American U20 World Medalists Since 2005

The 2024 U20 World Championships are in the books! The American contingent posted an excellent performance across all three styles. Each style had at least three medalists, a total that hasn’t been touched in the past 20 years. Altogether, the Americans earned 16 of a possible 30 medals with nine in men’s freestyle, four in women’s freestyle, and three in Greco-Roman. Three of them were gold medals. There’s already some discussion about whether this was our best U20 men’s freestyle team ever. They took home the championship while the women’s team finished fifth and the Greco squad was seventh.

We’ll try to look the 2024 U20 men’s freestyle team through a historical lens soon, but for now, look at the U20 (Junior) world medalists for the USA since 2005. 

2024

Men’s Freestyle

57 kg: Luke Lilledahl (Gold)

61 kg: Marcus Blaze (Bronze)

65 kg: Bo Bassett (Bronze)

70 kg: PJ Duke (Bronze)

74 kg: Ladarion Lockett (Silver)

79 kg: Zach Ryder (Silver)

86 kg: Josh Barr (Silver)

97 kg: Justin Rademacher (Bronze)

125 kg: Ben Kueter (Silver)

Women’s Freestyle

55 kg: Cristelle Rodriguez (Gold)

59 kg: Alexis Janiak (Silver)

72 kg: Jasmine Robinson (Gold)

76 kg: Naomi Simon (Bronze)

Greco-Roman

55 kg: Isaiah Cortez (Silver)

63 kg: Otto Black (Silver)

130 kg: Aden Attao (Bronze)

2023

Men’s Freestyle

57 kg: Luke Lilledahl (Silver)

61 kg: Nic Bouzakis (Bronze)

65 kg: Jesse Mendez (Silver)

70 kg: Meyer Shapiro (Gold)

74 kg: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Gold)

79 kg: Matthew Singleton (Bronze)

86 kg: Bennett Berge (Bronze)

97 kg: Camden McDanel (Bronze)
 

Women’s Freestyle

50 kg: Audrey Jimenez (Silver)

55 kg: Amani Jones (Bronze)

59 kg: Alexis Janiak (Bronze)

72 kg: Amit Elor (Gold)

76 kg: Kennedy Blades (Bronze)
 

2022

Men’s Freestyle

57 kg: Jore Volk (Gold)

70 kg: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Silver)

86 kg: Bennett Berge (Silver)

97 kg: Ben Kueter (Gold)
 

Women’s Freestyle

50 kg: Audrey Jimenez (Silver)

53 kg: Katie Gomez (Bronze)

57 kg: Sofia Macaluso (Silver)

62 kg: Adaugo Nwachukwu (Bronze)

72 kg: Amit Elor (Gold)

76 kg: Tristan Kelly (Bronze)
 

Greco-Roman

130 kg: Aden Attao (Bronze)

2021

Men’s Freestyle

65 kg: Beau Bartlett (Bronze)

70 kg: Bryce Andonian (Bronze)

74 kg: Keegan O’Toole (Gold)

92 kg: Rocky Elam (Gold)

97 kg: Braxton Amos (Gold)

Women’s Freestyle

50 kg: Emily Shilson (Gold)

62 kg: Korina Blades (Bronze)

68 kg: Amit Elor (Gold)

72 kg: Kennedy Blades (Gold)

76 kg: Kylie Welker (Gold)
 

Greco-Roman

97 kg: Braxton Amos (Bronze)

2019

Men’s Freestyle

57 kg: Vito Arujau (Silver)

61 kg: Gabe Tagg (Bronze)

74 kg: David Carr (Gold)

86 kg: Trent Hidlay (Bronze)

92 kg: Lucas Davison (Silver)

125 kg: Mason Parris (Gold)
 

Women’s Freestyle

65 kg: Macey Kilty (Silver)

Greco-Roman

63 kg: Alston Nutter (Bronze)

67 kg: Peyton Omania (Bronze)

130 kg: Cohlton Schultz (Silver)
 

2018

Men’s Freestyle

57 kg: Daton Fix (Bronze)

70 kg: Brady Berge (Bronze)

74 kg: Mekhi Lewis (Gold)

79 kg: Aaron Brooks (Silver)

97 kg: Zach Elam (Silver)
 

Women’s Freestyle

68 kg: Macey Kilty (Silver)
 

Greco-Roman

82 kg: Andrew Berreyesa (Silver)

130 kg: Cohlton Schultz (Bronze)
 

2017

Men’s Freestyle

55 kg: Daton Fix (Gold)

60 kg: Mitchell McKee (Silver)

66 kg: Ryan Deakin (Silver)

74 kg: Mark Hall (Gold)

84 kg: Zahid Valencia (Silver)

