FARGO - Running Notebook

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Recap - Quick Facts

- Sabrina Nauss solidified herself in the top-5 for the state of Michigan with her 5th national championship in Fargo. She is tied for third with Andre Metzger and trailing only Brent Metcalf (7) and Adam Coon (6)
- Plainwell HS led the way this Fargo season with three All Americans (M. Nieuwenhuis, D. Nieuwenhuis, Gyorkos). Dundee was the only other school with multiple AAs (Cosby, Beaufait)
- Detroit Catholic Central HS continued impressive streak of having an All American in every year since 2009 (Grayson Fuchs). They have had 17 All Americans in that time
- Allen Park, LakeVille, Gladstone, Bronson, and St. Joseph had their first ever Fargo All Americans
- Team Michigan averaged 20 All Americans per year over the last 5 tournaments (2018 through 2023, with no tournament in 2020 due to COVID). This year, they had 22 placers

Total Number Placers by Style and Division

16U Greco - 3
16U Freestyle - 4
Junior Greco - 3
Junior Freestyle - 2
16U Girls - 7
Junior Girls - 3
Total - 22 Placers

Day 7 - 16U and Junior Boys Greco

Fargo 2024 is officially finished, and Team Michigan had yet another success week at the toughest tournament in the country. 16U and Junior boys Greco saw three placers in each division for the mitten state. Plainwell led the way in 16U, seeing two placers in Greco. Dylan Nieuwenhuis and Austin Gyorkos both won their blood round matches to reach the podium for the first time in their Fargo careers. Frederick Hammond of LakeVille HS also had a big win in the blood round to reach All American Status. In the Junior division, three different high schools claimed an All American. Santana Ramon (Allen Park HS) reached the semis before wrestling to 6th place. Joining him for Team Michigan were Drew Hansen (Gladstone) and Landon Thomas (St. Joseph), who both won their blood round matches on Saturday morning.

16U Greco Placers

94lbs - Dylan Nieuwenhuis (Plainwell, 8th Grade), 6th
138lbs - Austin Gyorkos (Plainwell HS), 7th
175lbs - Frederick Hammond (LakeVille HS), 8th

Junior Greco Placers

113lbs - Santana Ramon (Allen Park HS), 6th
126lbs - Drew Hansen (Gladstone HS), 7th
138lbs - Landon Thomas (St. Joseph HS), 8th

16U - One Match From Placing

106lbs - Carson Blum (Lowell, 8th Grade)
165lbs - JayDen Williams (Roseville HS)
175lbs - Brock Foster (Fowlerville HS)

Day 6 - 16U and Junior Boys Greco

Fargo 2024 is winding down, with the tournament finishing up tomorrow. Greco is today and tomorrow, with wrestling running through the Round of 16 today. There are a handful of Michigan Grapplers left at both the 16U and Junior level. JayDen Williams is leading the way again for 16U, cruising into the quarterfinals with two pins and a tech. Brock Foster has put together a great tournament thus far, also reaching the QF round. For the Juniors, Santana Ramon and Drew Hansen are in the quarterfinals, while Layne O'Neil will wrestle in the Round of 16.

Round of 16 finishes, and Quarterfinals begin, alongside the consolation rounds Saturday morning at 10am EST on Saturday. The finals will be tomorrow at 7pm EST.

16U Championship Bracket‍

165lbs - JayDen Williams (Roseville HS)
175lbs - Brock Foster (Fowlerville HS)

16U Consolation Bracket

88lbs - Dakota Harmer (Lakewood, 8th)
94lbs - Dylan Nieuwenhuis (Plainwell HS)
106lbs - Carson Blum (Lowell, 8th Grade)
106lbs - Layne Martin (Rockford HS)
120lbs - Jamison Gregory (Detroit CC HS)
120lbs - Matthew Quigley (Traverse City West HS)
126lbs - Dale Gant III (Grand Rapids CC HS)
132lbs - Nathaniel Carter (Clarkston HS)
138lbs - Austin Gyorkos (Plainwell HS)
175lbs - Frederick Hammond (LakeVille HS)
175lbs - Lucas Vail (Lakeview HS)

Junior Championship Bracket

113lbs - Santana Ramon (Allen Park HS)
132lbs - Drew Hansen (Gladstone HS)
215lbs - Layne O'Neil (Fowlerville HS)

