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 a state champion this past high school season; along with Jordan Lind (Illinois), who won last year's Cadet Greco championship at 84 pounds, and was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman sixth-place finisher at 101 pounds this past April.
105:
The favorite: Bobby Nachreiner (Wisconsin) was third at the FILA Junior Nationals in the 110-pound Greco-Roman competition, and finished fourth at 105 pounds in Greco-Roman last year at the Junior Nationals.
Others to watch: Javier Guillen (Arizona) has finished fifth in Junior Greco-Roman each of the last two years -- at 105 pounds last year, and 98 pounds the year before. Jared Oftedahl (Minnesota) won the Junior folkstyle championship in this weight class, and finished fourth at 110 pounds in Greco-Roman at the FILA Cadet Nationals. A trio of wrestlers was double Junior National All-Americans at 98 pounds last year -- J.J. Dorrell (Missouri), Mark Raghunandan (New York), and Jan Rosenberg (New Jersey). Martin Rodriguez (Michigan) and Kyndall Rutz (Colorado) finished sixth and seventh respectively at 98 pounds in Cadet Greco-Roman last year. Finally, Adam Burchett (Washington) was a state runner-up and went a combined 10-1 at the Junior National Duals last month, including 4-0 in Greco-Roman.
112:
Colton Howell (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Others to watch: Phillip Laux (Iowa) was a state champion this past high school season, a Cadet National double All-American last summer at 98 pounds, and finished third in freestyle this past April at both the FILA Junior and Cadet Nationals in the 110-pound weight class. Ruben Navejas (Washington) was a Junior National double All-American last summer at 105 pounds. Javier Vieyra (Kansas) is a two-time state runner-up, and finished third last summer in the 98 pounds weight class at the Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals. Additional wrestlers meriting attention include two-time National Prep placer Evan Botwin (Pennsylvania) and three-time state champion Jordan Wigger (South Carolina).
119:
The favorite: Tyler Fraley (New Jersey) has been a Greco-Roman finalist each of the last three years in Fargo, winning championships in the last two. Fraley was a Junior champion at 112 last year, Cadet champion at 105 the year before, and a Junior runner-up at 98 in 2008.
Others to watch: Along with Fraley, a trio of other double All-Americans from the Junior 112 weight class (Fraley was seventh in freestyle to go with the Greco-Roman title) appear in this weight class. Cory Clark (Iowa) is ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2012, finishing eight in Greco and fifth in freestyle last year; Nashon Garrett (California) finished the season ranked No. 49 in the Class of 2011, finishing fourth in Greco and eighth in freestyle last year; while Earl Hall (Florida) finished the year ranked No. 84 in the Class of 2011, finishing third in Greco and fourth in freestyle last summer. Additional Junior Greco-Roman placers at 112 pounds last year were Mitch Brown (Utah) and Curtis Lampert (Nevada). Another pair of wrestlers was Greco-Roman runners-up in Fargo last year -- Arthur Carmona (California) at Cadet 112 and Ryan McQuade (Wisconsin) at Junior 112. Cadet double finalist at 105 pounds, and Greco-Roman champion, Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) is ranked No. 25 in the Class of 2013. Three-time state champion Nick Hermann (Texas) is ranked No. 64 in the Class of 2012; while Isaiah Varona (Florida) and Sam Jones (Louisiana) each earned All-American honors at the FILA Junior Nationals in April.
125:
The favorite: Rossi Bruno (Florida) is the defending Junior Greco-Roman champion at 125 pounds, and ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2012.
Others to watch: Zane Richards (Illinois) is ranked No. 17 in the Class of 2012, and has won Cadet Greco-Roman titles each of the last two years. Richards also finished third in Cadet freestyle each year, and was a FILA Cadet double All-American this year at 127 pounds (third in Greco, champion in freestyle). Three other wrestlers ranked within the Class of 2012 join Bruno and Richards in this weight class -- Nathan Kraisser (Maryland), Sam Brancale (Minnesota), and Hunter Weber (Wisconsin). Kraisser was a Junior Greco runner-up at 119 pounds last year, and is ranked No. 29 in the class; Brancale was a Cadet National double All-American last summer, a FILA Cadet double All-American this past April, and is ranked No. 51 in the class; while Weber was a Junior National freestyle runner-up, and is ranked No. 55 in the class. Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota) is ranked No. 8 in the Class of 2013, and Valyen Rauser (Montana) ended his scholastic career ranked No. 56 in the Class of 2011.
130:
The favorite: Kevin Norstrem (Florida) is ranked No. 7 in the Class of 2013, and was a Junior National double All-American last summer, third in Greco-Roman and fourth in freestyle at 125 pounds.
