Darius Ambs Signs With SMC

Darius Ambs of Mason High School has signed his NJCAA Letter of Intent to wrestle for Coach Todd Hesson and the Roadrunners.

Ambs has a career record of 140-23, going an impressive 41-6 his senior year. He is a three-time MHSAA state qualifier, placing twice. In the CAAC League, Ambs placed in the top three all four years, winning twice. In his four trips to Districts, he was runner-up once and champion three times; at Regionals, he placed in the top four three times.

Hesson said of Ambs, "Darius is a hard-working wrestler who has had a great high school career with plenty of postseason experience. Darius comes from a program that turns out many high-level wrestlers."

Ambs joins Theodore (TJ) Mitchell of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, in the 2026 recruiting class.

In 2025-2026, the Roadrunners won the MCCAA Conference championship for the fourth straight season and qualified the maximum ten wrestlers for the national meet. SMC finished the season at #17 in the country and sophomores Santana Ramon and Kaden Lapaugh were named All-Americans.

Last month, SMC dedicated its new wrestling facility, which has quadrupled the space available the men's and women's teams from 2,688 square feet to an impressive 11,195 square feet, doubled the mat capacity, added a dedicated fitness and warm-up area, created offices for the wrestling coaches, added locker rooms for student-athletes and expanded the restroom facilities.