2026 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals

The D1 Men's College Fan Guide To 2026 Junior Nationals

The D1 Men's College Fan Guide To 2026 Junior Nationals

All the college connections for the boys freestyle entries at the 2026 US Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota

Jul 7, 2026 by Andrew Spey
The D1 Men's College Fan Guide To 2026 Junior Nationals

The most esteemed high school wrestlers in the nation will soon converge in the Fargodome for USA Wrestling's biggest event of the year, the US Marine Corps Junior Nationals. Recruits from all fifty states (and some territories) will compete for championships in a week-long wrestling extravaganza. 

The brackets will be massive, so to help out college wrestling fans trying to make sense of the entries, we've compiled a list of all the wrestlers entered to compete in boys freestyle with the colleges they've committed to continue their academic and athletic careers. 

Appalachian State

157 lbs: #6 Bentley Sly, North Carolina - Junior Freestyle

Arizona State

144 lbs: #17 Nico DeSalvo, Iowa - Junior Freestyle

144 lbs: Konner Larkin, Arizona - Junior Freestyle

215 lbs: #8 William Ward, North Dakota - Junior Freestyle

215 lbs: #8 William Ward, North Dakota - Junior Greco-Roman

285 lbs: #13 Kal-El Fluckiger, Arizona - Junior Freestyle

Army West Point

157 lbs: Maverick Beckwith, New York - Junior Freestyle

Binghamton

175 lbs: Wyatt Boice, New York - Junior Freestyle

Bucknell

113 lbs: #6 Braiden Lotier, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

Columbia

285 lbs: Kaz Morosetti, Rhode Island - Junior Freestyle

Cornell

113 lbs - Liam McGettigan, Florida - Junior Freestyle

138 lbs: Evan Stanley, Indiana - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: #14 Michael Turi, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: #14 Michael Turi, Pennsylvania - Junior Greco-Roman

165 lbs: #13 Lucas Boe, Florida - Junior Freestyle

165 lbs: #13 Lucas Boe, Florida - Junior Greco-Roman

Illinois

113 lbs: #3 Turner Ross, Oklahoma - Junior Freestyle

120 lbs: #18 Anthony Garza, California - Junior Freestyle

132 lbs: Jake Knight, Iowa - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: #3 Wyatt Medlin, Illinois - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: #3 Wyatt Medlin, Illinois - Junior Greco-Roman

Iowa

132 lbs: #4 Paul Kenny, New Jersey - Junior Freestyle

138 lbs: #20 Dawson Youngblut, Iowa - Junior Freestyle

138 lbs: #7 Shamus Regan, Florida - Junior Freestyle

165 lbs: #5 Joe Bachmann, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

285 lbs: #4 Michael Mocco, Florida - Junior Freestyle

Iowa State

126 lbs: #9 Cale Vandermark, Iowa - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: #7 Jake Miller, Oklahoma - Junior Freestyle

175 lbs: #3 Maximus Dhabolt, Iowa - Junior Freestyle

Kent State

165 lbs: #6 Jordan Fincher, Missouri - Junior Freestyle

Lehigh

120 lbs: #12 Cameron Sontz, New Jersey - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: Gabriel Ballard, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

Little Rock

126 lbs: #16 Isaiah Jones, Oklahoma - Junior Freestyle

132 lbs: Justyce Zuniga, Washington - Junior Freestyle

138 lbs: DJ Clarke, Georgia - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: #16 Colin Rutlin, Missouri - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: #16 Colin Rutlin, Missouri - Junior Greco-Roman

165 lbs: Emerson Tjaden, Kansas - Junior Freestyle

165 lbs: Emerson Tjaden, Kansas - Junior Greco-Roman

175 lbs: Zack Aquila, Ohio - Junior Freestyle

Maryland

120 lbs: #13 Michael Batista, New Jersey - Junior Freestyle

Michigan

113 lbs: #16 Camden Rugg, Wisconsin - Junior Freestyle

126 lbs: #4 Henry Aslikyan, California - Junior Freestyle

165 lbs: JayDen Williams, Michigan - Junior Freestyle

165 lbs: JayDen Williams, Michigan - Junior Greco-Roman

Michigan State

138 lbs: Nicholas Sorrow, Michigan - Junior Freestyle

138 lbs: Nicholas Sorrow, Michigan - Junior Greco-Roman

285 lbs: Logan Tollison, Michigan - Junior Freestyle

Minnesota

126 lbs: Titan Friederichs, Minnesota - Junior Freestyle

126 lbs: Titan Friederichs, Minnesota - Junior Greco-Roman

144 lbs: #4 Tyler Dekraker, Florida - Junior Freestyle

Missouri

113 lbs: #4 Cason Craft, Oklahoma - Junior Freestyle

120 lbs: Teequavious Mills, Georgia - Junior Freestyle

120 lbs: Teequavious Mills, Georgia - Junior Greco-Roman

Navy

157 lbs: #16 Jet Brown, Missouri - Junior Freestyle

NC State

126 lbs: Lander Bosh, Utah - Junior Freestyle

138 lbs: #6 Dale Corbin, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

138 lbs: #6 Dale Corbin, Pennsylvania - Junior Greco-Roman

Nebraska

150 lbs: #20 Davis Parrow, Minnesota - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: Noah Bull, Utah - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: Noah Bull, Utah - Junior Greco-Roman

