2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals

MATPAC had a number of wrestlers compete in USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. 

We brought home two National Champions, Ben DeForest and LJ Araujo! 

LJ was also named Outstanding Wrestler for the Junior age division!  

 

Other All Americans are as follows: 

Kayden Egeberg - 3rd

Rocker Aguilar - 5th

Jack Praska - 5th

Solly Jonas - 6th

Remington Anhorn - 7th

Yates White Buffalo Jr - 7th

Joey Enzminger - 8th

 

Complete results are as follows.

 

2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals Results for MATPAC

 

Junior Boys 120

Benjamin DeForest's place is 1st and has scored 28.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Benjamin DeForest (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Benjamin DeForest (ND) won by decision over Alexander Hague (CO) (Dec 5-0)

• Quarterfinal - Benjamin DeForest (ND) won by decision over Jaxton Packer (ID) (Dec 3-2)

• Semifinal - Benjamin DeForest (ND) won by decision over Anthony Lopez (NM) (Dec 4-0)

• 1st Place Match - Benjamin DeForest (ND) won by fall over Talen Eck (ID) (Fall 2:55)

Junior Boys 152

Leandro (lj) Araujo's place is 1st and has scored 30.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Leandro (lj) Araujo (ND) won by fall over Jack Newton (MN) (Fall 0:23)

• Champ. Round 2 - Leandro (lj) Araujo (ND) won by fall over Dirk Boyles (IA) (Fall 1:09)

• Champ. Round 3 - Leandro (lj) Araujo (ND) won by decision over Evan G Manzo (CA) (Dec 10-4)

• Quarterfinal - Leandro (lj) Araujo (ND) won by decision over William Denny (IL) (Dec 5-0)

• Semifinal - Leandro (lj) Araujo (ND) won by decision over Xerarch Tungjaroenkul (KS) (Dec 3-0)

• 1st Place Match - Leandro (lj) Araujo (ND) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jaydon Robinson (IL) (SV-1 4-2)

Junior Boys 160

Izac Turner's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Brennen Benedict (NV) won by fall over Izac Turner (ND) (Fall 2:27)

• Cons. Round 1 - Izac Turner (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Jaydon Mattingly (MO) won by fall over Izac Turner (ND) (Fall 3:56)

Junior Boys 160

Eliot Spallinger's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Seth Martin (ID) won by fall over Eliot Spallinger (ND) (Fall 0:27)

• Cons. Round 1 - Eliot Spallinger (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Anthony Bauer (IL) won by fall over Eliot Spallinger (ND) (Fall 2:32)

16U 106

Cade Nieuwsma's place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Cade Nieuwsma (ND) won by decision over Kaiden Hahn (WI) (Dec 3-2)

• Champ. Round 2 - Alex Rozas (LA) won by tech fall over Cade Nieuwsma (ND) (TF 15-0)

• Cons. Round 2 - Jackson Olson (IL) won by decision over Cade Nieuwsma (ND) (Dec 8-3)

16U 113

Nicolas Enzminger's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. (Scratched due to illness)

16U 120

Coltan Ireland's place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Jake Kos (MN) won by decision over Coltan Ireland (ND) (Dec 5-2)

• Cons. Round 1 - Coltan Ireland (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Coltan Ireland (ND) won by decision over Caleb Gustafson (NM) (Dec 9-4)

• Cons. Round 3 - Toby Shipman (OK) won by tech fall over Coltan Ireland (ND) (TF 16-0)

16U 120

Joey Enzminger's place is 8th and has scored 8.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Gugelman Ii (ID) won by major decision over Joey Enzminger (ND) (Maj 10-0)

• Cons. Round 1 - Joey Enzminger (ND) won by major decision over Logan Meyer (WI) (Maj 14-1)

• Cons. Round 2 - Joey Enzminger (ND) won by decision over Noyd Monroe (ID) (Dec 6-0)

• Cons. Round 3 - Joey Enzminger (ND) won by tech fall over Ephram Ormiston (AL) (TF 15-0)

• Cons. Round 4 - Joey Enzminger (ND) won by major decision over Ty Adams (ID) (Maj 11-2)

• Cons. Round 5 - Nathan Gugelman Ii (ID) won by major decision over Joey Enzminger (ND) (Maj 10-2)

• 7th Place Match - Toby Shipman (OK) won by major decision over Joey Enzminger (ND) (Maj 11-0)

16U 138

Logan Mertens's place is unknown and has scored 8.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Teague Smith (IA) won by major decision over Logan Mertens (ND) (Maj 11-0)

