Carson Manville (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)FARGO, N.D. -- Carson Manville of Minnesota grew up watching his older brother Mason wrestle in Fargo and win multiple titles on the big stage.
On Monday, it was Carson's time to shine on the big stage in Fargo. The 15-year-old captured his first Fargo title in his first attempt at 132 pounds, and did so in dominant fashion.
Manville, the nation's No. 1 incoming freshman wrestler, used a hip toss in the finals to secure a first-period fall over Wisconsin's Aidan Medora. Prior to the finals, Manville recorded six consecutive technical falls and outscored those opponents 66-3.
Manville was named Outstanding Wrestler of the event and was one of two champions for Minnesota in the Cadet freestyle competition. He was joined by teammate Ryan Sokol, who picked up a 14-4 technical fall over Colorado's Dominick Serrano in the finals at 120 pounds.
Sokol, a two-time Minnesota state high school placewinner entering his freshman year, raced out to an 8-1 lead just a minute into his finals match. Serrano inched closer with a takedown and step out to cut the deficit to 8-4. But Sokol came back with a four-point throw, which he followed up with a gut wrench to end the match.
Illinois -- on the strength of three champions and six finalists -- cruised to the team title in the Cadet freestyle competition, scoring 84 points, outdistancing runner-up Ohio by 33 points. Pennsylvania (49), Minnesota (41) and Iowa (31) rounded out the top five teams.
Winning Cadet freestyle titles for Illinois were Dylan Ragusin (100), Noah Surtin (113) and Fidel Mayora (138).
Ragusin, a state high school runner-up in Illinois as a freshman, won his second Fargo stop sign, but first in freestyle. Last summer he was a Greco-Roman champion and placed third in freestyle. Ragusin edged Michigan's Andrew Chambal 6-5 in the finals at 100 pounds.
Surtin was dominant in the finals, earning a 12-2 technical fall over Nick Masters of Georgia. He will now look to become a USA Wrestling Triple Crown winner after claiming Cadet folkstyle and freestyle titles.
Mayora, a state third-place finisher in Illinois as a freshman, won his title by shutting out Michigan's Kevon Davenport 3-0 in the finals at 138 pounds. The lone takedown of the match came late in the first period when Mayora was put on the shot clock. He added an additional point in the second period off the shot clock.
Zeke Escalera, an undefeated state champion as a freshman, made history by becoming Kentucky's first-ever Fargo champion. He won by technical fall, 11-0, over Matthew Ramos of Illinois in the finals at 106 pounds. On Sunday, Escalera knocked off returning Cadet freestyle champion Cullan Schriever of Iowa in the semifinals.
West Virginia's Braxton Amos repeated as a Cadet National freestyle champion with 10-2 victory over Luke Luffman in the finals at 220 pounds. Amos, the nation's No. 4 sophomore, will now look to win the Greco-Roman competition and become a Cadet double champion in Fargo for the second straight year.
Missouri, like Illinois, crowned three champions. Winning titles for Missouri were Joshua Saunders (126), Devin Winston (182) and Ashton Sharp (195).
Saunders, a state champion as a freshman, capped off a dominant run to the title by shutting out California's Ryan Franco in the finals at 126 pounds. Saunders surrendered just one point in seven matches.
Winston and Sharp, teammates at Park Hill (Mo.) High School, won back-to-back titles at 182 pounds and 195 pounds respectively. Winston notched a 5-1 win over New York's Jacob Logan. Sharp had to come from behind in his finals match against Ohio's Matthew Cover. Trailing 4-0 in the second period, Cover scored a four-point move to take the lead on criteria. He added another takedown a short time later and held on for the victory.
Iowa's Drake Ayala kicked off the Cadet freestyle finals with a 14-10 victory over Chance Lamer of Oregon, avenging a loss from the Cadet National folkstyle competition in the spring.
Jett Strickenberger gave Colorado a champion by defeating Oklahoma's Carter Young 10-4 in the finals at 94 pounds.
At 145 pounds, it was a battle of Cadet National folkstyle champions as Alex Facundo of Michigan edged Michael Weber of Montana 6-5.
Pennsylvania's Carter Starocci took the title at 152 pounds, beating Cadet National folkstyle champion Aaron Gandara of Arizona 7-2 in the finals at 152 pounds.
Robert Kanniard of New Jersey used a whip over to finish a 17-6 technical fall over David Key of Georgia in the finals at 160 pounds. Kanniard, a state fourth-place finisher in New Jersey as a sophomore, concluded the tournament with five technical falls in six matches.
Albert Ferrari of Texas, the nation's No. 3 sophomore, won the title at 170 pounds by handling Abe Assad of Illinois 11-3 in the finals.
Nash Hutmacher of South Dakota closed out the Cadet freestyle finals with a 19-8 technical fall over Ohio's Louden Haga at 285 pounds.
Finals Results:
88: Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec. Chance Lamer (Oregon), 14-10
94: Jett Strickenberger (Colorado) dec. Carter Young (Oklahoma), 10-4
100: Dylan Ragusin (Illinois) dec. Andrew Chambal (Michigan), 6-5
106: Zeke Escalera (Kentucky) tech. fall Matthew Ramos (Illinois), 11-0
113: Noah Surtin (Illinois) tech. fall Nick Masters (Georgia), 12-2
120: Ryan Sokol (Minnesota) tech. fall Dominick Serrano (Colorado), 14-4
126: Joshua Saunders (Missouri) dec. Ryan Franco (California), 8-0
132: Carson Manville (Minnesota) pinned Aidan Medora (Wisconsin), 3:17
138: Fidel Mayora (Illinois) dec. Kevon Davenport (Michigan), 3-0
145: Alex Facundo (Michigan) dec. Michael Weber (Montana), 6-5
152: Carter Starocci (Pennsylvania) dec. Aaron Gandara (Arizona), 7-2
160: Robert Kanniard (New Jersey) tech. fall David Key (Georgia), 17-6
170: Albert Ferrari (Texas) dec. Abe Assad (Illinois), 11-3
182: Devin Winston (Missouri) dec. Jacob Logan (New York), 5-1
195: Ashton Sharp (Missouri) dec. Matthew Cover (Ohio), 6-4
220: Braxton Amos (West Virginia) dec. Luke Luffman (Illinois), 10-2
285: Nash Hutmacher (South Dakota) tech. fall Louden Haga (Ohio), 19-8
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