Pennsylvania Blue Captures Men’s Freestyle Championship at 2026 Junior National Duals
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by David Gerhart, USA Wrestling
Pennsylvania Blue after winning the 2026 USA Wrestling Junior Men's Freestyle National Duals championship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin – Pennsylvania Blue fought through the Gold/Silver Bracket and picked up three more victories on Saturday to claim the men’s freestyle title to close out the 2026 USA Wrestling Junior National Duals at the Baird Center.
Going up against unbeaten Indiana Gold for the championship, Pennsylvania Blue got off to a fast start, winning five of the six bouts. Carter Chunko started the dual in an offensive slugfest, earning a 23-20 decision.
Indiana Gold won back-to-back matches only once, with Michael White and Cesar Salas notching the second and third wins.
Following the two wins from Indiana Gold, Pennsylvania Blue got back in the win column with four-straight wins, highlighted by three-straight tech falls from Leonidas Murillo, Nathan Schuman and Arav Pandey to put the match away.
After trading results over the final three bouts, Pennsylvania Blue secured the national title by a final score of 39-23.
Entering the Gold/Silver Bracket as the Pool B runner-up in preliminary action, Pennsylvania Blue battled through the pool portion of the bracket. It had a trio of single-digit wins over Ohio Scarlet (32-30), Illinois (37-29), and Oklahoma Blue (37-30).
Murillo, Schuman, Pandey and Chunko led the way for Pennsylvania Blue with each going unbeaten in freestyle competition with at least five victories to earn All-Tournament Team honors.
In the final placement duals in the Gold/Silver Bracket, Illinois won the final three matches to upend Wisconsin Red, 34-30, to finish third. Ohio Scarlet beat Minnesota Blue in the fifth-place match, 43-25, and Iowa rolled to a 50-15 win over Oklahoma Blue to finish seventh.
38 additional teams battled in the Bronze/Copper, Blue/Red, Green/Yellow, Purple and Teal Brackets. Final placements for every color pool are listed below.
Archived matches are available on FloWrestling. Final brackets and match-by-match results are available on USA Bracketing.
2026 USA Wrestling Junior National Duals
At Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 17-20
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Men’s Freestyle Results
Gold/Silver Bracket
1st Place – Pennsylvania Blue
2nd Place – Indiana Gold
3rd Place – Illinois
4th Place – Wisconsin Red
5th Place – Ohio Scarlet
6th Place – Minnesota Blue
7th Place – Iowa
8th Place – Oklahoma Blue
1st Place Match – Pennsylvania Blue defeated Indiana Gold, 39-23
138 pounds – Carter Chunko (Pa. Blue) dec. Evan Stanley (Ind. Gold), 23-20
144 pounds – Gavin Green (Pa. Blue) dec. Braylon Reynolds (Ind. Gold), 14-6
150 pounds – Clinton Shepherd (Ind. Gold.) tech. fall Matthew Santoro (Pa. Blue), 12-2
157 pounds – Gabriel Ballard (Pa. Blue) dec. Thomas Gibbs (Ind. Gold), 13-5
165 pounds – Joe Bachmann (Pa. Blue) tech. fall Aidan Kincaide (Ind. Gold), 10-0
175 pounds – Nathaniel Replogle (Pa. Blue) dec. Sean Breedlove (Ind. Gold), 11-10
