REPEAT FIRST TEAM SELECTIONS T.J. HILL AND GARRETT LOWNEY TOP 1998 ASICS TIGER HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN TEAM 
  
 Repeat First Team selections T.J. Hill (Farmington, Mo./Farmington HS) at 119 pounds and Garrett Lowney (Freedom, Wis./Freedom HS) at 119 pounds headline the 13th annual Asics Tiger High School All-American Team. 
  
 The Asics Tiger All-American Team is selected by a nationwide panel of wrestling experts, and is considered the top honor in high school wrestling. It is the only national all-star team for which high school wrestlers competing on all four grade levels are eligible. Asics Tiger is the title sponsor of USA Wrestling¹s Junior National Championships and a major supporter of wrestling at all levels. 
  
 ³This team represents the best of the best in our high schools today,² said Neil Duncan of TW Promotions. ³We are proud to recognize the talent and work ethic of these outstanding young men. They are clearly the World and Olympic champions of the future.² 
  
 Members of the First Team, as well as the Asics Tiger Wrestler of the Year, will be honored prior to the finals of the Asics Tiger National Junior Championships, July 25 at Fargo, N.D. 
  
 This year¹s First Team members combined to post record-setting numbers - 43 state titles and 15 Junior National titles. 
  
 Hill is a four-time state champion, and has won five Junior National titles. He could break the existing record of six Junior National titles with a double championship this summer. He owns 10 career age-group national titles, and would break the national record of 11 with a Junior National double title this summer. He becomes only the second three-time Asics Tiger First Team member, joining Jeremy Hunter of Pennsylvania (1995-97). 
  
 Lowney, a three-time high school state champion, was a double champion at the 1997 Asics Tiger Junior Nationals. Two other First Teamers won double titles last summer: Jason Powell (Choctaw HS, Choctaw, OK) at 103 pounds and Justin Ruiz (Taylorsville HS, Salt Lake City UT) at 189 pounds. Powell and Lowney are both three-time state champions. 
  
 Other First Team members who won Junior National Greco-Roman titles last year were Eric Larkin (Sunnyside HS/Tucson, AZ) at 140 pounds and David Miller (Kearney HS/Kearney, KS) at 145 pounds. Larkin won two state high school titles, while Miller was a three-time state champions. 
  
 Scott Owen (Carlsbad HS, Carlsbad, NM), the First Team member at 171 pounds, became the state¹s first five-time state champion this year. Four-time state champions on the First Team are Hill, Troy McIlravy (Campbell County HS/Gillette, WY) at 130 pounds, Jared Lawrence (Sandpoint HS, Sandpoint, ID) at 135 pounds and Shane Roller (Bixby HS, Bixby, OK at 160 pounds. 
  
 First Team members who won three state high school titles include Steven Bradley (Beech Grove HS, Beech Grove, IN) at 125 pounds and Luke Becker (Cambridge-Isanti HS/Cambridge, MN) at 152 pounds.  
  
 New York had two First Team members, two-time state champion Rocco Mansueto (Middletown HS/Middletown, NY) at 112 pounds and one-time champ Joshua Etu (Queensbury HS/Queensbury, NY) at 215 pounds. Etu was a Cadet World Greco-Roman champion last year, and claimed a double title at the Cadet Nationals. 
  
 The Second and Third Teams are not far behind the First Team. The Second Team, led by four-time state champion Bo Maynes (Salina South HS/Salina, KS) at 125 pounds, combined for 35 state titles and three Junior National titles.  
  
 The Third Team is one of the deepest ever, led by five-time state champion Hannon Hisek (Bon Homme HS/Tyndall, SD) at 135 pounds, plus four-time state champions Witt Durden (Dublin, HS/Dublin, GA) at 119 pounds and Jeff Henning (Tuttle HS/Tuttle, OK) at 171 pounds. The Third Team combined for 33 state titles. 
  
 The Asics Tiger All-America Team includes eight wrestlers at each of the 14 high school weight classes ‹ the First, Second, and Third Teams and five Honorable Mention selections.  
  
 Oklahoma and New York each placed two wrestlers on the First Team. Ohio led all states with nine selections, eight of them Honorable Mention. Oklahoma and Pennsylvania each had eight selections. Oklahoma had five Top-Three selections to lead all states, followed by Utah with four Top-Three selections. 
  
 The 112-man team includes wrestlers from 38 states, including 84 seniors, 19 juniors, eight sophomores and one freshman. 
  
