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It can be argued that the Cadet and Junior National Championships that happened last week in Fargo, N.D., represents the most rigorous test for high school aged wrestlers in the United States. Given that the event has an extremely high-level field, it draws the attention of many a Division I college coach, as well as fans and analysts. Below is an All-American squad (four from the Junior pool, and four from the Cadet pool) of wrestlers who increased their visibility and position in the minds and hearts of coaches and fans. Juniors 1. Ryan Blees (Bismarck, N.D.), freestyle champion at 152 pounds Ryan Blees (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Coming into Fargo ranked No. 45 in the Class of 2014, given the composition of his pool, Blees had to be considered "on the bubble" for an All-American finish in Fargo. His tournament started in relatively tame fashion, a pair of shutout technical fall victories over opposition from Utah and Wisconsin. Things would start to get testy -- at least on paper -- when he drew Reed Van Anrooy (Oregon) in the third round. The Oregon State bound Van Anrooy was a four-time state finalist, two-time state champion, third at the NHSCA Senior and Junior Nationals, and ended the 2012-13 season weight class ranked at 152 pounds. Blees would earn a 14-5 decision victory in that match to set up a fourth round bout against Logan Brietenbach (Maryland), a two-time National Prep placer that had finished third in Junior folkstyle and fourth in Junior Greco-Roman. Blees had positive history against him, winning 11-4 in that Junior folkstyle tournament, and that positive pattern continued with a shutout technical fall. His next match was a fifth round fall over Andrew Fogarty (Minnesota), who placed third at state during his first two years of high school. Now came a sixth round match against Brian Murphy (Illinois), who already was a two-time Junior freestyle All-American and ended high school ranked No. 27 in the Class of 2013. The result of that match was a 15-4 technical fall victory for Blees to put him in terrific position for All-American honors, which would be confirmed in the next round. In that seventh round, Blees was paired against Jack Clark (New Jersey), ranked No. 32 in the Class of 2014 and a two-time National Prep champion. With the 8-3 victory, Blees now advanced to the round-robin. In those matches, Blees would earn a 17-7 technical fall victory over Anthony Valencia (California), a Cadet freestyle champion last year and ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2015; and his last pool match came in the form of a 9-6 decision over Brandon Sorenson (Iowa), a returning Junior freestyle All-American who had finished his prep career as a four-time state champion and ranked No. 62 in the Class of 2013. The championship final for Blees came against Jake Short (Minnesota), now a three-time Junior freestyle All-American who had finished second in this tournament in 2011. In addition, Short ended his prep as a four-time state champion and ranked No. 30 overall in the Class of 2013. Blees would win the title in a back-and-forth match with a 12-9 victory, cementing a superlative 10-0 week in Fargo with at least five very high quality wins. 2. Michael Pixley (Missouri), freestyle champion at 182 pounds Michael Pixley (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Last year, Pixley was a Cadet National freestyle champion at 182 pounds. This year, he made the transition to the Junior level, entering the tournament as the No. 38 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2014. Based on the composition of his pool, which was the deeper of the two, a low All-American finish would have been the expectation. Pixley drew an opening match against Jake Turk (Illinois), an opponent one would have expected to be a tough test, given his 4-2 Junior freestyle performance last year and in-season state title. However, that was not to be the case, as the match ended in a 10-0 technical fall; it was the first of five shutout technical falls among his eight technical falls from eight match run to the championship. Pixley’s next match was another shutout technical fall against an opponent from Texas; while the third match would be another shutout technical fall, this time over New England regional champion Elliot Antler (Connecticut) These first three matches put him at 3-0, setting up a match against pre-tournament favorite Domenic Abounader (Ohio). The University of Michigan bound Abounader was a three-time state champion, who ended the 2012-13 season ranked No. 1 at 182 pounds and the No. 11 overall recruit in the Class of 2013. However, Pixley was the one making the statement, in the form of a 12-2 technical fall victory. His fifth round match would come against returning Junior freestyle All-American Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma), who entered with the No. 30 ranking in the Class of 2014. However, like the previous four matches, Pixley dominated to the tune of an 11-1 technical fall. After a sixth-round by confirmed an All-American finish for Pixley, the seventh round match came against Jesse Stephanos (Florida). It ended in a 10-0 technical fall for Pixley, which would advance him to the round-robin portion of pool competition with that result also carrying forward. In what was the de facto pool final, Pixley now drew three-time state champion Preston Lehmann (North Dakota), who finished his prep career ranked No. 46 in the Class of 2013. By now the pattern should be familiar, it was a 15-4 technical fall for Pixley. In the Saturday morning championship match, Pixley amassed his eighth and final technical fall of the tournament in an 11-0 victory over Riley Lefever (Indiana). 3. Blayne Briceno (California), Greco-Roman champion and freestyle runner-up at 145 pounds Having already graduated from high school a two-time state placer in California, finishes of 8th at 132 pounds in 2012 and 6th at 152 in 2013, Briceno happened to not have made his college choice as of yet headed into "Fargo week". Based upon information received, options he is/was considering include Iowa State, North Dakota State, Cal State-Bakersfield, and Cal Poly. Even being as late in the process as things stand, this double finals finish may be change the dynamic significantly, in terms of the money being offered to him and/or the schools in play. During his run to the Greco-Roman title, Briceno wrestled in nine matches, winning eight of them by technical fall. Notable wins for Briceno came against Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota) and Grant Leeth (Missouri); the two matches that also happened to be remotely competitive looking at the scores, as the other seven had Briceno scoring shutout technical falls. Bengtson ended his prep career as a five-time state finalist (four-time champion), ranked No. 34 in the Class of 2013, and became a third-time Junior Greco-Roman All-American after this tournament; while Leeth enters his senior year of high school as a three-time state finalist (two-time champion), and was ranked No. 35 in the Class of 2014 entering Fargo. In the Junior freestyle competition, Briceno capitalized on the weaker of the two pools at 145 pounds to win nine matches (eight wins, plus an injury default during the round-robin portion) in advancing to the championship final. Notable wins came in the form of a 16-10 decision over state champion Nosomy Pozo (Florida), a fall against state champion Jared Scharenbock (Wisconsin), and a 9-8 decision over two-time state placer Luke Zilverberg (Minnesota). Briceno’s barrage through Fargo would end in the championship match, when Anthony Collica (Ohio) scored a first-period fall to win a second straight Junior freestyle title. 4. Dylan Wisman (Virginia), Greco-Roman and freestyle fourth place finisher at 182 pounds Before last week’s Cadet and Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D., mention the name Dylan Wisman to wrestling fans across the country and you’d get a collective, "Who the heck is he?" After the happenings in Fargo, one might get a better response in return. In two high school seasons to date, Wisman placed second at 138 and 160 pounds in Virginia’s Class AA state tournament. His freshman season featured eight losses, while his sophomore year state finals loss was 7-3 to a relatively unheralded Christopher Tyree from Staunton River. Wisman’s major 2012-13 competitions included a DNP at the Beast of the East after losing in the quarterfinal round; along with a DNP finish at the FloNationals, two matches away from placement. The Greco-Roman tournament started well enough for Wisman, a fall and two shutout technical falls against rather unheralded opposition from New Jersey, Georgia, and Maryland. This set up a fourth round bout against Illinois state champion Jake Turk, which Wisman won by 2-0 decision. The fifth round match came against Wisconsin state champion Aaron Rothwell, a Pitt bound wrestler who won the Preseason Nationals this past November. Wisman won that match by 9-1 technical fall; and would move to 6-0 for the tournament with a 9-2 technical fall victory over California state runner-up Nick Fiegener, who was runner-up in Cadet Greco-Roman last year. His last pool match, which acted as the de facto pool final, was a 5-4 loss to National Prep placer Daniel Hawkins (Maryland), who was now a two-time Junior Greco-Roman All-American. Wisman’s tournament would conclude with a 3-1 loss to Ohio state champion Nick Corba in the third place bout. In the freestyle tournament, things did not start as well for Wisman, as Indiana state runner-up Riley Lefever would win their opening match by 12-2 technical fall. A second round technical fall against an opponent from Arkansas set up a third round rematch from the Greco-Roman third place match, this time Wisman would beat the Ohio state champion Corba 10-3 to remain in the competition. A pair of first-period falls against opposition from Minnesota and Colorado would lead to a sixth round first-period fall over eventual All-American, and Missouri state champion, John Filipek. All-American status would be clinched in the next round with a 19-8 technical fall over Illinois state runner-up Colin Carr. The opening round loss against Lefever carried forward into the round-robin, where he would close out pool competition with a 12-2 technical fall over Iowa state champion Dylan Blackford. His tournament did conclude with a first-period loss by fall against Preston Lehmann of North Dakota, so Wisman finished double fourth. Cadets 1. Jacob Marnin (Iowa), double champion at 285 pounds Jacob Marnin (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Though Marnin did enter the Fargo week as a known commodity, he has yet to start in the varsity lineup during the state series in either of his two high school seasons. Admittedly, the circumstances are somewhat understandable given the superlative lineups present at Southeast Polk, Iowa over the last two years. In 2012 super-stud Willie Miklus won a state title at 220, with Bryce Fisher placing third at 285; while in 2013 it was Bryce Fisher winning state at 220, with now two-time Junior feestyle All-American Jake Scanlan placing fourth at 285. Already on the resume for Marnin was a pair of finals appearances in Cadet freestyle, winning that title this past year to set up his Triple Crown, and a Cadet double All-American finish (fourth in Greco-Roman and fifth in freestyle). Over the two tournaments in Fargo, Marnin would wrestle thirteen matches -- six in Greco-Roman and seven in freestyle -- with just one going the distance, a 13-6 second round decision in freestyle; the other matches included eight falls and four technical falls. 2. Taylor LaMont (Utah), Junior Greco-Roman seventh place and Cadet freestyle champion at 120 pounds Taylor LaMont (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)This one here does not fit the description of a major discovery, or extreme leap of performance level, but instead is a validation of the Cadet and Junior Duals performances from June. It also may suggest that his present position at No. 25 in the Class of 2016 is slightly low. In Lamont’s off-season before Fargo, he was a Cadet folkstyle champion at 113 pounds, FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion at 119, and had undefeated performances in both styles at both the Cadet and Junior Duals in the 120 weight class. During Fargo, LaMont competed in the Junior Greco-Roman competition, despite being a first-year Cadet, to avoid having to wrestle on Sunday for religious reasons. After an opening round bye, LaMont would amass wins in the next five rounds to position himself for an All-American finish -- three by technical fall and two by fall. Losses by decision in his last two matches of pool competition would relegate LaMont to the seventh place match. Those losses came against multi-time state champion Casey Cobb (Idaho), who is now a two-time All-American in Junior Greco-Roman; and No. 99 Class of 2014 prospect James Flint, a three-time state champion and 2012 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion. He would close out the tournament with a pin in the seventh place bout against an opponent from Colorado. Without a day of recovery, LaMont jumped into Cadet freestyle after making scratch weight. None of his first seven matches would go the distance, four technical falls followed by two first-period pins, then followed by his second shutout technical fall of the tournament. Notable in that string were wins over very talented rising freshman Quinn Devaney of Maryland; two-time Tennessee state champion Chris Debien, who was runner-up in Cadet Greco-Roman; Ohio state champion Jake Spiess; and Indiana state champion, now Cadet double All-American, Chad Red who was ranked No. 20 in the Class of 2016. That string of matches advanced him to the round-robin, where he would win two decisions on criteria to advance to the championship match. Those wins came against two-time Idaho state champion Drake Foster, who is now a two-time Cadet double All-American, and Ohio state placer Alex Mackall. The championship final victory was by 11-7 score over Gabe Townsell, who had won the Cadet Greco-Roman title in this weight class. 3. Carter Happel (Iowa), Cadet freestyle champion at 132 pounds Though Happel went 43-1 in winning state as a freshman this past season, he entered Fargo a relative unknown at the national level. The state title came at 120 pounds in Iowa’s smallest classification, he was not ranked among the top 50 Class of 2016 prospects, and his previous Cadet freestyle appearance was a 2-2 finish at 120 pounds last summer. However, those who did not know Happel before would come to know him. In the first seven rounds, where Happel went 7-0 to clinch an All-American finish, only his third round 15-9 decision over an opponent from Wisconsin went the distance. His other match results were four technical falls and two pins. The eighth was a 12-6 decision over two-time Wisconsin state finalist Robert Lee, which advanced him to a pool final; Happel would win that match 25-17 over Justin Demicco from Ohio. The championship bout, his tenth of the week, would be a fifth technical fall; this time it was 10-0 over Jonathan Ross (Pennsylvania). 4. Beau Breske (Wisconsin), Cadet double champion at 170 pounds Given that most already know of Breske as an elite age group talent, some may poo-poo what he did during Fargo by saying, "Oh he was the favorite, so he did what he should have." However, to go seventeen matches over two tournaments and give up just a single point is absurdly good, regardless of context. Some background on Breske is that he is ranked No. 9 overall in the Class of 2016, won a state title in Wisconsin at 152 pounds during the 2012-13 season, was runner-up to Mark Hall in Cadet folkstyle at 160 pounds, and placed fourth in the 167.5 pound weight class during the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman tournament in May. Eight matches in Greco-Roman for Breske, eight wins by shutout technical fall, including those over the second, third, and fifth place finishers. The most notable opponent victory came in the championship final against Keegan Moore (Minnesota), who had won the Cadet folkstyle title at 170 pounds and is ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2016. Nine freestyle matches for Breske resulted in eight technical falls (seven by shutout) and one pin. The pin came against the fifth place wrestler, while the lot of technical falls included those over wrestlers finishing second, third, and eighth.

UFC on FOX goes down this weekend headlined by flyweight champion Demetrius Johnson defending his belt against ... John Moraga? No offense to Mr. Moraga, but this is what happens when the champion of your fledgling division has already beaten the top two contenders. Assuming he wins (spoiler alert: he will), Johnson can expect rematches with Joe Benavidez and perhaps John Dodson in pretty short order. Richard and John break down the main card, which may turn into a bit of a ratings flop for the FOX main channel. And speaking of flyweights, will someone sign Darrell Montague???? Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.

