We have 5 wrestlers that will be headed to Utah to compete at the Kids Nationals July 2nd - 5th.
Good luck to all and safe travels.


USAW Asics Kids Greco Nationals Midget 60 Josh Pokorny (4th) Nebraska Bennington Wrestling Club
USAW Asics Kids Greco Nationals Midget 65 August Yoder (3rd) Nebraska Bennington Wrestling Club
USAW Asics Kids Greco Nationals Midget 65 Stone Mendez (3rd) Nebraska GOLDEN EAGLES WRESTLING ACADEMY
USAW Asics Kids Greco Nationals Novice 70 DANTE` RODRIGUEZ (N/A) Nebraska GOLDEN EAGLES WRESTLING ACADEMY
USAW Asics Kids Greco Nationals Novice 70 Doyle Trout (5th) Nebraska Exploradories


USAW Asics Kids Freestyle Nationals Midget 60 Josh Pokorny (4th) Nebraska Bennington Wrestling Club
USAW Asics Kids Freestyle Nationals Midget 65 August Yoder (3rd) Nebraska Bennington Wrestling Club
USAW Asics Kids Freestyle Nationals Midget 65 Stone Mendez (3rd) Nebraska GOLDEN EAGLES WRESTLING ACADEMY
USAW Asics Kids Freestyle Nationals Novice 70 DANTE` RODRIGUEZ (N/A) Nebraska GOLDEN EAGLES WRESTLING ACADEMY
USAW Asics Kids Freestyle Nationals Novice 70 Doyle Trout (5th) Nebraska Exploradories

good luck boys!

Rodriguez - Greco Roman National Champion

Trout - 5th

Mendez - DNP
Pokorny - DNP
Yoder - DNP

Freestyle tomorrow and saturday

13 wrestlers keep quest alive to win USA Wrestling's Triple Crown
Craig Sesker USA Wrestling
07/03/2008

OREM, Utah – Thirteen wrestlers moved another big step toward winning the coveted USA Wrestling Kids Triple Crown.

The three-day USA Wrestling Kids National Freestyle and Greco-Roman Championships kicked off with the Greco-Roman competition on Thursday at Utah Valley University’s McKay Events Center.

This is the final event in the quest for the 2008 USA Wrestling Kids Triple Crown. Each year, USA Wrestling honors athletes who are able to win national titles at their age-level in all three styles: folkstyle, Greco-Roman and freestyle.

The nation’s best 9-14 year old wrestlers are battling for national titles and All-American honors in three age-divisions: Midget (9-10), Novice (11-12) and Schoolboy/girl (13-14).

Wrestlers who are now two-thirds of the way to the Triple Crown after winning Kids Greco-Roman National titles on Thursday include:

Midget division – Anthony Artalona of Florida and A.J. Jaffe of Illinois.

Novice division – Ty Pelot of Wisconsin, Dante' Rodriguez of Nebraska, Matthew Kolodzik of Ohio, James Rothwell of Colorado, Bo Nickal of New Mexico and Joey Nelson of Wisconsin.

Schoolboy division – Sam Brancale of Minnesota, Andrew Schulte of California, Ryan Cone of Wisconsin, Joe Scanlan of Iowa and Eric Mason of Kansas.

The three-day event will run through Saturday in Orem, Utah. Freestyle competition is scheduled to start Friday morning and is set to conclude on Saturday.

The USA Wrestling Kids Folkstyle Nationals were held in early April in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

The USA Wrestling Kids National Freestyle and Greco-Roman Championships moved to Utah this year after having been held four straight years in Wisconsin – three in Green Bay and one in Menomonie.

MIDGET GRECO-ROMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
50 - Ty Smith of Nevada
55 - Dylan Duncan of Illinois
60 - Anthony Artalona of Florida
65 - Taylor Lamont of Utah
70 – A.J. Jaffe of Illinois
75 - Austin Goodenough of Wisconsin
80 - Christian Bahl of Minnesota
87 - Braydon Ball of Idaho
95 - Dylan Meeks of Florida
103 - Alexx Herrera of Idaho
120 - Sam Anderson of Minnesota
120 plus - Tyler Farrar of Wyoming

