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.

10 / 14
CIF state champions who skipped Fargo (71%)
82 / 112
State placewinners who skipped Fargo (73%)
26.8% vs 28.9%
CA vs PA: ranked boys who wrestled Fargo (near parity)
3 / 431
Qualifiers who went for Greco only (not freestyle)

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 FargoCaliforniaPennsylvania
All SI-ranked (numbered)15 / 56 (27%)24 / 83 (29%)
SI national top-109 / 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” tierWrestled Fargo (either style)Rate
State champions4 / 1429%
State placewinners (top 8)30 / 11227%
SI national top-10 (CA)9 / 2635%
SI nationally-ranked (CA)15 / 5627%
All state qualifiers68 / 43116%

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 placewinnersWrestled FargoRate
Underclassmen (Fr–Jr)22 / 5639%
Seniors8 / 5614%

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.

Champions went: 4/14Placewinners went: 30/112Skipped both freestyle events: 74
CIF WtCIF PlcYrNameCIF Sec·plSIFargo?StyleFargo record · placeDuals?
1061FrMichael BernabeCS · 1st#2YesFSFS 16U 113: 7-0 · 1st
1062FrThales SilvaCS · 2nd#3YesFS+GRFS JR 113: 6-1 · 2nd; GR JR 120: 3-2
1063FrDavid "Cash" McClurgSD · 1st#6YesFS+GRFS 16U 120: 3-2; GR 16U 120: 4-2
1064SoAiden TalaveraCS · 3rd#8
1065FrLuke LorenSS · 1st#7YesFSFS JR 106: 6-0 · 1st
1066SoTyler SweetCS · 4th#9
1067SrKingston CruzatSJ · 1st#11
1068SoNathiel NavaCS · 5thKCWA
1131JrAnthony GarzaCS · 1st#3YesFSFS JR 120: 3-2
1132JrMax MurilloSS · 1st#15OCWA
1133FrThiago SilvaCS · 2nd#16YesFS+GRFS JR 120: 8-1 · 3rd; GR JR 126: 6-2 · 5th
1134SoEli MendozaCC · 1stSCVWA
1135SoUriah CorreaSS · 1st
1136FrPhillip HernandezCS · 3rd
1137JrDaniel MendozaSS · 3rd
1138SoJulius VillamilSD · 1stYesFS+GRFS JR 120: 0-2; GR JR 120: 2-2
1201SrRocklin ZinkinCS · 1st#2
1202SoSamuel SanchezSS · 1st#4YesFSFS JR 126: 7-0 · 1st
1203SrHenry AslikyanLA · 1st#9
1204JrRene CorderoSD · 1stYesFS+GRFS JR 126: 3-2; GR JR 126: 5-2
1205SoAiden GarciaCC · 1stYesFSFS 16U 106: 8-4 · 7thKCWA
1206JrZachary SamanoSS · 2nd
1207FrNathan ReynoldsSS · 2nd
1208SrTroy MonteroSS · 3rd
1261SoPaul RuizCS · 1st#6
1262SrSiraj SidhuCS · 2nd#7
1263SrThunder LewisNC · 1st#17
1264SrAaron SilvaSS · 2nd
1265SrSean WillcoxSS · 1st#18
1266JrElias CastanedaSJ · 1st
1267SrIssac TorresSS · 2nd
1268SoAaron MezaSS · 1st
1321SrAshton BesmerCS · 1st#1
1322JrSlater HicksSS · 1st#6
1323SrArno VardanyanLA · 1st#18LAWA
1324SrNathan CarrilloSS · 1st
1325JrJack MalinconicoSD · 1stYesFSFS JR 150: 3-2
1326JrCael HumphreySS · 2ndYesFS+GRFS JR 138: 4-2; GR JR 138: 4-2
1327SrDominic BozanicCC · 2nd
1328JrJoseph GuardadoSS · 3rd
1381SrMoses MendozaCC · 1st#1
1382SrCj HuertaCS · 1st
1383JrVinnie GutierrezSS · 1st#19
