2024 16U & Junior Greco-Roman National Results

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Both the 16U and Junior age divisions provided an encouraging sign, potentially, for the future of American Greco-Roman at the 2024 Fargo Nationals.

The Greco-Roman portion of the annual spectacle began on Friday with finals and placing matches contested on Saturday. Multi-time champ Aaron Stewart of Illinois (16U, 165 lbs) shined en-route to garnering yet another title as he won by stoppage in five of his six bouts, including in the final at the expense of Lucas Boe (IN). Stewart is a severe talent and an enormous recruiting target for many top NCAA schools but is duly recognized as blue chip for the classical style, as well.

The weekend likewise belonged to a pair of full-time Greco-Roman athletes — Rhett Peak (JR, 60 kg) and ’23 U20 World Team member Landon Drury (JR, 63 kg). Peak (runner-up in ’23) has been a resident at the Olympic Training Center and impressed in limited action on the Senior level this past season. He was challenged throughout his journey to the Fargo final, but that was to be expected considering the dense nature of the field. Competing at 132 lbs (same as 60 kg), the prized prospect unfurled a crisp arm throw that proved the difference in his 4-0 decision over Treygen Morin (ID) to secure 1st place. As for now-two-time Fargo winner Drury — who next month will arrive on campus at Northern Michigan University — seven victories were required to come away with the “stop sign”. He was more than adequately-prepared, it would seem. Six of Drury’s seven wins were recorded via technical superiority. He had defeated Alex Braun (MN) in Saturday evening’s final, and Braun himself had a fantastic tournament.

Familial ties were a big part of Fargo in 2024.

The Junior final at 144 lbs pitted Pierson Manville (PA) against ’23 champ Wyatt Medlin (IL). Both had demonstrated outstanding technical know-how and tenacious attacks en-route to their showdown on Saturday, but it was Manville who emerged victorious 9-0. Pierson Manville is a younger brother of ’17 US World Team member Mason Manville. Medlin, of course, is the son of a man widely considered to be the best coach in the country, IRTC head Bryan Medlin.

Illinois also had Rocco and Bruno Cassioppi, whose older brother Anthony won several Fargo titles and later went on to become a star for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Rocco placed placed 2nd at 120 lbs whereas Bruno was the runner-up at 132. Both competed in the 16U division.

The wrestler who downed Rocco Cassioppi in the finals was Arseni Kikiniov (CA); in the Junior age group, Aliaksandr Kikiniov (165 lbs) also reigned supreme. Their father is ’09 World bronze/’24 Olympic Trials runner-up Aliaksandr Kikiniov (NYAC). At 157 lbs in the 16U division, the champ was Ivan Ivanov, who is the namesake of ’94 World silver (and former head coach of the United States Olympic Education Center at NMU as well as founder of Suples) Ivan (Radnev) Ivanov.

2024 Fargo Nationals Notes

Repeat Champs

Only four athletes who won on Saturday were Fargo National champions in ’23.

— Loc Webber (100 lbs, OH)
— Hayden Schwab (106 lbs, IA)
— Aaron Stewart (165 lbs, IL)
— Landon Drury (138 lbs, CO)

Elevated to 1st Place

Three wrestlers who placed 2nd in ’23 triumphed in the finals on Saturday.

— Kody Tanimoto (120 lbs, TX)
— Rhett Peak (132 lbs, OK)
— Shilo Jones (285 lbs, ID)

2024 16U & Junior Nationals Full Results

2024 USA 16U & Junior Nationals

July 19-21 — Fargo, ND

16U FINALS RESULTS

88 LBS: Thales Silva (CA) def. Hudson Chittum (TN) 3-2
94 LBS: Ariah Mills (GA) def. Tristan Pino (CO) 6-1
100 LBS: Loc Webber (OH) def. Landon Thoennes (MN) 9-0, TF
106 LBS: Hayden Schwab (IA) def. Montero Royal (SC) 8-0, TF
113 LBS: Alexander Pierce (IA) def. Zaiyahn Ornelas (NE) 14-5, TF
120 LBS: Arseni Kikiniov (CA) def. Rocco Cassioppi (IL) 9-0, TF
126 LBS: Matthew Orbeta (CA) def. Bruno Cassioppi (IL) 6-2
132 LBS: Austin Collins (CO) def. Dawson Youngblut (IA) 8-0, TF
138 LBS: Miller Sipes (MO) def. Jovani Solis (FL) 5-3
144 LBS: Dominic Wilson (TX) def. James Whitbred (PA) 8-0, TF
150 LBS: Chance Ruble (MO) def. Dokken Biladeau (IA) 9-0, TF
157 LBS: Ivan Ivanov (ID) def. Eli Esguerra (OH) 15-6, TF
165 LBS: Aaron Stewart (IL) def. Lucas Boe (IN) 8-0, TF
175 LBS: Carter Temple (MO) def. Isai Fernandez (CA) 8-0, TF
190 LBS: David Calkins (CA) def. Ronan An (GA) 9-0, TF
215 LBS: Alex Taylor (OH) def. Danny Zmorowski (OH) 3-1
285 LBS: Jonathan Rulo (IL) def. Brady Hagan (IA) 5-0

JUNIOR FINALS RESULTS

100 LBS: Mike Rundell (IL) def. Jose Cordero (TN) 10-0, TF
106 LBS: Cason Craft (OK) def. Dylan Ota (TX) 7-6
113 LBS: Nicolas Ezminger (ND) def. Ezekiel Witt (KS) via DQ
120 LBS: Kody Tanimoto (TX) def. Isaiah Jones (OK) 7-4
126 LBS: Anthony Ruzic (IL) def. Jackson Heslin (CT) 6-0
132 LBS: Rhett Peak (OK) def. Treygen Morin (ID) 4-0
138 LBS: Landon Drury (CO) def. Alex Braun (MN) 8-0, TF
144 LBS: Pierson Manville (PA) def. Wyatt Medlin (IL) 9-0, TF
150 LBS: Brandon Dean (CO) def. Garrett Reece (CO) via fall
157 LBS: Jude Randall (OK) def. Brett Back (WI) 4-3
165 LBS: Aliaksandr Kikiniov (CA) def. Griffen Lundeen (MN) 3-1
175 LBS: Adam Waters (PA) def. Aidan Squier (NJ) via fall
190 LBS: Zakary McPhee (MN) def. Alihan Bereket (IL) via fall
215 LBS: Soren Pirhoun (VA) def. Michael Calcgano (IL) 10-1, TF
285 LBS: Shilo Jones (ID) def. Micah Hach (SD) 13-10

16U ALL-AMERICANS

88 LBS

1. Thales Silva (CA)
2. Hudson Chittum (TN)
3. Wyatt Dannegger (MO)
4. Hunter Shirley (WA)
5. Cameron Schofield (IN)
6. Damien Yeoman (IA)
7. Onofre Gonzales (CO)
8. Stephano Calderon (SC)

94 lbs

1. Ariah Mills (GA)
2. Tristan Pino (CA)
3. Tyler Verceles (MD)
4. Lazarus McEwan (WA)
5. Thiago Silva (CA)
6. Dylan Nieuwenhuis (MI)
7. Vince Von Bernewitz (VA)
8. Lucas Forman (NV)

100 lbs

1. Loc Webber (OH)
2. Landon Thoennes (MN)
3. Chase Karenbauer (PA)
4. Symon Woods (IL)
5. Drew Dawson (OR)
6. Coy Mehlert (IA)
7. Ethan Humphrey (IA)
8. William Webb (NJ)

106 lbs

1. Hayden Schwab (IA)
2. Montero Royal (SC)
3. Chase Kastner (CT)
4. Brycen Dawley (WA)
5. William Atkinson (AL)
6. Jackson Shipley (TX)
7. Cruzer Dominguez (NE)
8. Coleton Klipa (PA)

113 lbs

1. Alexander Pierce (IA)
2. Zaiyahn Ornelas (NE)
3. Jordan Manyette (PA)
4. Jensen Boyd (IN)
5. Liam Collins (MN)
6. Jorge De La Rosa (OR)
7. Kellen Downing (MT)
8. Jack Baker (CA)

120 lbs

1. Arseni Kikiniov (CA)
2. Rocco Cassioppi (IL)
3. Will Detar (PA)
4. Weston Borgers (OH)
5. Gavin Landers (IA)
6. Abraham Coronado (NV)
7. Gage Spurgeon (IA)
8. Reid Yakes (FL)

126 lbs

1. Matthew Orbeta (CA)
2. Bruno Cassioppi (IL)
3. Deven Lopez (CO)
4. Mason Carlson (UT)
5. Brenden Agcaoili (NV)
6. Carter Wallis (MO)
7. Gabriel Ballard (PA)
8. Dominic Way (WV)

