Thursday's Semifinals Set at 2025 US Open

Senior level competition was the name of the game from Las Vegas on Thursday at the 2025 US Open. For the first time, men's Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle competitors took the mat in hopes of earning a spot on the 2025 World Team. 

As you would expect from a tournament of this caliber and with the depth in the field, there were some early-round upsets - primarily coming on the Greco-Roman side of things. While only six Greco weights were contested on Thursday, a pair of past Senior World Team members were tripped up before the semifinals (Dalton Roberts at 60 kg and Xavier Johnson at 67 kg). 

Here are the semifinal matchups  in both styles which will take place starting at 7pm (Eastern) tonight. 

Greco-Roman

55 kg

Brady Koontz (Dubuque RTC/TMWC) vs. Billy Sullivan (Army WCAP)

Jayden Raney (NYAC) vs. Peter Del Gallo (South Side WC)

60 kg

Isaiah Cortez (Daniel Cormier WC) vs. Zane Richards (Illinois RTC/TMWC)

Randon Miranda (NYAC) vs. Max Black (NYAC/NMU)

63 kg

Ildar Hafizov (Army WCAP) vs. Kaden Ercanbrack (NMU)

Riley Lomenick (OTC) vs. Ellis Coleman (Army WCAP)

67 kg 

Richard Fedalan (NYC RTC) vs. Otto Black (NYAC/Colorado Top Team)

Alston Nutter (Army WCAP) vs. David Stepanian (NYAC)

72 kg

Alex Sancho (Army WCAP) vs. Noah Wachsmuth (NYAC)

Aliaksandr Kikiniou (NYAC) vs. Peyton Robb (Nebraska/NYAC)

77 kg

Kamal Bey (Army WCAP) vs. Ayden Rix McElhinney (NYAC/NMU)

Britton Holmes (Army WCAP) vs. Aliaksandr Kikiniou (NYAC)

 

Women’s Freestyle

50 kg

Audrey Jimenez (Lehigh Valley WC) vs. Heather Crull (Northeastern WC)

Emily Shilson (TMWC) vs. Erin Golston (NYAC)

53 kg

Felicity Taylor (TMWC) vs. Sydney Petzinger (Cardinal WC)

Brianna Gonzalez (Iowa Women’s WC) vs. Sage Mortimer (TMWC)
 

55 kg

Areana Villaescusa (Army WCAP) vs. Everest Leydecker (Thorobred WC)

Cristelle Rodriguez (Tiger WC) vs. Louisa Schwab (Menlo WC)
 

57 kg

Jacarra Winchester (USOPTC/TMWC) vs. Ashley Whetzal (The Valley WC)

Lorianna Piestewa (Colorado Mesa WC) vs. Amanda Martinez (Cardinal WC/TMWC)
 

59 kg

Michaela Beck (TMWC) vs. Alexis Janiak (TMWC)

Abby Nette (Army WCAP) vs. Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Rise RTC)
 

62 kg

Kayla Miracle (Valiant WC) vs. SaVannah Cosme (Atreus WC)

Alara Boyd (Cardinal WC) vs. Adaugo Nwachukwu (Army WCAP)
 

65 kg

Isabella Mir (Cardinal WC) vs. Katerina Lange (Laker WC)

Jennifer Page (TMWC) vs. Aine Drury (NYAC)
 

68 kg

Kennedy Blades (Hawkeye WC/TMWC) vs. Noelle Gaffney (New Jersey)

Solin Piearcy (USOPTC/TMWC) vs. Brooklyn Hays (USOPTC/TMWC)

72 kg

Skylar Grote (USOPTC/TMWC) vs. Tiffany Baublitz (Team Pennsylvania)

Joye Levendusky (TMWC) vs. Alex Glaude (Beaver Dam RTC/TMWC)
 

76 kg

Kylie Welker (Iowa Women’s WC) vs. Marlynne Deede (Laker WC)

Dymond Guilford (USOPTC/TMWC) vs. Yelena Makoyed (Cardinal WC/TMWC)