2026 California Boys at Fargo: What Can We Learn and How Can We Improve?
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An Issue of Attendance?
California Boys: State Elite vs. Fargo 2026
Do California’s best boy wrestlers attend Fargo? CIF State (folkstyle) & SI national rankings vs. the CA roster at 2026 Fargo (Freestyle and Greco, Junior & 16U), the CA USAW Association Duals, and Pennsylvania as a baseline.
The question: California crowns its best high-school (folkstyle) wrestlers at the CIF State Championships. Fargo — the U.S. Marine Corps Junior & 16U Nationals — is the summer freestyle/Greco national championship the state team feeds into. Do the folkstyle-best actually go?
Short answer, both styles counted: mostly no — but, unlike the girls, this is not a California problem. Only 4 of 14 state champions (29%) wrestled Fargo in either style, and 30 of 112 placewinners (27%). But Pennsylvania — a wrestling superpower — sends its nationally-ranked boys to Fargo at almost exactly the same rate California does. For boys, low elite Fargo attendance looks like a national norm, not a Golden State failing.
The surprise: California is not an outlier here
The girls report found Pennsylvania sending its best to Fargo at 2–3.5× California’s rate. Running the identical, entry-independent test on the boys (SI national rankings → did they wrestle Fargo) gives the opposite result.
| Nationally-ranked boys who wrestled Fargo | California | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| All SI-ranked (numbered) | 15 / 56 (27%) | 24 / 83 (29%) |
| SI national top-10 | 9 / 26 (35%) | 7 / 26 (27%) |
Read carefully: the rates are essentially tied — CA even edges PA in the top-10 tier. Both states leave roughly 70–75% of their nationally-ranked boys home from Fargo. Pennsylvania’s advantage is volume (252 boys on the Fargo roster to California’s 189, and 83 ranked boys to 56), not a higher tendency to send its elite. So the boys’ picture is different from the girls’: skipping Fargo among top-ranked boys is a national pattern. See the full comparison on the vs Pennsylvania tab.
Does being more elite predict going to Fargo?
Within California, each tier is a stricter cut of “best.” If elite wrestlers were the ones going, the rate would climb sharply. It barely moves.
| “Best” tier | Wrestled Fargo (either style) | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| State champions | 4 / 14 | 29% |
| State placewinners (top 8) | 30 / 112 | 27% |
| SI national top-10 (CA) | 9 / 26 | 35% |
| SI nationally-ranked (CA) | 15 / 56 | 27% |
| All state qualifiers | 68 / 431 | 16% |
The champion rate (29%) sits barely above the placewinner rate (27%). Being a state champion, versus merely placing, adds almost nothing to the odds of going to Fargo.
The variable that does move it: grade
| State placewinners | Wrestled Fargo | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Underclassmen (Fr–Jr) | 22 / 56 | 39% |
| Seniors | 8 / 56 | 14% |
Graduating seniors are most of the no-shows — many are college-bound and done with age-group wrestling — though Fargo’s Junior division is open to 2026 grads, so it’s a choice, not an eligibility wall. Even underclassmen go only about a third of the time.
Did the no-shows at least wrestle the Association Duals?
The CA USAW Association Duals (May 2026) is the other in-state freestyle/Greco event. If elite folkstyle boys were doing freestyle but just skipping Fargo, we’d see them here. Mostly we don’t.
Of the 82 state placewinners who skipped Fargo, only 8 wrestled the Duals instead — 74 did neither freestyle event. Among the 10 champions who skipped Fargo, 10 did neither. The dominant pattern isn’t “Fargo specifically is unpopular” — it’s that most of California’s folkstyle elite don’t compete in the spring/summer freestyle season at all.
Freestyle vs. Greco: does counting Greco change the answer?
Almost nothing. Across all 431 state qualifiers, only 3 wrestled Fargo Greco without also wrestling freestyle; among champions and placewinners it’s zero (15 placewinners did both styles). The Greco question was worth raising but moves the attendance count by a rounding error.
How this was measured
“Best” uses two independent yardsticks: (1) 2026 CIF State placement — champions, top-8 placewinners, and all 431 bracket qualifiers; and (2) the SI final 2025–26 national rankings (entry-independent — a wrestler is ranked whether or not they enter Fargo). Attendance is the actual CA entrant roster at 2026 Fargo from usabracketing (189 CA boys across freestyle JBF/16BF and Greco JBG/16BGR). Association Duals: 521 CA boys. Pennsylvania comparison uses the same SI rankings (83 numbered PA boys) and PA’s Fargo roster (252 boys). Names matched across styles/events; a few name-only matches can miss a nickname.
One gap: the PA comparison uses only the national-ranking tiers, because Pennsylvania’s PIAA state brackets are published on FloWrestling, which can’t be read programmatically. Provide the PIAA boys results and the champion/qualifier rows can be added to match the girls report.
All 112 CIF State placewinners. Green = champions; amber = finalists. CIF Wt, CIF Plc, and CIF Sec·pl are the 2026 CIF State (folkstyle) weight, state placement (1–8), and section & section-place; SI is national rank. The Fargo?, Style, and Fargo record columns are the summer freestyle/Greco results; Duals = wrestled the CA USAW Association Duals. Click headers to sort; search by name.
