U20 Men's Freestyle World Team Members By School (Since 2010)

The U20 World Championships are rapidly approaching! On Sunday, the first whistles will blow from Sofia, Bulgaria and the men’s freestyle competition will kick off the festivities. The U20 (Junior) World Championships have long been a place for the future stars of USA Wrestling and college wrestling to get to show off for a worldwide audience.

With the prolonged success of Penn State at the collegiate level, it’s no surprise that the 2025 men’s freestyle squad has a very Nittany Lion-heavy feel. Two of the ten team members are redshirt freshmen at Penn State. There are three true freshmen. That’s half the squad with Penn State roots.

Thinking about the U20 team from a collegiate perspective, it makes you wonder how the composition of the U20 team has changed (or stayed the same) over time. Where did the U20 world team members attend college?

That question has been answered below as the U20 world team members have been sorted according to college. A handful made the team while still in high school. Those wrestlers have been grouped under the college they eventually signed with. For wrestlers who have transferred, we have listed them with the school they attended (or would attend) when they made the team. In this exercise, we’ve gone all the way back to 2010 in order to get a good sample size of information. 

Air Force

Wyatt Hendrickson (125 kg - DNP/2021)
 

Arizona State

Richard Figueroa (57 kg - DNP/2021)

Tanner Hall (96 kg - DNP/2012), (96 kg - DNP/2011)

Anthony Valencia (74 kg - DNP/2014)

Zahid Valencia (84 kg - Silver/2017), (84 kg - DNP/2016), (84 kg - DNP/2015)
 

Binghamton

Louie DePrez (86 kg - DNP/2018)
 

Boise State

Jason Chamberlain (66 kg - DNP/2010)
 

California Baptist

Mitchell Mesenbrink (70 kg - Silver/2022)
 

Cornell

Vito Arujau (57 kg - Silver/2019)

Vince Cornella (65 kg - DNP/2022)

Gabe Dean (84 kg - Bronze/2014)

Mark Grey (60 kg - DNP/2013), (55 kg - DNP/2011)

Joshua Saunders (61 kg - DNP/2018)

Meyer Shapiro (70 kg - Gold/2023)
 

Illinois

Conrad Polz (74 kg - DNP/2010)
 

Indiana

DJ Washington (79 kg - DNP/2021)
 

Iowa

Sam Brooks (84 kg - DNP/2013)

Thomas Gilman (55 kg - Bronze/2014), (55 kg - DNP/2013)

Spencer Lee (50 kg - Gold/2016), (50 kg - Gold/2015)

Matt McDonough (60 kg - DNP/2010)

Ben Kueter (125 kg - Silver/2024), (97 kg - Gold/2022)

Jacob Warner (92 kg - DNP/2018)
 

Iowa State

David Carr (74 kg - Gold/2019)

Ryak Finch (55 kg - DNP/2010)

Earl Hall (60 kg - DNP/2012)
 

Lehigh

Jordan Wood (120 kg - DNP/2016)
 

Maryland

Jaxon Smith (92 kg - DNP/2022)
 

Michigan

Adam Coon (120 kg - Bronze/2015)

Taylor Massa (74 kg - DNP/2011)

Alec Pantaleo (66 kg - DNP/2016)

Mason Parris (125 kg - Gold/2019)
 

Minnesota

Brayton Lee (70 kg - DNP/2019)

Ethan Lizak (50 kg - DNP/2013)

Mitchell McKee (60 kg - Silver/2017)

Gable Steveson (125 kg - DNP/2018), (120 kg - Gold/2017)
 

Missouri

Rocky Elam (92 kg - Gold/2021)

Zach Elam (97 kg - Silver/2018)

Colton Hawks (86 kg - DNP/2021)

Keegan O’Toole (74 kg - Gold/2021)
 

Navy

Dan Miller (120 kg - DNP/2011)
 

NC State

Trent Hidlay (86 kg - Bronze/2019)

