Fi: Junior Freestyle Preview

Fi: Junior Freestyle Preview

Jul 23, 2014 by Willie Saylor
Fi: Junior Freestyle Preview
Make no mistake about it, Fargo has the reputation it does for a reason. And the Junior Freestyle portion is the crown jewel of high school wrestling.

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Make no mistake about it, Fargo has the reputation it does for a reason. And the Junior Freestyle portion is the crown jewel of high school wrestling.

The nation's biggest conglomeration of talent and display of toughness also makes it the most scouted, covered, and referenced.

The field is as big as ever and, especially in the middle weights, filled with talent.

Below you'll find the latest info with weight changes, past placings, nuggets of results and predictions.



100lbs - Entries (25)
Last Year’s Final: Kirk Johansen, IL tf. Francis Edelen, IL, 14-4
2009 Final: Ruben Navejas, WA dec. Max Soria, NY
The Contenders:
Cooper Cox, OK
Randon Miranda, CA - Returning 5th
Victor Gliva, MN
Louie Hayes, IL - Returning Champ
Jet Tryon, MO
Zack Murillo, CT - Returning Runner-Up
Mason Naifeh, OK - Southern Plains Champ
Cole Rohan, OR - Northwest Region Champ

The Situation: Hayes-Murillo was the 2013 Cadet final at 88lbs. Miranda was 5th at 94 and this year has won both Folk Nationals and Greco to stay on pace for the Triple Crown.
Those are your three favorites. As a fourth/fifth contender give me Rohan and Nafieh, who looked real good at JR Duals and has multiple wins over Tryon. Hayes beat him at FILA’s.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Miranda, CA 2. Hayes, IL 3. Nafieh, OK 4. Rohan, OR


106lbs - Entries (47)
Last Year’s Final: Hunter Marko, WI dec. Joey Cisneros, CA, 6-4
2009 Final: Jade Rauser, MT dec. Jack Hathaway, IA
The Contenders:
Bryce Brimhall, UT
Brendan Coughlin, MD
Kade Evans, UT - Returning 6th
Arik Furseth, Returning 5th
Drew Hildebrandt, IN - USAW Folk Runner-Up
Kirk Johansen, IL - Returning Champ
Zac McCauley, OH - Returning 6th
Kelan McKenna, NY
Dalton Roberts, MI - Returning 4th
Danny Vega, AZ - Returning Champ

The Situation: Two Fargo Champs on a potential collision course. Vega won Cadets last year. Johansen won Juniors.
A kid I really like on the rise is Hildebrandt, who was the Folk Runner-Up to Vega, beating Brimhall along the way. Brimhall beat Roberts in that tournament and Roberts beat Furseth for 5th.
While my assessment of Johansen has risen in recent months, I’m absolutely sold on Vega. He’s a star in the making.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Vega, AZ 2. Johansen, IL 3. Hildebrandt, IN 4. Roberts, MI


113lbs - Entries (64)
Last Year’s Final: Elijah Oliver, TN tf. Brian Rossi, IL, 12-2
2009 Final: Ryak Finch, AZ tf. Val Rauser, MT
The Contenders:
Montorie Bridges, OK
Tanner Cox, UT
Joey Cisneros, CA - Returning Runner-Up
Carlos Fuentez, IL - Returning 8th
Brock George, UT
Benny Gomez, MI
Ulises Jacobo, IL
Jack Mueller, TX - Returning Champ
Andrew Nieman, OK - Returning Runner-Up
Corbin Nirschl, MO - GR Runner-Up
Garrett Pepple, IN - USAW Folk 3rd
Tanner Rohweder, IA - Returning 5th
DeVaughn Sapien, ID
Dorian Sapien, ID - GR Champ
Matt Schmitt, MO - Returning Runner-Up
Josh Venia, OH - Returning 4th
Jack Wagner, IA - Returning 3rd

The Situation: Mueller beat Nieman in the Cadet 106 final last year. Cisneros was a Runner-Up at 106 last year to Hunter Marko, who has bumped up to 120. Pepple has posted some good wins. His losses at Folk Nats were to Cisneros and Schmitt.
Rohweder and Fuentez were finalists in 2012.
Watch for Wagner, who’s only loss last year was to Schmitt.
A sneaky pick might be Bridges. He looked excellent at JR Duals.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Schmitt, MO 2. Mueller, TX 3. Wagner, IA 4. Nieman, OK