1384SrRaymond RiveraCS · 2nd
1385JrMatty OrbetaSD · 1st
1386JrOrion HillSJ · 1stSAWA
1387SrZaydrein HernandezSS · 1st
1388SrJoseph Pavlov-RamirezCC · 2nd
1441JrJesse GrajedaSS · 1st#5YesFSFS JR 144: 7-0 · 1st
1442SoChris ArreolaCS · 1st#22
1443SrJoseph ToscanoCS · 2nd#23
1444JrKavi GarveySS · 1st#26
1445JrDiego ValdiviezoSD · 2ndYesFS+GRFS JR 157: 3-2; GR JR 157: 5-2
1446SrAmes-Michael HoevkerSD · 1stYesFS+GRFS JR 138: 4-2; GR JR 138: 3-2SDIKWA
1447SrEdward SheeranSJ · 1stSJWA
1448SrRocco GodinezSS · 2nd
1501JrMichael RomeroSS · 1st#5
1502SrIvan AriasCS · 1st#23
1503SrTommy HolguinCC · 1st#25YesFSFS JR 157: 5-2
1504SrAlias RabyNS · 1st#26
1505SrJoshua RequenaSS · 1st
1506JrGreg TorosianLA · 1st
1507SrCarlos ValdiviezoSD · 1stYesFS+GRFS JR 157: 6-2; GR JR 150: 5-2
1508SoMatthew CentenoSS · 4th
1571JrBailey HolmanSD · 1st
1572JrWyatt LewisNC · 1st
1573SrJacob PerezCC · 1stYesFSFS JR 165: 8-1 · 3rd
1574SrRoman ArakelyanLA · 1st
1575SoCarlo ContinoCS · 2nd
1576SoDimetry MolinaSS · 1stYesFSFS JR 157: 4-2
1577JrChris AnguianoSS · 1stYesFSFS JR 165: 1-2LAWA
1578SoChase YoungSJ · 4thYesFS+GRFS 16U 165: 4-3 · 8th; GR 16U 165: 2-2SAWA
1651SrSlava ShahbazyanLA · 1st#2
1652SoJames CurosoCS · 1st#23
1653SrKaleo GarciaCC · 1st#24
1654SoJesus GuzmanSS · 1st
1655JrMason CarnriteSD · 1stYesFS+GRFS JR 175: 2-2; GR JR 175: 5-2 · 4th
1656SrBlake WoodwardCS · 2nd
1657SrTigran GreyanSS · 1stTCWA
1658SrTreyton SheetsCS · 4th
1751JrMario CariniSD · 1st#1YesFSFS JR 175: 6-1 · 2nd
1752SoIsai FernandezSS · 1st#2
1753SrMason OntiverosSJ · 1st#3YesFSFS JR 190: 7-1 · 3rd
1754SrTravis GraceCC · 1st#23
1755SoElijah OrnelasCS · 2nd
1756SrAshton LassigSS · 1st
1757SrPatrick RobertsCS · 1st
1758SrKelan SteverSS · 3rdYesFSFS JR 175: 1-2
1901SrJonathan RochaCS · 1st#8
1902SoMason SavidanSS · 1st#21YesFS+GRFS JR 190: 4-2; GR JR 190: 6-2
1903SrDom DotsonSD · 1st
1904SrCarter VannestSJ · 1st#23YesFS+GRFS JR 215: 3-2; GR JR 215: 6-2 · 7thSJWA
1905SrNoah DanielsSJ · 3rd
1906SrGabriel BarraganSS · 1stYesFSFS JR 190: 1-2
1907SrJackson NavenCS · 2nd
1908SrBrady WightSJ · 2nd
2151SrDavid CalkinsNC · 1st#8
2152SrWes BurfordSJ · 1st#9
2153JrMick MoylanSD · 1st#12
2154SrKai FordSJ · 2nd#29
2155JrBrian HaranCC · 1st#30
2156SrKaden CryerSS · 2nd
2157SrEmilio AyalaCS · 2nd
2158SrJaxon SmithSS · 1st
2851SrCoby MerrillSS · 1st#2
2852SoAndrew ArroyoCS · 2nd#24
2853JrMatthew CooleySJ · 1st#29YesFS+GRFS JR 285: 1-2; GR JR 285: 6-2 · 5thSJWA
2854SrNoah HussSS · 2ndTCWA
2855SoSammy SejaCS · 1st#30
2856JrNoah LariosSD · 1stYesFS+GRFS JR 285: 2-2; GR JR 285: 4-3 · 8th
2857SrNathaniel EspericuetaCS · 3rd
2858SrCarlos SuttonSS · 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.

NameDivStyleFargo weight(s)CIF stateFargo record · placeSIDuals?
