Michael, Allen, Pierzynowski and Newell tabbed Greco-Roman Outstanding Wrestlers at 2026 Kids Freestyle & Greco-Roman Nationals
by Zack Chavez, USA Wrestling
Braxton Newell celebrates after winning the 75 pound Greco-Roman title at the 2026 USA Wrestling Kids Freestyle and Greco-Roman Nationals
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Greco-Roman competition concluded Friday at the 2026 USA Wrestling Kids Freestyle & Greco-Roman Nationals, with four wrestlers earning Outstanding Wrestler honors after winning titles in their divisions.
Wyatt Michael, Christopher Allen, Remington Pierzynowski and Braxton Newell were recognized as Outstanding Wrestlers after closing the day with dominant runs in their age divisions.
Michael, in the 8U division, gave up just one point in three matches while winning the 56-pound title. Allen captured the 56-pound championship with four wins, including an 8-4 victory in the final of the 10U division. Pierzynowski shut out three opponents on his way to the 70-pound title in the 12U division. Newell rallied from a 6-4 deficit after the opening period to edge his opponent 9-8 in the 75-pound final of the 14U division.
Heading into the freestyle competition, 16 athletes remain in contention for the Triple Crown Award, which goes to wrestlers who win championships in folkstyle, Greco-Roman and freestyle at the Kids Folkstyle Nationals and the Kids Freestyle & Greco-Roman Nationals.
Bryken Dougan and Everett Brown remain in contention for the Triple Crown Award in the 8U division. Theseus Yang-Elson, Ivan Baulovic, Owen Truong and Kal Thompson are eligible in the 10U division. The 12U division has six wrestlers in contention, including Leyton Boyd, Graham Dyson, John Cambra, Kaiden Galindez, Eli Armstrong and Jaguar Madyun. In the 14U division, Bennett Dawson, Korbin Kiessling, Marcarlo Mannello and Kody Doran remain eligible for the honor.
Freestyle competition begins Saturday at 9 a.m. CT, with the 8U and 14U divisions wrestling in the first session and the 10U, 12U and 14U divisions in the second session at 3 p.m.
The USA Wrestling Kids Freestyle & Greco-Roman Nationals will be broadcast live on FloWrestling. Brackets and live results are available on USA Bracketing.
For more information on this event, please visit usawrestlingevents.com.
1st - Bryken Dougan (Immortal Athletic WC)
2nd - Carson Streeter (Alpha Elite)
3rd - Marie Huxley (Florida)
1st - Olive Yang-Elson (Summit Wrestling Academy)
2nd - Kolt Stoos (Immortal Athletic WC)
1st - Hunter Carlyle (Mat Demon Wrestling Club) tech. fall Haliljon Bakhtiyarov (K wrestling), 8-0
3rd - Axel Roberts (Bobcat Wrestling Club) tech. fall Tommy Hohenadel (Lake Zurich Cubs), 8-0
5th - Rodrick Waitkus (Team Tulsa Wrestling Club) fall Avery Booher (Honey Badger Wrestling Club), 1:12
7th - Timothy Wakefield (Young Guns) tech. fall Ezekiel Medrano (Gracie Barra Westchase Wrestling), 8-0 (2:41)
1st - Alan Petersen (Minnesota) dec. Saeed Mirza (Edina Wrestling Association), 12-8
3rd - Kai Fusco (Inland Northwest Wrestling Training Center) fall William Stott (Compound Wrestling), 3:24
5th - Connor Check (Lake Zurich Cubs) fall Breklin Dowdy (Greater Heights Wrestling), 0:16
