Junior National Duals Recap

Greco Recap

Michigan brought one Greco team to this year's National Duals, and they made the most of it, taking 8th in the country. Michigan kicked off the tournament with a convincing 55-16 win over Nebraska, before they won a barnburner over Pennsylvania. That win was huge, as Michigan would ultimately own the true-second win over PA to advance to the Gold/Silver pool. In the Gold Pool, Michigan would go 0-4 to finish 8th, but they were a total of 3 points away from wrestling for 3rd. They lost to Oklahoma by 2 and Washington by 1 to drop the the 7th place match.

Michigan Greco Dual Results

Pool C Round 1 - Michigan 55, Nebraska 16
Pool C Semis - Michigan 36*, Pennsylvania 35
Pool C Finals - Minnesota Blue 45, Michigan 22
Gold Pool Round 1 - Oklahoma 34, Michigan 32
Gold Pool Round 2 - Illinois 52, Michigan 13
Gold Pool Round 3 - Washington 33, Michigan 32
7th Place Match - Iowa 42, Michigan 26

Outstanding Greco Records

100lbs - Dakota Harmer (Lakewood HS), 5-2
106lbs - Dylan Nieuwenhuis (Plainwell HS), 5-1
113lbs - Jarrett Smith (Lowell HS), 5-2
120lbs - Layne Martin (Rockford HS), 4-2
132lbs - Brady Baker (Lakeshore), 3-1

Freestyle Recap

The Freestyle portion of the tournament took place on Friday and Saturday, with Michigan Blue taking 6th place in the Bronze Pool (the equivalent of 14th place in the tournament). In the semis of pool play, Michigan ran into the eventual champs, Pennsylvania Red. While competitive, Michigan Blue dropped that dual 46-22. They would battle back to the 3rd place match before dropping another dual, this time to California by a score of 46-18. In the Bronze Pool, Michigan Blue dropped their last two duals by a combined 5 points to Oklahoma and Colorado. Like in Greco, Dylan Nieuwenhuis and Jarrett Smith led the team, extending their outstanding records to 12-2 and 13-2, respectively, between the two tournaments.

Michigan Red went 0-2 on Day 1 to fall to the Teal Pool. In the Teal Pool, Michigan split their duals, beating South Dakota B and ending their tournament with a win over Arkansas. Although Michigan lost a competitive 39-21 dual to New York, one of the big wins of the tournament for Michigan was Alex Salmon (Brighton HS) pinning Zach Caldwell, who is a Fargo All American. Salmon had a remarkable tournament overall, going 5-1 in his first national tournament. Pilot Swab went undefeated for the squad, going 6-0 on the tournament.

MI Blue Freestyle Dual Results

Pool C Round 1 - Michigan 38, Florida 29
Pool C Semis - Pennsylvania Red 46, Michigan 22
Pool C Consi Semis - Michigan 43, Tennessee 26
Pool C 3rd Place Match - California Red 46, Michigan 18
Bronze Pool Round 1 - Iowa 53, Michigan 11
Bronze Pool Round 2 - Michigan 38, Washington 29
Bronze Pool Round 3 - Oklahoma 33, Michigan 31
Bronze Pool 5th Place Match - Colorado 37, Michigan 34

MI Blue Outstanding Freestyle Records

106lbs - Dylan Nieuwenhuis (Plainwell HS), 7-1
113lbs - Jarrett Smith (Lowell HS), 8-0
165lbs - Owen Segorski (Lowell HS), 6-2

MI Red Freestyle Dual Results

Pool A Round 1 - New York 39, Michigan 21
Pool A Consi Round 1 - South Dakota A 45, Michigan 25
Teal Pool Round 1 - Michigan 38, South Dakota B 17
Teal Pool Round 2 - California Blue 53, Michigan 16
Teal Pool Round 3 - Kansas Blue 36, Michigan 30
Teal Pool Round 4 - Michigan 39, Arkansas 25

MI Red Outstanding Freestyle Records

113lbs - Pilot Swab (Lakeshore HS), 6-0
132lbs - Devan Garcia (Harper Creek HS), 3-0
165lbs - Eli Roe (Beaverton HS), 5-1
215lbs - Alex Salmon (Brighton HS), 5-1