Awards & Results

The 2023 John Hurrle Memorial Award will be announced at the 41st Anniversary of the IHSWCA Hall of Fame Banquet in Carmel at the Event Centre.

Congratulations to Mike McCarthy!

Past John Hurrle Award Winners

Past recipients include: Cheryl Merchant (2022) The Miller Family (2021), Beth Lybarger (2019), Lou Silverman (2018), Pat Culp (2017) Renee Schoettle (2016), Dave Errett (2015), Louis & Sharon Rosbottom (2014) Danny Struck (2013) Jan & Sue Hesser (2012), Chris Lynch (2011), Jim Tonte (2010), Bob Kopnisky (2009), Paul Green (2008), Tom Dolly (2007), JD Minch (2006), Royce Deckard (2005), T. Howard Jones Jr. & Robert Hasseman (2004), Dick Neal (2003), Rex Peckinpaugh (2002), Alan Goddard (2001), Francis Knue (2000), Mary Friedt (1999), John Schattner (1998), Mike & Sharon Dowden (1997), Rollie Hoover (1996), Bud Palmer (1995), Charles McNamara (1994), Larry Bergstrom (1993) and Phil Strader (1992).

2023 John Hurrle Memorial Award-Mike McCarthy

Mike has been a valued coach, official, director and volunteer in Indiana for several decades. Some of the many areas he has been involved in:

Mike is always present loading trucks for countless events from 2003 to present. Mike is most present with kids officiating on the mat as both a USAW

CYO Assistant 88-90
ISWA club coach 91-10,
Assistant high school coach 05-10,
ISWA team leader 06-11,
ISWA Transportation Dir 11-13,
IHSAA state finals media staff 91-19,
ISWA event setup crew 03-22
Mat official & IHSAA referee 2001 to present

Mike is married to Michelle McCarthy with 3 children: Rachel, Mike IV & Jake. Mike embraces the John Hurrle Memorial legacy of “Do it for the kids!”

John Hurrle Award Information

John Hurrle, one of the original founders and lifetime member of the Indiana State Wrestling Association, coached for many years at Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis, IN. John was devoted to wrestling and to the kids in the state and served on the Board of Directors from 1978 until his death in 1991. The ISWA is dedicated to the example that John set for our organization. John’s motto was “DO IT FOR THE KIDS!” It is a motto the ISWA has adopted as their own. The John Hurrle Award is presented annually by the Indiana State Wrestling Association to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of Amateur Wrestling in the State of Indiana. The winner is chosen from nominations submitted by ISWA member clubs and directors and is presented to the recipient at the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association Banquet held each year in February.

2022 Club of the Year-Delta Wrestling Club

Brandon Whaley Young Official of the Year-Blaze Garcia

2022 Freestyle/Greco Official of the Year Eric Lapshire

2022 Annual Meeting Award Ceremony Images & Images of New Triple and Double Crown Ceremony

2022 Coach of the Year-Bill Hawkins

2022 Volunteer of the Year-Cheryl Merchant

2022 Coach of the Year-Paul Redemacher

2022 Pairing Official of the Year-Kara Polen

2022 Triple & Double Crown Winners

2022 Triple Crown Award Winners

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEARS TRIPLE/DOUBLE CROWN WINNERS

