: Illinois’ Caleb Noble works for near fall in his quarterfinal match at 106 pounds.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The action is heating up at the Air Force Special Warfare 16U and Junior Folkstyle Nationals with a star-studded semifinal lineup set in the Junior boys division following an exciting opening day of action at the UNI Dome.
The unquestioned headliner is the 144-pound quartet of semifinalists— national No. 1 Pierson Manville of Pennsylvania, defending champions Alex Braun of Minnesota and Dorian Olivarez of Texas, and double Fargo All-American Jake Miller of Oklahoma are the last men standing in the weight class.
Should Manville and Braun advance to the championship match, it would feature a showdown of top-five ranked wrestlers at 144 pounds in the FloWrestling High School Rankings. The two combined for bonus point wins in eight-of-nine matches on Friday, with each man earning two pins apiece.
2022 USA Wrestling Triple Crown winner Mack Mauger of Idaho went 4-0 on the day at 120 pounds, but his road wasn’t without challenge. After a pair of quick technical falls to open the tournament, Mauger edged Matthew Krawczenko of Arizona, 2-0, followed by a sudden victory win against Tyson Roach of Louisiana in the quarterfinals. Two-time Utah state champion Karson Shelley stands opposite Mauger in the semifinals.
Returning 16U Folkstyle Nationals champion and double Fargo finalist Caleb Noble of Illinois earned a decisive 23-7 win over Michael Kowalski of Wisconsin in his only bout of the day. Noble, who is ranked No. 6 at 106 pounds by FloWrestling, was one win away from bagging a Triple Crown award last year.
The collision of past 16U Folkstyle Nationals champions at 113 pounds remains intact as Alex Rozas of Louisiana and Kaison Schreier of Missouri both cruised to the semifinal round in the Junior division.
Three more of last year’s Folkstyle Nationals champions are in the running to repeat— Benjamin DeForest of North Dakota at 126 pounds, Tyler Traves of Virginia at 138 pounds and Hudson Rogers of Idaho at 175 pounds. DeForest and Rogers won the Junior event in Cedar Falls last spring, while Traves was a 16U champion.
One weight class was decided in full on Friday. Cason Craft of Oklahoma won a three-man round robin bracket at 100 pounds with two impressive pins on his way to first place.
The Air Force Special Warfare 16U and Junior Folkstyle Nationals is the first leg of the USA Wrestling Triple Crown award. The competition resumes at 9 a.m. (CT) on Saturday with the Junior boys semifinals, Junior girls finals, and the start of the 16U boys and Masters events.
Fans can watch the event live on FloWrestling.com. Brackets and match-by-match results are available on Trackwrestling.com.
For more information about this event, please visit usawrestlingevents.com.
2024 Air Force Special Warfare 16U and Junior Folkstyle Nationals | March 15-17, UNI Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Junior Boys
Semifinal Matchups
106 pounds #
Caleb Noble (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy) vs. Zachary Siatka (NG Bombers Wrestling Club)
Braydon Pacheco (Garden City High School Wrestling) vs. Eli Schultz (Pinnacle Wrestling Club)
113 pounds #
Alex Rozas (Predator Wrestling) vs. Nicolas Enzminger (MATPAC Wrestling Club)
Ryder Dempewolf (Northwestern Diamondbacks Wrestling) vs. Kaison Schreier (MO West Championship Wrestling Club)
120 pounds #
Mack Mauger (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) vs. Karson Shelley (Champions Wrestling Club)
Rider Seguine (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) vs. Co`ji Campbell (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy)
126 pounds #
Jaxton Packer (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) vs. Benjamin DeForest (MATPAC Wrestling Club)
Jeremy Huf (Suplex Wrestling Club) vs. Tucker Bowen (Team Idaho Wrestling Club)
132 pounds #
Dillon Ivie (Utah) vs. Geronimo Rivera (Sanderson Wrestling Academy)
