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Cody Sanderson

Randy Couture

Nick Moore of Iowa City, Iowa has given a verbal commitment to Iowa. Moore, a three-time state champion for Iowa City West High School, is InterMat's No. 10 senior recruit in the country. This past season, Moore went 49-0 en route to winning the state title at 152 pounds. In three seasons, Moore has compiled a career record of 131-1. Nick's older brother, Nate, will be a redshirt freshman at Iowa. This marks the second the verbal commitment that Iowa has received this recruiting season. Jacob Ballweg of Waverly-Shell Rock High School verbally committed to Iowa in July.

For anyone that doesn’t know Adam, he lived in Shaler Twp, Pittsburgh and attended Blair Academy becoming the nation's No. 1 recruit out of high school. He attended Cornell University where he qualified for the NCAA tournament in his first two years. He was in a car accident a year ago march and during routine x-rays, they found that Adam had cancer. He has been courageously fighting this dreaded disease since. Adam has a website that follows his trials and tribulations at www.adamfrey.us We will be doing a fundraiser for Adam Frey on August Saturday 15 at Canon McMillan High School. The first part of the day will be a clinic put on by the WPIAL's own NCAA champions. As schedules allow slated are Greg Jones WVU, Robbie Waller Oklahoma, Teague Moore Oklahoma, Troy Letters Lehigh. Again this is tentative as schedules allow them to attend. This will be a hands on clinic for the youngsters with the mats open for workouts and to drill technique. Where can you attend a camp for $30 with that kind of STAFF From there some of the finest recent WPIAL collegiate wrestlers will be having exhibition matches against each other. Some of the early commitments Carl DeCantis Pitt, Troy Dolan Missouri, James Fleming Clarion, Eric Fulmer Mercyhurst, Ethan Headlee Pitt, Jay Ivanco Clarion, Dane Johnson Pitt, Colin Johnston WVU, Brian Letters Maryland. Ian McLaughlin North Carolina, Nick Nelson UVA, Ash Primus Notre Dame, Matt Ryan WVU, Mike Salopek UVA, Josh & Jordan Shields Mercyhurst, Ryan Sula Duquesne, Joe Waltko Clarion, Rob Waltko Bucknell, Shane Welsh Lehigh, Anthony Zanetta Pitt. Still many more contacts out there. Admission for the whole day $30 please have the kids bring workout gear. For the wrestling only $15 The schedule will be as follows: Doors open at 12:00 Clinic starts at 12:30 Clinic runs until 3:30-4:00 4:00-4:30 break down mats 4:30 until finished wrestling Anyone willing to help we could sure use it, I need sponsors, donations, helpers, concession people. T-Shirts will be sold, 50/50, Chinese auctions, and silent auction with great gifts are to be held. New Jersey did a great job on 7/12 and raised almost $12,000 for Adam's foundation; Western Pa will not be outdone. For more information, contact Mike Nelson at Mikenelson6@hotmail.com or 412.670.3448.

Troy Dannen

Jack Maughan

Bob Sapp

There was a time not too long ago -- high school, in fact -- when Dominique (Dom) Bradley took losses hard. Perhaps a bit too hard. Dom Bradley wrestled several ranked opponents, including Iowa State's David Zabriske twice (Photo/Joel Kowsky)Granted, the two-time 275-pound national champion at Fargo and three-time Missouri heavyweight state champion didn't lose very often. But it must have been a jarring sight for others to see an imposing 6’3, 275-pound man-child getting verklempt. These days, the Missouri sophomore is a few hours east down Interstate I-70 in Columbia, wrestling for the hometown Tigers while awaiting his turn in the spotlight. The triumvirate of Bradley, defending national champion Mark Ellis, and Tyler Perry make Missouri arguably the deepest team in the country at heavyweight. Bradley is coming off a freshman campaign in which he went 17-3 and defeated five ranked wrestlers, including then-No. 2 David Zibriskie of Iowa State at the Midlands. He and Ellis went back-and-forth in practice on a daily basis last season, giving the coaches a tough choice when it came time to select a heavyweight for the conference tournament. Ultimately, they went with Ellis, the more experienced wrestler, who later went on to defeat Konrad Dudziek of Duke to win his first national title. In the post-match press conference, Ellis thanked Bradley personally for helping him improve over the season. "It helped a lot," Ellis readily admits of his daily practice battles with Bradley. "We both helped each other become better. He's one of the toughest kids in the country to takedown, so it helped me improve on finishing my shots and competing harder." Naturally, Bradley was upset by the decision. But rather than flee to the nearest rival with an open spot, he stuck around "I stayed around because I want to be the best," Bradley said. "Nobody in the country has a room like we do (and) I didn’t want to take the easy way out. I think that I helped make him a national champ, and one day, I'll do the same." Dom Bradley finished third at the 2009 U.S. World Team Trials in freestyle at 120 kg (Photo/Tech-Fall.com)To those who truly know the quiet, reserved Bradley, the decision was not surprising. "One of Dom's greatest aspects is his competitive spirit," says Mike Hagerty, a college official and his head coach at Blue Springs High School. "No matter where it was, Dom wanted to prove his abilities. He has an inner drive to step up to the next level ... from when he first walked in his freshman year (of high school), he wanted to prove something." "His attitude was amazing, because it was hard," Missouri head coach Brian Smith said of the situation. "He's been a winner at every level, so when it came down, you'd think he would have pouted. He was extremely upset, but he came back in and helped Mark, and that shows a lot of character -- that he was that committed to the team and his teammate." It's a direct result of the maturation process Bradley has undergone since coming to college. At Blue Springs High School, a Kansas City-area wrestling powerhouse that has produced the likes of Harvard's Louis Caputo, Bradley was a larger-than-life figure, "an icon in our school," according to Hagerty. He excelled in wrestling, football and track. He won or placed multiple times both nationally and internationally, from winning a Brute/Adidas national title at 215 pounds as a freshman to a Junior Pan-Am gold in Greco-Roman after his senior year. A highly-touted recruit, Bradley was ranked No. 1 in the nation in his weight class during his whole senior campaign. Like a lot of young wrestlers who are accustomed to nothing but grand success, Bradley has had to deal with his fair share of trials and tribulations -- including the occasional loss. He says he came out of those experiences smarter and more mature. Through it all, however, he has continued to win. This past spring was a busy one for Bradley and his trophy case. He began with a title at the FILA Junior 120 kg (264.5 pounds) Freestyle Championships in early April. In late May, Bradley earned a title and a spot on the U.S. team that will travel to Turkey for FILA Junior World Team Championships in early August. Finally, Bradley made the U.S. National Team with his third-place finish at the U.S. World Team Trials in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dom Bradley compiled a 17-3 record while splitting time at heavyweight with NCAA champion Mark Ellis (Photo/Patrick Fallon)"No, I'm not surprised at all," Coach Smith said, chuckling. "He's one of the best freestyle heavyweights in the country ... and he's not far off from being the best, as he lost in the semis in the third period (to No.1-seed Tervel Dlagnev at the U.S. World Team Trials) on a real close call. He's always won national tourneys -- whatever he’s touched, he’s won." Comparisons to King Midas aside, the staggering fact is that Bradley could very well win a Junior World title in freestyle this year, yet might not be starting on his own college team when the season begins in November. "That's still to be determined," Coach Smith says. "It's going to be whoever is wrestling the best and I'll let them decide that. Dom's going to have to beat the (defending) national champ, but he's right there." To the outside eye, Bradley and Ellis are friendly, but also seem to regard each other a bit warily, a mutual respect present amid a burning cauldron of competitive desire. They get along and appreciate the other's talents, but each wants to be top cat, and unfortunately, only one Tiger can ultimately be king of Missouri's heavyweight jungle.