Angelo AdameJRGRJBG - 175qualGR JR 175: 3-2
Alex AndreJRGRJBG - 165GR JR 165: 2-2
Chris AnguianoJRFSJBF - 165157 #7FS JR 165: 1-2LAWA
Hunter ArtimJRGRJBG - 157GR JR 157: 0-2
Albert Bagdasarian16UFS+GR16BF - 165 16BGR - 165FS 16U 165: 1-2; GR 16U 165: 2-2
Jack BakerJRGRJBG - 138qualGR JR 138: 3-2MDWA
Nicholas Balbuena16UFS16BF - 215FS 16U 215: 2-2MDWA
Riley Ballard16UFS16BF - 126FS 16U 126: 2-2
Christian BanuelosJRGRJBG - 150GR JR 150: 2-2
Adrian Barbosa16UFS16BF - 165FS 16U 165: 7-2 · 7th
Patrick Barnett16UFS16BF - 120FS 16U 120: 2-2
Gabriel BarraganJRFSJBF - 190190 #6FS JR 190: 1-2
Cameron Bartlow16UFS16BF - 106FS 16U 106: 6-1 · 2nd
Michael Bernabe16UFS16BF - 113106 #1FS 16U 113: 7-0 · 1st#2
Rocco BiasottiJRFSJBF - 215qualFS JR 215: 1-2SCVWA
Helo BlackwellJRFS+GRJBF - 144 JBG - 144FS JR 144: 2-2; GR JR 144: 0-2SJWA
Leon Bleess16UFS+GR16BF - 175 16BGR - 175qualFS 16U 175: 1-2; GR 16U 175: 3-2BAWA
Adan Board16UFS+GR16BF - 120 16BGR - 120qualFS 16U 120: 1-2; GR 16U 120: 2-2
Jack BronteJRFS+GRJBF - 150 JBG - 144qualFS JR 150: 1-2; GR JR 144: 5-2MDWA
Peter Brown16UFS16BF - 175FS 16U 175: 1-2
Dominic CabotJRFSJBF - 126FS JR 126: 1-2SCVWA
Manuel Cacoilo16UFS+GR16BF - 106 16BGR - 106FS 16U 106: 1-2; GR 16U 106: 2-2SCVWA
Marcello CalavittaJRFSJBF - 150FS JR 150: 1-2
Mario CariniJRFSJBF - 175175 #1FS JR 175: 6-1 · 2nd#1
Mason CarnriteJRFS+GRJBF - 175 JBG - 175165 #5FS JR 175: 2-2; GR JR 175: 5-2 · 4th
Adan CastilloJRFSJBF - 215qualFS JR 215: 4-2
Raymond Castillo16UFS16BF - 138FS 16U 138: 7-1 · 3rd
Jack Ceja16UFS+GR16BF - 190 16BGR - 190FS 16U 190: 0-2; GR 16U 190: 1-2SJWA
Gabriel Champagne16UFS+GR16BF - 157 16BGR - 157qualFS 16U 157: 5-2; GR 16U 157: 0-2
J ChavezJRGRJBG - 126GR JR 126: 3-2BAWA
Camm ColgateJRFS+GRJBF - 120 JBG - 120qualFS JR 120: 2-2; GR JR 120: 2-2
Justice CommendatoreJRFSJBF - 150FS JR 150: 0-2
Bryson Constantino16UFS16BF - 150qualFS 16U 150: 4-2
Cruz ContrerasJRFSJBF - 138qualFS JR 138: 2-2SCVWA
Matthew CooleyJRFS+GRJBF - 285 JBG - 285285 #3FS JR 285: 1-2; GR JR 285: 6-2 · 5th#29SJWA
Rene CorderoJRFS+GRJBF - 126 JBG - 126120 #4FS JR 126: 3-2; GR JR 126: 5-2
Marco Costa16UFS16BF - 138FS 16U 138: 7-3 · 6th
Cole CronanJRFS+GRJBF - 132 JBG - 132qualFS JR 132: 2-2; GR JR 132: 2-2SJWA
Angelo Cruz16UFS+GR16BF - 100 16BGR - 100FS 16U 100: 4-2; GR 16U 100: 1-2SAWA
Cooper Culver16UFS+GR16BF - 165 16BGR - 165FS 16U 165: 1-2; GR 16U 165: 0-2NAWA
Bryce Dacoco16UFS+GR16BF - 120 16BGR - 120FS 16U 120: 1-2; GR 16U 120: 4-2SJWA
Jaxon Denney16UFS+GR16BF - 215 16BGR - 215FS 16U 215: 1-2; GR 16U 215: 0-2
Nathan DorninJRFS+GRJBF - 100 JBG - 100FS JR 100: 0-2; GR JR 100: 0-2IEWA