NOVICE GRECO-ROMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
60 - Ty Pelot of Wisconsin
65 - Caleb Williams of Utah
70 - Dante Rodriguez of Nebraska
75 - Matthew Kolodzik of Ohio
80 - Tyler Berger of Oregon
85 - James Rothwell of Colorado
90 - Bo Nickal of New Mexico
95 - Joey Nelson of Wisconsin
100 - Angus Arthur of Michigan
105 - Chandler Rogers of Washington
112 - Antonio Perez of California
120 - Jonathon Chmilowsky of Minnesota
130 - Colby Meeks of Florida
140 - Jared Langley of Kansas
140 plus - Rodolfo Garcias of California

SCHOOLBOY GRECO-ROMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
70 - Grant Boggs of Montana
77 – Sam Brancale of Minnesota
84 - Jake Velarde of Washington
91 - Corey Keener of Pennsylvania
98 - Blayne Briceno of California
105 - Andrew Schulte of California
112 - Jayden Semrad of Florida
120 - Dakota Trom of Minnesota
128 - Steven Elicegui of Nevada
136 - Brandon McBride of Idaho
144 - Jordan Rogers of Washington
152 – Ryan Cone of Wisconsin
160 - Connor King of Colorado
175 - Joe Scanlan of Iowa
190 - Brooks Black of Pennsylvania
210 - Eric Mason of Kansas
235 - Gaylen Edmo of Idaho

Rodriguez in the finals

Trout and Mendez in for 5th and 6th.


Wish they would've finished it today but got to go back in the morning.

$$$$$$$$$$

Mendez and Trout win 5th place matches


Rodriguez - Freestyle National Champion and Triple Crown Award Winner

Well worth the money

Way to go Dante.

Albert, send pics so we get put up on the website.

You the man Dante.

From the Franklins

MIDGET FREESTYLE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
50 – Jaxon Cole of Utah
55 – Dylan Duncan of Illinois
60 – Anthony Artalona of Florida
65 – Austin Gomez of Illinois
70 – A.J. Jaffe of Illinois
75 – Max Odell of Connecticut
80 – Christian Bahl of Minnesota
87 – Wyatt Koelling of Utah
95 – Dylan Meeks of Florida
103 – Alexx Herrera of Idaho
112 – Garrett Whitehead of Idaho
120 – Sam Anderson of Minnesota
120 plus – Porter Thomas of Idaho

NOVICE FREESTYLE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
60 – Ty Pelot of Wisconsin
65 – Caleb Williams of Utah
70 – Dante Rodriguez of Nebraska
75 – Matthew Kolodzik of Ohio
80 – Tyler Berger of Oregon
85 – Luke Lovett of Wyoming
90 – Jon-Jay Chavez of California
95 – Joey Nelson of Wisconsin
100 – Angus Arthur of Michigan
105 – Nicholas Villarreal of California
112 – Connor Doak of Illinois
120 – Robert Akil of Oregon
130 – Colby Meeks of Florida
140 – Jared Langley of Kansas
140 plus – Javin Harrison of California

SCHOOLBOY FREESTYLE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
70 – Adam Burchett of Washington
77 – Sam Brancale of Minnesota
84 – Micah Perez of California
91 – Corey Keener of Pennsylvania
98 – Blayne Briceno of California
105 – Andrew Schulte of California
112 – Tomaz Gonzalez of Idaho
120 – Dakota Trom of Minnesota
128 – Eric Hoffman of Maryland
136 – Brandon McBride of Idaho
144 – Jordan Rogers of Washington
152 – Ryan Cone of Wisconsin
160 – Connor King of Colorado
175 – Joe Scanlan of Iowa
190 – Brooks Black of Pennsylvania
210 – Eric Mason of Kansas

Of course it is well worth the money. The question was posed as to why the finals were not wreslted until the following day and $$$$ is the answer. Congrats to the guys. Great job.

Congratulations to all the young men who battled in Orem at USA FS/GR nationals. Pokorny and Yoder battled some very talented opponents and never gave an inch, though not placing, did their state proud. The tournament brought the best out in Mendez as he almost pinned the eventual freestyle champion, Austin Gomez, and then went on to claim 5th! Trout missed the finals in freestyle by about 1 second. Dante' was unbelievable in his quest for the triple crown!!! Hope to see more Nebraskans at regionals and nationals next year.

Well done athletes and coaches.

Get some, Dante.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANTE'