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The 2025 US Open is only days away! One of the most anticipated portions of the entire event is the Senior Men’s Freestyle tournament. The field is always loaded; however, this year’s group might be moreso than in years past. There are only two wrestlers who have advanced to Final X based on World or Olympic medals in 2024 (and the intent to return to the same weight class) so there are plenty of stars looking to take the first step towards the 2025 World Team. Spencer Lee (57 kg) and Vito Arujau (61 kg) are the only men’s freestyle wrestlers waiting in Final X. The winners of the US Open in those two weights will advance to Final X - as will the other eight weight class winners; however, their opponents will be determined at the World Team Trials. Because of weight changes and results at the 2024 Olympic/World Championships, we’ll get to see greats like Daton Fix, James Green, Yianni Diakomihalis, Kyle Dake, Chance Marsteller, Zahid Valencia, and Kyle Snyder in Vegas. Here are the full entry lists by weight after registration closed on 4/20. 57 kg Yousuf Amin, CA, United Wrestling Club Austin Assad, OH, Seasons Freestyle Club Shamar Baines, AZ, Arizona Samuel Costa, CA, No Mercy Wrestling Club Brandon Courtney, AZ, Atreus Wrestling Club Liam Cronin, NE, Nebraska RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Daniel DeShazer, KS, Gopher Wrestling Club Conner Diamond, CA, Unattached Devane Dodgens, GA, Morris Fitness Wrestling Club Joshua Dragovich, VA, Patriot Elite Wrestling Club Christian Edwards, GA, Georgia Roberto Estrada, CO, Western Colorado Wrestling Club Bennie Fielding, OH, SPIRE RTC Carlos Giles-Cervantes, NV, Nevada Isaac Gutierrez, AZ, Vail Wrestling Academy Dalton Henderson, VA, Virginia Beric Jordan, OK, Oklahoma Regional Training Center Luke Lilledahl, MO, NLWC/TMWC Yusief Lillie, WA, Brunson UVRTC Britain Longmire, NV, Tha Aight Wrestling Club Brendan McCrone, OH, Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Nico Provo, CT, California Regional Training Center (CA RTC) Brady Roark, MO, Jackrabbit Wrestling Club Sheldon Seymour, PA, Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC Caleb Smith, NC, Nebraska Wrestling Training Center Aydan Thomas, OK, Cowboy Wrestling Club Taylor Ticknor, TN, Bulldog Wrestling Club 61 kg Kamron Alegria, CO, Western Wyoming Fernando Barreto, CA, California Christopher Betancourt, CA, Long Island RTC - LIRTC Marcus Blaze, OH, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Nic Bouzakis, PA, Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Kyle Burwick, ND, Bison Wrestling Club Mhar Caballa, OR, Oregon Dillon Campbell, OH, Southeast RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Gavin Caprella, OH, Ohio Adam Concepcion, AK, Frost Boyz Benjamin Davino, IL, Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Killian Delaney, PA, Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC Austin DeSanto, PA, Hawkeye WC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Juan Diaz, CA, Gus' Garage Carter Dibert, PA, Atreus Wrestling Club Daton Fix, OK, Cowboy RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Richard Galvan, AZ, Torotech Wrestling Nahshon Garrett, PA, Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Clay Gates, OK, Wolves Wrestling Club Kyle Gollhofer, GA, Panther Wrestling Club RTC Seth Gross, ND, MATPAC Wrestling Club DeCory Hussey, TX, Texas Carson Jackson, OR, Thunder Mountain Wrestling Club Nathaniel Johnson, AZ, Arizona Michael McGee, IL, Atreus Wrestling Club Nico Megaludis, PA, Pitt WC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Collin Metzgar, CO, Colorado Mesa Wrestling Club Jaiden Moore, IA, Iowa Ethan Oakley, NC, Tar Heel Wrestling Club Robert Pinto, CA, California Lane Scorpil, IA, Statesmen Wrestling Club Evan Tallmadge, NJ, Pittsburgh Wrestling Club Nathan Tomasello, CA, West Coast RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Michael Tortorice, IL, Illinois Malachi Wallway, WA, BMA Academy 65 kg Magdi Amachov, NV, Gold Rush Wrestling Beau Bartlett, PA, NLWC/TMWC Ruben Calderon, TX, Paradigm Wrestling Dylan Chappell, PA, Buffalo Valley Regional Training Center Vince Cornella, CO, Spartan Combat RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Tom Crook, FL, Southeast RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) William Dekraker, VA, Integrity Wrestling Club Isaiah Delgado, UT, Brunson UVRTC Haiden Drury, Brunson UVRTCC Simon Graeber, ID, Southern Oregon RTC Maxwell Haban, CA, California Dominic Hargrove, VA, Patriot Elite Wrestling Club Noah Ingram, ID, Madison Wrestling Club Lucas Jeetan, CA, UC San Diego Joshua Koderhandt, IL, Navy Wrestling Club Bryce Kresho, GA, Diplomat Wrestling Club Tony Lucas, OR, Oregon Jaden Machado, TX, Texas Thomas