2026 Division 1 Wrestlers: Hometowns and High Schools

[flyingcement]

State	Count
PA	354
NJ	241
OH	187
CA	162
IL	152
NY	149
VA	83
FL	76
IA	76
MI	76
IN	67
GA	66
WI	66
MN	65
NC	64
OK	58
CO	49
MO	48
MD	37
MA	36
AZ	31
TN	31
SC	30
TX	30
UT	24
ID	23
AL	22
CT	20
NE	20
INTL	16
OR	19
KS	16
WV	16
KY	15
WA	15
MT	12
RI	11
DE	10
SD	10
HI	8
NV	8
ND	8
WY	8
LA	7
NH	6
NM	5
AK	2
AR	1
ME	1
VT	1
DC	1
MS	0

Homestate	Count
Japan	3
Cuba	3
Canada	3
Uzbekistan	2
Sweden	1
South Africa	1
Mexico	1
Hungary	1
Brazil	1

[flyingcement]

High Schools with at least ten current D1 wrestlers:

High School	Count
Wyoming Seminary	21
Blair Academy	18
Lake Highland Prep	15
Poway	14
Bergen Catholic	13
St. Edward	12
Malvern Prep	12
Greens Farms Academy	12
Buchanan	12
Valiant Prep	11
Delbarton	10

 

[flyingcement]

If folks have interest to seeing any particular details, let me know.  I have all of the D1 data combined now and it has undergone one cleaning exercise.  I will continue to scrub the data over time.  

[Bardamu911]

I'd love to see the details....like, 37 wrestlers from Maryland? Wow, I can't think of one. Who are they and which high school? (I'm not asking you for an answer, just that's the sort of info I'd love to have) Awesome stuff!

[ionel]

52 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

 

State	Count
WY	8

 

48 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

 

High School	Count
Wyoming Seminary	21

Edited December 3, 2025 by ionel

[flyingcement]

18 minutes ago, Bardamu911 said:

I'd love to see the details....like, 37 wrestlers from Maryland? Wow, I can't think of one. Who are they and which high school? (I'm not asking you for an answer, just that's the sort of info I'd love to have) Awesome stuff!

Name	Weight	Year	Home City	Homestate	High School	College
Brady Pruett	125	SR	Clarksville	MD	Archbishop Spalding	Pennsylvania
Owen Bell	125	JR	Sparks Glencoe	MD	Hereford	Bucknell
Tyler Garvin	125	SO	Rising Sun	MD	Rising Sun	Maryland
Ellis Kirsch	133	FR	Chevy Chase	MD	Blair Academy	American
Coleman Nogle	133	JR	Laurel	MD	Mount Saint Joseph	Harvard
Joseph Couch	133	SR	Pasadena	MD	The Bullis School	Army
Jacob Brenneman	141	JR	Accident	MD	Northern Garrett	Edinboro
Michael Pizzuto	141	SO	Mt Airy	MD	South Carroll	Maryland
Clayton Gabrielson	141	SO	Chesapeake Beach	MD	St. Mary's Ryken	Maryland
Rohan Bucknor	141	FR	White Plains	MD	The Bullis School	Morgan State
Frank Antonelli	149	SR	Annapolis	MD	Annapolis	Navy
Jonathan Chang	149	SO	Clarksburg	MD	Clarksburg HS	Campbell
Richard Fedalen	149	SR	Laurel	MD	McDonogh School	Columbia
Oliver Graham	149	JR	Middletown	MD	Middletown	Bucknell
Carter Nogle	149	SO	Laurel	MD	Mount Saint Joseph	Air Force
Gage Owen	149	SO	Mt. Airy	MD	South Carroll	American
Charlie Gessford	157	FR	Centerville	MD	Archbishop Spalding	Bellarmine
Seth Weaver	157	SO	Chevy Chase	MD	Bethesda-Chevy Chase	Franklin & Marshall
Rhonin Swenson	157	FR	Oxon Hill	MD	Bishop McNamara HS	Morgan State
Paul Ognissanti	157	SO	Baltimore	MD	Blair Academy	Pennsylvania
John Jurkovic	157	FR	Ellicott City	MD	Gilman School	Air Force
Joe Clark	157	SO	Columbia	MD	Oakland Mills	Edinboro
Mekhi Neal	157	SO	Calvert County	MD	St. Mary's Ryken	Maryland
Ryan Money	165	SO	Gambrills	MD	Severn School	Maryland
AJ Rodrigues	165	JR	Mt. Airy	MD	South Carroll	Maryland
Dominic Solis	174	SR	Laurel	MD	McDonogh School	Maryland
Emmitt Sherlock	174	FR	Baltimore	MD	The Gilman School	Virginia
James Conway	184	SR	Towson	MD	Loyola Blakefield	Franklin & Marshall
Bryce Phillips	184	SO	Suitland	MD	St. Frances Academy	Morgan State
Alexander Newkirk	184	SR	Owings Mills	MD	Western School of Technology and Environmental Science	Morgan State
Jamil Morrow	197	FR	Bowie	MD	Bowie HS	George Mason
Sepanta Ahanj-Elias	197	FR	Gaithersburg	MD	Bullis School	Maryland
Lonnell Pabon	197	JR	Crofton	MD	South River	Buffalo
Eric Washington Jr.	197	SR	Silver Spring	MD	Springbrook HS	Morgan State
Max Ohamuo	285	FR	Owings Mills	MD	Calvert Hall College H.S.	LIU
Quincy Long	285	JR	Germantown	MD	Georgetown Prep	Franklin & Marshall
Sam Dickey	285	JR	Brookeville	MD	Sherwood	VMI