120lbs - Entries (93)
Last Year’s Final: Nathan Tomasello, OH tf. Kaid Brock, 14-4
2009 Final: Ty Mitch, OH dec. Nico Megaludis, PA
The Contenders:
Noah Ajram, IA
Kyle Akins, IL - Returning 3rd
Austin Assad, OH - 2x Fargo Placer
Camden Bertucci, MI - Returning 8th
Anthony Cefolo, NJ - GR Runner-Up
Michael Cullen, IL - Returning 3rd
Dalton Duffield, OK - FILA AA
Paul Fitterer, MN
Adam Flatt, GA
Ryan Friedman, MD
Logan Grass, WV
Logan Griffin, MI
Nolan Hellickson, IA
Josh Kramer, AZ - Returning 7th
Nick Lukanich, IL - Returning 7th
Hunter Marko, WI - Returning Champ
Christian Moody, OK
Jake Newhouse, OH - Returning 8th
Elijah Oliver, TN - Returning Champ
Skylar Petry, MN - GR Champ
Chris Poland, MI
Brock Rathbun, IA - FILA AA
Sean Russell, GA
Jake Schwarm, IA
Brandon Staley, FL
Ben Thorton, WI
Doyle Trout, NE - USAW Folk Champ

The Situation: Thus begins the absolute ridiculous nature of Fargo. There are 11 guys that have earned a Fargo medal and that doesn’t include some of the top kids in the country like Russell, Moody, and Hellickson.
Two returning champs with Oliver and 2xer Marko.
But it’s the guys who haven’t medalled here that have my attention. Skyler Petry is as hot as you can be despite never earning a FS placing here. He beat #1-Daton Fix, the Cadet World Team Member at Junior Duals.
The other guy - Sean Russell. He has very limited FS experience, but his pure wrestling talent is undeniable. It will be an interesting match-up (should it occur) between very schooled Freestylers like Petry, Marko, and Oliver, and guys like Russell and Moody.
Overall, I feel like Russell is the best pure wrestler, but I think he gets ‘out-freestyled’ somewhere along the line. It also doesn’t help that he’ll have no separation points and could be put anywhere in the bracket.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Petry, MN 2. Oliver, IL 3. Russell, GA 4. Marko, WI


126lbs - Entries (83)
Last Year’s Final: Jered Cortez, IL dec. PT Garcia, 4-0
2009 Final: David Thorn, MN dec. Devin Carter, VA
The Contenders:
Kaid Brock, OK - 2x Fargo Runner-Up
Kegan Calkins, IL - GR Runner-Up
Evan Cheek, OH - Returning 4th
Sean DeShazer, KS
Jacob Fontanez, OK
Troy Gassaway, MA
Paul Glynn, IA
Garrett Hancock, OH
Mitchell McKee, MN - Returning Runner-Up
Rico Montoya, NM - Returning 6th
Matt Noble, NJ - Returning 7th
Lincoln Olson, MI - 2012 7th
Peter Robinson, MA
Jacob Spiess, OH
Chaz Tucker, NJ - Returning 5th
Chris Walter, IA
Trevor Zdebski, MI

The Situation: Kaid Brock has reached the big stage the last two years and also had a fine showing at the JR World Team Trials. But he did take two losses at JR Duals: to Chaz Tucker and Mitchell McKee. He beat Taylor LaMont there.
Cheek beat Olson at Central Regionals. Olson also lost to Tucker and McKee at Duals.
He’s one of my sneaky picks along with DeShazer.
In the end, Brock, Tucker, and McKee fall in to a top tier. Tucker presents a serious match-up problem for Brock, who’s a higher paced slickster.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Tucker, NJ 2. Brock, OK 3. McKee, MN 4. Montoya, NM


