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The end of the week was a bit more quiet than the beginning of the week - as far as the transfer portal goes. Here’s where we stand as of Saturday morning. Love it or hate it, it’s the reality. Student-athletes have the ability to transfer much more freely than past generations. Couple that with the extra year of eligibility doled out by the NCAA in the aftermath of the COVID years and you have a wild combination. There was lots of movement last “offseason” and I don’t foresee that changing this year. The first list of wrestlers we’ve listed have already publicly committed to a new transfer destination. That new school is listed first, along with their projected weight, followed by their former school. Below them are notable wrestlers that have gone into the transfer portal. It is not a comprehensive list. Expect many updates to this feature in the coming weeks and months. Transfers Arizona State: David Szuba (285) - Rider Cal Poly: Luke Gayer (165) - Rutgers Cal Poly: Andre Gonzales (141) - Ohio State Campbell: Ethan Ducca (184) - Wyoming Chattanooga: Carter Neves (285) - Ohio State Clarion: Connor Eck (157) - Lock Haven Indiana: Orlando Cruz (174) - Purdue Iowa: Nasir Bailey (133/141) - Little Rock Iowa: Dean Peterson (125) - Rutgers Iowa: Jordan Williams (149) - Little Rock Iowa State: Isaac Dean (184) - Rider Iowa State: Rocky Elam (197) - Missouri Michigan: Taye Ghadiali (285) - Campbell Minnesota: Jore Volk (125) - Wyoming Missouri: Maxx Mayfield (165) - Northwestern Morgan State: Anthony Ferrari (157) - Long Island NC State: Zach Redding (133/141) - Iowa State North Carolina: AJ Ferrari (197/285) - CSU Bakersfield North Carolina: Bryce Hepner (157/165) - Ohio State North Carolina: Kysen Terukina (125) - Iowa State Oklahoma: Brian Soldano (184) - Rutgers Oklahoma State: Alex Facundo (165) - Penn State Oklahoma State: Richie Figueroa (125/133) - Arizona State Oklahoma State: Zack Ryder (184) - Penn State Oklahoma State: Gary Steen (133) - Penn State Oklahoma State: Casey Swiderski (149) - Iowa State Oregon State: Joel Adams (149) - Michigan/CKWC Penn State: Rocco Welsh (184) - Ohio State Purdue: Gavin Brown (149) - Ohio State Rutgers: Remy Cotton (197) - Michigan State Rutgers: Lenny Pinto (174) - Nebraska West Virginia: Louie Gill (125) - NC State Wyoming: Christian Carroll (197/285) - Iowa State Portal Brendon Abdon (165) - Little Rock Blake Boarman (133) - Chattanooga Hunter Catka (285) - Virginia Tech Tyson Charmoli (133) - Wyoming Cody Chittum (157) - Iowa State Jake Crapps (133) - Missouri Jordan Decatur (141) - Kent State David Evans (149) - Penn State Joe Fongaro (149) - Rutgers Jack Gioffre (149) - Virginia Michael Gioffre (157) - Virginia Eli Griffin (141) - California Baptist Brock Herman (157) - Ohio State Chase Horne (285) - NC State Cade Lautt (197) - North Carolina Hunter Mason (141) - Virginia Tech Willie McDougald (149) - Oklahoma Lachlan McNeil (149) - North Carolina Billy Meiszner (149) - Kent State Ethen Miller (157) - Maryland Spencer Moore (125) - North Carolina Draegen Orine (133) - NC State Isaiah Powe (141) - Chattanooga Caleb Rathjen (149) - Iowa Vince Santaniello (133) - Pittsburgh Nate Schon (197) - Iowa State Mike Slade (184/197) - Campbell Sean Spidle (133) - Central Michigan TJ Stewart (184) - Virginia Tech Brayden Thompson (184) - Oklahoma State Jesse Vasquez (149) - Arizona State Colton Washleski (157) - Rider Kevin Zimmer (285) - Wyoming

