The USA Wrestling Men’s FILA Junior National Championships will be held at the Alliant Energy Center of Dane County in Madison, Wis., April 13-15. The event has been hosted in Cleveland, Ohio the last two years.

This is the first time that the event will be hosted in Madison and the second time in the state of Wisconsin. In 1986, the Men’s FILA Junior Greco-Roman Nationals were hosted in LaCrosse, Wis.
The event features the nation’s best 17-20 year old men wrestlers in the Olympic styles of freestyle and Greco-Roman. The event annually showcases many of the nation’s best college underclassmen as well as top high school wrestling talents.

The top six placewinners from the FILA Junior Nationals in Madison qualify for the 2012 FILA Junior World Team Trials, set for Colorado Springs, Colo., May 25-26. This year’s FILA Junior World Championships will be held in Pattaya, Thailand, Sept. 4-9.

Competition will be held in the eight FILA Junior International weight classes, plus three additional weight classes added for this event.
Many of last year’s champions and All-Americans at the FILA Junior Nationals are currently among the nation’s best wrestlers on the college and high school levels.

Of the 2011 FILA Junior Nationals champions in men’s freestyle, five were NCAA All-Americans this year:  Jesse Delgado of Illinois at 125, Tony Ramos of Iowa at 133, Kendrick Maple of Oklahoma at 141, Ethan Lofthouse of Iowa at 174 and Bobby Telford of Iowa at 285.

Of the 2011 FILA Junior Nationals Greco-Roman champions, six have already qualified to compete in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Greco-Roman: Mike Fuenffinger at 55 kg, Jesse Thielke at 60 kg, Jamel Johnson at 60 kg, Josh Castellano at 66 kg,  Marcus Finau at 96 kg and Toby Erickson at 120 kg.

The event hosts are Wisconsin USA Wrestling and the Madison Area Sports Commission.

Online registration is available through Tuesday, April 10 at 10:00 a.m. Central time for the discounted entry fee of $40. Onsite registration is available, but at the $50 entry fee.

Click here to register online: Online registration for FILA Junior Nationals

For more information, visit the FILA Junior Nationals website: FILA Junior Nationals website

MEN’S FILA JUNIOR NATIONALS
At Madison, Wis., April 13-15

Event schedule

Friday, April 13
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Freestyle onsite registration, weigh-in card pickup and waiver drop-off
8:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Freestyle Medical Check and Weigh-in

Saturday, April 14
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Freestyle Rules Clinic
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Session I – Freestyle Preliminaries
4:00 p.m. – Conclusion – Session II – Freestyle Preliminaries through Medal Matches
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Greco-Roman onsite registration, weigh-in card pickup and waiver drop-off
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Greco-Roman Medical Check and Weigh-in

Sunday, April 15
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Greco-Roman Rules Clinic
9:00 a.m. – Conclusion – Greco-Roman Preliminaries through Medal Matches

2011 FILA JUNIOR NATIONALS RESULTS
At Cleveland, Ohio

Men’s freestyle champions
50 kg/110 lbs. - Nick Roberts, Hooversville Pa. (Young Guns)
55 kg/121 lbs. - Jesse Delgado, Gilroy, Calif. (Meathead WC)
60 kg/132 lbs. - Tony Ramos, Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa Wrestling Club)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Kendrick Maple, Norman, Okla. (Oklahoma Elite)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Josh Kindig, Stillwater, Okla. (Cowboy Wrestling Club)
70 kg/154 lbs. - Mark Martin, Jr, Strongsville, Ohio (Eagle Club)
74 kg/163 lbs. - Taylor Massa, St. Johns, Mich. (Massa’s Maniacs)
79 kg/ 174 lbs. - Ethen Lofthouse, Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa) 
84 kg/185 lbs. - Lee Munster, Evanston, Ill. (Northwestern unattached)
96 kg 211.5 lbs. - Kyven Gadson, Ames, Iowa (Iowa State)
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Bobby Telford, Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa) 

Greco-Roman champions
50 kg/110 lbs. - Colton Howell, Nixa, Mo. (Tri Lakes Wrestling)
55 kg/121 lbs. - Mike Fuenffinger, Hibbing, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) 
60 kg/132 lbs. - Jesse Thielke, Germantown, Wis. (Sunkist Kids)
63 kg/138.75 lbs. - Jamel Johnson, Greensboro, N.C. (YES Wrestling)
66 kg/145.5 lbs. - Joseph Locksmith, Kissimmee, Fla. (Navy Mat Club)
70 kg/154 lbs. - Justin Koethe, Coralville, Iowa (Trojan Wrestling Club)
74 kg/163 lbs.- Josh Castellano, Wood Dale, Ill. (USOEC) 
79 kg/174 lbs. - Jake Waste, Apple Valley, Minn. (Minnesota Storm) 
84 kg/185 lbs. - Devin Peterson, Wis. Rapids, Wis. (Wisconsin Rapids) 
96 kg/211.5 lbs. - Marcus Finau, Ewa Beach, Hawaii (USOEC) 
120 kg/264.5 lbs. - Toby Erickson, Boise, Idaho (Bronco Wrestling Club)