Ethan Duenas16UFS+GR16BF - 126 16BGR - 126FS 16U 126: 0-2; GR 16U 126: 0-2
Alekzander Espinoza16UFS16BF - 120FS 16U 120: 3-2
Grant FearingJRGRJBG - 120GR JR 120: 1-2IEWA
Arel Francke16UFS+GR16BF - 175 16BGR - 175FS 16U 175: 3-2; GR 16U 175: 7-3 · 6th
Steven FrinkJRFS+GRJBF - 144 JBG - 144FS JR 144: 1-2; GR JR 144: 0-2SAWA
Frank FuentesJRFS+GRJBF - 106 JBG - 106qualFS JR 106: 5-2 · 4th; GR JR 106: 2-2SJWA
Diego Gamez16UFS16BF - 120FS 16U 120: 2-2
Aiden Garcia16UFS16BF - 106120 #5FS 16U 106: 8-4 · 7thKCWA
Andrew Garcia16UFS16BF - 106FS 16U 106: 2-2
Demian GarciaJRFS+GRJBF - 157 JBG - 157FS JR 157: 1-2; GR JR 157: 1-2
Joshua Garcia16UFS+GR16BF - 120 16BGR - 126FS 16U 120: 0-2; GR 16U 126: 3-2LAWA
Keanu Garcia16UFS+GR16BF - 190 16BGR - 190qualFS 16U 190: 6-2; GR 16U 190: 3-2KCWA
Micah GarciaJRFSJBF - 132FS JR 132: 2-2
Xavier GarciaJRFS+GRJBF - 113 JBG - 120qualFS JR 113: 3-2; GR JR 120: 1-2
Rasik Garvey16UFS+GR16BF - 150 16BGR - 150FS 16U 150: 5-2; GR 16U 150: 2-2
Anthony GarzaJRFSJBF - 120113 #1FS JR 120: 3-2#3
Sergio GomezJRFSJBF - 144FS JR 144: 3-2
Ruben Gonzales16UFS16BF - 144FS 16U 144: 1-2
Jayden Gonzalez16UFS16BF - 175qualFS 16U 175: 3-2
Luca GordonJRFSJBF - 106FS JR 106: 0-2BAWA
Jesse GrajedaJRFSJBF - 144144 #1FS JR 144: 7-0 · 1st#5
Phillip GreenJRFSJBF - 126FS JR 126: 1-2
Gavin Guevara16UGR16BGR - 120GR 16U 120: 4-2
Ausome Guillermo16UFS16BF - 113FS 16U 113: 6-2
Sebastian Gutierrez16UFS+GR16BF - 106 16BGR - 113FS 16U 106: 7-0 · 1st; GR 16U 113: 2-2
Joseph HarrimanJRGRJBG - 215GR JR 215: 1-2
Maddox Hazard16UFS16BF - 138FS 16U 138: 1-2
Lytning HazenJRGRJBG - 132GR JR 132: 6-2MDWA
Brodie HendersonJRFS+GRJBF - 113 JBG - 113qualFS JR 113: 2-2; GR JR 113: 0-2NAWA
Caden HerreraJRFSJBF - 120qualFS JR 120: 2-2
Ames-Michael HoevkerJRFS+GRJBF - 138 JBG - 138144 #6FS JR 138: 4-2; GR JR 138: 3-2SDIKWA
Julian (Gullien) Holguin16UFS16BF - 138qualFS 16U 138: 6-2 · 7th
Tommy HolguinJRFSJBF - 157150 #3FS JR 157: 5-2#25
James HolidayJRFS+GRJBF - 190 JBG - 190FS JR 190: 2-2; GR JR 190: 1-2OCWA
Jude HolidayJRFS+GRJBF - 175 JBG - 175FS JR 175: 4-2; GR JR 175: 1-2OCWA
Uriah Holiday16UFS+GR16BF - 120 16BGR - 120FS 16U 120: 3-2; GR 16U 120: 1-2OCWA
Cody HoltbergJRFSJBF - 106qualFS JR 106: 3-2SJWA
Cael HumphreyJRFS+GRJBF - 138 JBG - 138132 #6FS JR 138: 4-2; GR JR 138: 4-2
Jackson Humphrey16UFS+GR16BF - 144 16BGR - 144FS 16U 144: 3-2; GR 16U 144: 5-3 · 6thIEWA
Isaac Perez II16UFS+GR16BF - 215 16BGR - 215FS 16U 215: 1-2; GR 16U 215: 0-2
Steven Gomez III16UFS16BF - 215qualFS 16U 215: 2-2
Cade JohnstonJRGRJBG - 150qualGR JR 150: 3-2SDIKWA
Timothy Walker JrJRFS+GRJBF - 126 JBG - 132FS JR 126: 4-2; GR JR 132: 1-2SDIKWA
Anthony Rodriguez, Jr.16UGR16BGR - 120GR 16U 120: 1-2
Caden Keith16UFS+GR16BF - 165 16BGR - 165FS 16U 165: 2-2; GR 16U 165: 3-2MDWA
Rex KohnerJRFS+GRJBF - 106 JBG - 106FS JR 106: 1-2; GR JR 106: 1-2CMWA
Kyson Kroeger16UFS+GR16BF - 165 16BGR - 165FS 16U 165: 1-2; GR 16U 165: 0-2
Noah LariosJRFS+GRJBF - 285 JBG - 285285 #6FS JR 285: 2-2; GR JR 285: 4-3 · 8th
Declan LeonardJRFS+GRJBF - 120 JBG - 120qualFS JR 120: 3-2; GR JR 120: 2-2SAWA
Daniel LinaresJRGRJBG - 144GR JR 144: 0-2
Luke LorenJRFSJBF - 106106 #5FS JR 106: 6-0 · 1st#7
Jack MalinconicoJRFSJBF - 150132 #5FS JR 150: 3-2
Gabriel MartinezJRFS+GRJBF - 113 JBG - 113FS JR 113: 2-2; GR JR 113: 5-2
Madden Martinez16UFS+GR16BF - 150 16BGR - 150FS 16U 150: 2-2; GR 16U 150: 1-2
Eli MayerJRFS+GRJBF - 113 JBG - 113qualFS JR 113: 0-2; GR JR 113: 1-2SAWA
David "Cash" McClurg16UFS+GR16BF - 120 16BGR - 120106 #3FS 16U 120: 3-2; GR 16U 120: 4-2#6
Aydan McCune16UFS16BF - 113FS 16U 113: 0-2SCVWA
Mason McDonnell16UFS+GR16BF - 190 16BGR - 190FS 16U 190: 8-1 · 3rd; GR 16U 190: 6-0 · 1st
Ozwald MedinaJRGRJBG - 190GR JR 190: 0-2
Zander Melendez16UFS16BF - 88FS 16U 88: 5-2 · 5th
Cole Millan16UFS+GR16BF - 138 16BGR - 138FS 16U 138: 0-2; GR 16U 138: 4-2MDWA
Brian MillerJRFSJBF - 138qualFS JR 138: 1-2
Nathaniel MitchellJRFS+GRJBF - 132 JBG - 132FS JR 132: 1-2; GR JR 132: 2-2SAWA
Logan MojicaJRGRJBG - 150GR JR 150: 1-2LAWA
Lucas MojicaJRGRJBG - 144GR JR 144: 2-2LAWA
Dimetry MolinaJRFSJBF - 157157 #6FS JR 157: 4-2
Jameson MooreJRFSJBF - 144qualFS JR 144: 2-2
Daniel MoylanJRFS+GRJBF - 215 JBG - 215FS JR 215: 5-1 · 2nd; GR JR 215: 1-2
Noah Moylan16UFS+GR16BF - 150 16BGR - 150FS 16U 150: 4-2; GR 16U 150: 7-2
Xamian MunozJRFS+GRJBF - 126 JBG - 126FS JR 126: 1-2; GR JR 126: 3-2
Kobe NegreteJRGRJBG - 138GR JR 138: 0-2KTWA
Domenico NovoselJRGRJBG - 120GR JR 120: 1-2
Haris Nurakhunov16UFS+GR16BF - 126 16BGR - 126FS 16U 126: 1-2; GR 16U 126: 2-2MDWA
Micah Ochoa16UGR16BGR - 157GR 16U 157: 1-2CVWA
Arkadii Oganisian16UFS16BF - 132FS 16U 132: 7-2
Robert Oganyan16UFS16BF - 165FS 16U 165: 3-2
Ethan OnoJRGRJBG - 215GR JR 215: 2-2TCWA
Mason OntiverosJRFSJBF - 190175 #3FS JR 190: 7-1 · 3rd#3
Matthew OrbetaJRFS+GRJBF - 138 JBG - 138FS JR 138: 4-2; GR JR 138: 5-2 · 4th#20
Charles OrrJRGRJBG - 175GR JR 175: 1-2
Aedan Ortega16UFS+GR16BF - 144 16BGR - 144qualFS 16U 144: 2-2; GR 16U 144: 5-2KTWA
Efosa OsayandeJRFSJBF - 190FS JR 190: 0-2LAWA
Javian Palomino16UFS16BF - 144FS 16U 144: 5-2
Jacob PerezJRFSJBF - 165157 #3FS JR 165: 8-1 · 3rd
Andrew PetersonJRFS+GRJBF - 165 JBG - 165FS JR 165: 0-2; GR JR 165: 1-2