[flyingcement]

10 minutes ago, ionel said:

 

[Bardamu911]

2 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

 

Name	Weight	Year	Home City	Homestate	High School	College
Brady Pruett	125	SR	Clarksville	MD	Archbishop Spalding	Pennsylvania
Owen Bell	125	JR	Sparks Glencoe	MD	Hereford	Bucknell
Tyler Garvin	125	SO	Rising Sun	MD	Rising Sun	Maryland
Ellis Kirsch	133	FR	Chevy Chase	MD	Blair Academy	American
Coleman Nogle	133	JR	Laurel	MD	Mount Saint Joseph	Harvard
Joseph Couch	133	SR	Pasadena	MD	The Bullis School	Army
Jacob Brenneman	141	JR	Accident	MD	Northern Garrett	Edinboro
Michael Pizzuto	141	SO	Mt Airy	MD	South Carroll	Maryland
Clayton Gabrielson	141	SO	Chesapeake Beach	MD	St. Mary's Ryken	Maryland
Rohan Bucknor	141	FR	White Plains	MD	The Bullis School	Morgan State
Frank Antonelli	149	SR	Annapolis	MD	Annapolis	Navy
Jonathan Chang	149	SO	Clarksburg	MD	Clarksburg HS	Campbell
Richard Fedalen	149	SR	Laurel	MD	McDonogh School	Columbia
Oliver Graham	149	JR	Middletown	MD	Middletown	Bucknell
Carter Nogle	149	SO	Laurel	MD	Mount Saint Joseph	Air Force
Gage Owen	149	SO	Mt. Airy	MD	South Carroll	American
Charlie Gessford	157	FR	Centerville	MD	Archbishop Spalding	Bellarmine
Seth Weaver	157	SO	Chevy Chase	MD	Bethesda-Chevy Chase	Franklin & Marshall
Rhonin Swenson	157	FR	Oxon Hill	MD	Bishop McNamara HS	Morgan State
Paul Ognissanti	157	SO	Baltimore	MD	Blair Academy	Pennsylvania
John Jurkovic	157	FR	Ellicott City	MD	Gilman School	Air Force
Joe Clark	157	SO	Columbia	MD	Oakland Mills	Edinboro
Mekhi Neal	157	SO	Calvert County	MD	St. Mary's Ryken	Maryland
Ryan Money	165	SO	Gambrills	MD	Severn School	Maryland
AJ Rodrigues	165	JR	Mt. Airy	MD	South Carroll	Maryland
Dominic Solis	174	SR	Laurel	MD	McDonogh School	Maryland
Emmitt Sherlock	174	FR	Baltimore	MD	The Gilman School	Virginia
James Conway	184	SR	Towson	MD	Loyola Blakefield	Franklin & Marshall
Bryce Phillips	184	SO	Suitland	MD	St. Frances Academy	Morgan State
Alexander Newkirk	184	SR	Owings Mills	MD	Western School of Technology and Environmental Science	Morgan State
Jamil Morrow	197	FR	Bowie	MD	Bowie HS	George Mason
Sepanta Ahanj-Elias	197	FR	Gaithersburg	MD	Bullis School	Maryland
Lonnell Pabon	197	JR	Crofton	MD	South River	Buffalo
Eric Washington Jr.	197	SR	Silver Spring	MD	Springbrook HS	Morgan State
Max Ohamuo	285	FR	Owings Mills	MD	Calvert Hall College H.S.	LIU
Quincy Long	285	JR	Germantown	MD	Georgetown Prep	Franklin & Marshall
Sam Dickey	285	JR	Brookeville	MD	Sherwood	VMI