96 kg: Kollin Moore (Bronze)

120 kg: Gable Steveson (Gold)
 

Women’s Freestyle

44 kg: Asia Ray (Bronze)

63 kg: Maya Nelson (Gold)
 

Greco-Roman

50 kg: Cevion Severado (Silver)

74 kg: Kamal Bey (Gold)
 

2016

Men’s Freestyle

50 kg: Spencer Lee (Gold)

55 kg: Daton Fix (Bronze)

74 kg: Mark Hall (Gold)

Women’s Freestyle

59 kg: Kayla Miracle (Bronze)

63 kg: Maya Nelson (Bronze)

67 kg: Alexis Porter (Bronze)

Greco-Roman

60 kg: Taylor LaMont (Bronze)

96 kg: G’Angelo Hancock (Bronze)
 

2015

Men’s Freestyle

50 kg: Spencer Lee (Gold)

55 kg: Stevan Micic (Bronze)

66 kg: Aaron Pico (Bronze)

120 kg: Nathan Butler (Bronze)

Women’s Freestyle

55 kg: Becka Leathers (Bronze)
 

2014

Men’s Freestyle

55 kg: Thomas Gilman (Bronze)

60 kg: Joey McKenna (Silver)

66 kg: Aaron Pico (Silver)

84 kg: Gabe Dean (Bronze)

96 kg: Kyle Snyder (Bronze)

120 kg: Adam Coon (Bronze)
 

Women’s Freestyle

44 kg: Marina Doi (Bronze)

59 kg: Kayla Miracle (Bronze)

72 kg: Victoria Francis (Bronze)

Greco-Roman

120 kg: Adam Coon (Bronze)
 

2013

Men’s Freestyle

74 kg: Alex Dieringer (Silver)

96 kg: Kyle Snyder (Gold)
 

Women’s Freestyle

44 kg: Erin Golston (Silver)

63 kg: Jennifer Page (Bronze)

Greco-Roman

120 kg: Sam Stoll (Bronze)
 

2012

Men’s Freestyle

84 kg: Patrick Downey (Silver)

Women’s Freestyle

44 kg: Erin Golston (Bronze)

63 kg: Alli Ragan (Bronze)
 

Greco-Roman

60 kg: Jesse Thielke (Bronze)
 

2011

Men’s Freestyle

60 kg: Logan Stieber (Silver)

Women’s Freestyle

44 kg: Erin Golston (Bronze)

55 kg: Helen Maroulis (Silver)

63 kg: Alli Ragan (Bronze)

67 kg: Adeline Gray (Silver)

Greco-Roman

66 kg: Ellis Coleman (Bronze)

120 kg: Toby Erickson (Bronze)
 

2010

Men’s Freestyle

84 kg: Chris Perry (Bronze)

Women’s Freestyle

48 kg: Victoria Anthony (Gold)

51 kg: Amy Whitbeck (Bronze)

55 kg: Helen Maroulis (Bronze)
 

Greco-Roman

66 kg: Ellis Coleman (Bronze)

2009

Men’s Freestyle

60 kg: Jordan Oliver (Bronze)

74 kg: Andrew Howe (Bronze)

120 kg: Dom Bradley (Gold)

Women’s Freestyle

44 kg: Victoria Anthony (Gold)

63 kg: Veronica Carlson (Silver)

2008

Men’s Freestyle

74 kg: Quentin Wright (Bronze)

84 kg: Mike Letts (Bronze)

96 kg: Clayton Foster (Bronze)

Women’s Freestyle

48 kg: Alyssa Lampe (Bronze)

51 kg: Helen Maroulis (Bronze)

59 kg: Tatiana Padilla (Bronze)

67 kg: Adeline Gray (Gold)

2007

Men’s Freestyle

66 kg: Bubba Jenkins (Gold)

Women’s Freestyle

48 kg: Alyssa Lampe (Bronze)

51 kg: Whitney Conder (Gold)

59 kg: Tatiana Padilla (Silver)

2006

Men’s Freestyle

50 kg: Patrick McCaffrey (Bronze)

55 kg: Henry Cejudo (Silver)

Women’s Freestyle

48 kg: Nicole Woody (Gold)

51 kg: Jessica Medina (Bronze)

55 kg: Danyelle Hedin (Bronze)

72 kg: Ali Bernard (Bronze)

Greco-Roman

55 kg: Spenser Mango (Bronze)

2005

Men’s Freestyle

50 kg: Patrick McCaffrey (Bronze)

120 kg: Bode Ogunwole (Bronze)

Women’s Freestyle

48 kg: Sara Fulp-Allen (Silver)

55 kg: Danyelle Hedin (Silver)

67 kg: Heather Martin (Silver)