Two Wrestling Recruits Sticking with ISU

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2 wrestling recruits sticking with ISU, Jackson | GazetteOnline.com - Cedar Rapids, Iowa City

For a novice, can someone rank the four incoming recruits, ie, of the 2 that we lost and 2 that are still coming, who was most important? From what I gather, Weatherman was the #1, so great he is still coming. What about the others? Was losing 2 a huge blow?

[Melvin]

Dave Taylor (decommit) was the #1 Ranked kid in the country, he was the Crown Jewel. That was a big blow.

Weatherman is Ranked very high and he is a local kid. Jackson must keep him, that would be a huge blow if we lost Weatherman. Also, Weatherman has some younger brothers that are also very good. It could be the start of nice Run.

The HWT from Arizona would have been a nice addition, I heard some good things about him, that is a tough loss.

Also, the kid from Kansas is Ranked high and should be a good addition.

[Clone91]

David Taylor was a huge blow to the recruiting class. Many ranking publications had him as the #1 or #2 recruit overall this year. Plus, he is supposed to be a terrific student and interviewed very well on wrestling411. I'm hoping he doesn't end up at Oklahoma State.

Intermat.com had the following:

David Taylor #1
Trent Weatherman #44
Boaz Beard #97
Luke Macchiaroli - unranked, but highly touted