Fargo Day 6 preview (7/19): Junior Greco runs through quarters; Cadet Greco finishes with its finals
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Anthony Cassioppi of Illinois after winning the Junior Triple Crown in 2017. He is aiming for his second career Junior Triple Crown in the Junior Greco Nationals. Photo by Jim Thrall, Matfocus.com
WHAT’S NEW: JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN POWERS THROUGH QUARTERFINALS
Junior Greco-Roman division, the last of the six national tournaments that are held in Fargo, gets out of the gate on Thursday. Their first whistle blows at 9 a.m. for the preliminary rounds. Following later that day, the men continue through quarterfinals during their 4:30 p.m.
Two wrestlers are in the hunt for the coveted Junior Triple Crown after winning the first two legs of the journey (folkstyle and freestyle national titles): Anthony Cassioppi of Illinois at 285 and Jack Jessen of Illinois at 182. Cassioppi was also a Triple Crown winner last year, and is trying to match Michigan’s Adam Coon as the only wrestlers to win two Junior Triple Crowns. Both Cassioppi and Jessen are graduated seniors, so the Junior Greco-Roman Nationals ends their high school journeys. Cassioppi is heading to Iowa and Jessen is off to Northwestern.
Joining Cassioppi and Jessen as 2017 Junior National Greco-Roman champions looking to repeat: Anthony King of Illinois (106), Brenden Garcia of Colorado (113) and Brandon Kaylor of Washington (120).
There is a 2016 Junior Greco-Roman Nationals champion in the field, Tommy Brackett of Tennessee (182).
Runners-up in the 2017 Junior Greco-Roman Nationals who are back include Anthony Molton of Illinois (120), Austin Macias of Illinois (126), Jason Shaner of Oregon (132), Peyton Omania of California (145) and Tyler Dow of Wisconsin (160).
Other Greco-Roman All-Americans back in the mix include Brenden Chaowanapibool of Washington (106), Steele Dias of Nevada (113), Jackson Cockrell of Oklahoma (113), Nick Onea of Pennsylvania (113), Eric Barnett of Wisconsin (120), Ryan Roth of Colorado (126), Patrick McKee of Minnesota (126), Ridge Lovett of Idaho (132), Riley Gurr of Montana (132), Michael Gunther of Illinois (132), Delon Kanari of Illinois (132), Dylan Schickram of Oklahoma (132), Job Greenwood of Colorado (138), Jared Thieler of Louisiana (138), Weston Miles of Arizona (145), John Knight of Washington (170), Tate Samuelson of Colorado (182), Victor Marcelli of Ohio (182), Jackson Turley of Virginia (182), Jackson McKinney of Washington (195), Christian Knop of Alabama (195), Lucas Davison of Indiana (195), Austin Emerson of Michigan (285), Kaleb Reeves of Iowa (285), Montana Phillips of Oklahoma (285)
Along with Cassioppi and Jessen, 2018 Junior freestyle champions who have also entered the Greco-Roman include: Eric Barnett of Wisconsin (120), Danny Braunagel of Illinois (160), Lucas Davison of Indiana (195) and Luke Luffman of Illinois (220).
WHAT FINISHES: CADET GRECO-ROMAN FINALS SHOWCASES YOUNG TALENTS
The Cadet Greco-Roman scrappers wrestle their semi-finals and consolation matches Thursday morning at 9 a.m. to qualify and find themselves in the 1:30 p.m. finals session.
