Carter Young wins Cadet Greco-Roman National Championship

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Incoming Sand Springs freshman Carter Young (27-1) was already named our Sandite of the Week for his National Runner-Up finish in Freestyle wrestling this past weekend. On Friday he padded his resume with a first-place finish in Greco-Roman.

The USA Wrestling Cadet National Championships are held annually in Fargo, North Dakota, and are one of the biggest events of the year in the wrestling community. Two styles of wrestling are held in Fargo. Freestyle is the most widely-practiced form of wrestling in the world, while Greco-Roman limits wrestlers to above-the-waist wrestling only. No tripping or holding below the waist requires a radically different skill set.

Young came into the event as the defending National Champion in freestyle. He lost his claim to the freestyle title after a 10-4 loss to Jett Strickenberger in the finals, but improved on his prior year's third-place finish in Greco.

The young Sandite won his first match 11-0 in only forty seconds with a tech fall against Dylan Driver. Next to fall was Devin Thomas by 5-1 decision, then Jack Ryan went down 10-0 in 1:08.

Young topped Idaho three-style State Champion Kase Mauger 6-3 in the semifinals, then won the first-place bout 10-0 over Danny Curran.

Team Oklahoma Results:
94 lbs - Jason Gilbert - DNP (2-2)
94 lbs - Cooper Mahaffey - DNP (0-2)100 lbs - Dayton Cary - DNP (1-2)
106 lbs - Braeden Williams - DNP (1-2)
113 lbs - Alexander Prince - DNP (0-2)
113 lbs - Jaxon Randall - DNP (1-2)
120 lbs - Cameron Picklo - 3rd Place (6-1)
120 lbs - Ryder Ramsey - DNP (2-2)
126 lbs - Reece Witcraft - 1st Place (6-0)
132 lbs - Blake Salt - DNP (0-2)
132 lbs - Timothy Trigg - DNP (1-2)
132 lbs - Spencer Schickram - DNP (7-2)
132 lbs - Christopher Dugger - DNP (2-2)
138 lbs - Kobi Gomez - DNP (0-2)
138 lbs - Dillon Berry - DNP (0-2)
138 lbs - Blake Ramos - DNP (3-2)
145 lbs - Wyatt Berry - DNP (0-2)
145 lbs - Cole Thomas - DNP (1-2)
152 lbs - Jacob Law - DNP (0-2)
152 lbs - Kyle Knowles - 6th Place (4-3)
160 lbs - Charles Floyd - DNP (1-2)
170 lbs - Talon Borror - DNP (2-2)
182 lbs - Matthew Santos - DNP (0-2)
195 lbs - Garrick Johnson - DNP (0-2)
195 lbs - John Wiese - DNP (1-2)
195 lbs - Taylor Fleming - DNP (1-2)
220 lbs - Micah Walker - DNP (3-2)
285 lbs - Carson Wiley - DNP (0-2)
285 lbs - Trenton Keith - DNP (1-2)

Jack Karstetter places 8th at Junior Freestyle National Championship

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Two Sand Springs wrestlers competed this past week at the USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle National Championship in Fargo, North Dakota.

Class of 2017 graduate and State Champion Jack Karstetter (8-3) took eighth place in his last year of eligibility. Class of 2019 State Champion Riley Weir (17-4) amassed a winning record but was eliminated one round short of placement.

In his first match Karstetter teched Cole Rhone 15-4, then rolled to a 10-0 victory over Maryland State Champion Earl Blake in only forty seconds. Next to fall was two-time Minnesota State Champion Garrett Vos by 12-2 tech fall shortly before the second period.

Karstetter’s win streak came to a close with an 11-0 defeat by three-time Ohio State Champion and University of Michigan freshman Drew Mattin. In the Consolation bracket he scored a 20-11 victory over two-time Iowa State Runner-Up Brady Kyner before falling 14-9 to two-time Wisconsin State Runner-Up Aaron Schulist. He led Schulist on three separate occasions but was outscored 10-3 in the second period. In the placement round he fell 19-9 to Illinois State Champion Austin Macias.

Weir recently cracked the FloWrestling National Rankings, taking the No. 18 spot at 113 pounds. He got off to a good start in Fargo with three-straight technical falls.

