Four (Or More) Time State Champions in College = Nevada

 There are times when being wrong is exactly what you want to be. This is one of those times. I'm hoping to find out that when studying Nevada's four time state champions, that there really weren't twenty of them that did not wrestle in college. That's an awful high number of quality wrestlers who decided not to wrestle at the next level. Yet if it is true, it would make sense. Nevada has never had much in terms of collegiate wrestling. Both UNLV & Nevada-Reno both fielded varsity programs at one time, but other than that, it's been very barren other than the more recent addition of UNLV's NCWA club program. In the days before the internet, the powerhouse programs in other states weren't flocking to Nevada to pick up recruits. So maybe the #'s of those who did not wrestle in college really are this high. Rather depressing if that is indeed the case. More than welcome, "Hey he actually did wrestle in college at...." 

Anthony Salazar 

Nevada's first four time state champion was Anthony Salazar of Basic who won titles from 74'-77'. He did not wrestle in college. 

Gary Oliver 

Gary Oliver won four Nevada High School State  titles from 75'-78' for Indian Springs. From what I could find he did not wrestle in college. 

Gary "Tiny" Scrivens 

Representing Eldorado, Tiny Scrivens won four Nevada High School State titles from 76'-79'.  He competed collegiately for Weber State where in his senior season of 1983 he won a BIG SKY conference title & placed 8th at the NCAA championships. 

Dan Lemos 

Dan Lemos won four Nevada State High School Championships for Yerington from 77'-80'. From what I could find, he did not wrestle in college. 

Maurice Hernandez

Representing Basic, Maurice Hernandez won four Nevada High School State titles from 81'-84'. He wrestled for Fresno State collegiately. 

Cary Dreitzler 

Cary Dreitzler won four Nevada State High School crowns from 83'-86'. From what I could find he did not wrestle in college. 

Dan Walden 

Representing Moapa Valley, Dan Walden won four Nevada High School State titles from 85'-88'. From what I could find he did not wrestle in college. 

Travis Jones

Travis Jones of Battle Mountain won four Nevada High School State titles from 87'-90'.  From what I could find, he did not wrestle in college. 

Kent Kennedy 

Representing Indian Springs, Kent Kennedy won four Nevada High School State titles from 91'-94'. From What I could find, he did not wrestle in college. 

Jake Sellers 

Jake Sellers won four Nevada High School State championships for Wooster from 92'-95'.  In college, he competed for Oregon. 

Tony Medina 

Tony Medina won four Nevada State High School titles for Rancho from 92'-95'.  From what I could find, he did not wrestle in college. 

Art Clark 

Art Clark won four Nevada High School State titles from 92'-95' for Battle Mountain. He started off his collegiate career at Lassen & then finished up at Western Colorado. 

Mike Nakamura 

Winning four Nevada High School State titles for Eureka from 94'-97', from what I could find, Mike Nakamura did not wrestle in college. 

Jeremy Auch 

A four time State champion from 94'-97' for Eureka, Jeremy Auch decided to go the football route in college, competing for Minot State. 

Jason Sestanovich 

Jason Sestanovich won four Nevada High School State titles from 95'-98' for Eureka. From what I could find, he did not wrestle in college. 

Scott Rasmussen 

Representing Wooster, Scott Rasmussen won four Nevada High School State crowns from 96'-99'.  From what I could find he did not wrestle in college. 

Chad Sestanovich 

Another representative of Eureka, Chad Sestanovich won four Nevada High School State titles form 98'-01'. From what I could find, he did not wrestle in college. 

Scott Woods 

Scott Woods won four Nevada High School State titles for Virgin Valley from 99'-02'.  Collegiately he wrestled for Oregon. 

Chad Goffstein 

Chad Goffstein won four Nevada High School State titles for Meadows from 99'-02'. From what I could find he did not wrestle in college. 

David Dominguez 

David Dominguez won four Nevada High School State titles for Battle Mountain from 00'-03'. From what I could find he did not wrestle in college. 