The semifinals have been set and are listed below:
88
Jore Volk (Minnesota) vs. Kaden Ramos (Idaho)
Christopher Martino (Idaho) vs. Daniel Sheen (Illinois)
94
Sefton Douglass (Wyoming) vs. Kai Owen (Florida)
Mason Gehloff (Minnesota) vs. Maxximus Martinez (California)
100
Abraham Hinrichsen (Illinois) vs. Kenndyl Mobley (Washington)
Trae Mcdaniel (Tennessee) vs. Richard Treanor (North Carolina)
106
Cael Swensen (Minnesota) vs. Sheldon Seymour (Pennsylvania)
Kenneth Crosby (Colorado) vs. Daniel Wask (New Jersey)
113
Joey Cape (Illinois) vs. Sam Freeman (Michigan)
Parker Decker (Texas) vs. Jacob Rundell (Illinois)
120
Haiden Drury (Washington) vs. Jesse Ybarra (Arizona)
John Wiley (Oklahoma) vs. Caleb Henson (Georgia)
126
Vance Vombaur (Colorado) vs. Vincent Zerban (Illinois)
Robert Avila (Iowa) vs. Davin Rhoads (Ohio)
132
Damien Lopez (Illinois) vs. Preston Decker (Texas)
Dominick Serrano (Colorado) vs. Fabian Lopez (Illinois)
138
Brayden Roberts (West Virginia) vs. Joshua Edmond (Michigan)
Chase Warden (Texas) vs. Luke Mechler (Wisconsin)
145
John Martin Best (West Virginia) vs. Robert Perez 111 (California)
Cael Valencia (California) vs. Daniel Segura (Ohio)
152
Carson Manville (Pennsylvania) vs. Brock Ellis (Indiana)
Camdyn Ingram (Louisiana) vs. Kaden Reetz (Wisconsin)
160
Aaron Morton (Ohio) vs. Adrien Cramer (Illinois)
Branson Britten (Texas) vs. Brayden Randolph (Michigan)
170
Greyden Penner (Missouri) vs. Colin Jagielski (Michigan)
Asa Terrell (Illinois) vs. Sam Skillings (Wisconsin)
182
Tyler Hannah (Wisconsin) vs. Colton Hawks (Missouri)
Samuel Fisher (Virginia) vs. Kyle Haas (Kansas)
195
Gavin Carter (Kansas) vs. Kolby Franklin (Pennsylvania)
Brandon Hoselton (Illinois) vs. Cameron Dubose (Washington)
220
Braxton Mikesell (Washington) vs. Dominik Vacura (Minnesota)
Gage Cook (Washington) vs. Nathaniel Deasey (Arizona)
285
Colby Whitehill (Pennsylvania) vs. Steven Culberson (Oklahoma)
Alex Coleman (Ohio) vs. Gavin Layton (Minnesota)
Notes: Illinois, the defending champion, has a strong lead going into the final day, with 10 in the semifinals and another nine in the consolations. The next teams, Washington and Minnesota, have five in the semifinals. Minnesota still has 13 in the consolations, which should give them a strong chance to move into second and make things interesting for Illinois… Only two are alive for the Cadet Triple Crown, and they meet in the 94 pound semifinals in the morning, Mason Gehloff of Minnesota and Maxximus Martinez of California. Gehloff moved up a weight after winning the freestyle title… Carson Manson of Minnesota is the only 2017 Cadet Greco-Roman champion with a chance to win back-to-back. A Manville win will give him four career Cadet titles in Fargo..
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Cadet Greco-Roman: Session III Semi-Finals and Consolation
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Junior Greco-Roman: Session I - Preliminaries and Consolations
1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Cadet Greco-Roman: Session V Finals, Medal Matches & Awards
4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Junior Greco-Roman: Session II – 1/8 Championship, Quarter-Finals and Consolations
WHAT’S NEW: JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN POWERS THROUGH QUARTERFINALS
Junior Greco-Roman division, the last of the six national tournaments that are held in Fargo, gets out of the gate on Thursday. Their first whistle blows at 9 a.m. for the preliminary rounds. Following later that day, the men continue through quarterfinals during their 4:30 p.m.
Two wrestlers are in the hunt for the coveted Junior Triple Crown after winning the first two legs of the journey (folkstyle and freestyle national titles): Anthony Cassioppi of Illinois at 285 and Jack Jessen of Illinois at 182. Cassioppi was also a Triple Crown winner last year, and is trying to match Michigan’s Adam Coon as the only wrestlers to win two Junior Triple Crowns. Both Cassioppi and Jessen are graduated seniors, so the Junior Greco-Roman Nationals ends their high school journeys. Cassioppi is heading to Iowa and Jessen is off to Northwestern.
Joining Cassioppi and Jessen as 2017 Junior National Greco-Roman champions looking to repeat: Anthony King of Illinois (106), Brenden Garcia of Colorado (113) and Brandon Kaylor of Washington (120).
There is a 2016 Junior Greco-Roman Nationals champion in the field, Tommy Brackett of Tennessee (182).
Runners-up in the 2017 Junior Greco-Roman Nationals who are back include Anthony Molton of Illinois (120), Austin Macias of Illinois (126), Jason Shaner of Oregon (132), Peyton Omania of California (145) and Tyler Dow of Wisconsin (160).
Other Greco-Roman All-Americans back in the mix include Brenden Chaowanapibool of Washington (106), Steele Dias of Nevada (113), Jackson Cockrell of Oklahoma (113), Nick Onea of Pennsylvania (113), Eric Barnett of Wisconsin (120), Ryan Roth of Colorado (126), Patrick McKee of Minnesota (126), Ridge Lovett of Idaho (132), Riley Gurr of Montana (132), Michael Gunther of Illinois (132), Delon Kanari of Illinois (132), Dylan Schickram of Oklahoma (132), Job Greenwood of Colorado (138), Jared Thieler of Louisiana (138), Weston Miles of Arizona (145), John Knight of Washington (170), Tate Samuelson of Colorado (182), Victor Marcelli of Ohio (182), Jackson Turley of Virginia (182), Jackson McKinney of Washington (195), Christian Knop of Alabama (195), Lucas Davison of Indiana (195), Austin Emerson of Michigan (285), Kaleb Reeves of Iowa (285), Montana Phillips of Oklahoma (285)
Along with Cassioppi and Jessen, 2018 Junior freestyle champions who have also entered the Greco-Roman include: Eric Barnett of Wisconsin (120), Danny Braunagel of Illinois (160), Lucas Davison of Indiana (195) and Luke Luffman of Illinois (220).
