Wrestling Announces Stellar Class

July 28, 2010

NORMAN, Okla. – University of Oklahoma head coach Jack Spates recently wrapped up the 2010-11 recruiting class, signing four InterMat Top 100 recruits for the second-consecutive year and finishing with a consensus top 10 class.

Collectively, the future Sooners combined to win 20 state championships, spanning five states across the country.

“We are really excited about this recruiting class,” head coach Jack Spates said. “They are very talented, very accomplished, excellent students and great kids.”

The Sooners class ranks No. 9, 12 and 14 by recruiting publications The Open Mat, CollegeWrestling.net and InterMat, respectively. However, those rankings were released before Spates crew secured two of their top commitments.

“It is another top-ten class for us, but our rankings are misleading,” said Spates. “These rankings were issued before we landed some of our top recruits including, JUCO national champion Chase Nelson and four-time state champion Ian Fisher.”

Nelson, ranked the No. 2 JUCO wrestler at 157 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News, headlines the class. The Wichita, Kan., native was a JUCO national champion at Labette junior college where he terrorized his competition. Nelson provides added depth for the Sooners at 165 pounds.

The Sooners inked three Oklahoman's ranked in the top 93 nationally by InterMat in Justin DeAngelis (No. 61), Ronnie Balfour (No. 75) and Quincy Mondaine (No. 93).

DeAngelis, a Tulsa, Okla. Product, was a three-time state champion at Jenks where he finished his career with a record of 100-11. In addition to his InterMat ranking, DeAngelis, 149 pounds, checks in as the 56th-ranked recruit by CollegWrestling.net.

Another Tulsa, Okla., native, Balfour, was a state champion at Union and ranks as the 67th best wrestler in the country by CollegeWrestling.net.

Mondaine, a one-time state champion from Muskogee is ranked the No. 11 and No. 8 recruit at 197 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News and Tom's College Prospect Rankings, respectively.

Expected to wrestle at 165 pounds for OU, Parker Madl from Stillwell, Kan., is notched as the 79th-best wrestler nationally by InterMat and No. 80 by CollegeWrestling.net. Madl was twice crowned Kansas state champion and placed fourth at Senior Nationals.

Another Oklahoman, Fisher, will compete at 141 pounds for the Sooners. The Perry high school star racked up four state championships and compiled 168 wins during his career.

The Sooners signed two heavyweights in Kyle Colling and Kosta Karageorge. Colling, a product of Arcade, N.Y., was a two-time state champion and high school All-American. Amateur Wrestling News ranks him the sixth-best recruit at 215 pounds. Karangeorge is from Worthington, Ohio, where he finished in the top six at the Ohio state finals.

Spates also gained commitments from two-time Kansas state champion Jordan Keller (Wichita, Kan.), South Carolina state champion Derek Geiges (Charleston, S.C.), 2009 Florida state champion Chase Gordan (Oviedo, Fla.) and Oklahoma state champion Dax Perrier (Pawhuska, Okla.).

Rounding out the Sooners' class is Dustin Reed from Choctaw Okla., Sean Datte of Las Flores, Calif., Zac Corrales of Lawton, Okla., and a transfer from Virginia Tech, Scott Chene.

“We are really looking forward to great things from these young men,” Spates concluded.

2010 Wrestling Recruiting Class

Ronnie Balfour | Union HS | 165 pounds

From Tulsa, Okla. … Was 2010 state champion … Ranked No. 67 recruit by CollegeWrestling.net … InterMat's 75th-ranked prospect … Ranked the No. 8 recruit at 165/174 pounds by The Open Mat … Ranked the No. 11 college prospect at 157 pounds by Tom's OpenMat rankings … Finished his high school career with a record of 113-18 … Projected college weight class is 165 pounds.

Scott Chene | Virginia Tech | 141 pounds

From Irvine, Texas … Transfer from Virginia Tech where he went 9-9 overall in his first year, including 2-0 in dual meets … Was a three-time state qualifier … Three time team MVP … Finished his high school career with a school-record 167 wins … Projected college weight class is 141 pounds.



Kyle Colling | Pioneer HS | 285 pounds

From Arcade, N.Y. … Was a two-time high school All-American … Was a two-time N.Y. state champion … Ranked the No. 6 recruit at 215 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News … Ranked the No. 18 recruit at 197 pounds by The Open Mat … Ranked the No. 9 college prospect at HWT by Tom's OpenMat rankings … Finished his high school career with a record of 158-34 … Projected college weight class is 285 pounds.



Zac Corrales | Lawton MacArthur HS | 184 pounds

From Lawton, Okla. … Was a four-time state qualifier … Was a regional champion … Finished his high school career with a record of 128-25 … Projected college weight class is 184 pounds.



