www.wrestlingusa.com May 30, 2015 VOL. L, NO. 10 $5.00 50th Anniversary 3PERIODS. 2 MINUTES. 1GOAL.WIN. JB ELITE ™ ASICS ELITE ATHLETE JORDAN BURROUGHS Editor-In-Chief WRESTLING USA MAGAZINE LANNY BRYANT Order of Merit National Wrestling Hall of Fame LETTER FROM THE EDITOR AAU National Wrestling Hall of Fame Managing Editor 2015Wrestling USA Magazine All-American Teams CODY BRYANT By Dan Fickel, National Editor Assistant Editor ne of our favorite features of the year is the annual Wrestling USA Magazine All-American ANN BRYANT Teams. Each year we are proud to recognize the top high school seniors in the country. National Editor There are 13 “Dream Teamers”, 13 “Academic Teamers”, 96 other All-Americans, and 120 DAN FICKEL Honorable Mention All-American selections. Forty-nine states are represented from the National Photographer numerous nominations received. WYATT SCHULTZ The 2015 Dream Team is an exceptional one, comprised of four-time state champions Contributing Editor OElijah Oliver (120) of Illinois, Nick Piccininni (126) of New York, Lance Benick (195) of Minnesota, and BILL WELKER Austin Myers (220) of Kentucky, three-time state champions Devin Brown (113) of Pennsylvania, Kaid Design & Art Director Brock (132) of Oklahoma, Anthony Valencia (170) of California, and Zahid Valencia (182) of California, CODY BRYANT three-time National Prep champion Matthew Kolodzik (138) of New Jersey, two-time state champions Administrative Assistants Vincenzo Joseph (152) of Pennsylvania and David McFadden (160) of New Jersey, Pennsylvania state LANANN BRYANT champion Michael Kemerer (145) and Illinois state champion Michael Johnson (285). The 13 members CODI JEAN BRYANT of the team represent 37 state or national prep titles and 2,182 match victories. They average an overall SHANNON (BRYANT) WOLFE win-loss record of 168-9. Joseph leads in G.P.A. with a 4.1, followed by Kolodzik and Johnson each with JACKIE NEWMAN a 4.0, Kemerer with a 3.9, Brock with a 3.8, and Zahid Valencia with a 3.71. Piccininni leads the team Advertising/Promotion with 226 career wins, while Myers has the most career falls with 140. Myers heads the team with a 100% CODY BRYANT winning percentage followed by Zahid Valencia at 99.39, Oliver at 98.19, and Piccininni at 97.84. National Office Kolodzik, Kemerer, Anthony Valencia, Zahid Valencia, and Johnson won titles at the prestigious Walsh 109 Apple House Lane Ironman Tournament with Zahid Valencia becoming a rare four-time champion. The only other prep Missoula, MT 59802 wrestler to win four individual Walsh Ironman Tournament crowns was Penn State University great 406-549-4448 FAX 406-549-4879 David Taylor. 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L, NO. 10 THE NATIONAL VOICE OF HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING LETTER FROM THE EDITOR OFFICIAL-OF-THE-YEAR By Dan Fickel, National Editor Terry Beckstead 3 24 Puyallup, Washington NCAA DIVISION I WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Stieber, Ohio State Win National Titles DREAM TEAM CLASSIC 6 By Roger Moore Team USA Rallies to Defeat Team Iowa 26 By Cody Bryant NCAA DIVISION II WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS First Time for Everything as St. Clouid State ALL-CLASS RANKINGS 8 Wins Title Best All-Class Final Rankings By Roger Moore 28 By Dan Fickel, National Editor NCAA DIVISION III WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM RANKINGS Top 50 High School Teams 10 Augsburg Claims National Title, 33 By Stuart Mahler Record 12th Overall STATE AWARDS NAIA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 34 2015 State Person-of-the-Year Awards 12 Grand View, Gutches Win Fourth-Straight National Title By Alan Grosbach MASTER-OF-WRESTLING Joe Kaster 14 Janesville, Wisconsin MAN-OF-THE-YEAR 15 Logan Stieber Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio COACH-OF-THE-YEAR 16 Eric Mausser Franklin Regional High School Murrysville, Pennsylvania 17 2015 ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION 18 2015 ALL-AMERICAN POSTER ASSISTANT COACH-OF-THE-YEAR Jeff Segars 22 Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills, Alabama MANAGER-OF-THE-YEAR Taylor Barager 23 Rogers High School 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Final Puyallup, Washington 141 lbs. Logan Stieber (Ohio State) pulling Mitchell Port (Edinboro) in to bring down to the mat. Stieber won by decision 11-5 to win his fourth NCAA Division I wrestling title. Photo by Wyatt Schultz. page 4 May 30, 2015 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine NCAA Wrestling Championships Stieber, Ohio State Win National Titles By Roger Moore ogan Stieber joined an exclusive club at the 2015 NCAA Division Cornell and Penn State rounding out the top six. I Wrestling Championship. “Logan has been a pillar in the program, the growth of the program,” The senior 141-pounder for Ohio State beat Edinboro’s Ohio State head coach Tom Ryan said. “People want to be around him, so Mitchell Port 11-5 to win a fourth national title and become just we’re going to miss him.