• Cons. Round 1 - Logan Mertens (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Logan Mertens (ND) won by fall over Liam Gatlin (TX) (Fall 4:23)

• Cons. Round 3 - Logan Mertens (ND) won by major decision over Jackson McDaniel (CO) (Maj 18-8)

• Cons. Round 4 - Joshua Baughcum (GA) won by decision over Logan Mertens (ND) (Dec 11-5)

16U 145

Tiernan Glass's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Killian Vaughan (KS) won by fall over Tiernan Glass (ND) (Fall 5:36)

• Cons. Round 1 - Tiernan Glass (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Kellen Long (MO) won by tech fall over Tiernan Glass (ND) (TF 16-0)

16U 152

Clark Thompson's place is unknown and has scored 6.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Clark Thompson (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Bradley Rodriguez-Little (MN) won by major decision over Clark Thompson (ND) (Maj 18-6)

• Cons. Round 2 - Clark Thompson (ND) won by fall over Troy Thomas (AL) (Fall 1:40)

• Cons. Round 3 - Clark Thompson (ND) won by fall over Deegyn Harris (ID) (Fall 0:30)

• Cons. Round 4 - Rocker Aguilar (ND) won by decision over Clark Thompson (ND) (Dec 12-10)

16U 152

Rocker Aguilar's place is 5th and has scored 13.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Rocker Aguilar (ND) won by decision over Jacob Hiland (IA) (Dec 9-2)

• Champ. Round 2 - Rocker Aguilar (ND) won by fall over Noah Davis-Cornett (IN) (Fall 1:20)

• Quarterfinal - Royce Lopez (IL) won by major decision over Rocker Aguilar (ND) (Maj 16-8)

• Cons. Round 4 - Rocker Aguilar (ND) won by decision over Clark Thompson (ND) (Dec 12-10)

• Cons. Round 5 - Rocker Aguilar (ND) won by decision over Jacob Hiland (IA) (Dec 10-3)

• Cons. Semi - Brandon Dean (NJ) won by fall over Rocker Aguilar (ND) (Fall 1:55)

• 5th Place Match - Rocker Aguilar (ND) won by decision over Damion Hamilton (ID) (Dec 3-2)

16U 182

Carter Michlitsch's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Carter Michlitsch (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Joseph Muhlstein (MN) won by fall over Carter Michlitsch (ND) (Fall 0:16)

• Cons. Round 2 - Brenden Watts (MN) won by decision over Carter Michlitsch (ND) (Dec 5-0)

16U 220

Solly Jonas's place is 6th and has scored 12.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Hayden Smith (IN) won by fall over Solly Jonas (ND) (Fall 4:16)

• Cons. Round 1 - Solly Jonas (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Solly Jonas (ND) won by fall over Brayden Williams (IA) (Fall 3:17)

• Cons. Round 3 - Solly Jonas (ND) won by fall over Jay Krueger (WI) (Fall 0:34)

• Cons. Semi - Nehemiah Lendobeja (WI) won by decision over Solly Jonas (ND) (Dec 8-6)

• 5th Place Match - Hyrum Heindel (ID) won by fall over Solly Jonas (ND) (Fall 0:27)

14U 97

Kayden Egeberg's place is 3rd and has scored 23.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Kayden Egeberg (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 - Kayden Egeberg (ND) won by decision over Jack Simpson (CO) (Dec 4-3)

• Quarterfinal - Kayden Egeberg (ND) won by fall over Bishop Hammen (IA) (Fall 3:30)

• Semifinal - Kayden Egeberg (ND) won by fall over Oliver Lange (IA) (Fall 1:00)

• 1st Place Match - Michael Daleiden (WI) won by fall over Kayden Egeberg (ND) (Fall 3:55)

• 2nd Place Match - Jaimon Mogard (IA) won by decision over Kayden Egeberg (ND) (Dec 5-2)

14U 136

Remington Anhorn's place is 7th and has scored 5.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Remington Anhorn (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Quarterfinal - Jackson Smith (IN) won by decision over Remington Anhorn (ND) (Dec 4-1)

• Cons. Round 2 - Remington Anhorn (ND) won by fall over Christopher Schwab (MN) (Fall 0:38)

• Cons. Round 3 - Tobias Pacheco (MI) won in sudden victory - 1 over Remington Anhorn (ND) (SV-1 2-0)

