Which College "Won" Ironman?
Which College "Won" Ironman?
Which college's recruits fared the best this weekend at Ironman?
One of my favorite things to do after big tournaments like the Walsh Ironman is to look at results through the lens of college recruiting. While a number of Ironman placers have yet to make their college decision, many have committed already and a good deal have signed their National Letters of Intent.
So, which college "won" Ironman based on their incoming recruits? Let's take a look at the top 25. You can check out full results here.
Rank | Team | Points | Placers |
1 | Ohio State | 99 | 5 |
2 | Oklahoma State | 87.5 | 3 |
3 | Arizona State | 78 | 3 |
4 | Penn | 74 | 3 |
5 | NC State | 62 | 2 |
6 | Virginia Tech | 59 | 3 |
7 | Oklahoma | 57.5 | 2 |
8 | Fresno State | 57 | 3 |
9 | Maryland | 43.5 | 2 |
10 | Columbia | 37.5 | 1 |
11 | Iowa State | 32 | 1 |
12 | Navy | 31 | 1 |
13 | Stanford | 30.5 | 1 |
14 | Cornell | 27 | 1 |
15 | Air Force | 26 | 1 |
16 | Rutgers | 24 | 1 |
17 | Wisconsin | 24 | 1 |
18 | Michigan State | 23 | 1 |
19 | Purdue | 21 | 1 |
19 | Lehigh | 21 | 1 |
19 | Hofstra | 21 | 1 |
22 | Minnesota | 20.5 | 1 |
23 | Little Rock | 20 | 1 |
24 | Princeton | 18.5 | 1 |
25 | Brown | 17.5 | 1 |
Placers by School
Ohio State: Carson Kharchla (1st, 170); Jordan Decatur (3rd, 132); Dylan D'Emilio (4th, 132); Jacob Decatur (6th, 113); Tyler Stein (7th, 220)
Oklahoma State: Trevor Mastrogiovanni (1st, 120); Reece Witcraft (1st, 126); Brevin Balmeceda (2nd, 152)
Penn: Michael Colaiocco (2nd, 126); Nick Incontrera (4th, 152); Jackson Dean (6th, 138); Jake Stefanowicz (6th, 170)
Arizona State: Richard Figueroa (1st, 113); Cohlton Schultz (1st, 285)
NC State: Owen Trephan (2nd, 220); Kai Orine (3rd, 126)
Virginia Tech: Connor Brady (1st, 160); Bryce Andonian (6th, 145); Sam Fisher (6th, 182)
Oklahoma: Sam Dover (1st, 152); Darrien Roberts (1st, 182)
Fresno State: Jace Luchau (2nd, 160); Ryan Reyes (3rd, 195); Christian Rodriguez (5th, 170)
Maryland: Lucas Byrd (2nd, 125); Michael North (5th, 145)
Columbia: Kyle Mosher (3rd, 160)
Iowa State: Ryan Anderson (1st, 145)
Navy: Jon Birchmeier (2nd, 285)
Stanford: Jaden Abas (2nd, 145)
Cornell: Julian Ramirez (2nd, 170)
Air Force: Noah Blake (5th, 160)
Rutgers: Jackson Turley (2nd, 182)
Wisconsin: Pete Christensen (2nd, 195)
Michigan State: Chase Saldate (3rd, 138)
Purdue: Travis Ford-Melton (4th, 126)
Lehigh: Louden Haga (4th, 285)
Hofstra: Reece Heller (5th, 152)
Minnesota: Matt Ramos (5th, 120)
Arkansas Little Rock: Trent Dooley (4th, 138)
Princeton: Nathan Dugan (4th, 195)
Brown: Trey Sizemore (5th, 182)
West Virginia: Peyton Hall (7th, 138)
Northwestern: Trevor Chumbley (7th, 145)
Northern Colorado: Mosha Schwartz (8th, 126)
Binghamton: Carson Sauriol (8th, 120)