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Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section FARGO, N.D. -- California's Morgan McIntosh had nothing to prove heading into the 2011 Junior National freestyle competition in Fargo, N.D. Morgan McIntosh (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)After all, McIntosh was the nation's No. 1 recruit from the Class of 2011 who won virtually every accolade a high school wrestler can win, and will soon embark on a college wrestling career at Penn State. Still, McIntosh wanted to be in Fargo, and on Saturday capped off a spectacular high school wrestling career by winning his second straight Junior National freestyle title with a dominating 5-0, 5-0 victory in the finals at 215 pounds over Iowa's Blaize Cabel. "I love being here," said McIntosh of Fargo. "It's fun to wrestle on this big old stage in front of everyone." McIntosh's Junior National freestyle title last summer came at 189 pounds, as did his last two (of three) California state titles. He made the decision to move up a weight class to 215 pounds for his final high school wrestling event. "I want to get used to wrestling, bigger, stronger guys," said McIntosh, who was named the 2011 InterMat High School Wrestler of the Year. "It's a big difference going from 189s to 215s. A lot of these guys were 10, 15 pounds bigger than me, so I think it's a good experience being able to wrestle all these strong guys." There has been speculation that McIntosh, who went 79-0 over his final two seasons, could step into the defending NCAA champion Penn State lineup immediately at 197 pounds. Morgan McIntosh (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)"Nothing's really set," McIntosh said of wrestling at 197 pounds. "I've talked to the coaches. All they told me was to focus on getting better for now. Don't worry about the weight classes." McIntosh will enter a Penn State wrestling room loaded with talent. Ed Ruth was a freshman All-American at 174 pounds, while Quentin Wright is the returning NCAA champion at 184 pounds. Two Nittany Lion Wrestling Club upperweights, Cael Sanderson and Jake Varner, are on the U.S. World Team. "I seriously can't wait," McIntosh said of starting his college wrestling career at Penn State. "I dream about being in that room wrestling with all those guys, all the great partners I'm going to have. It's just going to be an awesome experience. I can't wait." McIntosh may have stood alone in terms of dominance throughout the Junior National freestyle competition, but it was Nikosi Mood (Illinois) who became the lone Triple Crown winner on the Junior level. Moody topped fellow Illinois statesman Tommy Pawleski to claim the title at 98 pounds and cap off his Triple Crown. Nikosi Mood (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)"It feels great to win this," Moody said of winning the Triple Crown. "I worked so hard this past year to make up for what I didn't do last year." In May, Pawleski pinned Moody to win the Illinois freestyle state tournament. "Since we wrestled each other, we kind of knew each other," said Moody, who is home-schooled. "I knew his strengths and weaknesses. I just went out there and capitalized on all of them." Two other Illinois wrestlers, Matt Garelli (105) and Zane Richards (130), won titles and helped the Land of Lincoln run away with the team title. Illinois finished with 93 points, which was 38 points in front of runner-up Iowa. Wisconsin (32), Ohio (30), and California (29) rounded out the top five teams. For Garelli, it was his second straight Junior National freestyle title. He needed three periods to defeat Junior National Greco-Roman champion Johnson Mai (California), 3-3, 7-0, 3-3, to take the title at 105 pounds. So what does it mean to Garelli to win two straight Junior National freestyle titles? "It means everything in the world," said Garelli. "To win it once, everyone called it a mistake. But you come out here and you win it again and people really will take you seriously." Richards, who runner-up in the Junior National Greco-Roman competition, defeated 2010 Cadet National freestyle champion Brandon Jeske to win the title at 130 pounds. It was a rematch of the 2010 Cadet Greco-Roman finals match won by Richards. Alex Dieringer (Photo/Dave Jedlicka, jedicheetah.com)Two Wisconsin wrestlers, Alex Dieringer (160) and Devin Peterson (189), capped off double titles in Fargo by winning the freestyle competition on Saturday. Dieringer, who will soon begin a college wrestling career at Oklahoma State, won his Greco-Roman title on Tuesday at 152 pounds, but moved up to 160 pounds for the freestyle competition. His victory in the finals came over future college teammate Zac Skates (Oklahoma), 4-0, 4-0. "All four years I've been moving up every time," said Dieringer, a six-time Junior or Cadet National champion. "This is a little different because once you get to the bigger guys, they get a lot stronger. I don't know, I guess my strength still kept up with them." Peterson, who is ranked as the nation's No. 22 senior recruit by InterMat, won his title at 189 pounds by pinning Jahwon Akui of Illinois in the second period after a dominating 7-0 first period. Akui was attempting to become a Triple Crown winner after winning Junior National folkstyle and Greco-Roman titles at 171 pounds. "He's a great wrestler, but I kind of knew I had a game plan coming in," said Peterson, who, like Dieringer, becomes a six-time Junior or Cadet National champion. "My high school coaches aren't here. I talked to them on the phone and they gave me a game plan to go out there and get to his legs. If I got to his legs, I would take him down easy. And I just had to get on top and gut him." Peterson recently gave a verbal commitment to Wisconsin. He spent time in Madison training with the Badger Wrestling Club prior to wrestling in Fargo. "That prepared me well for out here," said Peterson. "I went out there to Madison for a couple of days, got in good shape, and then I came out here and did what I did." Ben Whitford (Photo/Dave Jedlicka, jedicheetah.com)Ben Whitford (Michigan) capped off double titles in Fargo with a convincing 7-0, 2-0 shutout victory over Central Michigan recruit Ty Davis (Ohio) in the finals at 135 pounds. It was Whitford's fifth overall title in Fargo and sixth finals appearance in six attempts. It also marked the second straight year in which he won double titles. It is Whitford's first year competing at the Junior level. "It's a lot different wrestling these older, stronger, wiser opponents," said Whitford, a two-time Illinois Class 2A state champion who will attending St. Johns High School (Mich.) for his junior season. Whitford has high goals for himself in the coming years. "I'm going to try to make that Junior World Team, hopefully next year, and then just keep going up from there," said Whitford. The nation's No. 2 senior recruit, Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana), upended 2010 Cadet National freestyle champion Jake Short (Minnesota), 1-0, 1-0. "I felt like he was really just staying in good position," said Tsirtsis, a three-time state champion at Crown Point High School. "He's a real strong kid. He's real short and stocky, so it's tough to break his tieups and his position. So I just really focused on getting past his head and his hands, and getting to my leg attacks." Tsirstis is the younger brother of Alex Tsirtsis, a four-time undefeated Indiana state champion who went on to become an All-American at Iowa. "My brother, he's my inspiration, he's my idol, not just in wrestling, but in life," said Tsirtsis. "He means a lot to me. "I've watched him since as long as I can remember. I just always looked up to him. He's my coach, and just my idol. He really helps me out a lot. I really take to heart what he has to say to me. So I would just like to thank him." Thomas Gilman (Photo/Dave Jedlicka, jedicheetah.com)Thomas Gilman (Nebraska), a FILA Cadet National freestyle champion this year and Cadet National freestyle champion last year, topped David Terao (Hawaii) in two periods, 4-1, 2-1, to claim the title at 119 pounds. "My conditioning is always better than everyone's," said Gilman, who is ranked as the nation's No. 11 senior recruit by InterMat. "That's one thing my coach really focuses on. In folkstyle it's really important, but in freestyle, you might not think it, but you get really tired even in two minutes because it's real fast-paced, especially guys get tired with 30 seconds left, that's when I'm coming after them." Gilman notched a win over another one of the nation's top senior recruits, Cory Clark (Iowa), in pool competition prior to reaching the finals. Clark is undefeated in his prep career and ranked as the No. 18 senior recruit in the country by InterMat. "It was a big win," said Gilman, a three-time state champion for Skutt Catholic High School. "Me and him have been going back and forth for years. First period I got him 2-1. Second period he got me 6-1. Turned around a lot. So I had to come out, adjusted. I knew I could take him down. I just had to get solid leg attacks, snapdowns, so that's what I did." Two other InterMat Top 100 recruits, Brian Realbuto (New York) and Zac Brunson (Oregon), won titles. Realbuto rebounded from a loss in pool competition to take the title at 145 pounds, pinning Brian Murphy (Illinois) in the finals, after dropping the first period, 1-0. Realbuto was an undefeated New York state champion this past season and ranked as the No. 28 senior recruit in the country by InterMat. He is coached by Max Askren, a 2010 NCAA champion at Missouri. "I've been working a lot on top this year, a lot of different holds, getting guys tight on their back," said Realbuto. "I've been working on that a lot, so I'm really happy that I got to get a pin in the finals." Zac Brunson (Photo/Dave Jedlicka, jedicheetah.com)Brunson came from behind to defeat Edwin Cooper (Illinois) in three periods, 0-4, 1-0, 6-0. Brunson is a three-time state champion at Winston Churchill High School. He is ranked as the nation's No. 50 senior recruit by InterMat. "I went in knowing he was going to be tough right off the bat," said Brunson. "He's real fast, real explosive. But I knew over time I would wear him down." Nathan Tomasello (Ohio), who finished this past season as the nation's top-ranked 103-pounder by InterMat, captured the crown at 112 pounds with a three-period victory, 5-1, 0-4, 4-1, over Jarred Brooks (Indiana). "I just love going to this tournament," said Tomasello. "It just gets you psyched up every year." Joey Dance (Photo/Rob Preston)Joey Dance (Virginia), a 2009 Cadet National freestyle champion, won the title at 125 pounds with a hard-fought three-period victory, 3-0, 0-1, 2-1, over Joey Palmer (Washington). Dance is ranked as the nation's No. 17 wrestler in the Class of 2013 by InterMat. Dance compared winning a Cadet title to winning a Junior title. "Juniors is a lot different," said Dance. "They are a lot stronger, a lot tougher. Cadets ... They are more just kids." Pat Downey (Florida) and Connor Medbery (Colorado) joined McIntosh as Class of 2011 graduates to win titles. Downey, a 2011 NHSCA Senior National champion, defeated 2010 Cadet National double champion Jordan Rogers (Washington), 1-1, 3-1, 3-0, to win the title at 171 pounds. Pat Downey (Photo/Dave Jedlicka, jedicheetah.com)Downey, who signed with Clackamas Community College, talked about his goals going forward. "I definitely want to be a JUCO national champ," said Downey. "I plan on spending a year there because I'm through the NCAA Clearinghouse, and then transferring to a big DI school and winning some more national titles." Medbery, who will be attending Wisconsin, bounced back from a loss in pool competition to win the championship at heavyweight, beating Cody Krumwiede (Iowa), 3-1, 2-0, in the finals. Finals Results: 98: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) dec. Tommy Pawelski (Illinois), 6-3, 5-1 105: Matt Garelli (Illinois) dec. Johnson Mai (California), 3-3, 7-0, 3-3 112: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) dec. Jarred Brooks (Indiana), 5-1, 0-4, 4-1 119: Thomas Gilman (Nebraska) dec. David Terao (Hawaii), 4-1, 2-1 125: Joey Dance (Virginia) dec. Joey Palmer (Washington), 3-0, 0-1, 2-1 130: Zane Richards (Illinois) dec. Brandon Jeske (Virginia), 2-1, 2-0 135: Ben Whitford (Michigan) dec. Ty Davis (Ohio), 7-0, 2-0 140: Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) dec. Jake Short (Minnesota), 1-0, 1-0 145: Brian Realbuto (New York) pinned Brian Murphy (Illinois), 0-1, 1:59 152: Zach Brunson (Oregon) dec. Edwin Cooper (Illinois), 0-4, 1-0, 6-0 160: Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) dec. Zac Skates (Oklahoma), 4-0, 4-0 171: Pat Downey (Florida) dec. Jordan Rogers (Washington), 1-1, 3-1, 3-0 189: Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) pinned Jahwon Akui (Illinois), 7-0, 2:00 215: Morgan McIntosh (California) dec. Blaize Cabell (Iowa), 5-0, 5-0 285: Connor Medbery (Colorado) dec. Cody Krumwiede (Iowa), 3-1, 2-0