Junior Consolation Bracket

138lbs - Landon Thomas (St. Joseph HS)
175lbs - Micah Roper (Oxford HS)
175lbs - Michael Baldwin (Arthur Hill HS)
285lbs - Cal Chapman (Dowagiac HS)
285lbs - Landon Morris (Lake Orion HS)

Day 5 - 16U and Junior Boys Freestyle

In 16U, JayDen Williams followed up on last year's 3rd-place Greco finish with a runner-up finish this year in Freestyle. Williams was impressive in the semis, going up 10-0 before picking up the fall over Tsari (Maryland). In the finals, Williams dropped a 10-0 tech to #8 nationally ranked Aaron Stewart (Illinois). Michigan would have three others placers in 16U, including Grayson Fuchs, who kept the DCC Fargo All American streak alive. The Shamrocks have had an All American every year since 2009.

Layne Martin gave Rockford their first All American since Ben Bennett (champ) and Kyle Waldo (7th) placed in 2008. Dundee came away with a pair of placers, including Beaufait in 16U and Blake Cosby in Juniors. Lastly, Jarrett Smith (Lowell) followed up on his 1st-place finish last year as a Cadet with an All American finish this year as a Junior.

16U Placers
106lbs - Layne Martin (Rockford HS), 6th Place
132lbs - Grayson Fuchs (Detroit CC HS), 6th Place
165lbs - JayDen Williams (Roseville HS), 2nd Place
165lbs - Don Beaufait (Dundee HS), 8th Place

Junior Placers
106lbs - Jarrett Smith (Lowell HS), 3rd
150lbs - Blake Cosby (Dundee HS), 5th

16U - One Match From Placing
88lbs - Dakota Harmer (Lakewood, 8th Grade)
94lbs - Dylan Nieuwenhuis (Plainwell, 8th Grade)
120lbs - Nicholas Sorrow (Hudson HS)
144lbs - Dallas Korponic (Hartland HS)

Junior - One Match From Placing
126lbs - Bodie Abbey (Hartland HS)
132lbs - Jackson Blum (Lowell HS)

Day 4, Evening - 16U and Junior Boys Freestyle

Two 16U boys have locked up All American honors by reaching the semis, which will take place Wednesday morning. Layne Martin at 106lbs and JayDen Williams at 165lbs both picked up big wins in the quarterfinals to secure their spots on the podium. Martin teched Woode (Hawaii) in just over a minute, while Williams won a 12-6 battle over 18-seed Kelly (Illinois). Martin will see Hayden Schwab, the son of Northern Iowa head coach Doug Schwab. Williams will see 3-seed Tsarni of Maryland. Williams fell just short of the finals last year, bringing home a 3rd-place finish. To improve on that finish, he will have to get through Tsarni, who went a combined 14-0 a few weeks ago at the National Duals.

There are 10 other Michigan Grapplers alive in the blood round, including 6 in 16U and 4 in Juniors. The blood round will take place in the morning session along with the semifinals.

16U Championship Bracket

106lbs - Layne Martin (Rockford HS)
165lbs - JayDen Williams (Roseville HS)

16U Consolation Bracket

88lbs - Dakota Harmer (Lakewood, 8th Grade)
94lbs - Dylan Nieuwenhuis (Plainwell, 8th Grade)
120lbs - Nicholas Sorrow (Hudson HS)
132lbs - Grayson Fuchs (Detroit CC HS)
144lbs - Dallas Korponic (Hartland HS)
165lbs - Don Beaufait (Dundee HS)

Junior Consolation Bracket

106lbs - Jarrett Smith (Lowell HS)
126lbs - Bodie Abbey (Hartland HS)
132lbs - Jackson Blum (Lowell HS)
150lbs - Blake Cosby (Dundee HS)

Day 4, Morning - 16U and Junior Boys Freestyle

Session IX of Fargo begins shortly at 4pm EST, and there are still a handful of Michigan Grapplers alive. This round will have two championship rounds (Round of 16 and Quarterfinals), and three rounds on the back side (up to the blood round). In the Round of 16, Michigan has 10 guys in 16U and 4 guys in Juniors. There are also 11 Michigan Grapplers alive on the back side in 16U and 15 alive in Juniors.

