2006-07 College Recruiting Commitments
The following is a list of verbal commitments made to primarily Div. I colleges before the November signing date in 2006 as of Nov. 14.
Source: Intermatwrestle.com

Wrestler (School/City, State) W.I.N. Rank Proj. Weight

Ashland
Hunter Reed (Ashland Crestview, OH) — 184

Arizona State
Kyle DeBerry (Sunnyside, AZ) 3rd/160 165
Jesse Robbins (Oviedo, FL) 6th/171 174
Vicente Varela (Rio Rancho, NM) 2nd/135 141

Army
Sean Joyce (Brandon, FL) 18th/145 149/157

Binghamton
Leigh Tobias (Johnston City, NY) — 125/133
Jake Villaret (Staten Island, NY) — 141

Bucknell
Derek Eckhart (Pottstown, PA) — 149
Eric Harris (Green River, WY) — 133
Kevin LeValley (Limon, CO) 8th/145 149
Ryan Malo (St. John’s Prep, MA) — 184/197
Tyler Riccio (Watchung Hills, NJ) — 149
Scott Sechler (Northern Lehigh, PA) — 165/174
Rob Waltko (North Allegheny, PA) 4th/171 174
Charlie Wonsettler (Bentworth, PA) — 174/184

Bloomsburg
Nathan Knepp (Indian Valley, PA) — 285
Ryan Lamagra (Webster, NY) 11th/189 174/184
Chris Sheetz (Upper Perkiomen, PA) 10th/125 125

Boise State
Kirk Smith (Centennial, ID) 1st/171 174/184

Buffalo
Kevin Smith (Mexico, NY) — 125/133
Jarod Trice (Highland Park, MI) 11th/Hwt 285

Cleveland State
Josh Palivoda (Marysville, OH) — 133

The Citadel
J.C. Oddo (Eastside, SC) — 184

Columbia
Eren Civan (Walt Whitman, MD) 8th/152 157
Travis Creagan (Bradley Central, TN) — 157/165
Paul Vaeth (Islip, NY) — 149/157
Ryan Wilson (Rahway, NJ) — 133

Cornell
Maciej Jochym (Herricks, NY) 6th/Hwt, 285

Eric McGill (Munster, IN) 11th/135 141/149
Cameron Simaz (Allegan, MI) 12th/171 174/184
Jason Winckel (Bonne Terre, MO) — 184

Delaware State
Bill Farrell (Pennsbury, PA) — 184/197
T.J. Hepburn (Ledyard, CT) 5th/140 141

Drexel
Michael Gomez (Locust Valley, NY) — 125

East Stroudsburg
David Speaker (Manassas, VA) — 197/285

Eastern Michigan
Derek Foore (Wadsworth, OH) — 149/157
J.J. Johnson (Rockford, MI) — 141
Justin Joseph (Lapeer East, MI) — 157
Corey Phillips (Canton, MI) — 141/149

Edinboro
Paul Paddock (Warsaw, NY) 8th/160 165
Thomas Straughn (Massilon Perry, OH) 12th/145 149/157

Embry-Riddle
Christopher Brogan (Columbus, OH) — 285

Harvard
Corey Jantzen (Shoreham-Wading River, NY) 2nd/130 133/141

Hofstra
Justin Accordino (Coughlin, PA) 7th/145 141
Lawrence Beckman (Reynolds, PA) — 174
Tyler Mashkow (Islip, NY) 17th/119 125
Jeff Siciliano (Ocean Township, NJ) — 197

Indiana
Joe Fagiano (St. Patrick, IL) 7th/215 197

Iowa
Brodie Ambrose (North Scott, IA) — 174/184
Jordan Johnson (Bettendorf, IA) 7th/Hwt 285
Jerome Ward (St. Rita, IL) 5th/189 184/197

Iowa State
Tyler Clark (Bettendorf, IA) 7th/119 125
Justin Wren (Northern Michigan USOEC) — 285

Jamestown
Gavin Kurtz (Marseilles, IL) — 174/184

Kent State
Chris Honeycutt (St. Edward, OH) 12th/189 197
Dustin Kilgore (Berea, OH) 2nd/171 174/184

