Graber, Casey headline double champions at USA Wrestling Northern Plains Regional
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Minnesota’s Caley Graber in action at the 2024 Junior National Duals
ROCHESTER, Minnesota – The USA Wrestling Regionals Series continued over the weekend with nearly 1,700 athletes competing at the Northern Plains Regional Championships held at Rochester Technical & Community College Regional Sports Center in Rochester, Minnesota.
Double champions in the Junior boys division, winning both the freestyle and Greco-Roman events, were Jackson Thorn of Minnesota at 100 pounds, Deven Casey of Illinois at 138 pounds and Sullivan Ramos of Wisconsin at 165 pounds.
The Junior girls had two athletes win first place in both freestyle and Greco-Roman tournaments: Caley Graber of Minnesota at 125 pounds and Eve Skrocki of Iowa at 145 pounds.
Seven competitors in the 16U boys division doubled up on gold medals: Joey Cady of Minnesota at 94 pounds, Weston Porter of Iowa at 120 pounds, Miklo Hernandez of Minnesota at 126 pounds, Gage Bjerga of Minnesota at 132 pounds, Aiden Arnett of Illinois at 150 pounds, Samuel Swais of Illinois at 215 pounds and Andrew Olson of Minnesota at 285 pounds.
One athlete, Chloe Wehry of Minnesota at 135 pounds, brought home a double title in the 16U girls division.
The top six boys and girls in each weight class of the Junior and 16U divisions have qualified for their respective state teams at the 2025 USMC Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, N.D.
Additionally, there were 14U, 12U, 10U and 8U tournaments held in freestyle and Greco-Roman for boys and girls divisions.
Champions in each weight class and division are listed below. Complete brackets and match-by-match results are available on USA Bracketing. Match archives are available to view on FloWrestling.
2025 USA Wrestling Northern Plains Regional Championships #
Rochester, Minn., May 9-11 #
Junior Boys Champions #
Freestyle #
100 lbs. – Jackson Thorn (MN)
106 lbs. – Ethan Humphrey (IA)
113 lbs. – Camden Rugg (WI)
120 lbs. – Nico DeSalvo (IA)
126 lbs. – Gage Spurgeon (IA)
132 lbs. – Timothy Koester (IA)
138 lbs. – Deven Casey (IL)
144 lbs. – Hunter Stevens (WI)
150 lbs. – Jet Brown (MO)
157 lbs. – Bas Diaz (IA)
165 lbs. – Sullivan Ramos (WI)
175 lbs. – Eli Leonard (WI)
190 lbs. – John Murphy (MN)
215 lbs. – Mason Koehler (IA)
285 lbs. – Cael Leisgang (WI)
Greco-Roman #
100 lbs. – Jackson Thorn (MN)
106 lbs. – Dominic Pasquale (IL)
113 lbs. – Caden Correll (IL)
120 lbs. – Nicolas Enzminger (ND)
126 lbs. – Eli Schultz (MN)
132 lbs. – Lawson Eller (MN)
138 lbs. – Deven Casey (IL)
144 lbs. – Trey Gunderson (MN)
150 lbs. – Mason Petersen (NE)
157 lbs. – Colton Weiler (WI)
165 lbs. – Sullivan Ramos (WI)
175 lbs. – Riley Clark (MN)
190 lbs. – Victor Marks-Jenkins (MD)
215 lbs. – Ben Schultz (MN)
285 lbs. – Micah Hach (SD)
Junior Girls Champions #
Freestyle #
95 lbs. – Gracie Pattison (IL)
100 lbs. – Zoey Haney (MO)
105 lbs. – Katie Biscoglia (IA)
110 lbs. – Reanah Utterback (IA)
115 lbs. – Anica Barze (MN)
120 lbs. – Dani Ringstmeyer (SD)
125 lbs. – Caley Graber (MN)
130 lbs. – Isabella Miller (IA)
