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Stevan Micic and Mitch Sliga will both represent Indiana in the Cadet Freestyle National Finals on Friday afternoon. Micic, a third place finisher from Hanover Central, has posted seven wins with no losses throughout the tournament at 98lbs. He will face Ohio's Austin Assad in the finals. Sliga is going for his fourth title in Fargo and his second in freestyle. He also has seven wins with no losses and only allowed three points all tournament. Sliga will have Jordan Ellingwood of Illinois in the finals. Ellingwood lost his first match of the tournament, but has battled back to make the finals.
Indiana also has three other Cadet wrestlers that will bring home hardware in Wesley Bernard, Jacob Cottey and Brandon James. Bernard is going to become a double All-American at heavyweight and will be wrestling for 5th place. He has Dakota Gulley of Colorado who defeated him for 7th place in Greco-Roman. Jacob Cottey will be going for 7th place at 98lbs and is 3-2 on the tournament. Brandon James will be going for 7th place at 112lbs against Josh Alber of Illinois whom he defeated 8-0 at the prestigious IndianaMat.com Open last fall.
Cadet-98 - Jacob Cottey's place is 8th.
Match #1 Jacob Cottey (Indiana) over Aaron Dick (Minnesota) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #2 Jacob Cottey (Indiana) over Will Sutler (South Carolina) Dec 3-0,6-0
Match #3 Jacob Cottey (Indiana) over Tyrone Klump (Pennsylvania) Dec 8-7,6-3
Match #4 Brian Rossi (Illinois) over Jacob Cottey (Indiana) Fall 1-0,0:16
Match #5 Jacob Cottey (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #6 Sean Cannon (Nevada) over Jacob Cottey (Indiana) Dec 7-4,2-0
Cadet-98 - Stevan Micic's place is 2nd.
Match #1 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Markus Simmons (Oklahoma) TF 6-0,1-3,6-0
Match #2 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Jordan Pingrey (Wyoming) Fall 7-0,1:42
Match #3 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Reed Cronin (North Dakota) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #4 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Ke-shawn Hayes (Missouri) Dec 1-1,4-3,2-1
Match #5 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Maolu Woiwor (Minnesota) Fall 6-0,1:03
Match #6 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Ethan Lizak (Pennsylvania) Dec 6-0,2-2,2-0
Match #7 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over A C Headlee (Pennsylvania) Dec 6-0,3-0
Match #8 Stevan Micic (Indiana) over Ke-shawn Hayes (Missouri) Dec 1-1,4-3,2-1
Cadet-112 - Brandon James's place is 8th.
Match #1 Brandon James (Indiana) over Micah Hight (Delaware) Dec 0-6,1-1,3-3
Match #2 Brandon James (Indiana) over Cole VanAnrooy (Oregon) Fall 0:37
Match #3 Brandon James (Indiana) over Bryce Rippentrop (Minnesota) Fall 0:17
Match #4 Brandon James (Indiana) over Josh Mossing (Ohio) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #5 Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) over Brandon James (Indiana) Dec 3-3,10-4
Match #6 Brandon James (Indiana) over Jordan Laster (Illinois) Dec 1-0,3-0
Match #7 Brandon James (Indiana) over Devan Richter (Missouri) Dec 5-3,3-1
Match #8 Kyle Gliva (Minnesota) over Brandon James (Indiana) Dec 0-4,5-2,2-1
Cadet-112 - Forrest Glogouski's place is unknown.
Match #1 Anthony Petrone (Florida) over Forrest Glogouski (Indiana) Dec 4-2,3-0
Match #2 Forrest Glogouski (Indiana) over Zac Youngchild (Wisconsin) Dec 4-0,5-0
Match #3 Brenden Calas (New Jersey) over Forrest Glogouski (Indiana) Dec 6-0,3-1
Cadet-112 - Joshua Fuqua's place is unknown.
Match #1 Joshua Fuqua (Indiana) over Cody Walrath (Wisconsin) Dec 6-0,3-0
Match #2 Mason Pengilly (California) over Joshua Fuqua (Indiana) Dec 3-0,6-0
Match #3 Josh Alber (Illinois) over Joshua Fuqua (Indiana) Dec 1-0,1-0
Cadet-112 - Dominique Shelby's place is unknown.
Match #1 Treylan Kobayashi (Hawaii) over Dominique Shelby (Indiana) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #2 Dylan Realbuto (New York) over Dominique Shelby (Indiana) TF 7-0,6-0
Cadet-119 - Alexander Sparks's place is unknown.
Match #1 Alexander Sparks (Indiana) over Christian Rose (Maryland) Fall 0:23
Match #2 Alexander Sparks (Indiana) over Blake Beard (Washington) Dec 5-0,3-0
Match #3 Anthony Valencia (California) over Alexander Sparks (Indiana) Dec 5-0,3-0
Match #4 Alexander Sparks (Indiana) over Byron Smith (Tennessee) TF 8-1,7-1
Match #5 PJ Klee (California) over Alexander Sparks (Indiana) Dec 2-0,6-0
Cadet-119 - Aidan Kenny's place is unknown.
Match #1 Dan Radcliffe (Illinois) over Aidan Kenny (Indiana) Dec 7-9,2-1,4-1
Match #2 Aidan Kenny (Indiana) over Sean Cohen (Maryland) Fall 0:54
Match #3 Aidan Kenny (Indiana) over Izaak Tobin (Oregon) Fall 0:25
Match #4 Aidan Kenny (Indiana) over Rodney Clevenger (Missouri) Fall 1:13
Match #5 Aaron Pico (California) over Aidan Kenny (Indiana) TF 7-0,6-0
Cadet-125 - Levi Moss's place is unknown.
Match #1 Levi Moss (Indiana) over Jared Ewart (Utah) Dec 4-1,8-0
Match #2 Levi Moss (Indiana) over Matt Calcote (Louisiana) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #3 Jon Jay Chavez (California) over Levi Moss (Indiana) Dec 1-1,2-0
Match #4 Mark Voss (Minnesota) over Levi Moss (Indiana) Dec 1-0,3-1
Cadet-125 - Austin Ward's place is unknown.
Match #1 Brooks Robinson (Utah) over Austin Ward (Indiana) TF 8-2,9-2
Match #2 Austin Ward (Indiana) over Roman Wundrow (Minnesota) Fall 6-2,0:42
Match #3 Aaron Cisneros (Colorado) over Austin Ward (Indiana) Dec 1-4,2-0,7-5
Cadet-125 - Sammy Ferdig's place is unknown.
