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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- SportsEngine, now a part of the NBC Sports Group, announced today that it has acquired Trackwrestling to strengthen its product solution offered to wrestling events and clubs. As part of the acquisition, the entire Trackwrestling team immediately joins SportsEngine and will continue supporting their over 7,000 wrestling events and customers. "We're extremely pleased that Trackwrestling is joining SportsEngine." said Justin Kaufenberg, co-founder and chief executive officer at SportsEngine. "They have an exceptionally deep and powerful system for wrestling organizations, powering more than 8,000 high school and college teams and over 7,000 events. Additionally, their deep expertise and knowledge in the space will help us expand our shared offering to other related sports." Justin Tritz, chief executive officer of Trackwrestling, will stay on and remain the leader of Trackwrestling. "To continue fueling our tremendous growth, we are still doing what we've been doing, only now we have the tremendous support and resources of SportsEngine and NBC Sports behind us. This empowers us to do not only the things we want to do, but do them much quicker. There was a growing number of situations where people would say 'can you guys do this' and we just didn't always have the resources to say yes to all of them. Those projects are now happening, and they are happening quickly. The opportunities and direction we are heading couldn't be more exciting!" Thousands of sports organizations have chosen SportsEngine to run their online registration, websites, tournaments, leagues and mobile apps. Through these applications, clubs and leagues are able to drastically reduce the time they spend on administration and provide tools that help sports organizations manage, connect, and communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders. More than half a million teams, clubs, leagues and associations around the world are powered by SportsEngine. The Minneapolis-based company also provides its services to teams across the MLS, NBA, MLB and NHL. "Joining SportsEngine specifically allows us to integrate our wrestling management platform with SportsEngine Sitebuilder, Registration, and Verify, creating an incredibly attractive suite for any wrestling club or event," added Tritz. "We are tremendously grateful for the support we've received from wrestling fans, coaches, and governing bodies over the past 14 years. We want the wrestling world to know that our reliable services and exceptional customer support will continue to be our priority. Our services and abilities will be affected only in the direction of positive growth and enhancements." About SportsEngine Helping the world play smarter and live more, SportsEngine is the leading provider of Sport Life Management web software and mobile applications for youth, amateur, and professional sports. Powering more than 500,000 sports teams, leagues, clubs, and associations, SportsEngine features a complete suite of easy-to-use tools that help sports organizations manage, connect, and communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders, including athletes, parents, administrators, coaches, referees, scouts, volunteers, fans, journalists, and sponsors. Founded in 2008, SportsEngine is based in Minneapolis, Minn. For more information, please visit www.sportsengine.com; like the company on Facebook at Facebook.com/SportsEngine; or follow SportsEngine on Twitter at @NBCSportsEngine. About Trackwrestling Wrapping up our 13th season, Trackwrestling managed over 7,400 events last year, including 38 state high school tournaments and all college national championships, including NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA. Originally created to seed wrestling events, Trackwrestling.com has evolved into a customizable, comprehensive solution for the wrestling world, offering tools for weight management, team management, event management, rankings, athlete profiles, and more. Wrestling fans across the country can also log in to follow their favorite athletes online with real-time results and streaming video services. These easy-to-use tools are backed by unmatched customer support available 7 days a week. For more information about Trackwrestling visit www.trackwrestling.com or follow us on Twitter @trackwrestling and like us on Facebook.

Gerald Brisco and WWE superstar Big E will be featured guests on this week's edition of the On the Mat wrestling broadcast on Wednesday, July 20. Gerald Brisco was a former wrestler at Oklahoma State and now is a talent scout for WWE. Big E won a state wrestling championship in Florida before attending the University of Iowa where he was a defensive lineman for the Hawkeyes. He graduated from Iowa in 2009 and went on to set multiple power lifting records before joining WWE. On the Mat is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at 1650thefan.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central on AM 1650, The Fan. A podcast of the show is available on mattalkonline.com.

FARGO, N.D. -- Day 1 of the Junior National Greco-Roman tournament saw 970 wrestlers in 15 weight classes pared down to the 24 best wrestlers in each bracket. The championship round of 16 will be the round that opens Tuesday morning's session at 9 a.m. CT. Those wrestling in consolation (or losing in the round of 16) need three wins to earn All-American status before possibly wrestling three more times on the day to determine their spot on the podium. Medal matches are currently slated for 2:15 p.m. Round of 16 Pairings: 100 pounds (weight class only has 15 wrestlers) - Brandon Nunez (New York) vs. Brendan Garcia (Colorado), Chris Thomas (Texas) vs. Christopher Santiago (Illinois); Anthony King (Illinois) vs. Ernest Del Rio IV (Arizona), Jacob Hiller (California) vs. Daniel Rehfeldt (Michigan). Cody Holmes (Wisconsin) vs. Ezra Elliott (Illinois), Michael Leveille (Illinois) vs. Zaire King (Delaware); Cooper Cox (Oklahoma) with a bye, Luc Valdez (Illinois) vs. Brenden Chaowanapibool (Washington) Chaowanapibool was runner-up in Cadet Greco-Roman at 94 pounds on Monday afternoon. 106 - Jaret Lane (Pennsylvania) vs. Darick Stacey (Idaho), Cody Craig (Maine) vs. Dane Durlacher (Illinois); Tyler Cunningham (Nebraska) vs. Melvin Rubio (North Carolina), David Woo (Washington) vs. Nathan Rankin (Texas). Elijah Varona (Florida) vs. Ryan Green (Pennsylvania), Ty Smith (Nevada) vs. Brandon Kaylor (Washington); Cevion Severado (Missouri) vs. Camden Russell (Nebraska), Zeke Smith (Wisconsin) vs. Jason Holmes (Arizona) Lane was champion in Junior Greco last year, Varona was runner-up to Lane in the 100 pound Junior Greco weight class last year; while Holmes beat Lane in the Junior freestyle final. 113 - Jaleel Hollingsworth (Illinois) vs. Joseph Harrison (Nebraska), Oscar Nellis (California) vs. Joey Thomas (Maryland); Nico Aguilar (California) vs. Dominic LaJoie (Michigan), Kade Lincoln (Idaho) vs. Dylan Koontz (Wisconsin). Brady Koontz (Wisconsin) vs. Patrick McKee (Minnesota), Jake Stogdill (Nebraska) over Joey Melendez (Illinois) by injury default; Hasan Krigger (Georgia) vs. Drew Bennett (Iowa), Mason Hartshorn (California) vs. Dack Punke (Illinois) Dylan Koontz was runner-up in Junior Greco last year at 106 pounds, Brady Koontz was on the Cadet World Team in Greco last year at 46 kilos (101 pounds), while Punke is the defending champion in this weight class and was the Cadet World team rep at 50 kilos (110 pounds) the previous two years. 120 - Dalton Duffield (Oklahoma) vs. Jordin James (Ohio), Charles Faber (Illinois) vs. Tate Carney (Kansas); Corbin Nirschl (Kansas) vs. Jake Skudlarczyk (Texas), Jet Taylor (Oklahoma) vs. Jaxon Cole (Utah). Jordan Martinez (Colorado) vs. Gregory Viloria (California), Tanner Hitchcock (Kansas) vs. Ian Timmins (Nevada); Logan Treaster (Kansas) vs. Trevon Majette (Virginia), Austin Macias (Illinois) vs. Liam Cronin (California) Duffield is the defending champion in this weight class, Martinez was runner-up in Junior Greco at 113 last year and at this April's UWW Junior Nationals in the 55 kilo (121 pound) class, while Cronin is a two-time Junior Greco All-American. 126 - Gabe Townsell (Illinois) vs. David Campbell (Pennsylvania), Clayton Currier (Montana) vs. Taylor Jokerst (Kansas); Clai Quintanilla (Washington) vs. Josh Portillo (Iowa), Wesley Dawkins (Nebraska) vs. Paul Bianchi (Wisconsin). Drew West (Iowa) vs. Gary Joint (Kansas), Jakob Campbell (Pennsylvania) vs. Alex Thomsen (Iowa); Jack Karstetter (Oklahoma) vs. Cole Manley (Pennsylvania), Michael Millage (Iowa) vs. Matthew Schmitt (Missouri) Townsell is the defending champion in this weight class, Schmitt is a returning Junior Greco runner-up from the 120 pound weight class, while Bianchi and West were also Junior Greco All-Americans last year. 132 - Taylor LaMont (Utah) vs. Chris Sandoval (Colorado), P.J. Gohn (New Jersey) vs. Justin Wilcox (Illinois); Zach Van Alst (Alabama) vs. T.J. Baun (Washington), Timmy Kane (Connecticut) vs. Tanner Cox (Utah). Dalton Young (Washington) vs. Dylan Gregerson (Utah), Jakob Bergeland (Minnesota) vs. Jerry Mealey (Oregon); Blaine Martinez (Texas) vs. Thomas Stager (Colorado), Carson Speelman (Ohio) vs. Brent Jones (Minnesota) LaMont was a Junior Greco champion in 2014, Sandoval was champion in Junior folkstyle this spring at this weight class, Young and Jones placed third in Junior Greco last year, while Van Alst is also a returning Junior Greco All-American. 138 - Mitch McKee (Minnesota) vs. Mac Casella (Illinois), Calvin Germinaro (Minnesota) vs. Alex Crowe (Minnesota); Jaden Enriquez (California) vs. Mason Schulz (North Dakota), Cal Hansen (Wisconsin) vs. Nolan Baker (Illinois). Corey Shie (Ohio) vs. Britton Holmes (Colorado), Noah Ottum (Alaska) vs. Jerrett Degen (Montana); David Rivera-Kohr (Illinois) vs. Ben Freeman (Michigan), Will Kaldes (Pennsylvania) vs. Taylor Nein (North Dakota) McKee is a defending Junior Greco champion; Enriquez was runner-up to LaMont at the UWW Cadet Nationals in Greco the previous two years; while Baker, Shie, Degen, and Rivera-Kohr are returning Junior Greco All-Americans. 145 - Gabriel Dinette (Colorado) vs. Dylan Thurston (Illinois), Ryden Fu (Washington) vs. Conner Noonan (Oregon); Ryan Deakin (Colorado) vs. Justin Ruffin (Georgia), Will Lawrence (Virginia) vs. Alex Lloyd (Minnesota). Anthony Artalona (Florida) vs. David Johnson (Ohio), Garrett Model (Wisconsin) vs. Theodore Pierce (Minnesota); Noah North (South Carolina) vs. Brandon Konecny (Arizona), Dre-Son Scruggs (Colorado) vs. Jaron Jensen (Utah) Deakin is a two-time Junior Greco All-American, Lloyd was champion in Junior folkstyle this spring and a Cadet Greco champion last summer, Artalona was a Cadet double champion last summer, while Jensen is a returning Junior Greco All-American and was runner-up in Greco at this spring's UWW Junior Nationals. 152 - Colt Yinger (Ohio) vs. Adrian Ojeda (Nevada), Zemua Baptsista (Nebraska) vs. Ryan Epps (Minnesota); Griffin Parriott (Minnesota) vs. Wyatt Lee (Colorado), Josh Adams (Wisconsin) vs. Davey Tunon (Ohio). Lenny Merkin (New York) vs. Dylan Schuck (Iowa), Michael Ordonez (Illinois) vs. Billy Higgins (Nebraska); Madison Leanlo (Hawaii) vs. Trevor Elfvin (Pennsylvania), Ethan Reel (Illinois) vs. Andrew Cervantes (California) Yinger upset returning Junior Greco-Roman third place finisher Quentin Hovis (Arizona), who also was champion at 70 kilos (154 pounds) in Greco at the UWW Junior Nationals this spring, by 1-1 score in the opening round. Parriott is probably the new weight class favorite, a four-time state champion and two-time Super 32 Challenge placer. Merkin placed in Junior Greco in 2014. 160 - Fritz Schierl (Wisconsin) vs. Tate Samuelson (Colorado), Jaron Chavez (Idaho) vs. Layne Van Anrooy (Oregon); Colton Clingenpeel (Iowa) vs. Anthony Mantanona (California), Ricky Gonzalez (California) vs. Ryder Punke (Illinois). Max Wohlabaugh (Florida) vs. Kenny O'Neil (Minnestoa), Jose Acosta (Wisconsin) vs. Josh Anderson (Nebraska); Blake Montrie (Michigan) vs. Eric Hong (Pennsylvania), Trent Hidlay (Pennsylvania) vs. Jake Allar (Minnesota) Schierl placed third last year in Junior Greco, Clingenpeel is also a returning Junior Greco All-American, Punke was a Junior Greco All-American in 2014, Wohlabuagh was champion in Cadet Greco last year and won the UWW Cadet Greco title last month at 69 kilos (152 pounds), while Allar was a Cadet Greco champion in 2014 and a Cadet World team member last year in Greco. 170 - Kamal Bey (Illinois) vs. Tristan Hellstrom (Utah), Nathan Ferkovich (Florida) vs. Christopher Paulsen (Iowa); Clay Lautt (Kansas) vs. Jelani Embree (Michigan), Connor Williams (Wisconsin) vs. Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada). Riley Jaramillo (Oregon) vs. Myles Wilson (Colorado), Owen Pentz (Utah) vs. Jack Jessen (Illinois); Daniel Butler (Kansas) vs. Victor Marcelli (Ohio), Stanley Smeltzer (Virginia) vs. Thomas Brackett (Tennessee) Bey is the defending Junior Greco champion in this weight class and will be on the Junior World team in Greco at 74 kilos (163 pounds) next month, Lautt will be on the Cadet World team in Greco in September at 76 kilos (167 pounds), Embree was the UWW Cadet National freestyle champion last year at 76 kilos, Berreyesa is the returning Junior Greco runner-up, Jaramillo was runner-up in Junior Greco and a Cadet Greco champ in 2014, while Jessen was a Cadet double runner-up last year. 182 - Logan Gruszka (Illinois) vs. Aryus Jones (Kansas), Dan Baker (Oregon) vs. Trevor Senn (Washington); Roman Romero (California) vs. Abraham Correa-Medina (Alaska), Jared Walker (Idaho) vs. James Handwerk (Ohio). Matthew Waddell (Georgia) vs. Bailey Chyma (Iowa), Kevin Parker (New York) vs. Wyatt Westfall (Oregon); Trevor Nichelson (Nebraska) vs. Elias Vaiolfi (Missouri), Tony Vezzetti (Illinois) vs. Dalton Smercheck (Wisconsin) Gruszka was a Cadet World team member last year in Greco at 76 kilos (167 pounds), Handwerk was a Junior double All-American last year, Waddell is a returning All-American in Junior Greco, while Parker is a returning Junior freestyle All-American. 195 - Donovan Doyle (Iowa) vs. Cade Brownlee (Nebraska), Danny Salas (California) vs. Bonifacio Escobar (California); Brandon Whitman (Michigan) vs. Trenton Schultz (Colorado), Isaac Bartel (Iowa) vs. Chad Porter (Arizona). Dalton Hahn (Wisconsin) vs. Visouth Peterschmidt (Iowa), Jonah Lange (Minnesota) vs. John Borst (Virginia); Haydn Maley (Oregon) vs. Miles Lee (Pennsylvania), Bailey Kelly (Kansas) vs. Andrew Davison (Indiana) Whitman was a UWW Cadet Greco runner-up at 85 kilos (187 pounds) last month, Hahn is a returning Junior Greco All-American, while Davison won a Junior folkstyle title this year and was champion in Cadet Greco last year. 220 - Samuel Colbray (Oregon) vs. Aric Bohn (Wisconsin), Anthony Riopelle (Michigan) vs. Max Darrah (Missouri); Ashton Seely (Utah) vs. Darryl Aiello (California), Brandon Reed (Kentucky) vs. Anthony Piscopo (Pennsylvania). Max Villnow (Wisconsin) vs. Jacob Sobbing (Missouri), Sean O'Malley (New Jersey) vs. Andrew Fenton (Ohio); Ben Kitslaar (Wisconsin) vs. Trenton Rogitch (Minnesota), Alex Freiburger (Iowa) vs. Jeffrey Allen (Virginia) Colbray was runner-up in Junior Greco last year after winning Fargo titles in Greco the previous three years, including a title at the Junior level in 2014; Aiello was a Junior freestyle All-American last year; while Allen is a returning Junior Greco All-American. 285 - Darien Kaufmann (Illinois) vs. Adam Lamb (Oregon), Kayne Hutchison (Kansas) vs. Thomas Killoran (Pennsylvania); Sammy de Seriere (Colorado) vs. Trenton Lieruance (Oklahoma), Kendrick Watson (North Carolina) vs. Brandon Metz (North Dakota). Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois) vs. Brian Barnes (Oregon), Gavin Nye (California) vs. Zach Muller (Illinois); Timothy Mandyck (Minnesota) vs. Dallas O'Bryan (Oregon), Aaron Costello (Iowa) vs. Thomas Helton (Illinois) Kaufmann had the day's other astronomically big upset, an 8-4 second round victory over returning Junior Greco runner-up Carter Isley (Iowa). Hutchison was runner-up in Cadet Greco last year, Metz is a returning Junior Greco All-American and champion from 2014 in Cadet Greco, Cassioppi was double third at the Cadet level last year at this weight, Nye was runner-up in Cadet Greco last year at this weight, Muller was runner-up in Cadet freestyle last year at this weight, while Helton was a Junior National All-American in both styles last year.

