40 Of The Top Performances At Junior Duals
40 Of The Top Performances At Junior Duals
Last week’s Junior Duals in Tulsa featured plenty of standout performances. Here’s a look at 40 of the best.
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The Junior Duals are a team-centric event, of course, but they’re also a showcase of top individual talent.
Last week’s four-day tournament in Tulsa featured plenty of standout performances. Here’s a look at 40 of the best:
Freestyle and Greco-Roman
100 — Dru Ayala (Iowa) — Compiled a 7-0 record with five techs in freestyle for Iowa’s title team.
106 — Otto Black (Colorado) — Posted a 17-0 record on the week with nine victories in Greco, eight in freestyle and 13 technical superiority wins.
113 — Nate Jesuroga (Iowa) — The nation’s top-ranked 113-pounder and Cadet World Team member looked sharp in a tune-up for Budapest, going 7-0 with six techs and a 6-0 win against #10 Benjamin Aranda.
113 — Caleb Thoennes (Minnesota) — The 13th-ranked 113-pounder boosted his stock by going 7-0 with a pin and five shutout techs in freestyle, including a win against #10 Aranda and a 4-0 mark in Greco.
120 — Kannon Webster (Illinois) — The recent Illinois commit compiled an 11-0 record with 11 techs, including six for the Illinois Greco title team.
120 — Jett Strickenberger (Colorado) — Registered techs in all eight of his opponents on the week, including six in freestyle.
126 — Drake Ayala (Iowa) — The Outstanding Wrestler of the freestyle tournament scored technical superiority wins in each of his seven bouts.
126 — Jore Volk (Minnesota) — Posted a combined 9-0 record in both styles, including a 5-0 mark in freestyle with four techs.
132 — Maxximus Martinez (California) — Wrestled five matches last weekend and posted wins two-time New Jersey state finalist and Super 32 placer Kelly Dunnigan and four state champs: #15 Ryder Block (Iowa), Jordan Cullors (Oklahoma), Hayden Halter (Wisconsin) and Grayson Sonntag (Kansas).
132 — Derrick Cardinal (Minnesota) — Scored three techs and a pair of pins in freestyle and notched wins against Nain Vazquez, Ismael Ayoub and Hayden Halter.
132 — Gable Porter (Iowa) — Piled up a tournament-high 119 points in Greco while going 9-0.
138 — Carter Young (Oklahoma) Earned the Greco OW award after beating his five opponents by a combined 53-0 count and followed that up by going 6-0 with four techs in freestyle.
145 — Jordan Williams (Oklahoma) — Went 7-0 in freestyle with four techs, a pin and a win over #3 Caleb Rathjen of Iowa.
145 — Pierson Manville (Pennsylvania) — Went 16-0 on the week and only had one match go the distance.
152 — Matthew Koontz (Indiana) — Posted a combined 9-0 record 5-0 with two pins and two techs; 4-0 in Greco
160 — Will Miller (Alabama) — Compiled a 15-0 record in Tulsa with 10 techs and four pins.
170 — Gabe Arnold (Georgia) — Went 8-0 with six techs in freestyle and notched shutout techs in both of his shutout techs.
170 — Jared Stricker (Wisconsin) — Won all 11 of his matches on the week, including six techs in his eight freestyle matches.
170 — Brayden Thompson (Illinois) — His undefeated trip to Tulsa included techs in four freestyle Gold/Silver pool matches.
182 — Bennett Berge (Minnesota) — Posted a 7-0 record in freestyle with six techs, including wins against Aaron Ayzerov and DeAnthony Parker.
182 — Brian Soldano (NJ) — Pinned #5 Matthew Singleton, registered a pair of shutout techs and a win against Parker.
195 — Dylan Fishback (Ohio) — Notched five techs and a pin and scored wins over three ranked opponents during his 8-0 run in freestyle.
220 — Noah Pettigrew (Georgia) — Scored five shutout techs and a forfeit during his 8-0 freestyle performance.
220 — Gavin Nelson (Minnesota) — Went 13-0 on the week with 12 techs and didn’t allow a point in six Greco matches.
220 — Ben Kueter (Iowa) — Posted a 17-second pin and four shutout techs during his five matches for Iowa’s freestyle title team.
285 — Chase Horne (Georgia) — The nation’s top-ranked heavyweight went 8-0 with five techs, pin, a forfeit and 9-0 victory in freestyle and outscored his three Greco opponents by a combined 25-0 count.
Women's Freestyle
100 — Aspen Blasko (Minnesota) — Her 8-0 record included five pins and three shutout techs.
106 — Heather Crull (Indiana) — The fifth-ranked eighth-grader went 9-0 with six pins and a tech.
106 — Kiely Tabaldo (California) — Posted a 4-0 record that included wins over #2 Mia Palumbo and #7 Clare Booe.
117 — Taylin Long (Illinois) — Went 8-0 at 117 and 122, including a win over #5 Leah Gaitan.
127 — SaVannah Cosme (Colorado) — Compiled a 9-0 record on the tournament with six falls and three shutout techs.
127 — Alexis Janiak (Illinois) — The third-ranked junior went 8-0 with four techs and two falls, including one against #8 Montana DeLawder.
132 — Sarah Savidge (Colorado) — Went 9-0 with four sub-minute pins and three shutout techs.
132 — Madyson Gray (Kansas) — Registered a 9-0 record with five techs and three pins.
138 — Alina Antillon (Colorado) — Her 9-0 record included a win against #14 Nina Makem, who beat #6 Faith Bartoszek, who knocked off #1 Maddie Kubicki.
152 — Jasmine Robinson (Texas) — The fifth-ranked freshman’s longest match lasted 1:44. She went 8-0 with six pins.
164 — Ella Pagel (Minnesota) — Her 10-0 tournament record included a tech against #3 Rose Cassioppi.
180 — Jaycee Foeller (Missouri) — Posted a 10-0 record with three pins, four shutout techs and three forfeits.
200 — Riley Dempeworth (Indiana) — The third-ranked junior’s 9-0 record included four victories against ranked opponents, including a 10-0 tech versus #7 Rachel Eddy.
225 — Hannah Francis (Texas) — Went 8-0 with a pair of wins against top-five opponents.