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The 2025 Dan Hodge Trophy winner has been announced today. WIN Magazine’s Bryan Van Kley joined the crew on FloWrestling’s FRL to reveal the winner. Oklahoma State heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson has earned the trophy for the 2024-25 season. He received 30 first-place votes. Runner-up Carter Starocci received 26 first-place votes and fellow finalist Mitchell Mesenbrink garnered three first-place votes. Van Kley stated the vote was the second closest in the trophy's history. While Hendrickson provided one of the indelible moments of the season with his upset of two-time Hodge winner Gable Steveson, this award is single-season based and determines the most dominant wrestler. Hendrickson certainly fits that bill. He went a perfect 27-0 and earned bonus points in over 81% of his matches. Almost half (13) of his 27 wins came via fall. Eight came from tech falls. Those numbers themselves are excellent, but even more difficult to compile at the 285 lb weight class. Not only did Hendrickson have the upset heard ‘round the wrestling world, but he also defeated 2024 NCAA champion Greg Kerkvliet 8-2, just to make the NCAA finals. In the championship bout, Hendrickson trailed Steveson 4-2 late in the third period and managed to build himself up after getting extended on a shot attempt and finished for the go-ahead takedown with under :30 remaining. Steveson attempted to stand up, but Hendrickson needed one mat return to ensure his 5-4 victory. Hendrickson finishes his career as a three-time NCAA All-American. He finished third in the country in the previous two seasons while wrestling for the Air Force Academy. Since Hendrickson had graduated and had a year of eligibility remaining, he was allowed to transfer to Oklahoma State and wrestle in the 2024-25 season. Hendrickson is the first Oklahoma State wrestler to win the award since Alex Dieringer in 2016 and the third overall (Steve Mocco in 2005 was the other). His win helps illustrate just how great of an era of heavyweight wrestling we’ve seen recently. This is the fourth time in five seasons that a heavyweight has won at least a share of the award.

Over the weekend, the NHSCA National Championships took place in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This is one of the last major folkstyle events on the national calendar and is broken down into different tournaments for each grade level. Before the proliferation of national tournaments, NHSCA Senior Nationals was one of the top events on the national wrestling landscape. With so many other opportunities and freestyle/Greco season on the horizon, more often than not, the top, top prospects forgo this event. Even so, there’s still plenty of talent and future collegiate stars in the field. We’ve broken down the placers at the NHSCA Junior and Senior Nationals by their future collegiate homes. All are seniors unless noted with a “Class of 2026” distinction. If I’ve left someone who has committed to a college out, please let me know earl@matscouts.com Adrian 285 lbs 4th Place: Tanner Craft (Michigan) Air Force 182 lbs 5th Place: Jay Eversole (Tennessee) 132 lbs 6th Place: Colson Hoffman (Georgia) American 132 lbs Runner-Up: Leo Maestas (California) 126 lbs 3rd Place: Colin Martin (Virginia) 170 lbs 5th Place: Ronald Robinson (Arizona) Appalachian State 170 lbs 3rd Place: Colt Campbell (North Carolina) 113 lbs 3rd Place: Cooper Foster (North Carolina) 220 lbs 4th Place: Hayden Haynes (North Carolina) 126 lbs Champion: Musa Tamaradze (Massachusetts) Army West Point 220 lbs Champion: Cash Colbert (Virginia) - Class of 2026 160 lbs Champion: Christopher Creason (California) - Class of 2026 113 lbs 3rd Place: Cooper Merli (New York) - Class of 2026 120 lbs Champion: JoJo Uhorchuk (Tennessee) - Class of 2026 Bellarmine 145 lbs 8th Place: Isaac Johns (Kentucky) Brown 138 lbs Runner-Up: Ryan Kennedy (Ohio) 182 lbs 7th Place: Nevin Mattesich (New Jersey) - Class of 2026 Buffalo 138 lbs 6th Place: Tyler Roark (West Virginia) California Baptist 138 lbs 4th Place: Richie Clementi (Louisiana) 170 lbs 3rd Place: Max Wirnsberger (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 Chattanooga 132 lbs Champion: Ethan Uhorchuk (Tennessee) Cornell 138 lbs 5th Place: Joseph Toscano (California) - Class of 2026 145 lbs 5th Place: Tyler Traves (Virginia) - Class of 2026 145 lbs Champion: Michael Turi (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 Davidson 182 lbs Champion: Cody Kirk (Alabama) 113 lbs