Toby Shipman (Threestyle Wrestling Of Oklahoma) vs. Geoffrey Whelan (Legacy Dragons Wrestling)
138 pounds #
Aiden Simmons (Bakersfield High School Wrestling) vs. Wallace Durfee (Team Idaho Wrestling Club)
Carson Exferd (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) vs. Tyler Traves (Legacy Dragons Wrestling)
144 pounds #
Pierson Manville (Pennsylvania) vs. Jake Miller (Broken Arrow Wrestling Club)
Dorian Olivarez (Texas) vs. Alex Braun (MN Elite Wrestling Club)
150 pounds #
Gabriel Gallardo (Mustang Wrestling Club) vs. Jais Rose (Wyoming)
Owen Seffrood (RT Elite Wrestling) vs. Chase Van Hoven (Legacy Dragons Wrestling)
157 pounds #
Hixon Canto (Champions Wrestling Club) vs. Beau Priest (Driller Wrestling Club)
Taye Wilson (Pratt Wrestling Club) vs. Logan Hancey (Sanderson Wrestling Academy)
165 pounds #
Evan Roudebush (Bloomington South Wrestling Club) vs. Charlie Herting (Black Fox Wrestling Academy)
Logan Cole (Montana) vs. Cory Thomas (Michigan)
175 pounds #
Isael Perez (Beat the Streets New England – Providence) vs. Matthew Jens (Relentless Training Center)
Daniel Magayna (Immortal Athletics WC) vs. Hudson Rogers (Team Idaho Wrestling Club)
190 pounds #
Noah Weaver (Central Indiana Academy Of Wrestling) vs. Leimana Fager (Charger Wrestling Club)
Elijah Schunke (Legends of Gold) vs. Hugh Meyer (Dickinson Wrestling Club)
215 pounds #
Lars Michaelson (NWWC) vs. Carson Gooley (Team Idaho Wrestling Club)
Ian Smith (CrassTrained: Weigh In Club) vs. Ronan Wunsch (Maize Wrestling Club)
285 pounds #
Corbin Puga (Norton Wrestling Club) vs. Keagyn Linden (Nebraska)
Micah Hach (Watertown Wrestling Booster Club) vs. Shilo Jones (Team Idaho Wrestling Club)
Quarterfinal Results
106 pounds #
Caleb Noble (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy) tech. fall Michael Kowalski (Empire Wrestling Club), 23-7
Zachary Siatka (NG Bombers Wrestling Club) dec. Bobby Rutkoff (Elevate Wrestling Club), 8-5
Braydon Pacheco (Garden City High School Wrestling) tech. fall Holden Beauchamp (MATPAC Wrestling Club), 15-0
Eli Schultz (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) fall Xzephren Donner (Russell Wrestling Club), 3:36
113 pounds #
Alex Rozas (Predator Wrestling) maj. dec. Anthony Alanis (Relentless Training Center), 13-0
Nicolas Enzminger (MATPAC Wrestling Club) dec. Jeremiah Gonzalez (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 4-2
Ryder Dempewolf (Northwestern Diamondbacks Wrestling) maj. dec. Johnny Behm (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 9-0
Kaison Schreier (MO West Championship Wrestling Club) dec. Brody Vogelsberg (Utah), 4-0
120 pounds #
Mack Mauger (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Tyson Roach (Bronco Wrestling Club), 3-1
Karson Shelley (Champions Wrestling Club) fall Joey Enzminger (MATPAC Wrestling Club), 3:14
Rider Seguine (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) fall Boden Banta (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 2:52
Co`ji Campbell (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy) maj. dec. Ian Giancola (Next Level Training Academy), 17-6
126 pounds #
Jaxton Packer (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Ryder Shelton (MO West Championship Wrestling Club), 3-1, SV1
Benjamin DeForest (MATPAC Wrestling Club) dec. Roany Proffit (Diamondville Wrestling Club), 7-6
Jeremy Huf (Suplex Wrestling Club) dec. Charlie Irwin (MATPAC Wrestling Club), 10-4
Tucker Bowen (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Manuel Amaro (La Gente Wrestling Club), 3-2
132 pounds #
Dillon Ivie (Utah) dec. Tyler Varra (Colorado), 9-4
Geronimo Rivera (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) dec. Miles Velasquez (Team Tulsa Wrestling Club), 5-2
Toby Shipman (Threestyle Wrestling Of Oklahoma) dec. Bentley Williams (Viking RTC), 5-3 SV1
Geoffrey Whelan (Legacy Dragons Wrestling) dec. Nick Dardanes (Bear Cave Wrestling Club), 5-3
138 pounds #
Aiden Simmons (Bakersfield High School Wrestling) dec. Jason Worthley (Sanderson Wrestling Academy), 5-3
