Fargo Day 1 preview (7/14): Tournament kicks off with large Cadet boys and girls fields
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Carson Manville on the way to a 2017 Cadet Nationals freestyle title. Manville competed in the UWW Cadet World Championships last week in Croatia. Photo by Jim Thrall, Matfocus.com
WHAT’S NEW:
Saturday is the first day of the 2018 U.S. Marine Corps Junior and Cadet Nationals. Kicking off the event this year are the Cadet men and women’s freestyle tournament. The first session begins at 9 a.m. followed by a second session at 3:00 p.m. with men and women wrestling both sessions.
ABOUT THE CADET MEN’S FREESTYLE EVENT
2017 Cadet National freestyle champions who are eligible to return are Drake Ayala of Iowa (106) and Carson Manville of Pennsylvania (145).
2017 Cadet National freestyle runners-up who are eligible to return are Carter Young of Oklahoma (113), Dominick Serrano of Colorado (126) and Ryan Franco of California (132).
Other returning Cadet freestyle All-Americans in field: Stevo Poulin of New York (100), Richard Treanor of North Carolina (100), Tommy Curran of Illinois (106), Sheldon Seymour of Pennsylvania (106), Kyle Rowan of Ohio (106), Yusief Lillie of Washington (106), Cooper Flynn of Tennessee (113), Dyson Kunz of Nebraska (113), Jackason Burks of Nebraska (113), Caleb Rathjen of Iowa (120), Vincent Zerban of Illinois (126), Joshua Edmond of Michigan (132), Rocky Elam of Missouri (182), Kyle Haas of Kansas (182), Gavin Carter of Kansas (195), Hunter Catka of Pennsylvania (220), Colby Whitehill of Pennsylvania (285)
2018 Cadet Freestyle World Team members in field: Carson Manville of Pennsylvania (145)
2018 Cadet Greco-Roman World Team members in field: Jackason Burks of Nebraska (113)
Total number of entries: 1,179
Largest weight class: 120 pounds with 107 entries
Top five teams in 2017: Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Iowa.
Notes: The Cadet Nationals for men, both in freestyle and Greco-Roman, is always a great coming-out party for young wrestlers in the international styles. In most cases, it is second-year Cadets who earn All-American honors in Fargo, so there are not a lot of returning stars from the year before. This year in freestyle, there are two national champions and three runners-up who are back, and only a total of 22 All-Americans from 2017 in the field. Most of the returning stars are in the lighter weights. The 106 weight class has four returning All-Americans, including a pair of 2017 Cadet National champions, Drake Ayala of Iowa who won in freestyle last year and Yusief Lillie of Washington, who won in Greco-Roman. There are two members of the 2018 UWW Cadet World Team who came to wrestle as Cadets in Fargo, freestyler Carson Manville of Pennsylvania (145) and Greco-Roman star Jackason Burks of Nebraska at 113. Manville is one of the two returning Cadet National freestyle champions, along with Ayala. It is a large field with athletes from across the nation looking to make a name for themselves.
Click here for FloWrestling Cadet Nationals freestyle preview
ABOUT THE CADET WOMEN’S FREESTYLE EVENT
Returning champions in field: Brelane Huber of Idaho (112), Nia Miranda of Texas (144).
Returning runners-up in field: Taryn Martin of Ohio (112), Kenzie Cormier of Washington (112), Sophia Smith of North Dakota (122), Ryan Schlereth of Missouri (200).
Other returning Cadet Women All-Americans in field: Alejandra Corral of Hawaii (100), Lizette Rodriguez of California (100), Haley Ward of California (100), Samara Chavez of Texas (106), Emalie Olson of Missouri (112), Melanie Mendoza of California (112), Camille Fourier of Texas (117), Riley Holman of Arkansas (122), Aki Choates of Georgia (122), Amor Tuttle of Minnesota (122), Mia Macaluso of New York (127), Grace Pauls of New York (132), Jazzmine Seely of Missouri (138), Emmily Patneaud of California (144), Nevaeh Cassidy of Washington (144), Gianna Anaya of California (152), Emma Cole of Missouri (152), Sariah Stewart of New York (164), Alia Abushi of California (164), Tristan Kelly of Colorado (164), Katie Moore of New York (164), Olivia Robinson of Oregon (164), Juliannah Bolli of California (180), Taja Showers of Virginia (200)
2018 Cadet World Team members in field: Sterling Dias of Nevada (94), Cheyenne Bowman of California (132), Tristan Kelly of Colorado (184).
Total number of entries: 258, a new record
Largest weight class: 122 pounds, with 31 entries
Top five teams in 2017: California, Texas, Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin.
Notes: The biggest Cadet women’s field in history is also super strong, with two national champions, five national runners-up, three UWW Cadet World Team members and 30 returning All-Americans in the field. There are three returning finalists at 112 this year, champion Brelane Huber of Idaho and runners-up Taryn Martin of Ohio and Kenzie Cormier of Washington. The 164-pound class has five returning All-Americans. Expect some fireworks on Saturday, and some new stars to make their names.
