- I used Earl's D1 top seniors
125 - Joey Dance - ranked #6 in the 2013 class
125 - Kyle Norstrem - ranked #53 in 2016 class (11-5 as a freshman & redshirting)
133 - Dennis Gustafson - ranked #86 in 2013 class (23-8)
141 - Kevin Norstrem - ranked #16 in 2013 class (5-5)
141 - Brent Moore - ranked #47 in 2016 class (25-7 as a freshman & redshirting)
149 - Solomon Chishko - ranked #10 in 2014 class (21-3)
149 - Jarrett Degan - ranked #71 in 2016 class (22-10 as a freshman & redshirting)
157 - Sal Mastriani - ranked #169 in 2012 class
165 - David McFadden - ranked #17 in 2014 class (redshirting 18-2, AA as a true frosh)
174 - Zach Epperly - ranked #29 in 2013 class (19-1)
184 - Zack Zavatsky - ranked #28 in 2014 class (24-2)
197 - Jared Haught - ranked #93 in 2013 class (24-2)
Hwt - Ty Walz - ranked #111 in 2012 class (22-2)
Hwt - Andrew Dunn - ranked #62 in 2014 class (15-4 as a redshirt freshman)
Guys not on roster
2012 - Huston Evans #49 and at 197
- Devin Peck #180 and at Hwt
2015 - Dayton Racer #54 at 157. At Iowa Central and Juco National Champ, I believe
I used the records from Wrestlestat, so they may not be 100% up to date
VT lineup and where they were ranked in High School
- Thread starter buf87
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He's gotten some pretty good results from non blue-chip recruits. That is something we have lacked. If he can keep coaching them up like that, I don't think he is going to re-invent the wheel recruiting wise at ISU.
Would have thought Haught and Walz were at least top 50 guys. Like the possibility of getting guys to develop and get better instead of just staying at the same level or getting worse as their career progresses. I've gone back and watched as many VT meets as possible on Watch ESPN and I love the way their guys wrestle. Obviously their highly rated guys look good but somebody who stands out to me is Bergida at 165. Pretty sure he was an underdog in every match I watched except maybe one but he wrestles hard from start to finish and never stops coming at his opponent. I'm sure this is pretty obvious to everybody but that's the type of mentality we need out of our entire team to get back to where we want to be. Would also love to see some guys like Mastriani in the Cardinal and Gold. That dude is fun to watch.
