Nearly 30% Of The Nation's Top 10's Are Heading To Elite 8 Duals!
Nearly 30% Of The Nation's Top 10's Are Heading To Elite 8 Duals!
The Elite 8 Duals are a little over a month away, and the field is already stacked. Here's who's headed to Atlanta for an incredible weekend of action.
After Who's Number One on September 9, the Elite 8 Duals will set the stage for Super 32 like no other event can. It's exclusive. Only 12 teams are allowed in, but those 12 teams will bring an unbelievable number of ranked high school wrestlers. These duals have only been around for a couple of years, but they've already become one of the top stops on the calendar for D1-bound recruits.
This year's Elite 8 field isn't quite set, but the athletes who have already committed to compete are some of the nation's best. Before digging into this year's rosters, which are still being finalized, get a load of these stats about the current field:
- 69 of 188 wrestlers registered so far are in the top 20 in the country
- 40 wrestlers registered are in the top 10 in the country
- 37% of athletes currently in the event are ranked in the top 20
- 21% of athletes in the event are ranked in the top 10 in the country
- 29% of the nation’s top tens are in this event
- 25% of the nation’s top 20 are in this event
- 12 of 15 weights have multiple top 10 ranked wrestlers
- 6 weights have multiple top 5 ranked wrestlers
- 126 lbs has 6 top 10 ranked wrestlers
- 33 wrestlers in the field are already committed to 17 different division 1 programs
We'll have more analysis of the Elite 8 field as it solidifies, but for now, peruse these rosters to get a sense of just how deep this folkstyle dual tournament already will be. Team rosters include national rankings and current college commitments.
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Team Rosters
Arsenal
100 - HM Javaan Yarbrough
106 - #18 Colyn Limbert
113 - HM Johnny Green
120 - HM Cooper Shore
126 - #10 Dillon Campbell
132 - TJ Langley
138 - #13 Sam Cartella, Army WP
145/152 - #9 Brock Herman, NC State
145/152 - HM Ty Wilson
160 - HM Luke James
170 - HM Lars Michaelson
180 - Max Ray
195 - #6 Camden McDanel
220 - Pending
HWT - #16 Aidan Fockler
Beast Coast
100 - Paul Kenny
106 - John McGinty
113 - Jayce Peace
120 - Pending
126 - Jake Zaltsman
132 - #19 Brandon Cannon
138 - HM Devon Magro
145 - Joey Davi
152 - Owen Mcmullan
160 - Frank DiBella
170 - Conner McClowsky
180 - #8 Harvey Ludington
195 - #9 Michael Dellagatta, Cornell
220 - Pending
HWT - Pending
Black Mambas
100 - Peter Rincan
106 - Mikey Lopez
113 - #16 Gage Singleton
113 - Marky Gonzales
120 - HM Carlos Stanton
126 - #13 Tyler Knox, Stanford
132 - HM Jakob Romero
138 - HM Cooper Haase, Army WP
145 - #18 Weston Dalton, Nebraska
152 - HM Jacob Bostelman
160 - HM Mike Avelar, Air Force
160 - Maddux Najera
170 - Ty Eise
180 - Sunni Motas
195 - HM Cole Carter
220 - Nelson Toro
HWT - HM Gage Howard
BOTE/Spartan Elite
100 - HM Kole Davidheiser
106 - HM Matthew Dolan, West Virginia
113 - #16 Cameron Stinson
120 - #7 Nathan Desmond
126 - #2 Benjamin Davino
132 - #13 Landon Robideau
138 - #13 Tyler Vazquez
145 - #6 Pierson Manville
152 - #8 Carter Schubert
160 - #3 Joseph Sealey
160 - Ransom Randolph
170 - #3 Lorenzo Norman, Stanford
180 - HM Nate Taylor
195 - #4 Jude Correa
