1992 Junior Nationals was held in St. Paul, MN and team Minnesota crowned one champion in Freestyle and one in Greco-Roman along with 13 combined all-Americans. The total attendance was 1,842 with 1,050 in freestyle and 792 in Greco.  For the folks who have been around this great sport of wrestling a while you will see some names that are sure to take you take you back in time, a blast from the past.

Jason Reitmeier (132) was the lone freestyle champion for Minnesota as he defeated Oregon’s Matt Paulson in the finals.  Jason DeVries (220) was a finalist as well but was defeated by 1996 Olympian, Jason Gleasman from New York. Brandon Paulson was third at 114.5 behind 1996 NCAA champion Sheldon Thomas and 2004 Olympian Eric Guerrero. Jason McCloud (275) finished 5th, Brandon Howe (123) was 7th, and Ben Nelson (178) was 8th. 

In Greco, Brandon Paulson (114.5) was the champion and named outstanding wrestler after defeating Jason Kutz from PA 16-0.  Ben Nelson (178) was runner-up losing to double champion David McCubbins from Indiana. Minnesota had four wrestlers place third in Jason Davids (132), Jose’ Trevino (143), Jason DeVries (220), and Jason McCloud (275).  Kipp Williamson from Hayfield placed 8th at 123lbs.

In team results, although unofficial prior to 2006, Minnesota was 4th in Greco (40pts) behind Illinois (55pts) California (45pts), and New York with 43 points.  Freestyle the team finished 6th place with New York winning the team title.

If anyone has a team picture or event pictures, please share them.  They would be super cool to check out.  This information was acquired in Jason Bryant’s historical resources called the Almanac and can be purchased on the Mat Talk Online. 

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1992 Junior Nationals in St. Paul

Junior Men’s Freestyle

132: Jason Reitmeier (Minnesota) DEF Matt Paulson (Oregon) DEC 7-3

220: Jason Gleasman (New York) DEF Jason DeVries (Minnesota) DEC 9-4

• 1992...........114.5......... 3.......................Brandon Paulson
• 1992............123........... 7...........................Brandon Howe
• 1992............132........... 1.........................Jason Reitmeier
• 1992............178........... 8.................................Ben Nelson
• 1992............220........... 2............................Jason DeVries
• 1992............275........... 5..........................Jason McCloud

 

1992 Freestyle

114.5....1 ...Sheldon Thomas ...........Delaware

114.5....2 ...Eric Guerrero.................California

114.5....3 ...Brandon Paulson......... Minnesota

114.5....4 ...Dane Valdez ..................California

114.5....5 ...Ian Booker .....................California

114.5....6 ...Aaron Mickiewicz..............Virginia

114.5....7 ... Justin Breeden............. Oklahoma

114.5....8 ...Adam Mickiewicz..............Virginia

 

123 ......1 ...Danny Felix.......................Arizona

123 ......2 ... Jeff McGinness..................... Iowa

123 ......3 ...Dwight Hinson ............. Oklahoma

123 ......4 ...Clint Musser.......................... Ohio

123 ......5 ... Jason Wartinger.............New York

123 ......6 ...Darin Giese..............North Dakota

123 ......7 ...Brandon Howe............. Minnesota

123 ......8 ...Nick Zinkin .....................California

 

132 ......1 ... Jason Reitmeier........... Minnesota

132 ......2 ...Matt Paulson.....................Oregon

132 ......3 ...Oscar Wood......................Oregon

132 ......4 ...Mike Errthum ................Wisconsin

132 ......5 ...Eric Jetton.....................Wisconsin

132 ......6 ... Jonathan Vaughn.................. Ohio

132 ......7 ...Mike Mason .............West Virginia

132 ......8 ... Josh Sammons.......South Dakota

 

178 ......1 ...David McCubbins ............. Indiana

178 ......2 ...Mike Quaglio..................New York

178 ......3 ...Tony Esposito .....................Illinois

178 ......4 ...Brandon Slay.......................Texas

178 ......5 ...Michael Jenson.............. Maryland

178 ......6 ...Matt Hoover.......................... Iowa

178 ......7 ...Dan Brinlee.......................Oregon

178 ......8 ...Ben Nelson.................. Minnesota

 

220 ......1 ... Jason Gleasman............New York

220 ......2 ... Jason DeVries ............. Minnesota

220 ......3 ...Bill Closson............. Pennsylvania

220 ......4 ...Denny Kennedy........... Oklahoma

220 ......5 ...Chris Villalobos.................Arizona

220 ......6 ...Stephan Terebieniec............. Ohio

220 ......7 ...Lalo Moz ........................California

220 ......8 ...Matt Freeman ....................... Ohio

 

