Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa Blue, Pennsylvania Blue top men’s freestyle pools at 16U National Duals
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
John Manley of Ohio in the first round of Gold/Silver pool action on Friday evening at 16U National Duals.
HERRIMAN, Utah – An electric first day of men’s freestyle competition at the 16U National Duals saw Ohio (Pool A), Wisconsin (Pool B), Iowa Blue (Pool C) and Pennsylvania Blue (Pool D) each winning its respective group.
40 teams began the day in one of four preliminary pools, structured as traditional straight-line brackets. The top two teams from each preliminary pool advanced to the Gold/Silver bracket where they are guaranteed a top-eight finish and remain in contention for the first-place prize.
No. 1 overall seed Ohio looked every bit as advertised. It brought home the Pool A title with three dominant dual meet wins on Friday at Zions Bank Real Academy. The Buckeye State crew went 54-16 over Florida, 61-11 over Kansas and 45-27 over pool runner-up Minnesota Blue. Kyler Crooks and Braylon Wright picked up critical pins in the pool championship dual for Ohio.
Wisconsin upended No. 2 seed Illinois 41-35 in the Pool B championship dual. Lightweights Mason Moody and Lincoln Swick anchored the Wisconsin lineup with big time wins to seal the pool title. Carter Melichar added a 59-second pin for the Wisconsin squad at 157 pounds against Illinois.
No. 3 seed Indiana Gold was unable to complete the comeback in a 37-36 loss to Iowa Blue in the Pool C finals. Iowa Blue built its lead with six bonus-point victories throughout the championship dual.
No. 4 seed Pennsylvania Blue, who won the Greco-Roman title yesterday, might be the team to beat based on preliminary pool results. The Keystone State wrestlers took 15-of-17 matches from Oklahoma Outlaws Blue in the Pool D title match. Five Pennsylvania athletes earned pins in the dual— Mateo Gallegos, Jason Dube, Sam Harrington, Mason Chamberlain and Arav Pandey.
One round of the Gold/Silver bracket was wrestled on Friday evening. Teams starting with a 1-0 record in the Gold/Silver bracket and an inside track to the national title are Ohio, Pennsylvania Blue, Wisconsin and Iowa Blue.
The 16U National Duals is streaming live and on-demand at FloWrestling.com. Multiple subscription options are available to watch. Updated brackets and match-by-match results are available at USA Bracketing.
The men’s freestyle tournament continues Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (MT) with the remaining color pool duals. A complete schedule of events for this weekend’s tournament in Utah is available at usawrestlingevents.com.
USA Wrestling 16U National Duals #
June 12-15, Herriman, Utah #
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Men’s Freestyle Gold/Silver Bracket #
Pool A #
Ohio
Pennsylvania Blue
Indiana Gold
Illinois
Pool B #
Wisconsin
Iowa Blue
Minnesota Blue
Oklahoma Outlaws Blue
Men’s Freestyle Results #
Pool A #
1st Place – Ohio
2nd Place – Minnesota Blue
3rd Place – Florida
4th Place – Kansas
5th Place – Utah Gold
6th Place – Colorado
7th Place – Maryland
8th Place – Montana
1st Place Match – Ohio defeated Minnesota Blue, 45-27
True 2nd Match – Minnesota Blue defeated Florida, 37-37 Criteria
3rd Place Match – Florida defeated Kansas, 41-32
5th Place Match – Utah Gold defeated Colorado, 43-33
7th Place Match – Maryland defeated Montana, 33-32
Pool B #
1st Place – Wisconsin
2nd Place – Illinois
3rd Place – California
4th Place – Pennsylvania Red
5th Place – Washington
6th Place – Oklahoma Outlaws Red
7th Place – Arizona Blue
8th Place – Nebraska
1st Place Match – Wisconsin defeated Illinois, 41-35
3rd Place Match – California defeated Pennsylvania Red, 42-34
5th Place Match – Washington defeated Oklahoma Outlaws Red, 38-31
7th Place Match – Arizona Blue defeated Nebraska, 57-21
Pool C #
1st Place – Iowa Blue
2nd Place – Indiana Gold
3rd Place – Michigan Blue
4th Place – Idaho
5th Place – Missouri
6th Place – Georgia
7th Place – Minnesota Red
8th Place – Louisiana
1st Place Match – Iowa Blue defeated Indiana Gold, 37-36
True 2nd Match – Indiana Gold defeated Michigan Blue, 44-31
3rd Place Match – Michigan Blue defeated Idaho, 40-31
5th Place Match – Missouri defeated Georgia, 57-20
7th Place Match – Minnesota Red defeated Louisiana, 62-17
Pool D #
1st Place – Pennsylvania Blue
2nd Place – Oklahoma Outlaws Blue
3rd Place – Iowa Red
4th Place – Texas
5th Place – Oregon
6th Place – New Jersey
7th Place – Virginia
8th Place – Arizona Red
1st Place Match – Pennsylvania Blue defeated Oklahoma Outlaws Blue, 60-12
True 2nd Match – Oklahoma Outlaws Blue defeated Iowa Red, 57-19
3rd Place Match – Iowa Red defeated Texas, 43-32
5th Place Match – Oregon defeated New Jersey, 41-35
7th Place Match – Virginia defeated Arizona Red, 48-28
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