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    Photo: Photo/John Sachs

    Coleman, Hagan new additions to top 50 juniors

    Marcus Coleman finished runner-up in the Cadet freestyle competition in Fargo (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)
    While the Class of 2016 rankings saw some semi-significant changes in the post-Fargo update, rankings for the Class of 2017 remain static by comparison. Within the updated top 50 for the rising junior group, there are only two new wrestlers present: No. 45 Marcus Coleman (Ames, Iowa) and No. 50 Kyran Hagan (Eureka, Mo.). Coleman was a Cadet National freestyle runner-up at 160 pounds last month, while Hagan was a Cadet double All-American at 126 pounds (second Greco-Roman, fourth freestyle) after going 8-1 in the 120 (+5) pound weight class at the AAU Scholastic duals in late June.

    At the top of the rankings, things remain unchanged with Daton Fix (Sand Springs, Okla.) holding on to the number one spot after winning the Junior National freestyle title at 120 pounds. He will compete at the end of this month in the UWW Cadet World freestyle championships at 54 kilos. Ranked second is Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.), who will be representing the United States this week in the UWW Junior World freestyle championships at 50 kilos.

    Also slated to be on the UWW Cadet World team are three of the next four wrestlers in the rankings: No. 3 Brady Berge (Kasson-Mantorville, Minn.) at 69 kilos, No. 4 Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton, N.Y.) at 54 kilos, and No. 6 Jared Verkleeren (Belle Vernon Area, Pa.) at 63 kilos.

    The two biggest movers in this update are a pair of Junior National All-Americans in freestyle from the 126 pound weight class. Third place finisher Kaden Gfeller (Sand Springs, Okla.) jumps sixteen spots from No. 31 to No. 15, while runner-up Navonte Demison (Bakersfield, Calif.) ascends fifteen spots from No. 39 to No. 24. Gfeller was also undefeated in six matches at the Junior Duals in late June, including three wins over fellow Junior freestyle All-Americans. Another Junior freestyle All-American who moved up in the rankings was Luke Troy (San Marino, Calif.); the fourth place finisher at 152 pounds jumped up five spots from No. 24 to No. 19.

    Ten Pennsylvania natives are in the top 50, which is the most of any state. Next in line is California with six, Ohio with five, and Illinois with three. New York and New Jersey have two each.

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