits from one of Ohio’s traditional powers in for a visit. Brennan Warwick was a fifth-place finisher last year, while Cameron Plotts was a state qualifier. Warwick already took a visit to KSU under the previous coaching staff and visited Indiana early last fall, as well.

Mercyhurst

William Capizzi (Passaic Valley, New Jersey) - 2026

Seer Godwise (Perry Meridian, Indiana) - 2026

Kyle Jardine (Wadsworth, Ohio) - 2026

Jacob Weaver (Rossville, Indiana)

New Mercyhurst head coach Jimmy Overhiser is hitting the recruiting trail hard. We already saw him with a strong commitment from the Class of 2026 earlier this week. Maybe more are in the works after he hosted a handful of prospects. William Capizzi is a two-time New Jersey qualifier, while Kyle Jardine advanced to the Ohio DI state tournament in 2025. He also brought in the Indiana duo of Seer Godwise and Jacob Weaver. Godwise was an Indiana state seventh-place finisher in 2025 and Weaver is a past state qualifier.

NC State

#14 Max Konopka (Simsbury, Connecticut)

Could we see NC State get a top recruit from Connecticut once again? Connecticut has been good to the Wolfpack with the Jack brothers and Jakob Camacho, so could Max Konopka be next? Konopka was an NHSCA grade-level national champion his first two years of high school and third at the UWW U17 Trials this spring. Although this is his first visit, Konopka has a lengthy recruiting list that includes 11 other schools.

Ohio State

#2 Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian, Pennsylvania)

#27 Nick Singer (Faith Christian, Pennsylvania)

#34 Kellen Wolbert (Oconomowoc, Wisconsin) - 2026

You knew that with the Game of the Week in college football, Ohio State had to host some top-flight recruits to take in the festivities. Watching the Buckeyes knock off the top-ranked Texas Longhorns had to be an awesome experience for Joe Bachmann, Nick Singer, and Kellen Wolbert.

The two-time U17 world medalist and two-time Pennsylvania state champion, Bachmann, was at Cornell next week and should be chased by all of the usual suspects. His high school teammate, Nick Singer, was along, as well. Singer was also a PA AA state champion this year and a Fargo Junior national champion in freestyle.

We’ve had Kellen Wolbert committed to Oklahoma State, but see he was in Columbus for a visit this weekend. Read into that as you may. Wolbert was a Junior freestyle finalist this year and seventh in 2024.

Oklahoma

#45 Max Dhabolt (Ankeny Centennial, Iowa)

#91 Colin Rutlin (Christian Brothers, Missouri)

#119 Cason Craft (Coweta, Oklahoma)

#132 Legend Ellis (Coweta, Oklahoma)

Oklahoma got at it with four Big Boarder’s, two of which came from inside their own borders. Six-time Fargo All-American Cason Craft took his second visit in as many weeks. Last week, he traveled to Little Rock. Teammate Legend Ellis was a UWW U17 Trials finalist in Greco this year.

The out-of-state contingent includes top top-100 recruits - Max Dhabolt and Colin Rutlin. Dhabolt was third in Junior freestyle in Fargo this year, after making the 16U finals in 2024. Rutlin was a double 16U finalist this year, winning freestyle and finishing as a runner-up in Greco.

Penn

#55 Blake Hostetter (Oxford, Pennsylvania)

#59 Eli Esguerra (Dublin Coffman, Ohio)

#86 Will Soto (Newburgh Free Academy, New York)

#126 Jackson Weller (Delran, New Jersey)

Mason Bauer (Ashland, Ohio)

Owen Dennis (Harrison, Ohio)

Blaze Van Gundy (Dublin Coffman, Ohio)

Penn had a massive group in town - one that included four Big Boarder’s among the big seven. Blake Hostetter, Eli Esguerra, Will Soto, and Blaze Van Gundy have all gotten on the Fargo podium at least once. Mason Bauer is a two-time NHSCA All-American.

Looking at the home states for each of these recruits, they fall into a typical pattern for Penn recruiting. They tend to focus on Pennsylvania and the surrounding power states. Not a bad strategy!

Pittsburgh

#20 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, Pennsylvania)

#35 Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania)

#51 Caige Horak (Massillon Perry, Ohio)

#76 Mason Horwat (Derry Area, Pennsylvania)

Brady Brown (Derry Area, Pennsylvania)

It’s an impressive group that Keith Gavin’s team hosted over the weekend. One that includes four of the top 76 recruits from the Class of 2027. Brock Rothermel, Greyson Music, and Mason Horwat, are all two-time PA state medalists. Brady Brown got on the stand for the first time in 2025. Brown rode that hot streak to a finals berth at the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle. Rothermel’s ranking leads this class as he has finished top-three in Junior freestyle twice in Fargo.

The non-PA resident of the bunch is Caige Horak. Horak was seventh at Ohio’s DI state tournament this year and was third at NHSCA Freshman Nationals in 2024.

We’ve already seen recruiting lists for Rothermel and Music. Pitt is in the top-seven for Rothermel and top-ten for Music.

Utah Valley

#93 Ladd Holman (Juab, Utah)

Jordan Manyette (Trinity, Pennsylvania)

Tanner Telford (Corner Canyon, Utah)

You knew that with Adam Hall taking over in the 2024 offseason, Utah Valley would probably get a sharp jolt in its recruiting output. That was the case in year one. More to come in year two. Hall’s squad brought in two quality recruits from the Beehive State. Ladd Holman was a finalist this year in Greco at the U17 Trials and in Fargo - at the Junior level. Tanner Telford was a state runner-up in 2025.

Utah Valley’s 2026 recruiting class includes a Pennsylvania native. With Jordan Manyette out west, maybe 2027 will get one two. Manyette was a state placer as a freshman, but missed the podium in 2025.

Virginia

#54 Steel Meyers (Allen, Texas)

#77 Cayden Rios (Allen, Texas)

#107 Wyatt Fry (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania)

Blake Jacobson (Washington, West Virginia) - 2026

Preston Wagner (Fremont, Nebraska) - 2026

Virginia had a good crop in Charlottesville, led by a pair of Big Board teammates from Allen, Texas, Steel Meyers and Cayden Rios. Meyers is a two-time NHSCA All-American. He was a runner-up at 170 lbs in 2025. He already has taken a visit to ACC rival, NC State. Cayden Rios is also a two-time NHSCA grade-level placer, taking third as both a freshman and sophomore.

Wyoming Seminary’s Wyatt Fry was a 16U freestyle All-American and 2024 and also placed twice at NHSCA nationals.

Coming in from the Class of 2026 are Blake Jacobson and Preston Wagner. Jacobson is a Virginia native who won a West Virginia state title in 2025. He was also a match shy of earning All-American honors this summer in Fargo, in Junior freestyle. Jacobson has already taken visits to Clarion and VMI.

Wagner was a double Fargo All-American last year, at the 16U age group, and cracked the top-eight at the UWW U17 Trials this year in Greco. He’s already taken visits to Nebraska and North Dakota State.

West Virginia

#108 Jaelen Culp (Indian Land, South Carolina) - 2026

Dominic Way (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

With a runner-up finish at NHSCA Junior Nationals, Jaelen Culp flew up the rankings after potentially being overlooked in South Carolina. It was his second career NHSCA honor. After NHSCA’s, Culp took visits to Davidson and Appalachian State.

In-state product Dominic Way was a 144 lb state champion as a sophomore. In each of the last two years, Way has finished eighth in Greco at Fargo. In 2024 at the 16U division and this year as a Junior.

Wisconsin

#21 Rocco Cassioppi (Hononegah, Illinois)

#41 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania)

#48 Bruno Cassioppi (Hononegah, Illinois)

#63 Brody Sendele (Hononegah, Illinois)

The weekend started early for Wisconsin who had a Thursday night kickoff and this talented quartet in Madison. You have to love Wisconsin’s chances with the Cassioppi twins, as older brother Tony is on the Badger staff. Rocco and Bruno have combined to amass nine Fargo All-American awards already - four come from finals appearances.

It would be quite the coup if Chris Bono’s team could get both Cassioppi’s and high school teammate Brody Sendele. Sendele was an Illinois state finalist this year and was third in 16U freestyle in Fargo in 2024.

Though he wrestles for Wyoming Seminary, Dale Corbin is no stranger to Wisconsin, as he has spent time growing up there. Over the summer, Corbin earned All-American honors in both styles, at the Junior level, in Fargo - highlighted by a third place showing in freestyle.

U17 world bronze medalist, Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, OH), has made his recruiting list public within the last 24 hours. Burnett is the number six overall recruit in the Class of 2027. In MatScouts post-Fargo rankings, Burnett was the top-ranked 120 lber in the nation.

The two-time Ohio DI state champion isn’t messing around. He has already narrowed down his shortlist to three schools: Nebraska, Ohio State, and Penn State. Burnett’s former high-profile high school teammate, Marcus Blaze, is a freshman at Penn State.

Burnett is typically busy on the national scene. This spring, he won the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle and earned his first spot on the world team. He has placed in the top three at that event in each of the previous two years. He is also a two-time placewinner at the Walsh Ironman, taking fourth as a freshman and seventh in 2024. Burnett was also seventh at the 2024 Super 32 after finishing third in 2023. As of now, Burnett does not appear on the Super 32 entry list for 2025.

We’ll see if Burnett continues to go up in weight and projects as a 133 lber or stays in the 125 lb range. Each of the three schools could use a long-term wrestler of Burnett’s caliber at 125 lbs.

To our knowledge, Burnett has yet to take an official visit to any of his three potential choices, but we’ll monitor his whereabouts for our Campus Visit feature.

Over the weekend, we posted a recruiting update for the stars of the Class of 2027. Unfortunately, it proved to be two days early as the top junior in the country made a modification to his recruiting list, while cutting down to six teams. 

2024 U17 World Team member and #1 overall, Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA), used social media to give the wrestling world an update on his recruiting process thus far. Miller’s top six consists of Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, and Virginia Tech. 

Ohio State and Virginia Tech were a pair of schools that did not initially appear on his first recruiting list. Removed during this update were Arizona State, Missouri, NC State, and Pittsburgh. 

At this point, we haven’t been notified of any official campus visits for Miller. That’s not unusual as the visits really got ramped up for the fall over Labor Day weekend. 

Miller’s recruiting situation is unique since he could be a package deal with his brother, Bo Bassett, the #2 overall recruit in the Class of 2026. Bassett initially committed to Iowa, but has since re-opened the recruiting process. 

Miller is expected to be in action in October at the Super 32. He won the 144 lb weight class in 2023 and was third at 157 lbs last year. 

We’ll have more on Miller’s recruiting situation as it develops.

June 15th was New Year’s Day for those college coaches recruiting the Class of 2027 and the student-athletes waiting to plan out their futures. The 15th was the first day that collegiate coaches could officially contact rising juniors and there has been plenty of activity on the recruiting front. 

Since the 15th, some of the nation’s top prospects have released lists of their top schools. Rather than trying to dig through social media or click through a bunch of state sites, we have compiled this list of these top recruits and their potential future homes. 

Remember recruiting is a fluid process, so another school, currently unlisted, could jump into the picture for a recruit. Conversely, the recruits could trim their list at any time. 

This is a feature that will be revisited as needed throughout the recruitment process. 

Since our first version of this feature the following wrestlers have been added: #28 Cam Sontz, #35 Greyson Music, #126 Jackson Weller, and #135 Justin Williamson. 

