D1CW's Top 50 Wrestlers for 2012: 1-10

Over the course of the next five weeks D1CW will release its list of top 50 wrestlers for the 2012-13 season.

To be considered a wrestler has to have competed officially at least one season at the collegiate level. No 2012-13 Freshman or Redshirt Freshman. Upperclassmen who are coming off of redshirt season's or are planning on redshirting in 2012-13 are eligible. Remember picking out a top 50 is not meant to be a "ranking" and the entire season is taken into consideration rather than just a bad match or two at NCAA's.

Before we get into the top ten, a look back at the previous wrestlers #'s 11 to 50.

                  #10 Steve Bosak (Cornell) 184 LBS

Resume:

2012 NCAA Champ

(W) dec vs Braden Atwood (Purdue)  5-0

(W) maj vs Nate Schiedel (Binghamton)  10-0

(W) dec vs Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota)  1-0

(W) dec vs Austin Trotman (Appalachian State)  4-2SV

(W) dec vs Quentin Wright (Penn State)  4-2SV

2011 NCAA 4th Place

2012 EIWA Runner-Up

(W) maj vs Shane Hughes (Columbia)  9-0

(W) tech vs Ophir Bernstein (Brown)  16-1

(L) dec vs Robert Hamlin (Lehigh)  3-2

2012 Wins vs 2012 NCAA All-Americans: 6 (Kevin Steinhaus x2, Austin Trotman x2, Robert Hamlin, Quentin Wright)

Record vs 2012 NCAA Qualifiers: 20-4

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             #9 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) 285 LBS

Resume:

2012 NCAA Champ

(W) maj vs Nick Gwiazdowski (Binghamton)  8-0

(W) dec vs Peter Sturgeon (Central Michigan)  6-0

(W) fall vs Mike McMullan (Northwestern)  4:50

(W) dec vs Clayton Jack (Oregon State)  4-3

(W) dec vs Zach Rey (Lehigh)  4-1

2011 NCAA 7th Place

2012 Big Ten Champ

(W) fall vs Peter Capone (Ohio State)  2:46

(W) dec vs Mike McMullan (Northwestern)  4-3

(W) dec vs Bobby Telford (Iowa)  2-0

2012 Wins vs 2012 NCAA All-Americans: 8 (Clayton Jack x2, Bobby Telford x2, Mike McMullan x2, Nick Gwiazdowski, Zach Rey)

Record vs 2012 NCAA Qualifiers: 19-1

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       #8 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) 197 LBS

Resume:

2011 NCAA Champ

(W) maj vs Brent Haynes (Missouri)  13-4

(W) maj vs Jay Hahn (Bucknell)  13-4

(W) dec vs Luke Lofthouse (Iowa)  10-3

(W) dec vs Cam Simaz (Cornell)  10-9

(W) fall vs Clayton Foster (Oklahoma State)  4:56

2010 NCAA 7th Place

2011 MAC Champ

(W) maj vs Chad Friend (Central Michigan)  22-9

(W) dec vs Erik Schuth (Ohio)  12-6

2011 Wins vs 2011 NCAA All-Americans: 4 (Cam Simaz x2, Luke Lofthouse, Clayton Foster)

Record vs 2011 NCAA Qualifiers: 18-2

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        #7 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) 133 LBS

Resume:

2012 NCAA Champ

(W) fall vs Mason Beckman (Lehigh)  5:52

(W) fall vs Jordan Thome (Army)  1:19

(W) dec vs Chris Dardanes (Minnesota)  7-4

(W) dec vs Tony Ramos (Iowa)  4-3

(W) dec vs Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State)  4-3

2012 Big Ten Champ

(W) fall vs Shane McQuade (Wisconsin)  2:43

(W) maj vs Frank Martellotti (Penn State)  13-2

(W) dec vs Cashe Quiroga (Purdue)  9-6

(W) dec vs Tony Ramos (Iowa)  5-2

2012 Wins vs 2012 NCAA All-Americans: 9 (Devin Carter, Steven Keith, Zac Stevens x2, Tony Ramos x3, Chris Dardanes, Jordan Oliver)

Record vs 2012 NCAA Qualifiers: 23-2

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   #6 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) 141/149 LBS

Resume:

2012 NCAA Runner-Up

(W) fall vs Frank Martellotti (Penn State)  2:07

(W) fall vs Shelton Mack (Pittsburgh)  1:30

(W) fall vs Zac Stevens (Michigan)  2:35

(W) dec vs BJ Futrell (Illinois)  8-2

(L) dec vs Logan Stieber (Ohio State)  4-3

2011 NCAA Champ

2010 NCAA 4th Place

2012 Big 12 Champ

(W) fall vs Shayden Terukina (Iowa State)  4:51

(W) maj vs Nathan McCormick (Missouri)  10-2

2012 Wins vs 2012 NCAA All-Americans: 5 (Logan Stieber, BJ Futrell x2, Chris Dardanes, Zac Stevens)

Record vs 2012 NCAA Qualifiers:  14-2

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      #5 Andrew Howe (Oklahoma) 174 LBS

