Fargo Men's Freestyle: State-by-State Facts, Stats & Figures

Alabama
Kaden Clark finished fourth at 144 pounds in 16U, and DeVaughn Miller picked up his first All-American finish, taking third at 100 pounds at 100 pounds in the Junior division. The state was in a real good position to get potentially three total All-Americans at 100, but a pair of Alabama wrestlers in the quarterfinals did not make weight for the second day.

Arizona
Kash Larkin led Arizona's 16U freestyle contingent with a runner-up finish at 126 pounds, one of two 16U All-Americans for the state, along with first-time 16U All-American Caden Woodall. In Junior freestyle, Kal-El Fluckiger claimed his first Junior All-American finish.

Arkansas
Lewis Davis earned his first All-American finish in 16U freestyle, giving Arkansas its first 16U All-American since Tristian Stafford took third at 94 pounds.

California
Jesse Grajeda headlined a national-championship weekend for the Junior freestyle team, which won the national championship with 197 points, up from a runner-up finish the prior year, and pushed the program to four all-time national titles (either officially or unofficially) dating back to 1994. The Grajeda win at 144 pounds marked his first Fargo title, his third career Fargo medal, and a second consecutive year as an All-American for the St. John Bosco junior committed to Ohio State. Luke Loren, a St. John Bosco freshman, claimed a first Fargo title at 106 pounds, and Samuel Sanchez of Esperanza added a first Fargo title at 126 pounds to go along with his past World-level age-group success. Thales Silva of Buchanan placed second at 113 pounds for his third career Fargo medal, while Mario Carini of Poway (committed to Virginia Tech) took second at 175 pounds for his second career medal and Daniel Moylan of Poway (committed to North Carolina) placed second at 215 pounds for his third career medal. Thiago Silva earned his fifth career Fargo medal, Mason Ontiveros picked up his third career medal and a third consecutive year, and Frank Fuentes collected his second career medal. First-time Junior All-Americans included Loren, Fuentes, Thales Silva, Thiago Silva, Aiden Garcia, Sanchez, Jacob Perez, Carini, and Moylan, part of the team's 11 All-Americans and five straight years in the Junior top 10. In 16U, Sebastian Gutierrez won a first Fargo title at 106 pounds and Michael Bernabe won a first Fargo title at 113 pounds, with Bernabe notching his second career Fargo medal and a second consecutive year as an All-American. Cameron Bartlow placed second at 106 pounds, and Mason McDonnell earned his second career Fargo medal. First-time 16U All-Americans included Zander Melendez, Gutierrez, Bartlow, Raymond Castillo, Marco Costa, Julian Holguin, Adrian Barbosa, Chase Young, and McDonnell, among the group's 10 All-Americans. The 16U team finished third with 128 points, up from fourth the prior year, extending its run to six consecutive years in the top 10.

Colorado
At 16U, Casen Becker, Davien Martinez, Stetson Gabel, and Donovan Symalla each earned their first All-American honors. Colorado’s had four All-Americans in 16U four of the last six years. In the Junior division, Michael Lopez and Austin Collins both claimed their first Junior All-American finishes, with Collins picking up his fifth career Fargo medal across all styles. He’s bound for Wyoming.

Connecticut
Joey Cotter earned his first All-American honors in 16U freestyle, finishing sixth at 100 pounds. Connecticut’s had a 16U placer for three straight years. In the Junior division, Maximus Konopka also broke through with his first individual Junior All-American finish, collecting his 2nd career Fargo medal across all styles with his seventh-place finish at 215 pounds.

Florida
The Sunshine State had three Junior champions for the first time in state history. In fact, it was the first time Florida had multiple champions in the same year in Juniors. Tyler Dekraker won the title at 138 pounds, his first Fargo championship, capping a career that reached its fifth Fargo medal across all styles. The Lake Highland Prep senior and Minnesota commit was one of three Junior champions for the state, joined by Charlie DeSena, who won at 157 pounds for his first Fargo title before heading to Penn out of Lake Highland Prep, and Michael Mocco, the Cardinal Gibbons senior and Iowa commit who claimed his first Fargo title at 285 pounds. Mocco earned his sixth career Fargo medal and made it two consecutive years as a Junior All-American. Florida racked up nine Junior All-Americans, a new state record that topped the previous mark of seven, and the group featured deep career resumes: Shamus Regan collected his fourth Fargo medal, Lucas Boe his fourth while going back-to-back as a Junior All-American, Kyle Gallo his third, and Koa DeLoach his second. First-time Junior All-Americans included David Serrano, Parker Williams, DeLoach, Dekraker, Regan, DeSena, and Gallo. The Junior team placed fourth with 119 points, tying the state's all-time best placement and extending its top-10 run to two consecutive years. In 16U, Illia Kyrianenko captured a title at 150 pounds for his first Fargo championship, one of four 16U All-Americans for the state. First-time 16U All-Americans were Lucas Layne, Kyrianenko, Jake Austin, and Samuel Josey. The 16U team finished 10th with 58 points, marking two straight years in the top 10.

