Austin Cooley wins National Prep championship.
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I wrote this back in November
Austin Cooley won The Mat Town Open at LHU Nov 25th
First round beat a Balkin from Columbia 8-3. Balkin was 10-15 last year as a sophomore.
Second round Pinned Murphy from Bloomsburg at 4:15. Murphy is a sophomore and was 15-18 last year.
In the finals he beat Wustefeld also out of Columbia, 3-2. Wustefeld is a freshman but was a two time NJ state finalist.
Maybe these guys are not ranked opponents but still an impressive performance for a high schooler - particularly in an upper weight.
5 FriendofPittWrestling, Nov 30, 2018
He looks strong, a good athlete, and does not back down. Still raw on offensive technique and makes some basic positioning mistakes but man...can see some real potential in that kid.
He will be a good partner for the current upper weights and then turn, him loose in 2020.
Got to get another RTC guy for Nino, Kellan, McGill and Cooley. Pitt is not going to be sneaking up on anyone in another year or two.
Austin Cooley won The Mat Town Open at LHU Nov 25th
First round beat a Balkin from Columbia 8-3. Balkin was 10-15 last year as a sophomore.
Second round Pinned Murphy from Bloomsburg at 4:15. Murphy is a sophomore and was 15-18 last year.
In the finals he beat Wustefeld also out of Columbia, 3-2. Wustefeld is a freshman but was a two time NJ state finalist.
Maybe these guys are not ranked opponents but still an impressive performance for a high schooler - particularly in an upper weight.
5 FriendofPittWrestling, Nov 30, 2018
He looks strong, a good athlete, and does not back down. Still raw on offensive technique and makes some basic positioning mistakes but man...can see some real potential in that kid.
He will be a good partner for the current upper weights and then turn, him loose in 2020.
Got to get another RTC guy for Nino, Kellan, McGill and Cooley. Pitt is not going to be sneaking up on anyone in another year or two.
Pitt recruits...so far
120 - Ryan Sullivan broke his hand in the section tournament and is done for the year
126 - Colton Camacho beat Darren Miller 4-2 to win his second WPIAL title. Miller bumped up to 120 last season and went 35-9, winning his second consecutive Section 1-AAA championship and finished third in the WPIAL and PIAA individual tournaments.
170 - Jared McGill (36-0, 157-16) beat Christian Clutter 8-2 in finals. He had two tech falls, a fall, and then the 8-2 decision in the final. He beat Clutter (41-3, 160-26) in the Powerade finals too.
195 – Austin Cooley stormed through the national prep tournament with two falls, a tech fall and then 3-0 decision in the final.
120 - Ryan Sullivan broke his hand in the section tournament and is done for the year
126 - Colton Camacho beat Darren Miller 4-2 to win his second WPIAL title. Miller bumped up to 120 last season and went 35-9, winning his second consecutive Section 1-AAA championship and finished third in the WPIAL and PIAA individual tournaments.
170 - Jared McGill (36-0, 157-16) beat Christian Clutter 8-2 in finals. He had two tech falls, a fall, and then the 8-2 decision in the final. He beat Clutter (41-3, 160-26) in the Powerade finals too.
195 – Austin Cooley stormed through the national prep tournament with two falls, a tech fall and then 3-0 decision in the final.
Sounds like we have a good class coming in. How do we rank in the NCAA or ACC? Does anyone do class rankings like they do in football, just curious?
Sullivan, McGill, and Cooley all have All-American potential.
I have not seen Colton very much and I don't know his personality, but the few times I have watched him, his physical skills certainly seem capable. His technique needs to mature a lot. Of course he needs to find a spot in the line up first. Unless he grows to get to 149 or 157, that might be his biggest challenge /sarc/.