98: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) dec. Tommy Pawelski (Illinois), 6-3, 5-1 105: Matt Garelli (Illinois) dec. Johnson Mai (California), 3-3, 7-0, 3-3 112: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) dec. Jarred Brooks (Indiana), 5-1, 0-4, 4-1 119: Thomas Gilman (Nebraska) dec. David Terao (Hawaii), 4-1, 2-1 125: Joey Dance (Virginia) dec. Joey Palmer (Washington), 3-0, 0-1, 2-1 130: Zane Richards (Illinois) dec. Brandon Jeske (Virginia), 2-1, 2-0 135: Ben Whitford (Michigan) dec. Ty Davis (Ohio), 7-0, 2-0 140: Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) dec. Jake Short (Minnesota), 1-0, 1-0 145: Brian Realbuto (New York) pinned Brian Murphy (Illinois), 0-1, 1:59 152: Zach Brunson (Oregon) dec. Edwin Cooper (Illinois), 0-4, 1-0, 6-0 160: Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) dec. Zac Skates (Oklahoma), 4-0, 4-0 171: Pat Downey (Florida) dec. Jordan Rogers (Washington), 1-1, 3-1, 3-0 189: Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) pinned Jahwon Akui (Illinois), 7-0, 2:00 215: Morgan McIntosh (California) dec. Blaize Cabell (Iowa), 5-0, 5-0 285: Connor Medbery (Colorado) dec. Cody Krumwiede (Iowa), 3-1, 2-0

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section 84: 1st: Jabari Moody (Illinois) pinned Luke Karam (Pennsylvania), 3-3, 0:41 3rd: Sean Nickell (California) tech. fall Brandon Paetzell (New Jersey), 7-0, 7-0 5th: Christopher Cuccolo (New York) dec. Jordan Reich (Illinois), 1-0, 2-0 7th: Brandon Staley (Florida) dec. Nick Lukanich (Illinois), 0-5, 9-8, 5-4 91: 1st: Gannon Volk (Minnesota) pinned Miguel Silva (Illinois), 1:53 3rd: Kaid Brock (Oklahoma) dec. Trevor Murano (Iowa), 2-0, 6-0 5th: Isaac Jimenez (Texas) tech. fall Sam Phillips (Iowa), 6-0, 8-2 7th: Lincoln Olson (Michigan) dec. Darek Huff (Colorado), 6-4, 6-0 98: 1st: Stevan Micic (Indiana) dec. Austin Assad (Ohio), 6-0, 4-3 3rd: Ke-shawn Hayes (Missouri) dec. Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma), 1-0, 5-1 5th: Sean Cannon (Nevada) dec. A C Headlee (Pennsylvania), 0-2, 7-4, 3-2 7th: Brent Fleetwood (Delaware) tech. fall Jacob Cottey (Indiana), 2-6, 6-0, 7-0 105: 1st: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), 7-0, 3-1 3rd: Zac Hall (Michigan) dec. Jordan Northrup (Illinois), 2-0, 6-5 5th: Matthew Kolodzik (Ohio) dec. Jaydin Clayton (Missouri), 1-2, 6-0, 3-2 7th: Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania) pinned Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma), 0:47 112: 1st: Seth Gross (Minnesota) dec. Andrew Crone (Wisconsin), 5-2, 6-2 3rd: Sebastian Pique (Illinois) dec. Barlow McGhee (Illinois), 1-0, 1-1 5th: Joseph McKenna (New Jersey) dec. Kyle Gliva (Minnesota), 8-0, 1-0 7th: Josh Alber (Illinois) dec. Brandon James (Indiana), 3-1, 2-0 119: 1st: Aaron Pico (California) dec. Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma), 4-0, 8-2 3rd: Anthony Valencia (California) dec. Cole Weaver (Michigan), 5-0, 2-2 5th: Tate Robinson (Tennessee) pinned Cole Sladek (Minnesota), 5-6, 0:42 7th: Colton Adams (Nebraska) dec. Nicholas Gil (Illinois), 6-0, 3-2 125: 1st: Edgar Bright (Ohio) dec. Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma), 6-3, 3-0 3rd: Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey) dec. Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York), 2-3, 4-4, 6-1 5th: Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania) dec. Garrett Sutton (Illinois), 1-0, 6-0 7th: Martin Sandoval (California) dec. Isaac Dulgarian (Kansas), 5-1, 3-0 130: 1st: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) tech. fall Geo Martinez (Colorado), 6-0, 6-0 3rd: Chris Wilkes (Missouri) dec. Tyler Berger (Oregon), 1-3, 2-1, 1-0 5th: Kevin Kinney (Missouri) dec. Sam Crane (Missouri), 0-3, 3-2, 3-1 7th: Patrick Duggan (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Jonathan Crast (New York), 6-0, 8-1 135: 1st: Grant Leeth (Missouri) dec. Jack Bass (Virginia), 5-0, 3-2 3rd: Grant LaMont (Utah) dec. Ryan Blees (North Dakota), 0-2, 5-4, 1-0 5th: Kevin Cooper (Kentucky) dec. Markus Scheidel (Ohio), 2-1, 1-0 7th: Bo Nickal (Texas) dec. Aaron Negrette (California), 6-0, 3-0 140: 1st: Colin Holler (Illinois) pinned Kenny Martin (Nebraska), 6-0, 1:09 3rd: Jack Clark (New Jersey) dec. Peter Nagy (Iowa), 8-0, 6-1 5th: Nikko Villarreal (California) dec. Alex Smith (Colorado), 1-5, 6-0, 4-0 7th: Devin Vasquez (Texas) inj. def. Logan Marcicki (Michigan) 145: 1st: Dylan Milonas (New Jersey) dec. JaVaughn Perkins (Nebraska), 1-1, 7-0 3rd: Chandler Rogers (Washington) dec. Garrett Hammond (Pennsylvania), 4-3, 4-2 5th: Heath Coles (Pennsylvania) dec. Toby Hague (New Jersey), 6-4, 5-4 7th: Bryan Salinas (California) dec. Rodney Shepard (North Carolina), 3-0, 3-1 152: 1st: Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Kelian Torres (Oklahoma), 6-0, 7-0 3rd: Josh Llopez (Maryland) pinned Bryce Pappas (Maryland), 6-0, 1:36 5th: Drew Garcia (Michigan) tech. fall Ryder Newman (Nevada), 6-0, 7-1 7th: Cody Law (Pennsylvania) dec. Austin Wilson (Montana), 6-0, 1-0 160: 1st: Zach Beard (Oklahoma) tech. fall Dustin Fuller (Iowa), 6-0, 7-0 3rd: Eric Morris (Pennsylvania) dec. Kyle Bateman (Oregon), 2-0, 7-0 5th: Adam Drain (Iowa) dec. Danny Vitale (Minnesota), 6-0, 5-2 7th: Jordan Lara (New Mexico) pinned Jake Stillings (Wisconsin), 7-0, 0:37 171: 1st: Ricky Robertson (Illinois) dec. Parker Vonegidy (North Carolina), 5-3, 2-1 3rd: Domenic Abounader (Ohio) dec. Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin), 2-1, 3-0 5th: Raymond O`Donnell (Pennsylvania) dec. Troy Hembury (Pennsylvania), 0-1, 3-1, 3-0 7th: Immanual Barber (California) pinned Codie Lafromboise (Minnesota), 1:02 189: 1st: Mitch Sliga (Indiana) dec. Jordan Ellingwood (Illinois), 4-0, 1-0 3rd: Brent Blacharczyk (Pennsylvania) dec. Matthew Voss (Washington), 6-2, 7-0 5th: Alex DiCiantis (Pennsylvania) dec. Eugene Martin (South Dakota), 1-0, 2-0 7th: Matt McClimens (Missouri) tech. fall Tyler Denova (Georgia), 6-0, 7-1 215: 1st: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) dec. Nathan Rotert (South Dakota), 2-0, 2-1 3rd: J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. Brian Moran (Michigan), 4-0, 8-0 5th: Reggie Williams (New York) pinned Ryan Maas (Iowa), 1:00 7th: Nick Cobb (Texas) tech. fall Christian Jenco (New Jersey), 6-0, 7-0 285: 1st: Sam Stoll (Minnesota) dec. Chet Spears (Oregon), 4-3, 4-2 3rd: Michael Johnson (Illinois) inj. def. Jake Scanlan (Iowa) 5th: Wesley Bernard (Indiana) dec. Dakota Gulley (Colorado), 2-0, 7-3 7th: Jacob Semple (Missouri) pinned Kyle Kania (New Jersey), 0:49

