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2025 U20 World Championships: Wednesday's Session One Results
InterMat Staff posted an article in Women
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 -
On Friday, Oklahoma released its schedule for the 2025-26 season and it’s an intriguing one. Roger Kish’s team has some different opponents and some excellent challenges for a revamped Sooner team. Oklahoma reloaded on the fly this offseason by hitting the transfer portal hard. They also have a highly regarded recruiting class that was primarily kept in redshirt status last year. We’ll start with the actual schedule itself. Rather than reposting it in order, we’ve broken it into three parts. The non-conference duals, conference duals, and special events. These are the schedules that we’ve already previewed: Cornell, Little Rock Non-Conference November 14th: Penn State (away) November 15th: Bucknell (away) November 23rd: Indiana (home) December 13th: Rutgers (away) December 14th: Rider (away) Conference January 11th: Oklahoma State (away) January 16th: Air Force (home) January 18th: West Virginia (away) January 30th: Iowa State (home) January 31st: Northern Iowa (home) February 8th: Arizona State (home) February 13th: Missouri (away) February 15th: Wyoming (away) March 6/7th: Big 12 Championships (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Special Events November 9th: TigerStyle Invite (Columbia, Missouri) December 5/6th: Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Las Vegas, Nevada) December 21st: Norman Duals (Duke, SIU Edwardsville, Long Island) Number of Top 20 teams from the 2025 NCAA Championships: #1 Penn State, #3 Oklahoma State, #9 Northern Iowa, #14 Missouri, #18(t) Arizona State, #18(t) West Virginia This is quite the schedule for Oklahoma. There’s no easing into this one as they go to Missouri’s TigerStyle Invite to start the season. It’s not a huge event, but it has more quality than quantity in terms of wrestlers and teams. I’ve seen word that, in addition to the hosts, Little Rock, Maryland, Purdue, and South Dakota State are expected to compete. Just a week later, Oklahoma takes on the four-time defending champion Penn State Nittany Lions…on the road. At this point, we’re not exactly sure how the 133/141 slots will materialize for PSU; however, it’s a safe bet that all ten Sooner wrestlers will be tested. I love to see new matchups and duals we generally don’t see very often. A clash with Penn State definitely fits the bill. The Sooners are the rare team that will face Penn State coming off a win against the Nittany Lions. The last time these two teams squared off was at the 2010 Virginia Duals, a contest won by OU, 22-15. Oklahoma has actually won its last two against Penn State, though the VA Duals match was the only one during the Cael Sanderson era. Another very notable new wrinkle on Oklahoma’s schedule is an appearance at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. They haven’t been to this tournament in a few years (2021), so it’s another place to see some fresh opposition. The tournament is littered with some of the top Big Ten schools (Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio State), so it’s one that can significantly help or hurt from a rankings standpoint - but is helpful either way in developing young talent. Overall, I like that the OU staff has really turned up the scheduling intensity. They could have a lineup that features a handful of starters from their #3 ranked Class of 2024. Let’s see what the young guys are made of! Speaking of the Big Ten, there are first-semester duals with Indiana and Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights are a perennial top 20 team, while Indiana might be pushing for that status. Both will be very competitive, yet winnable for this OU team. As always, one of the key dates on the Oklahoma schedule is the Bedlam Dual with Oklahoma State. This one takes place on January 11th in Stillwater. Kish’s staff likely has a bad taste in their mouth after last year’s meeting. David Taylor’s team rolled to a 35-3 win on the Sooners' home mat. A couple of weeks later, they have a tough home weekend that sees visits from Northern Iowa and Iowa State. The Cyclones had a down year in 2024-25, but have reloaded and will be a huge challenge. UNI has lost a couple of big guns, but will bring the fight as we’ve been accustomed to seeing from a Doug Schwab team. Once again, the Big 12 Championships will be close to home, in Tulsa, so the Sooner fans won’t have to go far to cheer on their squad in the postseason. Notable Potential Matchups for Oklahoma’s Stars Beric Jordan (125) November 14th: Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) November 23rd: Jacob Moran (Indiana) January 11th: Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) January 18th: Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) January 30th: Stevo Poulin (Iowa State) January 31st: Trever Anderson (Northern Iowa) Alex Braun (141) November 14th: (Penn State?) November 15th: Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) November 23rd: Henry Porter (Indiana) December 13th: Joey Oliveiri (Rutgers) January 11th: Cael Hughes (Oklahoma State) January 18th: Jordan Titus (West Virginia) January 30th: Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) February 8th: Emilio Ysaguirre (Arizona State) February 15th: Cole Brooks (Wyoming) Rafael Hipolito (157) November 14th: Tyler Kasak (Penn State) December 13th: Conner Harer (Rutgers) January 11th: Teague Travis (Oklahoma State) January 18th: Ty Watters (West Virginia) January 30th: Vince Zerban (Iowa State) February 8th: Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State) February 12th: J Conway (Missouri) February 15th: Jared Hill (Wyoming) Peyten Kellar (165) November 14th: Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) November 15th: Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) November 23rd: Tyler Lillard (Indiana) December 21st: Aiden Wallace (Duke) January 11th: Ladarion Lockett? (Oklahoma State) January 30th: Aiden Riggins (Iowa State) January 31st: Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) February 8th: Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) February 12th: Maxx Mayfield (Missouri) Brian Soldano (184) November 14th: Rocco Welsh (Penn State) November 23rd: Sam Goin (Indiana) December 13th: Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers) January 11th: Zack Ryder (Oklahoma State) January 18th: Ian Bush (West Virginia) January 30th: Isaac Dean (Iowa State) February 12th: Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) February 15th: Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) DJ Parker (197) November 14th: Josh Barr (Penn State) November 15th: Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) November 23rd: Gabe Sollars (Indiana) December 13th: Remy Cotton (Rutgers) December 14th: Brock Zurawski (Rider) January 11th: Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) January 18th: Rune Lawrence (West Virginia) January 30th: Rocky Elam (Iowa State) February 12th: Evan Bates (Missouri) February 15th: Joey Novak (Wyoming) There are lots of fun potential matches we could see this year involving Oklahoma wrestlers. One I’m particularly focused on is Beric Jordan at 125 lbs. Jordan was the highest-ranked wrestler (#16) in their special Class of 2024. In his first year as a starter, Jordan will get tested early and often. Oklahoma has duals that should see him face three returning All-Americans (Spratley/2nd, Lilledhal/3rd, and Poulin/8th), plus the returning Big 12 champion (Strickenberger). The CKLV could feature the returning national champion (Robinson) along with another All-American and ACC champion (Ventresca). Another Sooner I’m paying close attention to is Peyten Kellar (potentially at 165 lbs). If that’s the case, he could have a very healthy set of potential opponents. The reason I’m looking at Kellar is because he’s transferring in from Ohio. The Big 12 schedule, plus OU’s other challenging events, is a sharp uptick from the MAC slate. Can Kellar handle top 15 or top 20 competition every time out?
