Fargo Junior Greco-Roman Session III Results

We started today with 20 Juniors in in search of a All-American finish at Fargo’s Greco-Roman tournament. In that group of 20 wrestlers, Iowa placed six of their wrestlers into the quarterfinals, which meant they needed only one win to reach All-American status. Two of those wrestlers punched their tickets to the semifinals, and Carter Isley was the lone Iowan to reach the finals.

Through the first round of consolation, Iowa lost nine of their wrestlers, which left only 11 still alive – the six quarterfinalist and five on the backside.

Leading things off in the quarterfinals was Cadet runner-up Drew West (113), who dropped his match 13-2 to Jordan Martinez of Colorado.

It was a battle of future Big Ten opponents at 138 when Aaron Meyer (138), took on Ben Brancale of Minnesota. Brencale was the victor in this matchup, as his 5-0 lead early in the second would be enough, despite Meyer picking up two takedowns later in the match. Also, oddly enough both of these wrestlers will be joining their brothers in the fall.

At 152 pounds, Iowa placed a trio into the quarterfinals, and returning Greco All-American Chase Straw delivered as Iowa’s first All-American with a 7-2 win over Anthony Wokasch of Arizona. The score was tied 2-2 in the second period when Straw was able to get a takedown and turn to take a 6-2 lead, which is all he would end up needing. In the other two 152 quarterfinals Colton Clingenpeel and Dan Kelly were each out matched against their highly ranked opponents. Clingenpeel lost to Mason Manville and Kelly lost to Hayden Hidlay, who are both top ten recruits in the 2016 class. Straw also fell to Hidlay in the semifinals by a score of 12-0.

Cater Isley took care of business at 285 to become the second Iowan to reach the semifinals, and with that the second Iowan to earn All-American honors on the day. Isley won 5-0 over Utah’s Damian Trujillo. Another solid 7-1 win in the semifinals set Isley up to be the wrestling for a national championship.

After falling in the quarterfinals, Drew West then had to face off against fellow Iowan Brenden Baker in the round of 12 to decide each’s All-American status. After Baker took a 2-0 lead, West hit a takedown an two turns to take the lead 6-2, West was able to hit a four point throw going out-of-bounds, and then another takedown to lock up a 12-2 technical fall.

Aaron Meyer followed suit at 138 winning 9-0 to become Iowa’s fourth All-American in the Juniors. As did both Kelly and Clingenpeel at 152, who won by fall and technical fall respectively.

Both Dale Hilleman (170) and Donovan Doyle each made it to the round of 12, but neither were able to break through to the podium.

On the consolation side, Colton Clingenpeel will be the lone Iowan wrestling for seventh at 152 pounds. At the same weigtht Iowans Dan Kelly and Chase Straw will face off for fifth. Both Drew West and Aaron Meyer made the third place match of their weights.

Eliminated: Junior 106 – Jarret Orr’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Dylan Koontz (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Jarret Orr (Iowa) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 1 – Jarret Orr (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jaron Gunter (Washington) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Ryan Green (Pennsylvania) won by forfeit over Jarret Orr (Iowa) (FF)

Junior 113 – Drew West’s place is 4th and has scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Drew West (Iowa) won by tech fall over Justin Phillips (California) (TF 14-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Drew West (Iowa) won by tech fall over Alec Opsal (Connecticut) (TF 13-2)
Champ. Round 3 – Drew West (Iowa) won by tech fall over Cody Trybus (Maryland) (TF 12-0)
Quarterfinal – Jordan Martinez (Colorado) won by tech fall over Drew West (Iowa) (TF 13-2)
Cons. Round 6 – Drew West (Iowa) won by tech fall over Brenden Baker (Iowa) (TF 12-2)
Cons. Round 7 – Drew West (Iowa) won by tech fall over Trae Vasquez (Montana) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Semi – Drew West (Iowa) won by fall over Danny Vega (Arizona) (Fall 5:14)

