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Three of the Cadet wrestlers entered the day undefeated, but only one will leave that way. Mitch Sliga advanced to the finals by beating his two opponents on the day. Both matches were close, but Sliga was in control the whole time. Sliga will have Adam Josephson of Minnesota in the finals to complete his Triple Crown run.
The other two wrestlers, Paul Petrov and Kyle Ayersman, did not fair as well. They both dropped their two matches on the day. Due to both having byes, they did not have enough classification points to get them into the top four in their pools. It was a great showing by both of these young men during this tournament.
High School News414Junior Freestyle Day One Recap
Indiana started the first day of Junior freestyle action with 31 wrestlers, but only three survived. Only Jason Tsirtsis survived the day unscathed, while the other three have one loss. Day two will start tomorrow with a weigh-in at 7:30am and wrestling beginning at 9:30am(both Central time).  Here is a rundown of the remaining wrestlers and what they will need to do to place in the tournament.
Jason Tsirtsis- 135lbs
Wrestlers left in his pool: 8
Record: 5-0
Who is next: Keenan Hagerty of Missouri
What he needs to place: Win about three more matches
Notes: It is too early to tell exactly what Tsirtsis will need to do to place, but it is safe to say three more matches will lock up All-American status. His pool has eight wrestlers left, with only two having a loss.
Reece Lefever- 152lbs
Wrestlers left in his pool: 9
Record: 4-1
Who is next: Mark Colabucci of Maryland
What he needs to place: Win about three more matches
Notes: Five wrestlers left have a loss with Reece wrestling one of them and two others facing eachother this round. That leaves at most seven wrestlers left after this round with a possibility of six. Lurking in this pool is #1 ranked Destin McCauley who will be a tough opponent for everyone left.
Adam Decker- 285lbs
Wrestlers left in his pool: 11
Record: 1-1 with a bye
Who is next: Collin Campbell of North Carolina
What he needs to place: Win about four more matches
Notes: This weight has only had three rounds, so it is too early to tell what exactly needs to be done to place. Four of the eleven wrestlers left have a loss, meaning that it will be two or three rounds before we start seeing the numbers drop closer to the magic four number.
High School News418Cadet Freestyle Day One Recap
Indiana started the first day of Cadet freestyle action with 28 wrestlers, but only three  survived. All three wrestlers are currently undefeated and have already received a bye. Day two will start tomorrow with a weigh-in at 7:30am and wrestling beginning at 9:30am(both Central time).  Here is a rundown of the remaining wrestlers and what they will need to do to place in the tournament.
Paul Petrov- 112lbs Pool A
Wrestlers left in his pool: 6
Record: 5-0 with a bye
Who is next: Vito Pesone of Pennsylvania
What he needs to place: Petrov needs to win his next match to assure himself of All-American status
Notes: Three wrestlers have losses heading into the next round.  Two of them will wrestle eachother and the other one will wrestle Petrov. Others in this pool to watch for are Iowa’s Jack Hathaway and Dominick Malone of Connecticut.
Kyle Ayersman- 112lbs Pool B
Wrestlers left in his pool: 6
Record: 5-0 with a bye
Who is next: Jered Cortez of Illinois
What he needs to place: Ayersman will need to win one more match
Notes: Cortez won the 119lbs Greco-Roman title and dropped down to 112lbs for freestyle. This will be a really tough match to start the day. Two wrestlers left have a loss and they will face eachother in the next round. Due to having a bye Ayersman is behind in points, so he will need to win one more match to attain All-American status.
Mitch Sliga- 189lbs Pool A
Wrestlers left in his pool: 5
Record: 4-0 with a bye
Who is next: Bye round then Matthew Hoare of Pennsylvania or Hashem Omari of Missouri
What he needs to place: Make weight tomorrow morning
Notes: Two wrestlers in his pool have losses and they both face wrestlers that are undefeated. The other two wrestlers left, Omari and Mickey Pelfrey of Iowa will be Sliga’s biggest hurdles to winning his pool. Omari went undefeated at the Cadet Duals while Pelfrey gave Sliga one of his stiffest challenges in Greco-Roman.