Resume:

2011 NCAA Runner-Up

(W) dec vs Ryan DesRoches (Cal Poly)  4-1

(W) dec vs Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh)  6-1

(W) dec vs Shane Onufer (Wyoming)  4-1

(L) dec vs Tyler Caldwell (Oklahoma)  2-2RTTB

(W) dec vs Josh Asper (Maryland)  3-1

(W) dec vs Colt Sponseller (Ohio State)  6-4

2010 NCAA Champ

2009 NCAA Runner-Up

2011 Big Ten Champ

(W) maj vs James Vollrath (Penn State)  19-6

(W) fall vs Kevin Bialka (Northwestern)  2:03

(W) dec vs Aaron Janssen (Iowa)  3-2TB

(W) dec vs Colt Sponseller (Ohio State) 3-1SV

2011 Wins vs 2011 NCAA All-Americans: 7 (PJ Gillespie, Brandon Hatchett x2, Colt Sponseller x2, Shane Onufer, Josh Asper)

Record vs 2011 NCAA Qualifiers: 14-2

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       #4 Matt McDonough (Iowa) 125 LBS

Resume:

2012 NCAA Champ

(W) fall vs Jared Germaine (Eastern Michigan)  3:24

(W) fall vs Trent Sprenkle (North Dakota State)  2:56

(W) maj vs Ryan Mango (Stanford)  13-3

(W) maj vs Nic Bedelyon (Kent State)  15-7

(W) dec vs Nico Megaludis (Penn State)  4-1

2011 NCAA Runner-Up

2010 NCAA Champ

2012 Big Ten Champ

(W) fall vs Shawn Nagel (Nebraska)  1:59

(W) maj vs Brenan Lyon (Michigan State)  11-3

(W) dec vs Jesse Delgado (Illinois)  4-3

(W) dec vs Zach Sanders (Minnesota)  6-1

2012 Wins vs 2012 NCAA All-Americans: 9 (Nico Megaludis x2, Zach Sanders x3, Jesse Delgado x2, Ryan Mango, Nic Bedelyon)

Record vs 2012 NCAA Qualifiers: 21-1

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        #3 Ed Ruth (Penn State) 184 LBS

Resume:

2012 NCAA Champ

(W) fall vs Jim Resnick (Rider)  1:43

(W) fall vs Dorian Henderson (Missouri)  1:26

(W) dec vs Nick Heflin (Ohio State)  11-4

(W) tech vs Logan Storley (Minnesota)  17-1

(W) maj vs Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford)  13-2

2011 NCAA 3rd Place

2012 Big Ten Champ

(W) maj vs Jordan Blanton (Illinois)  14-2

(W) maj vs Nick Heflin (Ohio State)  15-7

(W) maj vs Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa)  13-2

2012 Wins vs 2012 All-Americans:  8 (Ethen Lofthouse, Nick Heflin x3, Jordan Blanton, Logan Storley x2, Nick Amuchastegui)

Record vs 2012 NCAA All-Americans: 20-0

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     #2 David Taylor (Penn State) 165 LBS

Resume:

2012 NCAA Champ

(W) fall vs Corey Lear (Bucknell)  1:40

(W) fall vs Brandon Wright (Chattanooga)  1:52

(W) fall vs Robert Kokesh (Nebraska)  0:30

(W) fall vs Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (Clarion)  4:44

(W) tech vs Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh)  22-7

2011 NCAA Runner-Up

2012 Big Ten Champ

(W) tech vs Derek Garcia (Ohio State)  20-5

(W) fall vs Pierce Harger (Northwestern)  1:40

(W) maj vs Conrad Polz (Illinois)  12-0

(W) maj vs Mike Evans (Iowa)  11-2

2012 Wins vs 2012 NCAA All-Americans: 6 (Peter Yates, Brandon Hatchett x2, Kyle Blevins, Conrad Polz, Bekzod Abdurakhmanov)

Record vs 2012 NCAA Qualifiers: 20-0

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              #1 Kyle Dake (Cornell) 157 LBS

Resume:

2012 NCAA Champ

(W) fall vs John Nicholson (Old Dominion)  1:13

(W) fall vs Josh Kreimier (Air Force)  1:31

(W) fall vs Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg)  4:10

(W) dec vs Ganbayar Sanjaa (American)  4-0

(W) dec vs Derek St. John (Iowa)  4-1

2011 NCAA Champ

2010 NCAA Champ

2012 EIWA Champ

(W) fall vs Troy Hernandez (Penn)  1:11

(W) maj vs John Regan (Bucknell)  8-0

(W) maj vs Dan Kolodzik (Princeton)  12-4

(W) dec vs Walter Peppelman (Harvard)  3-0

2012 Wins vs 2012 NCAA All-Americans: 4 (Dylan Alton, Walter Peppelman, Ganbayar Sanjaa, Derek St. John)

Record vs 2012 NCAA Qualifiers: 12-0