FARGO, N.D. -- Entering this week's Cadet National Greco-Roman competition, returning Fargo double champion Nick Raimo had not competed in Greco-Roman since finishing on top in Fargo a year ago. You would never know it. Raimo was dominant on Sunday and Monday in the Cadet Greco-Roman competition, picking up four technical falls and two falls (both in under 20 seconds) to reach the finals. In the finals he faced Pennsylvania's Carter Tuttle, and fell behind 4-1 early, but battled back to claim a 13-10 victory. "Greco is usually like my style even when I'm not wrestling in it," Raimo said after winning the title. I'm always upper body, like under hooks, front head, so it's kind of just natural." Raimo was one of two repeat champions in the Cadet Greco-Roman competition. Joining him as a repeat winner was Oregon's Travis Wittlake (170). Wittlake cruised to a 9-2 victory in the finals at 170 pounds over New York's Tyler Barnes. His focus now shifts to the freestyle competition, which gets underway on Wednesday. If he finishes on top in freestyle he will earn a Cadet National Triple Crown -- a USA Wrestling national championship in all three styles. "Last year here I took third in freestyle, so I'm still hungry to win that Fargo freestyle national title. I've already won Greco. I'm just looking to get that National Triple Crown." Two runner-up finishers from a year ago, Kansas' Jace Koelzer (106) and New Jersey's Ryan Karoly (182), claimed titles. Koelzer, a returning double All-American, topped Patrick Allis (Colorado) 4-1 in the finals at 106 pounds. "Coming back from last year, I made the big stage and I think I got teched in like a minute and half," said Koelzer. "I was on a mission this year to make sure that didn't happen again. I was here to win it. You were going to have to kill me if you want to beat me here." Karoly, a Fargo double finalist last year, earned a 6-3 victory in the finals at 182 pounds over Minnesota's Caden Steffen. "I know what it felt like to lose on the stage in Greco last year. Close match. This year I just wanted to come out and get it done in both styles. Freestyle's coming." Sam Latona became Alabama's first-ever Cadet National Greco-Roman champion, beating Cadet National folkstyle champion Andrew Chambral (Michigan) 6-1 in the finals at 88 pounds. The match was tied 1-1 at the break before Latona broke it open in the second period with two takedowns and a point off passivity. Illinois captured the team title in the Cadet Greco-Roman competition with 75 points. Michigan and Pennsylvania tied for second with 45 points. Minnesota (34) and Arizona (29) rounded out the top five teams. Finals results: 88: Sam Latona (Alabama) dec. Andrew Chambral (Michigan), 6-1 94: Dylan Ragusin (Illinois) tech. fall Brenden Chaowanapibool (Washington), 10-0 100: Ridge Lovett (Idaho) tech. fall Lucas Byrd (Ohio), 13-3 106: Jace Koelzer (Kansas) dec. Patrick Allis (Colorado), 4-1 113: Jordan Hamdan (Michigan) dec. Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma), 11-8 120: Theorius Robison (Colorado) tech. fall Atilano Escobar (Arizona), 11-0 126: Nick Raimo (New Jersey) dec. Carter Tuttle (Pennsylvania), 13-0 132: Mason Phillips (Washington) dec. Tyler Eischens (Minnesota), 16-9 138: Will Lewan (Illinois) dec. Brock Hardy (Utah), 6-3 145: Dawon Andrews (Arizona) dec. Abe Assad (Illinois), 3-0 152: James Rogers (Washington) tech. fall Tyler Dow (Wisconsin), 12-0 160: Aaron Brooks (Maryland) dec. Jake Hendricks (Pennsylvania), 2-1 170: Travis Wittlake (Oregon) dec. Tyler Barnes (New York), 9-2 182: Ryan Karoly (New Jersey) dec. Caden Steffen (Minnesota), 6-3 195: Braxton Amos (West Virginia) tech. fall Kaleb Reeves (Iowa), 11-0 220: Tyler Curd (Missouri) tech. fall Jace Punke (Illinois), 14-3 285: Spencer Trenary (Iowa) tech. fall Montana Phillips (Oklahoma), 17-4

Less than three weeks before the Opening Ceremonies for the 2016 Rio Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has promised "the toughest sanctions available" after an independent report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released Monday found Russia had concealed hundreds of positive doping tests from its athletes -- including wrestlers -- at a number of sporting events. IOC President Thomas Bach said results of the independent WADA investigation released earlier Monday had revealed "a shocking and unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and on the Olympic Games. Therefore, the IOC will not hesitate to take the toughest sanctions available against any individual or organization implicated." The IOC did not say whether existing bans on Russian track and field athletes and weightlifters for the 2016 Olympics will be extended to that nation's wrestlers and other athletes. Monday morning WADA published the much-anticipated, 97-page McLaren Report -- named for the Canadian law professor Richard McLaren who headed up the project -- that confirmed claims of state-backed Russian cheating at the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia, as well as at various other sporting events. McLaren's two-month investigation found that of 577 positive samples screened, 312 positive results were held back. Of these positive samples which were held back, the majority -- more than 240 -- came from Russian wrestlers and track and field athletes. The McLaren Report confirmed allegations made by Grigory Rodchenkov, former head of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, that dozens of Russian athletes had used performance-enhancing drugs with the support not only of national sports authorities but even the Russian intelligence service, the FSB, the current version of the Soviet Union's KGB. The report alleged that potentially problematic samples were swapped out by FSB agents at the testing facility during the night through a "mouse hole" in a wall. The suspect samples were replaced by samples containing clean urine to avoid detection. The report traced the Russian drug scheme back to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, where the traditional sports power placed 11th overall, earning only three gold medals. "The surprise result of the Sochi investigation was the revelation of the extent of State oversight and directed control of the Moscow Laboratory in processing and covering up urine samples of Russian athletes from virtually all sports before and after the Sochi Games," said the report. The McLaren Report listed seven action points. At the top of the list: WADA requested the IOC and the International Paralympic Committee refuse all athletes from Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and the Russian Paralympic Committee. In addition, WADA also wants Russian government officials to be denied access to international competitions, including the upcoming Olympics. Travis Tygart, the CEO of USADA -- the United States Anti-Doping Agency -- called the report proof of a "mind-blowing level of corruption" and urged the international community to come together to ensure that what he called an unprecedented level of criminality never threatens sports again. Tygart's statement did not include a call for a full ban of the Russian team from the Rio Games. Last week, he said if the report was as damning as expected that he would push for such a ban. U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun said in a statement that the report "confirms what we have stated previously: the current anti-doping system is broken and urgently requires the attention of everyone interested in protecting clean athletes." "In the meantime, we are focused on preparing Team USA to compete at the upcoming Rio Games and will rely on the IOC, WADA and the international federations to impose sanctions that are appropriate in relation to the magnitude of these offenses, and that give clean athletes some measure of comfort that they will be competing on a level playing field in Rio," Blackmun said.

Mike Zadick coaching at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Mike Zadick has been promoted to assistant coach, head coach Kevin Dresser announced on Monday. Zadick joined the Hokies' staff at the beginning of the 2015-16 season as a volunteer assistant a! nd was with the team in their most successful year to date. "My main focus is still the development of our athletes that we have here on campus on our team," said Zadick of his new position. "That part will stay very similar, helping the guys develop mentally and physically on a daily basis." Zadick was instrumental in Tech's run to a fourth place finish at the 2016 NCAA National Championship. The team recorded a program-high six All-Americans, with Nick Brascetta and Zach Epperly leading the way with third place finishes. "Mike brings a very contagious positive energy to our room," said Dresser. "His wrestling knowledge is broad and vast. He loves the sport and is a passionate about working with our team. I am glad to add him to Coach Robie and Coach St. John!" Before coming to Tech, Zadick spent 10 years on the Iowa coaching staff after retiring from competition. Zadick won the 2008 U.S. Freestyle Olympic Team Trials at 132 pounds (60 kg), and earned a spot in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. "We want to continue to build [on last year's success]," Zadick said. "Now that the team saw what they did last year, it's holding themselves to a different standard. Believing that they belong not just in the top four but in the top two and at one. It has to translate from their daily process, which will be a key component for success." Zadick was a three-time All-American (2000-02) at Iowa, winning the 149-pound Big Ten title in 2002. He earned a spot on the 2010 World Team at 60kg/132 pounds and was the 2009 U.S. Senior Nationals freestyle champion at that weight. In 2007, he was the U.S. World Team Trials champion and won a silver medal at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Zadick's other international accomplishments include a silver medal at the 2006 World Championships in Guangzhou, China, and runner-up finishes at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team trials and U.S. Nationals, and the 2005 World Team Trials challenge tournament. A native of Great Falls, Mont., Zadick earned a bachelor's degree in sports studies from the University of Iowa in 2004. Zadick's brother, Mike, who also wrestled at Iowa, was a two-time All-American, Big Ten champion, NCAA champion and 2006 World Champion.

FARGO, N.D. -- The finals matchups are set in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition. Two wrestlers, New Jersey's Nick Raimo (126) and Oregon's Travis Wittlake (170) will be looking to repeat as Cadet National Greco-Roman champions. Kansas' Jace Koelzer (106), Utah's Brock Hardy (138), New Jersey's Ryan Karoly (182) are back in the finals after finishing runner-up last summer in the Cadet Greco-Roman competition. Illinois leads the team and has four finalists. Michigan sits in second place. The finals are scheduled to begin to at 2 p.m. CT. Finals matchups: 88: Sam Latona (Alabama) vs. Andrew Chambral (Michigan) 94: Brenden Chaowanapibool (Washington) vs. Dylan Ragusin (Illinois) 100: Ridge Lovett (Idaho) vs. Lucas Byrd (Ohio) 106: Jace Koelzer (Kansas) vs. Patrick Allis (Colorado) 113: Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma) vs. Jordan Hamdan (Michigan) 120: Atilano Escobar (Arizona) vs. Theorius Robison (Colorado) 126: Nick Raimo (New Jersey) vs. Carter Tuttle (Pennsylvania) 132: Mason Phillips (Washington) vs. Tyler Eischens (Minnesota) 138: Brock Hardy (Utah) vs. Will Lewan (Illinois) 145: Abe Assad (Illinois) vs. Dawon Andrews (Arizona) 152: Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) vs. James Rogers (Washington) 160: Aaron Brooks (Maryland) vs. Jake Hendricks (Pennsylvania) 170: Travis Wittlake (Oregon) vs. Tyler Barnes (New York) 182: Ryan Karoly (New Jersey) vs. Caden Steffen (Minnesota) 195: Kaleb Reeves (Iowa) vs. Braxton Amos (West Virginia) 220: Tyler Curd (Missouri) vs. Jace Punke (Illinois) 285: Montana Phillips (Oklahoma) vs. Spencer Trenary (Iowa)

A 2016 Division 2 state wrestling champion from Massachusetts who had committed to wrestle at Iowa Lakes Community College has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a former teammate at a party has been released from jail and is now under house arrest. Broc Dokos, 18, is accused of committing assault and battery against a former football teammate, which left the victim with several fractured facial bones, and assaulting a second man at a party over the July 4 weekend. Tewksbury Police had put out a message on Twitter on Monday morning, July 4 seeking Dokos, who turned himself in to police later that afternoon. Dokos, a 2016 graduate of Tewksbury Central High School, has been charged with assault and battery resulting in serious bodily injury and assault on an additional victim. Initially, Dokos was held without bail awaiting what is called a dangerousness hearing. Under Massachusetts law, a defendant who has committed a crime such as a violent felony, arson or violation of a restraining order can be held when their release might threaten the safety of the community. Despite concerns expressed by some individuals at the dangerousness hearing, a district court judge determined Dokos was not a danger to society, but increased his bail from $25,000 to $50,000, which his family posted later that same day. Now Dokos is under house arrest, able to leave the house only for his job and to go to the gym. As part of the agreement, Dokos is under judge's orders preventing the athlete from contacting any witnesses except for his best friend and girlfriend. Several witnesses cited being in fear of Dokos as a reason why they did not want to give statements, though Dokos' father has alleged that Broc was the victim of bullying, forcing the family to move to another community. In addition, Dokos must also attend weekly probation meetings and submit to random drug and alcohol screenings. He is due back in court for a pre-trial hearing on July 27. Dokos played football and was an accomplished wrestler at Tewksbury Central, winning the 2016 Massachusetts Division 2 State wrestling championship at 220 pounds by pinning each of his four of his opponents in less than three minutes each. He was named to the Boston Herald's 2016 Scholastic Wrestling Team. In August 2015, Dokos verbally committed to attend Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa, one of the top-ranked junior college wrestling programs in the nation. He signed his official National Letter of Intent in April. Dokos was expected to join the Lakers in September. However, Broc Doko's father has said that some individuals have contacted the coach, asking to have his scholarship offer withdrawn, according to the Lowell Sun.