High School News4072010 Fargo Coverage
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Cadet Greco-Roman and Freestyle
Cadet Preview
Greco-Roman Results
Greco-Roman Brackets
Freestyle Results
Freestyle Brackets
All-Americans
Mitch Sliga- Greco-Roman 1st Place
Mitch Sliga- Freestyle 1st Place
Articles
Sliga Wins Cadet Greco-Roman Title
Sliga in the Finals
Cadet Freestyle Day One Recap
Cadet Freestyle Day Two Recap
Sliga Captures the Triple Crown
Indiana's Mitch Sliga moves one win from capturing USA Wrestling Cadet Triple Crown from TheMat.com
Indiana's Mitch Sliga wins freestyle title to complete USA Wrestling Cadet Triple Crown from TheMat.com
Junior Greco-Roman and Freestyle
Junior Preview
Greco-Roman Results
Greco-Roman Brackets
Freestyle Results
Freestyle Brackets
All-Americans
Drake Stein- Greco-Roman 2nd Place
Jason Tsirtsis- Freestyle 3rd Place
Articles
Stein Falls in Junior Greco-Roman National Championship
Drake Stein Into the Finals
Stein historic as national runner-up from the Princeton Daily Clarion
Junior Freestyle Day One Recap
Tsirtsis to wrestle for Third
Women's Freestyle
Women's Freestyle Preview
Freestyle Results
Freestyle Brackets
All Americans
Sarah Hildebrandt- 2nd Place
Demi Strub- 2nd Place
Articles
Women's Freestyle Day One Recap
Hildebrandt Falls in Title Match
Strub Takes Second
High School News537Junior Greco-Roman Results
Junior-105 - Adam Boles's place is unknown.
Match #1 Holden Gagner (Montana) over Adam Boles (Indiana) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #2 Alec Noa (Illinois) over Adam Boles (Indiana) Dec 5-0,3-3,6-0
Junior-119 - Logan Ables's place is unknown.
Match #1 Eric Friedman (Maryland) over Logan Ables (Indiana) Dec 4-0,1-0
Match #2 Jesus Manriquez (California) over Logan Ables (Indiana) TF 6-0,6-0
Junior-125 - Tyler Chapple's place is unknown.
Match #1 Tyler Chapple (Indiana) over Phillip Romig (Louisiana) Dec 0-6,4-2,8-0
Match #2 Brock Banta (Idaho) over Tyler Chapple (Indiana) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #3 Tyler Chapple (Indiana) over Ryan Lewindowski (Wyoming) TF 2-6,9-3,6-0
Match #4 Rossi Bruno (Florida) over Tyler Chapple (Indiana) Dec 7-0,3-0
Junior-130 - Alex Griesemer's place is unknown.
Match #1 Conor Infelise (Illinois) over Alex Griesemer (Indiana) Fall 3-2,0-3,1:40
Match #2 Drew Van Anrooy (Oregon) over Alex Griesemer (Indiana) TF 6-0,7-0
Junior-130 - Travis Barroquillo's place is unknown.
Match #1 Joseph Hefley (Florida) over Travis Barroquillo (Indiana) Dec 1-0,1-2,2-0
Match #2 Travis Barroquillo (Indiana) over Nick Ghannan (California) Fall 0-5,1:49
Match #3 Ronnie Garbinsky (Pennsylvania) over Travis Barroquillo (Indiana) Dec 1-0,2-2
Junior-135 - Derek Lunsford's place is unknown.
Match #1 Anthonie Linares (California) over Derek Lunsford (Indiana) TF 7-0,8-0
Match #2 Derek Lunsford (Indiana) over Allen Cornelius (New York) Dec 7-0,1-6,4-4
Match #3 Blake Rogers (Arizona) over Derek Lunsford (Indiana) Dec 8-2,4-0
Junior-145 - Drake Meska's place is unknown.
