Minnesota/USA Wrestling

06/13/2026

06/13/2026

Congrats to a great finish for our 16U National Duals teams in Utah. MN Red finished 4th in both Freestyle and MN Blue was 3rd in the Red/Blue Color Division.

MN Red:
Pool Quarters : Minnesota Red over Nebraska (61-13)
Pool Semis : Minnesota Red over Washington (49-24)
Pool 1st Place Match : New Jersey over Minnesota Red (38-32)

Gold/Silver Bracket:
Champ. Round 1 : Pennsylvania Blue over Minnesota Red (50-17)
Champ. Round 2 : Minnesota Red over Illinois (39-32)
Champ. Round 3 : Minnesota Red over Iowa Red (35-33)
3rd Place Match : California Gold over Minnesota Red (37-32)

MN Blue:
Pool Champ. Rd of 16 : Minnesota Blue over Oklahoma Red (73-7)
Pool Quarters : Illinois over Minnesota Blue (59-15)
Pool Cons. Quarters : Minnesota Blue over Hawaii (63-17)
Pool Cons. Sub-Semis : Minnesota Blue over Arkansas (59-16)
Pool Cons. Semis : Utah Gold over Minnesota Blue (54-18)
Pool 5th Place Match : Minnesota Blue over Connecticut (46-30)

Red/Blue Champ. Round 1 : Minnesota Blue over California Silver (50-25)
Red/Blue Champ. Round 2 : Minnesota Blue over Oklahoma Blue (36-35)
Red/Blue Champ. Round 3 : Iowa Blue over Minnesota Blue (44-31)
Red/Blue 3rd Place Match : Minnesota Blue over Florida (49-27)

Once again we are so proud of our Minnesota kids, parents, coaches, and leaders who make these national trips a success. Great work, by all!

06/13/2026

Junior Duals team ready to scrap next week in Milwaukee. We’re coming 💥

06/13/2026

16U DUALS - MN Red takes down Iowa and will now wrestle for 3rd against California Gold. Cayden Neisen stepped up and closed the dual for Team Minnesota at 144lbs with a 10-0 tech. fall.

MN Blue was defeated by Iowa Blue and will wrestle Florida for 3rd in the Red/Blue Division.

06/13/2026

16U DUALS - Minnesota Red defeats Illinois, next up is Iowa on Mat 3. The team had a good run from Kadin Martin, Rex Ashford, Destin Skelly, Charlie Johnson, and Duke Bartoo to win 5 in a row early in the dual and capped it off with three consecutive wins by Edstrom, Rodriques, and Neisen.

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MN Blue with a great victory over Oklahoma. They won 10 of the 17 weights but competitive losses and bonus point victories was the difference where we had 6 weights where they did not earn a team point. Moving on to Iowa Blue next.

06/13/2026

Here are some awesome shots of Nina Makem from the 2026 Pan American Championships at the La Videna Velodrom in Lima, Peru and Nina continues to show just how far this sport can take you.

She now is representing our country on the international stage and competing against some of the best wrestlers in the world.

Her journey is a powerful reminder that USA Wrestling is more than just a winter season. For those willing to chase their goals, work to become their best, and embrace the opportunities in front of them, wrestling can open doors to experiences across the country and around the world.

From local tournaments to national events and international competition, this sport and USA Wrestling truly can be a vehicle for opportunity. Congratulations, Nina, on proudly representing Minnesota and Team USA!

Pics captured by Richard Immel / USA Wrestling

06/13/2026

Congrats to Jacob Graber on his All-Tournament team recognition. This is very well deserved as Graber went 13-0 over the four days in both styles.


14U Greco 75 - Jacob Graber over Tyson Linnell, UTAH TF 9-0
14U Greco 75 - Jacob Graber over Cruz Astorino, PEBL TF 10-2
14U Greco 75 - Jacob Graber over Greyson Goodwin, ILLI TF 10-2
14U Greco 75 - Jacob Graber over Easton Egan, MIBL TF 9-0
14U Greco 75 - Jacob Graber over Carter Townsend, MARY (Dec 5-1)
14U Freestyle 75 - Jacob Graber over Forfeit, FLRE (FF)
14U Freestyle 75 - Jacob Graber over Braxton Holtz, OHSC TF 10-0
14U Freestyle 75 - Jacob Graber over Jayden Kai Villamil, CAGO TF 10-0
14U Freestyle 75 - Jacob Graber over Forfeit, NEJE (FF)
14U Freestyle 75 - Jacob Graber over Carter Townsend, MARY (Dec 5-0)
14U Freestyle 75 - Jacob Graber over Beckett Rust, IOWA TF 10-0
14U Freestyle 75 - Jacob Graber over Easton Egan, MIBL (Dec 8-3)
14U Freestyle 75 - Jacob Graber over Greyson Goodwin, ILLI TF 13-0

WESLEY CHAPEL, Florida – Fifty-seven athletes have been named to the men’s freestyle All-Tournament Team at the 2026 14U National Duals, following two days of high-level competition in Wesley Chapel, Florida. Friday’s competition concluded with Pennsyl...

06/13/2026

Congrats to Nina Makem on a dominant performance not giving up a point and earning gold at the Pan American Championships
65 kg
Gold – Nina Makem (United States)
Silver – Heaven Emond (Canada)
Bronze – Emilia Anaya Raya (Mexico)
4th – Jeimy Delgado Sandoval (Ecuador)
5th – Romina Garro Villanera (Peru)
6th – Elizabeth Watts (Puerto Rico)

LIMA, Peru – Team USA continued its hot streak on Friday at the 2026 U23 Pan American Championships with seven champions and 10 total medalists in women’s freestyle. 2024 U23 World champion Sage Mortimer was as advertised. She posted three technical fa...

06/13/2026

16U DUALS UPDATE: Day 4 means Freestyle Championship Day.

Minnesota Red advanced into the Gold/Silver last night after a 2nd place finish in Pool A. In the first round they were defeated 50-17 to Pennsylvania Blue. Today they have three matches, wrestling Illinois and Iowa Red before a final placement match.

Minnesota Blue finished 5th in Pool C by defeating Connecticut 46-30. They wrestled the first round match in their Red/Blue bracket defeating California Silver 50-25. Today they well face Oklahoma Blue, and Iowa Blue before a final placement match.

Pictures courtesy of USA Wrestling