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by Savannah Asmann, USA Wrestling

Mercer Hamilton wrestles in the 12U Greco-Roman finals at the 2025 Kids Nationals in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Fourteen athletes are still in the hunt for the coveted USA Wrestling Triple Crown following the start of freestyle action at the 2025 Kids Freestyle & Greco-Roman Nationals in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. One athlete in the 8U division secured the first USA Wrestling Triple Crown award of the year for boys.


In the 8U division, Jaxon Huffman of Team Tulsa Wrestling Club (85 pounds) secured a top finish at in freestyle, winning the USA Wrestling Triple Crown Award. Huffman went 2-0 in a round-robin style bracket, winning his first match by fall in 18 seconds, and his second by 10-0 technical fall. Huffman becomes the first 8U athlete to win the Triple Crown award after the age division was included starting in 2024.


The morning began with the 12U Greco-Roman medal matches, as three athletes are still in the hunt for a 12U Triple Crown Award. Chase Gilbert of NOVA Wrestling Club (86 pounds), Anze Williams of Meridian Maniacs Wrestling Club (98 pounds) and Mercer Hamilton of Mat Demon Wrestling Club (108 pounds) pushed ahead with Greco-Roman titles. All three advanced to the semifinals in freestyle and aim to finish on top of the podium on Sunday.


In the 14U division, all six remain in the mix to win the Triple Crown award. Korbin Kiessling of Rampage Wrestling (75), Joseph Sullivan of Apex Wrestling NYC LLC (80 pounds), Nelson Villafane of Mat Assassins Wrestling Club (88 pounds), Evan Restivo of M2 Training Center (105 pounds), Vincenzo Mannello of GPS Wrestling (120 pounds) and Everett Zeitler of Aviators Wrestling (140 pounds) made their ways into the finals set for Sunday.


Action in the 10U division was completed up to the semifinals, which are set to take place on Sunday morning. Of the five athletes that were in contention for the Triple Crown award prior to the start of the freestyle tournament, all remain eligible after the first day of freestyle.


Kyan Keys of Millard South Wrestling Club (49 pounds), Cameron Gilbert of NOVA Wrestling Club (67 pounds), Cameron Allen of Oconomowoc Wrestling Club (71 pounds), Beau Blevins of Wichita Training Center (84 pounds), and Vincent Englese of St. Charles Wrestling Club (105 pounds) all advanced to the semifinals on Saturday night.


The tournament continues at Alliant Energy PowerHouse at 9 a.m. CT on Sunday morning. Fans can watch the event live on FloWrestling.com. Brackets and match-by-match results are available on USA Bracketing.


For more information about this event, please visit usawrestlingevents.com.


2025 USA Wrestling Kids Freestyle & Greco-Roman Nationals

June 27-29,  Alliant Energy PowerHouse, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 
12U GR Medal Match Results

58 lbs.

1st - Makai Garo (Avalanche Wrestling Association) Dec. Darek Diaz (Illinois), 6-2

3rd - Rivers Tahdooahnippah (Elgin Wrestling Club) T.F. Charlie Kozol (The Best Wrestler), 12-4 (1:41)

5th - Sam Levine (Steel Valley Renegades) Dec. Cooper Corbett (Roundtree Wrestling Academy), 5-1

7th - Wyatt Schoettle (Roncalli Wrestling Foundation) F. Gabriel Roark (Open Mats Wrestling Club), 1:52


63 lbs.

1st - Max Sparrow (Elevate Wrestling Club) Dec. Preston O'Gorman (Nebraska Elite Wrestling Club), 6-1

3rd - John (JV) Reimer (Team Nazar Training Center) Dec. Remington Pierzynowski (Michigan), 12-6

5th - Ren Tse (Greater Heights Wrestling) For. Liam King (Thoroughbred Wrestling Academy),

7th - Oscar Ormond (North Carolina) T.F. Brody Ballantini (Sebolt Wrestling Academy), 14-6 (3:22)


67 lbs.