Eliminated: Junior 113 – Brenden Baker’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brenden Baker (Iowa) won by fall over Jarrod De La Torre (California) (Fall 0:06)
Champ. Round 2 – Brenden Baker (Iowa) won by tech fall over Henry Cox (Oregon) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 3 – Dominic Lajoie (Michigan) won by decision over Brenden Baker (Iowa) (Dec 9-6)
Cons. Round 4 – Brenden Baker (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jay Maxville (Kansas) (TF 12-2)
Cons. Round 5 – Brenden Baker (Iowa) won by tech fall over Abe Guarriello (Pennsylvania) (TF 11-0)
Cons. Round 6 – Drew West (Iowa) won by tech fall over Brenden Baker (Iowa) (TF 12-2)

Eliminated: Junior 120 – Bryce West’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Bryce West (Iowa) won by tech fall over Emmanuel Browne (Kansas) (TF 12-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Bryce West (Iowa) won by tech fall over Denzel Tovar (New Jersey) (TF 12-2)
Champ. Round 3 – Matthew Schmitt (Missouri) won by decision over Bryce West (Iowa) (Dec 1-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Bryce West (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jake Ayers (Oregon) (TF 13-2)
Cons. Round 5 – Jerry Mealey (Oregon) won by tech fall over Bryce West (Iowa) (TF 21-10)

Eliminated: Junior 126 – Ryan Leisure’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Ryan Leisure (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jon Martin (Michigan) (TF 13-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Ryan Leisure (Iowa) won by tech fall over Seth Hutchison (Alaska) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 3 – Wilson Smith (North Carolina) won by tech fall over Ryan Leisure (Iowa) (TF 25-15)
Cons. Round 4 – Coltan Williams (Texas) won by tech fall over Ryan Leisure (Iowa) (TF 10-0)

Eliminated: Junior 126 – Triston Lara’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Triston Lara (Iowa) won by decision over Gerimie Meir (Colorado) (Dec 27-24)
Champ. Round 2 – Dalton Young (Washington) won by tech fall over Triston Lara (Iowa) (TF 12-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Triston Lara (Iowa) won by tech fall over Thomas Hancock (Colorado) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Triston Lara (Iowa) won by tech fall over Aristotle Rockwell (Oregon) (TF 11-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Dakota Miller (Missouri) won by tech fall over Triston Lara (Iowa) (TF 11-0)

Junior 138 – Aaron Meyer’s place is 4th and has scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Aaron Meyer (Iowa) won by tech fall over Kristopher Freeman (Arkansas) (TF 12-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Aaron Meyer (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jacob Franek (North Dakota) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 3 – Aaron Meyer (Iowa) won by tech fall over Tanner Coleman (Illinois) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 4 – Aaron Meyer (Iowa) won by fall over Ben Hornickle (Wisconsin) (Fall 2:12)
Quarterfinal – Ben Brancale (Minnesota) won by decision over Aaron Meyer (Iowa) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 8 – Aaron Meyer (Iowa) won by decision over Cory Crooks (Arizona) (Dec 9-0)
Cons. Round 9 – Aaron Meyer (Iowa) won by fall over Michael Murphy (Tennessee) (Fall 4:40)
Cons. Round 10 – Aaron Meyer (Iowa) won by fall over Hunter Kelley (Georgia) (Fall 2:26)

Eliminated: Junior 145 – Aj Geers’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Aj Geers (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Aj Geers (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jordan Baker (Connecticut) (TF 12-1)
Champ. Round 3 – Munkhtulga Zuunbayan (Illinois) won by tech fall over Aj Geers (Iowa) (TF 18-8)
Cons. Round 4 – Aj Geers (Iowa) won by tech fall over Ryan Winger (Utah) (TF 12-1)
Cons. Round 5 – Aj Geers (Iowa) won by tech fall over Christopher Leatherman (Alabama) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 6 – Aj Geers (Iowa) won by tech fall over Jesse Jeffries (Missouri) (TF 11-1)
Cons. Round 7 – Bronson Spies (Colorado) won by tech fall over Aj Geers (Iowa) (TF 10-0)

