98: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) vs. Tommy Pawleski (Illinois)
Moody is seeking a Triple Crown, and goes up against a fellow Land of Lincoln wrestler in Pawleski, who happened to upend Moody at freestyle state in three periods by fall.
105: Matt Garelli (Illinois) vs. Johnson Mai (California
Garelli seeks a second consecutive Junior freestyle title, having won last year at 98 pounds. Mai seeks to sweep the tournament titles this week, having won Greco-Roman on Tuesday afternoon.
112: Jared Brooks (Indiana) vs. Nathan Tomasello (Ohio)
Brooks was a runner-up at FILA Juniors this year, and has only given up points in two of thirteen periods wrestled this tournament. Tomasello is 7-0 on the tournament with six technical falls, and placed fourth at both FILA Juniors and Cadets this year.
119: Thomas Gilman (Nebraska) vs. David Terao (Hawaii)
Both wrestlers have went 7-0 during the competition, only losing a single period each. Gilman was Cadet freestyle champion last year, and a FILA Cadet champion this year.
125: Joey Dance (Virginia) vs. Joey Palmer (Washington)
Dance, a 2009 Cadet freestyle champion, is 9-0 in the tournament so far, has only lost one period, and only given up points in two matches. His opponent has an 8-0 record this tournament.
130: Zane Richards (Illinois) vs. Brandon Jeske (Virginia)
Richards finished third in freestyle in each of his two years as a Cadet, was FILA Cadet champion this April, and was runner-up in Greco on Tuesday afternoon. Additionally, he has not lost a period in nine matches so far. Jeske, the 2010 Cadet freestyle champion, has only lost one period in eight matches. This is a rematch of the 2010 Cadet Greco-Roman final won by Richards.
135: Ty Davis (Ohio) vs. Ben Whitford (Michigan)
Both wrestlers have advanced to the championship match despite losing earlier in the tournament. The Central Michigan-bound Davis is 8-1, having lost no periods in his wins (the only loss was a three-period affair to Todd Preston from New Jersey). Whitford is in his sixth Fargo final in as many attempts; he is seeking to sweep the titles this week, and win a third freestyle title in Fargo. In the six matches he did not lose, he only gave up a single point.
140: Jake Short (Minnesota) vs. Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana)
Both wrestlers are 8-0 this tournament -- Short has lost one period, and only given up points in two others. Tsirtsis has yet to lose a period, and has only given up points in two periods. Short is seeking the folkstyle/freestyle nationals sweep, having accomplished that feat last year as a Cadet. Tsirtsis is seeking his first Fargo title having finished fourth and second as a Cadet, and third last year at the Junior level. He was a FILA Cadet champion in 2009 and 2010.
145: Brian Realbuto (New York) vs. Brian Murphy (Illinois)
Realbuto is 8-1 for the tournament -- four matches having been extended to three periods, including the last three (the first of those three beind his loss). Murphy has went through eight matches without losing a period, including victories over all three other All-Americans in his pool, and won the Cadet freestyle title last year.
152: Edwin Cooper (Illinois) vs. Zach Brunson (Oregon)
In 18 matches between the wrestlers this week, neither competitor has lost a single period. This is Cooper's fourth appearance in Fargo. He was a Junior freestyle runner-up last year, had a Cadet freestyle title in 2009, and was third as a Cadet in 2008. Brunson was runner-up at FILA Juniors this April; despite not earning All-American honors in his Junior freestyle debut last year, he was a two-time Cadet freestyle All-American.
160: Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) vs. Zach Skates (Oklahoma)
Dieringer has lost a single period in nine matches, as he seeks a repeat title in freestyle, which would also give him a sweep of the titles this week, having won Greco-Roman at 152 pounds on Tuesday. This is his fourth consecutive final in freestyle, winning a Junior title last year, a Cadet title the year before, and a Cadet second-place finish in 2008. Skates is 8-1 in the tournament, with three wins coming in three periods.
171: Jordan Rogers (Washington) vs. Patrick Downey (Florida)
Rogers, a two-time FILA Cadet freestyle champion, has yet to lose a period in nine matches with four of his victories coming by fall. He finished third in Greco-Roman earlier in the week, and was a Cadet double champion last year. Like Rogers, Downey has yet to lose a period in his eight matches to date.
189: Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) vs. Jahwon Akui (Illinois)
Peterson, now a two-time Junior Greco-Roman champion is after double titles this week in Fargo. After winning Junior Greco last year, he was fifth in freestyle. At the Cadet level, Peterson was a double champion in 2009, and a double All-American in 2008. Despite an early tournament loss to Gage Harrah from Illinois, Akui remains eligible for the Triple Crown, having won the folkstyle and Greco-Roman tournaments at 171 pounds. He joined Peterson as a Cadet double champion in 2009.
215: Morgan McIntosh (California) vs. Blaize Cabell (Iowa)
McIntosh has been dominant in eight matches to date, only giving up points in two periods. He is after a repeat title at the Junior level, and faces a relatively unheralded opponent from Iowa in the final for a second consecutive year. Cabell is undefeated in seven matches, and yet to give up a period. He was a Junior folkstyle champion in 2010.
285: Cody Krumwiede (Iowa) vs. Connor Medbery (Colorado)
Both college bound wrestlers are in the final despite having lost a match in the course of the tournament. Krumwiede was a Junior folkstyle champion this past April, and finished runner-up in Junior freestyle last year at 215 pounds. Medbery is in his second final of the week, having finished second in Greco-Roman, and was a double Junior National All-American last year.
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