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Saturday night is opening night for Real American Freestyle Wrestling (RAF)! The organization’s first offering will be a ten-match card (RAF 01) held at Cleveland State’s Wolstein Center. This card is a star-studded offering that features five wrestlers who have won Senior World/Olympic medals, plus some up-and-coming stars who could make that list increase in the future. In addition, we have some wrestling legends who have turned their focus to other athletic ventures but have now returned to the mat to compete at RAF 01. So let’s look at the card itself, match-by-match in our preview. The bouts have been listed in the order they are scheduled to take place. Bantamweight (135 lbs) - Nathan Tomasello vs. Matt Ramos The evening will get underway with this scrap between a pair of former national finalists at 125 lbs. Nathan Tomasello was a national champion as a freshman on Ohio State’s NCAA title-winning team in 2015. He would go on to capture four Big Ten titles, making him the second Buckeye wrestler to accomplish the feat. In four NCAA appearances, Tomasello never finished lower than third. Ramos recently concluded a successful career at Purdue, during which he earned two NCAA podium finishes, placing second and fourth. He is best remembered for his colossal upset of three-time national champion Spencer Lee in the 2023 NCAA semifinals. Ramos is a former U17 world champion in freestyle will continue his career on the international circuit representing the Philippines. Both wrestlers are capable of some fireworks and could get the Cleveland crowd on their feet from the opening whistle. You have the hungry Ramos coming off an excellent collegiate career against a Tomasello who has been on the domestic freestyle scene for a while, but is waiting to take that next step. Lightweight (155 lbs) - Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Bajrang Punia This is a matchup we’ve seen before but both times it’s taken place, it has been highly entertaining for wrestling fans. Both wrestlers are fan favorites and like to put points on the scoreboard. Yianni Diakomihalis is looking to get back on the winning track after a stunning loss at Final X. Diakomihalis was shocked by high school senior PJ Duke when attempting to make his third senior world team. Back in 2022, Diakomihalis snapped the American medal-less streak at 65/66 kg when he made the world finals. That also accounts for his most recent world team appearance. Diakomihalis is the first of two four-time national champions from Cornell slated to compete on this card. The familiar foe for Diakomihalis is Indian star Bajrang Punia. Punia is a four-time world medalist and a 2020 Olympic bronze medal winner. His best showing at the world championships came in 2018 when he claimed the silver medal. Truthfully, I don’t think anyone really knows what to expect from Punia. His last major competition was the 2022 World Championships (he took bronze). When at his peak, Punia was able to push the pace and had a gas tank that was more like American wrestlers compared to many foreign counterparts. Lightweight (155 lbs) - Austin Gomez vs. Lance Palmer Speaking of not sure what to expect - that’s the case in the other lightweight contest as hometown hero Lance Palmer returns to the Resilite to take on Mexican Olympic representative Austin Gomez. Palmer was a four-time All-American on Tom Ryan’s first Ohio State teams. As a senior, he defeated Brent Metcalf in the Big Ten finals, but lost to him at NCAA’s. Since then, Palmer has focused primarily on MMA. In the months leading up to this match, there have been lots of Palmer sightings in the Buckeye wrestling room. Gomez established himself as one of the most exciting collegiate wrestlers of his era. He capped his career with a 2024 NCAA finals appearance for Michigan. Gomez has had a breakthrough 2025 on the international scene. He claimed a Pan-American title and bronze at the Zagreb Open Ranking Series event, but that doesn’t account for his best win of the year. In Hungary, Gomez dominated 2023 world champion Iszmail Muszukajev, 10-0. He didn’t place at that event because he pulled out for precautionary reasons, but that win established him as a key contender in the 2025 medal hunt at the World Championships. This should be an interesting clash of styles. Gomez is generally pretty wide open offensively and can throw the kitchen sink at an opponent. Palmer is a physical grinder who can overwhelm his opponents with physicality. Middleweight (175 lbs) - Jason Nolf vs. Evan Wick This might be the most interesting bout of the evening. Evan Wick is another competitor who is fresh off a loss at Final X. In doing so, Wick established himself as someone at the top of the pecking order at 79 kg. To advance to Final X, Wick had to down Cornell All-American and then had a surprisingly one-sided win over 2025 NCAA champion Dean Hamiti. Now he’ll face Jason Nolf, who has taken some time off to focus on a career in grappling. Nolf was one of the most dominant collegiate wrestlers of the past decade. He made four NCAA finals and claimed three titles. Over the last three years of his career, Nolf’s only loss came via injury default. His lowest bonus point percentage saw him earn an extra point in 80% of his matches. His highest mark was 92%. If not for some incredible teammates, Nolf would have a Hodge Trophy or two. He has also been on the cusp of making a Senior World or Olympic Team. In 2023, Nolf lost in Final X to Kyle Dake. A year later, Dake beat him in the Olympic Trials finals. Wick had a decorated career at Wisconsin and Cal Poly that saw him finish third in the nation on two occasions. As a senior, Wick defeated returning national champion Shane Griffith in the Pac-12 finals to earn the #1 seed at the NCAA Championships. So, after about a year removed from high-level wrestling competition, can Nolf jump in and take out the second wrestler on our domestic ladder at 79 kg? It seems like a tall task, but we don’t have many examples of Nolf losing. Women’s Strawweight (120 lbs) - Sarah Hildebrandt vs. Zeltzin Hernandez Earlier this year, it looked like we might have seen the last of Sarah Hildebrandt in a competitive atmosphere as she took a position on USA Wrestling’s staff coaching the women’s freestyle team. Not so fast, my friends! The 2024 Olympic champion is back! Hildebrandt’s Olympic gold medal was the icing on the cake of a career that might have otherwise been overlooked a bit because of some of her teammates' success. The gold medal should ensure that Hildebrandt’s place in US women’s wrestling is secure as one of the all-time greats. The numbers are staggering. Eight world/Olympic appearances. Two Olympic medals (gold/bronze). Four world medals (two silver and two bronze). From 2018 to 2024, Hildebrandt made every World/Olympic team. The tall task of taking on Hildebrandt belongs to Mexico’s Zeltzin Hernandez. In 2024, Hernandez was a silver medalist at the U23 World Championships. Earlier that year, she won a Pan-American U23 title by defeating American Montana Delawder. Because of Hildebrandt’s current job, we’re not sure exactly what kind of fighting shape she’ll come into Cleveland with. That being said, she’s likely on the mat a lot. If she’s close to top form, this could be a rout. Featherweight (145 lbs) - Real Woods vs. Darrion Caldwell Another transition to a competitor whose status is unknown. 2009 NCAA champion Darrion Caldwell moves from the MMA cage to the wrestling mat as he faces our Senior World representative, Real Woods. Caldwell was one of the most electric wrestlers of his generation. That was evident in his 2009 finals upset of Brent Metcalf. Since then, Caldwell has focused on MMA and even won a world title in Bellator. Could lightning strike twice and Caldwell take out another former Hawkeye? Woods is in the middle of the best stretch of his Senior level (and collegiate career). He finished fourth at the US Open, but a few weeks later, he knocked off Aden Valencia, Jesse Mendez, and Brock Hardy to earn a spot in Final X. At Final X, Woods swept Joey McKenna in a pair of close, physical matches to earn a spot on the world team. It’s an excellent accomplishment for a wrestler who didn’t win a college national title. I don’t think I’m going out on a limb stating that Darrion Caldwell taking out our world team representative is highly unlikely at 37 years old and being away from wrestling competition for so long. That being said, I do think Caldwell can put together some moments that remind us of how he was one of the must-watch wrestlers of his era. Cruiserweight (190 lbs) - Kyle Dake vs. Dean Hamiti This was initially supposed to be Kyle Dake against Missouri redshirt freshman Aeoden Sinclair. Compliance concerns from Missouri led to the bout being scrapped and Dean Hamiti was added. I might like this matchup more. Dake is another wrestler who comes to Cleveland after losing at Final X. There, he was knocked off by Zahid Valencia. Before 2025, Dake had made seven straight world/Olympic teams - medaling in each one of them. Dake has four world titles and a pair of Olympic bronze medals to his name. Combined with his unique collegiate career that saw him win four national titles at four different weights (without a redshirt), Dake is one of the all-time greats of USA Wrestling. But, judging by his eagerness to participate in RAF, Dake isn’t worried about accomplishments and calling it a career. Hamiti capped off his collegiate career with a national title at 174 lbs earlier this year. He had to run through a gauntlet that included past nationals champions Keegan O’Toole and Levi Haines (current Senior World Team member). Hamiti then went to the US Open and fell to Evan Wick in the finals. Again, this matchup is interesting stylistically for me. Dake is typically measured in his attacks and is the ultimate high-IQ wrestler. At times in his career, Hamiti has been a high-volume shooter. If that’s the case, he could get exposed by Dake. You also have to consider Hamiti’s corner. It includes Dake’s longtime rival and friend, David Taylor. Taylor coached Valencia to a win over Dake at Final X. Some might look at the weight as a factor that favors Dake. That’s probably true, but I don’t know that he was quite as big as a typical 86 kg wrestler. Women’s Middleweight (150 lbs) - Kennedy Blades vs. Alejandra Rivera One of the first wrestlers signed by RAF and one of the “faces of the franchise” is Kennedy Blades. The 2024 Olympic silver medalist moved down from 76 kg to 68 kg and has been as good as ever. Maybe better? Blades has been undefeated at her new weight class - winning gold at the Croatian and Hungarian Ranking Series event, along with the Pan-Am’s. To make the 2025 world team, Blades crushed the competition at the US Open and then cruised to a pair of wins over Brooklyn Hays at Final X. Blades’ opponent will be Alejandra Rivera of Team Mexico. Rivera has competed at the Senior World Championships on two occasions, but has yet to medal. Perhaps her best international performances have come at the age group level, where she was a Pan-American bronze medalist at the Cadet and Junior levels. With the organization unofficially tabbing Blades as the torchbearer for the women’s division, I think that Blades will be ready to dazzle as one of the night’s featured bouts. Light Heavyweight (205 lbs) - Bo Nickal vs. Jacob Cardenas The co-main event pits former Hodge Trophy winner and current UFC fighter Bo Nickal against three-time All-American Jacob Cardenas. This is another instance of a talented wrestler who just finished his collegiate career against one who is more decorated, but has had his focus elsewhere. Nickal was the 2019 Hodge Trophy winner after pinning 18 of 30 opponents and earning bonus points in 27 of those bouts. Before making the move to the MMA cage, Nickal won a U23 world championship and advanced to the finals of the 2020 Olympic Trials. Speaking of U23’s, Cardenas is the only American wrestler to medal three times at the event. He was a silver medalist in both 2022 and 2024. Cardenas got on the NCAA podium twice for Cornell before finishing his career at Michigan earlier this year. With the Wolverines, Cardenas won a Big Ten title and earned the #1 seed at the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Although Nickal’s primary focus has been MMA, he hasn’t strayed far from his wrestling roots and probably isn’t that rusty. Cardenas, on the other hand, has been training out of Michigan’s Cliff Keen Wrestling Club, which has been one of the best of its kind in the country. Cardenas should enjoy a size advantage, but I don’t know if it’s enough to swing the pendulum in his favor. Heavyweight (UNL) - Wyatt Hendrickson vs. Mostafa Elders The 2025 NCAA Championships finished with Wyatt Hendrickson in the main event - so will RAF 01. It will be a role reversal for Hendrickson, as he’ll be the heavy favorite here after coming into Philly as a sizeable underdog against Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson. Since his NCAA finals win, Hendrickson has been on a rampage throughout the heavyweight class. He crushed the field at the US Open and swept Trent Hillger at Final X. His second bout with Hillger ended up being the highest-scoring match in the history of the event (34 total points). That means Hendrickson will be able to put up points against anyone, but might be susceptible to giving up a few points here and there. Hendrickson’s opponent will be Egyptian Olympian Mostafa Elders. Elders is a two-time African champion and actually won the 2025 Bill Farrell in Greco-Roman. Like Blades, it seems as if Hendrickson is someone that RAF wants to put front and center in their promotion. He’s in this spot to cap this card with a memorable match. I think he’ll have RAF, and the fans, what they’re looking for!

