The second part of the preview is a grade on the predictions that I made for weight class champions, as well as leading contenders, across the four competitions; Junior freestyle, Cadet freestyle, Junior Greco-Roman, and Cadet Greco-Roman.
As with the conclusion of every competition, we have learned that the matches have to be wrestled on the mats -- they are not decided based on paper rankings done prior to the competition. In addition, the competitions in Fargo -- especially in freestyle -- are ones in which highly credentialed and talented wrestlers are a “dime a dozen.” The cream of the crop -- at least for the time of this tournament -- rise to the top. Congratulations to all the All-American honorees and to all the participants on a good and exciting tournament.
Junior Freestyle
* Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 100 for the Class of 2010 as of June 2009
^ Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 50 for the Class of 2011 as of June 2009
$ Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 50 for the Class of 2012 as of June 2009
& Indicates wrestler was ranked in the top 20 at the end of the 2008-09 season in their weight class
-As a point of information, class ranking for the graduated seniors (Class of 2009) was not part of the information analyzed for this summary
98:
Pool A: Matt Manley (Oklahoma), Robert D’Annunzio (Pennsylvania), Luiz Lechuga (Arizona), and Michael Soria (New York)
Pool B: Zach Garcia (Michigan), Ross Spencer (Connecticut), Mitchell Lax (Georgia), and Jesse Smith (Alabama)
105:
Pool A: Jordan Conaway (Pennsylvania), Jake Schramm (Illinois), Joe Andrews (Texas), and Patrick Parham (Indiana)
Pool B: Omar Maknassi (Virginia), Chad Starns (Georgia), &Hayden Zillmer (Minnesota), and Aaron Ryan (Illinois)
112:
Pool A: Josh Heizner (Washington), ^&Robert Deutsch (New Jersey), Josh Martinez (Colorado), and Blayne Shockley (Missouri)
Pool B: Josh Fisher (West Virginia), Matt Gurule (Colorado), Matt Correa (California), and &Robert Dyar (Alabama)
119:
Pool A: Sharky Slyter (Kansas), Drew Van Anrooy (Oregon), Mike Rhone (Pennsylvania), and $Rossi Bruno (Florida)
Pool B: *&Sean Boylan (Delaware), *&Jesse Delgado (California), Michael Nakagawa (Hawaii), and Brock Banta (Idaho)
125:
Pool A: *Keith Surber (Illinois), Ricky Ryan (Arizona), *Nick Wilcox (New York), and Joe Rendina (Michigan)
Pool B: Eric Wilson (Colorado), Joe Denova (Georgia), *&Tyler Rauenzahn (Pennsylvania), and Zach Tannenbaum (Kansas)
130:
Pool A: *Zach Zehner (Wisconsin), Stephen Swiggett (Delaware), Jake Sueflohn (Wisconsin), and Tyler Keselring (Michigan)
Pool B: Luke Goettl (Arizona), *&Josh Keszler (South Dakota), *Kade Moss (Utah), and *&Frank Cagnina (New Jersey)
135:
Pool A: ^&Austin Ormsbee (New Jersey), Scott Mattingly (Ohio), Jordan Rich (Pennsylvania), and Jose Mendoza (California)
Pool B: ^Ryne Cokeley (Kansas), &Devon Bonds (Minnesota), Vincente Gallegos (Colorado), and Trevor Johnson (North Dakota)
140:
Pool A: Joel Smith (Georgia), ^Blake Roulo (Virginia), Kevin Timothy (Florida), and Joey Kielbasa (Illinois)
Pool B: &Luke Vaith (Minnesota), ^Jeremy Davenport (Oklahoma), *&Ravaughn Perkins (Nebraska), and Josh Houldsworth (Michigan)
145:
Pool A: Matt Mougin (Iowa), &Steven Monk (Wisconsin), Kory DeBerry (Arizona), and Donny Simpson (Illinois)
Pool B: Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota), Matt Nereim (Florida), Garrett Schaner (Michigan), CJ Cobb (New Jersey)
152:
Pool A: *Eric Hess (Pennsylvania), *Sam Bennett (Indiana), Ben Villaret (New York), and ^Seth Thomas (Oregon)
Pool B: Kevin Bialka (Illinois), ^Zach Skates (Oklahoma), Parker Madl (Kansas), and &Kendrick Sanders (Florida)
160:
Pool A: &Brock Gutches (Oregon), &Turtogh Luvsandorj (New Jersey), &Corey Lear (Pennsylvania), and Mike England (Iowa)
