UWW Junior Men's Freestyle Nationals quarterfinals complete, semifinals set
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by JD Rader, USA Wrestling
Photo by Robbert Witjman.
Session II of the UWW Junior Men’s Freestyle Nationals has to come to a close. All quarterfinal matchups have been wrestled and the semifinals have been set.
Session notes:
• NC State’s Jarrett Trombley upset 2017 Cadet World Team member and 2018 Fargo champ Jordan Decatur
• Roman Bravo-Young will take on Patrick Glory in a battle of 2019 NCAA All-Americans at 61 kg
• Two-time NCAA All-American Yahya Thomas beat Keegan O`Toole on criteria, setting up a semifinal matchup with 2018 Cadet and Junior World Team member Joshua Saunders
• All of the 70 kg and 74 kg semifinals are must-watch matches
• Victor Marcelli upset 2018 Junior Pan American champion and top seed Kordell Norfleet 15-11
• NC State redshirt freshman Trent Hidlay beat 2018 Cadet World bronze medalist 8-0, setting up a semifinal with 2017 Cadet World bronze medalist Gavin Hoffman at 86 kg
• Anthony Cassioppi has looked dominant and has yet to give up a point
Wrestling will pick back up at 5 p.m. PST on Flowrestling.org after the Senior Men’s Freestyle finals and wrestle through completion.
2019 UWW Junior Men’s Freestyle Nationals
At the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., April 26-27
Semifinal pairings
57 kg
Malik Heinselman (tOSU) vs C Cannon (Blairstown)
Trevor Mastroigiovanni (Blairstown) vs Sam Latona (TMWC)
61 kg
Roman Bravo-Young (Nittany Lion WC) vs Patrick Glory (NJRTC)
Gabriel Tagg (EAP) vs Jarrett Trombley (Wolfpack WC)
65 kg
Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) vs Real Woods (CARTC)
Yahya Thomas (NWU) vs Joshua Saunders (TMWC)
70 kg
Sam Sasso (tOSU) vs Anthony Artalona (PRTC)
Brayton Lee (MN) vs Jacori Teemer (ASU)
74 kg
Travis Wittlake Jr. (CRTC) vs Danny Braunagel (IRTC)
DJ Shannon (EAP) vs David Carr (CRTC)
79 kg
Aaron Brooks (TMWC) vs Parker Keckeisen (Askren Wrestling Academy)
Shane Griffith (CARTC) vs Dylan Plott (unattached)
86 kg
Victor Marcelli (CWC) vs Zachary Braunagel (IRTC)
Trent Hidlay (Wolfpack WC) vs Gavin Hoffman (tOSU)
92 kg
Jakob Woodley (OKLA) vs Joel Shapiro (CRTC)
Brandon Whitman (THWC) vs Lucas Davison (TMWC)
97 kg
Austin Harris (CRTC) vs Sam Schuyler (Bulls WC)
Tanner Sloan (JWC) vs Wyatt Hendrickson (unattached)
125 kg
Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs Kane Hutchison (Air Force)
Seth Nevills (unattached) vs John Borst (SERTC)
Quarterfinal results
57 Malik Heinselman Castle Rock, CO (Ohio State-Unattached) VSU Carter Young Stillwater, OK (Team BIG), 10-0 3:19
57 Chris Cannon Blairstown, NJ (Blairstown Wrestling Club) VSU Brody Teske State College, PA (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club), 10-0 2:21
57 Trevor Mastrogiovanni Blairstown, NJ (Blairstown Wrestling Club) VPO1 Cevion Severado St. Peters, MO (Missouri), 11-3
57 Sam Latona Blacksburg, VA (TMWC/ SERTC) VPO1 Wyatt Henson Morgantown, WV (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club), 8-3
61 Roman Bravo-young State College, PA (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club) VPO1 Jaime Hernandez Chapel Hill, NC (Tar Heel Wrestling Club), 9-4
61 Pat Glory Princeton, NJ (NJRTC) VPO1 Chance Rich Bakersfield, CA (Bakersfield RTC), 15-10
61 Gabriel Tagg Broadview Heights, OH (Elite Accelerator Program) VSU1 Teague Travis Columbia, MO (Missouri), 11-1 1:59
61 Jarrett Trombley Raleigh, NC (Wolfpack Wrestling Club) VFA Jordan Decatur Akron, OH (Ohio Lightning), 8-2 2:23
65 Andrew Alirez Greeley, CO (Northern Colorado Wrestling Club) VPO1 Victor Voinovich Brecksville, OH (Seasons), 14-6