Runner-Up: Kiyon Simon (Alabama) Drexel 113 lbs Champion: Oumar Tounkara (New York) Duke 152 lbs 6th Place: Michael Boulanger (Massachusetts) Franklin & Marshall 195 lbs 5th Place: Brandon Carr (Pennsylvania) Friends 113 lbs 4th Place: Braydon Pacheco (Kansas) Frostburg State 126 lbs Runner-Up: Tanner Halling (Maryland) Gardner-Webb 285 lbs 3rd Place: Everest Ouellette (North Carolina) George Mason 160 lbs 3rd Place: Kross Cassidy (Virginia) - Class of 2026 Glenville State 145 lbs 4th Place: Jimmie Bailes (West Virginia) Lehigh 160 lbs Champion: Chase Van Hoven (Virginia) Little Rock 182 lbs 3rd Place: Isael Perez (Rhode Island) 170 lbs 6th Place: Taye Wilson (Kansas) Lock Haven 132 lbs 5th Place: Chris Noto (New York) - Class of 2026 170 lbs Runner-Up: Connor Wetzel (Pennsylvania) Mary 160 lbs 8th Place: Kale Baumann (Montana) Maryland 182 lbs Runner-Up: Devin Downes (New York) - Class of 2026 Missouri 126 lbs Champion: Antonio Mills (Georgia) - Class of 2026 106 lbs Champion: Teequavious Mills (Georgia) - Class of 2026 Navy 138 lbs 7th Place: Kaden Allen (Kansas) 152 lbs Runner-Up: Evan Boblits (Maryland) 145 lbs 3rd Place: Tyler Hood (Virginia) 152 lbs 7th Place: McKaden Speece (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 NC State 145 lbs Runner-Up: Lorenzo Alston (North Carolina) - Class of 2026 120 lbs 3rd Place: Lander Bosh (Utah) - Class of 2026 220 lbs Champion: Cason Howle (South Carolina) North Carolina 126 lbs 4th Place: Liam Hickey (North Carolina) 113 lbs 4th Place: Dunia Sibomana (New York) - Class of 2026 Northern Colorado 145 lbs 6th Place: Josh Fish (Utah) Northwestern 195 lbs 3rd Place: Alex Smith (Florida) 195 lbs Champion: Ryder Wilder (Georgia) - Class of 2026 Ohio 285 lbs 6th Place: Damien Couture (North Carolina) Oklahoma 182 lbs 3rd Place: Mason Ontiveros (California) - Class of 2026 195 lbs 5th Place: Carter Vannest (California) - Class of 2026 Penn 170 lbs Champion: Elliot Humphries (Massachusetts) 195 lbs Champion: Greyson Meak (New York) Pitt-Johnstown 113 lbs 8th Place: Pepper Martin (West Virginia) 182 lbs 6th Place: Ethan Osburn (Virginia) Purdue 160 lbs Runner-Up: Adrian Pellot (Indiana) Reinhardt 132 lbs 8th Place: Maddox McArthur (Georgia) Rutgers 138 lbs Champion: Brandt Harer (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2026 SIU Edwardsville 220 lbs 3rd Place: Myron Mendez (Florida) 170 lbs 4th Place: Caleb Neal (Virginia) Stanford 152 lbs Champion: Zeno Moore (Florida) - Class of 2026 The Citadel 145 lbs Runner-Up: Thomas Johnson (South Carolina) Utah Valley 152 lbs 3rd Place: Ian Fritz (Utah) 132 lbs 3rd Place: Geronimo Rivera (Utah) 145 lbs Champion: Jason Worthley (Utah) Virginia 138 lbs Champion: Jayce Paridon (Florida) VMI 220 lbs Runner-Up: Patrick Donahue (Delaware) 160 lbs 4th Place: Beau Lewis (Virginia) West Virginia 132 lbs 4th Place: Luke Satriano (New York) Western Colorado 182 lbs 7th Place: Charlie Herting (Colorado) Wisconsin 120 lbs Champion: Tyson Waughtel (Illinois)

Last week was filled with high-profile wrestlers heading into the transfer portal. One of the biggest of that group was 2024 NCAA finalist Rocco Welsh. Welsh wasn’t in the portal for long as he announced this evening that he will transfer to wrestle for the four-time defending champion Penn State Nittany Lions. Welsh made the 2024 NCAA finals as a true freshman for Ohio State. That year he was pulled from redshirt in December and finished the season with a 26-5 record. Three of his five losses came to returning NCAA champions (Carter Starocci/Shane Griffith), while the other two were to the eventual Big Ten champion Edmond Ruth. With Carson Kharchla back and healthy at 174 lbs and Ryder Rogotzke at 184 lbs (and both without redshirt options), Welsh took a redshirt during the 2024-25 campaign. He would compete in open tournaments and posted a perfect 15-0 record while at 184 lbs. In his interview on BaschaMania, Welsh stated that he intends on competing at 184 lbs for the Nittany Lions. Though they are losing Carter Starocci, redshirt freshman Zack Ryder was expected to be the frontrunner at that weight class and 184 wasn’t thought to be a pressing need for Penn State. In the week since the NCAA Tournament wrapped up, Penn State has added Welsh and world champion Masanosuke Ono of Japan. The Nittany Lions won their latest team title by a 60-point margin over second-place Nebraska. With such an incredible nucleus returning and these high-profile additions, it looks like Penn State will start the 2025-26 season as huge favorites once again.