Match #1 Drake Meska (Indiana) over Zach Cook (Kansas) Dec 1-0,0-2,4-0
Match #2 Jake Gregerson (Illinois) over Drake Meska (Indiana) Dec 5-0,7-0
Match #3 Ben Ralston (Michigan) over Drake Meska (Indiana) Dec 0-1,7-0,1-0
Junior-145 - Michael Hummer's place is unknown.
Match #1 Austin Breckenridge (Wyoming) over Michael Hummer (Indiana) Fall 0:18
Match #2 Jessie Hoffschneider (Colorado) over Michael Hummer (Indiana) TF 0-2,6-0,7-0
Junior-152 - Kirk Johnson's place is unknown.
Match #1 Daniel Breit (Missouri) over Kirk Johnson (Indiana) Fall 1:15
Match #2 Derek Olson (Wisconsin) over Kirk Johnson (Indiana) TF 6-0,6-0
Junior-152 - Reece Lefever's place is unknown.
Match #1 Reece Lefever (Indiana) over J. J. Griffith (Ohio) Dec 4-1,8-2
Match #2 Reece Lefever (Indiana) over Cody Pooler (Illinois) Dec 0-4,2-1,5-0
Match #3 Niko Hughes (Washington) over Reece Lefever (Indiana) Dec 0-1,3-0,3-1
Match #4 Zak Benitz (Wisconsin) over Reece Lefever (Indiana) TF 8-0,7-0
Junior-160 - Connor LeFever's place is unknown.
Match #1 Wally Figaro (Florida) over Connor LeFever (Indiana) Dec 3-0,1-0
Match #2 Juan Alvarado (California) over Connor LeFever (Indiana) Dec 4-0,0-1,2-0
Junior-160 - Sean Mappes's place is unknown.
Match #1 Lee Wildes (Florida) over Sean Mappes (Indiana) Dec 0-1,1-0,2-0
Match #2 John Staudenamyer (Pennsylvania) over Sean Mappes (Indiana) Dec 3-0,2-0
Junior-160 - Derek Harz's place is unknown.
Match #1 Derek Harz (Indiana) over Casey Soileau (Florida) Fall 0:44
Match #2 Patrick Budd (Virginia) over Derek Harz (Indiana) Dec 6-0,1-0
Match #3 Derek Harz (Indiana) over Chris McCallaCreary (California) Fall 1-3,2-0,1:51
Match #4 Derek Harz (Indiana) over Stevin Urban (Oregon) Fall 0:27
Match #5 Dylan Reel (Illinois) over Derek Harz (Indiana) TF 6-0,6-0
Junior-160 - Caleb Smith's place is unknown.
Match #1 Dillon Reid (California) over Caleb Smith (Indiana) Dec 2-0,3-0
Match #2 Caleb Smith (Indiana) over Tyler Rill (Maryland) Dec 6-0,2-0
Match #3 Caleb Smith (Indiana) over Kevin Corbett (Hawaii) Dec 1-6,3-2,2-0
Match #4 Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma) over Caleb Smith (Indiana) Dec 5-0,1-3,9-2
Junior-171 - Mitchell Judkins's place is unknown.
Match #1 Austin Coburn (Virginia) over Mitchell Judkins (Indiana) Dec 3-1,9-1
Match #2 Micah Kullman (Ohio) over Mitchell Judkins (Indiana) Dec 4-1,3-0
Junior-189 - Drake Stein's place is 2nd.
Match #1 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Ben McPhail (Minnesota) Dec 5-0,1-5,6-1
Match #2 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Mitch Steed (Washington) Dec 1-8,4-2,4-0
Match #3 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Mario Garcia (Colorado) Dec 5-2,5-0
Match #4 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Chris Miles (West Virginia) TF 6-1,7-0
Match #5 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Luke Miller (Illinois) Fall 1:11
Match #6 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Austin Morehead (California) Fall 1:59
Match #7 Marcus Finau (Hawaii) over Drake Stein (Indiana) Dec 5-0,4-3
Match #8 Marcus Finau (Hawaii) over Drake Stein (Indiana) Dec 5-0,4-3
Match #9 Drake Stein (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #10 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Khari Washington (Illinois) Fall 1:12
Match #11 Lucas Sheridan (California) over Drake Stein (Indiana) Dec 6-0,4-0
Junior-189 - Logan Cooper's place is unknown.
