U.S. nets five golds, 12 total medals in men’s freestyle at Henri Deglane Grand Prix
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Mason Parris hand raise after winning the 125 kg gold medal at the 2026 Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France.
NICE, France – It was an excellent outing for the U.S. men’s freestyle side on Saturday at the 52nd annual Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France. Five Americans stood atop the medal stand at The Halle des Sports Charles-Ehrmann—Austin DeSanto at 61 kg, David Carr at 74 kg, Jacob Cardenas at 92 kg, Stephen Buchanan at 97 kg and Mason Parris at 125 kg.
Of the five champions, DeSanto was the most dominant of the bunch. He won five matches at 61 kg by technical fall, outscoring his opponents by a combined 53-2 mark. He opened with a 10-0 victory over fellow American Nathan Tomasello, and closed by topping Moldova’s Leomid Colesnic,12-2, in the gold medal match. The Hawkeye Wrestling Club product has hit his stride early this season with two international gold medals under his belt in the past three months.
Fellow HWC athlete Buchanan, a 2025 NCAA champion for Iowa, notched a gold medal at 97 kg in his first international appearance with three solid wins. He capped it off with an 11-0 technical fall over 2024 Olympian and two-time U23 World medalist Radu Lefter of Moldova.
Carr and Parris, the most credentialed U.S. athletes on this tour, were solid throughout the event. Carr, a 2025 U.S. World Team member, went 4-0 at 74 kg with a finals win over the experienced Seyfullah Itaev of France, 5-1. Parris, a 2023 World bronze medalist and 2024 Olympian, teched all comers at 125 kg save for young U.S. prospect Coby Merrill, who battled Parris to two decisions on the day.
Merrill was one-of-two silver medalists for Team USA. Utah Valley RTC’s Ed Scott went 3-1 on his run to the 70 kg silver.
At 92 kg, the three-time U23 World medalist Cardenas bounced back from getting pinned in round-robin play to emerge with a 4-1 record and the gold medal. Of his four wins, three came by technical fall, including an 11-0 score over returning champion and eventual bronze medalist Michael Macchiavello. Cardenas outlasted two-time U23 World medalist Ion Demian of Moldova in the finals on criteria, 6-6.
Five Americans battled back for bronze—Macchiavello, plus Alec Pantaleo at 70 kg, Terrell Barraclough and Will Lewan at 74 kg, and Zane Lanham at 97 kg.
Match-by-match results for each U.S. entrant, and final standings in each weight class, can be found below.
Archived matches of the 2026 Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France are available to watch online through France Lutte’s YouTube channel. Complete brackets are posted to Smoothcomp.
Gold – Rassoul Galbouraev (France)
Silver – Thomas Epp (Switzerland)
Bronze – Karamjeet Holstein (Germany)
4th – Jowkar Danoush (Great Britain)
5th – Lucas Kaufman (United States)
5th – Czar Quintanilla (United States)
Gold – Austin DeSanto (United States)
Silver – Leomid Colesnic (Moldova)
Bronze – Nils Leutert (Switzerland)
4th – David Kiefer (Germany)
5th – Nathan Tomasello (United States)
5th – Jeremiah Waldschmidt (United States)
7th – Florian Richter (Germany)
Gold – Magomed Kartojev (Germany)
Silver – Quentin Sticker (France)
Bronze – Marwane Yezza (France)
Bronze – Sergiu Lupasco (Moldova)
5th – Moritz Langer (Germany)
5th – Mathis Lelong (France)
7th – Marcel Andronache (Moldova)
7th – Michael Saba (United States)
9th – Ilyas Abdurashidov (Belgium)
9th – Javier Diaz Alejo (Spain)
9th – Felipe Ferrusola (Spain)
Gold – Vasile Diacon (Moldova)
Silver – Ed Scott (United States)
Bronze – Muhammad Abdurachmanov (Belgium)
Bronze – Alec Pantaleo (United States)
5th – Abdoul-Malek Nakaev (France)
5th – Ionut Triboi (Moldova)
7th – Benedikt Huber (Austria)
7th – Denis Kodakov (Spain)
9th – Alexander Seiwald (Austria)
9th – Hong Yu Chen (Chinese Taipei)
9th – Luka Gugeshashvili (Georgia)
9th – Sandro Hungerbuehler (Switzerland)
Gold – David Carr (United States)
Silver – Seyfullah Itaev (France)
Bronze – Terrell Barraclough (United States)
Bronze – Will Lewan (United States)
5th – Saba Kobakhidze (Georgia)
5th – Joey Bianchi (United States)
7th – Muhamed Bektemirov (Austria)
7th – Abdoullah Nakaev (France)
9th – Fabricio Reyes Torres (Spain)
9th – Gabriel Ojog (Moldova)
9th – Florian Bissig (Switzerland)
Gold – Zelimkhan Khadjiev (France)
Silver – Vlad Stratan (Moldova)
Bronze – Marat Kardanov (Germany)
Bronze – Davit Tchetchelashvili (Georgia)
5th – Kevin Henkel (Germany)
5th – Girogi Gogritchiani (Georgia)
7th – Kendall Drake (United States)
7th – Ben Smith (United States)
9th – Ayman Nissr (Germany)
9th – Konstantin Polewoi (Germany)
Gold – Tornike Tulashvili (Georgia)
Silver – Miko Elkala (Finland)
Bronze – Mohammad Umkhadjiev (France)
Bronze – Ethan Ramos (Puerto Rico)
5th – Simon Marchl (Austria)
5th – Umar Mavlaev (Switzerland)
7th – Gabriel Iglesias Ramos (Spain)
7th – Tamaz Nikoleishvili (Georgia)
9th – Reese Spiro (United States)
Gold – Jacob Cardenas (United States)
