College Signings
College Signings 2016
To report a college commitment for a wrestler in the class of 2016, please send an e-mail to calgrappler@gmail.com and indicate the following: the wrestler’s name, college choice, wrestler’s high school, wrestler’s current weight class, and type of commitment (Verbal, Signing, or Transfer).
| COLLEGE | WRESTLER | HIGH SCHOOL | WEIGHT | COMMITMENT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Augustana | Chase Peterson | Foothill (SJS) | 141/149 | Signed |
 | CS Bakersfield | Noe Garcia | Gilroy (CCS) | 197 | Signed |
| CS Bakersfield | Dominic DuCharme | Windsor (NCS) | 165 | Signed |
| CS Bakersfield | Zak Levatino | Buchanan (CS) | 285 | Signed |
| CS Bakersfield | Kalani Tonge | Elk Grove (SJS) | 133 | Signed |
| CS Bakersfield | Jacob Sieder | South Torrance (SS) | 184 | Signed |
 | Cal Baptist | Greg Gaxiola | Buchanan (CS) | 149 | Signed |
| Cal Baptist | Donovin Guerrero | De La Salle (NCS) | 125 | Signed |
 | Cal Poly | Curtis Booth | Folsom (SJS) | 141 | Signed |
| Cal Poly | Jason Bergquist | Folsom (SJS) | 165 | Signed |
| Cal Poly | Jesse Madrigal | Oak Hills (SS) | 197 | Verbal |
| Cal Poly | Nicolas Iversen | Ukiah (NS) | 285 | Signed |
| Cal Poly | Jett Moy | San Marcos (SS) | 149 | Signed |
 | Campbellsville | Aaron Rugnao | Bear Creek (SJS) | 133 | Signed |
| Campbellsville | Adrian Camposano | Central (CS) via Fresno City CC | 125 | Signed |
 | Chadron State | Richard Black | Cesar Chavez via Neosho CC | 285 | Verbal |
| Chadron State | Anthony Orozco | Turlock (SJS) | 157 | Signed |
 | Clackamas CC | David Campbell | Mission Oak (CS) | 125 | Signed |
| Clackamas CC | Ralphy Tovar | Poway (SDS) via Grand Canyon | 149 | Signed |
| Clackamas CC | Chris Bailey | Poway (SDS) | 197 | Signed |
| Clackamas CC | Nick Maximov | Chico (NS) | 174 | Signed |
 | Colorado State Pueblo | Gavin Melendez | Gilroy (CCS) | 133 | Signed |
 | Colorado Mesa College | Kyle Jennings | Ponderosa (SJS) | 285 | Signed |
 | Columbia | Michael Bulkin | Del Norte (SDS) | 285 | Verbal |
 | Concordia | Anthony Zepeda | California (SS) via Rio Hondo JC | 157 | Signed |
| Concordia | Giovanni Castillo | Centennial (SS) via Mt. Sac CC | 125 | Signed |
 | Cornell | Trence Gillem | Helix Charter (SDS) | 133 | Verbal |
 | Dickinson State | Jason Zecchini | Mt. Whitney (SS) via Sac City CC | 184/197 | Signed |
 | Drexel | Julian Flores | San Marino (SS) | 141 | Signed |
| Drexel | Kai Kramer | La Costa Canyon (SD) | 125 | Verbal |
 | Duke | Roman Romero | McNair (SJS) | 184 | Verbal |
 | Emmanuel College | Jesse Gomez | Buena Park (SS) via Cerritos College | 285 | Signed |
 | Fresno State | Josh Hokit | Clovis (CS) | 184 | Signed |
| Fresno State | Isaiah Hokit | Clovis (CS) via Drexel | 141 | Signed |
| Fresno State | Beau Colombini | Windsor (NC) | 174 | Verbal |
| Fresno State | Kristian Olivas | Clovis (CS) via Utah Valley | 149 | Signed |
 | Hastings | Mike McCauley | Vacaville (SJ) | 285 | Signed |
| Hastings | Gunnar Gardner | Clovis North (CS) | 285 | Signed |
| Hastings | Jeremiah Gerl | Calvary Chapel-Downey (SS) via Cerritos | 197 | Signed |
| Hastings | Jake Wood | Newbury Park (SS) | 197 | Signed |