220 - Brady Colbert
HWT - #8 Parker Ferrell, Virginia Tech
Combat Athletics
100 - HM Haakon Peterson
100 - Pending
106 - Liam Davis
113 - Cooper Davis
120 - HM Noah Nininger
126 - HM Zeno Moore
126 - HM JJ McComas
132 - Aldo Hernandez
138 - HM David McClelland
138 - Eli Murray
145 - #8 Jeremiah Price, NC State
152 - HM Drew Pepin
160 - Greg Merriman
170 - HM Hunter Testa
180 - Tomas Broker
195 - Pending
220 - Pending
HWT - HM Nathan Carnes
Dynasty
100 - #20 Lincoln Sledzianowski
100 - Ben Ziola
106 - #5 Dominic Munaretto
113 - #17 Bo Bassett
120 - #7 Kael Lauridsen, Nebraska
126 - #1 Jax Forrest
132 - HM Giovanni Scafidi
138 - #8 Vince Bouzakis
145 - #18 Nick Kunstek
152 - #9 Paul Ognissanti
160 - #20 Dagen Condomitti, Oregon State
170 - HM Cade Ziola
180 - #4 Aeoden Sinclair
195 - #6 AJ Heeg, Oklahoma
220 - Sam Murphy
HWT - Joey Schneck
Indiana Outlaws
100 - HM Nathan Rioux
106 - HM Revin Dickman
113 - Gavin Jendreas
120 - Toby Billerman
126 - #17 Logan Frazier, Virginia Tech
132 - Landon hawkins
138 - HM Cheaney Schoeff, NC State
145 - Anthony Bahl
152 - Bryce Lowery
160 - HM Sammy Goin, Indiana
170 - Delaney Ruhlman
180 - HM Orlando Cruz
195 - HM Gunner Henry
220 - Pending
HWT - Pending
Minion Legends
100 - HM Lincoln Rohr
106 - HM Mason Rohr
113 - HM Sebastian Degennaro
120 - #19 Cooper Hilton
126 - #6 Drew Gorman
132 - #8 Vincent Robinson, NC State
138 - #2 Nasir Bailey
145 - #7 Dylan Gilcher, Michigan
152 - Latrell Shafer
160 - Anthony Manella
170 - #1 Brayden Thompson, Oklahoma State
180 - #5 Gabe Arnold, Iowa
195 - #15 Hoke Hogan
195 - #18 Luke Cochran
220 - #1 Christian Carroll, Penn
HWT - Ethan Velero
Oklahoma
100 - Eric Casula
106 - HM Ayden Thomas
113 - #11 Christopher Kiser
113 - Colt Collett
120 - Gage Walker
126 - #18 Sam Herring
126 - Jayce Caviness
132 - #3 Cael Hughes, Oklahoma State
138 - HM Beau Hickman
145 - Landyn Sommer
152 - #10 Kael Voinovich
160 - #2 Ladarion Lockett
170 - HM Ryan Burton
180 - HM Rocco Dellagatta
195 - HM Oscar Williams
220 - Gunner Wilson
HWT - Maverick Williamson
POWA
100 - Alex Rozas
106 - Bruno Cassioppi
106 - Rocco Cassioppi
113 - Dale Oblia
120 - HM Jackson Blum
126 - #9 Max Gallagher, Penn
132 - #17 William Baysinger
138 - #11 Cameron Catrabone, Michigan
145 - #3 Joel Adams
152 - Pending
160 - #4 Ethan Stiles
170 - #14 Ryan Garvick
180 - HM Cj Walrath, UNI
195 - #3 Hayden Walters, Michigan
195 - HM Bryce Phillips
220 - Sam Sorensen
HWT - #7 Matthew Moore
Team Cali
100 - Rocklin Zinkin
100 - Ivan Arias
106 - Paris Ruiz
113 - CJ Huerta
113 - Ashton Besmer
120 - HM Ray Ray Harris
126 - HM Anthony Harris
126 - Joseph Toscano
132 - Jaxtyn Frost
138 - Reggie Raiz
145 - Deven Alexander
152 - HM Leo Contino
160 - HM Sloan Swan
170 - HM Mason Espinoza
180 - HM Keanu Trelles
195 - #19 Mark Marin
195 - HM Tyler Hodges
220 - #19 Michael Murillo
HWT - Zach Limon
Team Carnage
100 - Ignacio Villasenor
106 - Kane Shawger
113 - HM Dan Jones
120 - #15 Gauge Botero
126 - #4 Luke Stanich, Lehigh
132 - #4 Grigor Cholakyan
132 - HM Matt Hart
138 - #17 Matthew Repos, Lehigh
145 - HM Cross Wasilewski, Penn
152 - HM Collin Guffey
160 - HM Thor Michaelson
160 - Frank Solozano
170 - #14 Dylan Newsome, Oklahoma
180 - HM Vincent Lee
195 - #20 Brian Burburija, Air Force
220 - #9 Dylan Russo, Oklahoma
HWT - #6 Emmanuel Ulrich