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Two Years Worth Of Fargo Finals Broken Down

Two Years Worth Of Fargo Finals Broken Down

Breaking down all of the Fargo finalists over the past two years in both Cadet and Junior.

Jul 10, 2019 by Oliver Astone

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The middle of July means the end of the domestic freestyle season, as well as the close of a high school graduating cycle. The goal at Fargo next week is the same for everyone: a Cadet or Junior national championship.

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The middle of July means the end of the domestic freestyle season, as well as the close of a high school graduating cycle. The goal at Fargo next week is the same for everyone: a Cadet or Junior national championship.

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Going into Fargo week, I wanted to take a look back at the finals in recent history and breakdown some of the numbers. Only a handful of wrestlers are lucky enough to wrestle on the main stage at some point in their career.

I threw the finalists from the last two years into some spreadsheets and took the liberty of highlighting some of the stand out numbers and patterns for you guys to check out. Below are the Cadet and Junior Finals spreadsheets, along with a little state breakdown of Fargo Champs and Finalists. Have fun with the spread sheet madness below and watch this weekend for mat madness in Fargo.

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Champ Champs

Ever since Conor McGregor became a two-division UFC Champion and donned himself “Champ Champ”, it has been the new trend in combat sports to be try and win two titles simultaneously. But wrestlers have been doubling up on titles out in Fargo, winning both Freestyle and Greco, way before all of that. Let’s see what guys have earned Champ Champ status in the past couple years.

Anthony Cassioppi, IL: 2017 & 2018 (Junior)
Mason Manville, MN: 2017 & 2018 (Cadet)
Braxton Amos, WV: 2016 & 2017 (Cadet)
Jacob Warner, IL: 2017 (Junior)
Dylan Ragusin, IL: 2017 (Cadet)
Carter Starocci, PA: 2017 (Cadet)
Ashton Sharp, MO: 2017 (Cadet)
Lucas Davison, IN: 2018 (Junior)
Mason Gehloff, MN: 2018 (Cadet)

Road to Redemption

One of the hardest losses for a wrestler to take is one in the finals. That’s why it’s that much more impressive when someone can lose in the Fargo Finals, and come back and win it the next year I.E. Dominic Serrano losing in the 120lb. Finals in '17 and then winning the 126lb title in '18. Here’s a list of guys in this years field who are on the road to redeeming themselves with a stop sign.

#1 Dustin Plott, OK (Junior 182)
#9 Caleb Rathjen, IA (Junior 132)
#9 Kolby Franklin, PA (16U 220)
#10 Mick Burnett, OH (Junior 132)
#15 Ryan Franco, CA (Junior 132)
#18 John Martin Best, WV (Junior 160)
#19 Luke Geog, OH (Junior 145)
#19 Jore Volk, MN (Cadet 100)
Yusief Lillie, WA (Junior 113)
Manuel Rojas, MI (16U 152)

State Dominance

I don’t think it's any surprise to say that Illinois kills it out in Fargo. But when you look at the numbers and see that they not only have the most champs but have more than double the second place states, you understand just how dominant they have been in recent history.

STATE	CHAMPS	FINALISTS
IL	22	52
MN	10	16
WA	9	14
PA	8	14
MO	7	10
WI	6	18
OK	6	12
OH	6	10
MI	6	12
NJ	5	8
CA	5	14
IN	4	5
ID	4	5
IA	4	8
WV	3	4
CO	3	6
AZ	3	5
TX	2	3
OR	2	6
NV	2	2
NE	2	4
UT	1	1
SD	1	2
MT	1	2
MD	1	1
KY	1	1
GA	1	3
FL	1	4
AL	1	2
VA	0	1
NY	0	1
ND	0	5
NC	0	1
LA	0	1
KS	0	1
CT	0	1

