Santana Ramon Will Wrestle with the Roadrunners

Santana Ramon of Allen Park High School has signed his NJCAA Letter of Intent to wrestle for Coach Todd Hesson and the SMC Roadrunners.

Ramon has a career record 151-21 and is a three-time MHSAA State Qualifier. He has placed twice at the Division 1 state level, is a three-time Greco state champion, a three-time freestyle state champion, a three-time Fargo qualifier and a Fargo All-American.

He is the ninth signed member of SMC's 2024-2025 recruiting class, joining Dylan McLean of Parchment, Dathan Smith of Constantine, Arslan Bekirov of Centreville, Ohio, Israel Villegas of Dowagiac, Alex Saldana of Hartford, Dayveon Rupert of Battle Creek Lakeview, Trent Mansfield of Gobles and Michael Gonyeau of Plainwell.

SMC Head Coach Todd Hesson said, "Santana is a tough, gritty kid who wrestles with intensity. He is not afraid of tough competition and has a lot of national experience."

Coach Jacob Chapman of Allen Park added, "Hard work pays off! Santana is one of the toughest guys I know."

After a nearly 30-year hiatus, the SMC Wrestling Team returned to NJCAA action in October 2022. In their first year back, with an all-freshman team, the Roadrunners went 5-0 and won the MCCAA Duals Meet, won the first MCCAA Conference championship in school history, finished third in the Great Lakes District Meet and qualified nine wrestlers for the NJCAA National Championships in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

In 2023-2024, while moving up to NJCAA Division 1, the Roadrunners again went undefeated in the MCCAA Duals Meet, earned the back-to-back MCCAA Conference championship, were Great Lakes District runners-up and qualified the maximum ten wrestlers for the national meet. SMC finished the season at #17 in the country and sophomore Caeleb Ishmael of Coloma was named an NJCAA All-American.

The 2024-2025 season begins October 1, with the first meet tentatively scheduled for October 29. The Roadrunners' full roster and schedule will be published soon.