Team Michigan got off to a strong start in Fargo with 4 Cadets earning Greco All-American Status and two advancing to the championship finals.
Gaylord freshman Dominic Lajoie continued to shine on the Greco circuit, scoring 5 straight wins to advance to the finals where he fell to FILA Cadet National Runner-Up Roman Bravo-Young of Arizona. Lajoie knocked off a pair of returning Greco All-Americans in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals.
Oxford sophomore Wyatt Harden had a breakout performance at 195lbs, scoring 2 first period falls and a 14-2 tech-fall en route the finals, where he fell to Ohio's Matt Stencel, who pinned his way through the entire tournament, to finish as National Runner-Up.
State Champ Ben Freeman of Walled Lake Central showed why he is one of the best lightweights in the country, finishing 3rd in a stacked 113lb chart. Freeman's lone loss came to returning champ Austin Gomez of IL. With a 2-0 lead late in their semifinal match, Gomez caught Freeman in a 4 point lateral drop to pull out the win and go on to win the National Title.
Brighton sophomore Luke Ready looked impressive in his first Fargo performance, going 6-2 at 220lbs with 5 wins via pin. Ready lost first round to eventual runner-up Allen Stallings of IL 12-8, and then rattled off 5 wins in a row to advance to the top 6. He pinned Cadet Folkstyle AA Ethan Hofacker of Wisconsin in the 5th place match.
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Cadet 88 - Derek Giallombardo's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Trey Keeley (Illinois) won by tech fall over Derek Giallombardo (Michigan) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Derek Giallombardo (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Rayvon Foley (Michigan) won by decision over Derek Giallombardo (Michigan) (Dec 10-6)
Cadet 88 - Rayvon Foley's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Rayvon Foley (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Malik Heinselman (Colorado) won by tech fall over Rayvon Foley (Michigan) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Rayvon Foley (Michigan) won by decision over Derek Giallombardo (Michigan) (Dec 10-6)
Cons. Round 3 - Joey Melendez (Illinois) won by tech fall over Rayvon Foley (Michigan) (TF 12-2)
Cadet 100 - Dominic Lajoie's place is 2nd and has scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dominic Lajoie (Michigan) won by fall over Dylan Barchenger (North Dakota) (Fall 1:43)
Champ. Round 2 - Dominic Lajoie (Michigan) won by tech fall over Daniel Long (California) (TF 11-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Dominic Lajoie (Michigan) won by tech fall over Irwin Portillo (Oklahoma) (TF 14-4)
Quarterfinal - Dominic Lajoie (Michigan) won by tech fall over Brady Koontz (Wisconsin) (TF 14-4)
Semifinal - Dominic Lajoie (Michigan) won by decision over Jakob Campbell (Pennsylvania) (Dec 6-2)
1st Place Match - Roman Bravo-Young (Arizona) won by fall over Dominic Lajoie (Michigan) (Fall 4:56)
Cadet 113 - Ben Freeman's place is 3rd and has scored 6.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ben Freeman (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Ben Freeman (Michigan) won by tech fall over Gerime Meier (Colorado) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Ben Freeman (Michigan) won by tech fall over Jett Taylor (Oklahoma) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 4 - Ben Freeman (Michigan) won by decision over Dalton Young (Washington) (Dec 9-0)
Quarterfinal - Ben Freeman (Michigan) won by fall over Jaleel Hollingsworth (Illinois) (Fall 2:40)
Semifinal - Austin Gomez (Illinois) won by decision over Ben Freeman (Michigan) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 10 - Ben Freeman (Michigan) won by fall over Dalton Young (Washington) (Fall 1:58)
3rd Place Match - Ben Freeman (Michigan) won by decision over Brent Jones (Minnesota) (Dec 7-1)
Cadet 120 - Jon Martin's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jon Martin (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jon Martin (Michigan) won by tech fall over Josh Pokorny (Nebraska) (TF 11-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Jon Martin (Michigan) won by decision over Camden Fontenot (Pennsylvania) (Dec 14-12)