| CIF Wt | CIF Plc | Yr | Name | CIF Sec·pl | SI | Fargo? | Style | Fargo record · place | Duals? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 1 | Fr | Michael Bernabe | CS · 1st | #2 | Yes | FS | FS 16U 113: 7-0 · 1st | — |
| 106 | 2 | Fr | Thales Silva | CS · 2nd | #3 | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 113: 6-1 · 2nd; GR JR 120: 3-2 | — |
| 106 | 3 | Fr | David "Cash" McClurg | SD · 1st | #6 | Yes | FS+GR | FS 16U 120: 3-2; GR 16U 120: 4-2 | — |
| 106 | 4 | So | Aiden Talavera | CS · 3rd | #8 | — | — | ||
| 106 | 5 | Fr | Luke Loren | SS · 1st | #7 | Yes | FS | FS JR 106: 6-0 · 1st | — |
| 106 | 6 | So | Tyler Sweet | CS · 4th | #9 | — | — | ||
| 106 | 7 | Sr | Kingston Cruzat | SJ · 1st | #11 | — | — | ||
| 106 | 8 | So | Nathiel Nava | CS · 5th | — | KCWA | |||
| 113 | 1 | Jr | Anthony Garza | CS · 1st | #3 | Yes | FS | FS JR 120: 3-2 | — |
| 113 | 2 | Jr | Max Murillo | SS · 1st | #15 | — | OCWA | ||
| 113 | 3 | Fr | Thiago Silva | CS · 2nd | #16 | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 120: 8-1 · 3rd; GR JR 126: 6-2 · 5th | — |
| 113 | 4 | So | Eli Mendoza | CC · 1st | — | SCVWA | |||
| 113 | 5 | So | Uriah Correa | SS · 1st | — | — | |||
| 113 | 6 | Fr | Phillip Hernandez | CS · 3rd | — | — | |||
| 113 | 7 | Jr | Daniel Mendoza | SS · 3rd | — | — | |||
| 113 | 8 | So | Julius Villamil | SD · 1st | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 120: 0-2; GR JR 120: 2-2 | — | |
| 120 | 1 | Sr | Rocklin Zinkin | CS · 1st | #2 | — | — | ||
| 120 | 2 | So | Samuel Sanchez | SS · 1st | #4 | Yes | FS | FS JR 126: 7-0 · 1st | — |
| 120 | 3 | Sr | Henry Aslikyan | LA · 1st | #9 | — | — | ||
| 120 | 4 | Jr | Rene Cordero | SD · 1st | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 126: 3-2; GR JR 126: 5-2 | — | |
| 120 | 5 | So | Aiden Garcia | CC · 1st | Yes | FS | FS 16U 106: 8-4 · 7th | KCWA | |
| 120 | 6 | Jr | Zachary Samano | SS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 120 | 7 | Fr | Nathan Reynolds | SS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 120 | 8 | Sr | Troy Montero | SS · 3rd | — | — | |||
| 126 | 1 | So | Paul Ruiz | CS · 1st | #6 | — | — | ||
| 126 | 2 | Sr | Siraj Sidhu | CS · 2nd | #7 | — | — | ||
| 126 | 3 | Sr | Thunder Lewis | NC · 1st | #17 | — | — | ||
| 126 | 4 | Sr | Aaron Silva | SS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 126 | 5 | Sr | Sean Willcox | SS · 1st | #18 | — | — | ||
| 126 | 6 | Jr | Elias Castaneda | SJ · 1st | — | — | |||
| 126 | 7 | Sr | Issac Torres | SS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 126 | 8 | So | Aaron Meza | SS · 1st | — | — | |||
| 132 | 1 | Sr | Ashton Besmer | CS · 1st | #1 | — | — | ||
| 132 | 2 | Jr | Slater Hicks | SS · 1st | #6 | — | — | ||
| 132 | 3 | Sr | Arno Vardanyan | LA · 1st | #18 | — | LAWA | ||
| 132 | 4 | Sr | Nathan Carrillo | SS · 1st | — | — | |||
| 132 | 5 | Jr | Jack Malinconico | SD · 1st | Yes | FS | FS JR 150: 3-2 | — | |
| 132 | 6 | Jr | Cael Humphrey | SS · 2nd | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 138: 4-2; GR JR 138: 4-2 | — | |
| 132 | 7 | Sr | Dominic Bozanic | CC · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 132 | 8 | Jr | Joseph Guardado | SS · 3rd | — | — | |||
| 138 | 1 | Sr | Moses Mendoza | CC · 1st | #1 | — | — | ||
| 138 | 2 | Sr | Cj Huerta | CS · 1st | — | — | |||
| 138 | 3 | Jr | Vinnie Gutierrez | SS · 1st | #19 | — | — | ||
| 138 | 4 | Sr | Raymond Rivera | CS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 138 | 5 | Jr | Matty Orbeta | SD · 1st | — | — | |||
| 138 | 6 | Jr | Orion Hill | SJ · 1st | — | SAWA | |||
| 138 | 7 | Sr | Zaydrein Hernandez | SS · 1st | — | — | |||
| 138 | 8 | Sr | Joseph Pavlov-Ramirez | CC · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 144 | 1 | Jr | Jesse Grajeda | SS · 1st | #5 | Yes | FS | FS JR 144: 7-0 · 1st | — |
| 144 | 2 | So | Chris Arreola | CS · 1st | #22 | — | — | ||
| 144 | 3 | Sr | Joseph Toscano | CS · 2nd | #23 | — | — | ||
| 144 | 4 | Jr | Kavi Garvey | SS · 1st | #26 | — | — | ||
| 144 | 5 | Jr | Diego Valdiviezo | SD · 2nd | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 157: 3-2; GR JR 157: 5-2 | — | |
| 144 | 6 | Sr | Ames-Michael Hoevker | SD · 1st | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 138: 4-2; GR JR 138: 3-2 | SDIKWA | |
| 144 | 7 | Sr | Edward Sheeran | SJ · 1st | — | SJWA | |||
| 144 | 8 | Sr | Rocco Godinez | SS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 150 | 1 | Jr | Michael Romero | SS · 1st | #5 | — | — | ||
| 150 | 2 | Sr | Ivan Arias | CS · 1st | #23 | — | — | ||
| 150 | 3 | Sr | Tommy Holguin | CC · 1st | #25 | Yes | FS | FS JR 157: 5-2 | — |
| 150 | 4 | Sr | Alias Raby | NS · 1st | #26 | — | — | ||
| 150 | 5 | Sr | Joshua Requena | SS · 1st | — | — | |||
| 150 | 6 | Jr | Greg Torosian | LA · 1st | — | — | |||
| 150 | 7 | Sr | Carlos Valdiviezo | SD · 1st | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 157: 6-2; GR JR 150: 5-2 | — | |
