Schmitt & Coon finish as Cadet Freestyle Runner-Ups

Fargo Coverage Section

7/24 - The Cadet Freestyle Nationals wrapped up last night in Fargo and
Team Michigan finished 9th overall behind the efforts of five All-Americans.

Greco-Roman champs Jacob Schmitt and Adam Coon fell short of
winning double titles as they lost their final matches to wreslters they have
previously beaten.

Schmitt lost a three period battle with Austin Hood of Kansas in a rematch
of the Greco-Roman finals.  Schmitt is now a 4x Fargo All-American after
placing 4th in both styles last year.

Coon lost his first and only match of the week as he lost to Ty Walz of Ohio
in the 215lb finals.  Coon had beaten Walz earlier this year at the FILA
Cadet Nationals.

Also earning double All-American status for Michigan was Josh Pennell
at 125lbs and Travis Curley at 145lbs.  Pennell finished 4th at 125lbs and
Curley won his final match over Kyle Perrault of California to finish 5th.

8th grade standout Zac Hall earned his first All-American status at 98lbs,
finishing 7th with a finals win over Jacob Trujillo of Colorado.

Click here to view the final brackets and goto the Fargo Video Page to watch Michigan's matches.

Michigan's Cadet Freestyle All-Americans
98lbs - Zac Hall, 7th
105lbs - Jacob Schmitt, 2nd
125lbs - Josh Pennell, 4th
145lbs - Travis Curley, 5th
215lbs - Adam Coon, 2nd


Michigan's Match Results
Cadet-98 - Martin Rodriguez's place is unknown.
Match #1 Martin Rodriguez (Michigan) over Christopher Cos (Colorado) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #2 Martin Rodriguez (Michigan) over Vito Degidio (Montana) Fall 7-0,1:15
Match #3 Martin Rodriguez (Michigan) over Bryan Israel (Pennsylvania) TF 7-0,6-0
Match #4 Joseph McKenna (New Jersey) over Martin Rodriguez (Michigan) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #5 Phillip Laux (Iowa) over Martin Rodriguez (Michigan) Fall 0:22

Cadet-98 - Zac Hall's place is 7th.
Match #1 Zac Hall (Michigan) over Daniel Lewis (Missouri) Dec 2-1,2-4,3-3
Match #2 Zac Hall (Michigan) over Luke Zilverberg (Minnesota) Dec 1-2,3-1,2-1
Match #3 Zac Hall (Michigan) over Dylan Akers (Texas) Dec 2-0,4-0
Match #4 Zac Hall (Michigan) over Tommy Pawelski (Illinois) Dec 2-0,6-0
Match #5 Darian Cruz (Pennsylvania) over Zac Hall (Michigan) Dec 1-0,2-0
Match #6 Zac Hall (Michigan) received a bye.
Match #7 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio) over Zac Hall (Michigan) Dec 7-1,3-4,5-2
Match #8 Zac Hall (Michigan) over Jacob Trujillo (Colorado) Dec 3-0,7-0

Cadet-105 - Jacob Schmitt's place is 2nd.
Match #1 Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) over Stirland Zollinger (Idaho) Dec 5-2,7-0
Match #2 Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) over Matt Calcote (Louisiana) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #3 Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) over Nate Thomas (Minnesota) Dec 7-0,4-1
Match #4 Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) over Brandon Lorenz (Texas) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #5 Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) over Matt Leshinger (New York) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #6 Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) over Cassidy Oshiro (Hawaii) TF 6-0,7-1
Match #7 Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) over Jake Konzal (Washington) Fall 10-8,0:48
Match #8 Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) over Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey) Dec 1-4,3-2,3-3
Match #9 Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) received a bye.
Match #10 Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) over Jake Konzal (Washington) Fall 8-10,0:48
Match #11 Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) over Anthony Ashnault (New Jersey) Dec 1-4,3-2,3-3
Match #12 Austin Hood (Kansas) over Jacob Schmitt (Michigan) Dec 0-1,5-0,1-1

