Armed Forces Championships return after two-year hiatus, Army takes Greco-Roman title with eight champions

Photo Gallery: 2026 Armed Forces Championships

FORT BLISS, Texas – It has been over two years since the U.S. military branches got together for the regular tradition of the Armed Forces Wrestling Championships, and Army picked up right where it left off, sweeping Greco-Roman dual meets over Marines, Air Force and Navy on Saturday.

The championship dual meet turned out to be the first dual of the day between Army and Marines. It was a 31-11 Army victory, but several matches were highly competitive, particularly for Olympians SGT Alejandro Sancho at 72 kg and SPC Kamal Bey at 87 kg.

Both Sancho and Bey had to overcome second-period deficits. Sancho edged past Pan American champion Capt Jamel Johnson, 6-5, while Bey pulled a rabbit out of his hat in the final seconds against Capt Terrence Zaleski.

Army’s SGT Dalton Roberts (60 kg), SSG Xavier Johnson (63 kg), SGT Ellis Coleman (67 kg), SGT Justus Scott (77 kg), SGT Britton Holmes (82 kg) and 1LT Michial Foy (97 kg) all took down Marines’ opponents by technical fall.

Notching wins for the Marines were SSgt Xavier Medina at 55 kg and Capt Courtney Freeman at 130 kg. Medina won a hard-fought bout over SGT William Sullivan, 6-3. Freeman won by injury default against SFC Lucas Sheridan.

Each winner in the Army-Marines dual went on to win individual gold medals awarded to the top wrestler in each weight class.

Army completed the championship sweep with a 42-1 win over Navy and a 38-6 win over Air Force. Marines finished in second place with a 2-1 record. Air Force took third place over Navy courtesy of a 22-19 win in round one.  

Complete brackets and match-by-match results are available on usabracketing.com.

An archived live stream from the Saturday action can be viewed on the U.S. Armed Forces YouTube Channel.

The Armed Forces Championships resume at 10 a.m. (CT) on Sunday with the men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle tournaments.  

1. Army, 3-0

2. Marines, 2-1

3. Air Force, 1-2

4. Navy, 0-3

55 kg – Xavier Medina (Marines) dec. William Sullivan (Army), 6-3

60 kg – Dalton Roberts (Army) tech. fall Isaiah Serena (Marines), 8-0

63 kg – Xavier Johnson (Army) tech. fall Christopher Propst (Marines), 14-3

67 kg – Ellis Coleman (Army) tech. fall Alexis Carbajal (Marines), 8-0

72 kg – Alejandro Sancho (Army) dec. Jamel Johnson (Marines), 6-5

77 kg – Justus Scott (Army) tech. fall Marco Miller (Marines), 9-0

82 kg – Britton Holmes (Army) tech. fall Marciano Ali (Marines),10-0

87 kg – Kamal Bey (Army) dec. Terrence Zaleski (Marines), 7-5

97 kg – Michial Foy (Army) tech. fall Evan Berdan (Marines), 8-0

130 kg – Courtney Freeman (Marines) inj. def. Lucas Sheridan (Army), 0:01

55 kg – double forfeit

60 kg – Brock Pierce (Air Force) forfeit (Navy)

 63 kg – Leandro Rodriguez (Navy) tech. fall Jacob Supina (Air Force), 11-0

 67 kg – Taylor Vasquez (Air Force) dec. Adam Pagliarulo (Navy), 6-1

 72 kg – Duncan Nelson (Air Force) tech. fall Sheldon Ealy (Navy), 12-0

 77 kg – Robert Yamashita (Navy) tech. fall Michael Valney (Air Force), 12-2

 82 kg – Michael Monson (Navy) tech. fall Zeus Arriaga (Air Force), 12-2

 87 kg – Mac Boackle (Air Force) dec. Ronald Heartley (Navy), 10-6

 97 kg – Paul Detwiler (Navy) fall Maximus Ehrensberger (Air Force), 0:15

 130 kg – Dante Cooper (Air Force) fall Nathaniel Sandquist (Navy), 0:27

55 kg – William Sullivan (Army) forfeit (Navy)

