InterMat Staff

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section FARGO, N.D. -- The Cadet National Greco-Roman competition got underway on Sunday at the FARGODOME in Fargo, N.D. Returning Cadet National Greco-Roman champions Joey McKenna (New Jersey, 112), Hayden Tuma (Idaho, 130), and Mitch Sliga (Indiana, 189) cruised through Sunday unbeaten. Six wrestlers remain alive in the hunt for a Cadet Triple Crown. The All-Americans have already been determined in seven of the 17 weight classes. Below is a weight-by-weight look at how things transpired on the first day of the Cadet Greco-Roman competition. 84: One of the favorites, Jabari Moody (Illinois), a Cadet National folkstyle champion this year, won two matches without surrendering a point. Other undefeated wrestlers in this weight class include Cody Jackson (Oregon) and Brandon Paetzell (New Jersey). Christopher Cuccolo (New York), Hayden Karren (Colorado), Jacoby Peterson (Idaho), and Alex Betteridge (Louisiana) have secured All-American status. One of the surprises was 2010 Cadet National double All-American Hunter Wright (Virginia) going 0-2. 91: Gannon Volk (Minnesota), a Cadet National folkstyle champion and FILA Cadet National freestyle champion this year, dominated on Sunday, going 4-0 without surrendering a point. Volk and Kamden Krum (Arizona) are the lone unbeatens in the bottom bracket. In the top bracket, Isaac Jimenez (Texas) is the lone unbeaten. Other guaranteed All-Americans include Danny Boychuck (New Jersey), Gage Currier (Montana), Joe Mondragon (Utah), Darek Huff (Colorado), and Josiah Seaton (Kansas). One of the surprises was 2010 Cadet National double All-American Sam Phillips (Iowa) failing to place. 98: One of the major developments was Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska), a Schoolboy Triple Crown winner last year, going 0-2. Kyle Norstrem (Florida), a nationally-ranked junior high wrestler, was very impressive in going 5-0 and winning all but one of his matches by pin or technical fall. Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), a Cadet National freestyle champion last year and Cadet National folkstyle champion this year, went 5-0 on Sunday. Tyrone Klump (Pennsylvania) and Tommy Walton (North Dakota) were also unbeaten. Walton notched a win over nationally-ranked Fredy Stroker (Pennsylvania). Stroker, though, has secured All-American honors. 105: Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania), a Cadet National freestyle runner-up last year, looks like the wrestler to beat in this weight class after Day 1. He went 5-0 and did not give up a point. Cruz will now face nationally-ranked Zac Hall (Michigan), who is also undefeated. Michael Cook (Idaho), Jordan Shearer (North Dakota), and Dalton Marci (Pennsylvania) finished Sunday undefeated in the bottom bracket. Other guaranteed All-Americans include Joseph Villequette (Missouri), Grant Boggs (Montana), and Jordan Laster (Illinois). 112: Joey McKenna (New Jersey), a returning Cadet National Greco-Roman champion, was not tested on Day 1, going 6-0 and winning all but one of his matches by pin or technical fall. Two-time FILA Cadet National Greco-Roman runner-up James Flint (Florida), also in the top bracket, was perfect on Day 1. Tristan Manderfeld (Minnesota), a 2010 InterMat JJ Classic champion, is undefeated and has not surrendered a point in five matches. Other undefeated wrestlers include Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) and Jonathon Marmolejo (Illinois). Three returning Cadet National Greco-Roman All-Americans, Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), Brendan Calas (New Jersey), and Gabe Schroeck (Montana), were eliminated on Sunday. 119: Aaron Pico (California), who is ranked as the No. 3 junior high wrestler in the country, and Darius Henry (Illinois), a FILA Cadet National Greco-Roman champion, entered the event as the two favorites in this weight class, and both remain undefeated after Sunday. Cole Weaver (Michigan), Tate Robinson (Tennessee), and Colton Schilling (Oregon) all went unbeaten on Day 1. Other guaranteed All-American include John Ortiz (Florida), Jared Suppes (Kansas), and Antonio Meikel (Utah. 125: In the top bracket, Wyatt Keck (Pennsylvania) and Al Naser (California) both remain undefeated, while Brett Stolarzyk (Minnesota) and Ellery Steffenson (Alaska) locked up All-American status. On the bottom bracket, Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey), who is undefeated through two years of high school wrestling, dropped a match to nationally-ranked Zain Retherford (Pennsyvlania), but remains alive, while Retherford was eliminated. Cadet National folkstyle champion Anthony Gonzalez (Michigan) and Jon Jay Chavez (California) are both undefeated in the bottom bracket. Blaine Invernon (Idaho) also secured All-American status. 130: Hayden Tuma, a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion last summer, is looking to add another stop sign to his collection. He was 5-0 on Sunday and did not surrender a point coming out of the bottom bracket. Brigg Butler (Utah) also remains undefeated in the bottom bracket. Geo Martinez (Colorado) is the lone unbeaten wrestler in the top bracket. Returning All-American Chase Call (Idaho) dropped a match to Jake O'Mara (Illinois), but remains alive. 135: Rich Martinez (California) knocked off one of the favorites, Bo Nickal (Texas), and remains undefeated coming out of the bottom bracket. Nickel remains alive and locked up All-American honors. Ryan Blees (North Dakota) appears to be in the driver's seat to reach the finals coming out of the top bracket after finishing the day undefeated. Other guaranteed All-Americans include Mike Longo (California), Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), Justin Arthur (West Virginia), Phil Downing (Colorado), and Alex Mossing (Ohio). Fox Baldwin (Florida), who is ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2016, failed to place. 140: Two nationally-ranked wrestlers in the Class of 2014, Logan Marcicki (Michigan) and Aaron Hartman (Florida), remain undefeated. Marcicki is in the top bracket, while Hartman is in the bottom bracket. Peter Nagy (Iowa) also remains unbeaten in the bottom bracket. Rodney Shepard (North Carolina) and Devin Vasquez (Texas) locked up All-American honors out of the bottom bracket. 145: This weight class was wide open heading into the event and remains wide open after Day 1. Javaughn Perkins (Nebraska) was expected to be the favorite in this weight class, but did not enter. Jake Deutchlander (Minnesota), Chandler Rogers (Washington), and Jared Scharenbrock (Wisconsin) are unbeaten in the top bracket. In the bottom bracket, Anthony Cimorosi (Maryland) and Garrett Hammond (Pennsylvania) are both undefeated. Hammond has three pins and a technical fall. Other guaranteed All-Americans include J.P. Newton (Ohio), Ian Thomas (Oregon), and Davonte Mahomes (Illinois). 152: The nation's No. 1 sophomore, Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania), was dominant on Day 1, going 4-0 without surrendering a point in the bottom bracket. Also unbeaten in the bottom bracket are Austin Wilson (Montana) and Cadet National folkstyle champion Drew Garcia (Michigan). One of the surprises in the bottom bracket was Josh Llopez (Maryland), a nationally-ranked wrestler and state champion, losing his opening match and then defaulting out of the competition. Ryder Newman (Nevada) and Jared Johnson (Kansas) remain unbeaten in the top bracket. 160: Eric Morris (Pennsylvania), a two-time National Prep runner-up and Cadet National freestyle runner-up last summer, went 5-0 on Sunday and is one of two unbeaten wrestlers in the top bracket, along with Gavin Grater (Kansas). Ricky Robertson (Illinois), who went 14-1 at the Cadet National Duals, is unbeaten in the bottom bracket, as is Trey Miller (Florida). 171: Four wrestlers remain undefeated in the top bracket. Those wrestles include Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin), a returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American and 2011 Cadet National folkstyle champion, Garrett Ryan (Arizona), Tommy Longendyke (Minnesota), and Troy Hembury (Pennsylvania). One of the favorites, Jadaen Bernstein (New Jersey), fell to Hembury in his final match on Sunday. Returning All-American Raymond O'Donnell (Pennsylvania) and Nick Corba (Ohio) are unbeaten in the bottom bracket. 189: Mitch Sliga (Indiana), a Cadet Triple Crown winner last year, went 4-0 on Sunday in the bottom bracket. Also unbeaten in the bottom bracket is Matthew Hopkins (Washington). In the top bracket, Jeramy Sweany (California), Deon Edmond (New York), and Javon Reyes (Pennsylvania) were perfect through Sunday. 215: Kyle Snyder (Maryland), an undefeated state champion this past season, finished Sunday undefeated. His primary challenger out of the bottom bracket appears to be Edgar Ruano (Illinois), who is also undefeated. J'Den Cox (Missouri), who is ranked No. 28 in the Class of 2013, is undefeated in the top bracket, as is Carter Shipley (Florida). 285: Two nationally-ranked wrestlers, Michael Johnson Jr. (Illinois) and Sam Stoll (Minnesota), appear to be on a collision course to meet in the finals. Johnson, who trains under Israel Martinez at the Izzy Style Wrestling Club, is undefeated coming out of the top bracket and has only given up one point in four matches. Stoll, a 2010 InterMat JJ Classic champion and state runner-up as a freshman, has three pins in three matches. Also undefeated is Adarios Jones (Illinois).

As time is short before the renowned 2011 USAW Freestyle and Greco High School Nationals hit the FARGODOME in Fargo, N.D., the best Iowa high school wrestlers in the state came together this past week for their annual training camp at the Camp Dodge Military Installation in Johnston, Iowa. Both Steve Knight and his son, Evan, took to the mats to lead the Iowa team in the Iowa freestyle training camp. Steve Knight, who has coached on several U.S. National Teams, served on two U.S. Olympic Teams gave back to his roots. He remembers when he was training for the same tournament years ago. Steve Knight was a five-time finalist and three-time champ. His son, Evan Knight, who is on his way to Cornell University and just completed a year of training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs was also there to work with the wrestlers. Evan was a two-time Fargo freestyle All-American and two-time Iowa high school state champion. "I enjoy working with my dad and the rest of the guys and my little brother Colby is on the team too. I know a lot of the kids who are training on the Iowa team this year. I had a good time working with them and they should do good things at Fargo," said Evan Knight. Colby Knight is a returning two-time Fargo All American. He won the Iowa state title this year at 112 pounds. He will be competing in freestyle at 119 pounds in Fargo this year. "I think the kids especially took a lot from Evan as he really understands the clinch positions and push out rules for freestyle and Greco and that's important. The kids worked hard and we hope they're well prepared for what's ahead of them," said Steve Knight. On the Greco side of things, Steve Knight's brother, Dan Knight, head Coach at Bettendorf High School, also put time into the team for the Greco Roman competition. Between Steve and Dan, they won six Junior National championships in both freestyle and Greco, so their coaching expertise is well founded. A special thanks to the Knights for volunteering their time at the Iowa Training Camp this past week and best of luck to all the Iowa wrestlers this year at the FARGODOME.

Ryan Morningstar

All times reflect Central time zone. Schedule subject to change. Day 1 (Saturday, July 16): 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. -- Cadet girls 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. -- Cadet girls medals Day 2 (Sunday, July 17): 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Cadet Greco-Roman 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Cadet Greco-Roman Day 3 (Monday, July 18): 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Cadet Greco-Roman 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Junior Greco-Roman 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. -- Cadet Greco-Roman medals 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. -- Junior Greco-Roman Day 4 (Tuesday, July 19): 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. -- Junior Greco-Roman 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. -- Junior girls 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. -- Junior Greco-Roman medals 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. -- Junior girls 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. -- Junior girls medals Day 5 (Wednesday, July 20): 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 -- Cadet freestyle 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. -- Cadet freestyle 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. -- Junior girls duals Day 6 (Thursday, July 21): 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Junior girls duals 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. -- Junior freestyle 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. -- Junior freestyle 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. -- Cadet freestyle Day 7 (Friday, July 22): 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Cadet freestyle 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Junior freestyle 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. -- Cadet freestyle medals 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. -- Junior freestyle Day 8 (Saturday, July 23): 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Junior freestyle medals