| Hastings | Nick Rohrer | Oak Ridge (SJS) via Sac City CC | 184 | Signed |
| Hastings | Chris Vaughan | McClatchy (SJS) via Sac City CC | 149 | Signed |
 | Indiana | Liam Cronin | Servite (SS) | 125 | Signed |
 | Indiana Tech | Oscar Martinez | Centennial (SS) | 197 | Signed |
 | Wheeling Jesuit | Daniel Romero | Montclair (SS) via Rio Hondo JC | 141 | Signed |
 | Lindenwood | Max Irvin | Chaparral (SS) | 125 | Verbal |
 | McKendree | Ruben Garcia | Selma (CS) | 157 | Verbal |
 | Menlo | Javier Gonzalez | Upland (SS) via Rio Hondo JC | 285 | Signed |
 | Michigan | Tyler Meisinger | San Clemente (SS) | 157 | Verbal |
 | Michigan State | Christian Rebottaro | Monta Vista Chrisitan (CCS) | 285 | Verbal |
 | Midland | Elias Mercado | California (NCS) via Rio Hondo CC | 141 | Signed |
 | Minot State | Dean Arevalo | Riverside Poly (SS) | 125 | Signed |
| Minot State | Andrew Helfrich | El Modena (SS) | 184 | Signed |
 | Nebraska Kearney | Alex Cisneros | Selma (CS) via Cornell | 157 | Signed |
| Nebraska Kearney | Jonas Gaytan | Clovis (CS) via Fresno City CC | 125 | Signed |
 | New York U | Riley Paterson | Servite (SS) | 174 | Verbal |
 | North Carolina | Daniel Chaid | Bellarmine Prep (CCS) via Grand Canyon | 197 | Signed |
 | Northern Illinois | Zack Velasquez | Ponderosa (SJS) via Grand Canyon | 149/157 | Signed |
| Northern Illinois | Kenneth Moore | Hoover (SDS) via Grand Canyon | 165/174 | Signed |
 | Northern State | Kenny Jones | Lassen (NS) | 133/141 | Signed |
| Northern State | Richie Casillas | Northview (SS) | 125 | Signed |
| Northern State | Steven Abbott | Orland (NS) | 174 | Signed |
 | Northwestern College (IA) | D'rell Gist | Helix Charter (SDS) | 174 | Verbal |
| Northwestern College (IA) | Dante Preciado | Castle Park (SS) | 141 | Verbal |
 | Oklahoma | Justin Thomas | Calvary Chapel (SS) | 165 | Signed |
| Oklahoma | Jeremy Thomas | Calvary Chapel (SS) | 157 | Signed |
 | Oklahoma City | Isaiah Smith | Orland (NS) via Sac City CC | 165/174 | Signed |
 | Oregon State | Devan Turner | Dixon (SJS) | 125 | Signed |
 | Old Dominion | Abner Romero | Buchanan (CS) | 165 | Signed |
| Old Dominion | Israel Saavedra | Granite Bay (SJS) | 133 | Verbal |
 | Penn State | AJ Nevills | Clovis (CS) | 197 | Verbal |
 | San Francisco State | Mason Boutain | Benicia (SJS) | 149 | Signed |
| San Francisco State | Justin Pichedwatana | Mayfair (SS) | 165 | Signed |
| San Francisco State | Morris Wilner | Calvary Chapel (SS) | 184 | Signed |
| San Francisco State | Kurtis Clem | Chico (NS) | 149 | Signed |
 | South Dakota State | Phillip Zamora | Laguna Hills (SS) | 149 | Signed |
 | Southern Oregon | Eric Schwark | Casa Robles (SJS) | 184 | Signed |
 | Stanford | Brandon Kier | Poway (SDS) | 133 | Signed |
 | Tennessee Chattanooga | Dylan Forzani | Salinas (NCS) via Sac City CC | 165 | Verbal |
 | Utah Valley | Durbin Lloren | Buchanan (CS) | 133 | Verbal |
 | West Virginia | Zachary Schrader | Army and Navy Academy | 197 | Signed |
 | Western State | Garrett Strang | Chaparral (SS) | 170 | Verbal |
 | Wisconsin | Evan Wick | San Marino (SS) | 157 | Verbal |
| Wisconsin | Zander Wick | San Marino (SS) | 149 | Verbal |
Girl Wrestling Signings
