Fargo Nationals Day 1 Results for Juniors

The Unbeaten Leaders (Championship Bracket)

These wrestlers stayed perfect on Day 1 to secure a spot in the Round of 32 or better in the championship bracket.

Top-10 Seeds holding down their ranks:

• #2 Camden Rugg (Union Grove) | 2-0: Up next: Georgia 5A State Champ.

• #3 Declan Koch (Neenah – Graduate) | 3-0: The UNI commit is moving on. Up next: Pennsylvania State 4th Placer.

• #7 Bryston Scoles (Kewaskum) | 3-0: Up next: Idaho 6A State Champ.

• #7 Tomm Heiser (Evansville) | 3-0: Up next: PA AAA State 5th Placer (whom Heiser previously teched 15-5 at Junior Duals).

• #9 Eli Leonard (Mt. Horeb/Barneveld – Graduate) | 2-0: The future Badgers commit advances. Up next: Missouri Class 4 State Runner-up (Leonard previously beat him 16-1 at the Cheesehead).

• #2 Tyson Martin (Aquinas – Graduate) | 2-0: The SDSU commit anchors the heavyweight class. Up next: Pennsylvania Freestyle State Runner-up.

• #3 Cael Leisgang (Seymour – Graduate) | 2-0: Another future Badger in the heavyweights. Up next: Illinois 1A State 5th Placer.

Unseeded or Mid-Seed Bracket Contenders (Still Perfect):

• Riley Longdin (Slinger) | 1-0: Up next: Oregon State Runner-up (both Freestyle and HS).

• #11 Martez Sheard (Aquinas) | 3-0: Up next: 2025 Illinois 1A State 6th Placer.

• #15 Zahn Beal (Arrowhead) | 3-0: Up next: A rematch from 16U duals last year against an opponent who previously pinned him.

• Landen Fick (Plymouth – Graduate) | 3-0: The UW-Parkside commit advances. Up next: California State Champ.

• Sam Gehring (Slinger) | 3-0: Up next: Missouri Class 4 State 3rd Placer.

• #6 Hunter Stevens (Mt. Horeb/Barneveld – Graduate) | 3-0: Up next: Illinois 1A State Champ.

• Westin Ingham (Amery) | 3-0: Up next: Oklahoma 6A State Champ.

• Parker Neu (Hartford) | 3-0: Up next: Pennsylvania State Champ.

• Tucker Athey (Bay Port) | 3-0: Up next: National Prep Runner-up.

• Spencer Madsen (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) | 3-0: Parkside commit advances. Up next: Michigan D4 State Runner-up.

• #30 Nolan Owen (Baraboo – Graduate) | 3-0: UW-La Crosse commit advances. Up next: Ohio D1 State Champ.

• #20 Owen Schacht (Mishicot) | 2-0: Up next: Oklahoma 4A State Champ.

• Quinton Ortegon (Fond du Lac) | 2-0: Up next: Minnesota AAA State Champ.

• Preston Krueger (New London) | 2-0: Up next: Indiana State 3rd Placer.

The Consolation Warriors (On the Backside)

These wrestlers took a loss on Day 1 but are still very much alive and scheduled to battle through the consolation rounds.

Sitting with 3 or More Wins:

• #30 Andy DiPiazza (Kaukauna) | 4-1: Dropped one to a PA Freestyle Champ but roared back. Up next: Illinois Southeast Regional 3rd Placer.

• #12 Maximus Hay (Brown Deer/Messmer/Shorewood – Graduate) | 3-1: The SIUE commit fell to an OK State Champ. Up next: California State 4th Placer.

• Logan Schad (Kiel) | 3-1: Fell to a 6A Utah Champ. Up next: Iowa 2A State Champ.

• William du Chemin (Wilmot Union) | 3-1: Dropped to a VA State Champ. Up next: Alabama 7A State 5th Placer.

• Braden Johnson (Cumberland) | 3-1: Fell to a WV State Champ. Up next: Iowa 2A State Runner-up.

• #12 Max Gonzalez (East Troy) | 3-1: Minnesota commit suffered an upset to an IL runner-up. Up next: Ohio D1 State 5th Placer.

• Cash Botting (Hortonville – Graduate) | 3-1: MSU-Moorhead commit lost to a CO Champ. Up next: Minnesota AAA State Champ.

• #12 Cade Aaberg (Oregon) | 4-1: Utah Valley commit bounced back after a loss to a Utah Champ. Up next: Oklahoma 4A State Champ.

• Karrsen Bussan (Pardeeville) | 3-1: Fell to a MN State 4th Placer. Up next: Southeast Regional 6th Placer.

• Max Davis (Green Bay Preble) | 3-1: Lost to a MO State 4th Placer. Up next: 2025 Illinois State Qualifier.

• Colton Klug (Brillion) | 4-1: Lost to an Iowa Champ but putting up wins on the back side. Up next: Alabama 7A State 3rd Placer.

• Olin Neuville (De Pere) | 3-1: Fell to an OK State 4th Placer. Up next: New Jersey State Qualifier.

