Note: This weight-by-weight preview was based on individuals registered on TrackWrestling.com as of Wednesday evening (7/15/09).
98:
Leader of the Pack: Ruben Navejas (Washington)
Notes: Navejas was a state champion, Cadet National double All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (13th at 103 pounds).
Others to Watch: Jacoby Bergeron (Minnesota), Mike Dauterive (Texas), and Mike Soria
Notes: Bergeron was a state champion and Junior National double All-American in 2008. Dauterive was a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Soria was a state champion.
105:
Leader of the Pack: Jade Rauser (Montana)
Notes: Rauser is a two-time state champion, Junior National folkstyle champion in 2009, Cadet National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (12th at 103 pounds).
Others to Watch: Jake Bellis (Illinois), Chris Bostic (Arizona), and Jake Schramm (Illinois)
Notes: Bellis was a Junior National Greco-Roman champion in 2008 and went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals. Bostic was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion in 2009. Schramm was a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008.
112:
Leader of the Pack: Tyler Cox (Wyoming)
Notes: Cox is a multiple-time state champion and is nationally ranked (fifth at 119 pounds, 33rd in the Class of 2009).
Others to Watch: Ryak Finch (Arizona), Robert Dyar (Alabama), Valyen Rauser (Montana), Jeff Vesta (Kansas), Bricker Dixon (Missouri), Caleb Richardson (Virginia), Tanner Moon (Alabama), and Matthew Rabinowitz (Louisiana)
Notes: Finch is a multiple-time state champion, nationally ranked (eighth at 112 pounds, 45th in the Class of 2010), and was also a Junior National double runner-up in 2008. Dyar is a multiple-time state champion, Junior National double All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (14th at 112 pounds). Rauser is a two-time state finalist and a Cadet National double All-American in 2008. Vesta is a two-time state runner-up and a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Dixon is a two-time state runner-up and a Cadet National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Richardson was a state champion and a Cadet National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Moon is a two-time state runner-up and a Cadet National double All-American in 2008. Rabinowitz was a state champion and a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008.
119:
Leader of the Pack: Ryan Mango (Missouri)
Notes: Mango is a multiple-time state champion, Junior National double champion in 2008, and is nationally ranked (14th at 130 pounds, 100th in the Class of 2009).
Others to Watch: Rossi Bruno (Florida), Brian St James (Georgia), Sharky Slyter (Kansas), Brock Banta (Idaho), Michael Nakagawa (Hawaii), Drew Van Anrooy (Oregon), and Mike Rhone (Pennsylvania)
Notes: Bruno is a two-time state champion, FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up in 2009, Cadet National Greco-Roman runner-up in 2008, and is nationally ranked (15th in the Class of 2012). St James is a state champion and is nationally ranked (16th at 112 pounds, 95th in the Class of 2010). Slyter was a Junior National double All-American. Banta was a state champion and a FILA Junior Greco-Roman All-American in 2009. Nakagawa was a state champion and a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Van Anrooy was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up in 2009. Rhone was a FILA Cadet double All-American in 2009. Huff went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals.
125:
Leader of the Pack: David Klingsheim (California)
Notes: Klingsheim is a two-time state champion, nationally ranked (second at 119 pounds, 27th in the Class of 2009), and was a FILA Junior Greco-Roman runner-up in 2009.
Others to Watch: Nick Wilcox (New York), Frank Goodwin (Maryland), and Aaron Runzo (Virginia)
Notes: Wilcox was a state champion, Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (54th in the Class of 2010). Goodwin is a two-time National Prep runner-up, and is nationally ranked (15th at 119 pounds, 63rd in the Class of 2010). Runzo is a two-time state runner-up and a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion in 2008.
130:
Leader of the Pack: Justin Lavalle (Minnesota)
Notes: Lavalle is a two-time state champion, Junior National double All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (seventh at 130 pounds, 80th in the Class of 2009).
Others to Watch: Josh Keszler (South Dakota), Jake Walters (Michigan), Kade Moss (Utah), Ryne Cokeley (Kansas), Drew Lexvold (Minnesota), Tyler Liberatore (Florida), and Travis Himmelman (Colorado)
Notes: Keszler is a multiple-time state champion and is nationally ranked (eighth at 119 pounds, 26th in the Class of 2010). Walters was a state champion and a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Moss is a multiple-time state champion and is nationally ranked (86th in the Class of 2010). Cokeley is a two-time state champion, Cadet National double All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (22nd in the Class of 2011). Lexvold was a state champion and a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion in 2008. Liberatore was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion in 2009. Himmelman went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals.