This past Saturday was the conclusion of the eight day extravaganza hosted by the FARGODOME known as the 2013 ASICS/Vaughan Cadet and Junior National Championships. With this preeminent showcase of high school aged wrestling wrapped up, it is now time to reflect upon some of the accomplishments and milestones in the event. 1. Illinois continues dominance in spring/summer wrestling Gabe Townsell (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Not that this is at all unexpected given the double titles won by the Land of Lincoln team at the Cadet and Junior Duals last month, but the magnitude of dominance from the Illinois program is outright staggering. Across the four tournaments in "Fargo Week," their squad amassed 70 All-American honors (16 Cadet Greco-Roman, 17 Junior Greco-Roman, 21 Cadet freestyle, and 16 Junior freestyle). The next most All-American honors for a state program were the 30 accomplished by Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Arguably the flagship high school program in that state at the moment is Oak Park River Forest. Wrestlers that were on the Huskies' roster in 2012-13 amassed twelve All-American honors on the week: double honors for Gabe Townsell, Larry Early, Kamal Bey, and Adam Lemke-Bell at the Cadet level, and Davonte Mahomes at the Cadet level; along with a Cadet freestyle title for Isaiah White, and a Junior Greco All-American finish for Zach Pickering. That number would put them 20th overall as a state. Another measure of dominance is the nine championships across the tournaments accomplished by Team Illinois. Second place in this category was jointly shared among Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, and Texas with four apiece. Championships for Illinois were earned in Cadet Greco-Roman by Louie Hayes, Austin Gomez, Gabe Townsell, and Larry Early; Davonte Mahomes won a Junior Greco-Roman title; Cadet freestyle titles were earned by Isaiah White and Tyler Johnson; while Kirk Johansen and Jered Cortez won Junior freestyle titles. The accomplishments accrued by this program are impressive, and credit should be given to the Illinois USA Wrestling leadership, coaches, parents, and wrestlers. It is also a level of commitment and performance to which every other state program should aspire to reach. 2. Double the pleasure Many wrestlers participate in each of the Fargo competitions (this year 807 in Cadet Greco-Roman, 1007 in Cadet freestyle, 800 in Junior Greco-Roman, and 1062 in Junior freestyle). Fewer than that, obviously, compete in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Then, obviously there are a select few who are able to All-American in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Many reasons stand out for why. The first obvious reason is that the tournaments are very tough and the margins very low. Another reason is that competing in both styles is a grind, and potentially can impact performance. Here is the chronological grind: make weight a couple hours before the start of the first day of Greco-Roman, wrestle the first day of Greco-Roman, wrestle day two of Greco-Roman, then comes a rest day which probably is used for recovery and weight management, weigh-in before the first day of freestyle, wrestle the first day of freestyle, make weight before day two of freestyle (with two pound allowance), compete day two of freestyle, and then compete day three of freestyle. Even fewer are those wrestlers that make the finals in both styles of the competition. The following wrestlers won titles in both Greco-Roman and freestyle this past week: *Daton Fix (Oklahoma) -- Greco-Roman champ at Cadet 106, freestyle champ at Cadet 113 ***Zahid Valencia (California) -- Greco-Roman and freestyle champ at Cadet 126 Mason Manville (New Jersey) -- Greco-Roman and freestyle champ at Cadet 145 *Nick Reenan (Texas) -- Greco-Roman and freestyle champ at Cadet 152 *Mark Hall (Colorado) -- Greco-Roman and freestyle champ at Cadet 160 Beau Breske (Wisconsin) -- Greco-Roman and freestyle champ at Cadet 170 ***Lance Benick (Minnesota) -- Greco-Roman and freestyle champ at Cadet 220 *Jacob Marnin (Iowa) -- Greco-Roman and freestyle champ at Cadet 285 Roy Nash (Utah) -- Greco-Roman and freestyle champ at Junior 220 **Adam Coon (Michigan) -- Greco-Roman champ, freestyle at Junior 285 *Cadet Triple Crown winner (Greco-Roman, freestyle, and folkstyle) **Junior Triple Crown winner ***also won the Junior folkstyle national title The following wrestlers also made the finals in both styles during the past week: Austin Gomez (Illinois) -- Greco-Roman champ, freestyle runner-up at Cadet 94 Danny Vega (Arizona) -- Greco-Roman runner-up, freestyle champ at Cadet 100 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) -- Greco-Roman champ, freestyle runner-up at Cadet 113 Gabe Townsell (Illinois) -- Greco-Roman champ, freestyle runner-up at Cadet 120 Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) -- Greco-Roman and freestyle runner-up at Cadet 126 Justan Rivera (Georgia) -- Greco-Roman runner-up, freestyle champ at Cadet 182 Samuel Colbray (Oregon) -- Greco-Roman champ, freestyle runner-up at Cadet 195 Kirk Johansen (Illinois) -- Greco-Roman runner-up, freestyle champ at Junior 100 Joey Cisneros (California) -- Greco-Roman and freestyle runner-up at Junior 106 Joey McKenna (New Jersey) -- Greco-Roman champ, freestyle runner-up at Junior 138 Blayne Briceno (California) -- Greco-Roman champ, freestyle runner-up at Junior 145 Davonte Mahomes (Illinois) -- Greco-Roman champ, freestyle runner-up at Junior 160 (also won the Junior folkstyle title in April) 3. Winning titles despite losing an earlier match One of the unique features about freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, at least in USA Wrestling at the Cadet and Junior levels is the vertical pairing system. Instead of the traditional "line bracketing" employed during the scholastic season, wrestlers compete in what can be best described as a double elimination pool structure. As a result, it is possible -- given certain peripheral circumstances -- to advance to the championship match despite losing a match during the course of the competition. As was the cased in 2012, eight wrestlers lost matches during the course of a tournament but went on to win weight class titles. Same as was the case last year, five of the eight happened during the Greco-Roman competitions. Winning Cadet Greco-Roman titles despite losing an earlier match were Gabe Townsell (Illinois) at 120 pounds, Zahid Valencia (California) at 126, and Hunter Ritter (Maryland) at 182; Josh Terao (Hawaii) and Jordan Shearer (North Dakota) earned titles in Junior Greco-Roman at 120 and 126; Daton Fix (Oklahoma) won a Cadet freestyle title at 113; while Seth Gross (Minnesota) and Markus Scheidel (Ohio) won Junior freestyle titles at 132 and 160 respectively. In addition, exactly the same as last year, fourteen runner-up finishers advanced to the final despite losing a match during their preliminary pool. However, the split out was seven each between Greco-Roman and freestyle (whereas last year, it was 10-4 in favor of Greco-Roman). Cadet Greco-Roman runners-up to lose a match prior to the final were Ramon Miranda (California), Adam Flatt (Georgia) and Randy Scott (Indiana) at 94, 113, and 195 pounds respectively; Jake Velarde (Washington) at 138, Xavier Montalvo (Illinois) at 160, Jared Johnson (Kansas) at 170, and Dan Hawkins (Maryland) at 182 did so in Junior Greco-Roman; losing prior to the final in Cadet freestyle were Matthew Schmitt (Missouri), Mitch McKee (Minnesota), Gabe Townsell (Illinois), and Trace Carello (Illinois) at 100, 113, 120, and 152 pounds; while Brian Ross (Illinois) at 113, P.T. Garcia (Colorado) at 126, and Kyle Gliva (Minnesota) at 132 did so in Junior freestyle. Therefore, there were two championship finals matches that placed a pair of wrestlers which had lost a match prior to the final. Those came at Cadet freestyle 113, where Fix upended McKee, and at Junior freestyle 132 with Gross defeating Gliva. 4. Measuring the depth in Fargo It has been stated by many that the Cadet and Junior Nationals are the pinnacle competition for high school aged wrestling. Given that premise, here is a sampling of the more notable wrestlers -- combination of performance in the tournament, as well as reputation and credentials prior to the event -- that failed to earn All-American honors in the Cadet and Junior freestyle Nationals. As is customary, four from each of the pools are listed (reflecting the amount earning All-American honors). Junior freestyle 100 and 106: Pools had 13 and 11 kids respectively, so picking the notables not to earn All-American honors would be kind of futile. 113: Pool A: Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey), Skyler Petry (Minnesota), Anthony Bosco (Illinois), and Christian Moody (Oklahoma) Pool B: Josh Jensen (Utah), Tyler Casamenti (New Jersey), Michael Beck (Maryland), and John Twomey (New York) 120: Pool A: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota), James Flint (Florida), Austin Assad (Ohio), and Alijah Jeffrey (Iowa) Pool B: Jens Lantz (Wisconsin), A.C. Headlee (Pennsylvania), Thayer Atkins (Texas), and Jordan Allen (West Virginia) 126: Pool A: Jaydin Clayton (Missouri), Trevor Zdebski (Michigan), Weston Basler (Missouri), and William Koll (New York) Pool B: Michael Cook (Idaho), Maleek Williams (Florida), Anthony Tutolo (Ohio), and Mason Pengilly (California) 132: Pool A: Gabe Grahek (Wisconsin), Keegan Moore (Oklahoma), Cole Weaver (Michigan), and Anthony Giraldo (New Jersey) Pool B: Matt Findlay (Utah), Wade Hodges (Ohio), Hayden Tuma (Idaho), and Colton Adams (Nebraska) 138: Pool A: John Kenyon (Idaho), Jake Velarde (Washington), Andrew Crone (Wisconsin), and Colby Knight (Iowa) Pool B: Logan Ryan (Iowa), Sam Crane (Missouri), Chris Garcia (Illinois), and Max Thomsen (Iowa) 145: Pool A: Cullen Cummings (Illinois), Brock Zacherl (Pennsylvania), Kevin Cooper (Kentucky), and Tommy Forte (Indiana) Pool B: Jared Scharenbock (Wisconsin), Walker Dempsey (New Jersey), Patrick Duggan (Pennsylvania), and Phil Downing (Colorado) 152: Pool A: Jack Clark (New Jersey), Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma), Taylor Misuna (Virginia), and Mitch Berenz (Wisconsin) Pool B: Jack Bass (Virginia), Keilan Torres (Oklahoma), Jon-Jay Chavez (Idaho), and Garrett Sutton (Illinois) 160: Pool A: Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), Tyrel White (Pennsylvania), Burke Paddock (New York), and Ryan Preisch (Pennsylvania) Pool B: Tim Miklus (Iowa), Trey Seymour (New York), Spencer Derifield (Iowa), and Levi Berry (Oklahoma) 170: Pool A: Chandler Rogers (Washington), Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), Adis Radoncic (New York), and Gage Stallworth (Oklahoma) Pool B: Andrew Psomas (New York), T.J. O'Hara (Minnesota), Charley Popp (Illinois), and Jordan Rothers (Minnesota) 182: Pool A: Armani Robinson (Ohio), Troy Murtha (Maryland), Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma), and Jake Turk (Illinois) Pool B: Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin), Nick Corba (Ohio), Jake Stilling (Wisconsin), and Spencer Wilson (Kansas) 195: Pool A: Nezar Haddad (Pennsylvania), B.J. Hurst (South Carolina), Logan Kirby (Maryland), and Kyle Pope (California) Pool B: Eugene Martin (South Dakota), Jeramy Sweany (California), Nick Osowski (Wisconsin), and Reggie Williams (New York) 220: Pool A: Kaleb Staack (Iowa), Cory Daniel (Maryland), Matt Voss (Washington), and Connor Tolley (Indiana) Pool B: Graham Grant (California), Andrew Cavanna (Connecticut), Richard Briggs (Minnesota), and Matthew Olauson (Maryland) 285: Pool A: Alex Ashley (Georgia), Jerrad Nieland (Minnesota), Donovan Lozada (Massachusetts), and Bailey Sutko (Missouri) Pool B: Matthew Abbott (New York), Gary Miltenberger (California), Adarios Jones (Illinois), and Cordell Soileau (Virginia) Cadet freestyle 88 and 94: With 18 and 17 wrestlers in each pool, the exercise is relatively futile as only three and four wrestlers failed to earn All-American status but finished with .500 or better records. 100: Pool A: Sidney Oliver (Missouri), Daniel Planta (Maryland), Drew Hildenbrandt (Indiana), and Joey Prata (Virginia) Pool B: Michael Doetsch (Maryland), Tanner Ward (Oklahoma), Jaxon Cole (Utah), and Logan Grass (West Virginia) 106: Pool A: Drew West (Iowa), Jacob Greenwood (Colorado), Ty Agaisse (New Jersey), and Joe Lobeck (Pennsylvania) Pool B: Brian Friery (Pennsylvania), Vincent Vespa (New York), Tanner Cox (Utah), and Lane Peters (Ohio) 113: Pool A: Denzel Tovar (New Jersey), Trayton Libolt (Oregon), Beau Guffey (Oklahoma), Collin Glorioso (Pennsylvania) Pool B: L.J. Bentley (Ohio), Austin O'Connor (Illinois), Kanen Storr (Michigan), and Cameron Sykora (Minnesota) 120: Pool A: Jake Spiess (Ohio), Nick Casella (New York), Chad Red (Indiana), and Evan Wick (California) Pool B: Paul Glynn (Iowa), Isaiah Palomino (California), Nick Noel (Arkansas), and Brock Wilson (Pennsylvania) 126: Pool A: Zander Wick (California), Wyatt Alvis (Texas), Garrett Hancock (Ohio), and Cole Martin (Wisconsin) Pool B: Parker Filius (Montana), Zachary Ritchie (Alaska), Stephen Persaud (New Jersey), and Marty Margolis (Maryland) 132: Pool A: Lucas Ortiz (Pennsylvania), Johnny Blankenship (Missouri), Jacob Swift (Arizona), and Sam Morina (New Jersey) Pool B: Hudson Heidorf (Kentucky), Keegan Shaw (Iowa), Logan Kass (Minnesota), and Leonard Merkin (New York) 138: Pool A: Brady O'Keefe (Nevada), Kaleb Young (Pennsylvania), Logan Lacure (Ohio), and Conner Myers (Michigan) Pool B: Wyatt Wyckoff (California), Trey Meyer (Washington), Dominick Demas (Ohio), and Jeren Glosser (Iowa) 145: Pool A: Davis Ison (Georgia), Felix Belga (Pennsylvania), Chandler Michael (Oregon), and Kyle Kaminski (Ohio) Pool B: Bryce Steiert (Iowa), Payton Tawater (Colorado), Gino Titone (New York), and Canten Marriott (Missouri) 152: Pool A: Eric Barone (Illinois), Charlie Perella (Maryland), Andrew McNally (Ohio), and Randy Meneweather (Illinois) Pool B: Ben Darmstadt (Ohio), Joey Gunther (Illinois), Ben Stewart (Indiana), and Taylor Lujan (Georgia) 160: Pool A: Jelani Embree (Michigan), Andrew Doak (Pennsylvania), Luke Enzel (Montana), and Joseph Grello (New Jersey) Pool B: Zac Graver (Pennsylvania), Andrew Gombas (New Jersey), Sal Arzani (Iowa), and Dalton Hahn (Wisconsin) 170: Pool A: Keegan Moore (Minnesota), Brandon Haas (Iowa), Jacob Woolson (New York), and Mitchell Owens (Washington) Pool B: Wyatt Koelling (Utah), Jared Bird (Idaho), Michael Bothwell (Minnesota), and Seth Avis (California) 170: Pool A: Andrew Fenton (Ohio), Mansur Abdul-Malik (Maryland), Dylan Beeler (Washington), Brady Durieux (Ohio) Pool B: Kevin Mulligan (New Jersey), George Gavalas (Georgia), Johnley Cadet (Florida), and Mark Hussey (New York) 195, 220, and 285: each had 16 or less participants, minimizing the impact of a non-AA all-star analysis The look ahead ... Later on this week, InterMat will publish its annual "Stock Up" article off of the Cadet and Junior National Championships. The article will identify four Cadets and four Juniors, whose performances in Fargo have elevated their positioning/perception in the eyes of fans, rankers, and coaches. Coming next week, July 29 to Aug. 1 in Detroit, Mich., is the AAU Junior Olympics. The format for that competition will be freestyle dual meets. In mid-August will be the FILA Junior World Champions in Sofia, Bulgaria (August 13-18), with the FILA Cadet World Championships the following week in Zrenjanin, Serbia (August 20-25). The FILA World Championships in all three styles will be Sept. 16-22 in Budapest, Hungary. Starting in mid-to-late October, we'll be right back at it with the major preseason high school tournaments in preparation for the 2013-14 high school wrestling season. The Super 32 Challenge will be on Oct. 26 and 27 in Greensboro, N.C., with the InterMat JJ Classic two Sundays later on Nov. 10 in Rochester, Minn. Updated grade level rankings for the Classes of 2014 through 2018 will be published in early-to-mid August. Finally, as always, keep following InterMat for the latest in wrestling news, analysis, features and commentary throughout the year!

FARGO, N.D. -- Outright domination was the theme of the Saturday morning finals matches that ended the 2013 ASICS/Vaughan Cadet and Junior National Championships in Fargo, N.D. The last five weight class finals resulted in victories by shutout technical fall. It included the last championship match, where Adam Coon (Michigan) scored a 10-0 victory over Nathan Butler (Kansas) to secure a second straight Junior Triple Crown -- titles in folkstyle, Greco-Roman, and freestyle. The University of Michigan-bound Coon, ranked No. 2 overall in the Class of 2013, became the first wrestler to accomplish that feat. On the stream of dominance, titles from Kirk Johansen and Jered Cortez at 100 and 126 pounds capped off a superlative week for the Illinois squads. With 16 All-American finishers, the Land of Lincoln team won the points title by twenty-plus points, giving them a sweep of the four team titles. Johansen improved upon a Junior Greco-Roman runner-up finish with a 14-4 tech. fall over fellow Illinois native Francis Edelen, while Cortez scored a 4-0 victory over P.T. Garcia (Colorado) to secure his title. More dominance came in the form of three Junior National freestyle champions from the state of Ohio, all of whom will be matriculating at college within the next six weeks. Despite giving up his first points of the tournament, Nathan Tomasello scored a tenth consecutive technical fall victory to win a third straight Junior National freestyle title. He scored a 14-4 victory over Kaid Brock (Oklahoma) in winning the 120-pound title. Anthony Collica earned a second consecutive Junior National freestyle title at 145 pounds, capping off a 10-0 week in which all matches were won by pin or technical fall, with a pin at the 2:21 mark over Greco-Roman champion Blayne Briceno (Calfiornia). The third Ohio champion was Markus Scheidel at 160 pounds, who rallied back to beat Davonte Mahomes (Illinois) 7-6 in the final. Scheidel won his title despite losing earlier in the tournament to a wrestler not earning All-American honors, and in so doing prevented Mahomes from winning a Junior Triple Crown of his own. Joining Scheidel in winning a weight class title despite an earlier loss to a wrestler that did not earn All-American honors was Seth Gross (Minnesota), who beat Kyle Gliva (Minnesota) 8-5 in the 132 pound final. It was a third consecutive freestyle title in Fargo for Gross, who won Cadet titles the prior two years. Like Gross, Gliva also made it to the final despite losing to a wrestler not earning All-American honors; Scheidel and Garcia also did the same. Also winning a third consecutive freestyle title in Fargo was Aaron Pico (California), the nation's top wrestler in the Class of 2016, who won all ten of his matches at 138 pounds by tech. fall. This included a 10-0 victory over Joey McKenna (New Jersey), who had won the Greco-Roman title earlier in the week. With Pico's extreme dominance during the tournament, he was named the Outstanding Wrestler for the tournament. Additional wrestlers to win consecutive freestyle titles in Fargo were Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) at 106 pounds, Bo Nickal (Texas) at 170, Michael Pixley (Missouri) at 182, and Roy Nash (Utah) at 220 as all won titles at the Cadet level last year. Marko scored a 6-4 victory over Joey Cisneros (California) in the finals' second closest match, which relegated Cisneros to a double runner-up finish; Nickal scored a 10-0 tech. fall over Tyler Askey (Georgia); Pixley upended Riley Lefever (Indiana) by 11-0 tech. fall, which was his eight tech. fall in as many matches for the tournament; and Nash made it double titles this week with an 11-0 tech. fall over Angus Cowell (Connecticut), as all nine of his matches were ended by pin or tech. fall. Rounding out the Junior freestyle champions in Fargo were Elijah Oliver (Tennessee) at 113 pounds, Ryan Blees (North Dakota) at 152, and Mitch Sliga (Indiana) at 195. Finals Results: 100: Kirk Johansen (Illinois) tech. fall Francis Edelen (Illinois), 14-4 106: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) dec. Joey Cisneros (California), 6-4 113: Elijah Oliver (Tennessee) tech. fall Brian Rossi (Illinois), 12-2 120: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) tech. fall Kaid Brock (Oklahoma), 14-4 126: Jered Cortez (Illinois) dec. P.T. Garcia (Colorado), 4-0 132: Seth Gross (Minnesota) dec. Kyle Gliva (Minnesota), 8-5 138: Aaron Pico (California) tech. fall Joey McKenna (New Jersey), 10-0 145: Anthony Collica (Ohio) pinned Blayne Briceno (California), 2:21 152: Ryan Blees (North Dakota) dec. Jake Short (Minnesota), 12-9 160: Markus Scheidel (Ohio) dec. Davonte Mahomes (Illinois), 7-6 170: Bo Nickal (Texas) tech. fall Tyler Askey (Georgia), 10-0 182: Michael Pixley (Missouri) tech. fall Riley Lefever (Indiana), 11-0 195: Mitch Sliga (Indiana) tech. fall Joel Dixon (Oklahoma), 10-0 220: Roy Nash (Utah) tech. fall Angus Cowell (Connecticut), 11-0 285: Adam Coon (Michigan) tech. fall Nathan Butler (Kansas), 10-0

Cadet freestyle champions (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) FARGO, N.D. -- Three wrestlers repeated as Cadet National freestyle champions and four wrestlers became Triple Crown winners as the Cadet competition came to a close on Friday in Fargo, N.D. California's Zahid Valencia (126), Colorado's Mark Hall (160), and Minnesota's Lance Benick (220) became repeat winners in the Cadet National freestyle competition. Oklahoma's Daton Fix (113), Texas' Nick Reenan (152), Iowa's Jacob Marnin (285), and Hall capped off their Cadet Triple Crowns. Benick was a champion in all three styles, but his folkstyle national title this spring came at the Junior level. Valencia was dominant in the finals at 126 pounds, winning by technical fall, 12-1, over Pennsylvania's Hayden Hidlay in a rematch of the Cadet National Greco-Roman finals match, also won by Valencia. The two-time California state champion registered five takedowns and a turn en route to earning the technical fall. Hall, a sophomore-to-be who is training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, rolled to a 10-0 technical fall victory in the finals at 160 pounds over Kamal Bey of Illinois. Hall started the match with three takedowns to go up 6-0, and then ended the match with two turns. Lance Benick (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Benick, the nation's top-ranked wrestler in the Class of 2015, was untested throughout the week in Fargo at 220 pounds, winning every match in both styles by technical fall or pin without surrendering a single point. His finals victory in freestyle came over Maryland's Michael Smith, 12-0. Fix, who won a Cadet National Greco-Roman title earlier in the week at 106 pounds, moved up a weight class to 113 pounds for the freestyle competition and took out fellow Cadet National Greco-Roman champion Mitchell McKee of Minnesota in the finals, 12-9, in a back-and-forth battle. McKee led 9-8 in the second period, but Fix came back to win in the final 45 seconds, picking up the go-ahead takedown, and then adding a two-point crotch lift with 10 seconds left to win by three. Reenan capped off his Cadet Triple Crown with a 4-0 victory in the finals over Trace Carello of Illinois, scoring his points off a first-period crotch lift and second-period hip tip. Reenan was an undefeated Texas state champion this past season as a freshman. He is now attending Wyoming Seminary (Pa.). Marnin earned a first-period fall in the finals at 285 pounds to claim his Cadet Triple Crown. New Jersey's Mason Manville (145) and Wisconsin's Beau Breske (170) became Cadet double champions this week in Fargo. Manville crushed Maryland's Austin Kraisser 10-0 in the finals at 145 pounds. He built a 4-0 lead off two takedowns, and then used a trapped-arm gut wrench to roll to the technical fall victory. Manville, the nation's No. 3 overall wrestler in the Class of 2016, has wrestled in four Fargo competitions over the past two years, and reached the finals in all four competitions, winning three titles. Breske earned a technical fall shutout victory, 10-0, over Arizona's Bridger Barker in the finals at 170 pounds and was named Outstanding Wrestler of the Cadet freestyle competition. The 14-year-old Breske surrounded only one point in 17 matches this week in Fargo. Illinois won the team title in Cadet National freestyle competition, outdistancing runner-up Pennsylvania by nearly 40 points. The Land of Lincoln had two individual champions: Isaiah White (138) and Tyler Johnson (195). White notched an 8-5 victory over Idaho's Chase Lemons in the finals at 138 pounds. White scored the first four points of his finals match all off pushouts and eventually built an 8-2 lead. Lemons scored a late three-point move, but it was too little too late. White became the fourth Fargo titlist this week for Oak Park-River Forest High School. Johnson, who attends Lockport Township High School, pinned Cadet National Greco-Roman champion Samuel Colbray of Oregon in just over a minute in their finals match at 195 pounds. Texas' Jack Mueller rolled to a title at 106 pounds, earning a 10-0 technical fall in the finals over Oklahoma's Andrew Nieman. Mueller, who is ranked 30th overall in the Class of 2016, did not surrender a single point throughout the competition. Pennsylvania's Gavin Teasdale, who trains at the nationally renowned Young Guns Wrestling Club, showcased his offense in the finals at 88 pounds, picking up six takedowns as he rolled to a 14-4 technical fall victory over Connecticut's Zac Murillo. Oklahoma's Kaden Gfeller blanked Cadet Natioanl Greco-Roman champion Austin Gomez of Illinois, 10-0, in the finals at 94 pounds, avenging a loss from the FILA Cadet Nationals. Arizona's Danny Vega captured the title at 100 pounds by pinning Missouri's Matthew Schmitt in the first period. Schmitt jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after a takedown and trapped-arm gut wrench. But Vega quickly turned the tables and registered the pin. Utah's Taylor LaMont used five pushouts, two takedowns, and turn to win 11-7 over Illinois' Gabe Townsell in the finals at 120 pounds. Iowa's Carter Happel cruised to a 10-0 technical fall victory over Pennsylvania's Jonathan Ross in the finals at 132 pounds. At 182 pounds, Georgia's Justan Rivera was on the verge of getting tech falled in the finals against Ohio's Jack Harris when he fell behind 8-0. But Rivera stormed back to take the lead and eventually pin Harris. Finals Results: 88: Gavin Teasdale (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Zac Murillo (Connecticut), 14-4 94: Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) tech. fall Austin Gomez (Illinois), 10-0 100: Danny Vega (Arizona) pinned Matthew Schmitt (Missouri), 1:38 106: Jack Mueller (Texas) tech. fall Andrew Nieman (Oklahoma), 10-0 113: Daton Fix (Oklahoma) dec. Mitchell McKee (Minnesota), 12-9 120: Taylor LaMont (Utah) dec. Gabe Townsell (Illinois), 11-7 126: Zahid Valencia (California) tech. fall Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), 12-1 132: Carter Happel (Iowa) tech. fall Jonathan Ross (Pennsylvania), 10-0 138: Isaiah White (Illinois) dec. Chase Lemons (Idaho), 8-5 145: Mason Manville (New Jersey) tech. fall Austin Kraisser (Maryland), 10-0 152: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. Trace Carello (Illinois), 4-0 160: Mark Hall (Colorado) tech. fall Kamal Bey (Illinois), 10-0 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) tech. fall Bridger Barker (Arizona), 10-0 182: Justan Rivera (Georgia) pinned Jack Harris (Ohio), 2:39 195: Tyler Johnson (Illinois) pinned Samuel Colbray (Oregon), 1:08 220: Lance Benick (Minnesota) tech. fall Michael Smith (Maryland), 12-0 285: Jacob Marnin (Iowa) pinned Tate Ondorff (Washington), 3:23

