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InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Q: The UFC is going to ruin wrestling. -- Steven R. Foley: In addition to being pilloried by the wrestling community for mentioning jiu-jitsu, a few of you have also contacted me with your disdain, or lack of appreciation for, mixed martial arts. You say you don't like the UFC because it "definitely" tugs away our wrestling studs from the mats. The evidence, you say, is in just how many of our top competitors have ended up inside the cage. Lance Palmer, Bubba Jenkins and Steve Mocco all have enjoyed success on the mat, but stepped away from wrestling to sign contracts and become cage fighters. Palmer and Bubba J are undefeated and have a very good chance of being brought into the UFC within the next six months. Mocco is just getting his start, but many people expect big things. The exodus of this trio and others does indicate that there is less talent available to our teams at the international level, but does fewer wrestlers mean that we are going to experience a downturn in results? And does the attraction of MMA mean fewer wrestlers entering into college programs? Let's take a look at the USA's golden boy, World champion Jordan Burroughs. He is a DECENT wrestler and will likely hold down the 74-kilo spot for the next four years (likely challengers to the throne include Tyler Caldwell and Andrew Howe). Knowing they'd never start, would it then be ridiculous for a fourth or fifth string 74-kilo wrestler to leave the pipeline and take a payday in the cage? Would you fault Tyler Caldwell for doing the same? I wouldn't, and if that wrestler-turned-fighter does well inside the cage and makes headlines for the sport -- as many of our college wrestling alums do -- that should equate to recruiting young fight fans into wrestling. As Bellator lightweight champion Mike Chandler told me, "When kids ask me how to become a good fighter I tell them to wrestle their way through college, and then think about fighting." The results for Team USA have also never been better (h/t Zeke Jones). Team America placed third at the World Cup in May and is in position to finish among the top three teams at the Olympic Games, which would meet or surpass most any of our finishes in history. No downturn there. I do get it, the sport of MMA, and the popular promotions like UFC can seem like too much: Too much blood, too much trash talking, too much bullshit. But there are limited resources in wrestling and until that changes SOME of the guys you see competing in the NCAA tournament (less the .01 percent) will turn to MMA. That's about the same number of wrestlers who leave the sport to sell medical supplies. They are both wealthier than journalists. If you want to subject yourself to a compelling sales pitch, listen to the Guy on Girl podcast featuring Aisha Tyler and UFC President Dana White. It's a long and annoying interview, but fighting newbie Tyler asks basic questions which allows White to open up on the differences to boxing, his love of jiu-jitsu and YES his admiration for college wrestlers. Here's the gist, Dana White took the red pill and so should you. Foley: Question to readers: What would be your reaction if Strikeforce heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier dropped to 205 pounds? See article. Q: From what I have read online about "Foxcatcher"the focus of the movie is on the life of John du Pont rather than on the life of Dave Schultz. Will "Foxcatcher" actually be a wrestling movie or will wrestling take a back seat? Also, I enjoyed reading "A Season on the Mat" by Nolan Zavoral. What are your favorite wrestling books? -- John T. Foley: I think you are right. The compelling story is about the madness of John du Pont and what USA Wrestling did to endorse his behavior in exchange for cash. That's going to be in the movie, and I think it should be as it proves to be a powerful lesson in the power of money to corrupt and endanger ideals, and in extreme cases a human life. John du Pont was a crazy shithead, to that we all agree. What the movie is sure to depict is that countering crazy was the large, warm heart of Dave Schultz. Every good story has a conflict between good and evil and Dave is certain to be on the other side of du Pont's evil. If the script is written in the way I imagine then it won't matter if the movie has a ton of realistic wrestling scenes, the heart of Dave Schultz, the thing that most people remember about him, will come through on screen. There will likely never be a movie about wrestling that does justice to the severity of the sport's physical and mental anguish and the character that develops from sacrifice. With Bennett Miller's "Foxcatcher," the scenes of wrestling might even be questionable to poor in realism (Channing Tatum, has started training at the NYC for his role as Mark Schultz), but moviegoers will get a chance to feel the courage, struggle and empathy of one of our sport's biggest names. For me I'd rather have audiences attach to themselves to the story of Dave Schultz than have a movie with realistic wrestling scenes. It'll be a story that we'll be proud to share with friends outside of wrestling. I was reading the Zavoral book at the same time I was watching Iowa: The Season on ESPN. If you love pull quotes (and I do) you'll especially like this one from then assistant coach Tom Brands on Josh Budke after the latter lost his wrestleo-ff, "Don't feel sorry for him ... He doesn't deserve anything. The only thing you deserve is what you earn." Cold. I can't remember who it was, but we had a guy on our team who used to bust his ass but never quite crack the starting lineup. His nickname: Budke. I'd love to know what the real Budke is up to now. Please email if you know! Favorite wrestling book? Hmm. "Vision Quest" or the aforementioned "A Season on the Mat." However, "Vision Quest" was about sex and religion, but we'll have more on that in a special pre-Olympics mailbag. Q: Jordan Burroughs vs. Lee Kemp ... who takes it? -- Jim R. Foley: I love the intensity of Lee Kemp and they have a similar style, but nothing is stopping Jordan Burroughs. All he sees is GOLD! Q: Watching some old Fargo highlights. What's the deal with the rubber chicken? Any other teams have that tradition? -- Jesse Foley: In my saddest admission of guilt, I've only been to Fargo twice, once to recruit and the other time to catch some sleep on a 24-hour road trip from western Montana back to Chicago. That trip was pretty epic in its own right. I was traveling with two college teammates, and facing the dread of 24 hours in a car together we stopped at a Barnes and Noble and purchased the newest version of Trivial Pursuit. We bet $5 a point, with each number of correct answers more than the next guy counting in your favor. We went through EVERY SINGLE QUESTION and when we arrived back in Chicago my roommate was forced to visit the ATM and make a handsome withdraw. I was able to pitch in for gas, but the money-making wasn't over. A few weeks later my roommate and I were able to hustle a few friends when they saw Trivial Pursuit under our coffee table and challenged us to a game. Losers picked up the tab for beers and dinner. Playing on the same team was the most unfair thing I've ever been a part of. And it was MARVELOUS. Them: "What name did the meaner of Cinderella's stepsisters call her in the story by Charles Perrault?" Me: "Are you kidding me? Wow, that's tough as shit! I'm gonna go with my gut on this one, 'Ashputtle?'" Them: "What the ..." The Maryland team would throw the rubber chicken on the mat every time one of their wrestlers won Fargo. They no longer follow that tradition. Q: Mike Zadick was recently replaced by Ryan Morningstar on the Iowa coaching staff. I never thought I'd see the day Tom Brands replaced Zadick on his staff. I imagine it wasn't easy, just like I'm sure it wasn't easy when Joe McFarland replaced Kirk Trost and Mike Kulczycki on Michigan's coaching staff. Zadick was quoted in an article written by Andy Hamilton as saying, "It's kind of like I was walking around the backside of a horse and he kicked me. ... I've been kicked by a horse before, (and) that's kind of the way I feel." Were you surprised by this move? And have you heard whether Zadick is going to stay in Iowa City or join a different coaching staff? -- Mike C. Foley: The change of coaches at Michigan ended up paying off. Sean Bormet and Donny Pritzalff turned a program that had recently soured into the landing spot for top-ranked recruit Taylor Massa, a slew of Olympic-level talent, and not to mention an improved performance at Big Tens and the NCAA tournament. McFarland was in a terrible predicament, but I can all but guarantee you that Kirk Trost is excelling in his new career and that the two of them have maintained their friendship. Kulczycki is running the Wrestling Factory in Cleveland, and according to one parent I talked to, things seem to be going pretty well. His words were flattering, "It's the best club in Ohio." Mike Zadick was recently replaced on the Iowa coaching staff (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)A week after removing Zadick from the coaching staff Tom Brands signed a five-year, $1.25 million contract extension with the Hawkeyes. (That's NOT including incentive bonuses.) You don't have to be brilliant to know that there was some give-and-take during the contract negotiations. It's conceivable, though not confirmed, that the AD asked Brands to make some changes to his staff. The team hasn't won the NCAA team title since 2010, which signals to higher-ups that a change, even a minor re-composition of the coaching staff, is needed in order to generate new results. I don't think Brands made the decision lightly, but I also don't think he thought he owed anything to Zadick. Remember ... "Don't feel sorry for him ... He doesn't deserve anything. The only thing you deserve is what you earn." Pop Culture/Hate Mail Halftime Wrestling is in Fargo this week and because I know that you can't think of our beloved host city without conjuring up an image of Peter Stormare shoving a leg into a wood chipper ... (NSFW) Foley: Readers respond to my prediction that Anthony Robles would beat Jack Cuvo. Here are a few responses ... "As always, I LOVE your mailbag column on InterMat. However, you are CRAZY if you think Robles would ever beat Cuvo. If you ever saw Cuvo wrestle, you'd know that he would run Robles into the ground, GUARANTEED!! Cuvo wins, 10-6, in a good bout." -- Mark S. "Wow. Cuvo vs. Robles? Remember Cuvo was a beast on his feet. How does he take Robles down? I gotta go with my fellow PA brethren." -- @CoachPrebes "Cuvo may have been the best conditioned collegiate wrestler ever. He always found a way to win. Down by 8 going into the third period it was a win for him. However he wasn't able to get out on bottom at times. That makes this a great match up. Could come down to the coin toss, when Robles gets on top and how a ref calls stalling." -- gutfirst Q: What do you think of this graph? -- @Derek_Sickles Foley: The first thing I noticed was how short the financial indicator is for the future success of wrestling. I'd bet that the exact opposite is true, that the likelihood of excelling in wrestling is correlative to a LACK of money. Every team I've been on has had wealthy kids in the lineup and they typically don't make it nearly as far as the guys who had less growing up. Not to say they aren't as tough, its just that there is less to fight for when the cards come up ACES regardless of how well you do on the mat or in the classroom. That bleeds into their wrestling output. The graph is a little misleading. Each host country in wrestling is given at least four spots in the Olympic wrestling portion of the games. There is a lot that can factor into performance at the Games, but putting a decent athlete into the wrestling portion, especially at weaker weight classes with random draws, and you're bound to get a few place-winners. That likelihood increases when you consider that three of the last four Olympic Games were in countries with strong wrestling credentials (USA, Australia, Greece and China.) Home crowd, less travel, weaker weights, random draws and kinder officiating will help most host countries, though the British are TOTALLY SCREWED. Q: I know I am late to the game on this since changes are constantly being made to allow "more champions" in high school sports, but what do you think of states adding additional classes in a sport like wrestling? I am from Illinois and a few years back we went from two classes to three and I didn't even like the idea of two classes. Wrestling at its core is an individual sport and most of us remember our career marks much more vividly then we remember our team records. I just can't get behind a state saying that a kid from a bigger school has an advantage in a sport where team size has nothing to do with anything. Not to mention the muddying of the recruiting waters by adding more "state champions" every year. (As a disclaimer I went to a high school with under 600 students total.) -- Eric C. Foley: Everyone being a winner is what will eventually lead to the implosion of America. China, India, and Russia are not nearly as dangerous as our own decadence and apathy towards excellence. At one misguided point in my life I was pursuing a Ph.D. in higher education -- the pedagogy of learning and all that nonsense. I'd already earned the master's degree, but two weeks into my new program I knew that it wasn't right when I had the following exchange with my professor: Prompt: Several of the 10-year-old boys in your school are suffering from weight issues. What steps can be taken to curb their weight gain while also making sure that they feel confident in their body image? Prof: Does anyone have any ideas on programs we could introduce at this school? Me: Strap them to a treadmill and push the "INCREASE" buttons. Prof: Well that isn't going to show him how to live a healthy life ... Me: Yes it will. He'll lose weight. Prof: He'll hate running and lose self-confidence. Me: He really shouldn't have too much self-confidence; he's an obese fifth-grader. And who the hell doesn't like running around when they're in fifth grade? Prof: Nothing is possible without self-confidence, Mr. Foley. Me: Maybe. But we can't hand this kid a pill for skinniness. He's consumed too many calories and now he needs to work them off. This isn't complicated. Prof: Well what do you ... Me: (interrupting) I know plenty of self-critical people who've done just fine. I like miserable people. Prof: Anybody else with ideas on how to make sure our fifth-graders don't find themselves losing self-confidence or getting bullied. Girl: We could construct a series of marginal goals and give him a consistent diet of affirmations ... Affirm ... what?! (head explodes) I shut my laptop and never came back to class. No official dropout, no explanation, I just never came back. It seemed I was being indoctrinated into the idea that education wasn't about learning new things or correcting behavior, but it was about making sure we taught the kids to lie to themselves. Fat? No, sweetie you're a big-boned victim. Bad at math? We'll give you easier questions. Oh, and here is your day's Ritalin. We don't need more divisions for wrestling or any sport. I can see that the playoff system might become a little difficult, but making it higher on the rung would just take on more meaning rather than devaluing the title of "state champion." You are NOT a snowflake. You are NOT special.

