2014 Cadet Freestyle Preview

Last 5 Years All-Americans

Cadet Freestylers take the mat on Wednesday, the first of three days of action for them. This year’s team consists of 12 wrestlers with state experience along with two others sporting solid national credentials. Only one All-American from last year returns, Nick Lee who had an impressive first showing at Fargo placing third. He will be back looking to move up on the podium after finishing third at the state finals and runner-up at the FILA Cadet Nationals this spring. He will bring with him his younger brother Joe who had an impressive Cadet Duals going 6-2 in freestyle and 7-0 in Greco-Roman.

Another tough wrestler to watch is two time undefeated state champion Chad Red. He has all the tools to make a deep run after coming up a hair short last year. Paul Konrath has had a great spring of wrestling and will look to cap it off with a high placement at Fargo. State runner-up Jacob Covaciu will also be in the hunt for a berth on the podium after coming up one match short in Greco-Roman.

Both Kobe Woods and Jacob Cavins have both placed in folkstyle and Greco-Roman and will be looking to cap off their off season with the trifecta in freestyle. Others to watch include state placers: Alec White, Kyle Hatch, Gaige Torres, and Steven Lawrence.