The biggest coaching related news of the last couple of weeks came on Monday when Binghamton announced that Ryan LeBlanc will be the Bearcats next head coach. We wrote a bit about LeBlanc’s background here. With LeBlanc’s hire, it opens up the head coaching position at The Citadel very late in the game - so we have another head coaching vacancy. Related to the Bulldogs, InterMat was recently told that they were looking to hire an assistant coach, as well. This will be a new position. One might assume that this would get pushed to the backburner until the head coaching job is filled. In other coaching news, Teyon Ware rounded out his first coaching staff at the University of Northern Colorado by hiring Charles Jones Jr. Jones Jr. wrestled collegiately at Oklahoma and Fresno State and served in the United States Army from 2010 to 2022. He comes to Greeley after leading the girls high school program at Edmond North in Oklahoma. Troy Nickerson also completed his first coaching staff at Army West Point with the hiring of Alan Clothier. The two are very familiar with each other as Clothier qualified for the NCAA Tournament three times under Nickerson at Northern Colorado. Since then, Clothier has coached collegiately at Buffalo and Davidson. Finally, Gardner-Webb also added to their coaching staff with the hiring of Vincent Scollo as a graduate assistant. Scollo was a 2023 NCAA sixth place finisher for DII West Liberty. He comes to Gardner-Webb after holding the same position at his alma mater. Coaching Changes Army West Point: Alan Clothier (Assistant Coach) Army West Point: Troy Nickerson (Head Coach) Bellarmine: Brayton Lee (Assistant Coach) Binghamton: Brevin Cassella (Assistant Coach) Binghamton: Ryan LeBlanc (Head Coach) Brown: Tyler Grayson (Assistant Coach) Campbell: TJ Dudley (Head Coach) Gardner-Webb: Vincent Scollo (Graduate Assistant) Illinois: Eric Schultz (Assistant Coach) Kent State: Fred Garcia (Assistant Coach) Kent State: Josh Moore (Head Coach) Kent State: Devin Schroder (Assistant Coach) Lock Haven: Gavin Hoffman (Assistant Coach) Lock Haven: Brock Mauller (Assistant Coach) Long Island: Jay Nivison (Assistant Coach) Mercyhurst: Jimmy Overhiser (Head Coach) Missouri: Keegan O’Toole (Assistant Coach) NC State: Malik McDonald (Assistant Coach) North Dakota State: Willie Miklus (Assistant Coach) Northern Colorado: Charles Jones Jr. (Assistant Coach) Northern Colorado: Teyon Ware (Head Coach) Northern Iowa: Ian Parker (Assistant Coach) Oklahoma State: Kevin Ward (Assistant Coach) Penn: Matt Valenti (Head Coach) Penn: Lennox Wolak (Assistant Coach) Princeton: Ryan Wolfe (Assistant Coach) Purdue: Matt Ramos (Assistant Coach) RTC/Club Lee Roper (Cowboy RTC) Open Appalachian State: Assistant Coach Binghamton: Assistant Coach California Baptist: Assistant Coach Campbell: Assistant Coach (x2) Central Michigan: Assistant Coach Drexel: Assistant Coach George Mason: Assistant Coach Lehigh: Assistant Coach Little Rock: Assistant Coach Maryland: Assistant Coach Mercyhurst: Assistant Coach Michigan State: Assistant Coach Oklahoma: Assistant Coach Oregon State: Assistant Coach The Citadel: Head Coach The Citadel: Assistant Coach Virginia: Assistant Coach VMI: Assistant Coach

