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FARGO, N.D. -- The Junior National Greco-Roman finals matchups are set. The finals are scheduled for 2:15 p.m. CT. 100: Dalton Roberts (Michigan) dec. Kirk Johansen (Illinois), 22-16 106: Brandon Staley (Florida) dec. Joey Cisneros (California), 10-10 113: Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) dec. Skyler Petry (Minnesota), 5-5 120: Josh Terao (Hawaii) dec. Blaine Tschida (Minnesota), 5-3 126: Jordan Shearer (North Dakota) tech. fall Cub Yeager (Oklahoma), 8-0 132: Hayden Tuma (Idaho) tech. fall Blake Clevenger (Missouri), 8-0 138: Joey McKenna (New Jersey) dec. Jake Velarde (Washington), 6-5 145: Blayne Briceno (California) tech. fall Matthew Moody (Georgia), 8-0 152: Jon-Jay Chavez (Idaho) tech. fall Andrew Millsap (Kansas), 7-0 160: Davonte Mahomes (Illinois) dec. Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), 4-0 170: Chandler Rogers (Washington) tech. fall Jared Johnson (Kansas), 7-0 182: Preston Lehamnn (North Dakota) tech. fall Dan Hawkins (Maryland), 8-0 195: Chance McClure (Georgia) dec. Jeramy Sweany (California), 2-0 220: Roy Nash (Utah) tech. fall Tyler Schmidt (Wisconsin), 9-2 285: Adam Coon (Michigan) tech. fall Sam Stoll (Minnesota), 7-0

FARGO, N.D. -- Follow all the action from the 2013 Junior & Cadet Nationals in Fargo. Daily Recaps: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Cadet Results: Women | Greco-Roman | Freestyle Junior Results: Women | Greco-Roman | Freestyle Cadet Previews: Greco-Roman | Freestyle Junior Previews: Greco-Roman | Freestyle Photos: Tech-Fall.com | The Guillotine

FARGO, N.D. -- Hawaii's Teshya Alo capped a dominating tournament with a strong performance in the Cadet Nationals women’s freestyle finals. Teshya Alo (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)The talented Alo took charge immediately in rolling past Wyoming's Jenna Elmlinger by a 10-0 technical fall in the 124-pound finals on Saturday night at the Fargo Dome. Alo repeated as Cadet Nationals champion. She will represent the U.S. next month at the FILA Cadet World Championships in Serbia. "My game plan for Fargo was just to treat it like any other tournament and don't give anybody a chance to score," said Alo, who was named Outstanding Wrestler. "I wanted to work on my technique and use some of my throws out there." The eight-day ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet Nationals, the largest wrestling tournament in the world, kicked off on Saturday in Fargo. Continue reading this story on TheMat.com ...

Mark Hall won by fall in the finals at 160 pounds (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) FARGO, N.D. -- Four wrestlers repeated as champions in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition, which concluded on Monday in Fargo, N.D. Repeat champions included Minnesota's Mitchell McKee (113), New Jersey's Mason Manville (145), Oregon's Samuel Colbray (195), and Minnesota's Lance Benick (220). McKee, an InterMat JJ Classic runner-up, earned his title at 113 pounds with first-period technical fall victory, 8-0, over Georgia's Adam Flatt. Mason Manville (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Manville, a FILA Cadet National runner-up in Greco-Roman, won a hard-fought battle over Joey Gunther of Illinois, 2-1, in the finals at 145 pounds. He was named Outstanding Wrestler of the competition. Manville is the nation's No. 3 overall wrestler in the Class of 2016. It marks the second straight year that Gunther finished runner-up in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition. Colbray, who is ranked 16th overall in the Class of 2016, claimed the championship with a first-period fall over Indiana's Randy Scott in the finals at 195 pounds. Benick, the nation's top-ranked wrestler in the Class of 2015, was dominant in the finals, earning a first-period technical fall, 7-0, over Pennsylvania's Jordan Wood. Benick is a two-time InterMat JJ Classic finalist, winning a title in 2011. He won a Junior National folkstyle title this spring. Daton Fix (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Five wrestlers remain in contention for a Cadet Triple Crown with only the freestyle competition remaining. The Cadet Triple Crown hopefuls include Oklahoma's Daton Fix (106), Illinois' Larry Early (138), Texas' Nick Reenan (152), Colorado's Mark Hall (160), and Iowa's Jacob Marnin (285). Fix, ranked sixth overall in the Class of 2017, trailed 3-0 after the opening period in his finals match against Dylan Duncan of Illinois, after giving up a pushout and takedown. But the Oklahoma wrestler battled back, using a headlock in the second period to pin Duncan and keep his Triple Crown hopes alive. Early, a FILA Cadet National runner-up in Greco-Roman, won his title with a 6-2 victory over Florida's Patricio Lugo in the finals at 138 pounds. Lugo scored the first points of the match with a first-period gut wrench before Early scored six unanswered points off two gut wrenches and a takedown. Reenan, an undefeated Texas state champion as a freshman, won a back-and-forth battle over New York's Jesse Porter, 9-6. Reenan will attend Wyoming Seminary (Pa.) as a sophomore and is currently ranked 10th overall in the Class of 2016. Hall, who is currently training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, dazzled in the finals at 160 pounds, scoring two takedowns in the first period, including one off a super duck, before throwing and pinning Arizona's Vicente Guerrero in the second period. Hall is a two-time InterMat JJ Classic champion. He is currently ranked second overall in the Class of 2016, behind only Aaron Pico of California. Marmin, who attends Southeast Polk High School in Iowa, earned a 7-0 shutout victory over Antonio James of Illinois in the finals at 285 pounds. Austin Gomez (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Illinois had the most champions with four and finished on top in the team standings with 86 points, outdistancing runner-up Minnesota by 36 points. Champions from the Land of Lincoln were Louie Hayes (88), Austin Gomez (94), and Gabriel Townsell (120). Hayes, who was fifth in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition last summer, cruised in the finals at 88 pounds, winning by technical fall, 7-0, over Minnesota's Alexander Crowe. Gomez, who is ranked 15th overall in the Class of 2017, won by fall in the first period over California's Randon Miranda in the championship match at 94 pounds. Gomez was a fourth-place finisher at the 2012 InterMat JJ Classic. Townsell used a five-point throw en route to a 7-0 technical victory over Tennessee's Chris Debien in the finals at 120 pounds. Wisconsin claimed two champions in Josh Bird (132) and Beau Breske (170) and finished third in the team standings. Other champions included Virginia's Joey Prata (100), California's Zahid Valencia (126), and Maryland's Hunter Ritter (182). Finals Results: 88: Louie Hayes (Illinois) dec. Alexander Crowe (Minnesota), 7-0 94: Austin Gomez (Illinois) pinned Randon Miranda (California), 2:24 100: Joey Prata (Virginia) dec. Danny Vega (Arizona), 7-0 106: Daton Fix (Oklahoma) pinned Dylan Duncan (Illinois), 4:31 113: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) dec. Adam Flatt (Georgia), 8-0 120: Gabriel Townsell (Illinois) dec. Chris Debien (Tennessee), 7-0 126: Zahid Valencia (California) dec. Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), 12-4 132: Josh Bird (Wisconsin) dec. Logan Kass (Minnesota), 15-7 138: Larry Early (Illinois) dec. Patricio Lugo (Florida), 6-2 145: Mason Manville (New Jersey) dec. Joey Gunther (Illinois), 2-1 152: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. Jesse Porter (New York), 9-6 160: Mark Hall (Colorado) pinned Vicente Guerrero (Arizona), 3:32 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) dec. Keegan Moore (Minnesota), 8-0 182: Hunter Ritter (Maryland) dec. Roberto Rivera (Georgia), 4-4 criteria 195: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) pinned Randy Scott (Indiana), 1:30 220: Lance Benick (Minnesota) dec. Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania), 7-0 285: Jacob Marnin (Iowa) dec. Antonio James (Illinois), 7-0 Team Standings (Top Ten): 1. Illinois 86 2. Minnesota 50 3. Wisconsin 41 4. California 39 5. Pennsylvania 37 6. Arizona 33 7. Georgia 27 8. Idaho 23 9. Indiana 23 10. Oregon 22 Junior Greco: Defending champs Tuma, Coon undefeated The Junior National Greco-Roman tournament kicked off on Monday morning, and the initial day whittled down the competition to the last few wrestlers. Defending champions Hayden Tuma (Idaho) and Adam Coon (Michigan) remain undefeated in their quest to repeat as Junior National Greco-Roman champions. Those remaining in the tournament will compete again on Tuesday starting at 9 a.m. CT. Medal matches for first through eighth place will then kick off at 2:15 p.m. CT. 100: Pool A: Dalton Roberts (Michigan) 4-0 vs. Jaxon Cole (Utah) 3-1, Riley Lull (Wisconsin) 3-1 vs. Brandon Cunningham (Alabama) 2-1, Hunter Wright (Virginia) 3-1 with a bye. Wright has clinched All-American honors while riding the bye, as has Roberts. If Roberts wins, then the round-robin will commence starting with the next round. Pool B: Ty Lee (Wisconsin) 3-1 vs. Bryar Edwards (California) 3-0, Brady Wilsie (Illinois) 3-1 vs. Kirk Johansen (Illinois) 3-0. All four wrestlers remaining in this pool have earned All-American status. 106: Pool A: Alpha Diallo (New York) 3-1 vs. Paul Bianchi (Wisconsin) 2-1, Joe Cisneros (California) 4-0 vs. Erik Zorilla (Florida) 2-1, Shaun Ramey (Illinois) 3-1 with the bye. Ramey will ride the bye to All-American honors, while Cisneros has also clinched an All-American finish. If Cisneros wins, then the round-robin will commence immediately. Pool B: Brandon Staley (Florida) 4-0 vs. Chris Cuccolo (New York) 3-0, Tyler Almaguer (Washington) 3-1 vs. Brock George (Utah) 2-1. All four remaining wrestlers are All-Americans, and if Staley wins in this next round, he has clinched the pool title. 113: Pool A: Doyle Trout (Nebraska) 4-1 vs. Skyler Petry (Minnesota) 5-0, Devan Richter (Missouri) 4-1 vs. Isaac Jimenez (Texas) 4-0, J.J. McClelland (Wisconsin) 4-1 with the bye, Tyler Schilling (Oregon) 3-1 vs. Ryan Friedman (Maryland) 3-1. Seven remain right now, after the next round, four to six wrestlers will remain in the tournament. If five wrestlers remain in the tournament after this round, Petry would be next to have the bye. Pool B: Golan Cohen (New York) 4-1 vs. Ronnie Bresser (Oregon) 4-0, Adam Whitesell (Maryland) 4-1 vs. Kegan Calkins (Illinois) 4-1, Perez Perez (California) 4-1 vs. Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey) 5-0. If both Bresser and Cefolo win, the round-robin would then ensue with the fourth All-American spot determined on head-to-head or points (Whitesell 18 currently, Cohen 17, Perez and Calkins 16). Should neither win, Cefolo gets the bye next, so he has clinched All-American honors. 120: Pool A: James Flint (Florida) 6-0 vs. Ibrahim Bunduka (Virginia) 4-1, Casey Cobb (Idaho) 5-1 vs. Taylor LaMont (Utah) 5-0, Blaine Tschida (Minnesota) 6-0 with the bye. Should Flint and LaMont both win, the round-robin would immediately ensue (and Cobb would be the All-American). If neither wins, Cobb has the bye next (so Cobb is an All-American with a win regardless). Clinching All-American honors already is Tschida. Pool B: Jared Oftedahl (Minnesota) 5-1 vs. Domenic Forys (Pennsylvania) 4-1, Josh Terao (Hawaii) 5-1 vs. Daniel Ruiz (California) 4-1, Tommy Pawleski (Illinois) 5-1 vs. Kyndall Rutz (Colorado) 4-1. No wrestler remaining is undefeated, so the round-robin will be in the next round with each of the winners involved. Oftedahl and Terao are in best position to absorb a loss and still earn All-American honors. 126: Pool A: Jordan Shearer (North Dakota) 5-1 vs. Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma) 5-1, William Koll (New York) 5-1 vs. Colton Schilling (Oregon) 5-0, Jon Marmolejo (Illinois) 5-1 with the bye. Clinching All-American honors are Schilling and based on “riding the bye” Marmolejo. Koll must win in order to earn All-America honors, as if he loses, the Shearer/Karstetter loser out-points him. The round-robin would begin immediately with a Schilling win. Pool B: Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska) 6-0 vs. Austin Lister (Oregon) 6-0, Cub Yeager (Oklahoma) 5-0 vs. Thomas Walton (North Dakota) 4-1. All four wrestlers remaining in Pool B have earned All-American status. 132: Pool A: Jack Mutchnik (Maryland) 5-1 vs. Riley Connolly (Idaho) 4-1, Blake Clevenger (Missouri) 6-0 vs. Victor Trujillo (California) 6-0, Joel Shump (Illinois) 5-1 with the bye. The All-Americans will likely be the following combination: Mutchnik/Connolly winner, Clevenger, Trujillo, and Shump. Pool B: Matt Findlay (Utah) 5-1 vs. Luke Wolfenberger (Oklahoma) 4-1, Hayden Tuma (Idaho) 6-0 vs. Anthony Giraldo (New Jersey) 6-0. All-Americans have been determined, and the round-robin will commence in the next round: Findlay lost to an already eliminated wrestler, while Wolfenberger lost to Giraldo. 138: Pool A: Brett Stolarzyk (Minnesota) 5-1 vs. Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) 6-0, Chase Call (Idaho) 6-0 vs. Jake Velarde (Washington) 5-1, Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York) 5-1 with the bye. With Rodriguez-Spencer having defaulted in the last round, the dynamic could change if he doesn’t check in for the second day. However, if he does check in, he clinches All-America status if either Crone or Call win. Pool B: Zac Youngchild (Wisconsin) 5-1 vs. Blaine Invernon (Idaho) 6-0, Johnathan Gahagan (Illinois) 5-1 vs. Joseph McKenna (New Jersey) 5-0, Justin Oliver (Michigan) 5-1 with the bye. If either Invernon or McKenna win, Oliver rides the bye to clinch All-American status; and if both win, the round-robin immediately commences. Should neither undefeated win, Invernon has the bye, which means he has functionally clinched All-American status at present. 145: Pool A: Blayne Briceno (California) 6-0 vs. Chase Straw (Iowa) 4-1, Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota) 5-1 vs. Brandon Ashworth (Utah) 5-1, Grant Leeth (Missouri) 5-1 vs. Sir Romeo Howard (Illinois) 6-0. Either three, four, or five wrestlers will remain after this next round. If both undefeated wrestlers win, the round-robin commences immediately; should neither undefeated win, Howard would have the bye next, so he’s functionally clinched All-American honors. Pool B: Jose Luis Felipe (Florida) 5-1 vs. Jacob Trujillo (Colorado) 5-1, Matthew Moody (Georgia) 6-0 vs. Josh Reyes (Oregon) 5-1, Brooks Robinson (Utah) 4-1 vs. Phil Downing (Colorado) 4-1. If Moody wins, then the round-robin begins immediately and the fourth All-American is determined on points. If Moody is beaten, the tournament will be down to the four All-Americans. 152: Pool A: Jake Deutschlander (Minnesota) 5-1 vs. Logan Breitenbach (Maryland) 6-0, Zach Pickering (Illinois) 5-1 vs. Jake Henson (Georgia) 4-1, Andrew Millsap (Kansas) 6-0 with the bye. Millsap has clinched All-American honors, as has Breitenbach, so does the Pickering/Henson winner. Should Breitenbach win, the round-robin would commence immediately. Pool B: Jon-Jay Chavez (Idaho) 6-0 vs. Anthony Valencia (California) 6-0, Nick Georgean (Illinois) 6-0 vs. Jonathan Viruet (Massachusetts) 5-1. All four remaining wrestlers have clinched All-American honors. 160: Pool A: Burke Paddock (New York) 5-0 vs. Xavier Montalvo (Illinois) 5-0, Calvin Ochs (Kansas) 4-1 vs. Mason Reinhardt (Wisconsin) 4-1, Kimball Bastian (Utah) 4-0 vs. Ryan Preisch (Utah) 4-0. The next round will have five wrestlers remaining in the tournament, with the Ochs/Reinhardt winner drawing the bye, matchups likely having Bastian/Paddock and Preisch/Montalvo. Pool B: Jacob Armstrong (Utah) 4-1 vs. Tony Clinesmith (Missouri) 3-1, Davonte Mahomes (Illinois) 5-0 vs. Bobby Reece (Washington) 5-0, Travis Hettinga (Wisconsin) 4-1 vs. Dalton Harmon (Utah) 4-1, Tyrel White (Pennsylvania) 5-0 with the bye. This round will eliminate two wrestlers and reduce the field to five with Harmon (if win) or Reece next on the bye. 170: Pool A: Chandler Rogers (Washington) 5-0 vs. Max Hane (Oregon) 4-1, Jacob Denman (Ohio) 4-1 vs. Jordan Rothers (Minnesota) 4-0, Patrick Coover (Pennsylvania) 5-0 with the bye, Gable Frandsen (Wisconsin) 4-0 vs. Dylan Wiesner (Kansas) 3-1. If all three undefeated wrestlers win, then the field will be down to the four All-Americans. If two of the undefeated win, next on the bye would be Hane, Denman, and Rogers in that order. I would venture a guess that Coover is almost assured All-America status. Pool B: Kyle Bateman (Oregon) 5-0 vs. Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin) 4-0, Tommy Longendyke (Minnesota) 5-0 vs. Jared Johnson (Kansas) 5-0, Daniel Marquette (Minnesota) 4-1 with the bye. All five wrestlers will remain alive into the next round with Johnson likely to see the bye, Marquette vs. Morrissey, and Bateman vs. Longendyke. 182: Pool A: Dylan Wisman (Virginia) 5-0 vs. Nick Fiegener (California) 3-1, Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin) 4-1 vs. Deandre Sims (Georgia) 4-1, Riley Lefever (Indiana) 4-1 vs. Terrell Fields (Pennsylvania) 4-1, Daniel Hawkins (Maryland) 4-1 vs. Jake Turk (Illinois) 3-1. If Wisman beats Fiegener, then the four All-Americans will be determined. If Fiegener wins, then the field will be down to five with the bye going in order to Fields, Sims, Hawkins, and Lefever. Pool B: Nick Corba (Ohio) 5-0 vs. Dylan Blackford (Iowa) 4-1, Troy Murtha (Maryland) 4-1 vs. Preston Lehmann (North Dakota) 5-0, Billy Duffert (Wisconsin) 4-1 vs. Spencer Wilson (Kansas) 4-1. If Corba and Lehmann both win, then the round-robin will ensue. If either wins, the four All-Americans will have been determined. If neither wins, the bye would go in order to Wilson then Lehmann. 195: Pool A: Jeramy Sweany (California) 5-0 vs. Tyler Denova (Georgia) 4-0, Roland Zilberman (New York) 4-1 vs. Matthew Seabold (Iowa) 5-0. All four wrestlers have clinched All-American status. Pool B: Matthew Stopka (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Alex Benoit (Illinois) 3-1, Eugene Martin (South Dakota) 5-0 vs. Chance McClure (Georgia) 5-0. These four wrestlers have clinched All-American status. Both Stopka and Benoit lost to already eliminated wrestlers, so their slates are clean if they win in the next round and commence the round-robin. 220: Pool A: Edgar Ruano (Illinois) 5-0 vs. Roy Nash (Utah) 5-0, Cory Daniel (Maryland) 4-0 vs. Kacee Hutchinson (North Carolina) 3-1. All four wrestlers have clinched All-American status. Pool B: Matt Voss (Washington) 4-1 vs. Thomas Ott (Delaware) 4-1, Tyler Schmidt (Wisconsin) 5-0 vs. Rafael Rokoz (New York) 4-0, Mikel Baker (Oklahoma) 4-1 with the bye. Baker will “ride the bye” into All-American status, and the other All-American finishers will be Schmidt, Rokoz, and the Voss/Ott winner. 285: Pool A: Nathan Butler (Kansas) 5-0 vs. Adarios Jones (Illinois) 4-1, Sam Stoll (Minnesota) 5-0 with the bye, Bailey Sutko (Missouri) 4-0 vs. Jesse Webb (Alabama) 3-1. If Butler and Sutko both win, the round-robin commences immediately with Jones earning fourth place. Should one undefeated win, the fourth All-American will be the wrestler who upended the undefeated opponent. If neither undefeated wins, Stoll (off this round’s bye is still undefeated) and Jones (next with bye) clinch All-American status. Pool B: Michael Hobbs (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Wyatt Spears (Oregon) 4-1, Adam Coon (Michigan) 5-0 vs. Newton Smerchek (Wisconsin) 5-0. All four have clinched All-American status. Coon already has wins over both Hobbs and Spears, so he clinches the pool title with a win over Smerchek.