California's Zahid Valencia remains unbeaten in freestyle (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) Cadet Freestyle FARGO, N.D. -- The Cadet Nationals narrowed down to the All-American wrestlers in each weight on Thursday evening. Wrestling on Friday morning, starting at 9 a.m. local time, will set up the medal matches to be contested from 2-5 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. 88: Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) has made his second final of the week, while in the other pool it will come down to tomorrow morning’s match between Dalton Roberts (Michigan) and Michael Doetsch (Maryland) to determine the opposition. 94: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) still controls his destiny on the way to a Cadet Triple Crown, as he moves to 6-0 and is one match away from the final, where his opponent would be John Lukanich (Illinois). Lukanich is also 6-0, yet to lose a period. 100: Pool A has reached the round-robin stages, where FILA Cadet double All-American Ty Lucas (Florida) already has a win. Also in good position is returning runner-up Miguel Silva, Jr. (Illinois). Four wrestlers remain in Pool B, with only Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey) undefeated. The incoming freshman was second in Greco-Roman, and has only given up points in one of twelve periods that he has wrestled. 106: Pool A has reached the round-robin stages, where returning third place finisher Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri) already has a win. After being dominant in the first six matches, he took home a three period slugfest over Greco runner-up Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania) 3-2, 1-2, 8-7. Those two wrestlers are joined by the 7-0 Kaid Brock (Oklahoma), who had not given up a point until the most recent match. Four wrestlers remain in Pool B, with Pennsylvania natives Scott Parker and A.C. Headlee both being undefeated; Parker has yet to give up a single point, and already beat returning runner-up Austin Assad (Ohio), with returning All-American Headlee being extended to three periods the last two matches. Assad will face Headlee next round, while Parker faces Brian Rossi (Illinois). 113: Four wrestlers remain in Pool A, with three remaining undefeated. Michael Cullen (Illinois) and defending champion Stevan Micic (Indiana) are both 7-0, neither have lost a period to date, and will face each other in round eight. Also undefeated at 6-0 is Zahid Valencia (California), and he’ll wrestle Ryan Friedman (Maryland). Likewise, four wrestlers remain in Pool B; where undefeated wrestlers Coy Ozias (Virginia), champion in Greco, and Charles Tucker (New Jersey) will battle in round eight. All-Americans with a loss are Jens Lantz (Wisconsin) and Drake Foster (Idaho). 120: Four remain in Pool A with Joe Smith (Oklahoma) and returning All-American Brandon James (Indiana) undefeated at 7-0 in the tournament, and James has only given up points in one period over two days of competition. Returning All-American Matthew Kolodzik (Ohio) is the lone undefeated wrestler in Pool B, where five wrestlers remain alive in the competition; Kolodzik has a 6-0 record allowing only one point tournament to date. Also clinching an All-American finish is Super 32 champion Michael Kemerer (Pennsylvania) who has drawn the bye in round eight. 126: Pool A is down to the four All-Americans, with defending champion Seth Gross (Minnesota) and Richard Screptock (Ohio) undefeated and facing off in round eight. Gross had wins today over the other two All-Americans, Nicholas Gil (Illinois) and Logan Massa (Michigan). Likewise Pool B is down to All-Americans with undefeated wrestlers Jacob Rubio (Texas) and Cole Weaver (Michigan), the Greco champ, facing off in round eight. 132: Four wrestlers remain in Pool A, with the pair of undefeated wrestlers -- Cody LeCount (Indiana) and Josh Maruca (Pennsylvania) set to face off in round eight. LeCount beat both other All-Americans, Michael Olsen (Kansas) and Nick Reenan (Texas) in competition this evening. Pool B is in the round-robin stages, where returning All-American Tyler Berger (Oregon) already had one of his six pins tournament to date carried forward. Berger has only one match not end in a fall, but that went three periods. Also undefeated in this pool is Aaron Pico (California), seeking a fourth Fargo stop sign, who has shredded the field with six shutout technical falls. 138: With Jon-Jay Chavez (California) defaulting out due to injury, All-Americans have been determined in Pool A. Dewaylon Barnes (Oklahoma) and Chris Weiler (Pennsylvania) will earn podium spots having lost in the tournament, while Patrick Duggan (Pennsylvania) and Jacob Woodard (Iowa) face off as undefeated wrestlers; Duggan allowing only one point to date, Woodard none. Pool B is into the round-robin, where Josh Shields (Pennsylvania) has a win over Ronnie Gentile (New Jersey), and Gentile has a win over Anthony Valencia (California). In both matches, the win was by decision and the loser has scored. Finalist scenarios: Shields in on win, Valencia in on win with Shields scoring, Gentile in on Valencia win by shutout. 145: Pool A has reached the round-robin, where Mason Manville (Minnesota) is undefeated through six matches, all wins by shutout technical fall or pin. Also in the round-robin is Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma) and John Leal (California). Leal lost early to Weston Dobler (North Dakota), who did not earn All-American honors, so that is irrelevant right now. Down to four wrestlers is Pool B, where a showdown of undefeated wrestlers who have yet to give a point -- all wins by pins and technical falls -- looms in round seven. That would be between returning All-American Niko Villarreal (California) and Pan-Am champion Fox Baldwin (Florida). Also undefeated is Zach Kelly (Pennsylvania), while Mack Short (Minnesota) rounds out those remaining. 152: Mark Hall (Michigan) is the lone undefeated wrestler among the four remaining in Pool A, while five wrestlers remain in Pool B with two left undefeated. Those wrestlers, J.P. Newton (Ohio) and Myles Martin (New Jersey) face off in round seven. Martin has yet to give up a point in the tournament. 160: Greco-Roman champion Kimball Bastian (Utah) is the lone undefeated wrestler remaining among the five that remain after six rounds from Pool A competition, while two undefeated wrestlers remain from the four overall left in Pool B. Seeking a Triple Crown, Bo Nickal (Texas) went five matches with all pins or shutout technical falls before finally giving up points in round six, but he is still undefeated. Joining him as undefeated is Tyler Mann (Arkansas), who is the first ever Fargo All-American from that state. 170: The round-robin has been reached after six rounds in Pool A, where Robert Steveson (Indiana) already has a win carried forward over Jared Langley (Kansas). Though the favorite here is Chandler Rogers (Washington), who seeks a freestyle title to go with the two that he has won as a Cadet in Greco-Roman. Rogers went to the third period in round five against Nathan Marek (Oklahoma), who then dropped a match to Steveson and failed to All-American. In Pool B, four wrestlers remain alive with returning All-American Daniel Vitale (Minnesota) and Greco-Roman runner-up Ryan Christensen (Washington) being undefeated. 182: Four wrestlers remain in Pool A, with folkstyle champion Michael Pixley (Missouri) and Armani Robinson (Ohio) having undefeated records. Five wrestlers remain in Pool B, with Chip Ness (Georgia) and Tyler Johnson (Illinois) having undefeated records; Ness has the bye in round six, so the All-Americans will be determined then. 195: The round-robin has commenced in both pools, where one of the three matches has been wrestled in each of the situations. Robert Enmon (Florida) won by fall over B.J. Hurst (South Carolina) in Pool A, where Lance Benick (Minnesota) is also involved and seeks a Triple Crown. In Pool B, Landon Pelham (Michigan) carries a win over Mario Galvan (Kansas), while Dennis Breeding (Ohio) is also involved. Greco-Roman runner-up Pelham lost earlier in the tournament to a wrestler that did not earn All-American honors, and now has the inside position to the final. 220: Two of the three round-robin matches in Pool A have been wrestled, and the remaining match between returning All-American Christian Jenco (New Jersey) and Greco champion Roy Nash (Utah) will decide the finalist. It also down to one match in Pool B, where the two remaining wrestlers are undefeated Kyler Childers (Oklahoma) and Dalton Campbell (Alabama). Childers has yet to give up a point in the event, while Campbell lost in the second to a wrestler that did not earn All-American honors. 285: Four wrestlers remain in Pool A, where Greco-Roman champion Wyatt Spears (Oregon) is the lone undefeated wrestler remaining. Spears faces FILA Cadet All-American Billy Miller (Ohio) in round six, and has wins over the two other All-Americans. Pool B is down to a single match to determine the finalist, as folkstyle champion Gavin Jolley-Little (Indiana) faces off against Nicky Allegretti (Illinois), who has allowed one point from five matches. Junior Freestyle FARGO, N.D. -- Day 1 of the Junior National freestyle competition is in the books, and many of the competitors have been eliminated. It is down to the nitty-gritty, as the field will wade down to the medal matches in two sessions tomorrow. The first starts at 9 a.m. local time, with the evening session commencing at 6 p.m. 100: Five wrestlers remain in Pool A with Greco-Roman champion Jabari Moody (Illinois), Tanner Rohweder (Iowa), and Payton Gutierrez (Ohio) all undefeated; while All-Americans have been determined in Pool B, where Carlos Fuentez (Illinois) and Noah Ajram (Iowa) are undefeated from the four remaining wrestlers. 106: Ten wrestlers remain in Pool A, but only Gabe Martinez (Washington) and Preseason Nationals champion Paul Mascarenas (New Mexico) are undefeated with 3-0 records. Nine remain in Pool B, with four undefeated. They include Juan Jimenez (California); Nkosi Moody (Illinois), who seeks a Junior Triple Crown; state champion Ethan Lizak (Pennsylvania); and 2011 Cadet double champion Gannon Volk (Minnesota). 113: Pool A has eleven wrestlers remaining, including five with undefeated records. They are folkstyle champion Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), a 2010 Cadet freestyle champion; FILA Cadet champion Tommy Thorn (Minnesota), a 2011 Cadet freestyle champion; along with Ibrahim Bunduka (Virignia), Aaron Assad (Ohio), and Adam Burchett (Washington). Nine remain in Pool B, five having undefeated records. They are FILA Junior champion Adrian Cordova (Colorado), two-time Cadet All-American Brent Fleetwood (Delaware), Max Malave (Illinois), Alijah Jeffrey (Iowa), and two-time freestyle All-American Jordan Wigger (South Carolina). 120: Thirteen remain in Pool A with five having undefeated 4-0 records. Those include Northern Iowa-bound Dylan Peters (Iowa), FILA Cadet runner-up Zac Hall (Michigan), two-time Cadet freestyle All-American Kyle Gliva (Minnesota), Immanuel Henderson (Georgia), and Alex Velez (Florida). In Pool B, it is twelve wrestlers remaining with half having undefeated 4-0 records. Four of those six are ranked in their respective grade levels: Nebraska-bound Tim Lambert (Michigan), seniors-to-be Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) and Barlow McGhee (Illinois), and incoming soph Dylan Lucas (Florida). Also with undefeated records are Trey Andrews (Arizona) and FloNationals runner-up Mason Pengilly (California). 126: Five undefeated wrestlers remain in Pool A out of the nine total left in the competition. The University of Iowa-bound Cory Clark (Iowa), senior-to-be Jacob Schmitt (Michigan), and rising junior Jered Cortez (Illinois) are ranked in their respective grade levels; while Northwestern-bound Garrison White (North Carolina) and Cadet freestyle runner-up Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) join them without a loss. Likewise five undefeated from nine remaining in Pool B as well, with North Dakota State-bound Hunter Weber (Wisconsin), senior-to-be Conner Schram (Pennsylvania), and rising junior Joey McKenna (New Jersey) ranked in their grade levels. Also with undefeated marks are Greco-Roman champion Kevon Powell (Illinois) and returning freestyle runner-up Joey Palmer (Washington). 132: Ten wrestlers remain in Pool A, with six of them having undefeated records. That total does not include two-time Junior double All-American Kevin Norstrem (Florida), who defaulted out with injury after starting out 2-0. Grade-ranked wrestlers among the undefeated are Indiana-bound Jared McKinley (Indiana), senior-to-be Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania), and rising junior Tate Robinson (Missouri). Joining them without a loss are Nick Kelley (New York), George Fisher (Illinois), and Brett Stolarczyk (Minnesota). Pool B is the same with six undefeated wrestlers among the ten remaining. Most notable are the pair of ranked graduated seniors in Zane Richards (Illinois) and Max Hvolbek (California); also without a loss are Gabe Grahek (Wisconsin), returning All-American Robbie Mathers (Arizona), FloNationals placer Mizam Tamaradze (Massachusetts), and Michael Labry (Ohio). 138: Out of eight wrestlers remaining in Pool A, seven are undefeated, and five have national grade level rankings. Those five are seniors-to-be Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey), Neal Molloy (Indiana), and Tyson Dippery (Pennsylvania); while rising juniors include Bryce Brill (Illinois) and Grant Leeth (Missouri), who face each other in round six. Also undefeated are two-time Greco All-American Jake Velarde (Washington) and 2011 Greco All-American Austin Roper (Missouri). While in Pool B, only four are undefeated out of the ten total that remain. Those include two grade ranked wrestlers in senior-to-be Justin Arthur (West Virginia) and rising junior P.J. Klee (California); while Davey Dolan (Oklahoma) and Colin Heffernan (Ohio) also have not lost. 145: Ten remain in Pool A, six with undefeated records, and all face one another in the sixth round. The three national grade-level ranked wrestlers without a loss are Drexel-bound Matt Cimato (Pennsylvania), senior-to-be Jared Johnshoy (Idaho), and rising junior Jack Bass (Texas); while David Almavia (New York), 2010 Cadet freestyle All-American Austin Eads (Missouri), and Greco-Roman All-American Phil Downing (Colorado). In pool B, eight wrestlers remain, with seven that are undefeated. Every one of those without a loss is ranked in their respective grade level: Iowa State-bound Gabe Moreno (Iowa); seniors-to-be Brian Murphy (Illinois), Clayton Ream (Missouri), Jake Short (Minnesota), Grant LaMont (Utah), Anthony Collica (Ohio); and rising junior Dylan Milonas (New Jersey). 152: Fourteen remain in Pool A, with six still undefeated. Those include grade ranked wrestlers in Cornell-bound Brian Realbuto (New York) and senior-to-be Keilan Torres (Oklahoma), along with Jake Elliott (California), Eric Hoffman (Maryland), Yoanse Mejia (Florida), and Justin Weber (Illinois). Likewise 14 remain in Pool B, but only five are undefeated. Those include grade ranked wrestlers in senior-to-be Oliver Pierce (Texas) and rising junior Josh Llopez (Maryland), along with Tim Ostby (Minnesota), Talik Agnew (Illinois), and Greco-Roman runner-up T.J. Fox (Ohio). 160: Seven undefeated wrestlers remain out of the 12 still alive in Pool A. Those grade ranked and undefeated include Cornell-bound Dylan Palacio (New York), senior-to-be Isaiah Martinez (California), and rising junior Burke Paddock (New York). Also without a loss are three-time Fargo Junior AA Nick Becker (Wisconsin), 2011 Cadet double All-American Cody Law (Pennsylvania), Samson Imonode (Arizona), and Bryce Pappas (Maryland). Pool B has 11 remaining, six without a loss, including grade ranked senior-to-be Nick Wanzek (Minnesota). Others that are undefeated include Greco-Roman runner-up Matthew Gray (Wisconsin), Peter Renda (Pennsylvania), Archie Colgan (Colorado), Chris Lattner (Missouri), and Tyler Grimaldi (New York). 170: Out of 11 remaining wrestlers in Pool A, six have undefeated records, and four are ranked in their grade levels: USOTC-bound Geordan Speiller (Florida), Nebraska-bound Micah Barnes (Minnesota), and seniors-to-be Zach Epperly (Virginia) and Brett Harner (Minnesota). Also with no losses are Harlan Kistler (California) and Trey Hable (Minnesota). Four out of the 13 remaining in Pool B have undefeated marks, including three ranked graduated seniors -- Minnesota-bound Dylan Reel, Wisconsin-bound Justin Koethe, and Oklahoma State-bound Kyle Crutchmer; also with no losses is Lukas Basham (California). 182: Five out of the 12 remaining wrestlers in Pool A have undefeated records, including two ranked in their grade levels: Oklahoma State-bound Jordan Rogers (Washington) and senior-to-be Garrett Krohn (Colorado). Also without a loss are two-time Greco-Roman runner-up Kevin Beazley (Michigan), B.J. Toal (Ohio), and Jesse Masters (Alabama). Like in Pool A, five Pool B wrestlers are undefeated, but only ten remain in the tournament overall. Those undefeated include class ranked seniors-to-be Ricky Robertson (Illinois) and Brooks Climmons (Georgia); and are joined by FILA Junior All-American Dwight Howes (Colorado), 2011 Cadet double fourth placer Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin), and Jonathan Inman (Missouri). 195: It’s massive chaos in Pool A after three rounds, where fifteen wrestlers are alive in the competition but only four are yet to lose, and those wrestlers face each other in round four. The matchups place ranked seniors-to-be Ryan Solmon (Pennsylvania) and Broc Berge (Minnesota) against one another, while Reggie Williams (New York) wrestles Missouri-bound Willie Miklus (Iowa) who was ranked in the final Class of 2012 listing. In Pool B, six out of the 14 remaining wrestlers have yet to lose, including three that are ranked in their grade -- Nebraska-bound Tim Dudley (South Carolina), Iowa-bound Sam Brooks (Illinois), and senior-to-be Ray O’Donnell (Pennsylvania). Joining them without a loss are Brandon Larson (North Dakota), Tyler Cormier (Washington), and Colt Castleby (Kansas). 220: Eleven remain in Pool A, four with undefeated records. They include Greco-Roman All-American Cash Drylie (Kansas), FILA Cadet double champion Garrett Ryan (Arizona), Dane Pestano (Hawaii), and Edgar Ruano (Illinois). Seven of the nine wrestlers remaining in Pool B have yet to lose, including grade ranked senior-to-be J’Den Cox (Missouri) and rising junior Kyle Snyder (Maryland). Others without a loss are Mauro Correnti (New Jersey), Ryan Maas (Iowa), Justin Karkuda (Wisconsin), Daniel Gaffey (Iowa), and Jacob Burton (Ohio). 285: Six of the nine remaining in Pool A have yet to lose, including grade ranked Josh Marchok (Illinois), who will be attending Stanford this fall. Also without a loss are Jake Scanlan (Iowa), Hildev Manzur (California), Austin Sinyard (Nevada), Donte Winfield (Indiana), and Greco-Roman All-American Evan McGee (Oklahoma). Three of the 11 remaining in Pool B are undefeated, including top five wrestlers from the senior-to-be group in Adam Coon (Michigan) and Brooks Black (Pennsylvania); also without a loss is Mick Dougharity (Oregon), a 2011 Junior Greco All-American.

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97: 1st: Amy Hou (Georgia) dec. Thai Ha Sloan (Hawaii), 1-0, 1-0 3rd: Vanessa Smith (Texas) pinned Julia Long (Wyoming), 3-2, 0:56 5th: Kaelynn Canyete (Hawaii) pinned Cassidy Farrell (Pennsylvania), 5-1, 0:59 7th: Harriet Symington (Maryland) pinned Tayler Resuriz (Texas), 1-5, 0:25 105: 1st: Cody Pfau (Colorado) dec. Haley Moreno (Texas), 6-0, 6-3 3rd: Alesha Zappitella (Ohio) won by inj. def. over Nicole Small (Pennsylvania) 5th: Daisy Santos (Florida) pinned Gabby Long (Texas), 1:27 7th: Isabella Silva Pires (Washington) dec. Patrica Martin (Michigan), 3-0, 3-0 112: 1st: Megan Black (Iowa) dec. Hanna Grisewood (New York) Dec 3-0, 2-0 3rd: Rachel Hale (Massachusetts) dec. Amy Fearnside (California), 5-2, 4-0 5th: Angelica Llanes (California) pinned Lauryn Bruggink (Colorado), 1:52 7th: Bianca Arizpe (Washington) dec. Aika Mitchell (Washington), 1-0, 1-1 117: 1st: Hope Steffensen (Alaska) dec. Cassandra Herkelman (Iowa), 0-1, 3-1, 6-4 3rd: Bree Rapoza (Hawaii) pinned Francesca Giorgio (Pennsylvania), 1:11 5th: Harmony Pacheco (Hawaii) dec. Jennifer Anderson (Washington), 0-6, 7-3, 4-0 7th: Gabrielle Weyhrich (Nebraska) dec. Shelby Morrison (Texas) Dec 3-1, 4-3 121: 1st: Kayla Miracle (Indiana) dec. Steffanie Hampton (Michigan), 4-0, 8-2 3rd: Jessika Rottier (Wisconsin) pinned Sharice Schnell (Wisconsin), 1:45 5th: Maya Nelson (Colorado) pinned Laura Gonzlez (California), 0:36 7th: Isabella Fernandez (California) dec. Summer Werner (Kansas), 6-0, 5-2 125: 1st: Evalyn Reyna (Texas) dec. Jenna Elmlinger (Wyoming), 3-0, 1-0 3rd: Montana Stewart (Texas) pinned Gabby Speer (Kansas), 1:28 5th: Katie Eddy (Oregon) pinned Lily DeAragon (Idaho), 0-6, 1:12 7th: Jennah Brennan (Massachusetts) dec. Izzy Valles (California) Dec 3-0, 6-0 130: 1st: Katie Germain (Florida) pinned Rachel McFarland (Michigan), 1:20 3rd: Rosemary Flores (New York) pinned Becka Leathers (Oklahoma), 1:48 5th: Shannon Paaaina (Hawaii) pinned Mallory Velte (California), 0-1, 1-0, 1:32 7th: Tatum Sparks (Washington) pinned Samantha Ortiz (California), 1-5, 4-3, 0:49 139: 1st: Alexis Porter (New York) dec. Jasmine Mendoza (California), 1-0, 1-0 3rd: Monica Ramirez (California) dec. Stephany Mix (Hawaii), 0-1, 1-0, 2-0 5th: Sarah Bollinger (California) pinned Marlie Gillis (Wisconsin), 0:28 7th: Kylie Atterburry (Oregon) dec. Amy Spafford (California), 3-1, 1-0 148: 1st: Natalia Hinojo (Texas) dec. Desiree Harms (Washington), 0-1, 3-0, 2-0 3rd: Kasey Kruczek (Pennsylvania) dec. Emily Hamel (California) Dec 3-1, 11-2 5th: Hanna Hall (Ohio) pinned Hannah Gladden (Alabama), 6-0, 0:19 7th: Kayci Bele (Florida) dec. Autumn Rux (Michigan), 1-0, 2-0 159: 1st: Mary Westman (New York) dec. Kiaya Van Scoyoc (Washington), 3-7, 7-2, 3-1 3rd: Jacquelin Williams (California) tech. fall Samantha Cushard (Michigan), 8-0, 11-4 5th: Michelle Organ (Wisconsin) tech. fall Renee Samano (Oregon), 6-1, 8-0 7th: Ashley Miles (Texas) received a bye. 172: 1st: Sam Urban (Oregon) dec. Kaitlyn Hill (Michigan) Dec 3-2, 1-5, 5-0 3rd: Savanna Nickols (California) pinned Azusenna Molina (California), 1:10 5th: Yuneris Diaz (New York) pinned Alana Quackenbush (Wisconsin), 1-0, 1:59 198: 1st: Kierra Boyce (Texas) dec. Tiaira Scott (Illinois) Dec 3-2, 1-0 3rd: Brenna Ramirez (Michigan) pinned Ryan Gibbons (Washington), 1:52 5th: Cldec. Esquivel (California) dec. Kimberly Chavira (Texas), 4-0, 1-0 7th: Sharon Garcia (California) pinned Akinjaa Moore (Illinois), 1:43

