STANFORD, Calif. – The Matt Gentry Head Wrestling Coach Chris Ayres and his staff have announced five incoming wrestlers to round out the freshman class of 2028.
The group, which consists of Jack De Sena (Pittsfield, Vt.), Cole Han-Lindemyer (Farmington, Minn.), Jason Mara (Meridian, Idaho), Lars Michaelson (Bremerton, Wash.) and EJ Parco (Danville, Calif.) will join the Cardinal roster this fall.
The Cardinal previously announced the signings of Grigor Cholakyan (Burbank, Calif.), Jack Consiglio (Lansdale, Pa.), Collin Guffey (Alpine, Calif.) and Aden Valencia (Morgan Hill, Calif.) last fall.
Jack De Sena • Lake Highland Preparatory School • Pittsfield, Vt.
- Projected to wrestle at 149 or 157 pounds
- Massachusetts state finalist, ranked top 3 in state (2020-21)
- U18 Spartan Nationals Freestyle Champ
- Two-time runner up in Folkstyle & Greco
- NHSCA All-American (Freestyle state third place)
- Freestyle state finalist (2022-23)
- Prep Slam Champ, ranked 1st in Florida (2023-24)
- Team captain as a senior
Cole Han-Lindemyer • Farmington High School • Farmington, Minn.
- Projected to wrestle at 184 pounds
- 2023 Minnesota state champion
- Three-time state finalist (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Two-time Super 32 All-American
- Minnesota X-Mas Tournament champion (2024)
- Academic All-State (2024)
- USA Greco World Team Member
- Pan Am champion
- Two-time Pan Am Finalist
Jason Mara • Meridian High School • Meridian, Idaho
- Projected to wrestle at 149 pounds
- Four-time team state champions
- Four-time Idaho state champion
- First four-time champ in Meridian High School history
- Holds high school's record for pins and takedowns
- Two-time Folkstyle national champion
- Reno Tournament of Champions champ
- Team captain
Lars Michaelson • Bremerton High School • Bremerton, Wash.
- Projected to wrestle at 197 pounds
- Two-time league champions (2021, 2022)
- Three-time Washington state champion (2022, 2023, 2024)
- USA Folkstyle national champion
- Two-time Fargo All-American
- Two-time U20 U.S. Open placer
- UWW Beach world bronze medalist
- Team captain
- Joins older brother, Thor, on Cardinal roster
EJ Parco • Los Gatos High School • Danville, Calif.
- Projected to wrestle at 149 pounds
- Captained his team as a junior and senior
- Three-time California state placer (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Finished fifth, fifth and third
- Two-time national All-American (2023)
- Three-time section champion (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Super 32 All-American
- Doc B champion (2023)
- Reno Tournament of Champions champ (2023)
- Ranked No. 10 nationally at 150 pounds
- Older brother, Kyle, is a four-time NCAA All-American (2021 at Fresno State, 2022-24 at Arizona State) and will wrestle for Iowa in 2024-25