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WRESTLINGCollege Action USA MAGAZINE 2012 Top 20 Team College RECRUITINGRECRUITING CLASSESCLASSES By Dan Fickel, National Editor ons Zach Rey, Troy Letters, Rob Rohn, Matt Ruppel, Peter Yozzo, ere’s a lo ok at the t op 20 Darryl Burley, Mark Lieberman, Mike Frick, Mike Lieberman, T om college recruiting classes: Sculley, Mike Car uso, Bill Stuart, Kirk Pendelton, Ed Hamer , Joe Gratto, Ed Eichelber ger, Harold Masem, Henry Matthes, Howell Scobey, Ben Bishop, and Johnny Engel. Head Coach Pat Santor o, a H former two-time NCAA champion at the University of Pittsbur gh, 1. C ORNELL – Under the tutelage of highly-r egarded Head signed 15 brilliant student/athletes fr om all across the country that Coach Rob Koll, the perennially strong Cornell Big Red have become will provide some immediate and futur e firepower. The class fea - a recruiting dynamo and one of the prime teams in the nation by tures number 2 ranked Brandon Grif fin (184) of Or egon, number 3 every measure. Eleven Cornell grapplers have captur ed NCAA ranked Mitch Minotti (149) of Pennsylvania, number 5 ranked titles. They include Cam Simaz, Steve Bosak, Kyle Dake, T roy Randy Cruz (141) of Pennsylvania, number 5 ranked Brian Brill (165) Nickerson, Jordan Leen, Travis Lee, David Hirsch, Dave Auble, Don of Pennsylvania, number 9 ranked Elliott Riddick (174) of Dickason, Frank Bettucci, and Glenn Stafford. With the signing of an Pennsylvania, number 17 ranked Laike Gar dner (141) of extraordinary group of incoming fr eshmen, the Big Red pr ogram Pennsylvania, number 19 ranked Ben Haas (157) of New York, num- will continue to flourish as they bring in the nation’s number 1 ber 24 ranked David Jef frey (125) of West Virginia, and number 28 recruiting class. The r ecruiting crop is headed by number 1 ranked ranked Arty Walsh (133) of Pennsylvania. Another highly-decorated Mark Grey (133) of New Jersey , number 1 ranked Brian Realbuto performer with expectations of greatness is 2010 Florida state cham- (149) of New York, number 3 ranked Alex Cisneros (141) of pion and 2012 NHSCA Senior National Championships winner California, and number 6 ranked Dylan Palacio (157) of New York. Doug Vollaro (285). Rounding out the list of newcomers ar e three- Other rugged incoming fr eshmen include number 8 ranked Steve time Pennsylvania district placer Cody Kievman (133), Maryland Congenie (184) of Illinois, number 9 ranked Gabe Dean (197) of state champion Will Switzer (149), Pennsylvania state placer Sam Michigan, number 18 ranked T aylor Simaz (157) of Michigan, and Scheib (165), New York state champion Zach Diekel (197), and number 22 ranked Anjelo Silvestro (149) of Illinois. California state qualifier Tim Glauninger (285). 2. IOWA - Recognized throughout the legacy of wrestling circles 4. OKLAHOMA STATE - Few schools in the country have a across America as a highly-successful and dominant force on the col- history of excellence in any sport as celebrated as the one Oklahoma legiate wrestling scene, the University of Iowa continues its long- State University has achieved in wrestling. The list of Cowboy stars standing tradition of r espect and excellence. Some of the finest is seemingly endless. Names like Kendall Cr oss, John Smith, Ricky wrestlers to ever take the collegiate mats have become legen ds at Stewart, Eric Guerrero, Doug Blubaugh, Jack VanBebber, Rex Perry, Iowa, including multiple NCAAchampions Royce Alger, Ed Banach, Conrad Caldwell, Ross Flood, Stanley Henson, Joe McDaniel, Buddy Lou Banach, T erry Brands, T om Brands, Chris Campbell, Barry Arndt, Earl McCready, Myron Roderick, Richard Hutton, Joe James, Davis, Mark Ir onside, Eric Juer gens, Marty Kistler, Randy Lewis, Pat Smith, Yojiro Uetake, T adaaki Hatta, Dwayne Keller , Darrell Terry McCann, Matt McDonough, Jef f McGinness, Br ent Metcalf, Keller, Mike Sheets, Jimmy Jackson, Mark Branch, Chris Barnes,Alan Lincoln McIlravy, Mark Perry , Joe Scarpello, Joe W illiams, T.J. Fried, Johnny Thompson, Lee Roy Smith, Kenny Monday , Johny Williams, Chuck Yagla, and Jim Zalesky. Seventh-year Head Coach Hendricks, Coleman Scott and a multitude of others became legends Tom Brands, a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, has led the Hawkeye’s in Stillwater during their college car eers. Highly-r egarded Head to three NCAA Championships crowns (2008, 2009, and 2010) and Coach John Smith and top-flight Head Assistant Coach Eric brings in a magnificent recruiting class that ranks a very close second Guerrero signed another stellar recruiting class with the potential for to Cornell University . Leading the way ar e number 2 ranked greatness. They