132lbs - Entries (107)
Last Year’s Final: Seth Gross, Mn dec. Kyle Gliva, MN, 8-5
2009 Final: Cashe Quiroga, IN dec. Nick Dardanes, IL
The Contenders:
Nick Casella, NY
Michael Cook, ID
Jarrett Degen, MT
Justin DeMicco, OH - Returning 4th
Beau Guffey, OK
Gary Wayne Harding, OK - Returning 3rd
Ke-Shawn Hayes, MO - 2x Fargo 3rd
Brandon James, IN - Returning 7th
Hunter Kelley, GA - SE Regional Champ
Cameron Kelly, OH - Central Regional Champ
Will Koll, NY - GR Champ
Mikey Kostandaras, OH
Sam Krivus, PA
Will Kui, NJ - GR Runner-Up
Boo Leewallen, OK
Mike Magaldo, NJ
Marty Margolis, MD
Keegan Moore, OK - Southern Plains Champ
Brady O’Keefe, NV
Stephen Polakowski, IL - Returning 8th
Jordan Shearer, ND - Returning 6th
Tommy Thorn, MN - 2012 Champ

The Situation: Absolutely loaded weight here where even the R16 will be insane. There are so many moving parts. Can’t wait to see how the brackets are set.
Hayes, Harding, James, and Thorn have had the most FS success. And then there are others who have been Folk studs like Keegan Moore, Krivus, and Lewallen.
Moore beat Lewallen to win Southern Plains. Krivus is a relative newbie to the FS scene, but with two Super 32 and two FloNationals titles, his ability is undeniable. Likewise, Magaldo is wrestling amazingly well, but hasn’t competed in a meaningful FS match in 2 years.
I like Cam Kelly to perform well here. He beat James and Glynn at Central Regional.
This bracket will be crazy almost from start to finish. It will be chaos.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Hayes, MO 2. Krivus, PA 3. Thorn, MN 4. Magaldo, NJ


138lbs - Entries (96)
Last Year’s Final: Aaron Pico, CA tf. Joey McKenna, 10-0
2009 Final: Josh Dziewa, PA dec. CJ Napier, KS
The Contenders:
Alex Butler, IL - Returning 3rd
Blake Clevenger, MO - GR Champ
Matt Findlay, UT
Julian Flores, CA
Seth Gross, MN - Returning Champ
Nate Hagan, OH - Returning 6th
Zac Hall, MI - Returning 5th
Dusty Hone, UT
Robert Lee, WI - Returning 5th
Chase Lemons, ID - Returning Runner-Up
Tristan Moran, OK
Johnny O’Hearon, UT - Returning 6th
Will Roark, MO - Southern Plains Champ
Logan Ryan, IA - Central Regional Champ
Wyatt Sheets, OK - Returning 7th
Zehlin Storr, MI
Cole Weaver, MI - 2012 Runner-Up
Luke Weiland, MO
Malou Woiwer, MN

The Situation: Gross is going for an unbelievable 4th straight Fargo FS title. And just like previous years, he’ll have to navigate a monster weight class to get it.
While he’ll have to think about 4 or 5 legitimate matches before hand, his chief threat is Zac Hall who placed here the last three years.
Another major factor will be Weaver, who, despite not placing last year actually beat Gross in the pool rounds. He also had a great win over Thorn at JR Duals.
Lemons was the Cadet 138 Runner-Up last year to Isaiah White. Storr beat Clevenger at Duals. Pay attention to Will Roark who has been wrestling really well lately. He beat Moran for the Southern Plains title.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Hall, MI 2. Gross, MN 3. Weaver, MI 4. Ryan, IA


145lbs - Entries (106)
Last Year’s Final: Anthony Collica, OH fall Blayne Briceno, CA, 2:21
2009 Final: Andrew Alton, PA dec. Josh Kindig, PA
The Contenders:
Brandson Ashworth, UT
Jonce Blaylock, OK - Returning 6th
Kevin Budock, MD
Zac Carson, OH
Phil DeLoach, IL - Returning 8th
Alec Donovan, NJ
Chris Garcia, IL
Ronnie Gentile, NJ - Returning 4th
Hayden Hidlay, PA - Returning Runner-Up
Wade Hodges, OH
Vincenzo Joseph, PA - Returning 7th
Austin Kraisser, MD - Returning Runner-Up
Jordan Kutler, NJ - 2012 FILA Champ
Grant Leeth, MO - Returning 5th
Mike Longo, CA - 2011 GR Runner-Up
Patrick Lugo, FL - Returning 5th
Bryce Parson, ID
Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer, NY - GR Champ
Ryan Schuman, SD
Fredy Stroker, IA - Returning 4th
Max Thomsen, IA
Mark Voss, MN - FILA AA
Dakota Wall, ID
Sammy Ward, NY
Isaiah White, IL - Returning Champ
Wyatt Wickoff, CA

