Weight class entries subject to change
98:
The favorite: Nkosi Moody (Illinois) was champion of the Junior National folkstyle tournament held in April at 98 pounds, went 6-0 in each style at the Junior Duals last month in Oklahoma City, and finished fourth in freestyle at last summer's Junior National championships.
Others to watch: Kyle Kelly (New York) was state champion this past high school season; along with Tommy Pawleski (Illinois), who finished fourth in the 101-pound weight class at the FILA Cadet freestyle Nationals this past April.
105:
The favorite: Matt Garelli (Illinois) seeks a second consecutive Junior National freestyle title, having won last year at 98 pounds; he also was runner-up at 101 pounds in the FILA Cadet freestyle competition this April.
Others to watch: Mark Raghunandan (New York) was runner-up last year to Garelli in Junior freestyle, and was a double All-American finishing fifth in Greco-Roman. Other returning All-Americans from Junior freestyle at 98 pounds include fifth-place finisher Jan Rosenberg (New Jersey), sixth-place finisher J.J. Dorrell (Missouri), and eighth-place finisher Jay Fresh (Iowa). Additional wrestlers meriting mention are high school state champion Johnson Mai (California), FILA Junior freestyle fifth-place finisher Martin Rodriguez (Michigan), and Bobby Nachreiner (Wisconsin).
112:
The favorite: Last year's Cadet National freestyle champion at 98 pounds Phillip Laux (Iowa) has added to his USA Wrestling resume with All-American finishes at both the FILA Junior and Cadet freestyle nationals in the 110-pound weight class this year; third in Juniors, second in Cadet.
Others to watch: Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) finished third in Cadet freestyle at 98 pounds last year, and has added to that with fourth place finishes at 110 pounds in both FILA Junior and Cadet Nationals; he is also ranked No. 39 in the Class of 2013. Jarred Brooks (Indiana) was runner-up at 110 pounds in the FILA Junior Nationals this past April. Ruben Navejas (Washington) and Jordan Wigger (South Carolina) were both Junior freestyle All-Americans last year at 105 pounds. Additional state champions of note in this weight class include Trey Andrews (Arizona), Billy Rappo (Pennsylvania), and Gunnar Woodburn (Oklahoma). Additional notables are two-time National prep placer Evan Botwin (Pennsylvania), state runners-up Aaron Assad (Ohio) and Javier Vieyra (Kansas), as well as Micah Perez (California).
119:
Evan Silver (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Others to watch: In addition to Silver, two other graduating seniors were ranked at the end of this past season and appear in this weight class. No. 49 Nashon Garrett (California) was eighth in Junior freestyle at 112 last year, while No. 84 Earl Hall (Florida) was fourth in Junior freestyle at 119 last summer. Four wrestlers in this weight are among the top Class of 2012 wrestlers in the country -- No. 18 Cory Clark (Iowa), No. 56 Dylan Peters (Iowa), No. 59 Eric Devos (Iowa), and No. 64 Nick Herrmann (Texas). Clark was fifth in Junior freestyle at 112 last summer, Devos was eight in Junior freestyle at 119, and Peters was third in Junior freestyle at 112. Additional returning Junior National freestyle All-Americans are Tyler Fraley (New Jersey), who took seventh at 112; and Colby Knight (Iowa), who was seventh at 105 pounds. Also in this weight class is a pair of returning Cadet freestyle finalists -- Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) and Jered Cortez (Illinois). Schmitt, ranked No. 25 in the Class of 2013, was runner-up at 105 pounds last year and a FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up at 119 this year; while Cortez is ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2014, and was a champion last year at 112 pounds. Among the additional notables in this weight are state champions Ryan McQuade (Wisconsin), Nick Harrison (Illinois); and Nate Rodriguez (Missouri); along with former National Prep runner-up Max Hvolbek (California).
125:
The favorite: Thomas Gilman (Nebraska) was champion last summer in Cadet freestyle at 119 pounds, and is a two-time FILA Cadet freestyle finalist at 119. Ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2012, he was champion this year at FILA Cadets, and is also a three-time state champion.
Others to watch: Eddie Klimara seeks a repeat Junior National freestyle title, having won last year at 125 pounds. Ranked no. 41 in the Class of 2012, Klimara (along with Gilman) is among the seven ranked incoming seniors in the weight division. The others are No. 13 Rossi Bruno (Florida), No. 17 Zane Richards (Illinois), No. 29 Nathan Kraisser (Maryland), No. 51 Sam Brancale (Minnesota), and No. 55 Hunter Weber (Wisconsin). Richards has finished third in Cadet freestyle each of the last two years, and was FILA Cadet freestyle champion this past April at 127 pounds; Brancale was runner-up to Richards at FILA Cadet Nationals, and finished fourth last year in Cadet freestyle at 112 pounds; while Weber was a Junior freestyle runner-up last summer at 119 pounds. Four additional wrestlers in this weight class are ranked in their grade level -- No. 56 Valyen Rauser (Montana) and No. 100 Caleb Richardson (New Jersey) were ranked in the Class of 2011, Mitch Bengston -- third in Cadet freestyle last year at 119 -- is ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2013, and 2009 Cadet freestyle Joey Dance is ranked No. 17 in the Class of 2013. Additional notables include returning Junior freestyle All-American Eric Friedman (Maryland), FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Garrison White (North Carolina), as well as returning Cadet freestyle All-Americans Skyler Wood (Missouri) and Josh Bennett (Missouri).