Two days of rigorous wrestling in the FARGODOME have yielded eight All-Americans in each of the fifteen weight classes at the Junior National Freestyle Championships. Medal matches will be wrestled Saturday at 10 a.m. CT. Finals Matchups 100: Kirk Johansen (Illinois) vs. Francis Edelen (Illinois) Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Johansen is 5-0 on the tournament, with all wins coming by pin or technical fall. Likewise, fellow Land of Lincoln native Edelen is 5-0 with all wins coming by pin or technical fall. 106: Joey Cisneros (California) vs. Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Cisneros is 5-0 on the tournament. Marko was a Cadet Triple Crown winner last year at 94 pounds, and is 6-0 for the tournament, yet to give up a point with all wins coming by pin or technical fall. 113: Brian Rossi (Illinois) vs. Elijah Oliver (Tennessee) Rossi has finished third at state during the last two regular seasons, and was a Cadet freestyle 7th place finisher last year at 106 pounds. During this tournament, he has an 8-1 record. Oliver comes into the final with an 8-0 record, six of the wins coming by pin or shutout technical fall. 120: Kaid Brock (Oklahoma) vs. Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) Twice a top three finisher in Cadet freestyle, Brock has made his Junior freestyle debut in spectacular fashion. He has a 9-0 record, with seven wins coming by technical fall (and one by forfeit). Tomasello seeks a third consecutive Junior freestyle title, and has torched the opposition to date: a 9-0 record, with all victories coming by shutout technical fall. Brock is ranked No. 25 in the Class of 2015, while Tomasello was No. 15 in the Class of 2013. 126: Jered Cortez (Illinois) vs. P.T. Garcia (Colorado) Cortez, a 2011 Junior freestyle All-American, enters the final with a 9-0 record; eight of those wins coming by shutout technical fall. He is also ranked No. 7 overall in the Class of 2014. Garcia enters the final with an 8-1 record, including two wins by pin and four by technical fall. 132: Seth Gross (Minnesota) vs. Kyle Gliva (Minnesota) Both wrestlers in this championship match with a loss, and that loss came to a wrestler who failed to earn All-American honors; Gross lost 11-9 to Cole Weaver (Michigan), while Gliva lost 10-3 to Hayden Tuma (Idaho). Ranked No. 55 in the Class of 2014, Gross has won Cadet freestyle titles the last two years, and has a 7-1 record in the tournament; including six wins by pin or technical fall. Gliva was a Cadet freestyle All-American in 2011, and has an 8-1 record for the tournament with five wins by technical fall. 138: Joey McKenna (New Jersey) vs. Aaron Pico (California) McKenna seeks a sweep of the titles this week in Fargo, and has a 10-0 record during the freestyle tournament, seven of those wins coming by technical fall. He beat the other three All-Americans from his pool during the tournament, and is ranked No. 10 overall in the Class of 2014. Pico, ranked No. 1 in the Class of 2016, won double titles at the Cadet level the previous two years. This spring he won a double title at FILA Juniors a freestyle title at FILA Cadets. During this tournament, he is 9-0 with all victories coming by technical fall. 145: Anthony Collica (Ohio) vs. Blayne Briceno (California) Both wrestlers in this match have graduated high school, with Collica finishing his career as the No. 20 ranked recruit in the Class of 2013. Collica has secured his third consecutive All-American finish in Junior freestyle, and seeks a repeat title. During this tournament, he is 9-0 with all victories coming by pin or technical fall. Briceno is 9-0 in this tournament, with six wins coming by pin or technical fall, and he seeks a sweep of the Fargo titles in this weight class. 152: Ryan Blees (North Dakota) vs. Jake Short (Minnesota) This is the second straight year in which Blees has made a final at the Junior level, last year he was runner-up in Greco-Roman at 145 pounds. During this tournament, he has a 9-0 record, with six of the wins coming by technical fall. He has wins over the three other All-Americans from the pool and an additional victory over a higher ranked Class of 2014 prospect. Short has secured a third straight top three finish in Junior freestyle, and a second finals appearance, with his 9-0 performance the last two days. Short finished as the No. 30 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2013, while Blees is No. 45 in the Class of 2014. 160: Markus Scheidel (Ohio) vs. Davonte Mahomes (Illinois) Scheidel, a 2011 Cadet freestyle All-American, has gone 8-1 in the tournament so far: with six of those wins coming by shutout technical fall. Mahomes is after a Junior Triple Crown having won the folkstyle title in April and Greco-Roman title on Tuesday, and has an 8-0 record. That mark includes victories over the other three All-American finishers, and seven victories by technical fall. Scheidel ended his career ranked No. 60 in the Class of 2013, while Mahomes is No. 51 in the Class of 2014. 170: Tyler Askey (Georgia) vs. Bo Nickal (Texas) Askey, a two-time Cadet double All-American, has won all eight matches wrestled so far in the tournament; he finished his career ranked No. 56 in the Class of 2013. Nickal, ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2014, has a 9-0 record on the tournament so far with all but one win by pin or shutout technical fall. He was a Cadet Triple Crown winner last year, and FILA Cadet freestyle champion two months ago. 182: Michael Pixley (Missouri) vs. Riley Lefever (Indiana) Pixley, last year a Cadet freestyle champion, has been on fire in this tournament with seven wins by technical fall. That includes victories over the other three All-Americans in his pool for the No. 38 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2014. This is the first time that graduated senior Lefever has ever earned a Fargo All-American honor. He did so by going 6-0 with all wins by pin or technical fall, including those over the other three All-Americans. 195: Joel Dixon (Oklahoma) vs. Mitch Sliga (Indiana) Dixon is 7-0 on the tournament, only three of the wins by pin or shutout technical fall. Sliga was a two-time Cadet double champion, and has been an absolutely dominant 7-0 with all wins coming by pin or shutout technical fall. Earlier in the tournament, Sliga beat Dixon’s high school teammate and fellow top 100 Class of 2014 wrestler Derek White by 12-1 technical fall. Joel Dixon is ranked No. 82 in the Class of 2014, while Sliga was ranked No. 31 in the Class of 2013. 220: Angus Cowell (Connecticut) vs. Roy Nash (Utah) Cowell is 7-0 on the tournament, five of those wins coming by pin or shutout technical fall. Nash seeks a sweep of the Fargo titles this week after doubling as a Cadet in Fargo last year, and has an 8-0 record with all wins coming by pin or technical fall. Nash is currently ranked No. 79 in the Class of 2014 285: Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. Nathan Butler (Kansas) Coon seeks a second consecutive Junior Triple Crown, and the No. 2 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2013 has been absolutely dominant here with six wins from six matches coming by pin or technical fall. Butler is an undefeated 5-0, was fifth in the Greco-Roman earlier this week, and finished his career ranked No. 64 in the Class of 2013. Other Medal Matchups 100: 3rd: Dalton Roberts (Michigan) vs. Cameron Hunsaker (Utah) 5th: Alric Furseth (Wisconsin) vs. Zac McCauley (Ohio) 7th: Clayton Stillwagon (Montana) vs. Sodan Ka (Minnesota) 106: 3rd: Sean Nickell (California) vs. Luke Karam (Pennsylvania) 5th: Kade Evans (Utah) vs. Tanner Rohweder (Iowa) 7th: Carlos Fuentez, Jr. (Illinois) vs. Nick Lukanich (Illinois) 113: 3rd: Matt Gamble (California) vs. Michael Cullen (Illinois) 5th: Brent Fleetwood (Delaware) vs. Isaac Jimenez (Texas) 7th: Armando Torres (Ohio) vs. Camden Bertucci (Michigan) 120: 3rd: Tommy Pawleski (Illinois) vs. Kyle Akins (Illinois) 5th: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) vs. Eli Hale (Oklahoma) 7th: Josh Terao (Hawaii) vs. Steve Polakowski (Illinois) 126: 3rd: Leighton Gaul (Iowa) vs. Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) 5th: Jordan Shearer (North Dakota) vs. Chaz Tucker (New Jersey) 7th: Brandon James (Indiana) vs. Sean Fausz (Kentucky) 132: 3rd: Fredy Stroker (Iowa) vs. Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma) 5th: Jacob Rubio (Texas) vs. Zac Hall (Michigan) 7th: George Fisher (Illinois) vs. Michael Kemerer (Pennsylvania) 138: 3rd: Ronnie Gentile (New Jersey) vs. Joseph Smith (Oklahoma) 5th: Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma) vs. Ali Naser (California) 7th: Vincente Joseph (Pennsylvania) vs. Tyler Smith (Pennsylvania) 145: 3rd: Daniel Lewis (Missouri) vs. Nosomy Pozo (Florida) 5th: Grant Leeth (Missouri) vs. Kenny Martin (Nebraska) 7th: Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota) vs. Parker Bohannan (Oklahoma) 152: 3rd: Anthony Valencia (California) vs. Zach Kelly (Pennsylvania) 5th: Brandon Sorenson (Iowa) vs. Vinny Corsaro (Indiana) 7th: Brian Murphy (Illinois) vs. Darick Lapaglia (Missouri) 160: 3rd: Logan Marcicki (Michigan) vs. Christian Stackhouse (New Jersey) 5th: Kimball Bastian (Utah) vs. Chris Weiler (Pennsylvania) 7th: Seth Leigel (Wisconsin) vs. Seth Monty (Arizona) 170: 3rd: Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin) vs. Kyle Bateman (Oregon) 5th: Lance Dixon (Oklahoma) vs. Zach Beard (Oklahoma) 7th: Bryce Martin (California) vs. Andrew Garcia (Michigan) 182: 3rd: Preston Lehmann (North Dakota) vs. Dylan Wisman (Virginia) 5th: Jesse Stephanos (Florida) vs. Dylan Blackford (Iowa) 7th: Domenic Abounader (Ohio) vs. John Filipek (Missouri) 195: 3rd: Payne Hayden (Michigan) vs. Derek White (Oklahoma) 5th: Jared Haught (West Virginia) vs. Marcus Harrington (Iowa) 7th: Josh Murphy (Ohio) vs. Chance McClure (Georgia) 220: 3rd: Kacee Hutchinson (North Carolina) vs. Fletcher Miller (Indiana) 5th: Derek Maisonet (Illinois) vs. Edgar Ruano (Illinois) 7th: Lance Evans (Iowa) vs. Parker Knapp (Ohio) 285: 3rd: Wesley Bernard (Indiana) vs. Newton Smerchek (Wisconsin) 5th: Jake Scanlan (Iowa) vs. Jesse Webb (Alabama) 7th: Michael Hobbs (Illinois) vs. Jacob Semple (Missouri)

FARGO, N.D. -- Seventeen Cadet National freestyle champions were crowned on Friday afternoon at the FARGODOME in Fargo, N.D. InterMat will be providing a Fargo Day 7 recap following tonight's Junior freestyle session. Finals Results: 88: Gavin Teasdale (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Zac Murillo (Connecticut), 14-4 94: Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) tech. fall Austin Gomez (Illinois), 10-0 100: Danny Vega (Arizona) pinned Matthew Schmitt (Missouri), 1:38 106: Jack Mueller (Texas) tech. fall Andrew Nieman (Oklahoma), 10-0 113: Daton Fix (Oklahoma) dec. Mitchell McKee (Minnesota), 12-9 120: Taylor LaMont (Utah) dec. Gabe Townsell (Illinois), 11-7 126: Zahid Valencia (California) tech. fall Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), 12-1 132: Carter Happel (Iowa) tech. fall Jonathan Ross (Pennsylvania), 10-0 138: Isaiah White (Illinois) dec. Chase Lemons (Idaho), 8-5 145: Mason Manville (New Jersey) tech. fall Austin Kraisser (Maryland), 10-0 152: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. Trace Carello (Illinois), 4-0 160: Mark Hall (Colorado) tech. fall Kamal Bey (Illinois), 10-0 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) tech. fall Bridger Barker (Arizona), 10-0 182: Justan Rivera (Georgia) pinned Jack Harris (Ohio), 2:39 195: Tyler Johnson (Illinois) pinned Samuel Colbray (Oregon), 1:08 220: Lance Benick (Minnesota) tech. fall Michael Smith (Maryland), 12-0 285: Jacob Marnin (Iowa) pinned Tate Ondorff (Washington), 3:23

EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. -- After nine seasons as one of the nation's premier assistant coaches, Jeremy Spates has been named the new head coach for the SIUE wrestling program. Jeremy SpatesSpates comes to SIUE with an impressive track record of performance as both a coach and a student-athlete. He spent the last four seasons as an assistant at Cornell University, helping Head Coach Rob Koll and the Big Red to a fifth-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Championships. He also spent five seasons as an assistant coach under his father, Jack Spates, at the University of Oklahoma. "Jeremy has demonstrated throughout the past nine years as a coach and the four years as a student-athlete that he knows what it takes to be successful at a very high level," said SIUE Senior Associate Director of Athletics Jason Coomer. "We are very excited to have Jeremy join the SIUE family and are looking forward to many great years of SIUE wrestling to come." Spates, who becomes the sixth head coach in SIUE wrestling's storied history, said he was excited to become a member of a program that continues to improve. "It's pretty special to have a program moving up into the Division I ranks," Spates said. "We're going to be able to do some special things." Spates was a 2004 NCAA All-American as a student-athlete at the University of Missouri. He was a three-time team captain under Head Coach Brian Smith. Spates competed at the 2004 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star meet in Cedar Falls, Iowa, winning his 149-pound match. He was the 10th wrestler in Missouri history to record more than 100 victories. His coaching career has included six top five team finishes in nine years as an assistant, including two runner-up finishes for Cornell in 2010 and 2011. The Cornell recruiting class was ranked No. 1 in the nation in 2011. Spates has helped oversee seven individual NCAA Division I champions and 28 NCAA Division I All-Americans. He was a major influence on the development of four-time national champion Kyle Dake, of Cornell, who became the nation's first wrestler in 2013 to win NCAA titles in four different weight classes. Dake was named Sports Illustrated Male College Athlete of the Year. Spates said he will be looking for student-athletes who embody strength in academics, athletics and social/personal/family areas. "We want kids who want to excel in all three of those areas. I think if you are doing great things in those areas, it's really going to rub off in other things. We're going to look for three-prong athletes who are total athletes," Spates said. Spates has been involved at the ground level of collegiate wrestling whether it has been recruiting, running camps, developing individual training sessions, or fundraising. "I've been in situations where we have had to bring programs back around. That's what I'm hoping to do at SIUE – bring us to that next Division I level," Spates said. While his initial goals will be developing Southern Conference (SoCon) champions and national qualifiers, Spates said his long-term goals are a bit loftier for the program. "In the very near future, we expect to be winning conference championships and having All-Americans and national champions," Spates said. "The SoCon is an up-and-coming conference as well. We fit into that theme. You have a lot of programs with young coaches who are in there trying to bring their programs to the next level. I think as each team rises individually the conference as a whole is going to rise as well." What Others Are Saying About Head Coach Jeremy Spates: Rob Koll, Head Coach, Cornell University "It's great to have someone who looks at it that no job is too big or too small. He's the kind of guy who rolls up his sleeves and gets in. He was in there every day working with Kyle (Dake) technically, physically, and emotionally. He's been around success his entire life. He has had a very broad scope of programs, and because of that he has an extremely large skill set." Kyle Dake, 2013 Sports Illustrated Male College Athlete of the Year, Cornell University "Coach has been one of the most important people to me for the last four years. He's been a great mentor not just in wrestling but as a person as well. I'm really proud of him. He's put in a lot of time and deserves something great. The head coaching job is the next logical step. I'm really excited for him and hope he does some pretty amazing things." Mike Moyer, Executive Director, National Wrestling Coaches Association "Jeremy is one of the bright young stars in the coaching ranks. He was a very accomplished wrestler and mentored under one of the best coaches we have in Rob Koll. He also spent some time with Brian Smith at Missouri who is another one of our top coaches. Between his dad, the coaches he has wrestled for, and the coaches he has coached under, they are among the best we have in the nation. He has a very, very bright future. It's a terrific hire for SIUE." Brian Smith, Head Coach, University of Missouri "He was a three-year captain for me and an amazing leader during my first recruiting class at Missouri. It was like having an extra coach in the program. He came up with the phrase 'Tiger Style' that is the philosophy of our program. He's an unbelievable young man who has a great career ahead of him."

FARGO, N.D. -- The Cadet National freestyle finals matchups are set. The finals are scheduled for 2 p.m. CT at the FARGODOME in Fargo, N.D. Finals Matchups: 88: Gavin Teasdale (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Zac Murillo (Connecticut), 14-4 94: Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) tech. fall Austin Gomez (Illinois), 10-0 100: Danny Vega (Arizona) pinned Matthew Schmitt (Missouri), 1:38 106: Jack Mueller (Texas) tech. fall Andrew Nieman (Oklahoma), 10-0 113: Daton Fix (Oklahoma) dec. Mitchell McKee (Minnesota), 12-9 120: Taylor LaMont (Utah) dec. Gabe Townsell (Illinois), 11-7 126: Zahid Valencia (California) tech. fall Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), 12-1 132: Carter Happel (Iowa) tech. fall Jonathan Ross (Pennsylvania), 10-0 138: Isaiah White (Illinois) dec. Chase Lemons (Idaho), 8-5 145: Mason Manville (New Jersey) tech. fall Austin Kraisser (Maryland), 10-0 152: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. Trace Carello (Illinois), 4-0 160: Mark Hall (Colorado) tech. fall Kamal Bey (Illinois), 10-0 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) tech. fall Bridger Barker (Arizona), 10-0 182: Justan Rivera (Georgia) pinned Jack Harris (Ohio), 2:39 195: Tyler Johnson (Illinois) pinned Samuel Colbray (Oregon), 1:08 220: Lance Benick (Minnesota) tech. fall Michael Smith (Maryland), 12-0 285: Jacob Marnin (Iowa) vs. Tate Ondorff (Washington)