McCane, FL, Applied Pressure Wrestling Gabriel McDaniel, GA, Georgia Joseph McKenna, OK, Cowboy RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Jesse Mendez, OH, Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Pablo Monreal, CO, All Navy Wrestling Leo Rodriguez, CO, All Navy Wrestling Ethan Rossi, CO, Colorado Suhrab Sarwary, CA, California Luke Schroeder, WY, Mustang Wrestling Club Luke Simcox, PA, Tar Heel Wrestling Club Marcus Spallino, AZ, Arizona Esmat Sultani, CA, California Jonathan Tanguma, WA, Husky Wrestling Club Connor Thorpe, WI, Panther Wrestling Club RTC Aden Valencia, CA, California RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Levi Waller, CA, Mt. San Antonio College Nicc Wells, OH, Cincy RTC Real Woods, MI, Cliff Keen Wrestling Club Carter Young, OK, Cowboy RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) 70 kg Islam Abdullaev, CA, Sierra Kidz Bryce Andonian, OH, Southeast RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Jackson Arrington, PA, Wolfpack WC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Ethan Basile, FL, Panther Wrestling Club RTC Garrett Bass, OH, Green Machine Wrestling Club Joshua Benson, ID, East Idaho Steelheads Wrestling Amari Brown, WA, FordDynastyWrestlingClub Daniel Cardenas, CO, California Regional Training Center Giovanni Cassioppi, IL, Illinois Theodore Cha, AK, Minnesota - RTC Issac Chavarria, CO, Western Colorado Wrestling Club Jonah Chew, HI, Ewa/HI Bred Wrestling Club Tyree Dashiell, GA, Georgia Yianni Diakomihalis, NY, Spartan Combat RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Kyle Dutton, MO, Victory Wrestling John Faczak, CO, Adams State Eddie Fuentes, MI, Michigan Mohammad Bilal Ghiasi, CA, United Wrestling Club Jackie Gold, NY, New York James Green, NE, Nebraska RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Mitchel Hrnyak, MI, FHC Mat Club Jaivon Jones, OH, Arkansas Regional Training Center Lucas Kapusta, PA, Mat Town USA Brayton Lee, IN, Indiana RTC Will Lewan, IL, Cliff Keen Wrestling Club Fernando Luna, CO, Colorado Alec McDoulett, OK, Oklahoma Dylan Moreno, CA, California Dayne Morton, MN, Cyclone Regional Training Center Dean Noble, CO, Western Colorado Wrestling Club Gabriel Onorato, NJ, Glenville State RTC Alec Pantaleo, MI, Cliff Keen WC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Ian Parker, VA, Cavalier Wrestling Club Veysel Pekince, CA, Team Thunder Wrestling Club Drew Roberts, WA, Minnesota - RTC Brayden Roberts, WV, West Virginia Federico Robles, AZ, Arizona Brock Rogers, CA, Unattached Cutter Sheets, OK, Cowboy RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Nikolas Slatoff, NV, Aniciete Training Club Yahya Thomas, IL, New Jersey RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Devin Tortorice, WI, Team Tortorice Wrestling Mike VanBrill, NJ, Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club Joshua Ward, TN, Spartan Wrestling Club Hayden Watson, IN, Charleston Regional Training Center Cody Welker, WI, Team Nazar Training Center John Wiley, OK, Oklahoma Regional Training Center Deondre Wilson, IN, Legends of Gold Wrestling Doug Zapf, PA, Pennsylvania RTC 74 kg Robert Adams, AZ, AJ Wrestling Club Hassan Alexander, CA, California Francisco Ayala, WY, Mustang Wrestling Club Terrell Barraclough, UT, Brunson UVRTC Joey Bianchi, WI, Arkansas Regional Training Center Max Brignola, NJ, Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC David Carr, IA, Cyclone RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Andres Cervantes, NV, Nevada Mathias Collins, WA, Menlo Wrestling Club Nicholas Dehart CA, California Jesse Dellavecchia, NY, Blue & Gold Wrestling Club Trever Devestern, CA, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Grant Eklund, CA, California DeShon Gallegos, CO, Skyview Wolverine Wrestling Club Arsena Gogokhiia, CA, Sierra Kidz Michael Gold, NY, New York Peyton Hall, WV, West Virginia Regional Training Center Jesse Hillhouse, AZ, Arizona Jarrett Jacques, MO, Tiger Style Wrestling Club Dajun Johnson, WI, Ranger Wrestling Club Jonathan Ley, FL, Navy Wrestling Club Tyler Lillard, IN, Indiana RTC Damon McGee, VA, Patriot Elite Wrestling Club Mitchell Mesenbrink, PA, NLWC/TMWC Derrick Meza, CA, Surfsidw X Wrestling Quincy Monday, NJ, New Jersey RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Drayden Morton, MN, West Coast Regional Training Center Elroy Perkin, CO, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Daniel Richardson, CA, All Navy Wrestling Cael Robb, MN, Pinnacle Wrestling Club Edward Scott, NC, Wolfpack WC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Nick Stampoulos, NJ, Mat Town USA Kanaipono Tapia, HI, Menlo Wrestling Club Justin Trinh, FL, Florida Anthony Ulaszek, CO, Colorado Steven Villalobos, GA, Garage Boyz Wrestling Luka Wick, CA, SoCal RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) 79 kg Hassan Ajami, MI, Michigan Sam Beckett, PA, NLWC Westley Bockert, AK, IGA Danny Braunagel, IL, Illinois Regional Training Center/Illini WC Talmage Carman, WY, Mustang Wrestling Club Alejandro Castro, MI, Michigan Gunner Cramblett, OH, Ohio Cutler Crandall, NV, Virgin Valley Bulldogs Wrestling Club Mason Espinoza, CA, West Coast Regional Training Center Gino Fluri, NJ, Blairstown Wrestling Club Chase Gearhart, SC, Reverence Wrestling Club Jack Gillis, WI, Ringers Wrestling Club Dean Hamiti Jr, OK, Cowboy RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Bryce Hampton, WI, Wisconsin Taro Harmon, CA, Nighthawks SD WC Rene Hernandez, NV, Las Vegas WC Sean Houston, GA, Backyard Bullies Wrestling Club William Hunter, CO, Colorado Carson Kharchla, OH, Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Christian Komitas, IL, Ranger Wrestling Club Stephen Liebler, NY, Cobra Wrestling Academy Muhamed McBryde, WV, New York Athletic Club David McFadden, NY, Spartan Combat RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Logan Messer, OH, Patriot Elite Wrestling Club Kennedy Monday, NC, New Jersey RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Efren Mozqueda, NV, Las Vegas Wrestling Club Brandon Murray, NJ, Cyclone Regional Training Center Maclaine Percival, WY, Mustang Wrestling Club Justin Phillips, VA, Cavalier Wrestling Club Ty Raines, NY, New York Kevin Reynolds, GA, Viking Wrestling Club (IA) Ethan Riddle, WI, Minnesota - RTC Angel Romo, CA, California Jack Thomsen, IA, Panther Wrestling Club RTC Dwight Weimer, Jr., CA, North County Wrestling Club Jaison White, MA, New England Regional Training Center Clayton Whiting, WI, Minnesota - RTC Evan Wick, CA, SoCal RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Evan Yant, IA, Panther Wrestling Club RTC 86 kg Tanner Baumgartner, CO, Colorado Mesa Wrestling Club Nick Becker, WI, Ranger Wrestling Club Jaden Bullock, MI, Cliff Keen Wrestling Club Mason Buss, OR, Siuslaw High School Wrestling Jason Bynarowricz, CO, Colorado Mesa Wrestling Club Adrian Chavez-Morales, OR, Southern Oregon Regional Training Marcus Coleman, IA, Cyclone RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) James Conway, MD, Diplomat Wrestling Club Joshua Cordio, MA, Massachusetts Joshua Cortez, CA, California Cael Crebs, PA, Navy Wrestling Club Marcus Curry, CA, Ford Dynasty Kyle Dake, PA, NLWC/TMWC Vladislav Egorov, WA, Peninsula Wrestling Club Dylan Fishback, OH, Wolfpack WC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Hunter Gonzalez, CA, California Julian Gonzalez, AZ, Arizona Justin Grant, FL, Florida Benjamin Green, CA, California Reece Heller, IL, Pittsburgh Wrestling Club Devan Hendricks, OH, Knights RTC Daniel Hernandez, CA, Gus' Garage Parker Keckeisen, IA, Panther Wrestling Club RTC Kyle Knudtson, OR, Crook County High School Wrestling Chance Marsteller, PA, New Jersey RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Colin Merkley, AZ, Arizona Benjamin Mower, OK, Cowboy RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Damen Pape, NE, Wolves Wrestling Club Dustin Plott, OK, Cowboy RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Jerry Reeves, OR, Oregon Jersey Robb, OK, Cowboy RTC/ Titan Mercury WRestling Club (TMWC) Jacob Taylor, CO, Spartan Combat RTC Brayden Thompson, OK, Cowboy RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Joe Trygstad, CO, Unattached Zahid Valencia, OK, Cowboy RTC Eric Washington, MD, Maryland Rocco Welsh, PA, KD Training Center Daniel Williams, MD, Navy Wrestling Club 92 kg Chase Anderson, OR, Southern Oregon Outlaws Jordan Blanchard, WI, Ranger Wrestling Club Patrick Brophy, SC, Charleston Regional Training Center Cameron Caffey, IL, Michigan Wrestling Club Jack Davis, DE, Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC Kohl Drake, FL, Florida Luke Duthie, PA, Pennsylvania Chad Gerlach, AK, Alaska Rodsean Graham, IL Jacob Hansen, CA, California Trent Hidlay, NC, Wolfpack WC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Braden Homsey, NC, North Carolina Michael Macchiavello, PA, Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Kody Marschner, IL, Mustang Wrestling Club Shamil Murtazaliev, NY, New York Gavin Nelson, MN, Minnesota - RTC Edward Nelson, CA, Colorado Mesa University Kalob Runyon, IA, Panther Wrestling Club RTC Armando Sandoval, CA, NWS Eric Schultz, IL, Nebraska RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Seth Shumate, OH, Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Aeoden Sinclair, WI, Tiger Style Wrestling Club Donovan Sprouse, VA, Patriot Elite Wrestling Club Hayden Walters, OR, Cliff Keen Wrestling Club Jack Wehmeyer, PA, New York City RTC 97 kg Terrell Adkins, TX, NB Elite Wrestling Club Nurbolot Adyl uulu, PA, Silent