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Bleich (12U), Mannello (14U) Take Boys Outstanding Wrestler Honors at Kids Folkstyle Nationals

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by David Gerhart, USA Wrestling

Bradey Belich (left) and Marcarlo Mannello (right) pose with championship belts after being named Outstanding Wrestlers at the 2026 USA Wrestling Kids Folkstyle Nationals.

Bradey Belich (left) and Marcarlo Mannello (right) pose with championship belts after being named Outstanding Wrestlers at the 2026 USA Wrestling Kids Folkstyle Nationals.

Photo Gallery: 2026 USA Wrestling Kids Folkstyle Nationals Day 1


FORT WAYNE, Ind. – During the opening day of the 2026 USA Wrestling Kids Folkstyle Nationals, Bradey Belich and Marcarlo Mannello picked up Outstanding Wrestler honors in the boys 12U and 14U divisions, respectively.


Bleich stormed his way to the 12U 82-pound title with a 5-0 record that included four tech falls followed by a pin in the championship match. Over his five matches, Bleich logged just 9:51 of mat time and outscored the opposition 85-14.


On his way to the 14U 105-pound championship, Mannello ended his first two matches with a pin, followed by a 17-2 tech fall in the quarterfinals. Mannello’s semifinal match featured a 17-6 major decision win. He capped off his run to the title with a 12-2 major decision in the finals.

Kaiden Galiendez and Bleich captured their second straight Kids Folkstyle National Championships in the 12U division. Galiendez earned a 7-5 decision at 74 pounds, and Bleich pinned his way to the title just 52 seconds into the 82-pound championship bout.


Along with Bleich, Benito Delgado and Jaguar Madyun won via fall in the finals. Delgado flipped a 3-0 deficit into a victory 1:22 into his match at 108 pounds. In the next bout at 117 pounds, Madyun pinned his opponent in 1:27.


Leyton Boyd, Graham Dyson and John Cambra all won by technical fall in the finals to capture their national titles. At 160 pounds, Tripp Kinnison finished off a perfect round robin tournament with a 17-0 technical fall to capture his Kids Folkstyle National Championship.

2026 Kids Folkstyle Nationals Boys 14U and 12U Highlights 

Three-time Triple Crown winner Korbin Kiessling won the first leg of this year’s Triple Crown with a 10-0 major decision victory in the 84-pound championship match. Anze Williams captured a Kids Folkstyle National Championship for the second-straight season following a 9-4 decision at 110 pounds.


The 14U Boys division had the flair for the dramatic throughout the finals. At 155 pounds, trailing 10-2 late in the third period, Cragen Smith pinned his opponent with 32 seconds left in the match to win his second-straight national title. In the 96-pound weight class, Jon Luke Austin earned a takedown in the final second of the match to turn a 5-4 disadvantage into an 8-5 victory. In total, the 14U finals featured nine results via decision, with four being decided within three points.


Day two of the Kids Folkstyle Nationals resumes tomorrow from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. 8U and 10U Boys action begins at 9 a.m. on Sunday.


All the action from Fort Wayne is available to watch live or on-demand on FloWrestling.com. Brackets and updated match-by-match results are available through USA Bracketing.



1st - Leyton Boyd (Contenders Wrestling Academy) tech. fall Dominic Flores (Cory Clark Wrestling), 18-2 (2:53)

3rd - Preston Knepp (Attack Wrestling Club) fall PJ Woods (Apex Wrestling Academy), 0:40

5th - Jordy Strittmatter (Young Guns Wrestling Club) dec. Landon Childers (Delta Wrestling Club Inc.), 1-0

7th - Evan Ross (Alber Athletics Wrestling Club) dec. Alexander Bell (Moen Wrestling Academy), 6-3


1st - Phillip Yang-Elson (Summit Wrestling Academy) dec. Louden Moon (Louisiana Muggers Wrestling), 1-0

3rd - Miron Cheltsov (Savage House Wrestling Club) dec. Brody Owens (Wichita Training Center), 4-0

5th - Kiran Zverev (Punisher Wrestling Company) fall Jackson Caporiccio (Apex Wrestling Academy), 2:36

7th - Aiden Kruttlin (Summit Wrestling Club) dec. Darek Diaz (Cory Clark Wrestling), 6-3


1st - Graham Dyson (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Anthony Lovato (Summit Wrestling Academy), 17-1 (3:35)

3rd - Ty Cox (Brawlers Wrestling Club) maj. dec. Remington Pierzynowski (Massa's Maniacs), 13-5

5th - Mason Thome (Immortal Athletics WC) dec. Tucker Jackson (Contenders Wrestling Academy), 7-0

7th - Owen Slabaugh (Alber Athletics Wrestling Club) forfeit Oscar Ormond (North Carolina),


