09/30/2026
Letโs go Ryan Munn!
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It is going down and the action is going to be fierce yet again on the campus of Union College this weekend!!
With the majority of the "cream of the crop" of Empire State elite expected to be in attendance; expect for there to be bookoo opportunities for hammers to be claimed by New York personnel!!
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๐๐๐: "The Shark", ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ก๐ค will attempt to complete the rare GFC/JFC double as he headlines this weight class.....2026 Double U15 Pan-American Gold medalist/fellow youth phenom, ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฎ, will be in the mix as a potential finals opponent!
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๐๐๐: If the seeds hold true, then all eyes will be on a quarterfinal clash of Empire Staters between 2x Defending DII State titlist, ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐, and 2026 ESC Runner-up/DI State 3rd, ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐!
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๐๐๐: After winning the Middle School Division at this event in 2025 and then following it up with MS Runner-up honors at S32 and a crown at the 2026 U.S. Open (U15 FS), #1 overall 2030 national prospect, ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐, is going to be dangerous as a #3 seed!!
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๐๐๐: A weight class that all NYS pundits should have circled; we are counting on seeing a clash of Suffolk vs. Westchester as ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐-๐น๐๐๐ (2025 Super 32 Placer) and ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (2026 NHSCA National Champion, former Super 32 MS Champion) will collide in a battle of 3x DI State placers....For the NC State bound LaGala-Ryan (4th at the '25 JFC); this weekend marks his return to the mats after an extended layoff due to injury just prior to the postseason last winter!
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๐๐๐: New York will be sending a pair of defending NYSPHSAA kings to the mats at this weight class as ๐ณ๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ (2026 State Champion, 2026 NHSCA National Champion, 2025 Fargo 16U FS National runner-up) and ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐ (2026 State Champion; 2026 NHSCA AA, 2025 Fargo 16U GR AA) are well positioned in the #3 and #5 spots!
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๐๐๐: So rich in talent that a 2026 Double Fargo 16U All-American, ๐ซ๐๐ "๐ป๐๐ ๐ด๐๐" ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐, is only a #9 seed; whether it be ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ (2x State runner-up), ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (2x State Runner-up; 2026 NHSCA Bronze Medalist; 2026 Fargo Junior GR AA), 2026 DI State 4th, ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐, or Jones himself; there is going to be no shortage of "killers" looking to seize the hammer!
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๐๐๐: Is bigger going to mean better for the "Strong Island" 1-2 punch comprised of ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ'๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ (Former 2x State Bronze; 2026 U.S. Open U17 FS 5th; 2025 Fargo 16U FS National Runner-up) & ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐ (2x State runner-up; 2x NHSCA National Runner-up)....O'Brien finished 3rd at this event in 2024, whereas McDermott is the returning silver medalist!.....Don't sleep on 2026 State Champion, ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐, who will have "upset" on his mind!
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๐๐๐: ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ (2x DI State placer) is fresh off of placing 3rd (unseeded) at the Grappler Fall Classic with wins over a pair of nationally ranked opponents and is bringing about as much momentum as possible into this weekend!!...Slotted at #9, he is a "bad draw" for anyone in the bracket!! Magic might just strike for a second consecutive weekend!
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๐๐๐: 4th at the 2025 JFC, former DI State runner-up, ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐, has already proven that he has what it takes to hang with the tier top! The West Point commit recently placed at the GFC and will ride that wave into what should be another podium finish!!......2026 State Bronze/2025 Fargo 16U FS AA, ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐, is not the kind of opposition you want to see in the quarterfinals if you are sitting on the #1 line! The S2 product is more than capable of shocking the nation by upending the favorites!
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๐๐๐: When he brings his "A" game, ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐ has demonstrated that he is capable of upending anyone on any day! At the Portuese in 2026, he toppled 2026 DI State 3rd/2026 NHSCA Bronze/recent GFC 3rd, Dom Darch; so a title is 100% in the cards for the S1 resident turned 2025 Prep National All-American!
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๐๐๐: This weekend will afford the NY faithful a chance to get a look at one of the newest impact NYMA Knights in the person of ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข (2026 Texas State Runner-up; 2026 NHSCA 4th)!!....
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๐ญ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐บ (๐น๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
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https://www.rokfin.com/ranking/5820/Journeymen-Fall-Classic-Seeds
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jyvpWwxTp5Lb8UEkiR3yQn8ly59UtwAi/view?usp=sharing