You would never know it.
Raimo was dominant on Sunday and Monday in the Cadet Greco-Roman competition, picking up four technical falls and two falls (both in under 20 seconds) to reach the finals. In the finals he faced Pennsylvania's Carter Tuttle, and fell behind 4-1 early, but battled back to claim a 13-10 victory.
"Greco is usually like my style even when I'm not wrestling in it," Raimo said after winning the title. I'm always upper body, like under hooks, front head, so it's kind of just natural."
Raimo was one of two repeat champions in the Cadet Greco-Roman competition. Joining him as a repeat winner was Oregon's Travis Wittlake (170).
Wittlake cruised to a 9-2 victory in the finals at 170 pounds over New York's Tyler Barnes.
His focus now shifts to the freestyle competition, which gets underway on Wednesday. If he finishes on top in freestyle he will earn a Cadet National Triple Crown -- a USA Wrestling national championship in all three styles.
"Last year here I took third in freestyle, so I'm still hungry to win that Fargo freestyle national title. I've already won Greco. I'm just looking to get that National Triple Crown."
Two runner-up finishers from a year ago, Kansas' Jace Koelzer (106) and New Jersey's Ryan Karoly (182), claimed titles.
Koelzer, a returning double All-American, topped Patrick Allis (Colorado) 4-1 in the finals at 106 pounds.
"Coming back from last year, I made the big stage and I think I got teched in like a minute and half," said Koelzer. "I was on a mission this year to make sure that didn't happen again. I was here to win it. You were going to have to kill me if you want to beat me here."
Karoly, a Fargo double finalist last year, earned a 6-3 victory in the finals at 182 pounds over Minnesota's Caden Steffen.
"I know what it felt like to lose on the stage in Greco last year. Close match. This year I just wanted to come out and get it done in both styles. Freestyle's coming."
Sam Latona became Alabama's first-ever Cadet National Greco-Roman champion, beating Cadet National folkstyle champion Andrew Chambral (Michigan) 6-1 in the finals at 88 pounds. The match was tied 1-1 at the break before Latona broke it open in the second period with two takedowns and a point off passivity.
Illinois captured the team title in the Cadet Greco-Roman competition with 75 points. Michigan and Pennsylvania tied for second with 45 points. Minnesota (34) and Arizona (29) rounded out the top five teams.
Finals results:
88: Sam Latona (Alabama) dec. Andrew Chambral (Michigan), 6-1
94: Dylan Ragusin (Illinois) tech. fall Brenden Chaowanapibool (Washington), 10-0
100: Ridge Lovett (Idaho) tech. fall Lucas Byrd (Ohio), 13-3
106: Jace Koelzer (Kansas) dec. Patrick Allis (Colorado), 4-1
113: Jordan Hamdan (Michigan) dec. Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma), 11-8
120: Theorius Robison (Colorado) tech. fall Atilano Escobar (Arizona), 11-0
126: Nick Raimo (New Jersey) dec. Carter Tuttle (Pennsylvania), 13-0
132: Mason Phillips (Washington) dec. Tyler Eischens (Minnesota), 16-9
138: Will Lewan (Illinois) dec. Brock Hardy (Utah), 6-3
145: Dawon Andrews (Arizona) dec. Abe Assad (Illinois), 3-0
152: James Rogers (Washington) tech. fall Tyler Dow (Wisconsin), 12-0
160: Aaron Brooks (Maryland) dec. Jake Hendricks (Pennsylvania), 2-1
170: Travis Wittlake (Oregon) dec. Tyler Barnes (New York), 9-2
182: Ryan Karoly (New Jersey) dec. Caden Steffen (Minnesota), 6-3
195: Braxton Amos (West Virginia) tech. fall Kaleb Reeves (Iowa), 11-0
220: Tyler Curd (Missouri) tech. fall Jace Punke (Illinois), 14-3
285: Spencer Trenary (Iowa) tech. fall Montana Phillips (Oklahoma), 17-4
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