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section It has been said that the Junior National freestyle Championships represent the most rigorous examination for any high school wrestler. The weight classes are supremely deep, with nationally ranked wrestlers abound. This becomes crystal clear in looking at the 125-pound weight class where returning Fargo champions Thomas Gilman (Nebraska) and Eddie Klimara (Illinois) are among the 11 wrestlers in the weight class that are/were ranked in their respective grade level. InterMat discusses that weight, as well as the other 14 weight classes. Weight class entries subject to change 98: The favorite: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) was champion of the Junior National folkstyle tournament held in April at 98 pounds, went 6-0 in each style at the Junior Duals last month in Oklahoma City, and finished fourth in freestyle at last summer's Junior National championships. Others to watch: Kyle Kelly (New York) was state champion this past high school season; along with Tommy Pawleski (Illinois), who finished fourth in the 101-pound weight class at the FILA Cadet freestyle Nationals this past April. 105: The favorite: Matt Garelli (Illinois) seeks a second consecutive Junior National freestyle title, having won last year at 98 pounds; he also was runner-up at 101 pounds in the FILA Cadet freestyle competition this April. Others to watch: Mark Raghunandan (New York) was runner-up last year to Garelli in Junior freestyle, and was a double All-American finishing fifth in Greco-Roman. Other returning All-Americans from Junior freestyle at 98 pounds include fifth-place finisher Jan Rosenberg (New Jersey), sixth-place finisher J.J. Dorrell (Missouri), and eighth-place finisher Jay Fresh (Iowa). Additional wrestlers meriting mention are high school state champion Johnson Mai (California), FILA Junior freestyle fifth-place finisher Martin Rodriguez (Michigan), and Bobby Nachreiner (Wisconsin). 112: The favorite: Last year's Cadet National freestyle champion at 98 pounds Phillip Laux (Iowa) has added to his USA Wrestling resume with All-American finishes at both the FILA Junior and Cadet freestyle nationals in the 110-pound weight class this year; third in Juniors, second in Cadet. Others to watch: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) finished third in Cadet freestyle at 98 pounds last year, and has added to that with fourth place finishes at 110 pounds in both FILA Junior and Cadet Nationals; he is also ranked No. 39 in the Class of 2013. Jarred Brooks (Indiana) was runner-up at 110 pounds in the FILA Junior Nationals this past April. Ruben Navejas (Washington) and Jordan Wigger (South Carolina) were both Junior freestyle All-Americans last year at 105 pounds. Additional state champions of note in this weight class include Trey Andrews (Arizona), Billy Rappo (Pennsylvania), and Gunnar Woodburn (Oklahoma). Additional notables are two-time National prep placer Evan Botwin (Pennsylvania), state runners-up Aaron Assad (Ohio) and Javier Vieyra (Kansas), as well as Micah Perez (California). 119: Evan Silver (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The favorite: Evan Silver (Maryland) was runner-up in Junior freestyle last year at 112 pounds, and finished his career ranked No. 47 in the Class of 2011. Others to watch: In addition to Silver, two other graduating seniors were ranked at the end of this past season and appear in this weight class. No. 49 Nashon Garrett (California) was eighth in Junior freestyle at 112 last year, while No. 84 Earl Hall (Florida) was fourth in Junior freestyle at 119 last summer. Four wrestlers in this weight are among the top Class of 2012 wrestlers in the country -- No. 18 Cory Clark (Iowa), No. 56 Dylan Peters (Iowa), No. 59 Eric Devos (Iowa), and No. 64 Nick Herrmann (Texas). Clark was fifth in Junior freestyle at 112 last summer, Devos was eight in Junior freestyle at 119, and Peters was third in Junior freestyle at 112. Additional returning Junior National freestyle All-Americans are Tyler Fraley (New Jersey), who took seventh at 112; and Colby Knight (Iowa), who was seventh at 105 pounds. Also in this weight class is a pair of returning Cadet freestyle finalists -- Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) and Jered Cortez (Illinois). Schmitt, ranked No. 25 in the Class of 2013, was runner-up at 105 pounds last year and a FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up at 119 this year; while Cortez is ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2014, and was a champion last year at 112 pounds. Among the additional notables in this weight are state champions Ryan McQuade (Wisconsin), Nick Harrison (Illinois); and Nate Rodriguez (Missouri); along with former National Prep runner-up Max Hvolbek (California). 125: The favorite: Thomas Gilman (Nebraska) was champion last summer in Cadet freestyle at 119 pounds, and is a two-time FILA Cadet freestyle finalist at 119. Ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2012, he was champion this year at FILA Cadets, and is also a three-time state champion. Others to watch: Eddie Klimara seeks a repeat Junior National freestyle title, having won last year at 125 pounds. Ranked no. 41 in the Class of 2012, Klimara (along with Gilman) is among the seven ranked incoming seniors in the weight division. The others are No. 13 Rossi Bruno (Florida), No. 17 Zane Richards (Illinois), No. 29 Nathan Kraisser (Maryland), No. 51 Sam Brancale (Minnesota), and No. 55 Hunter Weber (Wisconsin). Richards has finished third in Cadet freestyle each of the last two years, and was FILA Cadet freestyle champion this past April at 127 pounds; Brancale was runner-up to Richards at FILA Cadet Nationals, and finished fourth last year in Cadet freestyle at 112 pounds; while Weber was a Junior freestyle runner-up last summer at 119 pounds. Four additional wrestlers in this weight class are ranked in their grade level -- No. 56 Valyen Rauser (Montana) and No. 100 Caleb Richardson (New Jersey) were ranked in the Class of 2011, Mitch Bengston -- third in Cadet freestyle last year at 119 -- is ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2013, and 2009 Cadet freestyle Joey Dance is ranked No. 17 in the Class of 2013. Additional notables include returning Junior freestyle All-American Eric Friedman (Maryland), FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Garrison White (North Carolina), as well as returning Cadet freestyle All-Americans Skyler Wood (Missouri) and Josh Bennett (Missouri). 130: Brandon Jeske (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The favorite: Brandon Jeske (Virginia) is ranked No. 4 in the Class of 2013, and was a Cadet freestyle champion last summer at 130 pounds. Others to watch: A pair of graduating seniors in this weight class is returning Junior freestyle All-Americans at 130 pounds, and were ranked among the top wrestlers in the Class of 2011 -- No. 63 Matt Kelliher (Minnesota) and No. 76 Joe Gosinski (Illinois). Junior folkstyle champion Joe Munos (Minnesota) is the lone wrestler ranked in the Class of 2012 in this weight class, he comes in at No. 81. Another trio of wrestlers are ranked in the Class of 2013 – Junior National double All-American Kevin Norstrem (Florida), third in Greco and fourth in freestyle, is ranked No. 7; FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up Josh Pennell (Michigan) also finished fourth at Cadet 125 last year, and is ranked No. 38 in that class; while Tyson Dippery (Pennsylvania) is ranked No. 50. Additional wrestlers to note include Dakota Bauer (Iowa), who was undefeated in freestyle at the Junior National Duals; state champions Joey Ward (Ohio) and Tyler Goodwin (Maryland); former National Prep champion Jeffrey Ott (Massachusetts); returning Cadet freestyle All-American Austin Roper (Missouri); and state runner-up Randy Cruz (Pennsylvania). 135: The favorite: While having a single favorite in this weight class is impossible, that mantle will be worn by Jesse Thielke (Wisconsin), who finished his scholastic career ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2011. Editor's note: Thielke was on the pre-registration list, but will not be competing in Fargo. Others to watch: Ben Whitford (Michigan) was a double Cadet champion last summer at 125 pounds, and is ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2013. No. 49 Noel Malloy (Indiana) joins Whitford from the Class of 2013 rankings in this weight class. Joining Thielke as a ranked graduating senior is No. 90 Steven Rodrigues (New York). There are eight wrestlers that are ranked in the Class of 2012 in this absolute bear of a weight class – No. 6 John Meeks (Iowa), No. 23 Kagan Squire (Ohio), No. 33 Todd Preston (New Jersey), No. 54 Chase Ferman (Oklahoma), No. 57 Steve Spearman (Pennsylvania), No. 63 Ben Morgan (Minnesota), No. 74 Quentin Murphy (New York), and No. 84 Jared McKinley (Indiana). Meeks was champion of the Junior National folkstyle tournament held this past April at 135 pounds, Squire is a 2009 Cadet freestyle champion at 119 pounds, Preston finished seventh in Junior freestyle last summer at 130 and was fourth in FILA junior freestyle at 138 pounds, Ferman finished fourth in Junior freestyle at 130 pounds, and Morgan was sixth in Junior freestyle at 125 pounds. Another pair of wrestlers were Cadet freestyle All-Americans last summer – Mike Labry (Ohio) was a runner-up at 125 pounds, while Clayton Ream (Missouri) finished fifth at 119 and also was fifth in FILA Cadets at 138 this spring. Additional notable wrestlers include state champion John Fahy (Kentucky) and former state champion Jameson Oster (Illinois). 140: The favorite: Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) is the No. 2 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2012, was third in last year's Junior National freestyle tournament at 135 pounds, and earned All-American honors in the 132-pound weight class of April's FILA Junior Nationals. Others to watch: FILA Junior All-American C.J. Cobb (New Jersey) and returning Junior freestyle All-American Taylor Moeder (Kansas) finished their high school careers ranked No. 73 and No. 74 in the Class of 2011. Joining Tsirtsis as ranked wrestlers in the Class of 2012 are No. 71 Eleazar Deluca (Oregon) and No. 83 Natrelle Deminson (California), who also finished fifth in Cadet freestyle last year at 130 pounds. Four wrestlers are ranked from the Class of 2013, anchored by the finalists of last summer's Cadet freestyle 135-pound weight class and this spring's Junior folkstyle 140-pound class -- No. 9 Jake Short (Minnesota) and No. 16 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa). Also ranked in this group are No. 22 Joey Lavallee (Nevada), third in Cadet freestyle last year at 140 pounds and champion of FILA Cadet freestyle this spring at 138 pounds; No. 40 Cain Salas (Missouri); and No. 42 Anthony Collica (Ohio). Others to watch in this weight include returning Junior freestyle All-American Mark Pinero (Louisiana); Dylan Cottrell (West Viriginia) and Kaleb Baker (Tennessee), each of whom finished seventh in Cadet freestyle last summer; graduated seniors Joe Schumacher (North Dakota), Casey George (Idaho), Ty Davis (Ohio), and Michael DePalma (Pennsylvania); as well as notable incoming seniors Mitch Newhouse (Ohio), Devon Jackson (Indiana), and Ty Lydic (Pennsylvaia). 145: Brandon Kingsley (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)The favorite: Three-time state champion Brandon Kingsley (Minnesota) is ranked No. 5 in the Class of 2012. Others to watch: There are six additional wrestlers ranked in the Class of 2012 at this weight class -- No. 25 Jacob Crawford (Virginia); No. 28 Brian Realbuto (New York); No. 68 Matt Cimato (Pennsylvania), who was sixth in Junior freestyle last summer at 140 pounds; No. 70 Rylan Lubeck (Wisconsin); No. 82 Gabriel Moreno (Iowa), a FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up at 152 pounds; and No. 86 Zach Dailey (Ohio). Additionally, there are two ranked members of the Class of 2013 in this weight class -- No. 10 Brian Murphy (Illinois), a Cadet freestyle champion last year at 145 pounds; and No. 19 T.J. Miller (New Jersey), who finished sixth in Cadet freestyle at 130 pounds. Another three wrestlers were Cadet freestyle All-Americans last year, Jake Marlin (Iowa), Angelo Silvestro (Illinois), and Alex Abono (California). Kevin Moylan (Illinois) went undefeated in last month's Junior freestyle Duals. Some notable graduated seniors include Ryne Cokeley (Kansas), Jacob Falk (Utah), and Keenan Hagerty (Missouri). 152: The favorite: Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) seeks a repeat Junior freestyle title, after winning last year at 145 pounds, and finished his high school career ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2011. Others to watch: Two graduated seniors were Junior freestyle runners-up last year -- Edwin Cooper (Illinois) was at 140 pounds, who also finished his career ranked No. 24, while Matt Hickman (California) had that surreal run on Fargo Friday to finish second at 152 pounds. The FILA Junior freestyle finalists at 152 pounds are two of five wrestlers ranked in the Class of 2012 to appear in this weight class -- champion Mark Martin (Ohio) is ranked No. 49, while runner-up Zach Brunson (Oregon) is No. 50 in the rankings. The other three in the rankings are No. 34 Justin Koethe (Iowa), No. 36 Clark Glass (Florida), and No. 95 Jake Elliott (California). Cadet freestyle champion Oliver Pierce (Texas) is ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2013, and also was a FILA Cadet champion at 152 pounds this spring. Cadet freestyle runner-up at 145 pounds last year Coleman Hammond (California) is ranked No. 21 in the Class of 2013. The additional class-ranked wrestlers in this weight are Blake Roulo (Virginia), who is No. 51 in the Class of 2011; Daniel Woiwor (Minnesota), who is No. 33 in the Class of 2013; and FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Patrick Coover (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2014. Some other credentialed wrestlers in this weight class are Cadet freestyle runner-up T.J. Fox (Ohio), Cadet freestyle sixth-place finisher Ryan Gartner (Wisconsin), Junior freestyle All-American Duke Pickett (Virginia), Cadet freestyle fifth-place finisher Beau Vrancken (New Jersey), and Junior folkstyle champion Nick Wanzek (Minnesota). 160: The favorite: Jordan Rogers (Washington) was a Cadet double national champion last summer at 171 pounds, and is ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2012. In addition, Rogers was a FILA Cadet double national champion this past April, won a FILA Cadet freestyle title in 2010, and was a Cadet double All-American in 2010. Others to watch: Four wrestlers in addition to Rogers are ranked in the Class of 2012 -- No. 69 Geordan Speiller (Florida), No. 91 Jordan Wohlfert (Michigan), No. 93 Dylan Reel (Illinois), and No. 99 Cooper Moore (Minnesota). Returning Junior freestyle All-Americans are Steven Keogh (Minnesota), who finished his career ranked No. 97 in the Class of 2011, and Matthew Gray (Wisconsin). There is a very solid group of graduated seniors in this weight class, including Brad Dolezal (Wisconsin), Spartacus Chino (Illinois), No. 99 Zach Skates (Oklahoma), Lorenzo Thomas (Pennsylvania), Taylor West (Idaho), and Austin Wilson (Nebraska). Additional wrestlers to note are high school state champion Ryan Harrington (New Jersey); Junior folkstyle champion Alex Meyer (Iowa), who also was third in Cadet freestyle last year at 160; and FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up Jason Grimes (Georgia), who also was a Cadet freestyle All-American last year. 171: The favorite: Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma) went 15-0 across styles at the Junior Duals last month in Oklahoma City, and is ranked No. 30 in the Class of 2012. In addition, he was a double Junior All-American last summer; runner-up in Greco, and sixth in freestyle. Others to watch: Along with Crutchmer, this weight class features four additional nationally ranked members of the Class of 2012 -- No. 38 Jordan Thomas (Michigan), seventh in Junior freestyle last summer at 160 pounds and sixth at FILA Juniors in freestyle at 174 pounds; No. 48 Brandon Griffin (Oregon); No. 79 Reece Wright-Conklin (Kansas); and No. 90 Jack Dechow, third in Cadet freestyle last year at 171 pounds and a FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up at 187 pounds. Joining Crutchmer and Thomas as returning Junior freestyle All-Americans are graduated seniors Patrick Rhoads (Missouri), No. 87 Jake Waste (Minnesota), and No. 61 Kyle Klapprodt (South Dakota) -- those three finished sixth through eighth at 171 pounds last year. Brooks Climmons (Georgia) won the Cadet freestyle title at 160 pounds last year, and is ranked No. 20 in the Class of 2013. Additional wrestlers that were Cadet freestyle All-Americans last year are Dakota DesLauriers (Pennsylvania) and Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin). Also of note are high profile graduated seniors Cody Caldwell (Iowa) and Patrick Downey (Florida). 189: Morgan McIntosh (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The favorite: Morgan McIntosh was the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2011, and before he heads off to Penn State seeks to repeat as Junior National freestyle champion at 189 pounds. Others to watch: Four wrestlers in this weight class appear in the rankings for the Class of 2012 -- FILA Cadet freestyle champion Sam Brooks (Illinois) is ranked No. 19, and he also was a Cadet freestyle runner-up last summer; returning fifth-place finisher in Junior freestyle at 189 pounds Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) is ranked No. 22; Junior freestyle fifth-place finisher at 215 pounds from last year Gage Harrah (Illinois) is ranked No. 24; while Willie Miklus (Iowa) is ranked No. 66. Additional FILA Cadet freestyle All-Americans include Payne Hayden (Michigan), Connor King (Colorado), and Jesse Doyle (North Carolina). Additional Cadet freestyle All-Americans from last year include Scott Gibbons (Louisiana), who was third at 152 pounds, and Taylor McGiffen (Illiois), fifth at 215 pounds. Notable graduated seniors include Ian Korb (Ohio), who was a Junior freestyle All-American last year; Cody Johnston (Missouri); Shane Hughes (Wisconsin); and John Bolich (Pennsylvania). Others to watch are Broc Berge (Minnesota), ranked No. 45 in the Class of 2013; Jared Bartel (Iowa); and Frank Mattiace (New Jersey). 215: The favorite: Adam Coon was a double champion at the FILA Cadet Nationals this past April in the 220-pound weight class, a double finalist in Fargo last summer as a Cadet at 215 pounds (Greco champion, freestyle runner-up), and is ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2013. Others to watch: Ty Walz (Ohio) was champion in Cadet freestyle with a victory over Coon last summer; however, this spring Coon upended Walz for the freestyle title at FILA Cadets. Three wrestlers are ranked in the Class of 2012 -- No. 53 Josh Marchok (Illinois), No. 73 Roland Dunlap (Wisconsin), and No. 85 A.J. Vizcarrando (Pennsylvania). Additional wrestlers to watch are graduated seniors Michael Sojka (Illinois) -- who ended his career ranked No. 89 in the Class of 2011 -- and Donnie Horner (Missouri); as well as Brad Johnson (Illinois), third in Cadet freestyle last summer at 189 pounds and in the FILA Cadet freestyle Nationals at 220 pounds. 285: The favorite: Cody Krumwiede (Iowa) finished runner-up last year in Junior freestyle at 215 pounds, and ended his high school career ranked No. 34 in the Class of 2011. Others to watch: Austin Marsden (Illinois) ended his career ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2011, and finished third last summer in Junior freestyle at 189 pounds. The duo of wrestlers that has met in six finals in the last 16 months are among the prime contenders -- Brooks Black (Pennsylvania) and Doug Vollaro (Florida). Black is 5-0 in those meetings, winning titles in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals in 2010, both styles of the Cadet Nationals last summer, and the FILA Cadet final this spring. Black is ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2013, while Vollaro is ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2012. Two other notable graduated seniors are returning Junior freestyle All-American Connor Medbery (Colorado), who ended his career ranked No. 59 in the Class of 2011, and Orry Elor (California). Notable Class of 2012 members in this weight class are John Dreggors (Florida), who is ranked No. 92 in that group, and was third at both Cadet Nationals last summer and FILA Cadet Nationals this spring in freestyle; returning Cadet freestyle fourth-place finisher Evan McGee (Oklahoma); Tanner Lowe (Minnesota), Travis Morgan (Oklahoma); and Dawson Peck (Pennsylvania).

