Nearly 30% Of The Nation's Top 10's Are Heading To Elite 8 Duals!

Nearly 30% Of The Nation's Top 10's Are Heading To Elite 8 Duals!

The Elite 8 Duals are a little over a month away, and the field is already stacked. Here's who's headed to Atlanta for an incredible weekend of action.

Aug 20, 2022 by David Bray
Nearly 30% Of The Nation's Top 10's Are Heading To Elite 8 Duals!

After Who's Number One on September 9, the Elite 8 Duals will set the stage for Super 32 like no other event can. It's exclusive. Only 12 teams are allowed in, but those 12 teams will bring an unbelievable number of ranked high school wrestlers. These duals have only been around for a couple of years, but they've already become one of the top stops on the calendar for D1-bound recruits.

This year's Elite 8 field isn't quite set, but the athletes who have already committed to compete are some of the nation's best. Before digging into this year's rosters, which are still being finalized, get a load of these stats about the current field:

  • 69 of 188 wrestlers registered so far are in the top 20 in the country
  • 40 wrestlers registered are in the top 10 in the country
  • 37% of athletes currently in the event are ranked in the top 20
  • 21% of athletes in the event are ranked in the top 10 in the country
  • 29% of the nation’s top tens are in this event
  • 25% of the nation’s top 20 are in this event
  • 12 of 15 weights have multiple top 10 ranked wrestlers
  • 6 weights have multiple top 5 ranked wrestlers
  • 126 lbs has 6 top 10 ranked wrestlers
  • 33 wrestlers in the field are already committed to 17 different division 1 programs

We'll have more analysis of the Elite 8 field as it solidifies, but for now, peruse these rosters to get a sense of just how deep this folkstyle dual tournament already will be. Team rosters include national rankings and current college commitments.

