Illinois downs Utah for Greco-Roman title at AFSW Junior National Duals
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Caleb Noble of Illinois works a gutwrench in the AFSW Junior Duals finals.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – Illinois is back on top after an elite effort on Thursday at the 2025 Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals. It was a 39-24 win over No. 1 seed Utah in the championship match to gave Illinois the Greco-Roman national title.
Illinois struck with eight technical falls in the championship dual, winning 10-of-15 matches overall. 2025 U20 World Team member Caleb Noble led the way with an 11-0 technical fall on Kaleb Blackner at 120 pounds. A Symon Woods, 8-0, 30-second technical fall over Jantz Greenhalgh at 100 pounds clinched the dual meet.
Illinois wrestlers going undefeated to make the All-Tournament Team in Greco-Roman were Noble, Woods, Michael Rundell at 106 pounds, Evan Gosz at 144 pounds, Bruno Cassioppi at 157 pounds and Jimmy Mastny at 190 pounds.
Finishing in third place was Minnesota Blue, who took out Oklahoma, 55-13. Washington won it by 10 points over California Blue in the fifth place dual. Iowa brought home a 42-26 win against Michigan for seventh place.
26 more teams battled it out for bragging rights in the Bronze/Copper, Blue/Red, Yellow and Green brackets. Final placements for every color pool are listed below.
The Air Force Special Warfare Junior 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 USABracketing.com.
The tournament continues Friday at 8 a.m. (CT) at Baird Center North with the men’s freestyle preliminary pool rounds. A complete schedule of events for this weekend’s tournament in Milwaukee is available at usawrestlingevents.com.
2025 Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals #
June 18-21, Milwaukee, Wisconsin #
Quick Links #
Greco-Roman Results #
Gold/Silver Bracket #
1st Place – Illinois
2nd Place – Utah
3rd Place – Minnesota Blue
4th Place – Oklahoma
5th Place – Washington
6th Place – California Blue
7th Place – Iowa
8th Place – Michigan
1st Place Match – Illinois defeated Utah, 39-24 #
100 lbs. – Symon Woods, IL tech. fall Jantz Greenhalgh, UT, 8-0
106 lbs. – Michael Rundell, IL tech. fall Kaden Oldroyd, UT, 9-0
113 lbs. – Kaleb Pratt, IL tech. fall Kacen Jones, UT, 12-4
120 lbs. – Caleb Noble, IL tech. fall Kaleb Blackner, UT, 11-0
126 lbs. – Tanner Telford, UT fall Noah Woods, IL, 0:50
132 lbs. – Deven Casey, IL tech. fall Grady Roybal, UT, 9-1
138 lbs. – Geronimo Rivera, UT tech. fall Chance Woods, IL, 8-0
144 lbs. – Evan Gosz, IL tech. fall Austin Ellis, UT, 8-0
150 lbs. – Carson Weber, IL dec. Jason Worthley, UT, 2-1
157 lbs. – Bruno Cassioppi, IL tech. fall Austin Paris, UT, 10-2
165 lbs. – Tucker Roybal, UT tech. fall Pierre Walton, IL, 8-0
175 lbs. – Ladd Holman, UT dec. Ilia Dvoryannikov, IL, 11-7
190 lbs. – Jaxon Penovich, IL dec. Elijah Hawes, UT, 5-1
215 lbs. – Jimmy Mastny, IL tech. fall Isaac McGee, UT, 8-0
285 lbs. – Trayvn Boger, UT dec. Josh Hoffer, IL, 3-0
3rd Place Match – Minnesota Blue defeated Oklahoma, 55-13 #
100 lbs. – Jackson Thorn, MN B forfeit
106 lbs. – Heydan Danielson, MN B forfeit
113 lbs. – Ethan Phanmanivong, MN B tech. fall Garrett Short, OK, 13-4
120 lbs. – Joel Friederichs, MN B fall Rodolfo Rojas, OK, 5:14
126 lbs. – Eli Schultz, MN B dec. Madden Edgar, OK, 6-2
132 lbs. – Lawson Eller, MN B dec. David Ritchey, OK, 10-6
138 lbs. – Hudson Beckley, OK fall Bennett Kujawa, MN B, 2:57
144 lbs. – Garrison Sartain, OK tech. fall Trey Gunderson, MN B, 8-0
150 lbs. – Cavin Carlson, MN B forfeit