Georgia
Antonio Mills headlined Georgia's Junior freestyle showing, capturing the 132-pound title, his second Fargo championship in that age group after also winning in 2025, making him one of just two wrestlers in state history with 2-plus titles in the Junior age group, joining age-group legend Sean Hage. Mills run earned him a third career Fargo medal across all styles and marked his third consecutive year as an All-American. He led a Junior class of three All-Americans, with Michael Densmore and Cody Clarke each earning their first All-American honors in the age group. Clarke's finish also gave him his third career Fargo medal across all styles. In the 16U division, Harrison Murdock won the 165-pound title, his first Fargo championship and first All-American finish.

Hawaii
Analu Woode delivered Hawaii's Junior freestyle highlight, capturing his first Fargo title at 113 pounds. The Nanakuli sophomore's championship was his first Junior All-American finish and marked his second career Fargo medal across all stylefs. Woode becomes just the second ever Junior champion from Hawaii, matching Travis Lee’s 2001 championship. Both Woode and Lee were also named the OW for their respective performances. Woode’s monster run included wins over two past Fargo champions, a runner-up, another All-American and an age-group World Team member.

Idaho
Liam Rodebush earned his first All-American honors in 16U freestyle, giving Idaho one All-American in that age group. In Junior freestyle, Brand'n Edstrom also broke through with his first Junior All-American finish, picking up his second career Fargo medal across all styles. Idaho’s placed a wrestler in the Junior division every year since 2017.

Illinois
In Junior freestyle, Symon Woods led the way with a runner-up finish at 100 pounds, earning his fourth career Fargo medal. Rocco Cassioppi of Hononegah, a Wisconsin commit, also took second, this time at 165 pounds, collecting his fifth career Fargo medal. Bruno Cassioppi (sixth career medal), Wyatt Medlin (sixth career medal), Niko Odiotti (fifth career medal), Jaxon Penovich (fourth career medal), and Aidan Ortega (third career medal) all added to their Fargo hardware while each stretching Junior All-American streaks to two straight years. Jamiel Castleberry, Aiden Arnett, and David Ogunsanya joined Rocco Cassioppi as first-time Junior All-Americans, part of 10 Junior All-Americans overall. The Junior team placed fifth with 105 points, extending its run to 20 consecutive years in the top 10, and Illinois owns the most Junior freestyle team titles of any state all-time, with 14 national titles dating from 1971 to 2021.
In 16U freestyle, Erik Klichurov picked up his second career Fargo medal. Reese Babcock, Jeffrey Dunaway, Maximus Pearch, Jeremiah Hayes, Otis Davis, Anthony Samanich, and Michael Danial all earned their first 16U All-American honors, helping Illinois to eight All-Americans and a ninth-place team finish with 71 points.

Indiana
Jeremy Carver paced Indiana's 16U freestyle effort with a title at 126 pounds, his third career Fargo medal across all styles. Carver earned All-American honors in 16U for the second consecutive year, as did Noel Verduzco, who picked up his second career Fargo medal. Spenser McCammon placed second at 120 pounds, one of four first-time 16U All-Americans alongside Josiah Stanton, Lincoln Hinchman, and A.W. VanKirk. The 16U team finished sixth with 88 points, extending its run to three consecutive years in the top 10.
In the Junior division, Indiana produced eight All-Americans, a new state record surpassing the previous mark of seven. Sam Howard of Boonville led the way with a title at 215 pounds, his first Fargo championship and second career Fargo medal. Braylon Reynolds of Brownsburg took second at 144 pounds. Nathan Rioux collected his seventh career Fargo medal, while Traevon Ducking earned his third and Alex Huddleston his second, with Huddleston also earning Junior All-American honors for the second straight year. Peyton Hornsby and Ceasar Salas each took home their second career Fargo medals. Ducking, Reynolds, Hornsby, Howard, Salas, and William Glesing were all first-time Junior All-Americans. The Junior team placed sixth with 98 points.

Iowa
In 16U freestyle, Kai McDonald (88), Johnathan Thompson (94), Cyrus Millage (100), and Jaimon Mogard (157) all claimed gold, headlining a 12-All-American haul that helped the 16U team place second with 178 points, up from third the prior year and its sixth straight top-10 finish. The four champions is the most all-time for Iowa in a single year in 16U. Thompson picked up his second career Fargo medal across all styles, while Millage earned his third career Fargo medal. Diego Robertty finished second at 113, adding his second career medal, and Shay Lundvall, Knox Ayala, and Tyde Nelsen also stacked up milestones, with Lundvall, Ayala, and Robertty each hitting two straight years as All-Americans. First-time 16U All-Americans included McDonald, Case Freeman, Amir Newman-Winfrey, Mogard, Brooxton Lundgren, Nelsen, and Meric Hagarty.
In Junior freestyle, Ty Martin (100) and Waylon Cressell (190) took home their first Fargo titles, anchoring another 12-All-American showing and a runner-up team finish at 158 points, a jump from eighth a year ago and Iowa's 25th consecutive Junior top-10. It was Martin's third career Fargo medal, and Cressell, the Janesville senior and Northern Iowa commit, earned his sixth career Fargo medal, beating returning champion Nicholas Singer of Pennsylvania in the final. Cressell is the only Junior still eligible for the Junior Triple Crown. Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, Northern Iowa commit) placed second at 126 for his fifth career medal, Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, Iowa commit) took second at 138 for his third career medal, and Mac Crosson (Indianola, Nebraska commit) finished second at 157 for his third career medal. Gavin Landers collected his fourth career Fargo medal and Maximus Dhabolt his fourth as well, going back-to-back as a Junior All-American alongside Cale Vandermark, who added his second career medal and second straight All-American finish. Ashton Honnold notched his second career medal. First-time Junior All-Americans included Martin, Schwab, Eddie Woody, Jr., Youngblut, Cody Trevino, Landers, Nico DeSalvo, Crosson, Cressell, and Honnold. Iowa's 11 all-time Junior freestyle team titles, spanning 1974 to 2022, stand as the second-most of any state.

Kansas
Dresden Beard earned his first career All-American honor in 16U freestyle, one of one Kansas placer in that age group this year. In Junior freestyle, Everett Joyce did the same, claiming his first All-American finish for the state.

Maryland
Maryland's Junior freestyle team put together a standout showing with four All-Americans, tying the state's all-time record in the age group. Leading the way was Tyler Verceles, who earned his third career Fargo medal across all styles and picked up his first individual All-American finish in the Junior division. Brooklyn Pickett collected his second career Fargo medal. Victor Marks-Jenkins likewise notched his second career Fargo medal along with his first Junior AA finish, and Noah Tucker rounded out the group as another first-time Junior All-American.

Michigan
In the Junior freestyle bracket, Dakota Harmer, Nicholas Sorrow, and Deacon Morgan all earned first-time All-American honors. Both Harmer and Sorrow picked up their second career Fargo medals across all styles. In the 16U bracket, Dominick Sindone earned his second career Fargo medal across all styles.

Minnesota
Sawyer Schendel capped Minnesota's 16U effort with a title at 285 pounds, his first Fargo championship. He led a 16U group of six All-Americans, with Destan Skelly placing second at 175 pounds. Schendel and Skelly were among the 16U first-time All-Americans, joined by Gavin Hoeft, Nathan Hoopman, Phillip Harris, and Duke Bartoo.
In the Junior division, Davis Parrow of Farmington, a Nebraska commit, won the 150-pound bracket for his first Fargo title. Parrow was one of eight Junior All-Americans for Minnesota. Landon Thoennes earned his fifth career Fargo medal and his second consecutive year as a Junior All-American, while Gage Bjerga picked up his third career Fargo medal. Jackson Thorn collected his second career Fargo medal. Miklo Hernandez and Lincoln Robideau each earned their second career Fargo medals. Hernandez, Bjerga, Robideau, Bennett Kujawa, and Grayson Eggum were the Junior first-time All-Americans. Minnesota's Junior team finished eighth with 91 points, extending its top-10 streak to 21 consecutive years.

Missouri
In Junior freestyle, Jet Brown earned his fourth career Fargo medal across all styles. He was joined on the Junior podium by Carter Brown, who claimed his second career Fargo medal across all styles, giving Missouri two Junior All-Americans. In 16U freestyle, Brock Conaway broke through as a first-time All-American.

Montana
Aaron Schmitz earned his first All-American honor in 16U freestyle, giving the state one placer in that age group.

