Mason Gehloff defeated Jore Volk in an all-Minnesota finals match at 88 pounds (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)FARGO, N.D. -- Championship matches were wrestled in the Cadet National freestyle tournament on Monday afternoon, and those emerging victorious in the first three weight classes have now won the first two legs of the Cadet Triple Crown. The remaining leg is the Greco-Roman tournament, which starts on Wednesday and concludes with the finals on Thursday afternoon.
In an all-Minnesota showdown that was a rematch of the Cadet folkstyle final, it was Mason Gehloff winning a decisive 8-1 victory over Jore Volk in the opening match of the afternoon program at 88 pounds. Incoming freshman Maxximus Martinez of California would earn gold next, with a 6-2 win over fellow incoming freshman Carter Fousek of Iowa at 94; he made a takedown and two turns from the first period last for his second leg victory.
Then at 100 pounds, it was a showdown of top 15 overall incoming freshmen, as Jordan Williams of Oklahoma used a late takedown to break a 4-4 tie on the way to his 6-4 victory over Alex Almeyda of New Jersey. Williams is eligible to win a Cadet Triple Crown later this week to add to his Roller World of Wrestling triple crown from the scholastic season in 2017-18.
Yet another match decided late came in the next weight class, at 106 pounds, as a third consecutive incoming freshman earned gold. Nicolar Rivera of Wisconsin used a late four point toss at the edge to win a 12-11 barn-burner over Yusief Lillie of Washington, who is ranked No. 16 overall in the Class of 2021.
The next weight saw Jakason Burks of Nebraska cap off a dominating tournament run with yet another win over excellent opposition. The Cadet World team member in Greco-Roman beat No. 6 overall incoming freshman Daniel Cardenas of Colorado by 10-0 technical fall. Said tournament run earned Burks the Outstanding Wrestler honor.
There would be a run of five successive technical fall victories in the championship program starting at 138 going through 170.
No. 5 overall Class of 2021 wrestler Travis Mastrogiovanni of New Jersey beat incoming freshman Luke Geog of Ohio 10-0 at 138 pounds. The nation's top rising sophomore Carson Manville of Pennsylvania gave up a four-point throw to West Virginia's John Martin Best to open the bout, but went on to win 16-4; a takedown and five successive turns would take a 4-4 tie and end the 145 pound final.
Tate Picklo of Oklahoma, ranked No. 44 overall in the Class of 2021, capped off a dominant run through the 152 pound weight class with a 10-0 finals victory over incoming freshman Manuel Rojas of Michigan. Then at 160 pounds, it was No. 47 overall Class of 2021 wrestler Quayin Short of Minnesota beating Connor O'Neil 10-0; while Pennsylvania's Luke Stout won a battle of rising juniors 10-0 over Sam Skillings of Wisconsin.
One of the more competitive bouts of the finals program was at 120 pounds, where rising junior Jesse Ybarra of Arizona scored two first period takedowns to take a 4-0 lead, and made that stand in a 4-2 victory over Caleb Rathjen of Iowa; Rathjen is ranked No. 37 in the Class of 2021.
The next weight class final at 126 pounds was a rematch of last year's 120 pound semifinal in this tournament. Replicating said outcome was Dominick Serrano of Colorado, who beat fellow rising junior Mick Burnett of Ohio 5-1. That was the lone point of the tournament allowed by the nation's No. 13 overall wrestler in the Class of 2020.
The 132 pound final saw Ryan Franco of California, ranked No. 7 in the Class of 2021, relegated to a second straight Cadet freestyle runner-up finish. Michigan's Josh Edmond, ranked No. 49 in the Class of 2020, earned a comprehensive 10-5 victory.
Rocky Elam of Missouri was the sixth rising junior to earn a Cadet freestyle title, his coming via a 5-2 victory at 182 pounds over fellow rising junior Nathan Haas of California; Elam used a pair of takedowns in the later part of the second period to separate a 1-1 bout.
The next bout was a clash of incoming freshmen, with Noah Pettigrew of Georgia beating No. 20 Kolby Franklin of Pennsylvania 12-7 at 195 pounds. Pettigrew jumped out to an early lead, saw that shrink to one point at mid-match, before separating out the match at the end.