Archie Randall

Levi Wolfensperger

Duane Goldman

John Azevedo

Al Bevilacqua

Travis Rutt

Kim Leopoldo

Jay Hieron

Carl Fronhofer

Hello wrestling fans we return this week to the Brute Adidas studios in Des Moines, Iowa for another two-hour extravaganza into the world of wrestling. What a week its been. We dive head first in to the world of wrestling as only TDR can do. Our guests this week include: Al Bevilacqua- Beat The Streets, Need I say more? Mark Branch- Head Coach of Wyoming Mychal Grenawalt- Founder and host of radio show Matside Michigan Noelle Perez- Bloodwork and Blood born disease, we'll talk about this important issue. Mark Perry- New Top Assist. For the Mustangs of Cal Poly Please not that Episode 16 of TDRtv is now up on all the top web sites around the country and is available for your viewing. This is Sure to be an entertaining program. Please join us for the show that started it all, Takedownradio.com. Join us for America's Wrestling Radio Talk Show on a radio station near you or on line at many of our broadcast partners around the world including Takedownradio.com. We air 9 AM to 11 AM every Saturday morning and look forward to having you listen in.

The Maryland national wrestling team on Sunday brought home 15 individual All-American awards from the Cadet and Junior National Championships in Fargo, N.D., the highest number of All-Americans in state history. The previous highest mark was 12 All-Americans in 2005. In all, the Maryland State Wrestling Association sent more than 50 of the state’s best wrestlers to the USA Wrestling event that ran from July 17 to 25 on the campus of North Dakota State University. Considered the toughest tournament in the world for its age group, the Cadet and Junior Nationals featured more than 10,000 competitors from across the country. Leading Maryland’s efforts were double All-Americans Tyler Goodwin (119), Frank Goodwin (125), Bubba Scheffel (152; Southern-Garrett) and Karl Green (285; Mt. St. Joseph). Tyler Goodwin made the cadet national finals in Greco-Roman competition and placed eighth in freestyle. His older brother Frank placed third in the junior Greco-Roman division and sixth in freestyle. Scheffel was eighth in cadet Greco-Roman and sixth in freestyle. Green placed fourth at the junior division in both styles. The Goodwin brothers, who attended Mt. St. Joseph last year, will be attending Arundel High School in the fall. Also earning All-American honors were: David Mohler (84; Loyola), who placed seventh in cadet freestyle; Cole Gallagher (98; Spalding), who finished eighth in cadet freestyle; Nathan Kraisser (112; Centennial), who was seventh in cadet Greco-Roman; Eric Friedman (112; St. Paul’s), who placed fifth in cadet freestyle; Pat Prada (119; DeMatha), who placed seventh in junior freestyle; Eric Hoffman (135; Northern-Cal), who was eighth in cadet Greco-Roman; and Brady Massaro (140; Severna Park), who finished eighth in cadet Greco-Roman. In all, wrestlers from Maryland won 196 matches with 34 pins during the course of the more than weeklong event. In addition to the 15 All-American awards 15 additional wrestlers won 3 or more matches. This was the best performance for Maryland wrestlers in the history of the event. Maryland wrestlers participated in the newly created Path to Fargo program which helped select, train and prepare the group for this national event. The Maryland team was led by head coach Cary Kolat, a former Olympian and world silver medalist.

