2019 Junior Regional champions, by style and weight class
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
2018 Junior National Greco-Roman champion Paxton Creese of Minnesota was a 2019 Northern Plains Regional champion in both styles. Photo by Jim Thrall, MatFocus.com
As we head into the 2019 USMC Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, we take a look back at all of the 2019 USA Wrestling Regional champions. We start today with a list of the Junior Regional champions in all three disciplines, Greco-Roman, men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle.
The Junior Regionals is not only a strong indication of an athlete’s ability to compete at a national level, but it is also a part of the separation criteria for the USMC Junior and 16U Nationals.
We can expect this year’s Regional champions to be top contenders for national titles and All-American honors in Fargo next week.
2019 Junior Regional Champions
Men’s Freestyle
100
West - Cael Keck of Missouri
Northern Plains - Brandon OBrien of Iowa
106
Northwest - Jonathan Gurule of Colorado
West - Zack Mattin of Ohio
Northeast - Stevo Poulin of New York
Northern Plains - Blake West of Minnesota
Southern Plains - Kenny Sailas of Colorado
113
Northwest - Donnie Krissak of Washington
West - Jett Strickenberger of Colorado
Northeast - Nico Provo of Connecticut
Northern Plains - Drake Ayala of Iowa
Southeast - Ryan Rowland of Florida
Southern Plains - Bryce Cockrell of Oklahoma
120
Northwest - Brenden Chaowanapibool of Washington
West - Jakason Burks of Nebraska
Northeast - Cooper Flynn of Tennessee
Northern Plains - Paxton Creese of Minnesota
Southeast - Joseph Couch of Maryland
Southern Plains - Jeremiah Reno of Missouri
126
Northwest - Jaron Mahler of Colorado
West - Chase Randall of Washington
Northeast - Damon McGee of New Jersey
Northern Plains - Cameron Johnson of Illinois
Southeast - Nicholas Masters of Georgia
Southern Plains - Ethen Miller of Missouri
132
Northwest - Haiden Drury of Washington
West - Trey Crawford of Missouri
Northeast - Shayne Van Ness of New Jersey
Northern Plains - Kellyn March of South Dakota
Southeast - Sebastian Melguizo of Florida
Southern Plains - Trey Crawford of Missouri
138
Northwest - Mahlik Walker of Washington
West - Ryder Ramsey of Oklahoma
Northeast - Lachlan Mcneil of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Ryan Sokol of Minnesota
Southeast - Dylan Kohn of Florida
Southern Plains - Ryder Ramsey of Oklahoma
145
Northwest - Marcos Polanco of California
West - Jagger Condomitti of Pennsylvania
Northeast - Joseph Zargo of New Jersey
Northern Plains - Jacob Tinajero of Illinois
Southeast - Derek Fields of Ohio
Southern Plains - Reece Witcraft of Oklahoma
152
Northwest - Alex Rubio of Washington
West - Luka Wick of California
Northeast - Antonio Petrucelli of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Chandler Mooney of Minnesota
Southeast - Ethan Woods of Florida
Southern Plains - Gabe Johnson of Oklahoma
160
Northwest - Adrian St. Germain of Washington
West - Luke Surber of Oklahoma
Northeast - Niko Katsuyoshi of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Cade DeVos of Iowa
Southeast - Dylan Fishback of Ohio
Southern Plains - Luke Surber of Oklahoma
170
Northwest - Jack Ervien of Washington
West - Isaiah Alford of Nebraska
Northeast - Angel Garcia of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Brady Spaeth of Wisconsin
Southeast - Aaron Bancroft of North Carolina
Southern Plains - Alex Cramer of Illinois
182
Northwest - Sean Harman of Oregon
West - Rocky Elam of Missouri
Northeast - Christopher Foca of New Jersey
Northern Plains - Cade King of Minnesota
Southeast - Kohl Drake of Florida
Southern Plains - Damen Pape of Nebraska
195
Northwest - Michael Gasper of Washington
West - Santos Cantu of Oregon
Northeast - Cole Urbas of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Isaac Trumble of Nebraska
Southeast - Vincent Baker of Georgia
Southern Plains - Clint Herrick of Missouri
220
Northwest - Ethan Fragoso of Washington
West - Rowan Morgan of Minnesota
Northeast - Dorian Crosby of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Cole Fibranz of Minnesota
Southeast - Ethan Powell of South Carolina
Southern Plains - Emmanuel Skillings of Oklahoma
285
Northwest - Caspian Grabowski of California
West - Spencer Trenary of Iowa
Northeast - Colby Whitehill of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Aydin Guttridge of Illinois
Southeast - Thor Zogg of Alabama
Southern Plains - Austin Roman of New Mexico
Greco-Roman
100
West - Cian Lasker of Nevada
Northern Plains - Brandon OBrien of Iowa
106
Northwest - Jonathan Gurule of Colorado
West - Ethan Perryman of California
Northeast - Matthew Gatto of New York
Northern Plains - Blake West of Minnesota
Southern Plains - Kenny Sailas of Colorado
113
Northwest - Cole Smith of Colorado
West - Aedyn Concepcion of Alaska
Northeast - Joseph Couch of Maryland
Northern Plains - Drake Ayala of Iowa
Southeast - Ryan Rowland of Florida
Southern Plains - Bryce Cockrell of Oklahoma
120
Northwest - Brenden Chaowanapibool of Washington
West - Carson Prim of California
Northeast - Cooper Flynn of Tennessee
Northern Plains - Paxton Creese of Minnesota
Southeast - Joseph Couch of Maryland
Southern Plains - Jackson Cockrell of Oklahoma
126
Northwest - Johnny Masopust of Colorado
West - River Wardle of Utah
Northeast - David Evans of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Conor Knopick of Nebraska
Southeast - Nicholas Masters of Georgia
Southern Plains - Ethen Miller of Missouri
132
Northwest - Haiden Drury of Washington
West - Trey Crawford of Missouri
Northeast - Christian Colman of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Kellyn March of South Dakota
Southeast - Tarrell Wallace Jr of Florida
Southern Plains - Trey Crawford of Missouri
138
Northwest - Austin Almaguer of Washington
West - Kobe Ames of Alaska
Northeast - Matthew Ryan of Connecticut
Northern Plains - Ryan Sokol of Minnesota
Southeast - Jadiel Silverio of Florida
Southern Plains - Ryder Ramsey of Oklahoma
145
Northwest - Gabe Hawthorne of Washington
West - Chance McLane of Montana
Northeast - Ed Scott of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Cole Ramos of Wisconsin
Southeast - Bretli Reyna of Florida
Southern Plains - Aaden Valdez of Colorado
152
Northwest - Noah Talavera of Washington
West - Michael Weber of Montana
Northeast - Evan Kisselev of Massachusetts
Northern Plains - Chandler Mooney of Minnesota
Southeast - Ethan Woods of Florida
Southern Plains - Alfonso Antonio Martinez of Arizona
160
Northwest - Hassan Khan of California
West - Weston Milnes of Arizona
Northeast - David Berkovich of New York
Northern Plains - Cade DeVos of Iowa
Southeast - Steven Villalobos of Florida
Southern Plains - Luke Surber of Oklahoma
170
Northwest - Jack Ervien of Washington
West - Ankhaa Enkhmandakh of California
Northeast - Caden Rogers of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Isaiah Alford of Nebraska
Southeast - Aaron Bancroft of North Carolina
Southern Plains - Alex Cramer of Illinois
182
Northwest - Denzel Mabry of California
West - Levi Hopkins of Alaska
Northeast - Christopher Foca of New Jersey
Northern Plains - Kalyn Jahn of Wisconsin
Southeast - Joseph Speight of North Carolina
Southern Plains - Damen Pape of Nebraska
195
Northwest - Michael Gasper of Washington
West - Kash Anderson of Idaho
Northeast - Jake Lucas of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Isaac Trumble of Nebraska
Southeast - Vincent Baker of Georgia
Southern Plains - Clint Herrick of Missouri
220
