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PIN ratings in both styles announced for U23 Nationals in Geneva, Ohio, May 30-June 1

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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling

Nic Bouzakis competing in the 2023 U20 Freestyle Nationals. (Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors)

Updated USA Wrestling PIN ratings have been released for the 2025 U23 Nationals in both men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman, which will be held at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, May 30-June 1. At this point, there are 1,190 athletes registered to compete, including

The top 10 wrestlers in each weight class based on USA Wrestling PIN ratings in each style, are listed below.

PIN ratings are not seeds. PIN ratings and athlete separation within each bracket are not final until after weigh-ins and subject to change based on final entries.

USA Wrestling’s Performance Index, abbreviated as PIN, is used for separating top athletes at USA Wrestling regional and national events. Each wrestler is assigned a PIN rating based on his or her results over time.

The men’s freestyle tournament will be held on Saturday and Sunday. Among those who received the No. 1 PIN in their weight class in freestyle is returning U23 Nationals champion and 2023 U20 World bronze medalist Nic Bouzakis of Pennsylvania (61 kg). Two-time age-group World champion Meyer Shapiro of Maryland has the No. 1 PIN at 70 kg. Shapiro was a 2023 U20 World champion and a 2021 U17 World champion.

Rocco Welsh of Pennsylvania, a 2021 Junior Pan American Games champion, has the top PIN at 86 kg. Daniel Cardenas of Colorado, a 2024 U23 Pan American champion, had the best PIN at 74 kg. Cooper Flynn of Tennessee, a 2023 U23 World Team member, is the No. 1 PIN at 57 kg. Carter Young of Oklahoma, who was a 2021 U20 Pan American champion, has the top PIN at 65 kg. Beau Mantanona of California, a 2021 U17 World Team member, has the top PIN at 79 kg. Two-time age-group World Team member Christian Carroll of Texas has the best PIN at 97 kg.

Other men’s freestyle wrestlers with No. 1 PINs in their weight class are Carson Thomas of Ohio at 92 kg and Aden Attao of Oregon at 125 kg.

Four returning men’s freestyle champions are in the U23 Nationals field: Bouzakis, Hunter Garvin of Iowa (74 kg), Massoma Endene of Iowa (97 kg) and Lucas Stoddard of the West Point WC (125). Add two returning U23 Nationals freestyle runners-up to the field, Charlie Farmer of West Point WC (57 kg) and Cael Swensen of Jackrabbit WC (74 kg).

2025 NCAA runner-up Michael Caliendo of Iowa is registered at 74 kg, as well as NCAA Div. I All-Americans CJ Composto of Penn (65 kg). Other wrestlers to watch in the freestyle division are Jett Strickenberger of Colorado (57 kg), Vince Cornella of Colorado (65 kg), Cael Valencia of California (79 kg), Brayden Thompson of Oklahoma (86 kg) and Seth Shumate of Ohio (92 kg).

The Greco-Roman tournament will be held first on Friday, May 30. Among those with No. 1 PINs in their weight class is 2022 and 2024 U20 World bronze medalist Aden Attao of Oregon at 130 kg. Attao is the only athlete to get a No. 1 PIN in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at this tournament.

Aydin Rix McElhinney of Maine, a 2024 U20 World Team member, has the top PIN at 77 kg. Adrian Artsisheuskiy of New York, a 2024 U23 Nationals runner-up, has the best PIN at 82 kg. Kenneth Crosby of Colorado, who was second in the 2024 Senior World Team Trials, is at No. 1 in PIN rating at 55 kg. 2024 Junior Nationals Greco-Roman champion Rhett Peak of Oklahoma tops the PIN ratings at 60 kg.

Others with No. 1 PINs in Greco-Roman are James Joplin of North Carolina (63 kg), Brennan Van Hoecke of Florida (67 kg), Matthew Randolph of Minnesota (72 kg), Jared Thiry of Iowa (87 kg) and Max Ramberg of Wisconsin (97 kg)

At this time, there are three returning U23 Nationals Greco-Roman champions in the field: Jakason Burks of MWC Wrestling Academy (60 kg), Tyson Beauperthuy of Colorado (87 kg) and Keith Miley of Arkansas RTC (130 kg). Three returning Greco-Roman runners-up in the draw include Artsisheuskiy, plus Davian Guanajuato of Southern Illinois RTC (55 kg) and Bruce Wagers of Cincinnati RTC (130 kg).

