Brady Koontz, Otto Black earn medals as U.S. closes Greco-Roman competition; Sage Mortimer and Sydney Petzinger reach podium at Poland Open
Share:
by Zack Chavez, USA Wrestling
Brady Koontz celebrates after a win at the 2026 Polyak & Janos & Istvan Memorial Ranking Series event
WARSAW, Poland – Brady Koontz and Otto Black added two more medals for the U.S., as Greco-Roman competition concluded at the 69th Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Memorial. Women’s freestyle competition also kicked off at the Poland Open, where Sage Mortimer and Sydney Petzinger earned medals for the U.S.
Koontz was perfect in his 55 kg bracket, winning the lone Greco-Roman gold medal for the U.S. with a 3-0 record. He opened the day with a 2-1 decision over Filip Bartosik of the Czech Republic and closed the round-robin bracket with two dominant wins over Ukrainian opponents. Koontz pinned Koriun Sahradian with 45 seconds remaining in round two and followed with an 8-0 technical fall over Ivan Stefanski in round three.
Black added another bronze medal to the U.S. Greco-Roman contingent, finishing Thursday’s action with a 3-1 record at 67 kg. After a 9-1 victory over Mateusz Szewczuk of Poland in round one, Black earned a 5-1 decision over Tim Eklund Bergfalk of Sweden in round two. He suffered a 7-0 setback to Haavard Joergensen of Norway in round three but rebounded with a 15-5 technical fall over Sweden’s William Ekerot in the bronze-medal match.
Xavier Johnson nearly added another medal for the U.S. at 63 kg, finishing the day with a 2-2 record. Johnson won his first two matches—a 1-1 criteria decision over Algot Gamelius of Sweden in round one and a 7-1 decision over Dominik Partyka of Poland in round two. After a 4-1 loss to Maksym Liu of Ukraine in round three, Johnson advanced to the bronze medal match, where he lost 5-1 to Aleksandrs Jurkjans of Latvia.
Dalton Roberts and Dylan Koontz chipped in top-10 finishes in the 60 kg bracket—Roberts in eighth place and Koontz in 10th place. Jace Koelzer and Rhett Peak were also in action for the U.S. in the 60 kg bracket, while Duncan Nelson competed at 67 kg.
With five competitors finishing in the top 10 on day two, the U.S. Greco-Roman team concluded the tournament in fifth place in the team standings with 165 points. Ukraine topped the team rankings with 492 points, followed by Kyrgyzstan in second with 207 points. Armenia took third with 190 points, while Sweden finished fourth with 169 points.
The U.S. momentum carried into women’s freestyle competition at the Poland Open, where Sage Mortimer earned the team’s first medal—a silver at 50 kg. Mortimer opened the day with a 13-5 decision over Svenja Jungo of Switzerland, a 2024 U20 World bronze medalist. She then pinned Gabija Dilyte of Lithuania, a 2024 Olympian, just 51 seconds into their round-two matchup. Mortimer later dropped a 13-4 decision in the finals to Oksana Livach of Ukraine, another 2024 Olympian and the reigning 50 kg Senior European champion.
Sydney Petzinger finished with a bronze medal for the U.S. after closing the 53 kg bracket with a 2-1 record. In round one, Petzinger stormed back from a 7-1 deficit and secured a pin with two seconds remaining against Mariia Yefremova of Ukraine, a multi-time age-group World champion and the 2026 Senior and U20 European champion. After a 12-2 loss to Annika Wendle of Germany in round two, Petzinger controlled Antonia Valdes Arriagada of Chile and clinched a 7-2 decision in the bronze-medal match.
Mariah Anderson and Alisha Paradise also competed for the U.S. women’s team. Paradise finished seventh at 53 kg with a 1-1 record, while Anderson finished ninth in the 50 kg bracket with a 1-2 record.
Women’s freestyle competition continues on Friday at the Poland Open with the 55 kg, 57 kg, 59 kg, 62 kg, 65 kg and 68 kg brackets. The U.S. will have 10 wrestlers in action, including 2026 U23 World Team member Sara Sterner.
Friday’s schedule begins at 10:30 a.m., with qualification rounds, repechage, semifinals and medal matches contested throughout the day.
