Vandenberg was incredible in the 197-pound class, working his way to the final match and took second-place. He started the day with a 17-0 technical fall victory and followed that with a pin at 2:44. In his third match, he won by a 6-1 final before advancing to take on Jaedyn Harris, who is ranked no. 14 in 197 by NWCA, in the final. The two went the distance and Vandenberg fell 5-3 to take second-place.