Earlier this week, we re-ranked the high school Class of 2020 based on their collegiate accomplishments. Now, it’s time to revisit the team rankings. In this version, we’re not necessarily doing 1-10 style rankings, but identifying notable classes based on a couple of different categories. Wrestlers are listed with the schools they initially signed with; however, the numbers next to their names refer to their “re-ranking.” We’ll close with a reminder of the team recruiting rankings as they were published in 2020. The Elite Missouri: #1 Keegan O’Toole, #5 Rocky Elam, #32 Josh Edmond, #38 (tie) Colton Hawks NC State: #8 Anthony Noto, #13 Ed Scott, #14 Isaac Trumble, #16 Ryan Jack Whatever tickles your fancy in determining the “best” recruiting class from 2020 works for me. As long as it includes these two teams. Missouri’s class is headlined by two four-time All-Americans (O’Toole 5x) and a multiple-time national champion (O’Toole, again). Both started immediately for the Tigers and became cornerstones of the Mizzou lineup. Josh Edmond and Colton Hawks both have advanced to the NCAA Round of 12 and each has another year of eligibility. NC State, on the other hand, signed four eventual All-Americans. Four. Four is a ridiculous number. Now, the elephant in the room is that Anthony Noto redshirted and then transferred to Lock Haven where he twice finished in the top four at NCAA’s. A potential difference between NC State and Missouri is that the Tigers have that bona fide superstar in O’Toole. None of the Scott, Trumble, Jack triumvirate has made a national final. Trumble and Jack still have a year of eligibility and it could happen. Like Mizzou, this group helped continue NC State’s dual and ACC tournament dominance during their tenure. Freakish recruiting classes like Penn State’s 2014 group have destroyed the curve on “what is a good recruiting class.” Getting multiple four-time AA’s or four All-Americans in one signing class is something that any coach in the country would gladly accept. Yes…..but Oklahoma State: #2 AJ Ferrari, #4 Dustin Plott, #28 Luke Surber Minnesota: #18 Isaiah Salazar, #20 Aaron Nagao, #34 Andrew Sparks Back in 2020, Oklahoma State was deemed to have the best class in the nation. In addition to the three mentioned above, you had #21 Trevor Mastrogiovanni, #47 Jakason Burks, and #110 Konner Doucet. Just looking at AJ Ferrari, Dustin Plott, and Luke Surber - that generally makes a strong recruiting class. Plott was who you hoped he’d be - a four-time All-American who ended up being trapped in some loaded weights. Ferrari won a title as a true freshman. On the flip side, Ferrari never appeared in another national tournament for the Cowboys and Mastrogiovanni and Burks combined for two NCAA Tournaments. At the end of the day, you’d probably still rank this as the second or third-best recruiting class….but. In a similar vein, Minnesota inked a pair of wrestlers who ended up on the podium in Isaiah Salazar and Aaron Nagao, along with a valuable contributor and four-time qualifier in Andrew Sparks. At the same time, Nagao transferred after making the B1G finals and finishing fifth in the country as a redshirt freshman. Multiple AA’s North Carolina: #7 Lachlan McNeil, #24 Gavin Kane Rutgers: #10 Dylan Shawver, #21 John