InterMat Verbal Commitments

The following are early signing commitments from InterMat sorted by state. Signings begin November 11th.

Date College Name School State Proj Wght Type
10-08-09 Wyoming Andy McCulley Rock Springs WY 157/165 Verbal
10-05-09 Old Dominion Matt Tourdot Sparta WI 197 Verbal
10-07-09 Ohio State No. 10 Derek Garcia Sedro-Woolley WA 165 Verbal
08-19-09 Oregon State No. 54 Taylor Meeks Orting WA 184/197 Verbal
08-19-09 Bucknell Bob Hauser W.T. Woodson VA 125 Verbal
04-15-09 Virginia Tech No. 13 Devin Carter Christiansburg VA 125 Verbal
10-17-09 Virginia Tech Sam Law Cape Henry Collegiate VA 174 Verbal
03-07-09 Boise State No. 91 Carson Kuhn Alta UT 125 Verbal
10-21-09 Virginia Tech Tanner Eitel Bishop Lynch TX 174 Verbal
10-31-09 Bucknell Stephen McPeek Bishop Lynch TX 174/184 Verbal
09-03-09 Tennessee Chattanooga Cullen King Cordova TN 125 Verbal
09-02-09 Tennessee Chattanooga Trey Stavrum Baylor School TN 149 Verbal
08-26-09 Nebraska No. 51 Robert Kokesh Wagner SD 165 Verbal
10-13-09 Oklahoma Derek Geiges Bishop England SC 133 Verbal
09-09-09 Pittsburgh Jordan Moss Sharon PA 157/165 Verbal
10-03-09 Edinboro AJ Schopp Tyrone PA 133/141 Verbal
08-28-09 Maryland Mark Hartenstine Easton PA 141 Verbal
04-24-09 Penn State No. 5 Dylan Alton Central Mountain PA 149/157 Verbal
10-20-09 North Carolina Jamie Callender Council Rock North PA 197 Verbal
09-30-09 Northwestern No. 55 Colin Shober Schuylkill Valley PA 149 Verbal
08-31-09 Army No. 88 Tyler Rauenzahn Blue Mountain PA 133 Verbal
09-10-09 Maryland No. 60 Spencer Myers Selinsgrove PA 285 Verbal
10-05-09 Edinboro Nate Gaffney Connellsville PA 197 Verbal
10-29-09 Bloomsburg Luke Etter Big Spring PA 174 Verbal
07-16-09 Penn State No. 47 Dirk Cowburn Coudersport PA 165/174 Verbal
10-10-09 Navy James Wieller Wyoming Seminary PA 174/184 Verbal
09-22-09 Rider Kyle Johnson Wyoming Seminary PA 125 Verbal
07-22-09 Penn State No. 17 Sam Sherlock West Mifflin PA 133 Verbal
04-24-09 Penn State No. 2 Andrew Alton Central Mountain PA 149/157 Verbal
07-30-09 Bucknell Jordan Rich Central Mountain PA 141 Verbal
08-10-09 Edinboro No. 71 Mitchell Port Bellefonte PA 133 Verbal
10-02-09 Northwestern No. 84 Mike McMullan Wyoming Seminary PA 285 Verbal
10-15-09 Iowa No. 33 Josh Dziewa Council Rock South PA 141 Verbal
10-27-09 Missouri No. 82 Simon Kitzis Wyoming Seminary PA 141 Verbal
09-22-09 Cornell No. 4 Marshall Peppelman Central Dauphin PA 165 Verbal
07-27-09 Cornell Matthew Cunningham Shady Side Academy PA 174 Verbal
10-08-09 North Carolina Andre Petroski Springfield PA 184 Verbal
09-20-09 Oklahoma State No. 6 Josh Kindig Blue Mountain PA 141 Verbal
08-20-09 Bucknell Alex Pellicciotti Boyertown PA 133 Verbal
10-19-09 Clarion Lewendo Teague Sharon PA 165/174 Verbal
09-28-09 Old Dominion Tristan Warner Cumberland Valley PA 165/174 Verbal
10-07-09 Lehigh No. 78 Eric Hess Benton PA 165 Verbal
08-13-09 Oklahoma No. 49 Justin DeAngelis Jenks OK 149 Verbal
10-14-09 Oklahoma Quincy Mondaine Muskogee OK 197/285 Verbal
10-07-09 Central Michigan Jared Porter Carl Albert OK 149/157 Verbal
08-13-09 Oklahoma Ronnie Balfour Tulsa Union OK 157 Verbal
10-03-09 Old Dominion Matt White Woodward OK 157/165 Verbal
10-27-09 Princeton Robert Shepherd Mason OH 141/149 Verbal
10-18-09 Edinboro No. 56 David Habat St. Ignatius OH 157 Verbal
10-30-09 Ohio State Drew Stone Oak Harbor OH 125 Verbal
10-07-09 Central Michigan Ryan Quinn Oak Hills OH 174/184 Verbal
