Wilson, Jumps, Brands among champions at Western Junior Regional in Greco- Roman

Photo; Nelson Brands works a gut wrench in the finals of the Western Junior Regional at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. Photo by Robbert Wijtman, CSC Photography.

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Las Vegas, Nev.- The first day of the U.S. Open Championships wrapped up at the South Point Hotel with the conclusion of the Western Junior Greco-Roman Regional.

Dominating his way to his second straight Western Junior Greco-Roman title at 185 pounds was Myles Wilson from Colorado. Wilson secured two tech falls and a pin on his way to the finals, where he pinned Elias Vaoifi from Missouri. Wilson plans to pick up another title in tomorrow’s UWW Junior Greco-Roman Trials.

“[I’m] getting geared up for the UWW Junior Greco-Roman Trials tomorrow. My goal was to not get scored on and I haven’t been yet. I feel really good. I’ve been training a lot and too see it play out in an actually match felt good,” Wilson said.

Winning the Western Junior Regionals in Greco-Roman for the first time was Casey Jumps of Missouri, who defeated two-time Western Junior Regional Greco-Roman champion Chad Porter of Arizona, 3-2, at 220 pounds.

One of the most exciting matches was at 160 pounds, where Nelson Brands of Iowa made a comeback to defeated Adrian St. Germain of Texas, 17-7. Brands trailed at the end of the first period, he fought his way back in the second period to win by technical fall.

“I started off pretty good and then fell, I was hanging on the outside and started to move to the inside and fixed it. I think he was getting a little tired, I mean I was getting tired to it’s just a dog fight out there,” Brands said.

Scoring technical falls in the finals were Brands, Angel Rios of Colorado (100), Adrian Marquez of Colorado (120), Antonio Saldate of Nevada (126), and Caleb Call of Idaho (132). Scoring pins in the finals were Wilson, Mason Phillips of Washington (138), Braedan Orrino of Washington (145), and Brett Johnson of Arizona (285).

The Western Junior Regional will resume Friday at 9 a.m. (PT) with the men’s freestyle competition.The tournament will be streamed live on TrackCast.

WESTERN JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN REGIONAL

At Las Vegas, Nev., April 29

Men - 100

1st Place - Angel Rios of Colorado

2nd Place - Colton Ward of Utah

Round 1 - Angel Rios (Colorado) won by tech fall over Colton Ward (Utah) (TF 10-0)

Round 2 - Angel Rios (Colorado) won by tech fall over Colton Ward (Utah) (TF 10-0)

Men - 106

1st Place - Billy Sullivan of Nevada

2nd Place - Jon Marin of Idaho

3rd Place - Evan Taylor of California

4th Place - Caleb DesRoches of Florida

Round 1 - Billy Sullivan (Nevada) won by forfeit over Evan Taylor (California) (FF)

Round 1 - Jon Marin (Idaho) won by fall over Caleb DesRoches (Florida) (Fall 0:45)

Round 2 - Billy Sullivan (Nevada) won by tech fall over Caleb DesRoches (Florida) (TF 12-0)

Round 2 - Jon Marin (Idaho) won by fall over Evan Taylor (California) (Fall 1:31)

Round 3 - Billy Sullivan (Nevada) won by tech fall over Jon Marin (Idaho) (TF 8-0)

Round 3 - Evan Taylor (California) won by tech fall over Caleb DesRoches (Florida) (TF 14-4)

Men - 113

1st Place - Haiden Drury of Washington

2nd Place - Ryan Rowland of Florida

3rd Place - Darrick Stacey of Idaho

4th Place - Chris Thomas of Texas

1st Place Match - Haiden Drury (Washington) won by decision over Ryan Rowland (Florida) (Dec 10-7)

3rd Place Match - Darrick Stacey (Idaho) won by tech fall over Chris Thomas (Texas) (TF 15-4)

Men - 120

1st Place - Adrian Marquez of Colorado

2nd Place - William Edelblute of Washington

3rd Place - Patrick Allis of Colorado

4th Place - Cody Fettig of Oregon

1st Place Match - Adrian Marquez (Colorado) won by tech fall over William Edelblute (Washington) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match - Patrick Allis (Colorado) won by tech fall over Cody Fettig (Oregon) (TF 12-2)

Men - 126

1st Place - Antonio Saldate of Nevada

2nd Place - Braeden Dickinson of Idaho

3rd Place - Tanner Borneman of Arizona

4th Place - Oscar Nellis of California

1st Place Match - Antonio Saldate (Nevada) won by tech fall over Braeden Dickinson (Idaho) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match - Tanner Borneman (Arizona) won by tech fall over Oscar Nellis (California) (TF 10-0)

