Mogard and Schendel Capture Triple Crowns, Iowa Wins Third-Straight 16U Boys Greco-Roman Team Title at 2026 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals
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˛ú˛âĚýDavid Gerhart, 91°µÍř
Iowa's Jaimon Mogard celebrates after winning championship match at the 2026 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals
FARGO, North Dakota – Iowa’s Jaimon Mogard and Minnesota’s Sawyer Schendel secured their Triple Crowns on Wednesday night at the FARGODOME during the championship finals of the 16U Boys Greco-Roman division at the 2026 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals.
Mogard and Schendel are the first 16U Boys Triple Crown winners since 2023, when Kyler Knaack and Dreshaun Ross of Iowa won Triple Crowns. Schendel is Minnesota’s first 16U Boys Triple Crown winner since Mason Gehloff achieved the feat in 2018.
Schendel shutout all six of his opponents at 285 pounds to claim his Triple Crown. Facing John Montgomery of Pennsylvania in the championship, Schendel earned a 5-0 decision to close out his Fargo run.
At 157 pounds, Mogard teched his way to the Triple Crown and secured the Greco-Roman championship with a 9-0 victory against Ohio’s Tommy Rowlands in a rematch of the 16U Boys freestyle final at the weight class.
Mogard was one of four Iowa wrestlers to come away with a Greco-Roman title on the night. Iowa’s four champions are tied for the most in its history after originally hitting that mark in 2006. Iowa won the team title for the third straight year and fourth overall, with 190 total points.
Diego Robertty of Iowa (120) was one of four individuals to pin their way to the national title. Robertty, who was a runner-up in freestyle, was the only wrestler in the field to repeat as 16U Boys Greco-Roman champion after pinning Wade Stubbs of Kansas 2:58 into the bout.
Shay Lundvall and Tyde Nelsen wrapped up Iowa’s championship performances on Wednesday night. At 100 pounds, Lundvall upended Leonidas Murillo of Pennsylvania, 8-5, in a rematch of the freestyle quarterfinals that went to Murillo. Nelsen ended Pennsylvania’s Layden Acevedo’s run for two Fargo titles at 175 pounds in a 9-5 contest.
Giovanni Nix of Illinois had the fastest fall of the four in the championship finals with a 48-second pin of Caleb Heyder of Utah at 88 pounds.
Alaska’s two national champions, Trestin Houck at 126 pounds and Shane Ostermiller at 144 pounds, locked in their championships with pins. This is the first time Alaska has produced two champions in state history, and they are the first Fargo champions since six-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey won the title in 2003. Alaska, which had three total finalists, finished seventh in the team standings with 82 points. The seventh-place finish is the best in state history, regardless of style.
Evan Cies was Pennsylvania’s only champion on the night, despite having six total finalists. Cies took down Manny Novelli of Alaska in a 9-1 contest in the finals at 113 pounds. Cies was named Outstanding Wrestler after bonusing his way through the tournament. He posted six technical falls and one pin over his seven matches. Cies did not allow a point until the quarterfinals, where he was trailing 3-2 before earning his lone fall of the tournament.
°Âľ±˛őł¦´Ç˛Ô˛őľ±˛Ô’s Kade Splinter joined Mogard and Schendel as a double Fargo champion. He sealed the Greco-Roman national title at 215 pounds with an 11-0 win against Virginia’s Zachary Leftwich, and Splinter put a stamp on the match with a five-point move to end the match.
Chase Smith of Tennessee (94), Jack Holman of Utah (106) and Jaiden Finger of Arizona (165) were the final three wrestlers to win their championships by technical fall. Smith is the first 16U Boys Greco-Roman national champion from Tennessee since Nicholas Boykin’s title in 2015.
Rounding out the 16U Boys Greco-Roman champions were Obidah Willis of Illinois at 132 pounds, Austin Schield of Washington at 138 pounds, Lincoln Steele of Idaho at 150 pounds and Mason McDonnell of California at 190 pounds.