08-26-09 Pittsburgh No. 26 Max Thomusseit Graham OH 184/197 Verbal
09-26-09 Virginia No. 36 Nick Sulzer St. Edward OH 174 Verbal
10-06-09 Ohio State No. 42 Josh Demas Westerville North OH 174 Verbal
09-28-09 North Carolina Jake Corrill Archbishop Moeller OH 125/133 Verbal
10-21-09 Cal Poly No. 52 Tucker Armstrong Kenton Ridge OH 141 Verbal
08-20-09 Northwestern No. 61 Pierce Harger Moeller OH 165 Verbal
06-10-08 Ohio State No. 1 Logan Stieber Monroeville OH 125 Verbal
08-28-09 Illinois No. 7 Jamie Clark St. Edward OH 133 Verbal
10-13-09 Virginia Tech Harrison Hightower University School OH 165 Verbal
09-30-09 Virginia Tech No. 34 Ty Mitch Aurora OH 125 Verbal
10-28-09 Northern Illinois Shawn Fayette Miamisburg OH 141 Verbal
09-26-09 Lehigh Anthony Salupo St. Edward OH 149 Verbal
10-30-09 Virginia No. 65 Gus Sako St. Edward OH 125 Verbal
09-06-09 Old Dominion No. 32 Jerome Robinson St. Ignatius OH 125 Verbal
09-25-09 Hofstra Nick Terdick John Glenn NY 149/157 Verbal
07-06-09 Lehigh No. 75 Stephen Dutton Rocky Point NY 141 Verbal
07-13-09 Hofstra Matthew Loew Wantagh NY 197 Verbal
07-20-09 Rutgers Anthony Volpe Rocky Point NY 157 Verbal
07-27-09 Binghamton No. 11 Tyler Beckwith Greene NY 174/184 Verbal
10-20-09 Oklahoma Kyle Colling Pioneer NY 285 Verbal
09-29-09 Bloomsburg No. 70 Nick Wilcox Greene NY 125/133 Verbal
10-06-09 Virginia Tech No. 79 Angelo Malvestuto Niagara Wheatfield NY 184 Verbal
09-08-09 Virginia Billy Coggins Rocky Point NY 174/184 Verbal
07-10-09 Hofstra Cody Ruggirello Valley Central NY 141 Verbal
10-18-09 Boise State No. 21 Steven Hernandez Bishop Gorman NV 149 Verbal
08-27-09 Arizona State No. 15 Louis Trujillo Rio Rancho NM 133 Verbal
10-15-09 Iowa No. 9 Anthony Baldosaro Eastern Regional NJ 149 Verbal
09-21-09 Rider Chuck Zeisloft Gateway Regional NJ 125 Verbal
10-14-09 Indiana Preston Keiffer Eastern Regional NJ 165 Verbal
10-26-09 Princeton Ryan Callahan Wallkill Valley NJ 174/184 Verbal
10-18-09 Indiana No. 90 Joe Duca Paulsboro NJ 125/133 Verbal
10-30-09 Princeton No. 27 Brandon Rolnick Lawrenceville NJ 157/165 Verbal
10-26-09 West Virginia No. 96 Mike Morales Brick Memorial NJ 141 Verbal
10-28-09 Michigan Max Huntley Blair Academy (PG) NJ 197 Verbal
10-22-09 Rutgers No. 19 Jimmy Lawson Manchester NJ 285 Verbal
10-26-09 Cornell No. 3 Chris Villalonga Blair Academy NJ 149/157 Verbal
06-05-09 Lehigh No. 18 Frank Cagnina Queen of Peace NJ 133 Verbal
10-14-09 Cornell No. 99 Jesse Shanaman Blair Academy NJ 157/165 Verbal
10-31-09 Harvard Erik Gobbo Delbarton NJ 149 Verbal
10-15-09 Harvard Sam Waters Millburn NJ 125 Verbal
10-08-09 Wisconsin Timmy McCall South View NC 184 Verbal
07-16-09 Missouri No. 48 Drake Houdashelt Fort Zumwalt West MO 157 Verbal
07-28-09 Nebraska Greg Amos Wenzville Holt MO 149 Verbal
07-17-09 Missouri No. 37 Alan Waters Park Hill MO 125 Verbal
10-04-09 Nebraska No. 59 Brandon Wilbourn Francis Howell Central MO 157 Verbal
10-29-09 Missouri John Eblen Park Hill MO 197 Verbal
10-18-09 Nebraska Dakota Magrew Timberland MO 174 Verbal
10-22-09 Boise State Deron Winn Meramec MO 174 Transfer
10-10-08 Minnesota No. 16 Dylan Ness Bloomington Kennedy MN 149/157 Verbal
10-06-09 Eastern Michigan Jake Byers Rockford MI 133 Verbal
10-14-09 Central Michigan Dakota Cooley Chelsea MI 157/165 Verbal
10-10-09 Central Michigan Tyler Keselring Greenville MI 133 Verbal
11-01-09 Columbia Josh Houldsworth Holly MI 157 Verbal
07-30-09 Michigan State Nick McDiarmid Fowlerville MI 197 Verbal
09-27-09 Boston B.J. Suitor Swan Valley MI 125 Verbal