157 lbs. – Conlan Carlson, MN B tech. fall Kaden Wallace, OK, 11-2
165 lbs. – Luke Hoag, MN B tech. fall Wesley Madden, OK, 8-0
175 lbs. – Bryce Burkett, MN B tech. fall Zylan Johnson, OK, 8-0
190 lbs. – Jarrett Wadsen, MN B tech. fall Peyton Callis, OK, 10-0
215 lbs. – Ethan Swenson, MN B tech. fall Trey Tunnell, OK, 8-0
285 lbs. – Cole Will, MN B forfeit
5th Place Match – Washington defeated California Blue, 37-27 #
100 lbs. – Alex Salas, CA B tech. fall Hunter Shirley, WA, 8-0
106 lbs. – Nery Rivas, WA tech. fall Niko Selianitis, CA B, 15-4
113 lbs. – Lazarus McEwen, WA tech. fall Jax Vang, CA B, 9-0
120 lbs. – Arcadius Cruz, WA tech. fall Gabriel Dela Rosa, CA B, 10-0
126 lbs. – Czar Quintanilla, WA dec. Siraj Sidhu, CA B, 10-8
132 lbs. – Justyce Zuniga, WA dec. Tas Storer, CA B, 5-0
138 lbs. – Mason DesRochers, WA tech. fall Moses Mendoza, CA B, 9-0
144 lbs. – Zackery Motzkus, WA tech. fall Matthew Orbeta, CA B, 9-0
150 lbs. – Israel Acosta, WA tech. fall Ames-Michael Hoevker, CA B, 12-4
157 lbs. – Bailey Holman, CA B dec. Tre Haines, WA, 3-1
165 lbs. – Dylan Pile, CA B tech. fall Colby Ducatt, WA, 8-0
175 lbs. – Mario Carini, CA B tech. fall Noah Holman, WA, 17-8
190 lbs. – David Calkins Jr, CA B tech. fall Simon Jarrell, WA, 8-0
215 lbs. – Levi Bussey, CA B tech. fall Odin Schwabenbauer, WA, 11-2
285 lbs. – Kade West, WA tech. fall Abraham Datte, CA B, 13-2
7th Place Match – Iowa defeated Michigan, 42-26 #
100 lbs. – Dakota Harmer, MI fall Jaxsen Vestal, IA, 0:45
106 lbs. – Ethan Humphrey, IA forfeit
113 lbs. – Jarrett Smith, MI tech. fall Trace Rial, IA, 8-0
120 lbs. – Max Millage, IA fall Layne Martin, MI, 2:47
126 lbs. – Benjamin Walsh, IA tech. fall Keagen Elliott, MI, 9-0
132 lbs. – Brady Baker, MI tech. fall Mitchell Murphy, IA, 9-0
138 lbs. – Cody Trevino, IA tech. fall Meyer Murray, MI, 12-4
144 lbs. – Jase Jaspers, IA tech. fall Austin Gyorkos, MI, 8-0
150 lbs. – Brady Patterson, IA tech. fall Ryan Woods, MI, 14-3
157 lbs. – Dokken Biladeau, IA dec. Lane Blanchard, MI, 8-3
165 lbs. – Eli Roe, MI tech. fall Bode Stanley, IA, 8-0
175 lbs. – Jaxon Miller, IA tech. fall James Moore, MI, 10-2
190 lbs. – Brenden Heying, IA tech. fall Waylon Lamkin, MI, 8-0
215 lbs. – Ashton Honnold, IA fall Liam O'Neil, MI, 0:25
285 lbs. – Layne O'Neil, MI dq. Andrew Hine, IA, 1:28
Bronze/Copper Bracket #
1st Place – Ohio Scarlet
2nd Place – Pennsylvania
3rd Place – Colorado
4th Place – Wisconsin
5th Place – Idaho
6th Place – Georgia
7th Place – Missouri
8th Place – Minnesota Red
1st Place Match – Ohio Scarlet defeated Pennsylvania, 36-27
3rd Place Match – Colorado defeated Wisconsin, 38-26
5th Place Match – Idaho defeated Georgia, 40-30
7th Place Match – Missouri defeated Minnesota Red, 33-26
Blue/Red Bracket #
1st Place – Virginia
2nd Place – Ohio Gray
3rd Place – North Dakota
4th Place – Indiana
5th Place – Alabama
6th Place – Kansas Blue
7th Place – Oregon
8th Place – Maryland
1st Place Match – Virginia defeated Ohio Gray, 38-29
3rd Place Match – North Dakota defeated Indiana, 43-27
5th Place Match – Alabama defeated Kansas Blue, 53-17
7th Place Match – Oregon defeated Maryland, 44-26
Green Bracket #
1st Place – Kansas Red
2nd Place – California Red
3rd Place – South Carolina
4th Place – Texas
5th Place – Arizona
Round-robin records: Kansas Red (4-0), California Red (3-1), South Carolina (2-2), Texas (1-3), Arizona (0-4)
Yellow Bracket #
1st Place – Florida
2nd Place – Tennessee
3rd Place – Nebraska
4th Place – Louisiana
5th Place – Arkansas
Round-robin records: Florida (4-0), Tennessee (3-1), Nebraska (2-2), Louisiana (1-3), Arkansas (0-4)
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