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Update: 2024 National Girls High School Preseason Rankings released and Pound-For-Pound Rankings also updated

USA Wrestling, FloWrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum has published the Preseason Rankings for high school girls wrestlers for the 2024-25 season. This national ranking evaluates all girls enrolled in grades 8-12, and athletes from all 50 states are eligible for selection.
Last year’s high school graduates have been removed, and many new athletes have joined the rankings for the first time, including eligibility for incoming eighth graders.
The event which clearly had the most impact on these rankings was the record-setting 2024 USMC Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, N.D. in July. The rankings also included results from the U17 and U20 World Championships.
Please note that none of the preseason events already held in September are included in this ranking. For instance, the results from the Ultimate Club Duals will be included in the November ranking. This ranking only includes competitions through the summer of 2024.
With the new season comes eight new No. 1 wrestlers in the rankings. They include Heather Crull of Indiana (105), Epinesa Elison of California (110), Kaura Coles of Montana (115), Savannah Witt of Pennsylvania (120), Sarah Henckel of Connecticut (145), Kaili Manuel of Michigan (155), Brooke Huffman of Wisconsin (190) and Tirza Twoteeth of Montana (235). Seven wrestlers who finished last season ranked No. 1 have returned and start the new season in the No. 1 spot again: Hailey Delgado of Texas (95), Morgan Turner of Illinois (100), Everest Leydecker of Arizona (125), Aubre Krazer of Pennsylvania (130), Taina Fernandez of Maryland (135), Bella Williams of Oklahoma (140) and Piper Fowler of Tennessee (170) … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2024/september/25/2024-national-girls-high-school-preseason-rankings-released-and-pound-for-pound-rankings-also-updated

September 29, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , | Leave a comment

2024 Hall of Fame: Borrelli Leaves a Legacy of Success on All Levels

Officially, Tom Borrelli walked away last spring, at the conclusion of the 2024-25 wrestling season, his 33rd in charge of the Central Michigan program.
His presence is still palpable in the Chippewas’ wrestling room which bears his name, in McGuirk Arena, and in wrestling rooms and gyms far and wide. That’s what you call a legacy.
Borrelli will be inducted into the CMU Marcy Weston Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 class in a ceremony in McGuirk Arena on Friday, Sept. 20 (6 p.m.) and then introduced at the CMU-Ball State football game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 21.
He will go into the prestigious hall along with basketball/baseball player Chad Pleiness, gymnast Sarah Dame, football player Eric Fisher, volleyball player Kaitlyn (Schultz) Miller, and cross country/track & field standout Ryan Watson.
2024 MARCY WESTON CMU ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME CEREMONY

Borrelli’s success at CMU has been well documented and etched in stone.
He led the Chippewas to a first-place finish last spring at the Mid-American Conference Championships, marking the 30th time in his 33 years that his team has won the league tournament or its regular season title. He capped it off with his unprecedented 15th MAC Coach of the Year Award.
The All-American plaques – for the record, 45 times a Borrelli-coached Chippewa earned the lofty honor – the myriad trophies and awards sit on the shelfs and hang on the walls. … more at … https://cmuchippewas.com/news/2024/9/18/general-hall-of-fame-2024-borrelli-leaves-a-legacy-of-success-on-all-levels

September 29, 2024 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , | Leave a comment