U.S. Open and U.S. World Team Trials seeds set, brackets released for Friday action in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Seeds have been determined for the men’s freestyle U.S. Open and the Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle U.S. World Team Trials tournaments set to begin tomorrow at South Point Arena.


The men’s freestyle competition will be contested over the next two days, running through the semifinals on Friday and concluding with medal rounds and championship finals on Saturday. The number of seeds per weight class were determined on a case-by-case basis by the seeding committee.


On the World Team Trials side, four weight classes will be contested to completion on Friday in both Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle. The Greco-Roman weights wrestling tomorrow are 66 kg, 80 kg, 98 kg, 130 kg. Taking the mats for women’s freestyle on Friday will be 53 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg and 69 kg.


The seeding committees for both Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle seeded every athlete entered in each weight class. Only the weight classes wrestling on Friday have been seeded. The remaining Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle weights wrestling on Saturday will be seeded tomorrow following weigh ins.


Complete brackets for all three Senior-level events can be found on Flowrestling’s FloArena platform. Flowrestling will provide a live stream of all the action from Las Vegas tomorrow beginning at 9 a.m. (PT).

U.S. Open and U.S. World Team Trials Brackets on FloArena

Men’s Freestyle U.S. Open Seeds

57 kg/125.5 lbs.

1. Anthony Ramos, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sunkist Kids)

2. Nahshon Garrett, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)

3.  Alan Waters, Columbia, Mo. (Missouri Wrestling Foundation)

4. Nathan Tomasello, Parma, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC)

5. Nico Megaludis, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)

6. Obe Blanc, Apex, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)

7. Zach Sanders, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

8. Jesse Delgado, Savoy, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC)

9. Frank Perrelli, Charlottesville, Va. (Titan Mercury WC)

61 kg/134 lbs.

1. Jayson Ness, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

2. Kendric Maple, West Lafayette, Ind. (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Cody Brewer, Evanston, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC/Chicago RTC)

4.  Seth Gross, Rosemount, Minn. (Jackrabbit WC)

5. Joe Colon, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)

6. Christopher Dardanes, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC)

7. Josh Kindig, Durham, N.C. (Tar Heel WC)

8. Andrew Hochstrasser, Boise, Idaho (Titan Mercury WC)

65 kg/143 lbs.

1. Frank Molinaro, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)

2. Zain Retherford, Benton, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)

3. Jordan Oliver, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)

4. Jimmy Kennedy, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Michigan RTC)

5. Evan Henderson, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)

6. Kellen Russell, Ann Arbor, Mich. (New York AC/Cliff Keen WC)

7. Nick Dardanes, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC)

8. Mario Mason, Moorestown, N.J. (Lehigh Valley WC)

70 kg/154 lbs.

1. James Green, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Jason Chamberlain, Fresno, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Nazar Kulchytskyy, Madison, Wis. (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Chase Pami, Philadelphia, Pa. (Sunkist Kids/Pennsylvania RTC)

5. Jason Nolf, Yatesboro, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)

6. Hunter Stieber, Norman, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)

7. Jason Welch, Evanston, Ill. (Titan Mercury WC)

8. Dylan Ness, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

9. Nathaniel Carr, McDonald, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC)

10. Santiago Martinez, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley WC)

74 kg/163 lbs.

1. Jordan Burroughs, Lincoln, Neb. (Sunkist Kids)

2. Kyle Dake, Ithaca, N.Y. (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Alex Dieringer, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Chris Perry, Stillwater, Okla. (Titan Mercury WC)

5. Kevin LeValley, Lewisburg, Pa. (Buffalo Valley RTC)

6. Quinton Godley, Raleigh, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)

7. Vladyslav Dombrovskiy, State College, Pa. (U.S. Army WCAP)

8. Dan Vallimont, Philadelphia, Pa. (New York AC/Pennsylvania RTC)

86 kg/189 lbs.

1. David Taylor, State College, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Richard Perry, Philadelphia, Pa. (New York AC/Pennsylvania RTC)

3. Austin Trotman, Lincoln, Neb. (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Nick Heflin, Princeton, N.J. (Princeton WC)

5. Gabe Dean, Lowell, Mich. (Titan Mercury WC)

6. Bo Nickal, Allen, Texas (Nittany Lion WC)

7. Josh Asper, Annapolis, Md. (Navy-Marine Corps Mat Club)

8. Pete Renda, Raleigh, N.C. (Wolfpack WC)

9. Vic Avery, Edinboro, Pa. (Titan Mercury WC)

10. Tim Dudley, Columbia, S.C. (Nebraska RTC)

11. Timmy McCall, Raleigh, N.C. (Titan Mercury WC)

97 kg/213 lbs.

1. Micah Burak, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Kyven Gadson, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)

3. Nathan Burak, Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye WC)

4. Ty Walz, Cleveland, Ohio (Titan Mercury WC)

5. Kallen Kleinschmidt, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)

6. Blaize Cabell, Cedar Falls, Iowa (Panther WC)

7. Josh Manu, North Providence, R.I. (Navy-Marine Corps Mat Club)

125 kg/275 lbs.

1. Zachery Rey, Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh Valley WC)

2. Dom Bradley, Ames, Iowa (Sunkist Kids)

3. Nick Gwiazdowski, Raleigh, N.C. (New York AC)

4. Anthony Nelson, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

5. Justin Grant, Easton, Pa. (New York AC)

6. Bobby Telford, Iowa City, Iowa (Titan Mercury WC/Hawkeye WC)

Women’s Freestyle World Team Trials Seeds

53 kg/116.5 lbs.

