Five double champions crowned during the Western Junior freestyle finals

Nelson Brands in the finals at 160 pounds at the Western Junior freestyle Regional at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev.Photo by Robbert Wijtman, CSC Photography.

Las Vegas, Nev.- The Western Junior freestyle competition concluded Friday afternoon at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas.

A tournament with 340 individual entries, 15 took home the title of Western Junior freestyle champion and five of them took home double titles.

Double champions include Haiden Drury at 113 pounds, Mason Phillips at 138 pounds, Nelson Brands at 160 pounds, Kaden Sauer at 195 pounds, and Casey Jumps at 220 pounds.

Three of the five double title winners claimed technical falls in their final match.

The most exciting match of the night was at 113 pounds where Drury met Cason Sauriol of California. The champion headed into the second period down eight points and placing no points on the board yet. Drury came back in the second period to score 9 points to win the title, 9-8.

“I started off kinda slow, it was my first match of the but I started to warm up and do what I do. I went over to Colorado Springs last week and training with the freestyle and Greco coaches and it’s paid off a lot,” Drury said.

Scoring tech. falls in all his matches at 138 pounds was Mason Phillips from Washington. Phillips secured his title after defeating Jacob Garcia from Arizona, 12-1. Phillips carried through his first two matches of the tournament without being scored on, it wasn’t until his finals match when Cole Matthews from Pennsylvania scored seven points on him.

“They were suppose to be tough [opponents]. They were good matches. My semi match was really good, I ended up teching him but he scored on me a few times. He was a real tough competitor,”  Phillips said.

Four wrestlers this evening claimed tech. falls in their final bout among them were Jumps from Missouri and Brands from Iowa, along with Legend Lamer (126) from Oregon, Atilano Escobar (132) from Arizona and Brian Barnes (285) from Oklahoma. Finishing with the only pin in the finals was Brandon Martino at 170 pounds.

2017 WESTERN JUNIOR FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Las Vegas, Nev. April 27-28

100

1st Place - Zachary Ramos of California

2nd Place - Colton Ward of Utah

Round 1 - Zachary Ramos (California) won by tech fall over Colton Ward (Utah) (TF 12-2)

Round 2 - Zachary Ramos (California) won by tech fall over Colton Ward (Utah) (TF 10-0)

106

1st Place - Evan Taylor of California

2nd Place - Jon Marin of Idaho

Round 1 - Jon Marin (Idaho) won by fall over Evan Taylor (California) (Fall 5:06)

Round 2 - Evan Taylor (California) won by decision over Jon Marin (Idaho) (Dec 11-8)

Round 3 - Evan Taylor (California) won by tech fall over Jon Marin (Idaho) (TF 14-4)

113

1st Place - Haiden Drury of Washington

2nd Place - Carson Sauriol of California

3rd Place - Destin Summers of Idaho

4th Place - Marco Rivera of Arizona

5th Place - Darrick Stacey of Idaho

6th Place - Ryan Rowland of Florida

1st Place Match - Haiden Drury (Washington) won by decision over Carson Sauriol (California) (Dec 9-8)

3rd Place Match - Destin Summers (Idaho) won by fall over Marco Rivera (Arizona) (Fall 0:57)

5th Place Match - Darrick Stacey (Idaho) won by tech fall over Ryan Rowland (Florida) (TF 11-1)

120

1st Place - Patrick Allis of Colorado

2nd Place - Aaron Nagao of California

3rd Place - William Edelblute of Washington

4th Place - Adrian Marquez of Colorado

5th Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached

6th Place - Cody Fettig of Oregon

6th Place - Hunter Sparks of Oregon

1st Place Match - Patrick Allis (Colorado) won by decision over Aaron Nagao (California) (Dec 10-9)

3rd Place Match - William Edelblute (Washington) won by decision over Adrian Marquez (Colorado) (Dec 9-9)

5th Place Match - Cody Fettig (Oregon) and Hunter Sparks (Oregon) (DFF)

126

1st Place - Legend Lamer of Oregon

2nd Place - Alexandro Vaca of Washington

3rd Place - Aaron Perez of California

4th Place - Brock Bergelin of Wisconsin

5th Place - Sawyer Sarbacker of Wisconsin

6th Place - Tanner Borneman of Arizona

1st Place Match - Legend Lamer (Oregon) won by tech fall over Alexandro Vaca (Washington) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match - Aaron Perez (California) won by decision over Brock Bergelin (Wisconsin) (Dec 10-6)

5th Place Match - Sawyer Sarbacker (Wisconsin) won by decision over Tanner Borneman (Arizona) (Dec 14-9)

132

1st Place - Atilano Escobar of Arizona

2nd Place - Matthew Olguin of California

3rd Place - Matt Lee of Indiana

4th Place - Zach Price of Iowa

5th Place - Diego Nunez of Washington

6th Place - Robert Garcia of California

1st Place Match - Atilano Escobar (Arizona) won by tech fall over Matthew Olguin (California) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match - Matt Lee (Indiana) won by decision over Zach Price (Iowa) (Dec 16-15)

5th Place Match - Diego Nunez (Washington) won by injury default over Robert Garcia (California) (Inj. 0:00)

138

1st Place - Mason Phillips of Washington

2nd Place - Jacob Garcia of Arizona

3rd Place - Cole Matthews of Pennsylvania

4th Place - Frankie Tal-Shahar of Florida

5th Place - Luka Wick of California

6th Place - Nick Freeman of Michigan

1st Place Match - Mason Phillips (Washington) won by tech fall over Jacob Garcia (Arizona) (TF 12-1)

