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To date (April 10, 2018), 41 Louisiana wrestlers made the trip to Cedar Falls, Iowa, this weekend for the USAW Juniors/Cadets and Kids/Veteran Folkstyle National Championships. Fourteen of them will return as All-Americans.  Of those 14, two will return as national champions and three will return as national runners-up.

Louisiana wrestling clubs participating were Allstar Wrestling Club, Bayou Elite Wrestling Club (BEWC), Bayou Elite/Team Louisiana (BELA), Breaux Bridge Wrestling Club (BBWC), Junior Spartans Wrestling Club (JSWC), Live Oak Wrestling Club (LOWC) and Rebel Wrestling Club (RWC).

Additionally, the Bayou Elite Wrestling Club's Kids team, coached by Landon Williams and Dylan Azinger, place eighth nationally.  Bayou Elite brought 15 wrestlers and scored 64 points.  In points scored per wrestlers (just a little math the editor noticed), Bayou Elite placed third with 4.3, behind Team Donahoe (4.4) and Sebolt Wrestling Club (4.7).

Winning national championships were Cole Bourquard and Nico DeSalvo (BEWC).  Runners-up were Kash Clementi and Mason Parria (BEWC), and Zane Blanchard (JSWC).  Carter Macha of the Breaux Bridge Wrestling placed third.  Richie Clementi (BEWC) placed fourth, and brothers Caleb Judice and Caden Judice (BEWC) placed fifth.  Placing sixth were Rayden Ingram (LOWC) and Ethan Christopher (BEWC).  Michael Lundin (BEWC) placed seventh, as did Brandt Babineaux and Landon Roux (JSWC).  Brothers Evan and Jacob Frost (BEWC), and Alex Rojas (JSWC) placed eighth.

Nicholas Digerolamo (BELA), Nathan Box and Kael Reaux (JSWC), each went 2-0 in LC matches.

Recap of Thursday's and Friday's Matches

Cole Bourquard of Bayou Elite (#1 on the podium) won the Bantam 45 lbs. championship with a 4-3 decision over Bayou Elite Teammate Kash Clementi (#2 on the podium).

