OAKS, Pa. — Minnesota Blue demonstrated their depth and talent at the 14U National Freestyle Duals, finishing ninth overall and landing two individual wrestlers on the All-Tournament Team. The tournament featured 40-plus teams from 27 states.
Minnesota Blue captured the Bronze/Copper Pool championship with a narrow 41-40 victory over Maryland in Saturday’s final. The dramatic finish came down to Cameron Rodgers, who secured a pin at 1:32 to clinch the victory.
Bronze/Copper Championship Match – Minnesota Blue 41, Maryland 40
84 Jett Foster, MN.B over Chase Warm, MD (TF 14-4 (1:51))
88 Logan Brickley, MD over Zeke Mikolyzk, MN.B (TF 10-0 (0:31)
92 Edward Encarnacion III, MD over Lucas Stevens, MN.B (TF 13-2 (3:42)
96 Esaias Perez, MD over Harper Hamacher, MN.B (TF 10-0 (1:33)
100 Charles Cooper, MD over Rett Huerta, MN.B (Dec 9-8)
105 Braidyn Taby, MD over Micah Donahue, MN.B (F 2:59)
110 Clayton Birkholz, MN.B over Kamdyn Weiman, MD (F 0:55)
115 William Dircks, MN.B over Abdulaziz Abduraimjonov, MD (F 0:48)
120 Declan Dahl, MN.B over Ayden Leader, MD (F 2:37)
126 Alvin Pinkney, MD over Landon Rinke, MN.B (Dec 12-8)
132 Terriel Cooke, MD by forfeit
140 Jake Jones, Jr., MD by forfeit
155 Elias Motta, MN.B over John Snyder, MD (TF 14-4 (1:43)
175 Colton Bitker, MN.B over Jaden Shoemaker, MD (F 0:41)
225 Wes Wolke, MN.B over Jordan Drayton, MD (F 1:15)
75 Korbin Kiessling, MD over Kamden Gallus, MN.B (F 0:44)
80 Cameron Rodgers, MN.B over Luke Briggs, MD (F 1:32)
Minnesota Blue’s path to the Bronze/Copper title included victories over Missouri Red (42-36), Utah (53-26) and Pennsylvania Red (41-29) in day two pool competition and wins over New Jersey (57-12) and Kansas (54-23) in day one bracket D.
Two Minnesota wrestlers went undefeated to earn spots on the All-Tournament Team. Elias Motta (155 pounds) and Wes Wolke (225 pounds) both finished 8-0. Athletes needed to go undefeated with a minimum of five victories to qualify for All-Tournament Team recognition. Motta was among 20 athletes nationwide who made the All-Tournament Team in both freestyle and Greco-Roman styles.
The National Duals continue to serve as a premier showcase for the nation’s top 14-and-under wrestlers, with Pennsylvania teams sweeping both freestyle and Greco-Roman team titles for the third consecutive year.