2022 ISWA TRIPLE AND DOUBLE CROWN WINNERS

2022 Men's Triple Crown Winners #1-35 Won 1st place in ISWA's Folkstyle, Freestyle & Greco State Final Tournaments.

2022 Women's Double Crown Winners 36-55 Won 1st Place in ISWA's Folkstyle & Freestyle State Final Tournaments.

2022 Trpl	Wgt/Div	First Name	Last Name	Club/Academy
1	8U 43#	Emery	Sanders	Rhyno Academy of Wrestling
2	8U 62#	Mason	Pasternak	Bulldog Premier
3	8U 70#	Micah	Stith	Midwest Extreme Wrestling
4	10U 49#	Emmett	McCammon	Maurer Coughlin WA
5	10U 53#	Cecil	Nelson	Contenders WA
6	10U 59#	D Angelo	Chavez	Midwest Regional Training Ctr
7	10U 63#	Lennon	Jaggers	Delta WC Inc
8	10U 67#	Carter	Marsh	Delta WC Inc
9	10U 77#	Rocco	Cartalino	Midwest Regional Training Ctr
10	10U 84#	Jonathon	Nordyke	Region WA
11	10U 105#	Braylon	Hayes	Team Jeff
12	10U 120#	Coltyn	Aquino	Delta WC Inc
13	12U 58#	Colton	Wiseman	Contenders WA
14	12U 67#	Haedyn	Cochran	Contenders WA
15	12U 70#	Spencer	McCammon	Maurer Coughlin WA
16	12U 74#	Jeremy Aiden	Carver	Delta WC Inc
17	12U 82#	Xavier	Flores	Center Grove WC
18	12U 92#	Lincoln	Hinchman	Contenders WA
19	12U 108#	Tatum	Jones	Falcon WC
20	12U 135#	Jackson	Smith	Patriots WC
21	12U 200#	Shawn	Jackson	Elite Athletic Club
22	14U 77#	Traevon	Ducking	Contenders WA
23	14U 87#	Case	Bell	Contenders WA
24	14U 97#	Caleb	Schaefer	Mater Dei WC
25	14U 110#	Braylon	Reynolds	Red Cobra
26	14U 125#	Tommy	Gibbs	Contenders WA
27	14U 136#	Lucas	Boe	Red Cobra
28	16U 88#	Peyton	Schoettle	Contenders WA
29	16U 100#	Revin	Dickman	Contenders WA
30	16U 106#	Ty	Henderson	Maurer Coughlin WA
31	16U 126#	Evan	Stanley	Region WA
32	16U/Jr #182	De'Alcapon	Veazy	IN Legends of Gold
33	16U 195#	Shawn	Glass	Red Cobra
34	16U 285#	Benjamin	Land	Team Jeff
35	Senior 211.5#	Mark	Maldanado	Highland WC
36	Veteran 213.75#	Michael	Burke	Yorktown WC

2022 Dbl
37	6U 40#	Ataliah	McCue	Beaste Mode WC
38	8U 45#	Kennedy	Wheeler	Contenders WA
39	8U 60#	Tatiana	Hicks	Jennings County WC
40	10U 60#	Grace	Nedelsky	Contenders WA
41	10U 70#	Achaiah	McCue	Beast Mode
42	10U 90-100#	Isabella	Smith	Patriots WC
43	12U 70-75#	Ella	Neibert	Indian Creek WC
44	12U 80#	Corabella	Wesley	Hobart WC
45	12U 85#	Gloria	Cloud	Columbus North WC
46	12U 120#	Hope	Sentency	Contenders WA
47	14U 119#	Ava	Strayer	Bulldog Premier
48	14U 127-136#	Emma	Jones	Cowen WC
49	14U 145#	Pasilee	Chambers	Spartans WC
50	16U 100-106#	Elizabeth	Dowty	Indian Creek WC
51	16U 117#	Kyla	Johnson	Contenders WA
52	16U 122#	Ella	Gahl	Spartans WC
53	16U 127#	Aleksandra	Bastaic	Highland WC
54	Jr 100-106#	Makenzie	Smith	Patriots WC
55	Jr 132#	Kyra	Tomlinson	Noblesville WC
56	Jr 164#	Kiersten	O'Neill	Warren Wrestling Academy
57	Jr 200#	Varzidy	Bachelor	Northview WC

