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    OU's Maple wins FILA Junior Nationals title

    CLEVELAND -- Redshirt sophomore Kendrick Maple won the FILA Junior Nationals freestyle title at 63 kilograms on Sunday at the Cleveland Public Auditorium.

    Maple, a 2010 NCAA qualifier at 133 pounds, defeated Penn States’ Samuel Sherlock, 3-1, 2-0, to take home the 138.75 pound championship.

    Additionally, incoming freshman Sam Wheeler and Cody Brewer finished fourth and fifth, respectively. OU redshirt freshman Justin DeAngelis also finished fifth.

    The Junior age group consists of 17-20 year olds, featuring some of the nation’s top wrestlers, as well as underclassmen from the college level.

    The champions in each of the seven Olympic weight classes, plus 50 kg/110 lbs., advance to the best-of-3 finals for the FILA Junior World Team Trials. The Junior World Team Trials are set for May 19-20 in Franklin, Ind.

    The top six finishers in the seven Olympic classes, plus 50 kg, qualify for the Junior World Team Trials.

    There were 357 wrestlers entered in the FILA Junior freestyle class.

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