65 Real Woods Stanford, CA (Stanford - California RTC) VPO Jojo Aragona Piscataway, NJ (NYAC/NJRTC), 2-0
65 Yahya Thomas Chicago, IL (Northwestern) VPO1 Keegan O`toole Hartland, WI (Askren Wrestling Academy), 4-4
65 Joshua Saunders St. Louis, MO (TMWC) VSU1 Jaden Abas San Diego, CA (California Funk Academy), 14-3 4:23
70 Sam Sasso Nazareth, PA (Ohio State-Unattached) VFA Peyton Robb Lincoln, NE (Nebraska), 2-0 1:00
70 Anthony Artalona Seffner, FL (Pennsylvania Regional Training Center) VSU Jaden Van maanen La Crosse, WI (Bison Wrestling Club), 10-0 2:00
70 Brayton Lee Brownsburg, IN (Minnesota Storm) VSU Jared Franek Harwood, ND (Bison Wrestling Club), 11-0 5:36
70 Jacori Teemer Tempe, AZ (ASU Wrestling) VPO1 Kendall Coleman West Lafayette, IN (Boilermaker RTC), 7-1
74 David Carr Ames, IA (Cyclone RTC) VPO1 Nelson Brands Iowa City, IA (U of Iowa), 4-2
74 Travis Wittlake jr. Broadbent, OR (Cowboy RTC/TMWC) VSU Paddy Gallagher Chesterland, OH (The Wrestling Factory of Cleveland), 10-0 2:35
74 Danny Braunagel O'Fallon, IL (IRTC) VPO1 Julian Ramirez Blairstown, NJ (Blairstown Wrestling Club), 3-2
74 Dj Shannon Lake Saint Louis, MO (Elite Accelerator Program) VPO1 Joe Lee State College, PA (NLWC), 13-11
79 Dustin Plott Tuttle, OK (Unattached) VFA Jeremiah Kent Columbia, MO (Missouri), 12-9 3:28
79 Aaron Brooks Hagerstown, MD (TMWC/ EAP) VPO1 Michael O`malley Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (PRTC), 8-2
79 Parker Keckeisen Glendale, WI (Askren Wrestling Academy) VPO1 Tyler Dow Stoughton, WI (University of Wisconsin), 11-10
79 Shane Griffith Stanford, CA (Stanford - California RTC) VSU1 Terrance Parks NY (NYAC), 12-1 2:01
86 Victor Marcelli Charlottesville, VA (Cavalier Wrestling Club) VPO1 Kordell Norfleet Tempe, AZ (ASU Wrestling), 15-11
86 Zachary Braunagel O'Fallon, IL (IRTC) VPO1 Thomas Penola West Lafayette, IN (Boilermaker RTC), 11-5
86 Trent Hidlay Raleigh, NC (Wolfpack Wrestling Club) VPO Abe Assad Carol Stream, IL (Izzy Style), 8-0
86 Gavin Hoffman Montoursville, PA (Ohio State-Unattached) VSU Peter Acciardi Woodcliff Lake, NJ (Bulls wrestling club), 10-0 3:41
92 Jakob Woodley Pittsburgh, PA (Oklahoma) VSU Tyrell Gordon Cedar Falls, IA (Panther Wrestling Club RTC), 10-0 3:50
92 Lucas Davison Evanston, IL (TMWC) VSU Dakota Howard Blacksburg, VA (SERTC-VT), 11-0 1:12
92 Joel Shapiro West Des Moines, IA (Cyclone RTC) VSU1 Jacob Cardenas Kearny, NJ (cordoba trained), 16-6 4:28
92 Brandon Whitman Chapel Hill, NC (Tar Heel Wrestling Club) VSU1 Brad Wilton Mason, MI (Michigan State), 12-2 3:56
97 Wyatt Hendrickson Newton, KS (Unattached) VSU1 Kyle Lightner New Brunswick, NJ (NJRTC), 12-2 1:18
97 Austin Harris Stillwater, OK (Cowboy RTC/TMWC) VSU1 Brayden Ray Corona, CA (Unattached), 14-4 3:52
97 Sam Schuyler Buffalo, NY (Bulls wrestling club) VPO1 Aric Bohn Big Bend, WI (Southern Illinois), 11-4
97 Tanner Sloan Brookings, SD (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club) VFA Antonio Andrade Hollister, CA (Oklahoma), 6-2 1:08
125 Kayne Hutchison US AIR FORCE, CO (Air Force RTC) VPO1 Jonathan Spaulding Edinboro, PA (Edinboro Regional Training Center), 11-3
125 John Borst Stephens City, VA (SERTC-VT) VSU Deonte Wilson Raleigh, NC (Wolfpack Wrestling Club), 10-0 0:53
125 Anthony Cassioppi Iowa City, IA (U of Iowa) VSU Samuel Aguilar San Luis Obispo, CA (Central Coast Regional Training Center), 10-0 0:16
125 Seth Nevills Clovis, CA (Unattached) VSU1 Austin Emerson Temperance, MI (Nebraska), 16-6 5:06
Session II of the UWW Junior Men’s Freestyle Nationals has to come to a close. All quarterfinal matchups have been wrestled and the semifinals have been set.