Victory Training Center/ Young Guns Wrestling Club Jay Aiello, VA, Penn RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Braden Baumgartner, CO, Colorado Mesa Wrestling Club Owen Braungardt, KS, Wichita Training Center Andrew Dean, NV, Nevada Anthony Edson, CA, All Navy Wrestling Massoma Endene, IA, Burg Training Center Gavin Hoffman, PA, Pennsylvania Tyrie Houghton, NC, Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Ian Huston, CA, FordDynastyWrestlingClub Christian Knop, NC, TMWC/Wolfpack RTC Austin Kohlhofer, OH, Ohio Ethan Laird, MD, DMV RTC Zane Lanham, WV, West Virginia Duncan Lee, IA, Cyclone Regional Training Center Nicholas Mason, MI, Laker Wrestling Club Marco Retano, OR, La Grande Mat Club Jerry Robinson-Hagood, SC, South Carolina Mahkyi Smith, UT, Sons Of Atlas Wrestling Club Kyle Snyder, PA, NLWC/TMWC Jett Swain, UT, Utah Gary Traub, OH, Cowboy RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) 125 kg Andrew Blackburn-Forst, IL, Illinois William Christman, WA, Grays Harbor Wrestling Club Jakob (JT) Connors, WA, Menlo Devon Dawson, MN, Northern Illinois RTC Tyler Doyle, CO, Colorado Mesa Wrestling Club Sebastian Echeverria, OR, Southern Oregon University Nick Feldman, PA, Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Chandler Ford, TX, Warrior Trained Wrestling Alexander Graves, CO, Colorado Wyatt Hendrickson, OK, Cowboy RTC / WCAP Trent Hillger, MN, Gopher Wrestling Club Crew Howard IA, Nebraska Golden Eagles Wrestling Club Ben Hughes, OR, Southern Oregon Regional Training Center Christian Lance, MO, Nebraska RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Nathaniel Lennon, NY, New York Colton McKiernan, KS, Tiger Den Wrestling Club Ian Murphy, CA, California Darius Mynar, HI, Beaver Dam regional training center Tashaud Nelson, MN, Norse RTC Ryan Pearl, CA, California Nicolas Rodriguez, ID, Idaho Michael Rogers, PA, West Point Wrestling Club Dino Saracco Jr, CO, All American Wrestling Academy Nathan Schauer, ND, Wolves Wrestling Club Alex Semenenko, NY, Brown Regional Training Center Lucas Stoddard, OH, West Point Wrestling Club Joshua Terrill, MI , Michigan Wrestling Club Demetrius Thomas, RI, Trevor Tinker, CA, Central Coast Regional Training Center Jordan Wood, PA, New York Athletic Club Hayden Zillmer, MN, Gopher Wrestling Club

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The news from the transfer portal doesn’t slow down on Easter Sunday. Today, a pair of All-Americans announced their transfer destinations. First was Ethan Stiles, a 2025 NCAA sixth-place finisher at 149 lbs. He has committed to Ohio State. Stiles took over starting duties for the Beavers in mid-January and never looked back. After a loss in his 149 lb debut, Stiles reeled off seven straight wins to end the regular season. His victims during that stretch were quite impressive - Jordan Williams, Jaden Abas, Chance Lamer, and Lachlan McNeil. He’d eventually finish second at the Pac-12 championship and earn the #12 seed at nationals. Stiles advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals after a shocking 8-0 major decision win over four-time All-American Kyle Parco of Iowa. Though he lost in the quarters, Stiles was able to regroup and pinned Malyke Hines in the opening period to secure All-American honors. Provided he can continue to make 149 lbs, Stiles will be a perfect fit for the Buckeyes. Ohio State’s two-time All-American Dylan D’Emilio exhausted his final year of eligibility in 2024-25 and there was no clear-cut successor to D’Emilio on the roster. Stiles’ addition gives the Buckeyes three All-Americans in their potential 2025-26 lineup and they could potentially field a lineup with nine returning national qualifiers. The other past All-American on the move also involves the state of Ohio. Peyten Kellar is moving from one OU to another. He’s transferring from Ohio to Oklahoma. Kellar shocked the crowd in Kansas City at the 2024 NCAA Championships when he pinned All-American’s Ed Scott and Bryce Andonian, and won a shootout with Peyton Robb before taking fifth place. Kellar’s fifth-place finish led to a selection in the 2024 NWCA All-Star Classic. Kellar was beaten by Penn State’s Tyler Kasak, 4-2 on Kasak’s home mat. Kellar’s 2024-25 campaign ended in December as he sported a 10-2 official record. He notched notable wins over Johnny Lovett and Chase Saldate. The transfer of Kellar will be a welcome addition to a Sooner lineup that did not have a national qualifier at 157 lbs in 2024-25. Oklahoma also did not manage to put any wrestlers on the national podium. The former Bobcat All-American can provide experience in an Oklahoma lineup that might feature a handful of freshmen (redshirt/true). Stiles will have two years of eligibility remaining. Kellar has one, perhaps two years of eligibility.

