Meet the 2025 U20 World Team

We’re less than a week away from the 2025 U20 World Championships. Action will get underway from Sofia, Bulgaria on Sunday the 17th with four men’s freestyle weights. The U20 (Junior) tournament used to be thought of as a tournament that features tomorrow’s stars. While true, the young talent in 2025 is as good as it's ever been, so the future is now - opposed to maybe four or five years from now. The men’s and women’s freestyle team each feature one wrestler who is also on the Senior World Team. 

Just over a week ago, the U17 team came home from Greece with 17 total medals across all three styles. I could see this group surpassing that number. 

For the schedule and the full list of entrants: Click Here

Before the action starts, here is a refresher on the American wrestlers who will be competing for the red,white, and blue. Along with each wrestler are a couple of key accomplishments relevant to the world championships. 

Men’s Freestyle

57 kg: Anthony Knox (NJ/Cornell)

4x New Jersey state champion, #4 overall recruit in 2025, 2024 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament finalist
 

61 kg: Marcus Blaze (OH/Penn State)

2023 U17 world champion, 2024 U20 world bronze medalist, 2025 Senior national team member
 

65 kg: Luke Stanich (NJ/Lehigh)

2024 NCAA 5th place, 2024 EIWA champion
 

70 kg: PJ Duke (NY/Penn State)

2025 Senior world team member, 2024 U20 world bronze medalist
 

74 kg: Ladarion Lockett (OK/Oklahoma State)

2023 U17 world champion, 2024 U20 world silver medalist, 2025 Senior Pan-American champion
 

79 kg: Will Henckel (CT/Penn State)

2025 Pan-American U20 champion
 

86 kg: Max McEnelly (MN/Minnesota)

2025 NCAA 3rd place, 2022 U17 world bronze medalist
 

92 kg: Connor Mirasola (WI/Penn State)

2025 Pan-American U23 champion, 2025 Pan-American U20 champion, 2024 U20 world 5th place
 

97 kg: Justin Rademacher (OR/Oregon State)

2024 U20 world bronze medalist, 2025 Senior Pan-American champion
 

125 kg: Cole Mirasola (WI/Penn State)

2025 Pan-American U20 champion
 

Women’s Freestyle

50 kg: Audrey Jimenez (TX/Lehigh)

2x U20 world silver medalist, 2023 U23 world silver medalist, 2021 U17 world bronze medalist, 2025 Senior World Team member
 

53 kg: Abbi Cooper (CA/Lehigh)

2024 Super 32 runner-up, 2024 Fargo Junior 3rd place
 

55 kg: Everest Leydecker (AZ)

2025 Final X participant, 2024 Super 32 champion, 2023 U17 world team member
 

57 kg: Carissa Qureshi (CA)

2025 Pan-American U20 silver medalist, 2024 U20 world team member
 

59 kg: Aubre Krazer (PA/Lehigh)

2025 Grand Prix of Spain champion, 2024 U20 World Team Trials finalist
 

62 kg: Haylie Jaffe (PA/McKendree)

2023 U17 world bronze medalist, 2021 Pan-American U17 champion
 

65 kg: Daniella Nugent (MA/Oklahoma State)

2025 Grand Prix of Spain bronze medalist, 2025 National Prep champion
 

68 kg: Jordyn Fouse (PA/Grand Valley State)

2025 Grand Prix of Spain silver medalist, 2024 U20 World Team Trials finalist
 

72 kg: Jasmine Robinson (TX/Army WCAP)

2024 U20 world champion, 2023 U17 world bronze medalist
 

76 kg: Naomi Simon (IA/Iowa)

2025 NCWWC national 3rd place, 2023 Fargo Junior champion
 

Greco-Roman

55 kg: Caleb Noble (IL)

2x Fargo 16U Greco champion, 2x UWW U17 Greco All-American
 

60 kg: Isaiah Cortez (CA/Cornell)

2024 U20 world silver medalist, 2021 Pan-American U17 Greco champion
 

63 kg: Landon Drury (CO/Northern Michigan)

2023 U20 world 5th place, 2023 Pan-American U20 champion
 

67 kg: Otto Black (CO/Northern Michigan)

2024 U20 world silver medalist, 2021 U17 world 5th place
 

72 kg: Joel Adams (NE/Oregon State)

2x U20 world team member, 2022 U17 world champion, 2021 Pan-American U17 champion
 

77 kg: Leister Bowling (CO/Iowa)

2025 Pan-American U20 champion
 

82 kg: Arvin Khosravy (CA/Army West Point)

2024 U20 world team member, 2x U17 world team member, 2023 Pan-American U20 champion
 

87 kg: Nick Nosler (IL/SIU Edwardsville)

2025 Pan-American U20 champion, 2024 U20 World Team Trials finalist
 

97 kg: Soren Herzog (MN/Air Force)

2024 U20 world team member
 

130 kg: Shilo Jones (ID/North Dakota State)

2025 Pan-American U20 champion