2022 Double Crown Award Winners

94: Wyatt Ulrey, Tyler Tun, Nate Rioux Freestyle 2nd Place, Greco 7th Place

100: Revin Dickman Freestyle 8th Place, Greco 6th Place

106: Ty Henderson, Brennan Leonard, Gavin As, Aiden Smalley

113: Jake Hockaday, Isaiah Schaefer, Gavin Jendreas, Aiden Dallinger, Jalen May

120: Dominic Brown, Isaac Ash, Sonny Sessa

126: Easton Doster, Liam Bumgardener, Jairo Acuna, Nicholas Anderson, Kaptur Nacwaski

132: Landon Hawkins, Parker Reynolds, Cameron Volz

138: Jeffery Huyveart, Asher Ratliff, Silas Foster, Wyatt Kresja, Branson Weaver

145: Cameron Clark, Ben Pennington, Jackson Todd, Alex Smith GRECO 6th Place

152: Anthony Rinehart, Mitchell Betz, Oliver Hallett

160: Miguel Rojas, Brenton Russell GRECO 7th Place

170: James LeCrec , Dylan Pierce

182: De’Alcapone Veazy Freestyle 2nd Place, Greco 3rd Place

220: Cole Chicoine , Brandon Johnson , Devin Kendrix , Preston Howard

16U GRECO RESULTS: Congratulations to Team Indiana’s 5 Greco All Americans!

Nathan Rioux 7th place at 94lbs

Revin Dickman 6th place at 100lbs

Alexander Smith 6th at 145lbs

Brenton Russell 7th place at 160lbs

De’Alcapon Veazy 3rd place at 182lbs

JUNIOR GRECO RESULTS: Team Indiana has ended the day with 3 All American placers. Congratulations to:

Logan Bickel 7th place (113)

Hunter May 6th place (152)

Codei Khawaja 3rd place (170)

Junior Womens Team Indiana finishes in Fargo with 5 All-Americans. They are:

Rianne Murphy 100lbs. 4th place

Makenize Smith 100lbs. 7th place

Torie Buchanan 117lbs. 4th. place

Anna Krejsa 122lbs. 7th place

Riley Dempewolf 200lbs. 3rd place

Fantastic job ladies!

Men's 16U Fargo Results

Men's 16U Fargo Report

Team Leader: Issac Ray (16U)

Coaches: Thomas Pompei, Chris Fleeger, Wade McClurg, Tom Hall, Paul Petrov, Maurice Swain, Josh Curry, Chad Red, Brady Eppert, Fletcher Miller, Blake Mauer, Matt Coughlin, Nick Hull, Dan Mikesell, Sean Schmaltz, Greg Schaefer, Issac Ray, Quinn Harris

Results: Team Indiana took 45 16U athletes to Fargo North Dakota for a week of wrestling at the nations biggest national tournament. In the freestyle portion of the competition we had 5 athletes who competed in the round of 12 otherwise known as the blood round, and we had 2 athletes who were victorious in their semifinal bouts and found themselves wrestling on the elevates stage for a national title. Team Indiana finished with 3 All-Americans in Freestlye with Nate Rioux (2nd @ 94lbs.), Revin Dickman (8th @ 100lbs.), and De’Alcapon Veazy (2nd @ 182lbs.). In the Greco portion of the tournament we added 2 new All-Americans and had 3 athletes earn double All-American Status! Greco All-Americans were; Nate Rioux (7th @ 94lbs.), Revin Dickman (6th @ 100lbs.), Alex Smith (6th @ 145lbs.), Brenton Russell (7th @ 160lbs.), and De’Alcapon Veazy (3rd @ 182lbs.).

Team Results: 3 Freestyle All-Americans 11th as a team, 5 Greco All-Americans 16th as a team.

Men's Fargo Jr Results

Men’s Junior Fargo Report

Team Leader: Isaac Ray (Junior)

Coaches: Blake Maurer, Matt Coughlin, Brady Eppert, Thomas Pompei, Fletcher Miller, Chad Red, Nick Hull, Sean Schmaltz, Greg Schaefer, Josh Curry, Maurice Swain, Wade McClurg, Dan Mikesell, Chris Fleeger, Tom Hall, and Paul Petrov

Special Thanks to Jonah Odum for organizing the gear orders and Lauren Rioux for organizing transportation to and from the tournament.