Weir defeated Kody Kageler 10-0 in thirty seconds and Brandon Seidman 11-0 in only 42 seconds. Camden Russell was the first to score on the Sandite and the two went back-and-forth through the first period. Weir took the lead for the final time with six seconds in the first period, then tacked on six more points for the 20-10 tech fall in 3:23.

Weir met his match in No. 7 Iowa State Champion Aden Reeves who rolled to a 10-0 tech fall in 25 seconds, one round short of the quarterfinals. In the Consolation bracket Weir topped Nathan Cummings 20-13 before falling 12-0 to two-time Missouri State Champion and 2017 USAW Folkstyle National Champion Cody Phippen who went on to place third. Reeves ultimately placed fifth.

Team Oklahoma placed twelfth out of 45 participating states.

Team Oklahoma Results

100 lbs – Parker Avendano – Did Not Place (0-2)
100 lbs – Jackson Cockrell – 2nd Place (3-1)
106 lbs – Studd Morris – DNP (1-2)
106 lbs – Cruz Aguilar – DNP (2-2)
113 lbs – Zane Plunkett – DNP (0-2)
113 lbs – Alex Fields – DNP (0-2)
113 lbs – Garrett Steidley – DNP (1-2)
120 lbs – Val Park – DNP (1-2)
120 lbs – Rhett Golowenski – 8th Place (4-3)
126 lbs – Jett Taylor – DNP (3-2)
126 lbs – Joe Lupton – DNP (1-2)
126 lbs – Verdell Schoats – DNP (0-2)
132 lbs – Stephen Wright – DNP (0-2)
132 lbs – Colton Carr – DNP (0-2)
132 lbs – Vincent Eremita – DNP (0-2)
132 lbs – Billy Simpson – DNP (4-2)
132 lbs – Dylan Schickram – DNP (0-2)
138 lbs – Jacob Swenson – DNP (0-2)
138 lbs – Nate Keim – DNP (4-2)
145 lbs – Kyle Jones – DNP (0-2)
145 lbs – Carson West – DNP (1-2)
145 lbs – Rodrick Mosley – DNP (4-2)
145 lbs – Tyler Garcia – DNP (0-2)
145 lbs – Brik Filippo – DNP (4-2)
145 lbs – Kaden Gfeller – 2nd Place (6-1)
152 lbs – Ryan Swanson – DNP (0-2)
152 lbs – Tracy Reeder – DNP (1-2)
152 lbs – Austin Loza – DNP (0-2)
152 lbs – Jon Mcgowan – DNP (1-2)
160 lbs – Jaryn Curry – DNP (4-2)
160 lbs – Hunter Jump – DNP (3-2)
170 lbs – Carson Savage – DNP (0-2)
170 lbs – Grayson White – DNP (0-2)
170 lbs – Kaden Bowers – DNP (0-2)
170 lbs – Shane Flandermeyer – DNP (1-2)
182 lbs – Easton Rendleman – DNP (2-2)
182 lbs – Drake Barbee – DNP (1-2)
182 lbs – Jayl’on Chiles – DNP (1-2)
182 lbs – Alexander Kauffman – DNP (5-2)
182 lbs – Aidan Hicks – DNP (0-2)
195 lbs – Bear Hughes – DNP (2-2)
195 lbs – Sam Hensley – DNP (0-2)
195 lbs – Dakota Carnes – DNP (2-2)
220 lbs – Mason Lancaster – DNP (3-2)
220 lbs – Mateo Pena – DNP (1-2)
285 lbs – Montana Phillips – DNP (3-2)
285 lbs – Gunner Cash – DNP (3-2)

Sandite of the Week: Carter Young places second at National Championship

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Incoming Sand Springs freshman Carter Young (32-5) was selected as our Sandite of the Week for his outstanding performance at the USA Wrestling Cadet Freestyle National Championship.

Click here to view previous Sandites of the Week.

Held in Fargo, North Dakota, the USAW Nationals are one of the biggest events of the year for the wrestling community.

Young was the defending three-time USAW Champion with tournament wins in Novice and Schoolboy. This was his first year at the Cadet age division.

Last year Young defended his title without giving up a single point, winning all of his matches by 10-0 technical fall. It looked like he might repeat the feat this year. 

Competing at 94 pounds, Young won his first four matches 10-0. He defeated Ethan Ferris in 27 seconds, Utah State Champion Austin Bush in fifty seconds, Nebraska State Champion Dyson Kunz in sixty seconds, and USAW Folkstyle National Runner-Up Kase Mauger in forty seconds without giving up a single point. 