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It was another day and another gold medal for the United States at the U20 World Championships. Yesterday, PJ Duke and Justin Rademacher struck gold for the men’s freestyle team. Today, that distinction went to Luke Stanich at 65 kg. Additionally, two other Americans wrapped up their tournaments on Tuesday, bringing home some hardware. Will Henckel earned the silver medal at 79 kg and Connor Mirasola won bronze at 92 kg. Stanich finished his tournament with a 4-3 win over Japan’s Reiji Uchida in the gold medal match. It was a fitting end for a wrestler who had to grind out every one of his victories. Though he ultimately won in the opening round via tech, Stanich was down to Turkiye’s Abdullah Toprak 8-0, before gassing him out and putting together a remarkable comeback. In the quarterfinals, Stanich needed a second-period takedown to defeat Rutgers’ Alex Nini (representing Italy), 3-3 on criteria. In the semis, Stanich also used some second-period heroics to get back Russia’s Amal Dzhandubaev, 3-1. It was more of the same in the gold medal contest against Uchida. Stanich struck first with a perfectly timed leg attack in the opening stanza, which gave him a 2-0 lead at the break. In the second, a step out point in favor of Uchida brought the score to 2-1. Stanich extended his lead to 4-1 with an excellent reshot within the first minute of the period. Shortly after, Uchida got a takedown of his own, to pull the score to 4-3. That’s how the match would end, as Uchida was never close to scoring again on the Lehigh All-American. With more wrestling left tomorrow, the US men’s freestyle team already has three gold medals, a benchmark that they’ve hit only twice within the last 20+ years (2017, 2021). There will be two opportunities for the American men to add to that total tomorrow as Marcus Blaze (61 kg) and Max McEnelly (86 kg) both advanced to gold medal matches Tuesday morning. Blaze and Russian Maghomedkhan Magomedkhanov both exchanged scores early in the bout for a 2-2 score. Blaze added another takedown and Magomedkhanov was cautioned for not opening up on the bottom. That led to a sequence that blew open the contest in Blaze’s favor. On the par terre restart, Blaze turned Magomedkhanov twice in a gut-wrench for a commanding 9-2 lead. After a failed challenge, it grew to 10-2. From that point, Blaze cruised to a 15-4 tech and a berth in the world finals. With a bronze medal for the 2024 U20 World Championships, Blaze is guaranteed his second career U20 medal. McEnelly had much more of a struggle in his semifinal bout with Iran’s Abolfazl Rahmani. A pair of second period step out points gave the Iranian a 4-3 lead. Never deterred, McEnelly continued to push and eventually got in on a leg attack and secured the go-ahead points and 5-4 advantage. During the closing seconds of the bout, McEnelly was called on a questionable fleeing caution, knotting the score at five; however, he still held the advantage on criteria. The bout ended 5-5 in McEnelly’s favor. The Minnesota All-American is a past U17 world medalist, but this is his first U20 team (and therefore first medal). Henckel also faced off with an Iranian in a pivotal bout, the 79 kg gold medal match. He did not fare as well as McEnelly. A sequence early on in the second period ended up changing the complexion of the bout. Trailing 3-2, Henckel forced a shot and gave up a takedown and was turned, which put his deficit to 7-2. As the second period progressed, Mahdi Yousefi was visibly tired and Henckel was able to inch closer with a handful of push-out points. Ultimately, it wasn’t enough and Yousefi prevailed, 8-6. Henckel settled for a silver medal. The final American to take the mat on Tuesday was Connor Mirasola in a bronze medal bout against Azerbaijan’s Anar Jafarli. It took a bit before Mirasola was able to break through the defense of his stout Azeri foe; however, once he did it opened the floodgates. Mirasola went into the second period up 4-0 and never let up - resulting in a 10-0 tech. Also, on Tuesday was the first set of women’s freestyle matches. Three weight classes got underway. At 59 kg, Aubre Krazer was the only American woman to advance to the semifinals. There, she met the defending U20 world champion Sakura Onishi. Onishi only needed 2:30 to rack up a tech fall and advance to Wednesday’s finals. With the loss, Krazer will drop down to a bronze medal match against an opponent that will be determined through the repechage process. Speaking of repechage, one other American woman has medal hopes alive as Jordyn Fouse was pulled into repechage at 68 kg. Fouse dropped her first match of the tournament, 13-2, to Japan’s Ray Hoshino. Fouse will start Wednesday with a repechage bout against Turkiye’s Ayse Erkan, a U20 world silver medalist in 2024. In addition to medal matches and repechage, tomorrow will feature four women’s freestyle brackets getting underway (55, 62, 65, 76kg). Men’s freestyle 61 kg Round of 32: Marcus Blaze over Sandro Hungerbuehler (Switzerland) 10-0 Round of 16: Marcus Blaze over Sargis Begoyan (Armenia) Cautions Quarterfinals: Marcus Blaze over Askat Toktomatov (Kyrgyzstan) 11-1 Semifinals: Marcus Blaze over Magomedkhan Magamedkhanov (Russia) 15-4 Gold Medal Matchup: Marcus Blaze vs. Ahora Khateri (Iran) 65 kg Gold Medal Match: Luke Stanich over Reiji Uchida (Japan) 4-3 79 kg Gold Medal Match: Mahdi Yousefihajiver (Iran) over Will Henckel 8-6 86 kg Round of 16: Max McEnelly over Razmik Yepremyan (Armenia) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Max McEnelly over Dachi Papinashvili (Georgia) 10-0 Semifinals: Max McEnelly over Abolfazl Rahmani (Iran) 5-5 Gold Medal Matchup: Max McEnelly vs. Bozigit Islamgereev (Russia) Women’s Freestyle 57 kg Round of 16: Carissa Qureshi over Csilla Van Os (Netherlands) 15-2 Quarterfinals: Anna Stratan (Kazakhstan) over Carissa Qureshi 9-2 59 kg Round of 32: Aubre Krazer over Anel Skokayeva (Kazakhstan) 11-1 Round of 16: Aubre Krazer over Erdenebolar Lkhagvasuren (Mongolia) 10-3 Quarterfinals: Aubre Krazer over Marta Hetmanava (Belarus) 9-1 Semifinals: Sakura Onishi (Japan) over Aubre Krazer 10-0 68 kg Round of 16: Ray Hoshino (Japan) over Jordan Fouse Fall 4:05 Final Medal Round Matches Men’s freestyle 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 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 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 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 Wednesday’s Gold Medal Matchups Men’s freestyle 61 kg: Marcus Blaze (USA) vs. Ahora Khateri (Iran) 86 kg: Max McEnelly (USA) vs. Bozigit Islamgereev (Russia) Women’s Freestyle 57 kg: Felicitas Domajeva (Norway) vs. Tapsya (India) 59 kg: Sakura Onishi (Japan) vs. Karin Samuelsson (Sweden) 68 kg: Ray Hoshino (Japan) vs. Srishti (India)
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2025 U20 World Championships: Tuesday's Session One Results
InterMat Staff posted an article in International
Here are the full results from Tuesday's session one. We'll have a more in-depth recap at the conclusion of today's medal round matches. Men’s freestyle 61 kg Round of 32: Marcus Blaze over Sandro Hungerbuehler (Switzerland) 10-0 Round of 16: Marcus Blaze over Sargis Begoyan (Armenia) Cautions Quarterfinals: Marcus Blaze over Askat Toktomatov (Kyrgyzstan) 11-1 86 kg Round of 16: Max McEnelly over Razmik Yepremyan (Armenia) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Max McEnelly over Dachi Papinashvili (Georgia) 10-0 Women’s Freestyle 57 kg Round of 16: Carissa Qureshi over Csilla Van Os (Netherlands) 15-2 Quarterfinals: Anna Stratan (Kazakhstan) over Carissa Qureshi 9-2 59 kg Round of 32: Aubre Krazer over Anel Skokayeva (Kazakhstan) 11-1 Round of 16: Aubre Krazer over Erdenebolar Lkhagvasuren (Mongolia) 10-3 Quarterfinals: Aubre Krazer over Marta Hetmanava (Belarus) 9-1 68 kg Round of 16: Ray Hoshino (Japan) over Jordan Fouse Fall 4:05 **Qureshi and Fouse are still eligible for repechage -
Women's Freestyle Brackets Released for U20 World Championships
InterMat Staff posted an article in Women