Cadet-105 - Isaac Jewell's place is unknown.
Match #1 Kasey Klaus (California) over Isaac Jewell (Michigan) Dec 2-2,8-2
Match #2 Isaac Jewell (Michigan) over Forrest Glogouski (Indiana) Dec 7-1,4-3
Match #3 Isaac Jewell (Michigan) over Brendan Calas (New Jersey) Dec 3-0,4-1
Match #4 Isaac Jewell (Michigan) over Bruno Millin (Ohio) Dec 2-0,4-0
Match #5 Jake Konzal (Washington) over Isaac Jewell (Michigan) TF 7-0,7-0

Cadet-105 - Mason Cleaver's place is unknown.
Match #1 Austin Hood (Kansas) over Mason Cleaver (Michigan) TF 6-0,7-0
Match #2 Ryan Campbell (California) over Mason Cleaver (Michigan) TF 7-1,7-1

Cadet-119 - Jake Johnson's place is unknown.
Match #1 Jake Johnson (Michigan) over Quinn Miracle (Wisconsin) Fall 1-3,5-0,1:34
Match #2 Wayne Voss (Minnesota) over Jake Johnson (Michigan) Fall 1:59
Match #3 Clayton Ream (Missouri) over Jake Johnson (Michigan) Dec 6-0,2-0

Cadet-125 - Josh Pennell's place is 4th.
Match #1 Josh Pennell (Michigan) over Chase Call (Idaho) Dec 6-1,5-5
Match #2 Josh Pennell (Michigan) over Colby DeCleave (Oregon) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #3 Josh Pennell (Michigan) over Roarke Langer (Wisconsin) Dec 7-0,6-5
Match #4 Josh Pennell (Michigan) over Seth Rowell (Maryland) Dec 6-0,2-0
Match #5 Josh Pennell (Michigan) over Tyson Dippery (Pennsylvania) Dec 7-0,3-1
Match #6 Josh Pennell (Michigan) over Jimmy Carpenter (Missouri) Dec 2-0,3-1
Match #7 Josh Pennell (Michigan) over Ryan Blees (North Dakota) Fall 7-0,0:52
Match #8 Josh Pennell (Michigan) over Austin Roper (Missouri) Dec 5-0,3-1
Match #9 Mike Labry (Ohio) over Josh Pennell (Michigan) Dec 0-7,4-0,6-0
Match #10 Josh Bennett (Missouri) over Josh Pennell (Michigan) Dec 1-2,5-1,1-0

Cadet-130 - Logan Marcicki's place is unknown.
Match #1 Logan Marcicki (Michigan) over T.J. Hall (Idaho) TF 7-0,5-0
Match #2 Logan Marcicki (Michigan) over Ian Steen (Washington) Fall 0:39
Match #3 Reed VanAnrooy (Oregon) over Logan Marcicki (Michigan) Dec 6-0,2-0
Match #4 Logan Marcicki (Michigan) over Aerie Disher (Colorado) Fall 0:54
Match #5 Logan Marcicki (Michigan) over Vincent Turano (New York) Fall 0:35
Match #6 Dakota Trom (Minnesota) over Logan Marcicki (Michigan) Fall 0:42

Cadet-140 - Payne Hayden's place is unknown.
Match #1 Payne Hayden (Michigan) over Eduardo Ponce (California) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #2 Payne Hayden (Michigan) over Luke O`Connor (Oregon) Fall 7-0,0:41
Match #3 Payne Hayden (Michigan) over Jacob Hatley (Wyoming) Fall 6-0,1:13
Match #4 Payne Hayden (Michigan) over Cody Ross (Florida) Dec 1-3,2-2,5-1
Match #5 Brian Murphy (Illinois) over Payne Hayden (Michigan) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #6 Isiah Martinez (California) over Payne Hayden (Michigan) Fall 1:57

