Composto, Wasilewski Receive Draws for Ulaanbaatar Open
by David Gerhart, USA Wrestling
Cross Wasilewski competing at the 2026 U23 Nationals in Geneva, Ohio
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – The U.S. duo of CJ Composto and Cross Wasilewski received their opening draws in the men’s freestyle division at the 2026 Ulaanbaatar Open, which is the third United World Wrestling Ranking Series event of the season.
Three-time NCAA All-American Composto, who won the 2025 U23 Pan American title, opens the tournament at 65 kg against Zeneemeder Byambasuren of Mongolia. Byambasuren is coming off a fifth-place finish at the 2026 Asian Championships.
At 70 kg, 2026 NCAA All-American Wasilewski earned a bye into the quarterfinals. He will face the winner of India’s Abhimanyou and Mongolia’s Tulga Tumur Ochir. Tumur Ochir is a two-time World medalist and a two-time Olympian. Abhimanyou captured gold at the Asian Championships this past April.
Men’s freestyle action in Mongolia begins on Saturday with the 74 kg, 86 kg and 92 kg brackets being contested. Composto and Wasilewski will be in action on Sunday, starting at 10:30 a.m. local time (Saturday at 10:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time).
The first two days of the Ranking Series event featured Greco-Roman competition and the start of the women’s freestyle division.
The full schedule for the final two days of the 2026 Ulaanbaatar Open is listed below.
A live stream of the Ulaanbaatar Open will be available to the U.S. audience through FloWrestling. Brackets and updated results will be hosted on UWW Arena.
2026 Ulaanbaatar Open Ranking Series
At Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 6-7
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Event Schedule
Saturday, June 6
WFS 55-62-65-68-76 kg, MFS 74-86-92 kg
10:30 a.m. – Qualification Rounds
12:30 p.m. – Semifinals
1:30 p.m. – Repechages
5 p.m. – Finals
Sunday, June 6
MFS 57-61-65-70-79-97-125 kg
10:30 a.m. – Qualification Rounds
12:30 p.m. – Semifinals
1:30 p.m. – Repechages
5 p.m. – Finals
* All times listed local to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, which is located 12 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time
U.S. Men’s Freestyle Draws
65 kg – CJ Composto (Westfield, N.J./Pennsylvania RTC)
VS Zeneemeder Byambasuren (Mongolia)
70 kg – Cross Wasilewski (Parsippany, N.J./University of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania RTC)
VS Abhimanyou (India) or Tulga Tumur Ochir (Mongolia)