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ESPN Rise honors local wrestler, sprinter

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 From staff and wire reports

St. Edward wrestler Collin Palmer and Rhodes sprinter Mahagony Jones highlight ESPN Rise's Northeast Ohio honorees.
ESPN Rise selected state athletes and teams of the year. Ohio was among the states that had multiple regions.
Palmer, an Ohio State recruit and four-time Division I state champion, is the Northeast Ohio Boys Athlete of the Year. Jones, a Penn State recruit who won three events at the indoor track state meet in March and is a favorite at next month's outdoor championships, is the Northeast Ohio Girls Athlete of the Year.



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[BuckWrestler141]

As posted earlier, David Taylor from Ohio (The number 1 recruit in the nation) was released from his letter of intent to Iowa State because Cael Sanderson left as the coach from there.

Here is a long interview with Taylor in which he discusses where he is at in the process: Video - Wrestling 411: May 8 with Schultz Award winner David Taylor on Flowrestling

To me it sounds like Penn State 75% Ohio State 20% Ok St. 5%

This would be huge for Ohio St.

 

[ysubuck]

Given their history, I think the writing is on the wall for Taylor to follow Sanderson to PSU. Would be a great get for Ohio State though it it were to happen.

 

[RB07OSU]

As you said, PSU is the team to beat. However, Ryan made his visit a week ago and made a big impression. They are selling the program well and also the fact that he will have Palmer as a drill partner (the two are friends and both are the top wrestler in the country at their weights). I'm glad he is staying in the Big 10 but the connection with Sanderson is deep and I have a hard time seeing him going anywhere else but PSU. I'll update if I get anything else but as of now, he is taking his time to decide. I'm really hoping he comes here though...I am friends with David and he is a smart, focused, and respectful guy who would be a great addition on and off the mat. He is certainly the kind of kid you want in your program.

 

[BuckWrestler141]

David Taylor the senior years top recruit made the move most expected, but still sad to see. There were signs of hope after he decommited when Cael resigned, but he chose to follow Cael to Penn St. like most expected.


June 9, 2009
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling program, under the guidance of head coach Cael Sanderson, received more outstanding news today as high school All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio) committed to Penn State. Taylor is considered by many to be the top wrestling recruit in the nation. He signed a financial aid letter today and will join the Nittany Lions this fall for the 2009-10 campaign.
Taylor had signed a national letter of intent to attend Iowa State but was given a release from that NLI earlier this spring when Sanderson made the move to Happy Valley to take over the reins of the Nittany Lion program. Since an athlete may only sign one NLI, Taylor's acceptance of the financial aid agreement solidifies his status as Penn State's newest Nittany Lion grappler.
"We're very pleased to welcome David to Penn State," Sanderson said. "He is an outstanding young man from an outstanding family and his addition to our program is great news for every Penn State wrestling fan. David is a special talent whose character will allow him to excel at the collegiate level and it is an honor to have him join our program."
Taylor, the son of David and Kathy Taylor, recently concluded an outstanding high school career at St. Paris Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio. Under the guidance of head coach Jeff Jordan, the Falcons have reeled off a stunning nine consecutive Ohio State Division II state titles and have claimed the 2008 DII National Championship as well. Taylor has had a major influence on St. Paris-Graham's fortunes.
This past year, Taylor received the prestigious Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award. The award is given in honor of the former Olympic and World Champion and is given to the nation's top wrestler, evaluated on excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, character, citizenship and community service.