Match #1 Dustin Johnson (Washington) over Logan Cooper (Indiana) Dec 3-6,1-0,3-3
Match #2 Frank Abbondanza (New York) over Logan Cooper (Indiana) Dec 1-0,6-0
Junior-215 - Alex Corbin's place is unknown.
Match #1 Kyle Caylor (Kansas) over Alex Corbin (Indiana) Fall 1:35
Match #2 Jesus Medrano (California) over Alex Corbin (Indiana) Dec 4-0,2-0
Junior-285 - Mark Collett's place is unknown.
Match #1 Gerad Fugelberg (North Dakota) over Mark Collett (Indiana) Dec 0-1,1-0,3-0
Match #2 Mark Collett (Indiana) over Jeremy Brazil (Illinois) Dec 1-0,0-1,1-0
Match #3 Zeal McGrew (New York) over Mark Collett (Indiana) Dec 1-0,3-0
Junior-285 - Garett Strychalski's place is unknown.
Match #1 Kabe Fluiat (Washington) over Garett Strychalski (Indiana) Fall 0:51
Match #2 Parker Betts (Minnesota) over Garett Strychalski (Indiana) Fall 6-0,0:50
Junior-285 - Adam Decker's place is unknown.
Match #1 Taylor Henry (Wisconsin) over Adam Decker (Indiana) Dec 2-0,2-2
Match #2 Cody Kasprick (North Dakota) over Adam Decker (Indiana) Fall 7-0,0:20
High School News524Cadet Greco-Roman Results
Cadet-91 - Dylan Petro's place is unknown.
Match #1 Matt Smull (California) over Dylan Petro (Indiana) Fall 5-3,1:58
Match #2 Corey Perkins-Willett (Illinois) over Dylan Petro (Indiana) Dec 3-0,4-0
Cadet-112 - Kyle Jolas's place is unknown.
Match #1 Cayman Nielson (Arizona) over Kyle Jolas (Indiana) Fall 3-4,0:48
Match #2 Shiquan Hall (Florida) over Kyle Jolas (Indiana) TF 5-0,7-0
Cadet-119 - Mathew Mastison's place is unknown.
Match #1 Dallas Brown (Georgia) over Mathew Mastison (Indiana) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #2 Kurtis Loftis (Idaho) over Mathew Mastison (Indiana) Fall 1:42
Cadet-119 - Marshall Holwager's place is unknown.
Match #1 Marshall Holwager (Indiana) over Michael Pongracz (New Jersey) Dec 6-2,0-1,2-1
Match #2 Joey Moita (California) over Marshall Holwager (Indiana) Dec 4-0,7-0
Match #3 AJ Rees (Colorado) over Marshall Holwager (Indiana) Dec 2-0,4-1
Cadet-119 - Keenan Ward's place is unknown.
Match #1 Josh Breece (Oklahoma) over Keenan Ward (Indiana) Dec 8-3,4-3
Match #2 Nick Pesko (New York) over Keenan Ward (Indiana) Dec 6-0,3-7,1-0
Cadet-125 - Aaron Madison's place is unknown.
Match #1 Daniel Sanchez (Maryland) over Aaron Madison (Indiana) Fall 3-0,0:44
Match #2 Zorg Loustalet (Oregon) over Aaron Madison (Indiana) Fall 1:34
Cadet-130 - Nathan Epler's place is unknown.
Match #1 Colt Cotten (Pennsylvania) over Nathan Epler (Indiana) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #2 Aerie Disher (Colorado) over Nathan Epler (Indiana) Dec 6-0,0-5,3-0
Cadet-145 - Zach Adams's place is unknown.