275 ......1 ...Harley Roessler..................Illinois

275 ......2 ...Chad Mast .....................California

275 ......3 ... Justin Harty.............South Dakota

275 ......4 ...Heath Fleischer ...... Pennsylvania

275 ......5 ... Jason McCloud............ Minnesota

275 ......6 ...Nio Santos .....................California

275 ......7 ...Brian Sweat .......................Florida

275 ......8 ...Adam Greiner....................... Iowa

 

 

 

Junior Greco-Roman

114.5: Brandon Paulson (Minnesota) DEF Jason Kutz (Pennsylvania) TF 16-0

** Named Outstanding Wrestler

178: David McCubbins (Indiana) DEF Ben Nelson (Minnesota) DEC 7-3

• 1992...........114.5......... 1.......................Brandon Paulson
• 1992............123........... 8..........................Kipp Williamson
• 1992............132........... 3..............................Jason Davids
• 1992............143........... 3...............................Jose Trevino
• 1992............178........... 2.................................Ben Nelson
• 1992............220........... 3............................Jason DeVries
• 1992............275........... 3..........................Jason McCloud

 

1992 Greco-Roman

 

114.5....1 ...Brandon Paulson......... Minnesota

114.5....2 ... Jason Kutz.............. Pennsylvania

114.5....3 ...Chad Kime.............. Pennsylvania

114.5....4 ...Marcus Sanchez............California

114.5....5 ...Eric Browne ........................Illinois

114.5....6 ...Mark Bybee ........................Illinois

114.5....7 ...Robbie Lawrence..............Oregon

114.5....8 ... Justin Breeden............. Oklahoma

 

123 ......1 ...Tracy Brown...................California

123 ......2 ...Dwight Hinson ............. Oklahoma

123 ......3 ...Danny Felix.......................Arizona

123 ......4 ...Troy Spencer................Wisconsin

123 ......5 ... Jacob Hey...........................Illinois

123 ......6 ...Randy Dischner...... Pennsylvania

123 ......7 ... James Wright................. Colorado

123 ......8 ...Kipp Williamson........... Minnesota

 

132 ......1 ...Oscar Wood......................Oregon

132 ......2 ...Tim Kitchen................Washington

132 ......3 ... Jason Davids............... Minnesota

132 ......4 ...Louie Tibai ......................Michigan

132 ......5 ... Jarred Ezzell..........North Carolina

132 ......6 ... Jeff Rosenbaum .......... Oklahoma

132 ......7 ... Jack Warfle................New Jersey

132 ......8 ...Louis DiMaria.................New York

 

143 ......1 ...Steve Hilas.....................California

143 ......2 ...Ben Perkins ...................Nebraska

143 ......3 ... Jose Trevino ................ Minnesota

143 ......4 ... Jeromy McVige..............New York

143 ......5 ...Scott Hewitt.................... Colorado

143 ......6 ...Rob Tanner.......................Oregon

143 ......7 ...Darby McLaughlin Massachusetts

143 ......8 ...Paul Davis.............Massachusetts

 

178 ......1 ...David McCubbins ............. Indiana

178 ......2 ...Ben Nelson.................. Minnesota

178 ......3 ... Jason Robison........ Pennsylvania

178 ......4 ...Brandon Slay.......................Texas

178 ......5 ...Al Strobl ..............................Illinois

178 ......6 ... Junior Granison ...... Pennsylvania

178 ......7 ...George Chamoun..........New York

178 ......8 ... Joel Miller............................Illinois

 

220 ......1 ...Stephen Terebieniec............. Ohio

220 ......2 ... Jason Gleasman............New York

220 ......3 ... Jason DeVries ............. Minnesota

220 ......4 ... Jamie Huntington...........New York

220 ......5 ...Eric Boersma..................Michigan

220 ......6 ...Curtis Tyson.......................Florida

220 ......7 ...Dion Reed............................. Iowa

220 ......8 ...Chris Villalobos.................Arizona

 

275 ......1 ...Corey Farkas.................California

275 ......2 ...Harley Roessler..................Illinois

275 ......3 ... Jason McCloud............ Minnesota

275 ......4 ...Eric Beckman .................Michigan

275 ......5 ...Mark Bell...................... Oklahoma

275 ......6 ...Matt Stein.......................New York

275 ......7 ...Dominique Vijarro......Washington

275 ......8 ... Jason Hayn........................... Ohio