7th - Kane Leyba (Oklahoma) fall Larry Hetran (Angry Peach Wrestling Center), 2:41
1st - Wyatt Michael (Contenders Wrestling Academy) tech. fall Demid Cheltsov (Savage House Wrestling Club), 9-0
3rd - Callan Gonzales (Champions Wrestling Club) fall Thomas Price (Roundtree Wrestling Training Center), 0:16
5th - Myles Bullock (Southside Wrestling Club) tech. fall Jerry Hetran (Angry Peach Wrestling Center), 10-0
7th - Stonewall King (Bobcat Wrestling Club) fall Genevieve Valdovinos (Daughter's of Zion), 0:36
1st - Jace McMains (Immortal Athletic WC) tech. fall Jacob Tonitis (Steel Valley Renegades), 13-3
3rd - Gus Murphy (Maurer Coughlin) fall Brax Peterson (Athlos Wrestling), 3:47
5th - Homa Sivalingam (Indra Wrestling) tech. fall Kai Leavitt (Champions Wrestling Club), 14-2
7th - Vonn McClintic (Steel Valley Renegades) tech. fall Zander Wilcox (MWC), 15-5
1st - Everett Brown (Groundwork Wrestling Club) tech. fall Tripp Wood (Greater Heights Wrestling), 12-4
3rd - Beau Krause (Kingdom) tech. fall Cayson Brummett (Dead by Dawn), 11-2
5th - Alexander Vingras (Lake Zurich Cubs) fall Rowin Gallo (Gold schopp), 1:18
7th - Nolan Schuett (MWC) fall Chance Jones (Summit Wrestling Academy), 3:18
1st - Damacio Baysinger (Contenders Wrestling Academy) fall Debwe Hicks-Maulson (Lake Superior Ojibwe Wrestling Club), 1:56
3rd - Luis Martinez Jr. (Treehouse Wrestling) fall Gavin Bitz (DC Elite), 0:21
5th - Ryder Gallardo (MWC) tech. fall Syncere Spivy (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy), 8-0
1st - Nathan Martinez (Poway Elite)
2nd - Timur Zverev (Punisher Wrestling Company)
3rd - Mason Adams (Team Donahoe)
4th - Jaden Strittmatter (Team PA)
5th - Joseph Edwards (Team PA)
1st - Theseus Yang-Elson (Summit Wrestling Academy)
2nd - Lightning Whiterabbit (Coon Rapids Mat Bandits)
3rd - Alex Beltran-Sokolov (Pennsylvania Wrestling Club)
4th - Leland Reeves (Steel Valley Renegades)
1st - Christopher Allen (Askren Wrestling Academy) dec. Javier Larson (Summit Wrestling Academy), 8-4
3rd - Nelson Zwanziger (Immortal Athletic WC) tech. fall Kaleb Millz (Pomona), 9-0
5th - Conor Wojtkiewicz (Puler Wrestling Academy) tech. fall Jace Weaver (Moen Wrestling Academy), 8-0
7th - Kaid McMath (Team Barracuda) dec. Zeke Gray (Millard South Wrestling Club), 13-8
1st - Ivan Baulovic (Hobbs Elite) tech. fall Grayson Bish (Team PA), 9-0
3rd - Jacques Finley (WTC) tech. fall Christopher Waitkus (Team Tulsa Wrestling Club), 10-2
5th - Bear Holloway (Mat Demon Wrestling Club) fall Ezra Taussig (Greater Heights Wrestling), 3:32
7th - Andrew Kelly (Heatwave) fall Damian Campos (The Best Wrestler CA), 1:15
1st - Eljotas Zaremba (Savage House Wrestling Club) fall Connor Cihlar (No Nonsense Wrestling), 1:00
3rd - Preston Michael (Immortal Athletic WC) tech. fall James Evans (Bartlesville Wrestling Club), 10-0 (2:15)
5th - Jaxson Streeter (Alpha Elite) tech. fallMaverick Paminto (The Best Wrestler CA), 8-0
7th - Wes Arnesen (AT/ MOCCO) tech. fall Leo Navarro (Oregon), 9-0
1st - Noah Estes (Purler Wrestling Academy) dec. Elias Andronic (Forge), 9-7
3rd - Nicholas Sosa (Heatwave) tech. fall Asher Durao (Bartlesville Wrestling Club), 10-1
