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History of NIC Boys Wrestling
The IHSAA held the first IHSAA State Tournament during the 1933-34 school year. They also discontinued the State Meet from 1944 to 1949. The NIC in 1981-82. Wrestling began as a conference sport in 1926. Below are a few noteworthy titles of NIC Schools.
1933-34 – East Chicago Roosevelt IHSAA Co-State Champions with Coach Benham
1934-35 – Hammond IHSAA State Champions with Coach Auree Scott
1935-36 – Hammond IHSAA State Champions with Coach Auree Scott
1936-37 – Hammond IHSAA State Champions with Coach Auree Scott
1937-38 – Hammond Clark IHSAA State Champions
1938-39 – East Chicago Roosevelt IHSAA State Runner-Up
1941-42 – SB Central IHSAA State Runner-Up
1944-45 – East Chicago Roosevelt State Invitational Runner-Up
1946-47 – East Chicago Washington State Invitational Runner-Up
1948-49 – SB Central State Invitational Runner-Up
1949-50 – SB Central IHSAA State Runner-Up
1950-51 – SB Central IHSAA State Runner-Up
1951-52 – SB Central IHSAA State Runner-Up
1955-56 – SB Central IHSAA State Champions with Coach Bob Jones
1961-62 – SB Central IHSAA State Runner-Up with Coach Ed Szucs
1965-66 – SB Adams IHSAA State Champions with Coach Aronson
1970-71 – Penn IHSAA State Runner-Up with Coach Richard Daffine
1990-91 – Mishawaka IHSAA State Champions with Coach Al Smith
1996-97 – Penn IHSAA State Runner-up (Team) with Coach Henry Wilk
1999-00 – Mishawaka IHSAA State Runner-Up (Team) with Coach Al Smith
2006-07 – Mishawaka IHSAA State Runner-Up (Team) with Coach Darrick Snyder
2007-08 – Mishawaka IHSAA State Runner-Up (Team) with Coach Darrick Snyder
2009-10 – Mishawaka IHSAA State Runner-Up (Team) with Coach Darrick Snyder
January 4th, 2012 – Mishawaka’s 102 consecutive dual meet win streak stopped by Penn
2014-15 – Penn IHSAA State Champions with Coach Brad Harper
Mental Attitude Award Winners
1964-65 – John “Randy” Goss – SB Clay
1974-75 – Vincent Keszei – SB Jackson
2014-15 – Chase Osborn – Penn
2018-19 – Hunter Watts – Jimtown
Individual State Champions & Runner-Ups
Year Weight Class 1st/2nd Name & Grade School
2025-26 165 Champion Matthew Staples (12) New Prairie
285 Runner-Up James Hartleroad (12) New Prairie
2024-25 157 Champion Matthew Staples (11) New Prairie
2021-22 220 Champion Christian Carroll (11) New Prairie
220 Runner-Up Juan Grange (12) Penn
2019-20 182 Champion Joseph Walker (12) Mishawaka
195 Runner-Up Jacob LaPlace (12) Mishawaka
2017-18 120 Champion Hunter Watts (11) Jimtown
HWT Runner-Up Isaiah McWilliams (12) SB Washington
2016-17 113 Runner-Up Hunter Watts (10) Jimtown
HWT Runner-Up Isaiah McWilliams (11) SB Washington
2015-16 120 Champion Drew Hildebrandt (12) Penn
2014-15 113 Runner-Up Drew Hildebrandt (11) Penn
152 Champion Tommy Forte (12) Mishawaka
182 Champion Chase Osborn (12) Penn
220 Champion Kobe Woods (11) Penn