A few days after entering the transfer portal, Little Rock teammates Nasir Bailey and Jordan Williams have both decided to commit to the University of Iowa. Both appear to fit potential holes for Tom Brands’ team during the 2025-26 season. Williams replaces four-time All-American Kyle Parco at 149 lbs and Bailey likely comes in at 141 lbs. One would assume that to be the case with the presence of two-time NCAA runner-up Drake Ayala set to return at 133 lbs. Bailey was a 2024 NCAA fourth-place finisher as a true freshman at 133 lbs. He is 52-9 after two years of competition at Little Rock. This year he captured his second Pac-12 championship and earned the #2 seed in Philly. Bailey ended up going 2-2 at the national tournament and missed out on the podium after losses to Zan Fugitt and Evan Frost. Williams initially signed with Oklahoma State and made an appearance at the 2024 NCAA Championships for the Cowboys. In the offseason, he transferred to Little Rock and thrived with the Trojans. Williams won a Pac-12 championship in one of the conference’s toughest weights and earned the #8 seed at NCAA’s. In Philly, Williams pushed the returning champion, Caleb Henson, into extra time in the quarterfinals. He ended up falling there to Henson and was shutout in the bloodround by former Oklahoma State teammate Sammy Alvarez. Iowa had an impressive transfer portal haul in the 2024 offseason that saw the Hawkeyes add three multi-time All-Americans to solidify their lineup. It appears they’ve got a quick start on the field in another race to add talent via the portal.

The week ended (we think) with another All-American entering the transfer portal. Today, Wyoming’s Jore Volk's name appeared in the portal. Volk is 54-21 through two-plus years at Wyoming. In 2024, Volk earned All-American honors after finishing seventh in the nation at 125 lbs. That tournament saw Volk lose in the first round, but battled back with four straight wins to clinch All-American honors. To ensure his spot on the podium, Volk downed top-seeded Braeden Davis of Penn State in sudden victory in the bloodround. He finished his tournament with a 4-0 shutout of Big 12 foe Tanner Jordan. Before the 2024 national tournament, Volk captured a Big 12 Championship and earned the #5 seed in Kansas City. As a true freshman, Volk finished fifth in the Big 12 and went 1-2 at the 2023 NCAA Championships. Volk started the 2024-25 campaign with a pair of dual wins before taking on Jordan at the All-Star Classic. He got his hand raised after an 8-2 victory. Shortly after the All-Star Classic, Volk lost matches on back-to-back days to Troy Spratley and Antonio Lorenzo. The Lorenzo loss marked his last appearance of the year and in early-January Volk announced that he would miss the remainder of the season due to an injury. Volk came out of high school in Minnesota as the #62 recruit in the Class of 2022. He should have two years of eligibility remaining - as he only saw action in four bouts in 2024-25. With quality 125 lber’s always in high demand, I’d expect lots of interest in Volk.

Vote online daily for two-time Olympic champion wrestler John Smith for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame; stand up for wrestling!!! Two-time Olympic gold medalist and four-time World champion men’s freestyle wrestler John Smith has been named as a finalist for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame. An online fan vote, which will be part of the selection process has opened and will be available for votes through April 14. Vote daily for John Smith for U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame https://www.teamusa.com/HOF You can vote up to once a day. Vote today and often. You are not required to vote for each category. However, you must click submit on the final page in order for your votes to be processed. Although wrestling is the No. 3 producer of Olympic medals for Team USA, there are only two wrestlers who are currently inducted into the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame – Dan Gable and Bruce Baumgartner. USA Wrestling is leading a national campaign within the wrestling community, calling on all current and past wrestlers to stand up for the sport and vote for John Smith, who many believe is the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) among U.S. international wrestlers. The case for John Smith is long and deep. Here are some key reasons why you should vote for John Smith today and often over the next few weeks: John Smith is one of just three wrestlers from the United States to win two Olympic gold medals, joined by George Mehnert (1904, 1908) and Bruce Baumgartner (1984, 1992). In addition to his two Olympic gold medals, Smith won four World titles, stringing them all in a row. He is the only U.S. wrestler to win six World and Olympic