| 150 | 8 | So | Matthew Centeno | SS · 4th | — | — | |||
| 157 | 1 | Jr | Bailey Holman | SD · 1st | — | — | |||
| 157 | 2 | Jr | Wyatt Lewis | NC · 1st | — | — | |||
| 157 | 3 | Sr | Jacob Perez | CC · 1st | Yes | FS | FS JR 165: 8-1 · 3rd | — | |
| 157 | 4 | Sr | Roman Arakelyan | LA · 1st | — | — | |||
| 157 | 5 | So | Carlo Contino | CS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 157 | 6 | So | Dimetry Molina | SS · 1st | Yes | FS | FS JR 157: 4-2 | — | |
| 157 | 7 | Jr | Chris Anguiano | SS · 1st | Yes | FS | FS JR 165: 1-2 | LAWA | |
| 157 | 8 | So | Chase Young | SJ · 4th | Yes | FS+GR | FS 16U 165: 4-3 · 8th; GR 16U 165: 2-2 | SAWA | |
| 165 | 1 | Sr | Slava Shahbazyan | LA · 1st | #2 | — | — | ||
| 165 | 2 | So | James Curoso | CS · 1st | #23 | — | — | ||
| 165 | 3 | Sr | Kaleo Garcia | CC · 1st | #24 | — | — | ||
| 165 | 4 | So | Jesus Guzman | SS · 1st | — | — | |||
| 165 | 5 | Jr | Mason Carnrite | SD · 1st | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 175: 2-2; GR JR 175: 5-2 · 4th | — | |
| 165 | 6 | Sr | Blake Woodward | CS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 165 | 7 | Sr | Tigran Greyan | SS · 1st | — | TCWA | |||
| 165 | 8 | Sr | Treyton Sheets | CS · 4th | — | — | |||
| 175 | 1 | Jr | Mario Carini | SD · 1st | #1 | Yes | FS | FS JR 175: 6-1 · 2nd | — |
| 175 | 2 | So | Isai Fernandez | SS · 1st | #2 | — | — | ||
| 175 | 3 | Sr | Mason Ontiveros | SJ · 1st | #3 | Yes | FS | FS JR 190: 7-1 · 3rd | — |
| 175 | 4 | Sr | Travis Grace | CC · 1st | #23 | — | — | ||
| 175 | 5 | So | Elijah Ornelas | CS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 175 | 6 | Sr | Ashton Lassig | SS · 1st | — | — | |||
| 175 | 7 | Sr | Patrick Roberts | CS · 1st | — | — | |||
| 175 | 8 | Sr | Kelan Stever | SS · 3rd | Yes | FS | FS JR 175: 1-2 | — | |
| 190 | 1 | Sr | Jonathan Rocha | CS · 1st | #8 | — | — | ||
| 190 | 2 | So | Mason Savidan | SS · 1st | #21 | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 190: 4-2; GR JR 190: 6-2 | — |
| 190 | 3 | Sr | Dom Dotson | SD · 1st | — | — | |||
| 190 | 4 | Sr | Carter Vannest | SJ · 1st | #23 | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 215: 3-2; GR JR 215: 6-2 · 7th | SJWA |
| 190 | 5 | Sr | Noah Daniels | SJ · 3rd | — | — | |||
| 190 | 6 | Sr | Gabriel Barragan | SS · 1st | Yes | FS | FS JR 190: 1-2 | — | |
| 190 | 7 | Sr | Jackson Naven | CS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 190 | 8 | Sr | Brady Wight | SJ · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 215 | 1 | Sr | David Calkins | NC · 1st | #8 | — | — | ||
| 215 | 2 | Sr | Wes Burford | SJ · 1st | #9 | — | — | ||
| 215 | 3 | Jr | Mick Moylan | SD · 1st | #12 | — | — | ||
| 215 | 4 | Sr | Kai Ford | SJ · 2nd | #29 | — | — | ||
| 215 | 5 | Jr | Brian Haran | CC · 1st | #30 | — | — | ||
| 215 | 6 | Sr | Kaden Cryer | SS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 215 | 7 | Sr | Emilio Ayala | CS · 2nd | — | — | |||
| 215 | 8 | Sr | Jaxon Smith | SS · 1st | — | — | |||
| 285 | 1 | Sr | Coby Merrill | SS · 1st | #2 | — | — | ||
| 285 | 2 | So | Andrew Arroyo | CS · 2nd | #24 | — | — | ||
| 285 | 3 | Jr | Matthew Cooley | SJ · 1st | #29 | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 285: 1-2; GR JR 285: 6-2 · 5th | SJWA |
| 285 | 4 | Sr | Noah Huss | SS · 2nd | — | TCWA | |||
| 285 | 5 | So | Sammy Seja | CS · 1st | #30 | — | — | ||
| 285 | 6 | Jr | Noah Larios | SD · 1st | Yes | FS+GR | FS JR 285: 2-2; GR JR 285: 4-3 · 8th | — | |
| 285 | 7 | Sr | Nathaniel Espericueta | CS · 3rd | — | — | |||
| 285 | 8 | Sr | Carlos Sutton | SS · 3rd | — | — |
Every California boy on the 2026 Fargo roster (189), from usabracketing. “CIF” = folkstyle state finish; “Fargo record” = win–loss per style with placement; “Duals” = also wrestled the Association Duals. Filter by division; search by name.
| Name | Div | Style | Fargo weight(s) | CIF state | Fargo record · place | SI | Duals? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Adame | JR | GR | JBG - 175 | qual | GR JR 175: 3-2 | — | |
| Alex Andre | JR | GR | JBG - 165 | — | GR JR 165: 2-2 | — | |
| Chris Anguiano | JR | FS | JBF - 165 | 157 #7 | FS JR 165: 1-2 | LAWA | |
| Hunter Artim | JR | GR | JBG - 157 | — | GR JR 157: 0-2 | — | |
| Albert Bagdasarian | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 165 16BGR - 165 | — | FS 16U 165: 1-2; GR 16U 165: 2-2 | — | |
| Jack Baker | JR | GR | JBG - 138 | qual | GR JR 138: 3-2 | MDWA | |
| Nicholas Balbuena | 16U | FS | 16BF - 215 | — | FS 16U 215: 2-2 | MDWA | |
| Riley Ballard | 16U | FS | 16BF - 126 | — | FS 16U 126: 2-2 | — | |
| Christian Banuelos | JR | GR | JBG - 150 | — | GR JR 150: 2-2 | — | |
| Adrian Barbosa | 16U | FS | 16BF - 165 | — | FS 16U 165: 7-2 · 7th | — | |
| Patrick Barnett | 16U | FS | 16BF - 120 | — | FS 16U 120: 2-2 | — | |
| Gabriel Barragan | JR | FS | JBF - 190 | 190 #6 | FS JR 190: 1-2 | — | |
| Cameron Bartlow | 16U | FS | 16BF - 106 | — | FS 16U 106: 6-1 · 2nd | — | |