2013-14 126 Runner-Up Zach Davis (12) Penn
145 Runner-Up Tommy Forte (11) Mishawaka
170 Runner-Up Chase Osborn (11) Penn
2012-13 138 Champion Tommy Forte (10) Mishawaka
113 Runner-Up Zach Davis (11) Penn
132 Runner-Up Grant Martsolf (12) Mishawaka
195 Runner-Up Jaylin Allen (12) SB Clay
2011-12 220 Runner-Up Joe Gallegos (12) SB Clay
HWT Runner-Up Dominique Stauffer (12) Elkhart Central
2009-10 112 Runner-Up Paul Beck (12) Mishawaka
215 Runner-Up Christian Lentz (12) Mishawaka
2008-09 140 Champion Steven Sandefer (12) Mishawaka
215 Runner-Up Christian Lentz (11) Mishawaka
2007-08 125 Champion Josh Harper (11) Mishawaka
140 Champion Steve Sandefer (11) Mishawaka
2006-07 112 Champion Josh Harper (10) Mishawaka
189 Champion Ian Hinton (12) Mishawaka
215 Champion George Malone (11) SB Riley
2005-06 103 Champion Josh Harper (9) Mishawaka
171 Champion Ian Hinton (11) Mishawaka
215 Champion Pat Day (12) Mishawaka
2004-05 171 Runner-Up Ian Hinton (10) Mishawaka
2003-04 160 Champion Adam O’Neil (12) SB Clay
2002-03 171 Runner-Up Alex Dolly (12) Mishawaka
1998-99 103 Champion Nick Iannarelli (12) Elkhart Memorial
135 Runner-Up Vinscent Minor (12) SB Washington
152 Runner-Up Josh Arnold (12) Penn
160 Runner-Up Brad Harper (12) Mishawaka
1997-98 152 Champion Brad Harper (11) Mishawaka
171 Runner-Up John Comeau (12) SB Washington
1995-96 152 Runner-Up Andrew Poe (12) SB Clay
HWT Runner-Up Jamal Aessa (12) Penn
1994-95 112 Champion Matt Nowak (12) SB Riley
160 Champion Chris Snyder (12) Mishawaka
1993-94 152 Champion Chris Snyder (11) Mishawaka
1992-93 135 Champion Aaron Moss (12) Elkhart Memorial
140 Champion Vince Gresham (12) Mishawaka
1991-92 130 Runner-Up Fabian Chavez (12) Penn
1990-91 103 Runner-Up Devon Nelson (11) Mishawaka
112 Champion Mike Lehman (12) Mishawaka
145 Runner-Up Jim Stephens (12) Mishawaka
HWT Champion Matt Willis (12) SB Riley
1989-90 HWT Champion Demetrius Jackson (12) SB Washington
1988-89 HWT Runner-Up Demetrius Jackson (11) SB Washington
1987-88 119 Champion Deron Phillips (12) SB LaSalle
119 Runner-Up Brent Lehman (12) Elkhart Memorial
1986-87 HWT Runner-Up Mike Faulkner (12) Mishawaka
1984-85 155 Champion David White (12) SB LaSalle
1983-84 98 Runner-Up Darryn Swanson (10) SB LaSalle
1982-83 119 Champion Barry Hart (11) Elkhart Central
1980-81 HWT Runner-Up Frank Cockerham (12) Elkhart Memorial
1977-78 HWT Champion Ron Mitchem (12) SB Adams
1976-77 155 Runner-Up Larry Hall (12) Mishawaka
1975-76 138 Champion John Hall (12) Mishawaka
1974-75 119 Champion Douglas Outlaw (12) SB Washington
132 Runner-Up John Hall (11) Mishawaka
1972-73 98 Champion Dave Riggle (?) Elkhart Central
105 Runner-Up Gary Hill (?) Penn **
145 Champion Danny Kratrzer (?) Elkhart Memorial
185 Champion Rick Mitchem (11) SB Adams
1971-72 105 Runner-Up Ray Anderson (?) SB Washington
119 Runner-Up Donald Price (?) SB Adams