The 2025 US Open is just around the corner. The Senior Men’s Greco-Roman tournament is a bit different than the freestyle tournaments. This event will also be known as the World Team Trials for Greco-Roman, so the stakes are as high as ever. A berth on the 2025 World Team will be hanging in the balance in Las Vegas. Since this is a World Team Trials event, the finals will use a best-of-three format. With this being the final qualifying tournament for making the 2025 World Team - all the stars that you would expect to see in Greco competition will be on hand. Below are the Greco-Roman entries as of Saturday morning (4/19). Registration will continue until 4/20. 55 kg Jeffrey Brewer, CA, California Jakason Burks, NE, MWC Wrestling Academy Kenneth Crosby, CO, NMU-National Training Center Jurane Culbreath, IL, Chicago WC Peter Del Gallo, ME, South Side WC Fabian Gutierrez, NY, West Point WC Ray Ray Harris, CA, Tiger WC Tyler Klein, WI, Dubuque RTC Brady Koontz, IA, Dubuque RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Jayden Raney, KY, NYAC Eathon Rider, CA, Central Valley RTC Zachary Silvis, MN, Minn Storm/NYAC Billy Sullivan, CO, Army (WCAP) 60 kg Max Black, MI, NYAC/NMU Jayden Carson, MO, Arkansas Regional Training Center Elijah Cortez, CA, Gilroy High School Wrestling Isaiah Cortez, CA, Daniel Cormier Wrestling Club Joseph Couch, MD, West Point Wrestling Club Paxton Creese, MN, Minn Storm/NYAC Roberto Estrada, CO, Western Colorado Wrestling Club Carson Jackson, OR, Thunder Mountain Wrestling Club Dylan Koontz, IA, Dubuque RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) David Medina, TN, Southeast Regional Training Center Randon Miranda, CA, NYAC Phillip Moomey, NE, Neb/NYAC Rhett Peak, OK, NYAC Zane Richards, IL, Illinois RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Dalton Roberts, CO, Army (WCAP) Camden Russell, NE, Neb/Nyac King Sandoval, DC, DMV RTC 63 kg Ryu Brown, SC, Sons Of Thunder Wrestling Ruben Calderon, TX, Paradigm Wrestling Ellis Coleman, CO, Army (WCAP) Kaden Ercanbrack, UT, NMU-National Training Center Ildar Hafizov, CO, Army (WCAP) Savion Haywood, IL, Iguana Wrestling Club Logan James, IA, MWC Wrestling Academy Lukas Kanownik, ID, NMU-National Training Center Jace Koelzer, CO, Bear Cave Wrestling Club Riley Lomenick, IL, USOTC Austin Long, VA, Clinic Wrestling Ty Lydic, PA, New York Athletic Club Robert Pinto, CA, California Laturey Villegas, NV, All-Air Force 67 kg Jaxon Bearden, UT, Team Prestige Wrestling Otto Black, CO, NYAC/Colorado Top Team Wrestling Club Issac Chavarria, CO, Western Colorado Wrestling Club Connor DeBorde, MN, Minnesota Storm Richard Fedalen, MD, New York City RTC Justin Feldman, OH, South West Washington Wrestling Club Xavier Johnson, CO, Army (WCAP) Maddox Khalimsky, IL, NMU-National Training Center Taylor LaMont, NY, West Point Wrestling Club Nicholas Leonetti, ID, Suples Wrestling Club Pablo Monreal, CO, All Navy Wrestling Duncan Nelson, IL, Air Force WCAP Dean Noble, CO, Western Colorado Wrestling Club Alston Nutter, CO, Army (WCAP) Dylan Phelps, MI, Olivet Wrestling Club Noah Rice, PA, LAW Farrokh Safaeinejad, FL, Florida Logan Savvy, FL, New York Athletic Club David Stepanian, MI, New York Athletic Club 72 kg Tyler Antoniak, NE, MWC/NYAC Riley Briggs, CA, NMU-National Training Center DeShon Gallegos, CO, Skyview Wolverine Wrestling Club Nicholas Janowitz, TX, Patriot Wrestling Club Aliaksandr Kikiniou, CA, NYAC Conrado Lopez, CA, Unattached Fresno Brett McIntosh, WY, Wyoming Wrestling Reg Training Ctr Charles McKune, KY, NMU-National Training Center Ivan Morris, CO, Northern Colorado Wrestling Club Peter Ogunsanya, TX, Army (WCAP) Alec Ortiz, MN, Minnesota Storm Clay Radenz, ND, Bison Wrestling Club Peyton Robb, MN, Neb/NYAC Brayden Roberts, WV, LIRTC Alejandro Sancho, CO, Army (WCAP) Will Scherer, MO, Combat W.C. School of Wrestling Max Schierl, WI, NMU-National Training Center TJ Schierl, WI, Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Justus Scott, CO, Army (WCAP) Jadon Skellenger, ID, Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC Dylan Straley, WA, Southern Oregon RTC Grady Tisdale, GA, Betterman Elite Steven Villalobos, GA, Garage Boyz Wrestling Noah Wachsmuth, OR, New York Athletic Club Bobby Yama*I poop my pants, don't laugh at me*a, CO, All Navy Wrestling 77 kg Drew Allgeyer, MI, NYAC/Minn Storm Ethan Barr, MO, Golden Pride WC Kamal Bey, CO, Army (WCAP) Patrick