Jordan Decatur moves up two spots to No. 3 after dominating his way to a Cadet freestyle title in Fargo (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)There is some clear standout talent in the Class of 2019, and some argument over whom is the top overall wrestler for the group. Despite an upset loss in the quarterfinal round of the Cadet Greco-Roman competition, Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.) remains atop the top 50 rankings for the rising sophomore class. Outside that one blemish, Schultz would earn victories by technical fall or pin in all other matches, including a third place finish in Greco-Roman and a championship in freestyle. Furthermore, Schultz would avenge that Greco loss with a technical fall victory in the semifinal round of the freestyle competition.
Ranked second in the class is Nick Raimo (Hanover Park, N.J.), who was double champion for a second straight year at the Cadet Nationals, this time doing so at 126 pounds. Moving up two positions to No. 3 is Jordan Decatur (CVCA, Ohio), champion in Cadet freestyle at 120 pounds. He earned five technical fall victories in seven bouts, the other two results were a pin in the quarterfinals and a 10-2 decision in the round of 16 bout.
Another pair of top 50 ranked wrestlers in the Class of 2019 won titles in Cadet freestyle. Colton Yapoujian (Pomona, Colo.) moves up six spots to No. 16 overall; of note was his win in the Fargo final over No. 10 Travis Ford-Melton (Marian Catholic, Ill.), coming by a 3-1 decision. No. 32 Montana Phillips (Lawton McArthur, Okla.) makes a debut appearance in the rankings after making the final in both styles at the Cadet Nationals, including a title in freestyle at 285 pounds.
Three other wrestlers join Phillips in making debut appearances in the Class of 2019 top 50 rankings: No. 21 Tyler Curd (Oak Grove, Mo.), No. 42 Colt Newton (Choctaw, Okla.), and No. 47 Baylor Fernandes (Lockport, Ill.). Curd was champion in Cadet Greco at 220 pounds with the notable upset victory over top-ranked Schultz in the quarterfinal; Newton and Fernandes each placed third in Cadet freestyle. Big upward movers in the rankings for this class include No. 7 Jaden Abas (Bakersfield Frontier, Calif.), a Cadet freestyle runner-up who jumps five spots to the better; and Cadet freestyle fifth place finisher Kevon Davenport (Detroit Catholic Central, Mich.), ranked No. 37 overall.
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