World team trials seeds 2025


2025 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Results

The 2025 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament is currently underway in Louisville, Kentucky. The winner of every bracket at this event will advance to Final X on June 14th to compete for a spot on the 2025 world team. You can watch this event live only on FloWrestling and follow along with the results in the article below.

Men's Freestyle

Finials

65 - Real Woods, CKWT over Brock Hardy, NRTM (Dec 10-6)

70 - PJ Duke, TMWC over Bryce Andonian, STMW (Dec 4-1 )

74 - David Carr, CRTM over Jarrett Jacques, TSWC (Dec 2-0 )

79 - Levi Haines, TMNL over Dean Hamiti Jr, CRTM (Dec 10-2 )

86 - Kyle Dake, NLWT over Carter Starocci, NLTM (Dec 3-3 )

92 - Joshua Barr, NLTM over Aeoden Sinclair, TSWC (Dec 7-3 )

97 - Hayden Zillmer, GWC over Jonathan Aiello, PRTM (Dec 5-3 )

125 - Trent Hillger, GWC over Demetrius Thomas, NYAC (Dec 10-4 )

3rd Place

65 - Marcus Blaze, TMWC over Carter Young, CRTM (Dec 4-0 )

70 - Ian Parker, CWC over Ridge Lovett, NRTM (Dec 5-4 )

74 - Joseph Blaze, BORT over Quincy Monday, NTMW (Dec 7-2 )

79 - Simon Ruiz, SCRT over Ethan Riddle, MIRT (TF 11-1 (2:38) )

86 - Parker Keckeisen, PWCR over Marcus Col

2025 World Team Trials Seeds - Men's Freestyle

USA Wrestling has released the pre-seeds for the men's freestyle division at the upcoming World Team Trials Challenge Tournament - you can view the pre-seeds for every weight in the article below. This tournament will take place in Louisville, Kentucky on May 16-17 and will be streamed live only on FloWrestling. The winner of every bracket at the World Team Trials will advance to Final X on June 14th to compete for a spot on the 2025 world team.

65 Kilograms

1. Jesse Mendez (Ohio RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Brock Hardy (Nebraska RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

3. Bo Bassett (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Aden Valencia (California RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

5. Real Woods (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)

6. Beau Bartlett (Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC)

7. Seth Gross (MATPACK WC/Titan Mercury WC)

8. Marcus Blaze (Titan Mercury WC)

9. Carter Young (Cowboy RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

70 Kilograms

1. James Green (Nebraska RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. PJ Duke (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Ian Parker (Cavalier WC)

4. Will Lewan (Cliff Keen WC/Titan Mercury WC)

5. Bryce Andonian (SERTC/Titan Mercury WC)

6.  Ridge Lovett (Nebraska RTC/Titan Mercury WC)

7. Antr

 

 

U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials 
 

The event features competition for U20 age athletes (Born 2005-2008) and U23 age athletes (Born 2002-2007) in Men's Freestyle and Greco-Roman. 

 

Team Selection Criteria 

 

Athlete Parking Map  - Please click here to see athlete entrance parking map

 

Nationality/Passport requirements: contact Cody Bickley - cbickley@usawrestling.org

  • The World Team Trials process is open to all athletes eligible to represent the United States of America at the World Championships as governed by United World Wrestling (UWW) and USA Wrestling (USAW) rules.
  • Athlete must have completed USA sporting nationality with UWW prior to the athlete's World Team Tryout event.

 

Only the following individuals may participate as competitors in the 2025 U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials:

  • All competitors must be U.S. citizens and eligible to obtain a US passport. 
  • U20 age athletes (Born 2005-2008), U23 age athletes (Born 2002-2007)
  • Eligible athletes in the U20 divison must be prequalified to compete.  

 


 

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Men’s Freestyle Pre-Seeds Announced For Senior World Team Trials In Louisville, Ky.

The Senior men’s freestyle pre-seeds for the 2025 Senior Nature Team Trials Challenge Tournament possess been finalized ahead of this weekend’s competition in Louisville, Ky.

All 54 registered athletes were assigned a seed. Tournament seeding was based on an agreed upon set of seeding criteria that included USA Wrestling PIN ratings, head-to-head results, tournament placements, and common opponents. Pre-seeds were finalized by the U.S. men’s freestyle national team staff.

Seeding is not final until after weigh-ins conclude. Adjustments to the seeding will be made if a wrestler drops out of the field for any reason. In that case, the wrestler in scrutinize will be removed from the list and every wrestler underneath will bump up to the next seed.

There are two Terminal X matchups already determined in men’s freestyle, 57 kg and 61 kg, which removes those weight classes from the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament field.

Two-time Olympic medalist and four-time Senior World Champion Kyle Dake received the No. 1 seed at 86 kg. At 92 kg, U20 World silver medalist Joshua Barr received the No. 1 se

Women’s freestyle pre-seeds released for 2025 Senior World Team Trials

2025 Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament #

May 16-17, Norton Healthcare Sports and Learning Center, Louisville, Ky. #


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Women’s Freestyle Pre-Seeds #

50 kg #

1. Erin Golston (New York AC)

2. Kendra Ryan (Cardinal WC)

3. Emily Shilson (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Heather Crull (Northeastern WC)

5. Anaya Falcon (Titan Mercury WC)


53 kg #

1. Felicity Taylor (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Katie Gomez (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Sage Mortimer (Titan Mercury WC)

4. Sydney Petzinger (Cardinal WC)

5. Jaslynn Gallegos (Cardinal WC)

6. Salyna Shotwell (Washington)


55 kg #

1. Jacarra Winchester (USOPTC/Titan Mercury WC)

2. Everest Leydecker (Thorobred WC)

3. Areana Villaescusa (Army WCAP)

4. Amani Jones (Cardinal WC/Titan Mercury WC)

5. Ronna Gross (MATPAC WC/Titan Mercury WC)

6. Thalia Vogelsang (Colorado Mesa WC)

7. Julia Vidallon (Missouri Valley WC)

8. Mateah Roehl (New York AC/Askren WC)


59 kg #

1. Michaela Beck (Titan Mercury WC)

2. Alexis Janiak (Titan Mercury WC)

3. Xochitl Mota-Pettis (Rise RTC)

4. Brenda Reyna (Army WCAP)

5. Virginia Foard (New York

world team trials seeds 2025