DES MOINES, Iowa - The quarterfinals have been set in both of the Boys high school divisions contested on Friday at the Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals, presented by Pritchard Companies.
11th-12th Grade summary
There will be no repeat champions in the 11th-12th Grade division at the Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals this year.
Two of last year’s 11th-12th Grade runners-up have made it to the quarterfinals this year, Kalani Khiev of SPAR Wrestling (126) and Jack Doughty of Goldman’s Wrestling Academy of the Rockies (190).
Last year, Kiev was the runner-up at 120. He will face Bryson Rockers of Paola High School in the quarterfinals.
Doughty was the runner-up in 2023 at 165 pounds. His quarterfinal opponent will be Asa Knutson of Washington)
There are two runners-up from the 9th-10th grade division from last year who are now in the quarterfinals in the 11th-12th Grade division, Zaiyahn Ornelas of Team Zapas WC (120) and Kiernan Meink of The Best Wrestler (126). , 2nd at 120 in 9th-12th.
Adonis Bonar II of the MWC Wrestling Academy, a 2023 16U Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, is among the quarterfinalists at 190.
9th-10th Grade summary
There is only one returning champion in the quarterfinals, Gage Spurgeon of the Sebolt Wrestling Academy, who will battle Malakii Martin of Bear Cave WC at 126-pounds on Saturday morning. Last year, Spurgeon was the 9th-10th grade champion at 120 pounds.
One 2023 9th-10th grade runner-up has advance to this year’s quarterfinals, Luke Hayden of Eierman Elite WC at 165 pounds. Last year, Hayden was second at 157 pounds in this division. Hayden will face Carlos Martinez of the Tough N Technical WC in the quarterfinals.
There are two champions in last year’s 7th-8th grade division who are quarterfinalists in the 9th-10th grade division this year, Chase Karenbauer of the Bad Karma Wrestling Club at 106 pounds and Noah Wuthnow of the Abilene Kids WC at 138 pounds.
Karenbauer, a U15 Pan American double champion in both 2023 and 2024, has one of the most anticipated quarterfinals, facing California star Thiago Silva of Red Wave Wrestling. Both were Fargo double All-Americans this past summer. Silva was third in freestyle and fifth in Greco-Roman at the 2024 USMC 16U Nationals, while Karenbauer was third in Greco-Roman and fourth in freestyle. Last year, Karenbauer was the 87 pound champion at the Preseason Nationals in the 7th-8th grade division.
Wuthnow was the 7th-8th grade champion last year at 136 pounds. He will battle Kadin Martin of the Scoring Edge Wrestling Center in the quarterfinals.
Three 2023 Preseason Nationals runners-up in the 7th-8th grade division last year have advanced to the quarterfinals in this year’s 9th-10th grade division: Hudson Chittum of Tennessee (100), Cameron Schofeld of the Franklin WC (100) and Thunder Page of South Central Punisher Wrestling (150).
Chittum draws 2024 16U Nationals Greco-Roman champion Thales Silva of Red Wave Wrestling in the quarterfinals. Chittum was second in the 2024 16U Nationals in both styles last summer, while Silva was a U15 Nationals Greco-Roman champion, as well.