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Do you want to read a past mailbag? Access archives. The 2103 ASICS/Vaughan Junior & Cadet National Championships in Fargo has been touted as the "world's largest wrestling tournament." Though not exactly accurate, it is a mega-event and by far the largest wrestling tournament in the United States. As results of this always successful tournament trickle in, it's a good time to ask ourselves what wrestling can do to improve participation. Singlets are on their way out, which will add back a large percentage of wrestlers, and make that single piece of shiny spandex a relic belonging mostly to the 20th century. As leaders across the sport have recognized the need to meet the sartorial needs of modernity and are prepared to make a change towards less-crotchy, more socially-welcoming clothes, they are also noticing another issue: The growth and prevalence of kill-or-be-killed, break him-or-lose attitude of coaches and wrestlers at all levels of American wrestling. The sport of wrestling means a variety of things to wrestling cultures around the world. In Turkey, wrestling is a about pain tolerance and showing respect for an opponent. In Japan, there is a historical connection to honor and fulfilling personal quests. In Russia, it's a part of the tissue fibers. In Mongolia it's an attachment to immortality and societal rank. In Senegal, it's a method of providing entertainment to the masses and wealth to the individual. In America the ethos of the sport has effectively been focused on working harder than opponents in order to secure victory. We "train like a madman" and carry with us a Rocky-like approach to everything we do in a wrestling season -- from cutting weight to abstaining from sex. We are determined to sacrifice, and use that emotional angst as our engine for self-betterment and on-the-mat success. Though once one of the premier forms of training (seriously, watch Vision Quest) we have become a nation of wrestlers and coaches that now scream, stomp, slap, and huff our way through a season. That aggression-first mentality is as responsible for killing the sport as much as the singlet and antiquated ideas about gender equality. Wrestling loses more young athletes to silly acts of aggression by parents, coaches and wrestlers than it ever does singlets. The false hope, and easy fallback of asking 10-year-olds to "break" opponents leads to horrible rates of retention, and when compared to the respect and technique based world of kid's jui-jitsu, or other forms of popular (and profitable) martial arts seems fully barbaric. Times haven't just changed. The entire way we raise children has shifted in the last 20 years from stern leadership and corporal punishment, to the use of more words, reasoning and insight. Bad behavior is discussed AND punished, not just given the task of picking a switch. Knowing that, ask yourself what new wrestler is going to listen to their coach as he barks at him or her about aggression and dedication when they have the option to hop online and solicit gobs and gobs of positive affirmations from cyber friends? I'm not advocating that we simply coddle young wrestlers. The sport is inherently difficult and a key to winning is persevering through adversity. Kids want to wrestle because they enjoy physical activity, staying healthy and creating and meeting goals. Now is the time to recognize that our sport needs more participants in more areas, men and women, from the stereotyped brawny farm boys to the brainy city dwellers. We need to flood the mat with limbs, not limit ourselves through shortsighted determination-focused rules and leadership. Coaches, like the ones we have in Fargo will need to start opting for more technique, strategy and interpersonal communication. We need less raspy-voices and grandiose posturing, and more enjoyment, both of which are major tenants of the Penn State and Cornell wrestling programs. The sport of wrestling is in a battle for its very existence because we've often met problems by either ignoring their existence, or trying to hammer them away through perseverance. The political world and the nature of youth don't respond to such aggressive behavior. The new world responds to nuance, progressive thought, technical action, good deeds and, like it or not, positive affirmation. Wrestling is the purest form of human sport, but to keep it relevant we need to make changes not just to rules, but also to our outlook on the nature of the sport. The last few months have given us a chance to imagine a new world of wrestling. Why not make it one with a larger population of healthy and happy athletes. To your questions ... Q: I've always wondered who exactly competes at the World University Games. I've noticed in the past that American wrestlers have competed at the University trials more than a year after graduating from college. (I think Molinaro was at the Trials this year??). And then this year Tsargush competed at 74 kilos and teched David Taylor. So what are the restrictions/qualifications for being in the World University tournament? I was always under the impression that university athletics isn't nearly as prevalent abroad and that talented young wrestlers in Eastern Europe just went straight to training full time. Maybe you've learned some things in your travels that could shed some light on what University Worlds is all about. -- Brandon J. Foley: Many foreign teams use the tournament to help build their "almost" guys into champions. Part of what makes the tournament so good is that often times we see older, more accomplished wrestlers enter from other countries, which offers the young ones a chance to compete against the best. Our squad was made up of students who were right now in college taking a full academic schedule. That is not always the case. Q: I'm curious what the age limit is for participating in the World University Games? Why is Denis Tsargush still eligible to wrestle at age 25? -- Jerry M. Foley: Wrestlers at the University Games need only to be enrolled in ONE class. Many of the foreign wrestlers we admire are getting PhD in wrestling. (That's not a joke, I'm totally serious.) More frequently wrestlers are enrolled in a few courses as they progress through their home nation's academic program. Inside the Rings offered the advice to change the name to the Student Games to help avoid the conflict. As for Russia, they offered up their starting squad in hopes of putting on a strong performance at home. It worked. Q: Give us your preseason top five teams for 2013-14 with a projected lineup for each. I will go with ... 1. Penn State 2. Minnesota 3. Oklahoma State 4. Iowa 5. Ohio State -- Tom K. Foley: 1. Penn State 2. Oklahoma State 3. Iowa 4. Ohio State 5. Minnesota Too early to tell which of these teams will make it through the grind of the season, but the smart money is still on Penn State and the final year of Murder's Row. I also wouldn't be shocked if Ohio State showed up at the NCAA tournament and placed second. Multimedia Halftime Q: As I'm sure you are aware there are several videos of the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic's all-time great matches. The Dapper Dan, of course, being the premier all-star high school wrestling dual meet between Team USA and Team Pennsylvania. I came across one match that is of legend among regular attendees of The Classic: Nevada Walker (Commodore Perry High School, Pa.) win in OT 19-17 vs. Luke Becker (Cambridge High School, Minn.). Where on earth might one find a video of this seemingly amazing match? Becker went on to win a Division I title, but Walker disappeared into obscurity. By accounts I've heard from those who attended, Becker was absolutely dominating Walker early, before Walker decided to put on a takedown clinic, put it into OT, and win it with yet another take down. I've checked everywhere. Have you ever heard of this match and if so any knowledge on how to find a video of it? -- Ryan P. Nevada WalkerFoley: His name is Nevada Walker? Are you serious? That sounds like the name of a fictional bank robber from Gettysburg on the run from the Pinkertons. Heaven's bless ... The Dapper Dan is always a winner for the fans. I asked around and nobody had a solid idea on where you could find one right now. I'd love to watch any and all that include Cary Kolat ... Readers: Any hints? Locations? Q: Lower weights count on slickness. Upper weights are bruisers. That's the simple reason for the difference in success in MMA. -- CornellBass Foley: I don't agree. The lower weights are faster and might have to poses comparable speed, but it's always relative. What does slickness mean anyways? Are we talking striking or grappling? There is a definite difference in numbers of strikes thrown and the amount of force exerted. Lightweights throw more punches with less damage, while heavyweights tend to throw fewer punches with much more power, and calamitous results. The key to that difference is that the force of a heavyweight punch is far greater in proportion to his size than the lightweights. What is proportional is the amount of force it takes to get knocked unconscious when hit in the head, which of course favors the big men. I'd expect, based on slickness in grappling, that wrestlers would be MUCH better suited than others in MMA. Though he ultimately suffered a KO loss to Jose Aldo, NCAA runner-up Chad Mendes had won the first round against the champion by utilizing his wrestling, against the quicker and slicker striker. Also consider that the UFC carries far fewer lightweights than they do upperweights, in part because they can't deliver the type of "exciting" knockouts fans tend to enjoy. Lightweights aren't big sellers, so with fewer bodies it's been difficult to get the sense that there are a lot of wrestlers. However, if you look at the impact Team Alpha Male has had on the sport, I'd argue that wrestling might be most prominent among the smaller guys. COMMENT OF THE WEEK! By Patrick B. I personally do not qualify as a Paralympics or PTSD candidate, but I do have a neurological condition called Benign Fasciculation Syndrome (BFS). My lower leg muscles twitch continuously 24/7/365 which leads to fatigue, pain, stiffness, and cramping. My hands and feet suffer from paraesthesia -- constant numbness, pain, cramping, pins and needles, and stiffness (basically they feel dead). I have random symptoms throughout my body. In any event, I started to coach youth wrestling a few years back. (I had been out of the sport for 30 years -- I am a few months from being 50.) One of my fellow coaches is Zach Flake (2003 Senior Nationals finalist, four-time All-American, three-time finalist at JUCO and NAIA Campbellsville). Since there is no cure for what I have and it seems to be getting worse and more debilitating over time I made an agreement with Zach. Zach wants to start his own wrestling camp (hopefully up and running next summer) and in return he will get me back in wrestling shape. (I saw a story of a kid with Autism doing MMA.) The experiment has been going on for nearly six months (averaged about 1 session per week -- we are up to 2 right now). I did not think I would make it this long, but wrestling is helping me cope with many of my symptoms. I find I am in no worse pain after an hour session with Zach than if I just camped in front in the TV, but in better shape and more flexible (less stiff). My point is that I have spent tens of thousands of dollars on diagnosis (MRI, EMG, specialists, etc.) and experimenting with medications. Wrestling and Zach have helped me more than the dozens of doctors and meds I have taken. Hence, wrestling is therapeutic and there should be more opportunities for people as you suggest in your mailbag answer. My wife and friends thought I was nuts, but they are now seeing the results. I am much more flexible. I have been complimenting my wrestling activities with rock climbing, biking, hiking, insanity workouts, and weightlifting. BFS makes you stiffer and hence slower to react. It messes with your balance and makes you fatigue and cramp much faster. BFS causes me to have shooting pains up and down my arms and legs when I am in a precarious position. None of this is good for wrestling. But I am holding my own with some high school kids and while I am nowhere ready to compete -- I hope to try an old timers tournament next year. If anything, this experience has not only helped me, it will make me a better coach.

FARGO, N.D. -- The second day of the Cadet National freestyle competition reduced the field down to All-Americans in virtually every weight class, with six of the 34 finalists already determined. Wrestling resumes at 9 a.m. CT, and the finals are at 2 p.m. 88: Pool A: Gavin Teasdale (Pennsylvania) went 6-0 over the last two days, and has the win over Greco-Roman champion Louie Hayes (Illinois) carried forward into the round-robin. Also in the round-robin is Brady Koontz, who is 5-1, the loss came to Hayes. Therefore, Teasdale controls his own destiny heading into the pool's last match. Fourth in the pool went to Joe Thomas (Maryland), who will wrestle for seventh place Friday afternoon. Pool B: Zac Murillo (Connecticut) and Brayden Schwalbe (Montana) both went undefeated on day one, and will wrestle for the right to be in the championship match. Wrestling for fifth tomorrow afternoon will be Brawley Lamer (South Dakota), while Taylor Day (Oklahoma) competes for seventh. 94: Pool A: Will Kaldes (Pennsylvania) is 5-0 over the last two days, and had his sixth-round win by fall over Ramon Miranda (California) carry forward into the round-robin, while Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) has a 6-0 record, having to wrestle both Kaldes and Miranda on Friday morning. Wrestling for seventh place in the afternoon session will be Jeremy Nygard (Washington). Pool B: Greco-Roman champion Austin Gomez (Illinois) has a 6-0 record for the tournament, and his shutout technical fall victory in the last match against Brent Jones (Minnesota) on Thursday carries forward into the round-robin. Also in the round-robin is Kordell Rush (Pennsylvania), who is on a four match winning streak after losing to Jones in the opening round. Gomez controls his destiny headed into the last round-robin match. Fourth in the pool went to Chase Wickman (Washington). 100: Pool A: Danny Vega (Arizona) is 6-0 on the tournament, and his opening-round win by shutout technical fall over Josh Venia (Ohio) carries forward into the round-robin. Venia has since responded with five consecutive wins, all by pin or technical fall. The third wrestler in the round-robin is Ben Freeman (Michigan), whose earlier loss is no longer a factor, and has to wrestle both Vega and Venia on Friday. Wrestling for seventh on Friday afternoon will be Coltan Williams (Texas). Pool B: Matthew Schmitt (Missouri) is 6-0 on the tournament, with his win by fall in the most recent round over Jack Wagner (Iowa) carrying forward into the round-robin. Also at 6-0 into the round-robin is Ian Parker (Michigan), who has to wrestle both Schmitt and Wagner on Friday. Wrestling for seventh place will be Greg Shack (Alaska). 106: Pool A: Michael Murphy (Tennessee) and Jack Mueller (Texas) have each won seven matches without a loss over the previous two days, and their match tomorrow in the round-robin will determine the finalist from this pool. Assured a third place finish in the pool is Travis Piotrowski (Illinois), while fourth place went to Chris Deloza (California). Pool B: Andrew Nieman (Oklahoma), a 2012 FILA Cadet freestyle champion, has clinched the pool title. He is 7-0 over the first two days in this weight class, including wins over both Quentin Hovis (Arizona) and Jacob Lizak (Pennsylvania), who join him in the round-robin. Wrestling for seventh on Friday afternoon will be Edward Chalifoux (Tennessee). 113: Pool A: All four remaining wrestlers in the pool have a single loss. Matches in the ninth-round feature Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) 7-1 vs. Andrew Merholz (Illinois) 6-1 and Jake Newhouse (Ohio) 7-1 vs. Jose Rodriguez (Ohio) 6-1. If McKee and Newhouse win, Newhouse is the finalist; Merholz and Newhouse, it's Merholz; McKee and Rodriguez, it's McKee; Merholz and Rodriguez, it's Rodriguez. Pool B: Daton Fix (Oklahoma) seeks a Cadet Triple Crown, and is 8-0 in the tournament, including a technical fall victory over Eric Hong (Pennsylvania) in the first round-robin match. Joining those two in the round-robin is Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey), who is 7-0 in the tournament; Bierdumpfel has to face both opponents tomorrow. Finishing fourth in the pool is Joshua Kramer (Arizona). 120: Pool A: Taylor LaMont (Utah) is 8-0 for the tournament, including a win in his first round-robin match over Drake Foster (Idaho). Also in the round-robin, having to face both LaMont and Foster on Friday, is Alex Mackall (Ohio); Mackall is 7-0 for the tournament. Wrestling for seventh place will be Matthew Noble (New Jersey). Pool B: Four wrestlers remain alive in this pool before the ninth round, whose matches have J.D. Gregory (Virginia) 7-1 vs. Jaron Jensen (Utah) 7-1 and Evan Cheek (Ohio) 7-0 vs. Gabe Townsell (Illinois) 6-1. If Jensen wins, the pool is over; Cheek winning the other match will get him to the final, while we're going to classification points if Townsell wins. 126: Pool A: Four wrestlers remain alive before the ninth round, whose matches have Nick Lee (Indiana) 7-1 vs. Zackary Diamond (Hawaii) 6-1 and Zahid Valencia (California) 8-0 vs. Ricardo Montoya (New Mexico) 6-1. If Lee wins, the pool is over; Valencia winning the other match will get him to the final, while we're going to classification points if Montoya wins. Pool B: One match remains in the round-robin for this pool, as Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) has won all seven matches in the tournament so far. This includes a fourth-round technical fall over Dylan West (Colorado) that carries forward. West had an eighth-round win over Jaden Enriquez (California), who is the other wrestler in the round-robin. Taking fourth in this pool was Corey Shie (Ohio). 132: Pool A: Carter Happel (Iowa) is 8-0 for the tournament, and advances to face Justin Demicco (Ohio) for the right to make the Friday afternoon championship match. Demicco is 6-1, his loss coming by fall to Robert Lee (Wisconsin), who finished third in the pool. Fourth place in the pool went to Will Clark (North Carolina). Pool B: Four wrestlers remain in the tournament through eight rounds, including Jonathan Ross (Pennsylvania) with an 8-0 record. In the ninth round, Ross faces Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma), who is 6-1; while Alexander Butler (Illinois) 7-1 faces Nate Hagan (Ohio) 6-1. Should Ross win this match, he wins the pool. 138: Pool A: Isaiah White (Illinois) is the lone undefeated wrestler remaining with a 7-0 record, including an eighth-round win by shutout technical fall over David McFadden (New Jersey) that carries forward into the round-robin. Joining those two in the round-robin is Patricio Lugo (Florida), whose seventh-round 2-2 criteria loss to McFadden also carries into the round-robin. As a result, White controls his own destiny for the pool title. Fourth in the pool went to Jacob Woodard (Iowa). Pool B: Chase Lemon (Idaho) is an undefeated 8-0, which includes a seventh-round win by fall over Cameron Harrell (Maryland) that carries forward into the round-robin. Harrell also has a win by fall of his own against Jake Adcock (Georgia) that carries into the round-robin. As a result, Lemon controls his own destiny, a win over Adcock would get him to the Friday afternoon championship bout. Fourth place in the pool went to Phyllip DeLoach (Illinois). 145: Pool A: Mason Manville (New Jersey), seeking double titles in Fargo this week, carries an 8-0 record into Friday, where he controls his destiny for the championship finalist position. Manville's fourth-round win over Ryan Klemp (Idaho) carries forward into the round-robin; while Klemp's eighth-round shutout technical fall victory over Johnny O'Hearon (Utah) also carries forward. Finishing fourth in the pool was Jake Restrepo (New York). Pool B: Austin Kraisser (Maryland) has advanced to the final with an 8-0 record to date in the tournament, his second final of the week. Other All-Americans in order of pool finish are Larry Early (Illinois), D.J. Hollingshead (Pennsylvania), and Jordan Bushey (New York). Nick Reenan (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)152: Pool A: Despite a fifth-round loss to Andrew McNally (Ohio), who did not even earn All-American honors, Trace Carello (Illinois) has advanced to the championship final with a record of 6-1 in eight rounds. His 8-6 win over Jose Champagne (Illinois), who finishes second in the pool, in the fourth round made the difference. Third in the pool went to Jesse Porter (New York), while Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada) finished fourth. Pool B: Seeking a Cadet Triple Crown, Nick Reenan (Texas) has advanced to the championship final with an 8-0 record. His sixth-round shutout technical fall victory over Corbin Allen (Virginia) relegated Allen to the second position in the pool. Third in the pool was Matt Ferraro (Illinois), while Brock Benitz (Wisconsin) took the fourth position. 160: Pool A: Four wrestlers remain in this pool after six rounds of competition, with seventh-round matches featuring Frederick Padilla (California) 5-1 vs. Kamal Bey (Illinois) 5-0 and Brandon Dallavia (New Jersey) 5-1 vs. Spencer Heywood (Utah) 4-1. Should Bey and Dallavia win, Bey would clinch a spot in the final. Pool B: Seeking a Cadet Triple Crown, Mark Hall (Colorado) has yet to give up a point from six matches and has clinched a spot in the final. He has a seventh-round bye, and has beaten all three remaining wrestlers in the tournament. Also with a seventh-round bye is Austin Bell (Pennsylvania) 5-1, while the lone match features Josh Ugalde (New Jersey) 5-1 vs. Riley DeMoss (Illinois) 4-1. 170: Pool A: Five wrestlers remain in the tournament through five rounds, and the sixth round will pare the field down to the four All-Americans. Matches in this round feature Bridger Barker (Arizona) 5-0 vs. Brandon Fleischmann (Wisconsin) 5-0 and Mitchell Owens (Washington) 3-1 vs. Dru Worker (Illinois) 3-1, while Tyler DeMoss (Illinois) 5-0 has the bye. Pool B: Five wrestlers remain here after five rounds as well, with the sixth round whittling the competition down to the four All-Americans. Matches in this round feature Corey Hazel (Pennsylvania) 5-0 vs. Beau Breske (Wisconsin) 5-0 and Dustin Gray (Missouri) 4-1 vs. Seth Avis (California) 3-1, while Dylan Lydy (Indiana) 5-0 has the bye. 182: Pool A: Four wrestlers remain after five rounds, and sixth-round matches feature Justan Rivera (Georgia) 5-0 vs. Mason Litz (Michigan) 3-1, along with Drew Phipps (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Cash Wilcke (Iowa) 5-0. Pool B: Four wrestlers also remain here with sixth-round matches featuring Hunter Ritter (Maryland) 5-0 vs. Clayton Eicher (Washington) 4-1 and Jack Harris (Ohio) 5-0 vs. Andrew Marsden (Illinois) 4-1. 195: Pool A: Four wrestlers remain here with the two undefeated wrestlers facing one-loss opposition, as the matches feature Randy Scott (Indiana) 4-1 vs. Samuel Colbray (Oregon) 4-0 and Emilio Fowler (Kansas) 4-1 vs. Matt Correnti (New Jersey) 4-0. Pool B: Tyler Johnson (Illinois) clinched the championship finalist spot with a 4-0 record to date, including wins over Bailey Faust (Ohio) and Brian Barnes (Oregon), who still have to wrestle in the round-robin. Finishing fourth in the pool is Ethan Andersen (Iowa). 220: Pool A: Michael Smith (Maryland) is 5-0 in the tournament, including a win in the first round-robin match against Dallas Goodpaster (Washington). Also in the round-robin is Romeo McKnight (Illinois), undefeated with a 4-0 record and having to face both Smith and Goodpaster on Friday morning. Fourth in the pool went to Dustin Remer (Oklahoma). Pool B: Five wrestlers remain in the tournament through five rounds, and the sixth round will reduce the field to either the round-robin or the four All-Americans. The lone undefeated wrestler is Lance Benick (Minnesota) with a 4-0 record, and he faces Shane Coombs (Colorado) 4-1 in the next round, Kyler Childers (Oklahoma) 4-1 faces Yousef Hemida (New York) 3-1, while Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania) 4-1 has the bye. 285: Pool A: Shawn Streck (Indiana) has a 5-0 record for the tournament, including a win in the round-robin by shutout technical fall over Antonio James (Illinois). Greco-Roman champion Jacob Marnin (Iowa) is undefeated at 4-0 and has to face both wrestlers on Friday morning. Fourth in the pool went to James Huwe (Minnesota). Pool B: Tate Ondorff (Washington) is the lone wrestler without a loss in this pool, winning all four matches to date, including a fifth round pin over Adam Lemke-Bell (Illinois) that carries into the round-robin. Lemke-Bell has a third-round decision victory over Collin Braun (Missouri) that carries forward as well. This leaves Ondorff controlling his destiny before the last round-robin match. Fourth place went to George Humphreys (Georgia).

