With 15 nationally-ranked wrestlers, including a pair of returning national champions in Sabrina Nauss and Mishell Rebisch, Michigan appears poised to make plenty of noise in the women's junior freestyle division in Fargo.

Nauss and Rebisch won titles in both junior and 16U last season, but will only be wrestling in junior competition this time. 

Michigan's ranks also include four returning All-Americans from last year's squad which placed second women's junior freestyle and fourth in 16U women's freestyle. Besides Nauss and Rebisch, Gigi Bragg and Isabella Cepak are also back for another run at the podium. 

Many from the state's roster are fresh off helping the Michigan Blue squad finish second at the recent Junior National Duals in Tulsa.

On the men's side, new faces will have to emerge if Michigan hopes to better last season's 10th-place showing in junior freestyle and 20th in 16U freestyle. The state brings only one nationally-ranked performer to Fargo in Jackson Blum, a two-time All-American. Brayden Gautreau and Jarrett Smith are Michigan's only other returning men's All-Americans.

Before we get to the Michigan breakdown, here are some additional links to prepare you for Fargo: 

2023 Fargo User Guide

Every Wrestler Registered For Fargo 

All The Ranked Wrestlers Competing in Fargo

Every State's Most Decorated Fargo Champion

2022 Michigan Team Finishes

JR MFS -- 10th (71 points)

16U MFS -- 20th (20)

JR WFS -- second (122)

16U WFS -- fourth (82)

JR GR -- 13th (36)

16U GR -- tie for 33rd (2)

2022 Michigan All-Americans

Junior Men's Freestyle

Josh Barr -- champion at 170

Caden Horwath -- second at 120

Braeden Davis -- fourth at 120

Dylan Gilcher -- sixth at 145

Caden Ferris -- seventh at 220

Remy Cotton -- eighth at 195 

Junior Women's Freestyle

Eliana Bommarito -- champion at 225

Sabrina Nauss -- champion at 180

Mishell Rebisch -- champion at 152

Clarissa Agostini -- second at 144

Gigi Bragg -- third at 100

Cecilia Williams -- fourth at 112

Junior Greco-Roman

Caden Ferris -- third at 220

Marcello Milani -- fourth at 120

Brayden Gautreau -- fifth at 170

16U Men's Freestyle

Jarrett Smith -- third at 88

Jackson Blum -- seventh at 120

16U Women's Freestyle

Mishell Rebisch -- champion at 152

Sabrina Nauss -- champion at 180

Gigi Bragg -- third at 100

Cecilia Williams -- fourth at 112

Isabella Cepak -- seventh at 117

16U Greco-Roman

Jaron Bensinger -- eighth at 94

Nationally Ranked Michigan Wrestlers

Men's

#20 at 126 -- Jackson Blum 

Women's

#1 at 180 -- Sabrina Nauss

#4 at 144 -- Belicia Manuel 

#4 at 164 -- Mischell Rebisch

#8 at 112 -- Gigi Bragg

#8 at 164 -- Amarisa Manuel

#9 at 100 -- Madison Nieuwenhuis 

#10 at 152 -- Maddie Hayden

#11 at 100 -- Nakayla Dawson 

#11 at 117 -- Alexis Lazar

#14 at 127 -- Margaret Buurma

#15 at 138 -- Alissa Caltigirone

#17 at 112 -- Sky Langewicz

#18 at 122 -- Isabella Cepak

#24 at 225 -- Madasyn Frisbie

#25 at 225 -- Lilliana Garcia

Wrestlers To Watch

#20 Jackson Blum (JR MFS/JR GR, 120 pounds) -- The two-time state champion hopes to crack the top five after placing sixth in 2021 and seventh last season in 16U freestyle. Blum, #57 on the national Class of 2025 Big Board, finished eighth in the 55 kg, U17 freestyle competition at the U.S. Open, knocking off state champions Joe Curry (Ohio), Stockton Allen (Oklahoma) and Gauge Botero (Pennsylvania) in the process. Blum, 76-6 the past two high school seasons, knocked off two-time Nevada state champion Manuel Saldate to secure seventh last year. Earlier in the tournament, he knocked off Florida state champion and 2023 Fargo Greco All-American Christain Fretwell as well as two-time Oklahoma state champion Gerald Harris. 

