'25 U20 & U23 US World Team Trials, 5/30 - 6/1
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Blaze-Lockett is first on mat four when the championship session starts. Duke-Robdieu follows. Then Connor Mirasola-Bechtold.
Jordan is in the hole on mat three.
No mat assignment yet for Will Heckel and Cole Mirasola.
Jordan is in the hole on mat three.
No mat assignment yet for Will Heckel and Cole Mirasola.
There is a catwalk above one side of the action. Temp bleachers in place but only 3 rows high. Sections above mats 3 and 4 are packed .
The S in SRATH stand for short so I won’t have the best view
LOL, to some extent they have. Henckel - Mantanona is now in the hole +2 on Mat 3
Blaze up 3-0 at the end of the 1st period in the 1st of the best-of-three
Marcus Blaze beat Kyler Larkin by technical fall 10-0 in the second period. He needs to win one more match (it's a best-of-three) to claim the 61 kilogram U20 Team USA spot.
Duke had a beautiful move 4 4 but the only gave his the step out. Dake like toss
Wins 7 zip
Wins 7 zip
Penn State freshman PJ Duke beat Landon Robideau of Oklahoma State 7-0 in his first match at 70 kilograms. He needs to win one more to claim the U20 Team USA spot.
PJ Duke wins 7-0, DEC, over Landon Robideau in the 1st match of the best-of-three at 70 Kg.
Connor Mirasola wins 10-0, TF @ 1:56 over Billon Bechtold in the 92 Kg. best-of-three match
Jayden James loses his 1st match of the day, 6-1, DEC, to Ladarion Lockett in the 1st match of the best-of-three at 74 Kg.
Oklahoma State's Ladarion Lockett beat Penn State Class of 2026 commit Jayden James 6-1 in the first finals match at 74 kilograms. The Nittany Lion will need to win two in a row to claim the Team USA U20 team spot.
Nick Lee in the corner with Blaze and Duke along with their respective HS/Club coach
William Henckel with a 10-0, TF @ 2:17 over Brock Mantanona in the 1st match of the best-of-three at 79 Kg.
Penn State redshirt freshman Cole Mirasola beat Oklahoma State's Dreshaun Ross 4-1 in the first of a best-of-three finals at 125 kilograms. He'll need one more win to punch his ticket to U20 Worlds as a member of Team USA.
Cole Mirasola 4-1, DEC, over Dreshaun Ross (Sebolt Wrestling Academy) in the 1st match of the best-of-three at 125 Kg.
Marcus Blaze on deck on Mat 3
Joe Sealey in the hole on Mat 4 for the 74 Kg. 3rd-place match
Joe Sealey in the hole on Mat 4 for the 74 Kg. 3rd-place match
Penn State freshman Marcus Blaze will represent Team USA at 61 kilograms at the U20 World Championships this summer. He won the best-of-three team trials final by beating Arizona State's Kyler Larkin in back-to-back matches by a combined score of 14-1.
Blaze makes the U20 team, as he wins the 2nd match of the best-of-three at 61 Kg. over Kyler Larkin, 4-1
Sealey wins 8-1, DEC, over Alessio Perentin (Spartan Combat RTC) to take 3rd place at U20 74 Kg.
After beating Landon Robideau of Oklahoma State 7-0 in round one, Penn State freshman PJ Duke earned the 70 kilogram spot on the U20 Team USA by beating the Cowboy in round two. He and Marcus Blaze will both compete at Worlds in Bulgaria later this year.