Cox, Deitchler among champions at FILA Junior Greco-Roman Nationals
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by Gary Abbott
LAS VEGAS, NEV. - A pair of 2007 FILA Junior World Team members captured titles at the Men's FILA Junior National Greco-Roman Championships at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Wednesday.
2007 World Team members Tyler Cox (Gillette, Wyo./Camel Kids) at 50 kg/110 pounds and Jake Deitchler (Anoka, Minn. Minnesota Storm) at 66 kg/145.5 pounds captured national titles.
Cox defeated 2008 FILA Cadet national champion Ryan Mango (St. Louis, Mo./Team St. Louis) in a competitive finals match, 6-0, 0-5, 10-3. In the deciding third period, Mango scored the first three points, but Cox threw him twice late in the match and scored 10 unanswered points. Cox was named Outstanding Wrestler in the tournament.
"(National Developmental Coach) Ike Anderson helped me with my throws at the Olympic Training Center as well as my defense. It helped me tremendously. I want to thank the guys at the Training Center for helping me," said Cox.
Cox placed fifth at the 2007 Junior World Championships and is seeking a chance to return to win a medal this year.
"I wanted to see how I wrestled with the new 110-pounders and how I might do at the Trials. I wanted to see if I can get back on the Junior World Team," said Cox.
Deitchler, who placed second at the 2007 FILA Junior Nationals, won the national title this year with a 1-1, 7-1 victory over Donald Vinson Jr. (Marathon, NY/Shamrock Wrestling Club) in the finals. Like Cox, he entered this tournament with an ultimate goal of making another FILA Junior World Team.
"It is a step along the way for me," said Deitchler. "I expected to win this and I did. I had to work hard to make weight. I am very big at this weight class."
Deitchler will also compete at the U.S. Senior Nationals in Greco-Roman, and is one of the eight wrestlers who have separated into the final portion of the tournament on Friday. He has been nationally ranked on the Senior level all season. He believes competing in the FILA Junior event will help him during the Senior competition.
"These matches are great for me. It gets my first match jitters out. I train hard. I expect it to be a grind. I love that," said Deitchler.
The FILA National champions will earn the No. 1 position on top of the ladder for the FILA Junior World Team Camp and Trials, set for Colorado Springs, Colo. in May. Champions at the Junior World Team Trials in Colorado earn the chance to wrestle in the Junior World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, July 29 to August 8.
FILA Junior athletes are ages 17-20 years old and include many of the nation's best high school wrestlers, as well as underclassmen from the college level.
There were four returning champions in the field, and none were able to win a gold medal. The only returning national champion to reach the finals was Nikko Triggas (Moraga, Calif./Ohio State, who placed second. Jimmy Chase (Hanover Park, Ill./Pinnacle) defeated Triggas, the 2007 University Nationals champion, in the finals, 5-1, 4-0.
"We had some bad blood. He beat me at Fargo and at the Ironman in the past. I came down to 121 pounds and wanted to get it done here," said Chase.
Chase was able to score throws on Triggas and other opponents during the day.
"I have been working on my throws a lot," said Chase. "They are working well for me. Nobody stopped me today."
Returning champions who were unable to reach the finals were Justin Forrest (Mo West Championship WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Vincent Salminen (MinnKota WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Brandon Sitch (Minnesota Storm) at 79 kg/174 lbs.
Forrest was defeated in the quarterfinals by Chase, 0-5, 3-8 and finished 3rd.
Salminen dropped a semifinals match to Ben Provisor of Dennis Hall/World Gold WC, 0-6, 0-8 and finished fifth. Sitch fell in the first round to Josh Miller of the Kelso WC, 2-3, 0-2 and finished third.
Earning a second USA Wrestling age-group national title this month was John Drendel (N. Aurora, Ill./USOEC), who scored an impressive 7-1, 9-0 techical fall over 2007 Sombo National champion Jake Bohn (Kentwood, Mich./Team Michigan in the finals at 70 kg/154.25 lbs. Drendel won a gold medal at the University National Championships in Akron, Ohio two weeks ago.
"I think I wrestled well," said Drendel. "I am coming off a shoulder injury. I am happy with how I wrestled. I have a few things I have to clean up."