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section "Fargo Week 2011" reaches its conclusion with the Junior National freestyle finals to be held Saturday at 10 a.m. CDT. Here are the 15 championship matches. 98: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) vs. Tommy Pawleski (Illinois) Moody is seeking a Triple Crown, and goes up against a fellow Land of Lincoln wrestler in Pawleski, who happened to upend Moody at freestyle state in three periods by fall. 105: Matt Garelli (Illinois) vs. Johnson Mai (California Garelli seeks a second consecutive Junior freestyle title, having won last year at 98 pounds. Mai seeks to sweep the tournament titles this week, having won Greco-Roman on Tuesday afternoon. 112: Jared Brooks (Indiana) vs. Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) Brooks was a runner-up at FILA Juniors this year, and has only given up points in two of thirteen periods wrestled this tournament. Tomasello is 7-0 on the tournament with six technical falls, and placed fourth at both FILA Juniors and Cadets this year. 119: Thomas Gilman (Nebraska) vs. David Terao (Hawaii) Both wrestlers have went 7-0 during the competition, only losing a single period each. Gilman was Cadet freestyle champion last year, and a FILA Cadet champion this year. 125: Joey Dance (Virginia) vs. Joey Palmer (Washington) Dance, a 2009 Cadet freestyle champion, is 9-0 in the tournament so far, has only lost one period, and only given up points in two matches. His opponent has an 8-0 record this tournament. 130: Zane Richards (Illinois) vs. Brandon Jeske (Virginia) Richards finished third in freestyle in each of his two years as a Cadet, was FILA Cadet champion this April, and was runner-up in Greco on Tuesday afternoon. Additionally, he has not lost a period in nine matches so far. Jeske, the 2010 Cadet freestyle champion, has only lost one period in eight matches. This is a rematch of the 2010 Cadet Greco-Roman final won by Richards. 135: Ty Davis (Ohio) vs. Ben Whitford (Michigan) Both wrestlers have advanced to the championship match despite losing earlier in the tournament. The Central Michigan-bound Davis is 8-1, having lost no periods in his wins (the only loss was a three-period affair to Todd Preston from New Jersey). Whitford is in his sixth Fargo final in as many attempts; he is seeking to sweep the titles this week, and win a third freestyle title in Fargo. In the six matches he did not lose, he only gave up a single point. 140: Jake Short (Minnesota) vs. Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) Both wrestlers are 8-0 this tournament -- Short has lost one period, and only given up points in two others. Tsirtsis has yet to lose a period, and has only given up points in two periods. Short is seeking the folkstyle/freestyle nationals sweep, having accomplished that feat last year as a Cadet. Tsirtsis is seeking his first Fargo title having finished fourth and second as a Cadet, and third last year at the Junior level. He was a FILA Cadet champion in 2009 and 2010. 145: Brian Realbuto (New York) vs. Brian Murphy (Illinois) Realbuto is 8-1 for the tournament -- four matches having been extended to three periods, including the last three (the first of those three beind his loss). Murphy has went through eight matches without losing a period, including victories over all three other All-Americans in his pool, and won the Cadet freestyle title last year. 152: Edwin Cooper (Illinois) vs. Zach Brunson (Oregon) In 18 matches between the wrestlers this week, neither competitor has lost a single period. This is Cooper's fourth appearance in Fargo. He was a Junior freestyle runner-up last year, had a Cadet freestyle title in 2009, and was third as a Cadet in 2008. Brunson was runner-up at FILA Juniors this April; despite not earning All-American honors in his Junior freestyle debut last year, he was a two-time Cadet freestyle All-American. 160: Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) vs. Zach Skates (Oklahoma) Dieringer has lost a single period in nine matches, as he seeks a repeat title in freestyle, which would also give him a sweep of the titles this week, having won Greco-Roman at 152 pounds on Tuesday. This is his fourth consecutive final in freestyle, winning a Junior title last year, a Cadet title the year before, and a Cadet second-place finish in 2008. Skates is 8-1 in the tournament, with three wins coming in three periods. 171: Jordan Rogers (Washington) vs. Patrick Downey (Florida) Rogers, a two-time FILA Cadet freestyle champion, has yet to lose a period in nine matches with four of his victories coming by fall. He finished third in Greco-Roman earlier in the week, and was a Cadet double champion last year. Like Rogers, Downey has yet to lose a period in his eight matches to date. 189: Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) vs. Jahwon Akui (Illinois) Peterson, now a two-time Junior Greco-Roman champion is after double titles this week in Fargo. After winning Junior Greco last year, he was fifth in freestyle. At the Cadet level, Peterson was a double champion in 2009, and a double All-American in 2008. Despite an early tournament loss to Gage Harrah from Illinois, Akui remains eligible for the Triple Crown, having won the folkstyle and Greco-Roman tournaments at 171 pounds. He joined Peterson as a Cadet double champion in 2009. 215: Morgan McIntosh (California) vs. Blaize Cabell (Iowa) McIntosh has been dominant in eight matches to date, only giving up points in two periods. He is after a repeat title at the Junior level, and faces a relatively unheralded opponent from Iowa in the final for a second consecutive year. Cabell is undefeated in seven matches, and yet to give up a period. He was a Junior folkstyle champion in 2010. 285: Cody Krumwiede (Iowa) vs. Connor Medbery (Colorado) Both college bound wrestlers are in the final despite having lost a match in the course of the tournament. Krumwiede was a Junior folkstyle champion this past April, and finished runner-up in Junior freestyle last year at 215 pounds. Medbery is in his second final of the week, having finished second in Greco-Roman, and was a double Junior National All-American last year.

Hempstead, NY -- Hofstra Head Wrestling Coach Rob Anspach announced today that four-time All-American and former NCAA champion Gregor Gillespie has joined the Pride staff as an assistant coach. His appointment is effective immediately. Gillespie, a native of Webster, New York, comes to Hofstra after serving as a coach and administrator for the Edinboro Scotsman Wrestling Club during the 2010-11 season. A 2011 graduate of Edinboro University, Gillespie earned NCAA All-America honors from 2006 through 2009 and captured the 2007 NCAA championship at 149 pounds with a 3-1 overtime decision over Michigan's Josh Churella. The two-time team captain for the Fighting Scots, Gillespie helped lead Edinboro to top 10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships in 2006, 2007 and 2009, and Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) team titles in all four of his seasons. Individually, he was a three-time champion in both the EWL and the PSAC, and was the EWL Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler award winner in 2007. Gillespie began his college career with a bang, winning his first 23 matches on the way to a 40-4 record which is the most wins by a freshman in school history. He won his first EWL and PSAC titles and placed seventh at the NCAA Championships becoming Edinboro's first true freshman to earn All-America honors. As a sophomore, Gillespie tallied a 34-2 record, his second EWL title and was named both the EWL and the PSAC Wrestler of the Year on the way to the national title at 149 pounds. In 2007-08, Gillespie moved up to 157 pounds, posted a 37-4 record and placed fifth at the NCAA Championships. He won his third straight EWL title and was named the EWL Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler, and recorded his second PSAC crown and was named the PSAC Wrestler of the Year for the second consecutive year. As a senior in 2008-09, Gillespie recorded a 41-3 record, was an EWL finalist, captured his third PSAC championship and was named the PSAC Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler, and placed fourth at the NCAA Championships. Gillespie finished his collegiate career with a 152-13 record, breaking Jason Robison's Edinboro record for career victories and setting a new mark with a .921 winning percentage. A former Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative, Gillespie has a bachelor's degree in individualized studies with a concentration in psychology.

EVANSTON, Ill. -- On Thursday, Northwestern head coach Drew Pariano announced the addition of three-time NCAA All-American Brandon Precin to the Wildcats coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach. After finishing his career ranked third all-time at Northwestern with 138 victories, Precin provides a wealth of experience to NU's up-and-coming lightweight wrestlers. "Wrestling programs are constantly searching for quality lightweight coaches and with Brandon, we feel like we immediately have one of the best in the country," Pariano said. "He is the perfect fit for our staff: a lightweight coach, an aspiring Olympian and a native Chicagoan who knows wrestling in the state of Illinois. "Brandon was one of the most dedicated student-athletes I've ever coached and I know he won't rest until he sees our wrestlers achieve their goals of being national champions." Precin graduated in 2011 after placing third at 125 pounds in the NCAA Championships for the second time in his stellar career, helping NU to a 13th-place national finish in the process. As a senior, he won his second career Midlands championship -- becoming just the second Wildcat ever to win multiple Midlands titles -- which vaulted him into the No. 1 national ranking at 125 pounds for the first time in his career. He went on to finish 35-3 on the year with eight pins and a 19-1 dual mark, serving as a catalyst for Northwestern's 18-2 dual record in Pariano's first year as head coach. A team captain and Big Ten finalist for the second time in his career, Precin was selected as Northwestern's male athlete of the year and Jesse Owens Award nominee for the 2010-11 academic year. Away from Northwestern, Precin has enjoyed phenomenal success in freestyle competition, recently winning his first career title at the University Nationals last April. In 2010, he placed third at the United States World Team Trials at 55 kg. Prior to arriving at NU, the Orland Park native was a two-time IHSA state champion with a career record of 186-6 while competing for Carl Sandburg High School. Precin has gained previous coaching experience as a staff member at the Overtime School of Wrestling as well as the Wildcat Wrestling Club and as a featured clinician at Northwestern youth camps. He graduated from Northwestern in 2011 with a degree in history.

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section FARGO, N.D. -- Short and sweet. Very clear outcomes. The Cadet National freestyle competition came to a conclusion with finals matches in all 17 weight classes, and there was no match that went into the third period. In fact the only match in which the winning wrestler lost a period was the opening match at 84 pounds. Jabari Moody (Illinois), who was champion in folkstyle and runner-up in Greco-Roman, lost the opening period 3-3 to Luke Karam (Pennsylvania) since he gave up a three-point move to open the match. However, in the second period, Moody countered a Karam attack, threw Karam on his back and got the fall at the 41-second mark. Another pair of wrestlers from the Land of Lincoln would win freestyle titles on Friday afternoon, as Illinois added yet another team championship to mantle this offseason on the strength of 13 total All-Americans. Additional championships came from Colin Holler at 140 pounds and Ricky Robertson at 171 pounds, both of whom happened to have a loss during the course of the tournament. Holler upended Kenny Martin (Nebraska) by fall in the second period at 1:09 after winning the first period 6-0. The fall came on a third feet-to-back takedown, all of them coming off of locks toward the edge of the mat. Robertson scored a 5-3, 2-1 victory over Parker Vonegidy (North Carolina) in his championship match; Vonegidy was the lone finalist to have two losses prior to the championship round. Gannon Volk (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)The other team to steal the show on the raised mat Friday afternoon was Minnesota, as wrestlers from the Gopher State came home with four big stop signs. This included Apple Valley teammates Gannon Volk and Seth Gross, each of whom won their weight class despite a loss during pool competition. At 91 pounds, Volk became the 10th Cadet Triple Crown winner in the ninth year of the award's existence, when he earned a fall in 1:53 against Miguel Silva (Illinois). Silva had a 2-0 lead prior to the sequence of the fall off a throw after a scramble. To secure the fall, Volk used a front headlock, found the cradle, and drove Silva to his back. Then at 112 pounds, Gross upended Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) 4-2, 5-2. The key scores in each period for Gross came off counters to attempted gut-wrench exposures by Crone. Sandwiched in between Volk and Gross, Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) upended returning Cadet freestyle champion Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) 7-0, 3-1. Each wrestler had won a Cadet folkstyle title, Thorn at 105 pounds and Bresser at 98 pounds, while Bresser was going for a Cadet Triple Crown after winning the Greco-Roman tournament at 98 pounds. During the first period, Thorn scored on a barrel roll takedown and then three consecutive gut wrenches. Thorn scored the tying takedown in the second period off a front headlock, and sealed it on a counter exposure. The fourth Minnesota champion came from the last match of the evening where Sam Stoll, a 2010 InterMat JJ Classic champion, beat Chet Spears (Oregon), 4-3, 4-2. That made a sweep of the week for Stoll at 285 pounds. Chance Marsteller (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Joining Stoll as a double champion this week was Mitch Sliga (Indiana) at 189 pounds, who earned his fifth national championship at the Cadet level -- as he was a Triple Crown winner last year. He upended Jordan Ellingwood (Illinois), 3-0, 1-0 for the championship. In eight matches, Sliga gave up just one single point. The Hoosier State added to its championship total with Stevan Micic winning at 98 pounds by a 6-0, 4-3 decision over Austin Assad (Ohio). Key to the victory was his ability to score exposures off his takedowns. In the match, Micic scored with five turns. There was no doubt about who turned in the most impressive performance on Friday afternoon, and throughout the week. That would be now two-time Cadet National freestyle champion Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania), who throttled Keilan Torres (Oklahoma), 6-0, 7-0, in the final at 152 pounds. Marsteller went through 17 matches in both styles without giving up a single point. His performances anchored 14 total All-Americans for Pennsylvania, as the Keystone State finished second to Illinois in the standings. The last wrestler to sweep championships this week at the Cadet level was Aaron Pico (California), who upended Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma), 4-0, 8-2 in the 119-pound final. Pico was dominant in his leg attacks, scoring five takedowns in the course of the match. Two other champions ascended one step higher on the podium than their runner-up finish in Greco-Roman. Hayden Tuma (Idaho) dominated Geordan Martinez (Colorado) in a 6-0, 6-0 technical fall victory at 130 pounds, while Kyle Snyder (Maryland) defeated Nathan Rotert (South Dakota), 2-0, 2-1. Rounding out the champions were Edgar Bright (Ohio) at 125 pounds, who made it four champions in all that lost earlier matches in the tournament; Grant Leeth (Missouri) at 135 pounds; Dylan Milonas (New Jersey) at 145 pounds; and Zach Beard (Oklahoma) at 160 pounds, who added this title to his Cadet folkstyle title won in April. Finals Results: 84: Jabari Moody (Illinois) pinned Luke Karam (Pennsylvania), 3-3, 0:41 91: Gannon Volk (Minnesota) pinned Miguel Silva (Illinois), 1:53 98: Stevan Micic (Indiana) dec. Austin Assad (Ohio), 6-0, 4-3 105: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) dec. Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), 7-0, 3-1 112: Seth Gross (Minnesota) dec. Andrew Crone (Wisconsin), 4-2, 5-2 119: Aaron Pico (California) dec. Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma), 4-0, 8-2 125: Edgar Bright (Ohio) dec. Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma), 6-3, 3-0 130: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) tech. fall Geordan Martinez (Colorado), 6-0, 6-0 135: Grant Leeth (Missouri) dec. Jack Bass (Virginia), 5-0, 3-2 140: Colin Holler (Illinois) pinned Kenny Martin (Nebraska), 6-0, 1:09 145: Dylan Milonas (New Jersey) dec. Javaughn Perkins (Nebraska), 1-1, 7-0 152: Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Keilan Torres (Oklahoma), 6-0, 7-0 160: Zach Beard (Oklahoma) tech. fall Dustin Fuller (Iowa), 6-0, 7-0 171: Ricky Robertson (Illinois) dec. Parker Vonegidy (North Carolina), 5-3, 2-1 189: Mitch Sliga (Indiana) dec. Jordan Ellingwood (Illinois), 3-0, 1-0 215: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) dec. Nathan Rotert (South Dakota), 2-0, 2-1 285: Sam Stoll (Minnesota) dec. Chet Spears (Oregon), 4-3, 4-2 Team Scores: 1. Illinois 70 (13 All-Americans) 2. Pennsylvania 60 (14) 3. Minnesota 42 (8) 4. Oklahoma 41 (7) 5. Missouri 40 (9)

