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Many boys and girls state champions from across the USA are signing up for the National High School Recruiting Showcase

by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling

Although the Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase is still a month away in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and the Girls National High School Recruiting Showcase is almost two months from now, qualifiers who are either state high school champions or NHSCA All-Americans are already starting to sign up.

As of today, there are 40 state champions or NHSCA All-Americans registered, with more coming every single day. There are currently 23 states represented, a number which also increases daily.

One of the state champions already in the tournament is a five-time state champion, Cory Land of Moody High School in Alabama at 126 pounds in the boys event.

Among the girls already registered are a pair of three-time state champions from Missouri, Maddie Kubicki of Park Hill South High School, who will compete at 138, and Haley Ward of Fort Osage High School, who will battle at 152 pounds.

USA Wrestling will publish this list of state champions and NHSCA All-Americans who have registered, to give recognition to those athletes and allow college coaches and recruiters to know who will be attending.

All state champions and National Prep champions (any year) will automatically qualify for the High School National Recruiting Showcase for both boys and girls. All previous state champions and National Prep champions must pre-register for the National Recruiting Showcase. State champions are defined as state association sanctioned state champions for boys in folkstye, and both state association sanctioned champions and recognized unofficial state champions for girls in folkstyle.

NEW FOR 2022 – Any wrestler who has been a placewinner at the NHSCA High School Nationals (traditionally held in Virginia Beach) any year are eligible to compete at the High School National Recruiting Showcase.

The 2022 High National High School Recruiting Showcase for boys will be held at the UNI-Dome on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa, April 1-3. This will be held alongside the annual USA Wrestling Folkstyle National Championships, serving as the elite division for high school boys. The championships of the competition will be featured on the raised platform.

State champions/NHSCA All-Americans register for Girls National Showcase

The 2022 National High School Recruiting Showcase for girls will be held at South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev., April 28-29. It will be one of the nine different events held during the week of the Open Wrestling Championships. The High School National Recruiting Showcase for girls will be held alongside the U.S. Senior Nationals for women, with their championship finals side-by-side on the raised platform at the South Point.

State champions/NHSCA All-Americans register for Girls National Showcase

For high school boys, the National Recruiting Showcase competition will be in folkstyle (also known as scholastic wrestling), while high school girls will compete in freestyle at the National Recruiting Showcase, which is the style contested in college and at the international levels.

High school wrestlers who have not won a state title or Prep National title can qualify to compete through National Recruiting Showcase Qualifiers. Four of these remain: North Logan, Utah (March 10-12), Temecula, Calif. (March 11-12), Kansas City, Mo. (March 11-12) and Milwaukee, Wis. (March 12-13).

2022 STATE CHAMPIONS LIST FOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITING SHOWCASE
As of March 4, 2022

Boys State Champions/NHSCA All-Americans registered (25)


106 pounds
Everest Sutton - Crescent Valley HS - 2022 Oregon 5A champion – 106

120 pounds
Adan Benevidez – Bloomfield HS – 2022 New Mexico 4A champion - 126

126 pounds
Skyler Hickman – Canyon View HS – 2022 Arizona D2 champion – 126
Cory Land – Moody HS – 5x - 2022 Alabama 5A-6A champion – 138, 2021 Alabama 5A-6A champion – 126, 2020 Alabama 1A-5A champion – 120, 2019 Alabama 1A-5A champion – 106, 2018 Alabama 1A-5A champion - 106

138 pounds
Devin Stone – Smiths Station HS - 2021 Alabama 7A champion – 132
Joel Campbell- New Plymouth HS – 2021 Idaho 2A champion – 145
Dominic Hargrove – Discovery Canyon HS – 2022 Colorado 4A champion – 132, 2021 Colorado 4A champion – 126
Otto Cate-Cribari – Cimmaron-Memorial HS - 2020 Nevada 4A – 120

145 pounds
Trevor Wilcox – Palo Verde HS - 2022 Nevada 4A champion – 145
Israel Moreno – Missoula Big Sky/Loyola Sacred Heart HS – 2021 Montana AA champion – 132
Thomas Moralez – Bentonville West HS – 2022 Oklahoma 6A champion - 152
Irish Furthmyre – Great Falls HS (MT) – 2021 NHSCA Sophomore 6th place - 145