Drendel, who competes with the USOEC program at Northern Michigan Univ., was joined as an individual champion by USOEC teammates Zac Nielsen (Zimmerman, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 84 kg/185 lbs., Mike Rossetti (Chicago, Ill./USOEC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. and Peter Kowalczuk (Oak Park, Ill./USOEC) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Nielsen defeated Brent Eidenschenk (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) in the finals, 5-1, 2-2. Rossetti stopped Dallas O'Malley (Stoughton, Wis./Dunkirk Possums) in the finals, 6-0, 3-2. Kowalczuk defeated Kurt Klimek (Carlsbad, Calif./Titan WC) in the finals, 6-0, 3-1.
In a battle of highly respected high school stars, Ben Provisor (Stevens Point, Wis./Dennis Hall World Gold WC) defeated Quinten Wright (Furnace, Pa./Team Wright) in the finals at 74 kg/163 lbs., 5-0, 3-4, 3-2.
Other individual champions were Kyle Dake (Ithaca, N.Y./Shamrock WC) at 60 kg/132 lbs., Luke Satern (Humboldt, Iowa/Dave Schultz WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.) and Kaleb Young (Minneapolis, Minn/Minnesota Storm) at 84 kg/185 lbs.
FILA JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALS
At Las Vegas, Nev., April 23
50 kg/110.25 lbs.
1st - Tyler Cox, Gillette, Wyo. (Camel Kids) tech. fall Ryan Mango, St. Louis, Mo. (Team St. Louis), 6-0, 0-5, 10-3
3rd - Matt Duffy, Carlsbad, Calif. (Pilot Built WC) dec. Cody Pack, Quincy, Calif. (Legends of Gold), 1-7, 8-7, 7-4
5th - Brian Reisenauer, Fargo, N.D. (Mat Doggs) dec. Billy Richardson, Bremerton, Wash. (Northwest Washington WC), 0-5, 3-1, 2-1
7th - Jonathan Soto, Brooklyn, N.Y, (NYC) inj. dft. Alex Kostenborder, Salem, Ore. (USA Cobra)
55 kg/121.25 lbs
1st - Jimmy Chase, Hanover Park, Ill. Pinnacle) dec. Nikko Triggas, Moraga, Calif. (Ohio State), 5-1,4-0
3rd - Justin Forrest, Peculiar, Mo. (MO West) dec. Eric Chandler, Miami, Fla. (Braddock), 1-1, 5-3
5th - Clayton Rush, Aledo, Iowa (Coe WC) inj. dft. Billy Chamberlain, Shippensburg, Pa. (Iron Eagle)
7th - Paul Tellgreen, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Sharky Slyter, Paola, Kan. (Studfarm), 4-1, 3-0
60 KG / 132.25 lbs.
1st - Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (Shamrock Wrestling Club) dec. Evan Forde, Moorhead, Minn. (Regional Training Center), 6-0, 3-0
3rd - Brian Owen (unattached WA) dec. Aaron Navarrete, Temecula, Calif. (Titan Wrestling Club), 7-5, 4-0
5th - Ian Paddock, Warsaw, N.Y. (TeamX) dec. Thrasher Porcher, Winter Springs, Fla. (Florida jets), 3-3, 6-3
7th - Tanner Beaman, Kalispell, Montana (Kalispell Wrestling Club) tech. fall Shawn Lau, Kalispell, Montana (Kalispell Wrestling Club), 7-0, 6-0
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
1st - Luke Satern, Humboldt, Iowa (Dave Schultz) tech. fall Geoff Martin, Fargo, N.D. (Minnkota Wrestling Club), 7-0, 7-0
3rd - Jesse Carling, Waverly, N.Y. (Shamrock Wrestling Club) tech. fall Oliver Lopez, Bronx, N.Y. (NYAC), 9-2, 5-0
5th - Joe Murphy, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Zach Reeb, Topeka, Kan. (Leavenworth County Spartans), 3-0, 1-1
7th - Kamran Mogel (Mountain View WC) won by forfeit
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
1st - Jake Deitchler, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Donald Vinson Jr., Marathon, N.Y. (Shamrock WC), 1-1, 7-1
3rd - Esai Dominguez, Omaha, Neb. (Mavrick Wrestling Club) dec. Bo Beckman, Orem, Utah (NMU/USOEC), 2-3,4-0,1-1
5th - Matt Kaylor, Binghamton, N.Y. (Bearcats) dec. Tyler Sheridan, Concord, Calif. (CYC - Concord), 1-1, 5-3, 1-1
7th - Tyler Juby, Gillette, Wyo. (Touch of Gold) inj. dft. Aaron Briggs, Marquette, Mich. (NMU/USOEC),
70 kg/154.25 lbs.
