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Normally, whenever there is a high-profile high school tournament, we wait until the tournament concludes to present an article tying the placewinners to their future college. This time, with the Walsh Jesuit Ironman less than 24 hours away, we’ll identify the wrestlers to watch by their future home so fans can follow their favorite team’s recruits throughout the tournament. Wrestlers have been sorted by the school they’ve committed to and are listed with their current high school and the weight in which they’ve been entered at the Ironman. Before getting to them, we have a quick list of the top uncommitted juniors and seniors who are expected to compete, as well. The rankings next to each wrestler's name correspond to their current placement on MatScouts Big Board for their respective class. As of now, full brackets haven't been released, so the majority of these wrestlers were taken from the preseeds. We'll have an even more comprehensive recruiting recap at the conclusion of the tournament. Top Uncommitted Junior/Seniors Class of 2024 #119 Eugene Harney: Sycamore, Ohio (157 lbs) #141 Shilo Jones: Mountain View, Idaho (285 lbs) #144 Ricky Thomas: Edmond North, Oklahoma (285 lbs) #146 David Mayora: Montini Catholic, Illinois (150 lbs) #174 Tyler Guerra: St. Charles East, Illinois (138 lbs) Class of 2025 #2 LaDarion Lockett: Stillwater, Oklahoma (165 lbs) #3 Marcus Blaze: Perrysburg, Ohio (132 lbs) #5 Will Henckel: Blair Academy, New Jersey (165 lbs) #7 Vince Bouzakis: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) #17 Nathan Desmond: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (120 lbs) #18 Seth Mendoza: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (126 lbs) #43 Jarrell Miller: St. Edward, Ohio (190 lbs) #50 Anthony Evanitsky: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) #54 Maximus Norman: Baylor School, Tennessee (165 lbs) #61 Ishmael Guerrero: Bixby, Oklahoma (157 lbs) #62 Rylan Kuhn: St. Pius X, Missouri (215 lbs) #64 Hunter Sturgill: Baylor School, Tennessee (157 lbs) #65 Matt Botello: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (132 lbs) #72 Ayden Thomas: Stillwater, Oklahoma (113 lbs) #87 Anthony Rinehart: Crown Point, Indiana (165 lbs) #88 Jackson Tucker: Hillsboro, Missouri (138 lbs) #100 Landon Jobber-Spence: Staunton River, Virginia (190 lbs) #104 Ty Miller: St. Edward, Ohio (175 lbs) #107 Phoenix Contos: Toledo Waite, Ohio (126 lbs) #118 Gunner Wilson: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (215 lbs) #127 Lucas Stuerenberg: Archbishop Moeller, Ohio (285 lbs) #131 Eddie Radecki: Caravel Academy, Delaware (138 lbs) #135 David Gleason: Staley, Missouri (144 lbs) #139 Chase Hontz: Faith Christian Academy, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) #150 Christian Fretwell: Lake Gibson, Florida (132 lbs) Committed Recruits Air Force Gunner Cramblett: Graham, Ohio (175 lbs) Charlie LaRocca: Center Grove, Indiana (120 lbs) Gianni Maldonado: Lake Gibson, Florida (150 lbs) Talon McCollom: Edmond North, Oklahoma (175 lbs) Layton Schneider: Edmond North, Oklahoma (144 lbs) American Colin Martin: Staunton River, Virginia (126 lbs) Arizona State Pierson Manville: State College, Pennsylvania (144 lbs) Army West Point Nick O’Neill: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (132 lbs) Josh Vasquez: Montini Catholic, Illinois (126 lbs) Bellarmine Holden Huhn: LaSalle, Ohio (138 lbs) Brown Preston Marchesseault: Ponaganset, Rhode Island (190 lbs) Andrew Reall: Ponaganset, Rhode Island (165 lbs) California Baptist Jeremy Ginter: Whitmer, Ohio (157 lbs) Campbell Reese Courtney: Center Grove, Indiana (138 lbs) Central Michigan Aidan Fockler: Massillon Perry, Ohio (285 lbs) Cleveland State Brady Quillen: Olentangy Liberty, Ohio (215 lbs) Columbia Dom Federici: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (175 lbs) Cornell Jaxon Joy: Wadsworth, Ohio (150 lbs) Ayden Smith: Notre Dame-Green Pond, Pennsylvania (113 lbs) Davidson Tyson Sherlock: Gilman School, Maryland (144 lbs) Illinois Ryan Bennett: St. Edward, Ohio (150 lbs) Jayden Colon: St. Charles East, Illinois (144 lbs) Indiana Matt Hart: Baylor School, Tennessee (138 lbs) Nick Pavlechko: State