FARGO, N.D. -- Seventeen champions were crowned in the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition on Monday in Fargo. InterMat will be providing a recap after the conclusion of the Monday night session. Finals Results: 88: Louie Hayes (Illinois) tech. fall. Alexander Crowe (Minnesota), 7-0 94: Austin Gomez (Illinois) pinned Randon Miranda (California), 2:24 100: Joey Prata (Virginia) tech. fall Danny Vega (Arizona), 7-0 106: Dalton Fix (Oklahoma) pinned Dylan Duncan (Illinois), 4:31 113: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) tech. fall Adam Flatt (Georgia), 8-0 120: Gabriel Townsell (Illinois) tech. fall Chris Debien (Tennessee), 7-0 126: Zahid Valencia (California) tech. fall Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), 12-4 132: Josh Bird (Wisconsin) tech. fall Logan Kass (Minnesota), 15-7 138: Larry Early (Illinois) dec. Patricio Lugo (Florida), 6-2 145: Mason Manville (New Jersey) dec. Joey Gunther (Illinois), 2-1 152: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. Jesse Porter (New York), 9-6 160: Mark Hall (Colorado) pinned Vicente Guerrero (Arizona) 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) tech. fall Keegan Moore (Minnesota), 8-0 182: Hunter Ritter (Maryland) dec. Roberto Rivera (Georgia), 4-4 195: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) pinned Randy Scott (Indiana), 1:33 220: Lance Benick (Minnesota) tech. fall Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania), 7-0 285: Jacob Marnin (Iowa) tech fall Antonio James (Illinois), 7-0

FARGO, N.D. -- The Cadet National Greco-Roman finals matchups are set. Illinois has the most finalists with six. Minnesota has five finalists. Finals Matchups: 88: Louie Hayes (Illinois) tech. fall. Alexander Crowe (Minnesota), 7-0 94: Austin Gomez (Illinois) pinned Randon Miranda (California), 2:24 100: Joey Prata (Virginia) tech. fall Danny Vega (Arizona), 7-0 106: Dalton Fix (Oklahoma) pinned Dylan Duncan (Illinois), 4:31 113: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) tech. fall Adam Flatt (Georgia), 8-0 120: Gabriel Townsell (Illinois) tech. fall Chris Debien (Tennessee), 7-0 126: Zahid Valencia (California) tech. fall Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania), 12-4 132: Josh Bird (Wisconsin) tech. fall Logan Kass (Minnesota), 15-7 138: Larry Early (Illinois) dec. Patricio Lugo (Florida), 6-2 145: Mason Manville (New Jersey) dec. Joey Gunther (Illinois), 2-1 152: Nick Reenan (Texas) dec. Jesse Porter (New York), 9-6 160: Mark Hall (Colorado) pinned Vicente Guerrero (Arizona) 170: Beau Breske (Wisconsin) tech. fall Keegan Moore (Minnesota), 8-0 182: Hunter Ritter (Maryland) dec. Roberto Rivera (Georgia), 4-4 195: Samuel Colbray (Oregon) pinned Randy Scott (Indiana), 1:33 220: Lance Benick (Minnesota) tech. fall Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania), 7-0 285: Antonio James (Illinois) vs. Jacob Marnin (Iowa)