Cadet Finals

2018	FS	88	Mason Gehloff	MN	Def	Jore Volk	MN
2018	FS	94	Maxximus martinez	CA	Def	Carter fousek	IA
2018	FS	100	Jordan Williams	OK	Def	Alex Almeyda	NJ
2018	FS	106	Nicolar Rivera	WI	Def	Yusief Lillie	WA
2018	FS	113	Jakason Burks	NE	Def	Daniel Cardenas	CO
2018	FS	120	Jesse Ybara	AZ	Def	Caleb Rathjen	IA
2018	FS	126	Dominick Serrano	CO	Def	Michael Burnett	OH
2018	FS	132	Joshua Edmond	MI	Def	Ryan Franco	CA
2018	FS	138	Travis Mastrogiovanni	NJ	Def	Luke Geog	OH
2018	FS	145	Carson Manville	PA	Def	John Martin Best	WV
2018	FS	152	Tate Picklo	OK	Def	Manuel Rojas	MI
2018	FS	160	Quayin Short	MN	Def	Connor Oneil	NJ
2018	FS	170	Luke Stout	PA	Def	Sam Skillings	WI
2018	FS	182	Rocky Elam	MO	Def	Nathan Haas	CA
2018	FS	195	Noah Pettigrew	GA	Def	Kolby Franklin	PA
2018	FS	220	Nathaniel Deasey	AZ	Def	Chris Island	CA
2018	FS	285	Hayden Copass	IL	Def	Colby Whitehill	PA
2018	GR	88	Kaden Ramos	ID	Def	Daniel Sheen	IL
2018	GR	94	Mason Gehloff	MN	Def	Kai Owen	FL
2018	GR	100	Kenndyl Mobley	WA	Def	Richard Treanor	NC
2018	GR	106	Sheldon Seymour	PA	Def	Kenneth Crosby	CO
2018	GR	113	Parker Decker	TX	Def	Joey Cape	IL
2018	GR	120	Haiden Drury	WA	Def	John Wiley	OK
2018	GR	126	Davin Rhoads	OH	Def	Vincent Zerban	IL
2018	GR	132	Damien Lopez	IL	NC	Fabian Lopez	IL
2018	GR	138	Brayden Roberts	WV	Def	Luke Mechler	WI
2018	GR	145	Robery Perez III	CA	Def	Cael Valencia	CA
2018	GR	152	Carson Manville	PA	Def	Camdyn Ingram	LA
2018	GR	160	Adrien Cramer	IL	Def	Brayden Randolph	MI
2018	GR	170	Greyden Penner	MO	Def	Sam Skillings	WI
2018	GR	182	Tyler Hannah	WI	Def	Kyle Haas	KS
2018	GR	195	Kolby Franklin	PA	Def	Brandon Hoselton	IL
2018	GR	220	Braxton Mikesell	WA	Def	Gage Cook	WA
2018	GR	285	Alex Coleman	OK	Def	Colby Whitehill	PA
2017	FS	88	Drake Ayala	IA	Def	Chance Lamer	OR
2017	FS	94	Jett Strickenberger	CO	Def	Carter Young	OK
2017	FS	100	Dylan Ragusin	IL	Def	Andrew Chambal	MI
2017	FS	106	Zeke Escalera	KY	Def	Matthew Ramos	IL
2017	FS	113	Noah Surtin	IL	Def	Nick Masters	GA
2017	FS	120	Ryan Sokol	MN	Def	Dominick Serrano	CO
2017	FS	126	Joshua Saunders	MO	Def	Ryan Franco	CA
2017	FS	132	Carson Manville	MN	Def	Aidan Medora	WI
2017	FS	138	Fidel Mayora	IL	Def	Kevon Davenport	MI
2017	FS	145	Alex Facundo	MI	Def	Michael Weber	MT
2017	FS	152	Carter Starocci	PA	Def	Aaron Gandara	AZ
2017	FS	160	Robert Kanniard	NJ	Def	David Key	GA
2017	FS	170	Albert Ferrari	TX	Def	Abe Assad	IL
2017	FS	182	Devin Winston	MO	Def	Jacob Logan	NY
2017	FS	195	Ashton Sharp	MO	Def	Matthew Cover	MO
2017	FS	220	Braxton Amos	WV	Def	Luke Luffman	IL
2017	FS	285	Nash Hutmacher	SD	Def	Louden Haga	OH
2017	GR	88	Chance Lamer	OR	Def	Nathan Rubio	NE
2017	GR	94	Carter Young	OK	Def	Danny Curran	IL
2017	GR	100	Yusief Lillie	WA	Def	Andrew Chambal	MI
2017	GR	106	Dylan Ragusin	IL	Def	Matthew Ramos	IL
2017	GR	113	Hunter Lewis	WI	Def	Conor Knopick	NE
2017	GR	120	Phillip Moomey	NE	Def	Fabian Lopez	IL
2017	GR	126	Reece Witcraft	OK	Def	Ryan Ripplinger	ND
2017	GR	132	Carson Manville	MN	Def	Joshua Saunders	MO
2017	GR	138	Kevon Davenport	MI	Def	Colby Njos	MN
2017	GR	145	Michael Weber	MT	Def	Franky Almaguer	Wa
2017	GR	152	Mckay Foy	UT	Def	Aaron Gandara	AZ
2017	GR	160	Carter Starocci	PA	Def	Dalton Andrist	MN
2017	GR	170	Abe Assad	IL	Def	Tyler Hannah	Wi
2017	GR	182	Jonathon Fagen	ID	Def	Grant Parrish	MN
2017	GR	195	Ashton Sharp	MO	Def	Peter Christensen	IL
2017	GR	220	Braxton Amos	WV	Def	Luke Luffman	IL
2017	GR	285	Eli Pokorney	IN	Def	Logan Zschernitz	WI

