14U National Duals slated for June 12-15 in Oaks, Pennsylvania

USA Wrestling has entered its annual National Dual Meet Championships season, where USA Wrestling state association age-group teams loaded with talented athletes compete for national dual meet titles in the Olympic styles of wrestling, Greco-Roman and freestyle.

This week, the 14U National Duals for boys will be held in Oaks, Pennsylvania, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, June 12-15. The event begins with Greco-Roman action on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by freestyle action on Friday and Saturday.

In Greco-Roman competition, the 14U National champions was Pennsylvania Blue after defeating Ohio 50-27. Wisconsin took third place, bringing down Illinois, 42-35. Iowa claimed fifth place with a 43-38 victory over Oklahoma Blue. It was New Jersey taking seventh, scoring a 47-33 over Washington. Full results from the 2023 14U Greco-Roman National Duals can be found here.

Last year’s freestyle champion was Pennsylvania Blue, defeating Ohio 46-31 in the championship dual meet to double up on titles. Illinois placed third, defeating Wisconsin 47-36. It was Minnesota Blue that took third, besting Missouri Red who took sixth. Iowa placed seventh after defeating Georgia, 47-32. Full results from the 2023 14U Freestyle National Duals can be found here.

The first day of each style will feature the pool competition, where teams will compete against a number of teams in preliminary pools. Based upon the results of the day one preliminary pool competition, the top teams from each pool will advance to the Gold/Silver pool on day two, which determines the top eight teams in the tournament. There will be three other placement pools which determine the final team placements in the tournament: Bronze/Copper, Red/Blue and Green/Yellow).

An All-Tournament Team, featuring athletes who go undefeated in their individual matches in a specific style, will be announced after each tournament.

Heading into the tournament, there were 37 state association teams registered in freestyle and 33 in Greco-Roman. The teams will be separated based upon PIN ratings.

The 14U National Duals teams entered are:

Freestyle (37 teams alphabetically): Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado Blue, Colorado Red, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan Blue, Minnesota Blue, Minnesota Red, Missouri Blue, Missouri Red, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma Blue,

Oklahoma Red, Pennsylvania Blue, Pennsylvania Red, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Greco-Roman (33 teams alphabetically): Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado Blue, Colorado Red, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota Blue, Minnesota Red, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma Blue, Oklahoma Red, Pennsylvania Blue, Pennsylvania Red, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

All of the action will be broadcast live by FloWrestling.

14U NATIONAL DUALS

Oaks, Pennsylvania, June 12-15

Wednesday, June 12

8:00 am – 2:00 pm – Greco-Roman Session 1 – Preliminary Pool Rounds 1, 2, & 3

3:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Greco-Roman Session 2 – Preliminary Pool Rounds 4, 5, & 6

Thursday, June 13

8:00 am – 2:00 pm – Greco-Roman Session 3 –Gold/Silver, Bronze/Copper, Red/Blue, Green/Yellow (3 Rounds)

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Greco-Roman Session 4 –Finals and Awards (1 Round)

Friday, June 14

8:00 am – 2:00 pm – Freestyle Session 1 – Preliminary Pool Rounds 1, 2, & 3

3:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Freestyle Session 2 – Preliminary Pool Rounds 4, 5, & 6

Saturday, June 15

8:00 am – 2:00 pm – Freestyle Session 3 – Gold/Silver, Bronze/Copper, Red/Blue, Green/Yellow (3 Rounds)

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Freestyle Session 4 – Finals and Awards (1 Round)