Colorado’s Connor Medbery (left) downed Iowa’s Cody Krumwiede in the Junior freestyle finals at 285. John Sachs photo. Continued from page 10
Akui bumped up to 189 for the freestyle event after winning a Junior Greco title at 171. Wisconsin’s Alex Dieringer repeated as a Junior Nationals freestyle champion after sweeping Oklahoma’s Zac Skates 4-0, 4-0 in the 160 finals. Dieringer, an Oklahoma State recruit, also won a Junior Nationals Greco-Roman title. Dieringer was named Outstanding Wrestler in the freestyle tournament. He moved up a weight class in freestyle after win- ning a Junior Nationals Greco title at 152 earlier in the week. ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year Morgan McIntosh of California (215) repeated as Junior freestyle champion. The powerful McIntosh, a Penn State recruit, beat Iowa’s Blaize Cabell 5-0, 5-0 in the finals.
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Illinois won the team title with Iowa second and Wisconsin Matt Garelli of Illinois repeated as Junior freestyle champion
after earning a tough three-period win over California’s Johnson Mai. Garelli won 3-3, 7-0, 3-3 in the 105 finals. Junior Greco-Roman champion Ben Whitford of Michigan completed a Fargo double after winning the freestyle finals at 135. He swept Ohio’s Ty Davis 7-0, 2-0 in the finals. Whitford won a freestyle title in Fargo for the third straight
year after claiming Cadet Nationals crowns here in 2009 and 2010. He has now won five titles in Fargo. He also won a Cadet Greco-Roman title in 2010. Past FILA Cadet Nationals champion Jason Tsirtsis of Indiana topped 2011 Junior Nationals Folkstyle champion Jake Short of Minnesota 1-0, 1-0 in the Junior freestyle finals at 140. Florida’s Pat Downey capped an impressive tournament by downing Washington’s Jordan Rogers, a double Cadet Nationals champion in 2010, in the Junior freestyle finals at 171. Downey rallied past Rogers 1-1, 3-1, 3-0. Past Cadet and FILA Cadet Nationals champion Thomas Gilman of Nebraska capped a superb tournament by winning the title at 119.
Gilman, a top Division I prospect, swept Hawaii’s David Terao 4-1, 2-1 in the finals. Virginia’s Joey Dance continued his run of success in Fargo by winning the 125 title. Dance beat Washington’s Joey Palmer 3-0, 0-1, 2-1 in the finals. Dance won a Cadet Nationals freestyle title in 2009.
Past Cadet Nationals champion Connor Medbery of Colorado became a Junior Nationals champion when he downed Iowa’s Cody Krumwiede 3-1, 2-0 in the 285 finals. Medbery is a University of Wisconsin recruit.
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