U23 Freestyle Nationals Top 10 PINs per weight class

57 kg

1. Cooper Flynn, Tennessee, PIN 1342

2. Jett Strickenberger, Colorado, PIN 1335

3. Yusief Lillie, Washington, PIN 1269

4. Isaiah Quintero, California, PIN 1263

5. Alan Koehler, Minnesota, PIN 1243

6. Ayden Smith, Pennsylvania, PIN 1220

7. Mason Ziegler, Pennsylvania, PIN 1212

8. Marcello Milani, Michigan, PIN 1209

9. Hunter Taylor, Missouri, PIN 1200

10. Joey Cruz, California, PIN 1183

61 kg

1. Nic Bouzakis, Pennsylvania, PIN 1450

2. Mason Gibson, Pennsylvania, PIN 1346

3. Dominick Serrano, Colorado, PIN 1301

4. Kale Petersen, Iowa, PIN 1286

5. Anthony Noto, New York, PIN 1267

6. Julian Farber, Georgia, PIN 1203

7. Daniel Aranda, New York, PIN 1190

8. Brady Roark, Missouri, PIN 1187

9. Matthew Lopes, Connecticut, PIN 1180

10. Garret Rinken, Iowa, PIN 1169

65 kg

1. Carter Young, Oklahoma, PIN 1326

2. Vince Cornella, Colorado, PIN 1303

3. Gabriel Bouyssou, Rhode Island, PIN 1292

4. Logan Swensen, Minnesota, PIN 1285

5. Haiden Drury, Washington, PIN 1269

6. Cory Land, Alabama, PIN 1260

7. Kayd Craig, Idaho, PIN 1251

8. Kolter Burton, Oklahoma, PIN 1251

9. Ayden Garver, Oregon, PIN 1249

10. Noah Manuel Tapia, Illinois, PIN 1246

70 kg

1. Meyer Shapiro, Maryland, PIN 1397

2. Paul Kelly, California, PIN 1261

3. Jadon Skellenger, Idaho, PIN 1258

4. Avery Allen, Montana, PIN 1255

5. Hunter Hollingsworth, Oklahoma, PIN 1231

6. Tanner Frothinger, Idaho, PIN 1227

7. Tyler Guerra, Illinois, PIN 1218

8. Koy Buesgens, Minnesota, PIN 1215

9. Jackson Polo, New York, PIN 1200

10. Kael Voinovich, Iowa, PIN 1200

74 kg

1. Daniel Cardenas, Colorado, PIN 1354

2. Braeden Scoles, Wisconsin, PIN 1334

3. Cody Chittum, Tennessee, PIN 1317

4. Hunter Garvin, Iowa, PIN 1314

5. Dylan Evans, Pennsylvania, PIN 1299

6. Dylan Gilcher, Michigan, PIN 1285

7. Kyrel Leavell, Indiana, PIN 1283

8. Matthew Bianchi, Wisconsin, PIN 1282

9. Grigor Cholakyan, California, PIN 1255

10. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Pennsylvania, PIN 1252

79 kg

1. Beau Mantanona, California, PIN 1294

2. Nicco Ruiz, California, PIN 1264

3. Hudson Rogers, Idaho, PIN 1239

4. Ethan Riddle, Wisconsin, PIN 1228

5. Riggin Boger, Utah, PIN 1216

6. Collin Guffey, California, PIN 1209

7. Brody Baumann, Indiana, PIN 1193

8. Tristan Steldt, Wisconsin, PIN 1186

9. Cael Valencia, California, PIN 1182

10. Moses Espinoza-Owens, Texas, PIN 1169

86 kg

1. Rocco Welsh, Pennsylvania, PIN 1358

2. Dylan Fishback, Ohio, PIN 1315

3. Jaxon Smith, Georgia, PIN 1289

4. Tate Naaktgeboren, Iowa, PIN 1268

5. Rylan Rogers, Idaho, PIN 1259