Ryan Karoly will look to repeat as Cadet National freestyle champion (Photo/Juan Garcia) While the Cadet Greco-Roman event is reaching its conclusion on Monday, the freestyle event at the Cadet level starts on Wednesday morning. Its medal matches will be held on Friday afternoon. This competition is a very robust one featuring a significant amount of the elite wrestlers born in 2000 and 2001, whom will be the stars of scholastic wrestling over the coming years. Below is an overview of the expected field in each weight class, based on participant lists posted to Trackwrestling as of Sunday evening (July 17). 88 pounds: A pair of Cadet National folkstyle champions anchor the field in this weight class, Andrew Chambal (Michigan) and Cullan Schriever (Iowa); Chambal also placed at the UWW Cadet Nationals in freestyle last month at 42 kilos (92 pounds), while Schriever is ranked No. 25 overall in the Class of 2020. Also in this weight class are a pair of UWW Cadet freestyle All-Americans in Kase Mauger (Idaho) and Blake Noonan (Michigan), each doing so at 42 kilos. Additional contenders in this weight are Cadet folkstyle runner-up Emilio Haynes (Nebraska), Daniel Kimball (Iowa), Paxton Creese (Minnesota), and Wyatt Yapoujian (Colorado). 94 pounds: Two of the nation's best Class of 2020 wrestlers anchor this weight class, No. 6 Jeremiah Reno (Missouri) and Justin Bierdumpfel (New Jersey). The pair of wrestlers placed second and third respectively at the UWW Cadet Nationals in freestyle at 42 kilos last month. Joining those two as placers at the UWW Cadet Nationals in freestyle last month were Dylan Ragusin (Illinois) and Caden McCrary (Georgia). The lone returning Cadet freestyle All-American in this weight class is Destin Summers (Idaho), who also was a scholastic state champion this past season. Additional contenders include Adam Allard (Iowa) and Brenden Chaowanapibool (Washington). 100 pounds: Anchoring this weight class is UWW Cadet National freestyle runner-up Eric Faught (Iowa), who is also a two-time Cadet National folkstyle runner-up and was a state runner-up this past high school season. Joining Faught as All-Americans at 46 kilos (101 pounds) in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month were Eric Barnett (Wisconsin), Lucas Byrd (Ohio), Ridge Lovett (Idaho), Steele Dias (Nevada), and Matthew Ramos (Illinois); these wrestlers placed third through seventh. Dias is a two-time Cadet National folkstyle champion, Lovett was a state champion this school season and a Cadet National freestyle runner-up last summer, Byrd placed third in Cadet freestyle last summer and was a state medalist this year, while Barnett was a state medalist this past school year. Others to watch include incoming freshmen Anthony Clark (New Jersey) and Kellyn March (South Dakota), along with state runner-up and returning Cadet freestyle All-American Derek Ramos (Idaho) as well as Oscar Sanchez (Ohio). 106 pounds: Four scholastic state champions from the 2015-16 season are among the primary contenders in this weight class - Corey Gamet (Michigan), Greg Diakomihalis (New York), Jace Koelzer (Kansas), and Josh Blatt (North Carolina). It can be argued that Cadet National folkstyle champion Koelzer is the overall favorite in this weight class as he is the lone returning Cadet freestyle All-American in the field, fourth at 94 pounds last year. At least five others in this field placed within the top four at their high school state tournament this season: state runners-up Colt Newton (Oklahoma) and Isaac Lopez (Washington), third place finishers Dalton Rohrbaugh (Pennsylvania) and Kai Orrine (Missouri), along with fourth place finisher Beau Bayless (Pennsylvania). Additional wrestlers to watch are Cadet folkstyle runner-up Jon Prata (California), UWW Cadet freestyle All-American Sammy Alvarez (New Jersey), and impact incoming freshman Julian Tagg (Ohio), ranked No. 18 overall in the Class of 2020. 113 pounds: The favorite in this weight class is Adam Busiello (New York), who ended the 2015-16 scholastic season as the No. 1 wrestler in the country at 106 pounds. He is currently ranked No. 3 overall in the Class of 2019 after winning the Super 32 Challenge this past fall and a second high school state title this winter. At least seven other wrestlers join Busiello as state champions in this weight class. Most notable among the group is FloNationals runner-up Ben Kamali (Michigan). Others include Antonio Saldate (Nevada), Asa Garcia (Michigan), Bryce Andonian (Ohio), Isaiah Delgado (Texas), Jordan Hamdan (Michigan), and Legend Lamer (Oregon); Saldate is a two-time state champion. Joining Busiello as a grade-level ranked wrestler is state medalist Coltan Yapoujian (Colorado), who is ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2019 after placing fourth in Cadet freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month. Others to watch include state runner-up Gabriel Tagg (Ohio), who placed third in Cadet freestyle last summer; state medalist Malyke Hines (Florida), who placed at the FloNationals; and state medalist Israel Navarro (Minnesota). 120 pounds: Six grade-level ranked wrestlers are among those in the field at this weight class. Two-time state runner-up Patrick Glory (New Jersey), also a Super 32 Challenge runner-up, is ranked No. 35 overall in the Class of 2018. From the Class of 2019 it is No. 11 Travis Ford-Melton (Illinois), No. 15 Theorius Robison (Colorado), No. 17 Andrew Alirez (Colorado), No. 35 Aden Reeves (Iowa), and No. 40 Cade Devos (Iowa); Ford-Melton, Robison, and Alirez were All-Americans last month in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals (Robison at 58 kilos, the other two at 54), while Ford-Melton, Alirez, and Reeves were Cadet freestyle All-Americans last summer (Ford-Melton a runner-up at 100 pounds). Last among those grade ranked is Joshua Saunders (Missouri), No. 2 overall in the Class of 2020. At least another trio of wrestlers in this weight class are two-time state champions, Alexander Cruz (Washington), Brody Teske (Iowa) and Patrick McCormick (Virginia). While at least two others have a state title to their credit, Brandon Fenton (Ohio) and Orion Anderson (New York). Also to watch in this weight class are two-time state runner-up Aaron Schulist (Wisconsin), two-time state placer and returning Cadet freestyle All-American Carmen Ferrante (New Jersey), and state medalist Josh Tibbits (Iowa). 126 pounds: Two of the five Cadet eligible champions from last year's Cadet National freestyle tournament reside in this weight class, Nick Raimo (New Jersey) and Jordan Decatur (Ohio); they are ranked No. 2 and No. 5 respectively in the Class of 2019. Raimo was a state runner-up during the past scholastic season, third in the Super 32 Challenge this past fall, and a UWW Cadet freestyle third place finisher at 54 kilos (119 pounds); while Decatur was runner-up at 54 kilos in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals, and also a NHSCA Freshman Nationals champion. Three other ranked wrestlers from the Class of 2019 are in this field as well, No. 12 Jaden Abas (California), No. 13 Chris Cannon (New Jersey), and No. 49 Kevon Davenport (Michigan). Abas finished as state runner-up and was a UWW Cadet freestyle All-American last year, Cannon was a National Prep champion but his freestyle skills are not nearly as good as those in folkstyle, while Davenport was also a state champion in 2015-16. Additional wrestlers to watch include two-time state champ Peyton Robb (Minnesota), state champ Dayton Porsch (Kansas), state placer and FloNatonals placer Ryan Moore (Kentucky), state placer and Cadet National folkstyle champion Sebas Swiggum (Minnesota), 2015 state placer Robbie Precin (Illinois), and state qualifier Andy Garr (Ohio). 132 pounds: Six grade-level ranked wrestlers are among the field in this weight class, led by a pair from the Class of 2018 in No. 29 Jacori Teemer (New York) and No. 38 Josh Humphreys (West Virginia). Three-time state champion Teemer is a returning Cadet freestyle All-American, while Humphreys is a two-time state champion. The other four are from the Class of 2020: No. 11 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma), No. 16 Alfonso Martinez (Arizona), No. 19 Sonny Santiago (California), and No. 21 Frankie Tal-Shahar (Florida). Martinez, Plott, and Santiago placed third through fifth in this weight class at Cadet folkstyle this spring, while Tal-Shahar was a scholastic state medalist this past season. Additional contenders include two-time National Prep placer Malcolm Robinson (Virginia), state qualifier Carnell Andrews (Pennsylvania), state champion Andrew Gamble (Missouri), two-time state champion River Curtis (Virginia), state placer Nick Freeman (Michigan), and 2015 state placer Zach Melloh (Indiana). 138 pounds: With six grade level ranked wrestlers, this is arguably the most talented overall weight class in Cadet freestyle. Leading the way here is defending champion Sammy Sasso (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 6 overall in the Class of 2018. In addition, he was runner-up at the UWW Cadet Nationals in freestyle last month, is a two-time state placer, and was third in the Super 32 Challenge this fall. Two other ranked wrestlers from the Class of 2018 are present, No. 26 Brock Hardy (Utah) and No. 28 Will Lewan (Illinois). Cadet folkstyle champion Hardy was runner-up to Sasso last summer in this event, and is a two-time state champion, while Lewan is a two-time state placer, placed at the UWW Cadet Nationals this spring, and was a Cadet double All-American last summer. The other three grade ranked wrestlers are Cameron Amine (Michigan), Fidel Mayora (Illinois), and Jason Kraisser (Maryland). State champion Amine is ranked No. 20 in the Class of 2019, Cadet folkstyle runner-up Mayora is No. 15 in the Class of 2020, while state champion Kraisser is No. 26 in the Class of 2019. Additional wrestlers to watch include state champion Roderick Mosley (Oklahoma), 2015 state runner-up Jake Silverstein (New York), two-time state runner-up Tyler Eischens (Minnesota), along with a pair of two-time state medalists in Harlan Steffensmeier (Iowa) and Ryan Steffen (Iowa); Steffensmeier was a Cadet National folkstyle runner-up this spring. 145 pounds: Two returning Cadet freestyle All-Americans are among the contenders in this weight class, Jared Franek (North Dakota) and Logan Jensen (Utah). Franek is a three-time state champion and was the Cadet National folkstyle champion this spring, while Jensen was a state runner-up this scholastic season. Another pair of wrestlers are ranked within their grade level, Cole Matthews (Pennsylvania) and Sam Dover (Ohio). Matthews is ranked No. 38 in the Class of 2018, a 2015 state champion and two-time state medalist; while Dover is No. 19 overall in the Class of 2019 and a state medalist this past season. Others to watch in this weight class include state champion Adrian St. Germain (Washinton), state runners-up Colton Denney (Oklahoma) and Garrett Lange (Kansas), state medalists Brian Case (Michigan) and Nathan Moore (Washington), two-time state placers Justin McCoy (Pennsylvania) and Zane Mulder (Iowa), along with state qualifier Abe Assad (Illinois). 152 pounds: The favorite in this weight class is two-time state champion Frankie Gissendanner (New York), who is ranked No. 10 overall in the Class of 2018 and placed fourth in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month. Two other grade level ranked wrestlers join Gissendanner in this weight class, both of them from the Class of 2019; No. 28 Zane Coleman (Oklahoma) and No. 34 Edmund Ruth (Pennsylvania). Coleman was a state champion this scholastic season, while Ruth was a state medalist. However, the most direct threats to Gissendanner are likely a pair of state runners-ups, each of whom was an Cadet National All-American in both styles last summer: Michael O'Malley (New Jersey) and Tyler Dow (Wisconsin). O'Malley is a two-time state medalist and NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champion, while Dow was a Cadet National folkstyle champion this spring and an All-American in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month. Others to watch in this weight class include state champion Mason Reiniche (Tennessee), at least three other wrestlers whom were state runners-up during the 2015-16 school year, at least three other state medalists, and Cadet folkstyle runner-up Oszkar Kasch (Indiana). 160 pounds: The clear favorite in this weight class is two-time state champion Julian Ramirez (Florida), who is ranked No. 4 overall in the Class of 2019 after also placing third in Cadet freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month. Two additional ranked wrestlers from the Class of 2019 are in this weight class, No. 44 Chris Foca (New Jersey) and No. 47 Zach Borer (Nebraska); Foca was champion at the Beast of the East in December, while Borer was a state champion this past winter. Others to watch include state medalist and NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champion Josh Stillings (Pennsylvania) as well as UWW Cadet freestyle All-American Jake Hendricks (Pennsylvania). 170 pounds: It came as a major shock when Travis Wittlake (Oregon) did not win a Cadet Triple Crown last year. This year, the No. 8 overall wrestler in the Class of 2018 is favored to accomplish that feat. In addition, the two-time state champion is also going to represent the United States at the UWW Cadet World Championships in early September at 76 kilos (167 pounds). The other grade level ranked wrestler in this weight class is fellow Cadet folkstyle champion Devin Winston (Missouri), No. 39 in the Class of 2019. Additional wrestlers to watch are two-time state placers Joel Shapiro (Iowa) and Nick Casperson (South Dakota); 2015 state runner-up Sebastian Mordecai (Arizona); along with state medalists Cade Pederson (North Dakota), Nate Jimenez (Illinois), Bill Janzer (New Jersey), and Zach Braunagel (Illinois) 182 pounds: Returning Cadet National freestyle champion Ryan Karoly (New Jersey) is the anchor figure in this weight class. The National Prep champion is ranked No. 25 overall in the Class of 2018. Two other grade level ranked wrestlers are among the contenders, Jared Krattiger (Wisconsin) and Daniel Kerkvleit (Minnesota). Two-time state placer Krattiger is ranked No. 34 in the Class of 2018, and has placed at both the FloNationals and in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals since the end of the 2015-16 season; while state champion Kerkvleit is ranked No.36 in the Class of 2019, and was runner-up in this weight class at the Cadet folkstyle tournament earlier this spring. Additional contenders include state runner-up Caden Steffen (Minnesota), NHSCA Freshman Nationals champion Drake Barbee (Oklahoma), two-time state placer Logan Schumacher (Iowa), Cadet folkstyle champion Lucas Davison (Indiana), and state placer Robert Striggow (Minnesota). 195 pounds: The lone grade level ranked wrestler in this weight class is Braxton Amos (West Virginia), who is No. 5 overall among Class of 2020 wrestlers. Others to watch include state medalists Joseph Miller (Nevada) and Jace Punke (Illinois), Cadet folkstyle champion Sergio Villalobos (Illinois), along with Cameron Sauerwein (Ohio) and Kaleb Reeves (Iowa). 220 pounds: Leading the way in this weight class is the nation's top Class of 2019 wrestler Cohlton Schultz (Colorado), a state champion this past year. He was also a Cadet freestyle runner-up last summer and third in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals this spring, with losses in both events to the nation's top Class of 2018 wrestler Gable Steveson; Steveson is also Cadet eligible, but not competing as he is on the Cadet World team competing this September. Other contenders include Gavin Hoffman (Pennsylvania), a state champion who placed in both the Super 32 Challenge and FloNationals during 2015-16 and is ranked No. 27 overall in the Class of 2018; state medalists Jordan Pryor (Maryland) and Luke Luffman (Illinois); along with state medalist Tyler Curd (Missouri), who upset Schultz in Greco-Roman during Sunday evening's Cadet National quarterfinals. 285 pounds: The pair of wrestlers that met in the Cadet folkstyle final look to be the favorites in this event, Ronald Tucker (Illinois) emerged victorious in the tiebreaker over Spencer Trenary (Iowa). Tucker is ranked No. 25 overall in the Class of 2019, and was also a UWW Cadet freestyle All-American, while Trenary was a state medalist this past season. Additional contenders include state runner-up Louden Haga (West Virginia) and state medalist Montana Phillips (Oklahoma).

FARGO, N.D. -- During two sessions of wrestling on Sunday in Fargo, N.D. the Cadet National field in Greco-Roman was narrowed down to semifinalists in the championship bracket. Within the consolation bracket, wrestlers are one match from an All-American (top 8) finish. Wrestling resumes on Monday morning at 9 a.m. CT, with medal matches slated for 2 p.m. Semifinal Pairings 88 pounds: Paxton Creese (Minnesota) vs. Sam Latona (Alabama), Timothy Levine (California) vs. Andrew Chambral (Michigan) 94 pounds: Jalen Spuhler (Wisconsin) vs. Brenden Chaowanapibool (Washington), Christian Goin (Illinois) vs. Dylan Ragusin (Illinois) 100 pounds: Steele Dias (Nevada) vs. Ridge Lovett (Idaho), Chayse LaJoie (Michigan) vs. Lucas Byrd (Ohio) 106 pounds: Jace Koelzer (Kansas) vs. Anthony Molton (Illinois), Patrick Allis (Colorado) vs. Leif Schroeder (Montana) 113 pounds: Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma) vs. Ben Kamali (Michigan), Malyke Hines (Florida) vs. Jordan Hamdan (Michigan) 120 pounds: Phillip Moomey (Nebraska) vs. Atilano Escobar (Arizona), Theorius Robison (Colorado) vs. Ryan Ripplinger (North Dakota) 126 pounds: Nick Raimo (New Jersey) vs. Josh Steele (Missouri), Carter Tuttle (Pennsylvania) vs. Peyton Robb (Minnesota) 132 pounds: Mason Phillips (Washington) vs. Carnell Andrews (Pennsylvania), Tyler Eischens (Minnesota) vs. Nick Freeman (Michigan) 138 pounds: Brock Hardy (Utah) vs. Cameron Amine (Michigan), Sammy Sasso (Pennsylvania) vs. Will Lewan (Illinois) 145 pounds: Dalton Jensen (Illinois) vs. Abe Assad (Illinois), Markus Hartman (Illinois) vs. Dawon Andrews (Arizona) 152 pounds: Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) vs. Samuel Mora (Texas), James Rogers (Washington) vs. Michael O'Malley (New Jersey) 160 pounds: Aaron Brooks (Maryland) vs. Grant Parrish (Minnesota), Josh Stillings (Pennsylvania) vs. Jake Hendricks (Pennsylvania) 170 pounds: Travis Wittlake (Oregon) vs. Nick Casperson (South Dakota), Tyler Barnes (New York) vs. Faustin Lopez (Colorado) 182 pounds: Ryan Karoly (New Jersey) vs. Julian Gorring (Pennsylvania), Lucas Davison (Indiana) vs. Caden Steffen (Minnesota) 195 pounds: Kaleb Reeves (Iowa) vs. Kyle Lightner (New Jersey), Cameron Sauerwein (Ohio) vs. Braxton Amos (West Virginia) 220 pounds: Tyler Curd (Missouri) vs. Chase Trussell (Utah), Jace Punke (Illinois) vs. Tarik Sutkovic (Arizona) 285 pounds: Jeff Queer (Montana) vs. Montana Phillips (Oklahoma), Spencer Trenary (Iowa) vs. Ronald Tucker (Illinois) Consolation Round of 12 88 pounds: Jackson Cockrell (Oklahoma) vs. Thomas, Kase Mauger (Idaho) vs. Rivers; Blotter vs. David Jacob (North Carolina), Brody Norman (Illinois) vs. Blake Noonan (Michigan) 94 pounds: Destin Summers (Idaho) vs. Caden McCrary (Georgia), Curtez Riley (Nebraska) vs. Cole Thomas (Alabama); Josh Ognunsanya (Illinois) vs. Braydon Mogle (Utah), David Stepanian (Michigan) vs. Billy Sullivan (Nevada) 100 pounds: Hunter Lewis (Wisconsin) vs. Sam Spencer (Illinois), Max Crowe (Minnesota) vs. Trey Crawford (Missouri); Macon Edwards (Alabama) vs. Matthew Ramos (Illinois), John Worthing (New York) vs. Kellyn March (South Dakota) 106 pounds: Dove Bonjean-Alpart (New York) vs Christopher Kelly (Arizona), Cameron Picklo (Oklahoma) vs. Tyler Jones (Minnesota); Alex Thomas (Alabama) vs. Adrian Marquez (Colorado), vs. Logan Agin (Ohio) vs. Kaden Anderlik (Iowa) 113 pounds: Delon Kenari (Illinois) vs. Antonio Saldate (Nevada), Colby Njos (Minnesota) vs. Matthew Ryan (Connecticut); King Sandoval (Maryland) vs. Alec McDoulett (Oklahoma), Joe Klock (Pennsylvania) vs. J.J. Wilson (Pennsylvania) 120 pounds: Justin Hoyle (Washington) vs. Braeden Dickinson (Idaho), Curtis LeMair (Minnesota) vs Maxwell Kauffman (Alabama); Bennett Moudy (Oklahoma) vs. Benji Peak (Wisconsin), Dawson Sihavong (California) vs. Connor Manderfeld (Texas) 126 pounds: Marcus Castillo (Arizona) vs. Brady Gross (Minnesota), Jacob Garcia (Arizona) vs. Jared Thieler (Louisiana); Jevon Parrish (Kansas) vs. Michael Mello (California), Bernie Truax (California) vs. Dominic Damon (Washington) 132 pounds: Kevon Davenport (Michigan) vs. Trevor Mansfield (South Carolina), Desmond Bowers (Nevada) vs. Nathan Paulson (California); River Curtis (Virginia) vs. Daniel Manibog (Texas), Zakery Kohler (Utah) vs. Alfonso Martinez (Arizona) 138 pounds: Nathan Swartz (Pennsylvania) vs. Ezekiel Williamson (Idaho), James Burks (Nebraska) vs. Peter Enos (Nevada); Zac Musselman (Utah) vs. Brody Lamb (Colorado), Fidel Mayora (Illinois) vs. Jason Kraisser (Maryland) 145 pounds: Jake Stiles (Illinois) vs. Weston Milnes (Arizona), Colton Denney (Oklahoma) vs. Alex Escudero (California); Justin McCoy (Pennsylvania) vs. Nathan Moore (Washington), Logan Jensen (Utah) vs. Jack Fisher (Illinois) 152 pounds: Sean Harman (Oregon) vs. Jack Ervein (Washington), Hunter Jump (Oklahoma) vs. Matthew Ortiz (Illinois); Carter Starocci (Pennsylvania) vs. Caleb Wise (Oklahoma), Edmund Ruth (Pennsylvania) vs. Mason Reiniche (Tennessee) 160 pounds: Jacob Lagoa (Ohio) vs. Drew Hoselton (Illinois), Jacob Logan (New York) vs. Andrue Sheperky (Arizona); Thaddeus Breitsprecker (Iowa) vs. Cornell Beachem (Ohio), Drian Hays (Colroado) vs. Lennox Wolak (Ohio) 170 pounds: Devin Winston (Missouri) vs. Zach Braunagel (Illinois), Shane Flandermeyer (Oklahoma) vs. Calvin Sund (Minnesota); Sebastian Mordecai (Arizona) vs. Michael Waggoner (Kansas), Joey Ewalt (Kansas) vs. Benjamin Root (Pennsylvania) 182 pounds: Keegan Fenstra (Colorado) vs. Elijah Rodriguez (New York), Drake Barbee (Oklahoma) vs. Ryan Crump (Georgia); David Schultz (Maryland) vs. Logan Schumacher (Iowa), Dylan Butts (Illinois) vs. Jackson McKinney (Washington) 195 pounds: Caleb Willis (Kansas) vs. Trent Ragland (Virginia), Matthew Cover (Ohio) vs. Matt Kaylor (North Dakota); Eli Pokorney (Indiana) vs. Hunter DeJong (Iowa), Tanelia Feliciano-Takafura (California) vs. Sergio Villalobos (Illinois) 220 pounds: Mason Lancaster (Oklahoma) vs. Keaton Fogler (Illinois), John Keiser (Washington) vs. Chase Umphres (Arizona); Luke Luffman (Illinois) vs. Cohlton Schultz (Colorado), Tyler Moore (Michigan) vs. Jesse Quilimaco (Oklahoma) 285 pounds: Austin Emerson (Michigan) vs. Andy Garcia (Colorado), Moses Jackson (Oregon) vs. Sean Lipscomb (Ohio); Wade Wheeler (Virginia) vs. Griffin Dalske (California), Xavier Moran (California) vs. Payton Smith (South Dakota)

