Undefeated Illinois Rolls to Greco-Roman Junior National Duals Title
Share:
by David Gerhart, USA Wrestling
Illinois after winning the 2026 USA Wrestling Junior Greco-Roman National Duals championship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – Illinois won all seven of its duals over the past two days to win the Greco-Roman championship at the 2026 USA Wrestling Junior National Duals on Thursday afternoon at the Baird Center.
Over its four matches in the Gold/Silver Bracket, Illinois scored over 45 points in each dual, highlighted by a 52-11 victory over Pennsylvania in the championship dual. In the first-place contest, Illinois notched 13 wins over the 15 bouts with 10 bonus victories.
Michael Rundell’s 12-0 technical fall in 51 seconds helped pace Illinois to the championship. Of the eight tech fall for Illinois, seven were shutouts.
En route to the title, Illinois had two wrestlers earn All-Tournament Team accolades: Symon Woods and Jaxon Penovich, both posting 7-0 marks in Greco-Roman competition.
In the remainder of the placement matches in the Gold/Silver Bracket, Oklahoma Blue scored a 40-29 win against Colorado to finish third. Washington notched a last match technical fall to upend Ohio Scarlet, 34-32, and claimed fifth. For seventh place, Utah took down Minnesota Blue in a 39-24 contest.
30 additional teams battled in the Bronze/Copper, Blue/Red, Green/Yellow and Purple Brackets. Final placements for every color pool are listed below.
Action continues at Junior National Duals on Friday at 8:30 a.m. CT with the start of the men’s freestyle duals. A complete schedule of events for this weekend’s tournament is available at usawrestlingevents.com.
Live stream and archived matches are available on FloWrestling. Updated brackets and match-by-match results are available on USA Bracketing.
2026 USA Wrestling Junior National Duals
At Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 17-20
Quick Links
Greco-Roman Results
Gold/Silver Bracket
1st Place – Illinois
2nd Place – Pennsylvania
3rd Place – Oklahoma Blue
4th Place – Colorado
5th Place – Washington
6th Place – Ohio Scarlet
7th Place – Utah
8th Place – Minnesota Blue
1st Place Match – Illinois defeated Pennsylvania, 52-11
165 pounds – Rocco Cassioppi (Ill.) dec. Jerin Coles (Pa.), 8-6
175 pounds – Ty’Quavion Smart (Ill.) tech. fall Musabek Sadyrbekov (Pa.), 11-0
190 pounds – Jaxon Penovich (Ill.) tech. fall Franco Latorre (Pa.), 9-1
215 pounds – Jimmy Mastny (Ill.) tech. fall Zachary Kurtz (Pa.), 8-0
285 pounds – Kevin Oswalt (Pa.) dec. Sean Thornton (Ill.), 6-3
100 pounds – Symon Woods (Ill.) tech. fall Ben Kinney (Pa.), 8-0
106 pounds – Michael Bird (Ill.) forfeit
113 pounds – Arav Pandey (Pa.) tech. fall Michael McNamara (Ill.), 9-0
120 pounds – Michael Rundell (Ill.) tech. fall Camron Smith (Pa.) 12-0
126 pounds – Kaleb Pratt (Ill.) dec. Mateo Gallegos (Pa.), 2-1
132 pounds – Robert Ruscitti (Ill.) tech. fall Jordan Manyette (Pa.), 8-0
138 pounds – Thomas Banas (Ill.) tech. fall Tilek Sadyrbekov (Pa.), 9-0
144 pounds – Adante Washington (Ill.) dec. Ned Kauffman (Pa.), 6-4
150 pounds – Clinton VerHeecke (Ill.) tech. fall Caden Yanarella (Pa.), 12-0
157 pounds – Daniel Blanke (Ill.) forfeit
3rd Place Match – Oklahoma Blue defeated Colorado, 40-29
165 pounds – Gunner Lopez (Colo.) disq. Dimitri Kizer (Okla. Blue), 5:39
175 pounds – Garon Kaiser (Okla. Blue) tech. fall Ivan Gallegos (Colo.), 8-0
190 pounds – Braden Strain (Okla. Blue) tech. fall Elias Koonce (Colo.), 10-0
215 pounds – Seth Hernandez (Okla. Blue) tech. fall Donovan Farrell (Colo.), 8-0
285 pounds – Leland Day (Colo.) dec. Redmond Lindsey (Okla. Blue), 7-6
100 pounds – Rhoan Rambo (Okla. Blue) dec. Dustin Alvarado (Colo.), 11-8
106 pounds – Rylan Sandoval (Okla. Blue) tech. fall Mason Enquist (Colo.), 8-0
113 pounds – Cason Craft (Okla. Blue) tech. fall Lincoln Valdez (Colo.), 10-2
120 pounds – Urijah Duran (Colo.) tech. fall Mason Hoffman (Okla. Blue), 10-1
126 pounds – Van Smith (Okla. Blue) fall Tristan Pino (Colo.), 4:09
132 pounds – JR Ortega (Colo.) tech. fall Maxwell Bradley (Okla. Blue), 12-4
138 pounds – Sawyer Hackbarth (Okla. Blue) fall Jack Simpson (Colo.), 0:43
144 pounds – Garrison Sartain (Okla. Blue) tech. fall Angel Serrano (Colo.) 14-6
150 pounds – Austin Collins (Colo.) forfeit
157 pounds – David Burchett (Colo.) forfeit