#1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Virginia Tech

#3 Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ) - Arizona State, Iowa, Iowa State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Virginia Tech

#4 Landon Sidun (Norwin, Pennsylvania) - Buffalo, Cornell, Iowa, Minnesota, NC State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

#10 Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ) - Arizona State, Minnesota, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Penn State

#11 Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN) - Cornell, Indiana, Michigan, NC State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Virginia Tech

#14 Max Konopka (Simsbury, CT) -Cornell, Lehigh, NC State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#15 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Virginia Tech

#17 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA) - Arizona State, Cal Poly, Cornell, Harvard, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Purdue, Stanford, Virginia Tech

#20 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA) - Bucknell, Lehigh, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Rutgers, Virginia Tech

#24 Caleb Noble (Warren, IL) - Appalachian State, Arizona State, Cornell, George Mason, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Little Rock, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Morgan State, Navy, NC State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Penn, SIU Edwardsville, South Dakota State, Wisconsin

#28 Cam Sontz (Delbarton, NJ) - Cornell, Lehigh, Michigan, North Carolina, Penn, Penn State, Princeton, Virginia Tech

#30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL) - Air Force, Arizona State, Army, Cornell, George Mason, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Little Rock, Michigan, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn, Purdue, Princeton, SIU Edwardsville, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#34 Maximus Fortier (East Fairmont, WV) - Air Force, Brown, Bucknell, Cornell, George Mason, Harvard, Maryland, Navy, NC State, Pittsburgh, Princeton, SIU Edwardsville, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin

#35 Greyson Music (Bishop McDevitt, PA) - Bucknell, Franklin & Marshall, Lehigh, Northwestern, Penn, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Stanford, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

#38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, NC State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa

#39 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD) - Cornell, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota State, Wisconsin, Wyoming

#41 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - Army West Point, Cornell, Lehigh, Maryland, Minnesota, NC State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Utah Valley, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#52 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO) - Air Force, Cornell, Missouri, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Purdue, South Dakota State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#54 Steel Meyers (Allen, TX) - Air Force, Brown, California Baptist, Cornell, Harvard, Little Rock, Missouri, NC State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wyoming

#77 Cayden Rios (Allen, TX) - Arizona State, George Mason, Lehigh, Little Rock, Missouri, Northwestern, Virginia, Wyoming

#89 Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN) - Air Force, Brown, Cornell, Indiana, Michigan State, Princeton, Purdue, Stanford, Wisconsin

#106 Caleb Tyler (Delone Catholic, PA) - Clarion, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, Virginia, Wisconsin

#126 Jackson Weller (Delran, NJ) - Brown, Cornell, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech

#132 Legend Ellis (Coweta, OK) - Air Force, Augustana,  Brown, Bucknell, California Baptist, Central Oklahoma, Hofstra, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Princeton, Purdue,  Stanford,  Utah Valley, Wyoming

#134 Brock Armstrong (Coeur d’Alene, ID) - Brown, Kent State, North Dakota State, Oregon State, Stanford, Utah Valley, Wyoming

#135 Justin Williamson (Mount Carmel, IL) - Air Force, Brown, Buffalo, Indiana, Navy, Northwestern, Princeton, Stanford, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Joe Bachmann photo courtesy of Ulug Bugra Han/UWW

The fall semester has begun at most collegiate campuses’ which means the on-campus recruiting efforts get turned up by wrestling coaches. Typically, big recruiting weekends coincide with a home football game to showcase recruits the most exciting atmosphere possible. Since last weekend was “Week 0” for college football, there were some games, but not a full slate. That’s about how I’d classify the recruiting weekend, as well.

Even though it wasn’t a full recruiting weekend nationwide, there were plenty of high-profile wrestlers on campus taking official visits.

One of the things that makes following recruiting fun is the cloak-and-dagger secrecy surrounding parts of the process. For every Bo Bassett who routinely keeps the public informed on recruiting decisions, there are plenty of others who don’t discuss it as much. Therefore, it can be difficult to follow which recruit is interested in which school and vice versa. I suppose it’s fun, but you’re left wanting more!

In order to try and help our fanbase feel more knowledgeable about the process, we’ll have a weekly column that recaps the recruiting weekend. Who has visited where? Maybe some background information on the recruits or the process from the school.

If we've missed a recruit or you'd like to provide info on future visits please let me know: earl@matscouts.com

Cornell

#2 Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian, Pennsylvania)

#7 Mario Carini (Poway, California)

#15 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, Iowa)

#17 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, California)

#38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, Iowa)

The big class of the weekend belonged to Cornell! They had four of the top 20 juniors in the country on campus and five of the top 50. Cornell has always been able to recruit at a national level, so it isn’t too unusual seeing recruits from California and Iowa flying in. Cornell’s Class of 2025 has the Cortez twins from California incoming and they already have a Cali verbal from the Class of 2026 in Joe Toscano. Those guys could make the Poway duo of Mario Carini and Arseni Kikiniou feel comfortable.

Kikiniou’s stock has been rising after a U17 World Championship effort that saw him medal in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Carini was a Junior Greco-Roman finalist this summer, in Fargo, and shocked Super 32 champion Joseph Antonio to win a California title as a sophomore.

Another pair of teammates were in the building with Don Bosco, Iowa’s Hayden Schwab and Dawson Youngblut. Being the son of Northern Iowa head coach, Doug, you’d assume it will be difficult to get Schwab out of Cedar Falls, but who knows. Schwab won his first Iowa state title this year and has made the UWW U17 freestyle finals since.

Youngblut is a two-time Iowa state champion and earned All-American honors in both styles in 2024 at Fargo. His college list includes all three DI Iowa schools, so it might be difficult to get him out of state, as well.

The wrestler that had to travel the least amount of distance to Ithaca was two-time Pennsylvania state champion, Joe Bachmann. Bachmann has earned a pair of U17 world medals (silver and bronze) competing for Team Puerto Rico. Last school year, he was a champion at the Ironman, a runner-up at the Beast and fourth at the Super 32. Cornell has had success reeling in the blue-est of the blue-chip recruits (Anthony Knox/Meyer Shapiro, of late), so they’ll be a strong contender for Bachmann’s services.

Little Rock

#119 Cason Craft (Coweta, Oklahoma)

#250 (‘26) DJ Clarke (Buford, Georgia)

The bulk of our article will focus on wrestlers from the Class of 2027; however, there is still plenty of talent available from the senior class, if you know where to look. Little Rock had a Big Boarder from the Class of 2026 in the building with DJ Clarke’s visit. A Georgia state champ, Clarke has had a good summer with a Southeast Regional title, followed by a 7-1 showing in freestyle at the Junior Duals, and six Junior freestyle wins in Fargo - despite not placing.

Speaking of Fargo placements, Cason Craft already has six under his belt with the potential for two more years of competition in the FargoDome. Craft was a Junior freestyle finalist this year and a Junior Greco champion in 2024. His most recent Fargo AA honor came at 106 lbs, so he could be a career 125 lber at the next level.

Lock Haven

#115 Bradley Wagner (Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania)

Lock Haven had a semi-local Big Boarder in town with a visit from Bradley Wagner. Wagner is a two-time Pennsylvania state placewinner. In 2024, he was a finalist at NHSCA Freshman Nationals.

NC State

#16 Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco, California)

#30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, Illinois)

#54 Steel Meyers (Allen, Texas)

#58 Slater Hicks (Valencia, California)

The centerpiece of NC State’s sixth-ranked Class of 2025 was #8 overall Daniel Zepeda from California. Pat Popolizio’s team had some stud recruits from California in the house as they hosted Jesse Grajeda and Slater Hicks. Grajeda is a two-time California state runner-up, two-time Doc B runner-up, and a Fargo Junior freestyle All-American this summer.

Hicks was sixth in the state as a sophomore. He was fourth in Junior freestyle this year and placed in both styles at the U17 UWW Trials in 2024.

Both Grajeda and Hicks have already taken visits to Arizona State this year.

The NC State staff also had the upperweight tandem of Jimmy Mastny and Steel Meyers on campus. Last summer, Mastny was an All-American at the 16U division in both styles in Fargo. This year, he was fourth in Junior Greco. During the high school season, Mastny was third at the Ironman before winning his second Illinois state title.

Meyers was a 2024 Texas state champion and has placed twice at the NHSCA grade-level tournament - seventh as a freshman and second as a sophomore.

It was a rather busy week on the recruiting front as a handful of teams got better with recruiting additions from the Class of 2026. Most notable was a flip by #39 overall, Michael White (Lawrence North, Indiana). White initially gave a verbal commitment to Minnesota but has since switched to Oklahoma State.

Without White, Oklahoma State already had the clubhouse lead in the Class of 2026 recruiting rankings. Now with him in the fold, David Taylor’s team has commitments from seven of the top 40 seniors in the country - including four of the top six.

White is currently ranked eighth in the nation at 190 lbs. He had made the Indiana state podium twice with a sixth-place finish as a sophomore and a finals appearance in 2025. Outside of Indiana, White has claimed a title at Folkstyle Nationals (16U) and NHSCA Junior Nationals. Earlier this summer, he was seventh at the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle.

At the next level, White projects as a 184 or 197 lber. The Cowboys look like they’ll have redshirt freshmen at both weights (Zack Ryder/Cody Merrill), but we’ll see how it shakes out once White arrives on campus.

The other ranked opponent to commit within the last week was Gus Cardinal (Valiant Prep, AZ), who comes in at #142 overall in the Class of 2026. Cardinal will make the cross-country trek to Philadelphia and attend the University of Pennsylvania. One of Cardinal’s former teammates, Ias Rodriguez-Jimenez, will be a freshman at Penn this fall.

Cardinal has placed three times in Fargo during his high school career, including twice in the Junior freestyle event. The most recent podium finish was a fifth-place showing last month. Also in 2025, Cardinal was fourth at NHSCA Juniors. Cardinal is currently ranked seventh in the nation at 150 lbs.

Don’t look now, but George Mason’s staff has done an excellent job with the Class of 2026. The Patriot staff already has commitments from four Class of 2026 Big Boarder’s. They added to it with a verbal from two-time Maryland state champion Victor Marks-Jenkins. In Fargo, Marks-Jenkins got on the Junior Greco podium with a seventh-place finish. Despite posting six wins, Marks-Jenkins came up a match shy of All-American status in freestyle.

Another school that is quietly putting together a solid recruiting class is Brown University, who added Charlie Trujillo (Vandegrift, TX) to its class. Trujillo has finished third at the Texas 3A state tournament in each of the last two years.

Clarion also made an out-of-state addition to its class with a commitment from Virginia 4A state champion and three-time finalist Bryce Schnelzer. You can read more about Schnelzer on the VaWrestle Substack .

We also saw a member of the Big Board commit to a non-DI school as #158 Trey Gunderson (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, MN) gave a verbal to Augustana. Gunderson is a three-time Minnesota Class A state champion. He finished undefeated in each of the last two years.

For all of our men’s collegiate commitments: Click Here

June 15th was New Year’s Day for those college coaches recruiting the Class of 2027 and the student-athletes waiting to plan out their futures. The 15th was the first day that collegiate coaches could officially contact rising juniors and there has been plenty of activity on the recruiting front. 

Since the 15th, some of the nation’s top prospects have released lists of their top schools. Rather than trying to dig through social media or click through a bunch of state sites, we have compiled this list of these top recruits and their potential future homes. 

Remember recruiting is a fluid process, so another school, currently unlisted, could jump into the picture for a recruit. Conversely, the recruits could trim their list at any time. 

This is a feature that will be revisited as needed throughout the recruitment process. 

Since our first version of this feature the following wrestlers have been added: #11 Clinton Shepherd, #20 Brock Rothermel, #24 Caleb Noble, #34 Maximus Fortier, #54 Steel Meyers, #77 Cayden Rios, #89 Evan Stanley, #134 Brock Armstrong. 

Additionally, we covered this over the weekend, but #3 Sonny Amato made modifications to his list and is now down to seven schools. 

