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    No. 51 Shapiro stays in-state, becomes second top 100 Cyclones commit in 2018 class

    Joel Shapiro (West Des Moines Valley, Iowa), ranked No. 51 overall in the Class of 2018, verbally committed to Iowa State on Wednesday afternoon. His form has been most excellent in recent months, starting with a undefeated state title-winning junior season, one in which he went 46-0; among the 42 contested (i.e. non-forfeit) match victories, 29 were by fall. At the end of the 2016-17 season, Shapiro was ranked No. 20 nationally at 160 pounds.

    During the spring, Shapiro finished third at the UWW Cadet Nationals in freestyle while competing up at 85 kilograms. He followed that performance up with an undefeated AAU Scholastic Duals winning eleven contested bouts, five of those by fall, three by major decision, and one by technical falls; among the two decisions was an overtime win over a fellow top 100 rising senior. This stretch of wrestling for Shapiro concluded with a 9-0 performance at the Junior Freestyle Duals just under two weeks ago, six of those wins coming by technical superiority and a seventh by pin.

    Shapiro projects to compete as a 197 pound wrestler in college, and joins No. 74 Weston DiBlasi (Park Hill, Mo.) as a top 100 verbal commit to the Cyclones in the Class of 2018.
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