2026 U20 Greco-Roman World Team Bios
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Leister Bowling IV celebrates after his 77 kg Round of 16 victory over Azis Atanasov (Bulgaria) at the 2025 U20 World Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria
2026: U20 World Team Trials freestyle eighth-place finisher... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion
2025: U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials third-place finisher... U20 Nationals Greco-Roman third-place finisher
2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up... U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials runner-up... U20 Nationals Greco-Roman third-place finisher... KSHSAA 6A-5A State champion
2023: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up, men’s freestyle fifth-place finisher... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up, men’s freestyle fifth-place finisher... Junior Folkstyle Nationals champion
2022: Boys Nationals HS Recruiting Showcase fourth-place finisher... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman fifth-place finisher... USMC Folkstyle/Boys National Recruiting Showcase fifth-place finisher
2021: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U Greco-Roman third-place finisher... UWW U15 Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up... High School National Recruiting Showcase runner-up
Personal: Born June 13, 2006… Age 20
2026: U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion
2025: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman champion, freestyle fifth-place finisher... U20 Nationals Greco-Roman champion... Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association 5A State champion
2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman third-place finisher, men’s freestyle eighth-place finisher... U17 Pan American Championships Greco-Roman champion, men’s freestyle champion... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up, men’s freestyle seventh-place finisher... Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association 5A State champion
2023: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U Greco-Roman fifth-place finisher, men’s freestyle runner-up... Western Regional Championships 16U Greco-Roman champion, men’s freestyle third-place finisher... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman fourth-place finisher
2022: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U freestyle eighth-place finisher... 17U Nationals Greco-Roman seventh-place finisher... Folkstyle/Boys National Recruiting Showcase 16U champion
Personal: Born March 3, 2007… Age 19
2026: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman champion, men’s freestyle third-place finisher... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion... U20 Nationals freestyle seventh-place finisher
2025: U17 Pan American Championships Greco-Roman champion, freestyle silver medalist... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman third-place finisher, freestyle fourth-place finisher
2024: U17 Nationals Greco-Roman fifth-place finisher... Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 champion
2023: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U men’s freestyle seventh-place finisher
2022: Kids Nationals 14U men’s freestyle third-place finisher, Greco-Roman third-place finisher... 15U Nationals Greco-Roman sixth-place finisher... USMC 14U Folkstyle Boys National Recruiting Showcase fourth-place finisher
2021: Kids Nationals 14U men’s freestyle sixth-place finisher
Personal: Born January 17, 2008… Age 18
2026: U20 Pan American Championships bronze medalist... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion
2025: Bill Farrell Memorial International Greco-Roman champion... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman runner-up...U20 Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up
2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman sixth-place finisher... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman runner-up... U20 Nationals Greco-Roman third-place finisher
2023: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman seventh-place finisher... Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 third-place finisher
2022: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U Greco-Roman runner-up...U17 Nationals Greco-Roman fifth-place finisher... Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 third-place finisher
Personal: Born December 30, 2006… Age 19
2026: U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion... Ohio High School Athletic Association Division 1 third-place finisher
2025: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman seventh-place finisher
2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U Greco-Roman runner-up, men’s freestyle fourth-place finisher... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman third-place finisher. Ohio High School Athletic Association Division 1 sixth-place finisher
2023: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U Greco-Roman fourth-place finisher... 15U Nationals Greco-Roman seventh-place finisher, men’s freestyle fifth-place finisher
2022: USMC Folkstyle Boys National Recruiting Showcase 14U sixth-place finisher
Personal: Born July 7, 2006… Age 18
2026: U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion
2025: U20 World Championships Greco-Roman fifth-place finisher... U20 Pan American Championships gold medalist... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion
2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals fourth-place finisher... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman third-place finisher... U20 Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up
2023: U17 Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up
Personal: Born October 24, 2006… Age 19
2026: U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion
2025: Bill Farrell Memorial International Greco-Roman runner-up... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion... Senior World Team Trials Greco-Roman sixth-place finisher
2024: U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman runner-up... U20 Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up
2023: U20 Pan American Championships Greco-Roman gold medalist... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman third-place finisher... U20 Nationals third-place finisher... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman champion
2022: U17 World Championships Greco-Roman fifth-place finisher... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman champion
2021: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U Greco-Roman champion... UWW U15 Nationals men’s freestyle fourth-place finisher
Personal: Born May 22, 2006… Age 20
2026: U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion
2025: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman third-place finisher... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman runner-up... Senior World Team Trials Greco-Roman seventh-place finisher
2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman third-place finisher... U20 Nationals Greco-Roman third-place finisher
2023: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman fourth-place finisher... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman third-place finisher
2022: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U Greco-Roman third-place finisher
2019: Kids Nationals 14U Greco-Roman seventh-place finisher
2018: Kids Nationals Novice men’s freestyle third-place finisher... Kids Nationals Novice Greco-Roman third-place finisher
Personal: Born July 1, 2006… Age 20
2026: U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion
2025: U20 Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up
2024: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman sixth-place finisher... U20 Nationals Greco-Roman fifth-place finish... Minnesota State High School League AAA runner-up
2023: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman fourth-place finisher
2022: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U Greco-Roman sixth-place finisher... U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U men’s freestyle fourth-place finisher
2021: UWW U15 Nationals Greco-Roman seventh-place finisher
Personal: Born April 9, 2006… Age 20
2026: U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion
2025: U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals Greco-Roman fourth-place finisher, men’s freestyle seventh-place finisher... U20 World Team Trials Greco-Roman runner-up... Junior Folkstyle Nationals third-place finisher
2024: U17 Pan American Championships Greco-Roman gold medalist... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman champion, men’s freestyle seventh-place finisher... Utah High School Activities Association 3A State champion
2023: Marine Corps Junior Nationals 16U Greco-Roman seventh-place finisher, men’s freestyle seventh-place finisher... U17 Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up
Personal: Born August 24, 2007… Age 18