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section Four wrestlers seek to repeat as Cadet freestyle champions this year -- Brent Fleetwood (Delaware), Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania), and Mitch Sliga (Indiana). InterMat assesses their prospects of repeating, as well as all the weight classes of the Cadet National Freestyle Championships that start on Wednesday. Weight class entries subject to change 84: The favorite: Jabari Moody (Illinois) -- Cadet National folkstyle champion at 84 pounds this year, and went a combined 10-0 in contested matches at last month's Cadet National Duals. Others to watch: Returning Cadet National double All-American Hunter Wright (Virginia) and Luke Karam (Pennsylvania). 91: The favorite: Tyler Casamenti (New Jersey) was runner-up in Cadet freestyle last year at 84 pounds, and also finished sixth in last year's Cadet Greco-Roman tournament. Others to watch: Gannon Volk (Minnesota) was Cadet National folkstyle champion at 91 pounds this year, Cadet National double All-American at 84 pounds last year, and a FILA Cadet freestyle champion this past spring at 92 pounds. FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up Lincoln Olson (Michigan); returning Cadet National double All-American Sam Phillips (Iowa); and Carlos Fuentez (Illinois), a returning Cadet freestyle All-American at 84 pounds and FILA Cadet freestyle All-American at 92 pounds. 98: The favorite: Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska), who was a Schoolboy Triple Crown winner last year; and also went a combined 12-0 in contested matches at the Junior Duals last month. Others to watch: Brent Fleetwood (Delaware) seeks back-to-back Cadet freestyle titles, having won the 84-pound title last year; he also was a high school state champion this year, and a Walsh Ironman placer. Aaron Dick (Minnesota), Skyler Petry (Minnesota), and Armando Torres (Ohio) were Cadet freestyle All-Americans last summer. Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma), also Cadet freestyle All-American, is ranked No. 5 in the Class of 2015; and is one of seven high profile incoming freshmen in this weight. Four others join Jeffries in the rankings -- No. 6 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri), No. 9 Fredy Stroker (Pennsylvania), No. 23 Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania), and No. 24 Markus Simmons (Oklahoma); the others being AC Headlee (Pennsylvania) and Austin Assad (Ohio). Rounding out the list of notables is FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Stevan Micic (Indiana); high school state runner-up Ethan Lizak (Pennsylvania); and Kyle Norstrem (Florida), who is ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2016 105: Darion Cruz (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The favorite: Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania) was a runner-up last year in the Cadet freestyle 98-pound competition, a Super 32 champion this past October at 103 pounds, and is ranked No. 41 in the Class of 2013. Others to watch: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) is after a repeat Cadet freestyle title, having won last year at 91 pounds; and seeks a Cadet Triple Crown, having already won the Cadet folkstyle tournament at 98 pounds. Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) joins Bresser as a Cadet folkstyle champion, his title coming at 105 pounds; he also took fourth last year in Cadet freestyle at 91 pounds, was a FILA Cadet freestyle champion this year at 101 pounds, and is ranked No. 26 in the Class of 2014. Zac Hall (Michigan) joins Thorn in the Class of 2014 rankings in the No. 32 position, as he took seventh last year in Cadet freestyle at 98 pounds. Matthew Kolodzik (Ohio) joins Thorn as FILA Cadet freestyle All-American, having taken third at 101 pounds; and he is ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2015. No. 11 Michael Kemmerer (Pennsylvania) and No. 14 Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma) join Kolodzik as ranked incoming freshmen in this weight bracket. Rounding out the notables are returning Cadet double All-American at 98 pounds Dalton Macri (Pennsylvania), who finished sixth in the FILA Cadet freestyle 110-pound weight class; and returning Cadet freestyle third-place finisher at 91 pounds Zach Siegle (Minnesota). 112: The favorite: Joey McKenna (New Jersey), who is ranked No. 9 overall in the Class of 2014, finished third at 110 pounds in freestyle at the FILA Cadet Nationals this past April. He also went undefeated in both styles at the Cadet Duals, and suffered just one loss at the Junior Duals in freestyle. Others to watch: Barlow McGhee (Illinois) won the Cadet folkstyle championship at 112 pounds, and finished sixth last year in Cadet freestyle at 112 pounds. Other returning Cadet freestyle All-Americas include Sebastian Pique (Illinois), Mason Pengilly (California), and Kyle Gliva (Minnesota). Additional notable wrestlers that were in-season state champions include Brendan Calas (New Jersey), Josh Alber (Illinois), James Flint (Florida), Zac Gentzler (Kansas), and Daniel Lewis (Missouri). Rounding out the list of notables is InterMat JJ Classic champion Tristan Manderfeld (Minnesota) and No. 16 in the Class of 2015 Brandon James (Indiana). 119: The favorite: Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma) is ranked No. 17 in the Class of 2014. Others to watch: Along with Harding, there are four other wrestlers ranked in the Class of 2014 appearing in this bracket -- No. 14 Colton Adams (Nebraska), No. 24 Tate Robinson (Tennessee), No. 27 PJ Klee (California), and No. 34 Will Steltzen (Oklahoma). Robinson was fifth at last year's Cadet freestyle Nationals in the 112-pound weight class, Steltzen took seventh in the same bracket, while Klee was seventh at 105 pounds and this year took fourth at 119 pounds in the FILA Cadet freestyle Nationals. Aaron Pico (California) is ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2016, just earned Triple Crown honors at the Western Cadet Regional last month, and was both a Tulsa Nationals and Tulsa Kickoff Classic champion in the 15U division this calendar year. The other ranked wrestler in this weight is Isaac Dulgarian (Kansas), who is No. 13 in the Class of 2015. Rounding out the notables are state champions Micah Hight (Delaware) and Justin Oliver (Michigan). 125: The favorite: Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey), who is undefeated through two years of his high school career, and earned a Super 32 Challenge title this past fall. Ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2013, he finished fifth in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle last summer as a Cadet at 105 pounds. Others to watch: Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania) and Russell Coleman (Missouri) placed at the Super 32 Challenge along with Ashnault; Retherford earned a state title in 2010 and is ranked No. 27 in the Class of 2014, while Coleman has twice finished as a state runner-up at 130 pounds. Anthony Gonzales (Michigan) was a Cadet folkstyle champion this April, and a high school state champion in 2010. Joining Gonzales as a 2010 state champion is Dennis Gustafson (Virginia). Also meriting attention are state champions George Fisher (Illinois) and Geordan Martinez (Colorado), Ali Nasser (California), and FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York). 130: The favorite: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) seeks to improve upon a sixth place finish in Cadet freestyle last year (he was champion in Greco-Roman). This past April, he was a double All-American at the FILA Cadet Nationals in the 127-pound weight class, champion in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle. Tuma is ranked No. 7 in the Class of 2014. Others to watch: High school teammates Edgar Bright (Ohio) and Colin Heffernan (Ohio) both went undefeated at the Cadet freestyle Duals last month in Daytona Beach, Florida; Bright is also ranked No. 35 in the Class of 2013. Also meriting attention is Jake O'Mara (Illinois), who went a combined 13-1 at the Cadet National Duals last month, including an undefeated mark in freestyle. Joe Nelson (Wisconsin) is the other ranked wrestler in this weight, No. 25 in the Class of 2015. 135: The favorite: Bo Nickal (Texas) went a combined 23-4 between the Cadet and Junior National Duals last month; that included a 15-1 mark at the Cadet Duals, with a 9-1 record in freestyle. Ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2014, he also was fifth at the Preseason Nationals and a Cadet folkstyle champion. Others to watch: Joining Nickal as ranked wrestlers in the Class of 2014 are No. 31 Tyler Berger (Oregon) and No. 35 Ryan Blees (North Dakota), both of whom won state titles during their high school seasons this year. Blees was eighth in Cadet freestyle last year and went 6-1 in part-time duty at the Junior Duals across both styles, including a win over Nickal in freestyle. Fox Baldwin (Florida), who is ranked No. 2 in the class of 2015, went a combined 13-1 at the Cadet Duals with a 6-1 record in freestyle (the loss was to Nickal). The other ranked wrestler in this weight is Darick Lapaglia (Missouri), No. 47 in the Class of 213, who did have a win over Nickal at the Cadet freestyle Duals and finished fifth at 125 pounds last summer in Cadet freestyle. Grant LaMont (Utah) finished third at the FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle this April at 138 pounds, and was second in Junior Greco-Roman last summer at 125 pounds (Due to religious beliefs, he is unable to compete on Sunday; therefore has to wrestle up in the Junior division for Greco-Roman). Joe Grable (Washington) and Mitch Berenz (Wisconsin) both finished eighth in Cadet freestyle last year, while Markus Scheidel (Ohio) and Devin Vasquez (Texas also merit attention). 140: Jack ClarkThe favorite: Jack Clark (New Jersey) -- ranked No. 6 in the Class of 2014 -- has navigated multiple and different injuries over the last couple of years, which includes missing out on Fargo last summer. However, when Clark is actually on the mats, he is very good; as a FILA Cadet freestyle title at 119 pounds in April 2010, and going undefeated at the Cadet freestyle Duals last month bears out. Others to watch: Along with Clark, there are four others ranked in the Class of 2014 in this weight -- No. 25 Niko Villareal (California), No. 28 Aaron Hartman (Florida), No. 36 Logan Marcicki (Michigan), and No. 46 Toby Hague (New Jersey). However, of the group, Hague is the only returning Fargo All-American, having finished fifth last summer in Cadet freestyle at 135 pounds. 145: The favorite: Colin Holler (Illinois) is a two-time state placer (third this year, fifth last year), and ranked No. 34 in the Class of 2013. Others to watch: Dylan Milonas (Illinois) and Javaughn Perkins (Nebraska) are ranked No. 18 and No. 40 respectively in the Class of 2014. Anthony Cimorosi (Maryland) and Garrett Hammond (Pennsylvania) were state runners-up this past year, while Kyle Perrault (California) and Bryan Salinas (California) were Cadet National All-Americans last year. Also meriting mention is Eddie Gonzalez (Illinois). 152: The favorite: Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania) is the No. 1 wrestler in the Class of 2014, and one of the best wrestlers in the whole country regardless of grade. He is seeking a repeat Cadet freestyle title, after winning the 145-pound weight class last year to bounce back from a fourth place finish in Cadet Greco. This past scholastic season, Marsteller dominated his way to an undefeated state championship at 152 pounds, and went a combined 16-0 in contested matches at the Cadet Duals. Others to watch: If this wasn't Marsteller's world with the rest of us living in it, Kellan Torres (Oklahoma) would have a legit chance to win a Cadet National freestyle title. Ranked No. 37 in the Class of 2013, Torres is a two-time state finalist, winning at state title this past year. Three other ranked Class of 2014 wrestlers are in the field here as well -- No. 23 Josh Llopez (Maryland) and No. 37 Chandler Rogers (Washington), both who won state titles this past year; and No.39 Andrew Garcia (Michigan), who was a state runner-up, but won the Cadet folkstyle championship in April. 160: Domenic Abounader (Photo/BuckeyeWrestling.com)The favorite: Domenic Abounader (Ohio) -- ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2013 -- seeks to improve upon a fifth place finish in Cadet freestyle last summer at 160 pounds, and was very impressive in finishing third at the FILA Cadet freestyle Nationals in April at 167.5 pounds. Others to watch: Likewise, last year's Cadet freestyle runner-up at 152 Eric Morris (Pennsylvania) also seeks to improve upon his finish in 2010. Ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2013, Morris finished fourth in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals in the 167.5-pound weight class this past April and is also now a two-time National Prep runner-up. Two other ranked wrestlers appear in this weight -- Cadet folkstyle champion Zach Beard (Oklahoma) is ranked No. 48 in the Class of 2013, while Cadet folkstyle runner-up Adam Drain (Iowa) is ranked No. 50 in the Class of 2014. Ricky Robertson (Illinois) went 14-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals last month in Daytona Beach, Florida. 171: The favorite: State runner-up Jadaen Bernstein (New Jersey) went 16-2 across styles at the Cadet National Duals last month. Others to watch: Cadet folkstyle champion Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin) went a combined 14-1 last month at the Cadet Duals. Keystone State placewinners Raymond O'Donnell (Pennsylvania) and Troy Hembury (Pennsylvania) had impressive Cadet Dual tournaments last month; O'Donnell was 8-1 in each style, while Hembury went 14-3 across styles. Additional notable wrestlers include Joey Dedick (Illinois), Nick Corba (Ohio), and Tommy Longendyke (Minnesota). 189: Three wrestlers stand out ahead of the field in this weight class. The most credentialed of those wrestlers is Mitch Sliga (Indiana). Despite finishing fourth in Cadet folkstyle at 189 pounds this past April, Sliga enters this week as the defending champion in both Cadet National styles contested in Fargo. In addition, he is ranked No. 31 in the Class of 2013, a two-time state third-place finisher, and took home fifth place at 187 pounds in the FILA Cadet freestyle Nationals last month. Jordan Ellingwood (Illinois) was the Cadet folkstyle champion this past April, but was just a state qualifier; while Matthew McClimmens (Missouri) was runner-up at the Cadet folkstyle Nationals and a state placer this past year. 215: The favorite: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) is ranked No. 2 in all the Class of 2014 after completing an undefeated season, which included championships at the Beast of the East, Mount Mat Madness, and National Preps. Others to watch: Though Snyder is the listed favorite, there are many very formidable challengers, and that group is led by J'Den Cox (Missouri) who is ranked No. 28 in the Class of 2013. Cox went 15-1 across styles at the Cadet National Duals with just the one loss in Greco-Roman. Nick Cobb (Texas) joins Cox as an in-season state champion in this weight class. Cadet folkstyle champion Brian Moran (Michigan) was a state runner-up this past high school season. 285: The favorite: Sam Stoll (Minnesota) was a state runner-up this past year, and is ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2014. He was also a 2010 InterMat JJ Classic champion. Others to watch: Michael Johnson (Illinois) is ranked No. 4 in the Class of 2015. Jake Scanlan (Iowa) won the Cadet folkstyle title th

