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Discussion Topic: Fargo: Rini, Gallagher win titles, lead nine All-Americans from Ohio in Junior Boys' Freestyle
Dan Cosimi added to this discussion on July 17, 2019
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In the Junior Boys' Freestyle competition in Fargo, nine wrestlers from Ohio earned All-America honors and two, Angelo Rini and Paddy Gallagher, won national championships. As a team, Ohio finished in second place overall in the fifty-team field, was one of only three states with multiple champions and had the second-most finalists of any state.
Angelo Rini, who just completed his senior year at Saint Edward High School, went 7-0 -- with six wins by technical superiority and one win by 16-11 decision -- to win the Junior Boys' Freestyle National Championship at 126 pounds. Rini earned his third-consecutive All-Ohio honor in March, placing second at the OHSAA Division I State Championships as a senior at 126 pounds after placing fourth as a junior at 120 pounds and fifth as a sophomore at 106 pounds. This coming school year, Rini will continue his academic and athletic careers at Columbia University in the City of New York.
Paddy Gallagher, an incoming junior at Saint Edward High School, went 7-0 -- with six wins by technical superiority and one win by 14-11 decision -- to win the Junior Boys' Freestyle National Championship at 160 pounds. Gallagher earned his second-consecutive All-Ohio honor in March when he won the OHSAA Division I State Championship at 160 pounds after placing third at 152 pounds as a freshman.
Mick Burnett, an incoming senior at Elyria High School, went 6-1 to place second in the nation in Junior Boys' Freestyle at 132 pounds. This spring, he was the USA Wrestling-Ohio Junior Boys' Freestyle State Champion at 138 pounds. Burnett earned his third-consecutive All-Ohio honor in March when he won the OHSAA Division I State Championship at 132 pounds after placing second at 126 pounds as a sophomore and fifth at 106 pounds as a freshman.
Victor Voinovich, an incoming junior at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, went 6-1 to place second in the country in Junior Boys' Freestyle at 145 pounds. Voinovich earned his second-consecutive All-Ohio honor in March when he placed third at the OHSAA Division I State Championships after winning the state championship at 145 pounds as a freshman.
Manzona Bryant, an incoming senior at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, went 9-1 to place third in the nation in Junior Boys' Freestyle at 145 pounds. This spring, he placed third at the USA Wrestling-Ohio Junior Boys' Freestyle State Championships at 152 pounds. In February, Bryant placed second at the Prep School National Championships at 145 pounds.
Nevan Snodgrass, an incoming senior at Fairmont High School in Kettering, went 6-1 to place third in the country in Junior Boys' Freestyle at 170 pounds. This spring, he won the USA Wrestling-Ohio Junior Boys' Freestyle State Championship at 170 pounds. Snodgrass earned his third-consecutive All-Ohio honor in March when he placed third at the OHSAA Division I State Championships at 170 pounds after placing fourth at 160 pounds as a sophomore and fourth at 145 pounds as a freshman.
Ethan Hatcher, an incoming senior at Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, went 6-1 to place third in the nation in Junior Boys' Freestyle at 195 pounds. Hatcher earned his first All-Ohio honor in March when he placed third at the OHSAA Division I State Championships at 195 pounds after qualifying as a sophomore at 170 pounds and as a freshman at 152 pounds. Following his senior year, Hatcher has committed to continue his academic and athletic careers at Cornell University.
Matt Cover, who just completed his senior year at Bay High School, went 5-3 to place sixth in the country in Junior Boys' Freestyle at 195 pounds. Cover earned his second All-Ohio honor in March when he placed third at the OHSAA Division II State Championships at 195 pounds after also placing third as a junior at 195 pounds, qualifying as a sophomore at 182 pounds, and earning the alternate spot as a freshman at 170 pounds. This coming school year, Cover will continue his academic and athletic careers at Princeton University.
Michael Baker, who just completed his senior year at Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle High School in Cincinnati, went 7-3 to place eighth in the nation in Junior Boys' Freestyle at 195 pounds. This spring, he won the USA Wrestling-Ohio Junior Boys' Freestyle State Championship at 220 pounds. Baker earned his second All-Ohio honor in March when he placed second at the OHSAA Division I State Championships at 195 pounds after placing sixth as a junior at 195 pounds and qualifying as a sophomore and freshman at 170 pounds. This coming school year, Baker will continue his academic and athletic careers at Columbia University in the City of New York.
Click for more: http://ohiowrestling.net/2019/usaw/junior_and_16u_greco-roman_boys_freestyle_and_girls_freestyle_national_championships.html
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Discussion Topic: Fargo: Rini, Gallagher win titles, lead nine All-Americans from Ohio in Junior Boys' Freestyle
Bob Preusse added to this discussion on July 17, 2019
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very nice writeup Dan-- Ohio hangs in there again near the top, consistently top 3 or 4 in Jr free, the elite contest of the tourn. ..nowadays with scholarship wrestlers able to start college earlier the Junior nationals tourn overall not quite as tuff as the 90s, early 2000s, with most elite grad Seniors not participating but it still is a big deal and Ohio has been consistently near the top back then and now.
Illinois has dominated Jr freestyle for a decade and a half, i wonder when & if it will show up in # of college AAs where PA is usually tops followed by Ohio & NJ.
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Discussion Topic: Fargo: Rini, Gallagher win titles, lead nine All-Americans from Ohio in Junior Boys' Freestyle
Nicholas Sestito added to this discussion on July 18, 2019
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The match between Paddy Gallagher and Cael Valencia was up on YouTube. Pretty back and forth match.
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