1st - Jon Drendel, North Aurora, Ill. (NMU/USOEC) tech. fall Jake Bohn, Kentwood, Mich. (Team Michigan), 7-1, 9-0
3rd - Eric Jones, Lake Tapps, Wash. (Vision Quest) dec. Tyler Davis, Laramie, Wyo. (Cowboy WC), 1-4, 4-1, 3-3
5th - Joe Grygelko, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Dan Olsen, Algonquin, Ill. (Pinnacle), 1-1, 1-1, 3-1
7th - Alan Dickey, Sheridan, Ore. (Team Panama) tech. fall Andrew Davis, Edmond, Okla. (Unattached), 6-0, 7-0
74 kg/163 lbs.
1st - Ben Provisor, Stevens Point, Wis. (Dennis Hall/World Gold Wrestli) dec. Quentin Wright, Furnace, Pa. (Team Wright), 5-0, 3-4, 3-2
3rd - Travis Rutt, New Prague, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) pin Talan Knox, Salt Lake City, Utah (NMU/USOEC), 0-4, 1-1, 1:30
5th - Vince Salminen, Fargo, N.D. (Minnkota Wrestling Club) pin George Bancroft IV, Jupiter, Fla. (SWAT), 0:24
7th - Clarence Neely, Blue Springs, Mo. (MO West) dec. Marcus Armato, Kansas City, Mo. (Victory Wrestling), 5-0, 5-1
79 kg/ 174 lbs
1st - Kaleb Young, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) tech. fall Mike Combs, Brooksville, Fla. (Brooksville), 7-1, 10-0
3rd - Brandon Sitch, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Dallas Hintz, Laramie, Wyo. (Cowboy WC), 2-4, 3-3, 6-0
5th - David Lau, Kalispell, Mont. (Kalispell Wrestling Club) dec. Josh Miller, Kelso, Wash. (Kelso Wrestling Club), 0-4, 5-3, 5-0
7th- Davon John, Brooklyn, N.Y. (New York Athletic Club) dec. Brady Garner, Portland, Ore. (Independent), 6-0, 3-0
84 kg/185 lbs.
1st - Zac Nielsen, Zimmerman, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Brent Eidenschenk, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 5-1, 2-2
3rd - Brent Haynes, Kansas City, Mo. (VICTORY WRESTLING) dec. Lucas Munkelwitz, Forest Lake, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 0-6, 3-1, 3-1
5th - Michael Kelly, Marquette, Mich. (NMU/USOEC) dec. Clete Hanson, Newman Lake, Wash. (Viper WC), 1-1, 2-0
7th - Ryan Smith, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (MeatHead WC) tech. fall Brandon Lapp, Castlton, N.Y. (TNT Wrestling), 6-0, 1-6, 10-3
96 KG / 211.5 lbs
1st - Michael Rossetti, Chicago, Ill. (NMU/USOEC) dec. Dallas Omalley, Stoughton, Wis. (Dunkirk Possums), 6-0,3-2
3rd - Nader Maghribi, Kennesaw, Ga. (Air Force) dec. Joshua Mummert, West Chester, S.C. (Rock Head Wrestling Club), 6-4,7-0
5th - Ilan Rafeel, Brooklyn, N.Y. (NYAC) bye
120 KG / 264.5 lbs
1st - Peter Kowalczuk, Oak Park, Ill. (NMU/USOEC) dec. Kurt Klimek, Carlsbad, Calif. (Titan Wrestling Club), 6-0, 3-1
3rd - Elijah Madison, Kansas City, Mo. (VICTORY Wrestling) dec. Nathan Schwartz, Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland WC), 6-0,4-0
5th - Luis Morales, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Jason Fonzi, Clovis, Calif. (Freebirds WC), 4-1,4-1
7th - Robert Rivera Jr., Brooklyn, N.Y. (NYAC) dec. Julian Capucetti, Alhambra, Calif. (East L A), 6-1,4-2
2007 World Team members Tyler Cox (Gillette, Wyo./Camel Kids) at 50 kg/110 pounds and Jake Deitchler (Anoka, Minn. Minnesota Storm) at 66 kg/145.5 pounds captured national titles.
