Georgia Since 2000
Lucas and I are working on a series of shows for the month of September entitled the Top 25 of the Last 25 featuring our Top 25 wrestlers in Georgia since 2000 (the last 25 years). A couple of points of clarification …
What do we mean by since 2000?
A wrestler must have wrestled at least one season in the state of Georgia since 2000. A good example of this is Chris Rodrigues of Walker. Rodrigues was a 4x State Champion with his senior season coming in 2000 (meaning he won his previous titles in 1997, 1998, and 1999) - but he wrestled at least one high school season in Georgia - making him eligible for this list.
What do we mean by Top?
There have been 38 4x State Champions that meet the above criteria (since 2000). But this is more than simply a best high school wrestler in the state of Georgia … college and international wrestling matters as well (as does Fargo, World Team Trials, etc.), but “kids” wrestling does not. We aren’t concerned with 15 Tulsa titles - it is a great accomplishment, but our lists will be focused on high school and beyond. One additional note … becoming a great coach, official, etc. also does not count for this list. This is only a list of someone’s wrestling accomplishments.
Look for the podcast series (it will be 3 shows) to launch in mid-September. That said - we need your help.
Below is a list of 135 wrestlers that meet at least one of two criteria: 1) 4x High School State Champion since 2000 or 2) were a college All American (any level from NJCAA to Division 1). Unfamiliar with some of the names? Check out their accomplishments in the sheet below (be sure to scroll right as well as up and down to see everyone as well as what they did in college). Come up with 10 and then let us know who would be in your top 10 by clicking the link to the survey.