Israel PinzonJRFSJBF - 285qualFS JR 285: 1-2
Ethan Poe16UFS16BF - 94FS 16U 94: 0-2
Joshua Pullins16UGR16BGR - 138GR 16U 138: 2-2
Landon QuirkJRGRJBG - 113GR JR 113: 3-2TCWA
Enzo Ramirez16UFS+GR16BF - 113 16BGR - 113FS 16U 113: 1-2; GR 16U 113: 5-2
Frank Ramirez16UGR16BGR - 120GR 16U 120: 2-2
Christian RipaJRFS+GRJBF - 138 JBG - 138qualFS JR 138: 0-2; GR JR 138: 1-2
Cross RodriguezJRGRJBG - 175GR JR 175: 3-2
Jacob Rodriguez16UFS16BF - 132FS 16U 132: 0-2
Michael Roque16UFS16BF - 285FS 16U 285: 2-2
Jayden Dela RosaJRGRJBG - 157GR JR 157: 4-2
Isaiah RosalesJRGRJBG - 138GR JR 138: 1-2
Benjamin RosenJRFS+GRJBF - 175 JBG - 175FS JR 175: 0-2; GR JR 175: 1-2
James RuizJRFSJBF - 144FS JR 144: 3-2
Aiden Salindong16UFS+GR16BF - 106 16BGR - 106qualFS 16U 106: 1-2; GR 16U 106: 1-2NAWA
Landon SalindongJRFS+GRJBF - 138 JBG - 138qualFS JR 138: 3-2; GR JR 138: 2-2NAWA
Zack SamanoJRFSJBF - 120FS JR 120: 4-2
Jaxon Sanchez16UFS16BF - 120FS 16U 120: 5-2
Jayson Sanchez16UFS+GR16BF - 106 16BGR - 106FS 16U 106: 0-2; GR 16U 106: 2-2MDWA
Maverick Sanchez16UFS16BF - 100FS 16U 100: 3-2
Samuel SanchezJRFSJBF - 126120 #2FS JR 126: 7-0 · 1st#4
Owen Santos16UFS+GR16BF - 100 16BGR - 100FS 16U 100: 1-2; GR 16U 100: 1-2MDWA
Mason SavidanJRFS+GRJBF - 190 JBG - 190190 #2FS JR 190: 4-2; GR JR 190: 6-2#21
Pietro SchineiderJRGRJBG - 144GR JR 144: 1-2
Mason SchlahtJRFSJBF - 120FS JR 120: 2-2
Ayden Schlotthauer16UFS16BF - 157FS 16U 157: 4-2
Luke SchochJRFSJBF - 132qualFS JR 132: 3-2SCVWA
Eisa ScrapperJRFS+GRJBF - 113 JBG - 113FS JR 113: 1-2; GR JR 113: 3-2SDIKWA
Daniel Serrano16UFS16BF - 106qualFS 16U 106: 2-2
Pratham SharmaJRGRJBG - 175GR JR 175: 4-2MDWA
Ryan Shirazi16UGR16BGR - 106GR 16U 106: 0-2
Thales SilvaJRFS+GRJBF - 113 JBG - 120106 #2FS JR 113: 6-1 · 2nd; GR JR 120: 3-2#3
Thiago SilvaJRFS+GRJBF - 120 JBG - 126113 #3FS JR 120: 8-1 · 3rd; GR JR 126: 6-2 · 5th#16
Seth Sobaje16UFS16BF - 94FS 16U 94: 3-2
Noah Soto16UFS+GR16BF - 175 16BGR - 190qualFS 16U 175: 3-2; GR 16U 190: 6-2 · 5thKTWA
Bridger Stephens16UFS+GR16BF - 150 16BGR - 150FS 16U 150: 2-2; GR 16U 150: 3-2
Kelan SteverJRFSJBF - 175175 #8FS JR 175: 1-2
Christian StoeberJRFS+GRJBF - 165 JBG - 165FS JR 165: 3-2; GR JR 165: 0-2
Samuel Svitana16UFS+GR16BF - 94 16BGR - 94FS 16U 94: 3-2; GR 16U 94: 5-2 · 5th
Eli SwartzJRFS+GRJBF - 285 JBG - 285qualFS JR 285: 3-2; GR JR 285: 1-2
Alistair Taylor16UGR16BGR - 113GR 16U 113: 0-2
Emilio Taylor16UGR16BGR - 150GR 16U 150: 1-2
Michael TerrellJRFSJBF - 144qualFS JR 144: 2-2SCVWA
Gregory TorosianJRGRJBG - 157GR JR 157: 6-1 · 3rd