• 7th Place Match - Remington Anhorn (ND) won by decision over Maximo Xolo (WI) (Dec 5-0)

14U 187

Jack Praska's place is 5th and has scored 7.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Ceasar Salas (IN) won by fall over Jack Praska (ND) (Fall 1:42)

• Cons. Round 1 - Jack Praska (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Semi - Sergio Baity (IL) won by fall over Jack Praska (ND) (Fall 1:40)

• 5th Place Match - Jack Praska (ND) won by fall over Aiden Stiven (ND) (Fall 0:51)

12U 63

Austin Bass's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Isaac Benedict (IA) won by fall over Austin Bass (ND) (Fall 3:54)

• Cons. Round 1 - Austin Bass (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Blayden Thompson (NC) won by decision over Austin Bass (ND) (Dec 7-0)

12U 70

Gunner Fricke's place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Noah Thomas (IL) won by fall over Gunner Fricke (ND) (Fall 2:22)

• Cons. Round 1 - Gunner Fricke (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Gunner Fricke (ND) won by decision over Nico Lomeli (IL) (Dec 6-1)

• Cons. Round 3 - Kanoa Saferite (VA) won by decision over Gunner Fricke (ND) (Dec 7-2)

12U 82

Yates White Buffalo Jr's place is 7th and has scored 7.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Yates White Buffalo Jr (ND) won by fall over Jax Wilson (IA) (Fall 1:44)

• Quarterfinal - Jaxson Boucher (MI) won by tech fall over Yates White Buffalo Jr (ND) (TF 15-0)

• Cons. Round 2 - Yates White Buffalo Jr (ND) won by decision over Kalel Winesburgh (TN) (Dec 4-0)

• Cons. Round 3 - Brogan Sendele (IL) won by decision over Yates White Buffalo Jr (ND) (Dec 7-0)

• 7th Place Match - Yates White Buffalo Jr (ND) won by decision over Graham Lofton (MN) (Dec 5-1)

12U 86

Jack Jenkins's place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Jameson Steffes (WI) won by major decision over Jack Jenkins (ND) (Maj 10-0)

• Cons. Round 1 - Jack Jenkins (ND) received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 2 - Jack Jenkins (ND) won by decision over Chase Headlee (IL) (Dec 8-7)

• Cons. Round 3 - Alexander Keyes (IA) won by fall over Jack Jenkins (ND) (Fall 1:34)

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Junior HARD LUCK 158-159

Izac Turner's place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 1 - Seiya Thompson (ID) won by decision over Izac Turner (ND) (Dec 6-0)

• Round 2 - Devon Jeffreys (AL) won by decision over Izac Turner (ND) (Dec 9-6)

• Round 3 - Brady Haas (IL) won by decision over Izac Turner (ND) (Dec 7-0)

Junior HARD LUCK 158-158

Eliot Spallinger's place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 1 - Raphael Tovar (IL) won by decision over Eliot Spallinger (ND) (Dec 8-5)

• Round 2 - William Rivers (AL) won by fall over Eliot Spallinger (ND) (Fall 2:43)

• Round 3 - Eli Prather (ID) won by fall over Eliot Spallinger (ND) (Fall 0:45)

16U HARD LUCK 113-118

Coltan Ireland's place is 2nd and has scored 10.0 team points.

• Round 1 - Ben Arbotante (IL) won by decision over Coltan Ireland (ND) (Dec 3-1)

• Round 2 - Coltan Ireland (ND) won by decision over Brody Buhman (IA) (Dec 11-4)

• Round 3 - Coltan Ireland (ND) won by decision over Logan Meyer (WI) (Dec 5-4)

16U HARD LUCK 179-182

Carter Michlitsch's place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points.

• Round 1 - Nathaniel Wade (TN) won by fall over Carter Michlitsch (ND) (Fall 4:36)

• Round 2 - Carter Michlitsch (ND) won by fall over Preston Kepler (NM) (Fall 1:30)

• Round 3 - Carter Michlitsch (ND) won by fall over Anthony Aranda (WI) (Fall 2:37)

16U HARD LUCK 143-148

Tiernan Glass's place is 4th and has scored 4.0 team points.

• Round 1 - Killian Vaughan (KS) won by fall over Tiernan Glass (ND) (Fall 2:16)

• Round 2 - Douglas Gemberling (IL) won by decision over Tiernan Glass (ND) (Dec 7-6)

• Round 3 - Gabriel Metzler (WI) won by fall over Tiernan Glass (ND) (Fall 4:01)