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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Local wrestlers in NCAA Division I

I did this once before and it proved pretty popular, so I thought I'd take a crack at it again this year. I went through every Division I roster and found every wrestler from districts 5 or 6 that I saw. It is intended to be a comprehensive list, so if you know of someone that should be on here and isn't, please let me know. The notes come almost exclusively from each individual college's website, so if it is wrong, it's likely because they have not updated their website yet for this season.

A few observations:
  • Central Mountain had the most wreslters in D-I schools (7) followed by Tyrone and Westmont Hilltop (3 apiece).
  • As the districts currently stand, District 6 AA has the most (16) followed by District 6 AAA (13) and District 5 (2).
  • Penn State has the most (5), followed by Edinboro and Pitt (4 each).


WrestlerHigh SchoolCollegeWtYearNotes
Tony RisalitiCentral CambriaArmy174SoWent 7-5 in 2013-14
Chad ReeseCentral MountainBucknell165Fr
Tanner CahillConemaugh TownshipBloomsburg141R-FrStarting for first time
Blake MorderMount UnionClarion149R-Fr
Nick ShawleyBellefonteClarion184Fr
Jake TaylorBald Eagle AreaCornell197Fr
Nathaniel PowersCentral MountainDavidson174Jr.Went 9-15 in 2013-14
Tanner HoughWestmont HilltopDuke141R-JrNCAA qualifier in 2013, missed last season with injury
T.J. BrandtAltoonaEdinboro141Fr.
Mitchell PortBellefonteEdinboro141R-Sr2x All-American, ranked No. 2
A.J. SchoppTyroneEdinboro133R-Sr2x All-American, ranked No. 1
Jason SchoppTyroneEdinboro133Fr
Tyler BuckwalterCentral MountainKent State165JrFifth in MAC in 2014
Blaze BuckwalterCentral MountainLock Haven184So
Dillon GavlockCentral MountainLock Haven165R-So
Josh PolacekWestmont HilltopMaryland125R-JrStarting for first time
Donnie ShovestullWestmont HilltopNavy285FrInjured
Evan HendersonUnited/Kiski SchoolNorth Carolina141Sr2x All-American, expected to redshirt
Robert HendersonUnited/Kiski SchoolNorth Carolina149R-JrWent 11-9 in 2013-14
Andrew AltonCentral MountainPenn State149R-Sr2x NCAA qualifier
Dylan AltonCentral MountainPenn State157R-Sr2012 All-American
Zack BeitzJuniataPenn State141R-SoWent 11-9 in 2013-14
Jon GingrichBald Eagle AreaPenn State285R-SrNCAA qualifier in 2014
Cody LawForest HillsPenn State157R-FrWent 14-4 during redshirt
Ronnie GarbinskyTyronePitt157R-JrNCAA qualifier in 2014
John RizzoRichlandPitt285SoTemple transfer; starting for first time
Nick RobertsNorth StarPitt125R-SoOhio State transfer; eligible second semester; NCAA qualifier in 2014
Nathan RussellHuntingdonPittFr
Josh PatrickLigonier ValleyRutgers125R-FrWent 25-13 during redshirt
Patrick MyersPenn CambriaSIU-Edwardsville133R-SrCareer record of 43-30
Tyler MillwardState CollegeWest Virginia149R-Fr

4 comments:

  1. Jake Taylor went to Bald Eagle Area .. Not Bellefonte

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  2. Austin buttry is at army (redshirting, at prep school)

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  3. Yes, and Gavin Berkley is also at a prep school, but they're not technically on the Army roster yet, so I didn't include either.

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