Atlanta hosts Kids Greco-Roman and Freestyle Nationals for second year in a row

ATLANTA, Ga. – Georgia World Congress Center sets the ground for the 2018 Kids Greco-Roman and Freestyle Nationals this Saturday and Sunday. Intermediate through schoolboy/girl, 10 to 14 years-old, who competed in their respective regional championships qualify for this event.

This weekend concludes the final installment of USA Wrestling’s Triple Crown Series. Champions of Folkstyle, Greco-Roman, and Freestyle nationals of the same year will receive the prestigious Triple Crown honor.

At last year’s event, 11 wrestlers earned the Triple Crown honor, including intermediates Thomas Verrette of Colorado at 75 pounds, William Cole of Illinois at 120 pounds and Jonathan Rulo of Illinois at 120+ pounds.

At the novice level Koy Hopke of Wisconsin at 112 pounds, Hudson Davis of Oregon at 130 pounds and Jadon Hellerud of Minnesota at 140 pounds claimed the Triple Crown title.

For schoolboys Kolby Warren of Missouri at 70 pounds, Jordan Williams of Oklahoma at 91 pounds, Jesse Mendez of Indiana at 105 pounds, Deon Davis of Nebraska at 136 pounds and Robert Paul Perez of California at 144 pounds won all three styles.

In addition to the three national championship age-groups, a Bantam Festival will be held in both styles.

Greco-Roman begins the tournament on Saturday, and Freestyle concludes the tournament on Sunday.

You can catch all the action for this weekend on Trackcast.

ASICS KIDS FREESTYLE AND GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALS
at Atlanta, Georgia June 29-30

Event Schedule

Saturday, June 30

8:40am – 9am: Parade of Competitors

9am – Conclusion: Greco-Roman Session 1

Sunday, July 1

8:40am – 9am: Parade of Competitors

9am – Conclusion: Freestyle Session 1

2018 USA WRESTLING FOLKSTYLE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
(eligible for the USA Wrestling Kids Triple Crown)

Intermediate

49 - Jaclyn Bouzakis (Team Greco)

53 - Dylan Frothinger (Team Idaho)

56 - Morgan Turner (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy)

59 - Caeleb Hutchinson (Manhattan Wrestling)

63 - Nico DeSalvo (Bayou Elite Wrestling Club)

67 - Legend Ellis (Threestyle wrestling)

71 - Jayden James (Team Hammer)

77 - Aaron Stewart (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy)

84 - Cooper Rowe (No Nonsense Wrestling)

93 - Hayden Smith (Patriots Wrestling Club)

105 - Danny Zmorowski (Shamrocks Wrestling Club Akron)

120 -  Rowan Treasurer of Bulldog Premier WC

Novice

58 - Jaredd Blount II (Marietta)
63 - Edwin Sierra (Arizona Grapplers)
67 - Wyatt Lees (Team Donahoe
70 - Parker Reynolds (Contenders Wrestling Academy)
74 - Ryker Graff (Sebolt Wrestling Academy)
78 - Vince Bouzakis (Team Greco)
82 - Alex Braun (Woodbury)
86 - PJ Duke (Buxton
92 - Alessio Perentin (Buxton)
98 - Hudson Rogers (Team Idaho)
108 - Bas Diaz (Team Greco)
117 - Aiden Cooley (Best Trained)
135 - Draven Woods (ICE Performance)
160 - Chase Ackerman of Back 2 Basics

Schoolboy/girl

71 - Deion Johnson (Harvey Twisters)

77 - Aden Valencia (AWA)

83 - Brandon Cannon (Sons of Thunder Academy)

87 - Marc-Anthony McGowan (Ramos Training Wrestling Club)

90 - Joe Davi (Buxton)

97 - Weston Dalton (Pueblo County)

102 - Brennan Van Hoecke (Naples Titans)

106 - Aiden Riggins (Sebolt Wrestling Academy)

110 - Dylan Elmore (Team Kansas)

114 - Ethan Riddle (Askren Wrestling Academy)

119 - Joshua Barr (Team Donahoe)

125- Ryder Rogotzke (East Ridge)

130 - Thor Michaelson (NWWC)

136 - James Rowley (Orange Crush Wrestling Club)

149 - Max Callahan (Team Donahoe)

165 - Ryley Barnett (Cedar Falls Wrestling Club)

187 - Quentin Saunders (Team of Hard Knox)

250 - Ryan Boersma (Region Wrestling Academy)

Here’s a look at the 2017 Kids Greco-Roman and Freestyle national champions:

