The Elite 8 Duals are kicking off freestyle season in a big way. Eight loaded teams will descend on the south to battle in freestyle dual meet pool competition on Saturday and an 8-team bracket on Sunday. Every weight has the potential to impact the rankings, but there are some especially fascinating potential matchups.

#1 Nate Jesuroga will be making his return to 120 lbs for the first time since Super 32 where he could see Fargo champ #3 Leo DeLuca and Super 32 runner up #6 Jake Crapps. If Jesuroga had stayed at 126 lbs, he could have seen #2 Troy Spratley who made his return to competition last weekend at the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, and politely called out Jesuroga after the match. Who knows, maybe Jesuroga moves up for that potential matchup.

Troy Spratley's PWC post-match interview expressing his desire to wrestle Jesuroga

At 132 lbs we could see a battle of brothers as both #1 Nic Bouzakis and #15 Vince Bouzakis are competing for different teams. Ryder Block is also at the weight which makes it pretty fun. 145 lbs has another #1 in Cody Chittum. His toughest competition looks to be #6 Kal Miller and #15 Collin Dupill.

Both 152 lbs and 160 lbs have four ranked wrestlers in the field. At 152 it's Ironman champ #4 Ladarion Lockett, Super 32 finalist #6 Joe Sealey, 2x New Jersey champ #7 Andrew Troczynski, and Super 32 placer #11 Michael Killic while at 160 it's #5 Aiden Riggins, #8 Tyler Lillard, #9 Simon Ruiz, and #19 Nick Vafiadis.

195 lbs has an intriguing potential showdown between Sonny Sasso who recently moved to #2 and TJ Stewart who is #6 at 220 lbs but will be making his return to 195 on his way down to 86 kg for the Junior US Open. That's a clash of styles that would be a lot of fun to see.

Five ranked guys headline 220 lbs which makes it the deepest weight. #2 Ben Kueter and #3 Noah Pettigrew did not meet in Fargo last summer, so there's some mystery about how that matchup might look. Kueter did beat #8 Martin Cosgrove in the Fargo semis. #12 Carter Neves and #20 Levid Rodriguez are also in this field, so if a lot of these duals are tight at the end, these ranked matchups could be important for both rankings purposes and team results.

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Beast Coast

100 - HM Davis Motyka

106 - Jayden James

113 - HM Christian Fretwell

120 - #3 Leo Deluca

120 - Jamar Anderson

126 - HM Landon Robideau

132 - #15 Vince Bouzakis

138 - Devin Stone

145 - #6 Kal Miller

152 - #7 Andrew Troczynski

160 - #9 Simon Ruiz

170 - #3 Danny Wask

182 - Ben Valdez

195 - #6 TJ Stewart

220 - #8 Martin Cosgrove

285 - Caleb Pruitt

Black Mambas

100 - Mikey Lopez

106 - Declan Strait

113 - Ty Tice

120 - Sefton Douglas

126 - HM Gable Porter

132 - Jeremy Ginter

138 - HM Jacob Bostelman

145 - HM Weston Dalton

152 - #4 Ladarion Lockett

160 - #8 Tyler Lillard

170 - Darion Johnson

182 - HM RJ May

195 - Geoffrey Freeman

220 - Tony Olea

285 - #11 Matthew Moore

CA

100 - HM Ayden Thomas

106 - Moses Mendoza

113 - HM Tyler Washburn

120 - Matt Rowland

126 - HM Casen Roark

132 - Nate Askew

138 - Hunter Sturgill

145 - Greg Merriman

152 - HM Brendon Abdon

160 - Micah Porter

170 - Kam Munro

182 - Joshua Chew

195 - HM Sonny Kling

220 - Will Caneer

285 - Nate Glass

CMP United

100 - Ollie Phillips

100 - Dylan Villers

106 - Mason Moody

113 - Allen Calderon

120 - Bentley Ellison

126 - Hudson Waldrop

132 - HM Brian Papcun

132 - Connor Kimbrough

138 - Reece Jones

145 - Sam Harris

152 - HM Seth Larson

160 - HM Creed Thomas

170 - Keenan Wyatt

182 - Kennedy Wyatt

195 - Patrick Brophy

220 - Christian Preston

220 - Connor Milhorn

285 - Will Cox

Minion Legends

100 - Antonio Mills

106 - HM Sam Herring

113 - HM Jax Forrest

120 - HM Cole Hunt

126 - #2 Troy Spratley

132 - #1 Nic Bouzakis

138 - #9 Hunter Mason

138 - Sammy Shires

145 - #1 Cody Chittum

152 - #11 Michael Kilic

160 - #19 Nick Vafiadis

170 - #15 Gunner Filipowicz

182 - #1 Matt Singleton

195 - #2 Sonny Sasso

220 - #3 Noah Pettigrew

220 - #12 Carter Neves

285 - #7 Nolan Neves

Roundtree

100 - HM Haakon Peterson

106 - HM Bryson Terrell

113 - #16 Draegen Orine

120 - #6 Jake Crapps

126 - #11 Omar Ayoub

126 - HM Amantee Mills

132 - Jo Jo Morris

138 - HM Brock Herman

145 - Jeremiah Price

152 - HM Dominic Bambinelli

152 - HM Kendrick Hodge

160 - HM Tyler Secoy

170 - Aidan Bernot

182 - Devon Bell

195 - HM Sawyer Bartelt

220 - HM Nick Pavlechko

285 - HM Jamier Ferere

Sebolt

100 - Carter Pearson

106 - HM Dru Ayala

113 - HM Reid Spurley

120 - #1 Nathanael Jesuroga

120 - Kale Peteron

126 - HM Carter Freeman

132 - #19 Ryder Block

132 - HM Evan Frost

138 - HM Jacob Frost

138 - HM Hagen Heistand

145 - HM Joel Jesuroga

152 - Carter Martinson

160 - #5 Aiden Riggins

160 - Carson Martinson

170 - HM Hayden Taylor

182 - #12 Griffin Gammell

182 - Andrew Reed

195 - HM Bradley Hill

220 - #2 Ben Kueter

285 - HM Jacob Walker

Vision Quest

100 - Liam Davis

106 - #17 Carson Dupill

113 - Cooper Shore

120 - HM Drew Gorman

126 - Zeno Moore

132 - HM JJ McComas

138 - #16 Nash Singleton

145 - #15 Collin Dupill

152 - #6 Joseph Sealey

160 - Jed Wester

170 - HM Jake Jones

182 - HM Kingsley Menifee

195 - HM Dustin Gue

220 - #20 Levid Rodriguez

220 - Nathan Carnes

285 - Ethan Vergara