oh thanks! if it's not too much trouble can you do WA. state as well? 

[flyingcement]

3 minutes ago, Bardamu911 said:

oh thanks! if it's not too much trouble can you do WA. state as well? 

Name	Weight	Year	Home City	Homestate	High School	College	Conference
Mitchell Neiner	125	SO	Port Orchard	WA	South Kitsap HS	California Baptist	Big 12
Haiden Drury	141	SR	Toppenish	WA	Toppenish HS	Utah Valley	Big 12
Smokey McClure	141	SO	Langley	WA	Wyoming Seminary	Utah Valley	Big 12
Ethan Freund	149	SO	Kelso	WA	Kelso	Air Force	Big 12
Q'Veli Quintanilla	157	SO	Spokane	WA	University HS	Utah Valley	Big 12
Porter Craig	165	SO	Vancouver	WA	Coeur d’Alene HS	North Dakota State	Big 12
Mateo De La Pena	165	JR	Federal Way	WA	John F. Kennedy Catholic	Pittsburgh	ACC
CJ Hamblin	165	JR	Vancouver	WA	Mountain View High School	Oregon State	PAC 12
Noah Holman	170	FR	Spokane	WA	Gonzaga Preparatory	Northern Colorado	Big 12
Ivan Salaverry	184	FR	Bellevue	WA	Bellevue	Navy	EIWA
Lars Michaelson	184	FR	Bremerton	WA	Bremerton	Stanford	ACC
Shane McConville	184	FR	Renton	WA	Kennedy Catholic HS	South Dakota State	Big 12
Chris Neal	184	SO	Maple Valley	WA	Tahoma HS	CSU Bakersfield	PAC 12
Michael Gasper	285	GR	Maple Valley	WA	Tahoma HS	Little Rock	PAC 12
Levi Kovacs	285	SO	Maple Valley	WA	Tahoma HS	Utah Valley	Big 12

[flyingcement]

These are the cities with more than five DI wrestlers who claim them as a hometown, alongside the city population.  

City	State	Count	Population
Clovis	CA	16	127,993
Tampa	FL	16	408,510
Columbus	OH	15	915,427
Pittsburgh	PA	13	303,000
Bakersfield	CA	12	416,081
Chicago	IL	12	2,715,336
Fresno	CA	11	546,718
Edmond	OK	11	100,112
Miami	FL	10	460,289
Kansas City	MO	10	511,532
Virginia Beach	VA	10	451,637
Chesapeake	VA	9	275,000
Poway	CA	8	49,435
Orlando	FL	8	325,000
Crown Point	IN	8	34,884
Indianapolis	IN	8	891,484
Omaha	NE	8	489,265
Stillwater	OK	8	50,138
Tulsa	OK	8	415,154
Nazareth	PA	8	6,088
Waynesburg	PA	8	3,701
Cleveland	TN	8	50,232
Tucson	AZ	7	554,013
Gilroy	CA	7	60,390
Temecula	CA	7	112,431
Wantagh	NY	7	17,964
Greensburg	PA	7	14,586
Lancaster	PA	7	58,039
Philadelphia	PA	7	1,574,000
Dundee	MI	6	6,006
St. Louis	MO	6	279,695
Brecksville	OH	6	13,951
Cincinnati	OH	6	314,915
Perrysburg	OH	6	25,041
Corvallis	OR	6	61,993
Bethlehem	PA	6	79,453
Easton	PA	6	30,432
Quakertown	PA	6	9,302

Edited December 3, 2025 by flyingcement

[fishbane]

47 minutes ago, Bardamu911 said:

I'd love to see the details....like, 37 wrestlers from Maryland? Wow, I can't think of one. Who are they and which high school? (I'm not asking you for an answer, just that's the sort of info I'd love to have) Awesome stuff!

