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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Former NCAA champion and current U.S. National Team member Keith Gavin has been hired as an assistant coach for the Virginia wrestling program, as announced Wednesday by UVa head coach Steve Garland. “We are thrilled to welcome Keith Gavin as an assistant coach,” Garland said. “Not only was Keith an NCAA champion, and thus has a very high level of wrestling knowledge himself, he also has been mentored by some of the best coaches in the nation. He has traveled the world learning and wrestling, and I am excited to have our kids now learning from him.” A two-time All-American while wrestling at the University of Pittsburgh, Gavin has extensive international experience and currently is a member of the U.S. National Freestyle Wrestling Team, where he is ranked No. 1 nationally at 86 kilograms (185 pounds). “I am very grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Virginia wrestling program,” Gavin said. “Coach Garland and his staff have done a great job building this program, and I look forward to doing everything I can to contribute to future success at UVa.” Gavin wrestled from 2003-08 at Pittsburgh, earning All-America honors in 2007 and 2008. He was the NCAA champion at 174 pounds during an undefeated campaign in 2008 (27-0 record) and was the national runner-up in 2007. He finished his career with a 120-37 record. Gavin is a member of the Eastern Wrestling League Hall of Fame and was the EWL Wrestler of the Year in 2007 and 2008. Gavin has wrestled internationally since graduating from Pitt in 2008 and has been part of the U.S. national team for each of the last five years. He placed third at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and then won U.S. national championships in 2013 and 2014. He also competed for the United States at the 2013 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Gavin was the runner-up at the 2010 and 2014 U.S. World Team Trials and placed third at the 2011 World Team Trials. He also was the runner-up at the 2011 Pan-American Championships. Since February 2012, Gavin has trained at the Ohio Regional Training Center in Columbus, Ohio, while working toward the world championships and Olympics. He trained at the Lehigh Valley Athletic Club in Bethlehem, Pa., from 2009-12. After earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 2008 from Pitt, Gavin remained at his alma mater from April 2008 to August 2009 as an assistant coach, working directly with the middle to upper weight classes. Gavin and his wife, Carrie Foster Gavin, recently welcomed their first child, Nora.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- California Baptist University wrestling expanded Monday with the announcement that Andrew Nicola was joining the staff of Lancers head coach Lennie Zalesky. Nicola comes to CBU after assistant coaching jobs at Cumberland University and at the University of Central Missouri. He also held coaching jobs at a pair of Indiana high schools – Bloomington South and Culver Academies. “Andrew is very good in the areas we are looking to improve,” said Zalesky, who now has two assistant coaches in Nicola and Arsen Aleksanyan. “He is well connected to the national wrestling community and has a very good understanding of the things we need to do to bring our team up another level.” It is a task Nicola is excited to take on at CBU. "I am very excited to work with Coach Zalesky and Coach Aleksanyan,” Nicola said. “These two coaches have a wealth of knowledge and are proven winners. I have so much to learn about the sport and about coaching, and I am confident that these are the two that I want mentoring me. They lead by example in every facet of their lives. I am eager to help bring CBU wrestling to national prominence." Cumberland posted a number of program-best performances over the last two years with Nicola on board. He was responsible for running practices, teaching technique and handling recruiting for the Bulldogs, as well as arranging travel and assisting with scheduling. He also handled ordering gear for the squad, monitoring student-athlete grades and class attendance, along with organizing community service and support activities for the team. The Bulldogs enjoyed their highest-ever finishes at the NAIA Championships (sixth), National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals (third) and NWCA Academic All-American Team standings (fourth) in 2013-14. They also had six wrestlers earn All-American honors after the program had just 11 in its previous 16 seasons, with a NAIA National Champion and runner up. Nicola also holds coaching experience at the international level as a USA Wrestling Silver Certified coach, serving on the Indiana National Team coaching staff over the last 12 years. He was a Team USA Senior World Team Coaching Ambassador in 2013, traveling to Budapest, Hungary for the World Championships. In 2012, Nicola was named the 2012 Indiana Cadet/Junior Coach of the Year "[President] Dr. Ronald Ellis, [Vice President] Kent Dacus and [Director of Athletics] Dr. Micah Parker have blessed me with a great opportunity to join the CBU family,” Nicola said. “The school is growing and is very invested in the athletic programs. The school support and community support are second to none, and this will -- without a doubt -- be a great place for me." Nicola is a Fort Wayne, Ind. native, where his family and two brothers – Adam and Daniel – still reside. He is currently working on completing his second master’s degree in education from Cumberland, which is scheduled to be completed in December. He earned his first master’s degree in athletic and sport business administration in 2012 from Central Missouri. In 2008, he finished his bachelor’s degree in biology from Indiana.

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. -- Chris Chionuma, a three-time All-American wrestler, has been named interim head coach of Ouachita Baptist University wrestling, according to Athletic Director David Sharp. Chris ChionumaChionuma, who has served the past year as a wrestling team graduate assistant at Ouachita, succeeds Kevin Ward who was named wrestling head coach Aug. 1 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. “We’re excited to have Chris Chionuma during this interim time to continue the wresting tradition here at Ouachita,” Sharp said. “The fact that Chris has assisted with our program for the past year will help us maintain and build on Ouachita’s outstanding wrestling program.” “I am honored to continue the tradition that Coach Ward has built here at Ouachita,” Chionuma said. Noting that the Ouachita Tiger wrestling team has “an outstanding senior class,” he added, “Our goal is to bring back another trophy accompanied by OBU’s first national champion in this upcoming season.” Chionuma holds a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Oklahoma State University. While wrestling at Oklahoma State his senior year, he was the Big XII wrestling champion in his weight class. He previously wrestled at Lindenwood University where he was an NAIA national champion and a three-time All-American. While in college, Chionuma’s other honors included being named an Academic All-American and serving as wrestling team captain at both OSU and Lindenwood. He also has served as an Athletes in Action assistant coach in Mongolia. He is pursuing a master’s degree in sports administration. Ouachita’s wrestling program, established in 2010, has had 10 All-Americans and two national runner-ups in just four seasons of competition. The Tigers finished fourth nationally in 2014 and gained a program-record five All-Americans. Ouachita wrestling has finished in the top 15 in the nation each of the past three seasons.

Every summer in the third week of July there is a national tournament that hardly anyone watches in person. It's hard to get to and is held in a cavernous building that somehow is called a dome. It might be the least fan-friendly place to watch wrestling anywhere. But if you happen to be a coach or a member of the media, it is arguably the single most thrilling event in amateur wrestling. If you're lucky enough to get on the floor of the FARGODOME during the ASICS/Vaughan Junior & Cadet National Championships, you will never want to settle for a patron's seat. I know, I've done both. If you have ever wrestled in this event (especially the Junior division), you have officially entered the three most brutal days of staged competition. If you place in the top eight, you are one of the elite in the nation. Frankly, there should be a penalty to a wrestler's national ranking if he chooses to skip Fargo. The risk to reward is too high and the penalty for skipping is none. For the last three Fargo tournaments I have picked a well-known national wrestler and asked if I could follow him through the three days of competition. The first year I traveled along with current Minnesota Gopher wrestler Brandon Kingsley, who finished fourth. The following year I chose current Gopher wrestler Jake Short, who finished third. Last summer I trailed incoming Gopher freshman Tommy Thorn, who failed to place. Each was a slight favorite to win the title and I have since developed a reputation as a bad luck charm. T-shirts were made honoring the late Jim Short, a Minnesota wrestling legend (Photo/David Peterson)This came my way by none other than the grandmother of Minnesota wrestling, Pat Short. This year she cornered me and asked whose tournament I'm going to ruin this year. I told her Fredy Stroker from Iowa. She seemed pleased with the answer, had a tear in her eye and kept moving. Pat Short has been attending this event for many decades but this is the first year she was without her husband Jim. He passed away a few months ago and there were many Minnesota coaches wearing shirts honoring the late great Jim Short. Fredy and I met up Thursday morning as the small guys were on the mat. He had a smile as wide as a river and looked fresh. I was a little skeptical. Two nights earlier he was involved in a serious accident that totaled his dad's car. Fredy's mom Anabel begged him to stay home and forget about Fargo. Also, this was Fredy's first live competition since the Iowa state tournament where it was determined he wrestled the entire event with a torn MCL. I also happen to know every big-time wrestling coach in America wants him at his college. In the past two weeks he has hosted several head coaches in his parents' living room that have recently won national titles. I couldn't help but wonder if the pressure was going to be too much. Finally, he is wrestling one weight class higher (145) than he planned. He simply did not want to cut weight for this event Day 1: Thursday, July 24, 2014 Match No. 1: Fredy Stroker (Iowa) vs. Kaleb Winebarger (Oregon) This is an opponent that Fredy knows nothing about. Kaleb is a two-time state placewinner in Oregon and last season was a runner up. This is a mismatch from the beginning and Stroker walks away with an easy 10-0 technical fall. Fredy barely breaks a sweat and is happy to be off with an easy start. Since this tournament no longer uses the pairing style and has moved to traditional bracketing, it has almost guaranteed the top wrestlers will be separated. In the past it was common for crazy tough matchups to happen right away. Also, once you lose here, there is no chance to wrestle in the finals. Many people favor this and many longed for the way it's always been. One thing is clear: this new form of bracketing is here to stay. The only question many people had on the opening day is, "Will Friday night be as exciting as it has always been?" Fredy Stroker (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Match No. 2: Fredy Stroker (Iowa) vs. Chase Lemons (Idaho) This is the second straight match with an unknown opponent. Lemons is more recognizable in Idaho and recently finished as a runner-up in the state tournament. Fredy gets an early takedown for a 2-0 lead. As the first period rolls on, Lemons is becoming more confident and has found a way to slow Fredy down. The period ends 2-0. As the second period begins, it's clear Lemons smells victory and gets in deep on a few takedowns. Stroker has to work hard to fend off being pushed out of bounds. Clearly Stroker is hanging on to his lead and the momentum is on Lemons' side. The last 30 seconds of the period ends with a few nice scrambles, but Fredy hangs on for a close 2-0 win. He walks off the mat with a sigh of relief and another smile. He knows this thing is going to be rough. Fredy Stroker is an Army brat and has moved several times. He considers Pennsylvania his home state and has several friends in this weight class. They are not only his friends; he has wrestled with these guys throughout his youth wrestling career. Each of them at one time or another has been ranked near the top of the national rankings. Right now that spot belongs to Fredy. The Stroker family moved to Bettendorf, Iowa, three years ago just in time for Fredy to enter high school. He is currently a two-time state champion and is on track to break most of the Bulldogs' long-standing records. He is coached by Iowa wrestling legend Dan Knight, who is one of Iowa's four-time state champions. Match No. 3: Fredy Stroker (Iowa) vs. Rocco Russo (New York) Once again Fredy knows nothing about this opponent. He's damn good. He has a high school record of 237-33 and is a multiple-time state placer. He has committed to Buffalo. This match gets off to a quick start. Fredy gets an early takedown followed by a two-point tilt. He follows this with another takedown and the period ends 6-0. This match will be over halfway through the second period with Fredy picking up the fall. Later I ask him why this match seemed so much easier. "I wasn't mentally ready for my second match," said Fredy. "I came into this one warmed up and ready to go." I asked if he felt like he was ready to make a deep run. He smiled and said, "I am!" Last fall Fredy skipped his usual preseason events and only entered Flo's "Who's Number 1?" This inaugural event in Pennsylvania featured four of the nation's top 132-pounders. Fredy surprised most of his critics by defeating multiple-time Fargo champion Seth Gross in his first match and then took out his friend Michael Kemerer in the finals. He spent the season ranked No. 1 by some publications and ran the table to the state championship. Many people have asked if he deserved that ranking, and this weekend in Fargo provides an opportunity for Stroker to silence the doubters. Day 2: Friday, July 25, 2014 Match No. 4 (Round of 16): Fredy Stroker (Iowa) vs. Zac Carson (Ohio) There will be nothing easy today. Anyone still alive without a loss today is a very good wrestler and the chances to win by large margins are small. In the old pairing system mentioned earlier, this day (Cadet finals are in the middle of the day) used to be considered the toughest day of wrestling anywhere. I'm excited to see if it holds up. Carson is another unknown opponent nationally, but certainly is known in Ohio circles. Two years ago he was a runner-up to four-time state champion Dean Heil, and was a bronze medal winner last year. He was also a placer at FloNationals. Steve Elwood (right) and Lance Hughes take in the action from the elevated mat in Fargo (Photo/David Peterson)As Fredy is warming up, he mentions he has never wrestled on the championship stage. "I have never had any match up there," said Fredy. "I hope my first time is in the finals tomorrow." I ask him where this next match is and he doesn't know. We part and a few minutes later I read on the screen "Mat 1: Stroker vs. Carson." This is the championship stage. As the match gets underway, neither wrestler can gain an advantage. A minute goes by without any scoring. Carson tries a few leg attacks that are blocked easily by Stroker and then Fredy receives a passivity warning. He is told he has 30 seconds to score, or a point will go to his opponent. Within 10 seconds Stroker has Carson's leg in the air and brings him to the mat for a 2-0 lead. The period ends with that score and another look of relief is on Stroker's face as he comes to the corner to cool down. Forty seconds into the second period Fredy gets an easy takedown to build the lead to 4-0. He is now doing a little shuffle with his feet and daring Carson to come in on him. Carson takes him up on this offer and picks up a nice two points of his own. The last minute of the match is pure excitement as Carson tries everything he can to even the score as Fredy circles and tries to fend him off. The match ends 4-2 Stroker. Fredy is not happy with his performance here and is frustrated he isn't scoring more points. "I should have run away with that win. It should never have been that close." Every wrestler thinks his weight class is the tournament's toughest. The experts agree that 120, 126, 145 and 195 pounds are probably the deepest. Entering the weekend, most thought the top competitors at 145 pounds were Isaiah White, Fredy Stroker, Michael Kemerer, Josh Maruca, Vincenzo Joseph, Patrick Duggan and Mark Voss. We are now in the quarterfinals and all those wrestlers have yet to take a loss. Match No. 5 (Quarterfinals): Fredy Stroker (Iowa) vs. Patrick Duggan (Pennsylvania) This is one of Fredy's longtime wrestling pals. They have known each other since they were 6. Mr. Stroker and Mr. Duggan are very good friends. This will not be an easy match for either wrestler. They shake hands and it is clear Duggan has spent many days in the weight room. His muscles are bulging out of his singlet and he's clearly the strongest opponent Stroker has faced in Fargo. Duggan has plenty of accolades. He is a multiple-time placewinner here at Fargo, Beast of the East placewinner and a two-time Pennsylvania state placer. They meet in the center and Duggan comes at Stroker right away. Fredy has to fight hard to ward off a takedown. The pressure keeps coming and like the match before, Fredy is put on the 30-second clock for passivity. This time he is unable to capture a point and for the first time in the tournament, Stroker is behind 1-0. Fredy Stroker gets his hand raised (Photo/David Peterson)Duggan shoots in again and almost picks up a takedown. The period ends with Duggan ahead 1-0. Stroker gets on the offensive early in the second period and gets a nice takedown to jump ahead 2-1. Fredy keeps coming at Duggan and the referee returns the favor and puts Duggan on the 30-second passivity clock. Patrick tries several moves to prevent the one-point penalty, but can't pick up any points. It's now 3-1 Stroker with under a minute remaining in the match. Duggan is desperate and tries several throws and leg attacks. None of them are successful, but with 15 seconds to go, Duggan gets one point for a pushout. He vainly tries another dive in on the legs but comes up empty. Final score is 3-2 Stroker. This guarantees All-American honors for Stroker. How tough is it to be an All-American in Fargo? There were 108 entrants at the 145-pound weight class. 100 of those will not be All-Americans. It's a big deal and I can attest that virtually every one of those 108 competitors thought they would make it. The look in the eyes of the wrestlers as they are eliminated is ghost-like. Most do their best to get away from the crowd. It is almost always followed by the saddest tears and time spent alone. No one wants to be caught crying, but many of the competitors can't hold the tears back as their opponents' arms are raised. It is tough to watch a young boy hang his head as he goes to every corner to shake all coaches hands and make his way to the center judge to do the same. There's something sadly shameful about this that only a wrestler understands. They have no one to hang their loss on. It's their fault and their dreams are dead. Match No. 6 (Semifinals): Fredy Stroker (Iowa) vs. Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania) Here is another longtime friend and wrestling partner of Stroker's. Vince has been in the shadow of the likes of Kemerer, Stroker and Maruca, but unfairly. Joseph is the reigning Pennsylvania state champion and a multiple-time state placewinner. He also finished fourth in the prestigious Walsh Ironman last December. Still, most don't give this tough wrestler his due. He is another very strong athlete with very little body fat. He looks much bigger than Stroker. The match starts with Joseph diving and successfully grabbing the ankle and gets a quick 2-0 lead. Fredy tries a similar move but finds himself at the edge of the circle and is easily pushed out. It's now 3-0 Joseph. Fredy Stroker (Photo/David Peterson)Coach Knight recognizes this match is not going to be like the others and is yelling for Fredy to control the ties and get him off the head! The period comes to a close with Joseph confidently walking off the mat with a nice 3-0 lead. The second period starts just like the first, but this time Fredy blocks the shot to the ankle with his signature whizzer hold. It does nothing except take valuable time off the clock. After the referee breaks the action, Joseph is in again and this time scores the two points. He follows this right away with a two-point tilt and suddenly Stroker is down 7-0. With less than 90 seconds to go, Fredy takes a few wild shots that are easily blocked. As the period comes to an end, Joseph gets one more point for a pushout and the match ends 8-0 Joseph. I'm stunned this happened so fast. I didn't see this coming and neither did most others. I have been here enough times to know to get away from a wrestler after a devastating loss. I know he needs time alone and I'm all about giving it to him. Fredy Stroker's dream of being a national champion is dead. The rest of the semifinal round is lights out. Some of the very best wrestling matches are condensed to this two-hour period and the action is breathtaking. My traveling companion Lance Hughes and I are constantly running between the three semifinal mats making sure we don't miss anything special. We are fortunate enough to see Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) score an unbelievable 10 points in the last 20 seconds of his match to march to the finals. We watch Tommy Thorn roar back from a three-point deficit with less than 30 seconds on the clock. We slap hands as Bobby Steveson (Minnesota) avenges his loss to Samuel Colbray with another gut-check comeback (was down 5-2) with 45 seconds to go. The new bracketing system seems to bring out the best in these guys. The famous Friday night blood round has been replaced by some thrilling semifinal matches. Match No. 7 (Consolation Semifinals): Fredy Stroker (Iowa) vs. Michael Kemerer (Pennsylvania) This is the third straight opponent from PA for Stroker. These two know each other all too well. Kemerer is a two-time state finalist and a multiple-time All-American in Fargo. He was clearly one of the favorites to win this title. These two are now wrestling to make it into the third-place match. The loser will wrestle for fifth. Kemerer strikes first with a takedown in the first minute of the match to go up 2-0. Stroker battles back with a takedown in the final 30 seconds of the period to knot the score at 2-2 as the opening period comes to a close. Kemerer regains his lead, 3-2, with a pushout 57 seconds into the second period. Kemerer nearly scores a takedown midway through the period, but the two wrestlers go out of bounds. Both wrestlers remain aggressive, and with 23 seconds left in the match Stroker fires off a shot and converts it to a takedown with 16 seconds left to take a 4-3 lead, which is how the match would end. He will wrestle for third place in the medal round tomorrow. Day 3: Saturday, July 26, 2014 By this time most of the competitors are in the stands. The Junior division started with over a thousand wrestlers and we are down to the final 120. There will be 15 champions taking a stop sign (the big plaque is octagon shaped) home with them. Most wrestlers covet this hardware more than any other besides an Olympic gold medal. There is nothing harder to win as a high school-age wrestler, and their peers consider them the best in the nation. It's the only major national wrestling event without travel restrictions or barriers to enter. If you think you have it, bring it. Fredy Stroker with Bettendorf teammate Logan RyanMatch No. 8: (Third Place): Fredy Stroker (Iowa) vs. Josh Maruca (Pennsylvania) Fredy and I can't believe he is about to wrestle his fourth straight friend from Pennsylvania. The state of Pennsylvania is without argument the deepest wrestling state in the nation. State placers in PA would win state titles in the majority of the other 49 states. The match does not start off well for Fredy. Maruca gets in on a takedown and traps Stroker's arm. He uses his leverage and rolls Fredy back and forth in a series of successive moves. Each roll is worth two points and they are coming fast and furious. Like some other freestyle moves, when a wrestler is caught in deep, there is very little he can do. The points are awarded faster than I can keep up with and just like that, it's over. Maruca wins the third-place match 11-0. I give Fredy plenty of space to absorb the loss. I know this is painful and I'm not getting near that agony. I make my way to the championship stage to take in that action. Later, Fredy comes up on the stage with the other All Americans at 145 pounds and accepts his fourth-place trophy. He is happy and light on his feet. He tells me he feels bad about the losses he took here, but fourth place feels pretty good. He knows he has one more year of this next summer and he looks me in the eye and says, "It's mine next year!" I believe him. Isaiah White of Illinois went on to win the championship at 145 pounds in convincing fashion, defeating Vincenzo Joseph 9-3 in the championship match.