Curran, IL, NMU/NYAC Tyler Eischens, MN, Tar Heel Wrestling/NYAC Hunter Harwood, OR, Southern Oregon RTC Rene Hernandez, NV, Las Vegas Wrestling Club Dayton Hill, OK, Valley Wrestling Club Britton Holmes, CO, Army (WCAP) Hedayat Kabiri Moghadam, CA, World Team Training Center Arvin Khosravy, CA, West Point WC Aliaksandr Kikiniou, CA, NYAC Justin McCunn, IA, Viking Wrestling Club Quinlan Nelson, IL, Illinois Glenn Rhees, MO, Greater Heights Daniel Richardson, CA, All Navy Wrestling Aydin Rix McElhinney, ME, NYAC/NMU Kai Simmons, HI, Northern Michigan University (NMU) Caden Young, WI, NYAC 82 kg Adrian Artsisheuskiy, NY, NYAC Tanner Baumgartner, CO, Colorado Mesa WC Andrew Berreyesa, NV, NYAC Tommy Brackett, CO, NYAC Talmage Carman, WY, Mustang WC Luke Ciampa, NJ, LVWRTC Tyler Cunningham, NE, NYAC Ryan Epps, MN, Army WCAP Achilles Evans, CO, Betterman Elite Wrestling Jack Gillis, WI, Ringers WC Alex Hamm, FL, Florida Michael Higgins, MI, NMU Arian Khosravy, CA, California Beka Melelashvili, PA, NYAC Jesse Porter, NY, NYAC Fritz Schierl, MN, Storm/NYAC Aidan Squier, CT, Combat W.C. School of Wrestling Ryan Whittle, PA, Atlas WC 87 kg Tyson Beauperthuy, CO, Tiger WC Zachary Braunagel, IL, Illinois Regional Training Center/Illini WC Mason Buss, OR, Mustang WC Marcus Curry, CA, Ford Dynasty Daniel Eubanks, NV, NMU-National Training Center Jonathon Fagen, ID, JG Hunter Gonzalez, CA, California Payton Jacobson, MI, NMU/NYAC Kyle Knudtson, OR, Crook County HS Wrestling Jordan Lara, NM, 505 WC Damen Pape, NE, Wolves WC Christian Rouleau, MN, Storm/NYAC Spencer Woods, CO, Army (WCAP) Keenan Wyatt, AL, Knights RTC 97 kg Michael Altomer, NY, Curby/NYAC Braden Baumgartner, CO, Colorado Mesa WC Nicholas Boykin, OH, Ohio Austin Craig, WA, All Navy Wrestling Anthony Edson, CA, All Navy Wrestling Orry Elor, CA, NYAC Timothy Eubanks, NV, NMU-National Training Center Michial Foy, CO, Army (WCAP) Austin Harris, GA, Club Lucha Ian Huston, CA, Ford Dynasty WC Austin Kohlhofer, OH, West Point WC Cade Lautt, NC, NYAC/THWC Jayden Loehnig, CA, Golden State WC Kody Marschner, IL, Mustang WC Brandon Marshall, IA, Big Game Wrestling Club David Tate Orndorff, WA, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Eli Pannell, IL, Dubuque RTC Josef Rau, IL, Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC) Eric Schwark, OR, Ashland WC George Sikes, FL, NYAC Jayden Tadeo-Gosal, CA, NMU-National Training Center Timothy Young, IL, Army (WCAP) 130 kg Daimon Altamirano, NM, 505 Wrestling Club Aden Attao, OR, NYAC Brandon Ballard, MN, Frontier WC Max Balow, MN, Viking RTC Adam Coon, MI, CKWC/NYAC Donald DeGarmo, AL, All-Air Force Cameron Dubose, WA, Mustang WC Sebastian Echeverria, OR, Southern Oregon University Tom Foote, MA, NYAC Courtney Freeman, NC, All-Marine James Hustoles, MI, NMU-National Training Center Nathaniel Lennon, NY, Valhalla Training Center Keith Miley, AR, Ark/NYAC Tashaud Nelson, MN, Norse RTC Michael Rogers, PA, West Point WC Cohlton Schultz, AZ, Atreus WC

St. Charles East

One of the top remaining uncommitted juniors in the country, #12 overall Dom Munaretto (St. Charles East, IL), changed his status to committed this afternoon as he gave a verbal to Ohio State University. In addition to Munaretto’s ranking among the Class of 2026, he finished the 2024-25 campaign ranked fourth in the nation at 120 lbs. Munaretto is a two-time U17 world champion - winning first in 2022 at 45 kg and again in 2024 at 51 kg, both in freestyle. In 2024, Munaretto also represented the United States at the U17 World Championships in Greco-Roman; however, he did not earn a medal. Domestically, Munaretto has placed at the Walsh Ironman on three occasions. He won the 106 lb bracket as a freshman in 2022 and was seventh and third in the following seasons. Munaretto has also made the Super 32 podium twice - taking sixth in 2022 and finishing as a runner-up in 2023. Munaretto will be in action next week at the U20 US Open as he is registered at the 57 kg weight class. At the next level, Munaretto projects as a 133 lber. Ohio State has Munaretto’s old high school teammate Ben Davino as a true freshman. Davino had an excellent redshirt season going 19-1 and will push for the starting role in 2025-26. He could move up to 141 in the future. In addition to Ohio State; Illinois, Indiana, and Nebraska were finalists for Munaretto. Last fall, he visited those four schools along with Arizona State.