Lance Benick, the nation's No. 1 junior, advanced to the finals at 220 (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine) FARGO, N.D. -- The first day of the Cadet Greco-Roman competition in Fargo came to a close, and one final is already set. Lance Benick of Minnesota, the nation's top ranked Class of 2015 wrestler, will face off against Jordan Wood of Pennsylvania in the 220-pound final. Wrestling continues Monday morning at 9 a.m. CT with finals at 2 p.m. 88: Pool A: RR with Dylan Koontz (Wisconsin), Louie Hayes (Illinois), and Sawyer Degen (Montana); while Tyler Lawley (Oklahoma) advances to seventh place match Pool B: Alexander Crowe (Minnesota) 5-0 vs. Cade Olivas (California) 4-0, Brayden Schwalbe (Montana) vs. Bradley Koontz (Wisconsin) 4-1. All four have clinched All-American status, and Crowe would clinch the pool if he upset Olivas. 94: Pool A: Brent Jones (Minnesota) and Austin Gomez (Illinois) will meet for the pool title in a rematch of the FILA Cadet freestyle first place match that Gomez won. Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma) advances to the fifth place match, while Brett Smith (California) will wrestle for seventh. Pool B: Jeremy Nygard (Washington), Ramon Miranda (California), and Jakob Campbell (Pennsylvania) have advanced to the round-robin; Nygard carries forward a shutout technical fall victory over Campbell. Wrestling for seventh is Dominic Lajoie (Michigan). 100: Pool A: Paul Fitterer (Minnesota) 4-1 vs. Greg Shack (Alaska) 3-1, Jimmy Pawleski (Illinois) 5-0 vs. Danny Vega (Arizona) 4-0. All four have clinched All-American honors. Pool B: Joey Prata (Virginia) 5-0 vs. Joshua Venia (Ohio) 3-1, Matthew Schmitt (Missouri) 4-1 vs. Nolan Baker (Illinois) 4-0. All four have clinched All-American honors. 106: Pool A: Quentin Hovis (Arizona) 5-0 vs. Christopher Tucker (Illinois) 3-1, Will Egli (Indiana) 4-1 vs. Daton Fix (Oklahoma) 5-0, Austin O'Connor (Illinois) 3-1 vs. Jaron Chavez (Idaho) 4-0. The next round could have anywhere from three to six wrestlers remaining; if there was to be another bye, Fix would have it, so he has clinched All-American honors. Pool B: Drew West (Iowa) 4-1 vs. Dalton Young (Washington) 5-0, Michael Murphy (Tennessee) 5-0 with a bye, Tanner Cox (Utah) 4-0 vs. Dylan Duncan (Illinois) 4-0. If West beats Young in the next match, Young would get the next bye, so he has clinched All-American honors; as has Murphy, as does the Cox vs. Duncan winner. 113: Pool A: Eric Hong (Pennsylvania) 5-0 vs. Adam Flatt (Georgia) 4-0, Ted Rico (Arizona) 4-1 vs. Nicholas Berry (Ohio) 4-1, Trayton Libolt (Oregon) 5-0 vs. Brock Wilson (Pennsylvania) 4-1, Frank Martinez (Colorado) 4-1 with the bye. Either five or six wrestlers will remain after the next round, and if there is a bye it goes to Berry or Libolt. Pool B: Luke Gardner (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Kyle DiNapoli (New Jersey) 3-1, Kanen Storr (Michigan) 5-0 vs. Tyler Megonigal (Virginia) 4-1, Bryce West (Iowa) 4-1 vs. Joshua Kramer (Arizona) 4-1, Chad Red (Indiana) 5-0 vs. Mitch McKee (Minnesota) 5-0. After the next round, either five or six wrestlers will remain alive in the tournament; if Storr eliminates Megonigal, McKee will have the bye in round seven. 120: Pool A: Jaron Jensen (Utah) 4-1 vs. Dylan Chatterton (Pennsylvania) 5-0, Gabe Townsell (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Sage Coy (Indiana) 5-0, Nathaniel Newberry (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Raul Nevarez (Idaho) 5-0, Greg Hilliard (Georgia) 4-1 with the bye. If all three undefeated kids win, then Hilliard has ridden the bye to All-America honors. Should none or two of the three undefeated wrestlers win, Nevarez has the bye next, and he therefore would have clinched All-America honors. Pool B: Chris Debien (Tennessee) 5-0 vs. Corey Shie (Ohio) 4-1, Nick Casella (New York) 5-0 vs. Roshaun Cooley (Pennsylvania) 3-1, Ethan Karsten (Missouri) 5-0 vs. Colin Kraus (Wisconsin) 4-1, Drake Foster (Idaho) 5-0 with the bye. Foster has virtually clinched All-American honors barring extreme circumstances, and would officially do so if all three other undefeated kids win in round six. Should zero or two undefeated win, the bye shifts to the Kraus v Karsten winner. 126: Pool A: Andres Gandara (Arizona) 4-1 vs. Logan Gruszka (Illinois) 3-1, Christopher Moreno (Florida) 4-1 vs. Stephen Persaud (New Jersey) 3-1, Zahid Valencia (California) 4-1 vs. Devin Bahr (Wisconsin) 5-0, Drew Spires (Missouri) 4-1 vs. Marty Margolis (Maryland) 5-0, Armand Molina (California) 5-0 with the bye. After this next round there will be between five and seven wrestlers remaining in the pool, and the next person with the bye is Margolis followed by Bahr. Pool B: Tate Barnhardt (North Dakota) 4-1 vs. Aaron Grigsby (Arkansas) 4-1, Vincent Turk (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) 5-0, Lucas Patterson (Georgia) 4-1 vs. Rico Montoya (New Mexico) 4-1, Jaden Enriquez (California) 4-0 vs. Cody McDonald (Kansas) 4-0. After round six, there will be either five or six remaining in the pool. The next person entitled to the bye is Montoya followed by Hidlay. 132: Pool A: Logan Kass (Minnesota) 5-0 vs. Ben Hornickle (Wisconsin) 4-1, Leonard Merkin (New York) 4-1 vs. Conner Noonan (Oregon) 4-1, Fritz Scherl (Wisconsin) 4-0 vs. Joey Escobar (Washington) 3-1. Anywhere from three to five wrestlers will remain in the pool after this next round. Based on pairing principles, the Merkin vs. Noonan winner has clinched an All-American spot, since even if five remain, they have the bye next. Pool B: Lucas Ortiz (Pennsylvania) 5-0 vs. Rodolfo Guillen (Georgia) 5-0, Josh Bird (Wisconsin) 5-0 vs. Micah Johnson (Wisconsin) 4-1, Riley Beard (Illinois) 5-0 with the bye. If Bird beats Johnson in this round, all four All-Americans will have been determined. Therefore, barring extreme circumstances, Beard will most likely earn an All-American finish; and if Johnson wins he will next get the bye, so he should also be well positioned to All-American if he wins. 138: Pool A: Patricio Lugo (Florida) 5-0 vs. Dominick Demas (Ohio) 4-0, Jake Adcock (Georgia) 5-0 vs. Dakota Wall (Idaho) 5-0, David Kasper (Illinois) 4-1 vs. Liam Corbett (Hawaii) 4-1, Milik Dawkins (Michigan) 4-1 with the bye. One wrestler will be eliminated in this round, and the seventh round would then feature Dawkins vs. Demas, Lugo vs. Wall, and Adcock vs. the Kasper/Corbett winner. Pool B: Jake Bell (Texas) 4-1 vs. Hayden Bates (Oregon) 4-1, Chase Lemons (Idaho) 4-1 vs. Connor Myers (Michigan) 4-1, Aaron Meyer (Iowa) 4-1 vs. Larry Early (Illinois) 5-0, Adam Blees (North Dakota) 4-1 vs. Nathaniel Cervantes (California) 4-1. Barring a shock Meyer upset over Early, the four All-Americans will be determined by who wins in the sixth round of wrestling. 145: Pool A: Felix Belga (Pennsylvania) 4-1 vs. Isaac Bertalotto (California) 4-1, Austin Kraisser (Maryland) 5-0 vs. Nicholas Remke (Illinois) 3-1, Owen Webster (Minnesota) 4-1 vs. Chandler Michael (Oregon) 4-1, Alex Reas (Wisconsin) 4-1 vs. Mason Manville (New Jersey) 5-0. If Kraisser and Manville both win, then the four All-Americans will be known after the sixth round. If necessary, Manville is next entitled to the bye, so he clinches All-American with a win regardless. Pool B: Davis Ison (Georgia) 5-0 vs. Ryan Klemp (Idaho) 4-0, Dalton Ray (Pennsylvania) 5-0 vs. Jordan Steward (Missouri) 4-1, James Handwerk (Ohio) 5-0 vs. Joey Gunther (Illinois) 5-0. This sixth round will eliminate either one or zero wrestlers, and the next to have the bye if necessary is Gunther. 152: Pool A: C.J. McKinnis (Oregon) 5-0 vs. Taylor Owens (Idaho) 4-1, Jesse Porter (New York) 5-0 vs. Christian Almony (Maryland) 4-0, Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada) 4-1 with the bye. If McKinnis beats Owens, then Berreyesa rides the bye to All-American honors; otherwise Owens is next with the bye, so he would be rather well-positioned to be an All-American. Pool B: Taylor Lujan (Georgia) 5-0 vs. Andrew Cervantes (California) 4-1, Nick Reenan (Texas) 5-0 vs. Colby Winnett (Oregon) 3-1, Dominic DeLaurentis (Pennsylvania) 5-0 with the bye. If Lujan and Reenan both win, then the round-robin would ensue with the fourth All-American position up in the air. If one wins, then the four All-Americans have been determined; and if neither wins, Cervantes is next on the bye and earns an All-American position. Therefore, DeLaurentis has already clinched All-American status. 160: Pool A: Elijah Kerr-Brown (Georgia) 4-1 vs. Kamal Bey (Illinois) 5-0, Dean Drugac (New Jersey) 5-0 vs. Mark Hall (Colorado) 5-0. All four remaining wrestlers have clinched All-American status, and the round-robin would immediately ensue if Bey beats Kerr-Brown. Pool B: Vincente Guerrero (Arizona) 5-0 vs. Lane Lettich (Oklahoma) 4-0, Spencer Haywood (Utah) 4-1 vs. David Labra (Ohio) 4-1, Eric Schultz (Illinois) 4-1 with the bye. All-American spots have been clinched by Guerrero, Lettich, Schultz, and the Haywood/Labra winner. 170: Pool A: Brandon Haas (Iowa) 4-1 vs. Mitchell Owens (Washington) 4-1, Brandon Fleischmann (Wisconsin) 4-1 vs. Dru Worker (Illinois) 4-0, Beau Breske (Wisconsin) 5-0 with the bye. All-American honors have been clinched by Worker, Breske, and the Haas/Owens winner. Haas is eliminated on a loss, as either Fleischmann wins to make it four left, or Fleischmann has more classification points with both eliminated. Pool B: Jared Bird (Idaho) 4-1 vs. Keegan Moore (Minnesota) 5-0, Dustin Gray (Missouri) 4-1 vs. Corey Hazel (Pennsylvania) 4-0, Bridger Barker (Arizona) 4-1 with the bye. If both Moore and Hazel win, the round-robin immediately ensues. If one of the undefeated win, then All-Americans have been determined. Next to the bye is Moore, so he also has clinched All-American status, even if he and Hazel both lose. 182: Pool A: Round-robin has begun, Hunter Ritter (Maryland) had a win carry forward, Trevor Eicher (Washington) had a loss carry forward, and Andrew Fenton (Ohio) has not wrestled either fellow round-robin participant. Michael Bruno (Illinois) will be wrestling for seventh place. Pool B: Andrew Marsden (Illinois) split matches carried forward into the round-robin, beating Jeremiah Imonode (Arizona) while losing to Justan Rivera (Georgia). Rivera vs. Imonode is the remaining round-robin match. Wrestling for seventh place will be Blake Smith (Arizona). 195: Pool A: The fifth round was in progress at last update, as Randy Scott (Indiana) at 2-1 had to wrestle Tevis Bartlett (Wyoming) 4-0; the other match saw Frank Carrasco (New Mexico) beat Bailey Faust (Ohio) in a battle of previously undefeated wrestlers; while Brian Barnes (Oregon) at 3-1 had the bye. If Bartlett beat/s Scott, then All-Americans have been determined. Since Carrasco is next on the bye, if Scott wins, he has clinched All-American status. Pool B: Jeffrey Allen (Virginia) 4-1 vs. Samuel Colbray (Oregon) 5-0, Emilio Fowler (Kansas) 4-1 with the bye, Isaac Florell (Minnesota) 4-0 vs. Jacob Cavins (Indiana) 3-1. If Colbray and Florell both win, then the round-robin ensues immediately. Colbray would have the bye if both undefeated wrestlers lose, so he clinched All-American status. 220: Pool A: Lance Benick (Minnesota) has already clinched a spot in the finals on Tuesday afternoon. Wrestling for the right to finish second in the pool will be Garyn Huntley (New York) and Shane Coombs (Colorado), while Romeo McKnight (Illinois) competes for seventh place in the tournament. Pool B: Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania) will join Benick in the finals. Wrestling for second in the pool will be James Bethel (New York) and Kyler Childers (Oklahoma), while James Ford (Ohio) competes for seventh place in the tournament. 285: Pool A: The round-robin has commenced with Shawn Streck (Indiana) splitting matches that carry forward. Jacob Marnin (Iowa) had a win carry forward, and he'll face Cale Bonner (Ohio) who had a loss carry forward. Wrestling for seventh place overall will be Adam Lemke-Bell (Illinois). Pool B: The round-robin has commenced with Dante Jiovenetta (Florida) winning the first match against Hunter Toppel (Wisconsin), while Antonio James (Illinois) has to face both of those wrestlers; fourth in the pool, and wrestling for seventh place, will be Kevin Vough (Ohio).

