Intermat calls OSU class "a staggering recruiting haul"
John Smith
July 7, 2009
STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma State wrestling coach John Smith and his staff brought in the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class for the 2009-10 season, according to Intermatwrestle.com, it was announced today.
The web site listed five of OSU’s signees as top-100 national recruits. Leading the way was the country’s No. 3 overall wrestler, Chris Perry of Stillwater HS. Also included among the top 100 were No. 11 Jon Morrison from Carl Sandburg HS in Illinois, No. 21 Dallas Bailey of Catoosa HS, No. 53 Ladd Rupp of Perry HS and No. 71 Zach White from Woodward HS.
According to the web site, “This group should help assure that Oklahoma State returns to the top of the NCAA leader board and stays there for a while, a position from which they had a rare absence this past season. Morrison is a two-time Junior Nationals champion in freestyle, while Perry earned that title this past season.”
In addition, the site included Albert White and Alan Gelogaev as impact newcomers. White was a Fargo junior national champion and a four-time Illinois state champion in high school before winning a junior college national title at Northern Iowa Area CC in 2008. A native of Moscow, Russia, Gelogaev was on campus last season but did not compete for the Cowboys. He will begin his collegiate career as a sophomore this coming year.
The Big 12 dominated the top five of Intermat’s recruiting rankings, with Oklahoma State No. 1, Oklahoma No. 3 and Nebraska No. 4.
Intermat’s top 25 recruiting classes for the 2009-10 season:
