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  • Jacobson Advances to Bronze Medal Match at U23's

    Monday marked day one of the 2025 U23 World Championships. Greco-Roman was the name of the game and four weight classes were contested. Peyton Jacobson was the star for the American squad, as he advanced to the semifinals before falling to an Iranian opponent, 5-3. Jacobson will wrestle for a bronze medal.
    Three of the four Americans earned a win on Monday; however, all but Jacobson were eliminated from medal contention. 
    On Tuesday, wrestlers in the 55 kg (Kenneth Crosby), 67 kg (Otto Black), 72 kg (Aliaksandr Kikiniou), and 97 kg (Max Ramberg) weight classes will start their tournaments. 
     
    American Results:
    63 kg:
    Round of 16: Jeremy Peralta Gonzalez (Ecuador) over Kaden Ercanbrack (USA)  9-0
     
    77 kg
    Round of 32: Temuri Orjonikidze (Georgia) over Aydin Rix-McElhinney (USA)  4-1
    Repechage Matchup: Aydin Rix-McElhinney vs. Alexandru Solovei (Moldova)
     
    87 kg
    Round of 32: Peyton Jacobson (USA) over Rohit Bura (India)  8-0
    Round of 16: Peyton Jacobson (USA) over Gabriel Lupasco (Moldova)  7-1
    Quarterfinals: Peyton Jacobson (USA) over Zaur Shangereev (Russia)  5-3
    Semifinals: Gholamreza Farokhisenjani (Iran) vs. Peyton Jacobson (USA)  5-3
    Bronze Medal Matchup: Peyton Jacobson (USA) vs. TBD
     
    130 kg
    Round of 16: Aden Attao (USA) over Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi (Ukraine)  8-1
    Quarterfinals: Laszlo Darabos (Hungary) over Aden Attao (USA)  8-0

     
    Gold Medal Matchups
    63 kg: Ziya Babashov (Azerbaijan) vs. Vitalie Eriomenco (Moldova)
    77 kg: Temuri Orjonikidze (Georgia) vs. Irfan Mirzoiev (Ukraine)
    87 kg: Gholamreza Farokhisenjani (Iran) vs. Ivan Chmyr (Ukraine)
    130 kg: Fardin Hedayati (Iran) vs. Razmik Kurdyan (Armenia)

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    History Was Made at the 2025 Super 32

    As someone who enjoys the historical aspect of our sport, it was a must to be in Greensboro, North Carolina over the weekend for the latest edition of the Super 32. For a tournament that dates back to the 1990’s and has featured countless NCAA All-Americans, national champions, and even Olympic medalists, the Super 32 never had a wrestler win four championships at the high school level. Now there are two.
    Bo Bassett and Taina Fernandez both dominated their way through Super 32 brackets over the weekend and won their fourth championship belt.
    In her five bouts, Fernandez only was pushed past the two-minute mark on one occasion. She only allowed a single point while scoring 40 of her own.
    Bassett made the finals after six straight tech falls. In the championship match, he defeated Penn commit, Charlie DeSena, via a 13-4 major decision. Two of Bassett’s titles have come over wrestlers that either already earned, or would go on to win, Super 32 titles themselves.
    The tournament organizers were prepared in the event that Bassett and Fernandez would win their fourth titles and hand personalized statues made of the two competitors. While each was wrestling in the finals, the tournament stopped so that fans could direct the fullest extent of their attention to these young stars and their attempt at chasing history.
    The girls portion of this tournament has only been in existence since 2017, so there isn’t as much history associated with that competition. But for Bassett to be the four-time, in today’s wrestling landscape is quite remarkable. The quality of wrestling and the readiness of young wrestlers is at a much higher level today compared to the early 2000’s.
    This should be a high school season full of such milestones for Bassett. He is also on pace to win his fourth title at the Ironman and Powerade. Fernandez has another year of high school and could become the first wrestler to win five times at the Super 32. 
    Congratulations to Bassett and Fernandez on their piece of history over the weekend. Also, kudos to the Super 32 staff on being aware of the potential for history at their event and making arrangements so that these wrestlers and their accomplishments are treated with the reverence and respect that they deserve.

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    College Choices for Super 32 All-Americans (2025)

    We’ll have more within the next day or so about recruiting and the Super 32. First we’re starting with the wrestlers who have earned All-American status and the colleges that they’ve signed with or committed to. 
     