Match #1 Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) over Justin Rodgers (Idaho) Dec 4-2,4-2
Match #2 Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) over PT Garcia (Colorado) Fall 1:24
Match #3 Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) over Mitchell Snyder (California) ID
Match #4 Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) over Izaec Quintanilla (Washington) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #5 Luke Wolfenberger (Oklahoma) over Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) Fall 7-0,0:34
Match #6 Edgar Bright (Ohio) over Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) Fall 8-0,1:59
Cadet-135 - Brayden Montgomery's place is unknown.
Match #1 Brayden Montgomery (Indiana) over Jordan Odam (Oklahoma) Fall 7-0,2:00
Match #2 Brayden Montgomery (Indiana) over Kaden Lindley (Utah) Dec 3-0,2-1
Match #3 Brayden Montgomery (Indiana) over Joe Crook (Wisconsin) Dec 5-1,0-1,1-0
Match #4 Brayden Montgomery (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #5 Markus Scheidel (Ohio) over Brayden Montgomery (Indiana) Dec 3-0,4-0
Match #6 Bo Nickal (Texas) over Brayden Montgomery (Indiana) Dec 5-3,4-0
Cadet-140 - Cory Troutman's place is unknown.
Match #1 Peter Nagy (Iowa) over Cory Troutman (Indiana) TF 8-2,6-0
Match #2 Jesse Chambers (California) over Cory Troutman (Indiana) TF 6-0,6-0
Cadet-140 - Tre` Marler's place is unknown.
Match #1 Chase Straw (Iowa) over Tre` Marler (Indiana) Fall 0-4,1:23
Match #2 Tre` Marler (Indiana) over Sam Begin (Minnesota) Dec 6-0,4-2
Match #3 Dustin Williams (Kansas) over Tre` Marler (Indiana) Dec 5-1,4-0
Cadet-145 - Mark Maldonado's place is unknown.
Match #1 Heath Coles (Pennsylvania) over Mark Maldonado (Indiana) Dec 3-0,6-0
Match #2 John Hoover (Washington) over Mark Maldonado (Indiana) TF 7-0,6-0
Cadet-145 - Vinny Corsaro's place is unknown.
Match #1 Garrett Hammond (Pennsylvania) over Vinny Corsaro (Indiana) Fall 7-1,0:33
Match #2 Vinny Corsaro (Indiana) over Justin Mann (Missouri) Dec 7-0,4-0
Match #3 Vinny Corsaro (Indiana) over Riley Hanson (Michigan) Dec 2-0,2-0
Match #4 Vinny Corsaro (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #5 Vinny Corsaro (Indiana) over Issac Beard (Oklahoma) Dec 2-0,3-0
Match #6 JaVaughn Perkins (Nebraska) over Vinny Corsaro (Indiana) Fall 2-1,1:31
Cadet-145 - Dan Reed's place is unknown.
Match #1 Alika Espirito-Foster (California) over Dan Reed (Indiana) Fall 8-2,1:02
Match #2 Rodney Shepard (North Carolina) over Dan Reed (Indiana) TF 8-3,7-0
Cadet-152 - Austin Finney's place is unknown.
Match #1 Carter Armendarez (California) over Austin Finney (Indiana) Fall 6-0,0:39
Match #2 Austin Finney (Indiana) over Barrett Olson (Arkansas) TF 6-0,7-1
Match #3 Xavier Montalvo (Illinois) over Austin Finney (Indiana) TF 8-1,6-0
Cadet-152 - Luke Kriech's place is unknown.
Match #1 Luke Kriech (Indiana) over Sam Bruce (Idaho) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #2 Luke Kriech (Indiana) over Jacob Kroeger (Illinois) Dec 2-0,2-2,4-1
Match #3 Luke Kriech (Indiana) over Quinton Hiles (Ohio) Dec 4-4,5-0
Match #4 Drew Garcia (Michigan) over Luke Kriech (Indiana) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #5 Luke Kriech (Indiana) over Tiger Paasch (Oregon) 2-1,ID
Match #6 Kelian Torres (Oklahoma) over Luke Kriech (Indiana) TF 7-0,6-0
Cadet-160 - Austin McCloskey's place is unknown.
Match #1 Austin McCloskey (Indiana) over Kyle Brown (Idaho) Dec 6-0,2-1
Match #2 Austin McCloskey (Indiana) over Brandon Simon (New Jersey) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #3 Nicholas Karis (Washington) over Austin McCloskey (Indiana) Fall 1:48
Match #4 Austin McCloskey (Indiana) over Jerald Spohn (Ohio) Dec 7-0,5-3
Match #5 Jordan Lara (New Mexico) over Austin McCloskey (Indiana) Dec 4-0,6-0
Cadet-160 - Riley LeFever's place is unknown.
Match #1 Brennan Johnson (Missouri) over Riley LeFever (Indiana) Dec 3-5,5-1,4-0
Match #2 Riley LeFever (Indiana) over David Bunn (New York) Dec 4-3,4-5,3-1
Match #3 Zach Beard (Oklahoma) over Riley LeFever (Indiana) Dec 8-0,5-0
Cadet-171 - Joseph Stasiak's place is unknown.
Match #1 Garrett Ryan (Arizona) over Joseph Stasiak (Indiana) TF 9-3,6-0
Match #2 Gabe Dzuro (Ohio) over Joseph Stasiak (Indiana) Dec 6-0,1-0
Cadet-189 - Mitch Sliga's place is 2nd.
Match #1 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Sam Minske (Minnesota) Fall 0:51
Match #2 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Corey Damiana (New Jersey) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #3 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Alex DiCiantis (Pennsylvania) Fall 2-1,1:59
Match #4 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Dillon Archer (Kansas) TF 9-2,6-0
Match #5 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Jake Leinwand (Montana) Dec 2-0,2-0
Match #6 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Tyler Denova (Georgia) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #7 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Brent Blacharczyk (Pennsylvania) Dec 3-0,6-0
Cadet-285 - Wesley Bernard's place is 6th.
