New York USA Wrestling

PJ Duke wins U16 Men's Freestyle National Title, Crawford and Bellis All-American

At 138lbs two wrestlers from the Empire State stood on the podium. Tioga's Caden Bellis, who lost his first match of the tournament rattled off 8 wins to secure All-American status before dropping his next two matches to finish 8th in the country. Also at 138lb's Minisink Valley's PJ Duke outscored his opponents 61-0 on the way to the elevated stage. In the finals, PJ defeated Pennsylvania's Vince Bouzakis 4-1. Chris Crawford was team NY's third All-American placing 4th at 152lbs.