The national scene for wrestling is starting to get back to normal this spring. In the past the spring has been littered with national level events and this week is no different with two big events going on. In Wisconsin there will be the UWW Cadet, UWW U15 and UWW Futures divisions and in Virginia Beach the NHSCA grade level nationals will be held. Indiana will have many representatives in each event.
UWW Cadet/U15/Futures in Wisconsin
As of registration on Thursday morning Indiana will have 15 different wrestlers participating at this event with most of them doubling up in both freestyle and Greco-roman. The UWW Cadet division has a lot at stake as winners will be representing the USA in the world and Pan Am championships this off-season. The UWW U15 age group winners will represent the USA at the Pan Am championships this off-season. At the cadet division you will see wrestlers from 15 to 17 years old, which encompasses basically 8th graders through high school juniors. The U15 age group is 13 to 15 year olds and the Futures division is 10-12 year old competitors.
In the Futures division we have two competitors, Samuel Rioux and Elias Faith. Rioux is a name that will likely be in the Avon lineup until about the year 3000, so keep an eye on all of the brothers coming up. Samuel is a multiple time ISWA placer. Faith is wrestling in both styles and is a multiple time ISWA champion and placer. He wrestles for the Maurer Coughlin wrestling club. Both of these guys are wrestling at the 28kg weight class which is just under 62lbs.
The U15 age group has some very intriguing wrestlers to watch for the future in Indiana wrestling. At 38kg we have both Nathan Rioux and Caleb Schaefer. Rioux has had an immense amount of success at the state level. Schaefer is the son of Mater Dei coach Greg Schaefer and has had quite a bit of success himself. Revin Dickman is one to keep an eye on not only this weekend, but in the years to come. He has been nationally ranked for a couple years and certainly is a contender for a title here. He will be wrestling 41kg. Another Rioux will take the mat at 44kg in Luke. He was a starter this year for Avon and while undersized had a fine freshman year. Speaking of brothers Isaiah Schaefer will be wrestling 48kg. He was a middle school state runner-up and has been a fixture at the top of ISWA events for a while. Delta freshman Wyatt Krejsa will be wrestling 62kg. He was a semi-state qualifier this year at 126lbs and has won folkstyle state and Indy Nationals this off-season so far. Lastly, De’Alcapon Veazy will be taking his talents to the mat at 85kg. Veazy is another one that has been recognized in the national rankings and will be one to watch this weekend. Both Rioux’s, Dickman, Krejsa, and Veazy will all be wrestling both styles this weekend.
Six wrestlers will test their abilities against the best in the country trying to make the UWW Cadet World Team this weekend. Leading the way is state champion Sergio Lemley at 60kg. According to the experts he is a strong contender to win the spot in a very deep weight class. Indiana will have some very talented wrestlers in the upper weights. At 80kg Seth Willems and Drake Buchanan will both be participating. Buchanan was on the U15 Pan Am team before his freshman year and was a runner-up this year at state. Willems has been a solid contributor in the upper weights for Crown Point. At 92kg we will have West Lafayette’s Connor Barket. He has steadily improved each year finishing this year as a state placer. Leighton Jones will be a contender at 110kg. Jones placed third this past year at heavyweight and was a Cadet Greco-Roman All-American back in 2019. Michael Tharpe of Center Grove is the last competitor from Indiana. He will be wrestling 55kg. He was a state qualifier at 126lbs this season. All six of these wrestlers will be wrestling both styles to increase their chances of making Team USA.
Schedule
Friday, April 23rd
Session I
UWW U15 Greco-Roman
UWW Cadet Greco-Roman
Preliminaries and Consolation
10:00am – 2:00pm
Session II
UWW U15 Greco-Roman
UWW Cadet Greco-Roman
Consolation, Semifinals, Consolation Semis, 3rd-7th place matches, Best 2 out of 3 Championship Finals
4:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday, April 24th
Session III
UWW U15 Freestyle
UWW Cadet Freestyle
Preliminaries and Consolation
10:00am – 2:00pm
Session IV
UWW U15 Freestyle
UWW Cadet Freestyle
Quarterfinals, Consolations
4:00pm – 8:00pm
UWW Futures Freestyle
Preliminaries to completion
4:00pm – 8:00pm
Sunday, April 25th
Session V
UWW U15 Freestyle
UWW Cadet Freestyle
Semifinals, Consolation, Cons Semis, Best 2 out of 3 Championship Finals, 3rd-7th place matches.