gold medals in successive years. His amazing streak went 1987 World gold, 1988 Olympic gold, 1989 World gold, 1990 World gold, 1991 World gold, 1992 Olympic gold. John Smith lost only seven matches in his decade-long international wrestling career, and only one wrestler beat him twice. Smith won gold medals in the two Pan American Games he entered, in 1987 and 1991. He also won a gold medal at the 1990 Goodwill Games, one of the best competitions in wrestling during his era. He was dominant at the World Cup, the international dual meet World championships event. Vote daily for John Smith for U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame https://www.teamusa.com/HOF John Smith’s international wrestling record stands for itself. But his impact on the Olympic community and within the sport of wrestling goes way beyond just the data. John Smith changed wrestling as an athlete, and then improved the sport as a coach and leader. John Smith was an innovator technically, changing the sport forever. His low single series changed the way wrestlers scored takedowns, and his ankle lace turn was the most effective of his generation. He was named United World Wrestling’s Master of Technique and Wrestler of the Year in 1990. During his career, Smith won all of the major Olympic sports awards: the AAU James E. Sullivan Award in 1990, the USOPC SportsMan of the Year in 1990 and the Amateur Athletic Foundation’s World Trophy in 1992. He was the first wrestler to win the Sullivan Award. John Smith helped expose the sport of wrestling onto the national and international community John Smith served as an official coach for two U.S. Olympic wrestling teams, and numerous Senior World Teams. He was also the personal coach for World and Olympic medalists and team members. Smith is also one of the greatest college wrestling coaches, leading wrestling’s most successful program Oklahoma State for 33 years. Smith produced five NCAA team championships, 33 NCAA individual championships, 490 dual wins, 153 All-America honors, 23 team conference championships, 132 individual conference championships and two Hodge Trophy winners. At the NCAA Div. I level, seven of his Cowboy wrestlers are now head wrestling coaches, expanding his legacy across the nation. In addition to his international records, John Smith was a two-time NCAA Div. I wrestling champion for Oklahoma State and a three-time finalist. He won two Oklahoma state high school titles for Del City High School and was a 1983 Junior World silver medalist. He was named to the NCAA 75th Anniversary Team, which included athletes from all sports. There are 15 finalists in the Olympian category for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame, and only five will be inducted in the Class of 2025. The others nominated are worthy candidates: Carmelo Anthony (basketball), Kristin Armstrong (cycling), Sue Bird (basketball), Gabby Douglas (gymnastics), Ashton Eaton (track & field), Allyson Felix (track & field), Francis ‘Conn’ Findlay (rowing and sailing), Cammi Granato (ice hockey), Kayla Harrison (judo), Kerri Walsh Jennings (beach volleyball), Bode Miller (skiing), Dawn Staley (basketball), Serena Williams (tennis) and Mariel Zagunis (fencing). This is the second time that John Smith has deservedly been a finalist for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame. Now is the time to elect another wrestler, specifically two-time Olympic champion John Smith, to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame!!! Vote daily for John Smith for U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame https://www.teamusa.com/HOF

With all of the action happening during the collegiate postseason, we haven't been able to post an update for high school state tournament results for girls wrestling recruits. So, now's the time. This actually works out well for girls high school recruiting because it doesn't move as quickly as it does on the boys side. Below, wrestlers are sorted by their choice of college. They are listed with their high school and the weight class that they wrestled at the state tournament - along with their results. This is only for girls that qualified for, and wrestled at, their state tournament. There are more recruits we have listed on our commitment page who did not qualify for their respective state tournaments. We're trying to stay on top of this, but there are probably some recruits we've missed. If you do not see a recruit that should have been added, please fill out our commitment form or email me at earl@matscouts.com . Adams State Elizabeth Sandy: Ponderosa, Colorado (190 lbs) - 5A State 3rd Place Alma Shai Curtiss: Shepherd, Michigan (110 lbs) - State Runner-Up Dawn Degood: Allegan, Michigan (135 lbs) - State Qualifier Camille Mitchell: Lake City, MIchigan (145 lbs) - State Qualifier