2023 U20 U.S. Greco-Roman World Team Biographies
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Photo: The U20 U.S. Greco-Roman World Team at the U20 World Team Trials in Geneva, Ohio. (Sam Janicki, sjanickiphoto.com)
55 kg – Zachary Silvis (Cottage Grove, Minnesota/Pinnacle WC)
2023: U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion… Fourth in U20 Greco-Roman Nationals…
2019: U15 World Combat Games Greco-Roman champion… Third in Greco-Roman, second in freestyle at Northern Plains Regional…
College: Will be a Redshirt Freshman at North Dakota State University… Went 1-3 during redshirt season for the Bison…
High School: Second in 2022 MSHSL State Championships for Park (Minnesota) High School… Third in 2021… Sixth in 2020… Qualifier in 2019…
Personal: Son of Chris and Mike Silvis… Born on March 2, 2004… 19 years old…
60 kg – Max Black (Castle Rock, Colorado/ NMU-National Training Center)
2023: U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion… U20 Greco-Roman Nationals champion… Third in U.S. Open in Greco-Roman…
2022: Competed at U20 Greco-Roman World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria… U20 Greco-Roman Pan-American Championships bronze medalist… U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion… U23 Greco-Roman Nationals runner-up… Fourth in World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Greco-Roman… U20 Greco-Roman nationals champion… U.S. Open runner-up in Greco-Roman… Fourth in 2022 Bill Farrell Memorial International in Greco-Roman…
2021: USMC Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, seventh in freestyle… Western Regional runner-up in Greco-Roman, third in freestyle… Fifth in UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals…
2019: USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals champion… Third in UWW Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals… Western Regional champion in Greco-Roman, third in freestyle…
2018: Fifth in USMC Cadet Freestyle Nationals… Northwest Regional third in Greco-Roman, second in freestyle… Western Regional champion in Greco-Roman, runner-up in freestyle…
College: Will be a Junior at Northern Michigan University…
High School: Fourth in 2021 CHSAA State Championships for Douglas County (Colorado) High School… Third in 2020… Third in 2019… fifth in 2018…
Personal: Born on March 3, 2003… 20 years old…
63 kg – Landon Drury (Colorado Springs, Colorado/Betterman Elite Wrestling)
2023: U20 Pan-American Championships gold medalist in Greco-Roman… USMC Junior Greco-Roman Nationals champion… U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion… U20 Greco-Roman Nationals champion… Northwest Regional champion in Greco-Roman, runner-up in freestyle…
2022: Western Regional runner-up in Greco-Roman, third in freestyle… Fifth in U17 Greco-Roman Nationals… Seventh in USA Wrestling National High School Recruiting Showcase…
2021: USA Wrestling National High School Recruiting Showcase runner-up… Western Regional champion in Greco-Roman…
High School: Will be a Senior at Springs Studio (Colorado)… Fourth in 2021 CHSAA State Championships for Falcon (Colorado) High School…
Personal: Son of Micah and Sabina Drury… Born on Nov. 26, 2005… 17 years old…
67 kg – Joel Adams (Omaha, Nebraska/The Best Wrestler)
2023: USMC Junior Greco-Roman Nationals champion… U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion… Fourth in Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Greco-Roman… Fifth in U.S. Open in Greco-Roman…
2022: U17 World Championships gold medalist in Greco-Roman in Rome, Italy… U17 Pan-American gold medalist in freestyle and Greco-Roman… U17 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, runner-up in freestyle…
2021: USMC 16U Nationals champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman…
2019: World Combat Games Greco-Roman bronze medalist…
College: Will be a Freshman at the University of Michigan…
High School: Three-time NSAA state champion (2021-23) at Millard South (Nebraska) High School… Fourth in 2022…
Current FloWrestling National High School Ranking: No. 11 at 145 pounds…
Personal: Son of Josh and Akemi Adams… Born on Feb. 16, 2005… 18 years old…
72 kg – Braden Stauffenberg (Plano, Illinois/Michigan WC)
2023: U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion… Fifth in U20 Greco-Roman Nationals…
2022: USMC Junior Greco-Roman Nationals champion… U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials runner-up… Fourth in U20 Greco-Roman Nationals…
2021: Competed at 2021 Cadet World Championships in Greco-Roman in Budapest, Hungary… Northern Plains champion in freestyle, fourth in Greco-Roman… UWW Cadet Nationals champion… Eighth in USA Wrestling National High School Recruiting Showcase…
2020: Seventh in USA Wrestling Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals…
2019: U15 Pan-American gold medalist in freestyle and Greco-Roman… Western Regional runner-up in freestyle, third in Greco-Roman…
College: Will be a Sophomore at Michigan State University…
High School: 2022 IHSA state champion for Aurora Christian (Illinois) School…
Personal: Born on Feb. 12, 2004… 19 years old…