He finally found a competitor in New York State Runner-Up Jordan Titus, but never trailed in points and rolled to a 17-7 victory in 4:15. The winning streak finally came to an end in the finals as he took on Colorado State Champion Jett Strickenberger. After giving up an 8-0 advantage to Strickengerger in the first round, Young scored four in the second period. Strickenberger tacked on the final two points and held on for the 10-4 decision. 

Oklahoma tied with Georgia for 11th out of 46 states. Young was the highest-placing member of the Oklahoma Cadet squad.

Full Team Oklahoma results:

  • 88 lbs - Luke Ahrberg - Did Not Place (0-2)
  • 94 lbs - Jason Gilbert - DNP (2-2)
  • 94 lbs - Cooper Mahaffey - DNP (1-2)
  • 100 lbs - Eli Griffin - DNP (4-2)
  • 100 lbs - Dayton Cary - DNP (0-2)
  • 106 lbs - Braeden Williams - DNP (2-2)
  • 113 lbs - Alexander Prince - DNP (1-2)
  • 113 lbs - Jaxon Randall - DNP (3-2)
  • 113 lbs - Corwin Strachan - DNP (0-2)
  • 113 lbs - TJ Long - DNP (0-2)
  • 120 lbs - Cameron Picklo - DNP (0-2)
  • 120 lbs - Ryder Ramsey - DNP (3-2)
  • 120 lbs - Reece Witcraft - DNP (4-2)
  • 120 lbs - Caleb Tanner - 4th Place (7-2)
  • 126 lbs - Laif Jones - DNP (2-2)
  • 126 lbs - Brayden Strachan - DNP (1-2)
  • 132 lbs - Timothy Trigg - DNP (2-2)
  • 132 lbs - Blake Gonzalez - DNP (2-2)
  • 132 lbs - Blake Salt - DNP (0-2)
  • 132 lbs - Spencer Schickram - DNP (3-2)
  • 138 lbs - Dillon Berry - DNP (1-2)
  • 138 lbs - Blake Ramos - DNP (1-2)
  • 138 lbs - Kobi Gomez - DNP (1-2)
  • 145 lbs - Cole Thomas - DNP (0-2)
  • 145 lbs - Wyatt Berry - DNP (0-2)
  • 152 lbs - Micah Lugafet - DNP (3-2)
  • 152 lbs - Jacob Law - DNP (1-2)
  • 152 lbs - Kyle Knowles - DNP (2-2)
  • 160 lbs - Colby Simpson - DNP (1-2)
  • 160 lbs - Gage Hockett - DNP (4-2)
  • 170 lbs - Cade Cook - DNP (2-2)
  • 170 lbs - Talon Borror - Fifth Place (5-2)
  • 182 lbs - Matthew Santos - DNP (2-2)
  • 182 lbs - Grant Baber - DNP (0-2)
  • 195 lbs - Konner Doucet - Sixth Place (4-3)
  • 195 lbs - John Wiese - DNP (1-2)
  • 195 lbs - Garrick Johnson - DNP (0-2)
  • 195 lbs - Taylor Fleming - DNP (2-2)
  • 220 lbs - Joshua Heindselman - DNP (2-2)
  • 220 lbs - Micah Walker - DNP (3-2)
  • 220 lbs - Cabe Dickerson - DNP (4-2)
  • 285 lbs - Carson Wiley - DNP (0-2)
  • 285 lbs - Trenton Keith - DNP (0-2)
  • 285 lbs - Ashton Aldridge - DNP (0-2)

CPHS Wrestling: Riley Weir makes debut on National rankings

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Riley Weir shows off for the crowd after winning his first State Championship. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

Charles Page High School has been represented in FloWrestling's national rankings for the past four years thanks to undefeated four-time State Champion Daton Fix. Fix is now at Oklahoma State University, but another Sandite has now made his way into the rankings.

Junior State Champion Riley Weir made his way into the No. 18 spot at 113 pounds in the first rankings of the new school year. 

Following a 41-6 sophomore season and 6A State Championship win, Weir has gone 13-2 in freestyle competition this summer. He placed sixth at the U.S. Open Freestyle Nationals and went undefeated on the Oklahoma USA Wrestling Freestyle Dual team. He is expected to compete this weekend at the prestigious USAW Junior Freestyle Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.

