Dorian Olivarez of Texas secures the match-winning takedown in the 144-pound finals of the Air Force Special Warfare Junior Folkstyle Nationals.
Watch: Junior boys champion post-match interviews
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – 15 champions were decided in the Junior boys division at the Air Force Special Warfare 16U and Junior Folkstyle Nationals on Saturday afternoon at the UNI Dome.
Dynamic Texas product Dorian Olivarez pulled off a remarkable set of matches on Saturday at the UNI Dome, ousting returning champion Alex Braun of Minnesota 4-2 in the semifinals before dethroning top-ranked Pierson Manville of Pennsylvania 2-1 in the championship match.
Olivarez, himself a returning champion at the event, was named Outstanding Wrestler in the Junior boys division following his elite effort.
2022 USA Wrestling Triple Crown winner Mack Mauger of Idaho earned his fourth USA Wrestling Stop Sign at this event with a gritty 4-2 decision over Co`ji Campbell of Wisconsin in the 120-pound finals.
Returning 16U Folkstyle Nationals champion and double Fargo finalist Caleb Noble of Illinois continued his winning ways with an impressive 12-5 win against Braydon Pacheco of Kansas in the 106-pound finals.
175-pound champion Hudson Rogers of Idaho picked up back-to-back Junior Folkstyle titles with tight 2-1 win over Matthew Jens of Illinois, in a finals match that was decided on a penalty point in the final moments.
Arguably the most exciting match of the Junior boys finals came at 132 pounds as Geronimo Rivera of Utah outlasted Geoffrey Whelan of Virginia 7-6 in the ultimate tiebreaker. Rivera rode out Whelan for the final 30 seconds to take the title.
A complete list of championship finals and medal match results for the Junior boys division can be found below.
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 Sunday with the conclusion of the 16U girls and boys tournaments.
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 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
106 pounds #
1st – Caleb Noble (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy) dec. Braydon Pacheco (Garden City High School Wrestling), 12-5
3rd – Klayten Perreault (Iowa) dec. Zachary Siatka (NG Bombers Wrestling Club), 5-0
5th – Eli Schultz (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) dec. Xzephren Donner (Russell Wrestling Club), 5-2
7th – Michael Kowalski (Empire Wrestling Club) dec. Bryce Cormier (Silver Lake Wrestling Club), 4-3
113 pounds #
1st – Alex Rozas (Predator Wrestling) maj. dec. Ryder Dempewolf (Northwestern Diamondbacks Wrestling), 14-1
3rd – Jeremiah Gonzalez (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Nicolas Enzminger (MATPAC Wrestling Club), 7-3
5th – Kaison Schreier (MO West Championship Wrestling Club) inj. def. Khel Lipumano (Grindhouse Wrestling Club), 4:38
7th – Anthony Alanis (Relentless Training Center) tech. fall Johnny Behm (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 19-4
120 pounds #
1st – Mack Mauger (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Co`ji Campbell (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy), 4-2
3rd – Karson Shelley (Champions Wrestling Club) dec. Daniel Guerrero (Cyclones Wrestling & Fitness), 7-2
5th – Rider Seguine (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Boden Banta (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 3-2
7th – Tyson Roach (Bronco Wrestling Club) dec. Matthew Long (JUIC3 ACAD3MY WRESTLING), 10-7
126 pounds #
1st – Jaxton Packer (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Tucker Bowen (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 4-2 TB1
3rd – Cole Krutzfeldt (Montana) fall Draven Johns (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 1:45
5th – Benjamin DeForest (MATPAC Wrestling Club) dec. Jeremy Huf (Suplex Wrestling Club), 3-0
7th – Roany Proffit (Diamondville Wrestling Club) fall Charlie Irwin (MATPAC Wrestling Club), 0:38
132 pounds #
1st – Geronimo Rivera (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) dec. Geoffrey Whelan (Legacy Dragons Wrestling), 7-6 UTB