| Michael Bernabe | 16U | FS | 16BF - 113 | 106 #1 | FS 16U 113: 7-0 · 1st | #2 | — |
| Rocco Biasotti | JR | FS | JBF - 215 | qual | FS JR 215: 1-2 | SCVWA | |
| Helo Blackwell | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 144 JBG - 144 | — | FS JR 144: 2-2; GR JR 144: 0-2 | SJWA | |
| Leon Bleess | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 175 16BGR - 175 | qual | FS 16U 175: 1-2; GR 16U 175: 3-2 | BAWA | |
| Adan Board | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 120 16BGR - 120 | qual | FS 16U 120: 1-2; GR 16U 120: 2-2 | — | |
| Jack Bronte | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 150 JBG - 144 | qual | FS JR 150: 1-2; GR JR 144: 5-2 | MDWA | |
| Peter Brown | 16U | FS | 16BF - 175 | — | FS 16U 175: 1-2 | — | |
| Dominic Cabot | JR | FS | JBF - 126 | — | FS JR 126: 1-2 | SCVWA | |
| Manuel Cacoilo | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 106 16BGR - 106 | — | FS 16U 106: 1-2; GR 16U 106: 2-2 | SCVWA | |
| Marcello Calavitta | JR | FS | JBF - 150 | — | FS JR 150: 1-2 | — | |
| Mario Carini | JR | FS | JBF - 175 | 175 #1 | FS JR 175: 6-1 · 2nd | #1 | — |
| Mason Carnrite | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 175 JBG - 175 | 165 #5 | FS JR 175: 2-2; GR JR 175: 5-2 · 4th | — | |
| Adan Castillo | JR | FS | JBF - 215 | qual | FS JR 215: 4-2 | — | |
| Raymond Castillo | 16U | FS | 16BF - 138 | — | FS 16U 138: 7-1 · 3rd | — | |
| Jack Ceja | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 190 16BGR - 190 | — | FS 16U 190: 0-2; GR 16U 190: 1-2 | SJWA | |
| Gabriel Champagne | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 157 16BGR - 157 | qual | FS 16U 157: 5-2; GR 16U 157: 0-2 | — | |
| J Chavez | JR | GR | JBG - 126 | — | GR JR 126: 3-2 | BAWA | |
| Camm Colgate | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 120 JBG - 120 | qual | FS JR 120: 2-2; GR JR 120: 2-2 | — | |
| Justice Commendatore | JR | FS | JBF - 150 | — | FS JR 150: 0-2 | — | |
| Bryson Constantino | 16U | FS | 16BF - 150 | qual | FS 16U 150: 4-2 | — | |
| Cruz Contreras | JR | FS | JBF - 138 | qual | FS JR 138: 2-2 | SCVWA | |
| Matthew Cooley | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 285 JBG - 285 | 285 #3 | FS JR 285: 1-2; GR JR 285: 6-2 · 5th | #29 | SJWA |
| Rene Cordero | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 126 JBG - 126 | 120 #4 | FS JR 126: 3-2; GR JR 126: 5-2 | — | |
| Marco Costa | 16U | FS | 16BF - 138 | — | FS 16U 138: 7-3 · 6th | — | |
| Cole Cronan | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 132 JBG - 132 | qual | FS JR 132: 2-2; GR JR 132: 2-2 | SJWA | |
| Angelo Cruz | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 100 16BGR - 100 | — | FS 16U 100: 4-2; GR 16U 100: 1-2 | SAWA | |
| Cooper Culver | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 165 16BGR - 165 | — | FS 16U 165: 1-2; GR 16U 165: 0-2 | NAWA | |
| Bryce Dacoco | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 120 16BGR - 120 | — | FS 16U 120: 1-2; GR 16U 120: 4-2 | SJWA | |
| Jaxon Denney | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 215 16BGR - 215 | — | FS 16U 215: 1-2; GR 16U 215: 0-2 | — | |
| Nathan Dornin | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 100 JBG - 100 | — | FS JR 100: 0-2; GR JR 100: 0-2 | IEWA | |
| Ethan Duenas | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 126 16BGR - 126 | — | FS 16U 126: 0-2; GR 16U 126: 0-2 | — | |
| Alekzander Espinoza | 16U | FS | 16BF - 120 | — | FS 16U 120: 3-2 | — | |
| Grant Fearing | JR | GR | JBG - 120 | — | GR JR 120: 1-2 | IEWA | |
| Arel Francke | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 175 16BGR - 175 | — | FS 16U 175: 3-2; GR 16U 175: 7-3 · 6th | — | |
| Steven Frink | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 144 JBG - 144 | — | FS JR 144: 1-2; GR JR 144: 0-2 | SAWA | |
| Frank Fuentes | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 106 JBG - 106 | qual | FS JR 106: 5-2 · 4th; GR JR 106: 2-2 | SJWA | |
| Diego Gamez | 16U | FS | 16BF - 120 | — | FS 16U 120: 2-2 | — | |
| Aiden Garcia | 16U | FS | 16BF - 106 | 120 #5 | FS 16U 106: 8-4 · 7th | KCWA | |
| Andrew Garcia | 16U | FS | 16BF - 106 | — | FS 16U 106: 2-2 | — | |
| Demian Garcia | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 157 JBG - 157 | — | FS JR 157: 1-2; GR JR 157: 1-2 | — | |
| Joshua Garcia | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 120 16BGR - 126 | — | FS 16U 120: 0-2; GR 16U 126: 3-2 | LAWA | |
| Keanu Garcia | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 190 16BGR - 190 | qual | FS 16U 190: 6-2; GR 16U 190: 3-2 | KCWA | |
| Micah Garcia | JR | FS | JBF - 132 | — | FS JR 132: 2-2 | — | |
| Xavier Garcia | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 113 JBG - 120 | qual | FS JR 113: 3-2; GR JR 120: 1-2 | — | |
| Rasik Garvey | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 150 16BGR - 150 | — | FS 16U 150: 5-2; GR 16U 150: 2-2 | — | |
| Anthony Garza | JR | FS | JBF - 120 | 113 #1 | FS JR 120: 3-2 | #3 | — |