5th - Kallen Causey (MATPAC) tech. fall Owen Oberg (Northern Select Wrestling), 9-1 (1:58)
7th - Anthony Macchione (SCN) med. forfeit Cadan McPeck (Matsu- Matmen)
1st - Brooks Ewertz (WTC) tech. fall AJ Puckett (Alpha Elite), 10-0
3rd - Christopher Porto (Team Tugman) tech. fall Eli Michael (Contenders Wrestling Academy), 9-0
5th - Tom Rausenberger (Pack 732) fall Leo Tryfus (Sons of Thunder), 1:47
7th - Macoy Heishman (Big Game Wrestling Club) fall Jace Rogers (Hit Squad Wrestling Academy), 3:59
1st - Owen Truong (NOVA WC) tech. fall Raymond Pina (Sunnyside Wrestling Academy), 8-0
3rd - Brooks Bialo (Team PA) fall Lennux Mays (PSF Wrestling Academy), 1:33
5th - Nolan Holt (Team Donahoe) tech. fall Owen Dilts (Team Indiana), 8-0
7th - Sabastian Schmidt (Richland Center Wrestling Club) tech. fall Brody Roberts (Bobcat Wrestling Club), 21-12
1st - Kal Thompson (Steel Valley Renegades) tech. fall Ryland Hendricks (Red Cobra Wrestling Academy), 8-0
3rd - Jaxon Huffman (Team Tulsa Wrestling Club) tech. fall Tucker Hoffschneider (Bear Cave Wrestling Club), 8-0
5th - Samson Gilling (Shawano Hawks) tech. fall Arizona Poulin (Tucson Cyclones Wrestling), 12-4
7th - Hunt Robinson (Elevate Wrestling Club), Bye
1st - Zeek Buchan (Nebraska Wrestling Academy) tech. fall Eli Sassa (Mat Demon Wrestling Club), 9-0
3rd - Alexander Fernandez (Capital Wrestling Club) fall Hudson Beach (Team PA), 1:27
5th - Kelby Franzen (Immortal Athletic WC) dec. Beau Fisher (Hurricane Wrestling Academy), 8-4
7th - Zachary de Hoyos (Champions Wrestling Club) tech. fall Howard Miller (Mid Valley Wrestling), 8-0
1st - Alexander Cid (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy) fall William Hesz (The Best Wrestler CA), 2:42
3rd - Mannix Davis (WWC) tech. fall Lucas Lohmeier (Fusion Wrestling Club), 10-2
5th - JaxonBruno Wieden (Edina Wrestling Association) dec. Knox Nolan (Big Game Wrestling Club), 8-8
7th - Hazel Allen (Super D Wrestling) tech. fall Aubrey Suntrup (MWC), 8-0
1st - Kian Franklin (Avon Wrestling Club)
2nd - Vincent Lopez (Team Indiana)
3rd - Khandalai Erdembilegt (Mat Demon Wrestling Club)
4th - Tucker McAdoo (Phoenix)
1st - Hudson Waag (Keystone Kids Wrestling Club) dec. Cole Urioste (Team Donahoe), 3-1
3rd - Tytan Turner (Stallions Wrestling Club) tech. fall Ryden Garcia (Billings Wrestling Club), 8-0
5th - Wesley Stott (Compound Wrestling) tech. fall Rhett Jenkins (Team PA), 8-0
1st - Leyton Boyd (Contenders Wrestling Academy) tech. fall Jesse Wright (Greater Heights Wrestling), 15-6
3rd - Miron Cheltsov (Savage House Wrestling Club) tech. fall Jack Koenig (Rampage), 8-0
5th - Jace Strittmatter (Team PA) tech. fall Diezel Steele (PSF Wrestling Academy), 8-0
7th - Graham Willis (Victory) tech. fall Blake Swensen (Top Of The Rock Wrestling Club), 8-0
1st - Graham Dyson (Pennsylvania) fall Phillip Yang-Elson (Summit Wrestling Academy), 1:34
3rd - Kiran Zverev (Punisher Wrestling Company) tech. fall Ulrich Dyches (), 8-0
5th - Oscar Ormond (Pinning Pythons) tech. fall Owen Slinker (Sebolt Wrestling Academy), 13-3
7th - Brody Owens (WTC) tech. fall Liam Donlon (Ruthless WC), 8-0
1st - Remington Pierzynowski (Massas Maniacs) fall Kitt Messiter (NOVA WC), 1:19