135:
Leader of the Pack: Josh Kindig (Pennsylvania)
Notes: Kindig is a two-time state finalist, FILA Junior double All-American in 2009, Junior National double runner-up in 2008, and is nationally ranked (3rd at 135 pounds, 9th in the Class of 2010).
Others to Watch: Robby Fisher (Minnesota), Zach Zehner (Wisconsin), Stephen Swiggett (Delaware), Joe Locksmith (Florida), Dan Osterman (Michigan), and Ryan Niemann (Michigan)
Notes: Fisher is a two-time state champion, Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (sixth at 135 pounds, 36th in the Class of 2009). Zehner was a state champion and is nationally ranked (81st in the Class of 2010). Swiggett was a state champion and a Cadet National Greco-Roman runner-up in 2008. Locksmith went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals. Osterman, Niemann, and Schenk were all scholastic state champions.
140:
Leader of the Pack: Dylan Ness (Minnesota)
Notes: Ness was a Junior National folkstyle champion in 2009, Cadet National double champion in 2008, Cadet National Greco-Roman champion in 2007, nationally ranked (ninth at 140 pounds, 17th in the Class of 2010), and went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals.
Others to Watch: Luke Vaith (Minnesota), Josh Warner (Idaho), Kevin Timothy (Florida), Matt Nereim (Florida), Bo Schlosser (Illinois), and Raider Lofthouse (Utah)
Notes: Vaith is a two-time state finalist and is nationally ranked (eighth at 140 pounds, 90th in the Class of 2009. Warner was a state champion, FILA Junior Greco-Roman All-American in 2009, and is nationally ranked (16th at 145 pounds). Timothy was a multiple-time state champion and was a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Nereim was a FILA Cadet double All-American in 2009. Schlosser was a Cadet National Greco-Roman runner-up in 2008. Lofthouse is a multiple-time state champion and a Cadet National double All-American in 2008.
145:
Leader of the Pack: Steven Hernandez (Nevada)
Notes: Hernandez is a multiple-time state champion and is nationally ranked (fifth at 145 pounds, 15th in the Class of 2010).
Others to Watch: Steven Monk (Wisconsin), Pat Smith (Minnesota), Paul Liguori (New York), Blake Roulo (Virginia), Kory DeBerry (Arizona), and Brady Lee (Oregon)
Notes: Monk is a state champion, Junior National folkstyle champion in 2009, and is nationally ranked (10th at 140 pounds). Smith (Minnesota) was a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Liguori was a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Roulo is nationally ranked (26th in the Class of 2011) and went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals. DeBerry (Arizona) is a two-time state champion and was a Cadet National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Lee was a Cadet National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008.
152:
Leader of the Pack: Kendrick Sanders (Florida)
Notes: Sanders is a multiple-time state champion, Junior National Greco-Roman champion in 2008, nationally ranked (seventh at 145 pounds, 55th in the Class of 2009), and went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals.
Others to Watch: Brock Gutches (Oregon), Joey Cozart (Florida), Tyler Sheridan (California), Josh Castellano (Illinois), Eric Hess (Pennsylvania), Seth Thomas (Oregon), and Taylor Smith (Ohio)
Notes: Gutches is a multiple-time state champion, Junior National double All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (third at 152 pounds, 47th in the Class of 2009). Cozart is a multiple-time state champion, Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008, nationally ranked (ninth at 145 pounds, 32nd in the Class of 2010), and went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals. Sheridan was a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Castellano was a FILA Junior Greco-Roman runner-up in 2009 and went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals. Hess is a two-time state finalist and is nationally ranked (73rd in the Class of 2010). Thomas was a FILA Cadet double All-American in 2009, Cadet National double All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (17th in the Class of 2011). Smith was a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008.
160:
Leader of the Pack: Corey Lear (Pennsylvania)
Notes: Lear was a state champion and is nationally ranked (12th at 160 pounds, 52nd in the Class of 2009).
Others to Watch: Stephen West (California), Robert Kokesh (South Dakota), Mike Curby (Michigan), Kyle Detmer (Kansas), Erin O’Dell (Florida), Joey Moorhouse (Illinois), and Cameron Vlahos (Indiana)
Notes: West is nationally ranked (18th at 160 pounds). Kokesh is a multiple-time state champion and is nationally ranked (70th in the Class of 2010). Curby is a state champion, Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008, and went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals. Detmer is a two-time state finalist and a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. O'Dell was a FILA Junior Greco-Roman All-American in 2009. Moorhouse was a Cadet National Greco-Roman runner-up in 2008. Vlahos went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals.
