5 Texas high school wrestlers make national rankings; Melissa's Angelo Ferrari No. 1 at 175
The top 25 high school boys wrestlers in the nation this week in each weight class were unveiled on Friday, and five standouts from Texas made the cut.
Melissa's Angelo Ferrari is the headliner after coming in as the nation's No. 1 ranked wrestler at 175 pounds.
Midlothian's Karson Tompkins is No. 4 in 190 pounds, Dorian Olivarez of Spring is No. 12 in the 144-pound category, Canyon Randall's Mikey Ruiz is No. 22 at 113 pounds and Caio Aron of The Woodlands is No. 24 at 132 pounds.
Each week, SBLive National Wrestling Expert Billy Buckheit unveils the top 25 wrestlers at each weight class.
Ferrari, the nation's top-rated wrestling prospect in 2024, won his third Ironman title at Walsh Jesuit in December and is barreling toward his third consecutive UIL state championship. He was SBLive's top-rated wrestler at 170 pounds at the end last season.
Here is every high school wrestler from the Lone Star State who made this week's national ranking. Dive into the full rankings below:
NATIONALLY RANKED TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS
Angelo Ferrari, top, won the Oklahoma state wrestling tournament as a sophomore. He is committed to Iowa.
Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman, USA TODAY NETWORK
113 POUNDS
22. Mikey Ruiz, Canyon Randall, soph.,
132 POUNDS
24. Caio Aron, The Woodlands, jr.
144 POUNDS
12. Dorian Olivarez, Spring, jr.
175 POUNDS
1. Angelo Ferrari, Melissa, sr.
190 POUNDS
4. Karson Tompkins, Midlothian, sr.
Dive into the rest of the rankings:
