103: No. 12 George DiCamillo (St. Ignatius, OH)
-Beat Nathan Tomasello (CVCA, OH) 3-2 in the quarterfinal round
*On wrestling Tomasello many times in practice and through youth: "I go into every match to win, and I have to look past facing a friend when it's time to wrestle the match."
112: No. 2 Jimmy Gulibon (Pittsburgh WC/Derry Area, PA)
-Beat Grant Greene (St Anthony's, NY) 10-2 in the quarterfinal round
*On the goals and expectations of a two-time state champion, as well as what he focuses on at a tournament such as this one: "I come here to compete, get competition, and do my best. I always respect the competition, but I'm here to win matches."
119: Kyle Bauer (Wheeling Park, WV)
-Beat Brandon Nelsen (Lawrence North, IN) 5-3 in the quarterfinal round
*On how his match went against a state champion, and former Junior National freestyle All-American: "I started the match really strong with two early takedowns. Got slightly tired at the end, and had to fend off my opponent's attack."
125: No. 17 Matt Kelliher (Apple Valley, MN)
-Beat Jimmy Nehls (Downers Grove North, IL) 11-7 in the quarterfinal round
*On his great starts, and mid-to-late match struggles: "I wrestled very well to get out to a lead. However, I didn't worry as much about how I win -- just that I win."
130: No. 6 Jason Tsirtsis (Crown Point, IN)
-Beat Nick Hannan (Massillon Perry, OH) 14-2 in the quarterfinal round
*On his approach to early round matches: "I try to do the same thing in every match, get after it 100 percent of the time, wrestle six minutes hard without hesitation, and with constant pressure on the opponent."
135: No. 8 Chris Dardanes (Oak Park River Forest, IL)
-Beat Matt Cimato (LaSalle, PA) 11-2 in the quarterfinal round
*On his goals at FloNationals before competing at the University of Minnesota: "I want to dominate and have fun; it's a great learning experience to wrestle with (some of) the collegiate rules."
140: Duke Pickett (Woodberry Forest, VA)
-Beat Brian Gibbs (Bedford, MI) 2-1 in the quarterfinal round
*On receiving encouragement from his coaches: "My coaches guided me along, they encouraged me to push the pace, and it's much easier to wrestle when getting great encouragement."
145: Eric Roach (Crown Point, IN)
-Beat Elijah Hull (Lewis County, WV) 9-3 in the quarterfinal round
*On wrestling much better in the last two matches, after narrowly escaping in the tiebreakers his opening match: "I didn't get in that great a warm-up, but after that match, I kept it going. I'll be sure to get a much better warm-up before the semis tomorrow."
152: No. 6 Jason Luster (Pittsburgh WC/Kiski Prep, PA)
-Beat Jordan Moss (Pittsburgh WC/Sharon, PA) 5-2 in the quarterfinal round
*On having to battle a club member in the quarters, and tomorrow in the semifinal: "I've wrestled Moss a few times in practice, but that's it. I got two takedowns to win the match. I wrestled McKillop during the regular season, and beat him by 3 or 4 points."
160: Nick LeForce (Carlisle, OH)
-Beat Rafael Rodriguez (Adrian, MI) 7-5 in the quarterfinal round
*On finally being somewhat healthy after an injury laden career: "I broke my back in each of my first three years of high school, finally had surgery last year. This was my first full season since eighth grade, when I won a junior high state title. I do want to wrestle in college, though I'm not getting much attention yet. I'll be focusing on freestyle after this, with competing in Fargo as the goal."
171: Sam Wheeler (Copley, OH)
-Beat Todd Gaydosh (Padua, OH) in the quarterfinal round
*On making a profound leap from sophomore to junior year, and what it will take to do the same heading into his senior season: "Just keep doing what I did last summer -- working hard, getting lots of match experience (40 matches) with the freestyle, and lifting weights."
189: No. 3 Morgan McIntosh (Calvary Chapel, CA)
-Pinned Nick Brown (Gahanna Lincoln, OH) in the quarterfinal round
*On being teammates -- and classmates -- with Tank Knowles, the No. 8 ranked wrestler in the country: "Tank is the best training partner I could ever have, we push each other, and help each other get better."
215: Beau Wenger (Fairless, OH)
-Beat No. 17 Cody Davis (The Woodlands, TX) 1-0 in the quarterfinal round
*On competing at FloNationals after failing to place at state (Wenger was an Ironman runner-up): "I came in here with a chip on my shoulder, and hoping to build positive momentum heading into college. Just because I didn't win a state title doesn't mean I can't work my darndest to thrive in college."
285: Kyle Connors (Tecumseh, MI)
-Beat Max Gladstone (Findlay, OH) 9-6 in the quarterfinal round
*On the key to that quarterfinal win: "(Gladstone) got the early takedown, but I then caught him high and got a reversal to the back for five. I then had to withstand a surge, and did so with a takedown at the end."
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