STILLWATER, Okla. - The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Thursday announced the state winners of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award (DSHSEA). The Hall of Fame’s High School Excellence Awards are proudly sponsored by the Hyman Family, whose generous support and passion for the sport help ensure the continued recognition and development of wrestling’s next generation. The DSHSEA was established in 1996 to honor Olympic and World champion Dave Schultz, whose career was cut short when he was murdered in January 1996. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member in 1997 and as a member of the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016. The DSHSEA recognizes and celebrates the nation’s most outstanding high school senior male wrestlers for their excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, citizenship, and community service. “The recipients of our Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award represent an exceptional group of young men who have set the standard for achievement — excelling not only in the classroom and on the wrestling mat, but also through leadership and service to their communities,” said NWHOF Executive Director Lee Roy Smith. “We are incredibly grateful to our selection committees for their thoughtful and dedicated efforts in choosing such outstanding ambassadors for our sport. “It’s a privilege to honor these student-athletes, and we take great pride in following their continued success at the collegiate and international levels — both in competition and academics — as they grow into the next generation of leaders and role models in wrestling.” DSHSEA winners are evaluated and selected on the basis of three criteria: success and standout performances and sportsmanship in wrestling; review of GPA and class rank, academic honors and distinctions; and participation in activities that demonstrate commitment to character and community. The Central Region, Midwest Region, Northeast Region, Southeast Region and West Region winners will be announced on April 24 and the national winner will be announced on April 30. The Hall of Fame announced the state winners of the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award (TSHSEA) on Wednesday. The TSHSEA recognizes and celebrates the nation’s most outstanding high school senior female wrestlers for their excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, citizenship, and community service. The TSHSEA regional winners will be announced on April 23 and the national winner will be announced on April 29. Regional winners for both awards are selected from state winners, and the national winners will be chosen from the regional winners. The regions and the states that they are comprised of are: West (11) - Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming Midwest (10) - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin Central (7) - Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas Southeast (11) - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia Northeast (11) - Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont The TSHSEA and DSHSEA national winners will be honored during the 48th Honors Weekend at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum on June 6 and 7 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. To purchase tickets for Honors Weekend, visit https://bit.ly/2025NWHOFHonorsWeekendTickets. The Hall of Fame accepts nominations for its high school excellence awards from state chapters and coaches. The nominations are reviewed by a committee, which selects state and regional winners. The committee then determines the national winners from the regional winners. Coleman Scott (2004) and Logan Stieber (2010) became the first DSHSEA national winners to be inducted as Distinguished Members of the Hall of Fame when they were inducted in 2024. Cael Sanderson, who was the Utah and West Region winner of the DSHSEA in 1997, and Jake Varner, who was the California winner of the DSHEA in 2005, are also Distinguished Members of the Hall of Fame. National winners of the DSHSEA have combined to win 20 NCAA Division I individual titles led by four-time champion Logan Stieber (2010), three-time winner Zain Retherford (2013) and two-time winners David Carr (2018), Steven Mocco (2001), David Taylor (2009), Teyon Ware (2002) and Zahid Valencia (2015). 2025 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award State Winners State - Name, High School, Hometown, College Attending Alabama - Yanik Simon, Huntsville High School, Huntsville Alaska - Jacob Strausbaugh, Soldotna High School, Soldotna, Cornerstone University (Not for Wrestling) Arizona - Sergio Vega, Sunnyside High School, Tucson, Oklahoma State University Arkansas - Ryan Rogers, Central Arkansas Christian School, Little Rock, McKendree University California - Daniel Zepeda, Gilroy High School, Gilroy, North Carolina State University Colorado - Traven Sharon, Home Schooled, Ordway, University of Wyoming Connecticut - Scott Romano, Joel Barlow High School, West Redding Delaware - Malachi Stratton, Sussex Central High School, Frankford Florida - Maximus Brady, Mariner High School, Cape Coral, University of Northern Iowa Georgia - Dominic Bambinelli, Mill Creek High School, Hoschton, University of Missouri Hawaii - Tyger Ta'am, Moanalua High School, Honolulu, Menlo College Idaho - Matthew Martino, Bishop Kelly High School, Eagle, Princeton University Illinois - Seth Mendoza, Mount Carmel High School, Mokena, University of Missouri Indiana - Jake Hockaday, Brownsburg High School, Pittsboro, Nebraska University Iowa - Kyler Knaack, Don Bosco High School, Gilbertville, University of Northern Iowa Kansas - Taye Wilson, Pratt High School, Pratt, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Kentucky - Isaac Johns, Woodford County High School, Nicholasville, Bellarmine University Louisiana - Richie Clementi, Brother Martin High School, Slidell, California Baptist University Maine - Eli Potter, Wells High School, Wells Maryland - Calvin Kraisser, Centennial High School, Ellicott City, Frostburg State University Massachusetts - Sid Tildsley, Shawsheen Tech, Billerica Michigan - Sebastian Martinez, Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, Lincoln Park, United States Air Force Academy Minnesota - Landon Robideau, St. Michael-Albertville High School, St. Michael, Oklahoma State University Mississippi - Jaiden Gipson, Oxford High School, Oxford Missouri - Hank Benter, Hickman High