Lander unveils first wrestling signing class, featuring 10 signees:
The Lander wrestling program celebrated its first National Signing Day with 10 student-athletes in its first recruiting class that will begin competing in the 2019-20 school year.
“I am very excited for the first crop of recruits in Lander wrestling history,” said head coach RC LaHaye. “We have searched nationwide to find the best student-athletes possible to lay the foundation for the Bearcat wrestling program and I believe we have found them. The future for Lander wrestling looks very bright. As excited as we are about this first group, we are still recruiting hard all the way through the spring of 2019 and are still looking for student-athletes who want to be a part of something special as we build the Lander wrestling program.”
Signed Recruits: (sorted by projected weight class )
Juan “Manny” Garcia – Tucson, Ariz. / Sunnyside High School – 2X High School State Champion
Ezekial Marquez – Silver City, N.M. / Silver High School – 3X High School State Champion Projected Weight Class 133
William Olivas – Tucson, Ariz. / Sunnyside High School / Grand Canyon University – 2X High School State Champion / Arizona Wrester of the Year 2014 Projected Weight Class 133
Joshua Maningding – Goose Creek, S.C. / Stratford High School – South Carolina State Runner Up Projected Weight Class 133/141
Chandler Smalley – Donalds, S.C. / Abbeville High School – 3X High School State Champion Projected Weight Class 141/149
Jordan Whelan – Madison, Ala. / Bob Jones High School – 7A State Placer Projected Weight Class 141/149
Marco Regalbuto – Broadview Heights, Ohio / Brecksville High School – 2x OH Div. 1 Placer 3rd, 5th / UWW All American Freestyle Projected Weight Class: 149
Myles Starke – Kingsland, Ga. / Camden County High School – Georgia State Champion Projected Weight Class 184
Noah Swift – Johns Creek, Ga. / Mt. Pisgah High School – Georgia State Placer Projected Weight Class 174
Darius Parker – Fort Myers, Fla. / Riverdale High School – FL State Runner Up, Super 32 All American Projected Weight Class 197
Recruiting Class by the Numbers:
# Of Incoming Freshman: 9
# Of Incoming Transfers: 1
Combined High School State Titles Won: 11
Combined High School State Placings: 28
Number of States Represented: 7