132 lbs

1. Austin Collins (CO)
2. Dawson Youngblut (IA)
3. Legend Ellis (OK)
4. Jet Brown (MO)
5. Sean Hall (ID)
6. Ryan Ferrara (NY)
7. Matthew Dailey (PA)
8. Keagan Sieracki (TX)

138 lbs

1. Miller Sipes (MO)
2. Jovani Solis (FL)
3. Anthony Delgado (NV)
4. Marucs Kilgore (AZ)
5. Brandon Green (IL)
6. William Christopher (WI)
7. Austin Gyorkos (MI)
8. Vinnie Gutierrez (CA)

144 lbs

1. Dominic Wilson (TX)
2. James Whitbred (PA)
3. Noah Bull (UT)
4. Gregory Torosian (CA)
5. Drake Morrison (ID)
6. Ladd Holman (UT)
7. Jake Kos (MN)
8. Thunder Page (KS)

150 lbs

1. Chance Ruble (MO)
2. Dokken Biladeau (IA)
3. Matthew Staples (IN)
4. Emerson Tjaden (KS)
5. Thomas Gibbs (IN)
6. Titus Norman (TN)
7. Maxiumus Dhabolt (IA)
8. Daniel Acosta (TX)

157 lbs

1. Ivan Ivanov (ID)
2. Eli Esguerra (OH)
3. Ismael Bereket (IL)
4. Jaxon Miller (IA)
5. Daniel Patrick (OR)
6. Max Harris (KS)
7. Zachery Little (TN)
8. Miles Lesley (GA)

165 lbs

1. Aaron Stewart (IL)
2. Lucas Boe (IN)
3. Carter Nekvapil (TX)
4. Parker Casey (IA)
5. Salah Tsarni (MD)
6. Riley Johnson (NE)
7. Slava Shahbazyan (CA)
8. Caige Horak (OH)

175 lbs

1. Carter Temple (MO)
2. Isai Fernandez (CA)
3. Xavier Smith (IN)
4. Brody Kelly (IL)
5. Brayden Koester (IA)
6. Cody Savage (VT)
7. Camden Crew (OK)
8. Frederick Hammond (MI)

190 lbs

1. David Calkins (CA)
2. Ronan An (GA)
3. JT Smith (NE)
4. Andy Franke (IA)
5. Michael Boyle (OH)
6. Seer Goodwise (IN)
7. Blaise Turner (ID)
8. Jace Renfro (MO)

215 lbs

1. Alex Taylor (OH)
2. Danny Zmorowski (OH)
3. Preston Krueger (WI)
4. Noah Mathis (KS)
5. Josh Hoffer (IL)
6. Mason Koehler (IA)
7. Carter Green (KS)
8. Sam Tanner (UT)

285 lbs

1. Jonathan Rulo (IL)
2. Brady Hagan (IA)
3. Preston Wagner (NE)
4. JT Kelson (IA)
5. Chandler Moore (OH)
6. Bradyn McConneha (PA)
7. Kyler Kuhn (MO)
8. Jeremy Marshall (IL)

JUNIOR ALL-AMERICANS

100 lbs

1. Mike Rundell (IL)
2. Jose Cordero (TN)
3. Vincent DeMarco (IL)
4. Jameson Thomas (AL)
5. Xavier Diaz (PA)
6. Ray Long (IL)

106 lbs

1. Cason Craft (OK)
2. Dylan Ota (TX)
3. Caden Correll (IL)
4. Brady Byrd (IN)
5. Roderick Brown (FL)
6. Maddox Martinez (NM)
7. Caden Smith (VA)
8. Hunter Hurl (UT)

113 lbs

1. Nicolas Enzminger (ND)
2. Ezekiel Witt (KS)
3. Roman Luttrell (NM)
4. Caleb Noble (IL)
5. Dunia Sibomana (NY)
6. Santana Ramon (MI)
7. Everest Sutton (CO)
8. William Jakeway (SC)

120 lbs

1. Kody Tanimoto (TX)
2. Isaiah Jones (OK)
3. Gage Singleton (OR)
4. Musa Tamaradze (MA)
5. Maximus Riggins (IA)
6. Davis Motyka (PA)
7. Brayten Casey (WI)
8. Jeremiah Wachsmuth (OR)

126 lbs

1. Anthony Ruzic (IL)
2. Jackson Heslin (CT)
3. Jaxton Packer (ID)
4. Logan Schwarz (MN)
5. Lawson Eller (MN)
6. Sawyer Hackbarth (OK)
7. Drew Hansen (MI)
8. Boden Banta (ID)