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section FARGO, N.D. -- For the first time ever, a Cadet girls freestyle division was contested at the Junior & Cadet Nationals in Fargo, N.D. Ten girls were crowned Cadet National champions on Saturday. Hawaii captured the team championship, finishing five points ahead of runner-up California. Cadet girls champions (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Bree Rapoza of Hawaii earned Outstanding Wrestler honors by winning each of her five matches by pin or technical fall to claim the championship at 115 pounds. California crowned three champions and was the lone state to crown multiple champions. Twins Marina Doi (88) and Regina Doi (95) were two of the Golden State's titlists, and Jasmine Mendoza (132) was the other. The Doi twins were also FILA Cadet Nationals champions this year. Colorado's Cody Pfau went unscored upon en route to winning the title at 101 pounds. Pfau was a third-place finisher in the Junior division last summer in Fargo. Also winning titles on Saturday were Indiana's Kayla Miracle (108), New York's Rosemarie Flores (124), Wyoming's Virginia Burkett (143), Michigan's Autumn Rux (154), and Texas' Kierra Boyce (198). Finals Results: 88: Marina Doi (California) dec. Kaelynn Canyete (Hawaii), 5-0, 3-1 95: Regina Doi (California) tech. fall Kaitlin Fitzpatrick (Pennsylvania), 7-0, 6-0 101: Cody Pfau (Colorado) dec. Julia Long (Wyoming), 7-0, 6-0 108: Kayla Miracle (Indiana) pinned Kelly Rivera (Hawaii), 0:25 115: Bree Rapoza (Hawaii) pinned Michelle Lomas (Texas), 6-0, 0:22 124: Rosemarie Flores (New York) pinned Areana Villeascusa of Arizona, 0:42 132: Jasmine Mendoza (California) dec. Jamie Reif (Wisconsin), 2-0, 2-0 143: Virginia Burkett (Wyoming) pinned Brittany Harvey (Michigan), 1:01 154: Autumn Rux (Michigan) pinned Nicolette Breauchy (Pennsylvania), 0:30 198: Kierra Boyce (Texas) was uncontested

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Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section Wisconsin's Jesse Thielke has been the best age group Greco-Roman wrestler in the U.S. during his high school career, which comes to its conclusion Monday and Tuesday in Fargo, North Dakota at the Junior Nationals. Thielke, who finished high school ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2011, is slated to compete at 135 pounds. InterMat examines the challenges standing in the way of Thielke, as well as the rest of the weight classes in the Junior National Greco-Roman competition. Weight class entries subject to change 98: The favorite: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) was champion of the Junior National folkstyle tournament held in April at 98 pounds, went 6-0 in each style at the Junior Duals last month in Oklahoma City, and finished fourth in freestyle at last summer's Junior National championships. Others to watch: Kyle Kelly (New York) was a state champion this past high school season; along with Jordan Lind (Illinois), who won last year's Cadet Greco championship at 84 pounds, and was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman sixth-place finisher at 101 pounds this past April. 105: The favorite: Bobby Nachreiner (Wisconsin) was third at the FILA Junior Nationals in the 110-pound Greco-Roman competition, and finished fourth at 105 pounds in Greco-Roman last year at the Junior Nationals. Others to watch: Javier Guillen (Arizona) has finished fifth in Junior Greco-Roman each of the last two years -- at 105 pounds last year, and 98 pounds the year before. Jared Oftedahl (Minnesota) won the Junior folkstyle championship in this weight class, and finished fourth at 110 pounds in Greco-Roman at the FILA Cadet Nationals. A trio of wrestlers was double Junior National All-Americans at 98 pounds last year -- J.J. Dorrell (Missouri), Mark Raghunandan (New York), and Jan Rosenberg (New Jersey). Martin Rodriguez (Michigan) and Kyndall Rutz (Colorado) finished sixth and seventh respectively at 98 pounds in Cadet Greco-Roman last year. Finally, Adam Burchett (Washington) was a state runner-up and went a combined 10-1 at the Junior National Duals last month, including 4-0 in Greco-Roman. 112: Colton Howell (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The favorite: Colton Howell (Missouri) seeks a repeat Junior National Greco-Roman title after winning last year at 98 pounds. He went on to finish third in freestyle later on that week, earned a FILA Junior National Greco-Roman title this past April at 110 pounds, and went 6-0 at last month's Junior Greco Duals. Others to watch: Phillip Laux (Iowa) was a state champion this past high school season, a Cadet National double All-American last summer at 98 pounds, and finished third in freestyle this past April at both the FILA Junior and Cadet Nationals in the 110-pound weight class. Ruben Navejas (Washington) was a Junior National double All-American last summer at 105 pounds. Javier Vieyra (Kansas) is a two-time state runner-up, and finished third last summer in the 98 pounds weight class at the Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals. Additional wrestlers meriting attention include two-time National Prep placer Evan Botwin (Pennsylvania) and three-time state champion Jordan Wigger (South Carolina). 119: The favorite: Tyler Fraley (New Jersey) has been a Greco-Roman finalist each of the last three years in Fargo, winning championships in the last two. Fraley was a Junior champion at 112 last year, Cadet champion at 105 the year before, and a Junior runner-up at 98 in 2008. Others to watch: Along with Fraley, a trio of other double All-Americans from the Junior 112 weight class (Fraley was seventh in freestyle to go with the Greco-Roman title) appear in this weight class. Cory Clark (Iowa) is ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2012, finishing eight in Greco and fifth in freestyle last year; Nashon Garrett (California) finished the season ranked No. 49 in the Class of 2011, finishing fourth in Greco and eighth in freestyle last year; while Earl Hall (Florida) finished the year ranked No. 84 in the Class of 2011, finishing third in Greco and fourth in freestyle last summer. Additional Junior Greco-Roman placers at 112 pounds last year were Mitch Brown (Utah) and Curtis Lampert (Nevada). Another pair of wrestlers was Greco-Roman runners-up in Fargo last year -- Arthur Carmona (California) at Cadet 112 and Ryan McQuade (Wisconsin) at Junior 112. Cadet double finalist at 105 pounds, and Greco-Roman champion, Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) is ranked No. 25 in the Class of 2013. Three-time state champion Nick Hermann (Texas) is ranked No. 64 in the Class of 2012; while Isaiah Varona (Florida) and Sam Jones (Louisiana) each earned All-American honors at the FILA Junior Nationals in April. 125: The favorite: Rossi Bruno (Florida) is the defending Junior Greco-Roman champion at 125 pounds, and ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2012. Others to watch: Zane Richards (Illinois) is ranked No. 17 in the Class of 2012, and has won Cadet Greco-Roman titles each of the last two years. Richards also finished third in Cadet freestyle each year, and was a FILA Cadet double All-American this year at 127 pounds (third in Greco, champion in freestyle). Three other wrestlers ranked within the Class of 2012 join Bruno and Richards in this weight class -- Nathan Kraisser (Maryland), Sam Brancale (Minnesota), and Hunter Weber (Wisconsin). Kraisser was a Junior Greco runner-up at 119 pounds last year, and is ranked No. 29 in the class; Brancale was a Cadet National double All-American last summer, a FILA Cadet double All-American this past April, and is ranked No. 51 in the class; while Weber was a Junior National freestyle runner-up, and is ranked No. 55 in the class. Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota) is ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2013, and Valyen Rauser (Montana) ended his scholastic career ranked No. 56 in the Class of 2011. 130: The favorite: Kevin Norstrem (Florida) is ranked No. 7 in the Class of 2013, and was a Junior National double All-American last summer, third in Greco-Roman and fourth in freestyle at 125 pounds. Others to watch: Nick Drendel (Illinois) was an undefeated 8-0 at the Junior Greco Duals, including a win over Norstrem. Matt Kelliher (Minnesota) finished his high school career ranked No. 63 in the Class of 2011, and was a Junior double All-American last summer; eight in Greco-Roman, and second in freestyle at 130 pounds. A pair of wrestlers was Cadet National double All-Americans at 125 pounds -- Josh Pennell (Michigan) and Austin Roper (Missouri). Pennell, ranked No. 38 in the Class of 2013, finished second in Greco and fourth in freestyle; while Roper, who went 8-0 at last month's Junior Greco Duals, finished fourth in Greco and sixth in freestyle. Among the wrestlers with state tournament or National Prep championships to their credit are Tyler Goodwin (Maryland), Jeffrey Ott (Massachusetts), Peter Russo (Oregon), Arthur Walsh (Pennsylvania), and Joey Ward (Ohio). 135: Jesse Thielke (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The favorite: Jesse Thielke (Wisconsin) -- who finished high school ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2011 -- has been the best age group Greco-Roman wrestler in the United States over the course of his stint in and around high school. In domestic age group competition, Thielke has just two losses on the resume; both were to Ryan Mango at the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals, where he finished third each time. He was twice a Cadet National champion, FILA Cadet champion one time, twice a FILA Junior champion, and three times a FILA Junior World Team representative; and has also been dominant at the Cadet and Junior Duals. Editor's note: Thielke was on the pre-registration list, but will not be competing in Fargo. Others to watch: Ben Whitford (Michigan) is also ranked No. 3 in his graduating class, that being the Class of 2013. Last year, Whitford was a double Cadet National champion at 125 pounds, and he was a double finalist the prior year at 112 pounds. An additional pair of wrestlers is ranked in their graduating class -- Chase Ferman (Oklahoma) is ranked No. 54 in the Class of 2012, while Jared McKinley (Indiana) is ranked No. 84 in the same class. Grant Lamont (Utah) was a Junior National runner-up in Greco-Roman at 125 pounds last year; while Kameron Hamley (North Dakota) was a Cadet Greco runner-up in 2009. 140: The favorite: Eleazar DeLuca (Oregon) is ranked No. 71 in the Class of 2012, and is the slightest of favorites in this weight class that is bereft of true anchor wrestlers. Others to watch: Casey George (Idaho) was a Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up at 130 pounds in 2009. Mark Pinero (Louisiana) was a Junior National double All-American at 135 pounds last summer. Cody Ross (Florida) was third in Greco-Roman at the Cadet Nationals last summer, and won the FILA Cadet Greco title this past April at 138 pounds. Dylan Cottrell (West Virginia) was a Cadet double All-American last summer at 125 pounds, third in Greco and seventh in freestyle. Four additional wrestlers in this weight have past Junior Greco All-American finishes to their credit -- Joe Schumacher (North Dakota), Brian Sergi (California), Anthonie Linares (California), and Jay Hildreth (Iowa). Reed Van Anrooy (Oregon) finished third in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer at 130 pounds; while Cain Salas (Missouri) is ranked No. 40 in the Class of 2013. 145: The favorite: Rylan Lubeck (Wisconsin) is ranked No. 70 in the Class of 2012, and finished third at 145.5 pounds in the FILA Junior Greco-Roman Nationals this April. Others to watch: Jared Donar (Wisconsin) was a Junior Greco runner-up at 135 pounds last summer. Dillon Cowan (Illinois) finished fifth at 140 pounds in Junior Greco last summer, and was fourth at 145.5 pounds in the FILA Junior Greco tournament this April. Hayden Zillmer (Minnesota) finished sixth in Junior Greco at the 119-pound weight class last summer. John Austin Jones (Alabama) was a Cadet Greco runner-up at 145 pounds last summer. Other notable Cadet All-Americans last summer were Eric Hoffman (Maryland) and Jake Marlin (Iowa). Nick Babcock (Colorado) went 11-0 across both styles at the Junior Duals last month. Finally, three notable graduated seniors are Ryne Cokeley (Kansas), Jacob Falk (Utah), and Keenan Hagerty (Missouri). 152: The favorite: Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) finished his high school career ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2011, and has six top three placements in as many Fargo competitions; third-champ-third in Greco, and second-champ-champ in freestyle. Others to watch: Along with Dieringer, two other graduated seniors that ended their careers ranked -- Luke Smith (Illinois), who was No. 43, and No. 51 Blake Roulo (Virginia). Roulo went 14-0 at the Junior Duals last month, and was third in Junior Greco at 140 pounds in 2009. Three wrestlers in this weight class are ranked in the Class of 2012 -- Justin Koethe (Iowa), Clark Glass (Florida), and Jake Elliott (California). Ranked No. 34, Koethe was a FILA Junior Greco champion at 154 pounds this past April, and finished fifth last summer in Junior Greco at 152 pounds. Glass, who is ranked No. 36, finished third in Junior Greco at 145 pounds last summer; while state champion Elliott is ranked No. 95. Another pair of wrestlers was Cadet Greco champions last summer -- Patrick Coover (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2014, and Ryan Gartner (Wisconsin). Logan Addis (Arizona) and Austin Breckenridge (Wyoming) were Junior Greco All-Americans, while Duke Pickett (Virginia) and Matt Hickman (California) were All-Americans in Junior freestyle. Ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2013, Oliver Pierce (Texas) has finished first and fourth in each style the last two summers as a Cadet -- the freestyle title coming last year at 152, and the Greco title coming the year before at 135. Finally, TJ Fox (Ohio) was a Cadet double runner-up at 140 pounds last summer. 160: Jordan RogersThe favorite: Jordan Rogers (Washington) was a Cadet double national champion last summer at 171 pounds, and is ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2012. In addition, Rogers was a FILA Cadet double national champion this past April, won a FILA Cadet freestyle title in 2010, and was a Cadet double All-American in 2010. Others to watch: Joining Rogers as a ranked wrestler in the Class of 2012 is Geordan Speiller (Florida). Ranked No. 69 in the class, Speiller finished seventh in Junior Greco at 171 pounds last year and earned a second place finish in the 163-pound Greco competition at FILA Juniors. Brad Dolezal (Wisconsin) finished his high school career ranked No. 79 in the Class of 2011. Burke Paddock (New York) was a Cadet Greco runner-up last year at 152 pounds, took fourth at 163 pounds in Greco at the FILA Juniors this past April, and is ranked No. 10 in the Class of 2014. Alex Meyer (Iowa) won the Junior folkstyle title at this weight class and took third in Cadet freestyle last summer at 160 pounds. Zak Benitz (Wisconsin) was a Junior Greco All-American, while Matthew Gray (Wisconsin) was a Junior freestyle All-American. In addition, Jason Grimes (Georgia) was the last wrestler to knock off Chance Marsteller in a competitively relevant match when he took third at 145 pounds in Cadet Greco last summer. 171: The favorite: Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma) went 15-0 across styles at the Junior Duals last month in Oklahoma City, and is ranked No. 30 in the Class of 2012. In addition, he was a double Junior All-American last summer; runner-up in Greco, and sixth in freestyle. Others to watch: Jake Waste (Minnesota) graduated high school ranked No. 87 in the Class of 2011, and just won the FILA Junior Greco title at 174 pounds in April; he also was seventh at 171 pounds in Junior freestyle last summer. Brooks Climmons (Georgia) is ranked No. 20 in the Class of 2013, finishing as a double Cadet All-American last summer (third in Greco at 152, champion in freestyle at 160); he also was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up at 167 pounds in April. Others to watch include Reece Wright-Conklin (Kansas), Matt Reed (Kansas), Dylan Fors (Oregon), Kevin Beazley (Michigan), and Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin). Wright-Conklin is ranked No. 79 in the Class of 2012; Reed was a Cadet Greco runner-up last summer, and went 9-0 last month at the Junior Greco Duals; Fors finished eighth in Junior Greco at 171 pounds last summer; Beazley finished fifth in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals in April, and was fourth in Cadet Greco at 171 pounds; while Morrissey was a Cadet double All-American at 171 pounds last summer (third Greco, seventh freestyle). 189: Sam BrooksThe favorites: Sam Brooks (Illinois) and Devin Peterson (Wisconsin). Brooks is ranked No. 19 in the Class of 2012, was a FILA Cadet double champion at 187 pounds, FILA Junior double All-American at 185 pounds, and went a combined 11-0 at the Junior Duals last month. This included a Greco-Roman victory over Peterson, who is ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2012 and is a defending Junior Greco champion at 171 pounds. Peterson also was fifth in Junior freestyle at 189, and won the FILA Junior Greco title at 185 pounds this past April. Others to watch: Drake Stein (Indiana), Cody Johnston (Missouri), and Devan Fors (Oregon) finished second, sixth, and eighth in this Greco-Roman weight class last summer respectively. Scott Gibbons (Louisiana) won a Cadet Greco-Roman title at 152 pounds last summer, was third in the freestyle tournament, and just finished fourth at the FILA Cadet Nationals in the 187-pound weight class. Jesse Doyle (North Carolina) was a Cadet runner-up at 189 last summer, a FILA Junior Greco eighth-place finisher at 185 pounds, and a FILA Cadet fourth-place finisher at 187 pounds. Connor King (Colorado) finished third place in both styles of the FILA Cadet Nationals at 187 pounds. Dwight Howes (Colorado) was a Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up in 2009. Finally, Shane Hughes (Wisconsin) is a notable graduated senior and merits serious attention in this weight class. 215: The favorite: Michael Sojka (Illinois) graduated high school ranked No. 89 in the Class of 2011, just finished fifth at 211 pounds in the FILA Junior Greco tournament, and was fourth in Junior Greco at 215 pounds last summer. Others to watch: Three wrestlers in this weight class find themselves in the top 100 prospects for the Class of 2012 -- No. 53 Josh Marchok (Illinois), No. 73 Roland Dunlap (Wisconsin), and No. 85 A.J. Vizcarrando (Pennsylvania). Marchok placed eighth in Junior Greco at 215 pounds last summer. An additional ranked wrestler in this weight class is returning Cadet Greco-Roman champion Adam Coon (Michigan), who is ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2013; Coon also finished second in Cadet freestyle, and was a FILA Cadet freestyle champion this past April. Lee Wildes (Florida) finished fifth in Junior Greco at 160 pounds last summer. 285: The favorite: Doug Vollaro (Florida) is ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2012, and was runner-up to Brooks Black in all four major tournaments last year (FILA Cadets, Cadet Nationals; freestyle and Greco-Roman). This year, Vollaro has finished second in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals and went 6-0 at the Junior Greco Duals. That included a victory over the defending Junior National Greco champion. Others to watch: Orry Elor (California) is the defending Junior National Greco-Roman champion at 285 pounds. Connor Medbery (Colorado) finished his senior year of high school ranked No. 59 in the Class of 2011, and was a Junior National All-American in both styles last summer. John Dreggors (Florida) is ranked No. 92 in the Class of 2012 and upset Vollaro to win the FILA Cadet Greco title this year. He finished third in FILA Cadet freestyle this year, and he finished third and fourth respectively between freestyle and Greco at the Cadet Nationals last summer. Also of note are returning Cadet Greco All-American Dawson Peck (Pennsylvania), Junior freestyle All-American Parker Betts (Minnesota), Cadet double All-Americans Evan McGee (Oklahoma) and Gaylen Edmo (Idaho), along with Tyler Swope (Iowa).