Dennis Papadatos has been named head wrestling coach at Hofstra HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Dennis Papadatos, a two-time NCAA Division I NCAA National Championship qualifier for the Pride, has been named the 12th head coach in the history of the Hofstra University Wrestling program. The announcement was made by Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeffrey A. Hathaway. "This is an exciting time for the Hofstra Wrestling program," stated Hathaway. "From my initial meeting with Dennis I could see the tremendous passion he has for Hofstra University and our wrestling program. Hofstra Wrestling has experienced great success in its history and Dennis has played a role in that both as a student-athlete and as a staff member. His belief in developing well-rounded student-athletes who succeed in the classroom, on the mat and in the community made him the perfect choice to lead our program. Dennis' tireless efforts have enhanced every program that he has worked with during his journey resulting in him becoming our new head coach. Dennis is a native Long Islander who understands what it will take to be successful at Hofstra on a local, regional and national level. On behalf of the entire Hofstra University community I am thrilled to welcome Dennis, Angela and their three children to our family." "I would like to thank Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz and Vice President and Director of Athletics Jeff Hathaway for their trust in me to lead my alma mater and this outstanding wrestling program," commented Papadatos. "Words cannot describe my emotions and my passion for this University. It is home in so many ways and I feel blessed to be a part of it again. I want the Hofstra faithful to know that I will work relentlessly to have this program succeed at the highest level in every aspect and our student-athletes will strive for greatness in everything they do, both on the mat and in the classroom. We will focus and work on building great individuals, who will be fantastic role models, citizens and alumni. I am thankful for my support network that has made this possible, and I am so excited that I can bring my wife and kids home! Go Pride!" Papadatos was a four-year starter at Hofstra under then-head coach Tom Ryan from 1997-2001 and recorded 95 career victories. At 157 pounds, he qualified for the NCAA Championships in 1999-00 after earning a New York State championship and a second-place finish in the ECWA Championships. He returned to nationals as a senior in 2000-01 after winning the ECWA title with three straight victories. Papadatos has served an assistant coach with three well-respected Division I wrestling programs, including the previous two seasons at North Carolina under head coach C.D. Mock. At Chapel Hill Papadatos served as the recruiting coordinator, where he helped the Tar Heels post a top-10 recruiting class for 2014 following a top-20 ranked class in 2013. As a key member of Mock’s staff in running practices, he helped work with the upper weight classes and was part of a coaching unit that saw nine North Carolina wresters qualify for the NCAA Championships. Under his tutelage, North Carolina earned its first All-America selection in eight seasons when Evan Henderson earned the spot at 141 pounds in 2013. Henderson would follow that up with another All-America selection in 2014, becoming UNC's first two-time All-American since 2005 and also the highest finisher in nearly two decades as he finished in fourth place. The Tar Heels had success in the classroom as well as Alex Utley earned NWCA All-Academic Team honors in both 2012-13 and 2013-14, while also being a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic Team. North Carolina also finished in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships in 2013 and 2014, marking the first time since 1996 and 1997 that the Tar Heels had finished in the top 25 in back-to-back seasons. Off the mat, Papadatos was responsible for the program’s budget, travel logistics, compliance and the student-athletes’ academic progress. He also helped coach Tar Heels to a 21st-place team finish in 2013, which was the program’s best showing since 1996. Before coming to North Carolina, Papadatos spent five years as an assistant at Binghamton from 2006-11 and helped produce 16 NCAA individual qualifiers and the first four All-America selections in school history. Binghamton saw six wrestlers make it to the NCAA Championships in each of his final two seasons, culminating with a 21st-place national finish in 2010. In the classroom, Papadatos helped Binghamton improve its academic progress rate (APR) score over a four-year period and helped recruit a 2008 class that was ranked in the top-25. He was also part of a staff that led the Bearcats to their first and only Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title in 2010. Papadatos earned his first assistant wrestling coach position at Northern Illinois, where he helped coach four NCAA Championship qualifiers and Josh Wooton to a Mid-American Conference (MAC) championship at 141 pounds. He assisted in recruiting and arranged the team’s travel and scheduling logistics. Papadatos started his collegiate coaching career as a strength and conditioning assistant at Hofstra from 2001-04 following his graduation. As a certified personal trainer, Papadatos structured team and individual lifts and conditioning programs. Hofstra won the Colonial Athletic Association title in all three of his seasons. As a wrestler, Papadatos was named to the ECWA All-Freshman team in 1998 and was a three-time NWCA Academic All-America. He graduated from Hofstra in 2000 with a degree in exercise physiology and completed a master's in health education from Hofstra in 2002. Dennis and his wife, Angela, have three children (Gabriella - 6, Apostoli - 4 and Yianni - 2). Papadatos was born and raised in Bethpage, New York and attended Island Trees High School. WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT DENNIS PAPADATOS ... Tom Ryan, Head Wrestling Coach at Ohio State (Hofstra Wrestling Coach from 1995-2006) Hofstra is a place where I was nurtured and grew as a coach. I have tremendous pride and many great memories at Hofstra. Former President Shuart remains a friend as does the leader of the athletic department Jeff Hathaway. I am proud of the decision Hofstra made in the hiring of Dennis Papadatos. Dennis is the perfect hire as the Head Wrestling Coach. He was a tremendous example as a student-athlete. His past speaks volumes about the passion and energy he will bring to Hofstra wrestling. I'm excited about the future of the program. Dennis will continue to move the program forward. Noel Thompson, Teammate of Papadatos at Hofstra from 1999-01 and current CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Thompson Global LLC Dennis has always had tremendous passion for wrestling and he’ll bring that enthusiasm with him as he returns to Hofstra. Even when we were teammates, he was always a student of the sport. He was very proficient technically and his continued focus on technique has made him a great coach. He’s going to put Hofstra in position to have great success as a program. Nick Gallo, Former Hofstra Wrestler and 1977 national champion at 126-pound weight class Dennis is a great choice to take Hofstra Wrestling to another level. He has shown great leadership in his previous coaching stops and has incredible passion for both Hofstra and the sport of wrestling. With all the exciting events for Hofstra Wrestling in the future, especially being the host of the upcoming 2016 NCAA National Championships at Madison Square Garden, we are all looking forward to seeing the program’s future. I am sure Dennis will steer us in the right direction. Neil Duncan, Two-time NCAA qualifier for Hofstra from 1971-72 Dennis is an outstanding hire as Hofstra’s new head wrestling coach. He’s a proven top-notch recruiter. As a well-known and respected former Hofstra wrestler, Dennis relates well to the local wrestling community. He has a tireless work ethic and great passion for the sport, which is apparent as soon as you meet him. C.D. Mock, Head Wrestling Coach at North Carolina It has been a great pleasure having Dennis on staff with the Tar Heel family the past few years. Dennis was a big part of our program and certainly instrumental in the positive changes we've experienced during that time. He is the right person to lead the Hofstra program and I have no doubt about his prospects for success. Dennis and his family will always be a part of our family and we wish him much success and happiness. Pat Popolizio, Head Wrestling Coach North Carolina State (was head coach at Binghamton with Papadatos on his staff) I had the honor to work with Dennis first hand during my time at Binghamton University. Dennis was a vital part of the success we had at BU and he will bring a work ethic that is unparalleled to Hofstra. He has all the knowledge and experience to build and brand a national powerhouse and Dennis will bring an exciting attitude and personality to the college ranks. Hofstra has a rich history of wrestling and I am confident Dennis will continue to build upon that. He is the perfect coach, mentor and leader for the Hofstra Pride. Jim Norris, Retired Athletic Director/Binghamton University Dennis Papadatos is one of the finest teacher-coaches that I have ever been associated with and he will do a super job as the Head Wrestling Coach at Hofstra University. Dennis is a first-class person with great integrity and he will continue to be a tremendous role model for young people. His work ethic, inexhaustible energy level, and positive enthusiasm are all second to none. Without a doubt, Dennis Papadatos will build a wrestling program that everybody associated with Hofstra University will be extremely proud of and he will do it the right way. Mike Moyer, Executive Director of National Wrestling Coaches Association Dennis is a terrific hire for Hofstra University. He is fully committed to an educationally based coaching philosophy. Dennis is absolutely tremendous and I know that Hofstra is home for him. He is one of the bright shining stars in our coaching community and Hofstra Wrestling is in good hands with Dennis at the helm. Dennis’ ongoing commitment to pursue professional development on multiple occasions in our CEO Leadership Academy clearly separates him from many others. Coaching development is an important aspect of his maturation as a coach and we couldn’t be happier for Dennis and his family. Pat Tocci, Senior Director of National Wrestling Coaches Association Hofstra University is getting an outstanding coach in Dennis. He is extremely committed and a tireless worker who understands the necessities both on and off the mat it requires to build a successful program. I have no doubt he will continue to build on the rich history of Hofstra Wrestling. Scott Casber, Co-Founder/Host Takedown Wrestling Media Dennis has been a fixture in college wrestling and he’s a tremendous recruiter and outstanding coach. He expects nothing but the best from his student-athletes. Hofstra has made a good hire and he’ll be an incredible asset to the athletic department.

Deron Winn

WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Kevin Ward, who turned a wrestling program built from scratch at Ouachita Baptist University into a national contender, has been named Army's new head wrestling coach, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Boo Corrigan announced today. Ward, the 2014 NCAA Division II Coach of the Year, becomes the 10th head coach in program history. "We are very excited to welcome Kevin to Army West Point," said Corrigan. "We had a tremendous pool of candidates and Kevin's success building a program, his leadership and passion made him our top choice. Kevin blew away me and the search committee when he visited. He is an overachiever that knows how to win. His accomplishments as a coach are many. We look forward to working with him in this next chapter of our wrestling program." Kevin Ward"I am honored to be selected as the next head wrestling coach at West Point," said Ward. "I would like to express my appreciation to Boo Corrigan and the search committee for giving me this opportunity. It's quite a privilege to lead such a proud program with as much tradition as Army wrestling. The cadet-athletes at West Point are the best of the best, and I look forward helping develop them as leaders of character in the United States Army and champions on the wrestling mat. Army wrestling is in a great spot with a nationally ranked recruiting class coming in and multiple NCAA Qualifiers on the team. We will continue to look for and recruit wrestlers who truly want to be leaders of character and have goals of winning NCAA titles. I am ready to get to work and continue to build on the proud tradition of Army wrestling" As the first and only head coach of Ouachita Baptist's wrestling program, Ward led the Tigers to top-15 finishes at the NCAA Tournament in each of the last three seasons. Ward coached 10 All-Americans and two NCAA finalists, Dallas Smith and Josh Myers, during his time at Ouachita. Ward was named the NCAA Division II Coach of the Year after guiding the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the NCAAs and an 8-5 dual match record last season. Five of Ward's wrestlers claimed All-America honors in 2014, including Myers, who was the national runner-up at the 141-pound weight class. "I would also like to thank the many great people, and, most importantly, the student-athletes I was fortunate enough to coach at Ouachita Baptist University," said Ward. "Without their hard work and discipline, none of this would have been made possible. They are a great group of young men and we wish them the very best." After the program's inaugural 2010-11 campaign, Ward coached three All-Americans and steered the Tigers to a 15th-place showing at the NCAA Tournament the following season. The program took another step forward during the 2012-13 season with its first-ever national runner-up in Smith, while the team placed 12th overall at the NCAAs. Ward was also a major factor in fundraising for the wrestling squad. He helped raise more than $300,000 in donations to the up-and-coming program during his four-year stint. Over his first two months at Ouachita, Ward led the renovation effort of the team's weight room, which hadn't been updated in nearly 30 years. An accomplished wrestler at Oklahoma State, Ward started his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the Cowboys during the 2006-07 season, while earning his master's degree in health and human performance. He assisted legendary head coach John Smith with drill sessions and preparing the team for competitions, as well as coaching at open tournaments. Oklahoma State posted a 14-5 overall record and took third place at the Big 12 Championships with Ward on staff. The Cowboys placed fifth at the NCAA Championships and had four All-Americans, including two national runner-ups, Coleman Scott and Johny Hendricks. As a member of one of the most storied programs in the country, Ward had a tremendous amount of success as a wrestler at Oklahoma State. Ward was on four NCAA National Championship teams (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) and two undefeated squads (2002-03 and 2004-05). In 2005, Ward beat three opponents to grab the Big 12 title at the 157-pound weight class. He won 12 of his first 14 matches that season and posted a 23-12 record overall. Ward returned to the conference championship the following season, earning a runner-up finish. Ward qualified for the NCAA Tournament twice and was a three-time National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Academic All-American. The Cowboys won four Big 12 championships in a row during Ward's time in Stillwater. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology. Along with his coaching duties over the years, Ward has served on the NWCA Executive Committee and Board of Directors, as well as handling the role of Vice President-elect of the Division II Coaches Association. Ward and his wife Hannah will reside at West Point.

The wrestling world is a little quieter this week. Fargo is subsiding and on the international front there is just the Commonwealth Games and the buildup to the World Championships in Tashkent. For once, we have what feels something like a rest. Wrestling's lulls are great for long reads about the emotional connection we as fans have to the sport. Wrestling heads are different than fans from major sports fans. Many of us competed, or have children who have competed, and the connections we feel to the athletes and the traditions of the sport are personal. For many, the sport has helped defined our human existence. Last week I wrote about the professionalization of youth sports, and in particular the problem with a sharp increase in youth wrestling tournaments. I stick by my stance that there is just too much wrestling for too high a cost, but as always there is more to the story. There was, as always, some backlash to the article. There were the ranters and the haters, but there were also two very touching personal essays, and those quality stories is what I hope to share with you this week. The FARGODOME in Fargo, North Dakota serves as the venue for the Cadet & Junior National Championships every summer (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)For many readers Fargo has become a part of their personal journey and I respect the spot and tradition enough to give those journeys space in this week's column. Maybe I don't share that same passion for North Dakota wrestling as many of my readers, but I do understand the connection and I hope that we can always respect and honor those meaningful moments. The emotional connection to wrestling is what drives me to link the following two emails. Both are well-written stories about the relationship with family and friends sometimes built around wrestling -- in this case the preparation and competition of Fargo. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did, and be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments section below. Link: Nate's story Link: Sharon's story To your questions ... Q: I saw your comments about women's wrestling and gender equity. How could an NCAA wrestling program even add women to their roster? Who would they wrestle? -- Dan S. Foley: The most obvious solution would be to create a women's team with independent funding. Wrestlers on the female team would be given scholarship money and be treated exactly the same as men, but wrestle freestyle instead of folkstyle. That option is riddled with complications, largely that there isn't enough budgetary leeway to make such a program viable for many schools, and that many programs can't handle the extra responsibilities necessary to stay compliant. The other option -- and this is only an idea -- would be to trim two weight classes and combine that with two other women's weight classes to create four total. That would make the balance 2-1, but if instituted across several schools could pump life into the sport. Women's wrestling is more popular than you might think. Last year at the World Championships several thousand people viewed each and every one of the female wrestling matches and their comments constituted much of the social media traffic. The upside to cutting two men's weight classes would be to concentrate the talent and allow for more competitiveness throughout the country. Are you tired of dynastic wrestling powers and fear that a new dual meet system might further stratify the 'have's' from the 'have not's?' Then trimming the men's side to eight weights is a great solution. The downside is that there are fewer weight classes for young men to compete. But that is only initially. Adding a female wrestling component and limiting the men's to eight would actually create MORE opportunity because it would make the cost for entry into men's wrestling much more (there would be nothing stating you must have a women's program). I know that it would be unpopular, but it would be even more unexpected and could provide wrestling with the type of thoughtful pre-emptive strike that could prevent it from being on the chopping block once the football and basketball players start accumulating paychecks. Q: I was wondering if you had access to the data surrounding the FILA broadcasts of their international wrestling tournaments (i.e. Golden Grand Prix, Cadet World Championships, Senior World Championships)? Do you know how many viewers are actually tuning in? If so, what proportion is American and what portion is from the rest of the world? I am extremely grateful for these broadcasts and I tune in regularly. But I'm wondering how many other people have the interest and ability to watch in the early hours of the morning in the U.S. -- Eric S. Foley: I do have access and can tell you that hundreds of thousands of viewers tune in to watch the livestream of the World Championship. In fact, now that FILA has a somewhat reliable streaming platform (far-flung destinations don't always have reliable internet) the numbers in 2014 have been positively incredible. More than a quarter of a million people tuned in ONLINE to watch the European Championships -- a tournament that was broadcast live on television around the continent and also played on tape delay. As for Americans, I'd have to dig deeper into the numbers, but based on social media interaction numbers you'd have to assume roughly half come from the states. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Proof that no Westerner will ever fully understand China ... Link: Kabbadi, Kabbadi, Wrestling My good pal Ben Lowy -- a friend of wrestling -- has launched a new commercial site for his photography. It includes work from our projects, but all of it rocks. Q: What do you think of Henry Cejudo signing with the UFC? Didn't he miss weight in his last two fights? -- Mike H. Foley: I give up on the UFC. The first gut-punch was the news that Uncle Dana was in hot pursuit of former MMA fighter turned Hollywood actress Gina Carano to fight Ronda Rousey. The fight is a total joke and is the most obvious money grab in many years for an organization that increasingly gives two craps about being seen with their hand in the jar. Cejudo being signed means that the UFC is now into celebrity boxing matches. It's been stated across the Internet that Cejudo has yet to fight anyone of merit and has missed weights his last two fights, and event skipped shows altogether. His professionalism in MMA is abysmal, though some of that might owe to a sport that is largely devoid of good business people. I would love to see Cejudo succeed if I thought he were as passionate about MMA as he was about wrestling. However, I think his larger goal is to maintain a level of notoriety that affords him the option to speak publicly, sign books and address business gatherings in Phoenix. MMA is a real sport and the UFC has the best practitioners in the world. For that I'm thankful, because at least at some point Cejudo will be forced to make the decision between eating the 4 ounce leather gloves of his highly skilled opponents, or leaving his own 4-ounce gloves in the center of the octagon. COMMENT OF THE WEEK By Paul L. I could not agree with you more I live in Calgary Alberta originally from East Detroit, three of my teenaged cousins play hockey 10.5 months a year They go from regular league to camps to spring tournaments to camps to pre try outs to dry land training to AUGUST try outs -- can you believe that crap AUGUST try outs for hockey in winter I tell their fathers please don't tell me how well the kids are doing from April to September because it means "nothing." I told them for all their effort and commitment they better get full rides to American universities when it's all said and done. Yes, all three are on pace for it but from here on it gets TOUGH, it's going to interesting to see if they do get the rides One of my cousins is bust, broke from his three kids in hockey, he is OBSESSED with one his sons going to the NHL, I said his goal should be paid for education and four years of the greatest time of his life It's gotten to the point, where you ask your kid at 2 years old to pick a sport, because if you don't do it 24/7/365 you won't make the dumb ass team Even Wayne Gretzky and his brothers played baseball in summer, Wayne loves baseball. His son is the minor's leagues Wayne said kids need to play other sports. It gives them a mental break and assists them in becoming a better-rounded athlete. It develops other motor skills I said this for years: It's going to take the top 10 sophomore/junior stud wrestlers or hockey players to say, to hell with summer wrestling or hockey were playing baseball and the next season these kids STILL excel Once the other kids see the top tier kids enjoying the climb, playing other sports and going waterskiing they will follow

I agree with many of your points about the state of youth wrestling, but I disagree that Fargo embodies everything that's gone awry in the sport, and this is why: It may not be like this everywhere, but in my state, Ohio, wrestlers from all corners of the state come together, as one team, to prepare for Fargo. They train together at St. Ed's in Cleveland for the week prior to the tournament, under the guidance of an army of volunteer coaches who also come from all corners of the state. The wrestling community of St. Ed's and greater Cleveland open up their homes to our wrestlers for a week -- housing them, feeding them, helping with laundry, and transporting them to camp. Past wrestling legends and rising stars make their way to the camp over the course of the week to teach and encourage and inspire the wrestlers as they prepare for the tournament. To me, this is youth sports at its very, very best. I agree with you that these national tournaments should be steppingstones that give kids an opportunity to learn about the sport and themselves, and for most kids, that's exactly what Fargo is. While there will always be a few bad apples, the majority of us wrestling parents eventually figure out that in the sport of wrestling, the journey (and all the lessons and experiences along the way) is 100 times more important than any end result. The lucky ones figure this out sooner rather than later, when there's still time left to enjoy the ride. I consider myself one of the lucky ones, and for us, the week ahead is going to be an awesome one! PS: It is now Monday, July 28 and we are back home in Ohio, with many wrestlers from all over the state whom we now call friends. It was indeed an awesome week! I had two sons wrestle in Fargo, a Cadet and a Junior. My older son leaves for college in a few weeks, and this was probably the last time my sons will wrestle together in the same singlet, on the same team, so that alone made the tournament very special for us. We are extremely proud of our younger son, Alex, simply for making it to Fargo. He did not place high enough at our state tournament to secure a spot on Ohio's team, so he went to the Central Regional a few weeks later and placed third in Greco to earn his spot on the team, which was not an easy feat. Our older son, AJ, had no plans of going to Fargo without his brother this year, so Alex's hard-earned placement at Central Regionals is what put both of our sons on Team Ohio. Our older son, AJ, wrestled in his final high school tournament in Fargo, and surpassed his goal of ending his high school career as an All-American by making it to the finals in both Greco and Freestyle, surprising a lot of people along the way. Obviously, we are very proud of him too! Our boys typically only enter a couple of big, national tournaments each year. Our family has limited resources, and like you, we think that our boys should do other things in the off-season besides wrestling. But Fargo is like no other tournament. Fargo is special, and Fargo will remain on our list.

I love the mailbag and am a big follower of the Olympic wrestling styles. I really appreciate the coverage outside of the usual "NCAA folkstyle = US wrestling" mentality. Thanks for covering the big non-Olympic/non-world championship events that are only bucket list trips for individuals like me. Thanks for giving equal courtesy in discussing our sport's hard-working and accomplished women that other media may not cover. Anyhow, I want to offer a contrasting opinion on what Fargo is, or maybe what it was circa 2001-02-03. My twin brother and I had the great pleasure of representing our home state in freestyle and/or Greco Roman wrestling at the Cadet and Junior National Championships during our time in high school. It meant a whole lot to strap on that Ohio singlet and pace out onto a football-field sized sea of wrestling mats with every other state's best kids all around you. From the first weigh-in to the singlet trading outside the FARGODOME, you felt like you were a part of something special. I want to explain why Fargo is (was?) a fantastic tournament and why it can still be a great experience, even with the current climate of competition and sport specialization. Fargo is a dreamscape for many wrestlers, an out-of-state trip to test oneself against the best wrestlers in the country. To many wrestlers, it is a special rite of passage to go through the qualification process and arrive in a foreign land to gut wrench the crap out of kids from three time zones away. Fargo is a vision without formal infrastructure like high school folkstyle wrestling. You have to want to be there and have to go headlong through a gauntlet just to get there. For example, my brother and I were very much immersed in the sport of wrestling from ages 12-17. Our local high school team was decent, and our friends were on the team. Wrestling was, at that time and at that school in northeast Ohio, a social engagement with a few kids picking up hardware at state tournaments every year. Our high school team was good, but not great. Our parents had never been exposed to wrestling, but were very supportive, and liked the fact that we had some goals and a vision to work hard and meet them. Prior to high school we had a middle school coach who made wrestling fun. He made every practice an absolute obstacle course of fun. "25-push-ups? 10-pull-ups? Run for 30-minutes? Is that even possible?" It was great fun to try and learn new moves and get fit. With each personal step in fitness, mat acumen and making friends, we gained confidence and built loftier goals. Today, wrestle-offs'stomorrow the world. Holy shit! Is that a tricep I have growing now too!? Like lots of young men, my brother and I wanted to be good at wrestling. But a big part of that was because it was so much fun to scale each little mountain beside your brother, friends and classmates. Now, with that context, back to Fargo and why it mattered. During our freshman year of mixed JV and varsity wrestling (read: lumps taken), a few of our older peers went onward to "nationals" in someplace called Fargo. Not the branded pay-to-play youth or grade-specific nationals that spring up every other year these days, but the USA wrestling nationals that a wrestler had to qualify for through regionals, states, and, if it came down to it, a wildcard process. This was the tournament that USA Wrestler highlighted every summer. On those pages, kids from small towns in Pennsylvania and Michigan, Delaware and Illinois were winning official-looking medals and damn, I wanted to win one too. To make our state competitive out in Fargo, numerous grown-ups put together a great state system to encourage participation (

