Returning champions Regan, Stewart advance, 16U semifinals set at USMC Nationals

FARGO, N.D. -- The semifinals in the 16U division are set following the second day of competition at the 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Junior & 16U Nationals at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.

Nineteen of the 39 returning All-Americans reached the semifinals in the 16U division. Illinois led with three returning All-Americans. States that had two athletes in the group were Iowa, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. A total of 13 states are represented in the semifinals.

Two returning champions, Shamus Regan of Pennsylvania and Aaron Stewart of Illinois, both advanced to the semifinals after day two. Regan used three technical falls in the early rounds and two decisions in the round of 16 and quarterfinals through the tournament. Stewart, wrestling at 165 pounds,  

Returning All-Americans that advanced to the semifinals include Hudson Chittum of Tennessee (88), Turner Ross of Minnesota (100), Case Bell of Indiana (106), Hayden Schwab of Iowa (106), Regan of Pennsylvania (113), Will Detar of Pennsylvania (120), Bruno Cassioppi of Illinois (126), Clinton Shepherd of Indiana (132), Austin Ellis of Utah (138), Travis Cardenas of Arizona (144), Jayden James of New Jersey (150), Gabriel Logan of New Jersey (157), Riley Johnson of Nebraska (165), Stewart of Illinois (165), Brayden Koester of Iowa (175), David Calkins of California (190), Cael Leisgang of Wisconsin (215), Alex Taylor of Ohio (215) and Joseph Favia of Illinois (215).

There were a total of five top-seeded athletes that did not reach the semifinals after the second day of competition in Fargo. Jensen Boyd of Indiana dropped a 4-0 decision to returning All-American Regan in the quarterfinals at 113 pounds.

There are four athletes that remain in contention to win the prestigious USA Wrestling Triple Crown Award: 144 – Noah Bull  of Utah (144), Brody Sendele of Illinois (157), Stewart of Illinois (165) and Jonathan Rulo of Illinois (285).

At 120, top-seeded Gavin Landers of Iowa fell in the round of 32 to Austin Carfley of Pennsylvania, the No. 32 seed. Carfley reached the quarterfinals, but dropped a 10-10 criteria decision to No. 24 seed Van Smith of Oklahoma. Smith will face twelfth-seeded Liston Seibert of Ohio in the semifinals tomorrow morning.

Clinton Shepherd of Indiana brought down the No. 1 seed Dawson Youngblut of Iowa at 132 pounds, controlling the match throughout for the 9-2 decision. Shepherd is set to face Gavin Mangano of New York in the semifinal round.

In the 150-pound bracket, top seed Cooper Rowe of Minnesota fell in the quarterfinals to Maximus Dhabolt of Iowa, 10-7. At 285 pounds, No. 1 seed Andrew Olson of Minnesota fell in the round of 16 to Lucas Feuerbach of Iowa, 9-6.

Pennsylvania leads with seven semifinalists in six weights. Chase Karenbauer and Justin Farnsworth both advanced on the championship side at 100 pounds. Following closely with six semifinalists are California and New Jersey. There are three states with five semifinalists in Iowa, Indiana, and Illinois. A total of 25 states are represented on the championship side in the semifinals.

The team race continued to excite, with Pennsylvania totaling 49 points for the lead. California and New Jersey follow with 42 point each, and Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana have each totaled 35 points.

Action continues inside the Fargodome on the campus of North Dakota State University at 10 a.m. CT. Follow the action live on FloWrestling, check out full results on FloArena, and join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #Fargo2024.

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Team Scores (after day two)

1          Pennsylvania, 49 points

2          California, 42 points

2          New Jersey, 42 points

4          Iowa, 35 points

4          Illinois, 35 points

4          Indiana, 35 points

7          Wisconsin, 28 points

8          Maryland, 21 points

8          Ohio, 21 points

10        Florida, 14 points

10        Georgia, 14 points

10        Michigan, 14 points

10        Nebraska, 14 points

10        Nevada, 14 points

10        New York, 14 points

10        Tennessee, 14 points

10        Utah, 14 points

Semifinal Pairings

88 pounds

Hudson Chittum (TN) vs. Lucas Forman (NV)

Kooper Deputy (PA) vs. Ariah Mills (GA)

94 pounds

Keegan Bassett (PA) vs. Thiago Silva (CA)

Tyler Verceles (MD) vs. Cody Clarke (GA)

100 pounds

Chase Karenbauer (PA) vs. Corey Brown (MD)

Turner Ross (MN) vs. Justin Farnsworth (PA)

106 pounds

Case Bell (IN) vs. Pj Terranova (NJ)

Hayden Schwab (IA) vs. Layne Martin (MI)

113 pounds

Shamus Regan (PA) vs. Shea Richter (SD)

Paul Ruiz (CA) vs. Alexander Pierce (IA)

120 pounds

Van Smith (OK) vs. Liston Seibert (OH)   

Will Detar (PA) vs. Paul Kenny (NJ)  

126 pounds

Bruno Cassioppi (IL) vs. Brenden Jorden Agcaoili (NV)

Stephen Myers (WV) vs. Dale Corbin (WI)  

132 pounds

Clinton Shepherd (IN) vs. Gavin Mangano (NY)

Jovani Solis (FL) vs. Ashton Besmer (CA)

138 pounds

Austin Ellis (UT) vs. Hunter Stevens (WI)

Carlos Valdiviezo (CA) vs. Justis Jesuroga (IA)

144 pounds

Travis Cardenas (AZ) vs. Dominic Wilson (TX)

Camryn Howard (NY) vs. Noah Bull (UT)

150 pounds

Maximus Dhabolt (IA) vs. Thomas Gibbs (IN)

Eli Esguerra (OH) vs. Jayden James (NJ)

157 pounds

Lucas Boe (IN) vs. Brody Sendele (IL)

Gabriel Logan (NJ) vs. Tyree Graham (FL)

165 pounds

Aaron Stewart (IL) vs. Riley Johnson (NE)

Salah Tsarni (MD) vs. Jayden Williams (MI)

175 pounds

Isai Fernandez (CA) vs. Cody Savage (VT)

Xavier Smith (IN) vs. Brayden Koester (IA)

190 pounds

David Calkins (CA) vs. Elijah Brown (PA)

Maximus Konopka (CT) vs. Tanner Hodgins (NJ)

215 pounds

Alex Taylor (OH) vs. Joseph Favia (IL)

Cael Leisgang (WI) vs. Ryder Smith (TN)

285 pounds

Makhi Rodgers (WI) vs. Jonathan Rulo (IL)

Preston Wagner (NE) vs. Mateo Vinciguerra (NJ)

Quarterfinal Results

88 pounds

Hudson Chittum (TN) tech. fall Onofre Gonzales (CO), 15-4

Lucas Forman (NV) dec. Thales Silva (CA), 4-4

Kooper Deputy (PA) tech. fall Cameron Schofield (IN), 10-0

Ariah Mills (GA) tech. fall Wyatt Dannegger (MO), 10-0

94 pounds

Keegan Bassett (PA) tech. fall Vince Von bernewitz (VA), 14-3

Thiago Silva (CA) dec. Traevon Ducking (IN), 6-5

Tyler Verceles (MD) dec. Niko Odiotti (IL), 7-0

Cody Clarke (GA) tech. fall Colton Wyller (IL), 12-1

100 pounds

Chase Karenbauer (PA) tech. fall Braedyn Tammarine (OH), 11-0

Corey Brown (MD) dec. Jojo Burke (NJ), 10-6

Turner Ross (MN) dec. Sean Kenny (NJ), 9-0

Justin Farnsworth (PA) dec. Loc Webber (OH), 7-5

106 pounds

Case Bell (IN) dec. Mateo Gallegos (PA), 6-2

Pj Terranova (NJ) dec. Liam Collins (MN), 6-3

Hayden Schwab (IA) tech. fall Zahn Beal (WI), 11-0

Layne Martin (MI) tech. fall Analu Woode (HI), 10-0

113 pounds

Shamus Regan (PA) dec. Jensen Boyd (IN), 4-0

Shea Richter (SD) dec. Austin Bickerton (OH), 8-2

Paul Ruiz (CA) dec. Eli Herring (PA), 8-2

Alexander Pierce (IA) pin Zaiyahn Ornelas (NE), 1:35

120 pounds

Van Smith (OK) dec. Austin Carfley (PA), 10-10

Liston Seibert (OH) tech. fall Weston Borgers (OH), 12-2

Will Detar (PA) dec. Rocco Cassioppi (IL), 9-2

Paul Kenny (NJ) dec. Kavin Muyleart (PA), 12-6

126 pounds

Bruno Cassioppi (IL) dec. Finnegan O'brien (NY), 6-1

Brenden Jorden Agcaoili (NV) tech. fall Thomas Banas (IL), 12-2

Stephen Myers (WV) pin Gage Lohr (SD), 3:13

Dale Corbin (WI) dec Maximus Hay (WI), 5-4

132 pounds

Clinton Shepherd (IN) dec. Dawson Youngblut (IA), 9-2

Gavin Mangano (NY) dec. Jet Brown (MO), 6-0

Jovani Solis (FL) dec. Christopher Arreola (CA), 9-2

Ashton Besmer (CA) dec. Gavin Rangel (OR), 9-2

138 pounds

Austin Ellis (UT) dec. Isaac Conner (OR), 6-0

Hunter Stevens (WI) tech. fall Wyatt Fry (PA), 11-0

Carlos Valdiviezo (CA) dec. Isaiah Gallegos (CO), 8-3

Justis Jesuroga (IA) dec. Miller Sipes (MO), 5-2

144 pounds

Travis Cardenas (AZ) tech. fall Brendan Nardin (IL), 10-0

Dominic Wilson (TX) dec. James Whitbred (PA), 5-0

Camryn Howard (NY) dec. Raymond Fitzgerald (PA), 5-0

Noah Bull (UT) tech. fall Colin Rutlin (MO), 14-3

150 pounds

Maximus Dhabolt (IA) dec. Cooper Rowe (MN), 10-7

Thomas Gibbs (IN) tech. fall Titus Norman (TN), 10-0

Eli Esguerra (OH) tech. fall Thomas Schechterly (PA), 10-0

Jayden James (NJ) tech. fall Jake Hughes (OH), 10-0

157 pounds

Lucas Boe (IN) dec. Kawayran Vazquez (FL), 6-3

Brody Sendele (IL) dec. Brennan Warwick (OH), 12-7

Gabriel Logan (NJ) dec. Jaxon Miller (IA), 8-8

Tyree Graham (FL) pin Jd Minder-broeckaert (WI), 0:58

165 pounds

Aaron Stewart (IL) tech. fall Cj Pensiero (PA), 10-0

Riley Johnson (NE) dec. Mario Hutcherson (PA), 6-5

Salah Tsarni (MD) tech. fall Liam Crook (WI), 12-2

Jayden Williams (MI) dec. Brody Kelly (IL), 12-6

175 pounds

Isai Fernandez (CA) dec. Nicholas Singer (PA), 19-16

Cody Savage (VT) tech. fall Lyndon Thies (IL), 10-0

Xavier Smith (IN) tech. fall Isaac Barrientos (IL), 10-0

Brayden Koester (IA) dec. Carter Brown (MO), 6-2

190 pounds

David Calkins (CA) dec. Brady Brown (PA), 2-1

Elijah Brown (PA) tech. fall Carson Langford (OR), 10-0

Maximus Konopka (CT) pin Owen Burling (WI), 2:50

Tanner Hodgins (NJ) dec. Eli Knight (WV), 13-10

215 pounds

Alex Taylor (OH) dec. Josh Hoffer (IL), 5-4

Joseph Favia (IL) dec. Noah Mathis (KS), 6-2

Cael Leisgang (WI) dec. Noah Larios (CA), 8-1

Ryder Smith (TN) tech. fall Caleb Tyler (PA), 12-2

285 pounds

Makhi Rodgers (WI) tech. fall Lucas Feuerbach (IA), 16-5

Jonathan Rulo (IL) pin Hayden Smith (IN), 3:27

Preston Wagner (NE) dec. JT Kelso (IA), 7-2

Mateo Vinciguerra (NJ) dec. Connor Williams (IL), 7-2