Wrestling Program Unveils 2014-15 Recruiting Class
5/8/2014 9:31:00 AM | Wrestling
Millersville, Pa. - Millersville wrestling coaches Todd Roberts and Biff Walizer bolstered the program's roster with a sizable recruiting haul for the 2014-15 season. Roberts inked commitments from 16 freshmen.
With the program losing just three seniors following the 2013-14 season, competition should be heated for starting spots considering the talent and size of the incoming class. The Marauders started three sophomores and a pair of freshmen in 125-pound Austin Camacci and 197-pound Aram Moffitt for the majority of the season, but that didn't stop Roberts from infusing even more youth into the lineup. The recruiting class features at least one wrestler in each weight class and includes an impressive 13 state qualifiers and 13 section and/or district champions.
Connor Sheehan (125) from nearby Solanco High School is among the most decorated after finishing as the state runner-up as a junior and taking third-place as a senior. Another local product, Carlisle's Ian Shannon, was the PIAA AAA runner-up at 160 pounds in 2014. Roberts also attracted two sets of teammates in Spring Grove's Mike Hartman and Zack Clingan and Cherokee High School's Alex Baider and D.J. Mele. Hartman and Clingan helped Spring Grove qualify for the PIAA AAA Dual Meet Championships in 2012-13. Hartman placed seventh at the PIAA Championships as a senior. Moffitt may receive some competition from Jordan Wertz of Boyertown and Zachary Yackenchick from Blue Mountain. Wertz placed seventh at the state championships last season, and Yackenchick won 28 matches as a senior. Millersville didn't have a true heavyweight in 2013-14 so David Wuestner of Lower Dauphin will be able to make an immediate impact. He, too, was a state qualifier.
Below is a complete look at the recruiting class:
CONNOR SHEEHAN
125 · Solanco High School
Sheehan was a two-time PIAA AAA Championship medalist and was coached by former Millersville University NCAA All-American John Little. Sheehan was a PIAA AAA Championships runner-up as a junior and placed third as a senior. He was a finalist in the prestigious Powerade Tournament and won 40 matches his senior year. Sheehan completed his career at Solanco with an overall record of 111-25. He plans to be a dual sport athlete in college, competing in both golf and wrestling.
ZACK CLINGAN
125/133 · Spring Grove High School
Clingan was a PIAA South Central Regional Champion and two-time PIAA AAA Championships qualifier. During his senior season, he won Conestoga Valley Holiday Classic and section titles while going 39-5 on the year. Clingan holds the record for most career victories at Spring Grove.
ALEX BAIDER
125/133 · Cherokee High School (N.J.)
Baider was a three-time New Jersey state championships qualifier and placed sixth as a junior for Cherokee. He was a three-time district champion and 2013 region champion. Baider finished his high school career with an overall record of 120-35.
JOEY GONZALES
141/149 · Interboro High School
Gonzalez had a solid senior season for Interboro where he went 32-8 with 27 falls. He was a two-time section champion and finished with a career record of 129-34, including an amazing 97 wins by fall.
D.J. MELE
141/149 · Cherokee High School (N.J.)
Mele was a two-time district champion and qualified for the New Jersey State Wrestling Championships as a junior and senior. He finished his career with a record of 105-33 and went 34-8 his senior season.
MIKE HARTMAN
149/157 · Spring Grove High School
Hartman was a sectional champion and won 35 matches as a senior. He capped off his senior season by placing seventh at the PIAA AAA Championships.
SHANE RUHNKE
149/157 · Great Valley High School
Ruhnke was a two-time section champion and two-time PIAA AAA Championships qualifier for Great Valley High School. He went 35-6 his senior year with 22 of those wins coming via fall. He finished his career with 113 victories.
NICO DEMETRIO
157 · Pottsgrove High School
Demetrio was a section champion and PIAA AAA Championships qualifier his senior year. He went 38-5 as a senior and finished his career with 116 victories.
