It was a fantastic week for Team North Dakota at the U16 and Junior national championships, and Bismarck’s Matt Kaylor put a bow in it Friday afternoon with a fourth place finish in the Junior Greco-Roman 195 pound division. Kaylor, who will compete at the University of Mary in the fall, was beaten in the…
With a 3-1 victory over Clint Herrick of Missouri Thursday evening in the quarterfinals, Bismarck’s Matt Kaylor locked up All American status in the Junior Greco division and needs two wins to grab North Dakota’s third national title of the week. Kaylor, who will begin his college career at the University of Mary this fall…
Mr. Headlock spoke with two-time Junior All American Kyle Burwick about all things relating to his career and development, as well as what the future might hold. https://ndheadlock.podbean.com/mf/play/qnsf4m/Burwick_Final.mp3
Not to be outdone by brother Wilfried, Christian Tanefeu scored a national title of his own Thursday afternoon in the 106 pound Cadet Greco Roman division. Wilfried Tanefeu was crowned 113 pound Cadet Freestyle Champion Monday. Christian was dominant from start to finish; beginning with three consecutive technical falls before winning 6-2 and 5-1 decisions…
Christian Tanefeu rebounded in a big way after not finishing on the podium in the Cadet Freestyle tournament. Seeded second after a runner-up Greco finish last summer in the Junior division, Tanefeu recorded three consecutive shutout technical falls before defeating Minnesota’s Zachary Silvis in the quarterfinals 6-2. Tanefeu will wrestle Horatio Godinez of Washington in…
Hettinger five-time state champion Kyle Burwick finished fourth at the Junior Freestyle National Championships Tuesday afternoon in Fargo. After two days of rigorous competition, Burwick fell to Missouri’s Wyatt Henson 17-6 in the third place bout at 126 pounds. The match was much closer than the score reflects. Burwick knotted the score at two with…
Noah Savageau and Kyle Burwick are the lone North Dakotans remaining after two days of Junior Freestyle competition at the Fargodome. Savageau, a sophomore at Bismarck High School, scored a blood round victory over Rory Burright via fall in 1:31 to earn his first Fargo All American honors. Savageau lost in the next round and…
Back in February Wilfried Tanefeu wasn’t favored to win the North Dakota Class A 113 pound state championship. Today, in what is one of the most improbable national title runs in memory, Tanefeu is U16 113 pound national champion. During the North Dakota High School season, talented defending state champion Kelby Armstrong of Minot had…
North Dakota products Noah Savageau (Bismarck), Kyle Burwick (Hettinger), and Matt Kaylor (Bismarck) navigated through day one of the Junior National Freestyle Championships undefeated Sunday. Burwick, seeded first at 126 pounds, won four consecutive matches by a combined score of 41-0. Only Illinois’ Brody Norman pushed Burwick through to the second period. Burwick will wrestle…
Two Bismarck wrestlers found their way to the podium on day two of the U16 Freestyle national championships in Fargo. Bismarck High Junior Wilfried Tanefeu pushed his overall tournament record to 6-0 with two wins on Sunday. Tanefeu will wrestle for a U16 national title tomorrow afternoon against Oregon’s Gabe Whisenhunt. Tanefeu was dominant in…
The storied Bismarck High Wrestling program has another Fargo All American. Junior state champion Wilfried Tanefeu defeated Brennen Cernus of Ohio 6-4 and in doing so advances on to the 113 pound U16 national semifinals. Tanefeu was behind Cernus 4-1 entering the second period and reeled off five consecutive points-including the winning takedown with less…
Nine U16 women took to the mat Saturday, and Kindred’s Brooke Leedahl will wrestle in the 180 pound seventh place match tomorrow afternoon. Leedahl was 2-2 on day one of competition, scoring a first period fall and 10-0 technical fall before dropping to the seventh place bout. Nine wrestlers represents largest group USA Wrestling of…