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The first set of medals were awarded on Monday at the U20 World Championships and the American men’s freestyle team claimed hardware in three of four weight classes. Two of those medals were of the gold variety. PJ Duke (70 kg) and Justin Rademacher (97 kg) both won gold medals at their respective weights. Each is now a two-time U20 world medalist. Both earned bronze medals at this tournament in 2024. Cole Mirasola also got into the mix with a bronze medal at 125 kg. In addition to the wrestlers who completed their tournaments on Monday, there were four others who started this morning. From that group, Luke Stanich (65 kg) and Will Henckel (79 kg) locked up a world medal after advancing to Tuesday's finals. We’ll find out tomorrow what color their medals will be. In addition, Connor Mirasola will wrestle for the bronze. Duke took the mat first in the finals and had to contend with a stingy Aleksandr Gaidarli of Moldova. In the first period, the only points awarded were to the American as a result of a shot clock violation from Gaidarli. Duke put some distance between himself and Gaidarli in the second period as he got a takedown and, after a restart, exposure points from a scramble to lead 5-1. Gaidarli briefly took the lead after a high-crotch to a double, followed by a gut wrench. The two pairs of two points knotted the match at five, but gave the Moldovan a lead on criteria. That lead only lasted for about :30 seconds, as Duke hustled to put himself in position to grab a single leg and converted the takedown at the edge. For the last :49 seconds of the bout, Duke was able to nullify any attacks that Gaidarli could muster and took the bout, 7-5. In the second gold medal matchup featuring an American, Oregon State’s Justin Rademacher squared off with Russian Magomedgadzhi Magomedov. Rademacher struck early in the first period with a four-pointer that ended up being the difference in the match. The American got in on a single leg, initially tried to switch to a double and then tried for an elevated finish. Rademacher didn’t get the air that he intended on; however, he drove Magomedov out of the circle and onto his back for four points. Magomedov was able to manage a step out point in the second period, but that was the extent of the scoring for either wrestler. Rademacher’s win gave the United States a 2-0 record in gold medal matches thus far in the tournament. A pair of Americans will try to run that record to 4-0 tomorrow as Stanich and Henckel are slated to wrestle for gold. Stanich made the semifinals after edging fellow New Jersey native (wrestling for Italy) Alex Nini, 3-3. In the semifinals, a throw-by to an ankle was responsible for the only takedown of the contest and a 3-1 win over Russia’s Amal Dzhandubaev. In the 79 kg semifinals, a late first-period burst that included five points was responsible for pushing Henckel past India’s Amit, 5-4. The anchor of the US lineup, Cole Mirasola, was able to earn his bronze medal after a first-period tech fall over Mongolian Narantulga Darmaabazar. After Mirasola locked up his second takedown of the match, he was able to expose Darmaabazar three times with a leg lace to end the match at 12-2. At 74 kg, Ladarion Lockett won a pair of repechage matches and earned a place in a bronze medal match against Japan’s Kanata Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi struck early with a takedown and quickly ended the bout with a series of exposures from a leg lace. The 57 kg representative, Anthony Knox, earned a win in the qualification round; however, he was downed by Kazakhstan’s Nurdant Aitanov, 14-3 in the Round of 16. Aitanov ended up losing in the semifinals, which eliminated Knox from medal contention. 57 kg Round of 32: Anthony Knox over Mykola Bratov (Ukraine) 11-0 Round of 16: Nurdanat Aitanov (Kazakhstan) over Anthony Knox 14-3 65 kg Round of 32: Luke Stanich over Abdullah Toprak (Turkiye) 18-8 Round of 16: Luke Stanich over over Omurbek Asan Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) 9-3 Quarterfinals: Luke Stanich over Alex Nini (Italy) 3-3 Semifinals: Luke Stanich over Amal Dzhandubaev (Russia) 3-1 Gold Medal Matchup: Luke Stanich vs. Reiji Uchida (Japan) 70 kg Gold Medal Match: PJ Duke over Alexandr Gaidarli (Moldova) 7-5 74 kg Repechage #1: Ladarion Lockett over Vatan Annaorazov (Turkmenistan) 10-0 Repechage #2: Ladarion Lockett over Manuel Wagin (Germany) 8-5 Bronze Medal Match: Kanata Yamaguchi (Japan) over Ladarion Lockett 10-0 79 kg Round of 32: Will Henckel over Maksat Tabyldyev (Kyrgyzstan) 8-5 Round of 16: Will Henckel over Bohdan Oleksiienklo (Ukraine) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Will Henckel over Davit Tchetchelashvili (Georgia) 11-5 Semifinals: Will Henckel over Amit (India) 5-4 Gold Medal Matchup: Will Henckel vs. Mahdi Yousefihajivar (Iran) 92 kg Round of 32: Connor Mirasola over Zixu Yuan (China) 10-0 Round of 16: Kamil Kurugliyev (Kazakhstan) over Connor Mirasola 7-5 Repechage Matchup: Connor Mirasola vs. Teimuraz Kochkiani (Georgia) 97 kg Gold Medal Match: Justin Rademacher over Magomedgadzhi Magomedov (Russia) 4-1 125 kg Bronze Medal Match: Cole Mirasola (USA) over Narantulga Darmaabazar (Mongolia) 12-2 Final Medal Round Results 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 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 Tuesday’s Gold Medal Matchups 57 kg: Magomed Ozdamirov (Russia) vs. Sumit Malik (India) 65 kg: Luke Stanich (USA) vs. Reiji Uchida (Japan) 79 kg: Will Henckel (USA) vs. Mahdi Yousefihajivar (Iran) 92 kg: Kamil Kurugliev (Kazakhstan) vs. Sherzod Poyonov (Uzbekistan)
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2025 U20 World Championships: Monday's Session One Results
InterMat Staff posted an article in International
Here are the full results from Monday's session one. We'll have a more in-depth recap at the conclusion of today's medal round matches. 57 kg Round of 32: Anthony Knox over Mykola Bratov (Ukraine) 11-0 Round of 16: Nurdanat Aitanov (Kazakhstan) over Anthony Knox 14-3 65 kg Round of 32: Luke Stanich over Abdullah Toprak (Turkiye) 18-8 Round of 16: Luke Stanich over over Omurbek Asan Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) 9-3 Quarterfinals: Luke Stanich over Alex Nini (Italy) 3-3 79 kg Round of 32: Will Henckel over Maksat Tabyldyev (Kyrgyzstan) 8-5 Round of 16: Will Henckel over Bohdan Oleksiienklo (Ukraine) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Will Henckel over Davit Tchetchelashvili (Georgia) 11-5 92 kg Round of 32: Connor Mirasola over Zixu Yuan (China) 10-0 Round of 16: Kamil Kurugliyev (Kazakhstan) over Connor Mirasola 7-5 74 kg Repechage #1: Ladarion Lockett over Vatan Annaorazov (Turkmenistan) 10-0 Repechage #2: Ladarion Lockett over Manuel Wagin (Germany) 8-5 Bronze Medal Match: Ladarion Lockett vs. Kanata Yamaguchi (Japan) Session Two Medal Round Matchups 70 kg: Gold Medal Match: PJ Duke vs. Alexandr Gaidarli (Moldova) 74 kg: Bronze Medal Match: Ladarion Lockett vs. Kanata Yamaguchi (Japan) 97 kg: Gold Medal Match: Justin Rademacher vs. Magomedgadzhi Magomedov (Russia) 125 kg: Bronze Medal Match: Cole Mirasola vs. Narantulga Darmaabazar (Mongolia) -
Sunday marked the first day of the 2025 U20 World Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, and the action began in men’s freestyle. Four brackets got underway on Sunday and the American squad put wrestlers from half of those weights in the finals. PJ Duke at 70 kg and Justin Rademacher at 97 kg. Ladarion Lockett (74 kg) was pulled back into repechage and will have to win three matches on Monday to come away with a bronze medal. Cole Mirasola (125 kg) was defeated in the semifinals and will drop down into a bronze medal match. The first semifinal pitted the Senior World Team member and 2024 U20 bronze medalist, Duke, against a former U17 world champion in Iran’s Ebrahim Elahichouran. The bout was generally a tactical affair with both wrestlers fighting to maintain control of the center of the mat. In the opening period, the official put Duke on the shot clock and he did not score, which gave a point to Elahichouran. The point to the Iranian would loom large in the final result of the bout. Later in the first, the two were at the edge and Elahichouran looked poised to earn another point for a step out; however, Duke used an arm drag to go behind the Iranian for a two-point takedown. The only scoring in the second period was from a step out point in favor of the Iranian. As the time ticked off the clock and Duke ahead on criteria (based on his two-point takedown, compared to two, one-point scores), neither wrestler was anxious to attack. Once the final whistle sounded, the Iranian thought that he won. He had not. Duke got the win via criteria. For the gold medal tomorrow, he’ll face Moldova’s Alexandr Gaidarli. Two weight classes later, the US contingent got a second finalist with Rademacher’s win over Konstantine Petriashvili, younger brother of the legendary Georgian heavyweight, Geno. The younger Petriashvili hung with Rademacher through the first period and trailed 4-3 at the break. The American wore on Petriashvili in the second period and was able to pour it on. Rademacher added six takedowns in the final stanza to win by a dominating 16-5 score. He’ll tangle with Russian Magomedgadzhi Magomedov (wrestling for team UWW) in tomorrow’s gold medal contest. Rademacher’s win guarantees he’ll leave this tournament with a medal for a second straight year. Lockett won a match before falling to one of the co-favorites, Russian Ismail Khaniev. Khaniev was tested in the quarters and semifinals, but prevailed, pulling Lockett into repechage. Lockett is seeking his second consecutive U20 world medal. Mirasola was unscored upon during his first two matches, but ran into a buzzsaw in Kazakhstan’s Yedige Kassimbek. The Penn State redshirt freshman actually got in deep on a pair of solid shots early in the contest, but didn’t seem to have the leverage