135 lbs. – Dealya Collins (WI)
140 lbs. – Nora Akpan (MN)
145 lbs. – Eve Skrocki (IA)
155 lbs. – Margaret Buurma (MI)
170 lbs. – Emily Novak (MN)
190 lbs. – Emma Akpan (IL)
207 lbs. – Josie Bishop (IA)
235 lbs. – Phoenix Molina (IL)
Greco-Roman #
110 lbs. – Violet Diaz (IA)
125 lbs. – Caley Graber (MN)
135 lbs. – Taylor Dawson (IL)
140 lbs. – Chloe Sanders (IA)
145 lbs. – Eve Skrocki (IA)
155 lbs. – Aliah Fischer (MN)
190 lbs. – Sky Kopp (ND)
235 lbs. – Jayden Moehle (MO)
16U Boys Champions #
Freestyle #
88 lbs. – Cyrus Millage (IA)
94 lbs. – Joey Cady (MN)
100 lbs. – AJ Woerpel (WI)
106 lbs. – Cruz Gannon (IA)
113 lbs. – Lazarus McEwen (WA)
120 lbs. – Weston Porter (IA)
126 lbs. – Miklo Hernandez (MN)
132 lbs. – Gage Bjerga (MN)
138 lbs. – Gage Lohr (SD)
144 lbs. – Lincoln Robideau (MN)
150 lbs. – Aiden Arnett (IL)
157 lbs. – Collin Hamm (WI)
165 lbs. – Easton Kammerud (WI)
175 lbs. – Maximus Purdy (IL)
190 lbs. – Owen Schacht (WI)
215 lbs. – Samuel Swais (IL)
285 lbs. – Andrew Olson (MN)
Greco-Roman #
88 lbs. – Ty Martin (IA)
94 lbs. – Joey Cady (MN)
100 lbs. – Garrett Bjerga (MN)
106 lbs. – Colton Schultz (IL)
113 lbs. – Jeremy Carver (IN)
120 lbs. – Weston Porter (IA)
126 lbs. – Miklo Hernandez (MN)
132 lbs. – Gage Bjerga (MN)
138 lbs. – Walker Gaulrapp (MN)
144 lbs. – Alexander Penzkover (WI)
150 lbs. – Aiden Arnett (IL)
157 lbs. – Dalton Humeniuk (MN)
165 lbs. – Parker Casey (IA)
175 lbs. – Tate Sailer (ND)
190 lbs. – Tanner Menge (ND)
215 lbs. – Samuel Swais (IL)
285 lbs. – Andrew Olson (MN)
16U Girls Champions #
Freestyle #
95 lbs. – Cassidy O'Connell (WI)
100 lbs. – Krislynn Martinez (KS)
105 lbs. – Jade Hardee (IL)
110 lbs. – Cora Stewart (WI)
115 lbs. – Elaine Hay (WI)
120 lbs. – Andrea Quinones (MN)
125 lbs. – Faye Schachtner (WI)
130 lbs. – Ginger Majurin (MI)
135 lbs. – Chloe Wehry (MN)
140 lbs. – Jammie Krah (IA)
145 lbs. – Makayla Dixon (NE)
155 lbs. – Amalia Djoumessi (IA)
170 lbs. – Amelia Soltis (WI)
190 lbs. – Madeline Sorensen (WI)
207 lbs. – Autumn King (WI)
235 lbs. – Eden Hach (SD)
Greco-Roman #
110 lbs. – Ava Schultz (MN)
115 lbs. – Mia Anderson (NE)
130 lbs. – Trista Gessler (MN)
135 lbs. – Chloe Wehry (MN)
14U Boys Champions #
Freestyle #
75 lbs. – Isaac Benedict (IA)
80 lbs. – Archer Smith (IL)
84 lbs. – Sam Smith (IA)
88 lbs. – Kai McDonald (IA)
92 lbs. – Kolten Mueller (WI)
96 lbs. – Amir Newman-Winfrey (IA)
100 lbs. – Rett Huerta (MN)
105 lbs. – Tucker Brill (NE)
110 lbs. – Hawke Garrett (WI)
115 lbs. – Reece Vendegna (WI)
120 lbs. – Aiden Bachman (IA)
126 lbs. – Jacob Penzkover (WI)
132 lbs. – Maximus Pearch (IL)
140 lbs. – Jeremiah Hayes (IL)
155 lbs. – Elias Motta (MN)
175 lbs. – Grant Melichar (WI)
225 lbs. – Travis Hinton Jr. (IL)
Greco-Roman #
75 lbs. – Isaac Benedict (IA)
80 lbs. – Archer Smith (IL)
84 lbs. – Jett Foster (MN)
88 lbs. – Wyatt Hueftle (NE)
92 lbs. – Kolten Mueller (WI)
96 lbs. – Amir Newman-Winfrey (IA)
100 lbs. – Colton Hamill (WI)
105 lbs. – Tucker McLennan (MN)
110 lbs. – Hawke Garrett (WI)
115 lbs. – Tavarius Briar (IL)
120 lbs. – Gabriel Beyer (WI)
126 lbs. – Jacob Penzkover (WI)
132 lbs. – Maximus Pearch (IL)
140 lbs. – Michael Alexander (MN)
155 lbs. – Elias Motta (MN)