Ava Pike: Manistee, Michigan (100 lbs) - State Qualifier Aurora Katelyn Bell: Montini Catholic, Illinois (100 lbs) - State Runner-Up Hannah McDuffee: Central, Alabama (185 lbs) - 6A/7A State 3rd Place Avila Joshy Coppage-Dortch: Omaha North, Nebraska (100 lbs) - Class A State 3rd Place Addison Eddleman: Odessa, Missouri (115 lbs) - Class 1 State 4th Place Kyla Finney: Jefferson City, Missouri (235 lbs) - Class 2 State Qualifier Haylie Hallman: Olathe South, Kansas (115 lbs) - 6A State 5th Place Izzy Hunt: Fort Osage, Missouri (110 lbs) - Class 2 State Qualifier Kamahni Jackson: North Kansas City, Missouri (145 lbs) - Class 2 State 5th Place Jennifer Lopez: North Kansas City, Missouri (120 lbs) - Class 2 State Qualifier Sandra Mancera-Campos: Raytown South, Missouri (235 lbs) - Class 1 State Qualifier Bailey Martin: Kearney, Missouri (115 lbs) - Class 1 State Runner-Up Amitira McNack: Clinton, Missouri (155 lbs) - Class 1 State Runner-Up Elena Moore: North Kansas City, Missouri (115 lbs) - Class 2 State Qualifier Paige Strauch: North Kansas City, Missouri (155 lbs) - Class 2 State 5th Place Baker Maddy Arnold: Eudora, Kansas (140 lbs) - 4A State 6th Place Canyon Burtis: Baldwin, Kansas (105 lbs) - 4A State 4th Place Mia Butler: Shawnee Mission Northwest, Kansas (120 lbs) - 6A State 5th Place Giada Cucchiara: Platte County, Missouri (135 lbs) - Class 2 State Qualifier Mak Gregg: Bixby, Oklahoma (140 lbs) - State Runner-Up Lucia Henriquez: Park Hill South, Missouri (145 lbs) - Class 2 State 3rd Place Laila Jordan: Little Rock Central, Arkansas (105 lbs) - 6A State Champion Gabi Koppes: Clay Center, Kansas (125 lbs) - 4A State Champion Lorelei Troncoso: Valley, New Mexico (145 lbs) - State Qualifier Baldwin Wallace Siena Palmisciano: Chapel Hill, North Carolina (120 lbs) - State Qualifier Bethany Zsuzsana Bourassa: Sioux City East, Iowa (190 lbs) - State Qualifier Ashley Campbell: General McLane, Pennsylvania (106 lbs) - State Qualifier Peyton Gauss: Pemberton, New Jersey (145 lbs) - State Qualifier Zoee Meadows: Nicholas County, West Virginia (132 lbs) - State 4th Place Ari Tyson: Cherry Hill West, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State 4th Place Brewton-Parker Ani Brown: Matanzas, Florida (190 lbs) - State Qualifier Delaney Graves: Oviedo, Florida (145 lbs) - State Qualifier Kamora Willis: Coral Gables, Florida (135 lbs) - State 8th Place Brown Calli Gilchrist: Choate Rosemary Hall, Connecticut (120 lbs) - National Prep Champion Campbellsville Victoria Huffman: Bradley Central, Tennessee (138 lbs) - State Qualifier Carthage Ashlyn Corey: Standley Lake, Colorado (125 lbs) - State Qualifier Josie Hosea: Kirkwood, Missouri (170 lbs) - State Qualifier Alexis Hozeska: Wayland Union, Michigan (140 lbs) - State Qualifier Jazz Ocampo: Fremd, Illinois (235 lbs) - State Qualifier Cedar Crest Madacyn Rivera: Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania (124 lbs) - State 6th Place Central Methodist Mya Hairston: Festus, Missouri (100 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion Paris Kelleher: Princeton, Texas (145 lbs) - 6A State 4th Place Addison Neumann: Eureka, Missouri (235 lbs) - Class 2 State Qualifier Chadron State Billie Bonwell: SLAM Academy, Nevada (170 lbs) - State Champion Rowyn Wiltgen: Millard South, Nebraska (155 lbs) - Class A State 3rd Place Colby CC Julia Nunez: Ritenour, Missouri (145 lbs) - Class 2 State Qualifier Colorado Mesa Emily Zachary: Columbus, Montana (135 lbs) - State 3rd Place Columbia Ivy Andersen: Mill Creek, Georgia (120 lbs) - State Runner-Up Mia Collins: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, New York (132 lbs) - State Champion Noa Omessi: Park City, Utah (130 lbs) - 4A State 3rd Place Esperanza Walsh: Grant, Oregon (155 lbs) - State 4th Place Cornell (Iowa) Rylie Donahue: Somonauk, Illinois (125 lbs) - State Qualifier Zoe Freeman: Poplar Bluff, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 2 State 5th Place Sidney Zimmerman: Hannibal, Missouri (155 lbs) - Class 1 State 5th Place The Cumberlands Sarina Gunn: Woodbridge, Virginia (100 lbs) - State 4th Place Dakota Wesleyan Kaylei Hinck: Helena, Montana (110 lbs) - State Qualifier Davenport Olivia Root: Holt, Michigan (125 lbs) - State 5th Place Dickinson State Izzy Davis: Columbia, Idaho (145 lbs) - State 6th Place Lilyahna Hancock: Sheridan, Wyoming (130 lbs) - State 5th Place Amie Hartman: Mountain Home, Idaho (235 lbs) - State Champion Bridgette Price: Sheridan, Wyoming (170 lbs) - State 3rd Place Evelyn Vargas: Merced, California (190 lbs) - State Champion D’Youville Shelby Galex: Northeast Metro Tech, Massachusetts (152 lbs) - State Champion Brigid Hatton: Raritan, New Jersey (152 lbs) - State Qualifier Shaelie Young: Gateway, New Jersey (185 lbs) - State Champion Eastern Oregon Mallory Lusco: Grant Union, Oregon (235 lbs) - State Champion Elmhurst Lily Avalos: Rossview, Tennessee (152 lbs) - State Qualifier Juliana LeFort: Allen, Texas (185 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Felician Lina Rodriguez: Norwalk, Connecticut (126 lbs) - State Champion Silvana Salas: Copper Hills, Utah (130 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Ellie Underwood: Seymour, Tennessee (107 lbs) - State Champion Fort Hays State Jaidyn Alvarado: Junction City, Kansas (100 lbs) - 6A State Champion Peyton Hellmann: Bon Homme/Scotland/Avon, South Dakota (145 lbs) - State Champion Kaylan Hitchcock: Olathe North, Kansas (145 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Leiannah Landreth: Mulvane, Kansas (120 lbs) - 4A State Champion Hayleen Martinez: Liberal, Kansas (190 lbs) - 6A State Champion Morgan Maschmann: Beatrice, Nebraska (125 lbs) - Class A State Champion Friends Vanessa De La Cruz: College Park, Texas (120 lbs) - 6A State 3rd Place Violet De La Cruz: College Park, Texas (126 lbs) - 6A State 5th Place Frostburg State Reise Roach: San Antonio Madison, Texas (165 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Grand Valley State Maddison Ward: Niles, Michigan (155 lbs) - State Runner-Up Hastings Jessica Farmer: Coronado, Colorado (115 lbs) - State 4th Place Rhees Hatch: Bear River, Utah (155 lbs) - 4A State Champion Isabel Irvin: Artesia, New Mexico (100 lbs) - State Runner-Up Sienna Montanez: Walnut, California (100 lbs) - State Qualifier Sarah Perez: Sahuarita, Arizona (114 lbs) - D2 State Runner-Up Heidelberg Annabell Hunter: Moanalua, Hawaii (135 lbs) - State Qualifier Maggie Milbery: Swansboro, North Carolina (145 lbs) - State 4th Place Hiram Ayrica DeHart: Edgewood, Indiana (235 lbs) - State 8th Place Illinois Wesleyan Jillian Giller: New Trier, Illinois (140 lbs) - State 5th Place Indiana Tech Lola Barkby: Sturgis, Michigan (125 lbs) - State Runner-Up Katelyn Capper: Deer Valley, Arizona (152 lbs) - D1 State 5th Place Kaitlin Coleman: McEachern, Georgia (105 lbs) - State Runner-Up Cheyenne Moreno: Desert Oasis, Nevada (125 lbs) - State 4th Place Ayla Stevenson: Franklin, Indiana (115 lbs) - State 5th Place Elizabeth Williamson: Shaker Bison, New York (165 lbs) - State Qualifier Iowa Isabella Marie Gonzales: Clovis East, California (120 lbs) - State Champion Samantha Sachs: Glendora, California (130 lbs) - State Champion Iowa Central Zoey Barber: Omaha Westside, Nebraska (155 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up Morgan Harvey: Bismarck Century, North Dakota (250 lbs) - State 5th Place Paige Spomer: Bismarck Century, North Dakota (142 lbs) - State Qualifier Iowa Lakes Keira Hessenius: LeMars, Iowa (105 lbs) - 2A State Runner-Up Iowa Western Carson Shank: Lincoln East, Nebraska (170 lbs) - Class A State 3rd Place Jamestown Lexi Gideon: Southridge, Washington (120 lbs) - 3A State 6th Place Lakeland Virginia Thomason: Union, Washington (190 lbs) - 4A State 4th Place Jalah Wilson: Thornton, Illinois (130 lbs) - State Qualifier Lehigh Natalia Accorsi: Blair Academy, New Jersey (120 lbs) - National Prep Runner-Up Alexa Cilliotta: Montville, New Jersey (126 lbs) - State Runner-Up Abbi Cooper: Clayton Valley, California (110 lbs) - State Runner-Up Paige DeCaro: Newton/Kittatinny, New Jersey (165 lbs) - State Runner-Up Julia Fongaro: Boonton, New Jersey (138 lbs) - State 4th Place Angelina Jiang: Gunn, California (155 lbs) - State Runner-Up Aubre Krazer: Easton, Pennsylvania (130 lbs) - State Champion Cameron Millsapps: Wakefield, Virginia (152 lbs) - State Champion Brynn Shephardson: Little Falls, New York (185 lbs) - State Runner-Up Life Lexy Pabon: Crofton, Maryland (125 lbs) - State Champion Narvena Sallom: Omaha Central, Nebraska (170 lbs) - Class A State 4th Place Lahela Turnquest: Pace, Florida (130 lbs) - State 3rd Place Lincoln Memorial Alyssa Roberts: River Ridge, Georgia (125 lbs) - State 6th Place Lindenwood Taylor Dawson: Collinsville, Illinois (140 lbs) - State Champion Ally Jelinek: Linn-Mar, Iowa (120 lbs) - 2A State 4th Place Lindsay Wilson Emma Bauknight: Hernando, Florida (115 lbs) - State Runner-Up Kendall Bibla: Palm Coast, Florida (170 lbs) - State Champion Kiiaana Gavere: Pace, Florida (125 lbs) - State Runner-Up Brooke Higdon: Fairdale, Kentucky (145 lbs) - State Qualifier Mallory Ladd: Enterprise, Alabama (185 lbs) - 6A/7A State Champion Grace Lashinsky: Deland, Florida (115 lbs) - State Champion Skyler Randolph: Riverdale, Florida (105 lbs) - State 6th Place Natalie St. Louis: Valley, Kentucky (132 lbs) - State Qualifier Adrianna Vela: Andrew, Illinois (170 lbs) - State Qualifier Aenaya Vines: Thompson, Alabama (138 lbs) - 6A/7A State Runner-Up Lock Haven Taylor Aiello: Huntington, New York (132 lbs) - State Runner-Up Charlotte Gilfoil: Central Dauphin, Pennsylvania (136 lbs) - State Champion Emily