3rd - Roc Rhees (Greater Heights Wrestling) dec. Preston O’Gorman (), 4-2
5th - Owen Slabaugh (Alber Athletics) fall Adam Rasmussen (Treehouse Wrestling), 0:16
7th - Cai Becker (Ruthless WC) tech. fall Grayson LaGrow (Massas Maniacs), 9-0
1st - John Cambra (steller trained) tech. fall Talmadge Dawkins (Treehouse Wrestling), 8-0
3rd - Tye Heysinger (Immortal Athletic WC) dec. Boden Davis (Threestyle Wrestling of Oklahoma), 7-2
5th - Johnny Messina (The Outsiders Wrestling Club) tech. fall Colton Oeltjenbruns (Green River Grapplers), 9-1
7th - Oliver Umlauf (Jackrabbit Wrestling Academy) fall Alessandro Calderon (Sons of Thunder), 0:33
1st - Kaiden Galindez (Massas Maniacs) tech. fall Landon Roberts (Big Game Wrestling Club), 11-0
3rd - Liam Brent (Massas Maniacs) dec. Luke Harshman (WTC), 7-1
5th - Joseph Rhodes (NOVA WC) tech. fall Arthur Nelson (Pinnacle Wrestling Club), 8-0
7th - Austin Latinis (Gold Rush Wrestling) tech. fall Max Corrado (The Best Wrestler), 8-0
1st - Yusef Elasfouri (Gracie Barra Westchase Wrestling) tech. fall Kevin "Sawyer" Oakes (American Dream Wrestling Club), 10-0
3rd - Graeme Lockhart (Immortal Athletic WC) fall Cruz Peterson (Team Donahoe), 0:55
5th - Cameron Allen (Askren Wrestling Academy) tech. fall Ethan Estes (Purler Wrestling Academy), 9-1
7th - William Plumb (SCN) med. forfeit Reece Fish (Well Trained)
1st - Iaromir Zhukovskii (Build by Brunson) tech. fall Malik Mayfield (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy), 12-2
3rd - Nehemiah Andronic (Forge) fall Ryker Langley (Powerhouse Wrestling Club), 3:49
5th - Braxton Irvine (Immortal Athletic WC) fall Josiah Jaurigue (Valiant College Preparatory), 1:21
7th - Parker Topa (Team Tugman) tech. fall Declan Potempa (Lake Zurich Cubs), 11-3
1st - Tanner McCray bey (Rampage) tech. fall Oz Bellamy (Ambush), 8-0
3rd - Bryken Causey (MATPAC) fall Sloan Sears (PSF Wrestling Academy), 0:57
5th - Myles Allen (Super D Wrestling) dec. Bert Dhiman (Triumph), 9-5
7th - Elijah Wiley (Treehouse Wrestling) dec. Carson Banks (Midwest Xtreme), 8-6
1st - Eli Armstrong (East Idaho Elite) fall John Thomas (OCRTC), 3:12
3rd - Tygh Ramirez (Klamath Prep) dec. Vladimir Dvoryannikov (Toss Em Up Wrestling Academy), 6-4
5th - Apollo Rojas-Crawford (Bear Cave Wrestling Club) tech. fall Troy Evans (Team PA), 8-0
7th - TJ Markijohn (Team PA) dec. Brantley Paminto (The Best Wrestler CA), 4-2
1st - Bode Hutchinson (Grand Rapids) tech. fall Micah Stith (Indiana), 9-0
3rd - Raeion Shirley (Team PA) tech. fall Benito Delgado (Red Cobra Wrestling Academy), 8-0
5th - Jarell Flemings Jr. (Team PA) dec. Kingston Simms (RTL), 11-9
7th - Joseph Birkett (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) dec. Shah Tiggett (Team Indiana), 4-0
1st - Stone Helmrichs (Immortal Athletic WC) tech. fall Benjamin Fisher (Hurricane Wrestling Academy), 8-0 (1:20)
3rd - Vincent Englese (ISI WC) tech. fall Bryce Schmidt (Team Nazar), 8-0
5th - Ryan Wagner (RTL) tech. fall Luka Hahn (Jackrabbit Wrestling Academy), 9-0
7th - Dixon Osborne (Team Indiana) fall Parker Lohmeier (Fusion Wrestling Club), 1:06