FARGO, N.D. -- The Cadet freestyle tournament kicked off on Wednesday in Fargo, N.D. Three rounds were wrestled at 88, 94, 100, and 160-285 pounds; while five rounds were wrestled in the 106-152 pound weight classes. The tournament will resume on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. CT, with the finals on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. CT. Taking to the floor tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. Central is the Junior National freestyle tournament. 88: Pool A: Seven wrestlers remain, five of whom are undefeated. Round four matches include William Moss (Georgia) 3-0 vs. Jason Holmes (Arizona), Tyler Lawley (Oklahoma) 2-1 vs. Brady Koontz (Wisconsin) 3-0, and Gavin Teasdale (Illinois) 3-0 vs. Louie Hayes (Illinois) 3-0; while Joe Thomas (Maryland) 2-1 has the bye. Pool B: Eight wrestlers remain, only four left are undefeated. The next round will take the weight class down to between five and seven wrestlers. Fourth round matches feature Zac Murillo (Connecticut) 3-0 vs. Dylan Koontz (Wisconsin) 3-0, John-Paul Stedwell (Illinois) 2-1 vs. Brayden Scwalbe (Montana) 3-0, Brawley Lamer (South Dakota) 2-1 vs. Alex Crowe (Minnesota) 2-1, and Clayton Catanzarite (Ohio) 1-1 vs. Taylor Day (Oklahoma) 2-0. 94: Pool A: Eight wrestlers remain in the pool, with five having perfect records. All three wrestlers on a loss face an undefeated wrestler in the fourth round, whose matches include – Dominic Lajoie (Michigan) 3-0 vs. Ramon Miranda (California) 2-0, Chase Kominek (North Carolina) 2-1 vs. Jeremy Nygard (Washington) 3-0, Jakob Campbell (Pennsylvania) 2-1 vs. Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) 3-0, and Tyler Johnson (Colorado) 2-1 vs. Will Kaldes (Pennsylvania) 3-0. Next up for the bye would be Kaldes. Pool B: Nine wrestlers remain in the pool, with only four having perfect records to date. The next round will shrink the pool down to between six and eight wrestlers remaining. Those fourth round matches feature Austin Gomez (Illinois) 3-0 vs. Cole Manley (Pennsylvania) 2-0, Chase Wickman (Washington) 3-0 vs. Coby Vandertoolen (Utah) 2-1, Brendan Coughlin (Maryland) 2-1 vs. Brent Jones (Minnesota) 3-0, and Jet Tryon (Missouri) 1-1 vs. Bryce Brimhall (Utah) 1-1; while Kordell Rush (Pennsylvania) 2-1 has the bye. 100: Pool A: Ten wrestlers remain in the competition, with half having an undefeated record. The fourth round features two elimination matches and two battles of the undefeated. The list of matches includes Sidney Oliver (Missouri) 2-1 vs. Daniel Planta (Maryland) 3-0, Coltan Williams (Texas) 3-0 vs. Ben Freeman (Michigan) 3-0, Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana) 2-1 vs. Joey Prata (Virginia) 2-1, Danny Vega (Arizona) 3-0 vs. Ulises Jacobo (Illinois) 3-0, and Josh Venia (Ohio) 2-1 vs. Keaton Schorr (Minnesota) 2-1. Should Planta win his match, the fifth round bye would go to Schorr then Jacobo in that order. Pool B: Eleven remain in this pool of competition, with five having an undefeated record. The fourth round will eliminate one wrestler for sure, with three others possible to exit the tournament. Matches in this round feature Michael Doetsch (Maryland) 2-1 vs. Greg Shack (Alaska) 2-1, Ian Parker (Michigan) 3-0 vs. Brandon Carroll (South Dakota) 2-1, Matthew Schmitt (Missouri) 3-0 vs. Tanner Ward (Oklahoma) 3-0, Jaxon Cole (Utah) 3-0 vs. Logan Grass (West Virginia) 2-1, and Jack Wagner (Iowa) 3-0 vs. Grant Sorenson (Oklahoma) 2-1; while Josh Portillo (Ohio) 2-1 has the bye. 106: Pool A: Eight wrestlers remain in the field after five rounds, with only three having an undefeated record. Matches in the sixth round include Michael Murphy (Tennessee) 5-0 vs. Drew West (Iowa) 4-1, Jacob Greenwood (Colorado) 4-1 vs. Chris Deloza (California) 4-1, Ty Agaisse (New Jersey) 5-0 vs. Jack Mueller (Texas) 5-0, and Austin Slates (Indiana) 3-1 vs. Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) 3-1. Should Murphy win his upcoming match, five wrestlers would remain with Mueller being positioned to take the bye. Pool B: Seven wrestlers remain here after five rounds, three with an undefeated record. The next round has all three undefeated wrestlers facing a wrestler with one loss. Those pairings place Brian Friery (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Jacob Lizak (Pennsylvania) 5-0, Quentin Hovis (Arizona) 5-0 vs. Lane Peters (Ohio) 4-1, and Skyler Hieronimus (Minnesota) 3-1 vs. Andrew Nieman (Oklahoma) 4-0; while Edward Chalifoux (Tennessee) 4-1 draws the bye. Should all three undefeated wrestlers win, the four All-Americans will have been determined. If two or zero of them win, next in position for the bye would be Peters followed by Lizak. 113: Pool A: Nine wrestlers remain in this pool, with four having undefeated records. The sixth round will shrink the pool down to either six or seven wrestlers remaining. Next in position for the bye would be McKee. The matches in the upcoming round place Denzel Tovar (New Jersey) 4-1 vs. Trayton Libolt (Oregon) 4-1, Beau Guffey (Oklahoma) 4-1 vs. Collin Glorioso (Pennsylvania) 4-1, Jake Newhouse (Ohio) 5-0 vs. Mitch McKee (Minnesota) 5-0, and Taylor Ortz (Pennsylvania) 3-1 vs. Andrew Merholz (Illinois) 4-0; while Jose Rodriguez (Ohio) 5-0 has the bye. Pool B: The same profile as in Pool A with nine remaining, four having undefeated records, and the sixth round shrinking the pool down to either six or seven wrestlers remaining. Next in position for the bye would be the Jaffe/Kramer winner. Matches in the upcoming round place Daton Fix (Oklahoma) 5-0 vs. Ryan Leisure (Iowa) 4-0, Kanen Storr (Michigan) 4-1 vs. Tyler Megonigal (Virginia) 4-1, Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey) 5-0 vs. Cameron Sykora (Minnesota) 4-1, and Joshua Kramer (Arizona) 5-0 vs. A.J. Jaffe (Illinois) 4-1; while Eric Hong (Pennsylvania) 5-0 has the bye. 120: Pool A: Ten wrestlers remain in the competition, four have undefeated records, while the sixth round will shrink the pool to between six and eight wrestlers left. Pairings in this round place Taylor LaMont (Utah) 5-0 vs. Chad Red (Indiana) 4-0, Quinn Devaney (Maryland) 4-1 vs. Evan Wick (California) 3-1, Wilson Smith (North Carolina) 4-1 vs. Drake Foster (Idaho) 5-0, Alex Mackall (Ohio) 5-0 vs. Mason Daugherty (Ohio) 4-1, and Brock Port (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Matthew Noble (New Jersey) 4-1. Next in position for the bye is Noble, Daugherty, Port, and Mackall in that order. Pool B: Eleven wrestlers remain in the competition here, four having undefeated records. The five matches of the sixth round feature two for sure eliminations, with three others having an undefeated wrestler facing a one loss wrestler. Those pairings include Paul Glynn (Iowa) 4-1 vs. J.D. Gregory (Virginia) 4-1, Isaiah Palomino (California) 4-1 vs. Gabe Townsell (Illinois) 4-0, Nick Noel (Arkansas) 4-1 vs. Matt McKinney (Indiana) 4-1, Jaron Jensen (Utah) 5-0 vs. Ben Lamantia (New York) 4-1, and Evan Cheek (Ohio) 5-0 vs. Greg Hilliard (Georgia) 4-1; while Brock Wilson (Pennsylvania) 5-0 has the bye. Next up for the bye is Hilliard, Lamantia, and Cheek in that order. 126: Pool A: Nine wrestlers remain in the tournament after five rounds, five of them with an unblemished mark. This sixth round will shrink the field to between six and eight wrestlers, through matches involving Zander Wick (California) 5-0 vs. Nick Lee (Indiana) 5-0, Wyatt Alvis (Texas) 4-1 vs. Cole Martin (Wisconsin) 4-1, Jordan McGoingle (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Zackary Diamond (Hawaii) 5-0, and Zahid Valencia (California) 5-0 vs. Louie Sanders (Minnesota) 4-1; while Ricardo Montoya (New Mexico) 5-0 has the bye. Pool B: Nine wrestlers also remain in the proceedings of this pool, four having an undefeated mark. All four undefeated wrestlers face a wrestler with one loss in the sixth round. Those matches feature Corey Shie (Ohio) 5-0 vs. Andres Gandara (Arizona) 3-1, Parker Filius (Montana) 5-0 vs. Marty Margolis (Maryland) 3-1, Jaden Enriquez (California) 5-0 vs. Stephen Persaud (New Jersey) 4-1, and Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) vs. Zachary Ritchie (Alaska) 4-1; while Dylan West (Colorado) 4-1 has the bye. Next in position for the bye is Hidlay. 132: Pool A: Eight wrestlers remain in the competition, three have undefeated records. This next round (the sixth) will shrink the field down to either five or six left standing. Those sixth round matches feature Will Clark (North Carolina) 5-0 vs. Sam Morina (New Jersey) 3-1, Carter Happel (Iowa) 5-0 vs. Lucas Ortiz (Pennsylvania) 5-0, Johnny Blankenship (Missouri) 4-1 vs. Robert Lee (Wisconsin) 4-1, and Jacob Swift (Arizona) 4-1 vs. Justin Demicco (Ohio) 4-1. Next in position for the bye is Demicco, Lee, and Swift in that order. Pool B: Nine wrestlers remain in the competition here, with five of those having an undefeated record through five rounds. The sixth round features one clash of the undefeated and one for sure elimination match, while means six to eight wrestlers will remain in the field after these matches. The pairings place Alexander Butler (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Leonard Merkin (New York) 4-0, Jonathan Ross (Pennsylvania) 5-0 vs. Conner Noonan (Oregon) 3-1, Hudson Heidorf (Kentucky) 5-0 vs. Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma) 5-0, and Keegan Shaw (Iowa) 4-1 vs. Daniel Ebert (Connecticut) 4-1; while Nate Hagan (Ohio) 5-0 has the bye. 138: Pool A: Nine wrestlers remain in the tournament after five rounds, but only three have undefeated records. The next round will result in five to seven competitors remaining. Sixth round matches feature Brady O’Keefe (Nevada) 4-1 vs. Conner Myers (Michigan) 4-1, Kaleb Young (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Patricio Lugo (Florida) 4-0, David McFadden (New Jersey) 5-0 vs. Trapper Hays (West Virginia) 4-1, and Tanner Robinson (California) 4-1 vs. Jacob Woodard (Iowa) 4-1; while Isaiah White (Illinois) 5-0 has the bye. Next in position for the bye are Woodard, Hays, and Robinson in that order. Pool B: Eight wrestlers remain in this pool, five with undefeated records. The sixth round features two battles of undefeated wrestlers, and there will be six or seven remaining in the tournament after the wrestling is completed. Matches feature Wyatt Wyckoff (California) 4-1 vs. Trey Meyer (Washington) 5-0, Chase Lemon (Idaho) 5-0 vs. Phyllip DeLoach (Illinois) 4-0, Cameron Harrell (Maryland) 5-0 vs. Jake Adcock (Georgia) 5-0, and Trae Workman (Nevada) 4-1 vs. Jeren Glosser (Iowa) 4-1. 145: Pool A: Eight wrestlers remain in the tournament, four have undefeated records, and all face a one-loss wrestler in the sixth round. Those matches place Ryan Klemp (Idaho) 4-1 vs. Kyle Kaminski (Ohio) 4-0, Mason Manville (New Jersey) 5-0 vs. Davis Ison (Georgia) 4-1, Johnny O’Hearon (Utah) 5-0 vs. Felix Belga (Pennsylvania) 4-1, and Jakob Restrepo (New York) 4-0 vs. Chandler Michael (Oregon) 3-1. Next in position for the bye is the Belga/O’Hearon winner. Pool B: Eight likewise remain in this pool, four also having undefeated records. After the upcoming sixth round, between five and seven wrestlers will remain in the competition. The matches in said round include D.J. Hollingshead (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Payton Tawater (Colorado) 4-1, Larry Early (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Gino Titone (New York) 5-0, Austin Kraisser (Maryland) 5-0 vs. Canten Marriott (Missouri) 5-0, and Jordan Bushey (New York) 4-0 vs. Benjamin Hoof (Ohio) 3-1. Next with the bye would be Marriott. 152: Pool A: Seven wrestlers remain in the contention after five rounds, and this sixth round could drop it down to the four All-Americans if both remaining undefeated wrestlers beat their one-loss opposition. Matches in the round include Eric Barone (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada) 4-0, Jesse Porter (New York) 5-0 vs. Trace Carello (Illinois) 4-1, Jose Champagne (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Andrew McNally (Ohio) 4-1; while Randy Meneweather (Illinois) 4-1 draws the bye. Next with the bye would be McNally, Carello, and Champagne in that order. Pool B: Eight wrestlers remain in this pool, with half having an undefeated record. Matches in the sixth round will shrink the field down to between five and seven wrestlers remaining. Those matches feature Corbin Allen (Virginia) 5-0 vs. Nick Reenan (Texas) 5-0, Joey Gunther (Illinois) 5-0 vs. Taylor Lujan (Georgia) 3-1, Matt Ferraro (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Ben Stewart (Indiana) 4-1, and Brock Benitz (Wisconsin) 5-0 vs. Luke Drugac (New Jersey) 4-1. Next in position for the bye is Drugac, Stewart, and Benitz in that order. 160: Pool A: Thirteen wrestlers remain in the tournament through three rounds, with only four having an undefeated record. Those wrestlers are Frederick Padilla (California), Kamal Bey (Illinois), Luke Enzel (Montana), and Joseph Grello (New Jersey). Spencer Haywood (Utah) draws the fourth round bye. After this round, between seven and eleven wrestlers will remain in the tournament. The bye moves next to Enzel, David Labra (Ohio), and Greg Harvey (Pennsylvania) in that order. Pool B: Thirteen also remain in this pool, with only four having undefeated marks. Those undefeated include Zac Graver (Pennsylvania), Josh Ugalde (New Jersey), Austin Bell (Pennsylvania), and Mark Hall (Colorado). The fourth round bye goes to Dalton Hahn (Wisconsin). After the upcoming round, between seven and eleven wrestlers will remain in the tournament. The bye moves next to Shane Siewert (Minnesota), Riley DeMoss (Illinois), and Hall in that order. 170: Pool A: Ten wrestlers remain in the tournament, six having undefeated records. The upcoming fourth round has no guaranteed eliminations and one match with undefeated competitors doing battle. Those matches feature Bridger Barker (Arizona) 3-0 vs. William Tindal (Missouri) 1-1, Derek Dragon (Pennsylvania) 2-1 vs. Brandon Fleischmann (Wisconsin) 3-0, Tyler DeMoss (Illinois) 3-0 vs. Isaiah Page (Oklahoma) 2-1, Brandon Haas (Iowa) 3-0 vs. Mitchell Owens (Washington) 3-0, and Jacob Woolson (New York) 2-1 vs. Dru Worker (Illinois) 3-0. Order for the bye is Worker followed by Owens. Pool B: Ten wrestlers also remain here, with seven having undefeated records. The fourth round has no guaranteed eliminations, and two matches pairing up undefeated wrestlers against one another. Those matches are Wyatt Koelling (Utah) 3-0 vs. Seth Avis (California) 2-0, Mason Kerr (Iowa) 2-1 vs. Corey Hazel (Pennsylvania) 3-0, Dustin Gray (Missouri) 2-1 vs. Jared Bird (Idaho) 3-0, Beau Breske (Wisconsin) 3-0 vs. Michael Bothwell (Minnesota) 3-0, and Clark Woodward (Oregon) 2-1 vs. Dylan Lydy (Indiana) 3-0. Order for the bye is Lydy followed by Bothwell. 182: Pool A: Eight wrestlers remain in contention after three rounds, with five having undefeated marks. The next round will reduce the field to either six or seven. Those fourth round matches place Justan Rivera (Georgia) 3-0 vs. Drew Phipps (Pennsylvania) 3-0, Andrew Fenton (Ohio) 2-1 vs. Mansur Abdul-Malik (Maryland) 2-1, Dylan Beeler (Washington) 2-1 vs. Brady Durieux (Ohio), and Cash Wilcke (Iowa) 3-0 vs. Mason Litz (Michigan) 3-0. Order for the bye goes Litz, Durieux, followed by Wilcke. Pool B: Likewise weight wrestlers remain in contention after three rounds, five having undefeated marks. The next round will also reduce the field to either six or seven. Fourth round matches place Kevin Mulligan (New Jersey) 3-0 vs. Hunter Ritter (Maryland) 3-0, Jack Harris (Ohio) 3-0 vs. George Gavalas (Georgia) 3-0, Johnley Cadet (Florida) 2-1 vs. Trevor Eicher (Washington) 2-1, and Andrew Marsden (Illinois) 3-0 vs. Mark Hussey (New Mexico) 2-1. Order for the bye goes Hussey, Eicher, then Marsden. 195: Pool A: Eight wrestlers remain alive in the tournament, five having undefeated records. The upcoming fourth round will shrink the field down to between five and seven remaining. Matches in the round feature Randy Scott (Indiana) 3-0 vs. Cornelius Putnam (Hawaii) 1-1, Tevis Bartlett (Wyoming) 3-0 vs. Samuel Colbray (Oregon) 3-0, Emilio Fowler (Kansas) 2-1 vs. Michael Rogers (Pennsylvania) 2-1, and Matthew Correnti (New Jersey) 2-0 vs. Jordy Evans (Utah) 1-1. Next for the bye is Rogers followed by Colbray. Pool B: Seven wrestlers remain in the hunt here, with only three having an undefeated record. The fourth round could shrink the field down to the All-Americans if both undefeated having matches win them. Those matches feature Isaac Florell (Minnesota) 3-0 vs. Bailey Faust (Ohio) 2-1, Alex Jacobs (Illinois) 2-1 vs. Ethan Andersen (Iowa) 2-1, and Tyler Johnson (Illinois) 3-0 vs. Tyler Hall (New York) 2-1; while Brian Barnes (Oregon) draws the bye. 220: Pool A: Seven wrestlers remain in contention, four having undefeated records. The fourth round will reduce the field down to either five or six remaining. Those matches place C.J. Toogood (North Carolina) 2-1 vs. Dallas Goodpaster (Washington) 2-0, Adam Treptau (Minnesota) 3-0 vs. Michael Smith (Maryland) 3-0, and Dustin Remer (Oklahoma) 2-1 vs. Brandon Metz (North Dakota) 2-1; while Romeo McKnight (Illinois) 3-0 has the bye. Pool B: Eight wrestlers remain in the hunt here, five having undefeated records. The fourth round will shrink the field down to either six or seven remaining. Matches in this round feature Shane Coombs (Colorado) 3-0 vs. James Ford (Ohio) 1-1, James Bethel (New York) 2-1 vs. Justice Williams (Virginia) 2-1, Kyler Childers (Oklahoma) 3-0 vs. Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania) 3-0, and Youssif Hemida (New York) 2-0 vs. Lance Benick (Minnesota) 2-0. 285: Pool A: Six wrestlers remain in the tournament, with the three undefeated wrestlers slated to face on-loss opposition in the fourth round. Those matches place Shawn Streck (Indiana) 3-0 vs. Hunter Toppel (Wisconsin) 2-1, James Huwe (Minnesota) 2-1 vs. Jacob Marnin (Iowa) 3-0, and Antonio James (Illinois) 3-0 vs. Raynel Brown (Kentucky) 2-1. Pool B: Eight wrestlers remain in contention, with only two having undefeated records. This fourth round could shrink the field down to the four All-Americans, or as many as six wrestlers could remain still in the hunt. Those matches place Cortez Rodelo (Oregon) 2-1 vs. Tate Ondorff (Washington) 2-0, Kevin Vough (Ohio) 2-1 vs. Collin Braun (Missouri) 2-1, Brenden Lillo (Wisconsin) 2-1 vs. Adam Lemke-Bell (Illinois) 3-0, and George Humphreys (Georgia) 1-1 vs. Peter Strassfield (New York) 1-1.

