2021 USA Wrestling Junior National Duals

40 Of The Top Performances At Junior Duals

40 Of The Top Performances At Junior Duals

Last week’s Junior Duals in Tulsa featured plenty of standout performances. Here’s a look at 40 of the best.

Jun 24, 2021 by Andy Hamilton
40 Of The Top Performances At Junior Duals
The Junior Duals are a team-centric event, of course, but they’re also a showcase of top individual talent.

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The Junior Duals are a team-centric event, of course, but they’re also a showcase of top individual talent. 

Last week’s four-day tournament in Tulsa featured plenty of standout performances. Here’s a look at 40 of the best: 

Freestyle and Greco-Roman

100 — Dru Ayala (Iowa) — Compiled a 7-0 record with five techs in freestyle for Iowa’s title team. 

106 — Otto Black (Colorado) — Posted a 17-0 record on the week with nine victories in Greco, eight in freestyle and 13 technical superiority wins. 

113 — Nate Jesuroga (Iowa) — The nation’s top-ranked 113-pounder and Cadet World Team member looked sharp in a tune-up for Budapest, going 7-0 with six techs and a 6-0 win against #10 Benjamin Aranda. 

113 — Caleb Thoennes (Minnesota) — The 13th-ranked 113-pounder boosted his stock by going 7-0 with a pin and five shutout techs in freestyle, including a win against #10 Aranda and a 4-0 mark in Greco. 

120 — Kannon Webster (Illinois) — The recent Illinois commit compiled an 11-0 record with 11 techs, including six for the Illinois Greco title team.  

120 — Jett Strickenberger (Colorado) — Registered techs in all eight of his opponents on the week, including six in freestyle. 

126 — Drake Ayala (Iowa) — The Outstanding Wrestler of the freestyle tournament scored technical superiority wins in each of his seven bouts.

126 — Jore Volk (Minnesota) — Posted a combined 9-0 record in both styles, including a 5-0 mark in freestyle with four techs. 

132 — Maxximus Martinez (California) — Wrestled five matches last weekend and posted wins two-time New Jersey state finalist and Super 32 placer Kelly Dunnigan and four state champs: #15 Ryder Block (Iowa), Jordan Cullors (Oklahoma), Hayden Halter (Wisconsin) and Grayson Sonntag (Kansas). 

132 — Derrick Cardinal (Minnesota) — Scored three techs and a pair of pins in freestyle and notched wins against Nain Vazquez, Ismael Ayoub and Hayden Halter. 

132 — Gable Porter (Iowa) — Piled up a tournament-high 119 points in Greco while going 9-0. 

138 — Carter Young (Oklahoma) Earned the Greco OW award after beating his five opponents by a combined 53-0 count and followed that up by going 6-0 with four techs in freestyle. 

145 — Jordan Williams (Oklahoma) — Went 7-0 in freestyle with four techs, a pin and a win over #3 Caleb Rathjen of Iowa. 

145 — Pierson Manville (Pennsylvania) — Went 16-0 on the week and only had one match go the distance. 

152 — Matthew Koontz (Indiana) — Posted a combined 9-0 record 5-0 with two pins and two techs; 4-0 in Greco   

160 — Will Miller (Alabama) — Compiled a 15-0 record in Tulsa with 10 techs and four pins. 

170 — Gabe Arnold (Georgia) — Went 8-0 with six techs in freestyle and notched shutout techs in both of his shutout techs.  

170 — Jared Stricker (Wisconsin) — Won all 11 of his matches on the week, including six techs in his eight freestyle matches.  

170 — Brayden Thompson (Illinois) — His undefeated trip to Tulsa included techs in four freestyle Gold/Silver pool matches. 

182 — Bennett Berge (Minnesota) — Posted a 7-0 record in freestyle with six techs, including wins against Aaron Ayzerov and DeAnthony Parker. 

182 — Brian Soldano (NJ) — Pinned #5 Matthew Singleton, registered a pair of shutout techs and a win against Parker. 

195 — Dylan Fishback (Ohio) — Notched five techs and a pin and scored wins over three ranked opponents during his 8-0 run in freestyle. 

220 — Noah Pettigrew (Georgia) — Scored five shutout techs and a forfeit during his 8-0 freestyle performance. 

220 — Gavin Nelson (Minnesota) — Went 13-0 on the week with 12 techs and didn’t allow a point in six Greco matches. 

220 — Ben Kueter (Iowa) — Posted a 17-second pin and four shutout techs during his five matches for Iowa’s freestyle title team. 

285 — Chase Horne (Georgia) — The nation’s top-ranked heavyweight went 8-0 with five techs, pin, a forfeit and 9-0 victory in freestyle and outscored his three Greco opponents by a combined 25-0 count. 

Women's Freestyle

100 — Aspen Blasko (Minnesota) — Her 8-0 record included five pins and three shutout techs. 

106 — Heather Crull (Indiana) — The fifth-ranked eighth-grader went 9-0 with six pins and a tech. 

106 — Kiely Tabaldo (California) — Posted a 4-0 record that included wins over #2 Mia Palumbo and #7 Clare Booe. 

117 — Taylin Long (Illinois) — Went 8-0 at 117 and 122, including a win over #5 Leah Gaitan. 

127 — SaVannah Cosme (Colorado) — Compiled a 9-0 record on the tournament with six falls and three shutout techs. 

127 — Alexis Janiak (Illinois) — The third-ranked junior went 8-0 with four techs and two falls, including one against #8 Montana DeLawder. 

132 — Sarah Savidge (Colorado) — Went 9-0 with four sub-minute pins and three shutout techs. 

132 — Madyson Gray (Kansas) — Registered a 9-0 record with five techs and three pins. 

138 — Alina Antillon (Colorado) — Her 9-0 record included a win against #14 Nina Makem, who beat #6 Faith Bartoszek, who knocked off #1 Maddie Kubicki. 

152 — Jasmine Robinson (Texas) — The fifth-ranked freshman’s longest match lasted 1:44. She went 8-0 with six pins. 

164 — Ella Pagel (Minnesota) — Her 10-0 tournament record included a tech against #3 Rose Cassioppi. 

180 — Jaycee Foeller (Missouri) — Posted a 10-0 record with three pins, four shutout techs and three forfeits. 

200 — Riley Dempeworth (Indiana) — The third-ranked junior’s 9-0 record included four victories against ranked opponents, including a 10-0 tech versus #7 Rachel Eddy. 

225 — Hannah Francis (Texas) — Went 8-0 with a pair of wins against top-five opponents.