The 2026 USA Wrestling Southern Plains Regional Championships took place May 15-17 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. The event served as a qualifier for the 52nd Annual Junior and 16U National Championships in Fargo, ND (July 10-18, 2026) and offered competition in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman across 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and Junior divisions for boys and girls.
Missouri wrestlers made a strong showing in Oklahoma City, bringing home 120+ total placements across 25-plus clubs. Four Missouri wrestlers earned double champion status by winning titles in both Freestyle and Greco-Roman at their weight class.
Below is the full list of Missouri placers from the Southern Plains Regional, organized by placement.
2026 USA Wrestling Southern Plains Regional
Southern Plains Regional Placers
Freestyle & Greco-Roman • Oklahoma City, OK
★ Double Champions ★
Kannin Keefhaver Open Mats • 12U 98
Gunnar Ballard TCW • 12U 160
Carter Brown Team MO Select • Jr 215
Sydney Stifter MoWest • Jr Girls 115
Champions
26 placements
Kannin Keefhaver2× CHAMP(Open Mats)12U FS 98 & 12U GR 98
Gunnar Ballard2× CHAMP(TCW)12U FS 160 & 12U GR 160
Carter Brown2× CHAMP(Team MO Select)Jr FS 215 & Jr GR 215
Sydney Stifter2× CHAMP(MoWest)Jr Girls FS 115 & Jr Girls GR 115
Easton Berryman(TCW)10U FS 49-53
Hendrix Gleason(TCW)10U FS 71
Ellie Eaton(Northwest Grapplers)10U Girls FS 80-90
Crickett Arnold(Grind Wrestling Academy)12U Girls FS 94
Haven Jones(Grind Wrestling Academy)14U Girls FS 165
Victoria Harvey(Greater Heights)14U Girls GR 120
Hawk Smith(Greater Heights)14U GR 120
Kayla Lawson(Unattached)14U Girls GR 165
Kody Doran(Eierman Elite)14U GR 175
Addilyn Amos(Purler Wrestling Academy)16U Girls FS 105
Cole Martin(Greater Heights)16U GR 100
Farynn Rhees(Greater Heights)16U Girls GR 110
Kamryn Bourbon(Nixa Wrestling)16U Girls GR 155
Temprence Watson(Missouri)16U Girls GR 170-190
Malena Borja(MoWest)16U Girls GR 207-235
Piper Hamilton(MoWest)16U Girls GR 135
Emily Brixey(Willard YWC)Jr Girls FS 170
Aryana Roberts(MoWest)Jr Girls GR 155-170
Kaylyn Davis(MoWest)Jr Girls FS 207
Brant Laughlin(Seneca)Jr FS 150
Jet Brown(MoWest)Jr FS 157
Zac Bleess(MoWest)Jr GR 138
Runner-Up
31 placements
Christian McMullin(Rogue Warrior)8U FS 62
Trinh Tse(Greater Heights)10U Girls FS 57 & 10U Girls GR 57
Roc Rhees(Greater Heights)12U FS 78 & 12U GR 78
Ryker Mason(Open Mats)12U FS 108
Bellany Dowdy(Greater Heights)14U Girls FS 85
Hailey Eaton(Northwest Grapplers)14U Girls FS 105
Marley Plymell(Open Mats)14U Girls FS 110 & 14U Girls GR 110
Avelyn Hunter(Harrisonville)14U Girls FS 135
Hawk Smith(Greater Heights)14U FS 120
Trey Hoette(Ray-Pec WC)14U FS 155
Cole Martin(Greater Heights)16U FS 100
Henry Baker(Eierman Elite)16U FS 126
Ariel Biggs(Jackson County)16U Girls FS 140
Kamryn Bourbon(Nixa Wrestling)16U Girls FS 155
Temprence Watson(Missouri)16U Girls FS 170
Malena Borja(MoWest)16U Girls FS 235
Finnegan McCullah(Willard YWC)16U GR 126
Maxwell Countryman(Greater Heights)16U GR 157
Heather Egley(Nixa Wrestling)16U Girls GR 110
Layla Palmer(MoWest)16U Girls GR 120
Auriana Anzaldua(MoWest)16U Girls GR 170-190
Temperance Lowe(Greater Heights)Jr Girls FS 125
Taryn Nichols(Bulltrained)Jr FS 157
Rowdy Angst(Victory)Jr GR 113
Jesse Romero(Graham Greco)Jr GR 285
Jyler Milligan(Jackson County)10U GR 67
Hendrix Gleason(TCW)10U GR 71
Taylor Kanoy(MoWest)Jr Girls GR 190
Kaylyn Davis(MoWest)Jr Girls GR 207-235
