State of the Program ... Christian Brothers (TN)
Christian Brothers (TN)
Head Coach: Derek Harrison (entering year 6 at CBHS)
Staff: Mike Letts, Ben Bowers, Brian Baucke, Daniel Baucke, Rudy Smout, Quinn Thomas
Always one of the top teams in Tennessee as well as the Southeast, Christian Brothers will look to some new faces in 2022-23 after graduating some hammers this past year. State Champs Aidan Bowers and Gervacio Gonzalez are both gone as well as Cameron Cavins, Timbrook Hodge, Luis Ramos, and Mario Robledo. Graduation really impacted the top of the Brothers lineup and it will be interesting to see who steps up - particularly up top - this season. State Placers Wills Bronson, Mason Butler and Alex Ropski lead the way. All three will be looking to claim an individual title in 2023. CB also return State Qualifiers Hudson Salvaggio, Drake Bowers, and Collin Tobin … all three will be hunting a spot on the podium this season as well. This is a fairly young squad and if Christian Brothers is going to be in the hunt for the top spot with Baylor and Father Ryan they will need some new faces to step up and make some noise.
Keep an eye on Erasmo Cortez, Jack Branson and Austin Williams. Especially Branson and Williams up top where Christian Brothers will need some help if they are going to be in the hunt. Down low Christian Brothers will welcome back Iggy Smout who missed last year due to injury as well as the addition of freshmen Wilson Jamison and Findley Smout. Keep an eye on Robert Hutton and Halton Donnelly as well. Bronson and Ropski are two seniors and they will lead the way - how high CB climbs could come down to how everyone comes together around them.
“This crew has been working extremely hard since last season and has been very consistent. Seven of them are returning state qualifiers. Overall, we are a very young team, which makes our future look very promising. Our expectations are the same as always: To compete for individual and team titles.”
NOTE: All mentions of placers and qualifiers in the body are based on the 2021-22 season. If a wrestler placed higher or lower in a previous year it is not captured above.