Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana Wrestlers to Watch at Fargo 2026

Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana form the Great Lakes wrestling corridor — three states with deep folkstyle traditions and growing freestyle and Greco-Roman programs. Ohio has roughly 11,000 rostered wrestlers, Michigan adds about 6,000, and Indiana contributes another 7,000. All three states will send competitive delegations to the 2026 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, and the data reveals some striking patterns — particularly in Ohio, where the girls are dominating the top of the rankings.

Ohio's top four rated wrestlers are all girls, a distinction no other state in this series can claim. Hailey Delgado of Eastwood leads at 2532 on a 101-2 record with a 2280 freestyle rating. Grey Burnett of Perrysburg (2495, 93-4) carries a 2292 freestyle rating — one of the highest freestyle marks of any girls wrestler in the country. Rylan Seacrist of Brecksville (2492, 50-3) adds a 2125 freestyle rating. Team Nazar Training Center is the engine behind much of Ohio's girls depth: Brooke Huffman (2419, 83-1) has lost just once in her career, and Daelin Cody (2416, 137-16) brings a 2077 freestyle rating and 137 wins. The boys are led by Tommy Wurster of Dublin Coffman (2421, 113-23), who has the best cross-style profile among Ohio's boys with a 2230 freestyle and 2089 Greco-Roman rating. Cole Speer of Brecksville (2320, 88-24) adds a 2156 freestyle rating.

Michigan produces talent through program depth. Blake Cosby of Dundee (2428, 96-8) and his teammate Donny Beaufait (2354, 68-2) lead a Dundee program that has been one of the state's strongest. Nicholas Sorrow of Hudson (2416, 114-8) has the best cross-style profile in the region with a 2049 freestyle rating and a 2205 Greco-Roman rating — elite in both international styles. His Hudson teammate Beckett Campbell (2321, 32-0) is undefeated. Dale Gant of Grand Rapids Catholic Central (2406, 43-3) and Bohdan Abbey of Hartland (2394, 60-2) round out the boys elite. On the girls side, Katerina Lange of Grand Valley State (2399, 41-3) leads, and Cheyenne Frank of Oxford (2386, 105-12) brings volume with 105 wins and a 2084 freestyle rating. Detroit Catholic Central contributes Grayson Fuchs (2352, 63-8) and Wyatt Lees (2330, 88-15).

Indiana is a smaller wrestling state by rating depth, but Lowell is one of the most impressive pipeline programs in the Midwest. Kameron Hazelett (2404, 113-7) leads the state with a 2160 freestyle and 2124 Greco-Roman rating — one of the best dual-style profiles of any wrestler in the Great Lakes region. His Lowell teammate Evan Stanley (2401, 88-7) is right behind, and Jarrett Smith (2249, 57-9) adds a 2219 freestyle rating of his own. Lowell alone accounts for six wrestlers on Indiana's rated list. Crown Point provides additional depth with Ceasar Salas (2274, 20-2) carrying a 2274 freestyle rating. Indiana's overall depth trails Ohio and Michigan, but Hazelett's cross-style credentials make him a legitimate Fargo contender in both freestyle and Greco-Roman.

The Great Lakes region tells three different stories about how wrestling programs develop talent. Ohio's story is girls wrestling — Team Nazar and programs like Perrysburg and Brecksville have created a pipeline that puts four girls at the top of the state's rankings and produces nationally competitive freestyle ratings. Michigan's story is traditional powerhouse programs (Dundee, Hudson, Detroit Catholic Central) that develop complete wrestlers over multiple seasons. Indiana's story is concentration — Lowell alone could field a competitive delegation to Fargo, with Hazelett as the headliner. All three states have athletes with the cross-style ratings (Wurster, Sorrow, Hazelett, Speer) that tend to predict Fargo success.

For the full profiles on any of these wrestlers — including WPR scores, archetype breakdowns, rating trajectories, and complete match histories — click through to their MatMetrics profile. The Great Lakes is sending depth and versatility to Fargo 2026.