California wrestlers did well, extremely well, across the national landscape in the recent NWCA Scholar All-American awards. USA Wrestling selections included Chase Saldate to the Dream Team. In our SportStars Wrestling Insider, Ike Dodson selected Saldate as the NorCal Wrestler of the Year. (For more, see “National No. 1 And CIF State Wrestling Champion, Chase “Satellite” Saldate. Saldate is An Other-Worldly Sensation — And Our NorCal Wrestler Of The Year.)
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2020 D-1 NWCA Scholar All-Americans Announced — California Wrestlers. (Below Wrestling USA Announces 2020 All-American Dream Team)
174 – Anthony Valencia (Arizona State/St. John Bosco, S)
141 – DJ Lloren (Fresno State/Buchanan, CS)
157 – Jacob Wright (Fresno State/Dinuba, CS)
157 – Justin Thomas (Oklahoma/Calvary Chapel, S)
165 – Evan Wick (Wisconsin/San Marino, S)
- California All-American Wreslter, JUSTIN THOMAS (Oklahoma/Calvary Chapel, S)
DJ LLOREN (Fresno St/Buchanan, CS)/JACOB WRIGHT (Fresno St./Dinuba, CS)
- ANTHONY VALENCIA (Arizona St/St. John Bosco, S)
Wrestling USA Announces 2020 All-Americans; Gilroy’s Chase Saldate Selected to Dream Team
2020 WUSA ALL-AMERICANS
Chase Saldate (Gilroy, CC) *DREAM TEAM
Jesse Vasquez (Excelsior Charter, S) *ACADEMIC TEAM
Tristan Lujan (Selma, CS) All-American
Aaron Nagao (Esperanza, S) All-American
Sonny Santiago (St. John Bosco, S) All-American
Giano Petrucelli (Clovis, CS) All-American
Nathan Haas (St. John Bosco, S) All-American
Guillermo Escobedo (Los Altos, S) All-American
Josiah Hill (Bakersfield, CS) All-American
Hunter Leake (Buchanan, CS) All-American (HM)
Aaron Gandara (Poway, SD) All-American (HM)
Tyler Badgett (Rancho Bernardo, SD) All-American (HM)
Andrew Sparks (Calvary Chapel, S) All-American (HM)
Tyler Giankopulos (Clovis, CS) All-American (HM)
Brandon Leon (Roosevelt, S) All-American (HM)
Nicholas Villarreal (Gilroy, CC) All-American (HM)
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Story by SportStars INSIDER, Al Fontes. Follow Al at www.thecaliforniawrestler.com
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