PENNSYLVANIA LEAVES NO DOUBT WHO IS BEST!!!
Any discussion about which state has the best high school wrestling must begin and end with the Keystone State. At about this time each year, themat.com publishes a list of every NCAA D1 qualifier; the list is sorted by the wrestler’s home state. This year, of the 330 wrestlers who have qualified for the tournament, an astonishing 61 of them are from PA! Basically one out of every five wrestlers in the tournament call Pennsylvania “home.” New York has every reason to feel proud. Our 26 entries in the field is 3rd best, trailing only PA and OH!
NCAA D1 Qualifiers By Home State
1. Pennsylvania – 61 (amazing)
2. Ohio – 30
3. New York – 26
4. Illinois – 20 (tie)
New Jersey – 20 (tie)
6. California – 17
7. Michigan – 16
8. Iowa – 11
9. Missouri – 10
10. Colorado – 9 (tie)
Washington – 9 (tie)
2012 NCAA D1 Qualifiers From New York State
Weight Wrestler College Hometown/High School Section
125 Max Soria Buffalo Kings Park / Kings Park HS 11
125 Steve Bonanno Hofstra Wantagh / Wantagh HS 8
133 Steven Keith Harvard Shoreham / Shoreham Wading River HS 11
133 Nick Arujau Cornell Syosett / Syosett HS 8
133 Jamie Franco Hofstra Monroe / Monroe Woodbury HS 9
141 Matt Mariacher American Elma / Iroquois HS 6
141 Steven Dutton Lehigh Miller Place / Rocky Point HS 11
141 Mike Nevinger Cornell Perry / Letchworth HS 5
149 Donnie Vinson Binghamton Marathon / Whitney Point HS 4
149 Corey Jantzen Harvard Shoreham / Shoreham Wading River HS 11
157 Kyle Dake Cornell Lansing / Lansing HS 4
157 Justin Lister Binghamton Rodman / South Jefferson HS 3
165 PJ Gillespie Hofstra Long Beach / Long Beach HS 8
165 Joe Booth Drexel Bayville / Long Island Lutheran Prep
165 James Brundage Rider Ossining / Ossining HS 1
165 Mark Lewandowski Buffalo Depew / Lancaster HS 6
174 Dave Foxen Brown Garden City / Garden City HS 8
174 Ryan LeBlanc Indiana Morrisville / Morrisville – Eaton HS 3
184 Nathan Schiedel Binghamton Caledonia / Caledonia-Mumford HS 5
197 Christian Boley Maryland Hilton / Brockport HS 5
197 Cody Reed Binghamton Walton / Walton HS 4
197 Derek Stanley Army Saugerties / Saugerties HS 9
285 Peter Capone Ohio State Johnson City / Johnson City HS 4
285 Nick Gwiazdowski Binghamton Delanson / Duanesburg HS 2
285 Ernest James Edinboro Coram / Longwood HS 11
285 Maciej Jochym Cornell Williston Park / Herricks HS 8