Natalie Edmisson(Nixa Wrestling)Jr Girls GR 145
Adam Rea(Open Mats)16U GR 138
Third Place
24 placements
Breklin Dowdy(Greater Heights)8U GR 53-56
Kaisynn Keefhaver(Open Mats)10U Girls FS 53
Connor Loveall(TCW)10U FS 63
Jyler Milligan(Jackson County)10U FS 67
Braxton Richardson(Jackson County)10U FS 77
Shaelynn Denton(Rogue Warrior)12U Girls FS 87 & 12U Girls GR 87
Ren Tse(Greater Heights)12U FS 67
Dexter Fox(Open Mats)12U GR 86
Lane Arnold(Grind Wrestling Academy)14U FS 110
Avelyn Hunter(Harrisonville)14U Girls GR 135-140
Kody Doran(Eierman Elite)14U FS 175
Isabella Cullen(Purler Wrestling Academy)16U Girls FS 100
Farynn Rhees(Greater Heights)16U Girls FS 110
Zainab Albadri(Greater Heights)16U Girls FS 115
Brooklyn Koepkey(MoWest)16U Girls FS 170
Brennan Finley(Willard YWC)16U FS 94 & 16U GR 94
Maxwell Countryman(Greater Heights)16U FS 157
Adam Rea(Open Mats)16U FS 138
Emma Beckemeier(Harrisonville)16U Girls GR 140
Rowdy Angst(Victory)Jr FS 113
Grady Mortensen(Angry Fish)Jr FS 157
Reed Wilson(Nixa Wrestling)Jr FS 165
Taylor Kanoy(MoWest)Jr Girls FS 190-202
Fourth Place
22 placements
Sophia McMullin(Rogue Warrior)10U Girls FS 80-90
Victoria Harvey(Greater Heights)14U Girls FS 120
Noah Harder(MoWest)14U FS 110
Zainab Albadri(Greater Heights)16U Girls GR 115
Mattie Blankenship(Platte County)16U Girls FS 140
Heather Egley(Nixa Wrestling)16U Girls FS 110
Auriana Anzaldua(MoWest)16U Girls FS 190
Luke Barmann(Greater Heights)16U FS 165
Dylan Moore(TCW)16U FS 175
Brextin Marrah(TCW)16U GR 157
Carter York(Ozark HS)16U GR 126
Braelyn Dowdy(Greater Heights)16U Girls GR 125
Ellie Drennon(MoWest)16U Girls GR 207-235
Elaina Goodnight(Nixa Wrestling)16U Girls GR 105
Kaemen Orine(TMS)Jr FS 113
Zac Bleess(MoWest)Jr FS 138
Isabelle Adams(MoWest)Jr Girls FS 170
Ally Astorga(Tech Fall Elite)Jr Girls FS 235
Alejandro Contreras(TCW)Jr GR 190
Zoiee Ward(Nixa Wrestling)Jr Girls GR 100-105
Africa Fabian(MoWest)Jr Girls GR 110
Georgia Smith(MoWest)Jr Girls GR 120
Fifth Place
15 placements
Brooklyn Robinson(Team Valkyrie)16U Girls FS 110
Jaxon Jundt(Team MO Select)16U FS 100
Carter York(Ozark HS)16U FS 126
Luke Barmann(Greater Heights)16U GR 165
Dylan Moore(TCW)16U GR 175
Ellie Drennon(MoWest)16U Girls FS 235
Kendall Driscoll(MoWest)16U Girls GR 135
Kimber Drenon(Tech Fall Elite)Jr Girls FS 105
Lynnae Dixon(Willard YWC)Jr Girls FS 115
Natalie Edmisson(Nixa Wrestling)Jr Girls FS 145
Aryana Roberts(MoWest)Jr Girls FS 170
Kaylyn Davis(MoWest)Jr Girls FS 190-202
Camron Duffield(Team MO Select)Jr GR 150
Cole Sackett(Angry Fish)Jr GR 157
Natalie Schollhammer(MoWest)Jr Girls GR 115
Sixth Place
22 placements
JaMarcus Pope(Tech Fall Elite)8U FS 49
Breklin Dowdy(Greater Heights)8U FS 53
Cameron Chartier(Jackson County)10U FS 67
Axel Simmons(Victory)12U FS 58-63
Enzo Richardson(Unattached)12U FS 58-63
Dexter Fox(Open Mats)12U FS 86
Ren Tse(Greater Heights)12U GR 67
Luke Brown(Open Mats)12U GR 67
Billy Roberts(Greater Heights)14U FS 84 & 14U GR 84
Wyatt Brown(Open Mats)14U FS 80 & 14U GR 80
Treyten Embrey(Tech Fall Elite)14U FS 100
Laydon Knox(Open Mats)14U FS 110
Andrew York(Ozark HS)16U FS 132
Wyatt Sweeten(Willard YWC)16U FS 126
George Bringus(Greater Heights)16U GR 132
Beau Brown(Willard YWC)16U GR 165
Zoiee Ward(Nixa Wrestling)Jr Girls FS 105
Taryn Nichols(Bulltrained)Jr GR 157
Conner Anderson(TCW)Jr GR 132
Gunnar Wenneker(Thunder WC)Jr FS 285
Amariah Johnson(MoWest)Jr Girls GR 130-135
Jacqueline Penaloza(MoWest)Jr Girls GR 110
