Aden Valencia of California locks up an opponent at the 2022 Junior Nationals.

Aden Valencia of California locks up an opponent at the 2022 Junior Nationals. Photo by Jim Thrall, MatFocus.com

We have reached the round of 16 after one day of the USMC Junior Men’s Freestyle Nationals in Fargo. There was a lot of great wrestling today, but many of the biggest matches will be held tomorrow, as we narrow the field.

Here is the list of returning Junior Nationals All-Americans, as well as athletes who are in the FloWrestling national rankings, who have won all their matches and qualified for Monday morning’s round of 16.

100
2021 Junior All-Americans advancing
Isaac Stewart of Montana (100 in 2021)

106
2021 Junior All-Americans advancing
Kolter Burton of Idaho (100 in 2021)
Hank Kriegler of Nebraska (100 in 2021)
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Mack Mauger of Utah (No. 6 at 106)
Dru Ayala of Iowa (No. 9 at 106)
Colyn Limbert of Ohio (No. 14 at 106)
Gage Singleton of Oregon (No. 19 at 106)

113
2021 Junior All-Americans advancing
Hunter Taylor of Missouri (Champion at 106 in 2021)
Brandon Morvari of Minnesota (106 in 2021)
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Hunter Taylor of Missouri (No. 14 at 113)
Brandon Morvari of Minnesota (No. 19 at 113)
Nathan Desmond of Pennsylvania (No. 19 at 120)

120:
2021 Junior All-Americans advancing
Braeden Davis of Michigan (Champion at 113 in 2021)
Alan Koehler of Minnesota (113 in 2021)
Caden Horwath of Michigan (113 in 2021)
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Nate Jesuroga of Iowa (No. 1 at 120, No. 18 pound-for-pound)
Braeden Davis (No. 3 at 120)
Caden Horwath (No. 5 at 126)
lan Koehler (No. 14 at 120)
Vincent Kilkeary (No. 15 at 120)

126
2021 Junior All-Americans advancing
Dillon Campbell of Ohio (120 in 2021)
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Aden Valencia of California (No. 6 at 126)
Drew Gorman of Georgia (No. 7 at 126)
Mason Gibson of Pennsylvania (No. 7 at 120)
Gable Porter (No. 10 at 126)

132
2021 Junior All-American advancing
Kannon Webster of Illinois (Champion at 120 in 2021):
Vincent Robinson of Illinois (126 in 2021):
Grigor Cholakyan of California (120 in 2021)
Greyson Clark of Wisconsin (132 in 2021):
Nationally ranked wrestlers: advancing
Cael Hughes of Oklahoma (No. 2 at 132)
Cory Land of Alabama (No. 3 at 126)
Kannon Webster (No. 3 at 132)
Vincent Robinson (No. 4 at 132)
Grigor Cholakyan of California (No. 15 at 132)
Omar Ayoub of Ohio (No. 18 at 132)
Nash Singleton of Oregon (No. 18 at 138)
Greyson Clark of Wisconsin (No. 19 at 132)

138
2021 Junior All-Americans advancing
Emilio Ysaguirre Jr. of Arizona (132 in 2021)
Zeke Seltzer of Indiana (132 in 2021)
Kole Brower of Illinois (138 in 2021)
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Ryder Block of Iowa (No. 10 at 138)
Pierson Manville of Pennsylvania (No. 14 at 145)

145:
2021 Junior All-Americans advancing
Kimo Leia of California (138 in 2021)
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Dylan Gilcher of Michigan (No. 5 at 138)
Koy Buesgens of Minnesota (No. 8 at 138)
KJ Evans of Oklahoma (No. 9 at 152)
Q’Veli Quintanilla of Washington (No. 11 at 138)
Beau Mantanona of California (No. 11 at 152)
Zach Hanson of Minnesota (No. 16 at 145)

152:
2021 Junior All-American advancing
Ty Whalen of New Jersey (138 in 2021): 2-0
Jude Swisher of Pennsylvania (138 in 2021): 2-0
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Cody Chittum of Tennessee (No. 2 at 152, No. 4 pound-for-pound)
Ty Whalen of New Jersey (No. 7 at 145)
Ethan Birden of Ohio (No. 9 at 145),

160:
2021 Junior All-American advancing
Aiden Riggins of Iowa (160 in 2021)
Braeden Scoles of Wisconsin (160 in 2021)
Nicco Ruiz of California (160 in 2021)
Dylan D. Elmore of Kansas (152 in 2021)
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Aiden Riggins of Iowa (No. 5 at 160)
Braeden Scoles of Wisconsin (No. 8 at 160)
Carter Schubert of New York (No. 16 at 160)
Thor Michaelson of Washington (No. 16 at 170)

170
2021 Junior All-American advancing
Joshua Barr of Michigan (Champion at 160 in 2021)
Rocco Welsh of Pennsylvania (160 in 2021)
Brody Baumann of Pennsylvania (170 in 2021)
Sabino Portella of New Jersey (170 in 2021)
Holden Garcia of Pennsylvania (160 in 2021)
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Rocco Welsh of Pennsylvania (No. 3 at 170)
Joshua Barr of Michigan (No. 6 at 170, No. 16 pound-for-pound)
Daschle Lamer of Oregon (No. 11 at 170)
Tyler Lillard of Ohio (No. 13 at 170)
Brody Baumann of Pennsylvania (No. 17 at 170)
Noah Mulvaney of Wisconsin (No. 20 at 170)

182
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Ryder Rogotzke of Minnesota (No. 3 at 182)
AJ Heeg of Oklahoma (No. 7 at 182)
Tate Naaktgeboren of Iowa (No. 8 at 182)
Connor Mirasola of Wisconsin (No. 4 at 182)

195:
2021 Junior All-American advancing
Rylan Rogers of Idaho (195 in 2021)
Hayden Walters of Oregon (182 in 2021):
Wyatt Voelker of Iowa (195 in 2021)
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Rylan Rogers of Idaho (No. 3 at 195)
Wyatt Voelker of Iowa (No. 6 at 195)
Camden McDanel of Ohio (No. 11 at 195)
Hayden Walters of Oregon (No. 15 at 195)

220:
2021 Junior All-American advancing
Kolby Franklin of Iowa (195 in 2021)
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Kolby Franklin of Iowa (No. 8 at 195)
Carter Neves of Ohio (No. 11 at 220)
Sawyer Bartelt of Florida (No. 14 at 195),

285:
2021 Junior All-American advancing
Jamikael Lytle of California (285 in 2021)
Nationally ranked wrestlers advancing
Aden Attao of Idaho (No. 11 at 285)

Junior Boys eligible for Triple Crown (High School Recruiting Showcase champions)
106 — Mack Mauger of Idaho
126 — Cory Land of Alabama
138 — Emilio Ysaguirre Jr. of Arizona
182 — Tate Naaktgeboren of Iowa
195 — Wyatt Voelker of Iowa
220 — Jared Thiry of Iowa
285 — Aden Attao of Idaho

Check out what stars have advanced to the round of 16 at the USMC Junior Freestyle Nationals in Fargo

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