The U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials return to Geneva, Ohio, later this month. The three-day tournament will be held at Spire Institute on May 31-June 2 and features competition for U20 age athletes and U23 age athletes in Men's freestyle and Greco-Roman.

For more information and how to register for this event, visit usawrestlingevents.com.

Earlier this year, athletes competed at the U20 Nationals as a part of the 2024 U.S. Open in Las Vegas, Nevada. Champions of the 2024 U20 Nationals earned an automatic berth to the best-of-three championship series against the World Team Trials challenge tournament champion. Athletes must be prequalified to compete in the U20 World Team Trials Challenge tournament. Visit Paths to the Podium for the procedures and criteria for making Team USA.

Champions that advanced to the best-of-three finals series:

U20 Greco-Roman

55 kg: Isaiah Cortez (Daniel Cormier WC)

60 kg: Cory Land (Panther Wrestling Club RTC)

63 kg: Otto Black (Colorado Top Team Wrestling Club)

67 kg: Joel Adams (The Best Wrestler)

72 kg: Brett Back (Dubuque RTC)

77 kg: Ayden Rix McElhinney (Northern Colorado WC)

82 kg: Arian Khosravy (California)

87 kg: Nick Nosler (Southern Illinois RTC)

97 kg: Soren Herzog (Air Force RTC)

130 kg: Aden Attao (Beaver Dam Wrestling RTC)

U20 Freestyle

57 kg: Luke Lilledahl (Nittany Lion WC)

61 kg: Cael Hughes (Cowboy RTC)

65 kg: Bo Bassett (Bishop McCort)

70 kg: PJ Duke (KD Training Center)

74 kg: Ladarion Lockett (Cowboy WC)

79 kg: Zack Ryder (M2 Training Center)

86 kg: Aeoden Sinclair (Askren Wrestling Academy)

92 kg: Connor Mirasola (Askren Wrestling Academy)

97 kg: Camden McDanel (Ohio)

125 kg: Jimmy Mullen (Southeast RTC)

The 2024 U20 World Championships are slated for September 2-8 at the Pontevedra Municipal Sports Hall in Pontevedra, Spain.

The U23 Nationals will be held alongside the U20 World Team Trials, with athletes born between 2001-2006 eligible to compete. The champions from the U23 Nationals will be eligible to compete at the U23 Pan American Championships in Rionegro, Colombia, June 21-22, and the 2024 U23 World Championships will return to Tirana, Albania, on October 21-27.

The event features a full challenge tournament and a best-of-three championship series. No athletes in the U23 division will be sitting in the finals.

Schedule of Events

Friday, May 31st

U23 Greco-Roman & U20 Greco-Roman

Session 1:

U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials – Challenge Tournament - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Challenge Finals & Consolations

10:00 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.

U23 Greco-Roman – Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, & Consolations

10:00 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Session 2:

U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials – All Medal Matches, and Best 2 out of 3 Finals

4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

U23 Greco-Roman – All Medal Matches, and Best 2 out of 3 Finals

4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 1st

U23 Freestyle & U20 Freestyle

Session 1:

U20 Freestyle World Team Trials – Challenge Tournament - Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Challenge Finals & Consolations

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

U23 Freestyle – Preliminaries and Consolations

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Session 2:

U20 Freestyle World Team Trials – All Medal Matches, and Best 2 out of 3 Finals

4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

U23 Freestyle – Preliminaries and Consolations

4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Sunday, June 2nd

U23 Freestyle

Session 3:

U23 Freestyle – Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations, All Medal Matches, and Best 2 out of 3 Finals

10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

2023 U20 World Team Trials/U23 Nationals Champions

U20 Greco-Roman Champions

55 kg – Zachary Silvis (Pinnacle WC)

60 kg – Max Black (NMU-National Training Center)

63 kg – Landon Drury (Betterman Elite Wrestling)

67 kg – Joel Adams (The Best Wrestler)

72 kg – Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan WC)

77 kg – Derek Matthews (Northern Colorado WC)

82 kg – Michael Altomer (Curby 3-Style WC)

87 kg – Wyatt Voelker (Panther Wrestling Club RTC)

97 kg – Sawyer Bartelt (Gladiator Wrestling)

130 kg – Aden Attao (Suples WC)

U20 Freestyle Champions

57 kg – Luke Lilledahl (X-Calibur Athletics WC)
61 kg – Nic Bouzakis (X-Calibur Athletics WC)
65 kg – Jesse Mendez (Titan Mercury WC)
70 kg – Meyer Shapiro (Spartan Combat RTC)
74 kg – Mitchell Mesenbrink (Askren Wrestling Academy)
79 kg – Matthew Singleton (Wolfpack WC)
86 kg – Bennett Berge (Jackrabbit WC)
92 kg – Jack Darrah (Missouri)
97 kg – Camden McDanel (Ohio)
125 kg – Christian Carroll (Cowboy RTC)

U23 Greco-Roman Champions

55 kg – Yusief Lillie (Brunson UVRTC)

60 kg – Phillip Moomey (Spartan Combat RTC)

63 kg – Jordan Hamdan (Michigan WC)

67 kg – David Stepanian (New York Athletic Club)

72 kg – Hunter Lewis (Wolfpack WC)

77 kg – Payton Jacobson (Sunkist Kids WC)

82 kg – Tyler Eischens (California RTC (CA RTC))

87 kg – Michael Altomer (Curby 3 Style Wrestling Club)

97 kg – Tereus Henry (Tiger Den Wrestling Club)

130 kg – Kaleb Reeves (Iowa)

U23 Freestyle Champions

57 kg – Cooper Flynn (Southeast RTC)

61 kg – Julian Chlebove (Sunkist Kids WC)

65 kg – Brock Hardy (Nebraska WTC)

70 kg – Doug Zapf (Pennsylvania RTC)

74 kg – Julian Ramirez (Spartan Combat RTC)

79 kg – Dustin Plott (Cowboy RTC)

86 kg – Dylan Fishback (Wolfpack WC)

92 kg – Jacob Cardenas (Spartan Combat RTC)

97 kg – Nick Stemmet (Illinois)

125 kg – Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force RTC)

2024 U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials slated for May 31-June 2 in Geneva, Ohio

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