#1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - Arizona State, Michigan, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Pittsburgh

#3 Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ) - Arizona State, Iowa, Iowa State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Virginia Tech

#4 Landon Sidun (Norwin, Pennsylvania) - Buffalo, Cornell, Iowa, Minnesota, NC State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

#10 Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ) - Arizona State, Minnesota, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Penn State

#11 Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN) - Cornell, Indiana, Michigan, NC State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Virginia Tech

#14 Max Konopka (Simsbury, CT) - Cornell, Lehigh, NC State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#15 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Virginia Tech

#17 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA) - Arizona State, Cal Poly, Cornell, Harvard, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Purdue, Stanford, Virginia Tech

#20 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA) - Bucknell, Lehigh, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Rutgers, Virginia Tech

#24 Caleb Noble (Warren, IL) - Appalachian State, Arizona State, Cornell, George Mason, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Little Rock, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Morgan State, Navy, NC State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Penn, SIU Edwardsville, South Dakota State, Wisconsin

#30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL) - Air Force, Arizona State, Army, Cornell, George Mason, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Little Rock, Michigan, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn, Purdue, Princeton, SIU Edwardsville, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#34 Maximus Fortier (East Fairmont, WV) - Air Force, Brown, Bucknell, Cornell, George Mason, Harvard, Maryland, Navy, NC State, Pittsburgh, Princeton, SIU Edwardsville, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin

#38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, NC State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa

#39 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD) - Cornell, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota State, Wisconsin, Wyoming

#41 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - Army West Point, Cornell, Lehigh, Maryland, Minnesota, NC State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Utah Valley, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#52 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO) - Air Force, Cornell, Missouri, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Purdue, South Dakota State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#54 Steel Meyers (Allen, TX) - Air Force, Brown, California Baptist, Cornell, Harvard, Little Rock, Missouri, NC State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wyoming

#77 Cayden Rios (Allen, TX) - Arizona State, George Mason, Lehigh, Little Rock, Missouri, Northwestern, Virginia, Wyoming

#89 Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN) - Air Force, Brown, Cornell, Indiana, Michigan State, Princeton, Purdue, Stanford, Wisconsin

#106 Caleb Tyler (Delone Catholic, PA) - Clarion, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, Virginia, Wisconsin

#132 Legend Ellis (Coweta, OK) - Air Force, Augustana,  Brown, Bucknell, California Baptist, Central Oklahoma, Hofstra, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Princeton, Purdue,  Stanford,  Utah Valley, Wyoming

#134 Brock Armstrong (Coeur d’Alene, ID) - Brown, Kent State, North Dakota State, Oregon State, Stanford, Utah Valley, Wyoming

This morning, Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ)  the #3 overall junior in the nation, released a revised graphic showing his current top seven school choices. Once the recruiting period for the Class of 2027 opened up, Amato made public a list that included his top 12 schools. 

Making the top seven are Arizona State, Iowa, Iowa State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Rutgers, and Virginia Tech. 

The five schools that dropped off Amato’s list are: Cornell, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Penn, and Pittsburgh. 

Amato won a New Jersey state championship as a freshman at 144 lbs. Last year, Amato was third in the state at 144 lbs. 

Outside of New Jersey, Amato has placed twice at the Beast of the East - fourth as a freshman and second as a sophomore. He also has won NHSCA Freshman Nationals. 

Looking for clues with his ex-high school teammates - Shay Addison, also of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional is on the Arizona State roster. 

In MatScouts post-Fargo rankings, Amato came in at #4 in the country at 157 lbs.

They had the #2 overall recruiting class in 2025. Their 2026 class is poised to be the best in the country. Now, Oklahoma State’s Class of 2027 is off and running with an excellent commitment leading the way. 

Ignacio Villasenor (Stillwater, OK) has given David Taylor’s team a verbal commitment. Villasenor is the #23 overall recruit in the Class of 2027 and currently ranked third in the nation at 120 lbs. 

Villasenor’s commitment shouldn’t be a huge surprise as he is originally from Colorado, but had moved to Stillwater earlier in his high school career. 

In 2023, Villasenor was a bronze medalist in freestyle at the U17 World Championships, while competing at 45 kg. This year, Villasenor was fourth at the UWW U17 Trials at 55 kg. 

Heading into his junior year of high school competition, Villasenor already has a pair of state championships under his belt. One in Colorado and another in Oklahoma. 

Other notable credentials for Villasenor include a pair of top-three finishes at the Walsh Ironman (2,3), and two placements at the Super 32 (5,6). 

Before the 2024-25 high school season, Villasenor participated in FloWrestling’s Who’s #1 event and downed Ohio State recruit Dom Munaretto 7-5 in the 113 lb bout. 

Villasenor was last in action in Fargo and was up at 126 lbs for Junior freestyle. He advanced to the Round of 12 and narrowly missed out on the podium. 

At the next level, Villasenor projects as 125/133 lber. Oklahoma State has a lot of young talent either in the room, or on the way, in that range, so we’ll see how that plays out. 

Villasenor is the third wrestler from the Class of 2027 to commit. For all of those commits : Click Here

For all of Oklahoma State’s recruits from 2026 and 2027 : Click Here

The men’s freestyle portion of the 2025 16U and Junior National Championships from Fargo, North Dakota is in the books. You can check out Jason Bryant’s Fargo Guide to track the long history of success in the FargoDome and how it correlates to winning at the collegiate and Senior levels. 

So that means you shouldn’t be surprised to see the wrestlers who found the podium yesterday to be the same ones challenging for the top eight at the NCAA Championships. And with the way that high school wrestlers have trained and are getting better than in past generations - we won’t wait very long for them to contend. 

Below are the wrestlers who earned All-American honors and have committed to wrestle at the next level. They are listed by their future home, along with their placement and weight. If there is no “Class of” listed then that particular wrestler is from the Class of 2025.

Air Force

Fifth Place - Arment Waltenbaugh: 165 lbs (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026
 

American

Sixth Place - Reagan Milheim: 157 lbs (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026
 

Arizona State

Champion - Rylan Seacrist: 113 lbs (Ohio) - Class of 2026

Third Place - Gabe Delgado: 157 lbs (Nevada)

Eighth Place - Israel Ibarra: 165 lbs (Arizona)
 

Brown

Sixth Place - Maximus Norman: 175 lbs (Tennessee)
 

Cal Poly

Fourth Place - Levi Bussey: 215 lbs (California)
 

Cornell

Runner-Up - Isaiah Cortez: 132 lbs (California)

Sixth Place - Elijah Cortez: 138 lbs (California)
 

Harvard

Fifth Place: Robert Kucharczk: 190 lbs (Florida)
 

Illinois

Runner-Up - Nicholas Garcia: 126 lbs (Illinois) - Class of 2026

Runner-Up - Wyatt Medlin: 157 lbs (Illinois) - Class of 2026

Fourth Place - Jaxon Penovich: 190 lbs (Illinois) - Class of 2026

Seventh Place - Josh Hoffer: 215 lbs (Illinois) - Class of 2026
 

Iowa

Third Place - Michael Mocco: 285 lbs (Florida) - Class of 2026
 

Iowa State

Runner-Up - Coby Merrill: 285 lbs (California) - Class of 2026

Seventh Place: TJ Koester: 132 lbs (Iowa)
 

Kent State

Eighth Place: Silas Stits: 157 lbs (Indiana)
 

Lehigh

Fifth Place - Dean Bechtold: 285 lbs (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026
 

Little Rock

Third Place - Jake Miller: 144 lbs (Oklahoma) - Class of 2026

Sixth Place - Justyce Zuniga: 132 lbs (Washington) - Class of 2026
 

Michigan

Champion - Moses Mendoza: 132 lbs (California) - Class of 2026

Fifth Place - Haakon Peterson: 144 lbs (Wisconsin) - Class of 2026
 

Minnesota

Third Place - Tyler Dekraker: 138 lbs (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026

Third Place - Michael White: 190 lbs (Indiana) - Class of 2026
 

Missouri

Champion - Antonio Mills: 126 lbs (Georgia) - Class of 2026

Champion - David Gleason: 157 lbs (Missouri)

Fifth Place - Cash Cooley: 215 lbs (Texas) - Class of 2026
 

NC State

Third Place - Kai Calcutt: 215 lbs (Illinois) - Class of 2026

Eighth Place - Lander Bosh: 126 lbs (Utah) - Class of 2026
 

Nebraska

Champion - Cade Ziola: 215 lbs (Nebraska)

Sixth Place - Davis Parrow: 150 lbs (Minnesota) - Class of 2026
 

North Carolina

Sixth Place - Jacob Levy: 285 lbs (Florida)

Seventh Place - Lincoln Jipp: 175 lbs (Iowa) - Class of 2026
 

Northern Iowa

Champion - Logan Paradice: 150 lbs (Georgia)

Third Place - Waylon Cressell: 175 lbs (Indiana) - Class of 2026

Fifth Place - Maximus Brady: 138 lbs (Florida)
 

Northwestern

Sixth Place - Alex Smith: 215 lbs (Florida)

Seventh Place - Travyn Boger: 285 (Utah) - Class of 2026
 

Oklahoma

Fourth Place - Mikey Ruiz: 126 lbs (Texas) - Class of 2026

Runner-Up - Dallas Russell: 150 lbs (Georgia) - Class of 2026

Runner-Up - Mason Ontiveros: 175 lbs (California) - Class of 2026
 

Oklahoma State

Champion - Jordyn Raney: 138 lbs (Kentucky) - Class of 2026

Champion - Rocklin Zinklin: 120 lbs (California) - Class of 2026

Champion - Dreshaun Ross: 285 lbs (Iowa) - Class of 2026

Runner-Up - Kellen Wolbert: 138 lbs (Wisconsin) - Class of 2026
 

Oregon State

Fifth Place - Manny Saldate: 132 lbs (Nevada)
 

Penn

Fourth Place - Liam Carlin: 165 lbs (Connecticut) 
 

Penn State

Fourth Place - Sam Herring: 138 lbs (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026
 

Princeton

Third Place - Matthew Martino: 150 lbs (Idaho) 

Fourth Place - Mark Effendian: 285 lbs (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026
 

Purdue

Seventh Place - Isaiah Schaefer: 138 lbs (Indiana)
 

Rutgers

Sixth Place - Alex Reyes: 190 lbs (New Jersey) - Class of 2026
 

South Dakota State

Runner-Up - Jarrett Wasden: 190 lbs (Minnesota)

Eighth Place - Conlan Carlson: 150 lbs (Minnesota)

Eighth Place - Keenan Sheridan: 175 lbs (South Dakota)

Eighth Place - Micah Hach: 285 lbs (South Dakota)
 

Stanford

Third Place - Jarrett Smith: 113 lbs (Michigan) - Class of 2026

Fourth Place - Zeno Moore: 157 lbs (Florida) - Class of 2026

Seventh Place - Siraj Sidhu: 126 lbs (California) - Class of 2026
 

Virginia Tech

Fifth Place - Alex Rozas: 120 lbs (Louisiana) - Class of 2026
 

West Virginia

Fourth Place - Mason Jakob: 120 lbs (Tennessee) - Class of 2026
 

Wisconsin

Fourth Place - Eli Leonard: 175 lbs (Wisconsin) - Class of 2026
 

Wisconsin-Parkside

Runner-Up - Sullivan Ramos: 165 lbs (Wisconsin)
 

Wyoming

Seventh Place - John Murphy: 190 lbs (Minnesota)

It didn’t take long, but the first major domino fell from recruiting in the Class of 2027. #8 overall, Salah Tsarni (Bullis School, MD) has committed to wrestle for the Air Force Academy. Tsarni came into this week ranked second in the nation at 175 lbs. 

Yesterday, we saw Tsarni advance to the finals of the 16U freestyle at 175 lbs in Fargo. In the championship match, Tsarni fell by a point to Pennsylvania’s Jayden O’Farrill by a point. Last year, Tsarni was third in 16U freestyle and fifth in Greco-Roman. 

Since the high school season ended, Tsarni has captured a title at NHSCA Sophomores and was a runner-up at the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle. 

Tsarni is a two-time National Prep All-American for Maryland’s Bullis School. As a sophomore, Tsarni was a runner-up at 165 pounds and placed seventh in 2023. 

Tsarni is a massive get for Sam Barber’s team. Should he maintain his ranking, he would be the highest ranked wrestler to enroll at the Air Force Academy since recruiting rankings have been commonplace (mid-2000’s). 

This might spark some movement on the recruiting front for the Class of 2027, as we have only been notified of one other recruit from the rising junior class. 

Air Force is a program that has been noted in the national recruiting rankings three times within the last five years. With a massive commitment like Tsarni, we could see Barber’s team back in the 2027 rankings. 