Session notes:
• NC State’s Jarrett Trombley upset 2017 Cadet World Team member and 2018 Fargo champ Jordan Decatur
• Roman Bravo-Young will take on Patrick Glory in a battle of 2019 NCAA All-Americans at 61 kg
• Two-time NCAA All-American Yahya Thomas beat Keegan O`Toole on criteria, setting up a semifinal matchup with 2018 Cadet and Junior World Team member Joshua Saunders
• All of the 70 kg and 74 kg semifinals are must-watch matches
• Victor Marcelli upset 2018 Junior Pan American champion and top seed Kordell Norfleet 15-11
• NC State redshirt freshman Trent Hidlay beat 2018 Cadet World bronze medalist 8-0, setting up a semifinal with 2017 Cadet World bronze medalist Gavin Hoffman at 86 kg
• Anthony Cassioppi has looked dominant and has yet to give up a point
Wrestling will pick back up at 5 p.m. PST on Flowrestling.org after the Senior Men’s Freestyle finals and wrestle through completion.
2019 UWW Junior Men’s Freestyle Nationals
At the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., April 26-27
Semifinal pairings
57 kg
Malik Heinselman (tOSU) vs C Cannon (Blairstown)
Trevor Mastroigiovanni (Blairstown) vs Sam Latona (TMWC)
61 kg
Roman Bravo-Young (Nittany Lion WC) vs Patrick Glory (NJRTC)
Gabriel Tagg (EAP) vs Jarrett Trombley (Wolfpack WC)
65 kg
Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) vs Real Woods (CARTC)
Yahya Thomas (NWU) vs Joshua Saunders (TMWC)
70 kg
Sam Sasso (tOSU) vs Anthony Artalona (PRTC)
Brayton Lee (MN) vs Jacori Teemer (ASU)
74 kg
Travis Wittlake Jr. (CRTC) vs Danny Braunagel (IRTC)
DJ Shannon (EAP) vs David Carr (CRTC)
79 kg
Aaron Brooks (TMWC) vs Parker Keckeisen (Askren Wrestling Academy)
Shane Griffith (CARTC) vs Dylan Plott (unattached)
86 kg
Victor Marcelli (CWC) vs Zachary Braunagel (IRTC)
Trent Hidlay (Wolfpack WC) vs Gavin Hoffman (tOSU)
92 kg
Jakob Woodley (OKLA) vs Joel Shapiro (CRTC)
Brandon Whitman (THWC) vs Lucas Davison (TMWC)
97 kg
Austin Harris (CRTC) vs Sam Schuyler (Bulls WC)
Tanner Sloan (JWC) vs Wyatt Hendrickson (unattached)
125 kg
Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa) vs Kane Hutchison (Air Force)
Seth Nevills (unattached) vs John Borst (SERTC)
Quarterfinal results
57 Malik Heinselman Castle Rock, CO (Ohio State-Unattached) VSU Carter Young Stillwater, OK (Team BIG), 10-0 3:19
57 Chris Cannon Blairstown, NJ (Blairstown Wrestling Club) VSU Brody Teske State College, PA (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club), 10-0 2:21
57 Trevor Mastrogiovanni Blairstown, NJ (Blairstown Wrestling Club) VPO1 Cevion Severado St. Peters, MO (Missouri), 11-3
57 Sam Latona Blacksburg, VA (TMWC/ SERTC) VPO1 Wyatt Henson Morgantown, WV (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club), 8-3
61 Roman Bravo-young State College, PA (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club) VPO1 Jaime Hernandez Chapel Hill, NC (Tar Heel Wrestling Club), 9-4
61 Pat Glory Princeton, NJ (NJRTC) VPO1 Chance Rich Bakersfield, CA (Bakersfield RTC), 15-10
61 Gabriel Tagg Broadview Heights, OH (Elite Accelerator Program) VSU1 Teague Travis Columbia, MO (Missouri), 11-1 1:59
61 Jarrett Trombley Raleigh, NC (Wolfpack Wrestling Club) VFA Jordan Decatur Akron, OH (Ohio Lightning), 8-2 2:23
65 Andrew Alirez Greeley, CO (Northern Colorado Wrestling Club) VPO1 Victor Voinovich Brecksville, OH (Seasons), 14-6
65 Real Woods Stanford, CA (Stanford - California RTC) VPO Jojo Aragona Piscataway, NJ (NYAC/NJRTC), 2-0
