Best Chances to Win a First State Title in 2025 by Class

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2 months ago

February 29, 2024

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Top 10 Uncommitted California High School Wrestlers from 2024

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6 months ago

November 4, 2023

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Top 10 Uncommitted California High School Wrestlers from 2024

Cody Merrill (Gilroy HS) – #2 Recruit in the Nation

The class of 2024 might be the biggest list of commits ever this early into the season for California. This class features two returning state champions in Miguel Estrada from Frontier HS (cs) and Robert Platt from Brawley (sd). Estrada has committed to Iowa and Platt just committed to wrestle at Columbia. State runner-up from a year ago, Brock Mantanona from Palm Desert HS (ss), will be joining his brother Beau at the University of Michigan next Fall. Four other second place finishers from a year ago feature Gavin Bauder from Clovis North HS (cs), Isaiah Quintero from El Dorado HS (ss), Laird Root from Poway HS (sd) and Sonny Kling from Canyon Springs HS (ss). Quintero has committed to wrestle at Purdue, Root to North Carolina, Kling to Cal Baptist and Bauder is still undecided.

Our number one uncommitted recruit is Cody Merrill from Gilroy who had to skip last season. Currently he’s the number two recruit in the nation by Mat Scouts on Rokfin.

Here are the wrestlers from the class of 2024 that have already committed (also see below). click here to view
Here are the wrestlers from the class of 2023 that have already committed (also see below). click here to view

Comment below on who you think should be in our top 10 wrestlers from the class of 2024.

RANK	LOGO	WRESTLER	HIGH SCHOOL	2023 STATE PLACE
1		Cody Merrill	Gilroy (cc)	State Champion in 2022
2		Damien Alvarez	Selma (cs)	3rd
3		Branson John	Buchanan (cs)	DNP
4		Gavin Bauder	Clovis North (cs)	2nd
6		Richard Murillo	Canyon Springs (ss)	6th
7		Clemente Holguin	Sobrato (cc)	8th in 2022
8		Elias Navida	Poway (sd)	DNP, 6th in 2022
9		David Alonso	Palm Desert (ss)	7th
10		Marcus Caro	Rancho Bernardo (sd)	7th
10		Thomas Thongseng	Exeter (cs)	8th

Honorable Mention (listed by weight)

Mason Carillo – Royal (ss), 7th in State
Octavio Negrete – Elk Grove (sj), 4-2
Micah Vitoria – West (sj), 3-2
Kyle Holtberg – St. Mary’s (sj), 2-2
Jason Suetos – Granite Hills (ss), 3-2
Christian Herrera – Bakersfield (cs), 4-2
Timothy Murabito – Los Gatos (cc), 1-2
Ryder Yoshitake – San Marino (ss), 2-2
Jeremiah Bertalotto – Turlock (sj), 2-2
Anthony Berg – Whitney (sj), 3-2
Arjun Nagra – Vacaville (sj), 3-2
Brian Leon – Roosevelt (ss), 2-2
Larry Borelli – Los Banos (sj), 3-2
Aliaksandr Kikiniou – Poway (sd), 8th in State
Max McWilliams – Calvary Chapel (ss), 7th in State
Kai Vasquez – Bakersfield (cs), 0-2
Ryan Clink – Chico (ns), 4-2
Mason Walsh – Carlsbad (sd), 1-2
Sonny Acuna – Northview (ss), 3-2
Scott Beadles – Caraveras (sj), 4-2
Elias Corona – Oakdale (sj), 3-2
Jayden Gosal – JF Kennedy (nc)
Joseph Ellis – Vintage (nc), 2-2
Angel Cervantes – Highland (cs), 2-2
Adam Farha – Poway (sd), 8th in 2023
Alec Dansby – Buchanan (cs), 3-2
Bryson Harrington – Buchanan (cs)
Gary Avila – Bullard (cs), 2-2
Declan Follette – Laguna Creek (sj), 3-2