Lakeland College has named Quincy Osborn as its new head wrestling coach, Lakeland Vice President for Athletics and Wellness Nate Dehne has announced. Osborn comes to Lakeland from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he was an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I school this past year. He replaces Mike DeRoehn, who resigned in May after four years at Lakeland to take the head coaching job at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. "We are very excited to welcome Quincy and his wife Hannah to the Lakeland College family," said Dehne. "Quincy's accomplishments and experience on the mat, along with his desire to mentor and guide our student athletes in all aspects of their personal and professional lives make him a great match for our program. We look forward to his continuing to build on the foundation built by our former coaches and student-athletes." Osborn has seven years of collegiate coaching experience at the NCAA Division I and III levels and also competed at both levels. He spent the last five years in the Division I Mid-American Conference, coaching at Ohio University for four years before going to Buffalo. This past year with the Bulls, he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, as well as serving as an adjunct instructor for the school. Osborn began his college coaching career at Augsburg (Minn.) College as an assistant coach and assistant camp director. He began his coaching career after completing his collegiate wrestling career at the NCAA Division III power. Wrestling at Augsburg as a senior, Osborn was the Division III champion at 141 lbs. and led the Auggies to the team national championship. Osborn began his collegiate career at the University of Minnesota, where he was a three-year letter winner. He was a two-time NCAA Division I national championships qualifier, reaching the national championships as a sophomore at 133 lbs. and as a junior at 149 lbs. "I would like to thank Mr. Dehne and Lakeland College for giving me the opportunity to be a head coach and lead a program," said Osborn. "I would also like to thank my family, friends, and mentors for support and guidance, (and) I also owe thanks to Augsburg, Ohio, and Buffalo. I have learned a lot from those experiences and opportunities. "I am extremely excited to lead the Lakeland College wrestling team. The program is in a solid position and the goal will be to take the team to the next level. I look forward to learning the community and getting to know the athletes and staff in addition to building connections with the alumni and support base. "The expectations of the program will be simple: the team will prepare and compete in a way that promotes winning at the highest level," said Osborn. "The program will emphasize living a championship lifestyle on and off the mat. There will be a lot of work ahead and I can't wait to get started!" A native of Grand Rapids, Minn., Osborn received his bachelor's degree in history from Augsburg in 2009 and his master's in coaching education from Ohio University in 2011. Osborn is married to wife Hannah, and they are owners of two cats and a dog.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Mark Matzek, who led the Augsburg College wrestling program to top-10 national tournament finishes in each of his six years as head coach, has announced his resignation, college officials said on Monday. Mark Matzek (Photo/Caleb Williams)A 2005 Augsburg alumnus, Matzek is returning to his hometown of Ellsworth, Wis., where he will become a mathematics teacher at Ellsworth Middle School, pending the Ellsworth School Board's approval. Matzek will also serve as a coach at the high school level. Jim Moulsoff, who has served as an assistant coach on Matzek's staff for six seasons, will serve as interim head coach during the 2014-15 season, while a national coaching search takes place, said Augsburg Athletic Director Jeff Swenson. Moulsoff will be the 10th head coach in the history of the Augsburg wrestling program. In addition, Tony Valek, a 2012 Augsburg alumnus who has served as an assistant coach in the Augsburg graduate fellowship program for the past two seasons, will move into Moulsoff's former role as the team's top assistant coach, also on an interim basis for the 2014-15 season. "I wish Mark and his family the very best as he pursues a new challenge in his life. There is no stronger draw for Mark than going back home and being in the community that he was raised in," Swenson said. "I thank Mark for six years of exceptional service to Augsburg College, the athletic program and the wrestling program. His coaching record speaks for itself." Under Matzek's leadership, Augsburg continued its reputation as one of the top small-college wrestling programs in the nation. The Auggies won the NCAA Division III national title in the 2009-10 season, while finishing second in 2008-09, 2010-11 and 2011-12, fifth in 2013-14 and 10th in 2012-13. Augsburg wrestlers earned 30 All-American honors and five individual national championships during Matzek's tenure as head coach. Augsburg squads won NCAA regional titles in each of his six seasons, with 25 individual regional titlists. The Auggies recorded a 55-21-1 dual-meet record over the past six seasons. Academically, Matzek's teams finished in the top 10 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Scholar All-America Team listing each of the last three seasons, including earning the academic national title in 2011-12 with a 3.7341 team grade-point average. Auggie wrestlers earned 22 NWCA Scholar All-America honors and two Capital One Academic All-America (CoSIDA) honors in Matzek's six seasons as head coach. "This is the toughest decision I've ever had to make in my life, because I love both Augsburg and the community I came from," said Matzek. "Having a child in February reinforced my values that I want to have more time with my family, and the best way for me to do that is to teach and coach at Ellsworth. "It's tough to leave because we have seven starters returning (to Augsburg) this year and with the addition of some great personnel, Augsburg is ready make a run this year. I'm confident, that with the new leadership in place with Jim and Tony, that the student-athletes in the program have nothing to be worried about. I truly believe that the relationships I've had with the people at Augsburg, and the values they have, are what brought me there as an undergrad and kept me there as an employee. It is a great place." Matzek served on the Augsburg wrestling coaching staff for nine seasons, including two as an assistant coach under Swenson and one under Sam Barber in 2007-08. As an assistant coach, Matzek was a part of Auggie squads that won the national title in 2006-07 and finished third in both 2005-06 and 2007-08. In his nine seasons on the Augsburg staff, the Auggies claimed 50 All-Americans and nine individual national championships, while going 82-27-1 in dual meets. Matzek was one of the top lightweight wrestlers in Augsburg history. He earned 133-pound All-American honors three times and won national titles twice in his career, finishing with a 129-21 record. In 2002-03, he finished fourth nationally with a 40-7 record, then won his first national title in the 2003-04 season, finishing 35-4. He finished his career with a 42-match winning streak, which included a 34-0 mark in his senior season as he repeated as national champion -- joining a select group of nine Auggie wrestlers in school history to win multiple national championships. He was a part of two national title teams and two national runner-up squads. Academically, Matzek was a three-time NWCA Scholar All-American, a CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree three times, and a CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team selection in 2005. He was named an Augsburg Honor Athlete in 2005. He was a mathematics and secondary education major at Augsburg. Moulsoff is a well-known figure in Minnesota's wrestling community, having served as a high school coach for 18 seasons before joining the Augsburg coaching staff in 2008. He was promoted to a full-time assistant coaching position prior to the 2010-11 season, serving as the top assistant coach on the Augsburg staff. He also is the director of the James Haglund Family Fitness and Recreation Center in the Augsburg Athletic Department. In 2013-14, Moulsoff was named West Region Assistant Coach of the Year by his coaching peers during the NCAA West Regional at Augsburg. "I'm very humbled and honored to have the opportunity to lead such a historic program. We've got a lot of good pieces in place, because of the work that Mark has done. I'd like to thank Mark for the opportunity to work with him," Moulsoff said. "The future looks very positive. Mark did great work with the program behind the scenes, and we hope to continue that work. We are looking forward to working with the coaching staff and the entire athletic department. We have a great recruiting class coming in, and we have a great group of athletes returning to the program." Prior to joining the Auggie staff, Moulsoff spent 15 years as head coach of the Minnehaha Academy High School wrestling program (1993-2008). In the 2002-03 season, Moulsoff led the Redhawk program to a 12-5 dual meet record and earned the Metro Alliance Conference Coach of the Year honors. He was an assistant coach at Whapeton (N.D.) High School from 1990-93. In addition to his experience at the high school level, Moulsoff has been active as a coach in many levels of amateur wrestling and has served as the cadet director for Minnesota/USA Wrestling. A native of Breckenridge, Minn., Moulsoff wrestled competitively at the North Dakota State College of Science from 1981-83, and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in 2003. Valek was a three-time All-American and four-time national tournament qualifier during his Augsburg career, finishing with a 136-25 record, including 87 bonus-point victories (60 pins, six technical falls, 21 major decisions). He was a national runner-up at 149 pounds in both 2010-11 and 2009-10, while finishing third in 2011-12. Valek was a top performer in the classroom as well, as he was named to the Capital One Academic All-America men's at-large first team twice during his four-year career. He earned NWCA Division III Scholar All-America honors his final three seasons, and was named as the recipient of the NCAA Elite 89 Award as the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average at the 2012 NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championships. Valek was the first Augsburg student-athlete ever to be named as a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honoree twice. A native of Belle Plaine, Minn., Valek graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting and management from Augsburg in 2012. Valek is currently pursuing a master's degree in leadership at Augsburg. "As we embark on a new era for Augsburg wrestling, I am confident that we have the perfect duo in Jim Moulsoff and Tony Valek to lead us through this transition." Swenson said. "Jim has a proven track record in coaching at all levels, and has earned the respect of all the student-athletes he has touched. This past season, Jim was named West Region Assistant Coach of the Year. We are fortunate to have Jim as our interim head coach, as he is an excellent coach, leader and person. In his short time at Augsburg as an assistant coach, Tony has shown that he is a great leader on and off the mat. As a NCAA Elite 89 award-winner and three-time All-American, he has demonstrated the ability to get the job done in all facets of his life and is a great leader by example."

The 2014 edition of USA Wrestling's Cadet and Junior National Championships from Fargo came to their conclusion this past Saturday. As is the case in every year, it is a defining tournament in the calendar year for many competitors. College coaches are present to evaluate, media members and ranking services are dissecting the results, and so forth. Performances in Fargo can shape the narrative about wrestlers headed into the next scholastic season, as well as the perception that college coaches will have about the prospective student athlete. They can also serve as important confidence and development boosts for the athletes themselves. Let's take a look at five young men from each the Junior and Cadet levels whose performances during the Fargo week enhanced their stock. Juniors 1. Isaiah White (Oak Park River Forest, Ill.) -- 145-pound freestyle champion White built upon an excellent Junior Duals event in which he went 7-0 at 145 pounds, four of those wins coming against wrestlers who were ranked in their weight class at the end of the 2013-14 season (including three against wrestlers ranked ahead of him at 138 pounds -- 12-2 and 6-4 over Logan Ryan from Iowa, 12-2 over Zac Hall from Michigan). In Fargo, White went 7-0 on the tournament, with three clear decision victories over nationally ranked wrestlers, and technical falls against all other opposition. All three of those wrestlers were ranked higher at the end of the 2013-14 season, and returning Junior freestyle All-Americans. In the third round, he beat Grant Leeth (Missouri) by a 10-1 score; in the quarterfinal, it was a 9-2 victory over Michael Kemerer (Pennsylvania); and the impressive run was capped off by a 9-3 finals victory over Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania). Already ranked all the way up at No. 8 nationally in the Class of 2016, a group which is rather deep, moving up significantly within his grade level is not too likely. However, White's Fargo (and Junior Duals) results create a plausible scenario for him to be ranked No. 1 nationally in his weight class at the start of the 2014-15 season; having ended the 2013-14 season ranked No. 4 among underclassmen at 138 pounds, and No. 12 overall. 2. Jacob Armstrong (Salem Hills, Utah) -- 182-pound double All-American Despite a pair of state titles and a pair of All-American finishes in Greco-Roman (Junior 6th in 2013, Cadet 3rd in 2012), most would not have placed the rising senior Armstrong on a list of candidates for a national rankings, either top 100 for the Class of 2015 or in a weight class this fall. A pair of top-four place finishes in Fargo later, the narrative has changed. Armstrong went 6-1 in contested matches during Greco-Roman on the way to a third-place finish. The tournament started with a pair of technical falls sandwiched around a pin, before a 13-5 quarterfinal loss against top 100 Class of 2015 prospect Seth McLeod (Idaho). Next was a crucial bounce back win over another top 100 Class of 2015 wrestler, a 15-1 technical fall against Dylan Wisman (Virginia) to earn All-American honors. A pair of 11-0 technical falls would advance Armstrong to the third place match, where he beat McLeod this go around by injury default in the first period. During the freestyle tournament, it was four opening wins for Armstrong to propel him to the semifinals. The initial two wins were by 10-0 technical fall and pin, before a 10-0 win over nationally ranked Class of 2016 wrestler Nathan Traxler (Illinois) and a 10-6 decision against top 50 Class of 2015 prospect Justan Rivera (Georgia). While he did lose 12-4 to eventual champion Myles Martin (New Jersey), the No. 4 ranked Class of 2015 wrestler, those points were the only ones that Martin allowed in the tournament. The consolation semifinal match was a 12-1 technical fall over top 100 Class of 2015 prospect Cash Wilcke (Iowa), and then he fell short in the third place match by a 14-13 score to Wisman. 3. Sean DeShazer (Wichita Heights, Kan.) -- 126-pound double All-American Despite a Junior folkstyle runner-up finish at 126 pounds in April, three-time state champion DeShazer did not enter Fargo ranked among the top 100 Class of 2015 prospects. Headed out of Fargo, he provides a compelling case for inclusion. Between the Greco-Roman and freestyle competitions, DeShazer went 12-3 in finishing third and fourth place in the competitions. During his 6-1 Greco-Roman "run," DeShazer had a pair of wins over the talented Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma), and upended two-time Cadet Greco-Roman champion Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) by 10-4 decision in the consolation semifinal. The lone loss was to eventual champion Taylor LaMont (Utah), as he was cautioned out of the semifinal. DeShazer advanced to the quarterfinals in freestyle with three wins over Greco-Roman All-Americans in as many matches, including a 3-3 criteria victory over LaMont to flip the Greco-Roman semifinal loss. After a somewhat baffling 3-2 loss to Jonathan Gabriel (Pennsylvania) in the quarterfinal, he bounced back with a 10-0 technical fall over Greco-Roman runner-up Kegan Calkins (Illinois), which was a second win over Calkins in the freestyle event. Consecutive wins versus top 100 Class of 2015 prospects, 8-7 over Lincoln Olson (Michigan) and a 12-1 technical fall against Kaid Brock (Oklahoma), propelled him to the third place bout; one that did end in a 10-0 defeat against Domenic Forys (Pennsylvania). 4. Josh Maruca (Franklin Regional, Pa.) -- third place at 145 pounds Maruca entered the summer season ranked No. 55 in the Class of 2015, and potentially enhanced that perception with earning Outstanding Wrestler honors at the Disney Duals in late June. However, the 145-pound weight class was the toughest bracket in Junior freestyle, so there were no guarantees of an All-American finish. The tournament started off with limited fanfare as a bye, 10-0 technical fall, and 10-6 decision over state placer Eric Barone (Illinois) placed him into the round of 16. However, that match was not a fortuitous one for Maruca, as he was upset by Jordan Kutler (New Jersey), 8-8 on criteria. Then, it was a six match onslaught through consolation for the rising senior. Three victories by technical fall assured Maruca his All-American finish. The last two of those were over Max Thomsen (Iowa), who is ranked No. 32 in the Class of 2015, and a returning Junior freestyle All-American in Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma). The next match was a 7-3 victory over another wrestler ahead of him in the Class of 2015 rankings, No. 20 Patrick Duggan. Next in line for Maruca was an 11-1 victory in the consolation semifinal, before a third victory over a class of 2015 wrestler ranked ahead of him; this time it was an 11-0 technical fall over No. 10 Fredy Stroker (Iowa). 5. Tate Orndorff (University, Wash.) -- double third place at 285 pounds Orndorff ended the 2013-14 season outside the weight class rankings at 285 pounds, and appeared outside the top 100 for the Class of 2015 in the late June initial rankings for the 2014-15 season. For the freestyle tournament, he opened with three 10-0 technical falls prior to a 10-4 quarterfinal loss against top 50 Class of 2015 prospect Jake Marnin (Iowa). He bounced back with three consecutive decision victories to advance to the consolation final, a match in which he avenged that quarterfinal loss to Marnin with a 13-3 technical fall victory. Earlier in the week, Orndorff advanced to the semifinal with three consecutive decision victories. The semifinal was a 9-0 defeat against Northern Iowa bound Adarios Jones (Illinois), who would finish runner-up in Greco-Roman and win the freestyle title. Consolation wrestling would see him bounce back with a 4-2 victory over now two-time Junior double All-American Michael Hobbs (Illinois), before pinning Marnin in 48 seconcs in the third place bout. Cadets 1. Ethan Karsten (Platte County, Mo.) -- 138-pound double champion Though he won state this past high school year as a sophomore, Karsten has never really been in the conversation for a top 50 spot in the Class of 2016. Nor was he viewed as the pre-tournament favorite in either style. The returning fourth-place finisher in Cadet Greco-Roman down three weight classes at 120 pounds started this year's Greco-Roman competition in spectactular fashion with three first minute falls. In the quarterfinal round, it was a 20-10 technical fall victory over FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion Dominick Demas (Ohio). The semifinal was another technical fall, and the championship match was an 8-3 victory over 2013 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion Devin Bahir (Wisconsin), who had won the Cadet folkstyle title in this weight class. 6-0 in Greco-Roman would be replicated in freestyle, as that tournament started with a pin and 11-0 technical fall. The round of 16 match was a 9-7 victory over Hunter Bolen (Virginia), his third of four victories over top 30 Class of 2017 prospects between both competitions. Karsten's run continued with a pin over Preseason Nationals champion Colin Clingenpeel (Iowa) in the quarterfinals, and was followed up with a second victory over Bahr on the week, this time 8-7 in the semifinal. The finals match was a valedictory affair, a 10-0 victory over Shayne Oster (Illinois). 2. Matt Stencel (Oregon Clay, Ohio) -- 195-pound double champion Yet another rising junior that won double titles at Cadet Nationals last week, Stencel was a runner-up during this past high school season. Though given that state tournament finish, most thought of him as a bona fide title contender, his magnitude of dominance was more than thought likely. Five Greco-Roman matches for Stencel all ended in first period wins by fall, and his total mat time was less than that of one full match (5:38 in all). The quarterfinal victory was a pin in 2:12 over Kobe Woods (Indiana), which reversed his only loss in either style at the Cadet Duals last month. Five matches in freestyle for Stencel were similarly dominant. The opening two matches were shutout technical falls, and a 14 second pin followed in the quarterfinal. His signature bout of the Fargo week was a 16-10 victory over pre-tournament favorite Matt Correnti (New Jersey), who entered the tournament ranked No. 35 in the Class of 2016. The championship match was a 13-4 victory over Cadet folkstyle champion Woods to cap off a stellar week. 3. Ian Timmins (Wooster, Nev.) -- 106-pound double finalist, Greco-Roman champion Even with a state title during his freshman year of high school, and fifth-place finish in Cadet folkstyle, Timmins did not enter the Fargo week as an individual that was truly on the national radar. However, his run to the finals in both styles will most certainly change that narrative. The Greco-Roman competition for Timmins opened with two technical falls and a first period pin before a 13-8 quarterfinals victory over another wrestler who won state as a freshman this past year. In the semifinal it was a 10-6 victory over Drew Mattin (Ohio), before a second period pin in the final over Drew West (Iowa), who was the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion at 110 pounds. The freestyle campaign for Timmins started out with similar success, as he opened with a pair of technical falls. Next up was consecutive pins to advance to the semifinal. Those pins came over Cadet folkstyle champion Rylee Molitor (Minnesota) and returning Cadet freestyle champion Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma), who is ranked No. 39 in the Class of 2017. The semifinal bout was a 14-10 victory over Anthony Madrigal (Illinois), a top 20 rising freshman. Despite falling to Cadet folkstyle champion Paul Konrath (Indiana) by 8-2 decision in the final, the week was a noted success for Timmins. 4. Alex Lloyd (Shakopee, Minn.) -- 126-pound double All-American Alex Lloyd (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Finishing third in Minnesota's big-school division at 120 pounds as an eighth-grader provided most with an idea that Lloyd was a capable wrestler with lots of potential. A third-place finish at 126 pounds in Cadet folkstyle confirmed that notion. However, earning All-American finishes in both styles in a middleweight class in Fargo prior to ninth grade further validates his significant potential. The Greco-Roman tournament did not start well for Lloyd with a 6-4 loss to Zachary Krause (Illinois), who would end up not earning All-American honors during the tournament. However, he bounced back with eight consecutive wins to finish inside the top six. It took seven of those wins to clinch All-American status with a finish inside the top eight. For the sixth of those wins, he beat Chad Red (Indiana), the nation's No. 22 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2016 and a returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American. After a sixth-place finish in Greco-Roman, the nation's No. 15 ranked rising freshman, built upon this with a fifth-place finish in freestyle. In his second match, during the round of 32, it was a 10-7 loss to now two-time Cadet freestyle All-American Corey Shie (Ohio); who also was the Cadet folkstyle champion. Lloyd bounced back with six consecutive wins to assure a top-six finish, five of those wins necessary to confirm All-American status. Two of those wins were over returning Cadet freestyle All-Americans, 18-12 over Andrew Mehrholz (Illinois) and then a 6-5 victory over Quentin Hovis (Arizona) in the "blood round." 5. Matthew Park (Centennial, Idaho) -- 145-pound double finalist, Greco-Roman champion Though he won a state title during this past season, which was his sophomore campaign, Park entered the Fargo week as an unknown on the national scale. At the FILA Cadet Nationals in Akron two months ago, Park went 1-2 in the Greco-Roman competition; but more positively was 3-2 in six rounds of wrestling in the freestyle tournament. It was total dominance during Greco-Roman, as he had three pins in about a minute or less, a 14-3 technical fall, and an injury default in about a minute. Prior to losing by 11-0 technical fall to FILA Cadet freestyle champion Jared Verkleeren (Pennsylvania) in the Cadet freestyle final, it was extreme dominance for Park. His first five matches of the tournament were wins by fall in a total of 5:27, which is less than the length of a full match. Among those wins by fall were those over Brady Berge (Minnesota), a top five ranked Class of 2017 wrestler, and returning Cadet freestyle runner-up Jonathan Ross (Pennsylvania).