Our All-Quarter Century team takes us out big into the Big Ten to highlight the program at the University of Michigan. Michigan started this quarter century with eight straight top ten finishes and ended with eight-in-a-row between 2016-24, before missing out in 2025. Michigan is a program consistently in the hunt - individually and as a team. They regularly bring in highly ranked recruiting classes. Their wrestlers are annually in the mix for high Big Ten finishes and All-American honors. The most recent Olympic Games featured Michigan grads wrestling heavyweight in both the freestyle and Greco-Roman tournaments. Additionally, two other former Wolverines represented other nations in Paris. In constructing our first, second, and third teams for Wolverine wrestling this quarter century, we had to get creative from 149-157 lbs. Since Eric Tannenbaum spent the first half of his career at 149 lbs, he was inserted there and it provided the flexibility to include both Ryan Bertin and Ryan Churella on the first team. One wrinkle that impacted Michigan more than any other program we’ve highlighted thus far is the transfer portal. They’ve had some great wrestlers join the program - two that won NCAA titles elsewhere. Generally, I’ve tried to give the benefit of the doubt to someone who spent more time in the Michigan singlet; however, in a case like 125 lbs, resumes weren’t equal. You have to marvel at the depth at a few weights for the Wolverines. Heavyweight with the two Olympians and a three-time AA from a loaded weight. 149, 157, and 174 are also excellent and three-deep with multi-time AA’s. As always, if you have thoughts or your version of the team, leave them in the comments or InterMat’s forums. Wrestlers considered for the three teams had to compete from 2001 to 2025. For the wrestlers early in this timeframe, their entire collegiate body of work was considered. Only collegiate results were taken into consideration. Even if a wrestler was successful at multiple weights, they were only selected for one weight - typically, it was based on the strongest possible first team. After the three All-Century teams, there are some fun facts about Iowa State’s results over the past 25 years. Here are the programs we’ve already covered Arizona State Cornell Illinois Iowa State Lehigh Minnesota Missouri NC State First Team 125 lbs - Nick Suriano: Paramus, New Jersey - 3x AA (1,1,2), 2x NCAA champion, 3x NCAA finalist, 2x Big Ten champion 133 lbs - Stevan Micic: Cedar Lake, Indiana - 3x AA (3,2,4), 2018 NCAA runner-up, 2018 Big Ten champion, 2x NCAA #2 seed 141 lbs - Kellen Russell: High Bridge, New Jersey - 3x AA (1,1,7), 2x NCAA champion, 4x Big Ten champion, 3x NCAA #1 seed 149 lbs - Eric Tannenbaum: Naperville, Illinois - 4x AA (2,4,6,4), 2008 NCAA runner-up, 2x Big Ten champion, NCAA #1 seed 157 lbs - Ryan Bertin: North Royalton, Ohio - 4x AA (1,3,1,6), 2x NCAA champion, 3x Big Ten runner-up 165 lbs - Ryan Churella: Northville, Michigan - 3x AA (2,4,3), 3x Big Ten champion, NCAA #1 seed 174 lbs - Steve Luke: Massillon, Ohio - 3x AA (1,2,6), 2009 NCAA Champion, 2x NCAA finalist, 3x Big Ten champion 184 lbs - Myles Amine: Brighton, Michigan - 5x AA (2,3,3,3,4), 2x Big Ten champion, 2x NCAA #1 seed 197 lbs - Tyrel Todd: Bozeman, Montana - 3x AA (4,3,5), 2009 Big Ten champion, NCAA #3 seed 285 lbs - Mason Parris: Lawrenceburg, Indiana - 3x AA (1,5,2), 2023 Big Ten champion, 2023 Hodge Trophy winner Second Team 125 lbs - AJ Grant: Clarkston, Michigan - 2x AA (4,4), Big Ten runner-up, NCAA #4 seed 133 lbs - Dylan Ragusin: Elk Grove Village, Illinois - 1x AA (5), 2024 Big Ten runner-up 141 lbs - Stephen Dutton: Miller Place, New York - 1x AA (7), NCAA Round of 12 finisher 149 lbs - Josh Churella: Northville, Michigan - 3x AA (4,2,8), 2007 NCAA runner-up, 2005 Big Ten champion 157 lbs - Alec Pantaleo: Canton, Michigan - 3x AA (3,5,6), 2018 Big Ten champion, NCAA #4 seed 165 lbs - Cam Amine: Brighton, Michigan - 4x AA (8,4,4,7), 2022 Big Ten runner-up, NCAA Round of 12 finisher 174 lbs - Shane Griffith: Westwood, New Jersey - 4x AA (3,5,2,1), 2021 NCAA champion, 2020 Pac-12 champion, 2024 Big Ten runner-up 184 lbs - Andy Hrovat: Gates Mills, Ohio - 3x AA (7,4,8), 2022 Big Ten runner-up, NCAA #3 seed 197 lbs - Jacob Cardenas: Kearny, New Jersey - 3x AA (4,4,8), 2x conference champion (1x Big Ten, 1x EIWA), NCAA #1 seed 285 lbs - Adam Coon: Fowlerville, Michigan - 3x AA (2,3,2), 2x Big Ten runner-up, NCAA Round of 12 finisher, NCAA #2 seed Third Team 125 lbs - Conor Youtsey: Parma, Michigan - 2x AA (5,6) 133 lbs - Foley Dowd: Howell, New Jersey - 1x AA (6), 2004 Big Ten runner-up, NCAA #4 seed 141 lbs - Sergio Lemley: Chesterton, Indiana - 2x NCAA qualifier, NCAA Round of 12 finisher 149 lbs - Austin Gomez: Carol Stream, Illinois - 2x AA (2,4), 2x Big Ten finalist, 2022 Big Ten champion 157 lbs - Will Lewan: Chicago, Illinois - 2x AA (8,5), 2x Big Ten runner-up, NWCA 2nd Team All-American 165 lbs - Logan Massa: St. John’s, Michigan - 3x AA (5,5,3), 2x Big Ten runner-up, NCAA #2 seed 174 lbs - Otto Olson: Everett, Washington - 3x AA (5,3,2), 2x Big Ten champion, NCAA #1 seed 184 lbs - Domenic Abounader: Gates Mills, Ohio - 1x AA (5), 2015 Big Ten champion, NCAA Round of 12 finisher 197 lbs - Kyle Smith: Butte, Montana - 2x AA (7,7), 2x Big Ten 3rd place 285 lbs - Greg Wagner: Fort Wayne, Indiana - 3x AA (3,4,6), 2006 Big Ten runner-up, NCAA #3 seed Fun Facts During the last quarter century, Michigan has had five wrestlers combine to win seven national championships. Two wrestlers captured multiple national titles (for Michigan) during this span - Bertin and Russell. Suriano won his second title at Michigan, but his first at Rutgers. Michigan wrestlers have combined to make the NCAA finals 18 times since 2001 Since 2001, there have been 12 occasions where a Wolverine has earned the #1 seed at the NCAA Tournament - led by Russell who did it three times. Michigan has finished in the top 20 at the NCAA Championships 22 of 25 times during this quarter century They have finished in the top ten 16 times since 2001 Michigan has earned four NCAA team trophies during this time - highlighted by two runner-up finishes (2005 and 2022). 2022 saw Michigan post their highest point total in this quarter century (95 points). It was also the only time they’ve had six All-Americans in the last 25 years. Three Michigan wrestlers earned All-American honors four times (Bertin, Tannenbaum, M. Amine). Additionally, Cam Amine was a three-time AA for the Wolverines and once for Oklahoma State. Shane Griffith was a three-time AA at Stanford and added a fourth at Michigan. Michigan wrestlers have gotten on the NCAA podiums 79 times during this time period. Additionally, one wrestler was named to the NWCA First Team and two more to the Second Team in 2020. Individually Wolverine wrestlers have captured 24 Big Ten championships during this span. Michigan won the 2022 Big Ten title, as a team, and it was their first since 1973. Only two men have led the Michigan program during the last 25 years and both (Joe McFarland and Sean Bormet) are alums. 2023 saw Mason Parris become Michigan’s first Hodge Trophy winner. In 2012, Kellen Russell became the first Michigan wrestler to capture four Big Ten titles. At the time, he was the 11th wrestler to achieve the feat.

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Joe Bachmann photo courtesy of Ulug Bugra Han/UWW The fall semester has begun at most collegiate campuses’ which means the on-campus recruiting efforts get turned up by wrestling coaches. Typically, big recruiting weekends coincide with a home football game to showcase recruits the most exciting atmosphere possible. Since last weekend was “Week 0” for college football, there were some games, but not a full slate. That’s about how I’d classify the recruiting weekend, as well. Even though it wasn’t a full recruiting weekend nationwide, there were plenty of high-profile wrestlers on campus taking official visits. One of the things that makes following recruiting fun is the cloak-and-dagger secrecy surrounding parts of the process. For every Bo Bassett who routinely keeps the public informed on recruiting decisions, there are plenty of others who don’t discuss it as much. Therefore, it can be difficult to follow which recruit is interested in which school and vice versa. I suppose it’s fun, but you’re left wanting more! In order to try and help our fanbase feel more knowledgeable about the process, we’ll have a weekly column that recaps the recruiting weekend. Who has visited where? Maybe some background information on the recruits or the process from the school. If we've missed a recruit or you'd like to provide info on future visits please let me know: earl@matscouts.com Cornell #2 Joe Bachmann (Faith Christian, Pennsylvania) #7 Mario Carini (Poway, California) #15 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, Iowa) #17 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, California) #38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, Iowa) The big class of the weekend belonged to Cornell! They had four of the top 20 juniors in the country on campus and five of the top 50. Cornell has always been able to recruit at a national level, so it isn’t too unusual seeing recruits from California and Iowa flying in. Cornell’s Class of 2025 has the Cortez twins from California incoming and they already have a Cali verbal from the Class of 2026 in Joe Toscano. Those guys could make the Poway duo of Mario Carini and Arseni Kikiniou feel comfortable. Kikiniou’s stock has been rising after a U17 World Championship effort that saw him medal in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Carini was a Junior Greco-Roman finalist this summer, in Fargo, and shocked Super 32 champion Joseph Antonio to win a California title as a sophomore. Another pair of teammates were in the building with Don Bosco, Iowa’s Hayden Schwab and Dawson Youngblut. Being the son of Northern Iowa head coach, Doug, you’d assume it will be difficult to get Schwab out of Cedar Falls, but who knows. Schwab won his first Iowa state title this year and has made the UWW U17 freestyle finals since. Youngblut is a two-time Iowa state champion and earned All-American honors in both styles in 2024 at Fargo. His college list includes all three DI Iowa schools, so it might be difficult to get him out of state, as well. The wrestler that had to travel the least amount of distance to Ithaca was two-time Pennsylvania state champion, Joe Bachmann. Bachmann has earned a pair of U17 world medals (silver and bronze) competing for Team Puerto Rico. Last school year, he was a champion at the Ironman, a runner-up at the Beast and fourth at the Super 32. Cornell has had success reeling in the blue-est of the blue-chip recruits (Anthony Knox/Meyer Shapiro, of late), so they’ll be a strong contender for Bachmann’s services. Little Rock #119 Cason Craft (Coweta, Oklahoma) #250 (‘26) DJ Clarke (Buford, Georgia) The bulk of our article will focus on wrestlers from the Class of 2027; however, there is still plenty of talent available from the senior class, if you know where to look. Little Rock had a Big Boarder from the Class of 2026 in the building with DJ Clarke’s visit. A Georgia state champ, Clarke has had a good summer with a Southeast Regional title, followed by a 7-1 showing in freestyle at the Junior Duals, and six Junior freestyle wins in Fargo - despite not placing. Speaking of Fargo placements, Cason Craft already has six under his belt with the potential for two more years of competition in the FargoDome. Craft was a Junior freestyle finalist this year and a Junior Greco champion in 2024. His most recent Fargo AA honor came at 106 lbs, so he could be a career 125 lber at the next level. Lock Haven #115 Bradley Wagner (Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania) Lock Haven had a semi-local Big Boarder in town with a visit from Bradley Wagner. Wagner is a two-time Pennsylvania state placewinner. In 2024, he was a finalist at NHSCA Freshman Nationals. NC State #16 Jesse Grajeda (St. John Bosco, California) #30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, Illinois) #54 Steel Meyers (Allen, Texas) #58 Slater Hicks (Valencia, California) The centerpiece of NC State’s sixth-ranked Class of 2025 was #8 overall Daniel Zepeda from California. Pat Popolizio’s team had some stud recruits from California in the house as they hosted Jesse Grajeda and Slater Hicks. Grajeda is a two-time California state runner-up, two-time Doc B runner-up, and a Fargo Junior freestyle All-American this summer. Hicks was sixth in the state as a sophomore. He was fourth in Junior freestyle this year and placed in both styles at the U17 UWW Trials in 2024. Both Grajeda and Hicks have already taken visits to Arizona State this year. The NC State staff also had the upperweight tandem of Jimmy Mastny and Steel Meyers on campus. Last summer, Mastny was an All-American at the 16U division in both styles in Fargo. This year, he was fourth in Junior Greco. During the high school season, Mastny was third at the Ironman before winning his second Illinois state title. Meyers was a 2024 Texas state champion and has placed twice at the NHSCA grade-level tournament - seventh as a freshman and second as a sophomore.