190 pounds – Michael White (Ind. Gold) dec. Brady Brown (Pa. Blue), 10-3
215 pounds – Ceasar Salas (Ind. Gold) tech. fall Kendahl Hoare (Pa. Blue), 11-1
285 pounds – Kevin Oswalt (Pa. Blue) dec. Kameron Hazelett (Ind. Gold), 8-6
100 pounds – Leonidas Murillo (Pa. Blue) tech. fall Jayland Davis (Ind. Gold), 13-2
106 pounds – Nathan Schuman (Pa. Blue) tech. fall Alex Huddleston (Ind. Gold), 10-0
113 pounds – Arav Pandey (Pa. Blue) tech. fall Tate St. Laurent (Ind. Gold), 10-0
120 pounds – Traevon Ducking (Ind. Gold) dec. Bennett Ferraro (Pa. Blue), 11-11
126 pounds – Mateo Gallego (Pa. Blue) dec. Case Bell (Ind. Gold), 9-0
132 pounds – Jensen Boyd (Ind. Gold) dec. Emilio Albanese (Pa. Blue), 12-3
3rd Place Match – Illinois defeated Wisconsin Red, 34-30
138 pounds – McAllister Ramage (Wis. Red) dec. Thomas Banas (Ill.), 7-5
144 pounds – Kellen Wolbert (Wis. Red) tech. fall Adante Washington (Ill.), 17-5
150 pounds – Vince Jasinski (Ill.) dec. Max Gonzalez (Wis. Red.), 12-8
157 pounds – Declan Koch (Wis. Red) tech. fall Donovan Rosauer (Ill.), 12-2
165 pounds – Rocco Cassioppi (Ill.) dec. Haakon Peterson (Wis. Red), 3-1
175 pounds – Tomm Heiser (Wis. Red) tech. fall Brody Sendele (Ill.), 10-0
190 pounds – Jaxon Penovich (Ill.) tech. fall Eli Leonard (Wis. Red), 14-3
215 pounds – Garett Kawczynski (Wis. Red) dec. Jimmy Mastny (Ill.), 11-6
285 pounds – Tyson Martin (Wis. Red.) tech. fall Jeremy Marshall (14-1)
100 pounds – Symon Woods (Ill.) tech. fall Eldon Roth (Wis. Red), 10-0
106 pounds – Michael Bird (Ill.) tech. fall Riley Longdin (Wis. Red), 10-0
113 pounds – Camden Rugg (Wis. Red) tech. fall Michael McNamara (Ill.), 10-0
120 pounds – Michael Rundell (Ill.) tech. fall Lincoln Swick (Wis. Red), 10-0
126 pounds – Kaleb Pratt (Ill.) tech. fall Bryson Busler (Wis. Red), 10-0
132 pounds – Jamiel Castleberry (Ill.) dec. Brady Collins (Wis. Red), 10-0
5th Place Match – Ohio Scarlet defeated Minnesota Blue, 43-25
138 pounds – Gage Bjerga (Minn. Blue) tech. fall Urijah Lopez (Ohio Scarlet), 13-1
144 pounds – Cole Speer (Ohio Scarlet) inj. def. Brody Bergeron (Minn. Blue), 1:48
150 pounds – Bennett Kujawa (Minn. Blue) fall Anderew Moro (Ohio Scarlet), 4:21
157 pounds – Sully Karmon (Ohio Scarlet) dec. Kaleb Mead (Minn. Blue), 6-2
165 pounds – Grayson Eggum (Minn. Blue) fall Cael Gilmore (Ohio Scarlet), 3:16
175 pounds – Zack Aquila (Ohio Scarlet) tech. fall Kane Larson (Minn. Blue), 11-0
190 pounds – John Manley (Ohio Scarlet) tech. fall Joseph Heim (Minn. Blue), 12-1
215 pounds – Frankie Pieffer (Ohio Scarlet) fall Braeden Maxey (Minn. Blue), 5:43
285 pounds – Clayton Shipley (Ohio Scarlet) tech. fall Nehemiah Schwinghammer (Minn. Blue), 10-0
100 pounds – Ryker Leonard (Ohio Scarlet) tech. fall Ryan Fuenffinger (Minn. Blue), 11-0
106 pounds – Constantinos Paxos (Ohio Scarlet) tech. fall Dominick Mariotti (Minn. Blue), 14-3
113 pounds – Bo Gibbs (Ohio Scarlet) tech. fall Jackson Thorn (Minn. Blue), 14-3
120 pounds – Brandon Bickerton (Ohio Scarlet) dec. Landon Thoennes (Minnesota Blue), 7-5
126 pounds – Aidan Carlson (Minn. Blue) forfeit
