Men’s Freestyle All-Tournament Team Released at Conclusion of 2026 16U National Duals

Jun 13, 2026, 8:52 PM EDT

by David Gerhart, USA Wrestling

Wisconsin's Kade Splinter hand raise at the 2026 16U National Duals in Farmington, Utah

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FARMINGTON, Utah – The men’s freestyle All-Tournament Team at the 2026 USA Wrestling 16U National Duals has been determined, based on the results from men’s freestyle competition that took place on Friday and Saturday 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 66 athletes from 32 different states earned spots on the men’s freestyle All-Tournament Team.

Eight wrestlers in the men’s freestyle posted 10-0 records, including Isaac Jung and Walker Woodard of Georgia, Elijah Castanon and Jake Austin of Florida, Gavin Hoeft of Minnesota, Dakota Sandy of Pennsylvania, Julian Holguin of California and Jacob Jones of Connecticut.

Pennsylvania had 10 men’s freestyle All-Tournament Team honorees, with nine coming from the championship-winning Pennsylvania Blue squad. Virginia and Washington each placed four individuals on the team. Arizona, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah and Wisconsin had three wrestlers earn the designation.

Nine states had a pair garner the status – California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, Tennessee and Wyoming. Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota and Texas all had one wrestler on the All-Tournament Team

2026 USA Wrestling 16U National Duals

Men’s Freestyle All-Tournament Team

88 pounds

Elijah Jensen, Washington, 8-0

Dylan Verceles, Maryland, 8-0

Blade Pehrson, Utah Black, 6-0

RJ Shay, Pennsylvania Blue, 6-0

Grady Glowacki, Illinois, 5-0

94 pounds

Caleb Heyder, Utah Gold, 7-0

Johnathan Thompson, Iowa Red, 7-0

Isaac Hierro, Arizona, 6-0

100 pounds

Rei Pate, Virginia, 9-0

Logan Tuck, New Jersey, 8-0

Leonidas Murillo, Pennsylvania Blue, 6-0

Brison Romero, Colorado, 6-0

106 pounds

Eli Gentry, Tennessee, 7-0

Jack Thrush, Arizona, 6-0

113 pounds

Gavin Hoeft, Minnesota Blue, 10-0

Cody Sieminski, Oregon, 8-0

Garrett Bjerga, Minnesota Red, 7-0

Arav Pandey, Pennsylvania Blue, 5-0

120 pounds

Jack Anello, New Jersey, 8-0

Dylan Phillips, Michigan Red, 7-0

Jack Stonebraker, Pennsylvania Blue, 7-0

126 pounds

Isaac Jung, Georgia, 10-0

Dakota Sandy, Pennsylvania Red, 10-0

Flynn Arnestad, Pennsylvania Blue, 7-0

Parker Ingram, Oklahoma Red, 6-0

Jesse Grossman, Montana, 5-0

132 pounds

Henry Jones, Virginia, 9-0

Ryder Owen, Washington, 7-0

Alex Marchetti, Pennsylvania Blue, 5-0

138 pounds

Elijah Castanon, Florida, 10-0

Julian Holguin, California Silver, 10-0

Reid Stoddard, Virginia, 9-0

Marco Costa, California Gold, 5-0

144 pounds

Boone Smith, Arkansas, 7-0

Dominick Haynes, Montana, 6-0

Anthony Oscar, Ohio, 6-0

Austin Schield, Washington, 5-0

150 pounds

Mason Young, Oklahoma Blue, 9-0

Lincoln Hinchman, Indiana Gold, 8-0

Jake Amiott, North Carolina, 6-0

157 pounds

Jake Austin, Florida, 10-0

Walker Woodard, Georgia, 10-0

Dylan Buelow, Hawaii, 7-0

Logan Nitti, Idaho, 7-0

Jaimon Mogard, Iowa Red, 5-0

165 pounds

Jacob Jones, Connecticut, 10-0

Jaden Bult, South Dakota, 8-0

Ruger Pennington, Tennessee, 7-0

Jaiden Finger, Arizona, 6-0

Asher Bacon, Pennsylvania Blue, 5-0

175 pounds

Steele Woodward, Utah Gold, 7-0

Wudzie Zaato, Wyoming, 7-0

Layden Acevedo, Pennsylvania Blue, 6-0

Braylen Yates, North Carolina, 6-0

190 pounds

Gage Gross, Wisconsin, 7-0

Joel Williams, Wyoming, 7-0

Liam Smith, North Carolina, 6-0

Isaiah Joe Foster, Texas, 6-0

Duane Leslie, Washington, 5-0

215 pounds

Zachary Leftwich, Virginia, 9-0

Kade Splinter, Wisconsin, 7-0

285 pounds

Lucas Franklin, Oklahoma Blue, 9-0

Garrett Cowan, North Dakota, 7-0

John Montgomery, Pennsylvania Blue, 7-0

Leland Havens, Wisconsin, 6-0

Griffin Bolyard, Kansas, 5-0