The Situation: Pick your story. The two best wrestlers in Iowa. The anticipation of a White-Stroker match-up. The realization the Ronnie Gentile is now among the country’s elite. Another hefty weight with both superstar talent and depth.
Leeth, White, Stroker, Joseph. They get so much press, you know them. Leeth has won just about everything under the sun including Fargo (in 2011) and Super 32. White makes the move to the JR level after winning Cadets last year. And he’s firing on all cylinders beating Zac Hall and Brady Berge in lopsided fashion.
Stroker, perhaps the nation’s most coveted Senior, has spent the past year ranked #1 in the country. Joseph always seems to find a way. Last year he beat Gentile and Tyler Smith while facing elimination. Don’t count him out.
Hidlay is a returning Runner-Up to Zahid in both styles. Max Thomsen is a star, but he’s another one of those guys with little FS experience.
Kraisser beat Larry Early en route to the finals last year where he fell to Manville. Kutler has been wrestling well, beating Logan Ryan, Matt Findlay, and Jonce Blaylock at Duals.
One could write a book on all the data at this weight. There won’t be any easy outs. A guy like Schuman has a win over Gross just last season. I mean, we didn’t even mention a guy like Longo who has the ability to beat anyone. That whole ‘one match at a time’ cliche...it’s true here.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Leeth, MO 2. Stroker, IA 3. Gentile, NJ 4. Joseph, PA


152lbs - Entries (89)
Last Year’s Final: Ryan Blees, ND dec. Jake Short, MN, 12-9
2009 Final: Dylan Alton, PA dec. Vlad Dombrowskky, CA
The Contenders:
Myles Amine, MI
Lorenzo De La Riva, CA
Larry Early, IL - Returning 3rd
Patrick Duggan, PA - 2012 Runner-Up
Tommy Dutton, NY - 2012 AA
Connor Flynn, MO
Luke Fortuna, IL
Sean Glasgow, NJ
Joey Gunther, IL - FILA AA
Isaac Dulgarian, KS
Ryan Klemp, ID - Returning 4th
Mason Manville, NJ - Cadet World Champion
Tyler Mann, AR - 2012 AA
David McFadden, NJ - Returning 3rd
Colbran Meeker, OR
Andrew Milsap, KS
Alex Murray, NJ
Jesse Porter, NY - Returning 5th
Dayton Racer, MO
Taleb Rahamani, OH
Jake Restrepo, NY - Returning 8th
Brooks Robinson, UT - FILA Runner-Up
Jared Sharenbrock, WI
Jo Jo Smith, OK - Returning 3rd
Bryce Steiert, IA
Nick Tarpley, CO - Greco Runner-Up
Cole Walter, PA
Andrew Webb, GA

The Situation: After winning three Cadet titles, Manville makes his Junior Fargo debut a week after winning Cadet World Gold. With Bryce Brill out with injury he’s a clear favorite with Jo Jo Smith and Larry Early, with maybe Duggan, the Runner-Up to Anthony Valencia in 2012, thrown in as well.
Manville beat Robinson, the GR Champ, at Junior Duals. Early beat Jo Jo in Greco there.
Beyond that, there is a great deal of mid-tier placers and under-the-radar guys lurking, but unlike the previous weights were nothing would be all that shocking, anything other than a combo of these as your top three is unlikely. That being said, the unlikely often happens.
For darkhorses that could crash the party, give me McFadden, who’s only loss last year in Cadets was to Isaiah White, and Amine.

Willie’s Picks:   1. Manville, NJ   2. Smith, OK   3. Early, IL 4. Duggan, PA


160lbs - Entries (75)
Last Year’s Final: Markus Scheidel, OH dec. Davonte Mahomes, IL, 7-6
2009 Final: Derek Garcia, WA tf. Joey Cozart, FL
The Contenders:
Corbin Allen, VA - Returning 4th
Fox Baldwin, FL - 2012 Fargo Champ
Ryan Blees, ND - Returning Champ
Logan Breitenbach, MD
Trace Carello, IL - Returning Runner-Up
Colston DiBlasi, MO
Andrew Fogarty, MN
Dakota Green, FL
Spencer Heywood, UT - Returning 4th
John Leal, CA
Canten Marriott, MO
Logan Massa, MI - FILA JR Champ
Paden Moore, MN
Burke Paddock, NY - GR Champ
Izaac Quintanilla, WA
Ben Schram, OH
Jacobe Smith, OK
Jon Viruet, MA

