64 state champions and many national medalists in Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase field in Des Moines this weekend

Mack Mauger of Idaho after winning 16U National Greco-Roman title. Photo by Austin Bernard

The Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase has moved to a new time of the year and will be a great preview of many of the stars on the national level prior to start of the new scholastic season.

The most recent Boys Recruiting Showcase was held in April of 2022, and many of the top competitors from that tournament are back at the event again this fall, which will be held at Hyvee Hall at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, October 28-29.

Returning Showcase champions who are entered include Aiden Gruenenfelder of Wisconsin (106), Mack Mauger of Idaho (113), Jackzen Rairdon of Colorado (120) and Daniel Magayna of Iowa (170).

Returning Showcase runners-up in the field include Dedrick Navarro of Idaho (113), Keyan Hernandez of Montana (120) and LJ Araujo of North Dakota (152).

Throughout the history of the Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase, state high school champions have always been highlighted. For this year’s event, there are at least 64 state champions who will be on display during the weekend. The weight class with the most state champions who have pre-registered is 120 pounds, with 12 state champions expected to compete. These state champions are listed below.

The National High School Recruiting Showcase is intended to be an elite tournament with a restricted field, featuring athletes who college recruiters will be watching closely. Instead of a series of qualifying events which completed the field in the past, the field has been set based upon specific achievement standards. In addition to state champions, Prep National champions and NHSCA placewinners, the field will now also include All-Americans from a variety of USA Wrestling national championship tournaments.

Here are some recent national champion athletes who are included in the field
• Zaiyand Ornelas (NE), 106 pounds, 2022 14U Freestyle champion
• Jayden Rinken (IA), 106 pounds, 2022 Folkstyle Nationals HS Open champion
• Mack Mauger (ID), 112 pounds, 2022 Junior Nationals FS and GR champion, 2022 Boys High School Recruiting Showcase champion
• Thomas Verrett (CO), 126 pounds, 2022 U15 Pan Am Trials FS and GR champion, 2022 16U National GR champion, 2022 U15 Nationals FS and GR champion
• Garret Rinken (IA), 126 pounds, 2022 Folkstyle Nationals HS Open champion
• Billy Greenwood (CO), 132 pounds, 2022 16U Nationals GR champion
• Alex Braun (MN), 138 pounds, 2022 Folkstyle Nationals 16U champion,
• Gabriel Bouyssou (RI), 145 pounds, 2022 16U Nationals GR champion
• Israel Moreno (MT), 152 pounds, 2022 Folkstyle Nationals HS Open champion

The Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase will be broadcast live on FloWrestling.

BOYS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITING SHOWCASE
At DesMoines, Iowa, October 28-29

High School State Champions entered - 64

106 pounds
Ezekiel Witt – Junction City HS – 2022 Kansas 6A champion - 106

113 pounds
Mack Mauger – Blackfoot HS– 2x - 2022 Idaho 4A champion – 106, 2021 Idaho 4A champion – 98
Dedrick Navarro – Nampa HS – 2020 Idaho 4A champion – 98
Gabriel Ramirez – Canyon View HS – 2022 Arizona D2 champion – 106
Cole Rogers – Three Forks/Ennis HS – 2022 Montana B/C champion - 103
Everest Sutton - Crescent Valley HS - 2022 Oregon 5A champion – 106