SATURDAY FARGO SCHEDULE
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Cadet Freestyle: Session I – Preliminaries and Consolations
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Cadet Women Freestyle: Session I – Preliminaries and Consolations
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Cadet Freestyle: Session II – Preliminaries, Consolations
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Cadet Women Freestyle: Session II – Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Consolations
WHAT’S NEW:
Saturday is the first day of the 2018 U.S. Marine Corps Junior and Cadet Nationals. Kicking off the event this year are the Cadet men and women’s freestyle tournament. The first session begins at 9 a.m. followed by a second session at 3:00 p.m. with men and women wrestling both sessions.
ABOUT THE CADET MEN’S FREESTYLE EVENT
2017 Cadet National freestyle champions who are eligible to return are Drake Ayala of Iowa (106) and Carson Manville of Pennsylvania (145).
2017 Cadet National freestyle runners-up who are eligible to return are Carter Young of Oklahoma (113), Dominick Serrano of Colorado (126) and Ryan Franco of California (132).
Other returning Cadet freestyle All-Americans in field: Stevo Poulin of New York (100), Richard Treanor of North Carolina (100), Tommy Curran of Illinois (106), Sheldon Seymour of Pennsylvania (106), Kyle Rowan of Ohio (106), Yusief Lillie of Washington (106), Cooper Flynn of Tennessee (113), Dyson Kunz of Nebraska (113), Jackason Burks of Nebraska (113), Caleb Rathjen of Iowa (120), Vincent Zerban of Illinois (126), Joshua Edmond of Michigan (132), Rocky Elam of Missouri (182), Kyle Haas of Kansas (182), Gavin Carter of Kansas (195), Hunter Catka of Pennsylvania (220), Colby Whitehill of Pennsylvania (285)
2018 Cadet Freestyle World Team members in field: Carson Manville of Pennsylvania (145)
2018 Cadet Greco-Roman World Team members in field: Jackason Burks of Nebraska (113)
Total number of entries: 1,179
Largest weight class: 120 pounds with 107 entries
Top five teams in 2017: Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Iowa.
Notes: The Cadet Nationals for men, both in freestyle and Greco-Roman, is always a great coming-out party for young wrestlers in the international styles. In most cases, it is second-year Cadets who earn All-American honors in Fargo, so there are not a lot of returning stars from the year before. This year in freestyle, there are two national champions and three runners-up who are back, and only a total of 22 All-Americans from 2017 in the field. Most of the returning stars are in the lighter weights. The 106 weight class has four returning All-Americans, including a pair of 2017 Cadet National champions, Drake Ayala of Iowa who won in freestyle last year and Yusief Lillie of Washington, who won in Greco-Roman. There are two members of the 2018 UWW Cadet World Team who came to wrestle as Cadets in Fargo, freestyler Carson Manville of Pennsylvania (145) and Greco-Roman star Jackason Burks of Nebraska at 113. Manville is one of the two returning Cadet National freestyle champions, along with Ayala. It is a large field with athletes from across the nation looking to make a name for themselves.
Click here for FloWrestling Cadet Nationals freestyle preview
ABOUT THE CADET WOMEN’S FREESTYLE EVENT
Returning champions in field: Brelane Huber of Idaho (112), Nia Miranda of Texas (144).
Returning runners-up in field: Taryn Martin of Ohio (112), Kenzie Cormier of Washington (112), Sophia Smith of North Dakota (122), Ryan Schlereth of Missouri (200).
Other returning Cadet Women All-Americans in field: Alejandra Corral of Hawaii (100), Lizette Rodriguez of California (100), Haley Ward of California (100), Samara Chavez of Texas (106), Emalie Olson of Missouri (112), Melanie Mendoza of California (112), Camille Fourier of Texas (117), Riley Holman of Arkansas (122), Aki Choates of Georgia (122), Amor Tuttle of Minnesota (122), Mia Macaluso of New York (127), Grace Pauls of New York (132), Jazzmine Seely of Missouri (138), Emmily Patneaud of California (144), Nevaeh Cassidy of Washington (144), Gianna Anaya of California (152), Emma Cole of Missouri (152), Sariah Stewart of New York (164), Alia Abushi of California (164), Tristan Kelly of Colorado (164), Katie Moore of New York (164), Olivia Robinson of Oregon (164), Juliannah Bolli of California (180), Taja Showers of Virginia (200)
2018 Cadet World Team members in field: Sterling Dias of Nevada (94), Cheyenne Bowman of California (132), Tristan Kelly of Colorado (184).
Total number of entries: 258, a new record
Largest weight class: 122 pounds, with 31 entries
Top five teams in 2017: California, Texas, Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin.
Notes: The biggest Cadet women’s field in history is also super strong, with two national champions, five national runners-up, three UWW Cadet World Team members and 30 returning All-Americans in the field. There are three returning finalists at 112 this year, champion Brelane Huber of Idaho and runners-up Taryn Martin of Ohio and Kenzie Cormier of Washington. The 164-pound class has five returning All-Americans. Expect some fireworks on Saturday, and some new stars to make their names.
SATURDAY FARGO SCHEDULE
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Cadet Freestyle: Session I – Preliminaries and Consolations
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Cadet Women Freestyle: Session I – Preliminaries and Consolations
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Cadet Freestyle: Session II – Preliminaries, Consolations
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Cadet Women Freestyle: Session II – Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Consolations
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