PHILADELPHIA -- Penn wrestling head coach Rob Eiter announced a new addition to his coaching staff, and the name is a familiar one to Penn wrestling fans -- two-time NCAA champion and three-time All-America Matt Valenti. He will join fellow Penn alum, Josh Henson on the coaching staff. “It is very important for us to have Matt return to Penn,” Eiter said. “We are in the process of establishing an identity as a program, and our goals mirror what Matt accomplished while at Penn.” Eiter went on to say that Valenti brings with him many valuable qualities when he enters the wrestling room. “Matt is a Penn graduate and he can speak openly and knowledgably about what that means,” said the second-year head coach. “Beyond that, Matt is a flat-out good coach who interacts well with student-athletes as they strive toward success. Finally, Matt is continuing his own competitive career on the international level. It is a tremendous positive for our team to witness first-hand a competitor working at the highest level of the sport.” The opportunity to return to Penn and work with a new generation of Quakers was a big draw for Valenti. “I am very excited to be back at Penn and once again be part of the Penn wrestling family,” he said. “Coach Eiter has provided me with a tremendous opportunity to give back to my alma mater and I look forward to working with the team in the coming years. We are extremely focused on winning an Ivy League title and keeping Penn as one of the premier programs in the country.” Since his graduation in 2007, Valenti has served as an assistant coach at Columbia University while continuing to train as a freestyle wrestler with an eye on the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. While at Columbia, Valenti coached the Lions’ first EIWA champion since 1995. Valenti, Penn’s all-time leader in wins with 137, also has a share of the Penn record for wins in a season (36, a mark he reached twice) and falls in a season (11). In 2006, Valenti became Penn’s third national champion. The tournament’s sixth seed, he defeated Purdue’s Chris Fleeger, 3-2, in the final for Penn’s first NCAA crown since 2000. Valenti added to his legacy the next season, becoming Penn’s second two-time national champion with a 4-2 win over Oklahoma State’s Coleman Scott. A three-time EIWA champion while competing at Penn, Valenti was twice named EIWA Wrestler of the Year. He was honored by the Ivy League as first-team All-Ivy three times – each year doing so unanimously. In 2007, he was a unanimous selection as Ivy League Wrestler of the Year. This past April, Valenti won the bronze medal at 60 kg at the Pan-American Championships in Venezuela. The Quakers return five wrestlers who have competed at the NCAA Championships in 2009-10 including three who have won EIWA championships.

