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The favorite: Jabari Moody (Illinois) -- Cadet National folkstyle champion at 84 pounds this year, and went a combined 10-0 in contested matches at last month's Cadet National Duals.
Others to watch: Returning Cadet National double All-American Hunter Wright (Virginia) and Brandon Paetzell (New Jersey)
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Gannon Volk (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Others to watch: FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion Lincoln Olson (Michigan), who was runner-up to Volk in freestyle at FILA Cadets; and returning Cadet National double All-American Sam Phillips (Iowa)
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The favorite: Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska), who was a Schoolboy Triple Crown winner last year; and also went a combined 12-0 in contested matches at the Junior Duals last month.
Others to watch: Fredy Stroker (Pennsylvania), ranked ninth in the Class of 2015; FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Kyle Norstrem (Florida), who is ranked eighth in the Class of 2016; Thomas Walton (North Dakota), a returning Cadet National Greco-Roman All-American; and state runner-up Ethan Lizak (Pennsylvania), who went undefeated at the Cadet Greco Duals.
105:
The favorite: Super 32 Challenge champion and Cadet freestyle runner-up Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 41 in the Class of 2013.
Others to watch: Returning All-Americans in Greco-Roman only include Michael Cook (Idaho), Hunter Kelley (Georgia), and Wyatt Scribner (Washington). Super 32 Challenge placer Dalton Macri (Pennsylvania) was an All-American in both styles last year. Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), a Cadet folkstyle champion this year, was a Cadet National freestyle champion last year at 91 pounds. Zac Hall (Michigan) placed seventh at 98 pounds last year in freestyle, and was also a Super 32 Challnege placer. Rounding out the notables is Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma), who is ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2015.
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Joey McKenna (Photo/Rob Preston)Others to watch: James Flint (Florida) was a state champion this past season and is a two-time FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up. Bryce Meredith (Wyoming), Brendan Calas (New Jersey), and Gabe Schroeck (Montana) are returning All-Americans in this weight class from the Greco-Roman tournament last year; all three wrestlers were state high school champions this past year, while Schroeck also finished third in Greco-Roman at the FILA Cadet Nationals. Also to watch are two-time state champion Zac Gentzler (Kansas) and Intermat JJ Classic champion Tristan Manderfield (Minnesota), who placed third at state and fifth at FloNationals.
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The favorite: Aaron Pico (California), who is ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2016, and won both the Tulsa Nationals and Tulsa Kickoff Classic this past year in the 15U division. He also just earned Triple Crown honors at the Western Cadet Regional, and was a 12U Roller World of Wrestling Triple Crown winner in 2009-10.
Others to watch: Darius Henry is a wrestler that one can argue should actually be the favorite with his FILA Cadet Greco-Roman title, and an undefeated Cadet Greco Duals event last month. Returning All-Americans in Greco-Roman include Josh Newberg (Washington), Micah Hight (Delaware), and Colton Schilling (Oregon); all of whom were also high school state champions this past year. Tate Robinson (Tennessee) is ranked No. 24 in the Class of 2014 and was Cadet freestyle All-American last year. Also meriting attention is state champion Justin Oliver and Isaac Dulgarian, who is ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2015.
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The favorite: Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey), who is undefeated through two years of his high school career, and earned a Super 32 Challenge title this past fall. Ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2013, he finished fifth in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle last summer as a Cadet at 105 pounds.
Others to watch: Cadet folkstyle champion Anthony Gonzales (Michigan) went 7-0 at the Cadet Greco Duals last month, including a three period victory over Ashnault; he also was a state champion during the 2010 high school season. Both Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania) and Russell Coleman (Missouri) placed at the Super 32 Challenge along with Ashnault; Retherford earned a state title in 2010 and is ranked No. 27 in the Class of 2014, while Coleman has twice finished as a state runner-up at 130 pounds. Brett Stolarzyk (Minnesota) and Geordan Martinez (Colorado) were high school state champions this past year, while Dennis Gustafson (Virginia) was a state champion in 2010. In addition, Ali Nasser (California) and FILA Cadet freestyle sixth placer Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) merit attention).
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The favorite: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) seeks a repeat stop sign in Cadet Greco-Roman after winning the 119-pound weight class last year. He was sixth in the freestyle event as well, and earned another pair of All-American honors at the FILA Cadet Nationals in April; champion in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle at 127 pounds. Tuma is ranked No. 7 in the Class of 2014.
Others to watch: Chase Call (Idaho) is a returning All-American in Greco-Roman, while Colton Orrino (Washington) was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman third-place finisher. Also meriting attention is Jake O'Mara (Illinois), who went a combined 13-1 at the Cadet National Duals last month. However, there is no bona fide threat to Tuma among those presently in the field.