84: Jabari Moody (Illinois) vs. Luke Karam (Pennsylvania) 91: Miguel Silva of Illinois vs. Gannon Volk of Minnesota 98: Stevan Micic (Indiana) vs. Austin Assad (Ohio) 105: Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) vs. Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) 112: Seth Gross (Minnesota) vs. Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) 119: Aaron Pico (California) Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma) 125: Edgar Bright (Ohio) vs. Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma) 130: Geo Martinez (Colorado) vs. Hayden Tuma (Idaho) 135: Grant Leeth (Missouri) vs. Jack Bass (Virginia) 140: Kenny Martin (Nebraska) vs. Colin Holler (Illinois) 145: Dylan Milonas (New Jersey) vs. JaVaughn Perkins (Nebraska) 152: Kelian Torres (Oklahoma) vs. Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania) 160: Dustin Fuller (Iowa) vs. Zach Beard (Oklahoma) 171: Ricky Robertson (Illinois) vs. Parker Vonegidy (North Carolina) 189: Jordan Ellingwood (Illinois) vs. Mitch Sliga (Indiana) 215: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) vs. Nathan Rotert (South Dakota) 285: Sam Stoll (Minnesota) vs. Chet Spears (Oregon)

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Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section FARGO, N.D. -- Day 5 of the 2011 Junior & Cadet Nationals, which included the first day of the Cadet freestyle competition, started with a lot wrestlers having All-American aspirations. However, when the day was done, it was down to a select few. Day 5 standouts included Colin Holler (Illinois), who won arguably the biggest match of the day in the opening round and then pinned or tech falled four consecutive opponents. InterMat breaks down all 17 weight classes. 84: Four wrestlers remain in Pool A, each is undefeated at 2-0, and each will be an All-American. Nick Lukanich (Illinois) will face Luke Karam (Pennsylvania), while Brandon Paetzell (New Jersey) faces Christopher Cuccolo (New York). Six wrestlers remain in Pool B after the second round. Greco-Roman champion Jabari Moody (Illinois) and Jordan Reich (Illinois) remain in the tournament without a loss. Moody faces Bradon Staley (Florida) in round three, Reich faces Shane Ross (Texas) in round three, while Sean Nickell (California) faces Hayden Karren (Colorado). 91: Seven wrestlers remain alive in Pool A after three rounds, led by Gannon Volk (Minnesota), who is seeking a Cadet triple crown. Volk is one of four undefeated wrestlers with a 3-0 record, and faces Nicholas Koch (Illinois) in the fourth round. Two of the others face each other, Isaac Jimenez (Texas) and Danny Boychuck (New Jersey). Carlos Fuentez (Illinois) is also undefeated, and he will face Kaid Brock (Oklahoma). With the bye to start tomorrow morning is Lincoln Olson (Michigan). Eight wrestlers remain in Pool B after the third round, and three are undefeated. The first of those undefeated is Trevor Murano (Iowa), with a 2-0 record, and he wrestles Adam Whitesell (Maryland). Miguel Silva (Illinois) is undefeated with a 3-0 record, and he'll face Tyler Casamenti (New Jersey). Last among the undefeated is the 3-0 Andrew North (New York), who will face Darek Huff (Colorado). In an elimination match, returning All-Americans Sam Phillips (Iowa) and Hunter Wright (Virginia) will do battle. 98: One of the big upsets of the day was pulled off by Austin Assad (Ohio), when he beat returning All-American Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma) in the third round 8-1, 6-3. After those three rounds, Assad is one of five undefeated left in Pool A -- nine remain in all. His reward for that result is a fourth round collision with fellow undefeated Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska), who was a Junior Greco-Roman finalist and Schoolboy triple crown winner last year. Fellow undefeated wrestlers Devin Brown (Ohio) and Sean Cannon (Nevada) also wrestle each other. The other undefeated wrestler is Jacob Cottey (Indiana), and he'll be facing Brian Rossi (Illinois). Jeffries wrestles in the other match of the pool, an elimination affair against Steve Simpson (Maryland). Working with the fourth round bye is Tyrone Klump (Pennsylvania), who lost to Cottey last round. Of twelve wrestlers remaining in Pool B, five are undefeated, and four collide in the fourth round: FILA Cadet All-American Stevan Micic (Indiana) battles Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri), who returning All-American Armando Torres (Ohio) wrestles A.C. Headlee (Pennsylvania). Also undefeated is defending champion Brent Fleetwood (Delaware), who faces Markus Simmons (Oklahoma) one round after Simmons kept alive in the tournament with a win over state runner-up Ethan Lizak (Pennsylvania). Lizak now wrestles an elimination match against Justyn Bostic (Ohio), while the other elimination matches feature Ryan Friedman (Maryland) against Ky Webb (Idaho) and Maolu Woiwor (Minnesota) against Bryson Beard (Washington). 105: After four rounds of wrestling in Pool A, four wrestlers remain undefeated with eleven still in the hunt of All-American honors. Greco-Roman champions Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania) and Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), along with FILA Cadet All-American Matthew Kolodzik (Ohio), and Jordan Northrup (Illinois) are the undefeated wrestlers. Cruz -- a runner-up last year in freestyle -- faces returning All-American Zach Siegle (Minnesota) in round five; Northrup and Bresser wrestle one another, as Bresser seeks a repeat freestyle title and a Cadet triple crown as well; and Koldozik faces Craig Delacruz (New Jersey). Two other matches in this round will be elimination matches -- David Bavery (Ohio) against Fredy Stroker (Pennsylvania), and Tommy Walton (North Dakota) against Dalton Macri (Pennsylvania). The bye in this round goes to Chaz Tucker (Massachusetts), whose loss was in the second round to Cruz by a third period fall. Six of the ten wrestlers remaining in Pool B through four rounds ended day one undefeated. Two matches in the fifth round will feature undefeated wrestlers facing each other -- FILA Cadet champion Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) will face Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma), while Jens Lantz (Wisconsin) matches against returning All-American Zac Hall (Michigan). Also undefeated are Zeke Salvo (Maryland) and Jaydin Clayton (Missouri); Salvo faces Joseph Velliuette (Missouri), while Clayton faces Reid Lyden (Minnesota). The lone true elimination match features Dominic Florys (Pennsylvania) against Kyle Sether (Oregon). 112: Eight wrestlers remain in Pool A after five rounds of wrestling, four of them are undefeated. That group is led by two-time Cadet Greco-Roman champion Joey McKenna (New Jersey), who will be facing fellow undefeated Seth Gross (Minnesota) in round six. Also undefeated are returning All-American Barlow McGhee (Illinois) and Josh Alber (Illinois); McGhee faces Josh Newberg (Washington), and Alber faces Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) in the next round. Returning All-American Mason Pengilly (California) has survived a three-period first round loss to Alber to remain in the tournament, and now faces a true elimination match against Kent Lane (Pennsylvania) -- whose loss was to McKenna in round four. Likewise eight wrestlers remain in Pool B through five rounds of wrestling, with six of them being undefeated. Two matches feature a pair of undefeated wrestlers doing battle -- returning All-American Kyle Gliva (Minnesota) faces Andrew Crone (Wisconsin), while returning All-American Sebastian Pique (Illinois) faces Devan Richter (Missouri). The other undefeated wrestlers are Anthony Petrone (Florida) and Jordan Laster (Illinois); Petrone has a sixth round match against Cole Walter (Pennsylvania), while Laster faces Brandon James (Indiana). 119: Pool A has 10 wrestlers remaining, half of whom are undefeated through five rounds of competition. The lone match placing undefeated wrestlers against one another has Colton Adams (Nebraska) facing Anthony Valencia (California). Also undefeated are returning All-Americans PJ Klee (California) and Tate Robinson (Tennessee), along with Gary Wayne Harding (Oklahoma). Klee faces Luke Zilverberg (Minnesota) in the sixth round, Robinson faces Jacob Rubio (Texas), while Harding faces Michael Sepke (Illinois). The lone pure elimination match features Colton Schilling (Oregon) against Colston Diblasi (Missouri). Only three undefeated wrestlers are left through five rounds of competition in Pool B, with eleven wrestlers in all remaining in the competition. One of the undefeated wrestlers is Cole Sladek (Minnesota), who has the sixth round bye. The other undefeated wrestlers are Greco-Roman champion Aaron Pico (California) and Cole Weaver (Michigan). Pico faces Dan Radcliffe (Illinois) in round six, while Weaver competes against Rocco Russo (New York). Three true elimination matches present themselves in this round -- Bryce Shoemaker (Kansas) against Sammy Gross (Ohio), Steve Bulzomi (New York) against James Flint (Florida), and Will Steltzen (Oklahoma) against Nicholas Gil (Illinois). A returning All-American, Steltzen has worked back from losing his opening match by fall in the third period to be in somewhat good position for a repeat All-American honor. 125: From one of the showcase sections of a pool for this tournament, Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey) and Edgar Bright (Ohio) have impressively started their tournaments 5-0. Both wrestlers had to navigate through a pair of tough opponents in state champion George Fisher (Illinois) and two-time state runner-up (at 130) Russell Coleman (Missouri); each of whom exited the tournament at 3-2. Ashnault and Bright are joined by Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania) as undefeated wrestlers in this pool. Ashnault will face Kurtis Loftis (Idaho), while Bright faces Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) in round six. With Retherford getting the bye, it is likely that the elimination match between Luke Wolfenberger (Oklahoma) and Martin Sandoval (California) will determine the fourth All-American position. Seven wrestlers also remain in Pool B at this weight class, with three also being undefeated -- Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma), Garrett Sutton (Illinois), and Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York). Blaylock has the sixth round bye, Rodriguez-Spencer faces Mason Cleaver (Michigan), and Sutton faces Brandon Brunner (Tennessee). The remaining match is an elimination match placing Nick Anderson (New Jersey) against Isaac Dulgarian (Kansas). 