Jake Woodley repeated as U23 freestyle national champion (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com)OMAHA, Neb. -- Jake Woodley repeated as U23 freestyle national champion, coming from behind to defeat past cadet world medalist Jacob Warner in the finals at 92 kilograms.
Warner, an All-American for Iowa, scored an early takedown and followed it up with a gut wrench to go up 4-0. But Woodley battled back, scoring six unanswered points to claim a 6-4 victory. Woodley was the lone repeat national champion in the U23 freestyle competition.
Taylor Lujan was named Outstanding Wrestler of the freestyle competition (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com)Taylor Lujan, a four-time NCAA qualifier at Northern Iowa, was named Outstanding Wrestler in the freestyle competition after cruising to the title at 86 kilograms. In the finals, Lujan defeated Max Lyon by technical superiority, 10-0. He finished the tournament with three technical superiority victories and one fall. Earlier this month, Lujan reached the finals of Flo's 8-Man Challenge at 195 pounds.
Past age group world finalists Mitchell McKee (61 kilograms), Will Lewan (70 kilograms) and Youssif Hemida (125 kilograms) captured titles.
McKee, a 2017 junior silver medalist, capped off a dominant run to the title with a 10-0 technical superiority over Michael Colaiocco in the finals at 61 kilograms. The Gopher All-American had four technical superiority victories in five matches and did not give up a single point in from the quarterfinals on.
Lewan, a 2017 cadet world champion, avenged a loss from the NCAA season by beating Iowa's Kaleb Young 5-4 to earn the title at 70 kilograms.
Youssif Hemida throws Tony Cassioppi early in their finals match at 125 kilograms (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com)Hemida, a 2018 U23 world silver medalist, edged Iowa Hawkeye big man Tony Cassioppi 8-7 to win the title at 125 kilograms. Hemida raced out to a 4-0 lead on the strength of a four-point throw early in the match. Cassioppi, who compiled a 20-3 record and placed third at the Big Ten Championships as a freshman, came back to take a 7-6 lead with just over two minutes remaining. A short time later, Hemida fired off a single leg and scored a takedown. He then held on for the victory.
Ramazan Attasauov turns Danny Vega in the finals at 57 kilograms (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com)The most surprising championship run came at 57 kilograms, where Ramazan Attasauov, a wrestler at Iowa State, won the title. Attasauov, a two-time Massachusetts state champion, came from behind in the finals to earn a fall over South Dakota State's Danny Vega. Vega looked strong early, building a 6-0 lead. Attasauov scored a takedown with 50 seconds remaining in the first period to cut the deficit to 6-2. He then showcased his strong par terre game, turning Vega three times to make the score 6-6 before turning him a fourth time and securing a fall. Earlier in the tournament the Russian native defeated NCAA All-Americans Patrick Glory of Princeton and Rayvon Foley of Michigan State.
Missouri All-American Brock Mauller won the title at 65 kilograms with a dominant 8-1 victory over Oklahoma All-American Dom Demas.
Evan Wick, a multiple-time NCAA All-American for Wisconsin, won the title at 74 kilograms with a 10-4 victory over Danny Braunagel of Illinois.
David McFadden, who trains at the NJRTC, won the title at 79 kilograms (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com)At 79 kilograms, three-time NCAA All-American David McFadden topped Iowa's Nelson Brands 12-5 to win the title.
South Dakota State's Tanner Sloan, a 2019 junior world team member, edged West Virginia's Noah Adams 10-9 to win the title at 97 kilograms.
Placement Matches
57 kilograms:
1st: Ramazan Attasauov pinned Danny Vega, 8-6 2:47
3rd: Paul Bianchi tech. Patrick Glory, 13-2 1:23
5th: Rayvon Foley tech. Joseph Manchio, 14-1 3:47
7th: Patrick McKee dec. Ethan Rotondo, 15-11
61 kilograms:
1st: Mitchell McKee tech. Michael Colaiocco, 10-0 0:59
3rd: Ian Parker dec. Austin DeSanto, 6-1
5th: Josh Kramer dec. Micky Phillippi, 8-7
7th: Drew Mattin dec. Collin Gerardi, 9-2
65 kilograms:
1st: Brock Mauller dec. Dom Demas, 8-1
3rd: Max Murin tech. Kizhan Clarke, 10-0 5:28
5th: Parker Filius dec. Clay Carlson, 7-5
7th: Luke Kemerer dec. Carter Happel, 4-2
70 kilograms:
1st: Will Lewan dec. Kaleb Young, 5-4
3rd: Jake Keating tech. Garrett Model, 12-1 1:12
5th: Cory Crooks tech. Jaron Jensen, 11-0 5:43
7th: Parker Kropman tech. Jonathan Millner, 10-0 0:35
74 kilograms:
1st: Evan Wick dec. Danny Braunagel, 10-4
3rd: Quentin Perez tech. Jeremiah Moody, 10-0 4:37
5th: Evan Barczak tech. Jacori Teemer, 12-2 1:50
7th: Joshua Kim tech. Grant Zamin, 10-0 0:53
79 kilograms:
1st: David McFadden dec. Nelson Brands, 12-5
3rd: Muhamed McBryde dec. Jake Allar, 4-3
5th: Demetrius Romero tech. Myles Wilson, 10-0 2:41
7th: Dakota Howard tech. Michael Battista, 19-9 5:23
86 kilograms:
1st: Taylor Lujan tech. Max Lyon, 10-0 2:44
3rd: Cameron Caffey tech. Cade Belshay, 10-0 3:45
5th: Stanley Smeltzer forfeit Gregg Harvey
7th: Keegan Moore tech. Jacob Raschka, 11-0 4:26
92 kilograms:
1st: Jake Woodley dec. Jacob Warner, 6-4
3rd: Nino Bonaccorsi dec. Thomas Penola, 8-2
5th: Kordell Norfleet tech. Jay Aiello, 10-0 3:08
7th: Nathan Traxler tech. Andrew Davison, 12-2 3:42
97 kilograms:
1st: Tanner Sloan dec. Noah Adams, 10-9
3rd: Jacob Boyd tech. Kobe Woods, 10-0 5:06
5th: Duncan Lee forfeit Brandon Whitman
7th: Jackson Schichel forfeit Michael Loyola
125 kilograms:
1st: Youssif Hemida dec. Tony Cassioppi, 8-7
3rd: Gannon Gremmel inj dft. Jordan Wood, 0:02
5th: Ethan Laird dec. Brian Andrews, 11-6
7th: Luke Luffman dec. Aaron Costello, 5-0
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