It was great news for Hawk fans when elite recruit Harvey Ludington announced on Saturday that he had committed to the University of Iowa.
Ludington, from Brick, New Jersey(Brick Memorial HS), is the #1 rated 190 lbs. high school wrestler in the country. Ludington is #1 at 190 by MatScouts and FloWrestling.
The #1 spot was earned from titles at Fargo at Junior Nationals with a tech fall in the finals as well as elite tournaments like Beast of the East and two New Jersey state titles.
Ludington had originally committed to Arizona State last December but recently opened up his recruiting options.
In 2022 Ludington won a state title as a freshman at 175 and placed second at 175 as a sophomore in a one point match. Last season he won a state title at 190 with a 30-0 record. That is impressive for the level of competition and that New Jersey has only one state champion per weight.
As I have done with all of our incoming recruits for years on this blog I will add Ludington to my Friday blogs of upcoming weekend competitions and a follow up blog with results on my “Recruits in action” series.
2024-25 Brick Memorial schedule
Thurs Dec 19 – Southern Regional
Sat/Sun Dec 21-22 – at Beast of the East(Newark, Delaware)
Sat Dec 28 – Mustang Classic
Fri Jan 3 – at Monroe Township
Sat Jan 4 – at Jackson Liberty Duals(Jackson)
Wed Jan 8 – Shawnee
Fri Jan 10 – at Toms River East
Sat Jan 11 – St. Thomas Aquinas and Cranford
Wed Jan 15 – Rumson Fair Haven
Fri Jan 17 – at Lacey
Sat Jan 18 – Hunterdon
Fri/Sat Jan 24-25 – at Shore Conference Tournament(Lakewood)
Wed Jan 29 – at Christian Brothers Academy
Fri Jan 31 – at St. John Vianney
Tues Feb 10 – at Round 1 State Duals(TBD)
Sat Feb 22 – at NJSIAA District 22(TBD)
Fri/Sat Feb 28-Mar 1 – at NJSIAA Region 22(TBD)
Th/Sat Mar 6-8 – at New Jersey State Championships(Atlantic City)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