Match #1 Kenard Washington (Illinois) over Zach Adams (Indiana) Dec 7-0,0-6,4-4
Match #2 Zach Adams (Indiana) over Bryce Fish (North Dakota) Fall 0-1,1:27
Match #3 Travis Curley (Michigan) over Zach Adams (Indiana) TF 6-0,6-0
Cadet-152 - Matt Irick's place is unknown.
Match #1 Matt Irick (Indiana) over Miguel Ruiz (California) Dec 2-0,3-0
Match #2 Eric Morris (Pennsylvania) over Matt Irick (Indiana) Dec 1-0,1-0
Match #3 Austin Dewey (Idaho) over Matt Irick (Indiana) TF 5-0,6-0
Cadet-171 - Tony Jehn's place is unknown.
Match #1 Matt Reed (Kansas) over Tony Jehn (Indiana) Fall 1:28
Match #2 Tony Jehn (Indiana) over FC Korsgaard (Virginia) Fall 0:50
Match #3 Miles Hammerlund (Minnesota) over Tony Jehn (Indiana) Dec 6-0,5-0
Cadet-171 - Evan Collins's place is unknown.
Match #1 Evan Collins (Indiana) over Matthew Moore (Georgia) FF
Match #2 Evan Collins (Indiana) over Matthew Hunter (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,3-0
Match #3 Kyle Foy (Utah) over Evan Collins (Indiana) Dec 7-0,4-0
Match #4 Johathon Inman (Missouri) over Evan Collins (Indiana) Fall 0:42
Cadet-189 - Mitch Sliga's place is 1st.
Match #1 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Chandler Klein (Missouri) Fall 1:09
Match #2 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over McZiggy Richards (New York) Fall 1:06
Match #3 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Jimmy Prince (Illinois) Fall 8-1,1:28
Match #4 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Andrew Lutterloh (Virginia) Dec 3-0,6-0
Match #5 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Cam Cyphert (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,4-0
Match #6 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Mickey Pelfrey (Iowa) Dec 1-2,3-0,4-1
Match #7 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #8 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Jimmy Prince (Illinois) Fall 8-1,1:28
Match #9 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Mickey Pelfrey (Iowa) Dec 1-2,3-0,4-1
Match #10 Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Jesse Doyle (North Carolina) Dec 0-3,1-0,3-0
Cadet-189 - Dalton Halbig's place is unknown.
Match #1 Dalton Halbig (Indiana) over Shyler Johnson (Alaska) TF 7-0,9-2
Match #2 Hunter Reinert (Colorado) over Dalton Halbig (Indiana) Fall 0:58
Match #3 Dalton Halbig (Indiana) over Evan Stephens (Virginia) Fall 1:06
Match #4 Kevin Marvel (Maryland) over Dalton Halbig (Indiana) Dec 4-2,3-2
Cadet-285 - Jordan Naughton's place is unknown.
Match #1 Jacob Scanlan (Iowa) over Jordan Naughton (Indiana) 0-1,1-0,DQ
Match #2 Seth Anderson (North Dakota) over Jordan Naughton (Indiana) Dec 2-0,4-0
High School News320Junior Women's Freestyle Preview
Last, but not least, Indiana will be sending three girls to participate in the USAW Women's Junior Freestyle tournament that will run Friday July 23rd with the finals on Saturday July 24th. Here is a brief rundown of the participants from Indiana.
Making her first trip to Fargo is Kayla Miracle from Bloomington North High School. While this is her first trip to Fargo, Miracle is no stranger to success against girls and boys. Just this season alone she placed second in the Schoolboy/girl division in freestyle and third in folkstyle. She also participated in the Schoolboy/girl Duals going 4-3 in freestyle. She also won the Middle School State championship at 84lbs. She will be participating at 95lbs for the tournament.
