Four of the five No. 1-ranked wrestlers remain the same from the rankings that were released in the middle of June. Logan Stieber (Monroeville, Ohio) is at the top of the Class of 2010 (seniors-to-be), as he helped anchor the Buckeye State to a Junior Duals title in the freestyle competition with a 10-0 record.
Chris Phillips (Monroeville, Ohio) -- a high school teammate of Stieber -- remains the leader of the Class of 2011 after an undefeated performance in the Disney Duals.
Taylor Massa (St John's, Michigan) remains on top of the Class of 2012 following titles in both the Greco-Roman and freestyle competitions at the Cadet Nationals, and a 17-0 run through both styles during June's Cadet National Duals.
Jered Cortez of Ohio stayed on top of the Class of 2014+ ranking, which is a compilation of the nation's top junior high wrestlers for next year, following his runner-up finish in the 98-pound weight class of the Cadet National Freestyle Championships.
The only new No. 1 is Ben Whitford, who was a finalist in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at the recently completed Cadet Nationals. Champion in the freestyle competition in Fargo, North Dakota, Whitford also went 9-0 at the Cadet National Duals in freestyle while wrestling on Team Michigan. However, he will be moving to Illinois for his freshman year of high school at Marmion Academy, which is located in the Chicago suburbs.
Four of the five classes also saw no changes in the No. 2 ranking. Andrew Alton (Central Mountain, Pennsylvania) stayed at second in the Class of 2010 following his championship in the Junior National freestyle competition. After winning the Greco-Roman championship at Junior Nationals, Andrew Campolattano (Bound Brook, New Jersey) stays second in the Class of 2011.
The previous No. 1 for the Class of 2013, Eric Morris of Pennsylvania, drops to the second position despite going undefeated in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at the USA Wrestling Schoolboy Duals; an event that was held in Indianapolis, Indiana during the month of June. Felipe Martinez (Graham, Ohio) and Chance Marsteller of Pennsylvania remain second-ranked in the class of 2012 and among junior high wrestlers respectively.
The top 100 seniors-to-be, top 50 members of the Classes of 2011 and 2012, the top 25 incoming freshmen, and top 15 junior high wrestlers are listed in the InterMat graduating class rankings. The complete rankings are available to InterMat Platinum subscribers.
Updates in the class rankings will come during early December, while the initial weight class rankings for the 2009-10 season will be published in early November.
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