2008-09 NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS COMING SOON!

 

2008 NHSCA National Duals Middle School Team

 

Dominic Marotta

Weight: 120 lbs.

Height: 5'4"

School: CVCA

Grade: 9th

Favorite Wrestler: Mark Perry

Favorite Food: Italian

Hobbies: Guitar

Goals: Acheive Greatness

Wrestling Accomplishments:  1st Place JV Medina Tournament


Blake Atherton

Weight: 117 lbs.

Height: 5'7"

School: Beachwood

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler: Jeff Jaggers

Favorite Food: Chipotle Burrito

Hobbies: Lacrosse, Football, Soccer, Wrestling, and Eating Chipotle

Goals: High School 4X State Qualifier, State Champion

Wrestling Accomplishments:  3X State Qualifier, Ohio GS State 4th Place, 40-1 Middle School Record


Mark Robison

Weight: 102 lbs.

Height: 5'0"

School: Louisville

Grade: 6th

Favorite Wrestler: Brandon Slay

Favorite Food: Pizza

Hobbies: Fishing, Football, Wrestling

Goals: State Champion


Colton Martin

Weight: 137 lbs.

Height: 5' 7 "

School: Fairless

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler: Tom Brands

Favorite Food: Pizza

Hobbies: Wrestling, Football, Fishing, PS2

Goals: To Become a State Champion and Wrestle for Iowa

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State 5th Place


Grant Blumenthal

Weight: 95 lbs.

Height: 5'0"

School: Twinsburg

Grade: 8th

Favorite Food: Icecream

Favorite Wrestler:  Mark Perry

Hobbies: Weight Lifting, Hangin with Friends, Eating, Wrestling

Goals: Be the Best

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State Qualifier


Nicholas Havener

Weight: 110 lbs.

Height: 5'2"

School: CVCA

Grade: 7th

Favorite Wrestler: Dustin Schlatter, Jeff Jordan

Favorite Food: Dad's Homemade Pasta

Hobbies: 4-Wheeling, PS2, Television, Homework, Running, Wrestling

Goals: State Champion, To Glorify God Through My Wrestling

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2007 OAC Grade School State 6th Place, OYWA District Champion


Jon Robinette

Weight: 144 lbs.

Height: 6'1"

School:  CVCA

Grade: 9th

Favorite Wrestler: Paul Charvat

Favorite Food: Pizza

Hobbies: Guitar, Skateboarding

Goals:  To Place at States

Wrestling Accomplishments: Pinned Kids


Jerome Beers

Weight: 165 lbs.

Height: 5'6"

School: Southwestern

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler: Bruce Baumgartner

Favorite Food: Steak

Hobbies: Sports, Helping at Church

Goals: To Become a State Placer

Wrestling Accomplishments:  6th Place at PJW'S


Daniel Griffith

Weight: 170 lbs.

Height: 5'11"

School:  Griffith Home School of Excellence

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler: John Weakley

Favorite Food: All

Hobbies: Football, Wrestling, Lifting, Baking, Music, Synchronized Swimming

Goals: State Champion

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State Qualifier, 3 Year Member of Team Ohio Lightning, Beachwood Tournament Champion


Ricky Simonelli

Weight: 82 lbs.

Height: 4'10"

School:  Lee Eaton Elementary

Grade: 6th

Favorite Wrestler: Cael Sanderson

Favorite Food: Pasta and Seafood

Hobbies: XBox 360, Wrestling, Weightlifting, Swimming, Listening to Music, Football, Playing with My Two Cats, Going to Movies, Going to Out of State Wrestling Camps and Tournaments

Goals:  To be an OHSAA State Champion

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 Ohio Youth State 3rd Place


Brian Flemming

Weight: 88 lbs.

Height: 5'0"

School: Field

Grade: 7th

Favorite Wrestler:  Harry Lester

Favorite Food: Pizza

Hobbies:  XBox 360, Wrestling

Goals: To Be a State Champion

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State Qualifier


   

 

 

2008 USA Wrestling National Duals Team

 

 

Nick Hermann

Weight: 105 lbs.

Height: 5'2"

School: Waterloo

Grade: 8th

Favorite Food: Steak

Hobbies: Skateboarding, Farming

Goals: High School States, 2X PTC Champion

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State Qualifier, 2007 Member Team Ohio Lightning


Nick Tavanello

Weight: 210 lbs.

Height: 5'11"

School: Wadsworth

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler: Chris Phillips

Favorite Food: Pizza

Hobbies: Wrestling, Football, Paintball

Goals: 4X State Champion

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State Champion, TOC Champion, Undefeated Virginia Duals and Jr. Ironman


Tyler Goudy

Weight: 160 lbs.