Cox defeated 2008 FILA Cadet national champion Ryan Mango (St. Louis, Mo./Team St. Louis) in a competitive finals match, 6-0, 0-5, 10-3. In the deciding third period, Mango scored the first three points, but Cox threw him twice late in the match and scored 10 unanswered points. Cox was named Outstanding Wrestler in the tournament.
"(National Developmental Coach) Ike Anderson helped me with my throws at the Olympic Training Center as well as my defense. It helped me tremendously. I want to thank the guys at the Training Center for helping me," said Cox.
Cox placed fifth at the 2007 Junior World Championships and is seeking a chance to return to win a medal this year.
"I wanted to see how I wrestled with the new 110-pounders and how I might do at the Trials. I wanted to see if I can get back on the Junior World Team," said Cox.
Deitchler, who placed second at the 2007 FILA Junior Nationals, won the national title this year with a 1-1, 7-1 victory over Donald Vinson Jr. (Marathon, NY/Shamrock Wrestling Club) in the finals. Like Cox, he entered this tournament with an ultimate goal of making another FILA Junior World Team.
"It is a step along the way for me," said Deitchler. "I expected to win this and I did. I had to work hard to make weight. I am very big at this weight class."
Deitchler will also compete at the U.S. Senior Nationals in Greco-Roman, and is one of the eight wrestlers who have separated into the final portion of the tournament on Friday. He has been nationally ranked on the Senior level all season. He believes competing in the FILA Junior event will help him during the Senior competition.
"These matches are great for me. It gets my first match jitters out. I train hard. I expect it to be a grind. I love that," said Deitchler.
The FILA National champions will earn the No. 1 position on top of the ladder for the FILA Junior World Team Camp and Trials, set for Colorado Springs, Colo. in May. Champions at the Junior World Team Trials in Colorado earn the chance to wrestle in the Junior World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, July 29 to August 8.
FILA Junior athletes are ages 17-20 years old and include many of the nation's best high school wrestlers, as well as underclassmen from the college level.
There were four returning champions in the field, and none were able to win a gold medal. The only returning national champion to reach the finals was Nikko Triggas (Moraga, Calif./Ohio State, who placed second. Jimmy Chase (Hanover Park, Ill./Pinnacle) defeated Triggas, the 2007 University Nationals champion, in the finals, 5-1, 4-0.
"We had some bad blood. He beat me at Fargo and at the Ironman in the past. I came down to 121 pounds and wanted to get it done here," said Chase.
Chase was able to score throws on Triggas and other opponents during the day.
"I have been working on my throws a lot," said Chase. "They are working well for me. Nobody stopped me today."
Returning champions who were unable to reach the finals were Justin Forrest (Mo West Championship WC) at 55 kg/121 lbs., Vincent Salminen (MinnKota WC) at 74 kg/163 lbs. and Brandon Sitch (Minnesota Storm) at 79 kg/174 lbs.
Forrest was defeated in the quarterfinals by Chase, 0-5, 3-8 and finished 3rd.
Salminen dropped a semifinals match to Ben Provisor of Dennis Hall/World Gold WC, 0-6, 0-8 and finished fifth. Sitch fell in the first round to Josh Miller of the Kelso WC, 2-3, 0-2 and finished third.
Earning a second USA Wrestling age-group national title this month was John Drendel (N. Aurora, Ill./USOEC), who scored an impressive 7-1, 9-0 techical fall over 2007 Sombo National champion Jake Bohn (Kentwood, Mich./Team Michigan in the finals at 70 kg/154.25 lbs. Drendel won a gold medal at the University National Championships in Akron, Ohio two weeks ago.
"I think I wrestled well," said Drendel. "I am coming off a shoulder injury. I am happy with how I wrestled. I have a few things I have to clean up."