The following is a weight-by-weight breakdown of the Junior National Greco-Roman tournament. Wrestling in that event kicks off at 9 a.m. CT on Monday, July 15, with finals commencing at 2:15 p.m. CT on Tuesday. Analysis is based on participants listed in Track Wrestling as of 11 p.m. on Saturday. 100: The opening weight of Junior level competition is always limited participants, and tends not to be robust in quality. A couple of the names to watch are 2012 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman national champion Dalton Roberts (Michigan), as well as 2012 Cadet National double All-American Kirk Johansen (Illinois). 106: Joe Cisneros (California), a returning Junior Greco-Roman All-American just may be the favorite in this weight class, as he also went undefeated in both styles at the Junior Duals at the end of June in Oklahoma City. However, returning Cadet freestyle champion Miguel Silva (Illinois), who ended the 2012-13 regular season weight class ranked, will also have a say in the proceedings at this weight class. Others to watch include Erik Zorilla (Florida), a FILA Junior champion in Greco-Roman; Paul Bianchi (Wisconsin), runner-up at the FILA Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman; and FILA Junior double All-American Brock George (Utah). 113: This field has the makings of a very interesting overall tournament. The slightest of favorites just may be Anthony Cefolo (New Jersey), a 2012 in-season state champion and two-time Cadet Greco-Roman All-American. Others to watch include Skyler Petry (Minnesota), a three-time in-season state placer and Preseason Nationals runner-up; FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Isaac Jimenez (Texas); FILA Junior Greco-Roman third placer Doyle Trout (Nebraska), who also went undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Junior Duals; as well as four other wrestlers that earned All-American honors in Fargo last summer. 120: And the meat of the Junior Nationals has begun! Defending Junior Greco-Roman champion Jared Oftedahl (Minnesota) is going to have a stern challenge in order to repeat his title-winning performance. Five others in this field are nationally ranked at their grade level: Taylor LaMont (Utah) is No. 25 in the Class of 2016, having won a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman national title in late May and going undefeated at the Junior Duals in both styles during late June; Jordan Allen (West Virginia) is ranked No. 40 in the Class of 2015; Ronnie Bresser (Oregon), a Junior National double All-American last summer, finished No. 76 in the graduated Class of 2016; while Josh Terao (Hawaii), a Cadet double All-American last summer, and 2012 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion James Flint (Florida) are ranked within the Top 100 of the Class of 2014. Others meriting attention include Sean Cannon (Nevada), Dom Forys (Pennsylvania), returning Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Tommy Pawleski (Illinois) and FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Blaine Tschida (Minnesota). 126: Things seem set for a wide open competition here, with maybe the slightest of favorites being Cub Yeager (Oklahoma), who has two in-season state titles to his credit, was a Junior Greco-Roman All-American last summer, and went undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Junior Duals in late June. Others to watch here include 2012 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion Danny Boychuck (New Jersey), returning Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Jon Marmolejo (Illinois), 2011 Junior Greco-Roman runner-up Dante Rodriguez (Nebraska), FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Jordan Shearer (North Dakota), along with Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma) and William Koll (New York) Hayden Tuma of Idaho is the prohibitive favorite at 132 (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)132: Among the five Top 100 rising seniors in this weight bracket, there is one clear standout in Hayden Tuma (Idaho), who has a case for being the best high school-aged Greco-Roman wrestler in the country. Tuma is ranked No. 6 nationally in the Class of 2014, was a Junior Greco-Roman national champion last summer, and also won FILA Juniors this spring along with FILA Cadets the prior two springs in Greco-Roman. Other Top 100 rated wrestlers are No. 37 Cole Weaver (Michigan), a Cadet Greco-Roman champion last summer; No. 55 Seth Gross (Minnesota), runner-up in Cadet Greco-Roman last year but a two-time Cadet freestyle champion; No. 60 Anthony Giraldo (New Jersey), champion in Greco-Roman at the FILA Cadet Nationals this May; and No. 97 Jacob Rubio (Texas), a multi-time Greco-Roman All-American in USA Wrestling events who also went undefeated in both styles at the Junior Duals last month. Also here is 2011 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion Darius Henry (Illinois). 138: Based on listed registrants, the favorite in this weight class would have to be Joseph McKenna (New Jersey), a two-time Cadet National Greco-Roman champion who is ranked No. 10 overall in the Class of 2014. Primary challengers would include Jake Velarde (Washington), a two-time Junior Greco-Roman All-American who finished ranked No. 71 overall in the Class of 2013; and Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer, an All-American at both Junior Nationals and FILA Juniors in Greco-Roman, also No. 33 overall in the Class of 2014. Others to watch include Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) and Blaine Invernon (Idaho), both who are returning Junior Greco-Roman All-Americans; along with Max Thomsen (Iowa), who is ranked No. 43 in the Class of 2015. 145: Runner-up last year in Junior Greco-Roman, Mitch Bengtson (Minnesota) will enter this weight class as the tournament favorite. He is a two-time All-American in Junior Greco-Roman, and finished his scholastic career as the No. 34 overall prospect in the Class of 2013. Four other wrestlers return as Junior Greco-Roman All-Americans: Brandon Ashworth (Utah), Phil Downing (Colorado), Joe Grable (Washington), and Jared Johshoy (Idaho). Three other wrestlers went undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Junior Duals last month: Isaac Dulgarian (Kansas), Matthew Moody (Georgia), and FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Brooks Robinson (Utah). 152: Grant Lamont (Utah) was champion in Junior Greco-Roman last year, and seeks a second consecutive title. The graduated senior was also runner-up in the 2010 Junior Greco-Roman tournament, and is after a fourth top three finish in this event. However, life will not be easy with the always tough Jon-Jay Chavez (Idaho) among the challengers. Chavez was champion in both styles at the FILA Cadet Nationals this May, won Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman in 2011, and is ranked No. 34 overall in the Class of 2014. Others to watch include FILA Cadet double All-American Weston Dobler (North Dakota); Grant Leeth (Missouri), who is ranked No. 35 overall in the Class of 2014; Logan Breitenbach (Maryland), who was 2012 FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-American; and Anthony Valenica (California), who went undefeated in both styles at the Junior Duals, and is ranked No. 13 in the Class of 2015. 160: Three Top 100 Class of 2014 with excellent Greco-Roman backgrounds lead the field in this weight class. Ranked No. 39, Burke Paddock (New York) has been an All-American at multiple USA Wrestling tournaments in this style, including such a finish in 2011 at the Junior Nationals; he also went undefeated in Greco-Roman at last month's Junior Duals. Kimball Bastian (Utah), ranked No. 68, won the Cadet National title last year, and was champion of this year's FILA Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman with two victories over top 15 wrestlers in his class. Finally, Tyrel White (Pennsylvania) is ranked No. 91 in that class, finished runner-up at the FILA Junior Nationals this year, and was a Junior Greco-Roman All-American last summer. Others to watch include returning Junior All-American Calvin Ochs (Kansas); Nick Georgian (Illinois), who was undefeated at the Junior Duals in Greco-Roman; and 2012 FILA Junior All-American Barrett Stanghill (Montana). 170: Two-time Cadet Greco-Roman champion Chandler Rogers (Washington) enters the tournament as a strong favorite in this weight class. Rogers is ranked No. 13 overall in the Class of 2014, was also undefeated in both styles at the Junior Duals last month, and is a two-time FILA Cadet Greco-Roman finalist (winning the title in 2012). Others to watch include Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin), who won the Junior folkstyle title in April and seeks a Triple Crown; Patrick Coover (Pennsylvania), a 2010 Cadet Greco-Roman champion; Kyle Bateman (Oregon), a returning Junior Greco-Roman All-American; and Xavier Montalvo (Illinois), ranked No. 45 in the Class of 2015 and a Cadet double All-American last year in Fargo. 182: Preston Lehmann (North Dakota), who finished his prep career ranked No. 46 in the Class of 2013, enters this weight bracket as the slight favorite after finishing undefeated in both styles at the Junior Duals last month. Most notable among the challengers is Ryan Christensen (Washington), a Cadet National double finalist last year, who is ranked No. 41 in the Class of 2014 and went undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Junior Duals. Others meriting attention include Daniel Hawkins (Maryland), a returning Junior Greco-Roman All-American, as well as Nick Corba (Ohio), Troy Murtha (Maryland), and Aaron Rothwell (Wisconsin). 195: Four Top 100 recruits in the Classes of 2013 and 2014 are featured among a rather solid field in this weight class. Leading the list from a ranking standpoint is Jared Haught (West Virginia), who finished No. 68 overall in the Class of 2013. Among the rising seniors is Jeramy Sweany (California), No. 84 in the Class of 2014 and a returning Junior Greco-Roman All-American, along with No. 98 Reggie Williams (New York) and No. 100 Chance McClure (Georgia). Another pair of returning Junior Greco-Roman All-Americans in this field is Matthew Seabold (Iowa) and returning runner-up Alen Turcinhodzic (Pennsylvania). Two additional wrestlers in the field went undefeated at the Junior Duals in Greco-Roman last month, Tyler McLean (Washington) and Roland Zilberman (New York). 220: Returning Cadet National double champion, and a FILA Cadet Nationals double finalist (Greco-Roman champion) in May, Roy Nash is ranked No. 79 overall in the Class of 2014. He enters this event as the weight class favorite. Among the others to watch are Mikel Baker (Oklahoma), a returning Junior Greco-Roman All-American; and Cory Daniel (Maryland), a FILA Junior Greco-Roman All-American in April. 285: Even though Sam Stoll (Minnesota) swept a pair of matches from Adam Coon (Michigan) at the FILA Junior World Team Trials in Greco-Roman, one should still consider Coon the favorite in this tournament. Coon won the Junior Nationals in both styles last year, including a pool round-robin win over Stoll as part of that. He was ranked No. 2 overall in the Class of 2013, and won everything under the sun in his high school career. Stoll was third in Junior Greco-Roman last year, is the FILA Juniors World Team representative this year, and ranked No. 11 overall in the Class of 2014. Others meriting attention in this weight class include Nathan Butler (Kansas), who was ranked No. 64 overall in the Class of 2013 and went undefeated at the Junior Duals in both styles last month; last year's Cadet National double champion Wyatt Spears (Oregon); and Newton Smerchek (Wisconsin).

Below is a weight-by-weight breakdown of the Cadet National Greco-Roman tournament, which starts Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. CT, with the finals at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Participant information for this analysis is as of noon on Saturday. 88: The nation's top-ranked junior high wrestler, Cade Olivas (California), leads the way here. Olivas won the Cadet folkstyle national title in this weight, and is after the second leg of the Triple Crown in this event. He was also champion in the 42-kilo weight class at the FILA Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman. Among the challengers are Dylan Koontz (Wisconsin) and William Moss (Georgia), who were champion and runner-up at last year's Schoolboy Nationals in Greco-Roman respectively. 94: Two of the nation's elite incoming freshmen are among the key players in this weight class, No. 15 Austin Gomez (Illinois) and No. 16 Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma). Gomez was a Schoolboy Nationals champion in Greco-Roman at 91 pounds last summer, and won the FILA Cadet National freestyle title in late May, when Gfeller finished second in the weight class. Other contenders include returning Cadet Nationals runner-up Michael Couglin (Maryland); two-time FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Louie Hayes (Illinois); and double FILA Cadet third place finisher Brent Jones (Minnesota), who is also eligible for a Cadet Triple Crown. 100: A pair of FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans from late May are among the contenders in this weight, Coltan Williams (Texas) and Paul Fitterer (Minnesota); Williams also went undefeated in the style at this weight class in last month's Cadet Duals, while Fitterer is a returning All-American from last year in Fargo. Other returning double Cadet National All-Americans include Logan Grass (West Virginia), Joey Prata (Virginia), and Matthew Schmitt (Missouri); Schmitt also went undefeated up at 106 pounds in the Cadet Greco-Roman Duals last month. 106: Daton Fix (Oklahoma) seeks a Cadet National Triple Crown, having already won the folkstyle title in early April. Ranked No. 6 among incoming freshmen, and a runner-up at the FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle at 110 pounds, he'll enter this tournament as the favorite. Others to watch will include FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion Tanner Cox (Utah), FILA Cadet Greco-Roman third placer Jaron Chavez (Idaho), returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Michael Murphy (Tennessee), and the nation's No. 10 incoming freshman Austin O'Connor (Illinois). Mitchell McKee (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)113: Mitchell McKee (Minnesota) will be after a second consecutive Cadet National title in Greco-Roman after winning last year in Fargo at 106 pounds. Among the primary challengers will be two of the nation's top Class of 2016 prospects: No. 20 Chad Red (Indiana) and No. 23 Kyle Bierdumpfel (New Jersey); Bierdumpfel was a double runner-up last year at Cadet Nationals in Fargo. Others to watch include Eric Hong (Pennsylvania), the nation's No. 9 incoming ninth grader, FILA Cadet Greco-Roman third place finisher Kanen Storr (Michigan), and in-season state champion Henry Pohlmeyer (Iowa). 120: Things seem relatively open in this weight class, without a truly elite competitor at present. The slightest of favorites just might be Nick Casella (New York), a two-time in-season state runner-up, who earned All-American honors at the FILA Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman. Also here is returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Sage Coy (Indiana), 2012 Schoolboy Greco-Roman national champion Isaiah Palominio (California), two-time in-season state champion Chris Debien (Tennessee), and a darkhorse of sorts is Gabe Townsell (Illinois). 126: Zahid Valencia (California), ranked No. 5 overall in the Class of 2015, enters this tournament as the prohibitive favorite. Among the other contenders are FILA Cadet Greco-Roman champion Devin Bahr (Wisconsin); returning Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up Drake Foster (Idaho); Ricardo Montoya (New Mexico) and Jaden Enriquez (California), who both went undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Cadet Duals; Armando Molina (California), who won the Cadet folkstyle title and is after a Triple Crown; along with a pair of the nation's top 50 Class of 2016 prospects in Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) and Jarrett Degen (Montana). 132: Vincent Turk (Illinois), last year's Cadet Greco-Roman national champion at 120 pounds, is the anchor of this weight class, as he seeks a repeat title. Others to watch here include returning All-American Griffin Parriott (Minnesota), who ranks No. 35 overall in the Class of 2016; Leonard Merkin (New York), a FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-American; and Clayton Arellano (New Mexico), who was undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Cadet Duals. 138: FILA Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Larry Early (Illinois), who is also ranked No. 26 in the Class of 2015, leads the field in this weight class. Others to watch include returning Cadet National Greco-Roman runner-up Brady O'Keefe (Nevada); Cameron Harrell (Maryland), who was undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Cadet Duals last month; along with Patricio Lugo (Florida) and Connor Myers (Michigan), each undefeated in both styles at the Cadet Duals. 145: Mason Manville (New Jersey), ranked No. 3 nationally in the Class of 2016, is favored to defend his Cadet Greco-Roman national title from last year. He also was runner-up at the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman tournament held in late May at 152 pounds. Also in this weight class are returning Cadet Greco-Roman runner-up Joey Gunther (Illinois), 2012 Schoolboy Nationals Greco-Roman champion Owen Webster (Minnesota), and Austin Kraisser (Maryland), who is ranked No. 33 overall in the Class of 2016. 152: Two wrestlers stand out at the head of this field, both are grade level ranked; Taylor Lujan (Georgia) is No. 35 in the Class of 2015 and was undefeated in both styles of the Cadet Duals held last month, while Nick Reenan (Texas) is No. 10 in the Class of 2016 and finished second in freestyle at the FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle two months ago. Others to watch include returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans Chris Almony (Maryland) and Jesse Porter (New York), along with last year's Schoolboy Greco-Roman champion Andrew Berreyesa (Nevada). 160: Mark Hall (Colorado), ranked No. 2 overall in the Class of 2016 and a returning Cadet National freestyle champion, enters this tournament the strong favorite. Two others to watch include Jelani Embree (Michigan), who went undefeated in both styles at last month's Cadet Duals and is ranked No. 4 in the Class of 2016; along with Kamal Bey (Illinois), ranked No. 46 in the Class of 2016. 170: The slightest of favorites in this weight class would have to be Beau Breske (Wisconsin), who is ranked No. 9 overall in the Class of 2016 and earned All-American honors at the FILA Cadet Greco-Roman tournament in May. Right behind Breske will be Keegan Moore (Minnesota), ranked No. 22 in the Class of 2016 and seeking a Cadet Triple Crown after winning folkstyle nationals in April. Others to watch include returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Dustin Gray (Missouri) and 2012 Schoolboy Nationals Greco-Roman champion Wyatt Koeling (Utah). 182: Two of the nation's top Class of 2015 wrestlers lead the way in this weight class – No. 44 Hunter Ritter (Maryland), who was runner-up at the FILA Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman; and No. 46 Justan Rivera (Georgia), a Cadet Nationals double All-American last year. Others to watch in this weight include FILA Cadet freestyle All-American Andrew Marsden (Illinois) and Mason Litz (Michigan), who went undefeated in both styles at last month's Cadet Duals. 195: Though this is a rather deep upper-weight class for the Cadet level, it is led by defending Cadet Greco-Roman national champion Samuel Colbray (Oregon), who is ranked No. 13 overall in the Class of 2016. The two primary challengers would be Tevis Bartlett (Wyoming), a returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American who is ranked No. 48 in the Class of 2015; and Emilio Fowler (Kansas), who went undefeated in freestyle at the Cadet Duals and is after a Cadet Triple Crown having won the folkstyle title in early April. Additonal wrestlers to watch include a pair of 2012 Schoolboy Greco-Roman national champions in Brian Barnes (Oregon) and Jacob Cavins (Indiana); Jerek Cropper (Ohio) and Isaac Florell (Minnesota), both of whom are FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-American; and Bailey Faust (Ohio), who went undefeated in freestyle at the Cadet Duals last month. 220: Entering this event as a prohibitive favorite is Lance Benick (Minnesota), the nation's top ranked wrestler in the Class of 2015 and a Cadet Triple Crown winner last year. Earlier in April, Benick won the Junior National folkstyle championship. Others meriting attending include returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American Kyler Childers (Oklahoma); Michael Smith (Maryland), who went undefeated at the Cadet Duals in Greco-Roman last month; and Jordan Wood (Pennsylvania), an in-season state runner-up who is ranked No. 8 overall in the Class of 2016. 285: Entering this event as favorite is Shawn Streck (Indiana), who went undefeated in both styles at the Cadet Duals and is the nation's No. 26 ranked wrestler in the Class of 2016. Primary challenger would have to be Jacob Marnin (Iowa), a returning Cadet Greco-Roman All-American who seeks a Cadet Triple Crown after winning the folkstyle nationals tournament in April. Others to watch include FILA Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans in Adam Lemke-Bell (Illinois) and Kevin Vough (Elyria), as well as in-season state placer Cale Bonner (Ohio)