The 3rd annual Adam Frey Classic is fast approaching and this year's looks to be another great day of wrestling! There will be 10 All Americans and two national champions competing in this year's match and looks to be a great mix of styles and matchups to keep the fan's excited. We want to thank all the wrestlers for coming out and volunteering for this event. They make a great sacrifice of their time off to come support the Adam Frey Foundation and pay tribute to Adam's tenacity as a athlete and his sense of family and friendship as a person. This lineup is still tentative we hope to be adding a surprise or two! John Trumbetti (Lock Haven) vs. Patrick Hunter (Iowa Central/Iowa State) Joe Waltko (Clarion) vs. Danny White (Rutgers) Billy Waterson (Brown) vs. Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) Jordan Frishkorn (Oklahoma St/Shorter) vs. Brendan Byrne (Maryland) Jordan Beverly (Rutgers) vs. Zack Cibula (Rider) Jimmy Resnick (Rider) vs. Matt Fullowan (Franklin & Marshall) Ryan LeBlanc (Indiana) vs. Eren Civan (Columbia) Dan Rinaldi (Rutgers) vs. Steve Bosak (Cornell) Billy George (Finger Lakes WC) vs. Mike Wagner (Rutgers) Nic Bedelyon (Kent State) vs. Mark McKnight (Penn State) Jimmy Kirchner (Rider) vs. Zach Kemmerer (Penn) Mario Mason (Rutgers) vs. Taylor Walsh (Indiana) Steve Santos (Columbia) vs. Andrew Nadhir (Northwestern) Matt Cathell (Kent State) vs. Nick Visicaro (Rutgers) James Fleming (Clarion) vs. Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh) Zack Rey (Lehigh) vs. Evan Craig (Rider) Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) vs. Max Askren (Missouri)

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PEMBROKE -- Jamie Gibbs, who has led the UNCP wrestling team to five outstanding seasons, has resigned his position as head coach and will not return next season, athletic department officials at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke announced Friday. Gibbs, who is leaving to take a similar position at another NCAA institution, has led the Braves to five-straight top-30 appearances since taking over the program prior to the 2006-07 season. While at the helm of the Black & Gold, Gibbs mentored seven NCAA all-Americans and eight student-athletes to NWCA All-Academic Team accolades. In addition, 16 student-athletes made appearances at the NCAA Division II National Championships under Gibbs' watch. As a team, the Braves flourished under Gibbs, churning out a 51-40 dual meet clip in five seasons, while also registering a slew of impressive finishes at distinguished tournaments, most notably a third-place honor at the Midwest Classic in December and a sixth-place finish at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in January. UNCP posted its best finish (T-17th) at the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championships after being ranked No. 11 in the final regular season national poll.

MADISON, Wis. -- With their eyes on the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, three Wisconsin wrestlers will take an Olympic redshirt for the 2011-12 season, head coach Barry Davis announced on Friday. Seniors Andrew Howe and Travis Rutt and redshirt junior Tyler Graff are all looking to make the U.S. National team and represent their country in London. “I think it's going to be great for them; all three need the experience.” Davis said. “They'll be taking next year off with Andrew and Tyler focusing on freestyle and Travis on Greco-Roman. I think they'll make a lot of great strides.” Davis went through a similar experience when he wrestled at Iowa, so he knows what the three are about to embark upon. “I did the same thing in 1984,” Davis explained. “Just like Andrew, I spent my first three years in college and then redshirted. With that year off, I made a lot of great strides. “They're going to be able to go overseas, participate in some of their own tournaments while focusing solely on freestyle and Greco-Roman. I think right now that's what those guys need. That experience is going to go a long way for them. It will make a big difference going into the trials.” Davis is working with each of the three to set a proper training and travel schedule. “It's important that we know ahead of time what these guys are going to do to make sure that they get the right times and workout partners,” Davis said. “I'm sure those three guys will be in different places to travel and train. We need to make sure all four of us are on the same page.” Howe is confirmed to be taking part in the world training camp, while Davis is working to get Graff and Rutt there as well. Davis said it's important for them to learn by going up against the top wrestlers in the country. The 2011 World Wrestling Championships are taking place Sept. 12-18 in Istanbul, Turkey and Davis thinks that is opportunity of which Howe should take advantage. “He should go and watch and gain that experience from being in that atmosphere since he'll be there in 2012,” Davis said. “While he's over there, if I were him, I would seek certain guys out in his style and try to learn as much as he can. You need that experience and I think he'll benefit from it greatly.” While all three have competed in their respective disciplines before, it will still be an adjustment, Davis said. “The rules are a little bit different in freestyle and Greco than collegiate style,” he said. “There are different periods, different scoring and different strategy, as well. I think it'll take time to adjust and by taking the year off and just focusing on training and making the team in 2012, they'll speed up their process. “There is a subtle change to it so any time they can be at a tournament overseas and see different things in all weight classes, they should pay attention and take notes. It's a subtle change, but it's making those adjustments that enable you to compete at the next level.” The 2012 Summer Olympics begin with women's soccer matches on July 25, while the opening ceremonies are set for July 27. The wrestling competitions run from Aug. 5-12.