College, Pennsylvania (285 lbs) Carson Thomas: LaSalle, Ohio (174 lbs) Iowa Leo DeLuca: Blair Academy, New Jersey (120 lbs) Angelo Ferrari: Melissa, Texas (165 lbs) Lehigh Duncan Christensen: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (175 lbs) Matthew Lopes: Blair Academy, New Jersey (132 lbs) Chase Van Hoven: Staunton River, Virginia (144 lbs) Maryland Oscar Williams: Edmond North, Oklahoma (215 lbs) Michigan Jude Correa: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) Michigan State Brodie Dominique: Archbold, Ohio (144 lbs) Missouri Mack Mauger: Blackfoot, Idaho (120 lbs) Kollin Rath: Bethlehem Catholic, Pennsylvania (150 lbs) Sampson Stillwell: St. Michael the Archangel, Missouri (285 lbs) Gage Walker: Bixby, Oklahoma (126 lbs) Peyton Westpfahl: Liberty, Missouri (175 lbs) Navy Andrew Binni: Canon-McMillian, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) Spencer Lanosga: Jesuit, Louisiana (285 lbs) Elijah Penton: Winter Springs, Florida (175 lbs) Logan Rozynski: Blair Academy, New Jersey (144 lbs) NC State Will Denny: Marist, Illinois (150 lbs) Luca Felix: University, West Virginia (165 lbs) Louie Gill: Reynolds, Pennsylvania (120 lbs) Gavin Linsman: Liberty, Missouri (144 lbs) Draegen Orine: Seckman, Missouri (132 lbs) Jaydon Robinson: Winter Springs, Florida (144 lbs) Brogan Tucker: Graham, Ohio (144 lbs) Nebraska Omar Ayoub: Dublin Coffman, Ohio (138 lbs) Tyler Eise: Ponderosa, Colorado (175 lbs) Kody Routledge: Edmond North, Oklahoma (150 lbs) Cade Ziola: Skutt Catholic, Nebraska (190 lbs) North Carolina Mitchell Younger: Bishop Watterson, Ohio (150 lbs) Northern Illinois Lucian O’Brien: St. Edward, Ohio (138 lbs) Northwestern Eddie Enright: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (157 lbs) Ty Wilson: Dublin Scioto, Ohio (150 lbs) Ohio State Ethan Birden: Dublin Coffman, Ohio (165 lbs) Ben Davino: St. Charles East, Illinois (132 lbs) Carter Neves: Blair Academy, New Jersey (285 lbs) Oklahoma Sebastian DeGennero: Jensen Beach, Florida (126 lbs) Clay Giddens-Buttram: Bixby, Oklahoma (165 lbs) Jake Hockaday: Brownsburg, Indiana (132 lbs) Hunter Hollingsworth: Edmond North, Oklahoma (138 lbs) Beric Jordan: Stillwater, Oklahoma (120 lbs) Jude Randall: Edmond North, Oklahoma (165 lbs) Landyn Sommer: Stillwater, Oklahoma (157 lbs) Oklahoma State JJ Rogers-McComas: Stillwater, Oklahoma (126 lbs) Oregon State Hunter Taylor: Liberty, Missouri (113 lbs) Penn Davis Motyka: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (113 lbs) Paul Ognissanti: Blair Academy, New Jersey (157 lbs) Nate Taylor: Greens Farms Academy, Connecticut (190 lbs) Penn State Asher Cunningham: State College, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) Mason Gibson: Bishop McCort, Pennsylvania (132 lbs) Luke Lilledahl: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (126 lbs) Joseph Sealey: Wyoming Seminary, Pennsylvania (165 lbs) Pittsburgh Kade Brown: St. Edward, Ohio (144 lbs) Colyn Limbert: Buckeye, Ohio (120 lbs) Princeton Noah Blair: Millard West, Nebraska (175 lbs) Ethan Rivera: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (120 lbs) Purdue Wyatt Krejsa: Center Grove, Indiana (150 lbs) Rutgers Nate Blanchette: Central Catholic, Massachusetts (175 lbs) SIU Edwardsville Porter Matecki: Whitfield, Missouri (126 lbs) South Dakota State Carson Dupill: Greeneville, Tennessee (120 lbs) Stanford Jack Consiglio: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (144 lbs) Virginia Aiden Allen: LaSalle, Ohio (126 lbs) Nathan Rickards: Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania (157 lbs) Emmitt Sherlock: Gilman Prep, Maryland (165 lbs) Lincoln Shulaw: St. Francis DeSales, Ohio (190 lbs) Max Shulaw: St. Francis DeSales, Ohio (215 lbs) Virginia Tech Dillon Campbell: Legacy Christian Academy, Ohio (132 lbs) Claudio Torres: Lake Highland Prep, Florida (150 lbs) Gage Wright: Parkersburg South, West Virginia (175 lbs) West Virginia Gunner Andrick: Point Pleasant, West Virginia (132 lbs) Rune Lawrence: Frazier, Pennsylvania (215 lbs) Wisconsin Colin Kelly: Mt. Carmel, Illinois (175 lbs) Wyoming Gunner Henry: Brownsburg, Indiana (190 lbs) Eddie Neitenbach: Buckeye, Ohio (175 lbs)