84: 1st: Malie Gonsalves (Hawaii) won by forfeit 95: 1st: Brittnee Cook (Washington) pinned Rebbeca Forsyth (Virginia), 7-0, 0:50 101: 1st: Jessica DeHart (Oregon) dec. Marizza Birrueta (Washington), 6-0, 1-0 3rd: Harriet Symington (Maryland) dec. Gabriella Garcia (California), 0:50 5th: Kayla Walker (California) pinned Olivia LoGiurato (Pennsylvania), 1:04 7th: Brooke Bunch (Indiana) pinned Stephanie Nadig (Illinois), 4-3, 0:36 108: 1st: Cadence Lee (California) pinned Llanes Angelica (California), 1:55 3rd: Arian Carpio (Washington) pinned Emily Pinson (Georgia), 3-2, 0:53 5th: Victoria Smith (California) dec. Isabell Nunez (Washington), 1-0, 0-1, 1-0 7th: Kaitlin Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania) pinned Harmonie Roberts (California), 1:55 115: 1st: Cassandra Herkelman (Iowa) dec. Francesco Giorgio (Pennsylvania), 0-4, 1-0, 2-1 3rd: Jessika Rottier (Wisconsin) tech. fall Courtney Gray (Indiana), 6-0, 6-0 5th: Harmony Pacheco (Hawaii) pinned Hailey Huerta (Washington), 5-0, 0:31 7th: Lania Aguayo (California) tech. fall Amber Smith (Michigan), 7-0, 6-0 124: 1st: Teshya Alo (Hawaii) dec. Maya Nelson (Colorado), 4-3, 2-2, 4-1 3rd: Kayla Miracle (Indiana) tech. fall Steffanie Hampton (Michigan), 8-2, 7-0 5th: Amber Quintana (California) pinned August Smith (Minnesota), 1:26 7th: Jenna Elminger (Wyoming) pinned Katherine Renz (Idaho), 0:49 132: 1st: Becca Leathers (Oklahoma) dec. Shannon Paaaina (Hawaii), 2-0, 1-4, 5-1 3rd: Jasmine Mendoza (California) pinned Jessica Rodriguez (California), 1:15 5th: Tatum Sparks (Washington) pinned Shannon Oryniak (New Jersey), 1:08 7th: Destiny Espinoza (California) pinned Ramsey Minto (Texas), 0:54 143: 1st: Alexis Porter (New York) pinned Anna Naylor (California), 1:32 3rd: Hannah Gladden (Alabama) dec. Marlie Gillis (Wisconsin), 6-5, 5-3 5th: Alyssa Hernandez (California) pinned Kennedie Eddings (New York), 4-1, 1:55 7th: Katie Sugden (Wisconsin) dec. Ariana Olivas (Kansas) Fall 7-0, 0:50 154: 1st: Autumn Rux (Michigan) pinned Samantha Cushard (Michigan), 4-0, 0-3, 1:43 3rd: Alyssa Bambic (Arizona) pinned Miranda Lee (Montana), 1:04 172: 1st: Kaitlyn Hill (Michigan) dec. Azusenna Molina (California), 1-0, 2-4, 4-0 3rd: Yuneris Diaz (New York) dec. Alana Quackenbush (Wisconsin), 1-0, 7-1 198: 1st: Ryan Gibbons (Wahington) won by forfeit

Minnesota's Lance Benick works for the pin (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) FARGO, N.D. -- The freestyle half of Fargo 2012 began on Wednesday afternoon with two sessions of Cadet wrestling. 88: All-American finishers were determined in both pools of this weight class. Wrestling for seventh place will be FILA Cadet All-American Zach McCauley (Ohio) and Jet Tryon (Missouri). In Pool A, Greco-Roman champion Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) is one win away from being a double finalist; while the round-robin has two matches left in Pool B -- Michael Doetsch (Maryland) has both of those matches, while Dalton Roberts (Michigan) is 1-0 in the round-robin. 94: Four rounds of wrestling have occurred in this weight class. Seeking a Triple Crown, Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) is undefeated at 4-0 in Pool A, as is Tanner Cox (Utah) in a pool that has six total wrestlers remaining. Three of the five wrestlers remaining in Pool B are undefeated -- returning All-American Nick Lukanich (Illinois) and Greco-Roman runner-up Jon Gabriel (Pennsylvania) face one another with 4-0 records, while Joseph Grass (West Virginia) is 3-0 coming out of Day 1. 100: Through four matches of wrestling, eight wrestlers remain in each of the pools. Only three of the wrestlers in Pool A are undefeated -- Trayton Libolt (Oregon), returning runner-up Miguel Silva, Jr. (Illinois), and FILA Cadet double All-American Ty Lucas (Florida). Pool B features four undefeated wrestlers, including a fifth round head-on match between Nolan Hellickson (Iowa) and Jake Newhouse (Ohio). Also undefeated are Greco-Roman runner-up Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey) and Evan Cheek (Ohio). Bierdumpfiel has held the opposition scoreless, while Hellickson has given up a single point. 106: Five rounds of wrestling are done in this very deep weight class. Nine wrestlers remain alive in Pool A, with only three having undefeated 5-0 records. Two of those wrestlers -- Greco-Roman runner-up Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania) and returning third-place finisher Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri) will face each other in round six. Hayes has only allowed one point, and all his wins have come by pin or technical fall; while Joseph had the three period win over FILA Cadet champion Jordan Kutler (New Jersey) last round. Also undefeated is Kaid Brock (Oklahoma), who has yet to give up a point. In Pool B, four wrestlers are undefeated out of the eight remaining -- including a head-on collison between returning runner-up Austin Assad (Ohio) and Sean DeShazer (Kansas). The other two unblemished wrestlers are returning All-American A.C. Headlee (Pennsylvania) and Scott Parker (Pennsylvania), all of his wins by tech or pin and yet to give up a point from five matches. 113: Nine wrestlers remain in each of the pools through five rounds of wrestling. Five of the grapplers in Pool A remain undefeated, with a head-on battle between Kyle Akins (Illinois) and Ryan Friedman (Maryland), who has yet to give up a point in four matches. Also undefeated are Michael Cullen (Illinois); defending champion Stevan Micic (Maryland), who has five shutout technical falls to date; and Zahid Valencia (California), ranked No. 1 overall in the Class of 2015. The four undefeated wrestlers in Pool B are FILA Cadet All-American Charles Tucker (New Jersey), Greco-Roman champion Coy Ozias (Virginia), Jens Lantz (Wisconsin), and Kahlen Morris (South Dakota); Lantz faces Morris in round six. 120: Ten wrestlers, with four undefeated, remain in each pool after five rounds of wrestling. Undefeated from Pool A are returning All-Americans Brandon James (Indiana), who has yet to give up a point, and Jaydin Clayton (Missouri); along with Joe Smith (Oklahoma) and Jordan Shearer (North Dakota), who face each other in round six. Pool B also had a head-on battle of undefeateds in the sixth round between Rico Montoya (New Mexico) and Dayton Olson (Illinois), while Josh Terao (Hawaii) and returning All-American Matthew Kolodzik (Ohio) are also without a loss. 126: Five rounds of wrestling in Pool A have wittled down the field to seven, four of whom are undefeated. The head-on match of undefeateds in round six features defending champion Seth Gross (Minnesota) against returning All-American Nicholas Gil (Illinois), who has not allowed a single point tournament to date. Other undefeateds are Richard Screptock (Ohio), who has been extended to a third period twice, along with Logan Massa (Michigan), who has the bye in round six. Five undefeated wrestlers reside in Pool B, which has eight wrestlers left. The head-on match features Jacob Rubio (Texas) and Fredy Stroker (Iowa), who have each only allowed points against them in a single period. Also undefeated are Greco-Roman champion Cole Weaver (Michigan), who has four pins and one three-period victory; two-time Greco-Roman All-American Cole Walter (Pennsyvlania); and Rafael Herrera (California) who has four pins from four matches. 132: All six wrestlers remaining in Pool A are 5-0 for the tournament. Sixth-round matches place Michael Olsen (Kansas) against FILA Cadet All-American Mark Voss (Minnesota), Cody Lecount (Indiana) against Cadet folkstyle champion Nick Reenan (Texas), and Josh Maruca (Pennsylvania) against Austin Kraisser (Maryland). Kraisser was taken to the third period on two ocassions today. Seven wrestlers remain in Pool B, with just three undefeated including the absolutely dominant Aaron Pico (California), who has yet to give up a point. The other two undefeated wrestlers will meet in round six, as Canten Marriott (Missouri) faces Tyler Berger (Oregon), who has five pins tournament to date. 138: Five rounds of wrestling have only three undefeated wrestlers left in each pool. There are seven overall wrestlers left in Pool A, with the head-to-head collision of undefeateds in round six featuring Jon-Jay Chavez (California) against Jacob Woodard (Iowa), who has yet to give up a single point in the evet. Also undefeated is returning All-American Patrick Duggan (Pennsylvania), with all pins or technical falls and yet to give up a point. Eight overall wrestlers remain in Pool B, with the head-to-head match of undefeateds coming from Greco-Roman champion Joseph Nelson (Wisconsin) and Josh Shields (Pennsylvania); while returning freestyle All-American Anthony Valencia (California) joins them as an undefeated wrestler. 145: Three undefeated wrestlers in Pool A from five matches, with nine left. Those are Alec Wyatt (Colorado), who has five pins; Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma); and Greco-Roman champion Mason Manville (Minnesota), who has yet to give up a point in winning all matches by pin or technical fall. Likewise, three undefeated wrestlers remain in Pool B, but only eight remain overall. Super studs Niko Villarreal (California) and Fox Baldwin (Florida) have yet to allow a point in winning all matches by pin or technical fall, while Zach Kelly (Pennsylvania) joins them as an unblemished 5-0 wrestler. 152: Four undefeated wrestlers remain in each pool after five matches being wrestled. In Pool A, seven remain overall, with a head-to-head match between 4-0 wrestlers Mark Hall (Michigan) and Andrew Fogerty (Minnesota); Hall is the No. 1 wrestler overall in the Class of 2016, while Fogerty has given up just one point in the tournament. Also undefeated are Bobby Reece (Washington) and Ethan Tursini (Arizona). The lone wrestler alive with a loss in Pool B is two-time Greco-Roman All-American Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), who lost 2-0, 1-0 to Myles Martin (New Jersey). Martin, yet to give up a point from five matches, faces fellow undefeated Kieffer Taylor (Utah) in a round six battle of wrestlers yet to give up a point; fellow undefeated wrestlers J.P. Newton (Perrysburg) has a bye, while Joshua Ugalde (New Jersey) faces Montalvo. 160: Seven wrestlers remain in each pool of this weight class after four matches, with four wrestlers in each pool not having a loss. Each pool happens to be anchored by a Cadet Greco-Roman champion as well. In Pool A, Kimball Bastian (Utah) has only allowed one point from four matches, and will face fellow undefeated T.J. O'Hara (Minnesota) in the fifth round. Also udefeated are Gage Stallworth (Oklahoma) and Jacen Petersen (Montana). In Pool B, Bo Nickal (Texas) has all pins and technical falls, has yet to give up a point, and seeks a Triple Crown. He faces fellow undefeated Brandon Morgan (Oregon) in round five. Other undefeateds are Tyler Mann (Arkansas) and Drew Doak (Pennsylvania). 170: Yet again, the two best wrestlers in this weight are in the same pool, with Chandler Rogers (Washington) and Nathan Marek (Oklahoma) both in Pool A, which has eight wrestlers remaining. Each is 4-0, and they will meet in the next round. The other two undefeated wrestlers, and meeting in the next round in Pool A, are Chance Cooper (Missouri) and Robert Steveson (Indiana). Seven wrestlers remain in Pool B, with four being undefeated. The head-on collision this round places Nicholas DiNapoli (New Jersey) against Dale Hilleman (Iowa), while also undefeated are returning All-American Daniel Vitale (Minnesota) and Greco-Roman runner-up Ryan Christensen (Washington). Rogers seeks double titles this week. 182: Nine wrestlers remain alive in each pool, after three rounds have been wrestled. Four undefeateds in pool A are Michael Pixley (Missouri), James Caniglia (Ohio), Blake Andrews (Texas), and Armani Robinson (Ohio). There are five undefeateds in Pool B, with a head-on match between Greco-Roman champion Samuel Colbray (Oregon) and Ty Johnson (Illinois) slated for round four; others without a loss are Chip Ness (Georgia), Colton Wegner (Illinois), and Benjamin Honis (New York). 195: Seven wretlers remain in each pool after three rounds of wrestling. Three are undefeated in Pool A -- Robert Enmon (Florida), B.J. Hurst (South Carolina), and Lance Benick (Minnesota). Benick has not given up a point in wins by fall or technical fall, as he seeks to earn a Triple Crown for which he is prohibitively favored to win. Pool B only has two undefeated wrestlers, Dennis Breeding (Ohio) and Mario Galvan (Kansas). 220: Six wrestlers remain in each pool after three rounds of wrestling, with only two undefeateds left in each pool. Pool A features returning freestyle All-American Christian Jenco (New Jersey) and Greco-Roman champion Roy Nash (Utah) with undefeated records; while it is folkstyle and Greco-Roman runner-up Connor Tolley (Indiana) and Kyler Childers (Oklahoma) without a loss in Pool B. 285: Four undefeated wrestlers, and six in all, remain from Pool A after three rounds. Those include Greco-Roman champion Wyatt Spears (Oregon) and Luis Pinto (Minnesota), along with Tanner Farmer (Illinois) and Billy Miller (Ohio) who face each other in round four after pinning the two opponents they have faced to date Pool B has five wrestlers left, three undefeated, including folkstyle champion Gavin Jolley-Little (Indiana), Xyah Ra (Missouri), and Nicky Allegretti (Illinois).

