PJ Duke makes the USA U20 team, as he wins the 2nd of the best-of-three matches over Landon Robideau, 9-4. He'll represent the USA at 70 Kg
'25 U20 & U23 US World Team Trials, 5/30 - 6/1
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Lockett with a quick 7. JJ with a reversal
LL looks to be radically stronger
LL looks to be radically stronger
Penn State Class of 2026 signee Jadyn James knocked out a pair of older wrestlers to reach the 74 kilogram U20 finals, but his run ends there. Oklahoma State's Ladarion Lockett sweeps the best-of-three series to claim the Team USA spot in that weight class. James will compete at U17 worlds later this year.
News it not so good for Jayden James, as he falls in the 2nd match at 74 Kg., 15-2, TF @ 4:34, to Ladarion Lockett. He finishes 2nd.
FWIW, Lockett was a huge challenge for James, who is just finishing his junior year in HS
FWIW, Lockett was a huge challenge for James, who is just finishing his junior year in HS
William Henckel demolishes Brock Mantanona, 10-0, TF @ 2:25 in the 2nd match of the best-of-three final at 79 Kg. He'll represent that USA at Worlds at this weight class.
Penn State freshman Will Henckel is the third Nittany Lion to make the U.S. U20 team. He sweeps Michigan's Brock Mantanona out of the 79 kilogram finals to claim the age group spot in his weight class, and joins Marcus Blaze and PJ Duke as the Lions on Team USA so far.
After losing to Penn State Class of 2026 Jayden James in the challenge tournament semis, Nittany Lion redshirt freshman Joe Sealey wrestled back for U20 team trials third at 74kg.
Connor Mirasola - Dillon Bechtold, 2nd match of best-of-three, at 92 Kg.
Connor wins 4-1, DEC
He'll represent the USA at 92 Kg at the U20 Worlds
Connor wins 4-1, DEC
He'll represent the USA at 92 Kg at the U20 Worlds
Penn State redshirt freshman Connor Mirasola is back on the U20 Team USA after sweeping Bucknell's Dillon Bechtold out of the 92 kilograms U20 team trial finals. He joins Marcus Blaze and PJ Duke as repeat U20 team members. They are joined by Class of 2025 signee William Henckel as the Lions' four U20 reps so far.
U20 125:
Cole Mirasola up 1 match to 0 over Dreshaun Ross (Sebolt Wrestling Acad.) in the best-of-three.
Match 2:
Cole up 2-0 at the end of the 1st period.
Cole wins 5-2, DEC
Cole will represent the USA at U20 Worlds at 125 Kg.
Cole Mirasola up 1 match to 0 over Dreshaun Ross (Sebolt Wrestling Acad.) in the best-of-three.
Match 2:
Cole up 2-0 at the end of the 1st period.
Cole wins 5-2, DEC
Cole will represent the USA at U20 Worlds at 125 Kg.
Cole wins 5-2
Ross more active but Cole just too strong
Ross more active but Cole just too strong
I believe that wraps things up at U20 for PSU wrestlers.
I have barely checked on U23, but I know they still have a lot of matches in the tournament for U23 -- just don't know where the PSU guys are in the mix.
I have barely checked on U23, but I know they still have a lot of matches in the tournament for U23 -- just don't know where the PSU guys are in the mix.
U20
57 kilograms (125.6 pounds): Nate Desmond
- Challenge Tournament:
R1: bye
R2: 11-0, TF @ 2:58 over Davis Motyka (Pennsylvania RTC)
Quarter: 10-0, TF @ 3:41 over Christia Castilo (Cyclone RTC)
Semis: lost 7-7 to Ignacio Villasenor (Cowboy Wrestling Club)
Consolation Semis: lost 14-10, DEC, to Davis Motyka (Pennsylvania RTC)
61 kilograms (134.4 pounds): Marcus Blaze
- Challenge Tournament:
R1: bye
R2: 10-0 @ 2:50 over Jackson Blum
Quarters: 10-0, TF @ 2:22 over Dale Corbin (Wyoming Sem.)
Semis: 5-1, DEC, over Aaron Seidel (Steller Trained Wrestling)
Final: 10-0, TF @ 1:23 over Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin RTC)
- Best-of-Three Final:
he'll face Kyler Larkin (Arizona State)
Match 1: 10-0, TF @ 5:42 over Kyler Larkin
Match 2: 4-1, DEC, over Kyler Larkin
Blaze will represent the USA at U20 Worlds!!!