The bright lights of Vegas did shine in Week 5, and there was a lot of movement in the Overall Fantasy Wrestler Standings because of it. Week 5: Despite his shock loss in the first match of the tournament, Nic Bouzakis (OHST) is your Week 5 Fantasy Wrestler with 30 Fpts in eight matches. Zach Elam (MIZZ) and Nathan Higley (GMU) both wrestled in their team’s dual(s) and then into their respective tournaments (Cougar Clash and Patriots Open) and finished with 26 Fpts each. However, Elam had a better PPM of 5.20 to Higley’s 4.30. Two Oklahoma State Cowboys follow up next in the standings with CKLV champ Izzak Olejnik having 24 Fpts and Dustin Plott with the same. Also having 24 Fots was Garrett Thompson, who has been putting together a great Fantasy 2024 campaign. At the bottom of the Top-25, heavyweight Boone McDermott (ORST), tied #25 Carson Kharchla (OHST) but fell to #36 due to PPM (kharchal’s 3.00 compared to McDermott’s 2.30. Overall Standings: Caleb Henson remains atop the mountain at #1, extending his lead slightly to 66 total Fpts. Trent Hidlay uses a CKLV title to jump up two spots to #2, while despite winning his only match of the week, Peyton Hall (WVU) drops from #2 to #9. Not quite a Maida rankings slip, but still significant. To see the FULL Week 5 and the OVERALL #FCW24 Leaderboards, click HERE. On to Week 6: Another low-key type scoring week ahead, which again will put emphasis on getting the most out of your lineup matches. Only one official D1 tournament on the slate in the Cleveland State Open. As usual, entries are still coming in for each of these tournaments, so keep the notifications on for @FantasyD1Wrestl as updates will be posted to the InterMat Forum Fantasy Wrestling Board A reminder of some important rules: Wrestlers entered at a weight must compete at that weight or else their results will not be counted. Wrestlers in the “Floater” spots can compete at ANY weight and accumulate Fantasy points. A wrestler will LOCK on your roster at 12pm ET on the day of their first competition for the week (refer to the SHP’s Week Preview). Only results against D1 competition (starters, backups, and redshirts) will count towards Fantasy Points. Check your league settings to know how many add/drops are permitted per week. Wrestlers I Like This Week Wrestler (School)- competition for the week [Proj Score] *organized by most potential points to least, then by school alphabetically”: 125: Ethan Berginc (ARMY)- Cleveland State Open Eric Barnett (WISC)- @ Drexel, @ Rider [+8] Dean Peterson (RUT)- Vs Princeton, Vs Buffalo [+7] Pat McKee (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+4] Evan Tallmadge (NAVY)- Vs Ohio [+4] Logan Agin (DUKE)- @ Davidson [+3] Drake Ayala (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+3] Stevo Poulin (UNCO)- Vs West Virginia [+3] 133: Dylan Shawver (RUT)- Vs Princeton, Vs Buffalo [+8] Braxton Brown (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+5] Aaron Nagao (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+5] Cayden Rooks (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Ryan Crookham (LEH)- @ Oklahoma State [+4] Tyler Wells (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+4] Brendan Ferretti (NAVY)- Vs Ohio [+4] Jackson Sichelstiel (DAV)- Vs Duke [+3] Dominick Serrano (UNCO)- Vs West Virginia [+3] 141: Wyatt Henson (LHU)- Cleveland State Open Mitch Moore (RUT)- Vs Princeton, Vs Buffalo [+10] Kal Miller (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+6] Jordan Titus (WVU)- @ Air Force, @ Northern Colorado [+6] Joshua Koderhandt (NAVY)- Vs Ohio [+5] Beau Bartlett (PSU)- VsHofstra [+5] Josh Mason (BLOO)- @ Long Island [+4] Danny Fongaro (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Real Woods (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+4] Cael Happel (UNI)- Vs Columbia [+4] Josh Edmond (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+3] Jesse Mendez (OHST)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] McKenzie Bell (RID)- Vs Wisconsin [+3] 149: Nick Stonecheck (LHU)- Cleveland State Open Ty Watters (WVU)- @ Air Force, @ Northern Colorado [+9] Kal Miller (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+6] Victor Voinovich (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+4] Dylan D’Emilio (OHST)- Vs Pittsburgh [+4] Tyler Kasak (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+4] Tyler McKnight (DAV)- Vs Duke [+3] 157: Nate Lukez (ARMY)- Cleveland State Open Michael North (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+5] Jared Franek (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+5] Brock Mauller (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+5] Levi Haines (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+4] Johnny Lovett (CMU)- @ Indiana [+3] Michael Blockhus (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Ryder Downey (UNI)- Vs Columbia [+3] Peyten Kellar (OHIO)- @ Navy [+3] Paddy Gallagher (OHST)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] 165: Beau Mantanona (MICH)- Cleveland State Open Dean Hamiti (WISC)- @ Drexel, @ Rider [+9] Izzak Olejnik (OKST)- Vs Lehigh, @ Oklahoma [+7] Keegan O’Toole (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+5] Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+5] Michael Caliendo (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+4] Garrett Thompson (OHIO)- @ Navy [+4] * assuming Cerniglia is not wrestling Derek Gilcher (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+3] Holden Heller (PITT)- @ Ohio State [+3] 174: Brody Conley (WVU)- @ Air Force, @ Northern Colorado [+8] Carter Starocci (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+5] Donnell Washington (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Patrick Kennedy (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+4] Peyton Mocco (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+4] Tate Picklo (OU)- Vs Oklahoma State [+4] Dominic Solis (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+3] Andrew Sparks (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Danny Wask (NAVY)- Vs Ohio [+3] Carson Kharchla (OHST)- Vs Pittsburgh [+3] 184: Seth Shumate (OHST)- Cleveland State Open Dustin Plott (OKST)- Vs Lehigh, @ Oklahoma [+8] Brian Soldano (RUT)- Vs Princeton, Vs Buffalo [+8] Isaiah Salazar (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+5] Bernie Truax (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+5] Roman Rogotzke (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Clayton Whiting (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+4] Parker Keckeisen (UNI)- Vs Columbia [+4] Kingsley Menifee (MORG)- Vs Maryland [+3] 197: Austin Cooley (WVU)- @ Air Force, @ Northern Colorado [+6] Jaxon Smith (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+5] Rocky Elam (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+5] Aaron Brooks (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+5] Gabe Sollars (IND)- Vs Central Michigan [+4] Garrett Joles (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Wyatt Voelker (UNI)- Vs Columbia [+3] 285: Yaraslau Slavikouski (RUT)- Vs Princeton, Vs Buffalo [+8] Wyatt Hendrickson (AF)- Vs West Virginia [+5] *if he wrestles Seth Nevills (MARY)- @ Morgan State [+5] Zach Elam (MIZZ)- Vs Wyoming [+4] Grady Greiss (NAVY)- Vs Ohio [+4] Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)- Vs Hofstra [+4] Bradley Hill (IOWA)- Vs Columbia [+3] Bennett Tabor (MINN)- Vs North Dakota State [+3] Jose Valdez (UNI)- Vs Columbia [+3] David Szuba (RID)- Vs Wisconsin [+3]

Last week was the premier in-season college tournament. This week there’s the best in-season high school tournament. So while I’ll be at Ironman, I’ll also be keeping my eye on several key things going on at the DI level. 5. The Hangover CKLV was awesome, awesome, awesome. Nothing short of a mini NCAA’s. And several guys had out-of-this-world breakthroughs we couldn’t have imagined. But I PROMISE you some of those bubbles will be popped this weekend. The question is: whose? I’m on the lookout to see who will suffer a Vegas hangover and come back down to earth. 4. Pork Roll vs. Taylor Ham The battle of North Jersey vs. South Jersey as Princeton visits Rutgers. The Tigers graduated a bunch so Rutgers should probably win comfortably, but it’s a great dual in The Garden State between two programs on the rise. It should only gain more steam and fanfare going forward. Certainly, sign me up for Luke Stout vs. John Poznanski at 197. 