Day 7 preview: The classic style takes center stage in Fargo
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Lucas Ricketts of Kentucky celebrates winning the Junior Boys freestyle title on Wednesday in Fargo, N.D.
FARGO, North Dakota – With the freestyle divisions behind us at the 2025 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals, Greco-Roman takes center stage at the Fargodome to cap the week-long national event.
There are 1,396 entries in the Junior Greco-Roman division, and another 1,334 at the 16U level, giving us 2,730 combined wrestlers filling up the Fargodome mats on Friday.
8 Junior Boys and 16 16U Boys entered the freestyle tournament with sights set on a USA Wrestling Triple Crown. None made it past the second leg unscathed, so there will be no Triple Crown watch for the boys in Greco-Roman.
If all goes to plan, brackets will be whittled down to the round-of-16 by the end of Friday. Let’s take a look at some notable names heading into the Greco-Roman competition.
Junior Boys Greco-Roman #
Returning Junior champions: Cason Craft of Oklahoma (113)
Returning Junior runners-up: Jose Cordero of Tennessee (113), Dylan Ota of Texas (113), Jackson Heslin of Connecticut (126), Wyatt Medlin of Illinois (157) and Aidan Squier of Connecticut (190)
Junior freestyle champions going for a double title: Jordyn Raney of Kentucky (144) and Lucas Ricketts of Kentucky (190)
Returning 16U champions moving up: Matthew Orbeta of California (138), Austin Collins of Colorado (144), Chance Ruble of Missouri (150)
2024 Junior Nationals top five teams: 1. Illinois, 2. Oklahoma, 3. Minnesota, 4. Colorado, 5. Pennsylvania
2025 Junior National Duals top five teams: 1. Illinois, 2. Utah, 3. Minnesota, 4. Oklahoma, 5. Washington
16U Boys Greco-Roman #
Returning 16U champions: Ivan Ivanov of Idaho (175)
Returning 16U runners-up: Tristan Pino of Colorado (106), Montero Royal of South Carolina (113) and James Whitbred of Pennsylvania (157)
16U freestyle champions going for a double title: Leo Murillo of Pennsylvania (88), Miro Parr-Coffin of Washington (94), Thiago Silva of California (113), Tommy Wurster of Ohio (120), Peyton Hornsby of Indiana (150), Colin Rutlin of Missouri (150), Satoshi Davis of Nevada (215) and Noah Larios of California (285)
2024 14U champions moving up: Ty Martin of Iowa (88), Arav Pandey of Pennsylvania (106), Jeremy Carver of Indiana (113), Lewis Davis of Arkansas (113), Jaxsen Bailey of Connecticut (126), Shane Ostermiller of Alaska (144), Kaden Clark of Alabama (144), Josiah Beltran of Wisconsin (144), Tyde Nelsen of Iowa (175) and Kade Splinter of Wisconsin (215)
2024 16U Nationals top five teams: 1. Iowa, 2. California, 3. Illinois, 4. Ohio, 5. Missouri
2025 16U National Duals top five teams: 1. Pennsylvania, 2. Wisconsin, 3. California, 4. Illinois, 5. Minnesota
Day 7 Schedule #
Session 1 #
Junior Boys Greco-Roman
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Championship (3 rounds) and Consolation (4 rounds)
Session 2 #
16U Boys Greco-Roman
3:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Championship (3 rounds) and Consolation (4 rounds)
Follow Along #
Catch all the action from Fargo, N.D., live or on-demand at FloWrestling.com. Tournament brackets and updated results are available through USA Bracketing.
Visit the USA Wrestling Event Hub for more coverage and need-to-know information to follow the 2025 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals.
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