2024 Fargo Preview for MAC 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 MAC. The MAC had one of its teams in the top-20 of InterMat's 2024 Recruiting Rankings (Lock Haven #20). During the collegiate season, we saw Central Michigan unseat Lock Haven in winning at the MAC Championships. At nationals, three different schools produced an All-American. Two additional schools had AA's in 2023. That's a welcome improvement over 2022 when the conference had zero. With more talent coming into the conference there should be more AA's in the pipeline. 

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!

Clarion

132 lbs: Travis Clawson (Pennsylvania) - Class of 2024

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