1st - John Cambra (Steller Trained Wrestling) tech. fall Crew Downing (Wyoming Underground Wrestling), 18-3 (2:50)

3rd - Logan Ponce (Raw Wrestling Club) maj. dec. Cameron Grossinger (MN Elite Wrestling Club), 10-0

5th - Bennett Silence (Contenders Wrestling Academy) maj. dec. Boden Davis (Threestyle Wrestling of Oklahoma), 9-0

7th - Tye Heysinger (Immortal Athletics WC) tech. fall Leo Riesen (The Fort Hammers Wrestling), 16-0 (2:52)


1st - Kaiden Galindez (Massa's Maniacs) dec. Tayven Kem (Ravage Wrestling Club), 7-5

3rd - Liam Brent (Massa's Maniacs) tech. fall Henry Hunsel (Greater Heights Wrestling), 15-0 (2:29)

5th - Johnny Messina (New Jersey) forfeit William Plumb (SCN Youth Wrestling Club),

7th - Mayson Mcdonald (Parkersburg Cougars WC) fall Nickson Petri (Ringers Wrestling Club), 2:13


1st - Joshua Latham (Team Tugman Wrestling Club) dec. Graeme Lockhart (Immortal Athletics WC), 8-3

3rd - Gavin Arnold (Delaware Wrestling) dec. Kevin (Sawyer) Oakes (Pennsylvania), 7-0

5th - Garrett Raley (Florida) maj. dec. Brycen Wallace (Midwest Xtreme Wrestling), 13-1

7th - Braxton Irvine (Immortal Athletics WC) maj. dec. Charlie Blake (Illinois), 10-0


1st - Bradey Bleich (Pennsylvania) fall Cruz Peterson (Team Donahoe Wrestling Club), 0:52

3rd - Iaromir Zhukovskii (Built By Brunson Wrestling) SV Yusef Elasfouri (Gracie Barra Westchase Wrestling Club), 6-3

5th - Malik Mayfield (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy) tech. fall Wyatt Eure (Charger Wrestling Club), 17-1 (2:17)

7th - Tanner McCray-Bey (Rampage Wrestling) fall Andrew Hole (RT Elite Wrestling), 2:59


1st - Knox Stamp (Wheeling Wrestling Club) dec. Bennett Jenkins (Wisconsin), 6-3

3rd - James Windholtz (Indiana) dec. Michael Dudak, III (Region Wrestling Academy), 5-0

5th - Bryken Causey (MATPAC Wrestling Club) fall Parker Topa (Team Tugman Wrestling Club), 1:46

7th - Zayne Newell (The Best Wrestler) dec. Tyler Nowicki (Bulldog Wrestling Club), 5-1


1st - Eli Armstrong (East Idaho Elite Wrestling Club) dec. Jack Koenig (Moen Wrestling Academy), 11-4

3rd - Timothy Wagner (Demolition Wrestling Club) dec. Douglas Hazel (Delaware), 3-1

5th - Carter Ray (Bad Karma Wrestling Club) dec. Bentley Gatica (SWAT - Savage Wrestling Athletic Team), 10-6

7th - Bert Dhiman (New Jersey) dec. Declan Doyle (Team Tugman), 8-2


1st - Nixen Thiele (MTC - MANTANONA TRAINING CENTER) dec. Lee Delia (Jersey 74 Wrestling School LLC), 9-2

3rd - Bode Hutchinson (Grand Rapids Area Wrestling) maj. dec. Apollo Rojas-Crawford (Bear Cave Wrestling Club), 12-0

5th - Noah Chevalier (SWAT - Savage Wrestling Athletic Team) dec. Jayce Bever (Bear Cave Wrestling Club), 6-2

7th - Mason Pasternak (Bulldog Wrestling Club) fall Landon Baker (Bad Karma Wrestling Club), 0:43


1st - Benito Delgado (Red Cobra Wrestling Academy) fall Everett Mohr (Frankenmuth Wrestling Boosters Inc.), 1:22

3rd - Vincent Englese (ISI Wrestling Club) fall Kasen Hill (Bad Karma Wrestling Club), 0:45

5th - Nyzir Coleman (Indiana) tech. fall Tommy Song (Wave Wrestling Club), 19-4 (3:00)

7th - Barrett Waninger (Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club) fall Cree Perdew (Moen Wrestling Academy), 0:42


1st - Jaguar Madyun (California) fall Stone Helmrichs (Immortal Athletics WC), 1:27

3rd - Christopher Weiner (Team Tugman Wrestling Club) dec. Benjamin Fisher (Hurricane Wrestling Academy), 9-2

5th - Nathan Horky (Michigan) SV Logan Stocum (Riverside Wrestling Club), 4-1

7th - Kenneth Bockelman (Ohio) dec. Nolan Blount (Lebanon Tiger Wrestling Club), 8-3


