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Appalachian State Mountaineers Wrestling News

Appalachian State Wrestling Announces Complete 2020 Recruiting Class
BOONE, N.C. — With the start of the fall semester arriving, App State wrestling coach JohnMark Bentley officially announced the Mountaineers’ Class of 2020 recruits.
Moving forward from a fourth consecutive SoCon regular-season title in 2018-19, Bentley oversaw an App State program that went 9-3 overall in 2019-20 and had a school-record six NCAA qualifiers, including all four NCAA qualifiers who were products of North Carolina high schools.
The 11 wrestlers in the 2020 recruiting class combined for 13 individual state championships and 20 state finals appearances in their prep careers. Six members of the class are homegrown talents from North Carolina, while Bentley also secured commitments from wrestlers who hail from Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia and Virginia.
“I’m extremely excited about this freshman class,” said Bentley, who is 106-69-1 as App State’s head coach. “This is an extremely talented group with a lot of high school accomplishments. Their success in the Black & Gold will depend on their toughness, work ethic and buy-in to our core values. I can’t wait to get to work.”
Class of 2020 recruits
Tommy Askey (149/157 pounds, Pine Bush, N.Y./Pine Bush)
Jacob Barlow (heavyweight, Greensboro, N.C./Northern Guilford)
Jackson Boles (174 pounds, Madison, N.C./South Stokes)
Casey Bolick (197 pounds/heavyweight, Claremont, N.C./Bunker Hill)
Jack Campbell (149/157 pounds, Abingdon, Va./Abingdon)
Kobe Early (125 pounds, Cary, N.C./Cary)
Heath Gonyer (141 pounds, Greensboro, N.C./Northern Guilford)
Francis Morrissey (149 pounds, Bonaire, Ga./Veterans)
Ethan Oakley (133 pounds, Trinity, N.C./Wheatmore)
Tristan Pugh (149/157 pounds, Friedens, Pa./Shanksville-Stonycreek/Berlin Brothersvalley)
Connor Quinn (157 pounds, Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) … rest of the story and profiles at https://appstatesports.com/news/2020/8/17/app-state-wrestling-announces-complete-2020-recruiting-class.aspx?mc_cid=38a5eef6bd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

August 21, 2020 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Duke University Wrestling News

Four-Time All-American Tomasello Joins Blue Devil Coaching Staff
DURHAM, N.C. – Head wrestling coach Glen Lanham announced the addition of decorated collegiate wrestler Nathan Tomasello to his coaching staff Thursday.  
“Nathan is already known as a great wrestler,” Lanham said. “In addition, he brings his great character to our program. We are excited to welcome him into our program.”  
Tomasello wrapped up his storied career at Ohio State a four-time All-American, a four-time Big Ten Champion, a four-time Academic All-American and the 2015 NCAA National Champion at 125 pounds. He became just the 15th wrestler in Big Ten history to cap their career with four individual conference crowns.
The national stage became common ground for this Parma, Ohio, native as he also placed third at the NCAA tournament in 2016 (125 lbs.), 2017 (133 lbs.) and 2018 (125 lbs.). To close out his collegiate accolades, Tomasello was a four-time Academic All-Big Ten recipient, a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2015 and 2016), a three-time NWCA All-Academic honoree (2015, 2016, and 2018), and a five-time OSU Scholar-Athlete (2014-18).  
Tomasello joins the Blue Devil staff after serving one season as an assistant coach at Upper Arlington High School. There, he coached over 30 high school wrestlers at numerous tournaments throughout the state of Ohio. Tomasello also spent time as a camp counselor for the Ohio State wrestling camps where he planned, organized, and facilitated wrestling activities for boys ages 10-17.
In his redshirt senior season with the Buckeyes, Tomasello placed third at the NCAA Championships, downing four nationally-ranked opponents along the way. What was even more impressive was that he competed the entire season with a torn ACL suffered while wrestling in the U23 World Champion Team Trials the summer before.
During his last four years at OSU, Tomasello compiled a 100-8 overall record with 31 major decisions, 19 technical falls, and 11 falls. In his redshirt season (2013-14), he registered four open tournament championships at 125 pounds and posted a 18-0 record, which included nine major decisions, two technical falls, and three falls.
Prior to OSU, Tomasello was a two-time high school First Team All-American. He amassed a 178-5 high school record – 37-5 as a freshman, 42-0 as a sophomore, 47-0 as a junior and 52-0 as a senior. He graduated as Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy’s school record holder for most career victories and most victories in a season. … rest of the story at https://goduke.com/news/2020/8/13/wrestling-four-time-all-american-tomasello-joins-blue-devil-coaching-staff.aspx?mc_cid=18ec0c1b30&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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