to finish on the larger opponent. Kassimbek ended up converting both attempts into takedowns. He added more with leg laces and prevailed 11-0 in a first-period tech. In addition to the wrestlers competing for medals tomorrow, the 57, 65, 79, and 92 kg weight classes will begin their tournaments. Sunday's Results for American Wrestlers 70 kg Round of 32: PJ Duke over Umut Uslu (Turkiye) 11-0 Round of 16: PJ Duke over Gabriel Sanchez Zepeda (Mexico) Fall :42 Quarterfinals: PJ Duke over Abdoullah Nakaev (France) 14-4 Semifinals: PJ Duke over Ebrahim Elahichouran (Iran) 2-2 Monday’s Gold Medal Match: PJ Duke vs. Alexandr Gaidarli (Moldova) 74 kg Round of 32: Ladarion Lockett over Tolui Munkhbat (Mongolia) 10-0 Round of 16: Ismail Khaniev (Russia) over Ladarion Lockett 5-2 Monday’s Repechage: Ladarion Lockett vs. Vatan Annaorazov (Turkmenistan) 97 kg Round of 16: Justin Rademacher over Ibrahim Benekli (Turkiye) Fall 5:10 Quarterfinals: Justin Rademacher over Nikolaos Karavanos (Greece) 9-1 Semifinals: Justin Rademacher over Konstantine Petriashvili (Georgia) 16-5 Monday’s Gold Medal Match: Justin Rademacher vs. Magomedgadzhi Magomedov (Russia) 125 kg Round of 16: Cole Mirasola over Sertac Aksoy (Turkiye) 10-0 Quarterfinals: Cole Mirasola over Inal Gagloev (Russia) 3-0 Semifinals: Yedige Kassimbek (Kazakhstan) over Cole Mirasola 11-0 Monday’s Bronze Medal Match: Cole Mirasola vs. TBD
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If You're Looking for a U20 Underdog, We've Got You Covered
InterMat Staff posted an article in International
Why Anthony Knox is Your Guy to Root For at 57kg I get it. When Team USA rolls into Samokov, Bulgaria on Sunday for the U20 World Championships, we're all but guaranteed to walk away with another team title. But if you're looking for an underdog to root for, and I mean a REAL underdog story, it's gotta be Anthony Knox at 57kg. In fact, this may be the first time that Knox is this big of an underdog in competition since he was 8 years old. Here's what most people don't realize: Knox is walking into one of the most competitive weight classes in the entire tournament. I'm talking about a division so stacked that our statistical analysis shows 24 wrestlers from 23 countries (Russia, you get it), with legitimate medal contenders from five different countries spanning three different continents. The Numbers Game Let me break down just how steep this mountain is for Knox. According to our comprehensive analysis, (Full Analysis Here). he's sitting at 8.2% odds for gold and 10.3% for any medal. Before you think those are terrible numbers, consider this: This 19 year old from New Jersey has never competed internationally, yet he's got better odds than wrestlers with far more international experience. The statistical favorite? Japan's Rin Sakamoto at 26.3% gold odds. Sakamoto won the All Japan Championships, the first US based wrestler to do that since 1995, while training at Oklahoma State under David Taylor. Then you've got Azerbaijan's Vasif Baghirov at 25.0%, the reigning U20 European champion who just beat Georgia's Nika Zangaladze (20.6% odds) in what might be the match of the year . The Knox Factor But here's what the numbers can't capture – Knox brings something none of these international stars have: that uniquely American blend of relentless conditioning and mental toughness forged in the crucible of good ole’ American training. Check out his World Team Trials performance against Ignacio Villasenor. This isn't just technique and speed and all the things that we’re used to seeing from the NJ standout, his ability to adapt is what takes center stage. After losing match one of three 2-3, Knox rattled off 13-5, and 10-0 (in 0:32) wins to claim his first World Championship berth. I realize that Knox will not have the luxury of taking a loss in the World Championships and still accomplishing his goals, but the fact that he can make these kinds of adjustments in the middle of an event speaks volumes about the athletic malleability he possesses. The International Unknown Here's the beautiful paradox of Knox's situation. His complete lack of international experience could actually work in his favor. While guys like Baghirov and Zangaladze have been studying each other's tape for years, they just went to war in the European final nobody really knows what Knox brings. Iran's Arshia Haddadi has been competing internationally since he was a cadet, earning bronze at both the 2022 U17 Worlds and this year's Asian Championships. These guys have scouting reports on each other going back years. Knox? He's a complete mystery. Sometimes that's exactly what you need in a tournament setting, and traditionally the US has had success (at every age level) in our athletes’ rookie campaign. The Gauntlet Knox Must Navigate Let's talk about the rest of murderers' row Knox has to get through. Beyond the big three favorites, you've got some serious dark horses lurking. China's Chengtao Wang sits at 4.9% medal odds. That might not sound like much, but this kid has been grinding on the international circuit and knows how to peak for big events. Hungary's Karoly Barath has the exact same 4.9% odds, and he already medaled at the European Championships. Then there's India's Sumit Malik at 4.6% medal probability. Don't sleep on this guy. The Indian wrestling program has been making serious noise lately, and Malik represents that new wave of technically sound wrestlers coming out of South Asia. Even the guys sitting in that 2-3% range like Kazakhstan's Nurdanat Aitanov and Korea's Inseong Bak have the kind of international experience that can bite you. The Bottom Line Look, Team USA should win this tournament. But if you need a reason to tune in beyond the team race, Knox gives you one. Here's a kid with 8.2% gold odds in the most loaded weight class of the entire event, making his international debut against guys who've been doing this for years. In a bracket where three wrestlers control over half the medal probability, Knox is basically that wild card that could shake things up, or at least give us some entertaining wrestling along the way. -
Men's Freestyle Brackets Released for U20 World Championships
InterMat Staff posted an article in International
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Returning Greco Medalists at the 2025 U20 World Championships
InterMat Staff posted an article in International
With the U20 World Championships only a few days away, the anticipation of another big tournament for the Americans is building. Typically, we have our lowest medal output in Greco-Roman. It’s probably asking too much to expect this year’s team to challenge for a title; however, there’s a lot of international experience and accolades associated with this group. . We have a strong squad with two returning Junior world silver medalists - plus a former U17 champ. If you’re wondering who the favorites are and who could potentially push some of our homegrown stars, you’re in luck. We’ve combed through the entries and found the wrestlers in the field with hardware from past world championship events. They are listed below, by weight class, along with their American opponents - if they were returning medalists too. We’ve just identified the U17, U20, and u23 medalists, not any continental credentials, or anything younger than U17. Which weight do you think is the toughest? 55 kg Turan Dashdamirov (Azerbaijan) - 2024 U17 world champion - 51 kg, 2023 U17 world champion - 45 kg Koba Karumidze (Georgia) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 51 kg Arsen Zhuma (Kazakhstan) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 48 kg 60 kg Yurik Mkhitaryan (Armenia) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 55 kg, 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 45 kg Aykhan Javadov (Azerbaijan) - 2024 U17 world champion - 60 kg Lucas LoGrasso (France) - 2022 U17 silver medalist - 60kg Vakhtang Lolua (Georgia) - 2024 U17 silver medalist - 60 kg Suraj (India) - 2023 U17 silver medalist - 55 kg, 2022 U17 world champion - 55 kg Papik Dzhavadian (Russia) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 60 kg Isaiah Cortez (USA) - 2024 U20 silver medalist- 55 kg Khurshidbek Normukhammadov (Uzbekistan) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 55 kg 63 kg Aytjan Khalmakhanov (Uzbekistan) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 55 kg, 2022 U17 world champion - 51 kg 67 kg Narek Grigorian (Armenia) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 65 kg Faraim Mustafayev (Azerbaijan) - 2022 U17 silver medalist - 55 kg, 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 48 kg Anri Khozrevanidze (Georgia) - 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 45 kg Zhantoro Mirzaliev (Kyrgyzstan) - 2023 U20 silver medalist - 63 kg Erzu Zakriev (Russia) - 2024 U20 world champion - 63 kg Vladyslav Pokotylo (Ukraine) - 2024 U17 silver medalist - 65 kg Otto Black (USA) - 2024 U20 silver medalist - 63 kg 72 kg Gaspar Terteryan (Armenia) - 2023 U20 silver medalist - 67 kg, 