Finals set in Western Junior Regionals in Greco-Roman

Las Vegas, Nev. – The Junior Greco-Roman Western Regional finals are set after an action-packed day of wrestling at South Point Arena in Las Vegas.


The tournament will resume tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. (PT) with semifinal consolations and medal rounds. Live stream is available on TrackWrestling.com


Returning Greco-Roman Western Regional champion Billy Sullivan of Nevada is seeking another Regional title but this time at 113-pounds. Last year, Sullivan won the 2017 Greco-Roman Western Regional at 106-pounds.


Dominating his way to the finals is returning champion Brett Johnson of Arizona at 285-pounds. Johnson secured his way to the finals after back-to-back pins.


The 106-pound weight class crowned a winner after a round robin victory. Charlie Boyle of Arizona pinned Christian Her of California for the win.


Finalists represent 12 states, plus Canada.

WESTERN JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN REGIONAL

At Las Vegas, Nev., April 25

Final Matchups

113 lbs. – Billy Sullivan (Nevada) vs. Braxton Sample (Washington)

120 lbs. – Tariq Hornbuckle (Arizona) vs. Haiden Drury (Washington)

126 lbs. – Hunter Sparks (Oregon) vs. Jacob Shack (Alaska)

132 lbs. – Austin Almaguer (Washington) vs. Drew Bennet (Iowa)

138 lbs. – Luke Wymer (Ohio) vs. Jacob Tangen (Colorado)

145 lbs. – Caden Moore (Nebraska) vs. Dany Coles (Canada)

152 lbs. – Nathan Moore (Washington) vs. Justus Scott (Nevada)

160 lbs. – Tyler Eischens (Minnesota) vs. Desmond Bowers (Nevada)

170 lbs. – John Knights (Washington) vs. Jack Ervien (Washington)

182 lbs. – Shane Gibson (Montana) vs. Guillermo Escobedo (California)

195 lbs. – Chad Edwards (Alaska) vs. Connor Bourne (Nevada)

220 lbs. – Beau Crawford (Oregon) vs. David Woods (Alaska)

285 lbs. – Brett Johnson (Arizona) vs. Henry Saafi (Alaska)

SemiFinal Results

113 lbs. –

Billy Sullivan (Nevada) tech. fall Nathan Kahoe (Iowa), 14-1

Braxton Sample (Washington) tech. fall Tucker Cotten (Arizona), 10-0


120 lbs. –

Haiden Drury (Washington) tech. fall Johnny Masopust (Colorado), 10-0

Tariq Hornbuckle (Arizona) tech. fall Chris Strange (Oregon), 16-4


126 lbs. –

Hunter Sparks (Oregon) tech. fall William Edelblute (Idaho), 11-0

Jacob Shack (Alaska) dec. Cody Fettig (Oregon), 16-15


132 lbs. –

Austin Almaguer (Washington) pin Wayne Newman (Alaska), 0:52

Drew Bennet (Iowa) tech. fall Blake Haney (Washington), 10-0


138 lbs. –

Luke Wymer (Ohio) dec. Samuel Andreassen, 16-4

Jacob Tangen (Colorado) tech. fall Jack Latimer (Washington), 11-0


145 lbs. –

Caden Moore (Nebraska) dec. Ezekial Williams (Idaho), 10-3

Dany Coles (Canada) tech. fall Chance McLane (Montana), 15-5


152 lbs. –

Nathan Moore (Washington) tech. fall McKay Foy, 10-0

Justus Scott (Nevada) pin Garhett Gibson (South Dakota), 1:40


160 lbs. –

Tyler Eischens (Minnesota) tech. fall Payton Hume (Montana), 12-1

Desmond Bowers (Nevada) DQ David Johnson (Ohio)


170 lbs. –

John Knights (Washington) tech. fall Zack Stratton (Washington), 15-4

Jack Ervien (Washington) dec. Evan Bockman (Alaska), 8-5


182 lbs. –

Shane Gibson (Montana) dec. Noah Clay, 7-4

Guillermo Escobedo (California) tech. fall Clint Herrick (Missouri), 10-0


195 lbs. –

Chad Edwards (Alaska) dec. Hunter James (Oregon), 12-8

Connor Bourne (Nevada) tech. fall Kash Anderson (Idaho), 10-0


220 lbs. –

Beau Crawford (Oregon) tech. fall Ryder Goff (Washington), 12-0

David Woods (Alaska) tech. fall Armando Delgado (Arizona), 14-1


285 lbs. –

Brett Johnson (Arizona) pin Tanner Karnes (Missouri), 1:47

Henry Saafi (Alaska) tech. fall Braxton Ard (Utah), 10-0