Ohio, Minnesota top Junior Freestyle Duals All-Tournament Team; 12 make team in both styles
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TULSA, Okla. – The All-Tournament Team in freestyle has been announced from the Junior National Duals, a dual meet competition featuring high school wrestlers representing state association teams.
An athlete must go undefeated in a minimum number of matches in that specific style to earn All-Tournament Team honors.
In freestyle, there were 44 athletes on the All-Tournament Team, representing 21 different states. Ohio, which won the championship this year, and Minnesota had the most All-Tournament Team members with five. Indiana had four on the All-Tournament Team, and Michigan, Arizona, Georgia and New Jersey had three members of the team.
Of the athletes on the All-Tournament Team in freestyle, the best records were held by Elijah Varona of Florida at 106 pounds, Malik Johnson of Missouri at 113 pound and Jesse Shearer of North Dakota at 182 pounds, all who had 9-0 records in the competition.
Included on the All-Tournament Team in freestyle were three 2015 Junior National freestyle champions Jason Holmes of Arizona (now at 106/113), Daton Fix of Oklahoma (now at 126), Taylor LaMont of Utah (now at 132), and one 2015 Junior National freestyle runner-up Evan Wick of California (now at 160). Fix has made the 2016 U.S. UWW Junior World Team in freestyle while LaMont has made the 2016 UWW Junior World Team in Greco-Roman.
There were 12 wrestlers who made the All-Tournament Team in both freestyle and Greco-Roman: Kellen March of South Dakota (100), Lucas Byrd of Ohio (100), Brendan Chaowanapibool of Washington (100), Isaiah Varona of Florida (106), Jason Holmes of Arizona (106), Brandon Kaylor of Washington (106), Taylor LaMont of Utah (132), Jarrett Deegan of Montana (138/145), Dom Demas of Ohio (145), Quentin Hovis of Arizona (152), Jesse Shearer of North Dakota (182) and Benjamin Darmstadt of Ohio (195).
Of the All-Tournament Team members who doubled up in both styles, the best overall record was by Elijah Varona of Florida at 106 pounds, who went 18-0 combined in both tournaments.
2016 JUNIOR NATIONAL FREESTYLE DUALS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
100 - Lucas Byrd of Ohio went 8-0
100 - Daniel Rehfeldt of Michigan Red went 7-0
100 - Brenden Chaowanapibool of Washington went 6-0
100/106 - Kellyn March of South Dakota went 8-0
106 - Elijah Varona of Florida went 9-0
106/113 - Jason Holmes of Arizona went 8-0
106 - Brandon Kaylor of Washington went 8-0
113 - Malik Johnson of Missouri went 9-0
113 - Colton Yapujion of Colorado went 8-0
113 - Dylan D`Emilio of Ohio went 8-0
120 - Connor Brown of Missouri went 8-0
120 - Tanner Hitchcock of Kansas Blue went 5-0
126 - Daton Fix of Oklahoma Blue went 8-0
126 - Davion Fairley of Georgia went 7-0
126 - Brock Hudkins of Indiana Gold went 5-0
132 - Taylor LaMont of Utah Blue went 8-0
132 - Jakob Bergeland of Minnesota Red went 5-0
132 - Breyden Bailey of Indiana Gold went 5-0
132 - Jeremiah Reitz of Indiana Gold went 5-0
138/145 - Jarrett Degen of Montana went 8-0
145 - Dom Demas of Ohio went 8-0
145 - Justin Ruffin of Georgia went 7-0
152 - Quentin Hovis of Arizona went 6-0
160 - Evan Wick of California went 8-0
160 - Kyle Bierdumpfel of New Jersey went 8-0
160 - Benjamin Kelvington of Minnesota Blue went 7-0
160 - Nick Knutson of Minnesota Blue went 6-0
170 - Myles Wilson of Colorado went 8-0
170 - Koy Wilkinson of Utah Blue went 7-0
170 - Jack Marsh of Georgia went 7-0
170 - Jesse Beverly of Ohio went 6-0
182 - Jesse Shearer of North Dakota-Blue went 9-0
182 - Nick Casperson of South Dakota went 8-0
182 - William Feldkamp of Michigan Red went 7-0
182 - Logan Gruszka of Illinois went 7-0
182 - Jared Florell of Minnesota Blue went 5-0
195 - Colten Wolfe of Nebraska Blue went 8-0
195 - Benjamin Darmstadt of Ohio went 8-0
195 - Andrew Davison of Indiana Gold went 8-0
195 - Kevin Mulligan of New Jersey went 5-0
195 - Keegan Moore of Minnesota Red went 5-0
220 - Chase Singletary of New Jersey went 8-0
285 - Trent Hilger of Michigan Blue went 7-0
285 - Anthony Cassioppi of Illinois went 5-0
An athlete must go undefeated in a minimum number of matches in that specific style to earn All-Tournament Team honors.
