2017 Fargo champs Ayala and Manville advance to Cadet freestyle quarterfinals

FARGO, N.D.  – The first day of Cadet men’s freestyle action wrapped up at the USMC Cadet and Junior National Championships on Saturday in Fargo, N.D.

Below are some notable names that advanced to tomorrow morning’s quarterfinals:

2017 Fargo champions
106 – Drake Ayala (Iowa)
145 – Carson Manville (Pennsylvania) – Also a 2018 Cadet World Team member (FS)

2017 Fargo runners-up
126 – Dominick Serrano (Colorado)
132 – Ryan Franco (California)

2017 Fargo All-Americans
100 – Stevo Poulin (New York)
106 – Sheldon Seymour (Pennsylvania)
106 – Kyle Rowan (Ohio)
106 – Yusief Lillie (Washington)
113 – Cooper Flynn (Tennesee)
113 – Jakason Burks (Nebraska) – Also a 2018 Cadet World Team member (GR)
120 – Caleb Rathjen (Iowa)
126 – Vincent Zerban (Illinois)
132 – Joshua Edmond (Michigan)
182 – Kyle Haas (Kansas)
182 – Rocky Elam (Missouri)
195 – Gavin Carter (Kansas)
220 – Hunter Catka (Pennsylvania)
285 – Colby Whitehill (Pennsylvania)

2018 Folkstyle National champions (eligible for Triple Crown)
88 – Mason Gehloff (Minnesota)
94 – Maxximus Martinez (California)
100 – Jordan Williams (Oklahoma)
113 – Colton Drousias (Indiana)
145 – Robert Perez III (California)
160 – Duwayne Villalpando (Kansas)
182 – Kyle Haas (Kansas)
182 – Colton Hawks (Missouri)
220 – Chris Island (California)

Below are some notable wrestlers who lost in the championship bracket:

2017 Fargo runners-up
113 – Carter Young (Oklahoma)

2017 Fargo All-Americans
100 – Richard Treanor (North Carolina)
106 - Tommy Curran (Illinois)
113 – Dyson Kunz (Nebraska) - OUT

2018 Folkstyle National champions
113 – Hunter Garvin (Colorado) – OUT
126 – Robert Avila (Iowa)
132 – Randy Myers (Colorado)
138 – Devin Gomez (Kansas)

2018 USMC CADET AND JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Fargo, N.D., July 14-20

Cadet men’s freestyle quarterfinal matchups

88 pounds
Brandon O`Brien (Iowa) vs.  Jore Volk (Minnesota)
Kaden Ramos (Idaho) vs. Tristan Stafford (Arkansas)
Mason Gehloff (Minnesota) vs. Marlon Yarbrough (Ohio)
Jacob Van Dee (Pennsylvania) vs.  Christopher Martino (Idaho)

94 pounds
Maxximus Martinez (California) vs. Zack Mattin (Ohio)
Kai Owen (Florida) vs. Oscar Alvarez (Washington)
Carter Fousek (Iowa) vs. Guy Clevenger (Oklahoma)
Tryon Kaess (Washington) vs. Reid Nelson (Minnesota)

100 pounds
Stevo Poulin (New York) vs. Sean Seefeldt (Ohio)
Rocco Welsh (Pennsylvania) vs. Jordan Williams (Oklahoma)
Abraham Hinrichsen (Illinois) vs. Kenneth Crosby (Colorado)
Jackson Arrington (Pennsylvania) vs. Alex Almeyda (New Jersey)

106 pounds
Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. Jack Maida (New Jersey)
Sheldon Seymour (Pennsylvania) vs. Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin)
Kyle Rowan (Ohio) vs. Daniel Wask (New Jersey)
Max Black (Colorado) vs. Yusief Lillie (Washington)

113 pounds
Anthony Noto (New York) vs. Zeke Seltzer (Indiana)
Garett Lautzenheiser (Ohio) vs. Daniel Cardenas (Colorado)
Jakason Burks (Nebraska) vs.  Colton Drousias (Indiana)
Kurtis Phipps (Pennsylvania) vs. Cooper Flynn (Tennessee)