1st - Andrew Wilson (Ohio) maj. dec. Braxton Sholler (SWAT - Savage Wrestling Athletic Team), 12-0

3rd - Quinton Siders (Warrior Regional Training Center) fall Brantley Gatchel (Warrior Regional Training Center), 0:37

5th - Preston Plunk (Coweta Youth Wrestling) maj. dec. James VanTuinen (Ares Wrestling Club), 10-1

7th - Bear Bramlett (Silver Creek Wrestling Club) dec. Camden Artz (Avon Wrestling Club), 9-2


1st – Tripp Kinnison (Bobcat Wrestling Club)

2nd – Hez Sledge (Rabbit Wrestling Club)

3rd – Francisco Akers (Contenders Wrestling Academy)

4th – Jeremiah Craft (Michigan)

5th – Joel Ware (Xtreme Wrestling Club

1st - Bennett Dawson (Raw Wrestling Club) dec. Grant Lottmann (Greater Heights Wrestling Club), 7-4

3rd - Michael Anello (New Jersey) dec. Jacob Graber (Summit Wrestling Academy), 1-0

5th - Easton Egan (Michigan) dec. Brady Jacobs (Michigan West Wrestling Club), 3-0

7th - Braxton Newell (The Best Wrestler) dec. Carter Townsend (Rampage Wrestling), 2-1


1st - Quentin Neal (Greater Heights Wrestling) dec. James Messina (Ruthless Wrestling Club), 8-5

3rd - Gabriel Peace (Quest School of Wrestling) maj. dec. Cannon Ziller (Alber Athletics Wrestling Club), 10-1

5th - Teidan Delisi (JRW Wrestling) dec. Colton Stephens (Bad Karma Wrestling Club), 7-1

7th - Joey Myers (Pennsylvania) maj. dec. Henry Riesen (The Fort Hammers Wrestling), 13-0


1st - Korbin Kiessling (Rampage Wrestling) maj. dec. Vartan Naljayan (Pennsylvania), 10-0

3rd - Anthony Messina Jr. (New Jersey) dec. Kayden Rands (Michigan Premier WC), 5-3

5th - Nelson Cubacub III (JRW Wrestling) maj. dec. Pierson Wolff (Powerhouse Wrestling Club), 9-0

7th - Nick Beauchamp (Bulldog Wrestling Club) dec. Emilio Ortiz (Contenders Wrestling Academy), 2-0


1st - D Angelo Chavez (Choose Hard Wrestling Academy) dec. Brennan Hart (Team Donahoe Wrestling Club), 7-0

3rd - Cayden Mango (FH Jr Vikings Wrestling Club) dec. Luke Briggs (Rampage Wrestling), 1-0

5th - Joaquin Ascencio (Team Donahoe Wrestling Club) dec. Walter Caulum (RT Elite Wrestling), 9-6

7th - Jeremiah Maldonado (Munster Wrestling Club) dec. Clint Kohlman (Dundee Wrestling Club), 7-4


1st - Daniel Martinez (Monster Garage Wrestling) medical forfeit Joshua Isaac Garcia (Savage House Wrestling Club),

3rd - Kolton Hartman (Ohio) dec. Logan Brickley (Rampage Wrestling), 8-2

5th - Macklen Marksbury (Michigan Premier WC) dec. Remington Wilson (Garrett Wrestling Club), 11-5

7th - Carter Marsh (New Castle Youth Wrestling Club) dec. Landon Delisi (JRW Wrestling), 5-3


1st - Jon Luke Austin (Contenders Wrestling Academy) dec. Jacobie Robbins (Greater Heights Wrestling), 8-5

3rd - Preston Silva (Ruthless Wrestling Club) SV Edward Encarnacion III (HeadHunters Wrestling Club), 10-4

5th - Aiden Dalie (B.A.M. Training Center) maj. dec. Jace Trautz (Legacy Elite Wrestling Club), 9-0

7th - Mac Heysinger (Immortal Athletics WC) maj. dec. Aime ''Boomba'' Coles (Combat School), 13-3


1st - Beau Junge (MTC - MANTANONA TRAINING CENTER) maj. dec. Tajuan Davis (Oklahoma), 13-0

3rd - Brody Gustin (Michigan Premier WC) maj. dec. Dale Montemurro (B.A.M. Training Center), 10-0

5th - Kai Weiss (Open Mats Wrestling Club) dec. Ace Carpio (Federal Way Spartans Wrestling), 6-1

7th - Blake Givens (Team Donahoe Wrestling Club) dec. Gavin Brent (Massa's Maniacs), 11-6


1st - Marcarlo Mannello (GPS Wrestling) maj. dec. Davis Westendorf (Immortal Athletics WC), 12-2

