Thread: 2010 Fargo Cadet & Junior Freestyle & Greco-Roman National Championships Discussion/Predictions/Results

Any chance of Massa and McCauley being at the same weight? I know Massa has been up at 160, but is there a chance he gets down to 152?

With McCauley going 66kg for Fila JRs I couldn't see him going up to 160 to meet Massa so its probably wishful thinking, but it'd be a fun one to see I think

Good question. I've seen other people ask the same question, so there's probably a chance. I would take McCauley.

I would too. I think we'll see McCauley at 152 and Massa up at 160 though.

What big match ups are inevitable?

Morgan McIntosh vs. Lee Munster is one matchup worth looking out for.

I don't know much about matchups right now because none of the participants are listed yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing Jered Cortez make a splash as a Cadet lightweight (thought he already did that, losing to Nick Roberts in the finals). Cortez is one of the nation's best freshmen, used to wrestle for Graham, but transferred to boarding school Marmion Academy in Illinois.

If Nick Sulzer wrestles I look for him to win it all, possibly with a chance to avenge his recent loss (by pin) to Jahwon Akui.

Other Ohio guys to watch: Johnni Dijulius, Hunter Stieber (but I hear he's not currently signed up).

Two more high profile Ohio entrants are Josh Demas at 171 and Ian Miller at 160. Demas seems well-suited to freestyle as demonstrated by his nuetral position demolition of Sam Wheeler in the state 171 finals. A lot of folks besides me jumped on the Ian Miller bandwagon when he took Chris Villalonga into overtime in the Ironman finals. He has been undefeated since (I think) including the recently concluded junior duals. Ohioans are happy with Demas TOSU bound and Miller headed for Kent State.

Three other guys I'll be watching are Nate Skonieczny at 135, Matt VanCurran at 145 (time for this man to show something), and my darkhorse, Mark Martin at 152.

Excellent points, Steve. It was imprudent of me to leave out Demas and Miller (and Skonieczny).

I've heard that Matt VanCurran is one of the best wrestlers in the St. Ed practice room, but he just can't translate that into success in competition.

From the Jethro Gibbs rules of conduct list (not sure which number it is):

Never admit to being imprudent.

Demas is another wrestler whose only loss came in the Ironman (one of many over the past decade), yet he was soundly beaten in that loss by Sulzer, who he split with the prior year. It will be very interesting.

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OK.. So these lists are definitely not all encompassing but should give you some names at most weights to keep an eye on.

2010 Junior Freestylers to Watch

105
Freddie Rodriguez – Michigan
Zac Gentzler – Kansas

112
Tyler Fraley – New Jersey
Marshawn Sharp – Georgia

125
Pat Rollins – North Dakota
Kyle Larson – Iowa
Brandon Nelson – Indiana

130
Johnni DiJulius – Ohio

135
Hunter Stieber – Ohio
Jason Tsirtsis – Indiana

140
Joe Schumacher – North Dakota
Tanner Minder – Missouri

145
James Green – New Jersey 1
Josh Kindig – Pennsylvania
Dylan Ness – Minnesota

152
Destin McCauley – Minnesota
Ian Miller – Ohio
Daniel Breit – Missouri
Ryne Cokeley – Kansas

160
Taylor Massa – Michigan
Nick Moore – Iowa
Nick Proctor – Illinois

189
Lee Munster – Illinois
Austin Morehead – California

215
Adam Coon – Michigan
285 Results
Austin Blythe – Iowa


2010 Cadet Freestylers to Watch

91
Thomas Walton – North Dakota
Jarred Oftedahl – Minnesota

105
Jacob Schmitt – Michigan

112
Jared Cortez – Illinois

119
Jack Hathaway – Iowa
Bryce Brill – Illinois

125
Ben Whitford – Illinois

130
Zane Richards – Illinois

135
Brandon Sorensen – Iowa

140
Aaron Lopez – Tennessee
Brandon Kingsley – Minnesota

145
Chance Marsteller – Pennsylvania
Jared Reis – North Dakota
Ryan Gartner – Wisconsin

152
Zach Beard – Oklahoma
Cougar Babin – Texas
Tim Riley – Pennsylvania
Ryan Gartner – Wisconsin
Nick Wanzek – Minnesota

160
Ryan Harrington – New Jersey
Andras Lukacs-Farkas – Iowa
Dan Rowland – Illinois

171
Matt Reed – Kansas

189
Nick Cobb – Texas
Hashem Omari – Missouri
Mitch Sliga – Indiana

215
Luke Bean – Oklahoma
Adam Coon – Michigan

285
Tim Twohey – Minnesota
Brooks Black – Pennsylvania

No Meeks or Garcia?

Originally Posted by Snackem

No Meeks or Garcia?

Garcia is probably recovering from his knee surgery.

Originally Posted by JensenS

Kindig v. Ness, and Massa v. Moore are some BAD looking match ups.

What's the age limit? I would have thought Ness was too old.