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Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section New Jersey's Joey McKenna seeks to repeat as a Cadet National Greco-Roman champion Sunday and Monday in Fargo, N.D. With an undefeated record last month in the Cadet Greco Duals, he heads into the event with strong momentum. InterMat looks at McKenna's competition in the 112-pound weight class, as well as all other weight classes at the Cadet National Greco-Roman Championships. Weight class entries subject to change 84: The favorite: Jabari Moody (Illinois) -- Cadet National folkstyle champion at 84 pounds this year, and went a combined 10-0 in contested matches at last month's Cadet National Duals. Others to watch: Returning Cadet National double All-American Hunter Wright (Virginia) and Brandon Paetzell (New Jersey) 91: Gannon Volk (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)The favorite: Gannon Volk (Minnesota) -- Cadet National folkstyle champion at 91 pounds this year, Cadet National double All-American at 84 pounds last year, and a FILA Cadet freestyle champion this past spring at 92 pounds. Others to watch: FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion Lincoln Olson (Michigan), who was runner-up to Volk in freestyle at FILA Cadets; and returning Cadet National double All-American Sam Phillips (Iowa) 98: The favorite: Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska), who was a Schoolboy Triple Crown winner last year; and also went a combined 12-0 in contested matches at the Junior Duals last month. Others to watch: Fredy Stroker (Pennsylvania), ranked ninth in the Class of 2015; FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Kyle Norstrem (Florida), who is ranked eighth in the Class of 2016; Thomas Walton (North Dakota), a returning Cadet National Greco-Roman All-American; and state runner-up Ethan Lizak (Pennsylvania), who went undefeated at the Cadet Greco Duals. 105: The favorite: Super 32 Challenge champion and Cadet freestyle runner-up Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 41 in the Class of 2013. Others to watch: Returning All-Americans in Greco-Roman only include Michael Cook (Idaho), Hunter Kelley (Georgia), and Wyatt Scribner (Washington). Super 32 Challenge placer Dalton Macri (Pennsylvania) was an All-American in both styles last year. Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), a Cadet folkstyle champion this year, was a Cadet National freestyle champion last year at 91 pounds. Zac Hall (Michigan) placed seventh at 98 pounds last year in freestyle, and was also a Super 32 Challnege placer. Rounding out the notables is Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma), who is ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2015. 112: Joey McKenna (Photo/Rob Preston)The favorite: Defending Cadet Greco-Roman champion Joey McKenna (New Jersey), who is ranked No. 9 overall in the Class of 2014, and went undefeated in Greco-Roman at both the Cadet and Junior National Duals last month. Others to watch: James Flint (Florida) was a state champion this past season and is a two-time FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up. Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), Brendan Calas (New Jersey), and Gabe Schroeck (Montana) are returning All-Americans in this weight class from the Greco-Roman tournament last year; all three wrestlers were state high school champions this past year, while Schroeck also finished third in Greco-Roman at the FILA Cadet Nationals. Also to watch are two-time state champion Zac Gentzler (Kansas) and Intermat JJ Classic champion Tristan Manderfield (Minnesota), who placed third at state and fifth at FloNationals. 119: The favorite: Aaron Pico (California), who is ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2016, and won both the Tulsa Nationals and Tulsa Kickoff Classic this past year in the 15U division. He also just earned Triple Crown honors at the Western Cadet Regional, and was a 12U Roller World of Wrestling Triple Crown winner in 2009-10. Others to watch: Darius Henry is a wrestler that one can argue should actually be the favorite with his FILA Cadet Greco-Roman title, and an undefeated Cadet Greco Duals event last month. Returning All-Americans in Greco-Roman include Josh Newberg (Washington), Micah Hight (Delaware), and Colton Schilling (Oregon); all of whom were also high school state champions this past year. Tate Robinson (Tennessee) is ranked No. 24 in the Class of 2014 and was Cadet freestyle All-American last year. Also meriting attention is state champion Justin Oliver and Isaac Dulgarian, who is ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2015. 125: The favorite: Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey), who is undefeated through two years of his high school career, and earned a Super 32 Challenge title this past fall. Ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2013, he finished fifth in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle last summer as a Cadet at 105 pounds. Others to watch: Cadet folkstyle champion Anthony Gonzales (Michigan) went 7-0 at the Cadet Greco Duals last month, including a three period victory over Ashnault; he also was a state champion during the 2010 high school season. Both Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania) and Russell Coleman (Missouri) placed at the Super 32 Challenge along with Ashnault; Retherford earned a state title in 2010 and is ranked No. 27 in the Class of 2014, while Coleman has twice finished as a state runner-up at 130 pounds. Brett Stolarzyk (Minnesota) and Geordan Martinez (Colorado) were high school state champions this past year, while Dennis Gustafson (Virginia) was a state champion in 2010. In addition, Ali Nasser (California) and FILA Cadet freestyle sixth placer Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) merit attention). 130: The favorite: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) seeks a repeat stop sign in Cadet Greco-Roman after winning the 119-pound weight class last year. He was sixth in the freestyle event as well, and earned another pair of All-American honors at the FILA Cadet Nationals in April; champion in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle at 127 pounds. Tuma is ranked No. 7 in the Class of 2014. Others to watch: Chase Call (Idaho) is a returning All-American in Greco-Roman, while Colton Orrino (Washington) was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman third-place finisher. Also meriting attention is Jake O'Mara (Illinois), who went a combined 13-1 at the Cadet National Duals last month. However, there is no bona fide threat to Tuma among those presently in the field. 135: Bo NickalThe favorite: Bo Nickal (Texas) went a combined 23-4 between the Cadet and Junior National Duals last month; that included a 15-1 mark at the Cadet Duals, with a 6-0 record in Greco-Roman. Ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2014, he also was fifth at the Preseason Nationals and a Cadet folkstyle champion. Others to watch: Joining Nickal as ranked wrestlers in the Class of 2014 are No. 31 Tyler Berger (Oregon) and No. 35 Ryan Blees (North Dakota), both of whom won state titles during their high school seasons this year. Blees was eighth in Cadet freestyle last year and went 6-1 in part-time duty at the Junior Duals across both styles, including a win over Nickal in freestyle. Fox Baldwin (Florida), who is ranked No. 2 in the class of 2015, went a combined 13-1 at the Cadet Duals with a 7-0 record in Greco-Roman. Devin Vasquez (Texas) finished sixth in Cadet Greco-Roman last year, while Joe Grable (Washington) and Mitch Berenz (Wisconsin) both finished eighth in Cadet freestyle last year. 140: The favorite: Based on how his Greco-Roman success does not align with scholastic or freestyle success, one could characterize Mitchell Alexander (Illinois) as a "specialist." However, that does not take away from his success in this style, which bears itself out with a runner-up finish at the FILA Cadet Nationals and an undefeated 9-0 Cadet Greco Duals record. Others to watch: Both Aaron Hartman (Florida) and Logan Marcicki (Michigan) are ranked in the Class of 2014. Hartman, a high school state runner-up this year to Rossi Bruno, is ranked No. 24 in the class and went 14-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals last month. Marcicki was a state champion this year and is ranked No. 36. Also meriting attention is state runner-up Grant Leeth (Missouri). 145: The favorite: In what is a wide open weight class, it's hard to question the genetics and pedigree of Javaughn Perkins (Nebraska). His older brother Ravaughn was a Junior National champion last summer and just recently lost a best-of-three battle with Ellis Coleman for a spot on the FILA Junior World Team at 145.5 pounds. Perkins was an in-season state champion during this past season, his freshman year of high school, and is ranked No. 40 in the Class of 2014. Others to watch: Two-time state runner-up Anthony Cimorosi (Maryland), state runner-up Garrett Hammond (Pennsylvania), and returning Cadet freestyle All-American Kyle Perrault (California) 152: Chance MarstellerThe favorite: Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania) is the No. 1 wrestler in the Class of 2014, and one of the best wrestlers in the whole country regardless of grade. His fourth-place finish in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer represents his last competitively relevant loss. Marsteller won the freestyle title in the back end of the Fargo week, dominated his way to an undefeated state championship at 152 pounds, and went a combined 16-0 in contested matches at the Cadet Duals. Others to watch: In a normal year, in a weight class without a freakazoid like Marsteller, there would be a terrific three-person battle for the title between a trio of nationally-ranked Class of 2014 wrestlers. Josh Llopez (Maryland) is ranked No. 23, and was a state champion this past season. Chandler Rogers (Washington) is ranked No. 37, won a state title this past season, and finished third in Greco-Roman at the FILA Cadet Nationals. Andrew Garcia (Michigan) is ranked No. 39, was a state runner-up this past year, won the Cadet folkstyle championship in April at 152 pounds, and went 7-0 at the Cadet Greco Duals. 160: The favorite: Two-time National Prep runner-up Eric Morris (Pennsylvania) is ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2013. Last summer, he failed to earn All-American honors in Greco-Roman but was a runner-up in freestyle; and earlier this spring he was fourth place in both styles at 167.5 pounds in the FILA Cadet Nationals. Others to watch: Ricky Robertson (Illinois) went 14-1 across styles at the Cadet National Duals last month in Daytona Beach, Florida; while returning Cadet freestyle sixth-place finisher Jacob Stillings (Wisconsin) went 14-2 across styles at the Cadet Duals. 171: The favorite: State runner-up Jadaen Bernstein (New Jersey) was an undefeated 8-0 in contested matches at the Cadet Greco Duals last month, and 16-2 across styles. Others to watch: Cadet folkstyle champion Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin) was fourth in Greco-Roman last summer at 189 pounds, and went a combined 14-1 last month at the Cadet Duals. Returning Cadet Greco-Roman seventh-place finisher Raymond O'Donnell went 8-1 in each style at the Cadet Duals last month. Also meriting attention is Troy Hembury (Pennsylvania), an in-season state placer who went 14-3 across styles at the Cadet Duals last month. 189: Mitch Sliga (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The favorite: Last year Mitch Sliga (Indiana), who is ranked No. 31 in the Class of 2013, was a Cadet Triple Crown winner. This year, he has already fallen short of that, as he was fourth at the Cadet folkstyle event. However, this two-time third-place finisher in the Hoosier State is the lead dog for this weight class. Others to watch: Tyler Denova (Georgia) was an undefeated 7-0 at the Cadet Greco Duals, with all of his wins coming by way of fall. 215: The favorite: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) is ranked No. 2 in all the Class of 2014 after completing an undefeated season, which included championships at the Beast of the East, Mount Mat Madness, and National Preps. Others to watch: Though Snyder is the listed favorite, there are many very formidable challengers, and that group is led by J'Den Cox (Missouri) who is ranked No. 28 in the Class of 2013. Cox went 15-1 across styles at the Cadet National Duals with just one loss in Greco-Roman. Nick Cobb (Texas) joins Cox as an in-season state champion in this weight class. FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Brian Moran (Michigan) was a state runner-up this past year. The Cadet folkstyle champion went 6-1 in the Cadet Greco Duals including victories over both Cox and Cobb. Additional wrestlers include returning Cadet Greco seventh-place finisher Cole Whitford (Illinois), FILA Cadet Greco fourth-place finisher Roy Nash (Utah), and Edgar Ruano (Illinois). 285: Sam Stoll (Photo/Johnnie Johnson)The favorite: Sam Stoll (Minnesota) -- fifth in Cadet Greco last year -- was a state runner-up this past year and is ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2014. Others to watch: Michael Johnson (Illinois) is ranked No. 4 in the Class of 2015. Jake Scanlan (Iowa) won the Cadet folkstyle title this past April, and was third at the FILA Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman. Aaron Rafalko (Kansas) finished eighth in Cadet Greco-Roman last year.

Bill Swink is a high school wrestling coaching legend in Virginia. He has spent 26 years coaching wrestling and amassed more than 300 career wins. Swink took over as head coach at Colonial Forge in 1999 when the school opened its doors. He guided the program to state championships in 2007, 2008, and 2009. InterMat talked Swink about the hiring of Joe Russell as the head wrestling coach at George Mason. Bill Swink talks to one of his wrestlers at Colonial ForgeWhat were your initial thoughts on hearing the news of Joe Russell taking over as head coach at George Mason? Swink: I was excited. My assistant coaches were excited. We've all been hearing it. I think he will bring a lot to Northern Virginia. From everything you hear, his organization skills are just phenomenal. All the athletes you ever talk to that he has worked with love him. I think it will help to raise the awareness of wrestling in that Northern Virginia area having a guy like him come in from the Midwest. Russell grew up in the Pacific Northwest (Ore.) and then spent 17 years as an assistant coach in the Midwest at Minnesota. Is it a concern that he has not coached in the Northeast? Swink: I wouldn't think it's a concern. If you're a good coach, it doesn't matter what part of the county you're from. Recruiting is recruiting. Knowing talent is knowing talent. Organization and program development is the same no matter where you're at. What things are in place at George Mason that can allow a new coach to be successful? Swink: They have good facilities at George Mason. I think some of the success of the basketball program has raised the public understanding that George Mason has athletics. They don't have a football program. I think being in the Beltway area is huge. That Northern Virginia is region is so strong economically. Even when the rest of the county is having down times, Northern Virginia seems to thrive. I think that's good. I think you can gather a lot of support in a region like that. On the flip side, what are some of some obstacles that George Mason faces? Swink: With a good economy, there are a lot of things for kids to do. There are a lot of other opportunities. I think that could be a downside to the area. The program has struggled recently, so you've got to overcome that as far as recruiting. How important will it be for Russell to build relationships with high school coaches in Virginia? Swink: I think it's important. That's a start when you come in. Relationship building in athletics is important, especially in wrestling. You want to come in and get the local coaches on board as quickly as you can. They're the ones that are going to be in your gym watching your team compete. They're the guys that are going to be coming to your camps. Those types of things. How much interest is there in the community of Fairfax and the surrounding area for the wrestling program at George Mason? Swink: I think there's interest, but with anything, the interest grows with the success you have. But I think there's a good base. There are a lot of wrestling people in Northern Virginia. You have a lot of kids from elementary to middle school to high school to wrestling. You have to work to get those people as your fan base. Is there anything else that you would like to add? Swink: I think it shows the commitment from George Mason that they go out and hire a guy like Joe to come in and take over their program. Maybe they're going to follow the trend we have seen at some of the Virginia colleges with Virginia Tech, Uva, and Old Dominion upgrading their programs. To me, on the surface, not knowing anything behind the scenes, it would seem like maybe they're going to throw some better support into the wrestling program.

Related: Takedown Wrestling Interview Related: Virginia HS Coach Swink on Hiring FAIRFAX, Va. -- George Mason assistant vice president/director of athletics Tom O'Connor announced that Joe Russell has been hired as the Patriots head wrestling coach. Russell leaves one of the nation's top wrestling programs at Minnesota to become the ninth head coach in Mason history, entering its 40th season. Joe Russell (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)“Joe's coaching resume is outstanding, having coached at a perennial powerhouse program at Minnesota and at the national level, but he brings more than the ability to coach a student-athlete on the mat,” said O'Connor. “He is a person of high character and the type of person we are excited about having associated with the wrestling program and Mason athletics.” “I am humbled and honored to be chosen to lead the wrestling program at George Mason University,” said Joe Russell. “I want to thank Tom O'Connor for recognizing my passion for the sport and for coaching and the opportunity to build a program that is successful on and off the mat for numerous generations. As the caretaker of a Division 1 program, I will work hard to build stability, pride, and longevity. It is an awesome responsibility.” Russell has assisted in coaching three NCAA championship teams, 11 individual national champions, six Big Ten title teams, 31 individual conference champions and 84 All-America honorees since joining the University of Minnesota wrestling staff in 1995. As the leader of the Golden Gophers' recruiting efforts, Russell established Minnesota's place among the nation's elite. He leaves the program after 17 years on the bench as an assistant, the last four as head assistant coach. “The search committee was extremely impressed with Joe Russell throughout the entire process,” said Dan Wotring, wrestling alumni and member of the search committee. “His experience is unmatched as a longtime assistant at one of the best programs in the country, as a top recruiter, as a leader for the student-athletes he has coached, and the ability to bring together alumni and run all phases of a program. I want to congratulate Tom O'Connor on putting together a great process and making a great decision; the future is bright for Mason wrestling.” In June of 2007, Russell was presented with the Medal of Courage from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Medal of Courage is presented annually to a wrestler or former wrestler who has overcome what appeared to be insurmountable challenges, which may be physical, mental or other handicaps making his or her achievements all the more uplifting. In 1985, a horrifying motorcycle accident left Russell partially paralyzed on the left side of his body. He spent three weeks in a drug-induced coma and the process of recovery was long and grueling, but he recovered fully and has not let his physical challenges stop him from achieving greatness both on and off the mat. Russell also coached with the Minnesota Storm Junior World and University teams. Under Russell's tutelage, the Storm won four FILA Junior National Team Championships in both freestyle and Greco-Roman since 1996, with their last freestyle title coming in 2004. He also led the Storm to a second-place finish at the 1997, '98 and '99 University National Championships. An ambassador of the sport, Russell conducted a week-long clinic for enlisted personnel and their children at the U.S. Naval Base in Sasebo, Japan in 2005. Russell's coaching career has also featured a number of stints with the U.S. national teams. In the summer of 2004, he coached the U.S. Junior Team at the Junior Pan American Championships in Venezuela. Russell was joined by three former Golden Gophers - Roger Kish, Mack Reiter and C.P. Schlatter. All three earned gold medals and Reiter was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler. Russell also coached Team USA at the Junior Pan American Championships in 2002. In 1998, he served as the coach of Team USA in a world freestyle dual versus Germany. Also in 1998, he was selected as the coach for the USA Wrestling Tour de Monde team in Hungary. Russell coached Team USA in another world freestyle dual meet versus Cuba in 1999 and went on to coach the U.S. 17-and-under team at the Cadet World Championships in August 1999 in Denmark. For his efforts, Russell was voted the 1999 USA Wrestling Person of the Year for the University and FILA Junior Age Divisions. In the summer of 2000, Russell was selected to coach the U.S. Junior Team at the 2000 Pan American Championships in Peru. In 2001, he coached a team of USA All-Stars in the First Annual Utah Greco-Roman Challenge in Sandy, Utah. A graduate of Gresham High School in Gresham, Ore., Russell was a double champion at the Junior Nationals as a junior in high school. He was an Espoir National Champion and place winner at the Espoir World Championships. Russell claimed several youth national titles as well as two World School Boy championships. He also won two state high school titles in Oregon, compiling a 90-1 overall record. Russell wrestled at Minnesota from 1988-92. In his senior season, he served as team captain, was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team and was the winner of the team's Dean Fraser Most Courageous Wrestler award. He also competed for Athletes in Action on a summer tour to Australia and New Zealand. Russell earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1992 and completed his juris doctorate in the spring of 1995. He is a licensed attorney and completed his master in sports management in December of 2006. Also in his time as Minnesota, he has taught within the kinesiology department as well as directed studies courses. Russell and his wife, Sadie, have a son Taft.

