Illinois, Idaho, California Gold, Iowa win pools at Junior Greco-Roman National Duals

Photo: Action from the Junior Greco-Roman National Duals in Tulsa, Okla. (Farrah Sheeren, Wrestling Texas)

TULSA, Okla.— The first two sessions of Greco-Roman at the Junior National Duals were completed Wednesday. Teams were split into four different pools and competed in a bracket format.

In pool A, Illinois defeated Colorado 55-8 to advance to the Gold/Silver pool on Thursday, which features the top eight teams in the tournament. All but one of the weight classes were won by Illinois in the dual, with Colorado’s only victory at 152 pounds. Illinois entered the duals as the top seed in the duals.

Second-seeded Idaho defeated Pennsylvania 35-31 to take the top spot in pool B. Pennsylvania secured eight of the 15 wins in the dual, but all seven of Idaho’s wins were bonus point victories, including two wins by fall.

In pool C, it was third-seed California Gold that ended the session on top with a 60-9 win over Oklahoma Blue. Oklahoma Blue picked up just one win in the dual, earning team points for a fall at 126 pounds.

Iowa brought down Oklahoma Red 40-28 in pool D. In a back-and-forth dual, Iowa captured nine wins, including two wins by fall. Iowa is the defending champion having won the Greco-Roman duals in 2022 and entered the first sessions as the fourth-seed. Oklahoma Red began the duals as the fifth seed in the tournament.

The top two teams in each pool also advanced to the eight-team Gold-Silver pool. The runners-up in the pool competition included Colorado in pool A, Pennsylvania in pool B, Oklahoma Blue in pool C and Oklahoma Red in pool D.

The tournament starts up again on Wednesday at 9 a.m. CT. The placement pools will be completed, setting up medal matches in each of the pools. The results from the Gold/Silver pool will determine the champion and top eight teams. There is also a Bronze/Copper pool, Red/Blue pool, Green pool and Yellow pool.

The event is being broadcast live by FloWrestling.

Junior National Duals

Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 14-17

Greco-Roman results

Pool A Results

1st Place - Illinois

2nd Place - Colorado

3rd Place - Ohio Red

4th Place - Georgia Red

5th Place - Minnesota Red

6th Place - Washington

7th Place - Michigan Blue

8th Place - Texas Blue


1st Place Match

Illinois defeated Colorado 55-8.

2nd Place Wrestleback

Colorado defeated Ohio Red 0-0.

3rd Place Match

Ohio Red defeated Georgia Red 35-31.

5th Place Match

Minnesota Red defeated Washington 37-31.

7th Place Match

Michigan Blue defeated Texas Blue 37-26.

Pool B Results

1st Place - Idaho

2nd Place - Pennsylvania

3rd Place - Wisconsin

4th Place - Missouri

5th Place - Kansas Blue

6th Place - Utah

7th Place - Virginia

8th Place - North Dakota Blue


1st Place Match

Idaho defeated Pennsylvania 35-31.

2nd Place Wrestleback

Pennsylvania defeated Wisconsin 0-0.

3rd Place Match

Wisconsin defeated Missouri 36-36.

5th Place Match

Kansas Blue defeated Utah 37-31.

7th Place Match

Virginia defeated North Dakota Blue 35-34.

Pool C Results

1st Place - California Gold

2nd Place - Oklahoma Blue

3rd Place - Minnesota Blue

4th Place - Texas Red

5th Place - Florida

6th Place - Georgia Blue

7th Place - Indiana

8th Place - North Carolina


1st Place Match

California Gold defeated Oklahoma Blue 60-9.

2nd Place Wrestleback

Oklahoma Blue defeated Minnesota Blue 0-0.

3rd Place Match

Minnesota Blue defeated Texas Red 48-17.

5th Place Match

Florida defeated Georgia Blue 59-14.

7th Place Match

Indiana defeated North Carolina 48-22.

Pool D Results

1st Place - Iowa

2nd Place - Oklahoma Red

3rd Place - Oregon

4th Place - Alabama

5th Place - Tennessee

6th Place - Kansas Red

7th Place - Arkansas

8th Place - North Dakota Red


1st Place Match

Iowa defeated Oklahoma Red 40-28.

2nd Place Wrestleback

Oklahoma Red defeated Oregon 0-0.

3rd Place Match

Oregon defeated Alabama 46-22.

5th Place Match

Tennessee defeated Kansas Red 48-19.

7th Place Match

Arkansas defeated North Dakota Red 40-26.