Karenbauer, Sanchez lead champions list at 2025 Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Sammy Sanchez in the finals of the 2025 Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase.
DES MOINES, Iowa – The 2025 Boys National High School Recruiting Showcase wrapped on Saturday afternoon at Iowa Events Center with 14 of the nation’s best earning coveted national titles.
Standout champions Chase Karenbaur of Pennsylvania and Sammy Sanchez of California secured technical fall victories in the finals. Karenbaur topped Carew Christensen of Iowa 17-1 at 113 pounds. Sanchez went 17-0 over Pennsylvania’s Flynn Arnestad at 120 pounds.
Michael Lopez (144) and Donovan Rosauer (150) picked up impressive major decision wins in the finals. Heavyweight Ashton Honnold got the job done with a 4-1 sudden victory win for his title, the only overtime bout of the finals session.
Final scores from the medal matches are below. Brackets and complete results from the event can be found on USA Bracketing. All the action is streaming live on FloWrestling.
1st - Wyatt Dannegger (Collum Trained School of Wrestling) dec. Abe Heysinger (Immortal Athletics WC), 4-1
3rd - Jackson Parmater (DC Elite Wrestling) fall Karson Wuebker (Sebolt Wrestling Academy), 1:42
5th - William Alves (Montana) dec. Joseph Hamilton (Center Grove Wrestling Club), 9-4
7th - Triston Mouton (Tennessee) dec. Dylan Sandness (MATPAC Wrestling Club), 4-0, SV
1st - Chase Karenbauer (Bad Karma Wrestling Club) tech. fall Carew Christensen (Iowa), 17-1 (4:22)
3rd - Mason Moody (Askren Wrestling Academy) fall Khy'ree Thomas-Calloway (MWC Wrestling Academy), 2:01
5th - Arav Pandey (American Dream Wrestling Club) dec. Lukas Salas-Sanchez (Cornerstone Mat Club), 4-1
7th - Kaden Haakinson (Berge Elite Wrestling Academy) dec. Ian Henderson (Missouri), 14-11 SV
1st - Samuel Sanchez (Esperanza High School Wrestling) tech. fall Flynn Arnestad (American Dream Wrestling Club), 17-0 (4:31)
3rd - Carson Miles (Reddot Wrestling Club) maj. dec. Rodolfo Rojas (Team Tulsa Wrestling Club), 10-1
5th - Kipton Lewis (Immortal Athletics WC) fall Jeremy Carver (Contenders Wrestling Academy), 4:24
7th - Brand'n Edstrom (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) dec. Lincoln Swick (Askren Wrestling Academy), 4-2
1st - Isaiah Jones (Threestyle Wrestling of Oklahoma) maj. dec. Van Smith (Mustang High School Wrestling), 12-1
3rd - Cale Vandermark (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) maj. dec. Jamiel Castleberry (The Wrestling Academy), 11-1
5th - Aaron Meza (California) dec. Jordan Manyette (American Dream Wrestling Club), 4-3
7th - Elijah Scriven (Bad Karma Wrestling Club) dec. Brody Gossen (Berge Elite Wrestling Academy), 13-11
1st - Bryar Hooks (Cowboy Wrestling Club) dec. Jason Hampton (Callan Wrestling Academy), 5-4
3rd - Eric Casula (Cowboy Wrestling Club) dec. Jaxsen Bailey (South Side Wrestling Club), 13-12
5th - Mason Shirk (Big Game Wrestling Club) dec. Michael Malizzio (Team El1te Wrestling), 4-1
7th - Gage Spurgeon (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) dec. Chance Fisher (Tuttle Wrestling Club), 3-0
1st - Griff Powell (Izzy Style Wrestling) dec. Demetrios Carrera (Team El1te Wrestling), 5-1
3rd - Nico DeSalvo (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) dec. Jonathon Romero (Volcano Vista High School Wrestling), 4-1