FARGO, N.D. -- Nkosi Moody of Illinois has never won a state championship at the high school level, but now stands one tournament title away from making history as the first back-to-back Junior Triple Crown winner -- a Junior National champion in all three styles, two years in a row. Nkosi Moody claimed the Junior National Greco-Roman title at 106 pounds (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The 18-year-old Moody was one of 15 champions crowned on Tuesday in the Junior National Greco-Roman competition. To cap off his second straight Junior Triple Crown, Moody must come out on top in the Junior National freestyle competition, which gets underway on Thursday. Moody's victory on Tuesday in the Junior National Greco-Roman finals came over fellow statesman Tommy Pawelski in three periods. Moody took the first period by scoring with a two-point gut wrench with 10 seconds remaining in the period. Pawleski came out on top 3-0 in the second period, scoring with a one-point turn, followed by a two-point turn. Moody took control of the match in the third, scoring a one-point takedown off a high dive and then adding another two points off a counter. Moody, who bounced back from a loss in his pool on Monday, was one of five Junior National Greco-Roman titlists for team champion Illinois. The other Land of Lincoln champions included Jabari Moody (100), Kevon Powell (120), Zane Richards (132), and Sam Brooks (185). Jabari Moody, the younger brother of Nkosi Moody, claimed his first Junior title in Fargo with a 1-0, 2-1 victory over J.J. McClelland of Wisconsin in the finals at 100 pounds. The younger Moody won the first period by successfully defending in par terre, then came back to win the second period 2-1 after giving up the first takedown of the period. Powell, a two-time state runner-up for Montini Catholic High School, sent shock waves through the FARGODOME when he knocked off returning Junior National Greco-Roman champion Isaiah Varona of Florida in pool competition at 120 pounds. In the finals Powell needed three periods to defeat Washington's Josh Newberg. Powell won the first period 6-0, with all six of his points coming in par terre with three two-point gut wrenches. Newberg took the second period 1-0. The third period went to par terre, where Powell had choice and chose the down position and successfully defended to win the period and the match. Illinois had five champions and claimed the team title (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Richards, a five-time Fargo finalist, shut out Pennsylvania's Tyson Dippery, 1-0, 2-0, in the finals at 132 pounds. Richards won the first period by successfully defending in the 30-second forced par terre. Richards scored a one-point takedown and one-point turn to win the second period 2-0. Brooks, a University of Iowa recruit, defeated Michigan's Kevin Beazley to win his title at 182 pounds. Brooks won the first period 2-0 by getting a reversal and additional point for defending in par terre. He then closed out the match by winning 1-0 in the second period. In addition to Brooks, two other University of Iowa recruits claimed titles, Cory Clark (126) and Alex Meyer (170), both from Iowa. Clark, a four-time state champion for Southeast Polk High School, cruised to the title at 126 pounds, winning 9-0, 6-0 over Joel Shump of Illinois in the finals. Clark was able to get to his dominant reverse lift position three times, scoring two five-point throws and a leg foul. Meyer, a state champion for Southeast Polk High School, battled fellow Iowan Justin Koethe in the finals at 170 pounds. Koethe appeared to be on his way to claiming the title after winning the first period 5-0 and racing out to a 3-0 lead in the second period. But midway through the second period Meyer threw Koethe to his back and secured the pin. Meyer is one of four wrestlers who remain alive for a Junior Triple Crown, along with the aforementioned Nkosi Moody (106), Texas' Oliver Pierce (152), and Michigan's Adam Coon (285). Pierce handled Ohio's T.J. Fox in the 152-pound finals, 7-0, 2-0. Pierce was dominant in the par terre position, scoring with three gut wrenches in the first period, and adding another two-point gut wrench in the second period. Pierce, who will be a senior at Allen High School in Texas, has already committed to the University of Oklahoma. Coon, who is ranked as the nation's No. 2 senior recruit by InterMat, proved to be too much for Stanford recruit Josh Marchok of Illinois. Coon took the first period 1-0 before closing out the match with a dominating 6-0 second period. Grant LaMont earned Most Outstanding Wrestler honors (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Utah's Grant LaMont, a FILA Cadet National champion, turned in one of the most dominating finals performances, earning a 7-0, 7-0 technical fall shutout over North Dakota's Ryan Blees. In the first period Lamont scored a one-point takedown, then followed it up with three two-point trapped-arm gut wrenches to win 7-0. LaMont was equally as dominant in the second period, once again winning 7-0 and closing out the match with a five-point throw. He finished the tournament with a 10-0 record, which included three pins, two technical falls, and four shutout victories. He won 20 of 21 periods. LaMont earned Most Outstanding Wrestler honors in the Junior National Greco-Roman competition. Hayden Tuma, a two-time FILA Cadet National champion, defeated Minnesota's Mitch Bengtson in three periods to claim the title at 138 pounds. The first two periods went to par terre, with Tuma winning the first period and Bengtson the second period. Tuma took the final period 2-0. Tuma has now beaten Bengtson in two Greco-Roman finals in Fargo. Florida's Geordan Speiller, a Junior World Team member, repeated as champion with a 6-0, 3-0 shutout victory over Wisconsin's Matt Gray in the finals at 160 pounds. In the last 16 months, Speiller has two Fargo Greco-Roman titles and two FILA Junior finals appearances. Jarred Oftedahl celebrates after winning the title at 113 pounds (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Minnesota's lone champion was Jarred Oftedahl, who claimed the title at 113 pounds with a three-period victory over Javier Vieyra of Kansas. Vieyra took the first period on the strength of a two-point trapped-arm gut wrench in the final 10 seconds of the period. Oftedahl, a two-time InterMat JJ Classic placewinner, was able to shut down Vieyra the rest of the match, while earning a pushout point in each of the final two periods. Maryland's Kyle Snyder, whose road to the finals included a victory over Missouri's J'den Cox, which reversed last year's Cadet Greco-Roman final, won in two periods over California's Dan Chaid, 2-0, 1-1, in the finals at 220 pounds. At 195 pounds, it was a battle of Pennsylvania wrestlers as Ryan Solomon shut out Alen Turcinhodzic, 1-0, 3-0, in the finals. It was Solomon's fifth All-American finish in Fargo. Finals Results: 100: Jabari Moody (Illinois) dec. J.J. McClelland (Wisconsin), 1-0, 3-1 106: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) dec. Tommy Pawelski (Illinois), 2-0, 0-3, 3-1 113: Jarred Oftedahl (Minnesota) dec. Javier Vieyra (Kansas), 1-2, 1-0, 1-0 120: Kevon Powell (Illinois) dec. Josh Newberg (Washington), 6-0, 0-1, 1-0 126: Cory Clark (Iowa) tech. fall Joel Shump (Illinois), 9-0, 6-0 132: Zane Richards (Illinois) dec. Tyson Dippery (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 2-0 138: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) dec. Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota), 1-0, 0-2, 2-0 145: Grant LaMont (Utah) pinned Ryan Blees (North Dakota), 7-0, 1:42 152: Oliver Pierce (Texas) dec. T.J. Fox (Ohio), 7-0, 2-0 160: Geordan Speiller (Florida) dec. Matt Gray (Wisconsin), 6-0, 3-0 170: Alex Meyer (Iowa) pinned Justin Koethe (Iowa), 0-5, 0:56 182: Sam Brooks (Illinois) dec. Kevin Beazley (Michigan), 2-0, 1-0 195: Ryan Solomon (Pennsylvania) dec. Alen Turcinhodzic (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 3-0 220: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) dec. Dan Chaid (California), 2-0, 1-1 285: Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. Josh Marchok (Illinois), 1-0, 8-0 Junior women's freestyle champions crowned Katie Germain earned Most Outstanding Wreslter honors (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Florida's Katie Germain, a FILA Cadet World Team member, earned Most Outstanding Wrestler honors in the Junior women's freestyle competition on Tuesday after earning a first-period pin over Michigan's Rachel McFarland in the finals at 130 pounds. Germain was one of 12 champions crowned in the Junior women's freestyle competition. Other champions included Georgia's Amy Hou (97), Colorado's Cody Pfau (105), Iowa's Megan Black (112), Alaska's Hope Steffensen (117), Indiana's Kayla Miracle (121), Texas' Evalyn Reyna (125), New York's Alexis Porter (139), Texas' Natalia Hinojo (148), New York's Mary Westman (159), Oregon's Sam Urban (172), and Texas' Kierra Boyce (198). Finals Results: 97: Amy Hou (Georgia) dec. Thai Ha Sloan (Hawaii), 1-0, 1-0 105: Cody Pfau (Colorado) dec. Haley Moreno (Texas), 6-0, 6-3 112: Megan Black (Iowa) dec. Hanna Grisewood (New York), 3-0, 2-0 117: Hope Steffensen (Alaska) dec. Cassy Herkelman (Iowa), 0-1, 3-1, 6-4 121: Kayla Miracle (Indiana) dec. Steffanie Hampton (Michigan), 4-0, 8-2 125: Evalyn Reyna (Texas) dec. Jenna Elmlinger (Wyoming), 2-0, 1-0 130: Katie Germain (Florida) pinned Rachel McFarland (Michigan), 1:20 139: Alexis Porter (New York) dec. Jasmine Mendoza (California), 1-0, 1-0 148: Natalia Hinojo (Texas) dec. Desiree Harms (Washington), 0-1, 3-0, 2-0 159: Mary Westman (New York) dec. Kiaya Van Scoyoc (Washington), 2-7, 7-2, 3-1 172: Sam Urban (Oregon) dec. Kaitlyn Hill (Michigan), 3-2, 1-5, 5-0 198: Kierra Boyce (Texas) dec. Tiaira Scott (Illinois), 3-2, 1-0

100: 1st: Jabari Moody (Illinois) dec. J.J. McClelland (Wisconsin), 1-0, 3-1 3rd: Austin Ryan (Illinois) dec. Shaun Ramey (Illinois), 3-2, 1-0 5th: Tyler Schilling (Oregon) dec. Alex Roberts (South Carolina), 5-1, 7-0 7th: Jordan Lind (Illinois) pinned Cody Jensen (Utah), 1:01 106: 1st: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) dec. Tommy Pawelski (Illinois), 2-0, 0-3, 3-1 3rd: Kael Knowlen (North Dakota) dec. Joe Cisneros (California), 0-2, 4-2, 4-1 5th: Paul Mascarenas (New Mexico) dec. Bill Prochniewski (Wisconsin), 3-0, 0-1, 6-0 7th: Kyle Kelly (New York) dec. Gannon Volk (Minnesota), 2-1, 4-0 113: 1st: Jarred Oftedahl (Minnesota) dec. Javier Vieyra (Kansas), 1-2, 1-0, 1-0 3rd: Jordan Wigger (South Carolina) dec. Johnson Mai (California), 0-2, 2-0, 6-0 5th: Hunter Kelley (Georgia) won by forfeit over Ronnie Bresser III (Oregon) 7th: Wyatt Scribner (Washington) pinned Josh Antoine (New York), 2-0, 1:09 120: 1st: Kevon Powell (Illinois) dec. Josh Newberg (Washington), 6-0, 0-1, 1-0 3rd: Isaiah Varona (Florida) tech. fall Thierno Diallo (Maryland), 6-0, 6-1 5th: Luis Gurule (Colorado) dec. Santo Curatolo (New York), 4-1, 0-4, 1-0 7th: Caleb Yeager (Oklahoma) dec. Brenden Calas (New Jersey), 3-2, 2-9, 3-1 126: 1st: Cory Clark (Iowa) tech. fall Joel Shump (Illinois), 9-0, 6-0 3rd: Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) dec. Joey Palmer (Washington), 2-2, 4-0 5th: T.J. Brandt (Pennsylvania) dec. Hunter Weber (Wisconsin), 6-1, 1-0 7th: Nathan Kraisser (Maryland) tech. fall Branson Ashworth (Utah), 6-0, 6-0 132: 1st: Zane Richards (Illinois) dec. Tyson Dippery (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 2-0 3rd: Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) dec. Sammy Jones (Louisiana), 1-1, 2-0, 5-1 5th: Sam Brancale (Minnesota) dec. Peter Russo (Oregon), 3-0, 7-0 7th: Jake O'Mara (Illinois) dec. Blaine Invernon (Idaho), 7-0, 3-2 138: 1st: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) dec. Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota), 1-0, 0-2, 2-0 3rd: Sahid Kargbo (Virginia) dec. Jake Marlin (Iowa), 4-0, 3-0 5th: Colt Cotten (Pennsylvania) dec. Daniel Sanchez (Maryland), 6-0, 1-0 7th: Joseph Grable (Washington) dec. Jacob Velarde (Washington), 0-1, 2-0, 5-2 145: 1st: Grant LaMont (Utah) pinned Ryan Blees (North Dakota), 7-0, 1:42 3rd: Tyrel White (Pennsylvania) dec. Jared Johnshoy (Idaho), 5-0, 1-0 5th: Jesse Carlisle (Utah) dec. Phil Downing (Colorado), 3-0, 4-2 7th: Alex Abono (California) pinned Mike Longo (California), 1:24 152: 1st: Oliver Pierce (Texas) dec. T.J. Fox (Ohio), 7-0, 2-0 3rd: Yoanse Mejia (Florida) dec. Josh Halicke (Minnesota), 1-0, 1-0 5th: Brendan Goldup (New York) dec. Calvin Ochs (Kansas) ID 7th: Anthony Cimorosi (Maryland) dec. Eric Hoffman (Maryland), 4-0, 4-3 160: 1st: Geordan Speiller (Florida) dec. Matt Gray (Wisconsin), 6-0, 3-0 3rd: Barrett Stanghill (Montana) dec. Nick Becker (Wisconsin), 2-0, 0-1, 2-0 5th: Connor Sutton (New York) pinned Kyle Bateman (Oregon), 0:35 7th: Kirk Johnson (Indiana) dec. Isaiah Martinez (California), 2-0, 6-0 170: 1st: Alex Meyer (Iowa) pinned Justin Koethe (Iowa), 0-5, 0:56 3rd: Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) dec. Richard Robertson (Illinois), 1-0, 2-0 5th: Carson Powell (Iowa) pinned Matt Reed (Kansas), 1:27 7th: Sean Mappes (Indiana) dec. Jason Grimes (Georgia), 4-0, 0-1, 1-0 182: 1st: Sam Brooks (Illinois) dec. Kevin Beazley (Michigan), 2-0, 1-0 3rd: Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma) dec. McZiggy Richards (New York), 2-0, 1-0 5th: Daniel Hawkins (Maryland) dec. Matt Seabold (Iowa), 6-3, 0-6, 4-0 7th: Christopher Loew (New York) dec. Sheldon Rhoden (Connecticut), 0-4, 10-0, 3-0 195: 1st: Ryan Solomon (Pennsylvania) dec. Alen Turcinhodzic (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 3-0 3rd: Jeremy Sweany (California) dec. Cash Drylie (Kansas), 1-3, 1-0, 7-0 5th: Eugene Martin (South Dakota) tech. fall Mason Kumashiro (California), 9-6, 6-0 7th: Josh Lehner (Ohio) dec. Chase Barber (Idaho), 6-0, 3-0 220: 1st: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) dec. Dan Chaid (California), 2-0, 1-1 3rd: J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. Garrett Ryan (Arizona), 3-0, 4-0 5th: Dawson Peck (Pennsylvania) dec. Brandon Rivera (Illinois), 5-2, 4-0 7th: Michael Swider (Illinois) dec. Mikel Baker (Oklahoma), 1-0, 3-0 285: 1st: Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. Josh Marchok (Illinois), 1-0, 8-0 3rd: Sam Stoll (Minnesota) tech. fall Joe Scanlan (Iowa), 8-1, 6-0 5th: Evan McGee (Oklahoma) dec. Jacob Haydel (Louisiana), 0-1, 3-2, 1-0 7th: Jacob Semple (Missouri) dec. Aaron Rafalko (Kansas), 2-0, 1-0

Fifteen champions were crowned on Tuesday in the Junior National Greco-Roman competition in Fargo. InterMat will be providing a Day 4 recap. Please check back. 100: Jabari Moody (Illinois) dec. J.J. McClelland (Wisconsin), 1-0, 3-1 106: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) dec. Tommy Pawelski (Illinois), 2-0, 0-3, 3-1 113: Jarred Oftedahl (Minnesota) dec. Javier Vieyra (Kansas), 1-2, 1-0, 1-0 120: Kevon Powell (Illinois) dec. Josh Newberg (Washington), 6-0, 0-1, 1-0 126: Cory Clark (Iowa) tech. fall Joel Shump (Illinois), 9-0, 6-0 132: Zane Richards (Illinois) dec. Tyson Dippery (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 2-0 138: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) dec. Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota), 1-0, 0-2, 2-0 145: Grant LaMont (Utah) pinned Ryan Blees (North Dakota), 7-0, 1:42 152: Oliver Pierce (Texas) dec. T.J. Fox (Ohio), 7-0, 2-0 160: Geordan Speiller (Florida) dec. Matt Gray (Wisconsin), 6-0, 3-0 170: Alex Meyer (Iowa) pinned Justin Koethe (Iowa), 0-5, 0:56 182: Sam Brooks (Illinois) dec. Kevin Beazley (Michigan), 2-0, 1-0 195: Ryan Solomon (Pennsylvania) dec. Alen Turcinhodzic (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 3-0 220: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) dec. Dan Chaid (California), 2-0, 1-1 285: Adam Coon (Michigan) dec. Josh Marchok (Illinois), 1-0, 8-0

FARGO, N.D. -- The Junior National Greco-Roman finals matchups are set. The finals are scheduled for 2:15 p.m. CT. 100: Jabari Moody (Illinois) vs. J.J. McClelland (Wisconsin) 106: Tommy Pawelski (Illinois) vs. Nkosi Moody (Illinois) 113: Javier Vieyra (Kansas) vs. Jarred Oftedahl (Minnesota) 120: Josh Newberg (Washington) vs. Kevon Powell (Illinois) 126: Joel Shump (Illinois) vs. Cory Clark (Iowa) 132: Zane Richards (Illinois) vs. Tyson Dippery (Pennsylvania) 138: Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota) vs. Hayden Tuma (Idaho) 145: Grant LaMont (Utah) vs. Ryan Blees (North Dakota) 152: T.J. Fox (Ohio) vs. Oliver Pierce (Texas) 160: Geordan Speiller (Florida) vs. Matt Gray (Wisconsin) 170: Alex Meyer (Iowa) vs. Justin Koethe (Iowa) 182: Sam Brooks (Illinois) vs. Kevin Beazley (Michigan) 195: Ryan Solomon (Pennsylvania) vs. Alen Turcinhodzic (Pennsylvania) 220: Daniel Chaid (California) vs. Kyle Snyder (Maryland) 285: Josh Marchok (Illinois) vs. Adam Coon (Michigan)

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands has signed a five-year contract to continue as head coach of the Hawkeye wrestling program through the 2016-17 season. The announcement was made today by UI Director of Athletics Gary Barta. The five-year agreement is competitive with the elite programs in the country and contains a combination of guaranteed income and performance incentives. Beginning in 2012-13, the average annual guaranteed income over the life of the agreement is $225,000. The performance incentives include compensation for academics, longevity and competitive benchmarks. Tom Brands“I know we’re biased, but I believe Tom Brands is the best wrestling coach in the country,” said Barta. “He’s done an incredible job competing, recruiting, setting high expectations in the classroom, and developing character in young men. He approaches everything he does with intensity and integrity.” Brands was named head coach of the Iowa program in 2006 and went on to win three NCAA championships from 2008-10. The Hawkeyes have won three conference titles in his six seasons while crowning 10 Big Ten and seven NCAA individual champions. Iowa has qualified 53 wrestlers for the NCAA tournament and crowned 34 All-Americans and 47 Academic All-Big Ten honorees under Brands’ leadership. Brands has also rejuvenated the Iowa wrestling fan base. When he arrived in 2006-07, Iowa’s average attendance nearly doubled to an NCAA-best 6,740. The Hawkeyes have led the nation in attendance every year since, averaging better than 8,000 fans for four straight years and an NCAA record 9,014 in 2011-12. “Enthusiasm for Hawkeye wrestling is high,” said Barta. “Tom is a great ambassador for the program, for the university, and for the state. The future continues to look bright under his leadership.” “I appreciate the support Gary Barta and President Sally Mason have continued to show the Iowa wrestling program,” said Brands. “This commitment goes beyond me. It extends to our student-athletes, assistant coaches, support staff and fans. It is important we realize the responsibility that comes with representing the University of Iowa, and we’re committed to doing so.” The Hawkeyes return six All-Americans, including two-time NCAA champion Matt McDonough, and welcome what some consider the nation’s top recruiting class in 2012-13. The Hawkeyes also return four of their five conference finalists, including Big Ten champions McDonough and Derek St. John. “It’s always been our mission to win championships and win them the right way,” said Brands. “We’re not satisfied with the status quo. I understand and respect Iowa’s tradition, and we’ll continue to embrace the championship mentality that’s always defined this program.” The Hawkeyes have won 23 NCAA titles, more than any other school, since claiming their first national championship in 1974. In the 102-year history of the program, Iowa has crowned 51 NCAA and 105 Big Ten individual champions, won 34 Big Ten team titles, and is one of just four schools with more than 900 dual victories.

