Levi Haines

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 79 kg/174 lbs.

Years on Team USA: 1 (2025-26) 

Residence: Arendtsville, Pa.

Regional Training Center: Nittany Lion WC

Club: Titan Mercury WC

Personal Coach: Casey Cunningham, Cody Sanderson, Cael Sanderson

College: Penn State University

High School: Biglerville, Pa. (Biglerville) 

Born: August 5, 2004

Age-Group World Teams 

2021 U17 World Championships (7th at 71 kg)

Career Highlights 

• Senior World Team member
• U17 World Team member
• U23 Pan American Championships gold medalist
• NCAA champion for Penn State

Career Biography

2025: U23 Pan American Championships gold medalist in Queretaro, Mexico… Ninth in Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial (Hungary)… Final X champion… Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion…

2024: Fourth at Senior World Team Trials…

2022: U20 World Team Trials runner-up… Fourth at U20 Nationals…

2021: Seventh in U17 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary… U17 Nationals champion…

College: 2024 NCAA Champion at 157 pounds for Penn State under head coach Cael Sanderson… 2023 NCAA runner-up at 157 pounds… Third at 2025 NCAA Championships at 174 pounds… Three-time NCAA All-American… Three-time Big Ten Champion… 2023 Big Ten Freshman of the Year… Entering senior season…

High School: Graduate of Biglerville High School… Three-year letter winner team captain as a junior… Went 40-1 as a freshman, taking state runner-up honors… Went 30-4 as a sophomore, repeating as state runner-up… Perfect 30-0 mark as a junior, winning state championship… Did not compete as a senior, competed in collegiate level opens, won the Edinboro Open and Franklin & Marshall Open…

Age-Group: Fourth in 2019 USA Wrestling 16U Freestyle Nationals…

Personal: Son of Aimee and Ken Haines… Has one older sister, Julia… Father Ken wrestled and played soccer at Lock Haven University… Mother Aimee played field hockey and lacrosse at Lock Haven… Uncle Chris Haines wrestled at Lock Haven…