Western Junior Regionals to feature top high school stars in Las Vegas, April 25-27

Quentin Hovis of Arizona attacks Nelson Brands of Iowa in the 152-pound freestyle finals at the 2016 Western Junior Regionals. Photo by Robbert Wijtman.

The 2017 Open Wrestling Championships is slated to take place April 25-29 at the South Point Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev.  This event, billed as “All Ages, All Styles,” offers competitions in men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman over the course of the weekend, along with folkstyle for youth wrestlers.

The Western Junior Regionals will run as one of the Open Wrestling Championships events and will take place April 25-27.

Some of the country's best wrestlers in grades 9-12 will have a chance to compete in the Western Junior Regionals.  

The Western Junior Regionals offers an opportunity to compete in various styles of wrestling; men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. Athletes who place at this event have often been successful later in the summer at the Junior and Cadet National Championships.

One of the 2016 Western Junior Freestyle Champions eligible to return this year is two-time Cadet World Champion Gable Steveson (Minnesota Elite) at 220 pounds.

Also eligible to return and in quest to gain his third-straight Western Junior Freestyle title and second Western Junior Greco-Roman title is Brock Hardy (Stinger WC) at 138 pounds. In 2016 Hardy won double titles winning both Greco-Roman and Freestyle.

Another 2016 double title wrestler eligible to return this year is Jerry Mealey (Cobra All Stars) at 132 pounds.

Eligible to return in search of his third-straight Western Junior Greco-Roman title is Chad Porter (TWC/Arizona WC) at 220 pounds.

With prospect of a Western Junior Regional double title this year after losing grasp of it in last the finals of the Greco-Roman style is Quentin Hovis (Arizona) at 152 pounds.

Eligible to return for this years Women’s Freestyle competition is 2014 Cadet World Team member and two-time Western Junior champion is Hailey Cox (Champions WC) at 130 pounds.

Canada Cadet World Team member and defending Western Junior (High School) Women’s Freestyle champion Alexia Seal (105 pounds/Coast Wrestling) is eligible to return.

2016 Western Junior champion and 2015 runner-up Erin Geddie (Esquimalt WC) at 172 pounds is eligible to return for this years competition.

The top four (4) place winners in each Junior weight class at the Western Junior (High School) Regionals will qualify for their state's National Team above the state limit at the combined Junior and Cadet Nationals in Fargo, N.D. in July.

To register for the event click here. On-site registration is available but it is highly encouraged to register prior to the event.

You can save $40 on your registration (each style) by booking your hotel room through South Point. Use promocode ‘USA0508’ on the South Point Reservation System checkout page and you will receive an email with four discount codes.

Each wrestler will need their own discount code. If you register for the event before you book your room, you will not be eligible for the discount.

WESTERN JUNIOR REGIONALS

At South Point Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev., April 25-27

Wednesday, April 26

9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.- Junior (High School) Greco-Roman Western Regional Mandatory Check-in, Weigh-in Card Pickup, and Waiver Drop-off

10:00 a.m.- 10:10 a.m.- Junior (High School) Greco-Roman Western Regional Medical Check & Weigh-in

10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.- Mat Officials and Coaches clinic for Junior (High School) Greco-Roman Western Regional

12:30 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.- Junior (High School) Greco-Roman Western Regional Rules Clinic for Athletes and Coaches

1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.- Junior (High School) Greco-Roman Western Regional Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Consolation

6:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.- Junior (High School) Greco-Roman Western Regional Consolation Semifinals, and 1st, 3rd, 5th Place Matches

6:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.- Junior (High School) Women’s Western Regional Mandatory Check-in, Weigh-in Card Pickup, and Waiver Drop-off

7:00 p.m.- 7:10 p.m.- Junior (High School) Women’s Western Regional Medical Check & Weigh-in

7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- Junior Freestyle Western Regional Mandatory Check-in, Weigh-in Card Pickup, and Waiver Drop-off

8:00 p.m.- 8:15 p.m.- Junior (High School) Freestyle Western Regional Medical Check & Weigh-ins

Thursday, April 27

8:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m.- Junior (High School) Women’s Western Regional Rules Clinic for Athletes and Coaches

9:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.- Junior (High School) Women's Western Regional Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolation & Junior Freestyle Western Regional Preliminaries and Consolation

2:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.- Junior (High School) Women’s Western Regional Consolation, Consolation Semifinals, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th Place Matches & Junior Freestyle Western Regional Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolation, and Consolation Semifinals

Click here for full Open Championships Schedule.

2016 Men’s Western Junior Freestyle Regional Champions

100 lbs.- Gage Woods of Team Nevada

106 lbs.- Cody Fettig of Newberg Mat Club

113 lbs.- Jesse Gomez of Tech Fall Wrestling

120 lbs.- Chase Zollmann of Poway High school

126 lbs. - Jeremy Trinh of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club

132 lbs.- Jerry Mealey of Cobra All Stars

138 lbs.- Brock Hardy of Stinger wrestling club

145 lbs.- Ethyn Ewing of California

152 lbs.- Quentin Hovis of Arizona

160 lbs.- RJ Bingham of Mustang Wrestling Club

170 lbs.- Marcus Coleman of Cyclone Wrestling Club

182 lbs.- Casey Randles of TDWC

195 lbs.- Matthew Wroblewski of Gomez wrestling Academy

220 lbs.- Gable Steveson of Minnesota Elite

285 lbs.- Kayne Hutchison of Pittsburgh Wrestling

2016 Women’s Western Junior Freestyle Regional Champions

105 lbs.- Alexia Seal of Coast Wrestling

112 lbs.- Jacqueline Lew of Coast Wrestling

117 lbs.- Clare Garcia of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club

121 lbs.- Victoria Seal of Coast Wrestling

125 lbs.- Alanis Ventura of 3 Style

130 lbs.- Hailey Cox of Champions Wrestling Club

139 lbs.- Gunn Rita Boine of Norway

148 lbs.- Brooke Logan of grindhouse

159 lbs.- Catherine Frilseth of Norway

172 lbs.- Erin Geddie of Esquimalt Wrestling Club

198 lbs.- Nkechinyere Nwankwo of 3 Style

198+ lbs.- Jalynne Hooker of Los Banos Tigers Wrestling

2016 Men’s Western Junior Greco-Roman Regional Champions

106 lbs.- Darrick Stacey of East Idaho Elite

113 lbs.- Edward Matthew Hruby of Vacaville Wrestling Club

120 lbs.- Riley Gurr of Tri cities wrestling club

126 lbs.- Jayden Griffin of Hurricane Valley W.C.

132 lbs.- Jerry Mealey of Cobra All Stars

138 lbs.- Brock Hardy of Stinger wrestling club

145 lbs.- Dylan Gregerson of Tactik 3-Style Wrestling

152 lbs.- Josiah Rider of Grand junction

160 lbs.- AJ Geers of Eastern Iowa wrestling Club

170 lbs.- Myles Wilson of Summit wrestling

182 lbs.- Garth Healey of Wasatch

195 lbs.- Tage McNutt of St. Joe. Metro

220 lbs.- Chad Porter of TWC/Arizona Wrestling Club

285 lbs.- Brian Barnes of McMinnville High School Wrestle