Interesting that the one that immediately comes to mind, Meyer Shapiro, was not on FlyingCement's list.  I think he might not be enrolled until second semester this year. 

[flyingcement]

Just now, fishbane said:

Interesting that the one that immediately comes to mind, Meyer Shapiro, was not on FlyingCement's list.  I think he might not be enrolled until second semester this year. 

Good catch!  He was not on the Cornell roster that I pulled

[gimpeltf]

I've found Pittsburgh to be interesting in this context. I meet a fair number of people that say they're from Pittsburgh. Virtually none are from Pittsburgh. They're from the surrounding towns. Lehigh had a few in the 90s that claimed Pittsburgh but were from Plum.

[Rassling2]

PA remains king as usual 

[Greenwave]

St. Edward?

[Nak21]

3 hours ago, gimpeltf said:

I've found Pittsburgh to be interesting in this context. I meet a fair number of people that say they're from Pittsburgh. Virtually none are from Pittsburgh. They're from the surrounding towns. Lehigh had a few in the 90s that claimed Pittsburgh but were from Plum.

I think that’s just what most people do, associate the small place they’re from with the nearest big city, thinking that will help the person they’re talking to know where it is. I remember a new girl at work saying she was from Philly, I inquired where, she said the town, small, hadn’t heard of it, looked it up, it’s by Allentown. Allentown to Philly is 60+ miles and an easy 1-1.5hrs car ride depending on traffic and where exactly you’re trying to get too.

[Nak21]

1 hour ago, Rassling2 said:

PA remains king as usual 

How about Waynesburg, PA. Bunch of wrestling Dads are looking to relocate now. Good odds Jr ends up on a roster.

[MidwestMan]

Flyingcement, a big thanks for your work here.  This is gold for old wrestling junkies.

There was a time when KC-MO was sending some pretty good talent to the D-1 ranks.  Looks like that pipeline has dropped off some.  There was some great coaches in the 80s-90s on the west side of the state.  Strong freestyle/greco summer programs.  Mostly retired, except Gary Mayabb, whos assist at Iowa girls program.

Still some pockets of strong programs.  Liberty, just outside KC, has been the kingpin in recent years.  Columbia Hickman, J Cox's alma mater, is on the rise.

Missouri Tigers had a stretch in which there was multiple starters from Missouri.  Not so now.  Has the talent level dropped in the state?  Also, some of our best have left the state for other programs.

Been fun watching the wrestling in the state, high school and college, over 50 yrs.  When I was in HS, there was only one class, now 4.  All the state colleges had wrestling and Northwest Missouri State was the powerhouse, not MU.

Of course, Missouri was surrounded by traditionally strong programs in Iowa, Oklahoma, and Illinois.  Hell, KU and Kansas State had wrestling back then.  Got to watch Dan Gable wrestle in the Big 8 wrestling championships in Manhatten, KS my Jr year in HS.  

Just an old man rambling.  I'm just happy I can still remember these days.

 

[11986]

9 hours ago, flyingcement said:

 