Junior Finals

2018	FS	100	Joseph Fischer	PA	Def	Ronan Schuelke	IL
2018	FS	106	Wil Guida	NJ	Def	Anthony King	IL
2018	FS	113	Cullan Schriever	IA	Def	Jonathan Prata	CA
2018	FS	120	Eric Barnett	WI	Def	Aden Reeves	IA
2018	FS	126	Michael Colaiocco	NJ	Def	Reece Witcraft	OK
2018	FS	132	Jordan Decatur	OH	Def	Ridge Lovett	ID
2018	FS	138	Keegan O'Toole	WI	Def	Gabriel Tagg	OH
2018	FS	145	Bryce Andonian	OH	Def	Logan Meek	OR
2018	FS	152	Brayton Lee	IN	Def	Alexander Lloyd	MN
2018	FS	160	Danny Braunagel	IL	Def	Jared Franek	ND
2018	FS	170	Carson Karchla	OH	Def	Dustin Plott	OK
2018	FS	182	Jack Jessen	IL	Def	Joel Shapiro	IA
2018	FS	195	Lucas Davison	IN	Def	Pete Christensen	IL
2018	FS	220	Luke Luffman	IL	Def	Jace Punke	IL
2018	FS	285	Anthony Cassiopi	IL	Def	Nash Hutmacher	SD
2018	GR	100	Eli Griffin	OK	Def	Christian Tanefeu	ND
2018	GR	106	Brenden Chaowanapibool	WA	Def	Anthony King	IL
2018	GR	113	Paxton Creese	MN	Def	Ryan Rowland	FL
2018	GR	120	Chayse La Joie	MI	Def	Cevion Severado	MO
2018	GR	126	Austin Almaguer	WA	Def	King Sandoval	VA
2018	GR	132	Ridge Lovett	ID	Def	Delon Kanari	IL
2018	GR	138	Kyle Parco	CA	Def	Dawson Sihavong	CA
2018	GR	145	Cael Carlson	MN	Def	We Rachal	IL
2018	GR	152	Peyton Omania	CA	Def	Tyler Eischens	MN
2018	GR	160	Tyler Dow	WI	Def	Donnell Washington	IL
2018	GR	170	Alex Cramer	IL	Def	Christopher Foca	NJ
2018	GR	182	Zachary Braunagel	IL	Def	Jack Jessen	IL
2018	GR	195	Lucas Davison	IN	Def	Guillermo Escobedo	CA
2018	GR	220	Jace Punke	IL	Def	Luke Luffman	IL
2018	GR	285	Anthony Cassioppi	IL	Def	Austin Emerson	MI
2017	FS	100	Wil Guida	NJ	Def	Jackson Cockrell	OK
2017	FS	106	Sam Latona	AL	Def	Christopher Trelli	CT
2017	FS	113	Ty Smith	NV	Def	Brandon Kaylor	WA
2017	FS	120	Patrick Mckee	MN	Def	Joey Melendez	IL
2017	FS	126	Drew Mattin	OH	Def	Paul Konrath	IN
2017	FS	132	Atilano Escobar Peoria	AZ	Def	Alexander Cruz	WA
2017	FS	138	Ben Freeman	MI	Def	Jeremy Schoenherr	WI
2017	FS	145	Anthony Artalona	FL	Def	Kaden Gfeller	OK
2017	FS	152	Will Lewan	IL	Def	Jared Franek	ND
2017	FS	160	David Carr	OH	Def	Tyler Dow	WI
2017	FS	170	Aaron Brooks	MD	Def	Trent Hidlay	PA
2017	FS	182	Max Lyon	IA	Def	Jack Jessen	IL
2017	FS	195	Jacob Warner	IL	Def	Miles Lee	PA
2017	FS	220	Zach Elam	MO	Def	Haydn Maley	OR
2017	FS	285	Anthony Cassioppi	IL	Def	Brandon Metz	ND

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