77 kg – Derek Matthews (Burley, Idaho/Northern Colorado WC)
2023: U20 Pan-American Championships gold medalist in Greco-Roman… U20 Greco—Roman World Team Trials champion… U20 Greco-Roman Nationals champion…
2021: USMC Junior Nationals third in Greco-Roman, eighth in freestyle…
2019: Seventh in USMC U16 Greco-Roman Nationals…
College: Will be a Sophomore at the University of Northern Colorado…
High School: Four-time Idaho state champion (2019-22) for Declo (Idaho) High School…
Personal: Born on Aug. 24, 2003… 19 years old…
82 kg – Michael Altomer (Stuyvesant, New York/Curby 3-Style Wrestling)
2023: U20 Pan-American Championships gold medalist in Greco-Roman…U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion… U23 Greco-Roman Nationals champion… U20 Greco-Roman Nationals champion…
2022: USMC Junior Greco-Roman Nationals champion… U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials runner-up… Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion in Greco-Roman… U20 Greco-Roman Nationals champion…
2021: USMC Junior Greco-Roman Nationals runner-up… Central Regional champion in Greco-Roman… Frank E. Rader Southeast Regional champion in Greco-Roman… Phil Portuese Northeast Regional champion in Greco-Roman…
2019: USMC 16U Nationals fourth in freestyle, seventh in Greco-Roman… Central Regional champion in Greco-Roman, runner-up in freestyle…
2018: Third in Central Regional in Greco-Roman… Third in Phil Portuese Northeast Regional in Greco-Roman…
High School: Second in 2022 NYSPHSAA State Championships for Minisink Valley (New York) High School… Fifth in 2020 for Columbia (New York) High School…
Personal: Born on April 28, 2003… 20 years old…
87 kg – Wyatt Voelker (Manchester, Iowa/Panther Wrestling Club RTC)
2023: U20 Pan-American Championships gold medalist in Greco-Roman… U20 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, fifth in freestyle… U20 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, fourth in freestyle…
2022: USMC Junior Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up, third in freestyle… U20 Greco-Roman World Team Trials runner-up… U20 Nationals sixth in Greco-Roman, seventh in freestyle… USA Wrestling High School National Recruiting Showcase champion…
2021: USMC Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, eighth in freestyle… Fourth in UWW Junior Greco-Roman Nationals… USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals runner-up…
2019: USMC 16U Nationals fourth in Greco-Roman, sixth in freestyle… USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals champion…
College: Will be a Redshirt Freshman for the University of Northern Iowa…
High School: Two-time IHSAA state champion (2021-22) for West Delaware (Iowa) High School… Third in 2020… Fourth in 2019…
Personal: Son of Corey and Jenne Voelker… Born on May 18, 2003… 20 years old…
97 kg – Sawyer Bartelt (Coral Gables, Florida/Gladiator Wrestling)
2023: U20 Pan-American Championships silver medalist in Greco-Roman… USMC Junior Greco-Roman Nationals champion… U20 World Team Trials champion in Greco-Roman, fourth in freestyle… U20 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, third in freestyle…
2022: U17 Pan-American Championships gold medalist in Greco-Roman and freestyle… USMC Junior Nationals third in freestyle, fifth in Greco-Roman… U17 Nationals third in Greco-Roman, fourth in freestyle…
2021: USMC 16U Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, fifth in freestyle…
College: Committed to Iowa State University…
High School: Will be a Senior at South Dade (Florida) High School… Three-time FHSAA state champion (2021-23)… Second in 2020… Fifth in 2019…
Current FloWrestling National High School Ranking: No. 7 at 220 pounds…
Personal: Son of Douglas Bartelt… Born on Dec. 1, 2005… 17 years old…
130 kg – Aden Attao (Boise, Idaho/Suples WC)
2023: U20 Pan-American Championships gold medalist in Greco-Roman…USMC Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, runner-up in freestyle… U20 World Team Trials champion in Greco-Roman, runner-up in freestyle… U20 Greco-Roman Nationals champion… Northwest Regional champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle…
2022: U20 World Championships bronze medalist in Greco-Roman in Sofia, Bulgaria… U20 Pan-American Championships gold medalist in Greco-Roman… USMC Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle… U20 World Team Trials champion in Greco-Roman, fourth in freestyle… U20 Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, eighth in freestyle… USA Wrestling National High School Recruiting Showcase champion… Northwest Regional champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle…
2021: USMC Junior Greco-Roman Nationals runner-up… Western Regional champion in freestyle, runner-up in Greco-Roman… UWW Cadet Nationals runner-up in Greco-Roman, fourth in freestyle…
College: Committed to Oregon State University…
High School: Two-time Idaho state champion (2022-23) for Borah (Idaho) High School…
Current FloWrestling National High School Ranking: No. 2 at 285 pounds…
Personal: Son of Stacey Hammar and Jesse Attao… Born on Oct. 17, 2004… 18 years old…