1st - Jaguar Madyun (Bay Area Dragons) dec. Zakey Tsarni (Capital Wrestling Club), 9-4
3rd - Teegan Nelson (Eastside United Wrestling Club) tech. fall Joseph Englese (ISI WC), 11-2
5th - Andrew Seaton (The Best Wrestler) tech. fall Liam Potempa (Lake Zurich Cubs), 8-0
7th - Kwale Jackson (Team PA) tech. fall Jonah Lucas (Columbus Wrestling Club), 8-0
1st - Jacob Cannon (RTL)
2nd - Tripp Kinnison (Bobcat Wrestling Club)
3rd - Credence Schmidt (Fusion Wrestling Club)
4th - Jett Meidl (NoNonsense)
1st - Braxton Newell (The Best Wrestler) dec. Orlando Cruz (Silvaback Training Center (SBTC)), 9-8
3rd - Mason Betterman (Betterman Elite Wrestling) dec. Kaison Deats (Mat Assassins), 6-1
5th - Luke Taussig (Greater Heights Wrestling) fall Xavier Ruffin (Ruffin Trained Wrestling), 3:05
7th - Zayne Wieneke (Greater Heights Wrestling) fall Avery Anderson (Bear Cave Wrestling Club), 3:33
1st - Bennett Dawson (Position Wrestling) fall Cael Marcotte (), 3:00
3rd - Grant Lottmann (Greater Heights Wrestling) tech. fall Khylen Sanderson (WTC), 8-0
5th - Cannon Ziller (Alber Athletics) tech. fall Joey Myers (Team PA), 12-4 (2:48)
7th - Logan Vallalla (Team PA) dec. Vincent Lissenden (Ruthless WC), 7-6
1st - Beckett Moyer (Moyer Elite) fall Andrew Taussig (Greater Heights Wrestling), 2:38
3rd - Liam Reeves (Steel Valley Renegades) tech. fall Lincoln Brower (KD training center), 8-0
5th - Kayden Rands (Michigan Premier) dec. Makai Steele (PSF Wrestling Academy), 9-4
7th - Colton Stephens (Bad Karma) tech. fall Kyan Smith (Vortex wrestling club), 8-0
1st - Anthony Messina Jr. (The Outsiders Wrestling Club) dec. Cayden Mango (Team Missouri Select), 7-1
3rd - Quentin Neal (Greater Heights Wrestling) dec. Daemeon Coleman (Well Trained), 5-2
5th - Adam Hagenbuch (Team PA) tech. fall Brennan Hart (Team Donahoe), 10-1 (1:53)
7th - James Dean (Betterman Elite Wrestling) fall Chandler Oreskovich (The Best Wrestler), 1:58
1st - Korbin Kiessling (Rampage) dec. Gabriel Jasso (No Nonsense Wrestling), 4-1
3rd - Hayes Daniel (Threestyle Wrestling of Oklahoma) DQ Luke Sponsel (The Wrestling Academy), 0:57
5th - Tristan Guarnes (Mat Demon Wrestling Club) tech. fall Austin Garcia (Suples), 8-0
7th - Kaden Joustra (ISI WC) dec. John Weinlein (Wave Wrestling Club), 8-3
1st - Jayden Coleman (Well Trained) dec. Kolton Hartman (Ohio), 2-1
3rd - Edward Encarnacion III (Headhunters Wrestling Club) dec. Jace Barnes (Team Donahoe), 3-2
5th - Macklen Marksbury (Michigan Premier) dec. Aviyahn Mills (Treehouse Wrestling), 4-2
7th - Jed Spencer (Greater Heights Wrestling) tech. fall Dominik Keomany (Team Donahoe), 11-0
1st - Mac Heysinger (Immortal Athletic WC) tech. fall Manny Payne Jr (Team Tulsa Wrestling Club), 12-3
3rd - Jon Luke Austin (Contenders Wrestling Academy) tech. fall Kai Weiss (Open Mats Wrestling Club), 10-0
5th - Kruz Moss (West Virginia) dec. Andreas Medrano (Suples), 9-5
7th - Irfan Murad (WWC Wrestling) dec. Ismail Unle (MWC), 7-1
1st - Hunter Houle (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) tech. fall Silas Stanley (Dragons Wrestling Club), 8-0
3rd - Brookson Marksbury (Michigan Premier) tech. fall Jacob Gwin (Threestyle Wrestling of Oklahoma), 8-0
