Wrestlers Going to the Service Academies

[gonavy2]

Congratulations to Jubari Tuani at BA (215) for accepting an appointment to Annapolis today! He will likely play football as well, and has a 3.75 grade point as well as being a top-notch fellow! I understand there are other senior wrestlers that were appointed as well. Who are they?

[Herm]

Bailey Whitaker is going to the Naval Academy.

[KCHSCoach]

last year Tyler Wright of Knox Catholic got an appointment to the Air Force Academy, still there making us proud

[ghouse]

Bailey Whitaker is going to the Naval Academy.

 

 

Congratulations to Bailey. That should give us two TN wrestlers to watch at Navy, at least for a year or so until Spencer Manley finishes up his time there. I would assume Bailey is projected to wrestle at 125. Of course, I am assuming he is planning to continue his wrestling career.

[Herm]

I am assuming he is planning to continue his wrestling career.

 

He is

[ghouse]

He is

 

 

Good! Lord knows that would have been a shame but of course college wrestling isn't for everyone.

[Nainten]

Congratulations to Jubari Tuani at BA (215) for accepting an appointment to Annapolis today! He will likely play football as well, and has a 3.75 grade point as well as being a top-notch fellow! I understand there are other senior wrestlers that were appointed as well. Who are they?

 

 

 

I don't know Mr. Tuani. Does he have a preference (i.e. wrestling over football)?

[WrestlingLover]

David Anderson (who moved to Nashville from the Green Irish and joined the Purple Irish a couple of years ago) has been accepted to all three of the Military Schools. David is an occasional starter, hard worker, and a great kid. I'm extremely proud of him, and all these young men.

[ghouse]

An odd thought just occurred to me. What does Tuani typically weigh-in at. Is he projecting as a 197 lber in college or a heavyweight? That is always one of those tough questions when dealing with a HS 215 since the weights are quite a bit different in college.

[gonavy2]

I don't know Mr. Tuani. Does he have a preference (i.e. wrestling over football)?

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My guess, not speaking for Jabari, is that he will focus on football, not sure if he is a defensive end or linebacker prospect in their system, I think he was 245 or so and 6'2" during the season.Don't know how two sports cohabitate in D1!

[littleman1]

An odd thought just occurred to me. What does Tuani typically weigh-in at. Is he projecting as a 197 lber in college or a heavyweight? That is always one of those tough questions when dealing with a HS 215 since the weights are quite a bit different in college.

 

 

 

Tuani weighs around 215 right now. However, he was recruited by the Naval Academy as a football player. I do not believe he will be wrestling there, but if he does I would imagine him wrestling Heavyweight so he cn get in the weightroom and get even bigger to play some Midshipmen football.

[gonavy2]

An odd thought just occurred to me. What does Tuani typically weigh-in at. Is he projecting as a 197 lber in college or a heavyweight? That is always one of those tough questions when dealing with a HS 215 since the weights are quite a bit different in college.

 

 

GHouse, I don't know the weight classes in college, but he looks like he has more growing to do, and will probably focus on football, as he dropped 25-30 pounds to wrestle this year. My mental image of a 215(approx)in college is a buffed out, grown up 189 in HS