6. Brayden Thompson, Oklahoma, PIN 1239

7. Gunner Henry, Indiana, PIN 1233

8. Daniel Sheen, Illinois, PIN 1217

9. Brent Slade, Jr., Iowa, PIN 1215

10. Chris Moore, Illinois, PIN 1213

92 kg

1. Carson Thomas, Ohio, PIN 1244

2. Hayden Walters, Oregon, PIN 1223

3. Jack Darrah, Missouri, PIN 1220

4. Seth Shumate, Ohio, PIN 1209

5. Gavin Nelson, Minnesota, PIN 1197

6. Luke Geog, Ohio, PIN 1186

7. Caden Rogers, Pennsylvania, PIN 1178

8. Quinn Funk, Colorado, PIN 1150

9. Christian Slack, Utah, PIN 1136

10. Max Shulaw, Ohio, PIN 1115

97 kg

1. Christian Carroll, Texas, PIN 1265

2. Mahkyi Smith, Utah, PIN 1158

3. Massoma Endene, Iowa, PIN 1128

4. Steven Burrell Jr, New York, PIN 1120

5. Thomas Dineen, Minnesota, PIN 1116

6. Liam Daniels, Oklahoma, PIN 1103

7. Justin Griffith, New Jersey, PIN 1096

8. Caleb Marzolino, Pennsylvania, PIN 1089

9. Mason Christian, Montana, PIN 1072

10. Max Ramberg, Wisconsin, PIN 1068

125 kg

1. Aden Attao, Oregon, PIN 1260

2. Parker Ferrell, Virginia, PIN 1203

3. Chase Horne, Georgia, PIN 1185

4. Daniel Herrera, Iowa, PIN 1175

5. Lucas Stoddard, Ohio, PIN 1163

6. Jarrett Stoner, Texas, PIN 1155

7. Calvin Lachman, Pennsylvania, PIN 1148

8. Ashton Davis, Tennessee, PIN 1131

9. Connor Barket, Indiana, PIN 1129

10. Bennett Tabor, Minnesota, PIN 1124

U23 Greco-Roman Nationals Top 10 PINs per weight class

55 kg

1. Kenneth Crosby, Colorado, PIN 1168

2. Zane Donley, Oklahoma, PIN 1151

3. William Jakeway, South Carolina, PIN 1115

4. Tyler Klein, Wisconsin, PIN 1108

5. Christian Decatur-Luker, North Carolina, PIN 1101

6. Brady Byrd, Indiana, PIN 1100

7. Ray Ray Harris, California, PIN 1089

8. Isaac Gibbs, Nebraska, PIN 1078

9. Isaac Stewart, Montana, PIN 1078

10. Anthony Alanis, Illinois, PIN 1077

60 kg

1. Rhett Peak, Oklahoma, PIN 1232

2. Marcello Milani, Michigan, PIN 1228

3. Jakason Burks, Nebraska, PIN 1221

4. Joseph Couch, Maryland, PIN 1150

5. Bubba Wright, Kansas, PIN 1115

6. Nikolas Massaro, New York, PIN 1027

7. Carter Thorp, Ohio, PIN 1020

8. David Ritchey, Oklahoma, PIN 1011

9. Markel Baker, Illinois, PIN 1000

10. Joshua Henry, Georgia, PIN 989

63 kg

1. James Joplin, North Carolina, PIN 1115

2. Lucas Peters, Wisconsin, PIN 1098

3. Kenton Cooke, Alaska, PIN 1092

4. Gauge Shipp, Illinois, PIN 1050

5. Lukas Kanownik, Idaho, PIN 1040

6. Abdul Hashimi, Texas, PIN 1033

7. Addison Breeding, Florida, PIN 1020

8. Matthew Englehardt, Pennsylvania, PIN 1016

9. JT Schneider, Connecticut, PIN 1008

10. Andrew Marchese, New York, PIN 1000

67 kg

1. Brennan Van Hoecke, Florida, PIN 1276

2. Gunnar Hamre, Wisconsin, PIN 1239

3. Noah Rice, Pennsylvania, PIN 1165