Match #1 Wesley Bernard (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #2 Wesley Bernard (Indiana) over Josh Tausaga (California) Fall 7-0,1:24
Match #3 Wesley Bernard (Indiana) over Aaron Rafalko (Kansas) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #4 Wesley Bernard (Indiana) over Shaquille Williams (New York) TF 6-2,7-0
Match #5 Michael Johnson (Illinois) over Wesley Bernard (Indiana) Dec 2-0,1-0
Match #6 Wesley Bernard (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #7 Sam Stoll (Minnesota) over Wesley Bernard (Indiana) Dec 2-0,6-0
Cadet-285 - Daniel Kolley's place is unknown.
Match #1 Rhett Hoy (North Carolina) over Daniel Kolley (Indiana) Fall 0:53
Match #2 Jacob Semple (Missouri) over Daniel Kolley (Indiana) Fall 0:38
Cadet-285 - Gavan Jolley-Little's place is unknown.
Match #1 Kyle Kania (New Jersey) over Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) Dec 1-0,4-6,2-1
Match #2 Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #3 Chet Spears (Oregon) over Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) TF 6-0,6-0
High School News676Hildebrandt Captures National Title!
Sara Hildebrandt of Penn won the 121lbs National Championship on Tuesday night. She defeated Brazel Marquez of California by pin in the third period. In the the first period she dominated winning 4-0, however in the second she gave up a two-point turn and lost the period 2-1. She was up 3-0 when the fall was called at the 1:05 mark of the third period. The California contingent attempted to challenge the fall, but it was disallowed by the referees.
Kayla Miracle fell just short of winning a double championship this week losing to Alex Gomez of California in two periods. Miracle scored the only takedown of the first period, but yielded a two-point turn to lose the period. In the second period Gomez capitalized on Miracle's mistakes to score a 4-0 win. Miracle had quite a tournament coming back after a protested period led her to re-wrestle a period that she lost.
Gibby Paxton finished 8th at 112lbs making it two placers at that weight class. Paxton lost to Taylor Zboray of Connecticut in the 7th place match 2-0, 2-0. She battled all day and pulled out the close matches when she needed to.
Returning All-American Demi Strub took home hardware once again, this time a 3rd place medal. She lost in pool action to Julia Salata who defeated her in the championship last year. She was 3-1 on the day with two pins.
Junior WM-112 - Gibby Paxton's place is 8th.
Match #1 Gibby Paxton (Indiana) over Haley Moreno (Texas) Dec 3-3,1-0
Match #2 Gibby Paxton (Indiana) over Mikaela Sakamoto-Matsumoto (Hawaii) Fall 1-1,2-1,1:44
Match #3 Gibby Paxton (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #4 Alex Gomez (California) over Gibby Paxton (Indiana) Dec 4-0,3-0
Match #5 Gibby Paxton (Indiana) over Shayna-Marie Oliver (Hawaii) Fall 0:30
Match #6 Cassandra Herkelman (Iowa) over Gibby Paxton (Indiana) Fall 1:17
Match #7 Taylor Zboray (Connecticut) over Gibby Paxton (Indiana) Dec 2-0,2-0
Junior WM-112 - Kayla Miracle's place is 2nd.
Match #1 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Kalin Knight-Alvarez (California) Fall 5-2,1:58
Match #2 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Nyasa Bakker (New York) Fall 6-0,1:01
Match #3 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Kelly Rivera (Hawaii) Fall 0:23
Match #4 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Rachel Archer (Washington) Fall 0:53
Match #5 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Taylor Zboray (Connecticut) Fall 2-0,0:30
Match #6 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Samantha Klingel (Pennsylvania) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #7 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #8 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Megan Black (Iowa) Dec 1-1,3-2,4-2
Match #9 Alex Gomez (California) over Kayla Miracle (Indiana) Dec 2-1,4-0
Junior WM-121 - Sarah Hildebrandt's place is 1st.
Match #1 Sarah Hildebrandt (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #2 Sarah Hildebrandt (Indiana) over Kristina Diaz (California) Fall 7-0,1:22
Match #3 Sarah Hildebrandt (Indiana) over Chelsea Reynosa (Washington) Dec 2-0,2-0
Match #4 Sarah Hildebrandt (Indiana) over Stephany-Sarara Mix (Hawaii) Dec 1-0,1-0
Match #5 Sarah Hildebrandt (Indiana) over Samantha Ortiz (California) Dec 2-0,1-4,1-1
Match #6 Sarah Hildebrandt (Indiana) over Stephany-Sarara Mix (Hawaii) Dec 0-1,0-1
Match #7 Sarah Hildebrandt (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #8 Sarah Hildebrandt (Indiana) over Brazel Marquez (California) Fall 4-0,1-2,1:05
Junior WM-159 - Demi Strub's place is 3rd.
Match #1 Demi Strub (Indiana) over Brandae Grein (Washington) Dec 2-0,7-3
Match #2 Demi Strub (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #3 Demi Strub (Indiana) over Savanna Nickols (California) Fall 3-0,1:40
Match #4 Julia Salata (Michigan) over Demi Strub (Indiana) Dec 3-0,4-1
Match #5 Demi Strub (Indiana) over Valerie Rosales (Texas) Fall 2-0,1:41
High School News619Hoosiers Settle for Eighth Place in Junior Greco-Roman
Both Kirk Johnson and Conner Lefever finished in 8th place in the Junior Greco-Roman National Finals on Tuesday. Both had rough days losing three times each, but battling in each of their matches.
Junior-160 - Kirk Johnson's place is 8th.
Match #1 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Andy Walton (North Dakota) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #2 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Dirk Ponchak (Ohio) Dec 2-0,6-3
Match #3 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Dane Nielson (Utah) Dec 1-0,4-0
Match #4 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Cody Pych (Illinois) Dec 1-0,1-0
Match #5 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Tyler Patrick (Maryland) Dec 7-0,4-0
Match #6 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Devon Marry (Michigan) Dec 0-3,3-2,6-2
Match #7 Alex Meyer (Iowa) over Kirk Johnson (Indiana) Dec 2-1,7-0
Match #8 Burke Paddock (New York) over Kirk Johnson (Indiana) Dec 4-0,0-2,4-1
Match #9 Trace Engelkes (Illinois) over Kirk Johnson (Indiana) Dec 3-0,4-3
Junior - 160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Geordan Speiller of Florida
2nd Place - Alex Meyer of Iowa
3rd Place - Dylan Reel of Illinois
4th Place - Matthew Gray of Wisconsin
5th Place - James Wilson of California
6th Place - Burke Paddock of New York
7th Place - Trace Engelkes of Illinois
8th Place - Kirk Johnson of Indiana
1st Place Match
Geordan Speiller (Florida) over Alex Meyer (Iowa) Dec 3-0,3-1
3rd Place Match
Dylan Reel (Illinois) over Matthew Gray (Wisconsin) Dec 4-2,6-0
5th Place Match
James Wilson (California) over Burke Paddock (New York) Dec 3-0,0-4,1-1
7th Place Match
Trace Engelkes (Illinois) over Kirk Johnson (Indiana) Dec 3-0,4-3
Junior-171 - Conner Lefever's place is 8th.
