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Kayser places 6th in Greco-Roman Cadets-garners All-American status; is lone survivor of six LA wrestlers in the USAW Cadet Men's Freestyle Nationals
July 22st, 2015| Written by: Editor

 

 

Kayser in action during the Greco-Roman event Kayser with his All-American 6th-Place Greco-Roman Award A bandaged Kayser with Coach Jon Orillion after the Greco-Roman competition.
Kendon Kayser, fresh off of an All-American 6th-place finish in the USAW Cadet Men's Greco-Roman championships. has advanced to the quarterfinals in the Cadet freestyle 138 pounds competition.  Kayser, after receiving a bye in the first round, pinned New York's Steven Isaac in 1:08 and followed that with 10-0 technical falls over Marylland's Andrew Shiman and California's Joseph Barnes.

In the quarterfinals on Thursday Kayser will vie against Kameron Frame of Kansas.  According to the Louisiana Wrestling Facebook page, this will be a repeat of a Cliff Keen semifinals match in which Frame won 10-8 by a takedown in the first overtime period.  (Frame also won the championship in that tournament.)

Of the Louisiana wrestlers who have been eliminated from the event, Blake Mateau (106) won three matches against two losses, and Joey Foret and Josh Ramirez each finished with records of 2-2.

Dates Tournament Wrestlers Results
July18th Cadet Women's Freestyle Nationals Raven Guidry (3-2 @ 95) Raven Guidry placed 7th - All-American
July19th-20th Cadet Men's Greco-Roman Nationals Blake Mateu (1-2 @ 106), Jared Thieler(1-2 @ 120), Kendon Kayser (6-2 @ 138), Dalton Diggers (0-2 @ 145) Kendon Kayser placed 6th - All-American
July 20-21st Junior Women's Freestyle Nationals Raven Guidry (0-1 @ 95), Brittany Bates (3-2 @117), Abigail Nette (3-2 @ 139) Bates and Nette finish one match away from All-American status
July 20th-21st Junior Men's Greco-Roman Robert Fairchild (0-2 @ 113), Mark Stevens (0-2 @ 126), Nicholas Lirette (2-2 @ 132), Jake Rando (0-2 @ 138), Zach Funderburk (0-2 @ 145), Sam Dufour (0-2 @ 160) and Guy Patron, Jr. (5-2 @ 182) Patron withdrew due to a concussion one match away from All-American status.
July 22nd-24th Cadet Men's Freestyle Blake Mateu (3-2), Jared Thieler (0-2), Kendon Kayser (3-0), Dalton Driggers (0-2), Joseph Foret (2-2), Josh Ramirez (2-2) Kayser advances quarterfinals
July 23rd-25th Junior Men's Freestyle Robert Fairchild, Beau Bush, Mark Stevens, Nicholas Lirette, Jake Rando, Zach Funderburk, Michael Benton, Sam Dufour and Guy Patron, Jr.  

Dates in red indicate the event is competed.

Louisiana wrestlers next compete in the Junior freestyle competitions, starting July 23rd through July 25th.

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