SETH DECKER
157 · Penns Valley High School
Decker was two-time District VI runner-up and PIAA AA Southwestern Region qualifier. He had a record of 31-6 his senior year and finished his high school career with a record of 108-30.
IAN SHANNON
157/165 · Carlisle High School
Shannon had a stellar career at Carlisle where he became the school's first PIAA AAA Championships finalist. He finished with 128 career wins and a record of 33-3 as a senior. Shannon was also a two-time sectional champion and a Big 15 All-Star.
DMITRY CALLAS
157/165 · Kent Island High School (Md.)
Callas was a member of the Maryland State Dual Meet Championship team at Kent Island High School his senior year. He was a three-time Maryland State Championships qualifier and won 28 matches his senior season.
JOHNNY DAMBRO
157/165 · Garnet Valley High School
Dambro was a two-time PIAA AAA Championships qualifier for Garnet Valley where he had 114 career wins. He posted a 41-6 with 24 pins as a senior and won a section title, district title and South East Region title before taking sixth place at the PIAA AAA Championships.
KYLE NARBER
174/184 · West York High School
Narber was a PIAA AAA Championships qualifier as a junior, advancing to the quarterfinals of the championships. He was a three-time PIAA South Central Region Qualifier. Narber was ranked as high as sixth in the state during his senior season by PA Power Wrestling.
JORDAN WERTZ
197 · Boyertown High School
Wertz had an outstanding senior campaign for Boyertown where he placed at the prestigious King of the Mountain and Beast of the East tournaments on his way to winning 50 matches and earning 27 falls on the year. Wertz won district and South East Region title. A week later he earned a seventh-place medal at the PIAA AAA Championships.
ZACHARY YACKENCHICK
197 · Blue Mountain High School
Yackenchick had a solid senior season for Blue Mountain where he placed third in the PIAA AAA District 11 Championships and reached the semifinals of the North East Region. He finished his senior season with 28 wins on the year.
DAVID WUESTNER
285 · Lower Dauphin High School
Wuestner capped off his senior season by winning a section title and qualifying for the PIAA AAA Championships by placing third in the South Central Region. He finished his senior campaign with a record of 36-6 on the season.
With the program losing just three seniors following the 2013-14 season, competition should be heated for starting spots considering the talent and size of the incoming class. The Marauders started three sophomores and a pair of freshmen in 125-pound Austin Camacci and 197-pound Aram Moffitt for the majority of the season, but that didn't stop Roberts from infusing even more youth into the lineup. The recruiting class features at least one wrestler in each weight class and includes an impressive 13 state qualifiers and 13 section and/or district champions.
Connor Sheehan (125) from nearby Solanco High School is among the most decorated after finishing as the state runner-up as a junior and taking third-place as a senior. Another local product, Carlisle's Ian Shannon, was the PIAA AAA runner-up at 160 pounds in 2014. Roberts also attracted two sets of teammates in Spring Grove's Mike Hartman and Zack Clingan and Cherokee High School's Alex Baider and D.J. Mele. Hartman and Clingan helped Spring Grove qualify for the PIAA AAA Dual Meet Championships in 2012-13. Hartman placed seventh at the PIAA Championships as a senior. Moffitt may receive some competition from Jordan Wertz of Boyertown and Zachary Yackenchick from Blue Mountain. Wertz placed seventh at the state championships last season, and Yackenchick won 28 matches as a senior. Millersville didn't have a true heavyweight in 2013-14 so David Wuestner of Lower Dauphin will be able to make an immediate impact. He, too, was a state qualifier.
Below is a complete look at the recruiting class:
CONNOR SHEEHAN
125 · Solanco High School
Sheehan was a two-time PIAA AAA Championship medalist and was coached by former Millersville University NCAA All-American John Little. Sheehan was a PIAA AAA Championships runner-up as a junior and placed third as a senior. He was a finalist in the prestigious Powerade Tournament and won 40 matches his senior year. Sheehan completed his career at Solanco with an overall record of 111-25. He plans to be a dual sport athlete in college, competing in both golf and wrestling.