10-06-09 Eastern Michigan Brent Winekoff Canton MI 157/165 Verbal
07-13-09 Illinois No. 24 Jackson Morse Lowell MI 157/165 Verbal
10-06-09 Eastern Michigan Jake Johnson Rockford MI 165/174 Verbal
07-30-09 Eastern Michigan Mike Curby Hillsdale MI 165/174 Verbal
10-29-09 Michigan State John Rizgallah Allegan MI 184 Verbal
09-02-09 Michigan State Nick Humes Stevensville-Lakeshore MI 149 Verbal
10-26-09 Indiana No. 35 Ryan Nieman Bullock Creek MI 141/149 Verbal
10-03-09 Maryland No. 66 Frank Goodwin Arundel MD 133 Verbal
10-14-09 Navy Patrick Prada DeMatha Catholic MD 125 Verbal
09-06-09 Maryland Jenkins Monzey Georgetown Prep MD 125 Verbal
10-18-09 Oklahoma No. 97 Parker Madl Blue Valley KS 165/174 Verbal
10-26-09 Navy Daniel (Trip) Hiller III Olathe South KS 157/165 Verbal
09-06-09 Michigan State No. 76 Sean McMurray Portage IN 157 Verbal
02-16-09 Purdue Braden Atwood Delphi IN 184 Verbal
10-11-09 Michigan State No. 67 Nick Proctor Neuqua Valley IL 165 Verbal
10-13-09 Central Michigan Taylor Schuck Burlington Central IL 174 Verbal
10-06-09 Nebraska Matt Dwyer Hononegah IL 197 Verbal
10-22-09 Nebraska No. 98 Keith Surber O'Fallon Twp IL 133 Verbal
10-13-09 Wisconsin Matt Cavallaris Neuqua Valley IL 125 Verbal
10-20-08 Northwestern No. 8 Lee Munster Fox Lake Grant IL 184 Verbal
10-22-09 Princeton Dan Santoro Barrington IL 197 Verbal
10-15-09 Minnesota Chris Dardanes Oak Park River Forest IL 133 Verbal
10-26-09 Northwestern Pat Greco Marmion Academy IL 141 Verbal
10-30-09 Northern Illinois Donny Simpson Romeoville IL 141/149 Verbal
10-15-09 Minnesota No. 20 Nick Dardanes Oak Park River Forest IL 141 Verbal
08-02-09 Iowa No. 14 Nick Moore Iowa City West IA 157 Verbal
10-01-09 Iowa State Mike England Centerville IA 165/174 Verbal
10-13-09 Iowa State Trevor Voelker Dallas Center-Grimes IA 197 Verbal
07-27-09 Northern Iowa No. 30 Levi Wolfensperger Denver-Tripoli IA 125 Verbal
10-06-09 Iowa State Brandon Jones W. Des Moines Valley IA 125 Verbal
07-08-09 Iowa No. 41 Jacob Ballweg Waverly Shell-Rock IA 141 Verbal
07-22-09 Iowa State No. 68 Kyven Gadson Waterloo East IA 184 Verbal
07-29-09 Northern Iowa Seth Noble Columbus IA 149 Verbal
10-01-09 Iowa State No. 22 Michael Moreno Urbandale IA 165 Verbal
07-29-09 Nebraska Blake Meeks Des Moines Roosevelt IA 141 Verbal
10-25-09 Fort Hays State C.J. Collins Collins Hill GA 197/285 Verbal
10-06-09 Virginia Tech TJ Mitchell Collins Hill GA 125/133 Verbal
10-15-09 Navy Joe Locksmith Osceola FL 133/141 Verbal
10-12-09 Iowa State No. 28 Joey Cozart Brandon FL 149 Verbal
10-14-09 Iowa No. 43 Bobby Telford St. Mark's DE 285 Verbal
07-01-09 North Carolina State No. 80 Sean Dolan St. Mark's DE 125 Verbal
09-27-09 Bloomsburg No. 83 Sean Boylan St. Mark's DE 125 Verbal
07-23-09 Lehigh Tim Granata Hopkins CT 285 Verbal
07-29-09 Lehigh Max Wessell Boulder CO 197 Verbal
07-28-09 Virginia Tanner Hirstine Cherry Creek CO 149/157 Verbal
10-29-09 Indiana Zach Zimmer Clovis West CA 125 Verbal
10-07-09 Cal Poly No. 93 Travis Gallegos Foothill CA 165/174 Verbal
09-09-09 Cal State Fullerton Chaste Harrell Elsinore CA 174/184 Verbal
10-14-09 Brown Vinny Moita De La Salle CA 125 Verbal
10-27-09 Army Scott Filbert Ironwood Ridge AZ 125 Verbal
10-03-09 Iowa State Luke Goettl Mingus Union AZ 141 Verbal
09-17-09 Iowa State No. 23 Ryak Finch Safford AZ 125 Verbal
10-10-09 Virginia Tanner Moon Oak Mountain AL 125 Verbal
08-30-09 Arizona State No. 74 Nathan Hoffer Anchorage East AK 141 Verbal