Final Greco-Roman Results at the 2025 U20 World Championships 55 kg Gold Medal Match: Payam Ahmadi (Iran) over Turan Dashdamirov (Azerbaijan) 5-3 Bronze Medal Match: Arsen Zhuma (Kazakhstan) over Omur Yntyak Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Daisuke Morishita (Japan) over Anil Mor (India) 10-7 60 kg Gold Medal Match: Aykhan Javadov (Azerbaijan) over Yurik Mkhitaryan (Armenia) 12-5 Bronze Medal Match: Suraj (India) over Lucas LoGrasso (France) 1-1 Bronze Medal Match: Vakhtang Lolua (Georgia) over Omer Altas (Turkiye) Cautions 63 kg Gold Medal Match: Aytjan Khalmakhanov (Uzbekistan) over Aleks Margaryan (Armenia) 12-2 Bronze Medal Match: Mohammad Aboutalebi (Iran) over Kristiyan Milenkov (Bulgaria) 9-0 Bronze Medal Match: Igor Punchenko (Russia) over Damir Ibrashov (Kazakhstan) 5-1 67 kg Gold Medal Match: Zhantoro Mirzaliev (Kyrgyzstan) over Erzu Zakriev (Russia) 4-2 Bronze Medal Match: Faraim Mustafayev (Azerbaijan) over Takaku Suzuki (Japan) 5-4 Bronze Medal Match: Fayozbek Eshimirzaev (Uzbekistan) over Gholamreza Abdovali (Iran) 5-1 72 kg Gold Medal Match: Gaspar Terteryan (Armenia) over Ahmad Kodirov (Uzbekistan) 1-1 Bronze Medal Match: Oliver Pada (Finland) over Ruben Straakeved (Sweden) 14-5 Bronze Medal Match: Yussuf Ashrapov (Kazakhstan) over Arionas Kolitsopoulos (Greece) 2-0 77 kg Gold Medal Match: Anri Putkaradze (Georgia) over Ahoura Bouveiri Piani (Iran) 10-1 Bronze Medal Match: Zaur Beslekoev (Russia) over Raatbek Paiazbekkov (Kyrgyzstan) 8-0 Bronze Medal Match: Kiryl Valeuski (Belarus) over Leister Bowling (USA) 9-0 82 kg Gold Medal Match: Mikhail Shkarin (Russia) over Dias Seitkailyev (Kazakhstan) 4-1 Bronze Medal Match: Azimjon Soatullaev (Uzbekistan) over Martik Petrosyan (Armenia) 8-0 Bronze Medal Match: Taizo Yoshida (Japan) over Prince (India) 11-0 87 kg Gold Medal Match: Luka Kochalidze (Georgia) over Abdurakhman Abdulkadyrov (Russia) Fall 2:03 Bronze Medal Match: Erik Ter Matevosyan (Armenia) over Elias Lyyski (Finland) 1-1 Bronze Medal Match: Temirlan Turdakyn (Kazakhstan) over Orkhan Hajiyev (Azerbaijan) 4-4 97 kg Gold Medal Match: Yehor Yakushenko (Ukraine) over Mohammad Seydi Avendi (Iran) 5-2 Bronze Medal Match: Darius Kiefer (Germany) over Amirkhon Berdikulov (Uzbekistan) 8-0 Bronze Medal Match: Ilia Komarov (Russia) over Andrej Rodin (Croatia) 8-0 130 kg Gold Medal Match: Ali Iliasov (Russia) over Cemal Bakir (Turkiye) 9-0 Bronze Medal Match: Ivan Yankovskyi (Ukraine) over Mazaim Mardanov (Azerbaijan) 8-0 Bronze Medal Match: Abolfazl Fathitazangi (Iran) over Viachaslau Fedaryna (Belarus) 9-1

St. Joseph's Metuchen

Binghamton has got their guy! This afternoon, the Bearcat athletic department announced that Ryan LeBlanc will be the next head coach for Binghamton wrestling. The position has been vacant since Kyle Borshoff stepped down in early July, after leading the program for eight years. LeBlanc comes to Binghamton after spending the last five years as the head coach at The Citadel. During his run, LeBlanc had eight NCAA qualifiers. He’s fresh off of the best season in over a decade at The Citadel. In the 2024-25 season, the Bulldogs finished second in the SoCon and crowned three conference champions. Four of their wrestlers qualified for the national tournament. All four were either sophomores or freshmen. LeBlanc was able to have that success without a team that was loaded with big-name recruits, which speaks to the development after working with LeBlanc and his staff. Prior to his head coaching debut at The Citadel, LeBlanc spent time as an assistant coach at Appalachian State and SUNY-Cortland. LeBlanc is no stranger to New York. He was a two-time New York state champion at Morrisville-Eaton High School which is less than 70 miles away from Binghamton. After high school, LeBlanc starred for Indiana, where he was a three-time national qualifier and an NCAA Round of 12 finisher as a senior. Binghamton is coming off a 10-9 season in which they sent a pair of wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament. As of now, the Bearcats do not have anyone on the roster with prior NCAA experience.

We’re less than a week away from the debut of Real American Freestyle Wrestling (RAF) and their RAF 01 card. One of the unique aspects of RAF is that it showcases wrestlers who have transitioned out of the wrestling world and have focused on other ventures, such as MMA. This opens up the possibility of having “dream” matches between wrestlers of different generations. One of the primary examples of this is the bout that pits 2025 world team member Real Woods against Darrion Caldwell. Since Caldwell won his NCAA title in 2009 and completed his collegiate career two years later, I thought it was fitting to provide a primer on the man. We’re more than 15 years removed from Caldwell on the collegiate mats and that’s a couple of generations worth of fans in the wrestling world. There are some high school wrestlers who probably weren’t born when Caldwell was wrestling. Even your college wrestlers are probably not familiar with Caldwell. Also, wrestling media and technology has made huge strides since 2007-10. Were he active a decade later, his matches would be all over Flo and YouTube. So, for those who are not familiar with Caldwell, here’s a primer on his background and accomplishments, along with some videos of him in action. Caldwell was a three-time New Jersey state champion who signed with NC State. He did so under the assumption that he would be allowed to play football and wrestle. I’ve always been fascinated with this. A guy who started his collegiate career wrestling at 141 legitimacy “could” have played football in the ACC? No offense to these guys, but no one ever thought that Jesse Mendez, Yianni, or Nick Lee would play big-time college football. But for Caldwell, it seemed like “why not, maybe he could.” As a true freshman, Caldwell won the first of his four ACC titles at 141 lbs. He advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals (more on that later) and ended up a match shy of the NCAA podium. In 2008, Caldwell moved up to 149 lbs and finished fifth in the greatest NCAA bracket of all time. The remaining All-Americans were (Brent Metcalf/Bubba Jenkins/Jordan Burroughs/Josh Churella/Dustin Schlatter/Lance Palmer). It’s important to note that Caldwell wrestled in a different ACC and NC State program. The Wolfpack are now routinely in the top 10 and crank out AA’s every year. He was the first NC State wrestler to get on the podium since Sylvester Terkay did so in 1993. Caldwell is best remembered for the 2009 NCAA finals when he upset undefeated Brent Metcalf and shocked the wrestling world. The final seconds of the bout are memorable in that Caldwell went to do a series of flips and was pushed mid-air by Metcalf. After winning the NCAA title, Caldwell injured his shoulder in a skateboarding accident and missed the entire 2009-10 season and received a redshirt. Caldwell wrestled for parts of the 2010-11 season and captured his fourth ACC crown; however, he wasn’t totally healthy. Despite the limited match count, Caldwell held the #1 seed at the 149 lb weight class. Caldwell won his first match, but had to default out of his Round of 16 contest against Eric Grajales and didn’t wrestle for the remainder of the tournament. One of my favorite “what ifs” in wrestling is what if Caldwell had been healthy at the NCAA Tournament that season. That was a bracket won by sophomore Kyle Dake. How would that match play out? Does Caldwell prevent Dake from winning a title that year? Dake was coming off a loss to Kevin LeValley two weeks prior. Dake was the #4 seed, so the pair could have met in the semis. Caldwell was active on the freestyle circuit for a few years, but went to MMA full-time in 2012. In 2017, Caldwell won Bellator’s bantamweight title. Now that you have some background information on Caldwell, here are some videos of him in action: 2006 Dapper Dan - Caldwell vs. Andy Rendos (Future 2x AA for Bucknell) This was my first time seeing Caldwell in person. I thought he looked more like a 135 lber than a 152, but he quickly showed his athleticism. We’ll talk about it later, but Caldwell was a master of the spladle and is seen here baiting Rendos to take that leg. 2007 NCAA Quarterfinals - Caldwell vs. Ryan Lang (Northwestern) Two minutes and 29 seconds of the best action you’ll see in an NCAA bout! For context, Lang was the undefeated #1 seed at 141 lbs and coming off a Big Ten title. Caldwell with some stuff you wouldn’t expect to work against a wrestler of Lang’s caliber. This is probably the first time that most fans outside of New Jersey or North Carolina got to see Caldwell in action. 2007-08 Regular Season - Caldwell vs. Brent Metcalf (Iowa) Speaking of spladles. Some more controversy involving Caldwell/Metcalf. Caldwell locks up the spladle, but should it be a pin? This was one of Metcalf’s first official collegiate bouts. He had to sit out the 2006-07 season after transferring from Virginia Tech to Iowa. His debut with Iowa was one of the most highly anticipated over the last 20 years. 2008 NCAA Championships: Quarterfinals - Caldwell vs. Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota) This is not a highlight reel Caldwell match. That being said, I thought it was one of his most impressive wins as he beat the returning champion, Schlatter, at a slower paced match that would typically favor the Minnesota wrestler. 2008 NCAA Championships: Semifinals - Caldwell vs. Bubba Jenkins (Penn State) This is actually a loss for Caldwell, but one of my favorite matches to watch. Both guys bring the action and make for some memorable moments. Jenkins will also be affiliated with RAF as a color commentator. 2009 NCAA Championships: Quarterfinals - Caldwell vs. Jake Patacsil (Purdue) Just Caldwell doing some of the things we’ve been accustomed to seeing from him against a tough competitor in Jake Patacsil. 2009 NCAA Championships: Finals - Caldwell vs. Brent Metcalf (Iowa) This is the match! I hope everyone reading this has seen it a few times. For his exploits in this match, Caldwell was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 2009 NCAA Championships.