130: Nine wrestlers remain in Pool A through five rounds. The four matches in this round have a pair featuring undefeated, with the other pair being pure elimination matches. In the battles of undefeated wrestlers, Chris Wilkes (Missouri) faces Hayden Tuma (Idaho), and Brandon Arteaga (Illinois) competes against Patrick Duggan (Pennsylvania). Elimination matches feature Johnny Pellegrino (Illinois) against Weston Dobbler (North Dakota), and Sam Crane (Missouri) against Walker Dempsey (New Jersey). Working the by this round is Austin Schoen (Illinois), who lost to Tuma in round four. Four wrestlers also remain undefeated in Pool B after five rounds, with just eight wrestlers alive for All-American status in all. The lone match placing undefeated wrestlers against one another in round six has Kevin Kinney (Missouri) against Jake Spengler (Florida). Other undefeated are Tyler Berger (Oregon) and Jonathan Crast (New York). Berger wrestlers Brogan Humphrey (Kansas) in round six, while Crast is matched up against Geo Martinez (Colorado). The lone pure elimination match has Justin Staudenmayer (Pennsylvania) against Logan Ryan (Iowa). 135: Just three undefeated wrestlers remain in Pool A through five rounds of wrestling -- Cadet folkstyle champion Bo Nickal (Texas), returning All-American Ryan Blees (North Dakota), and Grant Leeth (Missouri). In the sixth round, Blees faces Justin Arthur (West Virginia), Leeth wrestles Jonathan Viruet (Massachusetts), and Nickal faces Brayden Montgomery (Indiana). The lone elimination match places Markus Scheidel (Ohio) against Myles Martin (New Jersey). Pool B also has three undefeated wrestlers remaining, with just seven left in the competition after five rounds. Those undefeated are two-time Junior Greco-Roman All-American Grant Lamont (Utah), returning All-American Mitchell Berenz (Wisconsin), and Jack Bass (Virginia). Lamont faces Berenz in round six, while Bass faces Ernest Battaglia (Illinois). The other match is an elimination affair between Connor Lapresi (New York) and Kevin Cooper (Kentucky), while Aaron Negrette (California) has the sixth round bye. 140: Arguably the biggest, and most anticipated match, of the tournament so far happened in the first round when Colin Holler (Illinois) beat Jack Clark (New Jersey) in three periods 0-7, 3-0, 6-0. That avenged the win by Clark at the Cadet Duals last month. After four subsequent pins or technical falls, Holler joins Niko Villareal (California) and Devin Vasquez (Texas) as undefeated wrestlers in Pool A of this weight class. In the next round, Holler faces Vasquez, and Villareal goes up against Thomas Venier (New York). After that first round loss, Clark has more or less dominated his next four opponents, and faces Tyler Cowger (Oregon) in a true elimination match -- the pool's other match, as only six remain alive for All-American honors. As is the case in Pool A, there are three undefeated wrestlers, and six total wrestlers, left in Pool B. The matchup of undefeated wrestlers here is a rematch of the Greco-Roman final between Peter Nagy (Iowa) and Logan Marcicki (Michigan). Nagy, a foreign exchange student, won that match on Monday afternoon. The other undefeated wrestler remaining is Kenny Martin (Nebraska), who faces Colton Loganiere (Minnesota) in the sixth round. The true elimination match in this round has Alex Smith (Colorado) wrestling Matthew Moody (Georgia). In somewhat of a surprise, Fox Baldwin (Florida) was an early exiter with just a 2-2 record. 145: Two of the tournament's most dominating wrestlers on day one reside in Pool A of this weight class. Dylan Milonas (New Jersey) and Chandler Rogers (Washington) are two of the five undefeated wrestlers remaining, and each has yet to give up a point through four rounds -- Milonas has three first period pins and a shutout decision, while Rogers has the same three first period pins but also a second period pin. Also with undefeated records are Rodney Shepard (North Dakota), returning All-American Toby Hague (New Jersey), and Austin Culton (Illinois). In the fifth round, Milonas faces Culton in the lone matchup of undefeated wrestlers. Rogers faces Jared Scharenbrock (Wisconsin), Shepard faces Peter Renda (Pennsylvania), and Hague faces Nathan Schnell (Wisconsin). Garrett Hammond (Pennsylvania) has steamrolled the competition in Pool B through four matches, winning all of them by fall, and giving up just a single point. He has a bye in the fifth round, and is joined by two other undefeated wrestlers still remaining -- Seth Leigel (Wisconsin) and Javaughn Perkins (Nebraska), who face each other this round. The other three matches are true elimination affairs -- Isaac Beard (Oklahoma) against Vinny Corsaro (Indiana), Bryan Salinas (California) against Aaron Hartman (Florida), and Heath Coles (Pennsylvania) against Jake Deutchlander (Minnesota). 152: Eight wrestlers remain alive in Pool A, including five of whom are undefeated -- and three that have absolutely steamrolled their four opponents to date. Josh Llopez (Maryland) and Kelian Torres (Oklahoma) have yet to give up a single point, while Drew Garcia (Michigan) is the slacker of the trio allowing one point against. In the fifth round, Garcia faces Torres, and another pair of undefeated wrestlers also does battle -- Jared Johnson (Kansas) and Cody Law (Pennsylvania). Llopez faces Nick Wininger (Ohio), while the lone elimination bout features Luke Kreich (Indiana) against Tiger Paasch (Oregon). The best wrestler in this whole tournament resides in Pool B of this weight class, defending champion Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania). He has two shutout technical falls and two pins to date, and is the lone undefeated wrestler among the 12 that remain alive for All-American honors. His next match is against Connor Kamczyc (Ohio). The other five matches are elimination affairs -- Hunter White(Florida) vs. Daniel Valles (California), Christopher Koo (New York) vs. Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), Chaeden Grace-Reyes (Hawaii) vs. Bryce Pappas (Maryland), Ricky Viruet (Massachusetts) vs. Austin Wilson (Montana), and Ryder Newman (Nevada) vs. Devonte Mahomes (Illinois). 160: Organized chaos is the rule of the day in Pool A, where through four rounds there are ten wrestlers remaining, but just two are without a loss. Those without a loss are Kyle Bateman (Oregon) and Louis Cosce (California). A little more sense of order is found in Pool B, where there are eight wrestlers in the hunt for All-American honors, and half of them are undefeated. Those include returning All-American Jake Stillings (Wisconsin), Gavin Grater (Kansas), Greco-Roman champion and returning Cadet freestyle runner-up Eric Morris (Pennsylvania), as well as Cadet folkstyle champion Zach Beard (Oklahoma). The fifth round matches place Stillings against Brennan Johnson (Missouri), Grater against Morris in a battle of undefeated wrestlers, Beard against Adam Drain (Iowa) in a Cadet folkstyle championship rematch, and the elimination match pits Kayne McCallum (Illinois) against Joseph Cortese (Illinois). 171: Arguably the biggest upset of wrestling on day one in Cadet freestyle occurred in the fourth round of Pool A at this weight class, where Parker Vonegidy (North Carolina) stayed alive in the tournament with a three period victory over returning All-American -- and pre-tournament favorite Domenic Abounader (Ohio). Nine wrestlers remain alive in this pool through four rounds, with just two carrying an undefeated record -- Immanuel Barber (California) and Greco-Roman champion Raymond O'Donnell (Pennsylvania). Vonegidy faces Barber in the next round, Abounader faces Troy Seymour (New York) in a fifth round elimination match, O'Donnell faces Trevor Smith (California), Joey Dedick (Illinois) faces Will Balow (Minnesota) in an elimination match, while Nick Favale (Illinois) gets the bye after losing by fall last round. Four undefeated wrestlers remain in a rather tough Pool B, which has just six wrestlers left in all through four rounds. Those without a loss are Greco-Roman fifth place finisher Troy Hembury (Pennsylvania), 160 pound Greco-Roman runner-up Ricky Robertson (Illinois), Greco-Roman fourth place finisher and Cadet folkstyle champion Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin), and Codie Laframboise (Minnesota). Hembury and Robertson wrestle in round six, Rothwell faces Greco-Roman third place finisher Nick Corba (Ohio), while Lafromboise faces Dalton Johnson (Nevada). Life was so tough in this pool that Greco-Roman runner-up Jaeden Bernstein (New Jersey) exited the competition with a 2-2 record after losing to Hembury in three periods and Corba by fall. 189: Seeking a second consecutive sweep of the Cadet titles in Fargo, Mitch Sliga (Indiana) has dominated all three opponents so far in Pool A -- two pins and a shutout technical fall. Joining Sliga with an undefeated 3-0 mark are Tyler Denova (Georgia) and Brent Blacharzyk (Pennsylvania), who face either other in the fourth round. Six other wrestlers remain alive for All-American status. Like at 140 pounds with Clark vs. Holler, one of the biggest matches of the day came in the opening round of Pool B competition as Matthew McClimmens (Missouri) upended Jordan Ellingwood (Illinois) in three periods by scores of 0-6, 2-2, 4-0. That reversed a victory by Ellingwood in the Cadet folkstyle final this past April. McClimmens is one of four undefeated wrestlers among the nine remaining this weight; his fourth match will be against fellow undefeated Jeremy Sweany (California). Ellingwood also remains in the competition, and will be facing the undefeated John Loflin (Colorado). Jadyn Wilson (Montana) is also undefeated. 215: Eight wrestlers remain alive in Pool A competition, three of whom are undefeated. Facing each other in the next round from those without a loss in three matches are Dane Pestano (Hawaii) and Nathan Rotert (South Dakota). Also undefeated is Brian Moran (Michigan). Like the other pool, eight wrestlers remain in the Pool B field. However, four are without a loss through three rounds, and none face each other in the fourth round. Those undefeated are Nick Cobb (Texas), Greco-Roman runner-up Kyle Snyder (Maryland), Ryan Maas (Iowa), and Greco-Roman champion J'Den Cox (Missouri). 285: Nine wrestlers remain alive in Pool A after two rounds with Jake Scanlan (Iowa), Kyle Kania (New Jersey), and Chet Spears (Oregon) having no losses. Pool B features seven wrestlers remaining in the tournament, five without a loss. Those include the Greco-Roman finalists Sam Stoll (Minnesota) and Michael Johnson, Jr. (Illinois). Others would be Shaquille Williams (New York), Aaron Rafalko (Kansas), and Wesley Bernard (Indiana).

