Greco-Roman All-Tournament Team Announced at 2026 16U National Duals
by David Gerhart, USA Wrestling
Layden Acevedo competing for Pennsylvania at the 2026 16U National Duals in Farmington, Utah
FARMINGTON, Utah – The Greco-Roman All-Tournament Team at the 2026 USA Wrestling 16U National Duals has been determined, based on the results from Greco-Roman competition that took place on Wednesday and Thursday at Western Sports Park.
Athletes who went undefeated in their dual meet matches qualified for the All-Tournament Team, needing a minimum of five victories to be included.
A total of 53 athletes from 22 different states earned spots on the Greco-Roman All-Tournament Team.
Westin Pollock, Marcel Hawkins and Lucas Franklin, all from Oklahoma Blue, finished with 10-0 records. Cameron Smith, Anthony Oscar and Gavin Cantera of Ohio, and Ethan Spatz from Nebraska posted 9-0 marks.
Team champions Pennsylvania led all states with seven Greco-Roman All-Tournament Team honorees. California has the second-most, with five team members, three from California Gold and two from California Silver. Oklahoma produced four All-Tournament Team qualifiers.
Hawaii, Michigan, Ohio, Washington and Wisconsin each put three wrestlers on the team. Eight states had two honorees – Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Virginia and Wyoming. Six others gained a single member: Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and Utah.
2026 USA Wrestling 16U National Duals
Greco-Roman All-Tournament Team
88 pounds
Cameron Smith, Ohio, 9-0
Blade Pehrson, Utah Black, 7-0
Dylan Verceles, Maryland, 7-0
Giovonni Nix, Illinois, 5-0
94 pounds
Ethan Spatz, Nebraska, 9-0
Cullen Morgan, Michigan Blue, 8-0
Isaac Hierro, Arizona, 7-0
Michael Nicosia, Pennsylvania, 7-0
100 pounds
Shay Lundvall, Iowa, 8-0
Kyle Link, Maryland, 7-0
Rei Pate, Virginia, 7-0
Leonidas Murillo, Pennsylvania, 5-0
106 pounds
Jack Thrush, Arizona, 7-0
Chase VanPortfliet, Michigan Blue, 5-0
113 pounds
Tate St. Laurent, Indiana, 8-0
Javen Russo, Georgia, 7-0
Gavin Hoeft, Minnesota Blue, 5-0
120 pounds
Lincoln Swick, Wisconsin, 7-0
Jack Stonebraker, Pennsylvania, 6-0
126 pounds
Westin Pollock, Oklahoma Blue, 10-0
Isaac Jung, Georgia, 7-0
Flynn Arnestad, Pennsylvania, 5-0
132 pounds
Lewis Davis, Arkansas, 7-0
Lucas Stirling, Wyoming Brown, 6-0
138 pounds
Marcel Hawkins, Oklahoma Blue, 10-0
Tyler Paulson, Wisconsin, 7-0
Jaden Thai, Hawaii, 7-0
Marco Costa, California Silver, 6-0
Rocco Gannon, Washington, 6-0
144 pounds
Anthony Oscar, Ohio, 9-0
Jayden Wright, Virginia, 7-0
Austin Schield, Washington, 6-0
150 pounds
Gavin Cantera, Ohio, 9-0
Xander Fronhofer, California Gold, 7-0
Caddo Gilmore, Arkansas, 7-0
157 pounds
Dylan Buelow, Hawaii, 7-0
Jaimon Mogard, Iowa, 5-0
165 pounds
Chase Young, California Silver, 8-0
Donovan Symalla, Colorado, 6-0
Asher Bacon, Pennsylvania, 5-0
Adrian Barbosa, California Gold, 5-0
175 pounds
Layden Acevedo, Pennsylvania, 7-0
Aiden Robideaux, Oklahoma Red, 7-0
William Moran, Washington, 6-0
190 pounds
Mason McDonnell, California Gold, 5-0
215 pounds
Pono Kaakua, Hawaii, 7-0
Kade Splinter, Wisconsin, 7-0
Noah Ingle, Wyoming Gold, 6-0
285 pounds
Lucas Franklin, Oklahoma Blue, 10-0
Michael Carter, Michigan Blue, 8-0
Garrett Cowan, North Dakota, 8-0
A.W. VanKirk, Indiana, 8-0
John Montgomery, Pennsylvania, 7-0