3. Sneaky Good Head-to-Heads #11-Angelo Rini, Columbia vs. #9-Brody Teske, Iowa - Friday 8PM Why: Two Top 12 seniors here. Rini won Fargo after graduating from powerhouse St. Edward (OH). He’s coming off a win over Nic Bouzakis at the Clarion Open. Bouzakis was recently 3rd in Vegas. So for Teske, who has flirted with AA status in the past, a win here would take a little of the sting out of losing to Iowa State’s Evan Frost. As it turns out, Frost would go on to make the finals at CKLV, making the result not as disappointing as it may have initially been viewed. #15-Jore Volk, Wyoming vs. #16-Noah Surtin, Missouri - Friday 8PM Why: Two reasons. 1) 125 is wide open. Volk is coming off a 5th place showing in Vegas. Both guys are fringe podium contenders. 2) I’ve been saying all season that I’m watching the Missouri lightweights. If they can chip in some points, Mizzou can make a run at a team trophy. #14-Dylan Pitzer, Pitt vs. #18-Nick Feldman, Ohio State - Sunday Noon Why: We could be looking at the start of not only a new rivalry, but perhaps a preview of a future NCAA final. Of the 33 ranked heavyweights in the nation, 29 are Juniors or Seniors. Pitzer and Feldman are the only ranked Freshmen. #11-Garrett Thompson, Ohio vs. #27-Andrew Cerniglia, Navy - Sunday 2PM Why: Garrett Thompson has been on a roll. He beat All-American Peyton Hall earlier this year before taking 5th at CKLV. This is a guy who never even qualified for the state tournament in high school and who now is on the cusp of a Top 10 ranking. And he’s facing Cerniglia who was an absolute PA superstar - 2x State Champ and Ironman Champ. Cerniglia struggled his first couple of campaigns down at 157 but there’s hope he’s more himself up now that he’s not cutting as much. 2. They Call It Bedlam Princeton and Rutgers probably sit down for a nice bowl of fettuccine together after the dual. It’s a good in-state rivalry but it’s nothing like Oklahoma-Oklahoma State. There will be no breaking bread. The Cowboys needed late dramatics last year to win. With the dual tied at 15 in the last bout of the evening, Luke Surber pinned Keegan Moore. And the Sooners certainly don’t want to lose to their rivals in football and wrestling in the same season. WrestleStat has it as a 20-15 OKST win. But that’s a one-match flip from changing everything. 1. The Greatest Ever vs. The Hottest Name in Wrestling I might be setting myself (and y’all) up for disappointment. Daton Fix (@_Greatest_Ever1 on Twitter) is slated to face Ryan Crookham when Lehigh visits Gallagher Iba. So far this season Crookham has beaten NCAA Champ Vito Arujau and NCAA 5th placer Aaron Nagao. Whoever wins, is the unquestionable #1 in America. The problem is, Daton tweaked something just before the start of CKLV and had to scratch. Fingers crossed he’s healthy and we see this bout.

We're are officially through a month of the collegiate wrestling season! With CKLV last weekend, a bunch of schools are not in action so we have a relatively small slate of matches this weekend. A total of 24 duals will be contested along with some a tournament. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links). All times are Eastern. Thursday, December 7: Michigan State at Buffalo 7:00 PM ESPN+ Friday, December 8: VMI at Kent State 1:00 PM Gannon at Kent State 2:30 PM VMI vs. Mount Union at Kent State 2:30 PM Mount Union at Kent State 4:00 PM Princeton at Rutgers 6:00 PM B1G+ Duke at Davidson 7:00 PM Columbia at Iowa 8:00 PM B1G+ Wyoming at Missouri 8:00 PM FloWrestling Lehigh at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM ESPN+ West Virginia at Air Force 9:00 PM FloWrestling Saturday, December 9: Army West Point, Cleveland State, Kent State, Northwestern, VMI at Cleveland State Open 9:30 AM Wisconsin at Rider 12:00 PM ESPN+ Central Michigan at Indiana 2:00 PM B1G+ Bloomsburg at LIU 4:00 PM ESPN+ Wisconsin at Drexel 6:00 PM FloWrestling Sunday, December 10: Pittsburgh at Ohio State 12:00 PM Big Ten Network Hofstra at Penn State 1:00 PM B1G+ Navy vs. Ohio at Jefferson, PA 2:00 PM Buffalo at Rutgers 2:00 PM B1G+ North Dakota State at Minnesota 3:00 PM B1G+ Maryland at Morgan State 3:00 PM Morgan State All-Access West Virginia at Northern Colorado 3:00 PM FloWrestling Columbia at Northern Iowa 3:00 PM FloWrestling Oklahoma State at Oklahoma 3:00 PM ESPN+