5th - Artels James (Elevate Wrestling Club) dec. Thiago Chavez (Valiant College Preparatory), 11-6
7th - Elliott Harris (Elevate Wrestling Club) tech. fall Gavin Brent (Massas Maniacs), 8-0
1st - Marcarlo Mannello (GPS) tech. fall Austin Armstrong (East Idaho Elite), 9-1
3rd - Luca Grasso (MWC) fall Ryder Klobassa (Viking Wrestling Club), 0:33
5th - Tajuan Davis (Team Tulsa) dec. Raddak Bowers (Wave Wrestling Club), 7-6
7th - Roman Simms (RTL) tech. fall Maddox Birchler (PSF Wrestling Academy), 11-2
1st - Gabriel Medrano (Gracie Barra Westchase Wrestling) dec. Anze Williams (The Dealership), 11-8
3rd - Brody Brown (Team PA) dec. Davis Westendorf (Immortal Athletic WC), 7-5
5th - Emmett Williams (Darkhorse) tech. fall Henry Metzler (The Complete Wrestler), 8-0
7th - Maximilian Truong (NOVA WC) tech. fall Jennings Augustine (Bad Karma), 8-0
1st - Kiptyn Youngblut (Immortal Athletic WC) dec. Esaias Perez (Rampage), 12-11
3rd - Ethan Halstead (Darkhorse) fall Rye Davis (Threestyle Wrestling of Oklahoma), 0:43
5th - Dominic Gorder (Team Donahoe) tech. fall Evan Becker (Team PA), 10-1
7th - Shay Fitz (Team PA) tech. fall Jayce Delorenzo-Day (Team Donahoe), 9-1
1st - Devin Garcia (Suples) dec. Chase Randolph (Beast mode), 6-0
3rd - Mercer Hamilton (Mat Demon Wrestling Club) dec. Justin Wildy, Jr. (Headhunters Wrestling Club), 3-1
5th - Elijah Logan (Apex Wrestling Academy) tech. fall Boaz Diaz (Big Game Wrestling Club), 9-1
7th - Roman J Moore (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) dec. Blake Kirby (LAW), 10-10
1st - Santino Cerrone (Southside Wrestling Club) dec. Hunter Leavitt (Champions Wrestling Club), 6-5
3rd - William Moorehead (Sly Fox) tech. fall Brody Clemons (Rampage), 11-2
5th - Adric Becker (RIOT ROOM WC) tech. fall Lenox McShane (Bad Karma), 9-1
7th - Robert Tenney (Billings wrestling club) tech. fall Cristiano Martinez (RIOT ROOM WC), 11-2
1st - Alex Leon (Cory Clark Wrestling) dec. Jameson Williams (Gold Rush Wrestling), 5-2
3rd - Nolan Meisch (Pursuit) dec. Rayden Lee (Bear Cave Wrestling Club), 9-8
5th - Cash Perez (SWAT) tech. fall Eli Shedek (Big Game Wrestling Club), 8-0
7th - Kyler Fish (Mat Rats Rebooted) tech. fall Liam Jones (Heartland Eagles), 12-4
1st - Khangarid Erdembilegt (Mat Demon Wrestling Club) tech. fall Cragen Smith (South Central Punishers), 11-2
3rd - Gabriel Dumas (Grand Forks Gladiators) dec. Luca Giacobbi (Team PA), 11-6
5th - Declan Collins (Bear Cave Wrestling Club) tech. fall Clayton Chiles (Open Mats Wrestling Club), 13-3
7th - Xavier Garcia (MWC) fall Dominic Englese (ISI WC), 1:26
1st - Kody Doran (Eireman Elite) dec. Hunter James (Coon Rapids Mat Bandits), 8-7
3rd - Soheil Jalali (Eremeiv Olympia Wrestling) tech. fall Jack Hart (Team Tugman), 12-2
5th - Andrew Phillips (ISI WC) fall Gavin Diamond (Lawrence County Wrestling Club), 0:44
7th - MarcoMarco Cerrone (Southside Wrestling Club) Bye
1st - Cace Campbell (Immortal Athletic WC) tech. fall Hank Thompson (WWC Wrestling), 23-14
3rd - Amauri Reed (Cincinnati Central Wrestling Club) tech. fall Adam Wieden (Edina Wrestling Association), 8-0
5th - Haiman Odah (Thoroughbred Wrestling Academy) tech. fall Dontaye TwoBulls (Grand Forks Gladiators), 9-0