2019 USMC Cadet and Junior National Championships

Best Early Cadet Matches In Fargo

Best Early Cadet Matches In Fargo

Cliff notes for early round viewing as Fargo starts.

Jul 13, 2019 by Willie Saylor
Best Early Cadet Matches In Fargo
Brackets are out! Check 'em out inside FloArena. Now that the pre-game is (almost) done, it's time to take a look at the best early round matches on Day I. Here's a quick cheat sheet for early viewing.

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Brackets are out! Check 'em out inside FloArena. Now that the pre-game is (almost) done, it's time to take a look at the best early round matches on Day I. Here's a quick cheat sheet for early viewing.

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106: Round 2 - Sean Seefeldt (OH) vs. Kyle Rice (ID)

St. Ed's Seefeldt was a state runner-up. Rice was undefeated at Cadet Duals.


106: Round 2 - Luke Simcox (PA) vs. Tryon Kaess (WA)

#75 on the Junior High Big Board, Simcox will take on returning AA Kaess.


106: Round 2: Greyson Clark (WI) vs. Joey Fernau (IL)


113: Round 2: Dario Lemus (CA) vs. Brennan Cernus (OH)


113: Round 1 - Nasir Bailey (IL) vs. Meyer Shapiro (MD)

The absolute best match of Day 1. Both are top incoming freshmen high on the Big Board. Nasir was the only 8th grader to place in the high school division at Super 32 last year. Shapiro won that tournament in the middle school division by beating Maxximus Martinez, last year's Fargo Champ.


120: Round 1 - Finn Solomon (PA) vs. Evan Holloway (VA)

Two Freshmen Big Boarders. Solomon was a State Runner-Up in PA this year.


120: Round 2 - Hunter Mason (TN) vs. Jacob Mann (MO)


120: Round 2 - Richard Fedelan (MD) vs. Max Shore (OH)

Shore was an Ohio State Runner-Up as a Freshman. Fedelan won NHSCA's and has been really on the upswing.


120: Round 3 - Rocco Welsh (PA) vs. Jack Maida (NJ)

I told myself I wouldn't go into Round 3, but this one is too good. Welsh made the quarters last year but missed weight on Day 2. Maida is a returning AA.


126: Round 3 - Kaleb Larkin (AZ) vs. Derrick Cardinal (MN)

See. It's a slippery slope.


132: Round 2 - Mitch Mesenbrink (WI) vs. Jack Milos (IL)


132: Round 3 - Kyler Lake (CA) vs. Hayden Taylor (IA)

I guess I'm going into Round 3 now. 


145: Round 3 - Paniro Johnson (PA) vs. Cael Berg (MN)

Paniro is the best wrestler you never heard of. He beat Robert Paul Perez at FloNationals and Jagger Condomitti at the state tournament. Berg is on the Big Board.


152: Round 2 - Micah Norwood (OH) vs. Kamdyn Monroe (GA)


160: Round 1 - Christian Carroll (IN) vs. Clayton Whiting (WI)

I predicted Whiting over Carroll in the finals. Welcome to Fargo. 


160: Round 2 - TJ Stewart (MD) vs. Harrison Trahan (PA)


170: Round 2 - Evan Canoyer (NE) vs. Brian Soldano (NJ)


170: Round 2 - Branson Britten (TX) vs. Justin O'Nello (NJ)

Britten is a returning AA and O'Nello is one of the better incoming guys in Jersey.


170: Round 2 - Michael Coilajezzi (PA) vs. Gavin Nelson (MN)


182: Round 2 - Jimmy Colley (MI) vs. Evan Anderson (OH)


195: Round 2 - Todd DeGroat (NY) vs. Leighton Jones (IN)

DeGroat is on the cusp of a ranking and may be too polished for Jones at this point. But Jones is gonna be upper echelon in time. He's an incoming Freshman.