5th Place Match – Washington defeated Ohio Scarlet, 34-32
165 pounds – Cael Gilmore (Ohio Scarlet) tech. fall Jance Novak (Wash.), 8-0
175 pounds – Simon Jarrell (Wash.) dec. Jakob Hoke (Ohio Scarlet), 5-1
190 pounds – Noah Sandlin (Ohio Scarlet) dec. Tre Haines (Wash.), 5-5
215 pounds – Daniel Hoke (Ohio Scarlet) tech. fall Kannon Freschette (Wash.), 15-7
285 pounds – Clayton Shipley (Ohio Scarlet) dec. Kade West (Wash.), 6-1
100 pounds – Abel Estrada (Wash.) tech. fall Jayce LeJeune (Ohio Scarlet), 8-0
106 pounds – Constantinos Paxos (Ohio Scarlet) tech. fall Hunter Shirley (Wash.), 9-1
113 pounds – Elijah Governor (Wash.) fall Braydon Studer (Ohio Scarlet), 1:55
120 pounds – Lazarus McEwen (Wash.) forfeit
126 pounds – Arcadius Cruz (Wash.) dec. Taegan Gilmore (Ohio Scarlet), 12-11
132 pounds – Tommy Wurster (Ohio Scarlet) dec. Jonas DesRochers (Wash.), 7-4
138 pounds – Blaze Van Gundy (Ohio Scarlet) tech. fall Trandyn Lundquist (Wash.), 8-0
144 pounds – Mason DesRochers (Wash.) tech. fall Gael Ramirez (Ohio Scarlet), 10-1
150 pounds – Gavin Cantera (Ohio Scarlet) tech. fall Dayton Fitzgibbon (Wash.), 17-6
157 pounds – Connor Crum (Wash.) tech. fall Jacob Bayless (Ohio Scarlet), 8-0
7th Place Match – Utah defeated Minnesota Blue, 39-24
165 pounds – Dalton Humeniuk (Minn. Blue) tech. fall Karl Ledbetter (Utah), 10-0
175 pounds – Grady Weinbrenner (Minn. Blue) tech. fall George Mansfield (Utah), 10-2
190 pounds – Shepard Stephens (Utah) dec. John Murphy (Minn. Blue), 14-10
215 pounds – Ladd Holman (Utah) tech. fall Braeden Maxey (Minn. Blue), 8-0
285 pounds – Sam Tanner (Utah) tech. fall Mason Adams (Minn. Blue), 9-0
100 pounds – Thatcher Purser (Utah) forfeit
106 pounds – Jack Holman (Utah) tech. fall Miles Aase (Minn. Blue), 8-0
113 pounds – Trey Kraemer (Minn. Blue) tech. fall Grady Swalberg (Utah), 9-0
120 pounds – Jantz Greenhalgh (Utah) dec. Wyatt Koenen (Minn. Blue), 5-3
126 pounds – Kaleb Blackner (Utah) tech. fall Aidan Carlson (Minn. Blue), 12-4
132 pounds – Samuel Moody (Utah) tech. fall Gabriel Roehl (Minn. Blue), 10-0
138 pounds – Gage Bjerga (Minn. Blue) tech. fall Riker Ohearon (Utah), 8-0
144 pounds – Austin Ellis (Utah) tech. fall Walker Gaulrapp (Minn. Blue), 10-0
150 pounds – Bennett Kujawa (Minn. Blue) fall Kaden Martineau (Utah), 1:31
157 pounds – Alex Williams (Utah) tech. fall Kaleb Mead (Minn. Blue), 15-7
Bronze/Copper Bracket
1st Place – Iowa
2nd Place – Maryland
3rd Place – North Dakota
4th Place – Michigan Blue
5th Place – Oregon
6th Place – Idaho
7th Place – Wisconsin
8th Place – Alabama
1st Place Match – Iowa defeated Maryland, 33-32
3rd Place Match – North Dakota defeated Michigan Blue, 41-25
5th Place Match – Oregon defeated Idaho, 38-29
7th Place Match – Wisconsin defeated Alabama, 51-17
Blue/Red Bracket
1st Place – California Gold
2nd Place – Florida
3rd Place – Texas
4th Place – Oklahoma Red
5th Place – Missouri
6th Place – Kansas Gold
7th Place – North Carolina
8th Place – Georgia
1st Place Match – California Gold defeated Florida, 35-30
3rd Place Match – Texas defeated Oklahoma Red, 40-30
5th Place Match – Missouri defeated Kansas Gold, 38-33
7th Place Match – North Carolina defeated Georgia, 40-27
Green/Yellow Bracket
1st Place – Minnesota Red
2nd Place – Ohio Gray
3rd Place – Tennessee
4th Place – Michigan Red
5th Place – Indiana Gold
6th Place – Wyoming White
7th Place – Kansas Silver
8th Place – Louisiana
1st Place Match – Minnesota Red defeated Ohio Gray, 35-31
3rd Place Match – Tennessee defeated Michigan Red, 36-32
5th Place Match – Indiana Gold defeated Wyoming, 53-16
7th Place Match – Kansas Silver defeated Louisiana, 28-28
Purple Bracket
1st Place – Virginia
2nd Place – California Silver
3rd Place – Nebraska
4th Place – Arizona
5th Place – South Dakota
6th Place – Wyoming Black
Round Robin Records: Virginia (5-0), California Silver (3-2), Nebraska (3-2), Arizona (3-2), South Dakota (1-4), Wyoming Black (0-5)
Illinois, Utah, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma Blue Tabbed as Top Four Greco-Roman Seeds at 2026 Junior National Duals
Greco-Roman All-Tournament Team Announced at 2026 16U National Duals
Pennsylvania Goes Unbeaten to Capture Greco-Roman 16U National Duals Title
No. 1 Seeds Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin and Minnesota Red Top Greco-Roman Pools at 2026 16U National Duals