Northwest - Cameron Dubose of Washington
West - Guillermo Escobedo of California
Northeast - Dorian Crosby of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Luke Tweeton of Minnesota
Southeast - Ethan Powell of South Carolina
Southern Plains - Jaden Worthington of Missouri
285
Northwest - Caspian Grabowski of California
West - Braxton Mikesell of Washington
Northeast - Colby Whitehill of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Aydin Guttridge of Illinois
Southeast - Max Diaz of Florida
Southern Plains - Mario Quezada of Missouri
Women’s Freestyle
94
Northeast - Alex Szkotnicki of Maryland
100
West FS - Nizhoni Tallman-Olney of Washington
Southern Plains - Reyna Rogers of Arkansas
106
Northwest - Griselda Cuevas of Washington
West FS - Sage Mortimer of Utah
West GR - Sophia Redwine of Oregon
Northeast - Ava Bayless of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Rian Grunwald of Minnesota
Southern Plains - Kailey Rees of Arkansas
112
Northwest - Kristal Betanzo of California
West FS - Autumn Poland of Alaska
Northeast - Caitlyn Walker of Pennsylvania
Southern Plains - Faith Cole of Missouri
117
Northwest - Salyna Shotwell of Washington
West FS - Kiana Shew of Canada
West GR - Hannah Hall of Florida
Northeast - Mackenzie DelVecchio of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Josie Bartishofski of Wisconsin
Southern Plains - Alexis Miller of Oklahoma
122
Northwest - Phoenix Dubose of Washington
West FS - Kelly Escamilla of California
West GR - Phoenix Dubose of Washington
Northeast - Sophia Smith of Pennsylvania
Southeast - Audrie Hana Lee of Virginia
Southern Plains - Chloe Herrick of Missouri
127
Northwest - London Houston of Washington
West FS - Nanea Estrella of Hawaii
West GR - Nanea Estrella of Hawaii
Northeast - Anunthava MacDonnell of Maine
Northern Plains - Alisha Van Scoy of South Dakota
Southern Plains - Elise Rose of Kansas
132
Northwest - Melissa Fryer of Canada
West FS - Viktorya Torres of Washington
West GR - London Houston of Washington
Northeast - Avia Bibeau of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Allie Grobarchik of Wisconsin
Southern Plains - YeLe Aycock of New Mexico
138
Northwest - Kaylee Moore of Washington
West FS- Louisa Schwab of Illinois
West GR - Araya Boday of Washington
Northeast - Maggie Palmore of Maryland
Southeast - Asia Nguyen-Smith of Illinois
Southern Plains - Esther Han of Missouri
144
Northwest - Araya Boday of Washington
West FS- Jazzmine Seely of Missouri
West GR - Jessie McCurry of Arizona
Northeast - Ella Nichols of Connecticut
Northern Plains - Jade Herzer of Wisconsin
Southern Plains - Suravieve Robertson of Arkansas
152
Northwest - Paige Maher of Canada
West FS - Amit Elor of California
West GR - Amit Elor of California
Southeast - Tiyahna Askew of Georgia
Southern Plains - Emma Cole of Missouri
164
Northwest - Kiley Hubby of Washington
West FS- Marlynne Deede of Utah
Northeast - Latifah McBryde of New York
Northern Plains - Kaylie Upson of Wisconsin
Southern Plains - Abigail Bolling of Missouri
180
Northwest - Alivia White of Washington
West - Jasmin Clarke of California
West GR - Amanda Wylie of Alaska
Northeast - Jamilah McBryde of New York
Northern Plains - Mayra Ayala of Illinois
Southern Plains - Elisa Robinson of Kansas
200
West FS - Persephone Sandoval of Montana
Southeast - Stacey Pgouda of Georgia
Southern Plains - Olivia Brown of Oklahoma
225
West FS - Chanel Siva of Washington
West GR - Chanel Siva of Washington
Southeast - Kyleigh Haney of Georgia
As we head into the 2019 USMC Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, we take a look back at all of the 2019 USA Wrestling Regional champions. We start today with a list of the Junior Regional champions in all three disciplines, Greco-Roman, men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle.