TEMPE -- Former collegiate standouts Bryan Snyder, Ben Askren and Raymond Jordan have joined the coaching staff of the Arizona State University wrestling program, Head Coach Shawn Charles announced Tuesday. All three individuals, who will join current assistant coach Brian Stith on the staff, were multiple All-Americans and conference champions in their time on the mats and will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the mats in Tempe. "I am very excited to have all three of these men on my staff," Charles said. "I have worked with them all in the past and I believe they bring a lot to the table as we push to become a very successful program once again. I really feel our coaching staff is second-to-none and I know each of these men are ready to work hard to help our program succeed both on the mats and off. I look forward to watching this program continue to grow with their help." A four-time All-American and two-time NCAA runner-up for Nebraska, Snyder will serve as the head assistant coach on Charles' staff while both Askren and Jordan will serve as volunteer assistant coaches. Askren, a 2008 U.S. Olympian and two-time NCAA Champion at Missouri, and Jordan, a two-time All-American at Missouri, will also continue their training as members of the Sunkist Kids organization while assisting with the Sun Devil program. All three have worked with Charles in the past as well: Charles was a coach during Snyder's senior season and both were on the staff together for two seasons (2003-04 and 2004-05); Charles was an assistant coach at MU for the past two years where Askren was a volunteer coach and Jordan was a competitor for the Tigers. Snyder was one of the top wrestlers at 157 pounds from 1999-02 as he collected four All-America honors after placing fourth, fifth, second and second in his NCAA appearances. One of the few four-time champions in the history of the Big XII Conference, Snyder compiled a career record of 136-11 with his .925 winning percentage standing as the best in Husker history. Snyder was equally as successful in the classroom during his time in Lincoln as he was selected as the school's 2002 Student-Athlete of the Year. He graduated from NU with a pair of degrees (Sociology and Communication Studies) in 2002 before coaching at Harvard for one season. After his stint with the Crimson, Snyder returned to NU where he served as a graduate assistant coach while working toward his Masters in Sociology, which he earned in 2005. Recently, he has spent the past three years at the University of Colorado where he studied as a Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology. "I am really excited to work alongside Shawn Charles and the rest of the staff to bring Arizona State back to national prominence," Snyder said. I am confident that we can do big things at Arizona State and I am anxious to get on campus and get to work by helping our student-athletes excel on the mat and in the classroom as well." "Bryan is going to help me bring together all the pieces that we need to make our program very successful," Charles said. "He coached at Harvard as well and academics is big on his list. I know he is going to help make sure that our wrestlers are doing the things academically that we need to do to be among the top programs in our sport and across the board. We are going to go after wrestlers that can get the job done in the classroom as well as on the mat and he will be a big part of that. He also is from one of the more prestigious high schools in the country (Easton High School in Pennsylvania) and I feel he will be able to help us attract some of the East Coast talent that will continue to help the Sun Devil program rise to the top once again." Askren was one of the elite collegiate competitors in the nation during his time at Missouri (2003-07) where his exciting style of wrestling led him to the finals of the 174-pound weight class at the NCAA Championships four times. A three-time Big XII champion, Askren won the national title in each of his last two seasons by winning 87 matches in a row and pinning numerous foes. For his dominance, he was named the Dan Hodge Winner twice while also collecting the Schalles Award (Best Pinner) twice. Askren built a career record of 153-7 in Columbia with 93 wins by fall (fourth-best in NCAA history) while also posting a national record of 18-consecutive wins by fall in the first period. A four-time NWCA All-Academic and four-time Academic All-Big XII honoree, Askren spent the past two years as a volunteer assistant coach with the Tigers while training for and competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where the member of Team USA went 1-1 in the 74kg freestyle competition. "I am very excited to help Coach Charles take the Sun Devils back to the top," Askren said. "Coach Charles helped me tremendously in my Olympic run in 2008. I feel like Arizona State is a great school to recruit at and has the potential to challenge for a national title year after year. I am very motivated to seeing that become reality and look forward to doing all I can to help the Sun Devils reach that goal." "With all his accolades, Ben certainly brings a lot of wrestling credentials to the table," Charles said. "He is going to be the guy that will work with our 165, 174 and 184-pound wrestlers and help prepare them to compete at a high level and to become national champions. He is a great guy and has a unique style of wrestling, which many call "funk". He will be able to teach our guys a different style of wrestling that I feel will help them understand the sport better and give them more tools to become better wrestlers and win more matches." Jordan is the most recent graduate on the staff as he graduated in December with his degree in personal finance planning from MU. A four-time NCAA qualifier, Jordan was a two-time All-American for the Tigers and just the fourth MU wrestler to earn the national honor in multiple weight classes as he finished fifth at 184 pounds as a junior and then was third at 174 pounds as a senior. The 2007 Big XII champion at 184, Jordan compiled a career record of 123-29 and was the 15th wrestler in the program's history to record 100 or more victories in a career. His win total also stands as the fourth-most in program history. A three-time high school state champion from North Carolina and a high school All-American, Jordan was involved with the MU program off the mats as well as he served as the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) on campus during his senior year. "I am excited to come to Arizona State and work alongside a talented group of coaches," Jordan said. "The program has a strong tradition of being very successful and I am looking forward to helping restore that reputation. ASU is only one of a handful of programs that has tasted what it is like to win a National Championship and I hope to help them reach their goals of achieving that title again. I am really appreciative of this opportunity to join the Sun Devil staff and look forward to many great years ahead." "Raymond is a hard worker and earned many accolades at Missouri," Charles said. "He will work with our wrestlers at 184, 197 and heavyweight and I know he will work hard to make sure those student-athletes are physically ready to compete and be well prepared to challenge for All-America honors and national titles. I am very happy to have someone like Raymond in our program because he is an all-around good guy with great character and determination to succeed. I was very excited when he told me he would be coming out to train with Sunkist and to help our program as well." The Sun Devil coaching staff is currently preparing for the 2009-10 season and will look to build upon the program's 20th-place showing at the 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships. ASU will be led by a pair of returning All-Americans in Anthony Robles (fourth place at 125) and Chris Drouin (sixth place at 141). The Snyder File • Four-time All-American for Nebraska at 157 pounds (1999-02) • Two-time NCAA finalist (2001, 2002) • Four-time Big XII Conference champion • Three-time NWCA All-Star participant • Career 136-11 overall and 69-4 dual records (#2 on NU wins lists) • Career winning percentage leader at NU (.925) • Four-time NWCA All-Academic • Four-time Academic All-Big XII selection • Graduated from NU in 2002 (two degrees: Sociology, Communication Studies) and in 2005 (Master's in Sociology) • Working toward Ph.D. in Sociology at Colorado The Askren File • 2008 U.S. Champion and U.S. Olympian (74kg freestyle) • Two-time NCAA Champion for Missouri at 174 pounds (2006, 2007) • Four-time NCAA finalist and All-American (2004-07) • Three-time Big XII Conference champion • Two-time Dan Hodge Award winner • Two-time Schalles Award winner • Career 153-7 record at MU • Won 93 matches by fall (fourth-most in NCAA history) • Won 18-consecutive matches by fall in the first period (NCAA record) • Undefeated over his last two years of competition at MU • Won his last 87 matches in a row (Top 10 in NCAA history) • Four-time NWCA All-Academic selection • Four-time Academic All-Big XII selection • Graduated from Missouri in 2007 The Jordan File • Two-time All-American for Missouri at 174 (2009) and 184 (2008) • Only the fourth Tiger to earn All-America honors at two different weights • Four-time NCAA qualifier (three times at 184 and once at 174) • 2007 Big XII Champion at 184 pounds • Career record of 123-29 made him the 15th Tiger to win 100 or more matches in a career • His 123 career wins ranks as the fourth-most in MU history • Graduated from MU in December 2008 with a degree in Personal Finance Planning