| COLLEGE | WRESTLER | HIGH SCHOOL | WEIGHT | COMMITMENT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | King University | Gabby Garcia | Valencia (SS) | 108 | Signed |
| Campbellsville | McKenzie Bacich | Bear Creek (SJS) | 101 | Signed |
| Menlo | Abi Aragon | Bear Creek (SJS) | 101 | Signed |
| Emmanuel College | Sadie Tackett | Rancho Buena Vista (SDS) | 135 | Signed |
| Emmanuel College | Mia Leon | Northview (SS) | 145 | Signed |
Last week was a big success for Oregon State’s recruiting, with Chris Pendleton’s team securing three verbal commitments, two from the Class of 2026 and one from the senior class, all Big Board members and two in the top 100. On Tuesday, Nathan Carrillo from St. John Bosco, CA, ranked #46 in the Class of 2026, also committed, making Oregon State one of two schools with three recruits from that class. Carrillo, a two-time California state qualifier and 2024 state finalist at 120 lbs, holds national-level accolades, including third-place finishes at the UWW U17 Trials and Fargo. He’s currently ranked seventh at 120 lbs and is expected to compete at 125/133 lbs in college. Despite already having young talent in those weight classes, Oregon State’s roster will benefit from Carrillo’s potential.
The Cornell recruiting Class of 2026 is off to a strong start with the verbal commitment of #9 overall Joseph Toscano from Buchanan, CA, making him the highest-ranked recruit from the class and the first top-ten recruit to commit so far. Toscano, a two-time state runner-up, reached the finals as a freshman at 126 lbs and again in 2024 at 144 lbs. He also advanced to the finals of the Doc Buchanan Invitational during his first two years, winning the title and the traditional cowboy hat as a freshman. Currently ranked sixth in the nation, Toscano is set to compete in the stacked 144 lb bracket at the Super 32, which will feature the top eight wrestlers in that weight class.
At the next level, Toscano is projected to wrestle at 157 lbs, which aligns with the graduation of current Cornell All-American Meyer Shapiro, setting Toscano up to join the Big Red in the fall of 2026. This commitment bolsters what is already considered one of the best recruiting classes in the current cycle.
On Friday morning the Oklahoma State Cowboy’s secured their first commitment from that class with #44 Rocklin Zinkin, a two-time state finalist from Buchanan, California. Zinkin, who was a state runner-up as a freshman at 106 lbs. and a state champion at 113 lbs. as a sophomore, also excelled at the Doc Buchanan Invitational and went 7-0 at the 16U National Duals in freestyle over the summer.
Expected to compete at 133 lbs. in college, Zinkin’s commitment marks the third straight year Oklahoma State has landed an elite California recruit, following #2 Coby Merrill in 2024 and #27 Ronnie Ramirez in 2025. Zinkin chose the Cowboys after visiting Michigan, NC State, and Virginia Tech, solidifying his decision after a visit to Oklahoma State.
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State Rankings2 weeks agoCalGrappler California High School Wrestling Rankings – 120 lbs.
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