WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Four incoming Purdue freshmen are set to wrestle this week at the 2026 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota.
Jackson Bradley, Drake Hooiman, Nathan Rioux and Jacob Weaver will represent their respective states in the Junior Boys Freestyle division. Hooiman and Rioux are also slated to compete in the Junior Boys Greco-Roman tournament.
Junior Boys Freestyle competition is scheduled for July 10-12, while Junior Boys Greco-Roman will take place July 14-15.
Live results and mat assignments will be updated on USABracketing. Live streams will be available on FloWrestling for those with a subscription.
The U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals, commonly referred to as simply “Fargo”, is the nation's premier annual event for high school wrestlers and serves as one of the most prestigious showcases for athletes before they begin their college careers.
Purdue enters this year's competition looking to build on last summer's success, when Isaiah Schaefer earned Junior All-America honors in both styles. Schaefer placed third in Greco-Roman and seventh in freestyle at the 2025 tournament.
This year’s Fargo participants are part of Purdue’s talented recruiting class of 2026, which finished ranked No. 13 by FloWrestling, No. 18 by InterMat and No. 22 by MatScouts. Read more about Purdue’s full class of 2026 here.
LINEUP
JR FREESTYLE (July 10-12)
132 lbs. | Nathan Rioux (Avon, Ind.)
144 | Drake Hooiman (Clark County, Nev.)
157 | Jackson Bradley (Cowan, Ind.)
165 | Jacob Weaver (Rossville, Ind.)
JR GRECO-ROMAN (July 14-15)
132 | Nathan Rioux (Avon, Ind.)
144 | Drake Hooiman (Clark County, Nev.)