11th-12th Grade Boys quarterfinal pairings
106
Bryan Morales (Gladiator Wrestling) vs. Aaron Contreras (Legacy Wrestling Center)
Jaxsen Vestal (Moen Wrestling Academy) vs. Devin McCarty (Standfast Wrestling Club)
Keagan Steen (Minnesota) vs. Bryson Rutledge (Georgia)
Davion Henry (Victory Elite Wrestling) vs. Joseph Hamilton (Center Grove Wrestling Club)
113
Jack Sponenburgh (Kearney MatCats Wrestling Club) vs. Isaiah Mathew (NG Bombers Wrestling Club)
Chazz Tallarigo (Ohio Training Center) vs. Drew Dawson (Roseburg Mat Club /Umpqua Valley Wrestling Associaction)
Ryder Dempewolf (Northwestern Diamondbacks Wrestling) vs. Garen Keshishian (Silverback Wrestling Club)
Daniel Goodwin (Izzy Style Wrestling) vs. Landon Walker (Berge Elite Wrestling Academy)
120
Zaiyahn Ornelas (Team Zapas Wrestling Club) vs. Creighten Lassen (MWC Wrestling Academy)
Mason Gillispie (Claremore Wrestling Club) vs. Cooper Jackson (Standfast Wrestling Club)
Ismael Chaidez (Glenbard East Jr Rams Wrestling Club) vs. Tyson Waughtel (Illinois)
Rudy Rodriguez Loya (GI Grapplers) vs. David Bowman (Monrovia Wrestling Club)
126
Isaac Ash (Monrovia Youth Wrestling Club) vs. Riddick Variano (Illinois)
Ryan Bahnson (Iowa) vs. Mitchell Murphy (Dubuque Wrestling Club)
Bryson Rockers (Paola High School Wrestling) vs. Kalani Khiev (Illinois)
Charlie Trujillo (3F Wrestling) vs. Kiernan Meink (Powerhouse Wrestling Club)
132
Caeleb Hutchinson (Manhattan Wrestling) vs. Chance Fisher (Tuttle Wrestling Club)
Jonathon Romero (SJF/HAC) vs. Carter Schmauss (Immortal Athletics WC)
Ian Hardy (MWC Wrestling Academy) vs. Steele Diercks (Big Game Wrestling Club)
Elijah Greenwaldt (Scoring Edge Wrestling Center) vs. Carter Schorsch (Powerhouse Wrestling Club)
138
Richie Clementi (Gladiators Academy Wrestling) vs. Logan Schwanz (No Nonsense Wrestling)
Angel Serrano (Pomona Elite (PWCC)) vs. Kaedun Goodman (Kearney MatCats Wrestling Club)
Zev Koransky (Beat the Streets Chicago-Oak Park) vs. Joseph Knackstedt (Beat the Streets Chicago-Oak Park)
Benjamin Gunlogson (Berge Elite Wrestling Academy) vs. Parker Zutter (Scoring Edge Wrestling Center)
144
Mason Petersen (The Underground Wrestling Club) vs. Logan Crowther (Sanderson Wrestling Academy)
Hunter Stevens (Sarbacker Wrestling Academy) vs. Damon Ingram (South Central Punisher Wrestling)
Aidan Piatt (Guerrilla Wrestling Academy) vs. Guardian Miller (Ohio)
Jace Province (Oklahoma Wrestling Academy) vs. Deakin Trotzer (D.C. Everest Treetoppers Wrestling Club)
150
Timmy Fitzgerald (Rockwall High School Wrestling) vs. Robert Nelson (Cornerstone Wrestling Club)
Alexander Barros (Best Trained Wrestling) vs. Jake Miller (Broken Arrow Wrestling Club)
Iverson Mejia (Team Zapas Wrestling Club) vs. Josh Fish (Westlake Wrestling Club)
Niko Valenzuela (Orange County RTC) vs. Carter Canizaro (Klein Oak High School Wrestling)
157
Lucas Parietti (Missouri) vs. Carter Howard (Neosho Youth Wrestling)
Logan Glynn (The Best Wrestler) vs. Jacob Williams (Rapid City High School Wrestling)
Cole Dummer (Askren Wrestling Academy) vs. Rider Trumble (Kentucky)
Jacob Weaver (Central Indiana Academy Of Wrestling) vs. Zachery Little (Spartan Wrestling Club)
165
Antoine Glasgow (Glasgow Wrestling Academy) vs. Cross Rodriguez (Church Boyz Wrestling Club)
Kalob Ybarra (Bear Cave Wrestling Club) vs. Carter Nekvapil (COBRA ALL-STARS / Cobra Wrestling Systems LLC)
