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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State wrestling senior David Cheza has been granted a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA and will be back in the starting lineup this upcoming season. Cheza lost one season to injury and also was redshirted his first year on campus. During his junior year Cheza injured his shoulder following a dual match at Iowa on Dec. 4, 2010, and was forced to miss the remainder of the season. Along with his red-shirt year, he was left with only three years of competition. Head coach Tom Minkel stressed how important it would be to have him back at the end of last season and that the staff was optimistic through the application process for another year of eligibility. "Having him back will be huge for the team," Minkel said at the end of last season. "From a leadership standpoint and from his credentials, his ability to compete and do well, we just hope it all works out." Cheza went 15-12 last season and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second time in his career, his first at 165 pounds. He also qualified during his sophomore year at 149 pounds and made the jump up to 165 pounds to suit team needs last season. He was recognized with the "Perseverance Award" at the team banquet. Cheza is expected to compete at either 157 or 165 pounds this upcoming year.

It is the dream of thousands of wrestlers to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic Team. Yet, for the 2012 Olympics in London, only seventeen American athletes have realized that goal. A number of top-flight U.S. wrestlers have been designated as training partners for Team USA Olympians. This is not some form of consolation prize or honorary title; training partners are a critical component in the ultimate success of the men and women who take to the mats for the U.S. at the London Games in August. So, what does an Olympic training partner do? InterMat recently talked to Adeline Gray -- training partner for Elena Pirozhkova, women's freestyle wrestler at 63 kilos/138.75 pounds, and J.D. Bergman, who is working with freestyle heavyweight Tervel Dlagnev -- to get some answers. Meet Gray and Bergman Adeline Gray is ranked No. 2 in the nation at 63 kilos. She was introduced to wrestling at age 6. "Dad had been a wrestler, but he ended up with four daughters," according to the 21-year-old Colorado native. "He taught me a single leg at an early age." "Wrestling was something I did as cross-training for soccer." That said, Gray was a member of the varsity wrestling team at her high school in Colorado. Adeline Gray and Elena Pirozhkova embrace after their finals match at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)All of the Gray girls wrestled, and all were involved in other sports. Two are now playing soccer in college (one at the U.S. Air Force Academy, the other at University of North Carolina) while the youngest participates in softball in high school. Adeline is the one who remains focused on wrestling. Affiliated with the New York Athletic Club, Gray has accomplished much in freestyle competition. Among the highlights: Three-time New York Athletic Club International Open champ, two-time Klippan Lady Open champ, placed third at the 2011 Worlds, and second at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City in April. In addition, as a resident-athlete at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, she is attending University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, studying business with a sports emphasis. Gray placed second at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, losing to Elena Pirozhkova in two straight matches, 1-0, 4-0 and 1-0, 4-0. Like Gray, J.D. Bergman wrestles for the New York Athletic Club ... and came into wrestling because of family. "Dad was a state champ in Ohio in 1972," said the former Ohio State wrestler who competed at 197 and heavyweight. "He coached high school and college wrestling. I had three uncles who coached me, including one in junior high, and one in high school." "At one point there were five Bergmans in the varsity line-up," said the two-time Ohio state champ for Oak Harbor High School. J.D. Bergman finished third in the Challenge Tournament at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)After graduation from high school, J.D. Bergman headed south to Ohio State, where was a two-time Big Ten finalist and three-time NCAA All-American, making it to the heavyweight finals at the 2008 NCAAs, compiling a 123-36 overall record. He was also a two-time OSU Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten member. Bergman has been competing in freestyle since his college days. Among his brightest moments include gold medals at the Cerro Pelado International in Cuba, and the New York Athletic Club International, as well as a silver medal at the Medved International in Belarus. Earlier this year, the Ohio native won a bronze medal at the Yasar Dogu International in Turkey. In 2010, he was presented the John Smith Award as Freestyle Wrestler of the Year. Bergman placed third at 96 kg/211.5 pounds at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Gray gets picked to be a training partner Adeline Gray described how she learned she would be Elena Pirozhkova's training partner for the 2012 Olympics. Adeline Gray gets her hand raised after victory in the Challenge Tournament at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)"I found out I was a training partner just a couple weeks ago," Gray said in a phone interview for this article. "Before we were chosen as training partners, the coaches talked to us. 'Is your weight OK?' 'Are you OK with doing this?' were some of the questions they asked." Gray added, "All the women have been on World teams. They know what is involved in being a training partner. They know it requires a tremendous commitment, especially of your time" "It's important to choose a training partner who helps you both physically and mentally," according to Gray. And, someone who knows what the other person really needs to achieve their Olympic dream. "Elena needs someone who pushes her," said Gray. "She needs a tough workout partner, someone who will put her through the paces. She doesn't need reassurance." Gray contrasts that with her expectations from a training partner when she has been preparing for a major freestyle event. "I needed someone who provided more reassurance, and sometimes, help with weight," said Gray. "I wanted to be pushed at practice, yet help me maintain a positive attitude." There's also a complicating factor: Gray is the Olympic alternate for Pirozhkova. If Elena were to become injured or ill immediately before the Olympics, Gray would wrestle at 63 kilos. That added dimension adds a wrinkle to the training partner relationship. "Trust is critically important. Injuries happen," said Gray. "If anything happens injury-wise, it's important to have someone you trust." "When you're second it's mentally tough, but you've got to maintain your weight, and your mental conditioning, which is the hardest part," according to Gray. Bergman: Training partner for one Olympian, alternate for another As for Bergman, this is the third time he's been Tervel Dlagnev's training partner for a major event. The two big men have a strong bond. They work out together on a regular basis at the Ohio Regional Training Center in Columbus. They share a strong Christian faith. They are roommates on the road. And, they share a home. Bergman lives with Tervel and Kirsten Dlagnev in the couple's three-bedroom condominium in northern Columbus. "I'm the Dupree in this relationship," Bergman told Tim Warsinskey of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, referring to the movie "You, Me and Dupree" about a dependent third wheel. "Except Dupree was much more responsible. Tervel and Kirsten basically adopted a 26-year-old." J.D. Bergman battles Russia's Shamil Akhmedov at the Grapple in the Big Apple in Times Square (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The training partner situation for the upperweight men's freestyle wrestlers has a remarkable degree of flexibility, as Bergman describes it. "Tervel and I also have Dom Bradley (University of Missouri heavyweight who was on an Olympic redshirt this past season)," said the former Buckeye. "I'm also available to work out with Varner and Herbert" referring to the two Jakes, Varner, the U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestler at 96 kilos/211.5 pounds, and Herbert, who will represent the U.S. in freestyle at 84 kilos/185 pounds. That flexibility is important, considering that J.D. Bergman is the training partner of heavyweight Tervel Dlagnev ... and the Olympic alternate for Jake Varner. As Bergman put it matter-of-factly, "If anything happens to Varner, I have to step in." Like Gray, Bergman talked openly about the challenge of being both a training partner and an Olympic alternate. "It's an interesting dynamic for me and some other training partners," Bergman disclosed. "I'm still competing, but we have to put the needs of the Olympians first." "It's a bit of a conflict for those of us who wrestle and have to be a training partner. It's different for someone like Cael (Sanderson) who is not actively competing." Don't think that Bergman is complaining. He sees the choices that he made over the past few months leading to this Olympic assignment. "I had put all my mental eggs into the 'making the team' basket. I did some praying, and thought that God wanted me to keep training. I kept wrestling, competing at Beat The Streets in New York, and in Poland." A day in the life What is a typical day for the training partner of an Olympic wrestler at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs? "We usually have 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. practices four days a week," said Adeline Gray. "Then we have one long practice one day a week." "However, we're trying to get prepped for London, so we're converting to the Olympic schedule," Gray said in the interview less than a month away from when the first wrestlers would take to the mat for the 2012 Summer Games. "We'll be having 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. sessions." "It's important to get our bodies so conditioned to the times of competition." As for the workouts themselves ... Gray said, "It's an Iowa-style practice. That only makes sense, considering who our coach is. (Terry Steiner, head coach of the USA women's freestyle team for a decade, was a three-time All-American wrestler at the University of Iowa for Mr. Intensity himself, coach Dan Gable. Steiner won a title -- and Outstanding Wrestler honors -- at the 1993 NCAAs.) Warm-ups, live wrestling for 45-90 minutes, wind sprints." When asked to describe his workouts, J.D. Bergman responded, "We're doing exactly the same workout as the Olympians. Same as any elite international wrestler." "For my role as the training partner, the focus is on working with the Olympian. Les Sigman (runner-up to Dlagnev at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials) does more live wrestling, to provide a more realistic feel for Tervel to go up against." Bergman's day at the Olympic Training Center starts with the wrestlers getting together at 8 a.m., then having breakfast, then going for a walk. There's a workout about noon, which consists of drilling, sparring and one or two matches. At night, the sessions center on individual workouts to let each wrestler concentrate on specifics, or, they might hit the weight room. And, according to the former Buckeye, "There's always at least one hard practice a day." Bergman also mentioned that the wrestlers use the hot and cold plunge as needed, and get a twice-a-week massage. "We also make frequent trips to the cafeteria," according to the Ohio native. "We're free to eat what we want, within the limits of discipline. If you want a cheeseburger, you can have it. There's a good variety of items." Evenings are open for activities that just about any young adult would enjoy -- computer games, a trip to the movies, dinner out. London bound Training partners such as Adeline Gray and J.D. Bergman do not necessarily share in the same experiences as the Olympians. The U.S. Olympic women's freestyle team and their training partners pose in France (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)"We don't get all the perks of the Olympians," said Gray. "No tickets for (Olympic) events. We don't live in the Olympic Village, either. We will live in a college about one hour away from the Village." "We're there to help out the Olympians." Bergman echoed much of what Gray said, saying, "I don't have a pass to get into the Games. We won't have as many perks. But it's still a blessing and honor to be there." Bergman also confirmed that the men training partners would be living "at a college the USOC (United States Olympic Committee) rented out, near the Olympic Village." In the week or so between Opening Ceremonies and actual wrestling competition (which starts Aug. 5 for Greco-Roman, Aug. 8 for women's freestyle, and Aug. 10 for men's freestyle), men's and women's wrestlers will go their separate ways for workouts. According to Gray, the women would be going to France; Bergman said that male Olympic freestyle wrestlers and their training partners would be in Belarus in the week before wrestling. Heavy medal, heavy responsibility Understandably, neither Adeline Gray nor J.D. Bergman would make any predictions as to what the U.S. wrestlers might achieve at the 2012 Olympics. Bergman stressed just how evenly matched all wrestlers are at this level of competition. "A lot of the matches that I have lost have been very close. At this high level, one little mistake can make all the difference. Most of the time, there's not much difference between gold, silver, and bronze." Gray feels the pressure of Team USA doing well. "We're here to win medals. If we come home empty-handed, we may be gone. If we do well, there will be more opportunities and more funding to grow the sport."

What does it take to wrestle at the Olympics? Years of sweat, sacrifice ... as well as the love and emotional support of friends and family. It doesn't hurt to have some financial support, too. That's the thinking of wrestling and MMA (mixed martial arts) gear supplier Cradle Gear and its Signature Series product line which benefits a number of U.S. wrestlers including Coleman Scott, who will be competing at the 2012 Olympics in London. Support for top wrestlers Cradle Gear, based in northeast Ohio, developed the Signature Series which features shirts and shorts for Scott (wrestling freestyle at the 2012 Olympics at 60 kilos), as well as Sam Hazewinkel, Jared Frayer, Spenser Mango, Justin Lester, Adeline Gray, Angel Escobedo, Travis Paulson, Trent Paulson, and Jon Reader, among other Olympians and Olympic hopefuls. Cradle Gear founder and CEO Jason Gillis (center) with a group of Coleman Scott supporters at the Grapple in the Big Apple held in Times Square (Photo/Larry Slater)"It's a win-win situation for senior-level athletes," said Jason Gillis, Cradle Gear founder and CEO. "The athlete gains additional exposure and fan awareness. And they get 50% of each sale." It's as simple as this: A customer purchases $40 shorts from the Signature Series, for example, and the participating athlete gets $20. This can add up to a significant dollar amount for participating athletes. "Justin Lester made $5,000 in one day at a fundraising event," said Gillis. "Coleman Scott has made about $45,000 from his gear." Olympic freestyle wrestler Scott described the mechanics of the Signature Series program for participating athletes. "We get a check every two weeks," said the former Oklahoma State wrestler. When asked how much he had received from the program, Scott paused for a moment, then responded by saying, "It's hard to add up in my head because we constantly get payments. I'd say we've gotten at least $10,000 this year." "They're great at supplying shirts for our fundraisers." Coleman Scott celebrates with his coaches after making the U.S. Olympic Team (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Coleman Scott's Signature Series shirts have not only raised funds for his Olympic dream; they have also raised awareness for him as a wrestler. In early June, when Scott won his place on the 2012 U.S. Olympic men's freestyle team in a unique wrestle-off series, first with Reece Humphrey, then with Shawn Bunch, at the Beat The Streets Gala in Times Square in the heart of New York City, he was cheered on friends and family wearing his Signature Series T-shirt. When a reporter asked, "How much to you feed off 50 people wearing your shirt?" the 2008 NCAA champ for Oklahoma State responded in the affirmative, saying, "Jason of Cradle Gear has always taken care of me and my family with shirts. Things like shipping 50 shirts here for my family and close friends." You can't buy that kind of support ... or exposure. And that exposure works for the wrestler, for the sport of wrestling in terms of media coverage (especially with the Beat The Streets Gala in America's largest media market), and for Cradle Gear as well. You are what you wear Another plus for the wrestlers participating in the Signature Series program: Each has a say in what gear is offered, and how it looks. For example, go to the Signature Series page at the Cradle Gear website, click on Adeline Gray's name, and you'll find Vale Tudo shorts. Athletes can also make recommendations as to colors and other design elements which reflect who he or she is. "Athletes have input on what things look like," according to Cradle Gear's Gills. "They work with our staff designers to achieve the look they want." "For example, Jon Reader items have a gladiator theme, while Coleman Scott's are ‘Cowboy Up.'" Wrestling fans can order the items of their choice online at the Cradle Gear website, or at individual wrestler fundraisers. How Signature Series came to life "We have supplied singlets for a number of World Team Trials over the years," said Gillis. "I went to the World Team Trials. I gave away some items. Coleman Scott, Justin Lester immediately came on board." Cradle Gear produces a variety of products, including bags"The program allows athletes to share in corporate success." The Signature Series is a natural progression of the Cradle Gear philosophy. Gillis launched the company to provide quality gear at an affordable price, being aware that many amateur athletes are feeling the financial pinch of high-priced equipment and the "pay to play" requirements for participating in sports in more and more schools. He's concerned that these financial issues are putting up barriers to shut out some athletes. In addition to his concerns about participation costs, Gillis is aware of the financial challenges specific to amateur wrestlers. In an October 2011 interview with InterMat, Gillis said, "Amateur wrestling is one sport where athletes don't get much in the way of financial compensation, unless they win medals at the Worlds or Olympics, or go into professional MMA." That was the impetus for the Signature Series and how it shares a portion of proceeds with participating wrestlers. Gillis is even concerned about making the program more rewarding to the participating athletes. "We're trying to pick no more than two or three wrestlers per weight class," said Gillis. In summing up the basics of the Signature Series, Gills said, "It's a way for fans to get cool-looking, quality gear at a good price, and benefit our athletes at the same time."

