Illinois wins third Greco-Roman Junior National Duals title in a row, defeating Minnesota Blue 46-21

Team Illinois celebrating their third, straight Junior National Duals Greco-Roman Title. Photo by Jackie Frisk.

Tulsa, Okla- Shortly after their women’s freestyle team claimed their first title, Illinois continued their Greco-Roman dominance at the Junior National Duals, picking up their third title in three years with a 46-21 victory over Minnesota Blue.

Paxton Creese kicked the dual off at 113 pounds with a 10-0 technical fall for Minnesota. In the opening minute, Creese hit a big four-point throw. He finished the match off quickly with three turns off a gut wrench.

Illinois got on the board at 120 pounds, where Nain Vazquez picked up a 13-2 technical fall. Vazquez racked up points with his gut wrench. Brody Norman would claim another for Illinois, earning a 8-5 decision at 126 pounds.

Minnesota would take the next bout with a 9-4 decision at 132 pounds by Mitchel Petersen. However, Justin Benjamin would kick start a string of victories for Team Illinois with a pin at 132 pounds. Benjamin transitioned from a body lock to a headlock to pick up the fall. After a 1-1 first period, Luke Odom picked up a takedown, a turn and a four-point lateral drop to earn a 9-1 decision at 138 pounds. At 152 pounds, Fidel Mayora scored a 10-0 techincal fall, hitting two four-point throws, and a two-point head pinch to wrap things up in the first period.

Colby Njos tried to turn things around for Minnesota, earning a 14-1 technical fall at 160 pounds. However, Illinois proved to have too much fire power in their lineup, taking the next five matches by bonus point victories. At 170 pounds, Adrien Cramer hit a headlock for a 21 second pin. Abe Assad would pick up his own fall by headlock at 182 pounds in 1:02. Brandon Hoselton earned a 12-0 technical fall, throwing his opponent to his back numerous times. The headlocks continued at 220 pounds, with Ramin Abraham earning a pin in 3:42. At 285 pounds, Aydin Guttridge picked up Illinois’s last pin, fittingly enough, with a head lock at 2:43.

Minnesota would take the last two matches of the dual with Jore Volk winning 14-7 at 100 pounds, and Blake West earning a 13-0 technical fall at 106 pounds.

Gold/Silver Results
1st Place - Illinois
2nd Place - Minnesota Blue
3rd Place - California Blue
4th Place - Oklahoma
5th Place - Washington
6th Place - Ohio
7th Place - Iowa
8th Place – Missouri

1st Place Match- Illinois defeated Minnesota Blue 46-21
113 Paxton Creese (Minnesota Blue) over Ronan Schuelke (Illinois) TF 10-0
120 Nain Vazquez (Illinois) over Ryan Henningson (Minnesota Blue) TF 13-2
126 Brody Norman (Illinois) over Jake Svihel (Minnesota Blue) Dec 8-5
132 Mitchel Petersen (Minnesota Blue) over Sam Spencer (Illinois) Dec 9-4
138 Justin Benjamin (Illinois) over Adam Mickelson (Minnesota Blue) Fall 3:36
145 Luke Odom (Illinois) over Sebas Swiggum (Minnesota Blue) Dec 9-1
152 Fidel Mayora (Illinois) over Cael Carlson (Minnesota Blue) TF 10-0
160 Colby Njos (Minnesota Blue) over Joseph Roberts (Illinois) TF 14-1
170 Adrien Cramer (Illinois) over Quayin Short (Minnesota Blue) Fall 0:21
182 Abe Assad (Illinois) over Cade King (Minnesota Blue) Fall 1:02
195 Brandon Hoselton (Illinois) over GRANT PARRISH (Minnesota Blue) TF 12-0
220 Ramin Abraham (Illinois) over Daniel Striggow (Minnesota Blue) Fall 3:42
285 Aydin Guttridge (Illinois) over Tommy Johnson (Minnesota Blue) Fall 2:43
100 Jore Volk (Minnesota Blue) over Daniel Sheen (Illinois) Dec 14-7
106 Blake West (Minnesota Blue) over Alex Randell (Illinois) TF 13-0

3rd Place Match- California Blue defeated Oklahoma 45-25
113 Cruz Aguilar (Oklahoma) over Calvin Antonio (California Blue) TF 11-1
120 Christian Cabuag (California Blue) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
126 Timothy Levine (California Blue) over TJ Long (Oklahoma) Fall 3:31
132 Ryan Franco (California Blue) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
138 Kyle Parco (California Blue) over Ryder Ramsey (Oklahoma) Dec 9-4
145 Kolby DePron (Oklahoma) over George Ruiz (California Blue) TF 12-2
152 Alec McDoulett (Oklahoma) over Tyler Badgett (California Blue) Fall 3:21
160 Jace Luchau (California Blue) over Nick Mayberry (Oklahoma) Fall 2:46
170 Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (California Blue) over Jacob Law (Oklahoma) TF 10-0
182 Talon Borror (Oklahoma) over Denzel Mabry (California Blue) Fall 1:51
195 Emmanuel Skillings (Oklahoma) over Jonovan Smith (California Blue) Dec 4-3
220 Chris Island (California Blue) over Issiah Wolf (Oklahoma) Fall 2:04
285 Steven Culberson (Oklahoma) over Victor Jaquez (California Blue) Dec 11-2
100 Ethan Grimminger (California Blue) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
106 Andre Gonzales (California Blue) over Garrett McBride (Oklahoma) TF 10-0