Bryan Snyder

The closing analysis of the ASICS/Vaughan Junior & Cadet National Championships will be written in two parts. The first part breaks down the freestyle competitions at both the Junior and Cadet levels. Four notable wrestlers from each pool that failed to earn All-American honors are listed based on varying criteria: advancement into the tournament, quality of wins, quality of losses, and credentials coming into the tournament. In addition, a summary of ranked wrestlers that failed to earn All-American honors is scattered throughout the two sections. The second part of the preview is a grade on the predictions that I made for weight class champions, as well as leading contenders, across the four competitions; Junior freestyle, Cadet freestyle, Junior Greco-Roman, and Cadet Greco-Roman. As with the conclusion of every competition, we have learned that the matches have to be wrestled on the mats -- they are not decided based on paper rankings done prior to the competition. In addition, the competitions in Fargo -- especially in freestyle -- are ones in which highly credentialed and talented wrestlers are a “dime a dozen.” The cream of the crop -- at least for the time of this tournament -- rise to the top. Congratulations to all the All-American honorees and to all the participants on a good and exciting tournament. Junior Freestyle * Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 100 for the Class of 2010 as of June 2009 ^ Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 50 for the Class of 2011 as of June 2009 $ Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 50 for the Class of 2012 as of June 2009 & Indicates wrestler was ranked in the top 20 at the end of the 2008-09 season in their weight class -As a point of information, class ranking for the graduated seniors (Class of 2009) was not part of the information analyzed for this summary 98: Pool A: Matt Manley (Oklahoma), Robert D’Annunzio (Pennsylvania), Luiz Lechuga (Arizona), and Michael Soria (New York) Pool B: Zach Garcia (Michigan), Ross Spencer (Connecticut), Mitchell Lax (Georgia), and Jesse Smith (Alabama) 105: Pool A: Jordan Conaway (Pennsylvania), Jake Schramm (Illinois), Joe Andrews (Texas), and Patrick Parham (Indiana) Pool B: Omar Maknassi (Virginia), Chad Starns (Georgia), &Hayden Zillmer (Minnesota), and Aaron Ryan (Illinois) 112: Pool A: Josh Heizner (Washington), ^&Robert Deutsch (New Jersey), Josh Martinez (Colorado), and Blayne Shockley (Missouri) Pool B: Josh Fisher (West Virginia), Matt Gurule (Colorado), Matt Correa (California), and &Robert Dyar (Alabama) 119: Pool A: Sharky Slyter (Kansas), Drew Van Anrooy (Oregon), Mike Rhone (Pennsylvania), and $Rossi Bruno (Florida) Pool B: *&Sean Boylan (Delaware), *&Jesse Delgado (California), Michael Nakagawa (Hawaii), and Brock Banta (Idaho) 125: Pool A: *Keith Surber (Illinois), Ricky Ryan (Arizona), *Nick Wilcox (New York), and Joe Rendina (Michigan) Pool B: Eric Wilson (Colorado), Joe Denova (Georgia), *&Tyler Rauenzahn (Pennsylvania), and Zach Tannenbaum (Kansas) 130: Pool A: *Zach Zehner (Wisconsin), Stephen Swiggett (Delaware), Jake Sueflohn (Wisconsin), and Tyler Keselring (Michigan) Pool B: Luke Goettl (Arizona), *&Josh Keszler (South Dakota), *Kade Moss (Utah), and *&Frank Cagnina (New Jersey) 135: Pool A: ^&Austin Ormsbee (New Jersey), Scott Mattingly (Ohio), Jordan Rich (Pennsylvania), and Jose Mendoza (California) Pool B: ^Ryne Cokeley (Kansas), &Devon Bonds (Minnesota), Vincente Gallegos (Colorado), and Trevor Johnson (North Dakota) 140: Pool A: Joel Smith (Georgia), ^Blake Roulo (Virginia), Kevin Timothy (Florida), and Joey Kielbasa (Illinois) Pool B: &Luke Vaith (Minnesota), ^Jeremy Davenport (Oklahoma), *&Ravaughn Perkins (Nebraska), and Josh Houldsworth (Michigan) 145: Pool A: Matt Mougin (Iowa), &Steven Monk (Wisconsin), Kory DeBerry (Arizona), and Donny Simpson (Illinois) Pool B: Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), Matt Nereim (Florida), Garrett Schaner (Michigan), CJ Cobb (New Jersey) 152: Pool A: *Eric Hess (Pennsylvania), *Sam Bennett (Indiana), Ben Villaret (New York), and ^Seth Thomas (Oregon) Pool B: Kevin Bialka (Illinois), ^Zach Skates (Oklahoma), Parker Madl (Kansas), and &Kendrick Sanders (Florida) 160: Pool A: &Brock Gutches (Oregon), &Turtogh Luvsandorj (New Jersey), &Corey Lear (Pennsylvania), and Mike England (Iowa) Pool B: Kalvin York (Wisconsin), Jesse Shanaman (New Jersey), Dominic Kastl (California), and &Steven West (California) 171: Pool A: Nate Brown (Pennsylvania), Kurtis Julson (Minnesota), Taylor Schuck (Illinois), and Levi Clemons (Florida) Pool B: Stephen McPeek (Texas), &Tanner Keck (Oklahoma), Zach Agostino (New Jersey), and *&Mike Moreno (Iowa) 189: Pool A: Andre Petroski (Pennsylvania), Jayd Docken (South Dakota), &Reid Chivers (Washington), and Shane Woods (Oklahoma) Pool B: Billy George (New Jersey), Joel Bauman (Minnesota), Mike McGrath (New York), and &Zach White (Oklahoma) 215: Pool A: ^Connor Medbery (Colorado), Ryan Robinson (Illinois), *&Nate Gaffney (Pennsylvania), and Cody Davis (Texas) Pool B: Kyle Caylor (Kansas), Cody Krumwiede (Iowa), Matthew Loew (New York), and Trevor Voelcker (Iowa) 285: Pool A: &Kyle Kober (Iowa), Casey Gushleff (Illinois), Curt Fuller (Wisconsin), and *&Evan Craig (Pennsylvania) Pool B: &Jacob Mitchell (Oregon), ^Austin Blythe (Iowa), *&Ronald Coleman (Nebraska), and Lance Moore (Pennsylvania) Other ranked wrestlers not to earn All-American honors: (Class of 2010) No. 85 Brad Squire (Ohio) at 152 pounds-Pool B, No. 93 TJ Mitchell (Georgia) at 125 pounds–Pool A, and No. 95 Brian St James (Georgia) at 119 pounds-Pool B (Class of 2011) No. 39 Caleb Ervin (Kentucky) at 135 pounds-Pool A, No. 43 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio) at 130 pounds-Pool B (Class of 2012) No. 26 Case Garrison (Oklahoma) at 130 pounds-Pool B (Weight Classes) No. 15 @ 112 Brian St James (Georgia) at 119 pounds-Pool B, No. 16 @ 145 Josh Warner (Idaho) at 140 pounds-Pool A, and No. 18 @ 215 Grant Haschak (Washington) at 215 pounds-Pool A Cadet Freestyle & Indicates wrestler was ranked in the top 20 at the end of the 2008-09 season in their weight class ^ Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 50 for the Class of 2011 as of June 2009 $ Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 50 for the Class of 2012 as of June 2009 # Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 25 for the Class of 2013 as of June 2009 84: Pool A: Adam Burchett WA, Alec Huxford NJ, Jordan Lind IL, Manuel Borrego CA Pool B: Jake Smith AL, JJ Dorrell MO, Zack Fuentes PA, John Walker NJ 91: Pool A: Matt Elsenpeter MN, Zack Pikington MD, Austin Loos WI, Leif Dominguez CA Pool B: Travis Bledsoe OR, Jan Rosenberg NJ, Jacob Konzal WA, Kyndall Rutz CO 98: Pool A: Marshawn Sharpe GA, Ian Nickell CA, Sam Brancale MN, Josh Rodriguez CA Pool B: Jake Velarde WA, Michael Screptock OH, Bobby Nachreiner WI, Nate Thomas MN 105: Pool A: &Bryce Evans WA, Devon Lotito PA, Clayton Ream MO, Alex Calandrino MI Pool B: #Mitch Bengston MN, Skyler Wood MO, $&Cory Clark IA, Jeremiah Lutz GA 112: Pool A: #Isaiah Martinez CA, Anthony Collica OH, $&Nathan Kraisser MD, #Brandon Jeske VA Pool B: Sawyer Ferris IA, Joey Palmer WA, $&John Fahy KY, Jared McKinley IN 119: Pool A: Brandon Charbonneau KS, Cain Salas IL, &Joe Orecchio NJ, $&Dakota Trom MN Pool B: Earl Hall FL, Drake Chase IA, Colt Cotton PA, Peter Russo OR 125: Pool A: Rusty Maness WV, Jacob Colon IA, John Wood MO, Michael Meyers RI Pool B: Phillip Kail PA, Kyle Larson IA, Willie Fox CA, Case Supchak VA 130: Pool A: Alex Rice MD, Casey George ID, Jared Donar WI, Angelo Silvestro IL Pool B: Logan Mulinix IA, Mark Pinero LA, Tanner Minder MO, Colton Eck KS 135: Pool A: Chad Ryan IA, Blake Kastl CA, Preston Crouse MO, Eleazar DeLuca OR Pool B: Charlie Lynch MD, Mitch Minotti PA, $Quinton Murphy NY, Lucas Smith IL 140: Pool A: Josh Clark VA, Brady Massaro MD, #Brooks Climmons GA, Burke Paddock NY Pool B: Jessie Hoffschneider CO, Ian