Here are Air Force’s recruits from 2026 and 2027.

One of the highest-ranked uncommitted wrestlers from the Class of 2026 has committed. Coby Merrill (JW North, CA) the #7 overall recruit in the Class of 2026 has committed to Iowa State. Merrill is currently ranked second in the nation at 285 lbs. 

Merrill is a three-time California state finalist and an undefeated state champion in 2025. Prior to his sophomore year of high school, Merrill finished in third place in both styles at the Junior level in Fargo. The year before he was seventh in 16U freestyle and a Greco-Roman national champion. Merrill has also captured titles at California’s prestigious Doc Buchanan Invitational in each of the last two seasons. In 2024 at 220 lbs and 285 lbs in 2025. 

Earlier this year, Merrill competed at the U20 Open and finished sixth at 125 kgs after falling in the semifinals. 

Merrill is slated to compete in Fargo this week. Team California’s preliminary roster lists Merrill at 285 lbs for Junior freestyle, but he’s not listed for Greco-Roman. 

Surprisingly, Merrill is the first recruit from the Class of 2026 to give Kevin Dresser’s team a verbal commitment. Merrill projects as a heavyweight at the next level. That weight isn’t a pressing need for the Cyclones as they have Daniel Herrera currently as the long-term starter. Herrera qualified for nationals as a true heavyweight and is expected to redshirt as Yonger Bastida finishes his career in 2025-26. That would allow Merrill to redshirt his first year on campus before the two may overlap. But those are good problems to have and for another day. 

Before choosing Iowa State, Merrill took fall visits to Cornell, Princeton, and Stanford. His older brother Cody will be a redshirt freshman at Oklahoma State next year.

June 15th was New Year’s Day for those college coaches recruiting the Class of 2027 and the student-athletes waiting to plan out their futures. The 15th was the first day that collegiate coaches could officially contact rising juniors and there has been plenty of activity on the recruiting front. 

Since the 15th, some of the nation’s top prospects have released lists of their top schools. Rather than trying to dig through social media or click through a bunch of state sites, we have compiled this list of these top recruits and their potential future homes. 

Remember recruiting is a fluid process, so another school, currently unlisted, could jump into the picture for a recruit. Conversely, the recruits could trim their list at any time. 

This is a feature that will be revisited as needed throughout the recruitment process. 

#1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - Arizona State, Michigan, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, 

#3 Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ) - Arizona State, Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Virginia Tech

#4 Landon Sidun (Norwin, Pennsylvania) - Buffalo, Cornell, Iowa, Minnesota, NC State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

#10 Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ) - Arizona State, Minnesota, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Penn State

#14 Max Konopka (Simsbury, CT) - Cornell, Lehigh, NC State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#15 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Virginia Tech

#17 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA) - Arizona State, Cal Poly, Cornell, Harvard, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Purdue, Stanford, Virginia Tech

#30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL) - Air Force, Arizona State, Army, Cornell, George Mason, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Little Rock, Michigan, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn, Purdue, Princeton, SIU Edwardsville, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, NC State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa

#39 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD) - Cornell, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota State, Wisconsin, Wyoming

#41 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - Army West Point, Cornell, Lehigh, Maryland, Minnesota, NC State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Utah Valley, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#52 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO) - Air Force, Cornell, Missouri, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Purdue, South Dakota State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#107 Caleb Tyler (Delone Catholic, PA) - Clarion, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, Virginia, Wisconsin

We’re only a few days away from the start of Fargo! The men’s action starts on Monday morning in freestyle with Greco to follow on Friday. On InterMat, we tend to look at events like this from a collegiate perspective and this week is no different. 

For the past two weeks, USA Wrestling has released a handful of state rosters each day. With each subsequent release, we’ve checked each roster to see how many team members have signed or committed to wrestle at the next level. 

Now, we have a gigantic list of wrestlers who are slated to appear in Fargo - sorted by their future college. If they are from the Class of 2025, then there is no other descriptor next to their name/state/weight. If they are in the Class of 2026 (or 2027 in one case), that is denoted next to their name. 

Please note, there are a couple of states that haven’t been posted by USAW as of Thursday morning. Once posted, this list will be updated - we just wanted to get the information on the InterMat site ASAP. 
 

Air Force

Tyler Harrill (Nebraska)  157 lbs - Class of 2026

Trey Wagner (Pennsylvania)  138 lbs - Class of 2026

Arment Waltenbaugh (Pennsylvania)  165 lbs - Class of 2026
 

American

Reagan Milheim (Pennsylvania)  157 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Appalachian State

Caleb Cady (Wisconsin)  165 lbs

Bentley Sly (North Carolina)  150 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Arizona State

Gabriel Delgado (Nevada)  157 lbs

Rylan Seacrist (Ohio)  113 lbs - Class of 2026

Justin Wardlow (Illinois)  150 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Army West Point

Garett Kawczynski (Wisconsin)  215 lbs - Class of 2026

James Lindsay (Ohio)  150 lbs - Class of 2026

Joe Uhorchuk (Tennessee)  120 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Augsburg

Cole Dummer (Wisconsin)  157 lbs

Aidan Gruenenfelder (Wisconsin)  126 lbs

Brayden Hilyar (Minnesota)  190 lbs

Colton Loween (Minnesota)  165 lbs

Ethan Swenson (Minnesota)  215 lbs
 

Augustana

Carter Katherman (Minnesota)  126 lbs

Lucas Kral (Iowa)  157 lbs

Hudson Loges (Nebraska)  144 lbs

Cole Welte (Nebraska)  113 lbs
 

Aurora

Kalani Khiev (Illinois)  132 lbs
 

Bellarmine

Bowden Delaney (Illinois)  175 lbs

Isaac Johns (Kentucky)  150 lbs

Travis Long (Colorado) 132 lbs
 

Binghamton

Ryan Ferrara (New York)  138 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Bloomsburg

Justin Jones (Virginia)  120 lbs

Philly Provenzano (New York)  144 lbs

Brecken Strickland (Pennsylvania)  138 lbs 
 

Brown

Maximus Norman (Tennessee)  175 lbs 
 

Bucknell

Brian Chamberlain (Pennsylvania)  157 lbs - Class of 2026

Jackson Heslin (Connecticut)  126 lbs - Class of 2026

Hudson Hohman (Pennsylvania)  150 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Buffalo

Mason Rohr (Ohio)  138 lbs - Class of 2026

Dalton Weber (New Jersey)  126 lbs - Class of 2026
 

California Baptist

Adonis Bonar (Nebraska)  190 lbs 

Jackson Butler (Pennsylvania)  150 lbs - Class of 2026

Hunter Vander Heiden (Wisconsin)  285 lbs
 

Cal Poly

Levi Bussey (California)  215 lbs 
 

Chadron State

Iverson Mejia (Nebraska)  157 lbs
 

Chattanooga

Ethan Uhorchuk (Tennessee)  132 lbs
 

Clarion

Gabe Lilly (Pennsylvania)  175 lbs 
 

Columbia

Kingston Daniells Silva (Connecticut)  215 lbs

Marc Maurath (Connecticut)  157 lbs
 

Coe

Carter Siebel (Iowa)  132 lbs
 

Cornell

Elijah Cortez (California)  138 lbs

Isaiah Cortez (California)  132 lbs

Joe Knackstedt (Illinois)  144 lbs

Samson McKissick Staley (New York)  144 lbs - Class of 2026

Santino Rodriguez (New Jersey)  175 lbs - Class of 2026

Tyler Traves (Virginia)  144 lbs - Class of 2026

Michael Turi (Pennsylvania)  150 lbs - Class of 2026
 

CSU Bakersfield

Saxton Scott (Idaho)  126 lbs

Rider Seguine (Idaho)  132 lbs
 

Drexel

Oumar Tounkara (New York)  126 lbs
 

Edinboro

Tyson Clear (Ohio)  175 lbs 

Fort Hays State

Will Burchard (Kansas)  144 lbs
 

Franklin & Marshall

Brendan Sholders (Virginia)  144 lbs
 

Gardner-Webb

Isaiah Guerrero (Wisconsin)  175 lbs
 

George Mason

Herbert Billups (Virginia)  215 lbs

Jeffrey Huyvaert (Indiana)  150 lbs - Class of 2026

Jackson Palzet (Illinois)  138 lbs
 

Grand View

Xayvion Anderson (Iowa)  165 lbs
 

Harvard

Connor Bercume (Michigan)  285 lbs

Robert Kucharczk (Florida)  190 lbs
 

Illinois

Nicholas Garcia (Illinois)  120 lbs - Class of 2026

Josh Hoffer (Illinois)  215 lbs - Class of 2026

Wyatt Medlin (Illinois)  157 lbs - Class of 2026

Jaxon Penovich (Illinois)  190 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Indiana

Peyton Schoettle (Indiana)  120 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Iowa

Owen McMullen (Pennsylvania)  150 lbs - Class of 2026

Michael Mocco (Florida)  285 lbs - Class of 2026

Iowa State

TJ Koester (Iowa)  132 lbs
 

Kent State

Mason Higley (Pennsylvania)  215 lbs

Silas Stits (Indiana)  157 lbs
 

Lehigh

Dean Bechtold (Pennsylvania)  285 lbs - Class of 2026

Jason Singer (Pennsylvania)  215 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Little Rock

Tre Haines (Washington)  157 lbs - Class of 2026

Jadyn Johnson (Texas)  175 lbs

Ryder Smith (Tennessee)  285 lbs - Class of 2026

Jackson Tucker (Missouri)  144 lbs

Taye Wilson (Kansas)  165 lbs

Justyce Zuniga (Washington)  138 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Lock Haven

Caiden Judice (Pennsylvania)  150 lbs - Class of 2026

Chris Noto (New York)  132 lbs - Class of 2026

Connor Wetzel (Pennsylvania)  175 lbs
 

Long Island

Luke Nieto (New York)  157 lbs
 

Mary

Kale Baumann (Montana)  157 lbs

Ben DeForest (North Dakota)  132 lbs

Emery Slater (North Dakota)  215 lbs
 

Maryland

Devin Downes (New York)  215 lbs - Class of 2026

Ryan Kennedy (Ohio)  144 lbs
 

Marymount

Joshua Estrada (Virginia)  157 lbs
 

Michigan

Blake Cosby (Michigan)  157 lbs - Class of 2026

Cooper Hinz (Iowa)  132 lbs - Class of 2026

Moses Mendoza (California)  138 lbs - Class of 2026

Haakon Peterson (Wisconsin)  144 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Michigan State

Evan Gosz (Illinois)  150 lbs

Owen Segorski (Michigan)  165 lbs

Nick Sorrow (Michigan)  132 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Minnesota

Trey Beissel (Minnesota)  132 lbs - Class of 2026

Mason Carlson (Utah)  132 lbs - Class of 2026

Tyler Dekraker (Pennsylvania)  138 - Class of 2026

Nico DeSalvo (Iowa)  120 lbs - Class of 2027

Joel Friederichs (Minnesota)  120 lbs - Class of 2026

Titan Friederichs (Minnesota)  120 lbs - Class of 2026

Evan McGuire (Minnesota)  215 lbs

Brett Swenson (Minnesota)  132 lbs

Charles Vanier (Minnesota)  144 lbs

Michael White (Indiana)  190 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Missouri