The eight-day campaign of the Cadet and Junior National Championships concluded in Fargo on Saturday. Over the course of the four men's competitions (Cadet and JLowe: Fargo by the numbersunior FS/GR), north of seven thousand matches took place (about 2100 JN FS, 1900 CN FS, 1700 JN GR, 1550 CN GR). Those matches involved more than 3700 bracket participants -- though obviously in many cases one athlete was on brackets in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. It narrowed things down to a total of 512 All-American honors, which reflected less than 14 percent of those on the bracket. From last year, overall participation was a virtual wash, as increases in competitors at the Junior level were mostly countered by decreases at the Cadet level. Below is a chart and spreadsheet showing participation patterns in Fargo over the last ten years for each of the tournaments. Land of Lincoln leads the way In a headline that has become more or less overkill during the summer months, Illinois was once again the dominant state in this USA Wrestling event by almost any metric. They won the points and All-American count distinctions in both Cadet competitions as well as the Junior Greco-Roman event (New Jersey had the most points in Junior freestyle, while Pennsylvania and Oklahoma had the most All-Americans) In terms of aggregate points (8 for first down to 1 for eighth) across the four events, Illinois had almost 100 more than the next best state (293 to Minnesota with 194). If one looks at Greco-Roman only, the margin was just over 60 (170 for Illinois to 108 for Minnesota); looking at freestyle only, the gap was much narrower (123 for Illinois to 111 for Pennsylvania and 91 for New Jersey); in terms of Cadet level performance, where they won both styles at the Duals in Daytona Beach, they doubled the points of the next team in line (189 for Illinois to 95 for Ohio and 90 for Minnesota); while Illinois and Minnesota had the joint most points combined on the Junior level with 104. In terms of cumulative All-Americans, the gap was 22 between Illinois and Minnesota, who had the second most (66 to 44, Pennsylvania third with 34). For Greco-Roman, Illinois almost had as many All-Americans as the next two combined (37 in comparison to 24 for Minnesota and 17 for Wisconsin); while in freestyle it was a bit closer, as Illinois had 29 in comparison to 25 for Pennsylvania and 20 for Minnesota). Looking at the Cadet program, Illinois had more than the next two combined (41 in comparison to 22 for Minnesota and 18 for Pennsylvania); and it was much closer at the Junior level with Illinois having 25 All-Americans, in comparison to 22 for Minnesota and 17 for Oklahoma. In terms of cumulative finalists, Illinois led the way with 14 to Minnesota having 13 and Ohio with 8. Breaking it out in terms of Greco-Roman, Illinois and Minnesota had the joint most with 7, while Utah had 5; and in terms of freestyle it was Illinois with 7, while New Jersey and Minnesota had 6 each. Looking at the Cadet program, Illinois led the way with 10, while Minnesota with 6 and Ohio on 5 were next in line; while for the Junior program, Minnesota led the way with 7, with 6 for New Jersey, and Illinois one of four squads with 4 each. Not that this is breaking news at this point, but there are a few simple keys -- easier said than to do it -- for the success of Illinois in USA Wrestling competitions. First and foremost, there is a base of talent within the state. Secondly, there is strong coaching present. Third, and arguably more important than the first two, is that there is a prioritization on competing in these events for the wrestlers, from the coaches, and within a strong leadership structure. Depth is the defining factor While much is made out of the champions and All-American finishers in each of the competitions, it wouldn't carry (as) much value if the journey didn't involve matches against strong competition. Obviously not everyone earns All-American distinction, and that includes some extremely high-end competitors. For the freestyle competitions, let's take a look at eight notable wrestlers from each weight class that failed to earn All-American honors. Junior Nationals 100: only 24 participants 106: Emilio Alcantav (Arizona), Jordan Aquino (California), Brendan Coughlin (Maryland), Ian Mullen (Illinois), Dack Punke (Illinois), ^Dalton Roberts (Michigan), Arick Shankles (Alabama), Colin Valdivez (Missouri) 113: Max Johnson (Michigan), ^Zac McCauley (Ohio), Cody Minnick (Illinois), Toribio Navarro (Tennesse), Corbin Nirschl (Kansas), ^Tanner Rohweder (Iowa), Josh Venia (Ohio), and Jack Wagner (Iowa) 120: *Camden Bertucci (Michigan), Michael Cullen (Illinois), Dalton Duffield (Oklahoma), Nolan Hellickson (Iowa), *Nick Lukanich (Illinois), ^Christian Moody (Oklahoma), *^Elijah Oliver (Tennessee), and Brock Rathbun (Iowa) 126: Keegan Calkins (Illinois), Evan Cheek (Ohio), Jacob Fontanez (Oklahoma), Garrett Hancock (Ohio), ^Taylor LaMont (Utah), ^Richard Montoya (New Mexico), Matthew Noble (New Jersey), and *Stephen Polakowski (Illinois) 132: ^Cameron Kelly (Ohio), Michael Kostandaras (Ohio), ^Sam Krivus (Pennsylvania), William Koll (New York), ^Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma), Marty Margolis (Maryland), Cole Martin (Wisconsin), and ^*Jordan Shearer (North Dakota) 138: Ian Brown (Pennsylvania), Alex Butler (Illinois), ^Julian Flores (California), Dusty Hone (Utah), *^Brandon James (Indiana), ^Robert Lee (Wisconsin), Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma), and ^Cole Weaver (Michigan) 145: *Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma), ^Kevin Budock (Maryland), ^Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), ^Austin Kraisser (Maryland), ^*Grant Leeth (Missouri), ^Michael Longo (California), ^Bryce Parson (Idaho), and ^Max Thomsen (Iowa) 152: Lorenzo de la Riva (California), ^Colstin DiBlasi (Missouri), ^Isaac Dulgarian (Kansas), Thomas Dutton (New York), Collbran Meeker (Oregon), Jared Scharenbock (Wisconsin), Chase Straw (Iowa), and ^Cole Walter (Pennsylvania) 160: Corbin Allen (Virginia), ^Trace Carello (Illinois), Weston Dobler (North Dakota), ^Andrew Fogarty (Minnesota), Paden Moore (Minnesota), ^Dayton Racer (Missouri), ^Ben Schram (Ohio), and ^Jonathan Viruet (Massachusetts) 170: Gavin Grater (Kansas), Dustin Gray (Missouri), Jacob Holschlag (Iowa), Dylan Lydy (Indiana), Andrew McNally (Ohio), Tyler McNutt (Missouri), Garrett Miller (Texas), and Weston Taylor (Arizona) 182: Jordan Dieringer (Oklahoma), ^Seth McLeod (Idaho), Adis Radoncic (New York), Eric Schultz (Illinois), *Christian Stackhouse (New Jersey), Jacob Weber (New York), Nick Weldon (Alabam), and Tyler Wildmo (Michigan) 195: David Chadd (Wisconsin), Chance Cooper (Missouri), Terell Fields (Pennsylvania), Emilio Fowler (Kansas), *Edgar Ruano (Illinois), Randy Scott (Indiana), and Jeffrey Velez (New Jersey) 220: Christian Boyles (Missouri), Seth Brennock (Ohio), Christian Colucci (New Jersey), Christian Dulaney (Minnesota), *Lance Evans (Iowa), *Parker Knapp (Ohio), *^Roy Nash (Utah), and Rafael Rokosz (New York) 285: Blake Andrews (Texas), Collin Braun (Missouri), Dane Drimmer (Colorado), Matt Halverson (Wisconsin), Conan Jennings (Ohio), Ryan Monk (Pennsylvania), Ryan Prescott (Michigan), and Kaleb Staack (Iowa) *indicates returning Junior All-American ^indicates grade-level ranked prospect Junior Nationals 84: only 28 participants 91: only 27 participants 100: Cody Craig (Maine), Boo Dryden (Kansas), Jackson Kohlberg (Illinois), *Brady Koontz (Wisconsin), Dylan Koontz (Wisconsin), Eusebio Rivera (Illinois), *Brayden Schwalbe (Montana), and Alec White (Indiana) 106: Jakob Campbell (Pennsylvania), Colin Gerardi (Virginia), *Cameron Hunsaker (Utah), Dominic Lajoie (Michigan), Austin Macias (Illinois), Michael McGee (Illinois), Rylee Molitor (Minnesota), Cody Trybus (Maryland) 113: *Trey Chalifoux (Tennessee), Navonte Demison (California), *Will Kaldes (Pennsylvania), Tim Kane (Connecticut), ^Andrew Merola (New Jersey), Logan Treaster (Kansas), *Drew West (Iowa), and *Chase Wickman (Washington) 120: Tate Carney (Kansas), Peter Del Gallo (Maine), ^Joe Lee (Indiana), Ryan Leisure (Iowa), Wyatt Long (Pennsylvania), Josh McClure (Missouri), Requir van der Merwe (New Jersey), and Jacob Wasser (Pennsylvania) 126: Alex Felix (California), Mogan Fuenffinger (Minnesota), *Quentin Hovis (Arizona), Ethan Krause (Maryland), *Andrew Mehrholz (Illinois), Avery Shay (Connecticut), Dresden Simon (Michigan), Josh Wyland (Virginia) 132: Jake Allar (Minnesota), ^Jaron Chavez (Idaho), *Chris Deloza (California), *Zackary Diamond (Hawaii), Parker Filius (Montana), Aaron Kruk (Illinois), Trysten Perales (Washington), and Michael Peters (Illinois) 138: ^Hunter Bolen (Virginia), ^Jaryn Curry (Oklahoma), Brett Johnson (Indiana), Brandon Konecny (Arizona), Brock Port (Pennsylvania), ^Josiah Rider (Colorado), Jason Romero (Colorado), and Demarius Smith-Terhune (Illinois) 145: Spencer Carey (New Jersey), Anthony Cheloni (Illinois), Liam Corbett (Hawaii), Jacob Covaciu (Indiana), Quentin Milliken (Pennsylvania), Tervell Timmons (Illinois), ^Layne Van Anrooy (Oregon), and ^Max Wohlabaugh (Florida) 152: Riley Jaramillo (Oregon), Lucas Jeske (Minnesota), Jake Lanning (Illinois), Bryan McLaughlin (New Jersey), ^A.J. Pedro (Massachusetts), Jimmy Saylor (Pennsylvania), Gage Thomas (Pennsylvania), and Josh Weinstein (North Carolina) 160: A.J. Alford (South Carolina), Nigel Feliz (New Jersey), Jacob Gray (Indiana), Tucker Leavitt (Idaho), Mason McDaniel (Washington), Drew Peck (Pennsylvania), Davis Perry (Alabama), and Ashton Seely (Utah) 170: Dylan Anderson (Wisconsin), Braden Best (Missouri), J.T. Brown (Ohio), Andrew Buckley (Missouri), Frank Guida (Pennsylvania), Ethan Kimber (Minnesota), Lawrence Kosoy (Florida), and Evan Ronsen (Minnesota) 182: Hakim Coles (Pennsylvania), Dean Drugac (New Jersey), Riley Kauzlaric (Illinois), Colin McCracken (Pennsylvania), Casey Randles (Idaho), Kobe Rosas (California), Noah Ryan (Minnesota), and James Watters (Illinois) 195: Christian Araneo (New York), *Brian Barnes (Oregon), Dakota Carnes (Oklahoma), Sam Erckenback (Minnesota), Bailey Kelly (Kansas), Forrest Lalunguna (Colorado), Chris Martinez (Ohio), and Dylan Prince (Kansas) 220: Dustin Dukleth (California), Ethan Hofacker (Wisconsin), Casey Jumps (Missouri), Matt Naig (Iowa), Caleb Ring (Iowa), Ryan Socha (Wisconsin), Cameron Wetli (Indiana), and Tommy Williams (Missouri) 285: only 228 participants *indicates returning Cadet, Junior, and/or FILA Cadet All-American ^indicates grade-level ranked prospect Triple Crowns In recent years, USA Wrestling has placed an emphasis on winning a Triple Crown at the Cadet and Junior levels. The distinction is earned by winning a title at the Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa during the early spring and then sweeping titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle during the Fargo week. During this year, a pair of wrestlers in both the Cadet and Junior levels earned the Triple Crown distinction. Earning the honor at the Cadet level were Beau Breske (Wisconsin) and Keegan Moore (Minnesota), who swept titles at 170 and 182 pounds respectively. Both wrestlers are ranked in the top 10 nationally of the Class of 2016, Breske is No. 6, while Moore is No. 10. At the Junior level, the accomplishment was achieved by wrestlers in the 100 and 106 pound weight classes. Rising senior Randon Miranda (California), who has yet to place in his state tournament due to being obviously undersized, did it at 100 pounds. While at 106 pounds, it was done by Danny Vega (Arizona), who was also a finalist in all three styles last year at 100 pounds on the Cadet level -- champion in freestyle after taking second in both folkstyle and Greco-Roman. Double the fun Also a major accomplishment is the ability to win titles in both styles during the Fargo week. The tournaments are wrestled at a high level with just one day between the two competitions, which exacerbates the internal physical and mental rigor in addition to externally navigating tough opponents. Sweeping titles at the Cadet level were Nicolas Aguilar (California) at 94 pounds, Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) at 100, Austin Gomez (Illinois) at 113, Ethan Karsten (Missouri) at 138, and Matt Stencel (Ohio) at 195 -- along with Triple Crown winners Breske and Moore. No wrestlers other than Triple Crown winners Miranda and Vega were able to sweep the titles in Fargo at the Junior level. Additional wrestlers to make the finals in both styles at the Cadet level were: Ian Timmins (Nevada) -- Greco champ, freestyle runner-up at 106 pounds Jaden Enriquez (California) -- Greco champ, freestyle runner-up at 126 Matthew Park (Idaho) -- Greco champ, freestyle runner-up at 145 Owen Webster (Minnesota) -- Greco champ, freestyle runner-up at 160 Kamal Bey (Illinois) -- runner-up in both styles at 170 to Breske Wyatt Koelling (Utah) -- runner-up in both styles at 182 to Moore Osawaru Odighizuwa (Oregon) -- Greco runner-up, freestyle champion at 285 Additional wrestlers to make the finals in both styles at the Junior level: Zack Murillo (Connecticut) -- runner-up in both styles at 100 to Miranda Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma) -- Greco runner-up, at 170 A.J. Kowal (Ohio) -- at 182 Adarios Jones (Illinois) -- Greco-runner-up, at 285 Just to even navigate two big-brackets against high-end competition and earn All-American honors in both styles is a significant accomplishment. In addition to the double champions and double finalists, these wrestlers were double All-Americans at the Cadet level: Troy Allen (Virginia) -- Greco fourth, freestyle eighth at 195 Christian Ayala (California) -- Greco third, freestyle sixth at 220 Devin Bahr (Wisconsin) -- Greco runner-up, freestyle third at 138 Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) -- eighth in both styles at 120 Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada) -- Greco third, freestyle sixth at 160 Domenick Demas (Ohio) -- Greco third, freestyle sixth at 138 Bryan Ditchman (Illinois) -- Greco third, freestyle fourth at 285 Luke Drugac (New Jersey) -- Greco sixth, freestyle seventh at 170 Ben Freeman (Michigan) -- Greco third, freestyle runner-up at 113 James Handwerk (Ohio) -- Greco runner-up at 160, freestyle fifth at 170 Wyatt Harden (Michigan) -- Greco runner-up, freestyle sixth at 195 Jason Holmes (Arizona) -- Greco third, freestyle runner-up at 88 Eric Hong (Pennsylvania) -- third in both styles at 132 Jack Jessen (Illinois) -- third in both styles at 170 Brent Jones (Minnesota) -- Greco fourth, freestyle eighth at 113 Brandon Kaylor (Washington) -- fifth in both styles at 88 Jaret Lane (Pennsylvania) -- eighth in both styles at 88 Alex Lloyd (Minnesota) -- Greco sixth, freestyle fifth at 126 Isaac Luellen (Kansas) -- Greco fourth, freestyle sixth at 182 Jordan Martinez (Colorado) -- Greco seventh, freestyle eighth at 106 Drew Mattin (Ohio) -- fourth in both styles at 106 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) -- Greco runner-up, freestyle sixth at 88 Brandon Meikel (Utah) -- Greco runner-up, freestyle seventh at 94 Joey Melendez (Illinois) -- Greco sixth, freestyle seventh at 88 Brandon Metz (North Dakota) -- Greco champion, freestyle third at 220 Hunter Mullins (Washington) -- Greco fifth, freestyle second at 285 Jeremiah Moody (Wisconsin) -- Greco third, freestyle fifth at 152 Austin O'Connor (Illinois) -- Greco third at 126, freestyle fifth at 132 Peter Ogunsanya (Illinois) -- third in both styles at 94 Izaak Olejnik (California) -- Greco seventh, freestyle eighth at 94 Andrew Piehl (Minnesota) -- seventh in both styles at 285 Anthony Piscopo (Pennsylvania) -- Greco seventh, freestyle fifth at 220 Marcus Povlick (Illinois) -- Greco sixth, freestyle fourth at 100 Lucas Ready (Michigan) -- Greco fifth, freestyle runner-up at 220 Anthony Sherry (Iowa) -- Greco runner-up, freestyle sixth at 152 Corey Shie (Ohio) -- fourth in both styles at 126 Billy Simpson (Oklahoma) -- Greco seventh, freestyle third at 88 Elijah Varona (Florida) -- Greco sixth, freestyle fifth at 94 Kevin Vough (Ohio) -- Greco champion, freestyle third at 285 Jacob Warner (Illinois) -- fifth in both styles at 160 Bryce West (Iowa) -- Greco runner-up, freestyle fourth at 113 Coltan Williams (Texas) -- Greco champion, freestyle fifth at 120 Kobe Woods (Indiana) -- Greco seventh, freestyle runner-up at 195 Dalton Young (Washington) -- fifth in both styles at 113 Taylor LaMont earned All-American honors in both styles, though at different levels. He was the Junior Greco-Roman champion and third in Cadet freestyle, both at 126 pounds. Double All-Americans in the Junior level, in addition to those that made the final in both styles: Jacob Armstrong (Utah) -- Greco third, freestyle fourth at 182 Brett Bye (South Daktoa) -- Greco third at 160, freestyle fourth at 170 Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey) -- Greco runner-up, freestyle third at 120 Joey Cisneros (California) -- Greco fourth, freestyle third at 113 Samuel Colbray (Oregon) -- Greco champion, freestyle third at 195 Ryan Deakin (Colorado) -- Greco fifth, freestyle seventh at 120 Sean DeShazer (Kansas) -- Greco third, freestyle fourth at 126 Joel Dixon (Oklahoma) -- Greco second, freestyle fourth at 195 Benny Gomez (Michigan) -- fifth in both styles at 113 Louie Hayes (Illinois) -- third in both styles at 100 Michael Hobbs (Illinois) -- Greco fifth, freestyle sixth at 285 Kirk Johansen (Illinois) -- Greco fifth, freestyle seventh at 106 Jake Marnin (Iowa) -- fourth in both styles at 285 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) -- Greco fifth, freestyle champion at 126 Austin Myers (Kentucky) -- Greco sixth, freestyle third at 220 Mason Nafieh (Oklahoma) -- Greco seventh, freestyle fifth at 100 Tate Orndorff (Washington) -- third in both styles at 285 Burke Paddock (New York) -- Greco champion at 160, freestyle third at 170 Skyler Petry (Minnesota) -- Greco champion, freestyle fourth at 120 Justan Rivera (Georgia) -- Greco champion, freestyle eighth at 182 Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) -- Greco champion at 145, freestyle eighth at 152 Michael Rogers (Pennsylvania) -- Greco third at 220, freestyle eighth at 285 Dorian Sapien (Idaho) -- Greco champion, freestyle seventh at 113 Bobby Steveson (Minnesota) -- Greco sixth, freestyle champion at 195 Jet Tryon (Missouri) -- Greco fifth, freestyle seventh at 100 Jesse Webb (Vermont) -- Greco sixth, freestyle runner-up at 285 In all, 58 Cadet wrestlers earned All-American honors in both Fargo tournaments, while the distinction was achieved by 32 at the Junior level, and then you have LaMont who doubled at split levels. Exceeding perceptions Every year during the Fargo week there are wrestlers whose performance level exceeds what was projected of them based on ability, past productivity, or whatever. A discussion of some of the wrestlers who most notably saw their "stock" increase during the Fargo week will appear as the Wednesday Lowe Down feature.

100: 1st: Randon Miranda (California) tech. fall Zack Murillo (Connecticut), 14-3 3rd: Louie Hayes (Illinois) dec. Arik Furseth (Wisconsin), 10-4 5th: Mason Naifeh (Oklahoma) dec. Cole Rohan (Oregon), 10-2 7th: Jet Tryon (Missouri) dec. Ryan Zachmeier (North Dakota), 8-1 106: 1st: Danny Vega (Arizona) tech. fall Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana), 12-1 3rd: Jonathan Tropea (New Jersey) tech. fall Kade Evans (Utah), 10-0 5th: Howard Smith (Texas) dec. Kelan McKenna (New York), 15-12 7th: Kirk Johansen (Illinois) tech. fall Bryce Brimhall (Utah), 10-0 113: 1st: Jack Mueller (Texas) tech. fall Matthew Schmitt (Missouri), 12-1 3rd: Joe Cisneros (California) dec. Montorie Bridges (Oklahoma), 6-4 5th: Benny Gomez (Michigan) dec. Andrew Nieman (Oklahoma), 2-1 7th: Dorian Sapien (Idaho) tech. fall Garrett Pepple (Indiana), 11-1 120: 1st: Austin Assad (Ohio) dec. Sean Russell (Georgia), 11-8 3rd: Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey) dec. Skylar Petry (Minnesota), 9-5 5th: Doyle Trout (Nebraska) pin Hunter Marko (Wisconsin), 3:32 7th: Ryan Deakin (Colorado) tech. fall Kyle Akins (Illinois), 16-5 126: 1st: Mitch McKee (Minnesota) dec. Chaz Tucker (New Jersey), 10-8 3rd: Domenic Forys (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Sean DeShazer (Kansas), 10-0 5th: Kaid Brock (Oklahoma) tech. fall Jonathan Gabriel (Pennsylvania), 12-2 7th: Lincoln Olson (Michigan) tech. fall Peter Lipari (New Jersey), 19-8 132: 1st: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri), 5-1 3rd: A.C. Headlee (Pennsylvania) by injury default over Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) 5th: Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma) tech. fall Michael Cook (Idaho), 10-0 7th: Mike Magaldo (New Jersey) tech. fall Jayden Pentz (Utah), 11-0 138: 1st: Matt Findlay (Utah) tech. fall Brock Zacherl (Pennsylvania), 18-8 3rd: Zac Hall (Michigan) dec. Will Roark (Missouri), 10-2 5th: Zehlin Storr (Michigan) by injury default over Seth Gross (Minnesota) o 7th: Logan Ryan (Iowa) dec. Ben Brancale (Minnesota), 10-4 145: 1st: Isaiah White (Illinois) dec. Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania), 9-3 3rd: Josh Maruca (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Fredy Stroker (Iowa), 11-0 5th: Michael Kemerer (Pennsylvania) by injury default over Mark Voss (Minnesota) 7th: Jordan Kutler (New Jersey) dec. Patrick Duggan (Pennsylvania), 13-4 152: 1st: Mason Manville (New Jersey) dec. David McFadden (New Jersey), 7-2 3rd: Josh Shields (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Joe Smith (Oklahoma), 14-4 5th: Tyler Mann (Arkansas) dec. Luke Fortuna (Illinois), 7-1 7th: Myles Amine (Michigan) pin Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York), 4:25 160: 1st: Ryan Blees (North Dakota) dec. Logan Massa (Michigan), 5-2 3rd: Fox Baldwin (Florida) dec. Bryce Steiert (Iowa), 11-11 on criteria 5th: Logan Breitenbach (Maryland) dec. Chris Weiler (Pennsylvania), 12-8 7th: Hayden Hansen (Oklahoma) by injury default over Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma) 170: 1st: Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma) tech. fall Josef Johnson (New Jersey), 10-0 3rd: Burke Paddock (New York) tech. fall Brett Bye (South Dakota), 10-0 5th: Spencer Derifield (Iowa) tech. fall Luke Norland (Minnesota), 10-0 7th: David-Brian Whisler (Ohio) tech. fall Jordan Bushey (New York), 11-1 182: 1st: Myles Martin (New Jersey) tech. fall A.J. Kowal (Ohio), 10-0 3rd: Dylan Wisman (Virginia) dec. Jacob Armstrong (Utah), 14-13 5th: Mitch Bowman (Iowa) tech. fall Cash Wilcke (Iowa), 13-2 7th: Nathan Traxler (Illinois) by injury default over Justan Rivera (Georga) 195: 1st: Bobby Steveson (Minnesota) dec. Lance Benick (Minnesota), 3-1 3rd: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) tech. fall Joel Dixon (Oklahoma), 10-0 5th: Kevin Mulligan (New Jersey) pin David Showunmi (Pennsylvania), 5:25 7th: Jacob Seely (Colorado) tech. fall Nathaniel Rose (New York), 11-1 220: 1st: Marcus Harrington (Iowa) dec. Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma), 6-2 3rd: Austin Myers (Kentucky) dec. Clay Broze (Minnesota), 8-2 5th: Youssif Hemida (New York) tech. fall Fletcher Miller (Indiana), 22-12 7th: Rylee Streifel (Minnesota) dec. Patrick Grayson (Virginia), 16-9 285: 1st: Adarios Jones (Illinios) dec. Jesse Webb (Vermont), 3-0 3rd: Tate Orndorff (Washington) tech. fall Jake Marnin (Iowa), 13-3 5th: Dan Stribal (South Dakota) by injury default over Michael Hobbs (Illinois) 7th: Robert Carson II (Illinois) dec. Michael Rogers (Pennsylvania), 8-1

