2015 Flo Kickoff Classic

2015 Flo Kickoff Classic 15u Preview

2015 Flo Kickoff Classic 15u Preview

Nov 19, 2015 by Kyle Bratke
2015 Flo Kickoff Classic 15u Preview
Written by Ryan Lance

The 2015 World of Wrestling Roller Production event series will kickoff this weekend with the Flo Kickoff Classic. The first leg of the illustrious Trinity Award will feature hundreds of the countries top youth wrestlers - fifteen of whom will look to defend their title from a season ago. Below we take a look at some of the talent who will be competing in each weight class this weekend. 

82-pounds
The 82-pound weight class is loaded from top to bottom as it features some of the top youth wrestlers in the county. Leading the way will be Cullan Schriever from Iowa who was ranked No. 12 on the Junior High Big Board at the end of last season. He'll be joined by No. 23 Kellyn March and No. 50 Cole Skinner from Ohio. This bracket will feature three returning champions in Schriever and Skinner and Dominic Chavez from Texas. 

89-pounds
The 89-pound weight class will be led by returning champion Luke Odom from Illinois. Others to keep an eye on include Maxx Mayfield from Nebraska, Drew Munch from Pennsylvania, and Jeremiah Reno from Missouri. 

95-pounds
Leading the 95-pound weight class will be two wrestlers who were ranked at the end of the season on the Flo Junior High Big Board in Jaxon Smith from Georgia and Anthony Clark from New Jersey. Smith finished the year ranked at No. 22 while Clark ended up the year at No. 40. Smith, who is a defending champion, will also have to battle past Trey Crawford from Missouri and Brayden Smith from Nebraska. 

101-pounds
Iowa's Eric Faught will be one of the top competitors in the 101-pound weight class as he'll be joined by Mosha Schwartz from Colorado and Julian Tagg from Ohio. Faught was ranked No. 18 on the Junior High Big Board while Schwartz was ranked No. 29 and Tagg most recently won the Super 32 Championship. The trio will also be joined by defending champion Jimmy Pierandozzi from Illinois and Trevor Mastrogiovanni from New Jersey. 

108-pounds
Freak Show Champion, Drew Eller, will look to win his second major championship of the season. Joining him in the 108-pound weight class will be No. 9 Big Board wrestler and defending Kickoff Classic Champion Colton Yapoujian, New Jersey's Travis Mastrogiovanni, Oklahoma State Champion Colt Newton, and Tyler Sung from Connecticut.

115-pounds
The 115-pound weight class will feature one of the top youth wrestlers in the country in Beau Bartlett.  He finished last season as the No. 14 wrestler in the country but will most definitely be ranked higher when the new rankings come out in a few weeks. He'll be joined by No. 38 wrestler Jesse Vasquez from California and Noah Villarreal from Illinois. 

125-pounds
The 125-pound weight class will feature three defending Kickoff Classic Champions, as Austin Boone from Michigan will look to win his third championship of the season and his second consecutive Kickoff Classic title. Joining him will be defending Kickoff Classic Champion Rocky Elam from Missouri, Jerzie Estrada from Colorado, and defending champion Kyle Haas from West Virginia. 

135-pounds
Tulsa National and Super 32, Dustin Plott from Oklahoma, will look to win his second title of the season in the 135-pound weight class. He'll be one of the favorites to win the division, as he'll join National Triple Crown winner Alfonso Martinez from Arizona as the leaders in the weight class. Others to keep a watch on are defending champion Tracey Hunter from California, Dante Stefanelli from New Jersey and Garrett Lange from Kansas. 

145-pounds
Micha Lugafet from Oklahoma will look to improve upon his second place finish last year. However, he'll have to get past defending champion Gage Hockett from Oklahoma and Braden Roller from Oklahoma.

157-pounds
Zane Coleman, an Oklahoma State Champion, will look to improve upon his 3rd place finish in the Kickoff Classic a season ago. Also Competing in the 157-pound weight class will be Kansas State Champion Troy Fisher and Michael Doggett from Pennsylvania.

175-pounds
The 175-pound weight class will be led by Austin Andres from Kansas, Gavin Carter from Kanas, and Faustin Lopez from Colorado. Others to watch are Tanner Hamilton from Oklahoma and Ashton Sharp from Missouri. 

200-pounds
Iowa's Dakoda Powell will look to win his first title of the season in the 200-pound weight class. In order to do so he'll have to get past George Marsh from Texas and Cody Solis from Colorado. 

285-pounds
Defending Kickoff Classic Champion, Joshua McKim, will look to win his second consecutive Kickoff Classic Championship. He'll have a great opportunity to repeat but will have to get past Gabriel Herrera from California, Hayden Price from Oklahoma and Austin Kelso from Iowa. 

You can follow the action right here on Flo Wrestling all weekend long. Be sure to check back next week as we'll have a complete recap of this weekend's event!