160 pounds
Landry Barker – St. Pauls HS - 2022 Louisiana D1 champion – 160
Chris Moore – Aurora A Christian HS – 2020 Illinois 2A champion – 113
Daniel Maximus Magayna – Columbus Catholic HS – 2x - 2022 Iowa 1A champion – 160, 2021 Iowa 1A champion – 152
Thor Michaelson – Bremerton HS – 2022 Washington 2A champion - 160

170 pounds
Paulo Salminen – Billings Skyview HS - 2022 Montana AA champion – 170
Markell Rivera-Cain – Ironwood HS – 2x - 2022 Arizona D2 champion – 175, 2021 Arizona D2 champion – 170
Lars Michaelson – Bremerton HS - 2022 Washington 2A champion – 170
Connor Padgett – Maize HS – 2022 Kansas 5A champion - 170

182 pounds
Clinton Walrath – Notre Dame – Burlington HS – 2022 Iowa 2A champion – 182
Mason Christian – Butte HS – 2022 Montana AA champion – 182
Nathan Fury- Wichita-Kapaun Mount Carmel HS (KS) – 7th in 2021 NHSCA Sophomore Nationals – 170

195 pounds
Melvin Whitehead – Liberty HS – 2022 Nevada 5A champion – 195
Brendan Lockart - Great Falls/MSDB HS – 2022 Montana AA champion – 205

Girls State Champions/NHSCA All-Americans registered (15)

106 pounds
Jenna Gerhardt – Devils Lake HS, 2x - 2022 North Dakota champion -105, 2021 North Dakota champion – 107

112 pounds
Autumn Poland – Lathrop HS, 2x – 2021 Alaska champion – 112, Dec. 2021 Alaska champion 112
Aubrie Pehrson – Yutan HS - 2022 Nebraska champion – 107
Koressa Allgeyer – Marinette HS – 2022 Wisconsin champion - 107

117 pounds
Alexis Pehrson – Yutan HS - 2022 Nebraska champion - 120

122 pounds
Kierstyn Bockert – Lathrop HS - 2021 Alaska champion - 125

127 pounds
Shelby Moore –White River HS – 2022 Washington champion – 130, 2021 Washington Super State champion – 125
Janida Garcia – Central Catholic HS (CA) – 2021 NHSCA champion - 128

132 pounds
Lauren Walton - Woodford County HS – 2022 Kentucky champion - 132

138 pounds
Maddie Kubicki – Park Hill South HS– 3x - 2022 Missouri champion – 141, 2021 Missouri champion – 143, 2020 Missouri champion – 135

144 pounds
Clare Waite – Boise HS – 2022 Idaho champion - 145

152 pounds
Stella Steigler – Orange HS – 2x - 2022 Virginia champion – 156, 2020 Virginia champion – 156
Haley Ward – Fort Osage HS - 3x- 2022 Missouri champion – 159, 2021 Missouri champion – 151, 2020 Missouri champion – 130

164 pounds
Maggie Smith – Rock Springs HS - 2022 Wyoming champion - 181

180 pounds
Alivia White - Marysville Pilchuck HS – 2x - 2022 Washington champion – 190, 2020 Washington champion - 190

Registered National High School Recruiting Showcase Qualifiers by State

California (1)
Janida Garcia – Central Catholic HS (CA) – 2021 NHSCA champion - 128

Alabama (2)
Entered at 138B - Devin Stone – Smiths Station HS - 2021 Alabama 7A champion – 132
Entered at 126B - Cory Land – Moody HS – 5x - 2022 Alabama 5A-6A champion – 138, 2021 Alabama 5A-6A champion – 126, 2020 Alabama 1A-5A champion – 120, 2019 Alabama 1A-5A champion – 106, 2018 Alabama 1A-5A champion - 106

Alaska (2)
Entered at 112G - Autumn Poland – Lathrop HS, 2x – 2021 Alaska champion – 112, Dec. 2021 Alaska champion 112
Entered at 122G - Kierstyn Bockert – Lathrop HS - 2021 Alaska champion – 125

Arizona (2)
Entered at 170B - Markell Rivera-Cain – Ironwood HS – 2x - 2022 Arizona D2 champion – 175, 2021 Arizona D2 champion – 170
Entered at 126B - Skyler Hickman – Canyon View HS – 2022 Arizona D2 champion – 126

