Eight Minnesota Juniors earned All-American status by placing in the top eight. Liam Collins finished in second place. Placing third was Gage Bjerga. Titan Friederichs and Bennett Kujawa placed fourth. Grady Weinbrenner and Caden Grenier placed sixth. Placing seventh was Joel Friederichs. Gabriel Cohn finished eighth.
Ten Minnesota 16U wrestlers earned All-American status. Sawyer Schendel won a national title and, with it, a Triple Crown (1st in folkstyle, freestyle and Greco). Phillip Harris placed third. Placing fourth were Garrett Bjerga, Beckett Edstrom and Elias Motta. Chase Lawrence finished fifth. Placing seventh were Grayson Schroeder, Rex Ayshford, and Adrian Fuchs. Destan Skelly finished eighth.
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July 14-15, 2026
Minnesota 16U Boys Greco-Roman Consolation Semifinals
- Cons. Semis: 113 – Garrett Bjerga, MN over Chase Lawrence, MN (Dec 5-4 )
- Cons. Semis: 113 – Garrett Bjerga, MN over Chase Lawrence, MN (Dec 5-4 )
- Cons. Semis: 165 – Elias Motta, MN over Michael Daleiden, WI (Dec 7-1 )
- Cons. Semis: 215 – Phillip Harris, MN over Emmanuel Ocansey, PA (Dec 5-1 )
- Cons. Semis: 126 – Beckett Edstrom, MN over Zachary Donalson, AR (TF 8-0 (0:32) )
Minnesota Junior Boys Greco-Roman Consolation Semifinals
- Cons. Semis: 126 – Titan Friederichs, MN over Thiago Silva, CA (F 1:28 )
- Cons. Semis: 190 – Shepard Stephens, UT over Caden Grenier, MN (TF 9-0 (0:57) )
- Cons. Semis: 138 – Gage Bjerga, MN over Jensen Boyd, IN (Dec 9-6 )
- Cons. Semis: 150 – Bennett Kujawa, MN over Hayden Reuter, AK (Dec 10-8 )
- Cons. Semis: 175 – Mason Carnrite, CA over Grady Weinbrenner, MN (Dec 7-5 )
Junior Boys Greco-Roman Team Scores
1st – Illinois, IL – 249
2nd – Iowa, IA – 112
3rd – Oklahoma, OK – 84
4th – Minnesota, MN – 80
5th – California, CA – 64
6th – Maryland, MD – 63
7th – Colorado, CO – 61
8th – Ohio, OH – 59
8th – Florida, FL – 59
10th – Utah, UT – 56
11th – Idaho, ID – 52
12th – Michigan, MI – 47
13th – Tennessee, TN – 45
14th – Texas, TX – 44
15th – Indiana, IN – 41
15th – Washington, WA – 41
17th – Kansas, KS – 40
18th – Alaska, AK – 32
19th – North Dakota, ND – 27
20th – Nebraska, NE – 25
20th – Pennsylvania, PA – 25
22nd – Georgia, GA – 19
23rd – Wisconsin, WI – 17
24th – South Dakota, SD – 15
25th – West Virginia, WV – 14
25th – New York, NY – 14
27th – Missouri, MO – 11
28th – South Carolina, SC – 9
28th – Kentucky, KY – 9
30th – Alabama, AL – 7
31st – Oregon, OR – 2
31st – Connecticut, CT – 2
33rd – Maine, ME – 0
33rd – New Jersey, NJ – 0
33rd – Mississippi, MS – 0
33rd – Arkansas, AR – 0
33rd – New Mexico, NM – 0
33rd – Nevada, NV – 0
33rd – Montana, MT – 0
33rd – Delaware, DE – 0
33rd – Rhode Island, RI – 0
33rd – Massachusetts, MA – 0
33rd – Louisiana, LA – 0
33rd – Wyoming, WY – 0
33rd – Vermont, VT – 0
33rd – Arizona, AZ – 0
33rd – Hawaii, HI – 0
33rd – North Carolina, NC – 0
33rd – Virginia, VA – 0
JR Boys Greco-Roman Medal Match Results
106
1st – Ty Martin (Iowa) Dec. Dakota Harmer (Michigan), 1-1
3rd – Aidan Ortega (Illinois) Dec. Derik Kiefer (Georgia), 9-7
5th – Stephano Calderon (South Carolina) Dec. DeVaughn Miller (Alabama), 5-2