Match #1 Conner Lefever (Indiana) over Taylor Hardin (Louisiana) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #2 Conner Lefever (Indiana) over Garrett DeMers (Idaho) Fall 3-3,0:31
Match #3 Conner Lefever (Indiana) over Dylon Braun (Kansas) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #4 Conner Lefever (Indiana) over Zach Brown (Ohio) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #5 Connor Lefever (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #6 Dylan Fors (Oregon) over Conner Lefever (Indiana) TF 5-0,7-0
Match #7 Matt Reed (Kansas) over Conner Lefever (Indiana) Dec 7-3,7-0
Match #8 Kyle Koziel (Florida) over Conner Lefever (Indiana) Dec 3-0,1-0
Junior - 171 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place - Jahwon Akui of Illinois
2nd Place - Kevin Beazley of Michigan
3rd Place - Jordan Rogers of Washington
4th Place - Matt Reed of Kansas
5th Place - Dylan Fors of Oregon
6th Place - Kyle Crutchmer of Oklahoma
7th Place - Kyle Koziel of Florida
8th Place - Connor Lefever of Indiana
1st Place Match
Jahwon Akui (Illinois) over Kevin Beazley (Michigan) Dec 1-0,1-0
3rd Place Match
Jordan Rogers (Washington) over Matt Reed (Kansas) Dec 3-0,6-0
5th Place Match
Dylan Fors (Oregon) over Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma) ID
7th Place Match
Kyle Koziel (Florida) over Connor Lefever (Indiana) Dec 3-0,1-0
High School News620Johnson and Lefever to Wrestle for Seventh Place
Kirk Johnson of Perry Meridian and Conner Lefever of Carroll(Fort Wayne) will both be wrestling for 7th place at the Junior Greco-Roman National Finals. Johnson won his first match of the day and that clinched his spot on the podium, he then dropped his next two matches. Lefever started the day with a bye and then lost his next two matches to drop to the 7th place match. Johnson will face off with Trace Engelkes of Illinois in his match, while Lefever will battle Kyle Koziel of Florida. Sean Mappes lost his only match on the day and was eliminated in a tough three round match.  Mappes failed to turn his opponent and thus lost the third period.
Junior-160 - Kirk Johnson's place is 8th.
Match #1 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Andy Walton (North Dakota) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #2 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Dirk Ponchak (Ohio) Dec 2-0,6-3
Match #3 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Dane Nielson (Utah) Dec 1-0,4-0
Match #4 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Cody Pych (Illinois) Dec 1-0,1-0
Match #5 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Tyler Patrick (Maryland) Dec 7-0,4-0
Match #6 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Devon Marry (Michigan) Dec 0-3,3-2,6-2
Match #7 Alex Meyer (Iowa) over Kirk Johnson (Indiana) Dec 2-1,7-0
Match #8 Burke Paddock (New York) over Kirk Johnson (Indiana) Dec 4-0,0-2,4-1
Junior-171 - Sean Mappes's place is unknown.
Match #1 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Dillon Reid (California) Dec 1-0,3-0
Match #2 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Ryan Therrien (Massachusetts) Dec 2-0,7-0
Match #3 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Tanner Tinsley (Virginia) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #4 Jordan Rogers (Washington) over Sean Mappes (Indiana) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #5 Brooks Climmons (Georgia) over Sean Mappes (Indiana) Dec 0-3,1-0,1-0
Junior-171 - Connor Lefever's place is 8th.
Match #1 Connor Lefever (Indiana) over Taylor Hardin (Louisiana) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #2 Connor Lefever (Indiana) over Garrett DeMers (Idaho) Fall 3-3,0:31
Match #3 Connor Lefever (Indiana) over Dylon Braun (Kansas) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #4 Connor Lefever (Indiana) over Zach Brown (Ohio) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #5 Connor Lefever (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #6 Dylan Fors (Oregon) over Connor Lefever (Indiana) TF 5-0,7-0
Match #7 Matt Reed (Kansas) over Connor Lefever (Indiana) Dec 7-3,7-0
High School News644Three Warriors Survive Day One of Junior Greco-Roman
While only three wrestlers survived the first day of Junior Greco-Roman action, there were many Indiana wrestlers that were wrestling deep into the night on Monday. Kirk Johnson and Conner Lefever are both undefeated at 160lbs and 171lbs respectively, while Sean Mappes has one loss at 171lbs. Johnson and Lefever are sitting nice in their pools, but will have to battle extremely tough opponents to place in the top four of their pool to assure All-American status. Mappes will have his back against the wall and cannot afford a misstep or his tournament will be over. Two-time state champ and returning runner-up Drake Stein had a rough outing and finished the day 2-2. State champion Jared McKinley finished the day 3-2.
Junior-105 - Deondre Wilson's place is unknown.
Match #1 Deondre Wilson (Indiana) over Jonathon Johnson (South Carolina) Dec 3-1,0-8,6-0
Match #2 Mark Raghunandan (New York) over Deondre Wilson (Indiana) Fall 5-3,0:58
Match #3 Johnson Mai (California) over Deondre Wilson (Indiana) Dec 3-1,6-1
Junior-119 - Anders Douglass's place is unknown.
Match #1 Bryant Fukushima (Hawaii) over Anders Douglass (Indiana) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #2 Roddeu Johnson (North Dakota) over Anders Douglass (Indiana) Fall 7-0,1:04
Junior-130 - Jared McKinley's place is unknown.