    Air Force
    165 lbs - Arment Waltenbaugh: Pennsylvania - 5th Place
    175 lbs - Salah Tsarni: Maryland - 4th Place (Class of 2027)
     
    Appalachian State
    150 lbs - Bentley Sly: North Carolina - 4th Place
    150 lbs - Brady Hand: Virginia - 7th Place
     
    Arizona State
    215 lbs - Kal-El Fluckiger: Arizona - Champion
     
    Army West Point
    126 lbs - Joseph Uhorchuk: Tennessee - 3rd Place
     
    Brown
    150 lbs - Joey Joyce: Rhode Island - 8th Place
     
    Bucknell
    113 lbs - Braiden Lotier: Pennsylvania - 7th Place (Class of 2027)
     
    Buffalo
    126 lbs - Braiden Weaver: Pennsylvania - 7th Place
     
    Cornell
    144 lbs: Joseph Toscano: California - 4th Place
    144 lbs: Tyler Traves: Virginia - 7th Place
    150 lbs: Michael Turi: Pennsylvania - 5th Place
    175 lbs: Santino Rodriguez: New Jersey - 7th Place
     
    Illinois
    157 lbs: Liam Kelly: Illinois - 6th Place
     
    Iowa
    285 lbs - Michael Mocco: Florida - Champion
     
    Iowa State
    138 lbs - Valentine Popadiuc: New Mexico - 8th Place
    190 lbs - Jimmy Mastny: Illinois - Champion (Class of 2027)
     
    Little Rock
    144 lbs - Ivan Arias: California - 5th Place
     
    Mary
    120 lbs - Nic Enzminger: North Dakota - 8th Place
     
    Maryland
    190 lbs - Devin Downes: New York - 7th Place
     
    Michigan
    132 lbs - Moses Mendoza: California - Champion
     
    Minnesota
    138 lbs: Tyler Dekraker: Virginia - Champion
    157 lbs: Cooper Rowe: Minnesota - 5th Place
     
    NC State
    126 lbs - Sean Willcox: California - 6th Place
    157 lbs - Griffin LaPlante: New York - 4th Place
    190 lbs - Luke Ricketts: Kentucky - 4th Place
     
    Nebraska
    150 lbs - Mason Petersen: Nebraska - 6th Place
     
    North Dakota State
    190 lbs - William Ward: Minnesota - Runner-Up
     
    Northern Iowa
    175 lbs - Waylon Cressell: Iowa - Champion
     
    Northwestern
    190 lbs - Ryder Wilder: Georgia - 3rd Place
     
    Ohio State
    126 lbs - Antonio Mills: Georgia - Champion
     
    Oklahoma
    120 lbs - Johnathan McGinty: New Jersey - 3rd Place
     
    Oklahoma State
    120 lbs - Rocklin Zinkin: California - Champion
    126 lbs - Ignacio Villasenor: Oklahoma - Runner-Up (Class of 2027)
    190 lbs - Michael White: Indiana - 5th Place
     
    Penn
    150 lbs - Charlie DeSena: Florida - Runner-Up
     
    Penn State
    138 lbs: Sam Herring: Pennsylvania - Runner-Up
    138 lbs: Gavin Mangano: New York - 3rd Place (Class of 2027)
     
    Pittsburgh
    165 lbs: Nadav Nafshi: Florida - 4th Place
     
    Purdue
    138 lbs: Camden Baum: Pennsylvania - 7th Place
     
    Rutgers
    144 lbs: Brandt Harer: Pennsylvania - Champion
    190 lbs: Alex Reyes: New Jersey - 6th Place
     
    Stanford
    157 lbs: Zeno Moore: Florida - 3rd Place
     
    Virginia
    165 lbs: Liam Crook: Wisconsin - 7th Place
    165 lbs: Jaelen Culp: South Carolina - 8th Place
    285 lbs: Preston Wagner: Nebraska - 3rd Place
     
    Virginia Tech
    120 lbs - Alex Rozas: Louisiana - 5th Place
    150 lbs - Bo Bassett: Pennsylvania - Champion
    165 lbs - Melvin Miller: Pennsylvania - Champion (Class of 2027)
     
    West Virginia
    120 lbs - Mason Jakob: West Virginia - Runner-Up
    175 lbs - Brennan Warwick: Ohio - 6th Place
    175 lbs - Gage Wentzel: Pennsylvania - 8th Place
     
    Wisconsin
    144 lbs: Hunter Stevens: Wisconsin - 3rd Place
    175 lbs: Eli Leonard: Wisconsin - 5th Place

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    • Jacobson Advances to Bronze Medal Match at U23's

      Jacobson Advances to Bronze Medal Match at U23's

    • History Was Made at the 2025 Super 32

      History Was Made at the 2025 Super 32

    • College Choices for Super 32 All-Americans (2025)

      College Choices for Super 32 All-Americans (2025)

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