Brandon Barrett 

Branon Barrett won four Nevada high School State championships from 00'-03' for Spring Creek. He wrestled collegiately for Lassen. 

Bryce Saddoris 

Representing Spring Creek, Bryce Saddoris won four Nevada High School State titles from 03'-06'. Competing for Navy, he had an outstanding collegiate career. Earning All American honors of 6th in 2009 as a sophomore & 7th in 2011 as a senior. He was also a three time EIWA finalist, winning a title in his sophomore season. He was third as a freshman.  He also placed four times at Reno going 3rd-1st-4th-2nd & four times at the Southern Scuffle going 7th-2nd-3rd-6th. 

Patrick Dominguez 

Patrick Dominguez won four Nevada High School State titles for Battle Mountain from 03'-06'.  From what I could find he did not wrestle in college. 

Randel Aleman 

Winning four high school state titles for Cimarron Memorial from 03'-06', Randel Aleman competed for Arizona State in college. 

Trinity Perkins 

Trinity Perkins won four Nevada High School State titles from 04'-07' for Spring Creek. Collegiately he competed for Lassen where he won a CCCAA title. 

Bryar Saddoris 

Bryar Saddoris won four Nevada State high School championships for Spring Creek from 06'-09'.  He competed for Utah Valley in college. 

Steven Hernandez 

Competing for Bishop Gorman, Steven Hernandez won Nevada High School State crowns from 07'-10'. Collegiately he competed for Boise State where  he had a standout senior season in 2015 that included a 6th place finish at CKLV & a runner-up finish at the PAC-12's. 

Jordan Cronin 

Representing Incline, Jordan Cronin won Nevada High School state titles from 07'-10'.  From what I could find, he did not wrestle in college. 

Jace Billingsley 

Jace Billingsley won four Nevada High School State titles for Lowry from 09'-12'.  Collegiately he went the football route, playing for Eastern Oregon. 

Tyler Tate 

Tyler Tate won four Nevada High School State titles from 10'-13' for Spring Creek. Collegiately he began his career at Boise State & then transferred to Embry Riddle. 

Joey LaVallee 

Competing for Reno, Joey LaVallee won four Nevada High School State titles from 10'-13'. Competing for Missouri, he made the NCAA finals in 2017 as a junior. Along with this accomplishment he was also a two time MAC champion in his junior & senior seasons, taking runner-up honors as a sophomore in 2015 & a 3rd place finish in 2014 as a freshman.  He was 3rd at the Southern Scuffle as a junior. 

Jared Jensen 

Jared Jensen won four Nevada High School State titles from 10'-13' for Pershing County. Collegiately he decided to go the football route, competing for Eastern Oregon. 

Michael Billingsley 

A four time Nevada  State champion from 10'-13' for Lowry, Michael Billingsley competed collegiately for Air Force. 

Beau Billingsley 

A four time Nevada State champion from 12'-15' for Lowry, Beau Billingsley competed collegiately for Air Force. 

Reese Neville 

A four time Nevada State champion for Yerington from 13'-16', Reese Neville is yet another we lost to football. He played for Montana Western in College. 

Ian Timmins 

Representing Wooster, Ian Timmins won four Nevada High School State crowns from 14'-17'. He competed collegiately for Navy. 

Cameron Thompson

A four time Nevada High School State champion from 15'-18' for Battle Mountain, from what I could find Cameron Thompson did not wrestle in college. 

Sean McCormick 

Sean McCormick won four Nevada High School State titles for Churchill County from 16'-19'. Collegiately he decided to go the football route, currently still playing for Idaho. 

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Ty Smith of Virgin Valley is currently at Utah Valley 

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Granted I still have the rest of the N's & then O-W (as their are no states that start with X, Y or Z) to go but I wouldn't be surprised if Nevada ends up the state with the most "went the football route."   5 four time States champions to go the football route seems like a contender if not a record. As said previously I hope to find out differently for the others that I was wrong in what I found & they actually did wrestle in college.