Jack Torosian16UFS+GR16BF - 157 16BGR - 157FS 16U 157: 4-2; GR 16U 157: 6-2 · 5th
Carlos ValdiviezoJRFS+GRJBF - 157 JBG - 150150 #7FS JR 157: 6-2; GR JR 150: 5-2
Diego ValdiviezoJRFS+GRJBF - 157 JBG - 157144 #5FS JR 157: 3-2; GR JR 157: 5-2
Rama Valencerina16UFS+GR16BF - 106 16BGR - 113qualFS 16U 106: 3-2; GR 16U 113: 1-2MDWA
Jax VangJRFSJBF - 113FS JR 113: 5-2
Carter VannestJRFS+GRJBF - 215 JBG - 215190 #4FS JR 215: 3-2; GR JR 215: 6-2 · 7th#23SJWA
Gideon Vargas16UGR16BGR - 190GR 16U 190: 5-2
Abel Vasquez16UFS+GR16BF - 113 16BGR - 113FS 16U 113: 5-2; GR 16U 113: 3-2
Julius Mark VillamilJRFS+GRJBF - 120 JBG - 120FS JR 120: 0-2; GR JR 120: 2-2
Victor Lopez Villatoro16UFS16BF - 215FS 16U 215: 0-2
Quentin Walls16UFS+GR16BF - 106 16BGR - 106FS 16U 106: 3-2; GR 16U 106: 9-1 · 3rd
Ethan WaxbergJRFS+GRJBF - 120 JBG - 120FS JR 120: 1-2; GR JR 120: 1-2
Gavin Whatley16UFS16BF - 126FS 16U 126: 1-2
Chase Young16UFS+GR16BF - 165 16BGR - 165157 #8FS 16U 165: 4-3 · 8th; GR 16U 165: 2-2SAWA
Frankie ZambadaJRGRJBG - 144GR JR 144: 4-2
Jaxon ZiehnJRGRJBG - 138GR JR 138: 3-2MDWA
Vincent Peyron jr.16UFS+GR16BF - 138 16BGR - 138qualFS 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.

NameWtCredentialSI rankYrDuals?
Aiden Talavera106CIF 106 #4#8So
Tyler Sweet106CIF 106 #6#9So
Kingston Cruzat106CIF 106 #7#11Sr
Nathiel Nava106CIF 106 #8SoKCWA
Max Murillo113CIF 113 #2#15JrOCWA
Eli Mendoza113CIF 113 #4SoSCVWA
Uriah Correa113CIF 113 #5So
Phillip Hernandez113CIF 113 #6Fr
Daniel Mendoza113CIF 113 #7Jr
Rocklin Zinkin120CIF 120 #1#2Sr
Henry Aslikyan120CIF 120 #3#9Sr
Zachary Samano120CIF 120 #6Jr
Nathan Reynolds120CIF 120 #7Fr
Troy Montero120CIF 120 #8Sr
Paul Ruiz126CIF 126 #1#6So
Siraj Sidhu126CIF 126 #2#7Sr
Thunder Lewis126CIF 126 #3#17Sr
Aaron Silva126CIF 126 #4Sr
Sean Willcox126CIF 126 #5#18Sr
Elias Castaneda126CIF 126 #6Jr
Issac Torres126CIF 126 #7Sr
Aaron Meza126CIF 126 #8So
Ashton Besmer132CIF 132 #1#1Sr
Slater Hicks132CIF 132 #2#6Jr
Arno Vardanyan132CIF 132 #3#18SrLAWA
Nathan Carrillo132CIF 132 #4Sr
Dominic Bozanic132CIF 132 #7Sr
Joseph Guardado132CIF 132 #8Jr
Moses Mendoza138CIF 138 #1#1Sr
Cj Huerta138CIF 138 #2Sr
Vinnie Gutierrez138CIF 138 #3#19Jr
Raymond Rivera138CIF 138 #4Sr
Matty Orbeta138CIF 138 #5Jr
Orion Hill138CIF 138 #6JrSAWA
Zaydrein Hernandez138CIF 138 #7Sr
Joseph Pavlov-Ramirez138CIF 138 #8Sr
Chris Arreola144CIF 144 #2#22So
Joseph Toscano144CIF 144 #3#23Sr
Kavi Garvey144CIF 144 #4#26Jr
Edward Sheeran144CIF 144 #7SrSJWA
Rocco Godinez144CIF 144 #8Sr
Michael Romero150CIF 150 #1#5Jr
Ivan Arias150CIF 150 #2#23Sr
Alias Raby150CIF 150 #4#26Sr
Joshua Requena150CIF 150 #5Sr
Greg Torosian150CIF 150 #6Jr
