InterMat Staff

Andover

Last week, we released a hallmark of InterMat Wrestling, the re-ranking of a recruiting class five years after it occurred. That feature focused on the high school Class of 2019. Because of the extra year of COVID eligibility, plenty of wrestlers from that class will be active in 2024-25. That means we’ll likely have to revisit that class. With that in mind, we should probably take another look at the Class of 2018. Almost everyone from that recruiting class either finished their collegiate career in either 2023 or 2024. With another year's worth of results in the books, there’s plenty of movement as we re-rank the recruiting class. Starting at the top… Italics denotes a wrestler that moved up since the 2023 re-ranking; An asterisk indicates another possible year of eligibility. 1. Aaron Brooks (North Hagerstown, MD) - Penn State (High School Rank: #2) 4x NCAA Champion, 4x NCAA All-American (1,1,1,1), 2020 1st Team All-American, 5x Big Ten Finalist, 4x Big Ten Champion, 2024 Hodge Trophy winner - 2023 re-ranking (#2) 2. Gable Steveson (Apple Valley, MN) - Minnesota (High School Rank: #1) 2020 Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x NCAA Champion, 2x Hodge Trophy Winner, 3x NCAA All-American (1,1,3), 2020 1st Team All-American, 3x Big Ten Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#1) 3. David Carr (Massillon Perry, OH) - Iowa State (High School Rank: #5) 2x NCAA Champion, 4x NCAA All-American (2,3,1, 1), 2020 1st Team All-American, 4x Big 12 Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#4) 4. Roman Bravo-Young (Sunnyside, AZ) - Penn State (High School Rank: #12) 2x NCAA Champion, 4x NCAA All-American (2,1,1,8), 2020 1st Team All-American, 4x Big Ten Finalist, 3x Big Ten Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#3) 5. Mason Parris (Lawrenceburg, IN) - Michigan (High School Rank: #3) 2023 NCAA Champion, 2023 Hodge Trophy Winner, 3x NCAA All-American (1,5,2), 2020 1st Team All-American, 3x Big Ten Finalist, 2023 Big Ten Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#5) 6. Patrick Glory (Delbarton, NJ) - Princeton (High School Rank: #17) 2023 NCAA Champion, 3x NCAA All-American (1,2,6), 2020 1st Team All-American, 4x EIWA Finalist, 3x EIWA Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#6) 7. Shane Griffith (Bergen Catholic, NJ) - Stanford (High School Rank: #19) 2021 NCAA Champion, 4x NCAA All-American (3, 5,2,1), 2020 1st Team All-American, 2020 Pac-12 Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#7) 8. Trent Hidlay (Mifflin County, PA) - NC State (High School Rank: #18) 4x NCAA All-American (2, 4,5,2), 2x NCAA Finalist, 2020 1st Team All-American, 5x ACC Finalist, 4x ACC Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#9) 9. Sammy Sasso (Nazareth, PA) - Ohio State * (High School Rank: #4) 2x NCAA Finalist, 3x NCAA All-American (2,5,2), 2020 1st Team All-American, 4x Big Ten Finalist, 2x Big Ten Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#8) 10. Real Woods (Montini Catholic, IL) - Stanford (Iowa) (High School Rank: #21) 3x NCAA All-American (4, 2,6), 2023 NCAA Finalist, 2020 1st Team All-American, 2023 Big Ten Champion, 2x Pac-12 Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#11) 11. Bernie Truax (Rancho Buena Vista, CA) - Cal Poly (Penn State) (High School Rank: NR) 4x NCAA All-American (5, 4,4,4), 2x Pac-12 Champion, 3x Pac-12 Finalist, Big Ten runner-up - 2023 re-ranking (#12) 12. Quincy Monday (Carrboro, NC) - Princeton (High School Rank: #40) 2x NCAA All-American (3,2), 2022 NCAA Finalist, 2020 1st Team All-American, 3x EIWA Finalist, 2022 EIWA Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#10) 13. Tony Cassioppi (Hononegah, IL) - Iowa (High School Rank: #14) 3x NCAA All-American (4,7,3), 2020 1st Team All-American, 2022 Big Ten Runner-Up - 2023 re-ranking (#13) 14. Jacori Teemer (Long Beach, NY) - Arizona State * (High School Rank: #8) 3x NCAA All-American (2,6,4), 2020 2nd Team All-American, 4x Pac-12 Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#2) - 2023 re-ranking (#18) 15. Lucas Davison (Chesterton, IN) - Northwestern (Michigan) (High School Rank: #49) 3x NCAA All-American (2,5,6), 2024 NCAA Runner-Up, 2020 Honorable Mention All-American - 2023 re-ranking (#17) 16. Peyton Robb (Owatonna, NE) - Nebraska (High School Rank: #31) 2x NCAA All-American (7,6,4) 2020 Honorable Mention All-American, 2023 Big Ten Runner-Up - 2023 re-ranking (#15) 17. Tanner Sloan (Alburnett, IA) - South Dakota State (High School Rank: NR) 2x NCAA All-American (2,5), 2023 NCAA Runner-Up, 2024 Big 12 Champion, 3x Big 12 Runner-Up - 2023 re-ranking (#16) 18. Brock Mauller (Father Tolton, MO) - Missouri (High School Rank: #73) 3x NCAA All-American (7,5,6), 2020 1st Team All-American, 3x MAC Champion, 2023 Big 12 Finalist - 2023 re-ranking (#14) 19. Brock Hardy (Box Elder, UT) - Nebraska * (High School Rank: #9) 2x NCAA All-American (3,6), 2023 Big Ten Runner-Up - 2023 re-ranking (#29) 20. Josh Humphreys (Parkersburg South, WV) - Lehigh (High School Rank: #71) 2023 NCAA All-American (3), 2020 1st Team All-American, 2x Round of 12 Finisher, 3x EIWA Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#19) 21. Jared Franek (West Fargo, ND) - North Dakota State (Iowa) (High School Rank: #48) 2x NCAA All-American (8,4), 2x Round of 12 Finisher, 3x Big 12 Finalist, 2023 Big 12 Champion, 2020 Honorable Mention All-American - 2023 re-ranking (#24) 22. Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, IL) - Michigan (High School Rank: #28) 2x NCAA All-American (8,5), 2020 2nd Team All-American, 2x Big Ten Runner-Up - 2023 re-ranking (#20) 23. Patrick McKee (St. Michael-Albertville) - Minnesota (High School Rank: #38) 2x NCAA All-American (5,3), 5x NCAA Qualifier, 2024 Big Ten Runner-Up - 2023 re-ranking (#21) 24. Zach Elam (Staley, MO) - Missouri (High School Rank: #54) 2x NCAA All-American (4,6), 2x Round of 12 Finisher, 5x Conference 3rd Place (3x Big 12/2x MAC) - 2023 re-ranking (#28) 25. Izzak Olejnik (Bakersfield, CA) - Northern Illinois (Oklahoma State) (High School Rank: NR) 2x NCAA All-American (5,8), 2024 Big 12 3rd Place, 2x MAC Champion, 4x MAC Finalist - 2023 re-ranking (#37) 26. Brayton Lee (Brownsburg, IN) - Minnesota (Indiana) (High School Rank: #13) 2021 NCAA All-American (6), 2020 1st Team All-American, 2021 Big Ten 3rd Place - 2023 re-ranking (#22) 27. Clay Carlson (Willmar, MN) - South Dakota State (High School Rank: NR) 2x NCAA All-American (5,8), 2022 Round of 12 Finisher, 2x Big 12 3rd Place - 2023 re-ranking (#23) 28. Cole Matthews (Reynolds, PA) - Pittsburgh (High School Rank: #79) 2022 NCAA All-American (5), 2x ACC Champion, 2023 Round of 12 Finisher - 2023 re-ranking (#25) 29. Michael Beard (Malvern Prep, PA) - Penn State (Lehigh) * (High School Rank: #11) 2x NCAA All-American (8,7), 2024 EIWA Champion, 2x EIWA Finalist, 2023 Round of 12 Finisher - 2023 re-ranking (#32) 30. Michael DeAugustino (Flagler Palm Coast, FL) - Northwestern (Michigan) (High School Rank: NR) 2022 NCAA All-American (4), 2020 1st Team All-American, 2020 Big Ten 3rd Place - 2023 re-ranking (#26) 31. Travis Wittlake (Marshfield, OR) - Oklahoma State (High School Rank: #6) 2021 NCAA All-American (4), 2020 1st Team All-American, 2020 Big 12 Champion - 2023 re-ranking (#27) 32. Michael Blockhus (New Hampton, IA) - Northern Iowa (Minnesota) (High School Rank: #44) 2023 NCAA All-American (8), 2023 Big Ten Runner-Up, 5x NCAA Qualifier - 2023 re-ranking (#30) 33. Gavin Hoffman (Montoursville, OH) - Ohio State (High School Rank: #10) - 2023 re-ranking (#31) 34. Nelson Brands (Iowa City West, IA) - Iowa * (High School Rank: #93) - 2023 re-ranking (#33) 35. Peyton Mocco (West Allis, WI) - Missouri (High School Rank: #39) - 2023 re-ranking (#34) 36. Brandon Kaylor (Bonney Lake, WA) - Oregon State (High School Rank: NR) - 2023 re-ranking (#35) 37. Quinn Kinner (Mullica Hill, NJ) - Ohio State (Rider) (High School Rank: #15) - 2023 re-ranking (NR) 38. Jonathan Loew (Wantagh, NY) - Cornell (High School Rank: NR) - 2023 re-ranking (#36) 39. Malik Heinselman (Castle Rock, CO) - Ohio State (High School Rank: #37) 40. Kendall Coleman (Mt. Carmel, IL) - Purdue (High School Rank: #36) 41. Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, FL) - Penn (High School Rank: #26) 42. Jarrett Jacques (Father Tolton, MO) - Missouri (High School Rank: #42) 43. Jakob Camacho (Danbury, CT) - NC State * (High School Rank: #23) 44. Rocky Jordan (St. Paris Graham, OH) - Ohio State (Chattanooga) (High School Rank: #35) 45. Mickey O’Malley (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ) - Drexel * (High School Rank: #43) 46. Brody Teske (Fort Dodge, IA) - Penn State (Northern Iowa/Iowa) (High School Rank: #34) 47. Justin McCoy (Chestnut Ridge, PA) - Virginia (High School Rank: #92) 48. Phil Conigliaro (Belmont Hill, MA) - Harvard (High School Rank: #75) 49. Jarrett Trombley (Lake Fenton, MI) - NC State (High School Rank: #74) 50. Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, OH) - Virginia Tech (Oklahoma/Rutgers) (High School Rank: #87) 51. Jeremiah Kent (Hickman, MO) - Missouri (High School Rank: #89) There’s clearly a discussion that needs to be made about #1 and #2. Gable Steveson reigned supreme over an incredibly talented heavyweight bracket for three years, which netted him two national titles and potentially a third in 2020. In both, 2021 and 2022, Steveson was awarded the Hodge Trophy. Shortly after winning his first, Steveson captured an Olympic gold medal. He left two more potential national titles on the table after focusing on WWE. Clearly, Aaron Brooks has superior collegiate credentials compared to Gable Steveson, since he competed for five seasons. He had some hiccups along the way, in terms of losses during championship seasons, but was about as dominant as Gable during the 2023-24 campaign. When it was all said and done, Brooks doubled Steveson’s NCAA title haul. Additionally, Brooks knocked returning Olympic gold medalist David Taylor off his spot on the 2024 Olympic Team. There’s a saying in the NFL that your “best ability is availability” so using that logic, if you had to choose between two recruits that are comparable in terms of talent, wouldn’t you want the one that you’d be able to have more often and for longer? That’s why we’ve flip-flopped Steveson and Aaron Brooks. I’m sure Minnesota was pleased with what Steveson brought them from 2018-2022, while Penn State got similar production - plus another two years from Brooks. The other change to the top five came with David Carr taking over the #3 spot from Roman Bravo-Young. Carr gets the nod after never finishing below third at the NCAA Tournament and beating a previously undefeated two-time national champion to win his final title. Also in the top ten, Trent Hidlay moves up a spot after his second NCAA finals appearance, fourth NCAA All-American honor and fourth ACC title. Rounding out the top ten is Real Woods who got on the NCAA podium for a third time. Altogether, some of the biggest movers were Lucas Davison, Brock Hardy, Izzak Olejnik, and Michael Beard. Davison finishes as a three-time All-American and an NCAA finalist (with some huge NCAA wins along the way). We won’t be doing a re-re-re-ranking, but Hardy has two more years of eligibility and could conceivably pass a handful of those ahead of him. Olejnik and Beard both entered the year as one-time low AA’s that were previously in the 30’s, but have risen with another trip to the podium.