The Situation: A monumental showdown between Massa and last year’s show-stopper Blees could be on the horizon. Massa dominated Blees in Vegas at the FILA JR final this spring and then backed it up with a win over Bryce Brill at JR Duals. It’s perhaps the match I want to see most in the entire tournament.
There are two guys that could potentially derail that. Fox Baldwin has an excellent FS pedigree and Jacobe Smith showed his promise at JR Duals where he looked like a FS whiz with dominant wins over Christian Stackhouse, Quintanilla, and Moore. Frankly, he looked amazing.
Carello was the Cadet Runner-Up to Manville last summer. And keep an eye on DiBlasi who has proven to be a big game killer and

Willie’s Picks: 1. Massa, MI 2. Blees, ND 3. Smith, OK 4. Baldwin, FL


170lbs - Entries (75)
Last Year’s Final: Bo Nickal, TX tf. Tyler Askey, GA, 10-0
2009 Final: Derek St. John, IA dec. Robert Kokesh, SD
The Contenders:
Jordan Bushey, NY - Returning 7th
Brett Bye, SD - Undefeated at Duals
Spencer Derefield, IA
Dustin Gray, MO - Returning 7th
Josef Johnson, NJ - 2012 AA
Elijah Kerr-Brown, GA
Dylan Lydy, IN - Returning 4th
Seth McLeod, ID
Peter Nagy, FL
Chandler Rogers, OK - FILA JR WTT Runner-Up
Christian Stackhouse, NJ - Returning 3rd
David-Brian Whisler, OH - Central Regional Champ
Kieffer Taylor, UT

The Situation: An odd weight with a prohibitive favorite. Chandler Rogers’ resume stands head and shoulders above anyone else at the weight. After winning a GR title last year, he was injured during FS and unable to continue. Look for him to get back to the big stage this weekend.
One kid I really like is Josef Johnson. High upside in him and he wrestled Rogers tough in a 5-0 loss at JR Duals. Another kid that has burst on to the scene is Bye, who won PS Nationals and had several big wins between that and JR Duals
Whisler has been wrestling very well with recent wins over Schram, Lydy, and Adam Drain.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Rogers, OK 2. Bye, SD 3. Johnson, NJ 4. Whisler, OH


182lbs - Entries (68)
Last Year’s Final: Michael Pixely, MO tf. Riley Lefever, IN, 11-0
2009 Final: Ethan Lofthouse, UT dec. Lee Munster, IL
The Contenders:
Jacob Armstrong, UT
Mitch Bowman, IA - Northern Plains Champ
Chance Cooper, MO - 2012 7th
Jordan Dieringer, OK
Lance Dixon, OK - Returning 6th
Jeremiah Imonode, AZ
AJ Kowal, OH - GR Runner-Up
Myles Martin, NJ - Fargo Runner-Up
Adis Radoncic, NY
Justan Rivera, GA - Returning Champ
Eric Schultz, IL
Nathan Traxler, IL - FILA AA
Nick Weldon, AL
Cash Wilcke, IA - Returning 4th
Ty Wildmo, MI
Dylan Wisman, VA - Returning 4th

The Situation: Back to your regularly scheduled chaos. Seven of the Top 12 wrestlers ranked on FLO are present here plus a couple graduated senior studs. A ton of legitimate choices to consider for the big stage.
For as many accolades as Myles Martin, perhaps the most coveted prospect in America, has, he doesn’t have a Fargo stop sign. Expect that to end Saturday afternoon.
Challenges should come from Justan Rivera, who’s made the big stage three times, and the #2 wrestler in the country, Dylan Wisman, who won FloNationals this spring.
Bowman was undefeated at Duals with a win over Traxler.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Martin, NJ 2. Wisman, VA 3. Rivera, GA 4. Dixon, OK