Hammond OK, Zeb Wahle IA, Matt Nora IL 145: Pool A: Sammy Metz ID, Andrew King WA, Kirk Johnson IN, Ryan Gartner WI Pool B: Coleman Hammond CA, Cormick Eaton WY, Tanner Tinsley VA, Jesse Baldazo CA 152: Pool A: Cooper Moore MN, Adam Fierro CA, Chaz Gresham OH, Brad Dolezal WI Pool B: Eric McMullen NJ, Nathan Burak CO, Sam Son KS, Jacob Davis OH 160: Pool A: Austin Gabel CO, Dylan Reel IL, ^Jayshon Wilson PA, Jacob Morrissey WI Pool B: Cody Weaver IL, Sean Mappes IN, Mitchell Wightman NY, Tyler McClanahan VA 171: Pool A: James Souza WA, Justin Birschbach WI, Nate Shaw IA, Jonathon Inman MO Pool B: Derek Thomas UT, Tony Martin OH, Tom Kuegler MD, Geordan Speiller FL 189: Pool A: Adam Coon MI, David Ali CA, Tanner Hall ID, Steve Arrambide CA Pool B: John Hatch OR, Dylan Green WA, Justin Walker CA, Justin Heberlie MO 215: Pool A: Brett Gellenfelt WI, Eric Mason KS, Thomas Hall NY, Pedro Almaguer WA Pool B: Edward Isola FL, Scott Neff IN, Kody Papasan ID, Leo Beck KS 285: Pool A: Orry Elor CA, Nick Nusekabel OH, Devin Pommerenke MI, Evan McGee OK, Colin Campbell NC Pool B: John Rizzo PA, Marcus Patterson CA, Jim Walsh MI, Steven Wood CA Other ranked wrestlers not to earn All-American honors: (Class of 2012) No. 37 Blake Kastl (California) at 135 pounds-Pool A (Class of 2013) No. 18 Eric Hoffman (Maryland) at 135 pounds-Pool A Grading the Fargo Weight-Class Predictions Cadet Greco-Roman Correctly predicted champions: Dylan Akers (Texas) at 84 pounds, Colton Howell (Missouri) at 91 pounds, Nick Roberts (Pennsylvania) at 98 pounds, Tyler Fraley (New Jersey) at 105 pounds, Mike Grey (New Jersey) at 112 pounds, Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) at 130 pounds, Taylor Massa (Michigan) at 152 pounds, Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) at 171 pounds, Tanner Hall (Idaho) at 189 pounds, and Brooks Black (Pennsylvania) at 285 pounds; 10 total. Champions other than the one predicted emerged at the following weight classes: 119, 125, 135, 140, 145, 160, and 285 How did the projected champions do? Alec Mooradian (Michigan) failed to earn All-American honors at 119 pounds; Zach Horan (Pennsylvania) took fourth at 125 pounds; Luke Smith (Illinois) dropped down from 135 pounds to 130 pounds, finishing fourth; Zach Brunson (Oregon) finished second at 140 pounds; Justin Koethe (Iowa) finished second at 145 pounds; Dylan Reel (Illinois) dropped down from 160 pounds to 152 pounds, finishing second; and Devin Pommerenke (Minnesota) finished fourth at 285 pounds. How were the eventual champions predicted to do? Kavon Jones (Nebraska), 119 pounds; and Zak Benitz (Wisconsin), 140 pounds, were not mentioned in the preview. Zane Richards (Illinois), 125 pounds; Oliver Pierce (Texas), 135 pounds; Brad Dolezal (Wisconsin), 145 pounds; Jake Waste (Minnesota), 160 pounds; and Donny Longendyke (Minnesota), 285 pounds, were mentioned in the preview. Junior Greco-Roman Correctly predicted champions: Jade Rauser (Montana) at 105 pounds, Ryan Mango (Missouri) at 119 pounds, David Klingsheim (California) at 125 pounds, Justin Lavalle (Minnesota) at 130 pounds, and Kendrick Sanders (Florida) at 152 pounds; five in total. Champions other than the one predicted emerged at the following weight classes: 98, 112, 135, 140, 145, 160, 171, 189, 215, and 285 How did the projected champions do? Ruben Navejas (Washington) took second at 98 pounds, Tyler Cox (Wyoming) took third at 112 pounds, Josh Kindig (Pennsylvania) took third at 135 pounds, Dylan Ness (Minnesota) finished second at 140 pounds, Steven Hernandez (Nevada) took third at 145 pounds, Corey Lear (Pennsylvania) failed to earn All-American honors at 160 pounds, Ethen Lofthouse (Utah) finished third at 171 pounds, Jon Fausey (Pennsylvania) was a late scratch from the tournament at 189 pounds, Grant Haschak (Washington) failed to earn All-American honors at 215 pounds, and Evan Craig (Pennsylvania) took seventh at 285 pounds. How were the eventual champions predicted to do? Joey Moita (California), 98 pounds; Ellis Coleman (Illinois), 135 pounds; Ravaughn Perkins (Nebraska), 145 pounds; and Josef Rau (Illinois), 215 pounds, were not mentioned in the preview. However, Coleman nor Perkins were listed as entrants per TrackWrestling at the time of the preview’s publication. Ryak Finch (Arizona), 112 pounds; Josh Castellano (Illinois), 145 pounds; Brock Gutches (Oregon), 160 pounds; Mark Sternberg (Illinois), 171 pounds; Andrew Campolattano (New Jersey), 189 pounds; and Niko Bogojevic (Wisconsin), 285 pounds, were mentioned in the preview. Note that Castellano and Gutches were listed as contenders at 152 pounds. Cadet Freestyle Correctly predicted champions: Brad Perkins (Missouri) at 91 pounds, Nick Roberts (Pennsylvania) at 98 pounds, Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) at 135 pounds, Justin Koethe (Iowa) at 145 pounds, Taylor Massa (Michigan) at 152 pounds, and Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) at 171 pounds; six in total. Champions other than the one predicted emerged at the following weight classes: 84, 105, 112, 119, 125, 130, 140, 160, 189, 215, and 285 How did the projected champions do? Dylan Akers (Texas) finished sixth at 84 pounds, Tyler Fraley (New Jersey) finished second at 105 pounds, Mark Grey (New Jersey) took second at 112 pounds, Dakota Trom (Minnesota) failed to earn All-American honors at 119 pounds, Zach Horan (Pennsylvania) took second at 125 pounds, Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) took second at 130 pounds, Zach Brunson (Oregon) took seventh at 140 pounds, Jordan Thomas (Michigan) took third at 160 pounds, Tanner Hall (Idaho) failed to earn All-American honors at 189 pounds, and Nick Tavanello (Ohio) took second at 215 pounds. How were the eventual champions predicted to do? Darshawn Sharpe (Georgia), 84 pounds; and Austin Mardsen (Illinois), 189 pounds, were not mentioned in the preview. Joey Dance (Virginia), 105 pounds; Ben Whitford (Michigan), 112 pounds; Kagan Squire (Ohio), 119 pounds; Terrel Wilbourn (Missouri), 125 pounds; Edwin Cooper (Illinois), 130 pounds; Jordan Wohlfert (Michigan), 140 pounds; Jake Waste (Minnesota), 160 pounds; Gage Harrah (Illinois),215 pounds; and Caleb White (Iowa), 285 pounds, were mentioned in the preview Junior Freestyle Correctly predicted champions: Ruben Navejas (Washington) at 98 pounds, Jade Rauser (Montana) at 105 pounds, Andrew Alton (Pennsylvania) at 140 pounds, Dylan Alton (Pennsylvania) at 145 pounds, Derek St John (Iowa) at 160 pounds, and Tony Nelson (Minnesota) at 215 pounds; six total. Champions other than the one predicted emerged at the following weight classes: 112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 152, 171, 189, and 285 How did the projected champions do? Tyler Cox (Wyoming) was a late scratch from the tournament at 112 pounds, Ryan Mango (Missouri) took fourth at 119 pounds, Louis Trujillo (New Mexico) took seventh at 125 pounds, Sam Sherlock (Pennsylvania) took third at 130 pounds, Josh Kindig (Pennsylvania) bumped up from 135 pounds and took second at 140 pounds, Brock Gutches (Oregon) bumpred up from 152 pounds and failed to All-American at 160 pounds , Lee Munster (Illinois) took second at 171 pounds, Jon Fausey (Pennsylvania) was a late scratch at 189 pounds, and Evan Craig (Pennsylvania) lost his first match at 285 and then withdrew from the competition. How were the eventual champions predicted to do? Ryak Finch (Arizona), 112 pounds; Ty Mitch (Aurora), 119 pounds; David Thorn (Minnesota), 125 pounds; Cashe Quiroga (Indiana), 130 pounds; Josh Dziewa (Pennsylvania), 135 pounds; Derek Garcia (Washington), 152 pounds; Jake Swartz (Washington), 189 pounds; and Jeremy Johnson (Ohio), 285 pounds, were among those listed in the preview. Thorn was listed to compete at 135 pounds at the time the preview was published. Ethen Lofthouse (Utah), 171 pounds was not mentioned in the preview, as he was not slated to compete in Freestyle -- per TrackWrestling.com -- at the time the preview was published.