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Bo NickalOthers to watch: Joining Nickal as ranked wrestlers in the Class of 2014 are No. 31 Tyler Berger (Oregon) and No. 35 Ryan Blees (North Dakota), both of whom won state titles during their high school seasons this year. Blees was eighth in Cadet freestyle last year and went 6-1 in part-time duty at the Junior Duals across both styles, including a win over Nickal in freestyle. Fox Baldwin (Florida), who is ranked No. 2 in the class of 2015, went a combined 13-1 at the Cadet Duals with a 7-0 record in Greco-Roman. Devin Vasquez (Texas) finished sixth in Cadet Greco-Roman last year, while Joe Grable (Washington) and Mitch Berenz (Wisconsin) both finished eighth in Cadet freestyle last year.
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The favorite: Based on how his Greco-Roman success does not align with scholastic or freestyle success, one could characterize Mitchell Alexander (Illinois) as a "specialist." However, that does not take away from his success in this style, which bears itself out with a runner-up finish at the FILA Cadet Nationals and an undefeated 9-0 Cadet Greco Duals record.
Others to watch: Both Aaron Hartman (Florida) and Logan Marcicki (Michigan) are ranked in the Class of 2014. Hartman, a high school state runner-up this year to Rossi Bruno, is ranked No. 24 in the class and went 14-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals last month. Marcicki was a state champion this year and is ranked No. 36. Also meriting attention is state runner-up Grant Leeth (Missouri).
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The favorite: In what is a wide open weight class, it's hard to question the genetics and pedigree of Javaughn Perkins (Nebraska). His older brother Ravaughn was a Junior National champion last summer and just recently lost a best-of-three battle with Ellis Coleman for a spot on the FILA Junior World Team at 145.5 pounds. Perkins was an in-season state champion during this past season, his freshman year of high school, and is ranked No. 40 in the Class of 2014.
Others to watch: Two-time state runner-up Anthony Cimorosi (Maryland), state runner-up Garrett Hammond (Pennsylvania), and returning Cadet freestyle All-American Kyle Perrault (California)
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Chance MarstellerOthers to watch: In a normal year, in a weight class without a freakazoid like Marsteller, there would be a terrific three-person battle for the title between a trio of nationally-ranked Class of 2014 wrestlers. Josh Llopez (Maryland) is ranked No. 23, and was a state champion this past season. Chandler Rogers (Washington) is ranked No. 37, won a state title this past season, and finished third in Greco-Roman at the FILA Cadet Nationals. Andrew Garcia (Michigan) is ranked No. 39, was a state runner-up this past year, won the Cadet folkstyle championship in April at 152 pounds, and went 7-0 at the Cadet Greco Duals.
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The favorite: Two-time National Prep runner-up Eric Morris (Pennsylvania) is ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2013. Last summer, he failed to earn All-American honors in Greco-Roman but was a runner-up in freestyle; and earlier this spring he was fourth place in both styles at 167.5 pounds in the FILA Cadet Nationals.
Others to watch: Ricky Robertson (Illinois) went 14-1 across styles at the Cadet National Duals last month in Daytona Beach, Florida; while returning Cadet freestyle sixth-place finisher Jacob Stillings (Wisconsin) went 14-2 across styles at the Cadet Duals.
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The favorite: State runner-up Jadaen Bernstein (New Jersey) was an undefeated 8-0 in contested matches at the Cadet Greco Duals last month, and 16-2 across styles.
Others to watch: Cadet folkstyle champion Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin) was fourth in Greco-Roman last summer at 189 pounds, and went a combined 14-1 last month at the Cadet Duals. Returning Cadet Greco-Roman seventh-place finisher Raymond O'Donnell went 8-1 in each style at the Cadet Duals last month. Also meriting attention is Troy Hembury (Pennsylvania), an in-season state placer who went 14-3 across styles at the Cadet Duals last month.
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Mitch Sliga (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Others to watch: Tyler Denova (Georgia) was an undefeated 7-0 at the Cadet Greco Duals, with all of his wins coming by way of fall.
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The favorite: Kyle Snyder (Maryland) is ranked No. 2 in all the Class of 2014 after completing an undefeated season, which included championships at the Beast of the East, Mount Mat Madness, and National Preps.
Others to watch: Though Snyder is the listed favorite, there are many very formidable challengers, and that group is led by J'Den Cox (Missouri) who is ranked No. 28 in the Class of 2013. Cox went 15-1 across styles at the Cadet National Duals with just one loss in Greco-Roman. Nick Cobb (Texas) joins Cox as an in-season state champion in this weight class. FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Brian Moran (Michigan) was a state runner-up this past year. The Cadet folkstyle champion went 6-1 in the Cadet Greco Duals including victories over both Cox and Cobb. Additional wrestlers include returning Cadet Greco seventh-place finisher Cole Whitford (Illinois), FILA Cadet Greco fourth-place finisher Roy Nash (Utah), and Edgar Ruano (Illinois).
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Sam Stoll (Photo/Johnnie Johnson)Others to watch: Michael Johnson (Illinois) is ranked No. 4 in the Class of 2015. Jake Scanlan (Iowa) won the Cadet folkstyle title this past April, and was third at the FILA Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman. Aaron Rafalko (Kansas) finished eighth in Cadet Greco-Roman last year.
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