2025 Junior Nationals Set New Participation Records In Fargo
2025 Junior Nationals Set New Participation Records In Fargo
The 2025 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals set new records in participation numbers in all six divisions!
Just when you thought Fargo couldn't get any bigger, guess what? It gets bigger!
Entries in the boys and girls freestyle and Greco-Roman tournaments for both 16U and juniors hit all-time highs. Total participation numbers for the 20215 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals are up nearly 6% from 2024. The 8,531 entries in 2025's backets are over double the number of entries from 2014.
Like it was in 2024 and every year since 2018, this was the biggest Fargo ever.
As you can see from the graph, since 2011 (the first year U16 girls freestyle was added to the event), it's been a steady climb with ever-increasing numbers, with a brief plateau from 2016 to 2018.
Below is a table of all the numbers if you'd prefer to make your own graph.
| YEAR | 16U WFS | JR WFS | 16U GR | JR GR | 16U MFS | JR MFS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 81 | 189 | 746 | 783 | 932 | 1,006 | 3,737 |
| 2012 | 85 | 201 | 778 | 773 | 943 | 1,048 | 3,828 |
| 2013 | 86 | 225 | 807 | 800 | 1,007 | 1,062 | 3,987 |
| 2014 | 121 | 284 | 802 | 869 | 980 | 1,073 | 4,129 |
| 2015 | 164 | 306 | 913 | 895 | 1,084 | 1,140 | 4,502 |
| 2016 | 202 | 405 | 934 | 970 | 1,124 | 1,201 | 4,836 |
| 2017 | 242 | 432 | 923 | 894 | 1,153 | 1,143 | 4,787 |
| 2018 | 258 | 513 | 915 | 908 | 1,181 | 1,224 | 4,999 |
| 2019 | 360 | 594 | 967 | 928 | 1,253 | 1,272 | 5,374 |
| 2021 | 350 | 662 | 943 | 1,044 | 1,317 | 1,585 | 5,901 |
| 2022 | 518 | 946 | 1,044 | 1,140 | 1,436 | 1,563 | 6,647 |
| 2023 | 740 | 853 | 1,203 | 1,144 | 1,595 | 1,596 | 7,131 |
| 2024 | 838 | 1,135 | 1,259 | 1,311 | 1,698 | 1,815 | 8,056 |
| 2025 | 1,029 | 1,216 | 1,274 | 1,339 | 1,786 | 1,887 | 8,531 |
You can also check out last year's post about 2024 being the biggest Fargo ever (which it was until this week!).
And just for good measure, let's take another look at the inside of the Fargodome from this year's event.
Outstanding. Congratulations to USA Wrestling and the small army of coaches, parents and volunteers that made this year's event the biggest Fargo in history!