Recent Recruiting Update (10/12/2026)

Recruiting news has kept coming over the last week! Three Big Boarders announced commitments (one is a Fargo champion), and a handful of other quality recruits announced their plans. A couple of these programs are making their case for inclusion in the 2027 recruiting rankings. Here’s more information about the last week or so in recruiting: Air Force #196 Jack Wallukait (Dowling Catholic, IA) Air Force typically brings in large recruiting classes and 2027 is no different. Their latest addition is Iowa’s Jack Wallukait. Wallukait is a three-time Iowa 3A state medalist. He was third as both a freshman and sophomore and fourth at 120 lbs as a junior. He’s probably a good fit for multiple years at 125 lbs at the next level. With Wallukait on board, Air Force now has commitment from seven Class of 2027 Big Boarder’s and 11 wrestlers overall. Cal Poly JoJo Guardado (Esperanza, CA) The verbals continue to roll in for Jon Sioredas’ Mustangs. 2026 state eight-place finisher JoJo Guardado is the latest. He earned his placement last year at 132 lbs. Guardado qualified for the 2025 tournament, but did not make the medal stand. Before the 2025-26 season, Guardado took fifth place at the Freakshow. With Guardado’s commitment, Cal Poly now has verbals from seven seniors - all from California. Nebraska #117 Sam Howard (Boonville, IN) One of the biggest names to commit in recent weeks has been Indiana state runner-up, Sam Howard. Howard is currently ranked #117 among all seniors, but is expected to jump significantly after the Big Board’s next update. Over the summer, Howard captured a Junior National freestyle championship in Fargo in freestyle at 215 lbs. That helped him move to #2 in the country at 215 lbs and Howard heads into the Super 32 as the top seed at that weight. Also, on the national level, Howard finished fifth at the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle in 2025. Howard chose Nebraska after taking visits to Binghamton, Drexel, George Mason, Little Rock, Stanford, and Virginia Tech. With Howard’s commitment, Nebraska now has verbals from three members of the 2027 Big Board. Utah Valley Sawyer Ermigiotti (Pennridge, PA) Over his first couple of years leading the Utah Valley program, Adam Hall has shown that him and his staff are capable of going cross-country and inking recruits from Pennsylvania. They’ve done it before and they’ve done it again with a commitment from Sawyer Ermigiotti, a 2026 AAA sixth-place finisher at 215 lbs. After making the PA state podium, Ermigiotti went down to Virginia Beach and took seventh at NHSCA Junior Nationals. At the next level, Ermigiotti projects at 197 lbs. Before committing to Utah Valley, Ermigiotti took visits to Edinboro, Roanoke, and VMI. Here is Utah Valley’s current Class of 2027 after Ermigiotti’s commitment. Ermigiotti is one of three Pennsylvania natives in the class. Wisconsin #194 Bobby Ruscitti (Montini Catholic, IL) Eric Bush (Johnsburg, IL) Wisconsin has hit the Land of Lincoln hard and has two new verbals from Illinois over the last week. Of their current recruiting class, five of their six verbals come from wrestlers with Illinois ties. The latest are Bobby Ruscitti and Eric Bush. Ruscitti was fifth in Illinois’ 3A classification last season competing at 126 lbs. Since then, Ruscitti has taken seventh in both styles at the UWW U17 Trials and was fifth in Fargo in Junior Greco. He’s currently ranked #20 in the country at 132 lbs. Eric Bush was a 1A state champion in Illinois back in 2024 and then went to Florida and made a pair of state finals, winning a 2A crown at 120 lbs in 2026. Bush and Ruscitti project to hold down the first two weights for the Badgers in the future. Chris Bono’s team now has verbals from four 2027 Big Boarder’s.

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