Imagine the 2016 Rio Olympics without wrestlers -- or any other athletes -- from Russia. It's a possibility, as anti-doping officials from at least 10 nations -- including the United States and Canada -- as well as 20 athlete groups are preparing the extraordinary step of requesting that the entire Russian delegation be barred from competing at the Summer Games over allegations of a state-sponsored doping program, according to multiple media reports Saturday. Russia's track and field athletes are already banned from competing at next month's Olympics by the world governing International Association of Athletics' Federations (IAAF) over widespread doping in the sport. On Monday, a report from Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren is due on his investigation of allegations that the Russian government manipulated doping samples taken at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia to protect Russian competitors. In a blog posted on the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport website, Paul Melia, president of the body that oversees anti-doping efforts in Canada, said Olympic officials must be prepared to issue a blanket ban of all Russian athletes if the McLaren report confirms allegations that the country's government covered up doping failures. He anticipated that the report "could paint an unprecedented picture of state-supported corruption and subversion of the anti-doping system" along the lines alleged by Russian laboratory director Grigory Rodchenkov in the New York Times back in May. "If Monday's report confirms the Rodchenkov allegations, then the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will have no choice but to ban all Russian athletes from this summer's Olympic Summer Games in Rio," Melia wrote. "And it must be the same consequence for the Russian contingent at the Paralympics in September." Not everyone is on board with the idea. European Olympic Committees president Pat Hickey said the reported efforts led by the United States and Canada to ban all Russian athletes the Summer Games before the McLaren report has been released "has shocked and concerned me on a number of levels.” "My concern is that there seems to have been an attempt to agree an outcome before any evidence has been presented," Hickey said. "Such interference and calls ahead of the McLaren Report publication are totally against internationally recognized fair legal process and may have completely undermined the integrity and therefore the credibility of this important report." US Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart could not immediately be reached for comment. Banning all Russian athletes from the 2016 Rio Games would change the competitive landscape of the Olympics in all sports -- not just wrestling -- in a way not seen in more than 30 years. In 1980, the U.S. and a number of other nations boycotted the Summer Olympics held in Moscow because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. Four years later, Soviet bloc nations did not send athletes to compete at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Brock Lesnar gets his hand raised after defeating Mark Hunt at UFC 200 (Photo/Associated Press) Brock Lesnar, former University of Minnesota wrestling champ, current WWE star and past UFC champ, reportedly failed a drug test administered before his triumphant return to the Octagon at UFC 200, with multiple side stories springing up around the allegations. Ultimate Fighting Championship revealed Friday afternoon that the United States Anti-Doping Agency had flagged Lesnar for potentially violating their doping policy by having a banned substance in his system. The sample in question was taken by USADA on June 28, more than a week before his unanimous decision over Mark Hunt at UFC 200 last Saturday night. The results were discovered on July 14. "USADA received the testing results from the June 28, 2016 sample collection from the WADA [World Anti-Doping Agency]-accredited UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory on the evening of July 14, 2016," the USADA said in a statement issued Friday. Lesnar, who turned 39 earlier this week, has come back clean in multiple previous drug tests, MMAFighting.com confirmed Friday night with USADA. USADA spokesperson Ryan Madden confirmed that Lesnar passed multiple tests before the June 28 sample came back positive for an undisclosed prohibited substance. "With Mr. Lesnar having spoken publicly about the issue, I can confirm that he has been notified of a potential anti-doping policy violation, stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on June 28, 2016," Madden said in a statement. "I can also confirm that the results from his previous samples collected by USADA were all reported as negative. Although USADA will not be providing any further specifics of the case at this time, I can tell you that Mr. Lesnar, as with every athlete under the UFC anti-doping policy, will be provided full due process under the rules." "We'll get to the bottom of this," Lesnar said in a statement to the Associated Press. Lesnar provided the AP with copies of three letters notifying him that he had passed USADA drug tests prior to UFC 200. In fact, Lesnar was tested eight times in the month leading up to his fight with Hunt, five of them in the first two weeks he was under the UFC's anti-doping policy. The former UFC heavyweight champ was making his return to the Octagon at UFC 200 after four-and-a-half-years away from MMA. His return drew controversy when the UFC waived its rule that states retired fighters must inform USADA four months in advance of their of their return bout so they can be placed into the drug-testing pool. All UFC competitors must comply with the organization's drug testing procedures administered by USADA. WWE, the professional wrestling organization where Lesnar has been working for a number of years, has its own separate testing policy for performance-enhancing drugs as part of its wellness program. WWE had granted Lesnar permission to fight at UFC 200. It's unclear if Lesnar's possible USADA violation will affect his standing for its upcoming SummerSlam event in August or beyond with the company. "Brock Lesnar has not performed for WWE since Wrestlemania and is not scheduled to return until August 21," WWE said in a statement. Lesnar does have the option to test the B-sample, as is the right of any athlete who has been accused of failing a drug test, and will have the opportunity to clear his name with USADA. There are potentially serious implications for Lesnar. The former heavyweight wrestling champ for the Minnesota Gophers could face a two-year suspension from UFC competition as well as sanctions from the Nevada Athletic Commission, as UFC 200 took place in Las Vegas. In addition, his victory could be overturned by the NAC, which also retains jurisdiction in this case because of the sample collection's proximity to the fight. Hunt seeks justice -- and half the payday Mark Hunt, who lost a unanimous decision against Lesnar at UFC 200, could end up looking like a winner if he gets his way. On Friday, Hunt said that he has asked the UFC for half of Lesnar's purse, reportedly $2.5 million before pay-per-view income is factored in. Failing that, Hunt seeks to be released from his contract effective immediately. According to the Washington Post, UFC rules state that fighters who fail drug tests "are subject to forfeiture of their UFC ranking, belt, and purse or other compensation." Lesnar's UFC 200 opponent would like to see at least half of that money deposited into his own account. "I saw Brock made millions for this fight, more than anyone ever," said Hunt. "I wanna know what they are gonna do to Brock now. When you don't make weight they give twenty percent of your purse to the other fighter. If you get caught cheating you should lose all of it. "I've told [UFC President Dana White] I want half of Brock's purse." "The cheaters get a slap on the wrist and walk off," Hunt said. "What penalty or deterrent is there to make them think twice? Nothing. And the (Nevada Athletic Commission), why should these (expletive) get anything? They are not the ones who had to fight with Lesnar or lose (to him). I lost." Prior to UFC 200, Hunt called out Lesnar for steroids use, accusing the former UFC heavyweight champion of being "juiced to the gills." In a media conference call days before UFC 200, the 6'3", 265-pound former collegiate wrestling champ responded directly to Hunt's claim. "I've been dealing with that my entire life," Lesnar said. "I'm a white boy, and I'm jacked. Deal with it." Take a deep breath ... and blame it on asthma? One website reported that a post-collegiate training partner of Lesnar claims the agent which may have set off the USADA drug tests may be an Advair Diskus, a prescription medicine for the treatment of asthma. The training partner, who identified himself only as D2, wrote, "As many of you know I train with Brock and have brought to this board a lot of inside information on camp and his comeback. Towards the end of camp we kept things fun and did a lot of outdoor conditioning in Alexandria MN. This caused a severe reaction one day with Mr. Lesnar. He literally would not stop hyperventilating for almost 10 minutes after 5 rounds of hill sprints mixed with kettlebell work. Brock suffers from what's called RAD otherwise known as Reactive Airway Disease his doctor for years has prescribed him." "Advair Diskus which helps him breathe during the late spring and summer months here in Minnesota when he has episodes. This drug is classified as Beta-2 Agonists. So this is why he got popped by USADA ..." "He did not take this medication while in Las Vegas because he breathes well in that climate so this gave him no special advantages over Mark Hunt ... I have other members here who can verify that I train with Brock." Lesnar: Before UFC and WWE Born on a farm outside Webster, South Dakota on July 12, 1977, Lesnar made a name for himself as a college wrestler for his physique and performance on the mat. He started his collegiate career at Bismarck Junior College in North Dakota, where he was crowned a NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) champ in 1998. While at a tournament at Bismarck, Lesnar was spotted by Minnesota head coach J Robinson. The new recruit had an immediate impact on the Gophers and college wrestling. He was the subject of a popular "Brockfast of Champions" poster that not only showcased his physique but also pointed out his impressive measurements, including a 52" chest and 20" neck. No less a wrestling authority than Dan Gable said this about the heavyweight sensation during an Iowa vs. Minnesota telecast: "Lesnar turns more heads than Cindy Crawford in a thong." Lesnar was a two-time NCAA Division I championships finalist at Minnesota, winning the heavyweight title at the 2000 NCAAs.

Alleida Martinez and Gracie Figueroa (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) FARGO, N.D. -- Cadet World silver medalist Alleida Martinez of California won her second-straight Cadet women's freestyle national championship on Saturday night, sticking Angelina Gomez of Texas in the 101-pound final in 2:02. The win is Martinez's fourth USA Wrestling national title of the year, adding to her wins at the Body Bar UWW Cadet Nationals and both the Cadet and Junior Girls Folkstyle Nationals. Martinez has now accomplished this feat in back-to-back years. Read complete story … ASICS/VAUGHAN CADET WOMEN'S NATIONALS At Fargo, N.D., July 16 Cadet WM - 88 1st Place - Caitlyn Walker of Pennsylvania 2nd Place - Abigail Nelson of Wisconsin Round 1 - Caitlyn Walker (Pennsylvania) won by tech fall over Abigail Nelson (Wisconsin) (TF 10-0) Round 2 - Caitlyn Walker (Pennsylvania) won by tech fall over Abigail Nelson (Wisconsin) (TF 10-0) Cadet WM - 95 1st Place - Emily Shilson of Minnesota 2nd Place - Autumn Hohn of Wisconsin 3rd Place - Kayla Kehr of Pennsylvania 4th Place - Katalina Bartelt of Florida 5th Place - Jaine Stephens of Georgia 6th Place - Alexandra Puzon of Washington 7th Place - Jaclyn McNichols of Texas 8th Place - Alyssa Sequeira of California 1st Place Match - Emily Shilson (Minnesota) won by fall over Autumn Hohn (Wisconsin) (Fall 0:51) 3rd Place Match - Kayla Kehr (Pennsylvania) won by fall over Katalina Bartelt (Florida) (Fall 1:30) 5th Place Match - Jaine Stephens (Georgia) won by decision over Alexandra Puzon (Washington) (Dec 4-2) 7th Place Match - Jaclyn McNichols (Texas) won by tech fall over Alyssa Sequeira (California) (TF 10-0) Cadet WM - 101 1st Place - Alleida Martinez of California 2nd Place - Angelina Gomez of Texas 3rd Place - Tilynne Vasquez of Montana 4th Place - Felicity Taylor of Iowa 5th Place - Trina Nguyen of California 6th Place - Bailey Hoshino of Hawaii 7th Place - Mia Rodriguez of Illinois 8th Place - Josie Bartishofski of Wisconsin 1st Place Match - Alleida Martinez (California) won by fall over Angelina Gomez (Texas) (Fall 2:02) 3rd Place Match - Tilynne Vasquez (Montana) won by tech fall over Felicity Taylor (Iowa) (TF 14-3) 5th Place Match - Trina Nguyen (California) won by decision over Bailey Hoshino (Hawaii) (Dec 9-8) 7th Place Match - Mia Rodriguez (Illinois) won by tech fall over Josie Bartishofski (Wisconsin) (TF 10-0) Cadet WM - 108 1st Place - Macey Kilty of Wisconsin 2nd Place - Alisha Howk of Missouri 3rd Place - Stefana Jelacic of Arizona 4th Place - Amanda Walker of Pennsylvania 5th Place - Tiare Ikei of Hawaii 6th Place - Jasmine Weaver of Virginia 7th Place - Victoria Borrego of California 8th Place - Demetra Yancopoulos of New York 1st Place Match - Macey Kilty (Wisconsin) won by decision over Alisha Howk (Missouri) (Dec 7-0) 3rd Place Match - Stefana Jelacic (Arizona) won by fall over Amanda Walker (Pennsylvania) (Fall 0:00) 5th Place Match - Tiare Ikei (Hawaii) won by tech fall over Jasmine Weaver (Virginia) (TF 13-2) 7th Place Match - Victoria Borrego (California) won by fall over Demetra Yancopoulos (New York) (Fall 0:22) Cadet WM - 115 1st Place - Cara Broadus of Connecticut 2nd Place - Cameron Guerin of Washington 3rd Place - Viktorya Torres of Washington 4th Place - Jessica Sanchez of California 5th Place - Marissa Gallegos of Colorado 6th Place - Randi Robison of Illinois 7th Place - Mya Kretzer of Kansas 8th Place - Xochitl Mota-pettis of Texas 1st Place Match - Cara Broadus (Connecticut) won by tech fall over Cameron Guerin (Washington) (TF 10-0) 3rd Place Match - Viktorya Torres (Washington) won by decision over Jessica Sanchez (California) (Dec 5-1) 5th Place Match - Marissa Gallegos (Colorado) won by decision over Randi Robison (Illinois) (Dec 14-5) 7th Place Match - Mya Kretzer (Kansas) won by decision over Xochitl Mota-pettis (Texas) (Dec 10-6) Cadet WM - 124 1st Place - Gracie Figueroa of California 2nd Place - Michaela Beck of New York 3rd Place - Brianna Csontos of Virginia 4th Place - Savannah Vierra of California 5th Place - Kaylee Moore of Washington 6th Place - Zoe Buteau of Maine 7th Place - Alexandra Baudhuin of Texas 8th Place - Joye Levendusky of New York 1st Place Match - Gracie Figueroa (California) won by decision over Michaela Beck (New York) (Dec 4-0) 3rd Place Match - Brianna Csontos (Virginia) won by tech fall over Savannah Vierra (California) (TF 12-2) 5th Place Match - Kaylee Moore (Washington) won by decision over Zoe Buteau (Maine) (Dec 12-3) 7th Place Match - Alexandra Baudhuin (Texas) won by decision over Joye Levendusky (New York) (Dec 8-0) Cadet WM - 132 1st Place - Alexandria Liles of Texas 2nd Place - Alara Boyd of Indiana 3rd Place - Ginamarie Santiago of Puerto Rico 4th Place - Grace Kristoff of Illinois 5th Place - Kiana Pugh of Wisconsin 6th Place - Jerzie Estrada of Colorado 7th Place - Dalia Garibay of California 8th Place - Genesis Miranda of California 1st Place Match - Alexandria Liles (Texas) won by decision over Alara Boyd (Indiana) (Dec 8-5) 3rd Place Match - Ginamarie Santiago (Puerto Rico) won by decision over Grace Kristoff (Illinois) (Dec 8-0) 5th Place Match - Kiana Pugh (Wisconsin) won by injury default over Jerzie Estrada (Colorado) (Inj. 0:00) 7th Place Match - Dalia Garibay (California) won by tech fall over Genesis Miranda (California) (TF 18-8) Cadet WM - 143 1st Place - Jayden Laurent of Wisconsin 2nd Place - Alexis Gomez of Illinois 3rd Place - Mahealani Lewis of Hawaii 4th Place - McKenzie Cook of Alaska 5th Place - Hailey Finn of New York 6th Place - Jillian Bruno of Pennsylvania 7th Place - Adelyhda Perez of Texas 8th Place - Destiny Bailey of New Mexico 1st Place Match - Jayden Laurent (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Alexis Gomez (Illinois) (TF 12-0) 3rd Place Match - Mahealani Lewis (Hawaii) won by decision over McKenzie Cook (Alaska) (Dec 12-5) 5th Place Match - Hailey Finn (New York) won by fall over Jillian Bruno (Pennsylvania) (Fall 3:27) 7th Place Match - Adelyhda Perez (Texas) won by tech fall over Destiny Bailey (New Mexico) (TF 10-0) Cadet WM - 154 1st Place - Hannah Ramos of Wisconsin 2nd Place - Emily Cue of Colorado 3rd Place - Olivia Rondeau of Maryland 4th Place - Tyra Bailey of New Jersey 5th Place - Kelani Corbett of Hawaii 6th Place - Emmaline Reusing of California 7th Place - Alexis Young of California 8th Place - Ashley Weatherford of Georgia 1st Place Match - Hannah Ramos (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Emily Cue (Colorado) (TF 16-6) 3rd Place Match - Olivia Rondeau (Maryland) won by fall over Tyra Bailey (New Jersey) (Fall 4:28) 5th Place Match - Kelani Corbett (Hawaii) won by injury default over Emmaline Reusing (California) (Inj. 0:00) 7th Place Match - Alexis Young (California) won by decision over Ashley Weatherford (Georgia) (Dec 8-0) Cadet WM - 172 1st Place - Hailey Cancelleri of New York 2nd Place - Kaylee Seabolt of Georgia 3rd Place - Natalie Kemp of Wisconsin 4th Place - Elisa Robinson of Kansas