Hank Benter (Missouri)  126 lbs

Cash Cooley (Texas)  215 lbs - Class of 2026

David Gleason (Missouri)  157 lbs

Peyton Westpfahl (Missouri)  175 lbs

Mount Olive

Braden Reynolds (North Carolina)  157 lbs
 

Navy 

Evan Boblits (Maryland)  150 lbs

Oliver Phillips (Tennessee)  157 lbs

Sammy Spaulding (New Jersey)  138 lbs - Class of 2026
 

NC State

Lander Bosh (Utah)  126 lbs - Class of 2026

Kai Calcutt (Illinois)  215 lbs - Class of 2026

Dom Deputy (Pennsylvania)  126 lbs - Class of 2026

Griffin LaPlante (New York)  157 lbs - Class of 2026

Michael Saba (Colorado)  144 lbs - Class of 2026

Nebraska

Davis Parrow (Minnesota)  150 lbs - Class of 2026

Mason Petersen (Nebraska)  150 lbs - Class of 2026

Niko Rotella (Nebraska)  157 lbs - Class of 2026

Abdi Unle (Nebraska)  120 lbs

Cade Ziola (Nebraska)  215 lbs
 

Nebraska-Kearney

Kaedun Goodman (Nebraska)  144 lbs

Hudson Oliver (Nebraska)  215 lbs
 

North Carolina

Lincoln Jipp (Iowa)  175 lbs - Class of 2026

Brody Kelly (Illinois)  175 lbs - Class of 2026

Jacob Levy (Florida)  285 lbs

Lukas Littleton Mascaro (Pennsylvania)  126 lbs - Class of 2026

Dunia Sibomana (New York)  120 lbs - Class of 2026
 

North Dakota State

Peyton Cox (Illinois)  150 lbs

Lawson Eller (Minnesota)  132 lbs

Luke Hoag (Minnesota)  165 lbs

Ben Schultz (Minnesota)  190 lbs

Zytavius Williams (Minnesota)  138 lbs
 

Northern Illinois

Anthony Kroninger (Ohio)  175 lbs
 

Northern Iowa

Waylon Cressell (Indiana)  175 lbs - Class of 2026

Cael Gilmore (Ohio)  157 lbs - Class of 2026

Ashton Honnold (Iowa)  285 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Northern State

Calder Sheehan (Minnesota)  150 lbs
 

Northwestern

Travyn Boger (Utah)  285 lbs - Class of 2026 

Jaxon Miller (Iowa)  175 lbs - Class of 2026

Alex Smith (Florida)  215 lbs

Peter Snyder (Maryland)  215 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Norwich

Nicholas Berrena (Pennsylvania)  144 lbs
 

NYU

Brady Knaupp (Connecticut)  132 lbs
 

Ouachita Baptist

Hagen Crockett (New Mexico)  138 lbs
 

Ohio

Damien Couture (North Carolina)  285 lbs

Carson Weber (Ohio)  157 lbs
 

Ohio State

Adam Waters (Pennsylvania)  190 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Oklahoma 

Bryce Burkett (Minnesota)  175 lbs

Christian Jelle (Minnesota)  138 lbs - Class of 2026

Mason Ontiveros (California)  175 lbs - Class of 2026

Mikey Ruiz (Texas)  126 lbs - Class of 2026

Carter Vannest (California)  190 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Oklahoma State

Jordyn Raney (Kentucky)  138 lbs - Class of 2026

Dreshaun Ross (Iowa)  285 lbs - Class of 2026

Kellen Wolbert (Wisconsin)  138 lbs

Rocklin Zinklin (California)  120 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Oregon State

Travis Grace (California)  175 lbs - Class of 2026

Manny Saldate (Nevada)  132 lbs
 

Ottawa

Parker Burk (Kansas)  126 lbs
 

Penn

Deven Casey (Illinois)  138 lbs

Isaak Chavez (Colorado)  175 lbs - Class of 2026

Charlie DeSena (Florida)  150 lbs - Class of 2026

Anthony DiAndrea (New Jersey)  132 lbs - Class of 2026

Elliott Humphries (Massachusetts)  175 lbs

Jordan Segal (New Jersey)  126 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Penn State

Sam Herring (Pennsylvania)  132 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Pittsburgh

Caleb Rodriguez (Pennsylvania)  285 lbs - Class of 2026

Kyle Scott (Pennsylvania)  175 lbs - Class of 2026

Tristan Steldt (Wisconsin)  175 lbs
 

Pitt-Johnstown

Ethan Osburn (Virginia)  190 lbs
 

Princeton

Mark Effendian (Pennsylvania)  285 lbs - Class of 2026

Matthew Martino (Idaho)  150 lbs

Blase Mele (New Jersey)  150 lbs
 

Purdue

Camden Baum (Pennsylvania)  144 lbs - Class of 2026

Aidan Costello (Indiana)   175 lbs

Ty Henderson (Indiana)   126 lbs

Drake Hooiman (Nevada)  138 lbs - Class of 2026

Adrian Pellot (Indiana)  165 lbs

Nathan Rioux (Indiana)   132 lbs - Class of 2026

Isaiah Schaefer (Indiana)  138 lbs 

Griffin Van Tichelt (Indiana)  175 lbs - Class of 2026

Noah Weaver (Indiana)  215 lbs
 

Roanoke

Jackson Rowling (North Carolina)  150 lbs

Troy Shannon (North Carolina)  157 lbs

Taven Williams (Virginia)  175 lbs
 

Rutgers

Alex Reyes (New Jersey)  190 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Sacred Heart

AJ Falcone (New Jersey)  165 lbs

Samuel Henry (New Jersey)  285 lbs
 

Seton Hill

Joshua Joubert (New Jersey)  175 lbs
 

Shenandoah

James Battulga (Virginia)  165 lbs

Hayden Thompson (Virginia)  150 lbs
 

Sioux Falls

Hank Meyer (Minnesota)  215 lbs
 

SIU Edwardsville

Myron Mendez (Florida)  215 lbs
 

South Dakota State

Conlan Carlson (Minnesota)  150 lbs

Bas Diaz (Iowa)  157 lbs

Carson Dupill (South Dakota)  126 lbs

Micah Hach (South Dakota)  285 lbs

Jacob Herm (Wisconsin)  157 lbs

Riley Johnson (Nebraska)  190 lbs - Class of 2026

Liam Neitzel (Wisconsin)  132 lbs

Keenan Sheridan (South Dakota)  175 lbs

Jarrett Wadsen (Minnesota)  190 lbs
 

Stanford

Zeno Moore (Florida)  157 lbs - Class of 2026

Siraj Sidhu (California)  126 lbs - Class of 2026

Jarrett Smith (Michigan)  113 lbs - Class of 2026
 

St. Cloud State

Maximus Riggins (Iowa)  126 lbs

Sam Zanton (Wisconsin)  165 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Utah Valley

Chris Dennis (Pennsylvania)  165 lbs - Class of 2026

Geromino Rivera (Utah)  138 lbs

Jason Worthley (Utah)  150 lbs
 

Virginia

Liam Crook (Wisconsin)  165 lbs - Class of 2026

Jayce Paridon (Florida)  144 lbs
 

Virginia Tech

Revin Dickman (Indiana)  120 lbs - Class of 2026
 

VMI

Malachi Ortiz (Florida)  126 lbs
 

Wartburg

Caden Correll (Illinois)  113 lbs
 

Wesleyan

Reese Spiro (Massachusetts)  190 lbs
 

Western Colorado

Charlie Herting (Colorado)  175 lbs
 

West Virginia

Alex Berisha (New York)  215 lbs

Mason Jakob (Tennessee)  120 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Williams Baptist

Caiden Saavedra (Arkansas)  144 lbs
 

Wisconsin

Ty Imhoff (Wisconsin)  165 lbs

Eli Leonard (Wisconsin)  175 lbs - Class of 2026

Collin McDowell (Wisconsin)  144 lbs

Hunter Stevens (Wisconsin)  144 lbs - Class of 2026
 

Wisconsin-LaCrosse

Cole Gentsch (Illinois)  126 lbs

Asher Sheldon (Illinois)  285 lbs
 

Wisconsin-Parkside

Lincoln Flayter (Wisconsin)  132 lbs

Tanner Gormanson (Wisconsin)  285 lbs

Sullivan Ramos (Wisconsin)  165 lbs

Thomas Reilly (Wisconsin)  215 lbs

Nathan Stiebs (Wisconsin)  285 lbs
 

Wyoming

Gunner Henry (Indiana)  190 lbs

Owen Hull (Oregon)  165 lbs

John Murphy (Minnesota)  190 lbs - Class of 2026

Tucker Roybal (Utah)  165 lbs

Over the last few weeks, we’ve done a lot with recruiting. Our Class of 2025 recruiting rankings dropped as did our honorable mentions. With another year’s worth of recruiting data, it’s a good time to add it to the recent past, in order to see who have been the consistent forces on the recruiting trail. 

We’ve taken recruiting data from 2021-25 (since Willie Saylor took over InterMat) and compiled it in such a manner to hopefully answer questions about who has been the most consistent in the recruiting game. During this span, we have mentioned the top 25 teams in our rankings, plus listed five honorable mentions. A team that was ranked #1 for a particular year has received 30 points. #2 was worth 29 points…an so on. Once we got a point total, it was divided by five for the five years observed - giving us a particular average. 

Teams below have been sorted in order of their average - largest to smallest. 

The teams listed below have appeared at least once in our recruiting rankings (2021-25) or honorable mentions. 

1. Oklahoma State: 124 points - 24.8 average

2. Penn State: 118 points - 23.6 average

3. Iowa: 113 points - 22.6 average

4. NC State: 111 points - 22.2 average

5. Ohio State: 104 points - 20.8 average

6. Virginia Tech: 103 points - 20.6 average

7. Nebraska: 101 points - 20.2 average

8. Cornell: 96 points - 19.2 average

9. Stanford: 95 points - 19 points

10. Iowa State: 93 points - 18.6 points

11. Rutgers: 81 points - 16.2 average

12. Missouri: 77 points - 15.4 average

13. Michigan: 71 points - 14.2 average

14(t). Minnesota: 68 points - 13.6 average

14(t). North Carolina: 68 points - 13.6 average

16. Arizona State: 58 points - 11.6 average

17. Oklahoma: 48 points - 9.6 average

18. Wyoming: 46 points - 9.2 average

19(t). Pittsburgh: 43 points - 8.6 average

19(t). Oregon State: 43 points - 8.6 average

21(t). Army West Point: 42 points - 8.4 average

21(t). Penn: 42 points - 8.4 average

23. Wisconsin: 40 points - 8.0 average

24. Purdue: 38 points - 7.6 average

25. Virginia: 37 points - 7.4 average

26. Illinois: 36 points - 7.2 average

27. Indiana: 34 points - 6.8 average

28(t). Lehigh: 33 points - 6.6 average

28(t). Navy: 33 points - 6.6 average

30. South Dakota State: 33 points - 6.6 average

31. Princeton: 32 points - 6.4 average

32. North Dakota State: 31 points - 6.2 average

33. Maryland: 27 points - 5.4 average

34. Northwestern: 24 points - 4.8 average

35(t). Air Force: 23 points - 4.6 average

35(t). Bucknell: 23 points - 4.6 average

37. Northern Iowa: 20 points - 4.0 average

38. Little Rock: 17 points - 3.4 average

39. West Virginia: 15 points - 3.0 average

40(t). Campbell: 12 points - 2.4 average

40(t). Northern Colorado: 12 points - 2.4 average

42(t). Brown: 11 points - 2.2 average

42(t). Lock Haven: 11 points - 2.2 average

44. Columbia: 10 points - 2.0 average

45. California Baptist: 8 points - 1.6 average

46. Drexel: 6 points - 1.2 average

47. Cal Poly: 5 points - 1.0 average

48. SIU Edwardsville: 4 points - 0.8 average
 

Of course, recruiting is only part of the game when it comes to success at the collegiate level. There is also retention and development. Schools that have poor retention might have a higher recruiting score, while programs known for their development might end up with better results than this study would indicate. 

Last week, InterMat’s Class of 2025 Recruiting Rankings were released and they featured the top-25 recruiting classes in the nation. Trying to cut down to the top 25 is an arduous task and one that involves splitting hairs and being very picky. 

Just because a team may not have made the top 25 doesn’t mean that they didn’t have a good recruiting class. That’s why we end up mentioning five additional classes that didn’t make the top-25, yet will likely be very productive for their school. Even after this list, there are still some really good classes out there, and ones that will be extremely helpful, though they didn’t feature a handful of ranked wrestlers. 