65 Yahya Thomas Chicago, IL (Northwestern) VPO1 Keegan O`toole Hartland, WI (Askren Wrestling Academy), 4-4
65 Joshua Saunders St. Louis, MO (TMWC) VSU1 Jaden Abas San Diego, CA (California Funk Academy), 14-3 4:23
70 Sam Sasso Nazareth, PA (Ohio State-Unattached) VFA Peyton Robb Lincoln, NE (Nebraska), 2-0 1:00
70 Anthony Artalona Seffner, FL (Pennsylvania Regional Training Center) VSU Jaden Van maanen La Crosse, WI (Bison Wrestling Club), 10-0 2:00
70 Brayton Lee Brownsburg, IN (Minnesota Storm) VSU Jared Franek Harwood, ND (Bison Wrestling Club), 11-0 5:36
70 Jacori Teemer Tempe, AZ (ASU Wrestling) VPO1 Kendall Coleman West Lafayette, IN (Boilermaker RTC), 7-1
74 David Carr Ames, IA (Cyclone RTC) VPO1 Nelson Brands Iowa City, IA (U of Iowa), 4-2
74 Travis Wittlake jr. Broadbent, OR (Cowboy RTC/TMWC) VSU Paddy Gallagher Chesterland, OH (The Wrestling Factory of Cleveland), 10-0 2:35
74 Danny Braunagel O'Fallon, IL (IRTC) VPO1 Julian Ramirez Blairstown, NJ (Blairstown Wrestling Club), 3-2
74 Dj Shannon Lake Saint Louis, MO (Elite Accelerator Program) VPO1 Joe Lee State College, PA (NLWC), 13-11
79 Dustin Plott Tuttle, OK (Unattached) VFA Jeremiah Kent Columbia, MO (Missouri), 12-9 3:28
79 Aaron Brooks Hagerstown, MD (TMWC/ EAP) VPO1 Michael O`malley Hasbrouck Heights, NJ (PRTC), 8-2
79 Parker Keckeisen Glendale, WI (Askren Wrestling Academy) VPO1 Tyler Dow Stoughton, WI (University of Wisconsin), 11-10
79 Shane Griffith Stanford, CA (Stanford - California RTC) VSU1 Terrance Parks NY (NYAC), 12-1 2:01
86 Victor Marcelli Charlottesville, VA (Cavalier Wrestling Club) VPO1 Kordell Norfleet Tempe, AZ (ASU Wrestling), 15-11
86 Zachary Braunagel O'Fallon, IL (IRTC) VPO1 Thomas Penola West Lafayette, IN (Boilermaker RTC), 11-5
86 Trent Hidlay Raleigh, NC (Wolfpack Wrestling Club) VPO Abe Assad Carol Stream, IL (Izzy Style), 8-0
86 Gavin Hoffman Montoursville, PA (Ohio State-Unattached) VSU Peter Acciardi Woodcliff Lake, NJ (Bulls wrestling club), 10-0 3:41
92 Jakob Woodley Pittsburgh, PA (Oklahoma) VSU Tyrell Gordon Cedar Falls, IA (Panther Wrestling Club RTC), 10-0 3:50
92 Lucas Davison Evanston, IL (TMWC) VSU Dakota Howard Blacksburg, VA (SERTC-VT), 11-0 1:12
92 Joel Shapiro West Des Moines, IA (Cyclone RTC) VSU1 Jacob Cardenas Kearny, NJ (cordoba trained), 16-6 4:28
92 Brandon Whitman Chapel Hill, NC (Tar Heel Wrestling Club) VSU1 Brad Wilton Mason, MI (Michigan State), 12-2 3:56
97 Wyatt Hendrickson Newton, KS (Unattached) VSU1 Kyle Lightner New Brunswick, NJ (NJRTC), 12-2 1:18
97 Austin Harris Stillwater, OK (Cowboy RTC/TMWC) VSU1 Brayden Ray Corona, CA (Unattached), 14-4 3:52
97 Sam Schuyler Buffalo, NY (Bulls wrestling club) VPO1 Aric Bohn Big Bend, WI (Southern Illinois), 11-4
97 Tanner Sloan Brookings, SD (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club) VFA Antonio Andrade Hollister, CA (Oklahoma), 6-2 1:08
125 Kayne Hutchison US AIR FORCE, CO (Air Force RTC) VPO1 Jonathan Spaulding Edinboro, PA (Edinboro Regional Training Center), 11-3
125 John Borst Stephens City, VA (SERTC-VT) VSU Deonte Wilson Raleigh, NC (Wolfpack Wrestling Club), 10-0 0:53
125 Anthony Cassioppi Iowa City, IA (U of Iowa) VSU Samuel Aguilar San Luis Obispo, CA (Central Coast Regional Training Center), 10-0 0:16
125 Seth Nevills Clovis, CA (Unattached) VSU1 Austin Emerson Temperance, MI (Nebraska), 16-6 5:06
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