Colorado (1)
Entered at 138B - Dominic Hargrove – Discovery Canyon HS – 2022 Colorado 4A champion – 132, 2021 Colorado 4A champion - 126

Idaho (2)
Entered at 144G - Clare Waite – Boise HS – 2022 Idaho champion – 145
Entered at 138B - Joel Campbell- New Plymouth HS – 2021 Idaho 2A champion – 145

Illinois (1)
Entered at 160B - Chris Moore – Aurora A Christian HS – 2020 Illinois 2A champion - 113

Iowa (2)
Entered at 182B - Clinton Walrath – Notre Dame – Burlington HS – 2022 Iowa 2A champion – 182
Entered at 160B - Daniel Maximus Magayna – Columbus Catholic HS – 2x - 2022 Iowa 1A champion – 160, 2021 Iowa 1A champion – 152

Kansas (2)
Entered at 170B - Connor Padgett – Maize HS – 2022 Kansas 5A champion – 170
Entered at 182B - Nathan Fury- Wichita-Kapaun Mount Carmel HS (KS) – 7th in 2021 NHSCA Sophomore Nationals – 170

Kentucky (1)
Entered at 132G - Lauren Walton – Woodford County HS – 2022 Kentucky champion - 132

Louisiana (1)
Entered at 160B - Landry Barker – St. Pauls HS - 2022 Louisiana D1 champion – 160

Missouri (2)
Entered at 138G - Maddie Kubicki – Park Hill South HS– 3x - 2022 Missouri champion – 141, 2021 Missouri champion – 143, 2020 Missouri champion – 135
Entered at 153G - Haley Ward – Fort Osage HS - 3x- 2022 Missouri champion – 159, 2021 Missouri champion – 151, 2020 Missouri champion – 130

Montana (4)
Entered at 170B - Paulo Salminen – Billings Skyview HS - 2022 Montana AA champion – 170
Entered at 182B - Mason Christian – Butte HS – 2022 Montana AA champion – 182
Entered at 145B - Irish Furthmyre – Great Falls HS (MT) – 2021 NHSCA Sophomore 6th place – 145
Entered at 195B - Brendan Lockart - Great Falls/MSDB HS – 2022 Montana AA champion – 205

Nebraska (2)
Entered at 112G - Aubrie Pehrson – Yutan HS - 2022 Nebraska champion - 107
Entered at 117G - Alexis Pehrson – Yutan HS - 2022 Nebraska champion - 120

Nevada (3)
Entered at 145B - Trevor Wilcox – Palo Verde HS - 2022 Nevada 4A champion – 145
Entered at 195B - Melvin Whitehead – Liberty HS – 2022 Nevada 5A champion – 195
Entered at 138B - Otto Cate-Cribari – Cimmaron-Memorial HS - 2020 Nevada 4A – 120

New Mexico (1)
Entered at 120B - Adan Benevidez – Bloomfield HS – 2022 New Mexico 4A champion - 126

North Dakota (1)

Entered at 106G - Jenna Gerhardt – Devils Lake HS, 2x - 2022 North Dakota champion -105, 2021 North Dakota champion – 107

Oklahoma (1)
Entered at 145B - Thomas Moralez – Bentonville West HS – 2022 Oklahoma 6A champion 152

Oregon (1)

Entered at 106B - Everest Sutton - Crescent Valley HS - 2022 Oregon 5A champion - 106

Virginia (1)
Entered at 152G - Stella Steigler – Orange HS – 2x - 2022 Virginia champion – 156, 2020 Virginia champion – 156

Washington (4)

Entered at 127G – Shelby Moore - White River HS – 2022 Washington champion – 130, 2021 Washington Super State champion – 125
Entered at 180G - Alivia White - Marysville Pilchuck HS – 2x - 2022 Washington champion – 190, 2020 Washington champion – 190
Entered at 160B - Thor Michaelson – Bremerton HS – 2022 Washington 2A champion - 160
Entered at 170B - Lars Michaelson – Bremerton HS - 2022 Washington 2A champion – 170

Wisconsin (1)
Entered at 112G - Koressa Allgeyer – Marinette HS – 2022 Wisconsin champion - 107

Wyoming (1)
Entered at 164G - Maggie Smith – Rock Springs HS - 2022 Wyoming champion - 181
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