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May 30, 2015 VOL. L, NO. 10

THE NATIONAL VOICE OF HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR OFFICIAL-OF-THE-YEAR By Dan Fickel, National Editor Terry Beckstead 3 24 Puyallup, Washington NCAA DIVISION I WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS Stieber, Ohio State Win National Titles DREAM TEAM CLASSIC 6 By Roger Moore Team USA Rallies to Defeat Team Iowa 26 By Cody Bryant NCAA DIVISION II WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS First Time for Everything as St. Clouid State ALL-CLASS RANKINGS 8 Wins Title Best All-Class Final Rankings By Roger Moore 28 By Dan Fickel, National Editor

NCAA DIVISION III WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM RANKINGS Top 50 High School Teams 10 Augsburg Claims National Title, 33 By Stuart Mahler Record 12th Overall STATE AWARDS NAIA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 34 2015 State Person-of-the-Year Awards 12 Grand View, Gutches Win Fourth-Straight National Title By Alan Grosbach

MASTER-OF-WRESTLING Joe Kaster 14 Janesville, Wisconsin

MAN-OF-THE-YEAR 15 Logan Stieber Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio

COACH-OF-THE-YEAR 16 Eric Mausser Franklin Regional High School Murrysville, Pennsylvania 17 2015 ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION 18 2015 ALL-AMERICAN POSTER

ASSISTANT COACH-OF-THE-YEAR Jeff Segars 22 Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills, Alabama

MANAGER-OF-THE-YEAR Taylor Barager 23 Rogers High School 2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Final Puyallup, Washington 141 lbs. Logan Stieber (Ohio State) pulling Mitchell Port (Edinboro) in to bring down to the mat. Stieber won by decision 11-5 to win his fourth NCAA Division I wrestling title. Photo by Wyatt Schultz. page 4 May 30, 2015 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine NCAA Wrestling Championships

Stieber, Ohio State Win National Titles By Roger Moore ogan Stieber joined an exclusive club at the 2015 NCAA Division Cornell and Penn State rounding out the top six. I Wrestling Championship. “Logan has been a pillar in the program, the growth of the program,” The senior 141-pounder for Ohio State beat Edinboro’s Ohio State head coach Tom Ryan said. “People want to be around him, so Mitchell Port 11-5 to win a fourth national title and become just we’re going to miss him. I asked him if he wanted to stay a few more years. the fourth wrestler in NCAA history to accomplish that feat. “Being in a position to win two, three national titles takes a special, dis- “This is something I have dreamed about since I came to Ohio ciplined student-athlete. Obviously to win four is extraordinary. Logan is LState,” said Stieber, who finishes a 29-0 this season and a 119-3 career for extraordinary; he’s been that way since he stepped on our campus.” the Buckeyes. “To finally do it is unbelievable.” The finals schedule was changed with the 141-pound bout moved to the Two slick first-period takedowns built a small cushion. Stieber scored end. another takedown and took a 7-2 lead and 2:38 of riding time to the final “I can flush it in and out,” Stieber said on Friday night. “I see the cam- two minutes of his collegiate career. A double-leg midway through the eras in my face every time I go to the bathroom or say 'hi' to my mom, but third made it 10-2. it doesn't affect me. I just do what I’m here to do.” Port (36-2), also a senior, made one last push by scoring a late takedown, Stieber’s teammate, freshman Nathan Tomasello, opened his collegiate but it was too little, too late as the capacity Scottrade Center came to its feet career with a national title at 125 pounds. Tomasello thwarted West and gave Stieber a standing ovation. Following the tournament the Virginia freshman Zeke Moisey’s attempt to become the first unseeded Outstanding Wrestler Award also belonged to Stieber. wrestler to claim an NCAA crown since Oklahoma State’s Mark Branch in Oklahoma State’s Pat Smith won his fourth NCAA title and highlighted 1994. the Cowboys’ 1994 team championship. Iowa State’s Cael Sanderson won Moisey (31-13) shocked the Scottrade Center crowd in the semi-finals four and finished his career without a loss. Cornell’s Kyle Dake made his- when he cradled and pinned Iowa’s Thomas Gilman in 52 seconds. tory when he won four championships and four different weight classes. Moisey, a freshman from Northhampton, Pennsylvania, let it fly in the Stieber is the leader of a Buckeye squad that claimed the program’s first finals against Tomasello, but came out on the short end of a 9-5 score. team title this weekend. OSU totaled 102 points, 16 more than second place Iowa State senior Kyven Gadson finished in style. He fought off a single- Iowa. Edinboro, at 75.5, finished a program-best third, with Missouri, leg attack by Ohio State freshman and countered with a sweet