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With no major shows this weekend, Richard and John look back at UFC 149. A few of the decisions were labeled by some fans as robberies. Were they? Does it matter if the fight is so boring it put the audience to sleep? In related news, don't expect former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard to challenge for a UFC title any time soon. In the only watchable fight on the pay-per-view card, Renan Barao picked apart Urijah Faber to win the interim bantamweight title. Richard and John pick apart his performance and discuss how he will do against current title holder Dominick Cruz. Do you want to listen to a past episode? View archives.

This writer was roughly 5 years old when first dragged to a high school wrestling dual meet. It was between Minnesota powerhouses Albert Lea and Faribault. My dad wrestled for Faribault in high school and it was up to me and my brothers to cheer the Falcons on against those hated Tigers. Three things stick in my memory: 1. It was wall-to wall-people in that gym and we were stuck up on the top, in a corner. 2. The final score was a tie and there was no declared winner. 3. What I hope I never forget was the mean and dominating wrestling of Tom Jean. To this day, I don't know if I have ever seen a wrestler with that level of pure destruction. For years I secretively dreamed of him as my enemy and I always beat him in my imagination. Later, I found out he had two brothers just as mean, and the legend of the Jean family is still being told. Jake Short (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)There have been quite a few famous wrestling families in Minnesota. Every state that has this freak sport has these types of legendary names. In addition to the Jeans, Minnesota has had some nationally recognized names like Eustice, Kelliher, Sanders, Ness, Friederichs, Kraft, Thorn, Morgan, among others. But there may not be a more prominent name in Minnesota wrestling history than Short. During the 90s, John, Chris, Will and Wade Short combined to win seven state wrestling championships while competing for their dad Jim. Simley has been a force on the national scene for several decades mostly due to the coaching influence of Jim and now co-head coach Will Short. I asked Will's son Jake if I could follow his progress through Fargo and thought the story would evolve mostly about the family legend. It didn't turn out that way. I didn't get a chance to meet any of Jake's uncles, but his grandma Pat was a great substitute. I meet Jake outside the Bison Center the day before the Junior freestyle tournament was to begin. He has a nice smile and is just about like any other teenager. He has a girlfriend, plays video games, and has a pretty normal life. Except, he's one of the very top high school wrestlers in the United States. He recently won his third state title and will own every wrestling record in his high school if he stays healthy. He says he's probably four pounds over right now, but no worry. He's an easy weight-cutter and has taken off more than that in a day. He's all business and ready to go. I will meet him in the morning I run into grandma Pat Short completely by accident. I boasted about my state tournament run (30 years) and she quickly told me she has me beat by 20 years. On top of that, she's been coming to Junior Nationals since 1974. Everyone knows Pat Short. She has worked the Olympic Games as a pairer. She thinks parents are too soft today. She smiles when she mentions how her son Chris came home from kindergarten and repeated a swear word picked up from the school bus. She made him do 100 pushups. The kid was 5. Later when these four boys went to high school, following any loss, they had to get out of the car and run the last few miles home. All of them are accomplished dancers since mom owned a dance studio. Day 1: Thursday There's really nothing more exciting than the opening whistle in Fargo. Most wrestlers here truly know deep in their hearts, they aren't going to win this thing. There are 1,048 Junior wrestlers in the freestyle portion. There will be only 15 champions. The odds are not good. At 145 pounds there are 100 wrestlers entered, and if there is only one word I can use to describe the competition, it would be filthy, maybe sick, or even insane. Jake Short happens to be in the lower part of the bracket which seems to carry most of the depth. They are filled with names like Brian Murphy, Dylan Milonas, Grant LaMont, Clayton Ream, and Gabe Moreno, and then add Jake Short. Only one of these stars will make it to the finals and some will not even be good enough to be earn All-American honors. The top side of the bracket has a couple of well-known names like Brandon Sorenson, Jack Bass and Matt Cimato. But here's what's crazy ... There will likely be some new names breaking onto the scene and making a name for themselves. It always happens. It's what makes that opening whistle so damn exciting. I meet Jake before his first match. He is much friendlier than I expected. So is his dad Will, which surprised me more. They both have a determined look on their faces most of the time which can be misconstrued as aloof and distant. It's not true. Will says he is much more comfortable coaching Jake today as opposed to his younger years. He claims he has taken Jake as far as he can and now wants other coaches to take over. Will has coached Jake and his daughter in tennis and is the current athletic director at Simley High School where Jake attends. Simley has four state champions in the Junior freestyle competition. At 120 pounds it starts with Kyle Gliva, then Jake Short at 145 pounds, followed by Nick Wanzek at 160 pounds, and Micah Barnes at 170 pounds. When the dust settles on Saturday, three of the Simley wrestlers will be All Americans and two will be in the finals. Match 1 Jake is all business as he warms up. His opponent is Nick Stager from Colorado. He is unknown to Jake and they won't know each other long. I notice something that I will see before every match. Will Short wraps his powerful arms around his son's chest and lifts him off the mat about a foot as the loud crack of Jake's back can be heard. Jake refers to this as his one good luck charm. Short explodes to a crazy quick tech fall 7-0 in under a minute of the first period. I look away for a second while the second period gets going. It's over soon. Short gets an easy pin. Later I find out this is Jake's first live match since FloNationals back in April. He has a sour taste about that match. He lost to Matt Cimato (mentioned above) due to riding time. Jake said he went through the entire FloNationals tournament without giving up a takedown. "I lost because I was not used to riding time." Match 2 Jake Short dominated Maryland's Max Smith on Thursday (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)This opponent is Max Smith from Maryland and again he is unknown to the Shorts. This is another laugher as Short techs him in two periods, 6-0, 6-0. Jake makes this match look ridiculously easy but still manages to break a good sweat. The four pounds he lost since yesterday continue to drip off his chin and shoulders. Jake has constant movement in his matches and even though they are ending early, he manages to come off the mat looking like he's leaving a steaming sauna. I ask him about losing and how it affects him. He immediately brings up the loss to Jason Tsirtsis in last year's final in Fargo. "I did something that day I can't remember ever doing. I listened to all the nonsense people told me about how great Tsirstis was. And I stupidly believed them. I've never been that nervous. So I learned from that. That's my answer. When I lose ... I learn from it." Then he looked at me and said. "I'm not learning anything this weekend." We both smiled knowing what that meant. Match 3 Jim and Pat Short (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)The afternoon session starts after a two-hour break and we are ready to go. While waiting for the earlier matches to finish, I get plenty more time and stories from Jake's grandma Pat Short. This engaging, tell-it-like-it-is woman is a walking Wikipedia of information on the Short family. She shares with me so many interesting statistics and funny stories. She has been married to Jim for 46 years. Jim Short happens to be walking around with someone else's kidney for the last 31 years -- second longest in the U.S. He is also a cancer survivor and is recently back from surgery. He is not nearly as strong as I remember seeing him last and he walks with a severe limp. But he has an aura about him that people love. Everyone comes up to Pat and Jim and embraces them. I see why this whole family unit has had so much success. Jake's third opponent is another unfamiliar name, John Cimmerman from Indiana. Before the match Jake is much looser than normal and he and his dad share an inside joke and crack each other up. It's the only time I have seen them both acting like kids. It's sweet to see. Unfortunately for Cimmerman, Short loses the laugh at the whistle and gets a quick takedown followed by a series of tilts and within 22 seconds of the period it's already over, 6-0. The second period is even worse for the Indiana kid. This time Jake techs him in 17 seconds, 7-0! He scored 13 points in 39 seconds. He has yet to give up a point and everything has been a laugher. Neither dad Will nor his grandpa Jim say one word while coaching this match. Jim chuckles and says, "Sometimes, there's no time to coach!" After the match I ask Jake about his motivation. What makes the fire burn so passionately? "Well, I want to win. I love wrestling and I hate losing." After a pause, he says something I didn't expect. "I love my mom and dad so much and I want to win for them. My grandparents are my biggest supporters and I want them to be proud. I guess sometimes I do this for them." Match 4 Steve Elwood talks with Jake Short prior to his match (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Jake finally gets an opponent he's familiar with. Alexander Aniciette from Nevada has tangled with Short on one occasion and extended him to three periods. Will Short reminds Jake how tough this match would be. Jake explodes to an early 4-0 lead in less than a minute. Then for reason only he knows he starts to slow down. The period lasts all the way the 1:59 mark before it's secure at 6-0. But the second half of the opening is much more grueling. Jake starts the second period in the same pattern as the first with a takedown. After Jake is unable to score in par terre, the ref has both wrestlers start neutral and Jake gives up his first point of the tournament on a takedown. Within a few seconds Jake Short is on his back and is fighting for his life. Aniciette has him squeezed, and for a moment I think it's over. Jake rocks back and forth and fights to get out of bounds. He makes it and I notice I haven't taken a breath in a long time. Jake loses the period 1-5. Period 3 starts out with Aniciette getting a takedown right after the whistle. It's 0-1 and this is getting serious. Jake lays flat on the mat and there is a restart. Short gets a beautiful takedown that leads to a tilt and a 3-1 lead. They both go neutral and Aniciette gets another takedown to close it to 3-2. They go neutral again and Short gets pushed out and the score is tied 3-3 with 30 seconds to go. Since Aniciette scored last, I was sure Jake would need another point. In front of me, Will is screaming for Jake to stay in the center of the mat. I mumble something about the tie score and I hear a voice mention Jake's two-point throw which trumps the tie. The period finishes 3-3 and Jake Short escapes with a steal of a win. He comes off the mat and has the look of a boy who lost his dog. I ask him what this win feels like and he says it feels rotten. "I let him control the pace and I wrestled crappy. I didn't deserve that win." Will comes over and commands his son to drink water. He has been sweating hard and the weight loss is showing. Later, Jake tells me this is the first time he was on his back since his first year as a Cadet! That was over three years ago. Match 5 It is clear by now there will be no more easy matches. The giant screens in the corner of the FARGODOME are displaying matches, and this is the time I am noticing how crazy the pairings look. I notice matches like Mike Kroells vs. Adam Coon and Sam Brancale vs. Zane Richards. These are multiple-time state champions and highly ranked recruits battling on many of the mats. And this is still the opening day of Junior freestyle competition. Jake Short gets his hand raised after a victory in Fargo (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Jake's opponent is a very tough kid from Missouri, Michael Cuthbertson. Jake is more dialed in than I have seen him all day. His jaw is set and his eyes are steely cold. Before this match gets going, his grandma Pat Short taps me on the shoulder and tells me team Simley will be 18-0 for the day if Jakey wins. Gliva, Wanzek, Barnes and cousin Mack have run the table and most of them are nearby to see if Jake is going to keep this impressive streak alive. Jake immediately takes control of the opening period with a takedown followed by enough leg laces to get to 6-0 before the clock gets to a minute. The second period starts with Cuthbertson getting a quick takedown and it stays that way until the 1:26 mark when Jake gets a takedown to even the score at 1-1, but just as fast Jake, puts his opponent to his back and it's 4-1. Short uses the rest of the period moving away from anything serious Cuthbertson tries and it ends 4-1. Jake does the customary handshakes and takes a rest. "I wrestled my match this time. I controlled his head and I'm not pulling that crap I pulled from my fourth match. That close match was good for me. I'm ready to roll now. If I lose now, it's not going to be from what I did or didn't do. If I lose, they will have to be better than me." He gives me the most hard and serious look of the day and says, "I'm not losing." Day 2: Friday Match 6 Will Short (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)It's 8 a.m. and the FARGODOME is packed with Cadets and Juniors running in circles with their teammates. It's hard to locate Team Minnesota, but I finally do and get some nice conversation with Jake's dad Will Short. He talks about how much of a mistake he made in not sending the Simley kids to Junior Duals. He thought they would be much better at mat management here in Fargo and won't make that mistake again. Will is a very private man and isn't one to brag. But it's obvious to me that he loves these boys on his team. He's been coaching them since they were entering first grade. I run into Jake Short and he is all business. He is in a zone and isn't interested in small talk before this match. His opponent is Gabe Moreno of Iowa. Here are Moreno's credentials: Finished season ranked No. 2 behind Jason Tsirtis and ahead of No. 4 Jake Short 4 time state place winner, finishing as an undefeated state champion this past season 5-0 thus far at Fargo Iowa State signee It's showtime. The first period starts out unusually tight. There are plenty of shots and nice blocks. The official stops the two wrestlers a few times for restarts, but no one can score. The period ends 0-0. Moreno wins the coin flip and chooses Jake's right leg. Each kid takes a warning before they finally explode while Short easily fights off the takedown and manages to get one of his own. The first period goes to Short, 1-0. The second period starts out exactly as the first ended with a blur of activity, but this time Short get the takedown, and a quick tilt to go up 3-0. This is followed by three straight takedowns by Jake and it's a tech, 6-0. Jake is pumped after this seemingly easy win. "I'm excited after that win. He was broken after I survived the coin flip. By the way, that's 13 straight coin flips that have gone to my opponent!" He went on to say how low his positioning is and it makes it almost impossible to have someone score. Match 7 This is the match everybody is talking about: Jake Short vs. Brian Murphy. It's too bad this is happening so early. Did I just say early? (This is the seventh round!) Most experts think these are perhaps the two most talented wrestlers here at 145 pounds. It's possible one may not place. Here are Brian Murphy's credentials: No. 8 overall senior recruit in the Class of 2013 Finished last season ranked fourth nationally at 152 pounds Junior National freestyle runner up 2012, knocking out Brandon Kingsley Cadet National freestyle champion Three-time state placewinner and two-time state finalist Committed to Michigan Up to this point I notice most of Jake's opponents are built like him. But Murphy is long and lean. He looks completely sculpted and obviously is in great shape. After the whistle blows, both guys throw seemingly weak fakes for the first minute. Jake dives in for a quick single leg and puts Murphy on his back where he holds him for a long time and suddenly the period is over at 4-0. That happened so fast I could feel the air come out of the coaches and fans' mouths. Jake's grandma can be seen pacing across the mat and she is easily heard yelling, "Go Jakey!" The second period is faster paced than the first and Short gets a takedown at the edge of the mat just before the minute mark ticks by. There is a restart and Short gets another beautiful single to a double leg and rides Murphy hard and there is a break with Jake up 2-0. Murphy is now desperate and comes at Short with a series of shots to the legs, an attempted duck and a head shuck without any success. Jake Short wins again in two straight periods ... in another shutout! I follow him over to the caged area. He sits on a chair and I kneel next to him and I ask him to just say whatever he's thinking. "I feel so good," he says. "I want to go back out there and do it again. I felt so strong when I lifted him over my shoulders. I am going to use this and carry it forward. I'm going to be the national champion!" I walk away from him convinced he will. Match 8 The time between matches is getting tighter. This is the third match in just over an hour. They don't seem to have the mandatory time off like most other tournaments. That's one of the many reasons that make Fargo so brutal. There's nothing like this anywhere. The atmosphere is electric as every wrestler is battling for a spot to become an all-American. Many kids have gone home by now and only the very best left. I knew Jake's next opponent had taken a loss somewhere and I half way expecting a lesser-known name than Murphy, and an easier match. His name is Anthony Collica of Ohio. Here are Collica's credentials: Two-time Ohio state champion Returning Junior National freestyle All-American No. 22 overall senior recruit in the Class of 2013 Finished this past season ranked No. 10 nationally at 145 (Short was No. 4) Jake Short (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)On paper it looks like an easier match than Murphy. He is shaped almost identical in body type to Short. They both are low to the ground and muscular. I hear his loss came to Junior National Greco-Roman champion Grant LaMont from Utah, who is already knocked out of the tournament. Dad Will gives Jake his customary lift in the air to crack his back and off come the warm up clothing. Right at the whistle, Collica gets in on a leg and forces a push out for a quick 1-0 lead. I think this is Short's first point given up today. This kid is really tough. After a restart, there are a number of great shots taken, but all blocked with ease. Finally with less than 30 seconds left in the period, Jake breaks in on a double leg and squeezes hard and lifts Collica off the mat and back down for the lead at 1-1. At the ten-second mark, Collica gets Jake's ankle and raises it and they tumble down with Collica on top while the whistle blows. One judge awards a point but nothing from the other two. It's official. Jake Short wins a crazy first period, 1-1. The second periods starts out like a quick spreading fire, with each trading shots. Jake has a leg only to get slammed with a cross face and Collica reaches around for an open cradle. Time seems to slow way down as his arms come together and Collica falls over with Short tight against him. There is hardly any room for Jake to roll out of this but just as it seems he might, Collica squeezes harder and it's tight. Jake Short is pinned. The time on the clock shows 35 seconds left in the second period. I'm not breathing for a few seconds while I watch Jake painfully get up. He looks bewildered with the look of someone who isn't quite sure what happened. In the next second, I can see the reality setting in. Jake is likely not going to be wrestling for the national title. I follow him as he quickly leaves the coaches, trainers, and judges to get some freedom to move. He is almost jogging and I can hardly catch up to him. I am 20 feet behind as I hear Will say, "Give him some space here, Steve." I am glad to get those instructions. I stand off near a side entrance and watch Jake handle this defeat. He punches a padded wall and slams his other fist into his travel bag. He is ripped open by this loss. This pain is private and isn't meant to be seen by the fans. He had to know this might have happened, but I don't believe he truly thought it could. He was absolutely convinced this was his moment. I doubt he forgets about this for a long time. It's time for me to get away. Pat Short (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)I find his grandma Pat watching Jake's teammate Micah Barnes. I ask if she is OK and she jokingly (not sure now) tells me I am the kiss of death. She reminds me of the unexpected loss Brandon Kingsley took last year when I followed him in Fargo, and this year it happens to Jake. She gives me a quick smile and changes the subject, telling me how successful the kids from Simley are doing. Wanzek and Barnes are undefeated, both will go on to the final round without a loss. She absolutely loves her Simley boys and adds an "ey" at the end of each of their names: Nickey, Jakey, Mackey. She then drops a bomb on me. Jake still has a chance to be in the championship match. I must have mumbled something stupid because she literally grabs my arm and says "follow me." She takes me up to the announcer's area on the top of a raised platform. She sits down at a computer and quickly points out all the wrestlers in the top half of the bracket. Each one has taken a loss. If Jake wins his next match against Dylan Milonas, and Brian Murphy beats Anthony Collica, that will open the door. If either one doesn't happen, it can't. I jump down those stairs two at a time thinking this show is not over. I am thinking this is destiny at its finest and this just might happen. I run to another match to let it go for a while. Match 9 It's time again and Jake is not talking. I ask his dad if he knows what's at stake. He nods his head. Right behind us on Mat 7, Murphy and Collica will be going at it, while Short vs. Milonas will be on Mat 3. Here are Milonas' credentials. He is a one of Blair Academy's shining stars. Ranked No. 15 overall in the Class of 2014 Finished the season ranked No. 9 at 145 (Short was No. 4) Cadet National freestyle champion in 2011 Ironman champion Beast of the East champion POWERade runner-up National prep runner-up The Murphy-Collica match starts a few ticks before Jake's and I am already twisting my neck to watch both. I notice Murphy manages the first takedown, 1-0, and it stays that way while Jake shakes Dylan Milonas' hand. Milonas is as tall as Murphy and well built. He's also cat-quick. The whistle blows and Jake is in right away on a successful td to a tilt to take a quick 3-0 lead. He follows this with a leg lace and is up 4-0. It stays that way when Milonas desperately tries different combinations and Jake seems to intentionally give him one with only a few seconds left on the clock. The period is over at 4-1 Short. I notice Murphy loses his first period 1-1. Jake Short (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)The second period starts slower, but Short manages a quick leg lift and down to the mat goes Milonas (1-0). I hear the high pitched yell of Blair's head coach Jeff Buxton screaming instructions at Milonas. Meanwhile, Will Short stays calm. Jake gets another pushout to jump out to a 2-0 lead. Milonas knows his tournament is on the line and runs at Short with a head of steam as Jake fights off all attempts. At the end Milonas manages a late one-point, but it is too late. It's over. Jake Short wins in two periods. He gives a big smile to Dylan and his dad and grandpa. We already know what he doesn't. Murphy has already lost. Jake looks over at the opposite scoreboard and his face drops the smile. He looks like he just lost to Milonas and he walks away knowing for sure it's over. He will wrestle for third place tomorrow. Match 10 I find Jake Short and realize we haven't talked since he took the loss on Friday to Collica. I ask him after nearly 24 hours how this is settling with him. He gives me the standard answers I expect. "I should have won that match. I'm not saying Collica didn't deserve it, he got his arm raised. But I just know I could have and should have won." I then ask him how he feels wresting for third place. "I'm going to prove I should have been in the championship match. There's no chance I lose this. I'm going to pound this guy just to send a message." Jake's opponent is one of the top three guys on the bottom part of the bracket, Jack Bass. Here are Bass' credentials: Finished the season ranked No. 20 at 145 pounds Ranked No. 18 overall in Class of 2014 FILA Cadet National freestyle champion Two-time state runner-up, finishing this past season 31-1 2011 Cadet National freestyle runner-up NHSCA Freshman Nationals champion Period 1 starts out in a flurry with Short getting a nice single leg to the outside, immediately turning Bass backwards for another two count. 3-0 lead for Short. After an unsuccessful attempt at another turn, the official calls for a restart and Short gets another attack on Bass's legs for a takedown, 4-0. There's another whistle and Short circles around the middle of the mat to protect the lead and the period ends. The second period starts just as fast as the first with Short getting another leg takedown in less than 30 seconds. There's a whistle and Jake gets another takedown and then gets Bass in an arm trap and rolls him three straight times and wins the second period 6-0. He finishes Fargo with a resounding win and claims third place. Jake Short with the other top finishers at 145 pounds (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Despite finishing third, he manages to outscore his opponents 80-10 with a pin in 10 matches. Only two matches were close and this scribe is buying into Jake's earlier statement about who really was the top wrestler at 145 pounds. We walk side by side and suddenly we stop. He looks up on the elevated championship mat and notices Collica wrestling for the championship. He shakes his head in disgust and keeps walking. There are no words that could have screamed as loud as the pain I saw on his face during that quick look. He knows.