5th - Timmy Boda (BFW) and Lorenzo Gallegos (Volcano Vista High School Wrestling), double forfeit
7th - Carter Schmauss (Immortal Athletics WC) dec. Hunter Arriaga (Flathead High School Wrestling), 7-1
1st - Michael Lopez (Mile High Wrestling Club) maj. dec. Owen Proper (Cyclones Wrestling & Fitness), 15-2
3rd - Isaiah Gallegos (Mile High Wrestling Club) dec. Gavin Green (M2 Training Center), 10-3
5th - Landen Davis (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) dec. Kameron Luif (Team El1te Wrestling), 8-6
7th - Chris Lalonde (Bear Cave Wrestling Club) fall Benjamin Ploehn (Stallions Wrestling Club), 0:21
1st - Donovan Rosauer (Yorkville Wrestling Club) maj. dec. Dana Wickson (ISI Wrestling Club), 14-6
3rd - Mason Petersen (UWC) tech. fall Noah Garcia-Salazar (Top Notch Wrestling Club), 16-0 (3:38)
5th - Graham Wilde (Berge Elite Wrestling Academy) dec. Roman Clouse (Gardner Edgerton High School Wrestling), 8-5
7th - Joseph Mahoney (Connecticut) dec. Elijah Blewitt (Sebolt Wrestling Academy), 9-8
1st - Jake Miller (Broken Arrow Wrestling Club) dec. Marcus Killgore (Mustang Wrestling Club), 10-3
3rd - Jet Brown (MO West Championship Wrestling Club) maj. dec. Gavin Regis (Sanderson Wrestling Academy), 13-3
5th - Parker Casey (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) maj. dec. Dimitri Kizer (Tough N Technical Wrestling Club (TNTWC), 21-11
7th - David Burchett (Black Fox Wrestling Academy) dec. Olin Neuville (Askren Wrestling Academy), 4-2
1st - Jordan Fincher (BullTrained Wrestling) dec. Jozeph Valenzuela Smith (Cyclones Wrestling & Fitness), 11-6
3rd - Don Beaufait (Michigan) dec. Tyree Graham (Gladiator Wrestling), 6-0
5th - Landen McDowell (Greater Heights Wrestling) med. for. Emerson Tjaden (Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club)
7th - Kristian Scott (Red Stick Wrestling Club) dec. Knox Verbais (Illinois), 11-6
1st - Ryder Schulte (Reddot Wrestling Club) dec. Sean Perez (Jflo Trained), 10-5
3rd - Louis Smith (Michigan) fall Nikolas Gallardo (Aniciete Training Club), 0:46
5th - Dayne Serio (SPAR Wrestling Academy) dec. Slade Barnett (Minnesota), 4-1
7th - Alexander Tack (Cory Clark Wrestling) tech. fall Kace Fullmer (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 21-5 (2:47)
1st - Dylan Reel (Compound Wrestling) dec. Jeremy LeBlanc (Arizona), 10-7
3rd - Gabriel Barragan (Esperanza High School Wrestling) dec. Deacon Moran (Zumwalt Wrestling Club), 7-4
5th - Braden Strain (Berryhill High School Wrestling) fall Carter Harms (Missouri), 3:08
7th - Joseph Heim (MN Elite Wrestling Club) dec. Emery Johnson (CRWC), 5-3
1st - Carter Brown (Missouri) dec. Porter Talbot (Springfield Wrestling Club), 11-4
3rd - Ivan Petrich (Minnesota) dec. McGregor Miller (Team Idaho Wrestling Club), 7-5
5th - Blaise Turner (Team Idaho Wrestling Club) fall Noah Butler (ACH Wrestling Club), 0:49
7th - Elijah Gawronski (Volcano Vista High School Wrestling) maj. dec. Camden Williams (Whiteland Wrestling Club), 10-2
1st - Ashton Honnold (Moen Wrestling Academy) dec. Nehemiah Lendobeja (Team Nazar Training Center), 4-1, SV
3rd - Elijah Schunke (Heartland Wrestling Academy) fall Jacob Ramirez (Grand Prairie High School Wrestling), 2:49
5th - Carlos Rodriguez Jr. (Heartland Wrestling Academy) med. for. Luke Driedric (Askren Wrestling Academy)
7th - Redmond Lindsey (Raw Wrestling Club) med. for. Connor Williams (Bees Wrestling Club)