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling head coach Heath Eslinger announced the addition of assistant coach Patrick Bond today. Bond joins the Mocs after spending last season as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Illinois. A four-time NCAA qualifier, Bond wrestled for the Fighting Illini from 2007-10. He competed at 197 pounds and placed fifth or higher in the Big 10 tournament all four years. He was also ranked in the top-20 in the nation throughout his time at Illinois. Bond will take over the role left by assistant coach Josh Lambrecht who resigned following the 2010-11 season to pursue other opportunities. Bond will assist with practice planning, recruiting and be able to work with individuals in the wrestling room. "Patrick is going to be a great addition to our staff," stated Eslinger. "He has big shoes to fill in replacing Coach Lambrecht but he brings a ton of energy and enthusiasm. He is excited about the opportunity and I am anxious for him to get started working with our guys." A native of Chesapeake, Va., Bond graduated from Illinois in 2010 with a degree in Sports Management. He was a four-time state champion during his prep career, as well as a two-time national freestyle champion.

The 2011-12 wrestling season will showcase an exciting new format for the NWCA/Cliff Keen Division I National Dual Meet Championships that will feature four regional locations and a culminating championship for the final four teams that advance out of each region. This is a change from the original 16 team bracket that has traditionally been contested over two days at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals. The ultimate goal of this event is to create a premier national dual meet championship that will become a platform for growing spectator and media interest in wrestling both at the institutional and national levels. The initial rollout in the 2011-12 season is designed to assess how the dual meet championships fit into the existing wrestling calendar and also to determine the revenue generating potential for the purposes establishing a revenue-share with participating teams in future years. The teams for the 2012 event were selected based primarily off the final 2010-11 NWCA Team Rankings as determined by the NWCA Coaches Poll. We are excited to announce that 22 of the top 25 teams from last year's final coaches poll ranking have accepted invitations including eight of the top ten teams. The dates of regional competitions will vary depending on the region but all will occur during the weekend of Feb. 11, 2012. The final championship round will feature the dual meet team champion from each of the four regions and will be conducted on the campus of a participating team on the weekend of Feb. 19, 2012. The top twenty-four teams for the 2012 event have been selected and placed into four regions of six teams (the first team listed will be the host team): Midwest (host TBD), Iowa, Iowa State, Oregon State, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin and Northern Iowa. Cornell (confirmed), Central Michigan, Oklahoma, Purdue, Illinois, and American. Rutgers (confirmed), Minnesota, Kent State, Michigan, Missouri, and Cal Poly. Oklahoma State (confirmed), Boise State, Ohio State, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Tennessee-Chattanooga. In the second year of implementation and beyond, a new qualifying structure will be established which will place much more emphasis on the outcome of regular season dual meets. One team in each of the Division I Conferences will be declared the dual meet team champion by the end of January. In addition, "at large" teams will also be selected (based on their success in the current year) to round out a championship field of 24 teams. These 24 teams will advance to one of four regional tournaments. One team will advance out of each regional to a final championship round. We are confident that this new format will create considerably more spectator and media interest at the institutional levels because the outcome of every regular season dual meet will have much more meaning. "This new concept is one of three critical components of the strategic plan being developed by the NWCA and the NCAA Wrestling Committee. We need to create more excitement around regular season dual meets, especially our conference dual meets. Every mainstream spectator sport in America has an emphasis on every regular season game/competition which determines their advancement into the post season. Right now the infrastructure of intercollegiate wrestling is geared toward an individual championship at the end of the season and until that changes, we will struggle with growing the spectator and media base on most college campuses," said Brian Smith, NWCA President. "On behalf of the NWCA Board of Directors, I want to extend a heartfelt thanks out to all 24 coaches for their willingness to support this new concept. It speaks volumes of the resolve of our college coaching community as it relates to strengthening our sport. Our sport may have some formidable challenges in front of it but I am confident we will overcome them through perseverance, ingenuity, and innovation," said Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director. "We are also forever grateful to the founding father of the D-I National Duals in 1989, John Graham, for his visionary role in this initiative. Further, an event like this would never be possible without the incredibly generous and ongoing support of our Title Sponsor, Cliff Keen Athletics, who has been involved with the National Duals since its inception in 1989. At the request of Cliff Keen Athletics, the National Duals will carry the name of Cliff Keen, the original founder of the NWCA and Cliff Keen Athletics." Ticket and more specific event information (dates, times, etc.) will be available at www.nwcaonline.com and other selected websites by Sept. 1 once the mid-west regional site is confi

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma wrestling coach Mark Cody announced the addition of two-time All-American and former OU wrestler Jared Frayer as the newest assistant coach. Frayer will join Michael Lightner, who served as assistant coach the past two seasons. Additionally, four-time All-American and former Oklahoma State assistant coach Tyrone Lewis will join the program as the volunteer assistant coach. Assistant Coach Jared Frayer Frayer returns to Oklahoma after serving as the assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin for the past two seasons. During his career at OU, Frayer was a two-time All-American and the 2002 NCAA runner-up at 149 pounds. The four-time NCAA qualifier was instrumental in helping OU claim the 2002 Big 12 Championship and earned the 2000 Wade Schalles Award for recording the most pins of any collegiate wrestler that season. A two-time Academic All-Big XII honoree, Frayer was also a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Board from 2000-2002. Prior to working at UW he was the strength and conditioning coach at Iowa during the 2008-09 season. He also served as an assistant coach for three years at Harvard (2003-06) after graduating from Oklahoma, where he was a two-time All-American. Frayer was a five-time United States National team member and was the 2010 U.S. Open Champion. Frayer earned a degree in social studies education from Oklahoma in 2002. His wife's name is Nicole and daughter is Khloe. Volunteer Assistant Coach Tyrone Lewis Lewis, a native of El Reno, Okla., comes to Norman after three years as the OSU assistant coach. Lewis wrestled for Oklahoma State from 2001-04, where he won two Big 12 individual championships in 2001 and 2004 and compiled a 120-15 record. He finished fifth at the NCAA championship in 2001, was third in 2002, fifth in 2003 and was the national runner-up in 2004. After graduating from OSU in 2004 with a degree in secondary education/history, Lewis served as a coach for the Gator Wrestling Club from 2005-06 before taking his first college assistant job at Oklahoma City University, where he helped the Stars to a 12th-place finish at the NAIA Championship and coached a trio of All-Americans. Lewis' name is known in national wrestling circles as he was the 2008 runner-up at both the U.S. Olympic Trials and at U.S. Nationals in the 74 kg/163 pound weight class. He is an alternate for the 2008 Olympic team. Lewis competed on both the national and international levels after leaving OSU, winning the Sunkist Kids Tournament in 2007 and taking fifth at the Ivan Yarygin Tournament in Siberia. He represented the United States at the 2005 World University Games in Izmir, Turkey and was a training partner for the U.S. Senior World Team as it competed at the 2005 FILA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Assistant Coach Michael Lightner Lightner was retained by Cody and will enter his third season as an assistant coach for the OU wrestling program. A product of Marlow, Okla., Lightner recorded one of the most impressive wrestling careers in Oklahoma history from 1998-2001. He claimed the national title in 2001 and was four times crowned Big 12 champion at 141 pounds. Lightner became a four-time All-American, an honor only nine others in school history have claimed. He can be found in various school records, including second in career wins with a 144-16 record. His 37-0 record his senior season led him to the national title and he became the 13th Sooner to go undefeated in a season.

World bronze medalist Tolly Thompson and amateur and professional wrestling star Jim Raschke will be radio show guests this week. "On the Mat" is a presentation of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum and can be heard live on the Internet at www.kcnzam.com or locally in Northeast Iowa each Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:00 PM Central time on AM 1650, The Fan. Feel free to e-mail radio@wrestlingmuseum.org with any questions or comments about the show. "On the Mat" is archived on themat.com. Janesville, Iowa native Tolly Thompson won the NCAA Division I title as a heavyweight for the University of Nebraska in 1995 and was a three-time All-American. Thompson won a World bronze medal in freestyle in 2005 and he is currently an assistant coach at University of Northern Iowa. Jim Raschke won a Nebraska high school state title at heavyweight in the late 1950s and went on to the University of Nebraska where he was a Big 8 champion. Raschke won a World bronze medal in 1963 in Greco-Roman and is well known for his success in professional wrestling as Baron von Raschke. Thompson and Raschke will be participating in the 12th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament in Waterloo, Iowa on July 22, one of four events over two days celebrating the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame inductions weekend.