Height: 5'8"

School: Troy Christian

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler: Zach Toal

Favorite Food: Mexican

Hobbies: BMX, Weightlifting

Goals: State Champion, Olympics, Sports Medicine Doctor

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2006 OAC GS State Champion, 2006 USYWA Nationals Champion, 2007 & 2008 GWOC Champion, 2007 & 2008 OAC JH State Qualifier, 2007 Empire Nationals Champion, 2008 OAC JH District Champion, 2008 USYWA Nationals Champion, 07/08 Record: 46 - 2

 

Brett Fortune

Weight: 102 lbs.

Height: 5' 4 "

School: Northwestern

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler: Eric Burnett

Favorite Food: Steak

Hobbies: Baseball, Wrestling, Weightlifting, Eating

Goals: Win State

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2007 OAC Jr. High State Runner-Up, 2008 OAC Jr. High State 5th Place, Academic All-Ohio


Jacob Thayer

Weight: 140 lbs.

Height: 5' 9 "

School: Medina Buckeye

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler: Dustin Schlatter

Favorite Food: Steak

Hobbies: PS2, 4-Wheeling, Hunting, Fishing, Wrestling

Goals:  To Become a 2X State Champion

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State 7th Place


Jesse Young

Weight: 75 lbs.

Height: 4'8"

School:  Northwestern

Grade: 6th

Favorite Wrestler: Colt Sponseller

Favorite Food: Steak

Hobbies: Showing Steers, Hunting, Football

Goals:  High School State Champion, NCAA National Champion, Wrestle for The Ohio State University

Wrestling Accomplishments:  OYWA State Champion, OAC Jr. High State Qualifier, Academic All-Ohio, 3X All-American


Steven Mohler

Weight: 175 lbs.

Height: 5'9"

School:  Kent

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler: Mike Pucillo

Favorite Food: Bread

Hobbies: Music

Goals:  To be a State Champion

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2007 PTC Champion, 2X OAC Jr. High State Qualifier


Joey Repasky

Weight: 90 lbs.

Height: 5'0"

School: St. Joe's (Randolph)

Grade: 7th

Favorite Wrestler: John Smith

Favorite Food: Pizza

Hobbies: Football, Baseball, Wrestling

Goals: To Become a Better Wrestler and To Place at States

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State Qualifier


Michael Rix

Weight: 80 lbs.

Height: 4'8"

School: Holy Family

Grade: 7th

Favorite Wrestler: John Dillon

Favorite Food: Chicken Nuggets

Hobbies: Basketball and XBox 360

Goals:  To be a 4X State Champ in High School

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State 6th Place, Grade School State Runner-Up


Matt Dobben

Weight: 80 lbs.

Height: 5'0"

School:  OHVA

Grade: 6th

Favorite Wrestler: Jamie Clark

Favorite Food: Steak

Hobbies: Fishing, Wrestling

Goals:  To be an OHSAA State Champion

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State 6th Place, 2005 OAC Grade School State Champion, 2006 OAC Grade School State Runner-Up, 2006 Member of Team Ohio Lightning


Zeb Beam

Weight: 125 lbs.

Height: 5'8"

School:  Waynedale

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler:  Colt Sponseller

Favorite Food: Spaghetti

Hobbies:  Playing Baseball and Playing with My Dog Abby

Goals:  To Be a State Champ in High School

Wrestling Accomplishments:  OAC Jr. High State 5th Place(2007) and 7th Place(2008) 


David Gray

Weight: 150 lbs.

Height: 5'8"

School:  Homeschool

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler: Andrew Hickin

Favorite Food: Icecream

Hobbies: Wrestling and Baseball

Goals: To Be the Best I Can

Wrestling Accomplishments: 2008 OAC Jr. High State 5th Place


Nathan Skonieczny

Weight: 132 lbs.

Height: 5'8"

School: Stow

Grade: 8th

Favorite Wrestler: Chase Skonieczny

Favorite Food: Tacos

Hobbies: Wrestling, Football, Sleeping

Goals: 4X State Champion

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State Champion, 2007 OAC Jr. High State     Runner-Up


Neil Roff

Weight: 117 lbs.

Height: 5'2"

School: Kenston

Grade: 7th

Favorite Wrestler:  Tony Jameson

Favorite Food: Mac and Cheese

Hobbies: Video Games, Eating, Wrestling, Listen to Music, Myspace, The Flash Rocks

Goals: Greco-Roman / Freestyle StateChamp

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State Qualifier


Grant Blumenthal

Weight: 95 lbs.

Height: 5'0"

School: Twinsburg

Grade: 8th

Favorite Food: Icecream

Favorite Wrestler:  Mark Perry

Hobbies: Weight Lifting, Hangin with Friends, Eating, Wrestling

Goals: Be the Best

Wrestling Accomplishments:  2008 OAC Jr. High State Qualifier


 

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