Related: Junior Freestyle Results | Junior Freestyle All-Americans FARGO, N.D. -- The eight-day marathon that is the Cadet and Junior National Championships came to a conclusion early Saturday afternoon in Fargo, N.D. Team New Jersey ended up as champions in the point standings, as their 11 All-Americans combined for 58 points. Anchoring the Garden State effort was the championships won by Mason Manville and Myles Martin at 152 and 182 respectively. Manville added to his FILA Cadet world title won a week ago this afternoon with a Junior freestyle title. He beat fellow New Jersey wrestler David McFadden 7-2 to augment the Cadet freestyle title won last year in Fargo. Martin ended his dominant tournament run with a 10-0 victory over A.J. Kowal (Ohio), who was also runner-up in the Greco-Roman competition. There was a three-way tie for second in the team standings on 53 points between Minnesota, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. The Gopher State had three weight class titles among their eleven All-Americans. St. Michael-Albertville teammates Mitch McKee and Tommy Thorn won back-to-back titles at 126 and 132; McKee over Chaz Tucker (New Jersey) 10-8, and Thorn -- now a two-time Junior freestyle champion -- surged late against Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri) to turn a 1-1 tie into a 5-1 victory. The other title came in an all-Minnesota title, as Bobby Steveson scored a late takedown to beat Lance Benick 3-1 in a match between top 20 Class of 2015 wrestlers. The lone title for the Oklahoma and Pennsylvania squads was earned by Oklahoma State enrollee Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma), who scored a 10-0 technical fall over Josef Johnson (New Jersey) in the 170 pound final. It was a first Fargo freestyle title for Rogers, who was runner-up in Greco-Roman on Tuesday and had won the Junior folkstyle title in early April. Fellow Oklahoma State enrollee Ryan Blees (North Dakota) repeated as a Junior freestyle champion, scoring late to earn a 5-2 victory over Logan Massa (Michigan) in the 160 pound final. This was a reversal of the FILA Junior freestyle final at 154 pounds in April, a match that Massa won. Also winning Fargo freestyle titles for a second consecutive year were Danny Vega (Arizona), Jack Mueller (Texas), and Isaiah White (Illinois). Vega earned a 12-1 technical fall over Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana) at 106 pounds to cap off a Junior Triple Crown in this weight class, and add to the Cadet freestyle 100 pound title he won last year. Mueller added to last year’s Cadet 106 freestyle title with a 12-1 technical fall in the 113 pound final over Matthew Schmitt (Missouri). White was the Cadet 138 freestyle champion last year, and cemented an absurdly impressive tournament with a 9-3 victory over Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania) in the 145 pound final. Joining Vega as a Junior Triple Crown winner was Randon Miranda (California) at 100 pounds. He added to the folkstyle title from April and Greco-Roman title from Tuesday with a 14-3 technical fall victory over Zack Murillo (Connecticut), whom he also beat for the Greco-Roman title. It was a second straight Fargo freestyle runner-up finish for Murillo. Rounding out the Junior freestyle champions were Austin Assad (Ohio), Matt Findlay (Utah), Marcus Harrington (Iowa), and Adarios Jones (Illinois). Assad rallied back from a 7-2 deficit after one period to upend Edinboro enrollee Sean Russell (Georgia) 11-8 at 120 pounds. Boise State enrollee Findlay rallied back from an 8-2 second period deficit with 16 unanswered points to score an 18-8 technical fall over Clarion enrollee Brock Zacherl (Pennsylvania) at 183 pounds. It was a battle of Big 12 Conference enrollees at 220 pounds, as Iowa State’s Harrington defeated soon-to-be Sooner Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma) 6-2. Finally, at 285 pounds, it was a MAC enrollee battle, as Northern Iowa bound Adarios Jones (Illinois) upended Ohio Bobcat Jesse Webb (Vermont) 3-0. Medal Match Results 100: 1st: Randon Miranda (California) tech. fall Zack Murillo (Connecticut), 14-3 3rd: Louie Hayes (Illinois) dec. Arik Furseth (Wisconsin), 10-4 5th: Mason Naifeh (Oklahoma) dec. Cole Rohan (Oregon), 10-2 7th: Jet Tryon (Missouri) dec. Ryan Zachmeier (North Dakota), 8-1 106: 1st: Danny Vega (Arizona) tech. fall Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana), 12-1 3rd: Jonathan Tropea (New Jersey) tech. fall Kade Evans (Utah), 10-0 5th: Howard Smith (Texas) dec. Kelan McKenna (New York), 15-12 7th: Kirk Johansen (Illinois) tech. fall Bryce Brimhall (Utah), 10-0 113: 1st: Jack Mueller (Texas) tech. fall Matthew Schmitt (Missouri), 12-1 3rd: Joe Cisneros (California) dec. Montorie Bridges (Oklahoma), 6-4 5th: Benny Gomez (Michigan) dec. Andrew Nieman (Oklahoma), 2-1 7th: Dorian Sapien (Idaho) tech. fall Garrett Pepple (Indiana), 11-1 120: 1st: Austin Assad (Ohio) dec. Sean Russell (Georgia), 11-8 3rd: Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey) dec. Skylar Petry (Minnesota), 9-5 5th: Doyle Trout (Nebraska) pin Hunter Marko (Wisconsin), 3:32 7th: Ryan Deakin (Colorado) tech. fall Kyle Akins (Illinois), 16-5 126: 1st: Mitch McKee (Minnesota) dec. Chaz Tucker (New Jersey), 10-8 3rd: Domenic Forys (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Sean DeShazer (Kansas), 10-0 5th: Kaid Brock (Oklahoma) tech. fall Jonathan Gabriel (Pennsylvania), 12-2 7th: Lincoln Olson (Michigan) tech. fall Peter Lipari (New Jersey), 19-8 132: 1st: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri), 5-1 3rd: A.C. Headlee (Pennsylvania) by injury default over Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) 5th: Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma) tech. fall Michael Cook (Idaho), 10-0 7th: Mike Magaldo (New Jersey) tech. fall Jayden Pentz (Utah), 11-0 138: 1st: Matt Findlay (Utah) tech. fall Brock Zacherl (Pennsylvania), 18-8 3rd: Zac Hall (Michigan) dec. Will Roark (Missouri), 10-2 5th: Zehlin Storr (Michigan) by injury default over Seth Gross (Minnesota) o 7th: Logan Ryan (Iowa) dec. Ben Brancale (Minnesota), 10-4 145: 1st: Isaiah White (Illinois) dec. Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania), 9-3 3rd: Josh Maruca (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Fredy Stroker (Iowa), 11-0 5th: Michael Kemerer (Pennsylvania) by injury default over Mark Voss (Minnesota) 7th: Jordan Kutler (New Jersey) dec. Patrick Duggan (Pennsylvania), 13-4 152: 1st: Mason Manville (New Jersey) dec. David McFadden (New Jersey), 7-2 3rd: Josh Shields (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Joe Smith (Oklahoma), 14-4 5th: Tyler Mann (Arkansas) dec. Luke Fortuna (Illinois), 7-1 7th: Myles Amine (Michigan) pin Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York), 4:25 160: 1st: Ryan Blees (North Dakota) dec. Logan Massa (Michigan), 5-2 3rd: Fox Baldwin (Florida) dec. Bryce Steiert (Iowa), 11-11 on criteria 5th: Logan Breitenbach (Maryland) dec. Chris Weiler (Pennsylvania), 12-8 7th: Hayden Hansen (Oklahoma) by injury default over Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma) 170: 1st: Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma) tech. fall Josef Johnson (New Jersey), 10-0 3rd: Burke Paddock (New York) tech. fall Brett Bye (South Dakota), 10-0 5th: Spencer Derifield (Iowa) tech. fall Luke Norland (Minnesota), 10-0 7th: David-Brian Whisler (Ohio) tech. fall Jordan Bushey (New York), 11-1 182: 1st: Myles Martin (New Jersey) tech. fall A.J. Kowal (Ohio), 10-0 3rd: Dylan Wisman (Virginia) dec. Jacob Armstrong (Utah), 14-13 5th: Mitch Bowman (Iowa) tech. fall Cash Wilcke (Iowa), 13-2 7th: Nathan Traxler (Illinois) by injury default over Justan Rivera (Georga) 195: 1st: Bobby Steveson (Minnesota) dec. Lance Benick (Minnesota), 3-1 3rd: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) tech. fall Joel Dixon (Oklahoma), 10-0 5th: Kevin Mulligan (New Jersey) pin David Showunmi (Pennsylvania), 5:25 7th: Jacob Seely (Colorado) tech. fall Nathaniel Rose (New York), 11-1 220: 1st: Marcus Harrington (Iowa) dec. Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma), 6-2 3rd: Austin Myers (Kentucky) dec. Clay Broze (Minnesota), 8-2 5th: Youssif Hemida (New York) tech. fall Fletcher Miller (Indiana), 22-12 7th: Rylee Streifel (Minnesota) dec. Patrick Grayson (Virginia), 16-9 285: 1st: Adarios Jones (Illinios) dec. Jesse Webb (Vermont), 3-0 3rd: Tate Orndorff (Washington) tech. fall Jake Marnin (Iowa), 13-3 5th: Dan Stribal (South Dakota) by injury default over Michael Hobbs (Illinois) 7th: Robert Carson II (Illinois) dec. Michael Rogers (Pennsylvania), 8-1

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88: 1st: Malik Heinselman (Colorado) tech. fall Jason Holmes (Arizona), 16-6 3rd: Billy Simpson (Oklahoma) dec. Jarod Kosman (Connecticut), 6-5 5th: Brandon Kaylor (Washington) by injury default 7th: Joey Melendez (Illinois) dec. Jaret Lane (Pennsylvania), 10-8 94: 1st: Nicolas Aguilar (California) tech. fall Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio), 11-0 3rd: Peter Ogunsanya (Illinois) dec. Rhett Golowenski (Oklahoma), 7-4 5th: Elijah Varona (Florida) pinned Ryan Chauvin (Colorado), 1:09 7th: Brandon Meikel (Utah) dec. Izzak Olenik (California), 3-2 100: 1st: Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) dec. Max Murin (Pennsylvania), 9-0 3rd: Matthew Parker (Pennsylvania) dec. Marcus Povlick (Illinois), 5-2 5th: Joseph Thomas (Maryland) dec. Clayton Singh (Missouri), 6-4 7th: Noah Fye (Iowa) tech. fall Jonathan Gomez (New York), 12-2 106: 1st: Paul Konrath (Indiana) dec. Ian Timmins (Nevada), 8-2 3rd: Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) tech. fall Drew Mattin (Ohio), 11-0 5th: Zachary Sherman (New Jersey) by injury default over Anthony Madrigal (Illinois) 7th: Sidney Oliver (Missouri) dec. Jordan Martinez (Colorado), 4-2 113: 1st: Austin Gomez (Illinois) tech. fall Ben Freeman (Michigan), 11-0 3rd: Ty Agaisse (New Jersey) dec. Bryce West (Iowa), 4-3 5th: Dalton Young (Washington) dec. Josh Copeland (Oklahoma), 8-8 7th: Ian Parker (Michigan) tech. fall Brent Jones (Minnesota), 11-0 120: 1st: Dylan Duncan (Illinois) dec. Yianni Diakomihallis (New York), 12-4 3rd: Vitali Arujau (New York) tech. fall Kanen Storr (Michigan), 10-0 5th: Coltan Williams (Texas) by injury default over Garrett Lambert (Ohio) 7th: Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) tech. fall Jake Bergeland (Minnesota), 12-2 126: 1st: Chad Red (Indiana) dec. Jaden Enriquez (California), 4-3 3rd: Taylor Lamont (Utah) pinned Corey Shie (Ohio), 5:58 5th: Alex Lloyd (Minnesota) dec. Aj Jaffe (Illinois), 10-7 7th: Chris Sandoval (Colorado) by injury default over Zachary Krause (Illinois) 132: 1st: Nick Lee (Indiana) tech. fall Jaime Hernandez (Illinois), 11-0 3rd: Eric Hong (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Ben Anderson (Utah), 11-0 5th: Austin O'Connor (Illinois) dec. Hunter Shelton (Missouri), 10-4 7th: Evan Eldred (Indiana) tech. fall Ryan Epps (Minnesota), 11-0 138: 1st: Ethan Karsten (Missouri) tech. fall Shayne Oster (Illinois), 10-0 3rd: Devin Bahr (Wisconsin) tech. fall Colton Clingenpeel (Iowa), 10-0 5th: Adrian Ojeda (Nevada) by injury default over Dominick Demas (Ohio) 7th: Hunter Willits (Colorado) pinned Collin Kraus (Wisconsin), 5:59 145: 1st: Jared Verkleeren (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Matthew Park (Idaho), 11-0 3rd: Brady Berge (Minnesota) tech. fall Anthony Mantanona (California), 10-0 5th: Austin Hiles (Ohio) dec. Jonathan Ross (Pennsylvania), 10-6 7th: Mitchell Willett (Oregon) pinned Brandon Kui (New Jersey), 2:59 152: 1st: Trey Meyer (Washington) dec. Johnny Blankenship (Missouri), 9-7 3rd: Luke Troy (California) tech. fall Jeremiah Moody (Wisconsin), 11-0 5th: Nathaniel Morris (Illinois) dec. Anthony Sherry (Iowa), 9-8 7th: Jake Woodley (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Avery DiNardi (New Jersey), 10-0 160: 1st: Brandon Dallavia (New Jersey) dec. Owen Webster (Minnesota), 11-7 3rd: Benjamin Darmstadt (Ohio) pinned Joe Grello (New Jersey), 0:57 5th: Jacob Warner (Illinois) tech. fall Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada), 14-1 7th: Gary Jantzer (Oregon) tech. fall Jacob Raschka (Wisconsin), 10-0 170: 1st: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) dec. Kamal Bey (Illinois), 9-6 3rd: Jack Jessen (Illinois) tech. fall Jared Siegrist (Pennsylvania), 14-3 5th: James Handwerk (Ohio) tech. fall Matthew Wroblewski (Illinois), 10-0 7th: Luke Drugac (New Jersey) pinned Brady Daniel (Maryland), 0:57 182: 1st: Keegan Moore (Minnesota) dec. Wyatt Koelling (Utah), 7-0 3rd: Haydn Maley (Oregon) dec. John Jakobsen (Pennsylvania), 12-10 5th: Tyler Self (Oregon) by injury default over Isaac Luellen (Kansas) 7th: Christian Brunner (Illinois) tech. fall Antonio Agee (Virginia), 16-6 195: 1st: Matt Stencel (Ohio) dec. Kobe Woods (Indiana), 13-4 3rd: Matthew Correnti (New Jersey) tech. fall Jeffrey Allen (Virginia), 11-0 5th: Zane Black (Pennsylvania) by injury default over Wyatt Harden (Michigan) 7th: Francis Duggan (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Troy Allen (Virginia), 14-4 220: 1st: Gannon Gremmel (Iowa) dec. Luke Ready (Michigan), 8-7 3rd: Brandon Metz (North Dakota) tech. fall Cole Nye (Pennsylvania), 12-2 5th: Anthony Piscopo (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Cristian Ayala (California), 10-0 7th: Brandon Musselman (Missouri) tech. fall Brett Winters (Alabama), 10-0 285: 1st: Osawaru Odighizuwa (Oregon) dec. Hunter Mullins (Washington), 3-2 3rd: Kevin Vough (Ohio) dec. Bryan Ditchman (Illinois), 6-3 5th: Christian Rebottaro (California) pinned Blayne Burnett (Oregon), 4:58 7th: Andrew Piehl (Minnesota) dec. Dominic Tudor (Illinois), 7-2

The final session of matches are set for the "Fargo Week," as the Junior freestyle medal matches have been determined. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday. Remaining eligible to win a Triple Crown are Randon Miranda (California) and Danny Vega (Arizona) at 100 and 106 pounds respectively. The team race is tight, as the point standings have New Jersey (51), Minnesota (49), Oklahoma and Pennsylvania (48) in that order. New Jersey and Minnesota had 11 All-Americans each, while Oklahoma and Pennsylvania had 12 each. Illinois had 9, Iowa 8, with all other states sitting on six or less. Leading the way in terms of finalists was New Jersey with five, followed by Minnesota and Oklahoma with four. 100: Championship: Randon Miranda (California) vs. Zack Murillo (Connecticut) This is a rematch of the Greco-Roman final, which was won by Miranda with a 14-4 technical fall. Now after the Triple Crown, Miranda has four falls in as many matches. Murillo was a Cadet freestyle runner-up last year in Fargo down at 88 pounds and started this tournament with a pair of 10-0 technical falls sandwiched around a pin in 1:04 before his 11-8 semifinal victory over Naifeh. Third: Louie Hayes (Illinois) vs. Arik Furseth (Wisconsin) Fifth: Mason Naifeh (Oklahoma) vs. Cole Rohan (Oregon) Seventh: Ryan Zachmeier (North Dakota) vs. Jet Tryon (Missouri) 106: Championship: Danny Vega (Arizona) vs. Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana) Last year’s Cadet freestyle champion at 100 pounds, Vega is also after a Triple Crown this year having won the folkstyle title in April and the Greco-Roman title on Tuesday afternoon. In five matches during this tournament, Vega has four technical falls coming after an opening round pin. Hildebrandt had a bye, followed by a technical fall, and then three narrow decision victories over would-be All-Americans. Third: Kade Evans (Utah) vs. Jonathan Tropea (New Jersey) Fifth: Howard Smith (Texas) vs. Kelan McKenna (New York) Seventh: Kirk Johansen (Illinois) vs. Bryce Brimhall (Utah) 113: Championship: Jack Mueller (Texas) vs. Matthew Schmitt (Missouri) Ranked No. 29 in the Class of 2016, Mueller was the Cadet freestyle champion last year at 106 pounds. Seeking a second straight Fargo freestyle title, it’s been a downright assault with three technical falls sandwiched around first period pins in the opening round and the semifinal. His last three wins came over would-be All-Americans. Schmitt has countered with a similar level of dominance from five matches, an opening match pin followed by four technical falls. The previous two years as a Cadet, eh placed third and second. Third: Montorie Bridges (Oklahoma) vs. Joe Cisneros (California) Fifth: Andrew Nieman (Oklahoma) vs. Benny Gomez (Michigan) Seventh: Dorian Sapien (Idaho) vs. Garrett Pepple (Indiana) 120: Championship: Sean Russell (Georgia) vs. Austin Assad (Ohio) Russell, an Edinboro enrollee, ended as the No. 54 overall ranked wrestler in the Class of 2014. The four-time state champion is in his first Fargo freestyle tournament, and has taken it by storm. He’s given up two points in five matches to date, winning the first four by technical fall before a 9-0 semifinal victory. Assad is ranked No. 51 in the Class of 2015, and is now a three-time Fargo freestyle All-American (2nd in 2011, 6th in 2012 as a Cadet), though he has yet to win a state title in Ohio. He opened this tournament with three 10-0 technical fall victories, followed it up with two decisive decisions, and then scored a technical fall over defending Junior freestyle champion Marko in the semifinal. Third: Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey) vs. Skylar Petry (Minnesota) Fifth: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) vs. Doyle Trout (Nebraska) Seventh: Kyle Akins (Illinois) vs. Ryan Deakin (Colorado) 126: Championship: Chaz Tucker (New Jersey) vs. Mitch McKee (Minnesota) Tucker finished fifth in this Junior freestyle weight class, and the No. 54 prospect in the Class of 2015 has been dominant this tournament. In five matches to date, he has five technical falls, and has outscored the opposition 52-0. McKee is in a second straight Fargo freestyle final, placing second at the Cadet level last year, and is ranked No. 44 in the Class of 2016. He opened with a technical fall over a two-time Ohio state champion, scored a pin, then beat a top 100 Class of 2015 prospect in Montoya (New Mexico) 14-8, scored a shutout tech over returning Junior freestyle All-American (Polakowski) in the quarterfinal, and upset two-time Fargo freestyle runner-up Brock 14-10 in the semifinal. Third: Sean DeShazer (Kansas) vs. Domenic Forys (Pennsylvania) Fifth: Kaid Brock (Oklahoma) vs. Jonathan Gabriel (Pennsylvania) Seventh: Peter Lipari (New Jersey) vs. Lincoln Olson (Michigan) 132: Championship: Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri) vs. Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) This matchup features the pre-tournament favorites in this weight class. Hayes is ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2015, having finished third at the Cadet level in 2011 and 2012. He opened this tournament with three technical falls, including one over top 100 Class of 2015 Kelly (Ohio), and then scored decision victories over the wrestlers that are competing for fifth in the quarterfinal and semifinal. 2012 Junior freestyle champion Thorn, who finished as the No. 21 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2014, has not had it easy in this tournament to say the least. He scored a pin in the opening match, struggled to an 11-9 second round victory, and has followed with successive decision victories over three would-be All-Americans (including both competing for third place). Third: Keegan Moore (Oklahoma) vs. A.C. Headlee (Pennsylvania) Fifth: Michael Cook (Idaho) vs. Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma) Seventh: Jayden Pentz (Utah) vs. Mike Magaldo (New Jersey) 138: Championship: Matt Findlay (Utah) vs. Brock Zacherl (Pennsylvania) Findlay, a Boise State enrollee, opened the tournament with five consecutive technical falls before scoring a 14-12 upset victory in the semifinal over three-time Fargo freestyle champion Gross. It’s been a similary dominant run for Clairon enrollee Zacherl, who was ranked No. 52 in the Class of 2014, though it came against more robust competition. He opened the tournament with four technical falls, including two over would-be All-Americans in Roark and Storr (both top 100 in their respective grade level), and another over top 50 Class of 2016 wrestler Flores (California). Then in the semifinal, it was a 7-2 victory over now five-time Fargo freestyle All-American Hall, who finished high school ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2014. Third: Zac Hall (Michigan) vs. Will Roark (Missouri) Fifth: Zehlin Storr (Michigan) vs. Seth Gross (Minnesota) Seventh: Logan Ryan (Iowa) vs. Ben Brancale (Minnesota) 145: Championship: Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania) vs. Isaiah White (Illinois) Now a two-time Junior freestyle All-American, Joseph is ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2015. His tournament started with four technical falls, including one over fellow top 100 rising senior in Parson (Idaho). It was then a pair of clear decisions to advance to the final, those coming over 2013 Junior freestyle All-American Blaylock (Oklahoma) and No. 10 in the Class of 2015 Stroker. Returning Cadet freestyle champion White, ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2016 has been even more ridiculously good. He has four technical falls, including one over Voss in the semifinals, and a pair of clear decisions – those coming over returning Junior freestyle All-Americans Leeth (Missouri) and Kemerer, who are both top 100 in their respective grades. Third: Josh Maruca (Pennsylvania) vs. Fredy Stroker (Iowa) Fifth: Michael Kemerer (Pennsylvania) vs. Mark Voss (Minnesota) Seventh: Patrick Duggan (Pennsylvania) vs. Jordan Kutler (New Jersey) 152: Championship: Mason Manville (New Jersey) vs. David McFadden (New Jersey) One week after winning a FILA Cadet World title in this weight class, the nation’s No. 2 ranked Class of 2016 wrestler Manville has a chance to repeat as a Fargo freestyle champion, after winning at the Cadet level last year. He had a bye followed by four shutout technical fall victories prior to a 5-4 semifinal victory over top 100 rising senior Shields. McFadden, ranked No. 27 in the Class of 2015, countered with three shutout technical fall victories prior to a pair of decisions in the semifinal and final. The semifinal victory was an upset over No. 8 in the Class of 2015 Smith by an 8-4 score. Third: Joe Smith (Oklahoma) vs. Josh Shields (Pennsylvania) Fifth: Tyler Mann (Arkansas) vs. Luke Fortuna (Illinois) Seventh: Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) vs. Myles Amine (Michigan) 160: Championship: Logan Massa (Michigan) vs. Ryan Blees (North Dakota) This is a rematch of the FILA Junior freestyle final contested at 154 pounds in April that was won in decisive fashion by Massa, who is ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2015. Massa opened this tournament with five technical falls before a hotly contested 10-8 semifinal victory over Baldwin, who is ranked No. 7 in the Class of 2015. Blees, the returning Junior freestyle champion at 152 pounds, will enroll at Oklahoma State after ending his high school career ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2014. During this tournament, Blees has five technical falls in as many matches. Third: Bryce Steiert (Iowa) vs. Fox Baldwin (Florida) Fifth: Chris Weiler (Pennsylvania) vs. Logan Breitenbach (Maryland) Seventh: Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma) vs. Hayden Hansen (Oklahoma) 170: Championship: Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma) vs. Josef Johnson (New Jersey) Rogers, ranked No. 20 in the Class of 2014, is an Oklahoma State enrollee like Blees. He was runner-up in Greco-Roman on Tuesday after winning a folkstyle national title in April. Rogers opened this tournament with two shutout technical falls and a first minute pin before wins of 15-8 and 11-0 in the quarterfinal and semifinal over the wrestlers competing for third place. Johnson, a 2012 Cadet freestyle All-American who will enroll at Harvard, opened the tournament with three technical falls before a pair of solid decisions over those competing for fifth place in the medal round during his quarterfinal and semifinal. Third: Burke Paddock (New York) vs. Brett Bye (South Dakota) Fifth: Luke Norland (Minnesota) vs. Spencer Derifield (Iowa) Seventh: Jordan Bushey (New York) vs. David-Brian Whisler (Ohio) 182: Championship: Myles Martin (New Jersey) vs. A.J. Kowal (Ohio) Martin, ranked No. 4 in the Class of 2015, has dominated his way through this tournament with three shutout technical falls and a 12-4 semifinal victory in four contested matches. He was a FILA Junior freestyle All-American this spring, a FILA Cadet All-American in 2012 and 2013, and a Cadet freestyle runner-up in 2012. Despite a state runner-up finish during his high school senior season, Kowal has come from obscurity to make the finals in both competitions this week, including to not allow a single point in freestyle. This includes shutout technical falls over returning Junior All-American Stackhouse (New Jersey) and top 100 Class of 2015 Wisman, an additional 2-0 decision came over fellow top 100 Class of 2015 Wilcke. Third: Dylan Wisman (Virginia) vs. Jacob Armstrong (Utah) Fifth: Mitch Bowman (Iowa) vs. Cash Wilcke (Iowa) Seventh: Nathan Traxler (Illinois) over Justan Rivera (Georga) by injury default 195: Championship: Bobby Steveson (Minnesota) vs. Lance Benick (Minnesota) The all-Gopher State final features a pair of top 20 prospects in the Class of 2015. Steveson sits at No. 16, while Benick is No. 5. In this tournament it was three technical falls before a 9-0 victory over returning Junior freestyle runner-up Dixon in the quarterfinal, and then a 5-5 criteria win over Greco-Roman champion Colbray in the semifinal. Benick counters with absurd dominance, as he has yet to go the distance in his five matches, four technical falls and a second round pin. Third: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) vs. Joel Dixon (Oklahoma) Fifth: David Showunmi (Pennsylvania) vs. Kevin Mulligan (New Jersey) Seventh: Nathaniel Rose (New York) vs. Jacob Seely (Colorado) 220: Championship: Marcus Harrington (Iowa) vs. Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma) This is a battle between past Junior freestyle All-Americans and enrolled Big 12 Conference wrestlers. The Iowa State bound Harrington finished as the No. 93 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2014, and advanced to the final with six technical falls in as many matches. The Oklahoma bound Dixon countered with three technical falls, an 11-2 decision, and then a late come from behind 4-3 decision over top 25 Class of 2015 prospect Myers in the semifinal. Third: Austin Myers (Kentucky) vs. Clay Broze (Minnesota) Fifth: Fletcher Miller (Indiana) vs. Youssif Hemida (New York) Seventh: Patrick Grayson (Virginia) vs. Rylee Streifel (Minnesota) 88: Championship: Jesse Webb (Vermont) vs. Adarios Jones (Illinios) This is an all-MAC showdown, as Webb will be at Ohio University in the fall, while Jones will enroll at the University of Northern Iowa. It is a second consecutive Junior double All-American finish for Webb, whose four wins in this tournament are all by decision. Junior folkstyle champion and Greco-Roman runner-up Jones counters with a slightly more dominant tournament, winning his first two matches by technical fall, before a 9-2 and 8-0 decision were sandwiched around an injury default. Third: Tate Orndorff (Washington) vs. Jake Marnin (Iowa) Fifth: Michael Hobbs (Illinois) vs. Dan Stribal (South Dakota) Seventh: Robert Carson II (Illinois) vs. Michael Rogers (Pennsylvania) Cadets Breske, Moore win Triple Crowns Wisconsin's Beau Breske (170) and Minnesota's Keegan Moore (182) capped off Cadet National Triple Crowns on Friday in Fargo, and were among the 17 champions crowned in the Cadet Naitonal freestyle competition. Breske faced Illinois' Kamal Bey in the freestyle finals at 170 pounds. The 15-year-old Breske raced out to a 6-0 lead, but Bey battled back, using a four-point throw to put himself back in the match. Breske held a slim 7-6 lead after the opening period. The sore remained the same for much of the second period before Breske scored a late takedown to win 9-6. "I really haven't had a battle like that in a long time," said Breske. It was Breske's second win over Bey in a finals match in Fargo this week. The two wrestlers met in the Cadet Greco-Roman finals on Monday, with Breske winning that match 10-0. "I have a great deal of respect for him," Breske said of Bey. "I know he's smaller, but he's such an explosive wrestler, such a fast wrestler. He does things I wish I could do. Really, when it comes down to it, I just had to stick to my game." Keegan Moore (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Moore earned a 7-0 shutout victory over Utah's Wyatt Koelling at 182 pounds to cap off his Cadet National Triple Crown. Moore outscored his opponents 52-0 in the Cadet freestyle competition. "I tried to get the job done last year," Moore said of winning the Triple Crown. "I didn't get it done. So it feels good to get it done this year." Moore attributed his success in Fargo to his training. "I've just been in the room more working on stuff, getting better with my brother Paden and Luke Norland. I wouldn't be here without them." In addition to Breske and Moore, five other wrestlers claimed Cadet double titles in Fargo. Those wrestlers include California's Nicolas Aguilar (94), Arizona's Roman Bravo-Young (100), Illinois Austin Gomez (113), Missouri's Ethan Karsten (138), and Ohio's Matt Stencel (195). Indiana's Nick Lee (132) was named Outstanding Wrestler of the Cadet freestyle competition. He earned an 11-0 technical fall shutout in his finals match against Illinois' Jaime Hernandez. California's Jaden Enriquez fell short in his bid for a Cadet Triple Crown, losing in the Cadet freestyle finals to Indiana's Chad Red, 4-3. Illinois captured the Cadet Nationals freestyle team title with 88 points. Pennsylvania finished runner-up with 58 points followed by Ohio with 51 points. Finals Results: 88: Malik Heinselman (Colorado) tech. fall Jason Holmes (Arizona), 16-6 94: Nicolas Aguilar (California) tech. fall Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio), 11-0 100: Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) dec. Max Murin (Pennsylvania), 9-0 106: Paul Konrath (Indiana) dec. Ian Timmins (Nevada), 8-2 113: Austin Gomez (Illinois) tech. fall Ben Freeman (Michigan), 11-0 120: Dylan Duncan (Illinois) dec. Yianni Diakomihalis (New York), 12-4 126: Chad Red (Indiana) dec. Jaden Enriquez (California), 4-3 132: Nick Lee (Indiana) tech. fall Jamie Hernandez (Illinois), 11-0. 138: Ethan Karsten (Missouri) tech. fall Shayne Oster (Illinois), 10-0 145: Jared Verkleeren (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Matthew Park (Idaho), 11-0 152: Trey Meyer (Washington) dec. Johnny Blankenship (Missouri), 9-7 160: Brandon Dallavia (New Jersey) dec. Owen Webster (Minnesota), 11-7 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) dec. Kamal Bey (Illinois), 9-6 182: Keegan Moore (Minnesota) dec. Wyatt Koelling (Utah), 7-0 195: Matt Stencel (Ohio) dec. Kobe Woods (Indiana), 13-4 220: Gannon Gremmel (Iowa) dec. Luke Ready (Michigan), 8-7 285: Osawaru Odighizuwa (Oregon) dec. Hunter Mullins (Washington), 3-2