88: 1st: Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) pinned Breandan Coughlin (Maryland), 2-1, 1:04 3rd: Matt Schmitt (Missouri) dec. Jeremy Nygard (Washington), 1-0, 3-2 5th: Louie Hayes (Illinois) dec. Kirk Johansen (Illinois), 1-0, 6-0 7th: Michael Doetsch (Maryland) pinned Bryce Brimhall (Utah), 3-1, 1:25 94: 1st: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) dec. Jon Gabriel (Pennsylvania), 4-0, 6-2 3rd: Paul Fitterer (Minnesota) dec. Joey Prata (Virginia), 1-0, 2-0 5th: Chris Cuccolo (New York) dec. Tanner Cox (Utah), 1-0, 4-0 7th: Joseph Grass (West Virginia) dec. Adam Whitesell (Maryland), 1-0, 6-0 100: 1st: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) dec. Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey), 1-0, 2-1 3rd: Ethan Koan (Missouri) dec. Josiah Seaton (Kansas), 1-0, 7-0 5th: DeVaghn Sapien (Idaho) dec. Frankie Bruno (Florida), 1-0, 2-0 7th: Michael Murphy (Tennessee) dec. Taylor Ortz (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 2-1 106: 1st: Kyle Norstrem (Florida) dec. Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania), 4-1, 7-0 3rd: Blane Tschida (Minnesota) dec. Doyle Trout (Nebraska), 2-0, 3-2 5th: Perez Perez (California) pinned Kamden Krum (Arizona), 3-0, 1:07 7th: Devin Brown (Ohio) dec. Sage Coy (Indiana), 5-0, 4-1 113: 1st: Coy Ozias (Virginia) dec. Drake Foster (Idaho), 5-0, 0-4, 1-0 3rd: Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska) dec. Joshua Temple (Nevada), 6-4, 1-4, 1-0 5th: Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey) dec. Craig DeLaCruz (New Jersey), 1-0, 2-2 7th: Ryder Punke (Illinois) dec. Glenn Robertson (Washington), 6-0, 1-3, 2-0 120: 1st: Vincent Turk (Illinois) dec. Jonathan Marmolejo (Illinois), 1-2, 4-0, 2-0 3rd: Joshua Terao (Hawaii) dec. Joe Velliquette (Missouri), 0-3, 8-1, 1-0 5th: Matthew Floresca (Washington) dec. Brian Burchett (Washington), 1-0, 2-0 7th: Matthew Iwicki (Washington) dec. Griffin Parriott (Minnesota), 3-0, 2-0 126: 1st: Cole Weaver (Michigan) dec. Seth Gross (Minnesota), 3-0, 5-0 3rd: Luke Rowh (Minnesota) dec. Jacob Rubio (Texas), 0-1, 1-0, 3-0 5th: Cole Walter (Pennsylvania) dec. Ryan Heiden (Oklahoma), 1-0, 0-6, 3-0 7th: Hunter Starner (Virginia) dec. Larry Early (Illinois), 4-0, 1-0 132: 1st: Aaron Pico (California) tech. fall Brady OKeefe (Nevada), 6-0, 6-0 3rd: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. Jesse Porter (New York), 1-0, 6-0 5th: John Kenyon (Idaho) dec. Collbran Meeker (Oregon), 2-0, 0-1, 2-0 7th: Sam Ward (New York) dec. Marshall Osborne (Missouri), 1-0, 1-0 138: 1st: Joe Nelson (Wisconsin) dec. Joey Gunther (Illinois), 3-0, 1-0 3rd: JonJay Chavez (California) dec. Anthony Valencia (California), 4-1, 2-0 5th: Colston Diblasi (Missouri) dec. Chris Weiler (Pennsylvania) ID 7th: Dayton Racer (Minnesota) dec. Andrew Millsap (Kansas), 1-2, 2-0, 2-0 145: 1st: Mason Manville (Minnesota) dec. Dustin Williams (Kansas), 2-0, 1-0 3rd: Jacob Armstrong (Utah) tech. fall Logan Day (Ohio), 6-0, 1-4, 7-0 5th: Colby Winnett (Oregon) pinned Michael Bryant (Virginia), 0:44 7th: Chase Straw (Iowa) dec. Weston Dobler (North Dakota), 1-0, 5-4 152: 1st: Bo Nickal (Texas) dec. Keiffer Taylor (Utah), 7-0, 1-0 3rd: Xavier Montalvo (Illinois) dec. Travis Hettinga (Wisconsin), 2-0, 1-0 5th: Chris Almony (Maryland) pinned Zach Carlson (Minnesota), 0:14 7th: Bobby Reece (Washington) dec. Dustin Gray (Missouri), 1-0, 4-0 160: 1st: Kimball Bastain (Utah) dec. Nick Fiegner (California), 1-0, 1-0 3rd: Mason Reinhardt (Wisconsin) dec. Billy Duffert (Wisconsin), 1-0, 2-0 5th: Luke Kelvington (Minnesota) dec. Tyler McNutt (Missouri), 0-1, 2-0, 2-0 7th: Corey Hazel (Pennsylvania) pinned Kaden Campbell (Utah), 0-3, 5-0, 1:38 170: 1st: Chandler Rogers (Washington) pinned Ryan Christensen (Washington), 0:34 3rd: Nathan Marek (Oklahoma) pinned Angus Arthur (Michigan), 1-0, 1:59 5th: Dontae Mcgee (Florida) dec. Terrell Fields (Pennsylvania), 6-3, 6-2 7th: Tyler Wildmo (Michigan) tech. fall Dylan Wisman (Virginia), 8-0, 7-0 182: 1st: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) dec. Michael Pixley (Missouri), 1-0, 0-1, 3-0 3rd: Nick Osowski (Wisconsin) pinned Justan Rivera (Georgia), 0:36 5th: Tevis Bartlett (Wyoming) dec. Tim Grote (Illinois), 6-0, 4-2 7th: Benjamin Honis (New York) dec. Wyatt Richardson (Minnesota), 1-0, 2-0 195: 1st: Lance Benick (Minnesota) pinned Landon Pellham (Michigan), 0:40 3rd: Jovon Reyes (Pennsylvania) pinned Joe Hurda (Pennsylvania), 0:12 5th: Matthew Welch (Montana) dec. Kyle Anderegg (Oregon), 2-0, 1-3, 3-1 7th: Matthew Olauson (Maryland) tech. fall Tyler Crow (Missouri), 7-0, 6-0 220: 1st: Roy Nash (Utah) dec. Connor Tolley (Indiana), 4-0, 1-0 3rd: Christian Jenco (New Jersey) dec. Thomas Baker (Ohio), 2-0, 1-1, 6-0 5th: Kyler Childers (Oklahoma) dec. Terrion Jones (Illinois), 3-0, 1-0 7th: Dalton Campbell (Alabama) dec. Dylan Otis (Pennsylvania), 4-1, 4-2 285: 1st: Wyatt Spears (Oregon) dec. Tanner Farmer (Illinois), 0-8, 3-2, 2-0 3rd: Dane Drimmer (Colorado) pinned Jake Marnin (Iowa), 0-1, 1:58 5th: Chris McDermand (Illinois) dec. Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana), 1-0, 3-0 7th: Michael Hobbs (Illinois) dec. Xyah Ra (Missouri), 0-2, 3-1, 3-0

FARGO, N.D. -- Chandler Rogers was recently honored as the Cadet Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year. On Monday, Rogers showed why by dominating his competition at 170 pounds en route to winning his second straight Cadet National Greco-Roman title in Fargo. Rogers was one of 17 Cadet National Greco-Roman champions crowned on Monday at the FARGODOME. Chandler Rogers won his second straight Cadet National Greco-Roman title (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The 16-year-old Rogers, a Cadet World Team member this year, wasted little in the finals, throwing his friend and fellow Washington wrestler Ryan Christensen to his back and picking up a pin in 33 seconds. Rogers, a two-time state champion for Mead High School, posted a 9-0 record with five pins, one technical fall, and three decisions during the two-day Cadet National Greco-Roman competition. "Greco is probably on the No. 1 list of my favorite styles of wrestling," said Rogers in a post-match interview. "Throwing is my favorite. I did it in the finals. I love to throw. You don't really get that opportunity in freestyle and folkstyle." Rogers and California's Aaron Pico (132) were the only repeat champions in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition. Pico, like Rogers, was dominant throughout the competition, including in the finals at 132 pounds where he registered a technical fall shutout victory over Nevada's Brady O'Keefe, 6-0, 6-0. He showed a variety of high-level skills in the finals, scoring with takedowns, turns, and throws to overwhelm O'Keefe. Pico, who will be a freshman at St. John Bosco High School, did not give up a point in nine matches, and six of his wins came by technical fall. He was named Outstanding Wrestler in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition. Aaron Pico earned Outstanding Wrestler honors of the event after dominating at 132 (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)"I go in with the mindset that everybody is a national champion," said Pico after winning his title. "This year getting ready for high school, I just worked with my coach Valentin a lot, and my strength coach Doc Kreis, who I have been working with every day. He's really helped me with my power and strength. With Valentin Kalika's wrestling and Doc Kreis' strength training, it's really helped me improve in my wrestling." Pico is one of five wrestlers still in the hunt for a Cadet Triple Crown after winning both the Cadet National folkstyle and Greco-Roman competitions. The final leg of the Triple Crown is the freestyle competition, which gets underway on Wednesday. The other four wrestlers with Cadet Triple Crown hopes include Wisconsin's Hunter Marko (94), Minnesota's Mitchell McKee (100), Texas' Bo Nickal (152), and Minnesota's Lance Benick (195). Marko, who trains at PINnacle, a Minnesota club run by Olympic silver medalist Brandon Paulson and NCAA champion Jared Lawrence, won his finals match at 94 pounds in two periods over Pennsylvania's Jon Gabriel. After a scoreless 90 seconds, Marko took the top position and scored two gut wrenches to take the opening period 4-0. In the second period Marko scored with an arm throw and a trapped arm gut wrench to win the period and the match. McKee, who also trains at PINnacle, defeated New Jersey's Kyle Bierdumpfel in two periods in the championship match at 100 pounds. McKee took the opening period, 1-0, after defending in par terre. McKee scored with a front headlock roll through in the second period and came away with a 2-1 victory in the second for the win. Nickal, a FILA Cadet National runner-up in both Greco-Roman and freestyle, needed just two periods to defeat Keiffer Taylor of Utah in the finals at 152 pounds. Nickal scored with a one-point takedown, followed up quickly with three trapped-arm gut wrenches to take the opening period 7-0. Nickal closed out the victory by winning the second period 1-0. He becomes the eighth wrestler from Texas to win a Cadet National Greco-Roman title and the first since 2009. Minnesota won the team title in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Benick, an InterMat JJ Classic champion, used a headlock to pin Michigan's Landon Pellham in 40 seconds in the finals at 195 pounds. Benick was one of three titlists for team champion Minnesota, along with the aforementioned McKee and Mason Manville (145). Manville, a Schoolboy National Triple Crown winner in 2011, defeated Dustin Williams of Kansas in the finals at 145 pounds. Manville won the first period by scoring with a gut wrench in the closing seconds. He took the second period 1-0 to claim his first Fargo title. Cadet National Duals Greco-Roman champion Illinois finished second in the Cadet National Greco-Roman team competition. The Land of Lincoln had four finalists, but came away with just one champion, Vincent Turk (120). Turk's finals victory came over Jonathan Marmolejo in a battle of Illinois and Izzy Style wrestlers. The match was scoreless through the first 90 seconds, which sent it to par terre, where Marmolejo scored with a gut wrench to take the opening period. Turk used a three-point throw in the second period to pace him to a 4-1 victory. The third period, like the first, was decided in par terre after a scoreless 90 seconds. Turk scored two points in the final 30 seconds to take the period and the match. Wisconsin, Oregon, and Utah each had two champions. Wisconsin's champions were Marko at 94 pounds and Joe Nelson (138). Nelson, who was undefeated at the Cadet National Duals in Greco-Roman, topped Joey Gunther of Illinois in the finals at 138 pounds, winning in two periods. Nelson controlled the action in the first period to win 3-0. Nelson then took the match by successfully defending in par terre. Gunther was initially awarded a point as time expired, but it was taken off the board after Nelson's coaches challenged the call. The two Oregonians to win titles were Samuel Colbray (182) Wyatt Spears (285). Colbray's finals victory at 182 pounds came over Missouri's Michael Pixley, spoiling Pixley's chance at a Cadet Triple Crown after winning a Cadet folkstyle title earlier this year. Colbray, a six-time state champion in Greco-Roman, successfully defended in par terre to take the first period 1-0. Pixley did the same in the second. The third period once again came down to par terre, where Colbray scored three points to take the match. Spears, who is going into his junior year at Sheldon High School, rallied to defeat Tanner Farmer of Illinois in a dramatic finals match at 285 pounds. Farmer dominated the first part of the match and appeared to be on his way to the title after winning the first period 8-0 before jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the second period. But Spears battled back, picking up a three-point throw in the second period that not only helped him win the second period, but also seemed to take the wind out of Farmer's sail. The two heavyweights were scoreless through the first 90 seconds of the third period, which sent it to par terre. Spears started on top and seemed unable to turn Farmer. But in the finals seconds he locked up a side headlock and turned Farmer for the victory. Utah's two champions were Kimball Bastian (160) and Roy Nash (220). Bastian, who was undefeated in both styles at the Cadet National Duals, needed just one offensive point to defeat Nick Fiegner of California in the finals at 160 pounds. Bastian scored a one-point takedown off a high dive in the first period to win 1-0. The second period came down to par terre after neither wrestler scored in the first 90 seconds. Bastian successfully defended to win the match. Nash, a Western Regional champion in both styles, registered a shutout victory over Indiana's Connor Tolley, 4-0, 1-0, in the finals at 220 pounds. Nash scored with two gut wrenches in the first period and a one-point pushout in the second period. Cadet World Team member Kyle Norstrem of Florida picked up his first Fargo stop sign with a two-period victory over Vincenzo Joseph of Pennsylvania in the finals at 106 pounds. Norstrem, who will be a freshman at national power Brandon High School, trailed 1-0 late in the first period before scoring three on a late headlock to steal the period 4-1. Joseph tried a throw of his own in the second period, but Norstrem successfully countered the move and rolled to a 7-0 win in the second to close out the match victory. Pennsylvania's lone Cadet National Greco-Roman champion was Devin Schnupp, who pinned Maryland's Breandan Coughlin in the first match of Monday afternoon's finals at 88 pounds. Virginia's Coy Ozias won a three-period battle over Idaho's Drake Foster at 113 pounds. In the first period Ozias scored with a one-point takedown off a Foster headlock attempt, and then followed up with two trapped arm gut wrenches, which put him up 5-0. Foster battled back in the second period, picking up a three-point throw and adding one-point takedown to take the period 4-0. The third period came down to par terre after a scoreless 90 seconds. Ozias had choice in third based on having more technical points, and was able to successfully defend, which gave him the victory. Michigan's Cole Weaver, a Cadet double All-American in 2011, defeated Minnesota's Seth Gross, a Cadet and FILA Cadet freestyle champion, in the finals at 126 pounds. Finals Results: 88: Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) pinned Breandan Coughlin (Maryland), 2-1, 1:04 94: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) dec. Jon Gabriel (Pennsylvania), 4-0, 6-2 100: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) dec. Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey), 1-0, 2-1 106: Kyle Norstrem (Florida) dec. Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania), 4-1, 7-0 113: Coy Ozias (Virginia) dec. Drake Foster (Idaho), 5-0, 0-4, 1-0 120: Vincent Turk (Illinois) dec. Jonathan Marmolejo (Illinois), 1-2, 4-0, 2-0 126: Cole Weaver (Michigan) dec. Seth Gross (Minnesota), 3-0, 5-0 132: Aaron Pico (California) dec. Brady O’Keefe (Nevada), 6-0, 6-0 138: Joe Nelson (Wisconsin) dec. Joey Gunther (Illinois), 3-0, 1-0 145: Mason Manville (Minnesota) dec. Dustin Williams (Kansas), 2-0, 1-0 152: Bo Nickal (Texas) dec. Keiffer Taylor (Utah), 7-0, 1-0 160: Kimball Bastian (Utah) dec. Nick Fiegner (California), 1-0, 1-0 170: Chandler Rogers (Washington) pinned Ryan Christensen (Washington), 0:33 182: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) dec. Michael Pixley (Missouri), 1-0, 0-1, 3-0 195: Lance Benick (Minnesota) pinned Landon Pellham (Michigan), 0:40 220: Roy Nash (Utah) dec. Connor Tolley (Indiana), 4-0, 1-0 285: Wyatt Spears (Oregon) dec. Tanner Farmer (Illinois), 0-8, 3-2, 2-0