132 pounds – Tommy Wurster (Ohio Scarlet) dec. Miklo Hernandez (Minn. Blue), 2-1
7th Place Match – Iowa defeated Oklahoma Blue, 50-15
138 pounds – Calan Manley (Okla. Blue) dec. Gage Spurgeon (Iowa), 10-2
144 pounds – Garrison Sartain (Okla. Blue) fall Drew Anderson (Iowa), 5:32
150 pounds – Camron Bennett (Iowa) tech. fall Javier Ortiz (Okla. Blue), 19-8
157 pounds – Jake Miller (Okla. Blue) dec. Parker Casey (Iowa), 3-0
165 pounds – Mac Crosson (Iowa) fall Garon Kaiser (Okla. Blue), 3:58
175 pounds – Jaxon Miller (Iowa) tech. fall Brendan Bell (Okla. Blue), 10-0
190 pounds – Maximus Dhabolt (Iowa) tech. fall Braden Strain (Okla. Blue), 10-0
215 pounds – Andy Franke (Iowa) fall Seth Hernandez (Okla. Blue), 0:44
285 pounds – Joe Constable (Iowa) Aiden Willard (Okla. Blue), 10-0
100 pounds – Ty Martin (Iowa) dec. Rhoan Rambo (Okla. Blue), 10-2
106 pounds – Knox Ayala (Iowa) forfeit
113 pounds – Cruz Gannon (Iowa) tech. fall Braxton Plunk (Okla. Blue), 10-0
120 pounds – Jack Wallukait (Iowa) tech. fall Garrett Short (Okla. Blue), 20-10
126 pounds – Cale Vandermark (Iowa) dec. Van Smith (Okla. Blue), 11-2
132 pounds – Mason Shirk (Iowa) tech. fall Maxwell Bradley (Okla. Blue), 10-0
Bronze/Copper Bracket
1st Place – Colorado
2nd Place – Wisconsin Blue
3rd Place – Ohio Gray
4th Place – Michigan Blue
5th Place – California Gold
6th Place – Utah
7th Place – Georgia
8th Place – Oregon
1st Place Match – Colorado defeated Wisconsin Blue, 39-29
3rd Place Match – Ohio Gray defeated Michigan Blue, 33-33
5th Place Match – California Gold defeated Utah, 35-31
7th Place Match – Georgia defeated Oregon, forfeit
Blue/Red Bracket
1st Place – Washington
2nd Place – Missouri
3rd Place – Florida
4th Place – Indiana Blue
5th Place – Kansas Gold
6th Place – Maryland
7th Place – North Dakota
8th Place – South Dakota Blue
1st Place Match – Washington defeated Missouri, 34-33
3rd Place Match – Florida defeated Indiana Blue, 42-28
5th Place Match – Kansas Gold defeated Maryland, 35-34
7th Place Match – North Dakota defeated South Dakota Blue, 42-27
Green/Yellow Bracket
1st Place – New Jersey
2nd Place – Minnesota Red
3rd Place – Pennsylvania Red
4th Place – Oklahoma Red
5th Place – Idaho
6th Place – Texas
7th Place – Michigan Red
8th Place – Nebraska
1st Place Match – New Jersey defeated Minnesota Red, 43-21
3rd Place Match – Pennsylvania Red defeated Oklahoma Red, 40-27
5th Place Match – Idaho defeated Texas, 37-29
7th Place Match – Michigan Red defeated Nebraska, 37-29
Purple Bracket
1st Place – Virginia
2nd Place – New York
3rd Place – Tennessee
4th Place – Kentucky
5th Place – California Silver
6th Place – Arizona
7th Place – Wyoming Black
1st Place Match – Virginia defeated New York, 48-21
3rd Place Match – Tennessee defeated Kentucky, 42-28
5th Place Match – California Silver defeated Arizona, 37-29
Teal Bracket
1st Place – Alabama
2nd Place – Louisiana
3rd Place – North Carolina
4th Place – Kansas Silver
5th Place – Wyoming White
6th Place – Arkansas
7th Place – South Dakota Red
1st Place Match – Alabama defeated Louisiana, 58-13
3rd Place Match – North Carolina defeated Kansas Silver, 43-24
5th Place Match – Wyoming White defeated Arkansas, 48-17