Murphy: Montgomery, Pennsylvania (124 lbs) - State 3rd Place Journie Rodriguez: JP McCaskey, Pennsylvania (112 lbs) - State Qualifier Reagan Snider: Northern Bedford, Pennsylvania (155 lbs) - State Runner-Up Maeve Witte: Freehold, New Jersey (120 lbs) - State Qualifier Lourdes Madi Smith: Hilliard Bradley, Ohio (145 lbs) - State Qualifier Manchester Ella Gahl: Northfield, Indiana (155 lbs) - State Runner-Up Katy Vardaman: Homestead, Indiana (135 lbs) - State 3rd Place McKendree Maycee Peacher: Bennington, Nebraska (130 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up Katey Valdez: Doherty, Colorado (105 lbs) - State Champion Midland Julissa Guerrero-Pena: Fremont, Nebraska (235 lbs) - Class A State 6th Place Lexie Oliver: Lake Stevens, Washington (115 lbs) - 4A State Qualifier Minot State Alyssa Jones: Poway, California (125 lbs) - State Qualifier Sariana Jones: Auburndale, Florida (145 lbs) - State 7th Place Violet Pianetto: Prospect, Illinois (135 lbs) - State Runner-Up Gracie Tolman: Billings West, Montana (145 lbs) - State Qualifier Missouri Baptist Kenlee Fish: Plattsburg, Missouri (190 lbs) - Class 1 State 5th Place Talia Reed: Oakville, Missouri (170 lbs) - Class 2 State Qualifier Montreat Alanna Garner: River Ridge, Georgia (115 lbs) - State 3rd Place Daniela Espinal: Hernando, Florida (125 lbs) - State 6th Place Shay Potter: Ripon, California (155 lbs) - State Qualifier Ashley Saucedo: Woodstock, Georgia (170 lbs) - State 3rd Place Kennedie Snow: Havelock, North Carolina (126 lbs) - State Runner-Up Morningside Callee Shearer: Arlington, Nebraska (130 lbs) - Class B State Qualifier Mount Olive Isabella Campbell: Havelock, North Carolina (138 lbs) - State Qualifier Kalyse Hill: Daphne, Alabama (126 lbs) - 6A/7A State Champion Sophia Marshall: Rosewood, North Carolina (235 lbs) - State Champion Bella Murillo: Wilson Fike, North Carolina (132 lbs) - State 6th Place Elaina Pollock: Laney, North Carolina (152 lbs) - State 4th Place Celia Ross: Dixon, North Carolina (138 lbs) - State Qualifier Ashley Schwarz: Washburn Rural, Kansas (155 lbs) - 6A State 4th Place Katie Simmons: Laney, North Carolina (107 lbs) - State 3rd Place North Central Rejan Alhashash: Avon Lake, Ohio (155 lbs) - State 6th Place Lynn Horn: Blanchard, Oklahoma (130 lbs) - 6A State Champion Natalie Klavetter: Hudson, Wisconsin (126 lbs) - State 4th Place Oklahoma City Anna Vogt: Conroe Woodlands College Park, Texas (132 lbs) - 6A State Champion Ottawa Sydnee Baldwin: Nevada, Missouri (115 lbs) - Class 1 State 6th Place Ryan Bretthauer: Eudora, Kansas (235 lbs) - 4A State Qualifier Shiann Famero: Cache, Oklahoma (130 lbs) - State Champion Justice Thomas: Olathe South, Kansas (170 lbs) - 6A State Champion Kaitlyn Thorn: Bozeman, Montana (145 lbs) - State Champion Laine Walker: McLoud, Oklahoma (130 lbs) - State Qualifier Otterbein Morgan Leonhardt: Gibsonburg, Ohio (120 lbs) - State 4th Place Vita Savage: Taylor, Ohio (100 lbs) - State 7th Place Presbyterian Kaylie Hall: Hampshire, West Virginia (165 lbs) - State Champion Grace Leota: Hernando, Florida (190 lbs) - State Champion Anna Ockerman: Corinth Holders, North Carolina (100 lbs) - State Champion Providence McKenzie Mills: David Douglas, Oregon (190 lbs) - State Champion Megan Morales: Central, California (105 lbs) - State 6th Place Savannah Nelsen: Ukiah, California (155 lbs) - State Qualifier Lucia Schlapfer: Big Sky/Sacred Heart, Montana (125 lbs) - State Runner-Up Quincy Alexis Seymour: Jacksonville, Illinois (125 lbs) - State 5th Place Randolph Marielle Hirkala: Swansboro, North Carolina (120 lbs) - State Qualifier Emily Riopel: Laurens, South Carolina (170 lbs) - State 4th Place Rio Grande Alexandria Evans: Cabell Midland, West Virginia (100 lbs) - State Champion Mallory Winner: Jay County, Indiana (170 lbs) - State Champion Sacred Heart Anastasia Dakoulas: Rockville, Maryland (130 lbs) - State Champion Josephine Larson: Lakes Community, Illinois (190 lbs) - State Champion Saint Mary Aiyana Perkins: Bixby, Oklahoma (125 lbs) - 6A State Champion Schreiner Kyllysta Dawkins: Schertz Clemens, Texas (132 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Siena Heights Addy England: Allen Park, Michigan (125 lbs) - State Qualifier Janessa O’Connell: Union, Washington (135 lbs) - 4A State 3rd Place Marissa Richmond: Plymouth, Michigan (155 lbs) - State 5th Place Adeline Tuccini: Allen Park, Michigan (135 lbs) - State 7th Place Nyveah Wendt: Mason County Central, Michigan (120 lbs) - State 6th Place Simpson (IA) Sevanna Aguirre: Youngker, Arizona (114 lbs) - D1 State Qualifier Vanessa Aguirre: Youngker, Arizona (132 lbs) - D1 State Champion Olivia Furlong: Selma, California (170 lbs) - State Qualifier Sioux Falls Sydnie Brown: Overton, Nebraska (125 lbs) - Class B State 6th Place Elyse Engebretson: Ankeny, Iowa (125 lbs) - 2A