130:
Brandon Jeske (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Others to watch: A pair of graduating seniors in this weight class is returning Junior freestyle All-Americans at 130 pounds, and were ranked among the top wrestlers in the Class of 2011 -- No. 63 Matt Kelliher (Minnesota) and No. 76 Joe Gosinski (Illinois). Junior folkstyle champion Joe Munos (Minnesota) is the lone wrestler ranked in the Class of 2012 in this weight class, he comes in at No. 81. Another trio of wrestlers are ranked in the Class of 2013 – Junior National double All-American Kevin Norstrem (Florida), third in Greco and fourth in freestyle, is ranked No. 7; FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up Josh Pennell (Michigan) also finished fourth at Cadet 125 last year, and is ranked No. 38 in that class; while Tyson Dippery (Pennsylvania) is ranked No. 50. Additional wrestlers to note include Dakota Bauer (Iowa), who was undefeated in freestyle at the Junior National Duals; state champions Joey Ward (Ohio) and Tyler Goodwin (Maryland); former National Prep champion Jeffrey Ott (Massachusetts); returning Cadet freestyle All-American Austin Roper (Missouri); and state runner-up Randy Cruz (Pennsylvania).
135:
The favorite: While having a single favorite in this weight class is impossible, that mantle will be worn by Jesse Thielke (Wisconsin), who finished his scholastic career ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2011.
Editor's note: Thielke was on the pre-registration list, but will not be competing in Fargo.
Others to watch: Ben Whitford (Michigan) was a double Cadet champion last summer at 125 pounds, and is ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2013. No. 49 Noel Malloy (Indiana) joins Whitford from the Class of 2013 rankings in this weight class. Joining Thielke as a ranked graduating senior is No. 90 Steven Rodrigues (New York). There are eight wrestlers that are ranked in the Class of 2012 in this absolute bear of a weight class – No. 6 John Meeks (Iowa), No. 23 Kagan Squire (Ohio), No. 33 Todd Preston (New Jersey), No. 54 Chase Ferman (Oklahoma), No. 57 Steve Spearman (Pennsylvania), No. 63 Ben Morgan (Minnesota), No. 74 Quentin Murphy (New York), and No. 84 Jared McKinley (Indiana). Meeks was champion of the Junior National folkstyle tournament held this past April at 135 pounds, Squire is a 2009 Cadet freestyle champion at 119 pounds, Preston finished seventh in Junior freestyle last summer at 130 and was fourth in FILA junior freestyle at 138 pounds, Ferman finished fourth in Junior freestyle at 130 pounds, and Morgan was sixth in Junior freestyle at 125 pounds. Another pair of wrestlers were Cadet freestyle All-Americans last summer – Mike Labry (Ohio) was a runner-up at 125 pounds, while Clayton Ream (Missouri) finished fifth at 119 and also was fifth in FILA Cadets at 138 this spring. Additional notable wrestlers include state champion John Fahy (Kentucky) and former state champion Jameson Oster (Illinois).
140:
The favorite: Jason Tsirtsis (Indiana) is the No. 2 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2012, was third in last year's Junior National freestyle tournament at 135 pounds, and earned All-American honors in the 132-pound weight class of April's FILA Junior Nationals.
Others to watch: FILA Junior All-American C.J. Cobb (New Jersey) and returning Junior freestyle All-American Taylor Moeder (Kansas) finished their high school careers ranked No. 73 and No. 74 in the Class of 2011. Joining Tsirtsis as ranked wrestlers in the Class of 2012 are No. 71 Eleazar Deluca (Oregon) and No. 83 Natrelle Deminson (California), who also finished fifth in Cadet freestyle last year at 130 pounds. Four wrestlers are ranked from the Class of 2013, anchored by the finalists of last summer's Cadet freestyle 135-pound weight class and this spring's Junior folkstyle 140-pound class -- No. 9 Jake Short (Minnesota) and No. 16 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa). Also ranked in this group are No. 22 Joey Lavallee (Nevada), third in Cadet freestyle last year at 140 pounds and champion of FILA Cadet freestyle this spring at 138 pounds; No. 40 Cain Salas (Missouri); and No. 42 Anthony Collica (Ohio). Others to watch in this weight include returning Junior freestyle All-American Mark Pinero (Louisiana); Dylan Cottrell (West Viriginia) and Kaleb Baker (Tennessee), each of whom finished seventh in Cadet freestyle last summer; graduated seniors Joe Schumacher (North Dakota), Casey George (Idaho), Ty Davis (Ohio), and Michael DePalma (Pennsylvania); as well as notable incoming seniors Mitch Newhouse (Ohio), Devon Jackson (Indiana), and Ty Lydic (Pennsylvaia).