Another wrestler that is no stranger to beating up on the boys is Penn's Sarah Hildebrandt. During the IHSAA season she became the first female to qualify for semi-state and was an overtime takedown from making it to the ticket-round. Last year in Fargo Hildebrandt finished fourth at 109lbs and will return to that weight class. This spring and summer against other girls she won FILA Cadets, while placing second in FILA Juniors. She also got second in the USAW Girl's Folkstyle Nationals.
Demi Strub of East Central rounds out the trio of girl's wrestlers participating in Fargo. Like Hildebrandt, she is a returning All-American, placing sixth last year. This spring and summer she placed third at the FILA Cadets and placed fifth at the USAW Girl's Folkstyle Nationals.
High School News340Stein Falls in Junior Greco-Roman National Championship
Drake Stein of Princeton High School was defeated by California's Lucas Sheridan in the 189lbs finals of the Junior Greco-Roman National Championships. Stein lost the first period 6-0 and the second period 4-0. Congrats to Stein on a great tournament.
High School News475Drake Stein into the Finals!
Princeton's Drake Stein utilized a clutch pin to advance to the finals of the Junior Greco-Roman National Championships. Stein lost earlier to Marcus Finau of Hawaii in the round robin, but the other round robin participant, Khari Washington of Illinois defeated Finau. Needing a pin or tech or decision without allowing a point to advance to the finals Stein stuck Washington in 1:12. Stein will face California's Lucas Sheridan in the finals that will start at 3pm Central/4pm Eastern time. Stein is the only junior wrestler to place in Greco-Roman this year.
You will be able to view the finals at USAW's UStream channel by clicking here.
Stein's tournament results
Match #1 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Ben McPhail (Minnesota) Dec 5-0,1-5,6-1
Match #2 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Mitch Steed (Washington) Dec 1-8,4-2,4-0
Match #3 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Mario Garcia (Colorado) Dec 5-2,5-0
Match #4 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Chris Miles (West Virginia) TF 6-1,7-0
Match #5 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Luke Miller (Illinois) Fall 1:11
Match #6 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Austin Morehead (California) Fall 1:59
Match #7 Marcus Finau (Hawaii) over Drake Stein (Indiana) Dec 5-0,4-3
Match #8 Marcus Finau (Hawaii) over Drake Stein (Indiana) Dec 5-0,4-3
Match #9 Drake Stein (Indiana) received a bye.
Match #10 Drake Stein (Indiana) over Khari Washington (Illinois) Fall 1:12
High School News450Sliga Wins Cadet Greco-Roman Title
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Mitch Sliga of Fishers defeated Jesse Doyle of North Carolina in the finals of the Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals. He lost the first period 2-0 after Doyle countered an attempted gut wrench by Sliga. Sliga won the second period 1-0 on a push-out and won the third period 3-0 with a successful gut wrench and push-out. Sliga now has captured two of the three legs of the prestigious USAW Triple Crown.
High School News431Sliga in the Finals!
Mitch Sliga of Fishers has advanced to the finals of the Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota. Good luck to Mitch as he looks to capture the second leg of the triple crown. Sliga was 6-0 today with three pins and two decisions. His opponent in the finals will be Jesse Doyle of North Carolina. Doyle was a state qualifier as a freshman in 2009 and placed third this past season at 189lbs.
Sliga is attempting to become the first Cadet Greco-Roman champion for Indiana since Daniel Bedoy captured the championship in 2000.
Sliga's Results
Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Chandler Klein (Missouri) Fall 1:09
Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over McZiggy Richards (NewYork) Fall 1:06
Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Jimmy Prince (Illinois) Fall 8-1,1:28
Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Andrew Lutterloh (Virginia) Dec 3-0,6-0
Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Cam Cyphert (Pennsylvania) Dec 1-0,4-0
Mitch Sliga (Indiana) over Mickey Pelfrey (Iowa) Dec 1-2,3-0,4-1
Follow Indiana wrestlers in Fargo at IndianaMat's Twitter page, at http://twitter.com/Indiana_Mat .
