Dorulla shines with win at USAW Preseason Nationals
7 Michigan preps place in Top 8
10/25/2008
Des Moines, IA - 12 Michigan high schoolers made the trip to Iowa this
weekend for the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals. In the first year of the
event, the Preseason Nationals attracted a large field with some of the
country's top preps in what was a challenging and star-studded event.
8 Michiganders finished in the top 8 of their respective weights, including
Jake Dorulla of Rockford, who won the 171lb championship. Dorulla entered
the tournament as the #1 seed and lived up to that honor as he stormed
through his half of the bracket with two pins and a 10-2 major decision to
advance to the finals. In the quarterfinals Dorulla picked up a fall over Cadet
greco all-american Zack Rutt of Minnesota, then in the finals he knocked off
Iowa state runner-up Kyven Gadson 7-3 to finish the day 4-0 and the 171lb
champion.
Two other Michigan grapplers placed in the 171lb bracket as John Rizgallah
of Allegan edged Dorulla's Rockford teammate Jake Johnson 1-0 in the 3rd
place finals. Rizgallah entered the tournament as the #2 seed and fell in
the semifinals to Gadson while Johnson stormed all the way back to the
consolation finals after losing in the 2nd round.
Dorulla was the only champion from Michigan and the only other finalist was Mason sophomore Conor Youtsey, who finished runner-up at 119lbs. Youtsey came in as the 5th seed and picked up three falls to open up the day before edging Iowa state runner-up and #1 seed Levi Wolfensperger 1-0 in the semifinals. In the finals Youtsey's run came to an end as he lost to Junior National freestyle all-american Eric Brooks of Indiana 11-5.
Greenville's 2x state champ Tyler Keselring finished 3rd in what was arguably the deepest weight of the tournament. Wrestling at 125lbs, Keselring was seeded 4th in a weight that featured two wrestlers that were cadet freestyle all-americans last summer. After knocking off Minnesota state runner up Bronson Steuber in the quarterfinals 6-2, Keslering fell in the semifinals to nationally ranked Jesse Thielke of Wisconsin. Theilke, who is a 2x cadet freestyle all-american, used a late reversal to take the lead and hold off Keselring 4-3. Keselring wrestled back to finish 3rd while Thielke won the title with a 9-1 win in the finals. Keselering was his only match that was not won by fall or major decision as Thielke was voted the tournament's most outstanding wrestler.
Zach Johnson finished 3rd at 140lbs, giving Rockford three placers on the day. Johnson nabbed the #2 seed and was upset by Jacob Tonte of Indiana in the quarterfinals, but stormed all the way back to finish 3rd.
Corey Alegria or Alma finished 4th at 119lbs. After making an impressive run to the semifinals Alegria was beat by eventual champ Justin Brooks of Indiana. Alegria, who missed all of his freshman season last year with an injury, showed that he should be a force to be reckoned with this season on the high school scene.
Also placing was Allegan's Matt Smith, who ended up 7th at 130lbs. Smith lost his first bout of the day, but rattled off 4 straight wins to advance to the placing rounds.
Full brackets may be viewed here.
Preseason Nationals Placewinners
(Michigan wrestlers in bold)
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1st Place - Skylar Wood of Missouri
2nd Place - Jack Hathaway of Iowa
3rd Place - Cody Hummer of Missouri
4th Place - Alex Spooner of Iowa
5th Place - Jared McKinley of Indiana
6th Place - Isaac Lundgren of Iowa
7th Place - Morgan Engbrecht of South Dakota
8th Place - Chad Bartschenfeld of Wisconsin
112
1st Place - Brandon Jones of Iowa
2nd Place - Tyler Patten of Iowa
3rd Place - Joseph Hefley of Florida
4th Place - Johnny Coleman of Iowa
5th Place - Cory Hodowanic of Wisconsin
6th Place - James Tatman of Iowa
7th Place - Tyler Feller of Iowa
8th Place - Shawn Miracle of Indiana
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1st Place - Justin Brooks of Indiana
2nd Place - Conor Youtsey of Michigan
3rd Place - Levi Wolfensperger of Iowa
4th Place - Corey Alegria of Michigan
