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    Cadet freestyle champs crowned, Schwartz wins Triple Crown

    FARGO, N.D. -- The Friday afternoon medal matches during the Cadet National freestyle tournament in Fargo, N.D. were a procession of wrestlers from the Land of Lincoln. Twenty Illinois wrestlers earned All-American honors, including a pair of champions, Trevell Timmons (152) and Jacob Warner (170).

    Timmons, third at the UWW Cadet freestyle tournament in late May in this weight class, had six technical falls from six matches during the tournament. That included a 16-6 victory over Giullian Nakamtsu (Nevada) in the championship match. Warner made it double titles for him on the week with a 15-4 technical fall victory over fellow Illinois wrestler Jack Jessen, the same wrestler that he beat in the Greco-Roman final on Monday afternoon. For this event, Warner had five technical falls and a pin, with the No. 25 overall Class of 2017 wrestler not giving up any points until the championship match.

    Six others joined Warner in sweeping the Greco-Roman and freestyle championships at the Cadet level. That included a pair of Colorado natives, which did so in the opening two weight classes. Mosha Schwartz cemented the lone Cadet Triple Crown - winning the folkstyle nationals in April in addition to the tournaments this week - with an 11-8 victory over Ridge Lovett (Idaho) in the 88 pound final. Malik Heinselman repeated as a Cadet National freestyle champion with his 6-2 victory over Rayvon Foley in the final at 94 pounds, which was the first non-technical fall for the UWW Cadet freestyle world team representative at 42 kilograms.

    Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) repeated as a Cadet National double champion during this week, including Friday afternoon's 11-4 victory over Matthew Parker (Pennsylvania) at 113 pounds. Ranked No. 17 in the Class of 2018, Bravo-Young advanced to the final with five technical fall victories in as many matches. In the next weight class, it was the nation's No. 3 ranked Class of 2019 wrestler Nick Raimo (New Jersey) winning a shootout to secure his sweep of this week's tournaments. After steamrolling his way to the final with four technical falls and two pins from six matches, Raimo was extended by nationally ranked Class of 2018 wrestler Alex Thomsen (Iowa) during a 15-13 victory.

    Nationally ranked Class of 2018 wrestler Anthony Artalona (Florida) won double titles at 145 pounds with an 11-4 victory over fellow ranked Class of 2018 wrestler Jaryn Curry (Oklahoma); while Nick Boykin (Tennessee) earned double titles at 285 pounds with a 10-0 technical fall over Zach Muller (Illinois), the Cadet folkstyle champion.

    Double champion Raimo was one of two from New Jersey to win Cadet freestyle titles on Friday afternoon. He was joined by Ryan Karoly (New Jersey), ranked No. 25 in the Class of 2018, who won the 160 pound weight class. Greco-Roman runner-up Karoly avenged three losses from the Cadet Duals (one in Greco-Roman, and two in freestyle) against Marcus Coleman (Iowa) in a 9-6 victory.

    The other state joining Illinois, Colorado, and New Jersey in winning a pair of titles was Ohio, which saw nationally ranked Class of 2019 wrestlers Dylan D'Emilio and Jordan Decatur win championships at 100 and 106 pounds respectively. D'Emilio outlasted Travis Ford-Melton (Illinois) 5-4 in a battle of top ten Class of 2019 wrestlers; while Decatur upended Billy Simpson (Oklahoma) 14-8.

    Outstanding Wrestler honors for the tournament went to Vito Arujau (New York), ranked No. 10 in the Class of 2017, who had seven technical falls during the event - including six shutouts. Arujau won the 126 pound weight class with an 11-0 finals victory over Anthony Madrigal (Illinois).

    The lone champion from Pennsylvania, which had the second most Cadet freestyle All-Americans with 13, was earned by Sammy Sasso (Pennsylvania). Sasso, ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2018 beat No. 19 Brock Hardy (Utah) by a 4-1 decision in the 132 pound final; Hardy was relegated to runner-up finishes in both styles this week.

    Rounding out the champions were Joe Lee (Indiana) at 138 pounds, Jacob Raschka (Wisconsin) at 182, Jake Boyd (Missouri) at 195, and Gable Steveson (Minnesota) at 220.

    Lee, ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2018, beat No. 15 Shane Griffith (New Jersey) 10-0 in his championship match. Raschka, a rising junior, beat top ten Class of 2017 wrestler Brandon Whitman (Michigan) by a 6-5 score. Boyd, runner-up in Greco-Roman, beat Ian Malesiewski (Pennsylvania) 9-2. Finally, the nation's top-ranked Class of 2018 wrestler Gable Steveson (Minnesota) beat second ranked Class of 2019 wrestler Cohlton Schultz (Colorado) by 14-4 technical fall.

    Finals Results:
    88: Mosha Schwartz (Colorado) dec. Ridge Lovett (Idaho), 11-8
    94: Malik Heinselman (Colorado) dec. Rayvon Foley (Michigan), 6-2
    100: Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio) dec. Travis Ford-Melton (Illinois), 5-4
    106: Jordan Decatur (Ohio) dec. Billy Simpson (Oklahoma), 14-8
    113: Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) dec. Matthew Parker (Pennsylvania), 11-4
    120: Nick Raimo (New Jersey) dec. Alex Thomsen (Iowa), 15-13
    126: Vitali Arujau (New York) won by tech. fall over Anthony Madrigal (Illinois), 11-0
    132: Sam Sasso (Pennsylvania) dec. Brock Hardy (Utah), 4-1
    138: Joe Lee (Indiana) won by tech. fall over Shane Griffith (New Jersey), 10-0
    145: Anthony Artalona (Florida) dec. Jaryn Curry (Oklahoma), 11-4
    152: Trevell Timmons (Illinois) won by tech. fall over Giullian Nakamatsu (Nevada), 16-6
    160: Ryan Karoly (New Jersey) dec. Marcus Coleman (Iowa), 9-6
    170: Jacob Warner (Illinois) won by tech. fall over Jack Jessen (Illinois), 15-4
    182: Jacob Raschka (Wisconsin) dec. Brandon Whitman (Michigan), 6-5
    195: Jake Boyd (Missouri) dec. Ian Malesiewski (Pennsylvania), 9-2
    220: Gable Steveson (Minnesota) won by tech. fall over Cohlton Schultz (Colorado), 14-4
    285: Nicholas Boykin (Tennessee) won by tech. fall over Zach Muller (Illinois), 10-0

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