2022 U17 world champion - 60 kg Alexandre Rusitashvili (Georgia) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 65 kg Arionas Kolitsopoulos (Greece) - 2023 U17 world champion - 71 kg Ahmadreza Mohamadian (Iran) - 2023 U17 silver medalist - 71 kg Yussuf Ashrapov (Kazakhstan) - 2024 U20 silver medalist- 67 kg, 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 60 kg, 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 48 kg Ibrahim Ozdemir (Turkiye) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 71 kg Joel Adams (USA) - 2022 U17 world champion - 65 kg 77 kg Davud Mammadov (Azerbaijan) - 2022 U17 silver medalist - 71 kg Kiryl Valeuski (Belarus) - 2024 U17 world champion - 71 kg, 2023 U17 world champion - 60 kg Anri Putkaradze (Georgia) - 2023 U20 bronze medalist - 72 kg, 2022 U17 world champion - 71 kg, 2021 U17 silver medalist - 65 kg Ahoura Bouveiri Piani (Iran) - 2022 U17 silver medalist - 65 kg Zaur Beslekoev (Russia) - 2024 U20 world champion - 72 kg, 23 U17 world champion - 65 kg 82 kg Taizo Yoshida (Japan) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 82 kg, 2023 U17 world champion - 80 kg Mikhail Shkarin (Russia) - 2024 U17 world champion - 80 kg, 2023 U17 silver medalist - 80 kg 87 kg Erik Ter Matevosyan (Armenia) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 80 kg Hamidreza Keshtkar (Iran) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 92 kg Temirlan Turdakyan (Kazakhstan) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 87 kg Gabriel Stan (Romania) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 92 kg Abdurakhman Abdulkadyrov (Russia) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 71 kg Alperen Berber (Turkiye) - 2024 U20 silver medalist - 82 kg, 2023 U20 world champion - 82 kg, 2022 U17 world champion - 80 kg 97 kg Ismayil Rzayev (Azerbaijan) - 2022 U17 silver medalist - 80 kg Gor Ayvazyan (Georgia) - 2023 U20 silver medalist - 97 kg, 2022 U17 world champion - 92 kg Darius Kiefer (Germany) - 2024 U20 silver medalist - 97 kg, 2022 U17 silver medalist - 92 kg Yehor Yakushenko (Ukraine) - 2024 U20 world champion - 97 kg 130 kg Mazaim Mardanov (Azerbaijan) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 110 kg Saba Purtseladze (Georgia) - 2023 U17 world champion - 92 kg Abolfazl Fathitazangi (Iran) - 2024 U20 silver medalist - 130 kg Cemal Bakir (Turkiye) - 2x U17 world champion - 110 kg Ivan Yankkovskyi (Ukraine) - 2024 U17 world champion - 110 kg -
It was a rather busy week on the recruiting front as a handful of teams got better with recruiting additions from the Class of 2026. Most notable was a flip by #39 overall, Michael White (Lawrence North, Indiana). White initially gave a verbal commitment to Minnesota but has since switched to Oklahoma State. Without White, Oklahoma State already had the clubhouse lead in the Class of 2026 recruiting rankings. Now with him in the fold, David Taylor’s team has commitments from seven of the top 40 seniors in the country - including four of the top six. White is currently ranked eighth in the nation at 190 lbs. He had made the Indiana state podium twice with a sixth-place finish as a sophomore and a finals appearance in 2025. Outside of Indiana, White has claimed a title at Folkstyle Nationals (16U) and NHSCA Junior Nationals. Earlier this summer, he was seventh at the UWW U17 Trials in freestyle. At the next level, White projects as a 184 or 197 lber. The Cowboys look like they’ll have redshirt freshmen at both weights (Zack Ryder/Cody Merrill), but we’ll see how it shakes out once White arrives on campus. The other ranked opponent to commit within the last week was Gus Cardinal (Valiant Prep, AZ), who comes in at #142 overall in the Class of 2026. Cardinal will make the cross-country trek to Philadelphia and attend the University of Pennsylvania. One of Cardinal’s former teammates, Ias Rodriguez-Jimenez, will be a freshman at Penn this fall. Cardinal has placed three times in Fargo during his high school career, including twice in the Junior freestyle event. The most recent podium finish was a fifth-place showing last month. Also in 2025, Cardinal was fourth at NHSCA Juniors. Cardinal is currently ranked seventh in the nation at 150 lbs. Don’t look now, but George Mason’s staff has done an excellent job with the Class of 2026. The Patriot staff already has commitments from four Class of 2026 Big Boarder’s. They added to it with a verbal from two-time Maryland state champion Victor Marks-Jenkins. In Fargo, Marks-Jenkins got on the Junior Greco podium with a seventh-place finish. Despite posting six wins, Marks-Jenkins came up a match shy of All-American status in freestyle. Another school that is quietly putting together a solid recruiting class is Brown University, who added Charlie Trujillo (Vandegrift, TX) to its class. Trujillo has finished third at the Texas 3A state tournament in each of the last two years. Clarion also made an out-of-state addition to its class with a commitment from Virginia 4A state champion and three-time finalist Bryce Schnelzer. You can read more about Schnelzer on the VaWrestle Substack . We also saw a member of the Big Board commit to a non-DI school as #158 Trey Gunderson (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, MN) gave a verbal to Augustana. Gunderson is a three-time Minnesota Class A state champion. He finished undefeated in each of the last two years. For all of our men’s collegiate commitments: Click Here
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Returning WFS Medalists at the 2025 U20 World Championships
InterMat Staff posted an article in Women
With the U20 World Championships only a few days away, the anticipation of another big tournament for the Americans is building. Specifically in women’s freestyle. We have a strong squad with three returning Junior world medalists - plus a former U17 medalist. After an excellent showing at the U17 World Championships, could the U20 women challenge for a team title? Perhaps, but there’s also lots of talent spread out around the world. If you’re wondering who are the favorites and who could potentially push some of our homegrown stars, you’re in luck. We’ve combed through the entries and found the wrestlers in the field with hardware from past world championship events. They are listed below, by weight class, along with their American opponents - if they were returning medalists too. We’ve just identified the U17, U20, and u23 medalists, not any continental credentials, or anything younger than U17. Which weight do you think is the toughest? 50 kg Rinka Ogawa (Japan) - 2023 U17 world champion - 49 kg Audrey Jimenez (USA) - 2x U20 silver medalist - 50 kg, 2023 U23 silver medalist - 50 kg Nilufar Nurmukhammadova (Uzbekistan) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 43 kg 53 kg Ksenia Kostsenich (Belarus) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 49 kg Lisette Boettker (Estonia) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 53 kg Lilliana Kapuvari (Hungary) - 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 43 kg Natsumi Masuda (Japan) - 2023 U17 world champion - 46 kg Sevval Cayir (Turkiye) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 49 kg Anastasiia Polska (Ukraine) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 43 kg, 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 40 kg 55 kg Lilya Cohen (France) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 53 kg Gerda Terek (Hungary) - 2023 U20 bronze medalist - 57 kg, 2022 U17 U17 silver medalist - 57 kg Reena (India) - 2023 U20 bronze medalist - 57 kg Fabiana Rinella (Italy) - 2023 U20 bronze medalist - 53 kg, 2022 U20 bronze medalist - 49 kg So Tsutsumi (Japan) - 2024 U17 silver medalist - 57 kg Khaliun Byambasuren (Mongolia) - 2024 U20 silver medalist - 55 kg Alexandra Voiculescu (Romania) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 46 kg, 2021 U17 silver medalist - 40 kg Tuba Demir (Turkiye) - 2x U20 bronze medalist - 55 kg, 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 57 kg 57 kg Sowaka Uchida (Japan) - 2024 U20 world champion - 57 kg, 2x U17 world champion - 57 kg Anna Stratan (Kazakhstan) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 57 kg Tinda Dalmyr (Sweden) - 2021 U17 silver medalist - 57 kg Alina Filipovich (Ukraine) - 2024 U23 bronze medalist - 57 kg, 2023 U20 world champion - 57 kg, 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 53 kg 59 kg Hiunai Hurbanova (Azerbaijan) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 51 kg Marta Hetmanava (Belarus) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 57 kg Neha Sharma (India) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 57 kg, 2024 U23 bronze medalist - 57 kg, 2024 U17 world champion - 57 kg, 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 57 kg Sakura Onishi (Japan) - 2024 U20 world champion - 59 kg, 2023 U17 world champion - 53 kg, 2022 U17 silver medalist - 53 kg Anna Tieliegina (Lithuania) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 59 kg Sevim Akbas (Turkiye) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 