• Sam Zanton (Middleton – Graduate) | 3-1: St. Cloud State commit dropped one to an Ohio 3rd placer. Up next: New England State 3rd Placer.

Sitting with 1 or 2 Wins:

• Andreas Mondial (Oconomowoc – Graduate) | 2-1: Up next: Colorado 4A State Runner-up.

• Jackson Freeman (Wisconsin Rapids) | 2-1: Up next: Western Regionals 5th Placer.

• Murphy Beyer (Freedom) | 2-1: Recovering from a loss to an IL runner-up. Up next: Tennessee AA State 3rd Placer.

• Finn Grauwels (Middleton – Graduate) | 2-1: UW-Eau Claire commit dropped to an Iowa Champ. Up next: Idaho 5A State Champ.

• Carter Bighley (Somerset) | 1-1: UW-Stevens Point commit looking to rally. Up next: Utah 6A State 3rd Placer.

• #12 Owen Burling (Lake Mills – Graduate) | 1-1: Gardner-Webb commit dropped an early one to a MN runner-up. Up next: Georgia 2A Qualifier.

• Niko DeZiel (Sun Prairie West) | 1-1: Battling back. Up next: Minnesota AA State 5th Placer.

• Jackson Hatfield (Port Washington) | 1-1: Bouncing back from a PA loss. Up next: Tennessee D2 Qualifier.

• Brody Sardina (West Allis Nathan Hale – Graduate) | 1-1: UW-Whitewater commit fell to an Arizona State commit. Up next: North Carolina wrestler.

Working Back From an 0-1 Start:

• Jake Gondik (Superior) | 0-1: Lost to North Carolina State Champ.

• Caden Bock (Freedom) | 0-1: Lost to Southern Plains Runner-Up.

• Amari Colbert (Milwaukee Riverside/Golda Meir) | 0-1: Lost to Southeast Regional 3rd.

• Brody Hoffman (Wabeno/Laona/Three Lakes) | 0-1: Lost to 6A Oklahoma State Champ. Up next: Montana State Champ.

• Zach Winnekens (Kaukauna – Graduate) | 0-1: Lost to Central Regional 6th. Up next: Class B High School State Runner-up.

• Owen Mueller-Wolf (Ripon) | 0-1: Lost to PA qualifier. Up next: 2025 16U Greco Nationals 8th Placer.

Tournament Concluded

These wrestlers have officially finished their tournament run after picking up their second loss on Day 1.

• Ethan Immel (Kewaskum – Graduate) | 3-2: St. Cloud State commitlost to 5A Colorado high school State champ @ 138 and AAA Minnesota High School State Champ State Champ @ 139
  
• Max Schroeder (Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights) | 1-2: Lost to 3A Iowa 5th Placer @ 120 and 1A Iowa State Runner-Up @ 106.

• #31 Collin Frey (Evansville) | 1-2: Lost to Nebraska Class A 3rd Placer @ 113 and Michigan D2 3rd Place @ 120.

• August Lubinski (West Bend West) | 0-2: Lost to Missouri Class 4 State Qualifier @ 126 and California wrestler.

• Ashton Scheele (Westosha Central) | 2-2: Lost to 3A Illinois High School 3rd Placer @ 126 and AA Pennsylvania High School State 7th Placer @ 127.

• Cael Lynch (Cedarburg) | 2-2: Lost to 1A Florida State Champ @ 132 and 2026 National Prep Runner-up.

• Alois Schlumpf (Bay Port – Graduate) | 0-2: Lost to Montana High School State Runner-Up @ 138 and 3A Iowa High School State 4th @ 120.

• Wyatt Sandoval (Arrowhead – Graduate) | 2-2: Lost to California High School State 6th Placer @ 132 and 5A Colorado High School State Qualifier @ 126.

• McAllister Ramage (Lake Country Lutheran – Graduate) | 0-2: Lost to 6A Oregon High School State Champ @ 144 and 7A Alabama High School State 4th Placer @ 132.

• Jordan Lisiecki (Lomira) | 0-2: Lost to 4A Kansas High School State Runner-up @ 138 and Northeast Regional 5th Placer @ 138.

• Aidan Aure (Menomonie) | 2-2: Lost to New York High School State Champ @ 138 and California High School State Qualifier @ 157.

• Cale Quaintance (Marathon – Graduate) | 0-2: Lost to Class B South Dakota High School State Champ @ 138 and D2 New York High School State 6th Place @ 138.

• Devin Johnson (Arrowhead) | 2-2: Lost to 6A Oklahoma High School State Champ @ 150 and Medically Forfeited his final match.

• Carter Melichar (Port Washington) | 2-2: Lost to 2A Illinois High School State Champ @ 150 and 5A Oregon High School State Runner-up @ 165.

• Blake Mueller (Richland Center) | 2-2: Lost to Texas wrestler and Class 4 Virginia High School State Runner-up @ 157.

• Liam Richards (Oostburg) | 2-2: Lost to Class 4 Missouri High School State 3rd @ 157 and 3A Florida High School State Runner-up @ 165.