The Junior Regionals is not only a strong indication of an athlete’s ability to compete at a national level, but it is also a part of the separation criteria for the USMC Junior and 16U Nationals.
We can expect this year’s Regional champions to be top contenders for national titles and All-American honors in Fargo next week.
2019 Junior Regional Champions
Men’s Freestyle
100
West - Cael Keck of Missouri
Northern Plains - Brandon OBrien of Iowa
106
Northwest - Jonathan Gurule of Colorado
West - Zack Mattin of Ohio
Northeast - Stevo Poulin of New York
Northern Plains - Blake West of Minnesota
Southern Plains - Kenny Sailas of Colorado
113
Northwest - Donnie Krissak of Washington
West - Jett Strickenberger of Colorado
Northeast - Nico Provo of Connecticut
Northern Plains - Drake Ayala of Iowa
Southeast - Ryan Rowland of Florida
Southern Plains - Bryce Cockrell of Oklahoma
120
Northwest - Brenden Chaowanapibool of Washington
West - Jakason Burks of Nebraska
Northeast - Cooper Flynn of Tennessee
Northern Plains - Paxton Creese of Minnesota
Southeast - Joseph Couch of Maryland
Southern Plains - Jeremiah Reno of Missouri
126
Northwest - Jaron Mahler of Colorado
West - Chase Randall of Washington
Northeast - Damon McGee of New Jersey
Northern Plains - Cameron Johnson of Illinois
Southeast - Nicholas Masters of Georgia
Southern Plains - Ethen Miller of Missouri
132
Northwest - Haiden Drury of Washington
West - Trey Crawford of Missouri
Northeast - Shayne Van Ness of New Jersey
Northern Plains - Kellyn March of South Dakota
Southeast - Sebastian Melguizo of Florida
Southern Plains - Trey Crawford of Missouri
138
Northwest - Mahlik Walker of Washington
West - Ryder Ramsey of Oklahoma
Northeast - Lachlan Mcneil of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Ryan Sokol of Minnesota
Southeast - Dylan Kohn of Florida
Southern Plains - Ryder Ramsey of Oklahoma
145
Northwest - Marcos Polanco of California
West - Jagger Condomitti of Pennsylvania
Northeast - Joseph Zargo of New Jersey
Northern Plains - Jacob Tinajero of Illinois
Southeast - Derek Fields of Ohio
Southern Plains - Reece Witcraft of Oklahoma
152
Northwest - Alex Rubio of Washington
West - Luka Wick of California
Northeast - Antonio Petrucelli of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Chandler Mooney of Minnesota
Southeast - Ethan Woods of Florida
Southern Plains - Gabe Johnson of Oklahoma
160
Northwest - Adrian St. Germain of Washington
West - Luke Surber of Oklahoma
Northeast - Niko Katsuyoshi of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Cade DeVos of Iowa
Southeast - Dylan Fishback of Ohio
Southern Plains - Luke Surber of Oklahoma
170
Northwest - Jack Ervien of Washington
West - Isaiah Alford of Nebraska
Northeast - Angel Garcia of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Brady Spaeth of Wisconsin
Southeast - Aaron Bancroft of North Carolina
Southern Plains - Alex Cramer of Illinois
182
Northwest - Sean Harman of Oregon
West - Rocky Elam of Missouri
Northeast - Christopher Foca of New Jersey
Northern Plains - Cade King of Minnesota
Southeast - Kohl Drake of Florida
Southern Plains - Damen Pape of Nebraska
195
Northwest - Michael Gasper of Washington
West - Santos Cantu of Oregon
Northeast - Cole Urbas of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Isaac Trumble of Nebraska
Southeast - Vincent Baker of Georgia
Southern Plains - Clint Herrick of Missouri
220
Northwest - Ethan Fragoso of Washington
West - Rowan Morgan of Minnesota
