Championship matches:
88 pounds: Cullan Schriever (Iowa) vs. Sam Latona (Alabama). Schriever, ranked No. 25 overall in the Class of 2020, was champion of this weight class in Cadet folkstyle; while Latona was champion in Cadet Greco on Monday afternoon.
94: Jeremiah Reno (Missouri) vs. Justin Bierdumpfel (New Jersey). Both wrestlers are ranked nationally in the Class of 2020, Reno is No. 6 while Bierdumpfel is No. 20. The pair of wrestlers placed second and third respectively at 42 kilos (92 pounds) in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month.
100: Ridge Lovett (Idaho) vs. Julian Tagg (Ohio). Lovett was champion in Greco on Monday afternoon, and runner-up in this tournament last year, while Tagg is ranked No. 18 overall in the Class of 2020.
106: Jace Koelzer (Kansas) vs. Corey Gamet (Michigan). Koelzer seeks the Cadet Triple Crown in this weight class, having won the folkstyle title in April and the Greco title on Monday afternoon. Both wrestlers were state champions this past high school season.
113: Travis Ford-Melton (Illinois) vs. Coltan Yapoujian (Colorado). Both wrestlers are ranked nationally in the Class of 2019, No. 11 and No. 22 respectively. Each also earned All-American honors in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month, Ford-Melton sixth at 54 kilos (119 pounds) and Yapoujian fourth at 50 kilos (110). Ford-Melton was also runner-up in this tournament last year.
120: Jordan Decatur (Ohio) vs. Brody Teske (Iowa). Decatur is ranked No. 5 overall in the Class of 2019, and is after a repeat title in this tournament. In addition he finished runner-up in freestyle at 54 kilos last month at the UWW Cadet Nationals. Teske is a two-time state champion.
126: Nick Raimo (New Jersey) vs. Jaden Abas (California). Raimo is ranked No. 2 overall in the Class of 2019, and is after a second straight sweep of the Fargo titles at the Cadet level. Each wrestler was a state runner-up during their freshman season of high school (Abas is ranked No. 12 overall in the class), and has a UWW Cadet freestyle All-American finish; Raimo third this year at 54 kilos, Abas sixth last year at 50 kilos.
132: Mason Phillips (Washington) vs. Jacori Teemer (New York). Phillips was champion in Greco on Monday afternoon, while this is a second Cadet freestyle All-American finish for Teemer, who is also ranked No. 29 overall in the Class of 2018.
138: Sammy Sasso (Pennsylvania) vs. Brock Hardy (Utah). This is a rematch of last year's Cadet freestyle final, one that was won by Sasso; it also marks four straight Fargo finals appearances for Hardy, who has lost on the previous three occasions. Both are ranked nationally in the Class of 2018; Sasso is ranked No. 6, while Cadet folkstyle champion Hardy is No. 26.
145: Markus Hartman (Illinois) vs. Jared Franek (North Dakota). Hartman was a state medalist this year at 126 pounds, and third in Greco earlier in the week, while three-time state champion Franek was also champion in Cadet folkstyle.
152: Michael O'Malley (New Jersey) vs. Frankie Gissendanner (New York). O'Malley was third in Greco earlier in the week and is now a two-time Cadet double All-American, while Gissendanner is ranked No. 10 overall in the Class of 2018.
160: Julian Ramirez (Florida) vs. Aaron Brooks (Maryland). Ramirez is ranked No. 3 overall in the Class of 2018, and was third at 69 kilos (152 pounds) in freestyle at the UWW Cadet Nationals last month. Brooks was champion in Cadet Greco earlier in the week, and has won titles at both the NHSCA Sophomore and Freshman Nationals.
170: Tyler Barnes (New York) vs. Travis Wittlake (Oregon). This is a rematch of the Greco final in this weight class held on Monday afternoon, one that Wittlake won on Monday afternoon. Ranked No. 8 overall in the Class of 2018, Wittlake will represent the United States at the Cadet Worlds in freestyle come September at 76 kilos (167 pounds). Barnes was a state medalist this past season.
182: Ryan Karoly (New Jersey) vs. Lucas Davison (Indiana). Karoly is in his fourth Fargo final at the Cadet level, and seeks a third title; it would mark double titles for him this week and a repeat title in freestyle. He is also ranked No. 25 overall in the Class of 2018. Davison was champion in Cadet folkstyle this past April.
195: Braxton Amos (Ohio/West Virginia) vs. Sergio Villalobos (Illinois). Amos is ranked No. 5 overall in the Class of 2020, and seeks a Fargo double, having won the Greco title on Monday. Villalobos was champion in Cadet folkstyle at 220 pounds.
220: Cohlton Schultz (Colorado) vs. Gavin Hoffman (Pennsylvania). Schultz is ranked No. 1 overall in the Class of 2019, and seeks to improve one position after finishing second in Cadet freestyle last year. He avenged a quarterfinal loss from Greco in the semifinal round to reach the final. Hoffman is now a two-time Cadet freestyle All-American and ranked No. 27 overall in the Class of 2018.
285: Montana Phillips (Oklahoma) vs. Ronald Tucker (Illinois). State medalist Phillips was runner-up in Greco on Monday, while Cadet folkstyle champion Tucker is ranked No. 25 overall in the Class of 2019.
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