9th
Annual Wrestling USA / Cliff Keen Dream Team Classic Dual Meet
The first wrestl-ing match Adam saw was at the age of 5 at
the Dapper Dan Classic. At age six he decided he wanted to wrestle.
Our answer to him was no. He was relentless for three days. Finally,
he said to us that we had told him that he can do anything he
puts his mind to, we gave in and let him wrestle.
He wrestled for the Shaler Wrestling Program where his dad
coached him. He then attended Blair Academy where Coach Buxton
has refined him for the last 4 years.
Wrestling has given Adam more than awards, it has given him
the opportunity to travel the country, meet people he has admired
while growing up, and establish friendships he will keep with
him his whole life.
Adam was selected captain of the Blair wrestling team as a
junior by his peers and is also on the Headmasters list for Academics.
He will be attending Cornell University in the fall and is looking
forward to a strong wrestling program. He will be studying law
and plans to have a career in politics.
In his free time Adam enjoys teaching younger wrestlers the
sport and can be found in a wrestling room working with them when
he is home from school. He also enjoys golf, fishing, playing
Texas Hold'em, hanging with his friends, and watching the Pittsburgh
Steelers.
BEST 2005 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
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1. Adam Frey (Blair Academy, NJ)
2. Reece Humphrey (Lawrence North, IN)
3. Mike Rowe (DeMatha, MD)
4. Joey Slaton (Cedar Rapids Kennedy, IA)
5. Ken Jordan (Chicago Mt. Carmel, IL)
6. Josh Oliver (Easton, PA)
7. Rob LaBrake (Mt. Anthony, VT)
8. Ryan Adams (Coon Rapids, MN)
9. Jordan Lipp (Beachwood, OH)
10. Nate Nauroth (Quakertown, PA)
11. Cody Cleveland (McCallie, TN)
12. Josh Baldridge (Campus, KS)
13. Dallas Seavey (Soldotna Skyview, AK)
14. Vance Beeson (Eagle, ID)
15. Matthew Hobar (Highland Park, TX)
16. Braxdon Scaletta (Cuyahoga Heights, OH)
17. Corey Dunn (Rutherford, NJ)
18. Zach McCray (Iowa City High, IA)
19. Brett McCurdy (Germantown Academy, PA)
20. Caleb Levee (Mandeville, LA)
21. Chris Utesch (Akron-Westfield, IA)
22. Daniel Dennis (Grant, IL)
23. Eric Metzler (Luxemburg-Casco, WI)
24. Tony Metzger (Harrison, IN)
25. Nick Mammalis (Green River, WY)
26. Ryan McIntyre (Claysburg-Kimmel, PA)
27. Mark Armstrong (Wyalusing, PA)
28. Marcus Herrera (Emporia, KS)
29. Jason Fitzenreider (Wheaton North, IL)
30. Sam Thompson (Hoover, AL)
Special Mention:
Mark Anderson (Lemoore, CA)
Keaton Baker (Blue Valley, KS)
Andrew Crandell (Mogollon, AZ)
Garrett Cupp (Camp Verde, AZ)
Scott DeChant (New Lenox Providence, IL)
Andrew Gardella (St. Peter Chanel, OH)
Dylan Jensen (Edison, CA)
Chris Kelly (Delaware Valley, NJ)
Matt Kim (West Linn, OR)
Mike Moley (Spring-Ford, PA)
Matt Myers (McDonogh, MD)
Ryan Precin (Carl Sandburg, IL)
Jonathan Prince (Grissom, AL)
Matt Rizzo (Lakewood, NJ)
Derek Scarbro (Shady Spring, WV)
Scott Sigmund (D.C. Everest, WI)
Brandon Stillo (Phillipsburg, NJ)
Mike Tanko (North Royalton, OH)
Kyle Terry (Carl Albert, OK)
Kenny Touris (Lakota West, OH)
Cory Vombaur (Evergreen, WA)
Tobyn Ward (Lewis Central, IA)
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).