Drendel, who competes with the USOEC program at Northern Michigan Univ., was joined as an individual champion by USOEC teammates Zac Nielsen (Zimmerman, Minn./Minnesota Storm) at 84 kg/185 lbs., Mike Rossetti (Chicago, Ill./USOEC) at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. and Peter Kowalczuk (Oak Park, Ill./USOEC) at 120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Nielsen defeated Brent Eidenschenk (Minneapolis, Minn./Minnesota Storm) in the finals, 5-1, 2-2. Rossetti stopped Dallas O'Malley (Stoughton, Wis./Dunkirk Possums) in the finals, 6-0, 3-2. Kowalczuk defeated Kurt Klimek (Carlsbad, Calif./Titan WC) in the finals, 6-0, 3-1.
In a battle of highly respected high school stars, Ben Provisor (Stevens Point, Wis./Dennis Hall World Gold WC) defeated Quinten Wright (Furnace, Pa./Team Wright) in the finals at 74 kg/163 lbs., 5-0, 3-4, 3-2.
Other individual champions were Kyle Dake (Ithaca, N.Y./Shamrock WC) at 60 kg/132 lbs., Luke Satern (Humboldt, Iowa/Dave Schultz WC) at 63 kg/138.75 lbs.) and Kaleb Young (Minneapolis, Minn/Minnesota Storm) at 84 kg/185 lbs.
FILA JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALS
At Las Vegas, Nev., April 23
50 kg/110.25 lbs.
1st - Tyler Cox, Gillette, Wyo. (Camel Kids) tech. fall Ryan Mango, St. Louis, Mo. (Team St. Louis), 6-0, 0-5, 10-3
3rd - Matt Duffy, Carlsbad, Calif. (Pilot Built WC) dec. Cody Pack, Quincy, Calif. (Legends of Gold), 1-7, 8-7, 7-4
5th - Brian Reisenauer, Fargo, N.D. (Mat Doggs) dec. Billy Richardson, Bremerton, Wash. (Northwest Washington WC), 0-5, 3-1, 2-1
7th - Jonathan Soto, Brooklyn, N.Y, (NYC) inj. dft. Alex Kostenborder, Salem, Ore. (USA Cobra)
55 kg/121.25 lbs
1st - Jimmy Chase, Hanover Park, Ill. Pinnacle) dec. Nikko Triggas, Moraga, Calif. (Ohio State), 5-1,4-0
3rd - Justin Forrest, Peculiar, Mo. (MO West) dec. Eric Chandler, Miami, Fla. (Braddock), 1-1, 5-3
5th - Clayton Rush, Aledo, Iowa (Coe WC) inj. dft. Billy Chamberlain, Shippensburg, Pa. (Iron Eagle)
7th - Paul Tellgreen, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Sharky Slyter, Paola, Kan. (Studfarm), 4-1, 3-0
60 KG / 132.25 lbs.
1st - Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (Shamrock Wrestling Club) dec. Evan Forde, Moorhead, Minn. (Regional Training Center), 6-0, 3-0
3rd - Brian Owen (unattached WA) dec. Aaron Navarrete, Temecula, Calif. (Titan Wrestling Club), 7-5, 4-0
5th - Ian Paddock, Warsaw, N.Y. (TeamX) dec. Thrasher Porcher, Winter Springs, Fla. (Florida jets), 3-3, 6-3
7th - Tanner Beaman, Kalispell, Montana (Kalispell Wrestling Club) tech. fall Shawn Lau, Kalispell, Montana (Kalispell Wrestling Club), 7-0, 6-0
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
1st - Luke Satern, Humboldt, Iowa (Dave Schultz) tech. fall Geoff Martin, Fargo, N.D. (Minnkota Wrestling Club), 7-0, 7-0
3rd - Jesse Carling, Waverly, N.Y. (Shamrock Wrestling Club) tech. fall Oliver Lopez, Bronx, N.Y. (NYAC), 9-2, 5-0
5th - Joe Murphy, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Zach Reeb, Topeka, Kan. (Leavenworth County Spartans), 3-0, 1-1
7th - Kamran Mogel (Mountain View WC) won by forfeit
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
1st - Jake Deitchler, Anoka, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Donald Vinson Jr., Marathon, N.Y. (Shamrock WC), 1-1, 7-1
3rd - Esai Dominguez, Omaha, Neb. (Mavrick Wrestling Club) dec. Bo Beckman, Orem, Utah (NMU/USOEC), 2-3,4-0,1-1
5th - Matt Kaylor, Binghamton, N.Y. (Bearcats) dec. Tyler Sheridan, Concord, Calif. (CYC - Concord), 1-1, 5-3, 1-1
7th - Tyler Juby, Gillette, Wyo. (Touch of Gold) inj. dft. Aaron Briggs, Marquette, Mich. (NMU/USOEC),
70 kg/154.25 lbs.
1st - Jon Drendel, North Aurora, Ill. (NMU/USOEC) tech. fall Jake Bohn, Kentwood, Mich. (Team Michigan), 7-1, 9-0
3rd - Eric Jones, Lake Tapps, Wash. (Vision Quest) dec. Tyler Davis, Laramie, Wyo. (Cowboy WC), 1-4, 4-1, 3-3
5th - Joe Grygelko, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Dan Olsen, Algonquin, Ill. (Pinnacle), 1-1, 1-1, 3-1
7th - Alan Dickey, Sheridan, Ore. (Team Panama) tech. fall Andrew Davis, Edmond, Okla. (Unattached), 6-0, 7-0
74 kg/163 lbs.
1st - Ben Provisor, Stevens Point, Wis. (Dennis Hall/World Gold Wrestli) dec. Quentin Wright, Furnace, Pa. (Team Wright), 5-0, 3-4, 3-2
3rd - Travis Rutt, New Prague, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) pin Talan Knox, Salt Lake City, Utah (NMU/USOEC), 0-4, 1-1, 1:30
5th - Vince Salminen, Fargo, N.D. (Minnkota Wrestling Club) pin George Bancroft IV, Jupiter, Fla. (SWAT), 0:24
7th - Clarence Neely, Blue Springs, Mo. (MO West) dec. Marcus Armato, Kansas City, Mo. (Victory Wrestling), 5-0, 5-1
79 kg/ 174 lbs
1st - Kaleb Young, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) tech. fall Mike Combs, Brooksville, Fla. (Brooksville), 7-1, 10-0
3rd - Brandon Sitch, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Dallas Hintz, Laramie, Wyo. (Cowboy WC), 2-4, 3-3, 6-0
5th - David Lau, Kalispell, Mont. (Kalispell Wrestling Club) dec. Josh Miller, Kelso, Wash. (Kelso Wrestling Club), 0-4, 5-3, 5-0
7th- Davon John, Brooklyn, N.Y. (New York Athletic Club) dec. Brady Garner, Portland, Ore. (Independent), 6-0, 3-0
84 kg/185 lbs.
1st - Zac Nielsen, Zimmerman, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) dec. Brent Eidenschenk, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 5-1, 2-2
3rd - Brent Haynes, Kansas City, Mo. (VICTORY WRESTLING) dec. Lucas Munkelwitz, Forest Lake, Minn. (Minnesota Storm), 0-6, 3-1, 3-1
5th - Michael Kelly, Marquette, Mich. (NMU/USOEC) dec. Clete Hanson, Newman Lake, Wash. (Viper WC), 1-1, 2-0
7th - Ryan Smith, San Luis Obispo, Calif. (MeatHead WC) tech. fall Brandon Lapp, Castlton, N.Y. (TNT Wrestling), 6-0, 1-6, 10-3
96 KG / 211.5 lbs
1st - Michael Rossetti, Chicago, Ill. (NMU/USOEC) dec. Dallas Omalley, Stoughton, Wis. (Dunkirk Possums), 6-0,3-2
3rd - Nader Maghribi, Kennesaw, Ga. (Air Force) dec. Joshua Mummert, West Chester, S.C. (Rock Head Wrestling Club), 6-4,7-0
5th - Ilan Rafeel, Brooklyn, N.Y. (NYAC) bye
120 KG / 264.5 lbs
1st - Peter Kowalczuk, Oak Park, Ill. (NMU/USOEC) dec. Kurt Klimek, Carlsbad, Calif. (Titan Wrestling Club), 6-0, 3-1
3rd - Elijah Madison, Kansas City, Mo. (VICTORY Wrestling) dec. Nathan Schwartz, Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland WC), 6-0,4-0
5th - Luis Morales, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Jason Fonzi, Clovis, Calif. (Freebirds WC), 4-1,4-1
7th - Robert Rivera Jr., Brooklyn, N.Y. (NYAC) dec. Julian Capucetti, Alhambra, Calif. (East L A), 6-1,4-2
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