Match #1 Jared McKinley (Indiana) over Tyler Goodwin (Maryland) Dec 6-0,0-1,4-0
Match #2 Jared McKinley (Indiana) over Roman Wundrow (Minnesota) Dec 6-0,6-1
Match #3 Jared McKinley (Indiana) over Sal Annoreno (Illinois) Dec 3-3,1-0,4-1
Match #4 Tomaz Gonzalez (Idaho) over Jared McKinley (Indiana) Dec 0-7,4-3,3-1
Match #5 Austin Roper (Missouri) over Jared McKinley (Indiana) Dec 1-0,6-0
Junior-135 - Travis Barroquillo's place is unknown.
Match #1 Travis Barroquillo (Indiana) over Zach Carter (Ohio) Dec 7-0,3-2
Match #2 Aaron Engle (Missouri) over Travis Barroquillo (Indiana) TF 6-0,5-0
Match #3 Travis Barroquillo (Indiana) over Xavier Johnson (California) Dec 3-2,4-1
Match #4 Brandon Rice (Illinois) over Travis Barroquillo (Indiana) Dec 7-0,2-0
Junior-135 - Tyler Trulock's place is unknown.
Match #1 Tyler Trulock (Indiana) over Alex Preas (Ohio) Fall 0:15
Match #2 Grant LaMont (Utah) over Tyler Trulock (Indiana) Dec 6-0,5-3
Match #3 Stephen Jackson (Delaware) over Tyler Trulock (Indiana) Dec 2-0,3-0
Junior-145 - Paul Matthews's place is unknown.
Match #1 Paul Matthews (Indiana) over Steven Baker (New Jersey) Dec 1-0,0-1,2-1
Match #2 Pang Lee (California) over Paul Matthews (Indiana) Dec 5-1,4-1
Match #3 Paul Matthews (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #4 AJ Zemke (Wisconsin) over Paul Matthews (Indiana) TF 7-0,6-0
Junior-160 - Reece Lefever's place is unknown.
Match #1 Reece Lefever (Indiana) over Brett Brigman (Maryland) Dec 2-0,1-0
Match #2 Reece Lefever (Indiana) over Mikal Sanchez (Idaho) Fall 0:43
Match #3 Geordan Speiller (Florida) over Reece Lefever (Indiana) TF 5-0,10-0
Match #4 Michael Nord (North Dakota) over Reece Lefever (Indiana) Dec 2-0,1-1
Junior-160 - Kirk Johnson's place is unknown.
Match #1 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Andy Walton (North Dakota) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #2 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Dirk Ponchak (Ohio) Dec 2-0,6-3
Match #3 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Dane Nielson (Utah) Dec 1-0,4-0
Match #4 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Cody Pych (Illinois) Dec 1-0,1-0
Match #5 Kirk Johnson (Indiana) over Tyler Patrick (Maryland) Dec 7-0,4-0
Junior-171 - Drake Stein's place is unknown.
Match #1 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Lucs Huyber (Washington) Dec 0-3,4-1,7-0
Match #2 Lee Davis (Georgia) over Drake Stein (Indiana) Dec 4-0,0-6,3-0
Match #3 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Jalen Weaver (Utah) Fall 1:08
Match #4 Matt Reed (Kansas) over Drake Stein (Indiana) TF 7-1,9-1
Junior-171 - Sean Mappes's place is unknown.
Match #1 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Dillon Reid (California) Dec 1-0,3-0
Match #2 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Ryan Therrien (Massachusetts) Dec 2-0,7-0
Match #3 Sean Mappes (Indiana) over Tanner Tinsley (Virginia) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #4 Jordan Rogers (Washington) over Sean Mappes (Indiana) Dec 1-0,2-0
Junior-171 - Connor Lefever's place is unknown.
Match #1 Connor Lefever (Indiana) over Taylor Hardin (Louisiana) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #2 Connor Lefever (Indiana) over Garrett DeMers (Idaho) Fall 3-3,0:31
Match #3 Connor Lefever (Indiana) over Dylon Braun (Kansas) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #4 Connor Lefever (Indiana) over Zach Brown (Ohio) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #5 Connor Lefever (Indiana) received a bye.
Junior-189 - Dalton Halbig's place is unknown.
Match #1 Casey Marnin (Iowa) over Dalton Halbig (Indiana) Fall 6-3,1:49
Match #2 James Souza (Washington) over Dalton Halbig (Indiana) Dec 4-1,6-1
Junior-285 - Justin Sampson's place is unknown.
Match #1 Alec Postlewait (Washington) over Justin Sampson (Indiana) Fall 1:12
Match #2 Taylor Kettler (Kansas) over Justin Sampson (Indiana) Dec 8-0,2-0
Junior-285 - Donte Winfield's place is unknown.
Match #1 Doug Vollaro (Florida) over Donte Winfield (Indiana) Dec 1-0,1-0
Match #2 Reid Sealby (Illinois) over Donte Winfield (Indiana) Dec 1-1,2-0
High School News603Sliga Wins Cadet Greco-Roman Title
Mitch Sliga of Fishers won his second straight Cadet Greco-Roman National Title on Monday. He defeated Javon Reyes of Pennsylvania in the finals 1-0, 7-0. In the first period Sliga successfully defended Reyes' attempts to turn him and in the second period Sliga got a takedown and three gut wrenches.
Wesley Bernard of Cathedral finished in 8th place after losing a three period match to Dakota Gulley of Colorado. Bernard won the first period and held a lead in the second, but could not pull out the win. Congratulations to both Sliga and Bernard.
High School News613Sliga and Bernard Advance to Day Two of Cadet Greco-Roman
Returning National Champion, Mitch Sliga and Wesley Bernard both survived the first day of Cadet Greco-Roman wrestling. Sliga was 4-0 on the day with two tech falls and a decision. Sliga has five wrestlers left in his pool and will place in the top four due to two wrestlers with a loss wrestling this next round. Sliga has only given up two points so far during the tournament. Bernard has also clinched an All-American spot by going 2-1 on the day with a bye. Bernard has two wins via decisions.
Cadet-112 - Dominique Shelby's place is unknown.
Match #1 Lemuel Johnson (Missouri) over Dominique Shelby (Indiana) Dec 5-0,7-0
Match #2 Brenden Calas (New Jersey) over Dominique Shelby (Indiana) Fall 0:28
Cadet-125 - Austin Ward's place is unknown.
Match #1 Austin Ward (Indiana) over Gary Dinmore (New Jersey) Dec 4-0,1-1
Match #2 Ellery Steffensen (Alaska) over Austin Ward (Indiana) Dec 7-3,6-0
Match #3 Rick Lacava (Louisiana) over Austin Ward (Indiana) Dec 0-7,4-0,5-0
Cadet-125 - Sammy Ferdig's place is unknown.
