Vasquez wins Bigfoot Battle OW for high school boys, Salem Elite claims team title

Photo of high school boys’ team champions, Salem Elite Mat Club.

FARMINGTON, Utah – Teagan Vasquez dominated the 120-pound bracket to earn the Outstanding Wrestler award for high school boys at the USA Wrestling Tour of America - Bigfoot Battle in Farmington, Utah, on Friday night.

Vasquez went 6-0 on the day, including three wins by pin and one by major decision. In the finals, Vasquez defeated No. 1 seed Michael Trujillo with a pin in 54 seconds. Vasquez also knocked off the No. 2 seed, Mitchell Neiner, in the quarterfinals.

Others winning high school boys’ titles on Friday include Lincoln Gregersen (100), Aden Valencia (106), Kobi Johnson (113), Horacio Godinez (126), Cody Phelps (132), Johnny Lopez (138), Jadon Skellenger (145), Michael Fox (152), Cj Hamblin (160), George Ruiz (170), Austin Vanek (182), Talmage Carman (195), Levi Kovacs (220) and Justin Ketzenberg (285).

Salem Elite Mat Club scored the division team title, producing one champion in Fox at 152, one other finalist in Brayden Boyd at 113 and several other placers.

Bigfoot Battle continues Saturday with the youth and middle school boys’ divisions live on Trackwrestling.com.

FOLKSTYLE TOUR OF AMERICA - BIGFOOT BATTLE

Farmington, Utah | Nov. 6-7

High school boys’ results

HS BOYS – 100
1st Place Match - Lincoln Gregersen (Pomona Elite (PWCC)) won by decision over Jake Castagneto (TW Wrestling) (Dec 9-4)
2nd Place Match - Jake Castagneto (TW Wrestling) won by no contest over Austin Paris (Champions Wrestling Club) (NC)
3rd Place Match - Austin Paris (Champions Wrestling Club) won in sudden victory - 1 over Diego Camarillo (Extreme Heat Wrestling Club) (SV-1 4-2)
5th Place Match - Logan VanDyke (Conrad Wrestling Club) won by fall over Cole Rogers (Legends of Gold MT) (Fall 0:21)

HS BOYS – 106
1st Place Match - Aden Valencia (Unattached) won by major decision over Treygen Morin (Suples Wrestling Club) (Maj 16-3)
2nd Place Match - Treygen Morin (Suples Wrestling Club) won by decision over Dedrick Navarro (Bulldog Wrestling Club) (Dec 6-5)
3rd Place Match - Dedrick Navarro (Bulldog Wrestling Club) won by decision over Grayson Williams (American Falls Wrestling Club) (Dec 2-1)
5th Place Match - Anthony Isek (Betterman Elite Wrestling) won by decision over Parker Ballantyne (Westlake Wrestling Club) (Dec 6-2)

HS BOYS – 113
1st Place Match - Kobi Johnson (Bear Cave) won by decision over Brayden Boyd (Salem Elite Mat Club) (Dec 9-4)
2nd Place Match - Brayden Boyd (Salem Elite Mat Club) won by decision over Kyison Garcia (Team Prestige) (Dec 8-4)
3rd Place Match - Kyison Garcia (Team Prestige) won by fall over Owen Pritchard (Askeo International Mat Club) (Fall 1:34)
5th Place Match - Noah Kubala (Chaparral Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Saoul Prado (Aniciete Training Club) (Maj 14-3)

HS BOYS – 120
1st Place Match - Teegan Vasquez (Kalispell wrestling club) won by fall over Michael Trujillo (Grindhouse Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:54)
2nd Place Match - Mitchell Neiner (NWWC) won by fall over Michael Trujillo (Grindhouse Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:29)
3rd Place Match - Mitchell Neiner (NWWC) won by major decision over Mauro Michel (Salem Elite Mat Club) (Maj 13-5)
5th Place Match - Bryan Dickerson (Betterman Elite Wrestling) won by decision over Giosue Hickman (Grindhouse Wrestling Club) (Dec 1-0)

HS BOYS – 126
1st Place Match - Horacio Godinez (Takedown Express Wrestling Club) won by major decision over Porter Craig (Camas Wrestling Club) (Maj 14-4)
2nd Place Match - Landon Drury (Takedown Express Wrestling Club) won by decision over Porter Craig (Camas Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-1)
3rd Place Match - Landon Drury (Takedown Express Wrestling Club) won by fall over Demarko Gomez (Unattached) (Fall 2:27)
5th Place Match - Keaton Mayernik (Team Scorpion) won by fall over Casey Roberts (Vacaville Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:31)

HS BOYS – 132
1st Place Match - Cody Phelps (Pinedale Pummelers) won by decision over Evan Potter (Mat Sense Wrestling) (Dec 9-6)
2nd Place Match - Evan Potter (Mat Sense Wrestling) won by fall over Waylen Pentz (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) (Fall 1:37)
3rd Place Match - Waylen Pentz (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) won by fall over Christian Cabuag (Unattached) (Fall 2:46)
5th Place Match - Moses Mercier (Salem Elite Mat Club) won by decision over Markus DeHerrera (Unattached) (Dec 9-4)

