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Illinois beats Minnesota 40-22 in Junior Greco-Roman National Duals finals in Tulsa

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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling

Team Illinois, the 2015 Junior National Greco-Roman Duals champion. Photo by John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com

TULSA, Okla. – Two of the traditional Greco-Roman powers on the Junior levels, Illinois and Minnesota, battled their way to the finals of the Junior National Duals on Thursday. Both teams were loaded with past Fargo All-Americans, looking to prove their claim as the best Greco state in the nation.

Illinois opened with three consecutive wins by technical fall in the light weights, with wins from Peter Ogansanya at 100, Louis Hayes at 106 and Dack Punke at 113. That early 12-1 lead gave Illinois strong momentum early on.

The middle weights saw both teams winning matches, as Minnesota won four of the next six matches to close the gap. Minnesota winners included Brent Jones at 120, Mitchell McKee at 132, Ben Brancale at 138 and Miles Patton at 152. McKee won his match by technical fall. Illinois grabbed wins from James Pawelski at 126 and Austin O’Connor by technical fall at 145.

Then Illinois went on an impressive four straight wins which put the bout away and showed the depth and talent of the program. Over those four bouts, Illinois scored 15 points, while Minnesota earned just one point.

2014 Junior Nationals freestyle champion Isaiah White dominated from the opening whistle for a 10-0 technical fall over Mathew Rustad at 160.

Jacob Warner, who was fifth in last year’s Cadet Nationals in both freestyle and Greco-Roman, opened up the offense for a 10-0 technical fall over Taylor Venz at 170.

Kamal Bey, a Cadet Nationals runner-up in both styles last summer, put on a throwing show against 2014 Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman champion and freestyle runner-up Owen Webster, with a 16-5 technical fall win at 182. Bey had a number of big throws, while Webster got a five-pointer of his own middle of the match.

Eric Schultz, seventh in the 2014 Junior Nationals in Greco-Roman, shut out past Cadet National All-American Wyatt Richardson at 195 by a 5-2 margin.

The teams split the final two matches, with a tech fall from Minnesota’s impressive Gable Steveson at 220 and a decision by Thomas Helton of Illinois at heavyweight. The final team score was Illinois 40, Minnesota 22.

The third place match went down to the last match, as Utah’s Damian Trujillo pinned Bryson McGowan of Oklahoma in 5:59 at heavyweight, giving Utah a 34-30 win over Oklahoma.

Washington was fifth, a 36-30 winner over California Red. In the seventh place match, Iowa stopped Arizona 35-29.

Illinois continues its strong year in the age-group National Duals events. Illinois won both the freestyle and Greco-Roman titles at the Cadet National Duals, and was the freestyle team champions at the Schoolboy Duals.

Next up is freestyle, which will be contested on Friday and Saturday. See the live webcast all weekend on Flowrestling.

JUNIOR NATIONAL GRECO-ROMAN DUALS
At Tulsa, Okla.

Gold/Silver Results

1st Place - Illinois
2nd Place - Minnesota 1
3rd Place - Utah
4th Place - Oklahoma
5th Place - Washington
6th Place - California Red
7th Place - Iowa
8th Place - Arizona

CHAMPIONSHIP DUAL – Illinois 40, Minnesota 1 22
100 Peter Ogunsanya (Illinois) over Patrick McKee (Minnesota 1) TF 16-3
106 Louis Hayes (Illinois) over Garrett Vos (Minnesota 1) TF 10-0
113 Dack Punke (Illinois) over Peyton Robb (Minnesota 1) TF 11-0
120 Brent Jones (Minnesota 1) over Will Lewan (Illinois) Dec 11-8
126 James Pawelski (Illinois) over Alex Crowe (Minnesota 1) Dec 4-2
132 Mitchell McKee (Minnesota 1) over Dylan Duncan (Illinois) TF 12-0
138 Ben Brancale (Minnesota 1) over Zack Krause (Illinois) Dec 5-2
145 Austin O`Connor (Illinois) over Ty Johnson (Minnesota 1) TF 11-1
152 Miles Patton (Minnesota 1) over Ryder Punke (Illinois) Dec 12-6
160 Isaiah White (Illinois) over Mathew Rustad (Minnesota 1) TF 10-0
170 Jacob Warner (Illinois) over Taylor Venz (Minnesota 1) TF 10-0
182 Kamal Bey (Illinois) over Owen Webster (Minnesota 1) TF 16-5
195 Eric Schultz (Illinois) over Wyatt Richardson (Minnesota 1) Dec 5-0
220 Gable Steveson (Minnesota 1) over Jacob Godinez (Illinois) TF 11-0
285 Thomas Helton (Illinois) over Jesse Heifort (Minnesota 1) Dec 4-1