Taylor posted an amazing 180-2 overall record in four years and won four consecutive Ohio State Championships. As a high school freshman and sopre, Taylor claimed the 103 pound title and as a junior he won the 112 pound crown. This past year, Taylor moved up to 135 for his senior season and rolled to his fourth straight championship. David was named the 2009 Ohio State Wrestling Tournament's Outstanding Wrestler and was named the Ohio Wrestler of the Year in each of the past two seasons.
Not just garnering Ohio laurels, Taylor is a two-time Asics First Team All-American and has claimed the Beast of the East crown and won the Ironman title an unprecedented four times. He is the only wrestler in that tournament's long and storied history to win four titles. He also won three Cadet and two Junior National titles in both freestyle and Greco-Roman competition. Taylor was a member of the 2007 FILA Junior World team as well.
"David Taylor is the kind of athlete any coach would be proud to work with," Sanderson continued. "We are welcoming an outstanding young man to our program that is as committed to academic excellence and his community as he is to succeeding on the mat. He is an impressive person and I am confident that our fans will enjoy watching David's career unfold."
Taylor's off-the-mat achievements are as impressive as his work for the Falcon wrestlers. He is a member and officer of the 4-H Club and is ranked in the top 10 of his class, carrying a 4.0 GPA into his final days at St. Paris-Graham.
As an Asics All-America first teamer, Taylor joins fellow first teamer and Nittany Lion signee Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), who was also an Asics All-America first team selection after his title-winning run at the Blair Academy this past season, and Luke Macchiaroli (Tempe, Ariz.) in this year's recruiting class.
Penn State Wrestling season tickets for the 2009-10 season can be reserved now. To make a $20 deposit on the best Rec Hall locations, fans should call 1.800.NITTANY between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. Current wrestling season ticket holders do not need to make a new deposit and will simply go through the coming renewal process. Penn State wrestling season tickets are all reserved locations in Rec Hall. The exact seat assignments for new commitments will not be available until the renewal cycle is complete, but new season ticket commitments made now will be assigned locations based on Nittany Lion Club point totals and the time/date the deposit was received by Penn State Athletics. Season ticket pricing for the 2009-10 season will be finalized and announced by July 1, 2009.

 

[LitlBuck]

Will, I am sure that Coach Ryan gave it his best shot. Good luck to David with his career at Happy Valley except he wrestles a Buckeye. However, I do think that he is going to miss something as far as the team rewards because the Buckeyes are primed to make it a couple runs nationally.

 

[LitlBuck]

OSU notebook: Wrestler named Ohio State's male athlete of the year
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Ohio State named wrestler J Jaggers its male athlete of the year. The senior, a native of the Cleveland suburb of Northfield, won his second NCAA title this year and was named an All-American for the third time.

? Ohio Stadium, Cleveland Browns Stadium and Cincinnati's Paul Brown Stadium are among 45 potential sites to be included in the United States' bid for soccer's 2018 or 2022 World Cups.

FIFA has mandated that candidate nations provide 12 to 18 suitable stadiums. The U.S. "short list" has 45 in 37 cities. An earlier list had 58 venues.

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : OSU notebook: Wrestler named Ohio State's male athlete of the year

 

[Buckskin86]

Former college wrestlers are making decision sooner to go into mixed martial arts
by Doug Lesmerises / Plain Dealer Reporter
Tuesday July 07, 2009

Ultimate Fighting Championships competitor Gray Maynard, a St. Edward High graduate who is competing on the UFC circuit, lands a punch on Jim Miller on his way to a unanimous decision on March 7 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.
Lance Palmer.The career: Punching guys in the face in the world of mixed martial arts.

The job candidates: Two wrestling state champions from St. Edward, two accomplished college wrestlers, two athletes looking for a way to turn their sport into a job.

The difference: Timing.

Six years ago, after he left Michigan State, Gray Maynard stumbled into his new life in a Las Vegas gym. For the latest generation of wrestlers such as Ohio State senior Lance Palmer, ultimate fighting is part of the plan.

Maynard and Palmer may wind up in the same place, but Palmer is starting his path much sooner.


College basketball players have the NBA, college football players have the NFL, and now, college wrestlers have the adrenaline-stoked combat sport that combines the jabs and hooks of boxing, the takedowns and holds of wrestling and the kicks and attacks of judo and jujitsu.

For years, the booming world of mixed martial arts, led by its leading organization, the Ultimate Fighting Championship or UFC, has been populated by former college wrestlers, including big-name champions such as Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz. Former Ohio State national champion Mark Coleman helped introduce wrestling techniques to UFC as it entered the mainstream 13 years ago.

As more wrestlers, including Olympic champions, turn to MMA, the relationship is no longer coincidental. The pure and noble enclave of amateur wrestling is now a breeding ground for the next ultimate fighters.

"I think I'll be pretty good," said Palmer, a Columbia Station native, obviously eager to make the leap after graduating next year. "My type of intensity is better for hitting a guy in the face and attempting to brutalize him. That's actually legal in MMA and not in wrestling, so I think it'll be fun."

Former college wrestlers are making decision sooner to go into mixed martial arts - cleveland.com