Top 2024 Wrestlers Already Committed – See the full list here

Abram Cline – Granite Hills (ss)): 3rd place. Committed to Maryland
Isaiah Quintero – El Dorado (ss): 2nd place. Committed to Purdue
Aden Valencia – Sobrato (cc): 3rd place in 2022. Committed to Stanford
Brock Mantanona – Palm Desert (ss): 2nd Place. Committed to Michigan
Paul Kelly – Poway HS (sd): 3rd Place. Committed to Cal Baptist
Grigor Cholakyan – St. John Bosco (ss): 4th place in 2022. Committed to Stanford
Moses Mirabel – Gilroy (cc): 5th Place. Committed to Brown
Miguel Estrada – Frontier (cs): State Champion. Committed to Iowa
Laird Root – Poway (sd): 2nd Place. Committed to North Carolina
Ethan Parco – Los Gatos (cc): 5th Place. Committed to Stanford
Joe Buck – Clovis (cs): 5th Place. Committed to Cal Poly
Carlos Garcia – Oakdale (sj): 4th Place. Committed to Cal Poly
Sonny Kling – Canyon Springs (ss): 2nd Place. Committed to Cal Baptist
Thomas Sandoval – Vacaville (sj): 4th Place. Committed to Brown
Robert Platt – Brawley (sd): State Champion. Committed to Columbia
Eugenio Franco – Corona Del Mar (ss): 3rd Place. Committed to Cal Poly
Michael Murillo – Bakersfield (cs): 3rd Place. Committed to Mary (ND)

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Top 10 Uncommitted California High School Wrestlers from 2023

Published

1 year ago

November 9, 2022

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Last season the class of 2023 produced one state champion in Nicco Ruiz from St. John Bosco. Ruiz had an amazing year winning every tournament he entered. As one of the top recruits in the entire nation, Ruiz gave it verbal commitment to wrestle at Arizona State. Tye Monteiro from Bakersfield, placed 2nd behind state champion, Joseph Martin, at 182 lbs. last season. Monteiro is now a 2X state placer and will be looking for his third medal next year. Monteiro has given his commitment to wrestle at Stanford. Beau Mantanona from Palm Desert gave his verbal commitment in February to the University of Michigan. Many people were shocked that he didn’t follow his brother’s footsteps in signing with Oklahoma but should be a great fit for him.

Our number one uncommitted recruit is Maxx Martinez who had to skip last season due to injury. Look for him to have an amazing season should he be able to come back strong and healthy.

Here are the wrestlers from the class of 2023 that have already committed (also see below). click here to view
Here are the wrestlers from the class of 2022 that have committed. click here to view

Comment below on who you think should be in our top 10 wrestlers from the class of 2023.

RANK	LOGO	WRESTLER	HIGH SCHOOL	2022 STATE PLACE
1		Maxximus Martinez	Gilroy (ccs)	Injured, 3rd in 2020
2		Ben Vega-Sanchez	Foothill-PC (ns)	4th
3		Cisco Cabrera	Buchanan (cs)	6th
4		Mason Espinoza	Buchanan (cs)	5th
6		Ray Ray Harris	Buchanan (cs)	4th
7		Alex Munoz	Valencia (ss)	7th
8		Kekoa Madayag	Novato (nc)	7th
9		Sam Hinojosa	Stagg (sj)	2nd
10		Victor Ramirez Jr.	Central Catholic (sj)	8th
10		Casey Roberts	Vacaville (sj)	8th in 2020

Honorable Mention (listed by weight)

Jeremy Lee Oani (Righetti (cs))
Jacob Jones (Rancho Bernardo (sd))
Aiden Munoz (Temecula Valley (ss))
Ethan Guillermo (Palm Desert (ss))
Elijah Flores (Walnut (ss))
Isaac Herrera (Del Oro (sj))
Mario Sandoval (Northview (ss))
Jonathan Hernandez (Oakdale (sj))
Kenneth Rodgers (Esperanza (ss))
Anthony Pavlov Ramirez (Los Gatos (ccs))
Jacob Salcedo (Northview (ss))
Coen Quintana (Dinuba (cs))
Micah Doug Porter (Gilroy (ccs))
Ammar Khan (Franklin-EG (sj))
Nathan Nichols (Aliso Niguel (ss))
Nathan Cruz (Northview (ss))
Sunniboy Motas (Rancho Bernardo (sd))
Dwight Weimer (Bakersfield (cs))
Mark Ayala (St. John Bosco (ss))
Oscar Alfaro (Gilroy (ccs))
Keanu Trelles (Buchanan (cs))
Kevin Clements (St. Augustine (sd))
David Ozuna (Clovis West (cs)): 8th place at 220 lbs. in 2022
Nolan Frank (Elk Grove (sj))
Achilles Clarke (Pitman (sj))
Raymond Macias (Bishop Amat (ss))
Gerard Marshall (Hoopa (nc))

