Friday, November 1
Riverside, Calif.
10:30 PM
Indiana University
at
Cal Baptist
Indiana Wrestling to Open Season in California
11/1/2024 12:00:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Wrestling will open the 2024-25 campaign with two duals out west, taking on Cal Baptist on Friday and Cal Poly on Sunday.
RANKINGS REFRESH:
-In the first set of rankings of the season, InterMat had seven Hoosiers slotted in their national rankings.
-The ranked Hoosiers included: No. 24 Jacob Moran (125), No. 25 Angelo Rini (133), No. 33 Henry Porter (141), No. 16 Tyler Lillard (165), No. 22 DJ Washington (184), No. 25 Gabe Sollars (197) and No. 16 Jacob Bullock (285).
-On FloWrestling, there are four Hoosiers in their national rankings: No. 19 Derek Gilcher (157), No. 20 Tyler Lillard (165), No. 23 DJ Washington (184) and No. 19 Jacob Bullock (285).
EXPERIENCED CORE:
-Of Indiana's probable starters and routine lineup members, six are on their fifth or sixth year of college wrestling.
-Jacob Moran (125) and Derek Gilcher (165) are each in their fifth season while Angelo Rini (133), Nick South (174), DJ Washington (184) and Jacob Bullock (285) are all in their sixth season.
-In addition to the veterans, Henry Porter (141), Tyler Lillard (165), Roman Rogotzke (174) and Gabe Sollars (197) all return with plenty of experience competing in Indiana's dual lineup from past seasons.
-Amidst the experience, a handful of freshmen could potentially start for the Hoosiers, too. Logan Frazier (133), Anthony Bahl (149), Aidan Torres (149) and Bryce Lowery (157) are all redshirt freshmen.
-Should any of them compete this weekend, it would be their first dual apperance of any of their Indiana careers.
-Sam Goin is the only true freshman listed in Indiana's probables.
RETURN TO THE LINEUP:
-Moran, Porter, Gilcher and Bullock are both competing after nearly a full calendar year off from wrestling for the Hoosiers.
-Moran, Porter and Bullock each took a redshirt last season after competing in the Indiana lineup in 2022-23.
-Moran and Bullock are both competing at 125 and 285 lbs. while Porter is up to 141 after previously competing at 133 lbs.
-Bullock was an NCAA Qualifier in 2023 and was one win away from qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Team Trials this past spring.
-Porter was an alternate at 133 lbs. for the 2023 NCAA Championships.
-Gilcher is healthy again after suffering a season-ending injury in December last year.
-He was an NCAA Qualifier at 157 lbs. in 2023 in a season where he had seven ranked wins and took eighth place on the podium at the Big Ten Championships.
WEST COAST TRIP:
-The Hoosiers will open their season on the west coast for two duals in California, taking on Cal Baptist on Friday and Cal Poly on Sunday.
-This will be Indiana's first meeting ever with Cal Baptist as the program moved to the Division I ranks in 2018.
-It will be just the third ever meeting with Cal Poly and its first since 2016. Indiana is 1-1 in the series, defeating the Mustangs in 1990 and losing in tiebreakers, 19-18, in 2016.
-Henry Porter will return to his home state for the first time since his college career began. The Gilroy, Calif. native grew up only two hours away from Cal Poly.
HIGH-LEVEL RECRUITING:
-Indiana brought in eight freshmen this fall to bolster the team's roster.
-The freshmen include Chris Crawford, Ryan Garvick, Sam Goin, Matt Hart, Chase Leech, Caleb Marzolino, Nick Pavlechkko and Lucas Peters.
-InterMat ranked it the 14th best recruiting class in the 2024 cycle.
-Seven of Indiana's eight freshmen were ranked in the MatScouts' Senior Big Board which charts the top 250 recruits in the country.
-The class includes two in-state Hoosiers in Goin and Leech as well as wrestlers from five other states (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, New York and Wisconsin).
TRANSFER TUNE-UP:
-As part of Indiana's ten new wrestlers, two of them are transfers.
-The transfers include Angelo Rini from Columbia and Logan Frazier from Virginia Tech. Both wrestlers will compete this year at 133 lbs.