Wallace Durfee (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Teague Brown (Sanderson Wrestling Academy), 4-2
Carson Exferd (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) inj. def. Nathan Gugelman Ii (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 5:55
Tyler Traves (Legacy Dragons Wrestling) dec. Vance Williams (Relentless Training Center), 5-2
144 pounds #
Pierson Manville (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Nathanial Higgins (Cyclones Wrestling & Fitness), 19-3
Jake Miller (Broken Arrow Wrestling Club) dec. Junior Wetzel (Champions Wrestling Club), 5-4
Dorian Olivarez (Texas) dec. Antonio Avila (Camel Kids Wrestling), 6-0
Alex Braun (MN Elite Wrestling Club) maj. dec. Braden Priest (Driller Wrestling Club), 18-5
150 pounds #
Gabriel Gallardo (Mustang Wrestling Club) dec. over Jahkari Clark (Doomsday Wrestling Club), 3-2 SV1
Jais Rose (Wyoming) dec. Chase Smart (North DeSoto Wrestling Academy), 7-6
Owen Seffrood (RT Elite Wrestling) dec. Christian Herrera (Driller Wrestling Club), 3-2
Chase Van Hoven (Legacy Dragons Wrestling) dec. Colby Gray (Missouri), 7-2
157 pounds #
Hixon Canto (Champions Wrestling Club) dec. Jacob Blandford (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 6-5
Beau Priest (Driller Wrestling Club) dec. Ramez Watson (Pekin Boys & Girls Club), 8-1
Taye Wilson (Pratt Wrestling Club) dec. Isaiah Guerrero (Askren Wrestling Academy), 9-2
Logan Hancey (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) dec. Brandon Dean (Colorado), 5-2
165 pounds #
Evan Roudebush (Bloomington South Wrestling Club) fall Seiya Thompson (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 5:29
Charlie Herting (Black Fox Wrestling Academy) dec. Ben Smith (Sanderson Wrestling Academy), 15-13
Logan Cole (Montana) fall Dawson McConnell (TJ Trained Wrestling), 5:56
Cory Thomas (Michigan) fall Jaxon Busse (Sarbacker Wrestling Academy), 2:32
175 pounds #
Isael Perez (Beat the Streets New England - Providence) dec. Banks Love (Sanderson Wrestling Academy), 6-0
Matthew Jens (Relentless Training Center) dec. Christopher Mance Iii (Level Up Wrestling Center), 12-5
Daniel Magayna (Immortal Athletics WC) dec. Kaden Bennie (Sanderson Wrestling Academy), 5-0
Hudson Rogers (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Jon Schoenlein (Askeo International Mat Club), 3-0
190 pounds #
Noah Weaver (Central Indiana Academy Of Wrestling) dec. Trenton Blomquist (Arizona), 7-3
Leimana Fager (Charger Wrestling Club) fall Gabriel Willett (Missouri), 1:08
Elijah Schunke (Legends of Gold) dec. Layne O`Neil (WOW Wrestling Club), 9-4
Hugh Meyer (Dickinson Wrestling Club) inj. def. Brent Slade Jr. (Moen Wrestling Academy), 5:10
215 pounds #
Lars Michaelson (NWWC) dec. Everett Mcclelland (Portage Wrestling Club), 6-2
Carson Gooley (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Kyle Oliveira (Stronghold Wrestling), 9-5
Ian Smith (CrassTrained: Weigh In Club) fall Kaleb Grove (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 2:59
Ronan Wunsch (Maize Wrestling Club) fall Ashton Honnold (Moen Wrestling Academy), 5:52
285 pounds #
Corbin Puga (Norton Wrestling Club) dec. Albert Butler (Level Up Wrestling Center), 1-0
Keagyn Linden (Nebraska) fall Trent Warner (Moen Wrestling Academy), 0:22
Micah Hach (Watertown Wrestling Booster Club) fall Mason Watts (Blue Valley Southwest High School Wrestling), 0:10
Shilo Jones (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Logan Bender (Pinnacle Wrestling Club), 8-2
Final Results
100 pounds #
1st – Cason Craft (Threestyle Wrestling Of Oklahoma)
2nd – Trexden Olsen (Total Domination Wrestling Club)
3rd – Wyatt Eddy (Chain Wrestling Academy)
RR1 – Trexden Olsen (Total Domination Wrestling Club) tech. fall Wyatt Eddy (Chain Wrestling Academy), 11-1
RR2 – Cason Craft (Threestyle Wrestling Of Oklahoma) fall Wyatt Eddy (Chain Wrestling Academy), 1:26
RR3 – Cason Craft (Threestyle Wrestling Of Oklahoma) fall Trexden Olsen (Total Domination Wrestling Club), 2:46
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