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Reynoldsburg

Manheim Central via Alvernia

St. Helen's

Caldwell

Omak

Pisgah

Tim Ferriss to lead discussion with Jordan Burroughs, Neil deGrasse Tyson at 2024 Beat the Streets Annual Benefit Tim Ferriss, the author of five No. 1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, will lead a discussion with Jordan Burroughs and Neil deGrasse Tyson at the Beat the Streets Wrestling Annual Benefit on Tuesday, June 4 at Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan. Ferriss, who grew up wrestling on Long Island in New York, has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40.” He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ others). His podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, is the first business/interview podcast to exceed 100 million downloads. It has now exceeded one billion downloads. Burroughs is a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and six-time World champion in men's freestyle wrestling. DeGrasse Tyson, who wrestled at The Bronx High School of Science and Harvard University, is now a World-renowned astrophysicist. Burroughs and deGrasse Tyson will share with Ferriss how the sport of wrestling has shaped their success and lives. The BTS Annual Benefit will support and celebrate BTS programs that empower New York City students to achieve their goals on the wrestling mat and in the classroom – and honor coaches and partners who make each win a reality. The event will also feature a cocktail reception, USA Wrestling Olympic athletes, and a live auction. The BTS Annual Benefit helps the organization raise more than $1 million each year to support local youth wrestling programs, which empower young people in New York City. This year’s event will be the 14th BTS Annual Benefit. The event will start at 6 p.m. Eastern time. A variety of ticket packages, which include an option to attend the VIP after-party, are available, starting at $1,000 at btsny.org. For more information on sponsorship opportunities or to donate auction items, email BTS Executive Director Brendan Buckley at bbuckley@btsny.org. ### About Beat the Streets Since being founded in 2005, Beat the Streets has pioneered a movement that now includes 150 individual wrestling programs, a youth league and the first girls high school league. BTS works to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and strengthen the NYC wrestling culture. BTS aims to make a lifelong impact on student-athletes through the lessons learned on the wrestling mat -- discipline, perseverance, self-reliance, humility and a strong work ethic. For more information about Beat the Streets, visit btsny.org and follow Beat the Streets on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and X.