Nathan Tomasello Cody Brewer Logan Stieber Drake Houdashelt Isaiah Martinez 125-Ohio State 133-Oklahoma 141-Ohio State 149-Missouri 157-Illinois

Alex Dieringer Matthew Brown Gabriel Dean Kylen Gadson 165-Oklahoma State 174-Penn State 184-Cornell 197-Iowa State 285-North Carolina State page 6 May 30, 2015 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine NCAA Wrestling Championships

First Time for Everything as St. Cloud State Wins Title By Roger Moore t. Cloud State University was founded in 1869. And since Americans.“We brought six guys and felt like we had a chance. Hats the days of athletic competition at the NCAA level no off to our guys, just a tremendous team effort. athletic team from the Minnesota school could claim the “It’s our first national championship in school history. And that is title of national champion. dating back to the 1800s. For the community and the alumni that Steve Costanzo’s wrestlers changed that at the 2015 have been so supportive this is for them, for everybody who wres- SNCAA Division II Wrestling Championships. The tled at St. Cloud.” Huskies, second in 2011, 2012, and 2013, had their finger tips on the Prescott finished a 21-8 campaign and avenged two losses to team trophy following the medal rounds Saturday afternoon. When North (26-4), also a finalist in 2014. junior 125-pounder Tim Prescott scored a third-period takedown to Heavyweight Austin Goergen (32-2) was a second finalist for beat Augustana’s T.J. North to claim Saturday night’s first individ- Costanzo but ran into unbeaten senior Ziad Haddad of Kutztown ual title, SCSU’s trophy case had its first addition. State in the tournament’s final bout. Haddad (30-0), also the 2014 In the end the Huskies totaled 84.5 points, eight better than second champion, cruised to a 6-2 victory to close the festivities inside place Nebraska-Kearney. Maryville (61), Mercyhurst (58) and Chaifetz Arena. Ouachita Baptist (55.5) rounded out the top five. Notre Dame, the It was certainly a team effort for the Huskies over the last two 2014 champion and ranked No. 1 heading into the week, finished days. sixth with 50. Junior 157-pounder Clint Poster brought a perfect 36-0 mark into “It’s hard to put into words right now,” said Costanzo, who Friday. He lost a heartbreaking overtime tiebreaker match to brought six wrestlers to St. Louis and finished with six All- Colorado-Mesa’s James Martinez in the semifinals Saturday morn-

Tim Prescott Daniel DeShazer Daniel Ownbey Frank Cagnina James Martinez 125-St. Cloud State 133-Nebraska-Kearney 141-UNC Pembroke 149-Central Missouri 157-Colorado Mesa

Chris Watson Joey Davis Dallas Smith Romero Cotton Ziad Haddad 165-Central Oklahoma 174-Notre Dame College 184-Ouachita Baptist 197-Nebraska-Kearney 285-Kutztown page 8 May 30, 2015 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine NCAA Wrestling Championships

