"I am so excited about the addition of these four young men as they will fit in very well in our program and all have very bright futures as Dana student/athletes", states head coach Richard Fergola.
Heading this batch of recruits for the Vikings will be Jeremiah Barkac. Jeremiah hails from the state of Maine where he has compiled an undefeated high school career record of 143-0 and three state championships. Jeremiah is currently 25-0 in his senior season at Dexter Regional High School and will be seeking his fourth state title and finish his career undefeated. Jeremiah has also been successful on the national scene by claiming All-American honors twice at the prestigious Cadet/Junior Nationals in Fargo, ND, placing in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Jeremiah is currently ranked No. 23 among the nation's top seniors as rated by Wrestling USA magazine. Jeremiah will compete for the Vikings at 125 lbs.
Kyle Grape from Lansing, KS has made Dana College his choice in the fall. Grape is a three-time state placer for Lansing High School. Grape placed 4th as a freshman and reached the finals as a sophomore and junior winning the state championship as a sophomore. Grape also placed 2nd at the Brute Nationals and holds a career record of 105-13. Grape will look to compete at 149 lbs for the Vikings.
The second half of this group is two quality junior college transfers that should prove beneficial right away for the Vikings. Adam Manz and Travous DeGrout will continue their college wrestling careers at Dana College. Manz, a transfer from Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, IA, the defending NJCAA National Champions, will be looking to compete at 149 lbs for Coach Fergola. Manz is originally from Council Bluffs, IA where he was a two-time state placer claiming runner-up honors as a senior.
DeGrout will be coming to Dana from Pima Community College in Tucson, AZ. Travous was an NJCAA National qualifier in 2006. As a prep-star in New Mexico, Travous was a three-time state placer, placing 1st, 2nd, and 5th. DeGrout is currently ranked No. 8 in the NJCAA and currently coming off the Colby Tournament of Champions title at 184 lbs.
Barkac, Grape, Manz and DeGrout will join Kendall Burke (Ray-Pec, MO), Keaton Taylor (Silver Lake, KS) and Matt Mueller (Malcolm, NE) in the 2007-08 recruiting class. "All seven of these athletes exemplify the Dana College student/athlete and will assist Dana College in continuing the tradition of excellence in wrestling," said head coach Richard Fergola.
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