Looking at the Greco-Roman wrestlers registered for the U23 and UWW Junior Nationals

Photo of National Team member Brady Koontz courtesy of Tony Rotundo. Koontz is registered to compete at 55 kg in the U23 division.

The UWW U23 and Junior Nationals will take place in Omaha, Nebraska, next week from November 13-15. Each division will feature all three Olympic styles (men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman) with 10 weight classes in each style. The tournament was initially slated to act as a World Team Trials for the Junior and U23 World Teams. However, both age-group-level World tournaments have been cancelled by United World Wrestling.
While registration doesn’t close until Tuesday, November 10, a strong contingent of athletes already lined up to compete. Below, check out some of the big names in Greco-Roman that are already registered.

U23 Greco-Roman
Brady Koontz – 55 kg (No. 2 on National Team, 2019 U23 World Team member, 2018 Junior World Team member, 2015 Cadet World Team member, 2020 Senior Nationals 7th)

Mason Carzino-Hartshorn – 55 kg (2019 Junior World Team member, 2018 Bill Farrell 3rd)

Dylan Koontz – 60 kg (2020 Senior Nationals 6th)

Dylan Gregerson – 63 kg (2019 U.S. Open seventh, 2018 Junior Pan Am champion)

Lenny Merkin – 67 kg (2020 Senior Nationals 3rd, 2019 U23 World team member, 2018 Junior Pan Am champions)

Duncan Nelson – 67 kg (2020 Senior Nationals 8th, 2018 Bill Farrell 3rd)

Tyler Dow – 77 kg (2018 Junior World Team member, 2016 Cadet Pan Am champion, 2019 U.S. Open seventh)

Jack Ervien -- 77 kg (2019 Junior World Team member)

Fritz Schierl – 77 kg (2020 Senior Nationals 7th)

Denzel Mabry – 97 kg (2020 Senior Nationals 7th)

Brady Vogel – 97 kg (2020 Senior Nationals 5th)

Junior Greco-Roman
Eric Barnett – 55 kg (2015 Cadet World Team member)

Billy Sullivan – 55 kg (2019 Fargo Junior champion, 2019 Pan Am Junior Pan Am bronze)

Max Black – 55 kg (2019 FloNationals Cadet Greco champion)

Conor Knopick – 55 kg (2019 Cadet World Team member, 2020 Senior Nationals 8th)

Jett Strickenberger – 55 kg (2019 Cadet World Team member, 2020 Preseason Nationals champion)

Camden Russell, 60 kg – (2019 Junior Fargo champion)

Chayse LaJoie – 63 kg (2019 Fargo Junior champion, 2018 Fargo Junior champion)

Jack Ervien -- 77 kg (2019 Junior World Team member)

Jake Hendricks – 82 kg (2017 Cadet World Team member, 2016 Cadet Pan Am champion

Joey Braunagel – 87 kg (2020 Preseason Nationals champion)

Tyler Hannah – 87 kg (2019 Cadet World Team member, 2018 Fargo 16U champion)