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

275 USA Dream Team Member

 

 

Drake McCoy (Fayette County, GA)

 

Drake McCoy is a senior at Fayette Co. High School in Fayetteville, Ga. Drake first started wrestling in middle school where he went undefeated during those years. During his 8th grade season he was a USA Cadet Ga. State Champion. Moving into high school Drake honed his skills as the understudy to James Bouie who was the State Champion at heavyweight in Ga. that season. Beginning with his sophomore year Drake has compiled a career record of 148-6. All his losses came during his sophomore year. He was 5th his 10th grade year and then achieved his State championship goal as a Jr. as he pinned his way through the state tournament. Most of the school's records have been rewritten by Drake during his high school career.

Drake's accomplishments have also gone beyond the state boundaries. He has wrestled for Team Ga. in NHSCA National Duals and for Team Ga. in the USA Team Duals for the past two years. At the Jr. Nationals in Fargo, Drake placed 5th in Greco in 2003. In 2004 he was 4th in Greco and 5th in Freestyle. This season he has won the NHSCA Preseason Nationals and the 2004 Beast of the East Tournaments. His plans are to attend college and continue his wrestling career. He has not committed to a school as of yet but is considering several schools such as The Citadel, UT-Chattanooga, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Old Dominion. JUCO is also a possibility with Labette and Iowa Central being in the running. Drake would like to follow in the footsteps of other great American heavyweights and wrestle internationally one day.

BEST 2005 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

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1. Drake McCoy (Fayette County, GA)
2. Arthur Jones (Union Endicott, NY)
3. Justin Neal (Glen Burnie, MD)
4. Dallin Norton (Wasatch, UT)
5. Dustin Finn (Westmoore, OK)
6. Chris Kasten (Winamac, IN)
7. Alex Kanellis (Iowa City West, IA)
8. Dennis Landolt (Holy Cross, NJ)
9. Shane Spooner (Ankeny, IA)
10. Russell Brorsen (Stillwater, OK)
11. Jake Seitz (Vestavia Hills, AL)
12. Jon Hamilton (Ketchikan, AK)
13. Bryan Reiss (Emmaus, PA)
14. Michael Sprigg (Norton, KS)
15. Chris Miller (Bemidji, MN)
16. Frank Zielinski (Fredonia, NY)
17. Gabe Moore (Granite Hills, CA)
18. Clint Osborn (Lake Stevens, WA)
19. Stephen Bilbrough (Caesar Rodney, DE)
20. Tyler Blum (Atlantic, IA)
21. A.J. Brooks (Sussex Vo-Tech, DE)
22. Justin Wren (Bishop Lynch, TX)
23. Justin Morsey (Sapulpa, OK)
24. Ryan Bain (Bolingbrook, IL)
25. Andrew Welch (Clio, MI)
26. Jeremy Navarre (Joppatowne, MD)
27. Ryan Boehm (Davie County, NC)
28. Jared Schwanz (St. James, MN)
29. Kris Herbig (Central City, NE)
30. Keith Hidalgo (Catholic, LA)

Special Mention:
Jesse Boggs (Deming, NM)
Josh Christ (Rogers City, MI)
Steve Dumas (Brush, OH)
Jason Fuller (Kempsville, VA)
Jordan Hein (Wausau West, WI)
Brandon Herlihy (Fairfield, CT)
A.J. Hill (Riverton, WY)
Tommy James (Independence, CA)
John Kaho (Ponderosa, CA)
Jordan Limbaugh (Algona, IA)
James McGillicuddy (St. John's, MA)
Heath Paxton (Baker, OR)
Blake Rowland (Cedar Rapids Washington, IA)
Tom Rush (Scott Key, MD)
Mike Schaub (Lockport, IL)
Rudy Schaffroth (Clackamas, OR)
Andy Schoonover (Boyceville, WI)
Aaron Shiusaki (Peninsula, CA)
Daniel Shofner (Rockwall, TX)
Andy Swedenhjelm (Wes Des Moines Dowling, IA)
Sha'n Wilson (Colonial Forge, VA)
Mike Zimmerly (Independence, 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).

USA Dream Team (Boys)

 

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