Laurel

Waverly

Liberty

Oftentimes, we’ll recap a large national high school tournaments and look at which college’s recruits performed the best. With the U20 freestyle portion of the US Open, we actually have a mixture between active collegiate wrestlers and recruits. Some are already known commodities on the collegiate level, while others have signed and are ready to head to campus - and some have committed and have another full year of high school left. However it all shakes out, If a wrestler is still a recruit or a signee of a program, their respective recruiting class has been noted next to their name. Remember we’re looking at freestyle results only as they correlate to collegiate success more than Greco-Roman does. Air Force Soren Herzog: 92 kg seventh place Arizona State Kyler Larkin: 61 kg runner-up - Class of 2024 Pierson Manville: 65 kg third place - Class of 2024 Nicholas Sahakian: 125 kg runner-up - Class of 2025 Augustana Max Ramberg: 97 kg fifth place Binghamton Carter Baer: 79 kg eighth place Brown Alex Semenenko: 125 kg sixth place Bucknell Noah Mulvaney: 79 kg runner-up Myles Takats: 79 kg seventh place California Baptist Drayden Morton: 70 kg fifth place Cal Poly Daschle Lamer: 86 kg fourth place Columbia Adam Haselius: 92 kg fourth place Vincent Mueller: 125 kg seventh place Jack Wehmeyer: 92 kg sixth place Cornell Gabriel Bouyssou: 65 kg eighth place - Class of 2024 Isaiah Cortez: 57 kg seventh place - Class of 2025 Michael Dellagatta - 92 kg third place Jaxon Joy: 65 kg seventh place - Class of 2024 Anthony Knox: 57 kg third place - Class of 2025 Simon Ruiz: 79 kg fifth place Duke Connor Barket: 125 kg fifth place Illinois Kannon Webster: 70 kg third place Iowa Kael Voinovich: 70 kg sixth place - Class of 2024 Iowa State Tate Naaktgeboren: 86 kg sixth place Michigan Sergio Lemley: 65 kg fifth place Beau Mantanona: 74 kg fifth place Michigan State Joshua Terrill: 125 kg eighth place Kael Wisler: 92 kg eight place Minnesota Koy Hopke: 125 kg third place - Class of 2024 Max McEnelly: 86 kg third place Charlie Millard: 74 kg seventh place - Class of 2024 Landon Robideau: 70 kg fourth place - Class of 2025 Missouri Seth Mendoza: 57 kg fourth place - Class of 2025 Aeoden Sinclair: 86 kg Champion - Class of 2024 Cameron Steed: 74 kg third place NC State Koy Buesgens: 65 kg fourth place Nebraska Ethan DeLeon: 79 kg sixth place Camden McDanel: 97 kg Champion Kody Routledge: 70 kg second place - Class of 2025 North Carolina Laird Root: 74 kg eighth place - Class of 2024 Northern Illinois Ian Smith: 97 kg sixth place - Class of 2024 Northern Iowa Cory Land: 61 kg sixth place Garret Rinken: 57 kg eighth place Northwestern Billy Dekraker: 61 kg third place - Class of 2025 Ohio State Vince Bouzakis: 74 kg fourth place - Class of 2025 Vinny Kilkeary: 57 kg runner-up Ryder Rogotzke: 86 kg fifth place Oklahoma Jake Hockaday: 61 kg fourth place - Class of 2025 Oklahoma State Cael Hughes: 61 kg Champion Ladarion Lockett: 74 kg Champion - Class of 2025 Oregon State Aden Attao: 125 kg fourth place Justin Rademacher: 92 kg runner-up Penn Isaias Jimenez: 70 kg seventh place - Class of 2024 Penn State Josh Barr: 86 kg runner-up PJ Duke: 70 kg Champion - Class of 2025 Kyison Garcia: 61 kg fifth place William Henckel: 79 kg third place - Class of 2025 Luke Lilledahl: 57 kg Champion - Class of 2024 Cole Mirasola: 97 kg runner-up - Class of 2024 Connor Mirasola: 92 kg Champion - Class of 2024 Zack Ryder: 79 kg Champion - Class of 2024 Joseph Sealey: 74 kg runner-up - Class of 2024 Princeton Kole Mulhauser: 86 kg 7th place Purdue Isaiah Quintero: 57 kg fifth place - Class of 2024 South Dakota State Thomas Dineen: 97 kg fourth place Colin Dupill: 70 kg eighth place Stanford Zach Hanson: 74 kg sixth place Lorenzo Norman: 79 kg fourth place Aden Valencia: 65 kg runner-up - Class of 2024 The Citadel Patrick Brophy: 92 kg fifth place Virginia Steven Burrell Jr.: 97 kg third place Virginia Tech Drew Gorman: 65 kg sixth place - Class of 2025 Jimmy Mullen: 125 kg Champion Aaron Seidel: 57 kg sixth place - Class of 2025 Wisconsin Lucas Condon: 86 kg eighth place Zan Fugitt: 61 kg seventh place

Amity

Tri-County Vocational

Maria Carrillo

Clarksville

Burns

Villa Park

Hayesville

Danbury

Ellis Technical

Rockville

Stafford