Others to watch: Nick Drendel (Illinois) was an undefeated 8-0 at the Junior Greco Duals, including a win over Norstrem. Matt Kelliher (Minnesota) finished his high school career ranked No. 63 in the Class of 2011, and was a Junior double All-American last summer; eight in Greco-Roman, and second in freestyle at 130 pounds. A pair of wrestlers was Cadet National double All-Americans at 125 pounds -- Josh Pennell (Michigan) and Austin Roper (Missouri). Pennell, ranked No. 38 in the Class of 2013, finished second in Greco and fourth in freestyle; while Roper, who went 8-0 at last month's Junior Greco Duals, finished fourth in Greco and sixth in freestyle. Among the wrestlers with state tournament or National Prep championships to their credit are Tyler Goodwin (Maryland), Jeffrey Ott (Massachusetts), Peter Russo (Oregon), Arthur Walsh (Pennsylvania), and Joey Ward (Ohio).
135:
Jesse Thielke (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Editor's note: Thielke was on the pre-registration list, but will not be competing in Fargo.
Others to watch: Ben Whitford (Michigan) is also ranked No. 3 in his graduating class, that being the Class of 2013. Last year, Whitford was a double Cadet National champion at 125 pounds, and he was a double finalist the prior year at 112 pounds. An additional pair of wrestlers is ranked in their graduating class -- Chase Ferman (Oklahoma) is ranked No. 54 in the Class of 2012, while Jared McKinley (Indiana) is ranked No. 84 in the same class. Grant Lamont (Utah) was a Junior National runner-up in Greco-Roman at 125 pounds last year; while Kameron Hamley (North Dakota) was a Cadet Greco runner-up in 2009.
140:
The favorite: Eleazar DeLuca (Oregon) is ranked No. 71 in the Class of 2012, and is the slightest of favorites in this weight class that is bereft of true anchor wrestlers.
Others to watch: Casey George (Idaho) was a Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up at 130 pounds in 2009. Mark Pinero (Louisiana) was a Junior National double All-American at 135 pounds last summer. Cody Ross (Florida) was third in Greco-Roman at the Cadet Nationals last summer, and won the FILA Cadet Greco title this past April at 138 pounds. Dylan Cottrell (West Virginia) was a Cadet double All-American last summer at 125 pounds, third in Greco and seventh in freestyle. Four additional wrestlers in this weight have past Junior Greco All-American finishes to their credit -- Joe Schumacher (North Dakota), Brian Sergi (California), Anthonie Linares (California), and Jay Hildreth (Iowa). Reed Van Anrooy (Oregon) finished third in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer at 130 pounds; while Cain Salas (Missouri) is ranked No. 40 in the Class of 2013.
145:
The favorite: Rylan Lubeck (Wisconsin) is ranked No. 70 in the Class of 2012, and finished third at 145.5 pounds in the FILA Junior Greco-Roman Nationals this April.
Others to watch: Jared Donar (Wisconsin) was a Junior Greco runner-up at 135 pounds last summer. Dillon Cowan (Illinois) finished fifth at 140 pounds in Junior Greco last summer, and was fourth at 145.5 pounds in the FILA Junior Greco tournament this April. Hayden Zillmer (Minnesota) finished sixth in Junior Greco at the 119-pound weight class last summer. John Austin Jones (Alabama) was a Cadet Greco runner-up at 145 pounds last summer. Other notable Cadet All-Americans last summer were Eric Hoffman (Maryland) and Jake Marlin (Iowa). Nick Babcock (Colorado) went 11-0 across both styles at the Junior Duals last month. Finally, three notable graduated seniors are Ryne Cokeley (Kansas), Jacob Falk (Utah), and Keenan Hagerty (Missouri).
152:
The favorite: Alex Dieringer (Wisconsin) finished his high school career ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2011, and has six top three placements in as many Fargo competitions; third-champ-third in Greco, and second-champ-champ in freestyle.
Others to watch: Along with Dieringer, two other graduated seniors that ended their careers ranked -- Luke Smith (Illinois), who was No. 43, and No. 51 Blake Roulo (Virginia). Roulo went 14-0 at the Junior Duals last month, and was third in Junior Greco at 140 pounds in 2009. Three wrestlers in this weight class are ranked in the Class of 2012 -- Justin Koethe (Iowa), Clark Glass (Florida), and Jake Elliott (California). Ranked No. 34, Koethe was a FILA Junior Greco champion at 154 pounds this past April, and finished fifth last summer in Junior Greco at 152 pounds. Glass, who is ranked No. 36, finished third in Junior Greco at 145 pounds last summer; while state champion Elliott is ranked No. 95. Another pair of wrestlers was Cadet Greco champions last summer -- Patrick Coover (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2014, and Ryan Gartner (Wisconsin). Logan Addis (Arizona) and Austin Breckenridge (Wyoming) were Junior Greco All-Americans, while Duke Pickett (Virginia) and Matt Hickman (California) were All-Americans in Junior freestyle. Ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2013, Oliver Pierce (Texas) has finished first and fourth in each style the last two summers as a Cadet -- the freestyle title coming last year at 152, and the Greco title coming the year before at 135. Finally, TJ Fox (Ohio) was a Cadet double runner-up at 140 pounds last summer.
