Pennsylvania leads California in overall team race after two women's events at U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals
by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
In the overall team race for the 2025 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals, after the first two tournaments (16U Girls, Junior Girls), Pennsylvania sits in first place with 328 combined points, followed by California with 205 points in second and Michigan with 180 points in third place. Rounding out the top five are New Jersey with 180 points in fourth and Iowa with 137 points in fifth.
The next two tournaments, the 16U boys freestyle and the Junior boys freestyle, will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The final two tournaments, the 16U Greco-Roman and the Junior Greco-Roman, are held on Friday and Saturday
Pennsylvania takes a 123-point lead in the team standings after placing first in both the 16U Girls and the Junior Girls. In the Junior Girls, Pennsylvania had four champions and nine All-Americans. In the 16U Girls, Pennsylvania had one champion and 13 All-Americans.
California was third in the Junior Girls with 119 points and 13 All-Americans, and placed fourth in the 16U Girls with 86 points and seven All-Americans.
The top five in Junior Girls were Pennsylvania, Michigan, California, Missouri and Ohio.
The top five in 16U Girls were Pennsylvania, Texas, Oklahoma, California and New Jersey.
Last year, Pennsylvania was the overall team champion at the 2024 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals, followed by California, Illinois, Iowa and Ohio.
U.S. MARINE CORPS JUNIOR NATIONALS OVERALL TEAM STANDINGS
(after two of the six tournaments)
Place/State/16UG/JRG/Total
1. Pennsylvania 151 177 328 total
2. California 86 119 205 total
3. Michigan 54 126 180 total
4. New Jersey 84 81 165 total
5. Iowa 77 61 138 total
6. Wisconsin 73 55 128 total
7. Ohio 46 81 127 total
8. Missouri 19 99 118 total
9. Illinois 54 59 113 total
10. Texas 89 21 110 total
11. Colorado 78 29 107 total
12. Indiana 32 69 101 total
12. Minnesota 35 66 10 total
14. Oklahoma 88 6 94 total
15. Florida 39 44 83 total
16. Washington 39 41 80 total
17. Idaho 27 49 76 total
18. Kansas 68 5 73 total
19. Connecticut 12 60 72 total
20. Tennessee 72 0 72 total
21. Maryland 40 27 67 total
22. Utah 34 21 55 total
23. Arizona 27 17 44 total
23. Nebraska 20 24 44 total
25. Virginia 0 43 43 total
26. New York 41 0 41 total
27. Oregon 19 20 39 total
28. New Mexico 24 5 29 total
29. Alaska 15 12 27 total
30. Delaware 0 25 25 total
31. South Dakota 22 2 24 total
32. Nevada 14 5 19 total
33. Massachusetts 0 15 15 total
33. North Dakota 15 0 15 total
33. West Virginia 0 15 15 total
36. Alabama 12 0 12 total
36. Georgia 12 0 12 total
38. North Carolina 2 9 11 total
39. Arkansas 0 9 9 total
39. Montana 0 9 9 total
41. Hawaii 0 7 7 total
41. South Carolina 0 7 7 total
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