2025 U20 World Championships: Men’s Freestyle Final Results Team Standings 1. Japan 165 2. India 140 3. China 104 4. USA 95 Final Medal Round Results 50 kg Gold Medal Match: Rinka Ogawa (Japan) over Audrey Jimenez (USA) 9-3 Bronze Medal Match: Shruti (India) over Josephine Wrensch (Germany) 6-0 Bronze Medal Match: Na Hu (China) over Diana Rysova (Ukraine) 9-5 53 kg Gold Medal Match: Natsumi Masuda (Japan) over Anastasiia Polska (Ukraine) 6-0 Bronze Medal Match: Kseniya Kostsenich (Belarus) over Abbi Cooper (USA) 11-10 Bronze Medal Match: Saarika (India) over Ilona Valchuk (Poland) 11-0 55 kg Gold Medal Match: Everest Leydecker (USA) over Reena Sangwan (India) 10-2 Bronze Medal Match: Gerda Terek (Hungary) over Alexandra Voiculescu (Romania) 6-2 Bronze Medal Match: So Tsutsui (Japan) over Tuba Demir (Turkiye) 5-3 57 kg Gold Medal Match: Tapsya (India) over Felicitas Domajeva (Norway) 5-2 Bronze Medal Match: Anna Stratan (Kazakhstan) over Tindra Dalmyr (Sweden) 9-1 Bronze Medal Match: Dolzhon Tsyngueva (Russia) over Sowaka Uchida (Japan) FFT 59 kg Gold Medal Match: Sakura Onishi (Japan) over Karin Samuelsson (Sweden) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Yifan Zhu (China) over Aubre Krazer (USA) 5-3 Bronze Medal Match: Hiunai Hurbanova (Azerbaijan) over Ella Finding (Canada) 4-1 62 kg Gold Medal Match: Yangzhen (China) over Ruzanna Mammadova (Azerbaijan) 6-6 Bronze Medal Match: Niginia Sabirova (Uzbekistan) over Busra Efe (Turkiye) 8-0 Bronze Medal Match: Shirin Takemoto (Japan) over Neevis Rodriguez Cantu (Mexico) 9-7 65 kg Gold Medal Match: Momoko Kitade (Japan) over Margarita Salnazarian (Russia) 9-5 Bronze Medal Match: Beyza Akkus (Turkiye) over Daniella Nugent (USA) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Iryna Borysiuk (Ukraine) over Mouda Hamdoun (Egypt) 12-2 68 kg Gold Medal Match: Ray Hoshino (Japan) over Srishti (India) 7-0 Bronze Medal Match: Odzaya Erdenebat (Mongolia) over Oleksandra Rybak (Ukraine) 9-8 Bronze Medal Match: Duda Rodrigues (Brazil) over Laura Koehler (Germany) Fall 4:33 72 kg Gold Medal Match: Kajal (India) over Yuqi Liu (China) 8-6 Bronze Medal Match: Kristina Bratchikova (Russia) over Haticenur Sari (Turkiye) 17-12 Bronze Medal Match: Kairyrkul Sharshebaeva (Kyrgyzstan) over Jasmine Robinson (USA) FFT 76 kg Gold Medal Match: Nadiia Sokolovska (Ukraine) over Priya (India) Fall :46 Bronze Medal Match: Cancan Liu (China) over Tuvshinjargal Tarav (Mongolia) 6-0 Bronze Medal Match: Diana Titova (Russia) over Evelin Ujhelji (Serbia) FFT

2025 U20 World Championships: Men’s Freestyle Final Results Team Standings 1. USA 185 2. Kazakhstan 112 3. Iran 111 4. Azerbaijan 71 5. Georgia 66 6. India 60 7. Japan 57 8. Turkiye 46 9. Moldova 44 10. Armenia 35 57 kg Gold Medal Match: Magomed Ozdamirov (Russia) over Sumit Malik (India) 8-5 Bronze Medal Match: Nurdanat Aitanov (Kazakhstan) over Baiaman Kerimbekov (Kyrgyzstan) 11-0 Bronze Medal Match: Vasif Baghirov (Azerbaijan) over Ion Bulgaru (Moldova) 8-2 61 kg Gold Medal Match: Marcus Blaze (USA) over Ahora Khateri (Iran) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Magomedkhan Magamedkhanov (Russia) over Sargis Begoyan (Armenia) 12-11 Bronze Medal Match: Omar Ayoub (Puerto Rico) over Adlan Saitiev (Belarus) 8-6 65 kg Gold Medal Match: Luke Stanich (USA) over Reiji Uchida (Japan) 4-3 Bronze Medal Match: Abdullah Toprak (Turkiye) over Amal Dzhandubaev (Russia) 14-10 Bronze Medal Match: Arman Muskiyan (Armenia) over Viktor Borohan (Ukraine) 4-0 70 kg Gold Medal Match: PJ Duke (USA) over Alexandr Gaidarli (Moldova) 7-5 Bronze Medal Match: Ebrahim Elahichouran (Iran) over Abdoullah Nakaev (France) 6-4 Bronze Medal Match: Nurlan Aghazada (Azerbaijan) over Goga Otinashivili (Georgia) 4-0 74 kg Gold Medal Match: Ismail Khaniev (Russia) over Adilet Akylbekov (Kyrgyzstan) 11-0 Bronze Medal Match: Kanata Yamaguchi (Japan) over Ladarion Lockett (USA) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Dosszhan Kul Gaiyp (Kazakhstan) over Raul Caso (Italy) 6-3 79 kg Gold Medal Match: Mahdi Yousefihajiver (Iran) over Will Henckel (USA) 8-6 Bronze Medal Match: Davit Tchetchelashvili (Georgia) over Amit (India) 9-6 Bronze Medal Match: Said Saidulov (Russia) over Ion Marcu (Moldova) 11-0 86 kg Gold Medal Match: Max McEnelly (USA) over Bozigit Islamgereev (Russia) 8-0 Bronze Medal Match: Ahmet Yasgan (Turkiye) over Ryogo Asano (Japan) 9-3 Bronze Medal Match: Abolfazl Rahmani (Iran) over Razmik Yepremyan (Armenia) 4-2 92 kg Gold Medal Match: Sherzod Poyonov (Uzbekistan) over Kamil Kurugliyev (Kazakhstan) 3-2 Bronze Medal Match: Gadzhimurad Gadzhibatyrov (Russia) over Sorato Kanazawa (Japan) 15-5 Bronze Medal Match: Connor Mirasola (USA) over Anar Jafarli (Azerbaijan) 10-0 97 kg Gold Medal Match: Justin Rademacher (USA) over Magomedgadzhi Magomedov (Russia) 4-1 Bronze Medal Match: Samir Dursanov (Kazakhstan) over Vishal (India) Fall 1:22 Bronze Medal Match: Konstantine Petriashvili (Georgia) over Ibrahim Benekli (Turkiye) 8-3 125 kg Gold Medal Match: Yedige Kassimbek (Kazakhstan) over Abolfazl Mohammad Nezhad (Iran) 4-1 Bronze Medal Match: Cole Mirasola (USA) over Narantulga Darmaabazar (Mongolia) 12-2 Bronze Medal Match: Yusif Dursunov (Azerbaijan) over Levan Lagvilava (France) 3-1

Bismarck Legacy

Bismarck Legacy

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The final four Greco-Roman wrestlers hit that mat on Saturday morning. As of now, Landon Drury and Leister Bowling have medal hopes as the opponents that defeated them have advanced to the semifinals. Greco-Roman 63 kg Round of 16 - Aleks Margaryan (Armenia) over Landon Drury 8-0 77 kg Round of 16 - Leister Bowling over Azis Atanasov (Bulgaria) 3-1 Quarterfinals - Anri Putkaradze (Georgia) over Leister Bowling 9-0 87 kg Round of 16 - Isshin Onitsuka (Japan) over Nick Nosler 8-0 130 kg Round of 16 - Koppany Laszlo (Hungary) over Shilo Jones 8-1