ZACK CLINGAN
125/133 · Spring Grove High School
Clingan was a PIAA South Central Regional Champion and two-time PIAA AAA Championships qualifier. During his senior season, he won Conestoga Valley Holiday Classic and section titles while going 39-5 on the year. Clingan holds the record for most career victories at Spring Grove.
ALEX BAIDER
125/133 · Cherokee High School (N.J.)
Baider was a three-time New Jersey state championships qualifier and placed sixth as a junior for Cherokee. He was a three-time district champion and 2013 region champion. Baider finished his high school career with an overall record of 120-35.
JOEY GONZALES
141/149 · Interboro High School
Gonzalez had a solid senior season for Interboro where he went 32-8 with 27 falls. He was a two-time section champion and finished with a career record of 129-34, including an amazing 97 wins by fall.
D.J. MELE
141/149 · Cherokee High School (N.J.)
Mele was a two-time district champion and qualified for the New Jersey State Wrestling Championships as a junior and senior. He finished his career with a record of 105-33 and went 34-8 his senior season.
MIKE HARTMAN
149/157 · Spring Grove High School
Hartman was a sectional champion and won 35 matches as a senior. He capped off his senior season by placing seventh at the PIAA AAA Championships.
SHANE RUHNKE
149/157 · Great Valley High School
Ruhnke was a two-time section champion and two-time PIAA AAA Championships qualifier for Great Valley High School. He went 35-6 his senior year with 22 of those wins coming via fall. He finished his career with 113 victories.
NICO DEMETRIO
157 · Pottsgrove High School
Demetrio was a section champion and PIAA AAA Championships qualifier his senior year. He went 38-5 as a senior and finished his career with 116 victories.
SETH DECKER
157 · Penns Valley High School
Decker was two-time District VI runner-up and PIAA AA Southwestern Region qualifier. He had a record of 31-6 his senior year and finished his high school career with a record of 108-30.
IAN SHANNON
157/165 · Carlisle High School
Shannon had a stellar career at Carlisle where he became the school's first PIAA AAA Championships finalist. He finished with 128 career wins and a record of 33-3 as a senior. Shannon was also a two-time sectional champion and a Big 15 All-Star.
DMITRY CALLAS
157/165 · Kent Island High School (Md.)
Callas was a member of the Maryland State Dual Meet Championship team at Kent Island High School his senior year. He was a three-time Maryland State Championships qualifier and won 28 matches his senior season.
JOHNNY DAMBRO
157/165 · Garnet Valley High School
Dambro was a two-time PIAA AAA Championships qualifier for Garnet Valley where he had 114 career wins. He posted a 41-6 with 24 pins as a senior and won a section title, district title and South East Region title before taking sixth place at the PIAA AAA Championships.
KYLE NARBER
174/184 · West York High School
Narber was a PIAA AAA Championships qualifier as a junior, advancing to the quarterfinals of the championships. He was a three-time PIAA South Central Region Qualifier. Narber was ranked as high as sixth in the state during his senior season by PA Power Wrestling.
JORDAN WERTZ
197 · Boyertown High School
Wertz had an outstanding senior campaign for Boyertown where he placed at the prestigious King of the Mountain and Beast of the East tournaments on his way to winning 50 matches and earning 27 falls on the year. Wertz won district and South East Region title. A week later he earned a seventh-place medal at the PIAA AAA Championships.
ZACHARY YACKENCHICK
197 · Blue Mountain High School
Yackenchick had a solid senior season for Blue Mountain where he placed third in the PIAA AAA District 11 Championships and reached the semifinals of the North East Region. He finished his senior season with 28 wins on the year.
DAVID WUESTNER
285 · Lower Dauphin High School
Wuestner capped off his senior season by winning a section title and qualifying for the PIAA AAA Championships by placing third in the South Central Region. He finished his senior campaign with a record of 36-6 on the season.
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