School, Columbia, University of Missouri Montana - Zach Morse, Billings West High School, Billings, Northern State University, Aberdeen South Dakota Nebraska - Tyson Terry, Omaha North High School, Omaha, University of Nebraska Nevada - Manuel Saldate, Sports Leadership & Management of Nevada, Las Vegas, Oregon State New Hampshire - David Pento Jr., Londonderry High School, Londonderry New Jersey - Harvey Ludington, Brick Memorial High School, Brick, University of Iowa New Mexico - Mason Posa, La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, Wisconsin (Football) New York - PJ Duke, Minisink Valley High School, Slate Hill, Penn State University North Carolina - Liam Hickey, Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, University of North Carolina North Dakota - Mark DeForest, Bismarck High School, Bismarck, University of Mary Ohio - Marcus Blaze, Perrysburg High School, Perrysburg, Penn State University Oklahoma - LaDarion Lockett, Stillwater High School, Stillwater, Oklahoma State University Oregon - Oscar Doces, West Linn High School, West Linn Pennsylvania - Aaron Seidel, Northern Lebanon High School, Jonestown, Virginia Tech Rhode Island - Preston Marchessault, Ponaganset High School, Cranston, Brown University South Carolina - Cason Howle, Greenwood High School, Greenwood, North Carolina State University South Dakota - Moses Gross, Huron High School, Huron Tennessee - Maximus Norman, Baylor School, Abingdon, Brown University Texas - Caio Aron, The Woodlands College Park High School, Willis, California Baptist University Utah - Geronimo Rivera, Layton High School, Hooper, Utah Valley University Vermont - Elias Kalat, Spaulding High School, Rochester Virginia - Tyler Hood, St. Christopher's School, Chesterfield, United States Naval Academy Washington - Alan Salguero Jr., Orting High School, Puyallup, Colorado Mesa University West Virginia - Brock Kehler, University High School, Morgantown, West Virginia University Wisconsin - Daniel Heiser, Evansville High School, Oregon, University of Missouri Wyoming - Liam Fox, Cheyenne East High School, Cheyenne, Western Wyoming Community College All-Time National Winners of Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award 2024 - Aeoden Sinclair, Milton High School, Edgerton, Wisconsin 2023 - Cael Hughes, Stillwater High School, Glencoe, Oklahoma 2022 - Cory Land, Moody High School, Moody, Alabama 2021 - Alex Facundo, Davison High School, Essexville, Michigan 2020 - Braxton Amos, Parkersburg South High School, Mineral Wells, West Virginia (Freestyle Junior World Champion and Greco-Roman Junior World Bronze Medalist) 2019 - Cohlton Schultz, Ponderosa High School, Parker, Colorado (Greco-Roman Cadet World Champion) 2018 - David Carr, Perry High School, Massillon, Ohio (NCAA Champion and Junior World Champion) 2017 - Daton Fix, Charles Page High School, Sand Springs, Oklahoma (World Silver Medalist, Junior World Champion and 2X Junior World Bronze Medalist) 2016 - Mark Hall II, Apple Valley High School, Apple Valley, Minnesota (NCAA Champion, 2X Junior World Champion and Cadet World Champion) 2015 - Zahid Valencia, St. John Bosco High School, Bellflower, California (2X NCAA Champion and Junior World Silver Medalist) 2014 - Chance Marsteller, Kennard-Dale High School, Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania 2013 - Zain Retherford, Benton Area High School, Benton, Pennsylvania (3X NCAA Champion and World Silver Medalist) 2012 - Taylor Massa, St. Johns High School, St. Johns, Michigan 2011 - Morgan McIntosh, Calvary Chapel High School, Santa Ana, California 2010 - Logan Stieber, Monroeville High School, Monroeville, Ohio (World Champion and 4X NCAA Champion) 2009 - David Taylor, Graham High School, St. Paris, Ohio (Olympic Gold Medalist, 2X World Champion, World Silver Medalist and 2X NCAA Champion) 2008 - Jason Chamberlain, Springville High School, Springville, Utah 2007 - Zachary Sanders, Wabasha-Kellogg High School, Wabasha, Minnesota 2006 - David Craig, Brandon High School, Brandon, Florida 2005 - Troy Nickerson, Chenango Forks High School, Chenango Forks, New York (NCAA Champion) 2004 - Coleman Scott, Waynesburg High School, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania (NCAA Champion and Olympic bronze medalist) 2003 - C.P. Schlatter, St. Paris Graham High School, Urbana, Ohio 2002 - Teyon Ware, Edmond North High School, Edmond, Oklahoma (2X NCAA Champion) 2001 - Steven Mocco, Blair Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey (2X NCAA Champion and Olympian) 2000 - Ben Connell, Lugoff-Elgin High School, Lugoff, South Carolina 1999 - Zach Roberson, Blue Valley North West High School, Overland Park, Kansas (NCAA Champion) 1998 - Garrett Lowney, Freedom High School, Appleton, Wisconsin (2X Olympian) and Justin Ruiz, Taylorsville High School, Salt Lake City, Utah (Olympian) 1997 - Jeff Knupp, Walsh Jesuit High School, Akron, Ohio 1996 - David Kjeldgaard, Lewis Central High School, Council Bluffs, Iowa National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum America’s shrine to the sport of wrestling, the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum was founded as a nonprofit organization in 1976 to honor the sport of wrestling, preserve its history, recognize extraordinary individual achievements, and inspire future generations. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame has museums in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Waterloo, Iowa. The Stillwater, Oklahoma, location reopened in June 2016 following a $3.8 million renovation and now features interactive exhibits and electronic kiosks, as well as the opportunity to watch NCAA Championship matches from the 1930s to present day. It also has the John T. Vaughan Hall of Honors where the greatest names in wrestling are recognized, including iconic granite plaques presented to Distinguished Members since the Hall of Fame opened in 1976. The museum has the largest collection of wrestling artifacts and memorabilia in the world, including the most collegiate and Olympic wrestling uniforms. Wrestling truly is for everyone and the diversity and accessibility of the sport continues to be highlighted through exhibits featuring females, African-Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and Latino Americans. There is also a library featuring historical documents, including NCAA guides and results, as well as books on the sport. For more information about the Hall of Fame, please visit www.NWHOF.org.

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