CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- While it's not Fargo, it is a big tournament put on by USA Wrestling and hosted in a dome in the upper Midwest. Therefore, one can predict dominance by wrestlers from Illinois. Four Illinois wrestlers won titles in both the Freshman/Sophomore and Junior/Senior divisions at the Preseason Nationals on Saturday. The tournament was wrestled at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Land of Lincoln success was also reflected in a pair of runner-up finishes at the Freshman/Sophomore level, those coming from Will Lewan (Montini Catholic) at 132 and Jake Leske (McHenry) at 170; along with five such placements at the Junior/Senior level, Austin Kezdie (Kaneland) at 106, David Rivera-Kohr (Evanston) at 126, Jake Tucker (Mt. Carmel) at 152, Ryder Punke (Washington) at 160, and Dylan Ervin at 195.
Wrestlers from the host state of Iowa also had much success at the Preseason Nationals tournament on Saturday. University of Iowa commits Jack Wagner (Bettendorf) and Matt Malcom (Glenwood) won weight class titles at 120 and 160 in the Junior/Senior division; Brandon Haas (Dubuque Hempstead) took second at 170 in that groupinnedg. Four Hawkeye State natives earned runner-up finishes in the Freshman/Sophomore division: Kyle Biscoglie (Waukee) at 106, Brody Teske (Fort Dodge) at 113, Noah Fye (New Hampton) at 120, and Joel Shapiro (West Des Moines Valley) at 145.
In the Junior/Senior division, a pair of Missouri natives won weight class titles, Canten Marriott (Park Hill) at 170 and Tommy Williams (Pleasant Hill) at 220; while a pair of Texas natives won titles in the Freshman/Sophomore division, Braeden Redlin (Texas) at 152 and Colin Lawler (The Kinkaid School) at 220.
Finals Results (Junior/Senior):
106: Joseph Harrison (Omaha Burke, Neb.) pinned Austin Kezdie (Kaneland, Ill.), 0:53
113: Hazen Rice (Schaumburg, Ill.) dec. Chad Craft (Northmont, Ohio), 2-0
120: Jack Wagner (Bettendorf, Iowa) dec. Wesley Dawkins (Lincoln, Neb.), 5-1
126: Jimmy Pawleski (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. David Rivera-Kohr (Evanston, Ill.), 3-0
132: Taylor LaMont (Maple Mountain, Utah) dec. Kyran Hagan (Eureka, Mo.), 5-4
138: Kanen Storr (Leslie, Mich.) dec. Ryan Deakin (Legacy, Colo.), 3-1
145: Brik Filippo (Tuttle, Okla.) dec. Patrick Munn (Wyoming Seminary, Pa.), 5-1
152: Jose Champagne (Marian Catholic, Ill.) dec. Jake Tucker (Mt. Carmel, Ill.), 2-0
160: Matt Malcom (Glenwood, Iowa) dec. Ryder Punke (Washington, Ill.), 3-0
170: Canten Marriott (Park Hill, Mo.) dec. Brandon Haas (Dubuque Hempstead, Iowa), 5-0
182: Brandon Moen (Owatonna, Minn.) dec. Taylor Venz (Farmington, Minn.), 6-4
195: Jake Raschka (Pewaukee, Wis.) dec. Dylan Ervin (Ill.), 6-3
220: Tommy Williams (Pleasant Hill, Mo.) dec. Max Darrah (Whitfield, Mo.), 7-0
285: Zach Muller (Downers Grove South, Ill.) dec. Mason Watt (Broomfield, Colo.), 6-0
Finals Results (Freshman/Sophomore):
100: Mosha Schwartz (Ponderosa, Colo.) dec. Antonio Lorenzo (Calif.), 5-2
106: Joey Melendez (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Kyle Biscoglia (Waukee, Iowa), 5-5 TB
113: Real Woods (Montini Catholic, Ill.) dec. Brody Teske (Fort Dodge, Iowa), 5-1
120: Conner Ward (Shawnee-Mill Valley, Kans.) dec. Noah Fye (New Hampton, Iowa), 4-2
126: Jackson Henson (University, W.Va.) dec. Jacob Mariakis (Ridgeland, Ga.), 6-0
132: Jacob Greenwood (Poudre, Colo.) dec. Will Lewan (Montini Catholic, Ill.), 6-4
138: Jarrett Jacques (Kirksville, Mo.) dec. Garrett Lange (Goddard, Kans.), 8-4
145: Sandro Ramirez (Wauseon, Ohio) dec. Joel Shapiro (West Des Moines Valley, Iowa), 4-2
152: Braeden Redlin (Allen, Texas) dec. Hayden Krein (Sparta, Wis.), 8-1
160: James Noel (Pulaski Academy, Ark.) dec. Devin Winston (Missouri), 6-4
170: Jared Krattinger (Waterford, Wis.) major dec. Jake Leske (McHenry, Ill.)
182: Matthew Hennessey (Plainfield North, Ill.) dec. Caden Steffen (Zumbrota-Mezeppa, Minn.), 3-2
195: Easton Rendleman (Choctaw, Okla.) dec. Cameron Sauerwein (Harrison, Ohio), 5-1
220: Colin Lawler (The Kinkaid School, Texas) dec. Max Darrah (Whitfield, Mo.), 1-0
285: Ronald Tucker, Jr. (Lockport, Ill.) pinned John Mann (Florida), 2:46
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