-Rini arrives in Bloomington after spending five years at Columbia. He follows suit from Dan Fongaro who did the same thing last year after doing five years at Columbia before spending a sixth season at IU.
-A Kirtland, Ohio native, Rini was an NCAA Qualifier in 2023 after finishing third at the EIWA Championships. He went 1-2 at NCAAs.
-His 2023-24 campaign ended early due to a season-ending injury after starting 8-2.
-He had wins over No. 14 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State), No. 7 Chris Cannon (Michigan) and No. 17 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) and was ranked as high as No. 11 prior to injury.
-Frazier went 10-7 in his redshirt season at Virginia Tech with one win by tech fall and three pins.
-The transfer to IU brings Frazier back to his home state as he is a Crown Point, Ind. native.
ATTENDANCE GROWTH:
-Since Angel Escobedo took over, Indiana has seen tremendous growth in its attendance at home duals.
-Last season, averaged 2,111 fans per dual which ranked No. 16 by the National Wrestling Media Association.
PROMOTED:
-C.J. Red was promoted to a full-time assistant coach role in the offseason after serving as a volunteer assistant coach the previous two seasons.
-Red was a three-time All-American and five-time NCAA Qualifier at Nebraska.
-He also was a four-time, undefeated state champion at New Palestine High School.
OFFSEASON WORK:
-The Indiana Wrestling team had a number of wrestlers compete in offseason competition to get better and chase international goals.
-Twelve student-athletes competed in the U20 World Team Trials and U23 National Tournament last June at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
-There were Hoosier wrestlers competing in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle competition with six finishing on the podium across both styles.
-Derek Gilcher (74 kg), Tyler Lillard (79 kg), Nick South (79 kg), DJ Washington (86kg) and Jacob Bullock (125 kg) all were All-Americans in Freestyle while Blaine Frazier (61 kg) was one in Greco-Roman.
-Gilcher, South and Bullock each finished in fifth place.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION:
-Indiana's roster features wrestlers everywhere across the country.
-Twelve wrestlers on the team are home grown, in-state Hoosiers. Three of them went to high school together at Crown Point and all graduated in 2023 (Bahl, L. Frazier, Goin).
-Of the 30 wrestlers on the team, there are 13 different states represented.
-The states represented on Indiana's roster include Indiana, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.
RANKINGS REFRESH:
-In the first set of rankings of the season, InterMat had seven Hoosiers slotted in their national rankings.
-The ranked Hoosiers included: No. 24 Jacob Moran (125), No. 25 Angelo Rini (133), No. 33 Henry Porter (141), No. 16 Tyler Lillard (165), No. 22 DJ Washington (184), No. 25 Gabe Sollars (197) and No. 16 Jacob Bullock (285).
-On FloWrestling, there are four Hoosiers in their national rankings: No. 19 Derek Gilcher (157), No. 20 Tyler Lillard (165), No. 23 DJ Washington (184) and No. 19 Jacob Bullock (285).
EXPERIENCED CORE:
-Of Indiana's probable starters and routine lineup members, six are on their fifth or sixth year of college wrestling.
-Jacob Moran (125) and Derek Gilcher (165) are each in their fifth season while Angelo Rini (133), Nick South (174), DJ Washington (184) and Jacob Bullock (285) are all in their sixth season.
-In addition to the veterans, Henry Porter (141), Tyler Lillard (165), Roman Rogotzke (174) and Gabe Sollars (197) all return with plenty of experience competing in Indiana's dual lineup from past seasons.
-Amidst the experience, a handful of freshmen could potentially start for the Hoosiers, too. Logan Frazier (133), Anthony Bahl (149), Aidan Torres (149) and Bryce Lowery (157) are all redshirt freshmen.
-Should any of them compete this weekend, it would be their first dual apperance of any of their Indiana careers.
-Sam Goin is the only true freshman listed in Indiana's probables.
RETURN TO THE LINEUP:
-Moran, Porter, Gilcher and Bullock are both competing after nearly a full calendar year off from wrestling for the Hoosiers.
-Moran, Porter and Bullock each took a redshirt last season after competing in the Indiana lineup in 2022-23.
-Moran and Bullock are both competing at 125 and 285 lbs. while Porter is up to 141 after previously competing at 133 lbs.