1st - Roc Rhees (Greater Heights Wrestling) T.F. Brady Jacobs (Michigan West Wrestling Club), 9-0 (2:34)

3rd - Talmadge Dawkins (Roundtree Wrestling Academy) T.F. Logan Clarendon (Black Fox Wrestling Academy), 14-6 (3:47)

5th - Kaiden Galindez (Massa's Maniacs) Dec. Logan Vallalla (Pennsylvania), 2-0

7th - Tye Heysinger (Mustang Wrestling Club) Dec. Kitt Messiter (NOVA Wrestling Club), 4-4


70 lbs.

1st - Liam Brent (Simmons Academy Of Wrestling) Dec. Luke Taussig (Greater Heights Wrestling Club), 5-1

3rd - Bennett Dawson (Raw Wrestling Club) F. Luke Harshman (Wichita Training Center), 0:47

5th - Khylen Sanderson (Wichita Training Center) F. Cipriano Duran (Bear Cave Wrestling Club), 2:41

7th - Bennett Silence (Contenders Wrestling Academy) T.F. Levi Kaufman (Roundtree Wrestling Academy), 11-3 (1:09)


74 lbs.

1st - Quentin Neal (Greater Heights Wrestling) Dec. Adam Husk Jr. (Askren Wrestling Academy), 8-2

3rd - Cael Marcotte (Socal Grappling Club) Dec. Lincoln Brower (Apex Wrestling NYC LLC), 4-2

5th - Ian Weber (Ringers Wrestling Club) T.F. Braxton Irvine (Immortal Athletics WC), 9-0 (2:29)

7th - Connor Dobson (Pennsylvania) T.F. Cruz Peterson (Team Donahoe Wrestling Club), 12-2 (3:04)


78 lbs.

1st - Ethan Encarnacion (HeadHunters Wrestling Club) Dec. Kalix Kilpatrick (Grindhouse Wrestling), 5-2

3rd - Liam Reeves (Steel Valley Renegades) Dec. Tanner McCray-Bey (Rampage Wrestling), 4-4

5th - Gabriel Jasso (Pursuit Wrestling Minnesota) Med. For. Iaromir Zhukovskii (Built By Brunson Wrestling),

7th - Landon Owens (Team Donahoe Wrestling Club) Dec. Grant Lottmann (Greater Heights Wrestling Club), 2-1


82 lbs.

1st - Aviyahn Mills (Roundtree Wrestling Academy) Dec. Eli Armstrong (East Idaho Elite Wrestling Club), 6-5

3rd - Austin Garcia (Suples Wrestling Club) T.F. Jacob Fumusa (Valiant Wrestling Club), 9-0 (2:30)

5th - Oz Bellamy (Fox Valley Wrestling Club) For. Macklen Marksbury (Michigan Premier WC),

7th - Malik Mayfield (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy) T.F. JACK KAHLEY (Pennsylvania), 8-0 (1:46)


86 lbs.

1st - Chase Gilbert (NOVA Wrestling Club) T.F. Bryson Wilkinson (SCN Youth Wrestling Club), 10-1 (2:30)

3rd - John Thomas (Orange County RTC) T.F. Treyten Embrey (Tech Fall Elite), 8-0 (0:50)

5th - Vladimir Dvoryannikov (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy) T.F. John Weinlein (Wave Wrestling Club), 13-4 (3:27)

7th - Gus Springfield (Black Fox Wrestling Academy) T.F. Jameis Hill (Immortal Athletics WC), 8-0 (0:40)


92 lbs.

1st - Liam Hinton (Gold Medal Grappling) Dec. Ethan VanDyke (Michigan Premier WC), 8-8

3rd - Jagger Locke (Ragin Raisins Wrestling) T.F. Bode Hutchinson (Scoring Edge Wrestling Center), 8-0 (0:22)

5th - Dominick Jackson (Summit Wrestling Academy) T.F. Dominic Jimenez (The Best Wrestler), 12-3 (2:26)

7th - Gannen Majka (Black Fox Wrestling Academy) Dec. Logan Quiroga (Brevard FCA Wrestling), 19-14


98 lbs.