Junior 152 – Chase Straw’s place is 6th and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Chase Straw (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Chase Straw (Iowa) won by tech fall over Solomon Duncan (North Carolina) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 3 – Chase Straw (Iowa) won by tech fall over Drew Nicholson (Tennessee) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 4 – Chase Straw (Iowa) won by tech fall over Dan Terronez (Illinois) (TF 14-4)
Quarterfinal – Chase Straw (Iowa) won by decision over Anthony Wokasch (Arizona) (Dec 7-2)
Semifinal – Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) won by tech fall over Chase Straw (Iowa) (TF 12-0)
Cons. Round 10 – Austin Kraisser (Maryland) won by tech fall over Chase Straw (Iowa) (TF 15-5)

Eliminated: Junior 152 – Matthew Malcom’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Matthew Malcom (Iowa) won by tech fall over Reid Singles (Alabama) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Matthew Malcom (Iowa) won by decision over Georgio Poullas (Ohio) (Dec 5-4)
Champ. Round 3 – Matthew Malcom (Iowa) won by decision over Thomas Fretwell (Florida) (Dec 10-9)
Champ. Round 4 – Fritz Schierl (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Matthew Malcom (Iowa) (TF 13-3)
Cons. Round 6 – Bryan Burnett (Kansas) won by tech fall over Matthew Malcom (Iowa) (TF 10-0)

Junior 152 – Colton Clingenpeel’s place is 8th and has scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Colton Clingenpeel (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Colton Clingenpeel (Iowa) won by tech fall over Chase De Maille (Maryland) (TF 15-5)
Champ. Round 3 – Colton Clingenpeel (Iowa) won by tech fall over Dalton Beaver (North Carolina) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 4 – Colton Clingenpeel (Iowa) won by fall over Anders Lantz (Wisconsin) (Fall 1:01)
Quarterfinal – Mason Manville (Virginia) won by fall over Colton Clingenpeel (Iowa) (Fall 0:24)
Cons. Round 8 – Colton Clingenpeel (Iowa) won by tech fall over Izaiah Duran (Oregon) (TF 12-2)
Cons. Round 9 – Austin Kraisser (Maryland) won by decision over Colton Clingenpeel (Iowa) (Dec 17-14)

Eliminated: Junior 152 – Logen Rodriguez’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Logen Rodriguez (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Logen Rodriguez (Iowa) won by fall over Jordan Girard (Kansas) (Fall 1:53)
Champ. Round 3 – Zemua Baptista (Nebraska) won by decision over Logen Rodriguez (Iowa) (Dec 23-14)
Cons. Round 4 – Logen Rodriguez (Iowa) won by fall over Shae Chafin (Arkansas) (Fall 3:57)
Cons. Round 5 – Logen Rodriguez (Iowa) won by fall over Billy Holtan (North Dakota) (Fall 3:31)
Cons. Round 6 – Dan Terronez (Illinois) won by tech fall over Logen Rodriguez (Iowa) (TF 10-0)

Junior 152 – Dan Kelly’s place is 6th and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Dan Kelly (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Dan Kelly (Iowa) won by decision over Emmett Licastri (Connecticut) (Dec 14-13)
Champ. Round 3 – Dan Kelly (Iowa) won by tech fall over Andrew Null (Nebraska) (TF 12-2)
Champ. Round 4 – Dan Kelly (Iowa) won by decision over Ryan Violette (Florida) (Dec 8-2)
Quarterfinal – Hayden Hidlay (Pennsylvania) won by tech fall over Dan Kelly (Iowa) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 8 – Dan Kelly (Iowa) won by fall over Andrew Cervantez (California) (Fall 1:53)
Cons. Round 9 – Dan Kelly (Iowa) won by decision over Miles Patton (Minnesota) (Dec 18-16)
Cons. Round 10 – Fritz Schierl (Wisconsin) won by fall over Dan Kelly (Iowa) (Fall 5:57)

