While celebrating the outstanding performances all week, flying under the radar were highly ranked and standout wrestlers who didn't place. Whether it was due to injury, a tough draw in a loaded bracket, or just an atypical showing, Fargo has a way of humbling you. Here are some studs that didn't reach the podium in the ever-loaded Junior division.

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By my count 57 ranked wrestlers didn't place. That's just in Junior Freestyle! It doesn't account for graduated seniors, Greco, Cadets, and/or the numerous honorable mention wrestlers in the field.

Here are a couple of the highlights followed by a full list of the ranked wrestlers that didn't place and who beat them.

#8-Peyton Craft (NJ) - Dominic Murphy (IL), Foca (NJ)

Craft went from knocking out the former #1 in Devin Winston, to losing to Murphy who has never been ranked. Odd turn of events.

#6-Greyden Penner (MO) - Kennedy (MN), Alex Cramer (IL)

This is the type of tournament Fargo is. There's no shame in losing to either of these guys. Kennedy is the #1 guy in the country and Cramer was once Top 10 and is a graduate.

#5-Cael Valencia (CA) - Gallagher (OH), Bailey (IL)

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Another illustration of how difficult it is to regroup. There's no harm in Cael losing to Bailey, who is a Top 10 guy, but Cael went from oh so close to putting himself in position for a title, to not placing at all.

#6-Josh Edmond (MI) - Returning Cadet Champ

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Because Hillegas didn't have any separation criteria, he and Edmond met in the second round in a sort of controversial match and one in which Hillegas pukes all over the place. Edmond then defaulted.

Former #1, Devin Winston (MO) - Craft (NJ), Default

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Winston was the highest placing non-graduate last year. It was a feat that propelled him to Who's #1 and the top spot in the country. Craft beats him first round and it wasn't close.

Graduates

Theorius Robison (CO) - Former GR Champ - Lachlan McNeil (PA), Sloan (TX)

James Burks (NE) - Kistler (PA), Gallagher (OH)

Mason Reiniche (TN) - Snodgrass (OH), Munoz (CA)

Matt Ortiz (IL) - Reiniche (TN), O'Neill (NJ)

Donnell Washington (IN) - Holmes (VA), Stout (PA)

Nate Dugan (NC) - Gasper (WA), Default

Julian Gorring (PA) - Jonovan Smith (CA), Cover (OH)

Joey Slackman (NY) - Heindselman (OK), Thomas Coleman (OH)

High Schoolers

#4-Brayden Roberts (WV) - Ohlsen (OR), Mayfield (NE)

#5-Ed Scott (PA) - Warden (TX), Ogunsanya (IL)

#5-Matt Lee (IN) - O'Toole (WI), Gilcher (MN)

#5-Colby Whitehill (PA) - Defaulted on second day

#6-Fidel Mayora (IL) - Kaden Reetz (WI), Wick (CA)

#6-Garrett Kappes (MD) - Heindselman (OK), Hutmacher (SD)

#7-Dylan Shawver (OH) - Littell (IN), Burwick (ND)

#7-Derek Fields (OH) - Echemendia (AZ), Mayfield (NE)

#7-Ethan Basile (FL) - Voinovich (FL), Odom (IL)

#8-Teague Travis (MO) - Zaccone (IL), Happel (IA)

#8-Vinny Zerban (IL) - Zargo (NJ), Mayfield (NE)

#8-Gabe Johnson (OK) - St. Germaine (WA), Gandara (AZ)

#8-Guillermo Escobedo (CA) - Crosby (PA), Dickerson (OK)

#8-Nick Villarreal (CA) - Journey (OK), Montano (UT)

#9-Caleb Rathjen (IA) - Burgos (NY), Pulliam (MO)

#10-Tristan Lujan (CA) - Norris (OH), Flynn (TN)

#11-Sheldon Seymour (PA) - Lozado (CO), Reno (MO)

#11-Bretli Reyna (FL) - Robison (CO), Jaivon Jones (OH)

#11-Elise Brown Ton (TX) - Rubio (OR), Snediker (WA)

#12-Tristan Mascarenas (NM) - Lillie (WA), Lozado (CO)

#12-Tim Levine (CA) - Miller (MO), Shawver (OH)

#12-Kellyn March (SD) - Happel (IA), Roberts (WA)

#12-Aaron Gandara (AZ) - Gilcher (MI), Saldate (CA)

#12-Angel Garcia (PA) - Kennedy (MN), Runyon (IA)

#13-Brayden Littell (IN) - Miller (MO), Russell (NE)

#13-Henry Porter (CA) - Zaccone (IL), Burgos (NY)

#13-Bryce Hepner (OH) - St. Germaine (WA), Matt Lee (IN)

#13-Santos Cantu (OR) - Mitchell (WI), Smith (CA)

#14-Max Wilner (CA) - Snodgrass (OH), Skillings (WI)

#14-Jadon Martin (CA) - Kools (WI), Default

#15-Ryan Franco (CA) - Crawford (MO), Dibartalo (NY)

#15-Chase Warden (TX) - Echemendia (AZ), Bryant (IN)

#15-Sam Skilings (WI) - Penner (MO), Kane (GA)

#15-Alex Coleman (OH) - Hutmacher (SD), Haase (MN)

#16-Dustin Norris (OH) - Molton (IL), La Joie (MI)

#16-Jagger Condomitti (PA) - Gross (MN), Ruiz (CA)

#16-Ben Vanadia (OH) - Glazier (MN), Washington (IN)

#17-Gregor McNeil (NY) - Provo (CT), Lillie (WA)

#17-Donald Cates (NC) - Gilcher (MI), Manibog (TX)

#17-Damen Pape (NE) - Pfeil (WY), Glazier (MN)

#18-Gary Steen (PA) - Fry (RI), Verhagen (WA)

#18-Colton Drousias (IN) - Cockrell (OK), Sandoval (CA)

#18-Noah Villarreal (IL) - Hillegas (PA), Sloan (TX)

#18-Adrien Cramer (IL) - Danals (OH), Hightower (OH)

#18-Apollo Gothard (IL) - Degroff (NY), Wilkinson (FL)

#19-Jett Strickenberger (CO) - Missed weight on Day 2

#19-Luke Geog (OH) - Returning Cadet Finalist - Coleman (IN), Gross (MN)

#20 - Chance Lamer (OR) - Flynn (TN), Thompson (MN)

#20-Alex Almeyda (NJ) - Sandoval (CA), Summers (ID)

#20-Luke Odom (IL) - Scott (PA), Echemendia (AZ)

#20-Luka Wick (CA) - John Martin Best (WV), Carlson (MN)

#20-Ashton Habeil (FL) - Craft (NJ), Hawks (MO)