2025 U17 Men’s Freestyle World Team Bios
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Jayden James in the finals of the 2025 CLAW U.S. Open U17 World Team Trials in Las Vegas, Nevada.
45 kg: Keegan Bassett (Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort)
2025: Central Regional 16U freestyle champion…U.S. Open U17 Freestyle World Team Trials champion…
2024: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals freestyle champion…U15 Pan American Championships freestyle gold medalist…U.S. Open U15 Nationals champion in both styles…
2023: U15 Pan American Championships freestyle gold medalist… U15 Pan American Championships Greco-Roman gold medalist…U15 Pan American Team Trials champion in both styles…U.S. Open U15 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, fifth in freestyle…
2022: Sixth in U15 Greco-Roman at U.S. Open…
2021: USA Wrestling Kids Nationals 12U champion in both styles…UWW Futures champion in both styles…
Personal: Born on February 13, 2009…Age 16…
48 kg: Ariah Mills (Dacula, Ga./Roundtree Wrestling Academy)
2025: U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist in both styles… Frank E. Rader Southeast Regional champion in 16U freestyle, runner-up in Greco-Roman…CLAW U.S. Open U17 Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion…CLAW U.S. Open U17 Freestyle World Team Trials champion…
2024: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals champion in both styles…Frank E. Rader Southeast Regional champion in both styles…U.S. Open U15 Nationals runner-up in freestyle…
2023: USA Wrestling Southeast Regional champion in both styles…
2022: Frank E. Rader Southeast Regional champion in freestyle…
Personal: Born on September 10, 2009…Age 15…
51 kg: Samuel Sanchez (Whittier, Calif./Titan Mercury WC)
2025: CLAW U.S. Open U17 Freestyle World Team Trials champion…
2024: U17 World Champion…Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals champion…U.S. Open U17 Freestyle World Team Trials champion…
2023: U.S. Open U15 Nationals champion…
2022: U15 Pan American Trials freestyle champion…U15 Pan American Trials Greco-Roman runner-up…Western Regional champion in both styles…U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Open U15 champion in freestyle, sixth in Greco-Roman…
2020: Third at Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals…
2019: Marines Western Regional freestyle champion…USAW Kids/Vets Folkstyle Nationals runner-up…
Personal: Born on December 12, 2008…Age 16…
55 kg: Grey Burnett (Perrysburg, Ohio/Burnett Trained Wrestling)
2025: Central Regional Championships champion…CLAW U.S. Open U17 Freestyle World Team Trials champion…
2024: Central Regional Championships runner-up…Third at U.S. Open U17 Freestyle World Team Trials…
2023: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals freestyle champion…Central Regional Championships champion…Runner-up at U.S. Open U17 Freestyle World Team Trials…Third at U.S. Open U17 Greco-Roman World Team Trials…
2022: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals runner-up…U.S. Marine Corps U15 Nationals champion in both styles…
2021: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals champion…Fifth at USA Wrestling Kids Nationals in Greco-Roman, third in freestyle…Central Regional Championships champion in freestyle…Third at UWW Futures Nationals in Greco-Roman…UWW Futures Nationals runner-up in freestyle…
2020: Third at Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals…
2019: Runner-up at USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals…Kids Freestyle Nationals champion…Third at Kids Greco-Roman Nationals…Central Regional champion in both styles…Kids Folkstyle Nationals champion…
Personal: Born on March 31, 2008…Age 17…
60 kg: Ashton Besmer (Clovis, Calif./Dethrone Wrestling Club)
2025: CLAW U.S. Open U17 Freestyle World Team Trials champion…
2024: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Freestyle Nationals runner-up…Western Regional champion…
2023: U.S. Open U15 Nationals freestyle runner-up…
Personal: Born on September 23, 2008…Age 16…
65 kg: Arseni Kikiniou (Escondido, Calif./Poway Wrestling)
2025: U17 U.S. Open Greco-Roman and freestyle champion…
2024: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Greco-Roman national champion…Bronze medalist in freestyle at U17 Pan-American Championships…U.S. Open U17 Greco-Roman runner-up and fifth in freestyle…
2023: Runner-up in both styles at U15 Pan-American Trials…U15 Greco-Roman national champion and fifth in freestyle at U.S. Open…
2022: Third in Greco and fifth in freestyle at USA Wrestling Kids Nationals…U15 Greco-Roman runner-up at U.S. Open…Won regional and California state titles in both styles…
2021: USA Wrestling Kids Nationals freestyle champion and Greco-Roman runner-up…Double champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman at Phil Portuese Northeast Regional…
2019: USA Wrestling Kids freestyle national champion and runner-up in Greco-Roman…Northeast Regional champion in Greco-Roman and third in freestyle…
Personal: Born on February 19, 2009…Age 16…
71 kg: Jayden James (Westwood, N.J./KD Training Center)
2025: U17 Pan American Championships gold medalist in both styles…U20 World Team Trials runner-up in freestyle…CLAW U.S. Open U17 Freestyle World Team Trials champion…
2024: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Freestyle Nationals champion…Third at U.S. Open U17 World Team Trials…
2023: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Freestyle Nationals champion…Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion…
2021: USA Wrestling Kids Nationals freestyle champion…Third at Phil Portuese Northeast Regional…
2019: Phil Portuese Northeast Regional runner-up…
Personal: Born on June 20, 2008…Age 17…
80 kg: Aaron Stewart (Gurnee, Ill./Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy)
2025: CLAW U.S. Open U17 Freestyle World Team Trials champion…Junior Folkstyle Nationals runner-up…
2024: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals champion in both styles…16U Folkstyle Nationals champion…USA Wrestling Triple Crown Award winner…
2023: U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals champion in both styles…16U Folkstyle Nationals runner-up…
2022: USA Wrestling Kids Nationals 14U champion in both styles…U.S. Marine Corps Folkstyle Recruiting Showcase 14U champion
2021: USA Wrestling Kids Nationals 14U champion in both styles…Frank E. Rader Southeast Regionals champion in all three styles…Northern Plains Regionals champion in both styles…Third at UWW Cadet/U15/Futures Nationals in Greco-Roman and freestyle…USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals champion…
Personal: Born on March 29, 2008…Age 17…
92 kg: Tanner Hodgins (Howell, N.J./Shore Thing WC)
2025: CLAW U.S. Open U17 Freestyle World Team Trials champion…
2024: Third at Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals…Third at U.S. Marine Corps 16U Nationals…Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion in freestyle, third in Greco-Roman…
2023: Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals champion…Fourth at U.S. Open U15 Nationals in both styles…
Personal: Born on January 19, 2008…Age 17…
110 kg: Alex Taylor (Howard, Ohio/Beast Mode Wrestling)
2025: U17 Greco-Roman and Freestyle champion at CLAW U.S. Open…
2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior & 16U Nationals champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle…
2023: Third in 16U Greco-Roman and runner-up in freestyle at U.S. Marine Corps 16U & Junior Nationals…Central Regional champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman…Third at OHSAA State Wrestling Championships…
2022: Central Regional champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman…
2021: Third in 14U freestyle and Greco-Roman at USA Wrestling Kids Nationals… Central Regional champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman 14U…
Personal: Born June 16, 2008…Age 17…
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