D-II Wrestling: 20th Anniv. Team

Thursday, February 15, 2018
B.B Branton

Highlighted by five-time state champions T.J. Duncan and Zach Watson, below is the D-II 20th anniversary wrestling team (1998-2017).

A talented array of prep wrestlers are listed in the top three, plus honorable mentions, in each of 14 weight classes.

Taking into account the changes in weight classes during the past 20 years (1998-2017), a wrestler chosen for a certain weight class must have won a title at that weight.

Code:

Example: 2x – Two time state champion … OW – state tourney Outstanding Wrestler

Directory: Bay (Baylor) … BA (Brentwood Academy) … CB ( Christian Brothers) … FR (Father Ryan) … MBA (Montgomery Bell Academy) … McC (McCallie), ND (Notre Dame), PJP (Pope John Paul)

106 –

Elijah Oliver (Fr., CB … 3x state champ)

Christian Simpson (Sr.

FR … 3x state champ)

Brandon Bruner (Bay … 3x state champ)

HM: Jay Adamson (9th, ND … 2x state champ), Whit Casey (CB … state champ), Cole Moseley (9th, FR … state champ,), William Simpson (So., MBA… 2x state champ)

113

Patrick Simpson (Jr. MBA … 3x state champ ... OW in 2002 at 125)

Michael Hooker (8th McC/FR … 3x state champ)

Jimmy Hiller (Jr. FR … 2x state champ, placed at sr nat’ls at 125)

HM: Alex Elsea (Jr. McC … 2x state champ), Tate Robinson (9th, CB … state champ)

120

Jordan Leen (Jr. Bay … 4x state champ .. OW in 2004 at 135)

Whit Dunning (Sr. FR … 3x state champ … OW in 2005 at 119)

Spencer Manley (Sr. McC … 2x state champ… OW in 2003)

HM: Bill Hayduk (Jr. ND … state champ and 3rd at 119), John Michael Simpson (Jr., MBA ... 2x state champ)

126

Zach Watson (Sr. Bay … 5x state champ … OW at 103 in 2008 … OW at 126 in 2012)

Kirby Simpson (Jr. FR 2x state champ

Trey Chalifaux (Sr. FR … 2x state champ … OW in 2016)

HM: Raymond Eason (Sr., FR … 3x state champ), Bailey Whitaker (Sr. Bay …. 4x state champ)

132

Raymond Dunning (Sr. FR … 3x state champ)

Eli King (Sr. FR … 3x state champ)

Adam Connell (Jr. McC ... 3x state champ . Tenn. State wrestler of the year, 2014)

HM: Daniel Baucke (Sr. CB … 3x state champ and OW at 130), Jamie Castleman (Sr FR … 2x state champ), Alex Johnson (Sr, CB …2x state champ) Alex Manley (Sr. Bay …2x statet champ), Corey Manson (Sr. Bay … 2x state champ … OW in 2006)

138

Philip Simpson (Sr. MBA … 4x state champ … OW in 2000, 2001)

Stuart Doster (Sr. Bay… 4x state champ)

Jeff Geismar (Sr. Bay … 3x state champ),

HM:), Trevor Brown (Sr., CB … state champ), Cody Cleveland (Sr, McC … 2x state champ), Jason Finnell (Sr., McC … 3x state champ), Andrew Smith (Sr. McC … 2x state champ), Will Young (Sr. McC… 3x state champ)

145

Michael Murphy (Sr. Bay … 4x state champ)

Matt Provenzano (Sr. Bay … 3x state champ)

Justin Blair (Sr., McC … 2x state champ)

HM: Reed Doster (Jr., Bay ... 2x state champ)

152

Kaleb Baker (Jr. CB … 3x state champ .. OW at 152 in 2013)

Nick Marable (Sr, CB … 2x state champ)

Justin Cash (Sr, BA) … OW at 152 in 2009)

HM: Lee Connell (Sr., McC … 2x state champ), Daniel Waddell (Jr., Bay … 2x state champ)

160

T.J. Duncan (Sr. McC … 5x state champ .. OW at 160 in 2011)