The lone pin of the finals program came at 220 pounds, where Nathaniel Deasey of Arizona flipped his Cadet folkstyle finals loss to Chris Island of California. Deasey trailed 2-0 early before using a pair of locks to get the pin.
Rounding out the program was rising sophomore Hayden Copass of Illinois, who earned a 10-0 technical fall victory over Pennsylvania's Cody Whitehill, a statemedalist this season in high school.
All-Americans
88:
1st: Mason Gehloff (Minnesota) dec. Jore Volk (Minnesota), 8-1
3rd: Tristan Stafford (Arkansas) dec. Brandon O`Brien (Iowa), 7-5
5th: Marlon Yarbrough (Ohio) tech. fall Christopher Martino (Idaho), 12-1, 2:25
7th: Jacob Van Dee (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Kaden Ramos (Idaho), 10-0, 0:46
94:
1st: Maxximus Martinez (California) dec. Carter Fousek (Iowa), 6-2
3rd: Kai Owen (Florida) tech. fall Reid Nelson (Minnesota), 10-0, 1:24
5th: Benjamin Aranda (Illinois) tech. fall Oscar Alvarez (Washington), 14-2, 4:17
7th: Mason Stefanelli (Hawaii) tech. fall Tryon Kaess (Washington), 12-2, 3:28
100:
1st: Jordan Williams (Oklahoma) dec. Alex Almeyda (New Jersey), 6-4
3rd: Stevo Poulin (New York) tech. fall Abraham Hinrichsen (Illinois), 10-0, 2:13
5th: Richard Fedalen (Maryland) dec. Sean Seefeldt (Ohio), 8-0
7th: Trae McDaniel (Tennessee) dec. Casey Swiderski (Michigan), 14-12
106:
1st: Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) dec. Yusief Lillie (Washington), 12-11
3rd: Sheldon Seymour (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Drake Ayala (Iowa), 10-0, 3:17
5th: Max Black (Colorado) tech. fall Kyle Rowan (Ohio), 14-3, 3:00
7th: Jack Maida (New Jersey) dec. Daniel Wask (New Jersey), 15-8
113:
1st: Jakason Burks (Nebraska) tech. fall Daniel Cardenas (Colorado), 10-0, 3:23
3rd: Cooper Flynn (Tennessee) dec. Colton Drousias (Indiana), 9-2
5th: Anthony Noto (New York) tech. fall Zeke Seltzer (Indiana), 12-2, 5:04
7th: Garett Lautzenheiser (Ohio) no match Kal Miller (Missouri)
120:
1st: Jesse Ybarra (Arizona) dec. Caleb Rathjen (Iowa), 4-2
3rd: Teague Travis (Missouri) tech. fall Drew Roberts (Oregon), 10-0, 1:17
5th: Jacob Rundell (Illinois) inj. dft. Brayden Littell (Indiana), 3:52
7th: Ryan Crookham (Pennsylvanaia) dec. Noah Horst (Tennessee), 14-8
132:
1st: Dominick Serrano (Colorado) dec. Michael Burnett (Ohio), 5-1
3rd: Wyatt Henson (Pennsylvania) dec. Reid Ballantyne (Minnesota), 19-10
5th: Cody Chittum (Tennessee) dec. Vance Vombaur (Colorado), 8-7
7th: Cameron Johnson (Illinois) inj dft. Vincent Zerban (Illinois)
32:
1st: Joshua Edmond (Michigan) dec. Ryan Franco (California), 10-5
3rd: Luke Odom (Illinois) tech. fall Jake Niffenegger (Ohio), 11-0, 3:15
5th: Derek Fields (Ohio) tech. fall Jaxon Smith (Georgia), 14-3, 3:52
7th: Fabian Lopez (Illinois) tech fall Noah Villarreal (Illinois), 17-5, 5:56
138:
1st: Travis Mastrogiovanni (New Jersey) tech. fall Luke Geog (Ohio), 10-0, 4:17
3rd: Jackson Dean (New Jersey) tech. fall Bryer Hall (Indiana),10-0, 0:17
5th: Chase Warden (Texas) dec. Jagger Condomitti (Pennsylvania), 10-2
7th: Alex Strashinsky (New Jersey) tech. fall Luke Mechler (Wisconsin), 10-0, 3:20