1. Whitney Conder, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

2. Haley Augello, Lockport, Ill. (New York AC)

3. Deanna Betterman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

4. Amy Fearnside, Jamestown, N.D. (Titan Mercury WC)

5. Ronna Heaton, Brookings, S.D. (Sunkist Kids)

6. Dajan Treder, Anchorage, Alaska (Jimmie WC)

7. Casssidy Jasperson, League City, Texas (Aires WC)

8. Christina Powell, Powder Springs, Ga. (Missouri Valley WC)

9. Taylor Resuriz, League City, Texas (Bearcat WC)

10. Autumn Gordon, Sugar Grove, Ohio (unattached)

11. Lindsey Spjut, Montgomery, Texas (Bearcat WC)

12. Mayra Ramirez, El Paso, Texas (Wayland Baptist)

13. Kasey Baynon, Statesboro, Ga. (Team Georgia)

60 kg/132 lbs.

’16 World medalist advances to the Trials Finals series – Alli Ragan, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)
World Team Trials Tournament Seeds

1. Carla Ponce, El Paso, Texas (Aires WC)

2. Francesca Giorgio, West Lawn, Pa. (Simon Fraser)

3. Koral Sugiyama, Pocatello, Idaho (Campbellsville WC)

4. Nicole Joseph, Camarillo, Calif. (King University)

5. Chloe Spencer, Ephrata, Wash. (Choker WC)

6. Arian Carpio, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids)

7. Darla Allen, San Antonio, Texas, (Bearcat WC)

8. Cheyenne Bates, Doyline, La. (Wayland Baptist)

63 kg/138.5 lbs.

1. Jennifer Page, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Mallory Velte, Sacramento, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Randi Beltz, Chesterfield, Mo. (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Maya Nelson, Denver, Colo. (Sunkist Kids)

5. Alexis Porter, Ballston Lake, N.Y. (New York AC)

6. Jenna Burkert, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

7. Forrest Molinari, Benicia, Calif. (Titan Mercury WC)

8. Mariana Briceno, Simi Valley, Calif. (Wayland Baptist)

69 kg/152 lbs.

1. Elena Pirozhkova, New York, N.Y. (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Tamyra Mensah, Katy, Texas (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Rachel Watters, Ankeny, Iowa (New York AC)

4. Niauni Hill, Belleville, Ill. (Lindenwood-Belleville)

5. Hannah Gladden, Gadsden, Ala. (University of the Cumberlands)

6. Alexandria Glaude, West Sacramento, Calif. (Bearcat WC)

7. Margaret Douma, Napa, Calif. (Aries WC)

8. Andrea Sennett, Wheeling, Ill. (Bearcat WC)

Greco-Roman World Team Trials Seeds

66 kg/145 lbs.

1. Ellis Coleman, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

2. Alejandro Sancho, Miami, Fla. (New York AC)

3. Anthonie Linares, San Jose, Calif. (New York AC)

4. Brian Graham, Kansas City, Mo. (Minnesota Storm)

5. Austin Morrow, Wenatchee, Wisc. (New York AC)

6. Jamal DeArmond, Sacramento, Calif. (New York AC)

7. Sahid Kargo, Alexandria, Va. (Patriot Elite WC)

8. Jessy Williams, Windsor, N.Y. (New York AC)

9. Raymond Bunker, Villa Park, Ill. (U.S. Marines)

10. Rodolfo Guillen, Duluth, Ga. (University of Mary)

11. Colton Rasche, Emerald Isle, N.C. (U.S. Marines)

12. Christopher Anderson, Houston, Texas (NMU-OTS)

80 kg/176 lbs.

1. Cheney Haight, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)

2. Geordan Speiller, Oviedo, Fla. (Florida Jets)

3. John Stefanowicz, Hubert, N.C. (U.S. Marines)

4. Barrett Stanghill, Philipsburg, Mont. (Minnesota Storm)

5. Courtney Myers, Grandville, Mich. (U.S. Army WCAP)

6. Richard Carlson, Arden Hills, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

7. Nick Becker, Kenosha, Wisc. (Grizzly Wrestling Club)

8. Brandon Johnson (U.S. Air Force)

98 kg/215.5 lbs.

1. G’Angelo Hancock, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC/Sunkist Kids)

2. Hayden Zillmer, Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

3. James Souza, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

4. Enock Francois, Ithaca, N.Y. (New York AC)

5. Endhyr Meza, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

6. Daniel Miller, Ocean City, Md. (U.S. Marines)

7. Orry Elor, Marquette, Mich. (U.S. Army WCAP)

8. Jacob Kasper, Mansfield, Ohio (Blue Blood Wrestling Club)

9. Antonio Harris, Oceanside, Calif. (All-Navy)

10. Austin Schafer, Edmond, Okla. (Bronchos Wrestling Club)

11. Trent Osnes, Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Marines)

12. Cesar Catalan, Santa Ana, Calif. (Unattached)

130 kg/286 lbs.

1. Toby Erickson, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

2. Robby Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo. (New York AC)

3. Jacob Mitchell, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

4. Malcolm Allen, Mankato, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

5. Parker Betts, St Michael, Minn. (Minnesota Storm)

6. Matt Voss, Fairfax, Va. (Patriot Elite WC)

7. Eric Fader, Jacksonville, N.C. (U.S. Marines)

8. Pete Gounaridis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army WCAP)

9. Zack Wilcox, Omaha, Neb. (MWC Wrestling Academy)

10. Christopher Pierce, Lemont Furnace, Pa. (Patriot Elite Wrestling Club)

11. Ron Dombkowski, Waterford, Pa. (Unattached)