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It can be argued that the Cadet and Junior Nationals event that happened this past week in Fargo, N.D. represents the most rigorous test for high school-aged wrestlers in the U.S. Given that the event has an extremely high-level field, it draws the attention of many Division I college coaches, as well as fans and analysts. Below is a list of eight wrestlers (four Juniors, four Cadets) who increased their visibility and position in the minds and hearts of coaches and fans. Juniors Anthony Collica High School: Solon, Ohio Fargo Placement: Champion in freestyle at 145 pounds Ohio's Anthony Collica came through a very deep pool at 145 pounds to win the title (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Performance Analysis: Coming into the event ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2013, he was in an absolutely loaded pool with seven other wrestlers ranked within their grade level. Just to clear the day undefeated on Thursday, he had to beat four-time state runner-up Connor Ryan (Iowa) and Greco runner-up Ryan Blees (North Dakota), who earned All-American honors the previous two years in Cadet freestyle. To start the day on Friday, he beat Dylan Milonas (New Jersey), a Cadet freestyle champion who is ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2014 and beat Collica during the high school season. Then came the lone loss to Grant Lamont (Utah), a top 100 rising senior who won the Greco-Roman tournament earlier in the week and was third in Cadet freestyle last year. Now Collica faced a must win match against Jake Short (Minnesota), a returning Junior freestyle runner-up who is ranked No. 7 in the rising senior class. After losing a 1-1 first period, Collica scored a pin in the second to clinch All-American honors. Then, in order to win the pool, he had to beat yet another Junior freestyle runner-up from last year in Brian Murphy (Illinois), the No. 8 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2013 and a 2010 Cadet freestyle champion. Collica won that match 1-0, 1-1 and then beat three-time state placer Austin Eads (Missouri) 3-3, 3-0, 7-0 in the championship match. Broc Berge High School: Kasson-Mantorville, Minn. Fargo Placement: Runner-up in freestyle at 195 pounds Minnesota's Broc Berge's performance in Fargo validates him as a national star (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Performance Analysis: Though not in as tough a weight class pool as faced by Collica, the path for this No. 48 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2013 was nowhere near a walk in the park. It was one featuring two graduated seniors in the top 55 of their class, three other ranked rising seniors, along with a pair of "power state" runner-up finishers in addition to Berge. He was able to exit day one undefeated, keyed by a three period win over fellow top 100 rising senior Payne Hayden (Michigan). Berge then started Friday with a 0-1, 1-0, 1-0 victory over Greco champion Ryan Solomon (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 37 in the Class of 2013, and has now doubled in Fargo the last three summers. It continued with tight two period victories over state runner-up Jake Hart (Pennsylvania) and fellow top 100 rising senior Alex Bambic (Arizona), before closing out the pool with a 1-0, 1-2, 6-1 victory over Willie Miklus (Iowa) who won the Junior folkstyle title and graduated as the No. 27 wrestler in the Class of 2012. Though the run ended with a second period loss by fall to University of Iowa bound Sam Brooks (Illinois), this tournament clearly validates the two-time state champion as a national star. Zain Retherford High School: Benton, Pa. Fargo Placement: Champion in freestyle at 132 pounds Pennsylvania's Zain Retherford did not lose a single period (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Performance Analysis: Even though his really big "stock up" moment came at last month’s FILA Cadet freestyle championships when he beat Bryce Brill (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) -- who just won the Junior freestyle title at 138 -- and three-time state champions Anthony Ashnault (S. Plainfield, N.J.) and Dean Heil (St. Edward, Ohio), the just completed tournament served as further affirmation that this No. 12 wrestler in the Class of 2013 is the real deal and should quite frankly be ranked higher. During that weekend in Akron, he also beat four other wrestlers ranked in their respective grade level. In Fargo, Retherford did not lose a single period in the 11 matches that he wrestled. Even more impressive was that prior to the 1-1, 1-1 victory over defending Junior freestyle champion Zane Richards (Carbondale, Ill.), who finished high school with four stop signs and eight All-American finishes, he had only given up points in two of 19 periods wrestled; and eight of ten matches were pins or technical fall victories. Despite not having a high school season due to the PIAA ruling him ineligible after transferring from Line Mountain, it’s been an excellent 2011-12 for Retherford, who finished third at the Super 32 Challenge, and was champion at the NHSCA Junior Nationals, FILA Cadet freestyle Nationals, and Junior National freestyle championships. Next month, he will compete in the FILA Cadet World Championships. Yoanse Mejia High School: Southwest Miami, Fla. Fargo Placements: Third in Greco-Roman, runner-up freestyle at 152 pounds Performance Analysis: Even though Mejia finished seventh in the 145 pound weight class at the NHSCA Senior Nationals, circumstances have Mejia enrolled at North Iowa Area Community College for this coming fall. Therefore, the past week was important to (1) set the tone for his junior college career (2) keep on the proverbial "tip of the tongue" for Division I college coaches. It is abundantly clear that Mejia accomplished those goals with flying colors. He finished 8-1 in the Greco-Roman tournament with his lone loss coming to runner-up T.J. Fox (Field, Ohio/Ohio University), and additionally earned victories over the other two All-Americans in his pool. The freestyle tournament was further impressive with nine wins coming prior to the loss to Josh Llopez (La Plata, Md.) in the championship match. Among the wins were those over two-time Cadet All-American Toby Hague (McDonogh, Md.), top 100 Class of 2013 wrestler Markus Scheidel (St. Edward, Ohio), fellow double All-American Eric Hoffman (Northern Calvert, Md.), defending freestyle champion Brian Realbuto (Somers, N.Y./Cornell), and 2011 California state champion Jake Elliott (Oakmont/Woming). Cadets Bo Nickal High School: Allen, Texas Fargo Placements: Double champion (Greco-Roman 152, freestyle 160) Bo Nickal of Texas was named Outstanding Wrestler in freestyle (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Performance Analysis: Though not at all unexpected, Nickal -- ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2014 -- finished off his Triple Crown with a pair of dominant tournament titles in Fargo this past week. In Greco, he went 8-0 with four falls and only gave up points in three periods. Up a weight in freestyle, he went 9-0 and was named Outstanding Wrestler. Of note were four falls; two technical falls; and a 1-1, 1-0 victory over Greco-Roman champion Kimball Bastian (Maple Mountain, Utah). In earlier Triple Crown action, Nickal earned an early round victory over Mark Hall (Michigan), who won the 152 pound Cadet freestyle title this past weekend. Lance Benick High School: Totino Grace, Minn. Fargo Placements: Champion in Greco-Roman, champion in freestyle at 195 pounds Minnesota's Lance Benick won double titles in Fargo to cap off a Triple Crown (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Performance Analysis: Like with Nickal, Benick -- who is ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2015 -- finished off his Triple Crown in the way that a prohibitive favorite should, with a pair of dominant tournaments. In the course of six Greco-Roman matches, he gave up points in just one period. During freestyle, it was more of the same for Benick who only gave up points in one period over seven contested matches. Furthermore, the dominance was reflected in three wins by pin and the other four coming by technical fall. In earlier Triple Crown action, Benick won his championship with three pins and a 23-8 technical fall in the final. Kyle Bierdumpfel High School: Don Bosco Prep, N.J. Fargo Placements: Runner-up in Greco-Roman, runner-up in freestyle at 100 pounds Performance Analysis: Despite not being ranked among the nation's top incoming ninth-graders (Class of 2016), Bierdumpfel had a superlative tournament with 7-1 finishes in each style. Of high significance was that in the seven freestyle wins prior to the final, he had five shutout technical fall victories and only gave up points in one of the fourteen contested periods. Both championship losses came in razor tight matches against proven opposition; 1-0, 2-1 to FILA Cadet Greco runner-up Mitch McKee (Kimball, Minn.) in Greco-Roman, and a 4-1, 1-5, 3-1 loss against returning freestyle runner-up Miguel Silva, Jr. (Plainfield South, Ill.) Ronnie Gentile High School: Paulsboro, N.J. Fargo Placement: Third in freestyle at 138 pounds Performance Analysis: This rising sophomore had his freshman season cut short due to a broken leg the Monday before the district tournament. He was 29-4 at 126 pounds during the regular season, and would have been a contender for state placement if not for the injury. Notable wins, all in the pool, included three over ranked wrestlers in his grade: 6-0, 2-2 over No. 36 Dayton Racer (Apple Valley, Minn.); 9-1, 5-0 over Greco-Roman champion No. 49 Joseph Nelson (Stoughton, Wis.); and 7-0, 6-4 over No. 7 Anthony Valencia (St. John Bosco, Calif.), who won the weight class in spite of that loss. The lone loss was to fellow Class of 2015 member Josh Shields, who is ranked No. 11, by score of 4-4, 3-2.

