One of my favorite things to do after big tournaments like the Walsh Ironman is to look at results through the lens of college recruiting. While a number of Ironman placers have yet to make their college decision, many have committed already and a good deal have signed their National Letters of Intent.
So, which college "won" Ironman based on their incoming recruits? Let's take a look at the top 25. You can check out full results here.
Rank | Team | Points | Placers |
1 | Ohio State | 99 | 5 |
2 | Oklahoma State | 87.5 | 3 |
3 | Arizona State | 78 | 3 |
4 | Penn | 74 | 3 |
5 | NC State | 62 | 2 |
6 | Virginia Tech | 59 | 3 |
7 | Oklahoma | 57.5 | 2 |
8 | Fresno State | 57 | 3 |
9 | Maryland | 43.5 | 2 |
10 | Columbia | 37.5 | 1 |
11 | Iowa State | 32 | 1 |
12 | Navy | 31 | 1 |
13 | Stanford | 30.5 | 1 |
14 | Cornell | 27 | 1 |
15 | Air Force | 26 | 1 |
16 | Rutgers | 24 | 1 |
17 | Wisconsin | 24 | 1 |
18 | Michigan State | 23 | 1 |
19 | Purdue | 21 | 1 |
19 | Lehigh | 21 | 1 |
19 | Hofstra | 21 | 1 |
22 | Minnesota | 20.5 | 1 |
23 | Little Rock | 20 | 1 |
24 | Princeton | 18.5 | 1 |
25 | Brown | 17.5 | 1 |
Placers by School
Ohio State: Carson Kharchla (1st, 170); Jordan Decatur (3rd, 132); Dylan D'Emilio (4th, 132); Jacob Decatur (6th, 113); Tyler Stein (7th, 220)
Oklahoma State: Trevor Mastrogiovanni (1st, 120); Reece Witcraft (1st, 126); Brevin Balmeceda (2nd, 152)
Penn: Michael Colaiocco (2nd, 126); Nick Incontrera (4th, 152); Jackson Dean (6th, 138); Jake Stefanowicz (6th, 170)
Arizona State: Richard Figueroa (1st, 113); Cohlton Schultz (1st, 285)
NC State: Owen Trephan (2nd, 220); Kai Orine (3rd, 126)
Virginia Tech: Connor Brady (1st, 160); Bryce Andonian (6th, 145); Sam Fisher (6th, 182)
Oklahoma: Sam Dover (1st, 152); Darrien Roberts (1st, 182)
Fresno State: Jace Luchau (2nd, 160); Ryan Reyes (3rd, 195); Christian Rodriguez (5th, 170)
Maryland: Lucas Byrd (2nd, 125); Michael North (5th, 145)
Columbia: Kyle Mosher (3rd, 160)
Iowa State: Ryan Anderson (1st, 145)
Navy: Jon Birchmeier (2nd, 285)
Stanford: Jaden Abas (2nd, 145)
Cornell: Julian Ramirez (2nd, 170)
Air Force: Noah Blake (5th, 160)
Rutgers: Jackson Turley (2nd, 182)
Wisconsin: Pete Christensen (2nd, 195)
Michigan State: Chase Saldate (3rd, 138)
Purdue: Travis Ford-Melton (4th, 126)
Lehigh: Louden Haga (4th, 285)
Hofstra: Reece Heller (5th, 152)
Minnesota: Matt Ramos (5th, 120)
Arkansas Little Rock: Trent Dooley (4th, 138)
Princeton: Nathan Dugan (4th, 195)
Brown: Trey Sizemore (5th, 182)
West Virginia: Peyton Hall (7th, 138)
Northwestern: Trevor Chumbley (7th, 145)
Northern Colorado: Mosha Schwartz (8th, 126)
Binghamton: Carson Sauriol (8th, 120)