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Aaron Riner '24 Recruiting Profile
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Aaron Riner - Jun...Personal Statement
My name is Aaron Riner. I am a Junior at Buford High School in Georgia. I am a 3-year starter for a nationally competitive high school. I started wrestling at 5-years-old. My older brother wrestled and I always looked up to him and wanted to be like him. As a youth wrestler, I was exposed to wrestling at the national level with good success. As a middle schooler, I was practicing with my brother’s high school team.
Starting at such a young age and sticking with it has certainly been no easy task. However, I don’t know where I would be without it. The responsibilities, competitiveness and lack of blaming others is what makes wrestling its own unique sport. This is what drives me and makes me want to compete at the collegiate level. It takes discipline and is really a lifestyle.
I participated in 3 sports, football, wrestling, and lacrosse, since I was 5 years old. I did all 3 sports as a freshman in high school. My sophomore year, I dropped football to focus on wrestling while still enjoying lacrosse. This year, I dropped lacrosse and am now fully focused on wrestling. I am training more while hitting the gym harder to get bigger and stronger to become a better wrestler.
I will be attending several collegiate camps this summer. My goals for my upcoming senior season are to be a state champion, place at NHSCA and gain more exposure in national tournaments by achieving All-American status. As a senior, besides winning an individual state title, a bigger goal is to be a leader and help my team win a team state title and knock off our rival, the 9-time undefeated champions in Georgia.
I am looking forward to my senior year and even more excited to find the right college for me and put my skills to the test at the collegiate level.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 3 years
- 2023 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-County
Team Awards
- State 2nd Place
- 2022 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-County
Team Awards
- State 3rd Place
- 2021 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Region, 2nd Team All-County
Team Awards
- Regional Champs
- 2020 Junior Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Region
Team Awards
- Regional Champs
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- Tom Beuglas
Events
- Camp/Event
- KC Stampede
- 12/15/23 to 12/16/23
- Finished 2nd, losing in OT, improving over last year's 8th place finish
- Camp/Event
- Holy Angels Inv
- 12/29/22 to 12/30/22
- 4th place
- Camp/Event
- Knockout Inv.
- 12/21/22 to 12/21/22
- Camp/Event
- KC Stampede
- 12/16/22 to 12/17/22
- 8th place
- Camp/Event
- Aaron Kirkland Inv.
- 12/10/22 to 12/10/22
- Champion
- Camp/Event
- Southern Slam Inv
- 12/02/22 to 12/03/22
- 3rd Place
- Camp/Event
- 2023 Southern Slam
- Finished 2nd
- Camp/Event
- Purler Takedown Machine Camp
- Summer of 2019
Training
- Creative Dynamic Sports (Strength & Conditioning)
- 3 years
- Trained with Coach Tim Buckley, former NFL player with the Atlanta Falcons
- Level Up Training Center (Wrestling)
- 5 years
- Has trained with Coach Donovan Panonne since he was 9 years old.
- Teknique Wrestling
- 2 years
- Has trained with Coach Peter Yates for 2 years
Additional Sports
- Football
- 9 years
- Club/Travel Team
- Started playing youth football in kindergarten. Has played DE, LB, FB, TB
- Lacrosse
- 8 years
- Club/Travel Team
- Has played youth lacrosse since 1st grade. Has played select and travel for 3 years.
Statistics
| Statistic | 2023 Varsity Team | 2022 Varsity Team | 2021 Varsity Team | 2020 Junior Varsity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | 46-11 @ 190lbs | 32-6 @182lbs | 19-11 as Freshman at 170lbs | 17-2 as 8th grader on HS JV team @138, 145 and 152lbs |
