Another commit, William Henckel to PSU

[Charles Brown]

Another one!

 

[Psuproud]

#8 on the Flo 2025 Big Board

 

[PSU_Lions_84]

What weight is he projected to fill?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

damn, I spend several hours off the board, and look what happens.

What weight is he projected to fill?

He's currently a HS junior. He wrestled 165 at the recent Beast of the East tournament.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

So William Henckel is from Southbury, CT. He attends Blair Academy, a private school in northern New Jersey, which has a storied wrestling program. (Shayne Van Ness attended Blair.)

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

He has a younger sister, Sarah (class of '26, so she's a sophomore), who is also an outstanding wrestler. I thought I saw that she had verballed to Iowa, but I don't have time to check if that's accurate.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

The below is a video of all the recent Beast of the East finals. Scroll to 1:14:00 to find Henckel's final.



Or, you can watch highlights from the match, and an interview afterwards with Henckel, at the below video.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Henckel wrestled PSU verbal Joe Sealey in Flo's Who's Number One in September. Sealey won 4-2

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Class Of 2025 Star William Henckel Commits To Penn State Wrestling - NewsBreak

He's recently competed at 152 and 160 pounds within the last year and battled fellow Penn State commit Joe Sealey in September.

www.newsbreak.com

 

[Tom McAndrew]

You could say that Henckel has been a top wrestler for years.

Southbury youth, 10, wins national wrestling title

William Henckel, of Southbury, recently won the 90-pound, 10-and-under division national...

www.newstimes.com

 

[PSU_Lions_84]

damn, I spend several hours off the board, and look what happens.



He's currently a HS junior. He wrestled 165 at the recent Beast of the East tournament.

Thanks, Tom!

 

[LB99]

Wow. Iowa thought they were getting this kid. It’s an embarrassment of riches for Cael.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

From our main recruiter:

 

[Got GSPs]

So William Henckel is from Southbury, CT. He attends Blair Academy, a private school in northern New Jersey, which has a storied wrestling program. (Shayne Van Ness attended Blair.)

Didn’t Easy Ed Ruth attend Blair as well?

 

[LB99]

Didn’t Easy Ed Ruth attend Blair as well?

Yes.

 

[pabison]

Sounds like this “just might” turn out to be a pretty decent recruiting class.

 

[Tom McAndrew]