Dan Gable will go "On the Mat" this Wednesday, July 25. “On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. The show can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Central on AM 1650, The Fan. An archive of the show can be found on www.themat.tv. E-mail dgmstaff@nwhof.org with any questions or comments about the show. Gable won a gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics without surrendering a point. He went on to coach the University of Iowa to 15 NCAA championships from 1977 through 1997. He is also the namesake of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum.

DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Erik Wince will rejoin the Davidson wrestling program as an assistant coach, head coach Bob Patnesky announced Tuesday. Wince previously served as an assistant on Patnesky’s staff for nearly three seasons after joining the Wildcats during the 2005-06 season. Working primarily with the upper weights, Wince coached five Southern Conference place winners and a two-time SoCon finalist. “I want to first thank Jim Murphy, Scott Applegate, and Bobby Patnesky for giving me the opportunity to return to coaching at the Division I level and Davidson College,” said Wince. “This is a great institution rich in tradition both academically and athletically, and it is an honor to be a part of it all again after a five year hiatus. I look forward to working alongside Coach Patnesky as we continue to build the Wildcat wrestling program into what we both believe it can be. I greatly enjoy working with student-athletes of this caliber and Ihope that I can have a major impact on these wrestlers as they work toward their goals in the classroom and on the wrestling mat.” Since 2007, Wince has been the head coach wrestling coach and head strength and conditioning coach at Forsyth Country Day School in Lewisville, N.C. He was an accomplished wrestler at Gardner-Webb, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in 2003. “Erik is going to bring a great wealth of knowledge to the program,” said Patnesky. “He was my first assistant here when I took over the head coaching position, and I feel very comfortable with him coming back. We are not going to miss a beat, and I really feel that he is going to help take our program to the next level.” In five years at Forsyth Country Day, Wince was named the Piedmont Athletic Conference of Independent Schools (PACIS) Wrestling Coach of the Year three times, as he guided his team to two NC Independent School Athletic Association state titles and one state runner-up finish. Over the past three seasons, his wrestlers reached the state finals 19 times. Wince also coached a three-time Prep National All-American and a two-time Prep National All-American. “Erik has been successful head coach at the national prep level and he has great connections for recruiting,” said Patnesky. “We recruit within the national prep level quite a bit, so those connections will help us out tremendously.” Wince was elected as the USA Wrestling State Chairman for North Carolina for the 2011-12 term and was previously elected to the National Prep Wrestling Advisory Board for the 2010-12 term. Wince also has national team head coaching experience, serving as the Junior National Duals coach in 2006, the Cadet Nationals coach in 2007, and as the Junior Nationals coach from 2008-10. Before his stint as an assistant coach at Davidson, Wince taught physical education and health at Hickory High School (2004-05) and was the head coach of both the wrestling and cross country teams. Wince graduated from Gardner-Webb in 2004 with a degree in physical education. During his career with the Runnin’ Bulldogs, Wince recorded more than 80 collegiate wins and finished his senior campaign ranked among the national leaders with an impressive 27-5 mark. He qualified for the NCAA Championships as a junior in 2003, finishing the season with a 21-14 overall mark. Wince is a certified USA Wrestling Bronze Level National Team Coach and USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coach Level 1. At Davidson he replaces Michael Childs, who was an assistant coach for the Wildcats thepast two seasons.