1st - Anze Williams (Meridian Maniacs Wrestling Club) T.F. Santiago Guillent (Poway Wrestling), 10-2 (2:35)

3rd - Ben Howenstein (Powerhouse Wrestling Club) Dec. Abel Rusk (South Central Punisher Wrestling), 5-3

5th - Jayce Leclaire (X-Factor Elite Wrestling) F. Andreas Medrano (Suples Wrestling Club), 3:41

7th - Silas Stanley (Dragons Junior Wrestling Club) T.F. Raeion Shirley (Ragin Raisins Wrestling), 11-1 (1:37)


108 lbs.

1st - Mercer Hamilton (Mat Demon Wrestling Club) Dec. Boaz Diaz (Big Game Wrestling Club), 3-1

3rd - Kiptyn Youngblut (Immortal Athletics WC) Dec. Jaguar Madyun (California), 6-4

5th - Logan Krenz (Hawk Wrestling Club) Dec. Eli Anderson (Berge Elite Wrestling Academy), 4-3

7th - Maddox Birchler (PSF Wrestling Academy) F. Giovanni Brunst (Eagle Club), 0:28


117 lbs.

1st - Brecken Grav (Berge Elite Wrestling Academy) F. Nehemiah Brondyke (Michigan Premier WC), 0:35

3rd - Josiah Bilby (South Central Punisher Wrestling) Disq. Stryker Kyler (Central Kansas Young Lions Wrestling Club), 2:57

5th - Gavin Olenek (SCN Youth Wrestling Club) For. Ryker Heishman (Big Game Wrestling Club),

7th - Max Robinson (Wisconsin) Bye [first_name] [last_name] ([team_name]),

135

1st - Azariah Bonar (MWC Wrestling Academy) Disq. Cragen Smith (Wichita Training Center), 2:00

3rd - Brendan Kinley (Ohio) F. Dominic Englese (ISI Wrestling Club), 1:22

5th - Jamarion Bell (Englewood Live Wire Wrestling Club) F. Eli Shedek (Big Game Wrestling Club), 1:05

7th - Cole Gesford (Chugach Eagles Wrestling Club) Dec. Marissa Zeitler (Aviators Wrestling), 8-2


160 lbs.

Champ. Round 1 - Katherine Lupardus (All American Wrestling Club) T.F. Xander Smith (Pennsylvania), 8-0 (1:36)

Champ. Round 1 - Ezra Bellomy (Michigan) F. Andrew Phillips (Relentless Training Center), 0:34

Champ. Round 2 - Cash Carter (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) T.F. Ezra Bellomy (Michigan), 8-0 (0:49)

Champ. Round 2 - Andrew Phillips (Relentless Training Center) T.F. Katherine Lupardus (All American Wrestling Club), 8-0 (3:56)

Champ. Round 3 - Cash Carter (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) F. Andrew Phillips (Relentless Training Center), 0:46

Champ. Round 3 - Ezra Bellomy (Michigan) T.F. Xander Smith (Pennsylvania), 8-0 (0:24)

Champ. Round 4 - Cash Carter (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) F. Xander Smith (Pennsylvania), 0:11

Champ. Round 4 - Ezra Bellomy (Michigan) F. Katherine Lupardus (All American Wrestling Club), 0:48

Champ. Round 5 - Cash Carter (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) T.F. Katherine Lupardus (All American Wrestling Club), 8-0 (0:15)

Champ. Round 5 - Andrew Phillips (Relentless Training Center) For. Xander Smith (Pennsylvania),

Freestyle

14U Semifinal Results

75 lbs.

Korbin Kiessling, RAWR over Brooks Horwath, TDWC (TF 11-0 (1:26) )

Beckett Moyer, MEW over Maxwell St.John, GHWC (TF 12-1 (3:06) )


80 lbs.

Joseph Sullivan, AWNL over Grady Glowacki, BAMT (TF 10-0 (0:31) )

Andrew Taussig, GHWC over Brennan Hart, TDWC (Dec 7-2 )


84 lbs.

Mac Heysinger, MWW over Alex Lobdell, CWC (Dec 8-7 )

Chase Smith, CWC over Daniel Martinez, MGW (TF 13-2 (2:22) )


88 lbs.

Kai McDonald, SWA over Edward Encarnacion III, HWC (TF 11-0 (2:36) )

Nelson Villafane, MAWC over Haedyn Cochran, CWA (TF 10-0 (1:07) )


92 lbs.