Match #1 Jerimah Baker (Oregon) over Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) Fall 1:30
Match #2 Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) over Caleb Radley (Arizona) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #3 Jon Jay Chavez (California) over Sammy Ferdig (Indiana) TF 6-0,7-0
Cadet-135 - Cory Troutman's place is unknown.
Match #1 Cory Troutman (Indiana) over Aaron Blaine (Washington) Fall 0:58
Match #2 Kevin Wesolowski (Pennsylvania) over Cory Troutman (Indiana) Dec 0-1,6-0,5-3
Match #3 Mason Moreno (Minnesota) over Cory Troutman (Indiana) Fall 1:43
Cadet-140 - Dan Reed's place is unknown.
Match #1 Jordan Dieringer (Wisconsin) over Dan Reed (Indiana) Dec 7-3,6-0
Match #2 Noah Phillips (New York) over Dan Reed (Indiana) ID
Cadet-140 - Tre` Marler's place is unknown.
Match #1 Alexander Smythe (New York) over Tre` Marler (Indiana) Fall 2-0,1:55
Match #2 Tre` Marler (Indiana) over Justin Harbinson (Montana) Fall 7-0,0:46
Match #3 Mitchell Alexander (Illinois) over Tre` Marler (Indiana) TF 5-0,7-0
Cadet-160 - Riley LeFever's place is unknown.
Match #1 Riley LeFever (Indiana) over David Bunn (New York) Dec 3-0,7-0
Match #2 Riley LeFever (Indiana) over Gabriel Gonzalez (Arizona) Fall 2-0,0:54
Match #3 David Frazier (Illinois) over Riley LeFever (Indiana) Dec 3-3,3-0,6-0
Match #4 Gavin Grater (Kansas) over Riley LeFever (Indiana) TF 7-0,9-3
Cadet-171 - Joseph Stasiak's place is unknown.
Match #1 Jadaen Bernstein (New Jersey) over Joseph Stasiak (Indiana) Dec 3-0,6-0
Match #2 Joseph Stasiak (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #3 Troy Hembury (Pennsylvania) over Joseph Stasiak (Indiana) Dec 7-0,3-0
Cadet-189 - Mitch Sliga's place is unknown.
Match #1 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Eugene Martin (South Dakota) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #2 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Gunner Robinson (Colorado) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #3 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Tyler Denova (Georgia) Dec 1-2,4-0,3-0
Match #4 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Brent Blarcharczyk (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,4-0
Cadet-285 - Wesley Bernard's place is unknown.
Match #1 Wesley Bernard (Indiana) over Jacob Semple (Missouri) Dec 0-2,2-0,3-0
Match #2 Adarios Jones (Illinois) over Wesley Bernard (Indiana) Dec 0-1,1-0,1-0
Match #3 Wesley Bernard (Indiana) over Jake Scanlan (Iowa) Dec 1-0,0-1,1-1
Match #4 Wesley Bernard (Indiana) received a bye.
Cadet-285 - Daniel Kolley's place is unknown.
Match #1 Josh Tausaga (California) over Daniel Kolley (Indiana) Fall 1:30
Match #2 Dane Drimmer (Colorado) over Daniel Kolley (Indiana) Fall 0-2,0:56
Cadet-285 - Gavan Jolley-Little's place is unknown.
Match #1 Dakota Gulley (Colorado) over Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) Fall 1:34
Match #2 Alex Lennartson (Wisconsin) over Gavan Jolley-Little (Indiana) Fall 1:21
High School News580Miracle Wins Women's Cadet Championship!
Kayla Mircale of Culver Academies became the first Indiana female wrestler to win a Cadet Freestyle championship on Sunday. Miracle was not tested during the day winning four matches via pin in less than 40 seconds. In the finals she defeated Kelly Rivera of Hawaii by pin in 25 seconds. Congrats to Kayla on a great tournament, she will be looking to go for a double championship by wrestling in the Junior division later in the week.
Cadet WM-101 - Brooke Bunch's place is unknown.
Match #1 Gurleen Chahal (California) over Brooke Bunch (Indiana) Fall 2-3,3-1,1:41
Match #2 Leah Taylor (New York) over Brooke Bunch (Indiana) Fall 6-1,2-4,0:40
Cadet WM-108 - Kayla Miracle's place is 1st.
Match #1 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over McKenzie Gilbride (Unattached) Fall 0:38
Match #2 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #3 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Katie Stevens (Iowa) Fall 0:29
Match #4 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Cadence Lee (California) Fall 0:38
Match #5 Kayla Miracle (Indiana) over Kelly Rivera (Hawaii) Fall 0:25
High School News5792011 Junior Freestyle Preview
Past 5 Years All-Americans
2006
105
8th
Jimmy Schoettle
2006
145
6th
Jamal Lawrence
2006
152
7th
Kurt KinserÂ
2006
215
5th
Pat Day
2007
105
5th
Camden EppertÂ
2007
125
7th
Jeremiah EdwardsÂ
2007
130
8th
Eric Galka
2007
152
3rd
Andrew Howe Â
2008
105
4th
Brandon Nelsen
2008
112
4th
Camden Eppert
2008
119
7th
Justin Brooks
2008
130
7th
Chris Head
2008
160
1st
Andrew Howe
2009
119
5th
Camden Eppert
2009
130
1st
Cashe' Quiroga
2009
145
8th
Ryan Stahl
2010
135
3rd
Jason Tsirtsis
Indiana has had a long line of very good Junior Freestyle wrestlers and this year's team looks to be no different. A total of 17 past state participants including five state champions and four state runner-ups will be taking their talents to the Fickertail State. Headlining the crew will be three-time state champion and three time Fargo All-American Jason Tsirtsis. He has finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th in this event and hopes to bring home the biggest stopsign available this year. Two former Cadet Freestyle All-Americans will be looking to repeat their feat at the Junior age level in Brenden Campbell and Mason Todd. Todd was an IHSAA state champ, while Campbell was a runner-up this past season. Another wrestler who is no stranger to national success is the mighty mouse Jarred Brooks. This spring he was extremely close to making the FILA Junior World Team, but fell to an extremely tough Nick Roberts in the process. Brooks also placed 6th at FILA Cadets last year and will look to make his first trip to Fargo a memorable one. Sean Mappes lost only once at the Junior Duals in freestyle has All-American potential. Paul Petrov and Reece Lefever left Fargo last year with a bitter taste in their mouths after coming up one match short of a placement. State champions Neal Molloy, Jared McKinley and Drake Stein round out the other top All-Amerian candidates from the Hoosier state.Â
2011 Participants
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Name
Class
State Credentials
National Credentials
Wilson, Deondre
105
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Brooks, Jarred
112
2nd 112lbs, 5th 103lbs
 2011 FILA Junior Freestyle 2nd, 2010 FILA Cadet Freestyle 6th
Buckley, Max
112
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Hart, Taylor
112
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Douglass, Anders
119
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Petrov, Paul
119
2nd 103lbs, 4th 112lbs
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Campbell, Brenden
125
2nd 119lbs, 3rd 112lbs
 2009 Cadet Freestyle 8th
Ordonez, Alex
125