A complete list of Thursday’s Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle results is available below. Brackets and results, along with live streams, are available on SportZona. All listed times are local to Warsaw, Poland, which is six hours ahead of the U.S. Eastern Time Zone.
1. Ukraine, 492
2. Kyrgyzstan, 207
3. Armenia, 190
4. Sweden, 169
5. United States, 165
6. Germany, 145
7. Serbia, 120
8. Finland, 115
9. Hungary, 102
9. Poland, 102
Gold – Brady Koontz (United States)
Silver – Koriun Sahradian (Ukraine)
Bronze – Filip Bartosik (Czech Republic)
Bronze – Ivan Stefanski (Ukraine)
Round robin bracket records: Koontz (3-0), Sahradian (2-1), Stefanski (1-2), Bartosik (0-3)
Gold – Suren Aghajanyan (Armenia)
Silver – Abdolmohammad Papi (Germany)
Bronze – Hrachya Poghosyan (Armenia)
Bronze – Olivier Skrzypczak (Poland)
5th – Kubanych Arionov (Kyrgyzstan)
5th – Vladyslav Kuzko (Ukraine)
7th – Yevhen Pokovba (Ukraine)
8th – Dalton Roberts (United States)
9th – Adam Silverin (Sweden)
10th – Dylan Koontz (United States)
Gold – Suren Aghajanyan (Armenia) tech. fall Abdolmohammad Papi (Germany), 10-0
Bronze – Hrachya Poghosyan (Armenia) tech. fall Kubanych Arionov (Kyrgyzstan), 9-0
Bronze – Olivier Skrzypczak (Poland) dec. Vladyslav Kuzko (Ukraine), 3-2
Gold – Maksym Liu (Ukraine)
Silver – Tino Ojala (Finland)
Bronze – Aftandil Taalaibek Uulu (Kyrgyzstan)
Bronze – Aleksandrs Jurkjans (Latvia)
5th – Xavier Johnson (United States)
5th – Justas Petravicius (Lithuania)
7th – Morten Thoresen (Norway)
8th – Dominik Partyka (Poland)
9th – Hristiyan Ivanov (Bulgaria)
10th – Algot Gamelius (Sweden)
Gold – Maksym Liu (Ukraine) tech. fall Tino Ojala (Finland), 8-0
Bronze – Aftandil Taalaibek Uulu (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Justas Petravicius (Lithuania), 5-5
Bronze – Aleksandrs Jurkjans (Latvia) dec. Xavier Johnson (United States), 5-1
Gold – Razzak Beishekeev (Kyrgyzstan)
Silver – Haavard Joergensen (Norway)
Bronze – Oleksandr Hrushyn (Ukraine)
Bronze – Otto Black (United States)
5th – Niklas Oehlen (Sweden)
5th – William Ekerot (Sweden)
7th – Grzegorz Kunkel (Poland)
8th – Nestor Almanza Truyol (Chile)
9th – Tim Eklund Bergfalk (Sweden)
10th – Veselin Manev (Bulgaria)
Gold – Razzak Beishekeev (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Haavard Joergensen (Norway), 2-1
Bronze – Oleksandr Hrushyn (Ukraine) dec. Niklas Oehlen (Sweden), 1-1
Bronze – Otto Black (United States) tech. fall William Ekerot (Sweden), 15-5
Gold – Oksana Livach (Ukraine)
Silver – Sage Mortimer (United States)
Bronze – Augusta Eve (Canada)
Bronze – Svenja Jungo (Switzerland)
5th – Gabija Dilyte (Lithuania)
5th – Madison Mackenzie (Canada)
7th – Taru Vainionpaa (Finland)
8th – Agata Goluchowska (Poland)
9th – Mariah Anderson (United States)
10th – Aida Kerymova (Ukraine)
Gold – Oksana Livach (Ukraine) dec. Sage Mortimer (United States), 13-4
Bronze – Augusta Eve (Canada) dec. Madison Mackenzie (Canada), 1-1
Bronze – Svenja Jungo (Switzerland) dec. Gabija Dilyte (Lithuania), 3-1
Gold – Emma Malmgren (Sweden)
Silver – Annika Wendle (Germany)
Bronze – Mariia Yefremova (Ukraine)
Bronze – Sydney Petzinger (United States)