Matthew Centeno150CIF 150 #8So
Bailey Holman157CIF 157 #1Jr
Wyatt Lewis157CIF 157 #2Jr
Roman Arakelyan157CIF 157 #4Sr
Carlo Contino157CIF 157 #5So
Slava Shahbazyan165CIF 165 #1#2Sr
James Curoso165CIF 165 #2#23So
Kaleo Garcia165CIF 165 #3#24Sr
Jesus Guzman165CIF 165 #4So
Blake Woodward165CIF 165 #6Sr
Tigran Greyan165CIF 165 #7SrTCWA
Treyton Sheets165CIF 165 #8Sr
Isai Fernandez175CIF 175 #2#2So
Travis Grace175CIF 175 #4#23Sr
Elijah Ornelas175CIF 175 #5So
Ashton Lassig175CIF 175 #6Sr
Patrick Roberts175CIF 175 #7Sr
Jonathan Rocha190CIF 190 #1#8Sr
Dom Dotson190CIF 190 #3Sr
Noah Daniels190CIF 190 #5Sr
Jackson Naven190CIF 190 #7Sr
Brady Wight190CIF 190 #8Sr
David Calkins215CIF 215 #1#8Sr
Wes Burford215CIF 215 #2#9Sr
Mick Moylan215CIF 215 #3#12Jr
Kai Ford215CIF 215 #4#29Sr
Brian Haran215CIF 215 #5#30Jr
Kaden Cryer215CIF 215 #6Sr
Emilio Ayala215CIF 215 #7Sr
Jaxon Smith215CIF 215 #8Sr
Coby Merrill285CIF 285 #1#2Sr
Andrew Arroyo285CIF 285 #2#24So
Noah Huss285CIF 285 #4SrTCWA
Sammy Seja285CIF 285 #5#30So
Nathaniel Espericueta285CIF 285 #7Sr
Carlos Sutton285CIF 285 #8Sr
Giovani Suarez106SI-ranked 106#30
Nathan Carillo132SI-ranked 132#19
Chris Huerta138SI-ranked 138#17
Ray Rivera138SI-ranked 138#25
Christopher Creason157SI-ranked 157#6
Dominic Dotson190SI-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 2026CaliforniaPennsylvania
SI nationally-ranked boys (numbered)15 / 56 (27%)24 / 83 (29%)
SI national top-109 / 26 (35%)7 / 26 (27%)
Total boys on the Fargo roster (volume)189252
Total SI-ranked boys (the pool)5683

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.

Data & sources. National ranking: SI Final 2025–26 Boys HS National Rankings (weight-by-weight, entry-independent; numbered selections only, HM excluded). Fargo & Association Duals rosters via usabracketing (Fargo: CA entrants across freestyle JBF/16BF and Greco JBG/16BGR; Duals: CA boys JBF/JBG/SCFR/SCGR). CIF status/section/grade: 2026 CIF Boys final brackets. Sections: CS Central · SS Southern · SD San Diego · CC Central Coast · NC North Coast · SJ San Joaquin · NS Northern · LA LA City. Cross-style/event name matches; folkstyle, freestyle & Greco weights differ. Associations (Duals): TCWA Tri-Counties · BAWA Bay Area · LAWA Los Angeles · SJWA San Joaquin · CVWA Central Valley · OCWA Orange County · SCVWA Santa Clara Valley · KCWA Kern County · CMWA Coastal Mountain · MDWA Mount Diablo · SDIKWA San Diego-Imperial Kids · NAWA North Area · SAWA Sacramento Area · KTWA Kings-Tulare · IEWA Inland Empire. PIAA (PA) state results not included — FloWrestling brackets are not machine-readable.