High School News337Junior Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals Preview
The world’s largest wrestling meet will take place next week in Fargo, North Dakota. This event will feature over 2000 entries in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling amongst the Cadet and Junior age divisions. The event will also feature the Junior Women’s freestyle division. The host for the event will be North Dakota State University and wrestling will take place in the Fargodome. Wrestling will take place on 24 mats laid across the dome’s indoor football field. Good luck to all of the Indiana wrestlers participating.
Indiana Participants
Adam
Boles
Both
105
Tri-West
Scott
Fozo
Freestyle
112
Mishawaka
Logan
Ables
Both
119
Carroll(Fort Wayne)
Brenden
Campbell
Freestyle
119
New Castle
Patrick
Parham
Freestyle
119
Carmel
Brandon
Nelson
Freestyle
125
Lawrence North
Travis
Barroquillo
Both
130
Prairie Heights
Tyler
Chapple
Both
130
Penn
Alex
Griesemer
Both
130
Princeton
Jordan
Johnson
Freestyle
135
Lawrence North
Derek
Lunsford
Both
135
Pike Central
Jason
Tsirtsis
Freestyle
135
Crown Point
Kalob
Heald
Freestyle
140
Cascade
Connor
Mullins
Freestyle
140
New Castle
Sam
Horrocks
Freestyle
145
Bloomington South
Drake
Meska
Both
145
Yorktown
Cameryn
Brady
Both
152
Lowell
Michael
Hummer
Both
152
Penn
Kirk
Johnson
Both
152
Perry Meridian
Reece
Lefever
Both
152
Carroll(Fort Wayne)
Derek
Harz
Both
160
Perry Meridian
Sean
Mappes
Both
160
Center Grove
Caleb
Smith
Greco
160
Princeton
Mitchell
Judkins
Both
171
Speedway
Connor
LeFever
Both
171
Carroll(Fort Wayne)
Logan
Cooper
Both
189
Perry Meridian
Drake
Stein
Both
189
Princeton
Alex
Corbin
Greco
215
Carmel
Jeremy
Haskett
Freestyle
215
Lawrence North
Jeffrey
Mofield
Freestyle
215
New Castle
Mark
Collett
Both
285
Jennings County
Adam
Decker
Both
285
Beech Grove
Garett
Strychalski
Both
285
Penn
Wrestlers to Watch
Brendan Campbell will be moving up to the Junior division after placing 8th as a Cadet last year. Already this summer he went 6-2 at the Junior Duals in freestyle.  Campbell finished 3rd during the IHSAA season.
Brandon Nelsen(notice the correct spelling Coach Weimer) is making a return trip to Fargo where he placed 4th two years ago. This season Nelsen won a state championship and is looking to close out his prep career wrestling on the stage in the Fargodome.
The pride of Wolcottville, Travis Barroquillo, will be making his second trip to Fargo. He is a two time state qualifier, placing 7th this season. He also finished 5th at USAW Folkstyle Nationals this spring.
Jason Tsirtsis’ resume keeps getting longer and longer each week. Already a two-time state champion, he also has two FILA Cadet freestyle titles. The one title that has so far eluded him though, is a prestigious Fargo title. In 2008 he placed 4th and last season he lost in the finals. He placed 4th at FILA Juniors this spring beating a couple current college wrestlers along the way.
Kirk Johson, Cameryn Brady and Conner Mullins will all look to make an impact on the national scene after having great IHSAA seasons.
Sean Mappes placed 7th last year in Greco-Roman and will look to duplicate that feat this year. Mappes had a great showing at the Central Regionals, only losing to Iowa stud Justin Koethe. Mappes also was one match from placing in both styles at FILA Cadet Nationals.
Caleb Smith will be taking his skills to the mat in Greco once again. He was one match from placing last year and is coming off a silver medal in the Pan Am Junior Games just last week.