175 lbs. – Matthew Dziura (IL)
225 lbs. – Travis Hinton Jr. (IL)
14U Girls Champions #
Freestyle #
80 lbs. – Freyda Nelson (MN)
90 lbs. – Ella Coomes (SD)
95 lbs. – Abigail Peterson (IA)
100 lbs. – Zolah Williams (MO)
105 lbs. – Bree Schmidt (WI)
115 lbs. – Cora Bighley (WI)
120 lbs. – Roselane D. Verrett (MN)
125 lbs. – Kaydence Golding (ND)
130 lbs. – Aryanna Geiger (IL)
135 lbs. – Payton Helmin (MN)
140 lbs. – Madison Irwin (ND)
150 lbs. – Aaliyah Miller (WI)
165 lbs. – Brielle Molina (IL)
180 lbs. – Autumn Jones (OK)
Greco-Roman #
80 lbs. – Freyda Nelson (MN)
95 lbs. – Abigail Peterson (IA)
105 lbs. – Zolah Williams (MO)
120 lbs. – Dylan Schneider (KS)
130 lbs. – Kaydence Golding (ND)
135 lbs. – Payton Helmin (MN)
150 lbs. – Aaliyah Miller (WI)
180 lbs. – Autumn Jones (OK)
12U Boys Champions #
Freestyle #
58 lbs. – Kain Mendez (IA)
63 lbs. – John (JV) Reimer (WI)
67 lbs. – Owen Slabaugh (IL)
70 lbs. – Beckett Rust (IA)
74 lbs. – Adam Husk Jr. (WI)
78 lbs. – Iaromir Zhukovskii (IL)
82 lbs. – Logan Oakes (IA)
86 lbs. – Benjamin Mack (MN)
92 lbs. – Dominick Jackson (MN)
98 lbs. – Jace Evers (MN)
108 lbs. – Boaz Diaz (IA)
117 lbs. – Dominic Englese (IL)
135 lbs. – Lachlan Robideau (MN)
160 lbs. – Andrew Phillips (IL)
Greco-Roman #
58 lbs. – Charlie Kozol (NE)
63 lbs. – John (JV) Reimer (WI)
67 lbs. – Mason Thome (IA)
70 lbs. – Arthur Nelson (MN)
74 lbs. – Adam Husk Jr. (WI)
78 lbs. – Gabriel Jasso (MN)
82 lbs. – Bennett Davis (MN)
86 lbs. – Lincoln Schuelke (MN)
92 lbs. – Luke Sponsel (IL)
98 lbs. – Jace Evers (MN)
108 lbs. – Boaz Diaz (IA)
117 lbs. – Brecken Grav (SD)
135 lbs. – Lachlan Robideau (MN)
160 lbs. – Andrew Phillips (IL)
12U Girls Champions #
Freestyle #
69 lbs. – Maddyn Siefert (WI)
75 lbs. – Mila Sebolt (IA)
87 lbs. – Markee Gomez (IA)
112 lbs. – Jewel Vardsveen (SD)
132 lbs. – Marissa Zeitler (WI)
10U Boys Champions #
Freestyle #
53 lbs. – Javier Larson (MN)
56 lbs. – Jaxon Cardinal (MN)
59 lbs. – Owen Slinker (IA)
63 lbs. – Justin-Carter Jones (IL)
67 lbs. – Max Corrado (NE)
71 lbs. – Oliver Umlauf (SD)
77 lbs. – Graeme Lockhart (IA)
84 lbs. – Henry Seidl (MN)
105 lbs. – Vincent Englese (IL)
120 lbs. – Joseph Englese (IL)
Greco-Roman #
53 lbs. – Javier Larson (MN)
59 lbs. – Owen Slinker (IA)
63 lbs. – Justin-Carter Jones (IL)
67 lbs. – Max Corrado (NE)
71 lbs. – Cameron Allen (WI)
77 lbs. – Graeme Lockhart (IA)
84 lbs. – Nehemiah Andronic (IL)
105 lbs. – Vincent Englese (IL)
120 lbs. – Joseph Englese (IL)
10U Girls Champions #
Freestyle #
57 lbs. – Aryanna Bean (IA)
62 lbs. – Kenley Kierstead-Hahn (MN)
67 lbs. – Blair Halsted (IA)
80 lbs. – Charity Sperry (MO)
100 lbs. – Smara Addow (MN)
Greco-Roman #
62 lbs. – Kenley Kierstead-Hahn (MN)
80 lbs. – Vivian Wenzel (MN)
100 lbs. – Smara Addow (MN)
8U Boys Champions #
Freestyle #
45 lbs. – Hudson Sorensen (MN)
49 lbs. – Alan Petersen (MN)
53 lbs. – Nelson Zwanziger (IA)
56 lbs. – Till Stroud (MN)
62 lbs. – Elias Andronic (IL)
70 lbs. – Suleiman Boziev (IL)
Greco-Roman #
49 lbs. – Alan Petersen (MN)
53 lbs. – Nelson Zwanziger (IA)
56 lbs. – Till Stroud (MN)
62 lbs. – Elias Andronic (IL)
70 lbs. – Calum Hollenbeck (MN)
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