Talented field set for Boys National Recruiting Showcase, with 64 state champions plus World Team members

There will be a talented field of wrestlers competing in the 2024 Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase, which will be held at Hyvee Hall at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, October 25-26. This is an elite competition in which all of the entries must have met specific performance requirements in order to qualify. The boys will be competing in folkstyle, which is the style they will wrestle in college.

USA Wrestling traditionally tracks all of the high school state champions who are entered in the National Recruiting Showcase events. As of October 21, there are 64 state champions who have registered to compete in this event, with many more expected.

Among those already registered is four-time state champion William Anderson of Alabama (144), plus three-time state champions Hank Benter of Missouri (120), Zachariah Morse of Montana (120), Ben DeForest of North Dakota (132) and Liam Fox of Wyoming (150). Add in 16 two-time state champions to the mix.

Because the event also includes past All-Americans in a number of the major USA Wrestling age-group events on the calendar, there are numerous past age-group U.S. World Team and Pan American Team members in the field.

Leading the way is 2024 U17 World freestyle champion Samuel Sanchez of California, who will compete at 106 pounds in the Showcase.

There are four past U17 Greco-Roman World Team members in the draw, Hayden Schwab of Iowa, Hudson Loges of Nebraska (138), Billy Greenwood of Colorado (150) and Aiden Cooley of Texas (190).  Cooley is also a past U17 Pan American silver medalist in both styles.

U15 Pan American double champions Chase Karenbauer of Pennsylvania (106), Liam Collins of Minnesota (113) and Jensen Boyd of Indiana (126) are in the field. Karenbauer won U15 Pan American double titles in both 2023 and 2024.

There is one returning Showcase champion in the field, Tanner Hodgins of New Jersey. Hodgins won the title last year at 165 pounds, but will now be wrestling at 190 pounds this season.

Two returning Showcase runners-up will return, looking to win the title this year: Matthew Prine of Iowa and Brandon Dean of Colorado. Prine was second last year at 106, but has jumped to 120 this year. Dean was second last year at 150, and returns at the same weight class.

Because each of the entries have met qualifying standards, we can expect every round to feature high-level competition.

This popular event is being held alongside the Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals, which will also be at the Iowa Events Center, October 25-27. There are two other divisions for high school boys who are not entered in the Showcase, the High School 11^th-12^th Grade division and the High School 9^th-10^th Grade division. All of these high school divisions feature top wrestlers.

Schedule for Brian Keck Preseason Nationals and Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase

All of the divisions at the 2024 Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals are sold out.

The event will be broadcast live on FloWrestling

BOYS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITING SHOWCASE

At  Des Moines, Iowa,

Returning Showcase champion

Tanner Hodgins (NJ/Shore Thing Wrestling Club), 165 (now at 190)

Returning Showcase runners-up

Mathew Prine (IA/Immortal Athletics WC), 106 (now at 120)

Brandon Dean (CO/Betterman Elite Wrestling), 150

State champions in Boys Showcase field (64)

106 pounds

Cason Craft – Sallisaw HS – 2024 Oklahoma 4A champion – 106

113 pounds

David Hill – Oak Grove HS – 2x – 2024 Alabama 1A-4a Champion – 113, 2023 Alabama 1A-4A champion – 106

Cannan Brummett – Chikaska HS – 2024 Oklahoma 5A champion -106

Liam Collins – Prior Lake HS – 2024 Minnesota AAA champion – 107

Nico DeSalvo – Southeast Polk HS – 2024 Iowa 3A champion - 106     

Shane Rochon – Dodgeville HS – 2024 Wisconsin D2 champion – 106

Drake VomBaur – Severance HS – 2024 Colorado 3A champion - 106  

120 pounds

Hank Benter – Hickman HS – 3x - 2024 Missouri Class 4 champion – 113, 2023 Missouri Class 4 champion – 113, 2022 Missouri Class 4 champion – 106

Zachariah Morse – Billings West HS – 3x – 2024 Montana AA champion – 120, 2023 Montana AA champion – 113, 2022 Montana AA champion 103

Ian Giancola – Hoxie HS – 2x - 2024 Kansas 3A-1A champion – 120, 2023 Kansas 3A-1A champion - 113

Justin Jones – Orange County HS – 2x – 2024 Virginia Class 4 champion – 120, 2023 Virginia Class 4 champion – 113

Mikey Ruiz – Canyon Randall HS –2x – 2024 Texas 5A champion – 113, 2023 Texas 5A champion – 106

Nicolas Enzminger – Bismarck Legacy HS – 2x - 2024 North Dakota Class A champion – 114, 2023 North Dakota Class A champion – 106

Jeremiah Gonzalez – Meridian HS – 2x - 2024 Idaho 5A champion – 113, 2023 Idaho 5A champion - 113

Isiah Estrada – Socorro HS – 2024 New Mexico 4A champion – 114

Aidan Gruenfelder – Pecatonica/Argyle HS – 2024 Wisconsin D3 champion – 106

Miklo Hernandez – Pipestone Area HS – 2024 Minnesota Class A champion - 114

Gavin Landers – Denver HS – 2024 Iowa 1A champion - 113

Anthony Oubre – Holy Cross HS – 2024 Louisiana D1 champion - 113

Zaidyn Quinonez - Pomona HS – 2023 Colorado 5A champion - 106                  

126 pounds

Tray Weiss – Custer HS – 2x - 2024 South Dakota Class B champion – 120, 2023 South Dakota Class B champion – 113