GRECO-ROMAN

Bantam

40 - Kylan Berry of Maine

45 - Gannon Willson of Oklahoma

50 - Jovani Solis of Florida

55 - Bryson Cash of Virginia

60 - Asher Bacon of Florida

65 - Martez `The Phenom` Sheard of Wisconsin

70 - Ivan Ivanov of Idaho

75 - James Curoso of California

75+ - Kameron Hazelett of Indiana

75++ - Brody Schuette of Georgia

Intermediate

50 - Caleb Noble of Wisconsin

55 - Nico DeSalvo of Louisiana

60 - James Hemmila of Illinois

65 - Gavin Weichelt of Colorado

70 - Derek Barrows of Colorado

75 - Thomas J. Verrette of Colorado

80 - Jaxon Penovich of Illinois

87 - Anthony Gutierrez of Illinois

103 - Adonis Bonar of Nebraska

112 - Michael Mocco of Florida

120 - William Cole of Illinois

120++ - Jonathan Rulo of Illinois

Novice

60 - Zan Fugitt of Missouri

65 - Luke Lilledahl of Missouri

70 - Kael Lauridsen of Nebraska

75 - Pierson Manville of Minnesota

80 - Joel Adams of Nebraska

85 - Alessio Perentin of New Jersey

90 - Jayden Colon of Illinois

95 - Sawyer Bartelt of Florida

100 - Dylan Evans of Pennsylvania

105 - Cordell White of Florida

112 - Koy Hopke of Wisconsin

120 - Gabriel Arnold of Georgia

130 - Hudson Davis of Oregon

140 - Jadon Hellerud of Minnesota

140+ - Alex Morris of Nebraska

140++ - Noah Blair of Nebraska

140+++ - Gunner Willson of Oklahoma

Schoolboy/girl

70 - Kolby Warren of Missouri

77 - Greyson Clark of Wisconsin

84 - Kayd Craig of Idaho

91 - Jordan Williams of Oklahoma

98 - Cason Lindsey of Kansas

105 - Jesse Mendez of Indiana

112 - Vance VomBaur of Colorado

120 - James Johnston of Michigan

128 - Robert Weston of Georgia

136 - Deon Davis of Nebraska

144 - Robert Paul Perez 111 of California

152 - Andrew Wenzel of Illinois

160 - Seth Shumate of Ohio

175 - Noah Pettigrew of Georgia

190 - Keith Brown of Oregon

210-265 - Chase Thompson of Florida

FREESTYLE

Bantam

40 - Kylan Berry of Maine

45 - Malik Hoskins of Arizona

50 - Jovani Solis of Florida

55 - Bryson Cash of Virginia

60 - Asher Bacon of Florida

65 - Martez `The Phenom` Sheard of Wisconsin

70 - Ivan Ivanov of Idaho

75 - James Curoso of California

75+ - Kameron Hazelett of Indiana

75++ - Brody Schuette of Georgia

Intermediate

50 - Mason Burnham of Oklahoma

55 - Grey Burnett of Ohio

60 - Chris LaLonde of Colorado

65 - Kaiyon McKinney of Ohio

70 - Jayden James of New Jersey

75 - Thomas J. Verrette of Colorado

80 - Jaxon Penovich of Illinois

87 - Terrell Mcfarland of Pennsylvania

103 - Adonis Bonar of Nebraska

112 - Michael Mocco of Florida

120 - William Cole of Illinois

120+ - Jonathan Rulo of Illinois

Novice

60 - Mack Mauger of Idaho

65 - Luke Lilledahl of Missouri

70 - Kael Lauridsen of Nebraska

75 - Pierson Manville of Minnesota

80 - Nathanael Jesuroga of Texas

85 - Lars Michaelson of Washington

90 - Calvin Lonnquist of Minnesota

95 - Zeke Dubler of Pennsylvania

100 - Gerard Johnson of Maryland

105 - Cordell White of Florida

112 - Koy Hopke of Wisconsin

120 - Gabriel Arnold of Georgia

130 - Hudson Davis of Oregon

140 - Jadon Hellerud of Minnesota

140+ - Alex Morris of Nebraska

140+++ - Noah Blair of Nebraska

Schoolboy

70 - Kolby Warren of Missouri

77 - Christopher Martino of Idaho

84 - Brennan Van Hoecke of Florida

91 - Jordan Williams of Oklahoma

98 - Max Black of Colorado

105 - Jesse Mendez of Indiana

112 - Vance VomBaur of Colorado

120 - James Johnston of Michigan

128 - Kage Lenger of Missouri

136 - Deon Davis of Nebraska

144 - Robert Paul Perez 111 of California

152 - Branson Britten of Texas

160 - Quentin Saunders of Kansas

175 - Noah Pettigrew of Georgia

190 - David Harper of Georgia

265 - Chase Thompson of Florida