-Bullock was an NCAA Qualifier in 2023 and was one win away from qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Team Trials this past spring.
-Porter was an alternate at 133 lbs. for the 2023 NCAA Championships.
-Gilcher is healthy again after suffering a season-ending injury in December last year.
-He was an NCAA Qualifier at 157 lbs. in 2023 in a season where he had seven ranked wins and took eighth place on the podium at the Big Ten Championships.
WEST COAST TRIP:
-The Hoosiers will open their season on the west coast for two duals in California, taking on Cal Baptist on Friday and Cal Poly on Sunday.
-This will be Indiana's first meeting ever with Cal Baptist as the program moved to the Division I ranks in 2018.
-It will be just the third ever meeting with Cal Poly and its first since 2016. Indiana is 1-1 in the series, defeating the Mustangs in 1990 and losing in tiebreakers, 19-18, in 2016.
-Henry Porter will return to his home state for the first time since his college career began. The Gilroy, Calif. native grew up only two hours away from Cal Poly.
HIGH-LEVEL RECRUITING:
-Indiana brought in eight freshmen this fall to bolster the team's roster.
-The freshmen include Chris Crawford, Ryan Garvick, Sam Goin, Matt Hart, Chase Leech, Caleb Marzolino, Nick Pavlechkko and Lucas Peters.
-InterMat ranked it the 14th best recruiting class in the 2024 cycle.
-Seven of Indiana's eight freshmen were ranked in the MatScouts' Senior Big Board which charts the top 250 recruits in the country.
-The class includes two in-state Hoosiers in Goin and Leech as well as wrestlers from five other states (Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, New York and Wisconsin).
TRANSFER TUNE-UP:
-As part of Indiana's ten new wrestlers, two of them are transfers.
-The transfers include Angelo Rini from Columbia and Logan Frazier from Virginia Tech. Both wrestlers will compete this year at 133 lbs.
-Rini arrives in Bloomington after spending five years at Columbia. He follows suit from Dan Fongaro who did the same thing last year after doing five years at Columbia before spending a sixth season at IU.
-A Kirtland, Ohio native, Rini was an NCAA Qualifier in 2023 after finishing third at the EIWA Championships. He went 1-2 at NCAAs.
-His 2023-24 campaign ended early due to a season-ending injury after starting 8-2.
-He had wins over No. 14 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State), No. 7 Chris Cannon (Michigan) and No. 17 Julian Farber (Northern Iowa) and was ranked as high as No. 11 prior to injury.
-Frazier went 10-7 in his redshirt season at Virginia Tech with one win by tech fall and three pins.
-The transfer to IU brings Frazier back to his home state as he is a Crown Point, Ind. native.
ATTENDANCE GROWTH:
-Since Angel Escobedo took over, Indiana has seen tremendous growth in its attendance at home duals.
-Last season, averaged 2,111 fans per dual which ranked No. 16 by the National Wrestling Media Association.
PROMOTED:
-C.J. Red was promoted to a full-time assistant coach role in the offseason after serving as a volunteer assistant coach the previous two seasons.
-Red was a three-time All-American and five-time NCAA Qualifier at Nebraska.
-He also was a four-time, undefeated state champion at New Palestine High School.
OFFSEASON WORK:
-The Indiana Wrestling team had a number of wrestlers compete in offseason competition to get better and chase international goals.
-Twelve student-athletes competed in the U20 World Team Trials and U23 National Tournament last June at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
-There were Hoosier wrestlers competing in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle competition with six finishing on the podium across both styles.
-Derek Gilcher (74 kg), Tyler Lillard (79 kg), Nick South (79 kg), DJ Washington (86kg) and Jacob Bullock (125 kg) all were All-Americans in Freestyle while Blaine Frazier (61 kg) was one in Greco-Roman.
-Gilcher, South and Bullock each finished in fifth place.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION:
-Indiana's roster features wrestlers everywhere across the country.
-Twelve wrestlers on the team are home grown, in-state Hoosiers. Three of them went to high school together at Crown Point and all graduated in 2023 (Bahl, L. Frazier, Goin).
-Of the 30 wrestlers on the team, there are 13 different states represented.
-The states represented on Indiana's roster include Indiana, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.
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