Tyler Beckwith of Greene High School in Greene, New York has given his verbal commitment to attend Binghampton University. Ranked 11th in the Class of 2010 by InterMat, Beckwith earned All-American honors in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at the recently completed Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota. Competing in the 171-pound weight class, Beckwith was the runner-up in Greco-Roman and finished eighth in freestyle. During the Greco-Roman tournament, he defeated defending champion Ethan Lofthouse -- who will be attending Iowa in the fall -- before falling to Mark Sternberg from Illinois in the final. In the freestyle tournament, Beckwith took eventual runner-up Lee Munster from Illinois -- ranked 8th in the Class of 2010 -- to three periods before falling short. Beckwith subsequently lost his last match in the pool and the placement match by default. Also in the tournament, he defeated Michael Moreno from Iowa, the 18th ranked wrestler in the Class of 2010. In three seasons of high school varsity wrestling, Beckwith has amassed a record of 126-7 while placing in the New York State Wrestling Championships three times. This includes an undefeated 45-0 season in 2008-09 at 171 pounds, after placing second at 171 in 2007-08, and fifth at 160 in 2006-07. After each season, Beckwith was champion at the NHSCA Nationals in his grade level. He also was a champion in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at the FILA Cadet Nationals in April 2008, and earned All-American honors in both Greco Roman and freestyle at the Cadet Nationals in the summer of 2007. Beckwith ended the 2008-09 season ranked 8th at 171 pounds in the all-class rankings.