145:
1st: Carson Manville (Pennsylvania) tech. fall John Martin Best (West Virginia), 16-4, 1:52
3rd: Cael Valencia (California) tech. fall Antonio Petrucelli (Pennsylvania), 10-0, 1:24
5th: Robert Perez III (California) dec. Nicholas Stonecheck (Georgia), 10-7
7th: Joseph Zargo (New Jersey) tech. fall Antonio Segura (Colorado), 10-0, 1:30
152:
1st: Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) tech. fall Manuel Rojas (Michigan), 10-0, 3:24
3rd: Donald Cates (North Carolina) tech. fall Brock Ellis (Indiana), 15-4, 1:24
5th: Keegan Rothrock (Pennsylvania) pin Rylan Rogers (Washington), 2:55
7th: Nicholas Steele (Arizona) inj. dft Noah Ewen (Ohio)
160:
1st: Quayin Short (Minnesota) tech. fall Connor Oneil (New Jersey), 12-2, 4:13
3rd: Brady Spaeth (Wisconsin) tech. fall Jake Null (New York), 15-4, 2:01
5th: Clayton Ulrey (Pennsylvania) inj dft. Duwayne Villapando (Kansas)
7th: Branson Britten (Texas) tech. fall Aiden Warren (Indiana), 10-0, 4:54
170:
1st: Luke Stout (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Sam Skillings (Wisconsin), 12-2, 4:13
3rd: Greyden Penner (Missouri) dec. Wyatt Lidberg (Minnesota), 7-1
5th: Seth Shumate (Ohio) tech. fall Sage Walker (Iowa), 19-8, 2:46
7th: Dj Smith (Minnesota) tech. fall Colin Jagielski (Michigan), 10-0, 1:36
182:
1st: Rocky Elam (Missouri) dec. Nathan Haas (California), 5-2
3rd: Kyle Haas (Kansas) dec. John Poznanski (New Jersey), 6-6
5th: Ethan Hatcher (Ohio) dec. Josh Labarbera (Illinois), 14-7
7th: Samuel Fisher (Virginia) dec. Colton Hawks (Missouri), 6-2
195:
1st: Noah Pettigrew (Georgia) dec. Kolby Franklin (Pennsylvania), 12-7
3rd: Dorian Crosby (Pennsylvania) pin Jace Bradbury (West Virginia), 1:40
5th: Elijah Olson (Colorado) pin Bret Kostka (Wisconsin), 2:15
7th: David Harper (Georgia) tech. fall Brent Paulus (Ohio), 10-0, 3:24
220:
1st: Nathaniel Deasey (Arizona) pin Chris Island (California), 0:57
3rd: Braxton Mikesell (Washington) tech. fall Brandon Hoselton (Illinois), 10-0, 1:29
5th: Dominik Vacura (Minnesota) tech. fall Cruz Partain (Oklahoma), 11-1, 4:36
7th: Riley Ucker (Ohio) tech. fall Gage Cook (Washington), 14-4, 5:18
285:
1st: Hayden Copass (Illinois) tech. fall Colby Whitehill (Pennsylvania), 10-0, 4:46
3rd: Steven Kolcheff (Michigan) tech. fall Alex Coleman (Ohio), 10-0, 3:09
5th: Jalen Stephens (Pennsylvania) dec. Gavin Layton (Minnesota), 7-5
7th: Broderick Reese (Oregon) pin Tony Caldwell (Kansas), 1:00
Outstanding Wrestler: Jakason Burks (Nebraska)
Most Falls: Keegan Rothrock (Pennsylvania)
Team Standings:
1. Pennsylvania, 72
2. Ohio, 51
3. Minnesota, 47
4. Illinois, 41
5. New Jersey, 40
6 California 39
7 (tie) Colorado and Iowa, 27
9 Wisconsin 25
10 Michigan and Missouri 23
12 Indiana 22
13 Washington 21
14 Oklahoma 19
15 Arizona 18
16 Georgia 16
17 New York 15
18 Tennessee 13
19 West Virginia 12
20 Kansas 10
21 Nebraska 8
22 Oregon 7
23 (tie) Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina and Texas 6
27 (tie) Idaho and Maryland 4
29 (tie) Hawaii and Virginia 2
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