The Junior National freestyle competition kicks off in Fargo on Thursday at 9 a.m. CT, and will reach its medal round at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Information about weight class participants is as of 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. 100: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin), an in-season state champion who won a Cadet Triple Crown last year at 94 pounds, enters as the weight class favorite. Other contenders include Junior Greco-Roman finalists Dalton Roberts (Michigan) and Kirk Johansen (Illinois), who both were Cadet freestyle All-Americans last year. 106: Three Fargo champions anchor the field in this weight class: defending Junior freestyle champion at 100 pounds Tanner Rohweder (Iowa), returning Cadet freestyle champion at 100 pounds Miguel Silva, Jr (Illinois), and the Junior Greco-Roman champion in this weight class Brandon Staley (Florida). Fargo runners-up in this field include Joey Cisneros (California), who finished second in Junior Greco-Roman on Tuesday; Carlos Fuentez (Illinois), second last year in Junior freestyle; Nick Lukanich (Illinois), second in Cadet freestyle last year; and Luke Karam (Pennsylvania), second in Cadet freestyle in 2011. Additional wrestler to watch is returning Junior freestyle All-American Brock George (Utah), who was third in Junior Greco-Roman on Tuesday. 113: This weight class has the makings of a relatively open field; however, the slight early favorite would have to be Skyler Petry (Minnesota), who was runner-up in Greco-Roman at this weight class. Others to watch include Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey), an in-season state champion in 2012 and third in Junior Greco-Roman on Tuesday; returning Cadet freestyle All-American Nolan Hellickson (Iowa); Junior folkstyle champion Brian Rossi (Illinois); FILA Junior freestyle runner-up Doyle Trout (Nebraska); along with Christian Moody (Oklahoma), Elijah Oliver (Tennessee), and Armando Torres (Ohio). 120: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota), ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2014, seeks to repeat as Junior National freestyle champion and win a third Fargo freestyle crown in as many years. However, this field will not be an easy one to navigate with six other grade level ranked wrestlers present. Junior Greco-Roman champion Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) was ranked No. 76 in the Class of 2013, and a Junior double All-American last year; fellow Junior Greco-Roman champion Josh Terao (Hawaii) is ranked No. 92 in the Class of 2014, and was a Cadet double All-American last year; Kaid Brock (Oklahoma) and Austin Assad (Ohio) are both two-time Cadet freestyle All-Americans, and are ranked No. 25 and No. 36 in the Class of 2015 respectively; Jordan Allen (West Virginia) is No. 40 in the Class of 2014; while James Flint (Florida) is No. 99 in the Class of 2014. Others to watch are two-time Cadet freestyle All-American A.C. Headlee (Pennsylvania), Junior freestyle All-American Alijah Jeffrey (Iowa), FILA Cadet freestyle third place finisher Jens Lantz (Wisconsin), and two-time Junior Greco-Roman top three finisher Jared Oftedahl (Minnesota). 126: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio), who finished high school ranked No. 15 overall in the Class of 2013, has won Junior National freestyle titles the two previous seasons. This field presents a rather stern test; in fact one where he is not the favorite, that would be 2011 Junior National freestyle All-American Jered Cortez, who is ranked No. 7 overall in the Class of 2014. Five other grade level ranked wrestlers join these two: two-time Cadet freestyle All-American Jaydin Clayton (Missouri) is ranked No. 28 in the Class of 2015, Julian Flores (California) is No. 17 in the Class of 2016, two-time Cadet freestyle All-American Brandon James (Indiana) is No. 49 in the Class of 2015, Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania) sits No. 47 in the Class of 2015, while returning Junior freestyle All-American Mason Pengilly (California) is No. 57 in the Class of 2014. Others to watch include FILA Cadet freestyle champion Sean Fausz (Kentucky), 2012 Cadet freestyle runner-up Chaz Tucker (New Jersey), along with Junior Greco-Roman top three finishers Jordan Shearer (North Dakota), Cub Yeager (Oklahoma), and William Koll (New York). 132: Even with a level of depth in this weight that is downright nasty, there is one clear favorite, and that is Hayden Tuma (Idaho). Tuma is ranked No. 6 overall in the Class of 2014, won the Junior Greco-Roman title on Tuesday for the second straight year, was a FILA Junior double All-American, and was third in Junior freestyle last year. An absurd seven additional Top 100 Class of 2014 prospects are in this field: No. 16 Zac Hall (Michigan), who was a Junior freestyle runner-up last year; No. 28 Colton Adams (Nebraska); No. 37 Cole Weaver (Michigan), a Cadet double finalist last year; No. 55 Seth Gross (Minnesota), a two-time Cadet freestyle champion; No. 60 Anthony Giraldo (New Jersey), who was third in Junior Greco-Roman; No. 88 Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma), a 2011 Cadet freestyle runner-up; and No. 97 Jacob Rubio (Texas), who was a Cadet double All-American last year. Three additional wrestlers in this field are ranked in the Class of 2015: returning Cadet freestyle All-American Michael Kemerer (Pennsylvania) is ranked No. 6, fellow Cadet freestyle All-American Fredy Stroker (Pennsylvania) is ranked No. 16, while Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) is No. 18. California's Aaron Pico, who just completed his freshman year of high school, notched a win over NCAA qualifier Joey Ward at the FILA Junior Nationals this spring in Akron, Ohio (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)138: Even with the abundance of depth present in this weight class, Aaron Pico (California) still stands out above the rest. What he has done in a relatively young career is absurd; listing all his credentials would take the length of this preview. Ranked No. 1 overall in the Class of 2016, he is a two-time Cadet National double champion, won the Junior folkstyle title this year, was a FILA Junior double champion, and won the FILA Cadet freestyle title. There are nine other wrestlers in this weight within the grade level rankings, one Class of 2013, five Class of 2014, and three Class of 2015. Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Jake Velarde (Washington) is ranked No. 71 in the Class of 2013. Junior Greco-Roman champion Joey McKenna (New Jersey) leads the Class of 2014 contingent in the No. 10 position, where he is joined by No. 33 Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York), No. 75 Logan Ryan (Iowa), No. 77 Brock Zacherl (Pennsylvania), and No. 81 Samuel Crane (Iowa). The Class of 2015 contingent includes No. 14 Joseph Smith (Oklahoma), a Cadet freestyle runner-up last year and FILA Cadet freestyle All-American this year; No. 15 Ronnie Gentile (New Jersey), a Cadet freestyle All-American last year; and No. 43 Max Thomsen (Iowa). 145: Anthony Collica (Ohio), a two-time Junior freestyle All-American who ended his career No. 20 in the Class of 2013, won the title last year in this weight class and seeks to repeat. Among those standing in his way are four grade level ranked wrestlers: Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota), a three-time Junior Greco-Roman All-Amiercan who ended his career No. 34 in the Class of 2013; Daniel Lewis (Missouri), ranked No. 36 in the Class of 2014; Gary Dinmore (New Jersey), ranked No. 67 in the Class of 2014; and Tommy Forte (Indiana), ranked No. 10 in the Class of 2015. Others to watch include Junior Greco-Roman champion Blayne Briceno (California), Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Matthew Moody (Georgia), and 2011 Junior freestyle All-American Jared Johnshoy (Idaho). 152: Bryce Brill (Illinois), ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2014, is a defending Junior National freestyle champion. However, in order to repeat, he is going to have to navigate one heck of a gauntlet -- at least based on the entrants listed at this point. The field includes three ranked Class of 2013 wrestlers, five additional ranked from the Class of 2014, and one other in the Class of 2015. Notable graduated seniors include No. 30 Jake Short (Minnesota), a two-time Junior freestyle All-American; No. 62 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa), a returning Junior freestyle All-American; No. 86 Darick Lapaglia (Missouri), a returning Junior freestyle All-American; Junior folkstyle champion Grant LaMont (Utah); and returning Junior freestyle runner-up Austin Eads (Missouri). Additional rising seniors include No. 32 Jack Clark (New Jersey); No. 34 Jon-Jay Chavez (Idaho), champion in Junior Greco-Roman, a FILA Cadet double champion, and FILA Junior double All-American; No. 35 Grant Leeth (Missouri); No. 45 Ryan Blees (North Dakota); No. 85 Vinny Corsaro (Indiana); returning Junior freestyle All-American Jack Bass (Virginia); and Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Andrew Millsap (Kansas). In addition, there is defending Cadet freestyle champion Anthony Valencia (California), who is ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2015 and was third at FILA Cadets in freestyle. 160: Two-time Junior freestyle All-American (2011 runner-up) Brian Murphy (Illinois), who finished with the No. 27 ranking in the Class of 2013, enters the tournament as the slight favorite. Four other grade level ranked wrestlers are present in this field: Burke Paddock (New York), No. 39 in the Class of 2014; returning Cadet freestyle runner-up Kimball Bastian (Utah), No. 68 in the Class of 2014; Markus Scheidel (Ohio), No. 60 in the Class of 2013; and returning Cadet double All-American Chris Weiler (Pennsylvania), ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2016. Some of the additional wrestlers to watch include Seth Leigel (Wisconsin) and Ryan Preisch (Pennsylvania). 170: Davonte Mahomes (Illinois), ranked No. 51 in the Class of 2014, will enter this event seeking a Junior Triple Crown; however, his Greco-Roman and folkstyle titles came at 160 pounds. There are four wrestlers in this field who stand out a clear step ahead of Mahomes: Zach Beard (Oklahoma), who was ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2013; returning Junior freestyle runner-up Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), who was No. 22 in the Class of 2013; Bo Nickal (Texas), who is ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2014, a returning Cadet Triple Crown winner, and FILA Cadet freestyle champion this year; along with Chandler Rogers (Washington), who is No. 13 in the Class of 2014 and seeks a sweep of the Fargo titles in this weight class. Other notable wrestlers include Tyler Askey (Georgia), who was No. 56 in the Class of 2013; Lance Dixon (Oklahoma), who is No. 46 in the Class of 2014; Andrew Garcia (Michigan), who is No. 73 in the Class of 2014; Junior Greco-Roman runner-up at 160 Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), who is No. 45 in the Class of 2015; and Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Jared Johnson (Kansas). 182: Domenic Abounader (Ohio), who ended his career ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2013, enters this tournament as the clear weight class favorite. He is joined by four other grade level ranked wrestlers: returning Junior freestyle All-American Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma) as well as returning Cadet freestyle champions in Michael Pixley (Missouri) and Ryan Christensen (Washington) whom are No. 30, 38, and 41 in the Class of 2014 respectively; along with Junior Greco-Roman champion Preston Lehmann (North Dakota), who finished up No. 46 in the Class of 2013. Other wrestlers to watch include Junior Greco-Roman top three finishers Dan Hawkins (Maryland) and Nick Corba (Ohio). 195: Though it is Chance McClure (Georgia), ranked No. 100 in the Class of 2014, who seeks the sweep of the titles in Fargo from this weight class -- he is not the clear favorite here. That mantle would be held by Mitch Sliga (Indiana), a Cadet double winner in 2010 and 2011, who ended his high school career ranked No. 31 in the Class of 2013. McClure and Sliga are joined by five other grade level ranked wrestlers: Jared Haught (West Virginia), No. 68 in the Class of 2013; Derek White (Oklahoma), No. 78 in the Class of 2014; Joel Dixon (Oklahoma), No. 82 in the Class of 2014; Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Jeramy Sweany (California), No. 84 in the Class of 2014; and Reggie Williams (New York), No. 98 in the Class of 2014 220: Roy Nash (Utah) is as prohibitive a favorite as a non-superstar can ever be in a Junior freestyle weight class. He enters the tournament seeking a second consecutive sweep of titles in Fargo, doubling at the Cadet level last year, and is currently No. 79 in the Class of 2014. There is no other grade level ranked wrestler in this field, while the most notable challenger just may be Tommy Petersen (Minnesota). 285: Things seem to be back to normal for Adam Coon (Michigan), as he is one tournament away from a second straight Junior Triple Crown. Ranked No. 2 in the final Class of 2013 rankings, Coon took a temporary sabbatical from his normal winning in mid-June as he was swept in both the FILA Junior freestyle and Greco-Roman challenge finals at the World Team Trials. However, he earned a shutout technical fall victory over Sam Stoll in the finals on Tuesday afternoon. Ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2014, Stoll is the primary threat to Coon winning the triple crown. Others to watch include Wesley Bernard (Indiana); Nathan Butler (Kansas), who ended with the No. 64 spot in the Class of 2013; Adarios Jones (Illinois), who was third in Junior Greco-Roman; returning Junior freestyle All-American Jake Scanlan (Iowa); and Wyatt Spears (Oregon), a Cadet Nationals double winner last year.

Jason Bryant and J.D. Bergman will go "On the Mat" today. "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 www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments about the show. A podcast of the show is available on theopenmat.com. Bryant is the editor of Amateur Wrestling News. He will provide an update from the Junior Nationals wrestling tournament in Fargo, North Dakota. Bergman, a three-time All-American for Ohio State, made the freestyle World team at 211.5 pounds. He will represent the United States at the World Championships later this year.

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FARGO, N.D. -- Adam Coon entered Fargo week with redemption on his mind. Adam Coon defeated Sam Stoll in the finals (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The recently graduated senior from Fowlerville, Mich., was dominated in the FILA Junior World Team Trials Greco-Roman finals last month in Stillwater, Okla., by Minnesota's Sam Stoll. The two highly ranked heavyweights met on Tuesday at the FARGODOME, and this time it was all Coon. The University of Michigan signee dominated from the outset, scoring with a pushout, takedown, and two gut wrenches to earn a first-period technical fall, 7-0. "I wanted to prove it to myself," Coon said in his post-match interview. "I didn't' feel like I wrestled well in Stillwater, and he capitalized on it. I'm not going to lie ... He destroyed me." With the Greco-Roman title, Coon has won the first two legs of the Junior Triple Crown, an honor he won in 2012. If he comes out victorious in the Junior freestyle competition, Coon will become the first wrestler ever to win back-to-back Junior Triple Crowns. "I can't think about it now," said Coon of the possibility of winning a second straight Junior Triple Crown. "I've got to make sure that I take it step-by-step. 24-hour rule ... You celebrate for 24 hours and then it's back to work. That's the way it's going to be for me. I'm going to celebrate for 24 hours and then I'm going to be right back to work, taking it by steps." The only other wrestler still in contention for a Junior Triple Crown is Illinois' Davonte Mahomes, who won Cadet National Greco-Roman title over fellow Illinois wrestler Xavier Montalvo, 4-0. Hayden Tuma, pictured with Steve Fraser, won Outstanding Wrestler honors (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Aside from Coon, Idaho's Hayden Tuma was the only other repeat champion in the Junior National Greco-Roman competition. Tuma scored with two three-point moves and a two-point turn to earn a first-period technical victory, 8-0, in the finals over Missouri's Rodney Clevenger. Tuma's Centennial (Idaho) teammate Jon Jay Chavez took the title at 152 pounds over Kansas' Andrew Millsap, an InterMat JJ Classic finalist. Like Tuma, Chavez was dominant in the finals, scoring with three-point throw and two turns to earn a 7-0 first-period technical fall. Both Tuma and Chavez train under former USOEC Greco-Roman coach Ivan Ivanov in Boise, Idaho. New Jersey's Joey McKenna captured his third Fargo stop sign in Greco-Roman, but first at the Junior level. The Blair Academy wrestler edged Washington's Jake Velarde in the finals at 138 pounds. McKenna scored the first takedown off a Russian tie and added a pushout to go up 3-0. Velarde then used a three-point move to make the score 3-3. But McKenna quickly opened up the lead, scoring with a reversal and takedown to go up 6-3. Velarde added a late takedown, but it was too little too late. Two North Dakota wrestlers, both from West Fargo High School, claimed titles: Jordan Shearer (126) and Preston Lehman (182). Shearer, an InterMat JJ Classic finalist in 2011, registered a technical fall shutout victory, 8-0, over Oklahoma's Cub Yeager in the finals at 126 pounds. He scored with a takedown and three gut wrenches. Lehman, a North Dakota State signee, also scored with a takedown and three gut wrenches to win by an identical score of 8-0 in the finals at 182 pounds. His victory came over Maryland's Dan Hawkins. Washington's Chandler Rogers, who recently committed to Oklahoma State, won his first Fargo stop sign at the Junior level, after winning a Greco-Roman title at the Cadet level last summer. Rogers blanked Kansas' Jared Johnson, 7-0, in the finals at 170 pounds. Oregon's Ronnie Bresser edged Minnesota's Skyler Petry to win the championship at 113 pounds. Bresser had a late reversal, which made the score 5-5, but gave him the victory on criteria. Josh Terao of Hawaii claimed the title at 120 pounds with a 5-3 victory over Minnesota's Blane Tschida. Terao raced out to a 4-0 lead, scoring with a takedown and turn, and held on for the victory. Dalton Roberts joined Adam Coon as a champion from the state of Michigan. Roberts won a wild, high-scoring affair, 22-16, over Kirk Johnson of Illinois in the finals at 100 pounds. At 220, Utah's Roy Nash, a Cadet National double champion last summer, gave up the first takedown in his finals match against Wisconsin's Tyler Schmidt before reeling off nine consecutive points to earn a 9-2 technical fall victory. Florida's Brandon Staley used a headlock in the final ten seconds to edge California's Joe Cisneros on criteria in the finals at 106 pounds. California's lone champion was Blayne Briceno at 145 pounds. Briceno won by technical fall, 8-0, in the finals against Georgia's Matthew Moody. Georgia turned the tables on California in the finals at 195 pounds, where Georgia's Joseph McClure edged California's Jeremy Sweany, 2-0. Illinois ran away with the team title, finishing 25 point ahead of runner-up Minnesota. Wisconsin was third. Finals Results: 100: Dalton Roberts (Michigan) dec. Kirk Johansen (Illinois), 22-16 106: Brandon Staley (Florida) dec. Joe Cisneros (California), 10-10 criteria 113: Ronnie Bresser III (Oregon) dec. Skyler Petry (Minnesota), 5-5 criteria 120: Joshua Terao (Hawaii) dec. Blane Tschida (Minnesota), 5-3 126: Jordan Shearer (North Dakota) dec. Cub Yeager (Oklahoma), 8-0 132: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) dec. Rodney Clevenger (Missouri), 8-0 138: Joey McKenna (New Jersey) dec. Jake Velarde (Washington), 6-5 145: Blayne Briceno (California) dec. Matthew Moody (Georgia), 8-0 152: Jon Jay Chavez (Idaho) dec. Andrew Millsap (Kansas), 7-0 160: Davonte Mahomes (Illinois) dec. Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), 4-0 170: Chandler Rogers (Washington) dec. Jared Johnson (Kansas), 7-0 182: Preston Lehmann (North Dakota) dec. Dan Hawkins (Maryland), 8-0 195: Joseph McClure (Georgia) dec. Jeremy Sweany (California), 2-0 220: Roy Nash (Utah) dec. Tyler Schmidt (Wisconsin), 9-2 285: Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. Sam Stoll (Minnesota), 7-0 Team Standings: 1. Illinois 70 2. Minnesota 45 3. Wisconsin 37 4. California 35 5. Maryland 30 6. Utah 30 7. Idaho 27 8. Oregon 24 9. Kansas 23 10. Georgia 20 Junior women's champs crowned, Leathers OW Junior women's freestyle champions (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) Twelve champions were crowned in the Junior women's freestyle competition on Tuesday. Oklahoma's Becka Leathers (139) earned Outstanding Wrestler honors. Finals Results: 97: Marina Doi (California) and Regina Doi (California), co-champions 105: Cody Pfau (Colorado) dec. Amy Hou (Georgia), 11-0 112: Vicmarie Requena (Puerto Rico) dec. Emily Pinson (Georgia), 4-1 117: Steffanie Hampton (Michigan) dec. Danielle Coughlin (Massachusetts), 12-9 121:Rachel Hale (New York) dec. Cassidy Jasperson (Texas), 14-2 125: Teshya Alo (Hawaii) pinned Gabrielle Weyhrich (Nebraska), 1:50 130: Maya Nelson (Colorado) dec. Jessika Rottier (Wisconsin), 11-3 139: Becka Leathers (Oklahoma) dec. Kayla Miracle (Indiana), 10-2 148: Alexis Porter (New York) dec. Jasmine Mendoza (California), 11-2 159: Autumn Rux (Michigan) dec. Taylor Rosario (Texas), 6-0 172: Kiaya Van Scoyoc (Washington) dec. Stephanie Pantoja (Florida), 11-0 198: Ryan Gibbons (Washington) pinned Nadine Fiege (Florida), 0:43

Cadet freestyle in Fargo kicks off on Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. CT, with the medal matches scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. CT. Below is a weight-by-weight breakdown. 88: Louie Hayes (Illinois) will enter as the favorite to sweep Cadet National titles this week, after winning the Greco-Roman tournament on Monday; he also was a Cadet folkstyle runner-up at 94 pounds. Others to watch include Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Alex Crowe (Minnesota), who was champion in freestyle at last year's Schoolboy Nationals, and Gavin Teasdale (Pennsylvania). 94: Coming off the Greco-Roman title on Monday night, and a FILA Cadet freestyle title in late May, Austin Gomez (Illinois) has to enter as the favorite. Ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2017, Gomez is seeking a Cadet Nationals sweep this week. Others to watch include FILA Cadet freestyle second place finisher Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma), who is ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2017; Cadet folkstyle champion Brent Jones (Minnesota), who placed third in both Cadet Greco-Roman and FILA Cadet freestyle; Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Ramon Miranda (California); and last year's Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Brendan Coughlin (Maryland). 100: Joey Prata (Virginia) won the title here in Greco-Roman on Monday and seeks to double as champion this week with a freestyle title. Last year in Fargo, Prata was a double All-American as well. Those seeking to block him from a double include returning Cadet freestyle runner-up Michael Doetsch (Maryland); Matthew Schmitt (Missouri), a fellow Cadet double All-American last year who placed second in FILA Cadet freestyle; Ian Parker (Michigan), who placed third in FILA Cadet freestyle; Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Danny Vega (Arizona); along with FILA Cadet freestyle All-Americans Ben Freeman (Michigan) and Coltan Williams (Texas). 106: Daton Fix (Oklahoma), who is ranked No. 6 overall in the Class of 2017, will enter this event as a solid favorite to win a Cadet Triple Crown. Fix won the folkstyle title in April, the Greco-Roman title on Monday, and was also second at 110 pounds in FILA Cadet freestyle. Primary challengers to Fix include Jack Mueller (Texas), ranked No. 30 overall in the Class of 2016 and third in FILA Cadet freestyle at 110; Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Dylan Duncan (Illinois); 2012 FILA Cadet freestyle champion Andrew Nieman (Oklahoma); as well as Ty Agaisse (New Jersey) and Michael Murphy (Tennessee). 113: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) is after a sweep of the titles, having won the Greco-Roman title on Monday afternoon. He also was runner-up at the FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle in 2012. However, he is but one of many contenders here in freestyle; a group that is led by Jose Rodriguez (Ohio), who is ranked No. 38 in the Class of 2015 and was a FILA Cadet freestyle All-American at 119 pounds. Others to watch include Eric Hong (Pennsylvania), ranked No. 9 in the Class of 2017 and third in Cadet Greco-Roman; three-time in-season state champion Cameron Sykora (Minnesota); in-season state champion Henry Pohlmeyer (Iowa), who was also a Cadet freestyle All-American last year; in-season state champion Taylor Venz (Minnesota); returning Cadet freestyle runner-up Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey), who is ranked No. 23 in the Class of 2016; Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Adam Flatt (Georgia); and L.J. Bentley (Ohio). 120: Cadet folkstyle champion Taylor LaMont (Utah) went undefeated in both the Cadet and Junior Nationals in freestyle, and would have to be the slightest of favorites headed into this event. LaMont is also ranked No. 25 in the Class of 2016 and earned All-America honors in the Junior Greco-Roman tournament. Others to watch include Cadet Greco-Roman champion Gabe Townsell (Illinois); Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Chris Debien (Tennessee); Chad Red (Indiana), who is ranked No. 20 in the Class of 2016; two-time in-season state runner-up Nick Casella (New York); 2012 Schoolboy freestyle champion Isaiah Palomino (California); and returning Cadet freestyle All-American Evan Cheek (Ohio). 126: Zahid Valencia (California) won the Greco-Roman title on Monday and seeks a Cadet National double title, to augment the Junior folkstyle title to win in April, which augments a Cadet freestyle title won last year for the No. 5 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2015. He is the strong favorite in this field. Three other Californians merit attention: Jaden Enriquez, third in Cadet Greco-Roman and a Schoolboy freestyle champion last year, as well as a pair of Cadet folkstyle champions in Armand Molina and Zander Wick. The biggest challenger to Valencia would be Nick Lee (Indiana), ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2017 after a runner-up finish at the FILA Cadet freestyle tournament in May. Others to watch include 2012 Cadet double All-American Drake Foster (Idaho) and Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 38 in the Class of 2016. 132: On the surface this seems to be one of the weaker fields of the Cadet freestyle tournament. The favorite based on present entries would be Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma), who is ranked No. 19 in the Class of 2016 after going undefeated in freestyle at the Cadet Duals. The highest Greco-Roman placer in the field is runner-up Logan Kass (Minnesota). 138: Three wrestlers stand out ahead of the field here in this weight class: David McFadden (New Jersey), who is ranked No. 22 overall in the Class of 2015; Isaiah White (Illinois), who is ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2016; and Jacob Woodard (Iowa), a returning Cadet freestyle All-American and in-season state champion. Others to watch include Patricio Lugo (Florida), runner-up in Cadet Greco-Roman and undefeated in both styles at the Cadet Duals, and Kaleb Young (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 47 in the Class of 2016. Larry Early (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)145: Despite being after a Cadet Triple Crown, Larry Early (Illinois) -- ranked No. 26 overall in the Class of 2015 - is the clear second choice in this weight class. Left unsaid is that he won the folkstyle and Greco-Roman titles at 138 pounds. The strong favorite here is Mason Manville (New Jersey), ranked No. 3 overall in the Class of 2016. Manville is now a two-time Cadet Greco-Roman champion, was runner-up in Cadet freestyle last year, and finished as a FILA Cadet freestyle All-American last year. Others to watch include Ryan Klemp (Idaho), a two-time in-season state champ who was third in Cadet Greco-Roman; Austin Kraisser (Maryland), runner-up in Cadet Greco-Roman who is ranked No. 33 in the Class of 2016; and in-season state runner-up Bryce Steiert (Iowa). 152: Nick Reenan (Texas), ranked No. 10 in the Class of 2016, enters this weight class as the strong favorite to earn a Triple Crown. Reenan was champion of Cadet folkstyle in April, Cadet Greco-Roman on Monday afternoon, and was a FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up in late May. Among those seeking to spoil Reenan's fun are fellow FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Taylor Lujan (Georgia), who is ranked No. 35 in the Class of 2015; returning Cadet freestyle All-American Jose Champagne (Illinois); two-time Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Joey Gunther (Illinois); Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Jesse Porter (New York); in-season state runner-up Corbin Allen (Virginia); and 2012 Schoolboy freestyle champion Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada). 160: Mark Hall (Colorado) makes it three successive weights where a wrestler is seeking the Cadet Triple Crown. Ranked No. 2 overall in the Class of 2016, he will be a prohibitive favorite to do so; and he has also placed twice at the FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle. Among the challengers are Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Vincente Guerrero (Arizona); Cadet Greco-Roman third place finisher Kamal Bey (Illinois), who is ranked No. 46 overall in the Class of 2016; Jelani Embree (Michigan), who went undefeated at the Cadet Duals, and is ranked No. 4 in the Class of 2017; Joseph Grello (New Jersey), who also went undefeated at the Cadet Duals; and a pair of returning All-Americans in Andrew Doak (Pennsylvania) and Josh Ugalde (New Jersey). 170: Things set up nicely for yet another showdown between top Class of 2016 wrestlers Beau Breske (Wisconsin) and Keegan Moore (Minnesota). Ranked No. 9 in that grade, Breske won the Greco-Roman final by technical fall over Moore, and also was runner-up to Hall in Cadet folkstyle at 160; while Moore is ranked No. 22 in the grade and was the Cadet folkstyle champion in this weight class. A couple other notables in this field are Cadet Greco-Roman third place finisher Brandon Haas (Iowa) and 2012 Schoolboy freestyle champion Wyatt Koeling (Utah). 182: Hunter Ritter (Maryland), ranked No. 44 in the Class of 2015, will be after a sweep of the Fargo titles in this Cadet weight class. However, a multitude of solid challengers are present. Among the leaders of the group are Cadet folkstyle champion Cash Wilcke (Iowa), a two-time in-season state placer; Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Justan Rivera (Georgia), who was a Cadet double All-American last year and is ranked No. 46 in the Class of 2015; Andrew Marsden (Illinois), who placed third in Cadet Greco-Roman and third at the FILA Cadet freestyle tournament; Jack Harris (Ohio), who was runner-up in Cadet folkstyle and is ranked No. 43 in the Class of 2016; and Drew Phipps (Pennsylvania), ranked No. 34 in the Class of 2016. 195: Now a two-time Cadet Greco-Roman champion, Samuel Colbray (Oregon) will seek to win double titles here in Fargo after taking fifth in freestyle last year. Colbray is also ranked No. 13 overall in the Class of 2016, and he will face a relatively solid field in the hunt for a stop sign. Among the challengers are Tevis Barlett (Wyoming), who placed third in Greco-Roman and is ranked No. 48 in the Class of 2016; Cadet folkstyle champion Emilio Fowler (Kansas), Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Randy Scott (Indiana); returning Cadet freestyle All-American Tyler Johnson (Illinois); and Matt Correnti (New Jersey), who is ranked No. 39 in the Class of 2016. 220: Lance Benick (Minnesota), the nation's top ranked Class of 2015 wrestler, is an obvious favorite for a second straight Cadet Nationals sweep in Fargo. Last year he won the Cadet Triple Crown; this year, he'll fall short because his folkstyle nationals title came at the Junior level. Among those seeking to somehow upset Benick are returning Cadet freestyle runner-up Kyler Childers (Oklahoma); Cadet Greco-Roman third place finisher James Bethel (New York); Cadet folkstyle champion Gannon Gremmel (Iowa), who is ranked No. 42 in the Class of 2016; and Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2016. 285: Jacob Marnin (Iowa), a returning Cadet freestyle All-American, will be seeking a Triple Crown after winning the folkstyle title in April and the Greco-Roman title on Monday afternoon. However, the field of challengers is credible. The crop includes Cadet Greco-Roman third place finisher Dante Jiovanetta (Illinois); FILA Cadet freestyle champion Adam Lemke-Bell (Illinois); Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Adrian James (Illinois); and Shawn Streck (Indiana), who is ranked No. 26 in the Class of 2016.

