Wrestling signs two to National Letters of Intent

Signees have 5 state championships between them

EAST LANSING, MI, 11/19/08 - The Michigan State University wrestling program and head coach Tom Minkel have received National Letters of Intent from two outstanding wrestlers. Signing to wrestle for the green and white are Josh Harper (Mishawaka, IN) and Dan Osterman (St. Johns, MI).

These two student-athletes have accumulated 5 individual state championships between them and both carry over a 3.4 grade point average.

Josh Harper from Mishawaka High School enters his senior season with a 141-1 career record. He is a 3-time Indiana State Champion and enters the season looking to go undefeated in his final two years of high school competition. Should he do that he will become only the eighth four-time state champion in the state of Indiana. Harper will wrestle for the Spartans at 133 pounds.

Dan Osterman from St. Johns High School enters his senior season with a career record of 160-7 and is coming off of an undefeated 52-0 junior year. Osterman is a 3-time Michigan state finalist and a two-time State Champion. He also placed 3rd at the 2008 USA Folkstyle National Championships and will compete for Michigan State at 133 or 141 pounds.

“We are very pleased and excited to have these outstanding young men join our program.” Minkel said. “They are both very successful on the mat and in the classroom. We are looking forward to their arrival in East Lansing and believe they will have an immediate impact on our program.”