Cadet-145 - Travis Curley's place is 5th.
Match #1 Travis Curley (Michigan) over Tony Clinesmith (Missouri) Dec 5-0,2-0
Match #2 Travis Curley (Michigan) over Beau Donahue (Virginia) Dec 4-1,5-3
Match #3 Travis Curley (Michigan) over Zach Adams (Indiana) Dec 7-6,11-4
Match #4 Travis Curley (Michigan) over Tyler Cunningham (Connecticut) Dec 2-2,6-0
Match #5 Travis Curley (Michigan) received a bye.
Match #6 Travis Curley (Michigan) over Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) Dec 0-3,3-3,6-1
Match #7 Coleman Hammond (California) over Travis Curley (Michigan) Dec 4-1,6-0
Match #8 Coleman Hammond (California) over Travis Curley (Michigan) Dec 4-1,6-0
Match #9 Tyler Askey (Georgia) over Travis Curley (Michigan) Dec 3-1,5-0
Match #10 Travis Curley (Michigan) received a bye.
Match #11 Travis Curley (Michigan) over Kyle Perrault (California) Dec 1-3,3-2,4-1

Cadet-152 - Andrew Garcia's place is unknown.
Match #1 Andrew Garcia (Michigan) over Josh Schilling (Louisiana) Dec 7-0,2-1
Match #2 Beau Vrancken (New Jersey) over Andrew Garcia (Michigan) Dec 2-1,2-0
Match #3 Andrew Garcia (Michigan) over Jorje Jimenez (New York) TF 6-0,9-3
Match #4 Andrew Garcia (Michigan) over Daniel Toth (Illinois) TF 6-0,6-0
Match #5 Andrew Garcia (Michigan) over Matt Irick (Indiana) Dec 3-1,5-2
Match #6 Victor Pereira (California) over Andrew Garcia (Michigan) TF 6-0,6-0

Cadet-152 - Matt Franklin's place is unknown.
Match #1 Matt Franklin (Michigan) over Tyler Metzler (Florida) Dec 7-0,2-1
Match #2 Oliver Pierce (Texas) over Matt Franklin (Michigan) TF 7-0,8-0
Match #3 Matt Franklin (Michigan) over Terrell Forbes (New Jersey) Fall 0:25
Match #4 Matt Franklin (Michigan) over David Miller (Missouri) TF 7-0,7-0
Match #5 Elliott Riddick (Pennsylvania) over Matt Franklin (Michigan) Dec 8-1,5-0

Cadet-171 - Kevin Beazley's place is unknown.
Match #1 Kevin Beazley (Michigan) over Brad Metz (Ohio) Dec 1-0,7-0
Match #2 Jacob Morrissey (Wisconsin) over Kevin Beazley (Michigan) Fall 8-3,1:13
Match #3 Kevin Beazley (Michigan) over Garrett Demers (Idaho) Fall 7-1,0:46
Match #4 Jack Dechow (Illinois) over Kevin Beazley (Michigan) Dec 5-3,4-0

Cadet-189 - Caleb Pommerenke's place is unknown.
Match #1 Caleb Pommerenke (Michigan) over Coburn Burroughs (North Carolina) Dec 1-0,1-4,6-2
Match #2 Haydon Dvorak (Wisconsin) over Caleb Pommerenke (Michigan) Dec 4-3,9-2
Match #3 Mickey Pelfrey (Iowa) over Caleb Pommerenke (Michigan) TF 8-0,7-0

Cadet-215 - Adam Coon's place is 2nd.
Match #1 Adam Coon (Michigan) over Jacob Hart (Pennsylvania) Fall 1:17
Match #2 Adam Coon (Michigan) over Eric Mason (Kansas) TF 6-0,8-0
Match #3 Adam Coon (Michigan) over Harley Tillerson (Oklahoma) Fall 0:20
Match #4 Adam Coon (Michigan) over Michael Kroells (Minnesota) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #5 Adam Coon (Michigan) over Jimmy Trull (Washington) Fall 6-0,1:08
Match #6 Adam Coon (Michigan) over Taylor McGiffen (Illinois) Fall 5-0,0:54
Match #7 Adam Coon (Michigan) over Michael Kroells (Minnesota) Dec 1-0,6-0
Match #8 Adam Coon (Michigan) received a bye.
Match #9 Adam Coon (Michigan) over Taylor McGiffen (Illinois) Fall 5-0,0:54
Match #10 Ty Walz (Ohio) over Adam Coon (Michigan) Dec 2-0,1-4,1-0




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After winning a State Title last year as a freshman and making the finals in both styles at Fargo, Schmitt (pictured) and Coon should be considered two of the top sophomores in the country heading into next year.