165 lbs: #16 Mac Crosson, Iowa - Junior Freestyle

215 lbs: Wyatt Hanssen, Utah - Junior Freestyle

North Carolina

215 lbs: #14 Daniel Moylan, California - Junior Freestyle

215 lbs: #14 Daniel Moylan, California - Junior Greco-Roman

215 lbs: #7 Lincoln Jipp, Iowa - Junior Freestyle

North Dakota State

138 lbs: Gage Spurgeon, Iowa - Junior Freestyle

144 lbs: James Sievers, Georgia - Junior Freestyle

Northern Iowa

144 lbs: #19 Gavin Landers, Iowa - Junior Freestyle

150 lbs: Vince Jasinski, Illinois - Junior Freestyle

165 lbs: Declan Koch, Wisconsin - Junior Freestyle

190 lbs: #4 Waylon Cressell, Iowa - Junior Freestyle

215 lbs: Cooper Reves, Kansas - Junior Freestyle

215 lbs: Cooper Reves, Kansas - Junior Greco-Roman

285 lbs: Ashton Honnold, Iowa - Junior Freestyle

285 lbs: Ashton Honnold, Iowa - Junior Greco-Roman

Northwestern

120 lbs: Liam Davis, Florida - Junior Freestyle

Ohio State

132 lbs: #2 Antonio Mills, Georgia - Junior Freestyle

132 lbs: #2 Antonio Mills, Georgia - Junior Greco-Roman

144 lbs: #3 Jesse Grajeda, California - Junior Freestyle

190 lbs: #20 Nicholas Singer, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

Oklahoma

132 lbs: #8 Slater Hicks, California - Junior Freestyle

150 lbs: Legend Ellis, Oklahoma - Junior Freestyle

190 lbs: #13 Mason Ontiveros, California - Junior Freestyle

Oklahoma State

215 lbs: #9 Ladd Holman, Utah - Junior Freestyle

215 lbs: #9 Ladd Holman, Utah - Junior Greco-Roman

Oregon State

215 lbs: Noah Mathis, Kansas - Junior Freestyle

215 lbs: Noah Mathis, Kansas - Junior Greco-Roman

Penn

132 lbs: Jordan Segal, New Jersey - Junior Freestyle

138 lbs: PJ Terranova, New Jersey - Junior Freestyle

150 lbs: #6 Gus Cardinal, Arizona - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: #2 Charlie DeSena, Florida - Junior Freestyle

Penn State

144 lbs: #3 Clinton Shepherd, Indiana - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: #12 Elijah Brown, Indiana - 16U Greco-Roman

157 lbs: #12 Elijah Brown, New York - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: James Whitbred, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

Pittsburgh

132 lbs: Brock Rothermel, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

Princeton

215 lbs: Ronan An, Georgia - Junior Freestyle

Purdue

132 lbs: #11 Nathan Rioux, Indiana - Junior Freestyle

132 lbs: #11 Nathan Rioux, Indiana - Junior Greco-Roman

144 lbs: Drake Hooiman, Nevada - Junior Freestyle

144 lbs: Drake Hooiman, Nevada - Junior Greco-Roman

157 lbs: Jackson Bradley, Indiana - Junior Freestyle

165 lbs: #19 Ethan Sonne, Illinois - Junior Freestyle

190 lbs: #18 Brady Brown, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

Rutgers

126 lbs: #16 Justin Farnsworth, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

144 lbs: Carter Chunko, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

SIUE

126 lbs: Maximus Hay, Wisconsin - Junior Freestyle

144 lbs: #16 Kiernan Meink, Nebraska - Junior Greco-Roman

South Dakota State

190 lbs: #12 Riley Johnson, Nebraska - Junior Freestyle

Virginia Tech

113 lbs: #7 Killian Coluccio, New Jersey - Junior Freestyle

165 lbs: #1 Melvin Miller, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

175 lbs: #12 Maximus Fortier, West Virginia - Junior Freestyle

175 lbs: #2 Mario Carini, California - Junior Freestyle

215 lbs: #3 Maximus Konopka, Connecticut - Junior Freestyle

West Virginia

138 lbs: Stephen Myers, West Virginia - Junior Freestyle

138 lbs: Stephen Myers, West Virginia - Junior Greco-Roman

138lbs: Tanner Guenot, Pennsylvania - Junior freestyle

157 lbs: Dominic Way, West Virginia - Junior Freestyle

157 lbs: Dominic Way, West Virginia - Junior Greco-Roman

175 lbs: Jackson Angelo, Pennsylvania - Junior Freestyle

Wisconsin

165 lbs: #10 Bruno Cassioppi, Illinois - Junior Freestyle

165 lbs: #7 Rocco Cassioppi, Illinois - Junior Freestyle

175 lbs: Brody Sendele, Illinois - Junior Freestyle

190 lbs: #11 Eli Leonard, Wisconsin - Junior Freestyle

285 lbs: Cael Leisgang, Wisconsin - Junior Freestyle

Wyoming

126 lbs: #14 Cael Floerchinger, Montana - Junior Freestyle


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