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Pennsylvania Blue Wins Men’s Freestyle Championship; Keystone State Sweeps 16U National Duals Titles

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by David Gerhart, USA Wrestling

Pennsylvania Blue after winning the 2026 USA Wrestling 16U National Duals men's freestyle championship in Farmington, Utah

Pennsylvania Blue after winning the 2026 USA Wrestling 16U National Duals men's freestyle championship in Farmington, Utah

FARMINGTON, Utah – The state of Pennsylvania swept championships at the 2026 USA Wrestling 16U National Duals after Pennsylvania Blue won the men’s freestyle crown on Saturday afternoon at Western Sports Park.


On Thursday, Pennsylvania also won the Greco-Roman title after going unbeaten in the discipline.


Pennsylvania Blue nearly replicated the unbeaten mark in men’s freestyle but dropped a 49-27 contest to Illinois in the final Pool B match in the Gold/Silver Bracket.


After winning the pool, Pennsylvania Blue took on Ohio, which came into the dual unbeaten, in the first-place match. Pennsylvania rolled to the national title, winning 12 of the 17 bouts en route to a 47-24 victory. Of the 12 wins, six came via technical fall.


Pennsylvania Blue had nine wrestlers go undefeated and collect at least five victories to earn All-Tournament Team accolades, which included: RJ Shay, Leonidas Murillo, Arav Panadey, Jack Stonebraker, Flynn Arnestad, Alex Marchetti, Asher Bacon, Layden Acevedo and John Montgomery.


The final placement matches in the Gold/Silver bracket featured California Gold rallying to beat Minnesota Red, 37-32, for third place. Wisconsin beat Iowa Red, 41-33, in the fifth-place match, and Illinois placed seventh with a 49-24 win over New Jersey.


35 additional teams battled in the Bronze/Copper, Red/Blue, Green/Yellow, Purple and Teal Brackets. Final placements for every color pool are listed below.


Archived matches are available on FloWrestling. Brackets and match-by-match results are available on USA Bracketing.



