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    Photo: Photo/John Sachs

    Thomsen big mover in sophomore rankings, top four remain unchanged

    Like the 2017 group, InterMat's Class of 2018 top 50 rankings powered by Flips Wrestling remain relatively static in the post-Fargo update. The top four wrestlers remain unchanged. Still leading the ladder is Gable Steveson (Apple Valley, Minn.), who won a Cadet National freestyle title last month at 220 pounds, and will be competing at the end of this month in the UWW Cadet World Championships in freestyle at a similar weight class. Next in the rankings remain Cade Olivas (St. John Bosco, Calif.) and Gavin Teasdale (Jefferson Morgan, Pa.); Teasdale will be competing in the UWW Cadet World freestyle championships at 50 kilos. Rounding out the top four is Mitch Moore (St. Paris Graham, Ohio), who went 11-1 at 120 (+5) pounds in the AAU Scholastic Duals at Disney.

    Slots six through ten in the rankings remain unchanged, with California state champion Seth Nevills (Clovis) shifting up from No. 11 to No. 5 in the Class of 2018 rankings. Cadet National double champion Anthony Artalona (Tampa Prep, Fla.) slides into the rankings at No. 14 after being correctly considered for this grade level, as opposed to being No. 44 in the Class of 2017 rankings last go around.

    Alex Thomsen (Underwood, Iowa), a Cadet National freestyle runner-up in Fargo, moves up 18 spots in the sophomore rankings (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)
    The biggest movement by any individual in the Class of 2018 rankings came from Alex Thomsen (Underwood, Iowa), who went from No. 45 to No. 27 overall. Thomsen was an undefeated state champion during the high school season, and was a Cadet National double All-American last month at 120 pounds; fourth in Greco-Roman, runner-up in freestyle. Two other wrestlers moved up six spots in the rankings, Cadet National freestyle champion Joe Lee (Evansville Mater Dei, Ind.) and Cadet National freestyle runner-up Anthony Madrigal (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.); Lee goes from No. 22 to No. 16, while Madrigal moves from No. 42 to No. 36.

    Two other new wrestlers enter the rankings, No. 45 Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.) and No. 50 Braeden Redlin (Allen, Texas). Both wrestlers were Cadet National double All-Americans. Lewan was fifth in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle, both at 120 pounds; while Redlin was third in Greco-Roman at 145, and seventh in freestyle at 152 pounds.

    Seven Pennsylvania wrestlers, led by No. 3 Teasdale, populate the top 50 rankings. Ohio is next with six, while it's three each for California, New York, Illinois, Florida, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Iowa.

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