Kaizen Detoles (Westlake Wrestling Club) vs. Ryland Schneider (Team Nazar Training Center)
Jaxon Miller (Ubasa Wrestling Academy) vs. Kale Baumann (Montana)
175
Benjamin Vazquez (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy) vs.Robert Martucci (Bad Karma Wrestling Club)
Emerson Claeys (Pomona Elite (PWCC)) vs. Dawson McConnell (TJ Trained Wrestling)
Lou DeJulia (CRWC) vs. Max Wiezorek (Chatham Wrestling Club)
Dayne Garcia Stormer (Texas) vs. Jeremy LeBlanc (Arizona)
190
Dylan Reel (Level Up Wrestling Center) vs. Jayden Dickerson (The Best Wrestler)
Frank Hazelrigg (Eierman Elite Wrestling Club) vs. Adonis Bonar II (MWC Wrestling Academy)
Jack Doughty (Goldman`s Wrestling Academy of the Rockies) vs. Asa Knutson (Washington)
Jaelyn Sides (Southwest Timberwolves Wrestling Club) vs. Cain Tigges (Moen Wrestling Academy)
215
Myron Mendez (Eagle Empire Wrestling) vs. Grant Schwerdtfeger (Nebraska Wrestling Training Center)
Isaac McGee (Champions Wrestling Club) vs. Ethan Swenson (Pinnacle Wrestling Club)
Nathan Klatt (Minnesota) vs. Colton Tupper (Pennsylvania)
Mason Negro (KT 3 Style Wrestling Club) vs. Maddux Botma (Grindhouse Wrestling Club)
285
Nehemiah Lendobeja (Kaukauna High School Wrestling) vs. Roy Phelps Jr. (Beat the Streets Chicago-Midway)
Zachary Montcalm (Rockwall-Heath High School Wrestling) vs. Devin Quantz (NB Elite Wrestling Club)
Hunter Kammerer (Arlington Wrestling Club) vs. Kerrion LeFlore (Missouri)
Tayt Gran (South Dakota) vs. Shane Trotter (KT 3 Style Wrestling Club)
9th-10th Grade Boys quarterfinal pairings
100
Hudson Chittum (Tennessee) vs. Thales Silva (Red Wave Wrestling)
Abe Heysinger (Mustang Wrestling Club) vs. Lincoln Valdez (Pomona Elite (PWCC))
Cameron Schofield (Franklin Wrestling Club) vs. Wyatt Dannegger (Collum Trained School of Wrestling)
Dylan Nieuwenhuis (Michigan Grappler Training Center) vs. Kaden Oldroyd (Westlake Wrestling Club)
106
Connor Maddox (Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club) vs. Pierce Hurd (South Dakota)
Eli Mendoza (Gilroy High School Wrestling) vs. Cruzer Dominguez (MWC Wrestling Academy)
Brody Ashley (Michigan West Wrestling Club) vs. Lazarus McEwen (Mat Demon Wrestling Club)
Chase Karenbauer (Bad Karma Wrestling Club) vs. Thiago Silva (Red Wave Wrestling)
113
Luke Gomez (Chatfield Wrestling Club) vs. Brock Beckler (Samurai Wrestling Club)
Brighton Karvoski (South Side Wrestling Club) vs. Cooper Mathews (Black Fox Wrestling Academy)
Oleksandr Havrylkiv (Built By Brunson Wrestling) vs. Maddux Tindal (Callan Wrestling Academy)
Santino DiMatteo (Shore Thing Wrestling Club) vs. Noah Aiden Meza (Black Fox Wrestling Academy)
120
Riley Sumner (Purler Wrestling Inc) vs. Preston Waughtel (Illinois)
Elijah Scriven (Bad Karma Wrestling Club) vs. Jax Fuhrman (M2 Training Center)
Bryar Hooks (Oklahoma) vs. David Hill (Elevate Wrestling Club)
Ryan Totten (Michigan) vs. D`Angelo Zuniga (NXT Level Wrestling Academy)
126
Owen Marshall (Mat Demon Wrestling Club) vs. Bradley Lazzerini (Team Tulsa Wrestling Club)
Gage Spurgeon (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) vs. Malakii Martin (Bear Cave Wrestling Club)
Quincey Crawford (BullTrained Wrestling) vs. Mason Bauer (Ohio)
Kameron Green Jr. (MWC Wrestling Academy) vs. Jack Simpson (Black Fox Wrestling Academy)
132
Steven Robles (Aces Wrestling Academy) vs. Maximus Quiroz (Region Wrestling Academy)
Cael Puderbaugh (Bobcat Wrestling Club) vs. Kylan Ooton (Prodigy Wrestling)
