Junior Greco World Team Set!

May 7, 2015 by Ryan Holmes

The 2015 Junior World Team Trials were part of U.S. Open Week this year. The winners of below will represent the U.S. at the Junior World Championships in Recife, Brazil, this August.

Finals Results
50kg: R1 - Dalton Roberts* (NMU) dec. Jordan Martinez (Front Range WC), 9-6
50kg: R2 - Jordan Martinez (Front Range WC)Dalton Roberts (NMU), 13-9
50kg: R1 - Dalton Roberts* (NMU) tf. Jordan Martinez (Front Range WC), 8-0
Roberts = 2012 Cadet World Team Member at 42KG

55kg: R1 - Chandler Strand (Tacktic T3 WC) dec. Josiah Seaton* (Unattached), 4-2
55kg: R2 - Josiah Seaton* (Unattached) dec. Chandler Strand (Tacktic T3 WC), 11-2
55kg: R3 - Josiah Seaton* (Unattached) dec. Chandler Strand (Tacktic T3 WC), 6-6
*Seaton = Returning World Team Member at 50KG

60kg: R1 - Travis Rice (NMU) dec. Ty Pelot (NMU), 6-4
60kg: R2 - Travis Rice (NMU) dec. Ty Pelot (NMU), 2-1

63kg: William Koll (Titan Mercury) dec. Zech Bresser (USA Henley WC)
Non World Weight

66kg: R1 - Hayden Tuma* (Suples WC) tf. Dante Rodriguez** (Iowa State), 10-0
66kg: R2 - Hayden Tuma* (Suples WC) tf. Dante Rodriguez** (Iowa State), 10-2
*Tuma = 3-time World Team Member
**Rodriguez = Returning World Team Member at 60KG

70kg: Jacob Stacey (EIWA Elite Club) tf. Jordan Wengreen (Falcon Training Club), 9-1
Non World Weight

74kg: R1 - Jon Jay Chavez* (Titan Mercury) dec. Mason Manville** (Minnesota Storm), 6-1
74kg: R2 - Jon Jay Chavez* (Titan Mercury) dec. Mason Manville** (Minnesota Storm), 6-1
*Chavez = 3-time World Team Member
**Manville = Returning Cadet World Team Member at 69KG

79kg: Jacobi Jones (CSU Pueblo) vs Kyle Bateman (Clackamas)
Non World Weight

84kg: R1 - Nick Corba (NEO) dec. Wyatt Koelling (Team Utah), 5-2
84kg: R2 - Wyatt Koelling (Team Utah) tf. Nick Corba (NEO), 8-0
84kg: R3 - Nick Corba (NEO) dec. Wyatt Koelling (Team Utah), 8-0

96kg: R1 - G'Angelo Hancock (Front Range WC) tf. Ben Honis (Titan Mercury), 11-0
96kg: R1 - G'Angelo Hancock (Front Range WC) tf. Ben Honis (Titan Mercury), 8-0

120kg: R1 - Tate Orndorff (Pindog WC) fall Jeramy Sweany (Titan Mercury), :54
120kg: R2 - Tate Orndorff (Pindog WC) tf. Jeramy Sweany (Titan Mercury), 8-0

-World weight finals are best of three-

U.S. Junior Greco at Worlds

		2014 - Croatia
GRECO	GRECO	Name	State	Result
50KG	50KG	Josiah Seaton	KS	17th
55KG	55KG	Arturo Carmona	FL	14th
60KG	60KG	Dante Rodriguez	NE	29th
66KG	66KG	Alejandro Sanchez	FL	12th
74KG	74KG	Jon Jay Chavez	ID	14th
84KG	84KG	Richard Carlson	MN	26th
96KG	96KG	Kevin Beazley	MI	16th
120KG	120KG	Adam Coon	MI	Bronze
		2013 - Bulgaria
GRECO	GRECO	Name	State	Result
50KG	50KG	Tirso Lara	CA	17th
55KG	55KG	Isaiah Varona	FL	8th
60KG	60KG	Hayden Tuma	ID	8th
66KG	66KG	Sahid Kargbo	VA	14th
74KG	74KG	Geordan Speiller	FL	21st
84KG	84KG	Lucas Sheridan	CA	23rd
96KG	96KG	Kevin Beazley	MI	25th
120KG	120KG	Sam Stoll	MN	Bronze
		2012 - Thailand
GRECO	GRECO	Name	State	Result
50KG	50KG	Isaiah Varona	FL	11th
55KG	55KG	Mike Fuenfinger	FL	10th
60KG	60KG	Jesse Thielke	WI	Bronze
66KG	66KG	Nick Alvarez	FL	15th
74KG	74KG	Geordan Speiller	FL	7th
84KG	84KG	Lucas Sheridan	CA	10th
96KG	96KG	Marcus Finau	HI	19th
120KG	120KG	Wyatt Baker	CA	10th
		2011 - Romania
GRECO	GRECO	Name	State	Result
50KG	50KG	Jake Bellis	IL	16th
55KG	55KG	Mike Fuenfinger	MN	12th
60KG	60KG	Jesse Thielke	WI	19th
66KG	66KG	Ellis Coleman	IL	Bronze
74KG	74KG	Josh Castelanno	IL	19th
84KG	84KG	Joel Bauman	MN	25th
96KG	96KG	Marcus Finau	MI	14th
120KG	120KG	Toby Erickson	MT	Bronze
		2010 - Hungary
GRECO	GRECO	Name	State	Result
50KG	50KG	Max Nowry	IL	5th
55KG	55KG	Jesse Thielke	WI	20th
60KG	60KG	Jimmy Chase	IL	13th
66KG	66KG	Ellis Coleman	IL	Bronze
74KG	74KG	Alec Ortiz	OR	20th
84KG	84KG	Ben Provisor	WI	12th
96KG	96KG	Robert Barbour	IL	15th
120KG	120KG	Steve Andrus	MI	25th