Courtesy: James Fay (The Appalachian) ASU head coach JohnMark Bentley announced his first recruiting class as head coach of the Mountaineers.

BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University wrestling head coach JohnMark Bentley signed seven student-athletes from four different states to complete his first recruiting class at Appalachian, he announced Saturday.

“I am very excited about the potential of this recruiting class,” Bentley said. This class should help solidify several of the weight classes that we needed.”

Ken Altarac ( Heavyweight, Johnsonville, N.Y./Lasalle Institute)
Altarac was a two-time state champion at Lasalle and is a junior national champion. He is ranked No. 2 in the country at heavyweight.

John Blakely ( 174, Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain)
An Alabama state champion, will provide depth at the 174 weight class.

Brett Boston (125, Morganton, N.C./Freedom)
Was a three-time North Carolina state placer, including a second place finish in 2009.

Brock Durfee (Heavyweight, Catawba, N.C./Bandys)
Won the North Carolina state championship his senior year, will compete for the starting position at heavyweight.

Paul Glover (197, Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport)
Glover won the New York state championship at 215 and is ranked as a top-15 recruit by Win magazine. Joins high school teammate Chris Collura on the Mountaineers.

Tony Gravely (125, Martinsville, Va./Magna Vista)
A four-time state placer in Virginia, is a two-time runner-up and two-time state champion.

Robbie Wannenburg (165, Clemmons, N.C./West Forsyth)
Wannenburg won four state championships, three prep championships and a public school state championship.

Appalachian is coming off a third place finish at the Southern Conference tournament and returns all 10 starters that ended the season, including SoCon champion and NCAA qualifier Frank Celorrio.