5th – Roksana Zasina (Poland)
5th – Antonia Valdes Arriagada (Chile)
7th – Alisha Paradise (United States)
8th – Serena Di Benedetto (Canada)
Gold – Emma Malmgren (Sweden) fall Annika Wendle (Germany), 0:57
Bronze – Mariia Yefremova (Ukraine) dec. Roksana Zasina (Poland), 5-1
Bronze – Sydney Petzinger (United States) dec. Antonia Valdes Arriagada (Chile), 7-2
55 kg – Brady Koontz (Edmond, Okla./Position Wrestling/Titan Mercury WC), gold medal
WIN Filip Bartosik (Czech Republic), dec., 2-1
WIN Koriun Sahradian (Ukraine), fall, 5:15
WIN Ivan Stefanski (Ukraine), tech. fall, 8-0
60 kg – Dalton Roberts (Fountain, Colo./Army WCAP), 8th place
LOSS Vladyslav Kuzko (Ukraine), dec., 3-2
WIN Jace Koelzer (United States), dec., 6-2
WIN Rhett Peak (United States), dec., 6-0
LOSS Hrachya Poghosyan (Armenia), tech. fall, 9-0
60 kg – Jace Koelzer (Edmond, Okla./Position Wrestling), 13th place
LOSS Dylan Koontz (United States), tech. fall, 8-0
LOSS Dalton Roberts (United States), dec., 6-2
60 kg – Rhett Peak (Tulsa, Okla./Position Wrestling), 11th place
LOSS Suren Aghajanyan (Armenia), dec., 7-0
LOSS Dalton Roberts (United States), dec., 6-0
60 kg – Dylan Koontz (Dubuque, Iowa/Titan Mercury WC), 10th place
WIN Jace Koelzer (United States), tech. fall, 8-0
LOSS Vladyslav Kuzko (Ukraine), dec., 5-3
LOSS Hrachya Poghosyan (Armenia), tech. fall, 8-0
63 kg – Xavier Johnson (Pueblo, Colo./Army WCAP), 5th place
WIN Algot Gamelius (Sweden), dec., 1-1
WIN Dominik Partyka (Poland), dec., 7-1
LOSS Maksym Liu (Ukraine), dec., 4-1
LOSS Aleksandrs Jurkjans (Latvia), dec., 5-1
67 kg – Otto Black (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC), bronze medal
WIN Mateusz Szewczuk (Poland), tech. fall, 9-1
WIN Tim Eklund Bergfalk (Sweden), dec., 5-1
LOSS Haavard Joergensen (Norway), dec., 7-0
WIN William Ekerot (Sweden), tech. fall, 15-5
67 kg – Duncan Nelson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Air Force WCAP), 15th place
LOSS Haavard Joergensen (Norway), dec., 7-0
LOSS Grzegorz Kunkel (Poland), tech. fall, 12-1
50 kg – Sage Mortimer (Springville, Utah/Titan Mercury WC), silver medal
WIN Svenja Jungo (Switzerland), dec., 13-5
WIN Gabija Dilyte (Lithuania), fall, 0:51
LOSS Oksana Livach (Ukraine), dec., 13-4
50 kg – Mariah Anderson (Houston, Texas/Air Force RTC), 9th place
LOSS Eve Augusta (Canada), dec., 6-1
WIN Amanda Tomczyk (Poland), dec., 5-2
LOSS Madison Mackenzie (Canada), dec., 4-0
53 kg – Sydney Petzinger (Kingston, Pa./Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC), bronze medal
WIN Mariia Yefremova (Ukraine), fall, 5:58
LOSS Annika Wendle (Germany), tech. fall, 12-2
WIN Antonia Valdes Arriagada (Chile), dec., 7-2
53 kg – Alisha Paradise (River Falls, Wis./New York AC), 7th place
LOSS Emma Malmgren (Sweden), tech. fall, 11-0
LOSS Antonia Valdes Arriagada (Chile), dec., 3-1
Leydecker, Fowler make semis, Turner, Whiting to bronze match at U20 World Championships
2027 Senior World Team Procedures Approved In Olympic Weights
Abigail Nette, Reese Larramendy and Jennifer Page will contend for gold at Hungary Ranking Series Event
Fargo Men's Freestyle: State-by-State Facts, Stats & Figures