3rd Place Match - Cole Matthews (Pennsylvania) won by decision over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Florida) (Dec 9-5)

5th Place Match - Luka Wick (California) won by injury default over Nick Freeman (Michigan) (Inj. 0:00)

145

1st Place - Tristan Zamilpa of California

2nd Place - Logan Jensen of Utah

3rd Place - Tyler Eischens of Minnesota

4th Place - Max Miller of Idaho

5th Place - Isaiah Mora of California

6th Place - Larry Johnson of Washington

1st Place Match - Tristan Zamilpa (California) won by decision over Logan Jensen (Utah) (Dec 3-2)

3rd Place Match - Tyler Eischens (Minnesota) won by fall over Max Miller (Idaho) (Fall 2:37)

5th Place Match - Isaiah Mora (California) won by tech fall over Larry Johnson (Washington) (TF 10-0)

152

1st Place - Mason Kauffman of Wisconsin

2nd Place - Riley Jacops of Texas

3rd Place - David Johnson of Ohio

4th Place - Michael Zaragoza of California

5th Place - Layn Pannkuk of Washington

6th Place - Payton Hume of Montana

1st Place Match - Mason Kauffman (Wisconsin) won by decision over Riley Jacops (Texas) (Dec 4-0)

3rd Place Match - David Johnson (Ohio) won by tech fall over Michael Zaragoza (California) (TF 11-1)

5th Place Match - Layn Pannkuk (Washington) won by tech fall over Payton Hume (Montana) (TF 12-1)

160

1st Place - Nelson Brands of Iowa

2nd Place - Joel Romero of California

3rd Place - Adrian St.Germain of Washington

4th Place - Jordan Komac of Montana

5th Place - Max Maylor of Wisconsin

6th Place - Jack Ervien of Washington

1st Place Match - Nelson Brands (Iowa) won by tech fall over Joel Romero (California) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match - Adrian St.Germain (Washington) won by decision over Jordan Komac (Montana) (Dec 11-9)

5th Place Match - Max Maylor (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Jack Ervien (Washington) (TF 10-0)

170

1st Place - Brandon Martino of California

2nd Place - Evan Bockman of Alaska

3rd Place - Joey Mazzara of Nevada

4th Place - Malachi Lawrence of Washington

5th Place - Ben Sarasin of Iowa

6th Place - Harbans Gill of Canada

1st Place Match - Brandon Martino (California) won by fall over Evan Bockman (Alaska) (Fall 1:51)

3rd Place Match - Joey Mazzara (Nevada) won by tech fall over Malachi Lawrence (Washington) (TF 10-0)

5th Place Match - Ben Sarasin (Iowa) won by tech fall over Harbans Gill (Canada) (TF 14-4)

182

1st Place - Anthony Montalvo of California

2nd Place - Elias Vaoifi of Missouri

3rd Place - Richard Hammonds of Minnesota

4th Place - Nathan Tausch of California

5th Place - Lance Killgore of Arizona

6th Place - Myles Wilson of Colorado

1st Place Match - Anthony Montalvo (California) won by decision over Elias Vaoifi (Missouri) (Dec 8-0)

3rd Place Match - Richard Hammonds (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Nathan Tausch (California) (TF 10-0)

5th Place Match - Lance Killgore (Arizona) won by injury default over Myles Wilson (Colorado) (Inj. 0:00)

195

1st Place - Kaden Sauer of Iowa

2nd Place - Jared Walker of Washington

3rd Place - Jackson McKinney of Washington

4th Place - Zach Hazen of Missouri

5th Place - Hunter Mooring of Colorado

6th Place - Timothy Eubanks of Nevada

1st Place Match - Kaden Sauer (Iowa) won by decision over Jared Walker (Washington) (Dec 8-1)

3rd Place Match - Jackson McKinney (Washington) won by tech fall over Zach Hazen (Missouri) (TF 10-0)

5th Place Match - Hunter Mooring (Colorado) won by tech fall over Timothy Eubanks (Nevada) (TF 10-0)

220

1st Place - Casey Jumps of Missouri

2nd Place - Boris Peresadko of California

3rd Place - John Keiser of Washington

4th Place - Ryan Cazares of Arizona

5th Place - Guy Snow of Iowa

6th Place - Brandon Bueno of Nevada

1st Place Match - Casey Jumps (Missouri) won by tech fall over Boris Peresadko (California) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match - John Keiser (Washington) won by tech fall over Ryan Cazares (Arizona) (TF 13-0)

5th Place Match - Guy Snow (Iowa) won by tech fall over Brandon Bueno (Nevada) (TF 10-0)

285

1st Place - Brian Barnes of Oregon

2nd Place - Keeghan Freeborn of Idaho

3rd Place - Weston Hunt of Colorado

4th Place - Cole Rickert of Pennsylvania

5th Place - Max Darrah of Missouri

6th Place - Merrell Wickham of Washington

1st Place Match - Brian Barnes (Oregon) won by tech fall over Keeghan Freeborn (Idaho) (TF 10-0)

3rd Place Match - Weston Hunt (Colorado) won by tech fall over Cole Rickert (Pennsylvania) (TF 10-0)

5th Place Match - Max Darrah (Missouri) won by decision over Merrell Wickham (Washington) (Dec 11-5)