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Do you want to read a past mailbag? Access archives. Three years ago Anderson Silva stepped into the octagon to defend his UFC middleweight title against Damien Maia at UFC. Heading into the event Silva was acting a little strange in interviews and at the pre-fight standoff got kiss-him close to Maia. During the fight Silva proceeded to put on one of the oddest athletic performances in professional sports history. You can see the fight on the Internet, but I'll save you the trouble, and briefly state that he gestured wildly, and postured as though he couldn't be hit, but refused to actually fight. Confused? So were the million plus fans watching him have a mental breakdown in the middle of the octagon. The Brazilian had reason to think his antics might work. He'd antagonized a drugged-up Forrest Griffin in the same head-bobbing way and knocked him out with a flick of the wrist. Against Maia, who had several in-cage submissions to his count and was arguably one of the best jiu-jitsu fighters in the UFC, Silva wanted to avoid all aspects of grappling and instead decided to peacock for 800k PPV buys. UFC president Dana White as so disgusted with the performance set he threatened to kick the middleweight champion out of the UFC. At the time the majority opinion of fight fans who had just laid out a steak dinner to watch a man prancersize in the Octagon, was that "someone needed to punch this fool in the mouth." Along came Chael Sonnen, who for four and half rounds all but eliminated the myth of Silva's greatness, before handing it right back by allowing himself to be put in a blue belt level triangle midway through the final round. A few more highlight reel knockouts, a few million dollars in UFC PR and the once technically vulnerable, mentally unhinged mediocre fighter was suddenly the "all-time GOAT," mostly by avoiding troublesome opponents. Behind the titles, ten-fight contract and Burger King endorsement, many UFC fighters were confessing in private that Silva wasn't the GOAT, but really an average fighter with a Mayweather-like ability of avoiding tough competition. Until Chris "The All-American" Weidman. The two-time NCAA Division I All-American from Hofstra used his hands to dispatch the myth of Anderson Silva and the GOAT garbage. Weidman is more than just a wrestler, but in a time when our sport's validity is being questioned, it was a pleasure to watch one of OUR guys step into the ring with a bag of hot air and punch it square in the mouth. Congrats, Champ, you make being a wrestler a little more special. Q: This past week ESPN's Behind the Lines did a continuation on the story of two Cleveland area wrestlers, Dartanyon Crockett and Leroy Sutton. Dartanyon is blind and Leroy is a double amputee. In the updated version, they talk about Dartanyon qualifying for the Paralympics in judo. Why do we not have a wrestling event in the Paralympics? I checked and there was Paralympic wrestling in 1980 and 1984. It seems like this is something that we should be pushing for. Wrestling is definitely a sport that can be accessed by Paralympic athletes and we should be pushing for all of the exposure possible. -- Ryan R. Foley: I don't have any answers on why Paralympics wrestling was discontinued, but I'll ask around until I find the best answer. Until then, let's keep working on creating opportunities to touch the lives of those athletes ignored by large-scale organized team sports. There are several national and international funds available for the promotion of organized activity with those who have physical impairments. Why isn't there a Wounded Warriors wrestling league? Real Sports recently did a piece on MMA as an avenue of relief for those with PTSD. Wrestling can play the same role in the lives of serviceman returning from active duty. Finding new athletes and people who could benefit from the camaraderie of the sport we could create a way to change the perception of our sport by helping those who've served our country. Q: Why do you think wrestlers in the heavier weights are having so much success in MMA, but in the lighter weights wrestlers aren't very noticeable? I know Benson Henderson, Michael Chandler, Chad Mendes and Frankie Edgar were stud wrestlers, but the depth is just not there. Especially at 125/135, excited to see how Bubba Jenkins and Lance Palmer do when they get a shot, but still looking for some more lighter guys to get involved. Shawn Bunch will be awesome when he gets some experience. Anybody else coming up? Would make those lighter weights a lot better and more competitive with guys like Henry Cejudo, Nick Simmons, Montell Marion, and even Andrew Long fresh out of jail. One more question, do you think the Iowa style, grinding, getting the other guy tired, forward, will ever make its way into MMA? I know it would be dangerous, but just imagine 15 minutes of Andrew Howe and Brett Metcalf pulling guys' heads down that aren't used to it. -- Rob H. Foley: Andrew Long "fresh out of jail." Ouch, sensitive topic, brother! You deal with any of his residual fans. I'm forwarding you the emails. I don't know if there is a weight preference for wrestlers-turned-fighters, in fact everything you wrote makes it seem pretty even throughout the UFC. The UFC champions at every weight but 145 and 170 are former collegiate wrestlers. When you factor in GSP's Russian-training in Canada every champion except Jose Aldo is a wrestler. Add to that the domination of Ben Askren and Michael Chandler and you have a lot of our mat heroes mopping up opponents. Cejudo hasn't fought a quality opponent, and it would be disrespectful to Askren, Velasquez and any of the other big name wrestlers-turned-fighters who'd trained for years in the sport. Like I've written before, Cejudo is an incredible athlete and what he did on the mat in 2008 was inspirational for his community and the country. But he in no way is on par with Chris Weidman. I'd love to see the lighter weight guys you mentioned make a jump, especially Nick Simmons, who is built for submission grappling. I enjoy MMA and I love wrestling's impact on the sport, and like you I'd love to see some of our recent champions start pummeling more faux champions. Q: I've been wrestling since the eighth grade. I ran into some hard times in high school and dropped out in the 10th grade. Can a person like me who has only four years of wrestling under his belt still get into shape and compete in the sport that he loves? -- Tim S. Foley: Depends on your city, but most areas have a wrestling program that can accommodate your desire to hit the mats! If you need a fix, I HIGHLY suggest jiu-jitsu as a way to meet your mat needs. RANT OF THE WEEK! By Jordan L. I do not feel the system of "key" rules for passivity are necessary. Keep the pushout rule, and omit passivity all together. Again, we are trying to keep the sport interesting for casual fans. The members of college student bodies who attend a match or two a year in order to win spirit points for their respective teams, the folks who watch the NCAA finals once a year when they are on ESPN, and the like, are the ones we should be attempting to simplify our sport for. I do not think a write up of passivity rules that are relatively subjective to the official are the best way to do this. Let's keep the pushout rule, keep the 1 five-minute period match, and reward action via points!