Cole Faircloth – Arbor View HS – 2x - 2023 Nevada 4A champion – 113, 2022 Nevada 4A champion – 106            

Bodie Abbey – Hartland HS – 2023 Michigan D1 champion – 113

Joey Enzminger – Bismarck Legacy HS – 2024 North Dakota Class A champion - 121

Deven Casey – Elmhurst IC Catholic HS – 2024 Illinois 2A champion – 120

Caleb Jackson – Maple Mountain HS – 2024 Utah 5A champion – 113

Daxton Kline – Har-Ber HS – 2024 Arkansas 6A champion – 126

132 pounds

Ben DeForest – Bismarck HS – 3x - 2024 North Dakota Class A champion – 127, 2023 North Dakota Class A champion – 120, 2022 North Dakota Class A champion – 113

Caleb McCollum – Southside Batesville HS – 2x - 2024 Arkansas 1A-4A champion – 132, 2023 Arkansas 4A champion – 126

Brock Johnson – Paola HS – 2x - 2024 Kansas 4A champion – 126, 2024 Kansas 4A champion – 106

Glade Harman – Mountain View HS – 2024 Utah 4A champion – 132

Jace Hedeman – Union LaPorte City HS – 2023 Iowa 2A champion – 113

Charlie Irwin – New Salem-Almont HS – 2023 North Dakota B champion - 113

Brendon Oehme – Brandon Valley HS – 2024 Wyoming Class A champion - 113

Kameron Stiffler – Enterprise HS – 2024 Alabama 7A champion – 126

Wyatt Unser – Glenwood City HS – 2024 Wisconsin D3 champion - 126

138 pounds

Makael Aguayo – Billings West HS – 2x – 2024 Montana AA champion – 132, 2023 Montana AA champion -103

Lorenzo Gallegos – Volcano Vista HS – 2x - 2024 New Mexico 5A champion – 145, 2023 New Mexico 5A champion – 133

Brock Johnson – Paola HS – 2x - 2024 Kansas 4A-1A champion – 126, 2023 Kansas 4A champion - 106

Nick Dardanes – Brush HS – 2024 Colorado 3A champion – 132

Christian Jelle – Grand Rapids HS – 2024 Minnesota AA champion – 127

Brady Kaupp – Greens Farm Academy (CT) – 2024 New England Prep champion - 126

Chris Lalonde – Roosevelt HS – 2023 Colorado 4A champion – 126

Dawson Youngblut – Don Bosco HS – 2024 Iowa 1A champion - 132

144 pounds

William Anderson – 4x - Athens HS – 2024 Alabama 6A champion – 144, 2023 Alabama 6A champion – 132, 2022 Alabama 5A-6A champion – 132, 2021 Alabama 5A-6A champion – 113 check 23

Valentine Popadiuc – St. Piux X HS – 2024 New Mexico 4A champion – 139 – new weight

150 pounds

Liam Fox – Cheyenne East HS – 3x - 2024 Wyoming 4A champion – 150, 2023 Wyoming 4A champion – 145; 2022 Wyoming 4A champion - 132

Nathan Gugelman – American Falls HS – 2x - 2024 Idaho 3A champion – 132, 2023 Idaho 3A champion - 113

Christopher Acuna – Billings Senior HS – 2024 Montana AA champion - 138

Thomas Belding – La Grande HS – 2024 Oregon 4A champion – 144

Jackson Carroll – Glasford Illini Bluffs HS – 2024 Illinois 1A champion – 144

Billy Greenwood – Poudre HS – 2024 Colorado 5A champion – 144

Corbin Reisz – Logan-Magnolia HS – 2024 Iowa 1A champion - 144

Bryce Rowland – Auburn HS – 2024 Washington 3A champion – 144

157 pounds

Tre Haines – Arlington HS – 2x - 2024 Washington 3A champion – 157, 2023 Washington 3A champion - 138

Bas Diaz – Waverly-Shell Rock HS – 2024 Iowa 3A champion – 150

165 pounds

Owen Hull – Grants Pass HS – 2023 Oregon 6A champion - 138

Cooper Zickefoose – Claremore HS – 2024 Oklahoma 5A champion - 165

175 pounds

Ronald Robinson – Desert Mountain HS – 2023 Arizona D2 champion - 175

Kade Rule – Mineral Point HS – 2024 Wisconsin D3 champion - 165

190 pounds

Jimmy Mastny – Woodstock Marian HS – 2024 Illinois 1A champion - 157

215 pounds

Ashton Honnold – Nodaway Valley HS – 2024 Iowa 1A champion – 215

Noah Weaver – Rossville HS – 2024 Indiana champion – 190

285 pounds

David Gutierrez – Socorro HS – 2x - 2024 New Mexico 4A champion – 285, 2023 New Mexico 4A champion – 285

Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase qualifying standards:

• High School Association State Champions – Any year 
• High School State Placers (2023-24 school year)
• National Prep Champions
• USA Wrestling National All-American status Place 1st-8th: (Preseason Nationals, Boys and Girls National High School Recruiting Showcase, Women’s Freestyle Nationals, Girls and Boys Folkstyle Nationals, and 16U/ Junior Nationals)  
• U15 and U17 National Placer (Must be currently enrolled in High School)
• NHSCA Virginia Beach Placer (9th –12th grade Divisions ONLY)