World champions Raney, Munaretto headline 2024 U17 Greco-Roman World Team

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A pair of past U17 World champions were among the winners at the U17 Greco-Roman Nationals on Thursday, which is the qualifying event for the 2024 U17 World Championships in Amman, Jordan, August 19-25.

The World Team members were determined in a best-of-three championship series between the two finalists.

At 60 kg, 2023 U17 World Greco-Roman champion Jordyn Raney of Union County High School in Kentucky swept his series in two straight matches over Manuel Saldate of Gold Rush Wrestling, a 2013 16U Nationals freestyle runner-up. Raney scored a pair of technical fall victories, winning 9-0 in the first match and 10-0 in the second match. Raney was named Outstanding Wrestler in the tournament for his performance.

2022 U17 World freestyle champion Domenic Munaretto of Illinois qualified for the 2023 Greco-Roman team at 51 kg. He needed all three matches to defeat Arseni Kikiniou of Poway Wrestling, a 2023 U15 Nationals Greco-Roman champion.

Munaretto edged Kininiou, 2-0 to win the first match. Kikiniou hit a clutch arm throw late in the second match for a 7-3 win to force a third bout. Munaretto closed out the victory with a 9-2 win, after jumping to a quick 5-0 lead in the first period.

There will be two Raney twins on the 2023 U17 World Team, as brother Jayden Raney was the champion at 55 kg. Jayden Raney, a 2023 16U Nationals champion in both styles at 113 pounds, beat the 2013 16U Nationals champion at 106 pounds, Saxton Scott of Team Idaho, in two straight matches.

2023 U16 Nationals GR champion Loc Webber of Beast Mode Wrestling swept his championship series at 45 kg over 2024 16U Folkstyle Nationals champion Cason Craft of Threestyle Wrestling of Oklahoma. Webber won a tight 7-5 decision in the opening match, then turned Webber multiple times in an 8-0 technical fall victory in the second match.  

At 48 kg, 2023 U16 Nationals Greco-Roman champion Hayden Schwab of Immortal Athletics WC swept his series in two straight over Carter Shin of the Integrity WC. Schwab scored a 7-2 victory in the first match, then secured a pin over Shin in the second match to sweep the series.

In addition to Munaretto’s three-match series at 51 kg, three other championship series needed the full three matches to determine a World Team member.

At 65 kg, Colton Weiler of Askren Wrestling Academy, a 2023 16U Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up, won the rubber match to defeat 2023 16U Nationals Greco-Roman champion Wyatt Medlin of the Illinois RTC.

Weiler opened up the series with a 10-1 technical fall over Medlin. In bout two, Medlin scored a takedown in the closing moments of the match for a 3-3 criteria decision over Weiler. In a heated third match, Medlin jumped to a 4-0 lead, but Weiler received a key caution and two-point penalty against Medlin late in the match for the 6-4 victory.

At 71 kg, Joseph Jeter of the Husky WC in Oklahoma won the series two matches to one over Jacob Herm of Neenah High School in Wisconsin. The winner of each match was dominant. Jeter scored a pin over Herm in 1:47 in match one. Herm rebounded with a 9-0 technical fall over Jeter. In the deciding match, Jeter scored the last eight points for a 15-6 technical fall victory.

2022 U17 Nationals runner-up Trayvn Boger of the Sanderson Wrestling Academy claimed the 110 kg berth with a victory over Kai Calcutt of the Relentless Training Center, a 2023 16U Nationals runner-up. Boger scored a pin in 3:31 over Calcutt in the opening bout, but Calcutt was dominant from the start for a 9-1 technical fall victory in match two. In the deciding match, Boger hit some big moves on the way to a 13-8 decision.

The other two World Team members are Emmitt Sherlock of the HeadHunters WC at 80 kg and Evan McGuire of the Pinnacle WC at 92 kg. Both won their series in two straight matches.

In a battle between 2023 16U Nationals runners-up, Sherlock won the opening bout over Adonis Bonar II of MWC Wrestling Academy in a 9-0 technical fall. The second match was a see-saw battle that went to the end, with Sherlock scoring a late takedown for a 10-9 win.

McGuire was in command of both of his matches, stopping Alexander Smith of the Spartan RTC 8-0 in the first match, then 8-3 in the closing bout.

U17 GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALS

At Las Vegas, Nev., April 25, 2024

45 kg - Loc Webber OH (Beast Mode Wrestling) dec. Cason Craft OK (Threestyle Wrestling Of Oklahoma), two matches to none

Match 1 – Webber dec. Craft, 7-5

Match 2 –Webber tech fall Craft, 8-0, 1:27

3rd Corey Brown MD (HeadHunters Wrestling Club) tech fall Jose Cordero TN (Higher Calling Wrestling Club), 8-0 3:39

5th Hudson Chittum TN (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) dec. Vincent Demarco IL (Askren Wrestling Academy), 8-5

7th Ethan Humphrey IA (Big Game Wrestling Club) forfeit Michael Rundell IL (Illinois)

48 kg - Hayden Schwab IA (Immortal Athletics WC) dec. Carter Shin VA (Integrity Wrestling Club), two matches to none

Match 1 – Schwab dec. Shin, 7-2

Match 2 – Schwab pin Shin, 2:31

3rd Kaleb Pratt IL (The Wrestling Academy) dec. Caleb Noble IL (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy), 3-3

5th Eli Herring PA (Pennsylvania) tech fall Drew Dawson OR (Roseburg Mat Club /Umpqua Valley Wrestling Associaction), 8-0 1:20

7th Kellen Downing MT (Flathead High School Wrestling) tech fall Dylan Ota TX (Spartan Mat Club), 12-2 3:23

51 kg - Domenic Munaretto IL (Illinois) dec. Arseni Kikiniou CA (Poway Wrestling), two matches to one

Match 1 – Munaretto dec. Kikiniou, 2-0

Match 2 – Kikiniou dec. Munaretto, 7-3

Match 3 – Munaretto dec. Kikiniou, 9-2

3rd Dunia Sibomana NY (Long Beach-usa Wrestling Club) pin Max Francisco AK (Anchorage Youth Wrestling Academy), 1:06

5th Joel Friederichs MN (MN Elite Wrestling Club) tech fall Daniel Goodwin IL (Izzy Style Wrestling), 11-0 3:29

7th Cooper Hinz IA (Big Game Wrestling Club) tech fall Konner Blaney OH (Beast Mode Wrestling), 8-0 1:42

55 kg - Jayden Raney KY (Union County High School Wrestling) dec. Saxton Scott ID (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), two matches to none

Match 1 –Raney tech fall Scott, 10-2, 2:41

Match 2 – Raney disq. Scott

3rd Titan Friederichs MN (MN Elite Wrestling Club) pin Will Detar PA (Team Pennsylvania), 1:38

5th Nicholas Sorrow MI (Simmons Academy Of Wrestling) dec. Slater Hicks CA (Central Coast Regional Training Center), 7-2

7th Dustin John Snider CO (Betterman Elite Wrestling) dec. Arno Vardanyan CA (Birmingham Community Charter High School Wrestling), 4-3

60 kg - Jordyn Raney KY (Union County High School Wrestling) dec. Manuel Saldate NV (Gold Rush Wrestling), two matches to none

Match 1 – Raney tech fall Saldate, 9-0, 3:04

Match 2 –Raney tech fall Saldate, 10-0, 1:33

3rd Valentine Popadiuc NM (St. Pius X High School Wrestling) tech fall Isaiah Jones OK (Oklahoma), 11-0 1:24

5th Dawson Youngblut IA (Immortal Athletics WC) dec. Geronimo Rivera UT (Sanderson Wrestling Academy), 7-4