Brayden Gautreau (JR GR, 170 pounds) -- The Central Michigan recruit and two-time state champion beat two-time Iowa state champion Nick Fox for fifth place in Greco at 170 pounds last year. Earlier in the tournament, Gautreau bested two-time Georgia state champion Tyler Secoy. Gautreau finished with a 152-10 high school record, 113-2 the past three seasons. 

Jarrett Smith (16U MFS, 94 pounds) -- Prior to his high school freshman season, Smith finished third in the 16U, 88-pound competition last year, making him Michigan's highest returning male finisher. He dropped his opening match before reeling off six straight wins. Smith went 34-9 as a high school freshman and finished third in the state. He recently helped Team Michigan to a sixth place at the National Junior Freestyle Duals, finishing 7-2, including a pin and four technical falls. He went 7-1 in the Greco portion of the tournament, including four technical falls, helping Michigan to a second-place finish. 

#1 Sabrina Nauss (JR WFS, 180 pounds) -- The three-time state champion is seeking a fourth national championship after winning both junior and 16U titles last year at 180 pounds and the 16U crown in 2021. Nauss, ranked #4 pound-for-pound, also took third in freestyle two years ago. Nauss went 11-0 in junior and 16U last year, pinning #2 Alvia White (Washington) in the junior championship match which Nauss led, 9-8, before ending it. White, #24 pound-for-pound is back this year. Also in junior competition last year, Nauss knocked off Minnesota state champion Kami Senlycki (#13) and Indiana state champion Avalyn Mosconi. Nauss beat #4 Kali Hyde (Oklahoma) in the last year's 16U championship match. In April, Nauss placed fourth at 96 kilogams at the National U20 Championships. 

#1 Mishell Rebisch (JR WFS, 144) -- Ranked #4 at 164, Rebisch is seeking a third national championship after sweeping last year's junior and 16U, 152-pound titles. The Michigan state champion was also fourth in 2021. She trailed Stella Steigler (Virginia), 4-0, in last year's junior final before pinning the three-time state champion, who is #7 at 152. Rebisch bested Georgia state champion Genevieve An, #9 at 164, twice in Fargo last year, including a 9-6 decision in the 16U title match. She beat An in Junior competition as well. Also in junior, Rebisch beat Oregon's Zoey Smalley, who won a National Junior College championship for Umpqua Community College earlier this year. Last month, Rebisch won Pan Am gold at 69 kg. 

#8 Gigi Bragg (JR WFS, 112 pounds) -- Michigan's other returning All-American was third in both junior and 16U last year at 100 pounds. She was also sixth in 2021. Bragg, ranked #8 at 112, wrestled for Anoka (Minnesota) High School during the school year before competing for the Michigan Revolution and representing Michigan during the summer. She qualified for Minnesota's boys' state tournament in 2022. In Junior competition at Fargo last year, Bragg knocked off Indiana's Rianne Murphy, currently ranked #2 at 100. Bragg also bested two-time Wisconsin state champion Brooke Corrigan (#19, 100) and California's Avy Perez (#26, 106).

#4 Belicia Manuel (JR, WFS, 138 pounds) -- Manuel's stock has been rising since March thanks to a series of notable victories. She is ranked #4 at 144 pounds and finished second in the 65kg division at the U17 National Championships in April. There, Manuel decisioned two-time Minnesota state champion, 2022 Pan Am silver medalist and four-time Fargo All-American Skylar Little Soldier (#5, 144) in the semifinals. Manuel also knocked off two-time Iowa state champion Skylar Slade (#6, 144) and Alaska state champion Amelia Fawcett (#30, 144) as well. Last month, Manuel struck Pan Am gold at 65kg. In March, she beat Colorado state champion Ryen Hickey (#15, 144).