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Todd, Mason
125
1st 112lbs, 5th 112lbs, State Qualifier 103lbs
2009 Cadet Freestyle 7th
Barroquillo, Travis
135
3rd 130lbs, 7th 125lbs, State Qualifier 103lbs
2010 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 5th
McKinley, Jared
135
1st 125lbs, 4th 112lbs, State Qualifier 103lbs
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Molloy, Neal
135
1st 130lbs, State Qualifier 119lbs
2010 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 1st
Trulock, Tyler
140
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Jackson, Devon
130
2nd 135lbs, 2nd 130lbs, State Qualifier 112lbs
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Tsirtsis, Jason
140
1st 140lbs, 1st 130lbs, 1st 125lbs
2011 FILA Junior Freestyle 4th, 2010 Junior Freestyle 3rd, 2010 FILA Junior Freestyle 4th, 2010 FILA Cadet Freestyle 1st, 2009 Cadet Freestyle 2nd, 2009 FILA Cadet Freestyle 1st, 2009 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 1st, 2008 Cadet Freestyle 4thÂ
Matthews, Paul
145
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Farmer, Ethan
152
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Griffin, Alex
152
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Manspeaker, Trevor
152
State Qualifier 130lbs
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Johnson, Kirk
160
4th 152lbs,4th 140lbs
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Lefever, Reece
160
3rd 152lbs, State Qualifier 145lbs
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VanCamp, Cameron
160
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Lefever, Conner
171
4th 160lbs, 8th 160lbs
2010 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 7th
Mappes, Sean
171
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Halbig, Dalton
189
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Stein, Drake
189
1st 171lbs twice, 8th 152lbs
2010 Junior Greco 2nd, 2008 Cadet Greco 8th
Lynde, Tanner
189
3rd 171lbs, 5th 152lbs, State Qualifier 140lbs
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Early, Ian
215
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Knura, Keith
215
3rd 215lbs
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Naughton, Jordan
215
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Sampson, Justin
285
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Winfield, Donte
285
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Mofield, Jeffrey
285
State Qualifier 215lbs
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High School News5602011 Junior Greco-Roman Preview
Past 5 years All-Americans
2006
135
6th
Alex Warren
2008
130
7th
D'Marcus Spencer
2008
215
6th
George Malone
2010
189
2nd
Drake Stein
The past five years has not been kind to Junior Greco-Roman wrestlers from Indiana, but this year could be different with a solid Greco-Roman team looking to capture top honors at Fargo. Leading the way are two former All-Americans in last year's runner-up Drake Stein and past Cadet All-American Sean Mappes. Mappes went undefeated in Greco-Roman at the Junior Duals just a few short weeks ago and will look to ride that momentum into Fargo. Stein had a few hiccups at the Junior Duals and will look to rebound with another great tournament. Others to watch include a pair of Perry Meridian Falcons, Jared McKinley and Kirk Johnson. Both have had great offseasons and have won matches in the past at Fargo. Others to watch include a trio of Roadrunners in Travis Barroquillo, Reece Lefever and Conner Lefever. Reece(the good looking twin according to him) Lefever came one match from placing last year in Greco and also placed second at the Central Regionals up a weight class while Conner Lefever got 3rd in Greco at Central Regionals this past year. Barroquillo gave last year's runner-up a great match in the early rounds last year and could be a sleeper All-American for Indiana.
2011 Participants
Name
Class
State Credentials
National Credentials
Wilson, Deondre
105
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Douglass, Anders
119
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Barroquillo, Travis
135
3rd 130lbs, 7th 125lbs, State Qualifier 103lbs
2010 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 5th
McKinley, Jared
135
1st 125lbs, 4th 112lbs, State Qualifier 103lbs
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Trulock, Tyler
140
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Matthews, Paul
145
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Johnson, Kirk
160
4th 152lbs,4th 140lbs
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Lefever, Reece
160
3rd 152lbs, State Qualifier 145lbs
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Lefever, Conner
171
4th 160lbs, 8th 160lbs
2010 USAW Folkstyle Nationals 7th
Mappes, Sean
171
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Halbig, Dalton
189
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Stein, Drake
189
1st 171lbs twice, 8th 152lbs
2010 Junior Greco 2nd, 2008 Cadet Greco 8th
Sampson, Justin
285
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Winfield, Donte
285
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High School News5412011 Womens Freestyle Preview
Past 5 years All-Americans
2006
148
4th
Ashleigh Lybarger
2007
153
8th
Frances Sherman
2007
165
5th
Shelby Broockerd
2008
124
6th
Becky Cissell
2008
139
7th
Demi Strub
2009
109
4th
Sarah Hildebrandt
2009
139
6th
Demi Strub
2010
109
2nd
Sarah Hildebrandt
2010
139
2nd
Demi Strub
Small but mighty will be the motto for the women going to Fargo from Indiana this year. This year's team is one of the best assembled and will look to continue the success of the past few years. There is no clear single headliner in this group, but instead a three-headed monster we shall call Kay-Sar-Dem! Kayla Miracle in her first season of IHSAA action only suffered two losses and made it to semi-state. After the state series ended she went out and has done extremely well on the national level. She recently placed first at the Guelph Open in Canada and has already won a FILA Cadet freestyle title this spring. Last year saw the first ever Indiana girls to wrestle under the spotlights at Fargo, but both came home just short of their goals. However, both will return this year to erase the memories of last year. Demi Strub has had a great spring after finishing 2nd at Fargo last year. She got 2nd at FILA Juniors, 2nd at the Junior Pan-Ams and won a Junior Folkstyle National Title. The pride of Granger, Sarah Hildebrandt, is no stranger to success against boys or girls. The two-time semi-state qualifier placed 2nd last year at Fargo and also placed 5th at the Sunkist Open and 1st at the FILA Cadet Nationals. Gibby Paxton will be making her first trip to Fargo after placing 4th at the USGWA Folkstyle Nationals this past season.