| Sergio Gomez | JR | FS | JBF - 144 | — | FS JR 144: 3-2 | — | |
| Ruben Gonzales | 16U | FS | 16BF - 144 | — | FS 16U 144: 1-2 | — | |
| Jayden Gonzalez | 16U | FS | 16BF - 175 | qual | FS 16U 175: 3-2 | — | |
| Luca Gordon | JR | FS | JBF - 106 | — | FS JR 106: 0-2 | BAWA | |
| Jesse Grajeda | JR | FS | JBF - 144 | 144 #1 | FS JR 144: 7-0 · 1st | #5 | — |
| Phillip Green | JR | FS | JBF - 126 | — | FS JR 126: 1-2 | — | |
| Gavin Guevara | 16U | GR | 16BGR - 120 | — | GR 16U 120: 4-2 | — | |
| Ausome Guillermo | 16U | FS | 16BF - 113 | — | FS 16U 113: 6-2 | — | |
| Sebastian Gutierrez | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 106 16BGR - 113 | — | FS 16U 106: 7-0 · 1st; GR 16U 113: 2-2 | — | |
| Joseph Harriman | JR | GR | JBG - 215 | — | GR JR 215: 1-2 | — | |
| Maddox Hazard | 16U | FS | 16BF - 138 | — | FS 16U 138: 1-2 | — | |
| Lytning Hazen | JR | GR | JBG - 132 | — | GR JR 132: 6-2 | MDWA | |
| Brodie Henderson | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 113 JBG - 113 | qual | FS JR 113: 2-2; GR JR 113: 0-2 | NAWA | |
| Caden Herrera | JR | FS | JBF - 120 | qual | FS JR 120: 2-2 | — | |
| Ames-Michael Hoevker | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 138 JBG - 138 | 144 #6 | FS JR 138: 4-2; GR JR 138: 3-2 | SDIKWA | |
| Julian (Gullien) Holguin | 16U | FS | 16BF - 138 | qual | FS 16U 138: 6-2 · 7th | — | |
| Tommy Holguin | JR | FS | JBF - 157 | 150 #3 | FS JR 157: 5-2 | #25 | — |
| James Holiday | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 190 JBG - 190 | — | FS JR 190: 2-2; GR JR 190: 1-2 | OCWA | |
| Jude Holiday | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 175 JBG - 175 | — | FS JR 175: 4-2; GR JR 175: 1-2 | OCWA | |
| Uriah Holiday | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 120 16BGR - 120 | — | FS 16U 120: 3-2; GR 16U 120: 1-2 | OCWA | |
| Cody Holtberg | JR | FS | JBF - 106 | qual | FS JR 106: 3-2 | SJWA | |
| Cael Humphrey | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 138 JBG - 138 | 132 #6 | FS JR 138: 4-2; GR JR 138: 4-2 | — | |
| Jackson Humphrey | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 144 16BGR - 144 | — | FS 16U 144: 3-2; GR 16U 144: 5-3 · 6th | IEWA | |
| Isaac Perez II | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 215 16BGR - 215 | — | FS 16U 215: 1-2; GR 16U 215: 0-2 | — | |
| Steven Gomez III | 16U | FS | 16BF - 215 | qual | FS 16U 215: 2-2 | — | |
| Cade Johnston | JR | GR | JBG - 150 | qual | GR JR 150: 3-2 | SDIKWA | |
| Timothy Walker Jr | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 126 JBG - 132 | — | FS JR 126: 4-2; GR JR 132: 1-2 | SDIKWA | |
| Anthony Rodriguez, Jr. | 16U | GR | 16BGR - 120 | — | GR 16U 120: 1-2 | — | |
| Caden Keith | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 165 16BGR - 165 | — | FS 16U 165: 2-2; GR 16U 165: 3-2 | MDWA | |
| Rex Kohner | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 106 JBG - 106 | — | FS JR 106: 1-2; GR JR 106: 1-2 | CMWA | |
| Kyson Kroeger | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 165 16BGR - 165 | — | FS 16U 165: 1-2; GR 16U 165: 0-2 | — | |
| Noah Larios | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 285 JBG - 285 | 285 #6 | FS JR 285: 2-2; GR JR 285: 4-3 · 8th | — | |
| Declan Leonard | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 120 JBG - 120 | qual | FS JR 120: 3-2; GR JR 120: 2-2 | SAWA | |
| Daniel Linares | JR | GR | JBG - 144 | — | GR JR 144: 0-2 | — | |
| Luke Loren | JR | FS | JBF - 106 | 106 #5 | FS JR 106: 6-0 · 1st | #7 | — |
| Jack Malinconico | JR | FS | JBF - 150 | 132 #5 | FS JR 150: 3-2 | — | |
| Gabriel Martinez | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 113 JBG - 113 | — | FS JR 113: 2-2; GR JR 113: 5-2 | — | |
| Madden Martinez | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 150 16BGR - 150 | — | FS 16U 150: 2-2; GR 16U 150: 1-2 | — | |
| Eli Mayer | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 113 JBG - 113 | qual | FS JR 113: 0-2; GR JR 113: 1-2 | SAWA | |
| David "Cash" McClurg | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 120 16BGR - 120 | 106 #3 | FS 16U 120: 3-2; GR 16U 120: 4-2 | #6 | — |
| Aydan McCune | 16U | FS | 16BF - 113 | — | FS 16U 113: 0-2 | SCVWA | |
| Mason McDonnell | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 190 16BGR - 190 | — | FS 16U 190: 8-1 · 3rd; GR 16U 190: 6-0 · 1st | — | |
| Ozwald Medina | JR | GR | JBG - 190 | — | GR JR 190: 0-2 | — | |
| Zander Melendez | 16U | FS | 16BF - 88 | — | FS 16U 88: 5-2 · 5th | — | |
| Cole Millan | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 138 16BGR - 138 | — | FS 16U 138: 0-2; GR 16U 138: 4-2 | MDWA | |
| Brian Miller | JR | FS | JBF - 138 | qual | FS JR 138: 1-2 | — | |
| Nathaniel Mitchell | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 132 JBG - 132 | — | FS JR 132: 1-2; GR JR 132: 2-2 | SAWA | |
| Logan Mojica | JR | GR | JBG - 150 | — | GR JR 150: 1-2 | LAWA | |