Augsburg Claims National Title, Record 12th Overall

ugsburg claimed its NCAA Division III-record 12th it didn't make a difference," Moulsoff said. "We learned along national title and first since 2010, snapping a streak the way and we grew, because [the wrestlers knew] they're of four consecutive national titles by Wartburg. going to crown a national champ come March, and that was Augsburg and Wartburg have combined to win their goal, and that's what they did. That's what we did." every Division III national title since 1995. Augsburg's lead in the tournament came down to bonus A Augsburg claimed the championship with 100.0 points, which teams receive for recording major decisions, tech- points, its eighth national title scoring 100 or more points. nical falls and pins. Augsburg received 24 bonus points in the Wartburg finished second with 89.5 points, while Wabash (Ind.) team standings (seven pins, two technical falls, seven major was third with 66.5 points, Wisconsin-Whitewater was fourth decisions), while Wartburg recorded seven bonus points (two with 60.5 points and Delaware Valley was fifth with 58.5 points. pins, four major decisions). Augsburg swept the awards presented by the National 125: In a rematch of the 2014 final he also won, No. 1 Mike Wrestling Coaches Association. Head coach Jim Moulsoff was Fuenffinger (34-1) set the tone in the first three minutes with named Division III National Coach of the Year and Division III two takedowns and a near fall en route to a 15-2 major decision Rookie Coach of the Year, while Tony Valek was named against No. 2 Lucas Malmberg (40-3) of Messiah. Overall, the Assistant Coach of the Year. Augsburg 125-pound back-to-back two-time national champion and three-time All-American (7th national champion Mike Fuenffinger was named the tourna- in 2013) finished with five takedowns, two near falls and 4:02 of ment's Outstanding Wrestler, and 165-pounder Eric Hensel riding time. earned the tournament's Most Falls in Least Time award. 133: His coach predicted after the semifinals that No. 5 "As the season went on, we took our lumps, I know that, but Matthew Grossmann (35-6) could become a four-time national

Mike Fuenffinger Matthew Grossmann Cary Palmer Kenneth Martin Nick Carr 125-Augsburg 133-Wilkes 141-Hunter 149-Wartburg 157-Washington and Jefferson

Farai Sewera Connor Lefever Riley Lefever Joe Giaramita Donny Longendyke 165-Coe 174-Wabash 184 -Wabash 197-SUNY-Cortland 285-Augsburg

page 10 May 30, 2015 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine NAIA Wrestling Championships

Grand View, Gutches Win Fourth-Straight National Title By Alan Grosbach istory was made in the final session of the 2015 NAIA year career with Grand View by beating Aaron LaFarge of Oklahoma Wrestling National Championships, presented by Blue City, 10-1. The senior from Reading, Ariz., is the fourth two-time Chip Wrestling, as Grand View (Iowa) won its fourth- national champion for Grand View and ends his two-year career with straight team title, while Brock Gutches of Southern a 55-0 record. H Oregon ended his collegiate career with a fourth- “It feels awesome,” said Finch. “First year there wasn’t a lot of pres- consecutive title at 174 pounds. sure. I wasn’t really nervous and did not have a lot of expectations, so Despite only having two individuals advance into the title round, I went out there and just wrestled. I had to force myself to do the same the Vikings cruised to the team title with 147.5 points – 38.5 points bet- thing this weekend, especially with everyone talking about not losing ter than second-place Southern Oregon. for Grand View. I ended up closing my college career with a title, and “All four titles we’ve won have been totally different,” said Grand it felt really good.” View head coach Nick Mitchell, “and this year was not an exception. Brandon Wright at 141 pounds was Grand View’s other champion. It was a really tough tournament. We only had two in the finals, which Wright’s title bout against Kyle Wilson of Great Falls (Mont.) came was the least over the last four years, but I really thought our team down to an extra point for riding time, 4-3. The win made him the fifth wrestled well having eight guys in the Top 4.” two-time champion in program history and 15th overall – tied for With the win, Grand View joins former member Central State (Okla.) ninth most in NAIA history. (1984-1987) to win four-consecutive banners. The other major story at the championships was the conclusion of a “There’s a lot of good history with NAIA wrestling, and for us to be collegiate career of arguably one of the most dominant wrestlers in part of that history is awesome. We’re excited to make our mark in the NAIA history. Gutches, who had an 8-0 major decision against NAIA,” said Mitchell. Campbellsville’s (Ky.) Travis McIntosh, is only the seventh grappler in Both of the Viking finalists accomplished their mission of repeating NAIA history to win four consecutive titles. as national champion. Ryak Finch at 125 pounds ended a stellar two- Turk Lords of Montana State-Northern (1998–2001) is the most