Pennsylvania finished just behind Iowa in second place with 152 points in the team standings. Illinois finished third with 143 points.
The top 10 states in the team standings and all placement match results are available below.
The Junior and 16U Girls divisions get underway on Thursday afternoon. Junior Girls freestyle starts at 1 p.m. CT, followed by 16U Girls freestyle at 5 p.m. CT.
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2026 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals
At Fargo, N.D., July 15
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16U Boys Greco-Roman Results
Team Rankings
1st – Iowa, 190
2nd – Pennsylvania, 152
3rd – Illinois, 143
4th – Utah, 106
5th – Wisconsin, 103
6th – Minnesota, 102
7th – Alaska, 82
8th – California, 81
9th – Washington, 74
10th – Florida, 61
Placement Match Results
88 pounds
1st - Giovonni Nix (Illinois) fall Caleb Heyder (Utah), 0:48
3rd - Ryker Rollans (Nevada) dec. Elijah Jensen (Washington), 10-10
5th - Dylan Verceles (Maryland) fall Reed Akkerman (Wisconsin), 2:46
7th - Cameron Smith (Ohio) tech. fall Logan Rang (Pennsylvania), 9-1
94 pounds
1st - Chase Smith (Tennessee) tech. fall Mason Irwin (New Jersey), 8-0
3rd - Isaac Hierro (Arizona) dec. Grady Glowacki (Illinois), 7-1
5th - Samuel Svitana (California) tech. fall Jarek Gallegos (Colorado), 11-2
7th - George Dipsey (New Jersey) dec. Colton Wiseman (Indiana), 7-3
100 pounds
1st - Shay Lundvall (Iowa) dec. Leonidas Murillo (Pennsylvania), 8-5
3rd - Cyrus Millage (Iowa) dec. Gavin Boller (Michigan), 9-4
5th - Elias Faith (Indiana) tech. fall Kenly Estevez (Florida), 10-0
7th - Grayson Schroeder (Minnesota) tech. fall Brison Romero (Colorado), 8-0
106 pounds
1st - Jack Holman (Utah) tech. fall Amir Newman-Winfrey (Iowa), 9-0
3rd - Quentin Walls (California) dec. Casen Becker (Colorado), 9-2
5th - Miro Parr-Coffin (Washington) dec. Cole Lemberg (Illinois), 6-1
7th - Jantz Greenhalgh (Utah) tech. fall Cam Johnson (North Carolina), 9-0
113 pounds
1st - Evan Cies (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Manny Novelli (Alaska), 9-1
3rd - Leonydes Peraza (Florida) tech. fall Garrett Bjerga (Minnesota), 8-0
5th - Chase Lawrence (Minnesota) dec. Ashur Whitmer (Iowa), 7-5
7th - Jake Strickland (South Carolina) dec. Isaac Showalter (Illinois), 11-9
120 pounds
1st - Diego Robertty (Iowa) fall Wade Stubbs (Kansas), 2:58
3rd - Blake Mauch (Utah) tech. fall Lincoln Swick (Wisconsin), 11-2
5th - Alyis Brown (Florida) tech. fall Spenser McCammon (Indiana), 12-4
7th - Xavier Seabury (New York) tech. fall Dylan Phillips (Michigan), 11-2
126 pounds
1st - Trestin Houck (Alaska) fall Flynn Arnestad (Pennsylvania), 2:49
3rd - Scout Scott (Idaho) dec. Beckett Edstrom (Minnesota), 11-10
5th - Arcadius Cruz (Washington) med. for. Zachary Donalson (Arkansas)
7th - Jaden Washington (Illinois) dec. Jeremy Carver (Indiana), 11-6