During dual nationals last month Weir pinned No. 16 ranked Ben Kamali in 1:13 and teched No. 5 Anthony Clark 10-0. Clark dropped to No. 19 after the loss, but Kamali moved up to No. 11.

Two other Sandites have a good shot at entering the rankings if they live up to the performances they gave last season.

Senior Payton Scott went 40-3 last season with tournament wins at Geary, Kansas City, and the 6A State Championship. Geary and KCI are both nationally-acclaimed tournaments, and Scott already defeated 152 No. 18 Dustin Plott of Tuttle, Oklahoma. 

Last year Scott scored wins against Kansas State Champion Jalin Harper, three-time State Champion Elijah Tanner, three-time Kansas State Champion Kameron Frame, and three-time New Mexico State Champion Ryan Rochford.

Freshman Carter Young has won three-straight Junior High Allstate Championships and three-straight USAW Freestyle National Championships and went undefeated on the Oklahoma Schoolboy Dual teams for both Freestyle and Greco Roman last summer. He will compete at the USAW Cadet Nationals this weekend.

Class of 2017 graduates Michael Ritchey and Daton Fix are also expected to make appearances in Fargo.

Other nationally-ranked Oklahomans are:

  • 152 No. 18 Dustin Plott (Tuttle)
  • 170 No. 8 Zane Coleman (Choctaw)
  • 182 No. 20 Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow)
  • 195 No. 15 Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow)
  • 220 No. 15 Josh Heindselman (Piedmont)
  • 220 No. 20 Cabe Dickerson (Altus)
  • 285 No. 11 Montana Phillips (Lawton MacArthur)

Sandite of the Week Aden Baughman qualifies for National Championship

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Charles Page High School junior State Champion Aden Baughman was selected as our Sandite of the Week for his first-place victory at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri on Saturday.

Baughman's first place performance at the USA Track and Field Region 9 Junior Olympic Championship event qualifies him for the 51st Hershey National Championship in two weeks.

Click here to view previous Sandites of the Week.

The championship is expected to attract nearly 10,000 athletes to Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas. The venue is one of only five IAAF Class I Certified tracks in the United States and has a seating capacity of nearly 8,000. 

Competing against athletes from the Arkansas, Oklahoma, Ozarks, and Missouri Valley associations, Baughman finished the 800-meter run in 1:58.83, 2.55 seconds ahead of Claremore freshman 5A State Runner-Up Jack Vincent. 

Baughman previously took first place in two events at the Oklahoma Association Championship last month with an 800-meter time of 2:00.23, and a 1500-meter time of 4:14.08. At the State Championship in May he took first in the 800 in 1:59.23.

Ian Baustert took second place at the State 1500 in 4:37.98 and first in the Association 1500 in 4:23.79. He placed third in the State 3000 in 10:10.34, second in Association in 9:48.35, and fourth at Regionals in 9:53.81.

Oklahoma State University freshman Cheyenne Walden took first place in the State 3000 run with a time of 10:18.59.

Clayton Giddens places second at National Championship, Christian Forbes takes third

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Two Sand Springs middle school wrestlers competed at the USA Wrestling Kids Freestyle Nationals last weekend in Atlanta, Georgia.

Held at the Georgia World Congress Center, the event attracted more than 600 competitors from forty states. No team scores were kept, but Florida led the way in total National Champions with six, followed by Nebraska with five. Oklahoma crowned two national champions in Mason Burnham (Intermediate) and Jordan Williams (Schoolboy).

Clayton Giddens (25-1) took second place in Novice at 65 pounds. He breezed his way through the early competition, defeating Cooper Hilton, Noah Kubala, and Christian Fretwell all by technical fall. After a finals loss to defending three-time National Champion Luke Lilledahl, he rebounded with a 10-0 tech of Nore Turner for second place.

Christian Forbes (23-5) took third place in Schoolboy at 77 pounds. He won a tough 9-8 decision over Coy Hammack, then received a forfeit before scoring a pair of 10-0 tech falls over Maddox Khalimsky and Cole Hunt. He met his match in Christopher Martino in the finals, then lost the second-place challenge match to Dylan Gilcher.

The USAW Cadet and Junior Nationals will be held next weekend at the FargoDome in Fargo, North Dakota.