Ryak Finch Davion Caston Brandon Wright Jake Williams Joe Cozart 125-Grand View 133-Campbellsville 141-Grand View 149-Cumberland 157-Lindsey Wilson

Ricky McCarthy Brock Gutches Jose Cruz III Charles Johnson Gabi Musallam 165-Oklahoma City 174-Southern Oregon 184-Embry-Riddle 197-Southern Oregon 285-Missouri Valley page 12 May 30, 2015 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine JOE KASTER Janesville, Wisconsin

oe Kaster of Janesville, Wisconsin, is retiring this Joe was a charter member and served as president of the year after nearly 55 years of involvement in Southern Wisconsin Wrestling Officials Association and was wrestling. a member of the National Wrestling Officials Association. Joe started as an assistant coach at Waterford, In the mid-1970’s, Joe began writing for The Crossface, the J Wisconsin, High School in 1962-63. The next year he state wrestling newspaper in Wisconsin. His involvement took over as head coach of the Wolverines. During his three- with the paper continued to grow until he bought into the year stint as head coach at Waterford, Joe coached six indi- paper. Since 1996, he has been co-owner and editor of The vidual conference champions, two of whom went on to wres- Crossface. In 2001, The Crossface was named National tle in college and qualify for the NCAA Division I national Wrestling Publication of the Year by the National Wrestling tournament. Those two, Pete Edwards and Jerry Guth, went Media Association. on to be successful high school coaches in Wisconsin. Writing for The Crossface enabled Joe to attend and cover In 1966, Joe moved to Walworth, many Big Ten Tournaments, NCAA Wisconsin, where he started the high Tournaments, the 1988 Seoul Olympics, school wrestling program. the 1990 Goodwill Games, the 1993 The following year an opportunity to Olympic Festival and numerous other coach in a Division I high school present- big wrestling events. He has interviewed ed itself, and Joe moved to Janesville, such notables as Bill Koll, Cliff Keen, Wisconsin, where he was the head Myron Roderick, Sergei Belaglazov, Lee wrestling coach at Craig Senior High Kemp, Dan Gable, John Smith, Cael School for the next twenty-one years. At Sanderson, and many others. Craig, Joe coached 33 individual confer- He was the founder of and for thirteen ence champions, 20 state qualifiers, years the president of the National seven state medalists including three Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Wisconsin state finalists. chapter. Ten years after retiring from coaching, In 1995, Joe was inducted into the Joe returned to Craig High School as an George Martin Wisconsin Wrestling assistant coach for head coach Bill Coaches Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was O’Leary. He helped Coach O’Leary for inducted into the National Wrestling five years before permanently retiring Hall of Fame for Lifetime Service to from coaching. Wrestling, and in 2014 he was inducted Altogether, fifteen of Joe’s wrestlers into the Janesville Sports Hall of Fame. went on to wrestle in college. In addition Aquote from President Theodore to the two previously mentioned NCAA qualifiers, eight of Roosevelt exemplifies Joe’s attitude: "It is not the man who those wrestlers qualified for the NAIA national tournament, points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer and in 1978 Fred Townsend won the NAIA national champi- of deeds could have done them better, the credit belongs to onship under Willie Myers at UW-Whitewater. the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat In addition to coaching, Joe was an active referee. For over and blood, who tries valiantly....who knows the great enthu- twenty-five years he officiated high school, college, and, to a siasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy lesser extent, . Joe refereed hundreds of cause, who at best knows in the end the triumph of High high school, state collegiate, and Big Ten dual meets. He also Achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails worked the WIAA state tournament, the NAIA national tour- while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with nament, the NCAA Division III national tournament, and the those cold and timid souls who have never known either vic- Wisconsin State Collegiate conference tournament. He offici- tory or defeat." ated the University of Wisconsin’s Northern Open for 23 Joe still lives in Janesville with his wife of 55 years Patricia. years, serving as head official for many of those years. Together they raised five children--Greg, Steve, Jeff, Lisa, In 1989, he received the State Distinguished Service Award and Dan, all of whom have married. The Kasters have from the National Federation of Interscholastic Officials twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Association. page 14 May 30, 2015 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine A A A A A A L L L L L R A A A A A I B S S S S Z A K K K K O M A A A A N A A