HS BOYS – 138
1st Place Match - Johnny Lopez (Poway High School Wrestling) won by decision over Abel Nava (Empire Wrestling Club) (Dec 6-1)
2nd Place Match - Abel Nava (Empire Wrestling Club) won by decision over Eric Almarinez (Vacaville Wrestling Club) (Dec 7-3)
3rd Place Match - Eric Almarinez (Vacaville Wrestling Club) won by decision over Jonathan Mason (Big Cat Wrestling Club) (Dec 7-1)
5th Place Match - Asher Kemppainen (Flathead Valley Wrestling Club) won by decision over Smokey McClure (Betterman Elite Wrestling) (Dec 6-4)

HS BOYS – 145
1st Place Match - Jadon Skellenger (Suples Wrestling Club) won by decision over Ethan Birch (Vacaville Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-1)
2nd Place Match - Ethan Birch (Vacaville Wrestling Club) won by decision over Joshua Millward (Sons of Atlas) (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match - Joshua Millward (Sons of Atlas) won by fall over Lars Michaelson (NWWC) (Fall 0:32)
5th Place Match - Channing Warner (Champions Wrestling Club) won by fall over Benjamen Mitchell (Big Cat Wrestling Club) (Fall 3:19)

HS BOYS – 152
1st Place Match - Michael Fox (Salem Elite Mat Club) won by decision over Thor Michaelson (NWWC) (Dec 3-1)
2nd Place Match - Thor Michaelson (NWWC) won by no contest over Zeke Kelley (Mettle Wrestling) (NC)
3rd Place Match - Zeke Kelley (Mettle Wrestling) won by medical forfeit over Ryker Fullmer (Upper Valley Aces) (MFF)
5th Place Match - Riggin Boger (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) won by decision over William Haight (Unattached) (Dec 7-1)

HS BOYS – 160
1st Place Match - Cj Hamblin (Askeo International Mat Club) won by major decision over Noah Poe-Hatten (Flathead Valley Wrestling Club) (Maj 9-1)
2nd Place Match - Manuel Monroy (Salem Elite Mat Club) won by fall over Noah Poe-Hatten (Flathead Valley Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:47)
3rd Place Match - Manuel Monroy (Salem Elite Mat Club) won by decision over Maclaine Percival (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) (Dec 11-5)
5th Place Match - Markell Rivera (Grindhouse Wrestling Club) won by decision over Malaciah Cook (Empire Wrestling Club) (Dec 6-4)

HS BOYS – 170
1st Place Match - George Ruiz (Dethrone) won by major decision over Keegan Gehlhausen (Pinedale Pummelers) (Maj 8-0)
2nd Place Match - Keegan Gehlhausen (Pinedale Pummelers) won by decision over Abram Foreman (Askeo International Mat Club) (Dec 10-3)
3rd Place Match - Abram Foreman (Askeo International Mat Club) won by fall over Deklen Agloinga (Big Cat Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:45)
5th Place Match - Jacob Wallace (TW Wrestling) won by decision over Benjamin Larson (Hermiston Wrestling) (Dec 8-3)

HS BOYS - 182
1st Place Match - Austin Vanek (Unattached) won by decision over Dominick Leon (Unattached) (Dec 3-0)
2nd Place Match - Dominick Leon (Unattached) won by decision over Brock Pierce (Salem Elite Mat Club) (Dec 8-1)
3rd Place Match - Brock Pierce (Salem Elite Mat Club) won by major decision over Ryan Nelson (Flathead Valley Wrestling Club) (Maj 10-0)
5th Place Match - Cody Tillery (East Idaho Elite) won by decision over Tyson Irby-Brownson (Unattached) (Dec 7-0)

HS BOYS – 195
1st Place Match - Talmage Carman (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Robert Plympton (Unattached) (Dec 3-1)
2nd Place Match - Robert Plympton (Unattached) won by no contest over Jayden Johnson (Legends of Gold Las Vegas) (NC)
3rd Place Match - Jayden Johnson (Legends of Gold Las Vegas) won by decision over Ronan Melani (Unattached) (Dec 8-4)
5th Place Match - Jaime Cruz (Salem Elite Mat Club) won by fall over Owen Sunderland (Unattached) (Fall 2:45)

HS BOYS – 220
1st Place Match - Levi Kovacs (Bear Claw WC- Maple Valley Jr) won by decision over Aden Attao (Suples Wrestling Club) (Dec 4-0)
2nd Place Match - Aden Attao (Suples Wrestling Club) won by fall over Levi Harms (Askeo International Mat Club) (Fall 2:54)
3rd Place Match - Levi Harms (Askeo International Mat Club) won by decision over Jakob Connors (Big Cat Wrestling Club) (Dec 9-4)
5th Place Match - Andrew Mannion (Wolf Den Wrestling Club) won by fall over DeAndre Beldo (Unattached) (Fall 2:42)

HS BOYS – 285
1st Place Match - Justin Ketzenberg (Bear Claw WC- Maple Valley Jr) won by fall over Izaya Jackson (Legends of Gold Las Vegas) (Fall 2:07)
2nd Place Match - Izaya Jackson (Legends of Gold Las Vegas) won by decision over Porter Wright (TW Wrestling) (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match - Porter Wright (TW Wrestling) won by decision over Gabriel Hernandez (South High School Wrestling) (Dec 2-1)
5th Place Match - Jason Harrison (Antioch High School Wrestling) won by fall over Bryson Davis (Sanger Warpath) (Fall 2:24)