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    Final grade rankings of 2014-15 season released

    The scholastic wrestling season of 2014-15 has reached its conclusion. Last week at this time, InterMat released the final national weight class rankings and awarded its high school Wrestler of the Year. Today, InterMat recognizes the top prospects at each of the grade levels; the 100 best Class of 2015 (senior) wrestlers regardless of weight, the 50 best from the Class of 2016 (juniors) and Class of 2017 (sophomores), the 25 best from the Class of 2018 (freshmen), and the 15 best junior high wrestlers.

    There are no changes in the top wrestler at each grade level from the previous update that was done in late January. The following wrestlers remain top-ranked in the final ranking for each class in their present grade:

  • Seniors (Class of 2015): Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.), 170 pounds, signed with Arizona State
  • Juniors (Class of 2016): Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.), 170 pounds
  • Sophomores (Class of 2017): Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.), 120 pounds
  • Freshmen (Class of 2018): Cade Olivas (St. John Bosco, Calif.), 106 pounds
  • Junior High (Class of 2019/2020): Josh McKenzie (New Jersey)

    The next grade rankings will come in mid-to-late June, and reflect the initial prospect rankings of the 2015-16 wrestling cycle; top 100 wrestlers for the new senior group (Class of 2016), top 50 for the Class of 2017 and 2018 respectively, top 25 for the Class of 2019 (incoming freshmen), and top 15 for junior high wrestlers.

    Among the biggest upward movers in the final senior class rankings were Keegan Moore (Putman City, Okla.), up 11 spots to No. 18 after winning a FloNationals title; Bryce Steiert (Waverly-Shell Rock, Iowa), up 14 spots to No. 27 after his victory over Josh Shields in the Dream Team Classic; Mason Reinhardt (Merrill, Wis.), making a debut appearance in the rankings at No. 37 after a state finals upset win over Beau Breske; and Bryce Parson (Lewiston, Idaho), up 31 spots to No. 41 after a dominant run to a NHSCA Senior Nationals title.

    Chad Red ((New Palestine, Ind.), a Cadet National freestyle champion last summer in Fargo, goes to No. 6 in the junior rankings after a FloNationals finals victory over Luke Pletcher (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)
    Within the junior group, it's a debut appearance in the top 10 for Chad Red (New Palestine, Ind.), who goes to No. 6 overall after a FloNationals finals victory over Luke Pletcher, while Rudy Yates (Carl Sandburg, Ill.) moved up 26 spots to No. 15 overall after winning a state title.

    Notable among the group of sophomores are a pair of wrestlers making debut appearances in the graderankings, and doing so in the upper half. State champion Trent Hillger (Lake Fenton, Mich.) appears at No. 19, while Michael Labriola (Bethlehem Catholic, Pa.) enters at No. 22 after an excellent second half of the scholastic season.

    Newcomers to the rankings for the Class of 2018 include single-class state champions Seth Nevills (Clovis, Calif.) and Shane Griffith (Bergen Catholic, N.J.); they enter in at No. 11 and No. 17 respectively, while for the junior high group, it's Julian Chlebove (Pennsylvania), who comes in at No. 6 after placing third in the high school division of the FloNationals and winning age group titles at PJW state and Reno Worlds.

    InterMat Platinum is required to view all the rankings. InterMat ranks the top 100 seniors, top 50 juniors, top 50 sophomores, top 25 freshmen, and top 15 junior high wrestlers.
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