7th – Parker Williams (Florida) T.F. Grady Swalberg (Utah), 10-2 (2:03)
113
1st – Cason Craft (Oklahoma) Dec. Niko Odiotti (Illinois), 8-2
3rd – Austin Hayes (Maryland) T.F. Blackburn Savage (Ohio), 8-0 (2:59)
5th – Koa DeLoach (Florida) T.F. RJ Phelan (Florida), 8-0 (0:44)
7th – Evan Centeno (Utah) T.F. Rowdy Angst (Missouri), 12-2 (3:40)
120
1st – Michael Rundell (Illinois) T.F. Ray Long (Illinois), 14-4 (3:00)
3rd – Brendon Oehme (South Dakota) F. Dustin John Snider (Colorado), 4:12
5th – Kaleb Blackner (Utah) F. Tyler Verceles (Maryland), 3:49
7th – Joel Friederichs (Minnesota) Dec. Lazarus McEwen (Washington), 8-6
126
1st – Cruzer Dominguez (Nebraska) T.F. Isaiah Jones (Oklahoma), 10-1 (2:33)
3rd – Nicolas Enzminger (North Dakota) T.F. Titan Friederichs (Minnesota), 9-0 (1:44)
5th – Thiago Silva (California) For. Loc Webber (Ohio),
7th – Kai Plinski (West Virginia) T.F. Jesse Landtroop (Oregon), 8-0 (0:24)
132
1st – Jamiel Castleberry (Illinois) Dec. Tommy Wurster (Ohio), 6-5
3rd – Kaleb Pratt (Illinois) Dec. Caleb Schaefer (Indiana), 5-1
5th – Robert Ruscitti (Illinois) T.F. Jr Ortega (Colorado), 9-0 (2:01)
7th – Aidan McClure (Illinois) F. Chase Kastner (Connecticut), 2:42
138
1st – Nicholas Sorrow (Michigan) Dec. Thomas Banas (Illinois), 4-1
3rd – Gage Bjerga (Minnesota) T.F. Matthew Orbeta (California), 9-1 (4:05)
5th – Jensen Boyd (Indiana) T.F. Louden Elliott (New York), 9-1 (3:53)
7th – Blake Nevils (Idaho) T.F. William Christopher (Wisconsin), 9-0 (5:42)
144
1st – Ned Kauffman (Pennsylvania) T.F. Liam Collins (Minnesota), 8-0 (1:39)
3rd – Mason Goelz (Indiana) Dec. Tyler Stephens (Maryland), 8-6
5th – Adante Washington (Illinois) Dec. Mason DesRochers (Washington), 4-1
7th – Garrison Sartain (Oklahoma) Dec. Anthony Severino (New York), 11-8
150
1st – Gavin Weichelt (Colorado) Dec. Legend Ellis (Oklahoma), 6-0
3rd – Austin Collins (Colorado) T.F. Bennett Kujawa (Minnesota), 13-0 (1:07)
5th – Dimitri Kizer (Oklahoma) F. Hayden Reuter (Alaska), 1:09
7th – Samson McKissick Staley (New York) Dec. David Burchett (Colorado), 9-7
157
1st – Jacob Morris (Alaska) Dec. Wyatt Medlin (Illinois), 5-4
3rd – Gregory Torosian (California) T.F. Daniel Acosta (Texas), 8-0 (4:47)
5th – Dominic Way (West Virginia) Dec. Donald Jackson (Kansas), 10-9
7th – Parker Casey (Iowa) F. Micah McCaskill (Texas), 0:34
165
1st – Jared Remington (Texas) Dec. Cael Gilmore (Ohio), 5-3
3rd – Tre Haines (Washington) Dec. Thunder Page (Kansas), 3-0
5th – Emerson Tjaden (Kansas) T.F. Drake Morrison (Idaho), 9-0 (0:45)
7th – Preston Scott (Oklahoma) F. Aiden Arnett (Illinois), 2:58
175
1st – Ivan Ivanov (Idaho) T.F. Gary High (Tennessee), 8-0 (1:25)
3rd – Lucas Boe (Florida) Dec. Mason Carnrite (California), 6-5
5th – Noah Tucker (Maryland) Dec. Grady Weinbrenner (Minnesota), 8-8
7th – Ty’Quavion Smart (Illinois) Dec. Jad Urribarri (Florida), 6-4
190
1st – Waylon Cressell (Iowa) Dec. Victor Marks-Jenkins (Maryland), 4-3
3rd – Shepard Stephens (Utah) F. Hugh Meyer (North Dakota), 2:45
5th – Kyle Gallo (Florida) T.F. Caden Grenier (Minnesota), 9-0 (2:09)
