Mercersburg graduates have competed on the collegiate and other levels almost since the program's inception.
"College wrestling is demanding and it takes an intensity that is difficult to attain for even the best high school athletes. Few high school wrestlers compete on the next level, but we provide opportunities to prepare them for success on that scale," states Storm Director of Athletics, Rick Hendrickson, who started for three years at West Liberty State College.
"The fundamentals that we drilled so much at the 'Burg were much more firmly instilled in me as a collegiate wrestler than the other guys on the team, who were also just out of high school." Flynn Corson '99
Former Storm wrestlers currently competing on the collegiate level include Garrick Skubon'08 (Merchant Marine Academy), Bobby Wolford'07 (Shippensburg), Adam Barnette'07 (Oklahoma), and Ethan Harvey (U.S. Naval Academy).
| Collegiate Wrestlers NCAA Divisions I, II, III and NCWA | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Garrick Skubon | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy |
| 2007 | Alex Appleman | RPI |
| 2007 | Bobby Wolford | Pitt-Johnstown |
| 2007 | Nick Mazzei | Elizabethtown |
| 2006 | Ethan Harvey | Naval Academy |
| 2005 | Jonathan Edwards | Muhlenberg |
| 2005 | John Shartle | Muhlenberg |
| 2004 | Brett Gallaway | Muhlenberg |
| 2003 | Aaron Barnette | Appalachian State |
| 2002 | Justin Capone | Cornell |
| 2000 | Tom Schwabenbauer | Naval Academy |
| 2000 | Aaron Groves | Naval Academy |
| 2000 | Jeremy Berry | Columbia |
| 1999 | Eric Sheffield | U.S. Air Force National Development Team |
| 1999 | Flynn Corson | Cal-State Fullerton/Ursinus |
| 1999 | Jaime Pradera | Waynesburg |
| 1999 | Bobby Monday | Naval Academy |
| 1999 | Tim Laddbush | Johns Hopkins |
| 1998 | Patrick Lykins | West Liberty State |
| 1998 | Andy Vanderlinde | Naval Academy |
| 1998 | John Newby | Lafayette College |
| 1998 | Tyrone Neal | Naval Academy/Eastern Michigan |
| 1996 | Jason Ford | Naval Academy |
| 1996 | Nate Jacklin | Columbia |
| 1994 | Jason Clendanial | Naval Academy |
| 1991 | Jeff Dyer | Pittsburgh |
| 1951 | Bert McGann | Franklin & Marshall |
| 1942 | Richard Schellhase | Ursinus |
| 1933 | Phil Nicholson | 4th National AAU Tournament, Olympic Trials Qualifier |
| Notables | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Eric Sheffield | U.S. Air Force National Development Team |
| 1933 | Phil Nicholson | 4th National AAU Tournament, Olympic Trials Qualifier |