FARGO, N.D. -- The Junior National Greco-Roman champions were crowned on Tuesday in Fargo, N.D. InterMat will be providing a Fargo Day 4 recap after the conclusion of Tuesday night's session. Finals Results: 100: Dalton Roberts (Michigan) dec. Kirk Johansen (Illinois), 22-16 106: Brandon Staley (Florida) dec. Joey Cisneros (California), 10-10 113: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) dec. Skyler Petry (Minnesota), 5-5 120: Josh Terao (Hawaii) dec. Blaine Tschida (Minnesota), 5-3 126: Jordan Shearer (North Dakota) tech. fall Cub Yeager (Oklahoma), 8-0 132: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) tech. fall Blake Clevenger (Missouri), 8-0 138: Joey McKenna (New Jersey) dec. Jake Velarde (Washington), 6-5 145: Blayne Briceno (California) tech. fall Matthew Moody (Georgia), 8-0 152: Jon-Jay Chavez (Idaho) tech. fall Andrew Millsap (Kansas), 7-0 160: Davonte Mahomes (Illinois) dec. Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), 4-0 170: Chandler Rogers (Washington) tech. fall Jared Johnson (Kansas), 7-0 182: Preston Lehamnn (North Dakota) tech. fall Dan Hawkins (Maryland), 8-0 195: Chance McClure (Georgia) dec. Jeramy Sweany (California), 2-0 220: Roy Nash (Utah) tech. fall Tyler Schmidt (Wisconsin), 9-2 285: Adam Coon (Michigan) tech. fall Sam Stoll (Minnesota), 7-0

FARGO, N.D. -- The Junior National Greco-Roman finals matchups are set. The finals are scheduled for 2:15 p.m. CT. 100: Dalton Roberts (Michigan) dec. Kirk Johansen (Illinois), 22-16 106: Brandon Staley (Florida) dec. Joey Cisneros (California), 10-10 113: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) dec. Skyler Petry (Minnesota), 5-5 120: Josh Terao (Hawaii) dec. Blaine Tschida (Minnesota), 5-3 126: Jordan Shearer (North Dakota) tech. fall Cub Yeager (Oklahoma), 8-0 132: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) tech. fall Blake Clevenger (Missouri), 8-0 138: Joey McKenna (New Jersey) dec. Jake Velarde (Washington), 6-5 145: Blayne Briceno (California) tech. fall Matthew Moody (Georgia), 8-0 152: Jon-Jay Chavez (Idaho) tech. fall Andrew Millsap (Kansas), 7-0 160: Davonte Mahomes (Illinois) dec. Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), 4-0 170: Chandler Rogers (Washington) tech. fall Jared Johnson (Kansas), 7-0 182: Preston Lehamnn (North Dakota) tech. fall Dan Hawkins (Maryland), 8-0 195: Chance McClure (Georgia) dec. Jeramy Sweany (California), 2-0 220: Roy Nash (Utah) tech. fall Tyler Schmidt (Wisconsin), 9-2 285: Adam Coon (Michigan) tech. fall Sam Stoll (Minnesota), 7-0

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FARGO, N.D. -- Hawaii's Teshya Alo capped a dominating tournament with a strong performance in the Cadet Nationals women’s freestyle finals. Teshya Alo (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The talented Alo took charge immediately in rolling past Wyoming's Jenna Elmlinger by a 10-0 technical fall in the 124-pound finals on Saturday night at the Fargo Dome. Alo repeated as Cadet Nationals champion. She will represent the U.S. next month at the FILA Cadet World Championships in Serbia. "My game plan for Fargo was just to treat it like any other tournament and don't give anybody a chance to score," said Alo, who was named Outstanding Wrestler. "I wanted to work on my technique and use some of my throws out there." The eight-day ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet Nationals, the largest wrestling tournament in the world, kicked off on Saturday in Fargo. Continue reading this story on TheMat.com ...

Mark Hall won by fall in the finals at 160 pounds (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) FARGO, N.D. -- Four wrestlers repeated as champions in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition, which concluded on Monday in Fargo, N.D. Repeat champions included Minnesota's Mitchell McKee (113), New Jersey's Mason Manville (145), Oregon's Samuel Colbray (195), and Minnesota's Lance Benick (220). McKee, an InterMat JJ Classic runner-up, earned his title at 113 pounds with first-period technical fall victory, 8-0, over Georgia's Adam Flatt. Mason Manville (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Manville, a FILA Cadet National runner-up in Greco-Roman, won a hard-fought battle over Joey Gunther of Illinois, 2-1, in the finals at 145 pounds. He was named Outstanding Wrestler of the competition. Manville is the nation's No. 3 overall wrestler in the Class of 2016. It marks the second straight year that Gunther finished runner-up in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition. Colbray, who is ranked 16th overall in the Class of 2016, claimed the championship with a first-period fall over Indiana's Randy Scott in the finals at 195 pounds. Benick, the nation's top-ranked wrestler in the Class of 2015, was dominant in the finals, earning a first-period technical fall, 7-0, over Pennsylvania's Jordan Wood. Benick is a two-time InterMat JJ Classic finalist, winning a title in 2011. He won a Junior National folkstyle title this spring. Daton Fix (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Five wrestlers remain in contention for a Cadet Triple Crown with only the freestyle competition remaining. The Cadet Triple Crown hopefuls include Oklahoma's Daton Fix (106), Illinois' Larry Early (138), Texas' Nick Reenan (152), Colorado's Mark Hall (160), and Iowa's Jacob Marnin (285). Fix, ranked sixth overall in the Class of 2017, trailed 3-0 after the opening period in his finals match against Dylan Duncan of Illinois, after giving up a pushout and takedown. But the Oklahoma wrestler battled back, using a headlock in the second period to pin Duncan and keep his Triple Crown hopes alive. Early, a FILA Cadet National runner-up in Greco-Roman, won his title with a 6-2 victory over Florida's Patricio Lugo in the finals at 138 pounds. Lugo scored the first points of the match with a first-period gut wrench before Early scored six unanswered points off two gut wrenches and a takedown. Reenan, an undefeated Texas state champion as a freshman, won a back-and-forth battle over New York's Jesse Porter, 9-6. Reenan will attend Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) as a sophomore and is currently ranked 10th overall in the Class of 2016. Hall, who is currently training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, dazzled in the finals at 160 pounds, scoring two takedowns in the first period, including one off a super duck, before throwing and pinning Arizona's Vicente Guerrero in the second period. Hall is a two-time InterMat JJ Classic champion. He is currently ranked second overall in the Class of 2016, behind only Aaron Pico of California. Marmin, who attends Southeast Polk High School in Iowa, earned a 7-0 shutout victory over Antonio James of Illinois in the finals at 285 pounds. Austin Gomez (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Illinois had the most champions with four and finished on top in the team standings with 86 points, outdistancing runner-up Minnesota by 36 points. Champions from the Land of Lincoln were Louie Hayes (88), Austin Gomez (94), and Gabriel Townsell (120). Hayes, who was fifth in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition last summer, cruised in the finals at 88 pounds, winning by technical fall, 7-0, over Minnesota's Alexander Crowe. Gomez, who is ranked 15th overall in the Class of 2017, won by fall in the first period over California's Randon Miranda in the championship match at 94 pounds. Gomez was a fourth-place finisher at the 2012 InterMat JJ Classic. Townsell used a five-point throw en route to a 7-0 technical victory over Tennessee's Chris Debien in the finals at 120 pounds. Wisconsin claimed two champions in Josh Bird (132) and Beau Breske (170) and finished third in the team standings. Other champions included Virginia's Joey Prata (100), California's Zahid Valencia (126), and Maryland's Hunter Ritter (182). Finals Results: 88: Louie Hayes (Illinois) dec. Alexander Crowe (Minnesota), 7-0 94: Austin Gomez (Illinois) pinned Randon Miranda (California), 2:24 100: Joey Prata (Virginia) dec. Danny Vega (Arizona), 7-0 106: Daton Fix (Oklahoma) pinned Dylan Duncan (Illinois), 4:31 113: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) dec. Adam Flatt (Georgia), 8-0 120: Gabriel Townsell (Illinois) dec. Chris Debien (Tennessee), 7-0 126: Zahid Valencia (California) dec. Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), 12-4 132: Josh Bird (Wisconsin) dec. Logan Kass (Minnesota), 15-7 138: Larry Early (Illinois) dec. Patricio Lugo (Florida), 6-2 145: Mason Manville (New Jersey) dec. Joey Gunther (Illinois), 2-1 152: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. Jesse Porter (New York), 9-6 160: Mark Hall (Colorado) pinned Vicente Guerrero (Arizona), 3:32 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) dec. Keegan Moore (Minnesota), 8-0 182: Hunter Ritter (Maryland) dec. Roberto Rivera (Georgia), 4-4 criteria 195: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) pinned Randy Scott (Indiana), 1:30 220: Lance Benick (Minnesota) dec. Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania), 7-0 285: Jacob Marnin (Iowa) dec. Antonio James (Illinois), 7-0 Team Standings (Top Ten): 1. Illinois 86 2. Minnesota 50 3. Wisconsin 41 4. California 39 5. Pennsylvania 37 6. Arizona 33 7. Georgia 27 8. Idaho 23 9. Indiana 23 10. Oregon 22 Junior Greco: Defending champs Tuma, Coon undefeated The Junior National Greco-Roman tournament kicked off on Monday morning, and the initial day whittled down the competition to the last few wrestlers. Defending champions Hayden Tuma (Idaho) and Adam Coon (Michigan) remain undefeated in their quest to repeat as Junior National Greco-Roman champions. Those remaining in the tournament will compete again on Tuesday starting at 9 a.m. CT. Medal matches for first through eighth place will then kick off at 2:15 p.m. CT. 100: Pool A: Dalton Roberts (Michigan) 4-0 vs. Jaxon Cole (Utah) 3-1, Riley Lull (Wisconsin) 3-1 vs. Brandon Cunningham (Alabama) 2-1, Hunter Wright (Virginia) 3-1 with a bye. Wright has clinched All-American honors while riding the bye, as has Roberts. If Roberts wins, then the round-robin will commence starting with the next round. Pool B: Ty Lee (Wisconsin) 3-1 vs. Bryar Edwards (California) 3-0, Brady Wilsie (Illinois) 3-1 vs. Kirk Johansen (Illinois) 3-0. All four wrestlers remaining in this pool have earned All-American status. 106: Pool A: Alpha Diallo (New York) 3-1 vs. Paul Bianchi (Wisconsin) 2-1, Joe Cisneros (California) 4-0 vs. Erik Zorilla (Florida) 2-1, Shaun Ramey (Illinois) 3-1 with the bye. Ramey will ride the bye to All-American honors, while Cisneros has also clinched an All-American finish. If Cisneros wins, then the round-robin will commence immediately. Pool B: Brandon Staley (Florida) 4-0 vs. Chris Cuccolo (New York) 3-0, Tyler Almaguer (Washington) 3-1 vs. Brock George (Utah) 2-1. All four remaining wrestlers are All-Americans, and if Staley wins in this next round, he has clinched the pool title. 113: Pool A: Doyle Trout (Nebraska) 4-1 vs. Skyler Petry (Minnesota) 5-0, Devan Richter (Missouri) 4-1 vs. Isaac Jimenez (Texas) 4-0, J.J. McClelland (Wisconsin) 4-1 with the bye, Tyler Schilling (Oregon) 3-1 vs. Ryan Friedman (Maryland) 3-1. Seven remain right now, after the next round, four to six wrestlers will remain in the tournament. If five wrestlers remain in the tournament after this round, Petry would be next to have the bye. Pool B: Golan Cohen (New York) 4-1 vs. Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) 4-0, Adam Whitesell (Maryland) 4-1 vs. Kegan Calkins (Illinois) 4-1, Perez Perez (California) 4-1 vs. Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey) 5-0. If both Bresser and Cefolo win, the round-robin would then ensue with the fourth All-American spot determined on head-to-head or points (Whitesell 18 currently, Cohen 17, Perez and Calkins 16). Should neither win, Cefolo gets the bye next, so he has clinched All-American honors. 120: Pool A: James Flint (Florida) 6-0 vs. Ibrahim Bunduka (Virginia) 4-1, Casey Cobb (Idaho) 5-1 vs. Taylor LaMont (Utah) 5-0, Blaine Tschida (Minnesota) 6-0 with the bye. Should Flint and LaMont both win, the round-robin would immediately ensue (and Cobb would be the All-American). If neither wins, Cobb has the bye next (so Cobb is an All-American with a win regardless). Clinching All-American honors already is Tschida. Pool B: Jared Oftedahl (Minnesota) 5-1 vs. Domenic Forys (Pennsylvania) 4-1, Josh Terao (Hawaii) 5-1 vs. Daniel Ruiz (California) 4-1, Tommy Pawleski (Illinois) 5-1 vs. Kyndall Rutz (Colorado) 4-1. No wrestler remaining is undefeated, so the round-robin will be in the next round with each of the winners involved. Oftedahl and Terao are in best position to absorb a loss and still earn All-American honors. 126: Pool A: Jordan Shearer (North Dakota) 5-1 vs. Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma) 5-1, William Koll (New York) 5-1 vs. Colton Schilling (Oregon) 5-0, Jon Marmolejo (Illinois) 5-1 with the bye. Clinching All-American honors are Schilling and based on “riding the bye” Marmolejo. Koll must win in order to earn All-America honors, as if he loses, the Shearer/Karstetter loser out-points him. The round-robin would begin immediately with a Schilling win. Pool B: Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska) 6-0 vs. Austin Lister (Oregon) 6-0, Cub Yeager (Oklahoma) 5-0 vs. Thomas Walton (North Dakota) 4-1. All four wrestlers remaining in Pool B have earned All-American status. 132: Pool A: Jack Mutchnik (Maryland) 5-1 vs. Riley Connolly (Idaho) 4-1, Blake Clevenger (Missouri) 6-0 vs. Victor Trujillo (California) 6-0, Joel Shump (Illinois) 5-1 with the bye. The All-Americans will likely be the following combination: Mutchnik/Connolly winner, Clevenger, Trujillo, and Shump. Pool B: Matt Findlay (Utah) 5-1 vs. Luke Wolfenberger (Oklahoma) 4-1, Hayden Tuma (Idaho) 6-0 vs. Anthony Giraldo (New Jersey) 6-0. All-Americans have been determined, and the round-robin will commence in the next round: Findlay lost to an already eliminated wrestler, while Wolfenberger lost to Giraldo. 138: Pool A: Brett Stolarzyk (Minnesota) 5-1 vs. Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) 6-0, Chase Call (Idaho) 6-0 vs. Jake Velarde (Washington) 5-1, Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) 5-1 with the bye. With Rodriguez-Spencer having defaulted in the last round, the dynamic could change if he doesn’t check in for the second day. However, if he does check in, he clinches All-America status if either Crone or Call win. Pool B: Zac Youngchild (Wisconsin) 5-1 vs. Blaine Invernon (Idaho) 6-0, Johnathan Gahagan (Illinois) 5-1 vs. Joseph McKenna (New Jersey) 5-0, Justin Oliver (Michigan) 5-1 with the bye. If either Invernon or McKenna win, Oliver rides the bye to clinch All-American status; and if both win, the round-robin immediately commences. Should neither undefeated win, Invernon has the bye, which means he has functionally clinched All-American status at present. 145: Pool A: Blayne Briceno (California) 6-0 vs. Chase Straw (Iowa) 4-1, Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota) 5-1 vs. Brandon Ashworth (Utah) 5-1, Grant Leeth (Missouri) 5-1 vs. Sir Romeo Howard (Illinois) 6-0. Either three, four, or five wrestlers will remain after this next round. If both undefeated wrestlers win, the round-robin commences immediately; should neither undefeated win, Howard would have the bye next, so he’s functionally clinched All-American honors. Pool B: Jose Luis Felipe (Florida) 5-1 vs. Jacob Trujillo (Colorado) 5-1, Matthew Moody (Georgia) 6-0 vs. Josh Reyes (Oregon) 5-1, Brooks Robinson (Utah) 4-1 vs. Phil Downing (Colorado) 4-1. If Moody wins, then the round-robin begins immediately and the fourth All-American is determined on points. If Moody is beaten, the tournament will be down to the four All-Americans. 152: Pool A: Jake Deutschlander (Minnesota) 5-1 vs. Logan Breitenbach (Maryland) 6-0, Zach Pickering (Illinois) 5-1 vs. Jake Henson (Georgia) 4-1, Andrew Millsap (Kansas) 6-0 with the bye. Millsap has clinched All-American honors, as has Breitenbach, so does the Pickering/Henson winner. Should Breitenbach win, the round-robin would commence immediately. Pool B: Jon-Jay Chavez (Idaho) 6-0 vs. Anthony Valencia (California) 6-0, Nick Georgean (Illinois) 6-0 vs. Jonathan Viruet (Massachusetts) 5-1. All four remaining wrestlers have clinched All-American honors. 160: Pool A: Burke Paddock (New York) 5-0 vs. Xavier Montalvo (Illinois) 5-0, Calvin Ochs (Kansas) 4-1 vs. Mason Reinhardt (Wisconsin) 4-1, Kimball Bastian (Utah) 4-0 vs. Ryan Preisch (Utah) 4-0. The next round will have five wrestlers remaining in the tournament, with the Ochs/Reinhardt winner drawing the bye, matchups likely having Bastian/Paddock and Preisch/Montalvo. Pool B: Jacob Armstrong (Utah) 4-1 vs. Tony Clinesmith (Missouri) 3-1, Davonte Mahomes (Illinois) 5-0 vs. Bobby Reece (Washington) 5-0, Travis Hettinga (Wisconsin) 4-1 vs. Dalton Harmon (Utah) 4-1, Tyrel White (Pennsylvania) 5-0 with the bye. This round will eliminate two wrestlers and reduce the field to five with Harmon (if win) or Reece next on the bye. 170: Pool A: Chandler Rogers (Washington) 5-0 vs. Max Hane (Oregon) 4-1, Jacob Denman (Ohio) 4-1 vs. Jordan Rothers (Minnesota) 4-0, Patrick Coover (Pennsylvania) 5-0 with the bye, Gable Frandsen (Wisconsin) 4-0 vs. Dylan Wiesner (Kansas) 3-1. If all three undefeated wrestlers win, then the field will be down to the four All-Americans. If two of the undefeated win, next on the bye would be Hane, Denman, and Rogers in that order. I would venture a guess that Coover is almost assured All-America status. Pool B: Kyle Bateman (Oregon) 5-0 vs. Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin) 4-0, Tommy Longendyke (Minnesota) 5-0 vs. Jared Johnson (Kansas) 5-0, Daniel Marquette (Minnesota) 4-1 with the bye. All five wrestlers will remain alive into the next round with Johnson likely to see the bye, Marquette vs. Morrissey, and Bateman vs. Longendyke. 182: Pool A: Dylan Wisman (Virginia) 5-0 vs. Nick Fiegener (California) 3-1, Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin) 4-1 vs. Deandre Sims (Georgia) 4-1, Riley Lefever (Indiana) 4-1 vs. Terrell Fields (Pennsylvania) 4-1, Daniel Hawkins (Maryland) 4-1 vs. Jake Turk (Illinois) 3-1. If Wisman beats Fiegener, then the four All-Americans will be determined. If Fiegener wins, then the field will be down to five with the bye going in order to Fields, Sims, Hawkins, and Lefever. Pool B: Nick Corba (Ohio) 5-0 vs. Dylan Blackford (Iowa) 4-1, Troy Murtha (Maryland) 4-1 vs. Preston Lehmann (North Dakota) 5-0, Billy Duffert (Wisconsin) 4-1 vs. Spencer Wilson (Kansas) 4-1. If Corba and Lehmann both win, then the round-robin will ensue. If either wins, the four All-Americans will have been determined. If neither wins, the bye would go in order to Wilson then Lehmann. 195: Pool A: Jeramy Sweany (California) 5-0 vs. Tyler Denova (Georgia) 4-0, Roland Zilberman (New York) 4-1 vs. Matthew Seabold (Iowa) 5-0. All four wrestlers have clinched All-American status. Pool B: Matthew Stopka (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Alex Benoit (Illinois) 3-1, Eugene Martin (South Dakota) 5-0 vs. Chance McClure (Georgia) 5-0. These four wrestlers have clinched All-American status. Both Stopka and Benoit lost to already eliminated wrestlers, so their slates are clean if they win in the next round and commence the round-robin. 220: Pool A: Edgar Ruano (Illinois) 5-0 vs. Roy Nash (Utah) 5-0, Cory Daniel (Maryland) 4-0 vs. Kacee Hutchinson (North Carolina) 3-1. All four wrestlers have clinched All-American status. Pool B: Matt Voss (Washington) 4-1 vs. Thomas Ott (Delaware) 4-1, Tyler Schmidt (Wisconsin) 5-0 vs. Rafael Rokoz (New York) 4-0, Mikel Baker (Oklahoma) 4-1 with the bye. Baker will “ride the bye” into All-American status, and the other All-American finishers will be Schmidt, Rokoz, and the Voss/Ott winner. 285: Pool A: Nathan Butler (Kansas) 5-0 vs. Adarios Jones (Illinois) 4-1, Sam Stoll (Minnesota) 5-0 with the bye, Bailey Sutko (Missouri) 4-0 vs. Jesse Webb (Alabama) 3-1. If Butler and Sutko both win, the round-robin commences immediately with Jones earning fourth place. Should one undefeated win, the fourth All-American will be the wrestler who upended the undefeated opponent. If neither undefeated wins, Stoll (off this round’s bye is still undefeated) and Jones (next with bye) clinch All-American status. Pool B: Michael Hobbs (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Wyatt Spears (Oregon) 4-1, Adam Coon (Michigan) 5-0 vs. Newton Smerchek (Wisconsin) 5-0. All four have clinched All-American status. Coon already has wins over both Hobbs and Spears, so he clinches the pool title with a win over Smerchek.