Mark Munoz

For an eighteenth consecutive year, the ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet National Championships return to the FARGODOME in Fargo, N.D. This year's events will commence on July 13 with the start of Cadet women's freestyle competition, and the Junior National freestyle finals marking their conclusion on July 20. However, the primary four events of the week start on Sunday with the Cadet National Greco-Roman competition. Now with seven different competitions (Cadet and Junior Women, Junior Women Duals, Cadet and Junior Greco-Roman, and Cadet and Junior freestyle) held over eight days, the week in Fargo remains the largest single wrestling tournament in the world. It is also -- bar none -- the preeminent compilation of elite scholastic wrestlers in the United States. Over the years, many NCAA finalists and United States Olympians have competed in these tournaments. Given its perch on top of the scholastic wrestling calendar, what stories should one eye during the week of Fargo? 1. Tomasello seeks three-peat in Junior freestyle, possibly ten others to defend their titles Nathan Tomasello (Photo/Rob Preston)The Junior National freestyle tournament, which kicks off one week from today on July 18, is viewed by many as the pinnacle wrestling event for high school aged young men. In something of an uncommon occurrence, 11 out of 15 weight class champions from the previous year could be back to defend their titles. Among this group, Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) -- bound for Ohio State in a month -- is the lone competitor after a third Junior National freestyle title. Tomasello, who ended high school ranked No. 15 overall in the Class of 2013, is expected to compete for the title at 120 pounds this year after winning previous titles at 112 and 120 pounds. One has to view Tomasello as the favorite in this weight class, though it is not for the lack of quality challengers. Among that challenge pack will likely be fellow defending Junior freestyle champion Tommy Thorn (Minnesota); ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2014, he won the 113-pound weight competition last summer. Also likely to be in this weight class is FILA Cadet freestyle champion Stevan Micic (Indiana), who was a Cadet National freestyle champion in 2011, and is ranked No. 20 in the Class of 2014. Six of the other defending champions join Tomasello in heading off to college next month, with five of them among the top 20 prospects in the graduated Class of 2013: No. 2 Adam Coon (Michigan), likely at 285 pounds; No. 3 Zain Retherford (Pennsylvania), possibly at 138 or 145; No. 5 Isaiah Martinez (California), possibly at 160 or 170; No. 6 J'den Cox (Missouri), likely at 220 or 285; and No. 20 Anthony Collica (Ohio), likely at 152. Rounding out the list of defending Junior National freestyle champions are Tanner Rohweder (Iowa), possibly at 113; Paul Mascarenas (New Mexico), possibly at 113 or 120; Bryce Brill (Illinois), likely at 145; and Josh Llopez (Maryland), possibly at 160. 2. Breakout performances Last summer, eight wrestlers entering their ninth grade year won Cadet National titles in Fargo, including a trio of wrestlers who swept Greco-Roman and freestyle: Devin Schnupp (Pennsylvania) at 88 pounds, Hunter Marko (Wisconsin) at 94, and Aaron Pico (California) at 132. This was a second consecutive Cadet National double title for Pico, who is the top-ranked wrestler in the Class of 2016, and has a case for being the best overall high school aged wrestler in the country. Five other wrestlers won a Fargo stop sign last summer before entering ninth grade: Mitch McKee (Minnesota) at 100 pounds, Kyle Norstrem (Florida) at 106, Mason Manville (Blair Academy, N.J.) at 145, and Samuel Colbray (Oregon) at 182 earned their titles in Greco-Roman; while Mark Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) won a Cadet freestyle title at 152 pounds. Among these five wrestlers, all but McKee are ranked inside the top 16 for the Class of 2016. In virtually every year, it seems that there are freshmen-to-be that make an opening statement to their high school careers with a Cadet National title. During this coming week, three names in particular merit watching, each was already a finalist at the FILA Cadet Nationals in late May. Spencer Lee (Photo/Rob Preston)Spencer Lee (Pennsylvania) is ranked as the nation's best in this group, and the reasons why are abundantly clear. In folkstyle, he was a runner-up at the Super 32 Challenge and FloNationals during 2012-13 at 106 pounds; and he dominated the field in FILA Cadet freestyle on the way to a championship there at 110 pounds. At the Cadet Duals last month in Daytona Beach, Lee went a combined 13-0 in contested matches between Greco-Roman and freestyle at 106 pounds. Quite frankly, the most likely roadblock to Lee winning Fargo titles this summer is possibly skipping the event due to competing in the FILA Cadet World Championships come late August in Serbia. Ranked third among incoming ninth-graders, Nick Lee (Indiana) was a runner-up at 58 kilos (127.75 pounds) at the FILA Cadet Nationals in freestyle, with five out of seven victories on his path to the final coming via technical fall. Competing at 126 pounds in the Cadet Duals last month, Nick went 6-1 in Greco-Roman and an undefeated 7-0 in freestyle. He also brings success against high school aged competition in folkstyle to the table, placing seventh at 106 pounds in the 2012 FloNationals, and going 3-2 each of the last two years in the high school Super 32 Challenge. Third in this group is Daton Fix (Oklahoma), who was runner-up to Spencer Lee at 110 pounds in the FILA Cadet Nationals. He also went 7-0 at 106 pounds in freestyle at last month's Cadet Duals, and is in the hunt for a Cadet National Triple Crown, as he won the Cadet folkstyle national title at 106 pounds in early April. For the recent historical context, go back to the summer of 2010 when six different incoming freshmen-to-be picked up Cadet titles in Fargo: Joey McKenna (New Jersey), Hayden Tuma (Idaho), and Patrick Coover (Pennsylvania/Blair Academy) in Greco-Roman, along with Brent Fleetwood (Delaware), Jered Cortez (Illinois), and Chance Marsteller (Pennsylvania) in freestyle. Similarly six wrestlers did the deed in 2009: Dylan Akers (Texas), Oliver Pierce (Texas), and Brooks Black (Pennsyvania/Blair Academy) in Greco-Roman, along with Brad Perkins (Missouri), Joey Dance (Virginia), and Ben Whitford (Michigan). Going back to the summer of 2008, three wrestlers earned the big stop sign before entering high school, as did four in the summer of 2007. 3. Cadet to Junior transition For many of the stars of "Fargo week" last year, there will be a significant transition this coming year, and some new challenges for them to face. Close to twenty wrestlers that won Greco-Roman and/or freestyle titles at the Cadet level last summer make the jump to Juniors, presuming that they are making the trip to Fargo this summer. While many of these young men are expected to do very well in the upcoming tournaments, there will be more challengers for their thrones -- both in quantity and quality. One of the most interesting things to follow year-in and year-out is how the new group of Junior-level competitors is able to transition. In many cases, they thrive -- and that is what helps identify the true stars of scholastic-aged wrestling. Bo Nickal (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Four Cadet double champions from last summer are on pace to make their debuts at the Junior level this time around -- in addition Lance Benick (Minnesota), the nation's top Class of 2015 prospect, is Cadet-eligible but did compete up in winning the Junior National title in folkstyle. Three of those four are rising seniors - Bo Nickal (Texas), Roy Nash (Utah), and Wyatt Spears (Oregon) - while the fourth is the nation's top sophomore-to-be in Pico. Other Class of 2014 wrestlers, who also won a Cadet title in at least one style, potentially making their Junior level debut this coming week include Top 100 recruits No. 13 Chandler Rogers (Washington), No. 37 Cole Weaver (Michigan), No. 38 Michael Pixley (Missouri), No. 41 Ryan Christensen (Washington), No. 55 Seth Gross (Minnesota), No. 63 Coy Ozias (Virginia), No. 68 Kimball Bastian (Utah), and No. 96 Scott Parker (Pennsylvania). Note that No. 8 Nickal and No. 79 Nash are also top 100 rated rising seniors. 4. Rule changes in international wrestling have been a big topic in 2013, what rules will be used this coming week in Fargo? The decision by the IOC to recommend eliminating wrestling from the 2020 Olympic Games in February has been a big discussion topic since then by all in the wrestling community. One of the many reactions made by FILA was significant rules changes. As a result of the "original" interpretation of those rule changes in May, USA Wrestling implemented rules for the Beat the Streets event in Los Angeles, which was adopted by the Junior Games committee. These procedures have been used for events since mid-May at the Junior, Cadet, and below levels. Instead of the best-of-three period "tennis set" match, it is now two three-minute periods of cumulative scoring in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Those matches ending in ties at the end of six minutes are decided on criteria (highest value score, last score, etc.). The most recent match-ending adaptation with two three-point moves or a five-point move hit with having the lead are not in effect. The two-point takedown and all exposures being worth two points are in effect. Technical falls in freestyle come at a ten-point advantage, while in Greco-Roman the technical fall comes at a seven-point advantage. 5. Participation dropped recently, has plateaued, but Fargo still remains the "place to be" in offseason wrestling One of the discussions topics posed within the wrestling community is if participation within the Olympic styles is down at the high school level. A very legitimate way to examine this is to look at participation trends at the Cadet and Junior Nationals over the previous eight years -- which also happens to be the period of time for which data was available through TrackWrestling.com. The data shows that there is a decrease from the mid-2000s level of participation, but things have leveled at a "new plateau" in the 2010s. Several theories have been proposed. One of the theories is that the rule changes within freestyle and Greco-Roman have made the sports less popular, less translatable to scholastic wrestling, and therefore less promoted to high school-aged wrestlers. Another theory is that the proliferation of opportunities for scholastic-style competition during the spring and summer months has made it possible for wrestlers to get a high level quantity and quality of competition without competing in the Olympic styles. Despite those two theories and the many more that are out there, the Cadet and Junior National Championships remain a primary destination for high school aged wrestlers during the off-season, especially for those seeking to make a name for themselves among the prominent wrestlers in the country. College coaches from across the country travel to Fargo for the competition. The major national wrestling publications will make their presence known during the course of the competition as well. The competitions remain a critical measuring stick in determining the elite high school aged wrestlers in America. 6. Key vertical pairing reminders The Cadet and Junior Nationals are conducted using a bracketing concept known as vertical pairing, which essentially is a hybrid of double elimination and round-robin competition. At the start of the tournament, the wrestlers in each weight class are placed into two pools. The first match of the tournament for each wrestler will be against the one right next to them on the chart. If it was an eight-person chart: 1 vs. 2, 3 vs. 4, 5 vs. 6, and 7 vs. 8. If it was a nine-person chart, those four matchups would hold with the wrestler 9 getting a bye. From that point of the tournament onward, wrestlers are eliminated when they lose for a second time. The assignment of matches for a given round will start at the "top of the list" with each wrestler assigned a match against the "first available" opponent; a wrestler with a bye in the previous round becomes the "top of the list". In the eight person example, the second round matches would place 1 vs. 3, 2 vs. 4, 5 vs. 7, and 6 vs. 8. In the nine person example, second round matches would place 9 vs. 1, 2 vs. 3, 4 vs. 5, and 6 vs. 7, with 8 getting the bye. At the point that four wrestlers remain alive in a pool, they earn All-American honors, as they will finish in the eight placing positions. Should it go from five or six wrestlers remaining to three remaining, the fourth position is determined by a tiebreaking procedure. If possible, head-to-head is utilized. However, if it is not possible to use head-to-head, total classification points are used to determine the All-American finisher (if a tie exists there, then an extra match will be staged to determine the All-American finisher). As a refresher, and for those unfamiliar with classification points, they are awarded as follows: 5 points -- win by pin, disqualification, forfeit, etc. 4 points -- win by technical fall 3 points -- win by decision 1 point -- scoring a point in a loss when the opponent does not score 5 classification points 0 points -- failing to score within a match, or during a loss in which the opponent scores 5 points If the pool has three wrestlers remaining with less than two losses, the "round-robin" will ensue. Prior matches involving those wrestlers "carry forward", along with the classification points earned in those matches. After the round-robin is complete, the wrestler with the most classification points will win the pool (and advance to the first place match); head-to-head is the first tiebreaker in the case of a tie, then it goes to total points earned in pool competition. If a pool goes from four remaining to two remaining, the two wrestlers with less than two losses will either (1) wrestle if they haven't met already in pool competition (2) if a match involving them has occurred in pool competition, that match's winner is the pool champion. The third and fourth place finisher will be determined by tiebreaking procedure: head-to-head, total points, and match if necessary. The most obvious part of the vertical pairing/pool competition format is that wrestlers finishing first in the two pools meet for the championship, those finishing second meet for third, those finishing third meet for fifth, and those in fourth place meet for seventh overall. Schedule of Events All times Central Day 1: Saturday, July 13: Cadet women 2-6 p.m. Cadet women's medals 7-9 p.m. Day 2: Sunday, July 14: Cadet Greco-Roman 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cadet Greco-Roman 3-7 p.m. Day 3: Monday, July 15: Cadet/Junior Greco-Roman 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cadet Greco-Roman medals 2-5 p.m. Junior women and Greco-Roman 6-9 p.m. Day 4: Tuesday, July 16: Junior women and Greco-Roman 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Junior Greco-Roman medals 2:15-5:15 p.m. Junior women 3-4 p.m. Junior women's medals 5:45-8:30 p.m. Day 5: Wednesday, July 17: Junior Women Duals prelims 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Junior Women Duals medals 3:30-7:30 p.m. Cadet freestyle 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cadet freestyle 3:30-7:30 p.m. Day 6: Thursday, July 18: Junior freestyle 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cadet/Junior freestyle 3:30-7:30 p.m. Day 7: Friday, July 19: Cadet/Junior freestyle 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cadet freestyle medals 2-5 p.m. Junior freestyle 6-8 p.m. Day 8: Saturday, July 20: Junior freestyle medals 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Fargo Coverage InterMat will again be providing coverage of the Cadet and Junior National Championships, starting with this preview. Follow the action throughout the week. TrackWrestling.com will be providing updated results throughout the event.

"OMG!!! Anderson Silva!!! OMG!!! Now that we got that out of the way, yes, the pound-for-pound MMA kingpin, arguably the greatest fighter of all time, got knocked out by a former collegiate wrestler while doing a Roy Jones Jr. impression. And by impersonating RJJ, we mean the late career RJJ that lost a step and couldn't get away with making mistakes anymore. Has Silva lost a step? Probably not. But his legacy has...sort of. This week Richard and John go into full Internet fanboy mode and dedicate the entire episode to why Chris Weidman won, what's next, etc., etc. Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.

Stephen MakeinHartford, Conn. -- Trinity College Director of Athletics Michael Renwick has announced the resignation of Stephen Makein as head coach of the Trinity College wrestling team after six seasons. Makein, who was also a Bantam assistant coach in 2006-07, posted a dual-match record of 34-80 from 2007 to 2013, including its only winning mark since 2003-04 at 8-7 mark in 2010-11, and mentored several All-New England honorees and regional placewinners honorees during his tenure. The College will name a new coach later this summer.

The following contrary opinions are NOT necessarily my personal views on the matters of the day, just the other side of the argument. No issue is more discussed and more widely agreed upon than the following rules adopted by FILA for freestyle and Greco-Roman. To many fans the rules seem to be out-and-out bad for the sport, but there are merits to each as well. A closer look at the other side of the argument ... Seven-point technical fall David Taylor won by technical fall over Andrew Howe (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Popular: The seven-point technical fall is too low. Wrestlers can give up a single takedown, two turns and a hold and have the match be over in 60 seconds. Why award twice as much for a takedown, but then only up the technical fall by a single point? That's nonsensical. The new seven-point technical fall rule makes the matches too quick at a time when we should want to see our most dominant wrestlers for more time, not less. What happens if a competent wrestler just has a bad opening? He or she shouldn't lose the match because they get behind early, or in the course of a match falls behind by seven points. Juniors, Cadets and women's freestyle matches often experience large swings and they not only come back and win at times, but could use the extra mat time to learn more about the sport and themselves. Contrary: The new seven-point technical fall gives wrestlers more incentive to put away the match when up by a few points. One of the problems wrestling faces is that the matches can drag out when the outcome is known early on, but the incentive for reward is too low to prompt action. For example a wrestler is up 4-0 early in the first. If the technical fall is 10 points or greater, then the winning wrestler isn't incentivized to expend more energy since it might cost him in later rounds, especially in a one-day format. There are only VERY rare occasions when wrestlers at the senior level come back after being down seven points, and the benefit of watching those comebacks are far outweighed by the crowd's excitement in seeing a quick and triumphant finish. Remember that for years the appeal of Mike Tyson wasn't that he could go the distance of a boxing match, but that he could knock out opponents in less than two minutes. A wrestler's ability to be judged by the same rules yet still manage to open up a several-point lead shows ultimate technical superiority. The new rules reward ability by giving it an attainable technical fall. That finality, especially early in the match builds excitement, which in the long run will mean more fans. Five-point throws ending matches Jordan Holm launched Peter Hicks for five in their first match at the U.S. World Team Trials (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Popular: For as long as we can remember wrestling has been about pinning your opponent's back to the ground. Doing so meant showing physical dominance and perseverance. By moving over to the five-point, grand amplitude finishes, wrestling is becoming more like judo, where a single "ippon" or superior throw wins the match. If a wrestlers is talented enough to land one five-point throw, why wouldn't you want to see them land two or three? Also, what happens if a great wrestler just happens to get caught in a bad position and thrown? The five-point rule means that there is no way for them to recover and climb back to score more points. One mistake and their Olympic career might be over. Wrestling is about continued physical domination, not a single moment of athletic genius. Contrary: Few Olympic wrestlers have been on the losing end of a five-point throw and recovered to win a medal. Yes, there are some, but if you are to watch the Olympics and your favorite wrestler is on the business end of a belly-to-back it would be tough to explain to a casual viewer how that wrestler might end up winning the match. The tradition of pinning an opponent has appeared throughout the history of the sport, but is most notably popular in traditional American wrestling, which is a descendant of Irish Collar and Elbow and Cumberland styles of wrestling. As wrestlers improved in the 19th Century and matches took several hours to resolve (causing the popular development of professional wrestling) rules were introduced to help score the event and give it an understandable outcome. Pinning became less frequent, which at the time was also very controversial. The same progression is occurring in Olympic wrestling where wrestlers have advanced to the point where they should be incentivized for risk, such as a five point throw. By finishing the match fans understand that any time a wrestler is thrown in such a spectacular fashion he/she deserves to lose, and more importantly their opponent deserves to win. In many popular traditional forms of wrestling the goal is to throw, or otherwise down your opponent from your feet. Even in Kushti, a ground wrestling style in India, exposing your back to the mitti, or mud is penalized like a touch fall, with even accidental exposure costing a wrestler the match. Pinning is NOT a worldwide phenomenon. Throws are rare and result in excitement. By making them a winning move, wrestling has a popular Hail Mary, or grand slam scenario that can help sell the sport to new fans. Two three-point moves ending a match Ryan Mango used two three-point moves to defeat Jesse Thielke in the second match of the best-of-three finals at the U.S. World Team Trials, with the second throw coming when the match was tied 5-5 (Photo/Mark Beshey, The Guillotine) Popular: The two three-point moves to end a match is an indefensible rule that punishes wrestlers who tend to score points while also exposing themselves to risk. By adding this rule FILA is essentially countering all the efforts they made to increase risk. Under these rules a wrestler can be winning 7-5, but have given up a three-point move early in the match. If they then try to shoot and end up in a scramble position where a chest wrap or other counter is used to exposer their back, they could lose 8-7 with time remaining. Not only is the rule bad for the wrestlers, but also for the fans. It's already to difficult to explain to fans what constitutes a three-point move, and now we are forcing our die-hard fans, and uninformed Olympic announcers to explain why this strange collection of subjective moves ends a match? Even if all the other rules are intuitive, this rule subverts that progress by making the match difficult to follow for the common fan. Contrary: Three-point moves aren't all that easy to score. They take a lot of risk to score and often result in some of the biggest action in a match. In Greco-Roman the incentive to have a three-point move has already meant more action. Instead of running out of bounds when wrestlers gain position, or forcing them to the mat, scoring wrestlers now attempt three-point throws which gives fans more of the exciting action we want them to associate to wrestling. Though a second three-point move can end a close match, once wrestling fans are informed on the rules they will agree that it provides more incentive for action, even in tight matches.