145:
Brandon Kingsley (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)Others to watch: There are six additional wrestlers ranked in the Class of 2012 at this weight class -- No. 25 Jacob Crawford (Virginia); No. 28 Brian Realbuto (New York); No. 68 Matt Cimato (Pennsylvania), who was sixth in Junior freestyle last summer at 140 pounds; No. 70 Rylan Lubeck (Wisconsin); No. 82 Gabriel Moreno (Iowa), a FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up at 152 pounds; and No. 86 Zach Dailey (Ohio). Additionally, there are two ranked members of the Class of 2013 in this weight class -- No. 10 Brian Murphy (Illinois), a Cadet freestyle champion last year at 145 pounds; and No. 19 T.J. Miller (New Jersey), who finished sixth in Cadet freestyle at 130 pounds. Another three wrestlers were Cadet freestyle All-Americans last year, Jake Marlin (Iowa), Angelo Silvestro (Illinois), and Alex Abono (California). Kevin Moylan (Illinois) went undefeated in last month's Junior freestyle Duals. Some notable graduated seniors include Ryne Cokeley (Kansas), Jacob Falk (Utah), and Keenan Hagerty (Missouri).
152:
The favorite: Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) seeks a repeat Junior freestyle title, after winning last year at 145 pounds, and finished his high school career ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2011.
Others to watch: Two graduated seniors were Junior freestyle runners-up last year -- Edwin Cooper (Illinois) was at 140 pounds, who also finished his career ranked No. 24, while Matt Hickman (California) had that surreal run on Fargo Friday to finish second at 152 pounds. The FILA Junior freestyle finalists at 152 pounds are two of five wrestlers ranked in the Class of 2012 to appear in this weight class -- champion Mark Martin (Ohio) is ranked No. 49, while runner-up Zach Brunson (Oregon) is No. 50 in the rankings. The other three in the rankings are No. 34 Justin Koethe (Iowa), No. 36 Clark Glass (Florida), and No. 95 Jake Elliott (California). Cadet freestyle champion Oliver Pierce (Texas) is ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2013, and also was a FILA Cadet champion at 152 pounds this spring. Cadet freestyle runner-up at 145 pounds last year Coleman Hammond (California) is ranked No. 21 in the Class of 2013. The additional class-ranked wrestlers in this weight are Blake Roulo (Virginia), who is No. 51 in the Class of 2011; Daniel Woiwor (Minnesota), who is No. 33 in the Class of 2013; and FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Patrick Coover (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2014. Some other credentialed wrestlers in this weight class are Cadet freestyle runner-up T.J. Fox (Ohio), Cadet freestyle sixth-place finisher Ryan Gartner (Wisconsin), Junior freestyle All-American Duke Pickett (Virginia), Cadet freestyle fifth-place finisher Beau Vrancken (New Jersey), and Junior folkstyle champion Nick Wanzek (Minnesota).
160:
The favorite: Jordan Rogers (Washington) was a Cadet double national champion last summer at 171 pounds, and is ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2012. In addition, Rogers was a FILA Cadet double national champion this past April, won a FILA Cadet freestyle title in 2010, and was a Cadet double All-American in 2010.
Others to watch: Four wrestlers in addition to Rogers are ranked in the Class of 2012 -- No. 69 Geordan Speiller (Florida), No. 91 Jordan Wohlfert (Michigan), No. 93 Dylan Reel (Illinois), and No. 99 Cooper Moore (Minnesota). Returning Junior freestyle All-Americans are Steven Keogh (Minnesota), who finished his career ranked No. 97 in the Class of 2011, and Matthew Gray (Wisconsin). There is a very solid group of graduated seniors in this weight class, including Brad Dolezal (Wisconsin), Spartacus Chino (Illinois), No. 99 Zach Skates (Oklahoma), Lorenzo Thomas (Pennsylvania), Taylor West (Idaho), and Austin Wilson (Nebraska). Additional wrestlers to note are high school state champion Ryan Harrington (New Jersey); Junior folkstyle champion Alex Meyer (Iowa), who also was third in Cadet freestyle last year at 160; and FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up Jason Grimes (Georgia), who also was a Cadet freestyle All-American last year.
