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DAVID CHEZA
157 lbs.
Grand Blanc, MI
Grand Blanc High School


Prep: A three-time state place winner…Became a 2007 NHSCA All-American at 140 pounds with a fourth-place finish at the Senior Nationals…Was ranked eighth among all seniors in the nation in his weight class and No. 11 for all classes at 140 pounds.

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TYLER DICKENSON
197 lbs.
Pewamo, MI
St. Johns High School


Prep: Wrestled at St. John’s High School for three years and served as captain his junior and senior seasons…Compiled a 49-3 record as a junior and placed third at the Michigan state finals at 171 pounds, earning him a place on the Lansing State Journal Dream Team…Honored as All-State and All-American folk style wrestler and All-American freestyle wrestler…Freestyle state champion his junior…Team finished third and fourth in the state his junior and senior years, respectively…Was AAU world champion and Tulsa national champion his sophomore year.

Personal:
Son of Dan and Kari Dickenson…Born March 4, 1989…Majoring in human biology…Aspires to be a chiropractor.

 

 

COLLIN DOZIER
141 lbs.
Virginia Beach, VA
Frank Cox High School


Prep: A four-time Virginia state champion…Was ranked the 38th top recruit in the nation according to InterMat, and is listed as fourth in his weight class at 130 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News…A 2006 Freestyle Junior National All-American at 130 pounds…Four-time district, region and state champion…Served as captain his sophomore, junior and senior years…Coached by Corey Williams of Norfolk State University…Placed fourth at Beast of the East as a sophomore, fourth at the Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D., as a junior and fourth at the High School Nationals as a senior…Competed for the Virginia national team…A two-time Super 32 champion.

Personal:
Son of Bill and Keith Dozier…Born March, 17, 1988 in Virginia Beach, Va. …Father and brother were both wrestlers…Undecided major.

 

 

IAN HINTON
184 lbs.
Nappanee, IN
Mishawaka High School


Prep:
Four year letterwinner in wrestling and football at Mishawaka…Ranked among the top 150 recruits by InterMat and was listed ninth at 171 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News…Claimed the Indiana state title in 2006 at 160 pounds, and was state runner-up in 2005 at 171 pounds…Captain of wrestling team for three years and football for one year…Wrestling awards include three-time All-N.I.C. Conference…Went undefeated, 50-0, senior year for a combined 175-14 high school record…Cavemen were runner-ups as a team his senior year and finished third his junior year…12-time I.S.W.A. state champion in freestyle, greco and folk.

Personal:
Son of Neil and Freida Hinton…Born March 31, 1988…Father wrestled for Cornell in the 1970’s…Pre-med major…Aspires to be an orthopedic doctor…Member of the “Child in Bounds” mentoring program throughout high school.
 



CURRAN JACOBS
174 lbs.
Owosso, MI
Owoaao High School
 


Prep:
Lettered in wrestling all four years of high school…A two-time team MVP, four-time Athlete of the Month and 2007’s Athlete of the Year for Owosso HS…Argus Press’ Athlete of the Week…Served as captain of the wrestling team…Compiled a 158-33 high school record, wrestling at 160 and 171…Went 48-5 his junior year and 49-2 his senior year, when he finished second in the Michigan High School State Championships at 171 pounds…Competed for Team Michigan Blue in Florida at a national tournament, where he became an All-American with his 9-2 record.

Personal:
Son of Rick Jacobs and Charlene Gooch…Born Sept. 8, 1988…Cousin Jeff Pangborn wrestled for Central Michigan…Holds every rushing records at Owosso HS (15 in total), where he lettered his sophomore, junior and senior years in football…Also a two-time first-team all-conference member for football…Lettered in track twice…Also an Academic All-American…Pre-med major…Career ambition is to be either a child psychologist or pediatrician.
 



ANTHONY JONES, Jr.
149 lbs.
Highland Park, MI
Highland Park High School


Prep:
Placed third in the 2006 MHSAA state finals at 140 pounds, and third at 152 pounds at the 2006 FILA Cadet National Championships…Wrestled at 125 his freshman year, 145 his sophomore year, 140 his junior year and back at 145 his senior year in high school, respectively…Served as captain of his wrestling team all four years…Compiled a 133-3 record in high school career, even with two seasons cut short by injuries…Coached by Glen Washington of Kent State.

Personal:
Son of Anthony Jones and Temeke Manica…Mother played collegiate volleyball…Born Aug. 15, 1989…Majoring in business and accounting…Aspires to be a sports agent or sports doctor.
 



PHIL KHOZEIN
157 lbs.
Jenison, MI
Hesperia High School


Prep:
Lettered in wrestling all four years and in cross country his first three years at Hesperia HS…A two-time team state champion in wrestling…Wrestled at 125 and 140 pounds…Was an individual state champion in 140 class his senior year, with a 58-7 record…Also an individual state qualifier his junior year, with a 57-7 mark…Had an overall high school record of 199-24…Wrestled for AAU Disney Team Michigan, 2007 Team Michigan Fargo and was an Ohio Toff placer.

Personal:
Son of Moe and Phyllis Khozein…Born Sept. 4, 1988…Father played collegiate soccer and cousin wrestled collegiately…Accumulated a high school GPA of 3.49 and was an Academic All-American…Majoring in business and marketing.
 



GEORGE MURRAY
157 lbs.
Hudson, OH
Hudson High School


Prep: Recorded a 69-27 overall record through four years of wrestling at Hudson High School…Elected captain his senior year…Earned all-conference honors in 2006-07 and was named team MVP…Went 30-9 as a senior, including 15 falls…Placed in several opens, including first-place finishes at the Oak Glen Open in 2006 and the Mayfield Open in 2007…Also finished second at the Oak Glen Open in ’04 and ’05…Finished third in 2003’s Strongsville Open and tallied an 11-4 record at the 2005 Ohio State competition.

Personal:
Son of George and Judy Murray…Born March 30, 1989…Father was a wrestler at University of Connecticut…Lists his father as his biggest wrestling influence…Participated in Student Government at Hudson High School…A political science major.
 



ERIC OLANOWSKI
125 lbs.
Virginia Beach, VA
Kellam High School


Prep: The 2007 high school national champion at 112 pounds, is the top-ranked senior nationally in his weight class…In the all-class rankings at 112 pounds, he is ranked third by Amateur Wrestling News and InterMat…Wrestling for Kellam High School in Virginia Beach, Va…A three-time state finalist and 2007 Virginia state champion… Winner of 2006’s Beast of the East and Super 32 wrestling tournaments…At the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) Senior Nationals held in Virginia Beach, Va., in the spring, he won all five of his matches and defeated Nektoe Demison of California in the championship match, 9-3.

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