61 kilograms (134.4 pounds): Sam Herring:
- Challenge Tournament
R1: bye
R2: 9-8, DEC, over Tyler Ferrara (Spartan Combat RTC)
Quarters: lost 9-3, DEC, to Ben Davino (Ohio RTC)
Consolation R3: 10-0, TF @ 1:01 over Slater Hicks (Central Coast Region)
Consolation Quarters: 6-5, DEC, over Isaiah Cortez (Gilroy HS)
Consolation Semis: lost 14-2, TF @ 2:14 to Aaron Seidel (Steller Trained Wrestling)
70 kilograms (163.1 pounds): PJ Duke
- Best of Three Final:
he'll face Landon Robideau (Cowboy RTC)
Match 1: 7-0, DEC, over Landon Robideau
Match 2: 9-4, DEC, over Landon Robideau
Duke will represent the USA at U20 Worlds!!!
74 kilograms (163.1 pounds): Jayden James
- Challenge Tournament:
R1: 7-0, DEC, over Laird Root (Tar Heel WC)
Quarter: 10-0, TF @ 6:00 over Benjamin Weader (Southeast RTC)
Semis: 10-0, TF @ 1:40, over Joe Sealey (NLWC)
Final: 10-8, DEC, over William Denny (Victory Elite Wrestling)
- Best of Three Final:
he'll face Ladarion Lockett (Oklahoma State)
Match 1: he loses 6-1, DEC, to Ladarion Lockett
Match 2: he loses 15-2, TF @ 4:34 to Ladarion Lockett
James finishes in 2nd place!
74 kilograms (163.1 pounds): Joe Sealey
- Challenge Tournament:
R1: bye
Quarter: 10-0, TF @ 4:11 over Isaias Jimenez (Pennsylvania RTC)
Semis: lost 10-0, TF @ 1:40 to Jayden James (KD Training Center)
Consolation Semis: 12-2, TF @ 4:04, over Daniel Heiser (Askren Wrestling Academy)
Consolation Final: 8-1, DEC, over Alessio Perentin (Spartan Combat RTC)
Sealey finishes in 3rd place!
79 kilograms (174.1 pounds): William Henckel
- Best of Three Final:
he'll face Brock Mantanona (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club)
Match 1: 10-0, TF @ 2:17, over Brock Mantanona
Match 2: 10-0, TF @ 2:25 over Brock Mantanona
Henckel will represent the USA at U20 Worlds!!!
92 kilograms (202.8 pounds): Connor Mirasola
- Best of Three Final:
he'll face Dillon Bechtold (Buffalo Valley RTC)
Match 1: 10-0, TF @ 1:56 over Dillon Bechtold
Match 2: 4-1, DEC, over Dillon Bechtold
Connor Mirasola will represent the USA at U20 Worlds!!!
125 kilograms (275.5 pounds): Cole Mirasola
- Best of Three Final:
he'll face Dreshaun Ross (Sebolt Wrestling Academy)
Match 1: 4-1, DEC, over Dreshaun Ross
Match 2: 5-2, DEC, over Breshaun Ross
Cole Mirasola will represent the USA at U20 Worlds!!!
57 kilograms (125.6 pounds): Nate Desmond
- Challenge Tournament:
R1: bye
R2: 11-0, TF @ 2:58 over Davis Motyka (Pennsylvania RTC)
Quarter: 10-0, TF @ 3:41 over Christia Castilo (Cyclone RTC)
Semis: lost 7-7 to Ignacio Villasenor (Cowboy Wrestling Club)
Consolation Semis: lost 14-10, DEC, to Davis Motyka (Pennsylvania RTC)
61 kilograms (134.4 pounds): Marcus Blaze
- Challenge Tournament:
R1: bye
R2: 10-0 @ 2:50 over Jackson Blum
Quarters: 10-0, TF @ 2:22 over Dale Corbin (Wyoming Sem.)
Semis: 5-1, DEC, over Aaron Seidel (Steller Trained Wrestling)
Final: 10-0, TF @ 1:23 over Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin RTC)
- Best-of-Three Final:
he'll face Kyler Larkin (Arizona State)
Match 1: 10-0, TF @ 5:42 over Kyler Larkin
Match 2: 4-1, DEC, over Kyler Larkin
Blaze will represent the USA at U20 Worlds!!!
61 kilograms (134.4 pounds): Sam Herring:
- Challenge Tournament
R1: bye
R2: 9-8, DEC, over Tyler Ferrara (Spartan Combat RTC)
Quarters: lost 9-3, DEC, to Ben Davino (Ohio RTC)
Consolation R3: 10-0, TF @ 1:01 over Slater Hicks (Central Coast Region)
Consolation Quarters: 6-5, DEC, over Isaiah Cortez (Gilroy HS)
Consolation Semis: lost 14-2, TF @ 2:14 to Aaron Seidel (Steller Trained Wrestling)
70 kilograms (163.1 pounds): PJ Duke
- Best of Three Final:
he'll face Landon Robideau (Cowboy RTC)
Match 1: 7-0, DEC, over Landon Robideau
Match 2: 9-4, DEC, over Landon Robideau
Duke will represent the USA at U20 Worlds!!!