What other seniors likely to sign with a college

Was curious about the Dauphins but their mom says they would like to pursue football? Many seniors may be looking at OCU and/or UCO. They have more scholarships to offer at that level I hear.

Just looked at Intermat.com again. Oklahoma has only 6 early commitments in D1 wrestling. I sorted by state nd noted Ohio already has close to 30 and Pennsylvania close to 50. Michigan, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, and numerous others all have more than OK. It concerns me about the future of wrestling in OK. I'm interested in other thoughts on the status of wrestling in Oklahoma and its future?

It doesn't mean much. This years class has some quality kids that will most likely have a successful D-1 career. Last years class was loaded and most opinion is that it was one of the best from Oklahoma ever. Comparing Oklahoma to highly populated and more wrestling oriented states like PA and OH is always going to make Oklahoma look bad if for no other reason than the pure numbers of high school wrestlers in each state. Due to our sparse population, in most years we will have only about 4-6 wrestlers sign in Div 1. Out of those, usually about 1-2 really reach the highest level in college, being an AA or close to it. Percentage wise that is a little better than some states like NJ, PA and OH. However, when you look at number of National Champions produced from OK compared to the population, OK still is one of the elite states producing those wrestlers. Iowa would be another that consistently has more national champions and AA produced compared to it population.

Very true, everything you have said. It is my "wishful thinking" that Oklahoma would have more recruits. I dream of Oklahoma being an Iowa. Iowa numbers don't make sense as compared to population. It is awesome the level of above-average wrestlers they produce. My wish is for Oklahoma to get back to the time where wrestling was more valued in our state as it is in places like Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and especially Michigan with their own news sites built for their wrestling programs.