Illinois won team titles in both styles at the Junior level in Fargo (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) The annual Junior & Cadet Nationals event held in Fargo had its normal twists and turns, trials, tribulations, and moments of greatness. Yet again it was Illinois that made its presence most known across levels and styles during "Fargo Week 2012." Here are six reflections from Fargo. 1. The weighty discussion Towards the end of last summer, USA Wrestling made the decision to change the Cadet and Junior level weight classes to fall in line with the changes made by the NFHS for 2011-12 high school season. Those changes at the high school level caused much reaction in the wrestling community. Now that we have the numbers from one Fargo tournament in our midst, let's take a revisit. For the sake of study, we'll use the numbers from freestyle at both the Cadet and Junior levels (Greco-Roman probably shows a similar trend). In 2011, the peak Junior weights were from 130 through 171, as each weight had more than eight percent of the competitors present (going up to as high as 9.15 percent). However, that peak stretch swung in this year's event to the 120 through 152 classes, where each weight had more than 7.9 percent of the field present (with three of those weight classes with over 9.3 percent each). Between 125 and 145, there were five weight classes in 2011 that combined for 41.65 percent of the field (8.33 percent average); while this year, the four weights between 126 and 145 totaled 37.5 percent (about 9.4 percent average). For the upper weight classes of 171 to 285 in 2011, there were four weight classes reflecting 24.75 percent of the field (6.2 percent average); while this year, the five weights between 170 and 285 captured 28.53 percent of the field (5.7 percent average) On the Cadet side of things, the peak of the 2011 field (weight classes with above seven percent of the field in them) was from 106 to 135 pounds, while for this year that range stretched from 105 through 152. However, once outside of that peak, weight classes 135 through 160 in 2011 had at least 5.9 percent of the field within them, while the 160 weight in 2012 had just 5.4 percent of the field. Between 125 and 145 in 2011, the five weight classes combined for 36.7 percent of the field (7.34 percent average); while this year, the four weights from 126 to 145 captured 31.4 percent of the field (7.85 percent). The four 2011 Cadet upper weight classes from 171 to 285 combined for 14.8 percent of the field (3.7 percent each weight), while five upper-weights from 170 to 285 this year had 17.92 percent of the field (3.6 percent each weight). 2. Double the pleasure One of the tough things to do in Fargo is earn All-American honors in both styles of competition during the week. These wrestlers will have competed on five out of six days, having to make weight three times during that period. For the Cadets, Greco-Roman started on Sunday with a scratch weigh-in, and competition concluded on Monday. Then, Tuesday was an "off day" before Wednesday's initial freestyle weigh-in, also at scratch. Competition continued Thursday, and a second weigh-in was required with a two-pound allowance, and the tournament concluded on Friday. The schedule was the same for Junior level wrestlers, but one day advanced at each checkpoint (Monday through Saturday). The following wrestlers exited with championships in both styles of competition: Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) at Cadet 88 Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) at Cadet 94 Aaron Pico (California) at Cadet 132 Bo Nickal (Texas) -- Greco champ at Cadet 152, freestyle champ at Cadet 160 Lance Benick (Minnesota) at Cadet 195 Roy Nash (Utah) at Cadet 220 Wyatt Spears (Oregon) at Cadet 285 Cory Clark (Iowa) at Junior 126 Sam Brooks (Illinois) -- Greco champ at Junior 182, freestyle champ at Junior 195 Adam Coon (Michigan) at Junior 285 **Marko, Pico, Nickal, Benick, and Coon all won USA Wrestling Triple Crown as well with the folkstyle title coming back in early April The following additional wrestlers were in the finals in both styles of competition: Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey) -- runner-up in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at Cadet 106 Cole Weaver (Michigan) -- champion in Greco and second in freestyle at Cadet 126 Seth Gross (Minnesota) -- runner-up in Greco and champion in freestyle at Cadet 126 Mason Manville (Minnesota) -- champion in Greco and second in freestyle at Cadet 145 Kimball Bastian (Utah) -- champion in Greco and second in freestyle at Cadet 160 Chandler Rogers (Washington) -- champion in Greco and second in freestyle at Cadet 170 Ryan Christensen (Washington) -- runner-up in Greco and champion in freestyle at Cadet 170 Michael Pixley (Missouri) -- runner-up in Greco and champion in freestyle at Cadet 182 Landon Pelham (Michigan) -- runner-up in both Greco and freestyle at Cadet 195 Nkosi Moody (Illinois) -- champion in Greco and second in freestyle at Junior 106 Zane Richards (Illinois) -- champion in Greco and second in freestyle at Junior 132 The following additional wrestlers earned All-American honors in both styles of competition: Matt Schmitt (Missouri) -- third place in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at Cadet 88 Jeremy Nygard (Washington) -- fourth in Greco, fifth in freestyle at Cadet 88 Kirk Johansen (Illinois) -- sixth in both Greco and freestyle at Cadet 88 Michael Doetsch (Maryland) -- seventh in Greco, second in freestyle at Cadet 88 Jon Gabriel (Pennsylvania) -- second in Greco, third in freestyle at Cadet 94 Joey Prata (Virginia) -- fourth in Greco, fifth in freestyle at Cadet 94 Tanner Cox (Utah) -- sixth in both Greco and freestyle at Cadet 94 Joseph Grass (West Virginia) -- seventh in both Greco and freestyle at Cadet 94 DeVaughn Sapien (Idaho) -- fifth in both Greco and freestyle at Cadet 100 Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania) -- second in Greco, fifth in freestyle at Cadet 106 Coy Ozias (Maryland) -- champion in Greco, fourth in freestyle at Cadet 113 Drake Foster (Idaho) -- second in Greco, sixth in freestyle at Cadet 113 Josh Terao (Hawaii) -- third in Greco, fourth in freestyle at Cadet 120 Jacob Rubio (Texas) -- fourth in both Greco and freestyle at Cadet 126 Nick Reenan (Texas) -- third in Greco, fifth in freestyle at Cadet 132 John Kenyon (Idaho) -- fifth in Greco, sixth in freestyle at Cadet 132 Anthony Valencia (California) -- fourth in Greco, champion in freestyle at Cadet 138 Chris Weiler (Pennsylvania) -- sixth in Greco, seventh in freestyle at Cadet 138 Xavier Montalvo (Illinois) -- third in Greco, fourth in freestyle at Cadet 152 Bobby Reece (Washington) -- seventh in both Greco and freestyle at Cadet 152 Angus Arthur (Michigan) -- fourth in both Greco and freestyle at Cadet 170 Samuel Colbray (Oregon) -- champion in Greco, fifth in freestyle at Cadet 182 Justan Rivera (Georgia) -- fourth in Greco, third in freestyle at Cadet 182 Matthew Olauson (Maryland) -- seventh in both Greco and freestyle at Cadet 195 Connor Tolley (Indiana) -- second in Greco, fifth in freestyle at Cadet 220 Christian Jenco (New Jersey) -- third in both Greco and freestyle at Cadet 220 Kyler Childers (Oklahoma) -- fifth in Greco, second in freestyle at Cadet 220 Dalton Campbell (Alabama) -- seventh in Greco, fourth in freestyle at Cadet 220 Tanner Farmer (Illinois) -- second in Greco, third in freestyle at Cadet 285 Jacob Marnin (Iowa) -- fourth in Greco, fifth in freestyle at Cadet 285 Gavin Jolley-Little (Indiana) -- sixth in Greco, fourth in freestyle at Cadet 285 Xyah Ra (Missouri) -- eight in both Greco and freestyle at Cadet 285 Jabari Moody (Illinois) -- champion in Greco, third in freestyle at Junior 100 Alex Roberts (South Carolina) -- sixth in Greco, eighth in freestyle at Junior 100 Paul Mascarenas (New Mexico) -- fifth in Greco, champion in freestyle at Junior 106 Jordan Wigger (South Carolina) -- third in Greco, fourth in freestyle at Junior 113 Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) -- sixth in Greco, third in freestyle at Junior 113 Joey Palmer (Washington) -- fourth in Greco, eighth in freestyle at Junior 126 Hunter Weber (Wisconsin) -- sixth in both Greco and freestyle at Junior 126 Nathan Kraisser (Maryland) -- seventh in both Greco and freestyle at Junior 126 Sam Brancale (Minnesota) -- fifth in both Greco and freestyle at Junior 132 Hayden Tuma (Idaho) -- champion in Greco, third in freestyle at Junior 138 Oliver Pierce (Texas) -- champion in Greco, third in freestyle at Junior 152 Yoanse Mejia (Florida) -- third in Greco, second in freestyle at Junior 152 Eric Hoffman (Maryland) -- eighth in both Greco and freestyle at Junior 152 Geordan Speiller (Florida) -- champion in Greco at 160, sixth in freestyle at 170 (both Junior) Matt Gray (Wisconsin) -- second in Greco, third in freestyle at Junior 160 Isaiah Martinez (California) -- eighth in Greco, champion in freestyle at Junior 160 Justin Koethe (Iowa) -- second in Greco, third in freestyle at Junior 170 Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) -- third in Greco, fifth in freestyle at Junior 170 Ricky Robertson (Illinois) -- fourth in Greco at 170, fourth in freestyle at 182 (both Junior) Kevin Beazley (Michigan) -- second in Greco, fifth in freestyle at Junior 182 Ryan Solomon (Pennsylvania) -- champion in Greco, third in freestyle at Junior 195 Kyle Snyder (Maryland) -- champion in Greco, third in freestyle at Junior 220 Danny Chaid (California) -- second in Greco, fourth in freestyle at Junior 220 J'den Cox (Missouri) -- third in Greco, champion in freestyle at Junior 220 Garrett Ryan (Arizona) -- fourth in Greco, fifth in freestyle at Junior 220 Mike Swider (Illinois) -- seventh in Greco, second in freestyle at Junior 220 Josh Marchok (Illinois) -- second in Greco, sixth in freestyle at Junior 285 Evan McGee (Oklahoma) -- fifth in Greco, eighth in freestyle at Junior 285 3. Participation mostly up from last year during "Fargo Week" Breaking down the participation numbers by style shows that numbers were slightly up in three of the four main events of the Fargo week -- there are also women's tournaments at the Cadet and Junior levels, as well as the Junior Women's dual meet event. The Junior freestyle and Cadet Greco-Roman numbers each saw a four percent increase from last year (1048 versus 1006 in Junior freestyle, and 778 versus 746 in Cadet Greco). Participation in Cadet freestyle saw a one percent increase (943 versus 932), while Junior Greco-Roman had participation decrease by one percent (773 versus 783). However, these participation numbers still represent a double-digit decrease from the 2005 "high water" marks, reflecting the first year of the weight classes moving towards alignment with high school competition (i.e. 15 Junior and 17 Cadet weights, instead of 11 and 13 respectively). Many causes have been attributed to this trend -- among them being the economy and the proliferation of summer scholastic-style events, as well as the desire at some college programs to bring their incoming freshmen in for summer term instead of them competing in Fargo. Despite this, what cannot be argued is that the Cadet and Junior Nationals, particularly the tournaments in freestyle, represent a rigorous examination of a wrestler's talent and ability level. There are many very talented and high profile wrestlers that travel to Fargo each year and come home without placement recognition. Those that leave with All-American honors have clearly earned it, and proven themselves against many of the best this nation has to offer. 4. The non-AA all-stars Following up on the above discussion, here is a sampling of the more notable wrestlers -- combination of performance in the tournament, as well as reputation and credentials prior to the event -- that failed to earn All-American honors in the Cadet and Junior freestyle Nationals. As is customary, four from each of the pools are listed (reflecting the amount earning All-American honors). Junior Freestyle 100: Only 13 kids were entered, so this exercise is futile 106: Pool A -- Tommy Aloi (Virginia), Kyle Kelly (New York), Skyler Petry (Minnesota), and Jacob Cottey (Indiana); Pool B -- Kael Knowlen (North Dakota), Derek Jensen (Utah), and Tyler Casamenti (New Jersey), and Gannon Volk (Minnesota) 113: Pool A -- Jaret Singh (Missouri), Eli Hale (Oklahoma), Sebastian Pique (Illinois), and Mitch Rogaliner (Michigan); Pool B -- Armando Torres (Ohio), Tommy Pawleski (Illinois), Devan Richter (Missouri), and Jared Oftedahl (Minnesota) 120: Pool A -- Kyle Gliva (Minnesota), Wyatt Scribner (Washington), Dom Forys (Pennsylvania), and William Koll (New York); Pool B -- Trey Aslanian (New York), Dylan Lucas (Florida), Noah Teaney (Missouri), and Drake Swarm (Iowa) 126: Pool A -- Jered Cortez (Illinois), Ken Bade (Michigan), Andrew Crone (Wisconsin), and Jacob Schmitt (Michigan); Pool B -- Zack Nelson (Ohio), Kevon Powell (Illinois), Colton Adams (Nebraska), and Terrance McKinney (Washington) 132: Pool A -- Ben Morgan (Minnesota), George Fisher (Illinois), Kevin Norstrem (Florida), and Blaine Invernon (Idaho); Pool B -- Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York), Daniel Lewis (Missouri), Mizam Tamaradze (Massachusetts), and Mike Labry (Ohio) 138: Pool A --Tyson Dippery (Pennsylvania), Colt Cotton (Pennsylvania), Grant Leeth (Missouri), and Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota); Pool B -- Tommy Forte (Indiana), Sahid Kargbo (Virginia), P.J. Klee (California), and Davey Dolan (Oklahoma) 145: Pool A -- Matt Cimato (Pennsylvania), Kevin Cooper (Kentucky), Jared Johnshoy (Idaho), and Phil Downing (Colorado); Pool B -- Clayton Ream (Missouri), Gabe Moreno (Iowa), Grant Lamont (Utah), and Connor Ryan (Iowa) 152: Pool A -- Markus Scheidel (Ohio), Keilan Torres (Oklahoma), Nick Gravina (New Jersey), and Ty Lydic (Pennsylvania); Pool B -- Logan Marcicki (Michigan), T.J. Fox (Ohio), Kyle Ash (Oklahoma), and Greg Hegarty (Missouri) 160: Pool A -- Nick Becker (Wisconsin), Cody Law (Pennsylvania), Kyle Begin (Minnesota), and Burke Paddock (New York); Pool B -- Tyler Askey (Georgia), Archie Colgan (Colorado), Alex Rice (Maryland), and Chris Lattner (Missouri) 170: Pool A -- Jason Grimes (Georgia), Alex Meyer (Iowa), Parker Vonegidy (North Carolina), and Brett Harner (Pennsylvania); Pool B -- Nick Corba (Ohio), Travis Berridge (Florida), Riley Lefever (Indiana), and Andrew Garcia (Michigan) 182: Pool A -- Justin Sternweis (Wisconsin), B.J. Toal (Ohio), Jesse Masters (Alabama), and Jake Turk (Illinois); Pool B -- Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin), Joel Dixon (Oklahoma), Preston Lehmann (North Dakota), and Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma) 195: Pool A -- Reggie Williams (New York), Brad Johnson (Illinois), Jake Hart (Pennsylvania), and Payne Hayden (Michigan); Pool B -- Brandon Larson (North Dakota), Mitch Sliga (Indiana), Frank Mattiace (New Jersey), and Tommy Petersen (Minnesota) 220: Pool A -- Cash Drylie (Kansas), Dawson Peck (Pennsylvania), Brian Moran (Michigan), and Edgar Ruano (Illinois); Pool B -- Ryan Maas (Iowa), Soslan Gularov (New York), Daniel Gaffey (Iowa), and Jacob Burton (Ohio) 285: Pool A -- Hildev Manzur (California), Brandon Johnson (Washington), Austin Sinyard (Nevada), and Aaron Rafalko (Kansas); Pool B -- Jeremy Brazil (Illinois), Jason Johnson (Maryland), Joe Scanlan (Iowa), and El Shaddai Gilmore-Vanhoesen (New York) Cadet Freestyle 88: At 20 kids total in the weight, this kind of is an exercise in futility 94: Pool A -- Breandan Coughlin (Maryland), Clayton Stillwagon (Montana), Skylar Hieronimus (Minnesota), and Ulises Jacobo (Illinois); Pool B -- Andrew Coghill (Ohio), Tanner Tidswell (Tennessee), Danny Vega (Arizona), and Paul Fitterer (Minnesota) 100: Pool A -- Michael Murphy (Tennessee), Dorian Sapien (Idaho), Jacob Schwarm (Iowa), and Alex Smith (Ohio); Pool B -- Nicholas Koch (Illinois), Triston Law (Pennsylvania), Jordan Reich (Illinois), and Jake Newhouse (Ohio) 106: Pool A -- Cameron Sykora (Minnesota), Joe Cisneros (California), Jordan Kutler (New Jersey), and Doyle Trout (Nebraska); Pool B -- Mitch McKee (Minnesota), Sean DeShazer (Kansas), Juaquin Olivas (Arizona), and Markus Simmons (Oklahoma) 113: Pool A -- Garrett Hancock (Ohio), Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey), Logan Griffin (Michigan), and Kyle Norstrem (Florida); Pool B -- Cameron Kelly (Ohio), Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma), Tristan Moran (Arizona), and Hunter Roberts (Missouri) 120: Pool A -- David McFadden (New Jersey), Jordan Shearer (North Dakota), Ryan Schuman (South Dakota), and Jared Ganger (Ohio); Pool B -- Rico Montoya (New Mexico), Dayton Olson (Illinois), Josh Alber (Illinois), and Luke Weiland (Missouri) 126: Pool A -- Keegan Moore (Oklahoma), Ty Buckiso (Pennsylvania), Johnny O'Hearon (Utah), and Lucas Ortiz (Pennsylvania); Pool B -- Ian Brown (Pennsylvania), Sean Fausz (Kentucky), Max Pickett (Virginia), and Cole Walter (Pennsylvania) 132: Pool A -- Mark Voss (Minnesota), Austin Kraisser (Maryland), Joshua Wenger (Iowa), and Justin Ramirez (Florida); Pool B -- Justin Oliver (Michigan), Logan Mudd (Missouri), Darius Wright (Wisconsin), and Canten Marriott (Missouri) 138: Pool A -- Alec Donovan (New Jersey), Jon-Jay Chavez (California), Chandler Michael (Oregon), and Isaac Dulgarian (Kansas); Pool B -- Chris Garcia (Illinois), Dayton Racer (Minnesota), Zehlin Storr (Michigan), and Joseph Nelson (Wisconsin) 145: Pool A -- Matthew Moody (Georgia), Weston Dobler (North Dakota), Izaec Quintanilla (Washington), and Brooks Robinson (Utah); Pool B -- Kyle Kaminski (Ohio), Trace Carello (Illinois), Jonathan Viruet (Massachusetts), and Andrew Kowal (Ohio) 152: Pool A -- Ricky Regas (Texas), Terry Mason (Nevada), Dakota Greene (Florida), and Andrew Fogarty (Minnesota); Pool B -- Nick Weldon (Alabama), Kieffer Taylor (Utah), Chad Reese (Pennsylvania), and Dominic Vitale (Pennsylvania) 160: Pool A -- David-Brian Whisler (Ohio), Nick Fiegner (California), Dru Worker (Illinois), and Daniel Marquette (Minnesota); Pool B -- Brandon Morgan (Oregon), Jeryl Denton (Kansas), Kevin Mulligan (New Jersey), and Matt Penyacsek (California) 170: Pool A -- Tyler Wildmo (Michigan), Nathan Marek (Oklahoma), Isaac Florell (Minnesota), and Dontae McGee (Florida); Pool B -- Nathan Morris (California), Nicholas DiNapoli (New Jersey), Terrell Fields (Pennsylvania), and Jordan Hassan (Illinois) 182: Pool A -- Cash Wilcke (Iowa), Alex Benoit (Illinois), Michael Smith (Maryland), and Blake Andrews (Texas); Pool B -- Jake Briggs (Minnesota), Michael Rogers (Pennsylvania), Seth Avis (California), and Benjamin Honis (New York) 195: Pool A -- Hunter Dunn (Michigan) and Tim Grote (Illinois) only wrestlers with .500 or better record; Pool B -- Michael Sullivan (Maryland), Matthew Welch (Montana), and Christian Colucci (New Jersey) are only ones with .500 or better record 220: Pool A -- Carson Popp (Indiana), Thomas Baker (Ohio), and Zach Overbeck (Oklahoma) are only ones with .500 or better record; Pool B -- Adam Treptau (Minnesota), Noah Fleckenstein (Illinois), and Dylan Otis (Pennsylvania). 285: Pool A -- Tristan Hall (North Dakota) only Luis Pinto (Minnesota) only ones with at or above .500 record. Pool B -- Michael Hobbs (Illinois) is the only one at or above .500. 5. Losing, not good, but is not a death knell either As one knows, Fargo does not use the traditional line bracketing (i.e. front side and back side, double elimination) concept. Instead, a vertical pairing system is used in which each weight class is split into two pools. All wrestlers yet to lose two times remain in contention for a top three finish in the pool (four in all earn All-American honors). Then once there are three or less wrestlers in the pool, a mini "round-robin" is conducted involving those wrestlers, previous results do carry forward. Therefore, it is possible for a wrestler to lose during the competition (heck even twice, if one happens before there are three left in the pool, and the other happens in the mini round-robin) and make it to the championship match. During the week in Fargo, eight wrestlers won weight class titles in spite of losing a match during that tournament, while another 14 finished in second place. Fifteen of the occurrences happened in Greco-Roman, as did five of the championships. The split out went as follows: *Cadet Greco: four champs -- Vincent Turk (Illinois), Joseph Nelson (Wisconsin), Samuel Colbray (Oregon), and Wyatt Spears (Oregon); four second place -- Jonathan Gabriel (Pennsylvania), Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania), Brady O'Keefe (Nevada), and Ryan Christensen (Washington) *Junior Greco: champion -- Nkosi Moody (Illinois); seven second place -- J.J. McClelland (Wisconsin), Joel Shump (Illinois), Tyson Dippery (Pennsylvania), Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota), Matthew Gray (Wisconsin), Alen Turcinhodzic (Pennsylvania), and Daniel Chaid (California) *Cadet freestyle: two champions -- Matthew Kolodzik (Ohio) and Anthony Valencia (California); second place -- Landon Pelham (Michigan) *Junior freestyle: champion -- Anthony Collica (Ohio); three second place -- Quentin Murphy (New York), Austin Eads (Missouri), and Brooks Climmons (Georgia) The Junior freestyle final at 145 pounds featured a pair of wrestlers that lost earlier in the tournament, with Collica upending Eads in three periods to win the weight class. 6. State power Yet again it was the Land of Lincoln who made its presence most known across levels and styles during "Fargo week." The state of Illinois had a total of 52 All-Americans combined from the four tournaments; 28 in Greco and 24 in freestyle, 27 at the Junior level and 25 at the Cadet. Illinois squads won both team race titles at the Junior level, while finishing second in both of the Cadet tournaments. The IKWF, which is the USA Wrestling organization in that state, should be commended for its leadership, as should the coaches and wrestlers, because there is extreme buy-in for the USA Wrestling tournaments across levels and styles. During the month of June, Illinois teams won five of the six dual meet championships as well -- doubling up at Schoolboy and Junior levels, while splitting at the Cadet level (first in Greco, second in freestyle). The only other states to have top five team standings in all four tournaments during the past week were Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Minnesota won the Cadet Greco title, was tied for fourth in Cadet free, fourth in Junior Greco, and third in Junior free. Their wrestlers combined for 36 total All-American finishes; 19 in Greco and 17 in freestyle, 16 at the Junior level and 20 for the Cadets. Pennsylvania won the Cadet freestyle title, was third in Cadet Greco, tied for second in Junior Greco, and fourth in Junior freestyle. The Keystone State had forty All-American finishes, second most by any state, across the four tournaments; 18 in Greco and 22 in freestyle, 25 Cadet and 15 Junior. Of additional note is that the Iowa Junior teams finished second in both styles, actually tied for second in Greco-Roman. Ten earned All-American honors in freestyle, while seven did the deed in Greco-Roman. The look ahead ... The AAU Junior Olympics will be held in wrestling from July 30 through Aug. 3. That format is freestyle dual meets. Right after that, keep an eye on the Olympic Games in wrestling, where the United States will try and build on the positive momentum it has established in its camp and come home with as many medals as humanly possible. InterMat will be providing coverage from London. Come mid-to-late October, we'll be right at it again with the major preseason tournaments in preparation for the 2012-13 high school season. The Super 32 Challenge will be Oct. 20 and 21 in Greensboro, N.C., with the InterMat JJ Classic the following Saturday, Oct. 27, in Rochester, Minn. Updated grade level rankings for the Classes of 2013 through 2017 will be published after the Olympic Games in mid-August. Finally, as always, keep following InterMat for the latest in wrestling news, analysis, features and commentary throughout the year!

