High School Nationals Wall of Fame
Celebrating the very best athletes that have competed in High School Nationals
Cael Sanderson
1997 NHSCA Senior National Champion
Head Coach at Penn State
2004 Olympic Gold Medalist
4x NCAA National Champion & OW
Only collegiate wrestler to go undefeated
Jordan Burroughs
2006 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2012 Olympic Gold Medalist
6x World Champion
2x NCAA National Champion
Kyle Dake
2009 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2020 Olympic Bronze Medalist
3x World Champion
4x NCAA National Champion
First to win 4 titles at 4 different weights
J’den Cox
2013 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist
2x World Champion
3x NCAA National Champion
Ben Askren
2002 NHSCA Senior National Runner-Up
2008 Olympic Team Member
2x NCAA National Champion
Daniel Cormier
1997 NHSCA Senior Nationals 3rd Place
Former UFC Champion
6x World/Olympic Team Member
NCAA All American
Zain Retherford
2012 NHSCA Junior National Champion
2x National Team Member
2x NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All American
James Green
2011 NHSCA Senior National Champion
National Freestyle Developmental Coach
2x World Medalist
3x NCAA All American
Jordan Oliver
3x NHSCA National Champion
2021 Olympic Trials Champion
2x NCAA All American
4x NCAA All American
Nick Gwiazdowski
2011 NHSCA Senior National Champion
Volunteer Coach at Cornell
2x NCAA National Champion
2x World Bronze Medalist
2x Pan Am Champion
Thomas Gilman
2009 NHSCA Freshman National Champion
2020 Olympic Bronze Medalist
2021 World Champion
3x All American
3x World Team Member
Brent Metcalf
2005 NHSCA Senior National Runner-up
Assistant Coach at Iowa State
6x World Team Member
2x NCAA National Champion
Chris Bono
1992 NHSCA Senior 3rd place
Head Coach at Wisconsin
3x NCAA All American
3x World Team Member
Frank Molinaro
2007 NHSCA Senior National Runner Up
Assistant Coach at Arizona State
2016 Olympic Team Member
NCAA National Champion
Cary Kolat
1992 NHSCA Senior National Champion
Head Coach at the US Naval Academy
2000 Olympic Team Member
3x World Team Member
2x NCAA National Champion
Trent Paulson
2002 NHSCA Senior National Runner-up
Assistant Coach at the University of Virginia
NCAA National Champion
4x World Team Member
Steve Mocco
2001 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2x NCAA National Champion
2008 Olympic Team Member
Eric Gurerrero
1996 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2004 Olympic Team Member
3x NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All American
Jake Varner
2005 NHSCA Senior National Runner Up
Assistant Coach at Penn State
2012 Olympic Gold Medalist
2x NCAA National Champion
Dustin Schlatter
2005 NHSCA Senior National Champion
Assistant Coach at Minnesota
NCAA National Champion
3x NCAA All American
Stephen Abas
1996 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2004 Olympic Silver Medalist
3x NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All American
Joe Dubuque
2001 NHSCA Senior National Champion
Associate Head Coach at Princeton
2x NCAA National Champion
3x NCAA All American
Chris Pendleton
2000 NHSCA Senior Nationals 4th Place
Head Coach at Oregon State
2x NCAA National Champion
3x NCAA All American
Mark Perry
2003 NHSCA Senior National Champion
Volunteer Coach at Arizona State
2x NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All American
Gregor Gillespie
2005 NHSCA Senior National 3rd Place
Ranked #14 Lightweight Division in UFC
NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All American
J Jaggers
2004 NHSCA Senior National Champion
Associate Head Coach at Ohio State
3x NCAA National Champion
3x NCAA All American
Ed Ruth
2009 NHSCA Senior National Champion
Assistant Coach at Illinois
3x NCAA National Champion
Donny Pritzlaff
1997 NHSCA Senior National Runner-Up
Associate Head Coach at Rutgers
2006 World Team Member
2x NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All American
Matt Valenti
2002 NHSCA Senior National Runner-up
Associate Athletic Director at the University of Pennsylvania
2x NCAA National Champion
3x NCAA All American
Ryan Bertin
2000 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2x NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All American
Brandon Eggum
1995 NHSCA Senior National Runner-Up
Head Coach at Minnesota
2001 World Team Member
3x NCAA All American
Jared Frayer
1997 NHSCA Senior National 3rd Place
Associate Head Coach at Virginia Tech
2012 Olympic Team Member
2x NCAA All American
Roger Kish
2003 NHSCA Senior National Champion
Head Coach at North Dakota State
2x NCAA National Runner-up
Joe Heskett
1997 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2007 World Team Member
NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All American
Markus Mollica
1991 NHSCA Senior National Champion
4x NCAA All American
Myles Amine
2015 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2020 Olympic Bronze Medalist
3x NCAA All American
San Marino World Team Member
2022 European Champion
JD Bergman
2003 NHSCA Senior National Runner-up
3x NCAA All American
Sean Bunch
2001 NHSCA Senior Nationals 6th Place
2009 World Team Member
NCAA National Runner-Up
2x NCAA All American
Tony Nelson
2009 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2x NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All American
Jake Rosholt
2001 NHSCA Senior National Champion
3x NCAA National Champion
Tommy Rowlands
1999 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2007 National Team Member
2x NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All American
Ryan Deakin
2013 NHSCA Freshman Nationals 8th Place
2022 NCAA Champion
4x NCAA All American
Les Sigman
2000 NHSCA Senior National Runner-up
2010 National Team Member
4x NCAA D2 National Champion
4x NCAA D2 All American
Tim Hartung
1994 NHSCA Senior National 3rd Place
2002 World Team Member
2x NCAA National Champion
3x NCAA All American
Kellen Russell
2007 NHSCA Senior National Champion
Assistant Coach at Cornell
2x NCAA National Champion
3x NCAA All American
Jesse Delgado
2010 NHSCA Senior National Champion
2x NCAA National Champion
3x NCAA All American
Jake Herbert
2003 NHSCA Senior National Runner-up
2008 Olympic Team Member
2015 World Team Member
2x NCAA National Champion
4x NCAA All American
Kollin Moore
2014 NHSCA Junior National Runner-up
3x NCAA All American
Sammy Sasso
2015 Freshman Runner-Up
Current Student Athlete at Ohio State
3x All American
Frankie Edgar
2000 NHSCA Senior National Runner Up
UFC World Champion
4x NCAA National Qualifier
Nick Simmons
2001 NHSCA Senior National 3rd Place
4x NCAA All American
Jon Jones
2005 NHSCA Senior Nationals – 4th Place
2x UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Aaron Brooks
4x NHSCA National Champion
Current Student Athlete at Penn State
2x NCAA Champion
3x All American
Roman Bravo-Young
2015 Freshman National Champion
Current Student Athlete at Penn State
2x NCAA Champion
4x All American