USA Wrestling Rewind: Ultimate Club Duals, Missouri Border Brawl recaps

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Ultimate Club Duals Fall Championships: Wyoming Seminary wins girls division, Meatballs claim boys division.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – One of the largest and most respected club dual meet competitions is the Ultimate Club Duals, which kicks off the new high school year with a massive preseason event. This year’s version was held at the Nittany Valley Sports Centre, September 13-15, and featured 24 girls elite teams, 21 boys high school elite teams and 13 boys K-8 elite teams.

The girls division always features dozens of nationally ranked individual wrestlers, as well as club teams that are successful year after year. The girls champions this year was the Wyoming Seminary Women, who stopped a loaded MGW Death by Chocolate team 55-32 in the finals. There were 10 nationally ranked high school wrestlers in the finals alone. Wyoming Seminary jumped to a big lead in the lightest weights, which feature youth athletes, claiming five of the first six bouts, a lead which was stretched in the higher divisions. Nationally ranked winners for SEM in the finals duals included #11 Amelia Murphy (53 kg), #14 Mary Manis (58 kg), #5 Taina McGowan (61 kg), #3 Isis France (63 kg). Nationally ranked winners for MGW Death by Chocolate were #2 Julia Horger (50 kg), #3 Charlotte Gilfoil (66 kg), #9 Ella Poalillo (71 kg) and #2 Kaylie Hall (76 kg).

Two big matches of note in the finals dual included Horger’s pin of #2 ranked and 2023 U17 World bronze medalist Jaclyn Bouzakis at 50 kg. Young Emma Grimes of Wyoming Seminary pinned #1 ranked Savannah Witt at 56 kg.

In the boys elite division, the Meatballs defeated NC United in the championship dual, 48-22. The Meatballs ran off seven wins in the first eight matches, and never looked back. Scoring pins for the Meatballs in the finals wee Kooper Deputy (95 lbs.) and Austin Bernash (109 lbs.). The Meatballs got technical falls from Luke Sipes (163 lbs.) and Asher Cunningham (175 lbs.). NC United had pins from Mason Brown (103) and Brock Sullivan (195).

Complete Ultimate Club Duals results on FloArena

https://arena.flowrestling.org/event/27dd6c26-ad54-4d75-9d31-a3d45976a620

ULTIMATE CLUB DUALS FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

At State College, Pa., Sept. 13-15

Girls High School Elite Gold Pool

1 Wyoming SEM Women

2 MGW Death by Chocolate

3 WOW

4 Charlies Angels- Pink

5 Badger Girls Elite

6 CT Whale Girls

7 PA West Black

8 Team NY

1st - Wyoming Seminary Women dec. MGW Death by Chocolate 55-32

(Preseason National Girls HS individual rankings noted)

24 kg – Tyanna Evans (MGW) pin Lucy Milgrim (SEM), 1:06

26 kg – Kinsley Kothenbeutel (SEM) by forfeit

32 kg – Annabel Choo (SEM) tech fall Mia Carmela Barro (MGW), 15-4

32 kg – Aria Bushaw (SEM) pin Riley Jones (MGW), 3:07

36 kg – Avery Haber (SEM) dec. London Powell (MGW), 2-2

40 kg – Gianna Allen (SEM) pin Brynn Cunningham (MGW), 1:25

43 kg – Bella Manno (MGW) dec. Riley Karwowski (SEM), 6-6

46 kg – Madison Healey (SEM) pin Sanaa Rahming (MGW), 0:22

50 kg – #2 Julia Horger (MGW) pin #2 Jaclyn Bouzakis (SEM), 2:50

53 kg – #11 Amelia Murphy (SEM) dec. Talea Guntrum (MGW), 8-7

56 kg – Emma Grimes (SEM) pin #1 Savannah Witt (MGW), 2:53

58 kg – #14 Mary Manis (SEM) dec. Samiyah Rahming (MGW), 8-1

61 kg – #5 Taina McGowan (SEM) pin Neve O’Byrne (MGW), 0:48

63 kg – #3 Isis France (SEM) pin Jenny Gautreau (MGW), 1:18

66 kg – #3 Charlotte Gilfoil (MGW) pin Zahily Avery (SEM), 0:28

71 kg – #9 Ella Poalillo (MGW) tech fall Remington Laflamme (SEM), 10-0

76 kg – #2 Kaylie Hall (MGW) tech fall Alexis Penley (SEM), 11-0

82 kg – Ylana Sandoval (SEM) dec. Sierra Ripka (MGW)