16U Championship Bracket

88lbs - Dakota Harmer (Lakewood, 8th Grade)
94lbs - Dylan Nieuwenhuis (Plainwell HS)
106lbs - Layne Martin (Rockford HS)
120lbs - Nicholas Sorrow (Hudson HS)
132lbs - Grayson Fuchs (Detroit CC HS)
144lbs - Dallas Korponic (Hartland HS)
144lbs - Nathaniel Carter (Clarkston HS)
157lbs - Julius Pacheco (Davison HS)
165lbs - JayDen Williams (Roseville HS)
175lbs - Frederick Hammond (LakeVille HS)

16U Consolation Bracket

106lbs - Carson Blum (Lowell, 8th Grade)
106lbs - Jordan Zambon (Riverview Gabriel Richard HS)
113lbs - Deacon Morgan (Rochester HS)
113lbs - Mason Katschor (Dundee HS)
120lbs - Mason Haines (Dundee HS)
120lbs - Matthew Quigley (Traverse City West HS)
126lbs - Dale Gant III (Grand Rapids CC HS)
138lbs - Bryce Morrison (Hamilton HS)
144lbs - Austin Gyorkos (Plainwell HS)
165lbs - Don Beaufait (Dundee HS)
175lbs - Brock Foster (Fowlerville HS)

Junior Championship Bracket

106lbs - Jarrett Smith (Lowell HS)
132lbs - Jackson Blum (Lowell HS)
150lbs - Blake Cosby (Dundee HS)
165lbs - Sebastian Martinez (Riverview Gabriel Richard HS)

Junior Consolation Bracket

120lbs - Carl Nihranz (Dakota HS)
120lbs - Brady Baker (Stevensville Lakeshore HS)
120lbs - Wyatt Lees (Detroit CC HS)
126lbs - Drew Hansen (Gladstone HS)
126lbs - Bodie Abbey (Hartland HS)
126lbs - Mack Moscovic (Detroit CC HS)
150lbs - Lane Button (Wayland HS)
157lbs - Owen Segorski (Lowell HS)
165lbs - Kole Katschor (Dundee HS)
175lbs - Michael Baldwin (Arthur Hill HS)
190lbs - Adam Bazzi (Stoney Creek HS)
215lbs - Layne O'Neil (Fowlerville HS)
285lbs - James Mahon (Goodrich HS)
285lbs - Joel Simon (Lakewood HS)
285lbs - Cal Chapman (Dowagiac HS)

Day 3 - 16U and Junior Boys Freestyle

For 16U, Michigan has 15 in the championship bracket and 18 still alive in the consi rounds. The Juniors have 8 and 14, respectively. Both age groups have reached the Round of 32 on the front side and the Consi Round of 64 on the back side. Championship and consolation rounds for both 16U and Juniors will resume Tuesday morning at 10am EST, with wrestling running through the quarterfinals tomorrow.

16U Championship Bracket

88lbs - Dakota Harmer (Lakewood, 8th Grade)
94lbs - Dylan Nieuwenhuis (Plainwell HS)
106lbs - Layne Martin (Rockford HS)
120lbs - Mason Haines (Dundee HS)
120lbs - Matthew Quigley (Traverse City West HS)
120lbs - Nicholas Sorrow (Hudson HS)
126lbs - Dale Gant III (Grand Rapids CC HS)
132lbs - Grayson Fuchs (Detroit CC HS)
138lbs - Ryan Woods (Belding HS)
144lbs - Dallas Korponic (Hartland HS)
144lbs - Nathaniel Carter (Clarkston HS)
157lbs - Julius Pacheco (Davison HS)
165lbs - JayDen Williams (Roseville HS)
175lbs - Brock Foster (Fowlerville HS)
175lbs - Frederick Hammond (LakeVille HS)

16U Consolation Bracket

88lbs - Austin Witt (Lakewood, 8th Grade)
106lbs - Carson Blum (Lowell, 8th Grade)
106lbs - Jordan Zambon (Riverview Gabriel Richard HS)
113lbs - Mason Katschor (Dundee HS)
113lbs - Steven Vaughn (Davison HS)
113lbs - Ryan Totten (Detroit CC HS)
120lbs - Jamison Gregory (Detroit CC HS)
113lbs - Deacon Morgan (Rochester HS)
132lbs - Haydn Nutt (Dundee HS)
138lbs - Bryce Morrison (Hamilton HS)
144lbs - Austin Gyorkos (Plainwell HS)
150lbs - Eli Roe (Beaverton HS)
150lbs - Tobias Pacheco (Davison, 8th Grade)
157lbs - Grady Rousse (Traverse City Central HS)
165lbs - Don Beaufait (Dundee HS)
215lbs - Liam O'Neil (Fowlerville, 8th Grade)
285lbs - Nicholas Brasseur (Gladwin HS)