120 pounds
Ryan Crookham (Pennsylvania) vs. Jesse Ybarra (Arizona)
Drew Roberts (Oregon) vs. Brayden Littell (Indiana)
Teague Travis (Missouri) vs. Michael Kilic (Georgia)
Ramon Ramos (Arizona) vs. Caleb Rathjen (Iowa)

126 pounds
Joey Olivieri (New Jersey) vs. Cody Chittum (Tennessee)
Michael Burnett (Ohio) vs. Vincent Zerban (Illinois)
Wyatt Henson (Pennsylvania) vs. Caleb Henson (Georgia)
Reid Ballantyne (Minnesota) vs. Dominick Serrano (Colorado)

132 pounds
Ryan Franco (California) vs. Jaxon Smith (Georgia)
Preston Decker (Texas) vs. Derek Fields (Ohio)
Jake Niffenegger (Ohio) vs. Noah Villarreal (Illinois)
Nicholas Vafiadis (Virginia) vs. Joshua Edmond (Michigan)

138 pounds
Travis Mastrogiovanni (New Jersey) vs. Chase Warden (Texas)
Douglas Terry (Ohio) vs. Jagger Condomitti (Pennsylvania)
Luke Geog (Ohio) vs. Luke Mechler (Wisconsin)
Jackson Dean (New Jersey) vs. Brayden Roberts (West Virginia)

145 pounds
Carson Manville (Pennsylvania) vs. Robert Perez III (California)
Nicholas Stonecheck (Georgia) vs. Antonio Segura (Colorado)
Cougar Andersen (Oklahoma) vs. Cael Valencia (California)
Caden Rogers (Pennsylvania) vs. John martin Best (West Virginia)

152 pounds
Nicholas Steele (Arizona) vs. Donald Cates (North Carolina)
Manuel Rojas (Michigan) vs. Noah Inboden (Ohio)
Dane Donabedian (Michigan) vs. Brock Ellis (Indiana)
Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) vs. Noah Ewen (Ohio)

160 pounds
Branson Britten (Texas) vs. Quayin Short (Minnesota)
Brady Spaeth (Wisconsin) vs. Clayton Ulrey (Pennsylvania)
Duwayne Villalpando (Kansas) vs. Luke Rasmussen (Illinois)
Aiden Warren (Indiana) vs. Connor Oneil (New Jersey)

170 pounds
Shaeden Scheidt (South Dakota) vs. Sam Skillings (Wisconsin)
Matthew Rogers (New York) vs. Sage Walker (Iowa)
Zane Hake (California) vs. Seth Shumate (Ohio)
Wyatt Lidberg (Minnesota) vs. Luke Stout (Pennsylvania)

182 pounds
Michael Tal-shahar (Florida) vs. Nathan Haas (California)
Kyle Haas (Kansas) vs. Colton Hawks (Missouri)
Ethan Hatcher (Ohio) vs. John Poznanski (New Jersey)
Samuel Fisher (Virginia) vs. Rocky Elam (Missouri)

195 pounds
Gavin Carter (Kansas) vs. Kolby Franklin (Pennsylvania)
Elijah Olson (Colorado) vs. Bret Kostka (Wisconsin)
David Harper (Georgia) vs. Dorian Crosby (Pennsylvania)
Peter Ming (California) vs. Noah Pettigrew (Georgia)

220 pounds
Hunter Catka (Pennsylvania) vs. Cruz Partain (Oklahoma)
Chris Island (California) vs. Dominik Vacura (Minnesota)
Daniel Goodrich (Texas) vs. Nathaniel Deasey (Arizona)
Daniel Striggow (Minnesota) vs. Braxton Mikesell (Washington)

285 pounds
Hayden Copass (Illinois) vs. Josiah Hill (California)
Gavin Layton (Minnesota) vs. Steven Kolcheff (Michigan)
Jalen Stephens (Pennsylvania) vs. John Wiese (Oklahoma)
Steven Culberson (Oklahoma) vs. Colby Whitehill (Pennsylvania)