Fargo Nationals: Hawaii’s Tristan Nitta Wrestles To All-American Status

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Hawaii wrestler Tristan Nitta placed seventh at the nationals in Fargo, North Dakota, on Sunday.

By placing in the top eight, Nitta earned All-American status. The 2023 Mililani graduate, who won the 102-pound high school state championship in the spring, is headed to Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa, in the fall.

Nitta competed in the Junior Women’s Freestyle 100-pound division.

“I’m proud of myself no matter what,” Nitta texted Bedrock Sports Hawaii. “I had a goal … maybe it wasn’t reached, but I can say I actually enjoyed my time wrestling. I went out there fearless and put whatever I had left on the mat, my all. It was truly an amazing experience just to be there in that moment and just from this little time I feel like I can do so much more and improve in many areas, and it just made me more hungry to get better.

“I know I put in the work to be here, so it was fun being on the mat. It takes courage to be able to come out here and battle. I’m proud of everyone and how hard they all fought. Becoming an All-American is not easy. Every time I had to look to improve every situation I was in and finish the match with a good attitude. Fargo was truly an amazing experience and I’m so glad I was able to go as my last high school tournament. I’m excited for what the future has planned for me.”

The official name of the Fargo tournament is the U.S. Marine Corps 16U and Junior Nationals.

Below are Nitta’s results along with results of Hawaii’s other girls competitors over the weekend at Fargo. (Note: You will also find below a list of Hawaii’s boys competing this week at Fargo in Freestyle and Greco-Roman. Bedrock plans to follow up with their results.)

TRISTAN NITTA

Fargo Nationals
Junior Women’s Freestyle, seventh place 102 pounds
>> Round of 32: def. Jaidyn Alvarado (Kansas), VSU1, 13-2
>> Round of 16: lost to Valarie Solorio (Pennsylvania), VSU1, 11-1
>> Consi of 16: def. Marie Jordan (Colorado), VSU, 11-0
>> Consi of 8 No. 1: def. Jordan Epstein (Georgia), fall, 0:38
>> Consi of 8 No. 2: def. Megan Valdez (California), VSU, 10-0
>> Consi of 4: lost to Makenzie Smith (Indiana), fall, 5:01
>> Seventh-place match: def. Lauren Nguyen (California), VSU1, 15-4

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AUBRIE MOLINA
Junior Women’s Freestyle, 132
>> Round of 64: def. Brianna Deleon (North Carolina), VSU1, 16-6
>> Round of 32: def. S. Zamora (Nebraska), VSU1, 12-1
>> Round of 16: lost to J. Jones (Missouri), 7-1
>> Consi of 16: def. J. O’Connell (Washington), fall, 4:05
>> Consi of 8: lost to M. Buurma (Michigan), VSU1, 11-1

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JAYLISTA DEVERATURDA
Junior Women’s Freestyle, 117
>> Round of 64: lost to M. Welch (Washington), VSU, 10-0
>> Consi of 32: lost to Diya Dhananjay (North Carolina), fall, 2:11

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KAUI LEE-TYNAN
Junior Women’s Freestyle, 138
>> Round of 64: lost to F. Bartoszek (Wisconsin), VSU, 10-0)
>> Consi of 64: def. Z. Zambrano (Indiana), fall, 1:01
>> Consi of 32 No. 1: def. T. Rittberger (Oklahoma), 7-6
>> Consi of 32 No. 2: def. A. Paz (Florida), 9-1
>> Consi of 16: lost to J. Espinosa (Missouri), fall, 4:15

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MAIA ESERA
Junior Women’s Freestyle, 200
>> Round of 64: lost to K. Ganey (Illinois), fall, 2:38
>> Consi of 32: def. A. Gomez (Georgia), fall, 1:09
>> Consi of 16 No. 1: def. B. Huston (Michigan), fall, 0:26
>> Consi of 16 No. 2: def. A. Chandler (Missouri), fall, 0:31
>> Consi of 8 No. 1: def. M. Miller (Kansas), fall, 2:00
>> Consi of 8 No. 2: lost to T. Matakaiongo (Utah), fall, 1:11

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SKYLYNN RIPLEY
Junior Women’s Freestyle, 144
>> Round of 64: lost to L. Little Soldier (Minnesota), fall, 0:28
>> Consi of 32: lost to R. Nicholson (Iowa), fall, 4:46

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ELOISE WOOLSEY
16U Women’s Freestyle, 132
>> Round of 64: def. C. Sanders (Iowa), VSU, 11-0
>> Round of 32: def. S. Franklin (Missouri), 11-6
>> Round of 16: lost to J. Fouse (Pennsylvania), 6-5
>> Consi of 16: def. T. Le (California), 14-8
>> Consi of 8: lost to C. Gonzales (Minnesota), 6-5

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JAHLIA MIGUEL
16U Women’s Freestyle, 144
>> Round of 32: lost to L. Ledesma (California), 8-0
>> Consi of 32: lost to V. Foreman (Wyoming), fall, 3:48

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TAIMANE BENEMERITO
16U Women’s Freestyle, 122
>> Round of 64: lost to C. Heeney (Illinois), fall, 2:40
>> Consi of 64: def. K. Zimmerman (Idaho), fall, 1:35
>> Consi of 32 No. 1: def. M. Rapp (Pennsylvania), VSU1, 12-2
>> Consi of 32 No. 2: def. B. Emery (Wyoming), 3-3
>> Consi of 16: lost to L. Knick (Ohio), fall, 1:25

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Hawaii’s boys freestyle competitors at Fargo began competition Monday (some of them may also be in the Greco-Roman brackets, which are not out yet, later in the week). They are:

16U Men’s Freestyle
>> Isaiah Torres, 120
>> Mikah Labuanan, 138
>> Rev Baptista, 113
>> Troy Almeida, 106

Junior Men’s Freestyle
>> Boyd Durand, 152
>> Joseph Lathwood, 138
>> Justyce Mercado, 152
>> Kai Simmons, 160
>> Kahi Cobb-Adams, 145
>> Mayhem Woosley, 152
>> Raphael Dela Cruz, 170
>> Styles Camp-Madjanon, 113
>> Yuki Uchishiba, 113

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