Junior Championship Bracket

106lbs - Jarrett Smith (Lowell HS)
120lbs - Brady Baker (Stevensville Lakeshore HS)
126lbs - Drew Hansen (Gladstone HS)
132lbs - Jackson Blum (Lowell HS)
150lbs - Blake Cosby (Dundee HS)
165lbs - Sebastian Martinez (Riverview Gabriel Richard HS)
190lbs - Adam Bazzi (Stoney Creek HS)
285lbs - Cal Chapman (Dowagiac HS)

Junior Consolation Bracket

120lbs - Carl Nihranz (Dakota HS)
120lbs - Wyatt Lees (Detroit CC HS)
126lbs - Bodie Abbey (Hartland HS)
126lbs - Mack Moscovic (Detroit CC HS)
132lbs - Conor Mc Alary (Hudsonville HS)
138lbs - Connor Younts (Clinton HS)
138lbs - Landon Thomas (St. Joseph HS)
138lbs - Jace Morgan (Rochester HS)
138lbs - Liam Fitzpatrick (Rockford HS)
144lbs - Buddy Leonard (Alma HS)
150lbs - Lane Button (Wayland HS)
157lbs - Owen Segorski (Lowell HS)
165lbs - Kole Katschor (Dundee HS)
175lbs - Micah Roper (Oxford HS)
175lbs - Michael Baldwin (Arthur Hill HS)
175lbs - Nolan Rowley (Bath HS)
190lbs - Gavin Turk (Paw Paw HS)
215lbs - Layne O'Neil (Fowlerville HS)
285lbs - Adin Young (Plainwell HS)
285lbs - James Mahon (Goodrich HS)
285lbs - Joel Simon (Lakewood HS)
285lbs - Landon Morris (Lake Orion HS)

Day 2 - 16U and Junior Women

Michigan continued their solid weekend on the final day of women's wrestling, ending the tournament with 2 national champions. The 16U squad finished in 4th place, while the Junior women ended up with a 9th-place finish. Kaili Manuel continued a stretch of dominance this season, winning a 16U Fargo championship at 148lbs. Sabrina Nauss was the champ for Junior women at 235lbs, giving her a 5th Stop Sign in Fargo, making her tied for third with legendary Andre Metzger in Michigan history. Only Brent Metcalf and Adam Coon ended their Fargo careers with more Stop Signs.

16U ended with 7 total placers, including Manuel as champ and Madison Nieuwenhuis and Cheyenne Frank taking 2nd. The Junior team ultimately had three placers, with Isabella Cepak having an outstanding tournament to reach the finals at 135lbs.

16U Placers‍

100lbs - Madison Nieuwenhuis (Plainwell HS), 2nd Place
112lbs - Nakayla Dawson (Westland John Glenn HS), 3rd Place
118lbs - Cheyenne Frank (Oxford HS), 2nd Place
118lbs - Alexis Lazar (N/A), 3rd Place
136lbs - Paisley Denault (Clarkston HS), 8th Place
148lbs - Kaili Manuel (Romeo HS), 1st Place
148lbs - Mackenna Webster (Bronson HS), 8th Place

Junior Placers

135lbs - Isabella Cepak (South Lyon East), 2nd Place
135lbs - Margaret Buurma (Fowlerville), 5th Place
235lbs - Sabrina Nauss (Brighton), 1st Place
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Day 1 - 16U and Junior Women‍

Michigan is top 6 in both girls divisions. 5th in 16U with 4 girls wrestling for a spot in the National Finals and 6th in Junior Women with 3 wrestling for spots in the finals.

Wrestling in the Semis Saturday Morning:
16U
100lbs - Madison Nieuwenhuis
112lbs - Nakayla Dawson
118lbs - Cheyenne Frank
148lbs - Kaili Manuel

Junior
135lbs - Margaret Burrma
135lbs - Isabella Cepak
235lbs - Sabrina Nauss

In the Blood Round Saturday Morning:
16U
118lbs - Alexia Lazar
136lbs - Paisley Denault
142lbs - Nanda Kibi
148lbs - Mackenna Webster

Junior
110lbs - Gigi Bragg

Schedule Today:

AM session (9am) - Semis & Consi Rounds
PM session (2pm) - Medal Matches
Evening (6pm) - Championship Finals