Pool B: Kalvin York (Wisconsin), Jesse Shanaman (New Jersey), Dominic Kastl (California), and &Steven West (California)
171:
Pool A: Nate Brown (Pennsylvania), Kurtis Julson (Minnesota), Taylor Schuck (Illinois), and Levi Clemons (Florida)
Pool B: Stephen McPeek (Texas), &Tanner Keck (Oklahoma), Zach Agostino (New Jersey), and *&Mike Moreno (Iowa)
189:
Pool A: Andre Petroski (Pennsylvania), Jayd Docken (South Dakota), &Reid Chivers (Washington), and Shane Woods (Oklahoma)
Pool B: Billy George (New Jersey), Joel Bauman (Minnesota), Mike McGrath (New York), and &Zach White (Oklahoma)
215:
Pool A: ^Connor Medbery (Colorado), Ryan Robinson (Illinois), *&Nate Gaffney (Pennsylvania), and Cody Davis (Texas)
Pool B: Kyle Caylor (Kansas), Cody Krumwiede (Iowa), Matthew Loew (New York), and Trevor Voelcker (Iowa)
285:
Pool A: &Kyle Kober (Iowa), Casey Gushleff (Illinois), Curt Fuller (Wisconsin), and *&Evan Craig (Pennsylvania)
Pool B: &Jacob Mitchell (Oregon), ^Austin Blythe (Iowa), *&Ronald Coleman (Nebraska), and Lance Moore (Pennsylvania)
Other ranked wrestlers not to earn All-American honors:
(Class of 2010) No. 85 Brad Squire (Ohio) at 152 pounds-Pool B, No. 93 TJ Mitchell (Georgia) at 125 pounds–Pool A, and No. 95 Brian St James (Georgia) at 119 pounds-Pool B
(Class of 2011) No. 39 Caleb Ervin (Kentucky) at 135 pounds-Pool A, No. 43 Johnni DiJulius (Ohio) at 130 pounds-Pool B
(Class of 2012) No. 26 Case Garrison (Oklahoma) at 130 pounds-Pool B
(Weight Classes) No. 15 @ 112 Brian St James (Georgia) at 119 pounds-Pool B, No. 16 @ 145 Josh Warner (Idaho) at 140 pounds-Pool A, and No. 18 @ 215 Grant Haschak (Washington) at 215 pounds-Pool A
Cadet Freestyle
& Indicates wrestler was ranked in the top 20 at the end of the 2008-09 season in their weight class
^ Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 50 for the Class of 2011 as of June 2009
$ Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 50 for the Class of 2012 as of June 2009
# Indicates wrestler is ranked in the top 25 for the Class of 2013 as of June 2009
84:
Pool A: Adam Burchett WA, Alec Huxford NJ, Jordan Lind IL, Manuel Borrego CA
Pool B: Jake Smith AL, JJ Dorrell MO, Zack Fuentes PA, John Walker NJ
91:
Pool A: Matt Elsenpeter MN, Zack Pikington MD, Austin Loos WI, Leif Dominguez CA
Pool B: Travis Bledsoe OR, Jan Rosenberg NJ, Jacob Konzal WA, Kyndall Rutz CO
98:
Pool A: Marshawn Sharpe GA, Ian Nickell CA, Sam Brancale MN, Josh Rodriguez CA
Pool B: Jake Velarde WA, Michael Screptock OH, Bobby Nachreiner WI, Nate Thomas MN
105:
Pool A: &Bryce Evans WA, Devon Lotito PA, Clayton Ream MO, Alex Calandrino MI
Pool B: #Mitch Bengston MN, Skyler Wood MO, $&Cory Clark IA, Jeremiah Lutz GA
112:
Pool A: #Isaiah Martinez CA, Anthony Collica OH, $&Nathan Kraisser MD, #Brandon Jeske VA
Pool B: Sawyer Ferris IA, Joey Palmer WA, $&John Fahy KY, Jared McKinley IN
119:
Pool A: Brandon Charbonneau KS, Cain Salas IL, &Joe Orecchio NJ, $&Dakota Trom MN
Pool B: Earl Hall FL, Drake Chase IA, Colt Cotton PA, Peter Russo OR
125:
Pool A: Rusty Maness WV, Jacob Colon IA, John Wood MO, Michael Meyers RI
Pool B: Phillip Kail PA, Kyle Larson IA, Willie Fox CA, Case Supchak VA
130:
Pool A: Alex Rice MD, Casey George ID, Jared Donar WI, Angelo Silvestro IL
Pool B: Logan Mulinix IA, Mark Pinero LA, Tanner Minder MO, Colton Eck KS
135:
Pool A: Chad Ryan IA, Blake Kastl CA, Preston Crouse MO, Eleazar DeLuca OR
Pool B: Charlie Lynch MD, Mitch Minotti PA, $Quinton Murphy NY, Lucas Smith IL
140:
Pool A: Josh Clark VA, Brady Massaro MD, #Brooks Climmons GA, Burke Paddock NY
Pool B: Jessie Hoffschneider CO, Ian Hammond OK, Zeb Wahle IA, Matt Nora IL
145:
Pool A: Sammy Metz ID, Andrew King WA, Kirk Johnson IN, Ryan Gartner WI
