CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Aaron Pico isn’t even in high school yet.

But the gifted young prospect from California already is making a huge impact on the national level in wrestling.

Pico continued his run of success in USA Wrestling events, rolling to a 19-7 win over Mark Voss of Minnesota to capture a Cadet title at the ASICS Folkstyle Nationals on Saturday at the McLeod Center.

Pico was among the 32 champions crowned in Folkstyle during the Cadet and Junior finals on Saturday. Pico, an eighth-grader, won Cadet Nationals titles in Greco-Roman and freestyle last summer in Fargo, N.D. 

Pico won three matches by fall and two other by major decision en route to winning in Cedar Falls.

“I trained really hard for this,” Pico said. “Unfortunately last year I didn’t come to this tournament. That’s why we’re here this year. My goal is to win the Triple Crown. It’s extremely important to wrestle in all these events and wrestle all the styles.”

2011 Junior Triple Crown winner Nkosi Moody of Illinois started his quest to become USA Wrestling’s first two-time Junior Triple Crown winner by winning the title at 106. Moody edged Skyler Petry of Minnesota 7-5 in overtime in the finals.

“I just tried to stay focused and tried not to do anything that would cost me the match,” Moody said. “I’ve been in this situation before and I knew what I needed to do. It’s going to be tough to win another Triple Crown. I just need to keep putting in the work.”

2011 Cadet World freestyle champion Adam Coon of Michigan continued his run of success by capturing a Junior title at 285 pounds. Coon recorded a pin over Wisconsin’s Cole Johnson in the finals.

“Finally, it’s unbelievable to win this,” Coon said of winning his first Folkstyle Nationals title. “I absolutely love it. I have won previous national championships before, but this is absolutely fantastic. I’ve been runner-up a few times and was never able to win it. I’ve never been able to quite break through and finally I got it.”

Oregon’s Ronnie Bresser edged Minnesota’s Tommy Thorn 6-3 in a 113-pound Juniors final in a battle of top standouts. Bresser and Thorn both won Cadet titles in this event last year before Thorn beat Bresser in the 2011 Cadet Nationals freestyle finals in Fargo.

“This is a big tournament, and it’s a good win for me,” Bresser said. “He kept me from winning the Triple Crown last year. He’s a tough wrestler and a good opponent. It’s great to win this. It sets me up for freestyle and Greco in Fargo.”

Alex Meyer of Iowa captured his second straight Junior title. Meyer, a University of Iowa recruit, won a championship at 170.

Nebraska’s Colton Adams, a Cadet champion in this event last year, claimed a Junior title at 126 on Saturday. Adams, a two-time state high school champion, edged Brock Ervin of Kentucky 3-2 in the finals.

2011 FILA Cadet National freestyle champion Oliver Pierce of Texas captured a Junior title at 152.

Bo Nickal of Texas repeated as champion in the Cadet division after winning a title at 152.

The Folkstyle Nationals will resume at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, with the Bantam, Intermediate, Novice and Schoolboy divisions completing competition.

FINALS MATCHES

JUNIORS

100 Pounds
Tirso Lara (Poway Green Machine) dec. Austin Rust (Tech Team Wrestling Club), 9-2

106 Pounds
Nkosi Moody (Harvey Twisters) dec. Skyler Petry (PINnacle), 7-5 OT

113 Pounds
Ronnie Bresser (Henley Mat Club-USA Henley) dec. Tommy Thorn (Hi-Flyers), 6-3

120 Pounds
Gunner Laffoon (Tuttle High School) dec. Eli Hale (Unattached), 3-1

126 Pounds
Colton Adams (Panhandle Xtreme) dec. Brock Ervin (Union County), 3-2

132 Pounds
Logan Ryan (Bettendorf Wrestling) dec. Austin Hood (East Kansas), 9-5

138 Pounds
Darick Lapaglia (MoWest) dec. J.J. Whaley (Attrition), 15-3

145 Pounds
Clayton Ream (County Elite) dec. Eleazar De Luca (Fantastic Utters), 14-8

152 Pounds
Oliver Pierce (Best Trained) dec. Archie Colgan (Pomona), 16-4

160 Pounds
Curt Maas (Medford) dec. Matthew Gray (Ringers), 8-3

170 Pounds
Alex Meyer (Ram Wrestling Club) dec. Nick Fuller (Indee Mat Club), 11-4

182 Pounds
Greg Wilson (Keller Wrestling Academy) pinned Travis Lang (Kirksville Wrestling Club), 1:50

195 Pounds
Steve Congenie (Overtime) dec. Derek Geddings (Cardinal Wrestling Club), 10-0

220 Pounds
Willie Miklus (Ram Wrestling Club) dec. Brian Moran (WOW), 17-10

285 Pounds
Adam Coon (WOW) pinned Cole Johnson (De Soto Wrestling), 3:27

CADETS

88 Pounds
Louie Hayes (Illinois Orange & Blue) dec. Andrew Smith (PINnacle), 4-3

94 Pounds
Hunter Marko (PINnacle) dec. Jack Mueller (Dallas Dynamite), 12-7

100 Pounds
Mitchell McKee (PINnacle) won by tech. fall over Beau Guffey (Tiger Wrestling Club), 15-0

106 Pounds
Ke-Shawn Hayes (Greater Heights Wrestling-KC) won by tech. fall over Jacob Schwarm (Bettendorf Wrestling), 15-0

113 Pounds
Matthew Kolodzik (Team Jordan) dec. Jens Lantz (Victory School of Wrestling), 5-0

120 Pounds
Ryan Schuman (Tri-Valley) dec. Zech Bresser (Henley Mat Club-USA Henley), 4-2

126 Pounds
Fredy Stroker (Bettendorf Wrestling) dec. Isaiah White (Team Overtime), 3-1 OT

132 Pounds
Aaron Pico (SJB - Tribe Elite) dec. Mark Voss (Hi-Flyers), 19-7

138 Pounds
Nick Reenan (Star) dec. Alec Wyatt (Prairie View wrestling), 11-5

145 Pounds
Dayton Racer (Purler) dec. Chase Straw (Indee Mat Club), 6-4

152 Pounds
Bo Nickal (Best Trained) dec. Dustin Williams (East Kansas), 9-7 2OT

160 Pounds
JaVaughn Perkins dec. J.P. Newton (Perrysburg Wrestling Club), 14-3

170 Pounds
Michael Pixley (MoWest) pinned Chance Cooper (Timberwolves Xtreme), 1:13

182 Pounds
Cash Wilcke (High Altitude Wrestling Club) dec. Nick Osowski (Oshkosh), 7-3

195 Pounds
Lance Benick (Totino Grace) won by tech. fall over Connor Tolley (Franklin Wrestling Club), 23-8

220 Pounds
Kyler Childers (Team BIG) dec. Noah Fleckenstein (York), 6-4

285 Pounds
Gavan Jolley-Little (Team Indiana) dec. Shawn Streck (Nomad Elite Wrestling Club), 2-1