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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