| Lucas Mojica | JR | GR | JBG - 144 | — | GR JR 144: 2-2 | LAWA | |
| Dimetry Molina | JR | FS | JBF - 157 | 157 #6 | FS JR 157: 4-2 | — | |
| Jameson Moore | JR | FS | JBF - 144 | qual | FS JR 144: 2-2 | — | |
| Daniel Moylan | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 215 JBG - 215 | — | FS JR 215: 5-1 · 2nd; GR JR 215: 1-2 | — | |
| Noah Moylan | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 150 16BGR - 150 | — | FS 16U 150: 4-2; GR 16U 150: 7-2 | — | |
| Xamian Munoz | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 126 JBG - 126 | — | FS JR 126: 1-2; GR JR 126: 3-2 | — | |
| Kobe Negrete | JR | GR | JBG - 138 | — | GR JR 138: 0-2 | KTWA | |
| Domenico Novosel | JR | GR | JBG - 120 | — | GR JR 120: 1-2 | — | |
| Haris Nurakhunov | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 126 16BGR - 126 | — | FS 16U 126: 1-2; GR 16U 126: 2-2 | MDWA | |
| Micah Ochoa | 16U | GR | 16BGR - 157 | — | GR 16U 157: 1-2 | CVWA | |
| Arkadii Oganisian | 16U | FS | 16BF - 132 | — | FS 16U 132: 7-2 | — | |
| Robert Oganyan | 16U | FS | 16BF - 165 | — | FS 16U 165: 3-2 | — | |
| Ethan Ono | JR | GR | JBG - 215 | — | GR JR 215: 2-2 | TCWA | |
| Mason Ontiveros | JR | FS | JBF - 190 | 175 #3 | FS JR 190: 7-1 · 3rd | #3 | — |
| Matthew Orbeta | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 138 JBG - 138 | — | FS JR 138: 4-2; GR JR 138: 5-2 · 4th | #20 | — |
| Charles Orr | JR | GR | JBG - 175 | — | GR JR 175: 1-2 | — | |
| Aedan Ortega | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 144 16BGR - 144 | qual | FS 16U 144: 2-2; GR 16U 144: 5-2 | KTWA | |
| Efosa Osayande | JR | FS | JBF - 190 | — | FS JR 190: 0-2 | LAWA | |
| Javian Palomino | 16U | FS | 16BF - 144 | — | FS 16U 144: 5-2 | — | |
| Jacob Perez | JR | FS | JBF - 165 | 157 #3 | FS JR 165: 8-1 · 3rd | — | |
| Andrew Peterson | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 165 JBG - 165 | — | FS JR 165: 0-2; GR JR 165: 1-2 | — | |
| Israel Pinzon | JR | FS | JBF - 285 | qual | FS JR 285: 1-2 | — | |
| Ethan Poe | 16U | FS | 16BF - 94 | — | FS 16U 94: 0-2 | — | |
| Joshua Pullins | 16U | GR | 16BGR - 138 | — | GR 16U 138: 2-2 | — | |
| Landon Quirk | JR | GR | JBG - 113 | — | GR JR 113: 3-2 | TCWA | |
| Enzo Ramirez | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 113 16BGR - 113 | — | FS 16U 113: 1-2; GR 16U 113: 5-2 | — | |
| Frank Ramirez | 16U | GR | 16BGR - 120 | — | GR 16U 120: 2-2 | — | |
| Christian Ripa | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 138 JBG - 138 | qual | FS JR 138: 0-2; GR JR 138: 1-2 | — | |
| Cross Rodriguez | JR | GR | JBG - 175 | — | GR JR 175: 3-2 | — | |
| Jacob Rodriguez | 16U | FS | 16BF - 132 | — | FS 16U 132: 0-2 | — | |
| Michael Roque | 16U | FS | 16BF - 285 | — | FS 16U 285: 2-2 | — | |
| Jayden Dela Rosa | JR | GR | JBG - 157 | — | GR JR 157: 4-2 | — | |
| Isaiah Rosales | JR | GR | JBG - 138 | — | GR JR 138: 1-2 | — | |
| Benjamin Rosen | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 175 JBG - 175 | — | FS JR 175: 0-2; GR JR 175: 1-2 | — | |
| James Ruiz | JR | FS | JBF - 144 | — | FS JR 144: 3-2 | — | |
| Aiden Salindong | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 106 16BGR - 106 | qual | FS 16U 106: 1-2; GR 16U 106: 1-2 | NAWA | |
| Landon Salindong | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 138 JBG - 138 | qual | FS JR 138: 3-2; GR JR 138: 2-2 | NAWA | |
| Zack Samano | JR | FS | JBF - 120 | — | FS JR 120: 4-2 | — | |
| Jaxon Sanchez | 16U | FS | 16BF - 120 | — | FS 16U 120: 5-2 | — | |
| Jayson Sanchez | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 106 16BGR - 106 | — | FS 16U 106: 0-2; GR 16U 106: 2-2 | MDWA | |
| Maverick Sanchez | 16U | FS | 16BF - 100 | — | FS 16U 100: 3-2 | — | |
| Samuel Sanchez | JR | FS | JBF - 126 | 120 #2 | FS JR 126: 7-0 · 1st | #4 | — |
| Owen Santos | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 100 16BGR - 100 | — | FS 16U 100: 1-2; GR 16U 100: 1-2 | MDWA | |
| Mason Savidan | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 190 JBG - 190 | 190 #2 | FS JR 190: 4-2; GR JR 190: 6-2 | #21 | — |
| Pietro Schineider | JR | GR | JBG - 144 | — | GR JR 144: 1-2 | — | |
| Mason Schlaht | JR | FS | JBF - 120 | — | FS JR 120: 2-2 | — | |
| Ayden Schlotthauer | 16U | FS | 16BF - 157 | — | FS 16U 157: 4-2 | — | |
| Luke Schoch | JR | FS | JBF - 132 | qual | FS JR 132: 3-2 | SCVWA | |
| Eisa Scrapper | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 113 JBG - 113 | — | FS JR 113: 1-2; GR JR 113: 3-2 | SDIKWA | |
| Daniel Serrano | 16U | FS | 16BF - 106 | qual | FS 16U 106: 2-2 | — | |
| Pratham Sharma | JR | GR | JBG - 175 | — | GR JR 175: 4-2 | MDWA | |
| Ryan Shirazi | 16U | GR | 16BGR - 106 | — | GR 16U 106: 0-2 | — | |
| Thales Silva | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 113 JBG - 120 | 106 #2 | FS JR 113: 6-1 · 2nd; GR JR 120: 3-2 | #3 | — |
| Thiago Silva | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 120 JBG - 126 | 113 #3 | FS JR 120: 8-1 · 3rd; GR JR 126: 6-2 · 5th | #16 | — |