Silver – Ion Demian (Moldova)
Bronze – Michael Macchiavello (United States)
4th – Daniel Fischer (Germany)
5th – Samuel Scherrer (Switzerland)
5th – Teimuraz Kochkiani (Georgia)
7th – Serghei Vizii (Moldova)
Gold – Stephen Buchanan (United States)
Silver – Radu Lefter (Moldova)
Bronze – Adlan Viskhanov (France)
Bronze – Zane Lanham (United States)
5th – Benjamin Greil (Austria)
5th – Ramini Gulitashvili (Georgia)
7th – Aimar Alzon Eguinoa (Spain)
7th – Nikita Goubarets (Israel)
9th – Juho Ruusila (Finland)
Gold – Mason Parris (United States)
Silver – Coby Merrill (United States)
Bronze – Johannes Ludescher (Austria)
4th – Emil Thiele (Germany)
5th – Roger Li (Canada)
5th – Jonovan Smith (Puerto Rico)
7th – Ceron Francisco (United States)
57 kg – Lucas Kaufman (Newton, Kan./EAP), 5th place
LOSS Karamjeet Holstein (Germany), fall, 4:47
LOSS Rassoul Galbouraev (France), tech. fall, 10-0
57 kg – Czar Quintanilla (Spokane, Wash./EAP), 5th place
LOSS Jowkar Danoush (Great Britain), fall, 5:31
LOSS Thomas Epp (Switzerland), 4-1
WIN Nathan Tomasello (United States), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Florian Richter (Germany), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Leomid Colesnic (Moldova), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN David Kiefer (Germany), tech. fall,10-0
WIN Leomid Colesnic (Moldova), tech. fall, 12-2
61 kg – Nathan Tomasello (Riverside, Calif./Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC), 5th place
LOSS Austin DeSanto (United States), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Leomid Colesnic (Moldova), 7-2
WIN Florian Richter (Germany), tech. fall, 10-0
61 kg – Jeremiah Waldschmidt (Castle Rock, Colo./EAP), 5th place
LOSS Nils Leutert (Switzerland), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS David Kiefer (Germany), tech. fall, 12-2
65 kg – Michael Saba (Colorado Springs, Colo./EAP), 7th place
LOSS Sergiu Lupasco (Moldova)
LOSS Moritz Langer (Germany), 5-0
WIN Muhammad Abdurachmanov (Belgium), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Vasile Diacon (Moldova), 8-6
WIN Ionut Triboi (Moldova), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Hong Yu Chen (Chinese Taipei), fall, 0:55
WIN Denis Kodakov (Spain), tech. fall, 11-1
WIN Abdoul-Malek Nakaev (France), 8-2
LOSS Vasile Diacon (Moldova), 9-2
WIN Abdoullah Nakaev (France), 6-2
WIN Muhamed Bektemirov (Austria), tech. fall, 13-2
WIN Terrell Barraclough (United States), 4-0
WIN Seyfullah Itaev (France), 5-1
WIN Gabriel Ojog (Moldova), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS David Carr (United States), 4-0
WIN Joey Bianchi (United States), 9-6
74 kg – Joey Bianchi (Two Rivers, Wis./Arkansas RTC), 5th place
LOSS Seyfullah Itaev (France), 6-0
WIN Florian Bissig (Switzerland), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Abdoullah Nakaev (France), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Terrell Barraclough (United States), 9-6
WIN Fabricio Reyes Torres (Spain), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Seyfullah Itaev (France), 2-0
WIN Saba Kobakhidze (Georgia), 7-3
79 kg – Kendall Drake (Davisburg, Mich./EAP), 7th place
LOSS Davit Tchetchelashvili (Georgia), tech. fall, 13-0
LOSS Girogi Gogritchiani (Georgia), 8-2
79 kg – Ben Smith (Clarksburg, Md./EAP), 7th place
LOSS Marat Kardanov (Germany), 5-2
LOSS Kevin Henkel (Germany), tech. fall, 10-0
86 kg – Reese Spiro (Buffalo, N.Y.), 9th place
LOSS Simon Marchl (Austria), tech. fall, 17-7
LOSS Umar Mavlaev (Switzerland), tech. fall, 12-1
WIN Teimuraz Kochkiani (Georgia), tech. fall, 15-4
LOSS Daniel Fischer (Germany), fall, 1:12
WIN Serghei Vizii (Moldova), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Michael Macchiavello (United States), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Ion Demian (Moldova), 6-6
92 kg – Michael Macchiavello (Northampton, Pa./Lehigh Valley Wrestling RTC/Titan Mercury WC), bronze medal
WIN Samuel Scherrer (Switzerland), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Ion Demian (Moldova), 5-2
LOSS Jacob Cardenas (United States), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Daniel Fischer (Germany), 6-0
WIN Ramini Gulitashvili (Georgia), tech. fall, 13-2
WIN Adlan Viskhanov (France), 8-5
WIN Radu Lefter (Moldova), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Nikita Goubarets (Israel), tech. fall, 11-1
LOSS Radu Lefter (Moldova), 14-3
WIN Ramini Gulitashvili (Georgia), 2-1
125 kg – Ceron Francisco (Bellefonte, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC), 7th place
LOSS Roger Li (Canada), 3-1
LOSS Emil Thiele (Germany), forfeit
LOSS Johannes Ludescher (Austria), forfeit
LOSS Mason Parris (United States), 7-2
WIN Jonovan Smith (Puerto Rico), 5-0
WIN Johannes Ludescher (Austria), tech. fall, 10-0
LOSS Mason Parris (United States), 4-0
WIN Coby Merrill (United States), 7-2
WIN Jonovan Smith (Puerto Rico), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Emil Thiele (Germany), tech. fall, 11-0
WIN Coby Merrill (United States), 4-0
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