3rd - Brixton Archuleta (Midwest Regional Training Center) dec. Austin Armstrong (East Idaho Elite Wrestling Club), 3-1

5th - Brookson Marksbury (Michigan Premier WC) dec. Preston Burley (Hartland Wrestling Club), 5-0

7th - Ethan Gentry (NXT Level Wrestling Academy) maj. dec. Quentin Carley (Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club), 9-1


1st - Anze Williams (The Dealership) dec. Rett Huerta (Sanderson Wrestling Academy), 9-4

3rd - Sebastian Kiyan (MTC - MANTANONA TRAINING CENTER) dec. Emmett Williams (Darkhorse Wrestling), 4-2

5th - Porter McCormick (Michigan Matcat Wrestling Club) dec. Cayden Rogers (Lincoln-Way Wrestling Club), 10-4

7th - Jaz Ard (Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club) dec. Cameron Cooper (Contenders Wrestling Academy), 5-3


1st - Ethan Halstead (Darkhorse Wrestling) maj. dec. Elijah Logan (Apex Wrestling Academy), 13-1

3rd - Peyton Obrecht (FH Jr Vikings Wrestling Club) dec. Hawk Smith (Greater Heights Wrestling), 6-4

5th - Mercer Hamilton (Mat Demon Wrestling Club) dec. Derek Kiyan (MTC - MANTANONA TRAINING CENTER), 7-4

7th - Jayce Delorenzo-Day (Team Donahoe Wrestling Club) maj. dec. Weston Williams (Thoroughbred Wrestling Academy), 10-0


1st - Brian An (Texas) maj. dec. Justin Wildy, Jr. (HeadHunters Wrestling Club), 9-0

3rd - Liam Bissman (Hononegah Wrestling Club) fall Eli Lunn (Wisconsin), 1:46

5th - Jonah Pracht (The Best Wrestler) fall Kelley Hageman (Ohio), 1:48

7th - William Zapf (Alber Athletics Wrestling Club) dec. Hunter Loyd (Eierman Elite Wrestling Club), 7-0


1st - Chase Randolph (Ohio) dec. Talon Weaver (Michigan), 13-6

3rd - Ayden Hudson (Ohio) SV Jackson Guadiano (SWAT - Savage Wrestling Athletic Team), 6-3

5th - Oliver Maidment (Midwest Regional Training Center) fall Luca Giacobbi (Young Guns Wrestling Club), 1:09

7th - Parker Day (Michigan) dec. Jackson Niederkohr (Beast Mode Wrestling), 5-0


1st - Josiah Holmes (Caravan Kids Wrestling Club) maj. dec. Oliver Lamiman (Team Donahoe Wrestling Club), 10-1

3rd - Kardiais Richardson (Lincoln-Way Wrestling Club) SV Alex Leon (Cory Clark Wrestling), 6-3

5th - Bowen Pearson (Oklahoma) maj. dec. Kashton Larson (Richland Center Wrestling Club), 8-0

7th - Carter Hill (Team Donahoe Wrestling Club) dec. Brody Clemons (Rampage Wrestling), 5-1


1st - William Moorehead (Sly Fox Wrestling Club) dec. Holden Ripley (Midwest Regional Training Center), 11-4

3rd - Archer Ferguson (Pleasant Hill Wrestling Club) maj. dec. Josiah Schultz (Floyd Wrestling Club), 10-1

5th - Nicholas Bultinck (Legacy Dragons Wrestling) dec. Blake Wozny (Cory Clark Wrestling), 1-0

7th - Cash Perez (SWAT - Savage Wrestling Athletic Team) fall Cole Gesford (Chugach Eagles Wrestling Club), 0:43


1st - Cragen Smith (Wichita Training Center) fall Apollo Hall (Thunder Wrestling Club), 3:28

3rd - Owen Kelley (NOVA Wrestling Club) dec. Gabriel Shaw (Outlaw Wrestling Club), 1-0

5th - Oliver Conrad (Cleveland Wildcat Youth Wrestling Club) dec. Eli Shedek (Big Game Wrestling Club), 4-0

7th - Dane Harris (B.A.M. Training Center) dec. Chance Kreps (Columbia City Wrestling Club), 5-0


1st - Kody Doran (Camdenton Wrestling Club) dec. William Theofanopoulos (Legends of Gold Las Vegas), 2-0

3rd - Colton Boley (Florida) fall Payson Mashke (Michigan West Wrestling Club), 1:55

5th - Gino Freeman (Choose Hard Wrestling Academy) fall Marco Cerrone (South Side Wrestling Club), 2:49


1st – Luca Wynn (Colorado)

2nd – Hank Gutormson (Minnesota)

3rd – Oliver Conley (Indiana)