105 kg – Jade Hahn (SEM) dec. Kaci James (MGW), 19-14

3rd - WOW dec. Charlies Angels Pink, 51-34

5th - Badger Girls Elite dec. CT Whale Girls, 62-24

7th - PA West Black dec. Team NY, 51-28

Boys High School Elite Gold Pool

1 Meatballs

2 NC United

3 Mat Assassins Black

4 Team Gotcha

5 Brothers of WOW

6 Blue Wave Barn

7 Combat WC

8 Michigan Premier Blue

1st - Meatballs dec. NC United, 48-22

90 lbs – Evan Restivo (Meatballs) maj dec. Carson Raper (NCU), 9-1

95 lbs. – Kooper Deputy (Meatballs) pin Elias Taylor (NCU), 1:23

103 lbs. – Mason Brown (NCU) pin Channing Hickok (Meatballs), 0:36

109 lbs. – Austin Bernash (Meatballs) pin Ayven Chitavong (NCU), 1:27

116 lbs. – Mateo Gallegos (Meatballs) tech fall Holton Quincy (NCU), 19-4

123 lbs. – Tanner Guenot (Meatballs) maj dec. Mac Johnson (NCU), 13-1

129 lbs. – Aiden Kunes (Meatballs) maj dec. Tyler Watt (NCU), 16-8

135 lbs. – Dominic Deputy (Meatballs) dec. Liam Hickey (NCU), 6-3

141 lbs. – Bentley Sly (NCU) maj dec Gavin Green (Meatballs), 14-2

148 lbs – James Whitbred (Meatballs) dec. Tobin McNair (NCU), 4-1 SV

155 lbs – Ezra Swisher (Meatballs) dec. Finnius McCafferty (NCU), 10-4

163 lbs. – Luke Sipes (Meatballs) tech fall Dominic Blue (NCU), 18-3

175 lbs. – Asher Cunningham (Meatballs) tech fall Jack Harty (NCU), 21-3

195 lbs. – Brock Sullivan (NCU) pin Luke Hockenberry (Meatballs), 4:19

285 lbs. – Everest Ouellette (NCU) by forfeit

3rd - Mat Assasins Black dec. Team Gotcha, 39-35

5th - Brothers of WOW dec. Blue Wave Barn, 37-34

7th - Combat WC dec. Michigan Premier Blue, 40-38

Missouri Border Brawl: Nieuwenhuis (girls) and Hahn (boys) named Outstanding Wrestlers

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Another traditionally fall event is the Missouri Border Brawl, which is a card of high school and youth matches featuring Missouri wrestlers battling wrestlers from the surrounding states. This year, the event was held at the Boys and Girls Club in St. Charles, and included 24 matches with top boys and girls in action.

The Outstanding Wrestler in the girls matches was Madison Niewenhuis of Michigan, ranked No. 4 in the nation at 100 pounds, who won two matches against ranked opponents from Missouri. She beat No. 8 ranked Zoey Haney, 10-2, and also scored a 19-4 technical fall over Mya Hairston.

The Outstanding Wrestler in the boys matches was Aiden Hahn of Missouri, who also scored two victories at 120 pounds. Hahn pinned Cruz Enderle of Oklahoma in 2:46 in his first match. He came back with an impressive 7-3 victory over Fargo All-American Eric Casula of Oklahoma.

Other athletes with two wins were Cole Aguirre of Missouri (boys 150), #16 nationally ranked Katie Biscoglia of Iowa (girls 100) and Presley Johnson of Missouri (132).

Proceeds benefit supporting wrestling, and Veterans with wounds, amputations and PTSD through the Xtreme Couture G.I. Foundation (whose founder Randy Couture was at the event).

Complete Missouri Border Brawl results on FloArena

https://arena.flowrestling.org/event/dc736cd9-7da8-4a37-872b-84617a67986f

MISSOURI BORDER BRAWL

At St. Charles, Mo., September 21

132 - Julio Aguirre (OK) dec. Justin Schutter (MO), 16-1, 2:16

120 - Aiden Hahn (MO) pin Cruz Enderle (OK), 2:46

150 - Cole Aguirre (MO) dec. Logan Trenary (IA), 9-6, SV

106 - Jason Schutter (MO) pin Chase Manhart (OK), 4:44

95 - #4 Maddie Nieuwenhuis (MI) tech fall #11 Mya Hairston (MO), 19-4, 2:59

100 - #16 Katie Biscoglia (IA) dec. #8 Zoey Haney (MO), 8-0

70 - Jackson Hermann (MO) tech fall Levi Jackson (IA), 16-0, 1:59

126 - Colton Wilkinson (KS) dec. Jackson Tenny (MO), 10-6

135 - Natalie Corona (IL) pin Trinity Butler (MO), 5:29

144 - Garrison Sartain (OK) pin Owen Staat (MO), 4:25          

150 - Leo Buchheit (MO) maj dec. Brady Duling (KS), 13-5

132 - Presley Johnson (MO) tech fall Justin Schutter (MO), 19-4

118 - Jake Goodin (OK) pin Riley Sumner (MO), 2:46            

285 - Griffin Morris (MO) pin Jesse Knapp (OK), 5:09

60 - Ren Tse (MO) pin Henry Hoffmann (MO), 5:36

118 - Isabelle Apple (MO) pin Holly Thacher (MO), 1:26

70 - Maxwell St John (MO) tech fall Levi Jackson (IA), 19-0

120 - Aiden Hahn (MO) dec. Eric Casula (OK), 7-3

150 - Cole Aguirre (MO) dec. Will Deutschandler (OK), 8-3

106 - Ben Walsh (IA) tech fall Jason Schutter (MO), 20-3

126 - Jackson Tenny (MO) dec. Tanner Heincker (KS), 7-4, sv

95 - #16 Katie Biscoglia (IA) pin #11 Mya Hairston (MO), 5:18            

100 - #4 Maddie Nieuwehuis (MI) maj dec. #8 Zoey Haney (MO), 10-2

132 - Presley Johnson (MO) dec. Julio Aguirre (OK), 7-2

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