Team Results: 16U Freestyle: 3 All-Americans: Nate Rioux (2nd 94lbs.), Revin Dickman (8th 100lbs), De’Alcapon Veazy (2nd 182lbs.) 16U Greco: 5 All-Americans: Nate Rioux (7th 94lbs.), Revin Dickman (6th 100lbs.), Alex Smith (6th 145lbs.), Brenton Russell (7th 160lbs.), De’Alcapone Veazy (3rd 182lbs.) Junior Freestyle: 1 All-American: J Conway (6th 160lbs.) Junior Greco: 3 All-Americans: Logan Bickel (7th 113lbs.), Hunter May (6th 152lbs.), Codei Khawaja (3rd 170lbs.)

Team Results: 3 Freestyle All-Americans 11th as a team, 5 Greco All-Americans 16th as a team.

Fargo Womens Results

Women's Fargo Report

Team Leader: Jason DeLois

Coaches: Coach: Paul Rademacher, Pat Dowty, Jeremy Goodlett, Jason DeLois, Samantha Snow, Sarah Tellechea, Alara Boyd

In 2022 the ISWA took a whopping 30 women to Fargo and came home with 9 All-Americans. That's nearly a 30% growth in one year with last year's number being at 19. The 2022 team also beat the record for most All-Americans with 9 and the previous year record was 8. Here's the Tale of the Tape.

16U/Cadet

94 Kendall Moe 6th, 100 Rianne Murphy 1st, Amelia Murphy DNP, Elizabeth Dowty DNP, 106 Heather Crull 2nd, 112 Joy Cantu DNP, 122 Ella Gahl 8th, 127 Hannah Seitzinger DNP, 138 Josie Hause DNP, 144 Elly Janovsky DNP, 180 Avalyn Mosconi DNP

Junior

100 Rianne Murphy 4th, Genesis Ramirez DNP, 106 AnnaMae Mosconi DNP, Makenzie Smith 7th, 112 Emily Anderson DNP, 117 Tori Buchanan 4th, Aubrey Burns DNP, 122 Catie Campbell DNP, Anna Krejsa 7th, Rose Kaplan DNP, Phoebe Dowty DNP, Sydney DeLois DNP, 127 Cailin Campbell DNP, Hannah Seitzinger DNP, Kyra Tomlinson DNP, 138 Josie Hause DNP, 144 Elly Janovsky DNP, 152 Kaylie Petersen DNP, 180 MacKenzie Konanz DNP, AvaLyn Mosconi DNP, Sierra Zamorano DNP, 200 Riley Dempewolf 3rd, Leila Thomas DNP, 225 Haley Thomas DNP

Rianne Murphy was the only one to double All-American this year and also came home as the 16U 100lb. Champ.

-Back Row: (L-R) Coach Paul Rademacher, Kendal Moe, Coach Pat Dowty, Riley Dempewolf, Coach Jeremy Goodlett, MacKenzie Konanz, Kaylie Petersen, Hannah Seitzinger, Haley Thompson, AvaLyn Mosconi, Josie Hause, Siera Zamarono, Coach Jason DeLois, Coach Samantha Snow, Coach Sarah Tellechea, Coach Alara Boyd

-Middle Row: Phoebe Dowty, Torie Buchanan, Anna Krejsa, Leila Thomas, Emily Anderson, Elly Janovsky, Kyra Tomlinson, AnnaMae Mosconi, Amelia Murphy, Ella Gahl

-Front Row: Elizabeth(Libby) Dowty, Rianne Murphy, Joy Cantu, Aubrey Burns, Sydney DeLois, Catharine (Catie) Campbell, Cailin Campbell, Makenize Smith, Heather Crull, Genesis Ramirez