Information for these previews is based on wrestlers entered in Track Wrestling as of late Thursday evening (July 12). Certain wrestlers may change weight classes and/or their status within the tournament.
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The Favorite: Dalton Roberts (Michigan), who was a FILA Cadet champion in Greco-Roman at 92 pounds. He went undefeated (6-0) at the Cadet National Duals in Greco-Roman at 88 pounds.
Others to Watch: FILA Cadet double fourth-place finisher Michael Doetsch (Maryland) and Cadet National folkstyle champion Louie Hayes (Illinois). Hayes has also split Greco-Roman matches against Roberts this summer, and was fifth in Greco-Roman at the FILA Cadet Nationals.
94
The Favorite: Chris Cuccolo (New York), who placed fifth in both styles at 84 pounds in the Cadet Nationals last summer, and was a double All-American (third in Greco-Roman) at the FILA Cadet Nationals last month at 42 kilos.
Others to Watch: Clayton Stillwagon (Montana), who was an All-American in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals last month at 42 kilos (sixth in Greco-Roman), along with Jon Gabriel (Pennsylvania) and Joseph Grass (West Virginia).
100
The Favorite: Mitch McKee (Minnesota), a runner-up at the FILA Cadet Nationals in both styles last month at 46 kilos. He went 6-0 in the Cadet Greco-Roman Duals at 106 pounds.
Others to Watch: FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans Michael Beck and Adam Whitesell, both from Maryland; Camden Bertucci (Michigan), who went 6-0 in each style at 110 pounds at the Junior Duals; FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Ethan Koan (Missouri); Doyle Trout (Nebraska), who finished third in FILA Cadet freestyle and went 11-0 across styles at 106 pounds in the Junior Duals; along with incoming freshman Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey).
106
The Favorite: Kyle Norstrem (Florida), who is ranked No. 6 in the Class of 2016. He won the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman title at 50 kilos last month. Last year, Norstrem was third in Cadet Greco-Roman at 98 pounds and the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up at 46 kilos.
Others to Watch: Returning Cadet Greco-Roman sixth-place finisher Bryson Beard (Washington); FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion at 101 pounds Danny Boychuck (New Jersey), who also placed fourth in Cadet Greco-Roman at 91 pounds last year; Vincenzo Joseph (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 29 in the Class of 2015; Ty Lucas (Florida), who is ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2017, and was sixth in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals; returning Junior Greco-Roman All-American Ty Pelot (Wisconsin), who also placed fifth at the FILA Cadet Nationals in the 50-kilo weight class; as well as Blaine Tschida (Minnesota), who was fourth at 50 kilos at the FILA Cadet Nationals.
113
The Favorite: Coy Ozias (Virginia), a two-time in-season state champion who ended the year ranked No. 13 in the 106 pound weight class.
Others to Watch: Returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey) and Austin Strzelczyk (Illinois); Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska), who was runner-up in Junior Greco-Roman at 98 pounds last summer; FILA Cadet sixth-place finisher at 54 kilos Brian Burchett (Washington); Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma), who was eighth last summer in Cadet freestyle at 112 pounds; along with Craig De La Cruz (New Jersey) and Ryan Friedman (Maryland).
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The Favorite: Cole Weaver (Michigan), who took fourth in both styles last summer at 119 pounds in the Cadet Nationals, and went 12-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals, including an undefeated 6-0 in Greco-Roman.
Others to Watch: Cadet folkstyle runner-up Zech Bresser (Oregon); Matthew Iwicki (Washington), who went 15-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals; Kent Lane (Pennsylvania), a double champion at the Northeast Cadet regional; returning Cadet Greco-Roman sixth-place finisher at 112 pounds Jon Marmolejo (Illinois), was also fifth at FILA Cadets in Greco-Roman at 54 kilos; returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Joseph Velliquete (Missouri), who was fifth at 105 pounds last summer; 2011 FILA Cadet Greco All-American Matt Rundell (Illinois); and Griffin Parriott (Minnesota), who is ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2016.
126
The Favorite: Seth Gross (Minnesota), who is ranked No. 49 in the Class of 2014, and was a FILA Cadet double All-American at 58 kilos last month (third in Greco-Roman). He also was champion at the FILA Cadets in freestyle and last summer at 112 pounds in Cadet freestyle.
Others to Watch: FILA Cadet freestyle third-place finisher Sean Fausz (Kentucky); Lucas Ortiz (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 24 in the Class of 2016; another excellent incoming freshman in Max Pickett (Virginia); Jacob Rubio (Texas), fifth in Greco-Roman at FILA Cadets in the 58-kilo weight class, who was 25-3 across styles (11-2 in Greco-Roman) at the Junior and Cadet Duals last month; along with returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Cole Walter (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 42 in the Class of 2015.
132
The Favorite: Patrick Duggan (Pennsylvania), who is ranked No. 16 in the Class of 2015, and was seventh in Cadet freestyle last summer at 130 pounds.
Others to Watch: Jose Champagne (Indiana) and Austin Kraisser (Maryland), both of whom are top incoming freshmen, ranked 12th and 11th respectively in the Class of 2016; Larry Early (Illinois), who is ranked No. 43 in the Class of 2015; two-time high school state champion Justin Oliver (Michigan); along with fellow in-season state champion Brock Wingbermuehle (Missouri).