Hunter Arriaga (Flathead High School Wrestling) vs. Kieran Akerson (MWC Wrestling Academy)
Christopher Arreola (Esperanza High School Wrestling) vs. Gavin Green (M2 Training Center)
138
James Ruiz (Esperanza High School Wrestling) vs. Mason DesRochers (COBRA ALL-STARS / Cobra Wrestling Systems LLC)
Vinnie Gutierrez (California) vs. Aidan Peters (Team Nazar Training Center)
Noah Wuthnow (Abilene Kids Wrestling Club) vs. Kadin Martin (Scoring Edge Wrestling Center)
Joshua Kerr (Wichita Training Center) vs. Marcus Killgore (Arizona)
144
Tyson Newman (MN Elite Wrestling Club) vs. Garrison Sartain (Husky Wrestling Club)
Kash Brown (North Dakota) vs. Gabriel Dorman (Bad Karma Wrestling Club)
Mateo Centeno (Esperanza High School Wrestling) vs. Chase Krantz (Iowa)
Landen McDowell (Team Hammer Wrestling Academy) vs. Ty Eversman (Bear Cave Wrestling Club)
150
Dimetry Molina (Esperanza High School Wrestling) vs. Olin Neuville (Askren Wrestling Academy)
Thunder Page (South Central Punisher Wrestling) vs. Dominic Meli (Chatfield Wrestling Club)
Thomas Schechterly (Pennsylvania) vs. Cole Sackett (Angry Fish Wrestling)
Daniel Blanke (The Wrestling Academy) vs. Brady Ritter (Bolingbrook Junior Raiders Wrestling Club)
157
Radic Dvorak (ISI Wrestling Club) vs. Gunnar Tamez (Team Idaho Wrestling Club)
Samuel Almedina (Mat Assassins Wrestling Club) vs. Nathaniel Gallardo (Mustang Wrestling Club)
William Fullhart (Northeast Iowa Wrestling Club) vs. Eli Roe (Beaverton Youth Wrestling)
Chris Anguiano (Surfside X Wrestling) vs. Ryder Schulte (Grindhouse Wrestling Club)
165
Holden Hoiness (Montana) vs. Christian Stoeber (California)
Drezdyn Ballard (MAAC Wrestling) vs. Destan Skelly (Minnesota)
Reily Leifheit (Ottawa Wolfpack Wrestling Club) vs. Nicolas Astacio (Illinois)
Carlos Martinez (Tough N Technical Wrestling Club (TNTWC)) vs. Luke Hayden (Eierman Elite Wrestling Club)
175
Cody Savage (Ranger 47 Wrestling Club) vs. Jett Mentel (Cedar Park High School Wrestling)
Scott Smith (Iowa) vs. Owen Schacht (Askren Wrestling Academy)
Jt Smith (MWC Wrestling Academy) vs. Michael Garman (MWC Wrestling Academy)
Noah Sandlin (Poway High School Wrestling) vs. Sean Perez (Jflo Trained)
190
Gage Herrin (Cardinal Wrestling Club) vs. Ricky Ibarra (JJ Pearce High School Wrestling)
Zandon Hopson (Grindhouse Wrestling Club) vs. Nolan McCarthy (Grindhouse Wrestling Club)
Blaise Turner (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) vs. Lucas Albrecht (Beat the Streets Chicago-Oak Park)
Carter Brown (Bonhomme Wrestling) vs. Brock Schmidt (Aviators Wrestling)
215
Thatcher Whiting (Kearney High School) vs. Brody Lidbury (McHenry WC)
Braylen Meeuwsen (Michigan Premier WC) vs. Manning Moore (Young Guns Nashville)
Ethan Miller (Iowa) vs. Coleman Iker (Standfast WC)
Sergio Campos III (Ohio) vs. Jacob Tyrderek (Illinos)
250 (Five Athlete Roundrobin)
Caleb Tyler (Mason-Dixon Mat Hawgs) won by fall over William Bishop (Girard Matside Wrestling Academy) Fall 0:58
Carlos Rodriguez Jr. (South Dakota) won by fall over William Bush (Lake Gibson High School Wrestling) Fall 1:25
Carlos Rodriguez Jr. (South Dakota) won by fall over Darrell Bibbs (Illinois) Fall 2:41
William Bishop (Girard Matside Wrestling Academy) won by fall over William Bush (Lake Gibson High School Wrestling) Fall 0:58
(Note: Three more rounds will be held on Saturday)
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