Pennsylvania Red emerges with men’s freestyle title at 2025 AFSW Junior National Duals
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Emilio Albanese of Pennsylvania Red celebrate a last-second win in the championship match at the 2025 Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – Pennsylvania Red brought home the state’s first freestyle national title at the 2025 Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals with a tremendous effort on Saturday at Baird Center North.
After finishing the Gold/Silver Bracket pool rounds unscathed, The Keystone State squad found itself in a rematch against a talented Ohio Scarlet unit. Pennsylvania Red took out Ohio Scarlet in the Pool C finals yesterday by six points, in a dual that came down to the final match. Pennsylvania Red backed it up with a 37-28 win in the national finals.
Three athletes picked up bonus point wins for Pennsylvania Red in the championship dual—Nathan Schuman at 100 pounds, Michael Turi at 150 pounds and Adam Waters at 190 pounds—all three earning impressive, first period technical falls. Pennsylvania Red also received forfeits at 157 pounds and 285 pounds.
Emilio Albanese halted any chance Ohio Scarlet had at a comeback with a stunning four-pointer at the buzzer to upend Ayden Dodd, 8-7, in the penultimate match.
Schuman and Waters both posted 7-0 records for Pennsylvania Red to make the All-Tournament Team in men’s freestyle. On the Ohio Scarlet side, Loc Webber, Rylan Seacrist, Grey Burnett and Ryan Kennedy went undefeated with 7-0 records.
Finishing in third place was Illinois, who took out home-state Wisconsin Red, 37-27. Indiana Gold won it, 33-31, over Minnesota Blue in an exciting fifth place dual. Utah brought home a 39-27 win against Ohio Gray for seventh place.
35 more teams battled it out for bragging rights in the Bronze/Copper, Blue/Red, Yellow/Grean, Purple and Teal brackets. Final placements for every color pool are listed below.
Archived matches from the Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals are available at FloWrestling.com. Final brackets and match-by-match results are available at USABracketing.com.
2025 Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals #
June 18-21, Milwaukee, Wisconsin #
Quick Links #
Men’s Freestyle Results #
Gold/Silver Bracket #
1st Place – Pennsylvania Red
2nd Place – Ohio Scarlet
3rd Place – Illinois
4th Place – Wisconsin Red
5th Place – Indiana Gold
6th Place – Minnesota Blue
7th Place – Utah
8th Place – Ohio Gray
1st Place Match – Pennsylvania Red defeated Ohio Scarlet, 37-28 #
132 lbs. – Liston Seibert, OH S dec. Will Detar, PA R, 5-0
138 lbs. – Dale Corbin, PA R dec. Mason Rohr, OH S, 7-1
144 lbs. – Ryan Kennedy, OH S dec. Gabriel Ballard, PA R, 5-3
150 lbs. – Michael Turi, PA R tech. fall Eli Esguerra, OH S, 12-1
157 lbs. – Brian Chamberlain, PA R forfeit
165 lbs. – Arment Waltenbaugh, PA R dec. Louden Dixon, OH S, 8-2
175 lbs. – Colin Wooldridge, OH S dec. Nicholas Singer, PA R, 11-9
190 lbs. – Adam Waters, PA R tech. fall Caige Horak, OH S, 13-2
215 lbs. – Matthew Kowalski, OH S dec. Jason Singer, PA R, 16-9
285 lbs. – Mark Effendian, PA R forfeit
100 lbs. – Nathan Schuman, PA R tech. fall Bennett Wachter, OH S, 10-0
106 lbs. – Loc Webber, OH S tech. fall Camron Smith, PA R, 15-4
113 lbs. – Rylan Seacrist, OH S tech. fall Brayden Wenrich, PA R, 21-10
120 lbs. – Emilio Albanese, PA R dec. Ayden Dodd, OH S, 8-7
126 lbs. – Grey Burnett, OH S dec. Shamus Regan, PA R, 4-4
3rd Place Match – Illinois defeated Wisconsin Red, 37-27 #
132 lbs. – Deven Casey, IL tech. fall Blake Endres, WI R, 12-0
138 lbs. – Kellen Wolbert, WI R tech. fall Zachary Stewart, IL, 13-2
144 lbs. – Collin McDowell, WI R dec. Evan Gosz, IL, 11-5
150 lbs. – Haakon Peterson, WI R dec. Carson Weber, IL, 4-1
157 lbs. – Bruno Cassioppi, IL dec. Declan Koch, WI R, 7-5
165 lbs. – Jacob Herm, WI R tech. fall Royce Lopez, IL, 12-1
175 lbs. – Aaron Stewart, IL tech. fall Liam Crook, WI R, 10-0
190 lbs. – Jimmy Mastny, IL dec. Caleb Dennee, WI R, 14-7
215 lbs. – Garett Kawczynski, WI R tech. fall Kai Calcutt, IL, 11-0
285 lbs. – Josh Hoffer, IL tech. fall Cael Leisgang, WI R, 11-1
100 lbs. – Symon Woods, IL tech. fall Riley Longdin, WI R, 12-0