Kerry McCoy

Hempstead, NY -- Hofstra Wrestling alumnus Chris Weidman captured the UFC middleweight championship Saturday night by knocking out Anderson “Spider” Silva at the 1:18 mark of the second round of UFC 162 before a capacity crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the most anticipated fight of 2013, Weidman, 29, denied Silva, considered by many to be the greatest MMA fighter of all-time, his 11th title defense with a left hook that sent him to the canvas and then pounced on him with several more punches before referee Herb Dean intervened and stopped the fight. "I imagined being in this situation over and over again since I got to MMA,” a confident Weidman told the Fuel TV Post-Fight Show. “This was my goal. It just felt like it was my destiny. I felt it was my time. But, it still feels a little far-fetched to be sitting here with this belt on the table. It is an amazing feeling.” Weidman, in just his fourth year in MMA, took the fight to Silva from the start and posted an early takedown of Silva, who taunted the Baldwin, New York native. While many said Silva lost the fight with his “clowning” around, with his hands at his side, Weidman said patience was the key and he was prepared for that tactic knowing that the former champion has sent past opponents to the canvas with a quick-striking counter attack. “I just knew little by little, I’m going to keep on him and when he’s sleeping, I’m going to get him,” said the new champion from Long Island. UFC President Dana White gave Weidman credit in a post-fight interview on Fuel TV. “Hats off to Chris Weidman,” White said. “He kept his composure through everything, didn’t freak out, didn’t start goofing around back, kept throwing punches and kept trying to end the fight and eventually did.” But White also saw Silva’s tactics as detrimental to his title defense. “He (Silva) lost this fight because he got clipped with a hard punch to the chin while clowning around.” In a post-fight interview, Silva, possibly in the disappointment of the moment, said he didn’t want a rematch with the new champion from Hofstra. “Chris is the champion now,” the 38 year-old Silva said. “I finish my work. I no more fight for the belt. I fight for the belt for a long time. I’m tired.” But Weidman and White had other thoughts in post-fight comments. "(Silva) was an idol of mine,” said Weidman, who also earned the Knockout of the Night award. “I didn't want to mention it in the camp. I looked up to him for many years. I just have to say all respect to Anderson Silva. I’ll give him an immediate rematch if he wants to do it.” White, who earlier in the week said that there would be an immediate rematch if Weidman was to defeat Silva, dismissed Silva’s no rematch talk. “I guarantee it that there is nothing on earth that he (Silva) wants more right now than a rematch with Chris Weidman,” White said. “I think the Weidman (Silva) fight is the fight to do but I still have to talk to Anderson to see what is up. It would be the biggest fight in UFC history. This fight would be so huge. It would be crazy, crazy.” Silva held the title since Oct. 14, 2006, when he defeated Rich Franklin. Weidman improved to 10-0-0 while Silva’s record now stands at 33-5-0 including 16-1 in the UFC. Weidman was 51-21 in two seasons with the Hofstra Pride and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2007. He was also named to the Colonial Athletic Association's Silver Anniversary Wrestling Team in 2009, along with seven other Hofstra grapplers.

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Do you want to read a past mailbag? Access archives. Celebrities and dignitaries come out in force at the United 4 Wrestling Gala at the Los Angeles Memorial Arena (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)I'll keep this brief since you're likely experiencing a brain-melting hangover, and are waking up in jorts and an American flag tank top. The movement to #SaveOlympicWrestling has so far been a great success story. From the hopelessness of the IOC's original decision the wrestling community has adapted and can now begin to see the rise of a new, progress-driven community. For once we are accepting and promoting new products and ideas. The always-engaging Teague Moore is promoting TourACW, a series of post-graduate wrestling tournaments focused on scoring, excitement and paying athletes. FLIPSWrestling has focused the marketing of their innovative headphone technology on the wrestling community. InterMat, Flo and AWN are all making changes and improvements to their sites in response to record levels of traffic. Even FILA has improved its media outreach and is looking into adding a referee-held camera for matches. These ideas, along with dozens of others, have scrambled their way from the mind of the wrestling community and into operation. As positive as these changes seem, there is a concern that if wrestling is brought back into the Olympic family in September that our attitude toward change will revert back to widespread contentment. This cannot be allowed to happen. Complacency and the smoldering remnants of disagreements among leaders and individuals are always a threat to progress. It's an extreme example, but you only have to look to Egypt to see what can happen after the revolution -- when leaders assigned to make change fall into old habits and petty disagreements that hamper their stated mission and goals. Egyptians have once again fought to establish the progressive changes it seeks from their leadership. It's a third chance that the IOC or NCAA won't offer the wrestling community. There are examples of other nations in Africa that have taken horrible circumstances and matured the urged for immediate action into a long-term plan for improvement. Rwanda, best known for one of the world's most destructive wars and genocides, adopted a leadership model that focused on economic development and the elimination of corruption. Now, in a country where ethnic violence meant beheading and kidnappings, the people are building skyscrapers and enjoy an almost litter-free living area. Though imperfect in many ways, the once war-ravaged country has become a model in adapting to substantive and progressive changes. Like Rwanda, the wrestling community can't think of the last four months as a brief sojourn through change. We have to continue to make a mantra out of the buzzwords: progressive, change, adaptation, innovation, and excitement.These words need to become part of a collective mission statement about the future of our sport. There are signs of growth within the wrestling, but concern remains that without a sustained approach to the adoption and implementation of these changes we're likely to fall back into our pre-elimination method of operation. Don't let that happen. Keep up the pressure on your local communities and search for opportunities to make substantial, positive changes to our sport. Be an advocate of improvement, even if it might not be of immediate benefit to your program. See the broader picture and act in the best interest of the spot at-large. Wrestling is as much about adaptation as it is strength, so let's apply that to our leadership and governance. It's up to all of us to make sure that our leaders stick to their promises and continue to make the changes necessary to grow our sport. To your questions ... Q: Having such incredible talent at 74 kilos with Kyle Dake, Jordan Burroughs, David Taylor, and Andrew Howe, would it benefit the U.S. World Team and U.S. for the Olympics if one of them would go up or down a weight? I understand it's 20pounds either way to the closest weight, but it just seems like a large waste of talent to have three of the those four wrestlers sit out of the Olympics and World Team tournaments. -- Evan G. Foley: There are two thoughts on the concentration of talent on a roster. The first is that the internal competition helps all the wrestlers improve, and provides for backups of world medalist talent. The second is that they should disperse and look for opportunities to strengthen the lineup. Both have merits, but neither is fully correct. Adding weight could be difficult for Andrew Howe and Kyle Dake, leaving them undersized on a move up to challenge current World Team member Keith Gavin. Though he's had mixed results on the international stage, it's too early to tell how Gavin (and others) will respond to aggregate scoring and longer periods. I suspect he'll improve, and therefore could be a roadblock for any 74-kilo wrestler looking for easy insertion into the American lineup. Like you stated, we aren't talking about a few pounds, we're talking about 22 pounds of muscle. The larger issue is that wrestling has been forced to prune its Olympic weight classes, leaving more congestion of talent at the middle weights. That won't improve at the Olympic level for several years, but there is precedent for wrestling to add weight classes to the World Championships. That effort can show the viability of having more weight classes, and should we start generating substantial income and interest at the Olympics could one day be approved to add more spots. That will take time and powerful leadership to accomplish, but we've never been in a better position to succeed. More wrestling is ALWAYS better. Kyle Dake (Photo/John Sachs, Tech-Fall.com)Q: I'm not an expert, but I've been around the block a few times. With the pileup of power at 74 kilos in freestyle, why doesn't Dake shift to Greco-Roman for the upcoming Olympics? It sure seems he would at least be able to transition and wrestle for the U.S. -- Frank R. Foley: Kyle Dake believes he is the best in the world. Changing styles and jumping weights would essentially be admitting that he wasn't the best in the world. Based on everything we know about Kid Dynamite, that type of admission is far from happening. Q: Quick opinion of Nick Nevills to PSU. With Thomas Haines already in fold, I was surprised by this. Any inside info on the situation? -- @kingston1990 Foley: Great Googly Moogly. Penn State is reloading. With the recent addition of Chance Marsteller they could be acquiring the best recruiting class in this history of NCAA wrestling. Q: How do you think your boy Scott Moore will do at Lock Haven? -- Mike R. Foley: Congrats, Scooter! Like many of the recent hires at the Division I level, Scotty will be good at everything required to be a successful CEO coach. High school kids love his energy. He's excellent on the mat, and with time he'll be pulling in major donors. I'm proud of my former teammate, and can't wait for the chance to call him out in a future mailbag! Stay sharp, Scotty. I'm watching! RANT OF THE WEEK! By Chuck P. (More like a "SUBSTANTIVE EMAIL OF THE WEEK," but "RANT" is fun for building dramatics.) I STILL think the following would simplify the scoring and make things better for everyone: 1. One 5-minute period and no breaks 2. Takedown=1 point 3. Takedown, feet to exposure=3 points 4. Back exposure=2 points 5. High amplitude throws with exposure=5 points 6. Escape=1 point 7. Technical fall=12 point advantage But HERE IS THE KEY: 1. First passivity=caution and choice of position for active wrestler 2. Second passivity=caution and choice of position for active wrestler 3. Third caution=DISQUALIFICATION for passive wrestler for the bout AND the tournament. This last notion -- disqualification from both the match AND the tournament -- would guarantee aggressiveness from the competitors. It would also reward aggressiveness. This also means that ALL REFEREES will have to grow a backbone and absolutely ENFORCE PASSIVITY as it was intended. Which is your favorite video?

BUFFALO, NY -- New head wrestling coach John Stutzman announced his coaching staff Monday morning, with the hiring of Quincy Osborn and Bryce Hasseman. Both assistants come to Buffalo with success as both wrestlers and coaches, and each of them has experienced life in the competitive Mid-American Conference. "We want to be a blue collar team, we're going to get our guys in great shape and create a style of wrestling that will be fun to watch," Stutzman said about his hopes for the team under the new coaching staff. Osborn recently finished his fourth year as an assistant with MAC rival Ohio. Over that time with the Bobcats, he helped to recruit two top 25 ranked recruiting classes and coached up Germane Lindsey to All American status in the 2010 season. His first coaching job came at Augsburg College, where he worked for two years after wrestling at the school for two seasons. After originally started his collegiate wrestling career at Minnesota before going to Augsburg, Osborn qualified twice for the NCAA Division I tournament while with the Gophers. Wrestling for Augsburg in 2007, he was the Division III National Champion at 141 pounds, also leading the Auggies to the national team title. In that season, he had the most team points, takedowns, and falls. Quincy earned a degree in history from Augsburg in 2009, and received his Master's degree in Coaching Education from Ohio in 2011. He and his wife Hannah are the proud owners of two cats and a dog. "Quincy is going to be our recruiting coordinator," Stutzman said. "He's going to beat the bushes, he's a high energy guy and he's very persistent. When I was at Bloomsburg and we would wrestle against Ohio, I always watched his demeanor with his guys and his energy level and I knew that he would be one of the first people I would reach out to when I got to Buffalo." Hasseman comes from the historically strong Mishawka High School wrestling program in Indiana, where he coached the team for the 2012-13 season. He made the transition to high school wrestling after enjoying success as an assistant coach on the collegiate level. Hasseman served as an assistant at Oklahoma State University from 2010-12, where he worked under legendary wrestler and coach John Smith. He also worked with Terry Brands at the Hawkeye Wrestling Club prior to that. "With his experience as a head coach as well as an assistant at Oklahoma State, he knows how to make tough decisions, how to train guys and recruit the type of talent we need to be successful," Stutzman said. "For me, his coaching experience is a tremendous asset." In his career on the mat, Hasseman has competed all over the world. His international tournament victories include the 2009 Dan Kolov International and Dave Schultz Memorial International championships, the 2008 Guelph Open championship, the 2006 Canada Cup and Northern Plains Regional championship, and the 2004 Northeast Regional championship. He trained from 2004-11 at the University of Iowa and the United States Olympic Training Center, he earned a spot on Team USA for 2009-10 and was ranked as high as number two in his weight class. He tried out for the 2012 London Olympics, but suffered a knee injury that kept him from a fair shot to make the team. In national events, his highlights included second-place finishes at the 2009 U.S. World Team Trials and 2004 University Nationals, third in the 2008 and 2009 U.S. Nationals, and third at the 2005 University Nationals. After coming out of Franklin High School in Indiana in 2000 as a high school state champion, he started his career at Northern Illinois while Stutzman was an assistant with the Huskies. He would finish his career in 2005 under Stutzman, who was then the first-year head coach at Bloomsburg. In that season, he was a 2005 EWL champion and an NCAA qualifier after going 38-6. "I've known Bryce since 2000. I was looking for someone with a strong freestyle background and coaching background, and with Bryce coaching at Oklahoma State and with the Hawkeye Wrestling Club I knew that he was the type of coaching mentality I wanted to bring into our wrestling room," Stutzman said of Hasseman. "He is one of the best people to be around and he has a terrific work ethic, so to me it was a natural transition to coaching." Hasseman is married to the former Angie McGinnis, after the two met in 2008 at the Olympic Training Center. Angie was there as an alternate for the U.S. volleyball team. "We're going to live what I like to call a 'Championship Lifestyle'," Stutzman said about the staff's first season in Buffalo. "And these two guys are going to help me achieve that."