120 pounds
Maxiumus Brady – Mariner HS – 2022 Florida 2A champion – 113
Jake Castegneto – Glenns Ferry HS – 2021 Idaho 2A champion - 98
Koufax Christensen, Waukee Northwest HS – 2022 Iowa 3A champion – 113
Brodie Christmas – 2x - Mortimer Jordan HS – 2022 Alabama 5A-6A champion – 113 2021 Alabama 5A-6A champion - 106
Benjamin DeForest – Bismarck HS – 2022 North Dakota Class A champion - 113
Keyan Hernandez – Billings West HS – 2x – 2022 Montana AA champion – 113, 2021 Montana AA – 103
Sloan Johannsen – Watertown HS – 2x - 2022 South Dakota Class A champion – 113, 2021 South Dakota Class A champion - 106
Timothy Koester – Bettendorf HS – 2022 Iowa 3A champion – 106
Zane Lewis – 2x - Heritage HS – 2022 Arkansas 6A champion – 120, 2021 Arkansas 6A champion - 106
Zion Mares – Pueblo County HS – 2022 Colorado 4A champion – 106
Jackzen Rairdon – Thompson Valley HS – 2021 Colorado 4A champion – 106
Jett Schwartz – Valley Center HS – 2022 Kansas 5A champion - 106

126 pounds
Adan Benavidez – Bloomfield HS – 2022 New Mexico 4A champion – 126
Carson Exferd - Nampa HS – 2021 Idaho 4A champion – 106
Kale Peterson – 2x - Greene County HS – 2022 Iowa 2A champion – 120, 2021 Iowa 1A champion - 106
Garret Rinken – Nashua-Plainfield HS – 2021 Iowa 1A champion – 113
Breck Williams – Morenci HS – 2022 Arizona D4 champion – 113

132 pounds
Nolan Ambrose – 2x - Jackson County Central HS – 2022 Minnesota A champion – 113, 2021 Minnesota A champion - 106
William Anderson – 2x - Athens HS – 2022 Alabama 5A-6A champion – 132, 2021 Alabama 5A-6A champion - 113
Antonio Avila – Thunder Basin HS – 2x - 2022 New Mexico 4A champion – 126, 2021 New Mexico 4A champion – 113
Kai Carson – La Grande HS – 2022 Oregon 4A champion – 120
Colby Crouch – Troy Triad HS – 2022 Illinois 2A champion - 120
Zander Payne – Bentonville HS – 2022 Arkansas 6A champion – 126
Carter Schmidt – Belgrade HS - 2022 Montana AA champion - 126
Noah Torres – Morenci HS – 2022 Arizona D4 champion - 126
Teegan Vasquez – Glacer HS – 3x - 2022 Montana AA champion – 132, 2021 Montana AA champion -120, 2020 Montana AA champion - 113

138 pounds
Ty Barker – Centennial HS – 2022 New Mexico 5A champion - 138
Joseph Liescheski – Allen HS – 2021 Texas 6A champion – 106
Ayson Rice – 2x - Canton HS – 2022 South Dakota B champion – 126, 2021 South Dakota B champion - 120
Jakob Romero - Pomona HS – 2022 Colorado 5A champion – 126
Grayson Williams – 2x - American Falls HS – 2022 Idaho 3A champion – 132, 2021 Idaho 3A champion - 106

145 pounds
Kayd Craig – Gooding HS – 2x - 2022 Idaho 3A champion – 152, 2021 Idaho 3A champion – 138,
Bas Diaz – Somerset Academy/Pembroke Pines – 2021 Florida 1A champion – 145
Gabriel Gallardo – Sahuarita HS – 2022 Arizona D3 champion - 144
Grant Gober – Carl Albert HS – 2021 Oklahoma 5A champion - 120

152 pounds
LJ Araujo – Bismarck HS – 3x - 2022 North Dakota Class A champion – 145, 2021 North Dakota Class A champion – 126, 2020 North Dakota Class A champion – 106
Kendrick Hodge – Somerset Academy – 2022 Florida 1A champion 160
Garrett Luke – Lena Winslow HS – 2022 Illinois 1A champion – 145
Christopher Minto – 2x - Mariner HS – 2022 Florida 2A champion – 138, 2021 Florida 2A champion - 120
Israel Moreno – Missoula Big Sky/Loyola Sacred Heart HS – 2021 Montana AA champion – 132
Jais Rose – Thunder Basin HS – 2022 Wyoming 4A champion - 138
Xerarch Tungjaroenkul – Emporia HS – 2022 Kansas 5A champion - 145