167 Runner-Up Bernard Hill (?) SB LaSalle **
1970-71 132 Champion Al Dover (12) Penn **
138 Champion Jeffrey White (12) Penn **
167 Runner-Up Bernard Hill (?) SB LaSalle **
1969-70 115 Runner-Up Larry Anderson (?) SB Central
145 Runner-Up John Vann (?) SB Washington
1968-69 98 Champion Henry Wilk (12) Mishawaka
1967-68 95 Champion Doug Stoll (12) Elkhart
95 Runner-Up Henry Wilk (11) Mishawaka
133 Champion Gary Kratzer (?) Elkhart
154 Champion Carl Evans (12) SB Washington
1966-67 120 Champion Horis Russell (?) SB Adams
133 Runner-Up Gary Kratzer (?) Elkhart
165 Runner-Up Tommie Walls (?) SB Adams
HWT Runner-Up Chris Dauss (?) SB Washington
1965-66 112 Runner-Up Horis Russell (11) SB Adams
127 Champion John Mosby (12) SB Adams
133 Runner-Up William Hill (12) SB Adams
165 Champion Jon Galloway (12) SB Riley
HWT Champion Greg Matafin (12) SB Central
1964-65 95 Runner-Up John Calloway (?) SB Riley
103 Champion Gary Zalas (?) SB Adams
154 Champion Jon Galloway (11) SB Riley
165 Champion John “Randy” Goss (12) SB Clay **
1963-64 103 Runner-Up Gary Zalas (?) SB Adams
127 Runner-Up Ollie Robinson (12) SB Central
133 Champion Dave Sims (?) SB Washington
154 Champion Jon Galloway (10) SB Riley
165 Champion John “Randy” Goss (11) SB Clay **
1962-63 95 Champion Larry Katz (?) SB Riley
1961-62 154 Champion Charles Bush (12) SB Central
165 Champion Charles Martin (11) SB Central
1959-60 HWT Runner-Up Robert Strieter LaPorte
1958-59 HWT Runner-Up Kenneth Ellis (12) SB Central
1957-58 133 Runner-Up Bryan Hettinghouse (11) SB Central
HWT Champion Kenneth Ellis (11) SB Central
1956-57 138 Runner-Up James Stavros (12) SB Central
HWT Champion Guy Curtis (12) SB Central
1955-56 103 Runner-Up Joe Phillips (12) SB Central
120 Runner-Up William Atherton (11) SB Central
154 Champion John Beissel (12) SB Central
175 Champion Ed Nailon (12) SB Central
1954-55 154 Runner-Up John Beissel (11) SB Central
175 Champion Ed Nailon (11) SB Central
1952-53 103 Runner-up Dan Grocki (11) SB Central
112 Champion Frank Ieraci (11) SB Central
1951-52 95 Runner-Up Richard Bratton SB Central
103 Champion Larry Claxton SB Central
127 Runner-Up John Eichorst (11) SB Central
133 Champion Howard Fisher (12) SB Central
1950-51 120 Champion Pat Ferraro (12) SB Central
127 Champion Howard Fisher (11) SB Central
133 Runner-Up Harold Bratton (12) SB Central
HWT Runner-Up Clarence Krueger (11) SB Central
1949-50 103 Champion Rocco Simeri SB Central
112 Champion Howard Fisher (10) SB Central
127 Runner-Up Harold Bratton (11) SB Central
154 Runner-Up Dave Baim (12) SB Central
1942-1949 NO IHSAA Tournament
1941-42 120 Champion Donald Morey (12) SB Central
154 Champion Daniel Jaronik SB Central
165 Runner-Up Gene Flowers (11) SB Central
1940-41 105 Champion Ralph Quimby SB Central
175 Runner-Up Herbert Hendrickson (12) SB Central
HWT Champion Harry Miller (12) SB Central
1939-40 165 Champion Patrick Filley (12) SB Central
1938-39 135 Runner-Up Gordon Gooding (12) SB Central
145 Champion Joe Nimeth (12) SB Central
155 Runner-Up Patrick Filley (11) SB Central
1936-37 100 Champion Alex Nemeth (12) SB Central
175 Runner-Up Frank Ruggieri (11) SB Central
HWT Runner-Up Eugene White (11) SB Central
1933-34 145 Champion Edward Ettl (12) SB Central
155 Runner-Up Donald Hosler (12) SB Central
** next to school name indicated school was not
yet a member of the NIC
NIC Champions-MVP-Coach of the Year
Year Champion School Record Coach MVP Coach of the Year
1926-27 Gary Froebel
1927-28 Elkhart
1928-29 SB Central
1929-30 SB Central
1930-31 SB Central
1931-32 East Chicago Roosevelt
1932-33 East Chicago Roosevelt
1933-34 East Chicago Roosevelt Benham Williams
1934-35 Hammond Auree Scott
1935-36 Hammond Auree Scott
1936-37 Hammond Auree Scott
SB Central
1937-38 unknown
1938-39 East Chicago Roosevelt
1939-40 Hammond
1940-41 Hammond
1941-42 SB Central
Hammond
1942-43 East Chicago Roosevelt
1943-44 East Chicago Roosevelt
1944-45 East Chicago Roosevelt
East Chicago Washington
1945-46 East Chicago Roosevelt
1946-47 East Chicago Washington
1947-48 East Chicago Washington
1948-49 SB Central
1949-50 SB Central
1950-51 SB Central
1951-52 SB Central
1952-53 SB Central
1953-54 SB Central
1954-55 SB Central
1955-56 SB Central Bob Jones
1956-57 SB Central
1957-58 SB Central
1958-59 SB Central
1959-60 SB Central
1960-61 SB Central Ed Szucs
East Chicago Roosevelt
1961-62 SB Central Ed Szucs
Hammond
1962-63 SB Central Ed Szucs
Hammond
1963-64 SB Central John McNarney 88 pts to win NIC Tourney
1964-65 SB Adams 6-0 Morris Aronson
1965-66 SB Adams 7-0 Morris Aronson 102 pts to win NIC Tourney
1966-67 SB Central 6-1 John McNarney
Elkhart 6-1 Rollie Hoover
1967-68 Elkhart Rollie Hoover 88 pts to win NIC Tourney
1968-69 SB Washington Bob Million 125 pts to win NIC Tourney
1969-70 SB Washington Bob Million 123 pts to win NIC Tourney
1970-71 SB Riley Tom Connelly 76 pts to win NIC Tourney
1971-72 Mishawaka 6-0 Al Smith
1972-73 Mishawaka 7-0 Al Smith
1973-74 SB Adams 7-0 Morris Aronson
1974-75 SB Adams 6-0 Morris Aronson
1975-76 Mishawaka 7-1 Al Smith 1st place NIC meet
1976-77 Mishawaka 8-0 Al Smith No NIC trny due to weather
1977-78 Mishawaka 9-0 Al Smith No NIC trny due to weather
1978-79 Mishawaka 9-0 Al Smith
1979-80 Penn 9-0 Dave Guyer
1980-81 Penn 9-0 Dave Guyer
1981-82 Mishawaka 9-0 Al Smith
1982-83 Penn 9-0 Dave Guyer
1983-84 Mishawaka 8-1 Al Smith
SB LaSalle 8-1 John Woodruff
Penn 8-1 Dave Geyer
1984-85 Penn 9-0 Dave Guyer
1985-86 Penn 9-0 Dave Guyer
1986-87 Mishawaka 9-0 Al Smith
1987-88 Penn 9-0 Henry Wilk
1988-89 Mishawaka 9-0 Al Smith
1989-90 Elkhart Memorial 9-0 Jim Nicholson
1990-91 Mishawaka 9-0 Al Smith
1991-92 Mishawaka 9-0 Al Smith
1992-93 Mishawaka 9-0 Al Smith Chad Harper of Mishawaka Al Smith of Mishawaka
