Kyle Dake vs. Zahid Valenica, Helen Maroulis vs. Amanda Martinez to main event 2025 Final X
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
The match order for 2025 Final X has been set ahead of Saturday night’s showcase at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Serving as main events are the men’s freestyle 86 kg matchup between Kyle Dake and Zahid Valencia and the women’s freestyle 57 kg series featuring Helen Maroulis and Amanda Martinez.
The Dake-Valencia contest is a rematch of the 2025 U.S. Open finals, won by Valencia. 8-4. Dake is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and four-time World champion. Valencia won a bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships.
As the most-decorated U.S. women’s wrestler of all-time, Maroulis will close the show against the up-and-comer Martinez. Maroulis was the first Olympic champion in U.S. women’s wrestling history, is a three-time Olympic medalist, three-time World champion and seven-time World medalist. Martinez was a member of the 2021 U23 World Team and is a two-time Senior Nationals champion. The two have not wrestled since 2022, with Maroulis picking up a first-period pin in the match.
Final X will feature two mats on the arena floor. Men’s freestyle will run on Mat 1, located on the south end of the arena in front of sections 13 and 14. Women’s freestyle will run on Mat 2, located on the north end of the arena in front of sections 2 and 3.
The co-main event positions are occupied by Olympic star power. On the men’s freestyle side, 2024 Olympic silver medalist Spencer Lee takes on four-time age-group World medalist Luke Lilledahl at 57 kg. On the opposite mat, 2024 Olympic champion Amit Elor battles 2018 U23 World bronze medalist Alexandria Glaude at 72 kg in women’s freestyle.
A start-to-finish bout order for each style’s best-of-three series can be found below. Additionally, U.S. National Team true-third matches will be wrestled in weight class order, lowest to highest.
Of note, the men’s freestyle 61 kg series between Vito Arujau and Jax Forrest has been postponed to July 14 and will not be wrestled in Newark. Similarly, the women’s freestyle 50 kg true-third match between Anaya Falcon and Kendra Ryan will not take place. Falcon withdrew her name from the event, giving Ryan the U.S. National Team spot.
What’s at stake? #
Final X will determine the 2025 U.S. World Team in two international disciplines—men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle. In total, 20 weight classes will be contested, 10 in each discipline. The top two U.S. athletes in each weight classes will wrestle a best-of-three series at Final X to determine the U.S. representative at the 2025 Senior World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.
Beat the Streets New York Annual Benefit #
Final X will serve as the Beat the Streets New York Annual Benefit, the 15th BTSNY Annual Benefit to date. These unique electrifying events help BTSNY raise more than $1 million each year to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City. The BTSNY Annual Benefit after-party will follow the conclusion of Final X.
Get Tickets #
Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages (Final X plus exclusive after party celebration access), that also provide the best wrestling-event seats, are available at btsny.org. Proceeds from Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages will directly help BTSNY serve NYC youth. For more information on ticket packages, email BTSNY Executive Director Brendan Buckley at bbuckley@btsny.org.
Event-only tickets for Final X without access to the BTSNY after-party celebration are available on Ticketmaster.
Follow Final X #
FloWrestling will serve as the host broadcast partner for Final X. Fans can watch the event live or on-demand at FloWrestling.com.
Online results for Final X will be available on USA Bracketing, USA Wrestling’s new best-in-class event management software.
Final X will be held in two sessions on Saturday, June 14. Session I, which starts at 12:30 p.m. (ET), will feature U.S. National Team true-third matches, followed by round one in each best-of-three series at 2 p.m. (ET). Session II, which starts at 5 p.m. (ET), will continue with round two and if-necessary round three matches.
For more information about Final X, please visit themat.com.