Mitchell McKee has won Fargo titles each of the last four years (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) The Fargo Week is officially upon us. Competition for athletes in the Junior age group, one in which any wrestler that competed in grades nine through twelve during the 2015-16 school year is eligible, starts on Monday with the Greco-Roman event. The tournament then concludes with medal matches on Tuesday afternoon. Most athletes in this competition have completed their junior year in high school, while a significant amount of others have graduated from high school or are rising juniors. There are more known commodities at the Junior level than at the Cadet level, since they've been competing at the high school level longer. None the less, the Junior events are robust competitions, one in which All-American honors are truly earned. Below is an overview of the participating field in each weight class for the Junior Greco-Roman competition. Information used in this preview is based on registration posted to Trackwrestling as of early afternoon on Saturday, July 16. 100 pounds: Last year Mosha Schwartz (Colorado) was a Cadet Triple Crown winner at 88 pounds, and this year he already earned the first leg of the Junior Triple Crown when he won the folkstyle national title in this weight class in early April. Schwartz is the very strong favorite in this competition, ranked No. 45 overall in the Class of 2019, and will be representing the United States at the UWW Cadet World Champions in Greco-Roman at 46 kilograms (101 pounds). Another pair in this weight class were also All-Americans in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer, all at 94 pounds. Brandon Nunez (New York) placed fifth, Cevion Severado (Missouri) placed sixth. Each were also state medalists this past high school season, and placers at the UWW Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman at 46 kilograms; Severado was the runner-up to Schwartz, while Nunez placed fifth. An additional pair of wrestlers were scholastic season state champions, Brendan Garcia (Colorado) and Darrick Stacey (Idaho). Others to watch include Brenden Chaowanapibool (Washington), who was undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Junior Duals; state medalist Camden Russell (Nebraska); Junior folkstyle runner-up Cody Holmes (Wisconsin); and state medalist Matthew Petersen (Minnesota), a returning Greco-Roman All-American from this Junior weight class last year. 106 pounds: Jaret Lane (Pennsylvania) seeks a repeat title in Junior Greco-Roman, after winning last year at 100 pounds and then finishing runner-up in the freestyle competition. He is also a two-time state placer, including a runner-up finish this past high school season, and was champion at the FloNationals this spring. Four others from this weight class joined Lane in going undefeated at last month's Junior Duals in Greco-Roman: two-time state champion Brandon Kaylor (Washington), state champions Cody Phippen (Missouri) and Elijah Varona (Florida), along with Jason Holmes (Arizona). Kaylor placed third in Greco-Roman at last month's UWW Cadet Nationals in the 50 kilogram (110 pound) weight class, Phippen was a Cadet double All-American last year at 94 pounds, Varona was runner-up to Lane in Greco-Roman last summer and a freestyle All-american, while Holmes was fourth in Greco-Roman and beat Lane in the freestyle final last summer. Additional wrestlers to watch include two-time state champions Koby Milner (Georgia) and Wyatt Adams (Oklahoma), state runners-up Cody Craig (Maine) and Dalton Stutzman (Utah), along with returning Junior double All-Americans Nathan Rankin (Texas) and Tyler Cunningham (Nebraska); Rankin was a scholastic state medalist, while Cunningham was a state champion. 113 pounds: Dack Punke (Illinois) seeks a repeat title in Junior Greco-Roman, after winning the title last year in this weight class. In addition, he was a scholastic state champion this past season, and has represented the United States twice in Greco-Roman at the UWW Cadet World Championships. Joining Punke (who competed at 50 kilos) on last year's Cadet World Team was Brady Koontz (Wisconsin), who competed at 46 kilos and also was a scholastic state champion this season. Four wrestlers in this weight class are two-time state champions: Brock Bergelin (Wisconsin), also a two-time UWW Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up at 50 kilos; Joey Thomas (Maryland), sixth in Junior Greco-Roman at 106 pounds last summer; Justin Portillo (Iowa); and Ty Smith (Nevada), champion in Junior folkstyle this spring. At least seven others in this weight class were scholastic state champions this past season, including Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Dylan Koontz (Wisconsin); Joey Melendez (Illinois); Joseph Harrison (Nebraska), who was undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Junior Duals; Kelvin Eblen (Missouri), a returning All-American in Junior Greco-Roman; and Patrick McKee (Minnesota), two times a Cadet double All-American in Fargo. Four others in this weight class won state titles in 2015, including Jake Stogdill (Nebraska), a UWW Junior Greco All-American this spring at 55 kilos (121 pounds). The additional notable in this weight class is Nico Aguilar (California), state runner-up this past season, and a Cadet National double champion in 2014. 120 pounds: A pair of wrestlers in this rather deep weight class have already won Junior National titles in Greco-Roman, Dalton Duffield (Oklahoma) in 2015 and Danny Vega (Arizona) in 2014. Oklahoma bound Duffield is also a two-time state runner-up and placed fourth at the UWW Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman this spring; while Iowa State bound Vega ended his career as the No. 76 overall Class of 2016 prospect, is a three-time state champion, and was a Junior Triple Crown winner in 2014. Two others in this weight class are ranked as top 100 prospects in the Class of 2017, No. 63 Drew Mattin (Ohio) and No. 78 Colin Valdiviez (Missouri). Mattin went undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Junior Duals last month, is a two-time state champion, two-time Super 32 Challenge placer, and has earned double All-American honors in Fargo the last two years (Junior 113 in 2015); while Valdiviez was a state champion this past year, along with being a Super 32 Challenge placer, who also placed third at the UWW Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman last month. Another pair of wrestlers have been runners-up in Junior Greco-Roman previously, Corbin Nirschl (Kansas) and Jordan Martinez (Colorado); Nirschl is also a three-time state finalist, winning a title in 2014, while Martinez won state this past season and also was runner-up in Greco-Roman at the UWW Junior Nationals this spring. Seven others in this weight are multiple time state champions, including Wesley Dawkins (Nebraska) and Trae Vasquez (Montana), who were undefeated at the Junior Duals in Greco-Roman last month; while Ian Timmins (Nevada) was a FloNationals champion and won a Cadet Greco-Roman title in 2014, Jaxon Cole (Utah) is a two-time FloNationals placer, Jet Taylor (Oklahoma) is a FloNationals placer, with Connor Brown (Missouri) a three-time state champion. Rounding out the lot of wrestlers to note are three-time state placer Brenden Baker (Iowa), a 2014 Junior Greco All-American; two-time state placer Chase Zollman (California); two-time state runner-up Liam Cronin (California), a returning Junior double All-American; along with state champions Jack Skudlarczyk (Texas) and Victor Gliva (Minnesota). 126 pounds: Three-time Fargo runner-up, including last year in Junior Greco-Roman, Matthew Schmitt (Missouri) enters this weight class as the slight favorite. Also a three-time state champion, the West Virginia bound wrestler graduated as the No. 47 overall wrestler in the Class of 2016. Three other grade level ranked wrestlers are in this weight class: Alex Thomsen (Iowa), No. 30 overall in the Class of 2018, along with Class of 2017 wrestlers in No. 77 Cole Manley (Pennsylvania) and No. 81 Drew West (Iowa). Thomsen is a two-time state champion, a Cadet double All-American last year, and a Super 32 Challenge placer; Manley is a two-time state placer, runner-up in 2014; while West is a three-time state placer, champion in 2014, and finished third in Junior Greco-Roman last year. Three other notable title contenders are graduated seniors. Multi-time state champion Paul Bianchi (Wisconsin), a three-time Greco-Roman All-American in Fargo; NHSCA Senior Nationals champion Codi Russell (Georgia); and New England regional champion Peter Del Gallo (Maine). Another pair of three-time state champions are among those to watch, Josh Portillo (Iowa) and Clai Quintanilla (Washington), a Cadet Greco All-American last year. Another trio earned All-American honors last year in Cadet Greco-Roman: two-time state champion Clayton Currier (Montana), 2015 state runner-up Gary Joint (California), and UWW Cadet Greco runner-up Jack Karstetter (Oklahoma). Others to watch include two-time state placer Jakob Campbell (Pennsylvania), 2015 state champion and FloNationals placer Michael Millage (Iowa), 2015 state champion and three-time finalist Rylee Molitor (Minnesota), along with 2015 state placer Zach Villarreal (Illinois) who went undefeated at the Junior Duals in Greco-Roman. 132 pounds: Even in what is a very strong overall weight, there is just one favorite, and that is Taylor LaMont (Utah). He represented the United States at the UWW Cadet World Championships the previous three years, and will be competing at the Junior World Championships in the 60 kilo (132 pound) weight class next month. In addition, the No. 23 overall Class of 2016 wrestler is a three-time Junior Greco All-American in Fargo, including a national title in 2014. However, there is another Junior Greco-Roman national champion in this weight class, Gabe Townsell (Illinois). He won that title a weight class below LaMont last year, and was also a Cadet National champion in Greco-Roman during the summer of 2013; however, he was third behind LaMont at the UWW Junior Nationals this spring in Greco-Roman. Three wrestlers in this weight class join LaMont as being grade level ranked wrestlers, all happen to be in the Class of 2017: No. 28 Chris Sandoval (Colorado), No. 86 Timmy Kane (Connecticut), and No. 88 K.J. Fenstermacher (Pennsylvania). Sandoval won the Junior folkstyle title in this weight class, and seeks a Junior Triple Crown; Kane was a Cadet double All-American last summer; while Fenstermacher is a two-time state placer. There is a pair of wrestlers in this weight class that placed third in Junior Greco-Roman last summer, both being three-time scholastic state champions as well, Brent Jones (Minnesota) and Dalton Young (Washington). Additional wrestlers to watch in this weight class include a pair of FloNationals placers in Keaton Geerts (Iowa) and Tanner Cox (Utah); state champion Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) and two-time state placer Blaine Martinez (Texas) who both went undefeated at the Junior Duals in Greco-Roman last month; three-time state champion Danny Bertoni (Maryland); Zach Van Alst (Alabama), a returning Junior Greco All-American; state champion Jakob Bergeland (Minnesota), a returning Cadet double All-American; along with state champion Tristan Lara (Iowa). 138 pounds: Even in a field with four other grade-level ranked wrestlers, the clear favorite is Mitchell McKee (Minnesota), who has been a star in Fargo. The No. 20 overall Class of 2016 prospect has won Fargo titles each of the last four years (three in Greco-Roman, including last year's Junior title at 132), and is already a seven-time finalist in eight tournament attempts. McKee has also finished as a double All-American at the UWW Junior Nationals these last two years, and is a two-time Super 32 Challenge placer. The other ranked Class of 2016 wrestler is No. 86 Jarrett Degen (Montana), a four-time state champion who placed eighth in Junior Greco-Roman last summer. The three ranked Class of 2017 wrestlers are No. 30 Jaden Enriquez (California), No. 59 Alec Hagan (Missouri), and No. 85 Corey Shie (Ohio). Enriquez is a two-time state placer, a two-time UWW Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up to LaMont, and a two-time Cadet double All-American (winning gold in Greco-Roman in 2014); Hagan was state champ this high school season, and was a Cadet double All-American last year; while Shie is a two-time state placer, placed at the Super 32 and FloNationals during 2015-16, and was third in Junior Greco-Roman last summer. Others to watch in this weight class include state champion Brik Filippo (Oklahoma); state champion Nolan Baker (Illinois), a three-time Greco-Roman All-American in Fargo; UWW Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Calvin Germinaro (Minnesota); three-time state placer Alex Crowe (Mnnesota), a Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up in 2013; along with multiple time state champions in Dakota Galt (South Dakota) and Taylor Nein (North Dakota). 145 pounds: Returning Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Austin O'Connor (Illinois) is ranked No. 11 overall in the Class of 2017. The three-time state champion was also a Super 32 Challenge runner-up in the fall of 2015, and enters this event as the favorite. Three other wrestlers in this weight class join O'Connor in being grade-level ranked wrestlers. Anthony Artalona (Florida) and Alex Lloyd (Minnesota) are ranked No. 17 and No. 24 overall in the Class of 2018. Each was a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion last summer. Artalona is also a two-time state champion, and doubled up that Greco-Roman title with a freestyle title in Fargo; while Lloyd also won a Junior National folkstyle title this spring, and is a two-time Cadet double All-American along with winning a high school state title this winter. Ryan Deakin (Colorado), a two-time Junior Greco-Roman All-American, finished as the No. 95 overall wrestler in the Class of 2016; he also was a two-time state champion and placed third in the Super 32 Challenge. Two wrestlers in this weight class return as Junior Greco All-Americans, David Rivera-Kohr (Illinois) and two-time state champion Jaron Jensen (Utah), who also took second in Greco-Roman at the UWW Junior Nationals this spring. Others to watch include multi-time state champions Brandon Konecny (Arizona), undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Junior Duals last month; Eli King (Tennessee); Justin Ruffin (Georgia); and Ryan Leisure (Iowa), who also finished runner-up in Greco-Roman at the UWW Junior Nationals this spring. 152 pounds: On the surface this appears to be a battle between two elite wrestlers in Griffin Parriott (Minnesota) and Quentin Hovis (Arizona). Parriott ended his scholastic career as a four-time state champion, two-time Super 32 Challenge placer, and ranked No. 17 overall in the Class of 2016; while Hovis is a three-time state champion, three-time Greco-Roman All-American in Fargo (third at the Junior level last year), a UWW Junior Greco-Roman champion, and ranked No. 20 overall in the Class of 2017. Three wrestlers in this weight class joined Hovis in going undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Junior Duals last month. Anthony Scantlin (Kansas) is a two-time state champion, state runner-up Billy Higgins (Nebraska) was a Cadet Greco All-American in 2014, while 2015 state champion Thomas Lisher (Missouri) was a Junior Greco All-American last year. Another pair of wrestlers were multiple-time state champions, Jaron Chavez (Idaho) and Zemua Baptista (Nebraska); Chavez is ranked No. 80 overall in the Class of 2017, and is a two-time Cadet Greco All-American (runner-up in 2014). Others to watch include state champion and Cadet freestyle runner-up Jaryn Curry (Oklahoma); Super 32 Challenge placer Lenny Merkin (New York), a 2014 Junior Greco All-American; two-time state placers Davey Tunon (Ohio) and Ethan Reel (Illinois); along with state placer Joshua Kim (California). 160 pounds: Six grade-level ranked wrestlers make this arguably the deepest weight class in the tournament. The Iowa State bound Colton Clingenpeel (Iowa) finished as the No. 85 overall wrestler in the Class of 2016; he was state champion this past year, and is a returning Junior Greco All-American. Trent Hidlay (Pennsylvania) placed at the Super 32 Challenge and was runner-up at the FloNationals, finished as runner-up in his state tournament, and is ranked No. 23 overall in the Class of 2018. The other four are all Class of 2017 wrestlers: No. 19 Layne Van Anrooy (Oregon), a three-time state champion; No. 32 Eric Hong (Pennsylvania), a two-time Super 32 placer, two-time Cadet double All-American, and 2014 National Prep champion; No. 34 Jake Allar (Minnesota), third at both the UWW Junior and Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman, a state champion and Super 32 Challenge placer, and a 2015 Cadet World team member in Greco-Roman; and No. 44 Luke Troy (California), a two-time third place finisher at state and a Junior National freestyle All-American last summer. Others to watch include Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Andrew Johnson (Kansas); state champion Emille Shannon (Illinois); state runner-up Fritz Schierl (Wisconsin), a Junior Greco All-American last summer; Josh Anderson (Nebraska), a UWW Junior Greco All-American this spring; two-time state placer Kenny O'Neil (Minnesota); Cadet Greco-Roman champion Max Wohlabaugh, who won the UWW Cadet Greco-Roman title this spring; state runner-up Ryder Punke (Illinois), a 2014 Junior Greco All-American; along with state champion Trey Meyer (Washington), a 2014 Cadet National freestyle champion. 170 pounds: Three grade-level ranked wrestlers populate this weight class, Jack Jessen (Illinois), Anthony Mantanona (California), and Clay Lautt (Kansas). Jessen is ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2018, a two-time state placer (2015 runner-up), and a two-time Cadet National double All-American; Mantanona is ranked No. 31 in the Class of 2017, a two-time state placer (runner-up this past season), a Super 32 Challenge placer, and FloNationals champion; while Lautt is ranked No. 98 in the Class of 2017, a two-time state champion, Cadet double All-American last summer, and a UWW Cadet National champion in Greco-Roman this spring. Another pair in this weight class were Junior National runners-up in Greco-Roman last summer, Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada) and Riley Jaramillo (Oregon). Berreyesa is a three-time state finalist (2015 state champion) and a FloNationals placer, while Jaramillo is a two-time state champion and also a 2014 Cadet Greco-Roman champion. Additional wrestlers to watch include three-time state champion Jacob Hart (West Virginia), a FloNationals placer; two-time state champion Johnny Blankenship (Missouri); three-time state placer Leo Tarantino (Florida); state champion Myles Wilson (Colorado); 2015 state champion Thomas Brackett (Tennessee), who was undefeated at the Junior Duals in Greco-Roman last month; and state medalist Victor Marcelli (Ohio), a Cadet double All-American last summer. 182 pounds: Returning Junior Greco-Roman champion Kamal Bey (Illinois) is the anchor figure in this weight class. The No. 11 overall Class of 2016 wrestler is also going to be on the UWW Junior World Team in Greco-Roman at 74 kilos (163 pounds) laster this summer. Two others in this weight class are grade-level ranked, Owen Webster (Minnesota) and James Handwerk (Ohio). Webster is ranked No. 48 overall in the Class of 2016; the 2014 state champion was a Junior freestyle All-American last year and a Cadet Greco-Roman champion in 2014, and also a Cadet World team member in freestyle during the summer of 2014. Handwerk is ranked No. 65 in the Class of 2017, a two-time state champion, and a returning Junior National double All-American. Two others in this weight class earned All-American honors in Junior Greco-Roman last summer, two-time state medalist Aaron Paddock (New York) and two-time state champion Matt Waddell (Georiga). Additional wrestlers to note in this weight class include two-time state medalist Anthony Sherry (Iowa), a two-time Cadet double All-american; state champion Bear Hughes (Oklahoma); state champion Robert Coleman (Oregon), a FloNationals placer; Dylan Servis (Kansas), a two-time Cadet Greco All-American; two-time state champion Kevin Parker (New York), a Junior National freestyle All-American; state medalist Logan Gruszka (Illinois), a 2014 Cadet World team member in Greco-Roman; along with two-time state champion Trevor Nichelson (Nebraska). 195 pounds: The pre-tournament favorite would be Andrew Davison (Indiana), who is seeking the second leg to the Junior Triple Crown having won the folkstyle title this spring. He is ranked No. 61 overall in the Class of 2017, and also a Cadet double All-American last year, including a champion in Greco-Roman. Most likely to pose a direct challenge is two-time state champion John Borst (Virginia), a FloNationals placer and UWW Cadet double All-American this spring. At least five others were scholastic state champions this past season. They include multi-time champions Cade Brownlee (Nebraska) and Haydn Maley (Oregon), a FloNationals placer; along with Chad Porter (Arizona), Noah Ryan (Minnesota), and Trenton Schultz (Colorado). Others to watch include Bonifacio Escobar (California), a Cadet Greco All-American last summer; two-time state placer Danny Salas (California), a Cadet double All-American last summer; three-time state placer Donovan Doyle (Iowa); two-time state placer John Kelbly (Ohio); state runners-up Samuel Grove (Minnesota) and Nolan Funk (Colorado), who went undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Junior Duals; along with state medalist Sean O'Malley (New Jersey). 220 pounds: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) was a double runner-up at the Junior Nationals last summer after winning a Greco-Roman title each of the previous three years in Fargo (2014 was at the Junior level). The No. 14 overall wrestler in the Class of 2016 is a strong favorite to get a fourth Greco-Roman championship in Fargo before moving on to Iowa State. The most direct threat would seem to be Zane Black (Pennsylvania), ranked No. 69 overall in the Class of 2017; he placed at National Preps in 2015, placed at the Super 32 Challenge in the fall of 2015, and was fourth in Junior Greco-Roman last summer. Joining Black in going undefeated at the Junior Duals in Greco-Roman was Daryl Aiello (California), a two-time state placer and Junior freestyle All-American last summer. Another returning Junior All-American in Fargo is Jeffrey Allen (Virginia), a two-time state champion who placed eighth at 195 pounds in Greco-Roman. Others two watch include three-time state champion Ashton Seely (Utah); state medalists Andrew Fenton (Ohio), Anthony Piscopo (Pennsylvania), and Diata Drayton (Illinois); Cadet double All-American Colin Lawler (Texas); and state champion Max Darrah (Missouri). 285 pounds: Junior folkstyle champion this spring, returning Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Carter Isley (Iowa) is well positioned to win this second leg of the Junior Triple Crown. He is also ranked as the No. 58 overall prospect in the Class of 2016 as a two-time state champion. Two others are ranked within their respective grade levels, Brandon Metz (North Dakota) and Anthony Cassioppi (Illinois). Metz is No. 57 in the Class of 2017 as a three-time state champion and returning Junior Greco All-American, while Cassioppi is the No. 42 prospect in the Class of 2018 as a state third place finisher and returning Cadet double third place medalist. Five others in this weight class were double All-Americans in Fargo last summer. Two-time state placer Gavin Nye (California) did so at the Cadet level, including a runner-up finish in Greco-Roman at 285 pounds; state champion Kayne Hutchsion (Kansas) did so at the Cadet level, including a Greco-Roman runner-up finish at 220; state champion Sammy de Seriere (Colorado) did so at the Cadet level; state medalist Thomas Helton (Illinois) did so at the Junior level; while state medalist Zach Muller (Illinois) did so at the Cadet level. Others to watch include state runner-up Aaron Costello (Iowa), two-time state champion Brian Barnes (Oregon), and two-time state placer Trenton Lieruance (Oklahoma).

