9th Annual Wrestling USA / Cliff Keen Dream Team Classic Dual Meet

2005 USA Dream Team Member

 

103 Pounder Matt McNaughton
Oak Lawn High School
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Senior Year Record: 25-0
Career Record: 100-10
College Plans: Undecided

 

Matt's been wrestling since he was four with the Oak Lawn Wildcats coached by Chet Mirus. In his final season as an eighth grader, Matt upset the defending 2x IKWF State Champ to win the 70 lbs. state title in 2001.
Matt's high school career began at Mt. Carmel in Chicago, Illinois, wrestling for the legendary coach Bill Weick. During Matt's first two years, weight would prove to be an issue. At 80 lbs. and 90 lbs., it would be difficult to break into that 103 lbs. starting line up. At the season's end, Coach Weick de-cided his time at Mt. Carmel was over. With that, Matt decided to transfer to his hometown, Oak Lawn High School. Matt was welcomed with open arms by Coach John Robinson. Entering into his junior year, Matt posted a 40-5 record, advancing to the quarterfinals of the IHSA State Tour-nament. Now in his senior year with a record of 30-0, Matt has yet to have an offensive point scored upon him. To date, Matt has won three major tournaments in Illinois and has come away with the Outstanding Wrestler Award twice. He has also been named Outstanding Athlete of the Week by UPN - 50 on Chicago TV.

Matt McNaughton is ranked number one in Illinois, second nationally by W.I.N. Magazine and is a USA Wrestling All- American after capturing the 98 lbs. National Championship in Greco-Roman and runner-up in Freestyle this past summer of 2004. In the off-season, which never seems to end, he wrestles for Coach Sean Bormet of the Overtime School of Wrestling. In this Freestyle/Greco-Roman circuit, Matt is also a 7x All-American.

 

BEST 2005 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

103
1. Matt McNaughton (Oak Lawn, IL)
2. Dustin Becher (RC Stevens, SD)
3. Justin LaFlower (Indian Creek, IN)
4. Craig Honeywell (Oak Grove, MO)
5. Daniel Earley (Columbus DeSales, OH)
6. Justin Blumer (Glenpool, OK)
7. Kyle Ruschell (Union Ryle, KY)
8. David Jones (Sand Springs, OK)
9. Shawn Farnham (Baldwinsville, NY)
10. Drew Hammen (Random Lake, WI)
11. Chauncey Philipps (Will C. Wood, CA)
12. Tim Magee (Delsea, NJ)
13. Justin Branson (Central Linn, OR)
14. Matt Workman (Eden Prarie, MN)
15. Micah Crisinger (Cozad, NE)
16. Jared Evans (Delta, OH)
17. Curtis Cunningham (Raleigh, NC)
18. Nick Berry (Ephrata, PA)
19. Burim Hajroja (Jacobs, IL)
20. Ben Ray (Malad, ID)
21. Roger Moore (Cahokia, IL)
22. Lee Milas (Pennsbury, PA)
23. Jake Lamborn (Clinton, OK)
24. Tony Olson (Cedar Rapids Jefferson, IA)
25. Brian Guzman (Miami, FL)
26. Shaun Vath (Clinton, IA)
27. Shane Thomas (Roosevelt, SD)
28. Jason Tollari (S.E. Polk, IA)
29. Zach Saffert (Spring Lake Park, MN)
30. Joey Plumb (East Valley, WA)

April 9, 2005, will mark two firsts in the history of the Wrestling USA/Cliff Keen Dream Team Classic Dual Meet competition. It will be the first time that the competition will travel to TEXAS, the Lone Star State. It will also mark the first time the competition will feature female wrestlers. Both will contribute to showcasing the development of the sport in the state since the UIL (University Interscholastic League) decided to adopt wrestling as an official high school sport and also incorporate a girl's division.

 

The event will be a collaborative effort between Texas USA Wrestling and the Wrestling Association of Arlington (hosts of the Hilton Arlington / Cliff Keen Athletic Lone Star Duals). Dream Team members will travel to Dallas, Texas, and be housed in the Hilton Arlington (boys) and the Hawthorn Suites (girls) in Arlington, Texas. These hotels are next to each other and right across from the Ballpark in Arlington and Six Flags, 10 minutes from the Dallas Fort Worth airport. Twenty minutes west is the Stock Yard area of Ft. Worth and twenty minutes east is the West End area of Dallas. Team members will arrive on Friday the 8th and get an opportunity to absorb some of the local culture. Dinner will be held to allow the competitors to meet.