Final Results

Name	Club	Weight	Division	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Match 7	Event Record
Caleb Kirk	Live Oak	56	Intermediate	L 4-2 SV	L 0:54						0-2
Caleb Kirk	Live Oak	56-57	LC Intermediate	L 8-6 SV	L 3-0						0-2
Rayden Ingram	Live Oak	110	Schoolboy	W 3:01	W 1:46	L 3:25	L 3-0	SIXTH PLACE L 4-0			2-3
Casey Kirk	Live Oak	194	Master B	L 4-0	L 7-6						0-2
Cole Bourquard	Bayou Elite	45	Ban-Int 8 or Less	W 6-1	W 8-2	NATIONAL CHAMPION W 4-3					3-0
Kash Clementi	Bayou Elite	45	Ban-Int 8 or Less	W 7-4	W 12-10	SECOND-PLACE L 4-3					2-1
Caleb Judice	Bayou Elite	43	Ban-Int 8 or Less	W 0:07	L 0:34	L 4-2	FIFTH-PLACE W 0:20				2-2
Mason Parria	Bayou Elite	49	Bantam	W 4-0	L 5-4	W 7-0	TRUE SECOND W 0:42				3-1
Nico DeSalvo	Bayou Elite	63	Intermediate	W 8-0	W 10-2 M	W 2:32	NATIONAL CHAMPION W 3-2				3-0
Ethan Christoffer	Bayou Elite	77	Intermediate	W 0:33	W 4-2	W 0:28	L 7-2	L 2-0	SIXTH PLACE L 2-1		3-3
Logan Lopez	Bayou Elite	56	Intermediate	L 15-0 TF	L 1:31						0-2
Caden Judice	Bayou Elite	67	Novice 32-man Up	L 2:29	W 8-2	W 1:59	W 11-5	W 2-0	L 2-0	FIFTH PLACE W 1:45	5-2
Richie Clementi	Bayou Elite	70	Novice 32-man Up	W 17-2 TF	W 8-0 M	W 8-2	L 5-2	W 5-3	FOURTH PLACE L 5-4		4-2
Jack O'Connor	Bayou Elite	78	Novice 32-man Up	L 18-2 TF	L 3-0						0-2
Nick DiGerolamo	Bayou Elite/TEAM LA	98	Novice	L 3:20	L DQ						0-2
Nick DiGerolamo	Bayou Elite/TEAM LA	94-96	LC Novice	W 18-3 TF	W 17-2						2-0
Nick Cusimano	Bayou Elite	87	Schoolboy 32-man Up	W 3:51	L 17-2 TF	L 0:44					1-2
Liam O'Connor	Bayou Elite	114	Schoolboy 32-man Up	L 3:50	L 1:24						1-2
Braedon Simoneaux	Rebel Wrestling Club	93	Intermediate	L 5-4	L 6-4						0-2
Braedon Simoneaux	Rebel Wrestling Club	87-92	LC Intermediate	L 12-6	W 3-1						1-1
Carter Macha	Breaux Bridge Wrestling Club	84	Intermediate	L 17-1 TF	W 6-0	W 4-0	W 2:18	THIRD PLACE W 4-3			4-1
Nathan Box	Junior Spartans Wrestling Club	67	Intermediate	W 2:12	L 0:42	W 16-1 TF	L 18-2 TF				2-2
Nathan Box	Junior Spartans Wrestling Club	65-66	LC Intermediate	W 2:49	W 0:11						2-0
Kael Roux	Junior Spartans Wrestling Club	67	Novice	L 3:55	L 8-2						0-2
Kael Roux	Junior Spartans Wrestling Club	66	LC Novice	W 0:52	W 0:11						2-0
Zane Blanchard	Junior Spartans Wrestling Club	53	Intermediate	L 1:22	W 1-0	W 16-0 TF	W 6-2	TRUE SECOND W 6-2			4-1
Brandt Babineaux	Junior Spartans Wrestling Club	78	Novice	L 0:12	W 2-0	W 3-0	W 3-1	L 0:41	SEVENTH-PLACE W 2-0		4-2
Landon Reaux	Junior Spartans Wrestling Club	71	Schoolboy	L 17-0 TF	W 5-4	L 7-2	SEVENTH-PLACE W 13-7				3-1
Alex Rojas	Junior Spartans Wrestling Club	63	Novice	W 5-4	L 2:17	W 2-0 SV	L 12-0	EIGHTH-PLACE L 2-0 SV			2-3
Walker Pugh	Junior Spartans Wrestling Club	77	Intermediate	W 6-3	L 1:15	W 1:27	W 3-2	L 2:48			3-2
Jace Golson	Ascension Wrestling Club	71	Intermediate	L 15-0	W 1:55	L 14-1					1-2
Jace Golson	Ascension Wrestling Club	70-70	LC Intermediate	L 10-2	L 20-2						0-2
Kristian Scott	Ascension Wrestling Club	77	Intermediate	L 1:23	L 14-1						0-2
Kristian Scott	Ascension Wrestling Club	71-74	LC Intermediate	W 1:34	W 16-2						2-0

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Recap of Thursday's and Friday's Matches

Juniors

Name	Club	Weight	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Event Record
Michael Lundin	Bayou Elite	120	L 4:32	W 2:12	W 6-0	W 5-2	L 4:30	SEVENTH-PLACE W 12-9	4-2
Lance Robinson	Allstar	152	L 2:29	L 15-8					0-2
Dane Harter	Allstar	182	W 12-6	W 6-3	L 9-7	L 1:45			2-2

Cadets

Name	Club	Weight	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5	Match 6	Event Record
Evan Frost	Bayou Elite	94	W 4-3	L 10-8	W 2:11	W 0:51	L 11-6*	EIGHTH-PLACE L 11-9*	3-3
Jacob Frost	Bayou Elite	100	L 3:54	W 6-4	W 8-3	W 6-2	L 11-2	EIGHTH-PLACE L 11-1	3-3
Dylan Lauriano	Bayou Elite	100	W 2:59	L 0:45	L 7-0				1-2
George Kim	Allstar	106	L 2:51	L 3:58					0-2
Charles Sauerwin	Bayou Elite	120	L 3:14	W 12-0	L 2:39				1-2
Nick Brocato	Bayou Elite	120	L 15-0	L 6-2					0-2
Jake Romig	Bayou Elite	132	L 0:22	W 2:12	L 4-3				1-2
Jordan Griffin	Live Oak	138	L 1:59	W 1:29	L 7-2				1-2
Anthony Dodson	Live Oak	145	L 11-9	L 3:24					0-2
Jesse Lawless	Bayou Elite	160	L 0:52	L 9-2					0-2

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