2024 Fargo Preview for Big Ten 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 Big Ten. This conference is responsible for winning every NCAA title since 2007 and only seems to get better. You have to go back to 2010 to find the last time that the conference didn't have two of the top-three teams at the NCAA Tournament. 

On the recruiting trail, the Big Ten has been excellent, as well. In three of the last four years, a Big Ten team has signed the #1 overall class in the country. In 2024, four of its teams were noted in the top-ten for InterMat's Recruiting Rankings and nine schools were amongst the top-25. 

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!

Illinois

285 lbs: Marko Ivanisevic (Illinois) - Class of 2024

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