2026 USA Wrestling 16U National Duals

At Farmington, Utah, June 10-13


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Men’s Freestyle Results

Gold/Silver Bracket

1st Place – Pennsylvania Blue

2nd Place – Ohio

3rd Place – California Gold

4th Place – Minnesota Red

5th Place – Wisconsin

6th Place – Iowa Red

7th Place – Illinois

8th Place – New Jersey


1st Place Match – Pennsylvania Blue defeated Ohio, 47-24

157 pounds – Lucas Drake (Pa. Blue) tech. fall Tommy Rowlands (Ohio), 13-2

165 pounds – Asher Bacon (Pa. Blue) dec. Kameron Bedel (Ohio), 9-2

175 pounds – Layden Acevedo (Pa. Blue) dec. Carter Wickes (Ohio), 6-0

190 pounds – Noah Williams (Pa. Blue) forfeit

215 pounds – Christopher Soeder (Ohio) dec. Brennan Breisinger (Pa. Blue), 8-4

285 pounds – John Montgomery (Pa. Blue) dec. Carter Baldwin (Ohio), 8-0

88 pounds – RJ Shay (Pa. Blue) tech. fall Cameron Smith (Ohio), 12-2

94 pounds – Jaxon Holtz (Ohio) tech. fall Michael Nicosia (Pa. Blue), 17-6

100 pounds – Leonidas Murillo (Pa. Blue) dec. Grady Moos (Ohio), 12-7

106 pounds – Rylen Wax (Ohio) tech. fall Quinn Bagnell (Pa. Blue), 11-0

113 pounds – Arav Pandey (Pa. Blue) tech. fall Nolan DeShon (Ohio), 10-0

120 pounds – Jack Stonebraker (Pa. Blue) dec. Cohen Reer (Ohio), 3-0

126 pounds – Flynn Arnestad (Pa. Blue) tech. fall Gunner Perkins (Ohio), 13-3

132 pounds – Alex Marchetti (Pa. Blue) tech. fall Lucas Schulz (Ohio), 14-1

138 pounds – Waylen Denkins (Ohio) dec. Lucas Reeves (Pa. Blue), 6-3

144 pounds – Anthony Oscar (Ohio) tech. fall Cole Schwartz (Pa. Blue), 10-0

150 pounds – Greyson Meyer (Pa. Blue) tech. fall Gavin Cantera (Ohio), 10-0

3rd Place Match – California Gold defeated Minnesota Red, 37-32

157 pounds – Kadin Martin (Minn. Red) tech. fall Noah Moylan (Calif. Gold), 10-0

165 pounds – Adrian Barbosa (Calif. Gold) dec. Rex Ayshford (Minn. Red), 7-2

175 pounds – Destan Skelly (Minn. Red) dec. Chase Young (Calif. Gold), 10-8

190 pounds – Charlie Johnson (Minn. Red) dec. Leon Bleess (Calif. Gold), 11-8

215 pounds – Steven Gomez III (Calif. Gold) tech. fall Duke Bartoo (Minn. Red), 13-2

285 pounds – Sawyer Schendel (Minn. Red) dec. Edwin Davis (Calif. Gold), 7-0

88 pounds – Zander Melendez (Calif. Gold) tech. fall Kamden Gallus (Minn. Red), 10-0

94 pounds – Samuel Svitana (Calif. Gold) tech. fall Brody Sundby (Minn. Red), 10-0

100 pounds – Grayson Schroeder (Minn. Red) dec. Andersen Park (Calif. Gold), 4-0

106 pounds – Ausome Guillermo (Calif. Gold) tech. fall Evann Linn (Minn. Red), 10-0

113 pounds – Garrett Bjerga (Minn. Red) dec. Quentin Walls (Calif. Gold), 8-4

120 pounds – Kaden Lindquist (Minn. Red) fall David McClurg (Calif. Gold), 3:27

126 pounds – Jacob Dominguez (Calif. Gold) tech. fall Beckett Edstrom (Minn. Red), 11-0

132 pounds – Ezekiel Rodriguez (Minn. Red) tech. fall Jimmy Jimenez (Calif. Gold), 10-0

138 pounds – Marco Costa (Calif. Gold) tech. fall Jameson Priebe (Minn. Red), 10-0

144 pounds – Raymond Castillo (Calif. Gold) dec. Cayden Neisen (Minn. Red), 4-2

150 pounds – Xander Fronhofer (Calif. Gold) tech. fall Danan Nelson (Minn. Red), 11-1

5th Place Match – Wisconsin defeated Iowa Red, 41-33

157 pounds – Jaimon Mogard (Iowa Red) dec. Everett Zeitler (Wis.), 8-2

165 pounds – Collin Hamm (Wis.) dec. Brooxton Lundgren (Iowa Red), 16-8

175 pounds – Croix Gundenkauf (Iowa Red) dec. Marcus Brezgel (Wis.), 4-4

190 pounds – Gage Gross (Wis.) tech. fall Dawson Gray (Iowa Red), 12-2

215 pounds – Kade Splinter (Wis.) tech. fall Meric Hagerty (Iowa Red), 15-4

285 pounds – Leland Havens (Wis.) tech. fall Vincent Lumetta (Iowa Red), 10-0

88 pounds – Rylan Halverson (Iowa Red) dec. Reed Akkerman (Wis.), 6-2

94 pounds – Johnthan Thompson (Iowa Red) tech. fall Cayden Podeweltz (Wis.), 10-0

100 pounds – Cyrus Millage (Iowa Red) tech. fall Connor Woosencraft (Wis.), 10-0

106 pounds – Amir Newman-Winfrey (Iowa Red) tech. fall Parker Gerber (Wis.), 14-4