Hempstead, NY -- Hofstra Wrestling alumnus Chris Weidman will fight UFC middleweight champion Anderson “Spider” Silva this Saturday night, July 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 11-fight card, which features five fights on the main card, begins at 8 p.m. (ET) with two hours of preliminary fights. The Pay-Per-View fight can be seen on many satellite and cable systems throughout the country and world-wide at UFC.com. A complete list can be found above. FX television will air the two hours of prelims beginning at 8 p.m. In what could be the most anticipated fight of 2013, Weidman, 29, enters his first UFC title fight with a 9-0-0 record. Silva, 38, arguably the greatest MMA fighter in the sport, enters his 11th title defense with a 33-4-0 record. While both fighters are 6’2 and 185 pounds, Weidman has a three-inch reach advantage (78”-75”) over Silva. The fight will feature the experienced and punching power of Silva, who is lethal on his feet, and Weidman, who has taken the UFC by storm in just four years in the MMA, has outstanding wrestling ability. But don’t be mistaken. Weidman has great punching power as well and Silva has an 83.7 takedown defense rate, which ranks third all-time in the middleweight division. Weidman was propelled into the title fight spotlight last July following a resounding second round, TKO victory over fifth-ranked Mark Munoz in the main event of the UFC on Fuel TV 4 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. In the battle of two-time NCAA All-Americans, Weidman, who placed sixth in 2006 and third as a senior in 2007 at 197 pounds, sent Munoz (12-3), a 2001 NCAA champion while at Oklahoma State, to the mat with a thunderous counter elbow on the way to the technical knockout that also earned him the Knockout of the Night award. Weidman was 51-21 in two seasons with the Pride and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2007. He was also named to the Colonial Athletic Association's Silver Anniversary Wrestling Team in 2009, along with seven other Hofstra grapplers. Weidman and his wife, Marivi have a daughter, Cassidy (3) and a son, CJ (1).

It's been two years, so apparently Anderson Silva is due to fight a guy that at least arguably earned a title shot. Does that mean Chris Weidman will shock the MMA world? Well ... no. But tune in anyway! Let the UFC 162 pick 'em begin. Also, because Richard couldn't keep his mouth shut, we discuss fighter pay in the UFC. Because that's never been debated before. Ugh. Do you want to listen to a past episode? Access archives.

For this week's roundup we will take a look at the prospects for Team USA freestyle wrestlers at 74 kilos, 84 kilos, 96 kilos, and 120 kilos at this year's World Championship in September. Jordan Burroughs, 74 kilos Jordan Burroughs should be the biggest favorite to win his weight of any wrestler at this tournament. When was the last time an American could claim this? It has certainly been a while. Jordan finds himself in a favorable position. His previous two biggest threats from the past two years, Russia's Denis Tsargush and Iran's Sadegh Goudarzi, look like they won't be in the field this year. I suppose that Jordan's biggest threat will come in the form of Tamar Khubezhty of Russia, who looked good at Russian Nationals, beating Tsargush in the semis. Other than that I would see the only wrestler with the potential to beat Jordan as whomever Azerbaijan sends. I would guess that would likely be Ashraf Aliev. The scrappy Aliev gave Jordan a tough match at worlds two years ago. Also keep an eye on Georgia's David Khutishvili. Keith Gavin, 84 kilos Keith Gavin is going to have his hands full here. There has been no word as to the makeup of the Azerbaijani team at this point, but I see no reason why Sharif Sharifov won't be in the field in September. Sharif, arguably the world's greatest wrestler (the argument would be between him and Burroughs), won the Olympics last year, where he beat Jake Herbert, and the World Championships the year before, where he beat Cael Sanderson. This weight will also feature Iran's Ehsan Lashgari, a bronze medalist at the Olympics who outscored Gavin by a considerable amount, on aggregate, when they wrestled two years ago at the World Cup. Gerogia's Dato Marsagashvili and Ukraine's Ibragim Aldatov have also been active this year and each claim world level medals and should be favored over Gavin. I have not mentioned Russia's representative, Shamil Kudiyamagomedov, who is untested but beat a very tough Anzor Urishev in the finals of Russian Nationals. Kudiyamagomedov is untested, but he still must be viewed as one of the best in the field. Additionally, factoring in the fact that this weight should have very tough wrestlers from Belarus and Turkey, proves that Gavin has long odds to earn a medal at this weight. I'm a huge Keith Gavin fan. I love the way he wrestles, and I sincerely hope he manages to beat the odds. J.D. Bergman, 96 kilos J.D. Bergman made his second U.S. World team at 96 kilos (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)This weight was the toughest last year in London, but, much to the benefit of the USA's J.D. Bergman, things have thinned out a bit. We won't be seeing some of this weight's gold medal mainstays like Yazdani, Gogshelidze, and Gatsalov (yes I know he wasn't there in London either). Russia's entry here, Anzor Boltukaev, lacks world-level experience, but has beaten prodigious talent Abdusalam Gadisov twice this year. Bergman has lost to Iran's Hamed Tatari twice this year, but Tatari doesn't show up in the results for Iranian Nationals, so it's anyone's guess as to whether he'll be in the field for Worlds. No matter which wrestler Iran sends, expect him to be a hammer. Last year's Olympic silver medalist Valeri Andriitsev of the Ukraine has been active this year, and has proven his staying power with some decent tournament placings. Other than that, I'm having a hard time figuring out the form of the rest of the field. Many top names from the past have not been active, and newer names from top countries have been maddeningly inconsistent. One last wrestler to watch ought to be Azerbaijan's Khetag Gazumov, World champion and Olympic medalist. He competed at the European Championships this year, placing uncharacteristically low at seventh. Gazumov should still be dangerous come September. No result would shock me for Bergman at this weight. Were he to go one and out, I wouldn't be surprised, nor would I find it strange if he found himself in the finals. Let's call J.D. The USA's wildcard. He'd probably like that. Tervel Dlagnev, 120 kilos Tervel Dlagnev has proven himself as one of the world's premier heavyweights, even if he has but a single world bronze medal to show for it. Now with Russia's Makhov and Uzbekistan's Taymazov out of the picture (I'm assuming Taymazov is done), Tervel should be a favorite to medal as he should be favored against every wrestler in the field but one. This wrestler is Iran's Komeil Ghasemi, who I thought beat Tervel by luck in the Olympics, but who has gone on to beat Tervel two additional times, looking better with each outing. Gahsemi impresses me. He has a slick inside step, and not just for a big man, for any man. The one thing that Tervel has going for him in this situation is the fact that it is hard to beat someone of his skill level four times in a row. Tervel ought to medal at this weight, and could quite possibly win it. Go Team USA!

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri Tigers Wrestling program announced Wednesday, July 3, 2013, the additions of Mikey England and Le'Roy Barnes to the 2013-14 roster. England joins the Tigers from former Big 12 rival Iowa State, with Barnes coming from Neosho Community College in Kansas. England, a junior from Centerville, Iowa, transfers to Mizzou with a 32-20 career record in two seasons with the Cyclones. This past year, England was 16-9 in competition and was crowned champion of the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open at 174 pounds. England redshirted during the 2010-11 season. A four-time Iowa state 2A placewinner, England posted a 174-26 career record at Centerville High. He finished with a record of 53-1 en route to the state title at 171 pounds during his senior season. "Mikey (England) has been a solid competitor in his collegiate career with some quality wins," said Mizzou Head Coach Brian Smith. "My staff and I are excited to see what he can bring to the mat for us at 174 pounds.” Barnes, a junior, makes his way toMizzou after winning the NJCAA Wrestling Championship at 133 pounds in his sophomore campaign. He was a two-time All-American as a Panther including a third place finish at the NJCAA Championships in his freshman season. The Belton, Mo., native closed out his high school career at Belton High with a third place medal at the state tournament and a 51-3 record. "Le'Roy (Barnes) was a Missouri high school wrestler, so returning to his home state to compete for the Tigers was always a goal of his," said Smith. "Coming off the national title at 133 pounds this year in the NJCAAs, he'll compete for the starting spot." England and Barnes join a wrestling roster that will also welcome the nation's No. 2-ranked incoming recruiting class. Many new faces will be sporting the Black and Gold in 2013-14 after the program lost six seniors to graduation this past May. Always stay connected with Tiger Style Wrestling by following the squad on Facebook and Twitter, and right here onMUTigers.com.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- Scott Moore has been named the new head wrestling coach at Lock Haven University as it was announced today by LHU and Director of Athletics, Mark Sherburne. Scott MooreNo stranger to LHU wrestling, Moore has spent the last three seasons with the program as an assistant coach. In early June he was appointed the interim head coach while the national search for the position was conducted. As an assistant coach with the Bald Eagles, Moore has helped guide a pair of Lock Haven student-athletes to NCAA Division I Championships in each of the last two seasons. This past season, Moore and The Haven coaching staff led LHU to its first winning season since 2007-08. "I am excited that Scott Moore has accepted the position of head wrestling coach at Lock Haven University. His background within the sport, coaching experience, commitment to excellence, strong Pennsylvania recruiting ties and network, vision for the program and passion for LHU and the sport of wrestling are key assets that will facilitate the growth and success of our program moving forward," said Sherburne. "I look forward to working with coach Moore and I am confident he will elevate our program to the highest levels on-and-off the mat and build upon our longstanding wrestling history and tradition," added Sherburne. "I am also thankful to the search committee and the various groups that met with and provided feedback on the candidates that visited campus. The strong interest and participation added to the thoroughness of our process." Prior to coming to LHU, Moore spent six seasons at the University of Virginia, serving as head assistant coach (2004-09) and associate head coach (2009-10). While at UVA, Moore was an integral part of every aspect of running the program and leading the Cavaliers to tremendous success and national-relevance. At Virginia, Moore helped UVA to its first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) title in over 30 years and its best-ever NCAA finish (top 15). He coached two ACC Freshman of the Year, one ACC Wrestler of the Year and the NCAA Gorrian Award winner, given to the wrestler with the most pins in the least amount of time at the NCAA tournament. Moore, who is no stranger to success on the mat, has degrees from both Virginia and Penn State, having enjoyed a standout wrestling career at both institutions. He has a Bachelor of Science in Crime, Law and Justice with a Business Emphasis from Penn State (2003) and a Master of Psychology of Education from Virginia (2004). On the mat, Moore was a two-time All-American. He was third at the NCAA championships in 2004 and placed fourth in 2003. The two-time Academic All-American was Virginia’s 2004 Male Athlete of the Year and was a finalist for the 2004 Dan Hodge Trophy, given to the most dominating wrestler in the NCAA. The 2004 ACC champion at UVA, Moore was named the ACC Wrestler of the Year after going 51-1 with 34 pins. At Penn State he was the 2003 Big Ten Champion and in 2002, he went undefeated in Big Ten dual-matches (8-0). "I am extremely excited about this new opportunity of restoring the wrestling tradition at Lock Haven University. The future success of this program will be a collaborative effort from the staff, administration, and supporters," said Moore. "I would like to thank the search committee, Interim Athletic Director Carl Poff and newly appointed Director of Athletics Mark Sherburne for believing in my vision for Lock Haven wrestling." "This is an important time for Lock Haven Athletics and I look forward to doing my part in restoring the pride of our loyal followers and alumni," added Moore.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Team Illinois dominating a USA Wrestling national event, call me shocked. Not exactly. With the Land of Lincoln collecting double titles this weekend at the Junior National Duals in Oklahoma City, Illinois squads won five of the six dual team championships this month. They swept titles at the Junior and Cadet levels, while they won the freestyle title at the Schoolboy level after taking second in Greco-Roman. This weekend’s double titles at the Junior Duals marked the third consecutive year in which the Land of Lincoln squad earned double titles, and fifth in the last seven. Going back to 2006, Illinois has won the freestyle tournament in every year but 2009; while they have been in the Greco final during every year, winning in all but 2006 and 2010. The championship final in both styles placed Team Illinois against Team Michigan Blue. Saturday night’s freestyle final saw Illinois win 38-24 (9-6 in matches), which came after Thursday evening’s Greco-Roman final had Illinois winning 37-28 (also 9-6 in matches). Wrestlers going undefeated in both styles (6 or more contested matches per style): 106: Joey Cisneros (California) 120: Taylor LaMont (Utah), Kaid Brock (Oklahoma)* 132: Jacob Rubio (Texas), Zac Hall (Michigan)* 160/152: Anthony Valencia (California)* 170: Chandler Rogers (Washington)** 182: Preston Lehmann (North Dakota) 195: Ricky Robertson (Illinois)*** 220: Roy Nash (Utah) 285: Nathan Butler (Kansas) *only five contested matches in freestyle **only five contested matches in Greco-Roman ***only five contested matches in each style Those going undefeated in Greco-Roman: 100: Cameron Hunsaker (Utah) 113: Doyle Trout (Nebraska) 126: Dylan Lucas (Florida), Cub Yeager (Oklahoma) 145: Isaac Dulgarian (Kansas), Brooks Robinson (Utah), Matthew Moody (Georgia), Steven Bleise (Michigan) 152: Nick Georgean (Illinois) 160: Tyler McLean (Washington), Burke Paddock (New York) 182 - Ryan Christensen (Washington) 195: Will Balow (Minnesota), Roland Ziberman (New York), Mickey Pelfrey (Iowa) 220: Nathan Rotert (South Dakota) 285: Zac Dawe (Utah), Adam Coon (Michigan) Those going undefeated in freestyle: 106: Gage Branson (Ohio), Michael Murphy (Tennessee), Jack Mueller (Texas) 113: Elijah Oliver (Tennessee) 120: Maleek Russell (Florida), Sean Russell (Georgia), Ke-Shawn Hayes (Missouri) 126: Anthony Tutolo (Ohio), Deondre Wilson (Indiana), Cody Karstetter (Oklahoma), Jered Cortez (Illinois) 138: Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer (New York), Joey McKenna (New Jersey), Justin Fletcher (Oklahoma) 145: Sean Glasgow (New Jersey), Phil Downing (Colorado), Bryce Brill (Illinois) 152: Weston Dobler (North Dakota), Brian Murphy (Illinois) 160: Mark Hall (Colorado), Nick Reenan (Texas) 170: Bo Nickal (Texas), Christian Stackhouse (New Jersey), Zach Beard (Oklahoma) 182: Jesse Stephanos (Florida) 195: Chance McClure (Georgia), Ralph Normandia (New Jersey) 220: J’Den Cox (Missouri) For full brackets, results, etc.: Greco-Roman Freestyle