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UWW Cadet Greco World Team Trials finals set for Friday evening in Akron

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by McKenzie Pavacich, USA Wrestling

A number of upsets rocked the brackets early on in the 2018 Freestyle and Greco World Team Trials, with six returning Fargo champions and two returning Cadet World Team members getting knocked out of the championship side between the quarter and semifinals on Friday afternoon in Akron, Ohio.


  • 41-45 kg: 2017 Greco-Roman Fargo Champion Chance Lamer lost to Cale Anderson
  • 48 kg: 2017 Cadet Greco World Team member Kase Mauger lost 11-8 to Kenneth Crosby in the quarterfinals, before Crosby teched his way to the finals
  • 51 kg: Aizayah Yacapin teched 2017 Greco Fargo champion Carter Young in the semifinals, advancing to face Jakason Burks in the finals.
  • 60 kg: Myles Knuckles took out 2017 Cadet Greco-Roman Fargo Champion Reece Witcraft in the quarterfinals on his way to picking up four tech falls on the day. He’ll face Phillip Moomey finals.
  • 65 kg: 2017 Cadet Greco and Freestyle Fargo Champs Michael Weber and Mason Manville were knocked to the bottom of the bracket after losing in the round of 16 and the quarterfinals, respectively. Weber was pinned by Ryan Wheeler, and Dominic Damon took down Manville by technical fall in the quarterfinals.
  • 71 kg: Jace Luchau took down Aaron Gandara in the quarterfinals before advancing to the finals off of a technical superiority over Donnell Washington.
  • 92 kg: 2017 dual-style Fargo Champions Ashton Sharp and Braxton Amos were both defeated in the quarterfinals. Jacob Kaminski took down Sharp by technical fall and Peter Christensen defeated Amos with a 12-11 decision. The two will face each other in the finals of the weight class.


The Cadet Greco-Roman World Team Trials best-of-three finals will feature two returning 2017 Greco Fargo Champions in a field of unexpected matchups.


UWW Cadet GR WTT Finals Pairings

41-45kg: Gabe Wisenhunt vs. Cale Anderson
48kg: Brenden Chaowanapibool vs. Kenneth Crosby
51kg: Jakason Burks vs. Aizayah Yacapin
55kg: Dylan Ragusin vs. Hunter Lewis
60kg: Phillip Moomey vs. Miles Knuckles
65kg: Chance McLane vs. Dominic Damon
71kg: Jace Luchau vs. James Burks
80kg: Jonathon Fagen vs. Abe Assad
92kg: Jacob Kaminski vs. Peter Christensen 
110kg: Joshua Heindselman vs. Luke Luffman


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