In freestyle, there were 44 athletes on the All-Tournament Team, representing 21 different states. Ohio, which won the championship this year, and Minnesota had the most All-Tournament Team members with five. Indiana had four on the All-Tournament Team, and Michigan, Arizona, Georgia and New Jersey had three members of the team.
Of the athletes on the All-Tournament Team in freestyle, the best records were held by Elijah Varona of Florida at 106 pounds, Malik Johnson of Missouri at 113 pound and Jesse Shearer of North Dakota at 182 pounds, all who had 9-0 records in the competition.
Included on the All-Tournament Team in freestyle were three 2015 Junior National freestyle champions Jason Holmes of Arizona (now at 106/113), Daton Fix of Oklahoma (now at 126), Taylor LaMont of Utah (now at 132), and one 2015 Junior National freestyle runner-up Evan Wick of California (now at 160). Fix has made the 2016 U.S. UWW Junior World Team in freestyle while LaMont has made the 2016 UWW Junior World Team in Greco-Roman.
There were 12 wrestlers who made the All-Tournament Team in both freestyle and Greco-Roman: Kellen March of South Dakota (100), Lucas Byrd of Ohio (100), Brendan Chaowanapibool of Washington (100), Isaiah Varona of Florida (106), Jason Holmes of Arizona (106), Brandon Kaylor of Washington (106), Taylor LaMont of Utah (132), Jarrett Deegan of Montana (138/145), Dom Demas of Ohio (145), Quentin Hovis of Arizona (152), Jesse Shearer of North Dakota (182) and Benjamin Darmstadt of Ohio (195).
Of the All-Tournament Team members who doubled up in both styles, the best overall record was by Elijah Varona of Florida at 106 pounds, who went 18-0 combined in both tournaments.
2016 JUNIOR NATIONAL FREESTYLE DUALS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
100 - Lucas Byrd of Ohio went 8-0
100 - Daniel Rehfeldt of Michigan Red went 7-0
100 - Brenden Chaowanapibool of Washington went 6-0
100/106 - Kellyn March of South Dakota went 8-0
106 - Elijah Varona of Florida went 9-0
106/113 - Jason Holmes of Arizona went 8-0
106 - Brandon Kaylor of Washington went 8-0
113 - Malik Johnson of Missouri went 9-0
113 - Colton Yapujion of Colorado went 8-0
113 - Dylan D`Emilio of Ohio went 8-0
120 - Connor Brown of Missouri went 8-0
120 - Tanner Hitchcock of Kansas Blue went 5-0
126 - Daton Fix of Oklahoma Blue went 8-0
126 - Davion Fairley of Georgia went 7-0
126 - Brock Hudkins of Indiana Gold went 5-0
132 - Taylor LaMont of Utah Blue went 8-0
132 - Jakob Bergeland of Minnesota Red went 5-0
132 - Breyden Bailey of Indiana Gold went 5-0
132 - Jeremiah Reitz of Indiana Gold went 5-0
138/145 - Jarrett Degen of Montana went 8-0
145 - Dom Demas of Ohio went 8-0
145 - Justin Ruffin of Georgia went 7-0
152 - Quentin Hovis of Arizona went 6-0
160 - Evan Wick of California went 8-0
160 - Kyle Bierdumpfel of New Jersey went 8-0
160 - Benjamin Kelvington of Minnesota Blue went 7-0
160 - Nick Knutson of Minnesota Blue went 6-0
170 - Myles Wilson of Colorado went 8-0
170 - Koy Wilkinson of Utah Blue went 7-0
170 - Jack Marsh of Georgia went 7-0
170 - Jesse Beverly of Ohio went 6-0
182 - Jesse Shearer of North Dakota-Blue went 9-0
182 - Nick Casperson of South Dakota went 8-0
182 - William Feldkamp of Michigan Red went 7-0
182 - Logan Gruszka of Illinois went 7-0
182 - Jared Florell of Minnesota Blue went 5-0
195 - Colten Wolfe of Nebraska Blue went 8-0
195 - Benjamin Darmstadt of Ohio went 8-0
195 - Andrew Davison of Indiana Gold went 8-0
195 - Kevin Mulligan of New Jersey went 5-0
195 - Keegan Moore of Minnesota Red went 5-0
220 - Chase Singletary of New Jersey went 8-0
285 - Trent Hilger of Michigan Blue went 7-0
285 - Anthony Cassioppi of Illinois went 5-0