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section For a 16th consecutive year, the ASICS/Vaughan Junior & Cadet National Championships return to the FARGODOME in Fargo, North Dakota. This year's events will commence on July 16 with the start of Cadet Women's competition, and the Junior National freestyle finals marking their conclusion on July 23. However, the primary four events of the week kick off on Sunday with the start of the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition. Now with seven different competitions (Junior & Cadet Women, Junior Women Duals, Junior & Cadet Greco-Roman, and Junior & Cadet freestyle) held over eight days, the week in Fargo remains the largest single wrestling tournament in the world. It is also -- bar none -- the preeminent compilation of elite scholastic wrestlers in the United States. Over the years, many NCAA finalists and U.S. Olympians have competed in these tournaments. Given its perch on top of the scholastic wrestling calendar, what stories should one eye during the week of Fargo? 1. Breakout performances Every year in Fargo it seems there are some freshmen-to-be that make an opening statement to their high school careers with a Cadet National title. Last year, there was a trio of wrestlers that won Cadet National Greco-Roman titles, while another trio was champions of the Cadet National freestyle tournament. Rising to the top step of the podium in Greco-Roman were Joey McKenna (Blair Academy, N.J.), Hayden Tuma (Centennial, Idaho), and Patrick Coover (Blair Academy, N.J.). Those earning titles in freestyle were Brent Fleetwood (Smyrna, Del.), Jered Cortez (Glenbard North, Ill.), and Chance Marsteller (Kennard-Dale, Pa.). Coover and Cortez move onto the Junior level this year, while the other four seek repeat Cadet titles, and possibly even augment them with a stop sign in the style they did not win last year. Five of the six wrestlers -- all but Fleetwood -- are ranked in the top 13 for the Class of 2014 (Marsteller is ranked No. 1 in this class). Likewise in 2009, six incoming freshmen earned "stop signs" during the week of Fargo. Dylan Akers (Flower Mound, Texas), Oliver Pierce (Allen, Tex.), and Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.) were Greco-Roman champions; while Brad Perkins (Oak Park, Mo.), Joey Dance (Christiansburg, Va.), and Ben Whitford (St. Johns, Mich.) were champions in freestyle. Additionally, Dance and Whitford took second place in Greco-Roman. This past year, Black and Whitford were double champions at the Cadet level, while Pierce added a Cadet freestyle title to go with the prior year's Greco-Roman title. Black and Whitford are ranked second and third respectively in the Class of 2013, with Pierce occupying the eleventh position. It was a trio of wrestlers in 2008 that picked up Fargo championships headed into their freshman years, when Nick Roberts (North Star, Pa.), Mark Grey (Blair Academy, N.J.), and Taylor Massa (St. Johns, Mich.) each swept their way to Greco-Roman and freestyle titles. Roberts also doubled as a Cadet in 2009, while skipping last year due to FILA Junior World Team commitments; Grey was a double Cadet finalist in 2009 (Greco-Roman champion), and a double All-American in his Junior debut last year; Massa earned double Cadet titles in 2009, and earned All-American honors in both styles as a Junior last year. In 2007, when the group of wrestlers that just graduated high school were about to enter high school, two wrestlers each won titles in Cadet Greco-Roman and freestyle. Greco-Roman championships were won by Andrew Campolattano (Bound Brook, N.J./Ohio State) and Jesse Thielke (Germantown, Wis./USOTC); while Hunter Stieber (Monroeville, Ohio/Ohio State) and Chris Phillips (Monroeville, Ohio/North Carolina State) won freestyle titles. Some wrestlers to keep an eye on this summer include: Fox Baldwin (Fla.): No. 2 ranked Class of 2015 -- Combined 14-1 at the Cadet Duals (7-0 Greco Roman, 7-1 freestyle) Matthew Kolodzik (Ohio): No. 3 ranked -- FILA Cadet freestyle third place at 101 pounds Michael Johnson Jr. (Ill.): No. 4 ranked -- multiple time Tulsa Nationals and Tulsa KOC champion, projected to compete at 285 pounds Davion Jeffries (Okla.): No. 5 ranked -- Cadet National freestyle third place at 84 pounds in 2010 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Mo.): No. 6 ranked -- Combined 16-2 at the Cadet Duals (9-1 freestyle, 7-1 Greco Roman) Dylan Lucas (Fla.): No. 8 ranked -- Cadet National double All-American at 91 pounds in 2010 (Greco-Roman champion, freestyle seventh place), and FILA Cadet National double All-American in 2011 (Greco Roman champ at 101, freestyle fifth at 110) 2. Cadet to Junior transition For many of the stars of "Fargo week" last year, there will be a significant transition this coming year, and some new challenges for them to face. Eleven wrestlers that made the finals in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at the Cadet last year make the jump to the Junior level. While many of these young men are expected to do very well in the upcoming tournaments, there will be more challengers for their thrones -- both in quantity and quality. One of the most interesting things to follow year-in and year-out is how the new group of Junior-level competitors is able to transition. In many cases, they thrive -- and that is what helps identify whom the true stars of scholastic-aged wrestling are. Three wrestlers that doubled as Cadets last year make their Junior level debuts in Fargo -- Ben Whitford (St. Johns, Mich.), Jordan Rogers (Mead, Wash.), and Brooks Black (Blair Academy, N.J.). There are six wrestlers that made the finals in both styles at the Cadet level last year, but won just one title, making their debuts in Junior competition. Four of these wrestlers won their title in Greco-Roman, falling short in freestyle: Jacob Schmitt (St. Johns, Mich.), Jack Hathaway (Iowa City West, Iowa), Tyler Coates (Ellensburg, Wash.), and Adam Coon (Fowlerville, Mich.). The other two were runner-up in Greco-Roman, but earned their "stop sign" at the end of the week in freestyle: Austin Hood (Louisburg, Kans.) and Brandon Jeske (Cox, Va.). The final two wrestlers took second place honors in both styles: TJ Fox (Field, Ohio) and Doug Vollaro (Oviedo, Fla.). 3. Will the championships return to Fargo? Over the years, there has always been some chatter about the tournament staying in the present format, staying in Fargo, and the like. However, there will be some real conversations conducted in the coming months about where the event will be held going forward and in what format. Last year, USA Wrestling placed a RFP (request for proposals) from groups wishing to host the Junior and Cadet National Championships. In addition to Fargo, N.D. wishing to retain the event, there were at least two other sites wishing to obtain the events. Those groups will be able to observe the proceedings, assess their interest levels, and make their case to USA Wrestling -- with decision likely to be made within the next two months. 4. Participation trending downward, but Fargo still remains the "place to be" in offseason wrestling One of the discussions topics posed within the wrestling community is if participation within the Olympic styles is down at the high school level. A very legitimate way to examine this is to look at participation trends at the Cadet and Junior Nationals over the previous six years -- which also happens to be the period of time for which data was available through TrackWrestling. Any number of possible rationale have been proposed. One of the theories is that the rule changes within freestyle and Greco-Roman have made the sports less popular, less translatable to scholastic wrestling, and therefore less promoted to high school aged wrestlers. Another theory is that the proliferation of opportunities for scholastic-style competition during the spring and summer months has made it possible for wrestlers to get a high level quantity and quality of competition without competing in the Olympic styles. Despite those two theories and the many more that are out there, the Junior & Cadet National Championships remain a primary destination for high school aged wrestlers during the offseason, especially for those seeking to make a name for themselves among the prominent wrestlers in the country. College coaches from across the country travel to Fargo, N.D. for the competition. The major national wrestling publications will make their presence known during the course of the competition as well. The competitions remain a critical measuring stick in determining the elite high school aged wrestlers in America. 5. As to why the significance of Fargo … InterMat explored the topic in a May 2010 feature, which explored the number of NCAA All-Americans that also competed (most notably earning All-American honors) at the Cadet and Junior Nationals, as well as the number of Junior & Cadet National placewinners who then went on to earn All-American status at the NCAA Division I Championships. Based on an audit of the 2011 NCAA All-American list, and the list of Fargo All-Americans over the years, the (unofficial) number of NCAA All-Americans that were also Fargo AAs broken down by weight was as follows: 125: 6 133: 6 141: 7 149: 4 157: 7 165: 7 174: 5 184: 4 197: 5 285: 6 That would be a total of 57 from the 80 (71.25 percent) All-Americans this past season, which is a relatively high number within the range that was shown during the 2006-2010 tournament study. Of some interest, that list does not include NCAA champions Anthony Robles, Jordan Burroughs, or Dustin Kilgore; nor does that include runner-up finishers Frank Molinaro, Nick Amuchastegui, or Robert Hamlin. 6. Key vertical pairing reminders The Cadet and Junior Nationals are conducted using a bracketing concept known as vertical pairing, which essentially is a hybrid of double elimination and round-robin competition. At the start of the tournament, the wrestlers in each weight class are placed into two pools. The first match of the tournament for each wrestler will be against the one right next to them on the chart. If it was an eight-person chart: 1 vs. 2, 3 vs. 4, 5 vs. 6, and 7 vs. 8. If it was a nine-person chart, those four matchups would hold with the wrestler 9 getting a bye. From that point of the tournament onward, wrestlers are eliminated when they lose for a second time. The assignment of matches for a given round will start at the "top of the list" with each wrestler assigned a match against the "first available" opponent; a wrestler with a bye in the previous round becomes the "top of the list." In the eight person example, the second round matches would place 1 vs. 3, 2 vs. 4, 5 vs. 7, and 6 vs. 8. In the nine person example, second round matches would place 9 vs. 1, 2 vs. 3, 4 vs. 5, and 6 vs. 7, with 8 getting the bye. At the point that four wrestlers remain alive in a pool, they earn All-American honors, as they will finish in the eight placing positions. Should it go from five or six wrestlers remaining to three remaining, the fourth position is determined by a tiebreaking procedure. If possible, head-to-head is utilized. However, if it is not possible to use head-to-head, total classification points are used to determine the All-American finisher (if a tie exists there, then an extra match will be staged to determine the All-American finisher). As a refresher, and for those unfamiliar with classification points, they are awarded as follows: 5: Pin, disqualification, forfeit, etc. 4: Technical fall 3: Decision 1: Scoring a point in a loss when the opponent does not score 5 classification points 0: Failing to score within a match, or during a loss in which the opponent scores 5 points If the pool has three wrestlers remaining with less than two losses, the "round-robin" will ensue. Prior matches involving those wrestlers "carry forward," along with the classification points earned in those matches. After the round-robin is complete, the wrestler with the most classification points will win the pool (and advance to the first place match); head-to-head is the first tiebreaker in the case of a tie, then it goes to total points earned in pool competition. If a pool goes from four remaining to two remaining, the two wrestlers with less than two losses will either (1) wrestle if they haven't met already in pool competition (2) if a match involving them has occurred in pool competition, that match's winner is the pool champion. The third and fourth-place finisher will be determined by tie-breaking procedure: head-to-head, total points, and match if necessary. The most obvious part of the vertical pairing/pool competition format is that wrestlers finishing first in the two pools meet for the championship, those finishing second meet for third, those finishing third meet for fifth, and those in fourth place meet for seventh overall. Schedule of Events All times reflect Central time zone Day 1 (Saturday, July 16): 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. -- Cadet girls 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. -- Cadet girls medals Day 2 (Sunday, July 17): 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Cadet Greco-Roman 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. -- Cadet Greco-Roman Day 3 (Monday, July 18): 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Cadet Greco-Roman 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Junior Greco-Roman 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. -- Cadet Greco-Roman medals 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. -- Junior Greco-Roman Day 4 (Tuesday, July 19): 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. -- Junior Greco-Roman 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. -- Junior girls 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. -- Junior Greco-Roman 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. -- Junior girls 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. -- Junior Greco-Roman medals Day 5 (Wednesday, July 20: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. -- Junior girls 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 -- Cadet freestyle 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. -- Junior girls medals 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. -- Cadet freestyle 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. -- Junior girls duals Day 6 (Thursday, July 21): 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Junior girls duals 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. -- Junior freestyle 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. -- Junior freestyle 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. -- Cadet freestyle Day 7 (Friday, July 22): 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Cadet freestyle 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- Junior freestyle 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. -- Cadet freestyle medals 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. -- Junior freestyle Day 8 (Saturday, July 23): 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. -- Junior freestyle 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. -- Junior freestyle medals Fargo Coverage InterMat will again be providing coverage of the Junior & Cadet National Championships, starting with this feature. InterMat senior writer Andrew Hipps will be providing recaps of all the championship sessions, while InterMat high school analyst Josh Lowe will be offering perspective on various aspects of the event. InterMat contributor Steve Elwood will also be providing a feature. For yet another year, TrackWrestling.com will be providing updated results throughout the championships. Video coverage -- in terms of matches and interviews -- will be available through TheMat.TV, as well as through Flowrestling.com. Photo coverage will be provided by Tech-Fall.com, The Guillotine, The Predicament, JediCheetah.com, and others. Finally, for further coverage throughout the championships, check out TheMat.com.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Lindsey Durlacher, a Greco-Roman wrestling star who passed away unexpectedly last month, was memorialized today at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Following a service to celebrate Durlacher's life, both a bench and a tree were dedicated in his honor at the training complex. The memorial and dedications were the result of a combined effort between the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Wrestling and the Durlacher family. Durlacher passed away in his sleep at the age of 36 on June 4 in Denver. He was a longtime resident athlete at the OTC. "Lindsey showed skill, character and dedication both on and off the mat, and we were proud to have him as a resident athlete at the Colorado Springs OTC," said Mike English, USOC chief of sport operations. "While his untimely passing was a huge loss for the sport community, we hope that these memorials will help perpetuate his legacy." "It is a fitting tribute to one of our great champions," said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender. "He was a mainstay of our U.S. Olympic Training Center resident wrestling program. We are pleased that his memory will live forever with a bench and tree in his honor in this special setting." The bench is located outside the OTC's Sports Center II building, which houses the wrestling room, the weightlifting gym, the strength & conditioning gym and USA Weightlifting. Meanwhile, the tree is located in a nearby courtyard outside the USA Shooting building, just a few steps from the gymnasium in Sports Center I, where Durlacher competed in a number of wrestling competitions. "This is a huge honor for Lindsey," said Michael and Dave Durlacher, Lindsey's brothers. "So many great athletes come through the U.S. Olympic Training Center and we are really appreciative of this recognition." Durlacher was a bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2006 International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) World Championships in Guangzhou, China. In addition, he placed fifth at the 2007 FILA World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, helping lead the United States to its first-ever world team title in Greco-Roman wrestling. He was also a member of the 2005 U.S. World Team.

South Dakota State Director of Athletics Justin Sell and head wrestling coach Jason Liles announced Friday the hiring of former Iowa Lakes Community College head coach and University of Iowa wrestler Ty Eustice as assistant coach for the Jackrabbit wrestling program. “I am extremely excited to have Ty as our first full-time assistant wrestling coach at South Dakota State,” Liles said. “He has had excellent mentors during his career and his pedigree of success both as an athlete and as a collegiate coach is exceptional. Ty is a perfect fit for SDSU and there's no question that he will impact our program.” A Blue Earth, Minn., native, Eustice has experience at every level of NCAA wrestling, competing at Division I and coaching at Division II and Division III. "I'm very excited to get back to the Division I level and work with guys who are passionate about the sport, and who are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to become successful,” Eustice said. "SDSU is a school that is thriving and growing. The Jackrabbits have a great tradition and are dedicated to excelling at the highest of levels.” Eustice spent the last two seasons as the head coach at Iowa Lakes. He became one of the nation's youngest head coaches when he was hired in July 2009. In his time at ILCC, Eustice led the Lakers to a 14-11 dual meet record and two top-10 national tournament places. ILCC qualified 17 wrestlers for nationals during his tenure, including a two-time national champion, six All-Americans and two Academic All-Americans. Prior to his time at Iowa Lakes, Eustice served as assistant wrestling coach at Cornell College, a Division III institution in Mount Vernon, Iowa. In his lone season, the Rams finished eighth at the NCAA Championships and had three All-Americans. Before Cornell, Eustice spent two years at Division II Minnesota State University, Mankato as a graduate assistant. In his time at MSU, Eustice earned a Master of Arts degree in sports management while helping the Mavericks secure two top-five team finishes, two individual national champions, and 12 All-Americans. Eustice was a four-year letterwinner at the University of Iowa from 2001-06. After redshirting as a freshman, Eustice compiled a 111-29 collegiate record, including a 28-3 mark his senior season. He received all-American recognition his junior and senior years, placing fifth and second at the NCAA Championships, respectively. Eustice received the team Mike Howard Most Valuable Wrestler his senior year and the team Mike McGivern Most Courageous Wrestler Award his redshirt freshman year. He was a two-time team captain, four-time NCAA Division I National Qualifier and a Cadet, Junior and FILA Junior National Freestyle All-American. Eustice graduated in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in art. In his prep days at Blue Earth High School, Eustice won four individual state titles.

Devin Peterson (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.), the nation's No. 22 recruit, gave a verbal commitment to Wisconsin on Friday. Peterson was a FILA Junior National Greco-Roman champion this past spring. Last summer, Peterson captured a Junior National Greco-Roman title (171) and became a Junior National freestyle All-American (189) in Fargo. He is also a two-time state runner-up and Cheesehead Invitational champion. Peterson projects as a 184-pounder in college. Peterson becomes the third InterMat Top 100 recruit from the Class of 2012 to commit to Wisconsin, joining St. Paris Graham (Ohio) wrestlers Isaac Jordan and Ryan Taylor. InterMat caught up with Peterson and talked to him about his decision to commit to Wisconsin and more. Devin Peterson (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)What went into your decision to commit to Wisconsin? Peterson: I'm pretty good friends with Jesse Thielke. That played a big part in my decision. Barry Davis came over the other night and we talked. There was a lot on the table to pass up and I just can't leave Wisconsin. After the coaching changes in Madison, you're certain that Thielke is going to honor his commitment to attend Wisconsin? Peterson: Yeah, he is. Barry flew out last night to Colorado. If you look on Jesse Thielke's Facebook and Destin McCauley's Facebook, they're all in. That's what it is. They're all in ... and that means they're coming to Wisconsin. We all talked to each other about it. Those two are staying and I'm coming. What did you think of Donny Pritzlaff and Jared Frayer leaving Wisconsin? Peterson: At first, I saw it as a big problem. But I was just patient and waited to see what coaches would be coming. Kyle Ruschell is coming. He's the new assistant coach as of today. Did you consider any other colleges besides Wisconsin? Peterson: Yeah, I looked at Michigan. The coaches talked to me. I talked to Donny today. I'm pretty positive he wants to come back to Wisconsin in a couple years. It was hard for him to leave. I'm hoping he'll come back in a couple years and we'll be here waiting for him. I'm sure you take a lot of pride in Wisconsin wrestling. How important was it to you to stay in your home state for college? Peterson: It's pretty good. I just didn't feel like leaving Wisconsin. I don't want to be far from home. I'm only two hours away from home and it's going to be easy for my dad to watch me. It just feels good that I can represent the state that I've lived in. You chose not to take your official visits and committed early. Why the early decision? Peterson: I didn't want to deal with any of that. I can just go to Wisconsin and put my focus there. It gives me a head start on everything. Devin PetersonWhat are you hoping to accomplish before arriving at Wisconsin? Peterson: I hope to win the (FILA Junior) World Championships next year. That's what I'm shooting for. You have had national success in all three styles. You were a Triple Crown winner at the Cadet level. Do you favor one style over another? Peterson: I don't know. I like freestyle. I'm pretty good at it. Greco is easier, I guess. But I like doing them all. I just like wrestling. Looking ahead, what are your long-term goals in wrestling? Peterson: I'm hoping to win the NCAAs at least twice. After college, I'm going to shoot for the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. That's what I'm going for. Do you plan on wrestling in Fargo later this month? Peterson: Yes. What weight class do you plan to compete at in Fargo? Peterson: I'm probably going to go down to 171 for Greco and then go up to 189 for freestyle.