Former NCAA Div 1 National Champion Chris Edmond (University of Tennessee) comes back to Nassau CC after a one-year hiatus. Chris has been involved with Nassau Wrestling for over twelve-years, he has been very instrumental in the programs success over that time. In the past seven years the Nassau Lions have won four NJCAA Div 3 National Championships and two National Dual Meet Championships. He rejoins Head Coach Paul Schmidt, Asst Coach Vougar Orounjov (Former World Champion), Asst Coach Sam Thomas and Asst Coach Tyshawn Scarlett. Five members of the NJCAA National Championship Team will be wrestling for different programs next season. Former NJCAA National Champion Brandon Williamson (285lbs) accepted a scholarship to West Virginia University where he’ll compete for Coach Craig Turnbull, Bobby Ward leaves Nassau after a stellar freshman season, finishing second in the NJCAA National Championship and will wrestle for Coach Carter Jordan at North Carolina State. Both of these young men will join their former teammate Chris Notte in the Div 1 ranks, Chris a former NJCAA National Champion currently wrestles at Oklahoma State for Coach John Smith. Two other former NJCAA All American wrestlers while at Nassau will be moving on Tom Rispoli will wrestle for Coach Don Murray at SUNY Brockport and Dan Daddino will wrestle at Delaware Valley for Coach Brandon Totten.