Nick Wanzek

FARGO, N.D. -- The eight-day Junior & Cadet Nationals in Fargo that saw almost 4,000 wrestlers and over 7,000 matches came to a close on Saturday with the conclusion of the Junior freestyle competition. Click on the links below to read articles, view results, watch interviews, and view photos. Daily Recaps: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Junior Brackets: Women | Greco | Freestyle Junior All-Americans: Women | Greco | Freestyle Junior Interviews: Women | Greco | Freestyle Cadet Brackets: Women | Greco | Freestyle Cadet All-Americans: Women | Greco | Freestyle Cadet Interviews: Women | Greco | Freestyle Photos: Tech-Fall.com | The Guillotine | JediCheetah.com

FARGO, N.D. -- Last summer Michigan's Adam Coon fell short in his bid for double titles in Fargo. He won the Greco-Roman competition, but was pinned by California's Morgan McIntosh in freestyle. This year Coon was not going to be denied. Adam Coon was the lone Junior Triple Crown winner this year (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)On Saturday, Coon, a Cadet World champion in 2011, claimed the Junior freestyle title at 285 pounds, shutting out Indiana's Donte Winfield in the finals, 1-0, 1-0, which not only gave him double titles this week in Fargo, but also capped off a Junior Triple Crown, becoming the only Junior to accomplish the feat this year. Coon was one of 15 champions crowned in the Junior freestyle competition on the final day of the 2012 Junior & Cadet Nationals in Fargo that saw almost 4,000 wrestlers compete and over 7,000 matches contested over eight days. At 106 pounds, Paul Mascarenas made history as the first wrestler from New Mexico to claim a Junior freestyle title. In addition, Mascarenas put a halt to Illinois' Nkoski Moody's bid at becoming the first two-time Junior Triple Crown winner. Moody appeared to be in the driver's seat in the early going as he built a 4-0 lead late into the first period. With just over 10 seconds left, Mascarenas scored a takedown off a drag and quickly transitioned to a gut wrench that he hit twice, scoring two points each time, to steal the period 5-4. Mascarenas kept the momentum on his side in the second period, scoring a one-point takedown off an ankle pick. A short time later Mascarenas countered a Moody attack and threw the Illinois wrestler to his back for an additional three points to make it 4-0, which is how it would end. Iowa's Cory Clark and Illinois' Sam Brooks, two University of Iowa signees, were the only other Juniors besides Coon to win double titles in Fargo. Clark claimed his freestyle title on Saturday by coming from behind to defeat New Jersey's Joey McKenna at 126 pounds. McKenna, who attends Blair Academy, dominated the first period, scoring two one-point takedowns and two gut wrenches to win 6-0. Clark won the second period 5-3 after a wild flurry late in the period. McKenna scored the first points in the third period with a two-point crotch lift, but Clark reversed McKenna and scored two his own, which were the last points scored in the match, giving Clark the victory. Clark was named Outstanding Wrestler. Brooks handled Minnesota's Broc Berge in the finals at 195 pounds. Brooks used a three-point throw in the first to give him all the points he needed to win the period 3-1. Berge scored a one-point takedown to lead 1-0 in the second period. But Brooks responded by hitting an inside trip, putting Berge to his back and securing the fall. Sam Brooks was one of two individual champions for team champion Illinois (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Illinois claimed the team title, finishing nine points ahead of runner-up Iowa, and had two individual champions, Bryce Brill (138) and Brooks (195). Brill, a FILA Cadet National freestyle runner-up this spring, was dominant in the finals. He hit two double legs in the first period, scoring three points with each, to win the period. Brill shot another double leg in the second period, which Murphy countered and scored two points before Brill got on top and ended the match with a series of gut wrenches, earning an 11-4 win. Ohio's Nathan Tomasello was the lone repeat champion in the Junior freestyle competition. Tomasello won a hard-fought three-period match against Michigan's Zac Hall in the finals at 120 pounds. Tomasello, who finished this past season ranked No. 2 nationally at 113 pounds, won the first period 3-1, scoring with two pushouts and a one-point takedown. Hall controlled the action in the second period, scoring with a takedown and turn to win 3-0. Tomasello took the final period 3-2 to win his second Junior freestyle stop sign. Ohio had another champion in Anthony Collica, who won his title by defeating Missouri's Austin Eads in three periods at 145 pounds. Collica, who is ranked as the nation's No. 22 senior recruit, dropped the first period, but came back to win the final two periods, outscoring Eads 10-0 to close out the match. Kyle Crutchmer was one of two OSU signees to win a Junior freestyle title (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Oklahoma State signees Kyle Crutchmer of Oklahoma (170) and Jordan Rogers of Washington (182) claimed Junior freestyle title on Saturday. Crutchmer earned a shutout victory, 1-0, 6-0, over Minnesota's Micah Barnes, a Nebraska signee, in the finals at 170 pounds. Crutchmer held a 1-0 lead late in the second period before countering a Barnes double leg and throwing the Minnesota wrestler to his back, picking up three points, before adding another two points off a gut wrench to claim the victory. Rogers, who finished this past season ranked No. 1 nationally at 182 pounds, won in two straight periods over Georgia's Brooks Climmons in the 182-pound finals. Rogers used a three-point takedown off a double leg to pace him to a 5-2 victory in the first period. Rogers scored with a pushout and one-point takedown in the second period to win 2-0. Minnesota's Tommy Thorn gets advice from Jared Lawrence and his father John Thorn (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Two-time Cadet World Team member Tommy Thorn of Minnesota won his second Fargo freestyle title in a row, but first at the Junior level. His victory in the finals came over Junior World Team member Adrian Cordova of Colorado, 2-0, 6-0. Thorn becomes the second wrestler in his family to win a Junior freestyle title, joining brother David, who won a title in 2009 at 125 pounds. Pennsylvania's lone champion was Zain Retherford, who defeated returning Junior freestyle champion Zane Richards, an Illinois signee, in two periods at 132 pounds. Richards scored first in both periods, but Retherford was able to respond each time and score in crucial times. Retherford, who was not eligible to compete during the high school season, earned a FILA Cadet freestyle title this spring. Missouri's J'den Cox bounced back from a third-place finish in the Greco-Roman competition to win the freestyle competition at 220 pounds. His road to the finals included a victory over the wrestler who defeated him in Greco-Roman, Kyle Snyder of Maryland. Cox took out Snyder in pool competition, 1-0, 1-0, and dominated Illinois' Michael Swider in the finals, 4-0, 5-0. California's Isaiah Martinez, one of the nation's top senior recruits, claimed a freestyle title at 160 pounds after a disappointing eighth-place finish in the Greco-Roman competition. Martinez defeated Minnesota's Nick Wanzek in the finals, 4-3, 0-6, 3-2. Maryland's Josh Llopez became Maryland's first Junior freestyle champion in 12 years by winning the championship at 152 pounds over Florida's Yoanse Mejia. Llopez, a two-time state champion, won the first period from the leg clinch with a pushout. The two wrestlers traded points in the first minute of the third period. Llopez, though, was able to score the go-ahead point with just under 20 seconds remaining, which won him the period and the match. Iowa's Tanner Rohweder won the title at 100 pounds with a two-period victory over Carlos Fuentez of Illinois. Rohweder picked up a one-point takedown 30 seconds into the first period, which is all he needed to win the period. Fuentez picked up the first point in the second period off a pushout, but Rohweder came back with two one-point takedowns to win the period and the match. Finals Results: 100: Tanner Rohweder (Iowa) dec. Carlos Fuentez (Illinois), 1-0, 2-1 106: Paul Mascarenas (New Mexico) dec. Nkosi Moody (Illinois), 5-4, 4-0 113: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Adrian Cordova (Colorado), 2-0, 6-0 120: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) dec. Zac Hall (Michigan), 3-1, 0-3, 3-2 126: Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Joey McKenna (New Jersey), 0-6, 5-3, 2-2 132: Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania) dec. Zane Richards (Illinois), 1-1, 1-1 138: Bryce Brill (Illinois) tech. fall Quinton Murphy (New York), 6-3, 11-4 145: Anthony Collica (Ohio) dec. Austin Eads (Missouri), 3-3, 3-0, 7-0 152: Josh Llopez (Maryland) dec. Yoanse Mejia (Florida), 1-0, 2-1 160: Isaiah Martinez (California) dec. Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 4-3, 0-6, 3-2 170: Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma) dec. Micah Barnes (Minnesota), 1-0, 6-0 182: Jordan Rogers (Washington) dec. Glenn Climmons (Georgia), 5-2, 2-0 195: Sam Brooks (Illinois) pinned Broc Berge (Minnesota), 3-1, 0:32 220: J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. Michael Swider (Illinois), 4-0, 5-0 285: Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. Donte Winfield (Indiana), 1-0, 1-0

100: 1st: Tanner Rohweder (Iowa) dec. Carlos Fuentez (Illinois), 1-0, 2-1 3rd: Jabari Moody (Illinois) dec. Noah Ajram (Iowa), 2-4, 2-1, 7-4 5th: Payton Gutierrez (Ohio) dec. Brock George (Utah), 3-0, 5-2 7th: Sean Nickell (California) dec. Alex Roberts (South Carolina), 6-0, 2-8, 3-3 106: 1st: Paul Mascarenas (New Mexico) dec. Nkosi Moody (Illinois), 5-4, 4-0 3rd: Ethan Lizak (Pennsylvania) dec. Kaz Onoo (Iowa), 5-4, 2-6, 2-0 5th: Casey Cobb (Idaho) pinned J. Kohl Tolbert (Utah), 2-8, 1:00 7th: Lincoln Olson (Michigan) dec. Juan Jimenez (California), 3-2, 5-2 113: 1st: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Adrian Cordova (Colorado), 2-0, 6-0 3rd: Ronnie Bresser III (Oregon) dec. Jordan Wigger (South Carolina), 2-0, 4-6, 5-1 5th: Brent Fleetwood (Delaware) dec. Adam Burchett (Washington), 5-0, 0-1, 5-2 7th: Aaron Assad (Ohio) dec. Alijah Jeffrey (Iowa), 1-0, 3-1 120: 1st: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) dec. Zac Hall (Michigan), 3-1, 0-3, 3-2 3rd: Dylan Peters (Iowa) dec. Tim Lambert (Michigan), 2-1, 1-0 5th: Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) dec. Mason Pengilly (California), 5-1, 2-3, 1-1 7th: Seth Brayfield (Missouri) dec. Barlow McGhee (Illinois), 0-6, 7-0, 4-1 126: 1st: Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Joey McKenna (New Jersey), 0-6, 5-3, 2-2 3rd: Godwin Nyama (Pennsylvania) pinned Connor Schram (Pennsylvania), 4-0, 0:51 5th: Garrison White (North Carolina) dec. Hunter Weber (Wisconsin), 7-5, 5-2 7th: Nathan Kraisser (Maryland) pinned Joey Palmer (Washington), 0:53 132: 1st: Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania) dec. Zane Richards (Illinois), 1-1, 1-1 3rd: Robbie Mathers (Arizona) dec. Nick Kelley (New York), 6-5, 4-3 5th: Sam Brancale (Minnesota) dec. Jared McKinley (Indiana), 4-0, 4-2 7th: Tate Robinson (Missouri) dec. Max Hvolbek (California), 2-0, 6-0 138: 1st: Bryce Brill (Illinois) tech. fall Quinton Murphy (New York), 6-3, 11-4 3rd: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) dec. Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey), 4-0, 6-0 5th: Neal Molloy (Indiana) dec. Justin Arthur (West Virginia), 7-2, 6-0 7th: Darick Lapaglia (Missouri) dec. Austin Roper (Missouri), 1-0, 1-0 145: 1st: Anthony Collica (Ohio) dec. Austin Eads (Missouri), 3-3, 3-0, 7-0 3rd: Jake Short (Minnesota) dec. Jack Bass (Texas), 4-0, 6-0 5th: Dylan Milonas (New Jersey) won by inj. def. over Brandon Sorenson (Iowa) 7th: Brian Murphy (Illinois) dec. David Almaviva (New York), 3-0, 1-0 152: 1st: Josh Llopez (Maryland) dec. Yoanse Mejia (Florida), 1-0, 2-1 3rd: Oliver Pierce (Texas) won by inj. def. over Brian Realbuto (New York) 5th: Seth Liegel (Wisconsin) dec. Jake Elliott (California), 4-1, 4-1 7th: Russ Parsons (New Jersey) dec. Eric Hoffman (Maryland), 4-2, 4-2 160: 1st: Isaiah Martinez (California) dec. Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 4-3, 0-6, 3-2 3rd: Matt Gray (Wisconsin) dec. Dylan Palacio (New York), 2-1, 3-2 5th: Austin Dewey (Idaho) dec. Tyler Grimaldi (New York), 3-1, 1-0 7th: Samson Imonode (Arizona) dec. Peter Renda (Pennsylvania), 0-3, 5-1, 3-2 170: 1st: Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma) dec. Micah Barnes (Minnesota), 1-0, 6-0 3rd: Justin Koethe (Iowa) dec. Zach Epperly (Virginia), 5-1, 4-1 5th: Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. Geordan Speiller (Florida), 1-2, 2-2, 6-0 7th: Dylan Reel (Illinois) dec. Trey Hable (Minnesota), 4-1, 5-2 182: 1st: Jordan Rogers (Washington) dec. Glenn Climmons (Georgia), 5-2, 2-0 3rd: Garet Krohn (Colorado) dec. Richard Robertson (Illinois), 2-1, 2-1 5th: Kevin Beazley (Michigan) dec. Dwight Howes (Colorado), 3-0, 9-2 7th: Jonathon Inman (Missouri) dec. Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma), 2-0, 7-0 195: 1st: Sam Brooks (Illinois) pinned Broc Berge (Minnesota), 3-1, 0:32 3rd: Ryan Solomon (Pennsylvania) dec. Timothy Dudley (South Carolina), 5-1, 2-1 5th: Willie Miklus (Iowa) pinned Colt Castlebury (Kansas), 1:31 7th: Ray O`Donnell (Pennsylvania) dec. Alex Bambic (Arizona), 5-1, 1-4, 2-1 220: 1st: J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. Michael Swider (Illinois), 4-0, 5-0 3rd: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) dec. Daniel Chaid (California), 3-0, 7-0 5th: Garrett Ryan (Arizona) tech. fall Mauro Correnti (New Jersey), 6-0, 8-5 7th: Dane Pestano (Hawaii) pinned Justin Karkula (Wisconsin), 3-0, 1:44 285: 1st: Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. Donte Winfield (Indiana), 1-0, 1-0 3rd: Brooks Black (Pennsylvania) dec. Jake Scanlan (Iowa), 2-0, 2-0 5th: Michael Kroells (Minnesota) dec. Josh Marchok (Illinois), 1-2, 1-0, 6-0 7th: Mick Dougharity (Oregon) dec. Evan McGee (Oklahoma),