Case Freeman, SWA over Grayson VanValkenburg, MPW (Dec 8-7 )

Cade Ruckle, GRW over Cole Martin, GHW (TF 10-0 (1:11) )


96 lbs.

Jacobie Robbins, GHW over Maddux Rabczak, AAWC (TF 18-8 (3:55) )

Amir Newman-Winfrey, IAW over Beau Abbott, RWA (TF 10-0 (1:15) )


100 lbs.

Leonydes Peraza, GLWR over Trenton Warren, TWC (TF 11-0 (2:25) )

Marcarlo Mannello, GPWR over Parker Workman, BTW (TF 10-0 (3:56) )


105 lbs.

Evan Restivo, MTC over Jarron Beltran Jr, VWC (Dec 9-0 )

Aden DiGiovanni, TDWC over Tony Mohwish III, WEVI (F 1:32 )


110 lbs.

Rocky Thompson, OMWC over Hawke Garrett, TNTC (Dec 6-1 )

Rooney Olmedo, MWWC over Jacob Willaman, BMW (Dec 12-4 )


115 lbs.

Jameson Williams, GRW over Justin Wildy, Jr., HWC (Dec 11-6 )

Jaxson Boucher, MPW over Gavin Meranda, WRTC (TF 10-0 (1:00) )


120 lbs.

Nash Denison, CWC over Reece Vendegna, AWA (TF 10-0 (0:47) )

Vincenzo Mannello, GPWR over Adonis Washington, TWA (Dec 13-11 )


126 lbs.

Ryatt Rodden, HWC over Mitchell Chen, ADWC (Dec 14-6 )

Adam Rea, OMWC over Jacob Penzkover, LAW (TF 12-2 (1:34) )


132 lbs.

Alexander Knowles, AWA over Evan MacCallum, MWC (Dec 10-10 )

Terriel Cooke, RAWR over Arturo Reyes, STW (Dec 6-4 )


140 lbs.

Jeremiah Hayes, BBM over Michael Alexander, WAWA (MFF )

Everett Zeitler, AVWR over Cooper Mariakis, GRWR (TF 13-2 (2:45) )


155 lbs.

Ryder Zychek, SSWC over Gavin Brown, CWA (TF 11-1 (2:27) )

Dylan Sardina, RWC over Ricky Titus, UMC (Dec 11-10 )


175 lbs.

Traycen Wegele, BCWC over Grant Melichar, AWA (TF 10-0 (1:41) )

Hunter Bell, HWC over Christian Snell, SSWC (F 3:07 )


225 lbs.

Rosco Lewis, SWA over Ethan Turner, NOCA (TF 12-2 (3:27) )

Treyton Werth, AEW over Kasjan Wnuk, SSWC (F 1:40 )


12U Quarterfinal Results

58 lbs.

Makai Garo, AWA over Theodore Fritinger, SGBW (TF 10-0 (0:37) )

Kain Mendez, SWA over Cooper Corbett, RWA (TF 10-0 (0:36) )

Sam Levine, SVR over Rivers Tahdooahnippah, EWC (Dec 21-18 )

Darek Diaz, ILLI over Wyatt Schoettle, RWF (TF 10-0 (0:16) )

 

63 lbs.

Liam King, TWA over Dominik Chavez, DCW (F 0:46 )

Max Sparrow, EWC over Louis Taylor, SWA (F 0:44 )

Preston O'Gorman, NEWC over Ren Tse, GHW (TF 12-0 (3:36) )

John (JV) Reimer, TNTC over Oscar Ormond, NOCA (TF 11-0 (0:43) )


67 lbs.

Kaiden Galindez, MAMA over Logan Vallalla, PENN (Dec 8-3 )

Jack Lange, SWA over Vincent Lissenden, RWC (Dec 7-4 )

Cruz Urioste, TDWC over Tye Heysinger, MWW (TF 11-0 (1:13) )

Owen Slabaugh, AAWC over Brady Jacobs, MWWC (F 1:14 )


70 lbs.

