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Maple Earns FILA Junior Nationals Freestyle Title
April 10, 2011 | Wrestling
April 10, 2011
CLEVELAND – Redshirt sophomore Kendrick Maple won the FILA Junior Nationals freestyle title at 63 kilograms on Sunday at the Cleveland Public Auditorium.
Maple, a 2010 NCAA qualifier at 133 pounds, defeated Penn States' Samuel Sherlock, 3-1, 2-0, to take home the 138.75 pound championship.
Additionally, incoming freshman Sam Wheeler and Cody Brewer finished fourth and fifth, respectively. OU freshman Justin DeAngelis also finished fifth.
The Junior age group consists of 17-20 year olds, featuring some of the nation's top wrestlers, as well as underclassmen from the college level.
The champions in each of the seven Olympic weight classes, plus 50 kg/110 lbs., advance to the best-of-3 finals for the FILA Junior World Team Trials. The Junior World Team Trials are set for May 19-20 in Franklin, Ind.
The top six finishers in the seven Olympic classes, plus 50 kg, qualify for the Junior World Team Trials.
There were 357 wrestlers entered in the FILA Junior freestyle class.
FILA JUNIOR NATIONALS FREESTYLE FINALS RESULTS
50 kg/110 lbs.
Nick Roberts (Young Guns) dec. Jarred Brooks (Humphrey Wrestling), 3-2, 4-1
55 kg/121 lbs.
Jesse Delgado (Meathead WC) dec. Jack Hathaway (Trojan Wrestling Club), 2-1, 1-0
60 kg/132 lbs.
Tony Ramos (Iowa) dec. Nick Dardanes (Minnesota Storm), 1-1, 1-0
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
Kendrick Maple (Oklahoma Elite) dec. Samuel Sherlock (Nittany Lion WC), 2-2, 3-1, 2-0
66 kg/145.5 lbs.
Josh Kindig (Cowboy Wrestling Club) dec. Destin McCauley (OTC), 3-4, 6-2, 4-0
70 kg/154 lbs.
Mark Martin Jr. (Eagle Club) pinned Zachary Brunson (Churchill), 6-1, 1:16
74 kg/163 lbs.
Taylor Massa (Massa Maniacs) dec. Robert Kokesh (Nebraska), 3-1, 2-1
79 kg/174 lbs.
Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. Tyler Wilps (Pittsburgh WC), 1-0, 2-0
84 kg/185 lbs.
Lee Munster (Northwestern) dec. Max Thomusseit (Pittsburgh WC), 2-1, 1-2, 1-1
96 kg/211.5 lbs.
Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) dec. Tanner Hall (Warrior WC), 1-0, 0-1, 3-1
120 kg/264.5 lbs.
Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. Toby Erickson (Bronco WC), 1-0, 2-0
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