Three Section 9 wrestling graduates and five from Army have received preseason rankings by Intermat magazine.
Minisink Valley grad P.J. Duke, a sophomore at Penn State, is the top-ranked wrestler at 165 pounds. Middletown's Stephan Monchery, a junior at Appalachian State, is No. 17 at 285 pounds. Valley Central's Luke Satriano, a freshman at West Virginia, is ranked 33rd at 141.
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Two sons of Port Jervis great Troy Bouzakis have earned rankings: Nic Bouzakis of Ohio State is No. 10 at 141 pounds and Vince Bouzakis of Pittsburgh is No. 29 at 157.
Army has five wrestlers with preseason rankings: sophomore Jake Crapps is No. 20 at 133; senior Braden Basile is No. 19 at 141; senior Andrew Christie is No. 23 at 165; senior Gunner Filipowicz is No. 25 at 174; and junior Brady Colbert is No. 13 at 285.
Army will begin the season at the Princeton Open on Nov. 1, at Wisconsin on Nov. 9 and host Air Force on Nov. 15. Army will also host the re-named C.J. Morgan Invitational — a former wrestler who died in a training accident in 2019 — on Nov. 22.
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Intermat NCAA Div. I preseason rankings
125 pounds: 1. Luke Lilledahl (Penn State, Jr.); 2. Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton, Jr.); 3. Nico Provo (Stanford, Sr.)
133 pounds: 1. Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State Soph.); 2. Ben Davino (Ohio State, Soph.); 3. Aaron Seidel (Virginia Tech, Soph.); 20. Jake Crapps (Army, Soph.)
141 pounds: 1. Luke Stanich (Lehigh, Jr.); 2. Evan Frost (Iowa State, Sr.); 3. Vance Vombaur (Minnesota, Sr.); 10. Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State, Sr.; son of Port Jervis standout Troy Bouzakis); 19. Braden Basile (Army, Sr.); 33. Luke Satriano (Valley Central grad, West Virginia, Fr.)
149 pounds: 1. Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech, Sr.); 2. Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State, Soph.); 3. Aden Valencia (Stanford, Soph.)
157 pounds: 1. Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State, Soph.); 2. Tyler Kasak (Penn State, Jr.); 3. Antrell Taylor (Nebraska, Sr.); 29. Vince Bouzakis (Pittsburgh, Soph.; son of former Port Jervis standout Troy Bouzakis)
165 pounds: 1. P.J. Duke (Minisink Valley grad, Penn State., Soph.); 2. Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State, Jr.); 3. Joey Blaze (Purdue, Sr.); 23. Andrew Christie (Army, Sr.)
174 pounds: 1. Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State, Sr.); 2. Christopher Minto (Nebraska, Jr.); 3. Cam Steed (Missouri, Sr.); 25. Gunner Filipowicz (Army, Sr.)
184 pounds: 1. Max McEnelly (Minnesota, Jr.); 2. Rocco Welsh (Penn State, Jr.); 3. Angelo Ferrari (Iowa, Soph.)
197 pounds: 1. Josh Barr (Penn State, Jr.); 2. Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State, Soph.); 3. Stephen Little (Little Rock, Sr.);
285 pounds: 1. Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State, Sr.); 2. Ben Kueter (Iowa, Jr.); 3. Nick Feldman (Ohio State, Sr.); 13. Brady Colbert (Army, Jr.); 17. Stephan Monchery (Middletown grad, Appalachian State, Jr.)
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