106 lbs. – Michael Rundell, IL fall Owen Dorshorst, WI R, 1:16
113 lbs. – Camden Rugg, WI R dec. Kaleb Pratt, IL, 11-10
120 lbs. – Brayden Teunissen, IL tech. fall Andrew DiPiazza, WI R, 11-0
126 lbs. – Maximus Hay, WI R dec. Noah Woods, IL, 8-5
5th Place Match – Indiana Gold defeated Minnesota Blue, 33-31 #
132 lbs. – Trey Beissel, MN B tech. fall Nathan Rioux, IN G, 11-0
138 lbs. – Isaiah Schaefer, IN G tech. fall Bennett Kujawa, MN B, 14-4
144 lbs. – Clinton Shepherd, IN G tech. fall Charles Vanier, MN B, 12-0
150 lbs. – Calder Sheehan, MN B fall Chase Kline, IN G, 1:26
157 lbs. – Silas Stits, IN G tech. fall Conlan Carlson, MN B, 10-0
165 lbs. – Luke Hoag, MN B tech. fall Jacob Weaver, IN G, 10-0
175 lbs. – Bryce Burkett, MN B tech. fall Griffin Van Tichelt, IN G, 13-2
190 lbs. – Michael White, IN G tech. fall John Murphy, MN B, 19-9
215 lbs. – Evan McGuire, MN B tech. fall Noah Weaver, IN G, 10-0
285 lbs. – James Hartleroad, IN G tech. fall Cole Will, MN B, 10-0
100 lbs. – Jackson Thorn, MN B tech. fall Alex Huddleston, IN G, 10-0
106 lbs. – Joseph Hamilton, IN G tech. fall Heydan Danielson, MN B, 10-0
113 lbs. – Case Bridge, IN G tech. fall Ethan Phanmanivong, MN B, 10-0
120 lbs. – Joel Friederichs, MN B tech. fall Peyton Schoettle, IN G, 18-8
126 lbs. – Ty Henderson, IN G dec. Eli Schultz, MN B, 5-0
7th Place Match – Utah defeated Ohio Gray, 39-27 #
132 lbs. – Tanner Telford, UT dec. Nathan Attisano, OH G, 17-16
138 lbs. – Garrison Weisner, OH G tech. fall Grady Roybal, UT, 11-0
144 lbs. – Geronimo Rivera, UT dec. Jack Dinwiddie, OH G, 6-5
150 lbs. – Jason Worthley, UT tech. fall James Lindsay, OH G, 10-0
157 lbs. – Austin Paris, UT dec. Jake Hughes, OH G, 5-4
165 lbs. – Tucker Roybal, UT tech. fall Cael Gilmore, OH G, 10-0
175 lbs. – Ladd Holman, UT dec. Brennan Warwick, OH G, 18-15
190 lbs. – Jonathan Sims, OH G dec. Elijah Hawes, UT, 7-6
215 lbs. – Riley McPherson, OH G fall Isaac McGee, UT, 2:08
285 lbs. – Trayvn Boger, UT tech. fall Chandler Moore, OH G, 12-0
100 lbs. – Jantz Greenhalgh, UT fall Maximilian Holley, OH G, 2:56
106 lbs. – Andrew Mlynarczyk, OH G tech. fall Kaden Oldroyd, UT, 18-7
113 lbs. – Easton Olson, UT tech. fall Ethan Powell, OH G, 15-4
120 lbs. – Scotty Fuller, OH G fall Kaleb Blackner, UT, 1:45
126 lbs. – Lander Bosh, UT tech. fall Liam Montgomery, OH G, 12-1
Bronze/Copper Bracket #
1st Place – Iowa
2nd Place – California Red
3rd Place – Wisconsin Blue
4th Place – Oklahoma
5th Place – Colorado
6th Place – Michigan Blue
7th Place – Washington
8th Place – North Dakota
1st Place Match – Iowa defeated California Red, 35-27
3rd Place Match – Wisconsin Blue defeated Oklahoma, 46-20
5th Place Match – Colorado defeated Michigan Blue, 37-34
7th Place Match – Washington defeated North Dakota, 56-11
Blue/Red Bracket #
1st Place – Missouri
2nd Place – Georgia
3rd Place – New Jersey
4th Place – Minnesota Red
5th Place – Alabama
6th Place – South Dakota Blue
7th Place – Idaho
8th Place – Tennessee
1st Place Match – Missouri defeated Georgia, 39-28
3rd Place Match – New Jersey defeated Minnesota Red, 44-20
5th Place Match – Alabama defeated South Dakota Blue, 35-30
7th Place Match – Idaho defeated Tennessee, 39-32
Green/Yellow Bracket #
1st Place – Florida
2nd Place – Arizona
3rd Place – Kansas Red
4th Place – Indiana Blue
5th Place – New York
6th Place – Pennsylvania Blue
7th Place – Nebraska
8th Place – Kentucky
1st Place Match – Florida defeated Arizona, 39-27
3rd Place Match – Kansas Red defeated Indiana Blue, 49-21
5th Place Match – New York defeated Pennsylvania Blue, forfeit
7th Place Match – Nebraska defeated Kentucky, 43-22
Purple Bracket #
1st Place – Virginia
2nd Place – Oregon
3rd Place – Texas
4th Place – South Carolina
5th Place – Maryland
6th Place – Louisiana Red
Round-robin records: Virginia (5-0), Oregon (4-1), Texas (3-2), South Carolina (2-3), Maryland (1-4), Louisiana Red (0-5)
Teal Bracket #
1st Place – California Blue
2nd Place – Kansas Blue
3rd Place – Michigan Red
4th Place – Arkansas
5th Place – South Dakota Red
Round-robin records: California Blue (4-0), Kansas Blue (3-1), Michigan Red (2-2), Arkansas (1-3), South Dakota Red (0-4)
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