2011 Participants
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Age Group
Class
Credentials
Bunch, Brooke
Cadet
105
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Miracle, Kayla
Cadet and Junior
105
Semi-State Qualifier, 2011 Fila Cadet 1st, 2011 Folkstyle 1st, 2011 Junior Folkstyle 1st, 2011 Guelph Open(Canada) 1st
Paxton, Gibby
Junior
112
2011 USGWA Folkstyle 4th
Hildebrandt, Sarah
Junior
121
Semi-State Qualifier, 2010 Junior Nationals 2nd, 2010 Sunkist Open 5th, 2010 Fila Cadet 1st
Strub, Demi
Junior
148
2010 Junior Nationals 2nd, 2011 Fila Junior 2nd, 2011 Junior Folkstyle 1st, 2011 Junior Pan-Ams 2nd
High School News5452011 Cadet Freestyle Preview
Past 5 years All-Americans
2006
130
6th
Eric Galka
2007
84
7th
Cody Phillips
2007
119
6th
Ryan Stahl
2007
215
5th
Chaz Brock
2007
285
1st
Joe Arthur
2007
285
4th
Jonathan ClarkÂ
2008
119
4th
Jason Tsirtsis
2008
119
1st
Brandon Wright
2008
135
8th
Frankie Porras
2008
145
6th
Sean McMurray
2008
152
8th
Zac McCray
2008
171
5th
Braden Atwood
2009
105
7th
Mason Todd
2009
112
8th
Brenden Campbell
2009
130
2nd
Jason Tsirtsis
2010
189
1st
Mitch Sliga
This year's Cadet Freestyle team features five state qualifiers and a few other top wrestlers that will be looking to come home with some Fargo hardware. Leading the way once again is Mitch Sliga who captured a freestyle "stopsign" last year. Steven Micic is also one of the top wrestlers on the team. He placed 5th in a loaded FILA Cadet(age 15-17 year old) tournament and won the Central Regionals this spring. On top of that he went undefeated at the Cadet duals. Another wrestler that had an unblemished record at the Cadet duals was Wesley Bernard. He will be looking to continue his hot streak after a great freshman campaign for the Cathedral Irish this past winter. Brandon James and Jake Masengale both finished the Cadet duals with 6-1 records will also be All-American threats. James is an incoming freshman that has racked up numerous age level championships. Masengale has had a great spring and summer and wants to cap it off with a place on the Fargo podium. Two Indianapolis products, Vinny Corsaro and Levi Moss look to prove themselves after placing at state this past season.
2011 Participants
Name
Class
State Credentials
National Credentials
Micic, Steven
98
3rd 103lbs
2011 FILA Cadet 5th, Cadet Duals Freestyle All-Tournament Team
Shelby, Dominique
112
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Fuqua, Joshua
112
2nd 103lbs
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Glogouski, Forrest
112
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James, Brandon
112
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Cadet Duals Freestyle 6-1
Sparks, Alexander
119
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Ferdig, Sammy
125
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Moss, Levi
125
4th 119lbs, State Qualifier 103lbs
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Ward, Austin
130
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Marler, Tre'
135
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Montgomery, Brayden
135
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Reed, Dan
145
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Corsaro, Vinny
145
6th 135lbsÂ
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Finney, Austin
152
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Kriech, Luke
152
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Maldonado, Mark
152
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LeFever, Riley
160
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McCloskey, Austin
160
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Masengale, Jake
171
State Qualifier 171lbs
Cadet Duals Freestyle 6-1
Stasiak, Joseph
171
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Sliga, Mitch
189
3rd 189lbs twice
USAW Triple Crown 2010, 2011 FILA Cadet 5th
Bernard, Wesley
285
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Jolley-Little, Gavan
285
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Kolley, Daniel
285
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High School News5842011 Cadet Greco-Roman Preview
Past 5 years All-Americans
2006
91
8th
Chris Oaks
2006
135
8th
Matt Goodwin  Â
2006
171
5th
Colin WarnerÂ
2007
105
6th
Luke Schofield
2007
160
7th
Mark MyersÂ
2007
171
4th
Damon Jones
2007
215
5th
Chaz Brock
2007
285
7th
Jonathan ClarkÂ
2008
130
6th
Tony Lovejoy
2008
152
8th
Drake Stein
2008
160
4th
Cameron Vlahos
2008
285
6th
Mark Collett
2009
152
7th
Sean Mappes
2010
189
1st
Mitch Sliga
Over the past two years Indiana has only produced two Cadet Greco-Roman All-Americans, but the wrestlers and coaches are looking to improve on that this year. This year's team is not deep on numbers, but will have some solid representitives. Leading the way is returning national champion Mitch Sliga, who will look to defend his title in the same weight class this year. Last year he won the Triple Crown, but was derailed from that feat earlier this spring. He will now be going for the daring double championship at Fargo. Another wrestler to watch is Wesley Bernard. After a stellar season as a freshman at 215lbs, he has moved up to heavyweight and has had a great spring. Another name to watch is Jake Masengale who was a state qualifier as a sophomore this year at 171lbs. He has had a great spring including a Quadruple Crown in Indiana winning all three styles in the Cadet age division along with winning Junior state in freestyle.
2011 Participants
Name
Weight
State Credentials
National Credentials
Shelby, Dominique
112
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Ferdig, Sammy
125
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Ward, Austin
130
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Smith, Austin
130
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Marler, Tre'
135
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Troutman, Cory
135
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Reed, Dan
145
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LeFever, Riley
160
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Masengale, Jake
171
State Qualifier 171lbs
Cadet Duals Freestyle 6-1
Stasiak, Joseph
171
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Sliga, Mitch
189
3rd 189lbs twice
USAW Triple Crown 2010, 2011 FILA Cadet 5th
Bernard, Wesley
285
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Jolley-Little, Gavan
285
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Kolley, Daniel
285
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