Pool B: Coleman Hammond CA, Cormick Eaton WY, Tanner Tinsley VA, Jesse Baldazo CA
152:
Pool A: Cooper Moore MN, Adam Fierro CA, Chaz Gresham OH, Brad Dolezal WI
Pool B: Eric McMullen NJ, Nathan Burak CO, Sam Son KS, Jacob Davis OH
160:
Pool A: Austin Gabel CO, Dylan Reel IL, ^Jayshon Wilson PA, Jacob Morrissey WI
Pool B: Cody Weaver IL, Sean Mappes IN, Mitchell Wightman NY, Tyler McClanahan VA
171:
Pool A: James Souza WA, Justin Birschbach WI, Nate Shaw IA, Jonathon Inman MO
Pool B: Derek Thomas UT, Tony Martin OH, Tom Kuegler MD, Geordan Speiller FL
189:
Pool A: Adam Coon MI, David Ali CA, Tanner Hall ID, Steve Arrambide CA
Pool B: John Hatch OR, Dylan Green WA, Justin Walker CA, Justin Heberlie MO
215:
Pool A: Brett Gellenfelt WI, Eric Mason KS, Thomas Hall NY, Pedro Almaguer WA
Pool B: Edward Isola FL, Scott Neff IN, Kody Papasan ID, Leo Beck KS
285:
Pool A: Orry Elor CA, Nick Nusekabel OH, Devin Pommerenke MI, Evan McGee OK, Colin Campbell NC
Pool B: John Rizzo PA, Marcus Patterson CA, Jim Walsh MI, Steven Wood CA
Other ranked wrestlers not to earn All-American honors:
(Class of 2012) No. 37 Blake Kastl (California) at 135 pounds-Pool A
(Class of 2013) No. 18 Eric Hoffman (Maryland) at 135 pounds-Pool A
Grading the Fargo Weight-Class Predictions
Cadet Greco-Roman
Correctly predicted champions:
Dylan Akers (Texas) at 84 pounds, Colton Howell (Missouri) at 91 pounds, Nick Roberts (Pennsylvania) at 98 pounds, Tyler Fraley (New Jersey) at 105 pounds, Mike Grey (New Jersey) at 112 pounds, Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) at 130 pounds, Taylor Massa (Michigan) at 152 pounds, Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) at 171 pounds, Tanner Hall (Idaho) at 189 pounds, and Brooks Black (Pennsylvania) at 285 pounds; 10 total.
Champions other than the one predicted emerged at the following weight classes:
119, 125, 135, 140, 145, 160, and 285
How did the projected champions do?
Alec Mooradian (Michigan) failed to earn All-American honors at 119 pounds; Zach Horan (Pennsylvania) took fourth at 125 pounds; Luke Smith (Illinois) dropped down from 135 pounds to 130 pounds, finishing fourth; Zach Brunson (Oregon) finished second at 140 pounds; Justin Koethe (Iowa) finished second at 145 pounds; Dylan Reel (Illinois) dropped down from 160 pounds to 152 pounds, finishing second; and Devin Pommerenke (Minnesota) finished fourth at 285 pounds.
How were the eventual champions predicted to do?
Kavon Jones (Nebraska), 119 pounds; and Zak Benitz (Wisconsin), 140 pounds, were not mentioned in the preview. Zane Richards (Illinois), 125 pounds; Oliver Pierce (Texas), 135 pounds; Brad Dolezal (Wisconsin), 145 pounds; Jake Waste (Minnesota), 160 pounds; and Donny Longendyke (Minnesota), 285 pounds, were mentioned in the preview.
Junior Greco-Roman
Correctly predicted champions:
Jade Rauser (Montana) at 105 pounds, Ryan Mango (Missouri) at 119 pounds, David Klingsheim (California) at 125 pounds, Justin Lavalle (Minnesota) at 130 pounds, and Kendrick Sanders (Florida) at 152 pounds; five in total.
Champions other than the one predicted emerged at the following weight classes:
98, 112, 135, 140, 145, 160, 171, 189, 215, and 285
How did the projected champions do?
Ruben Navejas (Washington) took second at 98 pounds, Tyler Cox (Wyoming) took third at 112 pounds, Josh Kindig (Pennsylvania) took third at 135 pounds, Dylan Ness (Minnesota) finished second at 140 pounds, Steven Hernandez (Nevada) took third at 145 pounds, Corey Lear (Pennsylvania) failed to earn All-American honors at 160 pounds, Ethen Lofthouse (Utah) finished third at 171 pounds, Jon Fausey (Pennsylvania) was a late scratch from the tournament at 189 pounds, Grant Haschak (Washington) failed to earn All-American honors at 215 pounds, and Evan Craig (Pennsylvania) took seventh at 285 pounds.