State Champion Nina Escarcega: Poplar, Montana (100 lbs) - State Champion Kristy More: Sunlake, Florida (145 lbs) - State Champion Kate Simmons: Findlay, Ohio (170 lbs) - State Champion Southeast CC Emma Albanese: SLAM Academy, Nevada (115 lbs) - State Champion Southern Oregon Jennifer Favela: Brawley Union, California (115 lbs) - State Qualifier Sadie Hall: North Medford, Oregon (130 lbs) - State Runner-Up Sialafua Polamalu: Douglas, Oregon (190 lbs) - State 3rd Place Audrey Segura: Redwood, California (145 lbs) - State 7th Place Hadyn Stine: Rock Hill, Texas (152 lbs) - 6A State Champion Katelyn Wiseman: Riverside, Oregon (135 lbs) - State 3rd Place Texas Women’s Natalie Davis: Haughton, Louisiana (120 lbs) - State Champion Tiffin Lina Lingo: Jay County, Indiana (135 lbs) - State 8th Place Eve Matt: Greeneview, Ohio (145 lbs) - State Runner-Up Megan Preston: Wiregrass Ranch, Florida (170 lbs) - State Runner-Up Brecklyn Santos: Waiakea, Hawaii (145 lbs) - State Qualifier Isabelle Wisenbaugh: Grand Haven, Michigan (155 lbs) - State 4th Place Upper Iowa Eliana Callies: Rochester Century, Minnesota (148 lbs) - State 6th Place Kylee Shoop: West Delaware, Iowa (130 lbs) - 2A State 3rd Place Ursinus Charlotte Bowman: Yorktown, Virginia (145 lbs) - State 3rd Place Aubree Butler: Rancocas Valley, New Jersey (107 lbs) - State 6th Place Erin Rizzuto: Ponte Vedre, Florida (105 lbs) - State Runner-Up Utica Samara Burroughs: Conroe, Texas (126 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Waldorf Gabby Chaney: DeSoto, Kansas (190 lbs) - 5A State Qualifier Wartburg Gable Hemann: Osage, Iowa (110 lbs) - State Champion Jacey Mason: Davenport, Iowa (105 lbs) - State 5th Place Alexis Pehrson: Yutan, Nebraska (135 lbs) - Class B State 3rd Place Aubrie Pehrson: Yutan, Nebraska (125 lbs) - Class B State Champion Chloe Sheffield: Decorah, Iowa (100 lbs) - 1A State 3rd Place Wayland Baptist Morgan Green: Canyon Randall, Texas (152 lbs) - 5A State 4th Place Maddie Pena: Lubbock, Texas (120 lbs) - 5A State Runner-Up Taylin Silco: Lubbock Cooper, Texas (145 lbs) - 5A State Champion Aurie Sneed: Arlington Martin, Texas (107 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Westcliff Xiomara Gallego: Poway, California (140 lbs) - State Qualifier West Liberty Mariah Mills: Flagler Palm Coast, Florida (110 lbs) - State 3rd Place Natalie Rush: Canon-McMillan, Pennsylvania (190 lbs) - State Qualifier Wilkes Mille Hughes: Jefferson, Georgia (135 lbs) - State Runner-Up Carina Rivera: Nutley, New Jersey (185 lbs) - State 8th Place Jordyn Suhina: Big Spring, Pennsylvania (106 lbs) - State 4th Place William Jewell Olivia Davis: Esperanza, California (145 lbs) - State Champion McKinzie Ross: Blue Valley, Kansas (155 lbs) - 6A State Qualifier Angelina Vargas: Park Hill, Missouri (125 lbs) - Class 2 State Runner-Up William Penn Piper Fowler: Cleveland, Tennessee (165 lbs) - State Champion Jalyiah Gardner: Keokuk, Iowa (140 lbs) - State Runner-Up Tatiana Paragas: Punahou, Hawaii (120 lbs) - State Runner-Up Avy Perez: Birmingham, California (105 lbs) - State 4th Place William Woods Candace Calvert: Hallsville, Missouri (105 lbs) - Class 1 State Qualifier Alexis Dunwiddie: Jefferson City, Missouri (145 lbs) - Class 2 State Runner-Up Loghan Sumner: Blair Oaks, Missouri (235 lbs) - Class 1 State Champion Wisconsin-Oshkosh Mackenzie Blue: Northwest, Texas (145 lbs) - 6A State Runner-Up Wisconsin-Stevens Point Amiya Leverance: Nekoosa, Wisconsin (114 lbs) - State Qualifier Briana Martinez: South Saint Paul, Minnesota (106 lbs) - State Qualifier Madalyn Sokolski: Bonduel, Wisconsin (152 lbs) - State Runner-Up York (NE) Caitlyn Sohm: South Sioux City, Nebraska (235 lbs) - Class A State Runner-Up

The big names continue to roll into the transfer portal! InterMat has learned that today’s portal watch is headlined by Rocco Welsh who was a 2024 NCAA finalist at 174 lbs for Ohio State. Welsh’s run to the 2024 championship match came as a freshman who held the sixth seed that season. On the way to the finals, Welsh had overtime wins over Big Ten champion Edmond Ruth in the quarterfinals and another against Lennox Wolak in the semis. He would eventually get stopped by Carter Starocci, 2-0, in the finals - which accounted for Starocci’s four NCAA title. As a true freshman, Welsh went 26-5 with two losses coming to Starocci and two to Ruth. This year, Welsh redshirted and competed at 184 lbs. He had a perfect 15-0 record with tournament titles at the Clarion Open, the Cleveland State Open, and the F&M Open. Only two of his matches ended in regular decisions. Even with a star-studded group of wrestlers already in the portal, Welsh should draw as much attention as anyone. He’ll have three years of eligibility remaining and could fit at 174 or 184 lbs.

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