171:
Leader of the Pack: Ethen Lofthouse (Utah)
Notes: Lofthouse is a multiple-time state champion, Junior National double All-American, and is nationally ranked (third at 171 pounds, 17th in the Class of 2009).
Others to Watch: Patrick Martinez (California), Tyler Beckwith (New York), Michael Evans (Pennsylvania), Mark Sternberg (Illinois), Reid Chivers (Washington), Levi Clemons (Florida), and Ethan Blackstock (Georgia)
Notes: Martinez was a state champion, Junior Nationals Greco-Roman All-American, and is nationally ranked (10th at 160 pounds, 48th in the Class of 2009). Beckwith is a two-time state finalist and is nationally ranked (eighth at 171 pounds, 11th in the Class of 2010). Evans was a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008 and is nationally ranked (12th in the Class of 2010). Sternberg was a FILA Junior Greco-Roman champion in 2009, Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (18th at 171 pounds). Chivers was a state champion and is nationally ranked (19th at 189 pounds). Clemons was a state champion and a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion in 2008. Blackstock is a two-time state champion and a Cadet National double All-American in 2008.
189:
Leader of the Pack: Jon Fausey (Pennsylvania)
Notes: Fausey was a state champion, Junior National double All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (second at 189 pounds, 16th in the Class of 2009).
Others to Watch: Andrew Campolattano (New Jersey), Jake Swartz (Washington), Craig Kelliher (Minnesota), Tyler Lehmann (Minnesota), Joel Bauman (Minnesota), Ben Brooks (Illinois), Matthew Loew (New York), Scott Schiller (North Dakota), and Jay Taylor (Florida)
Notes: Campolattano is a two-time state champion, Cadet National double champion in 2008, and is nationally ranked (third at 189 pounds, second in the Class of 2011). Swartz is a multiple-time state champion, Junior National double All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (fifth at 189 pounds, 35th in the Class of 2009). Kelliher was a Junior National Folkstyle champion in 2009. Lehmann was a two-time state champion, Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (62nd in the Class of 2010). Bauman (Minnesota) was a state champion and a Junior National Greco-Roman runner-up in 2008. Brooks was a FILA Cadet double All-American in 2009 and a Cadet National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008. Loew was a FILA Cadet double All-American in 2009. Schiller was a state champion and a Cadet Nationals double All-American in 2008. Taylor was a FILA Cadet double All-American in 2009.
215:
Leader of the Pack: Grant Haschak (Washington)
Notes: Haschak is nationally ranked (18th at 215 pounds).
Others to Watch: Connor Medbery (Colorado), Michael Sojka (Illinois), John Acors (New York), Cody Davis (Texas), Diego Bravo (Arizona), Kyle Caylor (Kansas), and Aaron Pavlenko (Arizona)
Notes: Medbery was a state champion, Cadet National double finalist in 2008, and is nationally ranked (12th in the Class of 2011). Polizzi (Wisconsin) was a FILA Junior Greco-Roman All-American in 2009 and went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals. Sojka was a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion in 2009. Acors was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion in 2009 and a Cadet National double All-American in 2008. Davis was a state champion and Cadet National double All-American in 2008. Bravo went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals. Caylor and Pavlenko were state champions.
285:
Leader of the Pack: Evan Craig (Pennsylvania)
Notes: Craig is a two-time state finalist, Cadet National double finalist in 2008, and is nationally ranked (fifth at 285 pounds, 34th in the Class of 2010).
Others to Watch: Kyle Kober (Iowa), Spencer Myers (Pennsylvania), Jacob Mitchell (Oregon), Jake Kettler (Minnesota), Karl Green (Maryland), and Niko Bogojevic (Wisconsin), and Donovan Green (Florida)
Notes: Kober was a state champion, Junior National Greco-Roman runner-up in 2008, and is nationally ranked (11th at 285 pounds). Myers is nationally ranked (ninth at 215 pounds, 38th in the Class of 2010). Mitchell is a two-time state finalist, Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (15th at 285 pounds). Kettler was a state champion, Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008, and is nationally ranked (18th at 285 pounds). Green was a Cadet National double All-American in 2008 and is nationally ranked (19th at 285 pounds, 91st in the Class of 2010). Niko Bogojevic was a Junior National Greco-Roman All-American in 2008 and went undefeated at the Junior National Greco-Roman Duals. Green was a FILA Cadet Nationals double champion in 2009.
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