Nick Raimo is a strong favorite to win the title at 126 pounds (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) The Fargo Week is almost upon us. The Cadet women's freestyle event starts on Saturday, with the first event for male athletes starting on Sunday, and that is the Cadet Greco-Roman competition. This event can serve as a first identifying event for many athletes both entering high school, and also for those already finished with one or two seasons of high school competition, on the national level. While other athletes are already known commodities, also looking for recognition and glory in a national event. Below is an overview of the participating field in each weight class for the Cadet Greco-Roman competition, which starts on Sunday and reaches its conclusion Monday. Information used in this preview is based on registration posted to Trackwrestling as of mid-afternoon on Friday, July 15. 88 pounds: The two leading contenders are Andrew Chambal (Michigan) and Paxton Creese (Minnesota). Chambal won a Cadet folkstyle title at 94 pounds, earning the first leg of the Cadet Triple Crown, with the second and third legs to come over the next week in Fargo. He also was runner-up in Greco-Roman at the UWW Cadet Nationals in the 42 kilogram (92 pound) weight class. Creese went undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Cadet Duals, and placed fourth in the 42 kilo weight class at the UWW Cadet Greco-Roman tournament. Others to watch include Timothy Levine (California), who was third in the same Cadet folkstyle weight class as Chambal; Blake Noonan (Michigan), a UWW Cadet freestyle All-American; along with Emilio Haynes (Nebraska), a Cadet folkstyle runner-up at 88 pounds. 94 pounds: The favorite in this weight class is Jalen Spuhler (Wisconsin), who will be representing the United States on the Cadet World team in Greco-Roman at 42 kilograms. Five other All-Americans who finished behind Spuhler in last month's UWW Cadet National tournament feature in this weight class: Dylan Ragusin (Illinois), Caden McCrary (Georiga), Christian Goin (Illinois), Brenden Chaowanapibool (Washington), and Destin Summers (Idaho). Ragusin and McCrary were All-Americans in the freestyle competition as well. Goin is also a returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American from last summer in Fargo, placing eighth at 88 pounds. Chaowanapibool went undefeated at last month's Cadet Duals in Greco-Roman. Summers was a state champ during the scholastic season, along with finishing third in Cadet folkstyle at 88 pounds. 100 pounds: Two-time Cadet folkstyle runner-up Eric Faught (Iowa) enters this rather talented weight class as the slightest of favorites; he also was a state runner-up this past scholastic season, finished second in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month at 46 kilos (101 pounds), and went undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Cadet Duals. Seeking the second leg of the Triple Crown will be Steele Dias (Nevada), champion in Cadet folkstyle each of the last two years; Dias was also fifth in Cadet Greco-Roman at 94 pounds last year, and is a two-time double All-American at the UWW Cadet Nationals. Three wrestlers in this weight class were double All-Americans at the Cadet Nationals in Fargo last summer, all of them at 88 pounds. Derek Ramos (Idaho) was runner-up in Greco-Roman, Lucas Byrd (Ohio) was third in both styles, and Ridge Lovett (Idaho) was runner-up in freestyle. Ramos has also placed twice in his high school state tournament, state medalist Byrd was also a double All-American at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month, while state champion Lovett was an All-American in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals. Additional contenders include impact incoming freshmen Anthony Clark (New Jersey) and Kellyn March (South Dakota), a returning Cadet Greco All-American in Nick Onea (Pennsylvania), along with Matthew Ramos (Illinois) and Max Crowe (Minnesota). 106 pounds: Entering the tournament as a slight favorite is Jace Koezler (Kansas), a Cadet folkstyle champion this spring after winning a high school state title this winter. He also was a Cadet double All-American last summer at 94 pounds, including a runner-up finish in Greco-Roman. Among the primary challengers are a pair of Pennsylvania state medalists in Dalton Rohrbaugh and Beau Bayless. Two others in this weight class join Koelzer in being returning Fargo All-Americans in Greco-Roman, high school state champion Josh Blatt (North Carolina) and state medalist Patrick Allis (Colorado). Others to note include Adrian Marquez (Colorado); state runner-up Isaac Lopez (Washington); Manny Drexler (Wisconsin), a UWW Cadet All-American in Greco-Roman; along with Mitchel Peterson (Minnesota), who went undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Cadet Duals. 113 pounds: This weight class features at least seven wrestlers who won a high school state title during the 2015-16 season, most notable among the lot being FloNationals runner-up Ben Kamali (Michigan). Others to win gold include two-time champion Antonio Saldate (Nevada), Isaiah Delgado (Texas), Jacob Frias (Arizona), Jordan Hamdan (Michigan), Joseph Otero (New Mexico), and Lorenzo Vasquez (Oregon). Another four wrestlers finished either second or third: two-time medalist Andrew Lucero (Colorado), Austin Almaguer (Washington), Joey Bianchi (Wisconsin), and FloNationals placer Malyke Hines (Florida). Also meriting attention are returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans in Gavin Stockwell (Oregon) and J.J. Wilson (Pennsylvania), along with Lorenzo Witcraft (Oklahoma), who was undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Cadet Duals. 120 pounds: A pair of nationally ranked Class of 2019 wrestlers anchor this weight class, No. 15 Theorius Robison (Colorado) and No. 40 Cade Devos (Iowa); Robison was also a state champ during the past scholastic season, and an All-American in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month. Three wrestlers in this weight class are returning All-Americans from last summer's Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman: high school state champion Atilano Escobar (Arizona), as well as state medalists Benji Peak (Wisconsin) and Curtis LeMair (Minnesota); Escobar also placed eighth in Greco-Roman at last month's UWW Cadet Nationals, while Peak was a runner-up last summer in Fargo. Joining Escobar as a UWW Cadet Greco-Roman All-American is two-time state placer Connor Manderfeld (Texas). Five others join Robison and Escobar as high school season state champions: two-timers Alex Cruz (Washington) and Gabe Hixenbaugh (Alabama), Bennett Moudy (Oklahoma), Orion Anderson (New York), and Tyler Delaware (Illinois). Three others in this weight class were high school state runners-up Aaron Schulist (Wisconsin), Cael Carlson (Minnesota), and Earl Blake (Maryland); Blake was also undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Cadet Duals. Three others to watch in this weight class are two-time National Prep placer King Sandoval (Maryland), incoming freshman Matt Lee (Indiana), and state medalist Patrick Gould (Pennsylvania). 126 pounds: Nick Raimo (New Jersey) was a Cadet National double champion last summer at 120 pounds, and is ranked as the No. 2 overall Class of 2019 wrestler. He enters the tournament as the strong favorite in this weight class. One other wrestler ranked among the top 50 in the Class of 2019 is in this field, No. 49 Kevon Davenport (Michigan), a high school state champion this winter. Two other scholastic state champions are in this field: Dayton Porsch (Kansas), who was undefeated at the Cadet Duals last month in Greco-Roman; and returning Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Peyton Robb (Minnesota). Other contenders include state medalist Sebas Swiggum (Minnesota), a champion in Cadet folkstyle this spring; state medalists Job Greenwood (Colorado) and Gabriel Ruepke (Iowa), with Greenwood going undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Cadet Duals; along with Josh Steele (Missouri). 132 pounds: Even in the midst of what is a very talented weight class, there is but one favorite, and that is Sammy Sasso (Pennsylvania). Sasso was a Cadet double All-American last summer in Fargo, including a title in freestyle; he is also ranked No. 6 overall in the Class of 2018, including a FloNationals title and third place finish at the Super 32 Challenge. Two other ranked Class of 2018 wrestlers are in this field: No. 29 Jacori Teemer (New York), a three-time state champion, and No. 39 Josh Humphreys (West Virginia), a two-time state champion. Two others with grade level rankings in this weight class are Alfonso Martinez (Arizona) and Frankie Tal-Shahar (Florida), No. 16 and No. 21 in the Class of 2020; Martinez was third in Cadet folkstyle, while Tal-Shahar was undefeated at last month's Cadet Duals in Greco-Roman. Five wrestlers join Teemer and Humphreys as scholastic season state champions: Andrew Gamble (Missouri), who also went undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Cadet Duals last month; Mason Phillips (Washington); River Curtis (Virginia), a two-time champion; Roderick Mosley (Oklahoma); and T.J. Baun (Washington). Others to note in this weight class include Carnell Andrews (Pennsylvania), two-time state medalist and Cadet folkstyle runner-up Harlan Steffensmeier (Iowa), two-time National Prep placer Nathan Thacker (Maryland), state medalist Nick Freeman (Michigan), along with two-time state runner-up and Cadet folkstyle runner-up Tyler Eischens (Minnesota). 138 pounds: Two elite Class of 2018 prospects anchor this weight class, No. 26 Brock Hardy (Utah) and No. 28 Will Lewan (Illinois). Two-time state champion Hardy is after the second leg of the Cadet Triple Crown having won the folkstyle title in April, and was a Fargo runner-up last summer in both styles; while Lewan was a Cadet double All-American last summer, and is a two-time state medalist. Also in this weight class are a trio of ranked Class of 2019 wrestlers, all of whom won state titles as freshmen: No. 20 Cameron Amine (Michigan), No. 24 James Burks (Nebraska), and No. 26 Jason Kraisser (Maryland). Also a grade level ranked wrestler is Cadet folkstyle runner-up Fidel Mayora (Illinois), No. 15 overall in the Class of 2020. Three others in this weight class won state championships this past high school season: Frankie Almaguer (Washington), Kolton Clark (Alabama), and Peter Enos (Nevada). Others to watch include 2015 state champion Gerald Angelo (New Jersey), two-time state medalist Ryan Steffen (Iowa), and UWW Cadet Greco All-American John McGowan (Oklahoma). 145 pounds: Seeking the second leg of the Cadet Triple Crown in this tournament is three-time state champion Jared Franek (North Dakota), who also earned All-American honors in Cadet freestyle last summer. The other scholastic state champion in this weight class is Adrian St. Germain (Washington). Two individuals went undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Cadet Duals, Dalton Jensen and state placer Isaac Wilcox, both from Utah. Others to watch in this weight class include rising freshman Aaron Gandara (Arizona), Abe Assad (Illinois), state placer Brian Case (Michigan), state runners-up Colton Denney (Oklahoma) and Garrett Lange (Kansas), state placers Gabe Kjelgaard (Iowa) and Nathan Moore (Washington), two-time state placer Justin McCoy (Pennsylvania), along with state runner-up and returning Cadet freestyle All-American Logan Jensen (Utah). 152 pounds: The joint favorites in this weight class would have to be Michael O'Malley (New Jersey) and Tyler Dow (Wisconsin), both of whom were state runners-up during their sophomore season of high school. Each wrestler was also a Cadet double All-American last summer, and an All-American at the UWW Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman last month; Dow also placed in the freestyle tournament as well. Two wrestlers in this weight class were scholastic state champions this year, Mason Reiniche (Tennessee) and McKay Foy (Utah); while another pair join O'Malley and Dow as state runners-up, Hunter Jump (Oklahoma) and James Rogers (Washington). Additional state medalists in this weight class include Caleb Hetrick (Pennsylvania), Carter Starocci (Pennsylvania), Edmund Ruth (Pennsylvania), and Lucas Roland (Iowa); Ruth is also ranked No. 34 overall in the Class of 2019. Two others to watch are Matthew Ortiz (Illinois) and David Cumberledge (Ohio). 160 pounds: The two most talented wrestlers in this weight class are Aaron Brooks (Maryland) and Josh Stillings (Pennsylvania), both of whom were NHSCA Sophomore Nationals champions this spring. Though neither has had great Olympic styles success, both have robust scholasvtic production; Brooks a two-time state champion and Stillings was fourth in Pennsylvania's big-school division. Another pair of wrestlers were Cadet All-Americans in Greco-Roman last summer, Bryson Alsteen (Wisconsin) and Jake Hendricks (Pennsylvania); Henricks was also an All-American in both styles at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month. Others to watch include Chris Foca (New Jersey), ranked No. 44 in the Class of 2019, along with a pair of Ohioans in Cornell Beachem and Jacob Lagoa; Lagoa was undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Cadet duals last month. 170 pounds: An absolute baffling loss in the quarterfinals of Cadet freestyle last summer cost Travis Wittlake (Oregon) the shot to win a Triple Crown. This year, Wittlake is in pole position to get that Triple Crown. Ranked No. 8 overall in the Class of 2018, his resume is abundant. Two challengers in this weight class went undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Cadet Duals: Ben Root (Pennsylvania) and Devin Winston (Missouri); Winston joins Wittlake in being eligible for the Cadet Triple Crown, and is ranked No. 39 overall in the Class of 2019. Other contenders include 2015 state runner-up Sebastian Mordecai (Arizona), state medalist Cade Pederson (North Dakota), along with two-time state placers in Joel Shapiro (Iowa) and Nick Casperson (South Daktoa). 182 pounds: National Prep champion Ryan Karoly (New Jersey), ranked No. 25 overall in the Class of 2018 enters as the favorite in this weight class. Last year, he was a runner-up in Cadet Greco-Roman to Wittlake and won the freestyle tournament after Wittlake suffered the upset loss. Three others in this weight class went undefeated at the Cadet Duals in Greco-Roman: Julian Gorring (Pennsylvania), Ryan C rump (Georgia), and Cadet folkstyle champion Lucas Davison (Indiana). Others to watch include state champion Christian Knop (Alabama), state runner-up Caden Steffen (Minnesota), two-time state placer Logan Schumacher (Iowa), and NHSCA Freshman Nationals champion Drake Barbee (Oklahoma). 195 pounds: The lone grade level ranked wrestler in the weight class as of the moment is Braxton Amos (West Virginia), No. 5 overall in the Class of 2020. Seeking a Cadet Triple Crown is Sergio Villalobos (Illinois), who won the folkstyle title at 220 earlier this spring. Another trio went undefeated at the Cadet Duals in Greco-Roman last month: state placer Jace Punke (Illinois), Kaleb Reeves (Iowa), and Trent Ragland (Virginia). Two others to watch are Cadet folkstyle runner-up Eli Pokorny (Indiana) and Joseph Miller (Nevada), a state medalist and UWW Cadet Greco All-American. 220 pounds: Cohlton Schultz (Colorado) is the top-ranked wrestler in the Class of 2019, a defending Cadet Greco-Roman champion, and will be representing the United States at the Cadet Worlds in Greco-Roman at 100 kilos (220 pounds). He is your obvious favorite. Others to note include state medalist Tyler Curd (Missouri), undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Cadet Duals; as well as state medalist Luke Luffman (Illinois), a double All-American at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month 285 pounds: Ronald Tucker Jr. (Illinois) won the first leg of the Cadet Triple Crown in April. He went undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Cadet Duals last month, and is ranked No. 25 overall in the Class of 2019. Others to watch include state runner-up Louden Haga (West Virginia), Cadet folkstyle runner-up and state medalist Spencer Trenary (Iowa), along with Montana Phillips (Oklahoma) who went undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Cadet Duals last month.