53 kg 62 kg Ruzanna Mammadova (Azerbaijan) - 2022 U17 world champion - 49 kg, 2021 U17 silver medalist - 46 kg Haylie Jaffe (USA) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 61 kg 65 kg Mouda Hamdoun (Egypt) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 65 kg Margarita Salnazarian (Russia) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 65 kg, 203 U17 bronze medalist - 65 kg Beyza Akkus (Turkiye) - 2024 U20 silver medalist - 65 kg 68 kg Wenjin Qui (China) - 2025 U17 world champion - 73 kg Srishti (India) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 68 kg, 2023 U17 silver medalist - 69 kg Ray Hoshino (Japan) - 2023 U20 world champion - 68 kg Gulnura Tashtanbekova (Kyrgyzstan) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 68 kg Maria Pantiru (Romania) - 2023 U20 bronze medalist - 65 kg Liliana Kazmina (Russia) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 69 kg Ayse Erkan (Turkiye) - 2024 U20 silver medalist - 68 kg Oleksandra Rybak (Ukraine) - 2024 U17 silver medalist - 69 kg 72 kg Zahra Karimzada (Azerbaijan) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 69 kg Kajal (India) - 2025 U17 silver medalist - 73 kg, 2024 U17 world champion - 69 kg Jasmine Robinson (USA) - 2024 U20 world champion - 72 kg, 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 69 kg 76 kg Veronika Vilk (Croatia) - 2023 U17 world champion - 69 kg, 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 69 kg Veronika Nyikos (Hungary) - 2x U20 bronze medalist - 76 kg Priya (India) - 2023 U20 world champion - 76 kg, 2022 U20 silver medalist - 76 kg, 2x U17 world champion - 73 kg Ayano Moro (Japan) - 2022 U20 world champion - 76 kg Alina Yertostik (Kazakhstan) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 73 kg Diana Titova (Russia) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 73 kg Elmira Yasin (Turkiye) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 76 kg, 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 73 kg Naomi Simon (USA) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 76 kg -
Recruiting Lists for Top Class of '27 Recruits (8/14/25)
InterMat Staff posted an article in Recruiting
June 15th was New Year’s Day for those college coaches recruiting the Class of 2027 and the student-athletes waiting to plan out their futures. The 15th was the first day that collegiate coaches could officially contact rising juniors and there has been plenty of activity on the recruiting front. Since the 15th, some of the nation’s top prospects have released lists of their top schools. Rather than trying to dig through social media or click through a bunch of state sites, we have compiled this list of these top recruits and their potential future homes. Remember recruiting is a fluid process, so another school, currently unlisted, could jump into the picture for a recruit. Conversely, the recruits could trim their list at any time. This is a feature that will be revisited as needed throughout the recruitment process. Since our first version of this feature the following wrestlers have been added: #11 Clinton Shepherd, #20 Brock Rothermel, #24 Caleb Noble, #34 Maximus Fortier, #54 Steel Meyers, #77 Cayden Rios, #89 Evan Stanley, #134 Brock Armstrong. Additionally, we covered this over the weekend, but #3 Sonny Amato made modifications to his list and is now down to seven schools. #1 Melvin Miller (Bishop McCort, PA) - Arizona State, Michigan, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Pittsburgh #3 Sonny Amato (Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ) - Arizona State, Iowa, Iowa State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Virginia Tech #4 Landon Sidun (Norwin, Pennsylvania) - Buffalo, Cornell, Iowa, Minnesota, NC State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, West Virginia #10 Dean Anderson (Valiant Prep, AZ) - Arizona State, Minnesota, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Penn State #11 Clinton Shepherd (Crown Point, IN) - Cornell, Indiana, Michigan, NC State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Virginia Tech #14 Max Konopka (Simsbury, CT) - Cornell, Lehigh, NC State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin #15 Hayden Schwab (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Virginia Tech #17 Arseni Kikiniou (Poway, CA) - Arizona State, Cal Poly, Cornell, Harvard, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Purdue, Stanford, Virginia Tech #20 Brock Rothermel (Line Mountain, PA) - Bucknell, Lehigh, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Rutgers, Virginia Tech #24 Caleb Noble (Warren, IL) - Appalachian State, Arizona State, Cornell, George Mason, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Little Rock, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, Morgan State, Navy, NC State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Penn, SIU Edwardsville, South Dakota State, Wisconsin #30 Jimmy Mastny (Marian Central, IL) - Air Force, Arizona State, Army, Cornell, George Mason, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Little Rock, Michigan, NC State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn, Purdue, Princeton, SIU Edwardsville, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin #34 Maximus Fortier (East Fairmont, WV) - Air Force, Brown, Bucknell, Cornell, George Mason, Harvard, Maryland, Navy, NC State, Pittsburgh, Princeton, SIU Edwardsville, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin #38 Dawson Youngblut (Don Bosco, IA) - Cornell, Iowa, Iowa State, NC State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa #39 Gage Lohr (Watertown, SD) - Cornell, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota State, Wisconsin, Wyoming #41 Dale Corbin (Wyoming Seminary, PA) - Army West Point, Cornell, Lehigh, Maryland, Minnesota, NC State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Utah Valley, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin #52 Luke Hayden (Hickman, MO) - Air Force, Cornell, Missouri, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Oregon State, Princeton, Purdue, South Dakota State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin #54 Steel Meyers (Allen, TX) - Air Force, Brown, California Baptist, Cornell, Harvard, Little Rock, Missouri, NC State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wyoming #77 Cayden Rios (Allen, TX) - Arizona State, George Mason, Lehigh, Little Rock, Missouri, Northwestern, Virginia, Wyoming #89 Evan Stanley (Lowell, IN) - Air Force, Brown, Cornell, Indiana, Michigan State, Princeton, Purdue, Stanford, Wisconsin #106 Caleb Tyler (Delone Catholic, PA) - Clarion, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, Virginia, Wisconsin #132 Legend Ellis (Coweta, OK) - Air Force, Augustana, Brown, Bucknell, California Baptist, Central Oklahoma, Hofstra, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Princeton, Purdue, Stanford, Utah Valley, Wyoming #134 Brock Armstrong (Coeur d’Alene, ID) - Brown, Kent State, North Dakota State, Oregon State, Stanford, Utah Valley, Wyoming -
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (Aug. 13, 2025) This a reminder the media credential application is open for RAF01 Real American Freestyle’s (RAF) inaugural event at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center on August 30. For the first time ever, freestyle wrestling will be on display – bringing audiences an exhilarating format with high-impact moves designed to captivate, a dynamic, modern approach to coverage with legends Kurt Angle and Chael Sonnen in the commentary booth, and the unique storytelling of sports and entertainment icon Eric Bischoff. RAF01’s fight card is composed of names throughout the wrestling world: Bo Nickal of Penn State and UFC, Gold-medalist Sara Hildebrandt and her fellow medalist Kennedy Blades, as well as Cleveland-local Lance Palmer. Accreditation will be limited due to limited space and all media members must be on assignment for consideration and are required to provide an editor, producer, supervisor, overseeing their assignment for each match in order to complete the application. There will be limited access for photographers with professional-grade equipment only. Media can apply using the following link. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, August 26 at 5 p.m. EDT. If you have any questions, please email with questions, comments or concerns. ABOUT REAL AMERICAN FREESTYLE Real American Freestyle is a professional freestyle wrestling league founded by Chad Bronstein, Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, and Israel Martinez. Supported by Left Lane Capital, the league launched in 2025 with a roster of 40 athletes. Featuring a full slate of events throughout its debut season kicking off in Cleveland, OH, Real American Freestyle is focused on freestyle elements of the sport and seeks to provide a platform for athletes to build careers and branding in the space. For more information on Real American Freestyle, please visit www.realamericanfreestyle.com.