171:
The favorite: Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma) went 15-0 across styles at the Junior Duals last month in Oklahoma City, and is ranked No. 30 in the Class of 2012. In addition, he was a double Junior All-American last summer; runner-up in Greco, and sixth in freestyle.
Others to watch: Along with Crutchmer, this weight class features four additional nationally ranked members of the Class of 2012 -- No. 38 Jordan Thomas (Michigan), seventh in Junior freestyle last summer at 160 pounds and sixth at FILA Juniors in freestyle at 174 pounds; No. 48 Brandon Griffin (Oregon); No. 79 Reece Wright-Conklin (Kansas); and No. 90 Jack Dechow, third in Cadet freestyle last year at 171 pounds and a FILA Cadet freestyle runner-up at 187 pounds. Joining Crutchmer and Thomas as returning Junior freestyle All-Americans are graduated seniors Patrick Rhoads (Missouri), No. 87 Jake Waste (Minnesota), and No. 61 Kyle Klapprodt (South Dakota) -- those three finished sixth through eighth at 171 pounds last year. Brooks Climmons (Georgia) won the Cadet freestyle title at 160 pounds last year, and is ranked No. 20 in the Class of 2013. Additional wrestlers that were Cadet freestyle All-Americans last year are Dakota DesLauriers (Pennsylvania) and Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin). Also of note are high profile graduated seniors Cody Caldwell (Iowa) and Patrick Downey (Florida).
189:
Morgan McIntosh (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Others to watch: Four wrestlers in this weight class appear in the rankings for the Class of 2012 -- FILA Cadet freestyle champion Sam Brooks (Illinois) is ranked No. 19, and he also was a Cadet freestyle runner-up last summer; returning fifth-place finisher in Junior freestyle at 189 pounds Devin Peterson (Wisconsin) is ranked No. 22; Junior freestyle fifth-place finisher at 215 pounds from last year Gage Harrah (Illinois) is ranked No. 24; while Willie Miklus (Iowa) is ranked No. 66. Additional FILA Cadet freestyle All-Americans include Payne Hayden (Michigan), Connor King (Colorado), and Jesse Doyle (North Carolina). Additional Cadet freestyle All-Americans from last year include Scott Gibbons (Louisiana), who was third at 152 pounds, and Taylor McGiffen (Illiois), fifth at 215 pounds. Notable graduated seniors include Ian Korb (Ohio), who was a Junior freestyle All-American last year; Cody Johnston (Missouri); Shane Hughes (Wisconsin); and John Bolich (Pennsylvania). Others to watch are Broc Berge (Minnesota), ranked No. 45 in the Class of 2013; Jared Bartel (Iowa); and Frank Mattiace (New Jersey).
215:
The favorite: Adam Coon was a double champion at the FILA Cadet Nationals this past April in the 220-pound weight class, a double finalist in Fargo last summer as a Cadet at 215 pounds (Greco champion, freestyle runner-up), and is ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2013.
Others to watch: Ty Walz (Ohio) was champion in Cadet freestyle with a victory over Coon last summer; however, this spring Coon upended Walz for the freestyle title at FILA Cadets. Three wrestlers are ranked in the Class of 2012 -- No. 53 Josh Marchok (Illinois), No. 73 Roland Dunlap (Wisconsin), and No. 85 A.J. Vizcarrando (Pennsylvania). Additional wrestlers to watch are graduated seniors Michael Sojka (Illinois) -- who ended his career ranked No. 89 in the Class of 2011 -- and Donnie Horner (Missouri); as well as Brad Johnson (Illinois), third in Cadet freestyle last summer at 189 pounds and in the FILA Cadet freestyle Nationals at 220 pounds.
285:
The favorite: Cody Krumwiede (Iowa) finished runner-up last year in Junior freestyle at 215 pounds, and ended his high school career ranked No. 34 in the Class of 2011.
Others to watch: Austin Marsden (Illinois) ended his career ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2011, and finished third last summer in Junior freestyle at 189 pounds. The duo of wrestlers that has met in six finals in the last 16 months are among the prime contenders -- Brooks Black (Pennsylvania) and Doug Vollaro (Florida). Black is 5-0 in those meetings, winning titles in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals in 2010, both styles of the Cadet Nationals last summer, and the FILA Cadet final this spring. Black is ranked No. 2 in the Class of 2013, while Vollaro is ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2012. Two other notable graduated seniors are returning Junior freestyle All-American Connor Medbery (Colorado), who ended his career ranked No. 59 in the Class of 2011, and Orry Elor (California). Notable Class of 2012 members in this weight class are John Dreggors (Florida), who is ranked No. 92 in that group, and was third at both Cadet Nationals last summer and FILA Cadet Nationals this spring in freestyle; returning Cadet freestyle fourth-place finisher Evan McGee (Oklahoma); Tanner Lowe (Minnesota), Travis Morgan (Oklahoma); and Dawson Peck (Pennsylvania).
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