Lehigh
Brandon Hatchett (Oviedo, FL) 15th/160 157
Connor McDonald (Caesar Rodney, DE) 4th/119 125
Kyle Rosser (Corunna, MI) — 133

Maryland
Dexter Lederer (Neshaminy, PA) — 133
Brian Letters (Fox Chapel, PA) 20th/152 165
Eric Medina (Blair Academy, NJ) 5th/152 149/157
Pat Strizki (Flemington, NJ) — 125

Meramac CC
Deron Winn (Liberty, MO) 3rd/189 184

Mercyhust
Nathan Sharp (Beloit, OH) 5th/Hwt 285

Michigan
Kellen Russell (Blair Academy, NJ) 1st/130 141
Erich Smith (Ishpeming, MI) — 184
Justin Zeerip (Hesperia, MI) — 157/165

Michigan State
Collin Dozier (Virginia Beach, VA) 5th/130 133/141
Ian Hinton (Mishawaka, IN) 11th/171 174
Anthony Jones (Highland Park, MI) — 141/149

Minnesota
Cody Marcicki (Powers Catholic, MI) — 133
Zach Sanders (Wabasha-Kellogg, MN) 1st/119 125
Sonny Yohn (Alamosa, CO) 2nd/189 184/197

Missouri
Dom Bradley (Blue Springs, MO) 1st/Hwt 285
Trever Collins (Nixa, MO) — 184/197
Troy Dolan (Derry Area, PA) 11th/119 133/141
Dorian Henderson (Columbus, GA) — 174
K.C. Pescaglia (Hickman, MO) 7th/125 133
Michael Schmitz (Stewartville, MN) 10th/160 165
Brandon Wiest (Fort Zumwalt West, MO) — 157

Navy
Jesse DeWan (Boyertown, PA) — 174/184
Dustin Haislip (Musselman, WV) — 133/141
Tyler Saltsman (Concord, NH) — 125/133

Nebraska
Chris Hacker (El Reno, OK) 10th/152 157
Tucker Lane (Nucla, CO) 4th/215 285
Andy Pokorny (Bennington, NE) 6th/112 125

Nebraska-Omaha
Esai Dominguez (Creighton Prep, NE) 10th/145 149

Newberry
Cory Baudendistel (Clay, FL) — 133
Kamron Johnston (Parkway, LA) — 157
Josh Matlack (Parkview, GA) — 149
Jesse Miller (Parkview, GA) — 133/141
John Oschmann (Happauge, NY) — 125
Kyle Packer (Cherokee, NJ) — 133
Nick Turpin (McEachern, GA) — 125

North Carolina
Thomas Ferguson (Cary, NC) — 157
Kyle Kiss (Ocean Township, NJ) 19th/171 174

UNC Greensboro
Mikal McKee (A.C. Reynolds, NC) — 174/184
Chris Bullins (McMichael, N.C.) 9th/171 174

UNC Pembroke
Trey Kirkland (Warren County, VA) — 157/165

N.C. State
Mike Moreno (Sunnyside, AZ) — 125
Colton Palmer (Riverside, NC) 12th/135, 149/157

Northern Illinois
Scott Penny (Granite City, IL) 19th/189 184/197
Zach Taylor (Machesney Park, IL) — 125/133
T.J. Wunnicke (Dodgeville, WI) 16th/119 125/133

Northwestern
Mike Benefiel (Montini, IL) 1st/160 174/184
Robert Kellogg (Sioux City North, IA) 14th/160 157/165
Ben Kuhar (St. Edward, OH) 15th/Hwt 285

Ohio U.
Darrin Boring (St. Peter Chanel, OH) — 141
Michael Fennell (Commack, NY) — 133/141
Andy Hartshorn (Reynoldsburg, OH) — 285
Nick Purdue (Genoa, OH) — 174/184

Ohio State
Sean Nemec (St. Edward, OH) 2nd/152 157
Colt Sponseller (Millersburg, OH) 4th/160 165
Bo Touris (Lakota West, OH) 9th/112 125
Nikko Triggas (Campolindo, CA) 2nd/119 125
John Weakley (Cuyahoga Valley Chris., OH) 4th/189 197

