Leading this field is four nationally ranked teams: No. 11 Park Hill (Mo.), No. 17 Christian Brothers College (Mo.), No. 32 Tuttle (Okla.), and No. 49 Goddard (Kansas). Eleven of the fourteen weight classes feature at least one ranked wrestler, including four with a pair of ranked wrestlers.
Below is an overview of each weight class.
106: Leading the way is No. 16 Carter Young (Sand Springs, Okla.), a freshman who enters high school already as a Cadet National double finalist at 94 pounds. Others in this weight include Jason Henschel (Goddard, Kansas), Nathan Rubino (Skutt Catholic, Neb.), and Aidan Evans (Bettendorf, Iowa).
113: Anchoring this weight is a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 9 Sam Latona (Thompson, Ala.) and No. 11 Cevion Severado (CBC, Mo.); Latona was a Junior National freestyle champion this summer, while Severado was runner-up at the Ironman this past week. Additional state champions in this field include Logan Ashton (Buford, Ga.), Caleb Lazure (Skutt Catholic, Neb.), Jonathan Ortegron (Canyon Randall, Texas), and Riley Weir (Sand Springs, Okla.)
120: Junior National freestyle All-American Rhett Golowenski (Tuttle, Okla.) enters the tournament ranked No. 9 in the country. Additional state champions in this weight class include Kai Orrine (Seckman, Mo.), Cody Phippen (Platte County, Mo.) , Clayton Singh (Kearney, Mo.), and Caleb Tanner (Collinsville, Okla.); while Ethen Miller (Park Hill, Mo.) and Vincent Zerban (CBC, Mo.) are impact freshmen.
126: A pair of top 12 in the country wrestlers lead this weight class, No. 3 Malik Johnson (CBC, Mo.) and No. 12 Weston DiBlasi (Park Hill, Mo.). Additional wrestlers in this weight class include state champions Gabe Hixenbaugh (Thompson, Ala.), Jacob Holt (Garden City, Kansas), and Mike McAteer (Whitfield, Mo.); along with state runners-up Cameron Fusco (Seckman, Mo.), Caden Green (Kearney, Mo.), and Bennett Moudy (Coweta, Okla.)
132: No. 12 Joshua Saunders (CBC, Mo.) is the clear leader of the pack in this weight class. Also in this weight class are state champions Jevon Parrish (Olathe North, Kansas), Nick Stonecheck (Buford, Ga.), and Xavier Torres (Canyon Randall, Texas).
138: Lacking a nationally ranked wrestler, this weight class does feature three state champions in Marcus Robinson (Arkansas City, Kansas), Gavin Smith (Archer, Ga.), and Luke Surber (Tuttle, Okla.). Others to watch include freshman Greyston DiBlasi (Park Hill, Mo.) and state medalist Kyle Prewitt (CBC, Mo.)
145: Another weight bereft a nationally ranked wrestler features a pair of state champions in Jake Beeson (Arkansas City, Kansas) and Charlie Darracott (Buford, Ga.). Others to watch include 2016 state champion Kruz Simons (Edmond North, Okla.) along with state runners-up Lucas DeSilva (Collins Hill, Ga.) and Conner Ward (Mill Valley, Kansas).
152: The last of the weight classes in this field without a nationally ranked wrestler also features a pair of state champions in Alex Rivera (Smithville, Mo.) and Montez Robinson (Arkansas City, Kansas). Also in this weight class are 2016 state champions Eli Larrivierre (Jesuit, La.) and Cade Lindsey (Derby, Kansas).
160: A pair of nationally ranked wrestlers feature in this weight class, No. 13 Mason Reiniche (Baylor School, Tenn.) and No. 15 Dustin Plott (Tuttle, Okla.). Also in this field are state champions Nathan Koenig (Jesuit, La.), Garrett Lange (Goddard, Kansas), and Payton Scott (Sand Springs, Okla.)
170: Another weight class that features a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 10 Emille Shannon (CBC, Mo.) and No. 12 Billy Higgins (Skutt Catholic, Neb.). Additional wrestlers present include state champions Carson Berryhill (Tuttle, Okla.), Connor Duffy (Baylor School, Tenn.), and Terrell Garraway (Olathe North, Kansas). Also present are state runner-up Troy Fisher (Goddard, Kansas) as well as a pair of impact sophomores in Rocky Elam (Staley, Mo.) and Colton Hawks (Holt, Mo.)
182: Leading the way here is No. 15 Devin Winston (Park Hill, Mo.), a Cadet National freestyle champion. Others to watch include state champion Talon Borrer (Coweta, Okla.), three-time state placer Austin Andres (Goddard, Kansas), and state placer Joey Williams (Neosho, Mo.)
195: Anchoring the weight class is No. 13 Ashton Sharp (Park Hill, Mo.), a Cadet Triple Crown winner this past off-season. Additional contenders include state runners-up Thomas Brackett (Christian Brothers, Tenn.), Blake Minnick (Edmond North, Okla.), and Riley Westlake (Baylor School, Tenn.)
220: Junior National freestyle champion Zach Elam (Staley, Mo.) leads this weight class as the No. 3 ranked wrestler in the country. Also in this weight class are state champion Perry Ganci (Jesuit, La.) as well as state runners-up Sage Smart (Platte County, Mo.) and Grayson Walthall (Christian Brothers, Tenn.)
285: State champion Adrian Hitchcock (Neosho, Mo.) is ranked No. 19 in the country, while fellow state champ Max Darrah (Whitfield, Mo.) was runner-up at the Super 32 this fall.
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