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section 98: 1st: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) dec. Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska), 4-0, 6-0 3rd: Adam Burchett (Washington) dec. Tommy Aloi; Iii (Virginia), 0-5, 1-0, 6-0 5th: Ty Pelot (Wisconsin) pinned Drew Romero (Colorado), 0:59 7th: Kyle Kelly (New York) dec. Jordan Lind (Illinois), 6-0, 1-0 105: 1st: Johnson Mai (California) dec. Bobby Nachreiner (Wisconsin), 2-5, 3-2, 3-0 3rd: Jarred Oftedahl (Minnesota) tech. fall Jan Rosenberg (New Jersey), 11-4, 7-1 5th: Martin Rodriguez (Michigan) dec. Josh Johnson (Oregon), 6-0, 5-0 7th: Javier Vieyra (Kansas) dec. Javier Guillen (Arizona), 2-0, 1-0 112: 1st: Colton Howell (Missouri) dec. Phillip Laux (Iowa), 1-0, 3-0 3rd: Cassidy Oshiro (Hawaii) dec. Jordan Wigger (South Carolina), 3-2, 5-1 5th: Jared Parvinmehr (Illinois) tech. fall Blake Caudill (Pennsylvania), 7-0, 10-3 7th: Trey Andrews (Arizona) dec. Antonio Taylor (Illinois), 0-3, 6-1, 4-0 119: 1st: Isaiah Varona (Florida) dec. Tyler Fraley (New Jersey), 1-0, 0-1, 1-0 3rd: Cory Clark (Iowa) pinned T.J. Brandt (Pennsylvania) 6-0, 0:36 5th: Earl Hall (Florida) dec. Mitch Brown (Utah), 5-0, 3-3, 3-1 7th: Joel Shump (Illinois) inj. def. Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) 125: 1st: Rossi Bruno (Florida) dec. Zane Richards (Illinois), 3-0, 0-1, 1-0 3rd: Sam Jones (Louisiana) dec. Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota), 0-6, 6-0, 3-0 5th: Nathan Kraisser (Maryland) pinned Damian Escalera (California), 0-3, 2-0, 1:48 7th: Dean O'Bourke (California) tech. fall Aspen Kmiec (Kansas), 8-0, 7-0 130: 1st: Kevin Norstrem (Florida) dec. Jacob Velarde (Washington), 3-0, 1-0 3rd: Josh Pennell (Michigan) dec. Val Rauser (Utah), 6-2, 3-2 5th: Austin Roper (Missouri) dec. Zach Stepan (Minnesota), 7-0, 4-3 7th: Artie Walsh (Pennsylvania) inj. def. Joey Ward (Ohio) 135: 1st: Ben Whitford (Michigan) tech. fall Chase Ferman (Oklahoma), 9-2, 7-0 3rd: Grant LaMont (Utah) dec. Brandon Rice (Illinois), 1-0, 2-0 5th: Laike Gardner (Pennsylvania) dec. Julian Purdy (California), 2-0, 1-1 7th: Kameron Hamley (North Dakota) pinned Patrick Hogan (New York), 1:02 140: 1st: Joe Schumacher (North Dakota) dec. Casey George (Idaho), 2-0, 1-0 3rd: Hayden Zillmer (Minnesota) dec. Cody Ross (Florida), 2-0, 1-0 5th: Johnathon Bozarth (Illinois) tech. fall Jay Hildreth (Iowa), 7-0, 6-0 7th: Anthonie Linares (California) tech. fall Jeremy Golding (Washington), 8-0, 6-0 145: 1st: Jacob Falk (Utah) dec. Oliver Pierce (Texas), 2-1, 1-0 3rd: Lucas Smith (Illinois) dec. Dillon Cowan (Illinois), 1-6, 4-2, 6-0 5th: Alex Abono (California) dec. Blake Roulo (Virginia), 6-4, 3-0 7th: Nick Becker (Wisconsin) dec. A.J. Zemke (Wisconsin), 1-0, 1-0 152: 1st: Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) dec. Clark Glass (Florida), 2-0, 1-0 3rd: Justin Koethe (Iowa) dec. Kory Deberry (Arizona), 1-0, 3-0 5th: Duke Pickett (Virginia) inj. def. Logan Addis (Arizona) 7th: Kyle Ash (Oklahoma) dec. Dylan Palacio (New York), 4-0, 1-0 160: 1st: Geordan Speiller (Florida) dec. Alex Meyer (Iowa), 3-0, 3-1 3rd: Dylan Reel (Illinois) dec. Matthew Gray (Wisconsin), 4-2, 6-0 5th: James Wilson (California) dec. Burke Paddock (New York), 3-0, 0-4, 1-1 7th: Trace Engelkes (Illinois) dec. Kirk Johnson (Indiana), 3-0, 4-3 171: 1st: Jahwon Akui (Illinois) dec. Kevin Beazley (Michigan), 1-0, 1-0 3rd: Jordan Rogers (Washington) dec. Matt Reed (Kansas), 3-0, 6-0 5th: Dylan Fors (Oregon) inj. def. Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma) 7th: Kyle Koziel (Florida) dec. Connor Lefever (Indiana), 3-0, 1-0 189: 1st: Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) dec. Jake Waste (Minnesota), 5-0, 1-0 3rd: Sam Brooks (Illinois) dec. Nathan Burak (Colorado), 0-2, 1-0, 1-0 5th: Scott Gibbons (Louisiana) dec. Cody Johnston (Missouri), 7-5, 1-0 7th: Dwight Howes (Colorado) dec. Micah Kullman (Ohio), 1-0, 2-5, 6-0 215: 1st: Adam Coon (Michigan) pinned Lee Wildes (Florida), 0-2, 1:16 3rd: Michael Sojka (Illinois) dec. Josh Marchok (Illinois), 4-0, 1-0 5th: Mick Dougharity (Oregon) inj. def. Anthony Vizcarrondo (Pennsylvania) 7th: Ryan Solomon (Pennsylvania) dec. Dawson Peck (Pennsylvania), 2-0, 0-1, 1-0 285: 1st: Parker Betts (Minnesota) dec. Connor Medbery (Colorado), 1-0, 2-0 3rd: Doug Vollaro (Florida) dec. Gaylen Edmo (Idaho), 1-0, 2-0 5th: Jacob Haydel (Louisiana) pinned Garrett Gray (Ohio), 1:52 7th: Tyler Swope (Iowa) dec. Carlos Turner (Utah), 1-0, 1-1