5th Place Match-Washington defeated Ohio 34-34.
113 Pablo Castro (Ohio) over Donnie Krissak (Washington) Fall 0:39
120 Dustin Norris (Ohio) over Richard Flores (Washington) TF 13-0
126 Aidan Agin (Ohio) over John Seth (Washington) TF 13-2
132 Drew Roberts (Washington) over Cole Mattin (Ohio) Dec 8-2
138 Robby Vaughn (Washington) over Jake Niffenegger (Ohio) Fall 1:28
145 Ryan Wheeler (Washington) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
152 Manzona Bryant (Ohio) over Alex Rubio (Washington) Fall 2:47
160 Adrian St.Germain (Washington) over Enrique Munguia (Ohio) TF 10-0
170 Nevan Snodgrass (Ohio) over Julian Kennedy (Washington) TF 11-0
182 josh walker (Washington) over Ethan Ducca (Ohio) TF 10-0
195 Kai Olson (Washington) over Matthew Abraham (Ohio) TF 18-8
220 Cameron Dubose (Washington) over Austin Kohlhofer (Ohio) TF 10-0
285 Alex Coleman (Ohio) over Braxton Mikesell (Washington) Fall 1:26
100 Marlon Yarbrough (Ohio) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
106 Mark Marum (Washington) over Brendan McCrone (Ohio) TF 11-0

7th Place Match- Iowa defeated Missouri 38-33
113 Jakob Whitinger (Iowa) over ANTONIO RIZZI (Missouri) TF 10-0
120 Carson Taylor (Iowa) over Canyon Cunningham (Missouri) Fall 1:31
126 Eli Rocha (Missouri) over Joseph Sullivan (Iowa) Fall 1:53
132 Khyler Brewer (Missouri) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
138 Nathaniel Pulliam (Missouri) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
145 Aaron Mcdaniel (Missouri) over Jude Ryan (Iowa) TF 14-1
152 Matthew Wuntke (Missouri) over Tyler Brown (Iowa) TF 10-0
160 Gavin Gross (Missouri) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
170 Hayden Burks (Missouri) over Spencer Mooberry (Iowa) TF 12-2
182 Justin Brindley (Iowa) over Jackson White (Missouri) TF 16-6
195 Jackson Kinsella (Iowa) over Colt Post (Missouri) Fall 1:04
220 Cody Fisher (Iowa) over Jaden Worthington (Missouri) TF 12-0
285 Spencer Trenary (Iowa) over Mario Quezada (Missouri) Fall 2:03
100 Brandon O`Brien (Iowa) over Cael Keck (Missouri) Inj 1:00
106 Trever Anderson (Iowa) over Peyton Moore (Missouri) TF 10-0

BRONZE/COPPER Results
1st Place - Kansas Blue
2nd Place - Wisconsin
3rd Place - Minnesota Red
4th Place - Pennsylvania
5th Place - California Red
6th Place - Colorado
7th Place - Michigan Red
8th Place - Georgia

1st Place Match
Kansas Blue defeated Wisconsin 42-27.
3rd Place Match
Minnesota Red defeated Pennsylvania 38-26.
5th Place Match
California Red defeated Colorado 40-27.
7th Place Match
Michigan Red defeated Georgia 34-32.

RED/BLUE Results
1st Place - Nebraska Blue
2nd Place - Florida
3rd Place - Alaska
4th Place - North Dakota Blue
5th Place - Tennessee
6th Place - Nebraska Red
7th Place - South Dakota
8th Place - Louisiana

1st Place Match
Nebraska Blue defeated Florida 40-27.
3rd Place Match
Alaska defeated North Dakota Blue 39-31.
5th Place Match
Tennessee defeated Nebraska Red 49-18.
7th Place Match
South Dakota defeated Louisiana 36-36.


GREEN/YELLOW Results
1st Place - Texas
2nd Place - Indiana
3rd Place - Kansas Red
4th Place - North Dakota Red
5th Place - North Carolina
6th Place - Michigan Blue

1st Place Match
Texas defeated Indiana 39-24.
3rd Place Match
Kansas Red defeated North Dakota Red 44-19.
5th Place Match
North Carolina defeated Michigan Blue 26-21.