Jackson Strittmatter, PENN over Khylen Sanderson, WTC (Dec 8-8 )

Liam Brent, SAOW over Aiden Garcia, BWC (Dec 2-2 )

John Cambra, STW over Luke Taussig, GHWC (Dec 10-4 )

Bennett Dawson, RWC over Bennett Silence, CWA (F 1:37 )

 

 74 lbs.

Ian Weber, RWC over Braxton Irvine, IAW (Dec 10-6 )

Cael Marcotte, SGC over Axel Stravlo, TNTW (TF 10-0 (0:27))

Adam Husk Jr., AWA over Connor Dobson, PENN (TF 17-6 (2:00) )

Lincoln Brower, AWNL over Quentin Neal, GHW (Dec 5-4 )


78 lbs.

Liam Reeves, SVR over Koa Cu, MGW (Dec 2-2 )

Ethan Encarnacion, HWC over Landon Owens, TDWC (Dec 8-0 )

Gabriel Jasso, PWM over Kalix Kilpatrick, GRWR (Dec 15-14)

Grant Lottmann, GHWC over Josiah Jaurigue, TWC (TF 10-0 (1:34) )

 

82 lbs.

Macklen Marksbury, MPW over Brooks Blevins, WTC (Dec 4-2 )

Logan Oakes, SWA over TJ Markijohn, SFWC (TF 10-0 (1:09) )

Aviyahn Mills, RWA over Oz Bellamy, FVWC (TF 11-1 (1:32) )

Eli Armstrong, EIEW over Damoni Ford, PWA (Dec 14-7 )

 

86 lbs.

Gideon Ayers, TWA over Mason Reis, PENN (TF 10-0 (0:57) )

John Thomas, OCR over Ethan Rafferty, OCGW (Dec 9-7 )

Bryson Wilkinson, SYWC over Vladimir Dvoryannikov, TEUW (F 1:43 )

Chase Gilbert, NWC over James Windholtz, TWA (F 0:32 )


92 lbs.

Dominick Jackson, SWA over Gannen Majka, BFWA (TF 16-3 (2:24) )

Jagger Locke, RRW over Hudson Juarez, MPW (Dec 10-2 )

Manny Payne Jr, HWA over Bode Hutchinson, SEWC (F 2:00 )

Ethan VanDyke, MPW over Liam Hinton, GMG (Dec 5-5 )


98 lbs.

Ryder Ascherl, PENN over Rocky Iorio, OMWC (F 0:21 )

Anze Williams, MMWC over Andreas Medrano, SWC (TF 11-0 (0:51) )

Ben Howenstein, PWC over Jayce Leclaire, XFEW (Dec 9-4 )

Silas Stanley, DJWC over Santiago Guillent, POWR (Dec 7-4 )

 

108 lbs.

Boaz Diaz, BGWC over Coy Crane, PENN (TF 10-0 (1:15) )

Kiptyn Youngblut, IAW over Ace Hamilton, MARY (TF 10-0 (0:26) )

Jaguar Madyun, CALI over Benjamin Fisher, HWA (F 0:28 )

Mercer Hamilton, MDWC over Roman Moore, SWA (TF 10-0 (0:38) )


117 lbs.

Nehemiah Brondyke, MPW over Josiah Bilby, SCPW (TF 10-0 (2:46) )

Gavin Olenek, SYWC over Stryker Kyler, CKYL (F 2:50 )

Stone Helmrichs, IAW over Max Robinson, WISC (TF 11-0 (0:40) )

Brecken Grav, BEWA over Ryker Heishman, BGWC (TF 16-6 (2:13) )


135 lbs.

Cragen Smith, WTC over Jamarion Bell, ELWW (F 0:28 )

Cole Gesford, CEWC over Brendan Kinley, OHIO (F 1:14 )

Dominic Englese, IWC over Michael-James Poindexter, MPW (TF 10-0 (0:41) )

Azariah Bonar, MWC over Caine Rogers, FFWC (F 0:17 )


160 lbs.

Champ. Round 3 – Cash Carter, PWC over Xander Smith, PENN (F 0:22 )

Champ. Round 3 – Ezra Bellomy, MICH over Andrew Phillips, RTC (Dec 7-0 )


10U Quarterfinal Results

49 lbs.