FARGO, N.D. -- Jahwon Akui came to Fargo with something to prove after not being able to defend his state title in Illinois this past season because of a suspension. On Tuesday afternoon, Akui won the Junior National Greco-Roman title at 171 pounds with a 1-0, 1-0 victory over Kevin Beazley (Michigan) at the FARGODOME in Fargo, N.D. Jahwon Akui (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)"I didn't get to wrestle in the state championship for Illinois after having a perfect season as a senior," said Akui. "I felt like I had a lot of unfinished business. I had a few more titles that I wanted to get before I enter college." Akui will be attending Iowa Central Community College, where he plans to play football and wrestle. Akui has now won the first two legs of USA Wrestling's Junior Triple Crown, after winning a Junior National folkstyle title in April. So will Akui be wrestling in the freestyle competition? "Maybe," said Akui, before chuckling. "I might. Right now I don't know. I've wrestled 171 for the last few years. It's been tough making it this time and at the (Junior) Duals. I'm still thinking about it. Maybe." Akui's title helped Illinois capture the team title in the Junior National Greco-Roman competition. The Land of Lincoln finished with 16 All-Americans, three finalists, and two champions. The other Illinois wrestler to win a title, in addition to Akui, was Nkosi Moody, who defeated Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska) in the championship at 105 pounds. Moody was happy to contribute to Illinois' success. "I take a lot of pride in being from Illinois," said Moody. "It's just a great wrestling team." Moody, like Akui, won a Junior National folkstyle title in April. If he wins the freestyle competition, which gets underway on Thursday, Moody will become just the third Junior Triple Crown winner ever. "Winning the Triple Crown is very important to me," said Moody. "Last year I wasn't able to do it. This year I'm coming after it. I've put in so much work that it would just mean so much to me." Florida crowned four champions: Isaiah Varona (119), Rossi Bruno (125), Kevin Norstrem (130), and Geordan Speiller (160), which was twice as many as any other state. Varona, who attends South Dade High School, defeated defending Junior National Greco-Roman champion Tyler Fraley (New Jersey) in three periods to take the crown at 119 pounds. It was a breakthrough performance for Varona, who has come up just short in major events. Varona was runner-up at the FILA Junior World Team Trials in Greco-Roman. He placed third at the 2010 FILA Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman. Varona has placed third and fifth at the Florida state tournament. "I know what got me here was that self motivation, doing stuff on my own ... the running, the lifting," said Varona. "I don't even have a partner at my house to practice in my garage." Bruno defeated Zane Richards (Illinois), a 2010 Cadet National Greco-Roman champion, in three periods, 3-0, 0-1, 1-0, to claim the title at 125 pounds. It was Bruno's second straight Junior National Greco-Roman title. "He's tough," Bruno said of Richards. "He's strong. He stayed in good position. I have to give it up to him. He was definitely my toughest match of the tournament." Bruno, who attends Brandon High School, will be vying for his fifth state in his senior season, which has never been accomplished in Florida. His Brandon teammate, Clark Glass, who lost in the Junior National Greco-Roman finals at 152 pounds, will also be after his fifth state title. "I always tease him that I'm going to be the first (five-time state champion) because I'm lighter than him," said Bruno, who plans on taking recruiting visits to Rutgers, Michigan, Lehigh, North Carolina State, and one other school to be determined. Another Brandon wrestler, Kevin Norstrem, won the title at 130 pounds with a shutout victory in the finals over Jacob Velarde (Washington), 3-0, 1-0. "I wasn't going to settle for anything less than first," said Norstrem, who is ranked as the No. 7 junior in the country by InterMat. "I had a goal ... I didn't want anybody to score on me this tournament either, and I achieved that as well." Norstrem said his Brandon teammates are like family. "We're a team, but we're more of a family," said Norstrem, who went 65-0 en route to winning his third state title this past season. "We spend more time together than we do with our own relatives. It's just great having those guys working out with you every day, having those guys beat on you, you beat on them. We get a little hot sometimes, but that only helps." Norstrem's younger brother, Kyle, finished third in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition at 98 pounds. "I had to one-up him," said Norstrem. "He took third and that's kind of hard to beat, but I had to one-up him. I'm proud of him. He's only a first-year Cadet. I didn't place my first year here. Him taking third is huge." Florida's fourth champion was Geordan Speiller, who defeated Alex Meyer (Iowa), 3-0, 3-1, to take the title at 160 pounds. There were three wrestlers who repeated as Junior National Greco-Roman champion. In addition to Bruno, Missouri's Colton Howell (112) and Wisconsin's Devin Peterson (189) repeated as champions. Howell, a FILA Junior National Greco-Roman champion this year, registered a shutout victory over Phillip Laux (Iowa), 1-0, 3-0, to win the title at 112 pounds. Peterson, who is ranked as the No. 22 senior recruit by InterMat, defeated longtime rival Jake Waste (Minnesota), 5-0, 1-0, to claim the title at 189 pounds. Peterson was not the only Wisconsin wrestler to win a title in the Junior Greco-Roman competition. Wisconsin's Alex Dieringer defeated Clark Glass (Florida), 2-0, 1-0, to capture the championship at 152 pounds. Dieringer, a three-time time state champion, will be heading to Oklahoma State, a school not known for training Greco-Roman wrestlers. So has Dieringer wrestled in his last Greco-Roman tournament? "I don't even know," said Dieringer. "Maybe when I'm a little older, after I'm all done with college, maybe I might switch over. But I feel freestyle is my best style, so I think I'm going to stick with that." Dieringer will move up a weight to 160 pounds for the Junior National freestyle competition. "Every year I have been going up," said Dieringer. "It's my last year. I want to have fun, so I'm going to go up to 160 and see how that goes. If I don't win it, it's alright. I still want to win it, though ... That's for sure." Ben Whitford (Michigan), a Cadet National double champion last summer, cruised to an easy technical fall victory in the finals over Chase Ferman (Oklahoma), 9-2, 7-0. "Now I'm back at Michigan," said Whitford, who won two individual state titles as a freshman and sophomore at Marmion Academy (Ill.). "I've still got a lot of great guys to practice with. Everyone in the Massa room is great to practice with." Whitford will be attending St. Johns High School for his junior season and reuniting with friends, like Taylor Massa, he grew up wrestling with. "I'm glad to be on the team with them," said Whitford. "Hopefully win a state title or two and put our team out there and have really great success." Another Michigan wrestler, Adam Coon, took the title at 215 pounds with a second-period pin over Lee Wildes (Florida). Johnson Mai (California) had a come-from-behind victory over Bobby Nachreiner (Wisconsin), 2-5, 3-2, 3-0, to win a stop sign at 105 pounds. Joe Schumacher (North Dakota) won a title in his home state with a 2-0, 1-0 victory over Casey George (Idaho) at 140 pounds. Jacob Falk (Utah), who will be attending Utah Valley State in the fall, defeated multiple-time Fargo champion Oliver Pierce (Texas), 2-1, 1-0, in the championship match at 145 pounds. Parker Betts, Minnesota's lone champion, won the title at heavyweight. Betts, who will continue his Greco-Roman wrestling career at Northern Michigan, defeated Wisconsin recruit Connor Medbery (Colorado), 1-0, 2-0. Finals Results: 98: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) dec. Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska), 4-0, 6-0 105: Johnson Mai (California) dec. Bobby Nachreiner (Wisconsin), 2-5, 3-2, 3-0 112: Colton Howell (Missouri) dec. Phillip Laux (Iowa), 1-0, 3-0 119: Isaiah Varona (Florida)dec. Tyler Fraley (New Jersey), 1-0, 0-1, 1-0 125: Rossi Bruno (Florida) dec. Zane Richards (Illinois), 3-0, 0-1, 1-0 130: Kevin Norstrem (Florida) dec. Jacob Velarde (Washington), 3-0, 1-0 135: Ben Whitford (Michigan) tech. fall Chase Ferman (Oklahoma), 9-2, 7-0 140: Joe Schumacher (North Dakota) dec. Casey George (Idaho), 2-0, 1-0 145: Jacob Falk (Utah) dec. Oliver Pierce (Texas), 2-1, 1-0 152: Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) dec. Clark Glass (Florida), 2-0, 1-0 160: Geordan Speiller (Florida) dec. Alex Meyer (Iowa), 3-0, 3-1 171: Jahwon Akui (Illinois) dec. Kevin Beazley (Michigan), 1-0, 1-0 189: Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) dec. Jake Waste (Minnesota), 5-0, 1-0 215: Adam Coon (Michigan) pinned Lee Wildes (Florida), 0-2, 1:16 285: Parker Betts (Minnesota) dec. Connor Medbery (Colorado), 1-0, 2-0

FARGO, N.D. -- The Junior National Greco-Roman champions were crowned on Tuesday afternoon in Fargo, N.D. A recap will be posted following the conclusion of Tuesday's wrestling. 98: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) dec. Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska), 4-0, 6-0 105: Johnson Mai (California) dec. Bobby Nachreiner (Wisconsin), 2-5, 3-2, 3-0 112: Colton Howell (Missouri) dec. Phillip Laux (Iowa), 1-0, 3-0 119: Isaiah Varona (Florida)dec. Tyler Fraley (New Jersey), 1-0, 0-1, 1-0 125: Rossi Bruno (Florida) dec. Zane Richards (Illinois), 3-0, 0-1, 1-0 130: Kevin Norstrem (Florida) dec. Jacob Velarde (Washington), 3-0, 1-0 135: Ben Whitford (Michigan) tech. fall Chase Ferman (Oklahoma), 9-2, 7-0 140: Joe Schumacher (North Dakota) dec. Casey George (Idaho), 2-0, 1-0 145: Jacob Falk (Utah) dec. Oliver Pierce (Texas), 2-1, 1-0 152: Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) dec. Clark Glass (Florida), 2-0, 1-0 160: Geordan Speiller (Florida) dec. Alex Meyer (Iowa), 3-0, 3-1 171: Jahwon Akui (Illinois) dec. Kevin Beazley (Michigan), 1-0, 1-0 189: Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) dec. Jake Waste (Minnesota), 5-0, 1-0 215: Adam Coon (Michigan) pinned Lee Wildes (Florida), 0-2, 1:16 285: Parker Betts (Minnesota) dec. Connor Medbery (Colorado), 1-0,-0

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section FARGO, N.D. -- Two of the nation's top Cadet lightweights, Gannon Volk (Minnesota) and Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), claimed Cadet National Greco-Roman titles on Monday afternoon at the FARGODOME in Fargo, N.D., to keep their Cadet Triple Crown hopes alive. Gannon Volk (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Both Volk and Bresser have now won Cadet National titles this year in folkstyle and Greco-Roman and will look to cap off their Cadet Triple Crowns with titles in the freestyle competition, which gets underway on Wednesday morning. There have been only nine Cadet Triple Crown winners since the award was introduced by USA Wrestling in 2003. Volk, who is going into his sophomore year at Apple Valley High School (Minn.), registered a shutout victory, 1-0, 6-0, over 14-year-old Isaac Jimenez (Texas) to win the title at 91 pounds. Bresser, an undefeated state champion for Henley High School (Ore.) this past season, topped local favorite Tommy Walton (North Dakota), 6-2, 3-0, to win the championship at 98 pounds. For the 16-year-old Bresser, it was his third Cadet National title overall and first Cadet National Greco-Roman title. He won Cadet National freestyle title last summer and added a Cadet National folkstyle title this past spring. Joey McKenna (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Joey McKenna (New Jersey) and Mitch Sliga (Indiana) repeated as Cadet National Greco-Roman champions. McKenna, a National Prep champion for Blair Academy (N.J) this past season, won his championship at 112 pounds with a 7-0, 1-0 victory over Tristan Manderfeld (Minnesota), a 2010 InterMat JJ Classic champion. Sliga, a Cadet Triple Crown winner in 2010, rolled to 1-0, 7-0 win in the finals over Javon Reyes (Pennsylvania). Sliga finished fourth in this year's Cadet National folkstyle competition, which took him out of contention for a second straight Cadet Triple Crown. Pennsylvania ran away with the team title, crowning 14 All-Americans, six finalists, and four champions, while totaling 79 points, which was 24 points ahead of runner-up California. Illinois (57), Oregon (31), and New Jersey (18) rounded out the top five teams. All four of Pennsylvania's champions -- Darian Cruz (105), Chance Marsteller (152), Eric Morris (160), and Raymond O'Donnell (171) -- registered two-period shutout victories in the finals. Cruz, who finished this past season ranked No. 4 nationally at 103 pounds, handled Michael Cook (Idaho), 4-0, 7-0, in the finals at 105 pounds. Marsteller, who is ranked as the nation's No. 1 sophomore by InterMat, won his second Cadet National title overall and first in Greco-Roman with a 1-0, 7-0 victory came over Nevada's lone finalist, Ryder Newman, 1-0, 7-0. Morris, a Prep Nationals runner-up this past season for Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), defeated Ricky Robertson (Illinois), 3-0, 1-0, to win his first Cadet National title. Elijah Davis (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Elijah Davis (California) pulled the shocker of the finals by upsetting defending Cadet National Greco-Roman champion Hayden Tuma (Idaho) in two straight periods, 2-0, 3-0, to win the title at 130 pounds. Tuma, a 2011 FILA Cadet National Greco-Roman champion and state champion as a freshman, had not surrendered a point prior to the finals. Davis was one of four champions hailing from the Golden State. The other Californians to win titles were Aaron Pico (119), Jon Jay Chavez (125), and Rich Martinez (135). Pico, who is ranked as the No. 3 junior high wrestler in the country by InterMat, defeated Colton Schilling (Oregon), 5-1, 1-0, to claim in the title at 119 pounds. Chavez, a six-time Greco-Roman state champion, needed just two points to defeat Wyatt Keck (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 1-0, at 125 pounds. Martinez, who is going into his junior year at University High School (Calif.), defeated fellow Californian Mike Longo in a hard-fought three-period match, 3-0, 1-2, 1-0, to take the title at 135 pounds. Martinez dropped a match in his pool to eventual fifth-place finisher Phil Downing (Colorado) on Monday morning, but accumulated enough points to win the pool and advance to the finals. In one of the most anticipated matches of the finals, J'den Cox (Missouri), an undefeated state champion this past season, defeated another undefeated state champion, Kyle Snyder (Maryland), 2-1, 0-1, 1-0. Cox is ranked as the No. 28 junior in the country by InterMat, while Snyder is the No. 2 sophomore. Cody Jackson (Oregon), a 2011 Western Regional Cadet double champion, was a surprise champion at 84 pounds. He pinned Cadet National folkstyle champion Jabari Moody (Illinois) in the second period after dropping the opening period. Peter Nagy (Iowa), a foreign exchange student from Hungary, captured the title at 140 pounds, shutting out Logan Marcicki (Michigan) in two periods, 1-0, 2-0. Sam Stoll (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Chandler Rogers (Washington), a Schoolboy National champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman last year, won his first Fargo title, beating Kimball Bastian (Utah), 2-0, 2-1. Rogers is the younger brother of Jordan Rogers, who won Cadet double titles in Fargo last summer. Sam Stoll (Minnesota), a 2010 InterMat JJ Classic champion, claimed the title at heavyweight with a 1-0, 0-1, 4-0 victory over Michael Johnson Jr. (Illinois). After no offensive points were scored through two periods, Stoll threw Johnson to his back 40 seconds into the third period for three points. He added a late one-point takedown to take the period and the match. Stoll is ranked as the No. 15 sophomore in the country by InterMat. Finals Results: 84: Cody Jackson (Oregon) pinned Jabari Moody (Illinois), 3-4, 1:18 91: Gannon Volk (Minnesota) dec. Isaac Jimenez (Texas), 1-0, 6-0 98: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) dec. Tommy Walton (North Dakota), 6-2, 3-0 105: Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania) dec. Michael Cook (Idaho), 4-0, 7-0 112: Joey McKenna (New Jersey) dec. Tristan Manderfeld (Minnesota), 7-0, 1-0 119: Aaron Pico (California) dec. Colton Schilling (Oregon), 5-1, 1-0 125: Jon Jay Chavez (California) dec. Wyatt Keck (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 1-0 130: Elijah Davis (California) dec. Hayden Tuma (Idaho), 2-0, 3-0 135: Rich Martinez (California) dec. Mike Longo (California), 3-0, 1-2, 1-0 140: Peter Nagy (Iowa) dec. Logan Marcicki (Michigan), 1-0, 2-0 145: Chandler Rogers (Washington) dec. Kimball Bastian (Utah), 2-0, 2-1 152: Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania) dec. Ryder Newman (Nevada), 1-0, 7-0 160: Eric Morris (Pennsylvania) dec. Ricky Robertson (Illinois), 3-0, 1-0 171: Raymond O'Donnell (Pennsylvania) dec. Jadaen Bernstein (New Jersey), 1-0, 3-0 189: Mitch Sliga (Indiana) dec. Javon Reyes (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 7-0 215: J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. Kyle Snyder (Maryland), 2-1, 0-1, 1-0 285: Sam Stoll (Minnesota) dec. Michael Johnson Jr. (Illinois), 1-0, 0-1, 4-0

