2x U17 Champ Munaretto vs U17 Bronze Villasenor Set For Who's Number One
2x U17 Champ Munaretto vs U17 Bronze Villasenor Set For Who's Number One
The top two ranked 113-pounders in the country are set to collide at Who's Number One on September 29.
Dominic Munaretto and Ignacio Villasenor are two of the most credentialed lightweights in the country. In Munaretto's first two years of high school, he's already won U17 World gold twice along with titles at Ironman and the Illinois State Championships. Villasenor is a Colorado state champ who earned U17 World bronze a year ago. Now they're set to battle for the nation's top spot on September 29 at Who's Number One.
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The last time these two met, neither had wrestled a high school match. In 2022, Munaretto earned an 8-1 decision on the back side of Super 32. The score sounds lopsided, but it was a tight contest until late in the match when Munaretto went feet-to-back to secure the victory. Since that time, both have improved tremendously.
Munaretto and Villasenor's 2022 Super 32 meeting
Illinois star Munaretto is fresh off his second U17 World gold medal. The St. Charles East junior bested Faith Christian PIAA champ Joe Bachmann of Puerto Rico in the finals at 51 kg. Munaretto's victory was an exercise in redemption. After winning a title at 45 kg in 2022, Munaretto finished third at the u17 trials a year ago. This summer, he represented Team USA in both Greco-Roman and freestyle, and while he didn't reach the podium in Greco, he stood on the top step in freestyle.
Villasenor recently moved from Colorado, where he was a state champ as a freshman, to Stillwater, Oklahoma where he'll join the powerhouse Pioneer wrestling program. He was unable to compete at the U17 Trials this spring due to injury, but he earned World bronze at U17s last summer.
Munaretto is currently the #6 ranked recruit in the class of 2026, and his college search process is in its beginning stages. Jon Kozak caught up with him about his recruiting earlier this summer. Villasenor still has a year before his recruiting process will officially begin.