3RD PLACE – Utah 34, Oklahoma 30
100 Rhett Golowenski (Oklahoma) over Trevor Cluff (Utah) TF 12-0
106 Brandon Meikel (Utah) over Wyatt Adams (Oklahoma) Dec 11-6
113 Josh Copeland (Oklahoma) over Kade Evans (Utah) Fall 0:45
120 Dalton Duffield (Oklahoma) over Braxton Ocana (Utah) Fall 1:03
126 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) over Tanner Cox (Utah) Dec 10-1
132 Taylor LaMont (Utah) over Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma) TF 10-0
138 Kyle Evans (Utah) over Brik Filippo (Oklahoma) Dec 5-0
145 Jayden Pentz (Utah) over Tristan Moran (Oklahoma) Dec 13-4
152 Johnny O`hearon (Utah) over Wyatt Sheets (Oklahoma) TF 10-0
160 Joe Smith (Oklahoma) over Curtis Smith (Utah) TF 12-2
170 Spencer Hansen (Utah) over Christian Bahl (Oklahoma) Dec 14-9
182 Jordan Dieringer (Oklahoma) over Ashton Seely (Utah) Dec 6-2
195 Wyatt Koelling (Utah) over Evan Hudson (Oklahoma) Fall 2:06
220 Kyler Childers (Oklahoma) over Korbon Tibbals (Utah) Dec 2-1
285 Damian Trujillo (Utah) over Bryson McGowan (Oklahoma) Fall 5:59

5TH PLACE - Washington 36, California Red 30
100 Brandon Kaylor (Washington) over Jacob Allen (California Red) Dec 9-4
106 Riley Gurr (Washington) over Nicholas Aguilar (California Red) TF 13-0
113 Randon Miranda (California Red) over Derek Frietag (Washington) Dec 17-12
120 Clai Quintanilla (Washington) over Abbas Khan (California Red) TF 12-0
126 Devan Turner (California Red) over Dalton Young (Washington) Dec 6-2
132 Jaden Enriquez (California Red) over Brandon Forster (Washington) TF 14-3
138 Logan Pine (Washington) over Aaron Watts (California Red) TF 12-1
145 Zachary Evans (California Red) over Max-Henery Nelson (Washington) Dec 8-6
152 Tom Strassenberg (Washington) over Anthony Mantanona (California Red) Dec 13-7
160 Jimmy Hoang (California Red) over Riley Smith (Washington) TF 12-1
170 John Leal (California Red) over Logan Nelson (Washington) TF 10-0
182 Mitchell Owens (Washington) over Roman Romero (California Red) Dec 10-6
195 Andrew Herrera (California Red) over Levi Mcbride (Washington) Fall 2:50
220 Trevor Eicher (Washington) over Davit Stepanyan (California Red) Fall 1:14
285 Tate Orndorff (Washington) over Jake Minshew (California Red) Fall 0:20

7TH PLACE - Iowa 35, Arizona 29
100 Atilano Escobar (Arizona) over Grayson Kesterson (Iowa) Dec 11-6
106 Jason Holmes (Arizona) over Gable Fox (Iowa) TF 11-0
113 Brenden Baker (Iowa) by forfeit
120 David Salazar (Arizona) over Dante Tacchia (Iowa) TF 10-0
126 Ryan Farina (Arizona) over Brock Rathbun (Iowa) Fall 3:35
132 Josh Kramer (Arizona) over Parker Witthuhn (Iowa) TF 10-0
138 Nic Madsen (Iowa) over Marc Farina (Arizona) Dec 21-15
145 Aaron Meyer (Iowa) over Andres Gandara (Arizona) Fall 1:57
152 Cole Erickson (Iowa) over Anthony Wokasch (Arizona) TF 10-0
160 Tristan Johnson (Iowa) over James Williams (Arizona) Dec 15-10
170 Bridger Barker (Arizona) over Salvator Armani (Iowa) Dec 6-4
182 Chad Porter (Arizona) over Deion Clayborne (Iowa) Dec 8-5
195 Cash Wilke (Iowa) over Jeremiah Imonode (Arizona) Dec 7-4 3.00 1
220 Donovan Doyle (Iowa) over Blake Smith (Arizona) TF 11-0 4.00 0
285 Carter Isley (Iowa) over Hunter Chapman (Arizona) Fall 3:46 5.00 0
Dual Meet Score 35.0 29.0