ARICK SHANKLES - 113 AUSTIN CRAIG - 113 EMERY BOOSHU - 145 ELLERY STEFFENSEN - 152 PAUL JOHANSON - 285 BLAKE MONTY - 152 Muscle Shoals High School Soldotna High School Nome High School Kenai High School Mt. Edgecumbe High School Mountain View High School Coach Jeff Haase Coach Neldon Gardner Coach Dudley Homelvig Coach Stanley Steffensen Coach Michael Kimber Coach Bob Callison 275-27 209 Falls GPA 3.7 140-21 48 Falls GPA 3.48 136-5 70 Falls GPA 3.0 88-2 69 Falls GPA 4.0 84-6 79 Falls GPA 2.976 156-26 90 Falls State Champion 4x State Champion 2x, 4th State Champion 4x State Champion 2x, 2nd / 6th State Champion 2x, 2nd 2x State Champion, 2nd / 5th All-State 4x All-State 3x All-State 4x Regional Champion 4x Reno Worlds Placer College Plans: Grand Canyon A A A A A A R R R R R R I I K K K K Z Z A A A A O O N N N N N N S S S S A A A A A A S S S S RYAN ALLRED - 152 KIEFFER TAYLOR - 170 AARON GRIGSBY - 132 TAYLOR COMPTON - 145 BRADEN ZINI - 195 JASON KIDDER - 285 Camp Verde High School Mountain View High School Bentonville HIgh School Greenwood High School Central Arkansas Christian Central Arkansas Christian Coach Tracy Tudor Coach Bob Callison Coach Bill Desler Coach John Kincade Coach Keith Almond Coach Keith Almond 192-1 164-27 88 Falls GPA 3.2 182-18 150 Falls GPA 3.0 133-8 72 Falls 134-15 120 Falls GPA 3.44 110-22 88 falls GPA 4.04 State Champion 4x State Champion, 2nd 2x / 4th State Champion 3x, 3rd State Champion 3x State Champion 3x, 5th State Champion 3x, 5th All-State 4x College Plans: Utah Valley College Plans: Williams Baptist All-State 3x Oklahoma Open Champion National Honor Society C C C C C C A A O O O O L L L L N N I I O O N N F F R R E E O O A A C C R R D D T T N N O O I I I ZACK VELASQUEZ - 152 I HEXTON CORONADO - 285 TRAVIS TORRES - 120 JESSE REED - 126 C ZACK MURILLO - 106 JOHNNY GARCIA - 182 Ponderosa High School Clovis High School Pomona High School Paonia High School Southington High School C Danbury High School A Coach Tyson Escobar A Coach SteveTirapelle Coach Sam Federico Coach Andy Pipher U Coach Derek Dion U Coach Ricky Shook 142-10 37 Falls GPA 3.4 128-31 GPA 3.3 122-14 73 Falls GPA 4.188 147-7 83 Falls GPA 3.38 T 120-33 GPA 4.15 T 176-18 102 Falls State Champion State Champion State Champion, 4th 2x State Champion 4x State Champion, 2nd / 5th State Champion 3x, 3rd Doc Buchanan Champion All-State Football Team Reno TOC Champion All-State 4x New England Champion New England Champion, 2nd / 3rd D F F F G G E L L L E E L O O O O O A R R R R R W I I I G G A D D D I I R A A A A A E CLINT FERRAZZO - 138 ISAIAH CROSBY - 160 DONTAE MCGEE - 170 ROBERT ENMON - 220 J.R. SALEMI - 126 ROMAN BOYLAN - 138 Caravel Academy South Dade High School Admiral Farragut Academy Admiral Farragut Academy Cambridge High School Alexander High School Coach Mike Welch Coach Victor Balmeceda Coach Ron Timpanaro Coach Ron Timpanaro Coach Don St. James Coaches Cochran / Moistner 174-33 90 Falls GPA 3.25 141-12 67 Falls 247-15 197 Falls GPA 3.3 233-18 92 Falls GPA 3.29 227-14 144 Falls GPA 3.0 171-13 92 Falls GPA 3.2 State Champion 2x, 2nd / 3rd / 4th State Champion 2x, 5th State Champion 2x, 4th State Champion, 3rd 2x State Champion 3x, 4th State Champion 2x, 2nd All-State 5x Disney Duals Gold Medalist College Plans: Ohio College Plans: San Francisco State Area Champion 4x College Plans: UT-Chattanooga H H I I I I A A D L L L W W A L L L A A H I I I I I O N N N I I O O O I I I S S S BOMAN TOKIOKA - 195 TRISTAN LUDIAZO - 285 BLAKE IVIE - 138 DAN SWAN - 126 ERIC BARONE - 145 J.J. WOLFE - 145 Kamehameha High School Campbell High School Kellogg High School Oak Forest High School Crystal Lake South High School Dakota High School Coaches Silva / West Coach Lucas Misaki Coaches Berti / Miller Coach Shawn Forst Coach Ross Ryan Coach Pete Alber 56-3 GPA 3.964 87-10 40 Falls GPA 3.1 161-17 GPA 3.0 161-21 GPA 3.24 147-32 54 Falls GPA 3.30 157-14 63 Falls GPA 2.93 State Champion 2x State Champion 2x, 4th State Champion 3x, 3rd State Champion 3x State Champion, 5th State Champion 2x, 2nd College Plans: Midland All-State Football All-State 4x College Plans: Lindenwood College Plans: Illinois College Plans: Eastern Michigan

Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine - May 30, 2015 page 17 ALL-CLASS Rankings 2014-15 Wrestling USA Magazine

ByB Danes Fickel,t A Nationalll-Cl Editorass Final Rankings ditor’s Note: Here are final rankings of the Nation’s Best 2014-15 High School Wrestlers. These rankings represent wrestlers regardless of year in school. Seven factors were considered in determining these rankings. They include: (1) accomplishments at the state high school championships (folkstyle); (2) National Junior Freestyle and Greco- Roman Championships; 3) Performances at prestigious regular season high school tournaments; (4) Super 32 Challenge Tournament; (5) Cadet National Championships; (6) NHSCA Championships; (7) Flo Nationals. Rankings E were finalized on 4-15-15. For any corrections, E-mail: [email protected] 106 Pounds 20. Jaxon Cole, 10, (North Summit, UT) 5. Devin Brown, 12, (Franklin Regional, PA) 1. Cade Olivas, 9, (St. John Bosco, CA) 21. Shane Metzler, 10, (West Morris Central, NJ) 6. Jabari Moody, 12, (Rich Central, IL) 2. Gavin Teasdale, 9, (Jefferson-Morgan, PA) 22. Louie Hayes, 11, (Carl Sandburg, IL) 7. Mitch Moore, 9, (St. Paris Graham, OH) 3. Roman Bravo-Young, 9, (Sunnyside, AZ) 23. Liam Cronin, 11, (Servite, CA) 8. Garrett Pepple, 12, (East Noble, IN) 4. Drew Mattin, 10, (Delta, OH) 24. Jordan Aquino, 12, (Vacaville, CA) 9. Alan Hart, 10, (St. Edward, OH) 5. Jacori Teemer, 9, (Long Beach, NY) 25. Randon Miranda, 12, (Quartz Hill, CA) 10. Jaden Mattox, 9, (Central Crossing, OH) 6. Gerard Angelo, 9, (Hanover Park, NJ) 26. Colton Cummings, 10, (Lowell, IN) 11. Brandon Cray, 11, (Hamilton East, NJ) 7. Pat Glory, 9, (Delbarton, NJ) 27. T.J. Baun, 10, (Colville, WA) 12. Paul Konrath, 10, (Mount Vernon, IN) 8. Jonathan Tropea, 11, (St. Joseph, NJ) 28. Connor Brown, 10, (Oak Grove, MO) 13. David Campbell, 11, (Mission Oak, CA) 9. Brody Teske, 9, (Fort Dodge, IA) 29. Josh Venia, 11, (Toledo Central Catholic, OH) 14. Jose Tapia, 10, (Capital, NM) 10. Jake Silverstein, 9, (Hauppauge, NY) 30T. Zack Murillo, 12, (Southington, CT) 15. Jack Wagner, 11, (Bettendorf, IA) 11. Michael McGee, 10, (Plainfield East, IL) 30T. Justin