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section 84: 1st: Cody Jackson (Oregon) pinned Jabari Moody (Illinois), 3-4, 1:18 3rd: Brandon Staley (Florida) dec. Brandon Paetzell (New Jersey), 2-0, 8-2 5th: Christopher Cuccolo (New York) dec. Jacoby Peterson (Idaho), 2-1, 3-0 7th: Alex Betteridge (Louisiana) dec. Hayden Karren (Colorado), 1-0, 4-4 91: 1st: Gannon Volk (Minnesota) dec. Isaac Jimenez (Texas), 1-0, 6-0 3rd: Darek Huff (Colorado) dec. Danny Boychuck (New Jersey), 4-0, 2-0 5th: Kamden Krum (Arizona) pinned Gage Currier (Montana), 0:17 7th: Joe Mondragon (Utah) dec. Josiah Seaton (Kansas), 6-0, 1-0 98: 1st: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) dec. Tommy Walton (North Dakota), 6-2, 3-0 3rd: Kyle Norstrem (Florida) dec. Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey), 1-1, 3-1, 1-0 5th: Tyrone Klump (Pennsylvania) dec. Bryson Beard (Washington), 3-0, 0-4, 1-0 7th: Fredy Stroker (Pennsylvania) dec. Austin Strzelczyk (Illinois), 1-0, 1-1 105: 1st: Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania) dec. Micheal Cook (Idaho), 4-0, 7-0 3rd: Zac Hall (Michigan) dec. Dalton Macri (Pennsylvania), 6-1, 1-0 5th: Joseph Velliquette (Missouri) dec. Jordan Shearer (North Dakota), 2-0, 1-0 7th: Grant Boggs (Montana) dec. Jordan Laster (Illinois), 2-0, 3-0 112: 1st: Joey McKenna (New Jersey) dec. Tristan Manderfeld (Minnesota), 7-0, 1-0 3rd: James Flint (Florida) dec. Andrew Crone (Wisconsin), 2-0, 1-0 5th: Cole Walter (Pennsylvania) dec. Jonathan Marmolejo (Illinois), 2-0, 0-8, 1-0 7th: Josh Newberg (Washington) dec. Wyatt Scribner (Washington), 3-0, 3-0 119: 1st: Aaron Pico (California) dec. Colton Schilling (Oregon), 5-1, 1-0 3rd: Darius Henry (Illinois) dec. Cole Weaver (Michigan), 2-0, 0-2, 1-0 5th: Tate Robinson (Tennessee) tech. fall Jared Suppes (Kansas), 6-0, 7-0 7th: John Ortiz (Florida) pinned Antonio Meikel (Utah), 0-7, 0:58 125: 1st: Jon Jay Chavez (California) dec. Wyatt Keck (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 1-0 3rd: Ali Naser (California) pinned Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey), 2-0, 1:46 5th: Anthony Gonzales (Michigan) pinned Ellery Steffensen (Alaska), 0:39 7th: Blaine Invernon (Idaho) tech. fall Brett Stolarzyk (Minnesota), 7-1, 7-0 130: 1st: Elijah Davis (California) dec. Hayden Tuma (Idaho), 2-0, 3-0 3rd: Brigg Butler (Utah) dec. Geo Martinez (Colorado), 0-7, 2-0, 3-1 5th: Joseph Nelson (Wisconsin) dec. Joseph Grable (Washington), 5-0, 1-0 7th: Chase Call (Idaho) dec. Joe Granger (California), 2-0, 0-1, 1-1 135: 1st: Rich Martinez (California) dec. Mike Longo (California), 3-0, 1-2, 1-0 3rd: Bo Nickal (Texas) dec. Ryan Blees (North Dakota), 1-0, 6-1 5th: Phil Downing (Colorado) dec. Justin Arthur (West Virginia), 9-3, 3-0 7th: Xavier Montalvo (Illinois) dec. Alex Mossing (Ohio), 1-3, 1-0, 2-0 140: 1st: Peter Nagy (Iowa) dec. Logan Marcicki (Michigan), 1-0, 2-0 3rd: Aaron Hartman (Florida) dec. Tyler Cowger (Oregon), 4-1, 0-3, 1-0 5th: Dustin Williams (Kansas) dec. Rodney Shepard (North Carolina), 4-1, 1-7, 4-1 7th: Devin Vasquez (Texas) dec. Matthew Gancayco (Maryland), 5-0, 3-0 145: 1st: Chandler Rogers (Washington) dec. Kimball Bastian (Utah), 2-0, 2-1 3rd: Davonte Mahomes (Illinois) dec. Jared Scharenbrock (Wisconsin), 4-0, 3-0 5th: Garrett Hammond (Pennsylvania) dec. Jake Deutchlander (Minnesota), 7-0, 0-1, 4-1 7th: Anthony Cimorosi (Maryland) dec. J.P. Newton (Ohio), 5-3, 2-1 152: 1st: Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania) dec. Ryder Newman (Nevada), 1-0, 7-0 3rd: Drew Garcia (Michigan) dec. Cody Law (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 2-0 5th: Jared Johnson (Kansas) pinned Austin Wilson (Montana), 0-1, 1-1, 1:00 7th: Tiger Paasch (Oregon) pinned Tony Clinesmith (Missouri), 1:10 160: 1st: Eric Morris (Pennsylvania) dec. Ricky Robertson (Illinois), 3-0, 1-0 3rd: Jake Stilling (Wisconsin) dec. Jan Johnson (Pennsylvania), 3-1, 7-0 5th: Gavin Grater (Kansas) tech. fall Brandon Simon (New Jersey), 7-1, 7-3 7th: Cory Daniel (Maryland) dec. Trey Miller (Florida), 2-0, 7-0 171: 1st: Raymond O'Donnell (Pennsylvania) dec. Jadaen Bernstein (New Jersey), 1-0, 3-0 3rd: Nick Corba (Ohio) dec. Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin), 1-0, 2-0 5th: Troy Hembury (Pennsylvania) dec. Immanual Barber (California), 3-1, 0-6, 2-0 7th: Tommy Longendyke (Minnesota) tech. fall Matthew Seabold (Iowa), 7-0, 7-0 189: 1st: Mitch Sliga (Indiana) dec. Javon Reyes (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 7-0 3rd: Josh Lehner (Ohio) dec. Matthew Hopkins (Washington), 7-4, 6-0 5th: Tyler Denova (Georgia) pinned Jake Leinwand (Montana), 7-0, 0:33 7th: Gable Frandsen (Wisconsin) pinned Jeramy Sweany (California), 0-6, 0:37 215: 1st: J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. Kyle Snyder (Maryland), 2-1, 0-1, 1-0 3rd: Nathan Butler (Kansas) dec. David Henry (Oregon), 2-0, 1-0 5th: Brian Moran (Michigan) dec. Carter Shipley (Florida), 4-1, 3-0 7th: Edgar Ruano (Illinois) dec. Cole Whitford (Illinois), 2-0, 1-0 285: 1st: Sam Stoll (Minnesota) dec. Michael Johnson Jr. (Illinois), 1-0, 0-1, 4-0 3rd: Chet Spears (Oregon) tech. fall Josh Tausaga (California), 6-0, 6-0 5th: Adarios Jones (Illinois) dec. Aaron Rafalko (Kansas), 2-0, 0-1, 1-0 7th: Dakota Gulley (Colorado) dec. Wesley Bernard (Indiana), 0-1, 8-4, 1-0

Related: InterMat's Junior & Cadet Nationals Coverage Section FARGO, N.D. -- Seventeen Cadet National Greco-Roman champions were crowned on Monday afternoon in Fargo, N.D. Gannon Volk (Minnesota) and Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) kept their Cadet Triple Crown hopes alive. Pennsylvania took the team title and had four champions. 84: Cody Jackson (Oregon) pinned Jabari Moody (Illinois), 3-4, 1:18 91: Gannon Volk (Minnesota) dec. Isaac Jimenez (Texas), 1-0, 6-0 98: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) dec. Tommy Walton (North Dakota), 6-2, 3-0 105: Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania) dec. Michael Cook (Idaho), 4-0, 7-0 112: Joey McKenna (New Jersey) dec. Tristan Manderfeld (Minnesota), 7-0, 1-0 119: Aaron Pico (California) dec. Colton Schilling (Oregon), 5-1, 1-0 125: Jon Jay Chavez (California) dec. Wyatt Keck (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 1-0 130: Elijah Davis (California) dec. Hayden Tuma (Idaho), 2-0, 3-0 135: Rich Martinez (California) dec. Mike Longo (California), 3-0, 1-2, 1-0 140: Peter Nagy (Iowa) dec. Logan Marcicki (Michigan), 1-0, 2-0 145: Chandler Rogers (Washington) dec. Kimball Bastian (Utah), 2-0, 2-1 152: Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania) dec. Ryder Newman (Nevada), 1-0, 7-0 160: Eric Morris (Pennsylvania) dec. Ricky Robertson (Illinois), 3-0, 1-0 171: Raymond O'Donnell (Pennsylvania) dec. Jadaen Bernstein (New Jersey), 1-0, 3-0 189: Mitch Sliga (Indiana) dec. Javon Reyes (Pennsylvania), 1-0, 7-0 215: J'den Cox (Missouri) dec. Kyle Snyder (Maryland), 2-1, 0-1, 1-0 285: Sam Stoll (Minnesota) dec. Michael Johnson Jr. (Illinois), 1-0, 0-1, 4-0

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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