WHAT FINISHES: CADET GRECO-ROMAN FINALS SHOWCASES YOUNG TALENTS
The Cadet Greco-Roman scrappers wrestle their semi-finals and consolation matches Thursday morning at 9 a.m. to qualify and find themselves in the 1:30 p.m. finals session.
The semifinals have been set and are listed below:
88
Jore Volk (Minnesota) vs. Kaden Ramos (Idaho)
Christopher Martino (Idaho) vs. Daniel Sheen (Illinois)
94
Sefton Douglass (Wyoming) vs. Kai Owen (Florida)
Mason Gehloff (Minnesota) vs. Maxximus Martinez (California)
100
Abraham Hinrichsen (Illinois) vs. Kenndyl Mobley (Washington)
Trae Mcdaniel (Tennessee) vs. Richard Treanor (North Carolina)
106
Cael Swensen (Minnesota) vs. Sheldon Seymour (Pennsylvania)
Kenneth Crosby (Colorado) vs. Daniel Wask (New Jersey)
113
Joey Cape (Illinois) vs. Sam Freeman (Michigan)
Parker Decker (Texas) vs. Jacob Rundell (Illinois)
120
Haiden Drury (Washington) vs. Jesse Ybarra (Arizona)
John Wiley (Oklahoma) vs. Caleb Henson (Georgia)
126
Vance Vombaur (Colorado) vs. Vincent Zerban (Illinois)
Robert Avila (Iowa) vs. Davin Rhoads (Ohio)
132
Damien Lopez (Illinois) vs. Preston Decker (Texas)
Dominick Serrano (Colorado) vs. Fabian Lopez (Illinois)
138
Brayden Roberts (West Virginia) vs. Joshua Edmond (Michigan)
Chase Warden (Texas) vs. Luke Mechler (Wisconsin)
145
John Martin Best (West Virginia) vs. Robert Perez 111 (California)
Cael Valencia (California) vs. Daniel Segura (Ohio)
152
Carson Manville (Pennsylvania) vs. Brock Ellis (Indiana)
Camdyn Ingram (Louisiana) vs. Kaden Reetz (Wisconsin)
160
Aaron Morton (Ohio) vs. Adrien Cramer (Illinois)
Branson Britten (Texas) vs. Brayden Randolph (Michigan)
170
Greyden Penner (Missouri) vs. Colin Jagielski (Michigan)
Asa Terrell (Illinois) vs. Sam Skillings (Wisconsin)
182
Tyler Hannah (Wisconsin) vs. Colton Hawks (Missouri)
Samuel Fisher (Virginia) vs. Kyle Haas (Kansas)
195
Gavin Carter (Kansas) vs. Kolby Franklin (Pennsylvania)
Brandon Hoselton (Illinois) vs. Cameron Dubose (Washington)
220
Braxton Mikesell (Washington) vs. Dominik Vacura (Minnesota)
Gage Cook (Washington) vs. Nathaniel Deasey (Arizona)
285
Colby Whitehill (Pennsylvania) vs. Steven Culberson (Oklahoma)
Alex Coleman (Ohio) vs. Gavin Layton (Minnesota)
Notes: Illinois, the defending champion, has a strong lead going into the final day, with 10 in the semifinals and another nine in the consolations. The next teams, Washington and Minnesota, have five in the semifinals. Minnesota still has 13 in the consolations, which should give them a strong chance to move into second and make things interesting for Illinois… Only two are alive for the Cadet Triple Crown, and they meet in the 94 pound semifinals in the morning, Mason Gehloff of Minnesota and Maxximus Martinez of California. Gehloff moved up a weight after winning the freestyle title… Carson Manson of Minnesota is the only 2017 Cadet Greco-Roman champion with a chance to win back-to-back. A Manville win will give him four career Cadet titles in Fargo..
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Cadet Greco-Roman: Session III Semi-Finals and Consolation
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Junior Greco-Roman: Session I - Preliminaries and Consolations
1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Cadet Greco-Roman: Session V Finals, Medal Matches & Awards
4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Junior Greco-Roman: Session II – 1/8 Championship, Quarter-Finals and Consolations
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