Wrestling Signs Six to Letters of Intent

Nov. 14, 2011

NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma wrestling coach Mark Cody recently signed six high school seniors to National Letters of Intent, four of which rank in the top-20 nationally in their respective weight classes.

"I feel this recruiting class has great potential," Mark Cody said. "I have to give most of the credit to my assistant coaches for doing their homework on each of the individuals we have signed. We hold high standards for our student-athletes on the mat and in the classroom and it takes a special individual to live up to those standards. We feel each of the guys we have signed holds these qualities."

Leading ranked recruits is Clark Glass from Brandon, Fla., ranked No. 6 nationally among 160 pounders by InterMat. Glass is a four-time Florida state champion, 2011 NHSCA Junior Nationals champion and finished second at the 2011 USAW Junior Nationals. The future Sooner is ranked as high as No. 3 by Amateur Wrestling News (170 pounds) and is the No. 36 high school wrestler in the country by CollegeWrestling.net.

Brad Johnson , a product of Homer Glenn, Ill., won the 2011 Illinois state crown, is a three-time All-State selection and is ranked No. 9 among 195 pounders by InterMat. In addition, he is a five-time FILA/ASICS All-American in freestyle. WIN Magazine ranks Johnson the fourth-best high school wrestler at 220 pounds and CollegeWrestling.net pegs him as the No. 49 overall recruit nationally.

Choctaw, Okla., native Kyle Garcia holds three Oklahoma state titles. Garcia is No. 15 among 126 pounders and is the 91st-overall recruit nationally by InterMat. Amateur Wrestling News ranks Garcia at No. 13 in the 126 pound weight class.

Greg Wilson, ranked as high as No. 14 among 195-pounders by Amateur Wrestling News, is the final ranked wrestler. Wilson is a two-time Texas state champion and concluded the 2010-11 season with a 64-0 mark.

Bartlesville, Okla., wrestler Tim Hamilton, a two-time Oklahoma state champion, and Garrison McCauley of Comanche, Okla., rounds out the Oklahoma class.

Cody said, "They are all very solid wrestlers and strong academically. Combined they boast well above a 3.0 GPA. What we want, not only with this class but going forward, is to make sure that every student-athlete we bring into OU realizes that it is student first and athlete second."

Oklahoma's 2011 Recruiting Class

Kyle Garcia | Choctaw HS | 125 pounds

Garcia (Choctaw, Okla..) in the Rankings...
No. 13 by Amateur Wrestling News (126 pounds)
No. 15 by InterMat (126 pounds)
No. 18 by The Open Mat (126 pounds)
No. 18 by WIN Magazine (126 pounds)
No. 91 overall recruit nationally by InterMat
No. 103 overall recruit nationally by CollegeWrestling.net

Projected College Weight: 125 pounds

Clark Glass | Brandon HS | 165 pounds

Glass (Brandon, Fla.) in the Rankings...
No. 3 by Amateur Wrestling News (170 pounds)
No. 6 by InterMat (160 pounds)
No. 6 by The Open Mat (160 pounds)
No. 11 by WIN Magazine (160 pounds)
No. 34 overall recruit nationally by InterMat
No. 36 overall recruit nationally by CollegeWrestling.net

Projected College Weight: 165 pounds

Tim Hamilton | Bartlesville HS | 141 pounds

Hamilton (Bartlesville, Okla.)
Two-Time Oklahoma State Champion (2010 and 2011)

Projected College Weight: 141 pounds

Brad Johnson | Lockport HS | 197 pounds

Johnson (Homer Glenn, Ill.) in the Rankings...
No. 4 by WIN Magazine (220 pounds)
No. 8 by The Open Mat (220 pounds)
No. 9 by InterMat (195 pounds)
No. 10 by Amateur Wrestling News (220 pounds)
No. 49 overall recruit nationally by CollegeWrestling.net

Projected College Weight: 197 pounds

Garrison McCauley | Comanche HS | 157 pounds

McCauley (Comanche, Okla.)
2011 Oklahoma State Champion

Projected College Weight: 157 pounds

Greg Wilson | Keller Central HS | 184 pounds

Wilson (Keller, Texas) in the Rankings...
No. 14 by Amateur Wrestling News (195 pounds)
No. 15 by WIN Magazine (195 pounds)
No. 20 by The Open Mat (182 pounds)

Projected College Weight: 184 pounds

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