132 lbs

1. Rhett Peak (OK)
2. Treygen Morin (ID)
3. Manuel Saldate (NV)
4. Geronimo Rivera (UT)
5. Brian Grabner (AK)
6. Moses Mendoza (CA)
7. Jarvis Little (TN)
8. Edwin Sierra (CA)

138 lbs

1. Landon Drury (CO)
2. Alex Braun (MN)
3. Dmytro Chubenko (OH)
4. William Anderson (AL)
5. Dillon Cooper (KS)
6. Amryn Nutter (WI)
7. Layne Kleimann (UT)
8. Landon Thomas (MI)

144 lbs

1. Pierson Manville (PA)
2. Wyatt Medlin (IL)
3. Maksym Chubenko (OH)
4. Luis Alberto-DeSilva (PA)
5. Derek Barrows (CO)
6. Emil Necula (GA)
7. Jake Miller (OK)
8. Brayden Canoyer (NE)

150 lbs

1. Brandon Dean (CO)
2. Garrett Reece (CO)
3. Paul Kelly (CA)
4. Hunter Sturgill (TN)
5. Bas Diaz (IA)
6. Tre Haines (WA)
7. Rafael Garcia Morales (UST)
8. Anderson Heap (FL)

157 lbs

1. Jude Randall (OK)
2. Brett Back (WI)
3. Tucker Roybal (UT)
4. Leister Bowling IV (CO)
5. Patrick Brackett (CO)
6. Logan Glynn (NE)
7. Matthew Randolph (MN)
8. Will Scherer (MO)

165 lbs

1. Aliaksandr Kikiniov (CA)
2. Griffin Lundeen (MN)
3. Trae Rios (OK)
4. Jarrett Wadsen (MN)
5. Bradlee Farrer (UT)
6. Evan Roudebush (IN)
7. Konlin Weaver (GA)
8. Maximus Norman (TN)

175 lbs

1. Adam Waters (PA)
2. Aidan Squier (NJ)
3. Waylon Cressell (IN)
4. Matthew Jens (IL)
5. Hudson Rogers (ID)
6. Ben Smith (UT)
7. Lucas Ricketts (KY)
8. Jonathan Sims (OH)

190 lbs

1. Zakary McPhee (MN)
2. Alihan Bereket (IL)
3. Aiden Cooley (TX) 
4. Brenden Heying (IA)
5. William Ward (ND)
6. Breyson Kelley (WI)
7. Alexander Smith (FL)
8. Riley Hucks (SC)

215 lbs

1. Soren Pirhoun (VA)
2. Michael Calcgano (IL)
3. Angelo Posada (CA)
4. Cason Howle (SC)
5. Jayden Tadeo-Gosal (CA)
6. Cittadino Tuttle (MN)
7. Carson Gooley (ID)
8. Henry Christensen (IA)

285 lbs

1. Shilo Jones (ID)
2. Micah Hach (SD)
3. Grant Stromberg (WI)
4. Mustafa Woodi (OH)
5. Hunter Vander Heiden (WI)
6. Alexander Bajoras (MA)
7. Dean Bechtold (PA)
8. Willie Cox (AL)

16U Top 5 Teams

1. Iowa
2. California
3. Illinois
4. Ohio
5. Missouri

Junior Top 5 Teams

1. Illinois
2. Oklahoma
3. Minnesota
4. Colorado
5. Pennsylvania

16U SEMIFINAL RESULTS

88 LBS

Hudson Chittum (TN) def. Damien Yeoman (IA) via fall
Thales Silva (CA) def. Cameron Schofield (IN) 8-0, TF

94 LBS

Ariah Mills (GA) def. Tyler Verceles (MD) 6-2
Tristan Pino (CO) def. Lazarus McEwen (WA) 5-4

100 LBS

Loc Webber (OH) def. Coy Mehlert (IA) 13-4, TF
Landon Thoennes (MN) def. Chase Karenbauer (PA) 3-1

106 LBS

Hayden Schwab (IA) def. Chase Kastner (CT) 6-3
Montero Royal (SC) def. Brycen Dawley (WA) 8-0, TF

 

113 LBS

Zaiyahn Ornelas (NE) def. Jorge De La Rosa (OR) 6-1
Alexander Pierce (IA) def. Jordan Manyette (PA) 11-2, TF

120 LBS

Rocco Cassioppi (IL) def. Weston Borgers (OH) 5-1
Arseni Kikiniov (CA) def. Will Detar (PA) 5-1

126 LBS

Bruno Cassioppi (IL) def. Brenden Agcaoili (NV) 10-2, TF
Matthew Orbeta (CA) def. Deven Lopez (CA) 4-1

