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Five win double titles after claiming Greco-Roman championships at UWW Futures

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Carmine Crisman and Grayson Goodwin square off at 28 kg at the UWW Futures in Greco-Roman.
Carmine Crisman and Grayson Goodwin square off at 28 kg at the UWW Futures in Greco-Roman. Photo by Robbert Wijtman.


LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The UWW Futures Championships concluded on Saturday, with the Greco-Roman division.


Double champions, winners in both freestyle and Greco-Roman in this division included Matthew Campos of Red Wave Wrestling – CA (28 kg), Chase Smith of Higher Calling WC – TN (31 kg), Mick Dobbs of Interior Grappling Academy – AK (38 kg), Rocky Thompson of Open Mats WC - MO (41 kg), and Henry Scott McDoniel of Threestyle Wrestling of Oklahoma – OK (51 kg).


Campos, Dobbs and Thompson scored technical fall victories in the finals, while Smith won a decision. McDoniel swept his best-of-three series in two straight, with a technical fall and a pin.


Other individual freestyle champions were Eli Sandoval of Nevada (33 kg), Manny Novelli of Alaska (35 kg) and Jeremiah Hayes of Illinois (45 kg).

UWW Futures Greco-Roman

Las Vegas, Nev. — April 29



28 kg

1st —Matthew Campos CA (Red Wave Wrestling) tech fall Carmine Crisman MT (North Montana Wrestling Club), 8-0 0:37

3rd — Gwen Briggs CA (California Grapplers) fall Mason Betterman CO (Betterman Elite Wrestling), 4-4 1:25

5th — Kyler Robinson UT (Shootbox Wrestling Club) tech fall Noah Arreola CA (Rough House Wrestling), 10-0 0:58

7th — Emmett Mccammon IN (Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club) dec. Noah Lopez CO (Montrose Elite Wrestling), 6-5


31 KG

1st — Chase Smith TN (Higher Calling Wrestling Club) VCA Crew Musselman PA (Pennsylvania), 6-2

3rd — Colton Strange NE (Nebraska) tech fall Xander Edstrom ID (Upper Valley Aces Wresstling), 12-4 2:52

5th — Caleb Delfin CA (Lion of Judah Wrestling Academy) dec. Josh Schaub TX (Warhawk Wrestling Academy), 7-2

7th — Beaudin Murphy MT (Billings Wrestling Club) tech fall Ryker Rollans NV (Gold Rush Wrestling), 18-9 2:46


33 KG

1st — Eli Sandoval NV (Gold Rush Wrestling) fall Haedyn Cochran IN (Contenders Wrestling Academy), 0:59

3rd — Kanoa Saferite VA (NOVA Wrestling Club) tech fall Colter Campbell AK (Anchorage Youth Wrestling Academy), 10-2 1:14

5th — Braedyn Anderson CO (Western Colorado Wrestling Club) forfeit Colton Bryce VA (Legacy Wrestling), 0-0


35 KG

1st — Manny Novelli AK (Avalanche Wrestling Association) dec. David Lopez CO (Montrose Elite Wrestling), 9-7

3rd — Jacob Saunders MO (Xtreme Training) tech fall Elias Faith IN (Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club), 9-0 0:18

5th — Antonio Aguilar CA (Red Wave Wrestling) fall Gatlan Talbot NV (Aniciete Training Club), 4-0 0:28

7th — Chazeron Kalamau HI (Hawaii) fall Christian Bushy OH (Ohio), 4-2 1:12


38 KG

1st — Mick Dobbs AK (Interior Grappling Academy) tech fall Ashur Whitmer IA (Big Game Wrestling Club), 8-0 1:37

3rd — Sam Dagel MN (Legends of Gold) tech fall Jarron Beltran jr AZ (Sunnyside Wrestling Club), 9-0 1:43

5th — Cody Sieminski OR (Sweet Home Mat Club) forfeit Sanchir Edington PA (Pennsylvania), 0-0

7th — Noah White OR (Team Bucs - North Bend Wrestling Club) forfeit Mason Gonzalez CA (California), 0-0


41 KG

1st — Rocky Thompson MO (Open Mats Wrestling Club) tech fall Sky Ramos CA (California), 10-1 3:06

3rd — Elijah Bushy OH (Ohio) dec. Apollo Cardenas NE (The Best Wrestler), 4-4

5th — Jessiah Briggs CA (California Grapplers) tech fall Abel Vasquez CA (Poway Wrestling), 20-9 3:22

7th — Chance Shirley WA (COBRA ALL-STARS / Cobra Wrestling Systems LLC) fall Nolan Carlson UT (Champions Wrestling Club), 5-4 1:57


45 KG

1st — Jeremiah Hayes IL (Warrior Wrestling) fall Xander Fronhofer CA (Beat The Streets - Los Angeles), 1:07

3rd — Maximus Pearch IL (nWo Wrestling Club) dec. Gabriel Beyer WI (Freedom Wrestling Club), 13-10

5th — William Theofanopoulos NV (Legends of Gold Las Vegas) fall Cruz Martin AK (Interior Grappling Academy), 13-5 3:07


51 KG

1st — Henry Scott McDoniel OK (Threestyle Wrestling of Oklahoma)

2nd — Easton Sorenson CA (Poway Wrestling)