Justin DeAngelis | Jenks HS | 149 pounds

From Tulsa, Okla. … Was a three-time state champion … Ranked the No. 8 recruit at 152 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News … Ranked No. 56 recruit by CollegeWrestling.net … InterMat's 61st-ranked prospect … Ranked the No. 8 recruit at 149 pounds by The Open Mat.com … Finished his high school career with a record of 100-11 … Projected college weight class is 149 pounds.



Sean Datte | Tesoro HS | 174 pounds

From Las Flores, Calif. … Finished in the top 12 at the Calif. state finals … Projected college weight class is 174 pounds.



Ian Fisher | Perry HS | 141 pounds

From Perry, Okla. … Was a four-time state champion … Boasted an 84 match winning streak … Finished his high school career with a record of 168-15 … Ranked No. 127 recruit by CollegeWrestling.net … Projected college weight class is 141 pounds.



Derek Geiges | Bishop England HS | 133 pounds

From Charleston, S.C. … Was a four time state qualifier where he was a two-time finalist finisher and one-time state champion … Finished his high school career with a record of 174-24 … Projected college weight class is 133 pounds.



Chase Gordan | Oviedo HS | 149 pounds

From Oviedo Fla. … Was the 2009 Florida High School State Champion … Was a two-time Fargo USA Wrestling All-American … Named a 2009 FILA Junior Nationals All-American … Earned the 2008 Brute Adidas Folkstyle National Champion/Outstanding Wrestler … Projected college weight class is 149 pounds.



Kosta Karageorge | Thomas Worthington | 285 pounds

From Worthington, Ohio … Finished in the top six at the Ohio state finals … Projected college weight class is 285 pounds.



Jordan Keller | Bishop Carroll HS | 133 pounds

From Wichita, Kan. … Transferred from Cleveland State … Was a two-time state champion … Took title at Senior Nationals … Crowned champion at Junior Nationals … Named to the Asciss All-American team … Finished his high school career with a record of 143-26 … Projected college weight class is 133 pounds.



Parker Madl | Blue Valley HS | 165 pounds

From Stillwell, Kan. … Was a two-time state champion … Ranked No. 80 recruit by CollegeWrestling.net … Fourth place finisher at the 2010 Senior Nationals … InterMat's 79th-ranked prospect … Ranked the No. 12 recruit at 165 pounds by The Open Mat … Finished his high school career with a record of 165-17 … Projected college weight class is 165 pounds.



Quincy Mondaine | Muskogee HS | 197 pounds

From Muskogee, Okla. … Was a one-time state champion … Ranked the No. 11 recruit at 215 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News … InterMat's 61st-ranked prospect … Ranked No. 103 recruit by CollegeWrestling.net … Ranked the No. 12 recruit at 197 pounds by The Open Mat … Ranked the No. 8 college prospect at 149 pounds by Tom's OpenMat rankings … Projected college weight class is 197 pounds.



Chase Nelson | Labette JC | 165 pounds

From Wichita, Kan. … Transferred from Labette Junior College where he was a JUCO National Champion … Ranked the No. 2 JUCO recruit at 157 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News … Placed fourth at University National Freestyles this past spring … Was a three-time finalist … Was a two-time state champion … Projected college weight class is 165 pounds.



Dax Perrier | Pawhuska HS | 165 pounds

From Pawhuska, Okla. … Was a two-time state runner up and one-time state champion … Went 133-12 at Pawhuska high school … Projected college weight class is 165 pounds.



Dustin Reed | Choctaw HS | 133 pounds

From Choctaw, Okla. … Was a two-time state placer … Finished his high school career with a record of 105-12 … Projected college weight class is 133 pounds.

2010 Recruiting Rankings

The Open Mat
1.    Iowa
2.    Northwester
3.    Penn State
4.    Cornell
5.    Minnesota
6.    Iowa State
7.    Arizona State
8.    Ohio State
9.    Oklahoma
10.  Nebraska
11. Maryland
12. Indiana
13. Oklahoma State
14. Lehigh
15. Virginia Tech
16. Edinboro
17. Virginia
18. Illinois
19. Northern Iowa
20. Penn
21. Binghamton
22. Missouri
23. Michigan State
24. Rutgers
25. Boise State

CollegeWrestling.net
1. Iowa
2. Penn State
3. Northwestern
4. Cornell
5. Minnesota
6. Iowa State
7. Nebraska
8. Ohio State
9. Indiana
10. Virginia Tech
11. Arizona State
12. Oklahoma
13. Maryland
14. Missouri
15. Oklahoma State
16. Illinois
17. Lehigh
18. Penn
19. Rutgers
20. UNI

InterMat
1. Iowa
2   Penn State
3. Northwestern
4. Minnesota
5. Iowa State
6. Nebraska
7. Indiana
8. Cornell
9. Arizona State
10. Maryland
11. Missouri
12. Ohio State
13. Virginia Tech
14. Oklahoma
15. Lehigh
16. Old Dominion
17. Edinboro
18. Boise State
19. Penn
20. Rutgers
21. Oklahoma State
22. Illinois
23. Michigan State
24. Michigan
25. Binghamton

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