FARGO, N.D. -- The Junior National freestyle champions were crowned on Saturday as the eight-day Junior & Cadet Nationals came to a close. InterMat will be providing a Day 8 recap. Please check back. 100: Tanner Rohweder (Iowa) dec. Carlos Fuentez (Illinois), 1-0, 2-1 106: Paul Mascarenas (New Mexico) dec. Nkosi Moody (Illinois), 5-4, 4-0 113: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Adrian Cordova (Colorado), 2-0, 6-0 120: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) dec. Zac Hall (Michigan), 3-1, 0-3, 3-2 126: Cory Clark (Iowa) dec. Joey McKenna (New Jersey), 0-6, 5-3, 2-2 132: Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania) dec. Zane Richards (Illinois), 1-1, 1-1 138: Bryce Brill (Illinois) tech. fall Quinton Murphy (New York), 6-3, 11-4 145: Anthony Collica (Ohio) dec. Austin Eads (Missouri), 3-3, 3-0, 7-0 152: Josh Llopez (Maryland) dec. Yoanse Mejia (Florida), 1-0, 2-1 160: Isaiah Martinez (California) dec. Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 4-3, 0-6, 3-2 170: Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma) dec. Micah Barnes (Minnesota), 1-0, 6-0 182: Jordan Rogers (Washington) dec. Glenn Climmons (Georgia), 5-2, 2-0 195: Sam Brooks (Illinois) pinned Broc Berge (Minnesota), 3-1, 0:32 220: J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. Michael Swider (Illinois), 4-0, 5-0 285: Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. Donte Winfield (Indiana), 1-0, 1-0

Event: UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Date: July 21, 2012 The UFC Monster is on fire! I won $585 for InterMat readers on my UFC 148 selections. Seriously, I can't remember the last time I've lost in this column! Hopefully, the site webmaster will soon update my record and post it for all to see. It is my mission to find weaknesses in the Las Vegas betting lines for mixed martial arts fights, and capitalize on them in order to build a retirement fund. DISCLAIMER: Wager at your own risk. Cardinal rule No. 1 in gambling is that you should NEVER bet with money you cannot afford to lose!!! A fool and his money are soon parted. Please don't be foolish. Now let's look at tonight's revamped fight card. After a record number of injuries changed the face of this card, we are left with Urijah "the California Kid" Faber (26-5 with 14 submissions) taking on Renan Pegado Barao (28-1 with 13 submissions) for the interim bantamweight belt in a five round affair. Champion Dominick Cruz is out with injury. This fight should be a lock for Fight of the Night (FON), as both are aggressive and active fighters who will mix strikes and kicks with takedown attempts, and both have submission skills that can end the fight in a heartbeat. Yet, neither has ever been submitted in a combined total of 60 fights. Barao has won 19 in a row, though skeptics question his competition level. Faber is the more experienced fighter with tougher opponents, but his age (33) makes it critical that he get the job done now! Time is no longer on his side. Barao is 25. I'll take a shot with the live and motivated underdog, the hungry, surfer blond kid, Urijah Faber. In a close decision, Faber does enough to convince the judges that he deserves the title of "champion." Take the +160 odds and be grateful for the value. Faber wants a Cruz rematch in the worst way. In the co-main event, we have the long anticipated middleweight debut of Cuban Olympian Hector Lombard (28-1 with 17 KOs). Lombard has already become a mixed martial arts legend, seemingly invincible, and unbeaten in his last 25 fights! But this is still only his UFC debut. His opponent, Tim Boetsch (15-4), is 3-0 in the Octagon since dropping from the light heavyweight ranks. His stunning comeback upset of Yushin Okami is one of the year's best. Boetsch will bring it, but it won't be enough as a new bully is in town. Lombard fuels the fire with a first round KO. I got on at -270, but you will be lucky to find -350 by fight night. Lay the juice ... Is the Spider next? If you like toe-to-toe slugging, you will enjoy watching Cheik Kongo (17-7-2 with 10 KOs) and Shawn Jordan (13-3 with 9 KOs) do battle. Kongo is the more experienced fighter with 16 UFC fights under his belt. The French kick-boxer has some vicious ground-and-pound, and enjoys a whopping 8-inch reach advantage against the more athletic Jordan. Jordan's strategy will be to get inside, and being a better wrestler, take Kongo to the mat and finish him there with his ground-and-pound punching power. But experience is the difference here and making Kongo an underdog is just plain foolish. I'll take the bait. Give me Kongo and the +110 price tag. A second-round TKO ends it. Brian Ebersole (50-14-1 with 14 KOs and 20 subs) has a great edge in experience against James Head (8-2). He has won 11 straight since his last loss to Hector Lombard. And, he has never been KO'd in 65 fights! The price tag on Ebersole is expensive, but I can't see Head winning this one. Take Ebersole and lay the -350. A second-round submission will end this. All of Matt Riddle's (8-3) fights have been in the UFC. His opponent, Chris Clements (11-4 with 10 KOs) has a puncher's chance with his strong KO percentage, but the Riddler should rule the ground game, and once there, Matt will control the action. Not a good closer, but Riddle at -150 still manages to get the judge's decision here to keep his UFC career alive. Now, let's take a quick look at the preliminary undercard with the next four fights being shown for FREE on FX: TUF winner Court McGee (14-2 with 7 subs) has lost two in a row. He will try to get back on track with the often injured Nick Ring (12-1 with 6 subs). Ring has a more rounded arsenal of weapons, and he wins this one by decision at a reasonable -110 price tag. Two submission specialists meet when Canadian Mitch Gagnon (8-1 with all eight wins coming by way of submission) goes to the mat with Bryan Caraway (16-5 with 14 subs!). Boldly, I predict a submission wins this one. The more experienced Caraway gets the nod at -200 with a second-round rear-naked choke. Another Canadian, Ryan Jimmo (16-1 with 6 KOs), will get caught by Brazilian Anthony Perosh (13-6 with 9 subs), an awkward striker with a lethal ground game. Underdog Perosh at +140 gets a first-round finish with a wicked triangle choke. Slugger Daniel Pineda (17-8 with 11 subs) gets a decision victory over Antonio Carvalho (13-5 with 6 KOs). Lay the -220. The remaining two fights can also be seen FREE on Facebook: Roland Delorme (8-1 with 6 subs) gets another submission victory against Francisco Rivera (8-2 with 5 KOs). Delorme at +110 offers the better value. Canadian Mitch Clarke (9-1 with 6 subs) gets the split decision nod from the judges against Finland's Anton Kulvanen (16-5 with 8 subs). Clarke is the play at +140. OK, now let's take a look at what we can do with our fictitious $1000 bankroll ... with action on each fight. Let's lay $100 to win $160 on the California Kid to shine Bigtime. Let's lay $150 to win $50 on Hector Lombard's impressive debut. Let's lay $80 to win $88 on Cheik Kongo to crush Shawn Jordan. Let's lay $90 to win $60 on the Riddler to beat Chris Clements. Let's lay $105 to win $30 on veteran Brian Ebersole in a small bridge jump. Let's lay $110 to win $100 on Nick Ring to survive Court McGee. Let's lay $75 to win $105 on Brazilian Perosh to upset Ryan Jimmo. Let's lay $80 to win $40 on Bryan Caraway to get another submission. Let's lay $110 to win $50 on Daniel Pineda's punching power. Let's lay $50 to win $70 on Clarke to upset Finland's Anton Kulvanen. Let's lay $50 to win $55 on Roland Delorme choking out Francisco Rivera. In all we are risking $1000 to win $808. That's six favorites and five underdogs, a nice balance. Let's keep this winning streak going!!! And, don't forget to give some of your winnings to your local youth wrestling program where tomorrow's champions are born. Enjoy the fights. I know I will.

88: 1st: Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) dec. Michael Doetsch (Maryland), 1-2, 2-1, 5-2 3rd: Matt Schmitt (Missouri) tech. fall. Dalton Roberts (Michigan), 7-0, 7-0 5th: Jeremy Nygard (Washington) tech. fall Kirk Johansen (Illinois), 6-0, 6-0 7th: Zac McCauley (Ohio) dec. Jet Tryon (Missouri), 4-3, 6-0 94: 1st: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) dec. Nick Lukanich (Illinois), 1-0, 4-0 3rd: Jon Gabriel (Pennsylvania) dec. Gage Branson (Ohio) ID 5th: Joey Prata (Virginia) tech. fall Tanner Cox (Utah), 7-0, 7-0 7th: Joseph Grass (West Virginia) dec. Ulises Jacobo (Illinois), 4-2, 4-1 100: 1st: Miguel Silva (Illinois) dec. Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey), 4-1, 1-5, 3-1 3rd: Nolan Hellickson (Iowa) dec. Ty Lucas (Florida), 1-0, 0-3, 4-0 5th: DeVaughn Sapien (Idaho) dec. Trayton Libolt (Oregon), 3-1, 1-0 7th: Henry Pohlmeyer (Iowa) dec. Evan Cheeck (Ohio), 6-3, 3-2 106: 1st: Scott Parker (Pennsylvania) dec. Kaid Brock (Oklahoma), 1-0, 1-4, 4-0 3rd: Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri) dec. Ac Headlee (Pennsylvania), 6-0, 4-2 5th: Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania) dec. Austin Assad (Ohio), 1-5, 3-2, 6-0 7th: Brian Rossi (Illinois) pinned Camden Bertucci (Michigan), 1:07 113: 1st: Zahid Valencia (California) dec. Charles Tucker (New Jersey), 1-0, 1-0 3rd: Stevan Micic (Indiana) dec. Coy Ozias (Virginia), 1-0, 1-0 5th: Michael Cullen (Illinois) dec. Drake Foster (Idaho), 3-0, 1-0 7th: Jens Lantz (Wisconsin) pinned Ryan Friedman (Maryland), 0-1, 1-0, 1:27 120: 1st: Matthew Kolodzik (Ohio) dec. Joe Smith (Oklahoma), 3-0, 6-0 3rd: Johnny Jimenez (Illinois) pinned Joshua Terao (Hawaii), 0-1, 1:55 5th: Mike Kemerer (Pennsylvania) dec. Brandon James (Indiana), 5-2, 2-2, 2-1 7th: Jaydin Clayton (Missouri) tech. fall Kent Lane (Pennsylvania), 10-1, 6-0 126: 1st: Seth Gross (Minnesota) dec. Cole Weaver (Michigan), 0-2, 4-4, 4-3 3rd: Logan Massa (Michigan) dec. Jacob Rubio (Texas), 7-4, 3-1 5th: Fredy Stroker (Iowa) pinned Richard Screptock (Ohio), 0-1, 1:41 7th: Nicholas Gil (Illinois) dec. Ben Brancale (Minnesota), 4-4, 3-0, 7-6 132: 1st: Aaron Pico (California) dec. Cody LeCount (Indiana), 4-0, 4-0 3rd: Josh Maruca (Pennsylvania) pinned Tyler Berger (Oregon), 1-3, 3-1, 1:54 5th: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. John Kenyon (Idaho), 3-2, 2-0 7th: Michael Olsen (Kansas) tech. fall Jose Champagne (Indiana), 2-6, 8-0, 6-0 138: 1st: Anthony Valenica (California) dec. Pat Duggan (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 5-1 3rd: Ronnie Gentile (New Jersey) dec. Dewaylon Barnes (Oklahoma), 1-2, 6-0, 6-1 5th: Josh Shields (Pennsylvania) dec. Jacob Woodard (Iowa), 3-1, 3-2 7th: Chris Weiler (Pennsylvania) pinned Thomas Dutton (New York), 2-6, 1:09 145: 1st: Fox Baldwin (Florida) dec. Mason Manville (Minnesota), 0-3, 5-1, 5-3 3rd: Nicholas Villarreal (California) dec. John Leal (California), 0-6, 2-0, 2-0 5th: Zach Kelly (Pennsylvania) dec. Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma), 0-6, 6-8, 3-2 7th: Mack Short (Minnesota) pinned Alec Wyatt (Colorado), 7-0, 2-4, 1:08 152: 1st: Mark Hall (Michigan) dec. Myles Martin (New Jersey), 1-0, 3-1 3rd: Ethan Tursini (Arizona) dec. Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), 6-0, 1-1, 4-1 5th: Josef Johnson (New Jersey) dec. J.P. Newton (Ohio), 3-4, 6-2, 10-6 7th: Bobby Reece (Washington) dec. Joshua Ugalde (New Jersey), 5-4, 6-0 160: 1st: Bo Nickal (Texas) dec. Kimball Bastian (Utah), 1-1, 1-0 3rd: T.J. Ohara (Minnesota) dec. Drew Doak (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 3-0 5th: Gage Stallworth (Oklahoma) dec. Tyler Mann (Arkansas), 7-1, 5-3 7th: Jackson Graham (Minnesota) dec. Jacen Petersen (Montana) ID 170: 1st: Ryan Christensen (Washington) dec. Chandler Rogers (Washington), 3-1, 2-1 3rd: Robert Steveson (Indiana) dec. Angus Arthur (Michigan), 1-4, 3-2, 7-0 5th: Daniel Vitale (Minnesota) dec. Jared Langley (Kansas), 0-2, 1-0, 3-1 7th: Chance Cooper (Missouri) pinned Dale Hilleman (Iowa), 7-0, 1:00 182: 1st: Michael Pixley (Missouri) dec. Chip Ness (Georgia), 2-1, 5-3 3rd: Justan Rivera (Georgia) pinned Tyler Johnson (Illinois), 3-1, 1:45 5th: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) dec. Armani Robinson (Ohio), 4-0, 1-0 7th: Blake Andrews (Texas) dec. Colton Wegner (Illinois) 4-1, ID 195: 1st: Lance Benick (Minnesota) tech. fall Landon Pelham (Michigan), 7-0, 6-0 3rd: Mario Galvan (Kansas) dec. Robert Enmon (Florida), 1-0, 1-2, 1-0 5th: BJ Hurst (South Carolina) dec. Dennis Breeding (Ohio), 0-8, 2-1, 1-1 7th: Matthew Olauson (Maryland) tech. fall Chris Tangora (New York), 6-0, 6-0 220: 1st: Roy Nash (Utah) dec. Kyler Childers (Oklahoma), 4-1, 4-0 3rd: Christian Jenco (New Jersey) dec. Dalton Campbell (Alabama), 6-2, 8-1 5th: Connor Tolley (Indiana) pinned Kaleb Staack (Iowa), 1:38 7th: Parker Knapp (Ohio) dec. Zachary Dec.beck (Oklahoma), 5-2, 2-0 285: 1st: Wyatt Spears (Oregon) dec. Nicky Allegretti (Illinois), 2-0, 4-0 3rd: Tanner Farmer (Illinois) tech. fall Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana), 7-0, 0-5, 8-0 5th: Jake Marnin (Iowa) dec. Billy Miller (Ohio), 0-4, 2-1, 1-0 7th: Jake Gunning (Pennsylvania) dec. Xyah Ra (Missouri), 0-2, 3-1, 2-0

