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Wisconsin soars past Ohio to win men’s freestyle crown at 16U National Duals

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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling

Wisconsin after winning the men’s freestyle title at the 2025 16U National Duals.

Wisconsin after winning the men’s freestyle title at the 2025 16U National Duals.

HERRIMAN, Utah – Wisconsin entered the 2025 16U National Duals as the No. 7 overall seed in men’s freestyle. It ended with the top spot on in the standings with a stellar, nine-point win over top-seeded Ohio in the championship dual meet on Saturday evening at Zions Bank Real Academy.


Tomm Heiser, Reed Falk and AJ Woerpel led the way for The Badger State lineup, each securing a pin against Ohio. Others earning key wins for Wisconsin in the title match were Samuel Gehring, Kade Splinter, Connor Woosencraft, Lincoln Swick, Zahn Beal, Carson Neubert and Emmitt Becker.


Wisconsin finished with a 7-0 record on its way to first place. It had three wrestlers in its championship lineup go undefeated throughout the event—Swick at 113 pounds, Neubert at 138 pounds and Heiser at 175 pounds.


Finishing in third place was Minnesota Blue, who edged Pennsylvania Red by two points. Illinois cruised past Iowa, 49-27, in the fifth place dual. Indiana Gold escaped with a one-point win against Oklahoma Outlaws Blue for seventh place.


32 more teams battled it out for bragging rights in the Bronze/Copper, Red/Blue, Yellow/Green and Purple brackets. Final placements for every color pool are listed below.


Archived matches from the 16U National Duals are available at FloWrestling.com. Final brackets and match-by-match results are available at USA Bracketing.


USA Wrestling will announce the Men’s Freestyle All-Tournament Team, athletes who went undefeated with a minimum of five wins, at the conclusion of the event.

