Cary's Ben Creed and Chris Johnson of Orange were named academic all-American wrestlers by the national high school coaches association.
Cary's Creed, Orange's Johnson named academic all-Americans
Submitted by jmikeblake on 06/15/2010 - 11:28
Creed named academic all-American wrestler
Submitted by jmikeblake on 06/15/2010 - 10:41
Cary's Ben Creed, a rising senior, was named an academic all-American wrestler by the national high school coaches association.
Creed finished 48-4 and third in Class 4-A state tournament at 125 pounds this season.
He is a two-time state champion in the 103-pound class with a career record of 156-11. Creed has earned a 3.9 GPA, scored 26 on the ACT and ranks in the top 10 percent of his class.
Tri-Nine All-Conference wrestling
Submitted by jmikeblake on 03/03/2010 - 17:20
Wrestler of the Year
Ben Creed Cary (pictured left)
Coach of the Year
Jerry Winterton Cary
Wt. Name School
103 Justin Leroux Cary
103 Matt Hannah Holly Springs
112 Adam Elliman Cary
112 Jon Sparks Green Hope
112 Robert Fernandez Fuquay-Varina
112 Tyler Forsythe Apex
119 Ben Elliott Panther Creek
119 Zach Branas Middle Creek
125 Ben Creed Cary
125 Jake Reinmund Holly Springs
125 Ryan Goodchild Athens Drive
130 Joe Morrison Panther Creek
130 Dan Mitchell Apex
135 Patrick Santoro Panther Creek
135 Jeff Dion Athens Drive
140 Joey Baird Green Hope
140 Dan Martin Athens Drive
140 Dan Kavulich Panther Creek
145 Roger Terry Cary
145 Jeremy Overton Apex
152 Matt Colvard Cary
152 Ashton Rodgers Athens Drive
152 Jahel Carter Fuquay-Varina
160 Xaiver Bailey Holly Springs
160 Keith Nelson Panther Creek
171 Jamey Drennen Panther Creek
171 Josh Boozer Cary
171 Matthew Johnson-Grant Lee County
189 Sheridan Rucker Panther Creek
189 Soren Ferrell Fuquay-Varina
215 Kevin Puente Cary
215 Nate Reynolds Green Hope
285 Juan Macias Cary
285 Devante Ragland Lee County
Four Cary wrestlers in final USA Rankings
Submitted by jmikeblake on 06/08/2009 - 14:02The final USA Rankings are in, and four Cary grapplers are among those named.
Sophomore Ben Creed and graduating senior Eloheim Palma have been ranked on the All-Class rankings, while junior Matt Colvard and graduating senior Gabe Brotzman — along with Creed and Palma — have been ranked in their graduating classes.
Colvard has the unusual distinction of being ranked in the top 30 in both the 145 and 160 classes, as he had been in both classes before the season and during the year.
Colvard was ranked 30th in the 160-pound class and 28th in the 145-pound class.
Creed, a two-time state champion, was ranked 21st in the 103-pound class.
Brotzman was a special mention in the 152-pound class and Palma was No. 1 in the heavyweight division after securing the national title this year.
Palma is currently on a fold out of the USA Wrestling Magazines All-Americans as he has been named to their “Dream Team.”
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