Rider University has picked up one of the top middleweight recruits in the country as Penfield, New York's Frankie Gissendanner has announced that he intends to continue his academic and athletic career as a Bronc. Gissendanner took to Twitter to announce his commitment on Wednesday.

I am excited to announce that I am continuing my academic and athletic career at Rider University?⚫️#RiderStrong #BroncTough ? pic.twitter.com/30OCrZQOqI

— thefranki€g++ (@FrankieGiss) April 11, 2018

Gissendanner was one of the last remaining uncommitted recruits left on that Class of 2018 Big Board, where he checked in at #56. As the fourth-ranked 145-pound high schooler in the county, Gissendanner will be expected to help out in the middleweights for Rider University and head coach John Hangey.

Gissendanner has won numerous national tournaments over the course of his high school career. He was the 2017 Powerade champ and recently won the 2018 Eastern States. Gissendanner was also the 2016 152-pound cadet champion in freestyle at Fargo.

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Watch Gissendanner talk about his recruitment plans at 2018 Eastern States: