Indiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania, California win 16U Freestyle Duals pools; Gold/Silver pool goes one round

HERRIMAN, Utah – Day one of freestyle at the 16U Freestyle National Duals was jammed with action, as the preliminary pools were completed by late afternoon, and the “color pools” which determine final placement already are underway.

Three of the top four seeds were able to win their preliminary pools, No. 1 Indiana (Pool A), No. 2 Iowa (Pool B) and No. 4 California (Pool D).

Indiana beat No. 8 Wisconsin 48-22 in the Pool A finals, winning 13 of the individual matches. Iowa was dominant in the Pool B finals, putting away No. 10 Georgia, 54-25, dropping only four contested matches. California also rolled through Pool D, beating No. 5 Utah Gold, 43-29 in the finals match, winning seven of the first eight matches in the meet.

Iowa is the returning 16U National Duals champion in freestyle, and already won the 16U National Duals in Greco-Roman on Thursday. In 2023, Iowa swept both styles at the 16U National Duals, something it is attempting to duplicate in 2024.

No. 6 Pennsylvania wrecked Pool C, slamming No. 3 Illinois in the finals, 55-15. The Keystone State’s finest won the first seven matches of the dual, with bonus point wins from Blake Hostetter (165), Kyle Scott (190) and Nathan Schuman (88), giving Illinois no chance to battle back. Overall, in their three Pool C bouts, Pennsylvania outscored their opponents 184-31 in combined team points.

Pool C was the only preliminary pool to need a true second place match, with Illinois scoring a dominant 57-16 decision over Washington to secure second place.

Joining Illinois as the other preliminary pool runners-up were Wisconsin (Pool A), Georgia (Pool B) and Utah Gold (Pool D), which also qualified them for the Gold/Silver Pool, which features the top two teams from the four preliminary pools.

The Gold/Silver Pool, which determines the top eight teams in the entire tournament, went one round on Friday night. The Pool is split into two groups of four teams, with each pool having three bouts.

Teams winning their first-round matches in the Gold/Silver Pool in Pool A were Indiana, which beat Georgia 49-27 and California, which defeated Illinois, 48-30.

Winning in the Gold Silver Pool in Pool B were Iowa, which put away Wisconsin, 45-28, and Pennsylvania, which stopped Utah Gold, 46-27.

None of the eight Gold/Silver Pool teams have been eliminated from reaching the finals, since Saturday morning’s next two rounds will determine which two teams will advance.

The other four color pools also started their competition, the Bronze/Copper Pool (Places 9-16), the Red/Blue Pool (Places 17-24), the Green Pool (Places 25-33) and the Yellow Pool (Places 34-39).

On Saturday morning, the color pools will complete their action, wrapping up their group competitions, and then finishing with cross-over medal matches for first place, third place, fifth place and seventh place.

Saturday’s session begins at 9:00 a.m. MT and runs through conclusion, which is estimated to end at 2:00 p.m. MT.

All of the action will be broadcast live once again by FloWrestling https://flosports.link/4bLp2ft

16U FREESTYLE NATIONAL DUALS

At Herriman, Utah, June 14

Color Pool Competition on Friday (to conclude on Saturday)

Gold/Silver Pool (Places 1-8)

Pool A

Indiana 49, Georgia 27

California 48, Illinois 30

Pool B

Iowa 45, Wisconsin 28

Pennsylvania 46, Utah Gold 27

Bronze/Copper Pool (Places 9-16)

Pool A

Maryland 40, Missouri 38

Idaho 42, Minnesota Red 30

Pool B

Minnesota Blue 47, Florida 25

Washington 39, Michigan 36

Red/Blue Pool (Places 17-24)

Pool A

Colorado 45, New Jersey 28

South Dakota 47, Virginia 31

Pool B

Kansas 34, Nebraska 32

Texas Gold 44, Louisiana 26

Green Pool (Places 25-33)

Arizona 52, North Carolina 28

Oklahoma Outlaws Blue 66, Utah Black 12

South Carolina 40, North Dakota 35

Oklahoma Outlaws Blue 59, North Dakota 16

Utah Black 42, North Carolina 26

Yellow Pool (Places 34-39)

Oklahoma Outlaws Red 59, Montana 23

Oregon 49, Texas Red 20

Texas Red 44, Arkansas 21

Preliminary Pools (completed on Friday)

Pool A

1st Place - Indiana

2nd Place - Wisconsin

3rd Place - Missouri

4th Place - Florida

5th Place - Colorado

6th Place - Nebraska

7th Place - Oklahoma Outlaws Blue

8th Place - Arkansas

Pool A finals - Indiana defeated Wisconsin 48-22.

165        Lucas Boe (Indiana) over Samuel Zanton (Wisconsin) Dec 9-3

175        Michael White (Indiana) over Landen Grow (Wisconsin) Dec 12-9       

190        Owen Burling (Wisconsin) over Conner Hoar (Indiana) TF 12-1           

215        Cael Leisgang (Wisconsin) over Kellen Fellure (Indiana) Dec 5-0         

285        Hayden Smith (Indiana) over Brendan Grabot (Wisconsin) TF 12-1      

88          Cameron Schofield (Indiana) over Dreyton Kren (Wisconsin) Dec 8-2  

94          Kellen Schoeff (Indiana) over Riley Longdin (Wisconsin) Dec 6-1        

100        Case Bridge (Indiana) over Bryson Busler (Wisconsin) TF 10-0            

106        Case Bell (Indiana) over Camden Rugg (Wisconsin) Dec 4-2  

113        Jensen Boyd (Indiana) over William du Chemin (Wisconsin) TF 10-0

120        Colin Strayer (Indiana) over Logan Schad (Wisconsin) Dec 2-0            

126        Gavin Lewis (Indiana) over Alois Schlumpf (Wisconsin) Dec 7-4         

132        Max Gonzalez (Wisconsin) over Braylon Reynolds (Indiana) TF 12-1  

138        Clinton Shepherd (Indiana) over Hunter Stevens (Wisconsin) TF 14-4  

144        Cade Aaberg (Wisconsin) over Peyton Hornsby (Indiana) Dec 17-16

150        Thomas Gibbs (Indiana) over Bryston Scoles (Wisconsin) TF 11-0       

157        Matthew Staples (Indiana) over JD Minder-Broeckaert (Wisconsin) Dec 4-0           

3rd Place Match - Missouri defeated Florida 48-26.

5th Place Match - Colorado defeated Nebraska 43-28.

7th Place Match - Oklahoma Outlaws Blue defeated Arkansas 70-9.

Preliminaries

Indiana 63, Florida 10

Wisconsin 73, North Carolina 4

Quarterfinals

Indiana 60, Nebraska 11

Colorado 54, Arkansas 13

Missouri 41, Oklahoma Outlaws Blue 29

Wisconsin 67, Montana 10

Semifinals

Indiana 63, Colorado 11

Wisconsin 41, Missouri 32

Consolations

Florida 69, Montana 7

Nebraska 59, North Carolina 21

Florida 43, Oklahoma Outlaws 33

Nebraska 56, Arkansas 19

Florida 46, Colorado 28

Missouri 48, Nebraska 28

Pool B

1st Place - Iowa

2nd Place - Georgia

3rd Place - Minnesota Blue

4th Place - Maryland

6th Place - New Jersey

6th Place - Kansas

7th Place - North Dakota

8th Place - Texas Red

Pool B Finals – Iowa 54, Georgia 25

165        Jake Rheaume (Georgia) over Barrett Mieras (Iowa) TF 14-4  

175        Brayden Koester (Iowa) over Dylan Reel (Georgia) TF 10-0

190        Ronan An (Georgia) over Broedy Hendricks (Iowa) Dec 11-8 

215        Mason Koehler (Iowa) over Grey Richardson Yellow (Georgia) Fall 0:22             

285        JT Kelso (Iowa) forfeit

88          Ariah Mills (Georgia) over Damien Yeoman (Iowa) TF 10-0

94          Cody Clarke (Georgia) over Chase Watkinson (Iowa) Fall 0:55             

100        Ethan Humphrey (Iowa) forfeit

106        Hayden Schwab (Iowa) over Teequavious Mills (Georgia) TF 14-4       

113        Alexander Pierce (Iowa) over Tanner Hunt (Georgia) TF 14-4

120        Gavin Landers (Iowa) over Major Chambers (Georgia) TF 12-2            

126        Gage Spurgeon (Iowa) over Jonderious Williams (Georgia) TF 10-0     

132        Dawson Youngblut (Iowa) over Christopher Phillips (Georgia) TF 10-0

138        Justis Jesuroga (Iowa) over James Sievers (Georgia) TF 10-0  

144        Ethan Christoffer (Iowa) over Cruz Hezel (Georgia) TF 12-2  

150        Paxon Legatt (Georgia) forfeit

157        Noah Howk-Erwin (Iowa) over Callum Mccormack (Georgia) Fall 3:40             

3rd Place Match - Minnesota Blue defeated Maryland 50-23.

5th Place Match - Kansas defeated New Jersey 39-31.

7th Place Match - North Dakota defeated Texas Red 39-29.

Preliminaries

Iowa 67, Utah Black 9

Quarterfinals

Iowa 64, Texas Red 14

New Jersey 35, Kansas 35

Georgia 47, Maryland 30

Minnesota Blue 58, North Dakota 18

Semifinals

Iowa 64, New Jersey 8

Georgia 36, Minnesota Blue 36

Consolations

North Dakota 38, Utah Black 34

Maryland 58, North Dakota 17

Kansas 52, Texas Red 18

Maryland 42, New Jersey 30

Minnesota Blue 57, Kansas 19

Pool C

1st Place - Pennsylvania

2nd Place - Illinois

3rd Place - Washington

4th Place - Idaho

5th Place - Louisiana

6th Place - Virginia

7th Place - Oklahoma Outlaws Red

8th Place - South Carolina

Pool C finals - Pennsylvania defeated Illinois 55-15.

165        Blake Hostetter (Pennsylvania) over Ty`Quavion Smart (Illinois) Fall 3:11             

175        Nicholas Singer (Pennsylvania) over Brody Kelly (Illinois) Dec 10-4

190        Kyle Scott (Pennsylvania) over Blake Livdahl (Illinois) TF 10-0           

215        Brady Brown (Pennsylvania) over Josh Hoffer (Illinois) Dec 4-1           

285        Caleb Tyler (Pennsylvania) over Jeremy Marshall (Illinois) Dec 5-3     

88          Nathan Schuman (Pennsylvania) over Faris Farah (Illinois) TF 10-0     

94          Gabe Benyo (Pennsylvania) over Colton Wyller (Illinois) Dec 8-4        

100        Vincent DeMarco (Illinois) over Jake Benyo (Pennsylvania) Dec 6-6    

106        Brayden Wenrich (Pennsylvania) over Kaleb Pratt (Illinois) Dec 6-3     

113        Shamus Regan (Pennsylvania) over Lukas Foster (Illinois) Dec 8-2      

120        Gabriel Ballard (Pennsylvania) over Rocco Cassioppi (Illinois) Dec 12-10             

126        Brady Slicker (Pennsylvania) over Jason Hampton (Illinois) Dec 12-11

132        Wyatt Fry (Pennsylvania) over Bruno Cassioppi (Illinois) Dec 6-5        

138        Jason Dube (Pennsylvania) over Brandon Green (Illinois) TF 12-1        

144        Alek Palko (Pennsylvania) over Ethan Sonne (Illinois) TF 10-0             

150        Thomas Schechterly (Pennsylvania) over Leonardo Rosas (Illinois) Dec 4-2           

157        Samuel Almedina (Pennsylvania) over Ismael Bereket (Illinois) Dec 8-8

2nd Place Wrestleback - Illinois defeated Washington 57-16.

3rd Place Match - Washington defeated Idaho 42-33.

5th Place Match - Louisiana defeated Virginia 44-32.

7th Place Match - Oklahoma Outlaws Red defeated South Carolina 56-22.

Quarterfinals

Illinois 63, South Carolina 11

Idaho 51, Louisiana 24

Washington 46, Virginia 29

Pennsylvania 66, Oklahoma Outlaws Red 7

Semifinals

Illinois 52, Idaho 21

Pennsylvania 63, Washington 9

Consolations

Louisiana 48, South Carolina 30

Virginia 50, Oklahoma Outlaws 28

Washington 45, Louisiana 34

Idaho 56, Virginia 19

Pool D

1st Place - California

2nd Place - Utah Gold

3rd Place - Minnesota Red

4th Place - Michigan

5th Place - South Dakota

6th Place - Texas Gold

7th Place - Arizona

8th Place - Oregon

Pool D finals - California defeated Utah Gold 43-29.

165        Bailey Holman (California) over Kaizen Detoles (Utah Gold) Dec 8-4  

175        Isai Fernandez (California) over Wyatt Hanssen (Utah Gold) TF 11-0   

190        David Calkins (California) over Connor Kennedy (Utah Gold) TF 10-0

215        Daniel Moylan (California) over Sam Tanner (Utah Gold) Dec 8-3       

285        Caden Young (Utah Gold) over Noah Larios (California) TF 12-1         

88          Thales Silva (California) over Gavyn DeCol (Utah Gold) TF 10-0         

94          Thiago Silva (California) over Thomas Gorst (Utah Gold) TF 10-0       

100        Samuel Sanchez (California) over Kacen Jones (Utah Gold) TF 11-0    

106        Jax Vang (California) over Trexden Olsen (Utah Gold) TF 13-3            

113        Samuel Moody (Utah Gold) over Emilio Escobar (California) TF 14-4

120        Rocklin Zinkin (California) over Kaleb Blackner (Utah Gold) TF 10-0 

126        Daniel Benavides (California) over Joseph Whitford Jr. (Utah Gold) Dec 12-7

132        Ashton Besmer (California) over Riker Ohearon (Utah Gold) Dec 6-4  

138        Austin Ellis (Utah Gold) over Ames-Michael Hoevker (California) Fall 0:49      

144        Ladd Holman (Utah Gold) over Gregory Torosian (California) TF 10-0

150        Noah Bull (Utah Gold) over Zachary Posada (California) TF 10-0         

157        Shepard Stephens (Utah Gold) over Isaac Padilla (California) Dec 8-5  

3rd Place Match - Minnesota Red defeated Michigan 41-35.

5th Place Match - South Dakota defeated Texas Gold 37-34.

7th Place Match - Arizona defeated Oregon 47-30.

Quarterfinals

California 56, South Dakota 23

Michigan 51, Arizona 26

Minnesota Red 37, Texas Gold 35

Utah Gold 48, Oregon 28

Semifinals

California 56, Michigan 17

Utah Gold 64, Minnesota Red 14

Consolations

South Dakota 44, Arizona 36

Texas Gold 39, Oregon 33

Minnesota Red 47, South Dakota 27

Michigan 38, Texas Gold 37

Remaining Schedule

Saturday, June 159:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. - Freestyle Session 3: Rounds 2, 3 & 4 of Color Pools - Preliminary Duals and Finals Placement Matches