Otterbein 2016-2017 Preview
Team: Otterbein University
Head Coach: Brent Rastetter
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: Jon Garrison, Doug Short, Kyle Bentley, Chad Channel, Jason Barnett, Matt Alltop
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Jake Vaughan – Transferred from The Ohio State University (Columbus DeSalles High School) … High School: Three-time NHSCH National qualifier including championship honors as a junior … Four-time state qualifier including a third-place finish as a senior (also 5th and 8th) … Four-time sectional champion … Four-time district qualifier, 2x District Champion
Drew Kasper – Transferred from Indiana Tech (Lexington, Ohio High School)… High School: Four-year letterman … 182 pound OHSAA State champion as a senior … Two-time district champion … Received Disney All-American award and Flo National All-American honors as a junior
Jackson Lakso – Central Crossing High School: Four-year letterman … Three-time state qualifier and sectional champion … District champion as a senior, 113 pound OHSAA State 4th as a Senior
Braden Neuberger – Norwalk High School: Earned seven letters between wrestling and football … Three-time all-conference honoree … Two-time all-state award winner (8th and 5th) … Received All-American recognition as a senior
Kyle Johnson – Hudson High School (Michigan) Four-year letterman … Earned first team all-state as a freshman … Four-time state qualifier including two first-place finishes … Three-time second team all-state recipient, State Placements of 3rd, 1st, 5th, 1st in Michigan
Corbin Bunsold – North Union High School, Five-year letterman across two sports … Two-time state qualifier including third-place finish as a senior … Earned all-state honors and was named first team all-conference as a senior … Received Disney AAU All-American honors as a junior
Willy Plaisir – Dublin Coffman High School, Four-year letterman … Three-time all-conference award winner … Earned all-state accolades as a senior finishing 8th
Season Outlook:
Otterbein begins competition for the first time since 1974 and will compete in the Midwest Region.