74 kilograms (163.1 pounds): Jayden James
- Challenge Tournament:
R1: 7-0, DEC, over Laird Root (Tar Heel WC)
Quarter: 10-0, TF @ 6:00 over Benjamin Weader (Southeast RTC)
Semis: 10-0, TF @ 1:40, over Joe Sealey (NLWC)
Final: 10-8, DEC, over William Denny (Victory Elite Wrestling)
- Best of Three Final:
he'll face Ladarion Lockett (Oklahoma State)
Match 1: he loses 6-1, DEC, to Ladarion Lockett
Match 2: he loses 15-2, TF @ 4:34 to Ladarion Lockett
James finishes in 2nd place!
74 kilograms (163.1 pounds): Joe Sealey
- Challenge Tournament:
R1: bye
Quarter: 10-0, TF @ 4:11 over Isaias Jimenez (Pennsylvania RTC)
Semis: lost 10-0, TF @ 1:40 to Jayden James (KD Training Center)
Consolation Semis: 12-2, TF @ 4:04, over Daniel Heiser (Askren Wrestling Academy)
Consolation Final: 8-1, DEC, over Alessio Perentin (Spartan Combat RTC)
Sealey finishes in 3rd place!
79 kilograms (174.1 pounds): William Henckel
- Best of Three Final:
he'll face Brock Mantanona (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club)
Match 1: 10-0, TF @ 2:17, over Brock Mantanona
Match 2: 10-0, TF @ 2:25 over Brock Mantanona
Henckel will represent the USA at U20 Worlds!!!
92 kilograms (202.8 pounds): Connor Mirasola
- Best of Three Final:
he'll face Dillon Bechtold (Buffalo Valley RTC)
Match 1: 10-0, TF @ 1:56 over Dillon Bechtold
Match 2: 4-1, DEC, over Dillon Bechtold
Connor Mirasola will represent the USA at U20 Worlds!!!
125 kilograms (275.5 pounds): Cole Mirasola
- Best of Three Final:
he'll face Dreshaun Ross (Sebolt Wrestling Academy)
Match 1: 4-1, DEC, over Dreshaun Ross
Match 2: 5-2, DEC, over Breshaun Ross
Cole Mirasola will represent the USA at U20 Worlds!!!
yeah, somewhat of an outlier in the best-of-three.
Luke Stanich (Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club) won Match 1, 3-2, DEC
Bo Bassett won Match 2, 3-2, DEC
Stanich wins Match 3, 10-0, TF @ 5:15 over Bo Bassett to make the USA U20 team at 65 Kg.
There are 10 weight classes at U20 Worlds. Five of the ten weight classes for Team USA will be manned by wrestlers on PSU's team (2) or who are just finishing up their senior year and are set to join PSU's team (3).
U23
70 kilograms (154.3 pounds): Connor Pierce
R1: 10-0, TF @ 2:24 over Elijah Larsen
R2: 17-6, TF @ 5:45 over Lucas Kapusta
R3: 10-0, TF @ 2:11 over Kade Law
R4: 14-10, DEC, over Paul Kelly
Quarters: he'll face Kael Voinovich
74 kilograms (173.1 pounds): Ty Watson
R1: bye
R2: lost 10-7, DEC, to Ian Fritz
79 kilograms (174.1 pounds): Sam Beckett
R1: 15-5, TF @ 5:13, over Tyson Nisley
R2: lost 10-6, DeC, to Ethan Riddle
Consolation R1: 10-0, TF @ 0:50, over Caeden Troeger
Consolation R2: 10-5, DEC, over Sabino Portella
Consolation R3: 7-0, DEC, over Magnes Kuokkanen
Consolation R4: lost 13-0, TF @ 1:42 to Matthew Waddell
86 kilograms (189.5 pounds): Rocco Welsh
R1: bye
R2: 10-0, TF @ 1:39 over Reese Spiro
R3: 10-0, TF @ 1:17 over Shane McConville
R4: 10-0, TF @ 2:53 over Jared Schoppe
Quarters: he'll face Simon Ruiz
125 kilograms (275.5 pounds) Dawson Bundy
R1: 14-6, DEC, over Bruce Wagers
R2: lost 10-0, TF @ 2:07 to Devon Dawson
Consolation R1: FALL @ 2:26 over Vincent Parke
Consolation R2: 11-0, TF @ 3:00 over Stephan Monchery
Consolation R3: lost 15-2, TF @ 4:59 to Cameron Geuther
70 kilograms (154.3 pounds): Connor Pierce
R1: 10-0, TF @ 2:24 over Elijah Larsen
R2: 17-6, TF @ 5:45 over Lucas Kapusta
R3: 10-0, TF @ 2:11 over Kade Law
R4: 14-10, DEC, over Paul Kelly
Quarters: he'll face Kael Voinovich
74 kilograms (173.1 pounds): Ty Watson
R1: bye
R2: lost 10-7, DEC, to Ian Fritz
79 kilograms (174.1 pounds): Sam Beckett
R1: 15-5, TF @ 5:13, over Tyson Nisley
R2: lost 10-6, DeC, to Ethan Riddle
Consolation R1: 10-0, TF @ 0:50, over Caeden Troeger
Consolation R2: 10-5, DEC, over Sabino Portella
Consolation R3: 7-0, DEC, over Magnes Kuokkanen
Consolation R4: lost 13-0, TF @ 1:42 to Matthew Waddell