7th – Andy Franke (Iowa) T.F. Gabriel Cohn (Minnesota), 12-3 (3:55)
215
1st – Ladd Holman (Utah) T.F. Jaxon Penovich (Illinois), 8-0 (1:54)
3rd – Gage Ponton (Idaho) Dec. Cooper Reves (Kansas), 9-5
5th – Carter Brown (Missouri) Dec. Xander Dossett (Georgia), 7-3
7th – Carter Vannest (California) T.F. Layne O’Neil (Michigan), 17-6 (2:24)
285
1st – Ashton Honnold (Iowa) Dec. Joe Constable (Iowa), 2-0
3rd – Kade West (Washington) Dec. Jeremy Marshall (Illinois), 5-0
5th – Matthew Cooley (California) Dec. JT Kelso (Iowa), 2-1
7th – Damian Bodiu (Texas) For. Noah Larios (California),
16U Boys Greco-Roman Team Scores
1st – Iowa, IA – 190
2nd – Pennsylvania, PA – 152
3rd – Illinois, IL – 143
4th – Utah, UT – 106
5th – Wisconsin, WI – 103
6th – Minnesota, MN – 102
7th – Alaska, AK – 82
8th – California, CA – 81
9th – Washington, WA – 74
10th – Florida, FL – 61
11th – Colorado, CO – 50
12th – Michigan, MI – 47
13th – Virginia, VA – 45
14th – Idaho, ID – 40
14th – Arizona, AZ – 40
16th – Maryland, MD – 29
16th – Indiana, IN – 29
18th – Ohio, OH – 27
19th – New Jersey, NJ – 25
19th – Tennessee, TN – 25
21st – New York, NY – 23
22nd – Arkansas, AR – 22
22nd – Oklahoma, OK – 22
24th – Kansas, KS – 20
25th – Oregon, OR – 17
26th – Nevada, NV – 15
27th – Connecticut, CT – 12
28th – North Dakota, ND – 9
29th – Hawaii, HI – 7
30th – Georgia, GA – 5
30th – South Carolina, SC – 5
30th – Alabama, AL – 5
33rd – North Carolina, NC – 2
34th – South Dakota, SD – 0
34th – Montana, MT – 0
34th – Missouri, MO – 0
34th – Maine, ME – 0
34th – Texas, TX – 0
34th – New Mexico, NM – 0
34th – Rhode Island, RI – 0
34th – Massachusetts, MA – 0
34th – Delaware, DE – 0
34th – Nebraska, NE – 0
34th – Wyoming, WY – 0
34th – West Virginia, WV – 0
34th – Vermont, VT – 0
16U Boys Greco-Roman Medal Match Results
88
1st – Giovonni Nix (Illinois) F. Caleb Heyder (Utah), 0:48
3rd – Ryker Rollans (Nevada) Dec. Elijah Jensen (Washington), 10-10
5th – Dylan Verceles (Maryland) F. Reed Akkerman (Wisconsin), 2:46
7th – Cameron Smith (Ohio) T.F. Logan Rang (Pennsylvania), 9-1 (3:20)
94
1st – Chase Smith (Tennessee) T.F. Mason Irwin (New Jersey), 8-0 (0:54)
3rd – Isaac Hierro (Arizona) Dec. Grady Glowacki (Illinois), 7-1
5th – Samuel Svitana (California) T.F. Jarek Gallegos (Colorado), 11-2 (1:59)
7th – George Dipsey (New Jersey) Dec. Colton Wiseman (Indiana), 7-3
100
1st – Shay Lundvall (Iowa) Dec. Leonidas Murillo (Pennsylvania), 8-5
3rd – Cyrus Millage (Iowa) Dec. Gavin Boller (Michigan), 9-4
5th – Elias Faith (Indiana) T.F. Kenly Estevez (Florida), 10-0 (1:38)
7th – Grayson Schroeder (Minnesota) T.F. Brison Romero (Colorado), 8-0 (1:31)
106
1st – Jack Holman (Utah) T.F. Amir Newman-Winfrey (Iowa), 9-0 (1:30)
3rd – Quentin Walls (California) Dec. Casen Becker (Colorado), 9-2
5th – Miro Parr-Coffin (Washington) Dec. Cole Lemberg (Illinois), 6-1
7th – Jantz Greenhalgh (Utah) T.F. Cam Johnson (North Carolina), 9-0 (1:03)
113
1st – Evan Cies (Pennsylvania) T.F. Manny Novelli (Alaska), 9-1 (3:52)
3rd – Leonydes Peraza (Florida) T.F. Garrett Bjerga (Minnesota), 8-0 (0:40)
5th – Chase Lawrence (Minnesota) Dec. Ashur Whitmer (Iowa), 7-5