The women’s freestyle portion of the 2025 U20 World Championships came to a conclusion on Friday afternoon in Bulgaria. It was a rather bittersweet day for the American contingent, as three women were in action in medal round matches, and none were able to come away with a win. One woman did obtain a medal - Audrey Jimenez at 50 kg. Jimenez took the mat in a gold medal match at 50 kg. Jimenez managed the first points of the bout as she notched a takedown on Japan’s Rinka Ogawa early in the first period. Jimenez got in on a beautiful low-leg misdirection shot and scored after Ogawa fought the hold for an extended time, but eventually gave up the takedown. Ogawa quickly rebounded and got on the board with a sweep single for a takedown and then added a second pair of points with a tilt. The first period ended with Jimenez trailing, 4-2. Ogawa continued scoring in the second period as she was able to expose Jimenez while trying to finish a takedown. During the final seconds of the bout, trailing 6-2, Jimenez got in deep on a shot, but was exposed while trying to complete the hold. As the time expired, Jimenez’s corner challenged the sequence, but the call was confirmed and Ogawa was awarded an additional point. That gave the Japanese wrestler a final score of 9-3. Jimenez is now a three-time U20 world silver medalist. She earned silver medals in 2022 and 2023 at this weight class. We’ll see her in action again next month at the Senior World Championships. Team USA also had Abbi Cooper and Jasmine Robinson in bronze medal matches on Friday. The 2024 U20 world champion, Robinson, did not wrestle her bout. She had to take multiple injury timeouts yesterday during her semifinal loss. Cooper and Belarus’ Kseniya Kostsenich squared off for a bronze medal at 53 kg. The American got the scoring started with an arm spin for four points. After the next restart, Cooper went back to the arm spin and earned a takedown and a commanding 6-0 lead. Cooper nearly ended the bout at the end of the first period as she countered a Kostsenich attack with a throw for four points. The Belarusian wrestler was awarded two points in the sequence, which made the score 10-2 at the break. Kostsenich started a second-period rally with a double leg where she finished high and got behind Cooper. She would toss Cooper for four points, which got her back in the match at 10-6. Kostsenich continued to apply pressure and ended up with a stunning 11-10 victory. Of the Greco-Roman wrestlers in action Friday, only Joel Adams was able to log a win. He had repechage hopes until the opponent who defeated him was beaten in the semifinals. Saturday will see the final four members of the Greco-Roman team start their tournaments. Those are the wrestlers at the 63, 77, 87, and 130 kg weight classes. Men’s Greco-Roman 55 kg Round of 32: Nazarii Babinskyi (Ukraine) over Caleb Noble 8-0 67 kg Round of 32: Takaku Suzuki (Japan) over Otto Black 8-4 72 kg Round of 32: Joel Adams over Rabil Askerov (Russia) 12-4 Round of 16: Arionas Kolitsopoulos (Greece) over Joel Adams 4-1 97 kg Round of 16: Vendel Vitai (Hungary) over Soren Herzog 2-1 Women’s Freestyle 50 kg Gold Medal Match: Rinka Ogawa (Japan) over Audrey Jimenez 9-3 53 kg Bronze Medal Match: Kseniya Kostsenich (Belarus) over Abbi Cooper 11-10 72 kg Bronze Medal Match: Kairyrkul Sharshebaeva (Kyrgyzstan) over Jasmine Robinson FFT Final Medal Round Results Women’s Freestyle 50 kg Gold Medal Match: Rinka Ogawa (Japan) over Audrey Jimenez (USA) 9-3 Bronze Medal Match: Shruti (India) over Josephine Wrensch (Germany) 6-0 Bronze Medal Match: Na Hu (China) over Diana Rysova (Ukraine) 9-5 53 kg Gold Medal Match: Natsumi Masuda (Japan) over Anastasiia Polska (Ukraine) 6-0 Bronze Medal Match: Kseniya Kostsenich (Belarus) over Abbi Cooper (USA) 11-10 Bronze Medal Match: Saarika (India) over Ilona Valchuk (Poland) 11-0 72 kg Gold Medal Match: Kajal (India) over Yuqi Liu (China) 8-6 Bronze Medal Match: Kristina Bratchikova (Russia) over Haticenur Sari (Turkiye) 17-12 Bronze Medal Match: Kairyrkul Sharshebaeva (Kyrgyzstan) over Jasmine Robinson (USA) FFT Greco-Roman 60 kg Gold Medal Match: Aykhan Javadov (Azerbaijan) over Yurik Mkhitaryan (Armenia) 12-5 Bronze Medal Match: Suraj (India) over Lucas LoGrasso (France) 1-1 Bronze Medal Match: Vakhtang Lolua (Georgia) over Omer Altas (Turkiye) Cautions 82 kg Gold Medal Match: Mikhail Shkarin (Russia) over Dias Seitkailyev (Kazakhstan) 4-1 Bronze Medal Match: Azimjon Soatullaev (Uzbekistan) over Martik Petrosyan (Armenia) 8-0 Bronze Medal Match: Taizo Yoshida (Japan) over Prince (India) 11-0 Saturday’s Gold Medal Matchups 55 kg: Turan Dashdamirov (Azerbaijan) vs. Payam Balootaki (Iran) 67 kg: Erzu Zakriev (Russia) vs. Zhantoro Mirzaliev (Kyrgyzstan) 72 kg: Gaspar Terteryan (Armenia) vs. Ahmad Kodirov (Uzbekistan) 97 kg: Yehor Yakushenko (Ukraine) vs. Mohammad Seydi Avendi (Iran)

On Friday morning, the Chattanooga athletic department confirmed that two-time NCAA qualifier Cody Chittum has been added to the Mocs roster after transferring from Iowa State. Chittum is a Tennessee native, so this will be a homecoming, of sorts. It is quite the circuitous route to Chattanooga as Chittum initially went to Iowa City and trained with the Hawkeye Wrestling Club with plans to enroll at the University of Iowa. Those never materialized and Chittum ended up across the state wrestling for the Cyclones. Once Chittum went into the transfer portal, he announced he was transferring to Ohio State. Those plans fell through and rumors began to surface that Chattanooga might be Chittum's landing spot. While at Iowa State, Chittum made two trips to the NCAA Championships. As a freshman, he was a Big 12 finalist at 157 lbs. He lost in an epic overtime bout against Northern Iowa's Ryder Downey in the finals. Earlier this year, Chittum was sixth at the Big 12 Championships, but won a pair of bouts at the NCAA Tournament. In both appearances, he was given a top 16 seed. At one point, during his high school career, Chittum was tabbed the number one overall recruit in the Class of 2023. He later reclassified up a year and didn't appear in the final rankings. With Chittum's addition, the Mocs get another jolt in the arm from the transfer portal. Earlier this offseason, Kyle Ruschell's team added two-time national qualifier Cooper Flynn, Class of 2024 top 50 recruit Carter Neves, along with Hunter Mason, Mason Reiniche, and Billy Meiszner. They could head into the 2025-26 campaign as the team to beat in the SoCon.

Here are the full results from Friday's session one. We'll have a more in-depth recap at the conclusion of today's medal round matches. Men’s Greco-Roman 55 kg Round of 32: Nazarii Babinskyi (Ukraine) over Caleb Noble 8-0 67 kg Round of 32: Takaku Suzuki (Japan) over Otto Black 8-4 72 kg Round of 32: Joel Adams over Rabil Askerov (Russia) 12-4 Round of 16: Arionas Kolitsopoulos (Greece) over Joel Adams 4-1 97 kg Round of 16: Vendel Vitai (Hungary) over Soren Herzog 2-1