Already Committed – Class of 2023

Nicco Ruiz (St. John Bosco HS) (ss)): 1st place at 152 lbs. in 2022. Committed to Arizona State
Tyler Hodges (Clovis HS (cs)): 7th place at 182 lbs. in 2022 Committed to Cal Poly
Wanderlei Whittington (Monache HS) (cs)): Committed to CS Bakersfield
Erik McCown (Palm Desert HS (ss)): 5th place at 170 lbs. in 2022. Committed to Cal Baptist
Gavin Fernandez (De La Salle HS) (ncs)): 4th place at 152 lbs. in 2022. Committed to Cal Poly
Ryan Badgett (Rancho Bernardo HS) (sd)): 7th place at 160 lbs. in 2022. Committed to Cal Poly
Caleb Park (Calvary Chapel HS) (ss)): Committed to Cal Poly
Dario Lemus (Clovis HS) (cs)): 2nd place at 132 lbs. in 2022. Committed to Maryland
Beau Mantanona (Palm Desert HS (ss)): 2nd place at 138 lbs. in 2022. Committed to Michigan
TJ McDonnell (Fountain Valley HS) (ss)): 3rd place at 182 lbs. in 2022. Committed to Oregon State
Sergio Montoya (Clovis North HS) (cs)): 2nd place at 170 lbs. in 2022. Committed to Oregon State
Tristen Lorraine (Frontier (cs)): Committed to San Francisco State
Tye Monteiro (Bakersfield HS) (cs)): 2nd place at 182 lbs. in 2022. Committed to Stanford
Lucas Condon(Poway HS) (sd)): 3rd place at 170 lbs. in 2022. Committed to Wisconsin
Sloan Swan (Buchanan HS) (cs)): 2nd place at 152 lbs. in 2022. Committed to Wyoming

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Top 10 Uncommitted California High School Wrestlers from 2022

Published

3 years ago

October 3, 2021

CalGrappler

It’s no question that Joey Cruz and Joseph Martin are the two California wrestlers that are at the top of their class. Both wrestlers have proven that they can contend with nationally ranked opponents the past few years. Cruz, now attending Bullard High School, has been nationally ranked among the top five in his weight class the past two seasons. Martin, from Buchanan High School, is currently ranked in the #5 at 170 lbs. in all major ranking websites.

Here are the top wrestlers from the class of 2022 that are uncommitted and should be giving their college commitments within the next year. We thought it would be fun to predict a few colleges where each wrestler could find a home.

Here are the wrestlers from the class of 2022 that have already committed. click here to view
Here are the wrestlers from the class of 2021 that have already committed. click here to view

Comment below on who you think should be in our top 10 wrestlers from the class of 2022.

RANK	LOGO	WRESTLER	HIGH SCHOOL	2020 STATE PLACE	POSSIBLE COLLEGES	COLLEGE PICKED
1		Joey Cruz	Bullard (cs)	2nd
2		Joey Martin	Buchanan (cs)	2nd
3		Zeth Romney	Chaminade (ss)	3rd
4		Damion Elliott	Del Oro (sj)	2nd
5		Michael Gioffre	Buchanan (cs)	DNP
6		Kimo Leia	Selma (cs)	3rd
7		Kyler Lake	Buchanan (cs)	4th
8		Jack Gioffre	Buchanan (cs)	4th
9		George Rosas	Clovis (cs)	4th
10		Ceasar Garza	Oakdale (sj)	7th

Honorable Mention (listed by weight)

Dominic Mendez (Righetti HS (cs)): 4th place at 106 lbs. in 2020 Committed to Cal Poly
Ethan Perryman (Temecula Valley HS (ss)): 5th place at 106 lbs. in 2020
Michael Torres (Oakdale HS (sj)): 7th place at 106 lbs. in 2020 Committed to Cal Poly
Isaiah Medina (Vacaville HS (sj)): 8th place at 106 lbs. in 2020 Committed to Cal Baptist
Fernando Barreto (Walnut HS (ss)): 6th place at 120 lbs. in 2020 Committed to North Dakota State
Johnny Lopez (Poway HS (sd)): 8th place at 120 lbs. in 2020 Committed to Bucknell
Matt Rodriguez (Righetti HS (cs)): 8th place at 138 lbs. in 2020
Luke Gayer (Calvary Chapel HS (ss)): 6th place at 145 lbs. in 2020 Committed to Rutgers
Oscar Aranda (St. John Bosco HS (ss)): 8th place at 145 lbs. in 2020 Committed to Army