Bronze/Copper Pool Results
1st Place - Michigan 1
2nd Place - Kansas 1
3rd Place - Colorado
4th Place - Georgia 1
5th Place - Pennsylvania
6th Place - Ohio
7th Place - Missouri
8th Place - North Dakota 1
1st Place Match
Michigan 1 defeated Kansas 1 38-32.
3rd Place Match
Colorado defeated Georgia 1 49-19.
5th Place Match
Pennsylvania defeated Ohio 45-23.
7th Place Match
Missouri defeated North Dakota 1 33-33.

Red/Blue Pool Results
1st Place - South Dakota
2nd Place - Minnesota 2
3rd Place - Florida
4th Place - Tennessee
5th Place - Nebraska 2
6th Place - Nebraska 1
7th Place - Kansas 2
8th Place - North Carolina
1st Place Match
South Dakota defeated Minnesota 2 39-25.
3rd Place Match
Florida defeated Tennessee 37-32.
5th Place Match
Nebraska 2 defeated Nebraska 1 0-0.
7th Place Match
Kansas 2 defeated North Carolina 41-30.

Green/Yellow Pool Results
1st Place - Texas 1
2nd Place - California Blue
3rd Place - South Carolina
4th Place - Indiana
5th Place - North Dakota 2
6th Place - Texas 2
7th Place - Michigan 2
8th Place - Lute de La Louisiane
1st Place Match
Texas 1 defeated California Blue 37-29.
3rd Place Match
South Carolina defeated Indiana 48-26.
5th Place Match
North Dakota 2 defeated Texas 2 34-30.
7th Place Match
Michigan 2 defeated Lute de La Louisiane 48-19.

Pool A Results
1st Place - Illinois
2nd Place - Arizona
3rd Place - Pennsylvania
4th Place - Ohio
5th Place - Nebraska 2
6th Place - Kansas 2
7th Place - Texas 2
8th Place - North Dakota 2
1st Place Match
Illinois defeated Arizona 55-10.
2nd Place Wrestleback
Arizona defeated Pennsylvania 34-27.
3rd Place Match
Pennsylvania defeated Ohio 38-31.
5th Place Match
Nebraska 2 defeated Kansas 2 47-24.
7th Place Match
Texas 2 defeated North Dakota 2 33-32.

Pool B Results
1st Place - California Red
2nd Place - Iowa
3rd Place - Missouri
4th Place - Colorado
5th Place - Minnesota 2
6th Place - Tennessee
7th Place - Michigan 2
8th Place - Lute de La Louisiane
1st Place Match
California Red defeated Iowa 45-20.
2nd Place Wrestleback
Iowa defeated Missouri 45-21.
3rd Place Match
Missouri defeated Colorado 33-32.
5th Place Match
Minnesota 2 defeated Tennessee 35-32.
7th Place Match
Michigan 2 defeated Lute de La Louisiane 56-12.

Pool C Results
1st Place - Utah
2nd Place - Washington
3rd Place - Kansas 1
4th Place - North Dakota 1
5th Place - Florida
6th Place - North Carolina
7th Place - Texas 1
8th Place - Indiana
1st Place Match
Utah defeated Washington 36-28.
2nd Place Wrestleback
Washington defeated Kansas 1 0-0.
3rd Place Match
Kansas 1 defeated North Dakota 1 41-22.
5th Place Match
Florida defeated North Carolina 47-22.
7th Place Match
Texas 1 defeated Indiana 54-20.

Pool D Results
1st Place - Oklahoma
2nd Place - Minnesota 1
3rd Place - Michigan 1
4th Place - Georgia 1
5th Place - South Dakota
6th Place - Nebraska 1
7th Place - California Blue
8th Place - South Carolina
1st Place Match
Oklahoma defeated Minnesota 1 33-31.
2nd Place Wrestleback
Minnesota 1 defeated Michigan 1 0-0.
3rd Place Match
Michigan 1 defeated Georgia 1 48-19.
5th Place Match
South Dakota defeated Nebraska 1 34-31.
7th Place Match
California Blue defeated South Carolina 42-25.

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