10:00am – 2:00pm
UWW Futures Greco-Roman
Preliminaries to completion
10:00am – 2:00pm
Brackets
On Arena.Flowrestling.org
Participants
| Age | Weight | Name | Team |
| U15 Freestyle | 38 kg | Nathan Rioux | Contenders Wrestling Academy |
| U15 Freestyle | 38 kg | Caleb Schaefer | Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club |
| U15 Freestyle | 41 kg | Revin Dickman | Contenders Wrestling Academy |
| U15 Freestyle | 44 kg | Luke Rioux | Contenders Wrestling Academy |
| U15 Freestyle | 48 kg | Isaiah Schaefer | Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club |
| U15 Freestyle | 62 kg | Wyatt Krejsa | High Rollers Wrestling Academy |
| U15 Freestyle | 85 kg | De'Alcapon Veazy | Warrior Elite Wrestling |
| U15 Greco-Roman | 38 kg | Nathan Rioux | Contenders Wrestling Academy |
| U15 Greco-Roman | 41 kg | Revin Dickman | Contenders Wrestling Academy |
| U15 Greco-Roman | 44 kg | Luke Rioux | Contenders Wrestling Academy |
| U15 Greco-Roman | 62 kg | Wyatt Krejsa | High Rollers Wrestling Academy |
| U15 Greco-Roman | 85 kg | De'Alcapon Veazy | Warrior Elite Wrestling |
| UWW Cadet Freestyle | 110 kg | Leighton Jones | Red Cobra Wrestling Academy |
| UWW Cadet Freestyle | 55 kg | Michael Tharpe | Center Grove Wrestling Club |
| UWW Cadet Freestyle | 60 kg | Sergio Lemley | Region Wrestling Academy |
| UWW Cadet Freestyle | 80 kg | Seth Willems | Bulldog Premier Wrestling Club |
| UWW Cadet Freestyle | 80 kg | Drake Buchanan | Center Grove Wrestling Club |
| UWW Cadet Freestyle | 92 kg | Connor Barket | Red Cobra Wrestling Academy |
| UWW Cadet Greco-Roman | 110 kg | Leighton Jones | Red Cobra Wrestling Academy |
| UWW Cadet Greco-Roman | 55 kg | Michael Tharpe | Center Grove Wrestling Club |
| UWW Cadet Greco-Roman | 60 kg | Sergio Lemley | Region Wrestling Academy |
| UWW Cadet Greco-Roman | 80 kg | Seth Willems | Bulldog Premier Wrestling Club |
| UWW Cadet Greco-Roman | 80 kg | Drake Buchanan | Center Grove Wrestling Club |
| UWW Cadet Greco-Roman | 92 kg | Connor Barket | Red Cobra Wrestling Academy |
| UWW Futures Freestyle | 28 kg | Samuel Rioux | Contenders Wrestling Academy |
| UWW Futures Freestyle | 28 kg | Elias Faith | Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club |
| UWW Futures Greco-Roman | 28 kg | Elias Faith | Maurer Coughlin Wrestling Club |
NHSCA Nationals
The NHSCA grade level nationals always brings in the best competition from around the country. This year Indiana will have 34 wrestlers participating with most of them from the Indianapolis area. Perry Meridian is bringing 16 of those wrestlers with Warren Central and Southport having four representatives each. Unlike the event in Wisconsin, this is a folkstyle event.
In the senior divison we will have only two wrestlers. Southport’s Luke Goodwin will be wrestling at 132lbs. Goodwin placed 7th the past two years at 132lbs and 138lbs respectively. Perry Meridian’s Aidan Warren will be wrestling at 182lbs. Warren is no stranger to national level competition and accumulated three third place medals during his career as a Falcon.
