Cody Merrill (Gilroy HS) – #2 Recruit in the Nation

The class of 2024 might be the biggest list of commits ever this early into the season for California. This class features two returning state champions in Miguel Estrada from Frontier HS (cs) and Robert Platt from Brawley (sd). Estrada has committed to Iowa and Platt just committed to wrestle at Columbia. State runner-up from a year ago, Brock Mantanona from Palm Desert HS (ss), will be joining his brother Beau at the University of Michigan next Fall. Four other second place finishers from a year ago feature Gavin Bauder from Clovis North HS (cs), Isaiah Quintero from El Dorado HS (ss), Laird Root from Poway HS (sd) and Sonny Kling from Canyon Springs HS (ss). Quintero has committed to wrestle at Purdue, Root to North Carolina, Kling to Cal Baptist and Bauder is still undecided.

Our number one uncommitted recruit is Cody Merrill from Gilroy  who had to skip last season. Currently he’s the number two recruit in the nation by Mat Scouts on Rokfin.

Here are the wrestlers from the class of 2024 that have already committed (also see below). click here to view
Here are the wrestlers from the class of 2023 that have already committed (also see below). click here to view

Comment below on who you think should be in our top 10 wrestlers from the class of 2024.

RANK	LOGO	WRESTLER	HIGH SCHOOL	2023 STATE PLACE
1		Cody Merrill	Gilroy (cc)	State Champion in 2022
2		Damien Alvarez	Selma (cs)	3rd
3		Branson John	Buchanan (cs)	DNP
4		Gavin Bauder	Clovis North (cs)	2nd
6		Richard Murillo	Canyon Springs (ss)	6th
7		Clemente Holguin	Sobrato (cc)	8th in 2022
8		Elias Navida	Poway (sd)	DNP, 6th in 2022
9		David Alonso	Palm Desert (ss)	7th
10		Marcus Caro	Rancho Bernardo (sd)	7th
10		Thomas Thongseng	Exeter (cs)	8th

Honorable Mention (listed by weight)

Mason Carillo – Royal (ss), 7th in State
Octavio Negrete – Elk Grove (sj), 4-2
Micah Vitoria – West (sj), 3-2
Kyle Holtberg – St. Mary’s (sj), 2-2
Jason Suetos – Granite Hills (ss), 3-2
Christian Herrera – Bakersfield (cs), 4-2
Timothy Murabito – Los Gatos (cc), 1-2
Ryder Yoshitake – San Marino (ss), 2-2
Jeremiah Bertalotto – Turlock (sj), 2-2
Anthony Berg – Whitney (sj), 3-2
Arjun Nagra – Vacaville (sj), 3-2
Brian Leon – Roosevelt (ss), 2-2
Larry Borelli – Los Banos (sj), 3-2
Aliaksandr Kikiniou – Poway (sd), 8th in State
Max McWilliams – Calvary Chapel (ss), 7th in State
Kai Vasquez – Bakersfield (cs), 0-2
Ryan Clink – Chico (ns), 4-2
Mason Walsh – Carlsbad (sd), 1-2
Sonny Acuna – Northview (ss), 3-2
Scott Beadles – Caraveras (sj), 4-2
Elias Corona – Oakdale (sj), 3-2
Jayden Gosal – JF Kennedy (nc)
Joseph Ellis – Vintage (nc), 2-2
Angel Cervantes – Highland (cs), 2-2
Adam Farha – Poway (sd), 8th in 2023
Alec Dansby – Buchanan (cs), 3-2
Bryson Harrington – Buchanan (cs)
Gary Avila – Bullard (cs), 2-2
Declan Follette – Laguna Creek (sj), 3-2

Top 2024 Wrestlers Already Committed – See the full list here

Abram Cline – Granite Hills (ss)): 3rd place. Committed to Maryland
Isaiah Quintero – El Dorado (ss): 2nd place. Committed to Purdue
Aden Valencia – Sobrato (cc): 3rd place in 2022. Committed to Stanford
Brock Mantanona – Palm Desert (ss): 2nd Place. Committed to Michigan
Paul Kelly – Poway HS (sd): 3rd Place. Committed to Cal Baptist
Grigor Cholakyan – St. John Bosco (ss): 4th place in 2022. Committed to Stanford
Moses Mirabel – Gilroy (cc): 5th Place. Committed to Brown
Miguel Estrada – Frontier (cs): State Champion. Committed to Iowa
Laird Root – Poway (sd): 2nd Place. Committed to North Carolina
Ethan Parco – Los Gatos (cc): 5th Place. Committed to Stanford
Joe Buck – Clovis (cs): 5th Place. Committed to Cal Poly
Carlos Garcia – Oakdale (sj): 4th Place. Committed to Cal Poly
Sonny Kling – Canyon Springs (ss): 2nd Place. Committed to Cal Baptist
Thomas Sandoval – Vacaville (sj): 4th Place. Committed to Brown
Robert Platt – Brawley (sd): State Champion. Committed to Columbia
Eugenio Franco – Corona Del Mar (ss): 3rd Place. Committed to Cal Poly
Michael Murillo – Bakersfield (cs): 3rd Place. Committed to Mary (ND)