Bucknell

Top Recruits: #124 Lucas Lawler (Bishop McDevitt, PA), #129 Ryan Lawler (Bishop McDevitt, Pennsylvania), #163 Shane McFillin (Bethlehem Catholic, PA), #172 Blue Stiffler (Mill Creek, GA), #217 Bryce Manera (Southern Regional, NJ), NR Will Greenberg (Hawken, OH)

Bucknell continues to get it done. They now have three straight years with a mention in the recruiting rankings. It has translated onto the mat, as well. Each of the previous two ranked classes has yielded at least one true freshman national qualifier (all at 165 or above). The Lawlers were both PA state finalists in 2025 and Shane McFillin was third at the AAA level. A potential dark horse here is Blue Stiffler who was a 16U Fargo freestyle champion and a double All-American at the UWW U17 Trials.

Recent Recruiting History: 2024 (25), 2023 (19), 2022 (NR), 2021 (NR)
 

Lehigh

Top Recruits: #44 Chase Van Hoven (Brooke Point, VA), #110 Vaughn Spencer (Pine-Richland, PA), #118 Rowan Holmes (Somerset, PA), #220 Brady Collins (Clearfield, PA), NR Anthony Evanitsky (Wyoming Seminary, PA), NR Chase Quenault (Delbarton, NJ)

It’s back-to-back honorable mentions for Lehigh. There’s a lot of excitement around this program with three returning All-Americans and a high-profile assistant coaching hire. Plus, a huge recruiting class is on the horizon in 2026. This one isn’t quite as loaded as next year’s appears to be, but it’s very solid. With Vaughn Spencer and Rowan Holmes, the Mountain Hawks get help in the upperweights, a place where they could use more depth immediately and in the future. 

Recent Recruiting History: 2024 (HM), 2023 (21), 2022 (17), 2021 (NR)

Little Rock

Top Recruits: #123 Jackson Tucker (Hillsboro, MO), #149 Landon Jobber-Spence (Staunton River, VA), #162 Jadyn Johnson (Melissa, TX), #189 Billy Greenwood (Poudre, CO), #215 Taye Wilson (Pratt, KS), #221 Isael Perez (Hope, RI)

Years of huge recruiting classes have allowed Little Rock to dial it back a bit with this class - in terms of the actual number of wrestlers in the class. The quality is still there with six Big Boarders. That’s typically a number that gets a slot in the top 25; however, this year they just missed. The Trojans continue to expand their recruiting footprint each year. Most of the recruits come from Little Rock’s usual stomping grounds, but this year they’ve added ones from Colorado, Rhode Island, and Virginia. 

Recent Recruiting History: 2024 (NR), 2023 (NR), 2022 (19), 2021 (HM)

Princeton

Top Recruits: #64 Vincenzo Lavalle (Hanover Park, NJ), #66 Matthew Martino (Eagle, ID), #159 Blaise Mele (Princeton, NJ), #176 Gavin Hawk (Phillipsburg, NJ), NR Conor Delaney (Rumson Fair Haven, NJ), NR Conor McCloskey (Buford, GA)

This will be the first mention in the recruiting rankings for Princeton with Joe Dubuque at the helm. A pair of top 75 recruits is always a good sign. The Tigers finished with four Big Boarders; however, their other two top recruits have been ranked at one point or another in their careers. This class focused heavily on the upperweights. If one of them (Lavalle, Delaney, McCloskey) can contribute and win early on, then Princeton will be a very tough dual team. 

Recent Recruiting History: 2024 (NR), 2023 (12), 2022 (20), 2021 (NR)
 

West Virginia

Top Recruits: #74 Brock Kehler (University, WV), #76 Cole Evans (Perrysburg, OH), #102 Leo Contino (Buchanan, CA), #141 Casen Roark (Father Ryan, TN), #161 Luke Satriano (Valley Central, NY), #169 Gunnar Andrick (Point Pleasant, WV), NR Carmine Lenzi (Berks Catholic, PA), NR Jason Torres (Malvern Prep, PA), NR Lonzy Vielma (Connellsville, PA)

It appears as if Tim Flynn and company have really found their groove on the recruiting trail at West Virginia. The Mountaineers 2024 class was their first ranking in about a decade, now they have back-to-back classes with mentions. This is a massive class that features help at most weight classes. Though top recruit Brock Kehler is a heavyweight prospect, the WVU staff really focused on the light and middleweights. West Virginia could be pretty senior-laden in 2025-26, but a class like this will ensure there’s no huge drop-off after March. 

Recent Recruiting History: 2024 (17), 2023 (NR), 2022 (NR), 2021 (NR)

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, a furious push from the second-place team ensued. Third was pretty easy to determine, but after that, there were a lot of teams that could make a case for the remainder of the top ten. 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. 

- Impact on a program: This is subjective, but tends to favor teams that aren't consistent NCAA trophy contenders. If Iowa or Penn State sign the #80 overall recruit and he turns out to AA twice, taking seventh and eighth for them, it has a particular impact. But if Brown or Wyoming sign the same prospect and he has the same career, it will have a much more significant impact on those two programs. Both Brown and Wyoming may have benefitted from this criteria in 2025.

So, with that out of the way, enjoy InterMat's 2025 Team Recruiting Rankings.

25. Iowa State

Top Recruits: #14 Christian Castillo (Ames, IA), #107 Carter Pearson (Southeast Polk, IA), #139 TJ Koester (Bettendorf, IA), NR Jacob Helgeson (Johnston, IA)

Not every class has to have 10 incoming freshmen and eight Big Boarders. It’s difficult to pull off and maybe even more so with roster limits looming. All of that to say, Iowa State doesn’t have a huge class, but that’s not a bad thing. The Cyclones have had some very strong classes of late. That combined with some key transfers doesn’t leave them with many holes. Actually, they’ll have some interesting roster decisions. 

With the Class of 2025, Iowa State did sign U17 world silver medalist and two-time Super 32 champion Christian Castillo. Castillo, an Arizona native, already spent his senior year of high school in Ames and has likely been working closely with the RTC. He’s a great prospect at 125 lbs. 

Aside from Castillo, Kevin Dresser’s team was able to get some quality prospects from in-state with Big Boarders Carter Pearson, TJ Koester, and Jacob Helgeson. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (9), 2023 (10), 2022 (2), 2021 (16)

24. Brown

Top Recruits: #82 Max Norman (Baylor School, TN), #210 Kaleb Jackson (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), #224 Preston Marchesseault (Ponaganset, RI), #238 Khimari Manns (St. Edward, OH), NR Riley McPherson (Brecksville, OH)

You have to love the way that Jordan Leen and his staff have been hustling on the recruiting trail since his hire before the 2022-23 season. At that time, Brown had fallen behind some of their Ivy League rivals in the recruiting game; however, now they are in the mix for plenty of Big Board talent. They’ve done so well that there have been a couple of instances where they got in early on a prospect, only to have him picked up by another school later in the game, after he has a breakout. That happened a couple of times this year. Even so, Brown has a good crew coming to Providence. 

Whether it was planned or not, the Brown staff has brought in kids from traditional power programs, ones that they’ll be able to hit again and again over the years. The local New England scene is slowly getting more competitive nationally and Brown seemed ready to take advantage of that. 

Brown’s 2024-25 squad featured four senior starters so this group should be counted on to start early. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (NR), 2023 (NR), 2022 (NR), 2021 (HM)

23. Penn

Top Recruits: #90 Max Stein (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #131 Liam Carlin (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, NY), #155 Deven Casey (IC Prep, IL), #164 Elliott Humphries (Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA), #170 Wyatt Stout (Southern Regional, NJ), #228 Greyson Meak (Cold Spring Harbor, NY), #234 Donny Almeyda (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), NR Brian Heard (Abingdon Heights, PA)

Of late, Penn has routinely brought in huge recruiting classes. This is more of the same. They’ve also been a regular in the recruiting rankings. Despite some coaching changes in the last couple of years, recruiting has maintained and continued. 

Years of strong recruiting means that this class won’t be pressed into duty immediately; however, since they can’t use redshirts, if one of these recruits can come in and push a starter it makes for a more competitive room. 

Penn continues to dip into New Jersey for talent, while getting some homegrown talent, and reaching into New York, as well. This is a blueprint that the Penn staff continues to follow. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (HM), 2023 (20), 2022 (18), 2021 (23)

22. Purdue

Top Recruits: #70 Noah Weaver (Rossville, IN), #142 Adrian Pellot (Merrillville, IN), #160 Isaiah Schaefer (Mater Dei, IN), #178 Vinny Paino (Emerson-Park Ridge, NJ), #193 Brody Saccoccia (Steubenville, OH), #201 Aidan Costello (Hobart, IN)

Looking at this class combined with the early Class of 2026, it looks like Purdue will continue to be a mainstay in the recruiting rankings. It makes sense as the Boilermakers are coming off a season in which they put multiple wrestlers on the NCAA podium for the first time since 2006. 

The Purdue staff did a great job at making sure their home state’s best wrestlers were kept within its borders. Three of the in-state recruits (Weaver, Pellot, Schaefer) were 2025 state champions. They also did well at filling potential holes in the future. Paino, Costello, and Weaver all are projected at weights where the returning starter is a senior, so they should be ready to go after a redshirt. 

You have to like a school that has seen its recent success translate onto the recruiting trail and can take care of business recruiting at home (along with picking up some others from Big Ten country). 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (NR), 2023 (13), 2022 (NR), 2021 (20)

21. Navy

Top Recruits: #42 Caedyn Ricciardi (St. Peter’s Prep, NJ), #148 Tyler Hood (St. Christopher’s, VA), #167 Evan Boblits (St. Mary’s Ryken, MD), #202 Nikos Filipos (Wyoming Seminary, PA), NR Coltyn Reedy (Sheridan, OH), NR Gavin Cole (Council Rock South, PA)

The Navy recruiting classes tend to be large and this one is no different. It is headed up by one of the more overlooked stars in the top-50 two-time New Jersey champion and three-time finalist Caedyn Ricciardi. Ricciardi is also a three-time Beast of the East finalist and one-time champ. 

As can often be the case, the Navy staff looked to the National Prep ranks to find a handful of recruits - Tyler Hood, Evan Boblits, and Nikos Filipos. All three were National Prep AA’s in 2025 and Hood was a finalist, while Boblits was third, both at the 150 lb weight class. 

Navy is back in the mix after missing out on the rankings in each of the last two seasons. I’d expect them to be in the rankings next year, as well. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (NR), 2023 (NR), 2022 (21), 2021 (18)

20. South Dakota State

Top Recruits: #77 Jacob Herm (Neenah, WI), #89 Micah Hach (Watertown, SD), #177 Liam Neitzel (Hudson, WI), #190 Zach Ballante (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), #192 Carson Dupill (Greeneville, TN), #200 Bas Diaz (Waverly-Shell Rock, IA), #212 Jarrett Wadsen (St. Michael-Albertville, MN), #214 Keenan Sheridan (O’Gorman, SD), #242 Conlan Carlson (Willmar, MN)

Oftentimes, in recruiting, the number of swings at the pinata is an important factor. There are bound to be some wrestlers who don’t live up to their pre-collegiate credentials, but if you get a large number of quality recruits some will work out. 

South Dakota State has the numbers with a ridiculous nine(!) Big Boarders. They were able to keep their home state’s best prospect within their borders with the signing of Micah Hach. Hach was an NHSCA Junior champion and a Fargo Junior finalist in Greco; however, they will have to share him with the football team. Two of the three highest-ranked recruits for Damion Hahn’s team come from Wisconsin, a state they’ve added to their normal recruiting rotation. The highest-ranked of the bunch is Jacob Herm, who has shined in Greco, but was fifth at the Super 32 last fall. 

