This week in Fargo, North Dakota begins the Greco-Roman portion of the 2018 US Cadet and Junior Nationals. It is a tournament that carries a lot of significance. Not only is Fargo the one true time of year when age-group Greco dominates wrestling media coverage if only for a minute, but the grand event also serves as dropped breadcrumbs you can point to later on down the road.
Last year, we shuffled out an article listing how members of the 2017 US Senior World Team performed at the Fargo Nationals back when they were younguns (note: we only share Greco results). This time around, we are going to dig just a little deeper and shine a spotlight on how the entire current National Team fared at the event. If Fargo’s primary value is its amount of youth participation in the classical style, then secondary to that is how it often serves as a springboard for further success achieved on the elite level of competition.
Not every US Senior National Team member sports Fargo credentials, however. Of the 30 athletes, six did not compete at the event — though at 60 kilograms, 2008 Olympian Ildar Hafizov (Army/WCAP) shouldn’t count since he spent his formative years (and then some) in his native Uzbekistan. Aside from Kevin Radford (87 kg, Sunkist), the remaining four National Teamers without Fargo results next to their names are, oddly enough, all Marines: Xavier Johnson (63 kg), Peyton Walsh (77 kg), John Stefanowicz (82 kg), and Daniel Miller (97 kg).
Results credited to and found in the Mat Talk Online Fargo All-American Almanac.
2018 US Greco-Roman National Team Fargo Results
*Current US Senior World Team member
55 kg
*Sam Hazewinkel (Sunkist)
2001 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 114.5 lbs
2002 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 119 lbs
Max Nowry (Army/WCAP)
2006 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 91 lbs
2007 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 91 lbs
2008 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 105 lbs
Dalton Duffield (NMU/OTS)
2015 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 120 lbs
2016 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 120 lbs
60 kg
*Dalton Roberts (NYAC/OTS)
2013 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 100 lbs
Randon Miranda (NYAC/OTS)
2013 Cadet Greco-Roman — runner-up, 94 lbs
2014 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 100 lbs
2015 Junior Greco-Roman — 5th place, 113 lbs
63 kg
*Jesse Thielke (NYAC/LOG)
2007 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 98 lbs
2008 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 112 lbs
Ryan Mango (Army/WCAP)
2006 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 84 lbs
2008 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 112 lbs
2009 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 119 lbs
67 kg
*Ellis Coleman (Army/WCAP)
2006 Cadet Greco-Roman — 4th place, 112 lbs
2007 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 119 lbs
2008 Junior Greco-Roman — runner-up, 130 lbs
2009 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 135 lbs
Alex Sancho (NYAC)
2010 Cadet Greco-Roman — 6th place, 119 lbs
Hayden Tuma (Army/WCAP)
2010 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 119 lbs
2011 Cadet Greco-Roman — runner-up, 130 lbs
2012 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 138 lbs
2013 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 132 lbs
72 kg
*Jon Jay Chavez (NYAC/FLWC)
2011 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 125 lbs
2012 Cadet Greco-Roman — 3rd place, 138 lbs
2013 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 152 lbs
2014 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 170 lbs
RaVaughn Perkins (NYAC)
2007 Cadet Greco-Roman — 3rd place, 119 lbs
2008 Cadet Greco-Roman — 5th place, 135 lbs
2009 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 140 lbs
2010 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 152 lbs
Patrick Smith (Minnesota Storm)
2008 Junior Greco-Roman — 4th place, 140 lbs
2009 Junior Greco-Roman — 6th place, 145 lbs
77 kg
*Kamal Bey (Sunkist)
2013 Cadet Greco-Roman — 3rd place, 160 lbs
2014 Cadet Greco-Roman — runner-up, 170 lbs
2015 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 170 lbs
2016 Junior Greco-Roman — runner-up (injury default), 170 lbs
Mason Manville (Army/WCAP)
2012 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 145 lbs
2013 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 145 lbs
2015 Junior Greco-Roman — runner-up, 152 lbs
82 kg
*Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets)
2009 Cadet Greco-Roman — 5th place, 160 lbs
2010 Junior Greco-Roman — 7th place, 171 lbs
2011 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 160 lbs
2012 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 160 lbs
Cheney Haight (NYAC)
2000 Junior Greco-Roman — 3rd place, 98 lbs
2002 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 140 lbs
2003 Junior Greco-Roman — 4th place, 152 lbs
87 kg
*Patrick Martinez (NYAC)
2008 Junior Greco-Roman — 5th place, 160 lbs
2009 Junior Greco-Roman — 7th place, 171 lbs
Ben Provisor (NYAC/NLWC)
2005 Cadet Greco-Roman — 3rd place, 119 lbs
2006 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 140 lbs
2007 Junior Greco-Roman — 3rd place, 160 lbs
97 kg
*G’Angelo Hancock (Sunkist)
2014 Junior Greco-Roman — 4th place, 220 lbs
2015 Junior Greco-Roman — 3rd place, 220 lbs
Lucas Sheridan (Army/WCAP)
2009 Cadet Greco-Roman — 3rd place, 171 lbs
2010 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 189 lbs
130 kg
*Adam Coon (Cliff Keen WC)
2010 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 215 lbs
2011 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 215 lbs
2012 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 285 lbs
2013 Junior Greco-Roman — champion, 285 lbs
Robby Smith (NYAC)
2002 Cadet Greco-Roman — runner-up, 215 lbs
2003 Cadet Greco-Roman — champion, 215 lbs
David Tate Orndorff (UVRTC)
2014 Junior Greco-Roman — 3rd place, 285 lbs
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