Nebraska
Allen Diaz earned his first All-American finish in 16U freestyle. In Junior freestyle, Mason Petersen picked up his first Junior All-American honor, collecting his second career Fargo medal across all styles.

Nevada
At 16U freestyle, Ryker Rollans and Cade Ruckle each earned their first career All-American honors, giving Nevada two All-Americans in the age group. The state has put wrestlers on the 16U podium every year since 2022.

New Jersey
Michael Batista led the Junior charge, finishing runner-up at 120 pounds to collect his second career Fargo medal (all styles) while earning his first individual All-American honor in the Junior division. The Blair Academy junior is committed to Maryland. Iowa commit Paul Kenny also took second at 132 pounds for his second career Fargo medal. Bobby Duffy added his second career Fargo medal and his second straight year as a Junior All-American, and Matthew Mulligan picked up his first Junior All-American finish, part of four All-Americans for New Jersey in the Junior division. At 16U, Stephen Bagocius claimed his second career Fargo medal (all styles), while Shiloh Joyce matched that with his own second career Fargo medal. George Dipsey and Jack Anello each earned their first 16U All-American honors, rounding out four All-Americans for New Jersey in the 16U bracket. The Garden State placed at least four wrestlers in 16U for the sixth consecutive year, while the Juniors have placed four every year since 2017.

New York
In 16U freestyle, New York placed two wrestlers - Xavier Seabury and Daniel Jones - each earned their first All-American honors. In Junior freestyle, Jaxson Tocco picked up his first All-American finish.

North Carolina
Braylen Yates’ fourth-place finish was the top overall medal for North Carolina, which tied a state record with three 16U All-Americans. First-time placers Devin Hord was fifth at 120 pounds and Jake Amiott was eighth at 144 pounds. The only other time North Carolina put three on the podium in 16U was back in 1995.

North Dakota
William Ward earned the state's lone Junior All-American honor in 2026, claiming third place at 215 pounds. The placement marked his third career Fargo medal across all styles and is the highest placer in either age group in men’s freestyle since Wilfried Tanefeu won the 113-pound title in 2019.

Ohio
Cohen Reer captured a 16U freestyle title at 120 pounds, his first Fargo championship and second career Fargo medal across all styles. He led an Ohio 16U group of 10 All-Americans that finished fourth as a team with 115 points, keeping alive a streak of 30 consecutive years in the top 10. Jaxon Holtz placed second at 94 pounds for his second career Fargo medal, and Tommy Rowlands took second at 157 pounds for his third career Fargo medal. First-time 16U All-Americans included Cameron Smith, Parker Workman, Anthony Bergeron, Lincoln James, Thomas Gorski, Grayson Debevoise, and Christopher Soeder. In the Junior division, Zack Aquila of Brecksville, a Class of 2027 Little Rock commit, won the 175-pound title, his first Fargo championship. He was one of eight Ohio Junior All-Americans, a group that placed seventh with 92 points and holds a streak of 15 consecutive years in the top 10. Loc Webber earned his fifth career Fargo medal, while Tommy Wurster picked up his third career Fargo medal. Blaze Van Gundy, Cole Speer, and Jakob Hoke each collected their second career Fargo medals, with additional first-time Junior All-American honors going to Ryker Leonard and Urijah Lopez.

Oklahoma
Bryar Hooks captured a Fargo title at 138 pounds in the 16U division, the first of his career, leading a group of four 16U All-Americans. Hooks was joined on the first-time 16U All-American list by Westin Pollock, Rosco Lewis, and Lucas Franklin. In the Junior division, Cache Williams, a sophomore out of Carl Albert (Class of 2028), placed second at 106 pounds, part of six Junior All-Americans for the state. Van Smith and Isaiah Jones also earned their first Junior All-American finishes, with Smith collecting his third career Fargo medal across all styles and Jones his fourth. Cason Craft picked up his seventh career Fargo medal while extending his Junior All-American streak to three consecutive years. Turner Ross notched his fourth career Fargo medal, and Jake Miller earned his fifth career Fargo medal in his second consecutive year placing in the Junior division. Oklahoma's Junior team finished 10th with 53 points, marking its fourth consecutive year in the top 10.