Israel Silva FRESNO, Calif. -- The building of a staff has started to take shape for Fresno State wrestling as head coach Troy Steiner announced the hiring of Israel Silva as an assistant coach on Friday. "I am very excited about adding Israel to our staff here at Fresno State," Steiner said. "He has been an assistant at this level for a number of years and has experience coaching and competing at a high level. His ability to connect with the student-athlete, alumni and fans is very evident and I know I will be able to trust him in helping build the Bulldog wrestling program." Israel joins the Red Wave after spending the last two seasons at George Mason, first serving as an interim assistant coach and then last season as the top assistant coach for head coach Joe Russell. In his time at GMU, the Patriots qualified three wrestlers for the NCAA Championships. "Fresno State is in a unique situation in building a program and I am thrilled to be given an opportunity to be a part of the building process," Silva said. "I would like to thank Coach Russell at George Mason for his mentorship the past two years and I am very appreciative of my time as a Patriot. "I have known Coach Steiner for a long time as he was my personal coach when I was training at the Northwest Wrestling Regional Training Center and there is no individual I trust more than him. He has a grand vision for this program to compete for trophies at the NCAA Championships and I know we will be willing to put in the work to make that a reality," said Silva. Prior to his time with the Patriots, Silva spent two seasons at South Dakota State helping to elevate the Jackrabbit program with his enthusiasm, intensity and relentless work ethic. In his first year as an assistant coach at SDSU, Silva helped lead the team to a 5-12 dual record, 1-4 Western Wrestling Conference record and a fifth-place finish in the conference standings. The team qualified one wrestler for the NCAA Championships via the West Regional. Silva's second year on campus saw the Jacks go 6-8 overall, including a 3-2 Western Wrestling Conference dual mark and had three wrestlers qualify for the 2014 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla. From 2009-2012, Silva served as an assistant coach at the Northwest Wrestling Regional Training Center in Corvallis, Ore., where he first connected with Steiner during Steiner's time as an assistant with the Oregon State program. The NWRTC is an Olympic-level regional training center that provides services for senior-level athletes to achieve national and international success. The majority of his time was spent with student-athletes at Oregon State. Prior to his time at the NWRTC, Silva was a volunteer assistant under head coach Chris Bono at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for three seasons. A two-year starter for the Mocs, Silva earned a degree in sociology. On the mat, he claimed the Southern Conference heavyweight title as a senior and was part of the Mocs' SoCon team championship in 2006. Once his collegiate wrestling career wrapped up, Silva put together an impressive post-collegiate career on the international wrestling stage, as well. He is a four-time World Team Member for Mexico, three-time Freestyle Pan American medalist and was a 2012 Olympic alternate over his seven years of international experience. Before wrestling at UTC, Silva was a two-time Junior College All-American at North Idaho College. He placed second at the national tournament his sophomore year and was third as a freshman. Silva led the team to the Junior College National Championship in 2002. A native of Marysville, Wash., Silva was a four-time state qualifier at Pilchuck High School from 1998-2001. He captured the state title his junior season, finished as the state runner-up his senior year and placed sixth as a sophomore. Silva File 2015-16 - Head Assistant Coach, George Mason 2014-15 - Interim Assistant Coach, George Mason 2012-14 - Assistant Coach, South Dakota State 2009-12 - Assistant Coach, Northwest Wrestling Regional Training Center, Corvallis, Ore. 2006-09 - Volunteer Assistant Coach, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Emails released by the University of Minnesota reveal new details on the process to get the entire Gopher wrestling team tested for drugs last spring, but offer no new insight as to whether head coach J Robinson knew or suspected some of his wrestlers were selling prescription drugs, according to the St. Paul Pioneer-Press Thursday. The newspaper revealed that all 39 Minnesota wrestlers were drug tested on Sunday, March 22 -- the day after the conclusion of the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships -- by Drug Free Sport of Kansas City, Mo., at a cost of $1,930. The decision to test the entire team was made on March 20, after a review board determined the list of wrestlers suspected of drug use was too long to fit in the category "reasonable suspicion." According to University of Minnesota police documents, an athletics trainer told police that the wrestlers were tested using a panel that included marijuana, opiates and amphetamines but not Xanax, a prescription anti-anxiety drug that some Gopher wrestlers were accused of using or selling. This information was revealed in emails released by the University of Minnesota to the Pioneer-Press at the request of the newspaper. However, the St. Paul paper states that these emails between Robinson and his direct supervisor, associate athletic director Marc Ryan, do not shed any light as to whether the coach informed supervisors that he suspected wrestlers were selling drugs. On March 10, Ryan sent an Alcohol and Drug Testing Reasonable Suspicion form to Robinson, but the coach returned it without names of players he suspected were taking drugs. In a later email to his supervisor -- interim athletic director Beth Geotz -- Ryan said that Robinson "turned it back to me with a long list of his student-athletes that he wanted tested." The University of Minnesota police investigation began after a complaint related to the wrestling program was filed on the school's confidential reporting service, EthicsPoint, on April 8. The anonymous EthicsPoint complaint stated that Robinson told wrestlers to turn in "any illegal drugs that they have in their possession." The complainant admitted not having seen any such transaction. Results of that university police investigation were shared with city and county prosecutors in late June, who declined to press charges against coach Robinson or any wrestlers. University of Minnesota spokesman Evan Lapiska told the Pioneer-Press Thursday that the school can offer "no updates on the investigation other than it remains active and ongoing." On June 1, newly hired athletics director Mark Coyle put Robinson on an indefinite paid administrative leave. The coach is also banned from campus, and prohibited from discussing the allegations with anyone from the wrestling program. J Robinson Wrestling Camps originally scheduled to take place on the Minnesota campus this summer had to be relocated to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, about 40 miles east of the Twin Cities.

There are 21 days left until the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and never before have the Games or movement felt more necessary or symbolic. The events in France, the shooting of police officers and Black Lives Matter movement show us all a world that's violent and divided. It's easy to embrace fear during turbulent times and without an external jolt we individually, and as a culture, can fall into a cycle of anxiety and hatred. There is no doubt that as a nation we are heartbroken by the recent spat of violence and frustrated from what feels like a lack of answers. We look to France and within our own borders and we've never been less secure in the experiment of democracy, or the idea of freedom. That trepidation infects everything we do, which makes the Olympic Games a well-timed distraction, but also something more. Something like a lesson in humanity. The Olympics are a time for the world to enjoy what's possible and reflect on the best qualities of Man. On the field of play the passion of the planet's most-gifted and hardest working athletes will inspire us to do more with our minds and bodies; and in the post-competition embraces we see inspiration for the possibility of peaceful interplay between cultures, ideals and societies. Our sport of wrestling is special even among Olympic sports. The contact and measured aggression creates a deeper level of compassion than most athletes and fans will ever understand. Still, wrestling is only a small part of these Games. There are thousands of other athletes taking the field with stories to inspire and we should all watch with wide eyes and open hearts. I'm looking forward to the Olympics for many reasons: I want to see Jordan Burroughs repeat as Olympic champion; I want to watch as Kaori Icho or Saori Yoshida win their record-setting fourth Olympic gold medal; I want to watch greatness in action. But more than medals -- more than the on-the-mat heroics or medals -- I'm eager for the opportunity to disregard anger and fear. I'm ready to celebrate love and embrace forgiveness. I'm ready for the chance to move forward. Together. To your questions … Q: The Olympics are around the corner. It rubs me the wrong way when I hear people refer to Michael Phelps as the 'greatest Olympian ever.' I know they will be wearing that line out on TV. Maybe it's accurate, but it's all relative to the sport athletes compete in. Granted I'm biased, being a wrestler, but how many golds does he have per event he has qualified for? How many events can a SINGLE swimmer/track athlete/gymnast qualify for in one Olympics? Medal count shouldn't be used to represent 'greatest ever.' Understandably competing in multiple events takes a toll on a body and should be taken into consideration too, but c'mon. Obviously wrestling has multiple weight classes and two styles, but if you lose one match, it's 'OK, make the team again in four years.' If Michael Phelps loses an event, heck he can still win multiple golds tomorrow! What other sport does a single athlete only have one chance to medal every four years? Can you think of any other athletes across the board that have dominated their sport across multiple Olympics? It would be interesting to see an infographic of events qualified/gold medals from different sports. Also, some countries don't have as much participation in certain sports as others. I feel participation should be taken into consideration when dominance is the topic. Which sport has the most participation across the board at each Olympics? Soccer I'd assume? Hope I'm not asking anybody for too much research. I just thought this would be a fun topic right now. -- Willy D Foley: The most dominant athlete across the Olympics is Carl Lewis. I don't think Jordan Burroughs can upend Lewis. Carl Lewis is probably most famous for his FOUR straight Olympic gold medals in the long jump, but he won an additional FIVE gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the 4x200m relay. Like Phelps, you could discount the relay for its repetitiveness, and then again discount 100m and 200m for being the same activity but different lengths. However, Lewis is STILL the most dominant athlete as he was able to RUN and JUMP to gold. Those aren't the same skill (at all) as evidenced by the fact nobody since has medaled in both, much less earned gold. Burroughs can certainly lay claim to the greatest ever in freestyle should he win a third Olympic gold medal in 2020, but prior to that the argument is just opinion. I realize that the one USSR entry is now 25+ and that the weight classes have shrunk from 10 to 6, but unless he captures three there just isn't the gold on the table to make it happen. Remember that no matter how many countries entered or how many weight classes there were the Olympics are still four years apart -- and length of domination has to be a criteria in terms of Olympic dominance. Also, we absolutely don't have the budget for your research request and infographic! Mark Manning talks to James Green at the Freestyle World Cup (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Q: Does Mark Manning deserve more credit for the work he has done with Jordan Burroughs and James Green? Do you think he gave any thought to potentially becoming the National Freestyle Coach for USA Wrestling? -- Mike C. Foley: Mark Manning probably doesn't have the name ID he deserves given all he's accomplished at Nebraska. Burroughs and Green are just two examples, but in addition to his freestyle commitments he's done a heck of a job with his college program over the last decade. Manning won't be the national team coach any time soon, as USA Wrestling recently hired Bill Zadick through to the 2020 Games in Tokyo. I think Zadick will be around for a while and I think USA Wrestling (and the nation as a whole) seems to really benefit from Coach Manning raising talent in Lincoln. Q: How far can Frank Molinaro and J'den Cox go in Rio? Medal? -- Mike Z. Foley: Of course they both can medal. In a seeded, balanced bracket they both have a low-percentage chance of placing, but in a lopsided bracket with repechage I think that they both have a great chance at making it to the medal round. If made to bet I'd give Cox more of a chance if for no other reason than 86 kilograms is not as deep as 65 kilograms, thereby reducing the chance that he loses to someone who isn't in the finals. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Link: Conquering a video game addiction Iranian Pahlevani Q: Are you surprised this University of Minnesota investigation is taking so long? What's your hunch on what comes out of it? -- Mike C. Foley: Colleges and universities are the worst when it comes to internal investigations. If I had to guess they know the outcome but are being diligent in ensuring that they are covered for all legal eventualities. From afar the safe bet would be to keep Coach Robinson on staff. Regardless of how it looks to the outside world, that Advocare shake has already been spilled. The Minnesota wrestling team and athletics family is tied to a Xanax case. Unwashable. The only way to really prolong this case would be to fire J Robinson and get dragged into court where ALL your departmental emails are under subpoena review. That's not what anyone wants, especially a new athletic director. #FreeJRob Q: If Jordan Burroughs wins gold in Rio, where does he rate in regards to the greatest wrestlers in United States history, including college and international? I have it John Smith, Jordan Burroughs, Bruce Baumgartner, Dan Gable. -- David D. Foley: I don't think that talk of greatest American wrestler ever can extend much past John Smith and Bruce Baumgartner. Smith won six titles, two of which were Olympic gold medals to go along with two NCAA championships. Baumgartner has 14 Olympic and world medals -- by far the most in American wrestling history, and he's the only one to medal at four Olympic Games. As much as Gable is a saint in the sport and leader of men, I don't think that the single Olympic title really equates to that of Smith and Baumgartner's accomplishments at the world level, even with his two undefeated seasons and two NCAA titles. As a coach, I think there is no equal to Gable, but on the mat I don't think that it's the same company, if it were then Cael Sanderson would be ranked higher than Gable. Burroughs winning a second Olympic gold to go along with three world titles puts him on the heels of John Smith for aggregate gold should he win another world title. Pulling even with Smith in gold medals would probably give Burroughs the overall edge since he also has a world bronze medal in his pocket and the potential for a heck of a lot more gold. Q: Explain to me how a wrestler/athlete can be banned from competition for failing a drug test and then readmitted later? How confident can we the public be in a system that flags multiple athletes and then allows them to compete anyway? -- Nanette R. Foley: Athletes who violate USADA's and WADA's anti-doping regulations earn either a two or four-year ban, with four years being the more common outcome recently. That is a VERY long time to be out of competition and punishment enough for an action, in my opinion. Athletes who violate the doping policies are out until the end of their suspension. There is a review process by which athletes can appeal suspensions on the grounds of tainted supplements or other extraordinary circumstances and have their ruling reduced. Geno Petriashvili successfully defended himself a few years ago and earned a reduction. Olympic wrestler turned UFC fighter Yoel Romero also earned a reduced sentence after claiming tainted supplements, and then providing substantial documentation and proof. Q: InterMat listed the fundraising pages for the individual members of the Olympic wrestling team that had them set up. I'm glad they did. Hopefully it helped and if you're reading this and haven't drop at least 10 bucks in your favorite wrestlers account, you should. They entertain us all year, the least we could do it support them in their quest to be the world's best. So … I only follow wrestling, but I would assume other sports (fencing, swimming, lacrosse, etc.) have college-eligible athletes on the team as well. My questions is, if an athlete still has college eligibility, would or could taking donations from a GoFundMe account affect his/her eligibility? Could the school or university support them in any way or does the NCAA have rules against this? I know I'm just a fan and don't understand all the NCAA rules, but if I were an AD and had an athlete make the team it would only make sense to put the support of the school behind them. Just curious to see what's "doable" and what's not? -- Jason R. Foley: The NCAA has apparently made some exception for college athletes to use GoFundMe as a method to get families to Rio, since Kyle Snyder has a page. My guess is that he can't be in charge of the account, though I noticed he raised $25,401 of the requested $20,000. Some big donations in the mix, too.

