If taken as a collective, like any other state, the National Preps have 35 wrestlers ranked, which would come in 3rd behind PA and CA.
The contingent is led by Wyoming Seminary, a team that has 10 out of 14 weights ranked. There’s also Anthony Evanitsky, in the honorable mention section, and spent some time this season ranked, so we all know the strength of this team.
After Sem, Blair comes in with 7 ranked and 2 additional who dropped out due to non-participation at Nationals. That would give them 9 and the clear 2nd most of any team in the country.
The biggest result of the season was in the 120 national finals where #4 Nate Desmond pulled out the huge title win over #2 Leo DeLuca. DeLuca had been in the midst of one of the most impressive seasons in the country, and he still is of course a phenomenal wrestler. Desmond was able to write the story to his liking and will finish the year ranked 2nd in the country, with DeLuca 3rd.
The most dominant season of the bunch was probably Jude Correa up at 215. Only a junior, it’s scary to think where he might grow to next year.
One of the biggest stories was Jake Dailey making the move to Sem from Bethlehem Catholic and going from 6th in the state of PA to #1 in the national preps – all the way up at 190 pounds. He’s like the anti-cutting exhibit A.
Of course we have to mention Luke Lilledahl.. not as much for what he was able to do this HS season – where he has very few peers remaining – but instead for earning a spot in the upcoming Olympic trials.
The breakdown by class is as follows: Senior (15), Junior (12), Sophomore (4), Freshman (4).
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Count | Name | School | Grade | Weight | |
1 | Shamus Regan | Wyoming Seminary | 9 | 106 | |
2 | Julian Rios | Phillips Academy | 9 | 106 | |
3 | Liam McGettigan | Gilman | 9 | 106 | |
4 | Davis Motyka | Wyoming Seminary | 12 | 113 | |
5 | Jack Baron | Germantown Academy | 10 | 113 | |
6 | Mike Batista | Blair | 9 | 113 | |
7 | Nate Desmond | Wyoming Seminary | 11 | 120 | |
8 | Leo DeLuca | Blair | 11 | 120 | |
9 | Ethan Rivera | Lake Highland Prep | 12 | 120 | |
10 | Jackson Heslin | Green Farms Academy | 10 | 120 | |
11 | Lukas Littleton Mascaro | Malvern Prep | 10 | 120 | |
12 | Luke Lilledahl | Wyoming Seminary | 12 | 126 | |
13 | Matt Botello | Wyoming Seminary | 11 | 132 | |
14 | Nick O'Neill | Malvern Prep | 12 | 132 | |
15 | Cason Roark | Father Ryan | 11 | 132 | |
16 | Jayce Paridon | Lake Highland Prep | 11 | 132 | |
17 | Billy Dekraker | Blair | 11 | 138 | |
18 | Colin Kacena | Lake Highland Prep | 12 | 138 | |
19 | Jack Consiglio | Malvern Prep | 12 | 144 | |
20 | Logan Rozynski | Blair | 12 | 144 | |
21 | Vince Bouzakis | Wyoming Seminary | 11 | 157 | |
22 | Paul Ognissanti | Blair | 12 | 157 | |
23 | Claudio Torres | Lake Highland Prep | 11 | 157 | |
24 | Joe Sealey | Wyoming Seminary | 12 | 165 | |
25 | Emmitt Sherlock | Gilman | 11 | 165 | |
26 | Lane Foard | Benedictine Prep | 10 | 165 | |
27 | Xavier Giles | Green Farms Academy | 12 | 165 | |
28 | Will Henckel | Blair | 11 | 175 | |
29 | Dom Federici | Wyoming Seminary | 12 | 175 | |
30 | Haden Bottiglieri | Belmont Hill | 12 | 175 | |
31 | Jake Dailey | Wyoming Seminary | 12 | 190 | |
32 | Nate Taylor | Green Farms Academy | 12 | 190 | |
33 | Robert Kucharczk | Lake Highland | 11 | 190 | |
34 | Jude Correa | Wyoming Seminary | 11 | 215 | |
35 | Carter Neves | Blair | 12 | 285 |
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