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Team Rosters

Arsenal

100 - HM Javaan Yarbrough

106 - #18 Colyn Limbert

113 - HM Johnny Green

120 - HM Cooper Shore

126 - #10 Dillon Campbell

132 - TJ Langley

138 - #13 Sam Cartella, Army WP

145/152 - #9 Brock Herman, NC State

145/152 - HM Ty Wilson

160 - HM Luke James

170 - HM Lars Michaelson

180 - Max Ray

195 - #6 Camden McDanel

220 - Pending

HWT - #16 Aidan Fockler

Beast Coast

100 - Paul Kenny

106 - John McGinty

113 - Jayce Peace

120 - Pending

126 - Jake Zaltsman

132 - #19 Brandon Cannon

138 - HM Devon Magro

145 - Joey Davi

152 - Owen Mcmullan

160 - Frank DiBella

170 - Conner McClowsky

180 - #8 Harvey Ludington

195 - #9 Michael Dellagatta, Cornell

220 - Pending

HWT - Pending

Black Mambas

100 - Peter Rincan

106 - Mikey Lopez

113 - #16 Gage Singleton

113 - Marky Gonzales

120 - HM Carlos Stanton

126 - #13 Tyler Knox, Stanford

132 - HM Jakob Romero

138 - HM Cooper Haase, Army WP

145 - #18 Weston Dalton, Nebraska

152 - HM Jacob Bostelman

160 - HM Mike Avelar, Air Force

160 - Maddux Najera

170 - Ty Eise

180 - Sunni Motas

195 - HM Cole Carter

220 - Nelson Toro

HWT - HM Gage Howard

BOTE/Spartan Elite

100 - HM Kole Davidheiser

106 - HM Matthew Dolan, West Virginia

113 - #16 Cameron Stinson

120 - #7 Nathan Desmond

126 - #2 Benjamin Davino

132 - #13 Landon Robideau

138 - #13 Tyler Vazquez

145 - #6 Pierson Manville

152 - #8 Carter Schubert

160 - #3 Joseph Sealey

160 - Ransom Randolph

170 - #3 Lorenzo Norman, Stanford

180 - HM Nate Taylor

195 - #4 Jude Correa

220 - Brady Colbert

HWT - #8 Parker Ferrell, Virginia Tech

Combat Athletics

100 - HM Haakon Peterson

100 - Pending

106 - Liam Davis

113 - Cooper Davis

120 - HM Noah Nininger

126 - HM Zeno Moore

126 - HM JJ McComas

132 - Aldo Hernandez

138 - HM David McClelland

138 - Eli Murray

145 - #8 Jeremiah Price, NC State

152 - HM Drew Pepin

160 - Greg Merriman

170 - HM Hunter Testa

180 - Tomas Broker

195 - Pending

220 - Pending

HWT - HM Nathan Carnes

Dynasty

100 - #20 Lincoln Sledzianowski

100 - Ben Ziola

106 - #5 Dominic Munaretto

113 - #17 Bo Bassett

120 - #7 Kael Lauridsen, Nebraska

126 - #1 Jax Forrest

132 - HM Giovanni Scafidi

138 - #8 Vince Bouzakis

145 - #18 Nick Kunstek

152 - #9 Paul Ognissanti

160 - #20 Dagen Condomitti, Oregon State

170 - HM Cade Ziola

180 - #4 Aeoden Sinclair

195 - #6 AJ Heeg, Oklahoma

220 - Sam Murphy

HWT - Joey Schneck


Indiana Outlaws

100 - HM Nathan Rioux

106 - HM Revin Dickman

113 - Gavin Jendreas

120 - Toby Billerman

126 - #17 Logan Frazier, Virginia Tech

132 - Landon hawkins

138 - HM Cheaney Schoeff, NC State

145 - Anthony Bahl

152 - Bryce Lowery

160 - HM Sammy Goin, Indiana

170 - Delaney Ruhlman

180 - HM Orlando Cruz

195 - HM Gunner Henry

220 - Pending

HWT - Pending


Minion Legends

100 - HM Lincoln Rohr

106 - HM Mason Rohr

113 - HM Sebastian Degennaro

120 - #19 Cooper Hilton

126 - #6 Drew Gorman

132 - #8 Vincent Robinson, NC State

138 - #2 Nasir Bailey

145 - #7 Dylan Gilcher, Michigan

152 - Latrell Shafer

160 - Anthony Manella

170 - #1 Brayden Thompson, Oklahoma State

180 - #5 Gabe Arnold, Iowa

195 - #15 Hoke Hogan

195 - #18 Luke Cochran

220 - #1 Christian Carroll, Penn

HWT - Ethan Velero

Oklahoma

100 - Eric Casula

106 - HM Ayden Thomas

113 - #11 Christopher Kiser

113 - Colt Collett

120 - Gage Walker

126 - #18 Sam Herring

126 - Jayce Caviness

132 - #3 Cael Hughes, Oklahoma State

138 - HM Beau Hickman

145 - Landyn Sommer

152 - #10 Kael Voinovich

160 - #2 Ladarion Lockett

170 - HM Ryan Burton

180 - HM Rocco Dellagatta

195 - HM Oscar Williams

220 - Gunner Wilson

HWT - Maverick Williamson


POWA

100 - Alex Rozas

106 - Bruno Cassioppi

106 - Rocco Cassioppi

113 - Dale Oblia

120 - HM Jackson Blum

126 - #9 Max Gallagher, Penn

132 - #17 William Baysinger

138 - #11 Cameron Catrabone, Michigan

145 - #3 Joel Adams

152 - Pending

160 - #4 Ethan Stiles

170 - #14 Ryan Garvick

180 - HM Cj Walrath, UNI

195 - #3 Hayden Walters, Michigan

195 - HM Bryce Phillips

220 - Sam Sorensen

HWT - #7 Matthew Moore


Team Cali

100 - Rocklin Zinkin

100 - Ivan Arias

106 - Paris Ruiz

113 - CJ Huerta

113 - Ashton Besmer

120 - HM Ray Ray Harris

126 - HM Anthony Harris

126 - Joseph Toscano

132 - Jaxtyn Frost

138 - Reggie Raiz

145 - Deven Alexander

152 - HM Leo Contino

160 - HM Sloan Swan

170 - HM Mason Espinoza

180 - HM Keanu Trelles

195 - #19 Mark Marin

195 - HM Tyler Hodges

220 - #19 Michael Murillo

HWT - Zach Limon

Team Carnage

100 - Ignacio Villasenor

106 - Kane Shawger

113 - HM Dan Jones

120 - #15 Gauge Botero

126 - #4 Luke Stanich, Lehigh

132 - #4 Grigor Cholakyan

132 - HM Matt Hart

138 - #17 Matthew Repos, Lehigh

145 - HM Cross Wasilewski, Penn

152 - HM Collin Guffey

160 - HM Thor Michaelson

160 - Frank Solozano

170 - #14 Dylan Newsome, Oklahoma

180 - HM Vincent Lee

195 - #20 Brian Burburija, Air Force

220 - #9 Dylan Russo, Oklahoma

HWT - #6 Emmanuel Ulrich