Poznanski Signing a pair of All-Americans from the same recruiting class is a pretty solid feat. If you consistently do it, your program will be in good shape. Especially if they are the types that are consistently in the mix, rather than a one-tournament wonder. Both North Carolina and Rutgers had two All-Americans who were staples of their respective programs. In addition to the All-Americans, North Carolina also signed two-time national qualifier Sonny Santiago in 2020. Rutgers had a pair of qualifiers in Andrew Clark and Connor O’Neill. Don’t Forget About Appalachian State: #35 Tommy Askey, #38 Ethan Oakley The Mountaineers were not initially mentioned in the recruiting rankings from 2020. That being said, head coach JohnMark Bentley and staff did what they typically do and found some diamonds in the rough. Tommy Askey was the #176 overall recruit and Ethan Oakley was not on the Big Board at all. Each developed into excellent collegiate wrestlers. Askey was a two-time NCAA Round of 12 finisher and Oakley has qualified for nationals three times. Of course, because of the current landscape of collegiate wrestling both ended up transferring to higher profile programs, but don’t let that overshadow the recruiting and development at Appalachian State. The Strength of One Penn State: #3 Beau Bartlett West Virginia: #6 Peyton Hall Once all the smoke clears four or five (or six or seven) years after a recruiting class, in most cases, there are only one or two wrestlers that end up having a significant impact on the mat. But, if the impact is “that” great then it can make for a strong class. That’s the case with Penn State and West Virginia in 2020. Those schools obviously had other signees in 2020, and they made various contributions, but none could come close to the accomplishments of their superstar. If we had to rank these teams based on the accolades of Beau Bartlett and Peyton Hall, I’d probably put West Virginia over Penn State. Hall’s impact on a West Virginia team trying to get back into the top 20 on a consistent basis, is probably more than Bartlett on a record-setting Penn State squad. Hall’s accomplishments have made him one of the top wrestlers in the history of WVU wrestling. Team Recruiting Rankings (from 2020) 1. Oklahoma State 2. Missouri 3. Nebraska 4. North Carolina 5. NC State 6. Virginia Tech 7. Penn State 8. Iowa 9. Cornell 10. Ohio State 11. Lehigh 12. Rutgers 13. Northern Iowa 14. Wisconsin 15. Minnesota 16. Michigan 17. Michigan State 18. West Virginia 19. Navy 20. Campbell 21. Army West Point 22. Purdue 23. Lock Haven 24. Columbia 25. Iowa State

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Earlier this week, our sister site MatScouts released their final high school rankings for the 2024-25 season. Since we’re primarily focused on the college aspect of the sport, it seems appropriate to look at how these rankings may impact the college game a year or two (or four) down the road. How did the recruits from your particular school fare in these rankings? Recruits have been sorted by the school they have either signed with or verbally committed to. They are all from the Class of 2025 unless noted otherwise. Some recruits did not appear in the final rankings because of injury or training at the OTC or being noted as post-grads. They have been included with their respective future homes and labeled as