Stickley, 11, (St. Paris Graham, OH) 16. Ian Timmins, 10, (Wooster, NV) 12. Thomas Cox, 11, (Deer Park, NY) 30T. Bryce Davis, 10, (Creekview, GA) 17. Paul Bianchi, 11, (Two Rivers, WI) 13. Real Woods, 9, (Montini Catholic, IL) 30T. Canon Randall, 9, (Westmoore, OK) 18. Joey Silva, 9, (Lake Highland Prep, FL) 14. Josh Humphreys, 9, (Huntington, WV) 19. Dane Heberlein, 10, (Alexander, NY) 15. Kelan McKenna, 11, (New Hartford, NY) 113 Pounds 20. Tommy Hoskins, 9, (Dayton Christian, OH) 16. Jonathan Gomez, 10, (Locust Valley, NY) 1. Austin Gomez, 10, (Glenbard North, IL) 21. Noah Baughman, 11, (Wadsworth, OH) 17. Dallas Wilson, 10, (Wichita South, KS) 2. Justin Mejia, 10, (Clovis, CA) 22. Austin DeSanto, 10, (Exeter Township, PA) 18. Tate Steele, 9, (Lawrence Free State, KS) 3. Danny Vega, 11, (Ironwood Ridge, AZ) 23. Joey Prata, 11, (St. Christopher’s, VA) 19. Quinn Kinner, 9, (Kingsway Regional, NJ) 4. Jason Renteria, 10, (Oak Park-River Forest, IL) 24. Zach Sherman, 10, (Blair Academy, NJ) 25. Tomas Gutierrez, 11, (Pomona, CO) 26. Sidney Oliver, 11, (Holt, MO) 27. Alex Thomsen, 9, (Underwood, IA) 28. Sebastian Rivera, 11, (Christian Brothers, NJ) 29. Gage Curry, 11, (North Hills, PA) 30T. Jarrett Reisenbichler, 12, (Jackson, MO) 30T. Garrett Rowe, 11, (Choctaw, OK) 30T. Brandon Courtney, 10, (Desert Edge, AZ) 30T. Brian Stuart, 9, (North Hagerstown, MD) 120 Pounds 1. Spencer Lee, 10, (Franklin Regional, PA) 2. Nick Suriano, 11, (Bergen Catholic, NJ) 3. Daton Fix, 10, (Sand Springs, OK) 4. Yianni Diakomihalis, 10, (Hilton, NY) 5. Kyle Norstrem, 11, (Brandon, FL) 6. Jack Mueller, 11, (Wyoming Seminary, PA) 7. Elijah Oliver, 12, (Washington, IL) 8. Tyler Warner, 11, (Claymont, OH) 9. Kaden Gfeller, 10, (Heritage Hall, OK) 10. Devin Schroder, 11, (Grand Rapids CC, MI) 11. Durbin Lloren, 11, (Buchanan, CA) 12. Ty Agaisse, 11, (Delbarton, NJ) 2015 Dream Team Classic - 126 lbs. Eli Seipel (Ohio) trying to score back points on Nolan 13. Navonte Demison, 10, (Bakersfield, CA) Hellickson (Iowa). Seipel won by decision 10-4. Photo by Wyatt Schultz. 14. Eli Stickley, 12, (St. Paris Graham, OH)

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