FARGO, N.D. -- The Cadet National Greco-Roman finals matchups are set. Illinois and Minnesota, the two teams that met in the finals of the Cadet National Duals in Greco-Roman, have the most finalists with four. The finals are scheduled for 2 p.m. CT. 88: Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) vs. Breandan Coughlin (Maryland) 94: Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) vs. Jon Gabriel (Pennsylvania) 100: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) vs. Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey) 106: Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania) vs. Kyle Norstrem (Florida) 113: Drake Foster (Idaho) vs. Coy Ozias (Virginia) 120: Jonathan Marmolejo (Illinois) vs. Vincent Turk (Illinois) 126: Seth Gross (Minnesota) vs. Cole Weaver (Michigan) 132: Aaron Pico (California) vs. Brady OKeefe (Nevada) 138: Joseph Nelson (Wisconsin) vs. Joey Gunther (Illinois) 145: Dustin Williams (Kansas) vs. Mason Manville (Minnesota) 152: Bo Nickal (Texas) vs. Keiffer Taylor (Utah) 160: Kimball Bastain (Utah) vs. Nick Fiegner (California) 170: Ryan Christensen (Washington) vs. Chandler Rogers (Washington) 182: Michael Pixley (Missouri) vs. Samuel Colbray (Oregon) 195: Landon Pellham (Michigan) vs. Lance Benick (Minnesota) 220: Connor Tolley (Indiana) vs. Roy Nash (Utah) 285: Tanner Farmer (Illinois) vs. Wyatt Spears (Oregon)

Minnesota's Mason Manville remains undefeated in Fargo (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) FARGO, N.D. -- In what represents an increase from the last two years by about four percent, 778 wrestlers started the competition in the Cadet National Greco-Roman Championships that started on Sunday. That number is pretty commensurate with the field from 2009, but is a close to ten percent drop from the field in 2005-2008. None the less, it was a formidable field that started the day, but it has waded down to the last few. The All-American rounds will be held Monday morning with championship medal matches in the afternoon. At 88 pounds, the first championship finalist has been determined, and it is Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) coming out of Pool A with an undefeated 5-0 record. His opponent will either be Breandan Coughlin (Maryland) or Matt Schmitt (Missouri). Those two wrestlers are 5-0, with Schmitt yet to give up a single point. The 94 pound weight class in Pool A is down to two wrestlers seeking the championship spot, Joey Prata (Virginia) and Hunter Marko (Wisconsin). Both wrestlers are 5-0, with Marko holding his opposition scoreless to date. In Pool B, the round-robin is also in progress, though any of the three wrestlers could make the final. However, it is Paul Fitterer (Minnesota) who controls his own desinty with a 5-0 record having only given up one point tournament to date. At 100 pounds in Pool A, the round-robin stage has been reached with Ethan Koan (Missouri) undefeated at 6-0 with one round-robin win already. All of his victories coming by pin or technical fall. Also undefeated is Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey), while Frankie Bruno (Florida) remains alive despite having a loss in preliminary competition and suffering defeat against Koan in the round-robin. In Pool B, it is Mitchell McKee (Minnesota), who holds the clear driver’s seat with a 6-0 record and a round-robin win in hand. Four wrestlers remain alive in Pool A at 106 pounds, and all have chance to win it. Undefeated are Perez Perez (California) and Blaine Tschida (Minnesota), while also earning All-American honors were Vincenzo Jospeh (Pennsylvania) and Devon Brown (Ohio); Brown lost to Joseph, while Joseph lost to Perez. FILA Cadet Greco champion Kyle Norstrem (Florida) has been the dominant figure in Pool B with a 6-0 record, but he has yet to face either opponent in the round robin. Despite losing to fourth place in pool Sage Coy (Indiana), Doyle Trout (Nebraska) has an excellent position in the round-robin – as he pinned Kamden Krum (Arizona) during prelim, and that carries to the round-robin. The first weight where All-Americans have not been determined is Pool A at 113 pounds with six wrestlers remaining. Returning Junior Greco-Roman finalist Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska) and Coy Ozias (Virginia) each are undefeated with 6-0 marks. Ozias has only given up points in one of twelve periods, while Rodriguez has been extended to three periods twice. Five wrestlers are alive in Pool B, with undefeated competitors Drake Foster (Idaho) and Joshua Temple (Nevada) having clinched All-American finishes. Pool A at 120 pounds will have its All-Americans determined in the seventh round, as the six wrestlers remain with the four wrestlers on losses facing one another. Without a loss is Matthew Floresca (Washington) and now repeat All-American Jon Marmolejo (Illinois), but each wrestler has been extended to a third period at least once. One of the biggest shocks of the event happened in Pool B where Matthew Iwicki (Washington) is undefeated at 6-0 and has shutout his last five opponents, including Zahid Valencia (California) – the nation’s top wrestler in the Class of 2015. Iwicki is 6-0, Valencia is 5-1. In the next round, with six wrestlers left, Valencia faces 5-0 Vincent Turk (Illinois), while Iwicki faces fellow 6-0 wrestler Joe Velliquete (Missouri). All-Americans have been determined in Pool A at 126 pounds, with three of the four remaining without a loss; Cole Weaver (Michigan) is 5-0, while 6-0 Ryan Heiden (Oklahoma) will face off against 5-0 Luke Rowh (Minnesota) in round seven. Each has been extended to a third period at least once. Three of the six remaining in Pool B are undefeated, with Seth Gross (Minnesota) and Jacob Rubio (Texas) facing off in the seventh round. Each is 6-0, Rubio yet to give up a single point, and Gross a single point in two periods. Also undefeated at 5-0 is Ben Brancale (Minnesota). Four remain in Pool A at 132 pounds, and three are undefeated. Teammates from New York, Sam Ward and Jesse Porter, face off in round seven – while Brady O’Keefe (Nevada) joins them without a loss. Aaron Pico (California) has absolutely eviscerated six opponents in Pool B of this weight class, as he seeks the Cadet triple crown. It has been all technical falls but one, and Pico has held the opposition scoreless. The round-robin is in progress, and also without a loss is fellow Cadet folkstyle champion Nick Reenan (Texas). Pool A at 138 pounds will move to the round-robin from the four left after round seven, as undefeated wrestlers Joseph Nelson (Wisconsin) and Colston DiBlasi (Missouri) collide -- so do those on a loss. That does include FloNationals champion Anthony Valencia (California), who lost by shutout technical fall in round five to Nelson – a returning Cadet Greco All-American. In Pool B, defending champion Jon-Jay Chavez (California) has a 6-0 record, giving up points in only one period, and a bye in round seven. Of the four other wrestlers, only Joey Gunther (Illinois) is without loss -- he did not allow a point in his first five matches before being extended to a third period in round six. A round-robin will be established after round seven at 145 pounds in Pool A, where four wrestlers remain right now. Undefeated wrestlers Mason Manville (Minnesota) and Jacob Armstrong (Utah) will face off, while the other two on a loss do the same. Manville is 5-0 with five victories by shutout technical fall. Four wrestlers also remain in Pool B, but only Dustin Williams (Kansas) is undefeated with a 6-0 record. Seven wrestlers remain through five rounds of wrestling at 152 pounds in Pool A, with three holding undefeated records. Bobby Reece (Washington) and Bo Nickal (Texas) will face off in round six, while Ricky Regas (Texas) is 4-0 having given up just a single point against. Nickal has been similarly dominant in five matches, only giving up points in a single period and winning his last three matches by fall. Likewise seven wrestlers remain in Pool B with three undefeated in Travis Hettinga (Wisconsin), Zach Carlson (Minnesota), and Keiffer Taylor (Utah). The round-robin has begun in Pool A at 160 pounds, with returning Cadet Greco finalist Kimball Bastian (Utah) and Billy Duffert (Wisconsin) holding undefeated records. Bastian has held his opposition scoreless through six matches. Pool B round-robin has already started, with Mason Reinhardt (Wisconsin) and Nick Fiegner (California) still not having lost. Fiegner has not given up a period in five matches, while Reinhardt is 6-0 but having been extended to three periods his last two matches. Four wrestlers remain in Pool A at 170 pounds, with only Terrell Fields (Pennsylvania) being undefeated. He is 6-0 but has been extended into a third period on two occasions. Four also remain in Pool B, with defending Cadet Greco champion Chandler Rogers (Washington) and Nathan Marek (Oklahoma) both undefeated. Rogers is 6-0, only giving up points in one of twelve periods to date; while Marek is 5-0 and has been extended to the third once. These wrestlers face opposition with a loss in round seven. Either chaos or clarity will ensue. A second championship finalist has been determined, this one is Michael Pixley (Missouri) coming out of Pool A at 182 pounds, as he went 6-0 on Day 1. In Pool B, it is down to two wrestlers for the championship position, and both wrestlers happened to lose earlier in the tournament. Samuel Colbray (Oregon) is at 5-1 with four pins and a 1-1 record in three period matches; while Nick Osowski (Wisconsin) is also 5-1 and a 1-1 record in three period matches. Osowski lost to the third place pool finisher, while Colbray lost to the fourth place pool finisher. A championship finalist has also emerged out of Pool A at 195 pounds in incoming freshman Landon Pelham (Michigan). Pelham went 4-0, with all wins coming in two periods. Pool B is in the round-robin stage with Cadet folkstyle champion Lance Benick (Minnesota) in the driver’s seat with a 4-0 record. This includes a 1-0, 2-0 win over returning Cadet Greco finalist Jovon Reyes (Pennsylvania), and that result also carries through into the round-robin. Pool A at 220 pounds features one match left to determine the finalist between undefeated wrestlers in Roy Nash (Utah) and Christian Jenco (New Jersey). Nash is 5-0 and has only given up a single point to date, while Jenco went 4-0 on Day 1 and was extended to third periods three times. Pool B has one round-robin match, with Connor Tulley (Indiana) in the driver’s seat, as he is the lone undefeated wrestler left. Tully went 4-0 on Day 1 winning all matches in two periods. Pool A at 285 pounds has one match left in the round-robin with Tanner Farmer (Illinois) controlling his own destiny as the lone undefeated wrestler. Then, in Pool B, a single match between the undefeated Jake Marnin (Iowa) and 3-1 Wyatt Spears (Oregon) will decide the finalist. Spears lost in the opening round to Luis Pinto (Minnesota) in three periods, before Pinto would lose 2-0, 1-0 decisions to a pair of All-Americans while Spears would have a second round bye and bounce back to three consecutive wins.

Washington's Brittnee Cook defeated Virginia's Rebbeca Forsyth at 95 pounds (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com) FARGO, N.D. -- The 2012 Junior & Cadet Nationals kicked off on Saturday at the FARGODOME with the Cadet women's freestyle competition, which included ninety-five wrestlers. Eleven individual champions were crowned. California claimed the team title. Teshya Alo of Hawaii earned Outstanding Wrestler honors after going 5-0 en route to winning the title at 124 pounds. She had two pins and a technical fall shutout. Alo's finals victory came over Colorado's Maya Nelson, a wrestler who defeated her at the Body Bar Invitational. "I have been training so hard for this," said Alo in a post-match interview. "I wasn't going to let anybody take my title." Autumn Rux of Michigan was the lone repeat champion. She went 3-0 en route to claiming the title at 154 pounds. Rux defeated Michigan teammate Samantha Cushard in the finals. Iowa's Cassy Herkelman won a Cadet National title at 115 pounds on her 16th birthday. Herkelman, who made history (along with Megan Black) in 2011 as the first girl to qualify for the state high school tournament, won a three-period thriller over Francesca Giorgio (Pennsylvania) in the finals. Finals Results: 84: Malie Gonsalves (Hawaii) won by forfeit 95: Brittnee Cook (Washington) pinned Rebecca Forsyth (Virginia), 7-0, 0:50 101: Jessica DeHart (Oregon) dec. Marizza Birrueta (Washington), 6-0, 1-0 108: Cadence Lee (California) pinned Angelica Llanes (California), 1:55 115: Cassy Herkelman (Iowa) dec. Francesca Giorgio (Pennsylvania), 0-4, 1-0, 2-1 124: Teshya Alo (Hawaii) dec. Maya Nelson (Colorado), 4-3, 2-2, 4-1 132: Becca Leathers (Oklahoma) dec. Shannon Paaaina (Hawaii), 2-0, 1-4, 5-1 143: Alexis Porter (New York) pinned Anna Naylor (California), 1:32 154: Autumn Rux (Michigan) pinned Samantha Cushard (Michigan), 4-0, 0-3, 1:42 172: Kaitlyn Hill (Michigan) dec. Azusenna Molina (California), 1-0, 2-4, 4-0 198: Ryan Gibbons (Washington) won by forfeit

Mat 1 (Finals Mat) Mat 16 (Third-Place Mat) Mat 17 (Fifth-Place Mat) Mat 18 (Seventh-Place Mat) Mat 2 Mat 3 Mat 4 Mat 5 Mat 6 Mat 7 Mat 8 Mat 9 Mat 10 Mat 11 Mat 12 Mat 13 Mat 14 Mat 15