Another Princeton wrestler, state champion Drake Stein, will be heading to Fargo for the third straight year. Stein placed 8th two years ago in Greco as a Cadet and is coming off a great IHSAA season. Stein went 5-1 at the Junior Duals in Greco-Roman.
Mark Collett is another former Greco All-American looking to come back from Fargo with hardware once again.
Everyone’s favorite curly haired twins, Reece and Conner Lefever, will also be gracing the mats in Fargo. Conner placed 8th during the IHSAA season and placed 7th at USAW Folkstyle Nationals, while Reece was a state qualifier during the IHSAA season and one match from placing at USAW Folkstyle Nationals.
High School News409Cadet Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals Preview
The world's largest wrestling meet will take place next week in Fargo, North Dakota. This event will feature over 2000 entries in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling amongst the Cadet and Junior age divisions. The event will also feature the Junior Women's freestyle division. The host for the event will be North Dakota State University and wrestling will take place in the Fargodome. Wrestling will take place on 24 mats laid across the dome's indoor football field. Good luck to all of the Indiana wrestlers participating.
Indiana Participants
Dylan
Petro
Both
91
Brown County
Max
Buckley
Freestyle
98
Valparaiso
Forrest
Glogouski
Freestyle
105
Fairfield
Terrance
Kennedy
Freestyle
105
Floyd Central
Kyle
Ayersman
Freestyle
112
Lake Central
Devin
Broukal
Freestyle
112
Owen Valley
Kyle
Jolas
Greco
112
Huntington North
Paul
Petrov
Freestyle
112
Hanover Central
Marshall
Holwager
Greco
119
Jennings County
Mathew
Mastison
Both
119
Evansville Harrison
Kayne
Pike
Freestyle
119
Bloomington South
Alex
Sparks
Freestyle
119
Lawrence North
Aaron
Madison
Both
125
West Lafayette???
Neal
Molloy
Freestyle
125
Danville
Nathan
Epler
Both
130
Greenwood
Brian
Harvey
Freestyle
130
Cathedral
Tre'
Marler
Freestyle
130
New Albany
Keenan
Ward
Greco
130
New Albany
Cody
Handley
Freestyle
135
Northeastern
Austin
Rose
Freestyle
135
Mount Vernon
Jared
Lawson
Freestyle
140
Frankfort
Trevor
Manspeaker
Freestyle
140
Penn
Gavin
Miller
Freestyle
140
South Bend Adams
Zach
Adams
Both
145
Madison
Matt
Irick
Both
152
Hamilton Southeastern
Charlie
Orzeske
Freestyle
152
North Central
Austin
Neibarger
Freestyle
160
Cathedral
Evan
Collins
Greco
171
Mater Dei
Tony
Jehn
Both
171
Beech Grove
Dalton
Halbig
Both
189
Princeton
Mitch
Sliga
Both
189
Fishers
Jordan
Naughton
Both
285
Perry Meridian
Wrestlers to Watch
Mitch Sliga will be wrestling both style and attempting to become Indiana's first Cadet Triple Crown winner. Sliga already has Triple Crown titles as a Novice in 2007 and as a Midget in 2005. Earlier this spring he won the USAW Folkstyle Nationals with only one match going three periods. During the IHSAA season Sliga placed third in the state as a freshman. The past two seasons Sliga has not lost at the prestigious Schoolboy Duals in both freestyle and Greco-Roman.
Neal Molloy is also coming off of a USAW Folkstyle Nationals title and will be participating in freestyle only. During the IHSAA season Molloy qualified for state at 119lbs.
State runner-up Paul Petrov will look to make an impact on the national scene wrestling at 112lbs.
State champion Kyle Ayersman will also be wrestling at 112lbs for Team Indiana. Ayersman has had national success before, winning three matches at Fargo last year and has placed three times at Folkstyle Nationals.
Other wrestlers that highlight the Cadet roster are a pair of Cathedral wrestlers Brian Harvey(6th at 112lbs wrestling 130lbs) and Austin Neibarger(8th at 152lbs wrestling 160lbs).