The American women at the U20 World Championships got their first medal on Thursday as Everest Leydecker put the finishing touches on a dominant, gold-medal winning run through the 55 kg bracket. Leydecker was nearly flawless as she outscored the competition 40-2 in her four matches in Bulgaria. In the finals, Leydecker squared off with India’s Reena Sangwan, a returning U20 and U23 world bronze medalist. After about :45 seconds of getting acquainted with each other, Leydecker was able to grab a single leg and quickly converted for a takedown. Leydecker immediately transitioned into a leg lace and proceeded to turn Sangwan three times to take a commanding 8-0 lead. That sequence was responsible for all of the scoring that Leydecker needed in the gold medal bout. From that point, she wrestled in a defensive manner and didn’t put herself in danger of letting Sangwan back in the match. The Indian wrestler did get on the scoreboard with a second-period shot clock violation on Leydecker. During the final ten seconds of the bout, Sangwan would get a second period for a caution. She then defended a Sangwan shot for a takedown at the buzzer. Those were the only two points Leydecker surrendered all tournament. Leydecker’s path to the gold medal included wins over a 2024 U17 world silver medalist and two 2024 U20 world bronze medalists. She proved to be the proverbial “bad draw.” Just 17 years old, the high school senior will have multiple opportunities to try and add more U20 gold to her collection. The other highlight of the day for the women’s freestyle team was Audrey Jimenez advancing to the finals of the 50 kg weight class. This is a familiar position for Jimenez, who already has a pair of U20 world silver medals to her name. Jimenez started her tournament with a :15 second tech and then moved into the semifinals after a second straight 10-0 blanking. In the semis, Jimenez tangled with Ukraine’s Diana Rysova who initially proved to be tough to takedown. After a couple of attempts by Jimenez, she finally got to and finished on a leg attack and then proceeded to turn Rysova four times in a leg lace to jump out to a 10-1 lead. Before the end of the first period, Jimenez would get a second takedown and turned Rysova for a 14-3 win via tech. For the elusive gold medal, Jimenez will have to go through Japan’s Rinka Ogawa, a 2023 U17 world champion. Ogawa has not surrendered a point in her three matches. Along with Jimenez, there were two other American women who started their tournaments and advanced to the semifinals on Thursday. Unfortunately, both Abbi Cooper (53 kg) and Jasmine Robinson (72 kg) were defeated in that round. Cooper ran into a buzzsaw in the form of Japan’s Natsumi Masuda and was pinned late in the first period. Robinson took a quick 6-0 lead on India’s Kajal; however, it went downhill from there as Kajal reeled off the next 13 points to win 13-6. Both women will drop down to a bronze medal match on Friday. Their opponents will be determined via repechage. Speaking of a bronze medal match, Danielle Nugent wrestled in on Thursday. She suffered a 10-0 loss to Turkiye’s Beyza Akkus - a returning U20 world silver medalist. Action in the Greco-Roman tournament also got underway on Thursday as two Americans were in action. Isaiah Cortez (60 kg) and Arvin Khosravy (82 kg) both picked up wins in their first match of the day, but were downed in the second. Unfortunately, both have been eliminated from medal contention as their opponents fell before the finals. Women’s Freestyle 50 kg Round of 16: Audrey Jimenez over Adriana Daniseviciute (Lithuania) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Audrey Jimenez over Na Hu (China) 10-0 Semifinals: Audrey Jimenez over Diana Rysova (Ukraine) 14-3 53 kg Round of 16: Abbi Cooper over Nikol Dimitrova Aleksandrova (Bulgaria) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Abbi Cooper over Ekaterina Chikanova (Russia) 10-0 Semifinals: Natsumi Masuda (Japan) over Abbi Cooper Fall 2:29 55 kg Gold Medal Match: Everest Leydecker over Reena Sangwan (India) 10-2 65 kg Bronze Medal Match: Beyza Akkus (Turkiye) over Daniella Nugent 10-0 72 kg Round of 32: Jasmine Robinson over Elvira Ersson (Sweden) 12-0 Round of 16: Jasmine Robinson over Ai Sakai (Japan) Fall :37 Quarterfinals: Jasmine Robinson over Veronika Vilk (Croatia) Fall 1:21 Semifinals: Kajal (India) over Jasmine Robinson 13-6 Greco Roman 60 kg Round of 32: Isaiah Cortez over Kristin Petrov (Bulgaria) Fall 2:31 Round of 16: Papik Dzhavadian (Russia) over Isaiah Cortez 8-5 82 kg Round of 32: Arvin Khosravy over Yrisbek Kalyev (Kyrgyzstan) 7-2 Round of 16: Seyed Azarshab (Iran) over Arvin Khosravy 11-0 Final Medal Round Results 55 kg Gold Medal Match: Everest Leydecker (USA) over Reena Sangwan (India) 10-2 Bronze Medal Match: Gerda Terek (Hungary) over Alexandra Voiculescu (Romania) 6-2 Bronze Medal Match: So Tsutsui (Japan) over Tuba Demir (Turkiye) 5-3 62 kg Gold Medal Match: Yangzhen (China) over Ruzanna Mammadova (Azerbaijan) 6-6 Bronze Medal Match: Niginia Sabirova (Uzbekistan) over Busra Efe (Turkiye) 8-0 Bronze Medal Match: Shirin Takemoto (Japan) over Neevis Rodriguez Cantu (Mexico) 9-7 65 kg Gold Medal Match: Momoko Kitade (Japan) over Margarita Salnazarian (Russia) 9-5 Bronze Medal Match: Beyza Akkus (Turkiye) over Daniella Nugent (USA) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Iryna Borysiuk (Ukraine) over Mouda Hamdoun (Egypt) 12-2 76 kg Gold Medal Match: Nadiia Sokolovska (Ukraine) over Priya (India) Fall :46 Bronze Medal Match: Cancan Liu (China) over Tuvshinjargal Tarav (Mongolia) 6-0 Bronze Medal Match: Diana Titova (Russia) over Evelin Ujhelji (Serbia) FFT Friday’s Gold Medal Matches Women’s Freestyle 50 kg: Audrey Jimenez (USA) vs. Rinka Ogawa (Japan) 53 kg: Natsumi Masuda (Japan) vs. Anastasiia Polska (Ukraine) 72 kg: Kajal (India) vs. Yuqi Liu (China) Greco-Roman 60 kg: Yurik Mkhitaryan (Armenia) vs. Aykhan Javadov (Azerbaijan) 82 kg: Mikhail Shkarin (Russia) vs. Dias Seitkaliyev (Kazakhstan)

Wednesday saw the U20 men’s freestyle team put the finishing touches on a historic tournament. At one point, it seemed we could make a compelling argument that this was our best team ever. Once the smoke cleared, it’s hard to argue that it wasn’t! So, how good was the team? We have uncovered several key facts, trends, and “firsts” from the tournament to help illustrate our point. Not only did eight team members earn medals, but nine wrestled in medal matches. The team went 37-6 overall throughout the tournament. For comparison’s sake, the 2024 squad won the team race, but finished with 10 losses. The American team lost six matches during the entire tournament - three came against Kazakhstan. The remaining three losses for the men’s freestyle team came against Iran, Japan, and Russia (UWW). Team USA went 5-1 against Russian wrestlers competing for Team UWW. The five wins at the expense of Russia were the most for the US against any single country. They went 3-1 versus Iranian wrestlers. Other frequent opponents were Georgia and Turkiye. The Americans went 4-0 against both countries. Seven of the ten team members advanced to the semifinals. The five champions set a new U20 American record. The team previously had three champions in 2017 and 2021. The Americans were 5-1 in gold medal matches, which was a sharp contrast from 2024, when they went 1-4 in the finals. The most dominant American champion was Marcus Blaze, who had four wins via tech (including the finals) and one via cautions. Bad news for college wrestling fans of programs other than Penn State. The Nittany Lion contingent was responsible for two world titles, a silver, and two bronzes. The last two U20 world champions at 61 kg will be new arrivals at Penn State. Blaze and Masanosuke Ono. Blaze, PJ Duke, and Justin Rademacher’s gold medals represented their second U20 world medals. Blaze now has world titles at both the U17 and U20 age groups. Bulgaria has been good to the U20 men’s freestyle team. With the five champions this year, they now have eight gold medalists the last three times this tournament has been held in the country. Jore Volk and Ben Kueter (2022) and Kyle Snyder (2013). For the second straight U20 tournament, all ten of the men’s freestyle team members won at least one bout. Since this tournament went to ten weights in 2018, this is the first time that the men’s freestyle team has five team members with prior U20 world experience (Blaze, Duke, Lockett, Connor Mirasola, Rademacher). Max McEnelly’s path to a gold medal includes wins over wrestlers from Russia, Iran, Georgia, and Armenia - probably the best list of opponents for the American contingent. The Iranian was the only one to score on McEnelly. Justin Rademacher is the third American wrestler since 2007 to have wrestled in an NCAA Tournament and not medaled, then won a U20 title. He joins Mason Parris (2019) and Bubba Jenkins (2007). Rademacher is also the third American to win the 97 kg title in the last five years. Kueter (2022) and Braxton Amos (2021) were the others. 70 and 97 kg are the only two weights in which the USA has medaled in every year since 2021. In a rematch of last year’s bronze medal match at 92 kg, Connor Mirasola flipped his result against Azerbaijan’s Anar Jafarli and got a 10-0 tech. Last year, Jafarli won, 6-2. Since 2021, Wisconsin is the state that has produced the most U20 medalists, with five. Connor Mirasola, Cole Mirasola, Mitchell Mesenbrink x2, Keegan O’Toole. Minnesota and Ohio are next with four. The Mirasola brothers are the first pair of American brothers to earn medals at the same U20/Junior tournament since 1973 (Jimmy and Joe Carr). (from Jason Bryant) The team has improved its point total in every tournament since 2018 (from Willie Saylor)

Here are the full results from Thursday's session one. We'll have a more in-depth recap at the conclusion of today's medal round matches. Women’s Freestyle 50 kg Round of 16: Audrey Jimenez over Adriana Daniseviciute (Lithuania) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Audrey Jimenez over Na Hu (China) 10-0 Semifinal Matchup: Audrey Jimenez vs. Diana Rysova (Ukraine) 53 kg Round of 16: Abbi Cooper over Nikol Dimitrova Aleksandrova (Bulgaria) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Abbi Cooper over Ekaterina Chikanova (Russia) 10-0 Semifinal Matchup: Abbi Cooper vs. Natsumi Masuda (Japan) 72 kg Round of 32: Jasmine Robinson over Elvira Ersson (Sweden) 12-0 Round of 16: Jasmine Robinson over Ai Sakai (Japan) Fall :37 Quarterfinals: Jasmine Robinson over Veronika Vilk (Croatia) Fall 1:21 Semifinal Matchup: Jasmine Robinson vs. Kajal (India) Greco Roman 60 kg Round of 32: Isaiah Cortez over Kristin Petrov (Bulgaria) Fall 2:31 Round of 16: Papik Dzhavadian (Russia) over Isaiah Cortez 8-5 82 kg Round of 32: Arvin Khosravy over Yrisbek Kalyev (Kyrgyzstan) 7-2 Round of 16: Seyed Azarshab (Iran) over Arvin Khosravy 11-0

