A strong contingent of Bucks County area wrestlers is headed to the prestigious U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16-and-under Nationals in Fargo, N.D., which begin on Friday.
Earn a medal here, against the nation's best, and you immediately make a name for yourself.
The girls' finals and placement matches will be held on Sunday while the boys' tournament wraps up Wednesday, July 17.
Below are the area wrestlers taking part in the event with weight class, name, school and the grade they will be in this fall.
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Most of our area wrestlers will compete in the freestyle tournament (which is closely aligned style-wise with high school wrestling) while a few will be in the separate Greco-Roman tournament, which emphasizes upper body moves.
If we missed any participants, please let us know.
Bucks County area entrants in Junior Boys freestyle
100 pounds: Xavier Diaz, Council Rock North (2024 graduate)
113: Alexander Diaz, Council Rock North (2024 graduate)
120: Jack Baron, Germantown Academy, junior
126: Gauge Botero, Faith Christian, senior
138: Eren Sement, Council Rock North, senior
150: Gavin Carroll, Quakertown, senior
150: Mason Wagner, Faith Christian, junior
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157: Chase Hontz, Faith Christian, senior
157: Max Stein, Faith Christian, senior
175: Adam Waters, Faith Christian, junior
175: Gavin Cole, Council Rock South, senior
215: Jason Singer, Faith Christian, junior
Bucks County area entrants in Junior Boys Greco-Roman
100: Xavier Diaz, Council Rock North (2024 graduate)
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113: Alexander Diaz, Council Rock North, (2024 graduate)
175: Adam Waters, Faith Christian, junior
215: Jason Singer, Faith Christian, junior
Bucks County area entrants in 16U Boys freestyle
88: Preet Panchal, Council Rock North, sophomore
120: Marco Loss, Council Rock North, junior
132: Colin Walther, Conwell-Egan, sophomore
144: Jacob Stein, Faith Christian, freshman
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175: Nicholas Singer, Faith Christian, sophomore
285: Bryce Fortune, North Penn, junior
Bucks County area entrants in 16U Boys Greco-Roman
175: Nicholas Singer, Faith Christian, sophomore
Bucks County area entrants in Junior Girls freestyle
110: Gisele Ramirez, Souderton (2024 graduate)
110: Emily Sarr, Souderton, junior
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125: Savannah Witt, Palisades, senior
170: Isabella Priano, Central Bucks West, senior
170: Meghan Gottschall, William Tennent, junior
Bucks County area entrants in 16U Girls freestyle
106: Payton Hinkle, Bensalem, junior
106: Ashley Stank, Quakertown, junior
106: Julia Horger, Conwell-Egan, junior
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142: Emily Hernandez, Souderton, sophomore
170: Yasmina Ergashova, William Tennent, junior
235: MacKenna Atkinson, Souderton, sophomore
235: Awur Mayom, Souderton, sophomore
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