NCAA Division 1 SE Primer - 285 lbs.
285 lbs.
The dirtysouth has plenty of hammers to watch in Detroit. We have included qualifiers for southern schools (within the coverage of SEWrestle - FL, GA, AL, SC, TN, NC) even if they are not “homegrown” here in the SE. The images below were pulled from each school’s social media account - if you wish for the tweet, pic, etc. to be removed please contact sewrestle. The bios are pulled from each of the schools pages … it is designed to give the reader some background on who to watch at 285.
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Michael McAleavey - Citadel (Venetia, PA - Peters Township HS)
SENIOR: Wrestled in 18 matches…finished with an overall record of 15-3, and a perfect 10-0 mark in duals…secured eight falls on the season…needed only 44 seconds to secure the fall in season debut against St. Thomas…went 3-1 during the App State Individual Quad, suffering only loss of regular season to No. 20 Quinn Miller…went 8-0 in SoCon matches…became first Bulldog heavyweight since Odie Delaney to go undefeated in conference matches…five of the eight victories came by fall…needed only 92 seconds to secure a fall in first match of SoCon Championships…secured conference championship with a 5-3 victory…dropped a pair of close matches in the NCAA Tournament…fell in sudden victory in final match of season.
JUNIOR: Finished the year 22-18 overall…completed the season with a 5-2 SoCon record…picked up three victories at the SoCon Championships, finishing in third place.
SOPHOMORE: Finished the year 18-22 overall…completed the year 2-4 in the SoCon…earned third place at the SoCon Championships…named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Finished the year 14-20 overall…completed the year 4-2 in the SoCon…finished fourth at the SoCon Championships.
FRESHMAN: Competed in the Southeast Open and the Southern Scuffle.
HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestled at Peters Township High School…placed third at the PIAA AAA championships as a senior…won section championship and finished runner-up in the WPIAL his final season…placed fifth in the prestigious PowerAde Christmas Tournament…won match at the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.
Tyrie Houghton - North Carolina State (Weddington, NC - Weddington HS)
2020-21
• Saw action in six matches, all extra matches, and all at heavyweight.
• Went a perfect 6-0 on the season. Four wins were for bonus, with three pins.
2019-20
• Pack’s starter at 197 pounds at the ACC Championship. Started at the #6 seed, but placed fourth and scored team points with the finish and with a bonus point win.
• Scored a 10-1 major decision over Duke’s Baker in the consolation semifinals.
• Went 16-12 on the season, 5-4 in duals.
• Placed third at the National Collegiate Open at 197 pounds to clinch the Pack’s spot at 197 for the ACCs. Lost his first match, but then won final five.
• Wrestled at heavyweight at the Southern Scuffle.
• Named to the 2020 All-ACC Academic Team and named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19
• One of four true freshmen to see action, finished 11-10 on the season mostly at 197 pounds.
• Last tournament of the year, wrestled up at heavyweight at the National Collegiate Open and placed fifth with a 3-2 record.
• Named to the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prep
• Finished with a career record of 151-40.
• Won the 3A state title at 195 pounds as a senior, going undefeated as a senior, and won the state title with a pin.
• Also won state titles in freestyle and greco-roman in 2018 to become a Triple Crown winner.
• State runner-up at 182 pounds as a junior. He earned all-county and all-conference honors final three years.
• Took third at the 2018 FloNationals and was a 2018 NHSCA All-American with a fifth place finish.
• 2017 Disney Duals All-American and placed third at 2017 Super32.
Ben Goldin - Pennsylvania (Orlando, FL - Lake Highland Prep)
Career Honors
2020 EIWA Championships Fifth Place (285)
2019 Second-team All-Ivy
2019 & 2020 EIWA Academic Achievement Award Recipient
2018 Keystone Classic Fifth Place (285)
2019 Keystone Classic Seventh Place (285)
2019 Patriot Open Third Place (285)
2019-20 Academic All-Ivy
2020-21: All 2020-21 Ivy League winter sports were canceled on November 12 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
2019-20: Placed fifth at the EIWA Championships (285 pounds) … EIWA Academic Achievement Award Recipient ... Placed third at the Patriot Open (12/7) … Placed seventh at the Keystone Classic (11/24) … Posted a 20-11 record … Competed in six duals, registering a 4-2 record … Secured a pin in the first period of his dual match against LIU (1/19) … Fourth on the team with 20 wins … Fourth on the team with 75 team points … Third on the team with three falls … Missed a portion of the season due to injury ... Academic All-Ivy.
2018-19: Second-team All-Ivy ... Finished fifth at Keystone Classic … EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient … Posted a 9-16 overall record … Went 6-8 in dual meets … Went 1-2 at MSU Open (11/3) … Wet 1-2 at Keystone Classic (11/19) … Defeated Maryland’s Mansur Abdul-Malik, 9-3, in dual meet (12/2) … Went 1-2 at EIWA Championships (3/8) … Defeated Navy’s Thomas Ott, 2-0, at EIWAs.
High School: Ranked No. 8 in the country at 220 pounds by FloWrestling and InterMat … Lake Highland is currently ranked No. 7 in the country by FloWrestling and InterMat … Two-time NHSCA national champion … Three-time Florida state champion … 2017 Beast of the East champion … Runner-up at 2017 Walsh Ironman … Runner-up at 2017 Powerade … National Honor Society member … Chinese Honor Society member … Presidents Honor Roll.
