2015 Flo Reno World Championships

Reno Worlds 15u Recap

Reno Worlds 15u Recap

Apr 16, 2015 by Nickolas Velliquette
Reno Worlds 15u Recap
By Ryan Lance

This past weekend, over 1,500 wrestlers from across the country competed in the 2015 Flo Reno Worlds in Reno, Nevada. Four wrestlers entered the event with the hopes of capturing the illustrious Trinity Award but all four wrestlers fell short of the feat.

Below, we take a look at the top place winners in each of the 15 and under weight classes.

75-pounds Kellyn March won his second consecutive World of Wrestling Championship as he followed up his Tulsa National Championship with the 75-pound Reno World title. March pinned his way to the finals where he eventually defeated Sam Edelblute from Idaho by major 9-0. Taking home the bronze medal was Bryce Bell from Nevada who defeated Nate Mendoza of Washington by decision 14-7.

82-pounds Taking home the 82-pound championship was Isaiah H. Gonzalez from Washington as he posted a perfect 3-0 record. He used a thrilling 4-2 decision in overtime over Brenden Johnson of California to take home the title. Johnson eventually took home the bronze after he lost a 7-6 decision to consolation bracket winner Blake Fredrickson in the true second place match.

89-pounds Oregon state champion Legend Lamer dominated the competition as posted a perfect 6-0 record. In the finals he denied Eric Faught of Iowa the chance at a Trinity Award as he defeated him by decision 3-0. Faught was able to hold onto the silver medal as he defeated Super 32 Champion Mosha Schwartz in the true second place bout 3-2.

95-pounds Southwest Kickoff Classic Champion, Brandon Kaylor, won the 95-pound title as he defeated California’s Matthew Olguin by decision 5-3. Olguin held onto second place as he defeated Ryan Chauvin by fall in 2:23 in the true second place bout.

101-pounds Nicholas Aguilar of California pinned his way to the finals as he won his first five bouts by fall. In the championship bout he continued his domination as he defeated Elijah Palacio of California by major decision 14-0. Palacio rebounded in the true second place match as he defeated Enrique Landeros of California by major decision 13-0.

108-pounds Tulsa National Champion, Julian Chlebove, dominated the 108-pound competition as he won three bouts by tech-fall, three by fall and one by decision. In the finals he took on and defeated Jaxon Cole of Utah by decision 4-1. Taking home the bronze medal was California State Champion Jaden Abas who defeated Bjorn Schroeder of Montana by fall in 2:00.

115-pounds Carl Castro of California took home the 115-pound gold medal with a 12-6 decision over Matthew Diaz of California. Battling back for the consolation championship was Nevada Triple Crown winner Ian Timmins who defeated Rocky Torres by fall in 2:35.

125-pounds Robert Garcia IV took home the 125-pound Reno World title as he defeated Elijah Ozuna of California by decision 5-1. Garcia posted an impressive 8-0 record during the event which included 5 victories by fall. Ozuna held onto the silver as he defeated John Fox of California 4-3.

135-pounds Brock Hardy of Utah took home the 135-pound title as he defeated Sam Eckhart of Idaho by tech-fall 16-1. The point in the championship bout was the only point that Hardy surrendered all day as he won three bouts by fall, two by tech-fall and two by shutout major decisions. Marco Groves of Arizona took home the bronze medal as he defeated Noah Manibusan of Montana 11-3.

145-pounds Lane Stigall of Oregon won the 145-pound gold medal as he posted a perfect 6-0 record. He took on and defeated Joshua Kim of California in the finals by a score of 7-2. Battling back for second place was consolation bracket winner Jaryn Curry who used a thrilling decision in overtime to defeat Kim 3-2.

157-pounds Taking home the 157-pound championship was Aaron Olmos of California defeated Hampton Boyd of California 3-2 in the gold medal match. Taking home the bronze medal was Kickoff Classic and Tulsa National Champion Josh Myers from Texas who defeated Joey Mazzara of Nevada 11-5.

175-pounds The 175-pound championship was awarded to Anthony Montalvo of California as he defeated Klone Gill of Washington 5-1 in the championship bout. Gill was able to hold onto the silver medal as he defeated Trinity Award hopeful Jerome Townsell 15-4.

200-pounds Taking home the 200-pound title was Hunter Halverson of California who defeated Kobe Rosas of Wisconsin by decision 5-1. Taking home the bronze medal was Cole Tigert of California as he defeated Brody Weinheimer of Washington 5-3.

285-pounds California State Champion, Gavin Nye, took home the 285-pound championship as he defeated Cy Hicks of Washington by decision 6-2. Hicks held onto the silver medal as he defeated consolation bracket winner Victor Penn-Nash by fall in 1:23.