 

On Saturday, April 9th, two competitions will be held at the South Grand Prairie HS Warrior Coliseum (site of the Lone Star Duals), beginning with the first ever Girls Dream Team versus Texas' best at 5:30 PM. Hopes are high in Texas that the Lone Star girls will be very competitive. Since the UIL sanctioned the sport, the number of girls participating has skyrocketed and the enthusiastic support on the part of the coaches has resulted in a tremendous increase in the quality of the competition. Texas wrestlers have joined the girls teams at Neosho College, Cumberland College, Minnesota Morris, and Missouri Valley. With Bacone College and Pacific adding new programs, we expect to see even more.

 

At 7:00 PM, the best senior boys in Texas will take to the mat against the Dream Team. While Texas has had wrestlers on the Dream Team in the past (Buck McLamb and Danny Ruiz), there has never been a competition between Texas and the Dream Team. Will Rowe's matches with Mike Poeta last year, and the success of wrestlers like Brandon Slay (2000 Olympic Champion and 2x NCAA finalist), Ben Heizer (2x Div I NCAA All- American and Runner-up), Mohammad Lawal (NCAA Div II National Champion and Div I Runner-up), and JJ Holmes (NJCAA National Champ and current Eastern Michigan team member) demonstrate the depth of talent in the Lone Star State. Wrestlers like Matt Sansone, James Aston, and Justin Wren are likely Texas Team members and Texas native Olympic Champion Brandon Slay has offered to assist with coaching the Texas Team. Actual team members will be announced at a later date. We anticipate a great competition and a tremendous opportunity for Texas wrestlers to meet some of the best in the country. We are also looking forward to the opportunity to expose the Dream Team members to Texas hospitality and culture.

 

Many fans may have come to the Dallas ­ Ft. Worth Metroplex for the 2000 Olympic Trials and discovered that there are many things to do in the area. The location is terrific and the hotels will be providing great rates, so come down and enjoy the wrestling and support the greatest sport in the world. Tickets will be available on the Hilton Arlington/ Cliff Keen Athletic Lone Star Duals website (www.lonestarduals.com) and at Texas USA Wrestling website (www.txusawrestling.com).

USA Dream Team (Boys)

 

Coach Virg Vagle

 

103 Matt McNaughton (Oak Lawn, IL)

112 Brian Moreno (Santa Ana Foothill, CA)
119 Brad Pataky (Clearfield, PA)
125 Troy Nickerson (Chenango Forks, NY)
130 Adam Frey (Blair Academy, NJ)
135 Angel Escobedo (Griffith, IN)
140 Cyler Sanderson (Wasatch, UT)
145 Brent Metcalf (Davison, MI)

152 Matt Coughlin (Mater Dei, IN)
160 David Erwin (St. Paris Graham, OH)
171 Alton Lucas (West Babylon, NY)

180 Ricky Scott (Valley Central, NY)
189 Patrick Bond (Great Bridge, VA)

215 Jared Rosholt (Ponca City, OK)

275 Drake McCoy (Fayette County, GA)

 

USA Dream Team (Girls)

 

Coach Kent Bailo

 

95 Vanity Vasquez, Kissimmee Osceola High School, Kissimmee, Florida

102 Joleen Oshiro, Iolani High School, Ewa Beach, Hawaii

119 Amnorina Porter, Standish-Sterling Central , Sterling, Michigan

125 Susan Levitt, Danbury High School, Danbury, Connecticut

128 Krisha Childres Goddard High School Goddard, Main

138 Shelby Brown, Monterey High School, Seaside, California

148 Elena Pirozhkov, Greenfield High School, Greenfield, Massachusetts

165 Jennifer Glover, Kissimmee High School, Kissimmee, Florida

185 Vanessa Gutierrez, Gilroy High School, Gilroy, California

215 Pounder Lizz Sanders, Newton High School, Newton, Iowa