STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford head coach Jason Borrelli and his staff have signed five promising high school seniors to wrestle for the Cardinal starting next season, headlined by three-time state champions Haydn Maley (Roseburg, Ore.) and Dalton Young (Nine Mile Falls, Wash.).
"We are very excited to welcome five young men to the Stanford wrestling family today," said Borrelli, who is in his ninth year at the helm of the program. "A huge part of our recruiting objective is keeping the best talent home on the west coast, while also extending our recruiting branch in to the wrestling rich regions out east. We accomplished just that with this class "
Joining Maley and Young as a part of Stanford's incoming class are Steven Abbate (Tracy, Calif.), Anthony Le (Laguna Niguel, Calif.), and Dom Mandarino (Paramus, N.Y.).
"Dalton Young and Haydn Maley both will seek their fourth state titles this winter in Washington and Oregon, respectively, and Dom Mandarino has been a staple in the national rankings during his prep career in the state of New Jersey. Adding two other rising stars from California to the mix in Steven Abbate and Anthony Le, has us very excited about our program's future."
Steven Abbate
141 pounds • Tracy, Calif. • Central Catholic High School
- Two-time California state qualifier
- Finished in the top 16 at state
- Reno Worlds medalist
- Three-time league finalist
- Division 4 section finalist
Anthony Le
133 pounds • Laguna Niguel, Calif. • Laguna Hills High School
- California state qualifier
- Super 32 qualifier champion
Haydn Maley
197/285 pounds • Roseburg, Ore. • Roseburg High School
- Three-time Oregon state champion
- Fargo Junior Greco national champion
- Fargo Cadet freestyle and greco-roman All-American
- NHSCA Nationals All-American
- FloNationals All-American
- Ranked No. 14 in the nation by WIN Magazine
- Ranked No. 15 in the nation by Flowrestling
- Ranked No. 16 in the nation by TheOpenMat
Dom Mandarino
174 pounds • Paramus, N.J. • Don Bosco Prep
- Two-time New Jersey state medalist (3rd, 7th)
- Beast of the East medalist
- Escape the Rock champion
- NHSCA freshman national champion
- Ranked No. 19 in the nation by TheOpenMat
Dalton Young
133/141 pounds • Nine Mile Falls, Wash. • Lakeside High School
- Three-time Washington state champion
- 124-0 career high school record
- Fargo Junior Greco national finalist and two-time All-American
- Fargo Cadet Freestyle National All-American
- Two-time Fargo Cadet Greco National All-American
- Three-time Tri-State Tournament champion
- Ranked No. 11 in the nation by WIN Magazine