 1998 Asics Tiger High School All-American Team 
  
 First Team 
  
 103 - Jason Powell, junior, Choctaw HS, Choctaw OK 
  
 112 - Rocco Mansueto, senior, Middletown HS, Middletown, NY 
  
 119 - T.J. Hill, senior, Farmington HS, Farmington, MO * 
  
 125 - Steven Bradley, senior, Beech Grove HS, Beech Grove, IN * 
  
 130 - Troy McIlravy, senior, Campbell County HS, Gillette, WY 
  
 135 - Jared Lawrence, senior, Sandpoint HS, Sandpoint, ID * 
  
 140 - Eric Larkin, senior, Sunnyside HS, Tucson, AZ 
  
 145 - David Miller, senior, Kearney HS, Kearney, NE * 
  
 152 - Luke Becker, senior, Cambridge-Isanti HS, Cambridge, MN * 
  
 160 - Shane Roller, senior, Bixby HS, Bixby, OK * 
  
 171 - Scott Owen, senior, Carlsbad HS, Carlsbad, NM * 
  
 189 - Justin Ruiz, senior, Taylorsville HS, Salt Lake City, UT * 
  
 215 - Joshua Etu, junior, Queensbury HS, Queensbury, NY 
  
 HWT - Garrett Lowney, senior, Freedom HS, Freedom, WI * 
  
 Second Team 
  
 103  - Matthew Davis, senior, Corvallis HS, Corvallis, MT 
  
 112 - Mike Akers, junior, Poquoson HS, Poquoson, VA * 
  
 119 - Ryan Lewis, senior, Uintah HS, Vernal, UT 
  
 125 - Bo Maynes, senior, Salina South HS, Salina, KS* 
  
 130 - Mike Kulczycki, senior, St. Edward HS, Lakewood, OH 
  
 135 - Brad Owens, senior, Mt. Zion HS, Mount Zion, IL 
  
 140 - Ty Reynolds, junior, Central HS, High Point, NC * 
  
 145 - Matt Bean, junior, Mustang HS, Mustang, OK 
  
 152 - Quentin Bell, senior, Choctaw HS, Choctaw, OK 
  
 160 - Carl Fronhofer, senior, Salem Central HS, Salem, NY 
  
 171 - Scott Coleman, senior, Manhattan HS, Manhattan, KS 
  
 189 - Damion Hahn, junior, Lakewood HS, Lakewood, NJ 
  
 215 - Jon Lovrich, senior, A.A. Stagg HS, Palos Hills, IL 
  
 HWT - Luke Owens, senior, Grundy HS, Grundy, VA * 
  
 Third Team 
  
 103 - Chris Fleeger, sophomore, Loyalsock HS, Williamsport, PA 
  
 112 - Ben Vombaur, senior, Evergreen HS, Vancouver, WA 
  
 119 - Witt Durden, senior, Dublin HS, Dublin, GA * 
  
 125 - Aaron Holker, senior, Orem HS, Orem, UT * 
  
 130 - Gabe Vigil, senior, West Jordan HS, West Jordan, UT 
  
 135 - Hannon Hisek, senior, Bon Homme HS, Tyndall, SD 
  
 140 - Coyte Cooper, junior, Anacortes HS, Anacortes, WA * 
  
 145 - Gabe Webster, senior, Sayre HS, Sayre, PA 
  
 152 - Matt Lackey, senior, Moline HS, Moline, IL * 
  
 160 - Robbie Waller, senior, Mount Pleasant HS, Mount Pleasant, PA 
  
 171 - Jeff Henning, senior, Tuttle HS, Tuttle, OK 
  
 189 - Nik Fekete, senior, Cranford HS, Cranford, NJ 
  
 215 - Travis Kraft, senior, Bismarck HS, Bismarck, ND 
  
 HWT - Antonio Garay, senior, Rahway HS, Rahway, NJ 
  
 * - Member of 1997 Asics Tiger High School All-American Team 
  
 Honorable Mention (listed in alphabetical order) 
  
 103: Mason Lenhard, sophomore, St. Edward HS, Lakewood, OH; Al Mack, senior, Post Falls HS, Post Falls, ID; Ty Malia, junior, Skyview HS, Billings, MT; Nathan Schy, sophomore, Bethel HS, Hampton, VA; Clint Wolfley, sophomore, Sugar-Salem HS, Sugar City, ID 
  
 112: Darin Bertram, senior, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross HS, Wheaton, MN; Tommy Hoang, senior, Cushing HS, Cushing, OK; Kasey Kohl, sophomore, Skutt Catholic HS, Omaha, NE *; Israel Martinez, freshman, West Aurora HS, Aurora, IL; Chris Rodrigues, sophomore, Walker School, Marietta, GA 
  
 119: Kevin Black, senior, River Falls HS, River Falls, WI *; Skyler Holman, senior, Broken Arrow HS, Broken Arrow, OK; Jeff Ratliff, junior, Harding HS, Marion, OH; Zach Roberson, juni