60 kg – Dalton Roberts (Army) tech. fall Leandro Rodriguez (Navy), 8-0

 63 kg – Xavier Johnson (Army) tech. fall Adam Pagliarulo (Navy), 9-0

 67 kg – Ellis Coleman (Army) tech. fall Sheldon Ealy (Navy), 8-0

 72 kg – Alejandro Sancho (Army) tech. fall Robert Yamashita (Navy), 8-0

 77 kg – Justus Scott (Army) tech. fall Michael Monson (Navy), 8-0

 82 kg – Britton Holmes (Army) tech. fall Ronald Heartley (Navy), 12-0

 87 kg – Kamal Bey (Army) tech. fall Paul Detwiler (Navy), 9-1

 97 kg – Michial Foy (Army) tech. fall Nathaniel Sandquist (Navy), 8-0

 130 kg – Lucas Sheridan (Army) forfeit (Navy)

55 kg – Xavier Medina (Marines) forfeit (Air Force)

60 kg – Isaiah Serena (Marines) tech. fall Jacob Supina (Air Force), 8-0

 63 kg – Taylor Vasquez (Air Force) tech. fall Christopher Propst (Marines), 10-0

 67 kg – Duncan Nelson (Air Force) tech. fall Alexis Carbajal (Marines), 8-0

 72 kg – Jamel Johnson (Marines) tech. fall Michael Valney (Air Force), 9-0

 77 kg – Zeus Arriaga (Air Force) tech. fall Marco Miller (Marines), 16-8

 82 kg – Marciano Ali (Marines) tech. fall Mac Boackle (Air Force), 11-2

 87 kg – Terrence Zaleski (Marines) tech. fall Maximus Ehrensberger (Air Force), 9-0

 97 kg – Dante Cooper (Air Force) fall Evan Berdan (Marines), 1:49

 130 kg – Courtney Freeman (Marines) tech. fall Brock Pierce (Air Force), 9-0

55 kg – William Sullivan (Army) forfeit (Air Force)

60 kg – Dalton Roberts (Army) tech. fall Jacob Supina (Air Force), 8-0

 63 kg – Xavier Johnson (Army) tech. fall Taylor Vasquez (Air Force), 15-6

 67 kg – Ellis Coleman (Army) fall Duncan Nelson (Air Force), 1:15

 72 kg – Alejandro Sancho (Army) tech. fall Michael Valney (Air Force), 9-0

 77 kg – Justus Scott (Army) tech. fall Zeus Arriaga (Air Force), 8-0

 82 kg – Britton Holmes (Army) tech. fall Mac Boackle (Air Force), 9-0

 87 kg – Kamal Bey (Army) tech. fall Maximus Ehrensberger (Air Force), 9-0

 97 kg – Michial Foy (Army) tech. fall Dante Cooper (Air Force), 8-0

 130 kg – Brock Pierce (Air Force) inj. def. Lucas Sheridan (Army), 0:01

55 kg – Xavier Medina (Marines) forfeit (Navy)

60 kg – Adam Pagliarulo (Navy) fall Christopher Propst (Marines), 1:15

 63 kg – Isaiah Serena (Marines) tech. fall Leandro Rodriguez (Navy), 12-3

 67 kg – Alexis Carbajal (Marines) fall Sheldon Ealy (Navy), 1:01

 72 kg – Jamel Johnson (Marines) tech. fall Robert Yamashita (Navy), 8-0

 77 kg – Michael Monson (Navy) fall Marco Miller (Marines), 0:26

 82 kg – Marciano Ali (Marines) tech. fall Ronald Heartley (Navy), 9-0

 87 kg – Terrence Zaleski (Marines) dec. Paul Detwiler (Navy), 1-1

 97 kg – Evan Berdan (Marines) tech. fall Nathaniel Sandquist (Navy), 8-0

 130 kg – Courtney Freeman (Marines) forfeit (Navy)

Gold – Xavier Medina (Marines)

Silver – William Sullivan (Army)

Gold – Dalton Roberts (Army)

Silver – Isaiah Serena (Marines)

Gold – Xavier Johnson (Army)

Silver – Taylor Vasquez (Air Force)

Gold – Ellis Coleman (Army)

Silver – Duncan Nelson (Air Force)

Gold – Alejandro Sancho (Army)

Silver – Jamel Johnson (Marines)

Gold – Justus Scott (Army)

Silver – Michael Monson (Navy)

Gold – Britton Holmes (Army)

Silver – Marciano Ali (Marines)

Gold – Kamal Bey (Army)

Silver – Terrence Zaleski (Marines)

Gold – Michial Foy (Army)

Silver – Dante Cooper (Air Force)

Gold – Courtney Freeman (Marines)

Silver – Brock Pierce (Air Force)