2025 Final X #
June 14, Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. #
Event Schedule #
12 p.m. (ET) - Doors open
12:30 p.m. (ET) - U.S. National Team true-third matches
2 p.m. (ET) - Best-of-three series round one
5 p.m. (ET) - Best-of-three series round two and round three (if necessary)
Men’s Freestyle Best-of-Three Series Match Order #
74 kg – Mitchell Mesenbrink (Bellefonte, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. David Carr (Ames, Iowa/Cyclone RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
79 kg – Evan Wick (San Gabriel, Calif./Askren Wrestling Academy/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Levi Haines (Arendtsville, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
125 kg – Wyatt Hendrickson (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/U.S. Air Force WCAP) vs. Trent Hillger (Minneapolis, Minn./Gopher WC/Titan Mercury WC)
92 kg – Trent Hidlay (Raleigh, N.C./Wolfpack WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Joshua Barr (Davison, Mich./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
97 kg – Kyle Snyder (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Hayden Zillmer (Deerwood, Minn./Gopher WC/Titan Mercury WC)
65 kg – Joseph McKenna (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Real Woods (Ann Arbor, Mich./Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)
70 kg – Yianni Diakomihalis (Rochester, N.Y./Spartan Combat RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. PJ Duke (Slate Hill, N.Y./KD Training Center/Titan Mercury WC)
57 kg – Spencer Lee (Iowa City, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Luke Lilledahl (Saint Charles, Mo./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
86 kg – Zahid Valencia (Stillwater, Okla./Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Kyle Dake (Port Matilda, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Women’s Freestyle Best-of-Three Series Match Order #
55 kg – Cristelle Rodriguez (Fresno, Calif./Tiger WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Everest Leydecker (Phoenix, Ariz./Thorobred WC)
62 kg – Kayla Miracle (Phoenix, Ariz./Valiant WC) vs. Adaugo Nwachukwu (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP)
53 kg – Brianna Gonzalez (Baldwin, Calif./Iowa Women's WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Felicity Taylor (Coralville, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC)
59 kg – Abigail Nette (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP) vs. Jacarra Winchester (Colorado Springs, Colo./USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)
65 kg – Macey Kilty (Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa Women’s WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Aine Drury (Westminster, Calif./New York AC)
76 kg – Kylie Welker (Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa Women's WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Dymond Guilford (Lancaster, Calif./USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)
50 kg – Audrey Jimenez (Bethlehem, Pa./Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Erin Golston (Denton, Texas/New York AC)
68 kg – Kennedy Blades (Tiffin, Iowa/Hawkeye WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Brooklyn Hays (Colorado Springs, Colo./USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)
72 kg – Alexandria Glaude (Atherton, Calif./Beaver Dam RTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Amit Elor (Walnut Creek, Calif./Titan Mercury WC)
57 kg – Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Amanda Martinez (Riverside, Ill./Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Men’s Freestyle True-Third Matches Match Order #
57 kg – Liam Cronin (Lincoln, Neb./Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Nico Provo (Stratford, Conn./California RTC)
65 kg – Marcus Blaze (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg WC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Brock Hardy (Brigham City, Utah/Nebraska WTC/Titan Mercury WC)
70 kg – Ian Parker (Charlottesville, Va./Cavalier WC) vs. Bryce Andonian (Kirtland, Ohio/Southeast RTC/Titan Mercury WC)
74 kg – Jarrett Jacques (Columbia, Mo./Tiger Style WC) vs. Joseph Blaze (Perrysburg, Ohio/Boilermaker RTC)
86 kg – Parker Keckeisen (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Panther WC-RTC) vs. Carter Starocci (Erie, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)
Women’s Freestyle True-Third Matches Match Order #
53 kg – Sage Mortimer (Allendale, Mich./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Sydney Petzinger (Parsippany, N.J./Cardinal WC)
59 kg – Alexis Janiak (Plainfield, Ill./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Humble, Texas/Rise RTC)
62 kg – Alara Boyd (Muncie, Ind./Cardinal WC) vs. SaVannah Cosme (Denver, Colo./Atreus WC)
65 kg – Jennifer Page (Bellefonte, Pa./Titan Mercury WC) vs. Bella Mir (Las Vegas, Nev./Cardinal WC)
68 kg – Latifah McBryde (Buffalo, N.Y./Life) vs. Solin Piearcy (San Jose, Calif./Titan Mercury WC)
72 kg – Kaylynn Albrecht (Fort Worth, Texas/USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC) vs. Skylar Grote (Newton, N.J./USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)
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