| Seth Sobaje | 16U | FS | 16BF - 94 | — | FS 16U 94: 3-2 | — | |
| Noah Soto | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 175 16BGR - 190 | qual | FS 16U 175: 3-2; GR 16U 190: 6-2 · 5th | KTWA | |
| Bridger Stephens | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 150 16BGR - 150 | — | FS 16U 150: 2-2; GR 16U 150: 3-2 | — | |
| Kelan Stever | JR | FS | JBF - 175 | 175 #8 | FS JR 175: 1-2 | — | |
| Christian Stoeber | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 165 JBG - 165 | — | FS JR 165: 3-2; GR JR 165: 0-2 | — | |
| Samuel Svitana | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 94 16BGR - 94 | — | FS 16U 94: 3-2; GR 16U 94: 5-2 · 5th | — | |
| Eli Swartz | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 285 JBG - 285 | qual | FS JR 285: 3-2; GR JR 285: 1-2 | — | |
| Alistair Taylor | 16U | GR | 16BGR - 113 | — | GR 16U 113: 0-2 | — | |
| Emilio Taylor | 16U | GR | 16BGR - 150 | — | GR 16U 150: 1-2 | — | |
| Michael Terrell | JR | FS | JBF - 144 | qual | FS JR 144: 2-2 | SCVWA | |
| Gregory Torosian | JR | GR | JBG - 157 | — | GR JR 157: 6-1 · 3rd | — | |
| Jack Torosian | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 157 16BGR - 157 | — | FS 16U 157: 4-2; GR 16U 157: 6-2 · 5th | — | |
| Carlos Valdiviezo | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 157 JBG - 150 | 150 #7 | FS JR 157: 6-2; GR JR 150: 5-2 | — | |
| Diego Valdiviezo | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 157 JBG - 157 | 144 #5 | FS JR 157: 3-2; GR JR 157: 5-2 | — | |
| Rama Valencerina | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 106 16BGR - 113 | qual | FS 16U 106: 3-2; GR 16U 113: 1-2 | MDWA | |
| Jax Vang | JR | FS | JBF - 113 | — | FS JR 113: 5-2 | — | |
| Carter Vannest | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 215 JBG - 215 | 190 #4 | FS JR 215: 3-2; GR JR 215: 6-2 · 7th | #23 | SJWA |
| Gideon Vargas | 16U | GR | 16BGR - 190 | — | GR 16U 190: 5-2 | — | |
| Abel Vasquez | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 113 16BGR - 113 | — | FS 16U 113: 5-2; GR 16U 113: 3-2 | — | |
| Julius Mark Villamil | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 120 JBG - 120 | — | FS JR 120: 0-2; GR JR 120: 2-2 | — | |
| Victor Lopez Villatoro | 16U | FS | 16BF - 215 | — | FS 16U 215: 0-2 | — | |
| Quentin Walls | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 106 16BGR - 106 | — | FS 16U 106: 3-2; GR 16U 106: 9-1 · 3rd | — | |
| Ethan Waxberg | JR | FS+GR | JBF - 120 JBG - 120 | — | FS JR 120: 1-2; GR JR 120: 1-2 | — | |
| Gavin Whatley | 16U | FS | 16BF - 126 | — | FS 16U 126: 1-2 | — | |
| Chase Young | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 165 16BGR - 165 | 157 #8 | FS 16U 165: 4-3 · 8th; GR 16U 165: 2-2 | SAWA | |
| Frankie Zambada | JR | GR | JBG - 144 | — | GR JR 144: 4-2 | — | |
| Jaxon Ziehn | JR | GR | JBG - 138 | — | GR JR 138: 3-2 | MDWA | |
| Vincent Peyron jr. | 16U | FS+GR | 16BF - 138 16BGR - 138 | qual | FS 16U 138: 1-2; GR 16U 138: 1-2 | — |
California’s best folkstyle boys who did not wrestle Fargo 2026 in either style (88). “Duals?” flags whether they at least wrestled the Association Duals. Sort by weight, national rank, or class year.
| Name | Wt | Credential | SI rank | Yr | Duals? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Talavera | 106 | CIF 106 #4 | #8 | So | — |
| Tyler Sweet | 106 | CIF 106 #6 | #9 | So | — |
| Kingston Cruzat | 106 | CIF 106 #7 | #11 | Sr | — |
| Nathiel Nava | 106 | CIF 106 #8 | So | KCWA | |
| Max Murillo | 113 | CIF 113 #2 | #15 | Jr | OCWA |
| Eli Mendoza | 113 | CIF 113 #4 | So | SCVWA | |
| Uriah Correa | 113 | CIF 113 #5 | So | — | |
| Phillip Hernandez | 113 | CIF 113 #6 | Fr | — | |
| Daniel Mendoza | 113 | CIF 113 #7 | Jr | — | |
| Rocklin Zinkin | 120 | CIF 120 #1 | #2 | Sr | — |
| Henry Aslikyan | 120 | CIF 120 #3 | #9 | Sr | — |
| Zachary Samano | 120 | CIF 120 #6 | Jr | — | |
| Nathan Reynolds | 120 | CIF 120 #7 | Fr | — | |
| Troy Montero | 120 | CIF 120 #8 | Sr | — | |
| Paul Ruiz | 126 | CIF 126 #1 | #6 | So | — |
| Siraj Sidhu | 126 | CIF 126 #2 | #7 | Sr | — |
| Thunder Lewis | 126 | CIF 126 #3 | #17 | Sr | — |
| Aaron Silva | 126 | CIF 126 #4 | Sr | — | |
| Sean Willcox | 126 | CIF 126 #5 | #18 | Sr | — |
| Elias Castaneda | 126 | CIF 126 #6 | Jr | — | |
| Issac Torres | 126 | CIF 126 #7 | Sr | — | |
| Aaron Meza | 126 | CIF 126 #8 | So | — | |
| Ashton Besmer | 132 | CIF 132 #1 | #1 | Sr | — |
| Slater Hicks | 132 | CIF 132 #2 | #6 | Jr | — |
| Arno Vardanyan | 132 | CIF 132 #3 | #18 | Sr | LAWA |
| Nathan Carrillo | 132 | CIF 132 #4 | Sr | — | |
| Dominic Bozanic | 132 | CIF 132 #7 | Sr | — | |
| Joseph Guardado | 132 | CIF 132 #8 | Jr | — | |
| Moses Mendoza | 138 | CIF 138 #1 | #1 | Sr | — |
| Cj Huerta | 138 | CIF 138 #2 | Sr | — | |
| Vinnie Gutierrez | 138 | CIF 138 #3 | #19 | Jr | — |
| Raymond Rivera | 138 | CIF 138 #4 | Sr | — | |
| Matty Orbeta | 138 | CIF 138 #5 | Jr | — | |