Wrestling in under fresh attack. Over the past two years there has been increasing pressure in the NCAA to provide more rights and benefits to their student athletes. Between the Ed O'Bannon case which argues that an athlete has a right to profit from his likeness, and Connecticut basketball player Shabazz Napier's insistence that he goes to bed hungry at night the case is being made by former and current players that scholarship isn't enough. The moral and legal scales seem to be tipping in their favor. Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby this week came out and said that the mood of the country and outlook of the courts are changing and that he predicts a significant impact on college sports -- primarily non-revenue sports. Bowlsby, who has been the athletic director at both Stanford and Iowa (he was responsible for hiring Tom Brands from Virginia Tech), has a straightforward argument: If all things remain equal, then we have to find payment from other places, namely non-revenue sports. The logic of his argument seems straightforward, but in truth is anything but clear. College athletics (higher education in general) has been operating in a protective vacuum for years. The more they spend, the more they are supported by alumni and institutions -- the love of football and basketball driving independent donors to create massive endowments and large stadium projects. The money goes to the guys in suits rather than the kids in uniform. Don't be fooled. There are is plenty of money for which to pay college athletes, however, it is likely to come from administrators' salaries, funds for outrageous facilities and existing endowments. Regardless of the perceived validity of the newest threat to college athletics it is the job of the wrestling community to prepare as if the entire structure is about to buckle and nothing -- not a nickel of funding, or scholarship allotment -- is guaranteed. We've fought two reactive wars over the past forty years. The first was against the expansive implementation of Title IX and the second was for Olympic security. The first was a massive, public failure, while the second one was the most important moment in the sport's history. Despite the recent success, wrestling will lose if we do nothing to prepare for the coming budget cuts and threats. We've learned lessons on how to save the sport and fight for reinstatement, but are we capable of preparing for a battle that hasn't started? Are we able to move as one unit to prevent future eliminations? Maybe. Wrestling can achieve powerful steps to improve our position in the sports landscape, but to do so we will need the leadership to build community friendly avenues of support. We need fundraisers and fan involvement at every major university program, and to create something resembling an attempt for gender equity. We need to think big and act bold. So be ready for change. The sands are shifting, but if we're prepared the damage to our programs can be minimized. Wrestlers like a fight, which is good, because this is shaping up to be a decades long grind match. To your questions ... Q: What's the history of the #GoldenGrandPrix? Who has the most GGP titles? What is the most historic matchup or final? -- @NHoughSnee Foley: The original Golden Grand Prix in Baku was held for Greco-Roman wrestling in 1987, followed by similar one-off events in 1990 and 1992. In 2006 the modern version of the Grand Prix started to take shape with all three styles being held in Baku. There was no tournament in 2007, but there has been one every year since 2008. The Golden Grand Prix in Baku earned recognition as a "Final" in 2010 when each style was given two feeder Grand Prix tournaments by which to qualify wrestlers. The idea was that if you earned a medal in one of the qualifying tournaments your country had to send a wrestler to the finale in Baku. The idea, I think, was to create a tournament outside of the World Championships that everyone was compelled to attend. Countries would qualify at a smaller Grand Prix and then want to attend Baku because the prize money is so generous ($10k for first, $5k for second). As for repeat champions, Khetag Gazyumov (Azerbaijan) leads the way for men's freestyle with titles in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Sofia Mattsson (Sweden) won two titles in female wrestling (2010, 2013) as has Maria Stadnyk (Azerbaijan) in 2008 and 2011. In Greco-Roman only has been one repeat champion, then-120 kilo wrestler Riza Kayaalp (Turkey) in 2010 and 2011. Still working on finding a definitive finals matchup worthy of discussion. I'll ask around this weekend and see if anyone remembers one that was especially worthwhile! Q: The UFC just announced Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier is back on after Alexander Gustafsson got hurt in training. Jones is regarded as the best fighter in the world. What type of chance does Daniel Cormier really have against him? Will his wrestling be neutralized by Jones? -- Robert M. Foley: Though the UFC considered Alexander Gustafsson the top contender, it's Daniel Cormier who most challenges the Jon Jones legacy -- an undefeated fighter with an Olympic wrestling pedigree and fast, powerful hands. The champ showed his nerves yesterday on Instagram when he posted a video en route to what he claimed was an extra, unscheduled workout. Jones' concern about Cormier is justified. Broadly defined the challenger has superior takedown offense, heavy hands and suitable cardio. Specifically what will bother Jones is Cormier's clinch and his ability to dictate the direction and level of a fight. On fight night Jones will try to keep Cormier at distance (as he did with Rashad Evans) by peppering him with low-leg kicks and keeping his body narrow to extend the reach of his jab. When threatened by the fence Jones will look for close range elbows to the ear and temple to disorient Cormier and help him buy distance. Cormier will want to close the distance and come inside Jones' reach to find a clinch. From underneath Jones he can look for a variety of trips, throws and straight doubles. Coming in and out of the pocket, Cormier, who stands half-a-foot shorter than the champion, will look to land uppercuts and short hooks. Cormier will take damage inside, but the top of the head can take a lot more damage than the chin. On the ground there is very little to lend to the idea of Jones winning by submission, or even reversing position. Cormier is rotund and squirrely, a combination that makes him difficult to catch out of position. As a world-class wrestler with a brown belt in Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu, it won't be like watching Chael Sonnen drown on the ground. Cormier will look to keep half guard and inflict damage with his elbows to the head and the body. He's in very little danger. I might be blind by my wrestler's adoration for Cormier, but I think his only weakness comes in the championships rounds. He'll need to push past his comfort level, which I think is easier for him to achieve in a room that includes the world heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and former Pride and UFC champion Josh Barnett. In the end I'll predict that Cormier earns a split-decision win, though he'll have won 4 of the 5 rounds on the home scorecard. The fight will come down to wrestling and positioning against the cage -- not striking. Jones has never been forced to grapple for 25 minutes with an Olympic wrestler and control-based fight, and that newness isn't something a spinning back elbow can remedy. MULTIMEDIA HALFTIME Congrats to Papa and Mama Burroughs! Jordan Burroughs takes his baby Boy Beacon to Whole Foods Link: Ronda Rousey: Mean Girl -- Brilliant New Yorker profile Link: Greco-Roman team leader Kiki Kelley's interview with BBS Persia Bill Scherr's World title in 1985 Q: You couldn't have been more wrong about your assessment of Fargo. Furthermore succeeded in trying to lessen my already modest achievements in my wrestling career. It is my belief, through my own personal discoveries and countless conversations with present and former wrestlers, that we do it because of a personal desire and the call to answer a challenge. Whether I won or lost I stepped up to the task and gave it all that was in my being. Not for glory, not for praise and certainly not for popularity, we know how desolate a wrestlers world is. I did it for me, and the majority of kids who have put it on the line all year are doing it for themselves and deserve a little more consideration and respect from you. I am disappointed to say the least. -- Wadabuka (Mailbag comments) Foley: Let me first apologize for giving you the impression that I was belittling or devaluing your accomplishments in Fargo. The Cadet and Junior Nationals are unquestionably difficult tournaments -- if you trained to succeed and come away satiated by the results, then I'm your supporter. Last week's intro took focus on Fargo because it was timely and over the past two or three years much more is being made of the tournament. It's my belief that too many"“must-attend" national tournaments and a full-mat press for a year-round commitment starting at age six are corrupting the general atmosphere of youth wrestling. I stand by the idea that even if he's built like a pocket Hercules and saunters through the hallways at a school, the 14-year-old Fargo champion is just a boy. He needs more than a wrestling mat to make him whole. Overall these kids spend far too many days on the road, cut WAY too much weight and are doing so for very little discernible long-term benefit different from that which they would receive a more rational level of commitment and engagement. Every kid should be allowed the leverage to participate as much or as little as they choose, and I admit that there are plenty of kids who love wrestling and the culture of the sport. These kids would choose a three-hour grind match over relaxation six out of seven days. However, where you look at the growth of the sport and the attendance at the major tournaments it just not possible that ALL these kids suddenly began fetishized wrestling success without a prompt from the adults in their life. There are external factors that cause these minors to increase their output, and as my argument extends, they do so without real insight into the long-term consequences of those decisions. I'm only one example, but I started wrestling at 14 years old, only wrestled in season and only attended 1-2 weeks of camp per summer. Though I'm not an NCAA champion or member of an Olympic team I'm still in love with the sport and have found employment through that passion. Others have as well, but in my experience it has been the families and the individuals who live a balanced sporting life that see the largest returns. I also can say that I did get commitment-crazy in college and though I won a few more matches, it came at a tangible cost. As my on-the-mat performance improved I suffered unexpected personal setbacks and lackluster grades in school. It wasn't until I pulled back again on wrestling and found a more balanced life that I became more fulfilled -- a feeling that led to more success on the mat. Again, I'm just one guy and we all have a different path. But wrestling is hard -- really hard. Remember that the next time we try to push our pre-pubescent mashers to attend their fourth offseason tournament this fall. Rest, love and balance will help them as much as a six-minute go against the No. 14 ranked junior high wrestler from Idaho. Q: Going to do some shopping today. What are some companies that support wrestling that you can point me to? -- Aaron Burr Foley: Home Depot has for a long time sponsored Olympic athletes, but outside of Adidas, Asics, Cradle Gear and Flips Wrestling, it's tough to know which brands have a definitive commitment to the wrestling community. I'll keep an eye out and let you know. Q: I'd like to see an expansion of the Golden Grand Prix. Also, I was thinking, something along the lines of the FIVB World League. -- @WrestlingSHP Foley: I also like the idea of an expanded Grand Prix series, but maybe even more, I'd like to see a ranking system built from a number of meaningful tournaments. Though complaints are always being lodged about international rankings, there is no mandate to attend any event. That scarcity of crossover and common opponents lends itself to more subjectivity in the rankings. Predetermined point-scoring tournaments would eliminate that subjectivity and drive the top wrestlers to many of the same events throughout the year. The other appeal of highly incentivizing tournament attendance is to create competitive, sellable events. To create a want to attend there needs to be either a financial incentive, like the GGP Finale, or a points system that is later used for seeding. If wrestlers earn enough points they are seeded at the World Championships, which therefore prompts them to attend tournaments with large point totals. Seeding matters to these guys and working on that desire will help the sport continue its growth. A ranking system could benefit the Americans who many think are under-valued on the international stage. From the perspective of an international wrestling writer the USA men attend very few tournaments outside of the states. (The women seem to appear more often.) The NYAC and Schultz are decent offseason tournaments, but in terms of overall competitiveness they don't compete with the Ivan Yarygin and other tournaments around Europe. The American team did attend the Yasar Dogu in 2014, but that and the GGP Finale does not make a season. Some of the American's inability to meet up with more talented wrestlers has to do with the strength and viability of the European Championships as compared with the Pan-Americans. That is one less week every year to compete against the very best in the world. The system will change, but that will take time and timing with the IOC and the need to not change the qualification system until after the 2016 Games in Rio. Here's to hoping it all works out.