Champ. Round 4 - Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) won by decision over Jon Martin (Michigan) (Dec 9-9)
Cons. Round 6 - Levi Youngwolfe (Oklahoma) won by tech fall over Jon Martin (Michigan) (TF 10-0)
Cadet 120 - Trent Lashuay's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - David Rivera-Kohr (Illinois) won by tech fall over Trent Lashuay (Michigan) (TF 12-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Trent Lashuay (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Trent Lashuay (Michigan) won by fall over Josh Pokorny (Nebraska) (Fall 5:12)
Cons. Round 3 - Anthony Argentieri (New York) won by decision over Trent Lashuay (Michigan) (Dec 10-4)
Cadet 138 - Kyle Roberts's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Roberts (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Roberts (Michigan) won by tech fall over Andrew Grossman (Illinois) (TF 12-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Zack Lebarron (Pennsylvania) won by fall over Kyle Roberts (Michigan) (Fall 0:35)
Cons. Round 4 - Kyle Roberts (Michigan) won by fall over Alex Kowal (Ohio) (Fall 2:19)
Cons. Round 5 - We Rachal (Illinois) won by fall over Kyle Roberts (Michigan) (Fall 3:08)
Cadet 170 - Conor Cox's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Conor Cox (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Dylan Servis (Kansas) won by fall over Conor Cox (Michigan) (Fall 2:36)
Cons. Round 2 - Conor Cox (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Ethan Kimber (Minnesota) won by decision over Conor Cox (Michigan) (Dec 7-4)
Cadet 195 - Wyatt Harden's place is 2nd and has scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Harden (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Wyatt Harden (Michigan) won by fall over Zach Myers (California) (Fall 0:48)
Quarterfinal - Wyatt Harden (Michigan) won by tech fall over Antonio Agee (Virginia) (TF 14-2)
Semifinal - Wyatt Harden (Michigan) won by fall over Jacob Cavins (Indiana) (Fall 1:12)
1st Place Match - Matt Stencel (Ohio) won by fall over Wyatt Harden (Michigan) (Fall 0:58)
Cadet 220 - Jared Lancaster's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jared Lancaster (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Craig Williams (Maryland) won by tech fall over Jared Lancaster (Michigan) (TF 14-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Jared Lancaster (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - David Aranda (California) won by decision over Jared Lancaster (Michigan) (Dec 4-0)
Cadet 220 - Luke Ready's place is 5th and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Luke Ready (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Allen Stallings (Illinois) won by decision over Luke Ready (Michigan) (Dec 12-8)
Cons. Round 2 - Luke Ready (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Luke Ready (Michigan) won by fall over Cory Heinrichs (Indiana) (Fall 1:16)
Cons. Round 4 - Luke Ready (Michigan) won by fall over Craig Williams (Maryland) (Fall 0:26)
Cons. Round 5 - Luke Ready (Michigan) won by tech fall over Zach Muller (Illinois) (TF 14-1)
Cons. Round 6 - Luke Ready (Michigan) won by fall over Max Lane (Oregon) (Fall 0:52)
Cons. Round 7 - Luke Ready (Michigan) won by fall over Anthony Piscopo (Pennsylvania) (Fall 4:04)
Cons. Semi - Sammy Evans (Tennessee) won by decision over Luke Ready (Michigan) (Dec 12-3)
5th Place Match - Luke Ready (Michigan) won by fall over Ethan Hofacker (Wisconsin) (Fall 1:01)
Cadet 285 - Chase Morrison's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Piehl (Minnesota) won by decision over Chase Morrison (Michigan) (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Chase Morrison (Michigan) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Chase Morrison (Michigan) won by fall over Osiris Tapia (Oregon) (Fall 1:43)
Cons. Round 3 - Mike McCauley (California) won by fall over Chase Morrison (Michigan) (Fall 5:04)
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