Pennsylvania
The 16U team won the national championship with 352 points, extending its run to eight consecutive national titles. That gives Pennsylvania 28 all-time 16U freestyle team titles dating to 1985, the most of any state, along with 41 straight years in the top 10. The state's 28 All-Americans in 16U set a new national record, topping the previous mark of 21. The prior record of 21 was set by Illinois 2013 and tied by Pennsylvania in 2021 and 2025. Four 16U wrestlers claimed titles: Alex Marchetti at 132 pounds, Reece Movahed at 144, Layden Acevedo at 175, and Bryce Collins at 190. Runners-up in 16U came from Grayden Paris (88), Nelson Villafane (100), CJ Caines (132), and Mason Chamberlain (215). In 16U career milestones, Evan Cies and Asher Bacon each earned a third career Fargo medal, both also stringing together two consecutive years as All-Americans, while Acevedo and Chamberlain each picked up a second career medal and a second straight AA year. The eight finalists also ties a state record set originally in 1986 and matched in 1988 and 2002.
In the Junior division, Melvin Miller won his third Junior title at 165 pounds, having previously won in 2024 and 2025, making him just one of three wrestlers in Pennsylvania's Junior history with three-plus titles in the age group and one of only 14 wrestlers in Junior freestyle history since 1971 with three or more titles. Miller, a Bishop McCort junior committed to Virginia Tech, collected his fifth career Fargo medal. Brayden Wenrich, a Northampton Area sophomore, won his first Fargo title at 120 pounds. Pennsylvania totaled 10 All-Americans in Junior, third place with 157 points, and 12 consecutive years in the top 10. Jason Dube of Spire Academy (Ohio) placed second at 150 for his second career Fargo medal, and Ohio State commit Nicholas Singer of Faith Christian took second at 190 for his fourth career medal and a second straight AA year. Dale Corbin earned his fifth career Fargo medal in Junior with a second consecutive AA year, and Mateo Gallegos picked up his fourth career medal.

Rhode Island
In Junior freestyle, Kaz Morosetti earned his first All-American honors, giving Rhode Island one Junior All-American. It’s just the sixth time Rhode Island has put a wrestler on the Junior podium.

Tennessee
In 16U freestyle, Chase Smith and Jhakai Roller each earned All-American honors, giving the state two 16U All-Americans. In Junior freestyle, Logan Raske picked up his second career Fargo medal across all styles.

Texas
In 16U freestyle, Vinny Ferrari led the way with a runner-up finish at 144 pounds, one of three All-Americans for the state's 16U team. Ferrari earned his first career All-American honors in the age group, joined by fellow first-time 16U All-Americans Mason Milsaps and Maddox Fields.

Utah
Austin Ellis earned his first Junior All-American honors while collecting his fifth career Fargo medal across all styles. Ladd Holman matched that career mark with his fifth Fargo medal as well.

Virginia
Reza Massjouni led Virginia at 16U freestyle with a runner-up finish at 150 pounds, earning his second career Fargo medal across all styles. He was one of two 16U All-Americans for the state. Ibrahim Dheel, who also earned his first 16U All-American honors.

Washington
Washington's 16U freestyle team placed 8th with 76 points, a jump from 15th the prior year and its best showing since the state's all-time top finish of 4th in 1986. The bracket produced six 16U All-Americans, an all-time high after just two a year ago. Austin Schield led the group with a runner-up finish at 138 pounds, and Duane Leslie took second at 190 pounds, picking up his second career Fargo medal across all styles. Ryder Owen also earned his second career Fargo medal at the 16U level. Schield, Leslie, and Owen were joined by Elijah Jensen, Dakota Anderson, and William Moran as first-time 16U All-Americans. In the Junior division, Kade West claimed his second career Fargo medal across all styles.

Wisconsin
Kade Splinter led the 16U class with a title at 215 pounds, his third career Fargo medal across all styles. Easton Kammerud placed second at 165 pounds, and Leland Havens took second at 285 pounds. Wisconsin totaled eight 16U All-Americans, with first-time All-Americans Cole Train Vanderwerff, Keilan Yang, Liam Crandall, Collin Hamm, Treyton Altuve and Havens earning their first 16U medals. The 16U team finished fifth with 100 points, up from 12th a year.
In the Junior division, Tyson Martin of Aquinas, a Class of 2026 senior committed to South Dakota State, placed second at 285 pounds for his second career Fargo medal and his first Junior All-American finish. Declan Koch earned his fourth career Fargo medal, while Cael Leisgang picked up his third career Fargo medal in his first Junior All-American finish. Camden Rugg and Eli Leonard each collected their second career Fargo medals, and Tomm Heiser added his second career Fargo medal as a first-time Junior All-American. Wisconsin's six Junior All-Americans helped the Junior team place ninth with 68 points, its second consecutive year inside the top 10.