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Michigan's Massa takes another step toward repeating as Triple Crown winner

Craig Sesker USA Wrestling
07/19/2009
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FARGO, N.D. – Michigan’s Taylor Massa is on a mission to win another Cadet Nationals Triple Crown.

Massa remains alive in his quest to win his second straight Triple Crown in Cadets. Massa has won all six of his bouts by technical fall at 152 pounds.

Massa, a Cadet champion at Folkstyle Nationals earlier this year, is trying to become the first wrestler to win back-to-back Triple Crowns in the Cadet division. He would need to win titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle over the next week in Fargo to complete the Triple Crown.

Cadet competition continues Monday morning at 9 with the finals set for 5:30 p.m.

Two other returning Cadet National double champions from Fargo, Nick Roberts of Pennsylvania (98) and Mark Grey of New Jersey (112), are still in position to win titles.

Roberts and Grey have clinched top-six finishes after remaining unbeaten through Sunday’s final session.

2008 Cadet freestyle national champion Zachary Horan of Pennsylvania (125) won his first six matches of the event before falling to Zane Richards of Illinois.

2008 Junior Nationals double champion Ryan Mango of Missouri won his first five bouts at 119 pounds.

Four other returning Junior Nationals champs – Jake Bellis of Illinois (105), Kendrick Sanders of Florida (152), Kalvin York of Wisconsin (152) and Ethen Lofthouse of Utah (171) – made it through the day unbeaten.

Also, past Junior World Team member Tyler Cox of Wyoming is wrestling at 112 in Juniors. Cox won all three bouts by fall on Sunday.

Three 2008 Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman champions – Dylan Ness of Minnesota (140), Andrew Campolattano of New Jersey (189) and Evan Craig of Pennsylvania (285) – are each unbeaten in the Junior division.

Ness won two matches by fall and three by technical fall. Craig won his third bout with an 11-second pin. Three of his four wins Sunday were by first-period pin.

2008 Cadet Nationals champion Michael Sojka of Illinois (215) won his first two matches Sunday before dropping his next two in the Junior division. That knocked him out of the event.

Juniors will resume Greco competition Monday morning at 9 a.m. The Junior women’s freestyle tournament also will be held Monday. The Junior women’s finals are set for 3 p.m. with the Cadet Greco-Roman finals scheduled to follow at 5:30.

The Junior Nationals Greco-Roman finals are scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
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