160:
Jordan RogersOthers to watch: Joining Rogers as a ranked wrestler in the Class of 2012 is Geordan Speiller (Florida). Ranked No. 69 in the class, Speiller finished seventh in Junior Greco at 171 pounds last year and earned a second place finish in the 163-pound Greco competition at FILA Juniors. Brad Dolezal (Wisconsin) finished his high school career ranked No. 79 in the Class of 2011. Burke Paddock (New York) was a Cadet Greco runner-up last year at 152 pounds, took fourth at 163 pounds in Greco at the FILA Juniors this past April, and is ranked No. 10 in the Class of 2014. Alex Meyer (Iowa) won the Junior folkstyle title at this weight class and took third in Cadet freestyle last summer at 160 pounds. Zak Benitz (Wisconsin) was a Junior Greco All-American, while Matthew Gray (Wisconsin) was a Junior freestyle All-American. In addition, Jason Grimes (Georgia) was the last wrestler to knock off Chance Marsteller in a competitively relevant match when he took third at 145 pounds in Cadet Greco last summer.
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: Jake Waste (Minnesota) graduated high school ranked No. 87 in the Class of 2011, and just won the FILA Junior Greco title at 174 pounds in April; he also was seventh at 171 pounds in Junior freestyle last summer. Brooks Climmons (Georgia) is ranked No. 20 in the Class of 2013, finishing as a double Cadet All-American last summer (third in Greco at 152, champion in freestyle at 160); he also was a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up at 167 pounds in April. Others to watch include Reece Wright-Conklin (Kansas), Matt Reed (Kansas), Dylan Fors (Oregon), Kevin Beazley (Michigan), and Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin). Wright-Conklin is ranked No. 79 in the Class of 2012; Reed was a Cadet Greco runner-up last summer, and went 9-0 last month at the Junior Greco Duals; Fors finished eighth in Junior Greco at 171 pounds last summer; Beazley finished fifth in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals in April, and was fourth in Cadet Greco at 171 pounds; while Morrissey was a Cadet double All-American at 171 pounds last summer (third Greco, seventh freestyle).
189:
Sam BrooksOthers to watch: Drake Stein (Indiana), Cody Johnston (Missouri), and Devan Fors (Oregon) finished second, sixth, and eighth in this Greco-Roman weight class last summer respectively. Scott Gibbons (Louisiana) won a Cadet Greco-Roman title at 152 pounds last summer, was third in the freestyle tournament, and just finished fourth at the FILA Cadet Nationals in the 187-pound weight class. Jesse Doyle (North Carolina) was a Cadet runner-up at 189 last summer, a FILA Junior Greco eighth-place finisher at 185 pounds, and a FILA Cadet fourth-place finisher at 187 pounds. Connor King (Colorado) finished third place in both styles of the FILA Cadet Nationals at 187 pounds. Dwight Howes (Colorado) was a Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up in 2009. Finally, Shane Hughes (Wisconsin) is a notable graduated senior and merits serious attention in this weight class.
215:
The favorite: Michael Sojka (Illinois) graduated high school ranked No. 89 in the Class of 2011, just finished fifth at 211 pounds in the FILA Junior Greco tournament, and was fourth in Junior Greco at 215 pounds last summer.
Others to watch: Three wrestlers in this weight class find themselves in the top 100 prospects for the Class of 2012 -- No. 53 Josh Marchok (Illinois), No. 73 Roland Dunlap (Wisconsin), and No. 85 A.J. Vizcarrando (Pennsylvania). Marchok placed eighth in Junior Greco at 215 pounds last summer. An additional ranked wrestler in this weight class is returning Cadet Greco-Roman champion Adam Coon (Michigan), who is ranked No. 15 in the Class of 2013; Coon also finished second in Cadet freestyle, and was a FILA Cadet freestyle champion this past April. Lee Wildes (Florida) finished fifth in Junior Greco at 160 pounds last summer.
285:
The favorite: Doug Vollaro (Florida) is ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2012, and was runner-up to Brooks Black in all four major tournaments last year (FILA Cadets, Cadet Nationals; freestyle and Greco-Roman). This year, Vollaro has finished second in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals and went 6-0 at the Junior Greco Duals. That included a victory over the defending Junior National Greco champion.
Others to watch: Orry Elor (California) is the defending Junior National Greco-Roman champion at 285 pounds. Connor Medbery (Colorado) finished his senior year of high school ranked No. 59 in the Class of 2011, and was a Junior National All-American in both styles last summer. John Dreggors (Florida) is ranked No. 92 in the Class of 2012 and upset Vollaro to win the FILA Cadet Greco title this year. He finished third in FILA Cadet freestyle this year, and he finished third and fourth respectively between freestyle and Greco at the Cadet Nationals last summer. Also of note are returning Cadet Greco All-American Dawson Peck (Pennsylvania), Junior freestyle All-American Parker Betts (Minnesota), Cadet double All-Americans Evan McGee (Oklahoma) and Gaylen Edmo (Idaho), along with Tyler Swope (Iowa).
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