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Colorado crowned a third champion when Cohlton Schultz surged to an 11-0 technical fall over Kayne Hutchison of Kansas in the 220-pound finals.
Illinois rolled to the Cadet Greco team title with Kansas finish- ing second and Colorado taking third. Jacob Warner won an all-Illinois battle by notching a quick 11- 0 technical fall over Jack Jessen in the 170-poiund finals. Peter Ogunsanya of Illinois earned an 8-1 win over Wisconsin’s Benji Peak in the finals at 100 pounds. New Jersey’s Nick Raimo took charge early in downing Wisconsin’s Alston Nutter 10-0 at 120 pounds. Raimo’s New Jersey teammate, Andrew Merola, started fast in a 6-5 win over Minnesota’s Mason Hall at 138 pounds. Missouri’s Malik Johnson held off Washington’s Riley Gurr at 106 pounds. Minnesota’s Alexander Lloyd earned a hard-fought 5-4 win over 2014 Schoolboy Triple Crown winner Brock Hardy in the finals at 132 pounds. California’s Patrick Martinez rallied from a 3-1 deficit by using strong defense to gain a 7-3 win over Missouri’s Kyran Hagan 7-3 in the 126-pound finals. Florida’s Anthony Artalona pulled out a wild 13-10 victory over California’s Peyton Omanta in the 145-pound finals. Max Wohlabaugh made it back-to-back champions for Florida by scoring late in the match to top Andrew Johnson of Kansas 5-3 in the 152-pound finals. Nicholas Boykin became the first Tennessee wrestler to win a Cadet Nationals Greco title after he defeated California’s Gavin Nye by a 16-6 technical fall in the 285-pound finals. Maryland’s Brady Daniel continues to progress and proved that in an 8-4 win over Missouri’s Jake Boyd at 195 pounds. Junior women’s freestyle
Hawaii's Teshya Alo captured her third straight Junior Nationals women’s freestyle title. Teshya’s younger sister, Teniya, won her first title. Teshya Alo, 17, a 2014 Cadet World champion, rolled past Michigan’s Hannah Jewell by a 10-0 technical fall in the 139- pound finals. This was her fifth Fargo title, most by an female in history. Teniya Alo, 16, earned a 15-5 technical fall over California’s Ricki Liang in the 121-pound finals. Colorado’s Maya Nelson captured her third straight Junior Nationals title with an 11-0 technical fall over Desiree Giamarusti of Illinois in the 130-pound finals. Oklahama’s Becka Leathers captured her second Junior Nationals title with a quick 10-0 technical fall over California’s Gabrielle Garcia in the 125-pound finals. South Dakota’s Ronna Heaton held off returning champion Marizza Birrueta of Washington 10-6 in the 112-pound finals. Ohio’s McKayla Campbell kicked things off by downing Pennsylvania’s Vayle Rae Baker by a 10-0 technical fall at 97 pounds.
California’s Gracie Figueroa also became a double champion in Fargo after defeating New York’s Michaela Beck by an 11-0 technical fall in the 117-pound finals. Sariyah Jones followed by edging Aleeah Gould 4-0 in an all- California battle in the 105-pound finals. Two-time Cadet Nationals champion Kenya Spencer of Michigan won her first Junior Nationals title with a 10-0 technical fall over California’s Sydnie Theisen at 172 pounds. Iowa’s Rachel Watters registered a 7-0 win over Wisconsin’s Jessika Rottier in the 159-pound finals. New Jersey’s Skylar Grote rallied from a 5-0 deficit to down Oklahoma’s Kayla Marano 8-5 in the 148-pound finals. New York’s Monica Mason capped the evening with a 5-2 win
Oklahoma’s Becka Leathers was named Outstanding Wrestler in the Junior women’s tourney. John Sachs photo.
over California’s Victoria Espinoza in the 198-pound finals. California rolled to the team title in women’s freestyle. New
York finished second and Washington third. Cadet women’s freestyle
Colorado’s Ashlyn Ortega was the only repeat champion, win- ning her second straight at 132 pounds. Ortega had a strong first period, jumping to an 8-0 lead, before finishing off a techni- cal fall in the second period over Cassandra Olive of California. Colorado also featured the tournament’s Outstanding
Wrestler, Jerzie Estrada at 124 pounds. Estrada, a first-year Cadet, scored a key second-period four-point hip toss to win the criteria in a 6-6 match against Teniya Alo of Hawaii. Gracie Figueroa of California beat Ronna Heaton of South Dakota, 5-0 at 115 pounds.
Alleida Martinez of California won her fourth USA Wrestling national title this year, defeating returning Cadet Nationals champion Hailey Horton of Georgia in the finals with a pin. In a rematch of last year’s Cadet Nationals finals, Rachel Bridges of Texas, last year’s runner-up, pinned 2014 Cadet Nationals champion Emily Huerta of North Dakota at 198. UWW Cadet Nationals champion Vayle Rae Baker of Pennsylvania scored a takedown and four ankle laces for a technical fall over Katylyn Butcher of Indiana, 10-0 at 88 pounds.
At 101 pounds, McKayla Campbell of Ohio also took down her opponent, Angelina Gomez of Texas, then hit a series of ankle lace turns for a 10-0 technical fall in the first period. Scoring the only pin of the finals was Virginia’s Jesse Kirby, who put away Tania Sanchez of California at 172 pounds. Alisha Howk of Missouri controlled the action throughout the match for a 6-0 win over Marissa Gallegos of California at 108 pounds. Paige Amy of Michigan opened up her offense to defeat UWW Cadet Nationals runner-up Emily Cue of Colorado in a 12-0 technical fall at 143. Abby Lees of Washington scored the final four points for a 9-3 win over Sarah Engedal of Wisconsin at 154 pounds. California repeated as team champions.
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