Related: Cadet Greco-Roman Preview Information for these previews is based on wrestlers entered in Track Wrestling as of late Thursday evening (July 12). Certain wrestlers may change weight classes and/or their status within the tournament. 100 The Favorite: Jabari Moody (Illinois), a Cadet double finalist last summer (champ freestyle, runner-up Greco-Roman) at 84 pounds. He was 10-1 across styles at the Junior Duals last month (including 5-1 in Greco-Roman). 106 The Favorite: Bobby Nachreiner (Wisconsin) has finished second at 50 kilos each of the last two years at the FILA Junior World Team Trials in Greco-Roman, and is a two-time Junior Greco-Roman All-American at 105 pounds; last year second, and fourth in 2010. Others to Watch: Tyler Casamenti (New Jersey) was a Cadet double All-American in 2010 at 84 pounds (sixth Greco-Roman and second freestyle); Kyle Kelly (New York) is a two-time high school state champion and took seventh in Junior Greco-Roman at 98 pounds last summer; Nkosi Moody (Illinois) won the Junior folkstyle title at 106 this April and is going for a Junior Triple Crown after being a Junior double champion at 98 pounds last summer; while Gannon Volk (Minnesota) makes his Junior debut after doubling last year as a Cadet at 91 pounds. 113 The Favorite: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), who is ranked No. 38 overall in the Class of 2013, and has four different USA Wrestling championships at the Junior and Cadet levels. He is a two-time folkstyle champion, winning the Junior title this year at 113 after winning Cadets last year at 98. In Cadet Greco-Roman, he won at 98 pounds after finishing third at 91 the year before; while in Cadet freestyle, he was second at 105 last year, after winning the 91 pound weight class the year before. Others to Watch: Defending Junior Greco-Roman champion Johnson Mai (California), who won it at 105 pounds last year and was second in freestyle; Preseason Nationals champion at 106 pounds Paul Mascarenas (New Mexico); returning Junior double All-Americans Jared Oftedahl (Minnesota), Jordan Wigger (South Carolina), and Adam Burchett (Washington); returning Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Thomas Walton (North Dakota); returning Junior freestyle runner-up Tommy Pawleski (Illinois); along with other wrestlers having Fargo placements in Greco-Roman including Grant Boggs (Montana), Hunter Kelly (Georgia), Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), and Kyndall Rutz (Colorado). 120 The Favorite: Isaiah Varona (Florida), a champion at FILA Junior Nationals at 55 kilos this year in Greco-Roman, and last summer's Junior Greco-Roman champion at 119 pounds. Others to Watch: Returning Junior double All-Americans Phillip Laux (Iowa) and Javier Vieyra (Kansas); returning Junior Greco-Roman All-Americans Trey Andrews (Arizona) and Jared Parvinmehr (Illinois); returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans Jordan Laster (Illinois), Tristan Manderfield (Minnesota), Josh Newberg (Washington), and Wyatt Scribner (Washington); along with Michael Bedard (North Carolina), Brendan Calas (New Jersey), and Kevon Powell (Illinois) who were All-Americans in a previous year; while Kyle Sether (Oregon) was third at the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman tournament this year. 126 The Favorite: Cory Clark (Iowa). The four-time state champion bound for the University of Iowa this fall has earned double All-American honors at the Junior Nationals the last two summers. Last summer at 119 pounds, he was third in Greco-Roman and fourth in freestyle; while in 2012, he was eighth in Greco-Roman and fifth in freestyle at 112 pounds. Others to Watch: Hunter Weber (Wisconsin) is a two-time Junior freestyle All-American, fifth at 125 in 2011, and second at 119 in 2010; Joey Palmer (Washington) is a returning Junior freestyle runner-up at 125 pounds; Dylan Lucas (Florida) is ranked No. 23 in the Class of 2015 and has three major Greco-Roman titles in the last three seasons to his credit -- winning the FILA Cadet title this year at 58 kilos, winning it last year at 46 kilos, and winning a Cadet title at 91 in 2010; Austin Hood (Kansas) was a Cadet double finalist in 2010, winning in freestyle and runner-up in Greco-Roman; Michael Cook (Idaho) and Colton Schilling (Oregon) were Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up finishers last year; T.J. Brandt (Pennsylvania) and Joel Shump (Illinois) were Junior Greco-Roman All-Americans last summer; Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) was a Cadet double All-American at 112 pounds; and Josh DiSanto (Pennsylvania) was a Cadet Greco-Roman All-American back in 2010. 132 The Favorite: Zane Richards (Illinois), who is headed off to the University of Illinois, He has won a title in Fargo each of the three previous summers. He was a two-time Cadet Greco-Roman champion, winning at 125 in 2010 and 130 in 2011 (third in freestyle each year); and last summer was second in Junior Greco-Roman at 125, before winning the freestyle title at 130. Others to Watch: Zain Retherford and Tyson Dippery, both from Pennsylvania, rank No. 12 and No. 50 respectively in the Class of 2013, each earning a NHSCA Junior National title this spring. Retherford was fifth in Cadet freestyle last year, while Dippery was sixth in Cadet Greco-Roman in 2010. Nathan Kraisser (Maryland) and Sam Brancale (Minnesota) headline graduated seniors in this weight class. Kraisser a two-time Junior All-American in Greco-Roman (fifth last year, runner-up in 2010), placed fourth in freestyle last summer, and was a NHSCA Seniors champion; while Brancale was a FILA Cadet double All-American in 2011 and a Cadet double All-American in 2010. Chase Call and Blaine Invernon, both from Idaho, each placed seventh in Cadet Greco-Roman last year; Call also placed seventh in 2010, while Invernon was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up last month. Sammy Jones (Louisiana) and Zack Nelson (Ohio) are proven Greco-Roman performers – Jones having finished third and fourth in Greco-Roman at Juniors and FILA Juniors in 2011, while Nelson is now a two-time fifth-place finisher in Greco-Roman at the FILA Junior level. Two other graduated seniors are 2010 Cadet Greco-Roman sixth place finisher Alejandro Sancho (Florida), along with Zach Synon (Illinois) who was a Junior freestyle All-American and FILA Cadet Greco-Roman placer in the 2011 calendar year. Rounding out the notables are Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) and Tate Robinson (Tennessee). Rodriguez-Spencer placed at both the FILA Junior and FILA Cadet level this year in Greco-Roman, and was a freestyle All-American at the FILA Cadet and Cadet National levels in 2011; while Robinson is ranked No. 41 in the Class of 2014, and has finished fifth three times at the Cadet Nationals (twice in freestyle). 138 The Favorite: Ben Whitford (Michigan), who is ranked No. 4 in the Class of 2013. He was a Junior double champion last summer at 135 pounds. In addition to that, he won the Super 32 Challenge in dominating fashion this past fall at 138 pounds. At the Cadet level, he was in all four possible finals, only losing in the 2009 Greco-Roman final. Others to Watch: Three others in the field join Whitford as Top 100 prospects from the Class of 2013. Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota) ranks No. 20, and has the strongest Greco-Roman base of the three having finished third at the FILA Junior level this past April, fourth in Junior Greco-Roman last summer at 125 pounds, and was a Cadet runner-up at 119 in 2009; Colt Cotten (Pennsylvania) is ranked No. 67 in the class; while Jake Marlin (Iowa) is ranked No. 76, and was a Cadet double All-American in 2010 (seventh in Greco-Roman at 145 pounds). Four additional wrestlers in this field have appeared in at least one Greco-Roman final during their Fargo careers. Elijah Davis (California) was a Cadet champion last summer at 130 pounds; Joey Moita (California) was a Junior champion at 98 pounds in 2009; Jake Velarde (Washington) was a Junior runner-up last year at 130, also taking sixth at the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman 63-kilo weight class, and in 2010 was third in Cadet Greco-Roman at 119 pounds; while Hayden Tuma (Idaho) is ranked No. 29 in the Class of 2014, and has won four different USA Wrestling titles in the last three seasons (FILA Cadet Greco-Roman this year and last year, Cadet freestyle last year, and Cadet Greco-Roman in 2010). Other Fargo All-Americans in this weight are Brandon Charbonneau (Kansas), Joe Grable (Washington), and Trey Thiesen (Wisconsin). 145 The Favorite: Grant LaMont (Utah), who is ranked No. 73 in the Class of 2013, and already a two-time Junior Greco-Roman All-American (third at 135 in 2011, second at 125 in 2010). Also, was a Cadet freestyle third at 135 in 2011, a two-time FILA Cadet freestyle All-American, and a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion last month. Others to Watch: Two other members of the Top 100 from the Class of 2013 are in this weight, No. 71 Jared Johnshoy (Idaho) and No. 96 Justin Arthur (West Virgnia); Johnshoy has earned All-American finishes in freestyle each of the last two summers -- eighth at Junior 135 last summer, and seventh at Cadet 130 in 2010, while Arthur placed sixth at 135 in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer. Also grade-level ranked is Jack Bass (Texas), ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2014, and he won the FILA Cadet freestyle title at 69 kilos last month and was a Cadet freestyle runner-up at 135 last year. Ryan Blees (North Dakota) is the next most credentialed wrestler in this weight, finishing double fourth last year in Cadet 135, fourth in FILA Cadet freestyle last month at 69 kilos, and eighth in Cadet freestyle at 125 in 2010. Alex Abono (California) was a Junior Greco-Roman fifth place finisher last year, and a Cadet freestyle sixth place finisher in 2010. FILA Junior Greco-Roman placers this year include Zane Nelson (Ohio), who has done so each of the last two years, and the 63-kilo runner-up this year Tyrel White (Pennsylvania). Returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans include Phil Downing (Colorado), fifth at 135; Mike Longo (California), second at 135; and Alex Mossing (Ohio), eighth at 135. Earning Fargo All-American honors in 2010 were Alex Aniciete (Nevada), Blayne Briceno (California), and Jesse Carlisle (Utah); while Logan Breitenbach (Maryland) was fourth at 152 pounds in the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman tournament last month. 152 The Favorite: Oliver Pierce (Texas), who is ranked No. 17 in the Class of 2013, and a three-time double All-American in Fargo. Last year, he was second in Greco-Roman and seventh in freestyle at 145 pounds, in 2011 he was fourth in Greco-Roman and a champ in freestyle at 152, while in 2010 he won the Greco-Roman and was fourth in freestyle at 135. Additionally, he was a FILA Cadet champion in freestyle at 69 kilos in 2011, and was the Junior folkstyle champion this year at 152 so he is after a Junior Triple Crown. Others to Watch: Dylan Palacio (New York) leads that list as an NHSCA Senior Nationals champion bound for Cornell, and last year he was eighth in this weight class in Junior Greco-Roman. Another superstar in this weight is Super 32 Challenge champion Josh Llopez (Maryland), who is ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2014, and finished third in Cadet freestyle last year in this weight. Cadet double All-Americans last year include Logan Marcicki (Michigan) and Rodney Shepard (North Carolina); Jared Scharenbock (Wisconsin) was fourth in Cadet Greco-Roman; while Anthony Cimorosi (Maryland), Heath Coles (Pennsylvania), Kevin Cooper (Kentucky), and Jordan Lara (New Mexico) were all Cadet freestyle All-Americans last year. Additional wrestlers that were Cadet freestyle All-Americans in 2010 include Nick Hall (Alabama), Eric Hoffman (Maryland), and T.J. Fox (Ohio) who was a double runner-up. 160 The Favorite: Geordan Speiller (Florida). This graduated senior is bound for the Olympic Training Center for 2012-13 prior to matriculating in college and is an absolute beast when it comes to Greco-Roman competition. In the last 16 months, he was FILA Junior champion at 79 kilos, Junior National champion at 160, and a FILA Junior runner-up at 74 kilos. Others to Watch: This group is led by Isaiah Martinez (California), who is ranked No. 3 overall in the Class of 2013, is a two-time state champion and was a Cadet double All-American in 2010 (includes Greco-Roman title at 135 pounds). Another legit title contender in this behemoth of a weight class is Wisconsin-bound Justin Koethe (Iowa), who was a FILA Junior Greco-Roman champion in 2011 at 70 kilos and a Junior double All-American last summer at 152 pounds (third Greco-Roman, fifth freestyle). Other returning Junior Greco-Roman All-Americans include Trace Engelkes (Illinois), Kirk Johnson (Indiana), No. 42 in the Class of 2014 Burke Paddock (New York), and Matt Gay (Wisconsin). Returning Cadet All-Americans include Gavin Grater (Kansas) and Tommy Longendyke (Minnesota) in Greco-Roman, while Dustin Fuller (Iowa) and Bryce Pappas (Maryland) did the deed in freestyle. Going back to the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman tournament in 2011, two runners-up are in this field – Austin Dewey (Idaho) and Mason Wright (Illinois). Also in the fray are two-time FILA Junior Greco-Roman medalist Connor Sutton (New York), along with 2010 Cadet All-Americans in Jackson Fox (Wisconsin) and Jordan Rothers (Minnesota), as well as graduated two-time state champion Kyle Begin (Minnesota). 170 The Favorite: Alex Meyer (Iowa). This graduated senior bound for the University of Iowa has made a significant leap in the last 15 or so months, winning a pair of Junior folkstyle titles (is eligible for a Junior Triple Crown this year), and doubling in Fargo last summer at 160 pounds (second Greco-Roman, third freestyle). Others to Watch: Fellow graduated senior Matt Reed (Kansas) is bound for Oklahoma after winning the NHSCA Senior National title, and has earned All-American honors the last two summers in Greco-Roman -- fourth as a Junior last year and second as a Cadet the year before. FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans from this year include Nick Corba (Ohio) and Kyle Bateman (Florida); Corba placed second, and was third in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer, while Bateman took sixth and was fourth in Cadet freestyle. FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans from 2011 include Travis Berridge (Florida) and Jason Grimes (Georgia); Berridge took fourth at 69 kilos and was a Cadet Greco-Roman sixth place finisher in 2010, while Grimes was second at 76 kilos and a Cadet double All-American in 2010 (third Greco-Roman, eighth freestyle). Additional Cadet All-Americans going back to 2010 were Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin), Brett Pfarr (Minnesota), and Cody Pych (Illinois); while Codie Lafromboise (Minnesota) and Jake Stilling (Wisconsin) were on the podium in Fargo last summer. 182 The Favorite: Sam Brooks (Illinois). Yet another graduated senior bound for Iowa heads a weight class here. Brooks was a Junior double All-American last year up at 189, finishing third in Greco-Roman and fourth in freestyle. While a Cadet in Fargo, he earned four All-American finishes, doubling as champion in 2009 while finishing second in freestyle and seventh in Greco-Roman in 2010. Brooks was also a FILA Cadet double champion at 85 kilos in 2011, while earning double All-American honors at the FILA Junior level in the 84-kilo weight class that same year. Others to Watch: Leading those still in high school are ranked Class of 2013 prospects Ricky Robertson (Illinois) and Brooks Climmons (Georgia). Robertson, ranked No. 59, was a Cadet double finalist last summer winning the freestyle title at 171 and finishing second in Greco-Roman at 160; while last month he finished second in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle at 85 kilos. Climmons, ranked No. 60, was a FILA Cadet double All-American in 2011, finishing second in Greco-Roman; and a Cadet double All-American in 2010, winning freestyle and taking third in Greco-Roman. Three other highly notable graduated kids reside in this weight class – Kevin Beazley (Michigan), Dwight Howes (Colorado), and NHSCA Senior National runner-up Nolan Boyd (Oklahoma). Beazley has an excellent USA Wrestling resume with Greco-Roman All-American honors the last two summers, including second at the Junior level in 2011; a double FILA Junior All-American finish this April, and double FILA Cadet fifth-place finishes in April 2010. Howes was a Junior Greco-Roman seventh place finisher last year, and took third in FILA Junior freestyle this past April. Another trio of wrestlers earned Cadet double All-American honors last year, Ryder Newman (Nevada), Troy Hembury (Pennsylvania), and Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin); Cory Daniel (Maryland) was a Cadet Greco-Roman All-American last summer; while Jacob Denman (Ohio) was a Cadet Greco-Roman medalist back in 2010. 195 The Favorite: Tim Dudley (South Carolina). The Nebraska bound graduated senior was dominant this past season with titles at the Super 32 Challenge and NHSCA Senior Nationals. Others to Watch: Four wrestlers in this weight are ranked among the Top 100 prospects in the Class of 2013: No. 37 Ryan Solomon (Pennsylvania), No. 61 Ray O'Donnell (Pennsylvania), No. 94 Payne Hayden (Michigan), and No. 100 Alex Bambic (Arizona). Solomon has earned double All-American honors each of the last two summers at 215 pounds, in 2011 as a Junior and in 2010 as a Cadet; O'Donnell was champion in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer at 171 and in FILA Cadet Greco-Roman last month at 85 kilos; Hayden earned double All-American honors in 2011 at the FILA Cadet Nationals, while also finishing eighth in Cadet Greco-Roman at 140 in 2010; and Bambic finished fifth in Greco-Roman at the FILA Juniors this past April, and at FILA Cadets the previous April. Also in this weight are FILA Cadet double All-Americans Logan Kirby (Maryland) and Josh Lehner (Ohio). 220 The Favorites: It's not really fair to separate these two, so let's put them together: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) and J'den Cox (Missouri). Snyder is ranked No. 2 overall in the Class of 2014 and was a double Cadet finalist in Fargo last summer. Cox is ranked No. 6 overall in the Class of 2013 and was also a double Cadet finalist. Cox is the defending champion in Greco-Roman, beating Snyder; while Snyder was the champ in freestyle, beating Cox. Snyder was also third at the FILA Junior freestyle tournament in April competing at 96 kilos. Others to Watch: Garrett Ryan (Arizona) was a FILA Cadet double champion last month at 100 kilos; Brian Moran (Michigan) was a Cadet double All-American last summer at 215 pounds, and a 2011 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up at 100 kilos; while Danny Chaid (California), Dane Pestano (Hawaii), and Mike Swider (Illinois) don't bring strong Greco-Roman/free credentials to the table but are extremely talented. 285 The Favorite: Adam Coon (Michigan), who is ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2013. He has been a straight up beast this spring/summer going undefeated at the Junior Duals in both styles, winning the FILA Junior Greco-Roman tournament, and finishing fifth in freestyle at FILA Juniors (highest among a non-college wrestler). Last summer in Fargo, Coon was the Greco-Roman champion and third in freestyle losing only to Morgan McIntosh. Others to Watch: Sam Stoll (Minnesota), ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2014, was a Cadet double champion last summer at 285 pounds. Three notable graduated seniors are Dawson Peck (Pennsylvania), Josh Marchok (Illinois), and Evan McGee (Oklahoma); Peck was an All-American in Greco-Roman at 215 pounds the last two summers, eighth in 2011 as a Junior and sixth as a Cadet in 2011, Marchok was a double All-American last summer at 215 pounds at the Junior level while he placed eighth in Junior Greco-Roman in 2010, and McGee was a Cadet double All-American at 285 pounds in 2010. Another pair of wrestlers are ranked in the Class of 2013: No. 58 Newton Smerchek (Wisconsin) and No. 72 Nathan Butler (Kansas), who placed third in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer at 215 pounds and was a FILA Cadet double finalist this spring. Additional wrestlers meriting mention are Mick Dougharity (Oregon), fifth at 215 in Junior Greco-Roman last summer, and Aaron Rafalko (Kansas), sixth in Cadet Greco-Roman at 285.

