Oct 164 min read

Super 32 New England Recap

Every October, some of the best wrestlers in the country gather in Greensboro, North Carolina, for the most challenging folkstyle tournament in the country, Super 32.

This year, the Boy’s High School division featured nearly 200 of FloWrestling.com’s nationally ranked wrestlers and the Girls Division had over 150. The event started out as a local North Carolina tournament in the early 2000s but has since evolved to become THE toughest tournament in the country. For boys, it is to folkstyle what Fargo is to freestyle while for girls, it's another tough event right up there with Fargo.

New England came away with nine total place winners, including, one champion

Girls:

Kayla Batres (Greens Farms Academy, CT) ‘27

106lbs

Champion

The sophomore’s greatness continues. Kayla Batres the No. 2 P4P ranked girl in New England keeps her tremendous high school career rolling with an extraordinary performance that grabbed her a Super 32 title.

Batres is the fourth champion from Connecticut and the first since 2017—when New Milford’s Joanne Ortiz won at the same weight class. The Greens Farms Academy wrestler went 4-0 in the tournament, outscored opponents 34-5, and had a 10-0 win in the second round over No. 6 P4P wrestler in New England Lily Runez (Choate Rosemary Hall, CT–Keene, NH)

Maddie Ripley (Wyoming Seminary, PA) ‘25 (Oceanside, ME)

112lbs

8th Place

Ripley won a girl’s New England title in her senior year at Oceanside High School in Maine. She has since decided to do a post graduate year at the famed Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania. Ripley went 3-3 in the tournament en route to an 8th place finish.

Corynne McNulty (Blair Academy, NJ) ‘27 (Lowell, MA)

132lbs

2nd Place

From Massachusetts but now at Blair Academy in New Jersey, Corynne McNulty is without doubt a star in the sport.. She went 4-1 in the event, only losing to the No. 1 P4P girl in the country, Taina Fernandez (Maryland). McNulty outscored her opponents 35-1 heading into the finals.

Dani Nugent (Phillips-Andover Academy, MA) ‘25

132lbs

7th Place

This is the second placement at Super 32 for No. 4 P4P wrestler in New England Dani Nugent. The P-A Academy senior placed third last year and now grabs a 7th place finish to compliment it. Nugent went 5-2 and scored 57 points in her seven matches. She had a 10-0 win over No. 8 P4P wrestler in the region Liz Donovan (Pelham, NH).

Sarah Henckel (Blair Academy, NJ) (Soutbury, CT) ‘27

148lbs

4th Place

Fresh off a win at FloWrestling’s Who’s #1 event, the Southbury, CT native, Sarah Henckelhad a close 3-2 quarterfinals win over Ella Poalilo (New Jersey) and got upset 4-3 in a bout with eventual champion Violette Lasure (Pennsylvania).

Henckel then had a rematch for the bronze medal against Poalilo again, and this time it went muchbetter. Henckel found herself up 8-4 but Poalilo was able to catch the Blair Academy/Connecticut wrestler on her back, ending her remarkable run. This is Henckel’s third Super 32 finish after placing fourth in 2022 and fifth in 2023.

Boys:

Julian Rios (Phillips-Andover Academy) ‘26

106lbs

4th Place

The No. 8 P4P wrestler in New England is sure to rise in the rankings after his many notable wins at this event. Rios rattled off four straight to start off the tournament and then ran into No. 1-seeded—and FloWrestling’s No. 4 in the country—Hayden Schwab (Iowa). Schwab bested Rios 8-3 in the quarter-finals.

Rios then won three in a row: 7-0 against Carter Chunko (Pennsylvania), 7-1 against Keegan Bassett (Pennsylvania), and 4-1 against Turner Ross (Oklahoma) only to face Schwab again in the bronze medal match. Rios led 3-1 going into the second period, but Schwab got a takedown in the third and was able to put Rios on his back with 40-seconds remaining, getting the pin while up 6-4.

Oumar Tounkara (New York Military Academy, NY) ‘25

113lbs

8th Place

2024 NHSCA Champion, 2024 Fargo All-American, and now 2024 Super 32 Placewinner, NYMA’s Oumar Tounkara has been on a tear this offseason. The No. 10 P4P wrestler in New England, he started off with three wins before losing to the No. 5 wrestler in the country, Johnathon Mcginty (New Jersey). Tounkara then bounced back with three more wins—including a 7-5 win over FloWrestling’s No. 11 in the nation Alex Rozas (Louisiana)—to secure All-American status.

Liam Carlin (Greens Farms Academy, CT) ‘25

165lbs

4th Place

One of the newest wrestlers to the New England scene, Liam Carlin (Greens Farms Academy, CT) is a 2024 New York State Champion from Burnt Hills. A University of Pennsylvania commit, Carlin is doing his senior year at the Westport school.

Carlin burst onto the scene with a 1-0 round of 16 win over No. 5 P4P in New England Ben Smith (New York Military Academy, NY), who is also the No. 10 ranked wrestler in the country according to FloWrestling. Carlin made the semi-finals and lost to the No. 4 ranked wrestler in the country, Dominic Bambinelli (Georgia). The GFA Wrestler bounced back with a 9-1 major decision over Aidan Costello (Indiana), before losing to No. 8 in the country Salah Tsarni (Maryland)

Lincoln Carlson (East Lyme/Norwich Tech, CT) ‘25

215lbs

8th Place

The only public-school wrestler from the region to make this elusive podium, Lincoln Carlson is the No. 36 P4P wrestler in New England—but look for him to rise. The 2023 New England 3rd place finisher started his tournament with a win before losing to Cade Ziola (Nebraska). Carlson then fired off three straight wins outscoring opponents 45-. He dropped his next two, but not before securing a spot on the podium.

Wrestlers from New England with 4+ wins:

Musa Tamaradze (126lbs) New York Military, NY (MA) 5-2

Isaac Novad (113lbs) Belmont Hill, MA 4-2

Michael Boulanger (157lbs) Milford, MA 4-2

Yandel Morales (132lbs) Andover, MA 4-2

Natalia Accorsi (118lbs) Blair Academy, NJ (CT) 4-2

Wrestlers from New England with 3 wins:

Cristian Pote (126lbs) Danbury, CT 3-2

Dominic Iaquinto (285lbs) Greens Farms Academy, CT 3-2

Joe Mahoney (138lbs) Greens Farms Academy, CT 3-2

David Perez (150lbs) Ponaganset, RI 3-2

Aidian Baum (144lbs) Milford, MA 3-2