The U20 men’s freestyle tournament concluded on Wednesday afternoon, and what a tournament it was! The American squad had mathematically locked up the team title on Tuesday after medals were won by Luke Stanich (gold), Will Henckel (silver), and Connor Mirasola (bronze). That was before the final set of medal round matches and two Americans in the finals - Marcus Blaze (61 kg) and Max McEnelly (86kg). The two American men in gold medal matches won both of their matches, in dominant fashion, to give the USA half of the ten individual champions! Four champions were enough to set an American record; however, five was icing on the cake. Blaze got the party started in his final against Iranian Ahora Khateri. From the outset, Blaze controlled the center of the match, the hand fights, and Khateri was never able to get to his offense. For this, Khateri was deemed passive and put on the shot clock. After he failed to score, Blaze was awarded the first point of the contest. Throughout the match, Blaze was careful to never put himself in a vulnerable position and took what his opponent gave him. That led to five straight step out points and a 6-0 lead for the American in the second period. It wasn’t until under :40 remained in the contest before Blaze even registered his first takedown, but once he did, he also got a match-ending gut wrench for two points and a 10-0 victory. Of Blaze’s five matches, four ended via tech fall and, in the other, his opponent was disqualified for three cautions. This marks Blaze’s second world title - he won a U17 belt back in 2023. It’s also the second time that he’s earned a medal at the U20 World Championships. He was a silver medalist last year. A few minutes after Blaze helped Team USA establish a new U20 record with four titles, McEnelly helped extend that record to five in his win over Russia’s Bozigit Islamgereev. The first period saw McEnelly satisfied with a 2-0 lead after a shot clock violation on Islamgereev and a step out. Twice in the opening period, McEnelly got in deep on shots, but wasn’t able to convert for two points. Constant pressure and movement in the second period opened the door for McEnelley to expand his offense. He rattled off three takedowns in the final period to seal the deal. Holding a 6-0 lead, Islamgereev must have assumed McEnelly would be content to coast to the finish line. That wasn’t the case as McEnelly continued to pour it on and used a well-timed low leg attack for his third and final takedown. Unable to turn the Russian and seeing :14 seconds on the clock, the normally stoic McEnelly broke out in a smile and head nod - knowing the gold medal was his. Shortly after, time expired and he was the victor to the tune of an 8-0 score. This was McEnelly’s first U20 appearance; however, he grabbed a bronze medal at the U17 World Championships back in 2022. The final tally for the men’s freestyle team is five gold medals (Blaze, Stanich, Duke, McEnelly, Rademacher), one silver (Henckel), and two bronze medals (Mirasola, Mirasola). In addition to the men’s freestyle exploits, the first women’s medals were awarded today and four additional weight classes got underway. The only American woman in the medal round matches was Aubre Krazer at 59 kg. Krazer advanced to the semifinals on Tuesday and was placed in a bronze medal matchup after losing in the semis. Unfortunately, Krazer wasn’t able to get past China’s Yifan Zhu and lost a 5-3 bout to settle for fifth place. At 68 kg, Jordan Fouse was eligible for repechage but was downed in her first bout of the day by Tukiye’s Ayse Erkan. From the group of American women whose tournament started on Wednesday, Everest Leydecker at 55 kg, was clearly the standout. Leydecker advanced to a gold medal match tomorrow without surrendering a single point in her three matches. It wasn’t as if Leydecker was the beneficiary of a soft side of the bracket either. In the quarterfinals, she dismantled Japan’s So Tsutsui, a 2024 U17 world silver medalist. In the semifinals, Leydecker methodically broke Turkiye’s Tuba Demir, a returning U20 world bronze medalist. In her bout against Demir, Leydecker turned it on in the second period with four takedowns. The last came in the closing seconds of the period. Tomorrow, Leydecker will face India’s Reena in the gold medal match. Also wrestling for a medal tomorrow is Daniella Nugent at 65 kg. Nugent posted a pair of wild wins to earn a spot in the semifinals. In the Round of 16, Nugent used a pair of takedowns, with under :40 seconds left in the bout, to down Uzbekistan’s Mukhayyo Narzilloeva, 12-10. There was more magic in the quarterfinals, as she got a takedown with :17 seconds left in the bout to go ahead of Sweden’s Saga Svensson and secured a fall, just for good measure. Nugent’s run on the championship side came to a halt in the semifinals with a 12-2 loss to Japan’s Momoko Kitade. Her opponent in tomorrow’s bronze medal match will be determined after the repechage rounds on Thursday morning. Additionally, there were a pair of wrestlers who won medals while representing other nations; however, they are at American Universities. Nebraska’s Omar Ayoub claimed a bronze medal for Puerto Rico at 61 kg. McKendree’s Duda Rodriguez captured a bronze at 68 kg in women’s freestyle for Brazil. In addition to the final three women’s weights (50, 53, 72), Thursday’s action will feature Greco-Roman for the first time. 60 and 82 kg’s will hit the mat first. Wednesday’s American Results Men’s Freestyle 61 kg Gold Medal Match: Marcus Blaze over Ahora Khateri (Iran) 10-0 86 kg Gold Medal Match: Max McEnelly over Bozigit Islamgereev (Russia) 8-0 Women’s Freestyle 55 kg Round of 16: Everest Leydecker over Evdoxia Papadopoulou (Greece) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Everest Leydecker over So Tsutsui (Japan) 10-0 Semifinals: Everest Leydecker over Tuba Demir (Turkiye) 10-0 62 kg Round of 32: Shirin Takemoto (Japan) over Haylie Jaffe 12-2 65 kg Round of 16: Daniella Nugent over Mukhayyo Narzilloeva (Uzbekistan) 12-10 Quarterfinals: Daniella Nugent over Saga Svensson (Sweden) Fall 5:49 Semifinals: Momoko Kitade (Japan) over Daniella Nugent 12-2 68 kg Repechage: Ayse Erkan (Turkiye) over Jordyn Fouse 10-0 76 kg Round of 16: Naomi Simon over Rupinder Johal (Canada) Fall 2:46 Quarterfinals: Tuvshinjargal Tarav (Mongolia) over Naomi Simon 10-4 Final Medal Round Results Men’s Freestyle 61 kg Gold Medal Match: Marcus Blaze (USA) over Ahora Khateri (Iran) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Magomedkhan Magamedkhanov (Russia) over Sargis Begoyan (Armenia) 12-11 Bronze Medal Match: Omar Ayoub (Puerto Rico) over Adlan Saitiev (Belarus) 8-6 86 kg Gold Medal Match: Max McEnelly (USA) over Bozigit Islamgereev (Russia) 8-0 Bronze Medal Match: Ahmet Yasgan (Turkiye) over Ryogo Asano (Japan) 9-3 Bronze Medal Match: Abolfazl Rahmani (Iran) over Razmik Yepremyan (Armenia) 4-2 Women’s Freestyle 57 kg Gold Medal Match: Tapsya (India) over Felicitas Domajeva (Norway) 5-2 Bronze Medal Match: Anna Stratan (Kazakhstan) over Tindra Dalmyr (Sweden) 9-1 Bronze Medal Match: Dolzhon Tsyngueva (Russia) over Sowaka Uchida (Japan) FFT 59 kg Gold Medal Match: Sakura Onishi (Japan) over Karin Samuelsson (Sweden) 10-0 Bronze Medal Match: Yifan Zhu (China) over Aubre Krazer (USA) 5-3 Bronze Medal Match: Hiunai Hurbanova (Azerbaijan) over Ella Finding (Canada) 4-1 68 kg Gold Medal Match: Ray Hoshino (Japan) over Srishti (India) 7-0 Bronze Medal Match: Odzaya Erdenebat (Mongolia) over Oleksandra Rybak (Ukraine) 9-8 Bronze Medal Match: Duda Rodrigues (Brazil) over Laura Koehler (Germany) Fall 4:33 Thursday’s Gold Medal Matches 55 kg: Everest Leydecker (USA) vs. Reena (India) 62 kg: Ruzanna Mammadova (Azerbaijan) vs. Yangzhen (China) 65 kg: Momoko Kitada (Japan) vs. Margarita Salnazarian (Russia) 76 kg: Nadiia Sokolovska (Ukraine) vs. Priya (India)

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Here are the full results from Wednesday's session one. We'll have a more in-depth recap at the conclusion of today's medal round matches. Women’s Freestyle 55 kg Round of 16: Everest Leydecker over Evdoxia Papadopoulou (Greece) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Everest Leydecker over So Tsutsui (Japan) 10-0 Semifinal Matchup: Everest Leydecker vs. Tuba Demir (Turkiye) 62 kg Round of 32: Shirin Takemoto (Japan) over Haylie Jaffe 12-2 65 kg Round of 16: Daniella Nugent over Mukhayyo Narzilloeva (Uzbekistan) 12-10 Quarterfinals: Daniella Nugent over Saga Svensson (Sweden) Fall 5:49 Semifinal Matchup:: Daniella Nugent vs. Momoko Kitade (Japan) 68 kg Repechage: Ayse Erkan (Turkiye) over Jordyn Fouse 10-0 76 kg Round of 16: Naomi Simon over Rupinder Johal (Canada) Fall 2:46 Quarterfinals: Tuvshinjargal Tarav (Mongolia) over Naomi Simon 10-4