7th Samson Mckissick Staley NY (Pit Crew WC) tech fall Noah Koyama WA (Askeo International Mat Club), 11-1 1:44

65 kg - Colton Weiler WI (Askren Wrestling Academy) dec. Wyatt Medlin IL (Illinois Regional Training Center/Illini WC), two matches to one

Match 1 – Weiler tech fall Medlin, 10-1, 3:40

Match 2 – Medlin dec. Weiler, 3-3

Match 3 – Weiler dec. Medlin, 6-4

3rd Thomas Verrette OK (Edmond North High School Wrestling) dec. Joshua Requena CA (Beat The Streets - Los Angeles), 3-2

5th Derek Barrows CO (Bear Cave Wrestling Club) dec. Blue Stiffler GA (Roundtree Wrestling Academy), 5-0 1:24

7th Declan Koch WI (Neenah High School Wrestling) dec. Nathaniel Askew NC (Tar Heel Wrestling Club), 3-1

71 kg - Joseph Jeter OK (Husky Wrestling Club) dec. Jacob Herm WI (Neenah High School Wrestling) two matches to one

Match 1 – Jeter pin Herm, 1:47

Match 2 – Herm tech fall Jeter, 9-0, 3:00

Match 3 – Jeter tech fall Herm, 15-6, 3:18

3rd Eli Esguerra OH (Beast Mode Wrestling) tech fall Owen Mcmullen PA (Bishop McCort High School Wrestling), 10-0 1:39

5th Sullivan Ramos WI (Askren Wrestling Academy) tech fall Mikel david Uyemura CA (World Team Training Center), 12-1 2:19

7th Carlos Valdez ID (Suples Wrestling Club) pin Tigran Greyan CA (St. John Bosco High School Wrestling), 4-0 0:51

80 kg - Emmitt Sherlock MD (HeadHunters Wrestling Club) dec. Adonis Bonar II NE (MWC Wrestling Academy), two matches to none

Match 1 – Sherlock tech fall Bonar II, 9-0, 2:53

Match 2 – Sherlock dec. Bonar, 10-9

3rd Ryder Wilder GA (Camden County High School Wrestling) dec. Gavin Craner MI (Michigan Grappler Training Center), 18-12

5th Anthony Kroninger OH (Beast Mode Wrestling) tech fall Kalob Ybarra CO (Bear Cave Wrestling Club), 8-0 0:36

7th Ben Smith UT (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) pin Xavier Smith IN (Fishers Wrestling Club), 10-8 2:31

92 kg - Evan McGuire MN (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) dec. Alexander Smith FL (Spartan RTC@LHP), two matches to none

Match 1 – McGuire tech fall Smith, 8-0, 0:34

Match 2 – McGuire dec. Smith, 8-3

3rd Cason Howle SC (Blue Chip Wrestling Club) tech fall Jaxon Penovich IL (Illinois), 10-2 3:17

5th Gage Runnels AK (Interior Grappling Academy) dec. Samuel Stockton CO (GRIT Athletics Wrestling Club), 3-2

7th William Ward ND (Garlington Training Center) dec. Lusiano Lopez OR (Oregon), 7-2

110 kg - Trayvn Boger UT (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) dec. Kai Calcutt IL (Relentless Training Center), two matches to one

Match 1 – Boger pin Calcutt, 3:31

Match 2 – Calcutt tech fall Boger, 9-1, 3:41

Match 3 – Boger dec. Calcutt, 13-8

3rd James Bechter OH (MVKWA Patriot Wrestling Club) tech fall Mark Effendian PA (Steller Trained Wrestling), 9-0 1:25

5th Justice El-sayad CA (Temecula Valley High School Wrestling) forfeit Danny Zmorowski OH (Lake Erie Regional Training Center)

7th James Hartleroad IN (Midwest Regional Training Center) pin David Finch OR (Oregon Wrestling National Team), 2-0 1:06