FARGO, N.D. -- After two days of competition in Cadet freestyle, each of the 17 weight classes are down to their medal matches, which will be conducted at 2 p.m. CT on Friday. The three wrestlers that were in contention for the Triple Crown headed into freestyle have advanced to the championship final bout -- Jaden Enriquez (California) at 126 pounds, Beau Breske (Wisconsin) at 170, and Keegan Moore (Minnesota) at 182. Owen Webster (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)From a state standpoint, Illinois has been dominant in this tournament, as the Land of Lincoln produced a tournament-high 20 All-Americans, including representation in 14 of 17 weight classes. The state also has a tournament-high of 5 in the finals. Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Minnesota are next in line with 13, 10, and 9 All-Americans respectively. In terms of the number of finalists, Indiana has four, while multiple other states have a pair each. Below is an overview of the championship matches in each weight, along with the consolation medal matches. 88: Championship: Malik Heinselman (Colorado) vs. Jason Holmes (Arizona) Heinselman is 4-0 on the tournament, winning his opening two matches by technical fall, and then earned a victory by disqualification over Greco-Roman champion McKee in the semifinal. Holmes was the Cadet folkstyle champion, third in Greco-Roman, and won FILA Cadet Greco-Roman at 92 pounds in late May. In this tournament, Holmes has three wins by technical fall and a decision victory over Cadet folkstyle champion Phippen. Third: Billy Simpson (Oklahoma) vs. Jarod Kosman (Connecticut) Fifth: Patrick McKee (Minnesota) vs. Brandon Kaylor (Washington) Seventh: Joey Melendez (Illinois) vs. Jaret Lane (Pennsylvania) 94: Championship: Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio) vs. Nicolas Aguilar (California) Greco-Roman champion Aguilar is 4-0 so far in the tournament, with three of those wins coming by technical fall. The lone decision victory came in a 10-2 win over Ogunsanya during the quarterfinal. D’Emilio counters with a fall, technical fall, and two decision victories in the tournament. Third: Rhett Golowenski (Oklahoma) vs. Peter Ogunsanya (Illinois) Fifth: Elijah Varona (Florida) vs. Ryan Chauvin (Colorado) Seventh: Izzak Olenik (California) vs. Brandon Meikel (Utah) 100: Championship: Max Murin (Pennsylvania) vs. Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) In five matches during this tournament, state placer Murin has five victories by technical fall. The last four of those victories were by 10-0 scores. Bravo-Young, the champion in Greco-Roman and a FILA Cadet runner-up at 101 in late May, counters with a trio of 10-0 technical falls and a 13-4 decision over Parker in his four bouts. Third: Marcus Povlick (Illinois) vs. Matthew Parker (Pennsylvania) Fifth: Clayton Singh (Missouri) vs. Joseph Thomas (Maryland) Seventh: Jonathan Gomez (New York) vs. Noah Fye (Iowa) 106: Championship: Ian Timmins (Nevada) vs. Paul Konrath (Indiana) In five matches so far this tournament, Greco-Roman champion Timmins has two victories by technical fall and a pair of victories by fall. This includes a fall in 5:23 in the quarterfinal round against returning Cadet freestyle champion Gfeller. Cadet folkstyle champion Konrath is likewise 5-0 with the two opening victories coming by shutout technical fall, followed by a pair of decisions sandwiched by a disqualification. Third: Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) vs. Drew Mattin (Ohio) Fifth: Zach Sherman (New Jersey) vs. Anthony Madrigal (Illinois) Seventh: Sidney Oliver (Missouri) vs. Jordan Martinez (Colorado) 113: Championship: Austin Gomez (Illinois) vs. Ben Freeman (Michigan) This matchup features a pair of elite Class of 2017 wrestlers, Freeman ranked No. 19 and Gomez No. 26. The wrestlers have met twice this summer, with Gomez winning both meetings, a 10-0 technical fall in freestyle at the Cadet Duals and by 4-2 decision on Monday in the Greco-Roman semifinal. Gomez is in his fourth Fargo final, winning Greco-Roman titles at 94 last year and 113 on Monday, while finishing as runner-up at 94 in freestyle last year. Freeman was champion Cadet folkstyle this year, is now a two-time Cadet freestyle All-American, and has twice earned All-American honors in FILA Cadet freestyle. Third: Bryce West (Iowa) vs. Ty Agaisse (New Jersey) Fifth: Josh Copeland (Oklahoma) vs. Dalton Young (Washington) Seventh: Ian Parker (Michigan) vs. Brent Jones (Minnesota) 120: Championship: Yianni Diakomihalis (New York) vs. Dylan Duncan (Illinois) Diakomihalis is ranked No. 5 nationally in the Class of 2017, and has sizzled during a 6-0 tournament run with three shutout technical falls and a semifinal pin on the resume. Despite this being his first national-level freestyle event, he has meaningful national success in folkstyle, winning the Super 32 Challenge and Flo Nationals at 106 pounds during the 2013-14 season. Duncan is in his second Fargo final, having finished second last year in Cadet Greco, and is also 6-0 on the tournament. His first match was a pin, followed by three shutout technical falls, and then decisions in the quarterfinal and semifinal. Third: Kanen Storr (Michigan) vs. Vitali Arujau (New York) Fifth: Coltan Williams (Texas) over Garrett Lambert (Ohio) by injury default Seventh: Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) vs. Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) 126: Championship: Chad Red (Indiana) vs. Jaden Enriquez (California) Ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2016, Red is now a two-time Cadet All-American, having placed fourth in Greco-Roman last year. Red was dominant in his first five matches with two pins and three shutout technical falls on the ledger, before a 4-3 upset victory over returning Cadet freestyle champion LaMont in the semifinal. Enriquez, ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2017, seeks a Cadet Triple Crown in this match having won folkstyle up a weight in April and Greco-Roman in this weight on Monday. It is his fourth All-American finish in as many Fargo tournaments, as he doubled last year in this weight class. He has done well this tournament with three technical falls, including one by shutout in the semifinal, and a pair of decisions. Third: Taylor LaMont (Utah) vs. Corey Shie (Ohio) Fifth: Alex Lloyd (Minnesota) vs. A.J. Jaffe (Illinois) Seventh: Zachary Krause (Illinois) vs. Chris Sandoval (Colorado) 132: Championship: Nick Lee (Indiana) vs. Jamie Hernandez (Illinois) A two-time FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up at 127 pounds, Lee is ranked No. 4 overall in the Class of 2017. He also placed third last year in the Cadet freestyle competition. For this tournament, he has five technical falls in as many matches, including a 10-0 shutout of four-time Cadet All-American Hong in the semifinal. His opponent Hernandez opened the tournament with four technical falls before a 6-2 decision in the semifinal round. Third: Ben Anderson (Utah) vs. Eric Hong (Pennsylvania) Fifth: Hunter Shelton (Missouri) vs. Austin O’Connor (Illinois) Seventh: Ryan Epps (Minnesota) vs. Evan Epps (Indiana) 138: Championship: Ethan Karsten (Missouri) vs. Shayne Oster (Illinois) Cadet Greco-Roman champion Karsten is in the hunt for double titles this week. For the tournament he has two first minute pins, a shutout technical fall, and a pair of narrow decisions over top 30 Class of 2017 prospects. Oster, third in his high school state tournament, advances to the final with a pin, three technical falls, and then a win by injury default over FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Demas in the semifinal. Third: Devin Bahr (Wisconsin) vs. Colin Clingenpeel (Iowa) Fifth: Domenick Demas (Ohio) vs. Adrian Ojeda (Nevada) Seventh: Collin Kraus (Wisconsin) vs. Hunter Willits (Colorado) 145: Championship: Matthew Park (Idaho) vs. Jared Verkleeren (Pennsylvania) Class of 2016 wrestler Park has arguably been the revelation of the Fargo week. In ten matches wrestled this week (five Greco-Roman on the way to a championship, five freestyle), he has eight pins in a combined 6:59 (freestyle featuring five pins in 4:27). The two matches that weren’t pins came in Greco-Roman, an injury default in 1:06 and a 14-3 technical fall. His opponent Verkleeren was the FILA Cadet freestyle champion at 138 pounds, and is ranked No. 15 overall in the Class of 2017. Outside of a single quarterfinal bout that was won 8-8 by criteria, his other five match victories came by technical fall. Third: Anthony Mantanona (California) vs. Brady Berge (Minnesota) Fifth: Jonathan Ross (Pennsylvania) vs. Austin Hiles (Ohio) Seventh: Mitchell Willett (Oregon) vs. Brandon Kui (New Jersey) 152: Championship: Trey Meyer (Washington) vs. Johnny Blankenship (Missouri) Both wrestlers in this final failed to place in Greco-Roman in this weight class. Meyer, who placed third at state in each high school season so far, has given up a single point in five matches; three wins by technical fall and two wins by pin. Blankenship counters with a high school state title this year and three technical falls in five matches, but his last two match victories have come by narrow decisions. Third: Jeremiah Moody (Wisconsin) vs. Luke Troy (California) Fifth: Nathaniel Morris (Illinois) vs. Anthony Sherry (Iowa) Seventh: Jake Woodley (Pennsylvania) vs. Avery DiNardi (New Jersey) 160: Championship: Brandon Dallavia (New Jersey) vs. Owen Webster (Minnesota) This is a second straight Cadet freestyle All-American for Dallavia, who is ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2016. He has dominated in this tournament, with five technical falls from five matches. The only match he gave up points came in a 16-5 semifinal victory over Darmstadt. Cadet Greco-Roman champion Webster, also a Class of 2016 wrestler, countered with technical falls in his first four matches. Then the semifinal match was a 9-8 decision victory over Cadet folkstyle champion Warner. Third: Ben Darmstadt (Ohio) vs. Joe Grello (New Jersey) Fifth: Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada) vs. Jacob Warner (Illinois) Seventh: Jacob Raschka (Wisconsin) vs. Gary Jantzer (Oregon) 170: Championship: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) vs. Kamal Bey (Illinois) This is a rematch of the Cadet Greco-Roman final won by Breske in a 10-0 technical fall. Both wrestlers are nationally ranked in the Class of 2016, Breske No. 6 and Bey No. 37. Breske is after a second consecutive Cadet double in Fargo at 170 pounds, and a Triple Crown for this year. Bey is now a four-time Fargo All-American, and in his third final, having also finished second to Mark Hall – ranked No. 1 in the Class of 2016 – in freestyle last year at 160. Third: Jared Siegrist (Pennsylvania) vs. Jack Jessen (Illinois) Fifth: James Handwerk (Ohio) vs. Matthew Wroblewski (Illinois) Seventh: Luke Drugac (New Jersey) vs. Brady Daniel (Maryland) 182: Championship: Wyatt Koelling (Utah) vs. Keegan Moore (Minnesota) This is also a rematch of the Cadet Greco-Roman final, a match that Moore won by 6-5 decision. Ranked No. 10 in the Class of 2016, Moore is after a Triple Crown, as he won the Cadet freestyle title in April. For this tournament, he has four shutout technical falls in as many matches. Koelling counters with two pins and a shutout technical fall in his contested matches, as he advanced to the final by injury default. Third: John Jakobsen (Pennsylvania) vs. Haydn Maley (Oregon) Fifth: Tyler Self (Oregon) vs. Isaac Luellen (Kansas) Seventh: Antonio Agee (Virginia) vs. Christian Brunner (Illinois) 195: Championship: Kobe Woods (Indiana) vs. Matt Stencel (Ohio) Cadet folkstyle champion Woods placed seventh in Cadet Greco-Roman, and is 4-0 for the tournament with two technical falls and two decisions. Cadet Greco-Roman champion Stencel opened his tournament with two shutout technical falls and a 14 second pin before upending nationally ranked Class of 2016 wrestler Correnti by 16-10 decision in the semifinal. The wrestlers met at the Cadet Duals in freestyle, a match won by Stencel. Third: Matthew Correnti (New Jersey) vs. Jeffrey Allen (Virginia) Fifth: Zane Black (Pennsylvania) over Wyatt Harden (Michigan) by injury default Seventh: Francis Duggan (Pennsylvania) vs. Troy Allen (Virginia) 220: Championship: Luke Ready (Michigan) vs. Gannon Gremmel (Iowa) Ready, who was a state placer this year in high school, finished fifth in Cadet Greco-Roman. He advanced to the final on the strength of four technical falls in as many matches. Gremmel, ranked No. 47 in the Class of 2016 and champion in Cadet folkstyle, opened his tournament with a pin before advancing to the final with three consecutive technical falls. This includes a shutout over Greco-Roman champion Metz in the semifinal. Third: Cole Nye (Pennsylvania) vs. Brandon Metz (North Dakota) Fifth: Anthony Piscopo (Pennsylvania) vs. Cristian Ayala (California) Seventh: Brandon Musselman (Missouri) vs. Brett Winters (Alabama) 285: Championship: Hunter Mullins (Washington) vs. Osawaru Odighizuwa (Oregon) Mullins, who took fifth in Greco-Roman, opened this freestyle tournament with a narrow 3-2 victory, but has followed it with two 10-0 technical falls before a pin in 1:50 in the semifinal round. Odighizuwa was runner-up in Cadet Greco-Roman, and avenged that finals loss to Vough with a 10-0 technical fall victory in the semifinal. His prior three matches were a 9-6 decision in the quarterfinal and technical falls in the opening two rounds. Third: Kevin Vough (Ohio) vs. Bryan Ditchman (Illinois) Fifth: Christian Rebottaro (California) vs. Blayne Burnett (Oregon) Seventh: Andrew Piehl (Minnesota) vs. Dominic Tudor (Illinois) Junior freestyle wrestles to round of 16 Day 1 of arguably the pinnacle event of the high school aged wrestling calendar year came to an end in Fargo, N.D. The Junior freestyle competition is down to the round of 16 on the front side, with 16 more remaining alive on the backside. Those that win in the next championship round need one more win to earn All-American honors, a round of 16 loss means three consecutive wins required for an All-American finish, while those presently in consolation need four more wins for All-American distinction. Wrestling resumes with the round of 16 and quarterfinals in the 9:00 a.m. CT session, and then will continue with the semifinals in the 6:00 p.m. session. Round of 16 matchups are as follows. 100: Naifeh (Oklahoma) vs. Aguirre (Iowa), Rohan (Oregon) vs. Mascarenas (New Mexico); Stedwell (Illinois) vs. Zachmeier (North Dakota), Crespo (California) vs. Murillo (Connecticut). Ciciarelli (New York) vs. Miranda (California), Hayes (Illinois) vs. Adams (Oklahoma); Cox (Oklahoma) vs. Furseth (Wisconsin), Tryon (Missouri) vs. Hutchinson (Iowa) 106: Alcantav (Arizona) vs. H. Smith (Texas), Johansen (Illinois) vs. Hildenbrandt (Indiana); Tropea (New Jersey) vs. McKenna (New York), Brimhall (Utah) vs. Shankles (Alabama). Valdivez (Missouri) vs. Vega (Arizona), Mullen (Illinois) vs. Grubbs (Oregon); Evans (Utah) vs. Ward (Oklahoma), Aquino (California) vs. Roberts (Michigan) 113: Wagner (Iowa) vs. Cisneros (California), Dor. Sapien (Idaho) vs. Bergeland (Minnesota); Wilsie (Illinois) vs. Nieman (Oklahoma), Pepple (Indiana) vs. Mueller (Texas). Navarro (Tennessee) vs. Torres (Washington), Schmitt (Missouri) vs. Tovar (New Jersey); Spaulding (North Dakota) vs. T. Rohweder (Iowa), Bridges (Oklahoma) vs. Belichak (California) 120: Cefolo (New Jersey) vs. Bertucci (Michigan), Assad (Ohio) vs. Rowe (Oklahoma); Petry (Minnesota) vs. Akins (Illinois), Hellickson (Iowa) vs. Marko (Wisconsin). Duffield (Oklahoma) vs. Oliver (Illinois), Rathbun (Iowa) vs. Trout (Nebraska); Moody (Oklahoma) vs. Deakin (Colorado), Russell (Georgia) vs. Thornton (Wisconsin) 126: Rohlfing (California) vs. Brock (Oklahoma), Forys (Pennsylvania) vs. Cheek (Ohio); Roberts (Missouri) vs. Polakowski (Illinois), Montoya (New Mexico) vs. McKee (Minnesota). DeShazer (Kansas) vs. LaMont (Utah), Gabriel (Pennsylvania) vs. Noble (New Jersey); Olson (Michigan) vs. Gardner (Pennsylvania), Fontanez (Oklahoma) vs. Tucker (New Jersey) 132: Headlee (Pennsylvania) vs. Kane (Connecticut), Thorn (Minnesota) vs. Margolis (Maryland); K. Moore (Oklahoma) vs. Koll (New York), Svestka (Illinois) vs. Shearer (North Dakota). C. Kelly (Ohio) vs. Hayes (Missouri), Parrett (Ohio) vs. Harding (Oklahoma); Demicco (Ohio) vs. Ascolese (New Jersey), Cook (Idaho) vs. Casella (New York) 138: Z. Storr (Michigan) vs. Zacherl (Pennsylvania), Roark (Missouri) vs. James (Indiana); Brancale (Minnesota) vs. Hagan (Ohio), I. Brown (Pennsylvania) vs. Z. Hall (Michigan). Kissane (Kansas) vs. Gross (Minnesota), Ryan (Iowa) vs. Weaver (Michigan); Stone (Virginia) vs. Sheets (Oklahoma), Findlay (Utah) vs. Berres (Minnesota) 145: Stroker (Iowa) vs. Carson (Ohio), Duggan (Pennsylvania) vs. Schuman (South Dakota); Blaylock (Oklahoma) vs. Rothwell (Colorado), Joseph (Pennsylvania) vs. Parson (Idaho). Laprade (Virginia) vs. White (Illinois), Wall (Idaho) vs. Kemerer (Pennsylvania); Voss (Minnesota) vs. Thomsen (Iowa), Maruca (Pennsylvania) vs. Kutler (New Jersey) 152: Rodriguez (Minnesota) vs. McFadden (New Jersey), Rahmani (Ohio) vs. Porter (New York); Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) vs. Robinson (Utah), DiBlasi (Missouri) vs. Joe Smith (Oklahoma). Manville (New Jersey) vs. Dutton (New York), Quintanilla (Washington) vs. Straw (Iowa); My. Amine (Michigan) vs. Scharenbock (Wisconsin), Shields (Pennsylvania) vs. Taylor (Oklahoma) 160: Baldwin (Florida) vs. Carello (Illinois), Zimmerman (Pennsylvania) vs. Steiert (Iowa); Massa (Michigan) vs. J. Viruet (Massachusetts), Padilla (California) vs. R. Bye (South Dakota). Weiler (Pennsylvania) vs. Loving (Oklahoma), Breitenbach (Maryland) vs. Greene (Florida); McBride (Illinois) vs. R. Viruet (Massachusetts), R. Blees (North Dakota) vs. Jac. Smith (Oklahoma) 170: Rogers (Oklahoma) vs. Banks (Pennsylvania), Paddock (New York) vs. Miller (Texas); Holschlag (Iowa) vs. B. Bye (South Dakota), Gray (Missouri) vs. Zienkiewicz (Michigan). Whisler (Ohio) vs. Baker (Minnesota), Duhe (Louisiana) vs. Norland (Minnesota); Derifield (Iowa) vs. McNutt (Missouri), Johnson (New Jersey) vs. Bushey (New York) 182: Traxler (Illinois) vs. Armstrong (Utah), Bears (Missouri) vs. Rivera (Georgia); McLeod (Idaho) vs. Martin (New Jersey), Young (Illinois) vs. Bowman (Iowa). Carr (Illinois) vs. Kowal (Ohio), Wilcke (Iowa) vs. Wildmo (Michigan); Wisman (Virginia) vs. Dieringer (Oklahoma), Weldon (Alabama) vs. Benkovich (Illinois) 195: Seely (Colorado) vs. Aven (Indiana), Buell (New York) vs. Colbray (Oregon); Chadd (Wisconsin) vs. Steveson (Minnesota), Fenton (Ohio) vs. J. Dixon (Oklahoma). Honis (New York) vs. Showunmi (Pennsylvania), Cooper (Missouri) vs. Mulligan (New Jersey); Wenger (Illinois) vs. Crow (Missouri), R. Scott (Indiana) vs. Benick (Missouri) 220: Bispham (Oregon) vs. Miller (Indiana), Dulaney (Minnesota) vs. Harrington (Iowa); Grant (California) vs. Hemida (New York), Nash (Utah) vs. Colucci (New Jersey). A. Dixon (Oklahoma) vs. Davis (Missouri), Evans (Iowa) vs. Streifel (Minnesota); Knapp (Ohio) vs. Broze (Minnesota), Myers (Kentucky) vs. Grayson (Virginia) 285: Brown (Kentucky) vs. Webb (Vermont), Carson II (Illinois) vs. Jennings (Ohio); Staack (Iowa) vs. Andrews (Texas), Hobbs (Illinois) vs. Monk (Pennsylvania). Serrano (New York) vs. Braun (Missouri), Jones (Illinois) vs. Mittenberg (California); Orndorff (Washington) vs. Tomaskovic (Illinois), Marnin (Iowa) vs. Adkins (Alabama)

The opening day of the Cadet National freestyle tournament narrowed the field down to the quarterfinals in each weight class, and that round will take place starting at 9:30 a.m. CT on Thursday morning. In weight classes 88 to 120, there are 16 total wrestlers in the field; while for 126 pounds on up, there are 24 total wrestlers remaining. Quarterfinalists have to win one match to earn an All-American finish, while wrestlers in consolation have to win either the next two or three matches. Keegan Moore (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)All three wrestlers eligible for a Cadet Triple Crown after the Greco-Roman leg advanced to the quarterfinals. None of the three -- Jaden Enriquez (California) at 126, Beau Breske (Wisconsin) at 170, or Keegan Moore (Minnesota) at 182 -- should be tested in their quarterfinal bout. The biggest shock of the night took place in the round of 16 where the nation's No. 2 ranked Class of 2017 prospect, Brady Berge (Minnesota) was pinned by Cadet Greco-Roman champion Matthew Park (Idaho) in under one minute at 145 pounds. The other staggering note is that Illinois has quarterfinalists in 15 of the 17 weight classes, and 20 in all. Next in line is Pennsylvania with 13 in the quarterfinals, Ohio with 9 in the quarters, Missouri with 8, with Indiana and New Jersey at 7 each. Given that quality, one can see how they absolutely torched the field at the Cadet Duals last month in Daytona Beach. Below are the quarterfinal pairings, as well as consolation round of 16 matchups for those weights down to that. 88: Quarterfinals: Malik Heinselman (Colorado) vs. Jaret Lane (Pennsylvania), Jared Kosman (Connecticut) vs. Patrick McKee (Minnesota); Luke Pradel (Illinois) vs. Jason Holmes (Arizona), Mosha Schwartz (Colorado) vs. Brandon Kaylor (Washington) Consolation 16: Foley (Minnesota) vs. Day, Jr. (Oregon), Phippen (Kansas) vs. Stutzman (Utah); Del Rio IV (Arizona) vs. Simpson (Oklahoma), Melendez (Illinois) vs. Dentino (Wisconsin) 94: Quarterfinals: Nicolas Aguilar (California) vs. Peter Ogunsanya (Illinois), Drew Schafer (New York) vs. Ryan Chauvin (Colorado); Holden Heller (Illinois) vs. Elijah Varona (Florida), Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio) vs. Rhett Golowenski (Oklahoma) Consolation 16: Olenik (California) vs. McKenna (Illinois), Keeley (Illinois) vs. Green (Pennsylvania); Millage (Iowa) vs. Varchenger (North Dakota), Kerr (Oregon) vs. Meikel (Utah) 100: Quarterfinals: Noah Fye (Iowa) vs. Marcus Povlick (Illinois), Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) vs. Matt Parker (Pennsylvania); Boo Dryden (Kansas) vs. Clayton Singh (Missouri), Max Murin (Pennsylvania) vs. Joseph Thomas (Maryland) Consolation 16: Rivera (Illinois) vs. Gomez (New York), Kohlberg (Illinois) vs. White (Indiana); D. Koontz (Wisconsin) vs. Craig (Maine), O’Reilly (New York) vs. B. Koontz (Wisconsin) 106: Quarterfinals: Drew Mattin (Ohio) vs. Paul Konrath (Indiana), Jordan Martinez (Colorado) vs. Zach Sherman (New Jersey); Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) vs. Ian Timmins (Nevada), Anthony Madrigal (Illinois) vs. Sidney Oliver (Missouri) Consolation 16: Trybus (Maryland) vs. Skudlarczy (Texas), Macias (Illinois) vs. Gliva (Minnesota); Lajoie (Michigan) vs. Gerardi (Virginia), McGee (Illinois) vs. Molitor (Minnesota) 113: Quarterfinals: Ty Agaisse (New Jersey) vs. Bryce West (Iowa), Austin Gomez (Illinois) vs. Ian Parker (Michigan); Tim Kane (Connecticut) vs. Josh Copeland (Oklahoma), Ben Freeman (Michigan) vs. Andrew Merola (New Jersey) Consolation 16: Chalifoux (Tennessee) vs. Kaldes (Pennsylvania), Karstetter (Oklahoma) vs. Treaster (Kansas); Jones (Minnesota) vs. Bianchi (Wisconsin), Young (Washington) vs. Hoskins (Ohio) 120: Quarterfinals: Yianni Diakomihalis (New York) vs. Garrett Lambert (Ohio), Coltan Williams (Texas) vs. Tate Carney (Kansas); Dylan Duncan (Illinois) vs. Joe Lee (Indiana), Vitali Arujau (New York) vs. Peter Del Gallo (Maine) Consolation 16: Wasser (Pennsylvania) vs. Long (Pennsylvania), Bergeland (Minnesota) vs. Johnson (Oregon); Piotrowski (Illinois) vs. Leisure (Iowa), Storr (Michigan) vs. van der Merwe (New Jersey) 126: Quarterfinals: Morgan Fuenfinger (Minnesota) vs. Chad Red (Indiana), Zachary Krause (Illinois) vs. Taylor LaMont (Utah); Jaden Enriquez (California) vs. Chris Sandoval (Colorado), Corey Shie (Ohio) vs. Quentin Hovis (Arizona) 132: Quarterfinals: Aaron Kruk (Illinois) vs. Jamie Hernandez (Illinois), Jaron Chavez (Idaho) vs. Ben Anderson (Utah); Eric Hong (Pennsylvania) vs. Trysten Perales (Washington), Parker Filius (Montana) vs. Nick Lee (Indiana) 138: Quarterfinals: Shayne Oster (Illinois) vs. Jaryn Curry (Oklahoma), Adrian Ojeda (Nevada) vs. Domenick Demas (Ohio); Josiah Rider (Colorado) vs. Devin Bahr (Wisconsin), Colin Clingenpeel (Iowa) vs. Ethan Karsten (Missouri) 145: Quarterfinals: Layne Van Anrooy (Oregon) vs. Jared Verkleeren (Pennsylvania), Anthony Mantanona (California) vs. Jacob Covaciu (Indiana); Trevell Timmons (Illinois) vs. Matthew Park (Idaho), Jonathan Ross (Pennsylvania) vs. Anthony Cheloni (Illinois) 152: Quarterfinals: Jordan Blankenship (Missouri) vs. Jake Woodley (Pennsylvania), Nathaniel Morris (Illinois) vs. Jimmy Saylor (Pennsylvania); Anthony Sherry (Iowa) vs. Avery DiNardi (New Jersey), Trey Meyer (Washington) vs. Jeremiah Moody (Wisconsin) 160: Quarterfinals: Jacob Gray (Indiana) vs. Jacob Warner (Illinois), Owen Webster (Minnesota) vs. Nigel Feliz (New Jersey); Davis Perry (Alabama) vs. Brandon Dallavia (New Jersey), Ben Darmstadt (Ohio) vs. A.J. Alford (South Carolina) 170: Quarterfinals: Jack Jessen (Illinois) vs. Andrew Buckey (Missouri), Beau Breske (Wisconsin) vs. Braden Best (Missouri); Evan Ronsen (Minnesota) vs. Kamal Bey (Illinois), Jared Siegrist (Pennsylvania) vs. James Handwerk (Ohio) 182: Quarterfinals: John Jakobsen (Pennsylvania) vs. Antonio Agee (Virginia), Keegan Moore (Minnesota) vs. Haydn Maley (Oregon); Tyler Self (Oregon) vs. Wyatt Koelling (Utah), Isaac Luellen (Kansas) vs. Christian Brunner (Illinois) 195: Quarterfinals: Bailey Kelly (Kansas) vs. Matt Stencel (Ohio), Matthew Correnti (New Jersey) vs. Troy Allen (Virginia); Kobe Woods (Indiana) vs. Zane Black (Pennsylvania), Wyatt Harden (Michigan) vs. Brian Barnes (Oregon) 220: Quarterfinals: Casey Jumps (Missouri) vs. Cole Nye (Pennsylvania), Brandon Musselman (Missouri) vs. Luke Ready (Michigan); Brett Winters (Alabama) vs. Gannon Gremmel (Iowa), Anthony Piscopo (Pennsylvania) vs. Christian Ayala (California) 285: Quarterfinals: Kevin Vough (Ohio) vs. Nick Grujanac (Illinois), Bryan Ditchman (Illinois) vs. Osawaru Odighizuwa (Oregon); Trenton Lieurance (Oklahoma) vs. Blayne Burnett (Oregon), Levi Seabolt (Georgia) vs. Hunter Mullins (Washington)

