The Best Matches From Fargo Wrestling 2024
The Best Matches From Fargo Wrestling 2024
Catch up on all the best action from the 2024 US Marine Corps 16U Junior National Championships.
Fargo is in the books! Catch up on some of the best matches from the World's biggest wrestling tournament.
Best Of Day 7
JR MGR 190 lbs - Zakary McPhee (MN) VFA Alihan Bereket (IL) - 12-8 5:04
McPhee and Bereket were trading blows in their Fargo final, resulting in some big throws and a fall.
16U MGR 157 lbs Final - Ivan Ivanov (ID) VSU1 Eli Esguerra (OH) -15-6
Esguerra and Ivanov both came out throwing bombs in their finals bout - Esguerra struck first but Ivanov responded in a big way for the win.
16U 113 lbs Final - Alexander Pierce (IA) VSU1 Zaiyahn Ornelas (NE), 14-5
Pierce and Ornelas battled in a back-and-forth final with some big throws throughout the match.
Jr MGR 113 lbs Semis - Ezekiel Witt (KS) VSU1 Santana Ramon (MI) - 17-9
Ramon built a 7-0 lead before Witt mounted a huge comeback to make the finals.
16U MGR 165 lbs Semis - Aaron Stewart (IL) VPO1 Salah Tsarni (MD) - 8-5
Freestyle champ Aaron Stewart was pushed to the limit in this one against Salah Tsarni but Stewart ultimately came out on top.
16U MGR 144 lbs Semis - Dominic Wilson (TX) VPO1 Noah Bull (UT) - 13-6
In a rematch of the freestyle finals where Noah Bull came out on top, Wilson got his revenge here in Greco to move onto the finals.
16U MGR 175 lbs Quarters - Cody Savage (VT) VPO1 Brayden Koester (IA) - 6-4
Savage and Koester met in the quarters in a rematch of the freestyle finals. Savage got revenge here over Koester in a close match and moved onto the semis.
16U MGR 106 lbs Quarters - Chase Kastner (CT) VSU1 Pierce Hurd (SD) - 18-8
Kastner was down 8-2 before mounting a huge comeback to make the semifinals.
Best Of Day 6
16U MGR 138 lbs Rnd Of 16 - Kaleb Mead (MN) VPO1 Brandon Green (IL) - 10-8
Kaleb Mead mounted a late comeback to make the quarters and win a high-scoring bout over Brandon Green.
16U MGR 175 lbs Rnd Of 32 - Brayden Koester (IA) VPO1 Carter Brown (MO) - 9-7
Freestyle champ Koester was tested in the early rounds of his Greco tournament against a tough Carter Brown from Missouri.
16U MGR 106 lbs Rnd Of 64 - William Atkinson (AL) VPO1 Gabryel Juarez (CA)
Atkinson and Juarez somehow managed to score a combined 35 points in a four-minute match!
JR MGR 132 lbs Rnd Of 32 - Manuel Saldate (VN) VPO1 Adrian Meza (FL) - 10-6
Two of the top wrestlers in the 132-pound bracket, Saldate and Meza, met in the round of 32 in a back and forth battle.
JR MGR 157 lbs Rnd Of 64 - Brayden Leach (TN) VSU1 Pavel Bulko (FL) - 20-10
Leach and Bulko were throwing bombs from the beginning in this one that resulted in a 30-point slugfest.
This was a wild one in the round of 128 with Dodd hitting 3 four-pointers in the first period to build a lead but Medlin kept chipping away to get the tech.
Best of Day 5
JR MFS Final Melvin Miller (PA) VPO1 Isaias Jimenez (AZ), 8-7
No one is more clutch in high school wrestling right now than Melvin Miller. He came up clutch again to deliver not just the match of the tournament.
16U MFS Final Will Detar (PA) VPO1 Liston Seibert (OH), 11-8
Three headlocks in one match? You have to see this Fargo final to believe it.
JR MFS 144 lbs Semis - #3 Pierson Manville, PA vs #4 Daniel Zepeda, CA
The most anticipated semifinal of the day was a nail biter.
JR MFS 132 #3 Seth Mendoza (IL) VFA #16 Jake Hockaday (IN), 13-10 4:58
#3 Seth Mendoza had his hands with Jake Hockaday full before picking up the fall in this semifinal, setting up a rematch with #2 Jax Forrest in the finals.
JR MFS 126 lbs Semis - #6 (120) Nathan Desmond, PA vs #6 Aaron Seidel, PA
You don't have to be a Pennsylvanian to appreciate this semifinal.
Best of Day 4
JR MFS 132 lbs Quarters - #16 Jake Hockaday, IN vs #10 Adrian Meza, AZ
Jake Hockaday made a statement with this 10-0 + pin win over Adrian Meza. Up next #3 Seth Mendoza in the semifinals.
JR MFS 120 lbs Quarters - #8 Gauge Botero, PA vs Musa Tamaradze, MA
It took everything in #8 Gauge Botero to hold off the upset in this quarterfinal.
JR MFS 113 lbs Quarters - Revin Dickman, IN vs #10 Abdirahman Unle, NE
Points were flying in this top-10 upset!
16U MFS 175 lbs Quarters - Isai Fernandez, CA vs Nicholas Singer, PA
A combined 35 points in this back-and-fourth quarterfinal.
16U MFS 100 lbs Quarters - Justin Farnsworth, PA vs #19 Loc Webber, OH
Nationally ranked Loc Webber looked like he secured victory with 5 seconds to go, but controversy at the buzzer gave Farnsworth the upset.
JR MFS 132 lbs Rnd Of 32 - #7 Adrian DeJesus, NJ vs #10 Adrian Meza, AZ
A first-ever meeting between future Cornell star DeJesus and future Iowa State Cyclone Meza.
JR MFS 144 lbs Rnd Of 32 - Smokey McClure, WA VPO1 Nolan Ambrose, MN - 18-13
Smokey McClure was down 8 and needed a last-second 4-pointer to win this wild match over Nolan Ambrose.
JR MFS 120 lbs Rnd Of 32 - #8 Gauge Botero, PA vs Antonio Mills, GA
#8 Gauge Botero had all he could handle in his round of 32 match with Anotnio Mills.
16U MFS 190 lbs Rnd Of 32 - Peter Mocco, FL vs Nevin Mattessich, NJ
Doesn't get more roller coaster than this!
Best of Day 3
16U MFS 113 lbs Rnd Of 128 - Michael Batista, NJ vs Samuel Wolford, PA
Crazy back-and-forth bout between two highly toughed opponents.
JR MFS 150 lbs Rnd Of 128 - Tyler Harrill, NE vs Tommy Holguin, CA
A combined 35 points on the board in this barn burner match.
JR MFS 120 lbs Rnd Of 128 - Nathan Rioux, IN vs #16 Joseph Uhorchuk, TN
A tight round of 128 match between two guys who could very well end up on the podium.
Best of Day 2
Junior WFS 135 lbs Final - #2 Isis France, AZ vs #9 Isabella Cepak, MI
Isabella Cepak went for broke, but Isis France was too much.
16U WFS 170 lbs Final - #4 Matilda Hruby, CO vs #10 Millie Azlin, OK
Headlock central in this back-and-forth final!
JR WFS 125 lbs Semis - #3 Kaidance Gerg, ID vs #1 Karlee Brooks, AZ
Kaidance Gerg gives Karlee Brooks all she can handle in a top ranked semifinal.