Vinod Kumar The Australian Olympic Committee has asked Wrestling Australia to withdraw Vinod Kumar as a member of the Greco-Roman wrestling squad for the 2016 Olympics over an alleged doping violation. The AOC said Kumar tested positive in April at the African/Oceania Olympic qualifier in Algeria where he won a silver medal. Both his A and B samples reportedly tested positive. The organization has not named the drug. The AOC said Kumar had been suspended for four years but had 30 days to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. His biography has been deleted from the official AOC website, replaced by portraits of Australian athletes who will be competing at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil next month. United World Wrestling has been informed of the situation, and has said it will reallocate his position in the 66 kilogram/145-pound weight class in Greco to an athlete from another country. Kumar moved to Australia in 2010 and he started training at the United Wrestling Club under former Wresting Australia President Kuldip Bassi. Kumar had won six national championships and "countless" medals at the Australia Cup and Canberra Cup tournaments, according to an April 2016 feature article about the four members of the Australian Olympic wrestling team at the official AOC website. When he qualified for the Australian team last spring, Kumar said, "At this moment, I feel very proud to be representing Australia and feel very fortunate to be a part of the Olympic team." With Kumar being banned, Australia will be sending only three men to wrestle in Rio -- two competing in freestyle, and one in Greco-Roman. The last time an Australian wrestler won a medal at the Olympics: the 1948 Games in London, when two -- Jim Armstrong and Dick Garrard -- took home bronze and silver respectively.

Paul Bradley Paul Bradley, two-time NCAA All-American wrestler for the University of Iowa, has signed a multi-fight deal with World Series of Fighting, the organization announced Thursday. The former Hawkeye mat star posted this message on his Paul "The Gentleman" Bradley Facebook page Thursday afternoon: "Onto greener pastures. Thank u so much @MMAWorldSeries @SugarRaySefo @WSOF_Kevin for welcoming me." "We are excited to welcome aboard Paul Bradley, and look forward to having him test his skills in our highly competitive welterweight division," said World Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo. "Paul has fought and triumphed over some top caliber opposition during his 10-year career, so we are confident that he will be a great addition to our roster." The 33-year-old Bradley, who competes as a welterweight (170 pounds), launched his professional mixed martial arts career in October 2006. A veteran of both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Strikeforce, Bradley has compiled an overall record of 23-6, with two no-contest decisions. The Tama, Iowa native won his last fight, scoring a TKO in the first 40 seconds of his bout with fellow former NCAA All-American Chris Honeycutt at Bellator 148 in January. World Series of Fighting said Bradley will make his debut in the decagon cage at a date to be determined.

Geo Martinez defeated ASU's Matt Kraus in the Pac-12 finals at 149 pounds (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com) The Bronco is becoming a Cowboy, as Geo Martinez has been granted a release from Boise State and will transfer to Oklahoma State, according to multiple media reports Thursday. Oklahoma State confirmed the transfer Thursday, according to the Idaho Press. A team spokesman said that his paperwork had already been submitted and the transfer was official. By transferring to Division I Oklahoma State, true sophomore Martinez must sit out a year, per NCAA rules. A two-time Pac-12 champ and 2016 NCAA All-American, Martinez asked for his release after the firing of long-time Boise State coach Greg Randall, but before new coach Mike Mendoza was announced on May 20. There were no restrictions placed on his release, meaning he was free to transfer anywhere. "I wish Geo the best of luck in the next phase of his wrestling career," Mendoza said in a statement. "When there is transition in coaching positions, these types of things tend to happen. That being said, returning Boise State to the upper echelon of collegiate wrestling does not rest on the shoulders of one individual, and I look forward to accomplishing great things with this program." Geordan Martinez just completed his sophomore season at Boise State, where he won his second Pac-12 conference championship, and placed eighth in the 149-pound bracket at the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The Peyton, Colo. native built a 62-15 overall record for the Broncos. Prior to coming to Boise State, Martinez was a three-time Colorado state wrestling champ for Pine Creek High School.

The Junior & Cadet National Championships get underway Saturday in Fargo, N.D. View the event schedule below. Saturday, July 16 2 p.m. Cadet Women's Freestyle (Session I) 7 p.m. Cadet Women's Freestyle (Finals) Sunday, July 17 9 a.m. Cadet Greco-Roman (Session I) 3 p.m. Cadet Greco-Roman (Session II) Monday, July 18 9 a.m. Cadet Greco-Roman (Session III), Junior Greco-Roman (Session I) 2 p.m. Cadet Greco-Roman (Finals) 6 p.m. Junior Greco-Roman (Session II), Junior Women's Freestyle (Session I) Tuesday July 19 9 a.m. Junior Women's Freestyle (Session II), Junior Greco-Roman (Session III) 2:15 p.m. Junior Greco-Roman (Finals) 3 p.m. Junior Women's Freestyle (Session III) 5:45 p.m. Junior Women's Freestyle (Finals) Wednesday, July 20 9:30 a.m. Junior Women's Freestyle Duals (Session I), Cadet Men's Freestyle (Session I) 3:30 p.m. Junior Women's Freestyle Duals (Finals), Cadet Men's Freestyle (Session II) Thursday, July 21 9:30 a.m. Cadet Men's Freestyle (Session III), Junior Men's Freestyle (Session I) 3:30 p.m. Cadet Men's Freestyle (Session IV), Junior Men's Freestyle (Session II) Friday, July 22 9 a.m. Junior Men's Freestyle (Session III) 2 p.m. Cadet Men's Freestyle (Finals) 6 p.m. Junior Men's Freestyle (Session IV) Saturday, July 23 10 a.m. Junior Men's Freestyle (Finals)

The old adage "two heads are better than one" may have guided Minnesota's Owatonna High School in its decision to hire Scott Seykora and Adam Woitalla as co-head wrestling coaches, the Owatonna People's Press reported Wednesday. Seykora and Woitalla replace Cliff Casteel, who stepped down from the head coaching job in April after five seasons to spend more time with his family. Casteel will remain as a special education instructor at Owatonna High. Seykora has spent the last 13 seasons as an assistant coach with the Huskies, and, in fact, was on the staff when OHS won its last Minnesota state team title in 2005. Woitalla comes to Owatonna having graduated from St. Olaf College in nearby Northfield, Minn. in 2016, where, as a wrestler, was a scholar All-American. Woitalla was unable to wrestle for the Oles as a senior because of an injury; instead, he gained experience serving as an assistant on the Northfield High staff where his father, Mark, was the head coach. Seykora admitted he hadn't even considered the idea of seeking the head coaching position at Owatonna. "Actually, I didn't apply for the job," Seykora told the People's Press. "It wasn't that I didn't feel like I could do it; I just wanted to make sure they could find a great candidate. When they opened it up, Ryan (Swanson, Owatonna athletic director) came to me and showed me the list of candidates and said he wanted to bring in a younger coach with a fresh look and relate to the kids. He liked Adam's application and he interviewed great. Ryan approached me about the co-head coach at one point -- almost like a student-teacher type of situation." For Woitalla, having Seykora's knowledge and experience at his side will make for a smooth transition as he launches his coaching career. "Having a co-head coach was in the works from the very beginning," Woitalla said. "Scott brings amazing experience and knowledge of the community and the wrestling program. You want someone like Scott involved." According to Seykora, the co-head coaching label will be a "year-to-year" process, with duties to be split evenly. Seykora and Woitalla agree that their first priority will be to meet with the assistant coaching staff and talk about their vision and direction for the program. The coaching duo of Seykora and Woitalla will head up an Owatonna wrestling program that has enjoyed a legacy of success, once having been coached by Scot Davis, "the winningest prep wrestling coach in the nation" for a quarter-century, until 2011. All of OHS' six state qualifiers from 2016 are returning, including two-time state title winner Peyton Robb, and195-pound state champ Brandon Moen, once he recovers from a knee injury. Owatonna's AD believes the new co-head coaches will be able to keep the Huskies mat program among the top 10-15 in Minnesota.

Rollie Peterkin Most wrestler memoirs tend to take readers on a journey of sorts -- a journey that traces the subject's life, from the first time he/she took up the sport, and usually ending triumphantly with a national title or Olympic medal. Former Penn wrestler Rollie Peterkin's new book "The Cage: Escaping the American Dream" takes readers on his own life journey that is something of a globe-hopping adventure tale, starting in Philadelphia and concluding in Spain, with stops along the way at Wall Street, MMA fights in Peru, the Amazon River, Great Britain and Paris, with a steady stream of mind-blowing experiences along the way. Peterkin's new, self-published memoir is now available for purchase at Amazon.com. Meet Rollie Peterkin A native of Wellesley, Mass., Peterkin was first introduced to wrestling at age 7. "I had to travel a lot for meaningful competition," Peterkin told InterMat. In his quest to a become better wrestler, Peterkin connected with Kendall Cross, an assistant coach at Harvard at the time, who "helped bring me to a higher level" according to Peterkin, who describes Cross as "a friend to this day." Rollie PeterkinPeterkin made his presence known nationally by twice winning Junior/Cadet National Championship titles at Fargo ... then, as a junior, enrolled at New Jersey-based Blair Academy, home to one of nation's premier prep wrestling programs. "All the guys in the room are killers," is how Peterkin described the level of competition at wrestling practice. That crucible - along with actual dual-meet and tournament competition - helped advance Peterkin's mat career and his standing within the wrestling community. Peterkin was highly recruited by a number of colleges ... but the Massachusetts product sought an Ivy League education. "I chose Penn because of Wharton, the number one business school," Peterkin told InterMat. Interesting, Peterkin doesn't have much to say about his college mat career as a Quaker in "The Cage", but, rather uses it as springboard for the rest of his life's adventures. "I qualified for nationals [NCAAs] three consecutive years," Peterkin wrote. "Each year, I beat many of the top competitors during the season. I won over 100 collegiate matches, which was a notable achievement by itself. But that didn't help me at the NCAA tournament, where I suffered heartbreak the same round for three years in a row. I had been working towards this moment for the previous seventeen years of my life, and it all came down to one day in March. And I failed." The opening chapter of "The Cage" zeroes in on the third and final heartbreak of Peterkin's collegiate career, at the 2011 NCAAs held at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia ... the city that's home to University of Pennsylvania. "It was the last wrestling match of my college career and I had gotten pinned," Peterkin wrote. "If I had won, I would have been guaranteed a spot on the podium as an NCAA All-American. It was something I had always dreamed about, and this year was my last chance. I had beaten many top-ranked wrestlers during the season, but, for now, for the third year in a row, I had fallen short and I was done forever." "I think most guys aren't satisfied with the way their careers end," Peterkin told InterMat. "We're so competitive you don't want your career to end with anything less than a win." At least Peterkin could console himself with the knowledge he had a job on Wall Street waiting for him upon graduation. But he had no idea of the further adventures awaiting him beyond the business world ... adventures that the former Penn wrestler would share in "The Cage." How "The Cage" came together "Former wrestler leaves Wall Street to fight in MMA in Peru" is how Peterkin described "The Cage" in what he referred to as an "elevator pitch" to someone wanting to know the basics about the book ... but it's much more than that. "I initially wanted to write a book about MMA and feared that the travel stories and the girlfriend stuff would get in the way," Peterkin told InterMat. "I had written a blog while in MMA in Peru," Peterkin continued. "As I was blogging, I had friends who told me, 'You should write a book.'" "I worked from those (blog entries) for the book." "I started actually writing the book after my trips around Peru ... I would write every day, about 1,000 words a day," according to Peterkin. "I think that all the discipline of having been a wrestler, including cutting weight, transferred to my writing." Peterkin admitted he wasn't much of a writer at Penn - at least in the strictly academic sense of writing papers and other class assignments - but he did maintain a wrestling blog while in college, and kept a personal journal. That said, Peterkin wrote "The Cage" with an audience in mind. "I tried to write it as if the reader was looking over my shoulder," Peterkin said. "After all, the Amazon, Peru, MMA - all those are pretty much inaccessible to most of us. I wanted to take readers along for the journey." "In my mind, I thought it would be an MMA book which would end with my winning a title." Instead, life got in the way ... which made for more adventures for Peterkin to share in "The Cage." "Originally, the book ended with my leaving Peru," said Peterkin. "However, lots of interesting things happened since." "All those challenges have helped not only to define me, but also to fortify me." Doing things his way Rollie Peterkin chose the self-publishing route to bring "The Cage" to readers. "I didn't even consider the traditional 'get a publisher' route," Peterkin said. "Self-publishing is great for editorial control." "There are a lot of challenges. It takes a lot of work to self-publish, lots of research. I hired an editor, got a graphic designer for the cover and inside design." "I focused on writing it, and making it the best it could be." Peterkin's "The Cage" takes readers inside worlds that most of us will never know first-hand. The daily adrenaline rush of working long hours at an investment bank ... and the big-time partying that took place after-hours, only to show up back at the office early the next morning to do it all over again. The intense workouts preparing for an MMA fight ... and the physical and mental combat inside the cage that ravages mind and body. A front-row seat for a cockfight. Heart-pounding travel adventures in exotic locations well beyond what most of us would experience on vacation. Yet "The Cage" also manages to incorporate elements that are universal for everyone, such as the heartbreak of when a girlfriend dumps you. "The Cage" reads like a novel - one of those classic coming-of-age stories you read back in school. Peterkin's sometimes-crazy, even surreal travel experiences and you-are-there immediacy are reminiscent of Jack Kerouac's iconic novel "On the Road" ... only Peterkin's adventures are global in location and scope. It's the memoir of a wrestler unlike any other you'll ever read. To learn more about Rollie Peterkin's "The Cage: Escaping the American Dream", visit his website. The book is available for purchase online at a number of websites, including Amazon.com.

Julian Chlebove (Northampton) already won state this past year as a freshman at 113 pounds in Pennsylvania's big-school division. Now the No. 6 overall prospect in the Class of 2019 verbally committed to Arizona State on Wednesday afternoon. After the season ended, he was runner-up at 120 pounds in the NHSCA Freshman Nationals. In addition to the state title, he placed in the Beast of the East up at 120 pounds, and won the Escape the Rock Tournament down at 113. Chlebove also finished third in the 2015 Flo Nationals high school division at 106 pounds during his eight grade season. He projects as a 133/141 in college.