The Jackrabbits have recruited well of late, so they don’t go into 2025-26 with any major holes in the lineup. A large group like this should let them redshirt everyone and continue to build depth and create quality DI wrestlers that might have initially been overlooked. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (NR), 2023 (HM), 2022 (HM), 2021 (12)

19. Wyoming

Top Recruits: #38 Lane Foard (Benedictine, VA), #86 Gunner Henry (Brownsburg, IN), #100 Luke Willochell (Greater Latrobe, PA), #199 Isaiah Harrison (Mountain View, CO), #229 Brad Farrer (Pleasant Grove, UT)

Make it four straight years with Wyoming getting at least a mention in our recruiting rankings. The Cowboys chug along with three top 100 recruits and five Big Boarders. National Prep champion Lane Foard and NHSCA Sophomore champion Gunner Henry will make the Cowboy upperweights even more formidable than they are presently. Two-time Pennsylvania state finalist Luke Willochell is the younger brother of Wyoming national qualifier, Gabe. 

With recruits from Virginia, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, Wyoming continues to widen its recruiting bases. They’ve also found a way to stay true to their normal recruiting turf (Colorado/Utah). 

The additions of Foard/Henry in particular fall into a familiar pattern for Wyoming. They had homegrown All-Americans from the recruiting classes of 2022 and 2023, who were both ranked between #55 and #65 in their recruiting classes. Slightly overlooked, but also experienced on a national level. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (HM), 2023 (16), 2022 (13), 2021 (NR)

18. Army West Point

Top Recruits: #49 Joseph Antonio (St. John Bosco, CA), #136 Charles Weidman (Xavier, CT), #182 Cadell Lee (Brooke Point, VA), #191 Ben Smith (NY Military Academy, NY), NR Johnny Green (Aurora, OH), NR Hayden Hochstrasser (Southern Regional, NJ), NR Evan Roudebush (Bloomington South, IN), NR Josh Vasquez (Aurora Christian, IL), NR Primo Catalano (Chaminade, CA)

New head coach Troy Nickerson has a lot to work with between the existing talent in the room and the wrestlers on their way to West Point from the Class of 2025 (and beyond). Past Army recruiting classes have been filled with Big Boarders, but not many in the top half of the top 100. That is remedied with the pickup of two-time California state finalist Joseph Antonio. Antonio was a Super 32 finalist prior to his junior year in high school. 

On the other hand, Army does very well at developing non-blue chip recruits, so their past history gives them a slight bump when it comes to the recruits they’ve locked down outside of the top 50. It’s a testament to the West Point staff that Army has been a regular in the recruiting rankings, moreso than some from the traditional power conferences. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (NR), 2023 (17), 2022 (23), 2021 (24)

17. Northern Iowa

Top Recruits: #43 Logan Paradice (Colquitt County, GA), #61 Kyler Knaack (Don Bosco, IA), #130 Max Brady (Mariner, FL), #150 Jace Hedeman (Union, IA)

Northern Iowa hasn’t been a regular in the recruiting rankings. More often than not, the Panthers find overlooked gems and develop them into strong collegiate wrestlers. Now, Doug Schwab’s staff has a pair of top-100 recruits and four Big Boarders to work with. 

Top recruit, Logan Paradice, was a two-time top-four finisher at the Super 32 and was a three-time Georgia state champion. Kyler Knaack was the highest-ranked senior in the state of Iowa and a huge pickup for the Panthers. Knaack was a double 16U Fargo champion and a runner-up last year at the UWW U17 Trials.  

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (NR), 2023 (NR), 2022 (25), 2021 (NR)

16. Virginia

Top Recruits: #29 Emmitt Sherlock (Gilman, MD), #67 Jayce Paridon (Lake Highland Prep, FL), #154 Ethan Timar (St. Edward, OH), #194 Aiden King (Bishop Hartley, OH), #204 Macon Ayers (Staunton River, VA), #207 Rocco Hayes (Carl Sandburg, IL), #227 Adam Butler (St. Edward, OH)

The UVA staff got in on Emmitt Sherlock early and he ended up becoming the talk of the 2024 UWW U17 Trials with titles in both styles. Sherlock went on to the U17 World Championships, competed in both styles, and advanced to the bronze medal match in freestyle. 

Virginia’s other top 100 recruit, Jayce Paridon, was a late flip from Army West Point. With a loaded Lake Highland Prep schedule, Paridon hit all of the big tournaments and won National Preps, the Powerade, and NHSCA Senior Nationals. 

This group also features a duo from St. Edward, Ohio - Ethan Timar and Adam Butler. St. Ed’s has been one of the most consistent producers of talent at the high school level and a place where UVA has a long tradition of finding talent. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (NR), 2023 (NR), 2022 (9), 2021 (NR)

15. Indiana

Top Recruits: #35 Carson Thomas (LaSalle, OH), #79 Jackson Blum (Lowell, MI), #113 Hunter Sturgill (Baylor School, TN), #119 Gavin Jendreas (Crown Point, IN), #121 Matt Kowalski (Springboro, OH), NR Anthony Gutierrez (St. Charles East, IL)

Indiana is becoming a regular in the recruiting rankings thanks to coach Angel Escobedo and his staff. They have back-to-back top 15 classes, which is also coming on the heels of the first All-American of Escobedo’s tenure. 

The highest-ranked wrestler in this class is Carson Thomas who skipped his final season of collegiate wrestling to train at the OTC. In between his junior and senior seasons, Thomas was third at the UWW U17 Trials and Fargo Junior freestyle before winning the Super 32. He’s an excellent pickup for the Hoosiers. 

Looking at Indiana’s class, they’ve been able to nab top prospects from a handful of their neighboring Big Ten states. That is in addition to inking Indiana state finalist and Fargo All-American Gavin Jendreas. 

If Indiana can continue to stack recruiting classes like these on top of each other they’ll continue to move up in a loaded conference. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (14), 2023 (HM), 2022 (NR), 2021 (NR)

14. Stanford

Top Recruits: #13 Angelo Posada (Poway, CA), #95 Brokton Borelli (Los Banos, CA), #109 Edwin Sierra (Poway, CA), #114 Dylan Pile (Los Gatos, CA), #196 Adam Mattin (Delta, OH)

After three incredible classes for Stanford, there aren’t too many holes in the potential Cardinal lineup for 2025-26. Hence a smaller recruiting class in 2025. The class is small on numbers, but big on talent. 

Angelo Posada is someone who has continued to grow and get better as he’s moved up in weight. Since last summer he won Fargo Junior freestyle, the Super 32, and the Doc B. He also was selected for Who’s #1 and won at the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic. Also, staying at home are, Brokton Borelli, Edwin Sierra, and Dylan Pile. Each finished in the top-three in California last year. 

The future (and the present) is very exciting for Stanford wrestling. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (2), 2023 (8), 2022 (5), 2021 (NR)

13. Oregon State

Top Recruits: #71 Manny Saldate (SLAM Academy, NV), #83 Anthony Mutarelli (Council Rock South, PA), #88 Khale McDonnell (Fountain Valley, CA), #117 Koy Davidson (Fort Dodge, IA), #135 Beau Priest (Bakersfield, CA), #153 Adrien Reyes (Clovis, CA), #195 Jeff Lopez (Clovis West, CA)

Since Chris Pendleton took over in the spring of 2020, recruiting in California has been a priority for Oregon State. That is very evident with the Class of 2025. Khale McDonnell, Beau Priest, Adrien Reyes, and Jeff Lopez all finished in the top four, at one time or another, at the state tournament. McDonnell and Lopez have been finalists. 

Not only has Oregon State dominated recruiting in California, but they’ve also done well with the West Coast, in general. The top recruit, Manny Saldate, is from Nevada and seemingly goes to and places at every national tournament. 

Oregon State was patient and waited till late in the game (for today’s standards) to receive a commitment from Pennsylvania AAA state champion Anthony Mutarelli. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (NR), 2023 (15), 2022 (22), 2021 (NR)

12. Pittsburgh

Top Recruits: #41 Vince Bouzakis (Wyoming Seminary, PA), #65 Bode Marlow (Thomas Jefferson, PA), #87 Carson Walsh (Pope John XXIII, NJ), #93 Evan Petrovich (Connellsville, PA), #181 Nico Fanella (Indiana, PA)

This is easily the best recruiting class of the Kevin Gavin-era and probably the best for Pitt since 2016. The class got a late boost as #41 Vince Bouzakis flipped from Ohio State. Bouzakis had a massive junior season, one that saw him win a Junior freestyle title in Fargo, followed by a third place finish at the Super 32 and championships at the Ironman and Powerade. He didn’t compete very often as a senior, so he could end up outwrestling his current ranking. 

The Pitt staff did what they needed to do in retaining Big Boarders from Western Pennsylvania in Bode Marlow, Evan Petrovich, and Nico Fanella. Marlow was a state runner-up in one of the tougher brackets in the country. 

You also have to like the signing of New Jersey state finalist Carson Walsh. The Pitt staff seems to be dipping into Jersey pretty often, of late. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (NR), 2023 (24), 2022 (15), 2021 (HM)
 

11. North Carolina

Top Recruits: #56 Matt Botello (Wyoming Seminary, MA), #60 Jacob Levy (Lake Highland Prep, GA), #80 Mitchell Younger (Bishop Watterson, OH), #94 Nate Askew (Baylor School, GA), #138 Devon Miller (Edmond North, OK), #147 Luke Sipes (Altoona, PA), NR Liam Hickey (Cardinal Gibbons, NC). 

The second recruiting class under the watchful eye of Rob Koll was almost as good as the first. Four top 100 prospects. Six Big Boarders in total. I usually try to look for consistent recruiting trends with schools - maybe a certain area of the country. North Carolina kind of has guys coming in from everywhere. They did hit the National Prep level pretty hard and ended up signing two 2025 champions, Matt Botello and Jacob Levy. 

The UNC staff had their eyes open in 2024 with a couple of late flips. This year they had two flips from Big Boarders with Devon Miller and Luke Sipes. 

With a massive class in 2024 and this group, combined with transfers, the projected lineup for this year and going forward will include almost all recruits from the Koll-era. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (8), 2023 (NR), 2022 (16), 2021 (21)
 

10. Rutgers

Top Recruits: #25 Tahir Parkins (Nazareth, PA), #40 Devon Magro (Bishop McCort, PA), #69 Jordan Chapman (Cranford, NJ), #98 Billy Townson (Poway, CA), NR Easton Doster (New Haven, IN)

It’ll be back-to-back top ten ranked recruiting classes for Rutgers. Likely for the first time in program history. Once again, the Rutgers staff ventured into Pennsylvania and emerged with a pair of state champions and two of the best seniors in the state. Rutgers also has recently branched out to California and Indiana, those states have produced recruits in 2025, as well. 

Rutgers’ bread-and-butter thus far has been their in-state wrestlers. Keeping Jordan Chapman at home was a strong signing. Chapman has placed at all of the big national events and typically puts up a lot of points along the way. 

Strong recruiting and portal additions will allow the Rutgers staff to redshirt this entire class, if they see fit. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (4), 2023 (NR), 2022 (12), 2021 (17)
 

9. Michigan

Top Recruits: #20 Nick Sahakian (St. John Bosco, CA), #32 Eren Sement (Council Rock North, PA), #58 Gauge Botero (Faith Christian Academy, PA), #78 De’Alcapon Veazy (Ponderosa, CO), #108 Cooper Hilton (Wyoming Seminary, PA), #187 Charles Walker (Joliet Central, IL)

It’s hard to believe that Michigan missed out on our recruiting rankings at the beginning of this cycle; however, they are in the top 11 for the third straight season. This year saw Sean Bormet’s team venture into Pennsylvania more than in past year - which is never a bad idea. The Wolverines got a late flip from #32 Eren Sement, who might have been one of the biggest risers in the nation during the 2024-25 season. He went from #107 to #32 over the course of his senior year. 

The top recruit for the Wolverines is Nick Sahakian, who might be the best pure heavyweight prospect in this class. Sahakian also was a flip toward Michigan. He was a U17 World Team member in Greco-Roman and a three-time UWW U17 Trials placer in both styles. Late addition, Charles Walker, is an intriguing prospect who did not place in Illinois at 215 lbs as a junior, but won a loaded 285 lb bracket. 

