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The 2026 U.S.
Marine Corps Junior Nationals concluded on Sunday after a week of intense wrestling action in Fargo, N.D.
In freestyle competition, Pennsylvania wrestlers collectively placed third (157 points) in the junior division, behind California and Iowa.
In 16U, Pa.
dominated with 357 points, well ahead of Iowa (178).
2026 PIAA champions Brayden Wenrich (Northampton) and Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort) were among the junior freestyle champions.
Here are all the top 8 finishers in the junior and 16U divisions who call Pennsylvania home: Junior Boys Freestyle 120 lbs 1st Brayden Wenrich - Fargo record: 7-0; Championship - Brayden Wenrich over Michael Batista, NJ (TF 14-2 (2:06) - High School: Northampton - 2026 high school finish: PIAA 3A Champion (114 lbs) 126 lbs 3rd Mateo Gallegos - Fargo record: 8-1 - High School: DuBois Area - 2026 high school finish: PIAA 3A 4th place (121 lbs) 138 lbs 4th Tanner Guenot - Fargo record: 7-2 - High School: Bald Eagle Area (West Virginia) - 2026 high school finish: PIAA 2A Runner-up (133 lbs) 144 lbs 3rd Dale Corbin - Fargo record: 10-1 - High School: Wyoming Seminary (NC State commit) - 2026 high school finish: National Preps champion (138) 150 lbs 2nd Jason Dube - Fargo record: 7-1 - High School: SPIRE Academy; (Girard, Pa.) 5th Matthew ONeill - Fargo record: 10-2 - High School: Malvern Prep - 2026 high school finish: National Preps runner-up (144) 165 lbs 1st Melvin Miller - Fargo record: 8-0; championship: Melvin Miller dec.
Rocco Cassioppi, IL, 7-4 - High School: Bishop McCort (Virginia Tech) - 2026 high school finish: PIAA 2A Champion (160 lbs) 5th Joe Bachmann - Fargo record: 8-2 - High School: Faith Christian Academy (Iowa) - 2026 high school finish: PIAA AA Champion (152 lbs) 190 lbs 2nd Nicholas Singer - Fargo record: 6-1 - High School: Faith Christian (Ohio State) - 2026 high school finish: PIAA 2A third place (172) 215 lbs 6th Decker Bechtold - Fargo record: 5-3 - High School: Owen J.
Roberts - 2026 high school finish: PIAA 3A third place (215 lbs) 16U Boys Freestyle 88 lbs 2nd Grayden Paris - Fargo record: 5-1 - Hometown: Imler, Pa.
4th Garrett Whalen - Fargo record: 5-2 - Hometown/High School: Fleetwood/Brandywine Heights 94 lbs 3rd Walker Hoffman - Fargo record: 7-1 - Hometown: Downingtown 8th Michael Nicosia - Fargo record: 4-3 - High School: Bethlehem Catholic 100 lbs 2nd Nelson Villafane - Fargo record: 6-1 - High School: West Scranton 3rd Leonidas Murillo - Fargo record: 7-1 - High School: Trinity 106 lbs 8th Ryder Ream - Fargo record: 5-3 - Hometown: York 113 lbs 4th Evan Cies - Fargo record: 9-2 - High School: Malvern Prep 7th Patrick Bulger - Fargo record: 9-2 - High School: Derry Area 120 lbs 8th Cody Householder - Fargo record: 7-3 - High School: Brookville 126 lbs 3rd Arturo Reyes - Fargo record: 8-1 - High School: Mahanoy 132 lbs 1st Alex Marchetti - Fargo record: 8-0 - High School: Wyoming Seminary 2nd CJ Caines - Fargo record: 7-1 - High School: Hanover Area 4th Jack Cole - Fargo record: 7-2 - High School: Bethlehem Catholic 8th Mitchell Chen - Fargo record: 6-3 - Hometown: Quakertown 138 lbs 4th Frank Leanza - Fargo record: 8-2 - High School: Manheim Township 144 lbs 1st Reece Movahed - Fargo record: 7-0 - High School: Faith Christian 3rd Caleb Kosko - Fargo record: 8-1 - High School: Nazareth 150 lbs 7th Grayson Hostetter - Fargo record: 6-2 - Hometown: Oxford 157 lbs 4th Lucas Drake - Fargo record: 7-2 - High School: Abington Heights 6th Asher Bacon - Fargo record: 5-3 - High School: Faith Christian 175 lbs 1st Layden Acevedo - Fargo record: 7-0 - High School: Berks Catholic 7th Teag Sanderson - Fargo record: 6-2 - High School: State College 190 lbs 1st Bryce Collins - Fargo record: 7-0 - High School: Canon-McMillan 215 lbs 2nd Mason Chamberlain - Fargo record: 6-1 - High School: Malvern Prep 7th Brennan Breisinger - Fargo record: 8-2 - High School: Quaker Valley 285 lbs 3rd John Montgomery - Fargo record: 6-1 - High School: Franklin Regional 8th Carter Reis - Fargo record: 5-3 - High School: Sullivan County Listen to the Pa.
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