Quinn Miller - University of Virginia (Lilburn, GA - Archer HS)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2021 NCAA Qualifier – Heavyweight
• 2021 Third Place ACC Finish
• 2020 NCAA Qualifier – Heavyweight
2020-21
• NCAA qualifier at heavyweight
• Third-place ACC finish at heavyweight
• Posted a 9-4 record on the season with a 4-1 mark in duals
• Went 3-1 in ACC duals
• Went 3-0 at the Appalachian State Individual Quad (1/2) to open the season
• Posted 7-1 record in the regular season with only loss to No. 17 Deonte Wilson (NC State)
• Clinched the Cavaliers’ win over No. 12 Pitt (1/29) with a major decision over Jake Slinger
• Went 2-1 at the ACC Championships to take his third-place finish
• Went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships
2019-20
• NCAA qualifier at heavyweight with an automatic bid
• Posted a 19-7 mark on the season, including a 7-3 mark in dual action
• Missed the final two regular-season duals of the season
• Second-place finish at the Keystone Classic (11/24) with a medical forfeit in the finals
• First-place finish at the Franklin & Marshall Open (1/4) with a 5-0 record that included three wins by pin
• Defeated No. 18 John Borst of No. 7 Virginia Tech (1/31) in the regular-season meeting
• Posted 10 wins by fall on the season and was 13-2 in matches decided by bonus points
2018-19
• Posted a 5-4 record at heavyweight before injury ended his season
• Went 4-3 in dual competitions
• Wrestled three matches against nationally-ranked opponents with a 2-1 record
• Opened his season with a 15-4 major decision over Brandon Streck of Indiana (11/3)
• Also defeated No. 15 Joseph Goodhart of Drexel at the Cliff Keen Invitational (11/30)
• Defeated No. 11 Zach Elam in a dual at No. 6 Missouri in his final competition of the season
2017-18
• Redshirted while wrestling at heavyweight for the Cavaliers
• Posted a 13-9 record and competed in six open tournaments and Southern Scuffle (1/1-2)
• Wrestled at the Clarion Open (11/5), Wolfpack Open (11/19), Mat Town Open (11/26),
Cleveland State Open (12/16), Appalachian Open (1/27) and the National Collegiate Open
(2/25)
• Finished second at the National Collegiate Open (2/25) with a 4-1 record
• Went 7-3 in matches decided by bonus points, including three falls, two tech falls and two
major decisions
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letterwinner at Archer High School under head coach Keith Jannett
• Posted a 135-11 record at Archer High School
• No. 6 ranked wrestler at 220 pounds by InterMat
• No. 71 ranked wrestler overall by FloWrestling
• NHSCA Junior Nationals Runner-Up
• Two-time state champion at 220 pounds (2015, 2017) and one runner-up finish (2016)
• Also turned in a runner-up finish at 182 pounds in the state championships (2014)
• Dapper Dan winner
• Also lettered four years in football
• 2017 first-team selection at linebacker by the Georgia Sports Writers Association
• 2017 Archer High School Tiger Award winner and Male Athlete of the Year
• Set school records for tackles (364), tackles for loss (31) and sacks (15)
Taye Ghadiali - Campbell (Warren, MI - Warren Fitzgerald HS)
2020-21: An NCAA Championships qualifier at heavyweight…Seeded No. 33, went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis…Posted a 7-7 overall record, including a 5-2 mark in SoCon matches…Reached the finals of the SoCon Championships as the No. 3 seed, defeating Anthony Perrine of Gardner-Webb 3-1 in the semifinals, and qualifying for the NCAA Championships with the head to head win (true place)…Started the SoCon Championships with a 20-5 tech fall (7:00) win over Presbyterian’s Airin Spell…Defeated Appalachian State’s Michael Burchell 8-2 to clinch the 21-17 dual win for the Camels…Clinched another dual win for CU at Chattanooga, topping Grayson Walthall with a 4-1 decision…Pinned Bellarmine’s Charlie Cadell (2:02)…
2019-20: Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Went 8-4 on the season, with six bonus point victories…Posted three pins, two major decisions and a tech fall…Placed at both the Southeast Open and the Wolfpack Open…Placed fifth in the freshman/sophomore division at 197 pounds at the SE Open, going 2-2 with 12 second fall over Maryland’s Bryan Bowes, and a 22-8 major decision over Davidson’s Evan Clark…Overcame an opening round loss to win five straight at the Wolfpack Open, taking fifth place, including four bonus point wins…Went 1-1 at the Southern Scuffle, opening with a 6-3 decision over Old Dominion’s River Henry…
Prep/Personal: A state champion as a senior, going undefeated…Took third in the state as a junior…A team captain…Placed sixth at the Senior Nationals…Collected a 140-16 career record…Named to the Macomb County Dream Team, First Team…Nominated for Detroit Free Press Wrestler of the year…Graduated with high honors…Earned the athletic association scholarship, and the Macomb County Wrestling Scholarship…Coached by Andrew Ackerman, Stephen Orlando and Gary Skop…Also lettered in football and baseball, earning team’s defensive player of the year honor as a senior…Full name is Taye Anthony Ghadiali…Born July 24, 2001…Son of Brad and Teresa Comer…Has three siblings, Jonathan, Jordan and Malia…