Some big wins at the 2010 ASICS Junior Folkstyle finals

Kroells repeats as Cadet champion

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Many of the nation’s most talented young wrestlers were on display in the Junior and Cadet finals at the USA Wrestling ASICS Folkstyle National Championships on Friday.

In one of the most anticipated Junior finals, Alex Dieringer of the Ringers in Wisconsin edged Dylan Ness of the Bloomington Wrestling Club of Minnesota, 6-5 at 145 pounds.

Dieringer hit a headlock for five points early in the match and almost secured a fall. Ness got a late first period reversal, then rode Dieringer out the entire second period. In the third period, the wrestlers started neutral, and Ness scored a takedown with 55 seconds left to close it to 5-4. After cutting Dieringer loose, Ness tried for a takedown. Dieringer was hit for stalling with 19 seconds left, and the bout ended up 6-5 for Dieringer.

Dieringer was a Cadet Nationals champion in both freestyle and Greco-Roman last year, while Ness was a Cadet Triple Crown winner, capturing national titles in all three styles, back in 2008.

Another showdown of top talents came in the Junior division at 171 pounds, when Jahwon Akui of Illinois stopped Devin Peterson of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., 3-1. Tied 1-1 late in the third period, Akui hit a lateral drop takedown on the edge with five seconds left for victory.

Akui was a 2008 Cadet Nationals champion in both freestyle and Greco-Roman, while Peterson was a 2009 Cadet Triple Crown winner.

One of the most decorated athletes in the field, Wisconsin’s Jesse Thielke of the Ringers, dominated the Junior field at 125 pounds. In the finals, he defeated Chris Williams of the Bulls Wrestling Club of Illinois, 9-3. Thielke controlled all aspects of the match on the way to a solid win. Thielke was a member of the 2009 U.S. Junior World Greco-Roman team, and has won numerous USA Wrestling age-group national titles.

Read the entire article and summary by Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling here…