132 LBS

Austin Collins (CO) def. Jet Brown (MO) 10-0, TF
Dawson Youngblut (IA) def. Legend Ellis (OK) 5-3

138 LBS

Miller Sipes (MO) def. Marcus Kilgore (AZ) 10-10, TF
Jovani Solis (FL) def. Anthony Delgado (NV) 5-4

144 LBS

James Whitbred (PA) def. Ladd Hoffman (UT) 8-1
Dominic Wilson (TX) def. Noah Bull (UT) 13-6

150 LBS

Dokken Biladeau (IA) def. Matthew Staples (IN) 5-3
Chance Ruble (MO) def. Emerson Tjaden (KS) 7-5

157 LBS

Ivan Ivanov (ID) def. Daniel Patrick (OR)
Eli Esguerra (OH) def. Jaxon Miller (IA) 9-0, TF

165 LBS

Aaron Stewart (IL) def. Salah Tsarni (MD) 8-5
Lucas Boe (IN) def. Riley Johnson (NE) 4-1

175 LBS

Carter Temple (MO) def. Cody Savage (VT) 5-1
Isai Fernandez (CA) def. Xavier Smith (IN) 9-0, TF

190 LBS

David Calkins (CA) def. JT Smith (NE) 9-0, TF
Ronan An (GA) def. Andy Franke (IA) 7-1

215 LBS

Alex Taylor (OH) def. Josh Hoffer (IL) 9-0, TF
Danny Zmorowski (OH) def. Mason Koehler (IA) via inj. default

285 LBS

Jonathan Rulo (IL) def. JT Kelso (IA) 8-0, TF
Brady Hagan (IA) def. Brayden McConneha (PA) via inj. default

 

 

 

JUNIOR SEMIFINAL RESULTS

 

100 LBS

Mike Rundell (IL) def. Ray Long (IL) 6-0
Jose Cordero (TN) def. Vincent DeMarco (IL) 14-5, TF

106 LBS

Dylan Ota (TX) def. Caden Correll (IL) 4-1
Cason Craft (OK) def. Brady Byrd (IN) 8-3

113 LBS

Nicolas Enzminger (ND) def. Dunia Sibomana (NY) 8-0, TF
Ezekiel Witt (KS) def. Santana Ramon (MI) 17-9, TF

120 LBS

Kody Tanimoto (TX) def. Davis Motyka (PA) 10-0, TF
Isaiah Jones (OK) def. Maxiumus Riggins (IA) 11-5

126 LBS

Jackson Heslin (CT) def. Lawson Eller (MN) 8-0, TF
Anthony Ruzic (IL) def. Logan Schwanz (MN) 10-1, TF

132 LBS

Treygen Morin (ID) def. Manuel Saldate (NV) 10-6, TF
Rhett Peak (OK) def. Moses Mendoza (CA) 9-0, TF

138 LBS

Alex Braun (MN) def. Amryn Nutter (WI) 9-0, TF
Landon Drury (CO) def. William Anderson (AL) 9-0, TF

144 LBS

Pierson Manville (PA) def. Maksym Chubenko (OH) 5-2
Wyatt Medlin (IL) def. Emil Necula (GA) 10-6

150 LBS

Garrett Reece (CO) def. Paul Kelly (CA) 11-2, TF
Brandon Dean (CO) def. Hunter Sturgill (TN) 13-4, TF

157 LBS

Brett Back (WI) def. Leister Bowling IV (CO) via fall
Jude Randall (OK) def. Tucker Roybal (UT) 10-0, TF

165 LBS

Aliaksandr Kikiniov (CA) def. Trae Rios (OK) 11-4
Griffin Lundeen (MN) def. Jarrett Wadsen (MN) 5-0

175 LBS

Adam Waters (PA) def. Ben Smith (UT) 8-0, TF
Aidan Squier (NJ) def. Hudson Rogers (ID) 14-4, TF

190 LBS

Zakary McPhee (MN) def. William Ward (ND) 9-0, TF
Alihan Bereket (IL) def. Aiden Cooley (TX) 10-2, TF

215 LBS

Michael Calcgano (IL) def. Angelo Posada (CA) 8-0, TF
Soren Pirhoun (VA) def. Cason Howle (SC) 7-1

285 LBS

Shilo Jones (ID) def. Alexander Bajoras (MA) 8-0, TF
Micah Hach (SD) def. Mustafa Woodi (OH) 10-1, TF

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