1974 to 2022
National honors, won in high school.
NHSCA, Brute/adidas, ASICS, Wrestling USA, United World Wrestling, and USA Wrestling Junior, Cadet and Folkstyle Nationals. Every one of these was earned before a college singlet, at a national event, against the rest of the country.
Before college, and against the country
10 Wildcats, 16 national honors.
Every one of these was won in a high school singlet, at a national event, against the rest of the country. Different organizations, different events, five decades apart ... and an All-American from one is not an All-American from another, which is why every line below starts with who gave it.
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1 national honor
Doug Branigan
- USA Wrestling · 1974 · 6th at 105.5 lbs, Junior Nationals Greco-Roman.
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2 national honors
Tony Black
Later NCAA Division I All-American, Wisconsin
- USA Wrestling · 1996 · 4th at 88 lbs, Cadet Nationals freestyle.
- FILA · 2000 · 4th at 54 kg, Junior Nationals freestyle.
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3 national honors
Kevin Black
Later NCAA Division I All-American, Wisconsin
- ASICS · 1997 · honorable-mention high school All-American at 112 lbs.
- ASICS · 1998 · honorable-mention high school All-American at 119 lbs.
- Wrestling USA · 1998 · honorable-mention high school All-American at 119 lbs.
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1 national honor
Collin Cudd
Later a senior-level All-American, unattached
- USA Wrestling · 2003 · 5th at 130 lbs, Junior Nationals freestyle.
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4 national honors
Trevor Brandvold
Later 2x NCAA Division I All-American, Wisconsin
- Brute/adidas · 2005 · national champion at 189 lbs, All-American Championships.
- NHSCA · 2006 · national champion at 189 lbs, Senior Nationals.
- ASICS · 2006 · first-team high school All-American at 189 lbs.
- USA Wrestling · 2006 · 5th at 189 lbs, Junior Nationals freestyle.
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1 national honor
Nathan Fuller
Later NCAA Division III All-American, Wartburg
- USA Wrestling · 2018 · 7th at 160 lbs, Junior Nationals folkstyle.
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1 national honor
Josie Bartishofski
- United World Wrestling · 2019 · Junior All-American – place and weight not recorded.
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1 national honor
Travis Moelter
- USA Wrestling · 2021 · Folkstyle Nationals – All-American, place and weight not recorded.
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1 national honor
Jacob Range
- USA Wrestling · 2022 · Folkstyle Nationals – All-American, place and weight not recorded.
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1 national honor
Tyler Haydon
- USA Wrestling · 2022 · Junior Nationals Greco-Roman, Fargo – 8th place, weight not recorded.
A note on ages. The USA Wrestling and United World Wrestling junior divisions run to twenty rather than to graduation, so a wrestler can place in one after leaving high school ... Tony Black won his 2000 FILA Junior medal as a college freshman. Every other honor on this wall was won by a Wildcat still in school.
The rest of the record
Three walls, three claims.
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College & senior honors
NCAA Division I and III, NAIA and the NCWWC national title, won competing for a school ... and below them the U.S. Open and Olympic Trials results wrestled years later.
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The WIAA honor roll
Twenty individual state titles, every state qualifier, the five team state appearances, and every conference and regional champion on record.
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Wildcats in college now
The current roster of alumni on a college team. A list of where people are, not a list of what they have won.