How were the eventual champions predicted to do?
Joey Moita (California), 98 pounds; Ellis Coleman (Illinois), 135 pounds; Ravaughn Perkins (Nebraska), 145 pounds; and Josef Rau (Illinois), 215 pounds, were not mentioned in the preview. However, Coleman nor Perkins were listed as entrants per TrackWrestling at the time of the preview’s publication. Ryak Finch (Arizona), 112 pounds; Josh Castellano (Illinois), 145 pounds; Brock Gutches (Oregon), 160 pounds; Mark Sternberg (Illinois), 171 pounds; Andrew Campolattano (New Jersey), 189 pounds; and Niko Bogojevic (Wisconsin), 285 pounds, were mentioned in the preview. Note that Castellano and Gutches were listed as contenders at 152 pounds.
Cadet Freestyle
Correctly predicted champions:
Brad Perkins (Missouri) at 91 pounds, Nick Roberts (Pennsylvania) at 98 pounds, Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) at 135 pounds, Justin Koethe (Iowa) at 145 pounds, Taylor Massa (Michigan) at 152 pounds, and Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) at 171 pounds; six in total.
Champions other than the one predicted emerged at the following weight classes:
84, 105, 112, 119, 125, 130, 140, 160, 189, 215, and 285
How did the projected champions do?
Dylan Akers (Texas) finished sixth at 84 pounds, Tyler Fraley (New Jersey) finished second at 105 pounds, Mark Grey (New Jersey) took second at 112 pounds, Dakota Trom (Minnesota) failed to earn All-American honors at 119 pounds, Zach Horan (Pennsylvania) took second at 125 pounds, Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) took second at 130 pounds, Zach Brunson (Oregon) took seventh at 140 pounds, Jordan Thomas (Michigan) took third at 160 pounds, Tanner Hall (Idaho) failed to earn All-American honors at 189 pounds, and Nick Tavanello (Ohio) took second at 215 pounds.
How were the eventual champions predicted to do?
Darshawn Sharpe (Georgia), 84 pounds; and Austin Mardsen (Illinois), 189 pounds, were not mentioned in the preview. Joey Dance (Virginia), 105 pounds; Ben Whitford (Michigan), 112 pounds; Kagan Squire (Ohio), 119 pounds; Terrel Wilbourn (Missouri), 125 pounds; Edwin Cooper (Illinois), 130 pounds; Jordan Wohlfert (Michigan), 140 pounds; Jake Waste (Minnesota), 160 pounds; Gage Harrah (Illinois),215 pounds; and Caleb White (Iowa), 285 pounds, were mentioned in the preview
Junior Freestyle
Correctly predicted champions:
Ruben Navejas (Washington) at 98 pounds, Jade Rauser (Montana) at 105 pounds, Andrew Alton (Pennsylvania) at 140 pounds, Dylan Alton (Pennsylvania) at 145 pounds, Derek St John (Iowa) at 160 pounds, and Tony Nelson (Minnesota) at 215 pounds; six total.
Champions other than the one predicted emerged at the following weight classes:
112, 119, 125, 130, 135, 152, 171, 189, and 285
How did the projected champions do?
Tyler Cox (Wyoming) was a late scratch from the tournament at 112 pounds, Ryan Mango (Missouri) took fourth at 119 pounds, Louis Trujillo (New Mexico) took seventh at 125 pounds, Sam Sherlock (Pennsylvania) took third at 130 pounds, Josh Kindig (Pennsylvania) bumped up from 135 pounds and took second at 140 pounds, Brock Gutches (Oregon) bumpred up from 152 pounds and failed to All-American at 160 pounds , Lee Munster (Illinois) took second at 171 pounds, Jon Fausey (Pennsylvania) was a late scratch at 189 pounds, and Evan Craig (Pennsylvania) lost his first match at 285 and then withdrew from the competition.
How were the eventual champions predicted to do?
Ryak Finch (Arizona), 112 pounds; Ty Mitch (Aurora), 119 pounds; David Thorn (Minnesota), 125 pounds; Cashe Quiroga (Indiana), 130 pounds; Josh Dziewa (Pennsylvania), 135 pounds; Derek Garcia (Washington), 152 pounds; Jake Swartz (Washington), 189 pounds; and Jeremy Johnson (Ohio), 285 pounds, were among those listed in the preview. Thorn was listed to compete at 135 pounds at the time the preview was published. Ethen Lofthouse (Utah), 171 pounds was not mentioned in the preview, as he was not slated to compete in Freestyle -- per TrackWrestling.com -- at the time the preview was published.
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