Dylan Ness, Taylor Massa move within one victory of winning Cadet Triple Crown
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by Craig Sesker
FARGO, N.D. - USA Wrestling Triple Crown winners in the Cadet division have been a rare occurrence at the Junior and Cadet Nationals.
Just three wrestlers - Hayden Zillmer of Minnesota in 2007, Zach Sanders of Minnesota in 2004 and Taylor Moore of Missouri in 2003 - have won Triple Crowns in the Cadet class.
Two new members could join that elite group on Friday afternoon.
Dylan Ness of Minnesota (130 pounds) and Taylor Massa of Michigan (140) each stand one win away from winning Triple Crowns after each reached the Cadet Nationals freestyle finals on Friday morning at the Fargo Dome.
Ness and Massa won Cadet Nationals titles in Folkstyle and Greco-Roman this year.
The Cadet Nationals finals are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday in Fargo.
There are three 2007 Cadet National freestyle champions who stand one win from defending their titles: Zillmer (91), Hunter Stieber of Ohio (112) and Chris Phillips of Ohio (171).
Zillmer won a Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman title earlier this week.
The other 2008 Greco-Roman champions who are in the freestyle finals are Nick Roberts of Pennsylvania (84), Mark Grey of New Jersey (98), Cody Brewer of Missouri (105), Jahwon Akui of Illinois (160), Andrew Campolattano of New Jersey (189) and Evan Craig of Pennsylvania (285).
The Junior Nationals in freestyle continue with a session later today. The finals in that class are set for 9 a.m. Saturday.
One of the biggest matches of the session came in the Juniors when Oklahoma's Chris Perry downed Iowa's Grant Gambrall 1-0, 0-4, 3-1 at 189. Gambrall is a University of Iowa recruit. Perry, a senior-to-be in high school, is the No. 3 ranked overall recruit in the country by InterMat. Perry's brother, Mark, was a two-time NCAA champion for Iowa.
CADET NATIONALS FREESTYLE FINALS MATCHUPS
84 pounds - Nick Roberts of Pennsylvania vs. Dylon Thompson of Colorado
91 - Freddie Rodriguez of Michigan vs. Hayden Zillmer of Minnesota
98 - Mark Grey of New Jersey vs. Joe Orecchio of New Jersey
105 - Cody Brewer of Missouri vs. Robert Deutsch of New Jersey
112 - Hunter Stieber of Ohio vs. Zachary Horan of Pennsylvania
119 - Brandon Wright of Indiana vs. Alex Dieringer of Wisconsin
125 - Louis Trujillo of New Mexico vs. Ryne Cokeley of Kansas
130 - Dylan Ness of Minnesota vs. Stanley Taylor of Nebraska
135 - Destin McCauley of Minnesota vs. Justin DeAngelis of Oklahoma
140 - Colby Kloetzer of Idaho vs. Taylor Massa of Michigan
145 - Blake Roulo of Virginia vs. Anthony Baldasarro of New Jersey
152 - Bryce Hammond of California vs. Joey Chandler of Oregon
160 - Ronnie Balfour of Oklahoma vs. Jahwon Akui of Illinois
171 - Ethan Blackstock of Georgia vs. Chris Phillips of Ohio
189 - Morgan McIntosh of California vs. Andrew Campolattano of New Jersey
215 - Connor Medbery of Colorado vs. Joshua Davis of New Jersey
285 - Evan Craig of Pennnsylvania vs. Tyler Demott of Pennsylvania
Just three wrestlers - Hayden Zillmer of Minnesota in 2007, Zach Sanders of Minnesota in 2004 and Taylor Moore of Missouri in 2003 - have won Triple Crowns in the Cadet class.
Two new members could join that elite group on Friday afternoon.
Dylan Ness of Minnesota (130 pounds) and Taylor Massa of Michigan (140) each stand one win away from winning Triple Crowns after each reached the Cadet Nationals freestyle finals on Friday morning at the Fargo Dome.
Ness and Massa won Cadet Nationals titles in Folkstyle and Greco-Roman this year.
The Cadet Nationals finals are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday in Fargo.
There are three 2007 Cadet National freestyle champions who stand one win from defending their titles: Zillmer (91), Hunter Stieber of Ohio (112) and Chris Phillips of Ohio (171).
Zillmer won a Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman title earlier this week.
The other 2008 Greco-Roman champions who are in the freestyle finals are Nick Roberts of Pennsylvania (84), Mark Grey of New Jersey (98), Cody Brewer of Missouri (105), Jahwon Akui of Illinois (160), Andrew Campolattano of New Jersey (189) and Evan Craig of Pennsylvania (285).
The Junior Nationals in freestyle continue with a session later today. The finals in that class are set for 9 a.m. Saturday.
One of the biggest matches of the session came in the Juniors when Oklahoma's Chris Perry downed Iowa's Grant Gambrall 1-0, 0-4, 3-1 at 189. Gambrall is a University of Iowa recruit. Perry, a senior-to-be in high school, is the No. 3 ranked overall recruit in the country by InterMat. Perry's brother, Mark, was a two-time NCAA champion for Iowa.
CADET NATIONALS FREESTYLE FINALS MATCHUPS
84 pounds - Nick Roberts of Pennsylvania vs. Dylon Thompson of Colorado
91 - Freddie Rodriguez of Michigan vs. Hayden Zillmer of Minnesota
98 - Mark Grey of New Jersey vs. Joe Orecchio of New Jersey
105 - Cody Brewer of Missouri vs. Robert Deutsch of New Jersey
112 - Hunter Stieber of Ohio vs. Zachary Horan of Pennsylvania
119 - Brandon Wright of Indiana vs. Alex Dieringer of Wisconsin
125 - Louis Trujillo of New Mexico vs. Ryne Cokeley of Kansas
130 - Dylan Ness of Minnesota vs. Stanley Taylor of Nebraska
135 - Destin McCauley of Minnesota vs. Justin DeAngelis of Oklahoma
140 - Colby Kloetzer of Idaho vs. Taylor Massa of Michigan
145 - Blake Roulo of Virginia vs. Anthony Baldasarro of New Jersey
152 - Bryce Hammond of California vs. Joey Chandler of Oregon
160 - Ronnie Balfour of Oklahoma vs. Jahwon Akui of Illinois
171 - Ethan Blackstock of Georgia vs. Chris Phillips of Ohio
189 - Morgan McIntosh of California vs. Andrew Campolattano of New Jersey
215 - Connor Medbery of Colorado vs. Joshua Davis of New Jersey
285 - Evan Craig of Pennnsylvania vs. Tyler Demott of Pennsylvania
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