| Orion Hill | 138 | CIF 138 #6 | Jr | SAWA | |
| Zaydrein Hernandez | 138 | CIF 138 #7 | Sr | — | |
| Joseph Pavlov-Ramirez | 138 | CIF 138 #8 | Sr | — | |
| Chris Arreola | 144 | CIF 144 #2 | #22 | So | — |
| Joseph Toscano | 144 | CIF 144 #3 | #23 | Sr | — |
| Kavi Garvey | 144 | CIF 144 #4 | #26 | Jr | — |
| Edward Sheeran | 144 | CIF 144 #7 | Sr | SJWA | |
| Rocco Godinez | 144 | CIF 144 #8 | Sr | — | |
| Michael Romero | 150 | CIF 150 #1 | #5 | Jr | — |
| Ivan Arias | 150 | CIF 150 #2 | #23 | Sr | — |
| Alias Raby | 150 | CIF 150 #4 | #26 | Sr | — |
| Joshua Requena | 150 | CIF 150 #5 | Sr | — | |
| Greg Torosian | 150 | CIF 150 #6 | Jr | — | |
| Matthew Centeno | 150 | CIF 150 #8 | So | — | |
| Bailey Holman | 157 | CIF 157 #1 | Jr | — | |
| Wyatt Lewis | 157 | CIF 157 #2 | Jr | — | |
| Roman Arakelyan | 157 | CIF 157 #4 | Sr | — | |
| Carlo Contino | 157 | CIF 157 #5 | So | — | |
| Slava Shahbazyan | 165 | CIF 165 #1 | #2 | Sr | — |
| James Curoso | 165 | CIF 165 #2 | #23 | So | — |
| Kaleo Garcia | 165 | CIF 165 #3 | #24 | Sr | — |
| Jesus Guzman | 165 | CIF 165 #4 | So | — | |
| Blake Woodward | 165 | CIF 165 #6 | Sr | — | |
| Tigran Greyan | 165 | CIF 165 #7 | Sr | TCWA | |
| Treyton Sheets | 165 | CIF 165 #8 | Sr | — | |
| Isai Fernandez | 175 | CIF 175 #2 | #2 | So | — |
| Travis Grace | 175 | CIF 175 #4 | #23 | Sr | — |
| Elijah Ornelas | 175 | CIF 175 #5 | So | — | |
| Ashton Lassig | 175 | CIF 175 #6 | Sr | — | |
| Patrick Roberts | 175 | CIF 175 #7 | Sr | — | |
| Jonathan Rocha | 190 | CIF 190 #1 | #8 | Sr | — |
| Dom Dotson | 190 | CIF 190 #3 | Sr | — | |
| Noah Daniels | 190 | CIF 190 #5 | Sr | — | |
| Jackson Naven | 190 | CIF 190 #7 | Sr | — | |
| Brady Wight | 190 | CIF 190 #8 | Sr | — | |
| David Calkins | 215 | CIF 215 #1 | #8 | Sr | — |
| Wes Burford | 215 | CIF 215 #2 | #9 | Sr | — |
| Mick Moylan | 215 | CIF 215 #3 | #12 | Jr | — |
| Kai Ford | 215 | CIF 215 #4 | #29 | Sr | — |
| Brian Haran | 215 | CIF 215 #5 | #30 | Jr | — |
| Kaden Cryer | 215 | CIF 215 #6 | Sr | — | |
| Emilio Ayala | 215 | CIF 215 #7 | Sr | — | |
| Jaxon Smith | 215 | CIF 215 #8 | Sr | — | |
| Coby Merrill | 285 | CIF 285 #1 | #2 | Sr | — |
| Andrew Arroyo | 285 | CIF 285 #2 | #24 | So | — |
| Noah Huss | 285 | CIF 285 #4 | Sr | TCWA | |
| Sammy Seja | 285 | CIF 285 #5 | #30 | So | — |
| Nathaniel Espericueta | 285 | CIF 285 #7 | Sr | — | |
| Carlos Sutton | 285 | CIF 285 #8 | Sr | — | |
| Giovani Suarez | 106 | SI-ranked 106 | #30 | — | |
| Nathan Carillo | 132 | SI-ranked 132 | #19 | — | |
| Chris Huerta | 138 | SI-ranked 138 | #17 | — | |
| Ray Rivera | 138 | SI-ranked 138 | #25 | — | |
| Christopher Creason | 157 | SI-ranked 157 | #6 | — | |
| Dominic Dotson | 190 | SI-ranked 190 | #22 | — |
A “Duals” tag means they skipped Fargo but did wrestle the in-state Association Duals; a dash means they did neither freestyle event.
Baseline check: is California’s low Fargo attendance unusual? Pennsylvania — the deepest wrestling state in the country — cross-referenced the same entry-independent way (SI national rankings → did they wrestle Fargo 2026). Higher = more of the state’s ranked best actually wrestled Fargo.
| “Best” tier → wrestled Fargo 2026 | California | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| SI nationally-ranked boys (numbered) | 15 / 56 (27%) | 24 / 83 (29%) |
| SI national top-10 | 9 / 26 (35%) | 7 / 26 (27%) |
| Total boys on the Fargo roster (volume) | 189 | 252 |
| Total SI-ranked boys (the pool) | 56 | 83 |
Finding: On the elite-conversion tiers the two states are essentially tied — California actually edges Pennsylvania in the national top-10 (35% vs 27%). Both leave roughly 70–75% of their nationally-ranked boys home from Fargo. Where Pennsylvania pulls ahead is raw volume: 252 PA boys on the Fargo mat to California’s 189, from a larger ranked pool (83 vs 56). This is the opposite of the girls result, where PA sent its best at 2–3.5× California’s rate. For boys, low elite-Fargo attendance is a national pattern, not a California-specific gap.
Why only two rows? The girls PA comparison also had state-champion and all-qualifier rows. Those need Pennsylvania’s PIAA state results, which are published on FloWrestling and can’t be read programmatically. The national-ranking tiers above are entry-independent and fully comparable across both states; provide PIAA boys brackets and the champion/qualifier rows can be added. PA Fargo roster (252 boys) and PA rankings (83 numbered) pulled the same way as the California tabs.
Thank you to everyone who has filled out the feedback form above. Please feel free to add in feedback you might have about the data collection done above as well. This is the first time we have ever put anything like this together and, as with everything, we would love to improve on it next year. Feedback we have received so far is including more data pointed at 16U athletes. We will continue to search out more relevant data points moving forward.