132 pounds
1st - Obadiah Willis (Illinois) dec. Weston Baumgartner (Maryland), 7-1
3rd - Lewis Davis (Arkansas) dec. Ryder Owen (Washington), 8-1
5th - Gunner Knudsen (Utah) fall Isaac Weber (Wisconsin), 0:30
7th - Quint Copeland (Colorado) dec. Garrett Bills (Iowa), 8-2
138 pounds
1st - Austin Schield (Washington) dec. Aspen Tritz (Wisconsin), 8-3
3rd - Uriah Anderson (Utah) fall Jaxsen Bailey (Connecticut), 1:06
5th - Hudson Bragg (Colorado) tech. fall Tyler Paulson (Wisconsin), 9-0
7th - Elliot Wullbrandt (Oregon) dec. Marcel Hawkins (Oklahoma), 8-8
144 pounds
1st - Shane Ostermiller (Alaska) fall Jeremiah Hayes (Illinois), 2:51
3rd - Devin Ehler (Illinois) dec. Riley Watts (Iowa), 6-5
5th - Mason McDonald (Pennsylvania) tech. fall Jackson Humphrey (California), 9-0
7th - Drake Sheffield (Oklahoma) med. for. Wyatt Rock (New York)
150 pounds
1st - Lincoln Steele (Idaho) dec. Reza Massjouni (Virginia), 4-2
3rd - Stetson Gabel (Colorado) tech. fall Owin Koethe (Iowa), 23-12
5th - Everett Zeitler (Wisconsin) tech. fall Daniel Jones (New York), 8-0
7th - Kaden Clark (Alabama) for. Gavin Cantera (Ohio)
157 pounds
1st - Jaimon Mogard (Iowa) tech. fall Tommy Rowlands (Ohio), 9-0
3rd - Jake Austin (Florida) tech. fall Landon Weidler (Illinois), 18-8
5th - Jack Torosian (California) tech. fall Dylan Buelow (Hawaii), 10-0
7th - Walker Woodard (Georgia) dec. Jack Burdick (Utah), 4-2
165 pounds
1st - Jaiden Finger (Arizona) tech. fall Blest Woods (Iowa), 13-4
3rd - Terriel Cooke (Florida) dec. Elias Motta (Minnesota), 3-3
5th - Michael Daleiden (Wisconsin) dec. Chaney Lewis Jr. (Pennsylvania), 7-5
7th - Rex Ayshford (Minnesota) tech. fall Talen Tuchscherer (North Dakota), 9-1
175 pounds
1st - Tyde Nelsen (Iowa) dec. Layden Acevedo (Pennsylvania), 9-5
3rd - Blu Stephens (Utah) fall Cael Tyler (Michigan), 1:50
5th - Peter Mikedis (New York) tech. fall Arel Francke (California), 8-0
7th - Aiden Rodriguez (Illinois) med. for. Destan Skelly (Minnesota)
190 pounds
1st - Mason McDonnell (California) dec. Bryce Collins (Pennsylvania), 6-1
3rd - Daniel Jackson (Illinois) fall Layth Qouchbane (Oregon), 0:48
5th - Noah Soto (California) med. for. Duane Leslie (Washington)
7th - Ibrahim Dheel (Virginia) fall Ashton Prahin (Michigan), 1:20
215 pounds
1st - Kade Splinter (Wisconsin) tech. fall Zachary Leftwich (Virginia), 11-0
3rd - Phillip Harris (Minnesota) dec. Charlie Powers (Alaska), 6-3
5th - Emmanuel Ocansey (Pennsylvania) fall Lucas Lewandowski (Michigan), 3:13
7th - Adrian Fuchs (Minnesota) fall Carter Eddy (Iowa), 1:51
285 pounds
1st - Sawyer Schendel (Minnesota) dec. John Montgomery (Pennsylvania), 5-0
3rd - Lucas Franklin (Oklahoma) fall Michael Carter (Michigan), 1:33
5th - A.W. VanKirk (Indiana) dec. Garrett Cowan (North Dakota), 10-3
7th - Lucian Lorenz (Wisconsin) dec. Kriss Vazquez (Wisconsin), 1-1
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