such. Air Force OTC (285) Rylan Kuhn: St. Pius X, MO #10 (113) Bradley Patterson: Camden County, GA American #16 (190) Caleb Close: Bald Eagle Area, PA #17 (126) Colin Martin: Staunton River, VA #18 (157) Reagan Milheim: Warrior Run, PA - Class of 2026 Arizona State #21 (157) Gabe Delgado: SLAM Academy, NV #15 (175) Israel Ibarra: Santa Cruz, AZ #8 (126) Antonio Rodriguez: Los Gatos, CA - Class of 2026 #7 (113) Rylan Seacrist: Brecksville, OH - Class of 2026 #7 (285) Alex Taylor: Mt. Vernon, OH - Class of 2026 #15 (150) Justin Wardlow: Lockport, IL - Class of 2026 #18 (190) Aiden Ysaguirre: Santa Cruz, AZ Army West Point #12 (165) Joseph Antonio: St. John Bosco, CA #13 (132) Ashton Besmer: Buchanan, CA - Class of 2026 #24 (132) Curtis Borge: West Lake, UT - Class of 2026 #17 (215) Cash Colbert: Paul VI, VA - Class of 2026 #15 (157) Christopher Creason: El Diamante, CA - Class of 2026 #16 (113) Cooper Merli: Newburgh Free Academy, NY - Class of 2026 #25 (165) Evan Roudebush: Bloomington South, IN #9 (126) JoJo Uhorchuk: Signal Mountain, TN - Class of 2026 #17 (285) Charles Weidman: Xavier, CT Brown #16 (144) Joey Joyce: Ponaganset, RI - Class of 2026 #21 (215) Riley McPherson: Brecksville, OH #10 (175) Max Norman: Baylor School, TN Bucknell #15 (215) Lucas Lawler: Bishop McDevitt, PA #16 (150) Ryan Lawler: Bishop McDevitt, PA #21 (175) Shane McFillin: Bethlehem Catholic, PA #24 (138) Blue Stiffler: Mill Creek, GA California Baptist #10 (165) Luke James: Milan, OH #21 (285) Hunter Vander Heiden: Freedom, WI Cal Poly #9 (190) Levi Bussey: Granite Bay, CA Chattanooga #15 (132) Ethan Uhorchuk: Signal Mountain, TN Columbia #19 (215) Kingston Daniells Silva: Greens Farms Academy, CT Cornell #2 (215) Jude Correa: Wyoming Seminary, PA #9 (138) Elijah Cortez: Gilroy, CA #3 (126) Isaiah Cortez: Gilroy, CA #19 (138) Adrian DeJesus: St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ #2 (285) Rocco Dellagatta: St. John Vianney, NJ #8 (157) Joey Jeter: Edmond North, OK - Class of 2026 #1 (126) Anthony Knox: St. John Vianney, NJ #3 (165) Alessio Perentin: Delbarton, NJ #6 (144) Joe Toscano: Buchanan, CA - Class of 2026 #20 (144) Michael Turi: West Scranton, PA - Class of 2026 Drexel #22 (120) Oumar Tounkara: New York Military Academy, NY George Mason #23 (165) Kross Cassidy: Fairfax, VA - Class of 2026 #20 (138) Anthony Lucchiani: Sherando, VA Harvard #23 (215) Dylan Greenstein: Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA #13 (190) Robert Kucharczk: Lake Highland Prep, FL Hofstra #25 (157) Chase Hontz: Faith Christian Academy, PA Illinois #20 (157) Wyatt Medlin: Washington, IL - Class of 2026 #14 (175) Aaron Stewart: Warren, IL - Class of 2026 Indiana #10 (132) Jackson Blum: Lowell, MI #14 (126) Gavin Jendreas: Crown Point, IN #15 (190) Matt Kowalski: Springboro, OH #12 (150) Hunter Sturgill: Baylor School, TN OTC (190) Carson Thomas: LaSalle, OH Iowa #1 (144) Bo Bassett: Bishop McCort, PA - Class of 2026 #1 (120) Leo DeLuca: Blair Academy, NJ #1 (190) Harvey Ludington: Brick Memorial, NJ #6 (190) JR Miller: St. Edward, OH #19 (175) Ty Miller: St. Edward, OH Iowa State #2 (126) Christian Castillo: Ames, IA #18 (132) TJ Koester: Bettendorf, IA #13 (144) Carlos Stanton: Sunnyside, AZ Kent State #12 (144) EJ Solis: South Dade, FL Lehigh #3 (285) Dean Bechtold: Owen J. Roberts, PA - Class of 2026 #6 (126) Keanu Dillard: Bethlehem Catholic, PA - Class of 2026 #14 (285) Rowan Holmes: Somerset, PA #9 (157) Chase Van Hoven: Brooke Point, VA Injured (165) Cael Weidemoyer: Faith Christian Academy, PA - Class of 2026 Little Rock #19 (285) Landon Jobber-Spence: Staunton River, VA #21 (165) Jadyn Johnson: Melissa, TX #24 (215) Ryder Smith: Chattanooga Christian, TN - Class of 2026 #15 (144) Jackson Tucker: Hillsboro, MO #17 (132) Justyce Zuniga: Toppenish, WA - Class of 2026 Lock Haven #23 (175) Connor Wetzel: Shikellamy, PA Maryland #22 (190) Devin Downes: Plainedge, NY - Class of 2026 #15 (120) Liston Seibert: Massillon Perry, OH - Class of 2026 #25 (285) Mateo Vinciguerra: Woodstown, NJ - Class of 2026 Michigan #5 (113) Henry Aslikyan: Birmingham, CA - Class of 2026 #6 (120) Gauge Botero: Faith Christian Academy, PA #4 (150) Blake Cosby: Dundee, MI - Class of 2026 Injured (150) Cooper Hilton: Baylor School, TN #6 (132) Moses Mendoza: Gilroy, CA - Class of 2026 #8 (144) Haakon Peterson: Dodgeville, WI - Class of 2026 Injured (285) Nick Sahakian: St. John Bosco, CA #2 (144) Eren Sement: Council Rock North, PA #10 (190) De’Alcapon Veasy: Ponderosa, CO Michigan State #18 (144) Evan Gosz: Fremd, IL Minnesota #12 (215) Evan McGuire: Mahtomedi, MN #24 (144) Charles Vanier: Eden Prairie, MN Missouri #6 (175) Dom Bambinelli: Mill Creek, GA #14 (157) David Gleason: Staley, MO #12 (157) Danny Heiser: Evansville, WI #2 (138) Seth Mendoza: Mt. Carmel, IL #7 (132) Antonio Mills: Mill Creek, GA - Class of 2026 #17 (106) Teequavious Mills: Mill Creek, GA - Class of 2026 #2 (157) Kollin Rath: Bethlehem Catholic, PA OTC (285) Sampson Stillwell: St. Michael the Archangel, MO #11 (175) Peyton Westpfahl: Liberty, MO Navy #22 (150) Evan Boblits: St. Mary’s Ryken, MD #19 (150) Tyler Hood: St. Christopher’s, VA #6 (138) Caedyn Ricciardi: St. Peters Prep, NJ #20 (285) Tyson Russell: Cleveland, TN #22 (132) Sammy Spaulding: Camden Catholic, NJ - Class of 2026 NC State #25 (126) Lander Bosh: Layton, UT - Class of 2026 #9 (215) Kai Calcutt: Loyola, IL - Class of 2026 #5 (165) Will Denny: Marist, IL #5 (120) Dom Deputy: Chestnut Ridge, PA - Class of 2026 #14 (215) Cason Howle: Greenwood, SC #3 (157) Brogan Tucker: Graham, OH #3 (150) Daniel Zepeda: Gilroy, CA Nebraska #18 (150) Noah Bull: Layton, UT - Class of 2026 #4 (175) Tyler Eise: Gilroy, CA #4 (132) Jake Hockaday: Brownsburg, IN #4 (113) Abdi Unle: Omaha Bryan, NE #3 (144) Nikade Zinkin: Clovis, CA #4 (215) Cade Ziola: Skutt Catholic, NE North Carolina OTC (144) Nate Askew: Baylor School, TN #5 (132) Matthew Bottello: Wyoming Seminary, PA #6 (285) Jacob Levy: Lake Highland Prep, FL #8 (120) Lukas Littleton-Mascaro: Malvern Prep, PA - Class of 2026 #18 (126) Devon Miller: Edmond North, OK #8 (113) Dunia Sibomana: Long Beach, NY - Class of 2026 #19 (157) Luke Sipes: Altoona, PA #10 (144) Mitchell Younger: Bishop Watterson, OH Northern Colorado #16 (120) Ayden Thomas: Stillwater, OK Northern Iowa #16 (138) Max Brady: Mariner, FL #18 (175) Waylon Cressell: Warren Central, IN - Class of 2026 #19 (132) Jace Hedeman: Union, IA #7 (157) Kyler Knaack: Don Bosco, IA #5 (150) Logan Paradice: Colquitt County, GA Northwestern Postgrad (138) Billy Dekraker: Blair Academy, NJ #11 (120) Will Detar: Trinity, PA - Class of 2026 #22 (215) Alex Smith: Lake Highland Prep, FL #8 (190) Ryder Wilder: Camden County, GA - Class of 2026 Ohio State #11 (132) Tyler Dekraker: Chantilly, VA - Class of 2026 #2 (150) Maddox Shaw: Thomas Jefferson, PA #2 (190) Adam Waters: Faith Christian Academy, PA - Class of 2026 Oklahoma #19 (126) Sebastian DeGennaro: Jensen Beach, FL #5 (215) Anthony Harris: St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ #19 (120) Johnaton McGinty: St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ - Class of 2026 #12 (175) Mason Ontiveros: Pitman, CA - Class of 2026 #21 (120) Mikey Ruiz: Randall, TX - Class of 2026 #22 (157) Dallas Russell: Jefferson, GA - Class of 2026 Oklahoma State #1 (132) Jax Forrest: Bishop McCort, PA - Class of 2026 #7 (215) Kruz Goff: Blackwell, OK #7 (157) Ishmael Guerrero: Stillwater, OK #8 (150) Beau Hickman: Tuttle, OK #6 (215) Austin Johnson: Muncy, PA #1 (175) Ladarion Lockett: Stillwater, OK #4 (126) Ronnie Ramirez: Walnut, CA #1 (157) Landon Robideau: St. Michael-Albertville, MN #2 (215) Dreshaun Ross: Fort Dodge, IA #4 (165) Kody Routledge: Edmond North, OK #3 (138) Sergio Vega: Sunnyside, AZ #5 (144) Kellen Wolbert: Oconomowoc, WI - Class of 2026 #13 (120) Rocklin Zinkin: Buchanan, CA - Class of 2026 Oregon State #7 (126) Nathan Carrillo: St. John Bosco, CA - Class of 2026 #14 (144) Koy Davidson: Fort Dodge, IA #13 (165) Travis Grace: Gilroy, CA - Class of 2026 #10 (215) Khale McDonnell: Fountain Valley, CA #14 (132) Anthony Mutarelli: Council Rock South, PA #17 (157) Beau Priest: Bakersfield, CA #20 (175) Adrien Reyes: Clovis, CA #8 (132) Manny Saldate: SLAM Academy, NV Penn #17 (165) Liam Carlin: Greens Farms, CT #20 (132) Deven Casey: IC Catholic, IL #24 (175) Brian Heard: Abington Heights, PA #22 (175) Elliott Humphries: Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA #10 (150) Max Stein: Faith Christian Academy, PA #23 (157) Wyatt Stout: Southern Regional, NJ Penn State #1 (138) Marcus Blaze: Perrysburg, OH #5 (175) Asher Cunningham: State College, PA #5 (126) Nathan Desmond: Wyoming Seminary, PA #1 (165) PJ Duke: Minisink Valley, NY #2 (175) Will Henckel: Blair Academy, NJ #11 (138) Sam Herring: Bishop McCort, PA - Class of 2026 #1 (150) Jayden James: Delbarton, NJ - Class of 2026 #9 (144) Dalton Perry: Central Mountain, PA Pitt-Johnstown #17 (190) Tyler Morrison: West Perry, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh #6 (157) Vince Bouzakis: Wyoming Seminary, PA #16 (215) Elijah Brown: Belle Vernon, PA - Class of 2026 #10 (126) Karson Brown: St. Edward, OH - Class of 2026 #7 (175) Bode Marlow: Thomas Jefferson, PA #11 (150) Evan Petrovich: Connellsville, PA #14 (138) Carson Walsh: Pope John XXIII, NJ Princeton #18 (215) Conor Delaney: Fair Haven, NJ #8 (285) Mark Effendian: Faith Christian Academy, PA - Class of 2026 #7 (190) Vincenzo Lavalle: Hanover Park, NJ #7 (144) Matt Martino: Bishop Kelly, ID #21 (144) Blaise Mele: Princeton, NJ Purdue #13 (138) Camden Baum: Bishop McDevitt, PA - Class of 2026 #18 (165) Adrian Pellot: Merrillville, IN #11 (190) Jonathan Rocha: Clovis North, CA - Class of 2026 #21 (138) Isaiah Schaefer: Mater Dei, IN #19 (144) Zach Stewart: Marmion Academy, IL - Class of 2026 #8 (215) Noah Weaver: Rossville, IN Rutgers #8 (175) Jordan Chapman: Cranford, NJ #7 (138) Brandt Harer: Montgomery, PA - Class of 2026 #5 (157) Devon Magro: Bishop McCort, PA #5 (138) Tahir Parkins: Nazareth, PA #12 (132) Billy Townson: Poway, CA South Dakota State Injured (150) Zach Ballante: St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ #10 (285) Micah Hach: Watertown, SD #10 (157) Jacob Herm: Neenah, WI Stanford #13 (285) James Bechter: Northfield Mt. Hermon, MA - Class of 2026 #12 (190) Brokton Borelli: Los Banos, CA #7 (150) Zeno Moore: Lake Highland Prep, FL - Class of 2026 #13 (175) Dylan Pile: Los Gatos, CA #3 (215) Angelo Posada: Poway, CA #14 (120) Edwin Sierra: Poway, CA #24 (113) Jarrett Smith: Lowell, MI - Class of 2026 Utah Valley #9 (132) Layne Kleimann: Mountain Ridge, UT #17 (150) Jason Worthley: West Field, UT #16 (132) Geronimo Rivera: Layton, UT Virginia #9 (175) Liam Crook: Kaukauna, WI - Class of 2026 #8 (138) Jayce Paridon: Lake Highland Prep, FL #14 (113) Alex Pierce: Iowa City West, IA - Class of 2026 #4 (190) Emmitt Sherlock: Gilman, MD #20 (120) Ethan Timar: St. Edward, OH Virginia Tech #3 (175) Ryan Burton: St. Joseph’s Regional, NJ #3 (120) Revin Dickman: Brownsburg, IN - Class of 2026 #4 (157) Colin Gaj: Quakertown, PA #4 (144) Drew Gorman: Buford, GA #6 (150) Noah Nininger: Staunton River, VA #2 (132) Aaron Seidel: Northern Lebanon, PA #6 (165) Claudio Torres: Lake Highland Prep, FL #11 (157) Ben Weader: Chantilly, VA West Virginia #23 (138) Gunner Andrick: Point Pleasant, WV #16 (157) Leo Contino: Buchanan, CA #9 (150) Cole Evans: Perrysburg, OH #17 (120) Mason Jakob: Dobyns-Bennett, TN - Class of 2026 #9 (285) Brock Kehler: University, WV #21 (132) Luke Satriano: Valley Center, NY Wisconsin #16 (175) Caleb Dennee: Marshfield, WI Wyoming #3 (190) Lane Foard: Benedictine, VA #14 (190) Gunner Henry: Brownsburg, IN #19 (190) John Murphy: St. Michael-Albertville, MN - Class of 2026

Oklahoma State’s Cowboy RTC announced their new Executive Director and Senior Level RTC Coach today and that man is Lee Roper - formerly an assistant coach at the University of Northern Iowa. Roper had spent the last nine years on staff at UNI - the first as a volunteer assistant and the last eight as an assistant. During his time at Northern Iowa, the Panthers have produced 69 national qualifiers, 16 conference champions, 12 NCAA All-Americans, and two first-team All-Americans from the canceled 2020 national tournament. Also in that time, Northern Iowa has produced a pair of NCAA champions (Drew Foster and Parker Keckeisen), both at the 184 lb weight class. Before Foster’s title in 2019, the most recent UNI wrestler to win a national title was Tony Davis in 2000. Roper’s final season at Northern Iowa was the best for the current staff and the best in decades. Northern Iowa finished the year ranked fourth in InterMat’s dual rankings and went on to finish ninth at the NCAA Tournament. That finish was the best for the Panthers since the 1962 tournament. They also sent all ten wrestlers to nationals for the first time since 1986. The move to bring in Roper is one of a host of Oklahoma State/Cowboy RTC-related transactions this week. In addition to Roper’s hire, Thomas Gilman has left the Cowboy staff, and Zoheir El Quarraqe was named the Cowboy RTC’s Developmental Coach.

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Northfield Mt. Herman

Eden Prairie

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South Summit

John Glenn

Cedar Rapids Prairie

Rossville via Dakota Wesleyan

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Hilliard Bradley

Yucca Valley

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