4. Evan Herriman, Michigan, PIN 1134

5. Trason Oehme, South Dakota, PIN 1122

6. Alec Peralta, Illinois, PIN 1110

7. Ethan Mitchell, Ohio, PIN 1101

8. Gabriel Brown, Idaho, PIN 1100

9. Cole Rhemrev, Illinois, PIN 1084

10. Andrew Collier, Indiana, PIN 1050

72 kg

1. Matthew Randolph, Minnesota, PIN 1279

2. Colton Parduhn, Alaska, PIN 1277

3. Paul Kelly, California, PIN 1266

4. Brayden Roberts, West Virginia, PIN 1181

5. Owen Hicks, New York, PIN 1171

6. David Burchett, Colorado, PIN 1156

7. Dylan Whitt, Iowa, PIN 1133

8. Landon Desselle, Ohio, PIN 1121

9. Vinnie Abbey, Michigan, PIN 1093

10. Steven Villalobos, Georgia, PIN 1090

77 kg

1. Aydin Rix McElhinney, Maine, PIN 1264

2. Bradley Gillum, Illinois, PIN 1263

3. TJ Schierl, Wisconsin, PIN 1200

4. Caden Young, Wisconsin, PIN 1183

5. Hunter Thomson, Michigan, PIN 1140

6. Jeremy Paradice, Georgia, PIN 1134

7. Garran Leffel, Ohio, PIN 1083

8. Jude Link, Minnesota, PIN 1067

9. Tyler Martinez, Illinois, PIN 1051

10. Magnus Kuokkanen, Wisconsin, PIN 1038

82 kg

1. Adrian Artsisheuskiy, New York, PIN 1165

2. Arian Khosravy, California, PIN 1153

3. Connor Padgett, Kansas, PIN 1114

4. Connor Gregory, New York, PIN 1071

5. John Richardson, Texas, PIN 1057

6. Ethan Wilson, New Jersey, PIN 1022

7. Tommy Bennett, Illinois, PIN 1020

8. Andrew Christie, Pennsylvania, PIN 1016

9. Drake Hurley, Michigan, PIN 1009

10. Luke Ciampa, New Jersey, PIN 1008

87 kg

1. Jared Thiry, Iowa, PIN 1146

2. Matthew Rodriguez, Kansas, PIN 1091

3. Mason Parsons, South Carolina, PIN 1080

4. Tyson Beauperthuy, Colorado, PIN 1075

5. Michael Durham, Indiana, PIN 1063

6. Kasey Ross, Iowa, PIN 1050

7. Keenan Wyatt, Alabama, PIN 1033

8. George Rhodes, New Jersey, PIN 1002

9. Braeden Gray, Connecticut, PIN 1000

10. Colby Celuck, Pennsylvania, PIN 1000

97 kg

1. Max Ramberg, Wisconsin, PIN 1134

2. Mark Stankorb, Ohio, PIN 1069

3. Asher Ruchti, Oregon, PIN 1059

4. Greyson Gardner, Iowa, PIN 1056

5. Mason Christian, Montana, PIN 1050

6. Damion Schunke, South Dakota, PIN 1041

7. Wolfgang Frable, Pennsylvania, PIN 1035

8. Joshua Negron, Delaware, PIN 1016

9. Cody Kwak, Wisconsin, PIN 1010

10. Luke Duthie, Pennsylvania, PIN 1010

130 kg

1. Aden Attao, Oregon, PIN 1432

2. Keith Miley, Arkansas, PIN 1214

3. Andrew Blackburn-Forst, Illinois, PIN 1101

4. Hayden Simpson, Oklahoma, PIN 1087

5. Willie Cox, Alabama, PIN 1082

6. Max Balow, Minnesota, PIN 1076

7. Riah Ostrander, Texas, PIN 1073

8. Joshua Terrill, Michigan, PIN 1071

9. Bruce Wagers, Ohio, PIN 1062

10. Sean Carroll, Kansas, PIN 1059

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