Apple Valley's Gable Steveson won a state championship as a freshman at 220 pounds (Photo/The Guillotine)Steveson was an undefeated state champion this past season, competing in Minnesota's big-school division at 220 pounds. His lone semi-competitive match in the state series came in the state semifinal against returning Junior National freestyle All-American Rylee Streifel, and Steveson advanced with a 9-4 victory. Earlier this month, Steveson was champion at the UWW Cadet Nationals in freestyle at 100 kilos, with victories over a pair of 2014 Cadet National freestyle runners-up, along with one over last year's Cadet World silver medalist, Jordan Wood.
The next two wrestlers in the rankings are a pair that have won UWW Cadet National titles, Cade Olivas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) and Gavin Teasdale (Jefferson Morgan, Pa.); each was also an undefeated state champion this past season. Olivas was champion in Greco-Roman at 42 kilosin 2013, as well as in freestyle at 46 kilos last year; while Teasdale earned titles in freestyle at 42 and 50 kilos the last two years. This past year, Olivas placed fourth in the 54-kilo freestyle competition.
Rounding out the top five are Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio) and Brey Walker (Midwest City, Okla.). Moore was a state champion this year, and has placed in the high school division at the FloNationals each of the last two years; while Walker qualified for state as a freshman at 285 pounds in Oklahoma's big-school division.
The next two wrestlers in the rankings were both state champions this past season, and has excellent performances at the UWW Cadet Nationals earlier this month. David Carr (Massillon Perry, Ohio) was runner-up in the 69-kilo weight class, while Brandon Whitman (Dundee, Mich.) finished third at 85 kilos.
From a state power standpoint, Pennsylvania and Ohio lead the way with seven and six top 50 rated incoming sophomores respectively. Next on the ladder is Oklahoma with four, while it's three each for California, Illinois, and Indiana. In all, wrestlers competing for schools in 23 states are represented among the top 50 for this class.
Link: Top 50 Sophomores
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