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Returning MFS Medalists at the 2025 U20 World Championships
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With the U20 World Championships only a few days away, the anticipation of another big tournament for the Americans is building. Specifically in men’s freestyle. We have a loaded squad with four returning Junior world medalists - plus a former U17 medalist. Coming off a dramatic team win from the U17 squad, could the U20 team be next? That certainly could be the case, but there’s also lots of talent spread out around the world. If you’re wondering who are the favorites and who could potentially push some of our homegrown stars, you’re in luck. We’ve combed through the entries and found the wrestlers in the field with hardware from past world championship events. They are listed below, by weight class, along with their American opponents - if they were returning medalists too. We’ve just identified the U17 and U20 medalists, not any continental credentials, or anything younger than U17. Which weight do you think is the toughest? 57 kg Arman Harutyunyan (Armenia) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 45 kg Nurdanat Aitanov (Kazakhstan) - 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 48 kg 61 kg Bashir Verdiyev (Azerbaijan) - 2022 U17 silver medalist - 45 kg Marcus Blaze (USA) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 61 kg, 2023 U17 gold medalist - 55 kg 65 kg Omurbek Asan Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) - 2024 U17 gold medalist - 60 kg Abdullah Toprak (Turkiye) - 2023 U20 bronze medalist - 65 kg, 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 55 kg 70 kg Goga Otinashvili (Georgia) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 65 kg Kairi Ito (Japan) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 71 kg Islam Kazharov (Russia) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 71 kg Umut Uslu (Turkiye) - 2024 U17 bronze medalist - 65 kg PJ Duke (USA) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 70 kg 74 kg Ladarion Lockett (USA) - 2024 U20 silver medalist - 74 kg, 2023 U17 gold medalist - 71 kg 79 kg LJ Araujo (Brazil) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 79 kg Mahdi Yousefi (Iran) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 79 kg Alp Arslan Begenjov (Turkmenistan) - 2024 U20 gold medalist - 79 kg 86 kg Abolfazl Rahmani (Iran) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 86 kg Alexandru Bors (Moldova) - 2023 U17 silver medalist - 80 kg, 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 80 kg Ahmet Yagan (Turkiye) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 86 kg Max McEnelly (USA) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 92 kg 92 kg Mor Sachin (India) - 2022 U17 gold medalist - 80 kg Toohid Noory (Iran) - 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 92 kg Kamil Kurugliyev (Kazakhstan) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 92 kg, 2022 U17 gold medalist - 92 kg, 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 92 kg 97 kg Konstantine Petriashvili (Georgia) - 2024 U17 gold medalist - 92 kg, 2023 U17 bronze medalist - 80 kg Erfan Alizadeh (Iran) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 92 kg Justin Rademacher (USA) - 2024 U20 bronze medalist - 97 kg 125 kg Yusif Dursunov (Azerbaijan) - 2023 U17 gold medalist - 110 kg, 2021 U17 bronze medalist - 92 kg Jaspooran Singh (India) - 2022 U17 bronze medalist - 110 kg Yedige Kassimbek (Kazakhstan) - 2024 U17 silver medalist - 110 kg, 2023 U17 silver medalist - 110 kg -
Our All-Quarter Century team takes us out west to focus on the Arizona State program. This is a team that has gone through a couple of head coaches, had its ups and downs, and even was on the chopping block for a brief time in 2008. Despite all of that, there has been a lot to celebrate for the Sun Devils over the last 25 years. Arizona State has been home to some of the biggest stars in college wrestling over the last quarter-century. Eric Larkin is one of only three wrestlers from the West Coast to win the Hodge Trophy. Anthony Robles defied the odds in a Sun Devils singlet. A few matches after Robles’ NCAA championship win, Bubba Jenkins posted one of the most memorable moments in an NCAA final with his fall over a freshman (and ex-teammate) David Taylor. Zahid Valencia earned two NCAA titles, a Senior World medal, and will continue to add to his resume at the 2025 World Championships. In constructing our first, second, and third teams for Sun Devil wrestling this quarter century, we had to get creative from 141-157 lbs. Eric Larkin earned All-American honors at three different weights and won his Hodge at 149, but 141 was the weight with the least amount of options, so that’s where he went. Technically, Bubba Jenkins never wrestled at 149 lbs for ASU, but he spent the bulk of his career at the weight. Putting Jenkins at 149 lbs allows for an NCAA finalist to be inserted at 157 (and they had two options). There were a couple of tough decisions with ASU - namely at 125 and 149 lbs. At 125, we gave the second team nod to Brandon Courtney over Richie Figueroa. Courtney has three All-American finishes and a final appearance. Figueroa has a national title, but missed the podium last year and has transferred, so he won’t be able to put up any more numbers in an ASU singlet. At 149 lbs, looking strictly at the numbers, it would seem like Jason Tsirtsis’ career warrants first-team honors. Since he only wrestled one year at ASU and was seventh, I felt the wrestlers above him had more of a direct impact for the Sun Devils. 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 Cornell Illinois Iowa State Lehigh Minnesota Missouri NC State First Team 125 lbs - Anthony Robles: Mesa, Arizona - 3x AA (1,7,4), 2011 NCAA champion, 3x Pac-10 champion 133 lbs - Michael McGee: Bolingbrook, Illinois - 3x AA (3,4,6), 2x Pac-12 champion, 2x MAC champion 141 lbs - Eric Larkin: Tucson, Arizona - 4x AA (1,2,3,4), 2003 NCAA champion, 2003 Hodge winner, 4x Pac-10 champion 149 lbs - Bubba Jenkins: Virginia Beach, Virginia - 2x AA (1,2), 2011 NCAA champion, 2011 Pac-12 runner-up, 2009 Big Ten runner-up 157 lbs - Jacori Teemer: Long Beach, New York - 3x AA (2,6,4), 4x Pac-12 champion, NCAA #2 seed 165 lbs - Steve Blackford: Des Moines, Iowa - 3x AA (5,3,4), 2x Pac-10 champion, 2x NCAA #3 seed 174 lbs - Zahid Valencia: Bellflower, California: 3x AA (1,1,3), 3x Pac-12 champion, 2x NCAA #1 seed 184 lbs - Blake Stauffer: Neosho, Missouri: 1x AA (4), 2x Pac-12 champion, NCAA #3 seed 197 lbs - Ryan Bader: Reno, Nevada: 2x AA (7,4), 3x Pac-10 champion, NCAA #4 seed 285 lbs - Cohlton Schultz: Parker, Colorado: 5x AA (3,6,7,2,4), 4x Pac-12 champion, NCAA #2 seed Second Team 125 lbs - Brandon Courtney: Goodyear, Arizona - 3x AA (3,6,2), 3x Pac-12 champion, NCAA #3 seed 133 lbs - David Douglas: Harvey, Illinois - 2x AA (5,7), 2001 Pac-10 champion, NCAA Round of 12 finisher 141 lbs - Chris Drouin: Temecula, California - 1x AA (6), 2x Pac-10 runner-up, NCAA Round of 12 finisher 149 lbs - Kyle Parco: Danville, California - 4x AA (5,4,8,6), 3x Pac-12 champion, NCAA #2 seed 157 lbs - Brian Stith: Hampton, Virginia - 2x AA (2,6), 2x Pac-10 champion, NCAA #2 seed 