Northeast - Dorian Crosby of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Cole Fibranz of Minnesota
Southeast - Ethan Powell of South Carolina
Southern Plains - Emmanuel Skillings of Oklahoma
285
Northwest - Caspian Grabowski of California
West - Spencer Trenary of Iowa
Northeast - Colby Whitehill of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Aydin Guttridge of Illinois
Southeast - Thor Zogg of Alabama
Southern Plains - Austin Roman of New Mexico
Greco-Roman
100
West - Cian Lasker of Nevada
Northern Plains - Brandon OBrien of Iowa
106
Northwest - Jonathan Gurule of Colorado
West - Ethan Perryman of California
Northeast - Matthew Gatto of New York
Northern Plains - Blake West of Minnesota
Southern Plains - Kenny Sailas of Colorado
113
Northwest - Cole Smith of Colorado
West - Aedyn Concepcion of Alaska
Northeast - Joseph Couch of Maryland
Northern Plains - Drake Ayala of Iowa
Southeast - Ryan Rowland of Florida
Southern Plains - Bryce Cockrell of Oklahoma
120
Northwest - Brenden Chaowanapibool of Washington
West - Carson Prim of California
Northeast - Cooper Flynn of Tennessee
Northern Plains - Paxton Creese of Minnesota
Southeast - Joseph Couch of Maryland
Southern Plains - Jackson Cockrell of Oklahoma
126
Northwest - Johnny Masopust of Colorado
West - River Wardle of Utah
Northeast - David Evans of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Conor Knopick of Nebraska
Southeast - Nicholas Masters of Georgia
Southern Plains - Ethen Miller of Missouri
132
Northwest - Haiden Drury of Washington
West - Trey Crawford of Missouri
Northeast - Christian Colman of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Kellyn March of South Dakota
Southeast - Tarrell Wallace Jr of Florida
Southern Plains - Trey Crawford of Missouri
138
Northwest - Austin Almaguer of Washington
West - Kobe Ames of Alaska
Northeast - Matthew Ryan of Connecticut
Northern Plains - Ryan Sokol of Minnesota
Southeast - Jadiel Silverio of Florida
Southern Plains - Ryder Ramsey of Oklahoma
145
Northwest - Gabe Hawthorne of Washington
West - Chance McLane of Montana
Northeast - Ed Scott of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Cole Ramos of Wisconsin
Southeast - Bretli Reyna of Florida
Southern Plains - Aaden Valdez of Colorado
152
Northwest - Noah Talavera of Washington
West - Michael Weber of Montana
Northeast - Evan Kisselev of Massachusetts
Northern Plains - Chandler Mooney of Minnesota
Southeast - Ethan Woods of Florida
Southern Plains - Alfonso Antonio Martinez of Arizona
160
Northwest - Hassan Khan of California
West - Weston Milnes of Arizona
Northeast - David Berkovich of New York
Northern Plains - Cade DeVos of Iowa
Southeast - Steven Villalobos of Florida
Southern Plains - Luke Surber of Oklahoma
170
Northwest - Jack Ervien of Washington
West - Ankhaa Enkhmandakh of California
Northeast - Caden Rogers of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Isaiah Alford of Nebraska
Southeast - Aaron Bancroft of North Carolina
Southern Plains - Alex Cramer of Illinois
182
Northwest - Denzel Mabry of California
West - Levi Hopkins of Alaska
Northeast - Christopher Foca of New Jersey
Northern Plains - Kalyn Jahn of Wisconsin
Southeast - Joseph Speight of North Carolina
Southern Plains - Damen Pape of Nebraska
195
Northwest - Michael Gasper of Washington
West - Kash Anderson of Idaho
Northeast - Jake Lucas of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Isaac Trumble of Nebraska
Southeast - Vincent Baker of Georgia
Southern Plains - Clint Herrick of Missouri
220
Northwest - Cameron Dubose of Washington