160 pounds
Bronson Baxter – Dumas HS – 2022 Texas 5A champion - 145
Lane Ewing – Douglas HS – 2021 Wyoming 3A champion - 145
Derek Johnson – Hoxie HS – 3x - 2022 Kansas 3A/2A/1A champion – 160, 2021 Kansas 3A/2A/1A champion – 145, 2020 Kansas 3A/2A/1A champion – 132
Ian McGehee – Memphis University School – 2022 Tennessee Div. II champion -152
Landon Weidner – Hastings HS – 2022 Nebraska B champion – 152

170 pounds
Jackson Gillen – Yorkville Christian HS – 2022 Illinois 1A champion - 170
Daniel Maximus Magayna – Columbus Catholic HS – 2x - 2022 Iowa 1A champion – 160, 2021 Iowa 1A champion – 152
Hunter Moore – Boulder City HS – 2022 Nevada 3A champion – 160
Kaleb Owen – Perry HS – 2022 Oklahoma 3A champion – 170
Bruce Quayle – Springdale HS – 2022 Arkansas 6A champion - 145
Hudson Rogers – Gooding HS – 2021 Idaho 3A champion – 132
Isaac White – Cozad HS – 2022 Nebraska B champion - 170

195 pounds
Tyson Irby-Brownson – Boulder City HS – 2022 Nevada 3A champion – 195
Mason Christian – Butte HS – 2022 Montana AA champion – 182
Dalton Reed – Orting HS – 2022 Washington 2A champion - 182

220 pounds
Davin Mattimoe – Cheyenne Central HS – 2022 Wyoming 4A champion - 220

285 pounds
Rodney Trotter – Katy HS – 2022 Texas 6A champion - 285

Most recent Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase finals, April 2022
100 - Aidan Gruenenfelder (Pec-Argyle Youth Wrestling) won by fall over Austin Duette-Hall (Betterman Elite Wrestling) (Fall 3:00)
106 - Mack Mauger (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) won by decision over Dedrick Navarro (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) (Dec 9-2)
113 - Daniel Guanajuato (Arizona) won by decision over Keyan Hernandez (Team Champs Wrestling Club) (Dec 7-6)
120 - Jackzen Rairdon (Bear Cave Wrestling Club) won in sudden victory - 1 over Nick Treaster (Newton Wrestling Club) (SV-1 4-0)
126 - Cory Land (Ironclad Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Owen Hansen (South Dakota) (Maj 11-1)
132 - Phoenix Blakely (Alber Athletics Wrestling Club) won by decision over Kyle Rice (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) (Dec 8-6)
138 - Emilio Ysaguirre Jr. (Arizona) won by decision over Leandro (lj) Araujo (MATPAC Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-2)
145 - Sloan Swan (The Empire Wrestling Club) won by decision over Cody Goebel (Askren Wrestling Academy Lake Country) (Dec 6-4)
152 - Hunter Garvin (Big Game Wrestling Club) won by fall over Garrett Willuweit (Marshfield Wrestling Club) (Fall 4:49)
160 - Daniel Magayna (Immortal Athletics WC) won by fall over Aydin Rix McElhinney (Betterman Elite Wrestling) (Fall 1:38)
170 - Riley Davis (Oregon) won by fall over Connor Padgett (Maize Wrestling Club) (Fall 3:09)
182 - Tate Naaktgeboren (Big Game Wrestling Club) won by decision over Aeoden Sinclair (Askren Wrestling Academy Lake Country) (Dec 5-3)
195 - Wyatt Voelker (Big Game Wrestling Club) won by fall over Melvin Whitehead (Gold Rush Wrestling) (Fall 3:43)
220 - Jared Thiry (Immortal Athletics WC) won by decision over Vincent Mueller (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) (Dec 1-0)
285 - Aden Attao (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) won by fall over Adley Bufford (USA Edmond Freestyle) (Fall 1:56)