Men - 132

1st Place - Caleb Call of Idaho

2nd Place - Jacob Tangen of TIT/Norway

3rd Place - Chance Mclane of Montana

4th Place - Diego Nunez of Washington

1st Place Match - Caleb Call (Idaho) won by tech fall over Jacob Tangen (TIT/Norway) (TF 13-3)

3rd Place Match - Chance Mclane (Montana) won by fall over Diego Nunez (Washington) (Fall 3:54)

Men - 138

1st Place - Mason Phillips of Washington

2nd Place - Jacob Garcia of Arizona

3rd Place - Samuel Anderson of TIT/Norway

4th Place - Frankie Tal-Shahar of Florida

1st Place Match - Mason Phillips (Washington) won by fall over Jacob Garcia (Arizona) (Fall 3:34)

3rd Place Match - Samuel Anderson (TIT/Norway) won by decision over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Florida) (Dec 3-1)

Men - 145

1st Place - Braedon Orrino of Washington

2nd Place - Ezekial Williamson of Idaho

3rd Place - Nathan Moore of Washington

4th Place - Logan Jensen of Utah

1st Place Match - Braedon Orrino (Washington) won by fall over Ezekial Williamson (Idaho) (Fall 5:18)

3rd Place Match - Nathan Moore (Washington) won by forfeit over Logan Jensen (Utah) (FF)

Men - 152

1st Place - Desmond Bowers of Nevada

2nd Place - Riley Jacops of Texas

3rd Place - Juan Ruiz of California

4th Place - Michael Zaragoza of California

1st Place Match - Desmond Bowers (Nevada) won by decision over Riley Jacops (Texas) (Dec 10-4)

3rd Place Match - Juan Ruiz (California) won by tech fall over Michael Zaragoza (California) (TF 12-0)

Men - 160

1st Place - Nelson Brands of Iowa

2nd Place - Adrian St.Germain of Washington

3rd Place - Hayden Krein of Wisconsin

4th Place - Dylan Schuck of Iowa

1st Place Match - Nelson Brands (Iowa) won by tech fall over Adrian St.Germain (Washington) (TF 17-7)

3rd Place Match - Hayden Krein (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Dylan Schuck (Iowa) (TF 20-9)

Men - 170

1st Place - Evan Bockman of Alaska

2nd Place - Tate Samuelson of Colorado

3rd Place - Ben Sarasin of Iowa

4th Place - Carter Rohweder of Iowa

1st Place Match - Evan Bockman (Alaska) won in overtime over Tate Samuelson (Colorado) (OT 9-8)

3rd Place Match - Ben Sarasin (Iowa) won by tech fall over Carter Rohweder (Iowa) (TF 16-5)

Men - 182

1st Place - Myles Wilson of Colorado

2nd Place - Elias Vaoifi of Missouri

3rd Place - Trevor Senn of Washington

4th Place - Faustin Lopez of Colorado

1st Place Match - Myles Wilson (Colorado) won by fall over Elias Vaoifi (Missouri) (Fall 3:00)

3rd Place Match - Trevor Senn (Washington) won by tech fall over Faustin Lopez (Colorado) (TF 10-0)

Men - 195

1st Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached

1st Place - Kaden Sauer of Iowa

2nd Place - Jared Walker of Washington

3rd Place - Jackson McKinney of Washington

4th Place - Hunter Mooring of Colorado

1st Place Match - Kaden Sauer (Iowa) and Jared Walker (Washington) (DFF)

3rd Place Match - Jackson McKinney (Washington) won by tech fall over Hunter Mooring (Colorado) (TF 10-0)

Men - 220

1st Place - Casey Jumps of Missouri

2nd Place - Chad Porter of Arizona

3rd Place - John Keiser of Washington

4th Place - Guy Snow of Iowa

1st Place Match - Casey Jumps (Missouri) won by decision over Chad Porter (Arizona) (Dec 3-2)

3rd Place Match - John Keiser (Washington) won by fall over Guy Snow (Iowa) (Fall 1:08)

Men - 285

1st Place - Brett Johnson of Arizona

2nd Place - Weston Hunt of Colorado

3rd Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached

4th Place - Max Darrah of Missouri

4th Place - Marc Anthony Leon of California

1st Place Match - Brett Johnson (Arizona) won by fall over Weston Hunt (Colorado) (Fall 3:49)

3rd Place Match - Marc Anthony Leon (California) and Max Darrah (Missouri) (DFF)