Champ. Round 2 – Kyan Keys, MSWC over Andrew Kelly, BFWA (TF 10-0 (0:32) )

Champ. Round 2 – Samuel Heath, MARY over Camden Rocha, VWC (TF 10-0 (0:45) )


53 lbs.

Cole Urioste, TDWC over Kaleb Millz, PWCC (Dec 8-1 )

Ezra Taussig, GHWC over Jacques Finley, WTC (Dec 6-5 )

Javier Larson, FLWC over Jordan Kiger, YWC (TF 10-0 (0:30) )

Hudson Waag, KKWC over Haze McClintock, SWA (F 1:28 )


56 lbs.

Leyton Boyd, CWA over Liam Miller, SWA (TF 10-0 (0:31) )

Nicholas Sosa, BFWA over Gabriel Tantillo, WTW (F 1:56 )

Jace Strittmatter, PENN over Leo Navarro, LEWC (TF 12-2 (2:00) )

Gabriel Beltran, MARY over Jameson Green, PEWR (TF 10-0 (1:22) )


59 lbs.

Brody Owens, WTC over James Evans, BWC (TF 10-0 (0:30) )

Vaughn, HWC over Jaxson Streeter, AEW (TF 10-0 (0:31) )

Owen Slinker, SWA over Montagne Melstrand, AWA (Dec 13-4 )

Kai Moc, MWC over Ryan Rafferty, OCGW (Dec 8-2 )


63 lbs.

Grayson LaGrow, MAMA over Justin-Carter Jones, TEUW (TF 10-0 (0:30))

Phillip Yang-Elson, SWA over Aaron Munks, SOC (TF 10-0 (1:55) )

Kiran Zverev, PWC over Ty McMath, TBW (TF 10-0 (1:10) )

Adam Rasmussen, RWA over Tyson Schilling, IGA (F 1:22 )


67 lbs.

Carter Vollmer, TDWC over Vincent Ciampoli, PENN (F 3:58 )

Camden Place, CWC over Tucker Jackson, CWA (F 2:18 )

Cameron Gilbert, NWC over Kyson Sides, WTC (TF 10-0 (0:42) )

Brantley Barnes, MPW over Nicholas Lupardus, AAWC (F 3:56 )


71 lbs.

Cameron Allen, OWC over Calvin Thompson, HWC (TF 10-0 (1:08) )

Samson Beyer, TBW over Maddix Spencer, KKWC (TF 10-0 (1:03) )

Logan Dodge, MPW over Elijah Rodriguez, AAWC (TF 10-0 (0:33) )

Oliver Umlauf, BEWA over Barrett Ehrich, WYOM (TF 12-2 (0:45) )


77 lbs.

Graeme Lockhart, IAW over Saul Heist-Levine, BWC (F 3:25 )

Elias Inniss, TNTC over Kash Harrison, WWC (TF 12-0 (1:23) )

Tobias Solinger, MEW over Chance Stempien, PENN (Dec 6-5 )

Sean Schmidt, MCWC over David Harris, TEUW (Dec 7-6 )


84 lbs.

Beau Blevins, WTC over Alexander Fernandez, SMWC (TF 10-0 (0:19) )

Easton Terrell, TTWC over Beau Fisher, HWA (F 1:36 )

Brendon Murphy, LTWC over Joseph Olszta III, AAWC (F 2:58 )

Kai Chilcote, OCGW over Nehemiah Andronic, RWC (F 2:00 )


93 lbs.

Alexander Cid, TEUW over Ari McKenna, TNTC (Dec 11-10 )

Ezekiel Bonar, MWC over Gage Guillaume, TJWC (F 3:03 )

Subhan Ahmad, HWC over Lorenzo Perez, SHW (TF 10-0 (0:41) )

Aaron Schuett, MWC over Anthony Quiroz, RWA (TF 12-2 (3:19) )


105 lbs.

Champ. Round 2 – Tysen Robertson, MXW over William Hesz, SHW (F 3:29 )

Champ. Round 2 – Vincent Englese, IWC over Pierce Slocum, ALAB (MFF)

 

120 lbs.

Joseph Englese, IWC over Chevy Townsell, TNTW (TF 12-2 (3:58) )Christopher Shelby, JFTR over Samuel Stoner, PENN (F 0:18 )

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