The pinnacle event of the Fargo week, and arguably of the scholastic aged wrestling calendar, commences on Thursday morning at 9 a.m. CT. That would be the Junior National Freestyle Championships. The tournament features many of the stars of the past high school season, and of seasons to come in both high school and college, with its conclusion coming in the medal matches on Saturday morning starting at 10 a.m. Two FILA Cadet freestyle world champions from this past weekend are among the headline wrestlers in the competition, as Mason Manville (New Jersey) and Mark Hall (Minnesota) are slated to compete at 152 and 170 pounds respectively. A pair of wrestlers have won both a Junior folkstyle title in early April and Greco-Roman title on Tuesday evening, and can win the Triple Crown with a title in freestyle, Randon Miranda (California) and Danny Vega (Arizona) at 100 and 106 pounds respectively. Six returning and two former Junior freestyle champions also highlight the competition. Seeking to repeat titles from last year are Kirk Johansen (Illinois) at 106 pounds, Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) and Elijah Oliver (Illinois) at 120, Seth Gross (Minnesota) at 138, Ryan Blees (North Dakota) at 160, and Roy Nash (Utah) at 220; while 2012 champions Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) and Bryce Brill (Illinois) seek to win another title, they're at 132 and 152 pounds respectively. The following is a weight-by-weight overview of the competition based on wrestlers registered in Track Wrestling as of Tuesday evening. 100: The previously mentioned Miranda anchors the field in this weight class and should be considered a primary contender. He also was fifth in Cadet freestyle last year at 94 pounds. Other challengers will include Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Zack Murillo (Connecticut), runner-up in Cadet freestyle last year at 88 pounds and third at FILA Cadets in the 92 pound weight class; Louie Hayes (Illinois), third in Cadet freestyle last year at 88 and third in FILA Cadets at 101; 2012 Cadet freestyle All-American Jet Tryon (Missouri); and state champion Cole Rohan (Oregon). 106: Also previously mentioned is the quest of Vega, who also was champion in Cadet freestyle last year at 100 pounds, for a Junior Triple Crown. Standing directly in his way will be Kirk Johansen (Illinois), last year's Junior freestyle champion at 100 pounds and this year a FILA Junior champion at 110. Additional returning Junior National freestyle All-Americans include Kade Evans (Utah), Arik Furseth (Wisconsin), Zac McCauley (Ohio), and Dalton Roberts (Michigan). Others meriting attention include state champions Brendan Coughlin (Maryland) and Howard Smith (Texas), two-time state placer Drew Hildebrandt (Indiana), FILA Junior freestyle All-American Bryce Brimhall (Utah), and state placer Kellan McKenna (New York). 113: Leading the way in this field is Jack Mueller (Texas), last year's Cadet National freestyle champion at 106 pounds, who is ranked No. 29 overall in the Class of 2016. Three other wrestlers also ended the season in the weight class rankings: Joey Cisneros (California), the Junior folkstyle champion in this weight and a Junior freestyle runner-up last year at 106; Andrew Nieman (Oklahoma), last year's runner-up to Mueller in Fargo; and Matthew Schmitt (Missouri), runner-up to Vega last year in Fargo freestyle. Also in this field are the pair of finalists in the Junior 100 pound competition back in 2012, Tanner Rohweder (Iowa) and Carlos Fuentez (Illinois), who placed fifth and eighth last year at 106 respectively. Five other wrestlers in this weight class have earned previous Fargo freestyle All-American honors: Tanner Cox (Utah), Brock George (Utah), Ulises Jacobo (Illinois), Jack Wagner (Iowa), and Josh Venia (Ohio). Additional wrestlers to watch in this weight class include 2013 state champion Benny Gomez (Michigan), Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Corbin Nirschl (Kansas), two-time state runner-up Garrett Pepple (Indiana), FILA Cadet freestyle third place finisher Joey Prata (Virginia), Junior Greco-Roman champion Dorian Sapien (Idaho), and Doyle Trout (Nebraska) who won Junior folkstyle up at 120. 120: While 113 provided a pre-cursor of the juicy nature of Junior National freestyle weight classes, the proverbial fun begins here. As a starting point, the field includes four wrestlers ranked within their grade level and another pair that featured in the end of season weight class rankings. Two of those six wrestlers won Junior freestyle titles last year: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) at 106 pounds, and the nation's No. 38 Class of 2015 Elijah Oliver (Illinois) at 113. Two-time Cadet freestyle and FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Austin Assad (Ohio) is No. 51 in the Class of 2015, two-time state champion Christian Moody (Oklahoma) sits at No. 73 in the Class of 2015, four-time state champion Sean Russell (Georgia) ended up No. 54 in the Class of 2014, while returning Junior freestyle third place finisher Kyle Akins (Illinois) ended the 2013-14 season in the weight class rankings at 120 pounds. The weight class features another trio that earned All-American honors in Junior freestyle last year -- Camden Bertucci (Michigan), Michael Cullen (Illinois), and Nick Lukanich (Illinois) -- with each also being a Cadet All-American in 2012. Four additional wrestlers were also Cadet freestyle All-Americans in 2012: Ryan Friedman (Maryland), Logan Grass (West Virginia), Nolan Hellickson (Iowa), and Trayton Libolt (Oregon). Another pair were FILA Cadet freestyle All-Americans this year at 119 pounds, Brock Rathbun (Iowa) and Dalton Duffield (Oklahoma). We've went two paragraphs without mentioning Junior Greco-Roman finalists Skyler Petry (Minnesota) and Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey). Others in the conversation include Cadet freestyle All-Americans from last year in Josh Kramer (Arizona) and Jake Newhouse (Ohio), state champion Jacob Schwarm (Iowa), and 2012 Junior freestyle All-American Noah Ajram (Iowa). 126: Four top 100 Class of 2015 and a pair of top 50 Class of 2016 prospects anchor the field at this weight class. The field is led by returning Junior freestyle runner-up Kaid Brock (Oklahoma), who is ranked No. 31 in the Class of 2015, and also was a Cadet freestyle runner-up in 2012 and a FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up in 2013. Other ranked Class of 2015 wrestlers are No. 53 Chaz Tucker (New Jersey), who was fifth in Junior freestyle last year at this weight class; No. 61 Rico Montoya (New Mexico), a FILA Cadet freestyle All-American this year and a Cadet freestyle All-American last year; and No. 62 Lincoln Olson (Michigan), a Junior freestyle All-American back in 2012. Junior Greco-Roman champion Taylor LaMont (Utah) is ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2016, and was a Cadet freestyle champion last year at 120; while Junior folkstyle champion Mitch McKee (Minnesota) is ranked No. 44 in that class, and was a Cadet freestyle runner-up last year. Others to watch include Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Keegan Calkins (Illinois), two-time Cadet freestyle All-American Evan Cheek (Ohio), three-time state champion Sean DeShazer (Kansas), two-time state champion Garrett Hancock (Ohio), two-time state placer Peter Lipari (New Jersey), and returning Cadet freestyle All-American Matt Noble (New Jersey). 132: With three top 100 Class of 2014 and six top 100 Class of 2015 wrestlers preliminarily registered, my amateur math skills tell me at least one of them won't earn All-American honors. Such is life in a Fargo field some times. The joint favorites just might be two-time Cadet freestyle third place finisher Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri), who is ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2015; and 2012 Junior freestyle champion Tommy Thorn (Minnesota), who finished No. 21 in the Class of 2014. The other two ranked Class of 2014 prospects are bound for Oklahoma State, No. 60 Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma) and No. 63 Mike Magaldo (New Jersey). Harding was third in Junior freestyle at this weight last year, while Magaldo was a four-time state placer and 2012 state champion. Another future Cowboy is among the five other ranked Class of 2015 wrestlers, No. 44 Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma), a two-time state champion. Also in the ranked group are No. 35 Keegan Moore (Oklahoma), a 2013 state champion; No. 56 Cameron Kelly (Ohio), a 2012 state champion; No. 59 Brandon James (Indiana), a three-time Fargo freestyle All-American, including seventh last year in the Junior level; and No. 93 Jordan Shearer (North Dakota), a Junior Greco-Roman champion last year that also finished sixth in freestyle. Also in this field is returning Junior freestyle All-American Stephen Polakowski (Illinois), who ended the 2013-14 season ranked at 120 pounds; Junior Greco-Roman champion Will Koll (New York); Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Will Kui (New Jersey); four-time state champion Michael Cook (Idaho); Cadet freestyle All-American Justin Demicco (Ohio); and state champion Michael Kostandaras (Ohio). 138: More juice is present in this weight class with seven grade-level ranked wrestlers, four graduated seniors and three rising seniors. Seth Gross (Minnesota), last year's Junior freestyle champion at 132 pounds is after a fourth consecutive title in Fargo. However, he has lost matches during those title runs, something that will not work in this year's line bracketing format. The University of Iowa bound Gross finished as the No. 58 ranked Class of 2014 wrestler and is joined by No. 62 Logan Ryan (Iowa) and No. 97 Zehlin Storr (Michigan), who were both two-time state champions, as well as No. 88 Cole Weaver (Michigan), a two-time Cadet freestyle All-American. If Gross doesn't earn a fourth straight Fargo freestyle title, it is most likely that Fredy Stroker (Iowa) will. The nation's No. 10 ranked Class of 2015 prospect was fourth last year in Junior freestyle at 132 pounds and fifth the year before at the Cadet level. Other ranked rising seniors include No. 78 Will Roark (Missouri), a two-time state champion; and No. 96 Robert Lee (Wisconsin), fifth in Cadet freestyle last year and sixth in FILA Cadet freestyle this year. Others to watch in this weight class include Ben Brancale (Minnesota), a 2012 Cadet freestyle All-American; returning Cadet freestyle All-American Alex Butler (Illinois); Junior Greco-Roman champion Blake Clevenger (Missouri); four-time state champion Dusty Hones (Utah), who ended 2013-14 in the 132 pound weight class rankings; Cadet freestyle runner-up Chase Lemons (Idaho); Junior folkstyle champion Tristan Moran (Oklahoma); Johnny O'Hearon (Utah) and Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma), who both were Cadet freestyle All-Americans last summer and FILA Cadet freestyle All-Americans this spring; and three-time state champion Maolu Woiwor (Minnesota). 145: One could almost create two sets of All-Americans out of the grade-level ranked wrestlers in this field, as there are 15 in all. The highest rated of those are last year's Cadet freestyle champion Isaiah White (Illinois), who is No. 8 in the Class of 2016; and four-time Fargo freestyle All-American Zac Hall (Michigan), ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2014 and a runner-up at Junior 120 in 2012. Joining Hall as nationally ranked graduated seniors are No. 35 Grant Leeth (Missouri), No. 42 Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York), and No. 74 Michael Longo (California). Leeth was champion in Junior folkstyle this spring and placed fifth in Junior freestyle last summer, Rodriguez-Spencer was the Junior Greco-Roman champion on Tuesday, while Longo is a two-time state placer. The six nationally ranked rising seniors are led by No. 30 Ronnie Gentile (New Jersey) and No. 32 Max Thomsen (Iowa). Gentile is a two-time Fargo freestyle All-American at 138 pounds, third as a Cadet in 2012 and fourth as a Junior last year, and was state champion this past year in that weight class; while Thomsen is a three-time state champion. The other ranked wrestlers include No. 74 Patricio Lugo (Florida), who placed fifth in Cadet freestyle last year; No. 76 Bryce Parson (Idaho), a three-time state finalist and state champ in 2013; No. 81 Wyatt Wyckoff (California), a two-time state runner-up; and No. 100 Isaac Dulgarian (Kansas), a two-time state champion and 2011 Cadet freestyle All-American. The four others joining White as ranked Class of 2016 wrestlers are No. 25 Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), last year's Cadet freestyle runner-up at 126 pounds; No. 28 Kevin Budock (Maryland), a two-time National Prep runner-up; No. 42 Julian Flores (California), a two-time state placer; and No. 43 Austin Kraisser (Maryland), last year's Cadet freestyle runner-up in this weight and a FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up in May at 138. There is a staggering amount of tonnage in this weight as a slew of other wrestlers have yet to be mentioned, including returning Cadet freestyle All-American Phyllip Deloach (Illinois), two-time state champion Chris Garcia (Illinois), Junior Greco-Roman runner-up from down at 138 Rudy Guillen (Georgia), returning Junior freestyle All-American Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma), 2012 FILA Cadet freestyle champion Jordan Kutler (New Jersey), and 2013 FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Mark Voss (Minnesota). 152: Two wrestlers in this weight class stand out above the rest. Bryce Brill (Illinois) finished as the No. 3 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2014, and was a Junior freestyle champion in 2013; while Mason Manville (New Jersey) sits at No. 2 in the Class of 2016, and just won a FILA Cadet World freestyle title in this weight class to add to an already glittering resume. However, there are also six top 100 ranked rising seniors in this weight class field: No. 8 Joe Smith (Oklahoma), who was third last year at 138 pounds in Junior freestyle and the Cadet runner-up at 120 the year before; No. 27 David McFadden (New Jersey), who was third in Cadet freestyle last year; No. 54 Myles Amine (Michigan) and No. 60 Bryce Steiert (Iowa), who were both state champions this past year; No. 67 Dayton Racer (Missouri); and No. 97 Cole Walter (Pennsylvania), a three-time state placer. Five other wrestlers in this field are past Cadet freestyle All-Americans; Thomas Dutton (New York) and Tyler Mann (Arkansas) earning that honor in 2012, while Ryan Klemp (Idaho), Jesse Porter (New York), and Jakob Restrepo (New York) earned their podium spots last year. Additional wrestlers to watch are NHSCA Junior National champion Sean Glasgow (New Jersey), FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Joey Gunter (Illinois), Junior Greco-Roman champion Brooks Robinson (Utah), and Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Nick Tarpley (Colorado). 160: Logan Massa defeated Ryan Blees at the FILA Junior Nationals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)The full batch of All-Americans in this weight class could feasibly be grade-level ranked wrestlers, as there are eight such wrestlers in this field, including six that are rising seniors. Under normal circumstances, returning champion Ryan Blees (North Dakota) would be the field's anchor. The nation's No. 18 ranked Class of 2014 wrestler had an en fuego tournament last year dominating an absurd gauntlet of opposition. However, this field also features Logan Massa (Michigan), the nation's No. 2 ranked Class of 2015 prospect. Massa dominated Blees in the FILA Junior freestyle final at 154 pounds in April. About the only thing missing on a chalk full c.v. is a Fargo title. Joining Massa as ranked rising seniors are No. 7 Fox Baldwin (Florida), a 2012 Cadet freestyle champion who placed fifth at 163 in the FILA Junior competition; state champion Andrew Fogarty (Minnesota), ranked No. 36; No. 47 Colston DiBlasi (Missouri), a two-time state champion; along with NHSCA Junior National champions in No. 85 Ben Schram (Ohio) and No. 87 Jonathan Viruet (Massachusetts). The other class ranked wrestler is Trace Carello (Illinois), who is No. 50 in the Class of 2016, and was a Cadet freestyle runner-up last summer and runner-up to Manville in FILA Cadet freestyle this spring. Others meriting attention include Junior Greco-Roman champion Burke Paddock (New York); returning Cadet freestyle All-Americans Corbin Allen (Virginia), Spencer Heywood (Utah), and Ricky Padilla (California); 2012 Cadet freestyle All-Americans John Leal (California) and Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma); two-time state champion Izaec Quintanilla (Washington); 2013 FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Weston Dobler (North Dakota); two-time state placer Paden Moore (Minnesota); and Logan Breitenbach (Maryland), who ended the 2013-14 season nationally ranked at 160 pounds. 170: The other FILA Cadet freestyle World Champion in this field is Mark Hall (Minnesota), who is ranked No. 1 nationally in the Class of 2016, and won Cadet National freestyle titles the last two summers in Fargo. Even with a stern travel schedule and transition, Hall will enter as the favorite. Based on registrations, the primary challenger will be Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma), the No. 20 ranked Class of 2014 wrestler who won the Junior folkstyle title in April and was runner-up in Greco-Roman on Tuesday. The only other grade-level ranked wrestler in this field is Seth McLeod (Idaho), who is No. 79 in the Class of 2015. Three others in this field were Cadet freestyle All-Americans last year: Jordan Bushey (New York), Dustin Gray (Missouri), and Dylan Lydy (Indiana). Additional wrestlers meriting attention are Preseason Nationals champion Brett Bye (South Dakota), 2013 state champion Spencer Derifield (Iowa), 2012 Cadet freestyle All-American Josef Johnson (New Jersey), FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Andrew McNally (Ohio), returning Junior freestyle All-American Christian Stackhouse (New Jersey), and two-time state placer David-Brian Whisler (Ohio). 182: The anchor in this field is Myles Martin (New Jersey), the nation's No. 4 ranked Class of 2015 prospect. He was a runner-up to Hall in Cadet freestyle in 2012, is a two-time FILA Cadet freestyle All-American (4th at 167 in 2013, 5th at 152 in 2012), and was eight at FILA Juniors in the 185 pound weight class this April. Joining Martin are three other top 100 Class of 2015 prospects: No. 41 Justan Rivera (Georgia), the Junior Greco-Roman champion and a two-time Cadet freestyle All-American, including last year's title in this weight class; No. 43 Dylan Wisman (Virginia), who placed fourth in this weight class at the Junior level last year; and No. 92 Cash Wilcke (Iowa), who was fourth in the Cadet freestyle weight class that Rivera won. An additional grade-level ranked wrestler populates this weight class in FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Nathan Traxler (Illinois), who is positioned No. 23 in the Class of 2016. Two others in this field ended 2013-14 in the weight class rankings, state champion Mitch Bowman (Iowa) and returning Junior freestyle All-American Lance Dixon (Oklahoma). Others to note in this weight class are 2012 Cadet freestyle All-American Chance Cooper (Iowa), Junior Greco-Roman runner-up A.J. Kowal (Ohio), 2013 state champion Adis Radoncic (New York), state runner-up Eric Schultz (Illinois), and two-time state placer Tyler Wildmo (Michigan). 195: Five grade-level ranked wrestlers provide the anchor for this weight class as well. The group is led by Lance Benick (Minnesota), who is No. 5 in the Class of 2015, a two-time Cadet National freestyle champion, and FILA Cadet freestyle champion up at 220 last year. Three-time Fargo champion in Greco-Roman, including in the Junior level on Tuesday, Samuel Colbray (Oregon) is ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2016. He was a FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up this year at 187, upsetting Benick along the way, and is a two-time Cadet freestyle All-American (runner-up last year). Joining Benick in the Class of 2015 rankings are No. 16 Bobby Steveson (Minnesota), a 2012 Cadet freestyle All-American; and Andrew Marsden (Illinois), a returning Cadet freestyle All-American, and also a two-time FILA Cadet freestyle All-American. Rounding out the grade-level ranked wrestlers is Joel Dixon (Oklahoma), who finished at No. 76 in the Class of 2014, was a Junior freestyle runner-up last year and the Greco-Roman runner-up on Tuesday to Colbray. Others to watch in this weight include a pair of returning Cadet freestyle All-Americans, Emilio Fowler (Kansas) and Randy Scott (Indiana), returning Junior freestyle All-American Edgar Ruano (Illinois); and NHSCA Junior National champion Jeff Velez (New Jersey). 220: The favorite in this field for a third consecutive Fargo double, and second straight at the Junior level, is Roy Nash (Utah). He is ranked No. 23 in the Class of 2014, and was also a FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up to Benick last year. Other grade ranked wrestlers are Marcus Harrington (Iowa), a returning Junior freestyle All-American who finished his career No. 93 in the Class of 2014; three-time state champion Austin Myers (Kentucky), who is No. 23 in the Class of 2015; and returning Cadet freestyle All-American Ethan Andersen (Iowa) at No. 32 in the Class of 2016. Another pair of wrestlers ended 2013-14 in the weight class rankings, 2012 Junior freestyle All-American Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma) and Junior folkstyle champion Fletcher Miller (Indiana); Miller was also a Junior freestyle All-American last summer. Joining Miller as returning Junior freestyle All-Americans are Lance Evans (Iowa) and Parker Knapp (Ohio). Additional wrestlers to watch include state champion Christian Boyles (Missouri), Seth Brennock (Ohio), two-time state champion Clay Broze (Minnesota), Junior folkstyle runner-up Jacob Aven (Indiana), 2012 Cadet freestyle All-American Robert Enmon (Flordia), and returning Cadet freestyle All-American Youssef Hemida (New York). 285: The favorite in this weight class as presently constituted is Junior folkstyle champion Adarios Jones (Illinois), who was also runner-up in Greco-Roman on Tuesday. Others to watch include 2013 Cadet Triple Crown winner Jacob Marnin (Iowa), who is ranked No. 46 in the Class of 2015; returning Junior freestyle All-Americans Jesse Webb (Vermont) and Michael Hobbs (Illinois); returning Cadet freestyle All-Americans Collin Braun (Missouri) and Tate Orndorff (Washington); 2012 Cadet freestyle All-Americans Blake Andrews (Texas), Zack Overbeck (Oklahoma), and Kaleb Staack (Iowa); along with state champions Matt Halverson (Wisconsin) and Ryan Prescott (Michigan).

100: 1st: Randon Miranda (California) tech. fall Zack Murillo (Connecticut), 14-4 3rd: Louie Hayes (Illinois) dec. Zack Szohr (Wisconsin), 10-1 5th: Tryon Jet (Missouri) dec. JohnPaul Stedwill (Illinois), 1-0 7th: Mason Nafieh (Oklahoma) pinned Marcus Thomas (Texas), 2:34 106: 1st: Danny Vega (Arizona) dec. Todd Small (Georgia), 7-2 3rd: Breandan Coughlin (Maryland) pinned Dake Punke (Illinois), 4:14 5th: Kirk Johansen (Illinois) pinned Trenton Jackson (Illinois), 5:58 7th: Liam Cronin (California) tech. fall Nick Walker (Florida), 11-0 113: 1st: Dorian Sapien (Idaho) dec. Corbin Nirschl (Kansas), 12-6 3rd: Ethan Koan (Missouri) tech. fall Joe Cisneros (California), 12-2 5th: Benny Gomez (Michigan) tech. fall Brenden Baker (Iowa), 12-1 7th: JT Ayers (Oregon) tech. fall Duncan Stoebner (South Dakota), 10-0 120: 1st: Skyler Petry (Minnesota) dec. Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey), 2-1 3rd: Ryan Friedman (Maryland) dec. Paul Fitterer (Minnesota), 2-0 5th: Ryan Deakin (Colorado) by injury default over Brandon Staley (Florida) 7th: Perez Perez (California) dec. Chris Poland (Michigan), 9-1 126: 1st: Taylor LaMont (Utah) dec. Kegan Calkins (Illinois), 7-2 3rd: Sean Deshazer (Kansas) dec. Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma), 2-1 5th: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) tech. fall Jacob Spiess (Ohio), 12-1 7th: Austin Lister (Oregon) tech. fall Ted Rico (Arizona), 12-2 132: 1st: William Koll (New York) tech. fall William Kui (New Jersey), 11-0 3rd: Marty Margolis (Maryland) dec. Blaine Tschida (Minnesota), 5-4 5th: Armand Molina (California) dec. Timmy Martinez (Washington), 15-10 7th: Zech Bresser (Oregon) dec. Ryder Punke (Illinois), 3-0 138: 1st: Blake Clevenger (Missouri) dec. Rudy Guillen (Georgia), 8-1 3rd: Johnny O`hearon (Utah) dec. Roman Boylen (Georgia), 7-7 5th: London Thomas (Nevada) dec. Joshua Calhoun (Florida), 9-4 7th: Lenny Merkin (New York) tech. fall James Berg (Minnesota), 24-12 145: 1st: Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) tech. fall Sir Romeo Howard (Illinois), 16-5 3rd: Larry Early (Illinois) pinned Wyatt Wyckoff (California), 5:18 5th: Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Chase Lemons (Idaho), 10-0 7th: Kenan Carter (Illinois) tech. fall Derekston Williams (Georgia), 10-0 152: 1st: Brooks Robinson (Utah) pinned Nick Tarpley (Colorado), 2:09 3rd: Joey Gunther (Illinois) dec. Carlos Apodaca (Arizona), 8-0 5th: Jesse Porter (New York) tech. fall Andrew Webb (Georgia), 10-0 7th: Cole Walter (Pennsylvania) dec. Chase Straw (Iowa), 8-3 160: 1st: Burke Paddock (New York) tech. fall Jake Deutschlander (Minnesota), 10-0 3rd: Brett Bye (South Dakota) tech. fall Gavin Grater (Kansas), 12-2 5th: Weston Taylor (Arizona) dec. Jonathan Viruet (Massachusetts), 8-4 7th: Dalton Harmon (Utah) dec. Dakota Greene (Florida), 7-6 170: 1st: Jon Jay Chavez (Idaho) tech. fall Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma), 10-0 3rd: Peter Nagy (Florida) tech. fall Gable Frandsen (Wisconsin), 12-1 5th: Carter Nielsen (Minnesota) pinned Garrett Miller (Texas), 2:26 7th: Mason Reinhardt (Wisconsin) dec. Aaron Wu (California), 11-2 182: 1st: Justan Rivera (Georgia) dec. Andrew Kowal (Ohio), 4-2 3rd: Jacob Armstrong (Utah) by injury default over Seth McLeod (Idaho) 5th: Brandon Marshall (Florida) by injury default over Lance Dixon (Oklahoma) 7th: Eric Schultz (Illinois) dec. Jeremiah Imonode (Arizona), 5-0 195: 1st: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) dec. Joel Dixon (Oklahoma), 8-0 3rd: Terrell Fields (Pennsylvania) dec. Edgar Ruano III (Illinois), 6-1 5th: Ben Honis (New York) dec. Bobby Steveson (Minnesota), 3-0 7th: Isaac Florell (Minnesota) tech. fall David Chadd (Wisconsin), 14-3 220: 1st: Roy Nash (Utah) dec. Tyler Schmidt (Wisconsin), 13-8 3rd: Michael Rogers (Pennsylvania) pinned G`Angelo Hancock (Colorado), 2:56 5th: Christian Dulaney (Minnesota) won by 3 caution rule over Austin Myers (Kentucky) 7th: John Jayne (Americans in Europe) pinned Jacob Godinez (Illinois), 3:27 285: 1st: Sam Stoll (Minnesota) dec. Adarios Jones (Illinois), 2-0 3rd: Tate Orndorff (Washington) pinned Jacob Marnin (Iowa), 0:48 5th: Michael Hobbs (Illinois) dec. Jesse Webb (Massachusetts), 2-1 7th: Dante Jiovenetta (Florida) dec. Collin Braun (Missouri), 5-3

FARGO, N.D. -- Fifteen Junior National Greco-Roman champions were crowned on Tuesday, but it was Idaho's Jon Jay Chavez who shined brightest. Jon Jay Chavez of Idaho was named USA Wrestling Junior Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The 18-year-old Chavez earned a 10-0 technical fall victory over Chandler Rogers of Oklahoma in the finals at 170 pounds in a battle of returning Junior National Greco-Roman champions. Chavez used a five-point throw and multiple turns to end the match in 80 seconds. Chavez has become one of America's young rising stars in Greco-Roman. Last year he won a bronze medal at the Cadet World Championships. He earned a spot on this year's Junior World Team, and will compete at the Junior World Championships in August. He was also named USA Wrestling Junior Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year. Utah's Roy Nash (220) joined Chavez as a repeat champion in the Junior National Greco-Roman competition. Nash topped Wisconsin's Tyler Schmidt 13-8 in the championship match. California's Randon Miranda (100) and Arizona's Danny Vega (106) are still alive for Junior Triple Crowns after winning folkstyle and Greco-Roman titles this year. Junior World bronze medalist Sam Stoll of Minnesota claimed his third Fargo title by defeating Adarios Jones of Illinois, 2-0, in the championship match at heavyweight. Illinois took the team title with 69 points, finishing 18 points ahead of runner-up Minnesota. Finals Results: 100: Randon Miranda (California) tech. fall Zack Murillo (Connecticut), 14-4 106: Danny Vega (Arizona) dec. Todd Small (Georgia), 7-2 113: Dorian Sapien (Idaho) dec. Corbin Nirschl (Kansas), 12-6 120: Skyler Petry (Minnesota) dec. Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey), 2-1 126: Taylor LaMont (Utah) dec. Kegan Calkins (Oklahoma), 7-2 132: Will Koll (New York) tech. fall Will Kui (New Jersey), 11-0 138: Blake Clevenger (Missouri) dec. Rudy Guillen (Georgia), 8-1 145: Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) tech. fall Sir Romeo Howard (Illinois), 16-5 152: Brooks Robinson (Utah) pinned Nick Tarpley (Colorado), 2:09 160: Burke Paddock (New York) tech. fall Jake Deutschlander (Minnesota), 10-0 170: Jon Jay Chavez (Idaho) tech. fall Chandler Rogers (Oklahoma), 10-0 182: Justan Rivera (Georgia) dec. Andrew Kowal (Ohio), 4-2 195: Sammy Colbray (Oregon) dec. Joel Dixon (Oklahoma), 8-0 220: Roy Nash (Utah) dec. Tyler Schmidt (Wisconsin), 13-8 285: Sam Stoll (Minnesota) dec. Adarios Jones (Illinois), 2-0