FARGO, N.D. -- Seventeen champions were crowned in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition on Monday in Fargo. InterMat will be providing a recap after the conclusion of the Monday night session. Finals Results: 88: Louie Hayes (Illinois) tech. fall. Alexander Crowe (Minnesota), 7-0 94: Austin Gomez (Illinois) pinned Randon Miranda (California), 2:24 100: Joey Prata (Virginia) tech. fall Danny Vega (Arizona), 7-0 106: Dalton Fix (Oklahoma) pinned Dylan Duncan (Illinois), 4:31 113: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) tech. fall Adam Flatt (Georgia), 8-0 120: Gabriel Townsell (Illinois) tech. fall Chris Debien (Tennessee), 7-0 126: Zahid Valencia (California) tech. fall Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), 12-4 132: Josh Bird (Wisconsin) tech. fall Logan Kass (Minnesota), 15-7 138: Larry Early (Illinois) dec. Patricio Lugo (Florida), 6-2 145: Mason Manville (New Jersey) dec. Joey Gunther (Illinois), 2-1 152: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. Jesse Porter (New York), 9-6 160: Mark Hall (Colorado) pinned Vicente Guerrero (Arizona) 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) tech. fall Keegan Moore (Minnesota), 8-0 182: Hunter Ritter (Maryland) dec. Roberto Rivera (Georgia), 4-4 195: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) pinned Randy Scott (Indiana), 1:33 220: Lance Benick (Minnesota) tech. fall Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania), 7-0 285: Jacob Marnin (Iowa) tech fall Antonio James (Illinois), 7-0

FARGO, N.D. -- The Cadet National Greco-Roman finals matchups are set. Illinois has the most finalists with six. Minnesota has five finalists. Finals Matchups: 88: Louie Hayes (Illinois) tech. fall. Alexander Crowe (Minnesota), 7-0 94: Austin Gomez (Illinois) pinned Randon Miranda (California), 2:24 100: Joey Prata (Virginia) tech. fall Danny Vega (Arizona), 7-0 106: Dalton Fix (Oklahoma) pinned Dylan Duncan (Illinois), 4:31 113: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) tech. fall Adam Flatt (Georgia), 8-0 120: Gabriel Townsell (Illinois) tech. fall Chris Debien (Tennessee), 7-0 126: Zahid Valencia (California) tech. fall Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), 12-4 132: Josh Bird (Wisconsin) tech. fall Logan Kass (Minnesota), 15-7 138: Larry Early (Illinois) dec. Patricio Lugo (Florida), 6-2 145: Mason Manville (New Jersey) dec. Joey Gunther (Illinois), 2-1 152: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. Jesse Porter (New York), 9-6 160: Mark Hall (Colorado) pinned Vicente Guerrero (Arizona) 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) tech. fall Keegan Moore (Minnesota), 8-0 182: Hunter Ritter (Maryland) dec. Roberto Rivera (Georgia), 4-4 195: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) pinned Randy Scott (Indiana), 1:33 220: Lance Benick (Minnesota) tech. fall Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania), 7-0 285: Antonio James (Illinois) vs. Jacob Marnin (Iowa)

Lance Benick, the nation's No. 1 junior, advanced to the finals at 220 (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) FARGO, N.D. -- The first day of the Cadet Greco-Roman competition in Fargo came to a close, and one final is already set. Lance Benick of Minnesota, the nation's top ranked Class of 2015 wrestler, will face off against Jordan Wood of Pennsylvania in the 220-pound final. Wrestling continues Monday morning at 9 a.m. CT with finals at 2 p.m. 88: Pool A: RR with Dylan Koontz (Wisconsin), Louie Hayes (Illinois), and Sawyer Degen (Montana); while Tyler Lawley (Oklahoma) advances to seventh place match Pool B: Alexander Crowe (Minnesota) 5-0 vs. Cade Olivas (California) 4-0, Brayden Schwalbe (Montana) vs. Bradley Koontz (Wisconsin) 4-1. All four have clinched All-American status, and Crowe would clinch the pool if he upset Olivas. 94: Pool A: Brent Jones (Minnesota) and Austin Gomez (Illinois) will meet for the pool title in a rematch of the FILA Cadet freestyle first place match that Gomez won. Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) advances to the fifth place match, while Brett Smith (California) will wrestle for seventh. Pool B: Jeremy Nygard (Washington), Ramon Miranda (California), and Jakob Campbell (Pennsylvania) have advanced to the round-robin; Nygard carries forward a shutout technical fall victory over Campbell. Wrestling for seventh is Dominic Lajoie (Michigan). 100: Pool A: Paul Fitterer (Minnesota) 4-1 vs. Greg Shack (Alaska) 3-1, Jimmy Pawleski (Illinois) 5-0 vs. Danny Vega (Arizona) 4-0. All four have clinched All-American honors. Pool B: Joey Prata (Virginia) 5-0 vs. Joshua Venia (Ohio) 3-1, Matthew Schmitt (Missouri) 4-1 vs. Nolan Baker (Illinois) 4-0. All four have clinched All-American honors. 106: Pool A: Quentin Hovis (Arizona) 5-0 vs. Christopher Tucker (Illinois) 3-1, Will Egli (Indiana) 4-1 vs. Daton Fix (Oklahoma) 5-0, Austin O'Connor (Illinois) 3-1 vs. Jaron Chavez (Idaho) 4-0. The next round could have anywhere from three to six wrestlers remaining; if there was to be another bye, Fix would have it, so he has clinched All-American honors. Pool B: Drew West (Iowa) 4-1 vs. Dalton Young (Washington) 5-0, Michael Murphy (Tennessee) 5-0 with a bye, Tanner Cox (Utah) 4-0 vs. Dylan Duncan (Illinois) 4-0. If West beats Young in the next match, Young would get the next bye, so he has clinched All-American honors; as has Murphy, as does the Cox vs. Duncan winner. 113: Pool A: Eric Hong (Pennsylvania) 5-0 vs. Adam Flatt (Georgia) 4-0, Ted Rico (Arizona) 4-1 vs. Nicholas Berry (Ohio) 4-1, Trayton Libolt (Oregon) 5-0 vs. Brock Wilson (Pennsylvania) 4-1, Frank Martinez (Colorado) 4-1 with the bye. Either five or six wrestlers will remain after the next round, and if there is a bye it goes to Berry or Libolt. Pool B: Luke Gardner (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Kyle DiNapoli (New Jersey) 3-1, Kanen Storr (Michigan) 5-0 vs. Tyler Megonigal (Virginia) 4-1, Bryce West (Iowa) 4-1 vs. Joshua Kramer (Arizona) 4-1, Chad Red (Indiana) 5-0 vs. Mitch McKee (Minnesota) 5-0. After the next round, either five or six wrestlers will remain alive in the tournament; if Storr eliminates Megonigal, McKee will have the bye in round seven. 120: Pool A: Jaron Jensen (Utah) 4-1 vs. Dylan Chatterton (Pennsylvania) 5-0, Gabe Townsell (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Sage Coy (Indiana) 5-0, Nathaniel Newberry (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Raul Nevarez (Idaho) 5-0, Greg Hilliard (Georgia) 4-1 with the bye. If all three undefeated kids win, then Hilliard has ridden the bye to All-America honors. Should none or two of the three undefeated wrestlers win, Nevarez has the bye next, and he therefore would have clinched All-America honors. Pool B: Chris Debien (Tennessee) 5-0 vs. Corey Shie (Ohio) 4-1, Nick Casella (New York) 5-0 vs. Roshaun Cooley (Pennsylvania) 3-1, Ethan Karsten (Missouri) 5-0 vs. Colin Kraus (Wisconsin) 4-1, Drake Foster (Idaho) 5-0 with the bye. Foster has virtually clinched All-American honors barring extreme circumstances, and would officially do so if all three other undefeated kids win in round six. Should zero or two undefeated win, the bye shifts to the Kraus v Karsten winner. 126: Pool A: Andres Gandara (Arizona) 4-1 vs. Logan Gruszka (Illinois) 3-1, Christopher Moreno (Florida) 4-1 vs. Stephen Persaud (New Jersey) 3-1, Zahid Valencia (California) 4-1 vs. Devin Bahr (Wisconsin) 5-0, Drew Spires (Missouri) 4-1 vs. Marty Margolis (Maryland) 5-0, Armand Molina (California) 5-0 with the bye. After this next round there will be between five and seven wrestlers remaining in the pool, and the next person with the bye is Margolis followed by Bahr. Pool B: Tate Barnhardt (North Dakota) 4-1 vs. Aaron Grigsby (Arkansas) 4-1, Vincent Turk (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) 5-0, Lucas Patterson (Georgia) 4-1 vs. Rico Montoya (New Mexico) 4-1, Jaden Enriquez (California) 4-0 vs. Cody McDonald (Kansas) 4-0. After round six, there will be either five or six remaining in the pool. The next person entitled to the bye is Montoya followed by Hidlay. 132: Pool A: Logan Kass (Minnesota) 5-0 vs. Ben Hornickle (Wisconsin) 4-1, Leonard Merkin (New York) 4-1 vs. Conner Noonan (Oregon) 4-1, Fritz Scherl (Wisconsin) 4-0 vs. Joey Escobar (Washington) 3-1. Anywhere from three to five wrestlers will remain in the pool after this next round. Based on pairing principles, the Merkin vs. Noonan winner has clinched an All-American spot, since even if five remain, they have the bye next. Pool B: Lucas Ortiz (Pennsylvania) 5-0 vs. Rodolfo Guillen (Georgia) 5-0, Josh Bird (Wisconsin) 5-0 vs. Micah Johnson (Wisconsin) 4-1, Riley Beard (Illinois) 5-0 with the bye. If Bird beats Johnson in this round, all four All-Americans will have been determined. Therefore, barring extreme circumstances, Beard will most likely earn an All-American finish; and if Johnson wins he will next get the bye, so he should also be well positioned to All-American if he wins. 138: Pool A: Patricio Lugo (Florida) 5-0 vs. Dominick Demas (Ohio) 4-0, Jake Adcock (Georgia) 5-0 vs. Dakota Wall (Idaho) 5-0, David Kasper (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Liam Corbett (Hawaii) 4-1, Milik Dawkins (Michigan) 4-1 with the bye. One wrestler will be eliminated in this round, and the seventh round would then feature Dawkins vs. Demas, Lugo vs. Wall, and Adcock vs. the Kasper/Corbett winner. Pool B: Jake Bell (Texas) 4-1 vs. Hayden Bates (Oregon) 4-1, Chase Lemons (Idaho) 4-1 vs. Connor Myers (Michigan) 4-1, Aaron Meyer (Iowa) 4-1 vs. Larry Early (Illinois) 5-0, Adam Blees (North Dakota) 4-1 vs. Nathaniel Cervantes (California) 4-1. Barring a shock Meyer upset over Early, the four All-Americans will be determined by who wins in the sixth round of wrestling. 145: Pool A: Felix Belga (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Isaac Bertalotto (California) 4-1, Austin Kraisser (Maryland) 5-0 vs. Nicholas Remke (Illinois) 3-1, Owen Webster (Minnesota) 4-1 vs. Chandler Michael (Oregon) 4-1, Alex Reas (Wisconsin) 4-1 vs. Mason Manville (New Jersey) 5-0. If Kraisser and Manville both win, then the four All-Americans will be known after the sixth round. If necessary, Manville is next entitled to the bye, so he clinches All-American with a win regardless. Pool B: Davis Ison (Georgia) 5-0 vs. Ryan Klemp (Idaho) 4-0, Dalton Ray (Pennsylvania) 5-0 vs. Jordan Steward (Missouri) 4-1, James Handwerk (Ohio) 5-0 vs. Joey Gunther (Illinois) 5-0. This sixth round will eliminate either one or zero wrestlers, and the next to have the bye if necessary is Gunther. 152: Pool A: C.J. McKinnis (Oregon) 5-0 vs. Taylor Owens (Idaho) 4-1, Jesse Porter (New York) 5-0 vs. Christian Almony (Maryland) 4-0, Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada) 4-1 with the bye. If McKinnis beats Owens, then Berreyesa rides the bye to All-American honors; otherwise Owens is next with the bye, so he would be rather well-positioned to be an All-American. Pool B: Taylor Lujan (Georgia) 5-0 vs. Andrew Cervantes (California) 4-1, Nick Reenan (Texas) 5-0 vs. Colby Winnett (Oregon) 3-1, Dominic DeLaurentis (Pennsylvania) 5-0 with the bye. If Lujan and Reenan both win, then the round-robin would ensue with the fourth All-American position up in the air. If one wins, then the four All-Americans have been determined; and if neither wins, Cervantes is next on the bye and earns an All-American position. Therefore, DeLaurentis has already clinched All-American status. 160: Pool A: Elijah Kerr-Brown (Georgia) 4-1 vs. Kamal Bey (Illinois) 5-0, Dean Drugac (New Jersey) 5-0 vs. Mark Hall (Colorado) 5-0. All four remaining wrestlers have clinched All-American status, and the round-robin would immediately ensue if Bey beats Kerr-Brown. Pool B: Vincente Guerrero (Arizona) 5-0 vs. Lane Lettich (Oklahoma) 4-0, Spencer Haywood (Utah) 4-1 vs. David Labra (Ohio) 4-1, Eric Schultz (Illinois) 4-1 with the bye. All-American spots have been clinched by Guerrero, Lettich, Schultz, and the Haywood/Labra winner. 170: Pool A: Brandon Haas (Iowa) 4-1 vs. Mitchell Owens (Washington) 4-1, Brandon Fleischmann (Wisconsin) 4-1 vs. Dru Worker (Illinois) 4-0, Beau Breske (Wisconsin) 5-0 with the bye. All-American honors have been clinched by Worker, Breske, and the Haas/Owens winner. Haas is eliminated on a loss, as either Fleischmann wins to make it four left, or Fleischmann has more classification points with both eliminated. Pool B: Jared Bird (Idaho) 4-1 vs. Keegan Moore (Minnesota) 5-0, Dustin Gray (Missouri) 4-1 vs. Corey Hazel (Pennsylvania) 4-0, Bridger Barker (Arizona) 4-1 with the bye. If both Moore and Hazel win, the round-robin immediately ensues. If one of the undefeated win, then All-Americans have been determined. Next to the bye is Moore, so he also has clinched All-American status, even if he and Hazel both lose. 182: Pool A: Round-robin has begun, Hunter Ritter (Maryland) had a win carry forward, Trevor Eicher (Washington) had a loss carry forward, and Andrew Fenton (Ohio) has not wrestled either fellow round-robin participant. Michael Bruno (Illinois) will be wrestling for seventh place. Pool B: Andrew Marsden (Illinois) split matches carried forward into the round-robin, beating Jeremiah Imonode (Arizona) while losing to Justan Rivera (Georgia). Rivera vs. Imonode is the remaining round-robin match. Wrestling for seventh place will be Blake Smith (Arizona). 195: Pool A: The fifth round was in progress at last update, as Randy Scott (Indiana) at 2-1 had to wrestle Tevis Bartlett (Wyoming) 4-0; the other match saw Frank Carrasco (New Mexico) beat Bailey Faust (Ohio) in a battle of previously undefeated wrestlers; while Brian Barnes (Oregon) at 3-1 had the bye. If Bartlett beat/s Scott, then All-Americans have been determined. Since Carrasco is next on the bye, if Scott wins, he has clinched All-American status. Pool B: Jeffrey Allen (Virginia) 4-1 vs. Samuel Colbray (Oregon) 5-0, Emilio Fowler (Kansas) 4-1 with the bye, Isaac Florell (Minnesota) 4-0 vs. Jacob Cavins (Indiana) 3-1. If Colbray and Florell both win, then the round-robin ensues immediately. Colbray would have the bye if both undefeated wrestlers lose, so he clinched All-American status. 220: Pool A: Lance Benick (Minnesota) has already clinched a spot in the finals on Tuesday afternoon. Wrestling for the right to finish second in the pool will be Garyn Huntley (New York) and Shane Coombs (Colorado), while Romeo McKnight (Illinois) competes for seventh place in the tournament. Pool B: Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania) will join Benick in the finals. Wrestling for second in the pool will be James Bethel (New York) and Kyler Childers (Oklahoma), while James Ford (Ohio) competes for seventh place in the tournament. 285: Pool A: The round-robin has commenced with Shawn Streck (Indiana) splitting matches that carry forward. Jacob Marnin (Iowa) had a win carry forward, and he'll face Cale Bonner (Ohio) who had a loss carry forward. Wrestling for seventh place overall will be Adam Lemke-Bell (Illinois). Pool B: The round-robin has commenced with Dante Jiovenetta (Florida) winning the first match against Hunter Toppel (Wisconsin), while Antonio James (Illinois) has to face both of those wrestlers; fourth in the pool, and wrestling for seventh place, will be Kevin Vough (Ohio).