Bo Nickal, pictured with Lee Kemp, was named Outstanding Wrestler (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) FARGO, N.D. -- Four wrestlers entered Friday's Cadet National freestyle finals in Fargo with the opportunity to win a Cadet Triple Crown. All four came out victorious. Wisconsin's Hunter Marko (94), California's Aaron Pico (132), Texas' Bo Nickal (160), and Minnesota's Lance Benick (195) won Cadet National freestyle titles on Friday to cap off a Cadet Triple Crown, which is Cadet National titles in all three styles, folkstyle, Greco-Roman, and freestyle. Only 13 wrestlers have ever accomplished the feat at the Cadet level. Marko, a Wisconsin native who trains at the PINnacle School of Wrestling in Minnesota, claimed his Cadet Triple Crown by shutting out Nick Lukanich of Illinois in the finals at 94 pounds. Marko took the first period 1-0 and closed out the victory with a 4-0 second-period win. Pico, who is ranked as the nation's No. 2 overall incoming freshman, doubled up as a Cadet National Greco and freestyle champion in Fargo for the second straight year. He was dominant in the early part of the week in the Greco-Roman competition, picking up OW honors. The 15-year-old Pico was almost as dominant in the freestyle competition, picking up six wins by technical fall, one by fall, and two by decision. He registered a shutout in the finals, 4-0, 4-0, over Indiana's Cody LeCount. Nickal, a state champion and two-time state finalist for Allen High School in Texas, gave up the first point in his finals match against Cadet National Greco-Roman champion Kimball Bastian, but shut down the Utah wrestler the rest of the way, winning the first period 1-1 and the second period 1-0. Nickal, a FILA Cadet National runner-up in freestyle and Greco-Roman this past spring, earned Most Outstanding Wrestler honors in the Cadet National freestyle competition. Minnesota's Lance Benick won 7-0, 6-0 in the finals at 195 (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Benick, a state champion for Totino-Grace High School in Minnesota, was the final wrestler to win a Cadet Triple, and did so in dominant fashion at 195 pounds. He won all seven of his matches by fall or technical fall, and gave up points in only one of his matches. In the finals he earned a technical fall shutout over Michigan's Landon Pelham, the same wrestler Benick defeated four days earlier in the Cadet National Greco-Roman finals. Benick was one of three InterMat JJ Classic champions to claim a Cadet National freestyle title on Friday, along with Seth Gross (126) and Mark Hall (152). Both Gross and Hall were state champions this past season for Apple Valley High School in Minnesota. Minnesota's Seth Gross won his second Fargo title (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)For Gross, it was his second straight Cadet National freestyle title in Fargo. He captured his crown by defeating Michigan's Cole Weaver in the finals at 126 in a rematch of the Cadet National Greco finals won by Weaver. The first period went to Weaver, who scored with a couple one-point takedowns. Gross used a three-point move in the second period, which ended 4-4. Weaver scored a one-point takedown early in the third period, but Gross scored two points off a counter, and tacked on two more points to win the period 4-3 and claim his second Fargo title. Hall, who is ranked as the nation's No. 1 incoming freshman, defeated New Jersey's Myles Martin in two periods, 1-0, 3-1. Hall won the first period from the leg clinch after neither wrestler scored in the first two minutes. He used two takedowns and a turn in the second to win the period 3-1. It was Hall's second win over Martin this year, having beaten him in three periods at FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle this past spring. In addition to the four Cadet Triple Crown winners who all won double titles in Fargo, three other wrestlers claimed double titles in Fargo by winning the Cadet National freestyle competition on Friday. Those wrestlers were Pennsylvania's Devin Schnupp (88), Utah's Roy Nash (220), and Oregon's Wyatt Spears (285). Schnupp, who will be a freshman at Warwick High School in Pennsylvania, capped off his double titles with a three-period victory over Maryland's Michael Doetsch. The first period went to Doetsch, who stole the period in the closing second with a two-point tilt. Scnupp won the second period, 2-1, scoring a one-point takedown and one-point gut wrench. Schnupp scored a point off a pushout in the first minute, but Doetsch took the lead 2-1 with a two-point tilt. Schnupp added a takedown to make it 2-2, but was still trailing due to Doetsch's two-point move. However, Schnupp got a two-point tilt of his own in the closing seconds to win the period and the match. Nash, a Western Regional double champion, cruised to his freestyle title at 220 pounds, outscoring Oklahoma's Kyler Childers 8-1 in two periods. He was a USA Wrestling Schoolboy Nationals double champion in 2010. Spears, who attends Sheldon High School in Oregon, shut out Illinois' Nicky Allegretti, 2-0, 4-0, in the finals at 285 pounds. Pennsylvania won the Cadet freestyle team title with 66 points, finishing nine points in front of Cadet National Duals double champion Illinois. Individual champions for Pennsylvania were Schnupp (88) and Scott Parker (106). Parker earned his title by defeating Oklahoma's Kaid Brock in three periods. Parker claimed the first period by scoring a one-point takedown with 20 seconds remaining. The second period went to Brock, who threw Parker to his back for three and nearly pinned him. But the third period was all Parker as he used a three-point move and one-point takedown to win 4-0. California had the most individual champions with three. All three wrestle for St. John Bosco. California's three champions: Anthony Valenica, Zahid Valencia, and Aaron Pico (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)In addition to Triple Crown winner Pico, California's other champions were the Valencia brothers, Zahid (113) and Anthony (138). The two brothers made California wrestling history earlier this year as the only two freshman brothers ever to win a state championship in the same year. Zahid Valencia's title on Friday at 113 pounds came over New Jersey's Charles Tucker. Valenica needed only two points in two periods, winning 1-0, 1-0. He scored with lightning-fast attacks and shut down Tucker's offense. Valenica finished this past season ranked No. 1 nationally at 106 pounds. Anthony Valenica came back from a loss in pool competition to win the title at 138 pounds. His victory in the finals came over one of the nation's top sophomores, Pat Duggan of Pennsylvania. Valencia outscored Duggan 6-1 in his two-period victory. Illinois' Miguel Silva earned the championship at 100 pounds with a victory in three periods over New Jersey's Kyle Bierdumpfel. In the third period Silva countered a Bierdumpfel double leg and chin-whipped Bierdumpfel to his back, picking up three points. Bierdumpfel added a one-point takedown, but it was not enough as Silva held on for the win. It marked the second runner-up finish this week for the Eclipse-trained Bierdumpfel, who lost to Minnesota's Mitchell McKee in the Greco-Roman finals on Monday. In a battle of two of the nation's top 10 wrestlers in the Class of 2015, Ohio's Matthew Kolodzik upended Oklahoma's Joe Smith in two periods at 120 pounds. The first period went to the leg clinch after a scoreless two minutes. Smith, the son of Oklahoma State coach John Smith, had choice and the dominant position, but was unable to capitalize as Kolodzik not only avoided the takedown, but scored a three-point move to seal the period. The second period was all Kolodzik as he scored a one-point takedown before transitioning into a two-point turn that he used to roll to a 6-0 second-period shutout. Florida's Fox Baldwin spoiled Minnesota's Mason Manville's chance at becoming a Fargo double champion this week by winning a hard-fought match in three periods. Manville had beaten Baldwin in their two previous meetings this year, once at FILA Cadet Nationals and once at Cadet National Duals. Manville looked to be in control of Friday's match, winning the first period 3-0 and getting the first takedown in the second period. But Baldwin, who owns a high school record of 171-9 over the past three seasons, battled back and found a way to win. Baldwin, who went 9-0 with six pins and two tech falls, scored the most classification points of any wrestler in the tournament. He also notched a win over California state champion Niko Villarreal in pool competition. Ryan Christensen defeated fellow Washington wrestler Chandler Rogers, 3-1, 2-1, in the finals at 170 pounds, turning around the result of the Cadet Greco-Roman finals match won by Rogers. Missouri's Michael Pixley, a Cadet National finalist in all three styles this year, earned his second Cadet National title this year by defeating Georgia's Chip Ness in the finals at 182 pounds. Pixley won Cadet National titles in folkstyle and freestyle, and finished runner-up on Monday in the Greco-Roman competition. Finals Results: 88: Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) dec. Michael Doetsch (Maryland), 1-2, 2-1, 4-2 94: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) dec. Nick Lukanich (Illinois), 1-0, 4-0 100: Miguel Silva (Illinois) dec. Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey), 4-1, 1-5, 3-1 106: Scott Parker (Pennsylvania) dec. Kaid Brock (Oklahoma), 1-0, 1-4, 4-0 113: Zahid Valencia (California) dec. Charles Tucker (New Jersey), 1-0, 1-0 120: Matthew Kolodzik (Ohio) dec. Joe Smith (Oklahoma), 3-0, 6-0 126: Seth Gross (Minnesota) dec. Cole Weaver (Michigan), 0-2, 4-4, 4-3 132: Aaron Pico (California) dec. Cody LeCount (Indiana), 4-0, 4-0 138: Anthony Valencia (California) dec. Pat Duggan (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 5-1 145: Fox Baldwin (Florida) dec. Mason Manville (Minnesota), 0-3, 5-1, 5-3 152: Mark Hall (Michigan) dec. Myles Martin (New Jersey), 1-0, 3-1 160: Bo Nickal (Texas) dec. Kimball Bastian (Utah), 1-1, 1-0 170: Ryan Christensen (Washington) dec. Chandler Rogers (Washington), 3-1, 2-1 182: Michael Pixley (Missouri) dec. Chip Ness (Georgia), 2-1, 5-3 195: Lance Benick (Minnesota) dec. Landon Pelham (Michigan), 7-0, 6-0 220: Roy Nash (Utah) dec. Kyler Childers (Oklahoma), 4-1, 4-0 285: Wyatt Spears (Oregon) dec. Nicky Allegretti (Illinois), 2-0, 4-0 Junior National freestyle finals set Pool competition in the Junior freestyle competition wrapped up on Friday night, and the finals are now set. Illinois' Nkoski Moody (106) and Michigan's Adam Coon (285) will be in search of Junior Triple Crowns on Saturday. Moody was a Junior Triple Crown winner a year ago and is looking to become the first two-time Junior Triple Crown winner. 100: Carlos Fuentez (Illinois) vs. Tanner Rohweder (Iowa) 106: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) vs. Paul Mascarenas (New Mexico) 113: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) vs. Adrian Cordova (Colorado) 120: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) vs. Zac Hall (Michigan) 126: Cory Clark (Iowa) vs. Joey McKenna (New Jersey) 132: Zane Richards (Illinois) vs. Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania) 138: Quinton Murphy (New York) vs. Bryce Brill (Illinois) 145: Anthony Collica (Ohio) vs. Austin Eads (Missouri) 152: Josh Llopez (Maryland) vs. Yoanse Mejia (Florida) 160: Isaiah Martinez (California) vs. Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) 170: Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma) vs. Micah Barnes (Minnesota) 182: Jordan Rogers (Washington) vs. Glenn Climmons (Georgia) 195: Sam Brooks (Illinois) vs. Broc Berge (Minnesota) 220: J'den Cox (Missouri) vs. Michael Swider (Illinois) 285: Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. Donte Winfield (Indiana)

FARGO, N.D. -- Seventeen champions were crowned in the Cadet National freestyle competition on Friday in Fargo. InterMat will be providing a Day 7 recap. Please check back. Finals Results: 88: Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) dec. Michael Doetsch (Maryland), 1-2, 2-1, 4-2 94: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) dec. Nick Lukanich (Illinois), 1-0, 4-0 100: Miguel Silva (Illinois) dec. Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey), 4-1, 1-5, 3-1 106: Scott Parker (Pennsylvania) dec. Kaid Brock (Oklahoma), 1-0, 1-4, 4-0 113: Zahid Valencia (California) dec. Charles Tucker (New Jersey), 1-0, 1-0 120: Matthew Kolodzik (Ohio) dec. Joe Smith (Oklahoma), 3-0, 6-0 126: Seth Gross (Minnesota) dec. Cole Weaver (Michigan), 0-2, 4-4, 4-3 132: Aaron Pico (California) dec. Cody LeCount (Indiana), 4-0, 4-0 138: Anthony Valencia (California) dec. Pat Duggan (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 5-1 145: Fox Baldwin (Florida) dec. Mason Manville (Minnesota), 0-3, 5-1, 5-3 152: Mark Hall (Michigan) dec. Myles Martin (New Jersey), 1-0, 3-1 160: Bo Nickal (Texas) dec. Kimball Bastian (Utah), 1-1, 1-0 170: Ryan Christensen (Washington) dec. Chandler Rogers (Washington), 3-1, 2-1 182: Michael Pixley (Missouri) dec. Chip Ness (Georgia), 2-1, 5-3 195: Lance Benick (Minnesota) dec. Landon Pelham (Michigan), 7-0, 6-0 220: Roy Nash (Utah) dec. Kyler Childers (Oklahoma), 4-1, 4-0 285: Wyatt Spears (Oregon) dec. Nicky Allegretti (Illinois), 2-0, 4-0

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FARGO, N.D. -- The Cadet National freestyle finals matchups are set. Four wrestlers will be in search of a Cadet Triple Crown. Those wrestlers include Wisconsin’s Hunter Marko (94), California's Aaron Pico (132), Texas' Bo Nickal (160) and Minnesota's Lance Benick (195). Six other Cadet National freestyle finalists claimed Greco-Roman titles on Monday, and will be in search of double titles this afternoon. Those wrestlers are Pennsylvania's Devin Schnupp (88), Michigan's Cole Weaver (126), Minnesota's Mason Manville (145), Utah's Kimball Bastian (160), Washington's Chandler Rogers (170), Utah's Roy Nash (220), and Oregon's Wyatt Spears (285). The finals are scheduled for 2 p.m. CT. 88: Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) vs. Michael Doetsch (Maryland) 94: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) vs. Nick Lukanich (Illinois) 100: Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey) vs. Miguel Silva (Illinois) 106: Kaid Brock (Oklahoma) vs. Scott Parker (Pennsylvania) 113: Charles Tucker (New Jersey) vs. Zahid Valencia (California) 120: Joe Smith (Oklahoma) vs. Matthew Kolodzik (Ohio) 126: Cole Weaver (Michigan) vs. Seth Gross (Minnesota) 132: Aaron Pico (California) vs. Cody LeCount (Indiana) 138: Anthony Valencia (California) vs. Pat Duggan (Pennsylvania) 145: Mason Manville (Minnesota) vs. Fox Baldwin (Florida) 152: Mark Hall (Michigan) vs. Myles Martin (New Jersey) 160: Bo Nickal (Texas) vs. Kimball Bastian (Utah) 170: Chandler Rogers (Washington) vs. Ryan Christensen (Washington) 182: Michael Pixley (Missouri) vs. Chip Ness (Georgia) 195: Lance Benick (Minnesota) vs. Landon Pelham (Michigan) 220: Roy Nash (Utah) vs. Kyler Childers (Oklahoma) 285: Wyatt Spears (Oregon) vs. Nicky Allegretti (Illinois)

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