Taylor LaMont (Maple Mountain, Utah) headlined the winners in Greco-Roman, as he will represent the United States for a second straight year in the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman world championships; this time at 58 kilos/127.75 pounds. Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional, Pa.) is the lone repeat participant on the freestyle side of things, returning to compete at 50 kilos/110 pounds. Also of note was the sweep of titles obtained by Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 69 kilos/152 pounds.
Also this past weekend was the NHSCA National Duals in Virginia Beach. It was a repeat title for the Young Guns Black squad, as they upended Team Griffin Select in the final by a 36-15 score. A stacked group of middle-weights keyed the team to the championship, as the lineup featured five wrestlers that appeared in the end of season weight class rankings: Anthony Tutolo (132), Michael Kemerer (138), Jason Nolf (152), Josh Shields (160), and Zack Zavatsky (195). The other nine members of the squad placed between third and sixth in Ohio Division II, Pennsylvania Class AAA, or Pennsylvania Class AA.
Heading into the month of June, it is a big month filled with USA Wrestling events. The dual meet championships for Schoolboy, Cadet, and Juniors will all be conducted. Last year, as has been the norm in recent years, the Illinois USA Wrestling program shined extremely bright. Teams from the Land of Lincoln won five of the six dual meet championships, only a runner-up finish in Schoolboy Greco-Roman kept them from a six-for-six sweep.
It will be interesting to see if the Illinois powerhouse continues to be dominant, or if some other squads can emerge and spoil the Illini assault.
Things will start with the Schoolboy National Duals next week at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis. Greco-Roman competition will be held on Thursday and Friday (June 5th and 6th), with freestyle on Saturday and Sunday (June 7th and 8th).
Next on the schedule will be the Cadet National Duals to be held in Daytona Beach at Ocean Center/Exhibit Hall. Greco-Roman will be wrestled on Wednesday and Thursday (June 11 and 12), with freestyle on Friday and Saturday (June 13 and 14). Held in concert with this event will be the senior level Greco-Roman World Team Trials.
The Junior National Duals will take place at the Freede CenterEarlier in that week, USA Wrestling will conduct its Kids National Championships for freestyle and Greco-Roman on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem. Kids Triple Crown recognitions will be on the line, as those that won folkstyle titles in early April will seek the trifecta. Greco-Roman competition is scheduled for June 23 and 24 (Monday and Tuesday), with freestyle slated for June 24 and 25 (Tuesday and Wednesday).
Finally on the June calendar of major events is the annual AAU Scholastic Duals (Disney Duals) held at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. There are two major categories of competition, a District All-Star Division and two Community Divisions based on size of high school. The Community divisions will be contested from June 27 to June 30 (Friday through Monday), with the District division conducted from June 28 to July 1 (Saturday through Tuesday).
Also in the month of June, between the Cadet and Junior Duals, InterMat will unveil the first grade-level prospect rankings for the 2014-15 wrestling year. The Class of 2015 will extend to the top 100 seniors, the Class of 2016 top 50 juniors will be released, the Class of 2017 will extend to the top 50 sophomores, the initial Class of 2018 top 25 will be released, as will top 15 Junior High rankings for wrestlers in the Class of 2019 and beyond.
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