Team Preview: Chicago Marist

by Illinois Matmen December 30, 2020, 11:40 am 12.4k Views 175 Votes

Head Coach’s Name: Brendan Heffernan

Team Name: Chicago Marist High School

2019-2020 dual record (overall, conference):

13-11 (tough schedule, plus we were missing all of our football players for the first month of duals and went 2-10).

Notable 2019-2020 tournament results:

2nd in Regional
3rd in ESCC
4th at Illini Classic
7th at Granite City
10th at Dvorak

Top Returning Wrestlers

Enter Returning State Qualifiers + other key returners who didn’t qualify

Wrestler’s Name (First & Last)	Grade	Predicted Weight	Previous state results
Owen Dunlap	JR	132	6th at 120 lbs. in 3A
Bobby Gaylord	SR	182	6th at 170 lbs. in state
Mateen Taylor	SR	170	2x state qualifier
Ghee Rachal	JR	220	returning state qualifier
Tommy Boland	JR	152	returning state qualifier
Ethan Bednarczyk	SR	113	state alternate
Andrew Dado	SO	145	sectional qualifier – FR/SO state qualifier
Peter Marinopoulos	SO	195	FR/SO state qualifier
Jesse Herrera	FR	106	FR/SO state qualifier
Jake Liberatore	SO	160	FR/SO state qualifier
Luke Liberatore	SO	285	Sectional Qualifier – FR/SO state qualifier
Michael Bartolotta	SR	160	Sectional Qualifier

Key Seniors Lost to Graduation

Enter Key Seniors Lost to Graduation

Wrestler’s Name (First & Last)	Weight	Previous Accomplishments
Tom Munoz	285	State Qualifier

2020-2021 Outlook

Keys to success in the 2020-21 season:

Keys to our success this season are getting everyone to the right weight class, and finding ways to train consistently in the pre-season (January-March).

Concerns about the lineup or challenges for the team this season:

We will have a lot of talented wrestlers competing for the same starting spots. Hopefully, they can all find the right weight class for them so we can spread the talent throughout the lineup.

Please list any impact freshman or transfers

Incoming freshman:
Matthew Cornfield (113/120) – IKWF state qualifier (no tourney)
Camden Rogers (120/126) – IKWF state qualifier (no tourney)
Kamron Beal (138/145) – IKWF state qualifier (no tourney)
Conor Phelan (160/170) – IKWF state qualifier (no tourney)

How will the newcomers/transfers help?

All four freshman listed (Cornfield, Rogers, Beal, Phelan) are talented enough to have immediate varsity success if they find themselves in the starting lineup.

Coach’s quote on overall thoughts about the team:

We are still young at a few weights, but will be very competitive.

Coach’s quote on expectations for this year’s team:

With five returning state qualifiers and several new starters who expect to compete at that same level, we are very excited about this group.