1993-94 Penn 9-0 Henry Wilk Chris Snyder of Mishawaka Henry Wilk of Penn
1994-95 Mishawaka 9-0 Al Smith Matt Nowak of SB Riley Mike Smorin of SB Riley
1995-96 Penn 8-0 Henry Wilk Darrick Snyder of Mishawaka Henry Wilk of Penn
1996-97 Penn 8-0 Henry Wilk Steve McClain of Mishawaka Jim Nicholson of Elkhart Memorial
1997-98 Penn 8-0 Henry Wilk Philip Evans of SB Washington Carl Evans of SB Washington
1998-99 Mishawaka 8-0 Al Smith Brad Harper of Mishawaka Al Smith of Mishawaka
1999-00 Mishawaka 8-0 Lance Beehler Ryan Aldrich of Mishawaka Lance Beehler of Mishawaka
2000-01 Mishawaka Lance Beehler Nick Sandefur of Mishawaka Al Hartman of SB Clay
2001-02 Mishawaka Lance Beehler Mike Pinter of Penn Corey Sinkovics of Adams
2002-03 Mishawaka Lance Beehler Alex Dolly of Mishawaka & Henry Wilk of Penn
Mike Markham of SB Riley
2003-04 Mishawaka 8-0 Darrick Snyder Adam O’Neil of SB Clay Corey Sinkovics of SB Adams
2004-05 Mishawaka 8-0 Darrick Snyder Tyler Frame of SB Riley Henry Wilk of Penn
2005-06 Mishawaka 8-0 Darrick Snyder Pat Day of Mishawaka Darrick Snyder of Mishawaka
2006-07 Mishawaka 8-0 Darrick Snyder Ian Hinton of Mishawaka Bill Flatt of SB Riley
2007-08 Mishawaka 8-0 Darrick Snyder George Malone of SB Riley Chuck Bower of Elkhart Central
2008-09 Mishawaka 8-0 Darrick Snyder Josh Harper of Mishawaka Brad Harper of Penn
2009-10 Mishawaka 8-0 Darrick Snyder Christian Lentz of Mishawaka Al Hartman of SB Clay
2010-11 Mishawaka 8-0 Darrick Snyder LaQuan Lunford of SB Clay Darrick Snyder of Mishawaka
2011-12 Penn 8-0 Brad Harper Joseph Gallegos of SB Clay Brad Harper of Penn
2012-13 Penn 8-0 Brad Harper Sammy Ferdig of SB Adams Craig Redman of SB Adams
2013-14 Penn 260 points Brad Harper Zach Davis of Penn & Brad Harper of Penn
Tristan Macri of Mishawaka
2014-15 Penn 295 points Brad Harper Chase Osborn of Penn Bill Flatt of SB Riley
2015-16 Penn 293 points Brad Harper Drew Hildebrandt of Penn Mark Kerrn of Jimtown
2016-17 Penn 301.5 points Brad Harper Kenny Kerrn of Jimtown Brad Harper of Penn
2017-18 Penn 292 points Brad Harper Isaiah McWilliams of SB Washington Brad Harper of Penn
2018-19 Penn 275 points Brad Harper Hunter Watts of Jimtown Jerimiah Maggert of Jimtown
2019-20 Mishawaka 310 points Steve Sandefur Joe Walker of Mishawaka Steve Sandefur of Mishawaka
2020-21 Penn 342 points Brad Harper Hunter Whitenack of New Prairie Anthony Snyder of Breman
2021-22 Penn 312.5 points Brad Harper Landon Buchanan of Jimtown Jerimah Maggart of Jimtown
2022-23 Penn 292.5 points Brad Harper AJ Steenbeke of Penn Andy King of John Glenn
2023-24 Penn 314 points Brad Harper Dylan Bennett of Penn Zach Whickcar of Elkhart
2024-25 Penn 282 points Brad Harper Ryann Schmidtendorff of Penn Bill Flatt of SB Riley
2025-26 New Prairie 2989.5 points Bobbie Whitenack Jeffrey Huyvaert of New Prairie & Andre Scruggs of SB Adams
Vincent Freeman of Penn