Related: Junior Greco-Roman Preview Information for these previews is based on wrestlers entered in Track Wrestling as of late Thursday evening (July 12). Certain wrestlers may change weight classes and/or their status within the tournament. 88 The Favorite: Dalton Roberts (Michigan), who was a FILA Cadet champion in Greco-Roman at 92 pounds. He went undefeated (6-0) at the Cadet National Duals in Greco-Roman at 88 pounds. Others to Watch: FILA Cadet double fourth-place finisher Michael Doetsch (Maryland) and Cadet National folkstyle champion Louie Hayes (Illinois). Hayes has also split Greco-Roman matches against Roberts this summer, and was fifth in Greco-Roman at the FILA Cadet Nationals. 94 The Favorite: Chris Cuccolo (New York), who placed fifth in both styles at 84 pounds in the Cadet Nationals last summer, and was a double All-American (third in Greco-Roman) at the FILA Cadet Nationals last month at 42 kilos. Others to Watch: Clayton Stillwagon (Montana), who was an All-American in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals last month at 42 kilos (sixth in Greco-Roman), along with Jon Gabriel (Pennsylvania) and Joseph Grass (West Virginia). 100 The Favorite: Mitch McKee (Minnesota), a runner-up at the FILA Cadet Nationals in both styles last month at 46 kilos. He went 6-0 in the Cadet Greco-Roman Duals at 106 pounds. Others to Watch: FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans Michael Beck and Adam Whitesell, both from Maryland; Camden Bertucci (Michigan), who went 6-0 in each style at 110 pounds at the Junior Duals; FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Ethan Koan (Missouri); Doyle Trout (Nebraska), who finished third in FILA Cadet freestyle and went 11-0 across styles at 106 pounds in the Junior Duals; along with incoming freshman Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey). 106 The Favorite: Kyle Norstrem (Florida), who is ranked No. 6 in the Class of 2016. He won the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman title at 50 kilos last month. Last year, Norstrem was third in Cadet Greco-Roman at 98 pounds and the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up at 46 kilos. Others to Watch: Returning Cadet Greco-Roman sixth-place finisher Bryson Beard (Washington); FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion at 101 pounds Danny Boychuck (New Jersey), who also placed fourth in Cadet Greco-Roman at 91 pounds last year; Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 29 in the Class of 2015; Ty Lucas (Florida), who is ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2017, and was sixth in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals; returning Junior Greco-Roman All-American Ty Pelot (Wisconsin), who also placed fifth at the FILA Cadet Nationals in the 50-kilo weight class; as well as Blaine Tschida (Minnesota), who was fourth at 50 kilos at the FILA Cadet Nationals. 113 The Favorite: Coy Ozias (Virginia), a two-time in-season state champion who ended the year ranked No. 13 in the 106 pound weight class. Others to Watch: Returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey) and Austin Strzelczyk (Illinois); Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska), who was runner-up in Junior Greco-Roman at 98 pounds last summer; FILA Cadet sixth-place finisher at 54 kilos Brian Burchett (Washington); Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma), who was eighth last summer in Cadet freestyle at 112 pounds; along with Craig De La Cruz (New Jersey) and Ryan Friedman (Maryland). 120 The Favorite: Cole Weaver (Michigan), who took fourth in both styles last summer at 119 pounds in the Cadet Nationals, and went 12-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals, including an undefeated 6-0 in Greco-Roman. Others to Watch: Cadet folkstyle runner-up Zech Bresser (Oregon); Matthew Iwicki (Washington), who went 15-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals; Kent Lane (Pennsylvania), a double champion at the Northeast Cadet regional; returning Cadet Greco-Roman sixth-place finisher at 112 pounds Jon Marmolejo (Illinois), was also fifth at FILA Cadets in Greco-Roman at 54 kilos; returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Joseph Velliquete (Missouri), who was fifth at 105 pounds last summer; 2011 FILA Cadet Greco All-American Matt Rundell (Illinois); and Griffin Parriott (Minnesota), who is ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2016. 126 The Favorite: Seth Gross (Minnesota), who is ranked No. 49 in the Class of 2014, and was a FILA Cadet double All-American at 58 kilos last month (third in Greco-Roman). He also was champion at the FILA Cadets in freestyle and last summer at 112 pounds in Cadet freestyle. Others to Watch: FILA Cadet freestyle third-place finisher Sean Fausz (Kentucky); Lucas Ortiz (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 24 in the Class of 2016; another excellent incoming freshman in Max Pickett (Virginia); Jacob Rubio (Texas), fifth in Greco-Roman at FILA Cadets in the 58-kilo weight class, who was 25-3 across styles (11-2 in Greco-Roman) at the Junior and Cadet Duals last month; along with returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Cole Walter (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 42 in the Class of 2015. 132 The Favorite: Patrick Duggan (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2015, and was seventh in Cadet freestyle last summer at 130 pounds. Others to Watch: Jose Champagne (Indiana) and Austin Kraisser (Maryland), both of whom are top incoming freshmen, ranked 12th and 11th respectively in the Class of 2016; Larry Early (Illinois), who is ranked No. 43 in the Class of 2015; two-time high school state champion Justin Oliver (Michigan); along with fellow in-season state champion Brock Wingbermuehle (Missouri). 138 The Favorite: A pair of California natives were Cadet Greco-Roman champions last summer, Jon Jay Chavez at 125 pounds and Rich Martinez at 135 pounds. During the scholastic season, Chavez placed seventh at state in the 132 pound weight class and was eighth at the FloNationals. Others to Watch: There are four nationally ranked wrestlers from the Class of 2015: No. 18 Josh Maruca (Pennsylvania); No. 30 Isaac Dulgarian (Kansas), eighth last year in Cadet freestyle at 125 pounds; No. 34 Colston DiBlasi (Missouri), a champion at NHSCA Freshman Nationals; and No. 36 Dayton Racer (Missouri), the Cadet folkstyle champion at 145 pounds. There are two excellent incoming freshmen in the field: Chris Weiler (Pennsylvania) and Nick Reenan (Texas), who is ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2016 and a Cadet folkstyle champion at 138 pounds. Also present in the field is Zehlin Storr (Michigan), runner-up at 138 pounds in Cadet folkstyle. 145 The Favorite: Mason Manville (Minnesota), who is ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2016, went 13-0 across styles at the Cadet Duals, and was fourth place in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals last month. Others to Watch: Matthew Moody (Georgia), who went 13-0 across styles at the Cadet Duals; Joseph Nelson (Wisconsin), fifth last summer in Cadet Greco-Roman at 130 pounds and ranked No. 49 in the Class of 2015; along with Josh Shields (Pennsylvania), a double Northeast Regional champion and ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2015. 152 The Favorite: Bo Nickal (Texas), who is ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2014, and seeks a Cadet Triple Crown after winning the folkstyle title in April. He was also a Cadet double All-American last summer at 135 pounds, third in Greco-Roman and seventh in freestyle. At last month's FILA Cadet Nationals, he took true second in Greco-Roman and was runner-up in freestyle. Others to Watch: Kimball Bastian (Utah), runner-up at 145 pounds in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer and fifth at FILA Cadet Greco-Roman in the 69-kilo class last month; Travis Hettinga (Wisconsin), who was 14-2 across styles at the Cadet Duals, including 8-0 in Greco-Roman; Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), seventh last summer in Cadet Greco-Roman at 135 pounds, runner-up in FILA Cadet Greco-Roman at the 69-kilo weight class, went 11-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals (including 6-0 in Greco-Roman), and ranks No. 40 in the Class of 2015; returning Cadet Greco-Roman eighth-place finisher J.P. Newton (Ohio); and returning Cadet Greco-Roman fifth-place finisher Dustin Williams (Kansas). 160 The Favorite: Chandler Rogers (Washington), who is ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2014, and a defending Cadet Greco-Roman champion (winning last year at 145 pounds). He also won the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman title this year at 76 kilos, and was third in last year's FILA Cadet Greco-Roman tournament at 69 kilos. Others to Watch: Dylan Artigliere (New Jersey), who was an undefeated (6-0) in the Cadet Greco-Roman Duals (including a win over Nickal), and fifth in his high school state tournament this year. 170 The Favorite: Nathan Marek (Oklahoma), who is ranked No. 46 in the Class of 2014. Others to Watch: Angus Arthur (Michigan), ranked No. 44 in the Class of 2015, and went 12-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals (5-1 in Greco-Roman); returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans Gabe Frandsen (Wisconsin) and Trey Miller (Florida); returning Cadet freestyle All-American Daniel Vitale (Minnesota); and Justan Rivera (Georgia), ranked No. 41 in the Class of 2015, and went 10-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals (5-1 in Greco-Roman). 182 The Favorite: Michael Pixley (Missouri), a Cadet folkstyle champion at 170 pounds. He went 14-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals, which included a 6-1 mark in Greco-Roman. Others to Watch: Alex Benoit (Illinois), who is ranked No. 48 in the Class of 2015; and Terrell Fields (Pennsylvania), who went 10-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals, including a 5-1 mark in Greco-Roman. 195 The Favorite: Lance Benick (Minnesota), who is ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2015, was an InterMat JJ Classic champion, won the Cadet folkstyle nationals at 195 pounds this spring, and was fourth at 85 kilos in the FILA Cadet freestyle tournament last month. Others to Watch: Landon Pelham (Michigan) is ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2016, and Jovon Reyes (Pennsylvania) was a Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up last summer at 189 pounds. 220 The Favorite: Connor Tolley (Indiana), who was a Cadet folkstyle runner-up at 195 pounds to Benick, and finished fourth in both styles at 100 kilos in last month's FILA Cadet Nationals. Others to Watch: Christian Jenco (New Jersey), who was eighth last year at 215 pounds in Cadet Greco-Roman, and was 10-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals last month including 4-1 in Greco-Roman; and Roy Nash (Utah), who took fourth at FILA Cadets in Greco-Roman last year at 100 kilos. 285 The Favorite: Jacob Marnin (Iowa), a Cadet folkstyle runner-up at 285 pounds.

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Q: Did you see that Iowa does not have the Midlands on its schedule? -- Mark B. Foley: Compelling. Who knows what is going through the mind of Hawkeye head wrestling coach Tom Brands? I suspect dropping Midlands had something to do with the Big Ten schedule this season, but other factors might have also contributed. Midlands has been down over the past several years, no thanks in part to the Southern Scuffle. Also, Evanston is cold, it's a long season, and who are the Hawkeyes going to see (that they NEED to see), that they don't already see? Maybe Oklahoma? Maybe a California kid or two? They could ultimately be going the route of Oklahoma State and having their kids rest over the holidays. I know it sounds defective to the spirit of Hawkeye Nation to NOT have a fully depressed gas pedal, but adaptation is the key to survival, and if Brands thinks skipping Midlands will get his minions to perform better come March, then he'll do it. It's kinda sad, though. I'm a Midlands homer and would love to see them there for the big 50th tournament. Q: In a battle of ex-college matmen, Chris Weidman (Hofstra) dominated Mark Munoz (Oklahoma State) at the UFC on Fuel TV 4 on Wednesday night. Two-part question. What did you make of Weidman's performance against Munoz? How long until every UFC champion is an ex-college wrestler? -- Mike C. Foley: The majority of the UFC's champions have been former wrestlers and as recently as ten months ago the majority still were (Dominick Cruz, Frankie Edgar, Jon Jones and Cain Velasquez). But recent losses and an emergent Brazilian contingency has made the struggle for singular dominance more difficult. What makes the Brazilians so successful is that they've recently been touting more than just a submission game. UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo, middleweight champ Anderson Silva, and heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos have shown brilliance in striking their opponents with hands, feet and elbows. And where they don't currently hold belts, they are making headway. Renan Barao fights for the interim title against former UC Davis wrestler Urijah Faber in two weeks. Should the Brazilian win, he'll face Dominick Cruz sometime next year to unite the bantamweight title. (Cruz recently tore his ACL.) UFC newcomer and light heavyweight Glover Texiera is fighting Rampage Jackson in his home country of Brazil. Texiera was originally scheduled to fight fellow Brazilian Shogun Rua, but the former UFC light heavyweight champion REFUSED to sign the contract saying he'd rather be cut than fight the terrifying Texiera. Should Teixiera pan out he'll present a real challenge to current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (or a newly-minted Dan Henderson). Erick Silva is the most talented new fighter in the promotion and could compete for a welterweight title in the next 12-18 months. The Brazilians only have one flyweight on the UFC roster, but given some financial incentives, don't be surprised if they produce a contingency of spry little fighters. Chris Weidman, who wrestled at Hofstra, improved to 9-0 (Photo/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)As for Chris Weidman, I think that given the chance to fight for the middleweight title he'd be my personal favorite to beat Anderson Silva. He's less experienced and might not posses the same acumen on his feet as the current champion, but in wrestling, conditioning and jiu-jitsu the 28-year-old Weidman has the upper hand. That Weidman has better wrestling than Silva isn't surprising. Sonnen exposed the Brazilian as often being slow to sprawl. Assuming he takes down the champ, Weidman becomes a threat to submit. Believe it or not, Weidman is downright nasty at jiu-jitsu and where Sonnen couldn't avoid a triangle or attempt his own submission, Weidman has extensive international experience finding the finish. Weidman's movement inside the guard and his INCREDIBLE guard passing skills will mean less time with his hands tied up by the prone Silva. His hands will have to go somewhere, and I suspect they'll end up in Silva's jaw. Should Weidman Submit the Spider, Cain KO JDS and Johny best GSP the only weight left in order to complete your dream would be featherweight where Chad Mendes would have to knock off Jose Aldo. Q: Over the years wrestling has truly evolved, especially in terms of technique. What are your thoughts on the rise of popularity with moves like the super duck? Can the fancy nature moves like it hurt the next generation, especially on the senior level & against Russian/foreign defense? -- D.B.H. Foley: Is the super duck popular with the kids these days? I need to start drilling. Techniques evolve rapidly and what worked in 1999 is not necessarily going to work today. Fortunately our young wrestlers have coaches to guide them towards the techniques that are beyond fads. But what you're getting at is something quite different: The perception that wrestlers are valuing FLASH over SUBSTANCE. Flashy play corrupted basketball in the later 90s and early aughties that ended with massive international embarrassments for Team USA. The theory was that SportsCenter highlighted dunks which motivated attention-hungry players to drive the hoop instead of pass, and subsequently fewer players also wanted to play good defense. (Who would want to be the guy forever immortalized on a poster with Lebron James' crotch in their face mid-dunk?) USA Basketball realized that they would keep losing to Puerto Rico and Greece unless they found a way to wrangle in their petulant media-hungry stars. They hired Coach K to teach the how to pass and play defense and otherwise ignore for a few weeks the impulse to be on Top Plays. Their problem has been solved, at least temporarily. Wrestling is starting to become more media friendly, even if only within our own community and in random clips on SportsCenter. Highlights on video sites like Flo ABSOLUTELY perpetuate the type of flash-first mentality in wrestling that has been prevailing in basketball. This is almost certainly NOT a good thing. When I was looking for videos of T.J. Williams to post in this week's Top Ten piece, it was shocking how many of his matches were defined by simple sprawls and double leg re-shots. None of his offense would make today's OMG!! World of Twitter that emphasizes high-risk moves. (You can follow me @trfoley.) Ellis Coleman's Flying Squirrel almost broke the Internet, and because it was viewed so often it lead to imitations, including Shawn Bunch who lost a period when his attempt ended in a five-point move for his opponent Coleman Scott. I'm pretty sure he'd like to have that one back. Flash is something to be done in moderation. I think a recalibration of techniques towards only super ducks, flying squirrels, spinning back fists, and cartwheel doubles would harm us internationally. But we have a stable of guys RIGHT NOW who are smarter than to gamble their Olympic gold on the hopes of landing a high-risk move. What is interesting about wrestling is that the younger generation won't reach the international level if all the do is attempt saltos and lateral drops. When it comes to technique and winning competitions, wrestling is inextricably Darwinistic, while other sports, like basketball, have long periods of technical flat lining. Wrestling in pop-culture media break (I consider judo to be in the wrestling family.) "You make a sex video with some guy and that's all your famous for ..." -- Ronda Rousey, person who would NEVER use sex appeal to get attention. Q: Did you watch the Franklin Gomez-Besik Kudukhov match? Gomez looks like a beast. Coleman Scott-Franklin Gomez for the Olympic gold medal! -- Andrew H. Foley: Yes. Unreal. Q: Considering the level of assumed "badassery" among fans/spectators at the NCAA DI tournament each year, isn't it something that almost no fights break out in the stands? I have my own thoughts about this, but am curious to hear yours. After watching the coverage of Russian Nationals on Flo, and seeing the melee that broke out after one of Saitiev's matches, I wondered why we don't see that more in the U.S.? Are the Russians ... rednecks? -- Joe S. Foley: Let us not lower ourselves to name calling, especially when those we malign are specifically outfitted with ass-whipping skills. (Dagestanis are also "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' crazy. And who do you never, ever fight? The crazy guy.) The lack of fistfights in the stands is mostly a matter of coincidence, rather than overt classiness. The NCAA wrestling tournament is a mostly alcohol-free event populated primarily by parents, girlfriends, and alumni groups with an average age of "mid-life crisis." The rapscallions who attend the tournament and would gladly throw their paws in anger are either on the mat, at the bar drinking, or have slept through the session due to an unconquerable gut-twisting hangover. The NCAA also limits the interaction of fan groups they suspect might not blend well or have a long history of angst (i.e. Iowa/Penn State, Oklahoma/Oklahoma State, Princeton/Harvard) The organizers of Russian Nationals put Satiev's face on a banner above the mat to promote his PROBABLE finals matchup with two-time world champion Denis Tsargush. Promotion is awesome, Beat the Streets did the same with Shawn Bunch before the Grapple in the Big Apple. But hen Satiev got throw for three in his semifinal matchup, yet inexplicably was given a point, the crowd saw that this wasn't promotional, that the fix was in. The crowd was hyper-regionalized, mildly intoxicated, and consequently expressed their displeasure. Who could blame them? Russia is crooked and in countries where the government is constantly hosing you these outbursts by citizenry act as release valve for frustration. Its as true in Russia as it is in China, where last year the Georgetown men's basketball team got DEMOLISHED during a fight. All the Chinese players needed in order to turn a friendly game of roundball into full-scale mob was the slightest spark, then ... BOOM! GOES THE CHAIR TO THE FACE. No booze + No intermingling + No corruption = Peace. Q: PSU's recruiting class is not highly regarded. Just a function of so few scholarships this year or a problem in your opinion? -- Michael K. Foley: Probably just a little down on scholarships, but I also don't think Coach Cael is as committed to landing the ABSOLUTE top guy NO MATTER WHAT. I think Coach Cael understands that the best recruits don't always make the best wrestlers. He wants guys that will buy into his system and won't cause trouble. At the end of the day he believes that plugging even a marginal wrestler into that system will be more than adequate as long as they pay attention, give their full effort, and enjoy their time on campus. Essentially he doesn't need finished products and might even prefer to make them himself. Q: I would like to see UFC fighter Chael Sonnen go up to light heavyweight. Thoughts? -- Tom N. Foley: I would like to see him retire and become a full-time announcer. Incredible. Q: 1989 118-pound NCAA champion Jack Cuvo (senior) vs. 2011 125-pound NCAA champion Anthony Robles (senior). Both went undefeated, but watching Cuvo in his videos back in the day, I couldn't see anybody touching him. Who wins and score? -- Robbie P. Foley: My instinct was that you were screwing with me. Since I was a kid I'd heard of the Jack Cuvo single leg and this seemed like a prompt that wanted me to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of Robles competing with one leg. I now see that it's just a great question. Robles by a major decision (13-4) and here's why. If you've never wrestled Robles it is VERY difficult to understand his unique leverage and angles of attack. How about the second meeting, or maybe the third? Sure, you increase your chances significantly. However, by his senior season Robles had refined his technique so much that even guys he'd faced before had no answers in their rebuttal matches. Jack Cuvo is a legend, but I'd put Robles up against any 125-pound wrestler in NCAA history and give him the nod a majority of the time, much less a 118 lber. Robles was just that dominant his senior season.