2019 NCAA All-Americans expected to return for 2020 season

With the Olympic year looming, it’ll be interesting to see who returns to NCAA competition this season and who elects to take an Olympic redshirt year. That, combined with several talented athletes graduating last year leaves some weight classes wide open.

Below is a list of 2019 All-Americans that are expected to return to competition this year as well as those that have reportedly decided to defer the 2019-20 season to take an Olympic redshirt. Please note that weight class changes are not indicated. Also of note, there is no deadline on declaring for an Olympic redshirt.

125 pounds
1st – Spencer Lee (Iowa)
2nd – Jack Mueller (Virginia)
3rd – Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern)
4th – Vitali Arujau (Cornell)  - OLYMPIC REDSHIRT
5th – Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State)
6th – Patrick Glory (Princeton)
7th – Rayvon Foley (Michigan State)

133 pounds
1st – Nick Suriano (Rutgers) – OLYMPIC REDSHIRT
2nd – Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)
3rd – Stevan Micic (Michigan)
4th – Luke Pletcher (Ohio State)
5th – Austin DeSanto (Iowa)
8th – Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State)

141 pounds
1st – Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) – OLYMPIC REDSHIRT
3rd – Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) – OLYMPIC REDSHIRT
4th – Dom Demas (Oklahoma)
5th – Nick Lee (Penn State)
6th – Mitch McKee (Minnesota)
7th – Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven)
8th – Chad Red (Nebraska)

149 pounds
3rd – Austin O’Connor (North Carolina)
4th – Mitch Finesilver (Duke) – OLYMPIC REDSHIRT
5th – Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton) – OLYMPIC REDSHIRT
6th – Brock Mauller (Missouri)
7th – Jarrett Degen (Iowa State)
8th – Patrick Lugo (Iowa)

157 pounds
4th – Hayden Hidlay (North Carolina State)
5th – Kaleb Young (Iowa)
6th – Ryan Deakin (Northwestern)
8th – Larry Early (Old Dominion)

165 pounds
1st – Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) – OLYMPIC REDSHIRT
2nd – Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State)
4th – Evan Wick (Wisconsin)
5th – Isaiah White (Nebraska)
6th – Josh Shields (Arizona State)
7th – Alex Marinelli (Iowa)
8th – Bryce Steiert (Northern Iowa)

174 pounds
1st – Zahid Valencia (Arizona State)
2nd – Mark Hall (Penn State)
3rd – Myles Amine (Michigan)
5th – David McFadden (Virginia Tech)
6th – Mikey Labriola (Nebraska)
7th – Jordan Kutler (Lehigh)
8th – Devin Skatzka (Minnesota)

184 pounds
2nd – Max Dean (Cornell) – OLYMPIC REDSHIRT
7th – Dakota Geer (Oklahoma State)

197 pounds
2nd – Kollin Moore (Ohio State)
4th – Patrick Brucki (Princeton)
5th – Josh Hokit (Fresno State)
7th – Jacob Warner (Iowa)

285 pounds
1st – Anthony Cassar (Penn State)
3rd – Gable Steveson (Minnesota)
4th – Jordan Wood (Lehigh)
7th – Matt Stencel (Central Michigan)
8th – Trent Hillger (Wisconsin)