3rd – Toby Shipman (Threestyle Wrestling Of Oklahoma) dec. Nick Dardanes (Bear Cave Wrestling Club), 4-2 SV1
5th – Miles Velasquez (Team Tulsa Wrestling Club) dec. Dillon Ivie (Utah), 4-3
7th – Bentley Williams (Viking RTC) dec. Ty Annoura (Vici Wrestling Club), 3-2
138 pounds #
1st – Carson Exferd (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Aiden Simmons (Bakersfield High School Wrestling), 5-0
3rd – Austin Paris (Champions Wrestling Club) dec. Tyler Traves (Legacy Dragons Wrestling), 10-6
5th – Brogan Fielding (SPIRE RTC) dec. Wallace Durfee (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 10-6
7th – Wil Oberbroeckling (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) dec. Teague Brown (Sanderson Wrestling Academy), 2-0
144 pounds #
1st – Dorian Olivarez (Texas) dec. Pierson Manville (Pennsylvania), 2-1
3rd – Alex Braun (MN Elite Wrestling Club) dec. Jake Miller (Broken Arrow Wrestling Club), 7-0
5th – Antonio Avila (Camel Kids Wrestling) forfeit Jabari Hinson (Central Iowa Wrestling Club /Team Intensity)
7th – Junior Wetzel (Champions Wrestling Club) dec. Braden Priest (Driller Wrestling Club), 3-2
150 pounds #
1st – Chase Van Hoven (Legacy Dragons Wrestling) tech. fall Gabriel Gallardo (Mustang Wrestling Club), 17-2
3rd – Owen Seffrood (RT Elite Wrestling) fall Jais Rose (Wyoming), 1:37
5th – Colby Gray (Missouri) maj. dec. Chase Smart (North DeSoto Wrestling Academy), 13-2
7th – Christian Herrera (Driller Wrestling Club) fall Jahkari Clark (Doomsday Wrestling Club), 4:29
157 pounds #
1st – Taye Wilson (Pratt Wrestling Club) dec. Beau Priest (Driller Wrestling Club), 10-5
3rd – Logan Hancey (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) dec. Hixon Canto (Champions Wrestling Club), 5-4
5th – Jacob Blandford (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Duncan Bell (Next Level Training Academy), 5-1
7th – Jared Remington (Vici Wrestling Club) dec. Mason Schrempp (Wolves Wrestling Club), 9-3
165 pounds #
1st – Cory Thomas (Michigan) dec. Evan Roudebush (Bloomington South Wrestling Club), 5-2
3rd – Logan Cole (Montana) dec. Charlie Herting (Black Fox Wrestling Academy), 6-0
5th – Evan G. Manzo (Etiwanda High School Wrestling) fall Dawson McConnell (TJ Trained Wrestling), 2:21
7th – Jarrett Wadsen (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) fall Xayvion Anderson (Iowa), 1:25
175 pounds #
1st – Hudson Rogers (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Matthew Jens (Relentless Training Center), 2-1
3rd – Isael Perez (Beat the Streets New England - Providence) dec. Christopher Mance Iii (Level Up Wrestling Center), 4-1
5th – Daniel Magayna (Immortal Athletics WC) fall Jon Schoenlein (Askeo International Mat Club), 1:55
7th – Banks Love (Sanderson Wrestling Academy) dec. Kaden Bennie (Sanderson Wrestling Academy), 1-0
190 pounds #
1st – Leimana Fager (Charger Wrestling Club) fall Hugh Meyer (Dickinson Wrestling Club), 4:58
3rd – Noah Weaver (Central Indiana Academy Of Wrestling) dec. Trenton Blomquist (Arizona), 3-1
5th – Elijah Schunke (Legends of Gold) forfeit Treven Hokland (Team Idaho Wrestling Club)
7th – Jayden Delao (LaCrosse Area Wrestlers) fall Elijah Hawes (Empire Wrestling Club), 2:41
215 pounds #
1st – Lars Michaelson (NWWC) dec. Ian Smith (CrassTrained: Weigh In Club), 5-4
3rd – Ronan Wunsch (Maize Wrestling Club) fall Carson Gooley (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 1:29
5th – Kaleb Grove (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) forfeit Cole Carter (Ironclad Wrestling Club)
7th – Ashton Honnold (Moen Wrestling Academy) dec. Everett Mcclelland (Portage Wrestling Club), 4-3
285 pounds #
1st – Shilo Jones (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Corbin Puga (Norton Wrestling Club), 3-1
3rd – Micah Hach (Watertown Wrestling Booster Club) fall Takoa Byrd (Empire Wrestling Club), 2:25
5th – Keagyn Linden (Nebraska) fall Hayden Skillings (Coon Rapids Mat Bandits Wrestling Club), 0:13
7th – Logan Bender (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) fall Aiden Surratt (Illinois), 2:45
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