Matthew Singleton (79 kg - Bronze/2023)
 

Nebraska

Patrick Downey (84 kg - Silver/2012)

Destin McCauley (66 kg - DNP/2012)

Camden McDanel (97 kg - Bronze/2023)
 

North Carolina

Gabe Tagg (61 kg - Bronze/2019)
 

North Dakota State

Tyler Lehmann (96 kg - DNP/2010)
 

Northwestern

Lucas Davison (97 kg - Silver/2019)

Ryan Deakin (66 kg - Silver/2017)

Stevan Micic (55 kg - Bronze/2015)

Lee Munster (84 kg - DNP/2011)

Yahya Thomas (65 kg - DNP/2019)

Jason Tsirtsis (66 kg - DNP/2013)
 

Ohio

Jeremy Johnson (120 kg - DNP/2010)
 

Ohio State

Nic Bouzakis (61 kg - Bronze/2023), (61 kg - DNP/2022)

Nick Feldman (125 kg - DNP/2022)

Malik Heinselman (50 kg - DNP/2017)

Jesse Mendez (65 kg - Silver/2023), (61 kg - DNP/2021)

Kollin Moore (96 kg - Bronze/2017), (96 kg - DNP/2016)

Nick Roberts (50 kg - DNP/2011), (50 kg - DNP/2010)

Kyle Snyder (96 kg - Bronze/2014), (96 kg - Gold/2013)

Logan Stieber (60 kg - Silver/2011)
 

Oklahoma

Dom Demas (65 kg - DNP/2018)
 

Oklahoma State

Christian Carroll (125 kgs - DNP/2023)

Alex Dieringer (74 kg - Silver/2013), (74 kg - DNP/2012)

Daton Fix (57 kg - Bronze/2018), (55 kg - Gold/2017), (55 kg - Bronze/2016)

Josh Kindig (66 kg - DNP/2011)

Ladarion Lockett (74 kg - Silver/2024)

Austin Marsden (120 kg - DNP/2013), (120 kg - DNP/2012)

Chris Perry (84 kg - Bronze/2010)

Brayden Thompson (79 kg - DNP/2022)
 

Oregon State

Justin Rademacher (97 kg - Bronze/2024)
 

Otero JC

Adrian Cordova (50 kg - DNP/2012)
 

Penn State

Josh Barr (86 kg - Silver/2024)

Beau Bartlett (65 kg - Bronze/2021)

Brady Berge (70 kg - Bronze/2018)

Marcus Blaze (61 kg - Bronze/2024)

Aaron Brooks (79 kg - DNP/2019), (79 kg - Silver/2018)

Anthony Cassar (96 kg - DNP/2015)

PJ Duke (70 kg - Bronze/2024)

Alex Facundo (74 kg - DNP/2022)

Mark Hall (74 kg - Gold/2017), (74 kg - Gold/2016), (74 kg - DNP/2015)

Luke Lilledahl (57 kg - Gold/2024), (57 kg - Silver/2023)

Mitchell Mesenbrink (74 kg - Gold/2023)

Connor Mirasola (92 kg - DNP/2024)

Zack Ryder (79 kg - Silver/2024)
 

South Dakota State

Bennett Berge (86 kg - Bronze/2023), (86 kg - Bronze/2022)

Seth Gross (60 kg - DNP/2016)

Tanner Sloan (97 kg - DNP/2018)
 

Stanford

Nathan Butler (120 kg - Bronze/2015)

Jack Darrah (92 kg - DNP/2023)

Joey McKenna (60 kg - Silver/2014)
 

Virginia

Jabari Moody (50 kg - DNP/2014)
 

Virginia Tech

Bryce Andonian (70 kg - Bronze/2021)

Joey Dance (55 kg - DNP/2012)

Mekhi Lewis (74 kg - Gold/2018)
 

Wisconsin

Braxton Amos (97 kg - Gold/2021)
 

Wyoming

Jore Volk (57 kg - Gold/2022)