195lbs - Entries (61)
Last Year’s Final: Mitch Sliga, IN tf. Joel Dixon, OK, 10-0
2009 Final: Jake Swartz, WA dec. Max Huntley, NJ
The Contenders:
Lance Benick, MN - 2x Fargo Cadet FS Champion
Jack Buell, NY
Sammy Colbray, OR - Returning Runner-Up
Cory Damiana, NJ
Joel Dixon, OK - Returning Runner-Up
Andrew Fenton, OH
Terrell Fields, PA
Emilio Fowler, KS - Returning 5th
Andrew Marsden, IL - Returning 5th
Nathan Rose, NY
Bobby Steveson, MN - 2013 FILA Runner-Up
Jeff Velez, NJ
Cody Vigoren, WA

The Situation: A great bracket here with 3 former finalists and Bobby Steveson, who beat the #1 ranked wrestler in the country last season.
Benick has been untouchable in Fargo winning both styles the last two years in addition to making the Cadet World Team in 2013.
But Colbray, a 5-time Fargo finalist, beat Benick in a nip-and-tuck match in Akron.
Dixon was a Runner-Up last year at the Junior level to Mitch Sliga. Steveson was a FILA Runner-Up to Angus Arthur last year.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Benick, MN 2. Dixon, OK 3. Steveson, IN 4. Colbray, OR


220lbs - Entries (64)
Last Year’s Final: Roy Nash, UT tf. Angus Cowell, CT, 11-0
2009 Final: Tony Nelson, MN dec. Derrick Borlie, VA
The Contenders:
Ethan Anderson, IA - Returning 7th
Jake Aven, IN
Seth Brennock, OH
Christian Colucci, NJ
Andrew Dixon, OK - 2012 AA
Christian Dulaney, MN
Robert Enmon, FL
Lance Evans, IA - Returning 8th
James Ford, OH
Patrick Grayson, VA
Marcus Harrington, IA - Returning 6th
Youssif Hemida, NY - Returning 7th
Parker Knapp, OH - Returning 7th
Fletcher Miller, IN - Returning 3rd
Austin Myers, KY
Roy Nash, UT - 2x Fargo Cadet FS Champion
Mike Rogers, PA

The Situation: A very robust field for 220. Roy Nash won the last 5 tournaments at Fargo that he’s entered, but expect him to be pushed. Harrington, Myers, Dixon, Anderson, Knapp, Miller....the list of legitimate finalists go on.
Dixon didn’t place last year down at 182 with losses to Pixley and Preston Lehmann. But he did AA in 2012 and had a great Dual series last month.
Harrington beat Anderson to win Northern Plains. Knapp beat Anderson in the 7-8 match here last year.
The X-factor here is Myers, an amazing talent with not much FS experience. But he did spend some time at the OTC, so he could be ready to roll.
Miller’s only loss last year came to Nash. He won Folk Nats with wins over Anderson and Ryan Parmely.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Nash, UT 2. Harrington, IA 3. Myers, KY 4. Miller, IN


285lbs - Entries (45)
Last Year’s Final: Adam Coon, MI tf. Nathan Butler, KS, 10-0
2009 Final: Jeremy Johnson, OH fall Jake Kettler, MN
The Contenders:
Blake Andrews, AZ - 2012 7th
Collin Bruan, MO - Returning 5th
Matt Halverson, WI
Dante Jiovenetta, FL
Mike Hobbs, IL - Returning 8th
Adarios Jones, IL - USAW Folk Champ
Jake Marnin, IA - Returning Champ
Ryan Monk, PA
Tate Orndorff, WA - Returning Runner-Up
Zack Overbeck, OK - 2012 8th
Ryan Prescott, MI
Kaleb Staack, IA - 2012 6th
Jesse Webb, MA - Returning 5th

The Situation: Again, really deep for an upperweight. Marnin won a Cadet Triple Crown last year ending it with a FS finals win over Tate Orndorff. He won FILA Cadets in the spring and went undefeated at Duals with two wins over Hobbs.
Prescott was a FloNationals runner-up and Orndorff’s only loss there. He lost to Hobbs and pinned Braun at JR Duals.
Orndorff was undefeated at Duals with wins over Brandon Metz and Robert Enmon.
Jones withdrew from competition at Fargo last year after posting a win over Orndorff. With titles at Preseason Nationals and Folk Nationals, he should be considered the biggest threat to stopping Marnin.
Watch out for Monk. He could be a break out candidate here.

Willie’s Picks: 1. Jones, IL 2. Marnin, IA 3. Monk, PA 4. Orndorff, WA