West - Guillermo Escobedo of California
Northeast - Dorian Crosby of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Luke Tweeton of Minnesota
Southeast - Ethan Powell of South Carolina
Southern Plains - Jaden Worthington of Missouri
285
Northwest - Caspian Grabowski of California
West - Braxton Mikesell of Washington
Northeast - Colby Whitehill of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Aydin Guttridge of Illinois
Southeast - Max Diaz of Florida
Southern Plains - Mario Quezada of Missouri
Women’s Freestyle
94
Northeast - Alex Szkotnicki of Maryland
100
West FS - Nizhoni Tallman-Olney of Washington
Southern Plains - Reyna Rogers of Arkansas
106
Northwest - Griselda Cuevas of Washington
West FS - Sage Mortimer of Utah
West GR - Sophia Redwine of Oregon
Northeast - Ava Bayless of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Rian Grunwald of Minnesota
Southern Plains - Kailey Rees of Arkansas
112
Northwest - Kristal Betanzo of California
West FS - Autumn Poland of Alaska
Northeast - Caitlyn Walker of Pennsylvania
Southern Plains - Faith Cole of Missouri
117
Northwest - Salyna Shotwell of Washington
West FS - Kiana Shew of Canada
West GR - Hannah Hall of Florida
Northeast - Mackenzie DelVecchio of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Josie Bartishofski of Wisconsin
Southern Plains - Alexis Miller of Oklahoma
122
Northwest - Phoenix Dubose of Washington
West FS - Kelly Escamilla of California
West GR - Phoenix Dubose of Washington
Northeast - Sophia Smith of Pennsylvania
Southeast - Audrie Hana Lee of Virginia
Southern Plains - Chloe Herrick of Missouri
127
Northwest - London Houston of Washington
West FS - Nanea Estrella of Hawaii
West GR - Nanea Estrella of Hawaii
Northeast - Anunthava MacDonnell of Maine
Northern Plains - Alisha Van Scoy of South Dakota
Southern Plains - Elise Rose of Kansas
132
Northwest - Melissa Fryer of Canada
West FS - Viktorya Torres of Washington
West GR - London Houston of Washington
Northeast - Avia Bibeau of Pennsylvania
Northern Plains - Allie Grobarchik of Wisconsin
Southern Plains - YeLe Aycock of New Mexico
138
Northwest - Kaylee Moore of Washington
West FS- Louisa Schwab of Illinois
West GR - Araya Boday of Washington
Northeast - Maggie Palmore of Maryland
Southeast - Asia Nguyen-Smith of Illinois
Southern Plains - Esther Han of Missouri
144
Northwest - Araya Boday of Washington
West FS- Jazzmine Seely of Missouri
West GR - Jessie McCurry of Arizona
Northeast - Ella Nichols of Connecticut
Northern Plains - Jade Herzer of Wisconsin
Southern Plains - Suravieve Robertson of Arkansas
152
Northwest - Paige Maher of Canada
West FS - Amit Elor of California
West GR - Amit Elor of California
Southeast - Tiyahna Askew of Georgia
Southern Plains - Emma Cole of Missouri
164
Northwest - Kiley Hubby of Washington
West FS- Marlynne Deede of Utah
Northeast - Latifah McBryde of New York
Northern Plains - Kaylie Upson of Wisconsin
Southern Plains - Abigail Bolling of Missouri
180
Northwest - Alivia White of Washington
West - Jasmin Clarke of California
West GR - Amanda Wylie of Alaska
Northeast - Jamilah McBryde of New York
Northern Plains - Mayra Ayala of Illinois
Southern Plains - Elisa Robinson of Kansas
200
West FS - Persephone Sandoval of Montana
Southeast - Stacey Pgouda of Georgia
Southern Plains - Olivia Brown of Oklahoma
225
West FS - Chanel Siva of Washington
West GR - Chanel Siva of Washington
Southeast - Kyleigh Haney of Georgia
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