The junior division will have three wrestlers with state placements in the mix. At 106lbs Southport’s Nathan Smith will be competing. He was 7th this year at 106lbs. Penn’s Matteo Vargo is no stranger to the area and will bring his 5th place finish back to an area that he is familiar with. Tyler Jones of Warren Central will be wrestling at 160lbs. He has placed 6th and 7th the past two years.
Leading the way in the sophomore division will be two-time state runner-up Cheaney Schoeff of Avon. He will be at 126lbs. The only other state placer in the field from Indiana is Perry Meridian’s Toby Billerman. He was 3rd at 106lbs this year and is at that weight this weekend. A pair of state qualifiers rounds out the top wrestlers in Hobart’s Devin Wible at 126lbs and Perry Meridian’s Keaton Morton at 120lbs.
State third placer Kyrel Leavell will be at 113lbs in the freshman division. Leavell was very impressive for the Warriors this past year. State qualifier Duke Myers will be at 170lbs representing the storied Bellmont program. He is no stranger to national level success so keep an eye out for him.
Do not be surprised if some of the young studs from Perry Meridian or Warren Central have deep runs in this division. Both teams have some very good wrestlers entered that will make an impact soon on the state level.
In the middle school division keep an eye on ISWA champion Angelo Vargo from Penn. Others that were recent ISWA folkstyle placers include Perry Meridian’s Peyton Brummitt and Hobart’s Seth Aubin.
Schedule
Friday April 23rd
7:45am: Session 1 Championship Matches Only, No Consolation Matches
Boys Freshman Division: 106lbs-HWT
Boys Sophomore Division: 170lbs -HWT
11:00am: Session 2 Championship Matches Only, No Consolation Matches
Boys Sophomore Division: 106lbs-160lbs
2:15pm: Session 3 Championship Matches Only, No Consolation Matches
Boys Junior Division: 106lbs-160lbs
5:30pm: Session 4 Championship Matches Only, No Consolation Matches
Boys Junior Division: 170lbs-HWT
Boys Senior Division: 113lbs-HWT
Saturday April 24th
7:45am: Session 1
Boys Freshman Division: 106lbs-HWT
Boys Sophomore Division: 170lbs -HWT
11:00am: Session 2
Boys Sophomore Division: 106lbs-160lbs
2:15pm: Session 3
Boys Junior Division: 106lbs-160lbs
5:30pm: Session 4
Session 2 wrestlers
Sunday April 25th
7:45am: Session 1
High School All-Americans
11:00am: Session 2
Middle School and Girls High School
Brackets
https://arena.flowrestling.org/event/34134d1f-0569-4435-b8bb-db2266ec16f6
Participants
Senior(2)
132 Luke Goodwin- Southport
182 Aiden Warren- Perry Meridian
Junior(6)
106 Nathan Smith- Southport
120 Trevor Schammert- Hobart
126 Matteo Vargo- Penn
160 Tyler Jones- Warren Central
170 Jesse Herrera- Highland
285 Kai SanAgustin- Perry Meridian
Sophomore(9)
106 Toby Billerman- Perry Meridian
120 Kenny Shotts- Perry Meridian
120 Keaton Morton- Perry Meridian
126 Cheaney Schoeff- Avon
126 Devin Wible- Hobart
138 Andrew Goodwin- Southport
160 Daunte Hon- Perry Meridian
195 Ronin Hammond- Perry Meridian
285 Nolan Martin- Perry Meridian
Freshman(12)
113 Ryan Taylor- Perry Meridian
113 Kyrel Leavell- Warren Central
126 Keegan Logan- Southport
132 Zachariah Harris- Perry Meridian
132 Kohlten Rhonemus- Delta
152 Zach Huckaby- Perry Meridian
152 Branson Beckam- Perry Meridian
160 Anthony Cashman- Warren Central
170 Duke Myers- Bellmont
170 Cadyn McBride- Perry Meridian
220 Jaylen Young- Perry Meridian
220 Timothy Wine- Delta
Middle School(5)
85 Jack Richardson- Perry Meridian
95 Peyton Brummitt- Perry Meridian
105 Seth Aubin- Hobart
112 Angelo Vargo- Penn
127 Michael Ortega- Portage
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