Three strong recruiting classes in a row will help Michigan restock and could have them relying on the transfer portal less in the future. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (11), 2023 (2), 2022 (NR), 2021 (NR)
 

8. Iowa

Top Recruits: #7 Leo DeLuca (Blair Academy, NJ), #10 Harvey Ludington (Brick Memorial, NJ), #52 Claudio Torres (Lake Highland Prep, FL), #146 Ty Miller (St. Edward, OH)

A couple of high-profile late flips helped the Hawks get into the top five. Harvey Ludington initially committed to Arizona State and Claudio Torres had signed with Virginia Tech. Both are now headed to Iowa City. The New Jersey duo of Leo DeLuca and Ludington represent a pair of top ten recruits. Iowa now has signed multiple top-ten recruits in back-to-back years. Before 2024, the last time they had two top ten wrestlers in the same class was 2017. That’s a great sign as they are looking to unseat Penn State. 

Not only did Tom Brands’ squad get some high-caliber prospects, but they also come at weights of need. The wrestlers in DeLuca, Ludington, and Torres’ projected weights are heading into their senior seasons. Had they not signed these three, there were no obvious replacements on the roster. Iowa is also currently thin at the upperweight and Ohio’s Miller twins can help out there. Ty is headed straight to Iowa, while Jarrell will go to Iowa Central first. 

Much has been made about Iowa’s foray into the transfer portal for veterans. Getting a class like this with multiple potential superstars could prevent them from having to do that in the future. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (13), 2023 (6), 2022 (11), 2021 (4)

7. Nebraska

Top Recruits: #19 Tyler Eise (Ponderosa, CO), #34 Nikade Zinkin (Clovis, CA), #36 Jake Hockaday (Brownsburg, IN), #37 Cade Ziola (Skutt Catholic, NE), #84 Abdi Unle (Omaha Bryan, NE)

One of the most consistent recruiting forces in the nation is Nebraska. Their 19th place ranking in 2024 was their lowest in almost a decade. In 2025, they are in a spot they’re more accustomed to in eighth place. There’s a lot to like about this group for Nebraska. Two of their signees have competed in FloWrestling’s Who’s #1 dual event (Ziola/Eise).  Three have finished in the top three at the Super 32. 

You also have to like the Huskers keeping a pair of top 100 recruits at home. Their home state doesn’t produce Big Boarders at the same rate as other states, so it’s important to grab them when available. 

The Nebraska staff also addressed some potential needs at 141 and 149 with Hockaday and Zinkin, as the starters at both weights will be seniors in 2025-26. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (19), 2023 (7), 2022 (8), 2021 (13)
 

6. NC State

Top Recruits: #8 Daniel Zepeda (Gilroy, CA), #21 Will Denny (Marist, IL), #28 Brogan Tucker (Graham, OH), #85 Casen Howle (Greenwood, SC), #145 Jason Kwaak (Brentwood, NY), NR Xavier Wilson (Eastern Guilford, NC)

NC State has become a mainstay in recruiting rankings and has another high-quality class in 2025. Even with NC State’s success on the recruiting trail. They’ve only inked one top ten prospect since their top-ranked Class of 2016. Now, Daniel Zepeda is another. He’s a three-time California state champion and has the ability to become a cornerstone of the Wolfpack program. 

The next recruits in line, in terms of recruiting rankings, were two of the prospects that seemed to generate less hype than others ranked in the same range - Will Denny and Brogan Tucker. Combined with Zepeda, they could form a formidable 1-2-3 punch in the middle of NC State for years to come. You also have to like getting a local-ish product in the upperweights with Casen Howle, an NHSCA Senior National champion with a long list of national level accolades, despite hailing from South Carolina. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (12), 2023 (18), 2022 (3), 2021 (5)
 

5. Missouri

Top Recruits: #11 Seth Mendoza (Mt. Carmel, IL), #23 Kollin Rath (Bethlehem Catholic, PA), #46 Sampson Stillwell (St. Michael, MO), #48 Dom Bambinelli (Mill Creek, GA), #91 Peyton Westpfahl (Liberty, MO), #99 Danny Heiser (Evansville, WI), #111 David Gleason (Staley, MO), NR Gerald Harris (Cascia Hall, OK), NR Hank Benter (Hickman, MO)

Up until this year, Missouri’s recent recruiting history had them with a huge class one year, then a smaller class the next. Now, they’ve got back-to-back with highly ranked recruiting classes - seventh last year and now sixth in 2025. As you might expect, the Mizzou staff took care of business at home with two top-100 signees from the Show Me State and three Big Boarder’s total. 

Seth Mendoza leads the way and he has remained one of the top wrestlers in the Class of 2025 since setting foot on a high school mat. He’s competed everywhere and typically placed very high. Over the last year, he was a finalist in Fargo (Junior freestyle), the Super 32, and the Ironman. 

Getting Kollin Rath was huge for the Tiger staff on the mat and on the recruiting trail. Rath finished his high school career as the second ranked 157 lber in the country. In the long term, this move has significant recruiting implications. Missouri hadn’t landed a wrestler of Rath’s caliber from Pennsylvania in quite some time (Troy Dolan - 2007?). Getting a foothold into the Pennsylvania landscape is always a good thing. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (7), 2023 (NR), 2022 (4), 2021 (NR) 
 

4. Virginia Tech

Top Recruits: #12 Ryan Burton (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), #15 Aaron Seidel (Northern Lebanon, PA), #27 Colin Gaj (Quakertown, PA), #51 Noah Nininger (Staunton River, VA), #55 Drew Gorman (Buford, GA), #92 Ben Weader (Chantilly, VA)

Even a late flip isn’t enough to knock the Hokies from their perch at #4. The coaching staff hit some of the favorite and most fruitful recruiting locations (New Jersey/Pennsylvania/Georgia), while also keeping two of their home states best seniors within their borders. 
Years of great recruiting and transfer portal management have given the Virginia Tech staff the opportunity to redshirt this entire class, if need be. 

The top two recruits for Virginia Tech (Burton/Seidel) both captured Junior freestyle national titles last summer in Fargo. Four future Hokies (Burton/Seidel/Gaj/Gorman) were invited to participate in in FloWrestling’s Who’s #1 Dual. Nininger and Weader both finished top six at the U20 Open in Vegas. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (10), 2023 (9), 2022 (7), 2021 (22)
 

3. Cornell

Top Recruits: #4 Anthony Knox (St. John Vianney, NJ), #9 Jude Correa (Wyoming Seminary, NH), #16 Alessio Perentin (Delbarton, NJ), #30 Rocco Dellagatta (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), #33 Isaiah Cortez (Gilroy, CA), #45 Eljiah Cortez (Gilroy, CA), #53 Elijah Diakomihalis (Hilton, NY), #68 Adrian DeJesus (St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ), #236 Jake Conroy (Ringgold, PA)

Eight big boarders - two of which are in the top ten, is a nice haul for a Cornell team that is traditionally a recruiting power. The highest rated of the bunch come at the bookends for Mike Grey’s team. Four-time New Jersey state champion and U20 team member Anthony Knox could start right away at 125 lbs and stay there for a few years. On the other end of the lineup, three-time National Prep champion and Who’s #1 winner Jude Correa awaits. Correa will attempt to become the first Cornell heavyweight to make the NCAA podium. 

In addition to Correa, Cornell also has Rocco Dellagatta and Jake Conroy as big boarders that could end up wrestling heavyweight. Elijah Diakomihalis is another in the line of Diakomihalis boys to wrestle for the Big Red - he should contribute at 184/197. 

Cornell has had success with wrestlers from Grey’s alma mater, Delbarton, and another one in Alessio Perentin, a three-time state champion, should help in the upper middlweights. 

This class, along with existing talent in the room, should help boost Cornell back into NCAA team trophy contention. The Class of 2025 gives Cornell three top-four recruiting classes in the last five years. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (18), 2023 (4), 2022 (NR), 2021 (3)
 

2. Oklahoma State

Top Recruits: #3 Ladarion Lockett (Stillwater, OK), #5 Landon Robideau (St. Michael-Albertville, MN), #6 Sergio Vega (Sunnyside, AZ), #24 Cody Routledge (Edmond North, OK), #26 Ronnie Ramirez (Walnut, CA), #50 Austin Johnson (Muncy, PA), #62 Ishmael Guerrero (Bixby, OK), #63 Cruz Goff (Blackwell, OK), #72 Beau Hickman (Tuttle, OK), #205 Ethan Teague (Tuttle, OK)

In many years, this type of talent would be enough to take home the recruiting crown. If you want to call Oklahoma State #1, I’m not mad at that! For the power programs, star power is key and Oklahoma State has plenty of that potential with three top ten prospects and five of the top 30. 

The first full recruiting class under David Taylor featured the Cowboys keeping one of the nation’s most highly-sought after prospects, one from their backyard, home in Ladarion Lockett. They were also able to flip the next three-highest recruits - Landon Robideau (Minnesota), Sergio Vega (Iowa State), and Kody Routledge (Nebraska). Based on talent and the way the lineup could shake out, we might see Lockett in year one. Over the summer, he’ll chase his second consecutive U20 world medal. 

Many expect Oklahoma State to threaten Penn State in the next couple of years, having a group this star-laden will help set the foundation for the team title to come back to Stillwater. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (16), 2023 (1), 2022 (6), 2021 (6)
 

1. Penn State

Top Recruits: #1 PJ Duke (Minisink Valley, NY), #2 Marcus Blaze (Perrysburg, OH), #18 Will Henckel (Blair Academy, CT), #22 Asher Cunningham (State College, PA), #39 Nathan Desmond (Wyoming Seminary, PA), #54 Dalton Perry (Central Mountain, PA)

The rich get richer with back-to-back #1 recruiting classes. Something that hasn’t been done in the era of recruiting rankings (2005-25). Penn State’s top three recruits all earned a spot on the U20 world team and two (Duke/Blaze) already have medals from the 2024 tournament. 

Even though there isn’t a huge “need” compared to other programs for wrestlers at weights like Duke and Henckel, they have the ability to come in, take over and immediately contend. Blaze comes at a weight range (133/141) that is more of an immediate need. He could start in year one. 

Penn State’s track record and hit rate with mega recruits supersedes and thoughts of redundancy with this group. 

Recent Recruiting Rankings: 2024 (1), 2023 (3), 2022 (NR), 2021 (1)

June 15th was New Year’s Day for those college coaches recruiting the Class of 2027 and the student-athletes waiting to plan out their futures. The 15th was the first day that collegiate coaches could officially contact rising juniors and there has been plenty of activity on the recruiting front. 

Since the 15th, some of the nation’s top prospects have released lists of their top schools. Rather than trying to dig through social media or click through a bunch of state sites, we have compiled this list of these top recruits and their potential future homes. 

Remember recruiting is a fluid process, so another school, currently unlisted, could jump into the picture for a recruit. Conversely, the recruits could trim their list at any time. 

This is a feature that will be revisited as needed throughout the recruitment process. 

#1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - Arizona State, Michigan, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Pittsburgh

#3 Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ) - Arizona State, Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Virginia Tech

#5 Israel Borge (Westlake, UT) - Arizona State, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraksa,Oklahoma State, Penn State 

#9 Mario Carini (Poway, CA) - Cornell, Iowa State, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Princeton, Purdue, Rutgers, Stanford, Virginia Tech

#14 Max Konopka (Simsbury, CT) - Cornell, Lehigh, NC State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#15 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Virginia Tech

#30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL) - Air Force, Arizona State, Army, Cornell, George Mason, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Little Rock, Michigan, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn, Purdue, Princeton, SIU Edwardsville, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, NC State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa

#39 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD) - Cornell, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota State, Wisconsin, Wyoming

#41 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - Army West Point, Cornell, Lehigh, Maryland, Minnesota, NC State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Utah Valley, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#52 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO) - Air Force, Cornell, Missouri, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Purdue, South Dakota State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

#54 Steel Meyers (Allen, TX) - Air Force, Brown, California Baptist, Cornell, Harvard, Little Rock, Missouri, NC State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wyoming

#107 Caleb Tyler (Delone Catholic, PA) - Clarion, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, Virginia, Wisconsin