5th Place - Jay Hildreth of Iowa
6th Place - Gilbert Garcia of Colorado
7th Place - Christopher Halblom of Iowa
8th Place - Aaron Redding of Minnesota
1st Place Match - Justin Brooks (Indiana) won by decision over Conor Youtsey (Michigan) (Dec 11-5)
3rd Place Match - Levi Wolfensperger (Iowa) won by pin over Corey Alegria (Michigan) (Pin 3:15)
125
1st Place - Jesse Thielke of Wisconsin
2nd Place - Alex Dieringer of Wisconsin
3rd Place - Tyler Keselring of Michigan
4th Place - Bronson Steuber of Minnesota
5th Place - John Paul Meeks of Iowa
6th Place - Keith Surber of Illinois
7th Place - Jacob Kazimir of Ohio
8th Place - Jarod Donar of Wisconsin
3rd Place Match - Tyler Keselring (Michigan) won by decision over Bronson Steuber (Minnesota) (Dec 7-4)
130
1st Place - Adam Sheley of Illinois
2nd Place - Colton Rasche of Illinois
3rd Place - Brian Bokoski of Illinois
4th Place - Ryne Cokeley of Kansas
5th Place - Kevin Fanta of Illinois
6th Place - Alex Abramat of Florida
7th Place - Matt Smith of Michigan
8th Place - Tyrell Galloway of Nebraska
7th Place Match - Matt Smith (Michigan) won by forfeit over Tyrell Galloway (Nebraska) (FF)
135
1st Place - Kodie Silvestri of New Jersey
2nd Place - Ben Cash of Iowa
3rd Place - Brendan Murphy of Illinois
4th Place - Jacob Tasseff of Indiana
5th Place - Sampson Cook of Indiana
6th Place - Stephen Blayer of Iowa
7th Place - Brannigan Barlow of Indiana
8th Place - Rulin Pederson of Iowa
Boys - 140
1st Place - Brandon Richardson of Idaho
2nd Place - Cody Quinn of Washington
3rd Place - Zach Johnson of Michigan
4th Place - Jacob Tonte of Indiana
5th Place - Matt White of Iowa
6th Place - Landon Williams of Iowa
7th Place - Stefan St. Marie of Washington
8th Place - Joe Brewster of Illinois
3rd Place Match - Zach Johnson (Michigan) won by pin over Jacob Tonte (Indiana) (Pin 5:48)
145
1st Place - Eric Roach of Indiana
2nd Place - Tyler Wilfley of Illinois
3rd Place - Kyle Begin of Minnesota
4th Place - Cole Clarken of Iowa
5th Place - Ryan Seidler of Wisconsin
6th Place - Dillon Gorman of Wisconsin
7th Place - Alex Cizek of Illinois
8th Place - Tyler Dunne of New York
152
1st Place - Elias Larson of Illinois
2nd Place - Blake Sorensen of Iowa
3rd Place - Micah Morrill of Washington
4th Place - Robert Pickrell of Colorado
5th Place - Cody Johnston of Missouri
6th Place - Brent Mowry of Maryland
7th Place - Blake Wood of Indiana
8th Place - Brayden Wienke of Wisconsin
160
1st Place - Monte Schmalhaus of Utah
2nd Place - Geordan Speiller of Florida
3rd Place - Quinten Haynes of Iowa
4th Place - Nathan Sommers of Kansas
5th Place - Ryan Wuthnow of Kansas
6th Place - Stephone Kling of Colorado
7th Place - Dan Barringer of Colorado
8th Place - Sam Lindgren of Minnesota
171
1st Place - Jake Dorulla of Michigan
2nd Place - Kyven Gadson of Iowa
3rd Place - John Rizqallah of Michigan
4th Place - Jacob Johnson of Michigan
5th Place - Jacob Williamson of Georgia
6th Place - David Phillips of Wisconsin
7th Place - Davin Morris of Florida
8th Place - Dan Strasburg of Wisconsin
Finals - Jake Dorulla (Michigan) won by decision over Kyven Gadson (Iowa) (Dec 7-3)
3rd Place - John Rizqallah (Michigan) won by decision over Jacob Johnson (Michigan) (Dec 1-0)
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1st Place - Angelo Malvestuto of New York
2nd Place - Alex Bach of Minnesota
3rd Place - Jay Taylor of Florida
4th Place - Jacob Nowak of Kansas
5th Place - Tyler Sherman of Oregon
6th Place - Jerry Stringfellow of Florida
7th Place - Cody Everett of Kentucky
8th Place - Andrew Graber of Indiana
215
1st Place - Alex Polizzi of Wisconsin
2nd Place - Kyle Caylor of Kansas
3rd Place - Austin Preisler of Wisconsin
4th Place - Hayden Bock of Missouri
5th Place - Daniel Howell of Illinois
6th Place - Howard Johnson of Kansas
7th Place - Taylor Wuthnow of Kansas
8th Place - Alex Burnes of Iowa
285
1st Place - Tayler Goodyear of Wisconsin
2nd Place - Max Pelfrey of Iowa
3rd Place - Mark Frye of Iowa
4th Place - Kyle Hayden of Wisconsin
5th Place - Parker Betts of Minnesota
6th Place - Joseph Multerer of Wisconsin
7th Place - Isaac Redfern of Ohio