USA Wrestling 16U National Duals #

June 12-15, Herriman, Utah #



Men’s Freestyle Gold/Silver Results #

1st Place – Wisconsin

2nd Place – Ohio

3rd Place – Minnesota Blue

4th Place – Pennsylvania Blue

5th Place – Illinois

6th Place – Iowa Blue

7th Place – Indiana Gold

8th Place – Oklahoma Outlaws Blue


1st Place Match – Wisconsin defeated Ohio, 41-32 #

150 lbs. – Samuel Gehring, WI dec. Andrew Moro, OH, 11-4

157 lbs. – Tommy Rowlands, OH dec. Carter Melichar, WI, 7-2

165 lbs. – John Manley, OH tech. fall Liam Richards, WI, 10-0

175 lbs. – Tomm Heiser, WI fall Jakob Hoke, OH, 3:06

190 lbs. – Reed Falk, WI fall Kyler Crooks, OH, 0:34

215 lbs. – Xander Horak, OH dec. Elliot Havlish, WI, 10-8

285 lbs. – Kade Splinter, WI dec. Braylon Wright, OH, 7-4

88 lbs. – Connor Woosencraft, WI dec. Jaxon Holtz, OH, 9-4

94 lbs. – Carter Smith, OH tech. fall Eldon Roth, WI, 11-0

100 lbs. – AJ Woerpel, WI fall Cohen Reer, OH, 0:10

106 lbs. – Bo Gibbs, OH tech. fall Mason Moody, WI, 13-0

113 lbs. – Lincoln Swick, WI dec. Bradley Bauman, OH, 5-3

120 lbs. – Zahn Beal, WI dec. Gavin Genovese, OH, 9-8

126 lbs. – Conner Whitely, OH dec. Martez Sheard, WI, 3-2

132 lbs. – Cole Speer, OH fall Braeden Hamill, WI, 1:07

138 lbs. – Carson Neubert, WI dec. Urijah Lopez, OH, 6-6

144 lbs. – Emmitt Becker, WI dq. Weston Borgers, OH, 3:58


3rd Place Match – Minnesota Blue defeated Pennsylvania Blue, 36-34 #

150 lbs. – Caden Staab, MN-B dec. Caden Yanarella, PA-B, 3-2

157 lbs. – Dalton Humeniuk, MN-B dec. James Whitbred, PA-B, 6-4

165 lbs. – Zane Engels, MN-B tech. fall Chaney Lewis Jr., PA-B, 15-4

175 lbs. – Destan Skelly, MN-B dec. Sam Harrington, PA-B, 11-9

190 lbs. – Owen Johnson, MN-B tech. fall Mason Chamberlain, PA-B, 10-0

215 lbs. – Cohen Lumby, MN-B forfeit

285 lbs. – Andrew Olson, MN-B dec. Kevin Oswalt, PA-B, 6-1

88 lbs. – Leo Murillo, PA-B tech. fall Grayson Schroeder, MN-B, 10-0

94 lbs. – Riley Crandall, PA-B tech. fall Evann Linn, MN-B, 10-0

100 lbs. – Nathan Schuman, PA-B dec. Garrett Bjerga, MN-B, 8-8

106 lbs. – Arav Pandey, PA-B tech. fall Odin Duncombe, MN-B, 10-0

113 lbs. – Caiden Kassel, MN-B dec. Max Berman, PA-B, 10-8

120 lbs. – Mateo Gallegos, PA-B tech. fall Beckett Edstrom, MN-B, 10-0

126 lbs. – Jordan Manyette, PA-B tech. fall Brayden Hawes, MN-B, 10-0

132 lbs. – Gage Bjerga, MN-B dec. Deklan Barr, PA-B, 10-1

138 lbs. – Jackson Lininger, PA-B dec. Kane Johnson, MN-B, 8-2

144 lbs. – Lincoln Robideau, MN-B dec. Jason Dube, PA-B, 7-6


5th Place Match – Illinois defeated Iowa Blue, 49-27 #

150 lbs. – Aiden Arnett, IL tech. fall Miles Vander Velde, IA-B, 10-0

157 lbs. – Liam Weber, IA-B tech. fall Brian Hart Jr., IL, 16-3

165 lbs. – Ethan Sonne, IL forfeit

175 lbs. – Arkail Griffin-Edwards, IL tech. fall Macklin Penner, IA-B, 10-0

190 lbs. – Braylen Bieber, IA-B tech. fall Daniel Jackson, IL, 12-2

215 lbs. – Eaghan Fleshman, IA-B tech. fall Samuel Swais, IL, 11-0

285 lbs. – Collin Hughes, IL fall Joe Constable, IA-B, 0:53

88 lbs. – Johnathan Thompson, IA-B tech. fall Crue Hatchell, IL, 11-0

94 lbs. – Dominic DeMarco, IL dec. Shay Lundvall, IA-B, 10-4

100 lbs. – Colton Wyller, IL tech. fall Ace Cochrane, IA-B, 10-0

106 lbs. – Cruz Gannon, IA-B tech. fall Michael McNamara, IL, 10-0

113 lbs. – Ray Long, IL tech. fall Coy Mehlert, IA-B, 13-3

120 lbs. – Oleksandr Havrylkiv, IL dec. Eddie Woody, Jr., IA-B, 7-4

126 lbs. – Robert Ruscitti, IL forfeit

132 lbs. – Thomas Banas, IL tech. fall Adam Carey, IA-B, 10-0

138 lbs. – Ryan Dorn, IL fall Jaimon Mogard, IA-B, 2:20

144 lbs. – Calvin Rathjen, IA-B tech. fall Adante Washington, IL, 14-4


7th Place Match – Indiana Gold defeated Oklahoma Outlaws Blue, 37-36 #

150 lbs. – Lincoln Hinchman, IN-G tech. fall Kylan Ooton, OK-B, 14-4

157 lbs. – Cameron Sommers, IN-G tech. fall Quinn Livingston, OK-B, 10-0

165 lbs. – Mack Powell, OK-B dec. Deacon Dressler, IN-G, 15-13

175 lbs. – Sean Breedlove, IN-G tech. fall Griffin Goins, OK-B, 10-0

190 lbs. – Braden Strain, OK-B tech. fall Denny Allgood, IN-G, 10-0

215 lbs. – Ceasar Salas, IN-G forfeit

285 lbs. – Kameron Hazelett, IN-G fall Rhodes Molenda, OK-B, 1:18

88 lbs. – Colton Perry, OK-B tech. fall Samuel Rioux, IN-G, 10-0

94 lbs. – Rylan Sandoval, OK-B tech. fall Henry Antrobus, IN-G, 10-0

100 lbs. – Justin Davis, OK-B dec. Kolten Land, IN-G, 10-1

106 lbs. – Traevon Ducking, IN-G forfeit

113 lbs. – Griffin Sensintaffar, OK-B fall Jeremy Carver, IN-G, 1:13

120 lbs. – Aiden Jalajel, OK-B dec. Noel Verduzco, IN-G, 9-7

126 lbs. – Braden Perez, OK-B tech. fall Ryan Hockaday, IN-G, 10-0

132 lbs. – Calan Manley, OK-B tech. fall Gavyn Kemp, IN-G, 10-0

138 lbs. – Donald Bowie, IN-G dec. Bryson Burton, OK-B, 6-1

144 lbs. – Peyton Hornsby, IN-G tech. fall Levi Dicksion, OK-B, 15-2


Men’s Freestyle Bronze/Copper Results #

1st Place – California

2nd Place – Idaho

3rd Place – Florida

4th Place – Texas

5th Place – Pennsylvania Red

6th Place – Michigan Blue

7th Place – Iowa Red

8th Place – Kansas


1st Place Match – California defeated Idaho, 39-34

3rd Place Match – Florida defeated Texas, 42-35

5th Place Match – Pennsylvania Red defeated Michigan Blue, 39-37

7th Place Match – Iowa Red forfeit Kansas



Men’s Freestyle Red/Blue Results #

1st Place – Washington

2nd Place – Utah Gold

3rd Place – Missouri

4th Place – Oregon

5th Place – New Jersey

6th Place – Oklahoma Outlaws Red

7th Place – Colorado

8th Place – Georgia


1st Place Match – Washington defeated Utah Gold, 47-29

3rd Place Match – Missouri defeated Oregon, 53-16

5th Place Match – New Jersey defeated Oklahoma Outlaws Red, 43-33

7th Place Match – Colorado defeated Georgia, 57-26


Men’s Freestyle Yellow/Green Results #

1st Place – Virginia

2nd Place – Minnesota Red

3rd Place – Arizona Blue

4th Place – Nebraska

5th Place – Maryland

6th Place – Arizona Red

7th Place – Louisiana

8th Place – Montana


1st Place Match – Virginia defeated Minnesota Red, 42-30

3rd Place Match – Arizona Blue defeated Nebraska, 52-24

5th Place Match – Maryland defeated Arizona Red, 35-32

7th Place Match – Louisiana defeated Montana, 37-27


Men’s Freestyle Purple Results #

1st Place – Indiana Blue

2nd Place – Utah Black

3rd Place – South Dakota

4th Place – North Dakota

5th Place – North Carolina

6th Place – Arkansas

7th Place – Michigan Red

8th Place – South Carolina


1st Place Match – Indiana Blue defeated Utah Black, 57-19

3rd Place Match – South Dakota defeated North Dakota, 48-30

5th Place Match – North Carolina defeated Arkansas, 34-33

7th Place Match – Michigan Red defeated South Carolina, 44-36

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