Eight Navy wrestlers placed among the top five at the inaugural tournament.
Kahle in 2011-12 (Fr.): Turned in a 1-4 record in his rookie season, competing at the Knight Point Open, the Navy Classic and the Nittany Lion Open ... scored his first collegiate victory against George Mason's Hunter Manspile en route to a fourth-place effort at the Navy Classic. High School: A 2010 graduate of Jackson Liberty High School in Jackson, N.J., Kahle attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a two-sport standout who earned four letters in wrestling and three in football ... claimed the district individual title at heavyweight his junior year ... served as captain of the wrestling and football teams his senior year, while also picking up team MVP honors in both sports as a senior ... earned all-county recognition in football in 2010. Personal: Son of John and Melanie Aponte ... majoring in Oceanography.