2024 Fargo Preview for Ivy League Recruits

Fargo aka 16U and Junior Nationals is upon us. The largest wrestling tournament in the world is set to kick off on Saturday with the women’s freestyle portion of the tournament. Last year’s version of Fargo included over 7,000 participants! 

To get ready for Fargo, we’re looking at the tournament from a collegiate perspective. A recruiting perspective. Over the next few days, we’ll go conference-by-conference to look at recruits from each school who have signed up for the tournament. 

Next up is the Ivy League. For the first time, in 2025, the Ivy League will qualify for national directly through an Ivy League tournament rather than the EIWA. While Cornell has generally led the way for the Ivies within the last 20 years, we have seen the other schools rise up during that time period and confirm that you can get a great education, while competing for a spot on the NCAA podium along with individual titles. In 2024, Cornell was the only Ivy school to be tabbed in InterMat's recruiting rankings; however, Penn was also noted in the honorable mentions and others had quality classes that will benefit them. 

Recruits have been grouped by team. They are listed alphabetically alongside the weight listed in USA Wrestling’s registration, the state they represent, and their graduating class. The # next to a wrestler’s name denotes their MatScouts Big Board ranking in their respective class. 

We’ve sorted through six or seven thousand entries to bring you these previews, so there could be a recruit or two that slipped through the cracks. If that’s the case, please let me know. Earl@matscouts.com 

Additionally, no preview or historical analysis for anything Fargo-related could be done without some assistance from Jason Bryant’s massive Fargo Guide. There’s still time to get yours!

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132 lbs: #188 Nico Fanella (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2025

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