Oklahoma
Joey Fio (Sandpoint, ID) — 125/133
Ryan Smith (Crook County, OR) 1st/152 149/157
Seth Vernon (Union, OK) 4th/140 133/141

Oklahoma State
Luke Ashmore (Bishop Lynch, TX) 2nd/145 141/149
Clayton Foster (Kamiah, ID) 1st/189 197
Jamal Parks (Union, OK) 1st/135 133/141
Luke Silver (Bishop Lynch, TX) 4th/135, 141/149

Old Dominion
Roy Dragon (Bridgewater-Raritan, NJ) 12th/215 285
Gary Frazier (Shawnee, OK) — 197

Oregon
Trevor Hall (Battle Ground, WA) 6th/152 149/157
Aaron Smith (Shawnee, OK) — 133

Oregon State
Kelly Kubec (Lake Stevens, WA) 6th/130 133
Shane Nay (Oak Park, MO) 11th/145 149/157
Tyler Phillips (Cascade, OR) — 125/133
Josh Stalcup (Estacada, OR) 12th/152 157/165

Penn
Zack Kemmerer (Upper Perkiomen, PA) 1st/140 141

Penn State
Tim Darling (Nazareth, PA) 4th/152 165/174
Chad Mitchell (Parkview, GA) — 125
Frank Molinaro (Southern, NJ) 6th/145 141/149
Colby Pisani (Ridgway, PA) — 141/149
Jared Platt (Blair Academy, NJ) 2nd/215 197
Chad Sindoni (Athens Area, PA) — 174/184
Cameron Wade (St. Peter Chanel, OH) 2nd/Hwt 285

Pittsburgh
A.J. Brentzel (Penn Trafford, PA) — 174/184
David Crowell (Nazareth, PA) — 184/197
Tyler Nauman (Middletown, PA) 9th/130 133/141

Pitt-Johnstown
Nikko Leitzel (Ridgway, PA) 6th/135 133/141

Princeton
Travis Erdman (University School, OH) — 157
Justin Spain (Bradley Central, TN) — 157

Purdue
A.J. Kissel (Oostburg, WI) — 174

Rider
Aaron Nestor (Reynolds, PA) — 141/149

Rutgers
John Mangini (Hillsborough, NJ) 6th/160 157/165

Stanford
Nick Amuchastegui (Phoenix, OR) — 149/157

Stevens Institute
Rob Bolomey (Somerville, NJ) — 141/149

UT-Chattanooga
Ben Johnson (Chattanooga, TN) — 125/133
Demetrius Johnson (Memphis, TN) — 125
Zack Coltek (Marietta, GA) — 197
Anthony Rossi (Hollywood, FL) — 174

Ethan Winel (Montini, IL) 20th/189 197

Virginia
Matt Bonson (Lewistown, PA) 11th/125 125
Michael Charies (Christian Brothers, NY) — 165
Dave Ebbott (Germantown Academy, PA) —
Dan Gonsor (St. Edward, OH) — 149/157
Shawn Harris (St. Edward, OH) 3rd/135 141
Chris Henrich (Germantown Academy, PA) 3rd/171 174
Matt Nelson (Shaler Area, PA) — 141
Nick Nelson (Shaler Area, PA) 14th/145 149
Scott O’Donnell (Oak Park, MO) 15th/130 133

VMI
Ryan Goodsell (Orange County, VA) — 125

Virginia Tech
D.J. Bruce (Naperville North, IL) 13th/215 184
Matt Cusick (Carl Sandburg, IL) 15th/145, 141/149

Cody Gardner (Christiansburg, VA) 1st/215 285
David Marone (Broomfield, CO) 16th/215 197
Nick Murray (Bound Brook, NJ) 11th/145 133/141
Matt Ryan (Canon-McMillan, PA) — 165/174
Tommy Spellman (Kittatinny, NJ) 18th/171 174/184
Anthony Trongone (Camden Catholic, NJ) 17th/171 174
Dominic Valencia (Rio Rancho, NM) 12th/130 125/133

West Liberty
Kevin Hardy (Solon, OH) 9th/140 141/149

West Virginia
Ryan Goodman (Greater Latrobe, PA) 7th/152 157/165
Grant Lowther (Trinity, PA) — 133