7th – Jake Strickland (South Carolina) Dec. Isaac Showalter (Illinois), 11-9
120
1st – Diego Robertty (Iowa) F. Wade Stubbs (Kansas), 2:58
3rd – Blake Mauch (Utah) T.F. Lincoln Swick (Wisconsin), 11-2 (4:00)
5th – Alyis Brown (Florida) T.F. Spenser McCammon (Indiana), 12-4 (3:06)
7th – Xavier Seabury (New York) T.F. Dylan Phillips (Michigan), 11-2 (2:29)
126
1st – Trestin Houck (Alaska) F. Flynn Arnestad (Pennsylvania), 2:49
3rd – Scout Scott (Idaho) Dec. Beckett Edstrom (Minnesota), 11-10
5th – Arcadius Cruz (Washington) Med. For. Zachary Donalson (Arkansas),
7th – Jaden Washington (Illinois) Dec. Jeremy Carver (Indiana), 11-6
132
1st – Obadiah Willis (Illinois) Dec. Weston Baumgartner (Maryland), 7-1
3rd – Lewis Davis (Arkansas) Dec. Ryder Owen (Washington), 8-1
5th – Gunner Knudsen (Utah) F. Isaac Weber (Wisconsin), 0:30
7th – Quint Copeland (Colorado) Dec. Garrett Bills (Iowa), 8-2
138
1st – Austin Schield (Washington) Dec. Aspen Tritz (Wisconsin), 8-3
3rd – Uriah Anderson (Utah) F. Jaxsen Bailey (Connecticut), 1:06
5th – Hudson Bragg (Colorado) T.F. Tyler Paulson (Wisconsin), 9-0 (4:00)
7th – Elliot Wullbrandt (Oregon) Dec. Marcel Hawkins (Oklahoma), 8-8
144
1st – Shane Ostermiller (Alaska) F. Jeremiah Hayes (Illinois), 2:51
3rd – Devin Ehler (Illinois) Dec. Riley Watts (Iowa), 6-5
5th – Mason McDonald (Pennsylvania) T.F. Jackson Humphrey (California), 9-0 (1:58)
7th – Drake Sheffield (Oklahoma) Med. For. Wyatt Rock (New York),
150
1st – Lincoln Steele (Idaho) Dec. Reza Massjouni (Virginia), 4-2
3rd – Stetson Gabel (Colorado) T.F. Owin Koethe (Iowa), 23-12 (4:00)
5th – Everett Zeitler (Wisconsin) T.F. Daniel Jones (New York), 8-0 (0:34)
7th – Kaden Clark (Alabama) For. Gavin Cantera (Ohio),
165
1st – Jaiden Finger (Arizona) T.F. Blest Woods (Iowa), 13-4 (1:31)
3rd – Terriel Cooke (Florida) Dec. Elias Motta (Minnesota), 3-3
5th – Michael Daleiden (Wisconsin) Dec. Chaney Lewis Jr. (Pennsylvania), 7-5
7th – Rex Ayshford (Minnesota) T.F. Talen Tuchscherer (North Dakota), 9-1 (2:16)
175
1st – Tyde Nelsen (Iowa) Dec. Layden Acevedo (Pennsylvania), 9-5
3rd – Blu Stephens (Utah) F. Cael Tyler (Michigan), 1:50
5th – Peter Mikedis (New York) T.F. Arel Francke (California), 8-0 (1:06)
7th – Aiden Rodriguez (Illinois) Med. For. Destan Skelly (Minnesota),
190
1st – Mason McDonnell (California) Dec. Bryce Collins (Pennsylvania), 6-1
3rd – Daniel Jackson (Illinois) F. Layth Qouchbane (Oregon), 0:48
5th – Noah Soto (California) Med. For. Duane Leslie (Washington),
7th – Ibrahim Dheel (Virginia) F. Ashton Prahin (Michigan), 1:20
215
1st – Kade Splinter (Wisconsin) T.F. Zachary Leftwich (Virginia), 11-0 (2:08)
3rd – Phillip Harris (Minnesota) Dec. Charlie Powers (Alaska), 6-3
5th – Emmanuel Ocansey (Pennsylvania) F. Lucas Lewandowski (Michigan), 3:13
7th – Adrian Fuchs (Minnesota) F. Carter Eddy (Iowa), 1:51
285
1st – Sawyer Schendel (Minnesota) Dec. John Montgomery (Pennsylvania), 5-0
3rd – Lucas Franklin (Oklahoma) F. Michael Carter (Michigan), 1:33
5th – A.W. VanKirk (Indiana) Dec. Garrett Cowan (North Dakota), 10-3
7th – Lucian Lorenz (Wisconsin) Dec. Kriss Vazquez (Wisconsin), 1-1