138
The Favorite: A pair of California natives were Cadet Greco-Roman champions last summer, Jon Jay Chavez at 125 pounds and Rich Martinez at 135 pounds. During the scholastic season, Chavez placed seventh at state in the 132 pound weight class and was eighth at the FloNationals.
Others to Watch: There are four nationally ranked wrestlers from the Class of 2015: No. 18 Josh Maruca (Pennsylvania); No. 30 Isaac Dulgarian (Kansas), eighth last year in Cadet freestyle at 125 pounds; No. 34 Colston DiBlasi (Missouri), a champion at NHSCA Freshman Nationals; and No. 36 Dayton Racer (Missouri), the Cadet folkstyle champion at 145 pounds. There are two excellent incoming freshmen in the field: Chris Weiler (Pennsylvania) and Nick Reenan (Texas), who is ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2016 and a Cadet folkstyle champion at 138 pounds. Also present in the field is Zehlin Storr (Michigan), runner-up at 138 pounds in Cadet folkstyle.
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The Favorite: Mason Manville (Minnesota), who is ranked No. 3 in the Class of 2016, went 13-0 across styles at the Cadet Duals, and was fourth place in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals last month.
Others to Watch: Matthew Moody (Georgia), who went 13-0 across styles at the Cadet Duals; Joseph Nelson (Wisconsin), fifth last summer in Cadet Greco-Roman at 130 pounds and ranked No. 49 in the Class of 2015; along with Josh Shields (Pennsylvania), a double Northeast Regional champion and ranked No. 11 in the Class of 2015.
152
The Favorite: Bo Nickal (Texas), who is ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2014, and seeks a Cadet Triple Crown after winning the folkstyle title in April. He was also a Cadet double All-American last summer at 135 pounds, third in Greco-Roman and seventh in freestyle. At last month's FILA Cadet Nationals, he took true second in Greco-Roman and was runner-up in freestyle.
Others to Watch: Kimball Bastian (Utah), runner-up at 145 pounds in Cadet Greco-Roman last summer and fifth at FILA Cadet Greco-Roman in the 69-kilo class last month; Travis Hettinga (Wisconsin), who was 14-2 across styles at the Cadet Duals, including 8-0 in Greco-Roman; Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), seventh last summer in Cadet Greco-Roman at 135 pounds, runner-up in FILA Cadet Greco-Roman at the 69-kilo weight class, went 11-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals (including 6-0 in Greco-Roman), and ranks No. 40 in the Class of 2015; returning Cadet Greco-Roman eighth-place finisher J.P. Newton (Ohio); and returning Cadet Greco-Roman fifth-place finisher Dustin Williams (Kansas).
160
The Favorite: Chandler Rogers (Washington), who is ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2014, and a defending Cadet Greco-Roman champion (winning last year at 145 pounds). He also won the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman title this year at 76 kilos, and was third in last year's FILA Cadet Greco-Roman tournament at 69 kilos.
Others to Watch: Dylan Artigliere (New Jersey), who was an undefeated (6-0) in the Cadet Greco-Roman Duals (including a win over Nickal), and fifth in his high school state tournament this year.
170
The Favorite: Nathan Marek (Oklahoma), who is ranked No. 46 in the Class of 2014.
Others to Watch: Angus Arthur (Michigan), ranked No. 44 in the Class of 2015, and went 12-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals (5-1 in Greco-Roman); returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans Gabe Frandsen (Wisconsin) and Trey Miller (Florida); returning Cadet freestyle All-American Daniel Vitale (Minnesota); and Justan Rivera (Georgia), ranked No. 41 in the Class of 2015, and went 10-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals (5-1 in Greco-Roman).
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The Favorite: Michael Pixley (Missouri), a Cadet folkstyle champion at 170 pounds. He went 14-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals, which included a 6-1 mark in Greco-Roman.
Others to Watch: Alex Benoit (Illinois), who is ranked No. 48 in the Class of 2015; and Terrell Fields (Pennsylvania), who went 10-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals, including a 5-1 mark in Greco-Roman.
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The Favorite: Lance Benick (Minnesota), who is ranked No. 12 in the Class of 2015, was an InterMat JJ Classic champion, won the Cadet folkstyle nationals at 195 pounds this spring, and was fourth at 85 kilos in the FILA Cadet freestyle tournament last month.
Others to Watch: Landon Pelham (Michigan) is ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2016, and Jovon Reyes (Pennsylvania) was a Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up last summer at 189 pounds.
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The Favorite: Connor Tolley (Indiana), who was a Cadet folkstyle runner-up at 195 pounds to Benick, and finished fourth in both styles at 100 kilos in last month's FILA Cadet Nationals.
Others to Watch: Christian Jenco (New Jersey), who was eighth last year at 215 pounds in Cadet Greco-Roman, and was 10-1 across styles at the Cadet Duals last month including 4-1 in Greco-Roman; and Roy Nash (Utah), who took fourth at FILA Cadets in Greco-Roman last year at 100 kilos.
285
The Favorite: Jacob Marnin (Iowa), a Cadet folkstyle runner-up at 285 pounds.
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