Eliminated: Junior 170 – Salvator Arzani’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Salvator Arzani (Iowa) won by tech fall over Joseph Scott (Maryland) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Salvator Arzani (Iowa) won by fall over Jordan Perino (Montana) (Fall 2:06)
Champ. Round 3 – Matthew Rundell (Illinois) won by tech fall over Salvator Arzani (Iowa) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 4 – Samuel Elston (Illinois) won by fall over Salvator Arzani (Iowa) (Fall 0:33)

Eliminated: Junior 170 – Dale Hilleman’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Dale Hilleman (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Adam Blees (North Dakota) won by tech fall over Dale Hilleman (Iowa) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Dale Hilleman (Iowa) won by tech fall over Michael Otomo (Minnesota) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Dale Hilleman (Iowa) won by decision over Drew Hinkle (Oklahoma) (Dec 12-8)
Cons. Round 4 – Dale Hilleman (Iowa) won by decision over Tyler Selemaea (Missouri) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 5 – Dale Hilleman (Iowa) won by decision over Sergio Chavez (Arizona) (Dec 14-7)
Cons. Round 6 – Beau Breske (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Dale Hilleman (Iowa) (TF 10-0)

Eliminated: Junior 170 – Christopher Paulsen’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Christopher Paulsen (Iowa) won by tech fall over Braxton Cody (Texas) (TF 11-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Tyler Selemaea (Missouri) won by tech fall over Christopher Paulsen (Iowa) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Christopher Paulsen (Iowa) won by fall over Idan Peek (Colorado) (Fall 4:36)
Cons. Round 3 – Christopher Paulsen (Iowa) won by fall over Marco Mason (Virginia) (Fall 4:09)
Cons. Round 4 – Adam Blees (North Dakota) won by fall over Christopher Paulsen (Iowa) (Fall 0:58)

Eliminated: Junior 170 – Jake Juhl’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jake Juhl (Iowa) won by decision over Idan Peek (Colorado) (Dec 14-11)
Champ. Round 2 – Jake Juhl (Iowa) won by fall over Jacob Rader (North Dakota) (Fall 4:56)
Champ. Round 3 – Beau Breske (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over Jake Juhl (Iowa) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 4 – Ryan Cummings (California) won by tech fall over Jake Juhl (Iowa) (TF 19-8)

Eliminated: Junior 182 – Deion Clayborne’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Deion Clayborne (Iowa) won by decision over Alexander Kauffman (Oklahoma) (Dec 10-7)
Champ. Round 2 – Deion Clayborne (Iowa) won by decision over Bridger Barker (Arizona) (Dec 8-7)
Champ. Round 3 – Jonah Lange (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Deion Clayborne (Iowa) (TF 16-6)
Cons. Round 4 – Cade Brownlee (Nebraska) won by fall over Deion Clayborne (Iowa) (Fall 1:52)

Eliminated: Junior 195 – Donovan Doyle’s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Donovan Doyle (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Donovan Doyle (Iowa) won by fall over Darrell Noble (Ohio) (Fall 0:11)
Champ. Round 3 – Abraham Correa-Medina (Alaska) won by decision over Donovan Doyle (Iowa) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 4 – Donovan Doyle (Iowa) won by tech fall over James Humphrey (Idaho) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 5 – Donovan Doyle (Iowa) won by decision over David Willoughby (Texas) (Dec 5-5)
Cons. Round 6 – Dalton Hahn (Wisconsin) won by fall over Donovan Doyle (Iowa) (Fall 5:20)

Junior 285 – Carter Isley’s place is 2nd and has scored 7.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Carter Isley (Iowa) won by decision over Tyler Hall (New York) (Dec 4-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Carter Isley (Iowa) won by tech fall over Michael Darling (Maine) (TF 15-4)
Champ. Round 3 – Carter Isley (Iowa) won by decision over Damian Trujillo (Utah) (Dec 9-2)
Semifinal – Carter Isley (Iowa) won by decision over Brandon Metz (North Dakota) (Dec 7-1)