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Callthestall

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Mar 14, 2016
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I'm new to posting on this forum.I tried to find the thread about what high schools turned out best talent in NCAA's. Could not find it, too much bantering going on. If I could have found the post, I was going to note what Easton has done since 1980. Off the top of my head, 4 national titles, Cuvo and Oliver ,2 each. Two Runner ups Oliver and Snyder. Billman 3 AA and I think maybe Cisulli . Might be missing someone. Also Olympic gold medal, Bob Weaver. Pretty good record for a non prep school.
 
Year in and year out , Blair Academy in Northwest NJ produces a ton of ranked wrestlers. If any other HS produced more National Champs or All Americans than Blair Academy I'd be very , very surprised.

At the NCAA level

  • Blair has had 16 NCAA champions, from Lehigh’s Mike Lieberman in 1975 to Michigan’s Kellen Russell in 2011 and 2012 and Penn State’s Ed Ruth in 2012 and 2013.
  • Blair has had 55 NCAA Division 1 All Americans, more than two-thirds of whom have placed in the top 3 at NCAA’s (Specifically, of Blair’s 55 All Americans, 37 have placed in the top 3, as follows: 16 champions, 9 seconds and 12 thirds.)
  • Blair wrestlers are coaching at top universities across the land. Two-time NCAA Champ and four-time All American Pat Santoro is Lehigh’s Head Coach. All American Chris Ayres is Princeton’s Head Coach. Two-time NCAA Champ and four-time All American Mark Perry is Illinois’ Associate Head Coach.
  • In addition, the following Blair multi-year NCAA All Americans are assistant coaches in the NCAA ranks today: Kurt Backes, Iowa; Zach Esposito, Oklahoma State; Sean Gray, Princeton; Hudson Taylor, Columbia.

    http://www.blair.edu/athletics/team-page/index.aspx?TeamID=94
 
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