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the upcoming season, so now it's Nolf who is at the head of this class. Hopes are high. ALSO RANKED No. 4 Brian Murphy (Michigan, Sr.); No. 7 Michael Kemerer (Iowa, R-Fr.); No. 8 Richie Lewis (Rutgers, Sr.); No. 9 Jake Short (Minnesota, Jr.); No. 11 Jake Ryan (Ohio State, So.); No. 12 Tyler Berger (Nebraska, So.) The next three weight classes are where it gets tricky for Penn State, as starters weren't entirely settled as of mid-Octo- ber. FloWrestling believes that Joseph will be the guy at 165 but didn't give him a ranking due to the limited body of work. Joseph went 11-0 during his redshirt year, but none of his wins came against oppo- nents who earned a ranking this year. If he locks down this spot in the lineup, it's ex- pected that the two-time Pennsylvania state champion will quickly climb in the rankings. RANKED No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois, Jr.); No. 2 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin, Sr.); No. 7 Logan Massa (Michigan, R-Fr.); No. 18 Dustin Williams (Nebraska, So.) This weight class is not settled, as Penn State has yet to confirm whether Nickal will be moving up from the class at which he finished as runner-up at the NCAA tournament. If he does jump to 184, as has been speculated, FloWrestling ex- pects that Rasheed will be the starter here. Rasheed split duty at 165 last year, finishing 17-7 but struggled with weight management and was not selected to compete in the postseason. If Nickal stays at this weight class, Rasheed is an option at 184. ALSO RANKED No. 1 Bo Jordan (Ohio State, Jr.); No. 5 Nate Jackson (Indiana, Sr.); No. 8 Alex Meyer (Iowa, Sr.); No. 9 Zac Brunson (Illinois, Sr.); No. 12 Davonte Mahomes (Michigan, Jr.); No. 15 Johny Sebastian (Northwestern, So.); No. 17 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota, Jr.); No. 20 Micah Barnes (Nebraska, Sr.) Before Nickal can move up this season, he'll have to win a wrestle-off with re- turnee Matt McCutcheon, who went 16- 8 as a sophomore last season. Aligning with the rankings, however, we go with Nickal here as the starter. Last season Nickal stayed undefeated until his very last match, in which he lost to Ohio State's Myles Martin, 11-9 in the NCAA 184 Bo Nickal | So. | No. 3 174 Shakur Rasheed | So. | No. 16 165 Vincenzo Joseph | R-Fr. | NR NAME CLASS ELIG. HOME SCHOOL Francisco Bisono 165 R-Fr. Hauppauge, N.Y. Hauppauge Brian Brill 165/174 Sr. Lock Haven, Pa. Central Mountain George Carpenter 133 So. Chapel Hill, N.C. Carrboro Anthony Cassar 197 R-Fr. Rocky Hill, N.J. Montgomery Jered Cortez 133 So. Carol Stream, Ill. Glenbard North Gary Dinmore 141 R-Fr. Skillman, N.J. Hunterdon Central Brian Fiery 141/149 Fr. Lewisburg, Pa. Lewisburg Luke Gardner 149 Fr. Pottsville, Pa. Pottsville Dominic Giannangeli 133 R-Fr. Murrysville, Pa. Franklin Regional Jimmy Gulibon 141 Sr. Latrobe, Pa. Derry Area Mark Hall 174 Fr. Apple Valley, Minn. Apple Valley Patrick Higgins 125 R-Fr. Monroeville, N.J. Woodstown Jan Johnson Hwt. So. Mohnton, Pa. Governor Mi?in Vincenzo Joseph 149 R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Central Catholic Triston Law 133/141 R-Fr. Windber, Pa. Forest Hills Mason Lindenmuth 133/141 Fr. Brockway, Pa. Brockway Caleb Livingston 174 GS Drexel Hill, Pa. Upper Darby Justin Lopez 125 Fr. Yonkers, N.Y. Yonkers Matt McCutcheon 184 Jr. Apollo, Pa. Kiski Area Geno Morelli 165/174 Sr. DuBois, Pa. DuBois Kade Moss 141 Jr. South Jordan, Utah Bingham Nick Nevills Hwt. So. Clovis, Calif. Clovis Alex Nicholas Hwt. Fr. Allentown, Pa. Salisbury Twp. Bo Nickal 174 So. Allen, Texas Allen Jason Nolf 157 So. Yatesboro, Pa. Kittanning Bo Pipher 141/149 FR Paonia, Colo. Paonia Shakur Rasheed 165 So. Coram, N.Y. Longwood Zain Retherford 149 Jr. Benton, Pa. Benton Devin Schnupp 125 Fr. Lititz, Pa. Warwick Scott Stossel 133 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. North Allegheny Kellan Stout 184 R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Mt. Lebanon Nick Suriano 125 Fr. Paramus, N.J. Bergen Catholic Devon Van Cura 174/184 So. Washington, N.C. Washington Ethan Wissler – Jr. Holtwood, Pa. Penn Manor Kenneth Yanovich 125 So. E@ort, Pa. Pleasant Valley 2 0 1 6 - 1 7 R O S T E R

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