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    Junior Freestylers Place Fifth

    Lead by impressive performances from two outgoing seniors, Team Indiana finished an impressive 5th place in the Junior Freestyle portion of Fargo. To say Mitch Sliga dominated his opponents is an understatement as he only gave up one point en route to his FIFTH, yes fifth, Fargo title. He equaled Jeff Pease as having the most Cadet and Junior national titles and surpassed David McCubbins who had four titles between the divisions. Congrats to Mitch on an outstanding run and good luck at Northwestern.

     

    Another outgoing senior put quite a cap on his scholastic career this week with a trip to the raised platform. Carroll's Riley Lefever is the definition of late bloomer as he has grown from a goofy 125lber to a stud 182lber over the past four years. He had an impressive run to the finals pinning or teching his opponents on his way to the raised platform. He fell in the finals to a tough opponent, but ended his scholastic career on a high note. The Wabash Little Giants are definitely getting a diamond in the rough in Lefever.

     

    Kokomo's Fletcher Miller has also had a big breakout party this year after moving from 170lbs to 220lbs and has had a impressive cycle this year. After a runner-up finish at state he placed second at USAW Folkstyle Nationals in April. He capped off this year with a super impressive 3rd place finish at Fargo on his first trip. He will be a favorite to bring a state title back to the City of Firsts in 2014.

     

    Another big guy looking to cap off his career with a state title is Cathedral's Wes Bernard. He finished 4th this year and brings home his third stop sign plaque from Fargo to the southside of Indy. He recently committed to wrestle for Rutgers and Coach Goodale is most likely pleased with the performance of his future wrestler.

     

    Vinny Corsaro made it two Fighting Irish teammates on the podium with a 6th place finish at 152lbs. He had an outstanding tournament in a deep field and one of his wins was over the Flo #1 ranked Jon Jay Chavez.  After two losses under the lights My Cousin Vinny will look to get the blue medal in 2014.

     

    Lastly, Perry Meridian kept their string of All-Americans alive when Brandon James placed 7th this week. After a disappointing 5th place finish at state and an 0-2 performance at Central Regionals many thought James might be struggling.  However, his impressive performance this week showed just how tough he can be. He will be one to watch this year.

     

     

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