Spencer Lee, Gavin Teasdale Both To Iowa

[mike412]

Spencer Lee from Franklin Regional, who is the #1 ranked HS Junior wrestler in his weight class and the nation, and Gavin Teasdale, a sophomore, who is the top-ranked soph in the country, both committed to Iowa today. Neither has ever lost a match in HS.

I am a little surprised Lee isn't going to PSU. I'm not surprised neither is going to Pitt. This now makes Peters 0 for 8 in recruiting WPIAL wrestlers who were ranked #1 nationally in their weight class over the past three years.

 

[goalieman]

 

[Needanap]

Spencer Lee from Franklin Regional, who is the #1 ranked HS Junior wrestler in his weight class and the nation, and Gavin Teasdale, a sophomore, who is the top-ranked soph in the country, both committed to Iowa today. Neither has ever lost a match in HS.

I am a little surprised Lee isn't going to PSU. I'm not surprised neither is going to Pitt. This now makes Peters 0 for 8 in recruiting WPIAL wrestlers who were ranked #1 nationally in their weight class over the past three years.

412 -- Pitt was not even in the conversation for 7 of the 8 you are referring to. My guess is that Pitt would not have made the top 15 schools being considered by either Lee or Teasdale.

 

[mike412]

Is that supposed to be an excuse for Peters?

To me that is damning, if true: that Pitt wasn't in the top 15 of any except, I assume, Pletcher. When your coach can't get kids to even consider the local school (and when one of those kids has a cousin on the coaching staff), it seems to me that you clearly need a new coach to infuse life into what has become a dormant program

 

[Needanap]

Is that supposed to be an excuse for Peters?

To me that is damning, if true: that Pitt wasn't in the top 15 of any except, I assume, Pletcher. When your coach can't get kids to even consider the local school (and when one of those kids has a cousin on the coaching staff), it seems to me that you clearly need a new coach to infuse life into what has become a dormant program

412 - No excuses here. Unfortunately the Pitt program isn't even considered as a credible option by the top local kids. Major changes and time are needed to change this.

Other than Pletcher, I can think of only one of the other seven that showed moderate interest and his father played football for Pitt in the 80's.

 

[papride1]

Heard today that Jake Gromacki is transferring out and headed to Clarion next season.

 

[Dallas Burgher]

Spencer Lee from Franklin Regional, who is the #1 ranked HS Junior wrestler in his weight class and the nation, and Gavin Teasdale, a sophomore, who is the top-ranked soph in the country, both committed to Iowa today. Neither has ever lost a match in HS.

I am a little surprised Lee isn't going to PSU. I'm not surprised neither is going to Pitt. This now makes Peters 0 for 8 in recruiting WPIAL wrestlers who were ranked #1 nationally in their weight class over the past three years.

Gee, I thought they would be begging to go to Pitt.

 

[Panther Parrothead]

Just like every other sport, if you can't recruit, eventually it catches-up to you.

And what's sad is that geographically, it should be easy to find talent in Western PA. But this coaching staff is giving the impression that they couldn't find sand on a beach.