86 kilograms (189.5 pounds): Rocco Welsh
R1: bye
R2: 10-0, TF @ 1:39 over Reese Spiro
R3: 10-0, TF @ 1:17 over Shane McConville
R4: 10-0, TF @ 2:53 over Jared Schoppe
Quarters: he'll face Simon Ruiz
125 kilograms (275.5 pounds) Dawson Bundy
R1: 14-6, DEC, over Bruce Wagers
R2: lost 10-0, TF @ 2:07 to Devon Dawson
Consolation R1: FALL @ 2:26 over Vincent Parke
Consolation R2: 11-0, TF @ 3:00 over Stephan Monchery
Consolation R3: lost 15-2, TF @ 4:59 to Cameron Geuther
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For a moment there, I thought you were hijacking this thread and taking us down the NIL path again by saying we are a poor giving group.
BB was bringing it and LS would counter and score......at least from my untrained eye.
Spire is amazing. Full sized football field with track. I know there is a large pool there along with other facilities. I knew it was big, but it is insane.
Right after Cole wrestled, a lady sitting near me said there was an app which allowed you to track specific wrestlers, get updates on mat assignments and when they might wrestle. Of course...........
For anyone considering going in the future. Obviously NE Ohio is a hike from civilization. Geneva is the eastern end of the Grand River Valley which is home to many wineries of all stripes. Lots of locations where you buy a bottle and sit and listen to some local band. Many have food options. There are some worthwhile wines in the region. Lots of glacial soil deposited ages ago. The Grand River acts as a cold air sink, drawing the oldest air out of the fields. Much better than the PA wine area north of Erie and Western NY.
"Honey, you take the car and have a good time". Mrs. SRATH is always willing to tag along.
When I finally got gas, I ran into a couple from Wisconsin who was driving home, tonight, facing the setting sun. I've done that sort of drive, but not departing at 7 pm.
Right after Cole wrestled, a lady sitting near me said there was an app which allowed you to track specific wrestlers, get updates on mat assignments and when they might wrestle. Of course...........
For anyone considering going in the future. Obviously NE Ohio is a hike from civilization. Geneva is the eastern end of the Grand River Valley which is home to many wineries of all stripes. Lots of locations where you buy a bottle and sit and listen to some local band. Many have food options. There are some worthwhile wines in the region. Lots of glacial soil deposited ages ago. The Grand River acts as a cold air sink, drawing the oldest air out of the fields. Much better than the PA wine area north of Erie and Western NY.
"Honey, you take the car and have a good time". Mrs. SRATH is always willing to tag along.
When I finally got gas, I ran into a couple from Wisconsin who was driving home, tonight, facing the setting sun. I've done that sort of drive, but not departing at 7 pm.
JJ was definitely undersized and behind in the strength category, which is to be expected since he is our 70 kg U17 rep this year.
The schedule for Sunday (6/1), for U23s:
Session 3: Freestyle
U23 (Men) Freestyle
Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations, All Medal Matches, and Best 2 out of 3 Finals
10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Session 3: Freestyle
U23 (Men) Freestyle
Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Consolations, All Medal Matches, and Best 2 out of 3 Finals
10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Kael Voinovich of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club knocks Connor Pierce out of the U23 Nationals championship bracket with a 5-3 decision in the quarterfinal round.
Penn State wrestler Rocco Welsh just knocked out Cornell All-American Simon Ruiz 3-0 in the quarters. Next up is Lehigh’s Rylan Rogers in the semis.
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