165 lbs - Josh Shields: Murrysville, Pennsylvania - 2x AA (6,7), NWCA 1st Team AA, 3x Pac-12 champion 174 lbs - Curtis Owen: Polson, Montana: 1x AA (4), 3x NCAA qualifier, 2003 Pac-10 champion 184 lbs - CB Dollaway: Mt. Gilead, Ohio: 1x AA (5), 2x Pac-10 runner-up 197 lbs - Kordell Norfleet: Chicago, Illinois: 4x NQ, 4x Pac-12 champion, NWCA 2nd Team AA, NCAA Round of 12 finisher 285 lbs - Cain Velasquez: Yuma, Arizona: 2x AA (4,5), 2x Pac-10 champion, NCAA #3 seed Third Team 125 lbs - Richie Figueroa: Sanger, California* - 1x AA (1), 2024 NCAA champion, 2024 Pac-12 champion 133 lbs - Ali Naser: Woodland Hills, California - 1 NQ, 2018 Pac-12 champion 141 lbs - Dana Holland: Glendale Heights, Illinois - 2x NQ, 2x Pac-10 runner-up, NCAA Round of 12 finisher 149 lbs - Jason Tsirtsis: Crown Point, Indiana - 3x AA (7,3,1), 2014 NCAA champion, 2x Big Ten champion, 1x Pac-12 champion 157 lbs - Rocky Smart: Pleasant Grove, Utah - 3x NQ, 2x NCAA Round of 12 finisher 165 lbs - Patrick Pitsch: Tacoma, Washington - 4x NQ, 3x Pac-10 champion, 3x NCAA Round of 12 finisher 174 lbs - Anthony Valencia: Bellflower, California - 1x AA (8), 5x NQ, 4x Pac-12 champion, NCAA #2 seed 184 lbs - Nick Frost: Tucson, Arizona - 3x NQ, 2x Pac-10 champion, NCAA #6 seed 197 lbs - Jason Trulson: Fountain Hills, California - 2x NQ, 2008 Pac-10 runner-up, NCAA Round of 12 finisher 285 lbs - Tanner Hall: Meridian, Idaho: 1x AA (3), NWCA First Team All-American, 2x Pac-12 champion Fun Facts During the last quarter century, Arizona State has had five wrestlers combine to win six national championships. This does not include Tsirtsis who wrestled for ASU, but won a title for Northwestern Arizona State has put wrestlers into the national finals 11 times during this time period ASU has had three four-time NCAA All-Americans during the last 25 years (Larkin, Parco, Schultz). In addition, Brandon Courtney and Jacori Teemer earned NCAA All-American honors three times and was named an AA by the NWCA in 2020. The Sun Devils have put wrestlers on the NCAA podium 49 times since 2001. Six others were named first or second team AA’s by the NWCA in 2020. Arizona State finished in the top 20 at the NCAA Tournament 15 times in the last 25 years. 10 of those were in the top ten. ASU earned NCAA team trophies in back-to-back years under Zeke Jones in 2021 and 2022. Both were fourth place finishes. Both team trophy finishes saw ASU put five wrestlers on the NCAA podium. That is their high during this quarter century. Their 74 points at the 2021 tournament is a high during this time, as well. Arizona State has had four head coaches during this quarter century. Lee Roy Smith for the first year, followed by Thom Ortiz, Shawn Charles, and Zeke Jones Eric Larkin is the only ASU wrestler to have won the Hodge Trophy. He won the award in 2003. Arizona State has won 10 Pac-10/12 titles during this span Individually, Arizona State wrestlers have combined to win 70 Pac-10/12 championships since 2001 Four ASU wrestlers have earned the #1 seed at nationals (Larkin, Robles, Z. Valencia x2) In 2015, Arizona State was credited with signing the #1 overall recruiting class. That group yielded three future DI All-Americans (Z. Valencia, A. Valencia, Shields) The 2011 NCAA Tournament saw a pair of ASU wrestlers earn national titles (Robles, Jenkins). There was only one other year in school history with more than one national champion (1993 - Mollica/Miller) Since 2001, only nine wrestlers from Arizona have earned NCAA All-American honors. Four have wrestled for ASU (Larkin, Velasquez, Robles, Courtney). Five of Arizona State’s six NCAA championships during this span have come against wrestlers from Iowa or Penn State
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POSITION: Assistant Wrestling Coach – The Citadel Wrestling Program DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Recruit, train, and coach members of the wrestling program in alignment with The Citadel’s core values of honor, duty, and respect. Promote academic success, integrity, and timely graduation for all cadet-athletes. Assist in fundraising and alumni engagement initiatives to support program growth and sustainability. Build meaningful relationships with prospective, current, and former cadet-athletes to foster a lifelong connection to The Citadel and the wrestling program. Represent The Citadel, the Department of Athletics, and the wrestling program in a professional and positive manner on campus, in the community, and nationally. Perform other duties as assigned by the Head Wrestling Coach. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree required. Strong commitment to the student-athlete model and a deep appreciation for The Citadel’s mission of developing principled leaders. Working knowledge of NCAA and Southern Conference (SoCon) rules and regulations. Prior coaching experience preferred; strong leadership, communication, recruiting, and technical wrestling skills are highly valued. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. APPLICATION PROCESS: Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Please submit a cover letter, resume, and references to Ryan LeBlanc, Head Wrestling Coach, at rleblanc@citadel.edu.
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Northern Iowa filled a vacancy on their coaching staff today as they announced the hiring of Ian Parker. The Panthers had an opening as Lee Roper left in April to become the executive director of Oklahoma State’s Cowboy RTC. Parker comes to Cedar Falls after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Virginia. In each of his two years in Charlottesville, the Cavaliers sent four wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament. UVA had an ACC champion each season, including Dylan Cedeno in 2025, who wrestles at Parker’s collegiate weight (141 lbs). Though he’s a Michigan native, Parker is no stranger to the state of Iowa. He spent his entire collegiate career in Iowa wrestling for Iowa State. Parker qualified for the NCAA Championships on four occasions at 141 lbs. In 2020, Parker won a Big 12 title and was seeded fourth at the NCAA Tournament; however, it was canceled at the outset of the COVID pandemic. The following year, Parker made the Big 12 finals and was seeded seventh at nationals. Parker has also had a lot of recent success on the freestyle circuit. Though he appeared undersized, Parker took third at the 2025 US Open. His run included wins over Doug Zapf, along with collegiate All-Americans Yahya Thomas, Bryce Andonian, and Will Lewan. After falling in the first round of the World Team Trials to 2025 NCAA champion, Ridge Lovett, Parker wrestled back for third and defeated Lovett in his final match. At Final X, Parker won a bout against Andonian to clinch a spot on the 2025 Senior National Team. Also in 2025, Parker was selected to represent the United States at the Pan-American Championships and finished with a silver medal. His lone loss came in the finals to former Iowa State teammate Austin Gomez, who was representing Mexico.
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U20 Men's Freestyle World Team Members By School (Since 2010)
InterMat Staff posted an article in International
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)