Name	Weight	Year	Home City	Homestate	High School	College
Brady Pruett	125	SR	Clarksville	MD	Archbishop Spalding	Pennsylvania
Owen Bell	125	JR	Sparks Glencoe	MD	Hereford	Bucknell
Tyler Garvin	125	SO	Rising Sun	MD	Rising Sun	Maryland
Ellis Kirsch	133	FR	Chevy Chase	MD	Blair Academy	American
Coleman Nogle	133	JR	Laurel	MD	Mount Saint Joseph	Harvard
Joseph Couch	133	SR	Pasadena	MD	The Bullis School	Army
Jacob Brenneman	141	JR	Accident	MD	Northern Garrett	Edinboro
Michael Pizzuto	141	SO	Mt Airy	MD	South Carroll	Maryland
Clayton Gabrielson	141	SO	Chesapeake Beach	MD	St. Mary's Ryken	Maryland
Rohan Bucknor	141	FR	White Plains	MD	The Bullis School	Morgan State
Frank Antonelli	149	SR	Annapolis	MD	Annapolis	Navy
Jonathan Chang	149	SO	Clarksburg	MD	Clarksburg HS	Campbell
Richard Fedalen	149	SR	Laurel	MD	McDonogh School	Columbia
Oliver Graham	149	JR	Middletown	MD	Middletown	Bucknell
Carter Nogle	149	SO	Laurel	MD	Mount Saint Joseph	Air Force
Gage Owen	149	SO	Mt. Airy	MD	South Carroll	American
Charlie Gessford	157	FR	Centerville	MD	Archbishop Spalding	Bellarmine
Seth Weaver	157	SO	Chevy Chase	MD	Bethesda-Chevy Chase	Franklin & Marshall
Rhonin Swenson	157	FR	Oxon Hill	MD	Bishop McNamara HS	Morgan State
Paul Ognissanti	157	SO	Baltimore	MD	Blair Academy	Pennsylvania
John Jurkovic	157	FR	Ellicott City	MD	Gilman School	Air Force
Joe Clark	157	SO	Columbia	MD	Oakland Mills	Edinboro
Mekhi Neal	157	SO	Calvert County	MD	St. Mary's Ryken	Maryland
Ryan Money	165	SO	Gambrills	MD	Severn School	Maryland
AJ Rodrigues	165	JR	Mt. Airy	MD	South Carroll	Maryland
Dominic Solis	174	SR	Laurel	MD	McDonogh School	Maryland
Emmitt Sherlock	174	FR	Baltimore	MD	The Gilman School	Virginia
James Conway	184	SR	Towson	MD	Loyola Blakefield	Franklin & Marshall
Bryce Phillips	184	SO	Suitland	MD	St. Frances Academy	Morgan State
Alexander Newkirk	184	SR	Owings Mills	MD	Western School of Technology and Environmental Science	Morgan State
Jamil Morrow	197	FR	Bowie	MD	Bowie HS	George Mason
Sepanta Ahanj-Elias	197	FR	Gaithersburg	MD	Bullis School	Maryland
Lonnell Pabon	197	JR	Crofton	MD	South River	Buffalo
Eric Washington Jr.	197	SR	Silver Spring	MD	Springbrook HS	Morgan State
Max Ohamuo	285	FR	Owings Mills	MD	Calvert Hall College H.S.	LIU
Quincy Long	285	JR	Germantown	MD	Georgetown Prep	Franklin & Marshall
Sam Dickey	285	JR	Brookeville	MD	Sherwood	VMI

Antonelli and Gabrielson....some wrestling history with those families. I'm not a Maryland guy but I recognize those.   

[MPhillips]

3 hours ago, Greenwave said:

St. Edward?

St. Edward holds the Ohio record for most team championships with 48, and won 10 consecutive state titles between 2015 and 2024.

Individual Champions: The program has produced 126 state champions, the most in Ohio state history.

All-Americans: St. Edward has had 25 All-Americans in the past 20 years and a continuous NCAA All-American streak of at least 34 years.

 

Edited December 3, 2025 by MPhillips

[ionel]

17 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

St. Edward holds the Ohio record for most team championships with 48, and won 10 consecutive state titles between 2015 and 2024.

Individual Champions: The program has produced 126 state champions, the most in Ohio state history.

All-Americans: St. Edward has had 25 All-Americans in the past 20 years and a continuous NCAA All-American streak of at least 34 years.

 

But what's their recruiting budget?  

[gimpeltf]

3 hours ago, Nak21 said:

I think that’s just what most people do, associate the small place they’re from with the nearest big city, thinking that will help the person they’re talking to know where it is. I remember a new girl at work saying she was from Philly, I inquired where, she said the town, small, hadn’t heard of it, looked it up, it’s by Allentown. Allentown to Philly is 60+ miles and an easy 1-1.5hrs car ride depending on traffic and where exactly you’re trying to get too.

That's not what I mean. Yes, in conversation people do that all the time. But I mean you look them up in the school roster and it says Pittsburgh and Plum HS. 

[11986]

23 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

St. Edward holds the Ohio record for most team championships with 48, and won 10 consecutive state titles between 2015 and 2024.

Individual Champions: The program has produced 126 state champions, the most in Ohio state history.

All-Americans: St. Edward has had 25 All-Americans in the past 20 years and a continuous NCAA All-American streak of at least 34 years.

 

going off college results, who would you say is the best ever from St. Edward?

[Pinnacle]

What genius came up with the town name Accident, Maryland? 

[gimpeltf]

7 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

What genius came up with the town name Accident, Maryland? 

What genius? He didn't mean to call it that!