Popolizio Signs Elite Recruiting Class on National Signing Day
11/14/2024 12:16:00 PM | Wrestling
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State wrestling head coach Pat Popolizio signed five recruits as part of its 2025 signing class on Wednesday. The group was ranked as the No. 6 recruiting class by FloWrestling on Sept. 19.
Between Will Denny, Brogan Tucker, and Daniel Zepeda, three members of the signing class are featured on FloWrestling's Big Board rankings list. Zepeda leads the group at No. 7, followed by Denny at No. 17, and rounded out by Tucker at No. 27.
All five wrestlers were named to Sports Illustrated's 2024-25 Preseason National High School Rankings that list the top 25 wrestlers from all over the country in each weight class.
Will Denny • Manhattan, Illinois
No. 17 on FloWrestling's Class of 2025 High School Big Board…Ranked No. 3 at 150lbs by Sports Illustrated in the 2024-25 Preseason National High School Rankings…2024 Super 32 Challenge Champion at 157lbs…Won a state title his junior year…Ranked No. 1 by Illinois Matmen his junior year
Cason Howle • Greenwood, South Carolina
Ranked No. 14 at 215lbs by Sports Illustrated in the 2024-25 Preseason National High School Rankings…Three time South Carolina state champion…Holds a 159-1 record heading into his senior year
Jason Kwaak • Brentwood, New York
Ranked No. 11 at 150 by Sports Illustrated in the 2024-25 Preseason National High School Rankings…Placed third at the High School Wrestling Nationals in Virginia Beach…Placed second at the Northeast Regional for freestyle in 2023, qualifying him for the 2023 US Marine Corps 16u Nationals in Fargo
Brogan Tucker • Sidney, Ohio
No. 27 on FloWrestling's Class of 2025 High School Big Board…Ranked No. 7 at 157 by Sports Illustrated in the 2024-25 Preseason National High School Rankings…3x State Champion…Placed 4th at the 2024 Super 32 at 157 lbs
Daniel Zepeda • Gilroy, California
No. 7 on FloWrestling's Class of 2025 High School Big Board…Ranked No. 2 at 144lbs by Sports Illustrated in the 2024-25 Preseason National High School Rankings…Won a California State Title as a sophomore…Won the 2024 Fargo Tournament at 144 lbs…Won Who's Number One last fall over Bo Bassett…A member of the Men's Freestyle USA Junior National Team in 2023 and 2024…Placed first at the CA Super 32 Early Entry 2024
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