113 pounds – Kolten Mueller (Wis) tech. fall Anderson Osgood (Iowa Red), 12-2

120 pounds – Lincoln Swick (Wis.) dec. Abe Heysinger (Iowa Red), 8-5

126 pounds – Adam Carey (Iowa Red) tech. fall Rex Lancaster (Wis.), 11-0

132 pounds – Isaac Weber (Wis.) dec. Cain Crosson (Iowa Red), 9-8

138 pounds – Tyler Paulson (Wis.) dec. Joseph Leick (Iowa Red), 11-2

144 pounds – Aspen Tritz (Wis.) fall Jett Kramer, 2:50

150 pounds – Liam Crandall (Wis.) tech. fall Rex Edmonds (Iowa Red), 12-1

7th Place Match – Illinois defeated New Jersey, 49-24

157 pounds – Landon Weidler (Ill.) forfeit

165 pounds – Preston Richards (Ill.) forfeit

175 pounds – Colton Quinn (N.J.) tech. fall Andrew Pellicci (Ill.), 10-0

190 pounds – Adam Sepulveda (N.J.) tech. fall Asher Van Der Molen (Ill.), 14-3

215 pounds – Finn Loomis (Ill.) forfeit

285 pounds – Michael Danial (Ill.) forfeit

88 pounds – Grady Glowacki (Ill.) tech. fall Eric Bostard (N.J.), 10-0

94 pounds – Cameron Ramp (Ill.) tech. fall George Dipsey (N.J.), 11-0

100 pounds – Logan Tuck (N.J.) dec. Reese Babcock (Ill.), 6-0

106 pounds – Cole Lemberg (Ill.) fall Brayden De Jesus (N.J.), 3:41

113 pounds – Finn Anderson (N.J.) dec. Treyden Diduch (Ill.), 11-6

120 pounds – Jack Anello (N.J.) dec. Nikolas Duarte (Ill.), 4-2

126 pounds – Jaden Washington (Ill.) tech. fall Anthony Riotto (N.J.), 10-0

132 pounds – Sean Elliott (N.J.) tech. fall Obadiah Willis (Ill.), 10-0

138 pounds – Michael Clark (N.J.) dec. Te’Jon Beals (Ill.), 10-2

144 pounds – Devin Ehler (Ill.) tech. fall Landon Lill (N.J.), 11-0

150 pounds – Axel Rodriguez (Ill.) tech. fall Nico Santoli (N.J.), 10-0


Bronze/Copper Bracket

1st Place – Washington

2nd Place – Colorado

3rd Place – Indiana Gold

4th Place – Texas

5th Place – Michigan Blue

6th Place – Georgia

7th Place – Utah Gold

8th Place – Kansas


1st Place Match – Washington defeated Colorado, 39-32

3rd Place Match – Indiana Gold defeated Texas, 49-26

5th Place Match – Michigan Blue defeated Georgia, 46-25

7th Place Match – Utah Gold defeated Kansas, forfeit


Red/Blue Bracket

1st Place – Pennsylvania Red

2nd Place – Iowa Blue

3rd Place – Minnesota Blue

4th Place – Florida

5th Place – Oklahoma Blue

6th Place – Connecticut

7th Place – California Silver

8th Place – Missouri


1st Place Match – Pennsylvania Red defeated Iowa Blue, 42-38

3rd Place Match – Minnesota Blue defeated Florida, 49-27

5th Place Match – Oklahoma Blue defeated Connecticut, 49-28

7th Place Match – California Silver defeated Missouri, 37-34


Green/Yellow Bracket

1st Place – Oregon

2nd Place – South Dakota

3rd Place – Indiana Blue

4th Place – Maryland

5th Place – Idaho

6th Place – Virginia

7th Place – North Dakota

8th Place – Arkansas


1st Place Match – Oregon defeated South Dakota, 38-33

3rd Place Match – Indiana Blue defeated Maryland, 38-37

5th Place Match – Idaho defeated Virginia, 44-33

7th Place Match – Arkansas defeated North Dakota, 55-23


Purple Bracket

1st Place – Wyoming

2nd Place – Montana

3rd Place – Tennessee

4th Place – Louisiana

5th Place – Michigan Red

6th Place – Hawaii


Round Robin Records: Wyoming (5-0), Montana (4-1), Tennessee (2-3), Louisiana (2-3), Michigan Red (1-4), Hawaii (1-4)


Teal Bracket

1st Place – Arizona

2nd Place – Nebraska

3rd Place – Utah Black

4th Place – North Carolina

5th Place – Oklahoma Red


Round Robin Records: Arizona (3-1), Nebraska (3-1), Utah Black (3-1), North Carolina (1-3), Oklahoma Red (0-4)