are headed by number 1 ranked Jordan Rogers (184) Thomas Gilman (125) of Nebraska, number 2 ranked Nate of Washington, number 3 ranked Kyle Cr utchmer (174) of Skonieczny (141) of Ohio, number 3 ranked Cory Clark (125) of Oklahoma, number 4 ranked Eddie Klimara (125) of Illinois, number Iowa, number 4 ranked Sam Br ooks (184) of Illinois, and number 6 13 ranked Nolan Boyd (184) of Oklahoma, number 21 ranked Austin ranked Alex Meyer (165) of Iowa. T wo additional in-state Iowa Hood (125) of Kansas, number 22 ranked Conner Cline (125) of prospects are number 24 ranked Topher Carton (141) and number 25 Oklahoma, and number 22 ranked Brian Cr utchmer (141) of ranked Connor Ryan (149). Another exceptional newcomer is 201 1 Oklahoma. Two other gifted incoming freshmen are 2011 Ohio state graduate Nathan Burak (197) of Colorado. Burak, a pr evious state runner-up Case Garrison (141) and 201 1 Oklahoma state champion champion and Junior National fr eestyle All-American, will join the Landry Chappell (285). A multi-talented transfer student with the team after a year at the Olympic Training Center. ability to help tr emendously is 2011 NCAA runner-up Tyler 3. L EHIGH – An elite for ce in the collegiate wr estling scene, Caldwell (165). Lehigh University boasts a strong tradition of excellence both on and off the mat. Former Mountain Hawks stars include NCAA champi- 5. OKLAHOMA – The Sooners have a storied, long-standing page 10 September 15, 2012 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine tradition of pr oducing exceptional wr estlers. Pr evious greats include NCAA champions Teyon Ware, Robbie W aller, Michael 2012 TOP 30 DIVISION I COLLEGE RECRUITING CLASSES Lightner, Byron Tucker, John Kading, Melvin Douglas, Joe Reynolds, Editor’s Note: Numbers on right reflect the placing Dan Chaid, Dave Schultz, Mark Schultz, Andre Metzger, Keith of recruits from Dan Fickel’s final rankings of the Stearns, Rod Kilgore, Shawn Garel, Gary Breece, Mike Grant, Cleo Best 2012 High School Seniors. The final rankings McGlory, David McGuir e, Wayne Wells, Gre Ruth, Jerry Stanley , appeared on Wrestling USA Magazine’s web site at Mike Sager, Mickey Martin, W ayne Baughman, Billy Carter , Dale www.wrestlingusa.com Lewis, Duwayne Keller, George Goodner, Stan Abel, Paul Aubrey, The letter “T” refers to a transfer with immediate Dick Delgado, Danny Hodge, T ommy Evans, Gordon Roesler, Bill impact potential. Borders, Phil Smith, Har old Byrd, David C. Matthews, Bill Keas, Wayne Martin, Harry Br oadbent, Vernon Sisney, Marion Foreman, 1. Cornell (1-1-3-6-8-9-18-22) Hardee Lewis, and Lawr ence Mantooth. This season, highly- 2. Iowa (2-2-3-4-6-24-25) respected Head Coach Mark Cody brings in seven accomplished 3. Lehigh (2-3-5-9-9-17-19-24-28) high schools stars and two pr emier transfer students. Incoming 4. Oklahoma State (1-3-4-13-21-22-22-T) freshmen include number 3 ranked Clark Glass (165) of Florida, 5. Oklahoma (3-4-6-7-11-15-16-T-T) number 4 ranked Brad Johnson (197) of Illinois, number 6 ranked 6. Michigan (1-2-8-29-T) Ross Larson (197) of Iowa, number 7 ranked Matt Reed (174) of 7. Nebraska (1-3-7-7-11-T) Kansas, number 11 ranked Kyle Garcia (133) of Oklahoma, number 8. Minnesota (1-4-5-7-9-10-19-30) 15 ranked Tim Hamilton (149) of Oklahoma, and number 16 ranked 9. Illinois (2-3-4-13-T) Greg Wilson (184) of Texas. Transfer students from the University of 10. Iowa State (1-2-10-16-21) Wisconsin are 2010 NCAA champion Andrew Howe (165) and 2011 11. Wisconsin (2-3-4-9-15-18) All-American Travis Rutt (184). 12. Ohio State (2-3-4-T) 13. Stanford (2-6-8-13-15-16-30) 6. MI CHIGAN - The tradition-rich University of Michigan 14. Cal Poly (2-6-9-10-27) wrestling program remains highly-regarded amongst wrestling cir- 15. North Carolina (6-6-8-10-12-23) cles. The list of superstar performers of the past is seemingly infi - 16. Northwestern (1-5-20) nite. Previous NCAA champions include Kellen Russell, Steve Luke, 17. Penn State (1-9-10-T) Ryan Bertin, Kirk T rost, Mark Chur ella, Jarrett Hubbard, David 18. Northern Iowa (4-5-12-14-18) Porter, Jim Kamman, Jack Bar den, Norvard Nalen, W illiam 19. Ohio (5-12-12-14-14-T) Courtwright, Donald Nichols, Harold Nichols, Carl Dougovito, and 20. Oregon State (8-9-13-13-17-T) Otto Kelly. Head Coach Joe McFarland continues to bring in some 21. Virginia (1-13-15-19-19-23-26) of the country’s top talent to Ann Arbor. Leading the way are num- 22. Wyoming (3-9-17-18) ber 1 ranked Taylor Massa (165) of Michigan, number 2 ranked Rossi 23. Missouri (1-10-26) Bruno (133) of Florida, and number 8 ranked Jordan Thomas (184) of 24. Drexel (5-8-20-24-29) Michigan. Two other incoming fr eshmen are number 29 ranked 25.